PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
I, DATE TIME GROUP LOCATION
11 Feb 67 12/0255Z Worland, Wyoning Kultiple
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Ealloon(hot Air)
4. iNOTC: (HOT AIR BALOON)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
12 minutes .
Observers watched a round ball of light that appeared about
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the size of an orange at arms length. The color of the ligh
Ground Visual was a orangy-yellow. The object appeared to have a reflectc
carppy of light above it. The light was noted in the north-
7. COURSE ern sky. Two airline pilots reported sighting the object on
NW & N their approach orland Airport. This plane arrived at
the airport 2034L.
. FHOTOS 5. ProTus
XXYes Letter was received from a family in Worland reporting Letter was received from a family in Worland reporting that
No her son launched a total of four hot air balloons on the her son launched a total of four hot air balloons on the
2. PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE night of ll Feb 67. The first three were reasonably suc- suc-
cessful, but the foutth was overwhelning. 1
17 Yos .
XNo X No
FORM FORM
FTD SEP6O FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) 0.329 (TDE) Prevfous editlons of thls form may bo used. Prevlous editlons of thls form may bo used.
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(11-64) WBAM FOMM TO(FAA)
SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
(Abridged form for us* ot designated FAA stations)
Visibility Sea Wind
Time Sky and ceiling (Statute Weather and Dew rim-
Type (1.a.t.) milma) obstructions level Temp point Direction Speed Charac- settny
(Hundreds ofteet) Sutface Tower to vision pressure (F) (o}$ (x10.) tet and shifts rin)
(2) (3) (1) (4a) (5) mb) (6) (7)
(8) 592 (10) 1112 1.22
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C/5s 20 22322 2113 06 607
0x8 232201817 04 009
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42 2702318 164
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1058 to 23328 2004
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12ST 1-10 40 233 2106
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15E1000/0 40 2213724 6110
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P P 158 H 15t 15t 619 2531 67 04 2192361 2?04
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R 258 1258 11 /t 2.622-20 68c41 2.36 222068c41
R Baca 15+ 23223191404 cC cC
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No. (in.) temp. temp Seation pressure compututions
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(41) (42) (43) (44) (45) Time(l.a.t.) (39) 0455105816582258 24-Hr. 24-
Att. Thera. temp. mal. ten mi
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Total Cor. (6-6) (€
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3 038 33 Sea. Press. (63) 25820 25185025.70025.800
4 O 33 21 Batograrb (61) 25820 25.85025.2025,906
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will be forwarded it so desired.
3. In view of the attached letter, this investigation is
considered complete wil the identification of the object(s)
being as stated in etter. This report is being for-
warded in the eve hat persons unfamiliar with the attached
letter have repe his sigh to other agencies.
4. Further inquiry should be directed to Matthews,
Chief, ext 2744, 2745, or
2746.
Outam 986-2744 1963749
TUD
RICHARD I. MATTHEWS, Maj, USAF 4 Atch
Base UFO Officer Base UFO Officer 1. Worland Airport
Local Weather Report
2. Worland City Map
3. UFO Letter
4. 4. UFO Report
SMO ATTN Aero Direct = 7
SMC Maxv Director
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Maxwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Bronch Aerospace Studies Inst
RETURN TO: T
1003755
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8200 PM.
My fourteen year old son, and his friend
have been experimenting for s some days now with a hot
air baloon, made of a plastic cleaning birthday
candles.
the night llth. they were quite seccessful
as the launched of the. The first three were reasonably suc-
cessful, but the fourth was overwhelming.
We were entertaining some 26 people at We were entertaining some our house when house when
we were we were called out to called out to watch, and this far watch, and this far exceeded exceeded the enter- the enter-
tainment Mother and Dad had for tainment Mother and Dad had for their their guests. guests.
I talked to of of the and he and
asked asked me to contect me to contact you, thus this letter.
Hope this saves you further trouble.
Sincere
82414

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS REPORTING INFORMATION
DATE SIGHTED: 1//E667
TIME FIRST SIGHTED: /955 A0CAL
TIME
WEATHER CONDI ITIONS: CHECK APPLICABLE ITEMS
1. Clear L Hazy , Foggy  C Cloudy' Rain Snow _'
Other
2. Caim L, Light t Wind Extremely Windy _ Other
3. Sunny Sky ., Light Sky Dark Sky other
DESCRIPTION I OF OBJECT:
SHAPE Roa
DIAGRAM OR PICTURE:
SIZE: SIZE: (If unable to estimate, (If unable to estimate, compare compare to familiar objects to familiar objects
such as airplanes, roof such as airolanes, roof tops, etc)
App
length at slisst pint
COLOR: Orngy /eMlow
NUMBER: Sovone Pe tace ihe Mili
FORMATION:
A7112

