PROJEt:T 10073 RECORD CARD J. LOC~Timt 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 WfJI Balloon Prttbaltlp B,lloon 1 Jan 54 MeJ bourne, Auatralia 0 Po 111ltl 1 Balloon a Wo1 Aircr.ft a Pro .. oWp Alrcr.ft 0 Po .. 1 W p AI rcroft ;;::; 0 Woe A1trono...tcol 0 Pre .. oWr Ast,.notc.a 0 Poulblp AetronoMicol 1. LI ... TM OP GeiiiVATtGM SIOMTIMe l~H) uhnpe ~hj Jlyfng below ln a~tety alt. 4 tJD lnrg~ as -4. Appesred to h'!l v.., l:\n 11bn , .V'l t lon ar bung undern~atb. dpt~!d --"(OO 11. COMMINTS rJ Othor.In<:cneiatan~ D11tn 0 huufflclont o .. o lot fvoluotiOft 0 Unllno_. ObJect tr~velin~ ln N~rtherl7 di~ection at. 70d mph w~th r!port~1 dr:t.J.ll given by vttn~sa ~uld be vlslbl~ ! ong r than J 0 second3. ~..t~h ri, t.~l orn.i t te1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS l . LOCJITIO" ~11~>\:.~e, Australia o Preltaltlr Balln [l Woe Aircraft D CHR .. or 0 Prolt.Wr Alrcreft 0 A.; Vi.,.. D AIP.Intetc.,t RCI4or D Pos eJ W 1 Aucreft 1111111 OP IIOHTI.. 1. COMMIHTI 0 ProhoWr AttroM tlcel D PouUdr Aetreftolc.e 0 Other. - 0 lnsufflcl.,.t Oeto for Eoluotlon vhirrina eouad and then obJect dropped ~ 811ht1D& deaer1pt1ve or ballooD which tront ot obaerY@ra at a dist.B:'"Ice Pati'late4 to had a leak and dt:scened, thttD rose be 300 rt. ObJ lCV.:lked like "' naJShroan vith find f1nKlly bUr.Jt giving the sppc:aran~ a abort et.e. '!\m SMll 1r~en J lllbta undernea O! rapid departure. obJ descen~ to about 200 f.'t FUld :-eulne4 comlnc trom bott011 of :~tem. Rose to a stllt1onary, 11rean lights .w\1. out o.nd nolo~ 3,000 tt 'lnd t;n3 :topped. Cre.-!n lights incrased.. ReMlntMi tor 10 P.t'na a 1D tbia reappsred on sljaa or stem. Circled ;eei t.inn. 1)0 ft. ln dlrune r ' i l f ,L"ld around and appeer e d t rJ b~ stationary 'lt 3,000 middle or brla(ht aetal &U'J' ' It:!. J t , vide. Rest Ria~ and circling took 10 IlLlo. Roar ot obJ dall at.~ 20 .tt diHH' r u.d 25 tt 1 and yellov gaae(ms light ancl obJ'!ct tot.lll b<lttOIII to tope 6o 1"t.. l .. tl(':-:!18 c ... e-.1 disapp'!ared climbing higher in m: dtr tio obJ rose acct)llpnted by Y""., . .., , ,~au lisht A'IICI 1'(11 Ul CltY H ._. II) I:ltelli-;en:e C :"fioer R.A.A.~. f. d arter Viotcria ~arr~:k S t. K ll :ia !o a.cl :lelbow-ne Llell:o'.1Me VNCLASSIFIED I Ria:, t v b:-ing to vo~ :'t.Jt.iae ths el, i:-1~ Jf a!'l o~j~c~. "~1!'11;:1 a 0 ..tld be d~=ritd a1 a "Fl::i r; ~auoer". The a i e;:'l~inl ooc\olrr!ti ,.,hi lfiJ I "Ril:J t:1 the 'o~3:1Y or a lady u~d although our oo1at1on ~armleaa, th =ee~tn~ -~s ol de 11~. ~!'ld if ~c~ ow a r"'":' ~l:-t:gr rflt'.Jl con8idera':ion ! t'ael 1t ~, 'h~ ~y to report -::1e :r.CJ.t-t:~r :'1:11.:;. and -:o nonour ~::,., lady's identity A~i/Jl'" aaaooiatio:'!. 'fl';h ~. 'tecomi;J~ : 7tn. Al~o. i."l :tr~ti:l.; ~ otA. I r~l :-:.or ~o~fide~t: "".han !.t lfl"i~: .,~ t o a Civil :e?artr.J~t, ~n,.t t:~flt :-:at~ .... :a~t3~ rttl ~e t:-ated ln codtden~. ! c,,, ~HJ-, '!" :o..;rs'8, r,..:;ari -hill a 1 )at .1n u;;Hu;-oua lJ't.':er. 1: in vi~rtr or ~.1e !"orego lu,: . t rnettly rerrJest: .. hat .it ".OC t e ~r~'l't'11 f\.3 s.:t:h. U loth :n ancl., OOIIP&n!. ,.. wit;hout wa~ch ancl the~srore t:!\e ":!:::ea ce.1~io~ed 17 be a~proda ~;,... (,,, aoulc! no doubt eat&bliah =curate t1mea, if j'OU 10 del ~om eftata that 7111 be men~ioned. tTa.turall:r tmj ceaJurame!ltl 61 7ea oa o!!lj i:e reprcted &I apprai-. te UNCLASSIFIED .Air Attache, Auatrali& !1e&r a Gravel ~uarry at t.he ?a.pl, ll'!n.Jh sre two billa about 5 mi!-Js ''reJ~ o: ".:anafi..! 1:1. Eatranoe to the site i.l ~ined t~ou~h a 6& oft the ~roond.L~ :!il::t"Ry, ceewem ll&!ut'i~l:i a"!d ::aindample. ~he alcy ":ft.l olo\!dle and fro~ our elevar:ed . .,o.Jitian at. the fapa, ?te n.ad a clear 1:iew to ~he ~a ';','fa!"d, an~ t:-.e stre4!t a~d '":.o::>~ ! it:~4;3 ot' ~eatisl:i ~o,Jld be plainly ael!ft in rro:1t of ua. ':: oar ift3 ro.~i:'l6 :a.st. At acout ShSO pa ._ heard a l'aint whirring SetA.-td li::., ~he Jriod causas in wires in ~- ?1t21:s1":y. '"iYit!lin a. ma4;to r ~r seccnd1 an ob .ject drc!"-;d l i~to 7 i'lY diree1"l :t in rr or ua at abOllt 30 J yards distant. In prot'ile, the ocjec t i..;.~.('-!1:! l i lce a . - '.l J .- room, ~ottpl e with ~hort ai:em Ye r.oti o4:i ~wo s=:all ~:-.,e., 1! ~nts :1~1.,~ io""'Ttnrda m at lea5~ 15') t'!ctt !n dia.:..,r..,t , I:1 <le1=tt~t i.t loo:cej i!l .. , r -,t'' l e l~-~.., i :Jushr?om. L~cl a~o-~t 12 f.34t wicte. l':,H r .,:; .,r the o~.,j~o~. inr:ltldi!'t.; the er.t, ~as jo;ll. !':<t:! Ita ~?~"trecl to te &bont, .~) r'!-t+; i~ .l ia.."l".at:er, and out 2 ') !'net 1.n l t~. ?r:lm t:te botto o!" the ate to the r,.,r .11' r.h Jbjeot seed to be t. 'o',Jt -1) fee~. Atter the 10 1Dut.s ..,., h:.ard t::he drone ot a plane and "lAving previously alightt~tci tro. ttw oar to haft a bett Yiew ot the Saucer, w saw the n&Ti~tion ligbta 11lcl1- oa'1nc t!'lat the plaae wu t.,lli."'C ~lorthwarcla. Almoat aimiltaneoutly the 'Wh1rr1.-'J tound ~oa the Sauoer ce-d, nnd it ~d a rapid ~rtioal aseent, cmittin& & yellaw .;aaeoua li.;!'lt rroa the l:o om 'Jt the atem. -,, aat1,.al:ed --:ha~ the ~1::18 ..,.,. th~n a:.o,Jt ~.tO pa. 0:~ at11a1ainC at:ot.~ HlOO teet, i:ne ~aeoua li6}lt from the .Jteaa ceaaecl, ud a aiailar lip;rtt appeared aa -:h-11.de ct the atem, ancl the Saucer then prooeeded hori zoa1all7 at a terrUlo apeecl in ta. direotioa ot plaue. On aollq)letiou or tba ~iftle, toh ... a wide oae. the iauoer tlwtl toward ua, and 1:1 tlw matter ot ae ap.ia owerheact at atou't SOOO teet. Tb. lighta sppearecl UDder the , and oa it. aidea ot the ate., ~ the deaoent diately eommenoed. and a.. .. r be-ta,tonary ill wbat appeared to ua, to be the auae poeit1cm ttlat tt' hd oooupi.ecl betor laariac ta puraue the p onl7 a tn mi:~utea ~reviou1l7 2e ~ tM tU. ilo M atouiJ leiO Pll We th dee -. leaft. and lately tt. car l1ghta wre t'.srnecl on').