PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD civilian (GOC) 7. LINGTH Ofi.OII!RYATION L NUMBER Ofl OIJ!CTS IRII!P SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Two objs, appeared as large,silver obJs, faded out or sight a:rter about 15 mins. AftC PORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 52) 12. CONCLUSIONS D Wa1 Aircraft Praltaltl1 Aircraft D Po asl W y Aircraft D Wat Attranomlcal D Proltoltly Attranomlcol D Posslltly Astronomical 9. COURSE D Other D Insufficient Data for Evaluation D Unlcnown I I. COMMENTS Although observers stated obj vas moving SW winds do not clearly substantiate balloon theory. Duration of sight1n8, des!ription and fact that two qualified balloon directors said that the objs were of Moby Dick leads to conclusion thatobjs were balloons W?A1G3 YDBl37 XYA244K XMA!~3 XX 2SGRAe35 RR RJEDEN RJEDt:TP RJEPHQ RJWPl\ L P.JtvPDM DE RJWPGR 25B~ FM COMNINEAIRDIV GEIGER FLD SPOKANE WN TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AF9 COLORADO SPRINGS RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DOI HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC RJWJ'DN/COt~DR FLT 1-A 4~"'2ND AISSRON MCCHORD AF~ TACOVA HN /UNCLASSIFIED/90DI 5388 PD UFOB ~D 1 CLN A Ct1A SAUCER ~n ~ CHA LARGE 'PD C C~lA SILVER PD D Cf1A TWO !'D E CHA ONE 9ELIEVED TRAILING SLIGHTLY PD F CMA NEG PD G CMA NEG PD H CHA NEG PD I CT~A NEG t:'D 2 CLN A Ctv!A AIC I~ AREA OBJECT SPOTTED WHILE OBSER TWO AIC PD 9 CMA STATION ~q 3929 O~J SIGHT BB 4634 PD C CMA N/A PD D CMA 5 FT OFF GROUND TRACJCING SW ~D E egA FADED OUT OF SIGHT PD F Ct~A 15 I;~ ?D 3 CLN A C A GROU~lD-VISUAL PD B CMA NEG PD C CMA NEG PD 4 CLN A CMA 29 JUL/~3t~z ~D B CHA DUSK PD 5 CLN GOC POSTl:~n~3929 PD tS CLN A Cf\i A NRS GRACE REECE CMA LEASANT VIEW CHA WASH OCCUP N/A PD PLUS 5 OTHER PERSONS IN GOC ~OST SAW 09JECT PD B 1 Ci1A NEG PD 7 CLN A Ct~A GOOD PD B C!~A SURFACE 247t AT l C" KTS Ct1A tStJf?:f! FT PAGE TWO RJW?GR 25B 22~ AT 14 KTS CMA tq FT 27~ AT 25 KTS CMA 16~0~ FT 31~ AT 3~ KTS Cl~A 2f"~C'e" FT 330 AT 30t KTS CMA 3t?lf?'~n< FT 31~ AT 35 KTS C~1A 4"''?r.t~ FT C Ct~1A N/A PD D C~!A N/A PD E CMA N/A PO F Ctv~A NEG PD S CLN DT SENT OUT t EA BALLOON AT 19~"' ST SUT ~.CCORDI~TG TO HX 9TH A!P. D!V IT SHOULD HAVE 9EEN TRACKING ESE PD 9 CLN NEG PD 1~ CLN NELSON 6~-B-47 PD 11 CLN 1/LT FONNESBECK CMA C PD 1 PD Cf~A SR DIRECTOR P-Stt REPORTED NO RADAR PICK-UP IN OEJECT AREA PD ABOVE DIRECTOR CALLED CAPT THOt1AS AT PART OF OBY DICK ~D 12 CLN NONE PD ~!TINDS REPORTED BY 9TH ADIV ~JX SECTION INDICATE THAT OT3JECTS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BALLOONS PD FURTHER CHECK WITl{ OESERVERS BEING MADE TO DETERf1INE CORRECTNESS OF RE ~VUXS~ Ut U}U~S ~u ~NV 29/23492 JUL RJWPGR