PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 2 Aug 55 Q Probohl1 Balloon Fresno, Ca_:t _ . ---------1 [j{ Possibl, Balloon 3. DATITIMI GltOU' TYPE OF OISIAVATIOM [] Was Aircraft Locl----,.---------xa GroUttci-Vhvel o CrowndRadar a Probabl, Aircraft / 0 Possibl1 Ahcroft 2100Z 0 Alrlntercept Radar -~S.~ D Alr-Vl~w~al~---_:.:~.==:..::::_::~---0 Wos Astronofftlcol ,.nuTu 6. 0 Probahl, Astrenofftcal 0 Vee 0 Possibl, Astronowtical ~He civ {1-lX observer) 7. LIMOTH OP OlllltYATION I. NUMIIIt Ofl OIJICTS 9. COURSI 0 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation 10. 8RIIfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING ~rnile obs .. rving l-TX b alloon, bright sil,re~ circular obj crossedin front of theodolit~ field of view. Obj was brighter than .:h: e ballooon. Ooj higher than balloon and ~o~ a t steady r at e of speed. '1. COMM!NTS , ,&<, ;I'ICATION) (SF.CUP!TY t.V'I:-O~:.r l T fO:I <rhPn tilled in) jl ;_..,. J ;- AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORM.~TION REPORT l r~,\ -California L AT: OF Jt'.FOR:..,ATION :V~L.;AToON Sig~.tir-0 of Unid ~r.ti~ied Fl~rin.g 0 b ~ ~ct 3ureau, by ;., Cali!or..,i:A.. circ~ar o c SUC~tte~ trarough C~3r.~els of the :feather Eur?a.u s taking the 21CCZ ,~bal cbs.r:!~r~tion !!'! eclor, sue~ 2-s a ~eta lie surface v1ou:1 :~n::ear _.;t-.3~ r~fl~ctir:-:- d i3t i :1. -- i stable obje':t., b,..:.t about 1:30 ba1 "~ oon c1.t tha~ hei t. ?:r stated t hat <llt.!!~1 \l":h h e reali z:.rl an~ ~ .. ~.: t of s uch an obj~ct ~rrle;:>e~dent-u.nd v ary i.:.fficL.t, if n ot i~'l- 1 ~osg:.::-le tc jud~e, his :::e~sion at t~1e t!.=e of_ t~e ob s e _''T!!tlon \ras t hat tr~ oi): ~ct :r:~s f a r a.b~te t~e ';:)allccn t:-:erefore cc'l:l d i-'..ave bee!1 l.:.r-:e~ t~h~..n t:-:e ba~ i.<Jon. The object :1oved at a. r:;teady r 'Jt e of sp~ed an w::'.s t:-:J.ckad. tl1e ret:JX!l to t~.e t:'1eodolite for abot..""t a ~alf' :.i.~t:te so as to get a better look .:.~ it. in losing the b lco~ fr the r.:.ald of vie'l;, 30 he ~ad to :.o cant :~ue th~ ~ib?.l. T:1e mcva~ent of th~ UNCk!i SSI FIE!J , t"f .~.'tf.\ TJC.'V w::ore o'IU-IIIll AF ft'IRM 1i2-PART II (Clk~IFICATt0:-1) AIR INTELLfGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FPOM (.l"""''' Hq AWS u I I MATS, USAF, REPORT NO. washington 25, n. c. c~rt-mNT OF FORWARDnrG OFFICER, HQ MATS Considering the sh~rt time of observation of the object involved, it is felt that the evaluation is rather high. and the dis~ce PK REITER Major, USAF Inte~ligence Division NJTE. THIS COCU'l!:.'l r CONTAINS INFQ:l'A-'TiC N Af~CTI'fC'; 'TJ-( '41:CNAl. t:Ut..'t'2: ':.F ~ UHIT't.O 5rlT't.S MITl<itN n- .. UHING Cf i)olt. t:5r.CIU(jl JC:'. ~ U S.. C.- 31 ,\NO~. AS 1'1 '.IENDEO. ITS TRM4SMISSION OR THE 11'.-EL.AT:ON ~ l'r$ CONrt:H~ IN A~Y ~NU TO AM UNA~RIZED ~N IS Pf'Ct4UNim BY U'N. IT :.tAY ::or BE HEPP.ODUCED IN WHOL.E OR IN PART. O'f OWER THAH UNI~-0 STATES AUt FO~ AGENCIES. EXct.DT BY PRlUSSlOHCFTHE OIRECTCRCf INTELLIGE~CE. USAF. ( .; l.ASSifiCA T!ON) 2. LOCATION 0 Probably Balloon ~ Possibly Balloon 3. DATETIMI! GROUP ~ TYPE OF OBSERVATION C Was Aircraft = =!5:=== C~Air-Vitual 0 ?robably Aircraft C GroundRadar Local 3 0 !fCround Visual Was Astronontical Probably Astronontical LENGTH 0' OISIRYATION I. NUMBEit 0' OIJ!CTS 10. BRIEII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING 8/li~#T S/1-'~Z C/;rt:~..~ITt~Tt oOj r/~ /cl oP. v~EW. O'Jf W.l'fJ ATlC FORM 329 U'&V 21 SSP s2) Possibly Astronomical C In suffr:-.1 c-;-1 .-n-:-t -=o-at-a-:fo-,-=E~v-a-lu_o_ ti o-n 11. COMMENTS