PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION '1. OA 1 F. Tit.~: GROUP Inriiana & Ohio 3. ~\t')IJUCc A 10.6 million ft3 balloQn \fas launch~d at 1 900 lo1S'r .1. Nll,~E' OF OBJECTS 12 Fob 67 from Page, Arizona . The balloon traveled One across central Indiana and l a nded near Za nesville, S. LENGTH C F OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE Oi= OBSERVATION Ground-Ai r Visual Bx All observers reported "'ta tching a large sil yer colored object 0 travel to\~ard the eastern horizon. The object 'w'sas r(Aport.ed c;.~o rou:1d or oval in shape. The b alloon \'ms obs.o:rved from the . ' 7. C OURSE Toward t h e east-south ~. P tiOTOS 1 ?. PHYSICAL ~VIDENCE a i r as '~ell on the ground. Tower personnel at both the Indianapolis and Dayton airport verified that th~ object wa~ a high a l t.i tude balloon of s eine type. FTD S (? t:! J-321 (TOE) Prev l o u a n!l~ :,:-~a o f thla f ora maJ bo uaod, 30. Have you ever '''" thia, oro eimilor object before. If so give date or dotta ond locotion. 31. Was cnyo~ t is with you at .... time you saw the obiect? (.C;rcle One) 31.1 IF y~ =nwred YES, did thty aee the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Plt~J tist their nam end addreaaea: TEL:PH~E NUMBER Whn oncf to w+,~ did you rept that you had oean th~ object? 34 . Dote you completed thi1 questionnaire: ' 35. Information which you feel prtlnent and which 11 not adequately covered in the 1peclflc polntl of th queatlonnolre Of o norrotlve planation of your lighting. 1->~Mo for the Hecord: 13 }i'cb 67 C':1:1t-act was made with FAA peon WPAFB, Ohio (ext 7001+2). Shortly a i't~r noon they. wer.:' infonn~d of a larg~ b alloon at rtpproxima tely 1 20 ,000 feet. The balloon \-ta s being tracked by a C~ssna aircraft. ~'1~ balloon '~:las surpos e to cover a 7 acre art!!a ~-~hen on the eround.. ; he balloon was visually sighted by the Patterson tov1cr. :~:1tact v1a s made .:i t h Holloman Balloon Control Center, Holloman . .:..:o, New Nexico, e A"'t 41"21 v;i th Col Cleme n s on. Col Clemennon said t.:-1a t there ,,ere no balloon launches fron Holloman t o acc ount for the : ontcct \va s wad e ,.ri : :; Vandctlia Airport control to . ..,rer. Tow~r personnel ~s.1 \-latch the ba lloc:-1 vis u ally for seve r.1.l minutes . They sai d th~y c: :_j not kno~! what o!" t o \Jets tracking the balloon vrith the Cessna a i r craft :~:ttact \-:a s made ,;:, ~h Sellefontaine AFS, Ohio in z gards t o r a da r ~2 :_nt, of of the 1:--:--::~ balloon ov~r southern Ohio on 13 Feb 67. :-ne s t ;tion' s hei.~ht. f i nder only goes up t o i n the neighborh ood c:"' 100, 0 00 lf!e" t c.n::: t, b alloon was high e r the n this. They d"'-.d n ot : k t h e b alloo n . :::.~ct v;as rr.ade .. :I.~ Incorp . ? .. ~inneapolis r:inn. 'l-:r. ~-:::.\: that his co:-,::; .::.:ty has n ot b~en launching balloon s f or the past ::~ple o f m0nths. had not heard of the b alloon but sug~ested t:-:.:::. possibly Gooj:e:l or,., AFB, Texa s might hade launch~d a balloon. Cc:1-:a .. ~ was ma d e ,..,:_:,~ at Palestine, Texas Arc-:a Cod e l<r said tha t the balloon wa s launch!!d from ?.s-5~, h.rizona 2 r~b 67 at approximately 1900 I<~>T. The balloon ~chan al: uie of 130,000 feet. Its capAcity was 10. 