PROJ ECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 3~.n J 1o.nJ Pu::l-tO R:~co Wo~ Balloon P,obobly Oclloon Possibly Balloon 3. OATETIME C ROUP 4 . TYPE OF OBSF.~VATION 0 Was Aircraft 0 P rob obi y Ai rcroft :0 Ground-Visua l 0 Ground-R,dar GM"P ~J)~.l :. ~ll>l Y Ai rcro ft o. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical tlti1 it:urv o.n.i. c.:. v:LJ L:tll 0 Probnbl y A stronomical 0 Po1 -:;i bl y A!:tronofT'Ii I LENGTH o;: 03SERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. GRiEF SUM.'V.~Y OF SIGHTING ">:nmi o1)jec"t) s i.ze of .Larg~ p~.-~-at arns r~.~.1{?;e; Jcf-r; contc:::.il. vh:i.c h pe:r:::;i~Jtt.!d a t nt.. of (li ;.ppear:J.nc~;: for 1 0 1:1in. Four add..ltic-.r~.!.l .r ..!port,::; of s irr.J by r,r-\.~l'n{!. D.::l air obsc:tv e r z o:: p.:rrote .. :hnic tctiv:i.t'Lt' ; . :~2.so '10;-;cribcd D.::; 'JO::>r:;iole 11. COMMENTS 0 lnsv ff i cient Onto fo r Evoluc:tion () U nknown Ev alu..J.t.c:l c.~ i,:).vy Sll f:t(!e u 1..:.t co.n- du'! t i!1g rt.i.cht j.J_.Ltu:l a:. 1:. ~011 t.J'.l. i :1 inc exe :cc :i. :.;r~ oy UHN. CZCHr-JD07lZCBJA036 Df R BEJC 34 F;J C O.YJ CAR I BS:::l\ FR ON P . R. T 0 R BEl( r. I C I ~lCL 1\ NT~ T HJEZHQ/C OFS USAF AS DC R D2PH/CNO rrl USS TRHJrJ . .; T 0 C uICAR I 3SEAFR ON OOP, OOP-CP.; IRING:\ PO.'JC2 ARBOR SIGHTED BRILLIANT F'L f\SH TRAILING S O}<E ~Gl350~ BRG 33LJ DEG EST ALT 30000 FT EST COURSE 2 7 0 DEG X f-'USSIJLE l\IP.C~.c.fT ACCIDEtiT s:10KE RE~lAINSD NO CUTES SIGHTED !IO'FB : ADVANCE COPIES DELTVEiillD TO C IN AND 00?-C? It:r. 0 HJ':!>:BR/S I~;CSAC OFFUTT AFJ3 HJ D~DH/GAF T;JZ.3TOVE:R AFB f\. DE:SCRI PTIO>J or OBJ 2:To Ct) BAL L-S11A?ED. (2) SIZE ~JAS C0~;P/\P.f'\.SL~ T O A LP.P.G:!: PEl\ }!~Ln Id TH~ Hf',!'!D AT /\R~1'S LENGTH ('3) COLO?. UA3 BRIGHT F LAi1IdG P.ED UITH Y!:LLO.JISH-O~A~!GZ TINGE (.'.t) S I :,IGLE OBJECT (5 ) r.JOT P.PPLICALBZ. (6 )--NO DISCER~:IBLE FEAT URES OR D:-:TAILS (7 ) !'JO TAIL, TRAIL OR f;cHAUSE, HO>IEV!:R OBJECT LEFT vJHf\.T HAS D:!:SCRII3ED AS c onTRA! L CO:JTRAIL t;JAS APPROXIMAT E LY TI;J!Ct THE SIZE:~ THE: OBJECT A;\JD PER3IST'r:O .A,T POinT o: !'>I:APPEARANCE 0: FU\11L!G OI3JCT I N HISPY FORN ~OR TE::~ (3) !JO SOUND CC~;~!C:CT'D ~:IT!: SIG!~TI;:c. i J I I -~I T r)\n-on1\TI0'' n nr.~c:>IPTIC' 0'JCt!T TO n- ( 3 > OPJ'ECT H/\S THO!J':;JiT TO li/\VF DI SAPf'Z.'\RFD Xf A:J E:L~:VATI 0~! OF 35 D?GREES 1\T AN AZit~UTl! OF 3-:30 DE(;RSE..;.. (ll) f L t(;HT P.'\TH !\PP!:~.RED TO BE A STRt\IGHT LI~,n:: .. ( 5 ) OD.JZCT DISAPP;::f'l.I~F.D ,.JTTH 'JlfAT AP.P[l\RED T O c: ) THIS '.JliS .e:. GROU>!D VI SUAL SICHTINGo (2) ~JO OPTICAL AIDS vrr~r:: r . L nc AT I o:! o;:- UNIT ED STAT F.S D :~PAfrni Z~!T OF I :!T ~R I OR, GEOLOGIC t\ L ?0EP.TO P.ICO, CCC UPATIO~l I S CEO LCY.; I ST, i!O C LOUDS <2 ) ~J Hl D D I R F.:CT I 0~ AI'TD VELOCITY I N JC,! OTS t S AS F OLLCNS .'\~ n2CZIVZD FR0!1 u.s. NAiJ/\L STATIO,i, St'!l\ JUA.l PU~RTO RI CO. '\LTITUD[ DIR~CTIO VELOCITY ! 