PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 20 Feb 61 100 NM WNTl of Ka.lis--11. Mo . Was Balloon Probably Balloon Passi bly Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP Local-1920 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. r'HO'iOS 7. LENGTH Ofi.OBSI!RYATION D Ground-Vi auol ,m AI.-Vi ..,af Mili+Q ~:~ NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 10. IRII!fl SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING Oblong, cigar-shaped obJt, size of ~-~ to pea, green changing to idt111 orange. Broke lp before disappearance. Pussible short trail causing shape. A/ c ,~-~P -~ed obJt not moving fast enough to be Ia star. Appeared 30 above horizon. Disappear- led on horizon. Suddenly broke up, then l;u sappeared in one sec. ATIC FORM 329 (RKV 28 SEP 52) 0 GroundRodar D Airlntorcopt Rodor Was AI rcroft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical lA tiC04C- p raltoW y A stronoml col Possibly Astronomical 9. COURS! D lnsufflciOftt D t.r Eolvotion 11. COMMENTsnescription and duration is character 1st ic to type of meteor , called a bolide. Meteor was apparently in process of becoming a bolide when witnesses saw it. D!PARTM!NT 0, M AIR FORC! STAf~F MESSAGE OMSIO...., INFO : OOP-2, OOP-cP-1, SAFS-3 SMD B li?J6 . KZCHQC435ZCQJB881 w FM SPOKANE AIRDEFSEC LARSON AFB WASH TO RJWFAL/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RJWZBH/HQ 25 AIRDIV MCCHORD AFB WASH RJEDSQ/HQ ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 D C RJEZHQ/SEC OF AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH 25 D C RJWFALB/CINCNORAD NINT ENT AFB COLO UNCLAS FROM SPOIN 369 FOR. INTELLIGENCE . SUBJECT, 1. A. OBLONG-CIGAR'SHAPED. B. DIME TO PEA UFO REPORT. C. GREEN, CHANGING TO DULL ORANGE F. OBJECT BROKE UP BEFORE DISSAPPEARANCE G. POSSIBLE SHORT TRAIL CAUSING SHAPE. D!PARTM!NT OP TH! AIR FORa STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ' . UNQ AHIND Mf.SaAGI. PAGE TWO RJWZGS 7A I. AIRCRAFT REPORTED OBJECT NOT MOVING ... .-. 'FAST ENOUGH TO BE A STAR. 2 . A. FLYING TARGET FOR INTERCEPT. ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN VISUAL ON FIGHTERS B. 39 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON-AT 10 O'CLOCK c. ON HORIZON -AT 9 O'CLOCK D. STRAIGHT LINE E. SUDDENLY BROKE UP -THEN DISSAPPEARED IN ONE SECOND. F. 10 SECONDS E. A. AIRBORNE VISUAL B. NO AIDS .t 180 DEGREES SPOKANE IAPWASHINGTON 5o OBJECT APPROX 30 NM NORTH OF KALISPELL Page 2 .of 4 pages D!PAin'MENT OJ11K! Ant PORa STAFP MESSAGE DMSION Page 3 of 4 pages PAGE THREE RJWZGS 7A MONTANA ON DISAPPEARANCE ~:. OBSERVERS APP.ROX 101 NM WEST NORTHWEST : B. WILLIAMS, MAJ, 823 ACRON, COMMANDER, EXCELLENT GORDON, 1/LT, 84 FTR GP. ,PERSONNEL, EXCELLENT 7. A. 2,101 FEET ABOVE FLAT CIRRUS DECK GIVING GOOD HORIZON -EXCELLENT VISIBILITY ON TOP. C. 35 SCATTERED. 51 SCATTERED 100 BROKEN 300 BROKEN . G. 2 DEGREES PER 1010 FEET. B. MOON DUST ALERT FOR SPUTNIK OTHER WI S NONE. D!PARTM!NT 011 M. Ant PORC! STAFf MESSAGE DMSION Page 4 of 4 pages PAGE FOUR RJVZGS 7A ~ 11. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, ~PPARENT VALID S~GHTING. ~OSSIBLE SATtLLITE VEHICLE 21/854'% FEB RJWZGS