PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Albuquerque, New J.te.xico D Was Balloon D Pro tatl 1 Boil oon 3. DATITIMI OROU~ 4. TY~! 0, OISIRVATIOM D Poulbly Bolloon XXGroun.,_ Vlauol 0 GrountfRo4or Woi Aircraft Prolt.Wy Aircraft o Aa.-va.,.e 0 Air-Intercept Rotfor 0 Po ul W 1 Aircraft 0 Wos AatronoMicol 0 ProltoW y AetroMMicol 0 PoaaiWy AetronoMicol LIMOTM 0' OIII .. VATION I. NUMII .. 0, OIJICTI Other UNIDENTIFIED lnaufflcleftt o ... for Evoluotlon IRII' IUMMA"Y 0, IIOHTIMO 11. COMMIMTI SFZ CASE FILE A'fJC PORN Ut (RaV 2a IP 12) C-1 SZC2ET PRIORITY 70 CC A C ~IP ~ OHIO ATTir :~CIS ' ?ARAPHASE NOT REQUIRED. SEE CRYPTO-CENJER BEFORE DEClASSIFYING !~i"O CCPY CF nSG t.iAS : :OT DISP.~TCHED i.JH HQ THRU ERROR. ~1\!:A FCLG THIS HQ SY OSI AT SUE.:!ITITD UR HQ FOP. :::.SER~D DIRECTLY OVER AL3UQUEI\QUE AT 0458Z ~y 2 ~IT;lESSES. :::J\VELti~:G :STr1ATED 300 TO 400 ~lPH Ot: HE!\DI!!G /\PPnOX 160 Df.:CI\E~S !.~TI. :AITD 1\LTITUDE 1000 F:;:ET. ~:o RUt!il l\:G LIGJ!TS 0!.JS2E VE:D. S~JEPT ...~l\C:~ U! riGS CHEVROn SHAPED. 6 TO S !:lrtiLLI fl~!T : ~ERCU!:Y ~!HI IT LI G:tTS 0:: T~:AILirJG E:DCE :Jlt!GS. ACFT REPTD z:oiSZL::SS. OS! :~/\S I :.n: .. :~CGATZD AuG JEDlJ? .L>OWNGRADED AT S \"eAtt lNTERVAL.Cj J)ECXASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. UNcrA!t1FIID~ Ol.P.AHTMl.Nl 0' tl'4:" AI~ ,uR-:C HEA D Q U ARTFR'S UNIT0 ~TI T~ S ~IR 1-'0;{CE WAt3..ti NGTON File No: 24-0 SUBJECT: Unconventional fype of Aircraft Sighted bT at Albuquerque, ew co Diatric~ co .Sth Diatric~ OSI ( IO) USA:r Wrtht-Pattereon Air Foree Base Dqton, Ohio 1. I~ ia requeated that the inclosed Spot Intelligence Report be bncl carried to the Commandin General, Air Materiel Cor.lllland, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, D~ton, Ohio, Attention: NCIS. 2. Inasmuch aa the inclosure does not concern your District ancl in the interest of economy, a copy baa not been forwarded. Spt Intel Rpt (dup) F.AROLD E. PEDBSOW ~!ajor, USAF, ActiD District Commander DO\ VNGRADED A YEAR INTERY .\I.~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAlt$. DOD Dill 5200.10 UNCrASSI JE'D . DEPAnTMC:t.jT Or 1HC AIR rn~r.l. HEADQUARTERS UNITED ~TAlE:.& AIR F O RCt: WASHINGTON uRQ:AssnrtED THC tH8,-IIC1'0111t OC.HC'-u r 17~" OleT"ICT O,.,.ICil 0,. e~t:CIAI. ltiVIlettCIATIONe !Oa Dt fd a1 Ittca\lne 1. StiOPS!Jt n. aa .. secn:.n t.7 Guari, reporte4 tcb\1 larp olaJee\ 1allar to 7lv17J4 \lin. , ";u\ oue aDd a l-.alt ( 1~) \i .. e le,~er J-)6, obeer.e4 ~ hl~elf ~d ~te, ~-e~ o~P ;a\ Al,.._rq Area ' 21S8 houn, 2.5 A~' 1951, lA aot.~IIO\dt..aat.en dlrae\left. al,l,ade aoo ,. 1000 tee' ., ~roxtmn JOO allel per hour. v._j' bcl lovtq vb1 \e ll~tb\e o t.ratltn o4e of wi~ DD4 black t.rioea llftdel''wt.JIIIIt. the olt-1 .. , IIA4e DO w'-t.eYel" and :tlw a~J'aight. an4 1.-rel. Licht Cea\Pal AYeaa. an4 8R'oa refleo\tac ott obJee' .. 1\ allYel' cnlor. !to IN ot pl'o~a1oa DO'e4. St-:h,in.q: aDd obena\to~ of eont by btl vlte. 2. D~AILBa A' 1000 hoan, 26 Au.rtla\ 19Sl. !.\ ~ftLLl.l.\4 l). D.,W, Ottloer of the Guari. l\tnlancl Air lnroe Baae, i.l,., '.!doG, not.ifle4 tl".e uttlce of lrwee\ilta,iofta !r. , Al~uerq~, r.ew '.tenoo, hd re}:lra aicbtl UftOOft'Yeft,loul t 1 oe of a!rcZO'!t. ~.a lnt.ert1eve4 by r-fA P.,l'~JSC'Ir. reweale4 tha' he ta a P'tV'N to:-t'h andia Corpor~'toa, And worlc:a o tlte lll~h' a"'it\ a' SM4ta l!aae an4 ta c. cleared. em 2' A~' 19~. ~te4 he vu a\ancUDC ia rro"' ot t.raller vt th hi a vlfe, tta tor Me l"lde to VG!'k, vhe 'he an objee\ app1"0Mh1~ t?o the aor'h oa a tne oovae of abn\ 16oo to l?Oo. The fltht 'Ja\h of the obJ"' v ~ to be ~nD.'-1~ lSo of the Z..1th h:l pota~ of olrvatt.ea. .,. .~ ... cJettorl '!)e4 ~ ... otular to the ll'orild''P ~171 fta.tr (B-"9) la tha\ 1 t ha4 no flleelft the willjlte were .,.,. 'buk p~nzl-\ely l.SO bu' h."\1\ 3\0 ta-per. l.a tlw obj ,-4 or \he bri4fh'lT 11g'htH. Cttntnl Avt~tme (r;s :-:1ghd.7 66), t~ refleetin of the l~l"'t c,ud b4 en oa th~t u..,i.rs1cle or \be o'l.1eo\. lhe elae of t.hl o~jeo\ vaa dort~ AS to be ane nna B half (lA) t1JHe that tl tN P.-)6, ~ va 1l'YeJ-ln color e:otCetJt tor 6 or t3 dark ntriMe oa eMh 1de ot the cnt.P rtll11!l!!lf lond tudt!lal]..T ol'l t~e rutder1de DO\VNGRADED AT 3 yr._: \R I N ALS DECLASSIFI ED AFTE. uNC[ASSIFIEQ ;rtle a-.o Oa the \NlU .. H.1re of \be wl1a wre 6 \o 8 paire ot ~lOWl vtd \a li~te, loeMM betwea tt-.e ~ etn-pee "" thta un.~l~ te \t. Bort1a of v. :s. 66. ,~ thil o'bjeo\ u ao swn&l flew 'n.tch' -' lnel, At aa ee\t speed Gt )00 at.le1 pe -.. -.4 altl of 800 to 1000 fMt. h attho4 ot JI-OJN,laioa ... nd"l .. ,,. "J' tat .. Doll hl new due to dub a\el 'M e 1tae la bla new tol" -.pproxt.matet,' )0 Heoncle. P.e 21,a ~. Vito al '"' oltjeot aa4 ~" vt'h ble ..... ,,.,, Ia 1 n waa Ve'rJ' -poe1t1Ye a\out hl .-. .. ,,.,,., l ftlltll-. vltla all \n ot Airerat\, att( 8pp&rn\lT ). A0!10Wt A'~' are bein to locate o~ber ~rtona vbe ._, haft tllle ... .1-' U J>Ori tl 1Dtoi':IA\lo le tl_.elopal. the nnl\e will be forw"rdM \e TOV 1TeJ14At11ar\er. PA'2u:LiJ . P'A l'IRSOI i~ajor, \l~<A7 Ani~ Dla,rin O...cler OOWi\GRADED AT a l.E!AR INTER\.ALS' DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS . JOINT f! ~ESSAGEf RM j DNCJ:ASSIEIEO At1'11h CO, A!IC 1-------S,.AC4 ABOV~ FOR COMMU.VICA TIONS C ,VTER ONLY ~--------- 0 .