PROJECT 10073 RECO~D ~ 1. DA T.: T l~i: G~OU? I 2. LOCATION Fo1 ~ Worth, Texas t;. SOU:'\Ce ' Civilian ; 5. Li;~GIH Or CuSERVATION i 6. TYPE OF OuScRVATION 10. CONCLUSION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was the size of a fist at ar.m's length. and aweared to be semj-transparent. No SOWld or exhaus t ~r~G:.:'!:":..:v:..;:ll:::.::-:~d~-..;.:Vi:.:su:::=:al=------1 Radar sight unit at Carswell AFB unit released a ball oo.."l :7. couas.: at 2000 local which passed over the position ot the ob~erver. ! 9. PHYSICAL EViDENCE \l~C~ IIJCIDr!::JT !TO Da t e of Observ1tion 6 July 19~ 7 July 1n1~ --------D~tc of Intc rvic:r ~ 2. Exact Tine (local) l350 ------- 3. Plac~ of ObservationFort :orth. Toxaa 4. Position of ob5crve r Oro tl"Ui v,}lile wor-kir..; or !3-}6 5 'Jhat attracted attenti on t o obje ct~otioed ,..hile soannint; sq 6. lJwnbor of object~ 7. Apparent sizeFiat at ar~ length 3 iu diAm at diatnnoe Color of objectS1lver-sem1 tranapGrent a1m1lar to soap bubble n. Direction on obser ver 12. Distance fror:: observe r 1 Kile 13. Dir~ction of fliGht o f objcct(s) South to Uorth sight 15 Seoonda Sound and odor tu....-u.nosity Hetlootion 19 . Projections 20. IiD.neuvers Straight flight 21. Ifanna r of dis.:>.ppearance 22. Effect on Clouds 23. .\dc1~81cl Wf:fObtt.W !liOF~ 1'\h_.;~t!adnr 'eight unit at Carall AF Unlt 24. ~lco.thcr Gonc:li tions.soattend oumulua, ur1li 1ted 'Yia1b111ty, good light. \ UNCLA5S\f\ ... ru~ nnd addru SS of ObS lorc:o 'i "ue, For t ,;orth, Occup~tion ~d hobbi o s : ~ircrtt. 't '. o: . .undor Conunont s of Interrogator r o lativo to intolligt;nCJ ar~d chfl.ractc r of obs..:r vor ( s ) a Poaaeaaea forr.o.l AEC olea.ranoe. Co:.uidttr ua r e l i""l>l d . UAitltPSrv-: Sill IhiAR Y s Co~nts or Interro~atora Baaed upon the f not that a rawin ~alloon was ir. t he vioinity at approximately tho ti:ae o f sigt!tins; o1' the object, anu the si .i l!irity in deaoription , too much crodenoe oannot be attaoh~d to this report. On the 7 July 1949 at 1350 hours, I oaw an unidentifiable objoot from a posit ion on the hori&ontul atabili&er or & D-36. 1 was a~s isting in tho in&talla.t LOn or a oontrol look at the time, and fror.l the position t hat I wo.s in i t was noces:n~ry f or rae to look skyward tor a period of ten or fitteen r1i nutea. .L feel th~\t I would ne v or aeen the object had I not bdon in euoh a position. i':hen I firs t st:~.w the ob- ject, I thou~ht that m eyea were blurred or t hut I waa eeein~ a rofle ot i on, t here- tore I closod my eyoa ana opened them a G&iD, anJ the objJot was still pr eser.t. the objuot was tlyin~ South to North at approximately 300 :WH, anu a?pear~d t o be approxiil&tely 3 i nohea 1n dio.met or. I wt:~.a un..1bl A to j ud(;e e i thur the si&e or the altitude of the objuot with any aoouraoy. I feel ou rla ~ that this objoot was r.ot a balloon, a~ it w~a tlyinr, i n a hori&ont~l plane ar.u tho s.