. \ PROJECT 10073 RECORD J. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION . 26-Z7 ll.ar 66 0235-0.300Z Kent_ Tacoma,Mc Cord AFB Washington 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One-Tilree? 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20-.30 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (8X.. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE JO. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Che, two, or three objects all alose together. Cbe witness described them as looking ljke a transparent kite. Th8 Other witness said they resembled a biplAne. Objects were sighted in the west and appeared to be traveling west. 'lbq laded as night fell. The tl!lme is right tor a balloon. Weather balloon launchea at 600PM. Description orthe object and its flight is consistent with a balloon. .3 Witnesses UNCLASSI FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGi C. COLeR: OBJECT WAS TRANSPAANT, Ei.JT HAD DARK EOOES. D. NUMBER: ONE CR TWO. PAGE 2 R!NHBH 8283 UNCLAS E.. FffiMATIOO: NOI DIS::ERNIBLE. Fo NO OTHER EETAILS. G. NO TAIL, TRAIL, XHAUST. Ho NO SUJND. L N 0 OTHER DETAILS. 2o DESCRIPTICN OF CQJR3E OF ObJECT: A. OBSERVER WAS WATCHING SNSET. B. ABCl.JT 1, 000 FEET ALTITUDE, WST. C~ SAME AT DISAPPEARANCE. D. tv; OJ ED I N A wESTRL 't DIRECT ION, OJER THE TACQ'1JA INUJSTRIAL E. OWECTS FADED. 3. l-:ANNER OF ObSERVATIOO. t; GRQJND -VISUPJ... h 7 X 35 BIN CCULARS WRE U::>ED. 4. TIME AND DA1 OF SIGHTING. AFHO 0-309C U NCLASSJ FlED Page 2 of 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BUNCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 1 of 4 ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-oS-3, DIA-l, RDC-4 (19) ADV CY DIA SMB A041CZCHQC631ZCQJD590 FM 3255#FTRWG i'.CCHCi1D AF& WASh TO RUWMV fV AOC RUAt-Q/USAF )RV Kll 3:43TARY OF AF' WASH DC .WCQ/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO INFO RU\tJHSBI41H AF HAtt:ILTGN AFB CALIF UNCLAS 318FIS 00598 APR 66 FCH: USAF CAFN!N), ffiAF <SAFOD. aJBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING CEJEC1: THE Fa..LD.IING INFCRf1.A1ION IS 5UB"~ITTED 00 AA UFO SIGHTED 27 CViAR 66. 1. DESCRIPTICN CF ObJECT: A.. SHAP: A LARGE JRANSPARENT KITE. 8. SIZE: SHJILAR TO A LARGE AIRCRAFT, ABUJT THE. SIZE OF A UNCLASSIFIED C. CEILING -CLAR. 0. V ISIBILITY-1EN MILES. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOR<E STAFF MESSAGE BRANot INCOMING MESSAGE E. NO CLWD COJER -Sl"10<E IN ALL QUAffiANTS. F. GIVEN IN C B> 8. NO OTHER UNUSUAL CONDITION. PAGE 4 RUWHBH 8283 UNCLAS 9. NO INTERCEPT ACTI(W -INFCfi['t';ATION PASSE.D 10 rt.CCHCiW TONER, RAPCOO, BASE CPERATIONS, AND 25TH NlRAD DIVISIONSE.NICP. DIRFCTCR. 10. NO OTHR AIR ACTIVITY. 11. JAMES L. COTTON, 151L1, AU~INISTRATIVE SRVICES LFFICER. NO #-I AI... YSIS. 12. NO '2J IDENCE. AFHO J AM n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Page 4 of 4 5o LOCATIOO OF OBSERVER: UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE Alit FORCE STAff MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE NEAR TAC(ltiA INDUSTRIAL AlRPCHT, 47 DEGREES 13' N, 122 DEGGES 26' W. PAGE 3 Rl.PM HBH 8283 UNCLAS TAC Ct1A, WASH. , OCCUPATION NOT GIVEN, FAIR RELIABILITYo WEATHER AND WINDS -ALOFT COODITIOOS AT TIL1E. AND PLPCE OF 1 Ao OBSEHVEH STATES THERE WERE NO WINDS Nrn WAS ThERE CLOAD B. ALTITUDE WIND DIRE.CTiu'J VELOCITY VERT TEMP <GRADIENT) 270 DE.GRE5 UNClASS1F1ED UNCLASSIFIED DePARTMENT OF THE AJR FORCE STAFf MESSAGE BRANUf INCOMING MESSAGE VERTICAL. THERE WERE TWCJ " 8..055" UNDERNL:.ATH . 2. ABOJT THE SIZE OF A liAND-Hl:.LD BASEbALL 3. COLOR: DARK, NOT READILY IDENTIFIAbLE. PAGE 2 RUWHBH 7968 UNCLAS 4. THERE WERE OOE ffi TWO ObJECTS 5. FOR~ATION: NONE OThER 1HAN ThAT DESCRibED I N (1). 6. NO LIGhTS, QJTLIN5 uf Cb.JECT SHARPL'r DEFINED 7. NO TAIL , 1RAIL, OF EXHAUST 8. NO SOUND .. 9. NO OTHER UNUSUAL FEATURES B DESCRIPTIOO OF CctiRS OF OEJECT: 1. COSERVER WAS I1UV!NG GN hiGHWAY NEAR SlU1)-.i.RN E.i-.JD OF truNWAY, wATCHING TWO F-1025 TAX CFF A,'JD PASS OJER THE. HIGHIJAY CEJECT THEN APPERARED NEAR AIRCRAF1 AS 1hY PASSE.D bY. 2 . ALTITUDE APPEARED AoUJ1 2, 500 FT, GwC1 WAS 1CMARDS THE. 3. C8JECT r-iAINTAINED E~TIL.A1ED ALTITUDI:. A~D C(J.JT!NU0 4 . OEJECT APPERARED TO bE CRIFTING ::>LO.VLY WESTWARD; Hit.RE WA5 Nu CSCILLATIQ'J OF OTHER L',ANUEVERS. AFHO JAN., 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSA~ BRANOf INCOMING MESSAGE AC':!.~ON: NIN- 7 INF8 : SAF-OS-3, XOP- 1, XOPA-2, DIA-l (15) ~8 Al63ZCZCHQC4d3ZC~JE800 FM 325 FIR WG l.CCHCRD Arb WASh TO RUWL"FV IV ADC RJEAtQ/USAF RJEAHQISECRETARY OF PF WASh OC RJCOSQIFID WRIGHT PATTERSON Arb OHIO INF 0 RU'.il HSEY 41 H AF UNCLAS 318FI5 0'i/577 APR 66 USAF <AFNIN>, CSAF <SAFll)). ~b.J: UNIDilJTIFIE.D FLYING ~ECT. THE FQLOWING INFffir.ATlc.N IS ~Ei'.I11ED vN A~ UFu SIGHTED 26 Ct'1AR 66. fl .. DSSCRIPTICN GF G~ECT: 1. RECTANGULAR SHAPED, AT FIRST LGGKED LIKE A PARACHUTE .AIJV CY DIA WITHa.JI SHRQJD LINES. 1HEN RE5ii\ELED AN l:.XCLW.A1 ION PlllNT 20DE.ffiEi:.S OFF UNCLASSIFIED - 5 DEGREES - 5 DEGREES -4. 5 DEGREES UNCLASSIFIED DtPARTMfNT OF THE AIR FORa STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PLUS 112 DEGREES PAGE 4 RUW HBH 7 968 UNCLAS WIND DIR <DEGREES) VELCCITY <KTS) & CEILING: CLEAR, Sif,Q< I N AI 1. "UADRANTS, A LAYER 10 lHt. V ISiclLlTY WA.3 SEVEN ,,ILES. N 0 CLCUD COJ ER. NO THUNDER STCRMS. JAN U 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Pg lj of 5 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AfF MESSA :if BRANot INCOMING MESSAGE oBJECT DISAPPEARED AFTER SKY GREW DARK. 6. OBJECT WAS VISiaE ABQJT WENT't-TWO t Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 1o GRQJND VISUAL. PAGE 3 RLIW HSH 7968 UNCLAS 2. NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE USED. D. TI~ AND DATE OF SIGHTING. E. LOCATION CF OOSERVER: ~UJTH E..ND OF L.PCHc.RD AFb RUNWAY, 47DEGREES 09' N 122D~qEE~ 29' W F. IDENTIFYING INFCR1'.A1ICJJ GN CC.StRVER: ShGff.O, '~ILLIA": LTCQ, 325TH FIGHT4f !JI~G, L\E.CUTIVE CFFICER, GOlJD RELIABILITY. 