PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS l ...,1 R Anr 'l? ! Bethe's do., ~1arylund ~. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE -- - .. civilian:J - - I i-6:-NUMrlE R 0-FODJECT s --9-.COU RSr g 7. LEtiGTH 0!= OG!-ERVATION h-8 sccomls Wo s Boll o<'n Probably Ballo o n Pos:.i Liy Uclloc.n Wos /oi rc:roft Probnbly Airc ra ft Po~sibly Ai rc rnft Wos A s.tronomi c.,J Probohl y Astro nomical Pou1bly Astronomical Insufficie n t Ooto lor E~oluotioo 10. BRIEF SUMMAin' OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENn OranGc-ycllov color. Lisbts in V Forma tic n. Straight and level n~neuvero. A.TlC POR:'IC J29 (REV 26 S~ 52) Sighted V sh d fo~n~tton Data on form..'lt,ion in repo~t No o./c in m-ea.. CSAl~' ITEH 9/F-.. TO ATIAA-2C HUf,>J:L'l' FH AFOIN-V/TG l<'OUHNET ,. . FOLIO'.IUJG It-.T-0 REPORTJiJJ THIS HOHNINGVIA TELSPHONh BY liR m:, \:,\SHH~GTON, U.C.: AT ABOUT 0100 IffiS TO v.\Y, \!HILi:: STJ,.HLJI KG I N Y.'\,Tl.u OF FRIGl!u IU AUJJ 3 FHI LHLS OBSLRV.i.:.D \JIL~'f JI.P,>dill.J~l.J TO OR uil<:USLD LIGHT OF.ANGt: IN COLOif. AH;.; FA 1RLY Si-IAR?LY 1" J:rrn .,. FOIC:i~TIOlJ COHTAilTL:.U BL'l'\il!.li:N 7 AND 15 Oi3J,:c 'l'3, ALL .Pl:..l\.:.':': CTL Y S?ACL O ANU l:AillTAilii NU ? ! .. RF'-..CT FOH.HATIO!l. INCLU L-~lJ Al~GLl: OF VI:L 1!.STI'liNl1!.u AT /1-0 DEGHUS . lo'IRS'i' 0!33ERVi!:u IH SS.1~ AT EL:::v'A'l'IOH Of ABOu'l 50 DJ~G. 'l'R.A.V:;;.H&l~u AHC APPHOX 100 i1~G Il~ .ABOUT 5 Si.<.CCHT....S Ai!u LOST F'ROH VIEH ALl:OS'i' DUE liOH'_lJ AT APt,HOX 30 J.>!:Ci l:L: . .'/ .\.'.!.'IOn. TO'l'AL S PAGI:. ALONG A L~ OF' TI!1J VtE. \fi ATEI.:l uESGRIHEu AS CLt.J\ .. { '. ITH IfO LOUt S NO'i'ICJ;:u. Ai'uRJ;~ 'S. ~.'ILL AJ VIS!:: YOU OF A!!Y O'llfE!t .:.;l.:'l'.r.ILS \ ;HIGH H ... C,Jlli!. .AVhil.J\:!31..... PlS TELECO~ZRENCE 1 ;;~SS.\GE F<'RM (S~c inc:-1J.ctinn3 on r cvcrGe Gid e or thi~ ugc ) .tiNCLAS~IFlF.n 1. lTElt NO. more space 1::; needed , c ontinue on a. plain ohP.~t of p ap er . ) ' 9 . Au~rftoP."jif;:;; BY: Air Ad jutw4t CeJ.c-rHl, A'l'fi'A 8. cco~.n.!I~.Nl'.LV LY: (NI\iB & GYt.moL) 1 mSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPJ\R:i:NG AND StmMIT'fTIU~ FOaJoi Subni t OiiE c Clf the Cottplcted for" t o .! .. \y 1000 hourn of d~.;r oe~;o, c 1.s t-1; t. e serit Unl<'ss ~peci.tll nrrd~ }!~.~ents rr~ m~(lc \Tl t.h A"rtPA for 1~"'e s-lb:!i ,..nlon no' l!~ ocnt mr.il t' c ::'ol1ou:1n; cc-r..rcr~nc:! Corn~lc.:te form e.s f'ollotrA: Block 1. Preparin~ office "ml t . \-I ill b e completed by t e1econ or)crator Bloc k 2 . If a classi.fied :nesna.g~ ot{4~Up i n uecurit~r clo.r.;!j.ifico.tion. not a. clasolflC'd mc.;;sa e ntP-r ''U:J-::la::;c:Lficd '' . Bloc k 3 . Enter dat e th~ meGsugc will be eent, not date prepo.rl:d. Block 4. Enter name nnd r.ymbol of sender. Enter