PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS. D Was Balloon Mat)\dor, Texas D Prololly Balloon 2. DATITIMI OROUft C. TYPE Of OIHRVATION D Poul bly Bolloon 124SCST D Woe Aircraft Lo .. l Groun.._, Vleual D Ground Ro4or p rolall y Aircraft ' ~ rcro t S. ftHOTOI t. Rc; r-----------~---l D Woe AetronoMical D P rolaW y A etronoMI 7. LINOTH OJI OIIIAVATIOM Civilians 0 PauiWy Aetronafftlcal t. NUMIER OJI OIJICTS 9. COURS! XJ Other UNID.ENI'IFIEO 0 lneufflclettt Data for Evaluation D Un&.nown 10. IRIIJI SUMMARY OJI ltCHTINO 11. COMMINTS Object like a yellow pear-shaped t omato, DUration much torshort for a balloon. Disappe~rance tooquick~. Case unident:f:fied. aluminum or silva in color that refiected the sunlight rearlily. Had a door window, or some- thing similar located at a pt where the object began to taper toward smaller end. Hoved throu t the air with small end fonTard.No noise, exhau! t \drxi or visble means of propulsion were observ4~. Object estimated 40 ft long & 16 ft diameter. Object it wa s drifting slow~ in easterly direction about lSO ft above grourxl, it began rapid ascent and moved away to the east in a circular direction in a matter of seconds. 4TIC PORM 121 (a&Y 21 IP II) plu. talpeiW\un 90 clea . d.., potn' .. :, Jett-r, wind ~ . tile ao~ nol'th t a t. 1 !mot. i> r. t:.~. ~ C?Ve!!nc cuaelu :t the q\a!ND't 'n. ~ ~ un1d'Sf'1M obJeo'ta and 'the tbelle 1A 1"o.--t1oa a't Lu1J1to11r. ':u a ~ ot 1 3apteb 1351. (Se Ineloe..- vu !nteJt1tN..t o.t hl t.tno b,-\ll'lter t!.nll Lt. ~M 23)0 )Wge Ccsr) be btna 1a bed ~t.el\1 .. the :s~ not to .. a i'ONaU or aertal olaJeota paaa o thyhCMLH. llelDS a tn.l Mill tnte tM :aN. At. u~ l''~ M sav a aeoaucl :oNaUM of the-tiP J .. ~ al~ and ool( wo (Z) , l o 1011l .. Ino Jlo. 7 U\d iJ. Bt onee. lit ~ ; j'lf . 'tha t'.ftiN to.-tt OMr tnfll ~ ) :'Jar "utu twe (2) are l aw " .. ~ld lu . :!.ill to 'the ot.ne t "'' s"t&~ 1 t waa 1~ent1oal t o - ltd 'that "!' nerial obJM+.a locked to ~ at a s ot : t hre (J) to -c.s s MttrJh TM t 1n ~c~ Yt.10D to tbe ins "'ls on to 'tbe o~J--bM a brl late the altitude bG tba' 11 to~ t.t.l7 the aaM lab al t1 t&lcle. ~ .like~-lltlttt ~ 41d $11-t'te. a vb11;e a4}1ek Ol' a N~t1dl7 11pt. vMte 'ttltMle lln a !N't had ~ c~ ttat !ond!on or 20 ob- 1A a o o V ~or..~ton. the a s1DAla llne .f...U t he oeooccl .;H'ta aM aa the nl't1S. ~lepllant ~ the nept1Yea o~Aloed _ &M L._loe~ r.o. '/) o <ioulle ll:ze t~on aa "Jo. ' (:ieptJ.Yea ~5 and i7h hawrr 1Mloalare ilo. w II) Aln a a1IICle u.. 'n. 35 neaau~ .. runtab..S WJ.7 8811atebld and a\ .... c&N..... 1ft 'tbe ~ .._u.-t1UDed oft to tbe An ~1 orn.w. 1ft L't ... ~A.I.t.D toP 1DelU11Cift 1..D b1 -ec-.ndlftS CJaael, ,., ~tv1el eO!IIflnd. ttae uJ .. t 1n tbe -. ad OUUiD ~ tan. ot alae ot the obJaeta tbat tbe --~ VU OJ. ... Witb llt'tle V1nd. ObMPf'&t1on a~ 2,)0 hCNft 30 Al1&ua' lj5l, llftld .. , ~ oleu~ at ~e.ooo Y1a1b111t7 1' a1t.. , d.V pe1nt '6 diSC V1tb Wind troll the two more ro,_.. , vltb about a two net get anr J)ho'to- vaa 1clen'\tea1, go~ qp al't1tude and althoaata n!nate MtnM tbl ;-;repha ~ 'the.. hNatt... btrt 4 the that oltJee'ta ..