Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Related News Articles regarding X-15 Pilot Joe Walker
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X-15 pilot Joe Walker reported unidentified objects during a high-altitude flight in April 1962. Official analysis concluded the data was insufficient and likely represented ice flakes or the chase plane.
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and a compilation of news articles from the Air Force Systems Command Newsreview (August 1962) regarding sightings reported by X-15 pilots. The primary incident involves test pilot Joe Walker, who reported seeing five or six disc-shaped or cylindrical objects during a high-altitude flight on April 29, 1962, at an altitude of 245,700 feet. The official record card notes that the film strip was sent to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) for analysis, but the analysis concluded that the objects were likely the 'chase plane' or ice flakes from the aircraft's fuel tank, and the case was closed due to insufficient data. The document also includes internal correspondence (Document Record and Receipt) dated May 17, 1962, transferring the film footage (Project 40-161) to Lt. Col. Robert Friend at the Foreign Technology Division. The news articles provide broader context on the X-15 program, including the achievements of Major Robert M. White, who set altitude records, and the general public and media interest in these sightings, which were often attributed to 'fireflies' or ice particles by official sources.
Analysis of the strip that was received showed only the 'chase plane' as an obj that might have been considered unidentified. Case considered as insufficient data until such time as the film is supplied for analysis.
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Official Assessment
Analysis of the strip that was received showed only the 'chase plane' as an obj that might have been considered unidentified. Case considered as insufficient data until such time as the film is supplied for analysis.
The objects reported by pilot Joe Walker were determined to be insufficient data for evaluation, with some analysis suggesting they were ice flakes from the aircraft's fuel tank.
Witnesses
- Joe WalkerTest PilotNASA
Key Persons
- Robert M. WhiteMajor, X-15 pilot
- John F. KennedyPresident
- Curtis E. LeMayAir Force Chief of Staff
- Robert FriendLt. Col., Foreign Technology Division