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USAF record 28977906

28977906

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 19 Apr 58

2. LOCATION Conway, New Hampshire Near Syracuse, N.Y.

3. DAYS-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 19/2302, 19/2302

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes: [ILLEGIBLE] No: Military

6. SOURCE Was Balloon Was Aircraft Was Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE END

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 1) Rnd silver obj, size of dime at arms length. Obj moved in same direction as B-47 for about 12 min. Then B-47 pulled away from obj until about 20 mi W of Plattsburg AFB, N.Y., when obj disappeared from sight. 2) Rnd obj, size of grapefruit. White to yellow to orange to pale yellow. Appeared to quiver. Rapidly diminished to nothing in about 2 mins.

11. COMMENTS: Enlargement of Photo showed perfectly rrd, transparent like ob similar to plastic balloons U weather bureau & Navy charts / show high alt balloon in are. Possibly a radiosonde or some experimental type balloon at very high alt Balloon flight S-36 (at over 60,000 alt) position of sighting verified balloon.

ATIC FORM 359 (REV 26 SEP '58)

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