PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD oAr::TIMc GROll,_ ~Vr'E Of OBSERVATION Grovn d 'I i sual ...- Ai,.. Vl s:uol LENGTH OF CBS~ ~'IATION HL:M3E~ OF OlUECTS SRtefS SUV~ARY o SJCHTING AT1C PORM J1Q (~Y.V ;s ,::pp S1) COI'!CLUSIOHS Was Balloon 0 P robobl y Balloon 0 Possibly Bolloon 0 Wn~ Ail c:roh 0 Ground Rocf.,, a P robably Aircraft a A lrlntercept p,ssibty Aircroh j\ r~ l-eo r Wos A.stront)micol P robobl y AstM)flOml col 0 Po.s:\ibly As,ronomleol COURSe 0 Other ln,vffident D-ato for valuatio n 0 Unlcnown 11. COAA~ENTS o~le obj ec~ CJ!C :~..:rsd " h i.3 date J rlo-.{:! ~:1d d.:.ra.t.ion of ;, L[:h'".lng not co:" si::;t~1.t, ~r .. t,h decay onca_ly.1is. H::.AOQUARfERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOG 't' DIVISION Atn f-ORCe SY:-lTC:'-"3 C0\1"4ANiJ UNITi;..l) .iTATt:"1 A1R ~')RC~: WR l GHTPAT l" t!R JON AlA FOrtC C: tl \::;0.::, O~liO Ul'O s::.zhting the '1ttached letter fro~ rec>?.:-:.:..:13 3. UFO sighting. to ~ss!st in a reply ~o ;rr rl'he fo 1.10\d.ng Ot'!a9..G:)fl l::; p~ov.L~erl e va b1ated as q matcor. dt!r:.ltion ana desc:::-ipt.i:)n OS "'.-iell ('S th~ d: --=ction of .fli.eht . '['h~ sp~ed of t.h~ ob(ject as tndictt~d. by t:~ . .! duration is \-:ell .'j.thln the lir.d.ts of meteor e8.p'.!.blllty. It s:.,..:uld also be pointeo. out tho.t the dire t.ion of flig.ht t o the So nt=: .i~St rl.!l~s out possi?le 3:tt -:!ll:Lte dec:1y, also, the d.lrut'Lon of ch::::..:r sig.h.ting3 2..re ::-.,..:.~h Jrea:ter. Sputnik IV dec::.ty on 5 Sep 62 C\!~ss of t-wo :-:lnutes. The Discove"t"er VIII decny on 7 ~- ~0 l ested over fct~:-minute a . You..c-s-t;;ht'L"1;; ha3 a a an ~valt1a.ted a.J a t.~tdOI"'. '.ihls ev3.l'.lati:>n i.J :Ja3ad on the duracion and dasoriotion 2. 3 f"all a.3 the '.:.l ctlon o~ flight. The ;:r;~ead of t~"le ,J-J~3Ct s.s 1ndicat.!d by the duration ls .,,ell vrlthin the ".!. li:ll~3 of ~tetaoz-eJ.;>a':>i.llty. r:rha 'iirect!on o f flight c:; ~: ~.;ou -r,.e~t; rula3 out pos3lb!3 sacalli':;a cay. ~l-30~ th9 dur-3-~ion Of Jacay s:L;htin~S :!.s l.lUCh :;reate!'. 1960 133tad ov~r lour ~L~utes. Since c-ely, !1ASTON ;~. JACKS bl1c L~ormation Division Office of Information