PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Rhode Island, Atlantic C ]2. CONCLUSIONS \>lor : e ster, 'Mass. o Wos Balloon 3. :>ATETIA,AE GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possi g&y Balloon .5. PHOTOS 7. LENGTH 0111 OBSI!RYATION ;P Ground-VI suol 0 Air-Vi suol 8. NUMBER 0111 OBJECTS 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Airlntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Ev<Jiuotion 10. BRIEIII SUMMARY OP SIGHTIHC 11. COMMENTS that this Has 'tlrobab Rnd, bright vbite light -.~/30 !nile long exhauslt It is concluded the space agency balloon rocket & trail launched fm \iallops I s l on th.i surrounded by light or chaff. AT!C: POD ut ~SV 26 aD 52) A2?..IV IATZD S I G P.T lr~ G. OF A L::::~T1JES S AND H l THE SAFET Y OF :-:Is COU1:T?::' . C77 IC2 ~JAS ~i IT:-{ CALLS CIVILL/\.r:s ry:-oco-T''G S IG:-!T I:~G. SUG j IJ./N/~fc C0fu"'1SCTSD copy YY RJEZH';) , y ~JEZHQ RJES3N ?X COMEASTAREA NY : J RJ!.iffAL/ CINCNORAD !SZHQI COFS USAF -~KHC/CO~ASDEFORLANT - J::SBN/32ND NORA~ DIV I::CG G::?NC :::~INT X FOLLOWING i{ECEIVED FRJr1 SS TRUN/FPSK X QUOTE AT 2245G!l~T ~JS!TION 2~.25N'60.44W PERCEIVED AT 320 DEGREES DISTANCE UNKNOWN 'JETER~INED 03JECT 3~ DESREES ABJVE HORIZJN SHOWING LIGHTdNG X . I~J LI3HT AS PROJECTOR AND SEVERAL SPARKLING LIGHTS ALL AROUND . :...LI NG DOWN SLOI1J'_ Y Tu SEA X DISAPPEARED TEN MINUTES LATER TEN E:ES ABOVE HORIZON X UN~UOTE X CCGD5 .4SCERTAINS LIGHT TO aE J- T FIRED FROM WALLOPS ISLAND AT 2240Z l::145 Z JCT RBEGUF O!PART.M!NT or me Am FORC2 ST AF'F Y.ESSAGE OlVISlON cTION~ . CDr WINDSOR L OCKS CONN OCT 28 NFT ~SST CHIEF' OF ST.~rF I~ITELLIGE:NCE ~D~TliS USAF fA'J I~l ACC0!1!)A~l~E \~ITH AF::i 2 922 PARAGRAPH 15 FOLLO',I/ING UFO . ~E?O::iT SU3~ITTED A 1 SHAPE ROUND B~IGHT LIGHT 2 SIZE PA NU:~BER .l]HITE NU~.:3E~ 4 NU BER ONE Nlff.BER FIVE FORMATION NO :<ur~B 6 DETAILS NO NUMBER 7 EXHAUST 30 MILES LONG NUt1BER 8 :;:JUNO NONE NUMSER 9 APPEARED TO BE SURROUNDED BY LIGHT 0:1 CH"FF 3 N UMBER 1 aRIGHT FLASH OVER NE .~ YORK CITY NUMBER. 2 200 DEGREES . ~ZH~ liTH 40 DEGR~ES ELEV."TION NUMBER 3 150 DEGREES AZir1UT H 40 NUMBER 4 NORTH EASTERLY HORIZONTAL FLIGiiT ~ATH AND THEN ASRUPT STOP NUMBER 5 DRIFTED T O SOUTH EAST NUMBE~ 5 03JECT VISIBLE 15 ~INUTES PARAGRAPH C NUMBER 1 VISUAL NUt13ER Z . I J~i'S NUMBER 3 03SE~V ER A F-100 F ANG 56-4 016 35000. 250 DEGREES AGqAPH D l 2~ 343Z NUt~BER 2 DUSK PARAGRAPH E 03SERV~R ~ ~J?CESTER MASS LATITUDE 42 DEGREES 20 ~INUTES NORT H LONGITUDE 7~ D~ GnEES 10 X INUTES WEST OBSERVER CONN LATITUDE .1 9~G1EES 27 MI NUTES NOqTH LATITUDE 72 DEGREES 46 MINUTES ::-.:'::.L FI3 HTE-:: SQUADRJN PA:1AGRAPH Gl WEAT HE~ CAVU NU~'~18ER 2 OEPARTM!NT OP Tli! All FORC! ST AF, MESSAGE Oi'/ISION \INO U3i1B Q.PSUGI. ' ~INDS SURFACE 32~ DEGREES 8 KNOTS 6000 330 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 1 03 3Z0.DEG?EES 34 KNOTS 16000 320 DEGREES 40 KNOTS G5~ DEG~EES 50 KNOTS NUMBER 3 NONE NUMBER 4 EXCELLENT NUMBER 5 NONE NUM3ER 6 NONE PA~AG~APH H NONE PARAGRAPH I NONE FA~AG~APH J NONE PARAG~APH K MAJOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE 103RD TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP BEST REPORTS AVAILABLE INDICATE SIGHTING MAY HAVE BEEN SPACE AGENCY BALLOON ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM 'II~GINIA PARAGRAPH L NONE ONNECTICUT AIR NATL GUARD EXECUTIVE Page 2 of 2 pages