PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 P.ro bob I y Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Ba lloon 0 Ground VI sua I 0 Ground- Radar d Wa s Aircraft Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Visual 0 Alrlntercept Radar 0 Possi bly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probabl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP' OBSEAVATIOH 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other ~ Insu fficient Data for Eval uatio n 0 Unk nown BRIEII SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING Six Reports fnm various Insufficient p r events accurate of EurolJe the mcnth August analysis - '1lc:r:na ~on was extracted from the A'!'IC . . eJ:CS~ !Dry ccntai:1ed numerol!s tJFO sightings -..-a~ same r~dical descriptions. ATIC PORM 329 (R&V 26 SltP 52) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (I/ tmf) DISPOSITION FORM ~l'fct:ASS l flED- QQfifi8cfi] :t1b TO AFOIN-4E2c Aalyaia ot Material FROM .AJ'OIN-4-E elaimed tut he sub it vaa found tha~ :. D D . jQ 9 6 RE!'t.ACES NM E FOR\4 % . 1 OCT -13. WHICH I.IAY BE US0 to AFOIN-4J:2c AFOIN-4E4 lJNCLAS_SiEJl!~October 1956 SUBJECT: '(lQ ADalysls ot Material Allegedly from Flying Saucers" . ... t Angel' s-halr. This odd term requires some e?CPlanat-ion to those un- initiated .in certain words coined by so-called UFO ~xperts, ~iters and psuedo- acientists. who are nov givfns this term some publicity. s-hair purports to be the solidified exhaust or propulsiTe by-product of flying saucers, which Tanlsbes after a fev hours exposure to the earth s atmosphere.. This is the Pla.ntier' s Theory . so-called, after the French officer who published this in the allite.ry jotl.rDal Forces Aeriennes Frances {September 1953) . Acordip.g to this theo17 the prol'Uls!Te uni ta of these interplanetary craft represen:t a design un- kD to earth and function by.utilizing cosadc radiation fr~ space, su~cesstully transtorud na it into nuclear, therl, thence ldneti.c . energy. ~ S ln .Auguat ot this year, the Kratt TV Hour, among ot~ers. gave this so-called engel'a-hair nationwide attention in a sc1en~e fiction drama.whereby thla goasemer-like subatenoe ia shown Yallishing .without l~V:lll8 ally residue befo~ the eyes ot .A.TlC chiefs. h 'lhe inTestigator in this case reports that upon surveyizl8 the area in question he tanzw a samll &!IIOUDt of this substance in the street near the 4-di- rldual's residence. tl'j)Qil handling it, it dissolved in his hands 1-. ~ apecial briefi.ng vas prepared f o r General Lewia and his staff a tn days which included the problea of these private UFO organizations, and the increase iD UiO })Ublicl ty resul tiD8 trca their acti rl tiea. The case tue ot the ladlrldul who apJ)lied ~ apeclmeos vas submitted as a classic example. 5 ~r.et= m rlev ot the poaaible ad~erae publicity-that me.y :..'eault froa this oe, it i raqustecl that vlthiD your D1Yiaioa or in coord1natioa with othe r ou.tstcle laboratorJ.u. eTery-effort be mede to both preaene and identify the speci- n aubaittad berevith 1. Metllio apec1reDs (in box) H. L GnBERr Colonel. OSAi' 2. Glass con tal oer ltr txa CRirO, 14 Oct 56 Deputy tor Scien~e and Components tfNC(ASSiF\ED FOREIGN UFO SIGHTINGS The information 3>resented below are reports of UFO sightings in foreign countries . The info=mation was extracted from various intelligence reports and are on file in the '.TIC Repository under the index lis1:ed Dt of Sighting Dt of Report 7 May -20 Jun Summary: Several recent (may 54) sigh tings of UFO' s in nort.i:l.ern Norrbotten Prov, Sweden. Firey objects. ATIC EVAL: Probahly meteors. W. Germany 7 May-20Jun CLo\-00-W-30883 Surmne..ry: Two (2) Germans sighted two (2) glowing discs for descended v~tically towards the earth, then ro.se 10 sec. Objs Rpts .frOIIl Finland, Norway state UFO photographed during observat i on of the eclipse of the sun on 30 Jun 54 W.Berlin ATIC W .Germany ATIC Southern Germ SVitzer1and Poss a / c Central France -Poss balloon Nortn.ern France Fr. Eq. Africa The above