PROJECT BLUE BOOK

eg oe

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
l. RATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

9 Avgust 65 10/0322] Cedar Rapiis, Towa

3% SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION

Civilian Astro (METEOR)
1. NUMBER OF O3JECTS

One. Duration flight and description in accord with this evaluation. |
5. LENGTH OF C8SERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS : .

lL, - 6 Seconis
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground=Vis ual
7e COURSE
SW
18, PHOTOS

Irridescant light white colar. No sound, Observed in NE at
‘deg elevation. Straight flight to SW on heading of 210 deg,
Faded. Duration 4 = 6 Seconds,

4.

m Yes
Tx No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

1 Yes
EXNeo

PORM

FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used, |

i

piorecsefeib ; DEP.AR? WENT OF THE AIR FORCE ¥ 4 i P és by

Pod val aie yt ‘ mers .F

MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH CLASSIFIED
ee eee ees ee ee Aas oD —— a | hb
~ 4
: Ot a ‘
maces we, 2 ped i ‘

al

-
one ne ee oe 6

AF IN: $5631 (10 Aug 65) J/ap
ACTION: NIN-7

INFO: SAF-0S-3, XOP=-1, XOPX-8, DIA-1 (21)
SMB C167 CHQB863ZCYJX 177

PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDAHJ 3 2221730

ZNR UUUUU

P 1917152
FM 788TH RADAR SQ WAVERLY AFS {OWA

70 RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDAR/32TH AIR DIV TRUAX FLO WIS

RUCCAH/CHADS TRUAX FLD WIS

RUCOSQ/USAF SYS COMD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC

RUE AHQ/SECRETARY OF USAF WASHINGTON OC.

BT

UNCLAS 78800C-22051 AUG Ge: FOR ADCCOIND, 39-01N, CHOIN,

AFSC (FTO), AFNIN, CAFO. Gro REPORT THIS MESSAGE 1N 12 PARTS.

— |

PART 1, NO DEFINITE suare. | SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A KITCHEN

MATCH HEAD. HELD AT ARMS LENGTH, COLOR WAS INCANDESCENT WHITE,

ONE OBJECT. NO FORMATION, NO DISCERNABLE FEATURES. NO TAIL, TRAIL
OR EXHAUST, NO SOUND. NO OTHER PERTINENT CR UNUSUAL FEATURES,

PART 14. JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP. ANGLE OF MOVEMENT WAS NE

INCOMING . | DEF.\R’ AENT OF THE AIR FORCE

MESSAGE STAFE MESSAGE BRANCH _UNCLA SSIFIED

~ Seed EL I StS el teh nett = NE et
—— ome ee

AF IN: 56631 (10 Aug 65) te beet Pg 2 of 3

34 DEGREES. DISAPPEARED SW HEADING 218 DEGREES. STRAIGHT
FLIGHT-PATH OF 218 DEGREES$ NO MANEUVERS, OBJEVT FADED SLOWLY.

VISIBLE & TO 6 SECONDS, PART Til. GROUND VISUAL. NO OPTICAL AIDS,
PAGE 2 RUCDAHJ 3 UNCLAS .
GROUND SIGHTING. PART !V. 19 AUG 1965 = @312Z. NIGHT. PART V,

LA LOL CLEC TCS 5 By

OBSERVER LOCATED AT 91 DEGREES 40 MINUTES W = 41 DEGREES 59 MINUTES

Ne PART V1, CIVILIAN, CS 25 YEARS, Sin,

S¥, CEDAR RAPIOS, IOWA. SCIENCE TEACHER. RELIABILITY UNKNOWN, PART

Vil, WEATHER CONDITIONS COBSERVER) 5 PERVENT CIRRUS CLOUD COVER, CLEAR
VISIBILITY. WINDS: 6,000 FT. 340 DEGREES AT 3&K. 19,000 FT. 360
DEGREES AT 20K, 16.000 FT. 359 DEGREES AT 20K, 29,000 FT. 342

DECREES AT 25K. 30,200 FT. 368 DEGREES AT 4K, 59,200 FT. 348
DEGREES AT 32K. CEILING UNLIMITED, GOOD VISIBILITY. SCATTERED

HIGH CLOUDS. NO THUNDERSTORMS, TEMPERATUJE GRADIENT: 52,200
FT. MINUS 56 DEGREES. 39,280 FT MINUS 49 DEGREES. 29,900

FT. MINUS 76 DEGREES. 16,008 FT. MINUS 6 DEGREES. 19,009 FT,

PLUS 2 DEGREES. 6.900 FT. PLUS 12 DEGREES, PART ViIt. NO

UNUSUAL ACT OR CONDITIOMS. PART IX, NO INTERCEPTION. OR IDENTIFICATION
ACTION, PART X. NO KNOWN BALLOON RELEASES. PART XI. IN© :
TELLIGENCE OFFICER, 788TH RADAR SQUADRON, WAVERLY AFS, IOWA.

bo. LLL LCCC LL LLL LLL ALAS a a re

pieosas a DEF.AR? WENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
7 SoS ieee, . .
eiptii |
|.
1s ‘
| AF IN: §6631 (10 Aug 65) | Pg 3 of 3 |
r UFO SIGHTING MEETS DESCRIPTION OF A METEOR. PART X11, NO
f PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOUND. ;
4
BT
i NNN ‘
N
p - BAD Mihi ot oh el pele gb