USAF record 302556073

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 24 September 66 24/0913Z

2. LOCATION Alabama, Arkansas, Chi?, Louisiana (MULTIPLE)

3. SOURCE Civilian - Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Varied

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Air - Visual

7. COURSE E

8. PHOTOS [No]

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [No]

10. CONCLUSION Other (BARIUM CLOU RE' SE) [HW:]

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers report viewing object twice the size of the moon. In one case the object appeared as a bright blue comet coming directly at observer. Others reported the object as bluish green with a glow. The object appeared to expand in size. At one quarter mile distant the object appeared to be 100 feet in diameter and ball shaped. Object gradually faded from view with the exception of the tail or streak of light that remained longer than the main body.

On 24 Sept, at about 13Z there was a launch of a Javelin vehicle from Hoodlpo Island, Wa. A barium and copper oxide payload was ejected at altitudes of about 210 and 570 statute miles. The artificial clouds first appeared light green ting'd with red. As they enlarged, the clouds turned blue and formed elongated patterns.

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