NW of Azores, Islands, June 1960June 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 4, 1960, northwest of the Azores Islands, pilots of a military aircraft observed a projectile-shaped object traveling at a speed above mach one. The object was visible for 4 to 5 seconds during evening twilight at an altitude of 10,000 to 15,000 feet and was located approximately 2 miles away. The object moved from 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock position relative to the aircraft and then disappeared. It trailed a green-gold white flame larger than the object itself. The object appeared to be in level flight. Both the pilot and co-pilot witnessed the sighting. There was no radar contact. The Air Force conclusion listed the evaluation as unknown.

Reported location

NW of Azores, Islands, June 1960

Date of incident

June 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 4 Jun 60

2. LOCATION: NW of Azores Islands

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checked boxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possible Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Meteor, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local ___, GMT 0422386

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checked] Air-Vised, [unchecked] Ground-Vised, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Rader

5. PHOTOS: [unchecked] Yes, [checked] No

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 4-5 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Projectile shaped object, speed above mach one. Object disappeared trailed by green-gold white flame which was larger than object. No radar contact. Appeared to be in level flight.

11. COMMENTS: Description is very similar to a meteor.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987150