information was extracted from ATIC R:pt No. 199371 ( CIA- 00-W-30904, dtd 25 Oct 54) which is on file in the ATIC Repository. The report contained numerous UFO sightings vi th s ome very radical descriptions. Insufficient data on most of the observations prevents accurate analysis in many cases. A'\or) 23 November 54 of .Haterial Allegedly from "Flying ~aucers" dtd 25 Uct 56 F.dut-1: J\FOIN- 4E2 DATE: 25 Oct 5 C h\lliliT NO. 2 Ai''OIN- 4E2cfi-ir. Naugle/m.j l. In c ompliance with y uur r equest, laboratory examinations of .tOur metal sam,I:les and a textile thread purported to be "angel hair" have b een made at White ~tork. 2. The follo~i.ng results are submitted t o your office: a. Metal 3amples All four samples were f ound to be ferro-chr omium and magnetic and n ot dioactive. The composition obtained;~spectrographically.for those samples was 67 -71 percent 0.1 -1.0 percent 0.2 percent 0.5 percent The crys~l1 ine structure and n on-oxidized condition of these sa.JJ:pLas points direct~ to t he fact that a higb-tem}:erature such as wouJ.d be encountered by one of meteoric origin bas not been imposed. Both the common appearance and the analysia of these samples strongl1 suggea~ that they have come !ram the bin o! either a steel mj .1.1 or steel foundrJ where chromiua is customprU,. added t o steel melts,..l.D this form-. b. Textile Sample The sample J:UrPorted to be angel hair", reportedly a v olatile by- product of t.he fuel used in "!~ing saucets'~, _wa~ gi.ven both chemical and microscopic tests, and is,Lin all ~robabilitf cupravpponiua rayon, which is more ccmmonly called "Bemberg Rayon" in th~ U. S . Tbi_! material, after exposure to air f or 72 hours in the ~ir ..Veapon .Haterials Branch did not volatilize. - 3 . A formal report was not requested fran white Stork. !rom white Stork are atta ooed hereto, and the samples which Rough draft memoranda are man made are r eturnec:t n/ c "') -C.Jll"'f wito .2 lncls added 4 - orandum from hbite 5 -Memorandum from White HOMER E . l TIN Acting Chief i\FOIN-4.E2 MEMO ROUTING SLIP l'IEY/t tJ.s 101 Ml'ltoVALS, DISIU'PROVAL& co.vr:..JJMEJ~ OA stutu.: ACtio>~{) t NAME OR TI'Tl I ..-riALS CIRCIJUTI Dr . Miley ~ ORGANIZA110H AND LOCA110H DATI COORDIIIAT10H .Mr. Nausle M_ INI"'RMATlOII .AFO IN.-l[E2c "Col Gi-1-bert-7 AFOI.N-4Xl results of our an&lys i a of "flying saucer" samples. Similar to the recommended letter we s ent to Washington for trans- mission to him, I respectfull y sutrni t t hat we should repl y in a clear, uncertain languase t bat we are aware of his objectives. Rough draft f or your review or approval fROM NAMl Oft TtTUi Caet G.T.Greso;z OROMIIZATIOtl AND LOCATIOfl TELEPHONE AFOIN-li.ElL FORM 9 5 RcpiiiCOII 01. A Oil Yomt8116, 1 Apr 48, and ABllQ I FEB 00 l'oan U. lD Nor -t7, trhloll DI"F be~ suhn.! t:.te:i Nickgl, cubal t . ttnd megnes ill:2, low-cerbon., c.nromi IJ:I o i trc~:i ~r. tht! u;.:oslte si:::!~ o f I he.::.. d n o j"' -c;!~e-tra!! te o n r-Jm 'Pric!l. pct::t ~t v:~r.t ~r:~'.J . eurv1r.c; d:ve ~!"ouah to br:!":g It; do'P!l t c ha-1! l tli bltial a1t1!.ude. At tl:e steep a:1~e ot its d.bt , it Ed f or 4 or 5 ~CQnili!. Then it. shot \ uwar. a~t east, 1\r~t br1Pny tn . a shallow-climb. then a:ngllng up- -\ ward sha.Xpl,-(au upwa.rd-cuning rl1mb) di.sappear1:1g eo m p 1 e t e 1 y wit.htn aDother 4 or 5 seconds. I hP.:ud no noise from it. B o t.h ptnpoint.s of light were steady 11nd unbi.tnkinll during the w 1ole ttn::e that I observed them. '\-;c;1m!ng !here :::1\g h t be a species o r firei1y C3pablc or ma1m.4!nlr:g a stei!.dy luminP~enc~ (tho I'<! per - son:lll y n e"'er seen o r heard of on e), the second ~hL I u, could be liken~d to a firefly coming OYer the rooftop or my house st about 20 feet, dlv1ng do~n to about 10 fet'~ tnto tt>e eer.~er ;)( the back yard. .; o to :'0 tee ' t1 wo.y from me. ~cv er- 1:'1~ lht:t~ briefly. then rae:~ ao:v:1y -r~:.lng to 200 fet-t (or :nore) .:.nd .spJ.nntng at lnst the distanc e or a city biock, witr.ln the space o ! 4 o r .sPCO:'lda, ~tore f~s lly cU.~ppe8.r-1