PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD " 12. CO,..CLUSIONS .. a w.,. 8ol1ooft 0 Probubl, 8all00tt l.ec.t . . Vi suet 0 Greun4Ro4or I g 'itos A~tcruft Probably AercrGft Po~sbly Aircrolt -s.-Pt10iof-I 6: ldut\9~-----------I a w Atronomcol . C Yoe 10 F'obably Astrononti~ol ----~XJ~C~IO~Ne~ I I a PoJ~tbly Attrono"hcol 7. l.ENCTH t),. CBSf.VATIOM I I. NU~BEI' Ofl 08JCTS ' t. COUI~!I:: , C Orh"' - ----- ~1 ' 0 lnt,ffit"t..nt Ot~ta fo~ Evuluaton 2-3 eec 1 SE ) XIX U"llfno- Round, bript. blue object moved in etra1cht line at. apeedot 2SOO~. ( ret), i.1,.tlaal ~a-:a, Mev Htntloo, 4~ hareby -~ the tollowl taten\: .. t , .. t A ~ranre object !a tM '7 W'r.ll al t t~,. in t~ llttnlol~l ~ !.~' ~,.,le1 c':!lll towart lli',a,pe:lo north. :be obJ~n' r.& ott 1\ brll(ht bl.1lGb r.r oolor, ~nd o~lt~e4 A eucldea tlaeh v~a lt. d1~PPr4 fro lt. la ut,....~ c!.lt1'1C'llt to deMJ"l'be \h8 ala ot the J"' b'tcaa ... at the moat, it 111! onl,r in e14-;b\ for two (2) t'lC"~!Ide. It w~. howr, lar~r thaa t~ :;, .... ~ f.tolltn e\11r. 'l'be obj1c' :\~.)pe..,"d 'o bun it~U' ou\ rathP thaa tall rre clgh\. '!'hl " " boJ"D out b;r thtt n~'!'.-na\ fli,ah "'' t.tt on4 or the 1n11. ~let .. aee ~ntl e d "'~" o~cel"' f r,cton of '-'hlcll it wnl4 bet i:.\;:o1bl to Gl'Ye :.ft l.tcc-.. n.,~t eatl:w.\ ~u to the lc,c\( ot cosxnble aiM. Ql.of'41 r~ ''he -'IIJaUa te. leea ~brl.oh ~,.. i'ol\ow.n ::a.)o stili a,..... te be a,...abate ~ td.laa d ~-., a\ aa alU :s~ NWS 'JMtN a\ t .. le :v~tn AtAOUftt.a AIJIP&i till 11C MATIIDIIAL DUDIII 011 n Ut'IIID ST A TIS WITMIN TMI .. IMIN8 M n.t P.>ONAGI N:T, Sl U. S.c.- ITI~ Olll'MI M ITS OCihiiNii 1 MY MAMIIU TO All UIWITMOttiZID ""10111 ,_,..IIIYIO BY lAW. .. oa Mllf. rt OIIIU TMAM UllhU SfATIIAM '~Me~ MUC-I'Fi 1'1 PIAIII80M 0' Tkl DlltiCTO" M Af FOIM111 PAI1' I (1) :::hapea :.Jaa. ot Ulaapplal'&n a c,t'-r :=-oto~ a INFORMAnOH REPORT RlfOIU IG. A'bM. the el?A ot a Vol\~ P.all BJ'l~ J3lue !:orth to ~torUMaa'\ n'\ a 4~ n&l .-;\all tlen l7 :te;at.lYe ( 4) Tea mll south ot Tao, ~-).~exloo. OQ h1sb:r a,. (5) Obaerver'a rell.abll1t7 1 oonldere4 exoeltem. (Pl Coble) ( 6) VisaW.U.ty wa UD11m1t.etl. \ilncla were n.;a'\1., Tlw in.to~tloa &lYeD abo 1u true and corree\ to the bea\ or the oheetY'!tr a bl U t.7 &IW lcnowlep Co. ot l'repar1.:si O:ttloera It ls belle'tlld thtlt thl!t c~uld bt a " etfl!or. CO~oat It F~LL Asslstan\ !nte111b-.n" Ott1CMI' c:~.fl4Zff.3 of Appr'lYin& Ottlot~trt After 1n.,.,t1.s&t1on..