PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION r~ewfoundland 3. DI.TETIME GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground Vi suo1 ~ Air-Vi suol rJ. Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Rodar CONCLUSION$ 0 Waa Bolloan 0 Prohahly Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Po ssi bt y Aircraft 6. SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Venus D Yea 0 Probably Astronomical 1n.. mili ts..,.-v 0 Poasibly Astronomical -7-. _L_E_N_G-TH_O_P_o;..;..a;;...s_eR_V_A_T-10-N----~- -HU_M_B_E_R_O_P_O_B_J_E_C_T_s ~,-. _c_o_U_R-S!----- o Other Radar( Anam Prop) . 0 lnsuffi cient Data for Evaluation Vllried :>ne to ti ve NE 1.0. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SICHTIMO 11. COMMENTS 2 KC 97's on refUeling Ddssion sighted l obj Object st:tl l on P scope then accelerated at 0705Z, contacted radar site which had obJ to 1600 K and moved NE. Fighter s cramble<: on scope at 07o8Z. Site held intermittent con-negat i v e results . At same time, radar tact for 49 lllin KC 97 tried to close atter obj was paintin g 5 small er ob j s b e l o\.r KC appeared (usually') to be hovering at 10 o'clock 97's a t an alt of 5 -10,000'. po3it1on. Obj elimbed to est 4o.:.5o ,000' whan KC-97 tried to close. KC-97 lost visual contacti s ua l Obj Objs moved very fast, changed direction and Radar Obj - Electr oni c Phen. Peculiar ,1ump~d ott and on scope. Formed ci:ruular patte"-i', ~ben line abreaat/ . to that are a . . A'l'JC FORM 329 (RllV 26 8ZP 52) ui\:'.C IC: 2~" CPlLtt:D uEt-JRAGEtt CONTROL 1\ND \TZRIFID NY ACCOUNT OF THS . ( OJJZCT. 1\FTiR POSITIVE IDZrJTIFIC.l\TION OY ",~1:-CHIE 29", TH'E DISCU~c;IOtl --:.:::~.-. o: .. TnE CDJECT HAS HE~ ERHED TO l\S TO I T'3 POSIT I O~J FI?0:1 ., t\RCH!E 29w :.:_.:' .. \I vz::IFIZD ;,LL OF "A~CH!E 29'S" INFC~i'"JATION AND CCNTINUF.D i~JATCHI~!G ;:. ; TH~ OBJECT U~iTIL APPRX 2:J i1ILES FRCM EARi10N FIELD. FRO~ THE ItJT:OR:1.\TI00( ; --" i'ZtHti\G.Z"' OAS GIVING "A RCH!E 29"', IT ~JAS APPARENT THAT '"ARCH I~ ?9" ,.:.-:.~ ~;OULD i)!AKE A!iY FURTh'r.R RZPOnTS O~l THE OBJECT, SO ! DECIDED TO Lt\ND \.j- i\T EARMCN AND CLEARLD FTICi1 TH:Z ~'ENRAG~"' FREQUENCY tt S !GNED LT ll OBf:RT c~ .. - . U SCrUfEC1{ :\0 775721 ACFT COMDR, J(C9797 ARX CTDY ::HAfi3) : . :)tlRT 6 "AFTER UE FINISHED OUR REFUELING RUN AT .\ PPRX 7JJZ, HE :- :,( ! TURtiED ON OUR HOME~IARD COURS~ AtJD UE liEARD LT SCENCK i?EPORT THE - 5RIGHT LIGHT THAT t~JAS MOVING VERY FAST .i\ND ER~ATIC,~! ... L Y RIGHT J~FTt.:TI !!