PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAHU 12. CONCLUSIQt,::; u,' l Apr 52 Richmond, Cnlit. 0 Was Bolloon n Probably Dolloon 3. DATEeTiMECilO_U_P ,4.-TYPE 0-F-OBS(RV-AT_I_O_N-----.:-----l1 Possibly nalloon . Loeol -;--------~--H Ground- V i svol I '( ! ~ . 0 Air-vi uol 0 Alr-lnterCIJpt Rodgr 0 Ground-~adur o v.'!'. civilian 0 Was Airernh n f'roltobly Alreroh 0 PouiLly Aircraft 0 Wos A,tronomlcol 0 Prohobl y A stronomi c:ol 0 PouiL,Iy Astronomical 1. LEHCTH OF OnSERVATION I. NUflmER OP OBJECTS U Insufficient Ooto for (voluotlnn 11. COMMENTS 10. 8RIEfl ~UMM~RY OF SIGHTING "BriGht light" oho.pe. l~aneUVQrs no o./c could do Data too bebulus ATJC FORM 32t (REV 26 S&P U) Report doubtful ns to c~Act dnt~. Objcc t lc ft ctrcal~ of fln.rce. Tlme 0930 31 March or 0930 1 April. . lhody 1'l'S'3, orgt,l "'"ashin;J~O:l, Indl:a-:1.~ 'I.) Jtfl .J Are a v;a~hintS~on, D. c. Banson, .Arizoa~\ D..tn.:1.ltH il11J, T~.i:!\s Fho nd.:-:, ::r lz~11a lIi . Floriia Okina;,'l (C!\R~-t'!I.S. Gl Templ9, 'i'.J~(j H.~i:tl')hi~. Teem r .Ialnnt. fliS.3 l-!'!con, t'.i'3sour1 St lot\iJ , I!issou:-i Air Visuu Sh t'dYI.! Iil'h' ~, Loui:3:-.1na( C1\SE t-U.3 )LJ!ili t Folt L3l\d~rdal~, Flo::-id!l ::ldf'ord. i:,.;sachu.J.> t t 9 Lac1:l3t~'1 AE'B, Tex~ J Point Hope , :uaJk~ 1'Torth Bc:..y, Ontarlo, Cr.11\~1a r.:o:-iarty. N.;~., r::~:ctco r phis, Tenllt3S~d~ Ba~tieJt Okla~o~a (CASE i1JSS n;f}) Sautn C=au, C3liforuia \>r\J.ch ita" K'lns~3 l~'/ AlU :\rl' i (a O~hor (CC~;'IR:~.lts) Otb~r (lt::~.s Fl.A..'1B) BA.! .Loo:r UiliCZ~l'r nT~; Cl . ADiCR:ST Uiil.O ~i.rrl?JJ.:D AlRCtl .. \n' UNID8NTI~IBD Astro (r-~;T"ZO.R) IN.:.>UJ'~Icl2-11' DATA. BA.Il.OO:l As t ro (t.::!:TEOR) .u . .,tro (t:Zl'~OR) AIRC \:\Sf BAl.'LOml r t ro (i'3'i'ECH) U.N:m:;~;TI7 IE:J tJNtD'.ZLITI2 IED ADDI1'IClT.'.~ rc.;?ORl'E; SIG-~"'''INGS (t;OT C:\.523) Ei/ !.LUA'liO~T Ot tu:n i n .. t, Io.J-=' tJNCLASSI Fl F:D HEA.L>C,UAR'rl:~flS, 4702D D~a~c;t~Sl!: Vll:t;Li- Hnnilton Air ~orca Base Homllton, Gal11'orn1a SUBJ~CT: Unldentiflod Flyine Objects /Commanding Genarn.l, Air t.I~teriol Co:nmand, ~'Jrirht Potterson Air ~o~ca Bass, Dsyton, Ol1io AT TN: y,:c IS Co!11mPndlng General, 1\.lr Defense Cor:uri.Dnd, l!.nt Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTN: Director or Intel1iconce 1. 'l'ransmittod herev;i th M' F'orm 112 (d up) in accordoncc with ADCL 200-1, doted 11 April 1951. 