PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Sioux City, Iowa o Wu Balloon 0 Prohoa,ly Balloon PoSii Wy Boll~n ll Was Aircraft Loce1-----------D Greuru'-Vhuel C Grolln4RMor De Proltoltly Aircraft GMT 07/ 0 250Z, D AI,..Vhuol C Alrlntercopt Ra41ar PouiWy Alrcrolt C Ye 0 ProboWy Aatronomlcol i +.A D Po .. lbly Astronomical I-7.-L-INO_TH_O_.!i,:...!O~I~.I-.-V-A-T-ION------I-I..mJN.JU.lM.li~IU::Jt~O~,-O-I-J-I-.CT~I-r--=-t.~C-:-O~U~Jtll~----l D Othor----------- 0 lnaufflciOftt Oeto fer Eveluotion one min one West a u.---. 10. 1111111 IUMMAJY OP IIOHYINO One White obJect ~lashing high-intensity p..i~t every 5 seconds in flight on course of 290 degrees observed for maJdrmam of one ~inute at which t~e object disappeared over ~he horizon. No manuverability. Path of object ~allowed by estimating position of next flash. ~o a/ c pickup on radar that could account for bbject. Estimated object at high altitude. 11. COMMINTI Description of flash indicates strobe light of a/c. Duration of sighting indicates speeds consistant with jet a/c. operations. Nothing to indicate threat to security of us. RBS site at Scenic Badlands, South Dakota is on !heading of 280 deg from point of pbservation. Possible usage of this target. Nothing other than absence or radar pickup to indicate that this vas !not a.n a/ c observation DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCU.SSIFIIO MfS5AGE PAGE THREE RUWGAJ 21 Page 3 or 5 Pages E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS : ; Cl> N 42 DE~REES 28 MIN~TES W 96 DEGREES 26 MIN . . F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ALL 03SERVERS H C 1 > MRS ( OCC) DELIVERY MAN SIOUX CITY IOWA SIOUX CITY IOWA G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION OF TIMES OF SIGHTING C 2) SURF ACE. WSW 5~00 200 DEGREES AT 10 KTS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNClASSIHIO MESSAGE PAGE FOUR nUWGAJ 21 Pag e 4 o f 5 Page s C6>HTHUNDERSTORM N. OF SIGHTING H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY I. I NTERCEPTOR OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN AT TI ME OF C 1 > NONE J. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING. K. 2ND LT ANDREW R. DAVIS, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,O SIOUX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR' CSAGE> CSCODC-1), SIOUX CITY NORAD I NTELLIGENCE CSCNINT>. Cl) THE SIGHTINGS WERE PROBABLY AN ESV. THE ZIG ZAG ?-A!H RAISES SOME QUESTION. OBSERVER, Oa5ERVED SAME OBJECT ON 2ND~ 3RD, AND 7TH OF JULY. -. . L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE C 1 > NONE PAGE FIV~ RUWGAJ 21 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FO~CE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLAS51flfD M!SS~t.G M. MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS OF OBSERVER Page 5 of 5 Pages C1) REQUEST SOME PROCEDURE BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER FOR OFFICERS PREPARING UFO REPORT, TO HAVE ACCESS TO INFOR- r1ATION ON ORBIT OF ESV. THIS WOULD SERVE AS A MEANS OF OMITTING EXTRANEOUS REPORTS THEREBY EASING WORK LOAD ON REPORTING AND RECEIVING AGENCY. 