PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Locol . dl..~5 .. ~.S:\' ... _. _ - ; JD GroureciVaavol a GrovndRador : g GMT.~._:.~J!S --------I 0 Ao,.Visuol CJ Arlntercept Rodor : l Ciy111ans (7) n j I NUMBE ~ 0' OIUFC'T!. 9. t"O\.IQSf :.1 7. LCNCTH 0' 08URVATION 10. BRIE" SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ~ 11. COt.\MENTS Wtn Bolloon Probably !alloon Po~"' bl y Boll O:)n 'Hn Atreroft ro~cbly A1rc:r~h Possbly Aerc:r'1h Wo!: A~tronomte:o:l F' Qhobl y A stt,nomi cal f'os~obly Astronomoc:ol lruutf. C.tf'nt Ooto for Evnlucnion Coler ' ~bi to to yellO'fl oraJIGe ~&port clctailcd--obaorver S::l'-'1 object ~na h.a~: Moon ltollwcd it in car \Cport itJ 6p<>d--balloon lnunded at OJOO tran SelfridGe wt would be difficW. t to see balloon I Veathor in o.rea was bad. or OMen oountrJ. ATIC FORM l29 (RaY 26 a&P 12) ~F F(31M111 PART II AJ P~VID r JUM !ttl ROM C4 If) CLASSIFiiD AIR:INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT . u~5;aoa:-hft.._oa\tered. olftda'~ih . AF FtRM t12z--f'PART II 4Pf"~ID I JUNI1M ~,om TMII..,_rCOMr~ ll .ueO& M AUIJMOID. ITS IT IIIAY iliiOf AIR INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT . sAN ANTONIO UNID'ENTIFI Rio Fria . c:.mfort KINCAID KIU'(;"~ IJNClASSii j J Kermtlt '..J i 1-EVATIONS IN FEET vn Raul\ : Fletunl1 Flatonia 4'10S'l'H Dg,;;i \liNG ESLFRI~ AD\ FORCE BASE, JaCHIGAN UNCl)\S5lFJED SUBJiC'la Transmi t'kl ot AF Form 112 'l'Oa Chief Air feolmical Intelligence Contor i'lright-Pa t terson Air Force Base Daytcn, Ohio 1. In OOI&lplisnce nith .AJ)JL 2oo-1, 11 AFll 1951, tho inclosed Jir Force Forws 112, part one (1) an<l t llo (2) a:-e tol"\larded. 2.. Upoo reJ:'\oval or inclosures, this correspondence becomes unclaeaitied. FOrt TID!: COLJ.U\l~DL~G QF'~'IGEiH Stateaent by IJ;r. UNCLAS5lFlED AI fOIM ttl Pilrr I UNCLAssFio FI?Uif ... AIR INI fll IGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DOI 4708th Det obj act 1D the aJq proceedins frca vicini t7 ot Pontiac to-.rd n1Dt Michigan. It reported at 2200 hours to the Officer ot the Day-, in thi oa the reporting officer. 2 078 CO JJr Cc.iD4 1 c7 CO Air Detcm C~ 1 C7 CQ Air Det rare TN. ~ Tl.IIATICIIUI. .,._ 01 UIIITID STATIS WITHIN THIMUNIIMI OfTHI DPIOMGIICf, !0 U. So c.- AND & AI ns ~ 011 TMI MWUTIOM 01 ns COIIJINTS Ill ANY IIMNU 10 AN UNMITHOIUZ0 P0S0N II PROIII.TED IY LAW. IT IMY NOT ......ur:ID. Ga NJn', IY TH::tM UIMl"m S1'A1U Ala fORCI DCU'I' IY PIAMIIIIOII 01 Tit& DUIICTUR 01 Af FORM 112 I'AIT II ALPfMWID I UNClASSIFIEU AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT OOI 4 708tb DetenM Wins On 2S J.lq 19S2, at 211S hours, t.1r. an unuaual object in the sky tr011 the home on th him were his wifo, !.Jra. three Coordinate ot Walnut Lake are 1.2 34' N - 20 Object liaS initially thought to be the moon, but \Taa then observed to be drifting sloRly to t.he west. ~'he party then follow~ 1 t b7 car tor 1/2 mile when 1 t directions and headed north. They estlcated it to bet 4000 teet high. J.!r. stopped tho car on a promontory and took a photo ot the objoct. They saw that it would soon enter n larea cloud and proceeded to Pine Lake to observe this. Pine Lake is 2 r.U.lea ~:or th of a]nut Lake. Observers reasoned that it the object was the tloon it would be ~sad by tha cloud in a natural z:;anner. Tha object entered the cloud and :.r. dotected a red glow within the cloud at one time. Other members or the part;y did not notice thia. The object <tid not appear on the oppoait.e end of the cloud. It then lihowed U!