PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Columbus, Nebraska D Was laltoon D Pro baltly 8 oil oon 0 Was Aircraft .Local---------->ll Ground-VIsual D GroundRodar a Probably Aircraft D Po asl W Y Aircraft ,;::~ D Waa Astronom1 cal D ProltaWy Aattonamlcal D Possibly Astronomical 7. LIMOTH Ofi.OISERVATIOM five to siz minutes 1. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS lnsufflclent Data for Evaluation IRIEfl Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Four orange objs and one white obJ appeared similar to an explosin and back again. The obj appeared as flashing lights. Appeared east of station like a yo-yo, and seemed to fade as go thru a cloud. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 21 SEP 52) Due to semi-fantastic natu""::of sighting and failure of' sighting to meet criteria tor investigation authorized by this Hqs. Sighting is resolved as UNKNOWN by this Hqs and forwarded to ATIC as above. AO tJPA108 Yt1A 12~TNGA 045 FM COMDR 31ST ADIV SNELLING AF STA ST ~UL MINN TO RJEDE~ICOMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRING~coLo RJEDWPICOMDR ATIC WRIGHT APTTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPQH/D/I HQTRS USAF WASH D C JECT 1'D s-'I~ILAR TO AN EXPLOSION A~:D BACK TOGETHER AGAIN PD (A) ROUND > NONE GIVEN (C) FOUR ORANGE Ot~E WHITE CD> FIVE CE> NO CF> NO CG> (H) tlO (I> NO (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (A) FLASHING GHT (B) NONE GIVEN c;:> 1 002 FT TO SOUTE CD) HOv1 t~;IKE 3925 TO ST OF TATION LIKE A YO YO CE> FADED AS GOING THROUGH CLOllDS CF> G MIN (3) MANNER OF OBSERVANCE CA> GROU~lD VISUAL CD> BINOCULARS (C) 0 (4) TIME A~lD DATE OF SIGHTING CA> 30/04452 CB> NIGHT (5) FJHf1 3925 ) IDENTYFING I~FO (A) OCCUPATION NOT GIVEN G 0 C MORRICE RAY~OND, OLUMBUS NEBR, HOME PHONE 4229 CALLED FROM 29179 (B) NOT GIVEN (7) AGE TWO RJEDNG 17A -ATHER AND WINDS ALOFT (A) CLOUDY ( B) 3~/~3002 AT OMAHA 0-l0Xt=-18~, D (C) 1,000 CD> NONE CE> SCATTERED CF> NO (8) NO C9> NONE Cl~) NO (11) BRIDESMAID REPORTS ~lO BALLO~l ACTIVITY IN AREA WX REPORTS WX LLOONS ALOFT FROM SUX AT APPROX 03002 \1ARREN s. HAYES 1/LT USAF Cl~) NO PD END MSG ~1/1601Z AlG RJED~G UJIOI IMDIX CARD AISS.U H-2hA-SS 2. LOCATION . 12. CONCLU S -'-' ~' b Jca D Was Balloon 0 wauua, He rna . 0 Probably Balloon Local ------------ _ ([ Grouncl Vlaual D Ground Radar D Probably Ai;craft ~Gt~\ T ;b~===-h:--0 AIP.V_Iw_al o_A_I_r_ln_te_rc_e..;..p_t _R_ad_o_r_l 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Waa Aatronomi col 0 Yea . . 0 Probably Astronomical 1 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Oil OBSERVATION I. NUMBER Oil OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ Q. lnauffi cient Data for Evaluation I& Unknown Five to Six 0. BRIEII SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Four (4) ~'/.#~ orange objects and one (1) whi object appeared similar to an explosion and together again. The objects appeared aa flashing light(~). east or station like a yo-yo, and . seerned to fade as going AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 11. COMMENTS Due to the semi-fantastic nature or the sighting and the raiiure oflhe sightin to meet the criteria tor invejltigation no investieation authorized oythis hqs This sighting is resolved as tniKNC'tnl by' this hqs and forwarded to ATrc as above