PROJECT 10073 RECORD .4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION All winds from surface to 80 Thousand fee t were basically easterly. There i s no reason why the object could not have been a upper air balloon. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE The observer sighted an object that was the color of clear plastic except for a dark patch at one end. The 1 object appeared b i gger than a ordinary weather balloon at I high altitude and when overhead appeared to be rota ting slowl~j and had what appeared to be a dark Gondola underneath. FTD S E P 63 0-329 (TOE) Prntoue ediUon o r thh ro .. _,be u .. d I bb h 44-Ub u:JCLI,SSIFit-_0 E F T 0 2 HUCLcY"iA080:, LJjCL/\S E F T 0 <c..Gll J AtS L > ' UdO CE.Illi~G: VI S I B.LLLTY! ( 5 ) Al,OU, J1 OF CLOLIU-LOVU~: LESS THAI J Of JE- n:.l\iTI t; S CATTERED (7) VERflCAL lE~P~K/\TURE GRADIEi~T; (J\) LO.y-ALTl Tvi)E fE.t:P ERATURE I NVERSION! FROM P LUS -PHi v iU 1 Y UNCLASSI F IE.D E F T 0 U~.CLASSIFIEO E F T 0 0 4 .7F td .3 A1JGEL S f 0 PLUS 0 7 . 8 F AT 7 ArJGE L S ( u ) h lvlt- f\L.Il fUJE "JU1Pt:.H/\TUI~E I NVEHSIONS: ,ll NUS 60. 6F AT 45 ANGS TO rvl I NUS rHO 1 I'll t'-<US b9. 0F AT 5 4 AtlGS TO t-1I tJUS PAGt. 3 I{Ut:LcH1A0805 UhJCLAS E F T 0 115 AI-IGS .5. -.JTitl:.o{ Hc.GUI REO HJFO li~ t-IY PREVIOUS !VtSG. lSG II 4Lt0o -Phl OI\IT ( UNCLASSI F IED E F T 0 * UNCLASSIFI(D E F T 0 * ~1SG N 36j~O PTTEZ YU\'1' HUCLBiA0~31 34 72141-EEEE--RUVAAOA ZNY EEEE.E FM ADTC EGLIN AFB FLA TO RUVAIOA/F TL> TDPT UFO ~'IPAF8 011 I 0 INFO HU\'HIIlFVA/ALJC ADOH.J ENT 1'.FB COLO RUCLEOA/32AIKDlV DOl GUNTER AFB ALA RUEFHQA/CSAF AFRDC RUEFHQA/OSJ\F SAFOI UNCLAS EFT 0 AOFS. SUOJ: LJFO REPORT CU>. THI S 1SG I N WC PPRTS . 1. REFERENCES: C. ADTC SUPPL 1 TO AFR 80-17 5 NOV '>8 (I~OT/\L ADDRESSEES > 2 . REPORTltJG UATA (P~RA 11 REF LA)i (OASEKVER' S VERRA1IM 0 REMARKS WITHI N QUOTAl ION ~1ARKS): I .. (! A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: flilSG tl 36340 * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 * * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 * C -Pl-<lOiUTY (1) SHAP E : [>IHlGI BLE OR BLIMP , QBI G IN MIDDLE~. (2) SIZE C Of~tPAhiSON TO KNO\IJN OBJECT: fOlLIKE ONE OF THE BIGGER ACF T AT HIGI~ ALTITUDE; BI GGER THA~l USUAL WX BALLOON AT HI 6 h AL T I TUOE . aJ PAGE 2 RUCLB11A0431 UI~CLAS E F T 0 C: (3) COLOR: CCLEAR P LASTIC EXCEP T FOR DAn K PATCH AT ONE E.i JU. f.J ~1-d (6) DISCERNIBLE FEATURES/DETAILS: filSIZE OF PLANET E.I'.JUS 01~ CLEAR NIGHTD. (7) TAIL COI'IOLNSATION Tr{AlL ETC.: NEGATIVE. ( 8 ) SOU~IO: IJE TIVE ( 9 ) OTHER PERTINENT OR UI~USLJ/\L FEATURES: Q/\PPEARF.D TO BE fWTATirJG Sllh~LY \'!HEN OVERHEI\Dr HI VE.RTICAL PLAfJE; OR: ~t .' P OS S 18 Ll LJ~I<K vOI~uOLI\ UNDERNEATH UI-JSURE OF EITHe R POSS I BILITY . g 347 DAY 19btj -P HI OHITY UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 ~ 1:3. DESCRI PTION OF OoJECT'S COUHSE.: (1) OBSER\/E.R S ATTEtJTION FIRST CALLED AY OVERHFA:UNG A wOi"''AN FIE.LD-11/\NU tllF.JJTION OBJECT TO MALF. F I ELD-HAND. (2) OBJECT Oi~ FIRST OBSERVATIOI~: (A) ELEVATION ANGLE: ESTIMATED 25 DEGS. ( Q) AZlt'.Ul H: EST 265 OEGS ( 'IHISI\I:.Y BY S IERRA). (A) ELEVATION nNGLc : EST 20 TO 25 UEGS. ( 8 ) AZIMUTH: 7 0 TO 80 DEGS <ECHO BY I~OVE BER ~ PAGE 3 RUCLBMAU431 UIKLAS E F T 0 ~ (4) DE~CRIPTIO~l OF FLIGHT PATH AND MANt::UVEPS: OURSE: 7 0 -80 l)EG~r WlTH POSSI OLE SLIGHT DEVIATIONSJ onSERVFRS ESTIMATED GENI:.RAL ALTITUUCr ENTIRE VI S I BLE FLIGiir: APPROX FOlJR- ~ TO-FIVE SfATUTl MILES. 1(1~ ( 5 ) METHOD OF OBJ ECTS DISAPPEARANCE: QGROWING * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 * UIICLASSIFIEO E F T 0 Sf-IALLER /\110 S~1"LLc.H HJ S IZE IT GHAOU/\LLY '"-iECAtiE I JVI S I BLE !1'1 ENE HORIZOIJ HA/E.Iol ( 6 ) VIS1DlL1TY OURAliON: uNE: HOUR AND C. MANNER OF ubSERVATION: (1) GROUNO-VISJAL. ( 3) A I F<hOHI-Jf:. S .a. GH"f I NG: N/ A. O. TIIViE/UATE OF S:iGHTHJGS: E Ot;SERVLR' S LOCJ\Tiuu: ESTH1/\TEo T1vF.:LVE <1? > rHLES \!EST ,;J; OF CLAYTON ALAOA~A, QJUST OFF OF ALABAMA STATE li!GHWAY 239 ON EDGE OF WOOOS,~ <THIS D/FTS ESTIMATE: 315305NI 1540l OW, APPROX PAGE 4 RUCLB~A 0431 Ui ICLAS E F T 0 85N~1, TURf:. AZIV,UTH 38-40 OEGS, NNE OF OASE OPNS, EGLIN 1\FB, FLA.> UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 f' 347 uAY i9bU * UNCLASSIFIED ~ F T 0 ~ -P R I ORITY F. lUENTIF YING INFO 01~ ORSEnVER: (1) CIVILlAi\t (,.riTH QUASI-MILITARY S TATUS MARITI it: SERVICE ) J MALE 1\GE 4 5 POST OFFICf ~.lOX EUFAULA, ALABAIIA 3602 7 J TELEPHONE: AC OCCUPATION: DECK OFFIC~R' U.S. MERCHANT MARINE; TEMP ORARY CHIEF MATE J PERrvlANEI;T SE:.C01Ill) '1ATI: . EUUCATION: /\TTENDEO HIGH- SCHOOL ANO ll HCHA1H flAR l hJE OFFICERS' SCHOOL 1\LM,CO'\ CALIFORtliA II~ 1945. RtPORTING OdS~RVEI~ Ol D NOT IDENTIFY OTHE:.R OBSERVERS. (2) MILITARY: I~ONE. X AI,!O ~HNOS-1\LOFl CONOITIO~JS AT S IGHTING' S T HIE/PL/\ Cf : (1) 08Sfkii~RS ACCOUla: lr'CL EAR C1\VU VARIABLE WINOS F ROM 270 OEGS 2-T0 - 5 KTS AT SlJRFACEJ LAST-QUARTER MOOIJ LOW IrJ WEST, DIRECTION OF UFO S APPEARANCErol ( 2 ) REPORT FROI~ OET 10, 6 TH WX ~ING (MAC), fGLIN AFB FLA. C01~1PLt.:TE ltEPOHT UNAVAILABELI \HLL s::: FORWARi.lEO SOON. PARTIAL TU~TATlVE REPOHT FR0~1 OET 1 0 BY TELECO~'I FOR ~X AT f.GLIN AFB (66 Fl AMS L ) FOLLOWS: (A) SCATTI:..RED ll l Gh CIRRUS CL OUDS Af'JD CAVU. ( 8 ) WINDS ALOF"I: 347 DAY 1Y6d -P R IORITY UNCLAS S IFIED E F T 0 UtlCLASSIFIED E F T 0 PAGE 4 RUCLHMA0431 U~CLAS E F T 0 1. AT 8 ANGELS: 20-T0-28 KTS FROM 300/ 3. AT 50 Al\jGS: 60 KTS FROM 300 DEGS. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONOITIONr METEROLOGICALr ASTROt~OtH CAL Or1 OTHEP'.JI SE: IJ~IKNO'JJN I. INT[kCLPTllJI'/IUENTIFlCATION ACTION: NEGATIVE:.. J. LOCATlONr AP PROX 1\LTITUOE AND GEI.JER/\L UIRECTICIN OF FLIGHT OF AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON: ( 1) UNKI'~mvN, f.' (2) EGLIN AF(3 VJX UET REPORT S SIGHTii.JG TIME TOO EARLY FOR WX BALLOONS FROM fHIS AFB P REVAILING \.' INOSr rd\lt,l TO ESEr UNLIKELY TO OLu .v BALLOON N TO CLAYTON VIC lfJI TY. K. POSITION TlfLE 1\NU COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: (1) BEN z. M. 0E:.RSHATER, I NTELLIGENCE RESEARCH * U~ICLASSIFIEO E F T 0 * -P R IORITY 2j. :)9.llJZ f"iSG U 36j4 0 * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 * SPECI ALIST , (GS-12)r AFSC 8016 (RETIREO USJ,F MI\J0Rr AFSC Ol A) r UFO OFFIC~Rr OFF ICE OF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY (AOF)r HQ ADTC (AFSC), EC7LIN AFB , FLOf\IDA 3~542; TELEPHONES : OUTY: AUTOVOH R89-1400; ( 2) COMtvlENTS: PAGE 6 RLJCLBMAU431 UNCLAS E F T 0 (A) OBSERVtRt IN TELECO~I I NTERVIEW SEEMED V~RY KNOrJLEDGEALJLE ,;r-r,c:R l AL HEI I0.~1E ERMS AS ELtVAllOI~r ~Zl ~1UTHr ETC. OOSERVCR RE0lJI 1EO TO R[PORT SUAL SIGHTli~GS AT SEAJ MUCH EXPERIENCE I N MERI NT REPORTINGJ FELT DUTY-BOU!~U TO REPORT U/I PHENOMENA ON LAND. OBSERVER SOUNDED INrELLlGE~IT, S INCERE AND MATURE; RELIA~ILITY CA~It!OT 3E JUIJGt.lJ. (t3) PRELH111.JARY ANALYS I S OF POSSI BLE CAUSE: BALLOON OR SMALL ISOLATED CIRRUS CLOUD AT HI GH ALTITUDE PROX 25/40 AI~GELS) BLOWN BY PREVAILING W-TO-E WINO. tJ1SG iJ 36.54 U * U~ICLASSIFIEO E F T 0 * UNCLASSIFIED E F T 0 -Pl<lOr<ITY PTl~l~U~ H0CLUIAOti05 3512127-EEEE--RUVAAUA F IVJ ADTC r<l''v ;\AU A./ fTuiTOP f PAFB OHIO l 1lFO RLJc.F11~AICSf\F I AFI<lJC HU HGAI0~AFISAF01 I RUCLEDA/32 AI R DI V IOOI GUNl'ER AFU ALA r<IJ.J~ .Fv \/ 1\tJC I J-\Jv I 1 J EIJ T 1\FJ COLO U. JCLri~ ~ F T v AOFS . SUt3J : UFO REPOH T SUPP t.~ENT ( lJ) THI S rv~SG :OJ THHEE PARTS 1 . I<EFEfU:.tiJCI:::: t1Y 12/?.0532 DEC 68 RE: UFO OVE.R DLAYTON, ALABAMA, W~U 11 OEC 68. SUPPLEt~El~T 1' 0 SUR-PARA 2G(2) THERE OF. 2 . OFFICI AL ."tl.. HEPvkT FfW:1 DET l Or 6 TH WX ~VING ( AC)r EGLIN AFBr FL~\ F0t~ Ul\TEITI.'~E OF SlGrlTI~>JGr COtJFORMING TO FORi~AT OF PREVIOUS ~SG A.~O OF J\F~ B0-17 r SUB-PARA 11G(2). WX REPORT FOR EGLIN AFB: 2) v.!t~DS' ALOFT: ALTITUDE DIRECTION AND Vt.LOCITY: -PF<I01UTY UliCLASSIFIEO E F T 0