PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12o CO~lCLUSION $ Waohincton, Ind1nna 0 Ylo'J Bolluon O.t.TETIMC GROUP ProLobly Oulloon Locot ----- ell Ground Ve vol 0 GroundRodor ~ . PHOTOS 1 0 Air Vi suol 0 Alrlntercopt Rodor 3 malo civilian~ 1. LENGTH OF OaSE~VATION NUMBER OF ODJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Wns fo.irc:roft 0 ProbolJiy Alrerc,ft F'o ui bl y Ai rcro h Astronomi col 0 ProLobl y lhhonomir.o1 0 Pouillly Astronomi c al' :~lnsufficiont O ato for Evnluution BRI, SUMM.\RY OF SIGHTING 11. CO~.MENTS Oray color vith deep or~ncc tnil. Spherical tnil. c 45 deg turn. Too alo-.1 tor ~teor. Daclq;,round ot oources elr.otchy, report vao phon~d to Atterbury AFD. Obj~ct :first obocrvcd neru. scttiu~ oun c toward obocr rs thmv~crcd off to 95 de~ bending. Hnd lonB tail t hen vo.r1e<l in size. ( SS:URITY .~tfiCAfiON (lfar.r) DISPOSITION FORM Material for Project Blue Book I I ;' SUBJECT Chief', Air Technical Intelligence Centwr, ii'risbt-.Pa tteraon AF.S, Dept of the AF Uapt Fourn~t/55b94 1. The attached letter, with inclosure, from th~ 2466th Air Force Resarv~ Training Center is forwarded for information and retention. 2. It will be noted that soma confusion exists in the dates quoted. The letter tram the 2466th Air Force Rdserve Training Uenter ~plies that this incidant occurred on ll Ap~l:.._!95Land_t;~ye::s the weather report for 1830 hours on 10 Apri.l .' Howeyer,. t;~r. Kent clearly states in his letter th9.t the sighting was made on . 3. A letter to tir Ltr ~r Col. Pocock expr lng otficlal USAF appr eciation has baen WT.T)T.I.U! A. ADJ.:.\S Co tt)n jl, USA1 Deputy Chi~r, Evnluation Dtvisio~ Dir~utorats ot I~tolligenua ,UNCLASSIFIED IIEADQUARrERS 2466T.-i AIR FO!iC~ RSEnVJ Trt\ 11JI!lG Att~rbury Air Force B:loe Col u~, Indinn~ SU~CT: R'port.ing of' In.toxt.'~ tion on Unid.,ntifiod FJ...vtl\3 OhJ ,ct.a 'lX>: Dl~cto't" or Int3llisenc~ DCS/0, H~adq"la.rtt~rs, USAF AT1'N: AFOIN-C/Cc Pentagon Bulldirg \':nahinc;t',at. 25, D. c. 1. Ur. at, Blcom:ln~t.on, Ir.di.'ln:l., r~I'Orted to this 1-..!r:t at 1300,. D Aprll, 1 952, th:'\'(, ho nuLl t;To friends (J~nea Turpil1, 314 1/2 loth SC.roe(,, Bloo~j\lr.!ton, Ind.i tna, Pnd Donsld Kollcy {llU)) b"ld s1~1t.<!d a. flying o:mcer. Ills ntnt,e~ l~nt. fol:l<J:tfs. ( a ) "I ,,;a s w~iv:tnz uith t v:o of: ey triend3 :Ltolll Bloolllir_g :oo to 'l.'exas. \'la W.)re s rdl-33 north or Uashirstou, L1di:ma, Hh~u told ol~htrlr\ t ha bjoct. l'l'l t.;ore dri vi n:3 \-Mot into t'-19 G3ttL"1~ ou."l. Tllero3 s~varJ.l cloudy ~.lAa.s in th!t sky. At first, 'H~ tl10U3ht it lia9 the c~Jtla colr:>r of i:;be r e 1 glotoi o! the otm~ but 'Wh~n i. t moved, 'lid o topp3d tliA ca~ m~d r:;)~ C:lt and \ot:\tch~d. \;~ tir3t. o:.tl it ~t abou t 6:25 i u th~ oveni.ng (1825). U~ first Ga.~., t hs ey.h~ust. It U:\S 3 l o:lg nt.reak or a <lc3p ora:1gs colo1. ~:~ coulcl not t61l how f e r tl\f.ll" i~ Hlo. It \rc\s very high. It \133 CClting tm-1~ rd u~. w~ thoueht that th'3 exhaust watt about tv-~C.y (20) to .fifty (50 ) te\:t lo:13. At one time it glistened liktl a oirror~ but mostly it lookad e;r:.ty in c::>l or, ar..1 round l:J.l~e a ba.3k~.~tball. {b) "It tu:ned to tbB north.,a:Jt, lrJ abrut 45 d"gree3 a o it 3.p- pro~chad. \i!t~n it li'\3 (,,~n Hi th u s ( :in an ca'3t-n.,.it 1:.;)8 ) , i', t.~u-n"tl do"n i tq o:.dl~ust. 'ihe e.x.hauat be cared dirrr~r in c ol oe:o end dtcr !r i n l~nJth. In a. :l'3cond tl1~ exhauat turned on again and bec::;r..a a3 l on3 a~ b~.to:e. 'i~ar~ ltlaa no sound at a;zy t:l.nta w~n ua l,ntchad. H~ 'tGtch~d it go hy o\lt; or :.;\zht.. in a northea s t d:irection. (c) "It mu~t bave been "lory high, p:trhapd 10 Jolla3. 