'F,. .,.,. .. ~ ~ G. 1. OOSERVER REl'-lARKS ThAT TH.t.RE V:AS NO WIND CR CLQJD COJERAGE, VISI&IL11Y UNC C.\1-100L Y GOGC. 2 . VERTICAL [EMP GRADIENT < CEND -3 DEGREES -3 DEGREES UNCLASSIFIED 7o GIVER IN (2) ABOVE. UNCLASSI FlED I DEPARTMENT OF THE All FORC STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE H. NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CCNDITICNS. I. N 0 INTERCEPT ACT I ON T AKE.N. J. NO OTHER REPCR1ED AIR AC1 IVI1Y: ;:,IGH1ING WAS PASSED 10 ~CCHCRD CONTRa.. TCWER, oAS GPERA1I(;N;:), RAPCU~, AND ;:,E.NS ;Jt.NluR DIRECT CR. PAGE 5 RuwHi3H 7~68 UNCLA,:) K. JArJES K. COTTeN, 151 L1, USAF, 3181H FIS AfXr,INIS1RA1IVE uF'FICR: NO ANALYSIS. L. NO PHYSICAL f)J IDENCE.. AFHO JAN., 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMIHT OF THI All FOKl STAFF MESSAGI BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGI ACTION: NIN-7 FM 325TH FTRWG MCCHORD AfB VIASH TO Rl!NMFV AI ADC ZEN/250 IN RUED HQA/USAF RUEDHQA/SECRETARY Of AF WASH 0 C RUCDSC/FTD WRIGHT PATTER SJ N AFB OH 10 INFO n UNHSB/4TH AF FOR:. U3AF Ct.niiN), OSAF <SAFOI). SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OOJECT. THE FOLLO'Nii' INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED ON AN UFO SIGHTED 27 MAR 66. 1. DESCRIPTION Of THE OBJECT: A. SHAPE: RESEMBLED A BI-PLANE. B. SIZE: VERY SMALL <HIGH ALTITUDE). UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMlNT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BlANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER 122 'DEGREES 18w. CRET IRED) VENUE, KENT, WASHII'IiTON, FAIR RELIABILITY. PAGE 3 RI.JIVHBH 8504 UNQAS 7. WEATHER AND WI~S-ALOFT CO~lTlONS AT TIME Af\0 PLACE OF Sl GHT I NG. 08 SERVER REMARKS THERE WERE NJ WI f'llS NJR WAS THERE CLOUD COVERAGE; DUSK. ALTITUDE Wlt\0 DIRECTION VELOCITY VERT TEMP GRADIENT C. CE l L l NG : CLEAR D. VISIBILITY-TEN (10) MILES. E. NJ QOUD COVER. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMNT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGI BRANCH INCOMING MISSAG D. NUMBER: THREE. E. FORMATION-ALL OBJECTS CLOSE TOGETHER. PAGE 2 RLNHtiH 8594 UNCLAS F. NO DISCERNIBLE DETAILS. G. NO TAIL, TRAIL, EXHAUST. H. NO SOUt\0 I 00 0 T HER D ETA I L S. 2. DESffi IPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. A. OBSERVER WAS LOOKING OUT OF LIVING ROOM Wit-VOW. B. HIGH ALTITI1lE, MOVING WEST. C. SAME AS ABOVE. D. t-lJ MANIJEVER S. E. OBJECfS FADED AS NIGHT FELL. F. OBJECT WAS SEEN THIRTY MINUTES 3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. A. GROUND -VISUAL. B. NO 0 PT I CAL A IDS. 4. TIME ANO DATE OF SIGHTit\G UNCLASSIFIED F. NO THU~ERSTORMS. G G I V E N I N <B ) UNCLASSIFIED DU'ARTMENT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAN<H INCOMING MESSAGl 8. ~ll OTHER UNUSUAL COt() IT IONS. 9. NO INTERCEPT ACTION TAKEN-INFORMATION VIAS PASSED TO MCCHORD PAGE 4 R lJ,YHBH 8504 UNO.. AS TOWER, RAPCON, BASE OPERATIONS, 25TH NORAD DIVISION SENIOR DIRECTOR. 