3. OATETIM! GROU~ 7. LENCTH Oil OBSERVATION 1 ) Seconds PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ H'.'Jt c , Indian1. tYPE OF OBSERVATION P Ground-Vlauol 0 Ground-Rodor 0 AI~ VI auol 0 Alrlnt.rcopt Rodor L NUMBER Of OBJECTS 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 ProboMy C alloon Possibly Balloon 0 Wos Ah c:roft Probobly Aircroh 0 Po ssl bl y Air croft Wos Astronoml cal 0 Probably Astrenomlc:ol Possllly Astronomical Other tn:I'>. I rrn; ~ l fn auffl cl ont Ocrto for E voluatl on Round silvl'r vhject.. \ ! . t.hout. f i n s or Po Gsiule a/c slLht i ng, hc\r~; r, to !"totrusion s obser ved in fl i eht f ro;1 OVcrhr~.:!_d d u raticn of l '> ~C.CO:Y.ls for f] l [ h t froT1 to dis.:1.pp.:ar.mce over t h e horizon. Flight I i i zenith t o pol~t over the horizon ::;tr aitih t . Total ob:::;crva ticn 1 5 sc~o!ld3, conscr -i;1 1 5 :JC'CC\ndc i:J n o t consi ~ant vri th this ,,-.:.,t. i.on. Sl~e of 50 plccc at a r m s l cngt.h . No an a ) ys:L~; rltld thtJ c~::.c; i s c; rr.l~d u3 s o t,nd . ~lltnf's:J con~.d.dt~red "ha r d hc~t(lnd ''. uniccn t.ifiod ATIC PORN 329 (Rr.V 26 SP.P 52) \U~Ct!ASS',~\EP ~l!A;UttffY H!F'OREt~ Tim~ \. DSP AnThr);T OF Ti:i 2 A.Ia l"ORCI!: ll!;AU :uNa ~RJ Ut~IT:D Sl'A'rES ;\ I R FOtC~ ~iASHH.GTO)J ThP-InS"Jecl:.or General U3.~J.;- 12th Di strict Of f i.ce of Spc c.i.il. Inv~3tie1.t.i.ons Ch:tnute Air Force U1.s.J 25 Octn ber 1951 SPar ItJT"LLI G :!.:TJ;E HZE'O.tT SlJdJ'~CT: U.rtn m:/N SL"BJ f~CT Un:W.cnt.ified Aeri a l Object S hted Ov~r Bulman l:unici.ivil. Airport, Terre Hnutc, Indiana , 9 October 1951 'ID: Director, Office of Srecial Investigations Head.luartl3rs United States Air Force vlashingt.on 25, D. C. 1. SYl\!0?3IS: Chief Aircraft Communicator, CAA, Hulnm }"unlcipal Alrpor t Terrd Haute, Indiana, rcpottcd to the O..:'fic e of Spdcia1 Investieations ae~nt th.!it on 9 October 1951 a t 1.342 hours he obs~rved an u ni.ulo\-n uniden~ifi. ed aerial object, dir ectly ov.;,rhead a t Hulrn::1 l:unlcipal Airport. The object l:as appr o.xirra t ely the size of a hn.l.f-dolln.r coin h eld at a1.,n' s lentth and Ha5 fly- i ng in a ~ utheasterly direction. The d ;\Y \ras clear ~d infor r:a nt' s ision was unobs tructl3d. Exact size end all.ltud e of the object unkno"m Info r mant ad vised that a pilot, one sighted a simlli....r objJCt on th'3 sa'Tle date at ai)proAim=1.tely l3l~5 hours jus t east of Paris, Illinoi3 at upproxim~tely 5 ,000 ft:~t. Object was las t seen travelin g in a northeast~rly direction, south of tha i~tomic Zne! .. gy Plant a t J:~t.;port, Indiana. Terre Haute, Indiana , Chief l\ircraft Com:r.unicator, Civil Acro- nautlcs Authori.ty, Hultne.n !:ur.i.cipal Airport, 'l'err..! rhute, Indi.ma, o.s int.ervie\< d on 12 October 1 951 by Special As~nt, ..':lb~rt ',1. Farcis, and stated t h a t he h'ld ob:.3erved a...'1 unl<nO\m unidentlfi ed a~ri ul object. at 13h2 hours, 1\Jc~da.y, 9 Octobar 11.