PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATETIME GROUP CtNo App Cont. Radar Personnel 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. GRIEP SUMMARY OF $1GHTINO 11. COMMENTS 12. CONC L USIONS 0 Wos Aalloon 0 Probably Balloon -----10 Poui bly Balloon 0 Wos Aircroh 0 Probably Ai rc:rah 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was As,ronol"'ical Q Probobty A ,tronomlcol 0 Possibly Aatrcmomlcol ~ Other See belo~., 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 0 Unkf"own Size -SaTUe or lareer than B-36. \ le3tovc r Believed t o be electronic effects f rom Approach Control picked up unidentified ret.urn~. b eacon \d thin A/C (B-1"1) No other radar in t he area c oul d pick up the 1( turn. Believed to b 3 due to a B-17 c arrying n r c.dar beacon. ATIC PORM 32t (HKV 25 I E P 5 2) lJ JCCASStflEil . of Unconventionttl Airc.2o.ft Locu.t..:ton of t!1.o ob:;"rv ors Cent e r l ocutod u t ,,o:;(.ovo:t. 'rho f o lJ.o,:inG !luuc<.1 (cont' d ) OICj.:1 C .2lloL r.:o.int~n~nco .2cch~'1ic:i ~-n Al l observ ers listed nbovo aro ltfj.ed ra~ar n:J.c1hns and obscr\"Cr~. 6. -~ecords at t tC \'.l""l:.'L:!~(' fOl'GC~.st !":Octio'l G'10''1 c>te v~o~tller for tl,o tlmo of obsotvc clo:1s [l~ cr:ill~1...:; 1100 fent.., vlsibility 8 l~ile s, with li~ht r o l n ~hor:C"rs, rln~., s:_; ct 20 \iestovor Lppro~c.1 Control records observation ,orlo,1 as vurJln : fro111 ';:itL-1 one : .. llc vlsll>iJjt..y. 3:1ow V!flt t h 0 r cl~.lr- 300 t:> GOO :'oct 7. ~:o l(nov.tn a c tl v i t 01 cond i t J o 1 , rr.c l.c; oro l o _,l c f l or ot:1cr\'Jiso \l(d ch 1.:l..;ht accou:1t l'or t: o ob~erv~t.:.o:'1~., v.LLs :ncs- 8 . !fO physicCJ.l evido!lce, fro ;,T"O:lts, photo~r;..._):1s o f the obsorv::,t:i.on cxlstlJ. ove r ~lr ~orcc 3esc, coul d noL be di spntc~od t~ i3t6rcc~t ra!:1:1s co:1l;al.1cc.l co:-u:lJor~l>lo i c c 0.:1.-:i loc l :fcc t!lc r ..-:~s occ~s- ionnlly ,-,or~o than incllc:: ted i'l para: ra~)'-t G) 1 0 . ~:cs Go~-.... ~ llp:)rODch Co!1tY''Jl eL'fcctlv e UJ t~ ~1tlttdo~ of 1 0 ,000 feet U!'1~o1 dlst.:t:tcc~; of 10 n~t rccorJ any sl;a!;t o wr:,-t~,~.r~.~"'t, o:::"' t::"c~ct L:ot.i'1:~ l osn LL:.nYl 3 0 Dllcs p o1 hour. . stot~r G"A l s of anj u~usu~l tars~ts J-:'P.lch Dr"~OYtcr 1on~n anrl eli 1 n0t du.,...jn the period o f ohncr..,o..tto_1::::. .UOW~C~l:~\l>l~D . .'\T ~ YF.:\R l~TRHV.-\LS; DECL.\S~.H''IJo:D Al!TI:I~ 12 YEAl~S. DO.U Dll~ ~ WO.lO.,.. Invcstl:.';l~Hl r ov0o.11 thut .. cstov~"'~" !.pp1o '"'1 Cot- trol co'1tactcd " ?O .. D.: {u at 110 ? ~Jr. /j.t th.o.t t l11e rr c.ru. \ " (Lo r x p l<.Pl.:1t tou l:-J a vniln')l() ft))" tho n,ooo f0ct L ::' i~ :i:"C- in t..arn CO'lt ( .t~,htor /' ... lP Dlvlsion). .iOJ:Utt tlwn co'1.t:~ctcd !.: t~hnll I ''.ss~chusC'Lts :_rcu f;td; that l;f,i:J br.