PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ( firet Ftc) 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Bolloon OATETIME CROU~ .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon X O Ground-Vhuol 0 CroundRodor 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft GMT.: I 0 Air-Vi auol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po ni bl y Ai rcroh CJX Wos Astronomical V\ 12TEd1(_ 0 Probably AstrofiC'mlcol 0 Possibly Astronomical LEHCTH OP' OISIRVATIOH HUMBER OP' OIUECTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 3luis n-wtn:cc u.asn. BRIEP' SUMMARY OP' SICHTINO COMMENTS !\..:por t turnea. ~n 1or C0rl'2l:J.tl.O s h3.pe; h:ld r~prJrt. ( Ti.r:te did n~ '"'' ~ .r.oke lik~ contrail. ob:Jerve r s :1~teor, it lo0ical to I --. l.S <\3CUlnC c vJ.luat :lon AT!C POJtM 329 (lt&V 2t a&P 12) Prt:Jt3 6~/;d~ UNCLASSIFIED rl~'JY D~Pl\RTrJ1ENT . PRECC:.:lENCC: cACTION) : REL.EAS0 BY CRAFTED BY ~XT. NO. C?22;),I IO>l~l IMNED I~l'E J READDRESSED PRIOR I!Y .. 240500Z. OCT Ft1 COMALSEAF'RON .. ~ CCGO S!VENTE:E:N TO RJKDAG/AAC ELMENDOR~ A~B l~FO RBKAC/ COMALSEAFRON INFO RBEPW/CNO RBHPA/ CI NCPA C A? DIST: CIN-14, OOP-2~ t.:.'4CLA S SAFS-3, RJ HPKM/C INCPAGAF . . . RBHPB/CIN.CPACFLI . .. -~ &\. RCW NM/CANCOMARPAC RE20RT OF BRIGHTFLASH SIGHTING BY USNS HARRIS COUNTY AT 231509Z. A. AFR 200- 2 . OPNAVINST 3820.9~ CCGD17 OPERATIONS INSTRUCTION NR 29-61, .ENCLOSURE C2). A. DESCRIPTIO~ OF OBJECT 1. NO D~TERMINABLE SHAPE, BLUISH WHITE FLASH. 3 . BLUSIH WHitE FLASH. 6 . DURATION APPROX 1 TO 1 ANJ 1/2 SEC AS TO ESTIMATION OF ~ 72 76 94 IP NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT BFR CMC ~;o~ : Reference is. not identified. CSA CIA NIC COGARD CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP l00~Z/ :;>ll Or.T UNClASSIFIED I. UNCLASSIFIED PRC0[NCS: IACTIONI RELEAS0 ElY DRAFTED B'l' EXT. tiO. LOOKOUT AND OFFICER ON WATCH. 7. APPEARED TO BE A M~T~OR TYPE tAIL OR TRAIL. SMOKE RATHER THAN FIRE MORE LIKA A CONTRAIL 8. NEG. ASSUMED AT T !ME \tJ AS A t1ETEOR AND PAID NO F'URT HER AT TENT ION 9. NEG. REPORT HERE rs DUE TO YOUR PREVlO(Js TRAFFIC -WITH CHENA~. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT 1. FLASH OF LIGHT 3. D!D HAVE SOME 'TRAVEL !N AIR BUT NONE .THAT YOO COULD. OBSERVE TN DEGRt: S . . 5 . WAS JUST A FLASH 6. A PPR OX. 1 AND 112 S~: 0:--J, f'LA SH ~ 3 SEC. ON T HZ '! YPE OF TRAIL <VAPOR TRAIL, IT LOOKED L I:<~>o Co MANNER 0:;' 'OSSERVATIO~ 1. OFFICER OF WATCH~ VISUALLY FROM BR lOGE.:. LCO:<OUT, ABLE S:::AMA SIGHTED fRC~l CO~NING TOWER. PLATFCR.'1 .. VISUAL SIGHTING AS H.~PPENED SO QU.ICK. 3 . USNS HARRIS COUNTY/tiHJN. J ATE AND TIME OF SIGHT!~G 2. OVERCAST, MOON OUT, CLEAR IN OUR AREA CNHJN> DA~K~ \,O'(T~:)L NO. CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT o;.,t. TIME GROUP . UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CACiiONI RELEASE~ SY DRAi=TED BY E. LOCATION OF OBSEP.VEn(S ) F. INFCR."lAT ION ON OBSERVeRS 48. RELIABILJTY.EXCELLENT, KA!LING ADDRESS SAME AS SHIP. r?O SAN FRANCISco (ABLE SEAMAN) 41. REL lAB IL LT Y, EXCELLENT, ADDRESS SAME AS Sn!? CCND IT IONS 1 . VESSEL IS HAVING .ME~ THAT SIGHTED OCCURANCE MAKE UP A RE?ORT Cr J.':{~T THEY SAW AN~ Ir N~SD COPY WILL BE ABLE TO GeT AT r!STSO THEIR ETA' 2 4 OCT. ~. o TO 10 MILES ; . A3~ 5/10 COVERED, CUXULUS. c~ .. -~c-1'.0. CIRCUIT NO. I?~GC: OF. . PAGES TI.ME OF RECEIPT 0,\' E TIME GROU? UNCLASSIFIED tL~ VAL rt1ESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED PRECO::OENC IACTION RELV.SEO SY DRAF'TED BY t XT. N O M . UNLESS OTHERWISE D.IRE;CTED HARRIS COUNTY .W.ILL "MAl<E .\tffi I.!TEN REPORt TO COMALSEA FR ON COI\7RO L NO. .. ; ' CIRCUIT NO. PAGE PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT -roA-TC: TIME GROUP UNCLASSIFIED