l. .OA';.: TltJF C~OUP 2. L Ot:ATION .f. SOURCE 10. CONCLU$10>f .s. LENGTU or-ODSERVATIOH 11. BRIEf' sw.wARY AND ANALYSIS 1 9. PHYSICAL EVIDeNCE UNCLASS\F\ED Craie, l'ont .. ~n . 'l 3 J nnu.ry 1953 I. ~o!ic:ript!on o f !nt:l don t At o!~OO ;; throe nourccs ol:.;orved a n aoria l o b j llct 25 t o L.o f e e t lone and U tu 25 fo'lt tnick rrith th9 appear ance of t trO s oup b olz put tor~thtn. Thor(\ ltfore Goveral lichted windows witn l lhnt :tppoar od t o b e a p orthol o on tho s i de. l'he object move d slo,.,ly nt first, thon b egan n r .'lpid clit:=>. Th o manner of dio- a ppearmtco W<Jo un~pecfficd. 1'he ob j cc t first nppcarod at 200 t o 300 y nrd!! distance from the observer~ at a n alt itude or 10 t o 15 feet.. Diocu~ston of I ncident An invost i cntion of tho ~ourc o~ rov lcd th~ t t hryy I) a t l nast in ono c a s o, r e l:1t i v J l y exp c 1i e ncod p a rsons. 111. Con~lusion UNCLASSIFIED r~aturo, r ol 1 n b)o Pl) J ZDEN J EPHQ JED~IP J\JPML 441l F~t C G 2 9TH AIRDIVDEF GREAT FALLS A FB 110NT .- TO JEPHQ/DIR I NTEL HQ USAF HASH DC JiD~IP/AIR TECH I NTEL CEN URIGH'f PATTERSON ftFB OHI O JEDE~l/CG ENT AFB COLO J'1Pl1L/CG UADF HAtIILTCN AFB CALIF F LYOBRPT GFOI D 12 0 PD ATTN CLN J\Tlf\./\-2C HRI GHT 25 TO 4 0 FEET LO~JG AnD 18 TO 25 FEET THICK HITH APP7.l\?.A~lCE OF 2 SOU? JO'J LS PUT TOGETHER. SEVERAL LI GH Tt.:D ~II r;n O~vS ti i T!l UH ~.T L OOXZD LI 1~ A !:>0-<T HOLE ON THE SI DE SPEED H .45 NOT TOO FAST U~TI L OBJE:C T B:::GA~ T O CLI ~1i3 AND THEN BEGAN TO GAI N ALTITUDE VERY Fl\ST. 111\llNt.:R OF DISAPPF.AIL\~iCE U :<i'~OtJN. ITEM 2. FIRST SIGHT I NG 21 HRS i1ST. ITE1 3 . VI~UAL tJITHOUT AIDS. ITSLI 4. OBSERVERS ON HIGHH.'\Y 9 1 BETtvEEN UOLF CREEK AdD CRl\IG i:O,ITt\t:~ f,PPROXI MATI:LY 112 DEG EI\ST -47 DEG IORTH. 03JECT lJ:\S 2;)# TO 3..-::J YARDS ft!OM OBSERVER RPT OBSEflVER UITH ALTITUDE Vf\~YING FRO~J l:J T C 5~ FEST f.T < PAGE Tt10 J U PGU 21 F AT TltlES. ITEM 5. Ud!<NO~JN AT THIS TillE. 5 TO G WITNE~SES. 9 YEAR OLD GIRL DREW PICTURE TitAT FIT DISCRIPTICN OF OTHER WITNESSES. IT[M G. HLN M5~ OVC 4 0 40/25 tJNW 23 BIJOVC GTF 55 SCTD 95 SCTD [i 190 OVC 60 41/28 SH 22 OVERCAST AT NEAR 9000 MSL. Wii\ID ~IS\~ 2 0-25 PMH. !TEN 7. UiJKNO\JN. ITZM 8 . NEGATIVE. ITEl'l 9 . NEGATIVE ADD TO ITEI1 2. 2 JANUARY. 03/18432 JAN JWPGU J iUNCU .SSii-IEu ---------SPACe AttOVe FOR C O M\IUVt r \ 'fiONS CI~NTF.It ON I. Y f I R0,'1' (Orl(fii.J C<H) L ;n-.r~et l'f' t:n I> NCC 0 I :ULTti'lr A'"H :;<; r l "-':l rJ fJ C..t f'ICIAL l iTL . RC! 15TVt1;1MM DE JHPNL 35A Frl CG 29TH AIR DIV DEF GFAFB IlO.lTAiJA TO AIR TECH "'N EL GEn HRIG~IT-PATTERSOi'l AFB Oi1IO .,.,- PROJECT BLUE J300K. THE FOLLOHING I IJFORHATION IS SUBNITIED: I-lR , HELE.lA, t10NTANA, AGE 36, t1ALE, SALZS N.'\ ~JAGE LENA, !10~ITAdA. EXPERIE~lCE AS AN 1\IR CRA7T. SPOTTER DURING Ul:1II. REPORTED f\S A RELIABLE PERSON . l1~S , HELENA, 110, JTANA, FEt1ALE ,AGE 3 5 , ~jA:JAGER L.'\!) I E5 ilO~ITAdA. UO EX PER I E~lC P.:C:LITi:VZ TO :\IR CP.A::r 0~{ THEIR DESIG~J. REPORTED AS RELIABLE AND NOT GIVZd TO FALS!: i:'>ODS. H!::LENA, HONTANA, AGE 13, STUDENT. RELIABILITY AND EXPERI~.ICE U~JK O',oJ~. APt''WVt.O I JUNE l)o41 na.l~"tno ( T :.1 ve uL. t.l'() U.