PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. C:ONCLUSIOMS 0 Waa Balloon 1955 S N V 1 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME OROUP -4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft Local Ji2:GroundVIsual C Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft GMT 15/0250Z 0 Air-Visual 0 Alrlnterc:ept Radar Possibly Alrc:roft Civilian (AF ftaserve) 0 ProbaWy Astronomical 0 Poulbly Astro"omlcol 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE few minutes/still visible one 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY OP SIGHTING One small reddish object observed for several minutes to drift towards the Southwesto Undulatingo Initial observation at zenith. ATIC FORM 329 (RKV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 lnsuffl clent Data for Evo,uatlon 0 Un\cnown Possibly balloon. Description of sighting in r,onjunction with indicated wind conditions and known times for release of weather balloons strongly sug- gests that sighting caused by a balloon. 'JPDlE23 YDD024 TYCOS4 TDBrt41SNA~41 ::H JF.DEN JED~-IP JEPl-tfJ . D::: JF.PSN In 32ND AD/D/SYR AFS SYRACllSE G NY TO JEDEN/GOtvl)R ADC ENT AFD COLORADO SPRINGS COL01.ADD j~DHP/CONDR ATIC HRIGHT PATTF.RSON AFB OHIO Jt?HQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF ~1ASHINGTON 25 DC /UNCLASSIFIED/.~CFOII~: ;)5~15 UFOB. THE FOLLOtJI G REPT IS SUB IN :\CCOR'DANCE vJITH PARA 7D, AFR 2 -2, DTD 12 A!JG 54. t ~ A. STAR SHAPE. B. UNKNO\~ N E. NOT APPLICABLE. F. U~JDULATION. 2 . Ae MOVEt1ENT B. 2ENTITHe c. STILL VSISBLE. D i!lOV INC S'JI AND UNDUL.\T ING E. NEGATIVE. F FEt~J NINUT S 3. A. GHOUND VISUAL. c. NOT APPLICABLE. NO~Tli SIDE OF SYRACUSE ., SYR/\CUS E, PHONE l1EMBER AF ANATEUR ASTRONOMER. N:'::GAT IVE B. SURFACE: 320 AT 7 lCTS PAGE THREE: JEPSN 3" K c. 0 CLEAR. D 15 A ILFS PLUS QP3~25, Stl. 0w~': UNKNO~JN 11. COC DUTY !~FFICSR, CAPT G;:RALD T. HAl'iJLTO'~ F I'I ATlF1EN /\Nn C:/',PT HAMILTCN VTENT OUTSIDE AT TIME OF SIGHTING AND COULD Sf.:E r.;()THING B. SURFACES 320 AT 7 KTS PAGE THRE~ JEPSN 3~ c. 0 CLEAR. D 15 ~1A ILEs PLUS 8 . NONE l<NOWN 11. COC DUTY MFF ICSR CAPT G:!:RALD T HAt,JILTO~J. FIVE AIRt1EN AND CAPT HAr1ILTON ~TENT OUTSIDE AT TIME OF SIGHTING AND COULD SEE l'0THING 16/1755Z l-1AY jESPH UFOB INDEX CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Syracuse, Uer.. Yor!c 3. O"TETIME GROUP ~. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Po ssi bl y Boll oon J Ground-Vi suol !i. PHSJTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Ground-Rodor 0 A ir-Intercept Radar Was Aircraft P robobl y Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Yes 0 P rob obi y Astronomi co1 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Sr1u.-Jl~cgt,~- 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data For Evaluation n :F~v lfinut!a" 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIG"iTING One ( l) small redd1.sh ob,ject t-ms ob8erved for 9ewr:U minutes to drift towards the 3W. U~Dut.~rrJiJt; . Ji-Jtll trl-O~ert v'llit P\J ttr tf- AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 11. COMMENTSI POSSi 'blj &l].loon . Th8 d~ecri ption of this st ~ ti.."!~, b co"'junction w1 th indicated ~d.nd con- . ditions am known times for the :es lease of ~48athm-balloons 3tronf7).Y sug~est..a that t.rhis sighting was caused by a balloon