PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DAlE TIME GROUP 2. LOf -ION 1. NU,J.P.ER OF OBJF.C T S 'l. LENGTH OF Of3S~RVA fi ON 6. lYPE OF OB5qVA fi ON S . t-'rlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIOEHCt 10. CONCLUSION 11. B RI E F SUMMARY AHD AN~LYSIS F T D S E P 6 3 0-3'29 (TO E) P Mlau "dlt.ion of thh for-a. au~y b-e u .. d , Q .. lCG v ul-cit.u d o sun ~e..s c ould eas~ly havo a. :; u.ck_:rc'\.4..'10 clo i; d v,;;1iC1l v:as ~1orha?s ali1:ost er:..-+;iro1 y cove r e d by a hir:1s e lf QLS'3 r Vf3 SUCr 1 Eu~ec S . : lR t.t.:ren:r .... L co -H Chief, Air hbo. th~ r ~rviotJ, Andrewo Air Forca &1& , Wa~hington 25. D. C. 1. Pro~ot "SIGn" 1.a re8por:sibla for tho colleot1c.n,. 1n t:ti t;c.t1on and intt'rpr tution o! d at$ role.tiva to ~ic;htinG or W'lidentifie-d tlyire; ohjeota. A.tt~o~lud Incident Sur;~r1~tt 1 tr..ru 172' from thet tilt..u c!' Project -=siGl~ are rorwa.rded for studr ~nd rttoo~ntl~t.iot! t .c t o whioht~ of the ino id"nts may be e l i cirJt.. t d c: b ll<>ono r l tL d. e n rout i i 1G cynoptio sc&nts by th& Air Weather Service. the ~c..ry AbJ:4olor;S.o..r...l kr~iO(' cr the UnitE-d St~teB f\~c.tl1~r Buretuu. TM ur~rl. e.tuobc:d r bu t:u.Sned in your hee.dqu~rterc for 1'/0Tking nd r.,r .. r nc pt.:.!"'po ~c. (' ~. ~}, Air' W~E...thor Servtott 1t the oJ:l y r.(Yn<'~' of' 5i.s tyv..:~ t .}lti. b.tHl be&n .. tll:t-d to et. aist in th.f. "'ccocp: j ulun.s.nt of Pro~nt _.~\lG ~ctpt thnt tr~ Un1ted Stu.UHl Yf~a1;he:r Burec.u ha.o prov1dod L"1fornt.nt.1on ot. b~ll l1~htn1n&4\ Resec.rch projects 11.! which bnlloon" are use(1 nrrl hioh ra oond.uoted c.1 r s ronac~d the Army. Ravy ol"' Unitred ~ t;a i,., tt J i r For oG t r ch obd by 't.h& lntc.lli[.flOO~ 013pe.r~6nt or t}d,.; Con\fro'tHl. 'rh'!-tHt Cht!tckr ~u~ually u~d~ direot fro!'i'l tho Proj~ot "'SICJit'' Of ~ioc, ~C lLX0-3. '!hecc oheol::e U f 1. tinct from t.h.() oh~ok. Of rnoptio br~l]oon 1ljr;httt O!..df\ by ~t.~;.t~r t.;(;'ruica t.tatj_ontS or the, .d.ir Force. t.ho l:ovy ~tnd tl'W" Ik.~rt~rrt Of Co~roo.. (U. S 't"~a.thex-H'llr~a.u) requ~at~d of Air \."~Mti~r fi,.(,Mico. ;. It 1 , U".L.e2 opi..n1on o r thiG otrioe .. tN.t tllt\ boJow (; nto (l'l'\1:!t thoe h~ving th~ g:-ee.tef\t po~c1bfl1\y or l)61nc; l1e.t do~s no~ e.limi.mte ths poeeibility that mc.ny of tho inoid~nt ~e balloon:. \ J io~d ~noi bnllool"!t., 'rhio d. t~ t ho 5" E~ ~ fliq_w-r.t di :th".:to oc:r:t""( r.pot1(J~l1t.:.e u~ 1o c:.rcl Ct~nmMn!!ill~ G~(:tt'" l , ot:-t;.dCi:u t~ tn b.S..tl't.t.{;ticl Co::m nd, t twr.t on \~. R. Cli.nb~ror.-n,. Col1 USi!.F Col onele USAF Ch1t~f,. Int& 11 ir;~n~& D pt S wmna r 1tl &j Al''OIR, Hq. USAF Capt ~kow&ki~ O.opbyciot Lab Uajor Kodi6~ UCRE~r Co lone 1 ll6 (..1 c UCU!ffi Hi,.;h p obchi.lityt ~air or low probnbilitys 2. Non-6:.~troncnioc..l tut sur;ceati,e of othtsr ex!_)le.nfitilHlS a. Buloon~ or ord ir.a.ry e.irorart: R.ooke~.r~ flF.troe or falling bodi.ee:. o. ll..i&oollaneous (l-efloct5on.3, t,.\U""oral r5tr.,w-. .. JIn, birdBt htc,.)~ ~. lion-o.atron.or....iot...l, with no t!X_?lanat ion evidont Laok of e vidence preoludos expl~tion1 b. t;vj .. d~uce offered ~uGe;estc no Gxple..nation ~