PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. ,)A1E ' f iME GROUP 2. LOCATION 20 Octob~r 65 1. Nllr.~BE R OF 03JECTS R1.1loo!l ;.;as identified by NASA Oper3.tiins, 'dallops I sland3 5. LENGTH OF OoScRVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY r\NO AHAl..YSIS 6. TYPE OF 03SERVATION Th-t object ~-ras observed ov~ th3 Zast-3~n States by c .:tn;r J obs~rrer3. A d1:~ct report of th~ b~ll,on o~?3~'lv"ac.:.on !fa:) s not oade to "-~" US~. Only report3 rec~i7ed ;;as -;)J ~adio an<.i 1 tha ')~:>j ect 1-=.nJ.-Kl in -:1 fiald b~hind a ha:.ch~ry. ~., ob i ~et 1 res.embl~d :llum1num bu~ . .,as ol.a:jr,.ic:-.~ith f-tv~ -.ral7~s . F~u: o t f these ap_::>eared \'i.J.llop s Island d.~si.gned to i!'L.'f1.ate it. 3alloon ~.;3s iden:,if.i"ld j"oy 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENC! F TD SEP 6 3 conduct in,.,. with exoeri~en~al bn ll~ons i3 t1.3 nu t a c t ur:-r l~t:nc'C:ed lau ::1ched t o e n y. ciles ( air frot:t 11 Tl~e Air Fo-cc~ c all2 d t~!!s ~0r, J !:ll~J -.Jo balloon -. - m1.ss1.on. h .-lve supplied to Pu:1tsvi ll:~ 0ic~ S-3ld light bulb. :o 1 e::! t veo ole ~'it h exoe r i~rr..:!n t: al u-JL_.vl/ . J f l:.rrry of anv ~alloon 1 p~cbd~ly one ln~nched supp.li~d Gbout lJ 'llloo ::15 balloon rr:ay Forca l.1f'O s a i_d t: y l'TIC~r3 cood liv.ht bulb. rrlv.ln,. che bal loa:1. F 0 R TITE R E C 0 i~ D 1. ~llops Isl d, NASA, is conductin6 a s~ries ot tests, U3iug bll::xp-lue balloons in an experimental project. .Balloons are manu:ac~. by the G.T. Scbjeldahl Co (Schell-dahl) o.f llorthfield, Minnesota. The balloona are blimp shaped, 13.7 to 16.5 feet long, four inches in diwaeter, metal!zad mylar plastic, and the balloon ha3 3 inrla -:ed fins oft the tail. :Balloon ce.."'l drift tor 3eYer~l 11uod~ cil~3, d!::>e!nding on vinda. Balloona have serial nu-abar3, and. DR= ~sign Release Numb~rs. 2. 'nle O.T. SchJeldabl Co also manw: .. actures another type balloon. This balloon is appro~tely tw~ meters in diam~te~(aphare), u~galized 1aylar :Plaatic and hsg 3" hi:;b p:"'ject1on h orns, 'r;rt~.es, reflecto~9 for radar trs in6 U3~d to asure wind velocity be~ore Have SU'l)'Dlied 1500 o:f thes~ balloons to the Ha.r9hs.ll ... EADQUAqrERS 1607TH AIR TR \NSP0:1T WING (MATS) UNITt:D ~.)Tl\fES AIR FORC:! DOVEd ,\I~ FOHC::; dASI:::, D E LAWARE, 1!>101 .\'T'rs ol ODO'l'I TO: FTD (!Je:tJ) (UFO) 1 . ~e:'erence Telecon bet1veen Sgt Moody and NSgt Fernandez on 25 Octo 1965 :i:: '\:hid~ FTD requested f'11rther i i! f 0:'Tl3.tion '.)!1 tl, e .i.d ':)ntlf'i ce.tio~. r et..:!:':: of: balloon to NASA. 2 . . \fter notifyir.g FTD (UFO) 0n 21 October 1965 th:tt th_ o".Jje~t -,101.;l:: : syz.