PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE TI.'-4E G~CU? 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION KliiBER OF 03JECTS L;::NGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEf SUMMA~Y At-tO A~ . LVS1S 1 'fPE Or OBSERVATION 3 . P H OTOS J . PHYSIC,\1. EVIDENCe DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIV15ION (AFSC) WiiiGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 43433 UFO Si~ti~, Overton, Nevada Hq US_!\F SAli'OI-CC (itrs Hun~) Refcrel'!.~C the attached J.ett~r .f1o::n ?~I:-s in:fo r oa.tlon on her unidentirie d obG~rvation. is a sugJGsted reply: qQe3'V.L.?.l6 Tn-:: :f'Jllo-:r.t:!g our very v~ ~ aescr~p on ~ re~xl6~1e UP~w:dg-~:~s~nz indicata3n app en~ sighting of a~ Up?er alr ~es2arch balloon as it bursts. Ealloo~s of this n~ture are l~uncned b y th~ U S Navy I' rom Chico~ CS~.li:fornia ::md are ge:1erally programmed -:o .fly betm~en 8 0 000 feet and 125 000 feet. Th ey can be destroyed at a predetermined time by use of cl.etonators attached to the balloon . The i n 3tr.xr'.e nt pac~age is then ret urn..ed t o Earth l::Jy E?. :p3.!"?.cC:..l.te. Balloo~s of this t)~e ar~ used in upper air r esearch Gtudies . I.!J. the p a s t observntion s o'f t :1 U~ n 1ture hs.V~ :."l ..:>~isted in recovery of the i n stl'"UI:lent po.cka6~S ~asociated -:tith -::,ese p=-0 ;jectu . 'He wlab t o thank you for !>reoent:!..<"lg this ob.:>er.:~tion to t.'1.e Air Technology Colonel, US..t\F and Subsystems Overton,. Nevada Rq, OBAP SUOI-CC (Mra Hnnt) lle:tuence the-attached. letter frost :t1on Oft her un1dentif1ed ob3ewat1Dn a li''U88ted. re:pJ.7~- "que.st1:lJ5 Your.'" er:J. vi.Ttd deac:rivt!cm sru re&liatic ~ lJr~ented~ indicate-an apparen:t ot an upper air researc..~ balloon aa it bu:rsw. 'BaJlocma ~-this nature are laamched.. by the {J 5 :ravy .!'rom Chico Callt"Ol n:!.a, 3M ~ geneJ'!Slly p~d +.,o- ~ : ;:e"t'Men 00,000 feet and l25 ,COO feet. They ::an be destroyed 3."C a ~redeter.zd ned time 1-;)y-use o~ d.etonators a.ttacl1ed to the balloon. '!!':a 1 nstrument. ~dr~ge i.1 +.ben :retur!led . w E.e.lrlh-'by a ~arg.ehute .. Balloons of this typo are used in upper air" :reaaareh studies '983t ~ obserrations .reCOYery of the-i.nstrur;oent. paebges a&&Q<?iated. -~ ~"'! :-these ~o~c-c-ta Yish to 1;hank you tor preseuti~ this ~8e!"l3.t1cm to UFO Report HI!AOQUARTERS 4520TH COMBAT SUPPOiH GROUP ll~IT EO STATES AIR FORCE NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA 8?110 F 0reign Technology Divit.i ion (FTD) \'!right-Patterson AFB, Ohio 29 November 1 9 6 5 Attache d is a UFO report. According to our Command Po:it records no Nellis aircraft were in the Overt'.Jn area :.tt that time on 30 October. ,]OS~ H .G MA ~TIN, Captain, USAF Information Off1cer