PROJECT 10073 ~-ECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUStONS Was Bolloun Probably Balloon Pos!;i bly Balloon I .t. TVPE OF OSSERVA"fiON 0:-.. Wos Aircraft 0 Ground-Vi ~wol 0 P robubly Aircroh 0 Pos!)ibly Air:.::roh \'los A-.tr"n<:>mi c .JI Probably A~trono.ticol Possib'y A s t rortomical 1 a. NUMSER oF o~Jecrs \ 9. couRsE g ln$ufficif!nt Dota br Evnluotion 10. BRIEF SUMMA~Y OF SIGHTING 11. COMM~NTS LL\1~;c ~tarlikG flashi.1\c?; obj3t;t, :flJ.sh- in~ at. r~t~ of about t~ico a second, f:l""tgni tude of plan~ t, ,vhl. ~e~ .tovin~ mtH: h !aster tb.n a sa t~ll i tc, ohso!"vt;d ~t 70 dgr elevation fm n/c at 35,000ft ~l' :\ding prio~ to rcachjng the horizot at 120 dgr imuth. Otho ~ a/c makinx inte~ce~ts on witness~s a/c wer o at 1 n1L:r alti-:uda. LookGd like a/cat Durat1on r>f sighting ovalu~T~'d int:iicl.t~s ACTION: CIN-17 6. . ~IMt:rn Or TH~ ll~ rO~C~ ooP-cP-l,C;sA}J~J3~ 1SJ1~'\Hlo, NnU-crrc-3 ( 37) INFO : OOP-2, 0~ i-:UCDDU 27 l~UC7)AH/ 3:JP.I ?DI'l TRUAX FIEL!J t:!ISC ~ R UEAH0/ C OFt:: .-\F t.'' ASH D C U~CLAS DUOO? 242 HQ USAF FOR SAFS AND AFCI N. R~FERENCE AFR 200-2. THE FOLLOUI:!G REPORT IS SUIT1ITTED. A Cl) Lil<E A STARo C2) LIKE A LARGE PLANET OR EVENING STAR. C6 ) LI~<E A 2RIGHT PLA~lET ? LASHinG COnTI:!UOUSLY :JI :E A SEC 00JD. Oi3.JZC T i~PP FARED AS A BRI SHT P.:~P IDLY ;tLASH I~! G O~S~RVER STATED THAT H~ HAS SEEN 5AT"2LLITSS 3 ?CRE BUT THIS OVE:J r1UCH FASTER. (2) 03S,~i:'/ED FR0~1 AIRCR;.,?T: 08JECT FifST SEEN AT OElj t;"-1. ;'ifATIO~J AND 3Cf". J REFC) "7I! ( ll) ST~A:3~T COURSS 120 JZG~EES -130 DEGREES. ( 1) VISUAL FRCXl AIRCRAFT. (3) AIBCRA?T ~LYING AT 35,000 FEET: $ r AH: 1'v\t~.SAG~ B~ANCH 179TH ANG. BOTJ~ RSLIA3LE. OCCASIO~ALLY 10,~00 SCATTE~EQ. C4) 13 PLUS :: 0 U:JUSU 1\L ACTIVITY ?AGE FOUR nUCDDU 27 J T~O OTHER F -39J AIRCRAFT DOING PR~CTICE INTSRC~PTS 5 AIRCnA'7T OTHEH AI RCRf\FT \JERE AT 30TH THE PI L JT AND THE r.. O. SAr:.' Tl ~[ ODJECT AN;) :~{2 DECRIPTIO(!S ~.GREE. i1. 00SEP.'1Ei1 STATED THAT TEZ GBJECT RESE113LED THE LIGHTS o:. A~ AIRCRAFT FLYING AT 70,~CHJ FEET AT t-1ACK 3 t: HICl{ IS UNLIJ<EL Y. IT COULD ~E Sl\TELLI TE BOOSTER 30JY. Ort SCI1ETi~ING SIHILA2 3~T OBSERVER STRESSED THAT IT ~.'!AS GOIKG FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVEJ SATELLITES ADV CY TO DIA.