PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 12. LOCATION r Ft. L~udcrd~lc, Florld:l 0 Wo .. 1\olloo n ~---0 Probably Bulloon ). OATETIME CROU? ... TYPE OF OU~ERVATIOH I'll\, IQ 'C'CT l'l Groun J, v, sunl b C -' R d 0 Wos Ai rc:r oft nro --r ... .Ji.Y-~ .J-''-l-~----- g rouno r. or fJ Prohouly Aircruh GMTJ0/0//ob 0 Ait-Visuol 0 Air-Interc e p t Roder Possi Liy Aircraft '""5,...--rHcifof Ex-AF Pilot 8. NUMBER OF OUJECTS 9. COURSE 7. Lf;NGTH OF O[lSERV I.TION 0 Wos A-.tron.>mlct.l :! .Probably Astro no mico!::LTEOH 0 Possibly A,tronomic.:~l ln,uHci.,rtt O ota fo r [.t<Jluotion 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF 61GHTIHG 11. COMMENTS Elliptical. Straight and laval ron~euvero. ATlC J' ORM 329 (R2V 26 SEP 52) Sichtcd nt elcvntion or Ft. Laudcrdnlc. From& Commanding General 6th Air uivision Ucuill !Uo13, Flo.. UNCL.ASSJFIEO In accordance with instn:otions contained ip letter Hq USAF, t he follow- inr, is submi ttcdz One object, el~iptical or cigar-shaped n!J:,carcd to be brilliantly illu.ruinated without a trail or exhaust visible, flying at a r,reat rate of speed in a horizontal plane. Hanne r of disappearance, flew out of eight. Observer states that it uao movine a.t a erea.ter rate of spo0d tha!1 he had witnessed before. Sighted a t 2010 lo:STI\April 5 . Visually observed tro1a the ground nt Fort Lauderdo.lo, Fla., ( 26 07 approximately 35 above the horizon in e. soulhbrly direction at on esti- mated distance or 15 miles to .~0 niles traveling f'ron J..ast to ':!est o.t estimated altitude of 15 thousand to 20 thousand feet. SiGhted by Hr ., Nelrose Park, Fort L~uderdale, Fla . Above info called by telephone to Base Operations, Hcl.Jill AFB, Fl a., by observer stated that h e wao a formt-~r pilot \lith U.S. Hilitary. Sighted by two othe r people unlmoun to Henninger but could b e identified. Conversation with observe r indic a ted. he had considernble kno.1ledge of jet type aircraft and related speeds but had been greatly ir.1pressed with the S!)eed. 1-liani -'0.30 weather sequc.nce ns follm-ts: 2 5 000 minor s cattered, 10 mil e s visibility, sea level pressure 219, temperature 63, dew point 54, wind Fast North Bast at 3 knots, altime t er 017. lh kno\m activity or condition to account for sighting and negative physical evidence. t:cgative interception . DECLAS J)OD Dll{. 5200.10 \ UNCLASSlF.lEO AlH Dt:. f\lo~S JESDJ. 37( UN CLASS II.' alOP JEDEN JEDl1P DS J'2S DL 1 ;,;~CC J..::DUP/CHISF AIR TECH Il~TELL CTR t-JR!Gl1' P/\TTF.:RSON AFD OHIO l~iFO Jl::PH T S/0 HQ USAF HASH DC //.. HCDODO 5l2HJ PD II~ ACCOnDt\NCE OI'O! llJSTHUCTIONS COti'ffiiNED I N L R HQ USAF AFIN-C/CC-2 TIE~ FOLG ! S SUB:1I'fT::D CLN ONS OBJJ.:CT C!'-JA ELLIPTICAL OR CIGhR SHAPED CHA A?PZARED TO e~ Brn:r.!lTLY ILLU1I NATSD ~viTHOUT A TRAIL OR EXHI\UST VISI~3Lt: Ct'l/\ FLY:U!G ,'\T fl. Gl?i:t\T RATE OF SPli:ED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE PD dA~JlER OF DISJ\P? AR- Pu!CE C!1A FLEH OUT OF SIGHT PD. OBSERVER STAT S THAT IT T:Jt\S NOVI ~G AT A GREATJ=:R RATS OF SPEED Tll/\N Jn: HAD HITIlESS;~D H;~FOTI.F: PD SIGHTD f\ T TJO Zi:RO OtlE ZRO E~Sil~R~APR FIVf:: THO PD VISUALLY OBS-~P.Vl~D FH011 TH G1:0UND A'f\Fb11T; t]_1J.IJ t:J !JjCI1A FLA Ct1A TOO SIX Zl~HO S Vfr:l! r ~OHTH Cr~A EIGHT 21-:fiO-zz:~o NI:ll: :!~ST PD SIGH'C::D APPnOXE1ATi~LY THnSr: FI\JS !r-GR~ES PAGE TtlO JES DL 100 1\BOVE THE HOR.IZON IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ESTD~ATED DISTANCE OF ONE FIVE MILES TO THO ZERO IliLES DISTANCE Cl11\ TRAV?.Ll l'iG F R0;1 EAST TO UEST AT ESTIMATED ALTITUDi: OF ONF. FI J:: THOUSAND TO T t!O ZERO TtlOUSAND FEET PD S I GHT~2D BY t1ISTER Ct1/\ Ct1A t1ELROSE Pf.