PROJEC.i 10073 RECORD CARD ( . DULtll'H MIJJN I 0 Wna Balloon XXX Probably Bolloc.m ). OATilTI~! C".:lUI' ~ "'OF oesERVATION Lucal ZJ/160Q:~&o-J~ulST~----- XXI;CitaundVi suel I U Wn Attcrvft c;uT 2, 111~QNQQ~Il::======-J..~O At ... ve.,at D Air-lntot#cept Radar -;.-P~-ic:;sALINV == = =-I L -slro"Rcl Proboitly Alrcrah PoUt bly AI rerolt . 0 Woa A'tronomkol .. . , 0 Probably A'\tronom;,ol 7. LEPJGTI1 OF vl'SllltV,TION I t . NUMB!P. 0, OBJECTS f. COURSE t 0 Ott:' ---- ! I C In fi cutnt DotQ for E"nlua,.. on "tew minutes" 10. BRIE~ 5\J"','""RY ~f ~IC.,.Tt!tr. 111, CO~EI"fTS Cubic or diamond-shaped object, approx 5 ' x 5' x 9' was sighted by three separate cources at Duluth, Minn. Object 11cwed elowl7, close to ground, rising to clear trees and fene~a. Object sa~ed speed as it gained altitude. Firet source sighted object at 1550 csr, saw object var.r altitude rrom 3' to Second source si&hted object at 1005 CST claimed object was at 2000-3000 travel. in& n JEDl<F 368 A F CO 73RD A ~S':l ~Jt~-JHN APRT DULUTH t:I Nn TO JE?Hel/~/I ~;Q US.~F HASH! GTO!'! tC J?t~'?/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB O}fiO 3TP/CG !\DC ENT AFB COLO~ADO SYRI~lGS COLO 3 It!T-11~3 ATTt\ CUl ATJAA-2C. FLY0!3~T 1. CH~YC I~l S n APE, 5 FT FROt1 CORNER TO CRNER, 9FT !N HEIGHT. LIGHT TAti OP. BMGF. .. CNE OBJ.ECT ... NO TRAIL .OR EXHAUST VISI~LE. !'~OPULSION-S.ST-Ef4- --. TPOUG~fT TO BE OBJECT AT BOTTO!: OF OBJECT TH~.T OSC!LLATF.D VE~TICALLY s~Ei:D CLOSE TO GROUUD RATHE? SLOF, l\SCF.~!D!D P.ATP.E? ~A?!DLY A D GA!~!ED SP AT P.IGEER ALTITUDE S?::::-r Ut!CERT.~!?!. :~0 SOU~!D TO ':3!: H~AP.D /ELED P.A~ftLL~L TO GP.OU~!D .6.T A~OUT TEP.EE FT ALTITUDE. P.scr. ~n-r::n TO '?: !:E SIGHED, F~n f1 IN UTES ,PACE TWO DE Pt12 368A . 4. Ol3SERVER \JAS IN RESIDENCE LOOKING OUT KITCHEN WIND0~1 PAN OUTS IDE TO O~TAIN BETTER VIEt1 P.~.DIO TOUER 1 BLOC1< FR0!1 HOUS! GEO~EF FKNR 4945. OBJECT ABOUT 75 FE[T NH OF l<ITCHEN '.JINDO,v, TP.AVF.:LLING SLO~TLY ! N AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. \oTHEN LAST OBSERVED ~TAS TRAVELLING TIATHEP FAST I N S AHE DIRECTION ABOUT 4~ FT A'30VE GROUN~. s. ~ITNESS OBSERVED TO BE RELif\nLE . HAS COLLEGE EDUCATION, A~'D IS ~.N A P.TIST f..LSO SEEN BY lnTNESSES SON AND TH?.EE OTHER CH ILDP.E~l. 5. TJ!INDS AT SURGACE FROr1 2~0 DEGREES 19 KNOTS. VISIBILITY UNLH1IT!D. t:INDS AT 2, FT FROM 21" DEGREES 21 KNOTS VISIBILITY UNLI~ITED 7. t-!0 ~lETEO~OLOGICAL ACTIVITY 8. ~0 PHYS!C~L EXIDENCE 9. 0 INTE~CE?TION OR IDENTIFIC!\TION TAKE!!. 1~. O!!E T-33 L.o.NDED AT DULUTH 1553. OTHE!-? AlP. TP.AFFIC U~J!{t!OHN. It wu cubio in uh::-ZXJ ono corner hQd so;~thing l1l;3 that 1rent l\P a.."ld dt'Ml G.nd. 1 t ~=-d:u-1: in color It U3S obou.t S !oot !roz:\ c~lrrr to co1~r and i'rom botton t.J top ti? obont. 9 oet. I judJed the oize rro,l 'tu'1e o.:1co t:1at w~ in the vicinitq. It u:\8 quito cloae 1N th9 c.;r:l\lzxl nl!..-ost tvuohi618 the Cloum uhon I l'irst. saw 1 t ~uoil't!ona t.hat \;&1 the color? : ar I did not, nutie3 ruzy r:~l:l.n:;.:J oJ.t.''WUbh I firet t~!oui)lt it c vul'l haV"'l ~""'n on ~:lvortba~nt. of uo:.:o l:illd. I did 1~ot :1oo cny It did ~t n1.~;3 D1T3 aotU1 that I heard I uaa :Li.Jida o.t tho ki tchan lii..."'ldaw tfonder1."1g - hat to got !'or supper end I ttM dw.brau.nded uban I aaw it. It -want Vl4"7 alow l' f~ fl:"':m the crown. I the hill t::cn I Cluldn't 03e it ~ 1:-.ora. i."auld you Srf3 it hoo bean on the grour1? .L t first it ::::.:J clo:;o to th~ Ground and I told cy son to ;:; Je ,J:en it -;;~nt over th~ hill it -r;a3 rib\,""Ut JO :)r ho i'o9t in the ~il :l!ld uont quite fa3t. I thou..jlt it t~t !:;Ot f~t in thd troos. J~ a L)o!dng ou~ 0: kitc!wa v1n1oll 1t ll:la ~t ;; foot. a::;rq n!.:':.o~t;. t,~1ng t.'le gz"'\md parhape 3 or 4 f\te I v~ du.4 . .b.:ou."d:Jd. . I o.lt.ll.dnt L~ uba\ it. could bo. It ,aaa;pearod bahit~ tho W'Kl or tJw houae :ul han I ran out t.:l oaa uboro 1 t, uaa 1 t ~.:.~ 3 or 4 :~at 1n the Air. I thCJQiht it 'naa ca'Gh\ in thtJ tross lr1t ell ot n wdd8ll it '~ a~ ~ illto tl\\1 :"1-=-roal toat about 6 or 7 oat. il14 ~ n.Jt,i...:Y r.JvorJJ.) 1 lt!UWW s !'7 not.i..~ t.'lQ poljce tml tJ1o;r mmtod to l;:nQ'., 1! I :a.s aJl ~. :~ lr.wbancl not,\riod thG Dtlut.h Hcr:lld a.-u th3 ~ l.~t.d to t::lJ :.C tu no:: I do not ro.:lll."lbar tha n~:"~ ha cc.w ~. I tli~ c;ivo bin tbo t.1a.t I h:r~e f;inn )'0\1 c.:u~Uone 1;1\3t, l:1Bl of r.::a.t.Q.-inl did you tbi."lk it \:n.s: ::ns 1 It l.oor~sd J r:a i>l~tic. It :Tctiut c~ o::-: .otal. t.,1t-it (1lJ loo:~ J.i;:-.l plaatic or rubbol' lvox.xl h.t'.:\1 ~'11..1 ohl.~ !!"f"~a :J..~ (Civil i :lll) \!a.& cnll od S'ln c.: tha cal 1 \.~ tr:ma!Ol"!Jd to l79t.'l :u~ t b m to 7Jrd. ..:o.'l en) 1 ad ths Pollett ~ Harald. Clnr'...rJ'O ~..iona " :Jid you notJ.;r tl!:c'QDat 24 October 1952 Quar..iaa 1-hat time cUd y-ou first notice this object? .A.'"\swer 1 I traa t.brow1 ag rocka outaide with some otbar boys rhen I i'irst noticed 1 t, 1 't t-raa about l2 foet from the ero~ld, 3M it ~ont straight up; into the air Quutiona \-Jhat color waa it? AAaWW a Lookad vhite 3lXl sh~ color. ~eatioaa ~ihat abont tha bottom of it? .:mtwer a It waa t!1e B8L18 color :-11 over. "'ueation 1 ld1en did y-ou first a3e 1 t? l11trswar a I wna throwing rocks at tin cana -v:han I noticad it. I wns l-Titb 3 other ldd3 :utd "'~ aJ 1 ;Jaw it. Qu~stiona l-:hat did you do? An.s'iler a Arter I saw it I went atter it :and tr:tilad it 2 or 3 blocks ~-uas'Uona How far was it ~tore and above you? .Ans.ter t About aa h13h u the houn. I hit it -;d.th a rock and it ~:as llbout l2 !'oat fron the gl'OUl1 and it went atrai~t u;p in the n1r CEi~IF [ :~:D TRUE CuP! t,~ !1 fi,&JM-~ o"'tjeJ PL<t)J Vtew . L ejfh Hori Z.Dnt-c=~l Lie of F1 19ht IAfte _::: BLUE TINT INDICATES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLED AREAS For pilot irt form::~tion see reJers~ side CRUISING ALTITUDES CRUISING ALTITUDES WITHIN CONTROl. AltEAS AND Z.ONES--Afrm~-ft at or rnon than 3000 '""" above the aurfaoe wlt.hln eontrolarea11 andfnr eontrol 10ne1 mu11t be flown at odd or even 1000-foot. klvel11 app:c,p:at~ tu the dlr.ctlon or flllht. '"Odd and even" lndleaton are 11hpwn on Co11.11t and Oeodetle Survey Radio Facility Charts. The fol1owlnt rulef; wtn aovern the altitude at ~hl~h alrttaft. Ahall Oy when making fllrhu alon~r ci\llair'U.'J)'s: Green and Red Alrway11 E11tbound Olahts. Alr~raft maklnt tood a true rourf'O of from o (or 360:) to, but not. lncludinr, leW ait-n~ a grHn or Ped alrwayahall ny at. an ODD thound-foot Jevt>l above sea le\cl (nu~h 111 8000, 5000, or 7000 fHt' Watbound nllhtA. Aircraft rnakln1 IQOd a true eourse of from 180 to, but not Including, seo (or o) t. lon.: a lf"'C!n or re d el.tl airway ahall ny at an EVEN thOUNnd-foot le\~l above eea level (truchas 2000, 4000, or 6000 f~t). Amber and Blue Airways Northbound ntahts. Aircraft. makln11ood a true cour of from 270 to, but not including, 90 alonr u:1 a:':".;>t:l" o r blue c:lvil airway ahall ny at an ODD thousand-foot level above a level (web Ill so~o. 5000, or 7000 feet). louthbound nl1hts. Aircraft makin1 pod a true courM of from 90 to, hut no in cJudlnr, 270 a lor.:; o:: unbe:-or blue elvll airway ahall ny at an EVEN thousand-foot le\'el above wa level (such u !W(\0, -4000, or 6000 feet). CRUISING ALTITUDES OUTSIDE CONTROL AREAS AND ZO~"ES-When the night visibility~:. lh" than th'" mlla, alrcrart must be nown at an altitude appropriate to the magnetic rou~ a s Illustrated below. IVIrN TMOUSANDS OOD TMOUIANDS IV.N TMOUIANDS 000 TMCMIIAIIOI MAGNETIC HEADINGS VISUAL FLIGHT PLANS The Civil Air Rqulatlons do not require that a VFR flight plan be riled for a VFR flicht. However, the fil in& rf su ch a flight plan la cl.lrablc, and