PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possioly Balloon Or\TETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D.Ground-Visual 0 GroundRodor Wos AircraFt 0 P rob obi y Ai rcroft 0 Ai ... Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Airc r a ft C:CC.:Wos Astronoml col 0 Probably Astronomical Itilit::tr y & 0 Possi bl y Astronomical 1. L E NGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBE R OF OBJECTS l nsuffi cien t Data fo r Evaluation U nk no -.m u~:icenling BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING obj PI\~ !l .. irlg ProlJ<..bly 0. r.:(!teor ob::;~rvo.t ion . ,,: urn1 ng. t.rai l or c xlmu.; t . ul.j s ppeare(t i nto cloud (b.:!hind) "'bserfal;ion ATJC FOitN 129 (Jt&V 2 SZP 52) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Bolloon Probobly Balloon 5Q '1-=nvcr. CQ].Q Possioly Bolloon 3. OATETIME CROUP "-TYPE OF OBSERVATION )IY.Ground Vi suol 0 Gro undRodor Wos Airc:roft 0 P robobl y Ai rcroft 0 Air-Visuol 0 Airlnterc:ept 0 Possibly Aircraft 6. SOURCE n~: Wos Astronomi cohi0t~or P robobl y A sl ronomi c:ol Po ssi bl y Astronomic:ol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECT S 9. COURSE 0 0 lnsurfic:ie nt Oato for Evoluotion BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Bluc-vhitc, tear-dropped ten Prob~Tiy a J?~...:!t eor. rBL([' u.iomct;er. Ob::>erved thnu \dndmr Tr:wel~u in o. :;tro.ic;ht path. sa'fpeo.rcrl 4\tt-T c.:cc't_ c~i.Kv'cV bdlind o. hill. ~:-' RJEDSQ DE RJt:JF AL1 3 4 TO RJWFAL/ADC :1J'JZGU/29 AIRDIV RJEDSQ/ ATIC ~JEZHQ/HQ US:,F IIJFO RJI. JFBS /.'\ TC 2UEPBL/1C06 AISS FT BZLVOI~ 'Jf!CLAS FP.ON OS 7977J . UFO !fQ USAF FOR: AFCitl AiiD SAFIS. 15AC1> TEAR DIWP (2) TEiJ F T DIAi1ETER (3) BULE- tJHITE ( 4 ) OilE C5 > 1!/ !\ CS > !,JOi,rE (7) ilOLJE l(lF).. tlot!C ( 9 ) tIOm:: B. C 1) ODSE:RVZD THROIJC!i CAR (2) 3 :i: RT DZGREES (3) 35 DEGP.SES (4) U??ER RIGHT TO Lot!I::R LZFT I N STRAI Gl!T LI dE C 5 ) BZHitiD !ll LL C 6 > .h:~JO -SECONDS JC. C 1 > GRO~H!D- L;2 iUNUTES r:oP.T!!; 104 DEGP.EZS, 58 HII!UTSS UEST. F:AST 0? i~ARTid PL!\i';T LOHP.Y t\F 3 '.JZA T:1:::R S TAT I ON -IPPP FZET SCI\ TT~R:D, 12JOO SCATTERSD, HIGHZR SCATTSRED, VISIBILITY 60 ;;rtr.s C1> CLC:Ai1 SECURITY CLA&SIFI 10 N JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNClASSIFIED SPA C E DELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATIO N C ENTE R octj;/CJC,~ P R ECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) A CCOUNTING ORIG . OR REF ERS TO CL.A 1051 F l C ATION" OF REFERENCE BOOK MULTI FROM: SPECIAL. INSTRUCTI O N S ATIC WP .AJ'B HQ. LOWRY .