PROJECT 10073 RECORD :. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION l. DATE TIME GROUP LOCATION Alexandria , . 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Astro (J.IETEOR) S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ; Seconds Object was roWld and was comparable to the brilliance of the ----------~dazzling sWl a s if it suddenly became aflame a nd shot across 0. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the sky, 'The object was in view only a mere instant , There was no evidence of exhaust or trails, no s ou."ld wa s heard, and Ground-Visual ----------~ the object did not a to be supported by any discem- tJ. PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE able means. UNI T E D STATES AIR FORCE THit INS~CTOA GENEAAL Of'jriCit Qjr S~CIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION AFPORT MAO IY AEIORf MADE AT OfFICE OF ORIGIN iutt~:r:-on ~'J, .,:;'J t on, Cf..io (ACtiOn C~ \'/inCl) :lq C;:)I \:/ incl i.'teriel Co'a . .anc .. rit..ht-1-attcrr.on ~ ~rto!'11 Chio AI NQ roaM Replace~ A est rorm l nJr\ 1\SS\F\f~ !SSENTI A L "'!:tt:1JENTS-OF IN'hntMATION (Re Sighting(s) of Unidentified Aeri!l Object (s) "ROJECT "5 IGN" 1. Date or sighting 6 ;t:r.,"cer 19' 3 Time ot sighting ~-~s (Sonal by 24 hr c1ock) (1) City, town .Al(;;.:r-..riet, iouisicn .. :; .. (2} Distance ani direction from city or town, road, intersection, etc. building (story) yard, etc. F:'o ... Map coordinates ( if feasible) showing latitude an::l longi tu:ie Type aircr!ft, speed, altitude, direction of fli~ht Distance a.1d direction from city, town or known landmark Cloc~ position of object from obsrrver's aircraft Latitude and lon~i tooe (1} La ti tme am longi tu:ie Proximity to land (Name city, country, etc.) 4. Nunber of objects Cne (1) a, Formation type (it any) (Sketch it possible) 5. DistarK.e or object fran observer a. Laterally or horizontally t:1im0\m b. Angle or elevation from horizon c. Alti tu::!e Essential E!ements of Info Project "Sirn t Time in sight 1. Appearan:::e of object ShApe (sketch if pos~ible) I ) oor /'~fJ Apparent c ons true tion (trAnslucent) (1) Estim~ted size . .. .. -.. (2) Size as it appeared from observer's view _ .- : : _ Direction or night .:l.":. :.t C..~ Tactics or maneuvers Color or smoke Length Pnd width Odor (it a ny) ot evaporation trPil v~ry with sound? Ertect on clouds ". Opened path thru clo\lis b. Formed cloud or mists c. Renected on cloud d. Shown thru cloud 12. Lights ::c:~ a. Reflected or att~ched b. L\IDinous UNCLJ\SS: Ft ED Blinked on aoo oft in relation to sr;eed Essenti~l El ements of Info Project "SIGN" 12. Support ::ot.c 7iri"olt) b. Aerodynmnic li!t of fuselage o. VerticAl jet d. Rot~ti~ cylinder or cone e. ~erostAtic litt (balloon or dirigible) a. Propellor or jet o. ~erodynnmic v~nes (flanping nr oscillating) (Katz Uayer eff ect) d, Visible ex.h~ust or jet opanings 15. Control and stability :-c::: '!i~-i..bl.: b, Stabilizers (horizontal or vertic~l) (2) Shtlpe (3) Loc~ticn. 16. Air du:ts ::occ Visi1:le b. Dll: t openings 17. Speed -U,P.H, :Fn.ster t~...:n C..'1 air.:lcn e a. Continuous whine ar buzz b. Ro~r, whistle, whooeh o. Intermittent Ut~CU.SSIF\ ) EssentiPl Elements of Info Project "5J:GN" 19. }tanner of d:isappenr~nce n. Explode (1) Possibility of fragments (2) Other physical evidence b. Faded from view Disappeored behind obstacle Relative to the Observer 2. Address Occup~tion PlAce of business a. Employer or employee 5. Hobbies a. Time eng~gcd in hobby (experience) c:.:oc etL .. :E.. i..: _ , a t e . Is observe r amateur astronomer, pilot, engineer, etc.? 6. Abfli ty to determine ::or.,ru b. Speed or moving objects ~:or.r.c.l c. Size at distance ~:orml 1. Reliability of obscrvt:r a. Sources (2 Police Dept :~j:: ( 3 FBI records _: /l.i. (4 Fmployer t:.:A::Co~lT Essenti~l El ements or Info Project "SinN" 8. Not~s relative to observer on How attention was dr.own to object (s) (3) Glint or light ::::J 9. Witnesses 10. Comments ot interrogator r e intelligence ~nd char~c t~r of per son interro~.::~ted. Rel~tive to Radar Sightings 1. Rer~d~rs how oocr~ting on ground a. Observ~tions or rPnge, speed, altitude and size of t~rgct Docs t~rgct execute ~ny turns? wro.t rf'<iius or turn. Ir r!'ldiW! did the t~rp:et s U!y in the turn Ir so; whcl t angle (1~00), ew., ,rxi or turn is not observ~ble, how long ~nd wh~t w~ s its s peed? Note ~rti:ul~rly ~ny se~rAtion or dist~nt ~rget into ot :1 distant trrgC::t into sevcr~Jl t.~rge ts upon ~ppro:~ch. it possible. scp:r ntion Tre~ck all It ~irborne when ob:\Cct sightef\ a. Were there ~ny t ad.t)r indu:tions or extr" noise on r'dio circuits? b. Give estimates or size, speed, maneuv~rs, etc. Essenti~l Elements of Info Project "f!GN" 1. Teletype scquen~es of loc~l we~ther c onditions 2. Winds "loft r eport 3. toc~l flight schedules of commcrci~l, priv"te ~nd milit1ry 1ircr~rt flying in vicinity at the time . (Check ~anadif'n ~:tivity if clos~ to th~t Possible relea s~s of t esting devices in vi~inity sent ~loft by Ordn1nco, Navy, tir Force, hrmy, Weath~r Units, Rese~r=h Org~niz1tions or a ny other It object cont:lcted e:'rth, obt.,in soil samole s vri thin ~rrl '!rit.hout d e- pression or spot wher e obj~ct l~ndcd (~nd then presum~bly dep~rt~d) f or of mnking com~1rison of soils If object came sufficiently near other air:r~ft or known ob.iec ts check sur!lccs with Geige r ~ountc.rs f or possible rldioa~tivity. ~!=-k~ comp"'ri- sons with oth~r una ffec t~d ;1 ire raft objects, etc. 7. ObtP.in photogr~phs (or origi~l. n~g.,tiv~s) whcr~ ~v~ilnblc; if not, s ecure sketches of b. Su~rounding terr~in whsre obscrvL~ c. Place wher e it contacted e~rth (if this ' copened) d. JA.qneuvcrs e. Fo~tion if objects re more th~n two !. Secure a signed statement 9 Obtl'in fragments or physic~l ... vidence where possible . lo. Was ~ny rndio antt nna to b e observed, i.~., (~ny prcjec t i ons or exten- sions thnt might pr~sumably b~ c cnstrut d a s such). UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFIED MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED Tllit co p y will be safeguarde d w ith the q realett care until clio ~ ~;~ ~0 ~i ,;TLS AIR FORCE T IE ti,SP(~ TOR GE.t\ERAL J/ S SEP 194S OFFICE OF SPECIP.l INVlSTIGATIOt-.S 51H OI.)THit;f opoe,eG. at whoch tomo ot w ill prepared f o r de\lruction on a ccordance with Sooctt o n IV. Hq . Office lnttructo- COHTf'OL. NO 8UaJ&CTa DIICIMAL. I"ILII N O . -.J. --I"OLLO W U .. O N S-79499 Into Rondolph ,\; 0 Rc:o.-o i N Q .-ouT co TO SUS~ENSE D ATI: IESTAOLI8HCD 8Y II HI fi41..S II DATI 0,. IIIII'LT DISI'OSITION T,_ANIUTTA L IIC OTHCIII II DC P'OIII IIIZ MAIIIKI IIIUTfl.::t.2_ ~ A'J!JC P'OIIIM '.\-.n..h9 ~ IDENTIFICATION , ,J, ~):} FROM DAT~ I I INCOio41::&wtliiilc~,r::J ~ .. TO~ io.& DEScRIPTION. DATE.S AND SUBJECT: l;'ft ) CI :E 1 Jl)n200 II' to C3 INCLOSURES : DATI RCC D RltC' D IV tFULL IIONATUflltl T O (OP'I'ICI! ~VIo480Ll COI'V NO. RI:C' O IV a ' OAT It IIIIC 0 \Q HOUR COI'V NO. IUC 0 IV llltiTRICTIO -..u IDENTIFICr'DN !J 7 h & t1fTT. ~ ~ RUTj~1~! 