PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE Tl~-= GROUP I " LOCATION ) June 49 0)/173'-1 ... ~'l Culpaper, Virgiu.LB. '4. NU~BER OF OaJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Astro (ME:rEDR) > S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS f S -6 Seccnds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual \1. COURSE Not Stated ~ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer saw a disc shaped object traveling at an estimated speed of 9Q0-1SOO mph. It banked at terx'ific speed in to th< FOLLOW U FROM: Bird RECORDING DESK I~!T-1 RECORD,.D 1() Jane 4C~OUR &US~ENSE DATE ESTABL18HD BY IIHIT14l.SII DATI: 01" lti:PL 'I' DISPOSITION: TRANSMITTAL ANC ~OIUI NO. 10 2 ?EE OTH~It SlOE UNCLASSiFIED !~a no and addrv s s of obs,Jrvcr a Occupation and hobbiosa Comments of Interrogator relative te intolligonc0 and charo.ctor of observor(s)a UNC\._ASS\FlE' .. 223 5TH AF P.FSERVE T::.A:!: t--.l~!G Cfll~'ER ' a'RD FIELD RICHl\ON D, VIRGU-.IA SUBJECT: Rt~!port:irlg of Infarnation or1 Unidenti. fied Flying Objects Comanding General Air ltat eriel COII'.mand Wright-P&ttersoo Air Force Base Dqton, Ohio ATTtT: l!CIAX0-3 In compliarx:e lWi th Ltr, He'ldqua.rte rs Ninth J.ir r"orce, Lengley Air .Force Be.se, Virginia file and subject same as above, dated 24 Ma.Y 1949 the follCMing report is sut:mitted; 1. Date of sighting. 3 June 1949 2. Twe of sighting (zonal by 24 hr. clock). Between 12:30 & 1300 hrs. 3. Where sight'!d (observer's position): From au to town. Ap~roxina tely 10 m.5le s SE of Culpeper, Va. (2) Distance And direction from city or town, road, intersection, etc. J.pproxina tely 10 miles SE of Winston, Va. (3) From blilding (sto!)"), yard, etc. From truck. (4) l'ap coordi!'B ce~ (if rea.sible) showing utitude and lo~itude. 38.5 N. Latitude 78 w. Longitude (1) TyJ aircraft speed, alti tuds, direction of flight Not applica.bl.e. (2) Distance and direction from ciey town, or known landnark. . ~ Not applicable. Subj: Rpting of Inform. on Unide11 f:.). fied Flying Objects (3) Clock posi ti en of object from observer' f1 air ~r-9! t. Not ap pljr.ahle. (4) Latitude and longitude. Not applicable. (1) L3ti tude ~nd longl t.ude. Not applicable. (2)' Proximi .... y to lani. (Name city, country, etc.) Not applicable. 4. NU!:lber of ob.1ects. One Fwmation type (if aey) sketch if pos sl.ble. None. 5. Observable celestial pheno~ena or planets th'it rnay r~ccount for the sighti ne. (l.ocal tacili ties or organizations ..,. td.ch f o llot such celestial phenomena. should be consu.lted for sudl information.) t!l"..YJlown. 6. Distame of object from observer. Estinted two miles. a. Laterally or horizontally. Horizontally. b. Angle of elevation frorr. horizon. f:IJ c. Altitude. 1500 -~ feet 7. Time in sigpt. 5 -6 seconds. s. Appearance ot object. a. Color. Silver. b. Shape. (Sketch it possible). Shaped like oyster. c. Ap}:arent construction. (Ot what mterial or substame) IJ.umi num. cl. Sise (1) Est1mted size. Estimated size ot 5 or 6 room hCllse. (2) Size aa it appeared trom obsc-ver s v.Lew. (co object) Same. 9. Direction ot tlight. Horizontally. red to knarn Subj : Rpt ing of Inform. on 'Unident i.fied Flying Vbjects 10. Tactics or mn~uver s. Banked vdth terrifi. c spe~d i.nto su .. 