. PROJECT 10073 RECORD &. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ; L NU~3ER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~ TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourd-Visual Object flew directly overhead at what appeared to be a v er,y high altitude. Object, a rpeared to be white, round in sha p3 , apparently of metallic construction. vlhen first sighted obje.:t was fiying horiwntaly, then it took an abrupt vertical ascen~ and later descended to its rotner oosition. ' Inro111a tion indicates weather balloon fran Bedford AFB, I-:ass. could have been. in tmt area during the time of the sighting.: Observer was eVl.dentally orr on his estimte of the duration f t.he eig ht.ing aince it oould not have gone th rought. the rootior. ; he de a crib ed 1n S seconds. ! 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Ila"lc :md address of observer: Occup~tion .:1,.'1d hob bios: Connents of IntcrroG~tor rel~tivc to intelliGence and character of observcr(s): with hich 4 ot intellipDOe, talr obaerwr llNCLASSIFI ED ~UA189 KKUUT2 33 ~ JEBAB6A/CG ATLD MATS WESTOVER AFB MASS ro JEDC/CG AMC WRIGHT PATTESON AFB DAYTON OHIO ATTN MCIAX0-3 tNFO JEPC/DPTY CIS OPERATIONS HQ USAF WASH 25 DC ATTN DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE ~TLD OIN 4-lrtJl ~OLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED BY SEVEN PINEYWOODS AVENUE CMA SPRINGFIELD CMA MASS PD WKIL AT iOME AT ABOUT ONE TWO ONE ZERO EDST ON SEVEN JUNE ONE NINE FOUR iiNE HE OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE ROUNDISH OBJECT ABOUT SIZE ~F JET PLANE CMA BUT WITHOUT WINGS CMA TRAVELING IN EASTERLY )lRECTION AT ABOUT SPEED OF JET PLAN CMA FOUR ZERO ZERO DASH FIVE ZERO ZERO MILES PER HOUR PD OBJECT WHITE BUT NOT SHINY FIRST TIME HE HAD EVER SIGHTED UNUSUAL OBJ~CT OF THIS TYPE CMA ~AT HE COULD NOT READILY IDENTIFY PD HE IS CERTAIN THAT OBJECT lAS NOT WEATHER BALLOON CMA NOR CONVENTIAONAL AIRCRAFT PD ~IFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN EXACT SIZE OF OBJECT BECAUSE OF EXTREME 'LTITUDE CMA BUT OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SPHERICAL PD FROM: .&IIC AIR SERVICE IJNCLASSIFIF.l COMMAND TELETYPE NETWORK UALCOIJI D. SI:!ASHOl\B Lt Colonel. USAF co Weetowr AP Daae Uaaaaolmtt. MtlDc Chief, Intelliga Dei*......, NAME. fltANK AND TITLE o..-AUTHENTICATING O..-I'"ICER 1 TEL'-TYP NO: COORDINATION objeot. Il8queat t\111 .-1 ttea report u outl!JJed lD DOWNGRADE u A T ~ , ., DECLASSIFIED i"1;.,~4;AH fN'fEJtv A 1 ~ DOD DIU 520~.1~! YEARS. A . IJNCLASS1FlED MAINTENANCE HEADQUARTERS, WESTOVER A"fft YOR:tE'iAsE (1600TB AIR TRANSPORr WING, ATLD-MATS) WESTOVER FIEID, MASS. A-~/ AFR/hes SUBJ"ECT1 Sigh-cing ot Uncunventional A1rcra.f't TOa General Air Materiel C01mnand wright-Patterson Base DaY\Ion, Ohio AT'l'l{, MCIAXO-;s 17 June 19LJ:9 In COJilf:'Linnce with req~est contained in T~\A EDC '06 your Headquarters, dated 16 Jtme 1949, the .;.:olJ.owing inf~ormar,ion is sullruil#-ced according to the requiremen-cs ou-clined in AF Memorandum i(=4, dated 15 Feb- ruary 19'*~ le Date of sighting -7 Jtme 1949. ~. Time of sighting -1210 El>ST. 4). Where dighted -In .Lron-c of rtJsidence at :67 Pineywoods A venue, SpringfieJ.d, Mass. UnabJ.e to dete~n~ exnot dis~anue rr~ the ci~y. 4. Nuwb~r of objec~s -one. It is not believed that any ob~ervabJ.e celestial ph~numona or planets cuu.!.d. tLccount foJ: ~n sigh,;ing Ge OUeerver unable to deter.m1ne distance ot object. Object flew direat1y o~rnea<1 at Vlha16 rppeared -co ue an enremeJ.y high a.J.ti tude. Time o1' sighting -5 aeoonda. Object appeared '1;0 oe .hite. round. in shape, -..pparent.1.7 ot r!l.etallio cons vruation, and approximately the size of a small jet fighter ,;ype 9. Dire0'1iion of tJ.igtlt -ea~li and northtta.sv from Springfield, Mass. 10. When first sighted the objeot was flying hori&on~ally. wh~n it took en auru~t vertio~l ~scent anu or dodoended to ica fo r positi~ UNCU\SSIFlED UNCLASS!FI; 11. 1here was DO evidence of exhaust of' any kind. 12. It a a clear day with very f'ew clouds. The object did uot penetrate 1Dto DOr fly near any olouda. NOr wes it reflected 011 any clouds. 13. there were DO visible lights. 14:. ihere were 110 wings or other visible support of any kind, but the object could have been a rotating cylinder of some type. The method ot propulsion could observer' a posit ion. DOt be determined from the 16. Dle observer and stability' s unable to de any facts such as tina, stabilizers, etc. 17. T.here were DO visible air ducts. regarding control 18. Speed was estimated by the observer to be somewhere between 4:00..600 miles per hour. 19. 7here waa no aouDd emitted by the object. 20. ~e object faded trom vi B. RELA~IV~ TO OBSERVER Sprixagtield, Mass. Oooupaticn -iter. Place or business -residence, same as above. &. 10 pertinent bobbies. 8. Abi 1i V to detezaaim t Color -tair b. Speed ot moviDg object -tair Size at distance -tair 7. Reliability ot obsener -excellent according to reports ot neighbors and recorda ot POlice Depa t. riNCLASSIFii. .. : 111\tri ll.SS!FJED Firat time that h~ Pll<r~ver sighted an object of' this type going at such a speed. b. Attention was drawn to object by the fact that a large plane happenod to be passing at the same t~e at a lower altitude. 9. 1.bere e DO other witnesses to the sighting. 10. The observer gave evidence of being a person of excellent character with a high degree ot intelligence C. RJc~.ATIVE TO RADAR SIGBTINGS: Negative. 1. Teletype sequence of local weather conditiom a a. CEE -4,000 scattered. b. Visibility -15 miles. c. Sea level pressure -078 millibars Teaq:rerature -72 t. WiDl from northwest -20 miles per hour. g. Altimeter. settings 974 inches 2. Winds aloft a. 6,000 tt -wind from !lO rthwest -15 k rta b. 10,000 ft -winds trom southwest at S5 knots o. 17,000 1't -wiDde trom aoutbrest 2 5 kmta a. Jlot applicable There are indicatious that weather balloons released at Bedford Air Base. Mllae., could have been in the vicinity of/ the sighting and at the indicated. Doea DOt app17. 6. Does DOt apply. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV:' DECLASSIFIED 1\ FTEH 12 YEAU~ DOD DIH 5200.1Q UNCLA551Fl' . 7. RO pbo~grapha available. e. ~191ed etatemeDte not available, but could be obtained at a later date if desired. 