\ TE Tl'~ E GROUP fROM: (Orrl inetor) K1rtlDII j1r Bue .,.. 3JatJa' lir DiY Dlf IfJa AJOD Y/TC 0 IIIJL TIPL I: AtJ::JRU:~ r- I ' LA ov R(f(RS TO ill AC.l I CL.i~ ,IF'ICATIO"' --Cite ODI )la2J . Requeft 70U i'orva.rcl all availahlt2 infom&UOD dir1atJ7 to .U0D-ATIAl-2a lJ7 telet;Jpe . Mdtt.loall7 cheek DJ poud or 1r'bome radar opaJ"aU.n 1D Yic1a1\7 ot ~erqa ~t,. Jet'l!'y We C\DI1Dp lli:"-AC5 NME FORIIC 171. I MAY U Wlo'ICH M Y 8 U:>EO 1>0\Y~GRADP.D AT 3 YEAR J~Tr.-r-v \ DECL ASSIFIED AFTER 12. Yi:.' PS ,UNCLASSIFIED NClASSIFtSC OH ICIAL TITLf tc::aT :'.\ .:O.tJ r, t t ~1 J t Si\lf Chie.t, .Ai.-,ralt ~ Pl'0,9'Ul.SiOD DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE P.\RAPBRASB HO'l HBQUIHFlD. J'RCJit CO 3.1&'5 AIR DIV K tR~ An AI,B~lmaQUB NM Jill I OD 3~ Ret turtber 1Dveat1pt1oa oD a1Sht1 ot unoonvaa aott O'ftr 1~ !! bJ o1rtl1eD W1t12eBH8 2158 bOllrtJ a5 A t N Aoft U8 OMfl'OD shaped tlJ1D& t11ag t:n>e. One aDd OM balt to twloe a of B-36. Dark atr1pee rta1ble oa under aide of w1aga leadlq to U1q edge. Ho tuaelap rts1ble. W1aga ept back approz 15 a. No taper ot a1ase froa aid aeetioa to tip. Six to l&bt eott t v1c1ble on tra111DS edge ot ainp. Pro- pula1oa a,ate uakuoa~ sort made DO aourld. l:t1tMaeea GatillatecS upeed aad al,1tude to be 300-JJCO rtPH, 8oo-1.oco teet. Aott appeared a J d1reot1oa oe an eat1~ted bead1~g or 160 '10D d bJ ttr. alld Ars. at t~1r rea1deeoe, s iDS u II:% e gz-o\md leftl ttltb aott Hr. 13 ~Eployed aa saouritJ guard at 8aDd1a Base aDd appareD,lJ 18 1able. Weather ooadition at ts.. of s1gbt1D81 64 ~ de point 55 peroeDt, a1Dd South 5 MPB, via 5 m11ea, 17.000 ~oet grouDd level, b&~kea aloud a. ObJHt na aot e ted oa pouad radar at l.UrtlaDIJ Al'B. cen1t1ed oopiea ot aarnt1 be1as r .... rcsed 7our ara. Ho ~ .... .. "''GRADD AT 3 YBAl\ 1N1'ERV AL , UUW ., ~IFIED AFTER 12 YEARS . THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN u. 1 . c;owawc.r r-u cw"cc l&-6e&IQ-2 UNa:ASSIFIEb HEADQUARTERS 3~th AIR DIVISION (DEFENS~ KIRTLAND AI R fORCE BAS[, H(W MEXICO Commanding General Ai r !ateriel Co'Cilland ~irl. ;ht-?atterson .\ir ATTII : HC!S Transoitted here.vith arc Jtir Inwll:i.sence tl:s si_;hting of unconv9nti.onal aircraft. In.:om.ati on .~eoorts Air Intell Info : 1t Statc::tent by H t . Youn~ 1st Lt., USAF 00\VNGRADED AT 8 YEAlt, INTERVALS~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS . tUNC[AsSJFJED AI FOIIrUI PAll I .UNCLASSIFIED ~ A! P t!OYID IJUIC , .. eroue U'ew F AIR IN I EIIIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SIG!fl'I:iG OF UHCOllv'":ITriO?t\L AIRC;!.'