PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS I<DC Wos B alloon Probably Balloo n 3. DATETIME GROUP ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 P o ui bl y Bollool'l >oCGroun d Vi suol 0 Graund-Radclf Wos Ai rcraft 0 Probably Aircraft ~Air-Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly Ai rcroft 0 Wos Astronoml col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomicol 7. LENGTH 01' OIUERVATIOH HUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other In suffl ci ent Dcrto for Evcrluotlon 0 Unlcnown 10. BRII, SUMMARY 0,. SIGHTING Silve r c olored balloon onset ved Initially reporte d SE. Balloon J ! <thov e Evaluation and s11bsequent a ' c in aren .1 t !ime . rpt indicate d ohj wa~ Sighted f tom Ocean Station V1ctor. As o balloon. Evaluated as" no thre:1 t ri~ ported n s .i?an Am f 1 1 ~h t rh 1 ted Fli!.{ht ATtC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) C HQA253 ZCECB096 00 R UEAHQ D~ Rm~SJ 009 Da.ARTbAE~H OF THE A!R r(. ,C STAFF MESSAGE B~ANCH VNC:lASSiil0 M!SSAC! I N C 0 M i f'l u ACTION: NIN- 9 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, , F M COMWESTAREA DIA/CIIC-2, NSA-7, CIA-11 T 0 RUHPB/ CINC PACFLT RUEAHQ/COFS RCCSC/CANA IRDEF RCWNM/C ANCOMARPAC R UWGALBIC INC NOR AD R U'.v SPG/ C OM\v EST SEAFRON RUHPHH/C OMHA\vSEAFRON R Ul..J H SB PI T l.v 0 E I G HT N 0 R AD INF 0 RUECJD/C OMDT COGARD Z EN/C CGDT l.vEL V E UH PJ/CCGDFOURT ::EN 1. 040015Z OSV NOVEMBER CALL SIGN 4YN REPT LARGE SILVER COLORED BALLOON BRG 130 DEG FROt-1 29- 57N 140-03\v. BEST EST!l~ATE ALTITUDE FROM PASSING ACFT 15000 FT. OBJECT IN SIGHT FOR PREVIOUS HOUR. EST !MATE SLOW DRIFT EAST SOUTH EAST. 0045Z OSV NOV REPT EST!MAT OON OVERHEAD 29- 55N 139-55\vo OBJECT PLAINLY V !SIBLE. NO RADAR CONTAC. 0 147Z OSV NOV REPT 2 PASSING JET ACFT 33000 AND 35000 FT REPT BALLOON WELL ABOVE THEIR ALTITUDE. NorE: ADV CYS DEL TO XOPX, NIN, AND DIA. . Qq!-WL~ C1J ~ N! fo:c:t AF IN : 3082 ( 4 May 63) C/de ~r ..~N ~CAtQua M.ui' N G ACTION: NIN-9 I ' ( INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, A -OS-, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8# JCS-35# ZOHQA282~0!CA1'8 00 RUEAHQ DE RUWSJ 017 FM COMWEST AREA TO RUHPB/CINCPACFLT RUEAHQ/COFS USAF RCCSC/ CANA IRDEF RC'II NM/ CAN COM ARPA C RUWGAL Bl CINCNORAD ' RUWSPG/COM',I}ESTSEAFRON RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON RUWHSBP/TWO EIGHT NORAD rnFO RUECJD/COMDT COGARD ZEN/CCGD TWELVE RUHPJ/CCGD FOURTEEN MERINT BALLOON SIGHTING MY 040249Z. OSV NOVEMBER REPT PANAM FLT 818 ETA LOS ANGELES 040351 Z AND UNITED FLT 9 9 ETA HONOLULU ei40410Z WERE LAST ACFT AMONG SEVERAL WHO MADE SIGHTING NorE: ADV CYS DEL TO DIA, NIN, AND XOPX. OEPARTMeH Of T.IF. , ; SMB Al85 STAFF MESSAGE ll;'; Page 1of 2 INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4., F-OS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, LKA246KHA335 00 RUECW RUEAHQ R UWGALB ZDK RUHLKH 00 RUECW RUEAHQ RlMGALB RUCSBR . DE RUHI...KH 