9. No tragmante or physical evidenoe available 10. lio rae. :i o ant euna observed. UNCLASSIFI'-. UtJCLASS I Fl Er DEPAftTME~NT OF THE A I R FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE I N S PECTOR Gl.NERAL , U S A F 5TH DISTRICT OFFICE O F S PECI A L INVEST I GATION S WRIGHTPAT T E R SON AIR FORC.E BASE. D AYTON. OHI O IN "EPLY UF U TO: 5D 24~1-17 Wf04 OCT 41 IJM SUBJECTa PROJECT GmJDGE SP!IAI. INQ.UmY TOa Cona:andi ng General Air JAa.teriel Command lfright-Fatteraon Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio .AT:N 1 liC lAXS 1. Reference is made to letter, this office, subject end file a.s &bare, dated 7 June 19+9, inclosing report of investigation by Special Agent LEO M. CJiRIS!IAUSOl~, DO #16, dated 1 June lSiG. 2. Infoma.tion has been received from the 16th OSI District ( IG) tbat so much of paragraph 3 ot referenced report as reads, "VJhen GABEL looated the ane, he said it was an F..gl " should be corrected to read "'When located the airplane, he said it was an F-51 " Tli)M.AS F. DOYLE, JR Captain, USAF ActiDg District Commander CONTROL !'tO. eueJI:CTa l.'-r DI:CI MAL P'ILI: NO.---- P'OLLOW UP ON Project. CHJ~E FROM: 5D-QSI No. INCLS. lJ ROUTED TO SUSPENSE DATE ESTABLI 8H f:D BY II N l Tl A.L S ! DATI: 0~ -.&PLY OTHER DISPOSITION: TRANSMITTAL AMC P'OIIM NO. 10 1 alEE OTHIEit Sl D ,.011 R ZMAIIKS ' CONTROL .fO. T~'ll DECIMAL P'OLLOW UP ON 8U .IECTI IDfo On F'l7 . ~ Ohjec f!ieatoYer NO. INCLS. ESTABLISHED BY (INITIALS \ SUSPENSE DATE TRANSMITTAL DISPOSITION: DATil 0~ lt&PLY CONTROL NO. 2U .IECT.Ltr DECIMAL P'ILE NO._" _ I-833 igbting ot Oncc,4laventional Aircraft, Q Westover No. INCLS. AMC P'OIIM NO. 101 alEE OTHIEit Sl DE ,.011 IIIEMAIIKS RECORDED OUR DATE ESTABLISHED BY CINITI.t.L SI DATil 0~ R&PL Y DISPOSITION: TRANSMITTAL AMC P'OIIM NO. 10 1 alE IE OTHIEII Sl DE ,.0,_ ltEMAIIKS DIECIMAL P'ILIE NO.---- JI'OLLOW U~ ON Project, GJIJ~E FROM: SD-OSI ROUTED TO SUSPENSE DATI: OP' R&~LY OTHEit DIS~OSITION: RECOAD,::D No. INCLS. lJ DATE ESTABLISHED BY IINI r i ... I.S! DATE TRANSMITTAL AIIC: P'O,_II NO. 10 1 aEE OTHER Sl DE I'Oit R:O:MAitiCa ' CONTROL ,f(). JI'OLLOW UP ON IDfo On F~ ... ~ Ohjec DATED 6/9/49 FROM: ~eSt OYer No. INCLS. Q RIECORDINQ ESTABLISHED BY ! INITII'.I.S I SUSPENSE DATE DISPOSITION: OAT& OP' RIIPL.Y 2U8.JECT,LtJ-DECIMAL P'ILE NO. ;,"--- igbting ot Oncc;avent1onal Aircraft CONTROL NO No. INCLS. ltiECORDINQ TRANSMITTAL NOV . 'I' I eEl: OTHER al DE I'Oit REMAitiCa JI'OLLOW ur ON SUSPENSE DATE ESTABLISHED BY ciNITIA.I.S I DATE DATE OP' RIIPLY OTHEit 018P081TION: TRANSMITTAL a&l: OTHER at D E I"Oit REMARKS UNClJ\SSH-,._ IrJCIDZ~JT IfO. 1. Date of Obse r v 1tion .., J Dw.te of InterviJ:r 2 . Zxnct Ti !:lc (loc.J.l) 3. Pla cJ of Obser-:r.:!.tion Springfield ~ass. 4. Position of observer 5. :111.:1t attracted attention to object. 6. l!umbcr of objo3ct~ NotioGd while watohing plane in 7. Apparent size S. Color of object 10. Altitude Extnly high ot jet plane. Vlh 1 te (not shiny) 11. Direction fron observer Oftrhea4 12. Distance froc obser ver Umble to determ1M 13. Dir~ction of fliGht of object(s) 16. Sound and 18. Lu:Jino si ty 19. Projections Mc'llleuver s Pira'i horl &ontal tllght tMB abrupt~ w rtloal aeoent then nturnecl to former lewl. 21. Hrumc r of disappearance Padecl ta~om Yln. ...--ti .--. r.nn cr>x.ni'IW .n'b..i..~ M _ Into t1on ind loa te 1 a the I" ballo~ "'&nS ~-..-.-. ,gv-~w na......,.. ~ll ill area during t ot eightlng. . 22. Effect on UNCL!s~SSIFf .