p;~QJECT 10073 RECORD . 1. OA TE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Civilitl!l BALLOO~ (Hot Air, G~et Bag) 4 . NUMBER OF OBJECTS Description, duration ia consistent ~itb that or a hot air Ono gar~et bag balloon. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Objact ap~eared aa a light, size c~p~ablo to holt the 3 -5 ~Unute~ 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gr ou "":d-Vi cnl&l dimneter of a dime held at ax1ns length. hange color trc.n 8. Pf'i OTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE red to oragQe, dropping of tl~ing material. Object disappeared upward into cloud:a. or clouds paased over it. FTD SE P 6 ) 0329 (TOE) Prnloua edltlone of thh form a.)' be u .. d DPI' (UFO) Lt Col ~i~tanilla/70915/Mbs/8 Nov 50 UFO Obserrstion, 2 4 October 1963 zoo, Michigan "Befereoceyour unidentified flying object (UFO) obtervation you provided is of 24 October 1968. The description cona:latent vi th other reports. that ~t bag hot~ air balloons.. (See we have rece i ved of plastic the attached description.) :.Tbiua you/fOr reporting' your obser9&tion ~thoR ~Uim'ABIU.A, Jr ,: Lt Co lone 1, Chtet;~Aerial Phenomena Branch Aeroapace Technologies Division Production Directorat e Descri p tion UNQASSJffiD . . ~J'f~l~OO u"F lHE Xft iflleCl Sl" fF MESSAai B .UMCN :~COMINI ' iSS.lll Pg 1 of J f: RDC-4 I NFC: :IDP- 2 , XOX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-l (13) ADV CY DI:. mR 'lJ'JlJlJ FM .4627ABSQ Ct.SfER AF5 t1 I 10 RUVMFVAI ADC Rt .ErHQAI CS\F R'.EFHW OSAF RDc.MA1l AF SI'E'JART' ~Fa NY ZEN/ t.N rJ OF CQ..O ac: I ;;ER CCLO t.NQA S 452 7AS. CIO . FTD t.JPAFB FOR TDET~ :S\ F FOR AFRDC, A~ t:EAF FOR SAF-Ot. s:..s~cr: tFO REFORTI REF" AFR Ba-17.. t.FO SIGm ING 24 ocr ~968, KALAMAZOO, MICH. ~ DE~RIPTIOO OF" :B~cr. < 1> LIGHt'. C2) SIZE exl'\PARABLE TO H\LF TJ. DtAMETER ~ DIME JLD AT ARM'S LENGI'H. (3) RED TO (PANe:. < 4) 0~ < s; !'VA <6> C'~NGE OF Cll.OR FROM RED TO ffi. !tt DROPPING 0::" ?1Pu"1 DJG MATER TAL. C 7>. NONE. < 8) NCNE. rE ~RI?I"ICN 0?'" .:;:r_Rs;: OF' OBJECt". < D LOCKING AT St<Y q~D ArHQ J4N Q-309C UNClASSIAID UHClASSifiiD iJE? ,\.Ul'AOT ~f ill AJI FORCI S'lAFF MISSAII BAA*H IMCOMIJII MESSAII crtCED IT. C2> 40 IEGREES' C3> 45 DEGRS <4> A~D <5) DI~PPEA~D U?'I.~RD INTO O.OtDS, ffi C..OtDS PA D OVE~ OBt.l:CT. ~ CE 2 Rf.X:I'GOAOOll LNO..A S C MET}I)D OF OB!i:RVATION . < 1) c.ROLm VISUAL C2> NO~ Il TIM AND DATE OF SIGHTING. < 1 > 24 ocr 1 S6B, 2317Z LOCAL T lME 1917. <2> NIGHr. E. LOCAT IOO OF oag:RVER: ~ DEGREES 20 M INUrES N, 85 CEGREES 33 M L'Jt.trES VI <K.oLAMAZOO> OJ~RVER ON ~LAMPLS OF UNIVERSITY cr: ~srE~l MICHIGAN. F. ID!NTirYING INFOf\MATIONON OBSERVER. < 1) CIVD..IAN, . l<tUMAZOO, MICH. ~q;)G .,..l A~ 25. ADDRESS:. a:;crPAT ION: PSYCHCLOOisr FOR s:ma.. SYSI'EM. EDUCATIO~J: MASTERS fEL IABTI..ITY: s:ltNDS IMAGINATIVE. G. iiE~T}-ER. C 1) CI..OfDY <2> St.RrACE: a30 DEffiEES AT 6 KNOI"S, FT: 2'70 DEGREES AT 5' ~ors. 10,000 Ff: 2~ DE~EES AT 10 KNOI"S. 1'5,0Z~ FT: 2W DEGREES AT 5 ' KNOTS. 2~,000 'FT: 2~. DE~EES AT 5 )r.XJ!S. :0,000 FT: 2S0 DEGREES AT 15 ~O!St 5~,~0 Fr: 280 DE~EES AT 2a X' G1S. :JOO FT AND BRC'I.ZN C4> \1/ISISU.ITY 6 MI H~t (5) 0-0tD Af'HQ J4H n 0-309C' UNCUSSif!ED DtP.'lJ!MHT OF TME J~ FORCI ST .\fF ffltSSAI B:UMCH IMCOMIMI MIS,AII 00/ERl BROKEN, OIERCASI'. AT 5,0 FT C6> NO. C7> 1.2 r:LGREIS F/100~ FT, DROPPING,. NO INVERSIONS. K TJlUSt~L Ad'tWITY IN AREA: tl:lNE R\CE 3 RLC1tb00ll lNO...AS J t'1 POSSia.E TO DETEHM Ir AIR TRAFFIC, NO BALLONS. . PREPARING OFFICER: C 1) INF'ORMAT ION _OFFICER <2> HEREERT D. B!RKi-EAD C3) 2M: LT C 4> 462 7ABCIO Cl.STER AIR FURCl: sr AT ION, . E\TTLE' CreEK, MI~ 49a16 C5> Am=A CODE 616. <6> OFFICE PHONE CGROOBORATI~ EV IDENa: TO SIGlil" ING FRCl'i KALAMAZOO RL ICL,. UNIVERSrr Y a:-~STERN MICHI~N sr:CtfliT:V Rl.. ICl:, 34AIR DIVISION TRAOf!NG Am IDN- T!F ICAT ION, KALAMAZOO A~ BATTLE mEEK AL~PQJtT OONI'ROL TOWERS. rll fl..A~ES 1NEF BI.RIING IN TJ AREA. KALAMAZOO FIR DEP~ENT RErtlRTS EON FIFe A FEW MILES AWAY. tNIVE?.SITY OF MIVHI~N PHYSICS AND ASTROf'DMY nE?T REPORTS ~EG~ St.:ASON. CONCt.LtSIONSI SOOGE.sr .. SIGHriOO .A LOC~t. PlNQI1ENO~t, . FC$!ELL Y BURNING CI~DERS ~TlRNIOO TO. EARTii FRQ'tf ~Oml> F!i1, Eirh!R BJ,~ r-:FE GR LEAVES BURNING ~ARBYo POSS!ELIT't OBJECT A STLDEr1!"-t1AD'E H'JT A.IR DEVICE. FOOTBALL SF.ASlN. L\J. ?RC~ESS. t.ACK OF ADDT iO~tL U "CUSSJfl0