~1ited ~tates OID l - 5J t~ IN f~LLIGENCE INFOR~1ATtON REPO~T r.,iJen t i.!"ied Flying Ob:i gc':-.3 rrir'-. (A~crr l :Ont::ma 2')th \ir Divi3lon (D.~ t'onsd) 'l.\ r F OF R , l'(Oiilf CATE Or UR"4 rtrJf'l r.VALU' r'OI<I Ci v"ili. \rl f/11\pe: ':\,o '1aucars f"'c9-~o-l'.:J.ce, Col.>c: Gil~!" .. :o~a~ion (if '"'Or9 t~an C"ld o:>j:3ct): lirma. t'.~rod:ro--t.Jnic f~<\t'!lr'9s: Ur~ rnown rroplll:Jlon G~te.m: U::1.0l0'.Jn. Tr~ul 07 0~ -'lau.st: Rec:l elo'.l CO'nin~ :rom bo-t tom, :i.ncro.~in3 l I '\za nrou:c<l Middle. Sound : i ! on a l':llle : lV3"':"S: tiona. Pmnar o: ~'!'pd3l"ance: io'i:-nt nl :1tau [~.bove hori on fi.re (5) lillj9 <.~i,~a..'"l~. c:'..:Lilbed out o~ ni,~ht. Obja': t; T~ in ho.rizontcU. pc3i tion a~ o.ll t '=n. Et.."'lna-: o f cb.;el'"Vation: 7iJ~Uo Loca~icn or o~e::-v~r ( .tring ~i,J~ti:'l.:{: Fro'!l C.1.4~omo:-,il9, t'l ;n OU~.-Ji.:d o: V\:.l'rlcl3 1..hc~n obj~ct a,::ea.red to be 50-100 yards dl3"-.an t. Identif]i.ng j :tfor;nation OLl oooerv~r ~.nd 03 tlmR.te of .. :~lia:,ilit.y: : "' .-.-. ible rersons. l :r. :tS the o'1ly p:;rq on t o ~ l~;n~ t1"3 o~j3ct ~om ou~ide t~e car, iJ con.31..ue:red v3r 1 ;. li:1bla. [) is n."l omploys9 :o '-,!to.? i n !Aather: UL'"lds nloft slight;. br:t3ht r".oo.nlight; cl o I~xiJ ~ance o f phy-lical evi.d3-:Jce: llon&. Known orological. or otho-r acti."1'i~y o.t t1..~: lTona t:no'.Jn In-tAreeption or cden~ification action ta.'<oa: '{jn;m o :Wc!lti.:>n of o.l!-trnff'ic :i.n :;an9::-al ,_-as .J.t tlr:e of :.;:.-sh~i..'11: ~ i ~cl:JI t Tf'I"Vil" .. I~ f Ul!I/;11'1-HOit r. r "..DC, ~nt . ..3, Colol""'1o J~rin~3, Colo tiUTf;lllo'ir~U~:.~TC'O~TI\II't':i:'icOII't,TIOH A,;-c'"CTIN(,n~t.tiHI'"f'L' H':-i r'UFr ... ;.WIIT' I iT.H'.,'ifiPi to c~r , in co.np::trv or o.nd Jt.\n\l'iry 1 , 1953, at o.pprox ly 2045, cighteo ol1jf'ct '"hlch th'1 b d:l t of rr.y k:lo,o~lt"'dze was a flying saucer. \.aO drJ.vin~ ny car t)n niles couth of C't~cade, near the l!i :.;3ouri River, on high ob j ect. ~'hen I flrs t salol tha obj ect I eotimate that it. w1.s fiv~ miles a'-1ay, and i t co.me rl[_'ht a t n~, n r.cl '"hen it uao 100 t o 200 fc~t O\'e r the rive r E>.nd. r1 lrectly o pr-osi te !T\13, i t started to clinb rap- idly , otaying i r. o. h orl-zontal position o.L all tj~""'f:'3. It. continued trJ cllrn,., u ntil o~.tt of oit;ht. Th~ clo:1est tha ob jP.ct ca..'ne tone uu:; ubout 100 yarcl3 auay , ar..d npprcr.J:i'"r:at.e l y 50 to lCO feet above the riYer. 'rh'3 o~j11ct v ts sllver in col,. " shap9d a.o o. s:~.ucf-ir, a:il had u redr ish gl o ..s f1orn th'3 b o tto.n. 'J.'ha \:0 A .. her c ond:t tion!1 ". re clc:tr , a. br1 cht "!OOnli~ht ni.