Thule AB Greenland radar-visual unidentified-object report — October 1960

On or during October 1960, at or near Thule AB Greenland, Greenland, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: An object was detected on radar at 200 degrees at 20 miles elevation. COMMENTS: Was Ballistic Missile, Probable Aircraft, Probable Astronomical, Possible Astronomical IZED TIONAL IMMELMINTE THE OPERATIONAL 1330 ET 7 05 55 C6050*23*23*31*132 TO READER DE READER 202 O 67Z3417 FM NICHOLAS NASH DC TO RJEOSG/49S3CD AIRFIELD THULE GREENLAND INFO RJUTALV/C1GNORAL BUT APD CGLD RJFRZEV/CGDR SATH AIR DIV STEWART AFB NY UEBASQ/CGDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT OHIO UNC LAS FROM AFCIN-2AI 99931 REF YOUR CIRVIS ZSAFE-80/3234, SIGHTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A UFO REPEAT UFO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AF REG 200-2. PART ONE: OBJECT SIGHTED UNKNOWN IN SHAPE. ONLY ONE UFO SIGHTED, NO SOUND APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM OBJECT. FIRST SIGHTED OBJECT AT THIRTY HUNDRED DEGREES OF MAGNETIC NORTH. OBJECT WOULD MOVE NINETY DEGREES OFF/COURSE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AT TIMES. LAST SAW OBJECT AT FORTY FIVE DEGREES MAGNETIC PAGE TWO REPORT 1 21 ELEVATION. OBSERVED AS A BRIGHT LIGHT IN GROWTH OF DENSE BLUISH GREY VAPOR THULE AB. OBJECT SIGHTED BY MR. REPORTED TO WORK. A RAAF C-1l1 WAS ESTIMATING WHILE AT ZERO SIX ONE FOUR TWO ZERO ZULU AND WAS APPROACHED FOR DATA.