PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD '2. lOCATIO N 12. CONCLU~IONS b-'3.!1 Ju:m. Puerto RicCP Wo, Balloon Probably Balloon 0 PoHibly Balloon DATE TIME CROUP TYPE OF olfseRVATIOI'f Gro und Vi suol 0 Ground R odor 0 Wos Ai rcroft Probably Aircraft 0 Air-VIsual a Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Po ui bl y Aircraft Was A $honomi col P rob obi y A slronomicol Givi lia.'1 Po ,si bly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Of' OBSERVATION HUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 O t her Insufficient Doto for Evaluation !'l::.n u rJ e s B RIEf' SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING :Or~er_ tr:an d i..'Ja Jt ~ r . iled-'1 ran c olor :. ::r:n-ox L"l. Ul 1-inrli.cate b!l1loon om; r tiiJ a fro"':l le~tiiL.?, Ro L':d Ol :..'1 shape. ffas moon . ::_'1creased wi. th di.;l:.lrt :". l.n s:.ze ATIC JPORM J'29 (REV :Z6 SEP !l'l) i --;~t,.,:=t Polis, ~I:i n."1esotA. ...,.ucago , lll i.-r1ois On .:I.une 4, 1~54 aUnidentified Flying Objects't uer e photo- :r aphed o v er l!itl:".clP.polis, ili n neso tn.; over Lif j e i ll, Den!:ilark and over Chicago, Illinois. 1954 produced as pho~agrephs on 26 occasions, the largest umber of different occ~3i_cs that the UFOs uere photog rephed in i:'.r-:r y."J :-::r to n y kno:7led:;d .. 1954 p roriuce d the most foreign photogr2.phs with 20 ou-;; of t:he 2 6 photo g re.phs coming from over sec-.s . The Dost unusu F .. l ones t;p.ken i n 1954 11er e the folloYJing : one ne..s e. photo~raph of 2 whi t;e ohiny saucer-shaped objects photogr~.phed nec-.r ;;. su...'1 eclipse 'by '3 Sccmdinavie.n .ll..irline p l e..nes, nhich he.d over 50 scientific observeL'a aboe.r d . The photogre1.pher s U'.:Ud we. d the photo was take n o n June 4 n ear Lifjeill, Denmexk C:ORD~ CF C~S~RVER: " F L YING l-F'FICER BY A ?RIVATE CITI-::.::::1 AT f!P?RO:X 1 931') 54. DETAI L::D ~ SUeMI Tr::o ~S REQUIRE~. I:J!3Z JU~! J LJSA. AGl MATURE, ADDRESS ( MAIL) , SAN J~AN PR. OCCUPATI ON oS CUSTOMS INSPECT AGE 74 ( [lA!Ll C/0 P OCCUPATION RETQIRED P M. AGE MA7~ R.=:. \JDRESS ( MAIL) SANTURCE P~R. OCCUPATION PAN A~iRICAN AIR~AYS EMPLOYEE. 7. AJ M i!EGATIVE. B. lviNG DJRECTION .:.\NO VELOCITY I NDICATSD AS FOLLOTJ1S: ; , NOFE. 8 . NONE. 9 . NONE. 1~. NONE. 11. NEGATI VE. J QAM THE lG INTEL OFFI CER, ALSO PREPi\RI NG OFFICSR EST THE SIGHTiiiG BY l~FORMANT AS RELIABLE. C(J ~IV~RSATION INDI CATES !~!FORMANT TO BE INTE:LL I GENT !"IN D R1\:)0NA ri L. 'f ~ ,; i..L E DUCAT D MAN. PREPARI NG OFF ICSR H.=tS CK RELEASE OF fNEA BAl LOOl'lS AT TIME OF SIGHTI NG COt-JCLUSION GATES THAT POSSIBILITY iP~:ULATION REGARDING G~1 INDICATES SIBILITY HOWEVER INf!)