PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. i..OCA TIOH 12. CONCLUSIONS OU:!.t;?ort, Mississippi 25 S 55 0 Wos Balloon ep , S'W ot' :<eesler AFB, Miss o Probably Balloon Poni bly Balloon LocaiExact time nnk fX t;ro.,..d-VIsual 0 GroundRadar d Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 5 09QOZ 0 A ,.. VIsual 0 Air Intercept Radar Po ssl bl Y Ai rcroft 'l.---so~U~c;-e~--------- :_ , o Was Astronomical c 1v1.11an (mult) 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENOTH OP OBSERVATION I . HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other ~otecbnic lnsuffl~t Doto for Evaluation 1 min 1 See case 10. BAI!P SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Brilliant light shape of half circle on hori-Due to fact that recently area ot sigbtin4 zon. Appeared to cover many miles, center ot was used as a photoflash bomb drop area, circle was red, outer part r-snged pale blue to and that light "flickered" three times, a red. Sharp line of distinction betveen yellow pyrotechnic of some type is suggested. portion and blue-to-red portJon, brilliant blu~Possibly a parachute dropped, high candle shaft of light radiated fr011 nemi-circle but power flare. Parachute would account ofr stopped abruptly in sky. Bl u e Ugh~ flickered shaft of light ending abruptly. 3 times. Observer was purport ~clly blinded by flash ot li.ght. Sf!mi-circle Cttd!!d to a dark red and disappeared. ATIC PORW 329 (RitV 26 SJtP 52) DE F. JE S KS ; 5 TO P.J:.:DE~Uco Di\ ADC IJT 1\FB COLO RJSKB'CO:~DR 35TH ADIV DF.F DOB3I N AFB GA F.JZDHP.-'C0'1DR /\TIC t~PAF'r o ;u o zr.t:cot!D/1 T'fAF GUJ.FPOI'[ IJ': OD7~5J . FOL REPT I S S l! r:-:n IN co:1PLI.\t:c.s ~J ITH PAP 7 AYF-::> .00-:', I t. A.- 3F.IJ.l.I.4N LT I N suo: 07 .4 HALF CIRCLE . B. BASS OF HALF Cli~CJ.. . t') 1 HOR I ZO!'! AI~D APPE A! .F. D TO COVER !1 Al'!Y !JILES CE~! PAf~T OF HAI.F CI. .-.:: :1 AS YELI.OJJ: OUTER P APT P.. .}G!:D Ff~0~1 PAL BLUE TO F.ED. G. NEGATIVE l . SHAI\P LINE OF DEFINITIOt: B:::TTJ:::::r~ 'lE I.l.OH PORTI0~.1 M!D BI.U!!:-TO- FJ:D AFTER THE S IGHTING ~:ISTED FOP A?RX ONE t1IN, A BSILLIAtiT BI.U2 SHAFT OF LT RAtiATF:D FF.o: J THJ:: HAl.F CIRCI.F. OF LT .THIS SHAFT ~AS DISTir;CTLY Di~Filli:.D AT TE.!: 2I. -;_:s l\1\JD APPSAm~D TO STOP ABf.UP!J..Y IN THI!: SJ(Y. IT ALSO FLICJ.X~I!:D THFtZZ THt~S. TH:: SHAFT OF l.T REPORTEDLY Bl.INDf.D THE OBSR ioiHO COV?.RZD HIS FACt: HITH HIS 1!/\tiDS. AFTE~F. FZ~10VING ( HIS HAtlDS THE SHAFT OF I.T HAD DIS AP?~: AP.ED AND THJ!: HALF CIRCLf YADED r~ API DLY TO DAE K RED, T :-12 t~ DIS APP~ AR D. ~. A. BRII.l.IANT I.T 0 .2 I.ZV AT ION ~ DC: G C. F.Lf.VATIOtJ () DF.G-l\Z ':!J~ DEG D. STAT IOtlA~Y ;::. FADt~D ABIIIJPlJ.Y ~. A. BETI~i!:El-l 25 A BOAT ftJ!CI!Of.S n AT f.9 1 . A. V::EY CLSAP., GOOD VIS B . SUi-'.FACZ -EASTt,~OFEAST -5Y l:DJ0:J FT ?.~0 FT -I!EGATIV:S C, CU:AR . D. 8 t1 Il..ES t "t. lJFOB !~VE:S, H ING PLANS MiD PROGP.NiS. THE FOHEGOI !!G r:PT HAS SU3~1ITTD 3Y A lJ ITt\2 SS f.IHO VOI. THE li:Fo SU3Q TO A CO SID.!:~A3J~ A'!T OF PUB I N LOCAL t-T.HSPAPi!:PS R.I.TV TO M! UfJUSUA!. FLASH OF I.T t.JHICH fJAS CO!~C~r:i-!:: f. Ii' T :fiS ?PT ';IT !!ESS ACCT ItlDICATr:s H:S POSSI 3J.Y SAH T:-{F. LETO!lATION OF A PHOTOFLASH ( B0!1B B2YOi!D 'f;-{:!: HOHIZON 3UT T:-!F. I.GTH OF OBSZF:VATION HOULD l'JOT SUPP l.OCAL A~!G T ACPF. CON U!ll'1. f,3 f': ?HTO'FI.ASH go:-.!B DROP AP.E A: HOi~V2H, ( OFFICIALS OF THE ANG Ut.I!T Sff,fi:: t~O DROPS HAVE BEEN ~1ADr-: SE:CE t9 s;~? 55 IT IS POSS IBL 'fH PHOTOFLASH BOHB DROP ARE A lJ AS I N USF. .~T THE TH1E OF S ! GHTit\G BY At\ ORGAtllZATIOll OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA. Ol'~E OTHEH ILITY COULD BE THAT THE SIGHTI~;~:G I~AS OF A HET nATUHE SINCE t1ANY SIGHTil~GS HAVE CUHf:J:-:t-rfl.Y BEE~! f\E:PORTED H l THIS AF:E.t .