PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD t I. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Sandy Hook, !Jew J erse'' ~ 8elloon " 0 Prokltly Bollaan 10 Se~ember 1951 Locel ll35l:DST 0 Gt-""4-Yiau.t 0 Groun4Roder Ahcr.ft 0 Pro\.a'-ly Aircroft G~M~T~r==========--+-z-:;XJ~A~I,.VI.,.t 0 Al,.lmerc~t Ro4or 0 Po .. iWy Alrcroft S. PHOTOS .. MJLH.CE 0 Was Astrono ticel 0 Pro\.aWy AstroMMicel 7. LENGTH 0, 08111tVATION I. NUMI!R 0' OBJICTS t. COURS! 0 Other 0 lnufflctettt Dote t.r Evoluatlon ?. IAII' SU .. MAitY OP SIGHTING 3:::S CAS:S FILE 1 I. COMMENTS &lloon releas e-:3 from 1'vans SignaJ. Labora t or y a t 111/.EDST. AlSO Fr ;.:o:i:'.OIJ?rl 1J!.1i JEns~-y RA DAR C/I~E, SAlii: DATr; 4T1C I'ORW ~lt (lltP.V %6 S~P 52) q illepl tor the : !BC ea.,led Ma.j Bellard ~ Dtlver f'ro llri Yorl., E.!l":i.nz :f'C\r 1.nto .tion that he n~tsed r"!.ease, bnt o.t~errod ~o eheek o~ ;- u .. .;~i .. ... ~.-t.;ty of ~Jr~: .,_--:d, -~!!.t ,)'C~ dari!tg t:te ln~'7~r~ant -tr&na"i3aion to 5e.:mvortA ~u -r.h.13 sneed ~r~oted.. :_ 5 ?':'~1 !.;ns -:~ox .. s . tba't LtR.J~ers had. deterdli:led that Samwarth Jeitcer ;:~ .-!..~ 3!-llard know YhetberSanorth t:raeksr ar 'Whe.,;ller .. S~oxth got a re~ur.a OD.th object. iD qasstioa . Of .,elf lvienzorandu11z .. uNr:rr:o srnTE? GOYERN~.r.ENT. , Colenttl ~. L. Dl."Ul a ~de trl o to 0.\T~: ll So")t,a:n!:l:r l95l in i C l.: A P-J] j ~t: fi~b t l~.ncied ut. ~it ~ll s peed. \Ji t b c u.: c .l' it.J ~ . .J.r.: n .. thi~, tut ~hm l cot. !ot~ B: I ta ::a d t'IJ one ai th~ on tbft pecna, t-..1t I dlJn't :.sad thcsa. ~ : l'>..e abl~ to gi.,. you tm] J.dcllUoz.a: C.ascrlption of on th~ r~da: gcope. HiJ 3 : Til<\t t.3 I ru::.acber Lt P.ul~=s con7er s-1t.1cn wi~A ::a Cn~ !cur e1g~t :-''\] B 1 14Sth !".igbter Intarceptor, yt~e, - t!it.hr \\1ni o r Group. nall:~t it l:re, one r9uoo I -..anted to zet a coay~.te r~ort .!rom jOU oo tbt I crm tnr:l it onr to our !ata1~l~en:e poop~ here. And -wo \dll G3t 1n tcueh with ,w U ve wul.d l i'xe to a..* J'OU to take an7 sore actJ.on ac~o-a t o l.t. MESSAGEFORM E CENTER No. TilMISMITTI~IG MEANS OH CLrAR Ti .. XT OPE RATIONAL INFORMATION SI'ACC ABOVl: nJR SIGNAL CENTER ONLY SECURITY CLASSIFICATIO N -ATIAA-C WPAF .UNCLASSJFI D ACTION TO: HQ ?fJ"' OC:I DI~TqlrT ( IG) USAc 67 UROAlJ ST NY ~, Ni PRECEDENCE FCJrl ACTION I '<' !i ' lA lul4 0 ORIGINAL MESSAGF. RFERS 'I 0 ANOl HER MFSSAC~ INFORMATION T O : IOEI'ITIF1CATIOM I Cl.AS.<;lr!CATION INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THAT MAJOR BARRON CUA PIO AT MitCHE LL AIR FORCE RELEASED CERTAIN I NFORfAATION TO THE PRESS O~J THE 10 T4 SCPT 1951. IT IS REQUEST11 THAT OSI COtJDUCT A DETAIL CHECK I~MEDIAlELY AS OW MAJ BAPRON RECEIVED INFORrAAT ION CtJ1A UNDER V!HAT C IRCU~ASTAtlCc.S 2 EMBERS OF THE PRESS WERE GI VEN T~IS I NFORUATION AND UNDER VIH,\1 AUT40RITY PERIOD DID THE PRESS J.JAVE ANY I NFOR:.IATI ON OF THE INCI DtHl PRIOR TO CONTACTING 9A R0N. DESIRE NM1ES AND TI E OF OTHER '~IU.IBERS OF PRESS 1\JFORl.JE.rf'JF 1\JCIDENT . IT IS DESigEABLE THAT EXACT THJE" OF f i\ CII CONVERSATION BE VERIFIED, ~/HERE APPROXI~ATE, INDI CATE . THI S ON I S URGENT AS PER C011UAND OF GENERAL