PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Lo!1t Beach, Califo:-nia 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon OATeTIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Ct Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Ai rcrolt 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Airlntercpt Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Aircraft D < Was Astronomical HL1'r:OR Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OJI OISIA'IATION NUMBER 01' OBJECT$ 0 In su ffl clent Data for Evol uoti on i:lRIIJI 5UMJ.IAAY OJ' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS red- sot:.ndll'3ss, !10 trail. Veered Object of moon, no sonnd Dise.pe~r- Ap!Jaren t.ly re.-olv'ing over horizon Observed at p:~.ssing overhead a/r;. Cbvio1s analy~is i:'i"Jteor a r c to disapp9ari.1.g jet ::-ight at discucear<!nce attributed to over nonzon. re~Jort<::!d :S.llusiol" lnane\.:.ver:tng ~n area ATlC FORM J:Z9 (RlitV 26 S!:P 52) J:::~:.Jp/ conDR 'AIR T!::C HN I CAL Ii.JTEL C:::NT ER \vRIG HT-PATTZ HSON AFB OHIO .. jZ?HQ/ D I R OF INTE:L HQ USAF tiAS rfDC . ; ~?Qt~/HQ cor;AC ~liTCHELL AFB N Y ;tZVOLVIi~G Ii~ FLIGHT C_-;,; NO TR?tiL VISIBLZ C:1A sou;:DLZSS PJ . :.J Pt.SSZD OV:R OBSZRVSR ~JH::i-i SIGHTZD C>iP,. t:.rAS '0ISAPPZA:1ING TO~JARDS ;JUTtit:AST EORIZON PD SIGnTl::D AT :::Lt:VATIO~! 60 DZG?..C:.:::S PD DISAPPZA?ED .,_: n ii:D T:{EZS Ct1A AZI>IUTH UNKt!Oi:!N Ci1A VE:ZRED IN A1C TO RIGHT PD SIGHT~D < '7J:~ f,??20X T:::.I SECOLiDS PD GROUtlD-VISUAL SIGHTING AT 'J9/0437Z PD OaS~!tV!:D G A 45 A D D RZ S :: ?LOVE: AT NAVAL SHI ?YAi!D C:1A T.::: I~lAL ISLP.ND c:-:A LONG BEACH ?D SINCERE PD \iEATH2R CLSAR CiIA TEN ~ILE:S VISI9ILITY PD SUR~ACS .. .I: ~J SOUTrt SOUTHWEST 3!-l?H PD W/V AT 6 ,000 FT 260 D.:::GR2 13 KNOTS PD .;n;o VELOCITY 10 ,001' FT c:1A 240 DEGREES 9 l< JOTS PD AT 16 ,000 FT 220 J.i:GREES C~1A 7 KNOTS PD AT 20,000 FT CrIA 170 D2GRE:ES CNA 4 KNOTS AT ..;7.J, 00~ FT 220 DEGREES CHA 8 KNOTS PD CEILING UNLr1ITED Ci1A NO CLOUD :avs~ CMA NO STORt1S IN AREA PD ~1ANUEVERS OF JET AIRCRAFT FRm1 NEARBY ..:~. TC O MARINE AIR BASE CARRIZO ON THROUGHOUT EVE.IING POSSIBLE EXPLANA- :I.:.: PD FEPO?.T PRZPArtZD BY OFFICER OF T 'hZ !JAY P F!1 23LI7TH AFRTC LBEACH MUNI APRT CALIF~ TO JED2~:/CO:IDR ADC El\ T AFB COLO SPii.H:Gs COLO