PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSION~ \:nahinr,ton D C 0 Wos Balloon 3. DATE TIME CROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION out ut't uo oon Local 21..15 Et1r c'iGround-Viauol 0 GroundRodor . 0 Wos Aircraft f' 0 Probably Aircraft GMT D AI~ Vi auol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor Pouibl Y Aircraft 0 Ys 0 Probably Astronomical ti No llaV3l officcrD nnd .) other r-,...PJ.cPouibly Astronomical 7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0. laRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING t:ono-~3olloons bu.t obJect ~os t.ua very la..,. launched in oica at 0300 z. too rost unless balloon Ycllowi&h*gold ATIC FORM J29 (R&V 2 8EP 52) lnsulricient Dota for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS ObJect WCiuld h!lvc been 5-6 diat~c tcr Covered Go 70 of sky and dis!! ;>pcarc Maneuvers a str~ ieh t and level tO ~!IAA2C RUPPELt F30~ AFOitl-2~3 JOURNT UNCLASSIFIED FOLLOWlNC REPORT RCE1V!D.3Y D/1 SY PHON 2150 lliS LOCAL. 15 MAY !52& DUTY err Icr:n USN, REPORTED SIGHT1NG PH!:SUMADLY OVEn ~ASHINGTOrJ AR:A. COLOR GOLD.tS!l-Q;ti\HC, NO A?PEAJlANCt OF EXHAUST, .:ii2E tl~!D ALTITUDE l!Nl<NOWNI SH,\P CIRCULAR ANO ArP1\i\ED "SAUCL:R-LIK lN THICYJJE:SS!:t OJJ:!:CT r ;...\VLLING DUE SOUTH 1:~ LEVEL FLIGHT AND VA~JISH!> F~CM SIGHT PRIOR TO R~ACHil~G HORIZON. ODStRVEA> ;tOH .\BOUT l!) SECONDS :1AX1r1UM SPEED COULD': llOTO ::~:: r.s ri:fATED aUT "t:Xta:-tELY f ,\ST" STAT!: ih: f,:;n .3 OTH!:il Cl.i5RVtRS \J lTII Hl~1 UE:rJ; CE:RTAIN IT' UA3 NOT SEARCHLIGHT RrU:CTION ON CLOUD$ na OVERCAST . , f_:IASJ{l~CTON, ...-L.<~"" PtOPL STATE TO at . ~;ITH HI!i AT TL~i: OF S IGHTING WEr~ ErlS 'ffiiED T~ BY PH~N~ FOR ADDITIONAl. D::tAILS CSAF I TE11 r::1 .; NCLASSIFI0 TO ATIAA~2C RUPPELT FROM AFOIN-2B3 FOU ET REF CSAF ITEL1 5 TT 124 AND Ar1C ITEt1 1 TT 125 HAVE CONTACTED ENS : SY PHONE AND HISS IN Pt.:RSON FOLLOWl~G ADDITIONAL AND CLARIFYI~G INFO OBTAltJEDI EITERATES PREVIOUS DATA SUBt11TTED EXCEP! ESTit1ATE OF DURATION OF 08SEilVATION UHICH HE tJOW BELIEVES TO BE AuOUT 10 SECONDS INSTEAD OF 15 OBSERVED THROUGH ARC OF 60 TO 70 DEGREES COULD ~lOT ESTIMATE SIZE t\CCURATELY. SAUCZR l1PRE5SION BASED ON OVAL RATiiER.. THAN CIRCULAR APPEARA~lCE AS THOUGH DISC SEEN TILTED. ADDITIONAL IM- PRESSIO~ OF SPINNING MOTION. DESCRIBED AS SOFT GLON OF GOLDISH-OaANGE COLOR BUT DEFINITELY NOT HETEO!l A/C LANDI NG LIGHT, LIGHTED :3ALl.OON ETC., \iiTH t~JHICH HE IS FAMILIAR. rHE Et1PHASIZES TrLc\T OBJ ECT JUST V!INISH~D ~o/HILE STILL ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGRESS ABOVE HORIZON .-\ L Dt.:SCRIIlt:S Oi:JJECT .AS ANORPHOUS CSA1 IT~'f 7 SLowLY AT Low ALfxruot IN ~-iiiAxC:"H.T--PAill t1ITH . ~!0 S'OUND FIRST OBSERVED ABOVE HOUSE, J<EPT IT U DER OBSERVATION FOR A50UT 5 SECONDS DURING lTHICH IT TRAVERESED A30UT 30 DEGREE ARC, AND LOST IT BEHIND TREES. TRAVELLED. IN G::NERAL SW DIRECTION. APPEAilED TO BE VAGUE OBLONG SHAPi WITH ESTI~1ATED\ LL TO .. 5 FOOT DIAt1ETER IF At ASSUMED ALTITUDE OF . ~UOUT 60FT. STATES IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT 1\/C Ltt DING LIGHT DESCRIBES \JEATHER AS rAIRLY CLEAR AND COULD SEE MANY STARS . 1;0 BOON AT TIHE OF ODSERVATION russ COULD OFFER NO DEFINTE I~lFO EXCEPT THAT COLOR APPEARED TO BE BLUISH- tJliiTE AND SHAPE APPEARED OVAL AS FOR DISC TILTED SLl~HTLY. ALL ~BSERVERS RESIDE SAME BUILDING AT ADDRESS GIVEN PREVIOUSLY, WHICH IS IN CEORGETO~N OF NW WASHINGTON. OBSERVATION NADE THIS LOCALITY. HENCE PARTIALLY ACCOUNTING FOR DIFFERENCES I:J LENGTH OF 03SERVATION AND MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE FULL NAMES AND PARTICULARS OF FOUR OBSERVERSJ Er!PLOYEE ~GRADED AT~ ~AR tN,gn.VALS: DO~DECLASSIFIED AI'TEU 12 YEAl~. IN D/I HQ USAF ASS INGED DOD Dli~ 5200.10 lfiiACT mlM Sl'ATUS REPORt I 7 '1'DCI (Looal.) I zl3 5 LOCA'rlo:fa ~rashingt.on, D. C, SOUND& Unkno'!.-n AJJri!UDZa lq,., S>URCEa 'l'\;o ons1.gn:J AC'fl: Cll OR 001-!1-DTS: 1 Gnldish-o:--etn :~o, 3<t.u.e ;r-lil:c obj.; ct npinni:1:; .. tot.ton. T\o ob~crv('rs <.t :t.e., on~-! at ~::.r(v~t levl Hld.lB o.L. renee vnriu. -.._:_ on:l in ob~ervotJ on. dif.icr~nt lcvclG,