OATETIME CROU~ Locel-"r'II,.S L!NGTH Ofl OISUYATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CON.:LUSIOHS 0 Wos Balloon .:h~rl,..,tcn, 0 Probably Boli-n TYPE OF OISERVATIOH a Possibly Boli-n tl Gn.und-VlauoJ 0 Gro.,ndRodor Wos Aircraft Probably Aircraft AJ,.VIa~ol 0 Air- Intercept Rodor Posalbl y Air croft Wa a Astn.nomi col Probably Aatntnomlcol Poaalbly Astn.nomlcol .. HUMIU Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURS! 0 Insufficient Dtrto for Evoluotion 10. lltl!fl SUMMA'ty 0' SIGHTIHOCircular si~e of di.I:le, .., ta.r 1 ike, white, pulsating fo~1nrd motion . balloon launched b y weather bureau wa~ Sligh: t..rz-a.tic luteral cotion. FaJ.ed cut objt 5een by witne~s. that balloon rci:Uined .:.n gen eral area l~un:heci for :.;cne t i.r:le, ana pllicating motion reported coulJ c~ujed by v~-jing wind velocitic~. ATIC POJUf ll9 CJtV 2e laP 12) C ZC SO A3iJ~ ZCV YC2 4 7 C E P.J ESKBP 2 7f'l 73 3 AC\~ SQ GUTHRIE AFS W VA ---- TO P.JHF AL/ AIR DEFENSE COMf1A~D E~JT AFB COLORADO RJESKB/32 ADIV DOBBINS AFB CA RJEDSQ!'.rJRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ~JEZHQ/HQ US/\F WASH 2 5 D C ~J:zHa/:!:C:1:TART OF TH::: AIR FORCS HASH 2 5 D C fElE?MOMEDJ. "' TO ~ .J-( jl.J I j vl TIFIZD FLYING OOJ!:CT <UFO>. IN ACCC~DA~ICZ HITH AFR 2 -2' i)TD 1!, SIP 59' TH!: FOLLO~H~G REPOrtT IS SUet~ITTED: 1\. DZSCP.IPTIO~! OF TH OBJ'SCT: C H~CUL.~R CSTARLil:Z> PULSATI~IG C9> SLIGHT ERRATIC LAR[RAL MOTION B. DE~CRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJ ECT: < l ) RELATIVE BRIGHTNESS AND t10TION (2) HIGH <AU'.OST OVERHEAD> Ii~ THE WEST C 3) CLOSE TO THE HOI\::;: zet~ I N THZ EAST C4) GENERALLY STRAIGHT t!EST-EAST t10VEr1ENT C5) FADE-OUT IN THE EAST (6) FIVE -TEN MINUTES MANNER OF OBS~RVATIO~: C ROUND -v I.:;UAL TI rlE :'\ND DAT E OF SICHTIN: . LOCATION OF OBSEP.VER: EAST CHARLESTOW H.vA.' i-JEAR t'ZST VIRGINIA STAT CAPITOL' 33 iJEGREES 20 tHNUTES NORTH' S 1 DECRSES 40 rnr:un::s ~!ST. PM; S Tt:O RJZS'<BP 2 C'L'\~LE~TO J ' ~1. VA.' SALE:S :~;crr:::i:~' R!:LIA8ILITY: GOOD <2> R!::PORT FROr~ t;~ ~:X BUREAU OFFICE: AT KM!A~!HA COIJ:-;';y AIRPORT ON WINDS: SURfACE ~I~JDS AT 140~582 -270 DECREES' 3 l{f~OTS ~! H!DS ALOFT AT 13232 52 -6.0~!J ' 0 5~ DEGREES 2 KNOTS 32D AD<S> t~EA WINDS ALOFT FORECAST VALID FROM DZGREES 20 120 -330 DEGREES 20 KNOTS -330 DEGREES 3022~ -33Q DEGREES 7~ K~IOTS 50~:33 -3.3~ DEGREES 30 YiJOTS E~32~ -NOT AVAILABLE ( 3) CLEAR' CEILH:C Ui!LH~ITED PAGE FOUR P.JESKBP 2 <4> TEiJ t~!!..ES <7> TEMPERATU~E' 5$ DEGR:Es' DZW POitJT' 55 DEGRZ~S J . !\ l.JJ GRAii ~r:AfHEP. BALLOON '.~A~ !..AUNCHED l\f i\MlAtt/H/\ COUNTY f\.I~?O~T BY THE U3 \~El\THER !3UREAU AT 1825 :,;~T:::P.N STAiWARD TI;r::: AiJ OBSP.VR' LOC/\TED .t\PPROXH1ATZLY FOUH MILES SOUTH OF KMiA'JHA CO!.!!:TY AIRP0!1T ' :>IC!{TED A~! OBJE~T P.T 1 4 01452' HIG:{ ov::RHt:t~D tlOVI:!G It! Ml EASTSRLY DIRZCTION. AT 1323252 ' THE US t:X BU?.AlJ LAJt!CHZD A 10~ GRAi! ~-!SATHER BALLOON FROM KAt~A\1HA COUtlTY AIRPORT . THZ !\L LOO;! '.1 AS UNDER 03SE~V ATI ON FOR TWEtlTY- SE'JrJ l1U!UTES DUR Ii:G '.7H ICH THE ' DUS TO RE:LATIVEL Y L0':1 WINDS ALOFT ' IT R2\lAit:ZD OVERH"ZAD I t! THE IMMD lATE CHARLSSTON VICINITY FOR QUITE SotIE Tir1E . IT i!EACHD .'\ t~AXIMur~ ALTITUDE OF 25~00 FT. WINDS ALOFT FORECASTS FROM 32NRCC l:!E.I\ HOULD I NDICATE THE BALLOON ON A SOUTH-EJ\ST"CRLY COURSE. T:{E AL TITUDZ AND OVERH:t:AD POSITION OF THE BALLOON UOULD MAKZ IT HARD Pi\G FIVE ~J ESKBP 2 FOR THE ODSE:RV ER TO DETEP.~I NE ITS fiCTUAL COURSE DUZ TO T:1E RE PO~T:::D DSSCRIPT!OtJ AND .JX B\JrtZAU I :FO!H1AT!Oil I A Ut1E T!Lfl.T US.\ TH?. ;3 \L:..OON :; AS A POSSI ~LS CAUSE FOF. THE SIGHT It~G. 15/l S~oZ t1AY RJE3 'i3P