Vandenberg AFB, CaliforniaFebruary 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 22, 1961, around 5:00 p.m. local time, two military observers at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, reported a bright burning object. The observers were a missile officer and a weather forecaster. The sighting was made in daylight, since the sun was still well above the horizon.

The object was brightly burning, with a greenish yellow flame that flashed on and off. It appeared 15 to 20 degrees above the southern horizon and traveled from east to west.

The Air Force card notes the observers should have been familiar with most common objects. However, it states the duration of the sighting and the flight details, including speed, were left out of the report. Because of the missing information, the report was placed in the insufficient data category.

Reported location

Vandenberg AFB, California

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

CA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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| GlE tue PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD =~
1 DATE ET TT Te Location 12. CONCLUSIONS
i O Was Bolloon
i 22 Feb 61 Vandenberg AFB, Claifornia |O Probably Balleon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TORTI e—n
Local 1700 PST @ Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor a Probably Aircraft
GMT 23 01002 QO Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTOS « SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
& Ne | Military OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE A TRAE VL
. OX Insufficient Date for Evaluation
1 : DO Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
i Bright burning objt w/gremnish yellow Observers should be familiar w/most |
flame flashing intermittantly appeared possible objts, however, duration of
! 15-20 deg above horizon traveling E to W. sighting and flight characteristics |
1 3 Observed by MifSile Officer and Weather including speed omitted fm report.
1 & Forecaster. Daylight obersvation. Insufficient Data category.
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