Vicinity Bitburg AB Germany reported cigar cylinder observation — April 1, 1960

On or during April 1, 1960, at or near Vicinity Bitburg AB Germany, Germany, the source reports the following sequence: CONCLUSIONS: [ ] Was Balloon [ ] Probably Balloon [ ] Possibly Balloon [ ] Was Aircraft [ ] Probably Aircraft [ ] Possibly Aircraft [ ] Was Astronomical [ ] Probably Astronomical Meteor [X] Possibly Astronomical [ ] Other_____________ [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [ ] Unknown ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 59) AF FORM 112 Approved 1 June 1948 [stamp: UNCLASSIFIED] COUNTRY Federal Republic of Germany AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) AREA REFERENCE Vicin. of Bitburg AB, Germany DATE OF REPORT 20 Apr 60 LOCATION 14 Apr 60 EVALUATED BY G-2 REPORTING OFFICER W/tsop D. 59 Unidentified Flying Object sighted 14 April at 1915Z near Bitburg Air Base Germany. L.O. (AFOIN), WASHINGTON 25, D.S. (2 COS) (MAIL) 2 MAY 1960 [stamp: UNCLASSIFIED] FORM 112–PART II PROCEEDED JUNE 1944 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) _____________________ REPORT NO. _____ [illegible] _____ (TO), A/O 132, US FORCES _____________________ PAGE ___ OF ___ PAGES (1) REMARK. (2) ONE HALF SIZES OF A DIG 3 HELD AT AN M LIGMPRY. (3) WHITE, LUMINC 1 THEM PARKING BREL CONOCE. (4) ONE. (5) N/A. (6) A TURNED AS A WHITE STRA. (7) ODD. (8) IDEM. (9) IDEM. B. (1) COVERED TO UNCER. (2) OBSERVER UNALE TO SAL. (3) OLA [illegible] .(4) CURRED TOWARDS THE MARSH. (5) DISAPPEARED BEHELD BUILDING. (6) _________________ ALONG 2 SECONDS. With the streak of fire appeared a large reddish sphere, reported by some observers to be as large as the full moon and many times brighter than a planet. Visible along the entire eastern seaboard, the brilliant object slowly moved eastward, followed by a trail of greenish sparks. While still at high altitude out over the Atlantic Ocean, it suddenly vanished—as though it had simply taken off into outer space. Switchboards in eastern cities were jammed as witnesses called newspapers, universities, and nearby observatories to report a comet, a fireball, or a flying saucer. The object had "vanished" when the balloon fell back into the earth's shadow and was thus no longer visible. In its Special Bulletin for May the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (see Chapter xiv) included the incident under "Recent UFO Sightings" and described the object as a bright, pulsing UFO that hovered in one spot for several minutes before it began to move. No Case (Information Only) 2 April 1960 Long Beach, California 4/2/1: Long Beach, Ala.—Three young men observed a cylindrical object "found with small details" white object over the city. The UFO observed positions in formation and then moved to a northeast direction after a minute.