PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCA TIOH 12 . CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon . 13 Sept~mbr-r 1954 Ne\1 Bad~n, Illinois 0 Probably Balloon ssi bl Y Boil Xl Ground-VIsuol CiviJian 7, LENGTH OP OBSERVATION a. NUMBER Ofl 6 8 J ECTS 6 Secol'!d.s 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING R"'r:ta.ne-Jla!' bo> , si ~e '=-: =.uto. Red e.nd pl::ldsh glo.-r in Up?:cr left , rell'~inder blu~ glow. Flourescen.t. 10 C.eg elev in SSB disa~pP,~rLl"lg b d tree s . Appea red to be a c-rv"!cr.ing o iJs ::r r;; :". .C Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 9. COUI~SI: 11. COMMENTS Cl Was AI rcroft 0 P rob obi y AI rcroft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical . .CJ: In suffi ci erit Doto 'for Evaluation 0 Unknown ATtC JI'ORW 3:29 (REV 26 SEP 52) J~T Bl't1 R.~ JEDE~. J:::blvP J EPHQ . rri -c~wR scorr AFB ILL ' f.~ :Jl::DWP/AiiC W p'"'AfB. OHIO. .... '.~;. .. JESGP/COMDR TTAf .. GULFPORT MISS .. "'~,: .. ? :(1) (A) RECTANGULAJt .Bdt ... ~ (B)' S!ZE OF AUTC ONLY SQUARED OFF l;TITHOUT ... ~: .-: BUf1PERS. (C) A Ri:D AI'-41) PINKISH GLOW IN THE UPP:SR LEFT HAND CORNER AND ' .. : . . AA GREEN AND BLUE GLO\J FROM THE REST OF THE BODY tJIT H THE BRIGHTNESS OF } ': :.A .FLUORESCENT LIGHT. Cn)-'oNE ( E ) N/A (F) NEGATIVE (G) HEGATIVE -.:' :(H) NO SOUND, HOTJEVE'R OBSERVER STATED SLIGHTLY HARD OF ;ttAR I:-JG. ..... (1) NEGATIVE (2) (A) OBSERVER \JAS CASTING F OR BASS AND LOOKED UP ,,..'. , . SLIGHTLY TO SEE. (B) ANGLE OF ELEVATION 1~ DEGREES AZIMUTH SSE. ( C) ~t~:, .DISAPPEARANCE CAUSED BY TREES, AZHJUTH SSE. ( D) OBJ:!:CT APPEARED TO B.:: APPROACHING A CRASH FLYING BETI~EEN TREZS . ( E ) DIAPPARANCE CAUSED BY TREES AT LAKE WHERE FISHE~G. (F) SIX SECONDS (3) ( A) GROUND VISUAL P~GE T~O J EDST 216 . . .33 pEGRZ~S 14 t~IN ORT H LONG ITlJD E 39 DEGREES 44 i~IN ~!~ST. CIS). <.~) NBv BADEN, ILLIN~IS. ~CCUP!\TION ( ~!OR t LF.CT BASE ENGR GP ILL. ( B) i~IA. ( 7 ) CA> EARLY IIORNING S1't.1EEN 'DAYLIGHT AND SUNRISE AND SLIGHTLY CLOUDY. (B) SURFACE 18~ 21e D:SGREES AT 2 0 KNOTS, 1 ZZZ0 FT, 21" .:~ . DEGREES AT 2S 'KNOTS, 29~ DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS, 5 FT, 3ZQD:::GREES AT.'5~ KNOTS.. ( E ) CEILING 12~0 FT'" (Dl 1.~ MILES .. (El rJO TENT-HS. ( F ) NEGA-TIVE.(.~ NEGATIVE ( 9 ) NEGATIVZ (1~l i1EGATIVE : .~ ..... (. 1) ~viNG .INTFl_..LIGEN~OJ'I'fCER~.MAJOR. POSSIBLE. CAUSE: OF ,, - -. S!~HT.ING; RErLiCT ION FROM AIRCRAFT ALTHOUGH NO AIRCRAFT t.JERE REPORTED