DATETIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATIO N 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos B<1lloon Probably Bolloool Poui bly Balloon .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION R Ground-Vi suo! 0 G round-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft 0 Air-Vi suo\ 0 Alr-lntorcoilt Rooor 0 Probably Aircroft 0 Po ui bl y AI rcrah 0 Was Aatronot"'lcol 0 Probobly Astronomical Civilia n 0 Ponibly Astrortornlcol I I. t~UMilER OJ= OOJt:CiS 9. COURSE C( Other_I.igbts fl't.-'1 Ship_ 7. LeUCTH OP OBSERVATION 0 lntufflciQnt Dota for Evaluation 0 Unl<oown 1. 15 min the n 1 hr 15 min lhltiple Stat.i on<a.ry 10. DRIEP SUMMARY OP 5IGHTING 11. COMM!;Ni"S Ship off tJome at 03/ ?l,.OOZ -01,./04002. Host probJ.ble c aur;e of siglltinB Alternating red and green lgght. Obs(;rved on b~arin5 21.,2 d~g !rom \IX station. Red light btJl0\'1 international lieht and glmr b elott indicnt.ing ship although no superstructruc visible. In vim~ until 03/0515Z. Disappea r ed for ~ hr ood then vic;\-;ed for 1~ hr v1hen obscured by fog bank. ATIC FORM 3:ZQ (M~V 26 SEP 52) AJ .JID C8Al ofi'ic~r in c hJrc.:t! Po1-J~ll of ie;th~r :'r~'~u .\ir ~:1~ !,t:,tion .lalnz J\l~.lka rt.:nort~ ~.i htin of Ji.rht.::; on b.: .... !'ill'{ cf /!lt? d rcc-~:3 ( l i.t c-tly nL0Ve r~d li .... ht.. F.:!.:.nt ~lo ... liC_ 0~'/ li t,h~s i n d i c.\t..:d <l &}ip r lt hOt;:_,h no :.;ur "'l'Struc:t ure v L>ib1~. Li~ht o d i znp.)~: . .:d J.t C515Z, r~ tur'1un or:;! lt~li h l l..ll' lut.~r tHH p r~i.:>t~d in s rvnn po~ition u.:1til G?COZ. Hh:.n ot!'c: Ji by fr;~. R ,Uo;;;!~t p o .>ition of 2utton Ic:;l.gnd '1t tl ' h ) of o'>:i~.rvation ;.nci ih~th~r flJi!15 h'~raJa balloon~ DOWNGRADED A'f 3 YEAH TNTF.RV .. ~L8 DECLA2S1FI~D AFTER J 2 y ~\1\S. ' f:llO.:'.lTY cr:::t L FT P.TC:n.~ !I vO Cite h . GID C8dl AL\Ir~C~: C.6' ... 1.5'JL. liuo t ~ci fl. r y ")ur ctlc:t "OIC i"o .,.11 of dil'l.:!cl l y ~bov,. rl.!d li.,:ht. Fai nt g low b e l o;'i lj t:h t. ind :.i.cat,t.:d a ..... hip f~ltllouJh n o !Jup~r.:Jtructuru vi!:jibL;. Licht aisap!.J-3 lr~c! t t5l)Z r0ttnn~d 1 ltJlf hour lr4t~r anu p .. a : i ~ tt.:!d in ~ .r..e po~dtio:i un~il (. 7LOZ ,),-:n ob. CU1'\.!d b,i foc,x qst };os;.tion r:>f Purton !. 1 1.:1J :,t t.l1!.~ of oh ~rv tion :!!t d 1-: th~r fJ.Y! n~ b:H'l'<t~P b P lloon. 1: ;kt: r~po.rt ctir~c t ~o ~J 1 :!. l~e~. COPY ~JO. ---- .-:~-:: i~ ~<IMG Or AN EX Cl COPY OF Tt-JS ESS.lCE IS fOR~lDOE~. CG 5C.Glv I' GO ? lu'.OIDIC2l ior f!oOI:I ~,t. rn\l.i.n~ t.c r .-d ob:.~rVe<.l tii.lt!ctly ;bov~ u J<.:d l]t,)'. . F ... df"l', el0 t C,;l:>"ll lit).t.H inc..ic:..lt;d d. :,bifl alt:wu.;:h no suz;~r;t .. ~uctur\.! vi::.ibl.:. :.2-Lht:..J d l:'3..a.:J- lt'i1~s f r Cw)-=: Prince of .. ale~ on h.::arlua of ~20 d .. r~es t.r-t'~. :\:> c \r-, ~ b"'l.lloon s 'in ;~ir at t..ll..1~. 2L~ i.!lch n~archli~:hts UJc::rJ int ;r~.it ~t.ntlj' to l:>c . .~.t 2 . Unia~ntifi.e::a ship bi~Jhtt:d lyin_:: 'l::'P='O:t 8 to 1 0 . .,i.lJ., 'Jff co1t, of :!net~ in \,e..,t<drly lt ~r t t o n b..:tw n CJ/4CCZ .:u1d C:,Ol,COZ. V ";:; '.!.! > !'~ color , cst:.lmat~d 250 ft in len~t!1, bUp~r.,t ..... uctur-~ ,,t on.-: . 1 , r.) f:.L' J.y l.~l vcJu:,tLoCl