2. LO ~ION PROJECT 10073 ReCORD 10. CONCLUSIOH Astro (STA.F./PLJ0:~7) 5. LENGTH OF OtlSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUW.MAR'I' AND ANALYSIS 1. Ni.IHBE R OF OBJECTS Ob j ect ,ras t h :Jha p11 of e. "co;n-::t a.nd stationary, Not Reported 6. 1YPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE hang in :; i\.y t~to infcr.'l3't,jol s'.lbnQtted rciltd .. ive to L.cl.cG!l'l li lCJl) t:nu..t tho obsPrvutioa wu!j r...:nlu at 3:30 ? . :. . ullows !'o:-no Jossit:le u.stro;;.o ... ical ox.-l unution otLclr thau tli.o.t a pt:r~ls'lont raotoor train r.lii~/ havo been obstjrvad .. phenomenon r.i,;ht. have ;;iven the ,;enoro.l i m!)rC!;!:ion s".~ ~usl.Cd. 1>:: :\;~10 evening hour s , s'nort.l~; o..rtor s1nsot, .-:hich occurred tho.t du.:t u.~ l octt.l tii'.o, thon it i3 oxtr or!.ely likol:,' thl.t Lt;. su\'1 oit'i1or tho planet satu r n o r l.~ercury .. Jo..crcury, set t,Jo hours after the sun thi:J cirr..ls '-'=louds 00\.ll<.l ;;ive the ili!:_Jrossion of~ t1oo:-:et-li ( obj~ct." Gc-::1'a~ ... d1..nr') n..?l.,c."Jl""lll .. A1~ ~t riol Co:nr\fll~d, l1r1r;ht -Pattt~: <>:1 A~:-For.~e 3e r t yt.on,. Oh.i.o J, u: I; t liC JJJ. 0 !J,'-\~ vl<:I .. \,.onr b, '\.Lia lleb.<il,.un.rte r s revou l t~.nt a synopti c ':eat r bulloo11 could hava beer. o.t the loca.tion vh~rc.~ r.;1 ... ,ntinga l!'c. _ c r portAd in' the followlnt; ir.oidsnta. In compilinr, thit? li&t eonsidert..t!on war~ g1.v6n to the wind diroctjon t4nd t.pt1ed r, t . the ~urfaoOr t::nd aloft at th~ t:.Cheduled tiroo of balloon r"lbflbC,. and th~ loett.tioo or tha D&a.r st W6a.ther ctation DWki~ bvlloou 0 1J6'tt r - "CT.. tion roR TID~ CHII!tF AIR \I'EltTJiliH S ERVlCE Wo A. Wcot Ltco CoJ .. Wv.AF A.djutc.nt ~t.!() rt\l AlR IUTER:ffiL CO IJ1) :-irv-~t~tte raon Au~ 1 ot o De. n, Oh$ o t~ i r Tie thG S.SrvS.c i,. l-'1CN!wc J .! r Fore A!Tll I lJSS 1. Projeot ~SIGH" is respor:sibltl for the c:olleotio:l, 1n~t. tti- ec.t1on c.nd int~rpr tu.tion of dute. ro-le.tive to Gie,}ltinG of unidantifi d !lyir~ objeote. Att&ohod Inoidant Sw.dner 1~c 1 'lh;ru 172 frorn tha file ot Pro jeot s.lG~I" c.rc !'or we.rded for etud:r 11nd rttoon1l""e7lli t ior ~ c: to wbioh\or th~ ino1d~nta may be el1~1nLted ac b&lloona r l e~ c~ rc~ti ~pt1o ~acents by the A1r W&ather Servioc. th~ R~vy Aorologioal Se!'vioe c.r the Un1tec1 Sta.tes ~eather Bureau. 'I}IC) a.um..aatri~ t.tt&.ched ~ bet nttalned in y our hee.dque.rtora for workinb au-.d r~f renee purpo, ~. ~ 2 0 !'he Air Wen thor So t'V 1oe 1 r thto> Ol! l y ~t.t5TlOY 0 r 1 t ~ 1;ype the. t ht\ ~tsn tked to caist in thtf ~co o~np~ i~t..cnc.rJt o f Projftot S 1 x.c pt. thc.t th,{ Ur.~1~..dd Sta.\,eo Y7 e.thor Bu.reku ttot pt"ovided i!'t1oru,, .. t1vH on bc..ll ltt;htn1I11 R~a6r .. rch projeotc in hioh ballooun t lrt' \J~f)d ftl.h~ ~hioh c.t"t'lt oonduot.e~ o1 t.ponr;ored by tho Ill-my, Navy o~ Unitr-d St t .. '\:A,,. Air Foro~ t(l Gheo~d lly the IntfJ1116enoe Detl.e.rtll\ent or thi~ CODlf~d. 'Ihee~ oh6cl:e urzuall;y n d~ di ot fro:n tht Projeot sraH" orfioo, !..~C ll...AO-3. The co oheol::c. ~r(. d1st iuot trom tl ~h&,ok of ayoopt 1 c bto.)] oon fJ j r,ht& r:.a.de by c..thor t J"'V1cc tations of the A.ir Forco_. t.ho I:ovy a..nd tht Dep:1rt~nt ert COlill!l<>T<.H:. {U. S . eather Bureeu1) t"'bq wattu of Air l:~tt.bt~r ~r~ioc,. 3 lt. 1e the-opL'-lion o! this otf!..oo .. tht"t tho bolow l3cted 1.no1- ciw.ts rr, thot;O ha.Vinf; the &r~a~ct pousibil.jty or boing bf.illool'lt. T:-,ie 11&t dOOG no $limim.teJ tJl6 f?08Gib11ity that ffii:..J\\' of the-reu..a.1ning ino1dents QT6 balloonn. liQ JJ.."""~ Cl:ieJ!, Ai l'l~ t!1~.r bf'rvicet. l'\f..&h~n~ton 25,. 11, c .. '\ttj t Fro~ t ,.Sl Gl"'. 5 lt itz r o u Conma n11n5 Ge.nGrc.l, r;t d t~t CSOl'~G?ODd :-,c ~ fc ' lm '~0, to t h He~.dqut.rtc r," .Air f.!::.. '.AJ rie 1 Co=-1r.1c.nd, c . :Jt .. on Sum,,a.r1oa 1-172 1nql AFOIR, l:!q. USAF Capt trakow~k1. O.op~sio~ l Ab ~ajor Kodic~ p ColotJt!J l lleo.l, b-:!UJffi w. R. Clinber~n, Coli USLF Colone.l, tJS.!.F Chief., Intelli~enueJ Dt~pt Dr HYNEK'S EV ALUh 'l'J ONS EXTRAC-:~D FRO~ i~RCitTEC'I G;.WIJGE R1:.} OHT Eif:;h pr-ohc.bilit..ra b. ~air or low probnbil i ll'' a . Bii.lloonf!S or ordir..a.ry o.iro rai't 2 b. ftooket~,. fla.roo or falling b odies; c. l..!i~oGl)a..noou:J. (reflesotion.:o>, t.Lurora.l ~treunorr.r birdrt~ tto.}a 3. Ron-~tron.owical, Y:ith no ex;;1a..n.a.tion svidont. ~. Laok of cvidanoc preolvdea expl~tiona b. ~videnc~ offered sue&ests no expl~tiont