PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ,,0 LO:ATIOt l l2. COtlCl.USION~ Yuma, Arizona TYP[ Of OBSERVATIO t< 3. fiAT!.:TIIw'!'. .:tr;our I~- Q( rJo 1 'Wenth~r XI Ground V, svol l1 Crl'lvnd fi odor B. NUMBER OF C'8JECTS I 9. COUI'?SE 7. LCNGTf1 ()r Oil!.ERV AT ION Wo s B olloo n Probo!.ly r3a!loon Po s" bl y /Joll..,o n Wos Auu oft P rQLo~l y Atrcroft Po s ~ i t-1 y Ai r'=' a ft .Wos A!.lronorni col Probably Astrur ..,micol Po:;sibly Astronomical l n suffici,.n t Doto fo r Evaluation 10. OlliEF 5t.;MMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMHITS lllat white color. Circular Y/o"ruJrt tn11. Slic:;htly erratic trajectory. All obcervcrs ngrced it vas too fast to trnck vlth a theodolite. Object ~ub tended onf,lc oi' -}:" ut ~um ~ len~t.h. Had thin int0rrJltt.cnt vnpor truo 1 or tnil one to t~.ro dio.ncterf.i lonG. ATlC Jo' O P M 329 (REV 26 SE.P S2) EXTRACT Fro~l STATUS REPORT U 7 I.CC/\TIO~: I.:NGTH 0? Til!E OBSERVI:DI SPEED: .'nk:w::r. ACT! ON OR COl!HDITS: :.o uJ .tr~ t.:~i o 1:>. DESCRIPTIOU OF :UKl DM: ,IJ~JCLASSIFI0 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Yumn, A:tizonu n G ro lmd V t svol 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa s Oo ll o o n lJ Probably Balloon Grourld Rod or Wus A i rc roft P ro b a bly Atrcroh Po~ 5iLiy Ai r c r a ft Wos A~tronomicol Probobl y A5tronomicol Possibly Astrono mical Insufficient O oto for Evo l votion tO. BRIEF SYMMARY OF ~ICHTING Dull 1(ll1te color. Circular. Very err a tic ATlC YOR.C 329 ( HEV 2 6 S E P 52) 11. COMMtNTS Attempted to track Vi th theodolite obJect too cratic JOINT MESSAGEFORrt. CI0!.4Mu lotCATIO'IS CWH.It tll.l. pr.~cmcncc ACllO~ . UNCLASSIFIEO CnYP I Ot'lt" C.\UTIO'l 0 v r fJ No l tEFLil'i TO MES'iAGE 1~.:-.t:Jd 1Holud~' UNCLASSIFIED 1 raEro Sl llt.Pt.A<.<" II "'E fORM 111. I f.'AY 4J. V/!HCII M>'f OC,: c:.:.o. OFFICIAL TIT'.~ . 0 NCLA$Slf:IED. H E A D Q U A R T E R S S I X T II A R 1\1 Y PRESIDIO OF SAN F'UASCISVO, CAJ.IJo'ORNIA Ottice of tho Asaist'lnt Chief of Start. G-2 IJt!GBI-P~T 350.0~ SUBJECTs Intell:tgouoe Spot Roport 'tOa C~mmDd:U:g ~r.erl Air 'n'Jobnioal Ia -liG,.-,no (:~Jni:;.'r \'1r1gbt .. P~tt.rson Ai,._.. I-'or ce B~a ~)'ton, Ohio 1. R')forent>e your lm.l3 !l.!;"' AFOIU-ATI.!..\-S~SE. Fo1rarcad b r'-"O:h-1. {~ ia eOl);r or d~trAil3d report recli'f'3d f'rt>!'