PROJECT 10073 RECORD C/ :J 2. LOCATION t. OATS::: 4. 1YPE OF OBSERVAT I ON J. OATj;-- . "'e GROUP 5. P~IOTCS ~{J Ground Visual 0 Ground -Rodor 0 Airlntercopt Rador 0 Air-VI::uol CONCLLJSJO~S 0 \Yo~ Balloon 0 Probably Balloon PCJssi:,ly Solloun Was Aircraft 0 P ro bob I y Aircraft D Possibly Aircraft 0 Was A stronami col P robobl y A:otronorni col Pos!libly A:otronomical 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COU~SE 0 Other._, _ n.:t stated l O. BRISP SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS ::0 lnsufrici.,nt Data for Evaluation 0 U nl<nown . Observation while sun was setting i n freezing weather. In the NW an obj appeared whlch vas believed t o b e a jet w/vapJr tr'lil. It ca:ne c ' dmm & th.: n the tra'll disapp~ared. At this Zclditiona.l info r equested & n.:>t receiv~d by thi.;; organization. 'Nu conelus i on ,: 1.h b e :re::tcht'd on the data pre~entccl & the c:ase i s listed a s in::;uff' i c icnt d9.ta . ti~e th= obj t ook tbe s~a~e cf a bell & pro- ceeding furher the s~pe Lf a sau:er . Obj tb~l st cppeci. & h overed. Plo.no? flew in front of the obj & the saucer~ot smaller & seemed t o rutnt~ in the sa."'ne direction a s the p1s.n"! & disapp.=a:red Obj b:rigbter than the a/ c .. ;hich passed in fro t. of it. 11::> c olor, n o s ,,und. t 1:\ i. c..,,i'::~AI rN lTl li~LNr:E CL l f c.J< UNitU.J~a\f ~ ,t;~ fOP.CE lJFO Sighting Wr~I:::H r;:. '\T'IfPSu'l ,\'i? FOP. f. BAS- 'l'a c kf.!r ) 5 Jf\N 19i.l'J Suoi:~;..'jt qu~stionnaire be fo~.~ardexi tr) i t ~-'o :fille d in. reque~ tirt tha t ~Ji.UIDEH \ Cblo~e;,~, ~ySiU., D~pu;y fo~ Sciences and Co;:nponent s l l JalU3.!"J l 9u0 YJUl' le7. -.:.er c~- r t J t contoin <Juf!'ici._n~ i :..:''?:'"J-jtL.;n f :)r .,; vali d conc lusio1. The.refo::e ::ef!t..e'it y~u C(.Jil!Jlet'3 :: a tt3cn~d .Air J.'u.cc.:: Qu<:!a tL.mnatro i:1 r~.~arcl 'to tt.~ ::; l ht.::.n_., and fa::-~oTarcl - le co:;; Jlctccl !)tii:J(?r t ) ~he ..n.~<"03:?0Cc f ..!dm:.c:J.L l llig~nce Ce~ter, Yri~ht-?o~ta=1Jn ~ir ~orce Baoc, 0~ltJ f u r a n:Jlysi3 3:1:1 e ;alua ~it. ... :n. Ir:.clo::JUre ~hdus't<y, .j ti.J ~:; i.rtc.=re ly, !~a j or, USAl" P \lb lie Inf onJation Dl v .1.a i o n Of!'ice of In:fo.r:-:=ation Upp(j!' n riu q ~rig~t P~t tar~on A.F. B. D:-;yt:Jn, Ohio On S7t~ncl~.y, De<~ .. nnb~r 1 9 , I waA na.lk1..nf; i n the n ... ~r Burgoon, Ohio, with onother t; i rl. It. vtas P .?.:. , t h e s un. wu~ ~etting, :l!ld V1e to! ,lJ:H:r~.tul'e :;; 1)proxiu~. t ely fre ~z 1: .. tg. We ~aw in a. northvef' t dirrectior. "'Il'' t ~t fir .. t ~;:e ";}!OUl:_;;~t t o be s.. jot r.:akln:.; :1 vn por ti"'a :i.l . ,Je didn' t t!! ink nu ch o::: i t until ue looked o. t it a a i n . It waf1 now co:~ting ~t'~t6!i.t do.r;, fJncl t h e tr.~il \i:J.S 1.1oving with i t . As it C P.:it" down , t h e tr~.11 r-eo.r:I~d to di~o yye:.1.r r..nd tho ob,j~ct tool~ t h ., f\hapc of R. ball . An it c ru.1e still furt r:el'' d o \'rn, i t took the r1hupe of u Rauc~r. ':Phis saucel'' f'hD.ped t~1ink =-.ctually loo lc e t'l n:: if it v1ere ~ p tn'ting Hr.d 1 t did not hQve a verti~a l rotation, but uas RO~towhat tilted .A..:'ter so:-ae ti:uo, t~:tt) :--nuc'::!l' Rtoppet1 it' ? der.er: t :..t.nt:l hor~rerl in :i d air. V/e t hought at fiP!it t l a t i t coul d be a p l:~tn~ of s Oi':o :.or t, but t :1en a plane flev1 by i n f'r:'!Ht of t h e object.. 'l'he ~un :l i d not :"'hint; o n the pla n e ~o a~ t o m~ke it bright as ,.,as the! o b ject B:!.:' or~ the pl~.ne flev1 by however; the f' ~n.lcer g o t SJll[:O.ller -i wh~n the p lsne f'l c ,;r by, the !Jau c r:.!. sec.:ictl to rotate i~ the Pane direction that tho plane v:~-tg goine;, tnd t t.en disoppeared a.ltog:1ter. I C9nn.ot describ~ t h e color of t.'~1.i s ohject, e xcept t!wt i. t \'Ia!"' v ery brig::.t and we t:toug h t th~.t it mi[!;ht h\lve b n a c~m~t o r a falling o t ar. Si."1'!~ t :'le rest o f my fnHily thin:-<:~ t hnt I ur.t nuts, and I v1o~-_ ~ l ike to kn~vt \'lh:=~. t I w~ P lookinr.; a t I thcught you lfl~,::--: ::-~ ablo t o e:~platl: it t o r.t~. YourR very truly,