l..r1cir:~n r, Kt... 1: "1rnter from behir..d '..rood~ J..\.ro s.e to :Jr~rel a. sil"Te r a"'.l bs tance t a t floated -"'t'<A-li.oollllv L ~ubj, !~-oJ ot H3..\,I;Qt;A~tERS AIR ?lEATHER SE RVI:E Andr~w Air Foro Ba 3 J :1 :.b- 70, Co:Jm.lnd1ng GoneM-1, Air ::\b.teri 1 Conrnnr.d# i'Trl.:ht-r-..~.tt~,r.,on Air Fore j)a'~ ~yton. Chio .A::''l N a t iC ~A.XO L ttt~!'tl.ona by thie lte d--iUflr t o r.s rc"V"Jt l tr.'\t o. s;~optic " :.-> d:r.Jr b..1.l!r"~on coul d ha"we beer. at t he loca.t ion ,,.her si ~1-:tint;3 ~ -o r port ,1d in thlt follow in~; lro i r Jnt<J. l n com~il ~r.g th' a ~\~t oonaiuar t~on ~o.~ gl7en to the wind diroctlon and Apde d at . thn ~urfo.oo nnd aloft a.t th ach3du lod time of balloon rel:3tl:se, and th' loo4tlon ot the ne~roat th~r a~tlon n~king b~lloon ob s e r - Al R flEA. 'lEER Atljuttt.nt G-3neral J CI.\"IO :IZAD~U.lRTZ P.S IR lL\TEREL CO TD Vr1~t-Pn.t :reon Air Faroe BA.a IX\;rton J Ohio Chief, Air 1ieo.thflr Sarv1o 4\..ndre;1s Air Fore~ &13e, ATflJ' DSS l. I'roj"tot :ts:rGl\" in r~opor.siblll f o r l;} : c.oll:lotio;,, tn'V!J,tl - t~tion t\nd 1ntt~rpretu.tion of' dtlta rolatlva to ~ j'l~lnG or unldo ntlr sd 1yir'~ <:>bjaots. Attno!1od Inoi dnnt Sw .... ~r-lu1 1 ... h!"u 172 from t h!) !'il 0 l'ro. ot nSl(j are for-.-arded for atudy ~nd J .. JtJO:n."1"Bf'tiO.+.iot !.l J t o ~hloh' or ttl<' ino 1d.,nt3 r./'\y b"' 1 \nir...a ted P. l lJ" llooniJ :-s lea. .,"d o n rou:.. in~ r~y:1opt lo Ll\:soent J by tha /\ 1r rto~ th-ar Servio8, th ll~v-1 Ae~o lo~i~l :io~,ff"TlOd or the 1inlted State~ We11t:h8:" Bu~tiu. 1"1\e =..um..,.r1e3 o.tto.oh~d .u-.,y t n~t.a t nijd ln your headquarter a tor wo-rk tog ~.-nd rd)fere noe purpo tt.s. , 2,. l'}l lt ,Ate W 8.thor S r71C~ 11th~ or.\y \!';'lnO~' of itJ ty~ t~t 11 .. a t>f'l...,n '\.Jk~tl to !\'.i:si~t in th~ lcoo~p: ieh!i'..t'tnt ")f Pro~ ot ._S1crn" ~..(cl!pt ;'h t tt\ d \l"tlt~l !Jt4.te-1 y; hor BurtJ!lU hn3 lH"l) r\t\ed l.!l.~ormatlon 0':1 b \ll l\.191tnlncS lldddareh proj6ott5 in hioh balloonrl ~ro ueed o.m -nhioh re o oz~duo~l}ll or l[ C'lllSON)d trJ t htt A.ro.y, ! -ry o r lJ tt .. Hl st A'\.r Foroa .l.T llheo' 11 hy th~ lot ll1gono8 Depe.:rb~nt .. ,r tht J G0.HI'C&.Ild. r~ee:s~ oh~Ok3 l . uJu a lly t.'lc\J .. d1%"""1ot .rr o'll the Pro .j .. ot "nl JH~ Off c~. ~CI.AX0-3. Th 3~ . o h,,e'k.l . r., dit~t t not froc t~ oh;,ol.c ot' !}JD.Optlo b\ll Jon fligh t s c:ade by A!1.tr ~ ~'""~tc' ~tat1on3 of th~ ~ir For-ce, t~'J r:avy :ll!d cr~ Dapnr-tP.:bnt . lTlCld .,n t ~ lh l.., t . .tut ()pinion o't thl~ offioa .. t!ut t; belo,., lloted i.noi- tho.s~ b11.Yi1lg thc!9 t7end::.a3t po,J\b.fllty of O.,ing balloon:S. Thie no 'lllmlmU, the :oo~aibility t~t ot.ny "Jf 'cht~t :rern.a1.n1ng 4 ro ba lloolU .. ' l.lbJ a ProJcot "Sl G'..t' 4. The rorfll u ltd ln in ... :r,.opt1Dg itnersoe to ,~'1'\tingJ iJ inclosed ~e ~tter or inhero t . Conment 3 t o p~ a1bl ~prov ~ent ot the ~,~ 11tl.Al Ela.~nt or lnloru,..,tion"' :ln r~go.rd to rou!'; 1n.o ynoptlo bnlloon fllcht' ia 1nv d, 5 It ~ r~qu.ated ~r.at oor~pondenc$ Coomarding General~ Readqlla.rt.er:s. Air Uatarial rorw r ded +,c ~be Connand~ nt1on Co.vt T.r?).k~ekl~ Ceof'h;:y3it)a Lnb \18. j<) r JC<>d t 'Sl., U.C HEBP Co l"'Hlef l 116~ 1 "~ R. Clln6'roan, Co\; US~ Colon~l, tJ ,,L"U,l ~bi~l. Intolltb~nee ~pt 1 t:wJle~od, Ohio : rumu of o be ~ rvor .:\.rld.-:-~:;s of ob~ 1rvor rL .. c 1 of ob:;tJr-,n. t i on fro;.t c bsc r;cr 11tne~ obseM~d n 1 r7s 3ilnrr-colored sohere wic:h ee.tllt3d t o ~r17e from behl...lld his \fOoda :J:ld contiwed to :float acroli~ hi:J faJ.::n. J'1il b :fl~t i. t r-,e~med to tlll::iV~l a 3il ?er suo tance 1nich floated arthw.rd. ./hile under obser1ation it disinte~ated in mi:la1:-. ~/i~neaa aeen:eti Ver"J conscientious and slncer$ hila r-alat~ this incident. Subject ur()S4) while mtne~a - t.al.kiJlg to :l81l from ~hls SotnmaDd ( ... 1CL~1P) t-ileD a u :U~pl.me ci1Mced to I'-7 01erhead