PROJECT 10073 RECORD C.\RD 2. lOCAl tOH ll. CONCLU.>IONS 0 Wo.., Ba ll oon 0 Probob1y Balloon Po asi bl Y Balloon 0 Wo s Ah croft 7. L&NGTH OF.O!U!RYATION 10. DRI~F SU.'-'MAJt 1 OF SlCHTIHO 0 Ground Visual 0 GTound-Rodcn 0 Probably Aircrnh 0 Po ssl bl y Ai rcroft 0 AI,. VIsual 0 Afrlntereept Rod or c; i v.i Lio.n 0 Was Astrcmomicol 0 Prohohl y Astronornlcol 0 Possibly Astronomtcot l. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COU~S! .o Other rlo:tX. 0 lnsufficlnt Data for Evqluotion 0 Unkt1own 11. COMMENT S Pictur~ ~:11L to f~Jto a~oJy~i~. re-.;u.!..~ uf iOnB ( :<.po.suro:.: o u';door.i or ir.:i~o::-~::x:po~urcs .,it n. -:he light. L'i th(!r' of v:h~c.l 40Uld ;.~rt:rludc the \ras a ~lcl.~tz::~at0 c.t. t t:MT;L t o m.is le:.J.tl -che :rue iclent i t y of t he c'i.)jcct. OfFJCfAl FJLE COPY ...._. si~ ot 2hotop-a"tha ( ~ USA (SAIOl-3c -*Jar t.:oloaD) 'a:! 'the nD ~oto- lllii.M., , tbat the ob,ject .as mal 1, at close l: .tmstber eoocl tbat the nsul.ted. fta either a owatdoar exposure or tba 11gbt; 17 came 3. !t 1a tlae op1Diaa tla't the - are a :iel1~rste att..S to pepetuate a hcaz . COORDLlATIOB: p llotdgr-s.-pmb OEPARTMEN1 oP. .~ A1R FORCE OFF\CE OF THE SECRETARY MEr..lORANDl.T~I Let us kno...r you-r conc]. J.:.:d.o~s so 1 roy l ~ j or ill.J: ;tTT)I OF : t-Il: A 0 QU AA i t::RS FOREIGN TECHt'"OLOGY D IVISION 1\ I Ft : or~c l:. .5Y'i r EMS COM MAl~ D liN I r ~-L.> ~TAT-~" A I~ F'OI'tC Rt:I>LY Tn FOREJ(.;I\1 TECrlr"IO' .OGY Olv'!SION AIR FOlio..~ ~ ;.~Y:i ff_M5 :oM.' I ND ( 3.1\FOI-3c -M:.1jo.r Colc:n.'l.n) 1. ~f!:\e 3t,to.ched }!hotogro.phs h':lve be~n e:{s.mined by th~ B-r'D photo- e.n.a.l:; .sis division lrao wer~ ttt.:.n.1:>le to idenci.fy the o:Jject pictur.:d. 2 . Je "ln.aly::;ts conclud~d, hovever, tllilt th~ obj~L:t 1i.s small, bei;"~-6 }?hvtographed at clo:; ~ renge. They :fu..T1;her conclud~cl th9.t. the pho ;ra.:phs resulted fro!:l either a long outdoo~ exposure or wcr~ in,l:;,~: exposures due to the fact that the l"ight a.p:!_)arclntly cn.rne fro~ ~sdically different angles. 3. It is the a.c.a.lyst s opinion th.qt thd J;>hotogro:phs arc a d~libar~.te at~eopt t(:2erpetuat~ a hoax. J:..e?--:7 fo'!: Science e.::.=. Comoonents 2. Envelope contalning 3 photogr!).pllc TD-J~/;;aJur I~1t!nd c.naly..;i'3 d.lvi.:;ion -who .. ,.,r3 u~bla to i ugnt:i.ty ~:1e o~jsct I>1c-~1..ll"ed. 2. Ths analysts concluded., h:>wever, tbat the cb,j~ct k ... "\!,; s.ild.ll, being pZl~ogc--a.phed at, clo.3e -r3.~e. They :ft~..-ti1.ar C.)~cl:lded tha.'; ths 1:::totographs re .. ;ulted xrom eith~r a loX18 o'.ltdoor eAp03 lre or e :.tn~l.;:,o:-expo".,ure.;J due tQ th~ fact that tha light appa.r~ntly ca;ae fl'(.~"ll radically different angles. 3. It is th~ .:l.ri\lys t s O.flinion a mpt to pe etuate ~ h~. ~e~uty ~or Science J.::.d cc.cxponent 3 e:~:..~ d ila ~l~ cons.,q,.leni;J..y :r.icn:t .