oo e o o e I t Alr. Cv~:Jt.::l i'ilo1. Co:4ut:!l pilot ol;s crv0d a~d follO'wf:d s!~ln;: c.~lob,...:; conn~ct~d by solid r ed unt.i l r.~ vlr:l:n.c i nt.o t.hc :;un. nppnnrancc. waJ 150 knots at, vir;l': prr-u~ntcd alt.itudo. UNCLASSlElEil UtiCl.ASS!Fl L~CL:~""I,:Yd lJOV~'XGP..-\D:-:o AT 3 Y~A~ DECLAS~I~'lED AFT11~R 12 Y::.\RS. r:on DI.R 62oo.1o C~'tPTO-GE.n fE~ UNCLASSIFU:.'"' An Air Ja\ion.X Q.aard. pilot. eight.ed an object. conalet!n1 or to ahiiV globe connec~ecl b7 aolld rod proceeclinc in a aout-herl7 direction. Time or aightiac was 191~ and laat.ed ' minut.es. 'lbe object. asawaecl a natt.enecl ehape at t.1Jntts but. t.he obsemna pilot. was unable to cliat.inguish ~ 11ght.a, vapor trails or exhaust a110k alt.hough he chuecl the object until it. apparently accelerated and ln t.he au. 1be pilot estiaat.ecl aise comparable to a OI"WDII'I:ln Goose a1ronlt... We" \her at. t.he t.iae or ai1ht.lng wae clear. II. Discussion of Incident. This report. is very ake~chy m d vague and there is not autricient in!orr.ntion t.o ot:e:e up rlth a conclusion. The descript.ion or t.he object ia quite similar to roport.s ot known upper air research balloons and the tact that it. appeared to gain altitude would lend credonce ~ th1~ explanation. However, amonc other 1tems wind direction !a known thereb7 eliJninatiru: a tie-up between the object and upper air wind currents. III. Omclusion Insutt1c1ent data to evaluate. UNCLASSIFIED