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 ER-3-2809
 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
 WA$NINarON 3a. tf. G  ,.
 T0: Director., Paycnolo ic4 Strat.  a;o r
 SrU=v.        F].yir g Ssncera
 1.  I as today tra   tting to the iationpl Security
 Couacdl a proposal (22 A) in                      ica it Is concluded that the
 problems oonrected c h unidentified LyinC objects appear to
 have 4=3 4 cations for psycholotcal warfare as cell as for
 intellisrence and operations.
 2.  Tice background. for this vier is presented in some
 dctai1 in 2A Be
 3.  I suggest that we discuss at. an early: board meeting
 the posmibls offensive or defensive utilisation of these
 phe znena for payahologica . warfare' purposes.
 ?alter Be 9taith
 Enclos=-e                           SIrector
 Approveq for Release
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 rt is tha gnepoea of this atuty to    s as s~nt~aoaoi~a to CIA, 1t
 aec        .?~'
 arm-fa-ewe'  In the prablen of '=idontitlod flyita objects," and to rssos snd,
 if such 1mter* is fomm4, atoos that should be takes, ta'                 tl#.-asao
 FACTS W W,IC : C:I :IF. ?:: s9S~:'t $
 July alone, official reports totaled 250? Of the 2530, Air Fords ow" an
 as ~ ~a x-d of those roastwd siac* the first of tuts year, ?e~ vm*.laito3,
 as..3ated by the liantorta and t- ascetarios at Air ,'e& meal Zatolttgenoe ?
 p9ano~a i3 a sill asetSan hssttd by as Air Pores Reserve Captain, E. J. R pelt,
 2. M3 a     stratiwe unit nax ____lag the Air F.uae inquiry as ttess
 Cs.^`ter, Vet Pie1d.  It is fin this axt1 group that the oaatrolit  oo31aat&oot
 dirootira to t?^a ez.re Air Fa es or_gimtad and it it to this small poop that
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 C00015338.
 ua tiwoo ran f3I tox-A on.orad into Its inquir, tu11;? a r--" that it Ica
 hnd bean otarsid ea t r n=or= a   tioml writers, orsi we 132 which th.ro are
 cc &%,- into u field a>_-vod;, char od Cith rssta:,rat :hip,   o in -deb ob3aatirii r
 preararoa for om ravmpat .zplomtioas as usll as for ocersimlificatioa. 'ZheY
 S~~J~rs
 oo: zultod vita: a ropresastative of Aar Poore. Spseisl RNSiont, Sroi pi diaa"..smd the
 1=o!,;lon With       is chino. of the Air Pores Project At fruit fI.ld= rota
 a. eeesidersbl e ceps of istalligo   mperta= ehsolad the Soviet prfe3 and
 broodoaat indio.o: sad oomf rred with three of or ootualtants at =, all lea ers
 +h4 present =call Coale iuquiryt at A TIC, cbich thus Snr his boon able only
 it asA bo enplaiasd or ';'char it suet be put into Us aa.  ila#nods
 4 Sm the oa:* history apprcacao esx3 i   each Iueidoct osrotull?W to tabors
 ` ??++ .: ~:~ ca t a or-ponbq up ecp2amtioas rs  2ir.- the nature of those ph.naoomm,
 " ' .~=~ ???  Bopai dored a p fsStly %slid proosduro but .*me tbst offered bat
 taU,3 tAto soooa*t tba Fossib33St
 ?              - .a _3..~ ,,, , ?l     ur to eeaifdrr,  A v.;sto tis
 _  '...   _ .; ::.   A 0:58L trJ~id C~'.C'ljf1!S~ $ l^D~:r~.1-'~`tijr OtA  irtittaZ
 ~_._.._                      object;' is a zationcl cacsrity
 p-oLlo:i of cancers to operations an nail as to intalli +a:.e.
 2. Opa:atiorsl problems are of prim y iaportance and mould be attao'as4 at
 a. faking inosdiata steps to faprovs identitiasti= of 'gSsats3' so
 or plans could be reds.
 be p2aaaad is aavieipatio'o of lio14et attsapta to utilise then.
