PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION D Wes Bolloen D Preltoltt, Ball"" _ . ct y .a ~----... D Woe Aircraft .~ """ leu D vn.vnwRo4or D PreltoWJ Alrcroft 0 AI.-YIal D Al,.lntorcopt Ro4or D PoasiWJ Alrcroft D Woe Astteno tl c.e D In suffl eiORt o ... t.r Ewelueti on Two round white object~ the size of a dime at arm's length. Objocts ware se~n appearing from tlte NW, bat1king away to the. SW, fly in n short crossing course & bauk 1Jlf.4' away to the mv. Objects were in s i ght ftH from 25 to 30 seconds. Sip;h t..HI h e low & to rear of airliner mov in{~ fl'om NW to NW to SW to N 11. COMMINTS Unidentifiod. WPAI68 YDDI'I XYBI83 XDBI71VDMAI76 PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPH~ 9 Cct 17 \fi DE. RJWP DM S 211 K' FM 2'1H CADD COC TO RJEDEN I COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT RATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC ZEN/ COMDR 25TH AIR FIC ~lCCHORD AFB WASH IUNCLAS/ CIT 11-11 99 TTNI DIR OF INTELLIGENCE I 1. CIRCULAR 2. ONE-HALF SIZE OF US PENNY 5. IN LINE ASTERN 6. CLEAR COLOR OUTLINE, CIRCULAR SHAPE 9. RREGOLAR PATH OF FLIGHT, REQUENT BANKING AND DISAPPEARING . II 1 PEARED AS 2 WHITE PARAsHUTES BELOW AND TO REAR 2. APPX. 31 DEGREE '7 M AZ 3. APPX 31 DEGREES 5521M AZ. S. DISAPPEARED INBANK TO THE III 1. VISUAL 2. HOUSLEY 313TH AAA MSL B <NIKE) S25 SERGENTJ EST. RELIAGLE MERREL Ej SERGENT FIRST CLASS; RA 18223708 .BATTERY D 513TH AAA MSL BN '(NIKE>t IFC PLATOON SERGENT; EST. RELIA~LE. PAGE THREE RJWPDM i24A Vll 2 . SURFACE-17121 5. BRKNI E 151 BRKN I BRKN VIII NONE X. ONE COMH AIRLINER FLYING TOWARDS OBSERVERS rROM NW TO SE APPROACHING SEA-TAC AIRPORT XI THE UNQUESTIONED RELIABILITY OF THE OBSERVER, TOGETHER WITH THE CLEAR VISIBILITY EXISTING AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING INDICATES THAT THE OBJECTS PAGE rouR RJWPDM l24A WERE OBSERVED. TH PROBABLE CAUSE OF SUCH SIGHTINGS OPENS ITSELF ONLY TO CONJECURE, AND LEAVES HO LoGJ CAL EXPLANATION BASED ON THE FACTS AT HAHB CAPTAIN, ARTY COMMANDING 1917162 OCT RJWPDM JOINT MESSAGEFORM IPAOB IIBLOW RIISIIRVBD FOB OOJIJlUNIOAf'ION OBN'l'BR i~llll TIPlE PRECKDKNC8 ORIG. OR RK~KRS TO 8001C MULTI c CONDR A';};'IC COJ'.lDR, AIR np:P'ENSE COMrWTD ATl'N: DIRECTOR OF IN'l'ELLIGENCg, COLORAOO 'Jt5 0 tf j,) INFO CY: CO.tiDR, DET 5, l006'l~ AISS, GEI\JER FIELD 1-1.:\SHll'lGTON OF SEATrLE, H~\SHINGTON, 'l"i~ r :r SG.~GE 10-00 -99 D..\'l'ED 8 OCTO~JE.a 57) 0:3SERVED BY ~:Il\E r:iiSSIL.S ;_- ./. RE'. :UEST FOLLOW UP LINI1'l~D 'i'YPE IN~UL-qy TO ODTAir! ADDITIG_,.