PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Wot Balloon Prot,obly Balloon E at Japan 42155 l5725E 3. DATETIMI GROUP 4. TYPI! OP OISIRVATIOM D Po 1 si W y Boll oon Wot Aircraft P rol.obl y Ai rcroft Local 1955 0 Grounti-Yhuol D Groun4Rodor 0 Po ttl bl y AI rcroft 7. LENGTH OP OIIIRYATIOM 0. IRIIP OP liGHTING NUMBIR Ofl OIJICTS Circular, about 1/4-size or tull moon, boey brisht vhite, ta1 J. red. Tail appeared to be ; : pieces off b~. Was tour t s diameter of b~ in leDgth. Appeared about above horizon. Disappeared about 35-4o above horizon. Arced slightly downward from easterly direction. Disappeared into distance. D Was Astronomical Q_ Prot,aWy AstronoMical c1 Poaait,ly AatronomiccaiMeteor 0 Insufficient Date J.r Evoluotlon D Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS Althoush it is possible the obJect was a reentry of a satellite, the description, flight path and duration is erist of a meteor. Therefore this report is evaluated as possible meteor. CZCSQA413ZCQYA1~2 ZCSUB941ZC~06 ZCZCQQB4~2ZCQQB4~1 PP R'JEDSQ _.// / DE RJKDAG 191 Ff1 10 -AD IV DE F TO RJWFAL/ADC RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CEN ~ RJEZHQ/HQ USAF RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF UNCLAS FROM 1~AD DO! 5-27-5. FOR HQ USAF AFCI~ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS INFO AAC ATTN ACS/I ALCOM ATTN J-2. UFO. ITEM A~PHA Cl> CIRCULAR (2) ABOUT ONE FOURTH SIZE OF FULL MOO~. (3) BODY BRIGHT PIECES BREAKI~G OFF BODY. WAS FOUR TIMES DIAMETER OF BODY I N LENGTHSC( 8) NONE (9) NONE ITEr~ BRAVO: C 1> BRIGHT LIGHT C 2) TO t~ORTH OF OBSERVER ABOUT 50 TO 60 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. (3) TO KORTH ABOUT FROM EASTE~LY DIRECTION (5) DISAPPEARED I NTO DISTANCE ( 5) T~O TO PAGE TWO RJKDAG 191 FLIGHT 868, 19 g FEET, 080 DEGREES MAGNETIC, APP 275 KNOTS, TOKYO TO ANCHORAGE ITEM DELTA. (1) 2f/~955Z 1960. (2) NIGHT ITEM ECHO C 1> 42 DEGREES 15' NORTH 157 DEGREES 25' EAST. ITEM FOXTROT (1) KLM HOLLAND, CO-PILOT, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN. ITEM GOLF ( 1> CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. WIND FROM 290 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. ' ( NO OTHER MET CONDITIONS ASCERTAINABLE. ITEM HOTEL: NO~!E KNOW~J. ITEM INDIA: NONE ITEM JULIETTE: NO OTHER AIR TRAFFIC KNOWN TO CREW. FOUR ' SURFACE VESSELS 4" TO 5G MILES APART SEEN ON RADAR 15 t1INUTES ( AFTER SIGHTING. ITEtr1 KILO: CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISIO~, 1~TH AIR DIV. SOURCE CLAIMED HAS OT METEOR FRO~! EXPERIH:CE. Gf!.VE MAGNITUDE AS MINUS FOUR TO MINUS FIVE. ESTIMATE PROBABLY METEORITE on POSSIBLE REENTRY ESV. 28/22a7z MAY RJICDAG PP RJWFAL RJEDSQ RJEZKQ DE RJKDAG 111 FM liTH AIR DIV DEF ELMENDORF AFB TO RJViAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEZHQ/HQ USAKT RJEZHQ/SECRETARY or THE AF UNCLASSIFIFIED FROM 11 AD DOl ~142. ATTN: AFCIN ATTN SAFISI UFO CORRECTION TO MSSAG 11AD DOl 5-27-5. ITEM DELTA C1> SHOULD READ 11/lll&Z JUN RJKDAG