PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS c 55 l f f . Off f C. Wos Bolloon J Jul Gu o 1v;e.>Cl.CO 0 Ne w O~ans a.x Probably Balloon 3. DATITIMic--R-O_U_P~-- -- -.-.-T-Y_P_E~O-P_O_B_S_I_R_Y_A_T_IO-N---- - -o Poasl~y Balloon Locol 1 9W.~ol 0 GroundRodar 0 Woi Aircraft C Probably Aircraft GMT 1 r;/??"':.1.07. n.~V 0 Alr-Viauol C Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE . . c Waa Aatronornlcal 0 Probobl y Aotronomlcal C Possibly Astronomical 7. t. ENOTH 011 OIS!RYATION 8. NUMBER Opt 08J2CTS 9. COURS! ,0, 9AI!fl SUMMARY 01' SICHTtNO 5 min of arc w/25' diameter. Obj to h t : zhap ed lik e drop of wat er. 4TIC PORM 32t (REV 26 IEP 52) 1 stattonary ll. COMMfaHTS Probable b alloon. 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN RJEPNB RBEPW RBEC DC: RBESFJ 2 FT-1 CCGD EIGHT TO RJEPHQ/DIRINT HQ USAF WASHDC RJEDWP/AIRTECHINT CENTER WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO-ATTN AT1AA-2C RJZDEN/COM AIRDEFCOMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS RJ EPN8COMEASTERN AIR DEFENCE COMMAND STEWART AFB NY I NFO RBE?W/DIRNAVINT NAVY DEPT WASHDC RBEGC/COMEASTSEAFRTN FLYCBRPTX TANKER TYDOL FLYING A REPORTS FOL AT 1522332 X QUOTE X r>t{ESENT POSITION LAT 27-~N LONG 89-30W X DIRECTLY ABOVE US AND A ITTLE TO T~E SOUTH IS A UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT X DESCRIPTION AS F0L X IT IS tYLINDRICAL X APPEARS TO BE MILKY WHITE AND SEMI TRANS- Pf\RENT X HAS I NNIR RTUND BALLOON OF DEEPER WHITE X INNER BALLOON RESEt1BlE A DRT? OF WATER AT TIMES X ESTIMATED ALTITUDE AROUND FIVE THOUSAND FEET X IT APPEARS TO BE STATIONARY AND NOT DRIFTING WITH SLOUDS X ANGULAR WIDTH 5 NINS OF ARC X SIZE RELATIVE TO HEIGHT MEASURES TO BE APRX 25 FEET I N DIAMETER X SKY PARTLY CLOUDY F VISIBILITY EXCELLENT X WI~D SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 TO 2 X SEA SLIGHT X UNQUOTE 16/0~152 JUL R8ESFJ Ju RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJESDB Dr: fl J ESYQ 0 18 Fl'l DhDR FLT SERV CEN MAXtYELL AFR ALA TO RJ~DEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMM ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO RJiDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CEN WRITHT PATTEREON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D c. RJESDB/COM~lDR 35TH AIR DIVISION DEF DOBBINS AFB MARI ETTA GA 1. DE.SCRIPT ION OF OBJECTS; B. 5 ~liN OF ARC 25FT DIA c. NILDY WHITE F. INTER ROUND BALOON -SHAPED OBJECT WHICH APPEARS TO BE DROP OF WATER PAGE THO RJESYQ. 0 1B 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: B. OVt:HHEAD c. ~TILL IN ~IGHT LJ. :.TATIONARY ~. STILL IN SIGHT A, CIVILIAN MASTER OF TANKER B. MILITARY NONE PAGE THREE RJESYO. 0 1B 11. OPRATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN WOULD I NDICATE WEATHER BALOON SIGNED GOLINSKY END 15/23152 JUL RJESYQ 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTs. B. OVERHEAD c. STILL IN ~IGHT D. STATIONARY E. STILL IN SIGHT F. STILL IN SIGHT .3. 11ANNER OF OBSERVATION A. SHIPBOARD VISUAL B. BINCCULARS 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER; 6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATIO~J OF ALL OBSERVERS: A. CIVILIN~ MASTER OF TANKER B. MILITARY NONE PAGE THREE RJESYO. 0 1B 11. OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA FROM THE DESCRIPtiON GIVEN WOULD INDICATE WEATHER BALOO~i SIGNED GOLIN5KY END 15/23152 JllL RJE:YO FIRST-HAND ACCOUNrS OF PAST SIGHTINGS Rma& CYLiliDER OVER PATERSON 1 On a weekda1' evening late in July 19SS, 19-yea.r-old Danie1 K. . r, ot Paterson, lTew Jersey, was sitting in a park of llain-!.Street at about 8 p.m. when he saw a peculiar object or a grey metaJ1ic color in the sky. : He described the shape as a cylinder on end with a circular ring running hori- zontally around the center or the object. l7ithin this circular ring was a rotating light (see diagram). The object, about as long as it was wide, ap- peared to be as large as a silver dollar held at arm's length. Its edges vere clear and sharply defined. Seen in the southern sky, the object was retreating at a moderate speed to the west and finally became just a pinpoint in the bright twilight sky. It had remained in clear view for about 10 minutes. The sky was clear. Ur. O'Connor reported that others had also seen the object, but no names and addresses ware available. The details were obtained from . the witness by CSl mb'3rs Arthur Shattuck and. Frank Principe. 16 -31 JULY 1955 SIGHTIUGS Canton, Ohio Newfoundland Seattle, Washington Monroeville, Pennsylvania Lincoln, Nebraska Newport, ~nnsylvania (CASE ~USSING)Civilian Richland, Washington Military Gd & Air Seattle, Washington Syracuse, New York Santa ria, California Aberdeen, Washi. ngton Old Town, Maine Kirkland, Washington St Cloud, Minnesota Van Nuys, California Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CASE MISSING Civilian (GOC) Akron, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Civilian & Military Syracuse, New York Military G lend 1 ve ,. Montana Minneapolis, Minnesota City, Kansas Pleasant View, Washington Columbus, Nebraska Shelby, Iowa Connecticut Portland, Or~gon Rego Park, New York Washington San Diego, California Military Air EVALUATION Astro ( STARS/PLArlE!TS) Other (HOAX) Insufficient Data Aircraft (BLIMP) Insufficient Data Astro ( CAPEIJA) Aircraft Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Other ( REFIECTIOrl) Insufficient Data Astro (ARCTURUS) Insufficient Data UNIDENTIFIED 1. Astro (VEGA) 2. Astro (CAPEIJA) Other (SEARCHLIGHTS) . Insufficient Data