PROJeCT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. OATETIM G,.OUP Stevrart AFB ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION !):Ground Vi S!J<JI 0 C ro un d H ud..,r Two AF Officers 7. LENGTH Ofl O!UEAYATIOH I. NUMBER OF ODJECTS 9. COUnse 10. BRJEfl SUW!lAAY or SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ProiJohly U nllo o n Po ss i bl y C<JII oun Ylns Ai rc r o h PruLobl-, A~rcrllh Po ui hi y Arre t oft Wns A strono mlcul Probohl y A stronoml col P (tHibly As tronotnicol Insufficient D u l u lor l::vo lvot ion Shape -Sta r -Size Sta r -Color \ras lrhite to hazy yellow to red-Spoed rapid ascension. Alt -Lol-l to high. Ascended i n a erratic Evaluated as a balloon . ATtC PORM U9 (RKV 26 sgp 52) ~ JJNCL.ASSIF.tEO H EADQUARTERS EAS T ERN .~IR DEFENSE FOR C E STEWAHT AIR FORCC B ASE, NEWBURGH, N. Y. SUBJECT: Reporting of inomation on Unconventional Alrcra.ft. Corn.nanding Ge ne ral Air Mat eriel Command \tlright-Pntterson AFB Dayton, Ohio ATT: HGIS Reference lett er, USAF, AF~Ic-cc-1, subj e c t us above, dated 8 Sept~ b er 195'0, ntt.ached are t~>10 r eports by indi viduals on sightint:! or pos:Ji bl e uuet'nventional aircraft. FOR THE Ca-1MMIDING GENERAL: 2. Rpt, sub Info cy to CO, ADC, Att: D/I SUBJECT: Report of I n f ormation on Unconventional Ai-rci"'.:lft. 1. One object; u usually brigh~ and a urilli~G white; appe~r~ to be three or four ti!nes, as large as a st:1r; a:; object a oc ended 1 t appeared to change in color to a hazy y allt)W ... gl:'een .. r ed a.rd left tail of light behird; no sound; appaared t o h.a ve trem~ndous rate or speed, as uell as a p:l ttern o! flight, although it lvould zig zag in an abrupt fa~hlon. 0~ s erve r stated ob j ect did not appsar to b~ conve ntional air- craft nn d in his jud~ant displayed convincing t-raits of plan- c;d maneuverability, llhich discounted theo:;:-y or ita being a 2. Observation made on 12 Januar,y 1951, npproxL~ately 2200 EST. 3. Visual sightin0 on corner of X and D straet:-1, Ste-11.rt Air Force Base, He:o~ York. Location of observation point. on bill o! nppro:dma t.ely 100 fet:!t altitude. Observer was 2d Lt. Headquarters and Headquarters New York. t!o previouR a erial Squadron, Ste":~ Air :Force Base, observar experie-nce. S. Visibility excellent; c eiling high tldn scattered clouds. 6. Observer s !Ia ted on 11 J anuar-.r 1951 at appro:d.mat~sly the sa.'"l'le time, he noticad this br)lliant object in a~e geflernl position, but Has in sight only sevar:U seconds before i t dc:Jcendsd and waa blocke d fron view. iiNCCl\551 E1 ED~-- )J.t:CLASSII'lf.~j) I F'f':i~ ]~ YE.\.RS . lJOD D.Ut ~:~ul'.l 0 ~JNCCA.S$lt\ED SUBJEC'r: Report of In.ror:nation ort Uncon .. Tentional Aircraft. 1. One object. 2. Size undetermined; whit~ lieht ro3enbling very brieht star; round in shape, no ~:U or exhAust seen; s peeu uas rapid UFNard vertical motion with an e rratic 3ldeT~se motion. uv- . ward speed was noli constant; f:1ded frorn sight; throu~h v ery hizh scattered clouds; no sotmd. ). Obj ect sighted 12 Januar.y h. Visu:1l otghting. S. Observ9r on hiJ, approrlr.a tely 100 feet elov'ltion fir3 t ob- s~rved objJct from car. Stop~d on corner of X and D strcet.c, St.e~.,~t_Atr 'Force Base, Yor~ and observe d object for n.p.. -p-ro:X::t.matel7 2 minut9s frcm outsij e of car. Direction or ob- .'jcct from point of observation appro:d.!nat ely 120. Distance unknaKn; altitude from approx~nat~y 100 feet above horizon to very hig h ceiling. quarters and Headquarters S'}uadron, Stewart New York. No o.erial observer c:>..-p~rlence. US~?, Head- Force Bass, 1. Visibility excellent; ceilL~g hieh thin scatte r ed clouds. l~o weather balloons released during period ot observation; no local. aircraft takin~ off O l"' l:mding u~r'"ADr: l) AT H YI~ \lt I)rrt~nVAtS;' . DOD DlH. 52lJO.l0 llNCCJ\SSl[lEO. Ui\iCu\S.StElf-Q. ', HE~DQUARTERS THIRD ARMY FORT McPHERSON. GEORGIA Office ol' AC of Z , C- 2 22 Jvnuary 1!151 Sur3JBCT: Unconven~ional .~\ircrnft Cor:-r'!.andin~ General lth Air Forco Hobin s AF3, t.!ac on, Go or ..;io. ATTETIOr!": Directo r or Intoll it:"~nca Inclosed h orewith i 3 s ur.'!"'cnry of inromatlon r o tmiuentifiod aiehtod over Fort Benning , Georcin, 12 Jnnunry 1D51 . /" Colo..,ol, GSC AC o f S, G-2 Sft dtd 22 Jan 51 F.q Fou~taenth Air Fo:ce, Robins .A.ir !'orcd P;'\~e, Ceor~-ia TO: Ccrn:nanding c~neral, Air teriel Ccmmand, ~;rlght-Patterz;on A:E'J, D'iyton, Ohio. ATrN: i:~S FonoJ4rded in Rccord..mca wit~ lett~r, :r~:.1d.cnlart13rs U3.\:?, 8 3ep subject: "Re:;?O!"ting of Inforii..3.ti:>n on Unconfe nti.o:la l Aircrnft. FOR 'Nit!! CQ.iMA:mn!G G:J.-t : :UNCL:I\S$IEIEQ