PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD J. LOCATION 12. claaa1t1ed locat~ Soe EJ.centrol) Ma)' 58 tor D Peaai WJ Belle undo Vi s".l c en. ..... RM D Wea Aircteft GMT~==~l~]!!t!:!l~Z~====--' !;D~A~i~,.Visuol Ai,.lntercept RM D PeuiWJ Aircnh -----~No Jbdar Crew D Pe11iWy Aicel 1. LCNGTH OF OBSERVATION . L NUMIER OP OIJECTS t~.-:C~0-U-:-RS--E~..;_,-----t& . 0 lftaufflcieM Dll e.. Enl.,.ti- 10. 8RIE' SUMMARY Off Posaibl)' vaa u oDG vu reported 1D area. Sc;pne Yiaul thoupt tbe7 aav a meteor, otbera .ia14 lt wu AOt. 11. COM'IENTS 1ans atrent SE ot Bl Ceotro ATIC POD aa (lt&V H 8P II) atatod that upon s discharge, he left Imperial :1.11d the C!1\t:f ho.d no re,..or<! a.G present \'meresa.boutA , Oporatinns Offioor, llaval Air Stl"\tior:, El Contr~, Calif. , was in ~PI of said &ir,htings. and 1'\ade awile.hle the offioitl.l U~1vy Loe; covoring tba hl')ms stated that Yri th t;ho one (l) oxoeut:ton of th~ control t,war oporator reportine tho sighting, nono ol the airoratts aloft could obnorve 1\DY or the reported objoots in l;he t'kye COR r;tated that upon ohe<."\,C w1 th the oontro 1 towor aft"r report or aaid sir)1 infj, ho found tlae eon l.ro 1 tower ~lporo.tor ,.,..,. viewing the Jfl.ornin; oto.r throu~. a. set of binolulars anJ tr .. -.t at tha.t particular hour of the morning, the rr.ornine; star gives off 1.. pulRating, li(;l1.t that when Tievted throu~ a aot of binoculars appoars t, be rdd, y~llow, oreln~o and and tho pulsating etfoot has a te.adonoy to a?pO!lr t}lrtt the o tar irJ movi"'l.~ CDR t:t.ted that tho Yuma Tower after liatening to tiLO 'oou\'er5~t.ion on the l!tG.id drop ~lire baing o.n inter-to"JTOr COT'l"'\Unication, roporl6d cha.t a atran~e objeot in about t!1.e same posii#ion lu.d been si~ht6d. CDH stl.tod that he had no knowledge as to what the Yur.la 'o,;ar Operrttor was viowin;, but f1o~ the position 6ivon, st~ted tb1t he was personally s~tisfied that tho Y~na To r was Also ''iuwing tha mornint; star 6. Lt. (SG) .hir Ofi'ioor of the Do.y-, Uava.l Air Station, El Centro, California, was on duty o.s Air Offic~r of the D!ly lS l~y 1952, :md nlso oheoked the ntrOl Tovrer O'_k1erator s sit)ltinG, and stated tho.:t it wo.s tho ~rnin[; etA.r. Lt &tated th~t there were numerou~ airor~:rt up on oarly mo!"l'lin[; flights at thiR time, and upon notific~tion, all pilota wore alerted to observe ror D.<:ri~tl pheno1nenen. All reported neg:..ti ve. 7 r~r , CAA. Office, l!J..S, El Centro, C'l.lii'., ,;a.a internt.~'ed in lieu of J.Ir. CAA, El Centro, Cs.lif'. llAS, a.."ld stt.ted that thoy "'~r~ unable to oonf'i nn repo of unS d6ntii'ied objeoto over El Centro, Calif., on 13 l :ay 1952. Tho only records in referQnoe to the ab>ve ro1.,0 rt Tlere copios of tho El C cntro, Calif. Sheriff's Office messsa.ge incorporated in this report. J.ir. stated that cont,.ot t:o.s made i":ith tho 75lst AC!ii Squadron, l~ount L una, C~lif., vlith neg~tive results. Mr. stated thAt the Y\ Tow~r had ~cpurtod on tho drop llno the si~'l or I. myst'3rioua ob eot in the oa.storn s!::y, a.nd artor Q. check by and Lt. ot the Oparation3 Office, liAS, El Centro,. Cr.lif., the offioers reported th1t their tovrer oparo.tor ~:3.s view1!.1G t l. e norning star throu&h his binoculars, and it was tboir opinion that t!1o Yu..