PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 2 l.Br 61 Great Falls, Montana o Probably Balloon Po ssi bl Y Boll oon 1735 0 Wos Aircraft .Local ct Ground-Visual C Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft GMT 030135Z 0 Ai,.. Vi .ual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft 7. LENGTH OF .OBSERVATION Military apd Ciyilian ~ Probably Aatronomicol 0 Possibly Astronomical I. NUMBER 011 OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data f.r Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS Description is characteristic c f meteor, and "burst" indicates a bQlide. Objt apparent~ observed over a ~de 10. BRIEII SUMMARY O,. SIGHTING Between head of pin and pea, initial burst was green; trail white. Ojt not sigh~d only burst, although trail stopped for a second and then resumed. Dis- appeared behind cloud bank. Initial burst & fall lasted aprox 5-10 sec, although streams were visible for at least 10 min. Appeared Bisappeared 10-15. area indicating it was at a high altituce. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) C!PARTM!NT OP M ArR FORa STAFF MESSAGE DIVISIO"' ACTION: CIN-14 INFO : SAFS-3, OOP-2~ OOP-CP-1 PP RJE:ZHQ DE RJWZGU lA FM 29 AIR DIVISION SAGE ADC MALMSTROM AFB MONT TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/ HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25 D C INFO RJWZBH/25 ADIV SAGE ADC MCCHORD AFB WASHINGTON UNCLAS 290IN 024.26 FOR ADOIN AT ADC, AFCIN AT.HQ USAF AND SAFIS AT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. A. Cl> NEG C2> BETWEEN HEAD OF PIN AND PEA. CJ) INITIAL BURST WAS GREENo THE TRAIL WAS WHITE. (7) OBJECT NOT SIGHTED, ONLY BURST. THE TRAIL SIZE APPROXIMATED C ONTRAL SIZE. 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE D!PARTM!Nr OP M AJW FORC! 4iTAFF MESSAGE DIVISIO._, Page 3 ot 4 <3> GFA C0156Z> 6000 SCTD 8000 SCTD HI THIN BKN (4) VSBY 15 PLUS. <5> ISOLATED THUNDER STORMS ON WEST SIDE OF DIVIDE, NONE OBSERVED <1> LOW TROPAUSE AT 25,000: -35 DEG C. J~ NOT AVAILABLE. K. SENIOR CONTROLLER, 29TH AIR DIVISION. THIS REPORT IS TIED IN WITH AT LEAST THREE OHER VISUAL SIGHTINGS~ C!PART'M!NT OF nt! AIR FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISIO~' Page 2 or 4 PAGE TWO RJWZGU lA (9) THE WHITE TRAIL FELL STRAIGHT DOWN FROM THE BURST, ACTHOUGH THE TRAIL STOPPED FOR A SECOND AND THEN RESUMED. WITNESS SAYS IT LOOKED LIKE A "GO/NO GO" FLARE. BUT DIDN'T FLARE. B. Cl> SITTING IN CAR, OBSERVING SUMSET. C2> 30-40 DEGREES. (3) 10-15 DEGREES C4>STRAIGHT DOWN <OBJECT SIGHTED TO THE WEST>. (5) BEHIND CLOUD BANK <6> THE INITIAL BURST AND FALL LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS, ALTHOUGH THE STREAMS WERE VISIBLE FOR A GOOD LENGTH OF TIME, AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. Co Cl) GROUND-VISUAL GREAT FALL, MONT. 111 10W 47 30N , .GREAT FALLS, MONT, HOUSEWIFE, EXCELLENTo C2> AUSTIN O. FERNOW, 1/LT, 4642ND SUPPORT SQ., MALMSTROM AFB, MONT, PAGE FOUR RJWZGU lA C!PARTM!Nf OP TH! AIR FOR(! STAFP MESSAGE DIVISIOt-' UNa..lllAID IMSSAGI Page 4 or 4 ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST ACCURATE OF ANY HEARD. THE 25TH ADIV SAGE ADC IS SENDING MESSAGES CONCERNING THOSE REPORTS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS WOULD INDICATE EITHER THE REENRTY OF A SPACE VEHICLE OR A METEOR. HOWEVER, THE FACTS THAT THE WEATHERMAN ADVISES THAT THERE WERE NO CONTRAIL LEVELS, THE REPORTED INITIAL BURST AND ESPECIALLY THE DEFINATE INTERUPTION OF THE WHITE STREAM, WOULD SEEM TO POINT TO A SPACE VEHICLE. OTHER REPORTS CORRELATED WITH THIS ONE BY TIME AND, TO SOME EXTENT BU TEXT , SEEM TO PLACE THE FALL SOMEWHERE NEAR KELLOG, IDAHO 03/0500Z MAR RJWZGU