> suddenly at a poiat beneat;h the cloud, roughly halfway bt)tl'lt:tan the earth "''ld the cloud. IIi hs.<l been under observation f~ approxim&tel.y 20 nlnutes prece:edlng ita entrance into the cloud, and, after it reappeared, it \'las \i8.tched for 10 r~U.nutes. Anotiher photo lr.ls ts.k~n at this time. Tihen it \'laB seen to be drifting norLh oeain t,j1d atchttle entered the car and drove to US hlghway 24 to follow it, but in mo'ling fro!il the Fine Lake ares to the high-.ay the object was lost and could not be f'0\11ld the ct~.r \'laS driven at a fairly high rate o speed. Ur. describes the object as lftrger tll3n the moon, -;hiLd t,o yollo o.Lo.ngo in Cl,lor, and noiseless, with no trall or eny kind follonlng it. It J.aoved slm,].y at all tlm13&e The observers est1ill3tad it to be 200 feet; in dio.1natar 911d 20 feat thick. I t; saomed to have light and darker areas on its p9riphery, auggaaliing \7indows. Tha~e uere described as looking like nthe side or an accordian.u The \teather in th-:1 e.rea v.-~s described as hazy, with st!lrs dimly visible; the sky Vt~Jry bluck, Inking for gre:1t contrast between the obj act end the sk.f. !~. ed a siYAlnr object on 27 April 1952. This l'laS reporteJ On o:nn O.}'ed as an J.:E Fori.t 112 submitted by this headqu.srters on 1 !Jay 1952. advertising ms.nager ot a peint cotlpany in Detroit. l~. The Dotroit Tank Arsenal. is onployed at J.ir. was contacted on 27 J.ay 1952 end stated that, although the photo;; Vlere dweloped w1 th special care by a i'rionu or his who is a photo;:;-raphic .:"l.lclmlcian, they were or no value. He indicated that the camera he used uas i rtouoq\4'\te o.nd t1~na exposures were not taken. ch\tCk was msde \lith the 66lst AC & \1 Wllt here and nothing unusual i'iUS ro!JOrted in the area at the time ot observation. An SA-16 from this b~s~ H'3.S O't/J r tr.e .dt;:1tlttg area at approximately 2100 hours nt 6000 feet nnd reported nothine \ Ulusual. 'i'ho c r o:1 rdportcd weather bsd in the aroa. Northern llghta phenomena were reportau visible on tha n:t.ghlis of 26 enu 27 !~y in thio general area. 'DNCI.:ASSIFIEO. l>O\'~'N'GltADEJl AT ~ ~.-;~An IN't,RRVAr.~i U:MCLASSUi'IF.D A1'TER 12 ygARS \.IU.I:u\J..,U C N~LY 2nd Lt, AFUS Asst Intelll2enc~ Oftlc~r 708th Deren~ \1 -1: tHlS DtX:U .... f QUIT.UNIINFORIMTIOM AI'PICfiM8 THINATIOMM. DUINa OF THI UNIT!DSTATES WITHIN THE MlANIH<i Of THE ESI'tONAGE N:.T, 50 U. S. C.- II MO 31. AS ITS OR THIIIiWLATIOH 01 ITS CXINTINTS IN ANY MAHNU lO AN ~AUT~RIZ0 ,USON IS ,AOHIIIT0 OY LA'N. IT MAY HOT K Ill ClliN TH..VI AGINCIES. EXCU'T 8Y PUMISSIONOITHi DIRlCTOitOF IIITD f.IGfNtl. Ulm. . PROJECl 10073 RECORD CARD ( CONCLUSION\ 1 '~ Wo~ ~olloon lflndol p!: "FB, Toxn1:1 , o P robobly c.,, loon , CJ r,,.,f- Astro,n-icol f o s\o bl ,rronor:"ltC:JJ.o-. I "Iff ocr""' Ootn for E volunflo., , a. NOadsc R o, :'b JF C'T ~ t . (.OUR SF 1 ::. 7. LENGTH 0' OBUAVATION 3 ~concls ; 12 ; a trn ish t & le vel o. GRIEP SUMMARY Otl ~IGHTING j ll. COMMENTS Balloon lnuncli(:u at OJOO Z ( I Source snw object::~ in tishl V-tom.at.ion, I ) t;rou:JS of /~ objcctil coch. EGtimatcd lnr&er thon. D-29 at 10,000' ~ubte:nded &n(;lc at 1/6 to 1/4 nt arm's lcnc.;th Y..ado irttOl1D1 ttnnt burn" . through 180 arc ot No A/C in area A~FOfiM 112-PAIT II VNCLASSJFI~D ADPROVID I JU .. .,_ AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Than ftO tr..-nte or photographs taken. There Tlaa no interception or identifioation action requeSted b7 th1. a liea~uarters. . 10. The Oftl1' air trat!ic reported in the area at the ti41B ot t he oightiua itent two lP 84's which -iere fl:rl.ng from Indian Springs AFB to .AD, 'luaa, and landed a't Bergstrom .u~ at 2127 Central. Standard co:.li.!:&'lrS ot Oi"ticerr ll. SOQl"'e waa sincere positive nnd daf'inite :1bout all aspects of thia report. 'l'he other two wit~saea,, uere in ccnplete ngreement lrl.th ~im, \1hioh subetantiatea his ator.y as to t1ne place and what was seen The fnct that the obe8l tare were looking ~t th; aq in the d1 rection in which the objeota first c into view, al J owed them to obsene the objects throughout th~ entire period they were in the area. Observers ware al3o accuatomed to tha dn-kn bavinl been sitting out of doors looking at the stars or sor time. The source stated that it waa a sight such as he had never neen before. This atate.nt is reasonable in that the officer had considerable axoer1Gnce as a ,navigator and was well acquainted Ttith conventional aerial objects. l:o special s1gnit1came can be given this report inasmuch a3 there are no other recorda of comparable nightinga in this area on rue at this s tation IIIIOIIIMTIGN AIFitTUIG TM1 MTtaiiAL Dlll!a 01 TMI UNIT!O ~'TAT'!S WITHIN Ttotl MfA .. IHG Of THt: E:'>Pt~AG ACr, 50 U S. C - II J1. AS ITS 0. TH1 RIVILATIOit Ul ITS tlOIITOTS IN AMY MANNER TO AH UN.WTHOittllD Pf~N 1:.0 J>AOHIIII fED DY LAW. n MAY fiD'f RA~D .. 0. IN ~\tift'. 1'1 0THU 11Wt UNITU STATD Alit fOMCI AGI.NCIES. EJCCUT BY PEA~ISSIOH OF THI DIRECTOR~ IHTII L.IGI'ICI. UW. .AF FOIM112 PAIT II AniiJVIO I AIR IHJEIIIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT IIFOilfiiO. UNIDENTIPIED FL YIN8 OB"EOTS W ..,..;..DUIEOTION OP PLIGHT ANILE OP 0881RYATI ,(OBIIRY!R INOL I. TO COLOR: FULLY ILLU INATED LIIHT WAS WITH ORANII lxnVNGRADED AT ~ YB.-\R JN " . DECt,ASSIF.IED Al,.l'En Ia m:tLS tiNctASSIFIEQ IOYI: THIS CONTAI .. INFORIIATIOII AFfll:TIIII THI NATIOJIAL. OOUtSI 01 THI UHITIO STATU WITHIN THI .. UNING Of THI. ESitiONAGi N:.T, 50 U S.C.- II AND 311, AS Ill Olt THI IEWLATIOII OF ITS CGNTllnS IN ANY MANNP TO M UNAUTHORIZED PIRSON IS PROtflltTEO IY LAW. IT .. AY NOT IOIDDUCID ... .,., 011 1M PAin', IY TtWt UNITID STATIS AUI FOICI MIPICIIS. EXCII'f 8Y OF THI OIRa:TOit 01 lx:tii.C'l rii)H STATUS RIPORT 1_,..'1_ film (loo' ) a ~ :n I.CCA'r!Cih Rn.'vlolph AFD, T~.s W !INI OISIKYJ:Da .3 Sooond3 ICXIIDa Unknmm IP.I@h Co!.lparn.ble t.o fallin;. stnr (1500-2000 mph) G a Above 10,000 IEADDGa -: li:.:tJ t uitit un IJN.CLASSlFlED. REPORT NO. AIR INTELLIGENCE. INF'""RMAnON REPORT