PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Grand 11 lpidt' Woa Balloon Probably Balloon 3. DATETtME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pouibly Balloon XO Ground-Vi auol C Graund-Rodor Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft C Air-Vi~ol C Alrlntercept Radar Possibly Ai rcroft Wos Astronomical Probably Astronomical ~li.li ta.rJ 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0, OBSERVATION HUMBER 0,. OBJECTS 9. COURSE Insufficient Data for Evaluatio n BRIE' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING2 -3 large :flash i ng COMMENTS ":/inds 0bser,ed hovering t o 0 1) .j t indic:1tes balloon observatio Li ght3 gav e appearance of conf01m t.o direction of novcnen . .,r balloon lt.unchingo a nd tir:lc not hmrcYe r then: this CUC'..! no probable b::!.ll oon s igh';ing. ATJC PORW 329 (R&V 2 a&P 12) DEPARTMENT CF THE Aln FORCE ( STAFF MESSAGE BRANCn U:-lClA>SI~IEO MfSSAC E ACTION: CIN-17 OOP-2, OOP-CP-1~ HQB7 40ZZCY JF'855 DE RJEDDU 14 F'M DAUDS DULUTH MUNI APRT MINN TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJE AH/30 AIR DlV TRUAX FIELD WISn RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJ EZHQ/C OF USAF UNCLAS DUOIN 06 HQUSAF FOR SAFS AND AF'CIN REFERENCE AFR 200- 2 THE FOLLO\~ING REPORT I S SUBt1ITTED: A Cl ) ~OT DISCERNABLE (2) NOT DISCERNABLE (4) TWO OR THREE < 5) UNKNmJN (6) TWO OR THREE LARGE FLASHING LIGHTS PAGE TWO RJEDDU 14 DEPARTMENT OF Tfif AIR FORCI: STAFF MfSSAGE cRANCi-i UNCLASSlilW /.,tSSAGE (9) OBJECT STOOD STILL FOR APPROX TEN MINUTES 8 C1) NOTICED LIGHTS IN SKY ( 2 ) 25 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON I 180 DEGREES AZ (3) 170 DEGREES AZ ( 5) SLOWLY MOVED EAST AND DESCENDED BEHIND TREES. (6) TWENTY MINUTES C C 1) VISUAL ( 2 ) SIGHTED THRU MAIN GATE AT GRAND RAPIDS AF STATION. Page 2 of 3 707 RADRON GRAND RAPIDS AFS, MINN G UNK OVERCAST AT HIBBING t1INN S E 5 KNOTS , 707 RADRON GRAND RAPIDS AFS MINN PAGE THREE RJEDDU 14 CEILING 4000 FEET VlSIBILITY 15 PLUS CLOUD COVER BROKEN NO THUNDERSTORMS DEPARlMC:f\:T OF TilE AIR. FORCl STAFF MrSSAGc oRANCi-i K CAPATIN D S NISBETT SENIOR DIRECTOR DUADS NO COMMENT H LOOKED LIKE TWO HUGE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS REVOLVING OR BLINKING SEPERATLY 30/1718Z OCT RJEDDU Page 3 of 3