P ROJECT 100/3 RECORD CAf~D 2. LOCA riON 3. OATcTIME CROUP 4. TYf': OF OBSERVATION :tO{Groun d Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor 12. CONCLUSION S 0 Vlo~ Balloon 0 P robably Balloon -0 Poss Lly llolloon 0 Wos Airc raft U Probably Aircraft 0 Possi b l y Air craft 5. PHOTOS -- --6. SOURCE--------------0 Wos A stronomcol 0 Yo' U Pra!Jably A~tronomicol Pocsibly A~otronamical 7. L CNCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NU,...\LIER OF OOJECT S 9. C OURSE 0, Other_U~{D~NTT:;' r:-:D 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation :p:r U n known 1'l. 1:\RIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINC 11. COMMENTS Observer Navy Comdr , driving vehic l e UNIDENTIFIED . notice d Ni"\ vy a / c landing , i. gh t o d o h j ect b e l o w one o f the a/co Obj y:tc; ,:on lling 8:. mot ion seemed c.rra tlc o However, o:ljoct d.sc~nded at a steady r~te ;hir:-.. in color highly polished sur- fac~. Was rtelnitely reflecting sun- li.~ht. Chan:::re from whit~ to o r o ddJ.sh- bro vn color & suddenly accelerate d to a tremendous speed. Object left a s h crt brown vapor trail. ATIC FO~M 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) il.telr '"lfi: th ... [! r"1rt oi t,.w :~il~plane, p1:isi1Jlv LitE": ("n.OpJ, ~ Jd ':lt~?n c;jtC:i:.ec1 ."~cl "1.3 J ~llintz. to d~ct:;1d ot .J. st.c .. acl:r !'.,te LJl' a.nrf) L. at.f)ly 3 t'J ~)Ol r: .. -.et .J:~ ... 'li.,:ute. u./ li.:.; vi.lcl it. \-125 o".Jvi.)'lS t.h-l drcr-;ndln/ o1Jj"CC 'PS .It a rrt u(' t:le .:t1.nl<.ti18 und t,}wt. -~t, "H<lS c .')nsi...le.c-C1blJ h"yo.nd th.=o r)oi.nt t)lo J.;_rcr .. "'.fti jtst ..... ,_,Hsed. f '~in U':lable to El3C8rt;lin eX.c"lCtl,r Hh,"' t l" l,o der .:di.1! >h ]3C t. '"!.lS 'l;'1d !10 t, li..; - C.)ltnt.i:lf. :;rot.s hef.::>re t~!.; cy('ls, <lir~:l rt -:dshi~ld o.-t:1e C'r ~"'ld t"re s~.r1in due to concentr~tion .>n t.he rt!bb~d by e2res, loo'<ed "'ray f1r an jn . ,:lt .,nd :~;.in C"1f'C~rtr:Jt.:.d .,., t.'19 d:c.:onding o~jPct. ln::;nf~!' es i v t -~)le l ,r.Lll ;?t."':empt t.o d.escrib8 t'!e locati.f)n, ~ rc;,sonably acC'J.!'-'~.te al ~i tudA. 1!o~.;~ver, i ~h')uld C:-};7 t":e o'1jac ~ .7'11 !:ir3 t. o':>se::::-ved ap:"oared to 'l)P .Jo!"'e'-T~ r'3 l"et, . .;e?n 10 a::d 20 t~O.lS'-tnd f.:::Pt, nrouanly clo5er to 20 thou.<>a:ld c:nr! j.cj!)-xhr! 3 to 5 t-,hou~:nr:l .LG~t. :r0n t. . e .J!'i ;::.'1c:.l o~>served :->nsi tion, ul "J:.P.atP.ly cor.d.nP. ~.:> a cor1plete stand still :'or a period of 5 to lJ sPconds. I He'S ~bl~ to do3t.c-ni ne t.l1e o!>j ;ct .:.':1nPP.ced to b.:> l n off i;li to in color fl.1d Hi th o.n ,tp;:>..tr.~.1t hi.r hlJ n~li.shed ~ urfacl! r-i :~e . , ;rc ,,::t:> .:1 b:-i~:.1t. r~flect.i0n f:-om t!1o sun. I U;tS further ~ Ol>,i3Ct i-:.sel.f :1es not a. re1'l,~ct.:.on cbtP t0 tb- fn~t it HC:LJ r~.~. J.:::-ctl.l_' s1nli 'rhH o')Jec7. if considered as a J;"Jhere :n::i .fro.-a n.r J.')GT"..i.'J., nsti.1e1~,Prl :tt 3 tn ~ ~ilcs distant. at the ) o cloc.;'' 1"''i~.il.i.on a rer1.dish brrvm e:>l0r ,"J ;treol ~ nd o.~ l..he s:1rne ti:"le .t...,h~n oiYJ~ct. nr.::t~t.i.c<JJlv l.l~tant..c-m?on.