Forbes AFB, KansasJanuary 1963

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Summary

On January 2, 1963, an observer at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, reported a bright light in the southwestern sky. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports.

The light changed color from orange to red and grew more brilliant. It was seen at about 20 degrees elevation in the southwest.

The Air Force said the description of a burning object moving through the sky pointed to a meteor.

Reported location

Forbes AFB, Kansas

Date of incident

January 1963

State / country

KS / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

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i 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
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= GMT 02/ 12572 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft |
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8 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE RX Was Astronomical Meteor f
3 O Yes O Probably Astronomical |
: & No Militar O Possibly Astronomical
© | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE [io] {iy ACR TRA SE SUS |
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© |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 5
*  |Bright light changing color from orange| Description of burning object
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© |ved at 20 dgr elevation in southwest obvious meteor sighting. Since
~  |moving over the horizon in the east in object disappeared over the hori-
E 2-3 seconds. No trail or sound, Esti- zon the estimate of distance is
| |mated distance from observer 2 miles, inconsistent.
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