PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 0 Probollly Balloon Po .. ibly Balloon 45 NM S of Baker, Oregon 3. DAT!TIM! OltOUP 4 TYP! Oil OISIAVATION t1 Wos Aircraft 0 P roltalll y Aircraft 0 PouiWy Aircraft D Grourul VIsual 0 GroundRCH~or c Was AstronoMical 0 ProltaW y Astrono"'1col c PoulWy Astrono"'lcol 7. LINOTH 011 OIIIIVATION I. NUMaiR 011 OIJICTI t. COURSI one t/Stationer.y 0 In tuff I cla11t Data for Eve I uoti on C Unlcnown 10. aAIIP SUMMAaY OP SIGHTING 11. COW. INTS l. Triangular obJ with rounded corners observed boye a/c at 18,000 ft. Appeared to be stationE!rv .~st sight -when a/c went into cloud bank. In ight for 5 min. Pilot stated that he had ob a !Q ~any balloons and that this was not a balloon. igbt observation. Initial impression of obj that of a/e in turn, however it did not 1n01 i tion during the five minutes it was ob .LNeal Air Control stated that there were no n vieinity that could account for object. stimated one mile distant. Obj grew smaller. be drifting vith wind. Wind& 35 knots WSW. A'I'IC POaM 329 (RI&V 21 BU U) Objeet drifting vitb wind. Color also eonsistant vith Balloon observation. Case evaluated as a balloon. TWX received 29 Jul of 16 Julsighting. No attempt made to identify specific balloon dueto delay in receipt of report. UPO REPORTID Ill l658Z 49 mU.. he. Baker Oleson, call.e4 1D f'r011 Salt at l703Z, 'b7 a Maisber .AJB '!'~-{~ ... at 18 at l~ radio. .. Describecl 1-t aa dark verr alov~ to be at 19 000 teet. ID aipt ~or 8 mine. De:t1netl.7 not a balloon. Both p1bta will .tU. tbeu z-wporta u soon aa lnding V .H. MYBRS CZCSQB4~8 ZCQYC223 DE RUWHAG 7A ~i?AFB OH 10 NFO RUWHK3/MOu~TAI~ hOMZ ~i3 0~10 AT 0957 HOUnS, PACIFIC DAYLIGHT S-'Vli!G TH1E, lS JULY 1963, MAJOR 3HERRELL, AULTt1A.\ L. ~0 765114 ; 3535T:-i .>VI2 IO.~L Tr.AL.'L 'G ~iL\iG, SIGHTED A UFO; LO~ATION 4 7 MILES 0~ 19~ fi~UlO BAKER VORTAC, BAKER, OREGON, CURISI~JG 18 Z FEET, K~OTS TRUE. ~/C O~J A HE~DING 0 10 . UFO ELEVATED 5 TO 10 DEG22~S ~T 2 Z'CLOC;~, ~2TIM6TZD 1 MIL DIS- ~INUTES TO ~OVE F~OM 2 O'~LOCK TO 3: O':LO~K POSITIO~. OBJECT J 2IFTING. ':JI.JD ._:_??.-10XINwTELY 3:5 JILES '.vST BY SOUTH~JEST. Ii'JCIDENT ~EPORTED TO SALT LAKE CITY CENT AT 1e20 HO S, 16 JULY 1963. DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR fORCE STAff MESSAGE BRANCH UNClt.SSIFI<O IJESS.AGe I NCO~il) N'G Page 1 of 3 Pages N~-9, XOP-l, .XOPX-4> DIA-25~ DIA(CIIC)-2 CZCHQC298ZCQJC575 RR RUEAHQ <. ; DE RUWHKB 38 rM 9 SAWG MTN HOME AFB IDA TO RUWGALE/ADC RUWHHK/SPADS LARSON AFB WASH RUCDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHDC UNCLAS DCCI 27005 HQ USAF {AfCIN> X SAFIS SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM 552 RECON WING, MATHER AFB, CALIF. QUOTE: UNCLAS 5200P-1 1165. FOR DELIVERY DUJING NORMAL DUTY HOURS. FOR DCCI. SUBJ: UFO REPORT. FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT SUBMITTED YOUR HQ FOR INVESTIGAION AND FINAL REPORT IAW AFR 200-2: A.l. TRIANGULAR WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. 2 PEA. 3. DARK REDDISHED BROWN. 4. ONE. 5. N/A 6. SILHOUETTE. 7. NONE. 8. NONE. 9 NONE. B. 1. GENERAL SURVEILLANCE. 2. 2 OCLOCK HIGH/010 DEGREES FROM JET POSITION. 3 . 3 : 30 OCLOCK HIGH/OlODEGREES FROM JET POSITION. 4. NO MOVEMENT. 5. AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLOUD BANK. PAGE TWO RUWHKB 38 DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNClASSIFIED MtS:iAQ I N C 0 i'i1 I N G Page 2 or 3 Pages DEGREES/200 TRU/MATHER AFB CALIF. D. 1. 16/1657Z JUL. 2 DAYLIGHT. E.:. 4403N-11750W/45 NM SOUTH OF BAKER, OREGON. F. 1. N/A. 2. SHERRELL, ALTMAN L. MAJOR, A076 51 14, 3535TH NAV TRN WING, MATHER AFB CALIF, FLYING SAFETY OFFICER. 1ST LT FOX, ALAN, A031 08 988, 3536 NAV TNG SQUADRON PILOT. G. 1. NO CEILING, VIZ UNLIMTED, CLOUD COVER TO NORTH APPROX 15 MILES, TEMPERATURE MINUS 2 CENTIGARDE, SCATTERED CLOUD COVER 6/10 TO 9/10. 2. SURFACE: NW/7 KTS. 6,000: 125 DEGREES DEGREES/ 50KTS 80 000: NOT AVAILABLE: 3. 13,000 SCATTERED. 4. 40 MILES. 5. 6/10 TO 9/10. 6. NO STORMS 7. 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. H. NONE. 1. NONE J. FOR 9 STAATAERSWG INVESTIGATION. K. FOR 9 STRAT AEROSWG. L. NONE. 552ND RECON. REMARKS: MAJOR SHERRELL IS A COMMAND PILOT. STATE HE HAS OBSERVED MANY BALLONS, FROM BOTH GROUND AND AIR, AND. ~IN HIS POSITION IT WAS NOT A BALLOON. HE THOUGHT IT TO BE / A MODERN FIGHTER IN A BANKING POSITION UNTIL THE OBJECT FAILED TO CHANGE ITS POSITION DURING THE ENTIRE FIVE MINUTES OF SURVEILLANCE. SUFFICIENT I NFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS HQ TO MAKE A TENTATIVE EVALUATION. AFTER LANDING THE OBSERVER CONTACTED THE SAC INTELLIGENCE PAGE THREE RUWHKB 38 Ofj)ARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH I.JNCtASSHIEO MESSAGE I N C.Q M I N 'G Page 3" of 3 Pages OFFICER AT MATHER AFB WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE 522 REC WG CONDUCT THE INTERROGATION AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO YOUR HQ FOR INVESTIGATION UNQUOTE. REMARKS OF INVESTIGATING OFFICER. 9 SAW MT HOME AFB IDAHO FAA SALT LAKE CITY UTAH REPORT THEY HAVE NO I NFORMATION ON AIRCRAFT I N VICINITY OF SIGHTING. THIS CONSLUDES OUR I NVESTIGATION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED. 2 9/ 9145Z JUL RUWHKB NOTE. .: AdV cy del to DIA & NIN t f too~ J t I o flO