PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATtOM 12. CONCLUSION$ ' 2 Aug 1951 Ellington AFB, Texns o PreuWr e.ea .... Po .. UIr Boll .. ,. Locel 0118 II o ..... v .... .a 0 GtouR4Reder w Ahcreft i D PreHWr Alrcreft S. PHOTOS t. D Woe AetreftoRtlcel 0 Yoe 0 ProMWr AetroMRtleol XkMe ci 1 1 tary D PouiWr A""'lcol 3 - 4 minutes one o:-th' rising D '"ufflct.,.. Dote,_, Evluotlo" 10. 81tll' SUMMAit't 0' ltGMnMO 1 t. COMMIMTI C~J bright (as bright as the brightest Gtar), Case eval uated as balloon. yellov ln color. No definlte shape Devia t ed ~ut returned on cause of North. Disappeared by ris ng . ~ltitude approx 25,000 ~s observed 3 - 4 rnin I;; tr'1vel nvin i EXTRACT FroH S'fATi.J~ REPORT !I 1 WCNLIOX: :<:lJjngt.o n I.;."):GTH OF TI i:E 09SE:1.1Tr.D: Unlmmm SOU::D: None ALTI TUD~: Hif)l SOURCE: Three ai:m!n AC'l'I ON OR COl!lS!TS: ~!o invcsti gati. on DESCRIP'!'IO~J OF DlCIDaTT: Bri cht ycllo:1 lir;ht mlkifb a ~ig zag course thr ough the ::;ky. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ( I ' LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Proboltly Bolloon Ellington, AFB Texas 0 Wo Balloon Po .. , Wy Balloon local 0230 XJ Growul Vlauol 0 GroundR .. or Wai Aircraft 26/0SJOZ 0 Prolto'-ly Aircraft GMT 0 AlP. Vleual 0 Air Intercept Rodor PouiWy Aircraft D Yea 0 ProltoWy AatronoMicel Civlian & Military 0 Poulltly AatrenoMicel tl Insufficient o ... for Evoluotlon 30 minutes 0 Unlcnown 10. lA II, SUM .. AAY 011 liGHTING 11. COMMINTS Had a more yellow light than a star would. Possible balloon or star, however, Traced its movements roughly in a triangle. positional data of object and manner #i, It moved from the spot near middle star to of disappearance not included, Insuffi- above Jrd star & fran there in a straight lin cient data for a firm evaluation1 to sevoral deru~5 left of lwest. star. At thD~ time Sergeant Cook retur.ned & I pointed it oui to him. It had retumed to near the pt \-there first observed it.As we watched it began the same movements. Could not appro:dmate dis Stay motionless r.dnutes at a time and suddenlJ start moving agaL"l. No sound. Still there when we returned to the ba::~e. ATJC POitW U9 (ltKV 21 laP 12) -..s~, nou~vOl', n:.:c.s .n::: :froi:t Jt . 1ad e:ul I ~'lOUr.>P...r.d ie~t -i 'f a oc; "l thn ,.r 'DCi:>"ll::; .. !'or r.:a mi:lu~a-s nt ::ne!.l to EXTRACT FroH S'rAT"JS REPORT !1 1.._ DATE: 26 Aug 51 TIZ.:E (Local): 0300 Ul\GTH OF 'lii:E OBSERVID: 1 hrur plus SOtmD: ~!one SPEID: Sla., .UTITUDE: Hij1 HZADTIG: 'laricd SOURCE: A.ir:"'.fn :md '.T:~F AC'.1.lON OR CO!!HEliTS: 'Jerry pro~ably n weatJ1er b~Uoon DESCRIPflOU OF DJCI:D:rnT: Erratic yel1ou lL:ht . A~tzu Col \.i1]11 UNClASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED (Seoxet) TraDsmit or .>roj cct i:.irudge h.epori8 Lt Huooel tin F01'JD8 112 deeoribing throe separate ?lojeot Grudge 2 . Aot'oa ia beiJI takeD to imeat.igato theM reporte. JA:i/OTtD !!. ~I~tl~, JR. 1'~oal Analysis r.drla!.oD Air i'eohnical !ntell1genoe Center iJNC[ASSIFlED DO\VNGRADED AT 3 Y EAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. UNa:.ASSlFlED ~ 7 Ootobor l9~ n.t r..a.ae \ICe reportod OD subject n te. ~:r n!I'J other ~nnel c! tr.ot-nill Ul':f DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y~An IX'IERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTEU 12 YEARS. UNCLASSIFIED :./I, ilq \JJ4l? ;ubingtOD 25~ u. C fi A u N Q r: ~ DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS ' ~ !Lrt.:a:i S. ~':"trnGIS, Capt. ts:r .\ir . i!Ju taD t. Genat sl 1JNClASS\FUi0 lJNCLASSIFIED t 1r . cij.1t3!l t, ~-wral ...... --. ARAPHASE NOTRE UIRED. SEE CRYPTOCENTER EFORE DECLASSJFYI G ~ I ~, ;; r 1 ACTION UO\VNGRADEO AT 3 yr Il l);TERVALS ; DE CJ,ASSlFIED A F T ER 12 YEARS. DOWNGRADED AT DECl.ASSIFIED 1J~A R INTERVALS. UN~ ........ ~ DOWNGRADED AT 3 YE .\R INTERVALS: , DECIASSIFIED AFT l. I1 12 YEARS. DOD Dllt 5:!u0.10 A!R INTEL~JGEi~CE JNFOR , J Ano REPORT ~ui1!od C l ntia l IRO'I. (.l;tnr:r) iir.g I t .-.l .i.:i,"r-nc ?.cpcrt of mido=.tii" .H'IL"-:por ting o:- c