Pf\OJECT 10073 RECO~D 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ; ~ 4. NU OER Or OBJECTS 5. LE~GTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Groun:l-Visual (BX) 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers :10i:,e<i 'ori&1t f;il.r ... _ ,:,j.~ct ~!;:.;ch appee.red ~.:.o b e capsule slu pcd, look::.:--1~: sl..:.:. - : J G~;:i:1i Capsule. Cbj cct am:.cared to !:;ove r ov 0r ,; .c sz.:-: .~ nlac0 . Further investir-atior: :~v\.:.:.led t:-,c-.t one obscr':cr obscr\'(..d the related object a.~pear(;d to b:? a. ::oa7.h3r balloon. PI-:Ys:c .. _ ::VJDE~CE UNCLASSIFIED DfPAITMlNT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MUSAGI BUH<H INCOMING MISSAGI ACTION: RDC-4 /" INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF S-3, DIA-l (12) J..DV CY NIN, DIA SlAB C06eEBVAJ55 V PFTE JAW RUEOYXB9929 1992142-EEEE--RUEOHQA. ZNY EEEEE ZFH1 CSB 999Z CGNA 176 PP RUEOLBA RUEOHQA KEOHFA RUEOOBA RUEOFIA RUWMFVA RUCSC DCUCOGN T 1991930 RZ NY EEEEE ' FM 4981ABSQ, ERNEST HARMON A' ~ANADA TO RUEOHOA/CSAF R lJINXV I AD C RUEOF I A/ AFL C 7AFGOOSE AB CANADA INFO RUCSC/SAC .RtJEODBA/8AF WESTOVER AFB MASS RUEDHFA/45AO LORING AFB MD ~CLAS E F T O, APF 05268 JULY 65. ATTN: C~A FOR SA AFNIN. SUBJ: UFO REPORT lAW 200-2. REFERENCE MY A?F 05256, 17 JLl Y 6. FURTHER INVEST I GAT ION REVEALED THAT MAJOR JAMES H. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAN<H INCOMING MESSlGl BEASLEY, 822350, OBSERVED THE OBJECT REPORTEDINABOVE CITED MESSAGE, THROUGH A PAIR OF 8X30 FIELD GLASSES AT APPROXIMATELY 173 0HR S .Z. MAJOR BEASLEY OBSERVED THE 0 CT FROM HIS FROMT YARD I N FAMILY MUSI~ AREA AT ERNEST "iARMON AFB. HE RELATED THAT THE OJECT APPEARED TO BE A WEATHER BALLOON WHICH FAILED TO BURST AT PRESCRIBED ALTITUDE HE ESTIMATED THE ALITUDE OF THE OBJECT TO BE 40 ,a00 -45 ,000 FEET BALLOON WAS AT APPROXIMATEQ 80D ELEVATION AZIMUTH 93D. J Ail I S UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMfNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDG -4 INFO: :XOP -1,XOPX-2.~ S DD - 1 ( 12) ADV CY DIA /NIN OFTE JAW RUEDYXB0715 1990124-EEEE--RUEDHQA. DE RUCDGN 1 1990030 FM 4081ABSQ ERNEST HARMON, AFB CAN AD A TO RUEDHQA/CSAF Rll'AMFVA/ADC RUEDFIA/AFWC RUEDLBA/3 7AD GOOSE AFB CANADA RUEDDBA/8AF WESTOVER AFB MASS RUEDHFA/45AD LORING AFB ME UNCLAS E F T 0 APF 05256SJUL 66. ATTN:CSAF FOR SUBJECT: UFO REPORTED lAW AFR 200-2. A. DESCRIPTION: BRIGHT SILVER OBJECT WHICH APPEARED TO BE CAPSlA..E SHAPED. B. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE THE SIZE OF A QUARTER: WHEN HELD AT ARMS LENGTH, UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE c.SCOLOR: SILVER; REFLECTED FROM THE SUN. D. ONE OBJECT WAS SEEN. E. DISERNABLE FEATURES;SOBJECT LOOKED SIMILIAR TO GEMINI SPACE F. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST FUMES NOTED, AS OBJECT APPEARED TO BE PAGE 2 RUCOGN 1 UNCLAS E F T 0 HOVERING OVER THE SAME PLACE, REFLETIVE TO THE HORIZON. G. NO AUDIBLE SOUND WAS NOTED. Ho MAJOR CHARLES W. LAPPING Ill, FR 39729, WAS WATCHING CONTRAIL FROM HEAVY A I RCRAFT WHEN HE NOTED OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 15D SOUTH OF THE CONTRAIL, OBJECT WAS IN PLACE WHEN HE FIRST NOTED IT. 1. OBJECT WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 ELEVATUON, AZIMATH 900. J. NO FLIGHT PATH OR MANuVERS OBSERVED. Ko OBJECT OBSCURED WHEN CIRRUS CLOLOS, ESTIMATED AT 40,000 FEET, CONTINUEDD: MOVED IN FROM 2400 AZIMUTH L. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1735 HOURS, ZULU, TO 1$335 HOURS, Z LlU. :; ,DATE: 17 JULY 1966. TIME: 1735 TO 1835 HOURS, ZULU. ~TED OBJECT AT 1735 HOURS, ZULU, AT ERNEST HARMON AIR FORCE BASE, UNCLASSIFIED .UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOR( STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE s.O.Q. PARKING LOT. MAJOR IGNACIO J. BARRIOS, FV 2e71869, NOTED OOJECT AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 HOURS, ZULU, WHIL E ON THE WEST RAMP OF THE ERNEST HARMON AIR FORCE BASE, FLIGHT LINE, WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION BY MAJOR LAPP!~. COLONEL LEONARD E. EDit-CTON, FR 11875, NOTED OBJECT AT APPROXIMATEL Y 1820, HOURS, ZULU, '!'HEN IT WAS PO I NTED OUT TO HIM, WHILE 0 N THE WEST RAMP OF THE ERNEST HARMON At.Ji PAGE 3 RUCDGN 1 UNCLAS E F T 0 FORCE BASE FLIGHT LINE, BY MAJORS'S BARRIOS A~ LAPPI~. O. WI~S ALOFT 40,00~, 2900, 55KPH.SOBSERVATION: 1430L 3,000 SCATTERED, 2~,000 THIN BROKEN, 15 MILES. TEMPERATURE: 650o DEW POINT 56. 1110 Cl.MU.US, 1/10 CIRRUS. 1500L 3,000 SCATTERED 20,000 THIN BROKEN 15 KPH, TE~AP 66 DEW POINT 571/13 CLMULUS 1/10 CIRRUSo 1630Lo 3,500 SCATTERED, 2 0,0a9 THIN BRO~EN, 15 MILES, TEMPERATURE 65D, DEW POINT 55o 1/10 CLMULUS, 5/H~ CIRRUS. COMMENTS: A CHECK WAS MADE WITH 640TH AC&W RADAR OBSERVER AND ~THING WAS REPORTED ON THE SCOPE WIT~IN THI S TIME SPAN I N THE AREA. Q. OTHER OBSERVERS: MR. HOMER K. LAf\l;FORD, U. S. COU~ISEL GENER.AL TO NEWFOUNDLAND. S\1ASTER SERGEANT MAURICE GROSSOT, USAF. A I RMAN SECOND CLASS JERRY KILMER, USAF. ALL OF THESE OBSERVERS WERE ON THE WEST RAMP OF THE ERNEST HARMON AIR FORCE BASE FLIGHT LINE AWAITING UNCLASSIFIED