PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Hampton, Vir ginie. 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon {(Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar Wa s Aircraft a Probably Airc:roh 0 Air-Vi auol 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rc:roft Was Astronomical a Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Insufficient Dcrta for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Round, small, >mite, observed v i c i.Tli :,y. degrees elevation. Came nearer, paused lC secor ds evaluation balloon. then dem.rted in Ili'.f direction Gradual fade. deg elevat: Ltr_. TD31 Dffiluation o f P hot cs l.st I;1d (TDDPA/ Ur. Davis/74136 TO: TDZ'I/TSgt !1ood..7 r eceivf3d i ndorsement rs by this office on 5 t he l3ttar r equest l!arch l 964. for 13valuaticn 2 . The una:vai l;tbi J i ty of the or i gi I'.al n egati ,,e has precluded D.!'l accurate sva.b.ation o:f subj act imagery. ?ossibl.e causes o t.he j :oage could include: a. Doubls axpo8Ur'3 b . Circul.ar objsets cast befo~ the camera during axposur9. c. Placement of objects on printing paper during pri."lti:tg or enlarging process. 3 . Plaase sukxni t ftltuN photographic evaluati.::>n requests t o TDDP on the standard .t-"tD form 462, 8:lg:lneering Support fiork Re- ;11:u:r.m PRICZ, JR. Director, Photo. F'" .. cploitation 1Jl:~<:t.c1rat (30 Ju.l 54, Ncnntain .:.~raluat!on of ?hotoe '..'!...'D/Mr Davia 1 . nequest ev-aluation of the attached photogrs.phs as t o the most p:obable a oofor poaaibl..e cause af the i.magea in the !)ictures. 2 . The etsluation ot the negative orig:f:nall;y made on 8 Oct 54 i.c.dieatea that a dn;pllcate negative had been received. J-1:A:'TOR QJ Di'TA.i'lf r r JA, Jr Canta:1 Z1, USA...'ll' Chief, Aerial !'beiiCIIIfVla I ~.ic:Jt_mU!,1 'A ' HEAOQ'J AiHERS UNITED STATES AIR~. ~ OFFICE Oil THE VICE CHIEF OF S.TAFF, REFERRAL SLIP AFAAC AFPCP AFODP AFABF AFPTR AFCJA AFAFN AFCIE AFAPA ATTENTION: APPROPRIATE ACTION COMMENT AND/OR RECOMMENOATI ON COORDINATION INFORMATION WHICH TO BASE REPLY PREPARATION REPLY TO OSAF PREPARATION FOR SIGNATURE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR 51 GNATURE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR 51 GNATURE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR 5 1 GNATURE COPY OF REPLY FOR UNDERSIGNED AFOOP AFMMS AFDDC AFMSS AFDRO AFMIR AFDRO AFMLP AFCAV .. PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FOR~ ARE OBSOLETE. YOUP letter o~ 14 Jam J.-7 1956, 3Cldreaseci to lll-. Charles Wilson, ...v of Detenae, naa been reoi'JlTed. b7 t.be .liP hchnical Intell1genoe tv tor rep17. your aeeowtt cd tbe ezl)erience ot JD:t. Kelson concerning Un.1dent1t1ed ObJeota hU been read vith interest. !he tntorut1on conttnec:t ~ be used in tbe cont1nv.1nc ~1s ~ the Un14entU1ed Jll.71rla Ill order tbat a oOIIplete anal781l of tb1s cue ..Sgbt be ted that JOU obtain tbe photo&f'apba wh1cb ;rou mention, thea to tbe Atr !eMD1eal Intelliaence center tor stud7. be l"CJPtaed to J'Oa atter a abw pep1o4 ot uae S1ncerel7, :st Lt. !.EAF P ERM TEMP RETENTION P ERIC ROUTING ANO COOROlNATlON SHl!:ltT FILE AUTHORITY SECRETARY 0~ C:F E:~ SE ROUTING SLIP I HI Tl Al SECRET i\!?Y 0!