PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon OATETIME GROUP L TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Ground-Vlauol 0 GroundRodo' 0 Was Ahcroft Probnbly Alrcroft GMT 14L0302Z 0 AI~ VI sua! 0 Alrlnternpt Rodot Possibly Aircraft Astronoml cal Probably Astronomical 0 Po aalbly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION I. NUMBEft Of' OBJECTS 9. COURS! 0 Insufficient Dcrto for Evqluotlon 0 UnlcnoWft 10. BRIEF SUMMARY Of' SIGHTINO 11. COMMENTS No discernible shape. Had appearance of a slow moving meteor. Red, sparks, trail exhaust were observed, no sound. appeared to fluctaute moderatel~. ATIC FORM 329 (RP.V :Z6 SEP 5:Z) 'NUJqPJ221 Fl1 HEDUSAF HASl:DC TO RJEDNIC0!1AIRDEFCor1 E~T AFB COLO RJEPFFICOMDR 85 AIR DIV DEF ANDREWS AFB MD RJEDHPICHIEF ATIC tiPAFB OHIO FRm1 AFOitJ 3313.3 U:OB SI~I-:TP;G R::PORT R:;:l-;-7 . D AFR 2:--~-2 PARE~l OF A SLOl.r t10V I NG l'iETEOH AT F 1RST PARS~.: C PARE!'~ ':!!JOT !~A RS Ui'\ 1UOTZ RED OF t!AGNITUDE ; TO tlLHJS 1.::; PARE~J AS SRIGl.T AS SIRit~S Cr'i!l A Cf}ri!S r1AJORIS PAREN PAREN D PAR ; Oi<~ PARS E PAREI'l t:OlJE PARE F PAREN NO PAREN G PARN NO E\PLOSIO~'lS Cr'H1 C!;IPS Cf~t:J SPARKS Ct1;J TRAIL OR EXHAUST HERE OBSEI1VED PARS!~ L PARSN 1-:ot'E PARE:N I PAREN OBJSCT OBSSRVE:D HAD NO DISCERNI8LE Si:APE HHE~i FIRST OBSERVZD IT JAD THE APPSARAl~CE OF A SLm~-MOVn~G TAILLESS if!E:T~OR THE COLOR HAS NOT INCONSISTEi~T \~ ITH A S LOw-i'tlOV I NG HETEOR Ailn J..JOULD LAVE PASSE D Ul~t!OT ICED EXCEPT THAT TH COURSE ~JAS NOT STRAIGHT THSRE HAS Oi':LY ONE LIGHT ;NT}~ PAGE TWO RJEPH~ ~15 FAIRLY CLEAR AH;osPHER PARi~ Of:SERVZR C;i!i M: .~STRO Ot'l~R cr~t ESTHiATED VISIBILITY TO T r:E 6TH i.-iAG~iiTUDE PAR:::tJ A CO:<VE ' JTIOt:AL AIRCRAFT Hin: A LIGHT OF Tn:: COLOR .Oi:D l h TE:t\!SITY OPSI~RVD l.'OULD S T RAIGHT Cti>l COi'.:I C OR AI~GULA~ Crl~) AiW APPRO~{H!ATE 2 ,: v D[ GRE: TUR TO THE RIGHT Crli~ DISAPPEARTt:G ::OP.T}; 1-.0RT H t:A.ST SP.~::::o APP;;:ARZD TO FLUCTUATE i'iODERAT~:L'l CiJlJ T..-.f I..CHEAS:::s PARTICULARLY It:DICATH:G so;.;z Oft" SOUt,:D Ii'~ A VSRY 9UI ::T i~EICHBORHOOD At.D OPEN DII~2CT VI:!:\_1 f..T ALL TI'-:::s UAS A PARTICULAR 1\TURE HITH Hl~TiOH OR DILIDE HUL:D OUT C1;:-1 P1i AIRCRAFT HIT: AS BRIGHT A LIGJ!T Si!OULD HAv::: PZZf, AUDI2L,:_: C:~li AT LI~AST AT FIR T NLUCVTUAT IONS H! IJAC~ N ITU DZ PRO BA BL Y lJAS A f.W~CT ION OF D I T Al\ CE AT LEAST THERZ Wi~E NO FLARZ-UPS OR FADE- OITS Oi A QUICI( TV . ~pG TTIJD' I~GT D I S T I I : G U I S J; AIRCRAF T AS TROro;~;z R C'"l I.'Jt' ( A lETEOR APP~ARL!G o: JF:CT ,!:I_TTP.P.CTiD ATTE:HIQ.i PA:~!::f~ f P/l_R~!! OV:~R - HEAD PAREN C PAR~.: DI S APPE/1R~ D A PP~ OX ; ~JRTL lWP.T h ZAST H:TC T: ;:: HAZE OF THE liORIZO~: PAREN D PAEi: CIRCLE TO RIGrT APPROX 2.:. D::GR:~E: t TURN DISAPP;::ARliJG I~ORTH NORTE ZAST EXACT PLOT TO BE RSPORT~D PAREIJ ol...o I oL --I o " PhREI! 6 PAR1! f!R ~iH~ ARLI!~GTOl~ 6 C ( PAGE: TJIRE[ RJSPH'l 9 15 P.ARf::N 7 PAR!\ PARSN A PARE\~ CL~A~ C,;.r: VISl[ILITY TO 6TE !iAG~.;JTUn'::: { PAR!:l'~ B PARf!: .. i BOLLI1JG Al:JS cu; 6 " r!!:ZT-~6-, DF.GREEs- 1.. KtWTS C~:il I - \ ,_ I"\ J -!l PAR~K CAPT CLYD~ AF 7~R~l 112 l~ILL FOLLO~ OFSSRV~R I S TO PLOT EXACT COl RSE Oi f!.t ASTRO.'!Ol!JCAL c~;P.R'l ~E ADVIS~S T}:AT COURS~ RLATIV2 TO Ail D POSITIOi': OF OP.SSRVi!:lh r\tl\ H ' t t Z:.LLI\J[.f'4~t. lf'H.VKiVll'\ IIUN Ktt'VK J Cllll'OTIH Otl APfA R~PC'f!T C(Jt.C11'-~ ACTIVIT> SUil..,IIIINr. "I"PORl AFOIN-lAl, o~ 'E or INrtJP~>~ r ""' , O~T>. ? ' COLLlt:T ION : SRI STAfUS ( 1 f IJppl i c o r E or REPORT I S R CLYDE S. JORDAN, Captain, USAF C ANI:F l E !.' l tt.C OMP U: rr IIA"''' IJf! OESCiliPT I ON UF S OU<>C FVALU>-T ION AFR-200-2 and Mess~ge AFOIN-33133, dtd 15 Dec 55 Unidentified Flying Object Report This reoort supplements message number AFOIN-33133 dated 1 15 December 1955, addressed to Co~mander, Air Defense Command, Commander, 85th Air Division, Andrews AFB and Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson' AFB, and serves to transmit a course plot of the object reported in referenced message. CL.liF,FORD R OPP~ ( Colonel, USAF D/Intelligence World Star Chart (with course indicated) I U 'STRt9uTtQ)o, BY ORIGINATOR ( E c e p t USAF ,,.J fil-: . /M1H'IIt~ (No/ l('O' ~nd Ctlpie .,o in.lo:Jurr&. if ~ppl.:..lbl~) F'-.r>lCMJ;lc L . Tit}.: 111, (J.S.C . S ection 7Q3 a n / 79J . Jl rrltn t .,. i/J#lt>n or tl-<' r<>velltt ion o f it cunt~nt ito ""Y MJJnn"tr t o an unJtuthrtr;Je:J peron i ('ro~"dhitcd h y l~t. AF l'l ~c \. I 12 REf'IACEs AF" FORM II:L 1 cr.r !>2. ..... rcr-""" "' oE uslo AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PEI'(lRT NO. e~ sit c. >ttri..J stt:~,l ntflf"''-lutl~ y A ~on; .s IIOTE THIS DOCUMENT COf'<TAIN') INfOflMATION AF'FEC I lNG THE NATIONAL OErENSE OF THE UNI TEO STATES WITHIN THE M[ANINC OF TilE ESPIO'IAGE AC r. SOU S C - 31 AND 32 AS A'-1~"'1[') ITS :TRANSMISSIOII OR TilE REVELATION OF ITS CONTFNT<:; IN NV o.u>INCC> Tn " ,.. , , y .. - -----