PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Round l1~ht or v~y1nc intensity. ~1e color v~r1cd ~o:n t.rhite, red and na'bcr. lio :::1:-rJ.cvers, n.o Gound or exhaust. lleg re:..ul ts. on A/I radar attc:apt. CONCLUSIONS w,, Balloon Probably Bolloor ~o ssi hi y Balloon 'Nrn Aircroh nrooo~ly Atrcroft Po u bl y Atrc:r.,ft t believe the blue-white liaht c-from the same source u the blipa. Aa Major Sheffield ' report aaya, "Visual sighting are indaeiaive amd of little confirmatory value. I agree. Perhaps le the excit ... nt of followina the unuaual taraets on the scope, peraonnel reM ometbina unuaual into an incident which they normally would have recoanize4, or have dlam!ased as of no consequence VINC~NT D IUAlft Defenalve llact~ics Branch oa tbe Lo\&la Ott Ccaa\ ot Louiaiaro on tbe au;;c. scope, timd botJl otudut radar on4 I cbec~et tar eoaatl1ne retuna rmcl :f'ou.n4 none. At tbi:a ti~-w t::le aa~ bad not be trOll the s cope for a I>~1o4 or ti:.. one r~wlution, the bli;;a wveii 3E uxoaa tbe stated. at that he had 50-rail.a 8D4 caa:ru-4 :q ob:servati~a. At; tb1a tt:. I ta ~1 oe't to el1wtoata S:rJ'7 poaalbU:l ty ol ~ct1CD. !!~ d!.cl tb13 ~ I calltcl oU two oapu&te bli:p trsc1c nnd poai t1on in ~l..J.-;icn to t!'-e a/e ~ ~ elocll s~ - t~W814 1Dto a. ; 1l'C!a c:w:wa abon 30 rr~ ~ a/ 320 &11 oncJ rtr not a clCN4 1n th ret ~ a/o vu ~11ia lcms ruae cru18e at the -u-. !la4.-~ bll:pe at. all ac. tUt ana' hll t111 NMl M4 41d/t loM the bl111tt tmt1l. the ,. a.rter aovins fr011 330 des to 150 des acrou t!"e cco518, to c:c a'bou-t ATIC Co tz AU poaa1bt.l1tiea vera checW tar CaWolualaas C:>LO!:P.r.c ~Ft4~PLS ROUTE TO ~COi1 n '"' ICAT. I) A Y fOl~ l -;).~t.:NICAT10:tS CUIH. R ItO. MESSAGEFORM FROM: (OrifinarCN') DA'noTIMI GROU' llC\IftiTY C\.ASti,ICA~ 0 lOOK MISSAOI 0 MULTIPU ADOf'DI INfORM A fiOit 0 OltiGifW. MDI"'I CltY"Of'IIICAUTIOit REFERS TO MESSAGE: JUFDL A141 DZ J\vFDL 0.33 Fi1 CG RA~DOLPH AFB TEX TO CG ARIC ~I~IGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO GIO 886!'l UR~1SG AFOI~-ATIAA-12-6-E. PROJ BLUE BOOK, AF FORt1 112 HAS FORHARDED II\ DUP CYS I~ COHPLIANCE ~1/PAR 7E(2) AFL 200-5. TP.IS FORM ~AS FORWARDED THROUGH CHANNELS 1 DEC 52. ALL QUESTIONS ASKED IN YOUR Hi.SSAGE wERE ANSWERED I~; TEIS RPT l?/2014Z DEC J WFDL . Af FDIM 111 PAIT I ' AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUMIMIIY1 (,...,_ caw f#NJI L GIN ..... IJirw ..... 11 uMir~ JE'IfFI-. IJIIItictllaM Illes ._.. &,Ia lilt l(rtJlitlll Ar I'Wfll 11~,._. II.) l. ~ iaao.a~ ~II.I.IN& n. ii.ZM!I capaU. uz&7 vu. IJat.lU... ottt.. . tllflr THIS DOCUMINT INfORMATION Alf&fiNG THI NATIONAL DlflNS( Of THE UNIRO STArtS WITHIN THE MONIHG OF THE ESftiON4Gf. ACT. 50 U. S. C.- JI AND JZ. AS AMIIIDID. ITS TRAitlll...aM 011 TMI REVUATION Of ITS CONTEMn IN ANY MANNR TO AN UNAUTHORil0 Pt:ltSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MA't NOT BE REPIWXMICID IN 101 I oa IN PART. B't OTMIR THAN UNITIO 5TAT!S AUt fOfiC AGlNCIES. ElCCU'r BY PEIItMISSION CW THE Dlltf.CTOR M IN I E LIGIICI. UUI. AF FOIM 111 'AU II \ APPIIOWD I JUNI INI AIR INTELLiGENCE INFORMATION REPORT "EI'OIIT Nt'. 3510 r..t THO WO (JJB) tUn, TRX ll,, .. ,r J. PAd l Ofl 1 PAG~-- .{3paft d1cl n-' agenoiee mtll 9 1952. A\ thia ti:ne L !t. Read ot Oroup Intelli~noe i:lterzzogatecl tl'.e eras ~ who de the si.:,bt'np. 2. t."le objeot.a to be aro sl~pecl and about J inch in longtil on ~ ~ aDd viii~ aa bl,. white n.m .. ol l1~t. with no ('\iacemable 3. l!o rea\une noteclin t.~ 'rl.aual ai.;ht.i.Dp. :sig."l.tinga war' ot =?li dureUon and. only t he lig."lt w obeerrecl. L"ttring t he V~:52Pl s~th\t!J8 t.~e }1~\ to be of & ste&dT brllJ1aD)e 'iYitho~ :Jri.7 f l:u-1..-tg :.1pon Spae<l or objec\ waa oOI&pUt.ed by night on~inaer ut 5'Jli) . .PM OA 1a or intamat.ion obtained by v.o. Objac\ at. :1pprox. an alt.J.r-uae or 18000 tee\ on a heading o~ J20. lio cnangu 1..'\ l--eading, n.peed or a~titlQ noted. Viaa&l s.i:~hting -made r011 righ\ waiat. b l iater. ~ s4bUDp. made oer a period ot 10 :111nute A total ot 251.0 wt~tre s i znt.tt <!t..JII'1nl tbl -uz.. Si~nt.ings ~r&We made on both the riiU.a and 3UX. :~co911 'lrf V .c, and In8tnctor ~;arl.~at.or. Cbject ~o nove 5 =::11 nit.h eiM:h. rot&U.oo or scope. ~ rmation ia or 2j oeconda durauoa. 5. COMrtatiOII _. b7 radar Oft both r.a\za and &llXe scope and visuall.T .from ri.!)lt il3iat ol1 ner ol .9-29 cruiainl a\ 204 !{ a.t approxi,ate ot 20,000 rt. p o .. ibl.e "ho roportecl a1ght1nga h~ s8V'ttral. hundr1Kl hours fl:finR ti=e at. All ars poaitiv. 1n t:.tir sl~tinga and rula ou:t. an:/ Uon aa cause o: si~"ltinga. 7. ':faat er,... CAJU. ::o wind. 'i'3.1ll,...,ure 10 c. It ia not. imo.m whetl!er ther~ -:~'3.3 any act.irl"-7 or cf>lanl~, !:l8teorol.otJ;1cal or otherwise trhich Tlould tM:OOW'lt or t.::e :d.gnUz~B. 10. Ho otn.rr ~ "ere cc.:-:s3fs : P ~m:o c7m31h 1aCr ;:i;:te" .,!1' -.er. dari."' \e and or :Juch cu.rat1CD u to pr9C tJ.n::f orrOI