PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS a Was Balloon Whiteman AFB, Missouri Probably Balloon a Possibly Balloon DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~Ground VIsual a GroundRadar d Was Aircraft a P robobl y Aircraft 'CICAI r-VI su al a Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly AI rcroft a Was Astronomical a Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OP' OISI!RVATION a. NUMBER Of' OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 In sufficient Data for Evaluation 6 minutes BRIIf' SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS circular white or orang e l i ght observec Object has characteristics at 15 d~r elevation 280 dgr a zimuth associated balloon Si<7htincr 6 minute s to a T-33 pilot & passanger considere d estimated 60 d g r elevation c:; i t:hn O.t explanation. :tzirnttth . Obsl:."rvatioP b y towe r evaluate d fast. Or n r;o l r .:.:oo r t e d to a rJa oorr ATtC POR)C 329 (R&V 26 SEP S2) NNNNtvPA!ll23CZCSQM815ZC~1YD660 DE RUWGDR 7 FM,3~0BOMBWG WHITEMAN AffrlfO TO R UV1CA LE/A DC ENI A:: 2 GO Le RUWGKF/29AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUEAFF/AFSC ANDRSWS AFB MD RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/CSAF RUEAHu/OSAF ~ASH DC 3. T-33, 706 12 , 28 MINLES. UNKNOWN, 350 KNOTS, WHITEMAN AFB E. WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI <38-43N 9 8-33vJ>. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS. PAGE THREE RUWGDR 7 2 . ~GT CHARLE~ R. KI~KLAND, A2C FRANKLIN ATKIN~, A2C DENrJit R. ST~?HENS, Hr : Q, 340T~ COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, CONTROL TOWER ?ERATORS. COLON~L ~.E. BYERTS, JR., 340TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, COMMA~DER, 1/LT ROBERT BOWERS, 340TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, PILOT. G. WEATHER AND WI~DS. S 1. :LIGHT HAZE. URFACE- 07014. Tt:N MTI.F- . 5. GtWUND HAZE. 7. SLIGHT INVERSION AT 5,~00 FEET. GRADIENT-UNKNOWN. PAGE FOUR RliWGDR 7 J . UNK)JOWN. K. JON D. NYLANDER, l iLT, AFSC 8054, INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES. O T:-iREE WHITEMAN AFB TO!:JER OPERATORS OB~ERVED THE UFO AND COULD OFFER NO LOGICAL 1:.::PLA~ATION. RELIABILITY OF THZ~E PEOPLE I S CON .. I D::.RD GOO D. COL BYERTS AND L T BOHER::. HERE FLYING A T-33 TIFID BY THE TOWER OF SUBJECTUFO. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED THE UFO AND THZIR DESCRIPTION MATCHED THAT OF THE TOWER OPERATORS. COL BYERTS FELT THAT THIS COULD BE EITHER A BALLON OR A CLOUD. RELIABILITY OF THESE TWO PERSONS I S E~CELLENT. THESE ANSWERS ARE KEYED TO THE REPORTING FORMAT IN AFR 222- 2. ~7125522 MAY RUWGDR INFO RUwGAA/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA UNCLAS' COl 0110./UFO REPORT. ACTION FOR ADC, 29 AIR DI\f CDFNS>, AFSC, FTD, CSAF CNIN) AND OSAF CSAFOI). INFO FOR 2AF CDI) . , A. DESCRIPTION. 1. CIRCULAR. 2. HEAD OF A PI~. 3. WHITE OR LIGHT ORANGE. ?AGE TWO RUWGDR 7 9 . E::TREME SPEED. B. COURSE. 1. AF TOWER OPERATOR. OBSERV~D BY CHANGE. 2. FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT 2 80 DEGREES. 3. SIXTY DEGREE ELEVATION AT 20 DEGREES. 4. STATIONA~Y FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. A?SUMED CLIMBI~G SOUTH~RLY COURSE AT HIGH SPEED. 5. UPWARD TO THE SOUTH. 6 . : r x MINUTES. ~.... MANNER OF OBSERVATION 1 . GROUND VISUAL-AIR BINOCULAR: