PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :!eridiun-Jac !{.3 on i!i::>~i~.;ippi 0 Was Balloon Probably Boli-n DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Boli-n 0 Ground-VI suol 0 Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft r")L/ O'lhOZ ~ Air-Vi .uol 0 Al rlntercepl Radar 0 Possibly Alruaft Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomlcol X C No lIili tC.I"'J Possibly Aatronomlcol LENGTH 011 OISI!AVATIOH HUMBER Of' OBJECTS COURSE r:f. Other 0 lnauffici ent Data for Evoluatlon SUMMARY 0, SIGHTIHO Initial report not Consid~rea. t o oc satellite b.'/ received. .dditional state that pilot had pilot of e./ c . no duration given . Cas e 'F rcviou:; l y ob..>erved ~c::t: :~ t satellite and con- con ... ider ed ::;atell.:t e . !iile r e u thi::; ightnes s between 2 :L!lg .;tar. Jo:;~rvcd at in rs Dc? ... ao"C~nx'"' on h orizon . !!o duration ,;iv,...n . ATJC POJU4 ll9 (.RI&V :a 81tP U) O.EPARJM~T OF TWE AIR JOOACI! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNQASSIFIED MESSAG! ( 6 r-tay 6Jl) N CBQ/M~ N G ACTION: CIN-14 INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS- 3 ) (21) CZC HQB663 ZCVJB683 RR RJESAK RJWFLA RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJESHN 20B FM 2 BOMBWG HUNTER ArB GA TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT ArB COLO RJESAK/823AIRDIV HOMESTEAD AFB FLA RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/COFS USAF FOR OSAF <SAFIS>AND COFS <AFCIN>. UFO. THIS MSG IN THREE PARTS. 2 BOMBWG DCOI 4-0073. PART I. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED :.ROM MAJOR HARRY D. WHY, 14865A, THIS ORGANIZATION, INDICATES THAT UFO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WAS IN FACT A SATELLITE. MAJOR WHYE HAS SEEN OTHER SATELLITES IN FLIGHT. HE OBSERVED OBJECT IN QUESTION AT A?PROX 04~740Z MAY 6 1 BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND JACKSON MISSISSIPPI HIL~ ON NORMAL TRANING FLIGHT. 2. OBJECT HAD BRI GHTNESS OF BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD MAGNITUDE STAR. 3. OBJECT WAS ABOUT 32 DEGREES '\ 30VE ;{CP I: f'N 1.\ T BEAR D l G OF 000 D EGRE::S TRUE .~NO I) IS~ PPEARD fJ I uo00 TO 085 DEGREE HEADING. OEPAilTMEWT OF TWf AIR FORCe STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION , UNC.US.SiffED MESSAGI Page 2 of 2 PAGE TWO RJESHN 20B PART II: lo COPILOT LT MoJo MICHAUD WHO INITIALLY REPORTED UFO IS ON LEAVE AT PRESENT AND IS NOT EXPECTED BACK UNTIL 21-23 MAY. AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS QUESTIONED ON AZIMUTH OF OBJECT AND STATED THAT COPILOT HAD SAID THAT IT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 32 TO 33 . DEGREES IN ELEVATION AND DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON. 2 . QUERY LOCAL WEATHER STATION INDICATES THAT NO WEATHER BALLONS WERE I N AREA AT TIME OF EITHER SIGHTING. PART III: FOR ATICo PART II ANSWERS YOUR AFCIN-4E 5-1743. 06/0200Z MAY RJESHN NOTE: Reference is not identified i n SMB .