3. OATETIM! CRO\Jit LENGTH 011 C~S!~YATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Kn\""l e r TY?E OF 03SERVATiON ~Ground Vi "ual 0 Ground-R ador 0 Air-Visual 0 Airlnt1trcopt Raciar mi l.i l'lrr NUMBER OP OBJECTS c.r l ed. 12. CONCLU 510NS Wos Balloon PrnLobly [3<llloon P o :ai!:>ly Oa l Wo 3 Aircraft P robobl y Aircroh Po.uibly Aircroft Was Astronomlc':ll f>robob& y A~tronomlco! Possibly Astronomical 1., ,ulfi ciant Doto for Evaluation o. 8~1!11 SUMM.A~Y OPf SiGHTtNO 11. COMMENTS ~pecifi.c ~hape or s izt o~.3e:-.J'utior: at 45 deg el~, in :sE dis'loo~:=ir Lng oroak he3i 53 . Heade d S~ ~a~ 5 -10 3ec ut \lhi.,~h tirr.e i -c ~cemed to explcie bu t not break 1.:-p. Co!lti!TJ.7i a t. -} o cig :;_pee~ in a sligh tly and si:-:: :eca.::le s clou d -ll!-:e ::nl:1rgcrnent vhich ATlC YORW 329 OUtY 16 SEP 5Z) Sigh!:'~ng at. nighL about ,o~:J r n. Ob,jec'..:. not o:,.;urvecl, hov~v\.;r r-::I'")C,-. .. t vas of cor1~r~ils. ~titc r0ssible for ATT N OF": sua.n:c r: tiEE~iLEI\ Tf:Cili\11':\f Til.'.! iT t; f.[\ Tf.H f/ U"'l'rCO r,TATl ; AI~ <C.-ICC KE'C:lLI.R AIF-1 F"Oqr:c OA:.;::, Mt3Zitif j 1P r r~ ~:-:\: of a n u:1i\.tei1tificJ flvin('! o!)l~c;: i s SlJ-:-ictC'd Th.; -"o lloH i.11 l ( '.tt:-~chr.~nts 1 ~. ::~"'Ortin:~ ofiic-:. is Lt Col Lcst(;r drid~:f's, Chief, Cpt:r~'tjor;s S.;z~c.=.s ~"ivisi:>.i, : slcr Tc~h11lco.l Trainl11~ C~:nt..;r, ~c-csl8r \ FS, of ri-:~ oojcct rcnort...; has c..n aircr:1ft, t y-;_1c un!..nO\.;n, altl:nur h r orc Chici, Cper~ti.ons Dl vis ion : Olr\ : . dl...'t"lUTn ll\ a~ c orclancc \. it !1 par ,t~: ra:"'! l follo;in' r l'Cl)Or t i s (7l v<.:n: 3. D~scription of the Obj ect: (1) Sha.:i~ -Could not distin uish sh:t . (2) Sl~c -Could not <.listin:;uish si.~e. (3) Color -~hitislt Gray. forr.~ati(.~-~1/A. 1\ny d.i.scLrlblc features or details -~10. (7) Tai l , t:-:::.1 o r (n~hanst -Only contrail. (9) Oth0r -::-t i.nont features -Secncd like cont.ro.i Ls cofl1inc; frc-:1 a ii lan..) Hh:i c! co:1ld not be seen. b . Lcscrl;}tion ot- Course of ~Jbjcct: Contrai 1 . (2) Approxina.tely 4:l Elevrttion comin~ ro'11 ES~: to h S: l . (3) 25 to 3 0 Elevation nt 125 Azi mut!\. ( 4 ) Both fli~ht paths \~ere strai~ht. (5) Instant~'leous l y t o the \ iS:'! (rc<!p?earcd about 10 seconds I '!.tc::-1~a2Jin~ SE) o0Jcct h<.:a\1c d SE for about S to 10 seconds, then ~'!.:):--... _::--:...: to exrylodt:. 