PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon lao"< Probobt-, BGIIoon S. 0Afa.TIMI GttOUP A. TYPE OF OISERVATIOM 0 Wos Aircraft .ucel D Ground-VIsuol -0 Gro~dRodor 0 Probably Aircraft C Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 ProboWy AstronoMical -~b Civilian Airlines o Poasibly Astronomlcai . lltP SUMdYY Ofl J 1. COMMENTS Insufficient Dato for Evoluatio" C U nk no""' ~ .. Al f; :almost collided with round, white objec t size of basketball at 7000 ft. WX balloon station located at Des Moines, Iowa. UFO'reporte d SE, and almost exact bearing (310-320) from this statbn. l~ind directions at UFO a l titude (31 0 ) almo s t coincide. AiC undoubtedly came a c r oss balloon. . ~ftC P01UI Ul (Jt .. 2t SaP 52) A. ROUND-' Be BASl<ETBALL r~ BRIGHT -LIGHT~-.So~.in AN~ RGE} G. NONE REPORTED ~ TWO IJWrAM 31 . Jl~ .NOME A. LARtn: IBITE. LIC:HI Otf COLLISION COURSE. Y D-IRECTION NO UNUSUAL ACTIONS NOTED k - E. DISAPPEARED fROM SITE. r. fiVE TO SIX MINUTES. .. ~ . MANNR Of OBSERVATION AIR TG AIR VISUAL / c. BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, NC272SV, ' TIME AND DATE MF SIGHTING DF.~CI;l.,J.IOll OX COOl>C..C Ol:. O~'lt:Cl ll k} /VVV'-' VPGIS3 YMC153I fbJ;ls PP RJEDEN RJEDKF RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWFAM 38 ~ fM HQ LOWRY AFB COLO TO RJID!N/ADC ENT AFB CTLOSPRINGS RJEDWPIWRIGHT ~ATTERSON AFB OHIO RJPHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC , RJEDKF/20TH AIR DIVISION GRANDVIEW AFB MO UNCLASSIFI~D CIRVIS REPORT jOR THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF TECHN.ICAL I NTELLIGENCE 7 DESCRIPTIOM OF THE 'OBJECT 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER 10 MILESSOUTH OF OTTUMWA 6 . IDENTIFYING. INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS: . PAGE THREE RJWFAM 38 AGE MISSING, YWO WND AVE S E 1. VEATHIR AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE~F SIGHTINGS: < I. I' PLUS t . . NONE te. NONE.IP:PORIED LOWlY FLIGHT SERVICE OPS OFFICER NO COMMENT .. ,,311,SIZ FEB RJWFAM