PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS AFB, Alabama Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon DATETIME GROUP Local 0 Ground-VIsual 0 Graunci- Roclar Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 12L01!2~Z .15 Air-VIsual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft s. PHOTOS 6. SOURC Wos Astronomical cv .. 0 P robobl y A stronoml cal ll .... M::litary and c Possibly Astronomical LI!HOTH Oft OIIUYATION NUMBER 0" OIJI!CTS c In suffl ci ef\t Ocrta for Eva I uatl on 35 Minutes 1 ill. Stationar y c Unltnown 10 . IRIIP SUMMARY Oft IIOHTINO 1. COMMINTS Ba->eball s ize. 'tlhit e lig..l-I -, becomir.f' r ed, t hen SFIC.\. set oran7"3 md black to -wnite. Disap;cared by az 15 deg J fading. Helos scr.:ll'D.bled f'Jr identifieation. elevation, Setting at. 233 deg . .mtares at not close on object. 240 deg a z set+, ing c.~ conclusi'Jn of )escription L~dicat~s Astro Body. nost probable. ATIC P'ORW 329 (RltV 26 SBP Sl) J f,SY'l A1 5 . TO J SD Eil/Cf1DR ADC EilT :-\F;; C ~LO S PGS COL J JEPYF/CO!~i<AtlD:::R NILLIT.;P.y AI? T2MJ5PORT S!:~VIC~ r:;s~:r:'?TG~J IIJ F 0 B/ 1 -DE:SC?.IPTIG:~ OF Ji3J:::CT I. ~J/P.2. :;-::scF:IPTio; ; :JJ CCU2s.:-: OF o:::Jf:CT ... B . 2 5,- FT. JU~: :: ZST AT27: .J)EGREES FROi'j LSF TOT:.:i: FAJ:::J 0UT A. 'l!SUAL F RO!: GROUND A:i:J Ti-L:: AIP. A? i:Y :! ELICOPT:R P.1 9 2~7 tJEST:::RLY l!I.A.D I ilG 2 7 ' A I!<SP:?.~D 35 K.JOTS .~T "i.AHSO:: A:', 'JILLIA:: ~TOJG :: . T . ':JJ;.!)!:: 5 6T~ T\LICOPT~ co;;pf\tlY FT. ALL S u? .::~I OR ?.L OF T AT TII:Z AN:J OF sr::;TT'ir C.'\U~ JSG2Zi::S CAU: K~l0T.S 2 5 1GJOTS .. D. '!ISIEILITY 1 5 PLJS !2 :;r:RATiotJS OF?IC::: i::::r~JELL FLIG.iT AFE ALABAi-1A :~ Ui'!T E~ C.-\ PT i.JS AF ASSIST OPS ~FF IC::::~ SIG:;~ GOLiilSKY z::D Jf.PHQ E7J77 . t M E R G E N C Y JED WP T ~ COMDR ~TIC WRitHI p~TTERSON AFB OHIO FM C C~iDR FLIGHT SERV CENTR MAXWELL AFB ALA TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO SEC DEF WASH DC AT 12 01542 TOWER OBSERVED AND REPORTED TO -BASE OPERATIONS STRANGE STATIONARY OBJECT VARIABLE IN BRILLANCE LOCATED DUE WEST OF TOWER. AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING OF STATIONARY OBJECT IT UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED 'APPARENT HIGH VELOCITY AND SPEEDED ACROSS THE SKY I N NNW HEADING -WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY IT'S RETURN TO IT' S ORIGINAL POSITION I N RELATION TO THE TOWER AND A NOTICAELE DESCENT AND MOTIONLESS. IO'MER IMt1EDIATEDLY NOTIFIED OPERATIONS AND DISPATCHI:D A LOCAL HEL!COPTI R NBR ARMY267 TO OBSERVE THE PH~NOMFNA. HELICOPTER STAT:!:D THAT OBJECT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A STAR WAS APPROX H~AT:!:LY 20 MILES WEST AT 2 000 FT. HIS FUEL WOULD NOT PERMIT FURTHER ?AGE TWO JE?HO SSS OBSERVATION. AT 0156Z AIRDROME OfFICER AND DRIVER OBSERVED MYSTERY OBJECT. AIRDR0[1E OFFICER PROCEED TO TOWER FCR FURTHER OESERVATION. AT 0205Z TWO MEMBERS OF ALERT CREW OBSERVED OBJECT FROM TOWER. COLUMBUS CAA RADIO ALSO HAS OBJECT IN SIGHI. THE OBJECT THEN BECAME DIMMER AND SHOWING A sLIGHT RED GLOW. AT 0226Z OBJ EC! .STILL STATIONARY . SEVERAL .. RACURRANCE 0~' VARIABLE BRILLANCY SHOWN AND NOW BEC ONING EXTREMELY DIMMER. 0227Z HELICOPTER 2 94 RETURNI~G FROM MlSSION . SIGHTED OBJECT AND PROCEEDED TOWARD IT. AT 0229Z OBJECT COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED AND PILOT OF 294 LOST SIGHT OF IT. AT ~24~z" ARMY "oPERATIONS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT PILOT OF HELICOPTERS WISHED TO STREE f ACT THAT OBJECT WAS OF A SAUCER LITE NATUR'E CMA WAS STATIONARY AND AT 2000 FT. AND WOULD BE GLAD TO BE CALLED UPON TO VERIFY ANY ST.ATEMENTS AND ACT AS WITNESSES. THIS RE?CRT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM TOWER AND OPERATIONS REPORTa.EYE WITNESSES WHO AGREE WITH ALL STATEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. AlC.CHARLES LEWlS AF12391185 AACS DETACHMNT 1926-E LAWSON AF CMA AND A/1C WILLIAM N. WATSON Af14:88250 QOWYAE AACS DETACHMENT LAWSON AFB THERE WERE TOWER OP~RATORS ON DUTY. OTS OF ARMY HELICOPTERS WERE CMA R. T. WADE WOJG W22~38773 5Z6T~ HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. GENNING GA. U.S. TARMA WCJG w21532SS TPYTH PAGE THREE JEPHQ 69S HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. BENNING GA . CAA RADIO OPERATOR COLUMBUS RADIO. O. A. REGISTER AF13455155 HOS. SODN AIR BASE GROUP LAWSON AF BASE OPERATIONS DISPATCHER ON'DUTY ~12/1136Z 'AUG JEPaQ