 ?:  ? ~s~l, cio can be di:ahartod with --4- offoetiDoreaa
 oa]y alter =ah tears
 e:ilirad for either nilitary or psyoholoaieat off== or demsoo
 (2) Fast: ar aigr ass Predictable tai can thus be tahn advsati s of
 in a11&'tU ? or patipchc1e foal operatiouo.
 `?  tlew     o+at laud of Russian iCaovlsdgs reyordiag those pba*raasm.
 ??  rw?-J2s :0 2a: Snt2ntlana and oaabilitios to utilise th
 s.:.e aSa__M-ra.
 U the A&4tlxla ut of V_ sec:ity interests.
 iho roa.;oas for ciler.ca in the S0-iat grass ragnrdiav 'flying fnaoere.
 1:=a1ii;,on3o raspaa:ibilitioa in thin field as ro;;o-d: both collootion
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 .:a ~::,r1_              ..         c.:.::ti ~~s1 do rt  ta1 reapoacibilitioa,
 a:3 is at z.:ah i  artaaoo ac to  rlt co r.Iaa: as sad action by the redo=1
 Security Coua t4l.
 B. Adeitieaaa nark, diffbrti in character and oa?haaio from that presently
 opsraticas cad ir~ellironas?
 One of the two fomeiiie courses at aotiea sit CwAhw belay is p. oposedt ooe
 requires iSC c.CtLoa  aid the attar regoiraa action IV Secretary of Delaasas
 a.  shat tea DCI prese=t to ti m Ilse a draft E= dirsaties (A3 A) ahioa
 preseriboa that a a,atra1i, adadaiatered research program under 03 be
 estab1t h d, is aseora.$aoe rith Sae. 214 (a), ratio=1 Aec .jty Act or 1947,
 this Pro--rem havi:,,; for Its roserso3 objsatiies regiroasahs to be apioified
 bj t`> See orgy of Dateassy the Director or Central, I..:'alligonas, ea3 Director
 ~~~`-a1   i.a1 Strato.7 Hoard,
 a?  '~r2 v;.,n Lc-naroo at this = dirsotfeo, CIi exerciw Its
 ..,-.rv. ! nr.~a
 Lw"lat"ti ?Nvd1p tisi iataliirsnee          onto OZA
 .-  ...;.n,.   .;P--rz to 1,:,S.
 a>     it
 ?   Is roccztett,.adr
 ? ? t.14 LC% CL  'Uat to ?`'Ierftarr at Detba:so UM,
 I Izseo of the
 ?           '--'yam oar; cl _~ :v.! tacarrc':                     .
 ;.roCr,,,m voldd bo asulabla to CIL, zr3
 + e at:s!y ,:t t_'ur.nF~u by r::,rcasa, coca-a3lrctod in'alli;,oa:.?
 ,, MA 2vaa. s ..ha ctrey is x*arta3,
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 D`(A1?
 2. 720  tio=l -%ooritj Cosa  1 h" rooo.-aissd as a natiaas1 aoowity
 z e a.nioal idazt .i1satioa of f1,73ag objaots.  Us prablea i. rscopized alga as
 am if iah bests directly npoa bath araasive aad defeastw eapabilities of t e
 armed tareeas as ow of ca Cara to o,-C=A=as as Wen as to intel2igdffies sad as
 am b vin posdblls i 1tatiaaa far p   alaieal varhra.
 ?; An *hi ssstai s of tha prob1sa is saah that a ossteaUy a3 nists sd
 rather t   a di 1e 4 s&hrt all -c" t3s beat psasis. of gogresss, the
 .1,
 bboatsr, fi.sos er's sai D.se3o=~as~ 3oss3 is armed tri b ih. i"ssoonsiMlity- at
 o333tta;-7:,g +~ this fis23 a S",-fta of remarks shish caste the apsoitioetioas of
 Ii
 i
 Sacretary of Doosasa.&=d as r.
 or Citrat T-abel':s_==, as ?
 s oparationul req?4seaeaaap of the p3seator
 rda the laftlligeneo icgcmats sad of Discolor,
 ~.
