PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ 2.. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ tSst Louis, Illi!lOi s Wos Bolloon Probably Balloon OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pos:si bl y Balloon lJ Ground-Vi uol 0 Grounci-Roc!ar Was Ahcroft Probably Aircraft 0 Air-VI suol 0 A ir-Intercept Rodor Po ssi b l y Ai rcroft Was Astronomical Probobl y Astronoml col Pos:sibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OISSUYATION NUMBEit 01' OIUECTS Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation 5 !il;nutes Southe rly BRI!fl SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Star like object, stE:ady nove::1ent like disc . Probabl e a/c Si ghting . ATlC FORM 329 (Rf!V 2 6 SEP 52) , .. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 3(11 DEG AZIMUTH 3t!l DEG c. 1' DEG A"ZIMU"'"'"""" D. FIRST SIGHTED TRAVELLING tT AT APRX 2~,00Qt FT. DISAPPEARED TO NW !~ MIN LONG / 6 A. 'J0R~ANDY MO. CIV. FORMERLY US ARMY PVT E-2 B. NOT APPLICABL E /7/ A. L IGHT CLOUDS s. SURFACE E TO NE AT 5 KNOTS, WINDS AT 6,o FT 2Sf, DEG SE TO SW AT 4 KNOTS 10,0~ FT 33fll DE G AT 8 KNOTS 16,0C~t'l1 .:-r 32~ DEG AT 23 KNOTS, 25,0~ FT 33::! DEG AT'2~ KNOTS C.UNLIMITED o. 10 MI E . SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9,00" FT F OCCASIONAL LIGHTING ? AGE THREE JEDST 269 IN CLOUDS TO SE /8/ OBSERVER SIGHTED SHOOTING STAR AT APRX SAME flt'!EJ BUT CLAIMS IT DOES NOT COMPARE l.JITH OBJECT /9/ NEG /10 / NEG / 11/ 2 F-86'S IN'AREA AT TIME /12/ WG !NT OFF, MAJOR. EOSSIBLE ; \USE UNKOWN. END MSG JEDST A255 ?P JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JESGP 444 DE JEDST 269 F~ COMDR SCOTT AFB ILL ~ TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC E~JT AFB COLO JED'&JP/COMDR ATIC tJPAFB OHI O JF.PHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF HASHDC J~SGPICOMDR TTAF GULFPORT-MISS ZEN/COMDR. ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL GC 286G. UFOB REF PAR 6, AFR 2>~-~. THIS MSG IN TWO PARTS PART ONE FOLLmJS: OBJECT SIGHTED 18 JUL 54, RPT RECD BY LTR 20 JUL 54. 11 !AI SHAPED LIKE DISC. E. SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT c. YELLOWISH GOLD STAR BRIGHTNESS D. ONE E.NEG F. NEG G. NEG H. NEG I. NEG /2/ A. MOV OF OBJECTT B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 30 DEG AZIMUTH 3P DEG c. 15 DEG ZH~UTH 3~ DEG D. MOVED STEADILY S OR S~l AT 30,~QI0 TO 4~, , FT. KZPT SAME ALT UNTIL DISAPPEARENCE. E. OUT OF VISION F . 3 TO 5 MIN R. NIGHT /5/ 38 DEG 36 MIN LAT, 9~ DEG 04 MIN LING /6/ A ST LOUIS ILL, CIV. ?AGE TWO JEDST 269 ~rtESENTLY i'1Brt OF USNR ATCHED TO VF 924 USNAS, ST LOUIS MO. s . ~JOT APPLICABLE /7/ A. LIGHT CLOUDS B. SURFACE E TO NE AT 5 KNOTS, WINDS AT 6,0m~ FT 28~ DEG SE TO SW AT 49 KNOTS 1~,00~ FT 337 DEG AT 8 K~JOTS 16,0~0 FT 320 DEG AT 33 KNOTS, 25,~0'~ FT 33~ DEG AT 2~ KNOTS C.UNLIMITED D. 10 MI E. SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9,00~ FT F. OCCASIONAL LIGHTING IN CLOUDS TO SE / 8/ NEG /9/ NEG /1~/NEG /11/ 2 F- 86'S IN AREA AT TIME /!2/ WG I NT OFF, MAJOR. POSSI BLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINGS, REFLECTION ON ACFT FROM ST. LOUIS AREA. END PART ONE. PART TWO FOLLOWS: /1/ A SHAPED Lil<E DISC B. SIZE OF GOLFBALL c. GREENISH t4HITE D. ONE r.t NEG F. NEG G. NEG H. NEG I. NEG /2/ A. BRILLIANCE CAUGHT OFSERVERS/EYE B~ ANGLE OF ELEVATIOrJ 3m DEG AZIMUTH 30 DEG c. 15 DEG AZ!MUT~ 3~ DEG D. FIRST SIGHTED TRAVELLING W AT APRX ~,000 FT. DISAPPEARED TO NW 7. ()HT ()t" UTC:TI"'IM 19 MIN LONG / 6/ A .lORt~ANDY MO. CIV. FORMERLY US ARMY PVT E-2 B. APPLICABLE /7 I A. LIGHT CLOUDS B. SURFACE E TO NE AT 5 KNOTS, W]NDS AT 6,0(:71~ FT 28'Z" DEG SE TO ST.J AT 4 KNOTS 10,0~ FT 3301 DEG AT 8 KNOTS 16,'?~QI ~T 32~ DEG AT 23 KNOTS, 25, FT 33~ DEG ALf2~ KNOTS C. UNLIMITED Do) 1e MI E. SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9,~0~ FT r ; OCCASIONAL LIGHTI!'lG PAGE THREE JEDST 269