PROJECT 10073 RECORD ; J . OA 'it: ai:.~z GROUil 2. LOCATION Fairfield-S~Jun AFB, California 10. CONCLUSION ; l:.ili tarJ :5. LeNGTH OF O~SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 l~ hours The position or the object was approx 215 deg az ond 3-5 deg ------------iel 2:vation. There was no awarent motion to the sphere. ; 6. TYPE OF oascRVATION It looked 1 ike reflected sunliyjlt I:IUch as from the alncjnum I aircraft skin. T'ne object disawaared in a layer or haze 6. PHOTOS .. t 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AIRWAYS Al~D AIR COJ,J..UJICATict:S SERVICE 190181' AACS SQUADRON Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Bas e , California Unusual object observed in the sky. To, S-2, 190lat AACS Squadron. I aaw a small round object M<! very hip;h 0500 hours 16 July 1949. It gave oft a glitter or sl~sm as the r~fleotion of the sun r ays hit it. It wae not moving but just lyin~ in the same position constnntly. Ita reflection gave it a metalio look 11 Troy Ch.e.pman /T/ TROY CHAnWJ Cert1t1 ed Tnte Copy~ R CONRADI JR Major, USAF lmtelligenoe Officer Fairfield- Jl.ti3'.l::l Air Forcd B'l!>d, G"::>J!!};~J Unusual Object Observod in th3 3!v TO s S-2, 190lst J~\CS Squa.d.ron Co.lifor:lla Object was sishted 0500 hours 16 July 1949 nt appr oxjmately 20, 000 feet and soomad to be stationa~J in its position. It v~s round a.nd eened to appear a s a ping pong ball suspended i~ the air. Tha obj3ct s ee:"led to glow aa o. flo..1rescont lanp. fio obtrJsions c ould b~ dl.stin~ guished on the surface of the ob jact . ~'ajo r, U!.llu i1in~ lni..Jlli~ence Officsr /c/ tltc;e.c.e Zimm3r:nan .i!.1JUC: ZIL~ . .Z?J!i\.ii s/s~, uSAF Wee.ther Forecaster 2101 ti'ZA GP K<Ttt\CT UNCLASSIF'E.u AIR'.'!AYS .\!\TD AIR COt\~tuNICATIONS S::RVIC-t I HE.'\D~U.\R' ERS 1901E'T .. \ACS SQUADRON Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, Calif SHEET NO. 1 CONTROL TOWER LOG DATE 13 July 1949 OPE..'qATOR REMARKS VB/BN ON DUTY /s/ R R Van Bayn /s/ C. Boghosia n NOTICED STRANGE GllOW IN TirC; Sl'.:Y ENE OF HERE. NOT MOVE , LOOKED 801:-E!ill.~ T SThfiLAR TO THE; MOON ','w1lEN IT RI SES ONI Y S~.L LER, .. UID I'l' F .ADI.;D IN AND OUT. HAD J.N A/C CK BUT COULD S~ NO* THING. NEITHER MCC NOR MHR TNR COULD SEE .ANY OFF DUTY /s/ R R Van Bayn /s/ c. Boghosian 2 PR BINOCS PRES Certified True Copy ARTHUR CONRADI JR. Major, USAF Intelligence Officer UNCLASSitiED 4Dl INCIDENT NO. 1. Do.to of Observation 16 July 194~J Date of Intervidw 2 . Exact Time (local) 0500-o520 PST 3 Place of Observation Fairti~ld-Suisun - 8, c~lif. 4. Position of observer Control tower through 7X binooulara 5 Yihat attracted attention to object Sgt. Vita 6. Number of objects 7. Apparent size S. Color of object 10. A1 titude '5 eleTation 35,000 teet 11. Direction from observer 12. Distance from observer Farther than 100 miles 13. Direction of flight of objcct(s) no motion obaervod 14. Time in sisht No ap;,.arent aotion 16. Sound and odor None 17. Trail NoDe lS . uaminosity Retleoted sunlight much &I aluminum A/C akin 19. Project ions I~one 20. hilneuvers NoN 21. Manner of disappoaranco Obeoured