6 Ct.::.:.:.:: ,:a s mnde ,.;:_:,~ Sulphur Grov~ 2alloon Center, Ch i o in regar~!s t o ,.:oon lE1unches . They rcl~Ased a b alloon at 1155 ~ST which w-a : ~C :,.r~t i n diar.le t:!r and ;vhite in color. The b.ql lo~n ,,vent to,..,ard the ~"-.st. \.Tincls \v~r~ P5 kno t.> at 20, 000 .feet. Hemo far the Hecord- ContiC"t ;,.iith the Indianapo1is Ccnt~r in rcgnrds to ob::;t~rvation of an allt~g:!d be.lloon over the Inriiana p olis n1~a. The balloon ca..rne directly o.rer :::~ J.ir houte Traffic Control r,enter and vrag seen by many people. Th'~'2 ,::_s a chase plane .I~ich -..tas follo't~ing the balloon all the \-ray f.rJr:: .~.::.zona. Cne pilot in the ar was stumped by the balloon. H'! :2-=.:.::ted that the object was only about 2000 fee t in altitude but aft r he :.cc~ off he could see t hat the balloon was much hi~her. Another priv2.:.~ claimed t~at h~ got fairly close to the b3.lloon. The contact at r~.3:.anapolis c~nter saii thr"Jt the balloon clici look like a flyin g s!1e1.p~:. cbject very much. ~ie could s e e ho.-.: r:.any people could hn ve l ~emo for the Record: Location of obsl"!rvers- FrP-nklin, Indiana T~l'ler Personnel . Indianapolis C~ntcr T0...,~r Personnel Vandalia, Ohio 2?.yton, Ohio ~l~nch~ster, Ohio 3:-:.h Indi~napolis C~nter and. Cox Airport, Dayton, Ohto personnel v~ified object as ~i~h altjt ude balloon. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HE.AOOUARTERS 4341H TROOP CARRIER WING (M) (RESERVE) ( CA C) BAKALAR A I R FORCE BASE , COLLMBUS , I NO I ANA 47 201 ~ ~i2ht Patterson AY.:3, Ohio l~5l33 r::''j~ follouin~ repolt is sub1~dtted ln accorclancc llith the published shape, som0\1hat LOrE! round . L\HS -LarLer than a basketball. (t1.t arrrs length) AHS -Silver LH u -ne _; (5) Tyr.~e o2 Formation (If r,ore than one objcci:) ( 6 ) Discer~i~le features or detail Al~S -Kot ~C?Orted (7) Tail, Trc:.il, or Exhaust (To illclu<.le lcnJ t h ) (8) So~nJ ( scribe any sounds hearJ) (l) '~1at firsL attract~d obs~rvcr s a t tention to objccL? .\I:S -Te l c~hon~ Cn 11 s nor\.! L nan ~ el~vat:Lon T ()V(!r~l! llC. o bj::cts v :siblc ? 1111at r..cans o .. ~ o '"Jservat:ioll ~ras usc l Groun~-Vi.sl!a l ~ ;. i.r to 1'.... ir, ;:aked used, (i.e . , n ~noculnr, etc.)'! vL Cl::.~l:raLl:, . 1 or. l! stat j on i'c~>i.'Ltal:y lJ, l0G7 . COUul. l lO!iS ~ 01. Fr aul~l :i. n, ~, r..ailin_.. au~ress, a n-.1 .L..U.Ltvr; O!Jtn1n fl.-ull. \T\;!atlH~r office, t hl! ~-1:i.n.ls at: sur inc~, 0JUU' , i.1. avaJ.lflhl~. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. INFORMATIO~ Th i 1 questionnaire hat been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force 01 much informati~n as posible concerning the unidentified ool'ial phenomenon that you ht~vu oLrservttci. Plaa. : ry to answer as many questions as you p~:~ssibly can. Tho information that y uu g ive wi t! b ~o.~ fOf research purposes. Your nome will not be used in eonnedion with any st'ltonen1:J, con: !v s !ons, or publications without your permision. We request this personal lnformt.tion tJe th o~ if i : is deemed necessary , we may contact you fCJr further details. 1. When d id y c~ see tho object? '), fime of tiar _ J 9 3. T ime Zone : (C lrde On a. Eoste c. Moun in d. Poe i fie 4. ~her., wer-t : ~ when you sow t he oe ;~ct? (C,rclo One): (Circl<' Jne): o --0. s~.'inn Sto11dar City or Town Stota ,, .. CoJ,...