[.ht , Hi t h a sllght ,,ind. ThJ ol.1j C"Ct appeared f ro;n the south- wast and hr crod t0\.'3r(la tho Ttorth-east uhen out 'Jf oight. I ostimatt3 that. I sn., tho object v'ben i t \''' 3 five r..:il c s in front of me, and kept it i n ~ir,ht until i t "PUl five l":li.l oa al:ay fro11 Jne. I cst:l:-..ai:.e that it w1s in 11y sieht for appro;ct.natel y ten aeconc.,o, therefore I cGt:!.nate the s~ed \lt 3600 mi l r s r er hour. Subs cri.bed and mrorn to P.VJL H .. ~fiLLii<'TIJ This in to certify th lt , in co"'lp~t.y n.C of Jt>nUC~ry 1, vJ .. ~naLi3 ?.045, an ob.1 e c t. '.Jhich to th'3 b. t, of my kno\.:led(~e \.Ins n flyi ng aaucer. I UW ricllnt; in 'arn,:jr t r.der.-;on' s cnr ton roil~:J south of' Ca~cace, P..enr the Hi~::wuri Rive r , on hi hwtty 91 whe;n I 5:HT this object. \'hen I flrct. .;a,,1 th~ ob,ioct 1 n~tinvtt" th'3t it wa::i five niles aw y , a.nd it c ama rlr bt at tnd, nncl v han it \..10.3 100 to 200 fC3et ov.ar t.he rlvor ul"d directly oppoc;it.o :--e , it :Jtart~cl t o cllnb rn.pidly , st"..yi.n i n o. h ori=ontal po3ition at nll t,jme3 .. It continued to clir.:!b until o u t of f;l~ht. The close:J t the object c~t.:t~ to me ".., s about 100 yard3 D,,.3.Y, ,ru nppro:Aimately 50 to 100 feet above tro riv3r. The obj~.:ct ra.& cllv-'r :t 1 color , s h~.ped A3 a s~'.!cer, a r J h'td n r P<lcl ish e l o\-1 f'rcm t h9 b o t l.o;n. '1 h9 l :3ath3r condi tior.J ' 3r a cle:tr, n briJht moonli,3ht nieht, Pit h a slight. ,,.,rir.D The object appeart3rl fro\ the 3out.h-'t.3S t and h~:lded tm1ctrd0 t hd no"rth-eest t-:1en out of sic.ht. I estlm:Lte t at I eo.v t he C'>bject \thAn it \.IUS five niles in front of l':l::> and L'ept i t in Cif:ht Until it \'A..J five mil~s O.'-TaY from no.. I o:Jt.ir.1ato th~t it ,.,c.n i n m:r oicht for approx:lm!ttely ten ::e:c oncs, theref ore I ost lmate th~ sp-3ecl at. 3600 m.tle ll per hour. Subacribed c.r.Ll suorn to ~foro ne this :z_ d :1.y of r Q ~'!'!'=! :'1~1' ThlJ i s t o certify in co:np~l".J of on of Jam~ry 1, 1953, nt appr CJ.dln3.tely , oiehted ~n object \-:hich to t he b~Jt or MY anowl\)dee W::iS a. flyine S'l.UCer. I \1A.S ridine in ::J.rner And(>rnon r :J c a r t o n nil e:J south of Co.:3cade, nea.r the l1is3ouri ru.-Jsr, on hi2hHHY 91 \.then I smv t his object. 1-ihen I firs t sav the obj'~ct I o~timate that 1"1;, was five mil e 3 a l-:ay, o.nd it c a'lle riP,ht at me , and \hen it 1:.1.3 100 to 2oo feet ov~r the r lr3r o.nd diroc tly opposi ta ~B, it : J tarteu t o cllmb rcpi dly, 3teyir.g i nn h orizontal posltion :1t nll t,;.;ac:J:; . It continu::.d t o climb until out of .:;ight. 'T'he clo3a3t the obj e c t ca!':'le to me \.1an about 100 yards Cll.Jay, o.nd approximately 50 t o ]00 f>E)t abow~ t he river. The object \ '.J.'l ::;117 r in color, shape:c! as a ::-l!lUc er, anr had R reddish elo\1 fro:J t!le bott.,m. Th~ FPath9r con 11t j onJ vcro cle~r, a bright. ooonli ght nizht, \Jlt'l n slight vir.d. The ob j ect ~ppsarec from tho sout.h-\.:est a nd h eP.ded to,ra.r:ts the north-eas t when out of sight. I ect Lrtate tr..a.t I ss.v the object 'Wh~n 1 t \!US five miles in front of c~, acxl ke pt it in s ir;ht until 1 t. wns five niltJS auay from rna. I estb11t.te that it va;. in r ry sight f or npproximat317 ten oecondo, therefore I ost imate the upaed et 3600 miles per hour. Sub3cribed and S'Jorn to b~fore rne this .z_ day of ~,~...u Jl==- PAHL Ji. lHLLIKIN C:tpt., US'\?