PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD lT Was Balloon 24 June 1963 Versailles, Missouri r\ Probably Balloon 3, DATETIME GROUP 4. TVPE OF OBSERVATION 204o Local lL 0 Was Aircraft oco D Ground-VIsual 0 GroundRodor Probably Aircraft GMT 25/024oZ 0 Air-VIsual 0 A lrlntercept Radar Poulbl Y Aircraft 0 Prababty Astronomical 0 Pouibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION 20 minutes 1. NUMBER Of' OBJECTS Zig Zag, Variable g ~:k ::nt Data for Evoluotlon 10. 8RIEfl SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Round vhite object would get bright and then dim. Appeared as a light. Initial observati<n at 6o deg elevation at estictated altitude above 60,000 f~. Object in sight for 2o minu-+es during which time it would speed up and slow dovn and followed a zig-zag path over the hod zon (behind trees) to the North. Observed through Binoculars at dusk, some daylight remain~ug. Information received by letter and subsequent telephone call. ATIC FORM 329 (RKV lf SltP 5l) Description of the sighting indicat a balloon observation. Flight and a1h essential data conforrm vi th this analysis. . ACTION: NIN -9 DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR fORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASjiF4fO MijS1\Cii rN ~1Jtr~ I N GPage CORRECTED COPY l of 4 Pages DIA(CIIC)-2 QYOZ C~J JC44 8 :. RR RUEAHQ . DE RUWGDR F11 ~40 30MBWG WHITEMAN AFB MO TO RUt~GAl.E/ ADC EN! AFB COLO RUWGKF/39AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUEAFF/AFSC ANDREWS AFB MD RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/ OSAF WASH DC INFO RUCDDH/SAF. WESTOVER AFB MASS UNCLAS DCOI 5114G. UFO REPORT. ACTION FOR ADC, 29 AIR DIV, -- .. : _- _ CDE FENSE>, .' FTD, CSAF <NIN) AND OSAF CSAFOI>. INFO FOR CORRECTED COPY DcPARiMENi OF THE AIR FO~CE STAFf MESSAGE SRANCH UNCL4SSIIIlO MISSAGf I N C 0 fv1 I N G CORRECTED COPY 1. MOVING LIGHr. 2o SIXTY DEGREES NORTH, ABOVE 60,000. 3. UNKNOWN. 4o 2IG-2AG, SPEED-UP, STOP. 5o BEHIND TREES TO NORTH. 6. TtvENTY MIN UTES. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. l. GROUND VISUAL. 2. BINOCULARS. 1. 2040 HOURS LOCAL, 24 JUN 63. 2. DAR -SO ME L I G HT IN WE ST F. !DENT IFYIN G INFORM AT ION ON OBSERVER. 2. FARMER. Page 2 of 4 Pages CORRECT&D COPY G. WEATHER AND WINDS. 1. AS REPOR'rE:D BY TRUMAN TE:8PLE. A. CLEAR, Ml J.D AND NO. CLOUDS. 2. AS REPORT~'!"BY AWS. DETACHMENTL WHI'tEMAN AFB. a a usssa a a SURFACE -SOUT.HEAST/6 HIGEE!R ALTITUDES NOT AVAILABLE. B . NONE. C. 15 MII.ES . . D.~ THIN CLOUDS AT. 25,000 FEET. E . NONE. F. WJKNOWN. H . NONE. J . KNOWN. Page 3 o~ 4 K . JON D NYLANDER~ 1/LT~ AFSC 8054, INTEIJ.IGENCE ESTIMATES~ A LETTER DATED 26 JUNE 1963, FROM BARBARA Te:e:PLE~ BRR L. ~ VERSATI.I.ES~ MISSOURI~ CONCERNING. A POSSmLE UFO~ WAS RECEIVED BY 340 BOMB WING (DCO!) ON 1 JULY 1963. INFORMATION IN. LEm'ER tiAS SUPPLEMENTED BY CORRECTE:D COPY PAGE FOUR RUWGDR 15 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNQ4SSIIIID MWAGI CORRECTED COPY A SUBSEQUENT .. 'l'e:t.EPHONE CAI.r.. THE "RELIABILITY 0 Page 4 or 4 t., PAMtt.y CANNOT BE DETERMIN,ED. IN OBTAINING THE WEATHER DATA FROM WHITEM1Ul AF'.B, THEWEATHER OPFICER SoqdESTe:n IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WEATHER BAI.IDN WITH A LIGHT. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE TWENTY MINUTE SIGHTINER, ZIG-ZAGGING AND SPEED-UP AND SLOW-DOWN. THIS dOULD ALSO ACCOUNT FOR THE BRIGHT_. THEN DIM, LIGHT AS THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE WAS SWINGING ONDER THE BALLOON. NOTE : T.h1s is a corrected copy. underlined portion corrected. CORRECTED COPY OF ' CITY, HOP. J ; flN Hn!;{lfl'l tJUVING ~E HP I It I G ~) E 1 '; r I (J I I ~ Jl au I 1 I H t fJ I) v I ~H) s E OF C1TY, !:!' roe, n1 ~ ~ /'.'lQVI HflRtlllN t'UVltiC, Sf 1H Or tlt'f , 'OUfH OF CITY, 10 1lHfH Of CITV, : lfJI' }II ;r:-FI-.' iTJ~ It ll R I Ill r l f~ 0 V I I Hi " 0 R I l. l tr J fJ c J V t N <~ ;nRrA ol! car~, 1UlH OP CllY, l ll T II G r-t: T t '( , ir Ttr eiCTT i; u Hltt OF CIIV, ' .PHlH Of Cll'Y, '. J\fHJVt: liOP. IJOfl tJ nv l N G ~ t: n v I r J r. s f