PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. C:ONC:L.USIONS C Was Balloon C P rollabl y 8 all oon OATITIME --.J-VI I C GroundRodar D Wa Aircraft oco - ~vftllunu-sua IIXProbabl, Aircraft Al .. VIsuol D Air-Intercept Radar C PosaiWy Aircroft C Was Aattonomi cal C ProboWy Astronomical Possi biJ Astronomical 7. LINOTH Ofl OISIRVATION I. NUMIER Ofl OIJ!C'TS 9. C:OURSI! 0 Insufficient Data for Evoluotian 0 Unlcnowrt one stationarv IRIIP SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Ver y thin o b,j in horizontal plane, ~lightly thicketi2d i n cente1. Appeare ;ilverv wl1ita in r eflactior1 o f sun like a mirror. Refl ection o f sun was bright at nna end w~ile remainder of obj appaared as t hin beam of light. Raflection disar~eared. Oh j then appeared a~ a thin brown line shortly before fading f1om sight. A'I'IC POIUII .12t (JISV 21 laP 52) 11. C:OMMI!NTS Could havebeer1 non-persistent contrail frn . .:\/ C i n turn. Contrai patterns as timds appear very unusual even to e x perienced observers . ~V ENT. E. REfLECTION DISAPPEARED. OBJECT TKEN APPEARED AS A THIN BROWN LINE SHORTLY BEfORt FADING FROM SIGKT. F.\ AP .Q~I~A.:..:..T:..::E::..=:l...::..Y-=5'0:=.--- SiCONDS~ 3. A.GROUND-VISUAL. OUTSIDE AUTOMOBILE. B. NONE. FIRST SIGHTED FROM AUTOMOBILE, THEN FROM HQ 35TH AIR (DiF), DOBBINS AFB, GA,. DHIEF C COMPLETELY RELIABLE. 1.1 LIN w t( C.U II w CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITTED. B. SFC-3160/SI 6000-0 !0/251 10000-2 /351 De UNLIMITED, E. NONE. F NONE. 8. NONE. 9. NO UNUSUAL TRACKS OBSERVED BY SURROUNDING AP UNITS TK l.tWabt.~AD Niifti~us ~IR CRAFT TRACKS IN VICINITY OF SIGKTING~-BALLOON LAUNCK SCHEDULE FROM ' VERNALIS, CALIF, COVERS PERIOD 2 THROUGH 13 JAN 58. 11. COMMENTS OF DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE: OBJECT MAY POSSIBLY HACE BEEN RESEARCH BALLON LAUNCH!D FROM VERNALIS CALIF, HOWEVER SHORT DURATION OF SIGHTING UNDER EXCELLENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WOULD PRCTICALLY RULE CuT BALLOON. COULD HAVE BEEN NON-PERSISTENT CONTRAIL FRON AIR- C4AFT IN TURN. OBSEVER HIGHLY .EXPERIENCED POLOT AND CONTROLLER THEREFORE FAMILIAR WITH APPEARANCE OF CONTRAILS. HOWEVER, CONTRAIL FATTZRNS AT TIMES APPEAR VERY UNUSUAL EVEN TO EXPERIENCED OBSERVERS.- ~3/2228Z JA~ RJESKB SQGiJ23 YDED30 VY 23 VDJ'e 13KBNII5 I MM RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB DE RJESKB 125 FM COMDR 35CADD TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC RJEPHQ/ ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAf INFO RJEPNB/COHDR EADF /UNCLASSIFIED/ INT 56. UFOB. ATTNa EADF CIC. 1. A. VERY raiN IN HORIZONTAL PLANE, SLIGHTLY THICKENED IN CENTER,. E. -i""LNeii.-ERAS!!) -~L!YE AiRCRAFT WOIH.Jl--N~KAVE--APPARD AS LARGE AT THE RANGE Of OBJECT. c.(APPEARD SILVERY WHIT IN REFLE~TION Oi SUN, LIKE A MIRROR. ACTUAL COLOR NOT OBSERVABI.E.) D. ONE. E. NIA. r. NONE. G. NONE~ He NONE. I .\REFLECTION OF SUN WAS BRIGKT AT ONE END WHit~ REMAINDER OF OBJECT APPEARED AS THIN BEAM OF LIGHT. AS OBJECT CHANGED ASPECT, SUN REfLECTION TRAVELlED rROM ONE END TO OTKER. 2. A. REFLECTION. B.@ DEGREES ~BOVE HORIZON AT~-A2~KUIH.~J C. @.~EGREts ELEVATioN AT ~J0-215)DECREES AZIMUTH. D. MAINLY STAT PAGE TWO RJESKB 125 IONARY EXCEPT FOR CHANGE IN ASPECT, POSSIBLY SLIGHT WESTERLY _