'l. Vertic~l a.sc~t or descentJ horizont~l, oscill~tin~, fl11.tterj n~, ev.~sive, ~gressi ve, ern t i..c, etc 11. Evidence C' f exhaust,. a. Color of s~ke. NC''le b. Length .a.nd wt 1th. None c. Odor (it ~qy). None d. Rate of evaporation. Z.,Tme e. Does trail vary with soun:l~ (spurts). None 12. E.f.f'ect en clouds. a. Opened }:eth thru clouds. None clear sky. Forced cloud or rnis ts. None clear sky. Refiected on clwd. None clear Showed thru cloud. None clear or attached. None. c. Blinked on and oft in relation to speed. None, l4. Support. a. Wings. None. list ot fuselage. Unknown. c. Vertical jet. Unknown. cl. Rotating eylinler or c ale. Unlalown. Aerostatic lift (balloon or dirigible). UnknO\en . . UNc;t-!\SS~riED SubJ: Rpti~ of In forrr.. o r ll'liden ti fied Flyine Obj~t:: ts 15. Propulsion. a. PrC'peller or jet. Unl-:pown. b. Rotor. Unkn~. c. Aerodynami~ vanes (flapping or oscillating) (Katz Hayer effect). d. Visible exhaust or jet openings. N.")ne v:t sible beca~f5 e of Sl-'eed. 16. Cmtrol am s t~obility a. Fins. Not seen. b. Stabilizers (hori~ontal or vertic ) (1) Size. None ~een. (2) Shape. None seen. (.3) Location. None seen. 17 Air ducts. None seen. a. Slots. None seen. b. Dw:t o}:enings. None seen. 18. Sreed -U.F.H. Estimated 900 -1500 llPH 19. Sa.uld. a. Cont:inuous whine or buzz. None b. Roar, whistle, whoosh. None c. Intermittent. Hone 20. Manner of disappearance. a. EJcplode. No. (1) Possi. bilit.r ot fragments. No,. (2) Other }ilysical evide11ce. None UNCLt.S:.= UNCLASS!F lED Subj: Rpting of Inform. on Unidentified Flying Obj fiJCts b. Faded from view. Into sun. c. Disappeared behind ob8tacle. No Name of observer. ). Occu~tion. Cabl.net maker 4. Place ot business. , Richmond, V~. a. &lployer or uployee. Self employed. S. Perti!'lert, hobbies. a. Is observer amateur astronomtr, pilot, engineer, ete. Amateur pilot. be Length of time engaged in hobby {exp!rience). ApproxilrYltely 300 brs. 6. Ability to determine: a. Color. Gocd b. ~peed or "" ing object 8. Good c. Size at distance. Gccxi 7. Reliability or cbatrver. a. Sa1rces. (1) Neighbcr s. Good (2) Pol:ic e Department. Unknown (.3) FBI reccrds. Unknown (4) J;mploJer. Selt employed. 8. Notes relative to obaerv ... anr a. Sightings :in general. Good b. How attention a drawn to objeeta(s). UNCLA.ss;r lED UNCLASS\F\F.I > rE ooo.92 7 Jun 49 Subj: Rpting of Inform. on Unidentified t'1~ing Objects (1) Sound. ( ?.) Moti oo. (3) Glint of li~t. Gllnt of lieht (Reflection vf .:iun) Degree of fatigue and duration of cases where c bserver is airborne 9. Witnesses. a. Addressees. None b. Occupation. None c. Reli!. bi.lity. None flight at ti~te of ~ghtint:; in Not applicable. 10. CoCIU1ents or interrogator r the intelligerc e and chara.cter of pers:>n inteiToga.ted. Mr ates he lvid extensive service with the CID in which time he had learned to identify all types of @i rcr~rt but could rot :identify one seen. Seems tD be of average intelligence. 