6. TYPI OP OIIIRVA TIGN 10073RECORD I. LOCA TIOtt U..prdo, -Mal Jlboto v1 til ec..t (See Photo fiE ea.t. SIKI 1962 10 (lva1uation cl 1965) 11 ...... .. AND ANAL Ylll te object, chang:in8 colora. AA>red to w. ObaerYecl -Jbr 1 ._.. 3) 111m& Color cllngea reputed aa reel and fall DGt uaibl.e to naked ..-ahowecl on e-ra. El.efttion 3) asiaatb not, Repottecl. ObeerYed 1n ... area 4 houra . la take. Objeat ClftlT &a a brlllimt. U4lt. lhoto 'tile at. 1930 wbtn objlct tift& appeared. DJaappeannoe beb1nd .aunt1na. DC~A.-TM&NT a,. THC AI,_ ,.a,_CC HEADQUA.-TERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNCLAS3 :i-fE:D TH& , ... CTO oc,.tt"" uaar t'7TH DI8T .. tCT O,.,.ICC 0,. a~CCIAI.. INVCafiOATION. l4 Llarch 19.50 SUBJECT& UNKNCr.TN AERIAl Pfu:.,Cl.tr:NA Sighted by Cpl I.ERTIS E. STANFI ZID 3024th Air Police Sq, Holloman AFB, New }.~xico, at 1930 hours 24 Feb l9SO am 0200 hours 2S Feb 1950 at Datil, SPECIAL IN~IRY -Unconventional Aircraft Oooaua:a:ling General Air Uaterie1 Command iright-Patterson Air Dayton, Ohio J.TTN: l.!CIAXcf}J - Farce Base 1. Ref'erence is made to previous Reports of Investigation !'ro::~ t."lis office relative to observations or unidentified aerial objects 2. Attached is one (1) copy or a Report ot Investigation by Special Agent Robert R. Johns or this office, dated 7 March 1950, subject as ). Investigation of unidentified a erial objects is continuing and copies or tub.sre reports or observations of tr.is nature will be forwarded to your headquarte:-s. Rpt of Inv ict Ccr.Dr.larxier UNCLASSIFIED ). Jlhotop-apha ot th:la object were taken at 1930 houre when 1\ fSret appeared, bJ At 2000 boura the object appeared mch brS&htAr than before and h.S moved west acme dist=oe, and appeared uuch clor. At 2130 hcnra the object ceaaed IIOVing but cCiltinued to blSNc red and crHn. At 2200 hour a object faded tr011 view. Object again appeared at 0200 hcure and began a el'lht move1111nt to the northwest. (l)ject cl:laappeared behind a JDCNntain at approx1mateq al)O hours, 2 Feb- Naz'7 Photographs or the object were taken at arioua tiua b7 md are 1n the crcler in which they were taken, from 1 to S 4. 'l'be Electronics and Atmospheric Branch, AFB, arxl the Weather De~cbMnt, H AFB, could otter no information which explain what the object was. Photographs or the object are in- closed herein. A comparieon phot:-graph was made by the Photo Lab, Hollaaan AFB with the aama type or camera, lena, ard film, en-a roum object l-2Sn2 inches 1n cliaMter. The data regarding this comparison photograph is conta1ned en tbe back of this pbotcp-aph, which is No. 6. FOR CG, A!!?, .lTi'Na lll!.AX0-3 Photop-apha, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, S and 6 a.-aa above~ I'OR OOJD.WmiNQ OFI'ICF?t, JF CAI.mRTDGE RF.sEARCH I.ABCBATCRIF!! a.- above. UNCLASStF\ ED :lff:lt; 'I tJ: :Uti"': I I '4iii4 "ttet: Ji)il~:El'i:.S.-~ I ... htflt l DISPOSITION FORM ( UDolaaa1t1ec1) tor ProJect Blue Book TO Ch' et, Air l'eobN. cal IDte111PDCe Center Dept ot tbe Air l'orce DATI COMMIIIT 111.1 Bq UBAP AJ'OTI -2A2 1. %Dcloae4 letter tJ:oaa , 6540th M1aaile Teat Wins, dated 23 ~ aubJect, "UDJ4eDt1t1ed J'q1Ds ObJect," ia forwarded tor appropriate action 2. Yoar attention ia 1m1 ted to 2 ot incloaed letter. Br CCIIWm OF ifi* Ltr tr Bq 6540th . Miaaile Teat Ws f) ,..,u.LI.AII W. WILCOX "' : -\ 4-~ibolonel, usr - "'.iVCb1et Policy and Jlanaaemeat UrO""tiPI'I!II Oftlae, Dp DirBator tor :&a D1~a~orate ot lntell1aenoe D A ~c 8 9 7 Replaces WO AGO f01 19'1, 1 May .t6, which MGY '-e uted. UNCLASSIFIED tor II'J)I'Ol)riate action Coloael, USAl --_ . Chief, Poliar and lfaaaae .. at Group Ottloe D1r3ctor tor &att.atel 