PRQJ[CT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OAT! ( 2. LOCATION ( l7 c ONC.LUSIONS Alruquerque, New !lexico 0 Was Bolloon bably B alloon Po ui t,t Y Boll locollJ.Jlo 0 Gund-Yhuol 0 Grounci Roclor (j Was Aircraft 0 Probobtr Aircraft GMT 96 2134Z 0 Air-VI wol () /\r lntorcert Radc.r nssibty Al rc.rc.r t S. PHOTOI , -; SOURCE --- l[ Was AstronoMicol eor [) Probably Ashonomlcol 0 Possibly Aatronomicol I. NUMBER 011 OIJ!CTS 9. COURSE 7. LI!MOTH Ofl OISIRYATION Not Reported Not Reported 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. IRIIfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING meteor, not. UFO. Reports gathered b.r Dr on this object. with p~rpose of atteaptecl recon17 of port.iona to han possi ATIC PORM 329 (RKV 21 8aP 12) ALBUQUERQUE AIR DEFENSE AREA (LOS ALAMOS) RAND JUNCIION COLOftADO ~INGS rP.INIOACJ 0 SANTA Ft 0 IIUOUERQU O ;:.:. HOT SPRINGS 0 "'fMID'de Effective Date March 15, 1950. In the interest of safety, all airmen proposing to fly within 150 nauti~ miles) of Lo~ Alamos, New Mexico at an altitude creater than 10,000 feet MSL or mof'f' than 4,000 feet terrain, whi<'hever is hicher, are encourapd to file flight plans, preferably IFR, with the appropriate d to do 110 may result in in-flight identification by fighter aircraft. THE EXISTING PROHIBITED J MEDIA'rF: VICINITY OF LOS ALAMOS REMAINS OUT OF BOUNDS FOR ALL AIR TRAFF VERY H IGH FREQUENCIES (VHF) ~RINTEO IN BLUE For pilot information see r1verse sid e PILOTS -n.svu telephone. Tbe folJowina are I DENTIFICATl stadon follond t: Example: "( IDENTIFICATI and letter sufJhr., Eumple or pik Alter communicatr-,----;y----4iL.,_..,._(anb~.mbnqrr r>UJOf ) last three unita The airway statio radio ranee or rad If you are Oyinr V" of fliaht know you,. Fliabt plans may b not served by auc:l1 ~---u-or<lp~s;;......-.4! The word "ROue:. The word "OUT" The words "SAY The words "STAN Examples: " All airw ~ . . asaista~-J upper;)~ terrain f, lations). \ 8 - BAKER G - GEORGE I - ITEM APPROVED a P. H. WYCKOFF UNCLASSIFIED PROJECT TWINKJ.E FINAL REPORT Chief, A bnoapberic Physics Laboratoey ----------U-t-f'IN..,...ClASSIFJED L. ELTERMAN 27 November 1951 6 Mar. 1951 t -Report frol!l f our los AJ amos personncJ of very hr ieht object crossine sky. Also observed by two Kirtland AFB pilots vho reported this as a meteor; t ime -14&30; reported by Dr. La Paz to be a detomating fire-ball. No fragments recovered. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12! YEAR:Tl3: UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIR 6200.10 . VNCt:ASS\F\ED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5fH 01\f'll'f 0 "1Ct Dr 5'lCt L IH(S11GUIONS 'UIG>If 'Afl Ct!SON Alii r o c E U$1, DAHOII . OHI O SUBJECT: Anomalous Luninous Phe nomena 1'he Fireball of 1~61, Uarch 6, 1L~: 3L. Commanding General Air }.~teriel Cormnand Wright-Patterso n Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATT!J: UCIS The a ttach ed Spot Intelli9;ence R3port, dated 21 J .ar c:1 1951 , a nd copy of letter t o Headquarters OSI, dnted 2 2 ~o.rch 1~51, are fonrarded for your information a nd any acti c n deornoo anpronriate. 1. Snt Intl Rot dtd 21 !~o.r w/incl S3ct Aero Cn.:trt 2 . Cy of ltr to Hq OSI, dtd Hq OSI :r/o 1.bv incl s Co:ra:: 1nd er DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. ' DEPARTME.N1 Of THE AIR ,.DRCr HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE'. WASHINOTON THC tHe~&CTO. DCNC .. A L uAf' Anoloua luminoue 'Phenomena 'lhe tire ball ot 1951, March 6, 14: )4 D1reo\or t Speoial lDYeatt~atlone He rera, United State Air Foree W .. htngtoa 2j, D. 0. AlthaQCh thia i ncident doe n o t fall within tno ~T1ew of ~81 Le\ter Bo. 85. da,e4 2) Ootober 1950, neTertheleae, the publ1citT