PROJECT 10073 RECORD J, DATE TIME CROUP irON Fort Smith, Arkansas J. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 5. LENGTH 'JF OflS-=P.V TI')N 11. Oi?ll-F SU.'-4MA RY AI'IO AN L Y Sl S TYPE OF O'lSF: r~ 1 1'':-1 G r,Junu-Vi9 ua l 0"1'J~[vor si@l ted ~ rou."1d ooj'Jct headin,~ t o tne 5~, .1 l 't J a huge round rnlrror. I t Iit.:lin t. in.ld s tr: i{jl t J.luu O f nJ.t]lt clioappe'lring behind Cl .l"<1 of CJ:'t."eS / . COURSE e. PHO ros t ~CON\lNG ;0 E S 5 A G t UJ JCL,~SSIFJ0 tH\'CLJ..\SSiFJEO cc) tal'!t J wttn 'i-ctt':)n UNCLI SS1Fit.D 16 Apri l 49 In Auto, faci~g away frocn s~n !lOr 1 z .)ll disn~oasred behind DECIMAl. l"fLE NO.-:---- CONT"OL NO 8UIIJIICT1 Cite .\lCOB h-376 5th .\rtld D1 y Cha.t~ee Ark DATED 4/27/1..9 NO INCL J l) R t"llJ rc o T') SUSPENSe" D ATE l~:sTADLISH -D BY Nn ..... s I ::>Are: (~1'1fLA OI!J,.081TION TR N"'MirTAL t: o fl' SID HI ' ,. co B " If UL.L 51GN \TUnE I C'\1 OATII -c;:> ll -0 l f OAT HFC 0 Deli va r y UNCLASSIF IED J~t~ ) ... O~servation: : t 1-ir.:le of Cbser1atio n (C3T): 1725 tcurg 3. Pl~ce of Observation: 1!1:.~::-s~ction of lith 3treet and :}r and :-\;re:-Iue, ?ort S.J.ith, .~r~-::.:t."1sas, ( t ~ !Jr~;:.ir.1atel y fou ~ bloc:-:s fro~ ~ J;:.te:-of busin~ss 1i.:;t rL:;t) 5. .n . atcr;.ctad att.3nti:~n to object: eL~ tion of ..t.~pr'J; .L:ur.ell 2.5 'lir~ctlJ :t::Jove t ':1:: .i ht . r .ly >ne ob i~cr. a-:Joeared of a f~v~-c t coi1 ~ 'i3c o r a call. .: )sdrver believP.d ~.:!.~'ration 3:tion fro~ observer: L. _ ::or~ ~an .ras appro:o :na~a :r ./ . .. b ~ct. .vas first o bse:-v3d at a ::a7=-:cti~ co::-.. pl.ated two a.":..l )ne - half y~ars of colleg3 and t7IO y>Jars L"l a t heological 3~ -~ ::a::r. :.e res i gnad his oosition i:1 t:"!~ et.hodi 3t. !~:".1.3 try severa 1 ;7e:a:s 1.go and has been employad oy tl~e ?ost vffice Deoart~er.t 3L;ce that tL~e ..w.u~3 not ,'f'=fi.c:" glasses for distant Vi3iOn anJ r.is eyasi t is beliaved t o b e v;;>;r .:r good. U~:>on being asked regara.in g the possi- bility of his : . .is ta~!lg a convantional airc raft for t he object, he stated, "I ~.::1 e~!"tail'l it was not. an ai:rplE?.ne. I ooserred it closel y t ) o-ee i f I co'.tl.l b e ::d.staken ~1d it ':Jas just and I have de::3cribed it to y.::>u. o wi:1ds aloft :ranhs or 'ldiJ.'.;,atic charts p!'t:) Tt red b~r t.he th~ :'o~t J.:d.t.:~ - ' : o tt a~ 1550 hr.3 o n l.J n-:;ri!. It. deoart~d for ~.ll3a, O!dab.oma, at. 1 ; ,t. hrJ. .. :'h~ next schedt!2.ed ~"li. t 1.rriv~d ,.J.Iith at 230'5 1.r . . ... t. leas r. t::i'I O pri vatalr o,o~1ed a ircr1._ t to be flying in ~ :n ncinity a t tha t1.1ne b ", :10 r~cora i..; fli.1hts. _;o :U.-r..1r:r ai=c~a.::. rrere beliav~u 7,u L.Jd l.n tr_a 7tere believad :e-,~ o: ti:a.se vici..."lity 2.t . . o weather balloo n3 or other tasti!'.g deV:.ces J.re :-eleased by t ~ ?ort 3.-:.ith office ot' ':.he US 1'eat.her :aureau. ~.aa:ast ooint of ::-elease for .J:.:.ch devices i!3 .)olieved to ce at. t he :.:u.l.i:inal Airpo.:t) ':':.Usa, l-dahoma. 'l'ulsa is located a:>prox..i:~a.tel7 100 ai= ::u.les nor:.rr,v~st of Fort &lith. ::L1:1c in si_ht: .:>O't...i..j and Cdor: ~o soLmd o r odor ~.vere noticed. C':>j ~c t ppaared on clan . J iea t her co~ait~;n. ~d vi3ibility ~coJ a~ :iea tr.er ,vas :\ldi tional iru...:> L'"':i~\tion: ;Juring obset""r'l :,ion, :itness said he po~:ltcd o ur. obj'3c t to other person.i rho !"lad s ot'te'1. out o:.' car s J.~ ... ne line o'! r'lific :Oehind b.is Y"etlicl~. I.:ientity of -r.h~se ":)erson.J W:13 ... "l.<~own to oo- ,;o other r~oorts o:f ... b..e ... c3errers :1ame Ei 3 a :dress HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY F'ORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS Cc::L.w.n:ii~6 G a:1e rc.l :i:nclo:.; ~ i .. o:..DO.lC CON l ' AOL t'-10 ~UBJEC"o'l l tr DECIMAL, f ' ILE N') ---- f"OLLOW UP 0~ 1\ eri.&l FbeaOIDft~ , Secrut. S~3:C6~ b-l l'h.Hil U TO Hout.oo '!exa~ PECO?Dt:;O TRAN"''-4 ll"TAL. 1f" 0 rUdt S oO t