10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 15 Sep 59 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local _______________ GMT 16/0115Z 5. PHOTOS ☒ No 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 secs 2. LOCATION Azores 39.34N 34.15W 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☒ Air-Visual 6. SOURCE Military 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 9. COURSE Falling 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Fireball w/long blue-green tail estimated at 1000-2000ft long. Ball white at base. First appeared diving toward earth & then burst into flames & disintegrated. Flames orange in color. 12. CONCLUSIONS ☒ Was Astronomical Meteor 11. COMMENTS Speed duration, color, flight path, and disintegration all indicate that the observer witnessed a bolide type of meteor as it entered the atmosphere. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)