PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Utica, Nev York Was Balloon Probably Bolloon OATETIME CROUII 4. TYPE 0, OISERVATION Possibly Balloon CkGrounclo VI suol D GreundRocler 0 Wo1 Ahcroft Probably Aircraft GMT27/lll0Z to ll45Z 0 Ah Vl.,ol D Air-Intercept Rodor Possibly Aircraft Was Astronoml ul Star /Plane 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH 0" .OISEAYATION NUMBER 0" OBJECTS 9. COUASI! 0 Other Insufficient Ooto for Evqluotlon 0 Unlcnown tationar;r 10. BRIE" SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I Shaped like a star, round, no sound, obj vas sighted for 4o min and gradually turned red. Star/Planet sighting. AT1C FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) D.t: RJEPSN 35 Ff1 FLT 3-D 4~2D AISS SYRACUSE AF STA SYRACUSE NEW YORK TU ZEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRGS COLO li~FO ZEN/C0f1DR 32 ADIV SYR AF STA SYRACUSE NEW YORK AT l DIR OF I NTEL RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO RJEP~Q/LlR OF INTL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC /UNCLASSIFIED/AIS3D 143 PD UFPB PD THE FOLLOWING I S SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH PAR 7 AFR -2 CMM DTD 26 AUG 1953 PD 1. A. LIKE STAR PD B. Dll1E PD c. LUMINOUS PD D. ONE < 1) PD F. ROUND PD G. ~ONE: PD H. NONE PD n.u.un.t...J.J Ul'll \ i JJ A. SEE PARA SURFACE-N-4K OVERCAST PD F. LIGHT SNOW FALL PD ~. A. NONE PD t>. A NONE PD PAGE FOUR'RJEPSN 35 PAGE ~NO RJEPSN 35 I OBJECT \~AS SIGHTED FOR APROX FOURTY C~ ) N IN TURNING RED AT END PD 2. A. BRIGHTNESS PD B TEN THOUSAND ( l0 ,~00) FT CMM 1/4 DOWN FROM TOP OF AUTO WINDSHIELD ( c. SOUTHWEST TOWARDS CORTLAND CMM NEW YORK PD D. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED BY OBSERVER AS HE TRAVELED FROM FIVE (5) MI SOUTH OF TRENTON CMM NEW YORK TO APPROX TEN < 20 > MI EAST OF SYRA- CUSE CMM NEW YORK PD OBSERVER WAS TRAVELING VIA NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY PD i. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY FOR APROX THIRTY (30) MIN AND THEN TURNED BRILLIANT RED BEFORE DISSAPPEARING PD F . APROX FOURTY (40) MIN PD 3. A. GROUND VISUAL PD B. NONE PD B. NIGHT PD 5. A. FIVE C5) WEST OF UTICA CMM NEW YORK ON NEto! YORK STATE THRm~AY PD 28 YEARs OLD CMM CI1M SYRACUSE CMM NElv YORK PD COST ESTIMATOR FOR ROBERT GAIR CORROGATED BOX CO PD PAGi THREE RJEPSN 35 CMM 32 YEARS OLD CMM Cl1M SYRA- CUSE CMM NEW YORK PD PAGE FOURRJEPSN 35 ii. A. UNK PD lL. A. OIC CMM FLT 3-D 4e;3 2D AISS PD MR SERVED AS A STEWARD IN MERCHANT MARINES I N 194:.9-44 CMM FLO ARTY AND MEDICS I N ARt1Y 1945-47 AND HOLDS A PRIVATE STUDENT FLYING LICENCE PD MR ATTENDED SYRACUSE UNIV AND MRS IS A COLLAGE GRADUATE PD MISS I S EMPLOYED AS A DIETICIAN AT V A HOSPITAL PD DUE TO LUMINOUS COLOR AND COLOR CHANGE TO RED CMM OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN A METEOR SIGHTED FOR UNUSUAL LGTH-OF TIME OR FIREBALL PD SIGHTING GENERALLY FOLLOWS DESCRIKPTION OF METEOR PD END 28/2200 Z DEC RJEPSN