2. Under the provision of AFR 205-1, Section II, p ara- groph 27 (~) dated 14 March 1949, ns nmended, clossification may bo downgra.ded to R~srRICTED upon removal of' inclosure . FOR Tllli COl.;I,lANDING Qfi'FICEH: AF Form 112 (dup) tlf'-TCLASS! EO AF fORM lel-PAR! I Uj.JCLJ\SS!FlED APPROVE~ I JUHE 1941 UNI~rF.D S'l' .\.'rl!:!J IU.I'ORT t.O. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT !',(J~JlCT Unidentifie d Plying Object 2 AM!:APE..oRrro~ , ;w..r(Jt gmciJ llq, '1702!l Do fonJo \Hl1~ ----- Port C:hica[~o,Cont1a Co3tn,Cnl:tf llnnd .li..on fi-J/.d, Cul.tfo.tnir~ C UF INfOftMATION tVALUA110N 1 April 1952 rREI'AR 0 OY ( E LH2R J. BROl\.O,Cap t ,US!\l' ,DOI nrfERF..c~:.s <( 'olllrlll ""mbf' fli;;ai;;,, prm014;;;;;o;c;fli .. -., iin:iiitcit.G>----.!---=~ , Ht chmonc1, Culi f ornlu SUl" ~ARY: (l!:nltr COftCf,. ltil!llltUJ ~/ rcp.M. Gire lljrtlficnt# lit ftnlll Olll llltlcnu par~tvnpll. L l.ot l~tdNurte llll0111tr 1?1. lJtgin tut of , Jnrl 1111 A F Jur M I 11- J 'arC I /. ) Trlt3 f'ollowin g :r uport vws telophonocl. to t hJ.s Hoauqn'3rt~rs o n .tl 1952 about OflOO hour~ by r:r. Ornr>r Dotl,ln., 800 ?.:.:id S tre0t, >.p t lC, Richr'lond, . Col:Ll'ornia. (u ) Description: Hound ball shape. Could not ostlmat~ size. J,:r . Dot t l u s tatod., "It soc rned to b e fj O v ery l Prce I couldn' t im3e;inc.n 1\ bie light fln d very b1~iGh t in c o lor. One obj ect. Format i o:1: Hone. f .. erodynar:tic feotures: idcnt11'ieJ. Trall or exha us t : oft n st1e e.k of flane. Propulsion system: None idcn t if1.od. Speed and ~:Ia.neuver: Ji:tt . Do ttln s t nted, nLoo ked lllco any pl::l.no, r:lal~lnf, tn:.nuuver.:; a planc3 couldn' t mnke Non-:> noted. _---Joo"----"'a.s. J~anner or disappnarance: Cont.l nued nor~hvl ;qd o-:Jer \ '!Ct. tor. /.,1 ti tud~: Couldn't e3ttrnat 0 .. our Till'; DOCUMENT CONTAINS IN FORMA fiON ~FFt:CTINCO lW:: tiATIOHAL OEH .N!)I:: OF I HI:: UN ITf.O , r,\ I p ; WITHIN fiiF MEAN IN"; OF fHE I :;r-IOfiAGi. M : r. ~1 II. 'j C.- 31 A~O :IZ. AS AMENl>tO. ITS TRANSMISSION <H .4i UTU1H .Of ITS-CO'l THITS l N M~Y MA'itoi:.H ~ 0 AH IINA J fHORILlD N n~;;oN ,.., PHOHI8t TF.O IIY I A'N. IT MAY ~I)T RE HfPROOOCED IN WHOLE OH IN PAMt. :!Y (-;;-: .1 11 'tiT(,:j '"l ;..s II~ v .E "Gi:NCIES. I XCEPT OY 1'1 RMI$5101i OF THF. OI CTOR OF i ._ ' (Cl.A~SIFIC-'Tit"'IJ AF FORM 112 PART II APPROVED t JUNE 1MI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT r..oM (..t.,CIU'f)d.