UFOB I WEX CARD 2. LOCA riON C O N CLUSIONS Wo~ Bolloon 3. OA TETIME GROU? (r,:'" "Ci3Sc: ATT~t'i pro bo bl y oall oon Po'ist bly Oollorm Local ---J-!-."o;t.""..QQ.;:,L =------0 Ground-Vt suol 5. PH.PTOS o t lo Q :v;illaa_ 7. LENGTH oP'oaSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Ground-Rodor 0 A i r- Intercept Roder 0 Wos Atrc:roft 0 Probably Atrcr.Jft 0 Po:;stbly Atrcr oft 0 Wos A:.tronomtcnl 9. C OURSE 0 P ro b obi y A '>lro nom col I 0 Po~:.bly A!ttronomtcol 0 lnsufft ctent Octo for Evoluot;on 10 . B~IEF WMMA~Y OF SICI-tTING r"'~<t~ bubbliL'lg, ote~ na~3 o? ~ ~1\bdt..Mo.t f..,ll !'":.."'m Gh8 slq owr il3ltimo.l"'"' i ."t-.'7 J axxl 8M t 1lUI obs~rv~ by n t 1:) c9.f''t; 25 i r!lons. Arter nt:.tveral _lJ nut~u:~, !..~.i 3 9 ~d r!) d~ up or to di3antigr~i;.a sad ns a ro~,ut a -l lmd.3h l""Sidr., ~1!\3 13ft on tb" oa"r-m<lllt .\ J~U~pla ()'/ this ~'38.-t;,rial ws.s s~n~ t o AtiC AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oc:t 54) 11. COMMENTS I~ t.fa3 t'Jle opinion of 'Jc,~ral pgraona - tJ110 uer3 ealJ.,d b on t h.i3 aos~ tht - ... e objeci4 t:a.a esn.:J~d b.7 a LubbJ:J~g t1B.:Js o~ dn ~rgant ua~d by ~ l oc.'l.l r3ll- roa.d t9 ol-an:t of~ :r-.rl.lro'ld roll:l:1g aqui~D:t., Ar't'HOVi:.D I JU F 19J8 COIJN r~ f (C~;;~IFIC \ rJOH) P t"'JtH t-0. AIR J, TELLIGE CE I FORMATION ~E?ORT R~" I' PC. liT( 1 (h'l I LVALUATION OAT Or' 1t fOH'1AriOH flhP1\~I;ll .,, J;Ei' .I'F'~C:O:S (t \lrtln notlttr, t!l tt'ctl' 7tftiO!t~-rtP'Jrt, ttc.,u upr>llculiv) -------------- ,I.J:-1 'il \RY: (J ltr C.Jt.:iJe :.~ m ''llf!' I rport. Oire JllfTIIfiC1111~t lt~fn.JI v1t(-lt'lltttct I'Jf<IJT'Itth . I i I ~-'"'""tJ uJ torcr left. lJ :~in t.:t I u :t Clfl . I Jo' f M ' ' J t "-/'Jrl I/.) '!o"'l:l oaodt" 3.1' -:.:iOld II., <.>J.\1,LUtYl ::..':10 v.nid:mtii'ial ll7ing obj~c+.s J~!rJ wi6!ltrA ~c .J..\Ll':lGC. , lv.a conta i:1~ i :1 ~'1-!s .r"'po.L't \13.8 obtained from -~.Ja J~.L'SOns obs~r-,int~ thd c.bj~ct,, r a~orlosical d.a-ta, a n.l ticisl:3 :1.n tha JALT:\lat.E u.r~. PI:;TRISIJTION DY ORIGI~ATOR l'lfc; T'lt<; flOCU"'~NT f'ONTAtNS IN fOP \C~TION .\FFfC:TING THE I'IATiflNAl. '-F":O."F fJf Tllf UNIT .0 STAff'S WITHIN IHF '!FANl~r. O F r:~F' -P'OIIl.\t.~. .T .() U <; c.- 3IA'W~;! /:.A\IENL H > ITS rRAN SM ISSION Qq fHF. H~VFLAPON 0 F IT':i C'lNfC:I'If"i I~ ANY 1 IT ~ 1 \Y 10 r I E IH PROD\.. CEO IN WHOLE O R IN PARr . BY OTH!:.R Til o\M U:OII rro .IT A Tf'> AI H FO~CE .c.EI'ICII:.5. I'X<..~PT llY p<"q \IJSSJON C F Tt tF 'I q.,_c .. 0rt OF 11'11 l LICe EN\ E. USAF. M: FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNC: 1943 1CL.A~ I FlC AT.!.Q!t}. ffi~CLASS IT .LW AIR h JTELlfGEt iCE INFORMATION t<EPO!<T HI f'ORT t<O. :~ bib ball of ornoking tJubbl~s c.lescenut~i on ~outh .dal \.imor e y:::~ L!rdAy, c1r8w a. Cl"owd ox. 20 or 2 5 spect a tors and, as t.:'ley \iatcb~d, olowl:r di3i:ntt:r~rat ,-:(1. Cnly ,.1. l'ldW yellow ;dt~dns u.bout tha color of :JulphW' .1e.re lelt, W1d ulthot~e,h the polic~, .. U:m:r ordnaiJC~ experts and u ch~:::mi.:~t :1er e (~a.ll\::d in, neitn~r the ~oUlc~ nor substance oi' the rna terial had been ca tablished laoit n l;;ht . LntJ :, uess--i'rcm an adult--w~s 'Ghat the bubbly ph:.DctiiP.nc.m, o.at3 of the t wo uean i.n th~ ar , ce.rna fran ~ chemical plant; another -Ues;:>--f rcm a cbild-.-ta.a that i t CtUna i 'rcm the pl~net Jupi t~r. i.1r~ .. Cath erina Shupa, of 1226 touth Paca ztr~et, oai d ~he ;..'H:l W the str.:u1~e uta .. -sa o f :Ji~py ma tter drii'ti.n!;; a lowly d o-m a t about 11: 30 .."1. .. ~1. She said i t n &s noa-::> suds Bmoking ubout 3} i',et like dr7 ice. itt dja1Jleter and it looked 'll.!te a big b~ll It waa sor t of ott:>andn.g. ' lt fell on tha ground UCl'OS S f rom the Seabo"l.rd !ron anu Steel Corpor ation, !i!.1d in floating t o the earth it brushed a car cwncd by i'.iartin S t effey, a Sea'board H1plo;re. Part of i t clun,g to t."le automobile and l~:ft a yellowis h stain. r.lr.s. Ghup1 aaid a crowd .coll~cteJ~ and children poked p~nciu. The bubblet3 kept on steruni~, and a roaa took one h~d touched tha bubble a."'l<l rubb e d 1 t on hi3 hand . He said Caotain !.u-rives the bubbles -.-dth of the p~ncils that h o felt n o ~ain. S t.llleone eventually tho11e)1t to call police, unJ bubbly part waa r~lucsd to stain. Patrolmen Geor g e n rri7ed fi"m the .3outhern police station. at 1 P .. :.1. , :Jhartly after; the C . Schna.'o~l and Edmond .:!'md .. \lmost immedi.at ely t!1ereai"t~r (Cootinue<l on P3ge 21, Column 2)" ( C .;nti;ll.:.t:ttion) "8.1 O'.c\L'\JG :.mBBL'E PRGVES A PUZZLE (Continue-d .:'xcm ?36t= ]4) C a >Jt. Orville ',!3lln.c~ oJ: the 5Nith Crdnanc .. DeuJ.c hplcnt, a.rriilro. Ht3 !'