ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD C:ONCL US IONS Wo boll oon o Probot.ly Ballo,n New_ ~t~x i ... DATr:TII.tE.GROlJr ...... -----u--r~ TYPE or OI~ERVAfidA l.oe~l ... lJAS-~-.1440, M . . cXGround-Visual 0 Ciround Rodar I g Poutbly Baii<'O" Wn Aircraft robobly Atrcroft Po ssr bl y Ai rcr'lft Probably A$trono"ucol f'os~bly Astronl)mtcol I 0 tnsuffictr, Oota for Evnlvarion 10. BRIE, SUMMAIY OF SICHTIHO 111. COMIII ENTS 'riO RE1'0ItTS LICJ!r SILVER OnE lei.r'ORrOl,.ANGE AND LIGlfl' DHO'.'JN Cane in from at high speed. AtJ it a.;>proached it v tart eel to ci1cle and cl ir bod out of oight .----O})dcrve:d hiel1 r>VC!r the mountains lih or city. l'ado lon~ challo tut>n to N'.J.----Objects co.-no in frn-r. l'lE,, appr03ched observer~ till they were ~t olevntion or about 40 then turned to JED JEDEN JEPYB 444 FM CO 49Z1ST SPT WG /ATOt1IC/ KIRTLAND AFB NMEX TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC JEDUP/AIR TECH INTELL CEN ATTN ATIAA-2C ~!PAFB OHIO ~ JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO .UNCLASSIFIED ARDC BALT ND I -WCKB0-,-7 FLYOBRPT THREE OBJECTS OF PINKISH COLOR IN TRAIL F0Rf1ATION X SIGHTED VISUALLY FR GROUND AT APPROX 1345 r-IST NE QUADRANT ALBUQUERQUE X FLYING WEST LOW THEN HIGH X t~EATHER CLEAR t~/F CUi1ULUS ALL QUADRANTS VISIBILITY 60 l1I '.1INDS WNW 10 rlPH X OBSERVERS 28/23J0Z MAY JWF AND OF 5 FIRE STA ALBUQUERQUE X APPROWD t JUNE tM .. J"JCl.ASSIFif~ t (l.BA VB BLANK) . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .. ~- Ia /lllel..., U!lllllfif .,.,.,.. IJII .. IIIIWft _, llfl&. Btrfte laf., ,,., M AI l'cw I II-Perf II.) 'Lu..-e uni~ent1!19d flying c:,jActa ~drtt s l zhted ovdr :7o'l't.!lu.J.~t. . .l.Lu by b,o clt;r fire d'Jpart:!36n~ ampl(};r~s nt t hree Jirt\-tr<Jnt, t.1tarv:!l3 duri ~ day ot \:lG.lr ::;ky:~ except. tor <1. !otr .sc.1tt~tr'ld cu:uulus clouda ov~r th-e r""!o~mt.. .. l::ou~ Z.\t"il~-\ .~orth ~d east or the clt.-]'. rh !irat obJect. was al;:rht.ad :tt. 13!5 T approaching !ro:G. t~o nvrthi'H3t t..c~. i the ob:.setrvers n.t. !1. hir.h r.ltitude and .m uxt.re~ly h i gh :;;.,.JJ(t. It. tnd :J. cl!c,l."\r shape, a shinning ;;llver color, r.o vial~ll nourcd o! Pl~pulolon, {;td s~.md could be he:J.M The object. ;lp!'ro,che~l to 3 potnt.. t-)!:.it.L-:.t..:d .t. four !i.tlJ33 !rem the obsei"V9rs :~"ld t.h~n rostt ln 11 !lh~t.rp cloc'<' . .,i~e i;trcld. ~l.:~':lt 11:1.:3 lo-tt b~r.ause o! the hi(.h~!r u.ltltut\s ; .. ttai..'Htd. o aimil.:~.r objttcts upprc;;.ch'id it a lo,~r altitude (o3t.i>~atuJ ~._t l5 rron ;:\~'I the ;:o.ounta1n3 northerL3t. or ths OOS3rver:t ut 11.00 ~sr. The.1 r.r.o~v3d in ~ 3 lvht. llna and uppeoCU""Od to ~v.; !u3ter th:m t!1s flrst ob~ 1~t. !:.ot..~1 ~ =~.,.ti:t{l to te o th~ s e daslin a~ the fira~ obJ~ct, but hsd 3n oran~3 or ll~ht bro~n co~r. The objects turn~d ~oruptly ~hen thay reached n point ~?,roxi~htolt en A !.:>rt7 (40) degt"ee anglo to t hs o!>3arven nnd turned t.o a c.ort.tr.1~3t# ccnrs~. 'f!',,. otject:s st1a1d t.o ba thlrt;r (3~) to forty (1.0) teet in Jl .... ~t.er nt. tht:~ potnt.. 11h1cb wa;, the cloaest :1pproach ot iii\ object nt. :my t.Urae. The t.~o obj-Jct.a n~ in close f'or:aaticn t.owud t.n north~st unUl siyht lias loat,. ,; third $1ghting 1Jas O!U11 or un object. rl;ring high over th~ . ct~t.ains nort.h- e '~ of t.h cit.7 at ll.L.O '~rr. !t. h ,-t.d tt:e sau characterlst.1cs v.:~ the !ir!;t o'lj\JOt. flf,Otted at 1)4.5 !JST. rne ohject lfas !lying ur..ong seatt.eroo Ctl~.ulus clcuds hlc:h c,r the ~r.ountdna in d cu.--v L"lg CCllrse trora nortbect.!lt t.o sout.httd3t. ~i;:ht. 1B.S lu 't due to the hifh al tlt.udct ~r..in4td by t.he objact.. ' .. ~ above ~entioned object.s :~are unrl1Ril1ar to tha obs~rver~ f?.nd :;~o\-.ed tu 11 ... v!t o ch-~ract~rl:st.ios ~1.-;d.lar to aircr'lft. Go3en b:f the;n ln thia "tl.::inity. Lt. Col. UJ .fo' ':in.~ c l":t.lcl!'S ~ 'tl"':\ ~nlnp Offic'lr DECLASSIFI~D Alt'T~R 12 YEAlt.:t. Chlat. Technlcnl Int~llit.nc$ C~n r, \?~lt i';rilbt.-l'st.t.eroon ;~ i'eree !l.l.:Je Ch:\.o SSIFlED .. AIIIICTIIIII ntl NATIOM.\L OUIJa M ntl UlllliD STATU WITHIN THE MlAHIMG 011 THI E"iii'ION4Gi ACT. !0 U. S. C.- .. AI m ,.........,.. 011 TMI MVIUT10M M ITS CONTIMTS IN M'l MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOitlllD PiltSON IS PROHIBITED BV LAN If IIAY II~ ...uciD 01 .. Pl.tU. IY WHCI5. VCCU'I' IY Pt:IUIISSIOH 011 TH DIR&CTOR cW - riOH S'l'A'l'US REPORT I 7 lOCA'rlCih Kirtl3Jld Ar.a, t! . ;:. 1 ;,rot Rep ort~d SCUIDa Unkn~n 1 Un::pOin Alrl!UDI1 Varied IEADDD a 111 80tiiCBa Ci yjJ :ta:'UJ AC!Uil OR CCJ.!MD'TSa Pen'iin~ D'fBCBTPrlOR C. IRClDIN'1'1 Thrue pinld3h o ~ ground~ lrNCl.ASSIFIEQ