{AT THS P.CFT COr1DR SA THE ODJECT A:,;D POINTF.:D IT OUT TO t1E I COULD SZ:E I T IT LOOKED LIKE A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT, LI~<r: STAR HE TUHJ?:D TO~vARDS TI~E LIGHT AND THc-\T AS THE FI!?.ST Tit1E I tJOTICED !10VE:1Er-1T IT APPF.:AF?tD STATIOnARY FO:t QUITE A WHILE t\ND THEN IT NOVED IN EITHER NOHTHERLY CR SOUTtf.SRNLY DIRECTIO~S AT DIFIT.P.ZNT Tir1ES EACH TIME IT nOVED, <1:: TURN3:D THE: ACIT TO. KEEP IT AT 12 OCLOCK POSITION. ' .FI!'lST REPORTED ~Jr. HERE 45 I1ILZS FRO~ T HS OBJECT THS SKY HAS FAIRLY LIGHT ON THE HORIZON A~JD BY CONT~AST THE OBJECT APPEARED V~RY BRIGHT. IT 'JAS AT ITS BRIGHTEST HHEN ~ErJRt-.GE" I N70R!'1ED US T;1AT r:JE ~JERE 18 I'1ILES FROM IT AFTER THE SKY UAS GETTING LIGHT~R, THE OSJECT BECAME Dir1M.ER AND 1"10RS DIFFICULT TO SEE ABOUT 03 z, IT DISAPP;:ARED COMPLETELY.n SIGNED LT DAVID GUELDf\iER i\0 3~J05255 CO-PILOT, KC-9797 ArtS (TDY EHltFB> FOLLO:y UP REPORTS UILL BE FORH.4RDED AS RECEIVED AT THIS SITE /THir:; frSG RZLEASED SUBJ TO CC~RECTIOrJ/SERV ICE UPON REQUEST PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD J. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 17 Jul 55 Newfoundland Wo Balloon D Proltot.l, Balloon ls.:-=DA:-:T::.::.;T;:IM;:I;-:O:;R;;O:;U'dll;-------~ .. ~;v.iilt:O;t.pii"ft:U.se;'iR;'\V~A;o:;T=i.lo"-N:;---------t D Postl W' Balloon G y o1 0 ~ D Wat Aircraft .Lecel-----------"" ,. ..... lsu D rounaRodot D Proltollr Aircraft a AI.-Vhuol a Air-Intercept Rodor a PosstW, Aircraft a Was Astrono"'l col D Proltat.l, Astronofftlcol D Posslt.l, A1tronomlcol 9. COURSE D Other~-~- -- I. NUMI!R 011 OIJ!CTI 7. LINGTH OP.OISIIYATION R\' OP SIGHTING Bright light. Dropped close to ground then quickly up to 5 or 6 thousand feet. Color AftC FORM 129 QIBV 2 SEP 12) 11. COMMENTS D lntufflclent Data for Evaluation ck revealed WX balloon released at ame time obj was o~served. . . C0!1~1EACOH PEPPZ~ffi:LL AFB t~F I n JuL 55 WPAI22 YMAitl JYAel2 JDCI,9EXBI08FTAI091KOTHFTAI09 '''''YY''''' RJtDtNRJED~P RJEPHQ DE RJXFT 2A ..,.. FM COMDR 6qTH AIR DIV DEF PAFB NF TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND ENT AFB COL SPRINGS COL RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH lNTELL CEN WRITHT PATT AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTLL HQ USAF WASH 25 D.C. ADOAO 171 AA J.r. ELGIN 965 59 03 AND U.G. IHL AM 235 97 64 BOTH OF ARGENTIA CRASH CREW OBSERVED A BRIGHT LIGHT AT 1~/01552 FROM BUNK ROOM CALLED ARGENTIA TOWER TO CHECK ON OBJECT. TOWER PERSONNELL H.c. HORN AC 3 572 1665 WAS ABLE TO SEE THE MENTIONED LIGKT AFTER THE ABOVE POINTED IT OUT TO HIM. fiRST SEEN AS A BRIGHT OBJECT N OF ARGNTIA DROPPING CLOSE TO THE GROUND THEN QUICKLY UPTO 5 OR 6 THOUSAND FEET. AT TIME OF REPORT OBJECT WAS SAME INTENSITY AS STARS. AR TWELVE HUNDRED SCATTERED FIFTY FIVE HUNDRED OVERCAST FIVE MILES VISIBLITY WITH FOG. OBJECT NOT PRINTED ON RADAR, NO ACrT IN AREA. REPORTED TO MOVE FASTER THAN A PROPELLER TYPACFt.coLOR WAS KIND OF YELLOW. A wATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT APPROXIMATtLY' 13/~155Z BY ARGENTIA WEATHER. ARGENTIA PERSOMELL BELIEVED THIS TO BE THE OBJECT CONCERNED. 18/;33geZ JUL RJt.:XFT