PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION COHCLUStONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probablr Balloon 0 Possiblr Balloon 22 Cec 60 Bentw~ters, Engl~d 3. DATETIM! GROU~ 4. TYPE OF OBS!RVATION Was Aircraft Probably Airerah Possibly Aircraft Local 15.''11 tl Grouttd-Vhual 0 GraundRodar 0 Wa Astronomi col D Y C1 Probably A stronomical P~tc J:J No .r.-tl.litary 0 Poasiblr Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0' OlllltVATIOM I. HUMIER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURS! 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 3 s e c one o Unlcnown ~;.f)tU.'"ld., :3lze ':~ :b..a.li' dollar, -, glr; gre n in ~h.je\:t O.J.Ipea~ :d to h~vc rota.&; 1::..:; n ot ion . Dis - ~r.:p~ared bchi~d cloud deck . :--~pnrt~-l m~teor I 1. COMMENTS Titere ~. t"E: no sa';clliteo re~nteri"..Q at this tine. De~crintion onl ~uration ace charc.ct.cr:i.'..it i c of ::! r:1e:~or. ZCZCSQPJ18CZCSQC1292CJY061 PP RJEDS DE RJDL!IDA 23 P R 23l43 ;;Z ZEX ~1 81ST TFW RAF BENTYATERS E~JG TO RJ~TFAL/E~JT AFB COL R.J::D.s :1/ ATIC ~;;tiGHT PA TTERSOtJ A FB OH I 0 RJLH'1/;{~ USAF ~1ASHI~JGTON DC RJEZHU/::ZCR;::TARY OF THE AIR FORCE tJI\SHINGTON DC I NFO RJFP3W/IUSAFE LI~DSEY AS GER R.JD.LD~A/3Ar SORUISLIP ENG UNCLAS WOIN 12-81. ACTIOlJ: ADC; ATIC:AFCIN AND Sr\FIS USAF , I NFO: !DC, USAFE .3IDC, 3AF. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS REPORT. TillS REPORT SUBMITTED lAW <2> HALF-DOLLAR '.JTI .BHIGHT GREEN IN CENTER, YELLOHI5H GREEN AT ETR CS) APPZA~ED TO HAVE VRY THIN, STRAIGHT, DARK, APPENDAGES PAGE T'.JO RJDLHDA 2.3 :2AB3A~I:JG FHOM OBJECT .r~CCY t.:f HAVZ HELL DENI~l:~D DG:: (:)) .\?:'."d1D TO :10'JE ,\T HIGtf HAT~: OF UPZED D. 1) I:iE BJ~!G HT COLO! PAGE TWO RJDLHDA 23 AB$A~ING FROM OBJECT.MCCY ET HAVE WELL DENINED EDGE. (9) APPEARED TO MOVE AT HIGH RATE OF UPEED B. 1> THE BRIGHT COLOT. (2) 55DEGREES-SCDEGREES ELEVATION, 310 DEGREES AZI"1UTH. (3) 2SDZGREES-30DEGREES ELEVATION, 31Q DEGREES AZIMUTJI. (4) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH. ODJECT APPEARED TO HAVE ROTATING ~iQTION. (5) DISAPPEARED BEHING CLOUD DECK c. 1) GROUND-VISUAL E. 52ZSN-S1~7E 1~03'N~ OF BE~TWATERS CONTROL TO\JER. (2) ALBERT M. RIES, CAPTAI~, HQ 81ST TAC FTR WG, APO 755 ~:. Y , RELIABLE SOURCE. PAC T~REE RJDLHDA 310iC HIG!1 STRATUS NO H/\ZE. NO OB'3CURATI 01J. HIGH STRATUS. NO OBSCURATION. (3) 3~Zj' SCATTERED. (7) UNKNOWN H. ANOTHER OBSZRVER 4 MILES SSW THOUGHT HE SAW A "~JZTEORIT~ AT APPaOXIMATELY THE SAME TIME. c. NO COR~OSORATING EVIDENCE WAS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF CO~JTACTS WITa LOCAL RADAR UNITS, CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL, AND PILOTS AIR- BORNE AT THE TIM FOR SIGHTING. THE ONLY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE IS THAT INDICATED IN H ABOVE. THIS OBSERVER SAW A LIGHT (BUT NOT l!S OURCE) IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SIGHTING. THE ATTRIBUTED PAGE FOUR RJDLHDA 23 IT TO METIOTITE-TYPE PHENOMENON. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE PREPA~ING OFFICER THAT THIS IS THE MOST PROBALBLE EXPLANATION.