>1'\ld h e had L<:.en :1s kc-d b y Clrll Dt>i'~nse authorities, r~.lso alerted by a telephone caller, to ; : ~ke Wl ,:.x.;unloat.ion. Csptain ~iallace scraped some o tba r esidue o.ff the car a.rxl took i t t o t'1e .. :)lie~ crii:le lab oratory f or examiWtion. He said the substan.c~ "a'laa not :< .uioacti7~. '..lh'-rt'1 W'lS s o littla of the material l~i't Hheu he ;;,ot t h .. r A he aajd) that t ~ure -:iliat h-e got was tne stui'.f that ClUlle d own. llJTE: THIS t..CX:U \4'::'; r ("(')NT .\I"'<; t/'PO ArtON AF"ECTING fHE ii~H(.~J~>t HC: liN I fED 3TATE5 WITHIN THE \IFANtNr; O F THE t-<;PIQN.\GE .\CT. :iO U '5. C 3l '''In 2. AS h"'~NocO ll'i TnAN<;~ISSIOM OR THE IEVELAi"r"~"C. '' ,"t""'+'"'"fTS I 'I ANY '11.\NMH TO AN UN..\U1r'ORI/~I'J PEPo/lN IS ROHI"l1TEO !1Y l VI , 1 r U~ 1 "PROOVI..-0 1 'l \'/HOLE Orl I N PAHT. UY 0 fHFR fHAN UN ITfD ~T ..HES AIR fOHCE AGENCIES, E::XCEPT BY Pl:.R 'I I~SION O F THE DIRECTOR OF (CLA~'31fiCA PON) J\F F.lH ~ 112-P'\RT U AI~ I lTf:L!...fGft CE l1 FOR, \ATlON REPO;~T 1 tt"tlT lo'J. ." t c/:la crime labo't'ai:.ury J .. ient ... \n thoay J l.~lli~atl ~rtid the .~Ub~tc.ulCd H;:t~ crystali.ind-- l12c~ c:r:-rstRl Crt .U' -und h Q coulun ;J n s..o 11 orgue l!J oeat the m~rtai.u ~o t hld ci t;:r morgue, t.r~d la.at ::.:-:-~imut.'-1, ~:O.e,,ti3t a t the l.J.ooral:o.ry ther~, naitl h o hc-lJ on t."lct n:rcduc~. ruon r .. t:nry 'J. not :, ~t :.."' U l .l oheck l ...... ch .ls i C. .1ot.d u tak~ ~o cov~r u d :lme .. ' Z,;o thars tha .~'ltd.t~r rest(:;d L'o1 the ni!)lt .. bunbl.:s .. a.::r an tlle s~' H$r 9 a !:1Jatery t:1at Clll ~OUf.h t SCtl W t:-~e t, !'olk;:J , 1'J l.a t6 talli :;g. l.lra. ~.lamia Defino, ,;ho liv.-a next door t o :..irs .. ti.mpe :...d.id tad one ihJ\t 1 )il m:mear.ed .o !lti n canoaoion t o ond ;ha :::a w oa.5s o rer the how:: rc ~'.Dou~ th~ ,Jssae tlma. 1: wer ~l'oncr, .iho :tlso lirpa at 11.::6 3outh P3.o~, ".>>'tiJ ht1 f i g u:r:d th~ f ~.uff t:PJr.e .1. ... en ~ ...:ht""~lical plant. :lobby Sh upe cbot:ie ~r'.l?i t.-:;r . ' 'IP. ':::-e st\:Uyi:l~ ..l"0out planets, or:d onl9--.iupi-.:c:>.:' J I think--nail ~uobl;r ;,tuff COtOin g out of the t,l"Ound .. f\f FOR~ 112-?.\RT II A..-:>P.OVt:O I JIJNc. 1148 AIR INTELLIGENCE I lFORN1A TION RE?ORT Preat:)nt P o;.;i tion, Ol'f'icor in Charge of L1t.