• • • • ,f • • • I • • PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD • • 1. OAT! .. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon fl It · .:m ber 19 56 0 l vm i a Wash in rr ton D j Probat.ly Bollooft ... __ O __ ____ _, Poaai hly Balloett Lec•1---------------------- R Vf su•l C AI.- VlttU.e D Grounti·Roder C Air-lnterco,t Roder a Was Aircraft D Probaltly Aircroft D Po a si W y Aircraft D Wos Aatreno"'lcel D Y•• D Proltably AatreNMic.l xa Ne C i vi 1 ian D Possibly AsttonoM•c.a 7. L!NOTH OJI OIIII¥ATION I. NUMIIIt OJI OIJICTS t. COUitSI D m inut es two 10. llttiP ltY OP IIOHTINO white Tw o ro Jnd bluish/objects, size of a dime arm's letlgth. Cqurse of objec wa:; Iro ·n 25 dgr elevation Sou th to 25 dgr ale vation Northeast. Objects 30 dgr during fl1ght Obj ects wa re obs e rved vi s ually & thru binocu la rs for 40 minutes and disan- • pea r ed by fading out of si5ht. Anotlor phen o :-r 1e ·. va.s r ep orted whxn suppo sed 1 i s r 1 3. t e d to t he s i !T h t i n , ,. i . e • an • .) 0 cxp l o3 i0n witho ut an y nois e and sh oct of followin g the explosion. • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • sout h to g Dote r.r Eveluetlon no rth eas t 11. COMMINTI Cause of sightin g was possibly a s balloon. Size, s!Lape, color, win dir e ctio n, cour se , and duration subst3ntiate this hypothesis. The f ac t th at t he re - wer e two obj s can be accoun t \)d · · . for by th e possibility of 2 bal- l oons or th at th.t·u b in ocul::.r s a sin f; le balloon could be ml - ta ke n fo r two balloon li g hts • Conclud ed t hat and · at of light" no t r ol:Jted to initial P robably sh ooting star • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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1. OAT! .. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon fl s~ I t ·.:m ber 1956 0 l vm i a Wash in rr ton D j Probat.ly Bollooft
a Was Aircraft D Probaltly Aircroft D Po a si W y Aircraft
D Wos Aatreno"'lcel D Y•• D Proltably AatreNMic.l
xa Ne C i vi 1 ian D Possibly AsttonoM•c.a ·----------~-------------------4~~~~~~------~~---------------· 7. L!NOTH OJI OIIII¥ATION I. NUMIIIt OJI OIJICTS t. COUitSI D Othor~-~-~~~--
minut e s two 10. llttiP ltY OP IIOHTINO white
Two ro Jnd bluish/objects, size of a d ime ~~ arm's letlgth. Cqurse of objec wa:; Iro·n 25 d g r elevation So uth to 25 d g r alevation Northeast. Objects arc~d ~ 30dgr elovatio~ during fl1ght Obj ects ware obse rved vi s ually & thru binocu lars for 40 minutes and disan-• pea r ed b y fading out of si5ht. Anotlor pheno :-r1e !1~ ·.va.s r eported whxn supposed 1 i s r ~ 1 3. t e d to t he s i !T h t i n ,,. i . e • an • .) 0
cxp l o3 i0n withou t an y noise and shoct of l1 ~ht followin g the explosion.
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Cause o f sighting was possibly a s balloon. Size, s!Lape, color, win
direction , course , and duration subst3ntiate this hypothesis. The conflictin~ f ac t th a t t her e -wer e two obj s can be accoun t \)d · · . for by the possibility of 2 ball oons or that th.t·u binocul::.rs a sinf; le balloon li~ht could be ml -t ake n for two balloon li ghts • Conclud e d t h a t '' ~Jxplo-;~on and s ~1 · at of light" no t r ol:Jted to initial si ~ l1 t1ng . Probably shooting star
