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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 July 1961 Helena.Montana 0 Probably Bulloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Locol . Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor D Was Aircraft
EX Probobly Aireraft
GMT22/0030Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probobly Astronomical
XONo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
7 minutes two North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obsvation prior to dusk. A/c on J-$o
Two round bright objs in trail three
inbound to Billings. Rptd obj was
minutes apart obsrvd by B-52 crew with moving West. Initial sighting along
satellite. Size of star. Steady flight enroute to Malstrom
Initial obsvation on this coute.
straight & level. at Gre Montana,would pre-
4 dgrs moon moving rapidly at guration would
estimat levation.into sun at sent Objs
appea st when in
10 dgr ele 6odgr azimuth. Obsvation
reali t greater alt
//thay ving North at
features. A/c was heading o9sdgr. or speed than
440 knots. WX clear visibility unlimit.observers a/c.Case evaluated as a/
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP : 52)

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SMB'A 095 AF IN, : STAFE MESSAGE DRANCH
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ZNR ZNR
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FM GR4ISTRATWG GLASGON AKB MONT FM GR4ISTRATWG GLASGOW AKB MONT
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RICHARDS GEBAUER AFB MISSOUD
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHO/HO USAF WASH 25DC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AK WASH 25 DC
INFO RJWXBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT Director 21-3
AFB NEBR
RJWBKN/15AK MARH AFB CALIF Maxwoll ArB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospoce Studies Inst
BT RETURN TO: J
ATTN:HQ USAF KOR AKCIN; ATTN:SEC FOR SAFIS.
FOR ABOVE LISTED COMMANDS.
"UFO" REPORT SUBNITTED UNDER PROVISIONS "UFO" REPORT SUBMITTED UNDER PROVISIONS OF A77 200-20 AZ2 200-2.
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S): SMC SMG
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(2) SIZE OF A STAR BUT ABOUT (2) SIZE OF A STAR BUT ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIKES AS B
THE ECHO S THE ECHO SATELLITEGM TIKES AS BRIGHT AS BRIGHT AS BRIGHT AS BRIGHT AS
(3) WHITE
(4) TLO OBJECTS IN NUNBER.
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STAMF.MESSAGE GRANCH UNCLASSINED VLDSAGE
AF IN 3509 (25 JuL6i) COMING page 2 of 4
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(5) IN TRAIL, APPROXIVATELY THREE MINUTES APART.
(5) NONE NOTED. .
(7) NONE NOTED.
(8) NONE E NOTED.
(9) MOVEMENT FROM EAST TO WEST. (9) MOVEMENT FROM EAST TO WEST.
(1) FIRST OBSERVED ABOUT (1 FIRST OBSERVED ABOUT FOUR FOUR DEGREES ELEVATION BELOW MOONGN DEGREES ELEVATION BELOW MOONGN
MOVING RAPIDLY.
(2) ALTITUDE 19) MIDD TUOATVTTE TWENTY FIVE DEGREES AOVE HORIZON, AZIMUTH 200 DTZON
JEGREES,
(3) ALTITUDE TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, TRUE AZIMUTH 260 DEGREES.
(4) TRAVELED IN ARC ACROSS SKY, NO MANEUVERS NOTICED.
(5) DISAPPEARED INTO THE E SUN.
(6) SEVEN MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) AIR VISUAL
IBILITY BY OBSERVING THROUGH IBILITY BY OBSERVING THROUGH I PERISCOPIC SEXT ANT OPTICS DID NOT DID NOT
REVEAL ANY MORE DETAIL.
(3) 5-52, (3) 5.52, IDENT IFICATION IDENT IFICATION N NUMBER DRAPE 27, ALTITUDE 38,000 FT, NUMBER DRAPE 27, ALTITUDE 38,000 FT,

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STAF, MESSAGE CRANCH UNCLASSED MESSAGE
AF IN 3509 3 of 4
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MSL, RRUE HEADING 098SDEGREES, TRUE AIRSPEED 440 KNOTS, HOME STATION
GLASCOW AFB, MONTANA.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 22/0530Z JULY 61
(2) DUSK Nas DOSn
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S) E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)
(1 46-34N 112-06W, HELENA MONTANA AREA. (1) 46-34N 112-06W, HELENA MONTANA AREA.
FGM IDENTITYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER(S)
() MILITARY, R.H. WORRELL, JR., COLONEL, USAF, DEPUTY COM-
MANDER OF OPERATIONS, GRQROST STRATEGIC WIN AFB AAFB,
MONTANA, REL IA8)856: EXCELLENT.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALI ONDIT IONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR
(2) SURFACE, SOUTH 07 KNOTS6,000 FT 030/05; 40,000FT
340/40; 50,000 FT 360/30 KTS.
(3) NONE
(4) 40 MILES
(5) NONE
(E)NONE (6)NONE
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(7) SURFACE 26; 6,00 10,000-8CGV 20,000-8C; 30,000-35;
40,000-51C; 50,000-580.
H. UNKNOWN
I. NONE
JGM UNKNOWN
GLASGOW AFB, MONTANA. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES POSSIBILITY
OF SATELLITE OBSERVATION AND FOLLOWING IT THE SECOND STAGE OF
ROCKET BEHIND FIRST OBJECT. MOVEMENT FROM EAST TO WEST SEEMS EAST TO WEST SEEMS
UNUSUAL. UNUSUAL.
1. NONE
BT
24/2345Z JUL RJWBND

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1961 UNDENTDED A/
al Jal, 1961 Helona, Nortana. Tine M2/0030z
Report received from Glasgow AFB, Montana on 25 July using AFR 200-2 Formnt.
observed by Da52 erew
Swo round beigt Cojagsa were 3-4 tires as hright as ocho, white
veihok naled eye and sextant. in color, round,aid had starlikd agpe arance. Movezent was stesdy flight,
objees mcy-
Novemeot from Sast to West miles gut satellite possibilities. flight pattern,
istle3 of en a/e sighting are present. Durntion of sighting, Discermable featwres of airereft
are often distorted at great distances, partieularly at dusk-annd when looking and speed are consistant with this analysis. I
tovard the sun. Althovgk sighting vas near duak end the cbjeets vere bealing
into the sun, thw witnesses sbould have been able to identify some foatures of qualirications this case is considered
an a/e. Lr-vieror the observers
unidentifled.
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