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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Sep 61 Johnson Johnson Is., Pacific IS., Pacific o Wes Ballaon comuooh
17 Sep 61 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D. Possibly Balloon
Local Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT 18/1230Z 18/12302 AirVisual Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6 Was Astronomical Meteor Meteor
DYs Y.s 00 0 ProbablyAstronomical Probably Astronomical
X.CXNo X.CXNo Mlitary Military D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE COURSE Other_ Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5 min 1
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING crew alghting 02 tn. COMMENTS 10e
4 elevation of observation.
ger thun busketbull
:il tall blong shape. Color blutrl
in f jet a/e. Coursn of obft
e vith flat T. arter 2 l/2 sec of
Tlight sparks shot ort. Intensity d speed con-
Vtant. Objt desepreerei over horizon. Redio
operator described as reidish color & observed
for 3 sec. Left trail of sparks similar to emert
wheel.' Etll operator could not describe xkkcolot
Cnly light w/red sparks trailing. Ordinancemin des-
cribed dax as burst or fire.
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1. CIRVIS REPORT. 3on688
2. THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMENTARY FROM CREW MEMBERS OF PATRON -22
WHO OBSERVED AN U.F.0. ON 18 SEP 1961 AT JOHNSVTON AFB. 181230Z. WHO OBSERVED AN U.F.0. ON 18 SEP 1961 AT . JOHNSVTON AFB. 181230Z.
3. PLAN CAPTAIN- INITIAL OBSERVER OF THE OBJECT. REMAINED IN VIEW
FOR 5 SECONDS. INITIALLY APPEARED APPROX 8 FOR 5 SECONDS. INITIALLY APPEARED APPROX 8 80 MILES DISTANCE. ANGLE
OF ELEVATION APPROXI 40-50 DEGREES. SIZE ESTIMATED APPROXI 40-50 DEGREES. SIZE ESTIMATED LARGER THAN A LARGER THAN A
B B FIED
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AND AT A SPEED FASTER THAN THAT OF A JET INTERCEPTOR. SEEMED ON A
BALLISTIC TRAJECTORY.TO-AND-ONE-HALF SECONDS AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING
SPARKS SHOT OFF FROMNOSE. SIMILAR TO A SPARKLE. THERE WAS NO
CHANGE IN COURSE/SPEED OR TRAJECTORY. OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN A
SHOOTNG STAR BUT LOW ALTITUDE AND PROXIMITLY CAUSED OBSERVER TO
QUESTION THIS. LIGHT INTENSITY WAS SIMILAR TO NORTH QUESTION THIS. LIGHT INTENSITY WAS SIMILAR TO AND REM AINED EMAINED
CONSTANT. OBJECT VANISHED OVER HORIZON. CONSTANT. OBJECT OVER HORIZON,
4. RADAR OPERATOR: OBJECT POINTED OUT BY PLANE CAPTAIN. APPEARED AS POINTED OIT BY PLANE CAPTAIN. APPEARED AS
A BALL OF FIRE FLASHING THRU THE SKY. OBSERVED OBJECT FOR APPROX
3 SECONDS, REDDISH - ORANGE IN COLLAR. COURSE 180 DEGREES.
FASTER THAN A JET AIRCRAFT. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 25-30 DEGREES.
APPEAREDCLOSE TO ISLAND. APPROX TWO TIMES SIZE OF NORMAL STAR.
CORSE/SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT BUT RAPIDLY LOST ALTITUDE. LEFT •
RED - ORANGE STREAK IN SKY. SIMILAR TO SPARKS FROM AN EMERY WHEEL.
5. ECM OPERATOR - SAW OBJECT FOR 2-3 SECONDS. SIZE SIMILAR TO
ROTATING AERODROME BEACON. NOT CERTAIN OF COLOR, BUT WAS LIGHT.
SAW BRIGHT RED SPARKS TRAILING FROM SIDES. JUST PRIOR TO LOSING SIGHT SAW BRIGHT I RED SPARKS TRAILING FROM SIDES. JUST PRIOR TO LOSING SIGHT
OF OBJECT SAW SPONTANEOUS BURST OF LIGHT, BRIGHT RED IN COLOR.
OBJECT DID NOT ALTER COURSE/SPEED. SPEED APPEARED NO FASTER THAN
A JET FIGHTER. SEEMED AT A JET F FIGHTER. SEEMED AT LOW ALTITUDE AND CLOSE TO ISLAND. LOW ALTITUDE AND CLOSE TO ISLAND.
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6. ORDNANCE MAN - OBSERVED OBJECT FOR 3-4 SECONDS. ANGLE OF ELEVATION
APPROX 35 DEGREES. COURSE 180 DEGREES. APPEARED CLOSE TO ISLAND.
FOLLOWED OBJECT THRU APPROX I; DEGREES OF AZIMUTH. FASTER THAN A
JET AIRCRAFT. SIMILAR IN SIZE TO AERO DROME BEACON. OBLONG IN SHAPE, JET AIRCRAFT. SIMILAR IN SIZE TO AERO DROME BEACON. OBLONG IN SHAPE,
SIMILAR TO A BULLET. FIRE TRAILING OFF SIDES AND TAIL. SAW BURST
OF FIRE AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING. NO COURSE/SPEED OF FIRE AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING. NO COURSE D CHANGE. ALTITUDE CHANGE. ALTITUDE
SEEMED NOSE DOWN.
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