-it t-A C.en dtJ"mltattd t~t t!lia e1~ht1n.c coul:l be aooount.ed tor by beln,4 a rceteor. 7h1~ ob jeet. ob- send '::y s lar se n'--Hr ot peo,l not 1oolude~ in th13 l"8pol'~, due to ttM ~1~ht.- 1n~ roi"f'i:\& MW:-~1' p\.lbllcity. Local newP"?:rs rscel'tecl :sny repol"t on this a l !1:lt1 :11 -whi ~n .,,.. ca:rri~ in the pape7 ~49~0,.. 1:rreet1t;Jt1<;>n c td be lnl tla t.eti. lOll: THIS DOCUMINf CONTAINS INFORMATION AffS:IING TH NATIONAL DEFEHSI. OF Tlil UNITED SfATES WITHIN THE MU.HING 01 THE ESPIONAGE N:r. 50 U. S. C.- JI AND lZ. AS AMFJU)0. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THI RWB.ATION OF IT' CONTMTS IN AMY MANNER TO AN UNAU'n40RillD PERSON IS PROHIIInD BY LAW. IT MAY HOT IE RIIRODUCID IN WHC"' 0A IN PART, l'r 1ltAH UNITED FO'ICI AGEHCIES. l'r PRMISSION Of THE DIRECTOR 01 IHTEWGUCI. UW. AP FOIM 111 PAIT I An IDWID I JUitl 1M AIR INIEIIIGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT V1.naal obaeJ'~&tl()fte 'i'nYe\1n& (I+} Alb-..ttuerqu :i !~xico, -'' (!)} CJ~sert'era' raliabl.U.tJ ara C'lft:11dere4 e:<oell'rrt. (Lt.'~ 'Jol.~, .'.rrowood, nnd !,;\ jllnbo~) throu'!b ( 10) He ttt.1.ve. 1he 1otoraat1.on ~vn abo-. 13 true ancl correet ~o th8 be-,t, o~ the obtt<!trY-.rs a~ 1.11 t.y and 1tnow ledp. Oomarat ot Preparift& Ottloera It 1a bel1tl that 't.bt.s could be a aeteor. C ot A-p:aroftftJ O~oera Att,.,p 1:1Yeat1gat1on, 1 t ~,"' he4tn Jeteml.ned 'tt:a\ ~hi~ a!.;~Una ooul~ be aoeount4d tor b7 belnJI o. meteor. Th1,. ob ~.,o~ \olea ob- 831'.,4 ~7 , tar ;; ober 9eople not included in tht.!l r~port, due to the a1 1:1~ reaat Y'.:tl ~"' ,.,.r publ1o1 ~1 Loea 1 new~papers l'tSoe1Yed r11n:r r..,~J"t on t~:~ .;~.;:'!..~::2~ ,..~1ob lfeJ"e ~J"l'1d 1a the paper bttton 1n-.etig:st1:)fl coAl.d b8 1nit :!reetoJ" of Intlll :~no~ IIIII: THIS DOCUMINf CONTAINS INFORMATION AFF&i lNG THI NATIONAL DEFENSE Of THI UNITED STATB WITHIN THI MiMING Of ntE ESI'tONAG M:f, SO U. S. C.- 31 AHD 31. AS AMo=o. ITS TIWISMISSION 011 THI REVII.ATION Of ITS ~TENTS IN AHY MAH,.ER TO AH UNAUTHORIZ0 PERSON IS PROHIBITED BV L.A'/1. IT M~Y HOT llltiPIIIDD'JCID IN OliN PART. IV OTMU THAH UI'UTED STATES AIR FORe AGEHCID. tJCCEPT 8Y PRMISSIO .. O'TII DIRECTOR OF lffTD.LICiiNtl. USM. I, Ghar\tta R Coble, laj:.r, U J.7, .