PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS t:l Was Balloon Texarka."'la, Texas o Probably Balloon X 0 Was Aircraft" 13' Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probobly Aircraft 0 Air-Visual 0 Airlnterc:ept Radar Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Pouibly Astronomical 1. LENOTH Ofl OIS!RVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 30 minutes 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTINO Two objects in trail, round, ~th a color of \/hi te to orange observed very high in the ~rw. Initial observation at 45 deg elevation due North. Objects changed course and faded in the North after a half hour observation. Observation at night (1045PM) ATIC FORM 3:29 (REV 26 BEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data far Evaluation Description of obJects conform with Balloon observations. Duration of sighting consistant with analysis as Balloon. WL~d data indicates variable winds at upper altitudes. Direction of flight varied. Nothing presented indicates that is was not a balloon observation. lfJb CJj() Coded Data fot Tronalulon Punched Cord Doto Cotcf Ho. 1 Cord Ho. l oqu p111on1 r~" olt. wind apetd ) Alt. of Modl~uT wind epee nt M wlfl~, 1poecl f"'P) and dlr. ldegr !DTr. terl ap .. d (-Ja) of Mu. wh"f Enter chock If aclcUtlj,nol lowel~ ~, appear Oft raven 11 -I "ldet"lfh;culon, SHRF.VEPORT. LOUISIANA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Yoor Month GrP:i ter Sl.roveport ~lunicipal WINDS-ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET S Lnn:~:1rd Time, of Sta1.ion, 90th Meridian (LAND STATION FORM) Aac .. l-No. .Oistonco ffo Aal .. vth Puncltod Cord Ooto stomp th . followln!i S. Mthod oils. , e In lun., Pu~tehad Cord Ooto Cord Ho. 3 15 Cord Ho; .C MoalltluM Wind Speed Data , ... alt. wind apald wl apae Dlr. (tla1fooe) aad lpaad (m.,. ) of Mn. wind Mea. elt. wlml 111atd. ) In lun., U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUR-.AU C :~:-!. ;. r: , . ~nreveport Uun1c1pal Airport .WlHDS.ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET 1-=:..1' "',:... 1963 l :i (LANOSTATIONFORM) Lucal ~ t ,\ldd.rd '1'iu1a, 90th Lloridian ii:l ()r' ~:t:1ti.on 79M). RAWIN, GMD-lA Type of balloon J;lt) ~ G.. ; ht . obr~"'l Rowin Olatonco fro"' ' c m. o ht. altowa obaerwotlon Direction Spncl / ~ angle ~ ~o c aurface Oll .. "'od Soothed point c 360: H. ( .... ,.a.) /ucenalon Ho. Orientation, 360 = South Rowlnaonde Tlmo-Aitltudo Ooto Con-Preuura Ahltudo Elapud Punched Cord Dote Punched Card Dota Cord Ho. 1 Cord Ho. 2 oqulp111ont TyJl of 0 oqurpmont 0 Maximum Wind Speed Dolo MJn. olt. wind apepd ) Alt. of IIIDitl\ftUI)l wind a d (m. J Eftter check-If oddlti\'nol levele .a oar on reverae aide. IJn\lf:~j,'f\ \;:PORT, LOU l SIANA C1e:2. ~:or Shrev~port Yunicipal Airport Local ~ Landard 'l'ime, 90th ll eridian El. of' Sto.t1on, 79M, RAWIN, GMD-ll U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Ye Month Ooy WlHDS.ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET k:t~54-fSW1F.mrrrrnrre DI1tanco from obtorvatlon (LAND STATION FORM) WBAN-20 Acelon No. Aal .. uth Punched Card Data 2. Lot. an <t. El. of t Altitude I Altitude Punehed C o rd Doto Cord Ho. 3 Cord No. ~ Moxlmum Wind Speed Data Min, olt. lncl apef,d '" p. a. or More m. ) Alt. of modmuf wlncl lpeed (m. Olr. -(dt~J ond a peed (-P ) of Mow. wind Max. alt. wind ape(~d.) 'IJ .. ntolicJ tlon !>lim.\'l'PCYRT, JJOUISIAlJA t::-,t.:<J.l ~ ta:1tlard 1'1me, 90th Merid1e.n TYF of balloon Inn 0 G i!li :IJ ht. ob(>ve, afc. (mo~ " ntnge ~ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Dlatanca from ob .. f'tatlon Dlrectlon Speed Year Month Do Orlentetlon, 360 = South Rawlnaande Time-Altitude Data Can l'raeewa Altitude Punchad Cord Dolo Coded Data for Tronamlulon 000 2 OOIJO Punched C o r d Dora Cerd Ho. I Cord Ho. 2 equ p111eat " olt. wind apefd ) Alt. of mo3lmuj wind ap .. (m. Mow. wlnt ap .. d ,m.p. a . ) end dlr. Je11 , Dlr, {degreeel ond I peeL Enter check If addltllnol lnela ep ... or Oft reYer al U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU 1 ,,leal s:andard 'f irue, 90th Weridian of Station, 79M, RAW IN, GUD-ll WlHDS.ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET (LAND STATION FORM, ht. a bov.4 &.t. oltevo -Distance fro"' ol.senratl- Year Month Day Time Ascension No. '"/l)CJ Punched Cord Data ZCS';)J 33lt:t.JY~403 Fr~ 2 B:J 3.'~R KSD~LE AFB LA 'To ~U~tJG !\L E/ A I~ D-EFENSE CO~M AND ENT ArB COLO RUWG~F/CE~TRAL AIR DEF F01CE H~ 2~AD R ICH4~DS GENBAUR AFB MO RUCDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE CENTE~ WPAF RUEAH~/H~ USAF WASH DC ~UEAH~/S~CRFT~RY OF THE AIR FORCE S~FOI ~ASH DC HIF 0 F?UCS~:1/SAC 2~Rti3D~LE AF5 LA .-N M 'OIIIIIf P unched Card Dcrta Cotd No. 3 Cord No. 4 oqufp-nt equtpmon t Moxlrnum Wind Speed Dota Min. oft, wind Ptd Alt. of aa~I~"T wlftd apoo m (4eeto .. ) ond apood Max. olt. wind op .. d