PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUIIONI 0 Woe Balloon -;:ft'&Yti:?iWi~iN'ii':':-:-:-------t-;--;;;;ftiiiftiltia;;m;!l;;o:;::n.u;'u--n a_na -1 D P roltoltly Ball .. n . 3. DATITIMI GROUP: ._ 'I OP OIIIRVATION D PoeeiWy Boll .. n Locol 2030 xa ft:~cope D Groun ... A .. er 0 Wee Alrcroft I a Proltoa.l, Aircraft ::;::1:1:=:0:2:~::::""'~=======--1-.--D AI,.VIwol D Alrlntefcolllt AM D PoeaiWy Aircraft 0 Wee AatronoMicel (~l.(.,.~ 0 Y ax ProltaW, AltfOnoMicel Xf:1 Ne Civilian 0 PaaaiW, AtonoM;cel 7. LIMOTM OP ATtaM ~ L OP OIJICTI t. COURSI D Other:---~- ------ 0 lneufllclent D.to fer Evoluotion 10. IIIIP OP S -green-11. COMMINTI SS pro orange-yellow objt with dtt.rueed ligbt arounl how to use his telescope, as elevations 1 t observed in NNE :for 3 l/2 hrs. Movement ve._..r. as are very general. First M!gni tude star slow toward NNE. Capella was in IDJE at t:lme of sighting, a a lower altitude. Taking inoo account an ~ A'I'IC POall Jft (aa II error on part of witness, coupled with appearance a.nd duration of sighting it is quite possible that witness was reporting star Capella. SMB A fZJ38 CHQB 719ZCY JC 172 DEPAR'IMI:NT OF THE All FOICI ' Sf AW M!SSAC IRANCH Sep 6l f"t1APIO MlssAae FM TECH TNG CEN CHANUTE AFB ILL TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC UNCLAS OSD 150J. ACT ION: SAFS AND AFCIN HQ USAF. FOLL01.~ING REPORT . SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE 1.4ITH AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15: A. DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT < 1 > OVAL SHAPE (2) PELLET (3) BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE.AND YELLOW <7> DIFFUSED LIGHT AROUND OBJECT DEPARlMlNT OF THE AIR FORCe( S"r AFJ MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLAV&f!ID MIISAGI PAGE THREE RJEDNU 7 (4) ~RESTRICTED C7) SAME AS ~ANDARD 14 DEGREE C WARM TROPAPAUSE 39600 J. RAWINSONDE BALLOON RELEASED AT PEORIA AIRPORT 80 MI NW SPPED OR OBJECT LINKENED TO STAR OR PLANET. PROBABLE START WAS VEGA. 11/1608Z SEP RJEDNU DEPARTMENT OF THE ldR PORCE STAFF Me55AGE BRANCH ( UNCLA!AID MIIIAGI lraiCOMING PAGE TWO RJEDNU 7 C8> NO SOUND B. D ISCR I PT ION OF COURSE Cl> ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED BY THE COLOR (2) 30 DEGREES NORTH NORTH EAST C4> 45 DEGRESS TO 50 DEGREES NORTH NORTH EAST (4) STRAIGHT LINE VERY, VERY SLOW (5) DISAPPEARED SLOWLY NORTH NORTH EAST (6) SIGHTED FOR THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION <1> GROUND VISUAL SIGHTING <2> OBSERVED WITH TURRED TELESCOPE 20X40X60 MADE IN JAPAN LENS DIAMETER 2.5 INCHES WITH TRIPOD. BINCOLUARS 7X35. 0;. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: <2> NIGHT, CLEAR E. 41 DEGREES 35 FT N/87 DEGREES 30 FT W HAMt~OND, INDIA~A LAUDE AVE, HAMMOND, IND. SUTDENT. (2) SFC CALM