I. DATITIMI OIICHW PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION S~-1 of Hersc 1 Island Canada 4. nttl OP oaiiRYATION ~4-VI D Grauft~Rr CONCLUSIONS Wa 1 Balloon Proltaltl, Ballaan Po a sf w, Bollaan 0 Wea Aircr.tt P rol.ol.l 1 Aircr.,t 0 PoaliWJ Aircraft .ax Wea Aronl eel Moon a y.. a PreiHIW D IIIMfftct a11t D.te for EHiuetfen MIIPIWMIMYOP Round obj with flat bottom, nize of 1/2 un orange at anln l0ngth. Color orange. 11. COMMINTI 1 Check indicated moon in exact position given partially hidden by cloud v ov cr just above gorizon. FM COMDR 11 AIR DIV (DEF) LADD AFB ALS TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO INFO COMDR 1a16 AISS ENT AFB COL COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO ACS/INTLLIGENC HQS USAF WASHDC OIS HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHDC UNCLASSIFIED FROM 11 OCI 59-C-9. SUBJECTI UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORTI A. 1. SHAP ROUND FLAT_BQT~OMa 2. SI2E 1/2 C~ ORANGE AT ARMS LENGTH. 3. COLOR ORANG ~ 16 NUMBER(!_.,.OBJECT. 5. FORMATION NOT ILICABLEe 6. FEATURES NO DESCERNABLE FEATURES OTHER THAN SIZE AND COLOR. 7. TAIL OR TRAIL NONE. 8. SOUND NONE. 9 OTHER PER PERTINENT DATA cAPPEA.RED TO ~E STAT !c>:NA~i) w s_ --'-"" ..AA...u!ll 3 ~IUI&X.I~rt.J FROM BAR-1 AND APPEARED TO BE OR a MILES DISTANCE;> B. 1. CALL DO ATTENTION BY MAN TAKING WEATHER OBSERVATIONS 2. ANGLE OF ELEVATION ABOVE SURFACE:Q ~EGR~E~ ... OR= ~ DEGREES~ 3. ANGLE OF OBSERVERS 59 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 53 SECONDS NORTH 14~ DEG~EES l t ~IINUTES 2J SECONDS ~SST. F. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT 0~ WSATH~R CL:AR, A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS ARMAIN STATION WEATHER REPORT OF WINDS 45 KNOTS 30031a21-4a KNOTS 50010310-21 KNOTS. CEILING UNLIMITED THUNDERSTORMS NONE. H. METEROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY NONE. ( I. INTERCEPT OR IDENTIFICATION NCNEe LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THE SCANDANAVIAN AIRLINES SAS 988 WAS PASSING FROM WEST NORTH WEST TO NORTH NORTH WEST OF BAR-1 AT APPROXIMATELY &5 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING. K. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED VERBALLY TO CAPTAIN DONALD R SANDVIG, AO 113S711 THE DATA CENTER DUTY OFFICER AT BARMAIN STATION, DEW LINE AT 18-JZ 25 JANUARY 1959. THE DURATION OF THE SIGHTING AND LACK OF MOVEMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE MOON. Le PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, MATERIAL OR PHOTOGRAPHS NONE. II AIR DIVISION INTELLIGENCE COMMENTS. REFERENCE ITEM K ABOVE. FURTHER CHECK WITH STATION BARMAIN PERSONNEL INDICATES MOON WAS IN ~X T ~OSJII~N PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY CLOUD COVER JUST ABOVE HORI20N. DUE TO LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED AND OBJECT BEING STATIONARY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS NOT A MAN MADE OBJECT.