PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ' 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Bolloon xi co 0 Probably Balloon Ponibly Bolloon J, D4TITIMC GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~-GrounciYtauoi(C>~ 0 Wos Aircroft 0 GroundRodor 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Po ui bl y Ai rcrofr 0 Air-Vi IUCII 0 Air-lntcrc~tpt Roder 0 Wos Astronomical 0 Probobf 'I Astronomical Several AF Office Ponibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION NUMBER Of OBJECTS 10. BRIE' SUMMARY 0' SIGHTIN3 Generally hoverins--very little ch~nco in A>S1 tion . One aoutce thinko 1 t was paper in on updloft? 1~ definite conclusions Colora Bilver &Ape a Circular v/4ome 4TIC FORM J29 (Jt&V 2t SU 12) 9. COURSE Other.l>~l) 0 lnsufficint Ooto for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS Det31led Report--Visual si~htinc vith a telescope, theodolito, binoculurs. Attetnpted radllr and airborne interception and 11arn1.ng Squadron, do herE." by Mke the tJNCLASSif'lED 135th Aircr~ft Control v .... .Aowlnfi svorn stat.et::cnt~ a, 23 t-Ry 195~ at 16oo hours, ,.rhilo actin:: ns Dlrect-:>r, I w~u~ in- formed b)' the door guard tlat there Wtls a silver object in the ::;lcy t~o th~ West of our stat.ion. I itnJ:'ledilltel.y \tent dotrnstr.irs to th~ door o.nd observed a FJhining object At a low angle from tho P,ro:.md. I then t.mnt back to the radru-scope and obstrved three trllck3, at. 20, ?5 and ;.o ,,tileo honrUng outbound. Aft~r checkin~ with the Identific:1tion :.oction, I Hap; able to identify on~1 track as a Constellation. Idaho //1 belnc cirb~Jrnn at the time on a test flight, ws ctivrtcn from over Kir t.l!!nd to i.d(mtlfy the ott.er two trncks r:tnrl rlso to search for any unusual objects. Idnho 111 van vectored to 350 degrres and 11 angels and at approximately 'i5 miles one tr~ck vns identifind as a Piper Cub. Idaho one continued for the ~o cond track on a heading or 2SO dezrer.;s and at 50 tr.iles, identified a C-1 .. 7. The third track at this tl.a wna T/0 deerE."cr. l'nd 85 milen. I receive1 ,.,ord that the object wnA still in sight S:') h~d !dn ho .''1 climb to 2:' an3els nn-l :::e rch on nn inbound hertd. ng. 11e cqme within 15 mi l 2a of thP-field without sight ... J1ti anyth ~ng and s.ince tn' object '.rras still iu sight from the groun,.l, he wao a gain vectorEd ouvbound on a track or 254 degrees at 18 angels. When at 50 miler., l. reuortcd fuel l"unni.ng lm-1, h e wo.~ vcctorc~d to- varcl the baRe at nini.mum Rlti.turle nnd landed. Idaho 1.'1 roparted excellent vlsibil ity wL th tho only clouris 50 miles \-lent. of Kirtland Air Force Base, with tops cstim!ltrd at 17 At no t~e vas there an indication ath0r than the threP. outbound tracks, vl th the xccption of Idaho t'l S"rorn to and :Jubscrib~d b efore me this 27-Lh day of :~.:J.y 195?. vo\VNGRADr~u AT r. YEAr: n f.'-::~" 1'.; : DECLASSIFIED A lt~"ER 12 Y.:... '\ ~ ....... UNCLASSlFlED. Ff):-JTN G. Kl!;HYCti 1st Lt., TJS.\F s o-tttt STATC:JEi'll' I, Lt. U l35th .Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, do herob7 malca the follovdng arrorn At 1600 UST, Friday 23 Ma7 l9S2, an object was aighted approximatel7 260 degrees \Teat of Building '1'-420, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mex:ico Object was light in color reflecting the sunlight inter- JDittentq. Bright far periods varying from 3 seconds to 2 or 3 minutea. Remaining dark tor like periods of tima as though aluly circling. Object did not vary it's position horizontally more than S degrees. . Object waa under constant survl31lanco from 16oS I-~:ST to 1625 KST. Object was vie\"ied through a pair of 7 X SO binoculars and the telescope of a transit but due to the distance which \780 apprcctiel8tely 12 to 20 miles roco~tion vms impossible. Tormrd tho end o the obaervine period the object deoended below the horizon and out of sic;ht. Interception was atter:pted with nezitave rt}sults. Sworn to and sub:eeribsd before me thia 27th day or Eay 1952 UNCLASSIFJEO Ca!'tain US \F, ora rt Control end ~larning Squarlron, do hereby make th~ etat~menta 135tt Air- f'olJ O'\oti.n;r S'..tOrn On 23 May 1952 ot 1600 hour a, e ahiney airborn~ obj oct W:J ~.; caL led to my attention. This ob~ect was a~proxlrn3te1y 260 degrees froill i(,'\~<R, a1peared to be hea1Ln8 ':1e!-1t and was !l-pproximately ~ 0'10 f'oct above tle terrain. It a pearcd to be 15-20 milno fr0. K~lf'B and bectlu!:c of tilis dis- tsnce no dcfini te she.~ could be detcrmj ned. Ho,-rPVP.r, bccaune of the re- flections, which were conti.nous, thf! surface coulr:l hn ve b een alu:1lnum. Thi.s \oi:!S called to the attention of the Glc~1win ('~nj o')r r>ircctor ,,h o h~-t alreD'iy receiveti .i.nfltructionn fron the Chief Control] cr at ,'\1) to tnvcetlRat~. This object rc ined in sight ~b~ut 40 ~lnut~s dur ne wrich time an Idaho flight, vhich veR oirborne, uas div!:.r ted to invc=:s t, i 7;ct. ~inc'3 we he'i no rariar contnct \Ti th the object, the <lirec tion CJ,.f the Ida- ho aircraft was bas~d on eround ob~crvation. A l and line was-run fro;, the obm'!rvor to thP dais at Glni\rln Arb;. !)cf;"Jite the fnct thn.t the Idaho aircr&ft W:?S dra.d r e cY.onorl nnd dir- ectcd to the position ,.,lth re!_ation to a cloud bank, the intorcey:tion or this object was not nucce~sful. After about 25 minutes tho !?abo M.ight, 1<'"' on fuel, ret,Jrnerl to KAFB for Pancake. Sllorn t~ and subscribe1 before me thls 27th day of Hay 1952 ET1..f.UI G. h ... tfY cr .. lot Lt,. , USJI.F ,,,. ... TG ;.~D~D AT ,.. y.r.An. lNTSTlVALf.;; DECLAS3H'H~U Ai'TZlt 12 l!..\.~ .... DOD Dllt 5200.10 OD or about 1600 hours, 2) liay 1952, l'f3 attention was called by Lie11tenant str&Dp object at 26o Azimuth, this Station. This object appeared to .. to be appro:x!mateq one to two thousand feet above the terrain at a range of ten to twenv miles. It did not have Dl' app.~rent mot10ll other than random IIOU.on. I loobd at it once through field glasses and it appeared to be sUver in color, fiat on the bottom, el1ghtl.7 row:ded on the upper edge, but the high est portion ot the rounded section was oftuet to the left. _..vet at th:ls time end the object was pointed out to him. I bad called the Direction Center by tbj,a time and asked what action had been tabn. I w:as infox'med that a fighter was now vectoring on 260. aDd I went to the Direction Center aDd obsened the object from the Radar Maintenance room wind ow. J,:r. was by that time observing the object through a