PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possioly Balloon OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION _9:,9round Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft 0 P rob obi y Ai rcroft 0 Air-Visvol 0 Air-Intercept 0 Po .ssi bl y Ai rcroft Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP' OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECT S [1_;( Other ll ;!' l.P~f; i nn Insufficient Dcrto for Evalu a tion BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING f'crth CYCr l"'c:g..c ~cJ. ---oblly :fP.l city ATJC: PORM 329 (JIUEV 2t SIU" 52) DE RJEDJR 5 OEPARTN\ENT OF -r,HE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAG e DIVISION (,. UNCLASSIFIED MESSAG: FM CCMDR NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ TO RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV SAGE RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHINCAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJ1NF ALl COMR ADC RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF I NFORMATION SERVICES INF 0 RUEPBL/1006 AI SS /UNCL/NYADS 08366 OIN~ ADC, ATTN: OIN. 26TH ADIV, ATTN: OIN. SUBJECT: l UNIDENTIFIED FLYINY OBJECT REPORT. IAW PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 200-2, THE FOLLO'HNG REPORT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED: Ao DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. Cl ) LOOKED LIKE A SAUCER FROM THE SIDEo ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL HELD AT ARM'S LENGTHo RED IN COLOR, TURNED NOT A?PL I CABLE. DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE -DIVISION ( ' ,. UNCLASSiriED MESSAGE PAGE TWO RJEDJR 5 ( 7 ) SLIGHT TRAIL AT FIRST. ( 9 ) NONEo B., DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) JUST LOOKING AT THE SKY AND SAW OBJECT. (2) THIRTY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND TO THE NORTH OF OBSERVERo (3) THIRTY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND FADED OUT TO THE NORTHEAST. ( 4 ) ORBITED AND -WENT BACK AND FORTH OVER THE SAME LOCATION, V THEN FADED OUT TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST. C5) GRADUALLY FADED OUT~ (6) OBSERVED FOR ONE HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. (2) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NAKED EYE. (3) NOT APPLICABLE. Do TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. \2) NIGHTo Eo LOCATION OF' OBSERVER. OBSERVER t.~AS AT OCEAN BEACH, NEt.~ JERSEY WHICH IS APPROXIJ1ATELY AF IN : 13550 ( 1 4 Aug 59) Page 2 of L~ pages DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE . STAFF tWcSSAGE DIVISION ( UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGe PAGE: THREE RJEDJR 5 INCOMING 25 fHLES DUE SOUTH OF ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY. F'o !DENT IFYING IN FORMAT ION oN OBSERVER. NEW JERSEY, RELIABILITY--UNKNOWM. EWIFEa ESTIMATE OF Go WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGo Cl) CLEAR WITH LITTLE PUFFY CLOUDS FLOATING BY. C2) REPORT FROM NEAREST AWS OR US WEATHER BUREAU OF WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY. (3) CEILING UNLIMITED. (4) VISIBILITY A HAZE LAYER WITH 3 TO 4 ~JILES VISIBILITY. (5) CLOUD COVEEHI HIGH LAYER OF CIRRUS CLOUDS AT 30,000 FT. (6) THUNDERSTORMS I N THE AREA--NONE. PAGE FOUR RJEDJR 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE A!R FORCE TAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ( UNCLASSIFIED ,I,{ESSAG~ I NCOMIN G :<o '>LL lAM S.. BARNETT, 1/ LT, USAF, ASSIST ANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER? NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, NEW JERSEY. ORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION, NEW JERSEY THAT A I~EATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT 13/0000Z AND HEADED DUE EAST FROM THE STATION. LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION I S LOCATED APPROXI- ATELY 2 5 MILES DUE WEST OF THE OBSERVER. PRELIMINARY ANALYSI S OF THE PREPARING OFFICER INDICATES THAT ATERE I S STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED FROM LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION WAS I~l THE VICINITY OF THE OBSERVER AT THE TIME FO THE SIGHTING. 14/1309Z AUG RJEDJR ~ Ad vane e copy delivered to CIN ACTION:: CIN OOP, SAFS Page 4 o f 4 pages