Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIOJS EXTRACTED FROM PRCJ ECT GRU!>GE REPOflT. 1. A tron~io.ll 1)T"Oho.b111 ty a b . ~utr o r l ow 11robnbilil~,, 2. on-a.~troaot1Loal l:ut 8Uf;f:;" 6ti,e of othor \:1Xpl nations -\.l toon~ or ordi.r.ary o.i.roraft l l,lfl koo'< t.a~ Jl~r e s or falling bodies; lOE l09a lJJ .., ~.l.H'i..:tl1R..'1eou-, (refl3c"t.ion;J, auToral straanur.:l blrd11D 19ta.) 1 ~, l4ek of ~vlc~ooe pr8olude~ explanation& ,VJ\JCL!\SSIFIED .OS C O"il -t!~:IDEl IFTZD FL : n rr; ORJECT ln;i i Jr't .!.i e~snaoer r at.o r ter c\ltitucl1 v ,ry high high but not excessive Di.r :cti )r. l lC'vlC..) South\1/eBt-.Nortneast direr;tl ; a _ij'3 -shona brightly l ong narrow r .. PtJ'1 r~r..t cnn~ t r u ction Ap~arently metallic 3incs it one 7a~ b~ightly b. hi.f.1 but r.nt J ... cesti\'e speed iL '"" ~er.erc.ll7 s~..;t.rt-y. Ft-no:" t .. . directio~. It shcne '!Cry "bril&L ~1~, p!'oue.Ll:r fror .. rtf~ect.ed ~-1 . ~. J.\c \'ring~ cotL.d "Le ~een u.a. oo so~ ~c.t L. c.: c.. 1 t looLe:d lil. (: :r: & v. air&lup er1d yas so i dentified b:t c. 1:-..ut eiE..n ac~UG.~nt.ance -..r ........ ~ r:v i ' L, ~bE a:-arne ti!r.t:.. h owever. tne reporter , ir:. spite of tLe e.ppsar8.t1C( ( f t Le 'tO ~ t s nigh spt.&O.. E.e tlE...a. no "W:JeorJ i t o:. ~ e:: 1~: OOY~T: This object mibht have been anything. Its speed ~ser:.~ insufficient for a bQided ttjssile, but it could. .nC..\C. r.,t-e. .... either a jet or conventiona1 e'i cp]ene e$ nmxsusl ~it;nr con- d.i tions end fore-shortening frequ.entl~ t;i ve aircrE.i 'L c... :reaki sh . epJEG.rance. Tne possibility that it we.s a dirii;ible &B()uld n ot. be exclucied. Reference "A" shonJ d net be excluci c.. B ~LH'.E.t\EKC.E 'A": T'ne upper \'rinds in Russ:.a &re no i pU:bli shed but. J ~ -.."f--S noted t.ozt on the follo~rj ng morni ng there were Ligl,:. rur- f ace 't.ri.nds "ri th storm predictiouc OOWNGRADED AT 3 YBA"T:. 1 :""TFHViJS. DECLASSIFIFD A:---:-.:~ j~ l E..-. ,3.. DOll lJlH v~J~u o rrG co J.:~cr. \J Li .J L ''ll n HK ~ S J.'O .JH.\ T DOWPllJlt! j ll' I. R.f'r CO~IF NR C05l COL ::CGl"diS LT !IUU~IICU'IT ROGER rr JS SmG'L\ L .. \2CO SORF.Y IT 13 SPCA;L'\L A~ CO~WEJU:~ICE THE i'f)l,l.sJ1fi~O F..EJ\>ft~J IL\ VE DEZ~l H!:X:E.IV11l HI~lAHDINO F'L.YI NO OBJZCTS lTii;!A r RVA E.\ Vt; ezru1 fl zro J<..."S ,..." l NTSO srniir:m Ill CCU"rmY ..