Air-visual , Ground-electronic Aix-
electronic
OPTICAL AIDS: (Telescopes, binoculars, etc. Be specific
about make and power)
tiketh PelidT 2171E47
EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: (Materials, Photographs,
Burned Areas, Electrical Interference, Lights Dimaing, etc)
ao
IDENTIFICAT IDENTIFICAT WER(S) : VER(S) :
Civil Civil
Name
Mailing Address Mailing Addresst WornoNo. Wgo Whrhovo.Wjo
Military:
Namet es o e o o Grade: an
Organization:
Age and Sex: a se a m  naas
Duty:
THE FOLLONING INFORMATION IS TO FILLED OUT BY THE INTERVIEW-
ING OFFICER:
aircraft, identi-
fication number, altitude, heading, spoed, and home station.)

object(s) when first sighted:
1mks o1
if towa tlslvtro
Estimated height, distance ,angle, elevation or azimuth of
object(s)
o fil kaing t. N.w.
Description of
Sce etlechd 1080 eflocrne
How did the object(s) disappear? (Instantaneously to the
North, slowing, rising to the east, etc)
mdecated

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DATE AND ZULU TIME OF SIGHTING:
Report from nearest Aws or US Weather Bureau Office of wind
direction and velocity in degree and knots at surfact, 6,ooo',
10,000', 16,000', 20,000', 30,000', 50,000', and 80,000' if
available.
Visibility:
Amount of cloud Cover:
Storas in area and quadrant in whicn located:
-
Vertical mperature Gradient:
Any otner unusual otner unusual activity or condition, activity or condition, meteorological, meteorological,
Astononomical, or Astononomical, or otherwise which might otherwise which might account for the for the sighting:
Interception on Interception identification action taken: dentification action taken: Nve
Notifioation to local radar or Notifica flight tovers; tovers;
.
Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of
flight of any air traffic or balloon I released in the area
which might possible account for the sighting:
Estimate of reliability of witness: Exlt

Position and title of accompanying officers:
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WORLAND a VICINITY Appruacket frn
SCALE OF MILES CITY OF WORLAND this diretion.
12 WASHAKIE COUNTY, WYOMING
20E SCALE OF FEET 2500
1 000 2000
R.93W. R.92/W. R.92W. C up
dens 3 36140
s
Ave inont 2ve.
Uoeson
Industrior Sites Benine Dve South Conal
Fair Grounds Lone Honever
S Lover
Pullo Pullictm lAve
TR 65 Sedne, Ave 3
TR. 6E O Bebetion As. s Robe df af Ave 167 415
19 1 ,St.
this is 8.9-4orn A/h U.S.
drection oi
TR.64 RR Cobrn
Groct DVe
42
HOAN ObdSue
Sec. 19 S
TR. 53 5 ©4
Howg!! Howell
TR 55 Ave Chbrles Ave righ School
918 Pork
G is 8
TR 45 cs Ave
TR 52 Xs Hoily Ave 45 11 419t
401 19 ull
Woshck
Sec,30 Sec 30 First Nctionat Bank a Parking Lot. First Nctional Bank 8 Parking Lot.
City Ha. City Hall.
TR. TR 47 47 AmH 91045 J022-5 3 Post Office.
22 94 1 North Side Elementary Schools. North Side Elemertary Schools.
5 5 C a.a o. Depat. C.a.a0 Depot
84 R4 48 40 TR.46 TR.46 Wathckie County Court House & Palice Station.
7 East Side Elementary Schoal.
8. Junioe High Schoat Junioe High Schoal
9. Vashakie Memarial Hospital. 9. Vashakie Memarial Hospital.
10. South Side Elementary School
TR.41 TR 41 Big Horn Ave. Sondere Pcrk - Municisal Swimming Poal. IY Sanders Pork -Mun-cisat Swimming Pool.
T.47N. 12. National Guard Armory. 12 National Guard Armory.
TR.39 13 west Side Elementary School.
42 42 Sec. 31 4. Holly Sugar Factary. 4. Holly Sugar Factory
TR. 37 uDA YuDa I5. Healy Liftle House. 15. Healy Liftle House.
TR. 40 TR.40 6. Wyoming Highway Department. 16. Wyoming Highway Department.
43 - JEUPION 17 Cothels School
isn ST J
TR. 39 Warland Municipal Warland _Municipal
Gotf Course
TR. TR. 106 TR 129
TR -
TR TR. 30 NATIOMAL
122 123 37 WorlandCountry Club
TH 128 BANK
TR. 124 TR. 125 Bunued
TR 127 Worland Municipal Airport
TR
118 TR.
126
TR. T. 46 N. Coburn
TR. 107
1o 102 TR. 101
TR IrA First National Bank Area
109 100
SCALE OF FEET
TR. ICS Noo a Go4 Co50
TR 103 N
TR96 TR. 104
A T04 2
Pai of Object
AIRPORT 8 GOLF COURSE
SHIPLEY SICaTINe (FuST) SCALE OF FEET
100o 2000 3000
MISNEK SIEHTING(OASE)