~.ANT''S DESCRI PTION OF FLUTTERING DESCENT AND HAS VERY PRECISE AND POSITIVE DESCRI PTION OF DIAM OF OBJ AND ATTITUDE NEGATE THIS POSS !BILITY. BY THESE ELIMINATIONS PREPARING J~GE THREE JLJ8A 4 8C r 7?ICER SU? PLY ~!0 OT~S~ ANALYS I S ~[G~RDI~G ? OS S I 3 LI C~liSE J 8/2954 Z J UN J LJ SA JLJSA A 57 PP JEPHQ J EDEN JED~P JEZMH .JW! 555 DE JLJSA 4 81: FM COMDRSTRATRECONWG 72 RA~IEY AFB PR TO JEPHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC JEDEN/COMDRADC NT AFB COLO JEDWP/COMDRR ATlC WRGHT PATTERSO~I AFD OHIO .JE:Z;1H/COtvlDRSAC OFFUTT . A F f3 i'IE BR JW7KL/COMDRAD JZE DARKSDAI AFD LA OBJECT LARGER THAN HALF A lOl.LAa AT ARMS LENGT H. ODSERVERS ESTIMATE I T ABOUT 100 FT ~ OlAM. C. RED ORANGEJM DJM 1. E. NA.~ fS,.- ILLUMINATION EMITTING FR -'-AOING EDGE OF OBJECT. G. NON. H. NO SOUND. I. NA. 2. A. sA~ OBJECT WHILE TRAVELING I N CAR~ THOUGHT I T WAS THE MOON. STOPPED :All THAN NOTICED OBJECT MOVING. B NEGATIVE c. NEGATIVE. D. OBJECT CAME DOWN LIKE A GLIBER SWINGING FR SIDE TO SIDE. OBJECT DID NOf LAND, BUT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND TGOK A DIRECT COURSE TOWARD ZHE HORIZON. E. SPED OUT OF SIGHT. 5-7 NIN. 3. A. GROUND VISUAL. B. NO OPTICAL AIDS. c. NA. RJM A. JaS. CUSTOMS INSPECTOR. AGS 7 4 (MAIL) ?43 . OCCUPATION RETiaED SAME ADDRESS TIR~D, AG MA7"JR. ADDRESS (~AIL) SANTURECE P.R. OCCUPATION PAN l.~.t:RICAN AIRWAYS EMPLOYEE. 7. A . NC:GATIVE. B . WING DIRECTION A~!:l VELOCITY INDICATED AS FOLLOWS: F. NONE. 8~ NONE, 9. NONE~ 10. NONE. 11. NEGATIVE. 12. T HE ~G INT!L OfFICER, ALSO P~EPARlNG OFFICER EST THE SIGHTING BY INFORMANT AS RELIABLE. CONVERSATION I NDICATES INFORMANT TO BE INTELLIGENT AND REASONAAl. r ',H:LL EDUCATED MAN. PREPARING OfFICER HAS ~RE.l.EASf. OF VEA BALLOONS AT TIME Of SIGHTING CONCLUSION NC:GATES THAT POSSlBILITl~ ~PECULATION REGARDING GM INDICATES POSSIBILITY HOWEVER INTO~MAMT'S DESCRIPTION Of FLUTT~RING DESCENT AND HIS VERY PRECISE AND POSITIVE DESCRIPTION OF DIAM Of OBJ AND ATTITUDE NEGATE THIS POSSISILITY. BY THESE ELIMINATIONS PREPARING ?A~E THRS J LJ SA 48C \ l il MAIL ~8/2054Z JUN JLJSA p p JEPHQ J EDEN J EDW? JEZMH JWVXL 555 DE J WSA 4 8 C 7~ COMDRSTRATRECONWG 72 RAMEY AFB PR TO JEPHQ/COFS USAf ~ASH DC J~DWN/COHDRADC ENT AFB COLO J EDWP/ COMDR ATIC WR!GHT PATTERSON AfB OHIO ZMH/COMDRSAC OfFUfT Af8 NEBR JWFKL/COMDRAf 2 BARKSDAL AF 8 LA /U N C L A S S l F I E J)/!H)( ..Z2 3 . U!<OBS 1. A. OBJECT ROUND. B OBJECT LARGER THAN HALle" 1\ DOLLAR AT ARMS LENGTH. OBSERVERS ESTIMATE I T ABOUT 1Z0 Fl ~ ~(AM. C. RED ORANGE. D. 1. . NA. F ILLUMINATION EMITTING fR l,,tAJHNG EDGE Of OBJECT G. NONE. H. NO SOUND. I. NA. 2. A. SAW OBJECT WHILE TRAVELING I N CAR. THOUGHT I T WAS THE MOON. STOPPED CAR THAN NOTICED OBJECT MOVING. B. EGATIVE c. NEGATIVE. D. oJCT CAME DOWN LIKE A GLIDER S~INGING TR SIDE TO SIDE. OBJECT DID NOT LAND, BUT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND TOO~' A DIRECT COURSE TOWARD THE HORIZON. E. SPED OUT Of SIGHT. F. ,_7 MIN. 3. A. GROUND VISUAL. B. NO OPTICAL AIDS. C. NA. R. A Col . Ha cl!ord P. Sch1IDlaJ1 San Juan, Puerto Hr,i . 72nd. strategic R"'connaisance fling, RaJ'lld.y A.ir Forde Base} Aguadi11 a,P.R. The foll.Jw-lP- i:; ;ey s t ory on what I sd!H o n .Ju.n.e 2r..d. : Crh:ln.lll.y 1 s t...u. tl t)O ., trip trit.h rrq family from San Juan t o Sab 1.11.