PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
20 Feb 61 100 NM WNW of Kalispell, Montana Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBalloon
Local 1920 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 210220Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical UETEOK
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
DOO Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
10 Sec 1
10.BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING Oblong, cigar-Shaped II. coMMENTsDescription and duration is
objt, size of dime to pea, green changing to characteristic to type of meteor ; cnaracteristlc to type Or meteor
dull dull orange. Broke p before disappearance. orange. Broke up before disappearance. called a bolide. Meteor was apparently
Possible short trail causing shape. A/c in process of becoming a bolide in process of becoming a bolide when when
reported objt not moving fast enough to be witnesses saw it.
a star. Appeared 30° above horizon. a star. Appeared 30 above horizon. Disappear-
ed on horizon. Suddenly broke up, then
disappeared in one sec.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
AF IN : 25005 (21 Feb 61) UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE W/ns
INCOMING
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
H
SMD B 106
KZCHQC435ZCQJB881
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWZGS 7A
ZNR ZNR
P 210500Z P 210500Z
FM SPOKANE AIRDEFSEC LARSON AFB WASH
TO RJWFAL/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RJWZBH/HQ 25 AIRDIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJEDSQ/HO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 D C
RJWFALB/CINCN NORAD NINT ENT AFB COLO
BT
UNCLAS FROM SPOIN 369
FOR INTELLIGENCE. SUBJECT, UFO REPORT.
1. A. OBLONG-CIGAR SHAPED.
B. DIME TO PEA B. DIME TO PEA
C. GREEN, CHANGING TO DULL ORANGE. C. GREEN, CHANGING TO DULL ORANGE.
D. ONE.
E. N/A
F. OBJECT BROKE UP BEFORE DISSAPPEARANCE F. OBJECT BROKE UP BEFORE DISSAPPEARANCE
G. POSSIBLE SHORT I TRAIL CAUSING SHAPE.
H.N/A

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 25005 (21 Feb 61) Page 2.of 4 pages
PAGE TWO RJWZGS 7A
I. AIRCRAFT REPORTED OBJECT NOT MOVING
FAST I ENOUGH TO BE C A STAR.
2. A. FLYING TARGET FOR INTERCEPT. ATTEMPTING
TO OBTAIN VISUAL ON FIGHTERS.
B. 30 DEGREES B. 30 DEGREES ABOVE ABOVE HORIZON- AT 10 0'CLOCK 10 O'CLOCK
C. ON HORIZON C. ON HORIZON AT 9 'CLOCK
D. STRAIGHT LINE D. STRAIGHT LINE
E. SUDDENLY BROKE UP - THEN DISSAPPEARED BROKE UP - THEN DISSAPPEARED
IN ONE SECOND.
F. 10 SECONDS
E. A. AIRBORNE VISUAL
B. NO AIDS
C. T-33 3 35050 - 84 FTR GP.
39,000 FEET
180 DEGREES
210 K IAS
SPOKANE IAP WASHINGTON SPOKANE IAP WASHINGTON
4. A. 21/0220Z
B. NIGHT B. NIGHT
. 5.0 OBJECT OBJECT A APPROX 30 NM NORTH OF KALISPELL APPROX 30 NM NORTH OF KALISPELL
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 25005 (21 Feb 61) Page 3 of 4 pages
PAGE THREE RJWZGS 7A
MONTANA ON DISAPPEARANCE
OBSERVERS APPROX 100 NM WEST NORTHWEST
OF THIS POSITION.
6.A.N/A. 6.A.N/A.
B. WILLIAMS, MAJ, 823 ACRON, COMMANDER, EXCELLENT
GORDON, I/LT, 84 FTR GP.,PERSONNEL, EXCELLENT
7. A. 2,000 FEET ABOVE FLAT CIRRUS DECK GIVING
GOOD HORIZON - EXCELLENT GOOD HORIZON - EXCELLENT VISIBILITY ON TOP. VISIBILITY ON TOP.
B. SFC 310/4 20,000 280/60
5,000 270/30 30,000 290/70
10,000 0 280/45 50,000 290/35
15,000 0280/50
C. 35 SCATTERED 50 SCATTERED 100 BROKEN 300 BROKEN
D. 20 MILES
E. 6 TENTHS
F. N/A
G. 2 DEGREES PER 1000 FEET. G. 2 DEGREES PER TODD FEET.
8. MOON DUST ALERT 8. MOON DUST ALERT FOR SPUTNIK T FOR SPUTNIK
OTHERWISE NONE.
9. N/A.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 25005 (21 Feb 61) Page 4 of 4 pages
PAGE FOUR RJWZGS 7A
10. N/A. 10
11. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, APPARENT VALID
SIGHTING. POSSIBLE SATELLITE VEHICLE SIGHTING. POSSIBLE SATELLITE VEHICLE
RE-ENTRY RE-ENTRY 1
12. NONE. 12. NONE.
BT BT
21/0545Z FEB RJWZGS
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