Continentaldivide Newmexico — January 1953

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Keywords: circle, object, unauti, backgro, unitfo, remember, daylight, twilight, lation, gummary, llige1, jnident11, ijlcijtio, 1ttlrl1, rupll, lnrlcjurt, g111tt, iaatl, itetl, tuoahtnon, ildinc, tarsd, fhltft, unproxi, tjrth8rl7
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l. 0~ TE T l~jE GROU~ 2. ' OCATION 3. SOURC E 10. CONCLUSION 4 . NU~A~ER O F OL\J::C n !>. L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. El~IEfl GUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. T YPE OF OBSERVATION Ohj ct. ~i . :J s~?cn 9. PHYSICAL EVIO!HC2 FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) p,..,lou ed!UotU or Uth to,. ml' be ~.~ .. ct. A?P~OVEO I J UNE 1941 AIR INT~LLIGE1'tCE 1, FORi\t~ATJON REPORT Jnident11'1 ~d A (f..A REI'O .. T0 ON c;,,.. .IJ"'IJlCIJtiO h J;rul ""t-J..,J~ 1ttlrl1~rupll. l.l ot lnrlCJurt 1 ..J lar~ left. .G111tt I a t rl rev~ I en A : /> ~ rn 11 J-rart 1/.) b;~c~ ~:,>or+an< (~1lor~ ~itla: -'!..lvn{?~), ~.~ne :'ollowi."l~ :'3?or t o x J"'li.iaatl~'!.id. 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U 'OOolal" ing i n te rmi t t '!n tlY, . tOT i :i~ -:4fo.,il,7\;qgt~"rJ' CC~a n-ril.'l~7;)-i :'l.orth- :~o ,l ,.t,.,r.nlne i! t htt obJect \18~ vilible. 1' nd.V t h e oojec~ ./~9t-noJ.~:t-.~.::~t \.,f ~ ~ ,na~. l".ad ~"O""?&r~ntq chB.ns~cl color .:'!"OJ!l u. ~orry bri~!lt .mlo;a ~o ..l i.ull, :.u.=~oa+. 'bLH>d- 11:~ ~ed. ~. object s~emed t.o uL~ini~h in bri~tn8~a ~nu size ~e:or~ i t t~ecd ~ro:1 .; 1 'If"'. ..lir.nan 'J~lch rsturned t o the 'lCO~"t t o oba~rv~ ~he 'Jhenor1.J:ton . :.~lch .::lt> .. -1~ ;,~y-.r~l tri~ O"ll t e i d a t o view the CH>,j.,~'t vi. c1'11&ll7 durin~ ~he p-1ri.oti of radar o"Js n- v a tioo. ...1'\tt object w~ta under viStlal Jnd .rauAr oba~rvtt ~ion bt.,rmi "; t.,n~l;r .!or :...'or+-.7 .fl.,., ~1!1ute. :Co other ra~ar B+..ation obs-tr7.:hi n 3lmila r ai,c-,htl:ts :.:.'l1e obJect ' ( J ~.alii etimat td t o b e 2 ,000 t"3<9t o.bov9 the t.,rr'l-1.n.. ':nd ra.dar o..,t;i;nate .1 A d 10-1.5, JOO ::.e,.t abOTe H~. . 3laY&tion o f the 769t.h :.ec;.,t :.;q_ i s '7?roximatal;r 7 .~oo :-, ... t abaYt!l ,.t:iL. ' .. 'ac h Info uha'ti; ( '.l.,lch) (:Jsnnl41) '!c!t.d.ar <Adar _,lot Dir~c~or ~( In lli~nc~ 'I!>'TRI~ fl'( OltiGI"ATOtl <..:ouWl&ndin~ J.-,neral ~f.,st~trn ~Hr D-.t~ns-. .iorc.- A'.Lw:t'N: ~>t!"qctor of l n t-.ll!r,ence 7.qmiltt)f\ -Lir /orce nnd'!l, (...q,lifornta tl?lf; THI') OOCU\11-NT CONTAIN~ INFOIH-'"TIO,.. AF'F'fCTI~G THf:. NU 0 Molol Of H.., "OF TltF UNI r~o SI'Arl::.S WITHIN TI-4E f.lqNING OF f\f~ r,r'IO., lC~ 1\(T. !J 1J , C.- ANO :l:Z, ,_-, A"'lNI"~O ITS Tl'tAH<;MIS'iiOI't OP THF RFViLHION til" I r; CON r ~T':i IN AHY 11-\1'1~!.