PROJECT 10073 RECORD ~ 1. DATE TIMt: GROUP ( .OCATIOH ( I t. NUMGER OF OBJECTS ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION l. TYPC OF 03SERVATION Air Vi ru nl. l i'Jot stated 3. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Honno.na!l, New ilexico 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SEE f'J\SE F D .E FTD SCP 63 0329 (TOE) PreYiou edlUOtt of th\9 forn a7 btl u .. .s. t URIGHT Pt.TTZj~SOU AFD OH I 0 V'f i.~ r) G PP J/~PJ!Q JEDtIP JEDJ-:I! JEDZ'!ll 4l:l! Ft~ CO t.;;TH /\DI V T l' TH!f H f\FB Gl\ TO J FPHI!/ DIR OF I~'T !tO US,~F \1ASH DC J ElHIP/AIR TEC'l ! NT CTP. lJHIGHT PI\TT AFf. Afl.;A 2C OHIO . Tj.'flij t1/C G SAC OfFUTT f,f f.: NEER / . 5VS INT 8 79 . FLYOBRT 1. 2 OBJECTS APP~ARED TO E!=~ S 1LVI:.:R BALLS APPHO;'" 6 FT I~ DIA ItJ .i FOm~ATI OtJ OF LII~E 1\BP.F.AST 4 TO 5 :~ :_. YARDS 1\Pf~RT. Oi~L Y CH Aa.'GF F !?011 0 RI Gl NAL SH.!\ PE HAS tJ HEN OlJE T UTINFn TO P.IGhT I N FhONT OF OSSRV:C.:P., COL GEIU.LD U JOHt:SO~J, IT THEl BECA:iF. A LO t~G GRf\ Y 0 PJ ECT Tt:I CF AS LONG l\S H!lE:lJ I T HAS A BP..LL. THE OTHER O:SJSCT COtJTlf''UED ON ITS Oi:IGit':\ L COURSE AND GRADUALLY CIIA GED I NTO 1\ GR1\ Y SHAPE, THEl1E HAS t!O THAlL OR EX}iAUST OBSERVED. PROPULSION SYSTEN Ut:Kl\OUl~. SPFED OBSERVZD BY ODSR TRAVELlC~G AT 29(-; i1PH IllDIC.t\TED, lT Dl~)J\PP Rf.D FROI1 HI S SIGHT 3 r~1INS FHOil ~JHEr~ F l f:ST OBSERVED. SOUt!D r::Jt 1\PPLICAI:LE. rJf,NEUVERS : ONE HADF. A rnG!lT TUi\1: AllD D!St\PPEt'\RED LATF.:H. TF.E: OTHER f\CCFLE:P..!,T~D VZHY R,\pJDL'! FF.O:~ CHEN FI~ST OESERVf.D PAC~ T~O JEST~ 4 0 AS A S ILVE f{ E!\LL 6 FT I N DIA TO A LONG GRAY OBJ DISAPPEARir~G I N 3 NINS. 1\FTEP. 1 0 MINS THEY HF.R AGAI N SIGHTED UNUS UAL NANEUVER, ONE CLJ~D~:D RAPI DL Y, APPfARED T O CLIMB STRAlGltT UP TWO OR THRFE THOU3Al~D FT, SECOND JOII~ED L ATER IN CLOSE FORMATION. 2. 1 0 15 ~OUNTAIN ST D Tli'lE: 2l! AUG 52. THRE:F NIES FIRST SIGHTING, SECO D SIGHTING TEl~ iHnS LI\TFP. 1v'25 TO l r35 t10UNTAirJ STD THiF:. 3. FLYING F RO;vJ UFST COAST f\LCf\r:Y Gf1. VISUAL OBSERVAT ION FROH Ali. 29{ i:ILF S PEP. HOUH l t\ DlCt\TED 4. 