PROJECT 10073 RECORD CivilltJ.n l L Nlld8 L R OF OBJECTS S . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION j_ S~ve1 a.l Second;;; :b. l ~ PE OF 013SERVATION Gcound-Visual i '), PHYSICAL rVIDENCE 10. COt~CLUSION Cojc ~i:. shut. up a nd d o\m bef.:>re 1 vsling out uith a ~li5t,e!1in~ TD S[P 63 0-319 (TDE) p.-.vlou~: ~dltior.c ...! tl:.la form m.lJ ~ uc~d. J~drewc ~ ir Foro~ Baso, \1\t.f;hinc;ton 25, D. c. J. Prv~ieot "SIGH" ~ z:~ respot:s ibla for tho coll ot1o.n, 1.nv~ e\.5.- ~ t1on c.nd in1..<'rprett!.t1ol' or du.ta r lative to ci(;htil"G of un1dantl.f1 d tlyirr; obj ota. A tte.o~1od Inoident Suttwar i~t 1 th;ru 172 from thes f 11 c of Projt>a\. erSJG~ C4J"6 forwarded for study e.nd rt:ootn.n""enu tiot!IJ t..n to ~hiohr. or ther 1no1de!'lte rtJAY be elioincted a~ bc.lloon" :r lt.e-d on r~utinc cynoptio ~eents by J.;h.o Air Wee.thGr Servio6, thtt }?t:.vy ~rolorio.a.l Sfr ioe or the {initA!td St&t61'l Wettther Bur~uu. the umn~Jit~ c tt,:.~htHl bo n:.ttl.~ned in your h6a.dquartora tor woxkint.~ :n1 rf&re-not' purpo ... ll" t 2. -:116 Ai~ t'C.th!"3l .. Sonioo is ~hl!l OY!ly r.on0~ or 1.tu ty{XJ tllt. t h.t..c been aHk&d to p,uj Dt in t.}w. ~coomp~ isr..mcnt of Pro~:c.)t nsJCJ'n' cl.ct~pt thC";.~ - bn United Stt...~o rr...,.a.thur Bu.r6aU hu prov1df)d L~!"orm~ti()ll on bt.ll libhtn1ng. R"s~ rch proj ot~ in ~hioh balloono ro v d ~nd ~hioh ro oond.u c t.od or r ronccr"tSd by thtJ Army. 1\a.vy or Uni.~d !l't,c..t.t.~ J,ir Force r-o ohcsobid hy tho Intt~ll1Geno~ Depe.r~e,nt of t his Cooll'in)J.d.. 'J'},"J.f.O oheok:c "-~Uti.u~ll:v m.e.da direct fro:n tho Project "SIGW' Off iot!, C lA1.0-3. These eh~ok 0 dictibct from tho oh~o~ of !ynopt1c b~lloon f)ight ~C CC ~f ~e.t.hc r "e-nico eta't.~onc or thtS, A.ir rorce. U'lo l:o.vy a...nd th. 06~ -tmt.nt of Coc:u!lOrOl' (U. S.~ etathor Burec..u.) rsq uested of Air );~, t.h r &~r-~!oe. ;. lt 1 t.h.o op!.r .. lon or ~his; cfi'tcc: .. tb.et. th .... below lil~d 1n~1- cic..'1te ere thos~ hr-vtng the Gl"o-e.ter,t pct:sibf'l.jty o f b6in~ bal).oonc. 'Ihir 1 ir,t cloctl no ~li rui.m. te the po G e ib1l.. i ty the. t rrr.ny of th6 rt. rtltl inirtg inoidentcs ~r-o balloonJ:. Rq .Al!C I Cl.if' r. t .. ' L Opt ~0 be. }lo on fl i t:ht 1 ' i.U l t~d 5 w r.t: r :j,u ~tsd ~hi t Corunand inc; 0 ""1. rr~l n lie dqtl(..rt S umt\aa r ie s l-172 inql AFOIR. Hq. USaF Cl.\pt Trakow~ki,. r.eoplzy"GiOtJ w .b 1f jor Kod is UCRf:J~P Coloua l lletll, ~Li."(S cor~ cpondo:.cc ~ _ o -r.. de: c! to t ho oAt Air )l te rS c.,) Co::1na.nd tt.() rt.i.on w. R. ClinE;errwn, Co}.f. llSI..F Colonel, USAF Chi f . Intollir,enG$ D~pt b . .r air or low p1obo b!.l i ly t 2. Non-at>tro:l(1IJ~oel tut tq;Lt1sti;e of othdr explann.tioru o.. Bc..lloot"b or o:-dir.ary nirorc.ft: b. Rookflt.t'~ flf'..rea or fa.lling bodies; c .. 1!1~:>ool)t.n6ou~ (ruflection~. t:.t:.roral 6trflf:Jlore, b J1:d S. Jlon-~st rontl).;j oa.l, 'i th r.o <.tXtJl a.na t ion evidont ~ok of ~videnoo preoludee eY.plE~ationA b. ~vidence offered suGc;estB no expl&.nL.tiont .fat.u l t o the hy!, otl1o:i:; t Lu t t h e o~joct.s "douLlo J'irolull." l:ut a::; suc:i ia('r'."tificc.t .:.oJ tho :Jo r sistunt ~ire~all5 oc.G~si9~ally l c u vu tllat t o Lo \3x :>e c1..cc.l f r olu e. ~1!J"tcor o n l!.i \ i ith (:o:le towu.rd t ito it: rot..1rn journe y towar d <nlt~;r o~a.co). Suo: l u. fi rcvall Hu~l J i 0 trnvoll i!'l ; r c lo.- in a Goutlleasterl y direction . trail). a n d ofte 11 n o nc-:so is h1.!t1rd. hy-.,otho s i s e.t .. 1osphoro. .1' h or0 huv(j ooc n ~e -eral cas9s of c o .uts t i.b.;; \';oro s i ngle l"!'letc o r s u.rc closdly r c l u t e d U $ f~ u.s structur ') i::; ooncurnoll. tlH3 do:.lbl a foaturo is entir ely ~os:iblo. illu:;cry, torrustriu.l o:: .lu:1~t.!.c:i.. !"or i!i.Vu st i