-.a To1rer -.:o.s o.l~o sightint": t.he same object. tir. stato:l that no further invu~ti tion vas DO"tNGRADF.D AT 12 Y8~T~ INTERVALS; NOT AuTO)tt\Tl~i\l.T.Y DECLSSlFl0. DOD DlR 6200.10 F n~ USAF lJASj~DC TO JZDZ~./CGAIHDfi'COi; El~T AFB CCLO JZD~iP/C!fit:l AT!C ':lRIGhT PATT!:R~OC AFD Cl~IC FHOi J ,,FOil~ -1A2 42~ 44 Tl1E FOLLC~i G CABLi:~ FHOh FL r SVC CEi':Tl:H OLH~ TEAD CAL IF F IV~ FLYING SAUCERS AS LARGE AS D-3C) ~1lTi! LIGHT ULDtRt\EATH DISi,P PEARZJ TO SOUTH tJEST UITE TEHl1IFIC RATE OF SFEI:.:D EL CE.~:Tno .JEl\TrtER AT ~315 PST CLEAR 15 i'.Il.t:~ VIS 12 111 SIGHTED .'\T l.3~1152JREPCR fED . i.L C.;~TRO r!AS ~ZPORT1.) ~;H,,T A??EAR~D TO BE A Si1CCTH\G STAR AT A DIVZ STrL~i\GE OBJECT LI ]~E :' p;,RACHUT!: FL.:\IlE OVEH SOUT:; Ei.D OF ~AL T0t. SEA CALI}'' l3 :::1 s:7 VIJ!J.; Cl\LIF TO~JLR O~EHATOr< SlGliTZD A PULS.ATII:G OHAt'-.SS reo l.Oi.~ A ?2!1IOD TC: BE A FALLII:(;; ST.\f~ " FAGE TWO JZPl~Q 35~A "1.311~ZZ-1~1230Z EL CI:JJTriO I~AS H/',;J f\ FO!<.iATIOI~ CF FCUR F;)tF 11~ LOC/\L LIGH f 111 VICINITY AT THIS TINE." AF FOIM 11Z~AIT I APPROVID I JUNII .. LASSIF.Jt:.t.: . (1:A Yl: BLANK) . UJd. ted S """r Aaerlca AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ot IDtonatloa on VDccm-entlonal Alrcratt S~tbn Calltomla aDd Southern Arlzoaa Dir. ot Intell - 27th Air Division (Dar Varied -See Part II CHARL~ P. CASSI Personal Cont~ct and Int3rro tions _Air Defense CO!!IInd Letter 200-1 1. !h1a report oontaiu 1nt01ation obtained trom personal contact and int9rr0- gat1on or tbe foll::wiq ind1v1dualal El Centro, California +--Sberitt, NUaDd, Calitornia Patrolman, Imperial, California Sargent, Imperial, Calitorrda Tov3r Operator, Yuma Municipal Airport, Yuma, Arizona El Centro MuDloipal Airport , El Centro, California 2. This re~ort 1a the result ot a telephone call receiYed trom Hq, Wetern Air Datenae Poroe, at,ting that unconYentional obj9cts had been sighted at lnma, Arizona and at sweral locationa in Southern California on the morning ot 13 May 1952. All available vas tirat transaitted maans "'DI=ST=RI=.=n=.oi-IY Oiiiiiiii 2 cya -CO, AMC, ATTih MCIS 1 07 -CO, ADO, ATTit Dlr ot Int.U WADI', 1TT1h Dlr ot Int.ll Major, USAF Director or Intell1g~nce Lt. Col., USAF Deputy tor Op~ratlona 111 THIS DOCUMENT IHftMtMATIOM AIPKTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 01 THI UNITID STATU WITHIN THE Of THt tSPIONW ICT,ID U. S.C.- II AND .. AS ITS TRANSMISSION OR THI REVELATION 01' ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANHIR TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PAONIIITtO IY LAW. IT MAY NOT K RIPRODUCI' IN 0A Ul PAIIT. IY UNIT0 STATtS AIR FORti AGIHCIU. IXCln IY PERMISSION Of THi DIRECTOR OP 110' !GINCL 'tf "I. -atlUP&IIPIUIIIIIIJI .. Of .. ti ' 1~11311 UNCL.AssrFIEO AF FOIM 112 PAIT n AVPMWIO I JUitll .. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Director at Intellig~nce Hcu 27th Air Division Det' IIOORT flO. A. of T!leQbone Cogyersati~n Reeeivod by this Hg, 13 l!gy 1952. . / At ll38Z, "Contorm (75lst Ac:!al Sqdn, Ut. Laguna, Calif) called and said , inimen (CAA) had rece1Ye4 reports or five (5) "!lying saucers" in the !;;1 Centro, Calif. Area. Several minutes later a scope operator at "Conform" reported n long streruc SE pt El Centro which lasted tor two (2) sweeps of the antenna. The following information was received from March ~ir Force Base Flight Service and was contained 1n a report sent to ADCa Eov~ring over El Centro, five {5) "flying saucers as large as D-36 s vrith ~ light underneath disappeared to the Southwest at a terrific rate of speed. .wl Centro ;leath- er at OJl;? was clear, 15 miles visability. The7 were reported at 13/1115Z by El. Centro Sheri!f's office. At 13/1 J l5A an F9F pilot taking ott !'rom ~ Centro Naval Air Station reported \'I hat appeared to be a shooting star diving at an angle or 60. At 1 142Z a sheriff's car at llilnad, California sightetl a strnnge object resembling a pnraehu.te f'lare over the South end oi' the Salton Sea. At ll50Z a control tower operator at Yuma sighted an orange and blue object 320 and 20 miles froa his position. H:>vering in one position it changed to anoth~r position and began hovering again. Operator said it v1a.s sighted for too long a period to be a falling star. From llOOZ to 1230Z El Centro K\S ho.d a flight of tour (4) F9F s airborne on a local flight :Je had no fighters airborne at the tine and did not scramble a."ly. F:JALUATION OF ABOVE. _ _.B -... 6.. El Centro, California was interviewed stated that he &.IV' of the objects reported, nor did he personally know ~ ot the indiYiduaJ s concerned. However, he furnished a copy of the report r ecieved by the Desk Sergeant on the morning of the 13th of M~ 1952, as follows: ~uSC :!ON CRnh DOWNGRADED AT 12 YF.AR INTERV A l.S; NCYI' A UTOl\IATICALT~Y DECLASSIFIED. DOD DIR ~200.10 Imperial PD advises that Officers seeing 5 flYL"le saucers, described as i~<'A& looking as larce as B-36s and having lights on the under 3ide, no noise wa.s heard end the Officers state the.Y \'1atched thern for approx 4 min,.ltes. Notified Layton, CAA, E1 Centro, Vlho will alert the },filitary. L~erial PD advise that their Ofticersstate the saucers took ort to the south-we3t. CAA notified. 4t42 ~ On check1DI with various departments attempting to conl'ir~ the above rdport, tound that the bad seen the above object, but th()ught it to bs a jet a:l. Doput,T that he haa a strange object in the sky at the south-~est end of the Sal Sea. States object looks like a flare in the sky, moving up and dm7n nt approx ),000. One big light. it might be a weather balloon. Uone or the Ottioers on the El PD sa.w any object9 in the sky. ~Same ot Br is l , CLAssF,Eo AF FOIM 112 PAIT U AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Direotar of Intelltgeaoe Hq, %7th .\1r DiYision (Oaf) Rlf'OIIJ ID. C.\.o\ notit1ed of ~bcwe, has ni~rntt chocking. ~ror:~a All the above Ott!a'llt-S have been on dllt-y npprox 4:! hour., nnd nrd cold :;ohdr. n 3t~a object, CM, advi3ea that th<J 7la.V".f Control 'i,':1.ter .:J. C:!ntto r.l_ .. orted o ::u tn~ :1s \Tell as th$ !..r:v Control "l'om'r in i)L.,a 1. 1'h-t. time d3t.e <lid ;you obe .hat '\'1a:l thfl aotual. oic;hGing tron \'lh~rt! you nt.'loo? Souttmftst area OV3r Cat n Springs. WhA-t nas >.r line of ~ic;ht? Lo~, diotant, appr~ate~ 3 Q. ~otl7 what, shape did the objflct app~ar to h.;Lve ox-r~aemble? A. . Onl;r as a bright llr;ilt. it moved, oscill~t~ Q. . ~:ould j-ou sa;, it m.1.7 h:1v" been n Pnra-Flr~s? it ~'fould hOYer and th~n .cuve. Q. 7lhat coloor 1'138 thi!l light? J,. ~'hit! light, lilt~ nn electric bub. Did nnyGne beside yourself see it? no. I W~S al.Qne a1; ths ti e Q. Ha:rs you h ~a-rd of othe:-3 ~eelne it? ot.her thAA t h e !'-~port by the ;;1 (:cnt~o D k Jerc::~Mt. 110 J'Otl Vletlr [!la:Jsas a,t, n.i.!;ht? that was the tt "'li3ib:LUt.7 clear, CAVU. Did you re?o~ thi3? J!~, but I ""'n:s oonto.ct . .:n b:t r:1dio ~nd ro~orlc1 n:1at ::ere J'O'l r$f;uest.ad to invostignta !ll'ther? 1011: THIS DOCU .. Nf CQNTAI .. tNFOitiiATION Af'Pitl._ THI NATIONAL DUIMSI 01 THI UNt rtD STATU WtTHIN ntl MlANtNG Of THE ESPtOIWil ACT. 50 U. S C- II ANOJI. AS llS TIWHMttSIOI'I OR Tl.ltiVIUTION 0111S CONTI'In'S IN ANY N~tt11 TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON tS PROHtltTED 1\' LAW. IT MAY Nnf 1i M.URDOUCID 1M OR IN Mill'. 8Y OTHIA THAN UNITID SfATD Alii fORCE EXCIPT IV P11NtSIIOHOFTHI DtiiECTOIIOF IHTDJ.IGUtCK. uw. 'liN Cl.ASSJFI EO Af F01fll111 PAIT II ADPRGWD I JUNI - AIR" INIEIIIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT , (4tflilllft IIDOIIY JG. ot Iatell.J.aeoe Q. llov lODI 7CN beeD Oft dut7? A. I reported OD at 2000 how-a. Q. What vaa the nature ot 7au.r dut7? ' light patrol. Q. .&JJ7 aealat&Dt vlth 7ou? Q. Have 70U Q. !Y~r aae ~ thing like this baf'ore? .l. ODl7 weather balloons. Q. Do 7ou Jmov ot ~ acti'litiea arOQDd 70tJr area ~ speci.al. interest? Q . All 700 eav then vae a light? Q. Wu 1 t a abarply discerned obj eat ot aise and shape or spe9d? KVALUATION OP ABOVE C -5 2. Interrogation ot 184S hours, 19 Mat Patrolman, Imperial, Cal.if"ornia at at Imperial Pollee SMtlon. Q. Where approx!aatel7 vere Jo.