PROJECT 073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC4TION 11. CONCLUSION~ 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Poui Wy Balloon 15 March, l9Sl New Delhi, India ,,0~ ,., 0 Wos Aircraft Lecel _.. &N 'A Groun 4-Vlavol 0 Ground RCMtor 1570450Z 0 Pro .. obly Aircraft GMT 0 AIP.V1suol 0 Alr lntorc:ept Rooor P onibty Aircraft D Yea 0 Prol,oWy Aatronolll'lcol Civilian 0 Poulbly Astro"or~,lcol 7. LIMOTH 011 OISIIVATION I. NUMIIIt 0, OIJECTS t. COUASI 0 Otho---------- 0 lntvfflel~t Deto fer E .. tvotlon 7 l/2 minutes one Manuvered Unlcnown 10. 1111' IUMMA .. Y 0, IICHTINO I 1. COMM!NTS Cigar shaped object viewed br about 25 witne Flight and manuvcra cons1stant w1 ' new onr aif field, made loop, .am new ott ....... ana~sis aa a/c, however the South. In1t.5al appearance ot wbcltish cloud man witneas should han been 700 tt long and believed to be at 3-4,000 rt. able t o identifY some feature or Cloud increased in length and bllet shaped an a/c since all were familiar dd whitish tail emerged. Tail about 100 rt ong. the local airplanes. Case ~lo sound. Object new over airport.. Speed tic listed as IDITDENTIFIFl>. Slow sppda no smoke. Parid speed smoke b3 bJck, ar1 control appeared similar to be ei manual or wireless. Top speed esti nted to be about 2,000 m}il. Cigar shaped. Principal wiT-~ prone to exaggerate. A.TIC PORM 329 (R&Y 21 II&P 52) :SAF ITE~ 5/CONFIDENTIAL/ S~CURITY I NFORMATION TO ATIAA-2C ROTHSTEIN FlOM AFOIN-2BJ FOURNET REF AMC ITEM 3 TT DTD 27 MAR 52 ADDRESSED TO MAJ P.ARKER PARKER SHOWED HE REF TT ITEM YESTERDAY D ADVISED THAT HE HAD NOT LOCATED ANY L~FO. MADE A SEARCH OF MY FILES AND FOUND AN ~A INDIA RPT RE SIGHTING OF CIGAR-LIKE CaJECT WITHOUT SURFACES OVER NEW DELHI ON ;' CSAF nt 5 l J i1ARCH :>1 BY CHIEF ENGINEER Of DELHI FLYING/. . ~y .. r COPY ro L'L COfFMAN WHO UJILL HAND CARRY TO . \ ~ / ~ -' YOU. NO OTHER RPT OF SIGHTING VICINITY Of I~DIA FOUND I N MY fiLES. MRS BARBER DOES NOT ~2COLLECT ANY SUCH RPT. [~D or CSAF ITEM 5/CONFIDENTIA . .. AIR INTEWG~NCE. FORM.~TiON ')~.~C~t<. ~ UOl.J J l" ,.WO.lO ~F fOilM' 1 t2-PART II ' CC'LA atrt':A l . , AIR INTELLIGENCE ~NFOR~AATlC)i'1 rt:PO!tT I t"'-RT I v. 1 . Ori Thursd3.y r.1o:-ni.ng 15 :~t~:ch 1951 ;~.n objJct as si ,ht.~d }1, .-r. the c bie! aeria lnc~r of thl.! alot.~ . .i. h l.l:> :.~5i.; :: . .-.~, anJ Lr. .-J.Ro s <Ailtd tw~nty Ol..~t!r r, .H;!ta t!.i;; J :s.J h!: _ .. :-~rofesse.:i to hav e witnes.:;ed tili~ ob~e c~. .}1en intcrvt -.,ved by .11-a A... o ...... .:n~ o ,' _c. i:h3 storie s were all the sa.ne .IJ;-; P . llilaJ--.ant..:ul, odnc~.t.ted :.t G<..Llifornl...tl.L..,i~.t of 'l'cch."lolota a nd nof'l Director of -c.he Iwsearch und Dc,Telo_:J!:.er:t Lc:lborl,.\t.(,~l'Y o f '..:.h~ iJirector General o f Civil ~wL.1tion agsncy .i.n I:1diu &r.ilo lntervict Lng thes e p~ople. Dr. lli lu.;:.:1nt::u1 tec o .. '.l:J.e~l.~ad :r. !:; cne ~ .~ t:~ ... b t1et o.oria l englnee~s irt-,In t.:_A. t 2 . Th$-obj~ct :d:ghted- was shaped lL'<s .a ci!:;a. .... ~,..i t.h n o o ut e r vi ... ibl 1 Ct')1t.r ol ur!,aces. ~It._waa about cne hundred feet long and a~ b l .1..:. ?'.lfld ::.s ~ ~.r-L.'I fu. ~,-~{.:., f bare rae tal color o.nd only v:ld object sl:~.h tad. The e~ .. hau::t r,-as c.;:.~crl.oed c :-; .,.~;1~ exce,::>t when its npeed ~s 5.nc!"ea~ed; the n the a:xhaust tar~d bl.:.Ac. ~ ; ~5t .Lla t.ed the spead t o ba : bcu ~ three times greate r t t.:\n cruisi ;'l{; ~ -:!~ of a Er.-.. .i.:.n ;V~;"lire. The objectcams o1er ~afJ:lrj:mg ;i.irr!rorne, tJ~w f)eJhi (~<3v:25' ~J (77l1_2; .:. -::1 ':h:.l ~orth a t about fo~:-t o 1ive t housa nd feet hibh, L\..lds on'3 p 1ss 0'1'1-lh.! _i ..:lt: ~l ~hf-3 . ~\.\th, then cama back a1er the f ielJ in a 1ery :!...urgo loo) . l \ t c~:3 to; of tit..: l oop it :1as o-J.t of sie;h t b.l t ca.:1e int J !:ii ght n i n i t s dive. Jpon r.:c~tering ... ~r:li .!!~ . n..l lr~vel flight it proc~edad out o: si:~t tr.:1vell inJ in o. ' out.h-. vsL~:-ly !irer:t.::.~n :l+ 't :;eat h ar at the tiJ!l:S o f Di 6htin 1 w;. s CJ.e.r, s un shining ... ,:..th t~;ir~y uil~ vi.sibi~ity. '.i~ 1 ~F fOrlM 1 12-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE !NFOR~AATV)l'J ,~.t:PO~T 1. Ori Thu.rsd~y :.1orning 15 !. !.ch 1951 an obj~ct -r~a.s si,,rrt.~d 1,., .-r . anJ Lr. ~so SCald tw~11ty ol..l-}c r r,Jc!1ani; i . : 1-.1 hl~ :; :~rofesseJ t o have -..;itns s.:;ed thi~ obje~t. . ben intcrv l.c.ved by J1~ ;:'{: o ..... c:n.:; tl~ r lc. .. "i:h3 stories were all the sa.ne. .U~; P. llilaknntan, cduc~;,.ted ;.t {;.:J.liforn~tl l .. t. .. l~ ,' . ..: o f l'ccimology and no-.. Director o.f 'the Itdsearch und Dcvelo?!::er:t Labor~t.ory o f tl. .. .ui.rector t.."-eneral or Ci,Jil J\Vi ation ar~sncy .i.r. Indiu, EiCCOr.!:->c.!liod tn~-J re J')rL 1."; ( .' fL.:crr -.r.ilo lnt'3rvicttti..ng these p~Jopla . Or:. Hilu~:.1.nt.:1n r .... co .. 'J:len Jed _:r. i.l.!l c nt; , .~ t . btlet a eria l englnee~s ir1-;Ini-:.A. . ' 2. Th.$-~bjsct sighted-was shaped lL'<s .a cigar ~\"ith n o o uter vi!;ibl J c0nt.rol I ~ur!aces. ~ ILwa about c:ne hundred feet. long and a!l b l '! ~ :>und :.s ., v-4"/ fu. ~,_.i--{~, l'bare 1~etal color and only ~!ld object ~l:,.htad. The e~:hau::t \;as C...::.~cr.!.oed <' .-;.L7.te f exce? t r1hsn its :zpeed l'r-tS ~-ncreared; then the 3xhaust ti.lr n.ad bl:1c! :!r. l ':)Btbated the speed t o ba :bou~ three times gzeater t h.:\n cruicoin;; .-;. .. ;-:!d of a 13r ...... l :J:t !va:n,ire. The object cam9 over S"fJarjmg Air~..rome, iJ~w r)eJhi (2~025' :') (77'll2 ; -:J 1 ",ha n orth :~.t about fou.:-to ii v a thou !.land faet hit;h, t;l.ld~ on~ p .!.SS v:~;_ ... th..! _i~lc..~ ~t ~hf-3 C\.\th, then cama back c11er the fi~lJ in a 1ery !.urgG loo:J. l \t t ::3 to; 0f Llt-1 l oop it :tas out of sieht b.lt ca=1e int.; si.Jht. gain i n itn Oiv~. Jpon r;ct?Vsring ... ~rai .n-.1 l <nrel flight it proc(!a:ied out o~ s i : h t tr.:1vellinJ in o. sout.h-.fl..sL.!~ly Jire~t.~Pn c\+ ! ~r.Y ~J.j. f;ht speed.. :-ht?ae u f :li!lU't:ls. T:v~ observer s wert3 0!1 U t~;.:i ... ~rip , ror.dn,j i'lh=i1 t h<..: u:Jj .!Ct . ''!J ::..l~nt,ud. 1"n:: 1~.-eJ.thar at the tiJ:-a of Dicihtin:; ;t~s cla.;r, zun shining :1:..t.h t!:ir':..y cil{.: visibi~ity. l itti-.