PROJt:CT 10073 F:ECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 'l:::-lt h:::<i.:tn Victo:ci.a Isl.an.Q.,. CQ. g 3. OATE 'fl'-\c C~OUP 4. TYPE OF Oi.\SERVA1'10N Was Balloon P robably Balloon Po s si ol y Bull oon 7. LENGTH 0:0: OSSERVATION 1 ilr 33 1~ins 10. BRIEP SUMM..\RY OF SIGHTING 0 Ground Vi :Sual .l'O Ground-Hadar 0 Air-Vi:ouol 0 Airlnterc<:rpt Rada r 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ll. COMMENTS 0 Wa s Aircraft D Probably Ai rc raft 0 Po :;si bl y Ai rcroft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical tl Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unidentified ra.c:U\r track. Speed b e tl-reen Based on wind~ aloft, tra c k mov ement & trac k ~roundspead, the UFO C.)Uld potisib~y be a balloon; ho . ..rev er, lack or info r:-akes a thorough analys i s impossible . Also the anomalou s propogation in the al~ea. could be the cau ue e s could the -::-: ;. ffect 3 of the p ermanent echos fm a tem- p erature inver sion. Case lis ted a.;; insu:f- fici ent data . .._ ATIC FORll 3'29 (RtV 26 Slt.P 52) ol.l 1 ,I.J .~\IF~ TECi' 'ICJ\L INl F.L :c~aJCE C.tiiTEf~ Bequ.est for l.."'.r'J.luaticn Rcqu..:J; reYi~w and analysis Hemo, AFCIN- 4E4g, 28 De-c 59, Hequest for ~vuluation 1 <::t Ind (.'\f'Gli'f-l~Ele./Capt. K!:riakou/ jc/(4201) TO: AFCIN -'+E4g 1. /\.~ o.nalysi s of the attached UF'O rne~;sa.ge rev~o.ln t.he follmliog po:;s.Lbi.l.ities: a . The reported o.no;nolous propagation in the area could po::;slbly :.::.ponsible :fc)r the unidentifi e d radar pick up, par t l cularly i f a severe t emperature inversion existed and per!fl.anent echoe.:; on the radar w0r~ ur~dominant. b. Based on the winds aloft, t-rack movement and track g roundspeed, the UFO ~ould possibly be a balloon. 2 . The lack of in:for:nation on this UFO makas a more dcta.il e d and thorough analy s i s impossible ~1- GORDON C. HOFFrWT Colonel, USAF AFCIN-l~Sl