& vh 7ou tlrst observed the objects? A. I vaa OD 9th end R Streeta in Imperial at 0310 AM 13 Mq 52. Our ron tor beiDa in the area vas to deliver a message. I saw an odd pare dOVD. There are hlp treea in the area and r:q partner Chenq, noticed th first. There awe three in number and they vere travelinalorth t'l'OII thislocatlon ot observance, and vare joined b7 tvo more ad tb.,. all bepn to orbit. Q. llbat vaa their sise, and colour! A. I oouldD t ldeDtit7 th, except tor the light which vas underneath the object shining down, a vhite light, tive in total. Q. Arq noise? Q. D14 JOU notice "\1 particular behavior? A. lODe oth tba olrcl.lq am over poai tiona. Attar a vhlle ot tb disappeared, nnlahed. Th~ir speed vas very ta:Jt. Q. I.tke a jet! Q. Arq exbaut-lita 7 Q. A'bcMt h011 hip were tb obj eota I Ae (DO oa.aaat, unable to estt.aate) 1011: TMIS r CCtiTAU. I .. OitMATION AIJLIIM& Tte NATIOIW. OI.IINSI OF THI UMIT!D ST ATO WITHIN Thl MUNING Of THIL ESPIONAGl N.;.T, 50 U ;i. C'.- MO & AS AMUDIO. ITS TIWIIMISSIOII 011 THI MVIUTICJN ~ In c:oN rENTS IN liMY MANNffl TO AN UMAUTHO.tlllO PRSOM 15 PROHIIITf:O R't' LA'N, If MAY I lOT M Ill 011 .. PMI'. IY OTMU TH.vt UNFriD ~TATD Alii fORti AGiNCIIS. XCEP'J BY PAMI~ Of rHi OIREtlOR 01 vw. UNCLASSIFIED u ~LASSIFIEQ Af FOIM111 PAIT R AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT Director ot Intellt1ence Hq, 27tb ADiY (Det) nhat ed to the other two objects? A. Thq heacled South. .. Arrr particular area or d:l rection? A. Jlext co. . Q. How far ia that? A. About 2S miles due South. Q. i'iere you able to observe them for any time? Q. ;I ere aey of our aircraf't airborne? A. llo, not at the time. Q. mtere and who? 1~ The Naval Air Station about 20 minutes later. Q. After the objects left? There were no US aircraft airborne when 700 observed these objects? None at all. Did 70u report this incident to anyone? No, we drove aronnd trying to locate the house nwnber that we had been usianec:l. Later the Desk Sergeant phoned the Sherit:t' s of'f'ice in El Q., What time appro;x! mately was this? About O)lB. Q. Eight minutes after the first sighting? A. Yes~ about that length of time. Q. You are quite sure about the time? A. Yes, I am positive. Q. Do you have Radio .c;quipped Patrol Cars? A. Ye3 we do. rwo way with the Sherif'f s office Q. Do they maintain continuous listening? A. Yes they do. Have JOU discussed or canpared notes or enquired of' anyone since the Onl.7 what l read in the paper. Q. What paper? A. The lJapeil Valle7 Press. The aame dq I aaw the objects. INTERVALS NJ.DAAUTT 12 YF.AYt , DECL.Assr~n. or.rL\TrC.I\T~t...v ... r-4V. DOD DJR 520fl1 r .a THIS POCUMINJ OONTAI .. &MJOIIIMTION AINCI lNG TMI NATIONAL ~ 011 THI UNITED ST'ATIS WITHIN ntl MEANING 011 THE lSPIONAGliCf, 80 U. S. C.- II AND 31. AI AMINNil 11S 011 THE RIY&ATIOH 01 ITS CXJNTI.NTS IN AN'I MAHNlll TO AN UNAUTHOitlliD PRSON IS I'ROHI81TlD BY LAW, IT MAY NOT AIDooucm .. 011 IN PMT. rt lHIM U,.ITID &TATD Alii f'ORCI EJCCD'I IV PRMISSIOH OF THI DIRCTOIUW lftiU LJGFNCI. ON CLASSIFIED AI FOIM 112 PAll II t:I LASSJFfD AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT Dbeotor ot AM Q. Wb JOG eav th ob3eota, uacU.., vhere geoP"aphioall;y could 7ou fix A. Hlp 1D the aq OY.r B