PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. Cv NCLUSIONS Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATETIME CROUP o :Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft ~1.n9.~u~ars 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Ai rcroft 6. SOURC E Was Astrunomi col 0 Probably Astronomical t!il i tc.rv & C i vil.Lun 0 Pos s ibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0::~: Unlc nown t: ~'J'ho!'l:.J.rv BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENT S bulloon. m '' 3 b'~n~oth H. Gh ,IG,:nrr~J 1l...t.V CCl In.l inii ;tillgul:--ilt~ ul't;:ln.!.:.::Lt:.o:l b:JllOC'!1. 'J'ino ~h re .is conf ilmt i on :-:ignti!'lg r:] a.:;sif ied "unid:m t if i.::d ATtC FORM )29 (JCaV 26 SltP 52) ~A~E TWO RJDEDNJ 18 ,1,NY CALL-:: PERTAINING TO THI--:rGHTitiG. THE LOGA~l~PORT POLICE. D:ARH1ZNT RECEIVED NUMEROU~ CALL~. ALL ::::TATEMEl!TS TAK Et~ wERt.: I N A~REEMENT, WITH ONE EXCEPTION, MR. K ~TUDENT PILOT WHO WA-FLYING A CE NA 172 AT 3,0 FEET I N THE ~<OKOMO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCAL AREA ~TATED THAT HE ~AW A~l OBJ ECT DIRECTLY AHEAD. MR. VEERED ::::HARPLY TO THE RIGHT LO~ING ~IGHT OF OBJECT MOMENTARILY. AT FIR~T HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN RCRAFT CO~ING DIRECTLY AT HIM BUT LATER UPON REFLECTION HE DECIDED IT COULD BE A BALLOON. MR. TATED HE ~A~ EXCEEDLY SHCOK" AND RETURNED TO THE KOKOl10 AIRPORT. D DUE TO t'lR. INEXPr.:RIENCE WITh AIRCRAFT, IT I~ MY OPI NION THAT til~ ~IGHTING WA~ THE BALLOON. TO A~CSRTAIN THE PR6BABILITY THAT A WEATHER ) TAT I ON HAD LAUNCHED A W1\ TilER BALL Om~, MR. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KOKOMO, I ND, CONTACTED THE WEATHER ~TATIOt~S WITHIN AN AREA OF: 100 t1ILE~ WE~T, 220 MILE'" NORTH, 300 MILES EA~T, AND A NEGATIVE REPLY WA~ RECEIVED BY MR. THEe:; E ~ TATI ON~. L. EXI~TANCE OF PIIY~ICAL EVIDF.:tiC:, SUCH A~ t1ATERIAL~ AND PHOTO~: (1) NO FHY~ICAL EVIDENCE. !6122392 ~EP RJEDNJ AIR T ECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STAT ES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE t-:tO 5irhtinrr, reported by 1-laj .. D.!Stttcr , Penta,7,~n C::runand Po:Jt t'FO s :Lt?,htin G was rcporte4 by SAC to ~:aj .. D~S utter in the Penta.::on C.;,m- rnn.n1 Post. Sichtin;~ Has at Bul.kcr Hill AFI3,. Ind., and w13 obs~rved by Control ToHer n"!rs)nncl. Sl~hti.nr; uas at Appro:cimately 1600 hrso, . IKXJi~'XX]X SST~ 1$ s~mto. S9, an:l c:,ntr:>l t:>Her persJ:ln~l observ~d it ~Ot' a b")' l.t 3 '"l")urS. ?i -h ter 5 H~re sent 1:, '} j.'1t"!r Cd?t t"JO. The ucnt up to 38 'ooo:;t. and. still c ltld not re::ch it . . ~>t.in:.:tt~d ~ltit.tb :ras 55 t:> 60, .000 ft. 1 Jj . Friend l-ra~ r: tlled at 2030 a:1 :i ~10 vrill t. ake ncce~sary action in the H 1":1-A~lZE~l ATIC T)ltty Officer ?P :K J Z DSC. -- FM 3~5 BOMBWG 3UNKER ~IILL AFa TO RJHFAL/ADC ENT AF 8 RJEDBWA/CO~lDR DETROIT AIRDEFSCTR CUSTER AFS ~JEDSQ/Cot;DE AIR TECH LIT.ELLIGaiCE C:C:i':TER HRIGl!T RJ Z ZllQ/ HQ USAF BARKS DAL!: r.:: 3 U:>~CLASS F"RO:OI y ; 5t;COI 9 - 0 427. S ECTIOIJ O~E OF nso liQ LSI\!:' ATTN 1'\FCH\ & Sl\7 r - , :-::1\F ATTil DI TISFERE~:cs AFR 2AZ- 2 , DTD 5 FZn 56 . f . DES CRI PTIO:! OF THE OBJZCT<s >: ( 2 ) ;::sTIMt\TED TO BE JCT.-;r:.:::::.l THE Sl2Z OF A (3) COLOR: VI\RIED f.P.C~i WEITZ, C!I~AI: A: :D ~:ZT/-\LLIC. (6) OBJECT !iAD sor:::TEI>::; TRAILL u~:DER IT, 7:10>: 09SERV.'\TIO~! C1) CIV1LIAi': PILOT Oj: CCURSZ TO Ll\ PORTE 1:11)1/H:A R:::PCRTD AN OBJ::CT AT A HIGH ALTITUDE ; .. :JRTH OF BUr:KER l~ILL .O.F3 TOr;:::; BUllKER HILL ( A17L3 CONTROL TOIJER. ( 2 ) /iFTER Tl!E CIVILIAi~'S REPORT THE 03JE:CT l;JAS SIGHTED ~J/H; :-::t::::T:!:) BY THE COLJTROL TOI.~ER, B~ARING 340 DEGREES FROM TO!,JER AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN 3 5 -55 DEGREES. (3) Af'GLE ;JAS S LIGJ-:TLY HIGHER AT I:iU3K AND HAS f,PPRCXH~AT!::LY ~OUTHl.vE:ST o.: BASE. (4) TH~ :i:.t~E:RAL OPn:ro;! 0!=" CBSERVSRS :?F!0>1 NOP.Ti-! TO :;OUTHUEST RISit~G SLIGHTLY. (5) C3J:..CT l:JAS SEEi-i Ut:TIL DU3K AT 'JJHICH TI;1E IT i3CA:~:::: Ii'l D I S T I i-: G U IS I! A 9 L E ( 6 ) 0 3 JECT vJAS FIRST s:::Er.: BY OASE PE?.SGr~NE:L APPROXH<AT:::LY 3.:>02 -19.-.;,.;z. BELEI VED TO HAVE BESt! S IGHTED ABOUT 1 3 SEP/15i.J3Z BY OTHER ODS[RVERS OFF BAS~:. OSJ:::CT :J/\S HJ\TCli~D TILL DUSK (1) GROu;~C VISUAL td~;) P.IR VISUAL. 2) BI~JOCULARS C7X51) :..;r:RE USEQ BY.:ro~: OPZRATORS FO~ Cr.AFT sR IAL " H l DIANA. T-33 ;~F-2 9732, sEOOTit<G ';CA AT BULK!:R !!ILL A'l: . T-33 PROCEEDED TO r~ATELY 14.1) i'<:?H, H0'1E BASE KOKOlJO ;:!JNICI?AL IRPORT, Ii~DIAIJ.l\ HE:ADL.G VAL?ARISO I.:-.JDIANA, ::;?:!:S:D A??RCXI~ATELY 1 4;.) (;?H, HO:-i: J AS 2 KOKOt10 t1l)l'HCIPAL AI~PORT, INDIANA. CESS!'JA 172, 3 , Zl.:io FEET ASCV: l(OKm!O t<UNICIPAL AIRPORT, S P:ED APPROXH1ATELY 12,1) 11PH, Hct'lE BASE KOKOt-iO f~UNICIPAL AIRPORT, INDIANA. D. Tit~ A:m DAT:C: OF SIGHTING: .E. LOCATIO'! OF 08.SEF.V:::R3: ?f'.G~ f.OUR RJ~D~!J 1 7 (1) S :KER HILL AFa COi~TROL TCtTR. GJ5 r.vEST 5T:! sT., PZ~U, CO:<TROL TO'.!:::R OPERATCR, GOOr. A2C P.~LAND L . P.UIZ, 1 9 !51H Al\CS, 2Ui\l(ER HILL A~3, CC:!TR8L ro P. OPERATOR, GOO~. AIR~.f\~J ROL.Cd\D A GROO>l, r:::T 26 1/i::ATi-:ER ;o, 3U~:J<CR Hir..L 1\FB :EATH.C::R, GOOD. SSCT WIL~RED C. S tiARP, DET 26 WEATH~R SQ, SUNKER HILL AFB, WEA THER, GOOD. ffiGE FIVE RJED~J 1 7 G. W'"i.STHER Ar!IJ 1:Jli;Ds-ALOF T CC:\DITICi'lS T TV!!: AND P LACE OF S I GHTIHGs: (1) CLE:AR. (2) R:PCRT rROrl PEC~IA, ILL AT 1 7 iJ ti 2 : I . (1) T-33 SHOOTI:'S GCA, au;JKER HILL AFB ~:As ~\s;<ED BY CCi\TROL ~R TO Ii\V~STIGATE THIS OBJECT. THIS AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO 7E~T. THE PILOT STATED T~IAT OBJECT WAS STILL WELL ABOVE 16/22392 SEP RJED~lJ CZCSQC5762CNJA484 DE RJEDNJ 18 FM 305 BOMBWG BUNKER HILL AFB TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB RJEDBWA/COilDR DETROIT AIR DEFEN~E ~ECTOR CU~TER AF~ RJEDSQ/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEtiTER WRIGHT PATTER:--ON AFB RJEZHQ/H(} u-AF INFO RJEBKF/2AF BARK~DALE AFB UNCLA~S FROM: 3Z.5DCOI 9-0427. F!i,JAL ~ECTION OF T~IO U':\AF ATTN AFCI~I ~ ~AF!~ 2AF ATTN DI. C2> MOONEY AIRCRAFT AT 8 ,0a0 FEET PROCEEDED TO 16 ,0Z0 FEET AND ~TATED THAT CBJECT WA~ VERY HIGH. J . REFERENCE ~ECTICN C- 3. V.. INV) T! GATING OFFICER: CHIEF, OPERATIOiJAL HITELLIGENCE BRANCH, 305TH BOMBARDMENT WING (~!) c~:) , CAPTAIN GSOR~E R. VAN DYKE. " IT BALLOON; TYFE UNI<NOvJN. THE OBJECT t..:A-... I G HTED BY A GREAT MAtJY ~EOPLE, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIA~l. THE BA-E I~O IDD NOT RECEIVE