1. DATITIMI Locel 2245 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Springfield, lBssachusetts ._ TYIII OP OIIIRVATIOM ~,.un4-Yiauel D GreuMR .. ., 12. CONCLUIIONI a Prolto .. lr Bolloon PooaiWr Boll .. n a Woe Alrcroft a Pro .. oW r Aircraft D P a al W r Ahcrft a Wo1 Atronolftlcol JISNe Civilian D Plltlr Aetronondcel D lneufflclont D ,., EvluetiM D Unlcnewn 10. llllfl OP IIOHTINO . o s ..... halt dollar. Very bright. Straight flight pat with frequent stops or deceleaations 11. COMMINTI O!,jt ot s 1ng was pro bly Echo I. Positiond, direction, and des- cription of obJt all tend to substantiat conclusion. Echo I made a NW-Se pass in NE quadrant as viewed fm Springfield, l-B s. Witness probably were impressed that was stopping and starting due to the incclns~ sistamcy of l~t fm satellite, which is due to tumbling and its not probable irregular shape. ZCZCXS Q~( 13..SZCAAd.35 3 ?P RJEDSQ // ZNR ZOV RJEDAA 2CAAdo112CJYr~j~ 2~JR ZOV RJ22S U CZCSU84o3ZCAJ~377 PP RJEZSN RJXHQ RJEDSQ RJWFAL n:: RJXDH 1.:i2 70 RJ WFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO JZZSN/2 SA I RD IV HA CO CK F LD ~-JY {JSDAA/ ATIC ,J?.AF a OHIO /. . JEZTHQ/COF S USAEZHQ/OSAF vJASH DC UNCLAS 99D~OI 9 77Z. FOR AFCir~ AND FOR SAFIS. (~FERENCE AF~ 2~J -2, PArtA 1". C 1) ROU D. C2) DESC~IdED dY FOUR PEOPL~ AS SIZ~ OF ONE HALF DOLLAR, a Y F IFTH ASSl/4 TO 1/2 S IZE OF FULL MOON. G:<O:J TAIL .vHZi~ ACCZL~RATING. (8) T':IO Ort!GINAL OciSERVErtS: JET SOUi~D AT FIRSf, THEN SIL~NCE, OTHErt THREE: NO SOUND. (9) F~!UR PEOPL~: VERY Q~IGHT, 0 PERSON CSAilE: AS DESCRidED IT AS S I LVZaY Y::LL0 .~) : NO VERY .drtlGHT, SEEr12D TO SHii~i dY aEFLECTED LIGHf. J . Cl) FIRST o~sERVED uY TWO C~iiLDR2N AGES 1~ AND 13, WHO RE ,.JATCHING FOR ti~TEOrtlTES THESt: CALLSD ATTt:NTIOi\ OF OT HC:RS TO PHENOt'l?.:NON C 2) GEN2RAL AGREEP'iENT A1IOUL'JG OdSERVERS THAT 03JZCT FOLLO':JZD G!:~J- EaAL TRAJECTORY AS FOLLO~S: 3Z DEG DLEVATION AT J~Z D~G -32~ D2G A TO 45 DE:G ZLEVATION AT ::; DEG AZiiJUTi-! TO 7-_ DEG ELEVl\TION - - ci0 DEG AZir1UTH TO 3J-g5 DEG ELEVATION AT 9l DEG AZI~1UTH. (3) DISAPPSA~ANCE VARIZD ~ITh o~sERVER: SO~ E LIST IT IN SIZE. 80 DEGREE ELEVATION AiJD 112 DZGREE AZI~UTH. C 4) :!OST AGREE Ti1AT F LIGi1T PATH :JAS STriAIG;-{T _..JITh FitZQU.::NT STOPS z:NITH Ai\D i~OVSD dAC!< Ar~D FORT OVERH2AD FOR 1 l/2 :-;INUTLS ?rtlOR TC '1CLI::d" A:~D DISi\PPAitAi~C~. Oi~Z OJSERV.::::R THAT AVERAG2 PATli :JAS ST~AIG~T QUT THAT ( S) TlJO Od SERVERS r .v:::NTY 1l I N UTZS , OI~E OJSZ~VER, 1.5 ; I NUT2S, :JO OdSERVErtS, 2 -.5 11Ii~UTZS C. (12 GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONt:. I (22 NIGHT. E. ALL 03S~rtVERS A , SPRINGFIELD, ASS. APPROX- I~1ATE:JY 42 DZG ~ 1 !liNUTES :J 7 2 D.C:GB~2 .31 ![lUTES N. AGZ AErJ OF AGZ 12 , OF STUDE~T. ~1RS HO USEf;I!F AND r1R FIRST FOUR ADDRESSES ALL SPRINGFIE LD, tlASS. G. C1> CA'JU PAGE FOUR ~JZ2~DH 1S2 C.S> NONE. H INVERSIO. AT S-3,00; FEZT -METEOR SHOWERS. K. TSGT :;ELVI~ LIE:dZrtj:1Ai~ , COIC, COr1JAT INTLLIG.::U9C: drtANCd, , .. INTELLIG!:~lCE DIVISION 9:1TH d0i1d tJG .(fi), WZSTOVER A-;o, iiASS. A L L F IV E IN D IV I J UA LS I NT E RV I!: :JED A R::: C 0 NV I 1~C ED THAT T H!!: Y 3 A !1 ' SO~iiTHii,JG EXTRAORDINARY. ALL ARE FAL:ILIAR :JITH THE APPEARANCE: OF AIRCl<AFT, DAY AND NIGHT DUZ TO PROXI::IrY' OF ~l~STOV!:R''AFd . o2LIEVE SIGHTING T;JAS E:CHO I. S[1ITHS0L~IAN OdSERVATCRY AT CA11- 3RIDGE, 11ASS CONFIR~lS PASSAGE OF ZCHO I VISI3LE FR0;1 SPRINGFIELD IN NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF Sl<Y, REACHED ZENITH OF 79 DEG AT 1Z5S LOCAL CJ255Z> TRAVELING NORTH~EST TO SOUTHEAST.