F T D s: P 6 3 UJ'A!'i ~I Ut:) Pr..,loue dlllou "'f t nle fi)rtD m Y De u .. a . PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. O A TE -TIME GROUP LOCA TI0:-4 SOUPC( 10. CON C L U SION i. NUMf\ER OF OBJ EC f S 5 . LENGTH OF OfhFt1V \ fiON 6 . TYPF OF Of\SER'/ 6. PH 0 fO"i ? . Pt-i YSI CAL E Y10 F t4CE Astro (1IZ'i'E01) I I . OHif.F ::ii.'MMARY AND ANALYSI S h J'~c.,re r oit;htcd a bri :it, nilver 11 phl~J() Lnt of li ~ht. h.!adi.r&g s~. t,h.u\ H .jet le.:>.vin;, .l long t r ail. rt d l.Jappea r i.nt.; suddonl;r. r ound ball. It, looi<c!d liJ<e t t 'IC~. t.ra ieling r.uch fast.e r It fo'!~m .. ~d a strai~ht. .:l FTD ;; ? ~.) 0-329 (TOE) Prnl.,ta ooll(l~>tta o f l h h f onn ma y b e u11-.t1. Inv3stlg'.1ti.on 1 . Rs radar s now operating on grouni Observations of t arget: of direction, spae d , altitude Did target Gxecut e any turns? I f so, vvl:::.at angle (190) , c.tt.; , and what radius of turn. If radius of turn was not obs:r- vable, how long did the target stn.y in the turn a.:.'1d wh c.t was its speed? Not e particularly a n y s eparation of distant t~rg~t into s e v e r a l targets upon approach: t ent with size of obj ct; ::1r rate: f~tnt; fndi~, pulsating at r2gu- ,; . Dld r:1dar echo s ign:1l dis2pp..-~'.l.r suddenl y or t:rc.dually? 2 . If airbourne , when object was si~hted any rnd~r indic~tions or 0xtra n o ise on radio cir- G!~e est!motes of ::inds 3.loft r~port: 1i:"lds plotted .:1.t 21~ 1.3 ~pril 1/49 tjNCLASS\F\t:.D In ve s ti ;-a t ion 3 . Lo c~l fll ~h t s cr.edul J s cf CO!T1.."i1 ~r c ~ r.tl, pr i v ~ t e craft f l ying in v i c i n ity at th~ tim~: (Chck Canadia n ~ctivity if c loso t o border) C U. L: J -J 4. Po ssible r e leas e s o f t esting dcvic~s in v i c init y s0nt a loft ~y O~dnanc~ Navy, Air Forc0 , Army, :Ve~thr~.Unit~, Research Or[~nlzation3 Vo'r any oth er; obtain c ompute d or observJ d tr!ljoctory o f ch;vi c e ( t~c doli t e , radg_r roadings, etc.) Carsr.ell .\?3 ~eather 3tation rel~ed one 350 or 5CO gram weather ball~n w.i.til a T-09 t~ transmitt,~ atr.acbed b7 a.p ro:; :.w ' of cord. 'Tha ori3inal cOGputation sr.dt:tt., :J. C. 425, ~7:1ich .ID.:J ~uL1'litti:d. to co, 2C59th Air ooti~cr !in.~, Tiri-'<er \;.?"1, i..~dica.tas rout.J or T-~9 t ran9rutter. 5 . If obj0 c t cont1ct8d o~rth, obt~in soil sa~pJ~s within ~nd ~it~ouL d epressi on o r spo t ':Jhc r c obj.;c t lnnd :d for pucpose:s of :nr .. Y.in'.s com- p3rison o f s oils . 6. Obtaln photographs ( o r ho't, 3~curc sketch~s of: orifin'Jl nr;s1.tiv0s) whs r c av2il~blc; '1. O~Jr)ct b . S;..1rrounding t.;rr,qi~ .vl.or 0 ob_i.-ct. w,s o')scr vC'd c .. Pl 1co wh 0 r 0 objct cont1.ct~d e'lrth (if t1ls h'lppcn~Jd) o r p h ysic :11 wr.