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LABRANCHE, W.E. Capt LABRANCHE, W.E. Capt PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1. DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
4044N 6440w 6440W
13 Dec 60 13 Dee 60 o Wos Balloan Was Balloan
ESE of Nantucket Island,Massachuse Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolicon
Locol1849 Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar Was Ancreft
000 Probably Aireralt
GMT. 13/2249Z Air-Visuel Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0.0 Was Astronomieal
O Yes Probably Astronomical Meteor
O No Military 0 Possibly Astronomieo
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insulficient Dato for Evoluation
5 sec one WSW Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Appeared elliptical (football type), size of Object moving in wrong direction for a
dime, blue-white changed to red. More trail to satellite reentry. Duration and descrip-
either side than to rear. Trail began at nose tion similer to meteor. The earth is
and fanned out rapidly until it was 2 times as passing through a number of meteor showerb
large as object at the tail. Very slight trail this time of year, and the object sighted
behind object, about l/4 length of object. was probably from one of these showers.
Appeared aprox 20° declination and ezimuth
30oT. No maneuvers. Sighted from a/c at alti- 300T. No m Sighted from a/e at alti-
tude of 8ooo ft, heading (magnetic) a91,
TAS of 210 knots.
ATIC FORM 329 (REY 26 5EP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

TELEPHONED
TO
NO.71223
RECEIVED MME2ORS HE
By:
190c60 09490 191017 02 59
MNNNECZCSQB393ZCJYA499
ATIC
PP RJEDSQ 71
DE RJEZDG 42
P 1521302 ZEX -
FN HQ 5SIST AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS
TO RJUFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZSN/36ADIV SAGE HANCOCK FLD NY
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
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RJEZHO/HO USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/HO USAF WASH DC
RJEZHO/SECRETARY RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF WaSH DC WASH DC
DT -
UNCLAS UNCLAS 5SIOIN 5510IN 6338. 5338.
ACTION ADC, 2SADIV (SAGE), ATIC, AFCIN, SAFIS. UFO REPORT. PER
PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 20D-2, UFO SIGHTING IS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS
A. OBJECT DESCRIPTION (I) APPEARED TO BE ELLIPTICAL (FOOTSALL TYPE)
(2) SIZE OF DIME (3) BLUE-WHITE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, BRIGHT RED ON
DISAPPEARANCE (4) ONE (5) NONE (S) NONE (7) MORE TRAIL TO EITHER
SIDE THAN TO THE REAR OF OBJECT. TRAIL BEGAN AT NOSE AND FANNED
OUT RAPIDLY Y UNTIL IT JAS 2 TINES AS LARGE AS OBJECT AT THE TAIL-
VERY SLIGHT TRAIL BEHINE OBJECT, ABOUT 1/A (ONE-FOURTH) THE LENGTH
OF OBJECT. (3) NONE (9) NONE B. (1) UNUSUAL BRICHTNESS AND
PACE THO RJEZDC 42
SPEED OF OBJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE
AZIMUTH ZD0 DEGREES (3) APPROXINATELY 3 DEGREES D DECLINATION
AND TRUE AZIMUTH 302 DEGREES (4) NO MANEUVERS, ODJECT TRAVELED
STRAIGNT IN WSW DIRECTION, DEECENDING. (S) BENIND DECK OF STRATUS
CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND BELON OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (S) S SECONDS
C. (1) AIR-VISUAL
S2342A AT ALTITUDE OF 8, A00 FEET, MEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DECREES,
N TAS OF 218 KNOTS, HONE STATION OTIS AFS, MASSACHUSETTS. D. (1)

2
1nu 10 n004D0 a
SPEED OF OBJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE -
AZIMUTH 200 DEGREES (3) APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES DECLINATION
AND TRUE AZIMUTH 320 DEGREES (4) NO MANEUVERS, OBJECT TRAVELED
STRAIGHT IN WSW DIRECTION, DEECENDING. (5) BEHIND DECK OF STRATUS
CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND BELON OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (6) 5 SECONDS
C. (1) AIR-VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS (3) RC-121D NIMBERED
523420 AT ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET, HEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DEGREES, 523420 AT ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET, HEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DEGREES,
TAS OF 2ID KNOTS, HOME STATION OTIS AFB, MASSACHUSETTS. D. (1) TAS OF 210 KNOTS, HOME STATION OTIS AFB, MASSACHUSETTS. D. (1) (
DATE-TIME GROUP 132249Z (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION: 40 DEGREES DATE-TINE CROUP 132249Z (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION: 40 DEGREES 44
MINUTES NORTH, 64 DECREES 40 MINUTES WEST, ABOUT 240 N.M. ESE MINUTES N NORTH, 64 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST, ABOUT T 240 N.M. ESE OF
NANTUCKET ISLAND F. OBSERVER: WILLIAM E. LABRANCHE, CAPTAIN, NANTUCKET ISLAND F. OBSERVER: VILLIAM E. LABRANCHE, CAPTAIN,
SSIST AEWACON WG, PILOT, RELIABLE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: (1)
ON TOP OF STRAUS DDECCKKKECK TOPPED AT 7,SD0 FEET SLIGHTLY HIGER T TO
THE NORTH (ABOUT 8,B02 FEET (2) NOT AVAILABLE (3) NO CLOUDS
ABOVE (4) UNLINITED (5) 10/10 UNDERCAST 520 FEET BELOW AIRCRAFT
(S) NONE (7) FREE AIR TEMPERATURE (CORRECTED) MINUS 5 DEGREES
CENTIGRADE H. METEOR ACTIVITY PREDICATED FOR PERIOD 12-13 DECEMBER
IN H.O.-249 I. NONE J. NONE K. CAPTAIN KEITH H. MORENOUSE, WING IN-
TELLIGENCE OFFICER,5SIST AEWACON WG- COMMENT: NO KNOWN ASSOCIATED S
SIGHTINGS 1. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE E OR PHOTOGRAPHS. (
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LABRANCHE, W.E. Capt LAARANCHE, W.E. Capt PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
4044N 6440W
13 Dec 60 13 Dec 60 ESE of Nantucket o Was Balloon Was Balloan
Island,Massachuse Probubly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balicon
Locol 1849 Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar Was Anereft
13/2249Z 000 Probably Aireraft
GMT. AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
Yes 0.00 Prabobly Astronomical Meteor
O No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insulficient Data for Evoluation
5 see one WSW Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMHARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Appeared elliptical (football type), size of Object moving in wrong direction for a
dime, blue-white changed to red. More trall to satellite reentry. Duration and descrip-
either side than to rear. Trail began at nose tion siniler to meteor. The earth is
and ranned out rapidly until it ; was 2 times as passing through a number of meteor showerp
large as object at the tail. Very slight trail this time of year, and the object sighted
behind object, about l/4 length of object. was probably from one of these showers.
Appeared aprox 20 declination and ezimuth
30oT. No maneuvers. Sighted from a/c at alti- ers. Sighited Tron a/c ac alti-
tude or 8o0o ft, heading (magnetie) 291, tude of 8ooo ft, heading (magnetic) a91,
TAS of 2l0 knots. TAS of 2l0 knots.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

TELEPHONED t0
NO.71223
RECEIVED MME2OR
Dote1C By:
190060 09 490 1017 02 59
NNNNECZCSQB393ZCJYA499 ATIC
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEZDG 42
P 152130Z ZEX -
FM NQ SSIST AEWCONWG OTIS AFB MASS
TO RJJFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZSN/2SADIV SAGE HANCOCK FLD NY (
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/HO USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/HO USAF WASH DC (
RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF THE AF WASH DC AF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 5510IN 6338.
ACTION ADC, 2SADIV (SAGE), ATIC, AFCIN, SAFIS. UFO REPORT. PER
PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 20S-2, UFO SIGHTING IS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS
A. OBJECT DESCRIPTION (I) APPEARED TO BE ELLIPTICAL (FOOTBALL TYPED
(2) SIZE OF DIME (3) BLUE-WHITE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, BRIGHT RED ON
DISAPPEARANCE (4) ONE (5) NONE (5) NONE (7) MORE TRAIL TO EITHER
SIDE THAN TO THE REAR OF OBJECT. TRAIL BEGAN AT NOSE AND FANNED
OUT RAPIDLY UNTIL IT WAS 2 TINES AS LARGE AS OBJECT AT THE TAIL-
VERY SLIGHT TRAIL BEHINE OBJECT, ABOUT 1/4 (ONE-FOURTH) THE LENGTH
OF OBJECT. (3) NONE (9) NONE B. (1) UNUSUAL BRICHTNESS AND
.
PACE TJO RJEZDC 42
SPEED OF OSJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE
AZIMUTH DED DEGREES (3) APPROX DECLINATION
AND TRUE AZIMUTH 3.92 DEGREES (4) NO MANEUVERS, OSJECT TRAVELED
STRAIGNT IN WSW DIRECTION, DEECENDING. (S) DEHIND DECK OF STRATUS
CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND BELON OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (S) S SECONDS
C.(1) AIR-VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS (3) RC-12ID NUMBERED
52342D AT ALTITUDE OF 8,20Z FEET, NEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DECREES,
TAS OF 210 KNOTS, HOME STATION OTIS AFD, MASSACHUSETTS. D. (1)

V
nu. 140 n06400 4
SPEED OF OBJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE
AZIMUTH 200 DEGREES (3) APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES DECLINATION
AND TRUE AZIMUTH 333 DEGREES (4) NO MANEUVERS, OBJECT TRAVELED
CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND BELON OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (6) 5 SECONDS
C. (1) AIR-VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS (3) RC-12ID NIUMBERED
523420 AT ALTITUDE OF 8,200 FEET, HEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DEGREES,
TAS OF 21D KNOTS, HOME STATION OTIS AFB, NASSACHUSETTS. D. (1) -
DATE-TIME CROUP 132249Z (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION: 40 DEGREES 44 DATE-TIME GROUP 132249Z (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION: 40 DEGREES 44
MINUTES NORTH, 64 DECREES 40 MINUTES WEST, ABOUT 240 N.M. ESE OF MINUTES NORTH, 64 DECREES 40 MINUTES WEST, ABOUT 240 N.M. ESE OF
NANTUCKET ISLAND F. OBSERVER: VILLIAM E. LABRANCHE, CAPTAIN, NANTUCKET I ISLAND F. OBSERVER: VILLIAM E. LABRANCHE, CAPTAIN,
SSIST AEWACON WG, PILOT, RELIABLE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: (1)
ON TOP OF STRAUS DDECCKKKECK TOPPED AT 7,SDZ FEET SLIGHTLY HIGER TO
THE NORTH (ABOUT 8,00S FEET (2) NOT AVAILABLE (3) NO CLOUDS
ABOVE (4) UNLIMITED (5) 18/10 UNDERCAST 520 FEET BELOW AIRCRAFT
(S) NONE (7) FREE AIR TEMPERATURE (CORRECTED) MINUS S S DEGREES
CENTIGRADE H. METEOR ACTIVITY PREDICATED FOR PERIOD 12-13 DECEMSER
IN H.O.-249 I. NONE J. NONE K. CAPTAIN KEITH H. MOREHOUSE, WING IN-
SIGHTINGS 1. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS.
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