<}, 17020 De r cn:J 0 \', g RCPORT flO. !Inntllton AF'B, Cnlifor la. (b) Time sighted: Mnl"ch ( c ) Obsorvvtion : (d) Location: Yard n t tho t;ime he obse rved the unco~rven- tionnl at~creft Rt: ove r Suisun Day, ll3o.ding ap}.roxir.1rltoly 15 E~sterly direction. ( o ) Ob:Jorver: !.h.-.. n, wlnch ope rator'., Port Chicnc:o I:uv n.l Ynr<.l. Ho:-ne add roc s : Hichmond, Cal ifornlo. Estimrte of Reliability : cou l d not CfJ tlnate tho h e iLht or size of tho o b j ect, nnd seemed to h ave very little knowlcdce of aori~l dyno.~ic theory, this r op ort ls clacsed as ~-6. (f) ~eath0r & Wind: Homilton AF'i-3, Weathr::r S'tetion: \'leather: 01 l~:nr 52 a t 0100-Clenr-CeiLing 6:. Visih.tlity H. G . 4 mph, calm 1 Apr 52 at 0100 -0430 -Cloar -Coiling & Viniblllty Ullllmitod (~) 1,retcorolo~;ieo.l condit ton~ o.ccounting for :;lghtlnc: Physl cal evid~3nce: Interception or identification action : T)Q""'/N0ltAD1~D AT ~l~uJ DE\J J)OD Dl..!l. ;JJJO.l.t. IIOTf: 111'; V>CUMEHf CONTAINS I NFORMATION AFFECTING r HF HATI'):~AL U!JCN.X Of THE UNITED !iTATf.S WITHIN TilE I fiNING OF fi lL(' I'IO~AGE ;,c..T, !Ill U S.C.- 31 I-NO~. J\S A~ENU~O. ITS TRAN5~1SSION OR TltZ k~ELATICN 0~=' liS CON1 &HIS 1,. A~lY 1-!A:iNE.R '10 AN UNAUTI~OR17l U f(W.JON l:i rr<OHidll t.O IJY IJ\W IT MI. Y tOT DE RciRODUCCD IN WHOLE OR IN tAtrr,IJY Onl R THA;4 Utll rt..D S'lATtS.AIP fOna! A'-'ENCit:.S, EXCEPT OY rcnMI~SION OF l iiE DIRECTOR OF I UNCU\SStFlt.:O AF FORM 112-PART II AJ>t>ROVF.O 1 JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ooM(.a,t,.,,, Hq,4'/0;~J Dtu'e nse E.:: uct'CJJtruo. Jiamllton Af'B, Co.li.l'ol ' '11a PACE v OF 0 I'A<::r-3 T..,oc~l o.ircraft eirhorn at Sou r e o : Uup ty nt Op..;l"' ti ou r.l, tlm~:2Gth Air Dlvl:.:.iou,H..1:ilton / ,p'B l~'lir;ht pPttern : ! ... :; 0f Vo.lloj o to It 'l :-; pof; s 1 blo turn od on. !'cnc ldf"() into L:l~ u cean . S c.iv::clul c Jdr l'orc:0 LinJ. said tha t hr~ hPd roud in th~J S1.11 'l,...r nci :.:co Call Bulletln that , upon ~igbt:tn[.'; n n uni.clontif'lcJ CJl)i L ob ject, the observer should report the s ir.;htinc to t h e n B al'<.::; t f:.:i r }'orcc " OJI: nu; OOCUMEN f CONTAINc; Ill FORMATION AHFC rtNG Tl!i NA liON ~I. llFt-ENSE OF THC: UNITfO ~TArr'i \'/I fit tN Tilt:: t.ll: I.N INf; iJr flit l',r: J'A1i L AC I . !')J U ,, t . - 31 NIO:!Z. A~AtUNDi:.D. liS TRAN5MIS-'110N OR lttE llF.VHATIOa OF II"'.> CmjTi':Nr':> Itt ll!iY M\IIN~.R TO 1\N Utli\lJI'IIOlllll I) I f IU1:1 I) I'HOIIHllfllJ IIY I \'V IT MAY tlOT h E t<i-l'ftODUCEO IN WHOlE OR IH ,~ .. ~y 01'HR THAN u~ .-TE.Il .. ::.'TAT~ Aut rutiC.:C t\GcNCW>. L.<CI PT llY l l 1:1.11 :..:..;.rl fJfv;.. \.)lr<~'(.. fr.l;( UF a:n-uLI<.ENl:E.U~. t - (.:;li,"Sirt"'Afi"H) lJ~1 Cl .. ASS J Ftf.O DTRACT FIIH-1 STATUS REroRT U TII:E (Local): oc:o I.FNG'lli OF TI llE OBSERVl:D' ~ ... !.:.. I:) ,, l AL'ri. TUDE: ACT! ON OR COr!lffil!TS: DESCRIPTIOn OF INGrD:ENT: lff\JCl.ASSJFf0 HASSELBACH SAXSONIA (CRAMP P 150) 2 WlTNESSCSOO N~AR.MEININGCN, SWORE AN AFFIDAVIT OCrORC A Ol JUDGE AS FOLLOWS. ( { 0 2 I _WA3.RIDING_HO.ME O.N !.-(_1'10TOR CYCLE \liTH t~Y ELE-. ~-J-YCAR-:OLD DAUGHTER _ 0.3 ON THE PILLION WHE N A TIRE UUnST NCAR TtlE VILLAGE OF HASSt:LDACHe 0 4 A~ \IF" \..rERF. PlJ~HlNG THE MACHINE TOWARDS HASSELOACHt GABRIELE POINTE D TO 05 SOf-H~THING-1\BOtJT-A-HUNDRED-ANO-FIFTY YA~OS 'A'JIAY. /1T--f:"IRST IGHTt 1 TOOK IT FOR A YOUNG DEERe t I LEFT MY - MOTOR CYCLE B Y-A . Tr<CE \:Hl LC ! APPROACHED THE 1 WAS N0\1 AOOlJT S t XTY YARDS FROM IT . ' S l GHT -I N THE HALF --OG ~:DCER~ CI\UT IOUSLY 0'1 , l.._ THEN. .. REJ.\L..LSE.O tHALf-1Lf_:Rs T tri.PRESst oN_Hf\D orEN U~CQPRE~T _ THr TiliNG I 1 0 HAO NOT 1 CE O WAS REALLY TWO APPARCNTL. Y t--tUI1AN F I Gur~E~ NOW ABOUT FIFTY FROt., t'IE I ---- THEY APPEARED TO BE CLOTHED IN A K J 1\:D OF SH I r.tMZ R I NG t~ETALL I C S UBSTANCE AND 1 .3 'J.'EP.!.:: BE":!)IN~ OO'!.'N AN0_ 5 TUDYtNG SOMETHING ON THE G_ROUND e . _ ' _14 J WORMCD r~y WAY TO WITHIN ABOUT THIRTY FEET OF THEM. P EERING OVER A SMAL~ 1 5 ~tDGCt I NOTIC~D. A_LARGE_ O(lJ EC"(t_ \\'t:ilCH I JUDGED _ _IQ _ _nt:: OUI FOi<TY_ TO F IFTY 1 6 n~E T ACr<O~;S, THOuGH J T WAS HARD TO SAY EXACTLY~ IT LOOKED LIKE 1\ Hue;:: 1 ., THERE \t.'ERE TWO RO\oJS OF HOLES ALONG THE SJDESt 1\BOUT A FOOT I N Dll\f1ETCr~. 1 9 .:::ACH RO'JI WAS ROUGHLY A_FOOT-AND-A.:-HALF FROr-1 THE NEXT 20 OUT OF THE METALLIC OBJECT ROSE A BLACK CYLINDRICAL *CONNJ~G TOWEn~ A~iOUT 2 1 l WAS NOW ALARMED BY A CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER, WHO HAD REMAJNCD SOME 23 Dt.STANCE BACKt THE _SOUNO MUST HAVE-Rt:ACt;iE D THE T\1/0 F IGURES F OR THF:Y R USHE D 24 tlACK TO THE OB~ECTt CLAMBERED RAPIDLY UP THE SIDE OF THE CONNif~G TOW~R AND D ISAPPEARED INSIDE 26 PREVIOUSLY I HAD NOTICED THAT ONE APPEARCD TO BE CARRYING A LAMP ON H I S 2 7 !HE LAMP FLASHE D ON AND OFF AT REGUL AR INTERVALS 28 THE OUTER EDGE OF THE *WARMING PAN* tN WHICH THE HOLES WERE SlJNKt NOW 29 START ED TO GLOWa 30 THE COLOR AT FIRST SF.EMEO GREEN THEN CHANG CD TO RED ' AT THE SAt-1E T IME I .31 HEARD A SLIGHT HUM AS THE GLOW AND THE SOUND INCREASED THE *CONNING TOWER* 3 2 \JAS RETRACTING INTO THE CE NTER OF THE *WARMING PAN* AND THC WHOLE OOJ E CT ROSE 33 SLOWLY FROM THE GROUND 34 FROM THE SWIRLING EFFECT OF THE GLOWING *EXHAUST* . t GOT THE IMPRESSION 3S THAT TH~ WHOLE OB~ECT WAS SPINNING LIKE A TOP . 36 IT SEEr~EO TO BE RESTING ON THE CYLINDRICAL PIECE WHICH HAD SUNK THROUGH THE37 CENTER OF THE OBJECT AND WAS NO~/ PROTRUDING FROM THE BOTTOM AND S TANDING ON 3A THE *WARMING PAN~ WITH ITS GLOWING OUTS I DE RING OF FLAME t WAS NO~/ SOMC FEET40 OFF THE EARTH. 41 THE N J N01"JCED THAT THE WHOLE OB~ECT WAS RISING SLOWLY FROM THE EARTH. THE42 CYLI NDER ON WHICH IT HAD RESTE D HAD NOW DISAPPEARE D INSIDE THE CENTER ~NO 4 3 ~EAPPEARED AGAIN THROUGH THE TOP . ' 4 4 THE R/\TE OF ASCENT NOW BECAf'.,E ~\UCH GREATERt AND AT THE SAt"E T P \E t>'iY 4 5 :)1\UGHTER AND I HEARD A WHI STLING SOUND RATt-IER LIKE THE NOIS E MADE BY A L:,6 r~LLING BOMBt BUT NOT NEARLY SO LOUD. 47 THE OOJECT ROSE IN HORIZONTAL POSITIONt SWERVED AWAY TOWARDS A NEAROY VILLAGE AND DISAPPE"AREDt STILL GAINING HE IGHT OVER THE HILLS ANC> FOREST 49 l"OWARDS ST0CKHE 1Me SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA LATE R TOLD E THE Y Hl\0 SEEN 5 1 :>O~E_t ING_Wt!JCH_THEY LO_OK FOR A cor'*ETe ONE , 1\ SYEPHERO, T, \JHO ~90UT A MILE-AND-A-HALF AWAYt SAID HE THOUGHT A COMET HAD BOUNCED OFF TH~ *THIS WAS EXACTLY THE SH/\PE OF THE *CONNING TOWER~. J RCALI Z E O TH~N T~l~T JltFOR'IATION ONLY L1.ninous flying object over Iran There have been many siahtings reported of unknown obJects observed on the Soviet-Iranian border and the following rapreaents a cross-cut of tha sight- Description: Luminous object 3 meters long moving vith extraordinary speed appeared and disappeared 30 to 40 t~es after 2000 hours. (Commenta: It is unlikley that this vas casued by meteors) NO CA3E (D~FOR:1A TtO~ C7~LY) ire,.mf1 cltl I 'llti-; i~ h:Lr~J!n ilny io tlt. Orin~ ~:ltl<'<',. tltparfntt~tt, <tr" l )'Ou't'f' r.Uin~ I <.'l)r; . , for thf' ll!'iet> of mw--t'lt Hr.~l fr'HH a fl'~illf'nt ui' i\'l' ... ! iru ' 'a , ..... tdt : ,, n., t!st' M'('Olttl rrom r-ca\'\' S .. crt>l~trV Han 1\iiJibail. , l'l'r!'ionully 1 d on't c~u~ hnv Hl:l.ny pro{'J .. ln'lit'\ !-.tt)rito; , I li!;p tl~"'t', or how wany k~it>r at 1luom. J)ut a!'4 f:u a-. l'rn cnn- 1 c:t'i'nNi, J'lt c~on1inn~ t o f'<'l lt-tt lht'm nntl talaloA1J~ lll'm PtJt\ 1I~'J"t'll~ o' rr th~'>m