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UFO case file · UFO-31184

39mi Sof San Angelo unidentified aerial event — September 1960

CE1United States1960-09-01

39mi Sof San Angelo, Texas, United States

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Case description

On or during September 1960, at or near 39mi Sof San Angelo, Texas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rounded object above size of quarter with a glow, and long tail and appeared as a blinking lantern, descended and disappeared in the distance 11. SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT A. FROM POSITION SIGHTED ABOUT SIZE OF QUARTER. FIRST SIGHTED AT 13 DEGREES ABOVE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 13:00 O'CLOCK TO AIRCRAFT. DISAPPEARED ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW AIRCRAFT AT 13:00 O'CLOCK TO AIRCRAFT. OBJECT DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY. SIGHTED AIR-VISUAL. SIGHTED 1222, 22 SEPT 59. SIGHTED JET 10 MILES SOUTH SAN ANGELO. NO OTHER REPORTED AIRCRAFT. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 331 FIS, 1/LT - FROM INTERVIEW- OBSERVER FEELS THIS WAS A VERY LARGE METEOR OR POSSIBLE SATELLITE THAT BURNED WHEN IT ENTERED ATMOSPHERE - AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 75 MILES FROM AIRCRAFT.

Recorded details

Local time
13:00
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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