PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Ballaon ') ',.[ roltaltl, Balloon D Was Aircr.ft Loce1-----------a 0..41-VIM14 D GrountiR_. D Proltolll, Aircraft -1 D Po sai W, Aircraft OP O.JICTS t. COURSI 10 cins one Hc~rt- shapeu, \lhit e -hu.ff ohj, size of Fir:.;t ~el'!n on rad:..tr, th.~n vi;ually. Obj cstin.1.t0 l to be ocr 6'1, 010 Fe~t altitude. St ationary II. COINTS dim Obj nt ~uch ~o~:-...rn sr:ecd tx1.lloo:t D ProiHIW, A .. tOftiMicol D PoaiW, Atranoicol 0 lnufflclent D.ro ,., Ewolvotlon . high alt uithout a pp:1rent \ia~ undoubt cdly a u~o.. ~l c Hq 3d Marine Acft Wg A Unidentified Plying Object , 27 Peb 59, Subject: Headq tara Pifteenth Air Porce, March Air Force Baae, California Lt olon~l, USAF Chief, CcD:)a t Intolligcnco Division Directorato ot lntalligence HRANUAM'BRS 3D z.wmm AIRCRAFT tlDO, AI!U14FPAC MCAS, EL TGitO (SAN!A AHA), CAJ.D Bue, R1.en1de, Subja Unic'MrUtlecl ~ ~jeot., NpOrt of Rete (a) C1aaaont )820.3 ot IDclz (1) Un1dentit1ecl Fli"1DD Cbjeot Report with reterence (a), enol (1) is herewith nb- Cin<Jaol'lt 1. This report the aightin1 ot one (1) \1Didentitied fl31ng object Diego Sheet, b7 two (2) n&Yal aviators. Both pUota, members ot VMF(AW) S1), MAG-1,5, were ~ F4D J.t time or sighting no other trattia wu in the area. Pilot experiences 12 J'MZ'II 2200 tlipt houra; 260 n~gbt houri b. lid. 11htinc ot object b.r radar wh1le on cow ot 090 at tant, l.SO , high. PUot executed a turn to At 4J,OOO fMt the radar brOke lock. c. At 4),000 teet, tt. obj vaa sighted It appeared to be a heart-shaped ton reaelllbl1D1 an F4D without a nose cone. It wu at an eat altitude in exceaa ot 60,000 teet. Color or object wu white-butt. It left no trail nor exhaust feature. d. Pilot eucuted a ,.,....~ ...... lA turn to port, coming onto course 200 at 45,000 ft when radar broke e. Pilot taDcuted a )60 kping in sight v11Rlall7 Cbject appeared to remain in same relative position without any forward , with the poillt ot 'tleart-sbape" turning 1n the same dizection ot fiigbt as the F4D. Altitude o object estimated 1n excess or 75,000 raet t. ot object wu that or a diM held at arms length. g. Contact wa braken atter aecond pilot had object in sight. tille or obeerYation waa ten ( 10) minutea. .... ..... Henr.r L. SCHWBLL Jr., 06a'IO'/ /TJ)l/6602 USMC. a. PUot uperience: ? 7eara; 1300 fiight hours. b. Initial aigbtinl ot object teet, apeecl 2SO knote, cour 100. visual while t'lJ'1nl at 39,000 c . Upon turning to course 180, sun ooa~ t~e object. d. D'ANDR!A tirst sighted the object and radioed the infor- mation ot ita location. , e. (bject resembled a pure delta-wing, without al'\7 protrusions, white in color, at an altitude in excess ot 60,000 r~et. ENCL~1JRE (1) t. Cbject no tw"Da nor perceptable changes in altitude. It hun1 in the It lett no trail nor exhaust teat urea. I Sice ot Object that of a quarter held at arma length. b tme ot obHnat1on wu tel;( five (S) m1 nutea. 4. PUota NpOrt ol wather cond1 at time ot obeervation ware: ri.81bU1t7 unliDd.tecl; no cloud ccwer; no thunder Aaplea and San Dlqo Weather Station at 1000, so.ooo 2SO c.w.nc v1ai.bU1t7 -unl.1al1 no cloud ; no thundersto~ J anal.J18 b7 pNparlns ottlcer (Aaa t C/S, G-2): a. Cbject being at such hip altitude without apparent forward a wather balloon. ENCLCBJRB (1)