PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Proltat.ly Balloon 0 Po .. l W y Boll eon Ge eJrroetown. South Carolina 3 December 1957 4. TYP! Ofl OISIRYATION 3. OATITIMI GROUP Was AI rcroft Locl---------!"'". --xa Grouui-Viauol D GroundRCHfor Prot.ot.l y Aircraft Po ul W y AI rcroft S. I'HOTOI mx Was AatronoMical)/le t G or D Y a Prot.oW 'I AatroftOiftlcol Q.H Civilian C PoulltlyAstronolftlcol 7. LI!MOTH Of' OllaRVATIOM I. NUMBIR Of' OIJ!CTS 9. COURSI C Othor------------- 8 seconds one 10. IRIIf' SUMMARY OP SIOHTIMO Bu 11 e t shaped objec; t , :1 i 'ii 1ox cl i nmet Gr of pencil lead r~. abo~tl. :'.''' in:::h lon.~. Fiery yellow. Slight Jau,1l~ t mm9 b ehind object. Tail appeaxocJ t.\,;'11 l.o t~v:Jlve times longer t han obj(1'1.. ":ltd ti- colored orange, ~ree n , p t.u:!> .lu, r odu ish p inl<. Faded out of s1~ht,. ATIC I'ORM J29 (R&V 218&P U) 0 lnsufficl~t o ... fer Eveluotlott 0 UnlcnoWft 11. COMMENTS Duration too ::;hart for rocke t ired durin.,.; naval operations in area. Prol>ably Jttateor sightin~. PP RJ EDDt': RJED RJEPHQ RJEPJE RJEPLG RJE.SDD Ft'1 C Ot'.DR 354T H FlTDAYHG ,h'! H1 LE EEACH AfE SC ... ) RJEPJt/CCl~DR 85TH ADIV RJEDD~/CCllDR AT! C- RJE'PHQ/HQ USAF It:FC RJE.SDD/HQ NI NTH A~ RJE. f'LC/ gQ T AC PD PAR~N 1 PAREN PARZN A ij L L::.:1 S:{A p::a SZL I C L i: P?. !E:t\ F-? A R:::N C r J l. C T A P?EA R ~.D A PPRQ!.. PAR:~t.. C PAR~L JllJ{.Y,"J~LLC\;l .... ~ELI CLN ?ARi.i~ D PARL:ON ot:E s:ri CL1~ P.~.:{:N Z PAR~!\ / A SEtH CLN PAREJ\ F PARL I'-l L'~E:GATIVZ S"2l"ll CU! PARZt~ G PARZN SLIG:i'I' ~!-t~.P.K It:ti~DIATELY PSHI ND O:?.J::CT s::rr CLn T,A1J.. .. 8J>,.C.;,a.a.~ .... JlN TC T\jZLVE: TINSS L ONG:::R TP.Al'J CfJECT SE.t I CLi"' ruLTI-r.CLORF.D C!o1t' CON- H PAREK ~ZGATIVE SEMI CLN PAREN 1 PAR~N EGATIVE. PAREN 2 PAREN PAG!: T~;O RJ~SU 1~ PAR!:l ol A PARE.i< CJESEP..VER \J1\TCI!It~G HORIZON tIHILF. DUCK HUNTING SZI~I CL PAa:~: E ?AREN Ai JGL 15-,.:, DEGRELS AECVE nORI Zur-.. Cr.tJ APPROXI t ATELY s::::v:-. ~0 D~GRSL:S TRUS S2I1I CLt l PARCN C PAR DEGREES NAXH:Ut'i C~1t1 .;:c;..n ~L:~dhs TRUi!: SZt:l CL N PAP.F: ~ D PARSN S OOTH ARC SEL!'IING TO FOLL Ot,} CURVATURE OF EARTH SEtJI CLN ?AREN :: PAREt! FAD~D OUT C.F SIG~T AS DUE: TO DISTANCE SE~il CLtl PAREr~ F PARE~ AECUT(EIG~T SECOt,iD$) PARZN E:tl PARE:i'~ A PA REN G ROUiiD -Gr ~UAL) Sf.r I CLti PARE~l E PAR::::N NONE PARSt, S PP..P.LN CIVILIAN SZt-:11 J:;_L . PoT Ii.Ti'Rl~ATIO ,; L PAP:oK COi.PA~ P f.RE:t. 7 PARSt1 PARSN A PAREN W=:ATHER ECRI2Ct~ Cto.l. u t :CLOUDED SE1H CLN P AR~i~ E PARr~: At,.JS HE P.T~ER 121 i> Z FOUR l<t\CTS SE:t':l CLN 5,:.:.~.: Ci-:t: 25~ DEGREL:S Crdl 2(' KnOTS S[11 CL~l DE:GREE:S cr:;-: 85 Ki'OTS SE~:I CLN 5{ ,,T~ Cttt! 2~t' DEGREC::S CLt'1 4k I<l~OTS S~h! CLN P.t\RZ C PAREI U.lLirIT~: p,~Rt:N D PAREN UNLit:ITED Si!:t,;I CLN ,~C Avrt.~ THREE JESGN 12 PARE~! E PARN NONE SE:t'il CLII Pf\REN F PARE N NONE. PAREN 8 PAREN NONE. , 'PAR EN s PA RE:N ~lONE. PAREII 1 . PA RE.N 0 FSt: RVER SA \tJ Tt~ 0 AIRCRAFT C ONT!tAI LS COt: APPRC>:Il.ATE.LY 145 DEC~RLt:s CtiM HEADING SOUTH. AIRCRAFT TCO DISTANT t --toir -rnt.NT'IFI"CATION-;-"f>A-REN--1 i PAR't_N_INVL:STIG-ATIO't~.fAND-REPOFft-MADS--EY---------- \,liNG I NTE LLIGENCE OFFICER. SIGHTING P OSSIELY METEOR Ct l ALTHOUGH U.S. NAVY OP!!:RATI CN IN PROG RES~ Ill VICINITY OF ~JARNING AREA t;J-177 DOSS NOT PRECLUDE POSSifiLITY OF ROCI<ET FIRI~G. THE CESERVZR IS APPARENTLY A r:ATURE I NDI VIDUAL CI H'i LEVEL HEADZD Ct:r: AND POSSESSING GOOD JUDGSMENT. ~0 CCNFIR~ATI ON OBTAINED FRO~! ANY OTHER SOURCES. LCCAL AC AND W SITS , ATICC~M WRIGl{T-PATTFRSON AFF. THEY ADVISED ~0 FURTHER REPORT DESIRED. ~4/~7~22 i~GV RJESGN