PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 1. LOCATION 0 Was Balloon smouth' N.H. 0 Probably Balloon Po si bl Y Balloon Locol 1910 ~ Graunci-Vhual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 2.$/00lOZ. 0 Probably Aircraft GMT D AlP. Vltual 0 Air Intercept Radar 0 Pouibly Aircraft S. PHOTOS t. 0 Was Astronoml cal D Yoa 0 Probably Astranomlcal tl No l.(i 1 i taq 0 Pouibly Atronomlcal 1-20 Secons 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRill' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Shape like a long tube with a fin construction UNID?.:JTIFIED. on one end, 100 to 200 rt long. Thickness 1/5 the lenth. Object resembled fUsed glass, being grayish to invisible in color. Entire surtace covered w/bl ek polka dotted spotra. No exhause or vapor trail, except a wath like a very weak rainbow. No sound. Disappea verr quickly (m seconds) as though it had gone into a cloud bank. ATIC PORM 329 (RIEV 26 IEP 52) ~iCU\.SSIFIL ~ D E PARTME N l O F THE /II R roRr F HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AI R FORCE. WASHINGTON TH[ INSI"fCTO C.IIIIUL, USA( 5 TH OIS Tter 0 " IC I 0 ' SI"I CIAL IN(!.flc.ATIO NS MTI" \I HilSON At ,O.CI: I All, OU I O N, 01410 24 August 1951 SUBJECT: UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT SIGHTED AT ~MQQIHL. NE\f HAUPSHIRB SPECTAI. IN~UffiY Commanding Officer Air Te chnical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Attached hereto for your information are two co?Jies of the reoort of inve3tigation by Spec ial Agent ED.'/A.RD A. l1~Y, 1st OSI District, file 24-119, dat ed 21 Au gust 19 51. 1 I n cl (in dm>) ... >.&1~\.ut..u A. SCURLOCK 1~a.jor, USAr., Acti ng District Commander DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR n . . ' '"'~ i \ DECLASSIFIED AFTE R 12 :,:~.J. :J:::-\.u IJOD Dill 32UO.l0 I U NClASSIFIED .UNCLASSIFIE 1. !DYes tion predicated upon verbal report or Captain, 4675tb Air Base Squadron, Hanscom AF Base, Bedtord, Jlass., who advised that OD 24 J~ 1951 he had observed an \Dlconventional aircraft in f'llght CNflr tbe area of Portsmouth , Hew Hampshire. the writer int.erviawcd (.,aptain Bas!> O~!a- tiona otticer, Hanscom AF Base. It was disclosed tha t on 24 July 1951, was driving north on in U. S . Higha7 No. 1 towards the toll brtdg8 at Portaouth, Hew 1M ire. He -~ _accom~r:!ied b;r p1 ot Hanac~ U Base. ~t teq 1910 hours, EST, he observ an object pasa t:Nflr the toll bridge leading into Portsaouth. 'lbe object was traveling boca eaat to west at an es ti=ated elevation ot 1,000 2 000 teet, and at a speed ot 800 to 1,000 m}il. ibe d escription given by i s as follows t A long tube with a fin construct1on on one e nd, 100 to 200 teet long, wi tb a thickitess ot 1/5 the length. The object reseabled fused glue, being grayish to invisible in color. 'lhe entire surface was covered wi tb black polka dotted spots. ihere was no exhaust or vapor trail, excepttng a swath resembling a very weak rainbow. There was no sound eJD&nating trom the object. The sighted object was in view tor approximate~ 20 seconds, at whicb point it d v~ quickly, as though it bad gone into a cloud bank. advised that he is familiar with the contents or AFOIC..CC-1 Letter, dated 8 Septerabe~ 1950, de~ling with the reporting ot sighting ot tmconven- tional aircratt through military channels through Air rJateriel C oromand. Stepa ha'Ye been taken to procure a teletyped sequence ot weather conditions CNer th, Bew Hampshire, at the tl.me ot the alleged sighting, and will pze}re the standard AP Form 112, in accordance with cited AFOIC 3. Cpl. AP 467Sth Air Base Squadron, Ranscca AF Baae, was interviewed with to his observatiOils 1ng SUBJEI:T a1rcratt. IDt~nt. atated that he waa with Capt on the even- ing or 24 Jul7 1 he saw a long tnbe11 ke obj act such as the one desct'ibed b7 Capt further stated that he could supp~ no more information than the Captain and that be was re~ on judpent as to the height aJld speed o! the object in questica. Informant s knowledge and exper19nce with ailltaey aircraft is negligible and there is no~ing 1n h i s background tbat would land credence to his ability to estimate height and speed or an exceptionallJ" fast moving object. DO\VNGRADE D AT 3 YE .