10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16-20 Jul 60 2. LOCATION West Babylon, New York 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2030EDT GMT ___ 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☒ Ground-Visual Binoculars & telescope 5. PHOTOS ☒ No 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 min 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one 9. COURSE SE-N 12. CONCLUSIONS ☒ Probably Balloon 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright moving object. When viewed through binoculars and a 60 power telescope there appeared to be something rotating pendulum-like around the object; further there appeared to be aprox 15 pieces of debris following in the wake of the object. This debris would disappear at the same time as the object. Object would disappear when directly overhead. 11. COMMENTS It is concluded that the objects of these sightings were probably weather balloons. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)