PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. C0NCLUSION$ 2. LOCATION a Vlo!o Balloon 8 Oct 59 Fort Sill, Okl~. CUProbobly Balloon ssi ~I Y S ol loon w ~ v I a Ground-Radar O Was Aircraft .7 eiescope a Probably Aircraft ssi bl Y Aircraft S. ?HOTOS 6. SOURCE a Wo~ Astronomical a Probably Astronomical a Possibly Astronomical 1. LEH~TH Ofl OBSERVATION ctv111an & ~11tari 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 lnsulficient Oato for Evaluation 0 Unknown . two hrs one 10. BRlEfl sU.-MJ.RY Of SIGHTING Rnd, blue white obj, tur:liD3 orsnge at sunset. Size of ~ea to djme. w/scope obJ appeared to have a ridge encircling it. Occasionally obJ bad a rocking motion, during ,.,hich obJ appeared more teardrOP sb.a'Ce than rnd. 11. COMMENTS ':ele f3.ct that the obj was moving generally ia the direction of the wind, lts description, end relatively s~ow m~nt tends to ;}Ubstantia.te the c on- clu s i on taat this obj was a balloon : OOP., SAFS ~CZC HQC618ZCWJA582 -:~ RJEZ HQ .. E R JW F SA 1 6A ~ 1 s 1 so oz z EX :1 C Q'iDR SHEPPARD AF'B TEX '0 RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO DE:'AATMOO Of THe A!R FOR~E STAfF MESSAG~ PIVISION VNCLASSiflEO lt~fSSAGe .-:J'iF h\V 33A IRD !V OXLA CITY AF STN OKLA .JJ EDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHiu .",JEZHGYASST, CHIEF OF STAFF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC JSZHQIOFFICE OF INFORMATION HQ USAF WASH DC .iF'O RUEPBL/1006 AISS FORT BELVOIR VA ICLAS FRaw2 KU1692!{. UFO. FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS . "'::'i'll!TED UNDR PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH JS, AFR 200-2, AS At~ENDED, DESCRIPTION Or OBJECT: < D ROU.'1D, (2) PEA/DIMEo (3) BLU- !TE AND TURNING ORANGE AT SUNSETe (4) ONE. (5) NIA. : WITH SCOPE APPEARED T O HAVE A RIDGE ENCIRCLING ITt (7) .. ' ~ONE. (9) ALL OBSERVERS EXCEPT ONE STATED TMT THE BLUE-.:. : -I S!:EMED T O BE THE SUNLIGHT REFLECT1NG THROUGH THE OBJECT RATHER c.N t~ ITT I~JG LIGHT. DE SCRIPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: < D BRIGHTNESS 'JF THE OBJECT~ . -DL,ARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGe DIVISION , ~O.ASSIFIEO ll\fSSAGE 2j TWO OBSERVERS AT FORT SILL, OKLA. STATED A PPROXIMATEL 'f 25 DEGREES ~JVE HORIZON. TWO OBSERVERS AT LAWTON, OKLA STATED APPROXIMAT ELY 5 DEGREES ABOVE HOR!Z ON. ALL OBSERVERS STATED THAT OBJECT 1iAS IJJSW :;;-LAWtON, OKLA, <A ?PROX IMATEL 'f 24 0 DEGREE HEADING)., (3) OBSERVERS JT USING VISUAL AID STATED THERE WAS NO VARIANCE IN ELEVATION OR : IMUTH OBSERVERS AT LAWTON, OKLA, USING A 90X TELESCOPE STATED l r AT OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT A.PPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZO~ ?PARENTL '{ MOVING T OWARD ! ~ SOUT ~AST. (4) VERY GR~DUAL MOVEMENT ,; OBJECT. OCCASIONALLY OBJECT HAD A ROCKING MOTION. DURING THIS : KING MOT ION, OBJECT HAD A M 8RE TEARDROP S~tAPE THAN A ROUriD SHAPEG :; ) GRADUALL.Y FADED Ot,JT TOWARD T rl WS\~ APPARENTL 'f TRAVELING GRADUALLY ~0'.1/ARD THEsE, CIS) APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. ~tANNER Of OBSERVATION: C 1) ALL OBSERVERS EXCE. Pf ONE USED GROUND- . ~ SUAL. ONE OBSERVER SIGH!ED T ~ OBJECT 'JJ HILE F'L YIN G, <2) THREE SERVERS USED Tf SAME TELESCOFE CA 90 P0\11ER ANCHOR TELESCOPE PPED 'JJITHA FOUR INCH MIRROR), (3) L-20, ARMY ~1UMBER 171' .,0 FEET, SPEED 90 MPH, UNKNOWN HEADING, FORT SILL, OKLA. <PILOT OF' . RCRAFT WAS FLYING ON !NSTRtl'lENTS AND ATTEMPTING T O LAND WHEN OBJECT T "l ME AND DATE OF S I G Hf IN G: C 1) 2 3 5 OZ I 8 0 CT 5 9 < 2) DA Y T HR 0 UGH Page 2 or 4 :Jti,'AI'OM~I vr tnl: 1\11'. n.J~\.1: STAFf M~SSAGE I)JV~ION ~ UNCV.SSI'FIED ~SSAG2 ~ L OCATION OF OBSERVERS: BUILDING NUMBER 4 908, F ORT SILL, OKLA, STREET, LAWTON, OKLA; AND APPROXIMATELY 4 r~ILES .:.AST OF LAWTON, OKLA. ON HIGHWAY NUMBER 7 <KSv/0 TELEVISI ON STATION) o r , !DENT IFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: < D MR. STREET, LAWTON, OKLA., ELECTR ICIAN, REL I ABILITY: , LAWT 0~,. OKLA o, ~OUSEWIFE, RELIABILITY: FAIR; MR. STREET,. LAWTON, OKLA., ELEECTRICIAN, RELIABILITY: FAI R; A~D LAWTON, t)}{LA., TV ANNOUNCER, ..... ~LIABILITY: GO:JD. (3) ANDERSCil, THOMAS E., :APTAIN , 066661, USA, .. T H I NFANTRY, CCftlPANY A, F ORT SILL, OKLA, PILOT, RELIABILITY: GOOD; <I THCART, RICHARD B., CW0/3, 9550 10E, USAF, DETACHMENT 11, 16TH WEAT HErt .;guADRON, FORT SILL., OKLA., WEATHER OBSERVER, RELIABILITY: GOOD; . :-EPHENS, JOHN D., AF17461435, A2C, OET 11, loTH WEATHER SrJJ, FORT S ILL, OKLA., RELIABILITY: FAIR; AND CALLEN, DONALD W~, AF'25783156 , ~C, DET 11, 1 6TH WEAT>f.:R SQD, F ORT SILL, OXLA, RELIABIL ITY! GOOD~ WE;~THER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND FLACE OF SIGHTING: !) CLEAR. C2) SURFACE NN 1'6 KNOTS; 6000 FEET, 350 DEGREES/27 ~ots; 10,000 FEE~, 290 DEGREES/33 KNOTS; 16,000 FEET, 270 DE GREES/ Page 3 of 4 . --D~ARTMENT Of' THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGE DIV~SION 3E FOUR RJ~FSA !SA V~CLASS1AfD MESSAGE GREE Sl 60 KNOTS; 5O, 000 FEET, 25 0 DEGREES/50 KNOTS; AND 8 0 , 000 FEET t , ~JMEASURED. (3) CLEAR. (4) 15 MILES <PLUS) o (5) Not4E. (6) i~:)N. 75 MILES WNW APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FEET, HEAD.ING SW. ~AIR POLICE OPERATIONS OFFICER. Tl- DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS ~THE OBJECT ERESEMELE THOSE OF A LARGE EXFERil1ENTAL BALLOONo AL.L. :~10\tlN ACTIVITIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WHICH MIGHT USE THIS T YPE-OF' 3ALL OON 1/JE RE QUERIED \.J IT H NE GAT IVE RESULT S. INK DRAWINGS BY OBSERVERS ARE PRESENTLY ON FILE AT T HIS ~ '.\ DQ UARTE R S Ul'O ANALYSIS SH.EEr Description Satellite a (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Analysis and Conclusions: