l. DA iE TIM~ G?.OUP 2. LOCATION PROJECT 10073 RECORD Vcro B~ch, J'!orirl.a 10. CONCLUSION Civ:Ui:J.n EALI~CCN 1. NUr~BER OF OBjECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Goject was described as a larga silver lightbulb-shap~d ~-TYPE OF OBSERVTION balloon. Disapp~arane -w-as marle by exp lading. F:rag:1~nts t 7. C OURSE 9. ~.YSICAL EVIDENCE and valve w~r~ picked up by pow~r ~oapan7 men who had be~n alarm!!d . Couldn't understand why th~r~ '.faa a ponr 3hort.a . Fra nts or th b alloon had landsd Jn th~ wires. F T D S E P 6 3 0329 (T 0 E) Prevloue edltloft of thh fortfl tu7 IN ueect 1 t Did t}n obj.,<:t dhopp.,cr while you w~re watching i t? If .;o, h::>w? 15. Did th~ o~j ect move behind som"th i ng at ony time, part leu larly a cloud? (C ircla On~); D:ln't Know. If y<Ju cnswereJ YES, th~n t:tll wn o t it rn~e.j b~h ind: l S. Did th~ obj.,ct mova in fror.t of som~thing at any tim~, particularly a d.:>ud? Don't Know. f -yov an5\.;erea l...-:> (C ;rc:fe On~): in fr-,r.t of: 17 . Tel I in a fttw words the following things about tha obj~ct: 18. \(e wi5h to know the angula r siz3. Hold tJ m~tch s f!c'c-qt :.:rm' s l~gth in lin~ ,~o~ith c know~ :>bject and .1o1e ho..w ~ much of th~ o-bj,ct is cov~red by th8 ha.:d =>t rh~ match. Jf yc u had ~f-Nmftd s ighting, how much of tha object wou !d h iV8 b~;:,n cov~i~ by ~he r.-ckh h ~c~? Ora .. o pictur' that will show the sho~ cf th~ obj~ct c r ooj.tcts. Lc~l cmd include i,, your $ rch a ny <:!~roih ~. :>f the obj:lct that you sow c;uch as wings, prot:usions, etc., ai1d espacbt!y 9Xnaust trail:. or vopcr rr'.liLs. 1 Place an cr~cw ~sid~ the drawing to !iho; ine dintction the object wos mo11ing . W . Do you thin~ you <.on e.itimo~o the spe"d o f the IJ~jdct? IF yo!S ons~er~d YES, then what ~po!!~d WIJIJid you !j~tirnoh? 21. Do you think yotJ c:an estimata how f'lr cwtly from you ihe obj.,ct waY.? ((,rclo One) l IF yo'J on ::;w"r!'td YES, then how far away would you say it w:n? --------- -:.._: :~ I Wh':r~ ~er~ fOU (C irde One). located when you sow ths object? 23. \Van, Y"u (Cir::l~ One) a. In tha biJ~:n~ss s~r.:tion oi n city '? a. ln;ide a building b . . In a cor' c. Otj-f(foor s d. In on airplane {type) b . : -In fh e ra~td~rtinl ction of~ ~it~? c. l!'l op~n countrysiJ~? --.. - d. Jl~or on airfield? .. e. Flyi r.g ov<tr a c:ity? f. Flying ovar open coc.mtry? 1 F you w~ra MOVING IN AN AU TO~C31 LE or oth~r veh i c:l ~ ot th~ tim~, ~h~n <:<.>~pi~t~ th~ f~lr o'"'in~ c;u~stion1: 24.1 l'dHlt dir.,ction were you moving? (CJr::;/o Ono) d. South.,asr 24.3 Did you .stop atony tirn~ whiff! you W'JffJ lo~k;r,~ at th& obj~ct? 25. D ' j you obsrve th~ object through (Jny of th~ following? Yes No e. Binoc:ulors . y.,s No b. Sun glasses Yes N J f . T ~lescope '(es Nr: 1 c . Wi~dshl;id Yes No g. fh~ . .