PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XII Ground-Vi suol 8 . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Ground-Radar 0 Airlntercept Radar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probobly Aircraft 0 Possibly Ai rcrah 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomi col Insufficient Oato for Evaluation 0 Unlcnowr\ 10. BRIEF SUMM~RY OF SICHTINC Sight1.ng at dusk f rom ship af blink- ing light tlevation zero dgr, azimutl at appearance 3 ~0dgr. Disappeare d at zezo dgr s a levation 245d g r azi- muth aftor 1 5 m1nute sighting. Light went on and off a t irregular inter- vals, w"1th two intervals timed a t sec o nds and 20 seco11ds. Light on for 1 / 2 second -each time. 11. COMMENTS Possible surface light or.possibl light a/c. Duration rather long fer a / c sighting, short for surface vessel. No conclusion reached oo limited data presented. ATtC J'O~W 329 {RV.V 2h sr.r S2l PAGE THREE RUHLKH 11 11. GOCD, NO EXPLANATION NO EVALUATION 16/1730Z MAR RUHLKH DUMTMENT O f THE AIR FORO: STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH tli'ICLA5.Sifll0 MK4A0f I N C 0 .M I N G NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO XOPX, NIN AND DIA/CIIC. RELEASED BY. .DRAfTED BY EXT. NO B. ISAACSON,- E . , LTJG , USS DURANT, OOD, EXCELLENT MCLENl~AL~ , . R. S., ENS, USS JuRAN!, JOOD, EXCELLENT SCOTT, R.E., SN, USS DURANT , LOOKOUT, EXCELLENT . .. .': ' 7. A. WARM, ~AIN SQUALLS IN AREA B. 098 DEG ,-15 KTS AT .SURFACF;., UPPER WINDS NOT AVAILABLE E. 4 TENTHS F. YES, SW cy del to m~ dupe of AF. J' C:U~CU IT.NO. TI).IE OF REC:EIPT DATE TIME GROU? DtPMfMtN I ()~ lHc AIR FORU: STAFF /,o\~SSAG!: &RANCH Page 1 of 4 INFO : NIN-9 XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3 DIA-20, DIAjCIIC-2 -40- EKA062ZCZCPH0104PHC A085 " YY RUEAHQ DE RUHPHC 051 FtrJ COM HA IJ SEA FR ON TO RUHLKW/COMD HAWAIRDEFDIC .VHEELR, AFB I NFO RUWGALB/CINC NORAD NT AFd, COL O RUEAHQ/COFUSAF RUECW/ SECNAV RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC RUHPA/C INCPAC RUHLKSAI PACAF BASCOM, HICKAl'1 AFB FM USS DURANT TO HICKAM AFB . CINC PACFLT COMHAWSEAFRON Ca-l DESFLOT 5 Ca-t CORT RON 5 LNCLAS VFO DfPAAIM~NI Or lHE AIR fORCE ST AFr MESSAGE BRANCH t.:NCLASS.ii!O MES.lAOE lf\lCOMl N G A. CINCLACFACFLT INST 3720.3 1. A. UN03SERVED F. '~HITE BLINKING LIGHT L. LIGHT ON APPROX ONE-HALF SEC, THEN JFF F OR VARYING INTERVALS. Tl.-'0 INTERVALS TIMED AT 35 SEC. AND 20 SEC. DEPAAfMENI Of THE AIR fQIKI: 'j.i t.i;: /v\ES SAGe SRAi' Page 3 or 4 JO RU1 GCR C271 2 A. SIGHTED BY LOOKOUT ZERO ELEVATION, 340 DEG AZIMUTH C. ZERO ELEVATION, 245 DEG AZI11 UTH D. STRENGHT LINE ON HORIZON E. INTO RAIN SQUALL 3. A. GROUND-VILUAL S. BINOCULARS 7X50 B. ISAACSON, R. T., LTJG, USS DUrtANT, JuD, EXCELLENT MCLENNAN, SN, USS DURANT, LOJKOUT, EXCELLENT 7 A. WARM, RAIN SQUALLS I N AREA B. 098 DEG, 15 KTS AT SURFACE, UPPER WINDS NOT AVAILAaL.C:: E. 4 TENTHS PAGE THREE RlJ1 GCR C271 11 8 000, NO EXPLANATION DtPMfM~Nl m lriE AIR FORCt: ST AFi-fv",ES :,AGE CRANCH . Page 4 of 4 NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO XOPX, NIN & CIIC. DtPNHMENT Of TKE Alllt FORO: STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH tiNc:l.~lfltD MIWAGI trTY1 I N G : NIN-9~ XOP-1~ XOPX-4# SAF-OS-3, ARMY-2{ CMC-8~ JCS-35# OSD-15, CIA-11~ NSA-7# DIA-20, DIA/CIIC-2 (118) ZCZCHQA705 ZCJJG864 DE RUHLKH 11 FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII TO RUHLKMIPWCAF HICKAM AFB HAW AI I RUKAC/C (lfJALSEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA RUlv SPG'C Ot1\JESTSEAFR ON SAN FRANCISCO CAL IF RUHPGV C OMHAVI SEAFGOK PEARL HARBOR HAW AI I INFO RUEAHQ/COFS USAF IJJASHINVTON DC RUWGALBIC INCNORAD ENT AFS COLO RUHPHQKCINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII RUHPEYC INCPACFLT PEARL HAR90R HA\1/AII RUAUAZ/C Cl1 USJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAMCR/C G1 USKOREA SEOUL KOREA RUAGF'LIC OMUSTDC TAIPEI TAI\!JAF RUHPDIC OMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII RUCSBRICINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB RUECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DCN UNCLASI CVL I R V I S/ H ADOC-D 05 21 A. CINCLACFACFLT INST 3820.3 1. A. UNOBSERVED DfP,A,,UMCNf Of THf All FO~Cf STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH F. WHITE BLINKING LIGHT L. LIGHT ON APPROX ONE-HALf SEC, THEN OFF FOR VARYING INTERVALS. TWO INTERVALS TIMED AT 35 SEC. AND 20 SEC 2. A. SIGHTED BY LOOKOUT B. ZERO ELEVATION, 340 DEG AZIMUTH C. ZERO E\1/EVATION, 245 DEG AZIMUTH D. STRENGHT LINE ON HORIZON E. I NTO RAIN SQUAGL 3. A. GROUND-VILUAL B. BINOCULARS 7X5 3 B. ISAACSON, R. T., LTJG, USS DURANT, OOD, EXCELLENT ~1CLENNAN, R. G., ENS, USS DURUNT, JOOD, EXCELLENT SCOTT, R , SN. USS DURANT, JOOD, EXCELLENT 1. A. WARM, RAIN SQUALLS IN AREA B. 098 DEG, 15 KTS AT SURFACE, UPPER WINDS NOT AVAILABLE 4 TENTHS