PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS O:i-.:Wos Elolloon 1:1 Anril J.:)37 Albuqderq u e , New ~.1o:~ico o Probably Balloon s si bl y 8 all DOn .Local------------C :Ground-Vi!>va1 0 GroundRodar 0 ro o y ircra t ssi bl Y Ai rcroft . . 5. PHOtOS . 6. SOURCE -o Was Astronomi col 0 Yes C Probably Astronomical C I fl 0 Pouibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OP.OBSE~VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COUI~SE C Other---------- 0 Insufficient D ata for Evaluation l3 minutc;:)s o n e Ifo1t:h 0J10 o b j ect. Circular -siz e o :f pea , Of p rcpari11g offi cer arc that a olor silver brl ght. Edges s h arply !Jalloon was ~eleassd by l1X b u 10au . o u t 1 in e d 0 b j e c t c 1 i m b c d a t hi g ~1 at l .. J 3 0 Z S: would b c i n t h r~ vi c in i t!Y soeed to the South at 4 5 dt7r a11ul e of the sicrhtir1~ at t i me indtcatcd. dove downward then move d NorLh at a ATJC FORM 329 (REV 2 6 SE:? 52) F~i COMDR AFSWC !CI RTLAND AFB NM~X TO rLlEDEN/CO-.JD:i ADC ENT AF3 COLORADO SPRINGS COLO lt'lFO RJt!FDN/CO~lDR 34TH AIR DIV DEFENSE !(lRTLAl~D AFF N~iEY 1 ...~ .. :DUP/ C0i'IDR AIR TECHNICAL I NTELL!GENC CEN HPAF3 OHIO hv~PnQ/DIRECTOP. OF I NTSLLIGENCE HQ USA~ l.JASH DC Ut1CLAS FR0~1 s :JN 4 -3-E. THE FOLLOtviNG REPORT I S SUBI1IT r~:IJ AS RF:- Qi.JtHE.D !?Y AFR 221~1-2, PA~AGRAPH 7 D: 1 . SCRIPTION OF OBJECT: 1 . ~uGES SliARPLY OUTL1!~ED L cuuxsE oF oaJ~CT: A. ~lAS DR!Vli G Cfl.R 1\ND NOTICED OPJECT OVER t10UNT.~Il'JS IN FRONT OF HII1. ~. 15 DEGREES-OP DEGREfS C. 1") D EGR EC:S-I P DEGREES D . CLir'lBED AT HIGH SPESD TO TH SOUT'1 AT 45 DEGRE P.i'GLE~ DOVE DOHN' . .Jf~RD A~\JD TdEN L10VED NORTt1 AT A 5 DEGRE~: AfiGLE TOT:-[;~ HORIZvi'l E. PASSD OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND r10Ut~TA!NS. F. SIX MI:'-JUTES. 3 . t1At!NER OF OBSERVATION: P GROUND-VISUAL E . EYE GLASSES '-! TH-iE A.ND DATE OF A. G.IXQRTPZ APR 5 . SLVd~ THOUS~.r~D BLOCK CENT;{AL AVE~IJE NE, ALBUO.UERQUE, NEtJ MEXICO , ALBUQUERQUE, NE\~ MEXICO; ul1t~crol~ SURVEILLANCE AND OPERATIONS, SANDI A CORPORATION, SANDI A ~ASE, :-n~-;s T dfU: RJHFKD 3 7 11., CLEAH, DRY) CAL:-1, HARM. u , su;~FACE CALM; YPP P i'lSL 1.6 .. 11~1 ; O.PPPP MSL '?'-!~1/1_,~; flYPPP C . i~ON E D. SIXTY ~t,ILES 4-- LESS THAN 5/1/J. CIRRlJS OVER 3!J7(~0 FEET HIGH .. '1. A 3 ALLOON UAS RELEASED EY US HEATHER rUREAU 18 / 1433 Z A?P.. 1iCl NEGATIVE ~t. RIC~lARD CASANOVA, FIRST LIEUTENANT, USAF, ASSISTANT INFORM- ATION SERVICES OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS AFSWC. DUE TO TIME OF RELEASE ~F T liE WEATHER BALLOON, WIND DIRECTIONS AllD STAT~MENTS EY AWS P~RSONNEL THAT THE BALLOO~ WOULD HAVE PEEN II~ THE GENSRAL VICI NITY i.1rifRE THE OEJECT HAS SIGHTED, IT I S FELT T~IAT THE BALLOON I S THE sT EXPLANATIO~ FOR THE SIGHTING.