& 11Cb ap:-r -tarily raotac ua, ancl the edp o! the Sauo,r in the aiddle ~f tfte tri~!tt The a auddea roar at 4:he 1-:e time, ancl tr. Saucer l"!aviDI a JtJoe ot ,.11ow ~eou ll*t, ':ftia& e<ai~..ed r!"Cil the !li.J8 or t:~e st. t.!t :.r~:n .-y -'"tei't&tliqft t:,. hri;~ metal exir:a only &I 1.-o~ liar -:o cieaoribecl J\R J~Piilt .. JEJ\.~ JEut:N .Jf.Pt'f' Ui!PtJ 5~3 DE 3HPt\ 118 i~ USAIRA ~;ELLLLLOURN~: ro JZPHO/DliiTA WASHiiC JE!lWF/URI~HT PATTERSCr~ \1-~ OHIO ATT:J ATIAA-2C JEDEN/CO~!DR ENT AFB CuLOj!A DO SPRINGS COLORADO ~A?YC/Cc::l~P. FEAF TOKY: J ,\?.;:l 5 P.PBICI!!CPAC PURL Hf).. R30t:R HAwAII NAVY CR C -vt:N HUNDRED MPH AtJD WAS Itl SIGHT ABO .. T Ti.N .:;~CutliJ:; .{ TI:if. OF ~!GH7I~. ~.s JAN;.;ARY ~1~l15Z ::: ?ARA T:JO :: }"0i.LO!Jl!!G .t\1; APPEAL BY DEPT OF CIVIL. c:::: RE?ORT vF H.VE.5TI~ATiilG AND A P.~.Pvnf OF :NOlANA UNIVERSITY &LOOMING TON ~OOL OF BUSIN&SS INDIANA liNfVRn. llOOAIUNOTON, INDIANA. T'~ ft] .Jing Saucer In!'orrr.~tion D~p,.rt:rent ~ /ri ttt-P 1tt~r3on A!r Force B~se f.:t :l>~efl are two c~ ippins;a which ~ Uu:11)1 t, yr1u :ni~t want far your coll,etiun Robert W. Stra1D btruct(WI in Insur~ 'lhe 'l;ri.ng Sa"J :sr InC or:n~t .. i en .O ca.rt t became convinced that it Wb nut I n For U. thlr4 time in ~ m.uy m~uely a 90 dell'ee anal~ in the a plane ~c&tae oC the npid speed " I da)'l reporta from p.tnoru. who, sky. at which the thin& wu climblJ\1. sl aald they hacl obllervtd "strange :.r,~. 'rayll)'' aaJd ahe 1'o.1&t to-'The man. ' " ho is a former .er,lce- metalllc-eotoncl dlak1" in the 1kia " .ud her hou:Je to call her bus-man, sa ad the gleamlnl obJect ia near Athena, came 1n Thunday. t ."ttl but that when they returr.e:l was goang :ttlai~bt up at an ap-oi ~lrl. T. X. Taylor, Kurd1 the object had ;one. parently tr~mendous rate of speed., tJ po.--an11tr111, ttatMl that she had Mrs. Skinner's si1hUn" waa al.;o He said he kn ew . that the -~ 1 w seen one of the objeda on TuP.II mach! while :;he wu h&n&inl out "'orce r.avc somt! Jeta that waL I s <lay prior to the time that )In, clothe! but she wu able to ::;ie rJv faster than t he ... JJf"d or ound I" ,\. L. Skinner, .\tbens hou!l~wlfe, a m ol'e accu::-atl! ciecr1ptio:' ot b~t t!1a t tlw~ don't lppca. to IJ.! u, n).il&le thtt ur~t l-eporttK.t ;:,l~hling.l whau ::;&1~ saw and it Ia b~lat!vcc.t moving so (:l~l when obacl-.. ed at I .. l l'lrs. r:a!lor said ahe saw thel trorn the accoWlta or the inciucmt n groat distance. j ,, uuJect from her bade ya.:d Ul S~t! I that ~II'S. ~kinnttr'l ::ilihtina wu I He salll tll~ ~bj~ct ''shut" ' t4 wu h8J18inl out clothes and IJalllJ at a clller l'illlgtt: &traigit~ up tot a tune ~,d then t thi.Lt all! waa certain .at sjttt aw 1 Another st~iltin" made the suune l he3ded tnto r~.