PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION ~2 mile s SE of Pinecastle ftB, Fla 12. CONCLUSIONS Was BaBoon Probably Balloon Possi hly Balloon ------------lfi G d VI I 0 GroundRodar rl Was Aircraft roun aua 0 Probably Aircraft /l600Z 0 Air-Vlauol 0 Alrlntercept Radar Posaibl Y Aircraft 5.' PHOTOS 6. D Wat Astronomical D Y 0 Probably AstroftOmlcal ;oNe civilian D Possibly Ashonomical 7. LENGTH 0, OIIIRVATION I. NUMIIR 011 OIJEC:TS 9. COURSI D Other D lnsuffl cient Dote fer Evoluotio .... 10. IIIII, SUMMARY 0' SIGHTIMO \fueelbarro~ flying upside do~. Globe or balloon with a metal frame attached to the top. Globe was black. Same size as B-47. P0ciptrocating acft. D Unlcnown 11. COMMIMTS Prob B-47 a/c. ATlC PORM 329 (RBY 21 iBP 52) .~0 UNCL REPLY OR REF IF DTG IS '": -1 DEFERRED :~I COMADIV 813 PINEC 1 ... - \o COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO .:0~1ADIV 3 5 DOBBINS AFB GA :O~DR ATIC WPAFB OHIO OIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC JFOB SUBMITTED lAW AFR 2~0-2. 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. ,N -I jf-1j A. DESCRIBED AS A WHEELBARROW FLYING UPSIDE DOWN. A GLOBE OR BALLOON WITH A METAL FRAME ATTACHED TO THE TOP. B. REPORTED TO BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS A B-47. c. FRAME WAS METAL COVERED AND THE GLOBE WAS BLACK. D. 1. E. .N/A. F. N/A. G. NO EXHAUST VISIBLE. ~. SOUNDED SAME AS RECIPROCATING .AIRCRAFT . I. N/A. 2. DESCRIPTION 0F COURSE OF OBJECT. A NOISE B. LEVEL.C. LEVEL D. HEADED DUE WEST ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. E. FLEW OUT OF RANGE OF VISION. F. I N SIGHT ABOUT 1 1'1INUTE. .3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION. A. GROUND VISUAL. s. NEG C N/A . 4. TI11E AND DATE OF SIGHTING. A 1215 z. B DAY 5G LOCATION OF OBSERVER. LOCATED 25 MILES SSE.OF CITY OF ORLANDO, FLA. 12 NILES SE OF PINECASTLE AFB. LIVES ON LINE OF OSCEOLA AND QRANGE COUNTIES ON HIGHWAY 15. 6. IDE INFO OF OBSERVER. '\ CIVIL IAN I1RS OUD FLA. 3 .. tJIDOW, HOUSEWIFE. 7. ATHER AND vliNDS ALOFT AT THE TI:vtE. A.. SCATTERED SHOWERS. B. \viND WEST AT 25 KNOTS. D. 200<3 FT 3CATTERED, 32~; NEASURED OVERCAST. D 3 MILES. E 2/3 F. THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWEST .QUADRANT. 8. PINECASTLE AFB WEATHER STATION RELEASED :\ BLACK WEATHER-BALLOON AT 1120 THAT DAY WHICH HEADED DUE E T.iEN REVERSED ITS DIRECTION. 9 NEG 1~. NEG 11. DPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, 813 ADIV BELIEVES THAT THE OBSERVER SAW A B-47 >JJ\KING A PENETRATION TO PINECASTLE AFB WITH AFT MAIN GEAR D0 ?~SENCE OF HEAVY CUMULUS CLOUDS IN AREA COULD CAUSE SUN RE~-ECTIONS 7r!AT WOULD RESULT IN A HALO EFFECT AROUND ACFT. 12. NEG