by l~y~r ot ha&e. 22. Effect on Clouds Add;~onal information concerning objoct Winde abo~ ,5,000 ueually quite atrong weeternly, ~oathor Conditions Olear 20 aile Tielbllity exoept ln epota. UNCLJ\SSJFI0 i'U!"'lt:J 'l.nO ~ddr.JSS Of ObSj rV~ r: Robert ? McCa~; Fairfield S/Sgt Eugene Zimmerman Suisun AFB, c~lif. T/Sgt A. A. Vita, Pf c Tr oy Clap~n, Qccup~tion And hobbi~s: Ass't Station Neath0r Officer cor.1.;:ur.:ts of Intorro~ator r olativo to intolligc:ncJ and cho.ra.ctc r of obs .... r vor(s) s The fol lowin:; 1:1 ~uloun ~ir Foro~ Oass a r e oort o i' o.n obae.r1ation made fro!!l ";h9 F irf'ield-' c or.trol to:~er 0:1 16 cJ:1ly l 9t ? bEsh~on ti.e hours .\t ao Jro;cin~tdly 0500, 16 J uly 191:) , 1'/Sgt Vit:>., ti:e contr o l tower oparato r o n duty, aekad ~ t o c o u p in t ho t ower to observs this p rtlcul~r pheno me r.a. vpon nrr lvin; ir. thJ towor Srr,t /ita told r:e pas i tion t o loo:" with the seven po:ter binocul.J.rs avail...1bl v ar:a o.s!.:od ma \'Jr...l. t I oaw. Thd position was approA. 215 Da g . mag and tlprox. } to 5 de~-~levation, At !ln altitude thAt I would jud.je t o be 'ft~ll a ho7 e 35:000 ft. a..'1c.i"~t an unda- t or mined distar.c9, but ru~thdr thun 10 0 mile:;~ tr.er~ a~pe~red to be a vo~y l a rhe a phere, or unknoMl size and co;npo~ l tioi!. 'l'he :mn rlas juot c oning C.1bo1a t r e h o r i z on nnd the s phors :;eo;r.ttd t o r Dflvct the ounli~ht much t hs :J~a a s tho fl.luminu:t sicir. or a n airpla r.e . ..l.'here wo.s no a pps.ront noti o n to th:J 3ph~re althou~ the wir:ds o.bove j 5 ,0CO ft a r o u::>u~lly qui t o 3tror::g a r.d .1., aterly . T:te sphere r o:naiz:ed under obs~rvo. tion until 0520 Ytr.en it Wa3 obscurred ~f ~ layor o ~ ho.ze , a~ about j ,OCO rt, ovs r t~e Vallejo The ~e~tha:-o. t ~he tin:e was ol.:ar Yt th 20 r;,iles vis i b i 1 ity except :-a t"o~ uar.k ov r the hills ~'6tween Cordoli!l ar.d Vs.llejo ax:d a thin h.:izs laya~, ba3e 304,000 ft over the So.n ?~blo ~. /s/ Robart P . ::cCi\btt Proj ect Gr-1d(:e Corrment The' object rerort"'c t~.n T'r obahl:' a plan~t. J,r; tnr nt th' ~ ti-C' -r-ti arrr -:':. 180 ahead of the ~un O"" this date. Wit h allo\o'SnCP for errol: in di r rction ( ?f Jupiter \IIOuld !~ve been i:1. this ~o tion,,ho\rever ther e appears t o be no exolanation for the statement that during the !)eriod object ,,as under ob!:P~.- on no movemant "-'B.S noticed. f this object "rere actually Jt.~iter t P'" t her e !"rcl.:l heve been an observed diviation of 22 1/~ curine the 1 1/2 hour ob~Pct "-a~ under observation UNCLASSIFJED ~ c:s \f\ED 9th Stre.te-ic Recon.::o.i~sru:.ce ,.;ing - Fairfield-Suis Air ?orca ~ase, C~lifo~ia SU!3J.::CT r Ini'orJlBtion Fertnic.in1; to Flyin~ Disc TOr Commanding Gen eral Air Materiel Command \irj ght-Patterson Air Force Base .-rright Field, Ohio 1. rursuant to the p r ovlsio:::J.s of &.A..C Rat;u lation 200- 5, 1 3 !)ooarr.ber 194.8, the follo-.lins information on a flying disc subr.i t tod r o.. loc at ion D.