N of Biga, Turkey, June 1960June 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 18, 1960, a U.S. Navy pilot was flying near Biga, Turkey, about 15 miles north of the town. The pilot reported that the sky was lit up by a bright light. The light came from behind the aircraft. The pilot could not tell which way the light was moving. This report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably astronomical. The card noted it was probably a meteor.

Reported location

N of Biga, Turkey, 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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: PROJECT RECORD CARD es
USN PILOT .. — |
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Jun Tur ; O Was Balloon
18 60 N of Bigs, key 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ey a |
i O Was Aircraft |
ET SU —— 0 Ground-Visual O Ground-Redar Q Probably Aircraft | |
BE i X Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS « SOUR 0 Was Astronomical |
0 Yes X Probably Astronomical Meteo
R Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BDI cisions
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not given one not given 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS rd
Light source to rear of a/c which illuminated | Probably a meteor. |
the sky.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) | :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987283