~ed waa too ~ru~t, althou~h it did reaecble a child' aoap bubblo , bo\n~ s pherical i n sha~e ~nd sehll tranaparent, ailver in color. There waa no sound or exh~u&t trail. Visibili t y a t the timo o f eit;htin ~ the objuot waa r;ood, thore be inc acat.ttered cumulua only . oertifT that the kDowledget abo'Ye atatement 1a true and correct to th8 beat ot my UNCLASS\FIE. . UNCLASSIFIED HtAOQUARTERS 7TH BOMBARDMENT WING, HEAVY Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth, Texas SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Co .. uanding General Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio AT'IW: liCIAXo-3 Attached copies of Report of Unidentified Flying Object and statement of the observer are submitted for your information. FOR THE C(J.{).!ANDING OFFIC~: 1. Investigation Rpt 2. Statement (in trip) SAM A. R ERTS Major, USAF UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSlFlED GUIDE TO IlNEST IGAT I\JN WID&~ lFI}!;D .AEltiJ.L OEJE~S Incident No. --=2 1. DRte of ObservF\t i orf jul: 1149 DatE' of Interview 7 J~l:, 1 'l 1,9 3. Plr.ce of Ob~er:r.t i on: Over C.:>nsoli de..:ed :~.:..rcrc...ft .:t c .0 ! 7, ~ort :~ m:t~: 4. ~osition of obsezver (~tir, cpr, bldg, locntiJn of -give detrils): ; ;or::in o~ :!- 36 #arcrart !)~rkOO. on =-~!::p ill f :o:1t of C.:n~ro1 :o;.cr 5. lrlhl\t nttrccte d l'.ttention to object: : .. oticed ,,._i !..; cc . .:;: t.l:~-: c:1 .. ni n _ :: ... ~ &. !lumber of objects rnd al-;ctch oi' fonPtion or grouping: On:; ( 1 ) 7. JppArent size (comprr c to known object, i.e., sun, moon, thumb or fiat ~t ezms length): 8. Color of obJect: :::ilvtar, s e .. :!.-tro.r:3pr r e::t. 9. Sh pe (give grl'phic description-compp.re vith known object): S~1~roid, s~=iler ~o ~oo~ tub~1c. 10. Altitude (Mgle of elevntion 1\bove horizon -0 nt horizon, 90 overhEJ~d): qoo over:,e:::d. Direction from observer ( e.ngl e clockwise f ro:n lio rth) : When first seen? When las t aee n1 1350 Centr~l 12. DistAnce from observer (diatnnt to tovn, bldg, etc., over which obJect p.ppe,.red to be): One (1) t:ilc 13. Direction of flil;ht of object (e)a 14. Time in eight 1 15 .c:>econtls 1&. Velocit7 (time to cover given ,.n~l~r diatrnco): 16. Sound r.nd odor: to Investigation Incident Uo. 17. Trail (color, length, width , persist1'nco, etc.) -v."l 18. Luminosity (visible by r ef l ection, incrndoscence, other-d.greo ot' br illiRJ!Ce): ,,i -l .1 19. Frojections (fins, wings, rods, 1\1\tcnnP.e , CPllOI>ies, etc. )s 20, Mnneuvers (turns, climbs, dives, etc. - sketch of fli~ht prth): l'IRnner of dispPperrFnce: Di:: :,; _ r :.! ~ ~ 22. lffect on clouds: 23. Adclit i onpl informrt ion concerning object: :o~:.: 24. Vepther conditions ,nd l~ght rt ti~e of siShting: lle ~nd p.ddresa of observer& 1:. .. Comments of Interrogrtor rel~tive to intelligence Fnd cbFrreter of obse rver tcheck neighbors, police dept:; FBI r ecorda, e::1ployer, etc.): Dl4 observer wepZ glpsa~a. especi~lly polrroid glrssca pt tine of sightin~. or wra obJect viewed through cnnopy, window, or other trrnsprrent mpteripl? UNCLASSJFIE~ l ' ltgtt 3 UNCLASSIFIED Guide to Invest i g P.t i on Incident Uo . 2 RelP.tive to hr.drr Si;htings 1. ko rrdrra nov operr.ting on ;round ~. Observ"tions of direction, rrnJe, speed, ~ltitude rnd size~ ! ;a& b. Did trr~et execute r':lY t urns ? If RO. ,;.. rngl e (180), etc, r n d Whl'.t rr<r~ ..,& .-,"D. If rrdiua of urn wr s not observrble , h ow lon.