PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 0 Ground Visual 0 GroundRodor 0 Wos Airc:roft Probably Airc:roft 26Ll~39Z GMT 1!1 Ai,. Vi suol 0 Airlntercepl Radar 0 Po ssl bl y Ai r croft .J:e 1 rae t i~n ~6on XDC as stronomico Probobl y Astronomical Possibly Astronomical LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Ocrto for Evoluotion one on moon 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Horseshoe shaped obj about 1/3 diamat moon observed for 1 / 1/ 2 seconds. Declination was between 13.23 Bright orange, appeared as a dark & 13.14. Position was very clos~ patch on the moon at the 10 o'clock to Regulus at this time. Regulu; position. Initially attracted by a was at 10 with a declination of bright flash on the horizon. Moon Possibly a mirag e associate at this time was observed at 1-2 with the star Regulus and the dgra above the horizon. This obj Moon or possibly the refraction appeared below the border of the of the moon itself prior to it' moon. Faded. Light conditions were ~ising, in any case, the sight- just before dawn. Moon was beginning ~ng was due to the moon's risin~ to appear (risina). and the optical conditions prese ATIC FORM 329 (REV l ll SEP 52) PP RUE;\:;" F F M 15 .W '1ARCH AF 3 C ;~L IF ::<!J E:.~F F I AF SC AN DR E.v S AF 9 ~1 D Z S Ocr 6Z 23 :=tU EAr{~/H ~ USAF AFC L\J v.JAS:1 25 DC RUEAHQ/SAr OI WASH 25 0C U0JCLAS/DI 56425 r--\ O~E:-T'ii~D THE 1JIA'"1STS.i IJF r JJJi. ()> CJLJ~- A.'l J A~l.h.iT;{ J? 03J:!:: f .J.1::.J ?LiST OBSERVED-THE MOON wAS ESTIMATED TO BE A??~J'<I lAT'ZLY T,vJ D~G.iEES A30VE THE HORIZON WHEN THIS P ASE T:-L~EE RU .vaK~ 13 LiE.1S:Q';' -AFTE.1 T4E I NITIAL 5I3dT I \!3, T '-lr. ;-1I ,:C .inFT N A'JI~.\TJR USZD :1I3 SEXTENT ~JT T:;E 03J:::T '1AJ !::H.3n?? ID.::.JfiFCATiu'l .Ji.J-13:::1, ALTIT:.JD;;:, -r:AJU3, ~?.::~J, .-d} c.;LIF~{~IA. D. TUlE A.i:J C'rt-:-~ 'Jt:' 3I3:iTI.J3. (1) LIGHTI:--JG CQ~DITICNJ .H Pi~ TI.'l2: .vE~r:: 3:!:r oa::: D~-u'~! JJ:;T .43 r~E A30JE T:1E: :{ORIZON. r::. LCJ:AT ION Or 03.31!:.lJr.::.=n-~8JECT ~':o:H1, 1:51 D:::J.1t:ES 25 :1LlUTZ.J .JE3T . F'. IDE:-.JTIFYe~J .JE.\T~S:i S..llDITIJ\iS-s:<Y CJ~DITI'1J=J eJC(OEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE <\TAFF MESSAGE BRANO PAGE 1 of 4 ACTI' 'I: CIN- 17 OOP- 2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA- CIIC- 3 CZCHQB599ZCQJC538 DE RU'.oiBKN 18 ~M 15AF MARCH AFB CALIF T 0 RU'.~GAL/ ADC ENT AFB COL 0 RUAFF/AFSC ANDRE~S AFB MD RUEAHQ/HQ USAF AFCI N WASH 25 DC RUEAHQ/SAFOI WASH 25 DC UNCLAS/DI 56425 I~MED ATTN REQD. UFO. REFERENCE AFR 200-2, PAR 14. l A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. <1> SHAPE-HORSE SHOE (2) SIZE COMPARED TO A KNO'.IIN OBJECT -APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD THE DIAMETER OF THE MOON. (3) COLOR - BRIGHT ORANGE C4) NUMBER -O~E ONE OBSRVED. C5) FORMATiml -NONE. (6) .O.NY DISCZR.I19LS FEATURES