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 -the operntioz . pa obUa of izi?onnsat in idenltfiaatiom of ?pbsatam? ran
 SLZ=s   Za'.anigaaoa iaseroat in a otuV of asidoi flied flyia; objoats?
 L R.e3nt]y Cuts Office of SaisztitIa L--ta22igo c. spade as ing d13' into
 the po3dblo in:elligenee implications of this subjaot. re co=l=ad t: at bUa
 first priori-? bacon.os of the need to rate instant and positive i~atiricationt of
 *=zw roolets or plans:, the aelLtioa of iats83gonoa prebisrs ass or sami;lant
 i>     nos to 3na~,.33y timorous super by We Assnglr Of an c gent ee ate an
 t*.e problem.
 8.  Za one ingufry istree of o>:r sea cosauited with 'a rmp s+ :    ~s at Sir
 ''r Torso Probst at Sd lght ticl4- roro:soed a ecusiderab1 4oum of in efiZeaas
 X. o tea *hocked the Soviet +'rees and broadea.?'s idiosel and conferred with three
 +r ovs oasaxl`.,a-'a at =?; an lsc+ders in their ssieit'4.ftc flolda.
 _? :!~ r-+?mxt waft =ale iaq..S y at AIIC. s.a' ioh t'stsi for boa been a'~Ia
 +? ...      ..... bieLm7 a?proseh,           sack iaeldecit casrefc2ly to
 ~Plaler3 Or whotbor it =at be Batt Into the
 _    ? '+? w~+r.f...n...    F-rto.t iy v41 .g
 la'oood~+rr bLM Can that
 `', +-i :e z;, promise Sa o?~aissS up 02p?a:tatiors rsysrdL , t.'se nmts>raof them
 =1 toldt,a, it uogtd probably be f* =d on the
 ?: :~ o 't -o  wra of our
 precant L"'s,*aled a in the
 ttol~ta
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 c                _ ..._.....                 ~ _sl g    oua, takio. into account
 t?:~, _a3sibi2it7 th2t =a-,ear :z=to jroducts right alto be a factor to coa:idar.
 A qr to tic attack an the nayet nrnp1aL,M cases va::ld oo to Into a contrally
 oocrd.t :ator prof sa involriz projocts on a nurbor of fronts aa$ involv'ize a
 -mriaty or t oelmiq as not moo u3od.
 As the striatlY US ai?3tary operations problon of itprovd idantiticatiazt
 at home and ahresd is elofaly tiad to a. mstb.r of, in`.,atliseaes gwctioas, it mould
 bo adssatogevs to CIA, as moll as to the interestAk of the iatillige o. cozpmzs  t
 of Dam at Sam",
 if iat.lligonam rss.aicb re?ireosats aculfd be included
 in anq+organtzs3 Inquiry into the subject.
 S. At this tics kao so little of the sxw* nsttao at thes. P
 *at additional rail as.-eh a oaid be aeo.sasfry bsfpee it could be said mhother =+M
 aneaeptib.l to da  rai sad Can thus *11213" for either sdlitary or payehologiadl
 otta?.so or doforas, or a:4sthei mW are predictable, aid can thus be tahea aa9aatage
 at imilitary or psYeholoSic l opsratiats:
 86 It r V be famd tbst as approprinto canter'ibr mush raseoreh would be
 1* s croup ouch as s'rojes: Zdrseht abioh I. aa7 teaouttg fier Dsp w*mnt of D.toase
 ? ? :ro .1.4. of air deforae.
 to  ti Ruts tir s arm tae-blo to nod mw hems In ow iarorm'4oa tar
 -   ---` ~? ~.?s.a tj.isL3oar or
 C*p*biliti ra to utilise t2tsaa pbenamari
 the Soviet bees has
 been silent on thA oatsjamt - ublah is
 ? t;a.2r  "o:aat'i:D :.. aa: tm are mot yet: are to aDp.4loo the pronnat level
 ?4e?:~a or  cr":t aais ntista ram-rdi?tg thaw pbcnx~oota.
 t?  z= would bo cparcaiata4 if this agooaoy could rartioiroto in atfy plans
 :`~'tf?es im;ulry into thia o>bjeot.