~re pos s i bl~. DOD .DIH fi~O.lO UNCLASSIFiED CA..'$ V~LL ?LIGR'r S~ . ..lil!C;J c~rrER ~Jrt Worth* Taxaa Report"ot U'3identt.f1ed ?lyin~ Objeeta .riir: ... terial Co.II&Dd aript-Patteraon A7 Baae. ODt. JICIU:Oal - 1. :r::~. oct~plianoe wi i::.1l ?3 lie~a tion 2 GO-i, 3uo jee t; "Unida ntifi $d Fl:;i..1;5 vbjeou dated 2 ~Tovember l9t8_ in r~.i'ereuce-t o l~ttar, '!:itt&dqus,-ters, U3A7, suojee' ~porting o f lntor.sation un '?lyin~ Diao~#'a, daced ~ l ruary 19-il. t;'la follolfin~ report is 3ubm.i tted, 2. An uDident i lied .t'lyi:ag o b ject 'lf&a a~en OT'!r ?ore .lorth, Te ..... aa, on lS ~pril 19~. at ap:.rox~tely 2105C, by 1st Lt ~obert A. Franoia, who c~lled i' to the attention o~ Capt.in Stanley ~orowaki~ Both ?fri~ers ar igned t o t:le Carawell 7light Senioe r,entir~ Carawell Air 7orcs Base. Fort ~orth_ TeDa. 3,. Jubj oftioer had .1u. t returned fra. a looal l l i ght Mel . ~e tttandiDS by the4..r a.irC')rai~t oa the ~li~b.t lill. The ... ,ea~he1 at +,i4e ')Oj4tot aignt.d re'!)Orted by Carswell Air ?oro 3ese waa ol'" d visioilt'J' ot eigil\ l:lil ... ,...Io pnoto iw are an.il-.ole. Objeot ,.,.,. ro tmd and iD-the na~ ~ a 0&11_ 'ery :1 i lwer ~t\ co lor. l t wsa . tl"Jt'71!li!1~ ail a ou rate ot 5J" ~ to be aver 1000 ~.:.l'}s ?..,r hoD~. <itude 11aa YWY ha!"ci to j ':ld snd c&J\-"'\..t ~e eatimatd corTee~lYJ hor, objeet 3 to be clearly Tiaibls . ~8ut~naDt ?l'"!moi:a objeot" appr oa the hori.zOJl ~he north northwoat . cii oti~a. it ..... d t~ fl7 horisontally ~ t~e direotioD of south 30 8at. It.did not appear to burn out, ~u~ s~ddenly disapp dc ~Jo :;)t~d "W'&8 ?he exhauat trtil aeelHd to b .. ,._.JTOXi."'ta ~ly t},~ee tL":lea. the si&e of the o~jeot and alao was silvr in 0 :'.:. :--. :~, e:.t!l(ltUJt c sist~d ot ailTer strea~ and star ahaped f i guree. Tbe object definitely u.:::J jJ; :;?eed witnessed vJ oi~cers. l!1e 9:ltl.:-e sighti.:lg tco:C :>l&ee ~, " a..~ t; c~r o:t a f~'lf o"eond~. .l.. c:1eolc or t :1e Cqr~ll Pl i ~:t-: J~ni.ce f':..i 'l'; _"',)ll~wi.ng rtlo:<:3 3 .10 e d !lO j()t aircra f t f -yiOJ i!l t.1i.3 urqa. at ll. :l. G-.;J'TR1 p~ain, US.\.1 Observation Exact time o~ observation (loc31) Place of Observati9n: G::u!Jwall ( Map Coordinates) !..at. .3:..:.u ...6' of obsarve r (air, car, location of ~b~t attract e d Attention to of objects a~d sketch object: :i~"XJ!r.t o ~ for~:ttion or kno:!n o b j , c t , sunJ moon, tht:mo Co lor of obj ect: ve gra~hic d~3cripticn co::.pure 'Ji t h kno'."n o b j ~ c t) : hor .... zon - ~.ben l~st f:'..,r.t obs rv ~ r (:9istance to to."n, blds, S'ouril -u3d. Guid~ to I~vestlgatio~ i ~=s c!"Uminosity ( v isibl e by refle~tion., incand~Jscl'ncc, ~thr -d : cl..).?.r li .;::~ ~r.