PROJECT 100i3 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS D Woa Balloon , \. D Proltoltly Balloon 3. DATITIMI! OROUII D Woa Aircraft .Local------------RSrounti-Viauol D Grounti-Raclor a Proltoltly Aircraft ~-D Woa Aatronomi cal 7. LI!NOTH OP.OISIRYATION 1. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSI! D ProltaWy Astronomical D Possibly Astronomical D lnauHiclent Dete fer Evaluation D Unlcnown OP SIGHTING I I. COMMENTS Projectile left ground & proceeded over water at elov of approx 300ft. As obj left ;1ound it sovart.ted into cluste~ of b-D bri~ht red fireuall objs which were v~xible approx 4 sees theu disappeared. Three series of the e objs at 30 second intezvals. AftC PORif 329 (Jt.V 26 I&P 52) Tim~ lapse &:. dtnr-..ti.on I)!' ..:ach larJ'e i;uns. JP RJEDSQ I ~ IE RJEZKQ 333 JM,.USAIRA ANKARA TURKEY 1D RJEDBP./CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB RJ.EDDX/COMTAC LANGLEY AFB VA RJEDDNlCONAD ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQlCOlJATIC WPAFB OHIO . PAGE TWO RJEZHQ 333 tNIDENTIFIED S~RIS OF FLYING OBJECTS ON USSR SIDE OF TURK/VSSR BORDER. ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED AT 4133N 4132E. m1ILE WATCHING SEARCHLIGHTS SOURCE NOTICED UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OR PROJECTILE LEAVE GROUND FR0f1 SEARCHLIGHT AREA PROCEED OVER t~ATER AT ELEVATION a- APPROX 3GO FT AS OBJECT LEFT GROUND IT SEPARATED INTO CLUSTER CF 6-9 BRI~HT RED FIREBALL OBJECTS WHICJ{ WERE VISIBLE APPROX 4 SECONDS THEN DISAPPEARED. EFFECT SIMILAR TO 4TH JULY FIREWORKS. --THESE OBJECTS OBSERVED 38 SECOND INTERVALS BEGINNING 2155Z. OBJECTS OBSERVED UNTIL 2145Z AT WHICH TIME 1 CLUSTER SEEN IND ANOTHER CLUSTER OBSERVED AT 2151Z AT WHICH TIME SOURCE WENT IELOW DECKS ..... PIRT 3. ALL OBSERVATIONS UNRESTRICTED AS MADE OVER WATER. NO SQUNDS ACCOMPANIED OBJECTS. ACFT WERE NOT SEEN OR HEARD DURING CP.ERATION. WEATHER CLEAR AND NO MOON. DURING OBSERVATIONS SEARCH- IJGHTS AT SAME LOCATION BEING DIRECTED INTERf-IITTENTLY SKYWARD AND HORIZONTALLY OVER BOTH WATER AND LAND. PART 4. FELDI SINCE 1 JUL SS THIS IS 7TH TRIP SOURCE ~E TO THIS_LOCATIO~ ARRIVING SURFACE VESSEL AT SAME HR ON EACH VISIT. lHILE SEARCHLIGHTS OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY THIS FIRST OCCASION THIS IHENOMENON. OBSERVED UNQUOTE HCLA$~\t,tu tt. objects wre visible tor approximtel7 tour seconds, then disappeared. ~ etteo\ vu a:Jwllar tQ fireworks displ.Qed .at Fourth of July celebrations. There wre three series ot these objects .. obs~rved at-30-second intervals,. begi~ at 231S hours. No other objects were observed until 2345 hours, (2l4SZ) at which tiM onl7 one cluster was seenJ another cluater was seen at. 23SO hours, at which tiM eou~-. wnt below decks. . ' b.. All observaticns "'" unrest.ricted as the7 were made over water. heard no sounds accompa117 t.bttpe objects nor did h& see or hear .aircraft in tl.1cht dUring their operation. The-weather a clear and there was no moon. c. J)Uring the time>the objects "-ere observed the searchlights were being ted interndttentl)" skyward and horizontallY' both over w.ter and land. . 2. CmumN'lS OF PREPARING OFFICER SinCe 1 .July 19$8,. 'this is. the seventh \rip source ba.a made to this location arrivi~ b7 aurfnce vessel at the S&ll18 hour on each visit. While searchlights have been observed previousl7 thl.s is the lirst oacuion on "lllich source observed this phenomenon I ,\#lfiA II'''"' ALI' o( f UNCLASSIFIED OOll L!1J: C.':!n l.lO 1tS.