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 FPEci>rl' t3i111't  of    fflWLi(Y
 W. Strong -has discussed vrith yon soot or the goaeral.foatwes of this
 problon, and nova should lirjtto'desoribs ba'ior]y how, the Air Faroe has
 ,^.?s     A .
 crgaztssd its stu  of reports on identified flying ob3sats and outliers
 its mstsods.
 She edaiaisttativs Walt now luusd1iT  the Air Forcu inqudrf.oa these
 $eation of the Airasstt Psopulsion baush at the
 phenamsm is the Ymddsatitied Flying Cbjssts
 IThi.; smll aoctioa,is headed 1tt'era Air Foss IResearvt- Captains E. J. 8uppelt;
 d ?- AirA?ln;eo/J.. /fpr~?cc Cx< '.~~'v'
 assisted by tssu lieutenants and two secsetariss? It is t   this araii gsoup  i
 that the aoatroliva collection dlrsatiie to the entire Air Fords arigiastsd
 ?       ,r/y/;t ,57,V (7 f
 and it is t?o this -11 coup that the flood of reports on
 ,*-O~oow o=ss for collation and analysis.
 The awsngth and position of this oentral  '  nistretive group clearly
 indiatss a low 1.4el or. support, and, pses cobly, serious resss7ations?in tts
 Air rd-00
 rogordiag the vatsup or euutsuusdve inquiry into the subject. ParadaadoalI
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 this oentrsl effort at &TIC is raintsinsd on a -4 z4=3 basis,vrhils laser, is
 ooasourroat2y ordered a world-uldo roportlra system sad an intoreoption progsaa
 shich say expend hundreds of ssn hours and thousands of doIluro.
 The methods used !d Air Foree are now in ffis proosss of change but the
 conclusions and esplamtiom gima to the public are based an the pra.... I ea
 6oiag to dasesib..
 R.seareh aid analysis at this tins- is 'limited almost ggagvelZ to -the
 cam history =thud. Repos tss ehiah ox. limited in their oorarsds to ten
 broad el sn   : of irtmation,, are raos&-sd fen the field,- p ..ly thiraaph
 the Lirrinteliigorra reporti,g setae, thounh also to a limited extent llas
 the other ss.:i..s: art fran the D.partrmat or 8tat..
 These -OP-8        to the rMidej titiod2 I'b;!'sete Bastion mtere .a& Can
 iss e==L-ad sa ar&tto2y to detsrrim nl+.thsr it is .zplaimsble as lidsL^tar yta
 time of &-I== ohj.at', or ND.th r it 3mstt be classed as "   plsiad." and
 sub3set to fl=tixer investigation.
 CL~r. t9is sac?etn process, the reports are first examlmd is the light or
 astablisod and readily available, faot'isuoh as lmssn balloon trao5 or aircraft
 lligita.  The report my then be referred to an Air Foro. Bass or to the Orfiot
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 or Spooial SaaosblZ%tion for direct i.:torre tion of the reporter. lllco, in
 so?e ossso the reports are referred to todhuioal or caiontitie cpooialists
 for iaterpsotattoa. It should be tar= in d.n t that this is 'oft on as
 ii hidxsl case basis.
 Thera has been no syetsontte or estsasir~e use or other stoadard methods at
 F
 ? parooeaeiu data. It is true t   there bass been a toss attrmp'ts to oxadw
 some of the broader questions that have been raised by those reports. ATZC 1253,
 for azamle, 3abarlausly ion, thromr~h the coos iatiaa of 'iaxsspiaino  w rape r
 no by one, to plot then cn a rap. This' plots show a bib inetden a of
 this 3d &t be expected beosuse of the greater is for of Almrt observers in such
 p2acss. Actually, a amabsr of accepted reesareb toabaigttes that shosrld be used
 is a2;y etYort to   in $ set   u 4,rstsadin of those phae2 wmo bass not boom
 e~laysd.  ?
 Theme <_a, of caws,
 doubt regarding the eoetonb MA 1dad or effort
 required i  the f mars. The Mr Force has not yot lisaffi at ' gt+aat owns for
 COIlDer3. .;m7ftln 8ur,,e2   -mrlmd Yhafl,  an --ha problon mace to be of >mis
 ooeleera to o eratione than to Limbo?li^nttoe, it ntrht a 2ropriatoiy be noTed out
 of irztollibanee to sane oporatloral caeonM. I (:.item the last two nooks, he
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 ~a triad, u=u3:aaa:u2] j, to hard the b*rj to Air Dotonoe C=zmmA.)
 LO the es   tio1 proc.soa.: that zi;yht be usa3 it Air Fare coasidored
 the i-ug-U7 worth a tu2l b2= Woe., a mad 1ict an toUamiza.:3
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 97
 ~~ _Pa:~ a c; o'aieo ,ea~c:o;1d to eo:ri=d is d:?ta_'3       on to *%o
 r
 smut 4= ==e. Iran quostioas asbod in the Froaesst co3loo`f,ioa di native are
 1              ~
 admitted to be ira3og:ats own for the 11ait4A ceao'.hiatary approaob. 2        r,
 the azsrsrs rra      ecessed is :uch a t'r7 ss to caoIly ;==ft the
 harm-l Uoa of to Baca of raz?arch aad..caatfaio l Ft atotiid ba f ill  ri.
 Ac tb= hnc tear re trelir ?:s-? Z:tc  rtics if iif t+?a at -act tmOltnblo
 T-
 oleo.: s
 i:. Olken : 's:3 traSl   craz:t.                                     iio  ., '  s b o bass =As, for oxamgle,
 ra. -   r.-:o is re ???:?r at tai  ti b?? :4.i?  ?~3aoizt~ tbo irr+o-l~oe~
 :?b' 1i,. ~, ?'i .,i?.. .,.I?f      rl /J ?i+ r!  ,?r ? . 7.r ?   t. r.f ?f                             3
 to as`, cb3 i;cia oc i o  ri ea of the objoots report.d by a}spo, alys, color, sta. or
 to sho amch thin. a as Z!,          at, 1on st and agora , duration of sin    a or
 objocts of ' O.tOUa k!=23*
 i
 =! 7-, It  ~?S f   !p 7/ r'. ~ /?I.r .?'.' ;C?1 .r 1. :~r,'J;-  !o ~J+^:
 race ecfirira:_.s 1_:1* rc=c-ircd a tiast -   am croas~srr+- rtsoas. ~   sb
 17
 ti
 have boa=      tros, for a saplo, that woad oo oro c rt:.in saat?~ar conditions
 7: r:Jlt~~ //mss.,,!  ?:.               sr fi '.',. # ?. . ~. //                    ,
 with the :,rpo<ra,ce of eoiteiz eolora of Berta.
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 / There are a number of standard analytical, proc.?*oeo that night be used if
 /I/i  1'/~4 !/// r4."uf/.?Len.'
 considered tke-AaMb= wostbt a full .blown effort.  Tb might define in
 detail the research objectives to be used in relation to the questionnaire.
 After the areas of moot profitable researoh had been determined, a logical nex
 step would be to isolate the important *laments in each,problea area.
 dt Uu.vn(off
 A third step would be to set up mesas by whiah to mat mrq-"aseltal arose-
 comparisons.  Feeth, trend studies as well as area studios could be made.
 Hrpy, there night be an objective study on the attributes of available data.
 n sugary, the limited central ad    stralive support given to tho project
 by Air Force, coupled with the extremely limited scope of the analytical work
 dose thus tar, ;ax placed a strict ceiling on the kind of interpretations that
 can be =gds frcc material now available.
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 :ti (k-d atv oa an roll as rree: 0  9'..08 aou:d bo ! Re!0~  the" Is am 3w
 are only o1 3cod "oxplalmb2o? or "rat eoeplaiarO.  It is m* lac to Vitt
 eo to , ar to-aw, 620--outs of ocr .iz.a..q =y os raid t.*so : bo'l.s' t 1a
 eolloo2on of "0,L-Aasa1119" eve-. ":a: G=Ptdno3* set" to
 :190, the   is xo m    1j We 110h to Volt Oft rM1ti 810=2t-" TIM eberains
 I.
 <u -clt blo" r   rt:, nor is cam-9 a Vans 1?  +ict to sort. ostt     'd elc  ata
 tro p ot':9r.;iae scot .to ?oports. "~ illvat: ^^tio~ of a oonaoga* a o: `ekia
 Uz:It t,'lna -=u7.3 be the probabts mo$.4;py fobo of a vsldd raporo an vAmt x83
 ee tans -S:~Ssa~ Dhow, W O* obxrtid an A s      os   1ishad bUUaoa t:'ao'r.
 It   t1d, ?.: all 7rm'bar1: r be c .sled 'eVlrimblm' us a ba13cc. - The
 rolaca-Ao= of t':is r oaa: t to the "o p1aima" oat-.=7 tiuu3d talc a' v&UiL
 sia  !s l :~s=._;, :z the report ou.: of the reach or Utor an
 xa ui     , the 1S-Atod coal aebslaiteraiv, snort gig to the project
 bf Air F.-.;,, co-:=1.3 r!ty to o 7-'.m=4 li .tt d ocppo oft  arsy tic-.Z =A;
 pictrro c: ?:ow t:.o various rbaaaenrl- TV MV8 Arrsd patteras, eiUor as
 ropards ar-,ragatton or dis,srsal o,or  +acLio pnrio a of ti=.
 x,
 d~-tw. .-As laws ro   .a t    loos (aot !hose prooo*E vdtha thoco vc ores)
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 21
 As to the future. a lir3tod aa.uat of i prvOO=nt say be a.oazW]3sbsd.
 ,n
 A rovioed gastiaasalrs, am baizy deals== by Air Faros atd ma Z. sap.rts
 don* thus liar. Zo&ds_nn t o4a2Id7 -th&tf a   brandOanc1llaooa Proms UT dm"m ?-
 ~.    ?'
 eiM~ ~~~ ...ire. `
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 n#31 air. =Ore detail too soh eas.,bietozy. Co have board s-mrammur, thou b,
 that =zV obj.ets are suet reported is Soren bseauso of the bar+dsa at required
 paper-oo?i . A lonjor questian:Mirs Muu 22  pilahm oven sore rel    .t to
 r'epea't thO3t :          also, e cross comparisons niu be possible it
 present plans to use poneh cards are carried O. 331 sdd.ttias, Sagrvosaoate
 =s77 be .x eetsd it Air Fares toilers through an its prsa nb plan to sebablish
 as sdvioY 7 board of top l.s'.1 aoi.  corers.  Fu:4bn?,l tbs current plan to plane
 osThaaia as using ii        tion such as retraction Qid awsras and sow type
 Sa:ddt tol.sa.psa, tr.U lieu sane usable famOs. Ma abe =e. taus 1'w-, hzsaoerr
 of a soil, ,s   ad and ;ra Wly Suidod research proms mbe3 it & Raw that it
 Par `.        D.X put of our prossntntio~lLVt buraactiistl1 eczema ram of tIs
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 0
 Part. I - Weather balloons
 1.  In the an43ysia of nyrobrpts prior to 1 Jul 52 approxinataly 15%
 were C7.aacifiad as "possibly" or )probab y" boUoon. the basis -for 4so1-
 sion was  geacrally little mote than a torn of caessuorki if the 8iyabrpt
 did mot do asyt4iad, end much 1ecvaT VU allowed for olnterver's fa=b&lit7,
 that a balloon could nor. do in =aneuvsrs, slued, etc., and if the deoorip.
 Lion ccrrstpondsd oven roughly to that of a'balloon, it vas so classified.
 If thorn was no particular Veaeon to believe a balloon was In the areal th.s
 report baaeaa a spoasible". Zf the aighttn4 occurred Aear a balloon laon07b-
 ing aiuc ar on or about the launch time, it boamm@ a "probable". It was
 obvious that an effort to obtain factual data. to support suck conclusions
 2? ATiAZ-5 approached the problem of'WEather ballooaa'first.  neathor
 balloons are of the follav.ng typos!