\..i~ Ii'!'li'O:ffiLATIOri ~L'O PTICEEnLY CONCLUDE COORDINNfiOir CLASSitriCATION Otr RE~IIRENCK SPECIAL INSTRUCTI RPL.Acaa DD fi'ORM 173, I OCT 48, WHICH WILL BK USED UNTIL UHAUaTKD PP RJEDEN RJ DE RJIPGR S~ ill COMDR DET ' ~H AISS C:EIC:ER rLD WASH INFO RJIDVP/COMDR ATIC VPArB OHIO /UNCLAS/AISD' 129 PD REFIRENC MESSAG AFCIN 4~1547 AND AlSOP 164 PD src MERREL E. LEE NOT INTERVIEWED DUE TO ATTENDANCE or SERVICE SCHOOL PD MSC:T WALTER V. HOUSELY CMM JR INTERVIEWED VIA TELEPHONE BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER GROUNDED AIRCRAFT PD RESULTS OF INTERVIEW ARE AS FOL- LOWS REriRENCEING AFR 2 PD PARA ONE PD A. -CIRCULAR B. DIME c. FLAT WHITE D. TWO E. IN LINE ASTERN F. NONE c:. NONE H. NONE I. OBJECT WAS BRIGHTER THAN BACKGROUND 01 SKY PARA TWO PD A. OBSERVED COMMERCIAL AIR- CRAFT IN APPROACH PATTERN FOR SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT AND NOTICED TWO OB JECTS BE Hr .AND AT A GREATER DISTANCE FROM THE OBSERVER THAN THE AIRCRArT WHIC APPEARED TO BE TWO PARACHUTES ON FIRST OBSERVA- PAGE TWO RJWPGR l TRUE NORTH FROM THE D. OBJECTS APPEARED 3' DEGREES FROM BANKED TO THE SPUTHWEST FLEW A SHORT NORTH PD OBJECTS REMAINED IN LINE ASTER AT ALL TIMES PD E. OBJi;CI::i u;a;.:.- APPEARED ~AN AIRCRAFT FADING FROM SIGijt-ON GOINQ AWAY FROM OBSERVER PD ~ ARA THREE PD A. GROUND-VISUAL Be NONE C. N/A PARA FOUR PD A. 18l717Z OCT 57 Be PARA FIVE PD DKNC 2934 PD PARA SIX PD A. N/A B. WALTER VILLARD HOUSELY JR CMM MSGT CMM '13TH AAA MSt, BH CNIKEl- BATTERY D FORT WARD CMM WASHINGTON PHONE SEATTLE CMM VIKING 2666 CMM FIRST SGT CHM RELIABLE PD PARA SEVEN PD A. DRY CMM COLD CMM BRIGHT CLEAR SKY CMM NO WIND PD B. SURFACE WINDS I Ql DEGREES 2S KNTS CM a11 FT VINIS 131 D KNTS CMM Ill n WINDS 1,. DEGREES 8 KNTS CMM 16 Ill FT WINDS 2 DEGREES 17 KNTS CMM Ill J'T WINDS 2lll DEGREES 36 KNTS CMM ~ Ill FT WINDS 2'1 DE,REIS 67 KNTS CMM ,. Ill FT WINDS 2 DEGREES ll KNTS CMM 81 181 J'T WINDS 271 DECREES 13 KNTS AS REPORTED 181711Z OCT 57 S SEATTLI-TACOMA.AIRPORT c. S5 Ill FT BROKEN AND HIGH BROKEN D. 35 MILES~ ( ONE TENTH AT ' ,.. J'T F. NONE PARA EIGHT PD TROPOPAUSE AT 33 511 FT CMM TEMPRATURE MINUS 5-CHM WINDS 261 DEGREES 72 KNTS PD WAATHER BALLONS RELEASED SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT 1116112 OCT 57 CMM 1713111 OCT '7 CMM OCT 57 CMM 881311 Z OCT 57 PARA NINE PD NONE PD P RA TEN PD COM- p\ G,occ)) PAGE THREE RJWPGR 1 l1ERCIAL AIRCRAFT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR SEATTLE-TACOM AIRPORT PD PARA ELEVEN PD NCOIC DET riVE iii6TH AISS TWELVE NONE PD END 2l/23~5Z OCT RJWPGR