. . . . PROJeCT 10073 ReCORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION nstro(rti gel) G2100L Ri gel H~,s ;..t ~n e1cv._,ti on of 12 det;ree.s ~nd 4. NUMBER O F OBJECTS on n ~z utn of 112 d egree5. t 5 L.Et;NGTH OF Oa:\ERVATION \l, llRH!F' SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS ! 6.,.. TYPE o~ ~asE~VAT~ON I vround v~suaA ~x \ 7. COURSE I slo~ly westward I 8. PHOTOS 1 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Obser~ers noted circul;r-ov~l sh~ped object t h;t looked or;:.nge with the nak e c eye ;..nd or-.n&e ~nd grey \o.~ith the telescope. The object w~s seen in the e~st at telephone line ~ltitude. The ooject w~s las t observed t a very high angle of elev~tion. Tne ob servers retired before the object. disa;>per ed . The~cription i s consistent with t ht of an astro- norr.ic~l observ~tion. Rigel which began to ris e ~t a pproximately 2000L, would have been visible during observation time. FTD SEP 6 3 0-329 (TDE) Prevto u .. ed1t ona o i thill ionn my De utted. ACTION: RDC-4 UNCLASSJfiED DIPAITMINI Of 1HI AJI FOICI STAR IWIOI IMC~Itl IUSSAGI INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-.3, NIN-7, DIA-l (19) ADV CY DIA SiB DS93RTTU zvw RUEDHBA9111 3352185-UUUU--RUEDHQA. I Z~ UUUUU ZGV RUED .eA RTT U JAW Rt.MENl 1812 335161fUUUU.--RUm teH. Z~ LUUUU ZFH-1 -.. RTTU JAW RUAMEMl9112 3351619-UUUU- NA Rt,Mt.tfVA RUCIFOF RUEDteH FM 63 7 RADAR SQ OTHELLO AFS wASH T 0 R VI.M FV A/ AD C RLYhtiE NA/25 AIR. 0 IV MCCHORD AFB WASH RUCI FOF/ AFSC FOREIGN TECH~LOCY n IV IS ION WPAFB. OHfO Rt0~HlHQ US~f WA$H. D~ . RUED HQA/ SAF 11\Stot-O.C. UNCl.AS 637POAC 1864 9 NOV 66. UFO. FOR HQ USAF CAFNI N> ANl FOR SAF CSAFOI >. Ao 0 IS~ IPT ION OF OBJECT: 1. SHAPE; CIRCU..AR WITH Ttt: At<Eil EYE. OVAL SHAPED TtQU;H TELESCOPE. tJNCWSJfi~D UNCWSifiED 2. SIZE -HALF Da..LAR SIZE WITH THE NAKED EYE; BASE BALL AIZE T~OUGH TELESCOPE. 3. COLOR -ORAN;E WITH NAKED EYE; ORAN;E ANJ GREY WITH TELESCOPE. 4. NLMBER -0~ 5. FORMAT ION-N/A 6. 0 ISCERNABLE FEATLRES-AS SEEN TtfiOUGH TELESCOPE OBJECT WAS PAGE 2 RlMME~9012 UNC.AS . GREY WITH ORA M;E OR REDO ISH SPARKING RIM. 7o TAll, TRA ll, OR EXHAUST -NONE SEEN 8. SOUND.,. NO~ HEARD . . 9. OT ~R FE AUT RES -NONE OBSERVED B. DESCRIPTION OF' COt.R SE OF OBJECT: 1o UNUSUAL BRIGHT COLeR ANl Low ALT IT l.DE. 2. EAST AT TELEPHO~ LINE AJ...T I TUDE. 3. LAST QBSERVED AT VERY HIGH AM;LE Of' ELEVATION; OBSERVERS RE TIRED -BEFORE OBJECTDISAPPEARED. 4o NOV IMi EAST TO WEST ON STEADY CO~Sl: X~PT FM STOPftl NG AT 5o OBSERVERS NOTED THAi OBJECf WAS ST !l.L H:d T._ SKY tAR AFHO JAil 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UHCWSIFIED MIDNIGHT ANl THEN TtY RET IRED . ~ OBJECT: WAS OBSERVED .fOR PER I ODS OF FRCM 11 TO 21 MINUTES OVER A TIME SPAN Of. ABOUT J. 1/2 HOLR S . C. MAN~R OF OBSERVATION: 1. GROUMJ. -VISUAL 2. TELESCOPE OF UNKNOWN POWER; TaESCOPE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET LONG, LATGEST LENS ABOUT BASE BALL SIZE. ~MARKINGS ON SCOPE TO OETERM I NE POWER R ~T I NG. PAGE 3 Rli.WEND 9112 UNCl AS D. T IME ANO 0 J\TE OF S t GHT I NG.: . . . Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: STREET , R I CHL A~ WASH~ Fo IDENTIFYING INFO ON OBSERVERS: 1. CtV IL tANS: , AGE 19, ADDRESS A. CIVILIAN- SSTREET, RIC~A~ WASHIM;TON. OCCUPATION-U~ftOYED EPELEPTIC Bo CIVILIAN E 1~, S tnDRESS, STlDENT AFHQ u.u 0-309C j UNCLASSIFIED - UNCWSIFIED DIPAITIIIIf Of ntl All fOICI ~NIOR HIGH. C. CIV IL I AN -MRS. ESTIMATE OR REL lAB IL lTV -FA JR. G. WEATHER A~ WIMJS: STAIP lUNCH INCOMIII MISSAGI SNAE ADDRESS, H<JAEMAKER. 2. REPORT FROM 25TH AIR DIVISION CADC> WX OFFICE AS OF 26/981tZ WI~ 0 IRECTIONIVELOCITY PAGE 4 RlMMEMHJI12 UNQ.AS NOT AVAILABLE 3. CElli~ .. NONE 4. VISIBILITY-UNLIMIT~D 5. a. OlD . COVER -NONE 6o T HU~ER STORMS -NO~ Al T ITUJE ~ UNCWSIFI~D UHCWSifJED 7. VERT I CAL TEMPERATlRE GRAD lENT -M>RMAL LAPSE RATE, Sl8- SIDENC[ INVERSION Sl.RfACE TO 2818 FT H. NO~ KNOWN ~ I. NOT FEASr'Bi.~ SINCE SIGHTI~ WAS:' oor REPORTED UNTIL 26/17QIZ. J. ~AREST WX ~Al.LOON LAUNCH ~S FAS .AS IS K~WN IS YAKNAA, WASH: LAUNCH TIME. IS APPROX IMATEL 't 3 P. M. THIS BALLOON WOU.O N>RMALLY HAVE REACHED B~STING ALTITLilE PRIOR TO TINE OF FITST SIGHTIN; K. CEM OFFICE~, OTHELLO AF"S, W H. L. NOr KNOWS~ ArHO JAn 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED