PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wtn Balloon C. L ( '?) Se;> 63 D,jclkarta, Indonesia o Probably Balloon Po' si :,i Y Boll oon ti GrouruJ.Vhual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft OMT D AhVIsual 0 Airlntsrcept Radar Possibly Aircraft / Vo ProbaWy Astronomical 0 Possibly Astrortomical 1. LEHOTH Ofl CSS!RYATION I I. NUMB!A o,a OI!UI!CTS cl Insufficient D"'a for Evaluation 0 Un1cnown 5 -10 seconds 10. 9~11,. SUMI4A_.1 Ofl SlCHTIMO 11. COMM!NTS Elipsoid ~th lo~g direction pointing in dircctio:'l of travel. Brig..t.'lt ~,.rhi te o r blue. ~fuile bei~observed a piece ~ell off of main bc>dy und ~:..!.:-ned out. Too fast and bright for 1'::>o slo :'.')-:-meteor. Tail 7X as long a o main bi)d~r. ~;o .5 :-~d. Got dimmer a.s it crosGed sky. initlo.l oo~erv:ttion at 20-30 d.eg elevatiJn in . at ni t. Object vislble 5-:0 s econd3. Believ~d pOJ3lblc reentry. or that Airline c rew al~o ob3erved obj. No confiroa~ion as to date. 1963 35D decay~d on l Scp. Descri- ption could Lndic.ate eit.her a meteor or decay. Date 8arb)ed. Obj po3sible a Satelllte 0..ecny or ~e-:eor. no atte mnt at cpecific analysio wi~h- ST ;\Fr-f.\t Al.ic BRAN~H lNCOfv11 N G ACTtOl-: NIN- 9 Illfr'O : XOP-1, IDPX-L~, SA.P-OS - 3 , DIJ\-25, DIA CI I C- 2 (L!-5) C HQ85 5 J ZCUJD 071 R 0J07~5Z ZEA FVTUSAIRA DJAKARTA TO R U~AHQ/HQ USAF R ~f;Jr::.~L:::/ AIR DEFENSE C .1\ ND E NT AFB COLO 2UCDS~/~TIC WRIGHT P~77ERSON AFB OHIO U CLAS E F T 0 HQ USAF KEEP FORAC PASS SEC AIR FORCE <SAFIS) FORAC .11ING SUBMITTED lAW PARA 15 AFR 2 00.2 Page laf lt A~ <:: LIPSOID WITH LONG AXIS POINTING IN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL < 3) BRIG f1T WHITE OR BLUE v/ HIT (4) ONEtf 'HILE BEING OBSERVED A PIECE BROKE OFF' 0 B 00 Y ~ FZLL B.'\CK t1ND 8 URNEO OUT LJ 2<:$ 3 3 t 3 Sep b :J) Dt~ARTMtN I 0~ I,HE A IR fOt<Cf: STAFF MESSAGE oRA~CH PAGE TlN 0 RUt'lJBT 098 UNCLA s ( 6~ TOO FAST AND BRIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT. TOO SLOW AND TRAJECTORY TOO FLAT FOR r~IETEOR OR SHOOTING STAR (7) TAIL APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES AS LONG~ AS MAIN BODY (8) NO SOUND (9) APPA~ED TO GET DIMMER AS IT CROSSED THE SKY B. ( 1) SPEED, TRAJECTORY, BRIGHTNESS AND SHAPE C2) EL~VATION BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, FIRST SIGHTED IN THE NORTHE.~ST (3) ELVATION BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES DISAPPEARED TO (4) FLIGHT PATH STRAIGHT BUT SLIGHTLY DESCENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH (5} DISrlPPEARED BEHIND 3UILDING (6) VISI3LE 5-10 S~CO~DS C. (1) GROUND VISUAL E. C 1) 061230S 1065045E ABOUT 5 MIL SOUTH OF DOWNT ~N -S fAF:: M~ "i~AGt: rl'~AN(h Pt\G: TWO RUt1JBT 093 UNCLAT F~. r" loO.s~ I r (6) TOO FAST AND BRIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT TOO TRAJ~CTORY TOO FLAT FOR METEOR OR SHOOTING STAR ( 7) TAIL APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES AS LONG,AS MAIN BODY (3) NO SOUND ( 9 J A P?:: :;?.ED T 0 GET DIMMER AS IT CROSSED THE SKY. B. ( 1) S?E::D, TRAJECTORY, BRIGHTNESS AND SHAPE (2) ELEV~TION BET~EEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. F I R ST S: J HT ED IN T HE N ORT HE A ST ( 3) ELSVATION BETW~EN 20 AND 30 DEGREES DISAPPEARED TO C4) FLI3HT PATH STRAIG~ BUT SLIGHTLY DESCENDING FROM NORTH TJ SOUTH C5) DISAPPEARED BEHIND 9UILDING C. Cl) GROUND VISUAL <2 ). NIGHT E a Cl) ~612305 1~65045E ABOUT 5 MIL SOUTH OF DOWNTONN . OEI-'r\1{ I M: N i Ot I H!: A ll< f()I{C: J.' l 2o33 3 Sep 3 SlAf-F MESS.AGc i>~f'l"t.H PAGE THREE RUr,1JBT 098 UNCLAS ~ctp-s:~''i' F. C 1) AGE 19, U.S. EMBASSY, DJAKARTA, INDONESIA. REPORTING INDIVIDUAL IS SON OF LOCAL FAA/AID REPRESENTATIVE, \~ILL ENTER SOPHOMORE YEAR AT OHIO STATE UNIV IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. WHERE: H!: IS STUDYING ENGINEERING. YOU A ~iEt!SER OF AIR FORCE ROTC AT OSU. AFTER COMPLETION OF COURSE DESIRES TO ENTER AIR FORCE AND COMPLETE PILOT TRAINING. ULTir1ATE OBJECTIVE IS SLOT IN AIR FORCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. AT TIME OF SIGHTING WASIJC:OMPANIED BY S~VEN FRIENDS~lFGED VARIOUSLY 16- 21 Y~ARS WHO ALSO SAW OBJECT. RELIABILITY OF WITN~SS CONSIDERED GOOD. G. C 1) CLEAR NIGHT H.~LF f100N LOW IN 1,1/EST <2) N0NE APPLICABLE <7> 80 DEGREES F. D!:PAR 1 M:;N i U t THf: AlP. FORCt- AD' III: 428'-<3 ( 3 Scp 63) STAFFMESS.~:..;coi\Ar.:cp PAGE FOUR RU-t1JBT 098 UNCLAS E "rl"T''''eMess.-c. NONE KNQ1,,1 N I . NOT APPLICABL2 J . UNKNOWN K. AAIRA DJAKARTA, COMMENTS: IT IS FELT THAT WITNESS DEFINITELY SAW OBJECT DESCRIBED WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SATELITE REENTEP.I~G ATMOSPHERE. LOCAL RUMORS SAY GARUDA AIRLINE CREW A~SO SAW OBJECT BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONFIRM TO DATE. 1IOTE : .-...DV CY DEL TO NIN AND DIA.