1. OAT! TIMI cou.- 2. lOCATION 19 Jul 53 20/0120Z La Graade, 10. CONCLUIIOM BALLOON: Upper air res~arch ~ ....... obserYers intet'9'1ewe4 ~:-e ot ~inion that t b.ey saw an _.... --... -... -. J-. --trAR balloon. T..ot.teey plott1.~ center stated t.h~t th~re was an '11\R 1n ar~s at that t1=e. obJ at hip a l t 'Wa S So!e:l b y ctvil i u.a a.illinl!s p ersor..nel 6. TT P! 0 ' OISI!I1VATION VF' :e;.ol~ t.o ttl North. S. L!HCiTH Of' 'JISitiVAfiON ~rou.:ld viii ,t, ~ir vin 1. COtJ~SI 9. ft"YIICAL IVtDINCI Jf'lmtl! .''( r"!"Dort r~fers t o 1 .Jul. Ac t tl n l o os e rv@\tion B ADJRSS .:.:ST COAST P.IRLH!ES LAG2A~:!)~ 0 oo: R:::LI A!:ILITY rrlfiTI'-... 1 LC\1P.'l ?l.OTTI~JG CZtiTtR R;:?QRED :10EY JICK 2ALL~ -.J ::.z Ot H!J~,J.t[ J AND TWENT'f .lLLES SO UTE OF LAGRANO!: AT T .-.u Q~IZ ON ZERO PACIFIC TIME ALTITLD!: FIVE TP.REE THOUSAND t'O::ZT P!J LOWRY ~ST BALL ON T-, ?I' IN S !.0 PHYSICAL EVI!lE~ICE: '.V:JIC~ MIGHT SUP?OrtT SICET!~:G . t;;:: C lES CONTACTED FOR I~::o AND/ OR CONF Iit!AT 1 O:J OF FACTS UNCLASSIFIED :1. tJb' Sal t1ee, !U:S lleCbord n -!gtrt; sernee 1he f~ -- .. raeetftd '.::''Arl C f!AHJC~'S Ql'J!I ..::~IL OK ~lL\:JST J -.U-g ClV'IWI C ~.!.~D VIII' FAS'! ~;mona ft'RAIORT .'-."iD t:.t&L :tmF.T .-;]l.I n~:~'!'S!J 'i ru .. u, FN:A ~ ~!C'(R OI'lD C. tPWS r.BS&HYID J~J7R ,')., OIIDYAfllll J.. ; ~!}lJAJ, IJ(IftDO C. LA Gllll8 ..... n. tocanc. at oMcr m e&'llt7tll 2. UftlrUSf .l! J.l CIIAim ORmtll J1D PI IM OP l&ft' Ol JIIJABD.t'l'f c:p:jJ DD HVI JIILX l'ISIBII.It! 'Dttl till!! s11 oms DICI ~LUXJI TO 3E OWE '"""f~J~-RK~tJ .IL'm rDft :H-~ ":'IS~ ~JifACfSD JW'Jl L.iJO 1JID/0R 'D~1h"U.ATI"" ; , -:-H~J :.... '51'!l &Dl DltiS: 11 aAl) 10 UMD:INTIT J :!::J RAnk~ T!U CX ~! !D !c. II YD SIAIIJJI 1RW ~ ns II:)BJ DICK l!~10B!fAril7.f UNCLASSIFIED -:~8'\ u.ru. ... ?ersanne]..l& ilr~nde, r-:gpon in!.,r.Mticns. ou the i .. ~t.in! ~! :m n.~denu.i"!:xi ~"ng object !JT~ Creceat the Ylicl1 ot wh!.:h COD ~ ,-.:~a-:.J.~ed ..)eeatse a Uo~ Dick :~al1xn F!UJCIS E. Aftilll IJr )\V~GRAi.>ED _\f ~ f~A-~ ~t"gltV lt...Bl J;OD Dill saoo.l~ JOINT MESSAGEFORM cc:.