-d te be ~ waob t he re..-lou paned IA&laboek\~n "'he ~ poa\'tl 't'ON, tbe ~ ...-d to M tn. the no~-t dew pe1Jd 61 d ...... , vtDII ~ tbe MU'tbl&li: h SI'OUP looked a-t au ~lB. ,..... ftla. HaN ~a&Mit, Cl-.a ~ 15 Jl1lalte 3el11Uoas 3 SlMVie Fla Pl&'- aa.mu v-1 3 IINGLASSIFJEQ 6 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YP..\ R l"'r.....-~, DECL.AS~H' IED AFTF:R 12 YE U. -~LASSJFIEb at ~DI HhnolC)S1ceJ' , ttaiDS ... JDI, ~ neloaed u .,.. oMetvecl bJ tbe Vzt1ter to ~a v'f7 llrtelll 1ft photo~. wb1ota t a holbJ. Ue a all to Ms ao1U~ ... to a-1, At ec-a.t, baNd \lPft' o - s;a\1 "'1n L~ J .. A. 7A~sil, AaaJ W~ ~llipDM dne~-~ W 19 Ui:b OSI Dlatrto't at x.t., ~. Inal....-a 1 1. MWa N't!ele CD unld.a~tned obJ"ta, I.ublMieJr, i\ Joumal, 26 Aupn 1951 (Uip) 2. newa artlole Oil unSdtlr\1Ned obJeots, .LublHaek, 'rexaa ;,.vaJ.aMM Jou.z.-1, 28 Aquat 1951 (~rip} DOWNGRADED r\T 3 Y!~..\R I NTERV AL::>; DECLAS3~?1!-:U AFTER 12 YEAHS. .UNClASSIFIED D OD jJt R J~UU.l(J uttele Uft!Hntin .. MJeo'ta, w' ' ~*fa &r'lole vnl4ut1r1ed obJ .. 'ta, Wb 1e llldd..-tif1e4 Jena. a.8 W\1ele .. usaSd-~tn..a ot.J..-t . tublMM 6 ml (tnp) 7. PftJl't ot 10. l'rlllt or PillfDilfQ (Rderenoe ! no UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT 3 YeAR INTERVALSa DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS' .UNCLASSJFlF.;rl HEADQUARTERS UNITED SlATES AIR rORCE WASHINGTON !>TH DISTitiCT 0"1Ct O f $1'[CIH. 1'4YLSIIC",ATIO HS HTI'oUTliiSON Alii , OotCl lASt, DAHO N. OHIO Unidentified Objects in Flight Over Lubbock, Texa~ S?ZCL~ ~U~UIRY Commanding Officer Air Technical Intelligence Cent~r ';fright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio .~TTl!: AT! 1. i~tt.ached hereto for your i!l.fonnation arc t:ro co:>ics of t~e re;:>ort o f investigation b y Sp:?cial Agen~ DSLZOiJ L . DUR.HJJ.:, 11th OSI District, file 2L~-79, d ated 23 Octob3r 19 51, subject a s 2 . T:1i:: inv cstit:ation ls ccntinuin g , and subse':l'J~nt r :n:>rts will be furnishoo y our :lead~uarte:-s U?on r cc9i::>t of r.~:nne i:-1 th: s 3. Attention is invited to par ar:r &?h 7, AFR ~05-.L, d a t ed 14 !: arch 19h-', ;thich orohibi ts th:: d iscl osur e of cl:~.ssified infor::tation to unauthorized pcrso el. R~!\ T A . SCURLOCK Lt Colonel, US~F 1 Incl (in duo) ActinP, District ConLa nder ~r~ 03! ...-r/o abv incl ,i!:en I nclosur e J!o. 1 is :rithdra\"m or a~tach~d, tho classific~t :1nce :rit~OWNGRADED AT 3 YE!Aft INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS, ' UNCLASSIFIED UNITED STATES AI,_ f'O..CE TH INSNCTOR G~NE .. AL O ... P'ICIE 0 .. SNCIAL INVUTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION UNCLASSIFIED REPORl ~AOE BY fiEPOIH NAOE AT 18 Ootober 19&1 Ul KJOW11 SOBJBC! OFFICE OF ORIGIN UD1c!entlt1e.d Objeot 1Jl Flight OYer i:Aal;boolr~ !a:aa CHAMC'Tt.Jt ----Auth -c-s:-oSl A WIARD a>SS&:Rf 00 #U. Mrs. drlsed abe obaerTed a ptJar shaped objeot tlyiJ:Ig one hundred twenty-i"ive yartt. {125) in front o~ her autoaobile north or IAatador, Texaa