~lll,."SOO~a Ser~tion, h lOC;, L.AJ..1' jj~1 OI<E., !l AlClJ...J.J D r ...lal1.l.ic'l.tions J Jntellig'Joc e O.f.fice r holding :rank nt: Lieutenant Colonel. ll. :d";ki lLIT!: !:r7~atiJaC.OT bulieves Lf CCl. ~ .. l)R to :;e ol:' hi&}le$t .~o"3l j a hU i -r.y .. _. !Co9iTJed a -P.IJOr k on i t i'rom C-U>'l'.ATI~ H,U.LACE of the 549TII u~DN .. \:-lCZ Dl:.Tt.C~: :.T. ~ LLiHC'E a :Wo otmt out telet;rpe neasage l:.DTOl - 2-5-TI: dated 23/l200Z F:..BRU.\.l~Y 1955. '.L:ld r~ort \Jas :.nli:n:it-:.ed ori6inall;r t o CAPTAIN GRDIT': (PIO) o.t 28/201 5 .~:~::.RU,..\R1 19;5, . h o ._,ave it t o SCURCZ. 'l'he r spolt i a a 3 followa; ~A.ppraxi.ma"te~y 1225, ".:hey xecRivro call t.'la.t large "bubbleu had lru:dol :tl'l -'he L:CO block SOOTH ?)-A. G1R-~T. Object had been followed :t":ron :?:STPCRT ~ l...tn<lad on ? . .:'\CA. tida bad jsbb~ i t uith .Jticks, CJtr~a stones at it and th-rew a ::.ire on it, but could not breruc it. Object t7as ::1bout the size of :1.n autcmobll~, looked l lks a detergent soap bubbla but 1.3d great. elasticity. About one- raJ. r hour ai'ter Janl.ing objact di;sintAgrated leaving -very litUe residue. C ptain 'JAIJ.~E said h e i7as 'tbl d t o : .. ecover th -' r~aidu~ in !'olded llot~boak ~--~ge lld -:.cq.6,.-t.h~ r esidue t o th~ C I'f'11\ ffiGUE {Lrl.B) , ahers printru:-J unn.lysis t~ )texmint.'<.i :t t t o coatah ::,ot/\ 01.'gani ~ 1nJ inor6ani c ,,a t erjAl :1i t h traces oi' j-:on ~:ry~tals. DH . Fftl::;,!OU'l'!i nt the .iC.RGUE h a.s t.he :r,..Hldue. J:.CK TT':BO L .CL:~.:li'h!l (t:L.A" ,lf1C4 TIOI'I) f..F P1H;"JJ lH-PAiH II AD~ INTELLiG 'CE lNFORMATIOj .r.n~rc.r ct. o.r: ; : tl r.~ t cool.;:; :t.JtJ 1pp a.r:-ltus t o dr.tt-.r:1lno .ri'!at ..:erto.in c h--mics:\1.:; .'\.::J r,l- L)Oltr.tls .u-~ c:cmpo>3~J oi. !l.J :.3 ':!or::;la.-l'-ll ~o br1 ' 'i~l;y :.:e.liabl~. 'l_.'GB !.aoled, t!.!il l..'l .JD.Uid ui.res..:tion .... "rO''l wh ich i t ms ,;n .ll.ns..; . ()r:>.:!r'\tion :L..lvol ~,~ cleaning a11tl :1.ashi:1g ol' r:lil:tof!.cl Gars. 'l'h o l 'Ol"llu.l.o:.\ , . .l ~ n ~"'lis tm~r.ation Wru3 !."1.3 1.'ollovr~u _' ()u:r ""~ur.Ces o.f t:1fJ :ibO'Tf.) _ox-:nula ~,aa uri -:too !)~r .:;.allou o~ .tn t c!" acJ ..:JUDJ ec-t...U to :1160 .:;r~d::JtU'e. '.:1-lis '1J;lt~rial upon drjin,j out .7illlcP.V"3 a deuooit; hcr1,.,.'"'r~ .:.. :. l1AD lle 1.::.r hetin : mown t o .at:S-" a bu"ool~.. ~ J.e t r'l.tie !'?JJle o t' ".he ~ . .":>l':llUl ~ t";.)o v a ~ ~'U:!. c t!lct : F.d:; r lal ln '\M AF FORM 112-P~RT II AIR INTELLIGENCE JNFO~MATION REPO T .