PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLuSIONS ( LOCA TIOt-l ( l3 tmr 52 I Borio.ri ty Hew >1cxlco o Was B a lloon ,.._ ,, ; l1 Probubly eolloo ru 3."-o"TE:TI#E c~'bu'f-:-'"-. -----.t. TY-PE or -CHl-SU~-VATtON ---- - -----r:: Poui Lly Bal l o o n ,J1XGround Vt :<.vol 5. PHOTOS - ,-;SOURCE - ~cvernl nirmcn e.NUMilER oF".oaJE"Crs 9. couR-sE () Wos A i r c raft 0 Probcbl y A i r crur t 0 P o ni bl y Ai r croft 0 Was A:;tronomical 0 Ptol>o~l y Astronomical 0. Possibly Ar.tronomicol (1 lnsvfficiont Dmo for Evoluotion 0 Unkn own 5-10 minutco I 1 10. DRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Silver color. Elliptical. Turned und dove. Balloon in nrcn but vcathcr people at Albuquerque conoidero it highly doubtful .AT1C FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) AF FORM 1124ART II AN>ROVED I JUNE ma FROM \ r l f toCf ) AIR INTELLIGEt'tCE INFORMATION REPORT lt~MT HO. AF FOR~,, 112-PART II MrROVEO I JIJNE 1~111 REPORr NO. (CI.A >lf't('ATI~1NI HEAOQUAkHRS 3~th AIR DIVISION (OEFENS~ KIRfLA~O AIW fORCf BAS(, NW ~[XICO SUJ JLC:'l': Unconvent.ion-:11 :\ircraft Report Command ~ns Gene ru Air :1::t t s ric 1 Comr't:Jnd A 'fTil : 1-:CI S ~lrisht-ra t.tcrc-on i.ir force 1 :'lse A1..r lntelli~cnce Ini'on~1.t.i.on ::aports subl'li tted by the r.or.'l!n nd ing 0 ffj_(.;.nr 76Ath /..ire raft Control :t. t . 'o.1n.Ln;, Sout.uron, .!'-!orin.rty , 1~-eH l.ie;:ico, are f o ruarood in c o1n!?1 tancc -vrith Ai r De.2enoc Corrr-nand lc.:t.t.cr 200-1 Stl.tement Dj.a~; ram SAl\f onr..~:i~Y lJ Hay 1952 l. There E:eems to be two or taore possible explan~tions or the un1dontifiod tnrget reported by fl.tt~ched Form 112& a. Radar tareet waa c:luoed by an nctual airb')rne target. b. Interference from a purpo3edly 'lockad-on j e.mraing or confusion transmitter. c. Other les3 llkely cu.uses such as equipr.1ent i'a.ul t, \:eathar, 2.. Since the path or the r udar tArget v a n along n ntra.ight lin3 pas!3ing thru the radar station location, it is c onnidercd rr.ont likely that t.hR e:cplnnation given in paragraph lb i s upplicabl o . P. L. Jam~s Ca.ptain, US .. \F rt.:-roxt l:n o~l ~ :oo tt~'.i .Jto-:, l~ c :tto tt t,orti:'ic ~lltituri\1. i ' hi!l r.!')rt '"1."!nt~ll ,,o .~:o a cl~"lrl,! .l~..:flr.~.!'l hr>'1 lln,i 1'h'1 blip-; o">3~rVt' 'r:i:rc n\lt tJJ:.trr-0~ r.:J!' \.01'~ try fuz~y blob~ of n ~ort t. l"lth:~r th~}y .. \ra v vry cl..:.,.tly dol'iJJtl'l .;L l ,n hy c::mw:!nti tmal t . ; d rdr..:r1.i't . '~ !h' t,...:rrU'ic .J;)'h.r l of ti'1i. At t..l.Ch :d o r:,.1 t.rnl.n ,: qtl~ron folJ.:~i!in ~t, l t e"llPnt: 1lip .novecl il/pr0;~1 Ht"'ly 11 ":lil!..ls c:.lch 3 ' tee;', cvnry 1 0 Sl-)1 J:, for 6 '!i-ll:',. Am . This blin f'q I~' P..');. roxi nt ly 7~'J -:Ulw frn"1 ,.t-t. on. C:lp l:.:.tin, l:"l-' ;I dJ a t..l nt. <t, H1i Jllw1. crHv an~l thon J conttnn~: 1 \!.lLc!.i:1 t:d n hl:i.~ U"'lt.il it 1n 074'; ;:~n anoU~Hr l)li~l a !JLt:ill't:d d L 2~r/, n t lJ10 ~il .. <~ . !'hi:? ~li9 liku ." d.iut:lnt tL:I:\~Jli.n '! rw ult; -oriaru. DECLA~S!! i _ JJ L,' .l .;~ l:Z UNC\.ASS\F\ED. APPEtfliiX V y,or1nr1ty, r.eu l!eY.ieo -lJ .bril 1~ 1. pESCRI?TI::~r OF Il:CIDr:!rr OD 1) AprU 195~ at 1645 1-S':,. tour :llmcn ob~\..! ..-e1 a silver . d:lse-sh!\ped obJect east o~ 1-:0riarity, Nov J.~xi~o.. The objc~t. np;JCared to be tro.1clinB -:z.t a high rete o! speed and its n.1ght path vas v crj erratico The objact \las assumed to be disc-shaped due to t~c rnct that. it ap?Cnrcd to tip edc isc a~ disappear tor an instn.!'lt. Yben first notices, t!:e object vas thottGht to ~c a bigh n)'inr. jet aircraft but all tl:e observers nr~ foniliar with j e t aircro.!'t and they all a~eed thnt its s~ed and r.w.neuverc.b111 t.y clin1nntcd thn~ po!l~!J~::J..: ty, Tho tino :>f obser-ration v~n ju.:zo::d to be fro!1 !~ur to ton ninut.r.;:: II. p'i'AnJS OF IllV"~?IG.~TION Both lbriari ty, t=ev ll.exico, ar~ ,Ubuquerque l:a.,re r o.dar but no unt:.S".lal re :::_-ns were noted on 13 Anril A piball balloon \las r eleL1!:'.:d !'ron Albuquercv;.c at 1400 t-tSTe The ,.-lnd:;,. however, wcl'! have c;~riec this balloon south of :-brlnri ty,. In o..ddi ~ion, t!:l= balloon woule have ris e n too hi-b to be observe~ ~tcr t~o hours and 45 nijut It is possibl~ the balloon lcc.kcd (;.!ld leveled of~ at a lo...-altitude~ :~\lever_. it \lould hc.ve been south or thE ob:;crva tion ooint. The soec.-d and mar.euvers C!: not correlate vi th a normal ballocn' s drift exc~;>t for t.ho possibili tr thc.t t : cre Jnight he.vc be~n sone strone vir.ds at the tioe.. 'lbi!.l csnnot be ascertained a!J= the obJect ~t re~in unidentifie~ III. gor:CLUSIO!;s