PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS (over c Was Balloon 17 December l95i E of Bermuda Island ~ Atlantild1) Probally 8alloan -3-.~DA_T_E T_IM_E_G_R_O_U_P -+-4.-TY_P_E_O_F_O_B_S_E_RV_A_T_I_O_N .:.- --tftl Possi ll Y 8alloan 0 Ground-Radar D Was AIrcraft C Probably Aircraft 0 Ai~lntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Local C Ground-Visual D Was Astronomical Military 4 observers ~ Probably Aatronomi col 0 Po aai bl y Aatronomi cal 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 1. NUMBER 011 OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 1 - 5 seconds one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY Of SIGHTING One object shape of pencil to round, size of dime to pea, color white & red. Object appeared to have short tt trail of sparks. ATIC PORM 329 (RBV 26 lltP 5%) 11. COMMENTS All indications from report are that this sighting was a meteor. S E C"UkiT't' /V,..OHMATIO N ... .,. , ftJI.,J. I SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 59th Weather Reconna1.ssance Sq. Reference AFR 2oo-2 1. Description or object: (l) Pencil ~ long and (2) Undetermined ( 3) Und~tennincd - (l) D e for length, between p~he~ ~ (3) Basketball - with evidence ~red at trailing e - ( l) Body white :'ld red (4) Silve~ or white - Ne-:ative. Tai.l, trail, or exhausts toy rocket - A~peared to have short trail e_r sp~ks/-~ Looked like cone shaped exhawtt with~r~sueh as eomin~ !rom & h. Negative. 1. Negative. 2. Course of object: First a.t tentions ( 1) Navigator said "Did you see that airplane pass overhead?" - ( 2) Glanced up through na rl.ga tor u" cta~s, r, e d AF FORM 11l AIR INTELLIG~t"CE INFORMATION REPORT 17 Dec~Mber 1957 t I I o I r I '!.. holile on a rc,~..!l--r t"~"'--tther recormaissance tus ion, f our aircrcw memte.rs sighted a ~ 1 str-='n.:e li:~'lt at :.i-:;nt. It ~Hs a white lio t. wit:: sone rud. The li:o;ht \rent rornt-~ard I l.nd....~)c( 1~11 dm:n in rel~tlon to t~e airplane. !'he repl.)rtar l>Jli !V e s t\e ob.i~ct to be 1 2. Clas::oified ~o::!o'LD&'iTL~ mder p a r o\:orap ol 2:1-, ch .1pt~r 17, NH 20')-1. '.'i""enev(!r t:-te : r. cr.ivitr s ,:,nu t t i::.o the ~'port "S.n.: t-.,_e S.)urc.: ~f t~s rel;ort ~ro no+... ~s::.)c.:.. otrC. ""ith ~0 tnf::n'":l\ t~o)n c ?ntc.:..nP.d !1erein 1.he inform.tti'cn w!.ll be declc?os si.fit".!d. Cap'ta:.n, .i:n1.~11tLence Officer CO:-t LNT OF REV IK..J!i . ..J L.r? IC~: Cl Ass !..ficetion =r.::c;~ of De:-uty Chief of Staff', a J~nuary 1958. Hee.-i:~ u~ rters ~tATS '-:Jy SrJ.H, JR ~eting Chief, Intelligence Division toolit ; , tJnc/4:111 rteq SUPPLEPY'ENT TO Af FOAM 112 59th Weather Reconnaissance Sq I Reference AFR 2oo-2 b. Angle of elevation (!'rom observer) and azimuth (from true north) when first observeds (1) Elevation 20P to 25 azimuth lSOo - (2) Elevation 30o, az~th 1000 - ()) Elevation )0 to hSO uimutb ~Boo - (4) Elevation lld.nu.s 100 azimuth 1500 - c. Angle of elevation (from observer) and azimuth (from true north) upon disappea ranee: (l) Elevation oO, azimuth l$00 ~ (2) ElaTation 20, az~uth 1000 (3) Elevation 250 to 40 azimuth 17$ (4) Eleva~on minus 20 azimuth 115 - d. Flight pa:.~: (l) Curved, s~llov gliding path - (2} Sll~-: descent 1 (3) Slight ci-escending arc (1) Disap?eared behind l eft wing of airplane - We:.t past pilot's window - Lo?ked from window - Looked away to extinguish lights and object disappeared (3)~ or two secon~s (4) Three seconds 3. Manner of observation: a. Air-visual. e. ltrB-SO , true altitude 19 000 feet, headin,; 240, TAS 235K, GS 200K, Kinclley Air Fore~ Base, APO 856, New York, N. I. SECIJ~fTY INFOHMATION ,..,,r,. ftlltu l n SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ~9th Weather Reconnaissance Sq. 4. ' Time and date of sighting: a. 224CYZ 17 December 19S7. I Reference APR 200..2 b. Night (no moon). Location ot observersa 6. Observers a Officer tor three years, l.stLt, S9th \'lea Recon Sq, usually reliable Aerial Recon Weather Capt, S9th Wea Recon Sq, Pilot since June 4S, usually ' lstLt, S9th Wea Recon Sq, Navigator ror tour months, ualJy reliable. Operator for 21 ~an~hs~ 7. Weather: Jr., A/'W, 59th Wea Recon Sq, Airborne Weather usually reliable. 3/8 alto s tratus with tops at 8 8. Negative. 10. Negative. 11. Comments: a. Positiont Squadron Intelligence Officer. b. ,tlhere opinions of the observers are diferent, I have given that difference followed by the individual's name. c. In ~ opinion. this sighting could possib~ be a mateo It, for example, the object vas a meteor, about five miles allay, and going down, the observers would have the illusion that the object was going past them to their rear in a shallow descent. d. Lt. sits in the nose airplane wi. th plenty of windows. Capt. sat in the pilot s seat and can see al1110at as much aa the weather man. navigator sits racin~ the lett or the ai and baa a small (:>.bout one square foot) at his upper right. was sitting at the lett SUPPlEMENT TO Af fORM 112 59th Weather R.econnaiasanoe Sq. I Reference AFR 2oo-2 scanner's position in the blister. t/11c la:~s-i l1~d