&FB COLO iiUNCRAS/FROM: AFOIN-lJElag ~OUR H$ OS. 7m :r m'D 2: SEP 59; REPORTING THE SlGHTING OF nnro HEroRTED IS LIMITED IN NA.TURR FRmLODING .AN A.N.U.YSIS. BY THIS REQUEST YOUR HQ. llfiTllTK AN INVl!STIGATION IN ACCORDANCE 'WITH IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PERTL'lENT INFO, R~UPST THIS CENTm BE :FURN'CSHED WITH THE .FOllOWING INFO WAS THE ~IZR REroRTED T"dE ]STJMA.TED SIZB OF 'rHE OBJECT OR THE APPARENT SIZE? r.'"' WAS THE ELEV.A.TIO!'l .A.l''ffi AZIMlll'H OF THE OBJECT, IN DEGREliS, WHEN :i'IRST AND LAST SEBN? WfUT W.AS THli FUGHT PATH OF THE OBJECT? IN 4.11' D:I'R]CTION DID mE OBJ:EX;T DISAPPEAR? \Wl'iA.T WAS THE' .D.A.TE-TIME ~iRQOP-QF TH.E S IGa'l'ING? A. OifEPK BE MADE WITH THE UNIV OF OBSERVATORY '1'0 DETJ!:EM[NE THE :ros5IBIUTY OF A METEOR, OR O,THER ~OMENA OCCURIOO AT THIS TIME AND BEl NG RESRlNSIBLE FOR 'IHIS ~IGHTI.L''lG. tOORDL~riON: ~ ./~ 1-IO NTH AFCIN-4E /-- SYMBOL. ~ ~ 61GN URE'.} A.FOINlaElas, TYPE D NAMF. '-N,p-TtT!r.E (r~l r e q uire;jJ ~-' 'TYPE D ( o.r &tampt1d) N A ME AND TITLE MUQR ROBERT :r END s !.OUTS J . H .\ R!t"ELL oECURITY L.l.\""IFICA TION UNCIASSIFI&:n REPLACES D O FORM 1 73. 1 OCT 49. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL E XHAUS T E D PAGE TWO RJWFAM 34 C2l 60CO A .~YPXPT Lr o.J.L o 10000 -!..JIPjXQP 16000 ..A-WYPj\VlP 50CCC -Pr HYifAET (3) 8000 SCATTERED, 12000 SCATTERED, HIGXZR SCATTERED (4) SIXTY (5) FOUR-TEt!THS (6) tiOIIE II . NOt!S I . :;OJ!I J . U~WNO . .JN !<. AI R OPERATI OtiS OFF, LOHRY AF8 A UtlKilO\rtl L. NotlE. 03/00302 SEP RJtJFAM PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon D12nvcr, Colo Probably Balloon Possi~ly Balloon OATE TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION x Q Ground Vi suol 0 GroundRodor Was Aircraft P robobl y Ai rcrcft 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomi c ol Ile teor Probabl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical L ENGTH OP' OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 ufficient Ooto for Evaluati o n 0 U nlc no wn '''"llltr"'t BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING lt. COMMENTS Pr'1b~blc Lh rJn.:!u. ATJC .P'OIUI 329 (.-av 2t S&P 52) PP RJEDS"' DZ R J'.JF A~ J5 TO RJWFAJ /Anc ~NT R Jwzr.u; 2SA I R n rJ RJEfJSJ/AIR TECH INTEl C:'-1 'Ji?,1FB _.-----" R JE ZH-.. /dVJ U3Af AF CI N U AF SAFI S I ~F O RJ~Jf. :JS t,;T c . . RUE?BT.''2~S AIS: FT 3ET'JCI R U~CLA3 FRO~ 03 7978 J , UFO ( .:S FA I NT 0 R A N ~ E r.r A R Z TELEPHONE~ ~ate _J,j.$;P7Jt: ?AC T~O RJ~FAM 35 ~. <.d C' :.-\;:? At\1"\ \>lUIET IN YARn :Ar;;::::N OJ SER'JEn, vHF ~A:.J If AT S O. EAST OF :Z:!:NITH ( .3) 2.: T)fi'Ri::ES EAST OF 7:-.JITH I0:TO COI~STET1 ATION ''AT TAIR" ( 4 ) NORTH T B SOUT H, 2 ! ~f~REES EAST OF ZENIT~ <5> I NTO HA?E T O SOUTH (6 > l l .:3ECONns (1) GROUNn- v iSUA!.. ..... 