-.R TO 1\H UN..\IJT~O~IlfO !'fP Q N I'; ''I"( ..,,~ITf.'"l IT ~AY fiOT 0 HF.PROOUCEO IN WHOLE O R IN PAirr, BY OTh~R THAN uNITfO :;TAT~ AIR F<' E ACt..NCIES, F'...(CF.PT !J Y I'.,.R"' '>.5101'1 O f TilE Otll''CTGK O F JttTEU.I E. usM. ' , ) . AF FORM 11% PART II APPqovED I J UNE 19-&1 AIR INTELLIGE CE INFORMATION REPORT fP0"4 (li~'"Cf} RtK!Rr NO. :;U.tb -"ir Diviiion (De:tenae) iftmbttr: o t"lJ)..l Gi on : 'i.llner of "Ji sapp8ar..tn~: Cther .t'sc hllrs: .J ti;nat~d 12-t5 ai.H, variable ';.he ooJ.,c~ ftrst cl?;?~ar~d \)n t~$ . .?I uco o n l n a zt.:nn.til of ~70. ::-:\nge ') :.,il~s :lnd i1 t 1!inde (sat) 1::!-1.5 .l?H C~at), t o a r>Oi:lt au:?roxi~r-..i.t~l;r 13 :tllcu t 'i~t, flf t htt !ltation. - il d :>bject -:..u.rndJ. t o 3. !lsaJin.~ of 360~ ~d co a '~roxi t~l7 10 ~ilaa on ~hut he~din~. be object ~ an ~rn~d co hAudi ~i "):prox~ t~l7 1280 i:tbound to ';he ata ti~n. ..ao.ar c ontact t>1eta lot ne.t.r '.ih~ ar~& ''b~r., t htt ob,Ject \ra.a flr~t detected. (3) ~\dar Scope {Jna ~PI}. ~5) a~r1ers rsllabilit,y consid~r~ exc~llent. ;:JAtil9r: ! 1=;11 ~hi.!l OTereaat,, vf91' scatote.r'Jd clouds. 'iind.a ~=-,m ~70:) .1.t :;o GL'Df "1 ? .A.iUU SR lat Lt., US}J ~i~ctor of Intelll~ne& k JTE: Tit IS L < CU "4EN r CONTAI""S IN FOR .,_.\TID~ \r FEcrl'l'; TH~ t~-\ T'CNAL rFFt.N::.t. OF Tlif. UNI T::o STA r F<; .VrTHIN TJ-oE 'tiA:il ~G Or rt' E t W''J ... ~b A~ r. !.0 U " r ; - 31 ANI) 32 A , AMt:.'IDEO. I TS 1 RA~;;"41':>SION 0~ THE IU:iVE.LAtiON OF ITS CONTt.NTS IN ANY MANNER 10 AN UNAUTI<PilED ?r~')()'l l:s PPOH IRIT(O OY LAN. t \V ~:OT r.E Rt--PRODUCEO IN WHOLE OR IN PAI{T, CY OfHER THAN UNITFO STATES AIR FO!iCE AGI:.t; C IES. UCEPT BY rER'41.,_.1QN Ot TH:: OIRt;crOR OF I~ n l Llvc.:..CE. lJ:;AF. AF FORM 112--PART II APPROVFO I JUI4t:. ICU. AIR INTELliGENCE INFOR~iATJON REPORT . ~ril'ltlt1on: V~.h~r ':'l.e liors: l-1r~e bu.rnl.'\~ .:lar"). ~o Tnlte-r~\i. "'li!IU.t'9s '"h.tn dl3AUlJ8dred ''fhil~ .i:toouPd. ;o-..~u-d Oh-4oOt<'- (J) Vl~al obAervat\on. ti'"\:t8.t"T.,rll rellabi.llt7 conllliJ.~rt i JXe-,ll~nli (.J./ lc~ :)..,nnl3, .a/le "'lch). " tf,athel': ..-.1~ thin o,.,rea3t, '-'lots "i lJ-J O,OOO f~htt .l~L. tither balloon a.r., rsl~aed dail7 :lt OJOO~ (2000 iiST) ilt. p o i:1 ca located n~f\r "!~oeni.x, 41; ~linalow, Ari3; .J~nv .. r, Colo; ~l~qudr1Ud, r !tex; ,nl t :RnJ.S' .1 ! t"l:c; u~ ~h ~1m ot this oba4rT~tion rs ~ro~ 270 ~t J O )no~ Dua ~o the dir~c~ion of ;he . .,ind. uott (sbOQt ~be 3eme ~bratu~!l .lri~ona and -a9w Ae:r::ieo) the onl7 . .,,atn~r Ot\llot)n ll!tttl:r to have b.,.,ft b the ?69th ~:J&;I .;.,1 . .:.u-~a .,roul.l b" ;h~ ba.ll oon r~laR3-.d :.\ t .H::talow ~!son& on ~'lonr Uld ":!