PROJECr 10073 RECORD CARD HILlA:RES'f HEIGRl'S, liD. l 12. CONCLUSIOH~ t_Q_ Wn BoltCklft wgr; Plftltub!y Bofloon I. PATeTIME G~OU, ._ 1'YPP. OF oasEAVATION m Gr.uttdo Vlsuel GMT _.U/PlOQ. I 0 Ah Yi ' 0 Ai,.lntwcpt Reder 0 Wos Aucrah 0 f.'mbabl y Aercroh 0 PonrU, Airctoft Wen A'INno.-.i,l Prob ... tl y A'\lro"""''c."l .,. LE liiG '" 011 cft~t: AV ATIOM 1 NUN3f" u11 o IJCU couRsF. I o "uuffici-.nl Oatn for E'"uho~t Jn : .0 eec i l I : I I.. al~v.tENT$ . I 10. aRIF SUfoWAIIY cr IICrtTI:otG Objoct wu c011parable to a aediua star : 1n a1se and brilliance. l.aintained level I tl.ipt, then aaoondecl. . . ATIC POaM ,. JuY ... 1 II) 1. Rndiosor..de oolloon ~elca3od 2200, Silver Hill, lld. ~:x 3ta 2. "Hovered, aocondod, l'lbito licht", normal balloon characteristics :.;7 "'ED'JP JEDEN222 1:: JEPHQ tzi2A '-"'. ~:-,-: B~ USAF ~JASHDC :a JED JP/A In TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER tJRIG liT PATTE!CS ON !,FB .. ~HI 0 A ITN COLN ATIAA-2C J'2D:n/COr1~iA!IDIUG GENERAL AIR DEFENSE COt1NA~ID ENT AFB COLORADO FROr1 COLU AFOIN 50193 FLYOBRPTABOUT 22 .:} HRS Ct1.~ 12 OCT 52 Ci~A t~JtiLF. DRIVING EAST Otl COLDROOK DR HILLCREST HTS Cil!t i~D :::A IN COttPANY ':1I TH HAJ Ct~A USAF Ctll\ : A US/\F A PILOT Cr-tA BOTH ATTACHED TO AIR BASE GROUP CHA . ~:IDRE~1S AFB Cr1A l1D CMA PAREN CODE 185 C~:A EST 629~ PA~'CN S J\'.! :'. UNIDENTI~IED Fl.Ylt-:G OBJECT ABOUT THE SI2E AW) i3RILLIAi:C~ OF .-\ l!EDIUt1 STAR TO THE EAST OF THEt1. THEY RF.PO;lT. THE OBJECT FIRST SEEN ABOUT DEG Al.TITUTE CHA TRAVELING FROH RIGHT TO LEFT :!:.\ AD OUT 105 DEG AT LEV~L FLIC HT TO flD'JUT 9:J DEC T !_]I~'!ERE~ :i:>:lENTARil.Y AUD STARTED ASCENDING DISAPPEARING UHEN AT ABOUT 85 (. - )IG BOTH ~ERE POSITIVE THAT IT WAS NOT AN AIRCRAFT OR A FALLING sT. . Tr:Y HAD IT Ut!DER OBSERV.'\TION ~OR APPROX 35 on 4!1 SEC.RAD;'\~ : ::GATIVE AT ANDREHS AF3. RADA!1 NEGATIVE AT UP.SH NhTL B'JT OPE!L\TOP. 7:1:-!tliSHED INFO THAT SILVER HILL Ct1A t~D ~oJATHEP. STA SCHEDULES RADIOS.O~JDE" E.\LLOOtl RELEASE 22 HRS DAILY. ~1EATHER COLN 55 DEC S~lCLN ~!IND ~ TUO JEPHQ 02A .~D S TH S.!CLrl CEILING UNLI1!ITSD S!tCLN NO t:::::PE!1ATUnE ItNE!!SION. ::~-i HQ USAF WASHDC L"~ JEDt-IP/A Ill TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER ttfRIGHT PATTERSON t,FB .. Jai 0 ATTN COLN ATIAA2C .EDEN/COt:MANDING GENERAL AIR DEFENSE COt1t1.'\tiD ENT AFB COLORADO 0[1 COLN AFOIN 50193 FLYOB:tPT-ADOUT 22+~ HRS CUt\ 12 J~T 52 Ct1A '.~HI LE DRIVING EAST Otl COLDROOK 1JR IN CO~iPArn' '!11TH HAJ HTS C!l.~ N!l ~.:f', USAF A PILOT C!lA BOTH ATTACHED TO AIR BAS! GROIJ? Cf~A :i: !DHE:IS AFD CHA tID. CNA PAREN CODE 1&5 c::h EST 6295 P.'\nEN SA'.r .~! UNIDENTIFIED FLYI~!G OBJECT ABOUT THE SIZE ANI) 32!LLIAi~CE OF .\ 1-~EDIU:I STAR TO THE EJ'.ST OF TI!E~l. THEY Rl~P0;1T TEF. OBJECT FIRST ':::E AJOUT 4~ DEG ALTI'CUTE CNA TRAVELitJG FROH RIGHT TO LEFT : :::\ AO')UT 1135 DEG AT LEV~L FLIGHT TO .'\BOUT ;>,I D!:G TH~N HJ :J!IENTARILY AND ST,,RTED .~C!::NDI:lG DISAPP~AP.lfJG '.JHF.N AT /\B~!JT 85 )':G BOTH '~1ERE POSITIVE THAT IT WAS NOT AtJ Al!~CRAFT OR A FAI .. LII'!~ ~T.t\11. TEY HAD rr UNDER OBSERV.'\TIOrl FOR APP!10X 35 O!l 11n SEC.RADA!1 ;:::GATIVE AT AtiDREHS AFB. Rl\!lA~ !~GATIVE f\T Hf',~H NATL BUT OP Arc~ (\ f tr.!tiiSI!ED ItlFO THAT SILVER HILL Cl'/1 t:D :Ul!!IE!! STA SCHEDULES RADIOSOCI!lF: ~ 3.'\LLOON RELEASE 22:~" HRS DAILY \~EA THER COLN 55 :lEG Sl1CLN I ND ' \ :i<~10M SOUTH SUCLtl CEILING UNLIMITED S CLN ~!0 TE11PI:I1ATtmE IHVF.aSIO~l. E~l" Ir1A TE COLN PROBABJ.. Y WEATHER BALLOON P~Jr;c1: 1QQ'Z2 WORY.SHto;ET I Q!!;NERAL 2: wex-no1~ t'll1f3l:od Eyo I LJ Binoeulllrs ! D '1'eloocopo , 1 DB-J One So' 0 87 T~ro Seto CJ Tbree Sets -A/C Obsarved Objoot. ~)Interoeptlon Atte~pted n No Interc At _A/C ScrQmble i D Vicru31 Conuct U3de 1 0 A/I Cont,aet l.tade 1 No Oont"ot II. ASTRONOLIICAL DATA 0 Sunri:te r ' Sun:Jot. III. AIKCIUF't DA'tA .ATlC Test Form (1~ Au.r 52) Launc 1~ \ :,ht.iy. Y. IVAtuAriOI ou Altroraomioal D Probabl7 A&t~-.1nolllcal 0 Poaalbly A~tn:u~cal tJ IuatftoieDt. Data Fo:r Z.-1&1.uatiun Cl U.Waown PROJECT 10073 TiEATt-l:R DATA S"< VILOCrTI DIRECTION ALTI1'~ n:LOCitl DIHEC'l'IOH 8. VISIBILITY WAS tenths at feet. tenths at teet.