if co:--r o-::t, ~:nd O!WV :h to C..lll O tJ _it) : t 1\. a. b~ll ocr1 ';:it It o., 22'2, Winde Aloft or..arte not av'l.nabl~ on tnl3 o~, Object eight3CT~T?2 hourrJ ai'tnr soh6dul~d r lca.s~ ti::l.O l.lt uhtoh ti:n:3 it .nu s plottacl by u ro.d3r OF statior. to bent 27"COO. A. short .:l.r-:> 1~-t.:>r th9 ~aa~ a':;atlon zeported the objeot oiroling at 40,0COJ speed eati:1at"d at bebe~n 2C.'0-5CO !I.P.B. t~ost likely not a balloon, HE \DQ tJ}\ R'l'E: RS lH W}~?H!.:H St;hVIC :td:-Jr~ .. o\ir ~ore~ il Jhl~ton 25~ D. C. In R.tlply Re!c r To t c Co -1i~Yt din.<: <re .o era 1 A l r ~.1 tt r iiJ 1 Coo.n.tlnd ':Jri ~t-i'o.tt)r~o!" Air Force ;!a.se u"'j tor J Ch io t .. ~df,r')r.c~ is aad~ to lottar fro .:, yot; r !1f).u1'-{~artcrs:~ 'Cit~., d'J.,;l<\ 9 I:u..roh 191~J. :;ubj"ct .,.~nh.le.r.tlfieJ 5'lyin: ()bjd"ltG.,.., :u:r:1 fi!"at L;.JJJ 11t-:1er~ th"roto by ti:1~ hdt~.\q~rtcJr-', d t trJd ;51~ rch 1)49 . f';~ ln ... d; t"C'lt h\M Wl}f\ther-be.lloon 'o~ntG nndd bJ t"r,, .i\. i~ For o _,. iiUV'J H. nd N '' '"d : l-..tt &" Hu r ~ -'" lJ.. Cor.:Ird Jl'V; o ba ~H.Hi on th i !$ ru v l J "' n ,, inc lo :J~d" 'j., It 'J rouo~f'1e!!:i~d tl"..!lt th ;uid_, 1'() fn.ro:;~1?,.,ticn Ot Unl- l nt.u. t }.1 .'v,r1 1 IJbj..!tot::s ~ c M.Dr d ~.fJ tollow1s l~:.~m 13~ "Di.l",ot on of.' f'll~ht of' ("Jj-,ot,lfl shocld bu oLrifiod ~JOt ~ )'.erli,al nd hor1- H\t~l motll :~ ~" ~ di.:~ cln~tiah,d lf' f?Caslbl:l. 1nd H; ~.l~.t motlrm t 2 Lcc.,l tt '2 . eo..ntndC!t ~ c~ll~J 3 Ds e C r;~i0~S of C'Jse~7er: Occt:-catio.:J. A te~tion Attr=ct~d f'J ur e or" Lu;r.in:J.:rtt~r: ~:/3 (dir._ctc d be.<:::~ o:f li~ht?) 27' 'v"CO ft t ..!..S.CtlCS: f l i2'ht, cli:nbing and --1rcc 1on or of Ccject(~) soutnerl~ di:-ection :.::cc on L oucs: s l ig...,_ t ly NCLl\SStFiEL, ='t~ld, )hio .lrectlj s ,~rJQI'ni,'r-:'7TD~"RrrCK , u.t""~/ r '"'n u:1 kno1fn ,.;_cr:~-:edin; to qnc lt; :'.:)!-mad l:ta.caeq D? gcope out would thAt t~e7 . 1ck3d n o t i"..ing ?n tha :;;~- ions bsck 'flnd a tqted ~"'!en ~ o li e'red ::\ t 40, COO :' t Bl ti tiJde, about SiT3J-: 7Tnidantiflad Ob ject, ca.;.3d 3 Decs:nbe!' 19~3- 0~ce Rase, U!ng In talli nca Ofr1c , ~?0 Joa~ ~he facts a ~ 3 t ~ted ., o o v ~ .-g ere v 9 -r-i t t d "h y v t-n') i; 'in at ~h~ time of ~h$ siz~ting. > 8ubaequant inv ti3a;ion h~LJ diac!oaad nothin3 f11r-cheJ-; :l:1d ,.:.; 1-:J unlikel 7 c:1At add:!.ti0nalin!'O:r"llation 71111 b:l 0,')!;::\inad c~nc ning t~a s.~htin~. L t 1 ~-c C JR~t-\C:t e J.:1g In t;a ll1.:.~'3ncd ' )t'fica ! S-:;-r; -tfing :n-:a ll"1..3enc s P iles. ~CL!.\SS1F1 C Dr lfflill< S EVALUATI(; U ~ ... _!ACTED FRCH PROJECT Gr!UUlZ REPORT* J:i~ proba.bt 11 ty a b. t~ir o r low probability BAlloocl~ or ordinary eirorat~z (rt>flt2ctio.as. auroral .3t('qli.J1r ..s., b\.rda ., , , t\ol.Jk Jf :aV'idanott prt3cl1J.deJ e~planat.io.ot