Bad Godesberg, Germany, June 1960June 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On a date in June 1960, a single witness near Bad Godesberg, Germany, saw a group of lights in the sky. The card lists the sighting of multiple lights.

The witness reported nine separate round, distinct white lights in a V formation. The angle of the V was about 120 degrees. The lights were brighter than a first magnitude star. The witness had been observing the constellation Andromeda at the time.

This report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. With only one witness, the Air Force classified the report as insufficient data and noted the witness was observing the Andromeda constellation.

Reported location

Bad Godesberg, Germany, June 1960

Date of incident

June 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

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¥ EMBASSY OFFICER ~~ ~~ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD gli y |
3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| Jun Bad rmeny . |D Was Balloon |
4 : po 60 Es - O Probably Balloon
; 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I WANIY WETTenN
i /2/ 22 5 v v 0 Was Aircraft
i ioe 122 ye) = Grong: Netw Q Probably Aircroft
I LL ORS IS 0 AirVisval O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE 0 oh ag pdr |
O Yes O Probably Astronomica
Military O Possibly Astronomical
A No | 4
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CWE RASA | :
CX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 sec one S-N O Unknown | |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Nine separate round distinct white lights in One witness - insufficient data. The |
"Vv" formation. Angle of "V" aprox 120°. witness was observing Andromeda. The
Luminosity brighter than lst magnitude star. constallation was on the horizon at thi |
4 Size larger than planet Venus. No sound. No ‘time to the NE. The witness was looking
trail. Object seen also with naked eye. over the Rhine river through Binoculars
Traversed 30° in 5 sec then lost in trees. It is probable that a mirage of some soit
was being obs-rved. The objects were
distinct amd the duration of the sighting
extremely short.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP $2)
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