PROJECT 10073 RECORD 4. NUMB!:R OF :i3JECTS L ENGTH Oi= 03SERVAT\ON c;= 03 s:.RVA "riON CONC~USION BRI E;:: SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS INCO,'Aii.:G DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR fQi{CE wH:ssAGE sTAFF M:ssAGE BRANCH ii ;~CLASSIFIED ACTION: NIN- 7 . SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-5 , ZCHQD53lZCYJS873 DE RUCDA:-\ 39 FM HQ CH!:AGO ADS TRUAX FLO WIS TO RUWGA-~/AJC ENT AF9 COLO nUCDSQ/F7J ~JPAFB OHIO RUEA!~Q/CSA~ WASH DC U>!CLAS C.~ ... ADC 07035. CS~ r FOR AFCIN; OSAF FOR SAFOI; 30 AI~ DI~/ FOR 30-0IN. UrO SIGHTED BY CIVILIAN V4002 ?7 J ULY 1964 REPORTED TO CHADS 15452 28 JULY 1964 INVESTIGATION COMPLSTED ?8 JULY 1964. A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: (1) SHAPE: ROU~JD. C2) srz:::: niA. (5) FO~.'ATION: STAGGERED li':COMING DEPA~Tt'v\ENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE ORANCH PAGE 2 RUCDAH 39 UNCLAS (6) DISCE~NABLE FEATURES: NONE . ( 3 ) SOU~D: NONE. G. DESCRI?!ION OF COURSE OF OBJ ECTS: C 1) .'SY NOTICED: ASTRONOMY TRIPo (2) I~IT!AL ELEVATIO~I AND AZIMUTH: ELEVATION UNKNOWN NORTH T 0 .3GUTH,.. Page 2 of L~ ( 3 ) E~EVATION & AZIM~TH AS OBJECT DISAPPEARED: INTO HORI20~J. ( 4) ?LI GHT PATH & tiA:'i2UVERABILITY: STRAIGHT (5) ::4NNER OF DI SAP?E:.~RANCE~ I NT O HORIZON~ CS) L:~!GTH OF TIME l~i SIGHT: 10 1 5 SECONDS. C. ~i A~'~l 2~ !J? 09SERV AT I ON: Cl ) Y~THOD: VISUAL. (2) O?TICAL AIDS: NCNE ( 3 ) A!RORNE SIGHTING I NFO: NONE. D. TIMZ & DATE OF SIGHTING: (2) :JIGHT E. LOCATION CF OBSERVERS: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 3 RUCDAH 39 UNCLAS Cl) 43 DEGREES 43'N 92 DEGREES 40' W APPROX. (2) C SCO, IOWAM f. I DENT I ?YI.JG INrO ON OBSERVERS: AGE:30. I1AlLING ADORESS: CRt.SCO, IO~A. OCCUPATION: GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEE. G, (1) 03SZ~VERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER: ON EDGE OF IHUNDE~S-~R~. (2) AWS ACCT OF WIND DIRECTION & CLOUD COVE~: BROKE~la C6) T~UNDERSTORMS IN AREA: YES~ H# UNUSUAL ~CTIVITY I N A2~A: LIGHT~ING. I. INTERC:?7ION OR IDENTI?ICATION ACTION TAKEN: NONE. J. L 0 CAT I : ~ l 0 F K N OWN A I R : i1 A F F I C IN A R E A AT T H'l E 0 F K. P2EPAR!~G OFFICER: Cl) POSITION TITLE: 1ST Li CHARLES R. PIVER, 70531A STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CHICAGO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR (2) COMME~ITS~ CHECKED WITH CHAOS DC & NO INTERCEPTORS WERE IN AR!A. C3l PRELIMI~ARY ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE lNCO.'v\ING DEPARTMEf'IT OF THS A!R FORCE r:i ESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE oRAt'ICH PAG 4 RUCDAH 39 UNCLAS CAUSE Of SIGHTING: UNKNOI.vN. L~ PHYSiCAL E'/IDENCE: NONE. ~ VERY LC'Jl F'L '!' It1 G-UNDER CLOUD COVER. A!J7~\)fCE copy DELIVERED 'rO DIA) &: NIN. L i ;tCLASSI Fl EO Pnge l.~ of' ll