=' DEFENSE ADVANCE ACTION DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ACTION COPY ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY IIIFORMAT ION COPY SECRETARY OF THE S~ARY OF THE PREPARATIQ~j' OF DRAFT REPLY HOUSE SIGNATU~E AND P, FeReE- s ~G ~ ET nn TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SIGNATURE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (Co,.pt) PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SIGNATURE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (MPU) PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ( ISA) NOTE AHD FORWARD ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (S~) APPROPRIATE ACTION ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (R~D) REPLY DIRECT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ( forardcopy of rply t o Sc o f Dl fila) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ( PtH) REPLY DIRECT FOR DEPUfY SECRETARY ( (o,...:.,.d c:opy of reply to Sec of Def fi h) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (App' n EnJ ) I N FO iftii.H I ON AND RETENTION ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (H&M) INfORMATION AND RETURN rOR PEFEIISE F ILES SECRETARY OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEFENSE (LQPA ) DArA ON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMENT AHD/OR RECOMMENDATION (Public Alfaint ) GENERAL COUNSEL COORDINATION WITH ASSIST~NT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (AE) PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR Sf GNATURE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PRIORITY (Spsc Opn~) SPECIAL ~SSIST~NT j R~M~'?KS : .$U3P~ME DATE CONTRQL IIUH8ER PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOL~TE. .~ USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRE..VC5. OR SJ. \f/UR ACTIONS 1 '14\4 OR TITLE 1 'IITIALS CAPrAIN CHARLES ORGA,.IZATIO" M<O LOCATIO,. COOROIHATIOH INFORMATION RE ... ARKS Please send information copy of your this office to be forwarded to the of ne:r.-nse O:f'tice. Request action by 9 February 1.956 if' at FiW,\o4 HA"E OR riTLE ci:;'QIN-',( ORGAHIZATIOit Alt O LOCATION . . UlJw Wo Form 12, 10 ~w ~:. wbictlm&y b.: used. 'POSSible. ~ERTIFJED MAIL .., r./1 oAiv~'f-V AF FORM 112-P.ART II APPROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR JNTELLJGENCE INFC~MATION REPORT llEPORT NO. s:ta is 3 s:..n~l"6 ?-"'ld trust'wor ..... "17 indirtd~l:o~. I t i s -::q o:cl .. :1ion b y n -;-s:,~. OAT: oon~ 10 ft. in di "l.r.tet.lr :~n-n t.!1e "tli.!lqa rro~ ' -~ a directic n ~"ld of :~. ;nl.oei ty t.h.at .re! 1 -1i;\-t ha""'e p-1 aced i ~ O'tf<3r t h-e :Iaopton, '73 . a~ .qt tha t 3~ the :-epo~d ai~:;:rtin~. :\ l30 th "31""' ifl'!r';J nu::.e-rooa J et and C onw~tiar.al. -;.y ::;e airc~ft in tJ:e :! 7a. aJ"Sa a t that. tbs.. I !ael conr d t..r-..a-t t he ~bo.vA .:":.~ntioned w.aa.th~l'" br-1.!1~-::r. ':!'al' tr:e object nif.jrt.ed i.11 thi e j n :ru..nr.:s ;,md raat. tha t no 1'14-th?.-:-:!~3-ti~ti ::n i s !'.Sce59a.Ty-. ;rajor, USA?' ~ nt -all:! gm~ C ~t1eer liOT!: THIS DOC\JMNT CO NT AINS I NFORMATION AFFECTING T HE NAT IO NAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED SfATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.