-con con1d cau'Jc ~ rac~a!' bJ.i:>c o r t'l't:::~.;\ j 1 t~o c.roa. It i . .J con:::;lcl e rcl ~osr..:.b1c tLat subjl)cl. ~-J./ : C:.,tain, u~ I' lJNCLAS~lFlED G.apol't o r Uncon von t1ou.::tl .illl'CJ.,a.r t., Proj Jet 10073" l n t. .Lnd ID: Cor."!artdin~ Oi.L'icar, l OOJth Air '.l.'l'atl:J.tJort:. '\/in~, :!C:JCO\Or Al-'13, . ass A~A:'l'ii : A- 3 (.Em.isllit;euce) 1. A pr e limi.tary analysis of tho O.:l~'ic COlununic-:l.t.i.ot: indicL.t.Js t.hnt. t he U11kno'.'rn r.1~..'i.ar ~.~c.tr;~o cs '.;or~;~ alrno:::;t as::mrv<.Uy c aused t)y ~ho bci.!c:>.n in tho !J-17 aircrnl't. a nD.lysls AddJ. t:l.onal information, c?.3 follo'.'TS, \;ould a:.d 1 -: t:.~.rially in the oi' the sJ .cadur ~J&r:;c ts: a. F'r.Jq..tency o:' approach c ontrvl , and GC.!... rad~r.:; at, 'hwifJV'3i~. Frequency of t~c beacon on board the rcfercncad d-17 Fli ch -t pu Lh of .J~.~hc D- 17 d. 'l'rack of tile t.ar~;et. on t!1o aj_rpo:-li c ontrol radar. Jf no t avail:.tble, did (,hO t..:u~o ~:::; aJ::ra::,rs ap_)roach fro!'l one direction a..Tld dep:t.rt ln the OlJf'OS.: Le d i_ ruction, or <.i::..d ~7-Ley 4lp.,.)roach and leave tl12 G\:.at5.0tl : .t. t.i~c so .. ~ azj_;;ul:.~l. ('1hjs 1rlll help to doi:,er.tttnc il' t.~ J J~C1~ -.r0.s inte rrot,.lLion l:.he alriJo rna bea c on , or if it 1roro n ot loc1~ed to liho ACrl pul~o). BHUllv .i . .?.~ILI1.G Colonel, USA:? I noolli;;enco, Dcpo.---IA.1cnt J.JJ.. VJ.S.!..Oll UOUTING AND RE' N , ,_., all r o mrDiftU cfteeuthPI,. .~tJ Net!. \S S l El ~D. ... ctD SHEET atldr.-..or anll AIJr,...H .\1ATEH1EL CO)tMANJl J>J,u;o lnltilll4 or .JictAlOr omd I T,Jitt \ tf'lt'>luu~ll numba a ntl 1.-.catlull t o rl"ltt of :n .. tur. f ilOM '-,J , Jt- . a COM~".H NO. 1 Fot .L ltc't J ereultlt 1; Hq Ht .... stovcr A!?"' {l(,OOth i ~l. T1c.n:>pC'l.' " ',/'' ~ i~.'rl.D-lil\' .i ) ;o 1 Gr;Oth "1. \ preJinin~.ry <..n l;rGi~ o.J: th01 ht:-d.c co.1..:unic_l.'on .:.l1ic"t~3 (b t the unL.no~:n r~0:.r t :tr[;c:ts '1u: ul no;:; t a~ sure ily cr.u3~d by tl.o l J'Won .i.n i h~ H-17 aircr 1ft. o.n."i) ys :i fi Ac". ll timnl in:or.n~.:io;1 of t~1os ~ rn-( uo, Jd .... ir~ ~n . t orl Jly i n t h " <...:;:) b. I'ro:_ueney of t.hc h a 1.con o n ho:.tr,~ llc~ ref~rrn(ed !'- 1? .r c. Fligl:t path or 1.ho D-17 Tro.ck of t!J:: t:.lr(;C t. on thr') :1i -~ .. 1ort c o:1i.r ol r a<. :c: . I,., not a v a i la.bl o , <li(l th! t~rl\:.ts nh -'JS C.)"'?:'O.?cl: frc.n C"'~ t h~cti :>~ a n c1 clnptrt ln t.hc op r.or.lto ctlr--etion, or (to t.:l:W" .. l)!''