~ d i d the trz~et stry in the the \ urn nn ~lrt wrs its speed? c. Noto prrticulrrly rny scprrPtion of distrnt t~x~et into s ev orrl t~rgets upon ~pror~A: d. w,~ rrdr r blip on crthod s rry tubs well defined rnd consistent with aise of object~ f1'.int; frdin~, p ulsrtins r t rogult'r rrtc : e. Did rr.d.Pr echo si~rl diarppe,r suddenly or ~rrdurlly1 2. If r .irbourne, vhen object wrs si~hted ~. Wore there r~ rrdrr ind,cntions or extre noise on r Pdio circuits: b, Give eatimr.tes o! Rize, ap~ed, n,..neuvers, etc: of locr l vo~ther conditions: Win de rlo!t UNCLASSIFIED ONCLASSIFlt::O Guido to Investigrtion Incid~nt l~o. G. Locrl fli~ht s chedu l es of coJ~crci~l, privrte r n d ~ilitrry rirc r rft flying in vicinity rt t ho ti~c: (Check Crnrdirn rctivity i f cl os e to border) I ~on'3 r~portecl. 4. Fossiblc relcnses of toetin~ device s in vicinity s ent rloft by Ordnrnce, Air Force , Amy, Werther U~t s ,_ iteserrch Org rnizrt i on s or r ny oth er; obtrin cocputod or observed trrjc~tory of device (tbcdolite , rrdrr r erdin~s. !). sinG o ve r r :;>orted pos:.~"..~n or ob j::ct. 5. If object contrctc d orrth, obtrin soil Srrr:r>les within r nd \'fithout de- pression or spot wh ere obje ct lrnded for purposes of ~rking cocprrison of Ho co:1tact obs er"'ed. 6. Obtpin photogrrpha (or originrl nogr.tives) where rvrilrblc; if not, s&- cure sketChes of: .... Object b. Surroundine t crrrin whore object wrs observed c. Plrce where object contrcted ePrth (if this hrppened) d. Mrneuvcrs e. lormrtion (if more thrn two) 7. Secure signed strte~cnts. 4tta.ched. a. Obtr.in frrgments or physicrl evidence Whtre possible 9. Cor!u.wsnts of Interrogator: Baaed upon the foct t~1at a rot~in balloon was in the vicinity 3t approximately the ti~e of sightine of the object. end the similarity in desciption, too D11Ch credence ce.nnot be attached to tllis report. UNCLASSIFIED bob g .q h ~ Ell lid&IU 9 LffictJ o f t: i t.t .... llic.. c~ Oi'...'ic'1r d\~r:tJ'' SSIFI EO u.r .orce !2J~ Un the 7 July 19~9 .:lt lJ 50 h ours , I S.l..l an u.1id:mt.ir'i-ble o~J ~ct !'ro.:-. a po~itiOLl on the h oriz.o:rtal st.!.oiliz~r oi a E-36. I '-~ OJistin.; i~1 t h 3 inot.lll .... tion of a control lock .1t the ti...e, t1nd fro_.._ t:113 :)OZi t.ion ~!'l .... t 1 \ i.J.3 in it \U.S neceJs_ry for ~e to look o!~ ... Hc.r-4 for ~ p~riod o . : ten cr ~i :- t :.an flinutas. I fu.3l th..t I ~olld n1vcr h_ve !.>e~n the o';j~ct. i1_J i not b~et ir ..,uch .:1 position. ..hen l firs t .:>.l./ {,~n obje~t, J ~..,h)~r.'\!)1t t:1-t r .. J c:::!s ,:Jre blurred or t:1...~.t I :;c;1s scei11..:; ..1 rcfl~ct.ion, t .. ~r~forc I clused . y eyes ,.~,nd O)ened tl.e!~ ~=.1in, ..1.nd the o~ject .; ..... s s:.i ll prcsct.v. ect ,,_s ilyir\., South to .. crt.~ ..tt .J.pproxi.utclJ )00 _?:!, und el t~1er tht3 size or the ult.i tud3 o: Lhc o:..jc ct .. i t~1 _ny ~ccu""'CJ. I ;c:!l ccrt.lln that this object \J.!S not ..1. b ..... lloon, ..J.3 i t .:d.s fl ... i.n .... in cJ. :,orizo::- t-1 pl:.-"'lc and the s :!Zed \'l.lS too .:;rc-t , al thouzh i t did r c ser:.ble ..J. chil d ' s !jUJ.p bub'.Jle, be:in.,: .::.?~cric-1 ia 3('..,1,!1~ 'nd s~-trwsp_r~r.t, 3 ilvcr in c o l or . Ther e t T,;l3 no sour.d o r c~1-u~)t 'Lr ..til . 'fisibil.:. ty ~ \:, t:1~ ti.:t~ o; I certify t'u t