31 DEGREFS 5~} i-IIiJS !0f(TH L f\TITL!DE , lC:.O DEGRS ~2 NINS ~TFST LOt~GITUDE:. RFF LAi~D ri i\RK OVE R CITY OF HEI:i~/\N,,S, LZU i;FziCO. LOCAT IOrJ OF OBJ I N RESPECT TO OBSR APPROX T'.JO iH L ES AtJAY A?IJF./\f{0 BETHEFN TEN AND ELEVEN 0 'CLOCK AT APPF:OX 37 ,v.0~j F EFT FL Ylt!G E AST. S. COL GERALD W JOHNSON. 6 . WEATHER VFR CLEAR FEW LOW SC!IT!~:.RFD CLOUDS \aJINDS FOP.EC!\STS SN THIRTY KNOTS f..T 35 ,JZ~ FT. 8 . NOT APPLICABLE. 9. INTFRCZPTION NOT ATTEMPTED DUE TO DIFFEF.FNCE OF SPEFD. 1{~. LOCI\TION OF ANY AIH TRAFFIC It~ THE GE:r!ER.~L t\f. .4 AT THE TitiE OF Tri S!GHTif~G NOt~F KtlO~JN. AN ATTEMPT ~JAS HADE TO cor;Tt\CT :::L p,\ST F.ADJO COi CFRNING ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE f\RZA WMICH UAS UNSUCCESSFUL. t\T 1 225 ~OUt~TPitJ STD T!tt,:!: OVER CITY OF EL P/\SO PAG.C T H!<l::f. J EST U 4 ;._ OBJFCTS REAP PEARF.D1' HHEt~, I FIHST ODSEHV0 T HEil TJIFY APPZI\I<.:.D It ... THJ-: cr.:HE RAL VlClNITY OF TH:S POSITIOtJ OF UHICH THEY H1\D DIS.'\PPF.AHFD. 1 FIHST OBSERVED A S!1It!Y OBJ APPROX TH SIZE 0~ A BASKET I:l\LL. I OBSEHVED THIS ONE FOR APP110X 5 NINS ~JITHOUT f\l,lY APPARENT CHANGE IN ITS SIZE t.JHI C H I NDI C ATFD TO t!E T HAT IT Hf{S TRAVEL! tJG APPRO X TdE. SM-Jl!: SP[ED TH1\T I \/1\S . I T HF.N SA\11 THE SECOND O:lF. COrlE FH01 I N ONT OF hY r~OSE t~OVIr;G TC~JARDS THE FIRST OI~E. IT CONTih UED TO CLOSE Ut~TIL THE THO H~HE I N CLOSF FOP.tt;ATIOi~. THFY STAYED I I' CLOSr FOP.~ATION ;:-oh Tt;O OR THnEf Mit~S TIIEN Ot-lE CLH~BED RAPIDLY UHI CH AP?:=:Al!ED TO BF. STL~IGHT UP , T}rEN AFTEP. A MONENTS DEL AY SECOt!D ONE RAPIDLY CLiril:ED TO JOil~! THE FIP.ST OtJE. T!!EIR ClU,NGF. I Il 1\LT \}1\S A?PROX TtJO on THRFE 'f:lOUSi\Im FE}!:T TO APPltOX 4fJ, C;'J0 FT. BOT!l T l:EN AP.tJFAP.ED II~ CLOSE 1-0P.r;J\TIOi~ AND THE Y Gf<ADUALLY BECAHE S:1ALLt:r! 1\~:D Si:ALLER AND DISAPPFAHifJG AT 1 035. LAST SIGHTING T HEi1 0 3SZRVEh 25/22292 AUG J FSTU I. GStlt;~ .\ L !J,i n, c.. i.OCAl'IU.J ~. 'l'Jj'~:: FttOt.l 'l'Hl~ Ut(00Ji0l _ _._ f I Yo!'t l.:l '!'o l<l:.:copo II Th.:)d~lii.~' l. I B.:r O~td Sot _LA/ C Ql),JI..l.- vo d Obj Jc; t c-1 lntnr~cptlon Att0 r.pt~::t , . ,;1~fll~ AIHCH./\r' r scnAt.~LED 'l'tJ l N'LEHCt,l) f t Ll Y\.,; A/ C Scrr.u;:bl..;d l "JVlCU.".ll Cont,'\ct, }.~"\dd []~/I Cont~ct U e :J : --I>ll3oJ&c'r -cfillN'ul!:-"niio:r.Tro~J-rf lltTf tll~t~? ~no:) c..- r1 V!.o1tJnt. I [. AS'fHOtiO!.fiCAL DJ\'rA l J. i)i !) vBJC:C'l' APl 'f:AH '.0 DfSIN'fEGHJ\'l't.? r l Yor; Llt;o .>llt'l :1ft It I. A IHC!L\ F'l' DATA ( ~-'On!> At.rcrafc. I ! ::! f') ro Th "\n Ono A h"rn f t An Air l'urrc tn!t~ul'l f/_,int: a jtl olt"'tttd t objt-rt.\ i11 tltc ri rin- Au~. 21, 19.>! . Tltl' nhjN H "l'l't'(ll ctl f ) be lOll till ;, 31ttttw. ~ift, r in rnlM n111l Ull(lfll.lilllflft /y (,' ;, dillmt>lt r. 1/r ol"l' t 1 ,.tf tltrm ''' be al'f'rcnimutdy 2 milr,., jt (1111 !rim ht:flr 1'1'11 t ftt !will,\ /(}(1(1. 1100 MST. Thrrc m r.s no 1 i.~ildt mtufls of JU(II'"'' imt. 01, 11/t- jrrt .srt ,,,tf t o clwnsc it .sltapc tn " l ou;; ~r(ly o/,j,rt "hil in right t urn. Tilt .vroml o/,jtU u/,1) .~rtmcd to ('/,nu l''' sltrrJw ll'htfl it uculnuttt! tt'r)' raJiidl.l. T hr oltjtrts di'''l' l"'''lttl .1 mill lit (, from tdtt>fl fi~st obwrt cd. A /t~r at' I'' o t imnttl) 7 mi11 lilt'.' tltr obj,ct.~ rcflJIJWttrt'd, at 11 hirlt timl' (lbSt'rt r 1111~ 01 tr El l'nw, 1'cxns. OnP objtrt Sl'c'mf'tl to climb .<111titht "I' t,OfJU- J,fliJO /t'<'f a11tl 11 ns jnittPtl b1 til e othl'f in rlosl' jllfmntion. 7'/rt A TIC clwcl. Nl all JIO:>.~i(n'lllit. of /, 111111n oltjtffs in air in till' ~;irinitie.~ of tht tr10 .~iglttin;:s uitlt llt'i:lllitc tcwft,. Conc/u:,iott: U11l.nou n. PROJCT 1007) '{itATH:R DATA SH( 0 BSEH V A'l' ION WihUS J, LOFT: AL'.L'ITUuL VI:.:LOCITY .J..)qwtsj_ \'/AS AU INVERSION y~s, at \fhnt altitude ? Wl!:fili ANY THUNDEHSTORl1S 0 Ya!l 0 llo Cl uadr tm t? CLOUD CO'Jllil: 8. VI::rnit-IJY WAS C~j Vv !J 11 Bs. IV. D.\LLOON Dfi.'!'A ::VA LUA'i'ION OF' SOURC.Z: t ::::(Exe allen t. D Unreliable D Extremely Doubtful INAL VALUATION: D Wa-a Balloon D Probably Balloon CJ Pos:sibly Balloon OWas Airora!t D Probably Aircraft D Possibly Aircraft V. F.V.ALUA'.e!O~ D In1mftici0J1t to D ;;as Aat':'onomtca1 CJ Probablj' A ) lK)udcal D Insufi'!c1.ent .. nut& For fl{,(tna~i0:1 rJ:.. 'u nXnO'Hll AF FORM 112-PART I APPROVED I JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT n: 5 (('olllroiiiNt~, tllrrttillt, P'tftf)U4 rtporf, de:.,"' opPli<Gble' 'eor.-ria Jalon~l Clen!.d w. J'ohnso~, !Jr..nz .... ,_ ) '-:?.lp nlrt~r~,",, ob:tGl"J~l two ( 2 ) IJbjee~: 1n the vicini 'ty o~ ;r}n"n~,;, :;(U l'-xieo t:'l)Oli 10.~: }. ~ .. ~ n"ojoe't3 -'?:Jsr,.J to be round 1n alia . ;rr...,~n~:L~-eafm:. e.r:d a,ro:c:l.lt g11 si:-c (6) i'3fJt :.n 11Ameter. :!o obtJetv~:.J them~ o-, op!)ro:xi. "ltBl,. i:t.to ( 2 ) rnt1 fron hi:t b-! - el.ock . n,ttrft va.a na '71,.31b1e NJftns or pro!;uls!.on e nd tl'e ob- ~ ~ts lef't no tl"ft11 o r ~..ch~n!lt. Ote obj.,ot ::H!P~ t o ct".nnn:~ 1 t eh,..,:, ~ ,. len~ ,;1'"'' , b .j e c t vhi.h i n a ri~.;~t. tnrn. The other o!},iaot 'll~o '!JI'l.,!'31~ 't, ehon~ sh"!-;.., :Jhn i t acct~le.nthl '"r:1 n-;rldl7. ~1s objcot '\l:1o eMn to t ~hq 11ha~1 of' C! J.t)D~ :1 ey objeot tv1.ecJ as lnnst :Ht .rhAn 1 t ilP?eft!"ed o.:s a ~-,11. '1:~ o':>j~eta ci:)- ~?01Jr1!Ni three ()) :dmtt"e f~m 'fh"n ~ir:1t OO'lD:t-v~. J~ft~r an nn-b:-~17 G"l~';~ t 7 ) "!d.nutea t.he objects re ,,~d '!tt uhien ~i!lft ~.he o~o:-'tl!r v~s over Sl :>n:;o, '".'.:uJte (314-nl 1062SN). Cne objll!te"t. 3'ternod t o el!:_,b ctT~ik';ht ".l~ ~-to or ... h~e t:l::l:- :; ... nd tee~ end ...,,.. Joined :~hortly t .. r~r ~y the othflr one iD cloflo f:JI':!t~tic~. 7he J'oeer1ed charaet..-,ri3ties or tMoo unicJ,n~if!..ed fJb,1oct..t1 (!~ '3~le'1 thl.l~ / , 1ottld la'ld to no oonolunicn, how~mr, thni~ .>~ u~s no :'lUci-1 .z-"' ,~, n ':. .. :1 t'1e { I :1!S3p\')fl-'1r OD tuo O<:ll~aicnts lf3d mtl to beliOVtt "t.Mt thoi .. rlight enp'!hili tieo 't..,~:"O '!l'e+...,r ~n that o f eny ~irerett ~:nCMt to M f'lj'ing tooar ':!nq Int.tll.J~,n~ ct:lce~ -----lMCLS MOlE: THIS DOCUMENT COHTAIHS IHFORMATION AFFECTI NG THr tl4 riONAL Drff~SE OF THE UNITfD STATw WITHIN THE Mf ANING OF THE ESPI ONAGE ACT. 50 U. s C - 3 1 A,..O 32. A'\ AMEN DED. ITS T RANSMISSION O R rHf.. Rl ~ "" .,... P\,_-.. n,."'-.. ..,.:..:..,.,~. '"~ ,\N UNAUTHORILEO PERS(lN IS PnOHIOITEO SY' LAW. I T ~"y NOT DE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, 1,4 :~ ~ IES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOH OF INTEl L IGEitCE. USAF. U 1 lCLt\S3r f'.'f FORM 112-PART 11 i\r'PROVtO I JUN!:': 1()43 A1R JNTELL1GENCE INFORi\-1ATION REPORT RF.I'Of'T tiO. I htrn Cttd oh.fa.,t