PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Bolloott li: nn~a! o1i3, l'inne ... ~o~a o Probably Bolloon Locoi O_o_'3;..'_) )0:G,.""._VIsual 0 GroundRodor 0 Probably Aircraft Po .. I bl Y Alrcroft s. PHOTOS 6. &OUR~E 0 Woa Astrono,..lcol 0 Yet 0 Probably Ast,.no,..lcol aNo Civili~n 0 Poulbly Ast"'no,..lcol 5 mi_nut~s 1-!nlt i.plc ( 3) l!:t.rm::v r<.d 10. IRI!fl SUMMARY Ofl SICHnNO 11. COMM!HTS D lnaufflclont Oato lor Evaluation ry. Unit no""' OlJ:);rvcd from P./C ut lO,OJO ft. Dri ;htly llii10. :'!'1F'I~!J. \nH;n obsorv\..rs contacted ;1.Mlng object. Hovtng ft'0'1 E t o H a t hi.eh airport, trtc.! t o tr~.ck ir:!..th t..hccdolitc .3~"' d . At hlf~l' ~lt.ituclc. ?ioved at speed of hul, c ouldn't because~ object~ lr.ovln~ too 5 ci ~r~c p e r second. Halo iri t h d ark undc:r3urf co fast. Also 0~1.Jcrv d a~a:\n t -. .. 1d ::;lo.-rcd dcAm and beg~m cliJ11b in a lnzy l a te!. i~o vnpor tlal1:J. Sw-~-::..: .:_rr'y .!.N:lr;::;, \lith pattern like le~f f alJ.i.ng. Did color. r;o !'O.f11..~''rion fro,l\ obj ... ci:. . t !tls f or c-::mplc t.linutc n . Hatch f o r 5 min. A n umb0r of t~csc: ohj3Ct3 obscrvod fro11 g rm:nri. AnC I'ORM ll9 (RY.V 21 SP.P 52) At FORM !12---PART !I APPROVED t June 1948 From (Agency) (C1aselflcatlon) AIR I~TELLIGEHCE IHFORHATIOH REPORT Report tlo. Pa e of Paq!s S:!.:_ht.inr of rlyj n E v'lucers ( co.1td.) Intt;:lJ..ir:r::1ce Of l'ic<:r > AFTt~R J2 'E,\H~. DOD J) ln 5~00.l0 NOTE. Th; s docu~nt contains i nformation affecting tho n1llonal defens e of the United States withtn the I"IO.tn ln!) of the Espionagl Act, 50 U.S.C.----31 and 32, a! amended. Its transmission or tho rcve- Jton of It~ contents In any Mdnner to an unauthorized por ,on Is prohlbltod by law. It may not r roduced in whol e or In part, by other thJn United States AIr Force a!)enclo~, except ~y per n! s3:on of tho 01 rector of lntelll g9nce, USAF (CI as I) If I oat ion) U NCLf\SS\F \ED OlJ::'t:rf !.r.p th~ rr!.Lh o ' t~v: \li:Y !~i,lrl ns ckrrcc :1 .-v:-~rr.o!'ld. I f.nn' t kno w tao t.-:> ch:~s.:rlb! i ~s btll,.,on in siri&t i==-n CJ:.:.:.:L:l::;c~. ~hortl7 a!'~r this \o.'C It nor-ro~.ch'''; frot1 ~ .. h:::: 01est. Ai~rt u.1 ~ a nur.'llldr of t. 'lo::t ir. t.he r,lin~ce~ or prenenee by Fn.r r dc!tnil~ o:-t.~o LY'l:i:!ent L:.'7c bc-r. rc~"..lC:::i:.t:. -:1:c :.~nrcns ?1'!70 sor;er~ wit!~ ucncral :511:; b<-.lio~n ?=-oJect~. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Ct1rv1.n; t:tc !Tf~t ~as:-tn.llorJn \1~1(:~ I ::-.U\J ll brlr-:ltl;r rlo-i:1. ou j cct to tl :~ ~ .. o f l~hnca"'oll~ nnl lw iinr cn:Jt. 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It. o.?~roacht:d fron t!ic \:e::; t D.-"11 disD.;'_"Jec..rt!d to u,e c:-L~ t, r.ci thc r o:1c lco.r.:..~ r.nj tr~co or vo.:")()r trnil. ~Jlcn I sa".. the s cc?nd on~ I ce.J lc:d our tr.,ci:t-s :.rt tion t1 t the L. o: : . Air:x>rt w1..l t.hc ol:Gt:rvers tt~re: O=:! t :o t!:codoli :.< ::lW'l~c-::! t.? ~ct rli:t~:;c~ of l1 n;.U'l~ltr Of tho , l'Ut C')uldn't !:i th~ tl~codoli ... c f.Oi.!':: f~st ~n?t;"h t,') ~!!~!') t:-:c~ in t!~c field of' t!~! ir il".::t.ru:1cn~. i. h ~..;.r, ~::.ith o.n.! _,ic% "Jriu.n c aelt~;1t r=li."l....,3~=> of th c objcc_::; in th~ thcouoli~ ~ft-(r I noti:'ied t!lOJ~ :>!' t!wir p:-c.cc.:.::~ bl Unim y.m, b~ t e;vidcn tly cle~. i'urthr:r inve s tira ti~n ;:-ro-JtA .! n'=> ad~i t.io:1o.l in for . .li "t.ion n~ to ti~e: 1 :~nti ty Of thr; o=>~c:ct. ':he t~coJ~litc O":r,~.:-\.I~S i:ttf.:r:-o;--:.U;>~ ~J11 :;tntcr.1 t!'.~t } C:>ulcl o~.J.J r uvo orr n~ r efle ction . UNCLASSIFIED all t]:'l~:O of b~u:oons fc:-S .7::r~ :-~P.rS a~ ~ h a ve: tt~cn o":.~crv~nc liNClASSJFIED EXTRACT Fi!Ht 'AT'-l!J nEPORT !I DA'I'Z: 10 Cct 51 TI::E (Local): lC1lO LOCA'i'IO~!: l,ins1cq ol1.i, ::i.n.'l. ALTITUDE: : !:i :;h HLADTIG: .>::. ACTION OR COl!li!<1lTS: 1\.rt:. 1 ii DESCRIP'l'IOU OF I NCIDF.l{T: :{ouw', ~i lvcr o'Jj c " ooLh 0 . i.. CGC EXTRACT ffi:H1 S'l'ATU~ REPORT .9, 3 . D,\TE: JJ. Oct 51. Til~ (Local): 0530 LOCATION: 1 innL3.polis, ;ann. I.Bl\GTH OF Tl.J.IE OBSZUViD: Scvcr,l i'inutc:~ SPEED: Hir11 ALTITUDE: li iG t ADnr:: : L'n':nr, :n ACTIO~ OR COl!IGl!T5: 3 "'c St.Lu. Ro ol't. :. o . II .for dct-ilo . DESCRIPTIOn OF IrlCI:DENT: Rouwl' m lvcr co'.:! cL c I b: }1ilot::; 'L!"I.Ckin:; b;.Llloo n a t ld by [;Wl\'1'1 ob:~rvcr tc:::.trt. : :~0 COL ~JILL.!~ hFOIN- V/TC I SFCU1I'IY l~i'tO~l1ATION ~ tiOlJF:r.E:n l~.:Sl. SOt;RCF.S Oi T~IIS f' :~PO~T li:' r. CHI::Cl~.SD A:'lD J\!<E F.XPF.RIF.tlCE:D OL33EHV!='RS VI'rH HIGH i'~LTI1.UJF. 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