PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCAT ION l'l. CONCLUSIONS 0 VIas Balloon 0 P robably Balloon 3. DATETIME G~OUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION X! Ground Vi s11al GM~IL 1400Z cPlr; ulars 1. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION s. NUMBER Of' OBJECTS f i'Ve hrs 10. BRIEfl SUwt.LARY Of SICHTIMC. Rod silv~r obj, size of head of pin, reflect ed a un as a mirror. Sl owl y faded fm sight i n ~orthwesterly di=ection . 0 Ground-Radar 0 A irlntercept Radar 11. COMMENTS 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Proba bl y Aircraft 0 P o s si bl y Ai rcroft ~ Wa'S Astronomical Venus 0 Probably Aatronomicol 0 P o ssibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Planet Venus (Mag -4.2) Has i~ t h e rpt d position of t he sigbting.during the :five hrs o'f the ob ser?ation. OOP ~ SAFSI) C ZC HQD823ZCSNA988 PP RJEZ HQ DE R JEZ SNZ 1 7 FM 15FH FTRGRP NIAFLS MUNIAPRl: T 0 RJWFAL/ ADC R JEZ SN/ SYADS R JEDSQI WR IGHr-PATTERSO~J RJEZ HQI H Q USAF RJEZH~SECRETARY OF THE AF / UNCLASIFRCM DP 4725. WRIGHT-PATTERSON ATTN: ATIC, HQ USAF ATTN: AFCIN , SECT OF THE AF ATTN: SAriS X SUBJECT: UNIDENTIfiED Fl. YING OBJECT, T HE ,FAJEBOi!l9~2~EPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 15V . ~. DE SC R I PI' I ON OF OBJECT: < 1) ROUND < 2) HEAD OF A PIN < 3) SILVER C 5 ) NONE < 6) NONE H D!PJ..I'.TM~i OF Tl-!E .AI~ FOI!CE A GE T '.II 0 R JEZ SNZ 1 7 57 )~fr 1.\~:S,~G c C!VISlON UNCl,A,~!,I;:IfO ~\!~SAGe B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: < 1) REFLECT I ON FROM SUN AS F'R OM A M IR R OR. C 2> 1 0 DEGREES WEST FROM DIRECTLY OVER rEAD~ <3> SLOWLY FADED FROM SIGHr IN A NORT r&JESTERL Y DIRECT ION AT 4 o-60 DEGREES. (4) STATIONARY TO SLOW DIRECT PATH. CS> GRADUALLY TO. NORT 1-MEST. C 6) FIVE HOURS . B. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: < 1) GROUND -VISUAL < 2) BINOCU..ARS. D. TIME AND DATE: B. L 'JCAT ION OF OBSERVER: CLCafT, NEW YORK. 43 DEGREES 19 MINUfES NORTH, ~age 2 of 4 PAGE THREE RJEZ SNZ 17 OUA~TMENT OF 1:;1: AI~ t'O~C.:E 78 DEGREES, 42 MINUTES WEST . F'o IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: OLCOTT, NEW YORK, REL !ABLE. C 2) NONERO 6 . WEATHER AND WINDS: C 1> SCATTERED CLOUDS CLEARING. C2) FR(lrl DETACK'JENT 5, 12TH WEATHER SQUADRON, . NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 6,000 FEET 300 DEGREES/10 KNOI'S 31 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 10,000 FEET 300 DEGREES/30 KNOTS 26 DEGREES FA HRNHEIT 1 6, 000 FEET 290 DEGREES/50 KNOTS 5 DEGREES FAHRENHE.IT 2 O, 000 FEET 290 DEGREES/50 KN or S 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 30,000 FEET 290 DEGREES/70 KNOTS 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 5 0,000 FEET 290 DEGREES/65 KNOfS 76 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 3 0,000 FEET 290 DEGREES/40 KNars 65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT <APPROXIMATELY) cA GE FOUR R JEZ SNZ 17 < 4) 7 MILES < 6) SEE G< 2) ABOVE. I. F 102 1--IRCRAFT VECTORED T 0 AREA, DIRECTED BY . SYRACUSE SA.GE: HANCOCK FIELD, NEW YORK. OBJECT NOT SIGHrED BY PILOT. J . INTERCE PI' OR PILOT OBSERVED C-45 OUT tEA ST OF AREA AT 4 00 0 FEET HEAD IN G N ORT ~A Sf. L OCAL WEATHER STATION REPORTED RELEASE OF BALLOON IN EARLY MORNING AND RE.PORTED ITS DEFLATION AT 0900 HOURS EASTERN DA YL IGHI T !ME SOUTHEAST OF '{. 15TH FIGHI'ER GROUP DIRECT OR OF PERSONNEL AND ACT ION INFORMATION OFFICER. CONSIDERING THE CCMMENTS OF ThE CIVILIAN OBSERVER, THE INTERCEPI'OR PILOT AND LOCAL WEATlR STATION PERSONNEL, IT IS POSSIBLE, DUE T 0 SHARP INVERSION .. CONDITIONS CAUSING LIGHI' REFLECTIONS, THAT THE SIGHTING WAS CAUSED BY REFLECT I ON FRC1 THE LAKE ONTARIO AREA. t.. e N 0 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EXISTS 22121 1 OZ OCT RJEZ SNZ SECURITY CLASSirl-t:JON JOINT MESSAG FORM UNClASSIFIJW PRECEDENCE SPACE BELOW P!ESERVED FfJR C QM.VfUNlCATIO N CENTER TYPE MSG ( C hecic) 8t>OK MULTI UICIL& ORIG. OR REF~RS TO C:t..l.S S I Fl CATION O F REFER~N.CC: INFO X AF DP 4725 A.TIC, W-? AFB NIAGARA FAilS MUNICIPAL AIRrORT .I N ':1 /UNCJ.AS/FROM: AFCIN-4E4g ATTN 15TH F!GiTER GROUP, YOUR 1"lSG DP 4725, IYrD 22 OCT 1959. REQ AN I.l'JVESTIGA.TION BE MADE TO DEI'EPXVIINE IF THERE WERE ANY WI 'llTF.SSES TO 'lHE SIGiTING, OT"rlER THAN I'-11. IF T.HERE WERE OTHER \il'l'NESSBS, REQ, A CONPU."'TE DESCRIPr!ON OF THEIR I NDIVIIlJAL SIGd"TTNG OF T'H'E OBJ'. PAR G2 YOUR ~:SG, INDICATES THE T:EMP.ERATu"RE IS RISii>JG 000 FT TO A HIGH OF PLUS 76 DEGREES FAT 50,000 FT. REQ. CONFIFU'YlATION OF THIS INFO. S Y M i!OL.. AFCI.N-4E4g S EC:.JR ITY CLASSIFICATION Li1ICU.SSIFI ED RPLACI!:S DO FORM 173, 1 OCT 4,, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTI L EXHAUSTED o s .A. T~ U:s9 ~lOV