PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ' DATe! 2. LOC-'TIOH I 12. CONCLUStONS 0 Was Botleon I astern Kansas a Probably Balloon Po sal W '1 BoUoon ld)O 0 G .JVI I 0 Gro .. nd-R-.Jar tx Was Aircraft rounae sua aa 0 P rohabl y Aircraft C~M~T~C;::d=/=1.j==oo=~=======---+-r-JD Ai,. VIsual 0 Air-Intercept R<~dar Possibly Aircroft S. P~OTOS 6. 0 Was Astronomical 0 ProboWy Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomieo4 7. LEMOTH Ofl OISIJtVATION I. HU-.1!,_ Ofl OIJICTS 9. COURSI on~ strai6bt flight 0 lnsufflcl.nt Data far Evaluotton 10. aRtlfl !Ut*aY Ofl SIGHTING ~right obj b~ke in t~ by dark horizontal line. From a / c at high a.ltitudd. Bright sun. Obj appeared to be pacing p :ane at lower atltidue. Silver body, brillian without vings. (Sigh~iog by DH Menzel) 0 UnlcnoWft 11. COMM!MTS Ajc. Double line caused b y reflection be t\.ieen double panes of '.rindow. Actu!il two reflectiona. Re.flection dinm1ed gradually until outlineof wings cou l d UFO SlGHTlNC:. BY DH:M September 8, 19 63 From a jet plane flyir.g at .a.n alt itude o ! abcut 30, 000 !e~t cv~ r ~&tel": Kan.a., September 8, 1963, I la'~Jf a. rer.--.ar~.a.l:.le a::..d rea..l.~ ~:c uro, quite un!i.ke any that I b.ad previculy noted. ~ R~a .a ted o.c tt.e !10rth.ern alde of th Tb ti;ne wa5 arou::d t!COn.. loc:1.l time, ., ,_d the aD wa 1hinin& very briahtly a.t th.a.t a.ltit~.eo I eu.dd~!iy bec.&.r:!~ a,;Jra!"'~ of ~ bri.ht object, broken ii! ~0 by 41. hort.zonta.l d..A:rk line. rt c:caely rc bl.d the Si1..trn-b.a.p6({ li&accrli r~quec.tly reporte<L It ~Jeemed tc Ctt p~=ing aur plne &t a diatanco o eeveral mUe a.rd 1t ..l.n 1ppr~<: i.3.b:y lo?*!" lltt.~udeo I almoat lmmedl&tely recognised it for ~b.at it la.ter pro?ed : o be~ t.eough t :phyaic:al appearance w1s certai:lly very di..!!eren.to It W-' 1.ncieet.! ~ ; pla!l~-, the aUY'er body brill! tly illumited. There waa ::.o trace of .. ..-tngeo The double line w& a.. reflection ef!ect be~e~n th.e dou~lr. winec s and I waa &ctully aeein& t;ro re!lectiona, themaelvea very brignt, aep.ara.ted by & reaton in between that seemed dark by cocp..a rlao!l~ It d id giY~ t~e effect ; thia by detection o! tbe plane \tael!, to my amaze:r.a.ent a ecocl .a~-::n:Ja.% a.ppa- rition C3~e !lyi~J by a t a.':l e r:ormout' ~peed ln th~ O?pot~!t~ dirf'.~tic:!o It "".:.~'" ol courae. a. jet and ~e ~elativ:! ~p4eeda cl t.ne pla.~e. Jr:e rf" .... ~ouf-r..:..1le 1:1 ~h-re~ i conda . Another jet; of courae. Tl!e Sl.l1cerrh~ped i.!luslo-n cont.:.:1uerl !or i at leaat ten minutes. And then, witn ar&d\la.l eh.:tngfq Ulu~!na.!io~ O'l" :!Om..f)t~i:-:a~ i the bri1b.tn.eaa o! the reflection wb.tch m.uat b.ave ~en conc~ntyated :rct!b.e!' .\ ah&rply toward. our pla:e, climini b.ecl and. I could then the !oro c! the plr..e i . ltMll. You will r'Acall that thce window are trul y dcuh: e , . .,:.h a ~: or .. ~;dcz ~.ble &lzo iDa bereen thern~ Tbl give rise to tb:t! multiple ~!~ct 1 co.al d n!)t lf. you could not ~Ud up a reflection from outide i~ ao~ 11~ch :!ahlon by repeated flection between the c!.ouble 'Window v-1 do r.ot hew J r.-wt~ther there ~:r~ a.ctua.l double wlndcwa 1n !b.e DC4 ~l:.d i! the ~i)acinJ o. them WC\ll~ g: e ri2e to uch rcilectia:J.s