\ lu. TOll~ St:ltirj;l A copy or thia CO't'""~O.:Jponeanott 1'1':\:J uc.m.t t o Af} oi" s, a ... ~. D 3r; --~t- 11-:>J)t or the l.:r&ny nnd ~>st.-,rn J'oir D:>fo.k!Se Force' n? 1111 to I~ii" Fclr C(.f n 'J6, HQldl-l;.on, Oll1forn1B 1. Ltr dtd 25 Apr 52 2. St!l t~lMJDt s. Li:at of r~r.:-aa H. S. IS.l..\.CSON Colon-'Jl, G3 AC ot s, G-2 UNCLASSlFlEO Co:..tliW' ad:l ng Gor :-r \1 Pr ~iulo of S.lXl Fr~n~i::sco. C lh.'nrni'l l.lu~a-cttliN flyio~ obj ;t ' hl'!.o o~ ~ bil:~ ol()r:,: t:Zi:.ll C.,l('\r o.fu !1 i .. .n.-, tht'"O~ (:>) roile:s CO\\":'h of Yn:: To:Jt s;:~:\;ion. 3. Inoh'~H~d is f4 ~i'Ti tt'ln ot .. \to:-.-ent of L-t. l'aho 'ti-"'l3 th~ l eldar o t th3 g.rcl\p FOR TF3 CO~I~lTDIUG OFFICERt S'btcJ;~n~ j 'r;j I RV .!HG !_\J.ut Cop;r fux-niJh~d R3[i;lC:"'.Ill 0ff1t;9 ~f5 l~o~ni~, Ari:o lJNCU\SSJFIED AS3I~ 'i:.'\~t !.DJUT ~lT UNCLASSIFIEiJ le On tha aft~rnoon of 11 .. \ US.S2.-tl1.-. U!Jthrr3it;lt&d tOl'1t c. Gl>oup of tnli~tad V:a~th~tr Ob:.J..,rvoru on 'h~Fi'.> ld io1i .rl.ion hlke frt'in Yu:-:l. 'i't' . t S~ation . ~11 tlOO Wet'~ HO!ftber" Of th9 U On um;y tl't.# thio ~-it .1 t:l c::."h d~p-ee 1u soionoe i\iid~a-at~ont baolq~round iu t;AOt'9c-raloi:.JIJ e~l\t d r;t.t::-n~1~">u or th gl. .. oup to ru1 obj eot dirclotly ovC"rhaad. Al; thi.: tl t~'3 ~;h~ trotl.p .1:,3 c~:,:'c~.l on th~ t)st sid~, tY l in the oti\d~ of a t1.e~, b..:,t'\"'Eien th~ o unal Ltu~ m..:tl i-:~:1 Colc.>rtHlo Rivvr, app:roxir.at~ly throe {3) rnilo" s ou t h ( ) f Y\.:~ To:1t S;;J.ti c!l on thrJ .Ari:':O!l~ &id~ of tho P.iv~r. Th~ Obj<Hl't Wa5 COCJ!%2 ir~n.eclit\t~ly by thl) N.ttil"~ e;x.o'-'P vrlthout r:.IJ dit'f'1oul~/ in fo.;,ur;l:'lg the 'c)y;,a or loo~till:s ic 0 '\llw'rh .. ts.d. It ~.prettarad tlst\'1 TTit h no ah~o:u_ ~irc-..l~'r-in_G.h~i~p"', C\l).n l'lhlle o~ o. ). .... ..,.~lltJ.:. CC'tlr".3~ Of approntrately .. 6_Cj n~ii~Uth, it did not t':::h i 'bit ~1. COil2pl!Jl:;~ly G'":OCl';l\ t~.~.jeotOX'l" It wn:'l nocompas:d~d in~r:1lttaut4 by t.m t~.ppaA.on:; V:\IJOr ::1td.l. lll'ln-p~raiatnt, tbil\, e.ud n~t ney lo:l~tr th~u one or t ;;o objGn't ~:u(:Ml~!lr~. tbia 'trlXL 1 or to.il d ist\pp:t:.r~d 1t:~odl~t'1Jly vd th.l.a. t!"~ nbov.., dii.entJ i o:-1s an i ~ aoc:o: 13d th~ objo~,t. s. Thirs objoot v;"J.S t E_t Di~h~gC:i by tb~ ;;rov.r-L\lu;r;t d:lr.:, ~ly o rh3":\d at an olov~ti-.>n e.v,lo in O..tC8 SI3 ot. Q D ., t o t h:;t po:Jl t-lotl of t h a er?lll,l ils rulot:t on to th~ <w.n -.1 bs.