Untitled (with Memo Attached Dated 561210, Subject: Report of Unidentified Flying Object)

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Subjects Report of Unidentified Flying Object ,

1. During the observation of test 3010 at 0104. 8 December 1956. a red flare was sighted high in the eastern sky. This flare was a spot of reddish light with short tail of the same color producing free each side of the spot to the south.

2. The flare appeared to be at 25,000 to 70,000 feet. The track, at first sighting (Lunach plus about one minute), was artificially to be some 10 - 12 miles out to one from the writer's position three miles north of 1027 Main Gate, and its course was due north. Speed was estimated to be 750-1,000 miles per hour.

3. The missile altitude at about T plus 95 seconds appeared to be the same as the altitude of the flare.

4. The flare made a wide turn to the east immediately after the missile "passed" to (missile track appeared to be worn 3 to 4 miles toward shore from the track of the flare), completing the turn about E to 10 seconds before burn-out of the missile.

5. Upon completion of the turn, the flare picked up a heading of 90 - 160 degrees and maintained this heading until out of light of the writer at T plus 130 seconds.

6. It is far as could be determined, the flare truck did not vary in speed or altitude during the entire sighting.

7. On making the turn to the east, the two tails disappeared. Another this was due to a change in attitude with relation to the observer, or due to increased distance from the observer, or due to a move in "power settings" (see) is unexplained.

3. Weather conditions warn: ceiling and visibility unlimited.

9. Attention is called to a similar sighting described to the writer by Mr. Agno I. chih. Air. which saw a flare with a similar flight from the sight of the ill-fated Jupiter launch.