0Jjcct did not rlisinte~ratc at the ti~e o-: e:";:los.?.:J~, scene:~ to sloH dO\Jrl to :1bout 1/2 of ori~inal sn~ed, losin~ altituJe .vith a sl.i)1tl y JO\.,Jr.;ard trajcctorr , then :t L:tost str:ti.::n t (.:01vn, ~11 the \Jhi.lc 3')Pe~rin ~ as an c:1largin.~ clouJ unti 1 it l o.5t do.vm-t .. 1rJ 1::otion. T;H:) clo ud lin,.,.cr-.!l! for ::~uitc ~ \. . i lc. o"s ::ruct L"'no.;. (2) Li~h~ c~o>nditioas ->l:i?,ht, clear-st.~r-:; vislbJ0. 1dcnti.[':i.n'T I .1 for.:':-ttlo:t on Observers: =~:-t~Hl Technicia11s -~<.eli~1bi.lity: J ot?1 :lr,,cn :1ccorJiH tn th3ir .:""'.:!rvi sor nrc de1::.::.J!:>lc :utd rcli:tblc and n.l.' C not ':ivcn t o ~!. ,htin~s: ~ : i ntis a 1 o f t 6tY.J 'J \'i~Jbility-10 11ilcs nlus. (5) .\ . 'Oi.Int ~f cloud COVOT-3/ll) Cirri:;. -.. o t.nunc~erstor1'~ (1) S~W-i)e-I ntlcscrLbablc-.\p rcc :;.:.:-:L".:t.:t l0:tvin~ f lorost:ont contrail. Objl~ct \.'[lS not hi.(~h fl\'in.~ :::-~i.l or c:dtDU51: -Flore<-lccnt concr~tlt :lo-1~C. cor~ fe:~turcs -;:one . c-:>:1tr~il. (4) ;~;1t~n first sc~n object ~.;as lcavin::: c o ntr1ll trave l in; c a::;t to .\e3t 40 t o 45 elevation. Object C.)a5ed ::1aki.1~ c ontrnil . \;t0r one to-::.;() uinutes cont.:-:.1il reaptJeared at 45 e l e'.far.ion and 11U azir~u th. ":-:-~:~ion Of trJ.V~l ;...as srn tt:ldD5t Seemin~ to c .... C T C:tSC i n a l c ituJ e . 1..:. :::i-t:th a 1ed : l :t s:. etn')c~reu r.s if an c;{~li')::;i~.1n :t,Ld tat~n nlacc . 'li.c:: :..:. n~ sou~1c~. T;1c ~lorcsccnt c or.tra.il re,in~Ll ...t>)rnxi. :1t~lv ,, -sccon l - (1) t.Jronnd vi~:.t..ll, outside, r.o o~st"(nction~;. (2) Li~ht co:Hlition -~j ~ht, stars vi::;,,:~lc. c . Loc:ttion of '' ,:>crvor: (1) Fiv~ ~ .. J one half statL,te i\ilcs .est of :,ccslcr t\F~. I dcl'l t i 1~yi n c; I 1 io rli1:ttion o n Ohs c.! rver! ( 2 ) El::er .J. Olson, \:.~c 311-, rr~'lr:izrtion: :5,l'l >th School Snu~.dron, Ci...::- Ir.structor; rel:.::.)ility-S~t Olsoi1 s eems to he v~ry since r e 2nd is x~: .. ~ou~ f:1r an cx . l~t~i~tion as to ;rhat !1e sa'J. Uis su~1::;rvi~nr :;tntcs IT. ~:eather t.1nd .:i:aJs -:\lof t Concli tit)~1S at ";'i r.'0 :n1d P1~(:f! or- Si~atin.~s: . 30 kt s , surface i-cc t ur. Cvi.lL~g -unli n i ted. Visibility -10 vilcs plus. \10tmt o f cl~..ntd cov~r-3/10 r.1rri.s.