8C .. FiET 3CATTERE:n, l S.:::.,c FE.ZT S CATTR.Zr, !iirHER SC~\TTER, <l) r.-oon (.3) UNLli:ITEf'\ ('-{) '/ I S I BIT. ITY CiJER 15 C5 ) FOUR-TENTHS K. NO~E. INFO TAK~N ~y s ~T WIN" , ~COIC. AO BUS Y WITH AIRCRAFT OEPARTMEI'IT OF THE AIR FORO ZCZC HOC S29ZC PP' RJSL.tll) . RJt.I/FA~l 135 F M H Q L 0 T 0 R J..Jrf4LI C ct'IDR ADC R JWZJR/C O~IDR 29T H ADI V JEDSQ/C OMDR AT IC STAFF MESSAGE QIVISION 'JNCLASSifiEO MeSSAGe I NCOM I N G R JEZ HQIASST COFS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OFF OF INFORMATION SERVICE S HQ USAF INFO RUEPBL/ 1006AIS FORT BELVOIR RJWFBS/C Q:IJATC UNSLAS FRO:l OS 7547 H .. UFO l5A. ( D POINT OF LIGHT . LIGHT BLUE TO WHITE. T AIL OR EXHAUST 8~ C l) L! GHT REFLECT I CN PAGE T'JJ :J R J .JF AN 135 ~ OEPARTMEI'IT O F THE AIR FORO STAFF 'MESSAGe DIVISION 1EO ti\ESSAG! INCOMI N G (2) 20 DSGR S -30 DEGRESS NE < 3) 15 DEGREES -25 DEGRi:ES ~Hv C4l STRAIGHT LINE C 5 ) BEHIND CLOUDS C 6) 15 SECONDS C. < l ) GROUND VISUAL E, 39 DEGREES 43 M VIUTZS N 104 DEGR!::E S 54 tl INUTES W 2) WAD F , HAM I L T ON A F B , Ct-L!P. SC:NIOR PILOT CJET QUAL!FIED) INTELLIGENCE OFF tl!ITH HQ \tJADF . G .. LO'.mY ArB WEATHSR STATION -8000 SCATTERED, 12 ,000 SCATTERED TO HIGHER SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 60 NILES, WINDS 200 DEGREES 3 KNOTS. K~ :rt:: OBJECT HAD THE APPERANCE OF BEING T hE oURNING OUT OF A~l 03.JECT REENTERING Tl-fE AT~lOSPHER .. DUE TO T H~ TINE OF DAY, IT WAS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR F<::>RC! STAFF MESSAGE OlVISION UNCLASSI~IEO MES:,AG! NOT TOO BIHGhT , .S O THE OBJECT BEING r:~ TiE t~ORTI-E~.'J SECTOR OF THE SKY GAVE A SHARP CONTRAST WI TH THE BACKGROUND. THE TRAJECTORY OF THE OBJECT WAS VE RY SIMILA?. TO THAT OF A FALLING STAR, AND MUCH I N SIZE. THE OBJECT D ISAPPE.4RED BE HIND REAPPEAR BEL OW THEN. AUG RJ.WFAM' P3gs 3 or 3 Pages CLOUDS ON T HE TO RJvJF:\t .;COt1T'f? A"'C nJ['"''' ;crF AT" l"'J' ''R;III"Tl''" .~rn;rcr~ ( 2 ' 1/3~ AT 3li0RTEST MEASUREMENr , 1 EN~TH UNnERTE:nMINATE, ii::-:7,\t I C, ;HR:H'H EFf ECT AT FRONT . ( 2) G~ REES-65 nE~REES EIE'/ATIO~; 7 S~ REE3 F~OM "UE ~lCRTH, Ct CC~WI:E. C3 ) "UE WEST l~ORIZON CE' .:..CTPICA!) INSTRUit,Z~n SUPERVISOR, T_.,. r;. T Ot.JRY ;\fB t~EATHf.R STATION -8>!'7? F EET SC.C\TTE.REn, 12';.:~,. FEET SCATTI:.:J?::'"I, ninfER SCATTZFH:n, ~JISIBIT ITY 6/ MITES, l! INn Si..J AT .3 KNOT;:;. H . NCtIE F O' 1 O'oll~'':: ARE T r.EI:? ' .. JCUl n f::>TI~J.'\TE: AS TO S I Zf, I\GRP I T 1\?? EARE" TO S~ lJJER OF THE CPI.!IOil O!?JECT :'-lAY Irl r':'JRNT OFF A?.F.ri ~JZST Or ?.Cf\T' l E:APII\ T O T ES T AqE:A. :::AsT i:?ll Y n J :n::cTION AT tESS T:~A.; S ~lFH, Al\'f' IT J:;. T'C: J l TJ-:ERE