J. DAT .. TIMI PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION o mark Dakota .. PI 0' OISIRYATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CXXWos Bolloan D Probably Balloon D Poaslbly Balloon lGO:auR .. Y .. uel 0 Groun .. Rodor D Was Aircraft a Proltaltly Aircraft a AI,.YI.t a Al,.lntercept Raclar D PossiWy Alrcroft D Woa AatroneMical D Yea D Proltaltly Aatronoftlfcal lGNe Civilian -GOC a PoaaiWy A,.c.e 0 lnsufficleRt o ... f.r Evoluetlott a Unlcno-. IR .. P 0' SIGHTING A pencil shaped object the size of a basketaall, red, was sighted mov- ing fast and climbing slowly. ATIC POWM J29 (Jt&Y 21 aaP 11) 11. COMMENTS The Bismark AWS launched a balloon at OOOOZ, which was, no doubt, the object sighted WPE067 YDD079 XYD087 XDF069GUA025 PP RJWPGU RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJHPGU lH FN COMDR 786 ACt~RON MINOT AFS NDAK--- TO RJED[N/C0:1DR ADC E~lT AFB COLO RJ~1PGU/CO~;Drt 29 ADIV DEF HAFI3 l10~JT RJZDW?/CC~lDR AIR INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USt\F ~IAS:I 25 D C NIDE~lTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT B sKETB~LL,. AT LEAs) C jLAHE RED, TURNING TO BLACK . AS IN A GAS FLARE. ?AGE T~O RJWPGU 1H I HAD TUP.NED BLACK HHEN LAST 2. A(RED COLO!t: 9 AZI~!UTH ~lOT REPORTEDJ SOUTH OF OBSERVER C SA~1E AS AEO'J~ E TURNED BLACK At~D DISAPPEARED. F ~o rII r~urr5:':. 3. A @iqun_n VISUJ\I) FT. ~ICZ, IlORTH DAKOTA 7. A SCATTERED CLOUDS ABOUT 1000-1500 FEET. tIInD NNtl g JG\OTS, . TEMP. 17 DEGREES F. B SURFACE-Ntl SK. ?AGE THREE RJWPGU 1li --NEGATIVE D 15 MI!.F:S 11. 1/LT., DIRE TOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT. TliiS OBJECT SIGHTED BY THO PE:OP .. , THE LADY BEING Ot~ DUTY AS A GOC OBSERVER. THEY ESTINATZD UNCSZD A HEATHER BALLOON (STAlJDARD SIZE) AT APPROXIIlATEL'JLBOOOZ) viHICH i:IGHT CO!~CIEV:\BLY ACCOU~IT FOR THZ SIGHTING. 26/07002 OCT RJWPGU