-"ld t ime of si;;hting r The sishtin; \',-as t"ll.de o..t 0500 Po.cific 3tando.rd 'l'ime, 16 July 1949, f rom the Control ':ower , Fairfilllci-Suisun AS'B, Gnl:i i'. b . Weather at the ti=ne : eather at tha tbe of the siEhting wa s clear with unlimit e d visibilit~y. c . Names , occupHtion , end addresses of wit n esses' Trhnsmi~ted here th a s inclosures 1 , 2, 3 , and 4 a r o eye- wi tne~s e.cc oux:.t s froZt tha follo:ti.nc; mi 1 ita~ persoru:el r . As3t St~tion ~eather 10/41 ~reather ve~och."'L8:lt Fairfialdw isun P:TI, Calif Tower c:uef' 1 901 .t\ACS .... quadron ?ej.rfield .:)uizun AF3, ':a1 i f P::'C TP.OY C !'rAR.WI :rea.thsr Observer 10/41 Vfeathor Detachoent ?airfio ld-Suis~ Calif Photo r;rq,p!1s o~ ::o pho co ~r'lphs objucts if av'lil~ble: of ti:u 0'Jjcc t w~ra possiblo duo ~o dClr~:nes::. UNCLASS\f '~- Subject J Information Pertain in-; to Fly inc Disc Sketches of objec~ configuration~ SphE>ricnl object or unknown size. r. Object aizhtedr A round or sph'lr.ical object was sighted. Size of the object could not be dete~ed (t) Colors Object appeared to shine like the duralundnum surface of aircraft or alurdnum surface of a balloon. Object nppearod to retleot light or glow with transluscent or flourescant lighting effect. Light given oft was soft with no ~lare. (6) Speeds Object appear6d ~o remain motionless. ( 6) Heading 1 Object appenred to rocain motionless (7) Maneuverability a Object appeared to (8) Altitude~ remain motionless. Object waa e3timeted at between a:>.ooo end 40.000 ft altitude. (9) Sounds Object did not emit ~, sound. (10) Exhaust trail or note Object did not emit or leave a Tisibile trail. UN CLASS I Fl t.:. .. ONCU-\SSIF Su._ i iJC Infor:nation ?erlo.lning to Flyin Di~c Gon e:-al rQ-;-:!\rkS: A s16hti.ns o: an u:1ido.."1.tifiablo object v;s.s :nado by S&f; R. R. Von Bar:;n, Co:::1trol To,ver Operator, 190lst A.-\!;S Squ!.l<L-on, Fo.irfiold-Suisun J47B, Call~ornia, at 23~0 hours , 1 3 July 1349 It is believad the objoc t coul d havo ea:Ji ly bee:=-1 o. ... , J 3..'1.0t o r other heavon l y bo~ xud t he rofor a Na~ not report~d a3 o. d)sc si;hting. An ox:t r o.cc of tho Control Towor Los 3i-ri...'1g the si ~htins information is transmlttdd her.e\rlt h o.s inclosure ~. FOR. TEE CO}J,tAJ1DDTG GENE?_Ut Lv I . J ;/,: ~ 1 EytJ;;i tness Po bert F . ! .. cC g.be Eyowitness Report, 3 . ~Jo:ri tness Report, Pfc Troy 4. Eyewitness Report, S/S; t D.lt;e:::l8 Zimmer.nan 5 . Extn nct, Contro l ToW9r I.oe; Co r CG, SAC, Offutt A.'G"B, ~naha, Nebr a ( dup) FKirfield- dun AFB, Ce.lifo~i~ BASE WEATHt!R STATION Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base California iJNCLASS1FL SUBJ~T: Report of Observation of ?henolllna : Commanding General Headqusrtera 9th strategic Reconnaissance Wing Fairfield-Sui sun Air Force Base California. ATTN: Security Officer. l c July 1949 1. The following is a report of an observation made from the F~irtield-Suisun Air Force Base control tower on lt July 1949 bet~een the houra 0500 and 0520 2. 'At approxi~ately 0500, l t July 1949, T/Sgt Vita, the control operator on duty, asked me to go up in the tower t o obs erve this particular pheno~na. Upon arriving in the tower S~ Vita t ol d me position to look with the seven power binoculars avails ble and as ked me what I sa,,. Tbe position was approx. 