Mt Lemmonafs Arizona — July 1957

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Keywords: rjedna, rjwfdn, paint, degrees, knots, arizona, olmary, ntinn, nrcmo, 1rnal, ihili, cofiillr, 684tk, fktti, hehdquartrs, 684th, rebiasle, 2jaaz, 070az, degreesat, sligat, str08i, stationary_, sijsject, anaqsis
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS os Balloon Probobly Oolloon Possibly Balloon ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. OATETIME GROUP 0 Gtound VIsual .S. PHOTO$ 10. BRIU SUI!olMARY 0, SICHTINO 3l r. int:ttes. ;,.: ec t vas c-oo::1 ; at ion Oo,j t:-r! t was -""~r' fo 0 Wos Ai rcroft 0 P robabl y Aircraft 0 Possibly AI rcroft O'GroundRodor 0 A i r-Intercept Rooar 11. COMMENTS l:lt) ini rH' 1 ... on l't?VQ~.l-rf a lJ.m~. :ntinn ... vith o~fk 1f ')ir"' .r>r/ CIJr.l!lltl ic.:~P.io.,_. Elr:c.: ~'"' i\.!,., ~:nrcmo-.t .. 'r.tnn, t' ~s~ 1t.1rnal w.,es npr.Hn..t..: to it: ':he ;:o~ihili ~ RR RJEDEN RJEDNA RJEDWP R Cl~l7S0 Z -~ FM' COfiillR 684TK ACWRON MT LEMMON AF STA ARIZ TO RJEDEN/COr,DR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADIV DEF KIRTLAND AFB N MEX RJED~.'P/COMDR WRIGHT PA!TERSON AfB OHIO RJEDNA/COMDR USAF WASH DC UNCLASSIFIED ACW- 0 756. UfOB ATTN$ AI R TI:CHNICI\L INTELLIGENCE CENTER lt.TRIGHT FkTTI:P.SO!~ t. FB DI~CTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEhDQUARTRS P.SH DC , .... ; ....... n ... o vJh'ft. I !j.1.t;KHAM, CAPTAIN, 684TH ACWRON, VERY REBIASLE 7~ PHX 3~0 OVERCAST TOPS FORECASTED AT 40~ 40,000 FEET 20~ DEGREES f,T ~0 KNOTS PAGE THREE RJWFDN iS ~3) 34TH ADD fORECAST FROM 18/2Jaaz TO 19/070az :31)0 FEET -28'3 DEGREESAT 05 KNOTS ! j ~aQ FEET. -2~ DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS DEGREES AT DEGREES AT 1$0 DEGREES AT ~ C~) 15 NAUTICAL MILES C:::) 0 V.!:rtC AST s. NO SCRA~BLE DUE TO ~ATH!R AND ALTITUDE OF OBJECT. 10. ~0 AIR TRAFFIC ! ! . SENIOR DIRECTOR, A VERY SLIGaT STR08I CAME FROM OBJCT I :>"'>ZARI.I G LI:<Z ECM JAMMI~G. ~\/~l15Z JUL RJWFDN <F) LO OK--;-D L I KE NORMAL MODE 3 PAINT. 2 . OSJ~CT STATIONARY ( \ ) APPAR&~T TO BE ON Ii'f PAINT. nEG AZIMUTH, 82 MILES -L. u UL._?-.-"] 1\f(? J ) NONE, OBJECT STATIONARY_;-=-------~, ~) NOR~AL ~ADAR CONTACT LOSS cF )~ :ii~U~ES-< 3 . G~OUND LSCT~ONICS (A) GROUND ELECTRONIC,LAN/MPS-7, AN/MPS-14 .~ SECURITY ClASSIFICATION ( // cmr) DISPOSJTJON FORM ILE HO. SiJSJECT ~equest. for A:..aqsi:;; of z.aec~::-.. .mic:: "../0 .:iepor;. AFC:~I-Usl AFCD J-hr;o.4 0.\TE 5 Aug 57 ~1tJ COMMENT NO. 1 AFCTN-4;;;4/Capt . G.T . Gregory/vp Request revie w and analysis of attached OFD report on an unidentified observed by an AF radar station in Arizona. 2 . The following a r e n:ade a matter of note a s possi ble clues or assistance in this matter: a. Object was stationa~ for 34 minutes. b . Radar unit is located in a mountainous area , and between 4000-5000 feet elevation, approximately 18 miles NE of' Tucson, ~izona c. Director of the urrit indicat.es the pos s ibility of EO-! d. Plotted azimuth and distance of the paint places it just Sou of Williams .~, Arizona 3. It would be appreciated if your summary anaqsis be made by comment hereon tor proper filing. Chief, Air Sciences Div. AFCIN-4E4 " .:J D I ..,0 9 6 REI'UCES H'IE FORM M. I OCT 41. WHICH MAY BE US0 1&-.HIOI- J * II. L COY&RII:totXICT PIID4Till0 Orrtcll:. ltU 0 tiltH Su:w2C~: Re~ues~ f o r Analysis o f Slectr onic s UFO Repo 1. 'l'he abbreviated d::L~ a vail::Lble i n -chis telet:rpe is not s :.t:'r'icient t o e-v:.h:a ce t~e report. Slow :novement (and lack of ;::otion) st1g2;ests possibly the ~a et =ay be a lar~e weatae~ balloon. t.i-..., !iOP.OON C. HOmLl\N Colonel, USAF . .;FCIN-4El