PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 1 March 1963 Germany o Probably Bolloon 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Grouncl-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft GIAT 01/ 1 817Z DCAI,.Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft lr. P~M~O~T~O~s=~. =====~k6.~S;O;U;R;C;E ----~=== =~-I sAstronomlcolmeteor 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Ast~nomicol 7. LENGTH 0, OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Dota for Evoluntion 0 Unl&noWt'l 2-3 seconds one downward 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sharp long rectangular object observec 1n fli ght wit h c olor of brig h t white v1 t h bluis h green tinge. Brightness 2-3 t i n1es th3t of Vdnus. Middle o f ject dark, no tail, or trail. F i rst observed. 50 dgr t o left of nose of a / c o o heading o f 235dgr. Disappeared o r impacted Earth a t 5 dgr elevation, azi muth unknown. Fli ght straight or Description and duration con- fornl t o analysis as meteor. a r c downward. Slow speed initially but gained speed as object flight progressed. Total duratbn 2-3 seconds ATtC l'O~W 329 ( RY.V :Zft SF.P S2) ( Cre I .fl) I) tJ y 20-0 CZC~OC10~ZCJYA7f2 DE RUFPADG 6 m 616TH ACW SC WA~SERKUPPE GER 10 RUt1GAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUCDSO./FTD WPAFB OHIO ruFPSD/86AD RAMSTFIN AB GER FaJEAHQIHQ CO~iD USAF HASH DC @JEAHQ/SOAF WASH DC ~FO RUFPAD/17 AF COC KAISER~LAUGHTERN GER a~CLA: L~"IN 1 E. FOR f:c AL ATTN ADC I , HQ COtlD ATTN AFCIN, C~AF ATTN SAFOI, INFO: 17 AF ATTN CCC- 2. SUBJECT: UFO .:l,. SOU~CE OF RE:PORT: OF CLIPP:::R Il:2CEIPTION OF OEJECT: 1; ~HAP, LONG AND RECTANGULAR. ~ SI2E, THREE INCHES IN LENGTH. 3. COLOR, BRIGHT WHITE r,.:JTH A ELUISJi GP.EEN TINGE::. BRIGHTNE~S TJJA:: 2 TO 3 THi~ THAT CF VZNU~. 4. DI~CE:?NAELE FEATURES , MIDDLE OF OBJECT WAS DARK. 5 . TAIL, NO TAIL OR TRAIL OF DEBRIS NOTED. c . NOTE, PILOT COPILOT AND ENGil~EER CONFIRM SEEING THE SAME THING IND OF S IGlliFIGANCE WAS THE FACT THAT ALL THREE CRE~J MEr1BP.~ PAGi T.W RUFPADG 6 I~PR~SSED EY THE SIZl AND BRIGHTNEs~ OF THE OBJECT. DE~CRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJ~CT: 1. REA~O~l OBJECT WA~ ;DTICEC, BRIGHTNESS. 2 . LOCATION OF OBJECT WHEN FIR5T NOTICED, 5:1 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE NCS.t: OF THE AIRCRAFT ~ AN ELEVATION OF 70 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING OF ~5 DEGREES AT TEN THOUSAND FEET. 3 . LOCATION OF OBJECT ~M DISAPPEARANCE, AZIMUTH UNKNOWN. DISAPPEARED 5 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. 4 . DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH, STRAIGHT IDWN WITH A VERY SLIGHT CURVE. OBJECT TRAVELING SLOWLY AT FIRST THEN GAINED TREMENDOUS MOMENTUM. DIRATION OF FLIGHT t~S TWO TO THREE SECONDS. 5 . HOW OBJECT DISAPPEARD, illSAPPEARD INSTANTA~EOUSLY AN~ NO I MPACT WITH EARTH OB~ERVED. ~ DURATION OF FLIGHT, T~O TO THREE SECONDS. D. MANNER OF oJsERIJATION: AIRBCP.~! FRO~i CLIPPER A DC~ AT TFN THOUSAND F.lfET HEADI NG 2.:5 DEGREE:~ AT A S?.E~D CF 23~ KNOTS. E. TINE pt;I~ DATE OF 2 IGHTING: : . 172 CN 1 P':AF. . 2 . L:G:iT OONLITION2, NIGHT. F . LCCATIOii CF OB~ERV~R: GiOREF PO~ITION WMA GOLF 2005 S~V~NT~E;~ i1IL~.S CUT FRO~l MA~lSBACH EACON. G. II:Ei~TIFYING I NFC 0~1 OESERVE?.: PILOT Al-iERICAN ~RLIN[S. H. WEATHE~: CL~A2 NIGHT EXC[LLENT VI:IEILILY :ITN D~ AT TEN THOUSAND FEZT 060 DEGREES AT 2~ KNOT~. ~7 /12152 MAR RUFPADG