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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Aug 63 5 Aug 63 Melville AS, labrador 0 0 Was Balloon
Probably Balloan Probably Balloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft Probobly Aircrofi
GMT. 05/1827Z AlnVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
YeRadar Scope military D Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
hrs 53 mins t.wo varied 000 Insufficlent Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objs with normal paint on height finder of Negatives of scope forwarded.
size about that of a/c observed for almost 1o Analysis submitted to Electronics
hrs. Objs were 2 miles apart. Intial pickup on Branch for evaluation. Balloon with
HRI at 80,000 ft deg azimuth 68 miles rang. radar corner reflector considerd as
disappearance at deg azimuth 74 miles rang. the most probable cause. Transparent
height fluctuated between 60,000 to80,000 ft n bal loon would be difficult to see
vertical movement. Normal AP. T-33 airborne conld from a/c traveling at high speed,
not get visual contact. 2 flights were scrambled yet would be picked up on alr
for identification and could get Radar pickup but In tercept Radar. (See analysis)
no visual contact. Three flights and 6 a/e we
scrambled in attempt to gain visual contaett
without success. T
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
REPLY TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
ATTN OF: TDEED
SUBJECT: Evaluation of UFo Report from Melville AS, Labrador
TO: TDEW (Capt Quintanilla)
Since visual contact of the target was not made in this case,
it is impossible to state with returns
on the radars.
2. Equipment malfunction can be ruled out, since several radars
displayed the same target; and anomalous pro appears to
be unlikely.
3. From the activity of the target it appears that the most logical
explanation is a balloon, possibly carrying a radar corner reflector.
This would not necessarily be a balloon released by our people, or
even by one of the western countries. Balloons have been known to
travel hundreds of miles, and the relatively small lateral travel,
coupled with the variation in altitude from 6,o0o ft to 8,ooo ft 2~
would be typical of a balloon. If the balloon were small and silver \ra3}$
or transparent, it might well be next to impossible to see visually, or transparent, it might well be next to impossible to see visually,
yet would be easily detected by the radars. yet easily detected by the radars.
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PARASRAPH 16. SUSPICTED CAUUE TO T AND UWVAL "SATHER
PINSIEN. SLETATITING DOCUNET AD PHOTODRAPUS WITH
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35M MSG MIWC 55
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(5) 371 -12/12.
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H. NONE IN THIS AREA. WALYIS OT UPPET AI TOF MIGS IN
THIS ARES INDICATED 'O UNGSUAL METEO FOLOGICOL CO T ITIOWS.
ANDLALOLS PROPIGATIN AVALYSIS I DICATE O MAL CO DITIONS
24,3A FELT. TO TTENPTS PEME MARE A O VICUAL L COTACT
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AIRCRAFT HAD RADAR CONTACT, BUT COULD NOT GET A VISUAL CONTACT. (
AT 2IZOZ, AIRCRAFT VERE BROKEN OFF. AT T Z5/2115Z, HL 4Z (TEST
AIRCRAT) MADE THREE PASSES ON TARGET. ML 4Z WAD RADAE
CONTACT BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET VISUAL CONTACT. AT 2RO3Z, WL 11
AND 13 WERE SCFAMBLEE ON YAS7. EACH AIRC CPAFT MADE TWO PASSES. t
FACH AIRCRAFT HAD RADAR CONTACT BUT VARE UNAE TO GET A VICUAL.
SROTOR SORANBLED U3 18 A F-186 PROM SROTOR SORANBLED U3 18 A F-18S PROM LORIN3, FOT HALF PINT DRI"3, FOT HALF PIMT
COMTROL. THE RADIO IY THE F-126 SECAME IOPTPATIVF EYROUTE COMTROL. THE RATIO I - LOPTPATIVT EROUTE
TO GDOSI AIR BASE, MICEESITATINS A" ESCOFT FOP THE F-I2E. THE TO GDOSI AIR BASE, MECESSITATIVS A" ESCOFT FOP THE F-I2E. THE
DECISION MAS MADA NOT TO HAVE TIF F-IZS MAKE AN ID PAST THIS DECISION WAS MADA NOT TO HAVE TIE F-ICS MAKE AN ID PAST THIS
DATE BUT TO HAVE IT AIRBORNE THE FOLLOWING MORIING. DATE BUT TO HAVE IT AIRBORNE THE FOLLOVING MORIING.
J. BALLOON RELEASED FFOM HARE J. BALLOON RELEASED FFOM HARMON SHORTLY BEFOFT 1 ON SHORTLY BEFOFT 1 1320Z, BURST 1389Z, BURST
AT 1315Z AT 1SI5Z WITHIN TWENTY DNE MILES OF HARMON, NOFTWERN NORAD HIN TWENTY DNE MILES OF HARMO N NORAD
WEATHER OFFIOER AND STAFF WEATHER OFFICER AT COLOFADO SPEINGS
YNEW OF NO BALLONS IN THIS AREA.

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14. ACIC RSFOLTING TATA AND FOTENT.
A DESCRIFTION OF TUF ORTCIS.
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(2) SIE APPROXIMATELY 1/A SI7E AIFTFAFT PAIT.
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(1) (5/1827.
(2) DAY..
E. LOCTION.
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(1)-MELVILLE AIR STATION, LABRADOR.
F. IDENTIFYING INFC RS.
(1) N/A
(3) 4ILITARY: A1C JAMES E. CRAVEY, 641 ACY SQUADRON,
APO 677, "Y, NY, FR I NUMEEO S OPERATIONS
NETBERS.
WEATKER AD VIIDS ALOFT COUDITIONS WEATKSR AD WIDS ALOFT COUDITIOUS AT TIME AT TIME PLACE OF OF -
31SITiS.. 313ITiN..
(1) E-OXN TO O (1) En0N TO 3 OVIRCAST CONDITIO'S IN THP AREA: BAUES 1000-
2003 FEET WITH T 2003 FEET WI PIPEP -2620Z PIPEP -262OZ
OVEF GOOSE A3: 3ASES 3EAE FF OVEF GOOSE A3: 3ASES 3EAE FEES
SCATTERED CONE SCATTERED CO TIONS TO NOFTH AND ONS TO NOPTH A'D OVERCAST TO SOUTH. OVERCAS TO SOUTH.
(2) WIMS (TRUE) TEMPERATURES (CEMT (GRADE)
SFC LGT/VREL
3M 262/12 PLUSS
12M 267/15 MINS4
150 290/19 MINUS 1e
3M 252/23 MI'US 16
25" 287/27 MIUS 29
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APO 677, New York, New York
REPLY TO
ATTM OPI 641CCP
SuaJecti UFC lhoto raphs 15 august 1963
7O4 Air Force Systems Command
Foreign Technology Division
TT: TD-E Aerial Phenomena Branch
right Patterson AFB, Ohio
The enclosed eleven (11) negatives an two (2) photographs of each
negative are fowarded in
and 64100P-28 message dated 6 Aug 63.
- 2 ATCH
Major, USAF 1. 22 Thotographs
Ass e operatlens ciflcer Ass't Operations Officer 2. i1 Regatives 2. 11 Megatives
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1827Z 5 Aug 63
Air Force Systeme Connand
Foreign Technology Viviaion
APTN: TD-E Acrial hcnomena Branch
dright latterson AfB, Chio
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