OCR recovered text quality varies — view PDF for accurate reading.iekew. © © 0 ©. I= TE e— EE —— — = | O Gro un d- Vi LU al XXAir Vi sual | 6- SOURCE [ 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. BRIEF SUMMARY oF § SIGHTING NB i Silver obj observed fm F-101's at 6 March 1963 | Southern Califormia ~~ |O Probably Bolloon | | 3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 50,000 ft, Obj above at 80 dgr elevatipn 12. CONCLUSIONS O Wos Balleon | O Possi bly Balloon O Was Aircraft +adal O Probobly Aircroft 0 Air-Intercept | Rader O Possibly Aircraft 10 Was Astronomical O Probably Astronomical { 1: sadly Astronomical t | I etallic Papachu el 9. COURSE | 8X Other__ ‘3a pt? oil ashy = 0 Insufficient SE for Evalioiion 1 | O Unknown | | TT GoMMENTS Dt Nien made high alti- | tude shot w/metallic parachute & Santa Barbara, In sight 5-10 mins, 1 | 2, Bright light resembling ~~ High against clear blue sky. Object 30 | dgr above horizon. Disappeared instan-] ldgr off port, Sighting between Ventujg made turn & lost sight of obj. Estimat| obj to be at 100,000 ft going 500 knots, Consider motion to West in | with out feature, no contrail or exhaupt, | taneously to East like lightbulb going PY to 230,000ft, Parachute w/pack-| Ys age drifted to SW 132 NM fm ip ® release point, This obj over | - southern California at the timk. error & evaluate case as met- | allic parachute, Info received] fm Pt Mugu Range Officer, Lt | Apley., LA Air Defense sector had been notified of shot sinc out, Reported fm Santa Barbara, Vanden burg, Oxnard area, All sightings air vi ATIC FORM 32% (REV 26 SEP 52) = rackage 29 ual, PASE2E0 ERPARAPSS,SNR11,5R1 ARE