USAF record 302531814

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 13 March 4

2. LOCATION 29.40 N 178.0CE

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 13/1600Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

6. SOURCE Military Civilian Aircraft [HW: Military Civilian Aircraft]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

9. COURSE SSW [HW: SSW]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Fascular flashing tumbling object in arching flight from 25 to 235°, appeared out of a mushroom-shaped cloud trailing a rainbow-shaped cloud of smoke. Observed from two a/c in flight over the Pacific, highest arc 50 deg elevation.

11. COMMENTS Missile launched from Wunsenberg at 16CUZ Confirmed with Col Fredricks, Base operations officer at Wunsenberg by telecon with Major [STAMP:]

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Rocket Possible Rocket Possible Rocket Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical Other Misfile Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unidentified