~FT 'l'tro civilian lritnes::;ess( from their rcnide~ce at L1212 ~Rnt Copper Avenue, (a trailer parkJ, Albuquerque, Hevr l~exico observed an unconventional aircraft, chcvron-sho.pcd, about one ~d one hali' to t~Tice the size of a B-36 directly over the e e s t ern part or the city of Albuquerque at <2158 hours, 25 ilUQ.lst 1951, f'lyinG on 3. heading of a-pprox.ir.tately 160 C!e~rees, tra:vcll1ng t!StL"':1ated 300-L~OO I:PH at estL~ntod altitude of Bv0-1000 i'cet. The 1-titnons0ss i::l.1ediatel y repo ... ~ed this to OSI nt Kirtland .:\1:::-Force Ba.se, How ;.:exico. OSI t hen. notii'iod this headquo.rt0rs by telephone. ~nln observ~tion of an an ed unconventional airc~n~t ~ight be c onsidered sieni~icant but ror the fact that ~ts ~ightinz cnn be subst!'.ntin.tod by only t\tO Hitnessess and n o other evidence. Ccrt.!.ficd copios o f uitne nnoss stnte:-tents. lJUWNGRADED A DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YE,\1{~ . AF FOIM 1f2 PAll II ~I JUNE I,_ AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ....... t~er investigatio n 2nd intc tror;ntion of 1T5. tne e~3 by OSI o n thin (a) 1. s:1.ape of aircra:rt: C.t!OVron- s ha'1)!3d , i lyinrp \Tine; type. 2 . Size: One ~nd a hal to twice slze o f B-3G 3 . Co:'..or: Unkn own. ~ark stripes visib l e o.t intcr vc.ls on under s 5.d or loring f rOiil l e ading to trailing edge. 4 II~ber of aircra f t : A sin1le ship. 5 Aerodynamic f eatures: !To f u s clFl.tje visible. \!i~gs swept ba c k at approxiln3.tely 15 degrees. n o t~per o.r vri!'!GS from mid-section t 6 . Tr ail or exhaust: n o t iceable o n t!"~.iline e<.l~e of 1vi n g -six to e it:.,ht s oft lights i n pairs ,,.i th s pacing observ e d b e t. .. reen each 7. ?ropulsion ~y~ter.1: lfnla1oHn. :\ircra.rt nc.de no sound. 13. Speed: Estimc.ted 300-400 Ii?H. 9 . Sound: Silent. 10. Eaneuvers: Flow stralght o.n d lev el. 11. Erumer of disappea rance: Flc H :J.tray f'ro:r. o';)so:'v e r s u ntil it .fade :from sight. 1 12. Ho running light s ue:."'e vislble :fro:-:1 the ground. Aircraft wo.s ob s erved o.t 2 158 h ou:::-s, 25 .:\uQ.l~t 1951 f'or a b out 30 SCCO!'lds. Aircraft was obs e r v e d f ro:-1 grounr~: level, o.t a n est~.r.l!".tod altitude 800-1000 feet, a t an ost~m:.tod speed of' 300-1~00 EEH. Observatio n was :m.ade b y 'tri tnessess :f rom their residence a t Albuque r que, lio't-r i;e:-:i c o . ..;,i rcraft nr.peo.rcd .ortherl y rectio n o n n heo.dine o r osti~c.ted 160 dcer ees. di~ectly ovor~ead. ':iitne3sass nrc : :i:r. nn d r: . Er. is employed in the cnr.~ ty 3orvice a t Sandia se. It is a s su.'Tled he is relia.blc. Subjec t Hitness hol d s a ~" cloa.rc.nce. ~Jcn.thcr conditions at tine of sighti n g : Ter.1pe_ ... ~.ture 64 U.ogrees F , Do, .. r Point 55 , Hind-South a t 5 H?H, Vi:;ibi lity 5 n i les, Ce i l i nc; 17,000 f eet ( f r om ground l e v e l ) , Brol:en clouds. Si!];~ting of object c n:1 not be attributed to any c..ctivity o r ondition, meteorolmgic a l or othe~rise, prc~ent ~t tir.c of observation. r:!:'~:.:)re e.l'e n o photos r a p h o or other phJ-~icnl evidenc e to ~ub:;ta~tiatc ob3c:,va tion o.f "objec t . Objec t was not de~cctcd on r ada:::-:;cope s of 6SOth ~C ~= ~r J q ~t :~irtlc.nd AFD, r~c,,r IIoJ:ic o . .. 't.ir c rnft c.irbor:1c in a r oo. n c a r t:tr.,e of incide:1t; Co~L"7tcrcin.l i' l ir:;ht s o.nrling nt Albuo_uorqu e Euniclpal: rr:TA n.t 2020 nn u 20!~3 hours; ntinent a l c.t 2 10 7 hou~s and Frontic~ {lt 23lb h ours. n.r-d on~ B-25 dcpa:-t ure n. t 2219 h ourn. l~o nnf'~"':1lll:1r ~l!"'cr.:-.f't o r ob ~ccts re~ol ... tcd to l;o :cr. 2 . Carti f tod copio:; of n arrati v e ~l3ned statencnts o f itno~ness nro c.t~o.c11ed. UNCL:ASSIFIED OD the Dlgh\ of 2S Auguat 19$1., at LV a t 21$8 houn I obeu rod tar 30 e an vBf.Sl1r airc::ntt tranling tJsaa 1r:IJ of nart1s iD the ctlreoUOD ot 10 eut. of south, The rate of ~l>eed or the a\rc:ratt m ght haTe be~.n .;So -. t'IS lr J ,.,. o 'lhe .. lolr c.talA ..... toM ... ltftloal\ to.,.... the a1 f4 to&-tbe neon am car light. ot Eaat tJ-c. 1 t. The al t1 tude c4 the aircra.t\ Dae ot tile that oj ld.th wings swept back lSO llo 1\Jaelge was visible. 'lbe ving did not appear to taper at the <Mt.ir ems. On the rear edge ot each o! the Wings a t lest 6 paaible 8 .on. Mbi te lighte were Tlsible. Tbeae lights were roond DDt tn111nl ae 1D j.t seen at night. 'lh 11~ nre srauped 1D tva. with a larser dlatance between the pairs tbeD between ob iD a pair. No red or green lighte were viaible. As tbe object .and ta.rtha-south the lighte vera not visible. 'l'he umac'btb aurtace of the winge of the appea.red to haye et.r!.pee rumdnc the leading edge to the rear edge of the Winp betveeD pdr ot ligbte. 'l'heee stripes refiected the light vber- tbe anu batw .. the light. clld. DOt renect light well. The ..t. OGtatend1" fture ot th1a oba6i"tation ws the :tact that tb ..... no audWe eoond tlw motors or jets. In tact,. the~ rade DO ned ae l 0001 d hear. !he abuYe eta'-et 1.8 true to the bt of rq aM 11 t;r to describe carux a COPI JOBJf 'l. BAOOOD CER'illlm COPra JJl~CLASSIFIED AFTE.R\h J 0:.1l~R \! ;\ LS: ' 12 YEAllS YNCl.ASSIFIE0 .UNCL:ASSIFIED 'LBU "\T~ oc.u~ 'J.i:cr~ f t nltitu.:!e wns trailin; ed;-e of about SOO ft. ~he hC and I) .:ere: ~cnt t