. Object first _. oblo~?E; ~c SA8p& \'lr=.S travel iDe: fror DOrth to south 6.t e. &low, 1 egnlt.r speed : ... ..._..""".-r' _ at a he1i;ht CJ! E.. half mile. Ierj ll the 15 11i.'\11ltr~(:' tmiler o'bser~ation the object trEneled pprox 7-l/2 tt11ea. J.l~.~ 1 t did DOt its C!mr se, 1 t pre t.e<l. d S toterero \ appe;;.:r e.rJ.C;E-t. from time to tim;. From obloJJg to cir"llar then to oblo~, Object thru. 't.his ebartge '\h1ee different timee tmtU o'b -c:::: loat sight of it. However, fer the st part it Hllted ~ c!-:-~ Cller ap:oe -:l'BDCe. Oa.Uine te!.'~V amk in COil with the tri'ti!l~ c f the center. ~r ,.r.le~: e:~ed ~ observer ~Jt..:re o f 'Llte c~ter .; "" e vo G... a DUJJeUtar~v, observer uoticed a t !.. o~ srooke emanatimg froif t.bt! xem, a:fi,fl.r \fhiC"..h th. obr.iect continued in a southerly C.irEtet ... (;.u~ This tai of sooke ~s observed wt once. ~e 'it:e lql}learerl to be that of h smnJ 1 pJ S:t:l$. It ma.ae no 80llDd. al t~..o et, oae tin~ fJb~I"V::r \hm1ght abts tiet.ected one. At !"ox 8:00 P . K. observer :t.~H sigr~ of the object just as it .:!red to be ehmlgi~ di.teei.iou f:-om ~th to Sot:t'nwesto .J loj }ct: I:'~GRADF.D J\G EN f RE?OHT .~1 Or SU9JECT OR liTLE Of' INCIDENT l. Do\1E SI..O\'ITI:D 3. CON TIWI. ~ 1' 1\1 BOL Otl I'll C tiO. l. !'~PORT OF F!Nui~G~ n .... , t. l/4.3, a t. upprcxi::.ataly 19~5 hour3~ :g U.'o c:ult5d to t.o ~cn1tt 'JU'C-1..:1t.o t~a :rard a t ..cl ;r,~l3, ~:::.cellant and t .. ~e .1 d avena l~ ~i t.!lcu t. cloud or ~ ... :L aw a. si n~..l oo }e t" can tar :11ua ~rannar,.nt. ~he b l .liJ Jk:, ... ou.!.d ~ c b-.1t~!'"J ed t--~cush t~e :-e7- Ll:1ck o ut. ' ;:)( t~e objeet., ~mi~ i ~ :x:~ed tlt. a c.onB't..ant. a =Xi sl~w ->:.:.~ed. ~ :1\! , I .,)O~nd ~t:e ob.ject. ~ ~t):sit~t.e i~"l it3 tnGVeir.ant :l.nl :t thi:l t::-;~1 ol ~:l~ct laaue rrn~ -JP!J..:>sit.e di.r~ction of travel. 1':~tt! .j~o~e ooon i:~a~::-~::s..r,.,d, ..;.nd. l 'iJ nor.. oo ,., l::. a~:a!n :iur.i~ t h e tan o r ~i!t..e411l ~Jinut.~.s 1 ;.\)ll i !~ r1.th n:r a,-.. i .n l~a mov~er.t, .. !Ht c;b ~et c~a..nH;tsd , .. o l Uon3, tut ~ot.. t~tS !.:..t~<:.~!.t.10 -:)( ~.-n"ol ~>,flr1M t.im~f" .;yon first se~i!l~ t ~ t;O~cet, ~tic~tl:r .l : dt\ t.r~.Jtw t:i..S ;r ~ Jt1nt.d 1hl ~h rq~JJ parall.cslo~.M1. ! n .sNt~. ~lo"l.]' ita 'P?~iti<;;n alt.ar~l .;.;n d i t bee8Zle ~!r,~ular in ~or::t, .;ttl:., n l""1'Y~l"t, 3.i":.er 3 'i!tn :n;.tts an hour ~i.d ... -lao. co :1ci3.e o f :;l.n7 ~(inde _::e 'Sl~enin~ it/\s .it. .u 4d ",htt neiehborhcod ,.y~,s -~uiet -.n.ila 1-,;;.e cb~eet. ,Tt\3 ~tnder' oc~r'J:'lt.ion. 1. r: \~lt. OF' ,t.;UJ .. CT OH TITLE OF INCfDI:.HT J. CONiHOL J('.1tlOL 01~ FIL~ NO. ~.. H::t'OP.T OF i-'INDINGS r.a!-;!'.b~r!lood bi.u stopped pl.:J.ji a=d were :ooki:JJ; !.~-;ward t~e ~L-rt. . I ~.lll.!d. t.e 07 :1u:w.'U1d ~, i.::::!l!Odiat..a!J" 'lfho '"!a."ne uut cf the t:.i.:J ;oj~et. u t. l~3t tittesn ~i~uC..e d.urLroz~ .sh.l..:h t.:.::~ i ... :X :\'Jel~d ~'ii:-~t;t..i~u ot t.rrr-,1 . .1 id oot t:tl.a.!"~e, t.he cbject l)l"~a.e~t.ed .i i rterc::nt l~r,citarl'l.n~e. Cte fH.ot~li.-1$ ;,.{ t,~)e oo ~et 11a~ verr 1u~l( i n . >ntrnst .,i',h tl~ t..r:..1r1~Mnn~.r Qf tha centr.. Gn.:7 3 t. t te ti.:n6 I vb 'i .. d e r:ir-c~l:u- ~.l:e ~o -~"et. t.o be :ta 1.1r~ a s :1 S!:ta~l ~ i1?~ a ne. ~t. ,_,de no 'Ol.md, a..tthctl~h ~:~cr,lon t~ iou~n ~ Scu~aest. -~ r~J:ur so l ~llO =IJRM u-~;-.~.;IIJi-u N CUSS 1 F I ED Dr HYNEK' S EVALUATIQ,I:) S XT:UCTED FROM PROJECT Jt{UuGE R~P0ftr. 1. j. trono.t1iol l liihh prob bllitys b. talr or loN probability 2. .tJou-:aatrononloal tut sugr,ooti:e o f other e.xrlan.nti<JtL3 Dalloon~ o~ o~dinar~ trora1~t o , t.!tlioalland OU3 (ra.tl"ctions . 1.:~-o:-o.l ~tr'i.I'Nr'.S., blrd~J, etc.) .l l.., l!4C1c: of dvldeaoe preol1ldoa e~pl!lnat1on1 Inclu nt ro. 1~ --2 Au;:uot 194u, 1945 i:ourG Col,.;.ntus, Ohio An o.tcor'roy ar.d nia .. wife oboerv.Jd an object t:\OVln"' south over the center of Columbus o.t 1500-2000 f t altitude. Dur int:. tl:d ten to i'if n :ninutaa the o!Jj'Jot re::1.0.inod in sight. it changod slw.pe !'roo. . that of a p.:lrello~ram to a cirola nnd back u.r;air., direct on of tr!l:v~l reC'ltl..i.oocl oon~tL\rrt. Cr~::o it a ;,enod to h~sitate and u thi..o;. tr!l.il or srilo~s ap~ar3d fro~n t h o re~r. Tne St;\Oko d io o.ppe~reu soon. Th9 out- line of the o bjec t was dark gruy or blnc~J but the cer:t.er aud::-ad to be trunsparer.t. Object was jud:~ed to be 20 to 30 feot ir. d iD.r:'.et()r. A?.tc Opinions Thora is n o reus on to be 1 ieve other tf:a.n thq t thi:J objec~F.';u:Hs u reo.H' r c h bulloo..n, of which there a.re r::ar:y types- nnd that tho "tro.i l of srao!:o" uppn\red so f ro::1 o. [J .. Otr/~ntury ~,linp~e of t.rail ir:r, e.pp.lT.:\ t i. UNCLJ\SSJFIEO I noiaont ;tlb4_. 1-.. u. --GolUJ:mus. l'n is i r.0 i don t i s in two r o ~}'OCt::; wt 1{ uu r~.n,l ~ nll tho~o t .\e.t re:.or t e;J Sf) ~ilf'.t, r o t J . L1f,r' vi. v i.:l t hrou -hout 1hd ouj9ct he ~nx ooulJ J, :. t bo C.oscrioou o.s a l at tor !l!l ':i ~\. ~UA.R'l'E ns IR !!.ATERIEL CO!.~ :-1~tPat raon Air .toroe Ea UQyton, Ohio Ch1'lt, Air Yi nther Servioa, Andrews Air Fore a &ls "J W hlnrrton 25# D. C. ATTIT J DSJ 1 . Proj~ot :ts!GK" is retSpor.Jibla for t.ho coll~otir~n, 1.n't1!)tc.\. .. t:;~tlon and 1ntt'ri_):-et~:tiol1 o~ dat;3. r le.tl1s t.o 1G}1ttnr; of unidontif1 ,u. t1y tr~ obj'loca. Att ao!10d Inoidant Sw;~rl t l t h;ru 172 .f'rom the fil.Jl n r p .. oJ,.,ot ~SIGN" are ror.,~rded for st\.!dy ~nd J"t)(')OtnJl"Bndatior~s Aa 'to >thi<lh of thd '\.no ld~nta m.ay b6 >liminated 3 b'l.lloona rel3a.ased on routines ynQptlo tsoents ~J' t;h.t 1"1r vr.,ather Ser-vioe, lha fla.vy A.3rologle&l ~"rv1oe Qr" i:h~ 1;nlted States Weather Bureau. 1'1'~ ~um..rter1~11 attach~d ~"'~ ;.v~ rtJta1nf1d 1n you r heat..lquart.ore tor Pforktur; ~nd r f t,reno!!t pur p o et , , :! , 'l'htt t\lr l(1j8.ther S~rvice 1.3 tho orly .. JnO~' of 1t!J tyJ:"d that .h n bd~n :~ku(' Lo a~dlat in th~ acoocq>~itsruMnt, ot Proj~oc "Siml" ':xc pt th.._t; tha Un\tAd st te nea.thor Burua.u hll, prnv\u"d L"1for:nat1on on ball ll@l+;Tltn~. H l~ f\rc'h pro.j!)ot:s ln "hioh ballvon. tt:re U!ed e.nd ~hioh ,J.t' O'>rdnot~d or nronao~d by the Array. Ualfy Ot' Unit d n~at.,a A1r Foro~ 1"& <~l ~o~d tJy t,h~ .!n:JjJlllg~noct V6pt\rbent o tn. L s Gorn~"'ld. Th~se c okJ r"!}u:.ually h ,l-1 \llreot from the Projeot ~3IOtf" Office, ~CIA.X0-3. Th~Je hH tr., dLttlcot from th.' oheok or ynop~lo bt;llloon fllght3 r.a.d;, lJ..f ... ~...,.""t:;hJ,r ~..,i"'Vl~:., uta.tlon3 of t he! 'J..ir Fore~. t.r.~ 1:uvy nd t Depart~n~ ot' Corru:t r o8 , (U. S. ~We~ che:r Bu:re3JJ) r 3q urJst d r;!' Air ;: the r 50 r 1lo r\t)n't a 1t 't th.i, opinion tho a~ ha.vin~ th~ groate.st po:usi bt"ll ty of c.., ing t\0., a l.i !!llr.n be t btt po3aib1ll~J bl\lloor.