inoiden\ to b1 tter anc1 tbl eearch conducted b7 Dr. LINCOLI LAPAZ, Direotor Ina\itu of M.ieori tica, baa been euch that 1 t ia belieTe4 tM fact adduce4 will be of intereat, and in accordance therewith die\11.but1oa ie belDg aoco~liahe4 1. St30P518: An anomaloua lwainoue t>'henoMn& occurred 6 March 19.51 at approumaiel.T 14:)4 houre. The re1)oria ot th1a phenomena were gatherecl by Dr. LDlCOLI' LAPAZ, and a ae&J>ch waa m-de to determine vlwihar or not tbeN were reaultant p)Vaical eYidence or a meteor1 te. The pbTeical eYi~nce of a meteorite, if such wa. a meteorite, hae not been diacovlllred. Y18U&l obeerTationa haTe been reducecl. to pointe of 1nteneot1o!l conn~ aa approxill&te reetazlgular area three (J) milea by a1s (6) mile ae4 within an area coDttpoua to 1'afo:ra, New Mexico. SeU'Oh conti Ua b7 I''PAZ. 2. Dr:. LilfCOI.ll l PU. Dinotor, Inati tute ot Meteor1 \ice, 1iniveH1 tT of v lfezloo, J.lbwtuarcttuJ, Jrev Men co, gathered all &Tailable aigb,iac data ot tM phenona aa4 baa at _ te4 to recoTer n:r p~aical eridence aa more p&rt1cular4r delineated ln a report of Dr. '~ Match 6 f1~bell ia the laat in the long eeriea of incident occurrin,: in northeuterD B'ew Merle() and t~ cloaelJ' Nljacent portion of Texu 8114 Colorado. Ot thia aerie a only thres fireball produced &'117 acoue\to pheno .. na Md, tberetore, were 1n1 tially re~a.rded aa almo1\ cer,ainl)" detona\i~ meteorite falla. The firet ot this trio vaa the fireball of JMTJ.Ar7 )0, 1949 in the Amarillo-Lubbocz region, v n1ch vu t:r_e aubJeo\ of intena1Te atudT b7 the O.S.I. end the Intitute of t eteor1tica c.nd other intereatecl agenciea. In rpi ta of t'!-.e :tact t hat t he area of fall vs.a apeed1ly and aocurstely locat.,cl Alld thAt th1a area vaa not onl7 aeN"C:,_ed f"r aeYeral vee'ka 1oed1atel:r after t he fall, jut also hu been reneatedl7 J)o~GRADEO AT 3 yr;.-\n INTERVALs~ DECLASSIFIED AFTEH 12 YEAR& DOD DlR G:.lOO.lO luainou. pbeno .. Da eearohe4 aince, no .. ,eorit1o f~nt hnTe been r e eoTftred to d~te. The MOOild ot the trio wae the detonatin& fireball of December 4, 1949 in tM Caapo, Oolora4o n1on, froa wh1oh , in 8pi te of long c ontinued careful searoh, no meteori te baTe been recO'\~recl. Tre fi:r~be.ll of }~arch 6 conle\e tM trto Dd bid tair to. confora to t he pattern eet b7 the two earlier :talla, 1n tba' earcbea tnt tlatecl in the accuratel7 deliaai ted area ot fall vi thin 24 hour a:t,er the appearance of the fireball hATe d1eoOYere4 no me\eori ' to date. "rM detonatt~ f1teball of March 6 waa of exceptional roagni tu1le, riTall~ the reoorcl-breald.n meteorite tall of 1948, FebruaJ7 18 in Xaaau Mel Nebraaka, froa which OTer a thouaand :fr tlcn t" hA-ve boon reoo.erecl, in the lntene1t7 ot tb8 li.h\ and aound effect produced. The fireball of March 6 waa aeen at a cliatance of 11~ mile by en obaerTer croaaia& glAring anov-tteldl in bright unl ight. A re~a.:-ds the rem;uokable 1o,w' pbenoen.a rroduce4 on t &rch 6, t hey h e.ve been eo ful l y reportod on b7 the neva agenciea u to require no couunent here. Trsneit meaauree on c&retullT made ob .. rYation of tbi fireball indicate that it remained lwninoua \o a rr low lnel in the atmowphere. P-ence, if it vere a normal meteorite tall, the probability would be ver;r gl"e&t that olid Nu~ aurriwe4 to fall ~o the earth. J'nrt'henllore, becaaee ot the great liz and luminoity of the fireball, it ~e likely t hat the lnrgeat eurTiYin ... , vonld be of auoh aise aa to nunch out ily Tieibl e cr~tera in the earth. ,ret in thia, aa in the two earlier oaaea, no trace either of meteorite or of t:1e effeot of aeteori tic impact on t he earth haa be~n found. In view ot the Tery yussling nAture of the tr~e major incident d1ecue .. 