PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION DATI!TIMI! GROUft atround-VI auol 0 GroundRodar 0 AI,..VIIUal 0 Alrlntorcept Radar CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Po ul bl y Balloon Wai Alrcroft a Probably Aircraft Po ul bl y AIrcraft ax Was Astronomical Meteor 0 Probably AstronoMical a Poulbly AstronoMical I. NUt.\81!,_ 0 .. OIJICTI 9. COURSI 0 Other~--=--- --7, LINOTH OJI Oaii .. YATION 10, IRIII' IUMMARV OJI IIOHTINO Distinguished shark-like tail or wings witb no visible fuselage between. Size between that of a baseball or grape- fruit. Incandescent metallic color. Quick fading trail of sparks immediate! behind. Vanished suddenly. ATJC POit .. Ut (Jt&V 21 ID 12) 0 lnaufflclent Data for Evaluation 11. COMMINTI The earth is now passing through the peak of tbe Geminids. Probably astronomical--meteor. SQE054 YDA053 WYAI38 WDD~49 DNAI88DNC003 RJEDS RJEP}{Q FM COMDR 768TH ACWRON MORIARTY AFS TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC NET AFB RJEDSQ/COI1DR AIR TECH !~TELL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB . .- RJEPHQ/DIH OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD UNCLAS 768TH L-018 ATTN DIV INTELL OFFICER PD SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT A. DISTI~GUISHE SHARK-LIK~ FUSELAGE BETWEEN. B. SIZE BETWEEN THAT OF A ~;EB~LLioR c. INCANDESCENT METALLIC COLOB. F. SIMILAR IN SHAPE TO SHARK FINS. G. QUICK FADING TRAIL OF SPARKS IMMEDIATELY BErilND. H. NEGATIVE PAGE THREE RJ~IFDN JC NDENT OF ABOVE. B. MILITARY NE~l MEXICO RADAR MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST MATURE OBER RELIABLE. 768TH AC&W SQDN. MEXICO AIR POLlCE~lAN SOBER AND RELIABLE NEW NEXICO SOBER STABLE AND RELAIBLE. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT A. VERY CLEAR NO CLOUD NO MOO B, A t~ .s l.i1 INDS REPORT C1> SURFACE 02~ DEGREES l0K C2> S000 330 DEGREES 30K PAG TWO RJWFDN 3C I. ~NGS OR FINS WERE VERTICAL BOTH SAME LENGTH. 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A. THE APPERANCE OF THE OBJECT. B. ELEVATION@DEGREES AZIMUTH C.ELEVATION I DEGREES A2IMUT-~ D. STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION OR ALTITUDE E. VANISHED SUDDENLY F. ABOUT WO SE~9ND~ 3. MANNER Of OBSERVATION A, GROUND-VISUAL B, NEGATIVE TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING LATITUDE 35 DEGREES 01w NORTH LONGITUDE. 105 DEGREES 49' WEST A. CIVILIANS MMUNICATION TECHNICIAN. PAGE FOUR RJWFDN 3C 20001 300 DEGREES 50000 31a DEGREES 40K 80000 310 DEGREES 30K ESTIMATED C. CELING CLEAR AND UNRESTRICTED. D. VISIBILITY 15 MILES PLUS. E.~ CLo-yDf) . F. NEGATIVE UNOBSERVED OPERATIONS OFF I CR 768TH AC&W SQDN. COt1t1ENT A. OBERVATION REPORTED IS BEYOND ANY EXPERIENCE ENCOUNTERED BY THE REPORTING OFFICUJ. PLAUSABLE EXPANATION CAN BE TENDERED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT. A. Af>PROXH1ATELY F IFTEEN t1INUTS AFTER TEE DlSAPPEARANCt: OF THE OBJEXT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A S HOWER OF TJ1REE METEORS TO EARTH AT ABOUT TnE SAME P THAT TnE OBJECT VANISHED 10/2314Z DEC RJWFDN