1. Re radars operating oo ground. Not ~a.pplic~ble. Observ&tioos cL range, speed, altitude and size Not, applicable. ot tar5et b. Did target executive any turns? It so, what ~gels (100), etc, ancl what radius of turn. If radius ot turn is rot observable, he. lo~ did the target stay in the turn and what was its speed? Not applicable. a. Note particu]a rly lll7 sep.ration ot distant target into several taraets upon approach. Tract all it possible. Not applicable. 2. It airbome when ci)ject sitflted. Not applicable. a. Were there any radar indue tiona or extra noise on radio circuits? Not appl.:icable. b. Give estimates ot size, speed, maneuvers, etc. Not applicable. 1. Teletype sequences or local weather Caldi.tions. Weather in viciniey ot Culpeper. Clouds or cirus type less than 5/10 coverage base at 2S,CXX> tt. MSL. Visabi.lity 15 miles or better. Temp. 77. Dew point 41. Surface willis 0400(8_ knote. J CLA(:""SlFlED Subj: Rpting ot Intor.m. 2. Wind a aloft report. on Unidentified FlYing Objects 2000 tt. wi.rds 040/10 knots 4000 ft. wirds OfJ 6000 rt. winds 070/30 knots 8000 rt. wi.rda 040/20 knots \UNCLASSIFIED 3. Local flight schedlles of commercial, private and military aircraft tly.Lns :in vicinity at the time. (Check Canadian activity if cl ~ ~e t') tm t border) Not available. 4. Possible releasee or testin~ devices in vicinlty sent aloft by Ordna.ree, Air lorce, Army, Weather Units, Research Organization-. cr any other. Not. available. .5. If ci>ject. oont9.cted earth, obtain soil samples with :in a.rxi w ithcut de- pressim or spot where object larrled (and then presumably dep~rted) for ptrpose of maki~ comparison or soils. No contact 6. It object came sufficiently near X,her aircraft or known objects eh~ aurtaces with Geiger counters for possible radioactivity. Make com}Jar:l~ns Yd. th other unaffected aircraft objects, etc. None in sight 7. Obtain photographs (or origim.l negRtives) where availablej if not, secure sketches of: Not available. a. Object. b. Surrourxiing terrain where observed. c. Place where it ccntacted earth (if this happelled). d. Maneuvers. Foraation it objects were more than two. 8. Secure signed staternert,. Not available, taken by phone. 9. Obtain fragments or physical evidence where possible. Not available 10. Was a.ny radio antenna to be observed, i.e., (any projections or ex- tensions that might ~esumpbly be oonstrued as sudl). ft!one seen. FOR n!E (D},O.'ANDING CPFIC!1.:R: Copies fUrnished: 1-Director of Intei 1 igence, Hq USAF WaS\ ingto n 25, D. C. 2-0C, 9AF, ATTN: Director ot Intelligence C~x:>, USAF ft JNCi.J\SSIFlED INCIDENT NO. 355 1. Do.te of Observation 3 ~ 1 9 Date of Intervit:3w 2. Exact Time {local) l2;K)-JJOO 3 Place of Observation 10 Uiloo S~ Culpaper, Vae ,:)~ }Ot I-Jorth 4. Position of observer arown 1n Auto 5 ~"lha.t attracted attention to object 6. ~!umber of objects a. 7 Apparent size 5 me 6 Rocm houoe g. Color of object SUver O'Jator (DiDo) 11. Direction from observe r 12. Distance from observer 2 m1 13. Direction of flight of object(s) 14. Time in sight 5-6 16. Sound and odor Bona lg. Luminosity 19. Projections 20. Maneuvers t 'Ito 1ND at tarrS t1 c ax-ed 21. Manner of disappoaranco 22. Effect on Clouds lo u.... 23. Additional information concorning. object 24. 'loo. thor Condit ions vla1Ml1ty 15 mu llNct ,... .