~.Jdreass .P:rt~ tJont Position: ).'sst ~n~i::1eer 1\or l3A.L 'J!~C.te:; .:~ CHIO QtJ.Jilif ic a tiona: Hese$ll'Ch iAanag~r ll~ fLL~ILlJ,I: SOUhCE ;1aa a tall, \:ell- built r.tan oi' r.dddle .: .. ~e. He ":as kzlown by all ;Jorkers in 'the .dJ.\LT~JC.RE & CHIO hca!.lqt::a r ters, nnd 1a a obViously the chia f ::tan. .iie tl.Htaine d tilo oi'f'icials ot 'G'le .t:..x~s CC"f't? .. UJY t o t1.ll: with invo;~ti.ga'tor, ;Jhic h ind!cate.s his {.;)i.tcer i t y in .7Pntind t o help. '.i'ha inv~atigator balisy~s ~OUhCE t o b~ hizhl:r l'el la ola. 11! . :OURCE stated 'thtl P~v~AG r;olution w~s usoo t o iaah dovm rai.!.roud c,~.rs.. I t i!J oquirted frcm two (2) pipes o.a o~ch side of the oar a::l it :i..a d.rawn b et7f(!.,n them. The oolution is ~<apt L'l lar6~ 1:rat s nearby the opr 3]ing n:r~a. SOU! .:! si.ated that solution h a s nev~r been ~mO!f(n t o react l:.U..:a t.'-l.o described Ui'G.B, but i s po.asi~ls, although not probA.bl~.. :Turther information i.s pr~ae.atly being a~a1ted, a ntl :1ill b e oddtd to report ~r it cones i!l i.' r on IF ~OR.lrl 112-P:\JH H t t; L..\.SS IT L"t.D .w::rl 1~lRs INTELLf GEj'J!:~ d~j.Q_RN1 ATIO (.'~) Cth~r inhabitants n' a::.J othr.:.r 10:r~er3 C :..H..PClU .. f i Ctl . t~td.!l TJt;llt.ion :lhl:.1. c. eM.I.!i:l p~::..o.n ota cb<l co.r.~e .. rning it' I h aY'& !vl'l 'Slated ull L)~ .. C.htd ~Atorica into r.~a :rD~">ecriptivJl of t.he Si t..hti.ng r;-r.ory could not be . uen .~o-r tru+.h ~c. .UJ., o.3 3h e J~nieu l~"-"i.og ev,.,.n ;:Ja-::n :..n~ t:))jc~. nu~ other n~iJ!lbors, and t ;,e nev1spaper all pr0i'v;ss tha t :Jilt! '.laS ~oe ') .: ~ne fi::-9t. obser '"'!ors , and nl'O' rd th~ other !lelg..~bors 'i:o ~em~ D.Dl watc h .. I;t~/~oti:zatot> belie v'.a the Detterj nC.ion ::.1s ;.e l atC\1 b dlow t o he d. r~liabL~ r\~COWlt. ~)J.' 1hat :w:oooll~. Jli . ~ OGRCF..!:P D ~.SC:~ll'_1J,,C,N. :J: }J.f.#.T_I;~G: At a-;:>prox.i;natal~ 28/172 5 F t.P.HU.A3Y l )55 b1o obj .;c t s t'le~e ~een <:0'\i.:l.g i ':rcm t h o 1-=.ST? GRT .:..R/A, ,1hich i~ l~.A!J"L or the ~::i~ting ~ea. Cn e ooject, f loe.ti.:tg a t .:.pf>ro:d .mat el:r tr -l:.op le-rs l , \.!ontinu~ ..-11, J.ir~t.J.;r <:~.eros~ ~OOTH P .. 'iC.A 5 1';-t; .E T o.rxl d i .. -1appe:u-~ :t:rom vi~\1 . The othe:r, c t approximately the ~am a .:llt.i t.uie, ,-;.n.i MO