PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECO

2. LOCATION

1. DATE

5 Feb 64

RD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

. 0 Wes Balloon
| “oatgomery, Alabama O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Locol Q Ground-Vi sual 0D Ground-Radar : elie Leveridh
Gm t_09/ 00192 O Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 3. SOURCE 13% Woes Astronomical V2@RuUS »JUup
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
£ No | ofvdilian QO Possibly Astronomical
‘l 7. LENGTH OF OS5ERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other. oo
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i O Unknown
LO minutes, still insight | two stafonary

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Two objects malhtaining same relative position
observed at 45 deg elevation 260 deg azimuth.
Tnitial sighting at dusk. Star shaped smaller
object 2/3 size of larger. Objects had intensit
and color and brilliance of stars. Larger objec
appesred to be pointed on top and flat on bottom.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 3ZP 52)

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11. COMMENTS

Venus at 225 deg az 25 deg elevation.
Jupiter at 250 deg azimth 33 deg elev.
Odjects in general position as reported
and fit the description of the two
objects reported.

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A» (1) STAR SHAPED

(2) LARGER ONE=BASEBALL, OTHER 2/3 THAT SIZE
(5) INTENSITY AND COLOR OF BRILLIANT STAR

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(5) BOTH SAME ELEVATION AND SMALL DISTANCE APART

(6) LARGER ONE APPEARED POINTED ON TOP AND FLAT ON BOTT OM
(7) NONE

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(9) VERY BRILLIANT YY

B. (1) APPROX 1819 HRS (LOCAL) WIFE CALLED IT TO HIS ATTENTION

WHEN
(2)
(3)

ARRIVING HOME

ELEVATION-45 TO 52 DEGREES, AZIMUTH=-269 DEG

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DIU NOT OBSERVE DISAPPEARANCE-LAST OBSERVATION WAS AT 185g

HRS AND WAS THEN IN SAME RELATIVE POSITION

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D, PPOYDS/OB19Z FEBRUARY

(2) DUSK TO NIGHT

Re SOUTH EAST MONTGOMERY (NORMANDALE AREA) ALA

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(2) €A) AREP DEG AT 3
(5) 329 DEG AT 35
(OC) 218 DEG AT 45
(D) 2389 DEG AT 5a
€E> 222 DEG AT 65
(F) 259 DEG AT 100
(G) 278 DEG AT 72

KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
XNOTS
KNOTS

CS) 4,22 SCATTERED, ABOVE 28,022 BROKEN

°4) 8 MILES
(5) 8/12

6) TOWERING CUMULUS WEST AND NORTH, COLD FRONT Hap PASSED

THROUGH APPROX | HOUR PRIOR To OBSERVAT [on

(7) NEGLIGIBLE

He MAXWELL AFB METEOROLOGIST (mas HOWARD) STATED To INVESTIGATING

OFFICER THAT BOTH SATURN AND VENUS ARE Noy VISIBLE DURING THE

EVENING IN THE SENERAL AREA IN WHICH O8JECTS WERE SIGHTED AND

FURTHER THAT THE CLEAR ATMOSPHERE FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF THE

COLD FRONT WOULD ENHANCE THE BRI LIANCE OF THESE PLANETS,

fo NONE

Je NONE

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Ko LT COL D, R. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF INTEL, 3826 COMD CON GP cau)
COMMENTS: DURING THE PERIOD OF OBSERVATION, THE SIGHTING WAS RE-

PORTED BY THE OBSERVER TO A LT COL qm SAF RET) WHO In-
MEDIATELY ¢184@ HRS) STEPPED OUTSIDE FOR OBSERVATION AND MADE THREE

ABLE CHANGE IN OBJECT POSITION. COL QB WHO WAS A ComMAND
PILOT WITH 7,002 FLYING HOURS, STATED TO THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER
THAT HE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED THE OBJECTS AS CELESTIAL BODIES. HE
STATED FURTHER THAT THEY WERE UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, BUT THAT HE AT-
TRIBUTES THIS TO THE CLEAR ATMOSPHERE WHICH FOLLOWED THE PASSING OF
A COLD FRONT. COL@@RMMM™ IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO THE INVESTIGATING
OFFICER AND IS CONSIDERED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMPLETELY RELIA-
SLE, THIS INFORMATION AND THE OPINION OF THE BASE METEOROLOGICAL

OFFICER INDICATES THAT THE OBJECTS WERE DEFINITELY PLANETS,

1, NONE,

NOTE: Original transmission not received in SMB
BT Advance copy to DIA & NIN

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