t'l)f,CI'1 .l.ncident .tl~'J --;,.,t"Jrin:..;riolc. J.'he t>lo.not \'cnus setH.l~ to be th'l r,u1prit in thi~ j .~ci jo!'\t . Vo :l'.~ s u ~ t 'llllO d its :ro~test bri 11 iancj' in t f-1 . ;or!li r~ : s~:y on J~ly 31, u.~t<.l at u .)ro.xi::-.u t c l 'i JldX) : orr.:..nr HEADQU A.rt~E ns I R 1!J\ TeR E L C O!te!..\ND 1, l~t-Pa t .. r on .Air Foro a ..,.....yton, Ohio Ch1'9t, AiT ?;~athtlr Servlo~, Andrews Air rorc3 Bas~, AT TIT! DS3 1 . Pro joo t ~sr Gll~' ia re ts por!~ i bla tor Lt:"J co ll~o"'; io.'l, 1n7~ 3CC 1.- t~t1on and 1ntflr;t)ret~tiorl o .r dut a r~latlva to ui~h~ lnr; o! u;,ldoncifl.3d t lylr e objeota. Atte.c!1orl Inoidant Sw.,.ti1ar1!:HJ 1 t~u 172 from the !'lla!i o:t .?roJ~ot i.lSIGW 0.1''9 for-fardad for stlldy nx:d TtJOotnl"'endat1cr! a n.'l to . ~ loh~or tha L~o id~nta may b6 elimir~t~d ~ b~lloon3 r~l3~'~d on routins ~ytlO\)tlo '3dnt:l by tht A tr V7aather S rv\ce, t.htcJ ??av-.r A.e-rolo~loa.l ;.rrr:t,o, or th~ 1in1.ted Stlr~s Weath DureH\l~ r~.e flU17lJI:flr1e') tuoh~d r:~;..y b~ retalnctd in your haadquart.Dr~ t o r ~orkin5 nnd r~:r~.r~.tlo., purp"l1~.Jo, :2. ~ha Alr 'Wdat!HH'" ~t)-r'\110~ iu th" or~ly ttr;:JnO,!' or it., type th_\t t.lA~ b-een A.etked to atusiat in tru. e.cooa11>~i"hroent. ot Jro}-3oc wSIGN_.. e:tc pt <;~, t t.~ United Sta.ta'.5 TI..,1i't-:ho:r Eh.tre~u hna p.-.... v'-cl H L"lf'or rr.3t\on on b!lll l~.tShtnlni~" R" a'3a;(ch p-ro~"ota in llhich b :a.llnon,. ).r~ u ad "nd 'tlfhioh ~:\~e Ov!l.-inot~<l v r dponsor-sd by the Army. !fd .ty oc ~Jl'til': d 3t~c"".l \tr Fo~e_, e,,_ :Jhi'Jn;C$d. by to~ lnt~llig~noe Dere.rtment or th t l C<)~lJ--.&..i"nd ~ 1"1~\'"~ OhtiOk;s ~ 'u4ually rude dinot from the ProJ 't rrHl'' Oi'fic~.., !.!c:u.;o-;. '!he~ :".J-o~ :l:r, d l:! t 1not from ''h.zt oh~oX: of aynopt tc:: }>a 1loon f l ighta Cllld-!t b.; 'ltr".!.-r.h . .er S_,l7i station.s of t'ha Air Force.t ~h_, t:avy ,_':ld t'r~ D~part~nt )!' ~Ol~"rOJ!a (U, S.,~Jl~ cher Bur~A.U) .f'tH}.'.lttJt~ 1 of Air 1: '\~t'" ~-rv.i~J .lne id n t If *;ho:s~ r..~-vi.ng t}h~ r;r.,ate~t por'!aibl"lll-,,, of bel."'lg be.lloor.:l. ':'h1JJ no' eli!nL~te t~ pol t11bility t~at t:-.. of the ~r:l.a1.o.!:ng ar-e balloo:a. , Bq A~, Chief., A!r Yl '!\ ~ar Senlo W ah~nrPton 25., D. C. \1bj a Pro~ot "Slctu-.. 4.-!he t o:-ro Uled 1n 1n ;)rropt1nr; w1t le to 1ghtlng ia .ol...'I..JI.olo'l~d o.e m-l.tt~r \)r 1nt.er t., Co:nment a to po1aibl i::lp't"~Vetilctnt 01<\ .,h ., Ea3er.t13.l l uu:ent-s of Inforllliltlan" in r gurd ,o ,.-ott t.l.I:.4 yDoptio b~lloon tlictt~ 1 L~vi~d. 5 lb ~ re, u.e ted ~hat oorre:spond"nce be ror11ta.rded to ";h~ Cor:uJ'I.a~i.ng G~ner:ll, He dqu~rtaro. Air JJ~terivl Cor.lMAnd. tt.o~tion ?OR 7HE CO~.LUwlllG G31!ER.AL t ~ u.'!trrla r l~ s 1\lrtltl!h$ d J t; apt r:t"-k~ tS !cl ,, o-; o P~" i.o Lab Col ul" 1 t;ua. L, ~ I.JJfS / n/ fl9 R. Cling,ro~n, ~ol~ uSA!~ Colon 1 , U~\il Chi11', Intdl.\ir,.,no~ ~pt T' .. ojeot Al R ii'EATHER SE RVI:E Andr Air Foro 'It 8l.' 1", -r Jb- :i'O f!o".:lr.l!l11ding Cun~ral, Air Uatori 1 ConrnAnd, 7lrtr,t:t-PatC.,r on Air Fore~ aa~e) Cayt on, Ohio I;l'r-' ~-~;ir;rltions by thia h e fldlj,uartors r aV':3ul t}. \.; a oy r.optic ~:a \ t:-w r bu.lloon coul d hu:vf) !.>0 r. nt t r e loco. ".ion '.-lh'lr si -l.t\n?.J ;)l"-:> r<tpo~t<>d in'tre followlnt; ir:oide:1te. In -~ompi..li::Jg this ll~t (lOnst<lrrat:.on wo.s giv-on to th~ Hind di.r<H~t:J.o:t and o ptHt d at thn turf.o.o~ and .,_loft at t h e achedulDd t ir:Nl ot halloon r .:>laaBe, e..nd 1;h., location or the near~ t \l'faatmtr eiMtion m.:.tkln~ balloon oba~r- ;ui j ! t.a. n t tf.:n . re1l S EVALUATI01IS Ex-~AC'LED FaOH PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT l:ihh prob bility1 ~nlr or low 1lrobnb~lill'2 t\..., Dalloon~ or-ordi~ary ni.rcraft: or r~ll\nb bodl~o~ (re!'lttoti)r;_;J~ '..\l,.U-Q"rt\1 :lt\A'\J"'Jr Ut("t.! J :S.. Non -:stron..oruloal, wi t h no ex~l~..a.tion 6ridenr, '- 1 lac k u f ~vi..i~noe prttoludel3 '3Xflla.natlf)n~