PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS r!urfree~boro Ten:1e ssee D Wo a Boll oon dXProltolaly Bolloon ~3.~D~A-::T~I~-T~I~M-::I-O~It-O~U -----------I~. T~Y~It~I!---O~JI-O~I-S-I-It-V-A~T'"""IO-M---------I D Po sal Wy Balloon ~ D''Uroun au roun vvor 0 Prolaalaly Alrcroft GMT 2~/0}JS~ D AI .. VIot 0 Al,.lnterc.,t Rodor D PoaaiWr Aircraft 5. r-rlotOf 1. D Woa Aatronolftlcot Yes . D ProttaWy Astronolftlcol b'<:-e. Civilia n D Posalttly Astronomical 7. LENGTH O ... OIIIItYATION I. NUMIIR OJI OIJICTI 9. COURSE D Other D Insufficient Date fer Ev.,lvotion n :-Iinutes One into 6 Easte :-ly D Unlanown 110. lltll' SUMMARY 0,. IICHTINO ~"'coth ob~ect, somewhat like a disc, size of a star, v~ry hright blJ~ li!~ Ve~us obs~rved approaching observer. It got bi~ger ::irld t h:ln after 5 mir;:Jtor;, Jlj.)zt dis'l!>0-3Dr~d :1nrl w3.s r~plJ.~Ad by 6 o r 7 !3'r.:tl l lieh t s lLl<e a constrtll~ti.o'1. Tr.ese +';dnr.l out 1 te1 ql): ut or.e 'l'ii:~ute. A'nC POJtM 329 (REV 26 8KP 52) 11. COMMENTS Description of s i~hting co~orms exactly to the descri.otion of a b3.lloo'!"l in f l i bht 3!1d then u~st~ng. 'l.h~ 'in clsand dir~ctt0n of flihht of th~ object ar e i rJonttcal, a s i s th3 durat i oL of t s i ghting J. HrJ the dis t ance travelled by the object prior to it's di~a?~earanco. Ca s e listn.cl as a ball con obs8r vat i on . HIADQUARTIRS AIR fiORC! lASE 139th AIR IASI CROUP ( TAC) UMITID STATIS AIR FORCE Sewort Air florce loae, TenneaMo ATTN O~t BOO auaJ.CT Unidentified Flying Object neport To Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center ~lright-Pat terson AFB, Ohio 1. In accordance ,.,ith Paragraph 15, A.ti'R 200-2, the follo~ring infor.nation is submitted. .Subparagraphs are numbered to corres:9ond \rith the related corn'tlents in the referenced rer.ulation: Description of the Object: Smooth, llkc a planet; somelzhc.t like a disc. Size of .1. s t a r in Bi~ Di p.ier constellation. Ver~' bri.tht blue star, lil~e Venu s ( 6) Like a v<.~ry brirht to account t'or a s tar. (?) No tail or trail. blue star, but too early S11ooth, not blinking iJo SOUfld. b. Description of' Course of Obj ect: (1) Obser:red this bright object in the 3ky irith naked. e;y-e. ( 2 ) Overh,Jad. (3) Over~ead to 5 degrees 3ast. (4) Observed object Hith naked eye. Sent son for he..nd telescope. Hatche d ob,iect grov1 larger as if approaching. Firs t ~npression of distance away t hat of a star in vicinity of Arcturus. Object grelr l arger and appeared to fla sh brish t e r fro;n '\rithin. Central object faded out after five minutes; replaced by seven or eibht snall li~hts lik~ a constellation of snall sta r s . These faded out in one Faded out in place. o \JeC oJ, :; oSjects, 1 ~inute. c. Hanner o f Observation: Grou.."'ld telescope, l z" in dia:neter, 15 po\ler. d. Ti::tc &id Date of Sirhting : e. Location of Observers: City o f iIurfreesboro, Tennessee. f. Identifying Information on Observer: (1) Civilian. , Age 35, :-Iurfreesboro, 7ennessee. Registered engineer. Assistant professor of electrical and e:tgineerinf: subjects at :.riddle Tennessee State College, l1urfreesboro, Tennessee. Interested in a.strono.ny five years. Considered very reliable. , g . ~leather and ~rinds: (1) Clear o.nd at dusk. (2) Surfncc: Callll.. 80,0U0 : ( Not avail!tbl o ) (3) jo ceiling . ( 5 ) :I irh thin :1cattcred. (7) Plus 18 a.t surface to 65at 53,000 feet. i . ~rone. k . Geor[;e J. !Tied, Lt Colonel, USAF, Base Di:"ector of Operations. This is believed to be natural pheno:.nene. and is reported onl y becau~e of t h e qu~lificaticns o f the observer.