the CAA urge!' that VFR fli&hls be covered by flight plan wh~ncver practicable &fli!UCh filin.c materially Ullats ~n aeareh and re8eue operation if such action ~comes nece11ury. Flight. planK may he submitted to t he neam :st. CAA airway eontmunleatlons e,tation either fn pen~on or by ttolephone. Flight plans may be filed by radio if no other meun K are avallahle but this practice 11hould be a\olded whenever poMiblc to rf'duce conge<~tion of radio <"hannell'. II fllln1 the fli&ht plan, the pilot 11hould fltnte the n~&me or the CAA communications station with which he wil! close his flight. plan. If the destination is not ened by a CAA rommunl<"ations station, or is-in Canada or Mexico, t.he metho: hy w hich t.he anlval nport will be filed mUAt be dearly undenltootl by an eont-erned, VFR flight plans are trant~mitted via C:\Ac~mmunica tiona facilities only to the CAA comn1unicat.ions lltatlon ~ith ..-bleb the pilot has st.a~d his arrival rep.,;t or closinst of flicht plan will be filed. One hour after the Mtlmate d time of arrivaal, if no notit-e of arrivAl i!l reooive tt, queries u~c !'( nt out o ve r t.ommuniQtlon" Byt~tf'mH to detf'nninf' the location olthe aircraft. II no infonnation t'Oncerninr the :. rr.r::.ft ;, obt~ined after an exhaUAthe t"Ommunleat.lon.'l lnqulr)', earch and l"e!ieue operations are inaugurated . In a11 much :.. the s:o, ernment may be put to CODIIiderable expen e ln determining the location of alrerart when an arrivatl report is not :1,,-:i, iL is vitally Manary that all pilotA make certain that notice of arrhal IR filed. If fli&ht l'l terminated prior to ~aching t.h< Pt'int. ur inten d - ed deat.lnation 11pecified in the Olaht plan, pilotA ahould t'Ontact the nearest CAA communications t~tation and tho: re11Ue!\t that an arrival ...-port be tnnllmilted onr CAA farilities to the CAA Mmmunit"atlons station with whil"h the f'ill,t ~<t&t~>rl the llrrival report would ho filed. Pllota or aircraft. operatin1 on Vt'R nl1ht plan who ~Ire to make fll1ht prucaeM rt>port11, tohould Include in the report the phraee: .. VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM (blank) TO (blank)." 'nle n~&ht plan 11hall t!Ontain the Item" lhrt.ed under INSTRUMEN'r Jo'LlGHT RUJ~ES-l''ll1ht Plan, ex~Jt "AIL~rnatc Airport" and except that a visual fli1ht rule rlitht. plan "hould always Rperify .. VFR" u a "ultdnc altit.udto. Th<' ul!f' of thl" tenn In lieu of an aet.ualaltltude lndleatea that the pilot intend" t.o ny In aerordanec with Vlaual ntht Rult.11. Afrcr~&!L may be operated In ac:eordance with VFR above a well defined cloud or other formation provid..t, ~Umb to and detlt't'nt from HU<"h "on top" Olcht ean a lao be made In a<rdance with VFit . 13 Intell 333.S SUP.JtCTa FLYOEIP'l' 73HD AIR PASI SQOADROI \:.'1U1AMODnJobnaon Air~JOI't co, 3lat Air Di'fleion, Fort Snl,J1ng, Minn~sota CO, CADl, Xalwu Cit7 co, AnC, Ent. Air Force BDt'a Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTNa Director of Intell1i,tina Waab1ngtoa 1. In accordanc:e with AFR 2oo-S, dat-ed 29 April 1952 herewith submit FLYOERP1' ~eports tor ev:tluation and dissemtnat1.on. 2. Dutt to shortage or personnel and Air Police activities :=ub- jcct reoort slow in being Dumitted. FOR THE C07ttANDI~!G OFFICERa le FLlOPRP'r (4 C)'S and Chiet, Nl'IC, A~h A TIAA2C Wr1C)\t..Pattereon AFB, Ohio MA'RIO V. PRE10STI Captain, USAF Hq 7Jrd AE:J 7.3Int~ll 3)).5 .3lbj I lLYOBAPl' ~: Co"'!".."''lan,l!ng G~n!tral, C-entral Air u~renJ~ f~rc~, P.o. Lo1: 52-3, i~ .. na:i:J City, \i~sour1 Attached r!'Jport !!J fo~1arded in a.ccord.l..;.ce . .,ir.h .-u'it 2C0-5 1. FLYOr2?r (J cya n."li.l !:xl:i'bit~) I!lT 333e.S (18 !ioY 52) 2nd Ind mu, Oeneral, Air Cor:caand, Ent c\7B, Springs, Colondo Director of Intelligence, Hq USAr, ,aahi:lgton 25, D. c. QU:NTHI R.:\NO Caz-t, US.' F' AIR IN I EIIIGENCE INFORMA nON REPORT IlEa aaaad 0J1 u:11aua't, !~ ,Wlow1ab t.:lllt~ cnhio iD objoc" at. bottoa point. appoazs to ~ rlaa :slouq aot can riae 7S :teet. d1staxrt. J or 4 :-IS:adll at ..rtaDe frail 2<XJ'I l9 lorta YiAidl.i\7 tad. 1b 18\eoroJ.oelcl aot:l.Yltr !b 'denoe DO 'ntrcepUoa or ident1t1ca~on :!ap.. ~ (X-6) p:.tdbit ll .Area u.p. 3%h1bit 12 ~ ~ obj.ct Bdlibi~ 13 h. St.&~bJ' 2Jd a.. tJSAP I-taJlSgwl')e atftcer nt IIIFORIIIATICII ~ TMI IIATIOfiAL 0# THI UNIIIO STAllS WITMIIITH MIMING OI'THilVIONW /!Cf,. U. S. C.- It AND .. M 1ft nw11~ OR TMI MWUTIOII 01' ITS CONTINTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED P1t50N IS PROHIItTEO IY LAW. IT MAY flaT. _,llDOUCID Ill- I Ga IN PAin', IY OTHER THAll UIUTIO STATD AUI PORCI MUICIIS, IXCUf IY PUNIS560M OF TH OlltfCTOR CW '"'POP JED El-l .. . O:C 73 A5S .~1 JHN APRT D ULUT:i :1INN J.::Pii~/Diit 0~ l T HQ USAF \!ASH DC :. J-;i ?I A I;~ T ~C a Ii-. T CT ;~ taJ~IGHT PATTEi!SOtl AF'E C!riO :;J/CG 31 ?.!)IV FT 3LE:LLII~G SI~ET~D O'IZ:l CITY OF JULUTP., ~ :I~:~:.::SCTA, 1605CST 2 1 OCT 2'J:.JL:SVA:tD AT TI~1E CF SIGHTL!G. HITi!~SS :J~SCJIBZD IT AS SEitlG ";~i;:;z" CicJ:::CT CA30liT THE SIZ~ OF A GOOD SIZ:!:D 3ALLOON> T.RAV~L'LI~lG :\:I "TE!t:U.FF !C" SPEED ( "25~ TO 3"~ HPH" >, D IAHOND SHAPED, SILVErt I~: COLOR, TRAV~LL