\ R TNTZRVALS: D ECL.ASSJF[E D AFTZR 12 YEARS\ DO.O DlR G200.10 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR ~ti~RVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS DOD DlR 5200.1Q ~ NCU\SSIF.lE{} UNITED STATES AIR FORCE fiLE hO I 02AT1E Anoncat 1951 THK INSNCTO.. GIENUtAL 24-119 ~- OP'P'ICK CW aNCIAL. INVUTIGATIONa REPORT MADE IY t-----R_EPO R_T_O_F_IN_V_I_m_G_A_T_IO_N -f_WA EDWARD A. lJRAY hbm Rfi'ORf MADE AT Ul~ONVE.ijTIONAL AmCRAFT SIGH'E3:l AT PCRTSI.tOO'DI, NEi7 HA!lPSHIRE DO Il l "Ves tover AF]J, Nass. OFFICE 0 , ORIGIN SPmiAL INQUmi this is an 1n1 tial report. Investigation predicated upon reported oi~hting oi' unusual uncon- ventional aircraft CNer area of Portsmouth, ~l. H., by Captain WAF, Hanscom AFB. presently prerering standard AF Form 112 ror Atv regarding the sigh Investigation closed ACT10ft COI'Y POI'WAJtOID TO Lt Colona ......... DO\VNGRADRD AT 3 YJijA'R INTERVA ..... u DLCLASSIF !ED AFTER 12 YEAUS. Il l t l IJi t A.. I ,J I "" t t t TN'GRA nED AT 3 YEAR I:NT : ~.~: l SIFIED AFTER 12 YEAi{ ~ NCt:ASSIFIED StrJ1JII!1 ..,_rt et tJUeana'l Alr Ma'ezolal c---. Wript-Jta,tei'Ha .Ur hroe JJue .A!DI JCCII la aceeJ'dpce wltla CeliAC Lettea-200-1, 12 hl 51, tlle eaoloaet. r~en aa1 atat an herlt7 ~ltt .... JfCa tD C<IOfdDia ODIO 1 2 qa -bpert ef Slcbtlac 2 qa atat-nt et O\ei"Yer 2 CJ8 -v.,~.l' lequaee ri la' L,., tJSA .Air MJ'Dt }) DECLASSIFIED I\F1. .. R 12 YE.\I'~. :UNCLASSIF&E:Q DOD l>lR 5200 UNCLASS\FlED 1. Deaeri~tl X..ae tue wi~ fla tnotlea rear ea4 ef tue. 100..200 ft. 1enc aB4 tla1on 1/5 ef lnr-' witlt \lae~ ~ota 4ettel eatlre 1-'~ 0Yera11 oe1e~. al' oelerl rea .. )l1QC : .... cla ~ cr71d lnYla1\le ala' tnu,areat. It left Jll en' tn11 ~ -~1' tr.11, euqt a awartll r\11nc a Yery week rat niew. !Ua rat.a\ew vaa 'Mtweea ev ,ea1tlea tlle au. q a retleotlea 1aJeaal\1e. Kilt ~t waa Y8Q' reupt7 8()0-1000 MP. Be a~ul laTelY.... l'e -ra, lt waa 1Jl leYel flip\, tn.Telllq frea eaat te wut. It clt.aa:neare4 q,lekl7 it ee.ae inte a1~t. It w.e elear ot eleuta na1\le 1a ~. 2. tt .. a 1910~. taza,lea et e\aerwat1oa waa &JJ ). r ef ~ ,.a,leat Vl e\aerwatiea tr .. teae\11 plaa 1a a Dlr,lllJ 41 not lea oa a 1 u. s. hl c ~. I.eoat lea et 0\aerYe~l rreoee41ac aenla aleac a Jalpvq tevai'Aa ltrltp at rentla, a\eut ,,. ail frea toll " ., \rllp. n. e\Jeot ~aael ITer tu \rl4p troa .... , te ' at &PJtrea- o\aerTera ,ealtl ?. aeteere1elioal cea41tloaa ~reaeat. 8. J'e ~\11 81' ~aleel eTllenee &T&11&\le4 9. !w -It? fl71DC 1a aeutlaerq 41reot1ea at 1900~ a\out 1o-1s 1111ea trea e\Jeot. M1eoellaneeu 1 a1reraft. fl71D4 ln. &Z'M wl~ Aaat laM -o,.ra.tleu Of1'1ee~ . lJNCLASSI Fl Eu Portall'll, , la t!Le Oellf&DT et C.)b1D Uld', I ... .:L e\Jeo' la tlae U;r. ru. ~.1ct - traTell1DC 1a fro tbe a 1a a we'r~ tirl I voult 'late 1taaltlt.te at betweea .Altlle._ I celll' -.ke ae eatSt repr41a& the &Jee4 ef tlle e)jeot, .I cea l' tlaat 1\ .-. tn.Tel11ac at a ce:ulteraltq IJ"e&ter rate of _,,., t)ta e-q 'ur tne et airratt tU.' I ban enr Al tlleucJa the eltJect wae ut weU 4eflall, 1' n ,., et a p lae\-ec, b~rlq e11&1at17 tewad t!Le en4 per~ tev or :tlYe t1 lenc a' it ~ e\.1"' 1a IV' e1p\ fer ltetweell f1Te an4 tell aeceD41 aDA thea _.. te 41-neer trea alp\, ae if lnte a cleu4 ban, al tbttup tllere were ae cln4e 1a that ana at that tlae. . !he '1 et the alp\lq 1910 '.S20th Air LaureDee o. J1e14 ~e4fer4, Mae ... chueetta DOWNGRADED AT 3 Yf: .. l! r~ .. .. rsnVAL..~> D.ECLM)SlFIED AF1'i!:it 12 YE1\RS, !UNCLASSIFIED l.JNCCASSlf '\.ED 250 thla aett lS Jlua l'J/68/S3/aav8/001 200 thia aeW 2.5 M/?S/ ~/aaw4/M -... ASSIFIJ::D