- 32. AS AMENOEO. ITS T RAJjSM ISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MAJjNR TO AN UNAUTHORI ZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. JT MAY ~OT BE REPRQDI.JC0 IN WHOLE OR I N PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED SfATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PER:.11SSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF 5E.NCE. USAF. l&-66671)-) "'(::: U. . CIOYllrNT HUfTUM MfltC-& .!'re3Ch1 ng J'ourth a.'ld Adams Drive Gout:bwest, r ~ sh i ngtall ~ you have the negative to a _picture he toolt of these ~ ng saucers ) your emsidels.tiCI'l. Thi !I i~ tli gieet interest to .!3e Yours truly, .UNCLA.SS,. FILE CLASS: _ A.'Fo 0-86 dated 24 Jun 53_, 3uojeet: (iJ) UnidentUiad :"l.yi.ng ObJec FILE COPY - -: pt. Copas 3 July 195d _OFFICE OF RECORD /-f CIN-4X,b -t---- 'l'bia Center baa never Terified this fantastic story, and nc ords --..L-~J.a.c:J.j~ainO receil)t or report concernillg the purported n egat1Te. f--+----.......... -;~C ba DO record of the writer o~ the letter, \nc FOR \I 14_. CRii!V 10 SEP S7) B. L GU.l\g~ Colonel, lJSA7 Deput7 for Science and Comoonenta P.p l. o~ 1 :peae Cano~ 4 capias r.ol " ttache . ~.~ t UNCCASSlFlED. b r"epl:; rei'er to _:roo _\TIAE5 l C073 Thank ;you tar yaur letter ~ 2 Octoblor 1954, together vith photo negati.,., r~tlng the sighting of en lUlidant:itied ~lying A c!etin1te ~ ,-our ai&httng bas .nat been m&'e to data; hovewer, t:he tntcxrJSAtiml :mel photograph are being anal~. Tbe ve Y1l.l be l"ebuned to :rou a.:tter pri.nts haft beeD obta1Drd .. Attached tor 70ar convenience is the ~ .s. Air Force S"afll!llrlrJ' ~ ben'ta and ,Im'Ci!DAt:fOD Concerning the Un1dent1fied Fl~ ObJec-t Pl'OQt'aa," vhicb g1vea the f'actual. information establ1 shed b7 t!le Air Farce ~ this propl!liii. 'fb1a 11UZ:11D1!U7 ia the means ve use to Jmep tbe public You -.,. be: uaw: e4 tbat '1'0\a interea"t 1n th1 s Fogram 1a g;: 1atl~ appreciated. Asst. Acj uniain View, W.:saou.ri Please find inclosed the negatiTeB which accompanied your l et-ter dated 2 October 1954, addressed to the Air 'fechnical In- telligence Center. Cop1ea of your negatiTes han been made and they vill be uaed. in o~ continuing ana.l7ls1S ct unidentified np.ng obJects. the 1ntereat and public spirit you baYe cUsplaJed in relation to our prograa 1a tNlJ appreoiatec:l b7 the Un1 ted States Air Joree. Negatives (3) COC:..lDINATION: ~tf ~u-~ j' e-;t-( OJt I ( . .c.I"\SE SE!:ND 'rO YOUR NC:ARES T ( ,_li FOHCE BASE LENGTH OFTIME OBSERVED: SKY CONDITIONS: VISIBILITY: ::tq :t._ GROUND DIRECTION OF \-liND: ... J cJ~ NA~ffi, AGE, MAILING ADDRESS OF OBSERVER: REt1ARKS: {Gene r a l description o f BUCK NELSON c / o Buck' s Mountai n View Ranch Mountain V iew, Mo. f necessary) AF FORM 112--PAIU II APPROVED t JUME 19-18 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT IIEFORT 1'10. I ntalli ~'Ut ::vti...~ Sc~ool '1'aAcher m:tpton, ' .T a Houa;wi~3 7 . ;>ath~r and -:rlnd.s a1o.f't. ~onditiona .11t ti..""te 1.nd ,la.ea o f :rl. :trtd.:ur;: (a) Co~t-5Ul00t..'l br--eze blowi~g. ClMr 9\<y. 3rigt.rt Sun. 'V'!ry hot.. 7f1 :leis Zl.C<Z sounciin~ !'!"OL!I ~Jorlolk, 7a. 230~ klwts 2SO~Il.O ' l J O I 4 II ( '3) Cloud :-uy'3l" -8Catt.a~ clOtlds .'\t. lS,CCO 3 ~ t. :i i.nil.'1l:mln fr.cx:z t.~ 3l or:fbllc "1 a al Au Sta.ti ~ v ~ather :::-eoor-3 that " ':'"~ oo~ztaUon ( A 10 .ft. wr.i't<!! bAlloon ) -.oqe :O"'!lM~ =!t type ai.::-cr!lft in t;,e local a~ f rom 21~ t.a 21.30!, pl.na a ~ety ol' other tn!'fl;: !'1 .. ~ !.anglay a.~d !'!orlolk .: ;;a "'tl Dtat.ion; ho;.e'Y"!l", t~-. obs.,r7.,T"!f did :1ot slc:h:t any ~.'?"' "i!'"erlf't I"H~: THIS ooctJMENT CONTAINS I NFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFE