PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 8 4 0 Was Balloon 0 Ja.n 1 3 55N--95 OE, Kansas o Prohat.l, Bolloon Po ssi W Y Bolt oon Local-0100 -'" G -'Vi I C GroundRodor Wos Aircraft --~ rauna-sua 0 Prahobly Aircraft GMT 200700Z D Al,..vt.,of 0 Alrlntercept Rodor Possibly Aircraft 0 Y Cl Prolaably AstronoMical 7. LENGTH OPI OISIIYATION I. NUMBER OPI OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Dtlte f.r Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 11. coMMENTs ObJect probably a bolide. Description given by witness contains such key express1ons aG urn ou an 10. BRIEPI SUMMARY OPI SICHTINGRound object size of q_uarter at a11ns length. ~lhite or blue-green phanging to red Just prior to burn out. Re- sembled n large flare. Same brilliance as ~ightning. No tail, trail, exhuu3t, or sound. First observed at 90 above horizon and azimuth 250. I,ast observed o.t 10 above hori- zon and az~th 70. Flared out and disintc- ~-uted at 35 above horizon ~nd disappeared at ~0 above horizon in NE. "explode," a s well as details such as c olor, duration and brightness which fit well the text book description of these meteors. The possibility of this obJect being a "re-entry" was checked and detel'"" mined not to be any known satellite or carrier. It is concluded that this objec~ was a bolide ATIC PORM l:Z9 (RI!V 26 SI!P 52) . DEP ARTM&.rr OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGe DIVISION VNCl.AS~IIIIED MESSAG~ ACTION: CIN-14 OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 C039ZCWJB326 OIZ8illr8A114 PP RJWFALB RJWFKF-RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJEBFB 18 FM 21 AIRDIV FORBES AFB KANS TO RJWFALB/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFKF/33AIRD1V RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC RJEXHQ/OSAF WASH DC UNCLAS FROM 40DCOI 1484. SUBJECT. UFO REPORT. ACTI.ON ADC, 33AIRDIV, ATIC WRIG~T-PATTERSON, COFS CAFCIN>, OSAF Ao DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT C 1 > ROUND SHAPE <2> SIZE OF QUARTER HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) WHITE OR.BLUE-GREEN, CHANGING TO RED JUST PRIOR TO BURN C 5) N 0 FORM AT I ON . DEPARTM!NT OF Tfi! A1R FORCE ST AFr MESSAGE DIVISION CJNO.AS:SiflfO M!SSAG~ Page 3 of 4 pages PAGE TWO RJEBFB 18 . C1> 0700Z 20 JANUARY AT TIME OF SIGHTING Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVERS C1>~38 DEG 55 MIN NORTH-95 DEG 40 MIN EAST Fo_l~ENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER MILITYAR: JGD. BOURGEOIS, SSGT, 2027 AACS SQDN, TOWER OPERATOR, COMPLETELY RELIABLE. LEO HACKWORTH JUNIOR, A/2C DETACHMENT SIX, OF TWENTY SIX WEATHER SQDN, WEATHER OBSERVER, COMPLETELY RELIABLE. I G. WEATHER AND WINDS Cl) CLEAR, CALM, FULL MOON. C2> WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY: TEN KNOTS FROM 160 AT 2000 FT. FIFTEEN KNOTS FROM 290 AT 6000 FT. THIRTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 300 AT 10000 FT. FORTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 300 AT 16000 FT. FIFTY KNOTS FROM 320 AT 20000 FT. SEVENTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 300 AT 30,000 FT. SEVENTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 290 AT 50,000 FT. C3> CEILING UNLIMITED C4> VISIBILITY FIFTEEN ~ILES C5) ZERO CLOUD COVER C6> ZERO THUNDERSTORMS DEPARTMENT OF THE Am FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UN~Ifi!D MESSAG! PAGE TWO RJEBFB 18 (6) RESEMBLED A LARGE FLARE <7> NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST C8> SILENT (9 SAME BRILLIANCE AS LIGHTNING Bo DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT o <1> OBSERVER ATTENTION ATTRACTED BY BRIGHT LIGHT. <2> FIRST OBSERVED AT NINETY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND AZIMUTH TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DEGREES. C3>. LAST OBSERVED AT TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND AZIMUTH SEVENTY DEGREES. C4) MOVING TOWARD EASTo C5> FLARED OUT AND DISINTEGRATED AT THIRTY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND DISAPPEARED AT TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON IN NORTH EAST. C6> OBSERVED FOR TEN OR TWELVE SECONDS Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION. Cl> GROUNJ VISUAL OPTICAL AID. AND TIME OF SIGHTING DEPARTM&fr OF l'H! A1R FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION lJNCLAs:ilfii!D MES$AGe PAGE FOUR RJEBFB 18 Page 4 of 4 pages (7) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT -SIXTEEN AND NINA H. TEMPERATURE INVERSION AT 8000 FT. TROPOPAUSE AT 38,000 FT. I. NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION J. NO AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES Ko CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 40TH BOMB WING. AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS SEEN BY OBSERVERSo TH OBJECT WAS PROBABLY A Lo NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 31/1720Z JAN RJEBFB