~ Grande vid 1 ~"tiC~ and Guayanilla. re nere getting r:l,;.H~ t, o the town of ilua;yanilla when I detected s cmet.hing in the -Jt<'Y rthlcll reseahled the moon. I glanced ~ai o for 1 had the .,,don it. was IOOV~. To make sure I stlhpped tha car I was dri Y'tt~ and so I confirmed the moon was moring Therefore it was , .!l(mn a.rrl really a .flying apparatus. I pointed thi~" to rq mo1:.ner who was by ~ side and al.so to nu father and nv sister 1f'ho we~e riding in the back seat. They also acknowledged the Ftlenomenon. 'l'h~ s aw a.s I S8Jf the flying o b ject coming from inland, from a northeasterl.,r di.rection towards a southwesterly ctirection. !IkX>n" was cam.~ darn l i k e a glider swing~ from side to side at lew sj:eed. It u d t.U.PY Weci.oosd.3;r Jure 2rwi and we were clo~ to Kilometer 14 I gus, close to the ga.sol i ne piers, the sea on the lett side and the mamtai.ns at the right: the IOOon" coming from the side of the mountains. .A1J soon aa I rel i21ed the "moon"wa.s moving I continued our trip but a.l.Jrays watchiiig the "men" trhu the treetops. The" saucer" wa.s j1 J uminated in the ront. and i n the hal -front. sides of the arch. It was dark and the center part though somewhat but real sl ightllly illuminated was rather dark and so the rear of the moving object.. The color of the lights was reddish or ora~e fir eli.ke. Therewas no soum and I guess the h.:Eght was 4 o r 5,000 may be n:~re than. tut in ft. "M'len the saucer lett the ground area and came into the sea ar~ it did l 3C1arp turn o! about 90 d~eee and in.stead of fl:ring 3idewi3e i t too k a direct C01.D:'se towar~ the horizon ... The lights increased in size .rich the distance. The farther it got the r '3d bur:-o f the l:Lsht.s bec.::..me ,...o:r9 noticiable and large st.rins of or; nge and red ~rerg se.an i n the diat.anc~ ... L:l t.he distanc e I could see i t was inc:-e-3-Si.ng i n altitude and soeed. _}.;Il ~ure is within =-~e or' ~ame; Ai: ;:<'orce ?Laaa.r .3yt.an .1. ... :.' any. 720 STRATE31C "-l.EACQUARTERS ~E:CONNAISSANCE WING, H (sAc) P.A,..tEY AI~ -=-oRCE BASE, PUERTO RICO SUEJ&;T: Un identif'ied O''bject Si ghting Report See Distribution Tn COlltpliance ,lith last paragraph of our messa;se OOI 223, d a ted 3 June l95t.., Subj a ct, 'li1Jnidenti.t'ied Ob.i act -1.....1.. Reoort her e'Wi t h le ttar and diav,ra:m f'tlrni~hed oy }rr HE COl"" I' 11\.;.J TJ ER : . 2 Incls DISTRIBUTION: ~\tijutant 1 copy ea Chi a!" o f Starr, Headquarters USAF ~IaatJo111Aton 25, D. c. l copy ea Commaw:t .Ur Defense Command Eht J.f 3ate, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1 copy ea Conma ndm-Air Technical Intelligence Center Wrignt.-.Patterson AF Base, Ohio 1 copy ea Commandw Strategic Air Collli'Gand Of:f"ut t ll' &se, Nebraska 1 copy ea. Commen'il~ 2d A1r FOrce, Barksdale AF Base CQL R. P. Schuman 1 sC;~t th.a s er" tc-. 'l~ .:.aa,gt 2 or t~ mirtutes 'IJefor e it got to the beach then it took .~our.rl Cnfl :.r..r::1. to diss<1.9~ar in the long horizon. I calculate the thir.g 1..:3 ~oU!rl .... CO :":!o:n. :.n clirmet~ or less or mere. t.~ fath~ is a former h:::-'i~.tD:.:>~t.er of the town of S-3.bana Grande and he is now 74) a h ealthy and strcflb J\UJ:1 :rentally s "Peaking and alert. He has a fine backroum arrl. he knows how .f) di.ffe renti ate and '!P~<:!ciat e thi s very wel.l. Ei::> n."'JDe i Actress: c/o , P . R. ~ty r:other is e s Si.3t the Postma.ster of Sabana cr MO is my broth She i:.~ ol anti as br and .:1lert as rey d<::d. She can not be frlol13d asy either. H.::r na;ll3 i::> sarre Jdd.ress . .Jister is"\ gr.:ulu,.J,<i o1.li ena Heights College of Adril.3J1) ilichigao... She is ro..cf'( .1. Pw Americ;).!l Al:r.:.,.a;p3 employee a.rrl she :1nd clever. As the ot hers she !<r..Qws to differe nr..i.:1te things. Her n'LT.e a.r.d lire s a t L..:;jJJd.o:-t''lr t!ncld : -m. T~2.t Pli1YI Nas sick h avi.I'.g .; t.JIIl.i_tch trouole b ut. this li..l ::. .:t. .nt':!rfere w1..t.h nty 'lense s -:d. 1ll. I !"J1.cvr r.retty :veil whJ.t was g oir..g on. .lhi.le .!. J'".9pped ;:~ J.' _ -~ed to s t o p a c .'l!' with non-r~sJ.dent pl:!t'3s to :n.aka them '! W'U'e of tha , . ,,; er. 'f~E!'J did not :jto p but I :;houi -ad " .!.'l.y:.ng s 3.Ucer pm.nt~d to the sk;T. ! r continued i t s ;n..:..rch. I:1.r.1 anclcs~ a skft' o uoParing it with thd c.;ther s?.ucer I S?..'H e n August 2h, 19~ at. which tiliWI - rt.ed it. next cL:l.y to Col .. Sanders of G'IC in San Juan by t e>~e f:hone. Cn t.h .. t . e 1.ssion the saucer .,,~ silvery colore d and i t shined all OV'P.r. Had the ~-..HlP;! t.L:' ;,ctio n from n ortheast to southwest,. This one I Sa.Jr :lt 2.Ul aver the t.owr. c f Cabo Rojo, Puerto Ric o i.n t..he southll'3et tip of the i3larx:i of Puerto Rit.!O, l was also with rrv family. The clist.rtnCe from earth was greater I might !Jay '4.), 000 ft <::Nay and it still looke d like a nickel. This one IllUSt have been at J a dt 200 ft o r more i..n. diameter. The edges were brighter thaA the bel.l.;r or the ur~ : Part. The .axN"ement was laYrays the same sidewise but a t great speed. It t.11,. l '1n and turned of'f the lieht!J a t intervals.There 'lras no r eflection from tne m:.>Orllight when i t turned off its lights. I projecte d the li nos of the path of these saucers and ocJt the point of origin it starts from Moscow i n Russia and on the point of Destination ..ve h .'lVe Colon:Dia, Venezuela, the Galapagoa Islanq., the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ccean. I recamnen.d a 2 4 hour watch ove r the island of Puerto Rico for out of two trips a t night I have detected two .fJ.yil.ng saucers. That puts 100 in 1000 gai.nr.s. That is f in case none o f our aircraft hav e been eve r our area in these pcsiti'<::clS anditi.rte. Pu.:!r-:.o Rico