PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI TION 12. CONCLUSIONS 8-10 l~i N of Page lc.nJ. and o Was Balloon ~ho.H S C ~tqi:~,J V, ~ D Probably Balloon .. n111 ott HIIYATION D Possibly Balloon 3. DATI-.TIMI GROUP D Wos Aircraft PreHWy Aircreft D Pasllly Alr~aft ax AltfOftOMicol (i~tcor) a Yea D PraltoWy AstiOftiMicol 7. LINOTM OP .... IYAnGN L 0' OIJICTI t. COURII D Othor~-~-- - IIII.PIUIMIAIIYOP 1 1. COMMIHTI D l"svffldont Dote r.r E"olvotion D UnlaftOwtt Rounl ball Hith tail, size of grape fruit. Ball '-TU3 v.-hlte, tail iTaS b lue- r d . Ohj verJ tr:tght ontl J lt up entire Rcnorted f r 0 m v~rJ large meteor. 6 sourc~.; in c gcnr_ro 1 ~rea. I!o ::iOllni. Obj Jn~"Vj ne V''l'")" f, :;t . ATIC PO .. JB CRY H II) 8. IF you aaw the oufec~ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning ths STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C lrt:le One): 8.2 MOON (C lrcle One): cl. Don't remomlter 9. Woa the oh;eet brighter thon the baclcground of the alcy? (Circle One}: o. Bright moonlight @Dull moonlight c. No moonlltht -pitch dark d. Don't remem.,_, 10. IF It waa BRIGHTER THAN the a ley ltoclcpound, woe the lwlghtness lllce that of an outontOitlle headlight?: (Cire'e One) o. A mile or more away (a cllatant cor)? lt. S.veralltloclls away? e. A llocll away? cl. Several yards away? 11. Old the oblect: (C lrt:le One lor eaelt quetlonl I"( e._; No Don't Know ( ! ra.' No on t Know Yea <lf, i Don't Knew a. Appear to atand still at any time? b. Suddenly sp.,d up and rush awoy at any time? c. Brctalc up lnt~ parts or ex;Jiode? d. Give off smolce? Y e ~CJ.., Don't Know e. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know f. Chon!J'l shape? Yea o_, Don't know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes ( 'No Don't Know 12. Did th obiect move lehlncl soft;et,lng at anytime, particularly a cloucl? ( C lrcle One}: Yes ~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. DMI the object move In front of some~ll)l !' onytl e, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: ~ e_Ltl No Don't Know. IF you anawecl YES, ~an tell what Did '" ob l~t.:t ap~eor: (Cirele One): a. Solid? b. T ronsporent? Don't K"ow. Did you observe the olieet through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes No p Sun glasses Teleacope Yes No Windshield Yes Theodolite CJ. Window gfass Yos No h. Other 16. Tell In few words the following thlnga aMut the oltfect 17. DNw picture tNt wilt ehow the ehe,. ef the el.feet e~ectt. Le .. lw IMIM In your etch enr Ht.lle ef the oltfMt thet ru auch wlnfl, "etrullefte, etc., en4 lellr e-.uet troll .,.,., nile. Pine 11. The N .. l ef the olafect were: (Circl Fuar l.lw 2C). Dtew o picture that w111 ahow the lon th.t the oltfect or Hlecta Piece on A et the t.elnnl"' of the path, a a ot the end of the path, and hew nx In dlrectlen dwa,. the courM 21. If POSSIBLE, try ~ t tl ... te ...... the teet 22. large did the. oltfect olfecta .,... c..,..e4 with of the followlfll oltfecta ,_,fl lrt rite _. ot atout orf!t' lentth? (Circle o,.J: a. Head of a pin f. tiaJf dell 22.1 (Circle One of the following to lndlcote car,.ln you of y answer te Queat.lon 22. d, Uncertolft ""' the eltlt thzl ,.., aew. Of wh .. ,,. wa.l4 ,.., ltf Hew we.l4 It lte, _. whet lh 25 .. Where were you lucated when you saw the obiect? ((itcle One): a. Inside a building fil._) In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? ( In open countrysicle? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over country? 27. What we you doing at the thue you saw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? . 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. Southeast f. 28.2 I low fast were you ""'ving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you atop at any time while you were looking ot the obiect? (Circle One) ( Yea) No What direction were you lookint when rou first saw J~ obitct? (Circl~ One} a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southweat 30. What direction were you loolcing wheft you laat aaw the oliect? (Circle One} b. Northeast d. Southeast (f.~'l_,Southwest the following que1tions: h. Northwe1t h. Northweat h. N01thweat 31. If you are familiar with bearing term (angular direction), try to estimate the nuMber of degrees the oliect was fi'Offl true North and also the numl.r of deer It waa upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North 1 ~ -l ~:J degrees. b. From horizon .. "' degrns. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North i. :: ~ degrees. . rom ortzon --~---~gr,es. 34. What were the weather conditions at the tin:e you saw the obiect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) ~2 Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't re 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain Don't reenember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) (0) No wtncl b. 51 ight breeze c. Strong wind cl. Don't rema...., U .C TEMPERATURE (Circle One) When did you report to soiiie oftjclal that you had s .. n the oliect? .-v O~y Month Y 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes) No 36.1 IF you answcl YES, diJ thy '" the oliect too? (Circle One) (Ve.-:. No 36.2 Please list their names addresHs: 37. Was this the firat thvte that you hod '""an ol,iect obfects lilce this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered what clrcuntatances did you s other onas? 38. In yot.A op;nion what do you Thinic the ob;ect was nnd what mtght have caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? o. Qo you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away woulct you say It was? 41. Please give the following allout yourself: Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBER 01 C , .... ' Please indicate any special educational training that you have hacl. Grode school Technical school b. High school c. College Other special tralnint d. Post gradua,. CZCH.l DJ6 8 ZCVJA442 F? RJEt.:HQ : DE:' ART M~i Of 0 THE A IR FORCt ( , I ST Arf MESSAGE DJVSIO"' - J,_.CLASSIFIEC MESSAGE # tJft.rr S/liw FM COMDR NINTK 'AFSHAW AFB SC .TO RJWF ALl COMDR~: A~C . RJEOSQ/COMDR A~IC RJEZHQ/ASST C OF S INTELL RJ EZHQ/ OI S HQ USAF INr J HJ DDX/COMDR TAG I.!Jr'Lt\3 FROM NAFO.t 2-0956. INFO TAC, TIND. SUBJECT: REPORT OF UFO SUB- MITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, PARA 15: DESCRIPTION OF'THE OBJECT: Cl> ROUND BALL WITH TAIL. C2> SIZE AT ARMS LENGTH ABOUT GRAPEFRUITo (3) BALLWAS WHITE, TAIL WAS BLUE- RED < ABOUT COLOR OF F-101 WITH AFTERBURNER ON>o C4> ONE. C5> ONLY ON OBJECT~.C6>-NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OTHER THAN BEING VERY BRIGHT. .. -AND LITUP THE.ENTIR~ AREA. C7>'TAIL APPEARED TO COME FROM fENTER OF .' 'BALL RATHER THAN EDGE.S OF BALLo TAIL ABOUT 2 TO 3 TIMES DIAMETER OF BALL~ <8> NO SOUND AT ALL. C9> SEEMED TO BE MOVING VERY FAST. DE3C~[PTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: Cll ATTRAC!E~ AiRMAN'S ATTE~TION Page 1 of 3 pages : DEPART MENl OF TH~ A IR FORCE ( STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ' . PAGE THREE RJESDD 121 t N C 0 iV1 I N G 270 DEGREES, 35 KNOTSo C3> NO CEILING. C4> 10 MILES OR GREATER. C5> NO CLOUD COVER. C6> NO THUNDERSTORMS. H., NONE TO OBSERVER., I. NOT APPLICABLE. .. J. NO AIR TRAFFIC AT TIME. ASST CHI ~NTELLIGENCE'SERVICES DIVISION, NINTH AF 'DIRECTORATE INTELLIGENCE;- IT IS THE BELIEF OF THE INTERVIEWING OFFICER THAT 'THE UFO DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT WAS MOST LIKELY A METEOR OR OTHER NATURAL PHENOMENON. THE OBSERVER STATED THAT IT WAS VERY QUIET AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION AND AN AIRCRAFT WITH AFTERBURNER OPERATING COULD HAVE BEEN HEARD FOR A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. NO P}iYSICAL EVIDENCE CNO PHOTOGRAPHS>. 13/ 2150Z FEB RJESDD At;'"'ION: CIN : OOP; SAFIS DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAG: DIVISION ( UNCLASSI~I!D -AESSAG E PAGE TWO RJEDSQ 25D I 41 ASCENDING VERTICAL~ Y. .. AT HIGH SPEED LEVEL OFF . ' .. :. .. AND -PR OC~EDED, FR CltJ EAST T 0 WEST DIRECT I ON AT . HIGH SPEED~ . I 61' NONE . c. /1/ GROUND-tVISUAL E. 10 r'! ILE S SOlii' H OF" PAGELAND SOUTH CAR a.. INA WEST WEST VIRGINIA WING KNOTS AT 60~0 270 DECifEES 70 KNOTS AT 10000 270 DEGREES 100 KNOTS AT 20000 /t',/lflk>' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE . STAFF MESSAGe DIVISIO~ ( UNCLASSiriED V~eSSAGE ' PAGE TH,'iEE RJEDSQ 250 . 250 DEGREES 115 KNOTS AT 30000 . 270 DEGREES 65 KNOTS At 5 0000 I 31 12 fZHZJ0 FT I 41 15 MILES K . OPERATIONS OFFICER WRIGHT-PATTERSON FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER WHO RECEIVED fR<JtJ DM AT CHARLESTON ANG WEST