-dnlit~ Yo~ No . i d. Window g i 26. !n c:J., .. 1hot f O.J can l)iv~ oi ci~CJf a ?tcru; J 05 pO'i:itb;~ oi \Or'~ .:'It ycu .~:n ... , d,~sc;i~ i 1 1 Jr t:J"'n -"'} ! s ~ cu.-nmon J o:)i.,ct 1r .Jbtect:; which, 't't'hon pluc~d up in the. 3ky w~uld giv., th:t S!Jtr'J a aran.! .j~ i!.,' ">S t!=~ which yctJ ~c.,! Oraw a pic~ure that will show th~ ~'Jtion that the object or ooj8ct; m~dt!t. Pla=e t.:n "'A"::.:~ p.:-oth, a " B II at the end of tfn path, and sho,.., any cn..:ns~s i:l d ired ion rJ..n!nq th.-! COUI5 '!. If th~r~ w Js MORE THAN ONE obj.,ct, 7h~n ho'"" mooy '(f'Jr~ th..,r~? ----~ ~-. -- D(a.v l.l pictur' of how they w.JJre orran~1td .. :mJ put on -.Jr-:o"' to she tn~ .J;r.,r.ti~?n. : -r:r .. ~.,y .t~re t:-cvel1:1q. 30. H:.1v yuu (!V3r soen this, or a sirnilar obj 'ct 1 abr<l. If ::;o Hiv~ de~ or do :; ani locotiurl. 31. Was any .. :me ~!.;, y,jtn you at the tinu' y ou saw the obj9ct? ( Circle One) 31.1 IF you =.,swert!d YES, did th"y s~e the oSjact t oo? ( Circle On..t) 32. PIJO'Ht giv3 rh ~ f o llowing information about your.talf: qJ~sti onnaire: Information which you foel pertinant and which is questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. covered in the 1'-trs Hunt/man/SAFOICC/71J28/7 Dec 65 oi04AJ nor.tda. by tbe G~ T. Scb.1eldahl Caapany ~ Northt1el d, belloc:!. , p:tOQa.bl.:r lt.WneW. i'rota~ . j..~ ~he Gvai ni :J lsnneh. Ccu~Dl' ~ \i~ t~ ':1Y Lar-;Usst1 c ?sJ.1 oona Center .J.t J!mt&Yill e " -ll at ,~ ~o-r !3:.;nch :1t C:.'l;e ~ned.y teP:;e:s;r.ure, vbicll col J ect data on atmoephere _!n"lor -to ~launch. M 11 OO.fHJ. t:l.y <13-'JYC~J ;; !Di nntczs. luri:1:; " lliil H r! AOQtJA ~T = R-5 FORt::IG~ I TECHNOLOGY DIVISION A l:"l FO~C~ SYSTE'-1.5 COM~.,HO W"lfGHTPATTt!l 50~ \ I r e r:ORC R'")~. I')Hl O i O : Hq U3.-L SAF'OICC (Nrs Hunt) R~f~=~nce the balloon which ~.;aa recovered at Vero Be:1ch, Florida. It Ca:l b~ stated t~at toe balloon Wa:l r;~.~.nufactured b y t he:! n T Sc~1~.e~.d.ahl Company> North!ieli-t Ni.tl.."'l~3t)ta. his :pa.r~icttlr~! 1) . .1llo o.1 was ~::>.:-o bably launch~d f .co.n C:.-;>~ Ke:tn~cly ju5 t prior to t ... .;.~ G~:nini 6 mos::Jn. The Schjelda.bl Co~pa.ny h9.3 3UiJplied 8.:;?9roxt:natelJ 1,500 of -t!lese metsllic myl~ !Jalloons to th~ :.tara:-mll Gpace l>~ncer for l:..1.unc~ a t the Cape. 1h ~s~ a.rc 1.:!et~orl(),3ical balloons ~hlr~.a coll~ct. in.for ~a.tion on temperatl!re, p ressure, and d~n:3lt.y of the l.~..:::l03phere pr!or to a launch. At ti:l~s J 30:le of th.:!;Ja balloons are launched a.a frequ~ntly as eveey f'iv~ minutes dur:tng the 12-st ho'!lr of th-e COtUJ.t- do~ in order to obtain data on 'Wind direction -.md Yelocit.y. t.fost of th~se balloons would probably end up ov the water due to tha prevailing winds. fror1 ~1 heneo, t o r1 en t ion 1-rha. t Very aince~ely yvura,