PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 19 Oct 55 Jto M1 lfW ot ltn<>Xtille, Tezm o Probably Balloon . s. OA';t: -riME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground Vi suol D GroundRodor 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft ~G~M~T CXAir-Vi auol at Air-Intercept Roder 'i Possibly Aircraft 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One light a11lar to a ater obaezYed eut ot pilot. Air intercept raclar b-4CODtact vith obJ but unable to cl.Dae on obj. Obj fiev straight and leTel courae. Olanae 1D color. ATIC FORM 329 (R&V 26 SltP !:Z) 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possi bly Astronomical 0 In sulfi ci ent Ooto for Evaluation Poaaible jet type aircraft. PP RJ EDtN RJEDWP RJE?HQ ZWL RJESXB DE RJESKB .3B FM COMDR 663 ACW SQ LAKE CITY AFS LAKE Te RJESKB/COMDR .35 ADIV DOBBINS AFB GA RJEDEN/COMDI ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RJ EDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPKQ DIR or INT HQ USAG WASHIN~TON DE /U N C L A S S I I 1 E IJ. IMT 11ii PD UFOB PD 1. DESCIIPTIOK OD THE o~JLcT CLK tA) ~ cPJu'!tB). coMJAilAIU "R-ASfAR tl'tl u:; -clltAMCE CMM (D) ONE cMM () 11/lr CD -~f-) LI;JI't.CMJI (;)MEG CMK cal" MEt:: .ctM. <I> NEG PD 2. DESCilPTION OJ COast OJ.CBJECT CLN (A) IM FLIG.T: OBSERVATION or MOVING LIGHT <B> ESTAMATED 11-21-tlt fT ABOVE CBSEIV1 AND EAST OF HIM CMM (C) SAME AS B CMM CD) rL1 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CMM CE) OUT or RANG~ CMM (f) TWO TO THRE MINUTES PD 3. MANN~ or OBSERVATION CLN (A) AIRVISUAL AND All ELCTRONIC CE-> CMM <B> NEG (C) F85D CMM AF '24235 CMM 2'Z~i rT CMM 198 DEGREES CMM 250 IAS CMM MCGHEE TYSON MUM APIT PO 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN CA> .. , . PAG.E TWO 'RJESKB J B ~9131 CMM (B) NIGKT PD ' .LOCATION OF OBSERVERCMM 'QJNM SOUTH VEST ; . ~Or TRI-CITY.APRT PI) 6 I~MTIFYIG INFORMATION OF Al..L OBSERVEI!S CLN CMM 1ST LT CMH 35~TH FIS CMM . . _;ILOT CMM RELIABLE" P 7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT COND CLN CA> CAVIJ . WITH GROUNDFOC II.VALLEYS CMM (B) SURFACE-LGT CMH 50~0-LGT CMM 1111113.\1 DGIEIS 2S XTS CMM 15Sti-331 DEGREES "" KTS CMM 200at-32'l : .:. aEGIS. ''HS. CMH 3tilu-l21 CMM. - ..... AND lliii N/ A CMM C C) ,~"fi . 'PICtE~a Ctal (I)' C.;_(J) MalE . .PB I. NEe; PD 9. AfTER WISUAL. 4tl Citf~ACT WI. WITJl ~ CEJECt ON AIRBO~ RAitU esEifEI WAS PI VAS' UNABLE. TO CLOSE WITlf TJfE CJBJCi PD . u. lONE IENIID n 11 IOIAL ; C .. Jb&CT81 CIIPI 46JU lcVROM PI 12 NEC: P. ~I/163S2 OCT TJESI! CIDI l$T L T PD CMM SEMI OR PP RJEDEN RJEDt.J.P RJEPHC RJEPNB DE RJESKB 37A fM COMDR 354TH FITINCEPTRON MCGHEE TYSON APRT KNOXVILLE TENN TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AfB COLOSPRGS COLO RJEDEN/COMDR 4602D AISS ENT AFB COLOSPRGS COLO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO- ~ RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHDC RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY RJESKE/COMDR 35TH ADD DOBBIN AfB ~A /UNCLASSIFIED/354TR FIS 951 THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED wiTH PAR 1 AFR 209-2 CMM DTE 20 OCT 55 PD A. LOOKED LIKE STAR B. SIZE OF PEA C LIGHT ORANGE PAGE TWO RJESKB 37A H. NO SOUND I. SPEED EXCESSIVE A. SAW IT VISUALLY LIGHT ORANGE B. 45 DEG TO LEFT CM PILOT FLYING 090 DEG OBJECT WAS AT 20 DEG ELEVATION AT 35 TO 45A c. SAME AS B EXCEPT PILOT WAS CHASING OBJECT D. FLEW IN STRAIGHT PATH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH E. STARTED FADING AND T~INKLING AND GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED F. PILOT HAD OBJECT IN SIGHT ABOUT THREE MINUTES A. VISUALLY AND AI CE--) c. F-86D CM 253 CM 25A CM 19& DEG CM 258 lAS CM MCGHEE-TYSON 5. EIGHTY MILES SW Of TRI-CITY AIRPORT TENN ?AGE TnREZS RSKBA A. CLEAR 15 E. SURF CM 6A CM 360 DEG AT 05 CM 1rA 0 10 DEG AT 10 C~ 16A CM 52 0 DEG 80A NOT AEAILABLE 4-6A STRONG SUBSTANCE INVERSION 35A STAB LA~R AT 45A TROPOPAUSE ~. PILOT GAVE TAIL CHASE BUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED WAS UNABLE TO . DETERMINE NATURE Of OBJECT i , ~. at.~AIR TBA!.YIC J.1~RTELL OFF ~54TH FIS 'WI CLEAB VITH GOOD VISIBILITY PD ClW SQ WAS ~W.Flt ~UT .VERI OFF All A1" TIME.b aa""I,...VILLE FILITR CENTER REPORTED ~!SERVAilO~ ~OSTS WERE NOT MANNED AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD UNIV OF TENN WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT NOTHING OBSERVED PD WEATHER BUREAU RELEASED EALLOCNS AT 21~02.AND ~3002 BUT TIME AND RATE Of ASCENT PAREN 1000 PAGE FOUR RJESKB 3 7 A FT FER MIN DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH OBJECT SIGHTING PD r,ILITCN FLT SERVICE MAXWELL AFE ALA REPORTED NO EXPERI~1ENTAL ACFT I N VICINITY PD 1 AIRLINES WERE CONTACTED PD ONE AIRCRAFT t!AS IN AREA ruT THE CREW REPORTED NEGATIVE: SIGHTINGS