PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1 April 66 Ol/2355Z t J. SOURCE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourrl-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Falmouth, 1-fasa (2 Witnesses) 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was disc sha~d, shiny chrome color, and the size of a golf ball. J.1oved at a hif'Jl rate of speed. Object made a slit.: r1~ descent and was visablc for 2 minutes. Three T-3J aircraft, tn lhC' n r~a at that timo. Also weather balloon rcalsed from N~ntucknt Iolruld every 6 hours, A weath\:" bnlloon was released~ the time of the si~ting. ""'t is belie veri that the object was the weather balloon released at 2JOOZ. r:rn srr ~3 0-329 CTDE) Prnhnu tttoM ef thf ,.,"" "'"Y ~ u-A UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE IN'?~:: S AFOS-3, XOP-1.11 XOPX-2, :JlA-1 A.D"'l CY D~A SM8 Ct37HQD385ZCTJB007 .':~ uUUUU -~1 55 :AEll(l)MVG OTIS AF'B MASS :-0 RlJWtl FV A,. AD C ~UC1FHA!1AF STEl.rART AFB NY S.J3,! ~ UFO REPORT o AFR 200-2 PARAo 14A o C 1) DISC (2 ) OOLF'Br1:..L ( 3 ) SHINY CHRCA'lE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) OO~'E (7) ~l)NE 8~ NONE '9) MOVED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEEDv B o Cl) ~SER~;ERS wffiE SEARCHIOO SKY o <2) 80 DEDREES OORTH <3) :~ DEGREES NORTH (4) Si.IGKI' DESCEm" (5) TWO MINllrESo C'.c ~:) V!SUtal.. ANJ WITH AN 80 POWFR GILBERT TEl .ESCOPEo UNCLASSIFIED Pag~ 1 of 2 UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINT OF THE All FORa STAFF MESSAGI IIANCH INCOMING MUSAGI DEGREES .33 MINUI'ES OORTH, 71 DEI3REES 32 MINUTES WEST o F o { l > MIKE LEIGHTON 15, 10fH GRADE SI'UDENT AT FALMOUTH P~E 2 RUCIEWA9076 UOO .AS . , H ~ GH SCHOQ. F AlJtJO lii'H, MASS, 54 8-1713 ; 12rH GRADE SI'lDENr AT FALMOUfH HIGH SCHOOL, FAl..MOUI'H, MA$ o <2) N/Ao G~a <1> CLEAA, LIGHT HAZE, HIGH SI'RATUS. <2> TWO Ki'DT MS.. FROM ~0 DEGREFS) <3 ) 7000 SCAITERID (4) CLE.OR, 12 MILES VIS- . ~ :.. :r ~ AT ~SL '5) HIGH THIN OVER CAST wiTH 7000 SCATTERED :: ~E :7 39 DffiREFS MS.. WITH 1 DEGREE INVffiSION AT :Ji 00 FEE1' TO ;5000 FEET, MOISf AIR AT 4500 FEET o H:) THERE A~E IJEATHEH BAL.OON REl.EASES AT NANrUCKET ISLA~ EVERY 6 HOURSo NONE J o THREE T=33 AIRrnAFT IN AAEA Al S1 WEATHER BALQONS RE.:.E.~stD FROM NANI'UCKET IS..Ar-D AT TIME OF SIGhTI~o Ko w:N~ INI'El .1 IGENCE OFFICERo IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE UFO WAS THE WEATHER SALOON RELEASFll FROM NANTUCKET ISLAN:l AT 2300Z : Affi1L 1966o Lo OONEo UNCLASSIFIED