4 FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RUHPQ/Cm1HAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII INFO RUEAH!COFS U SAF WASHINGTON DC R U\1/GALB/C INC NOR AD ENT AFB COL 0 RUHPQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HA'.YAII RUHAFS/C INCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAI.I/AII RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA RUAGFLICOMUSTOC TAIPEI TAI\t/AF RUCSBR/C INCSAC OFFUTT R UECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC OEPARTMEtH OF TI,E AIR o~c STAFF Mi:SSAGE BRA"!~.~ UNCLASSiflt:> MESSAGi Page 2 of 2 UNCLAS HADOC-D 0814 UNCLAS MERINT REPORT 1. 04/0015Z OSV NOVEMBER CALL SIGN 4YN REPT LARGE SILVER COLORED BALLON BRG 130 DEG FROM 29-57N 140-03W. BEST ESTIMATE ALTITUDE FROM PASS ING ACFT 15000FT. OBJECT IN SIGHT FOR PREVIOUS HOUR. ESTIMATE SLOt!/ DRIFT EAST SOUTH EAST. 0045Z OSJ NOV REPT ESTIMATE BALLOON OVER HEAD 29-55N 139-55W. OBJECT PLAINLY VISIBLE. NO RADAR CONTACT. 0147Z OSV NOV RE?T 2 PASSING JET ACFT 33000 AND 35000FT. RE?T 8ALLON WELL ABOVE THEIR ALTITUDE. 04/0445Z MAY RUHLKH NOTE: Adv copy to XOPX, NIN, DIA DEPARTMENT C~ THE t'.~: r JKC. STAFF MESSAGE E.~,!.i-.CH IJNClASSifjfD M!SS/w. ACTION; NIN-9 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, ZCZCHQA326ZCJJC711 DE RUWSJ 024 FM COMWESf AREA TO RUHPB/CINCPACFLT R UEAHGVCOFS USAF CC SCI CAN A IRD EF RCWNM/C ANCOMAR PAC R UW GALB/C IN CN OR AD R UWSPG/C OMWESf SEAFRON R UH PHWC OMHA\.11 SEAFRON R UWHSBP/TWO EIGHT NOR AD INFO R UECJD/C OMDT COGARD ZEN/CCGD TWELVE R UHPJ/C CGD FOURTEE:N F-OS-~ JCS-35, ARMY-2, N -r;DIA-25, DIA-Cilir2 NAVY-2, CMC-8 , DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC: STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIO MfSSAG~ MER INT BALLOON SIGHTING MY 040550Z. OSV NOVEMBER REPT BALLOON APPARENTLY CONSTRUCTED OF THIN TRANSLUCENT SILVER COLORED MATERIAL. SIZE DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE. BALLOON SHAPE GENERALLY SPHERICAL WITH DIAMETER AS MUCH AS 50-100 FT. BALLOON SEEMED TO CHANGE SHAPE '.4ITH ACTION OF WIND. BALLOON BY UNITED FLT 85 ALT 28000 FT AND r1ATS FLT 44077 ALT 10000 FT, POSSIBLY BY MATS 209.36 ALT 10000 FT AND MATS .3.3248 ALT NarE: ADV CY TO XOPX, NIN AND DIA. DEPARTMENT OF THE A;~ . O?C STAFF MESSAGE BRAI':C.-. UNCLAS~.;;:n. ~AESSAC< INFO : NIN-9~ XOP-1~ XOPX-4~ AF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA CIIC-2~ JCS-35, ZCHQE605Z CECA296 DE R UW SPG 048 FM COMWESTSEAFRON TO RUHPB/CINCPACFLT RUECW/ CN 0 RUCSBRB/C I RUWDKE/COMPAOti ISRA~ R UW DAE/ C0t'lF IR ST F'L T RUHLKSP/PACAF HICKAM RU\11 SJ/C OMWE ST AREA CG RUEAHQ/ COfS USAF RCCSC/CANAIRDEF RCWNN/ CANCOMAR PAC RWGALB/CINCNORAD ~UHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON RUWHSBP/ COM TW 0 EIGHT NORADRGN RUWSJ/COMDT COGARD RUWSJ/CCGD TWELVE RUHPJ/CCGD f1ER !NT EVALUATION DEPARTMENT m THE Ak ':t-.: STAFF MESSAGE 6:lAI\o.:H A. COMWEST AREA CG 040550Z PASEP 1. EVALUATION NO THREAT.