PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. OATETI ME GROUP 2. LOCATION .C. TYPE OF OB SERVATION 0 GroundRodor 0 Air- Interc e p t Rodor 12. CONCL USIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 P robably Balloon 0 P o s s i bly Balloon Wa s Aircraft Prob ably Aircraft 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcroft 0 Wos Astrono mical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 P ossibly Astronomical 8. ~H"::U:";:M~B~E!R~O~Ff;,O:;;B~J E~C;::T;::;S;-T(j9;-", rc:ro;ouii:RiCscf----'"i,iK Other Sa t e 11 i t e 7. LENGTH OF.OBSEAVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY 0~ SIGHTING Bright light with magnitude equal to 1st magnitude star observed moving SE. Speed unknown. Tracked through 65 d gr arc in 10 minutes. ATIC F O RM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evoluotion Object has characteristics of orbital element. Case evaluated as a Satellite. ECHO data not available. oEi>..t:RTMENl m THE AIR FORCE ;TAFF MESSAG~ BRANcH IJNClAS$11110 MfSSAOl ACTION: CIN-17 INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-3 (37) DE RUD IC '16 .. FM COMBAR F~LANT TO RUCKHC/CINC..ANTFLT RlNCAL Bl CINCONAD RUEA SN/2 6I' H NORAD REG ION RUEA HQ/ HQ USAF. R liE GUW COME A Sf SEA FR ON Rl.JWGALD/ SPADT INF 0 R UCKDT I COMA SW FOR LA NT LOCATING ONE UFO 1 m IG HI' L IG HI' 4.. Sat' HEA ST SPD UN KNON N 6. SIGHTED 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZ TRACKED THROUGH 65 DEG ABOVE HOR IZ L osr AT H30 DEG 7. BRIG iff N OF FIRST MAG STAR TRACKED FOR 10 MIN ADVANCE.COPIES SENT TO OOP-CP, CIN AND DIA. 55379 ( 2 4 Oct 62.) RJ~fi$.TMENl Of THE AIR FORCEpag e 1 . o f 2 o ~ r AFF MESSAGE BRANCH VNClASSIMO 10\ISSAGl ZCZ CHGE 025Z CBJ 8107 r1N R UEA HQ DE R lD IC 076 Fr1 COM BAR F ffi LA Nr TO RUECW/CNO INU.ANTFLT RUEA HQ/ HQ USAF RUWGAL Bl CINCONAD RUEA SN/2 6r H NOR AD REG ION RUEGUHICOMEA Sf ~AfR ON RUECYP/ SPADA! INFO R UC ~T I COMA SN FORL ANT NAVY GR NC LOCATING ONE UFO AM A.. IFYING DIA-10, DIA/CIIC- 3 1. SINGLE ROUND WHITE OBJECf SIZE OF FIRSf MAGNITUDE STAR 2. OBJECf FlRSf OBSERVED ~lOVING RELATIVE TO STARS 30 DEGREES ABOVE Hffi lZ ON, AZ U1 ur H 315 DEGREES T LOST AT 45 DEGREES ABOVE HffilZON, AZ IMUiH 135 Dl:GREES T IN SIG~ 10 t1INUTES BE FORE ?A SSING BE HIND AIRCRAFT. 3. OB~RVED VISUALLY AT 232025Z BY AIRCRAFT CREWMEMBERS LOCATED AT 60-l4N 13-36W 4000 FT TH240 DEGREESTAS DEPARTMENl Of THE AIR a'f0RCE <;TAFF MESSAGE BAAf'I'CH UHClASSIIIfO MfSSAGl Page 2 of 2 PAGE TWO RUDIC 076 185 IND. NIGHr LIGHr COMDITIONS. CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED NO CLOLDS. FLIGHT LEVEL WIND 240 DEGREES TRUE 4 . NO RADAR CONTACT OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 5. CHANGE MY 232121Z POSIT TO READ 60-14N 13-36W VICE NOTE: ADVANCE COPY' TO DIA. OEP..AiHMENl Oi-iii~ Jl.IR ~ORO STAFF MES~.AGc BRANCH UNCLASStfl!D MfSSAI';t INFO : CIN-17, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-3 CZCHQB170ZCBJB255 MM RUEAHQ ' DE RUECYP 008 F'M NAVSPASUR TO RUDIC/COMBARFORLANT INFO RUECW/CNO . RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT RU!:A HQ/ HQ USAF RU~ GALB/ CINCONAD RU!:ASN/26 NORAO REGION RU!:GUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RUYGALD/NORAD SPADATS RUCKDT/COMASWFORLANT A. COMBARFORLANT 240717Z I. ~NALYS!S OF NAVSPASUR ORBITAL ELMENTS INDICATES THAT NO SAT~LLITES OF SUITABLE S{ZE AND ORBIT CHARACTER FOR VISUAL SI3HTING WERE IN THE VICINITY OF 60-14N t3-36W