1! i<NOIS (3) CEiLI NG HAS U JLV1ITED, U S THAN 1 / 10 c Ur1ULUS CLOUDS Cl;,) VIS I BILITY ~JAS 15 NIL'ES. (5 ) !\JO C LOUD C OV~R. (;:)) NO THU .. JDl::RST0!H;5 I~ ~ .~E:E/\ (7) STA~!DlU~D TEt1PER.4TU.RE GRADIEnT4 H. 1~0 U~!USUAL ACTIVITY OR CO~JDITIO~J t.rf\.S DISCOVERED THAT NIG~1T ACCOU~.rr FORTH':: ...>I~HTI~G. r. dO Ii'iTERCPTIO~l OH IDNTIFIC1\TIO~J ACTI Od viAS !-'FI\";IBL~ J l\ P./HIIt:SCDE 3ALLQ~ ~AS RELEASED FR<11 I S LA VERDE l\IRPORT 3 .J/4 11ILES, EAST FP.C;-1 LOCATION OF ODS~RVZP. /I.T 23352~ BECAUSI o;. THE ~:.~TURE' 0!-' -HE SIGHTING DO ~]Of BELIEVE THIS BALLO>J COULD ACC OU~!T YOR THE: SIGHTitJG. K PREPA~I~:G OFFICER OF THIS RZPO~T I S C/\PTAI N PP.J~ FOUR P.JEXSA 31 DON/\LD K t1A~!GELS, CHIEF C0~1BAT I NTELLIGSNCE BRANCH, \JI.!G I~lTE LLIGEf\!CE DIVISICl!J, 72~!D BOMBAHD~1~!T WI NG. PP.ELH1INARY .O.~JALYSIS 0."' T:rrs SIGHTING wC''JLJ INDICATE A POSS I BLE REENTRY OF smn: VARIF.TY CF '"~ LLI ST I C MIS 2 : LE OR EARTH SAT E:LLI T E v:::H I C LE THE 1-LO.l':N'ER I N l~! H l CH C~J :cT DIS A ?PZA;iD (SEE I TEN 13 (5 ) A B OVI) I S THE PRI t'-!ARY S O PPORT F' O:t T HI S A!!ALYS I S . ALTHOUGH THE ESTH1ATED AZI lffH ~:HE:.J FIRST S IGHTED cr.>IP,'\RZD TO .'\ZH1UTH UPO;~ DI S A PPFARA.iCE HOULD l f'!DICATE i10VEtl::::NT '!:"RC~1 F.l\ST TO u:~ST OGSERVER tJ~.J NOT POSITIVI: OF THESE l='IGUn1\S, PrtiiiARI LY c::--TJI[ ::HCRT DURATIO~! OF T HI S SIGHTI:..!G, T:JRECT!Ot! 0!-ilCVr:r;C'~JT !t 1 I.!DI Cl\T/.:D IN ITEM D ABOV;.: IS i-lOT COiJS ID!::RF:D liB.SOLUT ELY RELI/\DLt:.: J)O~!ALD K ti:'\>JGELS, CHIEF, COriBAT INTELLIG:::~rcz BRfdCH, HI :JG INTELLIGt' C~ SICETINC ~JOU1..D INDICATE A P03SI BLE REENTRY OF S0~1~ Vt\HifTY CF BALLISTIC I1I S3ILE OR EARTH S/\TELLITE VZHICLt THE 11.\?--!NER I~J CBJ /''f DISAPPEARZD (SEE ITEM B (5 ) ABOVE) IS T HE PR!rli\RY SUPPORT F O~ T;crs A~!ALYSIS. ALTHOUGH THE ESTit1.'\TED Azr1UTH l~H:~N FIRS T SIC\{T;::o EI\ST TO HEST OBSERVER WP.S NOT POSITIVE 0!=' T HESE FIGURES, PRIMARILY BECf\US E OF THZ r.:xTnEMELY SHORT THIS THt: OBJECT HAS 083'RVED B~CI\~!:;E: OF THE SHORT !.!URATION OF Tlii S SIGHTING, DIRECTIOt I~lUICt\T::D I N ITEiY! D ABOVl-:: I S :.JOT CONSID:!:RED ABSOLUTFLY n ELI/\BLS BY T~1E PREPAP.ING OFFICEH. .ACT ~ON: CI N ARMY, JC3, OSD, NSA, CIA, OOP, OOP-CP, DE Rl3E.JC 33 i;~i co:lCM~I3SEAFRON P R T 0 :SKHC/C I)JCLA:--JT FL T RJ ':.JF' AL 8/ C INC OR AD RJEZH'J/COFS USAF' \vASHJC N f\'J Y GR NC C(P.VIS EVALU.DtTION X MY 270042Z X E'VALU.4TIO~J UNJ\NO'.~(.l BURNING OBJECT X Nf-'.VY SU:ifACE UNI T CO~JDUCTHJG ~JIGHT ILLU\1H-:ATIO~ TRAINING EXERCISE FROM [VALUAT ED NI GHT ILLU1INATIO.: EXERCISE ce coples delive red t o CIN & OOP -CP OOPJ . OOP~ ... cr.J T}-1F:Y SA\'' f\ 8 I G SALL OF FIRE h' ITH fl 8IG f\4PJ AT THIPTY f'I\/f: THntlSA Jl Vt:~T PF.PO:)'Jt:f' t\IH LI~n:_: PILOT AD? D AT ?.3 .)5 1.'HILE I.l rf\tl. 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