Camp Irwin, CaliforniaSeptember 1960

Unidentified

Summary

On September 26, 1960, six observers near Camp Irwin, California, reported a large object at about 1000 (10:00 a.m.) GMT, during night hours local. They described a sphere the size of a tractor trailer, greenish in color, trailing red and orange flames and giving off smoke. It was brighter than the sky. The object flew on an unknown course parallel to the ground at an estimated altitude of 3,600 feet, then disappeared over the horizon. Its speed was estimated as very fast, about 400 to 450 mph. The sighting lasted about 1 minute 30 seconds. A follow-up report was not received. The Air Force listed the case as a probable missile sighting, noting the sighting had the characteristics of a missile and nothing indicated otherwise.

Reported location

Camp Irwin, California

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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| MULTIPLE REPORT j PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE “| 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 - 0 Wos Bolloon
| 26 Sep 60 | Camp Irwin, California O Probably lion
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Te rai ate
1 TETHER ACN CX Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador 8 Probably Aircraft
: CMT 26/10002 0 AirVisuol 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
N 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Wos Astronomicol :
D Probably A mi
; bi ete | Military 0 Possibly Aswenowles
3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RD Other Missile .
h 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 min 30 sec one unknown "Shem
Snes Fat BT ERE ROE TN SR RES CDR a. BR ei ACN Rs NUH SARS I
] 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
i Sphere size of tractor trailer observed by six | Sighting has all characteristiészof
1 persons (unk) of greenish color trailing red missile sighting. No direction given
and orange flame giving off smoke. Estimated and not confirmed, however the follow-up
; altitude 3600 ft on unknown course parallel to | report was not received. Nothing to
ground. Disappeared over horizon. Speed esti- indicate that this was not a missile
mated as very fast (400-450 mph)??. Follow-up sighting.
: report not received.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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