PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD COhCLUSIO.,...S 2. LOCATION OATE TIME C ROUP 'Tampa~ Florida 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION :;..9< Ground Vi su ol 0 GroundRodor GMT 03/0143Z D Air-Visual 0 Airlnterc:.,pl Rodor Wo$ Balloon Pro booty Balloon Possibly Ba lloon Wet$ Aircraft Probably Ai rcraft Po$ ~i bi y Ai rcroft Was Astronomi col Probably Ast ronomocol Po$sibly Astronomical l PHOiOS 16. SOURCE ~No I Civilian 0 In suifi c:i enr Da t a for E val uoto on D Un:.nown 1.bou t 1 5 ,inutes , .>ne Ri s i:1g 10. aRIEF SUioiMA~Y OF SICHTIMC \ 11 COMMENTS . Jport~d that ~n cbJect landed on run-1 Reporc that event ~ook place ~nd 1-''17 i:h!l t look9d ll.:t e 'l balloon. : lad a ' then da..QJ.1g .... ~ar. t,: ~''CI!": 'J.r.:...o{n'; lit(!lt 'lttacheo .. Balloon t h e n ros~ case., 1 ~ .> :>? \ , ~lowly and hov~red j u s t under clouds at ~ ~; '5 ~ i _.-I J 0 0 ft. Af-.er a short tLne i~ -:noved ofi -~ ~ .~;; ~ - and .:nsaopeared o Subsaquen t report was l , ...: :;::: ~ .., ~ ~ .. Jdn..:.3d b y the r9porting unit.. ~\ >g.ro ~ l' 0 r fice o.f Progr::t.m Pla.nn ing, We:.L the r Bureau 1 ' ss1 ;>~<o ov I ~\II!J C T J Unidentified Flying ltt'f.t ,~ "r s c.oJ,,.n-t o d tH'tot,., r~view p rio,. to JtCt1on. Ini tial "C'UT column :o dennt! r,v,ew of complcltd net ion . ( Y for a<:t1o~; V lor coordl n .. llon.) IN OFFICE OUT OFFICE cur IN OFF' ICE OFFICE OUT -'FOtt<XI AFO " 'X l 01 S P HCH AFCIN- 4E4 AFCI~-lAl/Capt Copa s / mn /71093 object report. for your disposition i s attac h e d unide n t ified flying Offi c e Memo w/r e port 0Jj1rjCe lvlemorarJdztm UNITED ST1\TES GOVERNjy[SN7 Di::-ec-tor of In tell i ge:J.ce AFCI~ l.:U O:'fice ot' Pro~ra.m Pl~n:li.ag, ~feather Bur~au SU~ECT: Uniden~ifi~d FlJ,L~ Ooject As discussed '"ita Major Fountain of your office, this date, attached herewith are copies of correspondence ~itb our ~a~a of=ice, concern- ing an unidentified flyi::J.g object. on duty at. t..'le tt:::ne tM .:u.t..ached report of cnidentified fl]ing obj ect t.ransai tted. on a.l'li.1RC az:d ob-r..rln cet.ai~ o~ basis ~r the r99ort . ~t.e that the Nparr. j :xU c..a.U s- llt.et" dainiad sl.ghtin.t; auch object. S . )(. Vercoa l1LJC:;F-I.S'I3D .:t'LY!?l'G 03JSCT IJ\.C..:!D "'~tl URPORI' !fO?.~R ID 2C5.JE ALID T: T .roOK Ol"l!'. TJWE.R ~ORTS .lA.3 OR..-u'IG~ GJLOR:::D .fl~H i_.J.!G!:Lr LIGhT tTAS o.as3R73D BY TO~"S"R 't1I1'R m;rcctJI.AaS. ~.,TA.S 03v3iiY~D DT AI R BY 3 ':1. B. PZRSON:::T.i.. :.Wf3lr/3R3D !.7.-:8 IS THAT A TRUE STi\TEHSi'lT QQ o:c TU MUCH AlTY IDEA OF wnAT TH.:<.! SPEED WAS DIDNr SE~.){ FAST ~;fUST BE !"RRM LI L AsrlZR .me A JA.'< A CREC:< ~liTH TPA TIE ~S NO IDillSUAI. 0~ ON TBS TPA li'J3LD. JAX A TrTBC R<XiER 'ITlX MUCR Office lY1emorandum UNITED STATES GO'!ERNSIE~T : ~..fr. Ferry su:aJECT: lJDidectil'ied ?17i.Dg Object. SU"3j EC"l": 1. !llrte or occo.rence IJ'l8 Sull<ia;r eYSning, 8 %.45 to 9:00 P . M .)S. S.T., Ma.roh 2, l95a, not March 1. 2. ~te._rological f3.ct or:s and pilot n:por~ i.Dd~catad 3e'rnM, possiblT extreme tr\lbul noe o,er !.a'!lrp8 d..nd Ticinitz4 Turbulence 1:1 varying d&i1 a Cdrate to "hea"fJ~ ~ sooarddng to p:llot s reoor"';.s, oc_cu...~d thrOt9wt tl:::e artercOOIJ and d~ning oo .Mar::h 2 . '1'be Jtability ~:x, on the Tamp1 OCCOZ, ~c.h 3, R/S obeervaticn relea.s-ad approximatel]' 2 h ours before the ooj ectc.va.s "ported./"--- J.!'ntj3 J?b .d ,.ras t"irsjt~.QWC to me Ex. the !arri"l:a tcw~rJ They 'l'l b:low it ve 'l:ad Mleased a 4.t:~ red bil) oon t~e si~$ of the P/S tallocn!l, .d ,h ~. brigbt light on it_,_ addL~ that e:e"Oearsd to be ore b.a.d :l:ar.de~ on the ai!J?ar1. ]. tol4 t:r.em n~ and -was told they ...,ould send a t ruc_;X c u:, for it. SooD the tc..rer called Kiin and said _i!:. .;a:.'S r ising-th'is t_:r::e aJJ ~h,ret!J of u~ on 1uty \lent out.9ide and a re-.her c right li.s.:-:.t(-..-hite) ho..,eri~ nee'!"lz: sta tione;:z j.5~ u:nder th~ cl.ot;.4.~. (ceiling ~!is ~aaursd 8 Cot't at 195eE ar.d 205$ on March 2nd}. J.fte r a ahQ.~ !!::::!!3, i t _;aored oft ,.r:d d a g_. Shorll;r tbeMa.t'tc!r, Mr. Burnham B.l:ls>~ered a cell on the public telephor. I t ..~a:s .t"rcm a . men vho said "he _.nd hi,_girl :t'ri~r:d, parnd near the al.rpGrt, had A).:so seen t~ object descer.d and ri3e a~. He told ~. alr:ih.m his girl f'!'iend vas qui~ :h~ht.ened -hi .f.hs. incident. uhoc t i M la ur th.e Ta:n~ tower d a.oied s~g :OJ.th ~usal._