PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~D 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS AI)]?roxirnately 60 lfiles East o Was Balloon 22 Feb of Puerto Hico D Pro~a~ly Balloon Lcel-----------~C..un4-VIeuel D GrouttdRodor Wo Aircraft Shi uboard o p,.ltoltly Aircraft a Woa Atronol c.e It OP OaJICTI t. COUitll a ProiHtWy Allranlcol D PoaiWy AatronoMicol DC<Othor " S s J e 7. LI .. TM Ofl OUIIVATION L 5 min -1 min and 45 sec one \.fe::;t a lnafflctont D.to-E ,.... I lltllr IUMMAIY OP Rotmd, reddish-orange obj, approxi~tely 3 ft in diameter, \Tith steaming tail of ga~ eous flame. ObJ has general characteristics of misGile. ltis3ile schedule not available o.t thiG date however all indi~ations point to thi3 analys i s In kno~;n niGoilc rc.nge. 2CZCSQPJ04CZCSQEI12ZCVYA331 RR RJWFAL RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJISNF 11A FM .COMDR 5709TH ABGRU TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC I~IFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1816TH AISS RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON_.., A~F....,..B:..... RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGEfJCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SEVICES HQ USAF UNCLAS FR OPR 9313C. UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORD- D!At1ETR C2> ll\P.GE (3). REDDI~H ORAI';GE)(4) ONE (5) N/A (5) tJONE (7) STEAMING TAIL OF GASE U~ AME (8) NO SOUND DETECTED B. (1) GASEOUS TAIL FLAME AGAINST DARK SKY BACKGROUND C2> ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY ~60 DEGREES, C4> ~BJECT WAS QN Q1~!SipN COURSE WITH SHIP, MADE GRADUAL RIGHT TURN BEFORE ARRIVING O~ERHEAD THEN GRADUALLY IURtlED LEFT AND RESUMED ORILINAL COURSE BEFORE DISAPPEAR- AGE TWO RJESNF 11A . NG QV+R HORIOZON . (5) ~RADUAL-WEST. C 6) FIRST OBSERVER\L INUT , S.tCONQ OBSERVER\1 MINUTE; THIRD OBSERVER\45 SECONDS} C; (1) GROUND VISUAL C2>(BINOCULARSI 7X51,USED BY VRIE AND,l0/X50 Y BAKKER. C3) N/A D. (1) 2285302 (2) NIGHT E. 57 DEGREES 30 Mirl WEST- 19 DEGREES 10 MIN NORTH F. OBSERVERS CREWMEN ABOARD DUTCH M~RCHANI ESSE~ COLYTTO, FIRST OBSERVER& SECOND MATE DUTCH :ITIZEN PASSPORT NR j SECOND OBSERVER& FOURTH ATE DUTCH CITIZEN PASSPORT tJR J THIRD OBSERVER: ORDINARY SEAMAN DUTCH CITIZEN PASSPORT NR VISIBILITY 20 MILES-WIND BEAUFORT 2-3 WEST-BAROMETER Q1020 MILIBERS- IR TMPERATUR 75 DEGREES-CLOUD COVER BROK~N 8000 C2) ALTITUDE DIRECTION SURFACE NW NONE K. NO CONMENT SECU"'TY CLAS81~CAT10H JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCIJ+SSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER OftiQ. OR RCJIKM TO ~TIC, WP?' FB, /JHIO OTH .48 GP /UNClASSIFIED/FROM: CANU ZONE ;f~ .rfS# ~ M:;G OPR 9J13C, DTD 17 MAR 59 REQUEST 'mE FOII.O~ING INFO CONCERNING REPORTED UFO SIGHTING: WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION IN DWatE&S WHEN FIRST AND lA!iT oe.;~ve:n? W"dAT WA3 THE SliiP' S HEADING? WHAT W~ TH1 T~1E-DATB GROUP Al'ID MONTH OF SICH'l'ING? Col Gilbert W TY~ED NA; NANK AND nTt.E CLA .. fi'ICAT10N 011' RarMKNCK KetAL IN8TIIUCfiON8 NO NTH YEAR SIECURITY CL.\SSIFICAnON - . t ., .\ ... o;i.:;t.tett ..,\,lmini!4r.r,tive O ttitter UNCIJt&iiJ'IID ... ,.. ACD DD JI'OIII1 l?a. t ocr ... WtMCH WILL .. U-D UHTL VMAU.IKD ~R P.JEDSQ DE P.JZS! !F ~A TO C0:1DR AI TECHNICAL I~JTELIGT::~!C CEI':TER UNCLAS FROM OPR 03~JC. REF [1ESSAGE AFCIN-4E4G ItJFon;J.,TION AS TO ELEVATION HHEtJ FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED IS , NOT AVAILABLE. SHIPS HEADl~G 237 DEGREES "T" DAT~ At:D TIM