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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Sep 63 | Healdsburg, Calif | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 10-1130 PM GMT 12/26 Sep 63 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION over ½ hr | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE Best Erratically …

Presno, California

Office for the recording
of data on Unidentified Flying objects

United States Air Force
Sirs;

On the evening of the second of September, sometime between 10 and
11:30 p.m., my husband and I watched a moving object in the sky over, or
slightly to the north of, Healdsburg, California. We were sitting on the
beach of the Russian river, enjoying the cool air, when he pointed out that
one of the larger stars was moving. The light which we saw was of the
same size and brilliance of the one of the larger stars or planets. I
am sorry I do not know my constellations well enough to…

335-16

Fresno, Calif.

Office for Comp. of Data on U.T.O.D.
United States Air Force
Washington
D.C.

F+D
TDE

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: Request for UFO Information ( )

TO: Hq USAF (SAF-OIPB) (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C

Reference the attached letter from [redacted], postmarked 30 Sep 63, requesting information on an unidentified flying object. The following information is forwarded to assist you in a reply to Mrs [redacted].

a. The sighting of Mrs [redacted] has all the characteristics of an upper-air balloon or a radios…

October 21, 1963

Dear Mrs.

This is in response to your recent letter in which you reported sighting an unidentified object in the sky in the vicinity of Healdsburg, California.

The object you sighted has all the characteristics of an upper-air balloon or a radiosonde. A check made with the Balloon Control Center at Holloman Air Force Base has failed to reveal the identity of a specific upper-air balloon. While we are unable to identify this specific balloon, it is believed that the object was a balloon since it was drifting with the wind as indicated by its motion, direction of flight and d…