tra it telescope. I directed that a line be run from the controller to the observers position which was done within the next two or three minutes. By that time, honever, the obj ect had dritte4 below the horizon and was not again observed by me. I have on o previous occasions observed objects in the air which I sub- aequentl7 decided were merely large pieces ot paper. This time, however, I can not convince -o'Selt that this was either an airplane outbound, a paper object, Subscribed and Sworn by me this Lt Col, WAF Cor:unsnding li~ P iiARD JR .., Captain, WAF UNCLASSlFlEll . ' I AdjUt!Ult UNCLASSIFIED atateMD\ ia Wf1 opinion ot the reliabllitr ot the witneosesa --thorouzhlJ reliable. -reliable but atata.nt. .,., be considered in the light or hi.a late ot the object. Be 414 not etud7 it as long as the ot Lleutnant plau nn tboup there 1a DO e'Yidenoe that a CoustellatioD woW.d have been iD that area at that t1=e. X. COl, tSAr Qommandini DO~D~NGRADED ~T:: ,_ .. BAR INTJ~llVAL..~ ECLASSIFIED Afl'J~R 12 YEARS UNCLASS\F\ED IJN CLASS IF H.::..; r -Lmmm--- ~MIOlCAL aL\M ALB~UIRQUI (R It) )( OBSBRVER S POSI!IOM MUDQUAkTERS l'th AIR DIYISIO" (DEFMS~ KIRTLaD All rO~CE BAS[, N[-~lXICO IOBJEC! t rL10Wf . toa Qalet, Air teoh!dl IDtell!aao Omter I A'fiU.-2o WrlJbt Pa Ai~ Po~o Baa 1. Al~ Ill't.ellileDO IDtonat.loa Report., date4 2 June 1952, are euhlt.'t .. lD oo pllaDoe vlt.b AFL ~. 4at .. 29 April 1~2. a. lleot.rloal --ae - mot aubat.tecl. ' One bttonat..lOD OOPJ' of thle report baa Dt t,o Director o~ Intel Hea4quart.er USAP, \faablni\On 25, D.o. JOR mB OOMMANDDIJ OENBRALt 1. AIIR Pan I 6. AIIR hrt. II Lt.. Colonel 7 Svom Stat-eat- 8. Svora Statt. -let Lt. 9 Swom Statt let. 14. 10. Swom stat ... nt. -Capt. 11. Svom Stateat, -Lt. Col 12. Rellabill Lt. Colon~l TJS.t\f AU Adj. Gal. .lJNClASSIFI- ~F Fcl:tM 112--PART I .\Pt'lmVlf'\ 1 JUUE I'JW UNCLASSlFl(.~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Oit"r l i' ''lft(tt:t 14 Jltt~l C11t-lt::tc~:tt pcre,repl:. Lf~ f11rf~suru ell .~lt"tr l!t. R t ,;n !t tt tiJ ' ' ,~t "" .I." J orz 11: u:::IRIIIUI I(:N IY Otiii.OINAlOil IJNC(ASSIFIED ltlltl Tlll'i t)(.)!.:.IIMtNf CONl AIN1 IHfORioiATIO't Aff't:CTtHt> THC "ATIOHAl. O(FCH'X or 1 HE IJNUCD STAll.'i 'lilT! liN ntr:: rAI:4111~oi'i Or i tl:' f'PiuM' ,f Al~f. !"> U :.; C: - ll A:Wll.llo~ 'MF.HilEO 11STMAN<JM15510N OR THE REVf.UfiON 01' II~ C:OrtfNfS IN AHY M"PINl'll 'tO A:-4 lJN~l:llln 1'/IJ) .. f'-.() 'II'; l'lfltlltlt~IIJ IIY l .; . \1' ~y HOT fl( m :PrtOOCC0 lfl WHOlE OR IN I'AMf. IY Olttt:R niAN UN11~ 0 SrArr.S AIH f'Or.<:. ACE!'>C:If.<;, t '\i..l I'T BY N T:'ll . : ' 01 Till llH~"C!I"'I l Af FDIII11J PART II APP .. CWID I Jll. II. ltii'Oiill- !:tla: Alr DiYi!~lon (Dt~) .SbA.paa Flat on the bottos, olir.btl:t rounded on th~ u~ner e .. 1,.,. O"'lora S11Yr i'lta Ue r a One : 0 F ~I':"'At10ft I U f." tl Ye Aoro &tureat :le!atlve Tr:all or nhaue't& ttya 0 P1op..U.alon ~yst' Ue"'t1Yft rt\IWUYeZOal N.,t.t1Y!'t nn.,r ot dt.lAppMI'I'ne 1111\.l!ll--I ob.aned th" ob1eet -t~hr"''cth t'\. eld Jl~atte ... Oho,ct na :;,'iUAdr~. lf egai.l.; Attempi,~ to 1dentif: ~1 t11d ~las . 'i'h 1nto...at101' gl,.en-abo by Lln n~mt~l 1~ tJ"ue ond eorreet to thtt bttt 6f bi11 abilitJ ~n<l CQIITAII ..,_IMTIC. ~ UNCLASSlFI~J