P\'~OJECT 10073 RECORD CA{~O CONCLU5\0N5 Vlos Balloon Probably Bol\oon 2. LOCATION 3. DATETIME GROIJP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Ground Radar ~Ground-Vi suo\ :'.d Air Vi suo\ 0 Air'ntercept Radar Possibly Balloon Wos Ai rcruh Probably Aircraft Po s sib\ y Ai rcrah Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF 01\SERVATIOH 8. HUMBER 0? OBJECTS 9. COURSE In suffl ci ent Dot a for Evaluation :;.pprox th::ee ( 3) m.tn on<> ( l ) 10. BRIEF SUMloi.O.RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS )a e ( l ) object, ~-ound, ;~ellov, ll'i t,<,, rzcl , ,,~.s Inve,;ti%lt0'1 '1J 'Fl L,>ht l - G -..1 tll n,,, L:en by c i vl 1::. :m on g1-o,md. wi th b i.n'J '" t l u r:;; to co nc lu; '..on t'h ~t, ',he " l :")tt in:~ ;. '"J ':;hr, -pilot t.he object r,e>em;,d -~ol'nLss. 'l'h::: c au c;:,d o r t:=' pl<>::,et Je.pi.'-~-. )bj ~ct :;cemed to dia :.p:?~ar "brupt .ty t.o both ) b :;e r-ve r-; l :a;;neti c in flu .~cce on i nst t-u:<~ents HlG notP.u by pilot. A'rlC FORM 32Q (REV 26 SEP 52) ~)p R.J~P J RJl:JPJB R~.-TEDHP R\JEPW1 CGt:D!1 751ST ACr:JRON tJT LAG UI~A CALIF ~t.r:J?JB/COlJDR 27TH ADIV NO~TON AFB CALIF ~JE:DUP/COt:Dn AIR TECH INTELLIGF.~!CF. CENTER :JRIGHT-PP:TT RSO AFC O:tTS t-. ;.J;;:p}{~/DIR:ZCTOR 'OF Il'\TELLIGF.NCE HEr-\D0.UARTERS USAF \JAs:tii~GT':,)lJ 25 D.C. J1J!~CLASSIFIZD/751ST OPS5-2 J24 PD 1 . (A) HOUND I N SHAPE ( B ) PEA (C) RED 8tl BGTTO,! ':1!1IT.S 0 ~AL;:: Y~LL'.Y.J Ill ~!IDDLE, AND P~.LE BLUE OR GREEtJ ON THE TOP (D) OdE ( E ) 2 . SIGHTED IN THE HEST, r\10\/ING HEST (f.\) GOOKED UP AND SA ;o:{TY-FIVE DEG11F:ES UPON LAST OBSERVATION (D) DI RECT FLIGHT TO T;iZ T:JEST (:) SUDDZN DIS APPEARANCE (F) APPROXIrt~T!:LY THREE t~1INUTES .3. (A) GROUND VISUAL ( B ) BINOCULARS HERE USED (C) T-33, Af. 516592, FT., 30~ DEGREES, 35~i K~JOTS LAREDO AFB TZXAS o:~J0JER ( B) B. I: . BEF.CTIOFT, 1ST/LT, 3$41 PT SO.. LP,R l:D8 AFB FLIGHT INSTRUCTO~, ESTit~/\'f;~ OF RELI?.EILIT' IS r .. :,~,p : . 1 Oi'l I:: C ~i'JSTELLAT I Ot1 O 1.1. A CONST~LLATIOrl , TUA 21, .REPORTED N:GATI VE SIG'ITI~JG:;. ~iC~.TD!ER, HE STATED Tl-iAT T <RE HAS t\N U~lUSUAL CLOUD F8 TAT ION IN ."~EA. H: CLAINED THAT T;rE SUN COULD HAVE CAUSZD HAL UCii'li-\TIO;,;s HHILE ~ILTERING THROUG!{ THE STRAilGE LCJ81<ING CLOU!) FtJRi,~ATIO:'I. Tt.ft\ 2! \J.n.~. GVER THE EXACT LOCATION OF T H~ UFOB REPORTED LOCATIO:~ :JITEii,: ;;INUTES OF THE ORIGIN,t\L SIGHT I NG BY GOC. l'JC OUIjT ~R t:D EXTR El'J~ tJ :4:.1 IP. T I C~1S l'J lfTS T-.'"G7Jl~---c DEG~EES f.\.T~RY T~JELVE HIL?.S AT TE::.: TI~iE OF Pr\SSI~:G TEZ UFOD 11EPORTZD POS ITIOi'l. HO~'lLIJ:.:R, AFTi<P. FLY'II!G ONLY T:fi UTY ~n~ICH JAS CLOSE TO Ti[ UFOB REP0:1Tl!:D LCCATI'J~l, T HE PIL'JT SIGHTED nt.t't T HE THOUGHT T O BE A r1 L"XTREt~F.LY L/\P.G E ST 1~R THE OBJI:CT A PP~AR ED :~IG H T O Hin. t~JEn;~ AT 3~,,0::~0 FT THI S HOULD SEF:t-1 TO FIX T;c:: ALTITUDZ JF T:IS OF OBSER.VJ\tiCE OF THE OBJ ECT AT 'fHREE l1INUTE:S . THE O!JjE:CT DISAPPEAR~D SUDDl:]JL Y . HE DID NOT NOTIC~ l\~!Y UiJUSUAL COLORiiJG QTHJ.::R T: tt, lJ THAT ~JJl1t<P,LLY SEEN HHEN V I 2 .JING .~ST AR. HE ST!\TED T HAT THERE UIRI NO OT H ~R STARS V IS I B L E . :\LTHJUGH THE OBJECT .'\PPEARED STATIONARY T :J THE: Al,lD HI S STUD.Z~JT C.t~DET, THZ HEAD Ir'lG OF THE T-33 ~1AS JESTERLY AS :.~JAS TEE DiflECT ION Of. FLIGHT OF THE UFOB AS REPORTED BY THE GOC POST THIS COULD :\CCOUtJT FOR A STATIONARY AP?EARANCE TO TEE PILOTS OF T HE T-33. '3U::1;/\2Y: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I30T H T HE GOC POST A.lD THE: T -33 PILOTS T~J A 21 C O~JST EL LAT I 0~1 ~!Ot .. :Ei' !TAR I LLY. IiJ T ~ . Z s\J I D :::;,JT - ~ ' L\' tTr-IRD LI,.[TIro Y"'F""'r"CT F ) ! J--S"J:\T fTtTrnrG ~ ,r"'Tir\P I1i HIS I T H F. F L I G HT F201': THIS RADAR ST.t\Tio :J U~JTIL Til:.: D Qf. V ID/\L, CALIF. POSS I3LE THAT :'\T'fRACTIO:J I~-~ THE VIC!IJITY OF VI0 :\L, Cf1LIF IT 13 !'1LSO P USSI8 LL<.: IS tJOT A i\JATUR!\L ATT;{l\CTIOil. 'Ji0 '3UAL SIGHTii;G .CAS