PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS mxw BoiiOOft 2 1 Au st 1956 near Hamilton California o Proltoltl, Ballun Loc'------------D O..un4-VI.u.t a GraunR .. w 0 Was Aircraft a Prolto~l, Aircraft =!::!:::!:::!!::::::::::::::::::=--J..-_::JUAi.-VI.. D Air-Intercept Red D Possil.a, Aircraft D Was Astronolftlcol C Yoe 0 ProltoWr Ast,.nl"'icol ;.cttNe Mi 1 it ar C Posibl, A"'col 7. LEMOTM ,, OIIIIIATION I. NUMIIIt Of' OIJICTI t. COUitll a Othor _ D Insufficient D '-Eoluetioft D UnlcnoWII 10. IRIIf' SUMMAitY OP 11. COMMINTS One round clear silver object, size of dime at arm's length. Obj initially si-Lted ~ir-visually at approx 20,000 ft altitu e at 38.10N 123W. Obj was near contrail o a B-47. Obj's f!i.~i1t path was straight & climbing. Oosrver~ attempted intercep action & obj appeared to be between interc&ptor & contrail & under contrail This led pilot to believe obj was close & he initiated maximum performance of A/C was climbing at 250kts but obj ap- ~eared to p 1 awa & u Obj viewed a Balloon launch~d from Vernalis, Cal. on 21/1432Z. Faom the Vernalis balloon chart rpt, the balloon esti- matgd to be in area of sight- ing at time. Size,shape, ascending, westerly course are characteristics of balloo ATIC PORMl29(Jiav 211aP s2) to base for fuel. Last sighting at "> 1 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SI'AC. A.OV.l'Oif CONIVUNICATIONS CaNT1f ONY --~IIIIIIIili--.-.-----lllliiiili....., : (Ori~tar) DATEonM GROUP SECVRJTY a .USIFICATIOH COMAIRDIVDEF 28 HAMILTON AFB 222200Z AUG UNCI..ASSIF'IED CAI.IF ~; . . PRECEDENCE AC'TIOM U.FORMAT1011 ~ FOR: DEFERRED ~ ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO (MAIL)., . . COM.V..ANDER ~ "' ~- JTR TECHBICAL INT8:t.I-IGENCE CE~"rER .JF:GHT PA'!TDS AFB CE ro (MAIL) DDECTOR OF IJTS.UGENCE BEADQUABfERS USAF . CCJIWIDER , ~ .. 0 .x>K MISSAGI CRYPTOPRICAU IIOH -f.,;;,. . RUERS TO MESSAGE: . 4602ND AIR INT1 JJ:QENCE SERVICE SQUADRON HAMII.TOM AlB CAT. IF (COORI&:R) PD (1)(c) CLEAR SILVER PD (1)(d)'ONE P.D (l)(e) N/A PD (l)(t) NONE PD (l)(g) NONE PD (1)(b) IOU PD (1)(1) NOME PD (2)(a) OBSERV!0 BI RADAR OBS~RVER IN P-89D AT 20,000 FT 01 HEADifll C8 180 DID PD UFOS WAS NEAR CONTRAU. OF B-47 PD ... ". (2)(b) liCK COCXPIT 90 DB7JRKS:S 01 Sf ~ PD ELEVJ.TION .l.LWI.E 4.5 DEGRI:S PD (2)(c) APPBOXIMATEIJ' S!ME ED (2)(4) STRAIGHT AND CLD!BING 'PD (2){e) INTERCEPTOR ' llliCR:Url' LOW ())I FOG AND D1'011NED TO BASE PD (2)(t) TEN MINUTES PD (J)(a) AL'-l-VISUAL PD RADAR INOPER.