}51. 'l'ht! obj:}ct iTO.s slt:hten directly overhead a t IIulmM I:unicipo.l ki.rport \lhich is loca t ed a.ppro:dnt~t{!ly five (5) miles e~st of Terre Haute, lndi.ma, on Indiana Stat'~ Hrod llo. 42. Accordine to 1: t11e object was approximatt!ly tha si;. of a on~-h1.1f dolla r he at arms length; was silver in color cmd !le~r in a r,.')uth.~ asterly dir,~ctl~n. l'r . Sonnar stated th1.t the objt:ct pursu d a sLrai.cht p:tth of flLaht; tm t h ... DO\Vl\r.HADED AT 3 YEAl~ f~T!;r:.\' ; lJNClJ\S.Slf]SQ. JJECLASSlFlED AFTEt Jc ~ ).'GARS 120 1-11-100, Subject: lJ!.iG!O.i) &J')J ~r, Unidentified /e:-1'11 Objl!ct .. H.:ht-:..1 ov~r llulm3I\ l<unicipal Air ort, 'l'cree !huto, ltYU :l(l'l., 9 Octobclc 1CJ5l r'):>~l-v .. xl n o vapor trails ; h~t.rd n o n.:>i!..c and ob3.:!rv~l n o p rotrtJl:1,; in:; oc o th\!r pr;)t.rtt~ion3 on th l.s aerlal obj - ct.. 1~ . ~ st. tt~d h~ ob.Jerv\!d tho object p.:tss froiD d l n:ctly ov\Jr his h\.!ui t o t hd horizon in R!. p:-.:>xim...1tel y fiftee n second3 \1hich he ronsi:ler~d to b..: a con.:;i!r- VJtivl: estimate of tin1~. The d1y \ICJ,3 clear , <1 bri[.ht sun, no clot..di O!' h 11.~, vision m.s not ob.;tructeJ b.> tr~as or other foli'lC~ or l.PJildl n[,u ~nrl tiu object i. v led over flat terrain; shp e md geni!ral f oun o~ obj..:ct cou)d ,till be ob3~rV'!d u t. th~ tire l t disapp~arcd ovdr tit: h or i7.0t1. 1 r . ~ staL~u thnt ha c ouJd no t astim~te th~..~ obJect. s l'"\j or alLi b.tde. AccorJlng to t:r . Jonn~r, if this ob jcct ua s 200 fcC"t h~;h, lt. Houlll h.:tve been tra .. :.~lin{' appc-oxin-ately 2 ,680 mil.~u p~r ~lr nnl t h a t th~ sp c~d in ~les J:.>C r hour u:ntld ir.:! r~a sc in };roportlon to the objc c\,' s hci~ht. I~r. -..r furi:,h~r nt.at~d th1.t ci.Lh.r thi5 object or anoth., r \iG.S sl. -:h".cd by Ch.ules ~3r!~C!m, South S.!v~nth .~v. Jt, Turra Haut'! India.'l"la, et.t ap f.iroxir..-:~.tcly 131;.5 !'l.:>urs, 'rt:.~ :::da;,, 9 O~t.ot,:!" 19~1, jt .;t. ~.1St. or ?aris, Illinoi.s . .'arr'l"l \;.1~ flyint,; a !)rivnte pktu at m altitudll of 5,0()0 f(!Jt frot., Gr c .mcast.lc, Indiana, to Pa.i:-;, Illinols, and sl[)lt~!d th ~ s i lver objo3ct ju';t a~st of }uris , lllinol o al., 5 ,OJO feet. Th~ obj~ ct. appeared t o b~ ~t.atimnry at 5, )')) fu~t, i n .. ~..,:.1uch as i t did n ot inc"~e:tso or diminish in ni.z e ul th til c approach of t hJ plane. The obj.