PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCL USIONS 0 Wos Balloon January 1963 ring , Mar y l a nd 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Loc a l li\:jiroun d-Visual 0 Ground-Radar ~ Wos Aircraft Probabl y Ai rcroft 0 A i r- Visual 0 A i,..lntercept Radar 0 P o ssibl y Aircr aft Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical X1%No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH Of' OBSERVATION e. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 In sufficient Ooto for E voluoti on 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY Olll SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Circular object Duration, description, of objec t star noticed to move against ehe and maneuvers consistent with background. Light alternating as a / c analysis. Trail considered dull r ed. As obj approache d as normal for a/c contrails a t long trail was noted, o f /altitude. Maneuverability white color. Extending at lease two f e e ~ duration as well a s alternating behind obj. Initia l observation ligh t rules out met eor sighti ng. dgr elevation in south. Object moved to ~ll s ugge stedin report. Case made smooth sweeping turn evaluate d as a / c west and back Disappearance below horizon. ATIC: P O JtM 329 (R&V H S.&P 52) UFO Reports Air Force System a Command Foreign Technology Division "Nright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Attached UFO sighting reports were sent to addresses required by AFR 200-l on 10 Jan 63 and 17 Jan 63. AFSC (rtD) copies were mis-sent to Bolling AFB, D.C. FOR THE COMMANDER JOHN L. BARSLR Major, USAF Adminiatrative Officer SPA.Clf JJIJLOY JtlfSJJB.P'lJD POR CO~JWUNICATION C.I!NT!Il Jl'!'lllCliO.NCJf TY .. tr lo48Q (CIIIt4) ACCOUHTINe O"le. O R RIU'l!lt8 TO 1 CL..A8.1P'ICATION lOOlST AB ll, ANDRE't'iS AFB, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. A.OC ENT AFB COLO 26 AJR mv HAl\0CK FLD NI OSAF WASH IC EFTO UNCLAS lOOlST OPS GRP ( 0001') ) 7~3 . CSAI<, FOR AFCIN. OSAF FOR SAFOI. UFO. REF PARA 14, AFR 200-2. ~ A. DESCRIPriON OF THE OBJECT: (1) cmCULAR ( 2) S~t\LL PEA OR LARGE BRIGHT STAR (3) AL'!ERNAmlG . BRIGHT WHITE TO DULL RED 'ID BRIGHT WHITE (6) LOOKED LIK& A LARGE BRIGHT ST.~ (7) N2:ARDll THE vERTICAL, A LONG TRAIL WAS SIGHTED BEHIND THE ~----:----1 DATa TIM It 'lEE UNDERSIGNED IS FA.'ITUA.lll----+----~ iTITH EF1'0 SAGES, :tEF .\lR .IGHATURit Ui 'CIA SSIEIED .. DI...ACD DO .. OfUI 1'78, t OCt , WMtCM WILL .. uo UHTIL ICCHAUaTXD SfO.ITY OASSIFICATION JOINT MFSSAGCFOR.\\ -CONllNUAnON SHB:i HUlST AB lr.G~ MlDREviS AFB, WASHH!GTON 25, D.C. OBJBCT, YRIJ.OW ~'HITE IN COLOR As'IO E:XTEi-IDHIG AT LEAST TWO FEET BEHING '.IHE OBJECT, U.S I~ fE. A ~T A~MS U.A~Grt-t ( 8) NO SOUND (9) ADfiTODE APPEARED TO BE AIDVE THffiTY THOUSAND FEET DESCRIP.riON OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) NQ'fiCED MOVEMENT AGAINST A STAR. (2) SOU'M, 20 AIDVE HORIZO~ ( 3) D]SAPPEARED BELO'tf 'IRE HORIZO~T 'IO TilE 'JORm (h) FLIGHT PA'IH \iA.S FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THEN ST:\R'F.ill ERRATIC i1ANt1EVERI:'1G J\~iD TtiRNED TO THE U.'EST THEN ;W)g 1\ SMOO'l'H ~tfEEPDlG COR:JE JACK TO A NOR'm IID\ni:-lG (5) GRAOOAU.Y DISAPPEARED BELOW ~!ORTHERN HORIZON. ( 6 ) APPROXIMATELY T'iJO MiiroTES. C. MANNER OF OBSEHVATION: (1) GR:)UND VISUAL. NO OPiiCAL AIOO D. TT.~ AND DAT'S OF SIGfiTIJ-G: ( 2 ) !IJIOHT. E. LOC l..!'!O~ OF OBSffi 13<: 3612 S~USI.i, rni7E, SILI;~R S~I'fG,. (ffi. TIF'It:':G niFOR:--!..-\TION ON OBS3RVE1h Rl'Y-FOUR, ~PRING, 'tARILAND. PAGl N~ Cl' SEO.IIti'TY Ct.>SSIFICAnett UNCLASS!FI ED JCJNT MSSAGffORM-COtrnNUAnDN SJI1 1001ST AB ~-o, ANJJRE;iS AF'S, WASHr:GTON 25, D.C. CCCUPi\TION: ENGINEER AT OPERATIONS RESEARCH I NC. ALSO A'r SIGHrL'iG 'l'HIRTY-SEVE~, , SU.VER SPRHU, r1ARYLA.'ID. OCCUPATION EJ'l<UNEER, NAVY YARDS AND .OOCKS. ADDITIONAL: MR SEEMED '1'0 BE A REI: ABf.E INDilJIIlJAL AS OBSERVED DURING THE PHONE CONVERSATION. ST:\TED HE \iAS SJRE ON DIREC..~..-~. ... ,n OF MOV&'IE.N! BECAUSE SPRUisrJ. DRIVE RUNS NORm & SOU'm. G. h'EAT.HER AND WiriD3 -ALOFT cmmrrrons AT TI~::: A:\'D PLACE OF SIG~HIG. (1) vlEATHER AT oLooz -'l:S. C.LeAtt A~o 1o. TO )0000 WERE TAKEN AT 0700Z. NO OBSERVATION ExiST FOR 0700Z. 'IHESE vl!NDS ARE QO!iSTimrA.ILE ESPECIALLY TI3 \-liND AT 80,000 F'EET. (J) ~lOMB (h) CLEAR 15/0lOOZ SUBSID8NCE DSIERSION, BASE 4800', TOP 750CP, I~REASE OF rf C IN L.\IER, D~:lEASTISG Til I?iTENSIT!' TO ~DR~.fAL AT 15/l200Z. I'~GI! Nit 0~ !iEO..'tttTY ~lft<".ATICN SEQJRITY a.ASSlFIOITIOH J3iNT MfS'SAGEFORM -CONTINUATION SHB.i rmCLASSIFI ED J .. NONE. K. CAPT. RICHARD A. !>IDYER, BASE OPERATIONS DU'l'Y OFFICER. FCRC~""TER DESCRIBED FLIGHT PA'!H AS BEING CO."WARABLE TO 'IHAT OF A METEURITK DESCENDING THR<DGH HIGH ALTITUDE WHJD STRATA. H~ OF S~lrf QASJIFIC\IION 'tl U . 8 . COVI!R,.. ... Ir:H T P .. u -.TtNO Ol',tCIIt 1e1-S 98tt!SS