PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Pouibly Balloon 3. OATETlME GROUP 4.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION :'O{Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Arcturus Probably Aircraft U i t'oeulars 0 Air-V1 suOI 0 Air Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft S. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 1&.. Probably Astronomical b' Possibly Astronomical H~a Civilian I7.7.~L"Ee'NNGGT~HHcoiFF~.oDia~s~eiRNV::;A:TTuaoN.------~hei:".IN~UUiM~aiie~Ri"OoFFOe oaiJ .. Jec:~.T: 11 ::.51~9~. 4ccco5iuJiRi"isiEe~----~ o Other--------- --- o Insufficient Data for E"oluation 110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING L ge, w~ite li~ht, Ve11us nt brightest. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 :iU .$2) 10 times size of 11. COMMENTS . Obj was probably the star Arcturus. This is one of the brighter stars & the fact that obsvation was made thru bino- culars & brought forth no further detail susstantiates this conelusion PAGE TWO RJWZHK 18A B. D DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OB:5: (1) STRONG WHITE LIGPT (3) FIFTEEN Pb~BES (4) FROM SOUTH TO NORTH (5) WENT PAST HORIZON c. . MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1)8GROUND VISUAL <2>cBtNocuLAR) WERE usED BUT NO OTHER DISTINGUISHABlE FEATURES WEG NOTICD. D TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: MILES NORTH OF WENATCHEE NATCHEE, WASHINGTON CIVIL WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: ( 1> Sl<Y CLEAR, VISIBILITY PRFECT <2> SURFACE -WNW/7K OCZCSQC292ZCQYD586 PP RJEDSQ ~---- DE RJWZHK 18 A FM COMDR 62D TC~JIH TO R$$,/COMDR ADC RJWZDM/COMDR 25TH AIR DIV RJDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIFT OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF RJWZDL/COMDR t.JESTAF RJEDAA/COMDRIMATS UNCLASSIF:ED FROM !COIN 30. A DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT I L ( 1) LARGE LIGHT W.JJJi_Nqi iSILHOUETTt .. (2) TEN TIMES THE SIZE OF VENUS AT ITS BRIGHTEST. PAGE THREE ~JWZHK l8A (4) THIRYT MILES K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER-620 TRPCARWG H <H> THE SOURCE HAS ABOVE AVERAG~ INTELLIGENCE, GOOD POWRS OF OBSERVATION AND AS EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL MATTERS. HOWEVER, !f,f J!AS AN A111D. I NJ_gESI IN SCIENC_E FICJION_ WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY HAS A STRONG INFLUENCE ON HIS THINKING WHAT HE SAW WAS PROBABLY A HIGH LIKE! THE F104 BUT .THE PRESENCE OF SUCH AIRCRAFT IN THE PAGE FOUR RJWZHK 18A VICINITY CANNOT B CONFIRMED THIS LEMNT OF DOUBT IS THE ONLY JUSTIFICATION FOR. FORWARDING THIS REPORT 24/~250Z OCT RJWZHK