0 8/2230Z JUL RUWGAJ Adv cy :~el to DIA & NIN il Qil,JB '~ J\JI Y.02 SOUTH CF CITY, ~t, DfGRf:ES ~80VE HORllON lt'l.Y.OS SOUTH C F ClTY, (,,~ n:crn=cs ABOVE tH'R(lQ N r~llVING SE tHl V I NG"-S E trOVING SE l~OVING SE f'(l\llf\!G 5F.: 0" .JlJt'f.02 SOUlf! CF CITY, ~7 nr.GRi. f.S fdH~'./F t iORJlON 1'0 V1Nf; SE P'4 tfiLY03 SOUTH t.F....,C~l=-=r=-=-'r~.,~t.:~t-]rr.nrE5 ADf]Vfiililri 7 r],;r ;uviffG SE t SOU1t4 Cf C.l T't' t 1 I;F;GRff;S -J\Ht. f. t!CP l 7flt.f 'U VliH~ Sf. p I'll Y~05 SOUl~ Of C l l ', f.\ l1[f;RfE<.i {\f\QVF ~liRlill~l t'fJVUJ~ SF ' '-:.'d f'' 1 11 Y~o06SOUTI cr T"tTY, ;, ITrGP-lf:S-fluc\'E-i~c-Ait.iT;,-1,{!Vi~it;-S[-- tuLv.o7 SOUlH CF ClT\ , 4 ' iH: tifH-ES AOOVE ._.GJU ( UN MOVING ~[ I I OJ . !"' ! Ul {.01 SOUlt~ CF (flY , /( J)f:GP.[ES ARCVl: f,11RllP H t'PVIN"; 5[ tU !" " ti.ILY.02 SOUTt-' cr-Clfy, \f~ nr:cnrt..:S tH~O\'E HUR1/0N i'OV H l lr.:)q Pt1 .JUt.Y.Oit SOUTH OF CI1V , 11 l ' t: GP.(ES f\OOVE HORllfl tOVING SE I - nr::- 3 3 llt~ I Ul V.06 SOUTH CS:- C l l Y , f, l'lr,~EES .f\OOVE 140ff!l1lN FffvTf.IG -Sf-- ', 1 C''. 3'3 Pr f il l 'f.0'1 SUUlH CF CfJ'r, ?'i r.rr,:n=f. 1\fll\': t :CRll{lN rHlv(rG SF. \1 Ofl.:ltl Pt~ H II_Y.Ol NORII-1 Cf CifY, n 7 f1f:Gfn. ES J\110VE l!OR(lfJN lllt Y . Q [, SOUif' f'l' ('J T"t, P\OV I NG SE P'OV I NG Sl: tov I NG SE t . n v If~ r, s r t'fiVJUr SL Pi-: l l'IV.Ol SOUl~' OF CtlY, (, 7 fl[(:f!tt:S "HCVF HP'1l/ON tHJV1Nfr ~[ 1 ~ 'J SrJU11' rr i II V l ~I C; ' ACTION: NIN-9 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNC\..U$11110 MWACE I N .C 0 M I N G XOP-1~ XOPX-4~ SAP-OS-3~ DIA-25~ DIA CIIC-3 (46) PP. RUEAHQ FM SIOUX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR SAGE SIOUX CITY AB IOWA TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUWGKF/29 AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUEAFF/AFSC ANDREWS AFB MD RUEAHQ/CSAF WASHINTON DC RUEAHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON DC t.NCL AS/ SCO DC-r 16 9 1. - FOR ADO IN AT ADC:-290 IN AT 29 ADIV ; SCF AT AFSC; AFNIN AT USAF; SAFOI AT OSAF. IMIDENT IFIED Fl. YING OBJECT C UFO>. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. A. DE SCR IPT I ON 0 F OBJECT <1> CIRCULAR (2) SIZE OF A QUARTER (25 CENTS) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIIHD MISSAGI PAGE TWO RUWGAJ 20 Co) FLASHING HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT C7) NONE C 9) FLASHING OCCURRED EVERY FIVE SECONDS . PATH COULD BE FOLLOWED BY ESTIMATING THE OF NEXT FLASH. 8. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF .OBJECT C 1 > FLASH IN G L. I GHT C2> OBSERVER STANDING, FIRST OBSERVED 10 DEGREES N. OF :ZENITH. (3) DISAPPEARED TWOARD WEST AT 260 C4) VEST; NO MANEUVERABILITY (5) OVER HORI20N C6) f'IAX OF ONE MINi' C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION Cl) VISUAL Page 2o~ 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASliFIIO ME5SACiE PAGE THREE RUWGAJ 20 Page 3of 5 C3) NONE . D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS C1> N. 42 DEGREES 28 MIN -WEST 90 DEGREES F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ALL OBSERVERS. C2> EDWARDS, A. s. MAJ, SIOUX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR STAFF WEATHER OFFICER G. WEATHER AND WINDS 'ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING (2) SURFACE WSW 5000. 200 DEGREES AT 10 KTS 10 000 200 DEGREES AT 10 KTS 20 000 290 DEGREES AT 25 KTS DePARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE FOUR RUWGAJ 20 30000 320 DEGREES AT 25 KTS 300 DEGREES AT 25 KTS LIGHT AND VAHIABLE <LESS C3> 3500 SCATER, HIGH SCATTERED C4> UNLIMITED 15 MI PLUS (6) THUNDERSTORM N. OF SIGHTING H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN AREA I. INTERCEPT ION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. NONE. NO INTERCEPT ACTIVITY IN AREA. J. LOCATION OR KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA A! TIME OF SIGHTING -THREE COMMERCIAL AIR- LINES DEPARTED SIOUX CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT ABOtrr THE. TIME OF SIGHTING. K. 20 LT ANDREW R. DAVIS, CIO, SCADS. NOTHING TO CORRELATE 'i ITH SIGHTING. NO Page 4 or 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGE BRANCH UNC\.ASSIIIfO MUSAGI I N.C 0 MIN G PAGE FIVE RUWGAJ 20 AIRCRAFT WERE SHOWING ON SCOPES AT TIME OF WEATHER AT TIME OF SIGKI' ING. ~/! L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE M. HIGH BUILDUPS TO THE WEST, TRANSIT OF OBJECT DETERMINED OBJECT WAS TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND EXTREMELY HIGH ~/222 9Z JUl. R UV GA~ NOTE : ADV CYDEL TO DIA AND NIN Page 5of 5 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Sioux City, Iowa Was Balloo" 4. TY'! Oft OISIRVATIOM Prat.oltly Ballea" Paullaly Ballea" 7. LINOTH Oft Oati .. VATION XCI Gre""tlo Vluel 0 AI~Vhuol L NUMII,_ Oft OIJICTI White circular object moving across sky in zig-zag pattern. Disappeared below horizon in lQ-20 min observation. Observed same objec~ on 2 3 and 7 July 0 GrvMA--'r 0 AlrlnterceJII Ro.lar 11. COMMINTI Woe Aircraft Proltollly Ahcroft PoasiWy Alrcroft Woe Aatrono111icel ProboWy Ast~no111lcol Po .. lbly Aat~no111lcel Other SatelJ ite ECHO I lnsuffl cieftt Dote fer E~luotlon Unlcne'Wft Believed to be Satellite vehicle by reportins officials. Repeated observatio s of identical object tend to confirm this conclusion DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRID MaSSAGE XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA(CIIC)-3 P P RUEAHQ FM SIOUX CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR SAGE SIOUX CITY AIR BASE IOWA RUWGALEIADC ENT AFB COLO RUWGKF/29 AIR DIVISION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO E:AFF/ AFSC ANDREWS AFB MD R UEAHQ/CSAF WASHINGTON DC R UEAHQ/ OSAF WASHINGTON DC U NCLAS/ SC ODC-I/1692. FOR ADOI N AT ADC; 290IN AT 29 ADIV; ACF AT AFSC; AFNIN AT USAF; SAFOI AT OSAF. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT <UFO). THE. FOLLOWI NG ~EPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2. UFO A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT Cl) CIRCULAR (2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLAR (3) tvHITE DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Uf'tCLASSifm) MlUACil P AG2 TW 0 RUWGA J 21 Page 2of 5 Pages C6) MOVED ACROSS SKY IN ZIG ZAG PATTERN DURING . FIRST OBSERV'ATION ON 2 JULY 1963. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT C 2) STANDING C 4> STRAIGHT PATH WITH ZIG ZAG MOVEMENT AT INTERVALS. C 5 > OVER HORIZON C. MANNER OF OBSRV AT ION <1> VISUAL C2> BINOCULAR 5 POWER D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING C 2) NIGHT