P ROJECT 10073 RECORD J. OA TE .; TIME GROUP 2. L OCATION 10. C ONC LUSION SA TEl J.I'l'E 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted a light like a star moving veey fast across 3-5 Minutes the sk.y at high altitude. The light traveled a straight 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION path and !adee &W&T 1n 3- 5 minutes There was no t.ail Ground-Visual trail, or exhaust. No sound. Xllt No 1 Witness 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTO S E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Pr.,.loue edltl- of thle fot"ID ay be ueed UNCLASSIFIED DEPA.TMEHT OF THE AI. FORa STAfF MESSAGE BUNOt INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION : :NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SiB C019RTTU JAW RUEDHBA0023 1012037-lJWLJ--RUEDHQ FM 36AIRDIV TOPSi~ AFS ME TO RlMFVAIADC RIIFJf!IAA/lAF STEWART AFB NY RIIFDHQA/USAF WASH DC l.OO...AS 360IN 00017 APR GS FOR: USAF <AFCIN> AND <SAFIS> Ao DESOUPTION OF THE OBJEcr: 1. SHAPE: LOOKED LIKE A STAA 2. SIZE: SIZE OF A STAR 3. COLOR: WHITE NI11BER: ONE 5o FORMATION: t-XJNE PAGE 2 RUEFHBA0023 UNCLAS AFHQ J4N" 0 -309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FOia ST AIF MlSSAGE BIAMOf INCOMING MESSAGE PPOE 3 RUEDHBA0023 UNQ.AS 2. LIGHT CXlM>ITIONS: DUSK, NE;ARLY DARK. E, PORTLA~, MAINE. 4~:4 eN Fo IDENI'IFYIOO INFOR'JATION ON OBSERVER: l o CIVIL! ~E: 13; ADDRESS AVENUE, PORTLAM>, MAINE; OcaJPATION SfUDENI'; REl.IABll.ITY: EXCFJ l ENr. G. WEATHER At-l> WIN:JS: 1. OBSERVms ACOJUNT OF WEATHER ())~IT IONS: GOCD a..EAR SKY. 2. UNAVAD..ABLE. 3. CEIL I t-Il: UN.. 1M !TED. 4. N IS IB D.. ITY: UN.. 1M !TED. 5. P-MOUNT OJi Q.OlD CXlVER: OONE. K. DONALD C. WF.SrlAKE, CAPT, USAF; 36 AIR DIVISION OiiEF OF INfEl.LIGENCL. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A RELIABLE SIGHT!~ OF fiN ORBITIOO EARTH SATElLITE. UNCLASSIFJED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THI AJR FORa STAFF MESSAGI BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 6. FEATLU1ES OR DETAILS: NONE. 7. TAll.., TRAIL, OR EXHAUSf: OONE. 9. UNUSUAL FEATLRES: THE OBJECf MOVED vmY FAsr AmOSS THE SKY AT \/mY HIGH ALTITUDE. B. DESCRIPriON OF THE OBJECrS OJl.R&: 1. WHAT FIRSf CAU..ID THE ATTNETION OF THE OBSERVER TO THE CBJECT: WAS WORK!~ OUfSIDE UM..OADI~ A TRUCK Af'V HAPPEtD TO LOOK UP AT THE SKY A~ NOTICED THE OBJECT. 2. Atn.E, D..EVATION A~ AZIMU!H OF OBJECf: WHEN SIGHTED THE OBJEC'r WAS TO THE t-l>RTH 100 40 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. 3Q A~Xll .E, FJ EVATION, A~ AZIMUTH OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEAR .. ANCE -ABOVE 20 DEI3REES ABOVE THE HORIZON TO THE NORTH 4. DESOU?TION OF FLIGHT PATH: TRAVFll ED SIRAIGHT. 5. HOW DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR: FADID S..OWLY. 6. HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECf VISIBLE: ABOliT 3 TO 5 MINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. I 1. GROlW-VISJAL. 2o NO PfiCAL AIDS. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTIN:l: UNCLASSIFIED