PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CIX Was Balloon San ~ntoni T..:>xa;;:; 0 P robably Balloon ._ TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2t; Ma.:-ch I. DATETJMI! GROUP ti =tround-Vi suoJ 0 AI,. Visual . Clvl1ian 7 .. L!~TM O,.OIIIftYATIOM NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS l J 16 n1lnute s on~ 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Rodot 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Po ssl bl y AI rcroh 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 . Possibly Astronomical lnsvfficint Oato for Evaluation ~ !1o. D'UI!' SU~ftY ~r SIGHTING qr.~ oLJect,~.shape o f large stnr, size 11. COMMENTS o~. b..:.t.::,.aball . colo.r white a n d ve1y bri.~l t c:.,t.:. ,'ed pink as the sun went down. A s!1~:t appeared fm t~1e t o p . Obj stat1o n ~ !" : the.n -va n r .up.-T!1~re was a (sky hook: ~ .. ~..i.oo! r ale:t3:d fm Sa~: Angelo, Texas 1 5 mlu p r evious to sighting. Belie v e thi s sighting b y s u n s reflection o n ATSC: FORW 33 (REV 26 SEP 52) ~NCLASS~FIED FROM DO 741386. SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT. ITEM ONE-(A) VERY LARGE STAR CB) BASE BALL (C) WHITE AND VERY BRIGHT, TURNED PINK AS THE SUN WENT DOWN (D) ONE OBJECT CI) NA (f) NA (G) A SHAFT APPEARED FROM THE TOP OF OBJECT. <H> NA Cl> NA ITu~ TWO(A) DRIVING DOWN THE AND SPOTTED. THE BRIGHT LIGHT (8) RT DEGREE ANGLE (C) RT DEGREE ANGLE <D> S'fAYD STATIONARY AND THEN WENT UP FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND DISAPPEARED <El WENT UP FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND DISAPPEARED (F) Qp MIN TO 15 MIN ITEM THREE-CA) GROU~D VISUAL (B) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED (C) NA ITEM fOUR(A) PQQY ZULU 29 MARCH 1S'1 KB) DUSK ITEM FIVE- fJGQ3228 ITEM SIX<A> MR&MRS AGE 33 ROUTE ox PAGE TWO RJWFHW 11s \ TEXAS R!ALESTATE DEVELOPER (B) NA ITEM SEVEN-<A> CLEAR (B) SURFACE EAST AT 7 .MPH, YPPPAMORTH AT 21 MPH, QPPPPANORTH WIST AT ~.MPH 161110 IPP DEGREES AT 25 MPH, lWPPPA EPP Dtt;REES AT 31 'i?PPPA VUP DEGREES AT 21 MPH, TPPPPA WTP DEGREES AT 65 MPH, 81110 NOT AVAIBLE (C) TNPPP (CD> CLEAR 1S MILES Ct> NA <GF) NONE ITEM EIGHT-HA ITEM NINE NA ITEM TEN-NA ITEM E~EVIN US WEATHER . BUiAUADVISID THAT A sKY HOOK TYPE BALLOON RELEASED FROM SAN AH~ELO VAS PREPLOTTED TO BE OVER SAN ANTONIO AT 0110 Z 16 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS SIGHTING. A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE LIGHT fROM THE. SSTTING SUN REFLECTING FROM TWE BALLOON, _C~USD THE OBSERV.AT!ON AND rrs SUBSEQUENT DISSAPEARANCE AS THE._SUN .... Sit.._ THIS REPORT .WAS FO&WAHDZD TO HEADQUARTERS 33RD ADIV AT THE TIME RECEIVED BY 1ELEPHONE. ITL.M TwELVE-NA. wPHI 87 wPA0 86 YDD0 !e WYB026 WDA~ 16HWA00 3 Y~ RJEDEN RJEDwP RJEPHQ DE RJWFHW 11B fM COMDR 741 ACWRON LACKLAND AFB TEX TO RJWFHW/COMDR 33 ADIV OKCTY AF STA OKLA INFO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AfB COLORADA SPRINGS COLORt.DO RJEDWP/C~jDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/VIRECTC R OF INTELL HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC