PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon ~C) J), n l i l 195"1 Sea:'..: t:lc-.J, Washint~;ton_ . 0 Probably Balloon s i bl Y Balloon .Local--------------X C Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 5. PH01'0S . 6. SOURCE 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Po s si bl y Ai rc:roft O XWos Astranocnical Heteor 0 Probably A stronomical X .C No C i vi 1 ian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------------- 0 In surfi c:i ent Data for Evoluoti on Glohul:-tr objects (7 9 ) going through Det:Ul give n of o b ject {~oiug throu ~h l/1 6 o f sky in ono second. White with 15 d g r arc i~ one second seams greenish tinge. U11de rside of object OLtt of ordinar y . Observ ation lighter a n d flatte r . Mar k similar to probably of bolide which has t wo hnlf-tnoons. Movo ine11t rapid. Had al1e~tdy explode d . Case co11Siderod viewed s i milar phenomena previously. as .a mel;eor s ighting i n v i e w of duration and gou eJ'al descriptJ.on. WPA076 YDA060 XYA114 X~lB056DMA059 00 RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJlJPD M 62A F~ ~5 CADD MCCHORD AFB WASH TO RJEDE~I/COMDR CONAD ENT AfB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO . RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH I NTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPliQ/DI~ECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC ZEN/COMDR 25 CADD MCCHORD AFB WASH /U N C L/25CADDTAC D496 PD. FOLLOtJING VFOB IS FORWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR-200-5 1. (,~) GLOBULAR (B) BUCKSHOT (C) WHITE WITH GREEN TINGE (D) 7 OR B BY HUSBAND -8 OR 9 BY WIFE V-WITH SHORT ARM SIMILAR TO GEESE ( F) UNDERSIDE LIGHTER AND FLATTER -MARK ON BOTTOM SIMILIAR TO T\JO HALF MOONS PAGE TWO RJWPDM 62~ CI) R.'\PID ~10VEi1E['}T 2. <Al W~TCHING C0[1ET. NOTICED RAPID MOVZMZ~lT ( 8 ) 15 DEG ELEVATION. HEADING 360 DEG NORTH (Cl 15 DEG ELEVATIO~J NW 315 DEG D) ST~AIGHT -EAST TO ~IW PAGE TWO RJWPDM 62A CI> RAPID MOVEMENT 2. (A) WATCHING COl1ET. NOTICED RAPID MOVEMENT CB) 15 DEG ELEVATION. HEADING 360 DEG NORTH CC> 15 DEG ELEVATION NW 315 DEG CD) STrtAIGHT -EAST TO NW () BELOW HORIZON CF> 1/ 16 ARCH OF SKY I N ONE SECOND 3. CAl NAKED EYE NORTH 103RD SEATTLE, WASH SEATTLE, vJASH SAME OBSERVATION SURFACE 02/360 PAGE THREE RJWPDM 62A CC) UNLIMITED CD) 15PLUS ~. t. NONE !2. SENIOR CONTROLLER LAST CHANCE -CAPT-OBSERVERS WATCHING COI1ET AT TIME OF SIGHTING-POSSIBLE VISION OR <SPOTS BEFORE THE EYES) DUE TO WATCHING COMET AND ~UE TO BRIGHT STARS. CEILING WAS UNLIMITED STARS VERY BRIGHT. 30/09032 APR RJWPDM