PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD . DATI 2. .JCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Woe Oolloon 27 Aug 1951 Vandalia, Il l o p,.a,.~e, Bollun Locel 2CYJ<? -2030 XkO..w.4-VI.I D Gt-ouR ... R .. ., D Wo Ahcroft 7 D Pro~oWy AlrcrJt G~M~T~:::~l-.:br:::IJ:'/.=CI:O:C=====::.~, :;:AAI.-VI.I D Alr-lntorc~t RNer D PoniWy Alrcroft S. PHO'fOS .. D Woa AatreftOMicol Nevspa"Oer Rpt I. NUMelll 0' OeJICTI t. COURII D Pro~'-' y AatrenoMicol D PouiWy AtronoMicol 7. LENCTH 0' OIII.VATIOM tl lnufflciOftt Ooto for EYolotlon 10. IRII' SUMMARY 0' IIGMTINO 3ig o r a nge light vith blinding inte nsity had ~ed l ight on top . Viewed in s outhvest v ith cours e of West. AnC I'O"W l2 (MP.V 2t IP.~ 12) 11. COMMINTI Duration, speed, etc unknown t he refor e evauat e d as Insufficient Dat a . HIADQUARTIIS AIR MATERIEL COMMAND WltGHf~AmiSON All fOICI IASI DAYTON, OHIO Receipt ot your letter dated hereby acknowledged. Your letter will be torvarded to the office interested in these matters It further information is desired you will be contacted. Your action in vriting this Command is appreciat~d. Yours \ 'ery truly, MYAlf L. DAVIS Colonel, USAF Air AdJutant General conventional disappeared Val)'.!nlla INTERES'I'ED UNCLASSiFIED 'The li -h c~ fli -}It !l.!'")un I c uller~ o-:"r n."..yl.Jc to') n t\J ,. obj~ct. l ir!:t. on cr~t fron ~cot: I n:c::::tig~ t!.on UNCLASS\F\ED t his i ncl:lc,t. 1JECJ.AS8IFIED AFTER 12 YEA.RS. UNCLASSIFIED Ao~rviix I'l 'i'be o:!;; inf'l~l tion e7!:.1le.bl c on t~.is ineit~c~t 1s a r.os--~. :"Cr '\%"' .. ! c l c bJt Vhat..:?~:" !~ U~!j, it h&:: ~I"'USOO ~h~ cur: osity of e t lt;.t!.t fiVC ;'Ct::~:1!l 1 t rrtc:-t.!.~ so".Jt!:vcs t ~tJ:=:,~r o~ t he e..ir por. , :l.a;t '.iillj ::_:,::; tol:! th~ IJJtd'r. I ha::l :~!;t +..a:.<iet~ ou t ont..o the ru."lw~ ~I'O?!l.r!.nr. to ~:-::;) n f)i~ht o.r:>U!1~ th( rtTbe 11~h~d object there JU noti-.i.nv to 1 t. d1sap~aren into th.: Hcst c."l:~ we CfciJeJ l!l!l3'tc So I cccic!t:l.! to C'.lntinuc \:1 ~::. rrJ r~ irht plnns ' I "'~1-.ortl,-eSter I hr.d tucn o!'r I noticce the lir:: t &f!.:.ln, ap~roa.ch1ne ::r; ~lan~-. It cc::c ::!.~ctiy nt ne and then circle~ r:v :-lane t\o'1cc lefore head!.nc tove.r:! Grcc.r.ti!.l <'. I f'>llowl)d 1 t an-:! 1 t m.uc!e & circle r:>:n~ th3t to'll o:.n.t cn..-:e t~ck tnv,...r-' r:a.n..!rll.ln. I }Q!; t S'"'..., 1 t nY.r thr coun~r;, cll.i.b. at ablut :o.orJO feet anc h~ too sav the objectJ "'It vas all ver.1 s~ky, t he Vo.ndalis. air.:an sa!!. 1 t. \lnsc air?lane bc.t vhatever 1 t vas t!:~ 11rht v a s on tre t.e11 of 1 t. and t.::ere v a s a mall re:! llr.ht on to:'. Pro~bl7 1 t Vh:1 no~e oili tar;; cr:1!~ !'1uc Scott Field ~kL~ a tc~t run.' '"The 11~htcd objec~ \i~1ch a ... ~ared to hb7e a 10 to 1/. inch lc:lfi was also seen by ~1r,bt i:.er:1s 1n ~t. El:10 the se-.e evcl".lr-i: State; or Inve:at!g~tion AD atte:~pt v1ll be m.ed~ to obtain !\&.rther Inror:.--.alion on this 1-"lci::!ent. lJNCLASSIFlED ?..<TRACT OOH STATUS REPORT # 2 TII:E (Local): 2000 ~;,.'IT ON: Vandalia L:::r\GTii 0? TII!E OBSERVl:D: Unknmn sou:m:: one SPEEl1: Hitt ALTITUDE: Un~mm l-[;AD:UG : Varied SOURCE: Commercia l pilots and Ground Ob~. J..CTIO~ OR COl!ZIEllTS: rlo further investigation. No oonclusioro . DESCRIPziOU OF DJCl:DmT: Bri.r)lt o:-o.nge light s een fro:.1 tro g round and again fro n t~ro air craft.