PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD \ 1 12. CO:..,CLUSIONS 2. LOC..\TION 0 We s Sol loon 2~ Jan 53 10 ',!i -'i nf' f.)xfo:d, N . C . o ProboblyBolloon '3. 0..\T:TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OS5ERVATION O,Grovn d Vi :;uol 0 Air-vi suoi ! 6. SOURCE 0 GroundRodor 0 Airlnrerc<tpt Rcdor 'Nos Aircraft Pro bob I y Aircraft Possibly Aircraft .'los Astronomi col J u 0 l t e r Probably Astronomocol" 0 Po ssibiy Astronomical 7. LENCTH OF OBSE~VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ~cd vhite l1;ht, size of car lighl or b:.l -;.ce t b a 11. 'Oil ld co.na down ~'1 bark w;circling motion. AT:C FORJA 329 (RSV :16 SE- Insufficient Data for Evoluolion 11. COMMEMTS Jupiter was tn ttle rptd pusition f3f ~ (L y t.'CJ t- C '.ILITf\?!Y>. GROUi\D V 1~ c;. ) Ol .E MILE NO~TH EAST OF c;~F02D ::.c. ( 7 ) A .. CLEA~AND G COD PAGE THRI:E RJ:=:PJll 3L D. 1 Z t~I LES (11) GERALD J IiALi!xiCH 1 ST LT, I~!T::=r:c:PTOR DI RECTCI-: e.cr.o C'' TO RJEDD~l/CO~!DR ADC ::lJE:?J~VCC~n:m 35TH AIR DIV DEF RJEDSQ/CO~;DR AIR TECH INT:C:LL IGENCE CENTER qJEP~Q/CIR OF INTELLIGENCE EQ GSAF ullCLASS It' IED FROi1 632.m AO.JRm~-OPR 1-30. OR BASKETBALL~-/ .h!.r t vrc~ Comr:1andcr ir Defense CoTmlf!nd ATT:i : Director of Intelli gence Colorado Springs, Colorado Inclosed UFOB reuor t is fo arded for your informat i on ~nd :n;:r action d'3emed necessc:.r.f by y our neadqua:-t~rs. .,_. U:'C3 R?t (Jupl) A::JODI- B Eea dquarters, Air Defe.11se Col7!r.1and, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado TO: Command er , Air Technical Inte]J; g enc e Center, ATIN: AFCTII 4~,, Wright- Patter son Air Force Ba se, Ohio a . Civilian: See attach e d sheet, OCCUPATION ESI'TI1,l TE OF RELIA- ter Center Operations sightings : b~ Report from )\,IS c r US ,..:ea.U1er Bureau Office of \dnd dir- ectl.on a.m. velocity in degrees an.i knots at,: Sur face _og_7S:2. _. ; 6000\/2.7/15 --------c .. ---Cell iJ'ig-u!Unrtta~n-d--_:_ d-.--.!oJ:~a-ib;blity.:. _.Ae.n (:W)_lofil es e . fl..no'limt of cloud cover : Thunderstorms .. in area and 8.. Any other unusu::.J activity o r condition, meteoroligical, astronomical, otherwise, which might account for the sighting: _N;;...;r..:.o...:n;....e _ 9.. Interception o r ide.'1tification action taken (such action may. b e taken l'lhenever feasible, complying -..;ith existing air defense dir e.ctiv.es: . Fen .;arde:: 10. Location of ar..y ai:-traffic in the area at time of sightin g : ll. Position tit.le a::d cOT!'.mer..s c E tr:e pr ep aring officer, including his prelix:ti.r~:-y a.rui1ysis .. of"tbe ?S~S:ible c a1.:.:5"e of the sightr.i.ng ( s): 12. Existance of ~hysical evidence, such as oaterials and photogra~hs~ l . A brief descripti:>n of t.h e a . Shape: Rou:1d Car Light or Size: ( C 'J:'..;D.I'e >vi th known o b - B1.s:<e'tbal l c .. ~f!rl.ta Li gat f . Any disce:-nible features or det:lils: Co.me s doiro goa s back up bright on g:-o und g . Tail , trail> or e;dla:J..3t, including s.:,_ze of same compared to size .. ofobject(s) : N/A. i. Otfier pert inent o r unusual features: Bright light hovsri:.'"lg 2 . Description <:>f ~urse of object(o): Circlir.g. -Up, "Down .. ~Vhat. first called the atterrtion of: observer(s) to the obj_ect(s): b . Angle .of-elevation and asimuth of :the dbject(s) when "rii-.~t ob- served: Above Road Angle of elevati on and asimuth of o b ject(s) upon disappearance:_ --~l~I/ =-------~---- d . De:.c=iption or flight pat h and maneu..vers of objec-t(s): Circ.J..ing and ine.rsasing in altit;;de= .. : .---:-- e . t:ianner o f disappearance of object ( s): 3 . Manner of observation: ... _Qround-Yisual Use on- or a"f1.y combinati.on of.. the following iteHl.S: .. (Gr ouncl-visual, ground-electronic, air -electronic. If electronic., specify type"o.f radar: escopes., bino.culars, arrl so forth ) used .3.'nd descr:J:ptTon-:thereof':'""'-:N/X-~- c . If the sighti.rig is made ..ffiile airborne, t;i ve type a:!.rcr.3.1t, identificati on numbe r , altitude_, h eadi..r1g, speed , and ~ome .station: b . Li~t cor.dit.ions (use on ofthe following 'tern:is): Ni gpt, day, dav.n, du3~: . . ~lig!lt 5 . . locations of obs~rver(s) . .. JX,ap \lat:i:tude and long.itude of ea. ch ob- se!"Vei;. ~'t" Oeorfif position .or .. position -..a.. ~ 1.' refer e,nce .to-a.. lmown .. landmark: Route #2, Virgilina , Virgi."1ia a!Tlployee for Pine State Dai.ry, O;ct'ord, N. C. si,;'"ltad <:.~:a :SST. He sta't~d, a'1. il) :.:.m.inat,ed ooiect come do..rn ~"1d lighted u~ t~e road ~?prox~ataly o~e hundr~d yarus in iront of :!nd one hundred feet off of lihe ground. He s-topped his mi tk truck, got out and watched the object .move left t o the right a bout five or six miles before it carr.e to a halt. then went into OXford, ~T.C. and reported the incident to pat Qf'ficsrs reported the illuminated _5>bj~ct~ -was J+OO .. to .Son ygrd~ ~bove the Oxford radio tower and moving t ards Henderson, N. C., at '0100 hours EST it stopped, then rr~ved around in a spinni"1g motion. The officer3 stated that it appeared to move about one or two fee t at a time, then it mo ved back towa...'I"Ci them slowly while spinning. The officers state that they had to make t heir rounds down t own and wouJ..d observe the object .later. Upon arriYing a gain upon the scene it was high and still moving wes t to east. , O;ct'oro, N. C. stated that he observed the _object roug~y ~eve~ or of the ground Durham, N. C. who was notified by Sargea.n of the Oxiora Police, sta.tad that he _interviewed many per3ons on the sca?e ~ho.had .Qb..!:le1:"'19d.. tha _object. Be stated that ~was only a bright star in the east. lr..1rham, N C.