PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARO , I 12. C.ONCLUSIONS ! 0 'Nns Btltoon XXX Prc-h!Jbly Bull""" nenl , "/1"\"!'Q PST ~ro..nd-Vhual 0 Groul"ciRodnr Wen Am:roh ~...,"r _17/1000 Z D Air-Vieuel 0 Ar-lnt.rrcept Ro40f I CJ Ponibly Aireruh ~.._ USAF Filot and 4 civilian, o w"J. A!lffOftOnticol Prcb.-bl y A tfronuo~ticol P~ s"' bly AtroftOftltcol ' -.e.,c:ra oF csseRVAtaoN NuuseR oP oBJECTs 1 ' ccii:jru In ,~otrfi ci ftnt Oaro f.<., ~"aluoJhf)n U,icr:oWf\ 10. OUil: " n .. ;.~AitY OF ~ICHTU4G : 1 I. COIAAIEttTS Yellowiah-whit,e d1 sc three time a the eize ot planet, Venus, blinked and aoved rapidly ld. th a bouncing mot.ion. Observer a did not re~ain 1n area long enou&h to deter-1 ::.ine manner ot diaapperance. . A.P. R.O.T.C. DftACHMurr No. 15 Pouml All POIICa UTAM STAn AotncuLTUUL 0..- LooA~. UTA" 1 ;:t...ao of Iat.eltt .... INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 17 Ootober 1952 P.raonal obael'ta t.ion AFL 200 ; , 29 lpr 19 S2 (OJ"i&t.nal Report) SUMMARYa :\D wd.clentit1able tl.71n& ob,jeo\ wM Alahted b7 ~iajor .1..-.!mta.rA and tor (~) c1"f1llan obucrrL-&PP~x1=te~ '-M (2) railea west ot .9-..:.~pcla:) at. 0200 holn (PST),,-:,17ootobel" 1952.~ 'lbe object,. approxtrutaly t.hr'8e tb~ the sis and aaiJ:et.ude ot appear~ to be in the fo:na of a disk c111d to procluce a yellow1ab-wh1te light. lming o'ba4rtation, tbe object JaOTed in a SO'-lthvtrlT dlreotion w1 th a bouncing motion lfhile aaeerd 1ng rapill7. A 'ITN: ATIAA-2o !irigh~P-lt.terson AFB, Ohio ::TI~IG ntl NATK*AL DUINII M THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THl M!AIUNG M THl ESPtONAGI N:f. It U. S. C:.- 0" TMI MWLAnOM M ITS OQftT'lNTS IN ANY MANNI" TO AN UNAU'THORLlED ftfASON IS ,..OHIIIT!D BY LAW. OlliM PART, rt ontO THAN UNITID STATU AIR PO.:I MINCID. lXCUT BY PUNISSION M THt: DllltfCTO" M AP ,_. 111 PAIT I INFORMAnON REPORT PI& Codf &I J t. CNltural eou .. J Losan 1. This report. ot an un14ent1tled t~g object iu made br l.fajor Hober L. F.ord, Av 661 76,, Aia Foro ROTC Detaotaent ft;860, Utah State .AgriculturAl Colll L~ n, Utah, a USAF pUot on t lTiftl et&\aa who ia 34 years or ~g ~ADd. who haa taD 7ear11 oo.iaalonecl aerriDe. ObeerY~tion ot the object. wu made,. 1n :l.ddl- to bjeot. ot&er, b7 tour (4) oirtlia.w. 2. lbe object apprad to obae"en~ to bea disk (simlar to a poker chip) .-1 t-t.ina a. 7ttllowisb white 11-and to be 17 three tiaea the aize and &aa~et.ude o1 the plaDet Venua. No. exhaust s;rat, trail or mens ot propulaloo waa o~er'fecl. Obj"t appear8d to blink rapi~ (tractional section blinking). I Object .tppearecS to .oYe rapi~, howwer, no c.e or opee<l could be made due to the lack ot pointe or reference. 0.Jr1ng the period or obsetvation, the object raain\elnecl a bouncitl! moti~n siud.li.r to that ot ~ ldtA. 3. Object w~a obaened at 0200 hwn (PST), 17 October 1952, and ,,.a3 observed tor :JPprOldately tiva minutes. Observers did not reauin in ~h., areil to dttt.end.ne the mer or disapperance. . 4. ObeerYation waa :raade fro tl8 graan4 along U.s. P..lghwa7 40 ~ approxt'lntel.T t1110 (2) Idles west of Elko, :SeYa.da (opposite El.ko 1-!:unicipal. Airport) . ,Jhan first obse vd, tha obj.tet appeared ~t apprortmatel.7 450 a.boYe t.he ho:-izon, north we~t (Jl;G) or the point of' observation. During the period or observat.ion, the obj !Ct moYed rapidJ.T on a south weaterl.T course, aoaendL~ at :m esthaat.~ ;co to 1500 teet per llinute. Al 1 obaJta t.ions were made with the unicled qe. 5. Oba41rYera, in :..dciition to subject otticer, were h1a \d!e, tha owner of' 3. tnnaport ccap&r\1 and two exp.,rienoed and reliable paasenger bua opera.a:.a.,=>. (~Jaaea and addreu will be tumishecl upon requeet). All obaenera are rprded ae ext reliabl. 6. .\t tr. tiM ot obaervati~, th weer.t.her was cl=ar with no ~n. Tl'Jare were no surface wiDcle. (~inU. aloft. are unknovn.) 7. 'l'bere were no kDoc condition, meterorolo&t..cal or othe1 wiae, which lid~ t. account tor the sighting. a. Jo ~}V8loal eviclea:e or the sighting waa obtai ned. 'l"here waa no Jmowo att..pC at i:Jterception. Location of air trattlc in the area ia~ unkno~ lOft: nt DCCUMUT CC*TAIMS IIWOIUIATION AFFS:f lNG nt1 NATIONAL DUtNSI 011 THI UNITED STATES WITHIN 1l4 Mr.ANING Of TH DPIONAG N:r, 50 U. S.C.- StAND 31. AS AMUI"ID. 11'1 OR 11t1 RlWLATIOM OllTS CONTENTS IN AN'f MANNER TO AN UNAUTMORIZ0 PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT RVAOOUC'D .. oa Ill Pltllf. IY OTHU 1'HAN UNITID STATtS AIR FOM:EJGUCIES. EJCCfPT BY PRMISSK)H 011 TH DIRU:TOR 011 IHTI'''G'I. PllOJJ.;C&' 1Q.073 WOR.Y.SH~ET ( I. OI::~RAL J..t CB.;~cr -wAS A "LIG1h' t i -5 Seconds F 1-5 lt1..nutes I ., Ovor 10 l.!inutes II. ASTRONOUICAL DATA III. AIHCIUF't DA'fA 0 Exoell~ - 0 Um-eliable . CJ Ext.rl7 Dou~f\al I)(,:lerlbe tea No L1 t Y. IYAWATIOI D Inautt1c1t to i'faluaw D 1faa Airoraft D Probab~ Aircratt. Cl Poee1117 Alrcrat\ D Wu Aatronornlcal 0 Plobabl7 A.; -. noad.cal 0 Poaibly A~ ~ .... noaieal tJ Iuutt1c1ent Data For Efaluation CJ Unkuown I i~oo S. o?f: ~As