>'"ch ..1 rlctcrri n e i.f t.l1o ACr \1'3 int.rrr':'l~ati..n,; t:w a.irborr3 1"'~Cv!"1 :i.f it ucre not J.oc!{~d ~o ~-ho AC':_ ,t:ttlr.::) .'' JOliN ~. LILD"'=~rlT J!a jor, US. - Elc c .. ~,ronic~ Sl:ct.ion Tnt.. Jllr-.nce J'eplr tM-'nt. .tJ\J D !Jl': ft:!vO.lv ., ( CONTINVI 0 .-. O iHb ~IOc) Th'' f o m ,.;>l'tcf! AMC frr,. fie. lo-.:1, w il:cior w:ll be u:.~rl 1on1rl ''"tlu 011 .. ond u r u ahoutluu. rtJ~fCLA.SSIFISD -BC.St-it!!j : ~POT RE?Of?T CI' t P!TI'E:iTI FIED FLY1lJ~ C~JBCT 1. A. Oh~erver: t~rner r obins, Georria h. Location: Zei~ler J.p8rtrnent s area, :/arn~r Hohins , Goorr;i a Date and Tima: 25 J nnutJry 1951 at 1821. hours SST . \teathor C A V U: Claar: v1 nibilit:r 10 niles 0:1 25 182g houre. ( (V'ficial roport of Weatrer Etation) J an 51 at intg rvtJNad by he Intelligonce Office on 29 January 1951. He state d that in tho le.tu efterno0n of 25 Janu~uy 1951 ho ' ' US l:t ing on tho cot..ch i n his !1part- D'!cltlli when hi~ y oung ~on cam'-3 in t.o thJ houte and shou t ud , Daclc1y, t he!'e ' s vn e trple.ne o~ fir~! 1" t.1r. rushed outdoors a nd looked up e.t t~9 s}y , 'o'/hora be o'bs~rV3d the ph9nomenon a~ }ltjreinnft e r re1.et~d. He ide ntifiE-d the tir.a ~s 3. Jtr thour,ht at firs t t hat t.ho o1JjP.c t in t h e s ky \'tas a jet p lans on fi1e anrl thAt the pilot b~d pulled up, trying t o r::ot out of a st::Jll. The chjcct clid not appe9r to be movin[' but ju::.:t snt t h ere. He then rooliz1::1d tl:at 1 t was not a burnlnf! aircraft b ec&u ~'9 ''an enC>rnoun fire or llght fro:n the t op or the obJect wer:_t . to. e point, several foet above t!-le obj~ct There VIa s no b noke, a nd the light did not flick e r but o :dntained a ~te_aoy rlow. In c o l or it uas "bet;;aen a l?lue -,vr.i te a nd a r Hd", unlike anythinf[ r.r. f a r r:er had ove r saan befor e . 4. The object as f:Jr~t. sJrhted by :.r s in the South and at an alt i tn~e of 4,COO tt) 6,000 foe+. . It as ob sha!1e a nd appeared to be of tmiform thtcl':Iless t hr<Wf,hout, r a thar "like :1 flatt~ned or:,:-1 , but n ot. r ound". r:r. ::;tim!\ti3C tlv3 le~gt.h of ths obj..1ct a s npproxi~at3ly 1 50 feet. In color it Vft>.3 uull, n orhao s blac k , vrithout any gloss. --~ et.ected no or~or, s a"' no ti:loke, and he~rc no nolf'e . 6. The light see;ned to be projected from t h e entire unit, n o t jus t the c :m tc>r. The thing '~hich mos t in:pre~sed rr. a s the ;ay in "''lich tho 1 i ertt "pointed" tre movei:'!t3nt of the object. 'l'he poi r..t of lio;ht. 