Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960
FBI-UAP-D013 · page 46 of 55
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Did Satellite Section Fall? Two Hanford engineers, who saw a brilliant light fall from the sky Thursday morning have concluded that they may have seen a piece of a satellite drop. Explorer III was due to fall from its orbit today. The men, Abe Dunning and Carl Wait, were traveling due south from White Bluffs to the 200 Area when a brilliant light came within the view of the windshield. They spotted the light simultaneously. Dunning figured it was about 20 degrees above the horizon and a little east of south. The object seemed to burn out before it reached the ground. Both men checked their watches. It was 11:16 a.m. "The brilliance of the object is what was so remarkable," Dunning said. Even in the bright sunlight, the object shown. Dunning said he could make no estimate of how far distant the light was. SEARCHED | INDEXED SERIALIZED | MC FILED JUN 28 1958 FRI - SEATTLE From: "Columbia Basin News", Pasco, Wash., 6/27/57, Page 2. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE NW 90291 DocId:34714596 Page 46