PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUStONS lib< Wtts Balloon 13 June 19 3 Misava AB, Japan o Pro"ahly Balloon Po uillly Balloon ----------.a.t: d-VI f 0 GrourtcR-_.ar (j' Was Ahcroh 1\:A..,roun sua ao 0 Prohahly Aircraft GMT 13/1200Z D Alr-VIa~al 0 Alrlnterupt Rador 0 Poulhly Ahcrolt 5o PHOTOS 0 Was Aatronamlcol D Y D Prohallly AstreftOmicaf 7. LI!MOTM Of' OISI!-.VATION I. NUMI!It 0,. OIJECTS ' COURSI! D Oth--------- 3~4 min one rising g l.Jl".!!'.:!.nt Ooto fer Evaluotlon 10. atiP SUMMAY Of' SIGHTING . ' 11. COMMI!NTS Round object like an a/c landing light moving Observation descriptive of Balloon in an arc of about 3 ft for 8-10 mo~ements. launch vith haze~ inversion and DisaJ>pear-ed suddenly. 'fiX overcase with surface reflect ion of the beacon light on inversions at 1200 ft, 8500 ft, and 21000 ft. the balloon adding to the misinterpre- Haze layer at 1200 ft. Object moving side to tation of the object. Case evaluated side with sudden acceleration upvard. Disappea~eas a WX balloon. intabont 10 seconds after started rising. Observation of object estimated to be about 250 yds S of Misawa AB. Green tint after objecc started to rise. Green and white beacon alter- nating~ver area every few seconds. DEPARTMEN T 0/ THE Allit FORCE STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH INFO : NIN-J XOP .-1, XOPX-4, DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 (45) ZCZCHQBl 7 3ZCQJD:S83 PP RUEAHQ . DE RUAUAF 14G FM 39 ADIV ADCC MISAWA AB JAPAN T 0 RUWGAU ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RUCDSQ/ AIR FORCE SYSTEMS CCJt1MAND FRD \~PAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF CAFCIN> ~IASHINGTON D C RUEAHQ/SEC OF AIR F'ORCE C5AFO!)St)}ASHINGTO D C UNCLAS/ 390!0/39 AOD 6-1330/UFO REPORT THE FOLLOWING REPORT FOLLOWS IN FORMAT IN AFR 200-2 AS INDICATED: PARA 14A <1> ROUND-LIKE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT <2> NICKEL (3) WHITE, CHANGING TO GREEN TINT (6) NONE VtSABLE Tt~O RUAUAF 14G BRIGHT LIGHT OF FIRST OBSERVATION, LIGHT SOURCE MOVING IN ARC OF ABOUT T~REE C3) FEET. AT ORIGINAL POINT FOR 8-10 MOVEMENTS. THE OBJECT OR LIGHT SOURCE THEN TRAVERSED FRa1 ORIGINAL POINT, TO POINT OF DISAPPEARANCE WITH SUDDEN APPARENT ACCELERATION, IN ABOUT 10 SEC 148 C5) FADED OUT AS APPARENT ELEVATION INCREASED 14E C 5) 3-4 MINUTES 14C .( 1 > GROUND-VISUAL C C2> NONE 14E 250 YDS SOUTH OF MISAWA AB TOWER 14F (2} A3C ROBERT J. O'CONNOR 6139 AIR POLICE SQDN Pg 2.s-or 4 0PAlTMENT Of THE All FOAC! STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH 'Lt=utJ ~n~AGt PAGE THREE RUAUAF 14G SECURITY GUARD USUALLY RELIABLE 14G <2> WINDS: SURFACE 5KTS/SE C 4) 4 M I, HAZE 14E C 5) OVERCAST 14H. TROPOSPHERE 43,00~' 04JGM NO REPORTED OR OBSERVED TRAFFIC AT TIME OF SIGHTING. GQRK 2LT THEODORE W. TO~L OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BRANCH : 190IGL DUE TO HAZE LAYER . T GP\~PPJNV AND POSSIBLITY ON REFLECTION PROM A SOURCE SUCH AS AN AIR FACILITY ROTATING BEACON, COLORED WHITE AND GREEN,., IF A DENSE AND VARIAOLE MOISTURE PATTERN WERE PRESENT, SUCH TINTING AND M OVM ENT MIGHT APPEAR. HOWEVERJ THE INTENSitY ON THE REPORTED LIGHT SOURCE DEPAITMINT Of TH! All ::: STNf' MCSSAGl PAGE FOUR RUAUAF 14G DOES NO COINCIDE WITH THE ABOVE C .IRCUMSTANCES,. NOR DOS THE GREEN TINT AFTER START Or MOVEMENT ALLO\~ FOR BEAM REFLECTIO~, SINCE GREEN AND WHITE BEACON ALTERNATES OVER SAME AREA EVERY FEW SECONDS 13/1739Z JUN RUAUAF NOTE: AIJV' CY T 0 NIN