PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 18JUN ll257E 0 Woa Bolloon 0 Probobly Boli-n 3. DATETIME GROU~ TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pout Wy Boli-n 0 Gntllfttf. Ytauol 0 Groun4t-Aoctot Woa Aircroh P robobl y Ai rcyoft Yii Air-Intercept Ao4tCH 0 PouiWy Alrcnft 0 AI,. VI wol s. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Astronomlcol 0 ProboWy Astronomlcol 0 Possibly Astntnomlcol 7. LENGTH 0 .. OISUVATIOH HUMBER 01' OBJECTS m. Insufficient Ooto for Evoluotoon BRIE' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 11. COMMENTs he_o' -:.h e 4T1C P OlltM l29 (llt&Y 2f IU' 52) Memo (AFCIN-4E), 19 Apr 61, Request for Revie w 1st Ind (AFCIN-4Ela/Hr. Bryant/ jc/74201) AFCIN-4E (Haj Friend) ~ c 1.~ The r eport dated 14 Apr 61 from Anderson AFB has insufficient in- ~rmation upon which t o base an eva luation. For example , "Description of flight path and maneuve r s of object" i s ind i cate d as "N/A", a nd range of the target i s not given. 2. Re port dated 17 Feb 61 has been evaluate d and evaluation i ndicates that c onsidering speed of target, a reentry body (or me t eorite ) is abou t the only possibility if the target was r eal. The abnormall y l a r g e s ize of the blip is n o t consis t ent with t hat type of target, however. Anomolo us propagation o r equipment malfunction a r e othe r possibilities . Check s hould be made of cognizant agencies t o det ermine if reentry body or me teorites we r e in area. 3 . Evaluation o f re port from 864t h ACW Sq., Yuma, Ariz., dated 28 Feb 61 , indicate s chaff d r o p is most plausibl~ explanation. Check o f Ai r Force activities for possible cha f f exercise could be made. ROY L. JAMES Acdng Chief