PROJECT 10073 RECORD f1.07~E ~I~E GiWUP 2. LOCATION Art igo, Lone Rock, 11visconsin Civili ans 10. CONCLUSION Astro (HETIDR) i . NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ( 2 Witnesses) 3 -5 Secor.:ds ~. TYPE OF OBSE~VATION Object appeared to be rectangular about the size of a pluc,. Bright \~hite in color, appeared like 1~y bright li@:lts crovTC ed together. Arching flight p1th and disappeared instantaneous :l;r Ground-Visual Tm.vard ground , SE-N 8. P HOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIOEHC! at g rou.Yld level. \las seen for 3-5 seconds. FTD S E P 6 3 0329 (TOE) p,.louo odJUotu o f thb , , M 1111, UNCLASSI FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 2~ MINUS 23 DEG C 25M MINUS 35 DEG C K:. MAJ JOHN C. MC KIBBEN ASST. OPERATIONS OFFICER. THE OBSERVER STATED THAT THE: OBJECT WAS VERY BRIGHT, WHEN CDMPARED TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF Sf ARS, AND LARGER THAN STARS. IN THE REPORTING OFFICERS OPINION THIS SOUtWS VEi1Y MUCH LIKE THE DESCRIPTION OF A wEATHER BALLOONo I PERS)NNALLY SAW A WEATHER BALLOON AT DUSK, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO IN PANA~A, AND THIS DESCRIPTION IS MUCH THE SAME AS I WOULD HAVE GIVEN, HAJ I NOT KNOWN WHAT I WAS LOOKIOO AT. IN THIS REPORT IT WAS JUSf BEFORE DAWN AND WHEN I SAW THE WX BALLOON IT WAS AT DUSK. IN BOTH CASCS T~E LIGHT RAYS OF THE SUN WERE HIGH IN THE SKY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DAHK On NEARLY DARK ON THE GROUND AFHO JAHU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 1 of 3 ACTION: NIN-7 ADV 9Y DIA (JCS) INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, ~-3, DIA-l (15) DE RUCDAHF 5 0761745 FM 676T H R ~a~ SQ ANTIGO AFSTO Rl!.VMFVA/ADC RUOJ.~H/39TY ADIV TRUAX FLO WI S RUOJAH/CHAQS TRUAX FLO WIS RUCOSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY D IV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO R UEA HQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SErnETARY OF THE AIR FORCE UNQAS 676-00P 33-0048MAR 65. UFO. FOR ADC, 30-QIN, CHOIN, AFSC, AFNIN, SAFO I . THIS MESSAGE I~ SIX PARTS. PART I: DESffi I?T ION OF OBJECT. ONE OBJECT, ROUND, S..IGHTL Y LARGER THAN A BA.SKETBI\LL, EMITTI A GREEN GLOW, NO DISCERNABLE DETAILS, NO TAIL~ EXHAUST, NO SJU,\D HEARD. PART II: COLRSE OF OBJECT. OBJECT SIGHTED ON WESTERN EDGE OF ANTIGO, WISCONSIN, FALLI~ FROM THE SKY, TRAVEL!~ GENERALLY FRO~ SOUTH TO NORTH. OBJECT AP?EARED TO FALL TO THE GROUND; NO MANEUVERING OTHER AFHO JAN u 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED _j flrNIN _ I _l.AFROC f= UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MES~AGE BRANot INCOMING MESSAGE Page 2 of 3 THAN FALL IN; WAS OBSERVED. OBSERVER \VAS UNDERlAIN HOW LO~ OBJECT WAS_.Y_LS....LE!~ BUT WAS L_ESS T~AN,_Q_Ni I.NU~1I~ PAGE 2 RUCO~HF 5 UNCl.AS PART Ill: T I\IE AN:l MANNER OF OBSERVATION. OBSERVATION OCCURED ABOUT 040~, 14 \~q 66. OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL WITH UNAIDED EYE. OBJECT ATTRI\CTED OBSERVERS ATTENTION WHILE LOOKif\G OUT THE WINDOW OF ltR HOV. PART IV: OS SERVER : MR 'HI SCO NS I , WESTERN AVENUE, ANTIGO, CCUPATION: HJUSEWIFE. RE- LIABIL lTV: V.OOERATE, MUCH OF DETAIL ON...Y INC0\1PLETELY REMEMBERED. PART V. CO~ITIONS: OBSERVER REPORTED NIGHT TO BE DMK BUT CLEM. CHICAGO AFS WEAT~R REPORTED SLRFACE CONDIT IONS IN THE AREA AT 030:Jl TO BE AS FOLLOWS: SKY CON:> IT ION, CLEAR. TEMPERATLRE, 3aJEGREE F, DEWPOINT, 2llEGREE F. BAROMETRIC PRESSLRE, 1027.8 MILLIBMS AND RISING. I.VI~S, CALM. CHICAGO