\Rl{ Ct-lA FORT LAUDSRDALE Ct1A FLA PD f\liDV:.. !>'f!EL'EPltONZ'..rl"tr-frlrSf.:-{)Pric:\'~:tOttS~ Cr1A- !1ACD!([ . A FB Ct1/\ FLJ\ BY oss::~ RV':: R ~JHO ST/\TED THAT HE HAS A FOn~1ER PILOT ~liTH UlJION SISRR.~ !1ILITAR'{ PD SIGHTED BY T HO OTHI:R Pl:OPL t: UNKi,!OU~J T BU'"C COULD Df-: ID[irfiFI D PD CONVEP..SATIOtJ UITH Oi3Sf.:P..V::R INDICATED HI-: HAD COilS I DRAi3LS KHO~!LEDGZ OF J ET TYPi: AC FT AND RZLATED S Pl~:~ DS BUT lll\D BY::O:fl Gr~:~ATL Y l1'iPR.ESSED HITH TH~ SPESD PD IHJ\ili. TUO 2 RO TH~.EE z;::Ro 1i:-~f\ T~1S1~ St:OUi'JC5: AS FOLS CLll TtvO FIVE THOUSAHD JirJOR SCATTl:RE Y Ct1:\ ONE ZERO iELES VISIBILITY C!i A SEA LEVEL PRF:SSUH. THO o ;:E NIIr~ Cili\ Tt1Pl~RATUHE: SIX THTI.EE Ci1A DEH POINT FIVZ FOUll C!l1' UirlD E AST NORTH F.AST P..'f Tl!R:::r: l<NOTS Ci'lt\ ALT If1F:TE il ZZRO O!iE SEVE N PD !JO l<H0 vN ACTIVITY Or? C Ot~D I T i OH TO 1\CCOUNT FOR SIGHTING AND NEG PltYSIC.t\1 .. EVIDENCE PD I!:=G IrlT~.::P..CJ::PTIOI-1 AMC 'rt~ Ne. 1W 0'FICI SYMIOl AND ruu ltCJHATUa '" Af'I'ROPIUATI ILOCK eo:-co -oR DIIJIU1rot--, lcSIA.CH & DEY. PaOC. & IND. MOl. A'fiAA,.'J.o/Lt l~uppelt/vs/51, ol i'v.i' l~t r,;:lJ.l_., ~"loriJa . th3.t you rarorted an o::,t:lerval;iocl of tUl nu.ldard~i.i'i\:Kl o':>j get. t.? r:cDill Ai:r Forcd !hatt o a 10 A~rll 1)52. I.-rt orc.l9r t!l JOU COtllolete "\".~'18 t:i;.l ro~oible. . b.:r th~ Alr :ore~ Qn:lationne;~ O RIO. flU COPifl 10 aiCOIDI SEC. AOD OFf. SYMIOL IN IT! .US A!UA COMMANOI WIU. liNI OUt O.lOANIIATIONAL TIT L I N 0 I ~PI'LICAILI WHiM ADDtnONAl Sr'ACI lS NIIDIO IN COOIDittA- JION aa.oac MQ. lit. LAJ. II. PI 41 IIUilM Do.t o olJject \o!O.s observed -~p_rJJ. 2 3. Plnco from which you obsE.Jrve d the object _ _;:_S~;: -~-- Eow was obje c t observed {nake d eye, binocularo, etc.) l:Iakad-oJta.------ 5. \Jhat were you doing \o~hen the o bject w1s firs t observed 'I .Jl~d.x:g 6. Hhat attracted your attention to the object'? _ ~t-!...P_r..e~ome~ :J.:Q!!~ .:_ - 7. Path of object. Direction from \othich object appeLL-rod (dcpreeG or di.:rcctlon) b. Direction in which obj ect disap~eared (deerecs or dire c tion ) c. Elevation objE:ct a J?'"leared (der;rees above horizon) ------------- d. Elevation object disappcered (d egrees above horizon) c. 5hape of flight path of object (:::trai~:.ht <L,ll l eve l , urcbcd, etc.) Ho\-1 d iC: obje c t Lli::wppear ( grovi dirruner , go out suddenly, etc.) Lengt h of time the o b ject wa s observed _}1.! ....9;- S.!}~tld ... -- -- ---- 9. Description of obj ect. a.. Hovr many obje cts ue r; seen o; Apparent speed of l soo to .2000 mil ea pa:c hClll~ Apparent altitude of object? Dnabla :to d'i~tmtne r Color of object? nnaar_ed 1\!1 a l'-"ht g. uid object perform any maneuvers, if so describe Did object muke any sound, if so \-Jere any tails or trails seen? Drau sketch 10. \Jhat type of day was it (hazy, clear, etc.)?. Describe 11. Clouds. a. Here a..ny clouds in sky at time of observation? Loss than 1/10 scattared If so, hou much of sky wa s covered (overcast, scatt ered, etc.) D::.d obj ~c t pass above, below, or near ruw clouds? _ No ---------- c. Did ob j ect r e flect light on the clouds? !~0---------------- bat is your occupation? Ofice M~nager 13. Any det3.ils that canno t be fully explained by the abovl3 questions . E!ITaACT Fml-1 STATUS REFQRT IJ_6_ WCA'l'IO~: I.mGTH OF 'liNE OBSERVl:D: ~nbw .. n SOUND: Unl . 1ovn 1 AL'l'I TUDE: U:tl f\O'.it I JEADno a 270 ACTION OR COl!ltFlITS: DESCRIP11:0~1 OF DlctDDfr: