PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. COHCLUSIOH5 ( Pncti'lc) 0 Wo :l Balloon P.:t.'wl'i.ii~ I =:la:lus 0 P robobly Bolloon 3. OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PoHibly Balloon Local C1 GroUI\dVtsuol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wo~ Ai rcrnft 0 P robobl y AI rcroft OAi,.VIwol 0 A ir-Intercept Rodor Pouibly Aircraft .'.. PHOTOS Wo s Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical Pouibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0,. 08S!RVATIOH NUMBER OF OBJECT$ 9. COURS! 0 Other 0 lnsulficient Doto for Evoluolton 0 Unlcnown 8RIfl SU.U.AitY Ofl 51GiiTIHO COMME1'4TS bl~e ba.l: 1ith t!'ail a=out ho.s o.ll ch~-acteri~ticsar teor C~:;~:-ved f!"om o. shi? c y miltt~J sightin3, b!"ig.'-ltn b~in6 ~t~ri~uted to nearne:is of the oeteor. :!.:1 clc"''atlon or trajcctorJ does not rule out "ilaoe burned ubov~ hor!::on on heading of !Jo GOUllil. lJiff~':-~d .f'rc:n not ma.l Jr.eteor :;:!.onting in rU.rnost hori~ootnl trajecto~, brilliance flo. "1e, and ATIC JPORM Jl9 OUV lt !&P 52) I'J;O ?''ICNO =Hp:;; c : \lCPACfLT A. CINC?ACFLT I NST
[email protected] CIN-14, OOP-2, 1. AT !7!33~! DUqi~G GTICAL T'~ILIGHT SIGHTED LIGHT BLUE BALL OF FLA~E ~SOUT S~!2 OF DI AT A s LENGTH WITH BLAZING TRAIL AEOUT FIVE DI; TZ?S I~ LENGTH. 50UTHE:~L':' 3EA~ING MOVI.1G t~E:ST TO EAST THROUGH AP?ROX Aqc AT ;.3GJT 30 DEGqE5 OF ELEVATION. 3 . SI Gi1:-:~IG HELD FOq .t,30UT T\10 SEcmms . ' 4. FL E SU~NSD 0UT ABOUT 25 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON BEARING ABOUT 160 5 . \JO SOUND HEARD. 6 . SHIP ?OS!T 32-48 PT 5 NORTH 118-45 PT 8 WEST ON COURSE 105 D~G 2S T1U SPEED 12 K~OTS. 7. 03J~C7 S:GHTED SY c:~Y DING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHE~S ca~Jcuq:):~: 3 = TH U~'J5:J~L FEATU~ES Or THE AL'l OST HORIZONTAL T RAJE:CTO~Y .. ='HLLI;~:c:: :::-FLA~E, h~lD AP?At?D1T NEARNESS OF OBJECT AS BEING D!r?E~E~!T CIA NIC COGARO.. '--~ CONiROL NOC?v--,.-.....,; CI~CUIT NO PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT OATE TI , I E U F 0 ANALYSI'\ SHE-:; -r; ... ~ na~r:r..ttmr: 1la.rccrs --- DATE TIME GROUP PHYS!CA'-SPECIMEN YFS _ t') A_ SOURCE MILI'f ARY _ ::Ci._ CIVILIAN _ TYPE 0F 0:3SEf!VATlOtl GrotL'ld \'i::mal LENGTH OF OOSERVA TION SAT ELLITE: 1~: OR81T: NUW3ER Of= OBJt:CTS _ ~e COURSE VERI FY YES: NO: DEC \Y: 1~'/ERS.ON PRESENT _ --- LE:NT .:.JLAR CLOUD--- PHOTO AI~AL YSIS ------------ PHYSICAL SPt:CI~EN ANAL Y51S ------ BRIEF SUW~ARY OF SIGHTING: Li. jlt b!..:e rol l vrith traS. about 5X lcngth.Observr~d from a c.h.:.p by military d~E:J "";;~co,ret"ed approx::i..r.'~:.ely 20' d&grae..s of arc at a n elevati on of 30 degrees ln c;l.!:tM ::;eccr :c . Fleme burned out about 25 dcgr e -s above .t~ ho:-izon on a. heading of 161 deere9s. :1o sou.'ld . Diffe!'ed. f rom norr.\a.l meteor ::;ighting in almost horizont3.l trajJct-:>=7, brill-ianca of flam~nnd neame3.3 of object. EVALUATION: CA~E CATEGO:<f: _As.t.x:o (!!'!I:...:Jor.l CONCLUSION Cbjec~. ha"S all ch!.racteri::;t.lcs pr notcor ::; t ~t ing, brljlt.ness bein.:; at rihuted to ~.; . nCclrnc::;s of Uu me~oor.-~-fr>rizontal l:."'ll.jJctor:v doc::; not rule out a .etcor.