PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 1?. l l mtc:t' lqf-7 rfw of Vi~toria 'T'exas 0 Probably Balloon ~---_. Vi a1 0 Gro-dRodor 0 Wos Aircraft --..un-au v.. Probably Aircraft D AI.-VI.,.I 0 Air-Intercept Roclar 0 Possi bly Aircraft 0 P robobl y Astronomical Civil ian 0 Pouibly Aatronomico! 0 Insuffic ient Data f.Dr Evaluation 0 Unl&nown IRIIF SUMM.UY Ofl SIGh fiNO 11. COMMENTS Silver object, shape of isosceles riangl e , base a~prox 1 / 2 to 1/ 3 as !ong as l egs .of tri.angle . Could be ~overed by golr ball neld at ~rms' leagth. s~all VftpOr trai~. Attn drawn . by its high spee d , which source des- c ribed as twic e as fast 3 5 F-100 ser~a~s Probably a/c with illusio n of g reat e r speed due to effects of trying to obs~rv e fas1 movi n g objects throug h a sky half covered with clouds and ea1l y morning sun's slant rays i~ ~r playio g betv1een a/c and cloud~ TO: COiuaanuer Headquarters 45)TH FIGHTER-DAY WING Unltcl Stotea Farc e Foster Air Force Bose, Texas Air D~i'ensc Co. t".i<l.l'ld Ent ftir Forc e oJSe, Colo_a~o Follm .. i.nt; report c o.1_?il.;d i n .:tccordance it.. t h :..::. ~a~-... , ?ara ;r.:t?h (1) Des cription of the objec t I s osceles triangle, base as lcbs of triangle. of triangle D.!Jp::-o:d.Ma t ely /2 (b) Object could be covered b:r a go:.f c.:.ll !:J_.i 'l ... ar:~s length .:::-ont the obse.r7er. W -&r::d::J, .?.:IOU!:t of v:i'Siblo V"'dpor front tai 1 ~)object. 'f!s:icl e a.uatost sun.lit cl :1tttb. --. .. -~ Description of course of object (a) Observer ' s attention attract ed i..o Jbjcct ..:!.1e t.o hiG}: speed of flight which observe r describes a s tWice :JS fas t as . .:o-1ooc aircr:Lft. (b) Object f~rst sighted s outheast ~: obs crvar 7~ an eatica ted altitud e or .:our t o f i v e thousanr \} Ot,::." _ '--c...-c... t-....:_, . c -- r (c) Same :ls "b" . ~ r (d) Object pursued a sout h e astorly c ou r s e J "-~gilt 'Ula level for three seconds , began t o cli."':lb 85 to 90 J.nd. 3.t the s ane 11:i.::te b~nk (f) Four or five secona s L::.----- (3) ;-ranner of observation: (a) Ground -visual (c) liot applicable (4) Time and date of sighting;: ( 6) lden: ng l nf or~t.ion obscrv~r- estiraata 35 years , playee of Sout..her n Pacific -- pa.ny. ervor has .four years active serVice .lith the .U.r :"vcce a s (7) Weather and wi:lQs-aloft conch~ions at ti:::te and place of ~ _ (b) Report by Foster Air Force Base \;eather 0fficc of Surface 53 at 6 kts 000 ft ill (c) ~,000 feet and scatt3rod c a::lU.!. us (8) -.rr.J otiler unusu..1l activit,: oL' con.:i:.ti.on, :2t;")_o:o_9-(.J.3.., astrononical, o!" other'.-ri.se , vlhich ::Ught t.cc,u."'lt f::>r t !1e 3iGhting : (9) Interczption or idcntific:ltion action taken: c.Lth c;&;, Squaaron :1t Foster ar :?orce Baso, Te;cas reports negati -e traffic, of cha=acteristics ~entioncd in thi s reyort, in crea at. time of sir;hting c~ objact. -~ _ 1 o .J.- \:o) ~cation ~ --~ ~raffic in the area Un.tmo.m ~;:::ilier i ::?~l0X a: :r craft in area at tine pilo-c reports Ol ~air acti vi tj-!"ecei :cd b:; at ti~e of sight.L~: this o~anization. ( 11) ? osition ti t.l ~ and co~er:ts of tho preparing officer, in- <.)_ c ludi:1r:r :Lis ?reli::ri.na.r;-.:.naJ..JSi!:; cf the pos,.)ible oausa of the si.;:ting: l-} >v~ --Object possib~ F- 102 aircraft a!j wine rlanfor.l shape ~:,>roid..oates \tv.~ ~ tr.at o~ the F-1~2. Hi.Bh rate of sp~ed c:s reported b,; observer ; or3sibly -:14 l7,., due to lo~ zl.titude o object. Tigh~- a"ld r j,~: . c ... - " ../ (12) ..::xis-:.ence of ph;rsical eviden c e , suc.t1 as I!lateriaJs and pno11o-\ ~ graphs: :;one. i~ <l'-) CI.ARENC3 J . BBLIII 1st Lt. , USAF W& Intelligenc e Oft HQ AIR DEFENSE CC!1M.A.ND, Ent .U r Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado Commander, nir Technical Intelligence Air Force Base , Ohio Center, ':lrigbt - Patterson