OR DETAILS -AFTER THE APPEARANCE OF THIS OBJECT A DARK PATCH APPEARED ON THE APPROXIMATELY TEN O'CLOC~ POSITION OF THE MOO~l. C7) TAIL, TRAIL, DEPA'RTMENT Of-THE AIR FORCE (\T AFF MESSAGE 8RANC"I-' PAGE 2 of 4 rASE TWO RUWBKN 18 OR EXHAUST, INCLUDING SIZE OF SAME COMPARED TO SIZE OF OBJECT -THERE W~S NO EXHAUST OR DISCERNIBLE TRAIL TO THE OBJECT. (8) SOUND -NO SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SIGHTING, (9) OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES - 'IO~E. B~ DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. ( 1 ) WHAT CALLED TH ATTENTION OF THE OBSERVERS TO THE: OBJECT - ON HORIZON THN BRIGHT COLOR. AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT I)/HEN OBSERVED-TH EST r~ATED A PPP.OXH1ATEL Y JJ0 DEGREES TH HORIZON SRI3HT ORANGE OBJECT APPEARED JUST BELOW THE BORDER OF TH MOON 'ifHI8H WAS IN A CRESCENT SHAPE. TH MOON WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. C3) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AND ZIMUTH Or OBJECT UPON DIS- PPEARANCE -THE OBJECT DID NOT MOVE. C4) DE:SCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS Or OBJSCT -NO~E. (5) HOW DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR -IT SEEMED TO FADE OUT. <6> HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECT VISIBLE-APPROXIr1ATELY mJE AND ONE-HALF SECONDS. C. ~1ANNER Or OB~ ERVATION ~c 1) THE MANNER OF OBSERVATION WAS AN AIR VISUAL SIGHTING. (2) STATEMENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS USED AND DESCRIPTION DEP:atRTMENT oc T"'E AIR FO~E <;T AFF MESSAGE BRANCI-' IINCL,o-~!.IRIO "'!S\Ar.t PAGE THREE RU~BKN 18 THEREOf -AfTER THE INITIAL SIGHTING, THE AIRCRAfT NAVIGATOR USED HIS SEXTNT BUT THE OBJECT HAD DISAPPEARED AND HE REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL. <3) If THE SIGHTING OCCURRED WHILE AIR BORNE, GIVE TYPE OF AIRCRAfT, IDENTifiCATION NUMBER, ALTITUDE, HEADING, SPEED, AND HOME STATION-THE OBJCT AS OBSERVED FROM A KC-135 ~I~CRAFT, IDNTif!CATION NO. DIA~A 85, ALTITUDE WAS 35,000 fEET, HEADING 054 DEGREES TRUE, 042 MAGNETIC, SPED 475 K.JOTS; HOME STATimJ 93 ARS, CASTLE AFB, CALIFORNIAo D. TI~E AND DATE Of SIGHTING. (1) ZULU TI~-D~TE GROUP Of SIGHTING-TH TIME Of SIGHTI ~IG \~AS 2 1439Z. (2) LIGHT CONDITIONS-THE LIGHTH!G CONDI IONS AT THE TIME tnERE BEFORE D,'\'/N JUST AS THE MOON WAS BEGI~lrJI~JG TO APPEAR APPROXIMATELY TWO DEGRES 480VE THE HORIZON. E. LOCATION Or OBSERVERS -OBJECT OBSRVD FROM A KC 1~5 AIRCRAfT AT 24 DEGREES 14 MINUTES NORTH, 15 1 DGREES 26 MINUTES WEST. F. IDE~TIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS -THE OBJCT WAS OBSERVD BY THE CO- PILOT, COLONEL HOLLY ANDERSON, 47TH . H R DIVISIO~I, AND PILOT, ~1AJOR A. S. CAS?ERSO~I. ?AGE FOUR RUWBKN 13 f:1o '.J EAT HER AND lEATHER C ' '!DITIONS -Sl(Y CO~'lCITIJNS t.JRE CLEAR . ~LIGt,r :IRRUS WlD:::RC~ST. NO'l'...;:: ADV CY TO DIA PAGE 4 of J!