Speicher Germany unidentified aerial event — June 1960

Descended with a fast and dark brown and red colored body. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) OBSERVER LEFT HIS BED TO GET A DRINK OF WATER AND WHILE AT THE SINK TAKING THE DRINK HE NOTICED OU OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE THAT SOMETHING UNUSUAL WAS MOVING THOUGHT THE AIR AND SEEMED TO HAVE A FLUCTUATING OFF AND ON LIGHT EMITTING THOUGHT THE SKY OVER WHAT SEEMED TO BE NORTH WEST OF THE BITBURT AIR BASE BEACON WHICH COULD BE SEEN FROM HIS WINDOW, OBSERVER WAS IN THE TOWN OF SPEICHER GERMANY, WHICH IS BETWEEN BITBURG AIR BASE AND SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE. (2) THE OBJECT WAS DESCENDING TOWARD THE OBSERVER'S HORIZON AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. (3) THE OBJECT VANISHED AT THE OBSERVER'S HORIZON LINE OF SIGHT, AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. (4) THE OBJECT WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT COURSE, ON A GRADUAL DESCENT, IT DID NOT SEEM TO THE OBSERVER TO BE FASTER THAN A NORMAL JET-TYPE AIRCRAFT. PAGE THREE RJFPDA 21 (5) OBJECT VANISHED AT THE OBSERVER'S HORIZON LINE OF VISION. (6) OBSERVER BELIEVED HE WATCHED THE OBJECT FOR A PERIOD OF 8 TO 18 SECONDS. WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: (1) WEATHER CONDITION WAS BELIEVED AT THE OBSERVER TO BE VERY CLEAR, NO CLOUDS, NO HAZE, FULL MOON, STARRY SKY. (2) STANDARD AIR BASE WEATHER STATION REPORTED THAT, FOR THE OBSERVER INDICATED, WEATHER WAS FOLLOWS: 8000 SCATTERED, HIGH SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 12 MILES, WINDS CALM, WINDS AT 0800, 21 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, AT 12000, 220 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, AT 16000, PAGE FOUR RJFPDA 21 202 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS.