1. DATI TIM! GROUP NUMBER Oft OBJECTS S. LENGTH Oft OBSERVATION 2> )tinut; es 6. TYPE Oft OBSERVATION Grourd-Vieual 9. PHYSICAL !VID!NCI FTD SEP ,, 0-329 (TOE) 2. ' "\CATION PROJECT 10073 RECO~O Iadd AFB, Alaska 10. CONCLUSION ~ (EKpl.odingJ observation was in da.1-4 ~t. 11. BRIEft SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer witnessed the observat~ -:1 _Q'' an I1Ni~ balloon. Object appeared red with tl-.0 \'bite dots uroerneath which seeri~ d to revolve around the red object. Roum in ehape, three feet in diameter. APJ ared to rena in constant ani slowly descended. Two lifllt do ta appeared w be reflectors lf.POMT Nf:.l .i9 IJNCL.ASS,i It ., Qa n J~ lfSO, at. 1110 boll (Alulra ") a. . obj ;o\ WI lip\18 la U. aS&-, n.-t.add. .Ur aue, at. h'rbann, Alaea. h objett sa aif1~ tlr AU a-pali\t.cm8 Del&l' the 1r4d. API Airttr.lp, 6ll"'49'1 "" ')~7 )8"'~ : ' abt1eo\ _. neuecl pa p1 at. aa anale ot trcr.a fO to 70 dagnaa ab3eot. .. reel 1a cow wS.\b \ao (I) wblte 4ot.e 'IDdtftDMt.h w.nicb ~:1 t.o ronlft .. _.. ~' It. rouncl 1D espe, about. -- (l) lt~e\ in di>W Mel of w..mo .. Al Ob.1eot. 110Ye4 boa llet. to ' u unkDoWD rate ot S!JO'!d It. .1ppear3d to be anln11n a cliraat. uu wt.tll DO nul acuoa, aad slow] da~cendingo AliT elb"t. ..S.t.ted 11'011 the objeot. naporate4 ftl7 rat>i~. The wo (2) vhito dne appaarecl to be 1'8flaotore. 't'hel .. were DO Yuible na >i eu.;')port.J no 'Vi'lible --ot prop1111an1 no awllbltt eo\lfldJ no &PJBND\ air clmts J :md no sv1clenco ot radio ..-.... or irnplar eartaoe prot......._o After U'al objeot. had alaoet. et."'\1Jfta17 tor mpproXim1tely tw3Dt7 (20) adnut.es, a av-ot nob DOtecl. IM.cliat.e~ tbenatter tho objat:t e:':plo:ied and dlaaFPIVI"I4 Yin" fte follaADI parsons on aoti ft 1114 am.al obeer.o&t.ion tn1Dina, to be wry nts able. . St4t&e Annod Fore ~ at Lldcl Air USI\J anrj s~v-lral unida.l'lt.ificu ooldi~ Isdd Air fe>rce E!lf'J~ o .\ll o~aerveru hu.v~ au n oonaicleNd by the int~sti,.t.ing r,fricar 18at.ber at tb1 time of o~erration wwa CAVU !ben ,.... no lmoarn G.ircratt 1D tbe ncinity at tbe timoJ Ulli all ' 184tnor station eDDt.aot.ecl iD the vicini t.J reported tilere nre DO testing clevioes cont aloft br thair -.u at. tbe ttne ot liflltiqo .. tbe toll'MlDI are the Co:t.mell\s appeal'ing at tbe close ot the l :Jk:!n Air co~u!!h.'\!'..4 Iat.ell11M bpll"'& 17-?0 .a.ltbo\ll!b t,he aourcea ot 1ni'ol'I:L'ltl.on ttre -:ons1d3T9d to be ft1table, the tru\h ot tbcJ inoideot, "nnot be evaluted with claponc'bble oDjec:'l;:<.v-H.;>:~ !fo Mrta11nt.erpretat1oD aaa b~ 9lterea as to tbe origi.Jl or naw,;,rn of objec~ M8D<-> lll tbia report.... 'l'be/~;unltt.J' a:Jo111 t tbe ob.1uc"s 'U"!l'e ;:e;;eorolo~ical whicb lliabt bi&Ye tloli"d into tbe 1nu acliate area f1'0L1 BODO o l:.b"!l' at::.tion 1n tlae !erritoi'J of Aleaka. Tbe poeaiblU\7 al.H ex:tot8 \bat the object a5.gt.ted v~s eOM lriDd of \lrteeWlal bocll' 1 &le &Sr eo=anct nalaatecl tbe reporf ..... AlaalcaD i\11" CO!llNad origl.D&l nport. (IDt.elliaao Report 17.-?0) forwardecl to tt.e Dir~.Jctor ot IDt.e111IIDO, mu, ~J.lfi6:\oil, n,c. 13 Septa11ber l9So. tlaia rapor\ ia a 1-.r'J ot A'liraD .ur ca.. . nd In\ell1..-DCe Re.,.or\ lo. 17 .. so, ....nne \be repont.aa ot aa t.ified a_.1al ob~ect obler.ecl in t.M noin1 t..Y nC lrdd Air Poroe liM, Pa111Naa, Al oa 22 ~ uso .. Ob~t.-~81~ a t..nt.r1&1 bod), alt.;JOqtl t.be ortiln ilftcl iden\itiea.tion a.re- 110\ dliOVD&ble, r . .: poetiblll t7 exht. tDt t.01 objoot :CIILJ a eeteorcloiioal br.ll.ocn wld.ob IIi &lit haft floated into th1 area tl ~ 1<21 ot1111' et&tion in vu. 'i'e'C"r1 t.oey ot Alit Ira., 'ftlt dill& ll"lll labIJI ......... eM Mo taldl .. ..,..,.., to .. INdhrllli ""011 It fr;'tl!ltod AT I YEAR r.ITERVAt ~,., . 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