PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :~ Jul 58 I Mi N of Columbia a p,.ltoltly Balloon 1-J.--DA_T_I!TIMI OIOUP ._ TYPI OP OIIIRYATION a Polllbly Balloon Locel 2015 hrs ~O..un4-VItu.. a Oro..MRo4or g :: ... ~;':~craft 7. LINOTH OP OIIIRYATION IRIE, OP liGHTING L NUMIII 0, OIJICTI t. COURSE 11. COMMINTI IIX Wo1 A1trenomi cal ~ T c t e 0 r a Probably Aattonamlcal a Poaaibly Aatronomical 0 ln1ufflcient Data for Evoluotion 0 u .. nown Rnd, white obj w/appearance of meteor Had straight flight path & light fli- Probably meteor. ckerl~d 3 or 4 times. Obj faded out. )6)1) TACT lCAL liSANCB WlBO United States A.!r lbaw Air Porce Bue SUBJBCfa Report of UD1dellt1t1ecl Fqfnl Object Air Technical Intelligence Center ~Sght-Patterson Air Force Base Dqtcm, Cllio 1. Attached report ot unidentified tl)"ing object :Ia rcrwarded for 70ur lnt tion t. Purther .... perttaant int'on .t1c igation from this un1 t reveals the following a. Weather :lD area at t1JI8 or sidlting: 3SOO' -scattered clouds 7SOO -scattered clouds Hjgh brokBn clouda V1a1bl.l1 t7 10 to 15 mi 1 ea Winds: East to SE at 10 knots, with thunderstorm aotivi\7 to the SE or sighting b. SiX (6) RB-66 jet aircraft tram )6)d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw AFB tqing in area ot sighting at approximate ot 8 ightiDg. 3. Due to lack or more detailed information pertaining to the sightiDg of unidentified fiying object and related activities (i.e. weather report and flying operations) no further action from this organization is anticipated. . Ltr, Bq Fort Jackson cltd 3 Ju:q 19.S8 /CaPtain, USAP ;-. . ti ve Office(\ f "'(" Statement to optical aida (teleacope, binocular, and eo forth) aA~nd deacrlptlon thereof: 1 ~ I c. If the aiahtin& la made while airborne, alve type aircraft, identification number, altitude, headlns, apeed, and hoae atation: l. Time of aiahtlna: a. Hour end date of aiahttna: Lilbt conditione (uae one of the followlna t ): Nlaht, day, Locat o o I Exact atltude onattude 0 obaerver, or Georaf poaltion, or poaitlon with reference to a known 1 6. lden~ifYina.lnfor ... Civilian: b. Military_\._ tion on all obae~ver(a): MAILING ADDRESS OCCUPATION GlADE ORGANIZATION DUTY ESTIMATE OP RBI-lABILITY r unuau activity or condition wetorological, aatronoaical, or ae~ wbi~h might account for the sighting: 8. Locat~on y air traffic in the.area at time of sighting: 9. Position title and of the preparing officer, including hia pre liinary analysie of the poaaible cause of the aigbting(e) (If report received from other Air Force activity, including ACW squadron, enter in ion pertaining to reporting individual.): . REPOitT ON UHIDEl~TIFlED FLYING OBJECTS 1. A brief description of the objeet(a): Siae (Compare with known objects): c. Color: . Formation if more than one : f. Any discernible features or details: size .of eaane compare~;o ~ Tail, trail, or exhaust,-including object(s): h. .soun.d .f!!_ hea~d, describe so':lnd) : f'- tJ \ , Other pertinent or unusual features: Description of course of object(s): ention of observer( o the object(s): Anal -of.e evation- and azimuth of .e of elevation .. ~ azimuth of KleYatiOD Use one or any combination of the following items: ground-electronic, air-electronic. If electronic, irst obs ed: &appearance: (Ground-Visual, specify type of 5 lxlatence of phJilcal evidence, euch .. terial and photoaraphlt M ... , rank, and tltle of pereon receivin& report. and action: Air Pore lnltallation notified: