l. DAT! TIMI NUMIIR 011 OIJICTI 5. L lNG TH 011 OISIItVA TIOM TYfll 011 OIU.VATION t. PHYSICAL IVIDIMCI I. LOCA TtCII F~l KQ USAF WA.iHDC fO J~DNICGAIRDEFCOM ENT AF~ COLO J~DWP/CKIr ATIC ~aiGHT PATTERSON AFu OHIO J:~PLGICGTAC LANGLEY AFd VA FROM AFOIN 581J4 FLYO~RPT ATT~ CLNATIAA-~C on;;: UNIDENTIFIED OVAL o~J::CT SIGHTED AT 1~1; HOUas EDT CHA d JUNE ;Jj CiIA OV!::,1 VICINITY OF ~ETHESDA llD NO SOlmDS O.i TciAILS VISUAL vu iVATION dY TUO P~aSONS CHA HELI~ILIT'f UN~'JO:l~ wllr APPA.~ENTL'f GOOD OyJECr l10VED GNaALL'f 1~0RTH 1'0 EAST ~1AS OwSRVED FOR ,;ppj~OXll'lATL'i ONE HOUR. ALTifUD APPEARED VErt'f HIGH 0-lJECT rtEPORTiD ro HAVE CONTAIN~D A LIGHT OR WAS OF A aRIGHT SUrtfACE M~D RiFLECTED SUN. HAD THE: CHAiACTirtiSTICS OF A STArt IF IT HAD .: N DAaKEit uUl" ~lAS ilOVING TWOO FAST TO HAVS ~EEN A STAH J!{AVE:LL~D H~ A CO.ISTANT ARC '-'liTH NO UNUSAL 1-iAN.C:WE.tS DISAPPEAal!:D SEVE:RAL TiilZS ->.":ai~D CLOUDS AND EHRGED LAT Ert ONE PERSON "~EPOrtTS THE DIA:1~TE:R TO J: Tt-IZLVE TO FOUlTEEN INCHt:S. OJJECT APPEARED TO i-10Vt: FAST C~1A T O JEPHQ 02A . 1AD SOI1E OF THE CrlARACTErtiSTICS OF A dALLOON. CLOUD CONDITION AT fi~"!:: OF SIGHTING WAS FAI~LY CLEAR SKY ITH SCATTt:aiD CLOUDS CLOUDS .:~?O.~TE:D TO at: HOVING IN A DIRECTION OPpOSITE: TO THt: ilOVZ:li~'lT OF i/~.:: o~J ::cr ~ o~sEavt:as ;vr.:a~ d~s. c~1 . : )AD Ciir\ ~1ESTHAViN CHA ~lASHINGTON Ci1A DeC CKA TiLEPKON UAD Ci1A UESTHAVEN C~tA \IASHINGTON u C CHA TZLEPHON J J JECT DISAPPEARED iilO'~ LIN! OF SIGHT IN THE EAST .lEHil~D CLOUDS .'1AS INIT IAl.LY OuSERVZD AT A CO:~SID~-tAJL: ALI IJUDd: uv~a AN U~IDENTIFIED AiaCaAFT /~Ja7z JUN JEPHQ i>uw};GRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVA~; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS . DOD DIR 5:!CO.l0 . TEIEC0f1F"~ri:NCE MES''..AGK roRIt ( .. ,'! (See r ... truct ions on rftYerse side or th.a.w page)' 1. l'l'EM tJ. . b. l'kOHt (lf-& 81Jftbol) L\ Belle . ATIAI5 OD 8 Jwae 53 bJ 7 baft baeD .3. DATE TR.~i~f.M:rri'ED ballooa nle .. .a tra.a one or BuNau, Uautnsto11, D. c.a U.3. ltayY, .\ucoet1aj DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA...~. (It more space is needed, continue on a plain sheet or paper.) 7. ORIDINATED BY: (11 .. , ~1 Date) 8. OOORDtfjA1'EIJ Bt: (.:u.e, r.ymbol, Uate 9. Atrrii>RIZED BY t Air Adjll'tant OeMral~ A'l'IPA ATIC Fora 200 (11 Dee Sl) 1. S~t on OOPJ or the COJIIPlted to b.Y 1000 hours or di\Y UI 1a to he special arranaents are made with ATIPA fer late -. received atter 1000 hours wUl not be sent untU the tollovtnc conference. 2. Complete torm as tnll,ws t Block 1. Preparirla office on:it. Will ba completed by telecon ''per3tor. It a classified messace, et~ in aecuri~ classificntion. Ir not a clasaitied mes!laee, enter "Unclassified". m,ck ' l!:nter date the ace wUl be aent, not date prepared. Block h. Fllter name and symbol or eerxler Block S. Enter nane and syJr.bol or receiver Block 6. If a classified message, enter as th() first two ~1ords or th~ rr.esj!Sage "Security Information," then proceed with the rr.essago. It not a classi.fied messac,e, omit the words 5ecurity Infor- Block 7. Originator enter signature and fiYMbol. (:fay or rr.ay not be the same person whose name appears in Block 4.) Block 8. Coordinators enter name and symbol. Block 9. . Air Adjutant General Enter signature. BottoM of ronn. U a classitied r.essage, staMp in security classi!'icatton nGa WOD-MI aar !UUI .. A IAI.LOc. AI 1700 BDf !IAI Alll A'J d EI! '1D 15.000 PJIB!. BALI.O<m AI POU.Oiflt It/ t. t I ED COD 11a107 AI ornca At BOLLDG rtD1860WPE195 DE JEPBL 79 _,~ F1 COMDR HQ COMD TO COMDR ATIC WRI USAF BOLLING AFti PATTERSON AFd OHIO HC7B 994-Fe URMSG AiOIN-ATIAEo-4-E, PTD_23 JUN 53 PROJECT ~LUE dOCK SILVER HILL GEORGAPHICAL CORRDINATES-LATITUDE-38 DEGREES 50 MIN NORTH, LONGITUDE-7~ DEGREES, 57 MIN WEST. 24121112 JUN JEPBL