PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC.A TION 12. CONCLUSIONS lf Was Balloon 17 J anuary 1963 Ludlow, Massachusetts 0' Probably Balloon ssi bl Y Boll 0 Was Ai rcraft ~round-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 18/0055Z 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-lntfH'cept Radar Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astrona mi col 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 12 minutes 10. BRIEJI SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS Object varying in intensity foom bril- liant to being invisible. First observed at 30 dgr elevation 135 d g r azimuth. Disappeared at 80 dgr eleva- tion 90 d gr azimuth rising and fading. Total duration 12 minutes. Wind infor- mation garbled. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SII..P 52) I 9. COURSE 11. COMMENTS 0 Probably-Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation north ).Yard Only wind report was at lower level from 200 d gr. However, prevailing winds are to north and east. Sighting characteristic of balloon observation. Blinking light rising & duration consis - nt with this a nalysis. Of9MTM!Nr OF' tHE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH L':iC!.ASSinEO MfSSAGi ACTION : CIN-17 Page 1 of 2 OOP-1, OOP-CP-2, SAFS-3, DIA-15, DIA-CIIC-3 .(42) ZCZCHQC692ZCYJB989 RUETDH 105 FM 57AIRDIV \~ESTOVER AFB MASS TO RU\IGALIADC ENT AFB COLO RUEASN/26AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD NY RUCDSQ/ATIC WPAFB RUEAH Q/ OS AF \~ASH DC UNCLAS 99DCOI 571. CSAF, FOR (AFCIN>. OSAF: FOR (SAFIS). REFERENCE AFR 200-2, UFO REP ORT. THIS MESSAGE CONSISTS OF T\~ELVE (T.VL PARTS. PART ONE. A. ( 1) POINT OF LIGHT. (2) PINHEAD. (3) INTENSITY VARID FRCJil BRILLIANT TO INVISIBLE. PART TtIO. B. tt) LOOKING AT SKY WHILE WAITING IN CAR. (2) 30 DEG EL/135 DEG AZ. (31 80 OEG EU9QJ DEG AZ. (4) APPE.!\RED STRAIGHT PATH CLIMBING. (5) FADED OUT. (6) 12 MINUTES. PART THREE. C . (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) N/A. PART FOUR. D. ( 1) 0055Z 18 JAN 1963. (2) NIGHT. PART FIVE. E . LUDLOl.~ MASS. PAGE TWO RUETDH 105 DEPARTMENT Of TH A\R FORe STAFf MESSAGE BRANCH U:4CI.ASSIFIEO MlSSAGE Pag e 2 of 2 AGE 24. ADDRESS-161~ LUDLOW MASS (SEE PARA K). UNEMPLOYED SHIPPING CLERK. (2) N/A. 'PART SEVEN. G. < 1) SPOTTY HIGH CLOUDS. (2) (3) UNLIMITED. (4) 8NM. (5) THIN BROKEN. (6) NONE. PART EIGHT. H. NONE. PART NINE. I. NONE. PART TEN. '. T-33 FLIGHT TO PATTSBURG -T/0 230. PART ELEVEN. K. TSGT MELVIN LIEBERMAN, NCOIC, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 99 B<l'tB ~liNG, '.'lESTOVER AFB, MASS. THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THE OBSERVERS APPERAS TO TO AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PATH. HO\vEVER, THE RED FUSELAGE LIGHT BLINKS AND THIS WAS DENIED BY THE OBSERVERS. THE T-33 FRCJ1 '!lESTOVER COULD NOT HACE CAUSED THIS REPORT DUE TO THE DIREC- TION OF TAKEOFF AND TRAFFIC PATTERN. SATTELITES ARE HELD UNLIKELY DUE TO THE N ORTH!..JARD MOTION OF THE OBJECT. M CST LIKELY CAUSE IS HELD TO BE THE SIGHTING OF AN AIRCRAFT ABOUT THE CIRRUS CLOUD DECK AND VISUAL MISINTERPRETATION OF THE ROTATING BEACON . FOR TWINKLING OR VARYING INTENSITY. UF 0 ALSO SEEN BY MISS ,. 18/2141Z JAN RUETDH LUDL~, MASS AND MISS LUDLOtv, MASS. PART TNELVE. L/ NONE. NOTE: ADVANCE 'copy DELIVERED ,TO DIA