v.ery_Ja~t Inc~de:-tt (: :I Aerial in shallow ot. j--:o t 'orto ..l i:.oic~'lt.t ~n o.inly liEACQUARTEPS '(R W:-~rii!;H St;kVIC :udr~wct Air ?"orce :3a.s , , ~hiJlGton 25, D. C. Ra!or Toa A~S DSS SUBJECTt Unider.tified Fly1n:; O'bj,ot! I CO.';..""llJ1d in~ t;ene rs.l ':Jr1 ~t-{a tt-Jr~o?"' Air Force p~nse J\.T 11. I hlC lAXO-3 1 .. il~ftJT'H.C? is r.Jacto to lf)ttet' fro, .. , yot;r-~')~\dl.jt.artcrs, . {C!AXS, dat~d 9 7.:.u()h l';;tJ_ :subj.,ct "~ntdentifie . .i Fly in: C)hjo'lt.o. " s.r-'l fir.3t 1!1 lur~HtaC!.Pt t h"'ro to by tl:1 a he<id4_uartAJrs., dat~Jrl jl f.~uroh l J49 2... f}'.d trH:1d~nt' 'lU:v1n.ri.~s 17) t~.rcuf;h ~3) :~All., bc.,r: ch~o!csd AJ';~tntJt t'0utl~6 W)a.then-be.lloon s.:.Joent!J m.o.d~ by .~h., Air Foroeh Na"'Y .\$Jd 11':'Jt.itr.Hr d'lrit J. Co'..:...'"'tlnt be.:Jad ')!1 thin ro1rl...,., ''r'" inel o .sed }... 1t l l Yt.>'ln::.."li'J.~ri"d tl-.3-t tha ~:}uld., To nv' it.1t~tlon or Uni- -i~nt:ltl,d \f;)J'blL Ohjeota ~ ohan~od a a follow, t.~m 1}. woir~otion o f Fll t r)f r+ JbrJ~., F-hovl d oo oLriflod s o tb.t <~trt c 1 nd horl- !t.O''ltt~.l mo~ l<~n ~ , ... J \\i J t:ln~11hed l f pos~!blo. un.\ 'lO t}l.t'. t c ot.lon i:a u'"l~ti .. -o t.j 7h . l n'f' Jt)ttln;;~n s'hould i rclu~., A. C'Jtntt1 .. .e n t or tho type of r tol ,l;l,r ae c nap, J , Lt. Col. US,\? ~djutant Ga r'l no. 203a Again last aoheduled release was over !i~e hourt prior to ~lghtlillg. Only po3s1bllity, and a definitely unli~ly ons. is a lighted balloon falling in tla~$S from an extremely high altitude LJ Ilf.:l. tu.' ta ~!'OI:!l 7.CCO ft Kittigazuit, ~- Pos i t ion [.l"OU.lLl, c ontrol to'.ver, '.dJ.rcc.s u ~ Ob:-: .. ver ~J~o~t~n) Alberta, Canada. Occupr~tion Radio erator with Size o f Object(s ) i n hei?nt Col or of Objcct(s) Sh::.pt.! (Sketch if PosGiblc ) t:li.l'.r:r sr~ed wi +'h t2.i!. tratnre of Luminosit;>r E:stimted Distance of Object from Ob:..;~rvcr .Al t i. tuda: Estimated at appro:tirnataly 1 8 ,000 Sound t.rl:l~c by Ob } 3 ct ( s) Direction of Flight o~ Obj~ct(s) Appar\Jnt. Construction Substa.."lce) " f lame :' Effoct of Obj .... cts bio.i.nd i t tJ.nd/ or :Q::haust .r~j S. b'.)t. ill:,J.:nin~t-"d .. the. mo:nen'tarily (: .. t tach if Adiiti.on~l S?1ce GO.H'l~J::?fl'.,lL DIY! 51 0J'. itAl'S Ai7 Kateriel Ct:aumand .. ~ nri atterson Air Forae Day-tOt\. Ohio- . . J.e Ihc-~ol,lo 1 "\g lf::>;tlrt oi' aD obj~oJoi; observed. i:JT 13-b T $ Jtn'!1&& ;..r_.;..;s Headquartert., sub(j ct t Reportin & or Inro~1a.tion on ;~ l Y'ing f.ij.soa"' I.ooation and ti:ae o f si;.;hting - b. Weathw 'at the time-Weath at. the ti.rae W'll.l overcast "With to9a a t aypr at.l7 4500' MsL .,.i +il a high. de<1k of thin broken s t'J"at,la oloudl! ~ o.pproxi nl&iJel\'f lz.ooo n. . Cb jeot ~1~-teae .. (2) Shspe -.Z~g ~h' d ~i ~ a t~ill A 'bri6ht f l :li:i:::;_; orn:."-._5~ ob}"t ~L 1ila:-in 5b.).oe to nn e.T~ i th .;: t<.ll """'d .. n'1n t onJ by l::t Lt Jur.-2-;J C'oo::lcY & S/Sg,t Onno C. Blitt~* :~"'.:lio Ont-r .t )r. .-.hlle nn fi:-~t leg of fliL::tt fr'J'!1 "Sci-nont0n, Alb:::'ta, Cano.r1o. t ) :{J.ttit~azuit, ;:, '.!. M. Tl:a object '-"as :t.0-nent&il~.r si~l-J.:ed c..bo;a 2. J.ec~: o: bro.~ ... n c;tratus cl ouds. T':.1e c:.e., ~-ere fl yi116 :J t 7, COO f t n.3L on t :m of 2-"1 ov~r(~Cl s t -.~en h3.d a t.:ril \'lhich t:::tp=red t::> u ::>Oint. I t ,,.,z.s on ~ south~.ve3t-Ce3..ll:!g at 2...'1 UUtC!10\.YU speed . As lt pa ed it mo~entarily illuninut~d tae ( 7) M.aneuTerab i li ty -~5> e..u-~d !;o bft in. sha 11 ow di ~, (9) ~l~ituae -~pprax~ately 13,000 et ( 9) Sound -None ( ,J) Uxhauet trail or no\ o g . :aemarka Ob.jeot wu si;jlted on the t1rst la,; of a l'l1t _o.cm 2J_':'l011ton, Alberta, Ca.nada, to ~itti~uuit, ll. W. T. Canada -mil & l"lyln~ :1t 7 jOOO ft. MSL on top o.r an ov.,roaat . !:1~ ob ject 7ms ~an en tarilJ ai ..;nte<i b ov!t a "lolc of broken statua ~loud I~ ae~ed t o ott a. ic:Y'l~ fl.:uni.!lg or"'"l6 S obJeot tmd illuminated tha .sJ:::;r "':lan.en~arily ~enL"ld i !: Cmd7 ...4.\l.'l .\ttnt t;hl.Jf, Int4ll1 6eno D 1. 7i. .J i Oil G];cRG3 P. B' O!Ji, Ooovna:ldb; Dr HYNEK'S ~"'VALUATIONS r~XT:UCTED FROM PROJECT GctUDLZ REPORT 1. A tron~1oal ;a. l:.lhh p roba.b1.11t y s b . }air or l o probabilitya ~ ) lh .. lloon~ or oi"d ti~ary a.lrorai' t t ~iso~ tlr\ a d O'.l'-' or l~llln~ bodieo: (. cJ f l ...,ot l on:l a.uroral ~tr~Hlnttr&~ blrd15 ~ !Ac)'c :)f ~v ttlenctt preo 1 ude-e 6Xp lac a t ion a