PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS f.~ c. t Ftc) 0 Wo s Balloo n 0 Probab l y Balloon 3. DATETIM! GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pouibly 8 olloon 0 GrounciRodor 0 Woa Air craft '0' Groun~ Vi suol Probably Aircroft 0 Ai,.. Vituol Air-Intercept Roclo r Po ni bl y Ai rcroft s. 0 Wos A stronomi ' ol 0 P rollobl y Astronomical 0 Po ui bl y Astronomi col 7. L EH<int 01' OBSERVATION HUMB ER OF O BJECTS COURSE O t er 0 In suffi cient Ooto fo r Evaluation BRIEl' SUWtlARY 01' SIGHTIHGRotmd 11. COMMENTS to Venn.:;. e.nd apparant also ccnfo!T.lS to 1\ot verified no.o~cver o.;! ,t uncrt. ATtC PO,UIII )l9 (R&Y 26 S&P 52) r!,~\ 'JA~L ~,ESSAE ,.A~E:IE~C ACTt~l'lo'. Jl RELEASED BY PR I03 IIY PR !OR ITY vo ! I EH f'>O . F-1 USS DURA NT AF DIST: CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1> TO HICKMAN AFB HAW CINCPACFLT COMALSEAFRON INrO COMDESFLOT FIVE _COMCORTRON FIVE t. ONE ROUND OBJECT. COLOR, SIZE AND MAGNITUDE THAT OF VENUS. r\o OTHER DISCRENIBLE ON UNUSUAL FEATURES. 2. SIGHTED WHILE SHOOTING MORNING STARS. INITIAL SIGHTING B?.G 295 ELEV 62-43. 0 DISAPPEARED BRG 05 0 ELEV 32-07. 0 CUS A PPR OX 070 LOST IN SUNLIGHT. OBSERVED FOR 7 MIN. 3. 03SERVED WITH NAKED EYE, 7X50 BINOCULARS AND SEXTANT. 4. SIGY.TED AT DAWN AT 201825Z. 5. POSIT AT SIGHTING 40-07.5N , 173-05W . lCDR; NAVY, CO., HIGHLY REL'IABLE COGAR D. o FLAG PLOT BfR.. . . . p,:...,:) TIME OF RECEI?t 0.1. TE TI\4E GRQ:.JO UNCLASSIFIED N.1 VAL ~1ESSAGE UNCLASSlFJED P~i!:CE:ONCE IACTION REL~ASEO BY OR.\FTED BY -,LTJG, NAVY, NAVIGA!O?., HIGHLY REL IABLE. NAVY, ASST. NAV., HIGHLY RELIABLE 7. HEAVY SEAS, \1/INDS FM 230 AT 36 KTS, RFSULTI~G fP.m1 PASSING 5r0RM. WEATHER IN GENERAL FAIR. CEILING UNLIMITE:D, VISI3ILITY 10 MILES. NO CLOUD COVE?. 8. NO UNUSUAL ft'IETJOROLOGICAL OP. ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY ~OTED~ -NO INTERECE?T ION OR !DENT IFICAT ION ACT ION TAKEN. ~.EWB~.P.O~PAC \'\IJ ACF'T. BRG 117 P.NG. 45 MI. FM DURANT AT Tit":: Or SIGHTI~lG. NO ATTEMPT AT ANALYSIS MADE. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENC~ EYISTA~. CO/It P~OL. NO. Ct~CUt! NO TIME OF REC::IPT DATE TIME GROUP UNCLASSIFIED i)(!>ARTIIIFNT Of THE AIR fORCE 'STAFF f!.\tS~AGF o;(ANO-i PKA029KHD347 '''''00 RJEZHQ RJ1FALB RJ~XSRB D=: ~JHPKH3 F~ HA'~ AIR DEF DIV KlJNIA AN EX Hi\ TO ::?JHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKA~' AF'R HA''AII R3'-{?Q/COMHAIJSEAF'RON PEAqL }LA'1ROR HA"'A II IN?O RJEZH~/COFS IJSAF 'IASHI~IGTON DC XB~B/C INC SAC OFF IJTT AF;3 tJER R3::: P"'/CNO \! ASH DC R3~PT.~/ SECNAV I! ASH DC RJ~FALB/CINCtJORAD ENT AFB COLORADO ~8'-iPA/CHICPAC CAf11P HM g,o ITH HAWAII P.U:-tPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTEq HAI/AII RB'-1?8/CINCPACFLT PEARL HAqBOR HA'.'AII RJA?AZ/COM'JSJ.APAN FUCHIJ AS JAPAN ~ IJ.A::C~ /CO~: US KOREA SEOUL K01E A q~AG~L/COrUSSTDC TAIPEI TA1'1AN RBHPHH/CQ~'-{A'.ISEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL A~'~JEX RB'-{PD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAND ~A'IA!I DEPARTMENT OF TH-AIR FORCE , STAFF ME!ISAGE 6RANCn UNCLASS/MERINT REPORT 1. USS DURA~I1 2 . ONE RO'JND OJECT COLOR, SIZE A~ID AGNIT!JDE TliAT OF VENUS. NO OTHER D ISCRENIBLE OR UNIJSIJ~L FF.AT'JRES . SIGHTED \1/HILE SHOOTING MORNING STAq~. OBSF:qVED FO~ SEVEN MINIJTES 'viTH NAKED EYE SIXTA~JT AND 7 X 50 BINOCULAqs. LOST I N SIJNLIG~T. SIGl-1TED BY Cl) NAVIGATOq. 3. INITIAL SIG'1TING RRG 295 ELEV 6? 43. 0 DISAPPEA~ED P.RG 050 4. SIG~TED AT DA'JN 20/1825Z 5. ALT !TUDE m!K~l0'1N 6 . CO~RSE APP~X. 070 7. SPEED UN KNO'JN 8 . CELING TJ~ILH'ITED VISIBILITY 10 t'IL~S NO CLOIJD COVER 9o NO EVAL'J?ITION 21/0413Z DEC qJHPK~