PROJECT 10073 1-<ECOI~D C A'"?f; ~ 1. OATE ,2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIOriS 0 Was l'. a!{o,n 3. 1>\Tc-ii!.IE C~Ol!P Wos A1 rcrcft Lc-ccl ---------------n~round-Vi !:uol 0 Ground-Rod o r Probably Aircraft GMT_'Jl .> "/0t:17 C Ai,..Vi,;ual 0 Air-lnterc~Jpl Radar Po::sibly Airc.roft Wos A stronomi col Probobl y Astronomical Possibly Astronomicol 7. L ENGTH OF 08SERVATION a. NUMB ER Or OaJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SUMM~RY OF SIGHTING Lo ,qr.ival QV\~I' l"1..r..J. t''/0 rpts, snt8 AT:C FORM Jn (R~V 2 6 SEP S:Z) a !nsuffictent Oato for E valuation 0 U nkno""ft 11. COMMENTS -iPd Jur- I US.C..F C R::: F LS CT D ON hC' f L:TII-iAT~ I "!Q or /',!.l, OBSERVSRS A. FIESI SIGHTI~G SECOl\D SIGET I. 'G PATROL~i:t.r f..~DE:RSOI~ -29 PATROL!!AN LE:: - 52 StSIUE ~EICJiTS, KFW JERSEY 'rIG trl"'" AC & . J S 1 J ADRO N RZ?OR'f:.: D NO i(NOi~ N ACT I 'J IT Y I tl fl.P::: .fl. 0 N SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTlON A5TRO~HYSlC '-OSS;:,qV-" SIECTION 0~ UP'Pf:~ ATio.IO"PH~IH: STUCIZ:li IC" C I"TICAL SATi.LLITl!: TRACXING Pl'tOCRAM t.O CAAOLN GTR!t~ C>.MDI'(IOOa 38. MAa&ACHU!ilr.TlJ captain George T.. Gregor-y Hqtre, Air Technical rntell1ger~e ~!nter Wright-Fatterson Airs ~roe Baee, ~1.to . Dear captain: ~now have ha.d a chance to :oo>c t""roug~ a-l i;ht: ... ""Cf.ort~ y.,~ se!'lt, and the o::.e concerni.ng tho: 'sa';c-l11:e-type s!..g,ht1ng'. :,.~ . be lO'bta1ned which i d not appar~:it 1n/tl"e~-:"e;crt .. speea, correet color e.nd /r a:.::.c~ t ~c. 1 .:tb:-.a~t. .... ere .a!-1 'lO ::mother direction, and-"tt .. en a tew '111~..1,.. ::t;t:l an<. ther ~ :;:-t"'e third one I was able -co detect c-:er '3:~tie ... t :"C.l.~-::P t r..e ec.:.:t~ -:- "UOtors. Lighta were not blL'IJ<:ir..g.. I ! ~t.-=-~rer ::>bJt.-::: ; ~.a ':l ~ <:" gene t!'lrougb. I t'l.t~t honestly ca t';zzle'! t:o :.~<t ~.2.1 =-~ t c ',.(~et'"E-r ! had seen an satellite" I j dn'~ Kn~w -~a\ jeta e :r cur~ied auen/ligh~so It_,.! e altr.ost 1r~onceivat-~') t'.\:-s~.c.h e:AP"'r! ced > cr..::~ h a.ve tt.ade the mistul<e I had fir-:t ,.,,a:le:-... ,r. :.-:;rm.;~ tr- ,_ ... , ,a; aJl other "i.11llc..ot-.. n ~pur.n1k'S cc.)ee~ that ':''aS g.a tl"\e uame t . .!.\~ on;~ n!z_r1ts JUSt ':-cic,.r .;rr~.!!. ~e cas e of t."la "dayltg.ht meteor" ! s gr~atly a:l!;)ig-.Jo:.ls. While a d:.1yligi1t f1r<eba.ll can."'lot be I"'.lle-:1 out, I ':Jm.4J.d nvself favol" the aooicental release o r 30me ct.ject f!'or~1 -?.n aircra.!"t. .. ever~ much hinges on the etatet~e~t ''ore..;.g~ fla.--ne'. If i t real.:.y- was tlamL~ then it loo!<a as th gh we t accre:it 1? t~ _ - light meteoro If the light 'tHiS :3imply a -:r:.g::t ret'le~ti:>., ,; ~u.:.- 11ght., then we have the othe r pos~j't'!:i::,y. L'"l -::itht:!' ca~e. ~-.:-n~ is nothing hostile, a.Tld I say ";.) t':t~ ''t .lf'::'~::.ie!'l"; ini'o:""""at.;.c::. t:: be able t_, d1at1.. 1sh bettt.een 1ayl1t .. ~ -r~ttor o r :t-.;e~t ~a::.~ ~r~ a~thou I t nk if I could ta~k tu t :ra; ~ te~t ~nal): :night be -::ade, I t J"..lst o ccr-.lrs t_, '!r'.e t i1a .. as:-~ t.:.e-ob.;e~t 17.1;:ht have teen : 'ttarst ~at~er or eo::~ :-a" ._ai.:.;-::'1; wit~ -:;re ref~ '- the dia:neter of' objeot". In fact, ! 1;ni-.:{ tb.!s !s a d!.~ti!lct now tend to prefer th~ la~tcro I am looking fcrward to vis.ttirJg: 'Yt.l L"'l y:,;.r r:e-y, q,,.l.S:-t~""':::~-~ I hope 1n early e