40 ATIC P'OIIIM NO 8050fl !I JAN FRO M: DA'T' HOUR N UMBER ...r ;FJ FROM ; a-1 Df OESCRIPTION. DATtS AND S UDJC:CT. CllSa J'D-000 xnro,.,. INCLOSURES. T O !OFP'IC:It 6TM80LI Rt;C ' O CV t~ULL SIONATURI:I DATI REC 0 TO COI'V N O lllltC D IV COI'V NO REC 0 IV DATI ntc 0 HOUIII TO COI'V NO REC' O 8V D ATI lllf:C 0 IIII!. TIIIICTfD DEPARTMENT 01'1' THE AIR F O RCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AI R FORCE WASHINGTON 50-oSI ,Ibm./ tmn THI INSP'I:C TOIII CtN (It41. U lt 4 f r"Y"'tTH O IST"'IC T or,.IC L 0,. SP'Lt;I " L 1'11\L\T '-"'ON,. UNCLI\551 t:.MIIh.:HT P'ATTI:IIISON " '"' f OIIICL .4!.l 01TO~ OtoiO 27 October 1949 SUBJE1JTr PROJECT Gm.JDGE. lnoidenta at Al.exaniria. Louisiana SPEX:IAI. INQ.UIRt ColiDI ndin(; Cene nl .Air liateriel Comnard ll'ric;ht-Pe.ttert~on Air Foroe Baao Daytx> n Ohi o 1. Inclosed for yru r 1nfonnat1on end aey aotion deo::1ed neceeaaey are two reports of investigation by Speciol Agent TIIJlJS B. JEUK11:S, DO f9. dated 14 Ootober am 17 October 1949. end ooveriDG two aepo.m'le incidents a.t Jlexalldria. U>uiai&llAe 2. Tbeae investigationa were not requested by or through this Di.trict Ot!'ioe. and no iuvesti,ation is contemplated bJ' this ortioe le Bfl, dtd J.4 Oat 49 J.DiES F. X. OCON!lELL Lt Colonel USAF Diatrict Co11~aander UNCLASSIFIED iG_,. UNCLASSIFlEC UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THI: INSI"CTOR GENERAL. OPPICK 0~ SI"CIAL. I NVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REI'ORT MAO IY RE~f MAO[ AT 4. ~ Ccto)zr OfTICE Of ORIGIN eel: to the hori::ont~llv acro~s the s~,-:i:c~ter thz!. li.:;:t:1L~. ~w.ir..~U. in viev. a mer e instc-nt. DISTfUIUTIOM ...LJ-ton, "hio (ACtion C~ /i ncl ) E, C,.3I ":/ incl 30. .he_ion Cor:r.eucier AFMQ fO. M I! JAil 49 AC"TIOM COPY FOftWAROEO TO Comuan~i~ ~en l Air !atcricl ~or, .:;-anC. .. riL~t-rattcrton .t23 ~yton, Chio UNCLASSIFIED ESSENTIAL T!l.EMENTS OF I~Tfv.t.MATION (Re Sighting(s) of Unidentified Aeri!l Object (s) PROJECT "SIGN" 1. Date of sighting 2 ;:e-")t ecf ... er 1?49 2, Time or sighting 1 9) ) ::oJ.I's C. 3 .'.r. (Sonal by 24 hr clock) 3. Where si~hted: (1) City, town Distance arrl direction from c road; intersection, etc. From building (story), yard, etc. :r~"".t ... ore~:. i:~ci.'l....., ~c:t Map coordinates ( if feasible) showing latitude am longi tuie Type aircr~ft, soeed, altitude, direction of flight Distance and direction from city, town or known landmark Clock position of object from obSr'rver's aircraft L8 ti tude and longitude (1) Latitude aoo longit\de (2) Proximity to land (Name city, country, etc.) 4. N\lnber ot objects Cna (1) oc~cct (COJ~.-~re si.J.lilc.ritJ ::i t.~ soe.~ tu:obles) a. Formation type (if any) (Sketch it possible) 5 Distanc.e or object from observer a. ~horizontally b. Angle or elevation from horizon ). 'Pl'O=<i mtel 35 UNCLJ\SSIFIED Essential &!ements of I nfo Project "Sirn" 6. Time in sight 11i.:e1~e ills~ t" 1. Appearance of object a. Color fu: .. 3- cololeU., ei 'Djlr t o .:r.iniaturc r.;-ttir~ .... sl..ln . b. ShApe (sketch if pos~ible) ...i. th~r a J.i or S!ill'e-~'le outline c. Apparent construction (translucent) Solid-!rot tr~1elu.cent Estim~ted size Al)")rc:i:rate !:iz~ of full ~oon or sli tl~ E ler t ~otti~ sun Size as it appeared from observer's view to known object) 8. Direction of night .est on con:_)aes rose-Ap::>roxirr.ately 9) 9 Tactics or maneuvers v .. ~:j' !.=li llt (about inr:>ercC"')table) a. Vertical DU-D'CC6fKdescent/, horizontal, :oscii:Il.Aij;ii) nuttering ~va~iv.i) a~ressive, (~s in l'euia~icr.) [11.isolu~: CC..L. )O~iti\~c "-J.i-'!t . 10. Evidence of exhaust :::one a. Color or smoke b. Length And width c. Odor (if any) d. Rate ot ev~poration e. Does trPil v!\ry with soWii? (spurts) ll. Ertect on clouds i\o!le (clou{ less nicjlt) ~. Opened path thru clou:is b. Formed cloud or mists c. Renected on