PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS -Sept em'uer Hamlet, L'lr: .;_:'..n a Probably Bal l oon DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION P ossi bl y Ba ll oon Local Iii Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft 0 P ro bob I y Ai rc ra ft 0 AIr-Visual 0 Air- Intercept Rad ar Po ssl bl y AI rc roft .5. PHOTOS 0 Was Astro nomi col 0 P robobl y Astronoml c ol 0 Poss ibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION a. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS In s u ff l c lent Oat a for Eva luation 0 Unlcnown BRIEl' SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTIHO 1 t. COMME~TS :.:<-:.11 o f Hamlet, L'1ci f:::n.:nd shaped OS:!: a.r. FBI inve5ti-5ation d i eze"'" .,r obs~rvv,ion hoaJ.:.. 'lumir..um, c-Jnttin~d ATIC Securir.y NO !Ji"lCLASSIFit:D f<ZPLY OR. RE?ER[i'JC~ DATS TitlE Gr?OUP I S QUCYf~D c-1 CONFIDEtHIAL PRIORITY R1 24 DIST OS I USAF CHir.AGO ILL TO COFS USA~ WASH DC I~JFO ATIC WPAFB CHIO CG ADF ENT AFB COLO AT T \'J: AT l A A-2C , EJ ACCORDAi.lCE AFCSI LT?. 35 Al'JD A!:'L 20'i.i- 5 FOL I NFO SU3~1ITTED: Ot! J.s.A:iL~ r, IND OU HAi1L T GOLF C2S TUR~!ID OBJ OVP. T O ~T CO!... C5C~E STEGALL , Ct'ID?. :{ E:GS3URY ORD DEP0T SAt1E DATE:. :10 ACT I O:l T.~.lC::!~ KHJGSBURY ORD. OBJ NO:J IN POSS~SSION THI S OFFIC:r: . REO ATIC F~:!~ SHI PPING HIS T :=! THI S C}:"FIC. RSPT AiJD PHOTCG P.A PHS :OL. COMMUNICATIONS CEttTER 110. JOINT MESSAGEFORM FROM: (Ori~intor) SPACB'ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CBNTE.R ONLYP"'"----------.,..----------~ DA'TTIME GROUP SECURITY CU.SSIFICATIOH COHDR ATIC ~iENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT OSI , USAF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ~OIN-ATIAE - /11 0113202 OCT 9+ UNCLASSIFIED PRECEDENCE I ACTION liNFORMATION FOR: ROUTINE 0 BOOK ld ESSAG 0 MULTIPLE ADDRESS El ORIGINAL MESS~ CRY?TOPRECAUTIOf4 REFERS T O MESSAGE: IDEHTIFICATIOH CONFIDENTIAL Urmsg DO 24- 9- 23-E. Shi pment of ~terial not necessary. Include hoax information i n :eport. C OOR~hNA'l'I ON: CapG. Charles A. Hardin/rl TEl.EPHONE RE?LACES tiME FORM 173, I MAY 49. WHICH MAY BE USED. .OWNGMDED A'T 3 Y8AR Th"TERVAI.St O~IF1ED AF'TBR 12 YEARS. SECURITI CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED RElL\SING OFFic rs SJGHATURE OFFICIAL ~ , ' CITE DO 24-9-28-E ?F MSG COMDR ATIC WPAFB, AFOIN-ATIA DO 24-9-22-E. FURTHLq INVES REVEALED OBJECT MADE B , HAMLET, IND AND PLACED ON GOLF COURSE AS A HOAX BY JENSEN. IN VIEW THIS INFO REQ INSTR BE REITERATED IF SHIPPING STILL DESIRED. REPT AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOL . h:Cl aiIFli.lD AFTE~ 12 ~EA i l JOINT MESSAGEFORM COIICM.UNICAnONS CENTER NO. ' FROM: (Or illinator) COfiD~ ATI C IN FORMA nON TWENTY-FOURTH DI STRICT D BOOK MESSAGE D MULTIPLE ADDRESS ca ORIGINAL M ESSAGE CRYPTOPRECAUTION 0 YES [].reo CHICAGO, ILLINOIS UNCL.A-SS!F.1i:ll REFERS TO MESSAGE: DO 24- 9- 22-E CONFIDENTIAL Ur osg DO 24 -9-22 -E. Subj~ct equipment should be shipped to Air Technical I r.telligence Center Attention: Projec t Blue Book . A:though the con ~.i~ d:icumeot ara ~ classification mar!<ings to accord with t he .IS co rrespon -Jenc e. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCL.t.\SSI FIED DRAFTER'S NAME tignu.lure, 1!111<11 Cap~. Charle3 A. Hardi~/rl REPLACES NME FORM 173, I MAY <19. WHICH MAY BE USED. WO U.SAF Note: Report of investigation by the FBI received and ie on fil e in the ATI: Security Office. September 17, 195!, Hamlet, Inrliana