4 abov~ (and ot many other une~lained ~1~or incident of lim1lar r.:l.ture), I viah to repea-t the reecmmendatton I !:3ade tn tha cue of the Lubbock aDd Campo fireball f&lls, nMely, that t he 0. S. I. ar~ to cure -r~o\,t;r~hia cOTerage ot t h e area in which fru;me:1t1 l'rom t~e March 6 fall ahon14 ~ landed., (Pxeterably \be photo reeonnai~ance misaiona 1bould secure tereo ooTerage of the eor\ obtained tor ua in tl:e lt'our Corner region under the dlreotioft of Oolonel J- c. Tiaon, F.q. USAl', DCS/Opn, Photo ancl Reoonn.) \ Atter a caretnl a\udr hae beer. made of the phote>raphl ot tha fa:!.l area (aa elliptical regioa with xe ot 8 BDd S milea, reapeotiTel7, tr~ major xia extending from (about) Lat. 36 2h', Long. 1040 10' to eee Trinidad (8-4) Sec. Aero. Cr.s.rt), it ia strongly reoo ndecl that auttioient air toree peraonnel be aaaignecl to r,rouncl eearoh to in8Ure exbeut1 Te aearch or all areu in which meteoritic ir.f?ac\. appeara to h&Te occurred. "In m&Aingtbea~ ~commendation, I am chiefly influenced b7 tha poeeibilit.1 that t~e tireballe in queetlon ~ not be meteoritic in nature. a,w8Yer~ in t he 8TeDt t~at my firat j~nt 1 confirmed b7 recOYer.y of fONGCASStFlED tO\VNGRADEO AT 3 YEAR JN~l1 .: .' T S ; DBCLASSlf.'Il::D .AFTE R 12 ): L.\1.~. J'lle 2b-O SubJ .boaaloua l1111iaoua phenon me\eori. tea wt.a 110re exhenati air and groon4. aearch ia made, I do not feel that the effort expended b7 the Air Foree in conducting auch searches voul4 baTe been va.te4. Meteorite recovered aoon atter their tall haTe, at pre .. at, a mili\ar.J value rar in exeeaa of the ecientific 1mportsnee tM7 have al'olf&7a J. AcniOta !bia Dia\rlo\ Ottice ta not taltin ant action other thea forwardl~ tbia report in accordance with ArOSI Letter Wo. 85, date4 2) October 1951.. In the nt that there are ant new deTelopmenta ot oonaia\en\ taota perta1n1nc thereto, tbe;r will be forwarded in aocontce v1 \h tM dlatri bu\ion of thia report. Sect Aero Chan co: AMO (dup) w/incl RIC!tARD n. COX Lt. Col., USAJ Diatrtc\ Commander DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTFr.\' ' .s pECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAl!J . E:AOQUART6RS UNIT~O $T~TE WA8HINOTDN 'YM& .... ~.OTOII .... &IIA\ lllloiiiP 1'7TM DtnatDY D~FIC& D~ D~CCIA&. INYII.TIDATIDN8 lliii'YL.A .. O Alii '01111 eall&, N&W N&lllllll Fll Noa 24-0 SUBJ.""fa .Anc.aloaa Wdnou 1-'he!kxlona ilrebJJ ~ 19Sl, Karch 6, 1434 TOa Di.r11otor or ~eiel IaYestigationa 22 liareb 1951 -......... ra, United States Air Force . 1. .Jlei'ereaae 1 d to t.be atta subjeet. as aboYe dated 21 March 1951. Spot Intelligence Report, 2. Dr. LDlCOLN LAPAZ is of ;~UJ n"inion (:~ee t.hi..~ paraer;1ph o! Dr. IA.PAZ s st.t.aeut., att-&ched report) t,bat a photographic COTerage or the ar 1D vbich f'rora tho March 6 tall should ban landed mq prodaee data or nl.u.e to tt. Air F'orce. The 17th District- OSI haa no\ ezpreaaed 11 opinion conoeming this matter but. contact waa made with Special 'Weapooa Couaend, 1D an :1ttempt to oeeure photographic cOYerage. The Director, Security ruld Intelligence, SpeciaJ leapona , after a check o.f his facil.itiea, intormed th1, otfiee that such ::1. mission could not. be accoq:lli3hed by hit~ C01n maDd dua to a shortage of equipment and personn.el. ). Reference the fourth paragraph of LA?AZ':J statement, attached reportJ thta ott1ce ha3 informed Dr. LAPAZ that the 17th District OSI ~car 1D the reeo;ne~tion that Air Force persoruwl. be as- to g:rouDd seareh in the a:eaa in ~hich rraeteoritic impact appears to haft oecurred. 4. The attached report 13 torvarded tor your Wormation and ra- vi.ev. It is requested that this Diatrict be infor.aed U' your H.tadquartera "--it to secure photographic cowerage c4 tbe area aa outlined oD tbe attacbN 11ap. Spot Intel Rpt, 21K-rSl, w/l Incl thereto RICHARD O. 001 Lt. Col., t!SAP Di:~tri.ct ... D0\'11.