PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 12. CONC LUSIONS 0~': Wos Balloon ably Bolloon Possi ;,ly Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION .O:~round Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Ai rc roft P rob obi y Ai rc raft 0 Ai r- Visual 0 Airlntercept Ra dar ssibly Ai rcraft Was Astronomica l 0 P robo bl y A stronomi col Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0111 OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evaluation one vcrtico.lly BRIEP' SUMMARY 0" SIGHTING obj, like a vhite sparl-:ling star, Verified f m internu.cicna. clouble exhau::;t Lo"C:t..H 1 <... \. C spnt t s . Disa.ppeared Ul)i>:!rd c louci.;;. AT1C FORM 329 (lt.V 26 SIU' 5%) ~J.EZSN/26T:i .~IR DIV SAGE: P J-DSQ/A I n 'f.tc .. ..! It~iTJ!:.::L C~! .R ::JJ:ZH'l/AC:; (2) liALF DOLLA} ( 5 ) tr::.iRD I; :To THt: C OL:LD ~ VI ::l'I\L ORT.~ I:l 3 INOCUL.'\ ~C:. r.~lf:i'!D COL LD EJ'ECURITY CLASSIP'ICATION JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSiFIID SPACB 8/!LOfll' Rl!Sl!RVI!D POR COMMUNICATION CBNTI!.R PRECEDENCE TYPI!: MSG (CJ.uj ) ACCOUN T ING ORIG, OR REFERS TO CLASSI,ICATIO N OF HE,ERKNCII ACTION ROUTINii: DOOI( MULTI 81HOLK ATIC, W-P AFB 250<Y.lli AB GP, MITCHEL .A.FB, N. Y a cytff13r7 /UNCI.AS/.FROMI a YOUR MSG BASB O.R3 SS-o 268-08, Ul'D 26 AUG 59. REF IT.FM A(7), IW.iUEST AN EXPLANATION OF IM-1E)IATE SPUSrrS WHAT WAS 'IRE ELEVATION AND EZ.IMOI'H, IN DECREES, OF THE OBJ WHEN FIRST AND I..ASr OBSliRVEO? Wl! j.T WAS THE DATE-TIME GROUP OF THE SIG1'TINC? SOlmCE'S FRimD SEE 'mE OB.T? IF SO, REG,UEST THE FRIEND'S D~RIP- TION OF THE OBJ. REQ. .L CHliPK BE MADE WI'lli THE U.S. WEA'.rnER BUREAU AT l'mw' YORK DITERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO DErERMINE IF A RElEASED BA.LLOON COOLD POSSIBLY ACCOUNT FOR T!:iE SIGHTING SPECIAL INST"UCTION8 TYPED {Dt Jl ,,.,ptJ) NAME AND TITLE REPLACES OD FORM 17.:S, I OCT 41J, WHIC H WILL DE USI!O UNTIL EXHAUSTED 2CSQP067CZCSQA91lZCSJB850 RR RJEDSQ - DE RJEDSJ 103 Ft1 2500TH AIR BASE ttJI NG- TO AIR TECH INTEL CTR--- UNCLAS FROM BASE OPS SS-0 345-~8. REF YOUR MSG AFCIN-4E4G 2821492 A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RZLEASED FROM u. s. WEATHER BUREAU AT NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SIGHTING. AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, THE SALOON WAS APPROX 600 FEET. 6ECURI1"f CLASSI F ( . .ON J OINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BEL!!}W RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER rDID 2Jjc9-l J ).. ~ PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbeck) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE ACTICN ROUTINE QO"K MULTI SINGLE FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ATIC W-P AFB TO: ~. MITCHEI. AFB, N.Y. /UNCI,AS/FROMa YOUR I'<BG BASE OlB SS-0 268-08, I1l'D 26 AUG 59 DID THE SOURCE'S SEE 'lliE OBJIDT? Ill' S O, REQPEST THE FRIENDS DESCRIPI'ION OF THE OBJ'. REQJ,JE3T SOURCE EXPI.AIN TBE STATEMENT D'MEDIATE SPORTS, \IIHA.T WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUI'H, IN DEGREFS, OF THE OBJ' WHEN FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED? ~UEST A CLARIFICATION OF THE DATE- GROuP RE.FORTED FOR TIMK OH' SIGHTING. I ~ONTH I YEAR REPLACES CO FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED SECURITY CLAS051FI( ON JOINT MESSAGEFORM tmCLP..SSIFIED SPACE BEC.OW RESERVED FOR COMMUNI CA."r/ON CENTER PRECEI:IENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION ACTION ROUTINE DC>C>K MULTI SINGLE .n.J: ~ FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTION5 ATI C \1- P AFB MITCHEll AFB, N. Y. /UNCLAS/FROl'-1: AFCIN-4E4g - fl-~P L-3? -cr A'l'TN 2500'rH AB \VINC, .REFJOUR 1'-SCS AFCIN-4E4g 9-1949- E , DTD 22 SEP 59, AND AFCIN-4El~g 9 -179 9 - E , DTD 2 SEP 59 REQ. 'IHIS CENI'ER BE INFO.Ri"iED OF THE STArus OF REQ.UESTED INVESTIGA.TIO~. MONTH YEA R lil~C:USSIF mD "EfOLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED ECZCSQA955ZCSJB931 Cot1DR 25~0 ABtvG UNCLAS FROM OPS 083/11. REF YOUR ~ISG AFCIN 4E4G 9-1799 E SOURCES FRIEND HAS SINCE MOVED AND CANNOT BE LOCATED SOURCE DOESNT REMEMBER. SPURTS THAT HE REPORTED UNKNOWN EVELATION AND AZIMUTH CLARIFICATION OF DATE TIME GP AS FOLLOWS 260~002 PART II REF YOUR MSG AFCIN 4E4G 9-1949 - E WAS UNABLE TO OB7AIN ANY MORE ItJFORMATION DUE TO FACT THAT INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT HAVE A PHONE IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM 07/~4452 NOV RJEDSJ