PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONClUSfONS Was Balloon . \, OA', I "'IME GROUP 4. TYPE Of OBSE RVATION 0 Probably Bofloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Ground-Vi suol ~i,..Vi..,al 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-lnte rropf Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Prabahly Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft Wos Astronomi col P robobl y A $I ronomi cal Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSF. 0 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sighting 1. Object at .50 deg elevtttin alJo e horizon as observed tboougb sex~ut. Obser ation through baze. Object appebred to U&e & ro d sbope wi tb tail e.xwooing behind in truilin r position. 5ame color of stars. J'.iot.ion ooly destinguisbed obJeCt from stars. I Sighting 2. Surface Yessels j Insufficient Data for Evaluation ~ indicu~ions of balloon obs. w1t.b peeku -e. No mention of pickup on first sighting. balloon observation. S i ghting 3 Air radar and 'lisuul sigbtings~ of 2 o./r... ;~jc lll&.inl.ttinetl on racttor for 5 minutes t.ftt:r visually d 1sappe&ring . A'l'IC: FORM J 2Q (REV 26 SF.P S2) DIPAITMIHT OP THI AIR ,.ORCI . STAPP MISSAGI IIAMCH AF IN : 46767 ( 11 Apr 64) A/tJ~COMIMG MISSAGI ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : DIA-15, XOP-lT XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3 (31) ZCHQA974ZCSJA944 DE RUTTQH 4B 11/1658Z FM COM USFOR AZ TO RUWGALB/CINCNORAD R UEAHQ/CSAF RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT RUCSBR/CINCSAC R UCKHC/CINCLANT RUEAGQ/EASTAF MCGUIRE RUCKDT /COM ASWFORLANT NORVA 1. rtEPORT RECEIVED FROM CAPT D. DUNLAP, USMC, PILOT OF KC 130F, 49795 , VMGR 252, CHER~Y PI, N.C. SIGHTED FLYING OBJECT AT 1100 43Z WHILE FLYING AT 25,000 FT ON COURSE OF 090! MAG. OBJECT FIRST APPEARED WITH UNDERTERMINED ALTITUDE DUE TO HAZE CONDITIONS. FR0t1 045 MAG. AT 110048, OBJECT APPEARED 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON THI10UGH SEXTANT. VISUALLY OBSERVED FOR APPROX 10 MIN. 08 JECT APPEARED TO HA~E A ROUND SHAPE. A TAIL EXTENDED BEHIND IN TRAILING POSITIO~. OBJECT APPEARED SAME COLOR OF STARS. ELATIVE MOTION WAS PRIMARY FACTOR WHICH SET OBJECT APART FROM 2. SAME PILOT SIGHTED 7 VESSELS IN CURVING TRAIN AT "MVIOU. KboTtOr .. CW THIS ,..e.()tii ... M "'4V-UIIO. HPA.iTMINT OP THI AII' PORCI STAPP MISSAGI IRAMCH INCOMING WISSAGI 52-30W. ACFT AT 25000, 090 MAG. VESSELS APPEARED IN CURVING LINE. NO APPARENT MOVEMENT, NO OUTLINES DISTINGUISHED, ONL YX LIGHTS OBSERVEED. 3. ALSO REPORTED TWO UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT WITH STEADY RED LIGHT FLYING IN LOOSE FORMATION. SIGHTED AT 110155Z <44 20N 48-00W) PILOTS HEADING WAS 100 MAG. ACFT SEEN AT TWO OCLOCK POSITION ~EMAINED IN THAT POSITION ONE MINUTE. PILOT TURNED TO 115 MAG THEN PLANES APPEARED AT 11 OCLOCK POSITION AND REMAINED IN THAT SAME RELATWE POSITION UNTIL VISUALLY DISAPPEARING. RADAR SIGHT lNG CONI IN UED fOR APP~OX 5 ADDITIONAL MINTJ'J.'BS. SPEED OF ACFT ESTIMATED AT APPROX 500 ~NOTS. GP~4 NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO DIA AND NIN. DOWlTGR.U>ED AT 3 YEAB IlifEBV A.LS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YElBS. ~"CVIOU. tw THie ..O~ ... IIW lofAY M Ul n .