!r.Jn ~ l J.t\:. oe r p '.teer ~ tl.l~ or.rl.J. !!"ta~ti inn cot.1?letod c o r:l!) 1 er..oo ': ?.?nlet~d J u cj : It J.e:J:or f, of ~ l.r-r~ . .;' .....a.se, J.d.reh Fi9ld, Call.forni 'UNCLASS 1.= lED Cu 1 i!ornia. 2 -J.nol..t s n/c Ji~3cto~ 1f Intelli~ence ; )COr.c!s ; :~Jc.rflid tj ~CLASSIFiED ..l:J ,,;ooi a ~a Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIO'~S E:X;f?.ACTED FROH PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT 1 A~tron~io 1 ~. lii~ p:roba.blli ty 2 b . ro.lr or l ow probnbil .:..tys (J r d lr.ary elrorn1ts Jl. l J!J # o, ,.!i~;.;ttll.ln:;:Jh<t {~Jll r:t lon.:JJ a~ors.l ..str~o,\!;t.J:'1J btrds,., eto.)a Inc idor.t voor _;1c. ~o ) t on:J or e. s t: rono-.i c u l l..E .. \DQUr.RTERS AIR ifr~AriiSH S.i:;kVlCE ~\ndr Air rorce Ja na3hlncton 25, D. C. R !cr Toa A7.S DSS SUBJECT t U:nider.t \fi~d Flytn,:; Obj,oto Co~din<: l.!onero.l Air i..:..J. tf rio l Co :J.aa nd ':Jri ",ht-;'attJr~o:-Ai r Force J~:: cor, Ch i o AT.i'J, I l!C ltU(0- 3 l. rt'qf,jrl)l.c~ ls r:1.8.do to l '3tt-ar f'ro.~, yo,;r :li)H.rkit.a.rtt!rs, .fCIA.IS, d. t~d 9 l.:u..roh l<;l~J. subjJct '\inirtentifit,d .Fly in-:.: O',jdntot., ~r.tl firot 1.o.lcJrll.,r:\6T't th-1rcto hy tr.i~ h~.ad4.uartdrs., datod jl tiroh 1)49. 2. The tnotdont IU:l.'IJl.l"'lH3 173 t~.rcu~h :::3; ' :uva bo~x: chd()k e d QI~f~ lnst rout l:lll 'W'J th6r-be.lloon aso~nta rnadtl b'J 7-~!.o .Air Foro tla-.y t!-.lct rr.,l\tr.t1\ U\\r~\IA. Co,..:.nents baJed 0~ this TtJVh-t''f ru inelo ed. :; , It 1 J roo,._,~n1'3d tbt.t the Jl,;1de To I l1i1 r1t\r:1\tion Ol Un1- detttif1-:3d .'\!"3r lu t C'b}~ota ~ oha.:cr-~d a" follow~' lt,.,m 13, "Dlreotion oi' t'li.~"t . .,r vi)J '"'t. shoL!ld b-J ~L1rlfiod sot~ t .,,rtlcal 'lnd hor1 ... ,CJntul mo~lonj :. r~t d i.s tln~lnht'Jd l f poasi01c' tl'lld :10 t;r.t>.t .not.i.an 1a .. ~:!t!:\~i;o t > tl.'l-llt~ ~l}tt~n.,;3~ :should ircludtJ tl. ntatnr . .<Jnt o~ ~r.o typo of Ad ju tact Ge ~ ~:Jral ~io. l~, Rawinsondas releasod at l~ontgomery and Atl nt 1 1/2 l1ours earli:Jr :lr-~w""Juld have boen b l o-nn into :sir;hted nrea b y upp~r wicd J . Only a fo.ulty ball oon. h o,rrevor. could r~va do.Jcendod to that l r.rt'l tiltitud~. F rom de3or1pt1on, balloon i s ~oet unlt~ely !.1ciden t : f1ile o.cting as co-rilot on a C q airc r aft enrout.e fro;n ZsL::1 22 Sept 48. Lt bs~r'led an ob,ject aupr~acnir~ at ~m ~i'sle of about 25. T'!'..e C-~7 at tr_e t~te w'fl apuroachina- 'l"urnPr Field I :')11 the Sou t~1:.vest at &"l al t i tu J e of .~ nout 2 :.. ~"~:J ft. '!'he object appee::..red to be about 500 feet lo,.;er and o.bont. ~, ::xJ :o 15CO f~et a'May nnd traveli~ at Dn esti rr.ated r-:_veed of :~0 !?E:. ~t Rubisc h sto..ted tr..at tD..a objact 3ppe..aed ::.bout t.1~ ..,l ze of a cont:-olled model airplana ( 5 to 10 ft).. fie could .10 , de t c r rnine t.h~ sh:ma but said he could. z1ot observe ~.cgs or ~lclrla-r. Hd ~Cllld ~jiB no otne~ descri~tion ot~er tcan it ~a3 a ~et~ulic ~bi~y )Oject. ~o one els e ~board t ha e-U7 ~b~erved tha object. about 1530 .~;) aar 'fur::er rl3 Base, _u beny, Ja Ob..;e:-ve~'s Oscupation a"li/ c r hocbies: .\..::-;st Combat 0-::lerations Officer - Atte~tion Attr c~d by: ~.-1i1J.Yc of Lu::1in; ity: :T/3-3.fi_?a::"ently !l:)!le Al ti tud.c! -:' Cb.h ct; ~ Lev~l flight 17. Sonnd :~.ade b: Cbj ct( s): J~ -Jn}::no '.tJn _-\.ppar ent Conscructi0n : !e tal lie ~::ect o~ Clouds: IJNCLJtss; ;=1 t. H ADOUAR,. ~!II NJNTH AJR FO~CI.' G" ... NVJLLi!. 30U7H CARO\.IN-"' Benort OI .. i'orce 11n~e, ~c .Jbn:t Cr:org i a . . ig.hted. Unde tennined. Flying I% - c3 Ol-3 .aocut ? :')~ a'oou t t~e ~i7e f a r adio en~ r~cue~ted t!:~t !~rther in~estig~tion