PROJECT loon RECORD CARD' 2. LOCA'fiOM 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 War. Bofloor, Probe~bly Balloon DATETUd G.,_. 4.. TYPE OP OltSERVATION 0 Poui Wy Boli-n Locol 1852 0 ~4-Redor 0 Wos AJrcraft Prob.Wy AJrcrolt 0 AhVI~&~el 0 Alrlntorcopf Roclqr 0 Po ui W y Alrcroh tv' Wos A trorloml c ol M IT c-1)((_ Proba bl y Astronomlcol Poui Wy Altrono"'lcol 7. LENGTH 0, OlllaYATION NU.AIER Oft OBJECTS COURU 0 Other nsuffi cient Data for Evaluati on 10, BRII ' SUtWJAaY or SIGHTING Ob j t desc r i bed a s fir e -11. COMMENTS Descriptio n , b all entering et~osphere; b l u e , vThite with red f onn t o observation of fireball- type mete r . a nd green tail longe r than objt. Noticed 45 !io satel lite reentrie s til i s date and. pat t r n o.z; follo;;c d a r c s i mil a r to eartn curv ~"ture. doec not conforn to reentry c~se l i sted as a ctronoft ical- - p r obably ATIC POfll JB (JtsY 2t ... 12) DEPARTMENT OF THt AIR FO STAFF Mf:i SAGc 6~NCn UHCIASSIFliD MESSAGE ACTION: CIN-17 INFO : OO.P-2, DE RJWF'JP 5A FM 6 BOMBWG WALKER AFB NMEX TO RJEDSQ/AT IC WPAFB OHIO RJWFALIADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFKF/33RD AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC INFO RJWXBR/ SAC RJ\t/BKN/ 15 AF MARCH AFB CAL IF UNCLAS DCOI 17431. ACTION CAFCIN> CSAFIZ> HQ USAF; INFO: CD I> 15AF. SUBJECT <U> UFO. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: 1. FIREBALL ENTERING ATMOSPHERE. 2. SIZE OF GOLF BALL. 3. BLUE/WHITE WITH RED AND G~EEN, POSSIBLE PURPLE, AS A BURNING METAL SrJCH AS MAGNESIUM. 4. ONE. 5 .. NONE. 6. NO. 7. TAIL LONGERTHAN"'~OBJECT. 8. NONE. 9. NONE. ' ~ltfl!.J B .. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF. OBJECT: 1. BR.ILLIANCE, SPEED AND SIZE. 2o 45 DEGREES TO 50 DEGREES ELE.VATIO~C'AT~AN AZIMJTJ.t OF APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. 3. ELEVATION SAME AS B-2, AZMIUTH 110 DEGREES TO 120 DEGREES. 4. FOLLO\~ED AN ARC SIMILAR TO CURVATfJ~E OF EARTH. 5. NO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOP{"' STAFF MF.SSAGE iiR.A~Cn \.. INCOM I N G PagP, 2 o f 3 PAGE TWO RJWFJP 5A DIMMING OR EXPLOSION. DISAPPEARED AS TtJRNING OUT A LIGHT. 6o APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. 1. GROUND-VISUAL. 2. NO AIDS. 3. N/A. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 1. 0152 ZULU, 5 OCT 61. NIGtH. E. LOCATION OF' OBSERVER: TWO MILES SO liTH OF ROS~LL, NEW MEXICO OR ONE-HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ROSI.I/ELL AND WALKER AF'B ON SOUTH StJNSET AVE. COORDINATES 3321N/10432W. F. I DENTIFYING INFORMATION: 1. CAPT A IN MAINTENANCE OFFICER, COMMAND PILOT- RELIABILITY IS EXCELLENT. G. \11EATHER AND WINOS: 1. CLEAR WITH EXCELLENT VIS IB IL ITY, NO MOON. 2. 'o~AL KE R AF'B, \T I NDS ALOFT. 1900 MST, 4 OCT 6 1: SURFACE -180 DEGREES AT 2 KNOTS; 6000 FEET -180 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; 10,000 FEET -100 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS; KNOTS; 30,000 FEET--290 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS; 50, 000 FEET--300 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS; 60,000 FEET--340 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. 3. CEILING--UNLIMITED. 4. VISIBILITY--15 MILES. 5. CLOJD COVER--HIGH SCATTERED, CIRUS. 6. NONE. 7. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ONE DEGREE FOR 100 MILES, ALL DIRECTIONS. H. NONE KNOlol} I o NO ACTION TAKEN. J. NONE REPORTABLE. K. THIS REPORT IS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR Fd STAFF MESSAGe oitANCn U;-iClASSlFIW ~!~USAGE PAGE THREE RJWFJP 5A BEING SUBMITTED BY THE PREPARING OFFICER FOR TNO REASONS~ ( J ) THE OBSERVER, HAS SEEN PREVIOUS METEORITE ACTIVITY (SHOOTING STARS>. ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT, THIS OBSERVATION DOES NOT FALL IN THE NATURAL ASTRONOMICAL BODIES CATEGORY. (2) LOCAL ROSWELL NEWS BROADCASTS <RADIO> OF 4 OCT 61 HAVE SPECULATED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW RUSSIAN SPf\CE ATTEMPT TO PtJf MAN IN ORBIT FOR TWO WEEK PERIOD, TO BE RECOVERED ON OCTOSE~ REVOLUTION DAY. PREPARING OFFICER: CAPTAIN PAJL J. BATES, JSAF, 42167A, ASSISTANT CHIEF, ESTIMATES BRANCH, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION 6 BOMB WING. L. NONE. 05/234 lZ OCT R JWF JP