at tely 1245 hours 31 August 1961. D-a. ted the object moTed with smaller end forward with no sign of exhaust or noiae heard. This objeot d r-.pidl;y and moved toward the east in a circular pattern. Object appeared to be landing or taking ott rroa an area used by aircraft enga ged in crop dua Looal inquiry at lawton. Okla.ba.. re- vealed lira. aidered a reputable oitiaen in DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YP.AR l~TER\' A I S DECLASSIFIED A~'T;\fi 12 YEARS -' DOD DIR G~UO.lO OlSTRISUTloN ---. . (Action oopiea tor CG, ~C thl"u DO :/J6) FORWARDED TO Colonel. USAF ,lJNCLASSIF Com rnondtr. Repi~K-ee A ~csL F orm 4, 2:1 rtLE STAN,. .UNCLASSIFIED A! IAWTOJI, O!IABOa 1. At 1811 h6aza on 16 Ootober 1951, lira. X.wton, OklahojS, waa bJteniewed e.nd stated in aub- stllllM tbat on 11 A.ugut 1951 at toly 1245 hours. while drivi.ng on the hi&hway tum White Flatt to llatadDr. ~ she obaerred aD objeot enter1J11 bar lim o~ rld.on the lett rear. The object waa between 126 azul 160 J'&l'da hoa the au~bll and loobd to be about the me aize aa a B-Zi a1reraft w1 tbout 111& The object appeared to be taking ott" or landins in aJI area to lwr left wbioh waa uaed by aircraft engaged in crop duatjnl aa a ladlns area. 2. rs stated that when ah~ tirat sighted the objeot it appeared to be noa at a speed lesa than the s peed required tor tam-off' in a Cub airor&f't. Suddenly the objeot aaoended very rapi dl y . moving in an caaterl.7 direction and disappeared &oa sight. 'nlere waa no noise nor aign Ol' e:zbauat or oke. Bo wi.Dga or viaible meana of propulaion were obaerred. The object appeared to be floating at P~;JZ"oximately the same height aa the derrick at Dob' a oil we 11. )fa l'e:zas. (Deacri bed in re.f'erenced report a a 120 overall height.) 3. In deaoribing the objeot, Urs. stated that the only objeot n hich resembled the of the object waa that of a pear. She turther stated that t here appeared to be a door or Yli.Ddow looated on the tapered end or t he objectJ that the object waa flying with the tapered end forward. The part or lihe objeot reflected the rays of the sun and made accurate ftt:i Oil of' the lar~e part or t h e obj9ct im.poaaible . I t waa belie'Ted by Ura. u.abera of a highway repair gang saw the aan~t or a si:ailar objeot later the sa.e day. following the course of' a amll creek in the area. beoauae ot a conyeraation members of the highway crew held wi t h her father AGEI!'S !liOTEa or thia 1mident &Del Ira. appeared sincere and honeat in her deacription ased thia agent aa an intelligent and nrloua indi- 4. ot lAwton~ Ckl aho.a diacloaed tha Mr oon.idered a reputable citizen with excellent obaraoter and credit reputation in t he comounit,y. DO\VNGRAOED AT 3 YeAR I NT F.RVAl.S ; DECLASSIFIED A FTF.R 1:~ YEAr..:>. IJNCLASSIFIED DOD om ~luV.lJ J lNCL ASSIFJ 0 I . -I.:;CU3SIOU 0? TH . I l;CL,t;!r:' On J 1 .i .. u,-u~t 19~;1 a t O.'"'' r oxi.rn:l.tcly 1 '!/' CS'! tvo Jru'Lc s ... ' Pr e ~rivin;; in an nu:.0!'10bilc ~cvcr~ l :Iiles north of :io'lt&~or, H:xaa. l1.1..! o~ j(l.!l 'tic.