PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Ha.:;h:.ngton DC 0 Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possii>ly Balloon >.9: Ground Vi suol 0 Ground Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Probably Ai rcroft 0 Air-Viwal 0 AI rlnt.,rcept Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Aircraft Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical Mili t:l.r,y 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION HUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evaluation U nlc no""" BRIEP' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS m::>ved 1"'1!1idly In .=.;u f'f i ~ Lmt data for cv ll. s~raight line irr e gul:.!.rly i n3 tan+. ly. thm bce;:l.n behaving mov :tng l"LJ'iCU/ d:l.rtln;, & f .. uleJ. J.t d iL't."el cli.!:;.bi!lG. gra,i.u...:.J._y .,, 'l'ltll ( l l ;\",,If ft"l\lllrt JOINT Mi-::S::i;\CEFORtvl .'i/'A.;." llf:t.UIY 11f':;r!t VJ-:(1 f r 'II l;''JMMI/fltr 'rll f )!I f.'f:/1'};/f i t>lt::CI!OENCE TYPE M!:>C (C.~ ..... kl AC:.COUN riNC t o\CTION Pi1I GRITY 0001( MUl.TI SI .. G~ Co!:!r.:.~nder, Air Defense Col!1Il12.nd, Ent Air Force Base Colo do Springs, Colorado Co nder~ Air Technical Intelligenc~ Center, ~fris,t-P.:.:.t:.tcrsou Air Force Be.s~, D:~.yt.on, Ohio ut'O r~port ::;;.lbni ttad Lt\:1 f\.!'R 200 - 2 fonr.zt, par . 15: o.. D:!:J~rlntion: -U!1l:!'.mrn -w .. li t o lig.'lt Il'..tr::ber -one ( 1) ifo discf'.!rnlbl c features. no trt-.il or e.:hnust . o;.: RI::Ft::I'E.Nt:E i S ?ECIAI. IN~TRUCTIOI'IS DISTRIBuTIOli : Asst Chief of Staff , Intell, lia US.o.\F I~"o Services E:qs USAL" Aa=u::le:d t o be a s::.telli t e u.-,til st~.igh t.-line motion D.)::;cri:Dtlon cf Co:n::;e ot: Qi)ject: (1) l!-,tion of a llcb.t- dot:.rce (sputnik f~shio::J.). (2) ;r.E. of Co.::;~inzton, D.C., angl~ unkcmm. (3) S.H. of f..'~:b.int.:;ton, D.C., angle un,mmm. (l~) Object r.:ov~o. r~pidly fron H. E . to S .\1. in a straight line blinl:in~ irrec;ula.rly c.nd tl:3n stopped insta.'ltl y . I t then be.:;:m beha.vicg err::!.ticaJJ y , moving rapidly in circl~5, end dc.rtin~ tions e~d fi~elly faded to MONTH YEAR REPI."'c;::;; DO FOR'-1 173 1 OCT 49 '"~IICH Wll.l. J USO:D lJNTII. EXHAUSTEO thoueh climbing. Gro.du.<!.lly to Soutlnrest. Seven (7) rninutca. Hanner of observation: Ground visu.a.l. No optical. aidos. Time and da:te of sighting:- Bolling .AFn, D. C. Identifying info ooserver3: ll'O,U'O, BolJ 1 ng AFB, );li1ot, se~ed ao'ber e.nd reliable. Object also obs~rved by five othern Heather and winds aloft: Clear ste.rlit night, good visibility Surfac~ -ca.:m. ao,ooo -120lOK. Ceiling: None (hight scattered). Visibility: 10 il.M. llil"Pt scattered c1ouc!3 . , o J ~ro thur. e::stor:a.s. h . U nkno"Wn. U 11. S. OOV!Rtt~t~T PROioTI~Q O" lao ltU--JUUI j . Flight-po.t~l alone N .E . approe.ch to 'Ht'..s hineton - :ltion:.ll Ail'I>ort. Ou.:;crv~rs et.tr..b.atic t.h:1.t it '\r::>.c not an ordinary ;.J.ircr:.u't . Ro.te of sp~cd and absence of er13inc noioa rule out h~liCOl>t~l ill opinion Of obc~rv~rs. k . Operations Officer US.Il..F Comt1~nd Post. Co.tnr:!ents: Air D~fen:.e Identification r~ported no unusuel rada2 track~ in arc~ .Andre~m Operations bud no helicopters a.ir"Qorne. Bol 1 i ng tover opcr~tor5 did not observe object. SECURITY CLASSIFI\ O N JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCI.ASSU""IED SPACE DELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNI C A i 'lON CENTER f959 NOV tl PRECED ENCE """>1~E M&./olo (Check) ACCOUN TING A C T I O N RJUri.l'JE a ooK MULT I SINGLC ORIG. OR REF ERS Tl:l AFCIN-4EL~g CLA!OS IFIC ATIO N OF REFERENCE FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTISNS, A'riC VI- P A]'B BOLLD1G .AFB \Y.ASHING'I'OtJ, D . C . /UNCLA.S /FROIi : A.J.t'C I.N-l!-E11g INVE3cl'ICu\TION QF' Al'l tJ.i!'O S lGt!'I'!NG TW PAH'l'Y. REQ. r~HS CEN'r.ER BE ADVI3l:l> 01" :-:>'L'I\'l"U.'3 OF :UWE3TI Grl.'riON ill rc LAS.S IF I ED GIGN~T):L~ , TYPED (or ~tampt!d) NAME AND TITLE REPLA CES DO FORM 17~. I OCT'-!>, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL E XHAUSTED J OINT MESSAGt:.FORM UNClASSJJriED SPACH. iJI'.LO'? R.SSa.;tVl!D FOR CO,W.J\iUNICATION Cl!NT!I.H. Pf'I!:CS:O!!N C E T YPII!: M SG (ChuJ ACCOUNTINQ ORIG . OR R E FEI'tS T O OLASaii"ICAT I O N 01' REI"Iti'UlNCa kOOK NULTI SII<Gut Al'OOP.CP-EA. /._d . ATIC W-P J1B BOll .ING UB, 't/ASJ.JINGl'ON, D C 'Q:s \:.. t \& \._ H~., OSAF NSG .AFOOP-CP.:!.A. 60010, .DTD 2 AUG 59, REFOR'l'ING .AN UFO SIGHTING. '!HE BEFORT IS IDII'l'ED IN NA.TU1E, THUS PRECLODniG THE FORMATION OF A VAI.ID CO~LWION REQ.UES!l' 016 GP, AND THE nVE Cfl'HER LNDlVIIlJAlS IN HIS PARrY BE REINl'ERROGATI!l CONC!RlD~G THE INCIDENr TYPEO NA:-4 AND TITLE (Sit.n<>lllrt, if rtqlliTiti) E Major Robert :r. Friend ~ SPII!CIAL IH8TRUCTION8 DAT 'E TIMIC MO~TH Y:l4,. UNCIASSD'IED REP\.ACES DO FORM 173, I OCT -49, WHtCM WILl. BIE U SIEO UNTIL KXJo4AUoTSD CZCSQE375ZCJYC25J '"'IJ RJr.ns,., r ~ RJEZEL 54 )