Pf!OJECT 1C07J RECORD CARD CONCLU~IONS 0 Wo:1 9olloon 0 P robohly 1:\oll oon J. OA i;:TlMl TVP.: OJ' OB'ScitVATIOH 0 Ground-Vhuol 0 Alr-VIwol 5. PHOT:)~ o. SOURCe LE~Cnt 0 , OIUUYATIOM 10. D~l!f ~CWWA~Y 01' SICHTJ~ 0 GrollfldR~d..., 0 V/o, A h <:roh 0 Alrlnt .. rc:pt R ~dOt" 0 Pro))obly Aircrnh 0 Po.ulbly Aircr.,it d Wru Aslronomi col /., t -'l c o t.. 0 ProltoOiy Ast,romocol 0 Pouibly A,trono,..,lcol 0 lruufflelent Dot" for Evqluoti~n tl. CO~EHTS ACTIO.:'T: P? RJ~?!~ RJEDSQ RJEDXA RJEZHQ fM GRE~-FALLS ADS MA 5TRC~ AFB MONT TO PJ'.JF .ll_./HQ ADC ENT ~?3 COLO RJi:s<?I2JTH AIR DIV P.Ic:-:r\RDS GEBAUR AFB MO F:.J::o:;:;/?TD t,rPAFB OHI O F..;::::Z~Q/ .:;J USAF AFC IN 25 DC RJ~ZH~/S::CRETARY AI R F O?.CE SAFIS WASH 25 DC INFO RJ::::JKA/~IADS MINOT AFB NDAK U~CLAS 3ROIN 1526 UrO. l. TP.S FOLLO',IIING REPORTS WERE R!!:CZIVED FROM F~A NITE ~!LES CITY, ~ONTANA, THROUGH GREAT FALLS CENTER BY SENIOR J:>?:::::TOR, GREAT ?.~LLS. ADS AT 2906232 . 2. REPORT BY .. 1LES CITY F~.rl !. , DC:SCRIPTION OF OBJECT. (1) SHA?:::-U~K. (2) S!ZC:- DiSCERN!BLZ DETAILS. <7) NO DISCERNIBLE TniL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST~ <P> NO DISCERNIBL E SOUND. < 9) --. B. COURSE OF' OBJECT. < 1 ) UNK. (?) F:t.EVATION-HIGH ON HORIZON TO N. C 3) DIS1\PPF.ARridCZ- H fGH ~I J:O~I~O~ TO S . (4) N TO S-NO ~IANEUVEPY. C5) VERY F PST -TO S , PAGE 2 OF l~ PWG~ TWO RJ'JFKFH 16A ( 6 ) UN:<:NC'.JN. CA. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. < 1) AIR VISUAL. C2) t!ONL ~3) I.JNITED AIR LINE FLIGHT 801 EdROUTE: SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED AIR LINZ FLIGHT 729 ENROUTE SALT L AKE; ALTITUDE 3 5,000; HEADING S.W. ; S?~ED UNKNO~N; HOME STATION-UNKNOWN. D-TIME AND DATE CF SIGt.TING. < 1) 29/03502. (2) LIGHT-NIGHL E. LOCATION OF t:09SE?' :::RS. < 1) 30TH ~IRCRAFT ON AIRWAYS NW OF CRAZY WOMAN. C-135 .. A. DSSCRI?TIOi\1 OF OBJECT. < l) NO PARTIC ... ~AR SHAPE. C2) ABOUT "AIRCR~.FT SIZE'' CD "BURNING'' -N O mHE~ :~LOR STATED. C~) ONE. (5)--. C6) APPEARED TO BE BURNING, ~I7H ~:?~liNG PEICES r ~:..LING OrF. ALL CRE\~ MEMBERS AGREED THAT THERE UER J~AT APPEARED TO BE NAVIGATION LIGHTS, WHICH WERE NOTICED SUB- SEQUENT TO THE BURNING PIECES FALL ING OFF'. APPEARED TO BE 5 MILES PHEAD Or AIRCRAFT. C7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) VERY HIGH SPEED, PILOT ESTI~ATES PASSED 5 ~ILES AHEAD OF HIS AIRCRAFT-KEPT A LEVEL FLIGHT. B. COUPS OF OBJECT. < 1) UNK. C2) APPROXIMATELY LEVEL WITH ACFT. (3) AP?ROXIMATELY LEV~L WITH ACFT. C4) N TO S-NO MANEUVERS. (5) V~RY P-!2~ S?EED TO SOUTH. C6) UNK. C . MANNER 01 OBSERVATION. 31,000, HEADING 270 DEGREES, SPEED UNKNO~N. D. TIME AND DATE CF SIGHTI NG. < 1) 29/0546Z. C2) NIGHT .. E. LOCATt Cd - OBSERVER. PAGC: 3 OF' 4 I'AGE THP~E RJW1KFH 16A C) 20 \~!L~S NW Or CUT BA.NX. 11. REPO~T OF tJ 707 ( BOL::ING 720). A. or:s::;:;:,T:O.l OF OBJ1:CT. Cl) ROUND. (2) "LARGE". (3) UN~. en m;:::4 (5)-- . (6) SUG BURNING PIECES FALLING Orr. (7) NO TAIL, T?.AtL :~ HAUST. (8) NO SOUND R~PORTED. (9) LEV..::L FLtGHT. B .. COURSE :.F OBJECT. <1) UNK. <2) UNK ELEVATION-TO NO?TH. <3> Ul'l:<" El.EV:\T: .. ~;-TO SOUTH. (4) EXTREME NORTH T O EXTREM!.:: SOUG't-NO ~.~ . ?.OF' ~1ISSOULA CAP?rtOXINATELY 80 N .. M. SS'JI Or KARSN17. ) F. IDZ~l:-IFYING INFOP~.lTION ON OBSC:RVERY. < l) NOT REPORTED CNITE CONTRCLLER, MILES CITY, ~ONT, F AA). C2) NOT REPORTEDCrREW OF K~.-~EN t'INOT AFB, NDAiO. G. l~EATHER AND \IIINDS ALCFT CONDITIO~S. Cl ) NOT RE?ORTED. C2) LIGHT AND V~RIABLE, ~LL LEVELS~ < 3> NO-RC:PORTED. < 4) NOT REPORTED. < 5) NOT REPORTED. (6) EXTREMS :>'-.:!:?:: INSTABILITY. C7 ) NOT REP ORTED. P. U\JK. I. NCNE, ~.0 AC~ :s::-:ONS BY P.ADM~ REPORTED. J. 29TH AD ADVISED MINOT ADS N~T AT 2 323/J0Z, 60 ;:"OOT PLASTIC OALLOON WAS LOOSE id VICINITY c::- SHER!DA~, tJJYO~ING. K. CHIEF, INTELL 1GZNCS, GR2Af FALLS Al ii DFENS':: PAGE FOUR RJ~F KF H 16A PAGE 4 OF L~ SECTOR. ? OS3I8LE SIGHTING OF BALLOON REF ERENCE ABOVE, I N AREA 0? TH'JN- DRSTO?-..S , ~LTHOUGH SPEEDS REPORTED DO NOT CONFORM \HTH J<NmJN '.J!ND V EL OCI":"IES. FURTHER HIF'ORNATION WILL BE OBTAINED fRO' CRE\~ OF 3 Y INTELL IGENCE ACTIVITIES AT MINOT AFB. POSSIBILITY OF CCAY1''3 SATELLITE PAYLOAD PACKAGE, FOLL0 vED BY ROCKED BODY \tJITH El..ZVAT:m.J AND DISTANCES REPORTED WITHOUT ADEQUATE REFERENCE. 29/2a29Z MAY RJWFKFH