~l.J. ( 2 ; Jta.r sC.apeJ raflac t i.lr..3. Projections ( fins , wi n~ s , a nce n ng,e, 20. Ma n euvers (turns, climbs, dives , etc.-sl<.~tch of flight p a th): Manner of disappearance: Ad d i tion n l information cmncerni n.;s 0 b j ect: Weather condit ions aDd light ~t time o Sl[.;.vlng: N arnt-., n nd address o-f' obser v;en : , . _ . t _. Commt=')n t s obse r ,rer ~tor ro lativ~ (Check nei~hbors, polic~ t o inte lllrcnce 1r.d char~ctcr of d ept. , FBI r~cords, cmploy)r,ctc): Did observe r wea r g lasses, 8sp~cinlly pol ~roid gl~sses sighting , o r v1a s object vl~Ned t hrout:;:h c1nopy, ~,indorJ, t i :-!'le o f p a r ent r.:n.t tJrial? ~uNCLASSlf\ED DOD Oi!~ ;:,:~uJ.lO Inv3 stig2tion UNCLASS\F\ED Inci'i:r:t 1 . Re !"D.d:1rs now operetint: on g round. Observations of direction, r ans8, spe.3d, n l ti tude c.nd si z.o of t a rget: Did targe t e xecut e any turns? If so, wr~a t angle ( 1.90), ctr., and what r adius of turn. If radj u s of turn wns n o t o bso r - vable, how long did the t a rg.-,;t stay ln the turn and what ',vas its speed? c. Note particul~r1y any s e p a r ation o f distant t 2rg0t .into s e v eral targets upo n approach: W'J.s ra.d!lr l1r rate : on cathode of obj:ct; f nint; f'ndi r.r, puls:lt] n~ fl t r8LU- Did r a dtr ocho sl~n3l dis~ppns.r suddonl~ o r ["rndualJy? If -uirbourne , whe n obje c t was slc;hte d u . ~,J r e th~rc "lny raj~r indic'1 tions o r extra noise on ro.dj o c.ir- 'J.1oft report~ In ve s ti &~n tion .UNCLASStFlED Inc i.:lent :Jo . Loc:J.l fli sht schedules of cor..:?1GrciRl, prjvc..Le and nilit1r7 cr~ft flying in vicinity at th: ~imo: (Check Can~dian nativity if close t o bordor) 4. Possibl e re le~s e s of testing d evicas in vicinity sent a l oft ~y Navy, .Air Force , Army, Heathr.'k. Uni.ts, He s8arch Org'lnizg,tions or any other; obtain c omputed or observJ d tra jectory of d 2vice (tho- dolite, radar r e0.dings, etc.) ~=nsJa11 .1:3 .?eBt.her :to~i~ r~:~ one .350 cr :)CJ ...,-sa weet.ner ~'ll Joan ttit.h a T-U9 t :;:;z., tt.~ ~t.taohcW ".>y ~lp_;~o;, : ,;ct o.f COrd. r~ original COI...PUt.at.ion 3..;3dt~ ~.~ .',25, .:;!"'aiah ":l;UU Sw.:&';dt-~o:i 5 . If obj,~ct cont~ct~J 31rth, obt~in 301.1 d epression or 3pot \.'Jhcrc objo1ct l'lndr"'~d for s J.~s nithin 3nd purposes of tn~kin?; ':Ji Lhout p3rison of soil s . 6 . Obtain photogrctphs (or not, 3~cur' sk~tch~s of: origina l n~g1.tivcs) whe r e o.v~il11blc; S;; rounding t "cr"'~ln '.'f!l~rtJ obj.;ct w1s o'"s~rv0d Pl 'Jt~n wh~re obj (t cont'lct'd e'lrtl"' (if this h~pp(ncd) a . tl n ~uvrrs e . Fo:':r.'ltio~ (if mc:--0 thPL t':!0) Obt1ln fr1.gm0nts o r physic'J.l cvid\.:!. ~..:: ~ilc;re p os sibl~.