 a. Radiosonde - Rubberized tan latex, 6* in disaster at 3&uwlv
 up to 200 at, altitude.  Carries a transcitter end telomeberingr device for
 temperature pros=re, dmlpeint sameness, ehieh tranaadttor under certain
 oonditiozs would O-ye radar rzturas. Also carries a vhito ranni'5 light
 during ntyht faun hex battery op  ted, whi  should loot for duration of
 flight.  !To;--al Mont is to 70,070' - 100,003', at ? 1,000 f't/4.n, at -' ioh
 altitude the balloon burets and equipment reoaveer Si affacted tF a red
 paraoGLltc.                             _
 b.  Ra:rin - Same balloon as above, but it carries only a radara
 striae   c',?and it a winds &loft Obserpition,
 be       as  ELV--sonde - : a:.s, a combination if* ram in and radioscadee
 d.  Pates. - Sane type of balloon, tracked by theodolite for winds
 aloft obaa.-wrier..
 - a. ?ibal - A rnuoerimed tan latex balloon, 30" in diaaseber at re-
 lease and Tor 5v V. a3.  ..:are.  $n.<st and clinb.coaparabl a to radiosoada.
 A winds all t o=sor:?atioa, tracked by thoodolite. Carries rcaaiag lilt for
 night la?, Ctss.
 ,1+: tpoe of '.kllarn are launched at 03002, 09002, 15002 and 21002
 daily. Ea r- -e , smo stations launch one, too, three, or four Linn daily
 others                     some launch only one type, and others several or
 all. la ., it an, time of lasaoah saaT wars cpproX1z4ts17 thirty ninutes woes
 the achod ' ' .ins, eirbar say. All agonies which launch balloons are quick
 to adcit     balloons can ralfanction and that r enpr are lost. In addition,
 wind enr _. a =L alzi  k, can cause the balloons to &m. 7-e add shapes and
 atra+go             7%o Wlloons under ooreAn atw"onr! nulls! earditien. e'!w
 appear to :ac !,;oar. a.;; color, and r:,y be visibl.a oven at extrons altituies,
 particularly at sunrise and sunset# to an observer on the ground.
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 3.  A'."I.1?P-5, Zaacd ith this situation, acmpilad is July a file of bal-
 loon launch data cards for Air .:oathar Service, Naval Air icathcr Gervice,
 and :+oattor iurosu launeh stations. In ad?:i.tton, this information is pica
 turgid rraphica]J& on Oho ventho balloon 3aunth location edsra.? Di binin
 this iafbr..stion with the winds aloft data which AuIC rocoivea frog the fae-
 siriio charts bas often provided a solution Lo Flyabrpts.  31;nificant3y,
 ? balloons, poasiule and probable, increased grows 25; In Juno to 30;, in Sugust,
 with 21  in July. Th3 percentage of reports analysed as "uxdc owm" decreased
 proportio  tc3.y.  This gain 33 a real one, and rosolta from the sceusnlatiea
 of the ba  Zround data and the sltaination of guasswsork.
 !i. mm ccbu31 radta'onds uozaoroloe4cal irt'oraation is extracted by all
 aa-
 agencies laussri:In baileors. onto {.fl N 31st 31b, and 33*.  For winds aloft
 sorvat:.ca, :]1 aganstas use -.13A?t 20 and 20a, and those terns also Muds
 the tram:: of the balloon. All agencies Forward thaso records to the I;ationa1
 Weather 2ecords Concurs Grove lrcado 9uildin s Anbavillos 1:oM VarolfrJA.
 ATA.L.S has reeuested the CO, A'3, rbich na utatns a ?det `-eat at Askavi33as
 to port "Blue Faoke to daal direct y with tshevl2le.  lIe ingenues is to
 request pho.ostati of the sounding ('?..'N 33a, b, a) sad the balloon track
 (.7021 2Q cad ^c. 0e) at cortaia specific tines cud plasoo. If this is approvods
 ATIC hilt be in a position to obtain these records far ever; bslison flight
 held   the U.9  it a.9verseas IsrsAeon asses, and frog nil the U.S.
 acipr and weather sx oa$-iit lies: "?:iaddit oat         7~:~?taMae
 the tai car. 1a,ccch inPb  a`..ixt available is this ofilco and will frun time to
 tine =- various 1nJnch sites for specific info. ation.   use methods of
 appreaeb siU solve the problvr, c" weather toga.
