PROJECT 10073 RECO~i:> J a> August !0 20/ll)':)'~ ~rieosia Airfield, Cyorus. . Is. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION llu~ ~m~nm J 4~NUMI!R Of OIJ!CTS 5. LENGTH OJI OSS!RVATION 15 or 2) seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer saw a small rouzxi or elliptical brieht object movine. fmm a point d1 reetl.y overhead tol-rard tl:e Uest, its cou:-se or ! flight ~oth !J).ssed through t he are of the sun l-.hich at that f tine was about 15 deg belo~r the Zenith. The brlllian~' of the~ object in 1l ig ht did not change even mile reflected a gainst t c sun as it ex>nti.nt:ad in its sorr.e-.-that erratic lrosterly ;ath a.t A terrific rate of speed until it disappeared trort. sic11 t i n ~e distance at about t."lirty deg above the horizon FTO SEP 6) 0329 (TOE) PNY&eue ed1Uone el We lena aar M Otftnr, UOJa4 Air a 1950, *' M Ill t.be ...., at. 11oo1Sa Airtleld I Oft~'- _...a dnnft otWhlad ia looldftl ap to lpo\ 1t. I IIW a ..U .. ~1Sfll011 bria~ & po~ dlPIOt.~ O.IPhlld \owardl t.bl Wllt.J l\1 ..... or tUp\ pat.b paMd t.bre-111 t.bl are of t.hl whioh at. tbat. t.lM ftfta (15) dell' below t.he Zlnit.bJ t.bl af_t.a. abJeot. ill flight. u aat, ewa tbU. nnaot.ed apiM\ t.be na u 1t. ooat.lnld 1a 1t. 10wtat. waa\11 wut.erl.l' at. a t.r1tia rat.e ot Qitld 1111t.1l lt. diappaand trca tit;bt. 1a dllt,anoe at. Ulil't.J' (.)()) do- abow t.be borS.oa. A lat.er oblok wit.b tbl ...V.1 aDd 1roa111 lt.&t.loa N'fnlld t.t. t.twN .. aleo a f\arld.a St.at.e Airlift G-4? Sa t. u. ..-oaM t.o Bdnat. aad Npca L1q ewer 11oo1a Airpol"t. at. 1130 hour a, 500 tan. 1'b1l 1Dioubt.adl7 wu t.M ail'oratL wboee aS... I beard, 1.11 t.beN .. ICNDd --t.irw t.bl aerial objlot. in quelt.loa, l\e Nlat.lft btata ill wit.b \be G-4'1 wa .. ld beea dl'owaad \be Co-4?. I obt.a1Md a 11peci aat.aaaa\ Lt. .... with -at. t.be t.iM ot ., . t.hl tollowh,_ Pllpect.i'fl l,J, UIAP ottioer &110 a.nnc obtll"'fecl t.a. a. M appradat.el7 1330 lool 20 A"'QA 1950, wtd1e walktn~ troa U. lllfl Ottice, liooaia Airtt.ld, to ., pard c-4? a.i.roratt, preJMir&t.oJT t.e \aid,. ott t &nlrara, f\ara7, I l.Mk1d aloft. to t.17 to tight. aa a1ronA whoae ..... lookinl tflr t.he a.rantt.~ a J'ICNDII, brilbt. objeot. .udclenlT t.rawllirw at. a te!"''itio ap11d, to be quite high, and .onnc t...rd till ..-.. It. clilapptared YUW wbc it. Ptached a point. approxtrt.elJ 30 t.o des abGn bonsoa. 1'bl wtat.hlr at. t.be t.S. ot t.hu obaenat.ioa zaa cler, trlllt.nt. 8"'1bim aDd YiaildUt.J at. leaat. titt.7 11 The object. l'eMined 1a Yt.Mr tor aba 1~ or 20 MOODdl. Tbere appeared t.o be no aound -.nat.in1 tl'IJ t.he !bl t.hl OODtl.lcnal airoraft aot'ld aa,-t.OWU"CI I oell t.bl .ad be IDl\ \oo, 1a the dSrlot.10A ot t.be Gift deaoribed object., IDd lt. tor a t.t.er ot t.wo t.o t.brea 11001Mt1 .JWNGRADED AT 3 Y8AR INTERVALS; DECIASSIFIED AFTEU 12 YEARS UNa.ASSIFIED I&IL nta OOC:UIIIVCT CONTAIIeiiiFORUTION AirEl-TH( NATIONAL DD'EHSE Of TH UMfTO STATD WrTHIM TlC MCMIIIO Of fH( D?IOHAGE N:r,IO U I. C.- .MO .. ASAIIDC0. ITS TMHSMISSIOH OR nt ln~T!Ott Of m.COHTEMTS IN AlfY IIINCN1t TO AH UNAUTHORIZED~ IS PAOHIIIITED IY LAW. tr MAY NOr K RCJI~ IN ac f 0111 PART, IY OTHU T'HM UNITU> STATO AIR fOIICI WHCIB. I.'' "I 1't PUMISSICINO#THI DIRICfORO# MD.UIUIC&.11'#.