r ROJECT 10~i'3 R~Cor~D t 1. 0 1 IF TIME GROUP j NUMBER OF OBJECTS S . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Net Reported 6. TYP E OF OB5ERVATION h.ir- Visu.:tl 7 . COURSE 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSIC.l.L EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON CLUSTR..tt 11. BRIEF SUMM~RY AND ._N~LYSIS Obj e. ct wa.s circular, "'tlite heading S in c) os fonnc. tier~.. FTD SEP 63 0-329 {TDE) ~erved l:!Otion of the objects Wb.S o nl/ o.ppa.r en.t ( si~co 1~00 :;Jus 120 equal :500) tt.nd wo ca_n conjeoture tho.t o. cluster o!' t;u.lloo~tS ( co::;r .. ic rc.y a.pparctu s .i'e r!Htps ) wus observed, tLo :.1oti o n ol' wi1ich v:~::; r.1eroly u. ref l ection o f tho motion o f tho plkne . UNIDEKTIPIJ.BLE. OBJ~'C'l, l'l:. ... liti.TlH f'lc... , J.J'I B~fr Jn~ t; .. T'f;;-:-~, Dl1'icio:,. Eroo:~=. l ~LJci, SUi J..nt.or..:o, 'J'e>..t..f v.t-:- !or :F-crt .. t:.!.c.. v rt..Fon, by -cr,c. v.t..~'.cf k.ec.forc. Or~g,on. At spproximE:ttl~ 1515 CST ou t courEe of 300 degre~s, ana ~round speed of 285 , eltitu c 000 f'eet, l::pprcxime'ttely thirt:y rr.ilec northwest of Lake lt~eade, 1\eyec.r Lt . _ Ei~hted five o r Eix ~hit~. circular objects nt ! 'our c'cloc~J c.ltitude Lppror..im~:;;..tely 6 ,000 feet , c ourses e.pproximately 120 def!:rees LnC. an estimt-ted spebd of 285 li:Pff. Lt. said the objects were flyinb very smoothl~ t:nc in a closo formetion. Th e estime.te d cize of the white objects v.erc.: tpproxim~;;tely ::,6 inches in ciemeter. Lt . st~ted thLt he is ~urr Lh e white objects ~ere not birds, since the rete of closure wt..s ver~r fast. L--c. WC.f certc..in thet the white objects "'ere not jet~ or c onventioncl t:ype nircrt..ft sine" he has flown bot h t:r'"Pes. .AGrnr s ex~ gger t tir.t clusio!lr a:: YIL '<r: Eir.cerc i n "t.J1e xplE:.L.c..tioc lill.d Y.~s net t~.e t yrE .. He ntrt:l"y rtr.;.tec.. Llu: ... t ne sev. c.nC: hes orev:n nc con- t.o v:h~t tltE> v.ni tE:i objectr VI ere. Le.Y~Tence B . CLP.TIFiu J ! T~uE COPY: R . L. ~'T ~ Plit:r~ S Mbjor-. ldr Corp~ nr.l _ r . -~OJ 0 ousorvor Brooks Fln., San AntoLio, TexE..s , rlocu cf ob~\.rvr.ticn )0 mile::s I.:.Orth.,;eEt of Lake 1-~eade !).i ~tc~ n <..o of o 'b j c c-c fr on o bs c r vcr N/S (, lCJCJ ft ilori zor. t a1 very clo ~e f orne.. tion Iror:: c: r l.C.C1,l1C:r co .. a ..tens Effcc-c o!l cloud:: s tohr!s or p~otorrcphs Dr Hil{EK ' S EVALUJ~ T. ON8 Ex .... R:.CTED r BO!i PRC.UFCT G! ~DGE HE! Ort'J."~ 1. L.t.t.r-onOl:lic c 1 b. ~air or low prob~tilil)'t e. B~loon~ or ordi~ary cirora1t: b. lt.ooketl'. ,, flaros or f&.ll:ing b ociiec; o. la!iool)nn~ous (reflectlons, e.uroral t.trtut.n<,ra hlrda, ._,to.) 1 ilon-a.stroncr~ioo.l, "' i th no ex; lana t ion evidont. c.. Ltlck of &vidsnce preolu.doa e x planation& b. ~vidence offered su&Lasts no oxpl~tion: On 28 J une 47 :m:Dmtc~sr in a P-51 bound f o r Portl.::lnd , Oregc!'l., by va,y of M~d.ford, Oregon, a t aop~o.:< 1515 CST (course of 300) and 6r ou.:1d sr.:eed of 285 ~tPH, altitude 10, 000 it, ::;upr ori:nately 30 miles .. ~.v of L~{e \ ... de, l'ievcd2., Lt s ighted 5 or 6 .-~nite, circular ob j ects at l~:00,~3ik13:t altitu! ... npnroximately 6 , 000 ft, on a course of 1 20 and flying at ..m estimatad sp~ed of 285 ~t.).a. The object s \'/er e fl;, ing very smoothly and in a close formati:n. 'Ihe estimatet.l s ize of the 1hite objects was approxtma.tely )6 in diameter. r.t s sur e the ,.,:ni te object s ~tere,fiot birds since the rate of \.;losure v.ra.s very f ost. He w: s c e rtaj n too that the "'ni te obj0cts '.Jere not jets or con~en ti~nal a ircraft sir..ce h e h ?.S flo:m both Lt ~ ver y sinc ere in tna e.Y.:pl.:.nation and Hac not tC..e exagt:ratlP.g t.~r:pa. Ho merely sto.t a d hhat ha saw a.'ld d.re'~ no c.onclusi ons