I. DATITIMI PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon D Proltoltl, Balloon .. TYPE Of OISERVA~TI ... OLINaa..-..&.11~------l D PoasiW1 Balloon D Was Aircraft R Gtounci-Vtsuol D Ground-Radar D Proltoltl, Aircraft D Possl W 1 Aircraft D Was Astronomi col 7. LENOTH Ofi.OIIERVATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE one W to E 0 Proltabl, Astronomical 0 Possibl, Astronomical IDC Other ta D Insufficient Data for Eva uation 0 Unlcnown 0. IRII!fl Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS White obj, shape of ice-creau1 cone on underside, very bright. Conflictiu statements as to direction. ATIC POII J2t (Jt&V 26 laP 12) Although obj has daracteristic of balloon, cannot conclllde *1 1 I inconsistent data givo11. l 2CZCSQP121T SQF~76 YDC115YC2CQYB231ZCSXB129 00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ ZFD RJWZSX 2C2CQYX66~2CDMA289 00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ DE RJWZDM 111A FM COMDR 25TH AIR DIV TO RJEDDNlCOMD~AIR.DEFENS~COMr~ND RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEZHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS USAF RJE2HQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES, HEADQUARTERS USAF ZEN/COMDR 25CADD /UNCLAS/25TH CADD TAC H 4PD. ATTN D/1 SUBJECT& ' NEGATIVE CREAM CONE-LIKE ON UNDERSI .WAS REPORTED AS XHAUST. le BRICHTNESS 2. NECATIVE 3, NEGATIVE - (1) NORTH TO SOUTH C2) WEST TO 1, VISUAL-d OUND i. A. tACOMA WASHINGTON--.B TACOMA WASHINGTON C. BROWNS POINT WASHINGTCX'l ADDRESS UNK. RELIABILITY UNK 2. MILITARY c. BOATSWA 1/C NELMS OIC BROWNS PT. LIGHT HOUSE US COAST GUARD WASH. X NONE IN AREA XI SENIOR CONTROLLR 25TH ADCC MCCHORD BASE OPS. REPORTD CALLS FROM PARTIES A .&a WHO REPORTED OBJECT TRAVELLIN No.RiH-To .SO~. CHF 805 'N NELMS REPORTD OBJ. ELLING WEST TO EAST MR. HAD A CALL FRO~L ~ UNIDENTIFIED MANFWHO EPORTED SAME OBJECT TRAVELLING NE-NN RPORTED A STRANGE AIR RCE CONTRAPTION HOVERING AT s~FT OVER HIS CORN FIELDA3/ ON HR1 AT '-' OBJECT AT 47 D REES REPORTED OBJECT N THE SAME TIME PERIOD. HE LOCATED 22DEGREES SS'W. C7S9TH ACWRON NASSELLE OREGON~ csiBLE RETURN. BUT NOT UNTIL ' 11/14582 AUG RJWZDM ..aualtV CII.A8eii'ICATION 1'01 COIUIUifiCAftOII CMfD (Ctld} ACOOUNTINe 01110. Oil RD'KR8 TO CLA8811'1CATION MULft etwr C~.a~lDR, A TIC C~, 1110'l'H BAil.OON AC'!'IVITn:s GH~\Jp I p dEAD.,JIARTIRS COM~UID, USAF, LOWRY AFB, coLORADO OCl'ICURRn-n Il-D'Oa CQvM\.liDER, l006TH AISS ll'iT Ai'B, L COWRADO SPRD'Ii<A:i, COLORADO ~ C , INJ'O a COM"4AN'DER, DEI'ACi Jl' S , 100::,'1H AI3S , GEl GER ~ lD , ~lASH. /U~:ClASSD'IED/FROMa AFCIN-4E4 Il:~ ACCORDJU~E rll'ni FAH 6, JU.,R 200-~, j FEB 1958, .;iiJ.OJ: I i/l'E.i.LIG ... ~CE OR RELAr.rED .A.CriVI'rlES L~ VICL~I'n TACUAA., W~, 1015 Z to 112.5 Z (2a50 to Ja25 A.M., 100.\.L), 1 AUG 58. RJlU~OSE o~ 'IHIS RE~T IS TO ASSI3T IN RFSOLVn!G SIGITING REPORTED,+ lrulwlBER OF v/I'l'.Nl!:SSE3, I N- CIAJDil~ ~!ILrrARY Ai~ OTHERS COWID&ED 0~., GOOD RUU.SILITY. TT M!G 25 CADD T.~\X-H4FJ>, DrD 1 AUG 58, COPY TO COl\IDR, Am DEFENdE COfvi>:k\.ND. OB1 DESCRIBED AS ROO ND, AFPARfi'LY lARGE Il~ SIZE AliD W~ CREDENCE TO LARGE UPPER-ATI~l-HERE BALLOON, SUCH .to.S !lAY BE TY~KD NAMK AND TITLIE (Sia.-.rl, If c ..,J.,;J GF.ORGE T. GRl:.GOHY ~IIONK 2 Me, 1 UNCLASSIFIE) WALLACE W. Captain, USAF Assistant Administrative Of' IIK ... RIINC. ... CIAL IN8TIIUCTION8 DD 1'01111 178. I OCI WHICH WILL-U8.0 UNTIL DHAU8i&D CONTINUA-ET COMIIt, ATIC lJRO.ruc'l'S. HO.a:Ymi, 'lHI~ Rl~iST l'ROlWiPl ED BY ~AC'l.' DATA CiEl'mlULLY Hat H&IJJaVhD UI~IL T\10 ~JlW{.;J AJ"l'm OCCUR~CE OF I .. -iCID&.TS,Al-4> IS DJSIRE;.J PRRPAHATORl 'J. 0 POSSIBLE l;Jt;~EST ~\oR i'Oll,,.-1-UP IHW3TI- C.TION BY AISS. OOOHDINA.TIONa AFCIN-41 :"I< ;t._u. .J; Date J Ool ,Gil bert , . . Mt. "Arolet - UNCIAS.SDJ:ED C2CSQE957ZCWYB779 DE RJVFAM J R Jlf23312V rM COMDR IJJITH BLN ACTYGRU TO RJEDSQ/COMDR ATtC WPAFB .. ... INFO RJEPBL/COMDR HEDCOM USAF BOLLING l-..5 'If tl r UNCLAS FROM BAGOC~S~5 FORAFCINe THIS MSG IN TWO PARTS~-PARTI l .: Rf:i' YOUR MSG OF S AUG 5Je THE lJ 18TH BLNACTYGRU CONTROL CENTER. HAS NO RECORD OF ANY BALLOON OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE TACOMA, WASHINGTON AREA ON OR ABOUT 1 AUG SS. PART II. IN THE FUTURE ALL TRACKS FOR BALLOONS MONITORED BY THIS GROUP WPLL BE FORWARDED ON COMPLETION OF EACH FLIGHT