~ ATIC eo~-w. D:~Ti\C3Hift 26 -+I!i \T~T:t:a SQ. OATtTIMI GMJU, 221600Z JULY PRE.CEOEltCE AC'r:GN FOR: ROL"'TI:B CR ti"TO"'~UT!ON ' ctrn'tLJ\SSifl0 }ro~t Blue Book 1'8Ctl i l .ldentU1ed aeria.L object report from :.tee~ Flight s.ftoe Center. ~ ata\a c t Lowze7 Plott1Da Center,.. contacted tor Mo'Oy Dick in- t~UOD throup I.Gt117, Pll&llt aervice Canter. The Plotting Center pve t!la .following ,.n,._t101l, ;u:lte, ? l .,r.,tng Center reported ~toby Jick ballcon to be one hundred d W.ty :Dilea -'* ot J.A~arda Ole., at 012110 Pfn July 53, altitude 53,000 tt. 'to be in &ppt"adate ot alshtinc at tU. i""1catecl,unquote IA ~ci-te ProJo'ti look. Bequu't tat 70'1 1nveat18&te val.141t7 ~ tbe UO\VNGRADEl> AT 3 YEAH L"TERVALS DECTASSIFIED .AFTER 12 YEARS. ' JalO JJ..utr SUWt, "' UNCLASSIFIED . \be ot a un1detit1 .. \be lla nparted d :10J.OW 1 hl.7 :J, bT a I&Yal ai%"eraft Otfllr !.a ~. ot i:'e8\~ J1-:-JJ.m d Grmdl, Oregon. !'el..,_ ~ appaoet error 111 ti3e ot s!2~1~. Date t~ ::;zoup .b-aa Mecaonl 13 Cter ooizvertecl ~ local. . ia ].92020? ~. llhiclb .-ld b4 10 ...... .a.r rMeip\ o 1r.i 1on .t.'):tJi;l :.he Seattle . TC ~rter. I t "..s JIT b4lief f'Jla\ tt.. t<jf 1 Jn..;r, abaW.d rYd l9 July. /" JOINT MESSAGEFORM OFFICIAL FILE CCPY Ottice ot Record l ~ UNCLASSIFI I ~'&J' TO: COMDR McCHORD JlB IO:'oTIFICA TIO:. UNC~-\SSffl0 FCR INTEIJ.IOlJICE OFP'IC!ll Db);t,A:S:SlFIED .. U"l'ER l2 YEA BS. . .DOD om 6200J.o ""W4ce baa ao 1nYt1gat1n 1DYt1aatioa ot th1a un1 dAntitiecl alrial object npol't, retmo Air lore Lett.-200a S. Requt fo1J.ovtn1 i'-'1 1) Dl".et. t.1ae of a1ght1D1 2) ap1cial attctiOD be paid to alolt ap \o 100 Colorado. ft.: AUC tdll a\ tM 8 Ccter do DDt. 08U 1lbo .. .route rn. St~to ~u~r t.b Wt Cout. A1 z-11 n peno~mel at. La GrDd .. Ref~Met. ,ou torwu-d OOIIPl-'l report u aoon aa ble blr wire. i In ri!Ply .:i ~ P .. vj 1a\ Bl.De 3ook. axllDilUT!Clf a .!TI1?r5 - WMICM UY II t.SIQ. ATT~. AT I A_, ,Jr . t 'l Ala COLO UNCI ASSIFIED cLUE ~OCK PD MG/D 2;r~-uDN l.AUNC::t:D FR V~:L .~ 7 :Jy1 S' !l'! :JD LOc;T CONTACT ON BALLOON AT g11g;s~z PD HAD BEEN A U:J::D JC~N :4)11~3az DUE TO E:RRATICFLT AL! PD WiiiD FLO'-" WA; NNE GIVI: ?O I3ILITY BALLOON WAS IN SUBJ AREA PD NO CONTACT OR RECOV:::RY ilA~ i~ADE ON THIS 8.~LLOON PD ONLY TRACKS OF 4 ?AREN iOU?. ?ArtEN H~.~ r1 ~ATIO~ Ali~ PLC77?.J ?0 PUtRY E? NCCHORD '.J.~"; '/E~3AL C'.~ DOD P . :l UNCLASSIFIED !