PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon I.:-;r s on ~to.:-h:i,nrj; OJ 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi 01 y Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION ct;GtOund Vi sua I Ground-Rodor 0 Wo s Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 AI,. Vi !IIUal 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft .ex Wos Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 P ossibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP' OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRIEf' SUMMARY OP' SIOHTIHO g~v~ng essenti:J.lly the s:::une info. npting offir;ial believed obj obj lurge like I!o trail, ;novc:1.:mc. ATIC FORM 329 Clt&V 26 S&P 52) spotlight, ;.rhitc, v~ry littl2 0. '"""O.r o,J i..J IfOV8r.l~nt a~ du:catic n r:: cm:6' or:n t.o chi~ , . onclu'Ji on . :3~n~ral dire;ticn & c.st:'-n.ling :. r obo.bl..: . DEPARTMENT OF fHE AIR FORCE ST A::F MES:;AGE OIYISIO-..J( . JNCtASSiri!:D IIIES5AG: FRANCISCO CALIF CC) A LIGHT NO C0LOR OR WHITE ( F') A~-BRIGH't LIGH CLOSER THAN A STAR PAGE T\~0 RO\vZKO 1 2 A <HY .. NO) SOUNDr.: DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR f.)RC ST A.=r MESSAG~ DIV!SIO'l ,. J,NCLASSJmo M~5SA<.... ( I NCOr/II N ~ MILE IF ANY. S OUTH EAST (5) L.!\ RSON :AFB AND EPHRAT A RADI O STATION APPEARED ABOUT TEN DEGREES A90VE HORIZON AND RAISED ~BOUT F I V E DEGREES BEFOR OVER CAST MOVED I\!o GEOREFP.OSITION 47 DEG 12 MI N NORTH 119 DEG 1 9 ~liN '.VEST o (6) TEN OBS VERS. FOUR ~EOPLE SAID IT L OOKED LIKE A VERY BRIGHT STAR BRIGHTER THAN .ANY OTHER STAR IT LOOKED LIKE' A BRIGHtLIGHT NOT , li~ID A LOT~ CLOSER T O EARTH ' THAN A THEY HAD SEENe SIX PEOPLE S AI D A STAR TOO BRIGHT F OR A S T AR . (7) (A).' BR01{EN OUiERCAST~:AT'ABOUT 5000 FT t10VING FROM .vEST T O EAST ... , 0!3JECT:,IN~CUtAR~,FROt1'2.,lll159Z T O 21/1241 Z T HEN OVERCAST t10 \JED IN t. BETI.JEEN .OBSER\(ER. AND OBJECt . LIGHT COULD BE SEEN AT TH1ES THRU ., i : BREAKS I N: OVERCAST UNTIL OVERCAS T COVERE D IT COt1PLETELY. !:-~(B) L.4RS.ON~ .. W- ATJ1ER STA.tlm~ 5000FT SCTD 9000FT BORK EN 15 ftliLE VIS .~'.HND SURFAC.,CALM.6000FtT 280 DEG lOK, 1 0 , 000 3 10 DEG lOX, 2 i , ' 1733Z SEP ROWZXO NNNNZCZCSQP013ZCSQA4;1ZCQYB756 ZFD ZOV RJWZSU ZCYSUB~75ZCBGA4~1 PP~RJWFAL RJWZSB RJEDSQ RJWZHQ DE ROWZBG 3B FM. 19~2 AACSRON - I/J1f'!Jtlu'/ 0 RJWFAL/ADC r.NT AFB COLO- RJWZSB/28 AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGH PATERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC UNCLAS FROM FLT SVC 21/J/;1 ACTION ADC 28 AD AIC AFCIN AFOIS. UFO A DISCRIPION OF-THE OBJECT 1. ROUND 2. LARGE SPOT LIGHT 3. ~HITE 4. ONE 5. N/A ~. ILLUMINATED LIKE FLOOD LIGHT 7. WHITE SPOT LIGHT 8.-NONE 9. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT 1. LOOKED UP AND SAW IT 2. t ABOVE 100 FT EAS OF Llli~ 3. ABOVE 10000 FT EAST OF LRN. COVERED BY CLOUDS 4. ~OVI~G VERY SLOWLY SOUTH TO SOUH ZAS OF LRN 5. CLOUDS COVERED MOVEMENT AT 1241Z 6. 42 MINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION 1. GROUND VISUAL 2. BINOCULARS 3. NONE D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHING 1. 21 SEP 59 1159Z 2. NIGHT PAGE TWO ROWZBG 3B E LARSON AFB CONTROL TOWER F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER 1. NONE 2. PAUL GIEOUS A/2C 2~38H AACS SQ CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS 1. 50Z0 SCATTERED 90~0 BROKEN 15 PLUS MILES VISIBILITY 2~ ,SURFACE CALM 5~az GEG 28~ DEG 8K 10000 DEG 310 DEG 11K ~0e~ 29aDEG 15K 800~0 NO REPORT 3. SZ~i SCTD 9Zaa BRKN 4. 15 MILES 5. 9/10 5.NONE H. NONE I. NONE J. A/C MOVING NORH EAST PICKED UP ON RADAR AT I 12ZZ~ FEET, EA~T OF LARSON AFB K. G L VAN BUSKIRK CAPT L'SA7 FLIGHT SERVICC: CLEARANCE OFFICER HAMILTON AFB CALIF. BLIDJE IT TO . BE UNUASUALLY BRIGHT STAR RECENTLY SEEN HERE L. NONE 21/1630Z SEP ROWZBG