nrune nnd symbol of r eceive r . Block 6. If a clasRified mc sae.ge enter e.s tl:c first two worcl::; of th..! messat;e "Security Informa.tion then 1)roceed wit h the rnC?Bsagc. I f not o. claz~it'lcd mcssa:e otni t the Wl')rds "Sccur i t,y Inf"'rrecitirn. " . Originator enter signature and person hose n~une app)ars Block 8. CoC"rdinators e nter n tuoe and symbol. Block 9. Air Adju taJlt Ge neral C"ntcr SiBilatm-c. or may not be the Bott"'ln ,f f'nrn. If' a clRssjficd rness~tgc stamp in security cln i:flc:\ticn. : SECUillTY INi"O i O ft.Tl,'\1\-2C HUPPf.LT . A!>DITI~>~AL I~JiO THIS SIGH'TI~1G. F.STCYffES Tia:: Ol.5J IN ff~cJNt YAJD OJ F?.I 1il l :J J~ ~HQ Gl\tJE FIRST l~EPORT fiR~T SIG:i'! ~J OBJECT~ 1'.1 ABOUT .:1 v DIG ELZV HI SOUtH. 035:!::\/:D CONT l~JlJOUSl;l FO~ 4 TO S SZCONL1S H! U: C~SC T:l CONT!;~u.::n TO~ 1\~lD NOrlT!l ON S!rlA!GHT I~: ~;o~T:l iJHEN THE OiJ3TfHJt;T~D VISIO~. JECT3 DESCRIBED AS fOR~ING V~S FOR~ATION G!IJIJ C Iil?HE~t;IO~ Or I~ C! .. U D. :\'lt;Lr: OF VEE :'\:lOUT !tO DEC. ., ,., ,~c:~ r~:.:!J A:; O~lt'\NG:: YELLO:f COLOR L!GHT SOU~CE5 t::~lt;Tl( i :CTIC.S!J VISION V RY POOR ( IN i~ORTH. .S.~tD ro Hi CLI.\l WITH NO Cl.OUDS NOTICD :\~ID ~?Pf.;\it!:D TO UE QUIT I~TZLl.IGE T A:~D VE::tY I~ E::=1THC:S!)A, STAl"ES THAI VI!1ION H,\TZD U? 'l'O UP TO 2fJ/1J P .\n uor :-; sc:n L.l Fi: f'..o1TICL~ P;llOR 'rJ SlGHTI~lG VJ.~ION VZRY POOR ( : J~ D~D N~")1 SC: 03JEC!S L:f f il. ":'tL~luST DI:t.::CT!.'! 1t\1t 01 O~SE'ilVATION i~.;SZlVATION ...... DECLASSIF1BD ~.\F'i'~:J~ 12 YJ~A "Rd. UNCLASSIFIED I..PPEm.>n VII Bethesda, J1arylans -}.8 April 1952 iJl:.SCRIPTIOll 0? lt!CIDt:!rr Four civilian:~ reported that they observed a V-fon:ation of frou 7 to 9 lights traveling north over Bcthenda, ryland, at 0130 ~T on lB A?ril 195?. The included a."lglc or the forca.tion or nyn was estina~d to be 40 o) There vas one lizh t at the apex and three to four in each lee . La.ch 11 eht npr.>earod to be ornnre-yellov, circular, and to OCCUf>Y 15 percent of the total length or the leg. The rornRti'>n, or object, \reS first sighted nt on elevation of nbout wo in the ::outh and disnn':'>er~.red b~hinC: sor.1c tree s at W .in the n orth, The UltoJ . tirlo or ob~ervntion was f:rot'l four to cicht ~cconds und t~1t:rc vas no ~oundo . All foW" observers vere intcrror.ated nncl thou accountn of the incident \/ere sinilnr. They stated that they had not seen the Life Hagazine article describinc the Lubbock incident prior to the siehting~ STATUS OF IlWES'i'IGATIOU The possibUit7 or jet aircraft in the area was checkedo A s:L.,il a.r re;x>rt -.t light foroations did turn out to ba very probably a B-4~ type o..ircraftJ .owever, nei jets were kno\m to be in the area at the tiue of this incident. III. C01'CLUSIOl1S UNCLASS\\Ell