~ C'~cri'vd ns a p<'a.r-~hapeJ o't j r.;ct a bot;.t t he lC>n;~th o f a B-:.(J l\1:-..ela:e , o.lt..Wl\1!.... o r sil'Jc r in color, .. :hicl: rcndil:r r eflLctiJ(: t ht: ti\.nli t . The ob.i'~(,; ~ i.u.,; a .,,,r t. or non!.! t yr>e of an -rt\u-e in t '!e side and n oved throurh tne nir vri -h the fi' v:Jll cn.l f on u1r d . ncr-u:~s no sir n of 8IlY e x.hnunt a.nd no no i:::e '.IClD hoar ! As t he two ladies \/e r e c rlvin; n orth fro!~ iLe.t~dor, ~c::,:u.~, '-;LI.! driver o f c.u to::l0bi1c f i r!:t no t i c e d t~e obj f'C t about 1 50 : ro-!.-"J...~c. l.l of the n...~tnnobilc:. Th<'y [jtf>"'.,ed and hot...h ls.die~ rot 0ut to ouc<'rve th.-obj ~ct. It un.~ d ri!'tir'l(. ~l'),,;ly in an cact.mr l circcti-:>n at e. S""~C.' ~,... they j u..:rc: t .') h . J :: t h ..... "'l t,hc S':)C\!d r c <rt.ir e ,l 't0 't~c off in a 1.,\lb aircr:.~ft and an w tit ~<C '),.. n:..rJut 1 0 :' t . Sccom~s lnt"'r t he o~joct be~.rm to e.nc e n-1 ra"'idly o...'l.: . 1o:e:J ot. t. o ~ i,...t.t i;~to t.:.c \tinri i n o. circulnr ascent . ( Th e \-lin ... a t t :u::: 1-i!.:c \.;n:; .:.'r :l.:l .!.J u t :-t.bout A bnc:.r r ou nJ inve stiration s ho\rea t~at bot h . .;o"t n ,;er e of c':cclltmt ch.J.lracter. ~1tit' i ncitJc n t i n o f inter e s t bcc aur.c nerio,l a~ t!1n obj rcts over u b bo c ~, loxu~ ~ Utl S o .. : crve CJ.ur~n:" t.hc eer.c ;:stin.Rtcd c o i1inr ,000 f t., bro~cn clou::~, Hit.l tr.in r.c 'l"'-tcrc~... c1ot~ds at , 5 ,000 f t . Vi:;il.lllity l:J :'J.il;s. :i:k1 :..:J:.. 6.t J l:not D. D. 1 ' JO ~'i -C!.i.ldres~, Tr-~:us -Jl Aur-ust 19Sl l:.stir.w.ted ceilin: .25,000 f t., overc ase. Visibi:t.i t y 1 5 :U.lc~. .:inJ. !:! L at 7 :mots. 'i\)wcr inr cu:n:lus cloi:d s in ~:.. c..'\.\a.drant. 0..., Il;""vESTI GA'l'ION It has been reported that a r o:1cl r e noir c r e\1 s aw-t!l(; ~a-.!c ot,j rct later O!'l the sane clay. Atteonts v:ill b e nad e by fro j oct Grudro .., .rson:1cl to cor. tact :~":.bern of t.hi~ road cre \r anJ oi.:to.in their at:l tenQnts . 'i'hP-r e \.V:r"'3 ul.~o rl.!{'>ort~ o~ c r o'? C.u::;ti n r, act.ivi t y i n t he are a , ~"'> ~1t t ct1,t G \. ill llC: ;:ncic t 1 -:t c.I"T"..inc \..'},.-ti:cr o r not t ho 1 ru1ics c o u.lc! hnv~ aeGn thi~ l.1C tivi t y . GRADED AT I YEAR INTERVALS~ DOWN cLASSIFlED AFTER 12 YEARS. DE DOD DlR 5200.10 UNCLA~lFlED On Jl A:.~c-'-~st 9:: 8\!to~touile several CLAS~;lFlEO . \ op 't'l"o to b~ c.b:m7 rv.:L 4.Lr~::c ~.l~ t.inr- DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YeA R I NTERYALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. On 31 .l~tet 1951 a~ c.-r:l.~i::~."lU>!:; l.:J.~ \:S':' tvo ladies vero c!.rivinc 1n ar. au~X>bUe eevcral ~.!1~:: ::"Jrth of : ~tod?r, ';'eXNS. ':b~ ohjcct ve~ dea-- cr1bed as a pc!lr-sha~ ,~:,ct, a.ltt-i!'l= :>:-fJi}:er L~ c =-, vt.ic~ rc1. ' ' lj' renee~ the sunllrht. :be 'J~jcc~ !:&: a !'()Tt o:-so=-:; tJ.)e of nj)Cr~6 1n th~ sir!e. It nove-! th:-o..fh ~.c air .1! ..:~ th~ z:-Jal..l en:! !'">:-.l:'.r:!. 7hey Ju ed hnust rud D"> noise ..:~ h . U.2 f..~ !c:no~ilo ~irs t no ec~ ~'1c o