PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21 July 66 21/1500Z Port Harrison, Canada one wicness
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Balloon Balloon
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 hours 2 hours
TION Observer noted a balloon shaped object with what a;peared
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION to be cords hanging down from it with a snaall object
Ground Visual connected. The object was moving toward the Sw at about
5 mph, At an altitude aprroximately 20,C00 feet.
7. COURSE
SN The description is consistent with that of a balloon.
8. cbservation. Although attempts to locate such a bailoon
PHOTOS were fruitless the description is very consistent with
Yes such an evaluation.
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey be uned.

TDETR/Maj H Quintanilla, Jr/7o916/mhs
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Unide Observat 1966
U.3. I Department of Commerce SEP 2 8 1968
Ervironmental Science Services Administration
Weather Bureau
Attn: Mir
Reference your letter w1321, dated 26 August 1966, regarding an
observation by the Canadian Meteorological Service. We have con-
ferred with a meteorologist on this particular sighting and he
believes a balloon is responsible for the sighting; ;however, we
have been unable to locate specific balloon which caused the
sighting.
Contact was made with the National Center for Atmospheric Research
for any information on a balloon that could have been in the area.
who launch balloons, and in all instances we met with negative re-
sults.-
Since no national threat is indicated and no scientific benefit can
be gained, it is felt that the expenditure of extra manhours and
computer retrieve this data would not be justified.
Wheler
WARREN S. WHEELER, COlOnel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems
COORD ATION:
DATE 23 SEOT66
TDETR MAJ HUINTANIKLA, JR
DATE Sepil6
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OF
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
WEATHER BUREAU
SILVER SPRIN 20910
August 26, 1966
INREPLY REFER TO: W1321
Major Quintanella
Foreign Technology Division
Attention: TDEW
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433
Dear Sir:
Your office was suggested as possibly being able to identify
or assist in the identification of the object or source of the or assist in the identification of the object or source of the
object described in the copy of the attached letter recently object described in the copy of the attached letter recently
received from the Director of the Canadian Meteorological
Service.
From the description it would appear t From the description it would a appear that the object was some that the object was some
sort of constant density yor pressure level type of balloon.
However, we do not know any balloons of this type being
released in the Northern Hemisphere a this time.
Port I Harrison is located due east of Churchill across the
Hudson Bay where regular radiosondel balloons are released.
These balloons expand to much larger size at 20,000 feet
than noted in the description in the letter and probably
never cross the Hudson Bay before bursting.
Sincerely,
Special Assistant Special Assistant (Polar)
Overseas Overseas Operations Division
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
315 nloor Streot Hest,
Toronto 5, Onterio,
August 9, 1963.
Direccor a
United States Weather Buraau,
Washington, D.C. 20235.
Attenti Att Ovorseas Cperations Division Ovorseas Operations Division
Dear Dear
We have a report from our O.I.C. of the Upper Air Station, We have a regort from our O.I.C. of the Upper Air Station,
Lson, P.Q. as follous:
"On "On July 2lst, l96é an unlmoum dject was sighted in the vicinity July 2lst, 19éé an unlmoum dbject was sighted in the vicinity
of Port I of Port Harrison, P.Q. Harrison, P.Q. A description of the object, sighting A description of the object, sighting 1
location etc. fellows.
(1) Balloon shepad.
(2) Dome shaped top was blue in colour, the rost was white.
(3) Appeared to be cords hanging down from it with a small object
connected.
(4) Estimated to bo 5 foet wide and 7 feet high.
(5) Objcot moving south at ly 5 miles per hour at
a height of 20,000 feet.
(6) In view by eye from l0 A.M. to 12 Noon, July 21/66.
(7) Sighting location 78° 50' Longitude, 5 151 Latitude.
tion concerning what this object was, purpose was and
where it originated from."
We are passing this report to you for your information and
Yours very Yours ve
Director.
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weather balloons lately and they would not reach However, if they
do find anything they will call us. Otherwise they are negative.
ONR revealed that they launched three balloons
balloons would be responsible for they normally don't get across the Hudson balloons would be responsible for they normally do t get across the Hudson
Also said that there that there were numerous were numerous radiosonde launches launches
able able to
in Canada that launch daily in Canada that launch daily and that our weather n man should be/help us in this
matter. matter.
Gentees-with-the-Belleen-Sentrel-Genterr-Hollomen-AFB,-Now-Noxiee
NCAR, Boulder, Colorado results. Dr. Morris said that
he did not know of any balloons to account for the observence.

balloons
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launch
sites. If you feel that this extra effort is d desirable then I will
initiate initiate the necessary action acquire the data. - J
never reach high alttude or their their normal size. This could normal size. This could be the e case case
in this instance. in this instance.
ne expenditure of
this data would not
be justified.
(s) Maj Smith
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