PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD \ 12. CONCLUSION$ 0 Wo s Boll oon 1" ,.1 iII ,t0.t \ .. ':l, 'Jr.-... c 0 rrobobly Oolloon Wn Ahcroh - rou"o-suo "' 0 Probably Aircraft GMT Ol/10:!.)~ 0 AI.-Vhu~tl D Alrlnterept Rod., Possibly Alreroft 7. LI::~ICTH OP ODS!RYATION I. NUMBER 0,. OGJ!:CTS 9. COU~S! C~ Woa Astronomical \'_ .I.; 0 Probobly Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical lnaufflcln t Ooto for Evolvotio n 0 Unlcnown 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY OP SICHTtHO r:h'pc or fo:r-r.t. Sl~c :t:)" diet'r,ctf."r . t l t l u .r: t.o b .. ::,c.1d'ing out c.on~1..."1t r~Jys o.f ll;:ht :-;i...,la r Lo a djr~,.~ncl g liti,cr:_ng . It '.:~l:J a t. 110 d~grcen n~ i.n.c.t h . ATIC FORM ll' (RP.V 26 8V.P 52) 11. COMM~HTS LQCNi!O~: C , 111 AC'l'I OX OR CO: !I E1!T.3: DESCRIPTIO~l OF D1CIDD~T: UNCLJ\55\F\EO winds aloft f or th~ Columbus Ohio area at o.bou t 1800 on 2 Oct Weather balloons are launc 'h2d at 1500 all throuzh tha eastern ti~to ~ono. CONCLUSION Since S}OllrSe st..'l.tC3 the ob ject \ 139 tr.::.vel i.ng cirec:.ly -.. ~st, i t could not h ave been a b3llo~'1. o.s i t vould bava to be travell:nz into the wind if it lter e ntov e 5 or nearly into the winJ a t bolo'# In addition, if a b~loon waro r e l eased o.t 1500 in tr.~ three hours from launching until sighting,{ t.. would bo.va rise n too hi l to be ::;~en. U l\fC[;\SSJFIED ( .. JNC[ASSIFIED t!n lr,lgocl drt:..\,ing of otj "'r, l . C1tul~ it\ T~1tlol ,-,)~Jne (;OiTJg n,\~"'.I:J fr<'n oourctr* i . o . Into the P~l'~r. '/ PA.RKillG LOr Lt . Col . 11. J , Pic tnitz'1 Source lo.:>!. 'ti U':> tt.to thr ir to ob.Jerv ; V1.J t.C-3 l v C''U~9 the DC-3 c n.u:;cd c o"l;lU. .. :-(l;,r :,ore JtoJce tht.ll w n or J.J.J.l.f ~A:p.c;,c.cl. ht .... lg'1t of c:. li._;ht. nbov~ nnd t" th~ uest of i.h( L~J. His f l r st. 1-prt :; ~on H.lS lh t h...~ h: C: obnerve:d u fln!;h Hhi('h c t!sod h.is -....y e t o r -.i ... .,n to Lh,.. otl.~tll.1 npoL. Th e next J~prl...iS.l"n \-!D i,h t l hu objt-.;L '~d.~: o b...tJlo('~1. I! .. cont.inuf'!d t o l ook u't. Llh: ob ject to notLCJ C'\,. ... c,c-:nL or d ~.ce:Ht. In C:)nttnuinz. to w.J.tch for nn Of.iC""nt or l~L~C ,1t., h" noLicJ .. 1 t.ll t tl-} t s ob ject w s not 1 ,cenJing nnd co"lr;lud.:J 'Lb~ t .iJ, M i ;}1~. l 0 n p .ruchuto. Tho slvtp(; of th~ ob j ect ( c.n irw:> .. plc,'1 cLrcl {' o_ :>phro.rc) rs lt HJY> =:trr c1 to tho ~OU!'CC tt tld 'i ti. 1"' ,, 1~ u r;1, th t h e c o. '~lud.Jcl tha~ it "li[;lrt po..:>~lhly bl,; n. p~"A:nc:..u~e. Conl' r:11rtl ob s er \t"tion of th objLr;t, sho;.r'Jd t.1. tit c~id n0t. d!:..c ... ldj l..l-t~ sourca conl..!l',J.-l..!d th"~L .it '\.1'1~ not c. p:.ne1.cl mt. . fl dim).!li.