P20JcCT 1C073 RECORD CA~D 2. LOCATION l. DA .. Z i ,ME CROU? ------~-~,-T~Y~P~E~O~F~O~S~SERVATION 0 Ground Vi ,uol 0 Air-Vi suol 8. HUMaER OF OlJECT S 0 Crou,.,d-Radar 0 Ai rlnt~rc4pt Rod or CONCLUSION S Yla!:. B.:~lloon P rL> bablt E\-:~1 1 non Po Ht :,1 y B oll oon Was Aircraft P robobl y Ai rcrolr Po Hi bl y Ai rcroft Was Astronomi col Probably Astronomical Possibly Atrononucol Insufficient Oota (or Evaluation 10. 9~1E SU.Wu,;n OF SIGnTING 11. COMMeNTS I~ a d a r C..: f) t\ O ._.C t 01\ 1 / >l J f ,, ~ .... ,;i~','1tins o.f w.:~ t ap2Jelr~d Lo ln rulPd l ut hy s t. ' :5~-'fill~nt invc~sti n.)~J ';"J.3 .-.]l)n'::ltvJ or~!{~ Sll'lpv d :.rithrJ or lO 'r. GCr ~ .. t Dt.lr;.IIlVillJ l'"' J t?i.i ~r ~xh'lt.;t, :~o - )tnd. Rc.fl(lctcrl hOl'J ~071~11 n:li.tlt s in~t<:i..ld ot Ver' t ., horizon on all ~t C :.s.vdl did not. pick 11.1 U .. 'J "'\)0\" horizon, JO s..:c din:;p .. 'arod in .s. ti.lns r.t,lCJe in pnonr:: font.''l.<.;t IL u~ ~) 03L?Z :\OtJP<lrod ir> i / hP'ltlinr,. E in ,i ht/ob.;~l:' r J ) OlOQJ d ATlC f'O't.W 329 (REV liS st.P 52) DEPARIMENI OF :.lc AI~ FORCE 5 TI'FF MfSSAG;; HANC! I f.JJ' IN ! P.J''F'H' lOY:...-' ADS OKLAHO~:A CITY AF STN O;{LA l-I?ArS On I 0 USAF HASH :,.:; i:J ASH DC INFO RJE3AA/2AF BARKSDAL~ AFB LA R.JV/X:Jr?/SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBH RJIJFI(f/33..;JIV RICHARDS G.::3.l\UR f1 0 IJNCLAS FR:~1 7DCOI 194. I'll'IEDIATE ATTE~ITION R~QUIREO. SIJ8JECT: T:~.::~:TIF'I0 r! .. .' JG OBJECTCliF'O) SIGHTING ELO~lGATED B. l.IKC A BRIGHT STAR C. BHIGHT LIGHT AS A STAR n. THREE C 3), SN1 f. OBJECT r1 AK ItJG 3 AP?EARANC ES. F . BRIGHTER THAN ECHO I G. ~10 TAIL On EXH,UST Page 1 of 1~ Di:P/\RL'~tNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAF!= M~S~ACE BRANCH Page 2 of 4 J. RE;~ .;?.KS; REFLECTED SUN LIGHT, DID NOT LOSE BRILLIANCE UNTIL IT Pt\.SSED B.SLQI.t/ THE HORIZON OUT OF SIGHT. 2 . DESCl:P~IQ~; OF COURS~: PEAR2D IN THE NORTH 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZOIJ R~.~-~?:::.~RED 18 :: Ir:~:~s LATER I N THE HEST HEADING EI\ST. ?:: -?E.~HC:D 48 iil~; T~:s LATER Hl THE \'JEST HEADING EAST, SU7 q LITTLE OVE?. THe 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. C~ nr:: ~??EARED T O s,JUT:-1 Ot\J FIRST S IGHTING. TO THE EAST ON NEXT TWO SIGHTINGS D. DISA?PEAP.ED OVER T HE HORIZON LU3TH OF S IGHTI';35: FIRST SIGHTidG 30 SECS. SEC<1\JD SIGHTING !: i!IiJUTES. 7HIRD SIGHTnJG 10 NHlUTES. a; OBSERV . .; T: O~J: B. 7X5 3 I 'JCULARS, 75 POWER TELESCOPE 4 . TillE AND DATE OF SIGHTi dC: b . t1IGHT, CLEAR CONDITIONS DEPAR r,.\FNl OF Til: AIR FORCE ST A~F MeSSAGE BRANCH Page 3 of 4 C. L _-:ATI ml OF OBSERVEP: 7Ni1 SW OF FORT \t/ORTH TEX ~ 5 . IDE~JT:?YI'lG HJF'0Rf1ATION OF OBSERVER: GE 42, tJUCLEAR ENGINEER ORT \rJ ORTH TEX C. OT ~R 03SERVEPS: A. 30S VERS ACCOU~T, NIGHT CLEAR 0 . CE:LING: NONE, CLEAR VISIBILITY: CLEAR, 10N~ D. I.JnlJ: F R0:1 SOUTH AT 10KTS AGE: 16 SON OF FIRST OBS. GC: 15 ALSO SCA'J OF FIRST OBS. ORT \fORTH, TEX FORT \rl ORTH, TEX 7. LOCAL ~AD:O BROADCAS7~D SEVERAL METEORITES IN TliS AREA HOWEVER OBSERVER tlOTED THAT HIS SIGH:-r;:;s :~::~:::;NOT T:{E SAilE AS THOSE tIETEORITES REPORTED. A:JO SO~!S ARE AHATEUR ASTP.ONct1ERS AND GIVE EVERY HJOICAf!C/1 OF HAVING A THOROUGH KliO\~I.EDGE OF THe t10VEf1ENT OF' l!!!:AVE~lLY BODIES. OF THE THREE o 3 : 5 85S, THE FIRST TWO DE<1ARi'I\ENI OF lilt AIR fORCE r AIF MI:SSAGE O~ANCI .. I f-'f:GZ FOUR p..;:f.3K 15 SIG~TEJ .~P::>EAH !..i\l:.JSUAL I N [J OVEiIEtlf 1\'JD ~>CEtIHiGLY UlDICATE 1l O 3:-:.:IS FOP. TH"!:IR 8EirlG. TIUS V 1Et./ IS CO~FIFt~lED BY THE GCI Rt1D.!\P. AT DUNC.'~NV ILLE, TE. . .{ AND SHE:Pi'>,.\RD AFS, TEX., t,.iHICH BOTH P.EPOP.TF.D S:-?.MJGE BEH.=\VIO~ 07 T'{EIP RADARS DUniflG THE PER10D OF THE SIGHT:~GS. AT G2l5Z ~A:->CO~l IN;;"ORT 10RTH ARE/\ HEPOlTED JU7 S?~IT I~lTO 3 TARGETS THEN BACK INTO 0~:.:: A:n !:':S:1??C:ARED FRa: -:-HE: SCO?E. DU:~CI\N VILLE TEX. GCI SITE .. t ... l-~-l-t .... '-' . THE THIRD SIGHTING CO,JFORilED r10RE TO A:: ~A?.T'. SATELLIT=:, .~: J IN ALL PROaf\BILITY \tJAS SUCH OOK SEVERAL PHOTOGRAP:-!.:: INCLUDHJG A F'iJLL REEL OF 16NM [10VI ES OF THE OBJ ECT THESE FIU'S ARE NO\o/ I N THE PROCESS OF DEVEL0Pi1Et\JT 1/l '!l4Z ::r..Y RJ'.JFSi(