 Part IT - Upper Air Ressax-     In loans
 1.  Spoesa ly desimad typas of balloons ars used by the U31F and the
 D.S. Navy ..z cooperation : to various con'-racoors to obtain upper air data
 for ecica-,d.fic pu eoses.    More is no doubt that, these balloons cause FI.-
 obrpts;          data of sloven such Elitist in July resuitad in positive
 idontifc_-on in these cases, probable identification in three aaro.  The
 O.S. Hay, thrw4h its field raprasentaOive of Ch.1 at the university of
 Vi   Boca, stalls with three contractors.  he b.:2loons rcl..ased are larva
 white pat 3rh fleas t;po capable of expanding to 1001 in dlaaoter and carryr.
 Sng up to 5 O nouns as rataZli. sgaipzcat. Jalvs mad inflation arrangamenta
 control el - J=C a2zi`... d". i at ralljs they are visible evse at c ctrcee
 aitltudaa   ,rsm. ==V eosditieae used are capable of assuaii aloso ace chap..
 The con -..._.o8 oftcz rcl:ase from time to tt-ne free or attaehad Clusters of
 the PM a..a r type ruaL?crized balloons as well.
 2.  `use flifhts are often of long durations one :inn   olis rolcased
 balloon vs   !aced to Case cad and lasts than it was rocovrrt4 in Pordaaus,
 Proms., Z =.T are. smoked by ten OF station throughout the United States.
 3.  : =:.:.-5 has taken saps to anti up a reportia' systor.. for all bal?
 `loon liar h:s of the Navy contractors. This pro:~rraa will be t S4'anted
 15 Oct 5? :-d will perzsnon?..ly solve the preiulen of U. S. navy upper air
 research balloon.
 2
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 4.  The OW aparatos tvro? p:?o3ceta. "C   r" arid 0d oby Dlck", which
 imolvo the rvloase of the largo po7 Cth+rlCno typo bolloo=.  In an partio?
 tilers, 2'I=,J:b dr: a#ioaa, trao'.:i  ssoblrode, otq., those flirhta era aorgAuri-
 #Me to the U.S. x:avy pzoJeco< F.t prvacnt,' Aala?-5 has ao caw znicatlon
 or '140  On -ri?? d thivso projooto, but AITAt inba o to rise the same approa&
 and repo.rt:r,-_ eyatema with rho USAF projects an with the Navel contsaetoss.
 Ily 1 2v 52 AT AA-5 saoald be reeot M complete data as e21 ?a ether,
 Natr~ upper air, and W a upper air balloon releases.
 tinter
 This pap r is a abort l& -oductioa to"ate "ballloan phase', of Project
 Blue Boot.   For mV= m desiring the co p cte toga manes, such as agencies
 and poraanrlities invglved, ehatmels and methods of eaaieatios, Ate., it
 rill be necessary to read the folloolag supporting papora which are on ix is
 in ATrA,.-5.                                                            .
 as  Balloon Data Fbldes
 b.   .s0u]1ano0as Corr:spoadaaae?rPalo -"Letter 5 Sep      tor'
 USAF Ceeb  derv Research Cbntar, C ,brides, ::&esecluset: s, sub 3s Air fibres
 Upper Air :.e,eszwh  ,3l--on Peieasea, and first i   rsonent thoroto.
 a. Air Weather Sx vice Mrrospaadome Me - Latter 22 Sep 520
 toe CG, # 3,'sabjs Cti>atvlogy Data tar Project Dino Book*
 d.  U.S. MW Cmemondcaee File - iattera 9 Sep 32, to, .fir
 Bsmnoh, 0M... sUais O S t'p~ Air 1z3ioan Prasaars, and O.iR ans"er thereto.
 t..
 e. Travel Report - i. A. 0. Fines,, 25 'Ave 52 to Bashi ton, D.C.
 f. Travel F.sport - Lt A. ti. a'riuea, 15 Sep 52, to Asbew  lo, N.C.
 . g. Travel PArport - Lt A. a. Flues, 30 Sop 5t to 8sztcape ii,
 1D,oassota.