PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS l. LOCATION a Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 4.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft .Q.Pround-Visual 0 GroundRoclar 0 Probably Aircraft Panibly Air"aft k 3. OATETIME CROUP S. PHOTOS 6-SOURCE D Wos Aa .... omicol C f.:C ;(.. ' a Yes . D' Probably Astronomical 0 Ponibly Astronomical C 1v1jir:n 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF S;GHTING fallill_:, S'L ~. !' wnit:l~ exploded leaving ATJC POR'-1 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 1 t. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Undou b t edly a meteor ..P.C:~d>~U:.~ -A:J>1>c.!) J)J/lPtTt.JJ\1 kf'-r(l~o-'1'~ (o ~c~I~7A1Jcc:- c f'C~L- E L E P H 0 N E 0 MZCZCSQF908ZCQYC895 PP RJWZDM RJWZDL RJEDAA RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJ~TZHK 23A FM COMDR 62D TCWH TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJWZDM/COMDR 25TH AIR DIV RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR ECHINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTEJ ~ RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGEFCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICER OF INFORMATION SERVICLS HQ USAF RJEDAA/COMDR MATS RJ~1ZDL/COMDR tVEST AF U CLASSIFIED FROM TCOIN 25 A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJEKT. ( 1) ROUND C 2> BASKET BALL (3) REDDISH ORANGED (6) OBJECT APPEARED SOMEWHAT LIKE A FALLING STAR, ONLY IT EXPLODED GIVING A REDDISH ORANGE GLARE THAT LIGHTED UP THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY (7) LEFT A WHITE SMOKE TRAIL AFTEJ THE EXPLOSION PAGE .TWO RJ~TZHK 23A (8) SOMEWHAT LIKE THUNDEJ B . DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) BRIGHT OBJEKT FALLLING C .3) 2" DEGREES (4) FALLING IN A SMALL ARC TOWAJD THE GROUND (5) DISSAPPEARED INSTANTEOUSLY (6) FIVE MINUTES c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-VISUAL C2> OBSERVED WITH THE NAKED EYED D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: C2>> NIGH.T SOAP LAKE, WASHINGTON SOAP LAKE WASHINGTON FACTORY SERVICE ATTENDANT PAGE THREE RJW7,HK 23AD Go WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE Of SlGHTI~GS; ( 1> CLEAR ( 2> SURFACE .-ESE/6K (3) HIGH BROKEN (4) FIFTEEF MILES PLUS ( 5) FIVE-TENTHS INTELLIGEFCE 62D TRPCARRGRU (H) THE SOURCE HAS LIMITED INTELLIGENCE AND POWEJS OF OBSERVATION IT IS EIDEFT THA! HE HAS A STRONG DESIRE FOR ATTENTION AND PUBLICITY, AND IT IS PROBABLE THIS DESIRE HAS LED HIM INTO EXAGGERA!lON WHAT PAGE FOUR RJWZHK 23A HE SAW WAS PROBABLY A METEORITE 24/e253Z ,OCT RJWZHK PAGE THREE RJW?,HK 23AD G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTI~GS C 1) CLEAR C 2> SURF ACE. -ESE/5K <3> HIGH BROKEN C4> FIFTEEF MILES PLUS (5) FIVE-TENTHS K. INTELLIGFCE OFFICER, 62D TRPCARRGRU (H) TU~ ~n110 UA~ 1TMTT~n T~T~11 T llr~ Al1n nntTrr~ n~