~f S. HoH bn~ .,...,. obj~ct in sight? (To!:! ' 'Jrotlon) e . Certain c. Not very sure f'f Feirly certojn d. Justo guess 7. IF you aow the object during DAYLIGHT, whero wo' the SUN located as you loc.krd c:t th~ ob;6~t? (Circle One): o..-l l . I~ back of Y-sii> c. r 0 your right d. To your left o. Overhead f. Don't romember FTD OCT 62 164 Th1 form aupr .. d .. Pm 164, Jul 61, which h obenlh 8. IF ymr sow tho ob1ect ot NIGttl, whot did you no1t'e con,erning the STARS ond MOON? 8.2 MOON (C.ircfo One): a. No.1 a. 8rid1t moonlight b. A fw b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch doric d. Con't r1member d. Don't rememb.r 9. What .... e:-e ,"'~ ..... other tondttions ot the tl~ you aow tha obi~ct? fog, m1 st, Of I ''-ilt rof~t CLOJJDS :~: rrde One): WEATHER (Circle One): Moderate or hea"y rain c. ScaH :.J ch)u'~ Don't remember (Circle Ono). tf . .A I ~ II gh t e . Don't rememb.r 1 L If ' ' cype~ td os o light, was it bri; than th brightett stars? (Circlo One): o . i~ter c. About the aome ct. oon, know 12. The e d ~ o; rh e object were: l( . d~ ! . "d o. Fuzzy Of blur~ .... ~. Sharply outiine:,> ".: Don't rom-ir-.~;;' 13. Dad t+,e obj!t~ a. Appea~ te u~nd atill ot any tin:e? b. Su:fd,.nly ape~ up and ruah away at any time? c. Brea~ 1.1p tn:o porta Of explode? d. Gtve off srn~'<e? e. Chon;-bri;htness? f. Change ahapce? g. floah or flic\cer? h. Oiaappear and reappear? (Circle One f01 ach qu)tion) Ooc1't know Don't know Don't ~now Don't know Don't &cnow oont "now Don't lcnow Don't "now 14... Did the object disappear whi lo you wr.r<. -latching et? t1 so, how? 15. Did the object move behind taometheng at any time porticul\lrly a cloud'! (Circls One): Don't Know. it m ov ! d be h in d: . Did tho oh:~t move in front of ~pmerhing at any t1me, porticularly a cloud? Dont Know. IF you answered YES. t ., ~ti!6 wiJt 17. Toll in o fe.,., word1 the following thingi about the obiect: 18. We wis h t o ~ ... ow the angular site. Hold a match stick ot arm~ length in lintt with a known vbio:t anc:l 14':1 'j lt n uch of t~ e iact is covered by t,, n e o d of the match. If you had pttrformf!IJ this ex~eriment c.t th& tkl~; ..t ;l_e a ighting, ~c ..... much of the ob;ect woul~ hove been covered by the match hood? 19. Draw a p ie tur m~t w i ll show tha sh:1p" of the object or obiects. Label and include in yout sketch On)' deteili of tn ce;e:~ !:-:or -;:>u saw such cJ ""'ings, protru&ions, etc., and eapecially exhaust trails or vopor trail a. Place or. cr~._, ~lide the drowir.g t~ sl,ow the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ire le One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estin.ate'f ---'~ 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you thet object w'ls? ( C irde One) IF you a:'lsw~red YES, then how for away would you say it was? ~Q-~ <J:-i1 9 22. Where wore yo.J focatttd when vou saw the ob{ect? (C irclo O ne i: Ins ido o ~.J i ld inn ) I o. b. In o cor c. Outdoors d. In on o ir;:>lone (type) 2~4. Were yo~ ( Circlu One) a._it~-th..-buslness-section of a city? I L - b. lr. rhc:r residential s~c i .: vr ~-~!~ c. In op"n country ~ide? d. N"or an airfield? e. Flying o~er o city? f. Fly;nr; o~er oper country'/