PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. lOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS lixwas Balloon Kansas 0 Probably Bolloon :si bl Y Ba1l ~O~Ground Vi suol 0 GroundR o dor 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possi bly Airc r aft s. PHOTOS 6. ~OURCE-- C i vili a n 0 Was A~tronomi cal 0 Prob o bl y A :~tronomi cal 0 Possibly Astronomical 7 .. lENGTH OF ca s: ~VATION ~. H'..!MBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Un~ nown ItO. BRIEF SUMM.t.AY OF ~lGHTtHG Tear drop s.:aped obj~ct size of silve r dollar,orn.ng:J i n c o lor wlth no un~sual f eatu r J s , t..a.1t, trail, or ;:>oun d n o ticed ~t 30 d~r-35 d g r e l e v giving a ?pear3nce m:1n.)uvors w i. th flig h t s traig h t and .::i :')./ a t same elevation. Tool{ appearanc e o r ~ t ~\ r and f n. d a d i n d is t an c e .. S i !~ h t - iqs; dus k . Object reflected sua. J1.roction or si.ghting a n d f l i ght not 1 1. COMMENTS Di rectio n o f fl~ ~l1 t not S hape , descz1v t i on, a n d however, a r e cons1 ~tent a11a lysis. rPnoL ted. duratio n , with t~lis DE?,\t~l ME~H o;-THE ,(\lR FOK..:~.. ~ f,\ H MES:l;\GE f.i\t\NCH QD373ZCWJ32J2 ACTIO~l: CIN-17 INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10> DIA(CIIC)-3 (37) DE RU\JGFB S 5 FM 21STRATAEROSPACEDIV FOR3ES AFB KANS T 0 RU \l GAL/ .. ~ ZJS EN T AF 8 COL 0 RU'.!GKF I 33AD ~!CHARD GE9AU:i ~?B t1 0 RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT APTTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/ OSAF UASH DC UNCLAS FROM 40DCOI 0443. FOR SAFOI, AND AFCEN. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. A~ DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT; Cl)SHAPE TEAR DORP. (2) SIZE SILVER DOLLAq, < 3) COLOR BRILLIANT ORANGE, < 4 ) NUtl BER O~JE < 1), ( 5) N/ A, < 6) ~:a JISCR~!ABLE FEATURES OR DSTAILS, (7) NO nOTICED TAIL TRAIL 0~ EXHAUST, (8) NO SOUND. 8 . DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: Cl) OBSERVER FIRST NOTED OBJECT DUE fO 9RIGHT REFLECTION FRa1 THE SUN. OBJECT HAS TRAVELING AT A V~4RY Sl.O!.'J RATE OF SPEED. (2) OBSERVER STATES THAT OBJECT FIRST tlOTEO ABOUT '30-35 DEGREES ABOVE THE HO:iiZO~l A~iD ABOUT 20 i1ILES AHAY. (3) OBJECT REt1AitlED AT ABOUT SAME ELEVATION U~!TIL DI~APPF/\HANC:: ... (L~) PnGE TWO RU~!GFB 85 D~r>Af!':'MENT OF Ti-1[ AIR FOP.Ct S T.\FF MESSAG B~\NCH I i\i C 0 N1 i N G OBJECT ~lr~JE NO rIANEUVERS, FLIGHT PATH SEEt1ED STRAIGHT AND SLOH. (5) OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TOTAL. (6) OBJECT FINALLY WEdT OUT OF RANGE OF SIGHT, OR IT TOOK ON THE APPEARANCE OF A STAR SOr1E 15-20 HINUTES AFTER SIGHTING. C. ~1AN~.!E~ OF OBSERVATION. C 1) GROUND VISUAL BY CIVILIAN. D. TirIE :.~TE OF SIGHTING AT ABOUT 10/0040Z DUSl<. E. 03SERV?:R t1ADE S!GHTirJ3 IN TOPEKA KANSAS; HIS LOCATION \~AS 37TH S T. AT ABOUT THE 1200 BLOCI< WEST. CILILIA~l, AGE 5 0 , ADORES OCCUPA T I O~J LINOTYPE f1 ACHI N IST, USED TO \ 10RK FOR BOEING IN \/ICHI TA, KA~TSAS DL~IN G THE B-29 PROGRA~'J. ALSO HAS A SON IN THE AIR FORCE AT JAr.JES CO~::JALY AFB TAKING NAVIGATOR TRAINING AT THIS Tir,1E. G. WEATHER & WINDS. Cl) CLEAR & NINE MILES VISIBILITY. WINDS WERE 150 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. C2 ) REPORT FR0t1 NEAREST At,JS, AT 0000Z. 250 AT 26 KNOTS 290 AT 26 KNOTS AT 30 KNOTS AT 36 KNOTS 260 AT 55 KNOTS t N C 0 wl I N G PAGE THREE RUWGFB 85 NO RECORJING FOR 80,000. NO THUND2~ STORMS IN VERTICAL T:2~1P GRADIENT; 75 DEGREES F. NOTHING NOTED r1ETEOROLOGICAL TO CAUSE PHENEt1ENON. REPORT PREPARED BY 1/LT CHARLES E. SMITH 4 0 B'.'J DC OI E NO OTHER ;{EPORT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING THE SIGHTING OF ANY U. F. O. OBS~:::~ S~ STATES THAT THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT \vAS VERY SL0\1 AND DID ~JOT D~ilONSTRATE ANY t~1AtJUEVERS, AND viAS TEAR DROP SHAPED, THESE APTLY DESCRIBE THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS SHAPE OF A HELICOPTER \vHICH ARE IN JI DE USE AT THIS BASE. NO'rE: Adv c y del to DIA. 12/2131Z SEP RUWGFB