_ft-ian '\lnu !:eit .,rior t o ~h~ o-ott.,rr':l i; i on ) f thft ~l'!"i.,1~ rJbject. :"1-t oall.mn .!"elee..aed :.lt ;Jin.il~v ".tRa ,Y~M.:XL~tel.7 ;~r41t~ ~'3~t 1:t ulata .. ~.,r \ lcJUnch!n-c and 3:tpand.s to 319T.,u ~111: !n cli.~:n~r.er ~-,foN ~n-r~t':1 ~ :a.t JO, vr)Q 1 :foot~ :.t.sL. Le#Ltin~ i)&lloond nrs "lot u ncollll:lon -\~d couli :onct)iT~l7 ')"" car'!"i.dd lo:u<t Ui:ttanctt at lO'f Hltil:ud&~. :Jall000.~ r .. l .. iJ .. Il ~rin~ ha h0U!"" Of U.!.rr:la9, C'.F\rr'.f ..l ~la .. h li-th\ ttachment. ~!':"'~ t"la&Jh li. .... ht t:J nd.ard si.J~ t nd. 1.s !iiJtm~l'\d~d !"r.,.,. t h.- brl1loon by a short l~n h ot ad ll~an cord. ~r, ~be !n1"or:.atioft ,-;i.,~n "'J7 the r)btet'Ttlrtt the ob.).,~t ..JOV~d l~lt I; ' . .':1~n \f)r~h ~-Jr o ome ti:.e th~n Jon tb4f!lat. I t the . .,i:t,la , i.,..~J'\ 'lrl!t c >rr..,c\ thl.i 'ould a.,~n +-1tt oujsct :.lOTed :lg&inst the 'lind, 1hieh 13 0")1>0~tt4 ~-htJ J.ir~ctton . .t. . .'r-,~ "Jallonn ~IC1'1.Ll no~ll7 ~OT~. ~h~ balloon caald not, und~r norPal clr~natanc~s n ' S \ l~r II Ill: THIS OOCU'14~N r COtHAINS INI'OM'4ATION Al-HCTI~<.a THE N~TION-'L (.)c ft.N~ OF' Ttt:. UNITf.O ST \ 1 ~c; WIT~ IN Tnt \U-J\~I~G OF THr. t .?():HG~ Ac:T, U ~ 1 - "\t AN D "'2. AS ,\"tENOfO H!i T"A~5'-'I'iSION OR THE llF.VELA rtON OF I r; (;ONT. 'HS IN M~V t A'iNt.R Hl AN UNAUTI'O~'! l l":hO'I .; I r,) .. I11T!"O Ill' I I .V. NO r OE flfPRODUCEO l:i W'iOLE OR IN PA~T. UY OTHER ThAN UtiiTED !>TATf.S AIR FOt:E fl(.~, CIES. C<ClYr I G., NeE. USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE I~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RlKJIH NO. GC S o:t .A!>:proving 0f:t"1cer: ( continued) b-r16h-obj'tct, f1"0lll t\ d 1 OJtance o-r nine lJill)d. ..JA.lloons o1 t:ie ,4ynd l.ll::mtiv nt:ll h e r,., J.rl! not"nall:r n&> '; tl.=ttec t e d b y JJ.C<:;,il r~dar. :-1ttre i a n o ~-:no~ erolain.tion for thi.l ob~ervatlon. 1st Lt., Tj SA/ Di~ctor o-r Int~lligence r CO~ rAI,.S tNFOIHUTION AFFECTING T11-:: t44TIOI'I~L mFF.N:-E OF THF. UNI fED STAffS YttTHIN THE Mi.AAING OF 11fE [!)PIO"fAGI:. ACT. 50 t1 '>.C.- ~ENOrD ITS TflANS'4tSSION OR THE HSII"'LATION OF IT'S CON fE~TS IN A~f'f r.tANNR TO AN UNAUT .. Ofttl.0 l'l~SON 15 PPCHI!iiTfO 1 1 L \ N, RE.PRODUCCD IN WHOLE OR IN PAI'(T. DY OTHE.'l THAN UNITEO ~TM~S AIR f-ORCE AG~CIES. EXCfPT UY Pt~'4t'>StON OF TH!:: Olq!:.CTO~ OF ll. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET This questionna ire hos been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as 111Uch infcrmotion a s possible concerning the unidentified aeria l pherlomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer a s many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for r cseorch purposes, and will be regarded as confident ial material. Your nome will not be us ed in c onnection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pet'mission. We reque s t this personal information s o that , if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you f or further details. 