PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION C lt-~ve land. 3. DATETIME GROUP 4. lVPE OF OBSERVATION G Ground Visual s. PHOTOS 6:-soDRc=e------- CONCLUSIONS Was Bolloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Ground-Radar Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Airlntercopt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronornical 0 Po ssl bly Astr(')nomical 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION Plft~en (15) ~inutes 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other . _ 0 lnsuffi eient Data for Evaluarion one( l ) Eaat"..rard. o Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ~:1e ( 1 ) ro1.1nd object t,he s it.e of' a ha.lf dollu r 1cld at n:nns length, ~;a,3 observed movj_ng ~astward very slowly at an estinRted heighth bf' fiv-e hudnred (500) feet. Object appeared ~:'!llo'\.,, red, and orange. Binoculars used. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS r.rh~ cha~actr:!ri;-.it'ic3 o f the UF03 cor .. rcapond with tho:.;e of a bY.lloon. 'lbe f~ct that a. balloon launched from the ?-.!.llbel Research L"lboratory 1>ras esti::1ated to b~ ov~r is are a at the t ime of stghtin3 se ms t o substruttiate th~ theo:rJ of the sighting 'being a balloon. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 3. OATETIME GflOlJP 0 Prubobly Balloon 4. 'TYPE OF OBSERVATION----------Ill( Possibly Balloon 0 Ground Visual 0 Air-Vi suol --,.~SOURCE 0 GroundRadar 0 Airlntercopt Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Prol>ably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astrt'lnomicol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Octo for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING )n e (1) rour~<i object the sit.e of a h~l.lf doll~:: :11~ld. at an1!.3 length, wa 3 obse:rr;~d r:~oving "l :.;t'Jard v ery slo-,.,ly at ~'l est.tnv~ te<l h~ighth > f fJ.ve hud.nred ( 500) f eet. Ob,j~ct ~!t.ppeared rel :..o',l, red, a.l'J.d orange. Binoculars UG~d. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 'Ih~ ..:!h:~:r.tct c-isti_c.; of tbt UI"O~ t;O'! r esuonu ~.vi_ th t:l')!3~ of a b:1 lloon. ':1!11~ f:1c t t~o.-1; :1 balloon l au..'1ched f"t"ot!l thJ ~!abel R~:H~:a.r-~h I;~"boro:tor~r wa s .esti:;'lateii. to b~ OV(~r t h i s t!r?a ~t t~1~ ttme of slghting se(~ms to sttbsta.~tinte :;h~ theory of th:! sighting beinz a balloon. Vr' l{JDtvP RJE~H""' Fi'! COi~DR ~62D AC&TJl SQ BROOKFIELD OHIO fG Z~K/COMDR ADC ENT AFD COLORADO 2.Li\/C0l"1DR 3.~TH ADIV ~viLLOU RUN AFSTA ~liCH L!. /COi;DR EADF STEWART AFB N Y E.JEDtv? /COi~DR AIR TECH CENT.t:R ~JR IG:iT-P ATTER SON AFB OHI 0 R J EP H.Q/ D I RECTOR 0 F IN TELL I G E: N C E H Q US A F vJ ASH I N G TON D C /UNCLA~SIFIED/ INT 6-47 PD UFOS THIS t1SG IN 12 PARTS PD PART I PD ~!-lAP ROUf~D Ct-1A SIZE HALF DOLLAR Ci'1A COLOR YELLO J RED ORA:~GE CivlA 1~U -3ER CLi~ Oi~E Ct1A ~OUD NONE C1(1A SPEED SLO~v PD PART II PD !3.l'~ FEET CMA OBJ~CT t:OV ING EAST P D SAH FOR 15 Mlf~ UTES PD PART I I PD GROUND-VISUAL C~!A dlNOCULARS PD PART IV PD TIME 0132 CMA 2 JUNE 55 PD PART V PD LOCATION J~1 2723 PART VI PD OBSERVERS .C~LN A AGE 27 Ct'1A Cr1A CLEVELA D CMA OHIO CMA GOt: 0?-~ET~\iJr.i~ Ff TUR ER C~A TECH SARGEANT CMA CANTON GOC PD PART VII PD WY CLEAR PD PART VIII PD OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE BALLON SET OFF BY MABEL RESEARC!i LAB IN CALIFORNIA PD IT WAS RELEASED 1 JUE CMA AND DUE OVER LAKE ERIR jjTvJEN 2W0-24:!>0 EST PD PART IX PD RADAH CONTACT UNSUCCESSFUL PD PART "' PD G PD PART ~I PD PREPARING OFF CAPT ROY W ANDER50N OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE OFF P D PART XII PD t'-~EG PD UFOB INDEX CARD 2. LOCATION 0 Ground Vi suol 0 Air-Visual Cn8 (~) rotard object hhe size or a. half dol l.u-held at at'!'lB lmsgtll, was observed movi.ng ::'ast:dard v&,'1 s~av:cy at an estimated !leighth , ani BS..nocuJ 3rS used. AlSO? Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Radar 12. Cc.lNCLUSt:lN5 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 P rob obi y Astronomi col 0 Po::.s\bly Astronomical The cnara.cteristaca of the U~'OB cor- resoond tdth those r~r a baJloon. T.'1e fact tr.at a balloon launched :D;oi11 the Habe~ ru,aea:rc~ Laborato.-y "tms estimated (;o be over this area at, ~e time of sighting seems -to substantial"s the -~ ot tha si~'lting being a balloon