PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa s Balloon 1 November 1962 Baltimore, 0 P ra bob I y Balloon P ossibly Balloon OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround-Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Ai rcraft 0 Pro bably Aircro h 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft s . . PHOTOS 0 Wos Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS CXXOtherNASA Sodium fficient Dota for Evalua tion 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Pink object south of Baltimore by cab driver to NASA. Forwarded to moved erratically 4 April 1963. Pink shape which expanded until attributed to early sun on covered 1 / 5 of distance between at altit!ide. Description and west. Object conforms with previous rpts expanded retaining experimental high altitude shape. All pink color. Sighting Sodium/chemical Island. Duration dissipation by winds. Expansion & description conform with this analysis. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON 25, D.C. IN REPLY REfER TO: ';I Your 1etter of loTember 7, 1962, addressed to Cape Canaveral, J'lorida, rega:nUng your observation ot what a:9pearecl to be an nnidentit1ed tlying objeet was for- warded to this Headquarters and received by tbe Inventions and Contributions Board on January 23, 1963. We regzet the del.ay vbich baa oeeurred in replying to your letter, and we appreciate the interest. 'Vhieh prompted ita suqpi ttal As you DJB'3 know a number of simi 1 ar obsertationa bave been re);X)rted tor wb1 ch there ia no particnl.&r1y satiafaetor;y expl.anat1oo.. Thi Agency baa neither the aasignment. nor tbe facil.itiea to investigate such oeeurranees. We have tbere1"ore forwarded your letter to the Depe.rt.uent ot the Aire Foree vbich baa the primary respooaibilit,r ~r investigating thia type of Since~ yours, Origin~ ::~igned by James A. Hootma n James A. Hootmn Exec:ut.1 Te Seeretar,y Inftlltiona and Coutr:lbut.iane Board \-fright-Patt e rson Air Force Base NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHI NGTON 25, D.C. IN REPLy REFER TO: AB Air Tactical Intelligence Center Wrigh~-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Executive Secretary Inventions and Contributions Board SUBJECT: An unidentified flying object reported by .._,of Middle River, .Baltimore 21, l-iaryland on November 7, 1962. Fo oxded herewith as a metter coming under the cogniz ce of your Center is a letter received by this Headquarters from Mr. of Middle River, Maryland dated November 7, 1962, describing his observation of a pink object in the sky on the morning of that day. This letter is forwarded for whatever action is deemed appropriate. A copy of our reply to .N.r .._... is also enclosed . A. Hootman Enclo:.ures 2