'i'lould n ove, tl-:eH the object would mo"T3, 2:3 thoufh the ob j c ct. v:ere nt.tacr:ed to the poir t w:l. th st::-j np-s. The oint of t he 1 i.f!ht vwuld l~an over, than the object .,.,ould move unti l it wa~ d tly cente red u nde r t~e poin t , t h e n b otr. point ar.d object ,.,ould r i::-3. r~r. owparcd the sct.icn to "c llnb i 1e st'::lp II This happened ep~roxi.nlifte1.J four tiw.es. Atte chP.d i s n dra.-:lnf meda by t.:r. n Hn o.t- t el::pt to pre:.;ent in plctorial f orm tha movement of the obje~ t . Ltr ~'l?.JU!A, 3 1 Jan 51, Subject: Unidentif'ieu Flylr.., ObjCict 4. Cont~ct ,.-.3 tode with kr. John Busbee of tho Corr.J:.luui.catjo:o.s Ste.tion nt Cochr~n Field (l.:acon !~uniciptl Airport), W-'lo repor t,:,d the tolloVIiflZ nircraft in flight in tho vicinity of \;~uner tobins, Georbia, on 25 January 1 951 betv;een the hours of 1800 nnd lDOO: l!avy 17289 at 1834, altitud., not <loteruir.ed Delta .Air Li.ne3 Fli:ht -146 at 1800 -Ja.cksouville to Atlanta Ihtl ta Air Lines Flie;ht 648 at 1810 -!~i&.lJ\i to Atlant~ De lta .Air Line:~ Flight 615 at 1845 -Chicag o to l.:inmi Altitude of ref'er~nced Delt~ Air Lines aircraf t was not avail- 1. Spot Heport .. Farr.er 2. Dravi~ of llr. Farmer 3. Spot Report -Rhodo3 4. Spot Report -Barry P. {Wf.:iU l~jor. uSh.F In~ellicence Officer .UNC[ASSiFIED HEADQUARTERS WARNER ROUINS AIR MATERIEL AREA Office of the Commanding General ilrtlu/.PK/aac Robinc; Air Force Bn"c, Gn. :il Jf4nuary 1951 SUHJLCTa Unidentifie d Flying Object TO: Co~Andin~ Ge~eral Air Daterie 1 Con:mand A'l1'N: Chi~': of Int~lli!!;ence Wr1~ht-~tterson Air Force Baae Dayton. Chio 1. Submitted herewith are re i n-terviews held with Cssars. and C>d o.n unidentified flying object at 1.arner Robin:a 1951, together ~th a dra,dns ~ade by liT. titied the time of aichtin~ nt 1824 hour::; I.:S by thls offict~t "flho :Jight- on 25 JA:.itt:\ry 2. Check with t.:ajor Robert G. Hig~ins. Station :,l!atl.6r Officer ut R-Jbins J~ir Force Base reoulte d in i nforn::ation thtt.t n w~&tner bcllloon ":.1ls rJl&'i38d from. the Bnse 7~ather Station on 2G J anuary 1~51 at lGOO h.ouro ESr. This bal l oon ~a3 not ill~i~ated by candl~ or oth~r oea ns. ~ajar lil~c;ins expresJed the opinion that the balloon re le~ssd at 1600 houra could not h ave b een aloft o.t 1824 hours. No record or tioe of brcabr; e o reforenoed balloon v:a~ nva:tlabla. Ho\'.ever, Uajor lii:. lns stnted that a nc h b alloons o.r o nor.r.ally do-.vn ,;ithin a n ho~.u-n..acl-a-:ta lr. :s. Cheolc \'Tit h .D~ae Cont r ol Tower i :.dicat.,.j the followin3 ai!' activ- ity at Robins Air ~oroe 13'l3e on 25 January 1951 betvt'93D 18 00 n.od 190 0 h ours: B-25 in flight fro~ ] 540 to 1907 hr~. C-47 in fll~ht from 1545 to 1604 hra.