~. -: ~ the!!l. for identil'i cation, \\i-3 :rece:i. -red a phone call :':." "';n ~'.r. Le.c1_, 'tiashington representative of the G. T . Schj t: l:i.~.hl Co. o f i~ort ~':..-~ : Hi!1~'l. ?rom our description, lfr .. Ladd lc.entified the ob,ject as o. t.Ga:.. bal l:)Gn rranufactured by the Schjoldabl Co. He r e questt.d .-~e :!"ctain tr_:; bal.lcon until Mr. Kennath Witt, company engineer, arrived to :r.lr7'ke pee_: .~: ider.~ification. 3. On 22 October \ve r~cei ved a call from. Nr. Bob Long of i~ASA Ope.rat2.: .. : ~ \lallops Island Station, Va.. Nr. Lcng heard of' the balloon thro'!J.gh tl:.e ~!:3 Jr.edia and stated HASA had le.tU1~hed sirrilar ones n~2!lu.factt~red b y the Sch~ ~2.:iahl Co. He saii :::. check of the -:d.nds !'or 20 Octooe r indicate~ . ... balloon could possibly ba one launched by ~iU..SA f~om ~Jallops Tslar1d. -: -,.. : tha S~hjeldahl Co. 1re.s c::xiling to Dover -T:o iden:.i.i'y the ed ; ;e ne..ve ~fr. U~tt call h.w. 1.~-=n ne arrives. =~:-. 'f:.'itt r .. rri-ed at "}y-~-: on t !'le 22nd of October ~nd po{jiti vely identified "Che bal:2.oon as c!'le :s:c:=:-;- ufe.cL.ured by the Schj elaa.hl Co. for l'1ASA. He called L:r . long at ::ASA Operations, Hallops Island Station, Va. a.nd c oo!'dinated t!1e return oi .... balloon 1-:hich was to be delivered to l!ASA on Honday o Tuesday of the foll~n'ling week. 4. Further information on the retur:1 ar.d o-;~nership o f the b::!.::!l~o11. ca .. :. . obtai!!ed !:>y callir..g r. oob Long :J.t NASA, ;1]'all~ps Island Station, V2.. ':' . ~ CEART .. t:3 R. GAN'r Chj ~f of l\.irlii't -u& uma~tl:!e :r. a:ao.e. . cet. -:1lnted obJ tet c!airned oy .l)Qv-1 and ic; <::vT ( Y i.ll ':>e :r~!eased, cr Ail" Force Bue oE!eials from Sc:hjeldahl Co. G. T. , .;)ovar vtfi~rs 31ld :ionai ~neutics-:.ud Soce- know ~-~Dey io~tall3tiotl at W'~ ::nadel13land, Va . Ootb say it doesa.'t <'~ Saow Hm, ~t rerident last ~1:3. Hoplcins -~ w1l1 be sent to Wright-I wr.at it ~. p~ Ohio, for i.Dv! 6a-j nclurle a but sng~estlans guru::ery tar~et or a Oeloog tv thMn. .... ..;AI.U~Io radar ... :per-- . The-.;..x.v~ ooj~ !"eS@. mbles II .:uUinmu:n ~ ~ p1ast:c. 1 aJ ..... ooert ~t~e ~. ov~r .~ : aDded ',ieOIJeJday iD a--ri~id be-'~-}f"'Ce Oase infOtmaoo!l officer. the 1latcbwy -of "1n. 'HJ:d !t appe"" to be some tY!)e . Georti 'S'opJdM ol Snow Hill. oi :est vehicle . 'When :dentl.fi n. oC>i :j; a ~ [o u :ef!t I cation is made by _.:.ni ~nd ~. a win~u oi. h) 1 tenon offic!al.t. .,he Wriz.1t-Ptt~ tn:form3tion daimed: '.he OOJe<."t C6lpt. R icba..."<i Y OW:.C ol. t!xe OtfiC"e of Safety at the b&Se id h~ '.JliU .. ~ot sure" ot' ':he ob- or~gin. H~ sa:d .. ;;oo-.e !rind of to. sure. -,h.at.'" Strange. obj d called ballonrj. 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