1S17 ( e:xo.ct date uot ~r.c~m) ( l'hv t.u~o o f t~:4J ~i.Lti':l i!; .tl.ot :iVtlr: . hut it i::; u li..t'3d ) i.:ht hourn.) !'1J lls aro so }l t ,rl \ .i' coloro<.\ f.\.:1d ~:arbl'd thu.t if l.. u u.3trc~ot: :dirl :i,Uld bfJ D; Ltr tro ~ A?.~ Subjs Proj'Jot BBA.rA,tiARtERS., ..liR 'WEATHER SERVICE Andr""~ Air Foro 8a39t, tf.J.Ih TOa Co:n.rr.!inding Co:aeral, Air l!:.lteri~l Co:lt!'Ar.d, 7rr1~ht-~ ttt,rson Ai~ Forc8 eaas, Dayton, Chto A: TN~ l~C IAXO Invosti~at1.ono by this }teadliuartors re-v~Rl thnt a !3YJ'0pt1c ':e~t:hor balloon could h~ve boe1r. at the loco.ti~n ~he:ri oi;-:\tinb3 ,.or., r port<Jd in the followinG lnoic!onts. I1 c onp\l1ng this llat. o::>nnld-:>rn.t~on wn~ givsn to t:r.., Y~ind dirootion 1l.r.C P~ d at . t aurfaco aud loft at th~ 3\!hedulod tirr.e of hu.lloon rolo ue. and th location o the l:l~e.re'lt ., tt.t~r etation mr1k.1.n.g ballooa ob~er- Lt. Col., USA...~ Adjut nt Ge~ral HE..\D~U .\..RTE ns AIR U\TERIEL CO 'W ~t-Patte:-eon Air For<O~ D6j'ton, Onlo 1te i A:tO-3/r:n:S/rt:l C~iot, ld.r 1i~n.thar Sor~loe. -A;ndre.vs Air Fore SL\.sa, \i hlnr;ton 25, D. C. ATTJJs DSS 1. P.-ojeo~ ~SIC1\ 1i r~e}lor::slble fo. tho coll1otion., !.nvl) ~i,. t:ai:1on nu in~t'.rprlltutior ot dut'-rolatlvo to .. 101tlnr; of un!.dontifi :>d t y\.re obJ ot'l A.ttaohod !ni'Jident Sut:tE11r tJ t t tl'l:!"u 172 fro-n iir.., !11 ot ~roJ~ot ~IO:!'r" o.r' 1or:r~rd~c! for stud)-' and voo nu~tiot~J 3 ~::o h leh' ot' th 1no 1dento rrJJ.J b l!tlir.!l ted a.s b 1 Loon3 role II..J~d on routine yr.o7t1o , !a~cts "cry th t~1r 71~ thar Servloe. t.h ii vy !'olo~i 1 .. rv ()., c>'r t h 'lin1t~d St ~3 r''ie 4:h~r BurJtt.U. The lUr.~.CS.rl..Jj tt.\oh ~ >..y bd r inf "ll y ou r het d ' Ja.:tttu~ tor ~orkt u;; nd r ft);-., no~ ptr?o :J , 2 . Th Ai:o ;'id thor J"rv.tlc 1~ th or.ly r.~JilO~' of it!J ~.r~ 1>6, J eel to ~ 1st in th 1COO p: 'inh! :n of !'roj _,,t 1m7 4 tb' United tate "i1 n.thi)r B1.1r-e hr... prov' i n! r:;1.,~ lo.1 an ~ 1. htnir.g. .~ \Tch pro j ('! t in ~hi~Jh b loon r '~ ~i .,~ oh -q ua.lly I:::.Ld dl o": fro;.t th~ oj~ut S10 J Of 1o !.!Cl.lG0- 3.. h ~ 'Oh OX2 r d 1 tinot f'rom th oh.,ok or :'{':lort c balloon f'l1t;ht t:r.t.c!o by thi o fl'lo ibillcy th \ t Subj a Pro J~ot "Sl ~nr" 4. The rorm \J d 1n ill~rroptlng wi~nth'S:Je to " tr,h~in:;3 11 1~olo~ad as matter or 1ntere t. Co ent a1 to po o1bl o 1cpro7o nt c1" ~'hd "E"eent1 1 F:l~a:~n~as or !nforrcs.~ion" in reg!ird t o routin.o ~YDopt1o balloon f11Gh~a ia tnv1t4d. 5a I~ U reqU..&cstt!d :that oorreapondenc~ be, f'ot'wt\rded to ~h~ C:>C'...tr'.a r.d ing Gen~:r 1. Ho dq uart3T3 A iT !.:!~ t.e riel Cv-:lf:'U n d o. tu>n tlon t\tr:n1ehad t l.i s. j!> r Kod J. X UBP // ff. R. Clin roan. Col; T.;s.u~ !or ;!. !t . l~oCOY C 1 r. Int.,l!lg~noa S EVALUATIO~:s E:CT?.l.C'.LED FROM PRC\JECT GHUDtiE H..EPOft'f. 1. A tronOtLiOtll Ei~)\ prob \b111 ty: lloon3 ox p robr.b:l it..y t o rd i .r.o. r:, o r i' !.lL g c lea:. uro l t;r sn'w b irdJ, ;k o t' \Tldoa o a preo lt~do ... ., 1 1a t;ion a "J t J ,J lll