1~eotorate ot ID\elliaeDoe HIADQUAR " UNCL!' ~S!FIED ltOTI IISSILI TIST WING All FOICI IJSSILI TIST CINTIR loll .. Air Fore laeo !01 JMeotor ot Intellipnce &\tlu 2 A4 (ll'a. Brber) 1. with telephone conwraatiOD request tlsoa lira. OD 18 J~ 1952, inol08ecl ia a ooatidaDti&l neptift ot an ,mi~nt flliDI object taan at 1930 houra 24 Feb 50 from Datil, New Kuico. A prSDt, troa Wa a.1at1w waa uaecl u inoloaure "A to Report No. ~ dated 25 Juq 1951 tzso11 RAFB and aa an 1 ncloaure to a letter ot ot Aerial Pbeno 1n t.he Mlxico Area, December - III.J' 1950 datecl 25 111.7 1950 from office of the Inepector General USAF, 17th Diatrict Ottioe ot Special Inveatiptiona, Kirtlncl A1 r Force .. llezioo to Bripclier General Joaepb F. Cnvll, Director of Special atiptiona, , USAF, Waab:instoD 25 1. It 1a requestecl tat tb1a nepti w be returDecl attar bein& uaecl. ~. Oolcae1, tJSl1l' . Deput7 tor OperatioD8 mTIITP fl-SII)I- IILI Per II Clle 1 On IU ' UNITED STArU AIR ~ORca T"E IHeflllt.fOR QG4ERA&. Of"P'ICE Of' 81 IICIM. INW8TIOATUlOf-48 REPORT OF INVImGA TIOM , UNKNarn AERIAL PHENO~'iA Sighted by Cpl t;;;RTIS E. STA!'lFIEID AF-38573711, 3024th A1r Police Sq, REI"'RT MADE IY IIEf'ORf MADf AT ROB~T R. JOENS Hollonan AF3 new l.Bxico, at 1.930 hours 24 r"'eb 19.50 and 0200 hours .' 24. Feb 1950 at Datil, New !~xico S?t;CIAL .DiQUIRY -Unconventional Aircraft AFCSI X.tter'Ho. 8S; Hq OSI.tile 24-18S 1 fillllflll ' " I T!d s investigation is submitted 1n compliance wit h AFCSI Istter l!o. 85, dated l2 August 1949, to report all s:i.g~ltings of unidentified flying objects. .Cpl LERTIS E . STA~iF'IEI.O, AF-38S7.37ll, 3024th Air Police Sq Holloman.'.AFB, observed an unusual aerial phenomenon at 19.30 hours 24 Feb 1950 and at 0200 hours 25 February 1950. All pertinen t inforiP.ation l'las obtained from STANFIElD and i s reported here in. Photogra phs of t he object which were t aken by S'l'AEFIEID are herein inclosed, nu:mbered 1 t o 5 in the sequence in which taken. AUC ATTN: :~!CIAXQ-3 . CO A: Ca;:1~rid3e Research I.aborato:-ies ACTIOM art FOIIWAROI:D 'TO 1 Comr..and ing General Air ~teriel Co nd ~"lrig:-tt-Patterson X ? Base 1 .i)ayton, Oh:..o ATTli : 11CLU0-3 Lt Col, USAF D utrlcl Co 111 m~md~r . liHQ FOIII 0-208 Replaa AFC3I Form F1LE STAM, 1.. This investigation predicated upon AFCSI lAtter No. 85, dated 12 /algust 1949, to report all aightings of unidentified f).vrl_ng objecta.. . 2 . 1.: parsmalillterview has not been conducted with Corpora.l IERTIS B . ft.AMFIEID, .J.F.~3857J711, :c011cemq his sighting or an Ul'JUsual aerial.. , as he 1a CD detached aa"Tice at Dat.il Uew ?.i!xico. .. However,:t~IEm sent -the .Wormation contained berein in writing ~.: a. Date or sighting: 2h a nd 25 F ebruary 1950 : b. Time of sighting: Object was sighted at 1930 hours on 24 Febrcary 1950 and 0200 hoor s on 25 February 1950. Objec t remained in view the first tine f'rot:t 1930 to 2200 hoc.rs and reappeared at 0200 hrurs and r enained in view approx:i:nate] 30 Where sighted.' .- At Datil, New Mexico. Coordinates: 107 45' 'crest, 34 8 North Object a p,eared due south of position of ob serovsr Number of Objects: One .. . ~ e. Observable celestial pbertocee2. ar plargts that ~ account : f Jr the. sighting-: ~tone . f. Di.sta.'"'lce ot" object i'rcm o (1) latera~ cr horjmu~]J: Unable to detart:rine . (2) Angl.e ~ elsvatiu'n tJ;aw horizon: Approximate~ 300. (3) Altitucle r Not estimated.. . .... g. Time ~ flight: Approx. 1~-hours -From 2000 hours to h. .qp~arance of object: (l) Color: \'/bite, c!lar.g:L"'lg t o red and gr-een. (2) Shape: . Object Ylas perfectly round. (3) Apparent c onstrt:ction: Unable to determine Size: llot estimated