\0 ~7,, lt910th kl.r ra~e O.:r:)u,, :\ll"tl~tn" 1\:n, :iew ::exl oe, d~ herebJ mAlOI t,he !'o: lowln:J st.fl t\! ,~t a 1-t ~ppront~ wl\0 hot.ar, on the ni~ht. or 17 Cctober 1752, while trattl1:aa 11'1\o ':aOtt, ~t .. l!exlco, 1 ob"4 trOft the car wlndcw, hl b in the J!=7t large blue o\jet. abou\ t.h8 al:e o~ a volley bs 11. Thlo objaot t.ra.,e\lD& trora a nor\b to a n~rtht. Hr~otlon at. nbout 11 4; il~"" ~41, a~J vaa brl~h\ b\u. 1~ oolor. I vo~ld eatl=-t 1t9 ~peed at ?~ro~- 1~tely 2,500 mllcw per hO'..II't ancl Wll.J appro:d.:mate\1 lO,JCO f'tet atoYe the ,!:':nail de I would 86J tl~ I lt then dla~pp~rd ob11ened the object\ tor about 2 or ' fleooftda, and ;;worn to and su\ucr1bed beto!'e me on thie 2l3t. Ja1 or (ictohr 1952. -uklb.M~a '.JI LLL~.: . J A~dC~COil AJ l l;o,21 I, P..iobaN D Volle, lot Lt., l!~Al', An 1903?67, )uth Air l~lviail)n (~!), Kirtland APB, lfev Hexloo, do hereb7 :n~ke the tollowln,c stst :'"lltn\t On Fridq eveninfl 17 octobdr 19S2, Rt a?prox1matel.y 2110 hours 7:ST, : "baetted a etranp object in the ::~ley. ~- :hile vatobin~ a t'ootball game :~t ~!tm1o1pal Stadla, I not1oefl lolh3t llppeared to be a very la~e metaor eut or AlbuqLlerque tr~nling north. The object w-.a a bright blue;~nen, 1r.d tallinl W1'7 ral)ldl7 It wu onl7 in via w for llllout one ( 1) :;acond, and it vu no\ poalble to esttJt&t. an7 epeed. The object appeared to burn 1 tselt out rather than t:all !ron~ sight. liiCH~RD D i/Otlt la~ Lt;.., USAF Svom to am subllcribed l>ef'ore me on this 23rd d:q ot oc r.ober 19S?. SA!4 cn~rJSJCY 2nd Lt, USA., Asat .Adj nan ~a.3e ~roup, J. Arro".)()Q, 2d Lie1tenant., lL~.r\ ... 11rtlar.4 A:.-11, New i{exico, do hanby cake the followin~ :Jtat.,,ant: .\t. ubout 2115 hours, 17 October 1952 I oaw an obJect about th~ si . .;e o~ ~ foo~bll utreak at~Uih the uky in a aou~a to r.orthaaat dirgctioA. .I .. ~a.3 oittintc in the public schoola r.t.adiua in the cit:V or Albu--tu~rt;.ua, :;e-. ~{~xi co at. the ti..iAa. I o.tt.imata the obj t..-ct to be t..rnvel.ing at. a s:>"ed ot over 20UO mllos per ho\U" ~d at au alUtu\la of 30 to t:te t.l~.At this objact W'd.9 a 1~attterite and it. was brigt1t blue in color. I wulci &&y that I ob3erved t.h e ~bject. for about. 3 ttecond, o.nd it thdn disappeared. \IILLlll( J ;/t..?.O .'rOOu ~worn t,, and subscrlbdd be!ore me on this 2l.3t da.y or October 1952 ~-i.a.Jor, USAF