10. NO OTHER A I R TRAffIC. 11. JAMES L. COTTON, 1STLT, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICER, 318TH fiS. NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. 12. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. UNCLASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCf STAFF MESSAGE BRANot INCOMING MESSAGE B. SIZE: QUITE LARGE; ~IAll.. CARDBOARD BOX. Co COLOR: GRAYISH BROWN~ D. f\X) FORMATION OTHER THAN DESOUBED IN ""A .. o PAGE 2 Rl1NHBH 8155 UNa..AS E. TWO DISTI Ncr OBJECfSo Fo NO OTHER DETAILS Go NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST o H.. t'l) SJUND. I o NO OTHER DETAILS. 2. DESQ'H?TION OF CDURSE OF OBJECT. Ao OBSEHVER F!!iSf HAPPENED TO GLANCE OUTSIDE. Bo AROUND 5 , 000 FT, ANY DEFINITE t10VEl'lEf-IT WAS UNDECTED. C., SAi"!E AS ABOVE. D. THF.HE WE?. 00 DISCERNIBLE FLIGHT PATH, BUT TH LOWER OBJEcr APPEARED TO SE ~IOV I~ PRROUND UNDERNEATH THE UP?ER. E. OBJECTS JUS! FPDED AS SKY GREW DP.RKER. F. OBJECTS WERE SEEN 20 MHliTES .. 3. MANNER OF OBVERSATION: Ao GROUi'D-V ISUAL. B. FIElD GLASSES < 7 X 50) AND A HIGH P0 :IERED TELESCOPE AFHQ JANU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORa STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-l (15) ADV CY DIA. S1B C082ZC2CHQA827ZOOJB952 FM 325TH FTR ~XJ MCCHORD AFB WASH TO RUMvtFVA/PDC RLJEAHQ/USAF RUEAHQ/SErnETARY OF AF WASH DC RUCDSQ/FID WRIGHT PATTERffiN AFB OHIO I NFO Rl.MHSB/ 4TH AF FOR: USAF (AFNIN), OSAF <SAFOD. Sl.EJ: UNIDENI'IFIED FLYIN3 CBJECf. THE FOU.OWIN3 INFORMATION IS Sl.BMITTED ON AN UFO SIGHTED 27 MAR 6. lo DESOUPTION OF OBJECf: Ao SHAPE: RECfA~LLP.R AS A BOXCM, \o:ITH AN OBJECf BELOW THAT RESEMBLES A BANANA. SHARPLY DEFINED AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Co CEILING -O..EAR. PAGE 4 RlJIJ/HBH 8155 UNCLAS D. TEN C 10) i1 ILES VISIBILITY o UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FO~Cf STAFF MESSAGE BRANOf INCOMING MESSAGE Eo NO THUNDERSfO~IS, SONE SIIOKE IN AlL QUADRANTS. F. GIVEN IN CB>. 8o NO OTHER Uf~USJAL CONDITIONS. 9o ~D INTEJ\CEPT AcriON -INFORf~ATION PASSED TO t1CCJ-ORD TOWER, RAPCON, BASE OPS, SENIOR DIRECTOR. 10. i~O OTHER f\IR TKAFFIC. l!o JPl1ES L. COTTON, lSfLT, PDNI N SERVICES OFFICeR, 318TH FIS NCCHCRD AFB, l.:ASH. t\0 ?iiEI.IMINARY ANALYSIS. 12. NO EVIDENCZ. AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF TH AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE LITTLE VALUE, AS Ot-l.Y A PORTION OF THE OBJECT (l)L.Q..D BE SEEN - GHT GATHERit-.n POWffi WAS APPARENfL Y t--DT GREAT El\OU3H). 4. TINE AND DATE OF SIGHTIN3: PtGE 3 RlJI.YHBH 8 155 UNU..AS 5o LOCATION OF OBSERVER: NEM TA00'1A NARROvJS , 47 DEGREE 13' N, 122 DEGREE 26' ~1. RELIABILITY. PHYSICIAN, FAIR 7 WEATHER AND WINDS.-ALOFT cnNDITIONS AT TINE AND PLACE OF Si!GHI'INGo A4> OBSffiVER RENARKS THAT THERE WERE 00 \.JI['.l)S OF CLOliDS AN) THAT THE NOON 1/AS SHINI!'ll\l.'i<IB. ERT TEMP<GRADIENf) SURFACE 230 DEGREES ALTITUDE WI~ DIRECTION 9 0 DEGREE UNCLASSIFIED