215 Deg. mag and approx. 3 to 5 deg. elevation. At an altitude that I would judge to be well above 35,000 ft. and at an undetermined d istance, but further than 100 miles, there appeared to be ver7 large sphere, of unknown size and composition. The sun w coming above the horizon and the sphere seemed to reflect the sunlight mch the same as the aluminum skin of an atrplane. There was no apparent motion to the sphere although the winds above 35,000 rt are usually quite strong and westerly. The sphere remained under observation until 0520 when it w_.a obac:urred by a layer ot haze, at about 3,000 tt, over the Vallejo 3. The weather at the time was clear with 20 miles visibility except tor a tog bank over the billa between Cordelia and Vallejo and a thin base la,ar, base 3-4,000 tt over the San Pablo Bay. Captain, USAF Aaat. station ~esther Officer Pairtield-Suisun Air Firce Base lJfYCU\SSIFt ... ~ r~rnctJ\SSIFiEL AlR.lAYS JUID .\.1:~ CO.!.~.'U .i:rl<.:lU' _o;.s ~SRV lCB Fnirfi~ld-Suisun AJ~ Force Ease, California S-c-bJ:..'CT ~ Unusual object observ6d in the 31<::1 S-2, lSOls t AACS Squadron. At e.pproxime.t~ly 0340 I ~e.w a li;rht i n the sky t o the southwest. It nppoe.red nt first r,lence to be q stnr :;.s it :;as considsro.bly above the r.or lzon. It sllo,...n with o. y\Jllo ,;ish .vhi te lie;lrt with n o t:r.inkl e whatso- o~er. nftor several glances ev~11r few F-inutes I l ooked at it through field c;lasnos. The l ight -w-as still yellotri.sh white V.!1.d. was pt;;rfectly round 'lith e.bsolutelv n o twinkle. I v.-ns c onvinced tilet i t wa s not a s tar. Thi s object did not move At 0 4 25 after observinc; the takoofl' of ~n airc raft t o tbe cou"t.hv;est lcokod at this object e.srin v:it~ fiel d g l asses. It appeared to be a silvery colored object, per f ectly round still refloctin~ a little li ~ht ;t t.hl3 time there was a b ond of light O!l tits horizon t o the northeast befor e t he sunrise. The sky to t he southwest was still totnll y de.rk and c9 objec~ could bo plainl y vbserved nith ~aked eye as perfectly r ound, ~os~==!in~ a sil~er spher e .'.'t ~rrroximetely 0 4 50 I called weather ste.hcn !\!'ld requested observer to :o!;e up t o the tv . .ar to take a look a t it. ~:---~ r.>~n ce.=e up ~""ld obsar- !t..~.! .Jtl!JJ:-t"~r:l the ob.:dct fo:-e.:::ro.:d .. .rnatel y Z: ~"".:.~es before the haze e:Jd :-!.::..::.:: .:::: ~-,liter~'ted it f rom viEr.-r. !Alr::~ll -v!.a 1;ime 'the obiect was un- C.-a!" ob~t:H'""Htt.J.on, sbout cne and o~e ha.li' f!.Dur:i, t~e obj9ot did :1ot rr.ove tai't9r 1'irst b ooonint?; curious I nade o. :--ar k on. t:=:e ?.~!:do71 -..i th or ease pen~il. e.ll:n.ld .dth o"'oject and tubsoqu~nt obsenetio:1s use d this ~C\rk for o rientat ion. T he object ~s observed ~ the s~e place in refer- en c e t o t s mark until it rres no longer visible due to haze end zun rise. Cuptain LlcCabe e s t i mated ths.t the object n:.ust be o. great distance a\.ny and at a haight beteen 30 and 40 tl'.ouse.n.d feet. Vi39ther observer inAte or uistance not possibl e . ..l.aTHC'R CO:JF...DI JR ( Cer~;ifiecl True Copyr