3. DATETIME GROUP LENGTH 0, DISIRVATIDH BRIEP SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATtOH Cali~o~nio. .. TYPE Dfl OISERVATIOH Ground-Vhuol 0 Groun4-Rodor .o: Ai,.. Vi .u.l 0 Alrlntercept RaciCif' HUMIEA Of' DIJECTS CONCLUSIONS Probo\tly Bali-n PoaaiWy Bali-n Woa Aircraft Probably Aircraft PoaaiWy Aircraft Waa Aatronomi col ICc<~ ProbaW y Aatronoml col Po aai bl y Aatronoml col lnauffi cient Data for Evaluation ( DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE ACTION : CIN-17 STAFf MESSAGE BR..A~CH UloiCU.S$1Rf& MISSAGf (~6)\pe(p f}lM I N G F/ap OOP-2~ OOP-CP-1~ SAFS-3 CZCMQB072ZCQJE863 DE RJWZSBA 3 FM 552ND AEW C WG MCCLELLLAN AFB CALIF TO RJWFALIADC ENT AFB COLO RJWZSEV28AD HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQIATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQICOFS WASH DC RJEZHQIOSAF WASH FC RJEDSQI COSM AT IC WPAFB CHI 0 RJEZBF I PROJECT SPACETRACK L G HANSCOM FLO MASS I UNCLASI 52 OIN 1661. FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN AND AFCIC181, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS, FOR COSMATICCPASS TO AFCIN-4A. MOON DUST REPORT. THE FOLLOWING MOON DUST REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2. FORMAT. ALFA: <1> LONG STREAK <2> NO DISTINCT OBJECT <3> BLUISH-GREEN CENTER QITH BRIGHT WHITE EDGES <4> ONE (5) NIA (6) NONE <7> LONG 3RIGHT STREAK, SIZE UNK <8> NONE (9) NONE. BRAVO: (1) SUDDEN"!X- TREME BRIGHTNESS WHICH ILLUMINATED COCKPIT INTERIOR <2> 60 DEG ELEV, 315 DEG AZIMUTH FROM ACFT NOSE <3> 40 DEG ELEV, 315 DEG AZIMUTH <4> STRAIGHT STEAK (5) VERY RAPID FADEOUT (6) THREE SECONDS. PAGE TWO RJ 7-.3 ( DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BR.O NCH page 2 of 2 CHARLIE: C1) AIR VISUAL <2> NONE (3) RC-1210 ETHAN 45, 1100 FT, HOG 093 TRUE, 2.30 KTS, MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF. DELTAA: <1> 260728Z C2) NIGHT. ECHO: 150 MIPES WNW OF UKIAH TACAN. FOXTROT! (1) NONE C2) JOHN P CONVEY JR, CAPT, 063 AEW&C SQ, NAVIGATOR; JOHN WHALEN, MAJ, 963 AEW&C SQ, ACFT COMDR; ROBERT BELL, CAPT, 963 AEW&C SQ, NAVIGATOR. ALL CONSIDERED RELIUBLE WITH NO ULTERIOR MOTIVE. GOF: Cl) CLEAR WITH BRIGHT MOONLIGHT <2>6000 FT: 040/10, 10000 FT: 50000FT: 300/30 C3) UNLIMITED C4) 15 PLUS C5) NONF C6) NONE 1 ( 7) NONE. HOTEL: NONE, 25TH AD DUTY OFFICER REPORTS NO ACTIVITY IN W-242 DURING TIME OF SIGHTING. INDIA: NONE. JULIET: NONE KNOWN. KILO: 2LT RICHARD A KAHANE, INTELLIGENC~ OFFICER. OBSERVER CLAIMSSSIGHTING WAS 20 TIMES BRIGHTER THAN METEORITE. POSSIBLE RE-ENTRY OF ESV. LIMA: NONE 26/1045Z SEP RJWZSBA