\'GRAOEO AT :; y E Ad~ I ~TER\' ALS. DE(;L.AS~lFIED AFTER PILOTS GUIDE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AIRWAY STAllON~ PIWTS never ll<'l'itate to u se your radio. Remember that t . lkinv hy radio i ' almot thr sam a s t I king ou .ruur } o rne telephone. The followin1 ate typical examples of two-way communication witb air-.a)' t.tatior ... IDENTIFICATION OF AIRWAY STATIONS: CAA Airway Communiutio01 Stations are identified by the name of the ttadon followed by tiM word "RADIO ... Example: "CLEVELAND RADIO ... IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT: Yow aircralt i11 identified by the make of aircraft followed by the certificate number and letter aufjix, if any. Example: "STJNSON ONE THREE SIX FIVE' "S1'INSON ONE THREE SlX FIVE-Y". pilot callin1 an airway station. "Cl.f'VELAND RAl>JO-THIS 1~-S'l T"\~0~ u .. 'lllltl SIX FIVE-0 J 1 ' Alter communieation baa been establlllhed, an abbre\-Jale<l form of Hicnl1hcation may ~ ll'l(:d , if clr red. u:-inf. lhc laat three unita of t~e certificate number only . The airway station will normally answer on the radio range or radio beacon frequency. 1f reply is desired on other than the radio ranp or radiobeacon frequency, pilota should indicate the frequency on which the station reply i~ C\pect.ed. Eumple: "CLEVELAND RADIO-THIS IS~ STINSON ONF THREE SlX riVE REPLY ON ONt~ LLEVI'~N POINT ONE MEGACYCLF.S-OVER''. Alter the airway station bas a:t<twered yow call, proc:.ed with your mcsr>ate without fu rther <:Jill up other t.ban preccdin1 the m111,. with tiM aJreraft identifieation. Your meSPp may conslllt of your position ~port., a request for w~ather data or otMr information that may be required to U!list you t o your del'!tination. Example: "S'l'INSON ONE THREE SIX FIVE-OVER CLEVELAND AT ELI:.VI:N TWENTY-FOUH THOU- SAND FEET ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM YOUNGSTOWN TO TOLEDO-WHAT IS THE WEA- THER AT TOLEDO-OVER". If you are fiyin1 VFR, a position ~port is not. l'eftuired, howevf'r, it is t o your advantage th<~t the st.'ltions al ong your r ouU> of ni1ht know your ~ition at all times in ordt>r that ll!;.~istanl1! can Le ~nIPrcrl hould y ou encounter difhculty. Fli1bt plana may be filed while in ni1ht, with a CAA Airway Communication" Station, if your departure was from an airport not aerved by sueh a itadon. TIM word "ROGER" la uud to acknowledp receipt of a messap. "OUT" it uud when a convenation is ended and no l'et'ponse it expected Example: "STINSON ONE THREE SIX FIVE-ROGER, OUT". The worda "SAY AGAIN" are uaed if a meuap was not unden~tood and a repetition l5 desired. The words "STAND BY" are u!!ed to indicate that a ~tum call will be made &.'4 soon as practicablt>. "STINSON ONE THREE SIX FIVE-SAY AGAIN, OVER". "STINSON ONE THREE SIX FIVE-STAND BY". ENROUTE FLIGHT SERVICE All airway c:ommuni<"ations stations are ready to provide pilots with enroute fli~rht information or aniatan('e at any time. You may call any CAA RADIO for late5t weather alon1 your r oute of fli1ht, upper wind velocities, airport c:onditions. and other fli1ht information. If, you become lost or uncer- tain of your poeition, call an)' CAA RADIO. Personnel at CAA airway communications stations are trained to niat pilota in erttabliahin1 position by any of the followin1 methods: (a) Vlllual reference to terrain fturee; (b) Low frequency radio ranee orientation: (e) VHF omni-rante indicatioos (trian,u- 8 - BAKER C- CHARLIE G - GEORGE K KING -- RADIOTELEGRAPH CODE P-PETER -- R - ROGER - S- SUGAR T - TARE - U - UNCLE V - VICTOR - W -WILLIAM -- 0 - ZEE-ROH 3- THU-REE - FO-WER 7- SEV-VEN 9 - NI-YEN