PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ ---. 3. X>A rE-TIME GROUP ~os Angel e s I ntdrnational a zir g ort tclwer / Long Bench C o 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION " 0 Wen Balloon Probably Balloon Possi bty Balloon Loc:al-------------0 Ground-Visual DXGround-Rodor a Prqbobly Airc:roft : -..:> ..,...,._. . 0 Air-Visual a Air-Intercept Radar 3. PHOTOS : 1 6. SOURCE a Wos Astronomical 0 Yu . D. Probably A~tronomic:ol Xc:lN~ C~vilian 0 P o uioly Astronomical 7. LE'NGiH 0~.08SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE &;5:XOtherRad ar tun l f U 'llC J: i o n 0 sf?'...;ouds 10. S~IEF SUMM4RY Ofl SIGHTING- T va o.Jje ccs then one --rectangu lar- - SL~8 0f convent1on a l ~rget. Speed t.lfl_Jro x 3500 }.JPH . Obj'2(~t'S detecced 10 mi:o s Northw~st of stat ion o n a 320 d:~r m n1 t:ude . Head !.a.; & stop ped at ar.ltox -~0 miles ra:1g-e , t:hen marne then procaec~d >n 3 2 0dgr nla~ ~eyo11d r~ng~ o~ scopa. ATtC F O!iU( 329 (REV 26 SEP 5~) 0 Insufficient Dote for Ealuation [J Unl.nown- 11. COI.&MENTS P reparing Officer concur t his. wa s r arlar ma.lfunction due t o loss of h igh vo ltag e a t sta t ion. RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJr,rpJB 11B !DR 27TH AIP. DIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AiB COLO .~P/COMDR AIR T!:C:1 I NTIL CZ.\JTER WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO,/,. RJw PHQ/DIR OF I NTEL HQ USAF ~lAS HDC UNCLAS 270I TAC C-0729 PD UFOB A. RECTANGULAR B. SIZE. OF CON- VENT I ONAL TARGET C. NONE D . TWO THEN ONE E. IN TRAIL F. NONE G. NON:{. N ONE I. NONE 2. A. SPEED ACROSS SCOPE 8. 300 DEGREES MASN~Tit::. NO ELEVATION C. 315 DEGREES MAGNETIC. NO ELEVATION D. ;Rot-r 10 MILES NORTHliEST TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST Off OF ':~OPE . .l.P?ROXIMATELY 3600 MPH INITIALL'( D~TZCTED 1~ MILES UOR""Fri..,~ST P. T P.P?ROX If-lATEL'! 40 MILES RANGE <AaRVPT STOP) T HEN CAf'!E i3ACK TO- ~ARD STATION TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES, STOPPED AGAIN AND THEN PROCEDED ON .~ 320 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING BEYOND RANGE OF SCOPE PAGE TWO RJbJPJ B 11B C50 MILES). E. OUT OF RADAR RANGE F. 40 SECONDS 3. A. ELECTRONIC AI.R SURVEILLANCE P.ADAR. B. NONE c. NONE 4 . A. 23/r)755Z. B. NIGHT s. LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAl AIRPORT- TOWER LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL TOWER CCAA), ~. A. CIVILI~N AIR OPERATION SPECIAL!ST. CTOWER OPERAT ORS). J OHNSON, NORMAN, GS 11 (EXCEPT FOR TECHNICAL KNOW- L!!:DGE OF RADAR, OBSERVE-R RELIABLE) . 7 . A.CLEAR ' 15 r1ILES VIS!- BILITY B. ADCC FORCASTER c . CLEAR D. 15 MILES E. NONE F. NONE 8 . NONE 9. TWO F89'S FROM OXNARD DISPATCHED TO THE AREA 10 .. NONE 11. 3R, CONTROLLER, CAPTAIN, USAF. POSSIBLE .MALFUNCTION OF RADAR EQUIP~ENT. SINCE NO VISUAL SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED, AND AT 0807Z THE STATION'S RADAR. LOST IT'S HIGH VOLTAGE AND WENT OFF 12. NONE 2S/ 0058Z MAR RJWPJB