PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA T! "TIM! GROUP 2. LCY TIOM l3 J~ 19SO l3/204SZ Ja04Caonv1Ue, noric!ll 4. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION several hcura 6. TYPE OP OBSERVATION cround vieu~l Stc.t10MJ7 10. CONCLUSION AS'mO (VENUS) Cboervat.ion ot VENUS during cb.yl.ight hcuro. VF.1.11S 1n the re)X)rtcd pooitie:1 ot tb obj~. . 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS . Object was a shiny nlwninum "pin-point". '1\~ jet planes JnSs d well beneath it and the~tJ wing span s-eemed about twice the diameter ot the sphere. Observers quessed tho object might have been a large weather observation balloon. It a pparently hovered in one spot., lateral 1 y, l-.."1 ile slowly drifting upward "".ti: itdiaappeared trom view. Object emitted no f1er,y jets or noise ot an;y kind. 9. PHYSICAL !VIDENC! UNCLASSU 1~, HEADQUARTEirS. THIRD ARMY f'ORT Mc.-HKRIION, OKOROIA IUBJIC! a UuoD.Tent1oD&l A1roraf' a Ooaun4in; General Air Uateriel 1&1&1\t-Pattereon Air Foro Base Da,ton 1 Ohio Attention llCI (Control No. A-1917) . Inoloeed herewith are newspaper clippings re "tlying 0"1'81' Jaokeonville Kit !815 COJ.BWfDING GERfiUJa roN JOml l."EADE Colonel, GSO JJJ ot S, G-2 llnol a - 1. ClipPing ta FLA. !IVES UltiON, 14 Jul1 50'\ 2. Clipping hL ULWl JaALD, 13 July 50 ) . 1. Clipping ta FLA. tU'ES UNION flNct:ASSIFUilJ -----------J UNITED STATBS GOVBI.NMBNT Colonel Pelllac IllTelticatloa of "FlJbc Sauo R 11r 111110 dated 1' Jul SO ha.a be "'Yiewed. A11hough iD- TeatigatiOD waa requeate4 ill thla atter, it appeara that too much time ~pent iD the lnnatigatlon. It la euggeated that in future incident oODtaot the indi Tidl oonoernecl to get. the ato&y he or ahe haa to tell. It, hown, there haTe be no reports by' other pereonnel on the -1ao14ent, it ae that there la no justif'ioatlon tor contacting u ~ qmoiea aa was done iD thia oaae. It aeema e'rident that it a leclt'ate aightlng ia made, it would be reported by a nu;dber ot people. 13ooea81Te oontaota om only aer~e to keep owe interest in theae ttera a .u'bjeot ot diaouaaion b7 mre people than we -.ntld like tr Rodgera, 7/1' DOWNGRADED AT s Yfi!AR ~l~ I DQ,ASSIFIED AF'TER 12 ~EAH~ . We FEILlnur Colonel, USAF Chief, Technical Analysis Int ellig cc e Depar1men t -IJ'\'t'"'"" Vand:lli:l UNITBD STA'I'RS GOVBR.NMBNT DATaa 11 Jul.r 1160 1 Colonel Pelllac Ill' ..., dated 1' Jul. so baa bee renewed. Although ID TeatlcatiOD waa requeated In thia matter, it appeara that too much time waa lpeDt in the innstigation. It ia suggested that in 1\rt\re incidenta W8 OODtaot the irM'i Yid\al OODCel'llecl to get. the 1t01y he or lhe haa to tell. It, hcmnw, there haTe bee Do reports by other personnel on the -iDOident, it e that there ia Do .1ustiftoation tor contactiDg u ~ &&mole a wu doDe in thia oaae. It aeema e'ri.dent that it a lec1t11u.te aightinc h made, it would be reported b;y a n~ber ot people. LoeaaiTe oontaota 01111 only we to keep otr interest in theae ttera a aabjeot ot cl1aouaaiOA b;y .,re people than we ld like. ~o 'tr Rodgera, 7/lt DOWNGRADED AT 8 YRAR 11\', ~l~ I DBCJ,ASSIFIED AFTER 12 l:'EAH.::. OW w. FEILI Colonel, USAF Chiet, Technical Analysis Intelligmce Depar'bnent r~v 'O''il \D nPi :-:n_ h~gh . o ce Metrwrandum . U}iiTED s rATES GOVERNMENT NCI.ASSIEIED J)PQ.ASSIFlEU AFTEt~ L! 1 .... -\ itS. IUIJICTt UD1deatified P171DI ObJecta .1. Mra is 81P].o,ed in the Advertisins Department of the Jlclle Store in ed to friends vork1ns in the Intelligence Department ehe observed an unidentified flying obJect this date. Mrs contacted by the un4ersiped to get turther details on the instance. No name was g1 ven nor vaa the tact t~ he vas coDDected with Me disclosed. Mrs eemed to be ve17 intellipn in this convers.ation. The following details were reported: a. Location obJect cited: WhUe driving automobile on MartindaJ e at Frederick Pike approximatelY' six miles vest of VandaJia, time -o630. b. Description: described the obJect as spherical and pointed out it looked mch like a parachute and was traveling at a high ~te ot speed in a northeast direction. It was stated that the most significant/ tact noticed vaa that although the sun was veey bright at that time there ap- peared to be no reflection tram the obJect. The color was described as grayish vhite. No sound was heard. It was observed for approximately one-baJ t minute before it disappeared. It was estimated that it was at an altitudect' 5,000 c. Investigation: The operations people were contacted and it was deteuld.ned that no Air Force parachute drops were made this morning. 1'he weather people both at AMC and the chief forecaster Mr. J. Stephens at Vandal ia, were contacted regarding the possibility of weather baJ loons being in the vicinity. However, no such balloons were released today. It was aJ.so pointed out that there was a possibility that the obJect could have been a large rad:Jo signal weather baJ J oon. These bal J oons are released at Ch&JlUte Field, Illinois, and also Toledo, Ohio. The wind at VandaJ ia this morning was :tran the northeast at seven mph a,nd a clear slq was reported. d. Dr. Bolton at the Air Institute was contacted to determine if possibl7 an astronomical .explanation for such a sighting at this time was available. Be advised that it would be impossible to sight any plau~s during the day at this tiM of the year. In view of this, no explanation can be made of the sighting other than the general explanation which is contained in the Intelligence Depart- ment report on thi8\subject. 2. As a ot interest in the connection, Miss JCio-.SXD""-1 reported t:tiat she observed what looked like a fiying saucer above Area C entering Area A to report for work this morning, time 0751, location: above Area c. Altitude was estimated to.be at 1,000 feet when first noticed and object climbed to approx:Jmately 10 000 feet. Description reported was that the object vas very bright and a silver color looking very much like a flying saucer. It vas observed for several minutes and no sound could be associated with the object. ~s stated that she tel t that it was a smaJ 1 airplane taking ott fran Patterson Field which save the impression of being a flying saucer due to the l\ reflection of the sun's rays. :'\ \\" Office 11.-o to II:IAD ~ I'1Jbl ObJect lmiAIAl 4t4 14 Jul. 50, aubJ: UD14ent1t1ed a. ID~.t1sat10D: in the 1nvest1aat1on of lt are coDa1clere4 applicable in thi cue. Operations ad- nae4 DO aircraft ott t'rc:a Area c at thi time in question, hov- eww, probabl7 a IIUilber ot aircraft at varioua altitude in tbia ftC1DitJ'. Cbiet, & Characteristics Branch A1rcratt & Propulsion Section is Division Intellisence UNct:ASSaf .. l&;.a