ADS WEATHER REPORTED 030~ WINOS ALOFT 50KTS. 40,0Jl::t, 310/50KTS, 50,000FT, 310/35KTS. LOCAL NEWS MEDIA REPOHEO A Dl S?LAY OF ALRORA BOREALIS DURING THE EVENING. PART VI: AN~L YSIS OF REPORT lf\G OFFICER, 2LT. C.E. MCCOMB, FR 3172874, ALTER NTE I NT RL IGENCE 0 FF I CER, 676T H RADAR SQUADRON AFHO won 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 3 of 3 ANTIGO AFS, WISCONSIN. OBJECT REPORTED MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLED A MEREffi ITE, '.'liTH WHICH THE OBSERVER COMPARED IT, THE DIFFERENCE BEING <ACCORD IN; TO THE 08 SERVER) THAT IT FELL MORE &.OWLY. AFHO J~/j n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED U~JCL~SSJfiED DEP.\lHf,lCNT OF THE AIR rORCE STAff i.USSAGE B!tANCH INCOMING MESSAGE DIA - 1 (15) ADV CY DIA. PP RU EAH" ZNR UUULJLJ Z~Ni3J AI~:!V TRUAX FLO NIS RJC03~/ riJ ,\?AFB OHI 0 U CLAS cr.c:~l 20622 MAR 66. FJR ADOI N, ADC; 30-0I~j, 3~ ~IR DIV; AFNI~, CSAF; AN SAF ~-.Y OSAF. Tdt FCLLCVI'.~ IS A Rt:PffiT J= A'J UFO SIGHTING NEAR LONE ROCK/ AIJ JC.:, \ r.:~ 0~S I 'J, SUB'. I IT -=.J It~ ACC OrtDANCE \';ITH AFR 2ZJ-2, AS SUPPL .'C:~.Tt.O. Ao Dt.SCRIPTICJ~ OF 08JE:CT: (1) RECTAI~GULAR, <2> AP?~O,(I\~ATELY Trlf. SIZE QL A PLU'Ii <3UT RECTA~GULAR) HELD AT AR~o~ LENGTH, <3> BRIGHT ~HITE, (4) ONE-MANY AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAH MES!AGE BRANCH ltiCOfl\ING MESSAGE SMALL LIGnf~ CRO.VDED TOGETHC:R, (5) N/A, (6) NONE, OTHER THA.'~ L IGHTS, (7) NQ'!t:, (8) NON, (9) NONE PAGE 2 RUCGAH 0901 UNCLAS 8. Di:SC;? j .:::; 1 JN OF CCXJRSC. Gf' j~JECT. ( 1) BRIGHTNESS OF (2) 30e -400 FT "BGJ~ GROUND, (3) GROUND LEVEL, FL!GrlT PATH, (5) 1.\JSTNHANEOUSLY AT GROUND Vo ' A ,,._(\ :f OBSERVATI~. (1) GROUND- VISUAL, i. .. I..)CAiiCN OF OBSC:RVER: T', 10 AND uNE-HALF MILES -- JF .~ISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE. Bc.TWEEN LONE ROCK At.i) 11\J..::A :i'r HIGHNAY 137 . F. i DENT IF Y l NG I NF ffi ,V.A T I 0:-.i Ot3SERVERS: MR. AND , MADISa.l, 27, I S .'-1\ A IN TEN ANC E MAN FOR A LOCAL HOJS I\:; ?~ OJtC T <BLACKHAWK PARK). REL l AB I L I TV ::;., )VEATHER ANO HINDS ALOFT CONDITia.lS AT Tl~E AND PLACE OF SIGHTING. ( 1) CLEAR, < 2> C A) CALM, C B> 27 0- 5, AFHQ 0 -309C U~JCLJ\SSifiED UNCLASS~FIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PAGE 2 RUCIFDA5379 UNCLAS 9o APPEARED TO BE LIGHTED FROM WITHIN Bo DESCRIPTION OF OOURSE OF OBJECT QN l o BRIGHTNESS 2o PBOUT 20 DEGREES ELEVATION SE AZIMUTH 3. teOUT 30 DEGREES ELEVATION SE AZIMUTH 5o SE:::MED TO GET DIM RAISED SLIGHTLY AND DISAPPEARED 6~ FIFiY MINUTES Co MANNER OF OB~RVATION CLN lo GROUND VISUAL 2o NO OPT !CAL AIDS USED AFHO J4N n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of 5 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Do T !ME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN 2o NIGHT THRU DAWN Page 3 of 5 Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVER CLN 6 STAUTE MILES SJUTH OF YOUNGSTOwN MUNI PAGE 3 RUCIFDA5379 UNCLAS Fo IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER CLN GlRAiiD, OHIO 7 YEARS OLD, RELIPBILITY SEEMS TO BE GOOD~ SEEMS TO BE A STPBLE INDIV !DUAL Go WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CLN 2o WINJS CLN JAN U 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 3gM NOT AVAILPSLE 5~ NOT AVAILABLE 83"1 NOT AVAILABLE 3o C:::ILING -a..EAR 4o VISIBILITY -1 MILES PREVAILING AT YNG. MUNI APRT PAGE 4 RUCirDA537~ UNCLAS 7o S~rACE MINUS 4 DEG C 5M 0 DEG C 3"1 M !NUS 3 DEG C 6M MINUS 10 DEG C AFHQ J AoHS Q-3Q9C UNCLASSIFIED I Page 4 of 5