1. \'rhen did you see th e object? 2. T i me of do y: Yeo r (Circle One): 3. Time zone: (Circle One): o . Easter n b . Central Mo un to in d. Pacific (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (f.) St a ndard 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Minutes Seconds 5. Estimate how long you sow the object. 5.1 Circle one o f the following to indicate how certain y o u ore of your answer to Question 5 . (a~ Certo in b. Foirlycertain 6 . What was the conditicn of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just o trace of day I ight ,;)No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wher~ was the SUN located as you looked a t I the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right ,~ ; f. Don't remember 8 . IF you sow the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOO N (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight <:)Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9 . Was the object brighter than the backgro und of the sky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky backgro und, was the brightness like t hat of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several blocks away? c. A block away? Q ) Se vera I yards away? 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each q uestion) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? Q No Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): ~ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, the n tell what it moved behind: A :ll52W1~..&1l:L.Pb .f}d VUlt :Jomen.tb.ri!...,~,_if _ 13. D id the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): ~ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what it moved in front of: in i;:ont or 2Ud3 st aJ.l t! =------------------- 14 . Did the object appear: (Circle One): (& Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Did yo u observe the object through any o f the following? o. Ey~glasses Yes (N~ e. Binoculars b. Sun g losses Ye-:. ""-.' f. Telescope c . Windsh ield Yes <N o ).1: Theodolite d. Window glass Yes <8~\ ~ Other _:.;~;< ;ye 16. Toil in o few words the following things about the object. 17. Draw o picture tha t will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel ond include in your sketch ony da toil:; of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially cxhau5t trails or va por troil:;. Ploco an arro w beside the drawing to show the direction the object wn moving.