P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 85.4W (Gulf D Probabl y Balloon D Possibly Balloon 3. DATE- TIME GROUP .... TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Vi s u o l D Ground-Radar D Was Ai rc raft Probably Aircraft 0 A i,.. Vi suol [J Airlnterc e p t Radar Po ssi bl y Aircraft Was A stronomical P ro babl y Astronomical (Merchant Vessel) 0 Possi bly Astrono mical LENGTH OP.OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othe r Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS P ossibl e rock e t with vapor Duration not rptd. Obj had t rail shooting u p wa rd. Bear i n g 345 elevatio n dgr elevation 15 dgr. Disappeared Not to direction or elevation. intensity :hf 1n Case considered insufficient ATIC POR M 329 ( R E V 26 SEP 52) CACTIONI ALi:ASD 8Y ORAFT0 SY C:XT. NO. Er1E:RGENCY . FM CCGD EIGHT TO THIRTY SECOND ADDIV SAGE OKLAHOMA CITY AF'STA COMEASTSEAFRON .,-, :~ , '. READRESSED.OPERATIONAL IMMEDIAT~ 040748Z FM C INCLANTFL T , READRESSED OPERATIONAL. IMMEDIATE FM COMEASTSEAFRON TO CINCLANTFLT CINCSAC : ' . -CANAIRDEF ...._ AF DIST: CANCOMARLANT INFO COMDT COGARD COMEASTAREA COMFAIRWI NG ELEVEN I S.A.FS 1. l-Dep RRj I SAFMA I ~ l-Dep MAj~ r 1 Dep PMj ~ _I_ Dep TCj ~ . I De p SMI I CIRVIS. THE SS ESSO LIMA REPORTED SIGHTING AN UFO IN POSITION =I SAE'FM , -[ 25.5N, 85.4W AT 040345Z. OBJECT DISCRIBED AS POSSIBLE r.OCKET Wif~AF~-~ BRIGHT VAPOR TRAil SHOOTING UPWARD. BEARING 345 DEGREES F'ROM ABQl\SFMP , -;. POSIT AND 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. OBJECT DISAPPEARED AIP o , -l' BEARING 338 DEGREES AND 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. - -R ROTC/ . f I SA:FAA I . , AF NO'Jih' SUSP DUPE OF AFIN 44701, 4 Dec j--SAFIE , . I SlU'LL .. 1 SECNAV UNSECNAV ASTSECNAVCR&D> 00 09 72 7 6 9 4 ! P NAVAIDE CMC JCS CSA C _ ADVANCE COPIES DELIVERED: CONT"Ol t;o. ~CIRCUIT NO . CIA NIC COGARD 050(1) rLAGPLOT BFR . ' lJA T'E TIM GROUP UNCLASSIFIED OEPARTMENT o:: THE AIR FORC~ 'T AFF MESSAGE BRANCI- UNClA SSI111D loiiSSACi ACTION: CIN-17 DE RUCKYNS019 OOP-1, OOP-GP-2, SAFS-3_, ARMY-2 NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, CIA-11 Ff1 CCGDE I GHT TO RUWGHW/THIRTY SECOND ADDIV SAGE OKLAHOMA CITY AFSZA RU'.'J GAL 8/ CINCNORAD RUEGUY/COMEASTSEAFRON RUEAHQ/COFS USAF RUCSBRB/ CI NCSAC RCCSC/CANAIRDEF RCEOM/CANCOMARLANT INFO RUECJD/COMDT COGARD RUEGUF/COMEASTAREA RUCKKC/ cor~ SIX R UCKYC/ CGr1E I GHT RUCKSH/COMFAIR'~ING ELEVEN CIRVIS. THE SSSESSO LIMA REPORTED SIGHTING AN UFO IN POSITIO~ 25. 5N, 85 4t'' AT 040345Z. B!3JECT DISCRIBEDSAS POSSIBLE ROCKET \HTH BRIGHT VAPOR TRAIL SHOOTING UPII'ARD. BEARING 345 DEGREESSFRot:J A30\/Z POSIT AND 15 DEGR::ES ABOV THE 'iO~IZml. 03J::CT DISAPPE:ARE:!J BEARING 338 DEGREES AND 30 DEGREESSABOVE THE HORIZON. BT NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO DIA, CIN AND OOP-CP ..