~lFO Str'?LI~ I~IRROGAT! ~:.a.VY ~LT o: ~'~'JY ACYT 'r0~11 IHPORMATIOM Thit queetionnoiro t,as boon preporecl to thot you can givo tho U. S. Air Forco aa much iniNti pouiblo concornint tho uni4otttifil4 ootiol phonemenon that you hove oitavM. Pl1010 "'to onewot 11 mony queationt 11 yov potalt.ly con. Tho information that yov giYo will be YIM for rnoorch purposes, ond will M regarded 01 confidential material. Yoyr nomo will not be .... ~ In connection with any stototNnta, conch,tiont, or publication withoyt your permiuion. Wo r.queat this ~rsonol information 10 that, if it it doomed noceu~y, we may contact you for further dotoile 2. T ime of day: .. ? When d id you tho object? Time aone: -Feu tern (Circle On e ): A.M. (Circle One ): o. j)gylight Saving P L ,_, s Is Add I ti enol Ct ty ot To ... -. 5.1 Circle ol tN follewillf te UMiice .. :.W co,..ift you of your .,., ., to Quottiofl 5. Co Not Vlfy IUIO ... Juat euou d. Just a trace of day I ight J, ib T.lC8 l i Javlt~P r. u->, , -~r~eMber 1 7. If .:,us a ,. th ohj~tct duflnq OAYLIGh"!", T1LIGHT, ~r 0.\',YN, whra ,.o~O'l t!"e SUN l'lco:eJ .:n yaw '~alteti ot tfl~rr\b ri'F FORM 112--PART II ,vp~ovro a JUNE tNI UNCLASSIFIED I n.QM CAl I II .,..2~CXD r.... 'llq oJ._. ld.all a.W... ar n..rl.7 ftd:,i;;it.,. riialW. l.oeiiUI .. t. fJiaa 4ltt :r. tt t.:n 4;c"f(llf I C008Jii'NAIION a.w.c./joe/6$J6S ' CIM\ Airl'n 'XCRDDIATION I t.a. laeloeed , BARBARA P. WANAWAL T lat. Lt., USAJ= Asst. Adjutant CFFICIAL FILE COPI Pl ojeot. 10073 16. Tell In few wna the fellewlng thinfl a'-'t the ~teet 17. DNw Jtlcture ht will thew,.._ sheJtt of the eltfect., ~lectt. La'-1 and lnclua In yeur alcetch any cletella fJI the e~ect thet , avch ...... , JttllfWIIent, etc., an4 ''"'ciellr ellheuet trella vapw trellt. Place .,.. IMtltle the ... ,,., te .how th. 41rMtl the eltfect wet "''Int. 11. The""' ef the ~I weN: (Circle One}: P lttune4 . ilbt JOiili3, eutfitte4 19. ..... wee I THAN ONI IF you aaw the oufect Cit NtGHT, T"NILIGHT, or DAWN, what clicf you notice concnlng th8 ST .ARS ancf MOON? STARS (C lrcle o,.J: MOON (Cirele o,.J: a. Bright moonlight ... Dull moenllght ... Ne moonlleht -pitch darl& d. Don't remeNer Don't retnemllr , .. Was the ob;ect brighter than th .. baclcpound of the sicy? ( C rrcle One}: ( a. Yea b. Don't rme"'IMr IF It wcu BRIGHTER THAN the slc1 baclcgrou~, wat the brightneu lilce that of an o\ltomoolle heacUght?: ( C ~rcle One) A mile 011 more away (a dithnt c11r)? b. S.teral bloclct away? c. A block away? OW the olt;ect: