PROJECT T0073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Waa Balloon Moron AB, SpaiD o Pralaalaly Ballaan 7. LENGTH 0, OISERVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF liGHTING XI Ground-Vlaual D Air-Vi auol 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ~ott~ l ohject tear 1rop :;h~Fei, size of nickle at ~lrt:. 1-:?ngth, i c e b lue ~ail 7-8 times size of c~j "',. Intens e li~'l~ . .-~:.ch :it up surrounding ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 IEP 12) D Ground-Radar 0 Woa Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Pralaalaly Aircraft 0 Poaalbl y Aircraft Possibility of Was Astronomical Probably Astronomicall.feteor Poasibly Astronomical lnsufficient Data for Evaluation ::l'!.te llite decay INF'.\ '.Afl:)N CN CBS!J~V~R~I ~OIJ11C~: A I~ ~IARRE'NT OF!'Jt .. ~ PAtiL n, 2-2, DETACHM~NT 14 2l~T 'F .. A'fHi. R SO, FOP,:CAt-1 2~, C'OMPL~TrLY Df..f;~:\:.:=.: FOHC~ 'NHICH AS ON DUTY AT THF T1'1E. T~1~:v \CNri~1 CF ?AC THREE RJ 7XHM 2 VARIOUS ENLI~TEC RANKS AND AS A GROUP ARE CONSIDfPED TO 9[ RELIABLE. G. ~z~r~ER ANr WINDs: 1. CLEAR SKY AND GOOD VISIBil.ITY. 2. WI~D~ BA~S REPORTEr C~ZERVI\G NO ACTJ'JlfY 03J~Cf LOOKE~ Al~t 3~HA~EL LI~E A PI.~C( OF SPACE HARDWARf :r~:-:NT.:.P.ING T:-n: AT~C~?H::RE THAN A ~1ET!:OR OR M;:T~ORITr.. HE BA~ED TH .~:; ON ~IS RAD I -~GS CF THE EFFECTS 0~ R NTRY BOD I ~ RAT!1F.R TrfA N A~Y PHVIOUS OBSERVATIONS. BRCM THE COM~F.NT OF TH:~ OBs~RV~R~ IT A?P~:ARS T~Af THt. CB~l~CT WAS A LARGE METEOR OR A SPACE VFHirL~ OP. ?OCKEf T.~C[ RiE~T:~Rl~C T:U: AT~O~PHF.f<t::". DUF TO THF: R-;-L~TIV~LY SLC'.': S PSf..D Cr T:-H: OBJECT PLU~ THF. I 'JT!.~N~ ~ L It;HT GI'J~N OFF' IT A~?~.\ ~OR~ LIK~LY T~Ar IT WAS A SPACf V[H!CLE OF SOMF ~oRT ?:rt~ICAL ZVICF~Cf EYI::T~. . ... ,:. DE RJ F7(!1M 2 CORRC'T~C CCPY: . OBJ,.~rr. 1, RQiNV CR T ARDROP SHAPED, 2. SOURC A ~:po~r D I'r TO 3F. nn. ~I'l.E or A Nlr.KLF: HET..D AT ARf\ LF.NGT:-1 ~OURr:-B G~NtHALt.V 1 ND I C AT::: D A LA R G i R S I l ~: S U C H AS A HAL F' 0 R ~ I LV r:-R r 0 l LA~ H r: L D AT OR fA I:. APPEARED TO s;: 7 OR i TIMES THE LENGTH OF T:~r OB.JL.CT 3, NO S OUNL, ~. l'f CAME OFF' AN INTENSE LIGHT WHICH rL~ ARL Y L 1 'f. TiiE SURROUNt,ING COUNT~YSID. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURC:E OF OBJErT: 1. THE SUDDEN A~PCARANCE Of THl INT!:NSE LIGHT, 2. SOURC ~ A t~AS FAG,:_: T J/0 RJ FY HM 2 .JA~ l!N~!'R _:-Qt", TrE ' r~vAcr FELT T.HAT IT .~AS GE~!~YALLV NORTn TO Tiii-: C~.J::cr IT:1ER LI~A??ARD 0\JER THE HO?.l'ZON OR FAC;:D OUT AS IT A?PHCtiC:~:D T~1 HORIZON. SCURCE B ALL CLAIMED IT BlJPNT, FAD'-:D OR P:T~P.O:: omT ?HIOR TO PA~SING OVE.R fHE HORIZON. 6. ALL AGR'::t:D TiiAf 1'~E OBJECT REMAINED I~ ~IGHT FUN 4 TO 5 sErOND~. c. MANN~P Or CB!:~HV.~ flCN: 1. GROUNDGAV lSUAL. 2. NO OPTICAL AIO~ 3 . N/A. r. Tit1~ ANt DAT~ OF ~IGHTING: 1. ~1/0~1~2. 2. NIGHT. 3. LOCATION ALCALA I:S r;.~J\f.AIRA 'IIHir:H IS APP!.<OYii"1Af~LY 11 MILF.~ :-ss UF SF\iiLLA Request. tbe attac4ad TJFO l"eport be checked to detertd.ne tlle poaaibility ot " a.~telllte or carrier being reaponaible for the aightinga i~ICHA.:.ul a. SIIOOP Colonel, USAF AFCI;i 'F2 In 1186 5 Jul. ill, Cit.e BB~!O 7-5