>l r PCC lnrr~d t,,., n trGmenrl0'l0 01ePd cert.n~l]y !1')t L.~-5;, t:1~r1 lOIJf) to 1 c;v) .1iL~s ' n ; ""~'tr. v::t."'1r tr.,il J!~ e)::1aus~ of uro:.rn huo rc-ni:t-:<.1 in tl.) ' o:-e ::1,!'\US~ nuicklY di.3'.>~ . .;"lte'1 clut: tJ n :.rltr !1~fhl . l.:d C.J --Etinn,. runs reason;:~bly I~ rue north nnd south a t ~,(1~:, point . It is 't:-i t h c"~trclf'e dis p,ust ti~'lt thi3 officer is unablo to f ;i you tJ.wt:,..Ln g l.i.ke :! r~Rllstic dimension. I \;OU.ld hazard a ~ .uess th . .J ou;h;c G ~lAS dOt le~s r,:1an 25 t,:J 3~ f eet it ditunet.er nnd could conceivi=lbly h~.re been 100 feet in uim:'leter. The dista.1ce involved and ~he f.:J.ct that this o.fi'ic er .1~s une ole to i'o:rce hir.seli t o pro_!')erly ~JV.:tlU3te the object pr~clur1':?'3 n VP.T;f precin.::-d~st.::i:JLion .. ! be}.ieve the object H.?S of sohC:!M.cal or near spher~ical :;:1ape. .cain the dis t ance precluded dete!:;~ning i f the object ro~dted on it~ axis, o r if there vrere a!'ly openings or nrot.cuti.ons. This officer h~s b..:eo. se r:ins in r:Rval J\viat.ion for apJro:d.na tely 26 ;rears and is fatlili:;r uith the D.)tnRl illusions one c::n see in c .)nnec tio!1 ui th hi~ .... ~ speed , hif)1ly rol L0hed. or hl['h eloss p aint.etl <lir~r'lft ut n:i.[ll altitudes and ot!ter p'1?'10nP.na of a si:J'Iilar natura. The object I ob!.:lerveo today vms n0 t D.n n.ircr:.ft. .i.n the no mal sense .as 1.1e apply the term, it ,;.qs a solid o')jnct, a definite 11ass and '~as not a refle ction or an opt.lcal illusion. DEPAlHMc NT Of Hie AI~ FO~Cf HEAOQUA$(TfRS UNITED Sf TES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GEN E R AL USAF 13th DIST~ICT OFF!CE Of SPeCIAl lNVfSTICATIONS AF DEPOT, BOX JlO, MAYWOOO, CALIF. Unirlen+,j_.f led Ac_ia.l r)bjcc t . .::8::-or lier1 'Lo O.lfi~e 'Jf . :lval l.ntcllir;e.1ce by District Co:"l . .rtocd:-:- 5th District OSl (ICl) U r ~-;ri[:ht,-:-ali licrson 1'u! ,, Ohio Uo!"ll'1ande~ J~ir '.L'ec~1lUCc:Jl Intelli' ence Center ~Jricht-.:.atterso:l : .. .:'8, t)hlo 1 . Attached are tHo copies of a sel.:f.-e.ml:t.--:at.or:r r:te.no...-or.du:r:l dated 3 Fcbrwny J.;P)5 fro:-:1 L t Co .rr-r~nJer II, au.cl:cessed to the Ofl'ice of .. a val IntelliGence <; t 3ar~ Die~.0, Calii'or'1i<1., 2. ~'hP. n.t!.inch~d ls beinr-r1aL1e available t.o ;}'"~ur liead..;.uarters f or such action 3.5 you deem n'1cess.:1ry C>nd apm:oprinte. .:o in.res- tir.ation in this matter i~ contemplated by i.he l.8t~1 District. QSI. 1 Ir.~l. a/n cc: Dir OSI (~r/Incl) Colo~1el, lJSAF District Corrna11der D/L, DO .~Ll:~, "~yvmod i'.-,' DP.l~ot, Glull !. i ..>t:~, P . O .. ..:::io;: jlO, . ':t"'::oocl, C'lliforni 3, ?1.~-)?:J, St,bj : Unidc1tified :.~rial OiJj1.~ct itcpor'!',xl to Office of 1! 1V:1l Icl"~e1li- l s t, Ind HC:.\DqJ. Jr.rzrtS 5TH DL3T:-~ICT 03I ( IG), ,rrig:1t-?atter.:;on }.Y=', Ohio TO: Coi7!r"'and3r , Ai.r 'iech':'lical Intelligence Cc1t~r, .Jr1~',1t-?atter:Jon 1\li'Jj, Ori.o ro.!'Y/?.Tdad Ro3t<'RTS P. JOH?T30~1, tffi. CoJ.o.1el , UJ D j stric t Conm.ander I COMMANDAN T ' S OFFICE El.l:.Vf:'NTH NAVAL DISfRI C T SAN DIEGO 30. CALIF Or<"JIA r .. 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