\TIVJS ON F-89D PD ())(b) NONE PD (3)(c) F-89D Qt:.A 6?8 ~.A 20,000 FT CMl 180 DEXlREFS QKeA 250 TIS Q!A 84TH FIGBtER-INTERCEPTOR SQDN C~ti Hk'!II.TOR AFB C.4I.IF PD (4)(a) 2119).5Z AUG S6 PD (4)(b)" DAY PD (S) FI!t:>-r SIGHTING: :38 DEGREES 10 MiNUTES NORl'ti ~ 123 DEGREES 00 MI::U"TES WEST PD PAGI 1 Cll ) PACiD . JOINT MESSAGEFORM COMMUNICATIONS crNTER NO. 1------SPACa Aoval"'R CONltiUNICATIONS CBNTR ONLY,_ _.....,_. ..... ~ FROM: (Ori,;ftltfOr) DATET1NI GI'OUP SECURITY CLASS1f1CAT10fl UNCI .ASSIFIED PRECEDENCE ACTION UtFORMA now FOR: DEF~'ERREI1 . . . , 0 lOOK MDSAU ' .. I foot I I lot - t t 0 t :;~: (6)(a) Bfi. 'pi) (6.)(b}:JUEER1' ~ MORft!IJ.T CMA 2/LT _ CMA 84TH FIS Cl-IA pn..or .PD . ~-.. JCIIN W CURTIS CMA 2/L~. CMA 84TH FIS CMA RADAR OBSERVER PD r BarR Oli'FICERS :: .' : U~AI.I~ JO<IJABLE PD. (7)(a) CI.JAR WITH fAIR CIRRUS A.T 3.5,000 FT PD . (7)(b) :. .~.PI);: (?)()'THIN CIBRDS _AT .3S,OOO FT. PD (7)(t) NONE PD (8) POSSIBLE BALLOON OF . ::-"'.sam SORT PD . (9) UFos .FIRST NOtiCED HEAR CONTRAU. O'F B-'7 APPROX 2 MI ~ REAR .' OF !Crt PD OBSERVED FOil APPBOI 1 M I R CMA TBIC pnm WENT FCJl A CLOSER IDOl AND THE .u :. OFOB APPfSARSO TO QO BE'tWBER IHERCKPTOR AHD CONTRAIL AND UNDER CONTRAD. PD fA 1 S ; x.gn pnm TO BELIEVE UFCJ3 WAS CIDSS: AND HE INITIATED MAX "'PERl' OF ACFT TO nrrcp 011 R!ADDIJ OF 'Z/0 DPl PD TAS WAS 250 US CLIMBING BUT OBJECT APPEA RetJ TO POLL A.WJJ AJID UP PD (10) ONE B 4? bEADIK! 180 DEDREES A.T )S ZIQ,OOO rr PD (11) DIR OF lltt<J. CMA 28TH AIR Dl V DEF CMA. UFOS BITIMATED TO BE POSSIBLE BAIJ.OOI PD WEATHER STATES 10 BAIJ.OOHS RETEASED Ill TSJS AREA. AT .APPROI TIME OF SIGHtiNG PD POSSIBU.Tf! OF ITY OR AIR FORCE D!M)NSTRATIOH EI-SE'~'HERE tHAT Dr~ " E.\lB REI.EASED A PD (12) NONE PD ADDL R!X-\RXS -W!4!N ltiJP:X. BECAME U11l AND UNCI ,ASSIFI S:l 1 SECUIUTY CU~f1CAT10N 1 ;)fUfTU'S NAMI ftfJII&W ....... ret-'> FIOM: (Ora!.he._.) JOINT MESSAGEFORM CJhPIOI dCMilUi FU!II$ .CHl PDD'l' TUBBED -TaiARD BeliE BASE PD OR HAD'Il0 DFXlRB:ES. CMA THE ~"~J~RE(I TO BBC<Jm IsEOD PD-pnnr Ba:t.IISV&S CAMOPI. M.AONII''IItD OBJWf PD NO .. HoBB siQATXiDS MADE PD . . DJ. OEQRAT CMAATHE UFOB lPPEARED 011 Ba;ADIHl OF 2:10 DmRBES PD~,.PDiOf. BIIJ!!VSS OFOB RQIAINt!!D AT SAME ALTituDE AND RADAR OBSERVER BEI.IEVH:S IT.