PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon ; D.J..rid, 0 Probably Balloon 0 PossiOiy Balloon 3. DATE TIME CROUP "- TYPE OF OBSERVATION ;tt'Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Airc:roft 0 Probably Ai rc:roft 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcroft .<.Ug 0 Ai,.. Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor IJ:( Was Astronomi c:ol Probably Astronomical i,i litar- 0 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 0 Insufficient Data For Evaluation BRIE,. SUMMARY 01" SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Yello,r-green of bo.seoall, rvation possessea an.::e of a cent i:ne:tcr::; lm.g ch.:l.ro.cteri..;tic::; or fireball. tra.jer:tor y i-1 1 no .m:~.ne1 tvcrs Had. nulse Hhich la:Jt~ l er:n. z.:; ions without eA"J?lOs i on . ATJC FORM 329 (JIItY 2 SaP 52) TEL E PH 0 ~ .ro C.q.PJ _:~sl/cte., TCZCSQA~34ZCJY8828 PP RJEDSQ / PP RJl.YF A L P.J~DSQ RJEZHQ DE RJFKHL 1 HI COMDR 871 1\CHRON VILLI\ TOB/\S / TO RJWFAL/CO;JDR ADC ENT AFD RJEDSQ/ AIP. TECH rrrrEL CTR HRIGJ-iT-PATTRSON AFB RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF IlITELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEZJ-iQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVC EQ USAF HASH 25 DC /miCLAS/OPS 8 - 01. H1tIEDIAT. UFO IN COilPLIANCE HITH AFR 2 0 0 - 2 DTD 5 FZB 58. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CUFO>, THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED. A. C1> BALLED FIST. C2> BASESALL. C3) YELLOW GREEN. C4) OdZ. C5 > t!ON. C6> JUST AS A BALLED FIST. THZ NOSE OF HHICH LOOKS LIKE A CLOSED FIST AT A PROFILt:. C7> OBJZCT 7 CEdTHlETERS TAIYP A?PROXH1ATELY 10 THlES LARGER. 70 -80 CErJTHIETERS LOilG. CS) NONE. C9) EXTREME SPEED. 8 C1> T RAJECTORY, COLOR BRILLIANCE. (2) ELEVATION < 4 > STRAIGHT TRAJECTORY r.JO ilAtii::UVZRS. THE OBJZCT COVERED A HORIZONTAL ARE.!\ OF APPROXIi1ATELY 80 DEGR2S HI 4 SECONDS. C 5) HITH PULSE ~!ISS IONS PAGE TtvO RJFKHL 1 -ASTING APPROXIl1ATELY 1 SECOND WITHOUT EXPLOSION. ON AN EASTERLY TRACJC. 6) APPROXI~IATELY 4 SECONDS. C (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) NIA. D C1l AUG 01/1948Z C2 l DUSK. E 3954N 0319\4 38 NAUTICAL ~liLES' SOUTH BY SOUTH, SOUTH EAST OF f1ADRID SPAIN. F C2) Cm1i1ANDER BOTH CONSIDERED VERY RELIABLE RCRE\1 IN THE SPANISH AIR FORCE. G C 1 ) CLEAR GOODJ.VISIBILITY. C2l At.fS REPORT FOR TORREJotl f\13 SPAIN 200CZ CLE/\R 15 i1ILES 340 DEGREES 2 KNOTS. UPPER AIR SOOOFT 180 DEGREES 10KTS, 10,000FT 280 DEGREES 15 FT 270 DEGREES 20 KTS 80, 000 FT 260 DEGREES 15 KTS. TORREJON AB SPAIN FORECASTER, SGT HAr1ILTON 65TH ADIV, DEFINITELY STATED THAT THERE \vAS riO ELECTRICAL ATliOSPHERIC 1\CTIVITY I N THE AREA DURING THE REPORTED PERIOD. H NONE J NONE lC ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER, ADDITIONAL DUTY I NTELLIGENCE. PRELI~IINARY COMMENT. BOTH OFFICERS QUITE AGASHT AT THE SIGHT OF THE OBJECT. COMPLETLY EMPliATIC AND I~l ACCORD WITH THE DES- CRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. EACH OFFICER WAS VARIENT APPROXIMATELY TEN !EGRSSS NAG NETIC FRO:! THE PO I fiT OF 03S::J~If:'\T I 01: TO THE DIS APPF.ARAtlCE AZHIUTH OF THE OBJECT OF 050- 060 DEGREES. DOTH 1~: ACCORD lJITH COLOR, PAGE TiiREE RJFKHL 1 SIZE, SPEED, ~IUIlBER, T I1E AI'!D E LEV AT ION OF S I Gl!TI NG. IT IS tlY OP INION THAT THE ABOVE r.:ANED OFFICERS ACCUSTONED TO THE SHIES HERE IN IN WERE NOT ALLUDEDSBY ANY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIO~lS. T}!E AIR~ASS ASSOCIATED WITt! THE AREA AT THIS TIME WAS A MODIFIED ~lPW LOCALLY THERMAL. UNVERIFIED REPORTS FROM SOURCES NORTtl OF THIS POSITION HAVE INDICATED UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES I E , AACS TOWER, FIGHTER ALERT HANGER ETC DUE TO THE LACK OF OBSERVERS IN THIS AREA, QUALIFIED AND VARI- STATEIlE~ITS OR OBS...:RVATIONS CANNOT BE OBTAINED AT THIS TIME. IN:rORMAL CQ-itjENTS I1ADE BY PERSONNEL AT TORREJON AB SPAIN ARE AS FDLLOWS: LT AUSTIN 497TH F I S , AIRBORNE AT THIE OF SIGHTING-~!EGATIVE REPORT. REFLEX SHACK CllArlE UNK!IOHrU REPOP.TED TO LT CORDES 871 ACHRON OF Af! ORANGE BALL CROSSIHG TORRF.JOJI /\8 SPAH! H:C::ADED FOR AACS TOHER AtiD BREAKING UP I NTO Si1ALLEP. PARTICLES. CAPT AR~IANDO C VELARDE AO 550855, WEAPONS CO~ITROLLER, STAFF DlJ'fY OFFICER 871 ACWRON. L. NONE. 02/08002 AUG RJFKHL