PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. LOCATION 11. CONCLUIIONI a loltoon a Pro~t.W, Balloon .... ....VI D Ground.-.... ., a Woe Ahcreft D AI.-YIIuel D Alrlntorc.,t Raflor a PoaaiW, Aircraft a Woe Aatronoi col a ProiMW, Aatronolcal a PoaaiW, Aatronornicol 7. LIMOTH Oil ATION L NUMIII OP OIJ!CTI t. COURII a lnaufflclent Data for Evaluation NE dcsr.endi IIIIP OP IIOHTINO 11. COMMINTI White oij size of head of pin w/the Satellite 195~ I:'elt~ ? 11ass\.?d appearance of a bright star. No sound laded as approached horizon. Binocs used. Initial obsvation at 65d~r elev 20 azimuth. Lost contact at lOdgr elev 035 azimuth 200 1!11 les S of Snn t.n ton io at 92llZ & would havf'J het?n visiblP. to the obsvr 2C2CSQPI53 SQB297 YDC7312C2CWYB~21 WMB13SDLCI97 . PP RJEDDN-:::RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJESBP DE RJWFDL 17B FM COMDR 3511TH FLYTRAWG TO RJESBP/COMDR SEWART AFB INFO RJEDDN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND RJEDSQ/COHDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB RJEPHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF RJEPKQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQS USAF UNei.A~ Ft1 SU9JG:CTI UFO~ n~POr. ~[: zrr.~! or;r. CA) ~or GIV~:n CB) tJOl' GIV~:r.: CC) CCI.Or !.1":: Tii/'1 O'f ... T".f. J.ICin~ CD)! SACf~A~1F.FT0 CAl.I'FOfr-:It.: OCCU!':'\TIOi~: P.'\!" RC:PORT CAHl: tar\OUGH SAS!!~ OP2P.A'flOrJS l'~ISPATCHF.; :'1. :::c !3f.t'\-I:.: ~ :.; I A ANAF:II.I.O RAtiO ;~r.?OHT PL UFO. THE FaLLOVlNC DATA IS SUBMITTED; R YOUR REPORT IN . -ACCORbANCE WITH PARAGRAPH A 1. A. DE CRIPTION OF OBJECTI (l) ROUND. Cl) SIZE OF OF PI (3) WHITE COL R. <> ONE OBJECT. (') APPEARANCE OF BRIGHT STAR. CC> LICHT FADED OFF AND ON. (7) No SOUND. B. DESCRIPTION or COURSE OF OBJECT. Cl) TOlER OPERATOR VAS GAZING AT SKY. (2) ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND A RELATIVE BEAR! EGREE MAGNETIC DISTANCE (3) ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF AB DECREE MAGNETIC. (2) FLI DEGREE ON A RELATIVE BEARING OF 135 PATH VAS A STRAIGHT DESCENDI LINE. (5) PACE TWO RJWFDL 178 FADED APPROACHING THE HORIZON. (6) OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT .. 3, ECONDS. c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) BINOCULARS AFTER OBJECT WAS SIGHTED. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER. C 1 > LeoNfROL TOWER,., RANDOLPH AFB. F S/SCT JOHN M. LORING, JR. AF19441214 2115TH AACS RANDOLPH AFBJ A/2C JAMES A. BOWMAN AF 2.633121 2115TH AACS RANDOLPH AFBJ RELIABLE. G. WEATHER DATA. WINDS ESTIMATED& 18 111 151-15K. NO CEILING, VISIBILITY 15 MILES, NO CLOUD COVER,cuo THU ER DATA AVAILABLE. CONTACT CAPTAIN HOWARD S ANAMA TEX. INFO N. 16/17~72 JUL RJVF PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Randol}il AFB Texas o wa 1~ 1 5 We 11 in ton Texas o Probably Balloon I. DATI-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OP OISERVATION a PaaaiWy Balloon -1-----------~ 1"!-... VI at D GroundR-... or a Waa Aircraft .... 1r vn~un.. IU vv a Probably Aircraft OM~ 2 02-.!7Z X~ AI,.Vhuol D Alrlntercept Radar a Poaalbly Aircraft D Yea a Probably Aatronomical 11a. ivt.lian Pilot & Military a Poaalbly Astronomical 7. LINOTH OP OIIIRVATION L NUMI!R 011 OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other .~p t n i k '5H/ a lnaufflcaent Data for Evaluation OP IIOHTINO 1. Obj w/color of starlight which varied fm approx that of a 3rd mag to first mag. Speed just less than that of hurrican~ strength. 2. Rnd, white obj, size of head of pin, changing brightness, traveling in straight path. 11. COMMINTI Satellito observation. ec..Ma\ n 11&btbc ... la l)atea 12 1ull 1958 Houraa 2120 ~140 looal Plao a Area uar Gre ... , 88 w, ~00 (Ccwer area to tile lfortb u4 Veat alao) (Sputatk III ~oke') ~ Ve1QI Onera1 o t1oD point ot ~ 4esr .. N ~ 90 deeJ Vest the ea\ell1te (1958 ) ot Sp~tD1k III tollowed the rocket port1oa bl e.bou' 8 minute a at th.i 1 par'to\llar t1u I' a orbt' val a tout llS mile a 'o the West ot toe rocte''~orbit bu' Gt111 pretty muob 1D \be Yillbill~ nns i.e. (Tleible at 45. degree~ N arM! 75 c!egreea 80 desreea W) upier balt ot lower ~11chl~aD. Altho~ tbe directloa ot mottoa la oone1ateD' vltb that ot ~p~toik III, ne1iher component aeema to baYe beeDautt1o1~tly lQ ... ~I ot~ \be eastern llor1zon~to be aeeD iD the area deaortbecl Dtltet ll -1uly 19.58 Pla~e l~ rraoce (So N ~ I) 1958 (roeket) 1h~ld he been 1n the 1c1Dity ot tbe e1gbt1ng ar~!\ (.50 deeree.s N. 4 clet_reea .E) at 2117 Z oD 11 J'uly at u altt~ude ot 165 mJ.lee traYel1n& ill a dtrecttoa ot ~ 4esre Cep,aln o. M1atech .tfs-r ~L. T SQB.189 YDA842ZC2CVYCI97 VDAI52HWA812 PP RJED~N IJEDSQ RJEPHQ FM COMDI 1& ACVION LACILAND AFB TEl TO IJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO IJVFHV/COMDR 33 ADIV OJCCn AF STA OKLA RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CTR V lC:HT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQIASST CHIEF OF STAFF IN 11:1.L HDQS USAF VASH D C RJEPHQ/OfFICE Of INFORMATION SERVICES HDQS USAF WASH D C UNCLAS J'ROM DO _!.l~!:III.O"BJI UFOB REPORT ITEM ONEI CA) ROUND CB~HEAD OF PI~ (C) VHITE CD) ONE CE) NIA CF) CHANGING BRIGHT TO DIM AND BACK (G) NONE CH) NONE (1) NONE ITEM 1VOI CA) TOWER OPERATOR NORMAL DtrrYLOOKING AT SKY CB) ICED EYE CC) N/A ITEM NEGATIVE REPCiiT FROM AIC ITEM ELEVENI N t\ J~:D3:/CO::t:~ AIR T:!:Cl! INTc:l.l .. CTf. vJfiGHl' Pt\TT.~:r..SON AFJ o;-:Io .,_ F.JZPH:l' P,SS'f CHIEF POF STAFF INT~LL HD~S USAF l.J ASH ~5 DC