\uk, t :19 h t,ri:4.:>::t t o "t"b.rJ ~'<l.:Jt t-." ') ob3 ~rtlcYt~t1 't;) t,. h~i!;;h~h of 11pproxilk"\t&!y o.\.x ol oisht dtJ6raa3 '::lovt\ti cm . Th.:~ to;"'l tj.,;, t"::1) Object ? 8 Vlt:ibl~ b~t1;e~!l Ut.-, i'irrtt Ui~ht~ Civ\"k"~'l~t:H1 lU"1'3 the C.i "!.l!J_t>etr'!rA.I:..:,.o; ov~r ~he hori~o:1, l:iS V.:J'f7 oloo~ t :>, e.Jltt n .... t r:"l).""' th:~i.l ~-;ore-ra so~c:td3. I u app~l".,).\t s11:.~, tr.., objc.,,~r; su1)~stt~d a oi1ola (l1~ e.pp~o:d r:l;t:.ely 1/-.A :G;}h \ .!leJ:P. hold at amr w.hilo th~y arCJ oooupiod 1.\l ~-!~ir n:loisz: .. d W.!'at h . -.r \:uti~a, t l ... l. t th~.r nhoulJ a pt "c:;, t~'k.., b,,a'lin~s en the o'Ujoct i'ror.t t~-:o o 1 more ,ch~oo oli :..~ r ooi t"'.c.?:a an4 report th8ir f'indi.:o.g tl) ~.~ Unit Co;w~nd?Jr. In t!:'lia i.n::r\.:'\?l.C~ :;:r3 llppArent tlOtion of tl--n Objt';)~ ~!!S ~0 f'n:Jt th~t it ":fOUlc [:.....,~3 hOt1D i~!A>:J!libl(J to obt:-i.in anc.1lnr r~ndi~:s t'n 1 ~a traj ctory 't';i +.h t~e .. :.11.,odolit~ Et .,.,n w-lth th?l go s d1D1t~ctg~d o:Ad e;igh ti.!.lS O't~r th.-, o p')n g'..11t&l~l:.rt 6. Ot th 11tta.eh~d lis~ o1 ')D. FFC i:s ~ zl.~eu,.i;e P':l~;:tn r ~rl:;h l~.ba:ratoey ox~ri(')n,:-o~t; C!'T, , n sraa\a~ E in>t~r -~th ~oz;~ll3l" d"-~8.\.:;::1 c:r.:iY~ri.OollCtJJ a:!!.d ~1/:>G't a Univ~r..1i t::f ilt;'J"" ru:td ~,.. pt'~rl.olt~l.:; lr ,y(;.,c) a fl1~h~ .;nlin .. in lJ. S. j\i1. Fo;-ee. All of t L;; n ~ru t ::'t.-":lll!t.tltly n:Aiuin g ta.a l Vj ... "!: r o l13"~""I" ro1d h"1v3 h(\d z.:-tt ri. no~ tr:\ekll i.~,:~orolo&.tcHl bullOOM rl.'th OJ?tical oquipr._.,: . All ot th~ ; !._,D CrllY'cc'll~ea t . tJ. t t}i.-' ooj e ot 01eit d \ It'S tlnl.ik., (1.."\~ u~i6l~al obj..)t>~ ">r ft p:uJll'Oar\II'!J~ -c.:~:teh t ?\<.)j h d o .;,, t;ar.n p.:-c,-rl.o~aly, P.nd 'tltA:t t y W.d not b~lillv.a 1~ c:~uld b'J !.~i.~t-"~VJruy 1:.~ o Gif:ir:.a ~r.; n 'tf ):-Ath"r b~lloon. Ttl (:..T\l-\-'P ~r:'.l:. lold. tHnc.1~ f't!lr~.;r,.\r i~ ~rwrtir.nlJ,. t~o"'; to di.OOt lBliJ thia ulghtiu~. At'c!\oh'~d io e. lit> t 0~ ths ll'.Jn in "t.hie z\.oup. 7. 'Il~' \t~'ld~rn\gt=ed ha:s olevttn (11) )"ot'\r, t~lli\:ary c u~ in wt~orolt)gy. "l tlt el f.H.s\>wto.nt.id port1ou Ol~l,?loyed on waat.hor otJ,uil'!" dc:w'(';flor:~Ant Vl>tper t4ir Ob3~rvatiotU ont.lilir~ th" \i'!8 ot t1t.~ ui 5 t: ~l .. ,yp~a o; r.:\)C Ol. .. U).oc;i- e.on1,ariuon ~1 t.h ':Vhlch t h'\.ll ob j oui; o~uld be i'~th:tT' i u.,ntl t.'iod. UNCLASS1Fl~b VNCLASSJf'lE!J