Lbse.rvation of Oba-arv:?.tion Po sit ion . air) control l ... ddress of l.~s..;rvar ol' Objcct.(3) of CJbj8ct(s) whi te .1/i th y:~ll o,Ni 3h ( 0~:etch if P0:J~ ibL~) E.:; .:..i.':'..:l r eri Di stance from Gb S\; r"rc r T-:lct.ics steadilJ .=:ai n i nP ~ 1 t; t;t~.-1 a by Object(s) Direction of Flight Constructio~ , Jll;..lv Substance) J ., i::sWJly' :DI V ;.f.\ TS . ~ :n:ocrJ:a:.ccrrnr.c~a DI :T~C TI .N 03~cr lS lXX AND M~SSAGc ScCTJON-ADJUTANT GcNe~Al'S OFFJC~ -!....!E MAKING OF AN EX~CT COPY O r THIS MESSAGe 15 ::o~SICOEH O nly such extracts cs are This copy w 11l ~e returned to absolutely necessary \vi ii bi! mode t:lnd mork'!d ed with the greotes1 cor~ end will & MESSAGE SECTlON w 1thout deiov. AND MESSAGE SECTJON-ADJUT..\NT GENERAL'S OfFIC~ Jnlv such extrac~s as are cbsolute1y necesscry w ill b~ mode a n d 'nar'<!!d This cooy will be 'Safe uarded w it h the greoiest core and .vtll ~e rerurned to MESSAGE SECTiON without delcy . E::cen t t /In t , ll i~;-: .c.ce Sur..rr.ar:t, Cl:J..,s: SEC:t:.::T . At an-oro r-.at~ly 02)0 on 3'!. Octob .. ,r 19~ . 'n ~iJentif .. acl oo.ject. moving ranidly th:-ougn t:'1e air was .:;ignted and ':tatched oy lnree enlt ted men stati~ned at L~ens, Tarceirs. T.~e object 'Nas variously r epcrted as b ei:1g rot:.nd.. ;,;ello..,...or'mge in color, lc.rger :nan a st~ ...,..'1J .. o.,ing ur)'xa!'d ~u for~d in a nortC-Frly direction from an estimated al t i :Oude \.jf bt~tween :-1o .:md tb-ee thousand fe~t. There 'Nere no attendant ,anor ::rails .)r souna eff.)cts, end t h e ob,ject 'vC!s lost from viet~ '.t~ithin five 'l.LnUtc:s. lt is telioved by an authoritative source that the object v1a~ a ve.:...tber balloon .t~ith an a ttachf'd light swinging fro11 it. Tr..is oninio.n nos since been sub~t~ntjated by weather squaC..Z.on re ~o.ls .::;r..o~l.L-6 t:~P, ~:~;; .Jf ..;UC!: a balloon at C2,5 on 31 o~:.Jber 19Ug. Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRAC':'.SD FRCH PROJECT Gr!UD"lli REPO~(T ~if)l. prob&b1ll t r a b. talr o r l ow vrobnbilitya ' \.,. EJ~llvnt~j o,~ ntdir.n..r:,: '\lrornft1 Itol')\c~t.-s c'l>1..!fto a or fallir1g bodied; ( re f l ao t tons, :1uro r a l 25 t r etu"'V1 r s , blrdd., ~to.,) , s-., l..at: '' ,:r ..,.,vl~..t-tn.otJ preoll.!.de.d expl!U13.t1on.& li! oli QX~lan~ Lio:1 o n OJj'JOt ",.1\.S u. l..:l] loon No. 201J Pilot balloon eounding rsldase4 from ~zorea station a~ 0300 iL lri~ of si;;ht about tM. t tke. Doaoription aoundo v ry muoh li~ li~h':1d pilot balloon ~oundinr;. Only di:>o.r?p':lr.cy is ap,_,d 7th1oh i~ r~portad i~o~ 25 U.P.ll. t o CCO U.P.H. If tr~ lo~er B~3ad lo cor- r~ot~ objJot .m!'ly b.$ almo.at certainly asa1-!c:ed to be ~ 'Yteath~r bs.lloon .. :rn Rzlply HE AtQ ll A R't t: F.S AIR u-;.1\l'ii.SH S C:k'/ICE Andr a Air ~ore~ J ~ Re!"or l'o t A~ DSS SUllJECTt Unidar.titled Fly1n~ Obj~ot~ TO a Co:o:..~d in.~ <.iene r11l Ai r ~.l t~ r 1.a 1 Co.-:x.nand '.'Jrl7lt-l'att JT~O.!" Air Force ~ s a l.. llofJr'lt.c~) is r.111d~ to letter rro.. yo,;.r :1f)H.dyl..artcrs~ !CIAIS dat'd ~) l~Clroh l'JL'), 3Hbj ., c t "~nldantl.Ii.Jd 7lytn< OhJe'ltn." ~r.'l r'ir:st 1.11 lJrrl~i.ldT't. th6reto hy tf:i~ h~ad4_uarturs. dat d .)1 ~!. roh l J49. 2. Th., t noldont ~U::.."~ritl~ 173 t~.rcu~h ~Jj :avd bE>oC eh~oked a ht'it :rrJuttut wo th~r-ba.lloon a:;oaotcJ rt'JJ.dr3 'rrJ t\.v. Ai r Force. llaJY 1:1d ltrHi t:'hH' UHrt~u. Co'.::r.untfl be.lHHi on thin ruvi.n ~ ''r+:o iflclo'J6d. ?. It t J J'>J'>~"'I()tl':l~r.i thtLt i:ro -;:t:;uid' To In-,,.,,,~l~tlon Or' Un1- d..,nttr l .. Jd '\ r\u l Ot>jeotrs" biJ chanted a.~ follow3a ltem 1;. "Dir,otion of Plic:,ht Ql' ChJ.,t;l:." 6hol.!ld bv ou:rifiod ::~o thAt r rt1ol and hori- rr.on h d . moti11ni \rtt rli3tlr.~ni'1hdd 1 f poosthla. u11d l\) t~u>.t notlon 1 ;trotut;tv~ to n,, i~u lJtt~nG3~, hould lrc1t:.d.J e. 6 tt"lt;"""..elit ,: .. tro t'-Jpe ot Adjutant G Hr~l :...-. ;JO ':r:~rly d.irc::;cti'J::l o t Gll