PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2 .. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS "" Was Balloon 27 F b 61 San Bernardmno, California o Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft Local-. jCJ Ground Vi suol D Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft GMT 271930Z 0 Alr-Via~crl D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft 5 . PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical DYes 0 Probably Astronomical 7. LENGTH OII.OISERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 0 Insufficient o ... for EYaluatlon 10. BRIIII SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Round, White Objt 11. COMMENTSBoth observer and reporting size of pinhead. Appeared and disappeared at officer state they believe objt was a angle above northern horizon; Movements -::meteorological balloon. There were at small nagnitude in essentially one postion. least 3 balloons latmched during morni ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SI!P 52) hours prior to sighting. One of these balloons was possibly in position re- ported for objt. DE RJW'ZNi 9D/ FM sBAMA NORTON AFB CALif TO RJVFALIADC ENT AFB COLO RJWZJBILAADS NORTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQIAIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CTR WPAFB ,~ RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AF WASHDC UNCLASISBBFT-3-5-E UFO FOR HQ USAF AFCIN FOR SEC OF THE AF SAilS (2) PINHEAD HELD AT ARM LENGTH C5> THRU (9) NON (1) NOTED WHILE WATCHING COMMERCIAL 707 BOEING C2l SIXTY DEGREE ANGLE ABOVE NORTHERN HORIZON C3 > SIXTY DEGREE ANGLE ABOVE NORTHERN HORIZON SECURITY CLA8SIF1Cf ':>N .)OINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPttC BELOW RESERVED F O R COMMUNICATION CENTER ~,iL.A ss I Fl CA.TI()N OF REFERENCE ATIC W -PAJ'.B NORTON AFB CAI.IF YOUR MSG SBBP'r-3-5-U, MD 7 MAR 61 REQ TBB WEATHER DATA, RP!F PAR 15g DID 14 SEP 59 FOR TJ;iE TIME OF SIGHTING BE F.t#D TO ATIC . -IN ADDITION, REQ A CHECK BE MADE TO D&rERMINE IF A BALLOON. WAS lAUNCHED JUST PRIOR ro THE: TIME OF SIGHTING. IF 50 INCLUDE ATJ, PERI:INEm' DATA REGARDING THE LAUNCHING. MONTH YeA R Cvlonel, USA.J UNCLASSIFIE:D Deputy for Science and Components RII,.LACES DD P'ORM 173, I OCT -48. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED 4) MOVEMENTS OF SMALL MAGNITUDE IN ESSENTIALLY ONE POSITION 5> OBSERVERS STOPPED WATCHING OBJECT ~) APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES 1> GROUND VISUAL 3> NOT APPLICABLE AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF I 1) CIVILIAN 2 > CIVILIA SAN BERNARDINO CALIF SAN BERNARDINO CALIF CLEAR AND VISIBILITY GOOD i COMMA I COMMA J NONE , JOHN R FINN MAJOR USAF PD OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE COMMON METRO BALLOON BY OBSERVERS AND INVESTIGATING OFFICER. ~7/22472 MAR RJWZNF AlnM!Nr OP M AIR STAff MESSAGE DIVISION OOP~CPl~ OOP-2~ SAPS-3 (21) ZCZCHQB370ZCQJB170 PP RJWZJB RJEZHQ RJEDSQ RJWFAL DE RJWZNF 39E FM SBAMA NORTON AFB CALIF TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFBCOLO RJWZJBILAADS NORTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQ/AIR tECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHDC UNCLASISBBFT-310-E UFO FOR SAFIS. REF TWX SBBFT-35-E AND MSG AFCIN-4E2X 3-1195o TO MSG SBBFT-35-E ADD FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH G/1/ /A/!NORTON AFBo NO WEATHER BALLOONS LAUNCHED DURING PERIOD APPLICABLE I /B/ GEORGE AFBo PIBAL RELEASED FROM CUDDYBACK GUNNERY RANGE 27 FEB 226 8330 03J27 23527o RUN TERMINATED AT 22000 MSL /MAX ALTITUDE REQUIRED/ o i:J!PAI'm~ f:. AIR POICI STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ., UP-I aliSUGI PAGE TWO RJWZNF 39E IC/ EDWARDS AFB CALIFo RAWINSONDE BALLONS RELEASED AT 1305Z AND 80000 276/08. BALLONS RAISE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FPM /D/!OXNARD AFB CALIF. NEGATIVE RELEASES FROM OXNARD AFB SAN NICOLAS ISLAND AND POINT MUGU NAS. POINT ARGUELLO RELEASED RAWINSONDE 27 FEB 1800Z WHICH REACHED 32000 METERS REPEAT METERS. WINDS ALOFT lEI PALMDALE USWB QUERIED ON RELEASE. NO REPLY. ALSO INFORMED SANDBERG RELEASED PIBAL BUT NO INFO OBTAINABLE. REFERENCE - PARA K BASIC MSG: OBJECT STILL BELIEVED TO BE BALLOON. SUGGEST CASE BE CONSIDERED CLOSED. 2212030Z MAR RJWZNF