>htt'~ s i ze of the obj--ct. ~'l:'~csted tkt i t \ 1" $ t-n.,~li'lC .:.t high S~J(d :i.n a \Tc)~tcrly ci;r\..!cto""l. Althou~iJ th13 ~h ...... of tho ohjrcL c.n- not b~ cstnbli ~hr:d, \1l1~n i.t \1 3 firnt n0t2J ir, the.. po: .. it.ion the DC-J f'unolc.c. ~. 2. .2.l.!r c.; ' ~ _Qpin't'1,tLo.f_IIt3 Jn-i\ r-L1tj on: Dnc t o t"11c !P'' Lm' c of t h v obj t?ct \Thic~h \ i=.:> ob..::lolved, tln t i s , t lD ::;lmr, t!l.::. :-.':>~Tee t o ok tl-:te tro uhl c to move his e ln.s .... r-s b:lck i.n 1 fcl th i n 0.1. ~.k:r to a s 3ure hL"TTGclf thd~ h\,; \TaG not ~e(?i11g a rcfl0cthm tluou~h h:i.~ elass~.:;. Thl") S01U'CC doc-s l .Ot b rJlicve t. lvd. h e 3~\1 n l'c.:.'lc<;t. .c:l due t o tho sun, prir:.c~r lly bcclu~e the ~ -<Y u :1s l~td len; ng in 'lhc ast a nrl t h e c ts tv11d ~ida of bulldh1g-.. in the. ... !r,~n l:cr ~ ~ 1 rl;;d nd d~1l:~1 thnn the r est o f th~ slcy. o:::j2il1. ... J brlrhtness of th~ obj'Jct, its ~tr:.!.i'";l"-t,-lin8 pa t h , i t s gradu~l f'ldln[~ fron oi~ht. ::s tl-ton;rh reLtir.:: f rth:r source tPt t1,e object l!CS of n rr"l o.a:i n ar..d not c1u 'L0 r e flec t icn f 1o:n t.h("l cround or fr.l s.. lsu<.!.l p:'!rco! ) ~; u..., c~ur;(?d by looJ.ln~ into t h') s l:'y. Sincorel y y ,ur;, liGC: liCV Enc l o,Ju p~ 1 . Skc~ch 2 . Aer:inl Lt . Col. 11. J. Pi~tnlt:-u H~;.!ldqu...tr t..ers, AEC \lri!":'lrt-P!lttcr~on Air r-.orc3 Bu~e lhyton, Ohlo Dea r Colonel Pl~tnitza: 505 KinG Avm1uc c~l buz 1 , uhio Oct.ob ar 9, 1951 Th~ f ollowinG infor'".L'l t..inn rogn.r<ltng the s i phting of em tmconvon- 1:.ll airc rc..rt is for\-Jn,rdc~cl os o. n11tt.cr of Jnt0~ .. cst pcrt!lining to your A. So,n ce Graduut o ph,;stctot, no rdrcr('ft exp;.rlcmce, a~(: 29, tn ber p<2!riD:Ult'3nt n'L .r.r Bat tclle l~:no.Llal I n::. L.i. tute. Iht c of Ci~ht:i.ne: Tuesdy ev~nj,f,, Octob,. r 2~ ).2:>1 ~ . ', setm; dtnk.."'lcs.; jasL lJn~innine to sot i.n.- At tho timt:~ of the s i ghtin,s, a t\.rln-~nginc ulrcraft - prob~bly a DC-J sch~Julcd irliner -Y~s ob3)rved. Tho sou1cc \ n o sea t e d i n 3. c.,r i n a r~rklne lot on the c:...!mpus of The Ohi.o st .... te lmiver~it.y. Tho D(j.._J W"\3 h~">dln~ directly Ca3t ui th [l"l est.i.m:tt~d ulLitndo of 1000 f,?.ot. The un.i.rJon+J fi0d o. -t~ct. '''':i """'~ujni'T dlr13ct.Jv Hc::t r..t an nltitud~ hl._,\10r th:' n t h L of the LC-J. Thr-cA.O.ct c.ltitutlc c:-tnnot b e esti!.~.;."'.t'Jd. 'lhfJ atL'lch e d dr\.n..ring sho\J:; t.he r:m.rc')' s op i n i on of \l~nt hl:.! ''['\.f ,. s f e r a.:; ~rmf'iguration of tho uncun- v.:nLional airr.r'lft. No r.;ourld~ wo.Lc hourd o.ssocl:tted wi.th thls uni.donL:ifio.blc ob~cct.. 'fhc p:tttcrn of flie-ht sce.,~d zt .r.=deht wlth no ciHng0 in r.ltltude or m'ln~u;cr. The durutinn of s l ehtln G , : .... s nppl'o;.: rrt.'lt oly o.1~ mlnut.e. The :JtOl'J of the ~dc.;ltti.nc of the untdcntlflc.blP obj ect i s as f ollm..,r,:: J..tOW (~l\t\f)Jo:l) AT:~' i: .\r~ I.'TEI!\'AL~ P I!f"'LASJli'JFD AFI'E!t 12 YEAHS .