-!<tst nnd qwckly n w1.1 n()t a rtU.ction. :Sh~ :;au.l thl!, day :121 ~.Irs. Skinner's but aho dJsap~arL'd. :) obj~-t w.u ~hining b!'t~lt.!!:' t h;ul unrPported at t:tc t inlt! w~ rnade \ Phil Oabr . a Tyl:J' \lomin~ 1 t any "laue t't!tlec:tion atht: h:.td t!Pr 1 by a man w ho ll"e~J a bout five I rele~raph 1 port4!r, rC!po, .. ~tl c-:1 .. .:~n. i ;nJif"s r.)rh~.:ut o f .Mucrl:;on. H~ ing ;u: ti la:n<>d object near ~ She ;,;a~d th.:~ wu llu \ ;qJ\ll" ro."({l.h:~tt.'d h1s name b e wWlheJd \Yinona W .. tn .. sday rnorromg. His Ji tr:UJ, :ts iJ aiOmetilnft l !!tt b y ptj t rnrn the ac~unt. dcscnpw'n tll'"'d tnt! ou~ ~l\'trll d planes, 01 no wW\d \Jt n~i11es. Ho ci:Jtd he mo&.Je lu Stihting by i\lrs. skann.: alUlOUih tt was ~ 'Mrs. Taywr said abe SII(U t!<l t he 1nt C) ll an tj1e (aatem pa.--t oC th.! not ru; utod..J. lJa ltaid that one i: !Jbj"'Ct betw"n 1:1 and l :tJl ' duck. 1 ;k y a l "='"art!ntly at a ..;r'-.,t l disappe.trod 111 tole 1ar:1e manner Tuesday, and Ulouah' Utat :o~he I ~tltanr-e ;\' roy. Hl 3~d h nr,.t ai tne un~ ,r't'l\ by lf:s. Taylor. II' watc:bed it tbne or tour mluur~. LhOUijht i~c ' :td $een a j~t becaUS@ 1-~l:rtiur r pl},"tS had ~n re- She said ahe aMIId not dn~cmine of n z ~ vapor nUl in the ~l!ived by T h ,\thPt!l Re\tew rrl ~ the 1hap1 of tile tblnl but Jut \!cinaty. tl a y momm" but an interview with I i Jt definitei3' ,_ aat mo\tnc, just u~ said hw watched dw object tht! obseners :tad not been o.rt'&nl' li i&J'-'I!.rlq iD t1ae nortll :at ~lf'l~'& i'Jr ,;orne tJme, bowever. and etl a t pr~ss timt>. . , ... ,.M boftrtnc in tiM '"'lf~tkhta of Ar~n in !illte vicinarv o)f th.'l Jcod trembrt a rare' t to;, ;~ II(;Ol ~ "' r4'd to ~'P.rmtn-. lb r..turtl ' ' ,,. iaelt\'' !' v r tuar.e:-aromd I S ,inon U.i h<~ i a r -: l I. DAT.TIMI.,_. PROJECT 10073 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUStOMI 0 ProltoW, Batt .. .. d Wa Alrcroh .. O..YR .. VIw.e 0 Orowft .. lt.l 0 Pre .. oW, Alrcreft a At,.VIw.e a Alr-IRtorc.,t ..... 0 PouiW, Alrcroft 0 Poulltl, AtroRO"'Icol IIX IRufflciORt D for EoluotiOft 5 aecoD&ta ott IIOHfU.. 11. COMMINTI t s~are obJ~ct, silv~r, ln flight to West. Avaltina ther ~epo~ted s!milar Final!J rose vertically at great speed. aishtlnga. INSUFFICIAIT DATA. Oeorp A. :T'r.rioh, Lt Col. USAF VNQ.ASSJF.IED Air Attache. Australia Col~nl lJ3.\F' Air Attache ~??or~i~s eYideftoea n o mJd at time ot ob !r'fs 6;ion : UNCLASSlf]EQ 25. Looa~i.-J:! ot any air t-;-!.!":':t<J L~ t.'w v i l init:y a~ t~w 'ti..~ of 3i6nti:u;t Clvilian Oa on i:!e~ru.ent 11 ~.-i:tr. Civil J ai<ota e!t rou~e Paraftel~ to T.a-:~roo Zl.anc