1 don t. bw ... H!t ua.tchad t.i:~ t~1ing for just about four (l~) nl nute 3 ot~l. 'l'r..:) c:> u.;\:. cf the o~j'.lct lu.w about 15 'to 20 'tir1~3 th3 1.-:.ngt.h of the ohj-,c't it!iel.r. H3 saw it both agaiust elouda in the background a.nd ~g'linst clear oky. 2. , took the 'Ge l!phon& account u.1..1 l. Forcs Easa for"ca::Jtor, I.'t. Dr\lck that. to hi:~ t=n.oil there ~ro.3 no \-teatlter condition in th:lt ~h',;.\:1 t hr'\t mig at app.:tar as d3:scrib~ ~boY~. 2466A 360 SOBJECTt Reporting ot Intoxne. tion on Unidentilicd Fl1ng Ob~ ct.s 3. lbse operationa had one plane that micht have b~en in th1.t o.rea at tbat tl.mea a (J-Ip, /12385, piloted by a Lt. \olhich lfltt AttorbtU')' Base at 1026, appro.xiaateJ 7 ona minute later than tb:t tirna Hr. ea1d he saw the object. 4. Witnesses are not experienced at ouch obs'Jrvation. The sun was 3ust setting, and the l.igb~ mq not haw b3en good. lio o.ction taken; no pqpsieal evidence. S. Official ~ather at 1830 10 April: scattered clouds at 1300 f oet, ov<Jrca:Jt at 2100, nina miloe visibUit;y, w.~ml 1-l-NE, 8 mph, temperat~ 39. 6. to this b~\quattera a J.at.ter containing th., WoraaUon contained in the above report. A cow ot thi.:J letter ia cn- Copy ot ltr ,...,. bq trom Hr WIILIAH s. PCCOC"!, ~. Colonel, USAF Ccltmauding . SUBJECT: UNIDZNTI~IED FLY111G OBJECr Blot;~;nlng ton~ I ndiana. I pl1oned :tn tlrl.~ report to tha O!ticar of t.hA D:ly th!i da.t~ or t~1iG lfJtt9r. I uill t :ry t o e~t.plain ,.,ha~ I oa~1. '.rhs thr<3e of U3 lMre on our way to Tsxa3 on Ap~il tll":t l ot, t1o lT~r~ tr;wlll1ng directl3 \~ast our lceat.ion l'/33 a bout. ei&h 1:, I'>li.lCI.) 3t of \:9-'..ih - ingto~ Iltdiana. W'3 s aw a long streak of constant light in th~ ulcy in t'lE~ \ laot, ri~:rt .'\bov~ tha sattin3 sun. Thfll color wa3 t~ ~ae n:J the sun' s r{!.ys t.\t thJ.t tlns ot dey (6:25) '1'h=1t u a s the time He first. aight~u i t . At fir:.>t '"'' t!w~l:Jht. it lra3 jus t p:!rt or t he sun c oming through tl10 c lc;..ld3 be (;auoe t!lere w_,......, alot or cl,; ud:J aron::td the sun. But. lla uotieau instantly t r . .at it. ,.,a a moTing at, a hi3h r.'lt~ of op3"1d. l i; I'>v~d out into t.h~ open al~ ~.he,~."3 l :.3 could S'De it a littl'3 clojar u~ i t C.:1-in'3 closer it glisten one time like a mirror. (\L otoppad th~ ern a:f; 6:25) l;ht:n w~ firat sight.9d it) Th~ 0bject cane trcm \ r.lst to nort1 cas(. nnd disappeared in fcu1 !!l:tnut~.J!il frcm the tlrJe ua fi1:;t s~en the sau r. "i~!~:t it r aache d a poin~ diractly in lin~ with use lt-' could toll th~t.t t h a cb~a~.:t. was romu. But t h3 height I could not d:::t.ermine nor could I t ell h o:-1 l'_,,. it Nas a1-1ay. Th~ ex.hauat l-ras at the vory least 'Ghr:tty to fifty tjm~s t:-~.~ lGugth of the bod;{. 'i"ha color waa a d~ep o.ran3~. Th3 body :t.o:>!\~d 'co b'3 a.buut. tha si :-;a ot <1 Bask9 t Ball of 1 'lrg,.,r but it ::z,::eAD.ed to b e a l.Gng 'h':\Y At ontl tiTJa ~"le ~:Ahau3t s~emed to bo throttle d do~ nnd the obj )ct. c:}~Jl.~d to slow dolva but tor only a aecond or t\~o, l1b~n it t-~a: direc~.ly i n lirLe I have triad to tell yo..t all that I hav" oe~n, I ho})"! that t:u3 b::~ o: i n- romation with uhat h:t.a all ready been compiled 'trill o-.;rentu.'lll.y o:x?l:.lin, l}h'lt nnd .frcm whe~????? 'I!l!t other tto~o m_,n t hat N~:re with m9 woM: Ur. , Indi~n~. :Herchant lhrin~. ~J audre33 is Blocmi."lg ton, Ir.tl :k-m.a. Thio is a certified t nue copy. EXTRACT Frol-1 STATUS REPOnT 11_"'-'1 _ IJt'NGTH OF '.cr llE OBSERVED 1 ACT! W OR COl!lID!TS : DESCRIPTION OF DJCI DENT: