PROJECT 1C073 RECO~O CA~D 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wo~ Golloon ~-r 62 ~kcr I.:tl;:r. I canada 0 Probably Gclloon :D:Groun d Vi sud 0 CroundRodor Wo, Atrcrolt Probably Aircr a ft Po-:.sibly Aircraft 5. Pl"O':'OS 0 AI~ Vi :;uol 0 Airlnte rcopt Radar Was Astronomical \ ~ t ')I) P rob obi y A.stroi'M).n o col 7. L Et-.Ci11 OF OBSERVATION Civi li:'\n 8. HU\oiBER OF OBJECTS 9. COU~SE 0 Po .ui bl 'I Ast ro n o"'i col 0 In suffo ci ent Dot a fa r Evol uoto on IO. B~l:, .iU.M.MARY OF SICHTIHC ll. CO~MEHTS l n toor dw Obj ..,o ... in..; f m East to w ..:s t aprn ron t l y Obj vva l ua t v d :1s ::t.~t~-u lik..J. Lu11i n..:>s.!.t:1 a.;:; .l h.t'l(~ht l ht to short d'l!'Ltion onE to g reen color. Observerc; fncit ~ So~t:~. S''Y r.lJar. :"!pt .o:olaycrl f m l:.s!d :'"Al~ticm ::rt :Jnjdenc.it!.ed. :1~ Cbjoct: (:lorther:>. ::o.na.dA, 2 5 . tp;rU l:lo2) _"CI:f- li> (Co.l. ~i!ls) ~. 3~m:ence :Jour let""Cer, sub.~ect "'E'Yaluo:t;ion cZ Unidenti!"ied ?l:f,.:'lg :!l.ject ' , da'ted. 25 ~ :502 and ~ :1ttaccmp,m; thereT.o request~ ~luaticm o:t :m lmid.entif'ied .tl.;ri.ng obJect ~mich m.s 3i.;ated. in ilorther:l 2 . _,~ ~ ~!l.e ?.ecu,y record ~ :lrtif'ic ial ...atel l !1;es ::uld ~la-c~ ooJecta -~eals --;ha:~ :be J '1g;nt1n.; 'laS 'DOt Jue to a .re-cmry. j . :-; i3 ~ ~ -m1n1on cbat ~l!e 'li.."c~ -:tas J.ue t o the obeerta-&:ion -~ 'l :wo 1:. eor ~ "';he ~ !reb8ll. cl.3aa 7 i.lebe t t .J lll"e ~, OCC'\ll"="~ in :.::e ::atio o:t pproX1;na-⪙r l ~o averJ 253 ::w!teor:s i:l the ri.:i'U&l. ra.n.qe .:::Uc..a ..u-e .!DCaw:rc'!d. -~ tbe aa~t~. Uaua13y ln l!'lcl1v1C.un.l -..rill e~e:r1-'>lce ~ ;1 '!a 3peetacu.lar cNeat onJ :r onctt .!..:1 a l.!t'et -4..:ne. lL.. J'i.."'"eba.l 1 s 3r9 de:-. rod as arry os-&eor as "or1.;ht or b:-igbte: t?la.n -3 m~i~, this is bright eooug!l to ca.ot sbs.d.oYa on a d,o1rk night. Oexa a...-e ac:t,muy cases on record vhere meteors at th13 t:Jl)e have been 1:r15Jt eaougb to activate ph.otccells used to autccn,;ica1 1:J opera~e ..rt.:;"eet lights. In ~he usua.l description or these ceteors one ~!nds ,h:ite, blue, g:een, red and :rellC\1' :neationed. T.:e color is wman:r 1:1 good indication ar -:he relati'"l'e s;:-ced ar 3 mteor, thoge ~ b-i~r 'J:peeds -:ending tova..-d tb.e blue and those a l o"fer speods tP-oding tC\18....-d the l"1t<i. Aeteor ~, relAtive to the ec.rth, l'llllSO t=om approx1mate.ly 7 ~o 4.4 miles per 3econd. Tha :naJcr ca.uae tor thi3 SJieed ::-unge is t!le earth' 'I orbital veloeity ~ 18.5 cUes per ::;ceond. Dcpenr11 ng \l!j)On tbG ::-el.Ationship of the 'l&rth' :J and ::Jlteor' s v ectors when they :Joet, thct :1bsolute ve.loeity ~ the ::Det:eor is either l"edu.ced or :increased cy 3I1 ,:aanct !qual. to 'f'...!le earth' 3 vel.ccity or some f'l'action -thel'1!o:r. ; "' ~!--eb&ll movi!lg tco.Mrd thP. .rem; at 2300 botll"s vould ~ gerexal l y '"..1..-eti~ ~he eenh 3Zlfl -:rou.ld the~..i"ore have a re.lati7eJ.:I h.iO}:l velocit:J. 'uc.a ~ ~'!or "JCU.Ld Jj!rOlAY ~olors 'tending coward tho blue-$7[-cen, ~e ro;r.., :>ri;:t n.m 'the '!!V~!n. vould ~ o:f ?erJ -b,o ."L dllr3t:ioll. !'bese fa.c;;Or:J "\...""e cons13tem: Yith ~bose conta1:1ed 1n the r:!'~XJl ~ ~ the :JFO s~1ng hic.h took ~ace in Nox them canada :lt 2300 !leurs on l d .\"'::.'"ll 1~62. .e~7 ~or 3c1ence .nd. ~cr.monem: q A~'C:Iii -lB c ::::PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS UNI T E D STATES 1\IR FORCE WASHING T O N 2!!, D.C. suuJac:: ~'vc.~. t-:.:1 t.i.o:-1 o!' Uni.dcntifi~d F'lying Obj cct TO: l' F: . r~D :.lrid'lt-Po.ttcr~;rm Al''B Oh to l. Attac . cJ i::; a letter from AiL C . ::..or'lor0 R. l\. Cxnc:ron, C'\r..o.rliG!.n J _r ~ ~-- i' t-:> ! : 1j Gc.:1 Brei t veisc't' _, ACS/T, U'3AF, ~once.cnin; the Gi-:1-:in; -:>f an t....1.identified :L'lyin.; oojcct. :;i t.r Le:<i ln H)r~hern Cun0.' 2 . ~I..!C!.'lesc yC>ur eval:...3.tiol fJf thi::; r e_:)ort O.G a b~:;ic for reply by FOR '!'HE CHIF.7 Q";' ST.!.:? Stafi', dt.d 13 ocMt zen ~:-o taei:,g oo~t..b ~l +,r.s ob~o~ -,;;u, at:"O~d.nJ to:;rc.:-3 ~--:'i aq tl"'OI u e:ut to 't'.(lt d.irect.ion. !!:Ia Dq ec~ltU":1 ot. ~}:~ -t.i~ TIM ln~ nosi\y ot J:e IJOY,at. .. .ssd.lJ.ed ~ad ~ el.o~t.ed 3hape end t!l:a col.u.lr l'"3.l!6$Cl tl:'\7:l b'r.-6~1t. o:.D1".g Ths oo-oJ<Umete:l Wubi. .on 25~ o. c.