PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I ~. LOCATIO~ 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa1 Balloo n ~:.::~;h::uapt:>:t, n~-.-r Yor!( o Probably Balloon ' 4. TY? E OF OBSER_V_A_T_I_O_H I 0 Possibly Balloon 3. DAiETIMc G~Ct.;? Lo col Oc Ground VI suol 0 CroundRodor Wu Aircraft P robnbly Aircraft Poni~y Aircroh :::: "o c ivilic:m Was A '>lrono.ni c ot Probobl y Astronomic a l Possibly Astron omical 3 . 'iUMBEil 0 ? OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 7. LENGTH OF C3$ER'/ATION lnsu!fic i ,nt Doh a fo r Evaluation l oiu'.l~e three H::st lO. BRieF SUMMA~'l' OF SIGHTING Th.r~e o'.)je 5. Re.:l :3lue a~d 0:-~:::1gc. Sound ll~:e o. !l:.~L'!:.lirt;~Yi..:-~ only LOIJD. Ob.:' shap~d ::ike a c:~ lst~tS Tre~. Obj \rl3 !:lOvic.z \:est. In vi~\-1 f,)r c::.~ m~r:ut2. Objs descJr..ded fro:rt clouds. 01~ obj :noved f as-:er th:1n oth-ers. 11. COMMENTS 0.1ly kno-;m a/ c i n are::a at tit!e "1-T:."!.S KC- 135 enrout~ to Gri~fis f1 ng 1~. ?To l at-c:re.l ~otion re!JO:r.'t~a. Light.:> not specii'J.ed. A2.so three objects ~n tr-im:gel repor-ted. Possi bl~.! A./ c on VFrt !no t con croll e d by Ff...A. Innuf fi'=!ient di=!- t:.ii l fot eyaluar,ion . Or.?ARTMiNT OF THE At~ FOW- STAfF .'r\::SSACt C.J.~'KH LrlCLASSiFl (0 Page 1 of 2 CZCHQ~452~:GFA740 PP R UEAHQ FM 2856T~ A3~G GRIFFISS A~3 NY ... /;iJ.~LS/ADC RU:::A!\N/AirtDIV PROV26 STE\;h~T AFB NY RUCOSQ/FTD WRIGliT PATTERSON AFB OHIO R UZAHQ/CSAF R L!EAHQ/OSAF UNCLAS R033E-34583 FOR ADCI G-S, AIRDIVPROV26, FOR TECH DIV, AFNIN, S~FOI~ sus.;: UFO .:;\IS t1SG IN 10 PARTS. PART I : DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT -SHAPED LII<E CHRISTMAS TREE ; SIZE GRAPEFRUIT; COI_O~"\ BLUE, RED AND ORAdGE; NU~lBER THREE (3); FORt'lATION : RIANGLE; oaJECTS DESCENDED FROM THE CLOUDS ONZ t10VING F~SlER THA l THE OTHERSl SOUND HUM~INGa!RD -LOUD. PART 2 : DE:~::;RIPTION Or COURSE -FIRST l~OTICED aECAUSE Or " h~<..UMING Pt~GE 2 RUL. GF 61GA UUCLAS Page 2 of 2 TOWARDS ENDICOTT NYo AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES. OBJECT (JISIBLE Ol' E t!INUTE . PART 3: OdSERVATION-VISUAL. NO 1\IDS AVAIL s. PART 4 : DATE AND TIME -0545 ZULU 23 Od SSRVER -3INGHANTON NY, 14 MILES FROM BROOME CO APRT. IDENTIFIC~:!ON OF OaSERVER -CIVILIA~I AGE 35, di~;GHAr1TON NY, OCCUPATION TRUCK PA~! 8: COM~IENTS -FAA REPORTS ONLY KNOWN A ' . .<t:RAFT C.vE:~ AREA AT T 1::::: OF SIGHTING WAS ONE KC 135 Fi .. YING Nc:=~HEAST DIRECTIJ~l TOvJARDS GRIFFISS AfB., ACFT \i.~S fRCj ~ ~.63~v. PART 9 : 'J I ND DIRECT ION AND VELOCITY CEILING -CLEAR; VISIBILITY TEN (10?; CLOUD COVER ZERO. STORM I NFO -NONE. TEMPERATUHE GRADIENT SFC BASED INVERSION TO 2 TO 3 MILES. NO UNUSUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. PART !0: LOCATION OF SIGHTING: 90 MILES FROM THIS BASE. fl 0 INT Eit VI.!: :..1 .11 IT H OoSERVER REL IAB IL IT Y UNKNOWN. PREPARING C??.IC.:::rt: CLAUCE E . {'~JITCHELL, CHIEF , TECHNICAL SUPPORT BRANCH, SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEt,lENT DIV.