PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE 2 LOCATION
O Woes Balloon
7 Tao 5¢ isvell, Montana QO Probably Bclloon
percent 22 “i kal 3p 2 . sais Q Possibly Balloon

4, DATE-TimE GROUP

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4. TYPE OF OCSSERVATION
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QD Air Visual

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O Was Aircraft
(2X Probebly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

(9 Ground-Radar

0 Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE © Wes Astronomico
0 Yes {CO} Probebly Astronomical
£ No Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OSJECTS | 9. COURSE O Crther
;0 insufficient Dato for Evaluation
QO Unknown
unknown one North

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Long, dark obj w/white light

‘lappeared to go into the ground.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

om nose. Obj

11. COMMENTS =
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refueling operation w/hookeup in effect

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B= 1 UNKNOWN

2 OBJECT APPEARED TO THE OBSERVER APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGRESS TO THE
HCRIZON ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF KALISPELL, MONTANA.

3S UNKNWON

4 HEADING FROM SOUTH TO NTH

> APPEARED TO GO INTO THE GROUND

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2 NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE.REPCRTED AS BEING USED

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S KC. TYPE REFUELER FROM MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, IDAHO AND A B-52 FROM

* AITRCHILD AFB, WASHINGTON WERE ON A REFUELING MISSION IN THAT AREA

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ON-A NORTH NORTH EASTERLY HEADING DURING THE TIME OF SIGHTING

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D=-1 APPROXIMATELY 2315Z 1 DEC 59
2 DUSK: - :

E ° KALISPELL, MONTANA |
F-1 4 AGE, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND RELIABILITY ARE UNKNOWN
G-1 NOT GIVEN

2 SURFACE WIND FROM S.W. 4 KNOTS, 6000 AT 259 DEGREES 15K, 12,229 ,

AT 273 DEGREES 19K, 16,2333 AT 270 DEGREES 20K, 29,800 AT 280 DEGREES
25K AND 398,929 aT 582 DEGREES 4 Ok.
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NONE
29 MILES
2 ALTO STRATUS NORTH EAST OVER MOUNTAINS

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S&S NONE
7 35 DEGREES DEW POINT 22 DEGREES

H NONE
{ THE TANKER AND BOMBER WERE CARRIED AS FIRENDLY TRACKS

J THE-REFULEING TOOK PLACE AT AN ESTIMATED 29,920 FEET

K DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE CQMMENTS: THIS REPORT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED
SY MR. QMRBBMM TO THE SHERIFF OF KALISPELL, WHO IN TURN PHONED THE
REPORT TO MISSOULA RADIO. THIS IN TURN WAS PASSED TO GREAT FALLS ARTC
AND GIVEN TO THE 29TH AIR DIVISION SENIOR CONTROLLER ON DUTY. THE
$01ST AND 681ST ACWRONS WITH FPS-29, GROUND RADAR, WERE CHECKED TO

SEE IF THIS SIGHTING WAS CONFIRMED ON THEIR SETS. THESE SQUADRONS
WERE CARRYING THE TANKER AND MOMBER PLUS FRIENDLY FIGHTERS FROM GEIGER
AFB, WASHINGTON IN THAT AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF SIGHTING. NOTHING
UNUSUAL WAS NOTED TN THE RADAR SETS AT THIS TIME. THE LIGHT WHICH.
APPEARED TO BE ON THE NOSE OF THE O3JECT COULD BE THE LIGHT WHUCH IS
!OCATED ON THE END OF THE DROGUE TO ASSIST THE RECEIVER PILOT IN
MAKING CONTACT. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS TYPE OF LIGHT WOULD BE
VISIBLE FROM THE GROUND. THE LONG O8JECT COULD BE EXPLAINED POSSIBLY
BY THE FACT, TvO AIRCRAFT WHEN COUPLED TOGETHER IN AN AERIAL REFUEL-
ING PRESENT A LONGER PROFILE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE GROAND AT AN ANGLE

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