~ct th~1n r0Vdrs~<.l it 9 directi.~n mri w iS l~st seen traveling in a n o r thoa:>t.ul'ly dir~<;tion south of th.! J\toH'.ic :n~!'fY Pl ant at f! ~\.JI)Ort, lndiatt a . ). ACTIO!!: Com.11nnding Gene r~l, Ail' Technical Int..cl.li[,"rlc ., c,.,nt.,r , ~'lrl eht -?at tcrS01 Air Forcd Base , Ohio, notl f icJ hy t.ro (2) inf om ~t ~on oo ~ie !l of th ls r dport. I e 0Y 3iT~X:>:J Dl~trict Co ; .. -nandcr DO\VNG RA "1Y.:D A T 3 YD.\ T! I NT Eft VAJ ~ .. Dl~GLA~..)!FJED A! l'J;tt l'~ Y I:AI!S. loJ, AF 'FOilM 112--PART I APPROV~DtJUNEl~ RPO"T HO. I (1.1-:A lf' E HC.ANA1 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unide ntified Aer ial Ob j ect ~&-l St>u 'If! . P.ol:ncill i<unicipal Airport, '~Q_rre l!:.~te~ T.ncl Hq, r:!&_F~ Ste~a~t. J ""03, r;e:'!_burr;:'!_, 11-.._Y.LL,-- oAn o F Rf'POMT I DATE OF INFORMATION I l:VAI.UATIO~ r:t!,.ARk.O BY (CJJ.flt,.) . I sol u2Rtch t!\ ;jor J . 1,. in;delson ~h=>trict psr, Ch~nute AlD, 'Cllinoi5 RUERt:l'tC~'5 (C'ofttrolaMkr, fl~rtctlt, "'mOtll rtporf, tee., 111 11ppllcobi') !iUMMARY: (L:IIln C(III(Yt """"'"~'' o{ti,.C. Glt't lrtifi th<C ln ftno.l C.IINmlt nct p-uu~rapll . IAit 111c/O#mtl allttWn lt/1. IJtgllllt.tl of ttpc,tl M .IF J orr., 111-/ 'artl/.) 1 . ~ On 9 ;>_q_tg_o.~r :3-t HolMa n :.;uniclpal Airport, Te r r e ~1.u te, Indiana, Chi e f Aircrnf 1:. Corrmunica tor, CAA, . {aaude .-J. f:onner obs erved uniden tifl od a erial obj ec t directly ov erhead ~t 1JL2 CST for approxiMatel y 15 u~conds. 2. A nec ond s i ehti r.g r e p orte d npproxi~ately 30 mi l e s d intant three (3) minute s l at.er indicates the " ob j ects" may h ave been j et a ircraft obs~rved t!hen the r~flccti on of the sun m~ hav e distorted t1e a i rcraft in the eyes of the observe r s . APFRO~/l!.TI: ...--BRDt~ K. BAm1c~miF:R .. '-- J.t . Colonel , USA ... 7 Dire c t or of Intelligence CI..>T!liBUTIOrt 8'1' OHIC.I NATO" 2 cys -CG, 1lright-Patt~-rson AFB, D"yton, Ohi o , Attn: 1:crs Eflt .\FH, color.:tdo S~ri.nrs, Colo., \;,t n : DPpltty for Intelli~t.nce H1fJ.; nilS OCCU\I,.fol r CON r AI,..S I'IFOR"4~TION .\FFFCTI" G THt:. N \TIONAL DEFFN'\E OF THF UNI rED 'iTATf..3 WITHIN TilE M ANING OF ritE l t;PtON~('( IIC r. , U S C- AtiO :!. A.~ A"'~NCt:.O I J<; TRM~S~I~fON O R T HF. UFVELA IION OF I f'i C) ... TLNT"; It~ ANY 1-!A~fo,~"R roAN UN ~liTHOHI/EU Pl-~".01'1 l'i PPOiitBITEO OY LAN. \.l.) IT MAl' rtO T Of. t-Pf;OOUCEO IN WHOLE O R IH PART, UY OTHER I HAil! U,..l 1"'0 STATES AIR FOkCE AC.ENCIES. (XCE:f'T UY f'fR"'IS!,IO"l OF Tit!'