PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1'~ o \l o Hlt) c r D"TETIMI! GROtJit 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2. LOCATION ~ TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Visual :t:J~AI,.. VI suol I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Ground-Rodar 0 Air-Intercept Radar CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Wos Aircraft Probably Aircraft Po ssl bl y AI rcroft Was Astronomical J,:e t-:: or Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical lnsufficient Data for Evaluation IO. BRIEP SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Q :, j .)r, t Size Of d i!lb~ he~ lcl at Ul'l"tl' S 5 -- 6 obscrVQJ.~S e::.. _ ":a:L y hi:;h altitude . Wl;.i te v;;.l-O!' t1 a i l after explosio n . E:<:)lo.:3ion si~1iilar Lo pho t o fl~sh bulb. Very bright light .Hi ghel than nora:t:tl a/c op(~l':.:t t i 116 1 i ini t s . S l ight d own.vard pn. t h ~-i Vi t o SE. tanc ou!::;'l y n L \t.id0ly :;elJara to :1 very lar and ~t n v a r y hi~h al tit ud0. St.li tllsouian Astro1~hy sica~ OiJSC~l'Va tory r~lJOrts that e~1rth is not ;..-...~proaehing y0arly artd this is typical o f tio n of tl'uo bolid3 O I ' u escr.Lo- ATIC FORM 329 (RY.V 'lf> sr-:P .S2) RJEDDt~ HJZPHQ RJSPnY F. B2ILLIANT E:XPLOSION AT V'::.RY HIGH ALTITUDE VJ1POR RAIL BRIGHT LIGHT ?EOTO ~LA3H OPERATI G D. SLIGHT DOUNUARD PAT!r UOnTHH:::sT TO SOUTH2AST OF OBS:ZRVATION VI SiJAD < F::to:. ;I VE _f'-\I ~.)Lll\t:S _fiLO}S) LG/:CTICI. w:..l. j VL !.~ ~OFT CC!:Dl TlOt S PI L 0 T ALLEGHANY 3 ~JS ) Hl rlDS ALOFT COl~Dl TI { . .:l iS