PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Uiohn\m~tS, 3. OATETIMC vROUP ._ TYPE OF OBSERVATION ... 21.~<?. _ _5:~! rllt.round Visual 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Wn Aircraft 0 Probobl y Aircroh 0 Possibly Aircr:>h .$. PHCt'O' ;-----C50URCE- - --. - -0 Wos Astronomical C Yn 16 '\lnQl"Old 411rl 0 Probably Astrono~t~icol IX No .~-f 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. L61':GTH OF C9SERYATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other ....._ _ 30 seconds l ~ lnsulliciont Data for Evaluation 10. IRIEF 'UMMARY OF $1CiHTING 11. COMMENTS Redd1ah color. Owl shape. ObJect hovered tor 28 seconds II~vcrcd tben moved. (npprox) then moved lnst 2 second& or liono -Balloono ore launched at 0300. obaervntion. Iblloon extremely hich could appear to be red this late a" niGht. ATIC FORM ~29 (REV 26 IP 12) I //INTEL '-793 PD SUBJ CLN SIGHTING OF UNIDENTI- FlED FLYING OBJECT PD(' PD DESCRIPTION PD SHAPE (,.,A SAUCER PD ~IZ .. CMA UNK PD COLOR CMA DULL RED PD NO CMA ONE PD TRAIL OR EXHAUST CMA NONE PD PRPLN SYS CMA NONE PD SOUND CMA NONE PD MANEUVERS CMA SLIGHT CLIMB TO DISAPPEAR PD MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE CMA INTO CLOUD PD 2 PD TIME OF SIGHTING CLN APPROX ~130 HRS CSI 8 MAY_5.~.PD 3 PD DURATION OF SIGHTING CLN 112 MIN PD ~ PD MANNER OF ABSRN CLN VISUAL CMA FR SURFACE PD ' PD LOC OF ABSR CLN ON 700 BLK ON JD ST CMA MISHAWAKE CMA IND PD . OBJ WAS SW OF OBSR.PD 6 PD OBSR IS FEMALE CMA AGE 16 PD RELIABILITY AND r EXP UNK PD NO OTHER WITNESS PD 7 PD WEA CLN CLEAR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS PD 8 PD LOCAL ACFT ABN AT TIME OF SIGHTING CLN UNDETERMINED PD 9 PD PAGE TWO JEDPK iJl REMARKS CLN INITIAL INFO REC IN LTR FR OBSR PD END CRIMMINS 2J/1940Z MAY JEDPK UN CLASS IF h:.u JEDPK 831 RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPNB 444! DE JEDPK ZJ1 Ft1 CG 11706TH DEi WG OHARE INTL APRT PARK liiDGE ILL TO JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO ~ ( UNCLASSIF!0 . INFO JEPHQ~DIR OF INi . HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC ' . JEPNS /C~ EADF ~TE~ART AFB NEWBURGH. NY AITN.DIR OF ' lrutio,_.. d It r .;:::atn.:d in ontl Ii' ~hi~ l G f'.r'.J UGe ~lnoorcly, DO\VNGRAbE!) A't 3 1' DECLASSIFIED AFT n }'rr.EnV AL~>: DOD DlR 5200.10 YEARS. .: . uNCLASSIFIED TION REPORT APPROVID I JUNIII. AIR INTELLIGENCE FROM VlfMcl) JcUOiiT tD. H-! l.({Outh Deren Wine ()t ;(A.re International Airport Ti1e rollowin& report is submi ttad in compliance with ADCL ?J0-1, o.a amended by ADC l.IISSION INTELLIGENCE, Issue iro. 3, dtd 16 !1-pr 52. dtd 11 Apr 51, 1. D?aori2tion of object aightad. a, The shape or the object sighted was doscribed as ovf'l ( s oe I nolo:Jurs '/.~1). DJ.f'inition (aharpneaa or outline) was described AS r.li(;htly hazy, t~li~ h r.>inr; attrl1lut a d !;o the fact that the object was o.pparently a e;roat distanoe aw83. b. Slza. Ths o bjeot was d escribed aa bain~ slightly l o3s them one- hal t he size o~ th5 moon. o. Color. Doscribed by the obsarv~r as uoing a <.lull_ ln-'lion s a red. d. Number. One ( 1). e. Fornation. Not applicable. t, Aarodillaml.O foatufeB. Undetermined. C Trail or exhaust. Th3re wa.s no trail or exhaust observed, oi cha r ,.,hila the object waa stationary or in mo~ion. h. Propulsion system. Undetermined i , Sound. lione. j. l!aneuvers. The object waa in a1V1t or a t otal of approx i mately thir~J (30) neconda, t-Renty-eight (2S} of which the object was stationary. 'f~en in npproxi- : ..ately t'>ro ( 2) seoonda time, the object was observed t;o describe an arc in the horizon~al plane or about ao de~reea to the right and about 20 degrees i n the vertical plane. (See Inoloaure ~2) k. l!a;ener of' disappearance. The object disappeared into a cloud. This observation ia unusu&l because although the object was dasoribed as being a dull, intense red color. the clouds wore desoribed by the weather observer at Bendix I'ield as being thin to the point that stars could be vaguely discerned. The obj set could have been high enough above the clouds to catch sun rays gi ring red color. l: Other porti,nent ini'ol'"T!\&tion. It'rom the various angular b aaring s r:1ade nt the ~cone, the following data ls submitted as n.n in.telligent estimate, ass,lmin6 that disappaarf\lloe of the object w<~a at un altitude or 2 5,000 f eet. Speed -6,120 mph. Trt\olc -225. Distance covered -4,~ ft. nt\1 CitAD~O A!r 3 YBAR INTERV.'! " pi(a .A !FlED AFTER 12 EAF.S. 2. Time. The time of the sightin~ \'taa 2130 hours on S .. Apri...l 1952. Dl~A.tion of the obseriation waa approximately 30 seconds. .! 3 ~.:fUUl~r or observation. The doors. a.'"l.d waa not' wear1ng r;laaaee. Th\i observer was o,~t\.f' 4. Locat.ion of obaerver.-ob~ ect. The observer was standing ne!\r n zo:iid an<.s'' looat.ed o.t r~l .l:..qst; 4h11T. Street . .ashflw"ka, St. Jos e p h County, I nrl!R..rta. I.oc i.on of: MN: THIS OOCUMEHf ClOHTAINSINFORMATIOM AFPU:tiHG THE NATIOHAL Df.to"NSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE M:f, SOU. !i. C.- 011 THI RIVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER 10 AH UNAUTHORIZED PERSON 15 PROHIIUTEO BY LA'M. )I AHD 31, AS AMNOID. llS TIUIII IT IIAY NOT M RURODUCID IN Oil IN EXCEPT BY PERMISSION Of THS DIRECTOR OP' llNCLASStF~Eq : UITILUGUICI. Ulf!'. MPRO\BIJU .. llq l~7o6bh ~rena AIR INTEWGENCE L .,CLASSJFIED INFORMATION REPORT the object (baaed on diaappearance at 25,000') ia estimated aa follows& Original air)lting-4.~ awq (horizontal)., llt g,16o altitude. At disappearance -9,100' away (horizontal), at 25,000 altitude. 5 intor.mation on observer. The observar ia an intelli~ent, well- informed so a , o, gh not well versed in aerodynamics nor in meteorology, in the opinion or the interrogatln& officer, convinced of th~ euthentioi of this phenomena and baa been completely honest in her statements. shawaka, Indiana. 6. Weather. a. Thu following weather information waa obtained from Bendix Field, South Indiana, which ia approximately S miloa to the northwest of' the observer. Clouds -Thin broken at 25,000 f'eet. Visibility -7 ~iles. Temperature -45 de~rees. Dsw Point -35 Wind -Southeast at 15. Altimeter setting -30.14 b. The weather observer on cbty at Bendix Field on the ni~;}\t ot g .hpril 1952 info~ed the inveatigating otticer that he received ~vo telephone calls on that eveni reporting unusual objects (or object) in the sky. Receiving calla or this nature is unusual. However. when the weather observer looked tor the object, he saw \'that was in his opinion a searchlight reflection on the clouds. The color or this reflection \'~s li~bt silver or white. The observer ot the red object was definite about the fact that the object was si r;hted in a space where there vrere no clouds end that it then disappeared into a cloud. A. searchlight shining on a cloud would r;i ve an etfeot the reverse of th1 At the ~ime of the sighting there was mough light to distingui clearly the outline or the clouds Activities or condi ti,ona which mir;.l!~ n,ocou for the si !J!tin.g,- (1) The Dode;e llanutacturinz; Co., which lios on a direct line between the observer and the obj eot si~hted, and which has bla,at n,rnge.J, ce'!!_!! !'-Z:tion or ita turnaoea at 16oo houra daily. 'J:here are no other industrial sites onOT"i'bout-the lineor-ste;ht;-rhere were DO firea in the area; end the P.olice, Newspaper, nnd rndio astation rooe1Ted no reports or unusual oajoota. Exlatence ot ony physical ovide.nce.. Z!!'lrtE. J)UWNGRAD~ll li'l~ 3 YEAR lNTERV r DECLASSIFIED AFTER 13 l:EARS. Interception or identity!% action t~en. NO'IE. llOD DIR 6200.10 Local aircraft airborne at thfJ tin e Of D un: nus DOCUMINr carerAIINJORMATIOII FECTIN8 THE NATJONAL. 011 THE ureaTIO STATU WITHIN THE MEANING OF TH ESPIONAGE Acr. sou. s. c.-I Sl AHO 31. AS AMINDID. llS Oil REVILATION 011 ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAHN11 TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT RUIIODUCID Ill Oil Ill EJCCU'f 8Y PERMISSION Of THE DIRECTOR OF INTD.LIGIIICI. I UNCLASSIFIED