PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Southwest Canada 0 Was Balloon
2 June 1962 5543 N - 12008 W Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local1743 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodur D Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 2/013: AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomi=al
3 No Civiltan Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OSJECTS 9. COURSE Othetr...
000 Insufficient Data for Evalvution
4 Min. 1 Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
An object resembling a weather ablloon and Witness Was using binoculars to dbserve
reported to be the size of a basketball at this object and I this is probably cuuse
larms longth was reported by one witness in for estimate of objeots size as that
SW Canada, The object was reportedly moving of basketball at arms length. Four min.
S and wns observed for 4 min. Then witness is hardly long enough to watch a glow
stopped watching. Object was observed moving object and deternine accurately
through binoculars. its direction of motion. Is probably
balloon. One witness case.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AF IN : 45811 (26 May 62) C/au
ACTION: CIN-17
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PRELIMINARY REPORT ISREGARD
THIS REPORT. RELEASE OF BALLON FROM HOLLOMAN AIR
FORCE BASE ON 23 MAY IN MID AFTERNOON HAS S BEEN
CONFIRMED.
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FM HO 92SAW FAIRCHILD AFB WASH
TO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
INFO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/18SAW FAIRCHILD AFB WASH
RJEZBL/HQ COMD USAF BOLLING RJEZBL/HQ COMD USAF BOLLING AFB WASH DC AFB WASH DC
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UNCLAS D DCOIC 10,2I0. FOR AFCIN BOLLING AND SAFIS OSAF.
REPORTED IN NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHWESTERN CANADA: REPORTED STATES A OUTHWESTERN CANADA:
AN EXTREMELY LARGE BRIGHT, GREEN, ORANGE AND WHITE OBJECT STREAKED
ACROSS THE SKY FROM A NORTHERLY TO SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, IT WAS
SIGHTED BY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ON 28 MAY 1962, AT APPROXIMATELY
224;3 HOURS, PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, THE OBJECT APPEARED TO SOME
VIEWERS TO BE 200 FEET LONG. A BALL OF BRIGHT LIGHT, WITH A LONG
TAIL BEHIND. THE TAIL APPEARED AS BURNING, AND PIECES FALLING
FROM THE OBJECT. INVESTIGATIONS BEING MADE THE INTELLIGENCE

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IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE HEAD OF THE DOMINION ASTR-PHYSICAL
CBSERVATORY, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DR. R.M. TEPETTRE
REPORTED THE OBJI TO BE AN EXTREMELY LARGE METEORITE.
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ULCLAS SPOIN962
1. A. KOUND -
B. ABOUT SIZS OF BASKETBALL, ABOUT ONE MILE HIGH
C. SILVER
D. ONE
E.
F. ROUND
G. NO EXHAUST, ABOUT SIZE OF BASKETBALL AT APMS LEHGTH 1
H. NO SOUND
I. RESEMBLED WX BALLON, EST. VERY HIGH, SIX MILES UP
2. A, OBJECT HEADING SOUTH, BUT UT JINDS WERE E HEADING
SOUTH WEST SOUTH WEST
E. OVERNEAD NINETY DEGRIES E. OVERNEAD NINETY DEGREES
C. WATCHED FOR FOUR MINUTES AT FORTY-FIVE AT FORTY-FI DEVREES VREES
D. STRAIGHT OR SLIGHT CURVE
E. UNKNOWN, STOPPED WATCHING
F. WATCHED FOR FOUR MINUTES, F. WATCHED FOR FOUR MINUTES, THEN THEN PHONED EDMONTON GOBC
3. 4 3. 1 A. GROUND A. SROUND VISUAL
E. NOT VISUAL WITH MAKED EYE, USED MOT 1t X 50 BINOCULARS
C.
4. A. 2134Z
B. DAY LIGNT, VISIBILITY - GOOD TO VERY COOD
S. A. I DK2L5243 5543N - 128 28W, FIVE MILES SOUTH OF
DANSON CREEK
6. A. WISTER P*GS 31 . CHIEF OnN
RELIABILITY VERY GOOD 1
7. h. CST. 5,WUD FEET BROKEN, 15 MILES LIGNT RAIN, JNTER
TEMP. 51 DEGREES, DCN POINT 41 DEORIES, WINDS FROM

MELAADILITT VSAI GUUD 4
RAIN, INTER
TEMP. 51 DEGREES, DEW POINT 41 DEGREES, WINDS S FROM
NORTH AT 7 KNOTS, ALTIMETER 29.57
B. 4 THOUSAND 250/15
6 THOUSAND 230/15
12 1 THOUSAND 2 220/20
1c THOUSAND 178/25
THOUSAND 16671.
0.5,602 BROKEN
D. FIFTEEN MILES
E. BROKEL I TO SCATTERED
F.
G. FIFTY-ONE DEGREES
8. NONE
9. NONE 9. RONE
18. UNKNOWN 18. UNKNOUN
11. OEJECT COULD HAVE 11. CEJECT COULD HAVE E BEEN UX BALLOON, HOWEVER IT WAS TRAV- E BEEN WX BALLOON, HOUEVER IT WAS TRAV-
ELLING CONTRARY TO WINDS. INITIALLY REPORTED TO EDMON- ELLING CONTRARY TO WINDS. INITIALLY REPORTED TO EDMON-
TON GOBC THENCE TO BILLY BOY. NO RADAR RETURNS FROM
OBJECT. NO OTHER REPORTS RECEIVED
12. NONE
BT IT
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