PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DA T! 2. LOCATION A/) ) 1~. CONCLUSION$ IJ Was Bolloon Locot:2107 5Z 0 Grounci-Visuol 0 Ground-Rodor Woa Aircraft ? a Probobly A.ircroft S.. PriOTOS 6. SOURCE o Was AstronomlcoiM ~fc.-c f'- 0 Yoa cx.;9robobly A1tronomlcol i-1ilit~try 0 Possibly Astronomlcol 7. LE~TH Ofl OIUERVA.TIOH 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othor _ 0 In suffi ci ont Ocrto for Evaluation llo. BRIEl' SU.,...A.RY OJI SIGHTIHGl . Lu;:linous conical ~bj-;, .,!"..allm trajectory. Shallorr" high reentry :;a";~. Vi.-:iblc 5- 8 sec prior to burnout. 2 . 3-..u-:.:::r; ":~:ue-,.,rhit~ objt. Glo',.,ri:::lt; as m~teorlte .::.-';.~ :o.:: of ::;hort cone sha'Pe. .:rnvel ',i . l)C!>in- ATIC P'OJlW ll!' (R&V 2 SltP 52) 11. COMMENTS 2 observations of same objt. Going wrong .::J.y for reentry, also color ~nd duratlo~ n~t in accord. Case ha3 all tharacteri. :i :2 o f firc1)o.J 1 class of mete Dc?ARTMENT OF THt AIR fORCE STAfF MESSAG: &ilANC'1 Page 1 of 3 ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-7, JCS-1~5, OOP-CP-1, DIA-2, SAFS-3 NSA-7~ CIA-11, OOP?, CZC A254ZCQJA954 DE RJAPAP 10 9 F~ FEA TCC TACHIKAWA AB JAPAN TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RJAPAAJ/ADCC JOHNSON AB JAPAN ?JHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AB HAW U~CLAS FEA TCC 21-M-142. CIRVIS REPORT UFO REPORT USAF ATTN AFCIN, PACAF ATTN PFICO-C A. DESCqi?TION OF SHPAE 1. CON !CAL 2 . UNABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE EXACTLY BECAUSE OF RELATIVE DISTANCE 3 . LUMINUS IN COLOR 4. ONE OBJECT ONLY 6 SHALLO~ TRAJECTORY uc?ARTfi\ENT OF THe. AI t fORCC STAFF MESSAGe cRANGi PAC:~ T"'O RJAPAP 109 B. COU~SE OF OBJE Cf. 1. I.F. ENERGY SEING RADIATED Page 2 of 3 2 . M !5-3~DEGPEES ANGLE OF RE-ENTRY ALTITUDE 100, 000 FT PLU~ 3. ALTITUDE AT BUP.NOUT 100, 000 FT PLUS ~. SHALLOW TYPICAL HIGH G REENTRYHSATH c:TMV NONE 6 . OBJECT VISIBLE 5-8 SECONDS C. OBSEPVAT ION 1. AP'-VISUAL 3. C-97/AF~0690/6000FT/300 DEGREES/200~VAN NUYS AFB CALIF 1. V. E. HOWARD 115TH ATS VAN NUYS CALIF ELIABLE EXCELENT ui:PARTMENT OF HI( .AIR rORCE STAFF MESSAC..E S<ANCn PAGE THREE RJAPAP 109 1. \t/XEATHER CLEAR SCATTERED STATUS 4. 2~ MILES 7 SCATTERED 21/1925Z DEC RJAPAP Page 3 of 3 OEPA~TMb'-ii OF THC AIR FC c,Cf. STAr'"f ~!:~AC. bRANCH AF IN : 42208 (21 Dec 6J.b ri/ijcQ M I N G ACTION: CIN-17 page 1 of 3 : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-2, ARMY~2, NAVY-2, CMC-7, ZCZCHQA255ZeQJA955 DE RJAPAP 1 F~ FEA Tee TAeHIKAWA AB JAPAN TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC ?JAPAAJ/ADCC JOHNSON AB JAPAN RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AB HAWAII U~CLAS FEA TCC 21-M-141. eiRVIS REPORT. UFO REPORT. VSAF ATTN AFCIN. ?ACAF ATTN PFICO-C A. 1 L,BUt?NING OBJECT AND SHIPS " . SIZE UNKNO'~N ~. BLUE WHITE GLOW 4. ONE OBJECT AND FIVE SHIPS 6 . :!HOLE OBJECT GLOWING AS METORITE V7 SHO?T CONE DEPARTMENT OF TH~ AIR fORCE STAFF ~. :AGE r~r ICH PAGE T~O RJAPAP 108 B.t. FLASH OF LIGHT TO RIGHT OF CO-PILOT. page 2of 3 ?. ACHEADING 287 DEGPEES. OBJECT APPEARED 120 DEGREES RELATIV ACFT APP 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. 3. OBJECT DIMINISHED AT A RELATIVE BEARING OF 36~ DEGREES AT OR BELOW THE HORIZON. A. FLIGHT PATH WAS A?PX 258 MAG WITH A VERY FLAT TRAJECTORY 5. OBJECT SEEMED TO DISENTIGRJSE 6.Cf-8 SECONDS C.C41. AIR VISUAL ~. C-124A MATS 5510106/8000FT/287DEGREES MAGNET!C/20 HICKAM 2 . N.I GHT 160-4~E OF OBJECT F'. 1. NONE DEP ~IHMENT OF THE AIR fORCE STAff M!:!::AGE BRANCH iNCOMI N G PAGE THREE RJAPAP 108 GT 5~ ATS APO 953 FLIGHT ENGINEER G.1. ON TOP 3 . UNLIMITED 5. SET CUF TOPS 4 0 FT 7. PLUS 7 DEGREES C page 3 of 3 PMAPKS:APPEAP.ED AS BRIGHT BURNING OBJECT 120~ RB FROM AIRCRAFT ~?P 150 ABOVE HORIZON. PASSED APP MIDWAY BETWEEN POLARIS AND HOR THEN CONTINUED DISENTEGRATING UNTIL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ACFT A?PPOXIMATELY ON HORIZON. TOAL TIME APPX 6-8 SEC. RELATIVE BEARING C~AN~ED 12~ DEGREES DURING THIS TIME. 5 SHIPS WERE CONTACTED BY PADAP AND VISUAL CONTACT IN THE VICINITY OBJECT DISAPPEARED. ?1/~917Z 2 SHIPS WERE SPOTTED 5 MILES APART 23-35N 156-25E 21/1 ~12Z 1 SHIP SPOTED 15 MILES N MARCUS ISLAND 21/11~9Z 1 SHIP WITH SEARCH LITE SCANNING WATER 26-20N 151-30E. NOTE: ADVANCE COPY SENT TO CIN AND OOP-cP 2 1/1925Z DEC RJAPAP