PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon C JRVI S report of small object with n o Vlsible s1gn of propulsion in fll~ht from West to East. Appeared at 41J dgr elevation in West & sightin~ d uration 5 minutes. Disappeare d by fading . Object very high & speed very f ast. Sighting from C-121. 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical CIX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 0 Unlcno.,... Direction wrong for satellite. Should be NE or SE since s ighting near the equator. Duration con- sistent with satellite or a/c. since s i ghting was fm air, if object were a / c it would be at eKtreme altitude to prevent some feature from being identified. Insufficient data for evaluation Possible error in direction, in which case object was, ~iiiaiy ._.. satellite. rJJcl t (. " ~X::'ARTMENT OF THE AIR luRC~ STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH l:NClASSiri!O MESS-'CE INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAFOS-3, ARMY-2, , NSA-7, DIA-20, DIA/CIIC-2 DE RUHLKH 9 FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII TO RUHLKM/PWCAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RUKAC/COMALSEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA RUWSPGICOMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF RUHPQI COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HA INFO RUEAHQI COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC RUWGALB' CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO RUHPHQKCINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII RUHAFS/KINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHPSICINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAF fUCHU AS JAPAN RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF RUHPD/ ~OMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII RUC3BR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AF3 NEB RUECW/ CNO WASHINGTON DC R ECW/ SECNAV WASHINGTON DCN EUNCLAS HADOC-D 0500C I R V I S 1, CIRVIS REPORT CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, 3 . SMALL OBJECT A. ONE OBJECT B. SIZE OF PIN, NO VISIBLE PROPUL3ION 4. APPEARED 40 DEGREES OVER WESTERN HORIZON 4.35N 176.41W 13/1645Z HELD FOR 5MIN., FADED AT 13/1650Z 6. VERY HIGH 7. WEST TO EAST 3 . VERY FAST 9. NEGATIVE ADVANCE COPY TO XOPX, NIN, DIA/CIIC. II ARli t I J, I 1:. Nt;Oirll O u t\ftlllL fl[I!(HI\ r Oit fUI H ~Aflllllt l 'to , I Il lA &)CttoO IOCC )jQIJC llUotiO.I H.H OCC.. IIOf &OCOMAll\llt P(ilh10 lh.H'I 11111. IU I t 01 (U4 .. Gt O.OOOOS NIH. 'fl ' Ell. 1110 tCLt tlltiiY O.Olf~l Oi u \ Ot Pl MICil ~l<if,l MILt$ a&OIU~ uf 6PUCff 494o ILc$ R& It !ll C.ltahCf r.. O Ill l H 'fl O.U aar( Of LH&Niot J,l40 UtL. P(lt OY l~lllu:t f 11 ~fMICtt 1&.1\ Ot~.