PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI ' 2. LOCATION 4 June 1963 Mesa, Arizona 3. DATITIM! CltOUf' 4. TYPE 0' OISERVATION C Gro""dRadar CONCLUSIONS Was Baltoon Probably Bolloo" Possl bly Bolloo" Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft C Airlntorupt Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomical Lec /OSJ Z (?) XiK GJ3l4-Vt auol 5.' PHOTOS t. 7. LINOTH 0, OISI!aYATION 10. altlll' SUMMARY 0, liGHTING See case file. AftC JPORM Ut (JtiiV 21 ... U) I. NUMI!It 0' OBJECTS 1 1. COMMENT$ Probably Astrortetlftlcol Poulltly Astronolfticol DC Other Sun Poi C In ufficiant Dot a for Eval"atlon D Unkno..., Description of sighting indicates that a Sun Dog was the most probably cause. PAGE TWO RUWHSQ 2 C2> DUSK. E/MESA, ARIZONA F. MR. AGE 52, 0PA2rMINT CS THt AJJ FOIO \a C .Sf 7 d I'IU-.GI PAGE 2 .OF 2 MESA ARIZONA. ~.~.~OwNER-"Co~-~PLUS 'tO M'AR.~T" .. NESA, ARIZONA, VERY RELIABLE .-;.~;~;.: i' tGC"l> . CLEAR WEATHER CONDIT foNs, C2> SURFACE 240 DEGREES AT .'7: KNOTS, ... .' ~-; 6;000 FEET O.DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS; 10,000 FEET 210 DEGREES .AT DEGREES AT 30 KNO~S; 30,000 FEET 250 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS; 50,000 FEET 240 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS; 80,000 FEET ~KNOWN. <3> CLEAR <4> 25 MILES <5> NONE (6) NONE (7) ONE AND ONE HALF DEGREES PER 000 FEET . PARA 16. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT NO WEATHER BALLONS OR LIGHTER THAN AIR TYPE CRAFT WERE RELEASED OR OPERATING IN TKIS AREA AT ABOVE TIME. LENTICULAR CLOUDS ~ERE OBSERVED IN THE. AREA Bt.tr WOULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR OBJECTS REPORTED MOVEMENT . JUNE RUWHSQ ADVANCE COPIES DEI,[ VERED TO DIA AND NIN. ACTION: NIN-9 QU'AitMCl \,I fHi AJI fOlO J f! C 0 M I N G PAGE 1 OF 2 XOP-1, XOPX-4, OS-3, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (45) FM WILLIAMS AFB ARIZ TO RUWGALB/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RUWHSB/28 AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF CAFCIN> WASH DC RUEAKQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE CSAFOI> ~ASH DC UNCLA S PT -OT A 2639. UFO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AfR 200-2. PARA 14AC1>- CIGAR SHAPED: C2> ELONGATED SILVER DOLLAR: (3), BROWN _:.EXCEPT PROPELLER SILVER: C4> ONE <5> NEGATIVE . (6) PROPELLER BISECTED BODY IN CENTER WITH BODY AS HUB. < 7) NONE CS> Nor CERTAIN <9> SAME AS NR. 6. 8 <1> CHANCE <2> 45 DEGREES C3> 1' DEGREES (4 > FLOATING OR GLIDING NM STRAIGHT PATH <5 > GRADUALLY T 0 SOUf HWEST (6) 25 MIN tirES. C < 1) GROUND VISUAL <2> BINOCULAR -BRITISH GOVER~ENT SURPLUS BROUGHT OBJECT CLOSER BtJr DID NOT INCREASE SIZE (3) N/ A. D < 1 ) 06.35Z, 5 JUNE 1963 (405) GILA RIVER E LEVA TJONS ' E l E V <\ riON S Joins 363) ELEVATIONS IN FEET WORLD AE RON - a:t> revised a t ~ pcdod s . t i:ie; through- "~ Washington 'on Center are f.tion Publica ~ons o f charts ~ning to charts pate Aeronau- IDrecttves. fding Officer, ~tion D ivi sion. .is urgent, wire ildorsement, of j ( the appropri thirty (30) day ~cific missions, I types of aero- 1 Publica tions" i in thP United 'F Aeronautic.d itiiied in re qul- ~cription or the l \':tgerl i1 not 'lS of AF'R 67-3. NORTH POLAR AREA SOUTH POLAR AREA Ind icates that ther e is not sut11c i'tnt I n format ion avail11ble to co mpile charts I n this area at a scal e of 1:1,0 0 0,000. Requtseti ons for these chart w ill be tilled w ith the appropriate U n iversal Water Chart. GREE NLAN D AERONAUTICAL CHART SUPPLY To insure that the airman has the latest information available, mos t U. S. WCirld Aeronautical Ch ortR are revised at six-month periods and others including the Alaskan World Aeronautical Charts are revised at tw~lve-month periods. Chart users are advised to check the li~;t Dates of Latest Prints on display with authorized agents. CIVIL CHART SUPPLY Authorized agents for the sale of aeronautical charts have been appointed at certain airports and principal cities through- out the United States. The charts may also be obtained from the Director, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington MILITARY CHART SUPPLY (Ref: AF Reg. 67-8) 1. Aeronautical Charts, Maps and Publications cUstributed by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center are indexed or listed in the current edition of the "USAF Catalog of Aeronautical Charts and Aeronautical Information Publica- tions". 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