C/,BE LL AIR T ECH INT WASHI~GTON DC AND IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO 0 80 0 1ST OF OCT AT FORT 110rJMOUTH ATTN L T COL N R ROSENGARTEN CMA A I R TECH I ~JTELL I GE NCE H:~ USAF OR BY 120 0 1ST OCT AT AFOI N-TC TO BE HE LD FOR LT COL R OSE~L,,RYEN 1------SECURfTY CLASSIF1CAT10N -----~-------AU HORIZA.TtCltN----------1 1------0RIGIN~TlNG AGI!:NCY------1 O.HE-fl\4e Gi!OUP .;rFICIAl llTLC: WO AGO f O"M 11 168 Th!a form auper~" WD AGO F'orm 11- 168 .23 Au(( -&I, IS J U H ! t 4 5 -and WD ACO }.'orm 801, 12 Mar 4:1, whicb ar" ob.ulot~ HEADOUART ITED STATES A IR FORCE ROUTING AND RECORDU~Wfsi.=iED SUBJECT: (U:lclassi.fied) Ulf!GO-mJ SU3J~T; Relea.:>e of Inior:!lation to the Press Concerning an Illrector of Intelligmce Ieputy Crl.ef of Staff, Opera.u ... u Counte-r Intelligence 1li v, Dir. ; -Specjal Investigations, 'lhe I nspector General COMMFNT NO. - 1"'--- Col.' j'rcc/iJJ/5J62'J 1. At appro:dmatel:r O'J'JO hours on 1 October 1951, a 'l',IX. '.'l(lS r e cti. Vf:.!J bJ OSI, District //2, 67 Broad Street, Uctf York~, ~r . I., r'ro:t ..... t.. Colr>ae1 :Jathnn ;~o'-.~ .... v !tosengarten, A.i!'OIN-\ TIAA-2, :'iright-Patt""r .,on A.J'b, vt.ti.ch reque:ted an in w .l tion as to th~ circ~3tances surrounding a pre3s release on 11 Septambgr 1951 con rning .:::.:1 aerial object onserved ov'3r Sandy Hoc<, ~!e;r Jcr3ey. Th3 article, aJ rcl~n.:;ed, .;as 3Ubstantially a3 follows : ':'"avo .,llot::; fr~ Dover A:!'BJ !)9, -:ua:-c, reported taey s.':l.:7 a st!"J.n~a ':!Ovi.n~ obj ect in the sky ova!" :;a-:1ey !!oak, ~ ew J.ersey. l'~.c ~: .. J of the object ,as estinat~d to be in av.c~ss o~ n"'..ne h\:.:1-1!-~<l ('00) raat9lJ t,ro r.linutes, <lnd :lPF~=-~d '7.:> b'3 :-:ori!'l-in a n 3.L"~ 1~ 'C :-:otion. Yl .. ro unable to sta to c.~3~tly ~h.:lt th:g ~:!..,. but carv.:1i.nly _a71 ::o:nethi n g . The officer s wer e flJi...n'"{ a l'-.33 and are assizned to the 148t.'1 FighU3r L&tcrceptor .. L"16, Ib"'T:r i~-;-.3. - 2 . Pu:-suant to the request of L t . Colonel l o; m:;arten, ~':1.jor lernar d f.arron, U .".? A0-1001292, PIO, 25UO th Air Base Group, ~:itch-al.l ;\_ ::, ;;. Y. ,,n3 :L"1 t.Jrvie,v::;d on Cctobe:-1951 b:r n?,~nts of OSI :u..~+-::-:.ct :-2. [ e--: a:f!'ri :,1at Jic!< Aurelio, n rr,norter various tbea ''~ lu SeptJnoer 1)51 ir' an ~ff0rt to b+a1n .. ~J stcrJ. "'ljor Ibnon, at fir5t, r.oli \11r l i.o t~' t no th~n;; r :.1 occ~-r~d, b'..1t .. u=r--Ji.o called lzcir c.~Hl ~ta t 3d -r,3at h9 ns po'3itiP r~1at. i:b~ ~, .. o 0f_'iccrs h..!d s~ ed a r:(rs "'rious obj~ct, at ,hicn t.i"7.e hurol; 0 ~on1o~? ..,.;)-t :;-roaers -..,.e -n; lot ot'" rno U.\JCLASSIFIED HEADOUARTE STATES AIR FORCE ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: {Unclassified) trlKNO~YN SUBJ3CT; Release of Information to the Press Concerning an Unidentified Fl. .:.na Object, 11 Sep 1 -VIOLATIQN OF &ER 20;.2-1 Dir ector of Inte] li,sence Deputy Chief o f Staff, Operations COMMENT No.( c QE.:tir:ued FROM: Counter Intelligence Tiiv, Jli.r. o f Special Lt. Col. Free/in/53623 In-restiga tion s , The Inspector General ~'1e Press and, accordingly, when he 1V3.S requested by Aurelio for t:ernission to inter-