. OU(f(. TOR OF \ , INTELLI t.r.("E, USAF. f I j r:--. Af FORM 112-P,\RT II ~A:,CIde-,_r,~L APPROVED I J U,.E '* AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Hq, l::ADF, Stewart J\FB, Rfi~PT NO. 1 . An unconv~ntional liDidentif i c d a<::rial object-, 11as obc,erve d b;r ._, .. , Chief ~\i1craft Com.'1Ulicator, C.\.A, Hulman Nuniclpal Ailport,, Terre Itaut9, Indiana. Observation was made on 9 October 19.:)1 at J Jh2 csr for "ppcoximat.elyJ5 seconJs. 2 . The f ollol'li.ng dascr5.pt.ions uer~ obtaint:cl in a u iut~rvie,, tTith I'it'~ and OSI ~gent, 12t.h Di:;t.ric t. Office CSI, Chanute /1 H, Illlnol3: Sinf'l3 jd~t. 'ra~ round and the t:ize of a h alf doll:1r plecA held a t a di~>tance of .:"t!mS l e ng':.h, silver colored t-li th no vapor or exhaust trail nnd r.o souncl. Propulni. .. m Gystern t~nl<nown, speed e~tiJrtAt.ed ur. to 2880 Hi>H J. Qbjact Has sighted vi~n1ally from th~ erouml and observe(1 to t r a v e l ~ str :d..;h t, path i n a oouth-eA::>terly direction. I~ectronic surveillance; devic~ ('l'l--S - 1'3 located at Rockville, Ind) v1as ust:cl but no s~htin~ 11as reported. h. Heather: Cfl.TJU 'With bright. s un; \dnds a t Chan ut e A_'9 on 9 octof\~r; snrface 2700 a t 3 ~-nots; lOdO feet to l O,OJO feet avet>rt?,c ciirf'ction 315 a t ? knots aver ag e . !Jo physical cviuence available. :o :t:li..~-:ceptions made. 5. Nr 3tated Cl~arles Harren, a pilot, ::Jieht~d a 0:1 t.he sam~ 1345 CST jus t ca~ i;, of P~ri G, I l"Linoi!;, nt Obj&c t. 't;as last s~en travelling :in a north-a~sterly directio.1 cner-y plant a t Ne\.,'!.)Ort, Indiana. Sl.nn_.::tr o J e c sou t h of .:.tom.ic 6. J\lthoug h a.ccurat~ m~asure'!lant, of the diG t~nce batiJeen si:-:hting nU/llb::-r one b:i Hr . nnd sigh 0ine numbe r ";:.ro by Br. Harrt::n i!:i not po33tble i'rom i..1e in.for~at.ion furnished, it ap1.~ars es though the object coul d not haiTe b n i:.ravel.!.ing more than 600 ;;PH (30 mil e s f r om HuL:tan Air_r.,ort to i~:e.;port) if ::.ha t~ro si~htings ucre of the s~ne object II OJ(; THIS DOCU~EIH CON rAtNS l"f-0R\4ATIO,.. AFFECTING THE NMIONAL UffEN~E OF THE UN I TEO !ITMF<i WITHIN TH ~ Aillll"'G Oj: THf E'-PION.-GF ACT. r.o U S C - 31 /\NO ::2, "-S A"'ENOF.D ITS TRANS"'ISSIOH OR THI: REV':LATIO,.. u F IT<i C.ON rfNTS I N fiNY MAN,..rlt TO .. N liN.\U rhORILFO PFRc:;oN IS PROHI'II TFO UY L \ H. IT MAY NOT tlE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PAHT. OY o r m .R THAN Ulill EO STATES AI~ FO?CE AGt-. NCIF.S. EXCEPT OY I'FR~ISSION Of-ThF Dlnc CTOR Of INTElltGeM:. USAF. - -..cettrtBH-rftAt-( UNCLASS:FIEQ a~roY-1:-.\Utcly tl.-t: s~c t;izc e:: n ~t) con~ ~!.: h~lJ tL. cr:.'s lc:!L~;:. ...'he ~:Jcct p&s!Jfrl overhc,. at.. a v~ ~ liirh rutc of s~e( r-;.:>i!'l;: in a !:~atJlc'\r,..(!:-!y d1r\.e.ion, n~ :;o\.4ll t;>r VD":>Or trn11:-:. :be ahf)J')'3 e.ni rc=r?ro.l fore of ~J:c ob cct cou]d ~.o: &ecn as tht: otjcct ~n~er! over th~ ~:orizo~ :..:1.! out of 3h:"lt. (:'or r cln tc: , ine!.'!cnt, oee: C!onr, lrir~t ~ur~, no clo~J,; CJr l.nze. F\.rUaer llt!lu!l~ on ti.o ir.clJc:-:.t \Oil: ~: obt.nincJ t;. it is .:1~bt.ful 1: any f'urti:~r 1nfor:-nlion \dll in::!tc~:.O tho ~.~nsi~l(; idcntit] or t?t~ object. UNCLASSJFID UNCLASSIFIED a nt11cr o!>Jt,ct po!:~ dirc:ctl;: ovr:rhca! \:t.ilc h e '-''~ ht !~ul;w.n l i:.."licipal J~lr:>ort, five milf:S c nst of ~c:rrc ~.r.u~!, lnJ1Mn. ': :! ooje;c t vc::; j u.ir r.J J:> b e aj)~r.:>:-:1- r .ntol;r the :i(I.."\C ~izc fl!j n ~.t: c ent ryiece ~1cl~ ttt nr:1 s lcnrt h . 7!-lc objc~t !)u!lfC' \ o v Jrhc:d n t LA v ery hir~!: rute fl~ s:)C r oi::r inn sout:u:!tt:Jt<:rl;, c::.r'--ction , ~u3:::irl{" fr)n dirt:ctl;~ )V(rhr.;::~ t"J t:~c horizon in n':>::~t 1~ sccon~c. q.cr~ \.'!.s n~ s:>unu o r V3:Yl!' tr,,il! . .hr :..;ht..j)C eni :crv rrll for:l 1):' thr: o~.jcc .. c::n.:.lJ 'L'\ ::cc:~ t:.::i t : c o~jcc t ~)ns:..;,..:l ov<:r t:,~ llf>rii.an '~' 'Jl: t o: r.!rht. Clear, brirht a , no cloucn o r hnze. Furt!1er inv~zti;;;tion rc1o~lle:c! n o a d1!.tional infor t-.ation. IV. C.1U~LU3IO:lS UNCLASSIFIED _ f'f\1\trrflrrr.. CGNfffJt:lu rJNe[j\SSIFIEO Ap_p~nr~lx V ~il1cr o'.Jjcct p~:-;~ dircctl; OVI}rhu~tl \ !l. ilc lw u n:; l:lt l!uln'.Il 1 'W1lci five r.iilN; eu:;t o f Terre : i[!Ut.t1 InJ i c.rw. 1'hu ob,i ct \1::.; ju.rc.J tn bu n.;1''1'->d- r.m 't.ol;r th(~ :.>ru'lc ~i z c a s n 5t) cent ')i eee: l w lcl u t ;.u .. ~ ::.; lc.mrtL. 'lhe o b j ec t. p~.~1. r l ovnrhcn 1 :st a vry hie!'! r ut! o~ C!"~Ct cl {:o inr in a nout,r..:ar.t(..riJ c:i-r'l,ctlo.n, v1:-:;i.J1 f1.u.1 c!ir<.:ctly ovc:-hd: 1 to the horl~on i n nhout 1~, scc .. Hv::. '!Lnu \1:.:.. n) ::; J v..t.por t~uilt'. J.l'\C' ~;ht;.pe an-i rcn.:rnl for n of thr. objec, c.n .. lJ l.."' ::cen u~ t .. o\ J ct p!l~scrl ov e r th~ ho r i ;;on un .. out of si: h t . :'or r cln":.<.d i n c iden t , :;C(! A~)j)O:lc'L" VI . ) Cl ear, brirht sun, no clouds or hr!ze. Purt!tC'r il!vo~;ti;.~ tion r cv e ler,3 n o nddl tlon~ i n f o r11-t i.on. < rJ. C1l!CLU Io:rs DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YEAH I);T~RVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA.RS. DOD Dllt 5200.10 IUNC[ASSJFIED