PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0"{ Was Balloon C) Ll .~uS, '"J 'I ~;,. ico 0 Probably Boli-n OATETI.WE CROUP 0 Ground. Vl1ual 0 Ground Radar 0 Wos A I rcrolt 0 P robobl y Aircraft 6. SOURCE 0 Was Aslrono,.lcol 0 Probably Astreno"'lcol 1 0 Possibly Astreno"'lcol LENGTH OJI OISUVATIOH 0 In ~uffl clotH Octto for Evaluation 10. BRI!,. SUII'MAAY 0, SICHTJHO )J~rt, VP~; orittt, z~ 0~ ; rDl~, color b right w~ite, O)jact 11. COMMENTS F ~ ve fl .. , t s or n Vanallis ~a~er~J 1t lLitJ:~.5 ::or,ooo f1ct. ::? RUEPNS RJEDWP :-~ COMDR 6S5Trt ACWRON LAS CRUC~S A?S N MEX P.UEPNS/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO . :.::-0 RJEDtJP/COMDR AIR TCHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE lvRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ~:S?HQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25. D . C. ~J:fFD~I/COMDR 34TH ADIV DEF KI RTLAND AFB N MEX .. LAS .!.23. ATTE:NTIO~: DI RECTOR OY lr\TELLIGNCE . -~-. u-oQ R~PnRT LARP.DO. TEXAS ! B) SEE SlX A BOVE -OTHER ~ATA :U.1~KKr:K KY.Klr-l<.~ RJr r DN 1F 7. <A) ElF ~EATHER: ~, HINDS ALOFT: <B) PTX~!TPY.~lP <E) 1'4EGATIVE CLEAR, VIS S0 MI SUFP.:?.CE t':l"'DS KEST 11. SE[ TiY I.BOVF.: BELIEVED TO BE A HEATHER EPLLO!' LAUI'CHSI . FR0!1 VERI~ALIS. CAL IFORtliA C) '.JHITE :) VC:RY BRIGHT .; ) I'!ONS VISIBLE ;~z TWO RJWFDN lF t ) STATIONARY ~. <A) PILOT SCANNING HORRIZON J) ASOVE & HI GH IN 12 O'CLOCK POSITION :> PILOTS ALT. 4 6P00 FT. OBJECT EST. 15 0 TO 22Z00 --~7 ABOVE PILOTS ALT. LATER EST. AT 3p0 FEET ABOVE PILOT ALT -) STATIONARY OR POSSI BLY :10VING tiN\ VERY SLOW .:l Y.S?T RISHIG SLOWLY J APP?.OX 15 MINUTES ~ < A ) A I R VI SUA L A{nDO TEXAS -.{l.47V .tolPDl46 YD3118 WYA123 WDC078DNA046 l , RJr::ntl R~0'.1/P RJEPHQ. r3 I 17 3z,:z COID1 :...;TP. ADD KL1TLAtiD AFB N 0 ~JZu2~1/COMD~ ADC ENT AF3 COLO .;:D lP!COt"lDR ATIC tvRI ~HT PATTERSON A}~B OHIO ~JEP~Q/COMDR USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C "!CLAS INT 3475. ATTN DIRECTOR OF I NTELLIGEl'lCE. THE FOLLOllllNG ~.~B REPORT I S SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2 -2. 1. CA) .::NILAR TO WEATHER BALLOON. CB) ARBLE. ( C ) T.IJHITE. CD) ONE. :)NO FORMATION. CF l VERY BRIGHT. (G) NONE. CH) NONE. CI> NOTHING : THAN BRIGHt [IGHT. 2. (A) PiL~T LOOKING .AROUND SA~ IT. - , ABOV::: AND HIGH-12 0-.CLOCK WHEN FI~T S ITED. (C) DID NOT !~APPEAR. AIRCRAFT AT 460~0 FEET WHEN OVER COLUMBUS ~1 ESTIMATZD .)I)Q F!::!!:T ABOVE HIM. OBSERVED HALF"iAY BETTvEEN SILVER CITY, -::1 i1XICO AND DEt1ING, NEW f1EXICO -2 00 FEET ABOVE HI M. (D) :TATIONARY -IF MOVING WAS NNW VERY SLOWLY. CEl 15 MINUTES . ~ ~::oT.s, '1ItLLIAI1S AFB, ARIZONA. 4 . CA) 13/17322 JUNE 1957 ) D.~.:l 1732 Z-11I;)DA"l . 5 . FIRST SITED EJMC 411~, 32 DEGRE:ES 19 'lJ!. OBS::RVED FOR APPRO;<IMATELY 15 MINUTES 11r.1ILE I ~ALM ~. ~UAlft ~IW ULbK~L~ ft1 KNU1S. 5,000 FEET 250 DEGREES ~AT 20 KNOTS. 1~,0G0 FEET 28'-1 DEGREES AT 30 KNTTS. 15,e0w FEET 1 260 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 20,e00 FEET 270 DEGREt.:S AT 45 KNOTS. 30,~00 FEET 290 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS. 5~,100 FEET 27e DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS. 8G,0~9; FEET 09~ DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. CC) CLEAR fl.REA 3 AND 49 CD) 5 -60 MILES. CE> l~ONE. CF) NONE. 8 . N/ A. 9 . NONE. 1e. N&.A. 11. CONTROLLER ADCC, 34TH ADD BELIEVED TO BE lolEATHER BALLOON LAUNCHED I N CALIFORNIA. 12. N/A. 13. FOLLOWING INFOID1ATION RECEIVED FROM SITE M-92. AF CRC MESSAGE I S QUOTED FOR YOUR INFOPJ1ATION IN ACCORDANCE 'IJITH ADC OPERATIONS OP.DER 111-55 C CLASSIFIED) DATED 27 APRIL 1956. QUOTE FROM CRZD 5-19-E CP-G641) REFERENCE ARDC MESSAGE RDOOT-8-13-E F, 1 JUN1957. BALLOON LAUNCH SCHEDULE FOR ATOMOSPHERIC DEVICES LABORATORY AFCRC -AFCRC PAGE THREE RJWFDN 21 . c u J_t t -a ;:-it~ r{TS fiT oeERlt~RGIAOSA~I IOE!SAAISALTITUDE J..l-I I Tt)..b E:. OF ~,~0~ DURING 1-14 JUNE 1957. FOUR FLIGHTS ALTITUDE 6~, - 1 ,~0~ FEET DURING 17-25 JUNE 1957. ALL FLIGHTS TO SE FFC AACS HFDF NETS 14/ 1611Z JUN RJ~JFDIJ