I iJ t PROJECT ~0073 R~CORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon 20 June 19)5 Dall...ts, Texas 0 Prababl1 Balloon Po s sl bl Y Balloon l1 Was Aifcrah ;7)210,21 J'7,?2]C) ~GreunciYhual D GroundRadar :ox Probabl (H) _ 0 Al.-Yilual D Airlntereept Rodar Possibly Aircraft ~. PHOTOS R~ 0 Was Astronomical oN., ~!il & Ci v ' 8 ners 0 Probably Astrono,..lcal 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LEHOTH Oil OISIJtYATION I. HUMBER 0,. OBJ!CTS 9. COURSE! 60-1~0 seconds 0 ln1ufflcient Data for Evaluation 10. BRill' SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Obj red, rouJ>.d wl th hazy extremities, then changed to ye llow-v;hite round mass. No sound or trail. Obj descended s lowly and irre&~larly. Hover~d, then moved rapidly to right, then hovered. once more, mov0d t o right again, then faded from view. AT!C PORM 32t (RBV 25 SEP 52) REPORT NO. D-UFOa-5-55 -SECURITY CLASS AUTHOR J.~t.1ESON, 1'1TLE Oft DESCRIPTION INCLOSURES ORIGINATING AGENCY rOATE OF DOC. DATE PROCESSED 11. COMMENTS 4602d lnvestigati ve efforts were on file l n ATIC repoGitory. EVALUATION: Prob a/c. LANGUAGE A . F. NO, ACCES. NO. COPIES REC'O COPIES REC'O TECH. EVAL . . ABSTRACTED BY RlCHA~D s. S TE\/r4RT H I Ci-L':.f~D RET/\IN UNTIL ALEX ELDER S I Et.J~i1 T ATIC FORM Nu. 475 (I PI.AY 52, DOCUMENT DATA Af FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1~ (CLASS I FlCA TION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RCI'ORT NO I nel 1 to part . .,ne: 3k~tch of fli::,ht path of Ob,jr~et dr1wn b~ P.ich~rd S. Sarry HOrE: Ti ll?. COCUMFN r CONTAir-.:ll NFORMATION AfFECTING THE NATIONAL O[f[NSE OF THE UNIT[O STATES WfrHIN THE MFANING OF Tti ESPIO NAGE ACT, 50 U S. C. :u A:lfl J2 A!.i A\\f'NDFO. IT~ TRMfSMI')'jiON OR TltE HF.VELA'rJON OF ITS CONTeNTS IN ANY Po1ArWI-:H TO Afit UNAUTIIOHIZCD fJfn!;ON f:i PROHIBI n::o BY L.O.W. IT MAY NOr m: ll[PHOOUCED IN WHOLE On IN PART, OY OTHER TIIAN UtUT0 STATES Air~ FOHCE AGENCII::S, D:cL:rT UY f'CRMI~510N OF THE Oli~F.CTOI'l OF jt, f rL I 1:~L tiC[, li:,AF. (LI A'>:.l il( .\TIU I't) AF FORM 112-PART II APPHOVE.O I JUN~ 1948 . (CL~ o;SIFIC4 TtO N) AIR .INTEL~IGENCE INFORMATION REPORT HtOM f . l .,t1 flU\'RT f,Q, Fli~ht 2-D, 4602D AISS I;,cl 2 to dra1-m by Hi char d S. Barry HOTE Till!'; UOCUMt N r CONTAINS INFORMATinN At-FECTING rm: NATIONAL Of:F f. N!>E O F THE UN \ TFD 51 A TES WITHI N THE Mr.ANI NG O F THE-ESPIO NAGE 1\t.. T. 50 lJ S C . Jl MW~ A!>AMt-N00 ITS T(tAN~MI$SION OR TliE REVEt...AfiON OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNI:.H TO AN IJNAIJTHOPI!f'11f'F.~SON l'i PHOHI~ITEO UY lAW 11 M AY NO T hE R~PPODUCCD IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTiiER THAN UNITED STAr f S AIR FORCC AGfNCI~. EXCCPT (I'( PE:.P.-..ISSION OF Hi OIHECTOI' OF II~ rr li.IC.U'ICC. liSA!-'. ( CLA <;'jl FICA rtOH) AF FORM 112-PART II (CLASSIFICATIOM) APP~OVFO I JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I. SOUilCF;: Hrs . Dallas, Texas Occup::t tion: llouse .. ;ife Education: 2 years po3t ~ra.duate .1ork in the fiel d of education Qualifications: Civil D~fense wo r ker II. R.:C.:I.IA9ILI TY: SOURCE seemed to be a n intelligent Y<-Tt.Ul.E; Homan. SOUH.C:S had taught hi~h school students, and t:a s very active in Civil Defense .lork. She ,.;as rather vague in ans~.;ering a fct.v qu '3stions but prepflrin~ officer belie v e s that. DO~H~C~ t-Iould be cons idered fairly r eliable. S D:::SCRIPTION OF ~IGriTTI!G: 1. On the nieht of 20 June 1955. SOURCE Has vlsitrxl by a nei&~bor, ~:r. John StGHart, Hho state d that h e had observed an unkno-:m object ln the sky a f~.l minutes earlie r (approxi;r.a t e l y 2200 CST) SOl.JRCE. h e r !n..tsband, and Er. Ste,r:tr t v:ent outside and t:i hin a period of five minutca sizhted a round, r eddish ob~ect \ihich appeared to be in the sou t ht-vestern s::?ctor of t.he s! . Object appse>.r e d to be c;.s 1 'lrr;_;e ns a brizht s t.~r, !'lo"t.vever the object Has red in c ol o r and r o.:nd in ~hap'3. Th(~ ob j 8ct '.-Ju.s tr~r.rellint~ north a t a great speed, and soon H.:.s out of sight. A f e\.r mi::1uten l:.tt er, t~c o'J,ject ar)peBr ed n.eai n in the sarr!e ar~:::a trnvellin~ fror1 .;est to f~.::,.s t:.. It appeare d t o hover ovor a n e l e:1bor' s housH and Sr'iJ;{CS stated that the o'J .it3C t looked muc!1 l.::trGer in size t han it did previous~-. 'he s ize of th9 object appe?..rcd co~parable to that of a s a l a d plate. The ob j-;)ct the n l'8sur.,ed sp~ed a!'ld f~ded out of vie-:-r in the nort h . Re!"e r vnce inclos u r e soncEs sketc~ of t he fliz h t p:1Lh o f t~e object. Pt. 1 Vanishing point 2nd sighting Vanishing point of object on 1st. sibhtL'lg of object 0!1. 1st Reference inclosure ff2 of p.;rt 2 . SOURCE's sketch of obj.3ct 2. SOURCE stated she actually o:,served the object for a total t~e of one r.tinnt.E-thirty ~conds. dt:r~t ion 3': Su:1.~.,.t t:>n tr.e ni,~ht o.: t1-:9 observation was 19) 8 CST. 4. 30tRC'S could not ~ive the or time .J~t~reen the si~htin~s. actual times of the 5. 3ir~1~ti~ of the o~j.::ct ~.;~s strictly visual. HOTE Til 14) C\IJCU 'wtt: N r CONTAINS IN FORMA fiON AFFECTING fHE NATION/\l OEH.N5E OF THE UNITED ST ATf.!) WI Till N Ttl( MI:.ANI t~G OF rHI: 1:.5Ptm4 .~GE IICT, 5') U ~i. C Jl ANII 11 AS At>H:.I~00 llS T RAN'iMtSSION O R Tllf IIFV~LATION OF I r~ CONTENT'j IN ANY MANNEn TO AN UNAIJTHI)Ril[l> PERSON IS PPOHIIJITEO BY LA'N. H M.\'f NOT iJC: llrf' HOlJlJC0 IN WHOI.E OH It PART. OY O THEH liiAN UNI i[D ~TATES AIH f ORCE AGLNCir~'i. F.XCI rr BY PCRMISSION CJr 111 OIRf.CTOR O F II'. I ~Ill ,rto.L l . USAF AF FORM 112-PART II (CLA::iSIFICA TION) AI'PHOVED 1 J UNE 19-$8 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1-'ttOM , . l!Jr trr) k f 1'\."l RT tiO. Fl tGht 2-D, !~602D AISS 6. Obj~ct appeared to be the si~e of a h;;J.lf dollar vr1:en LelC. i n the h:1.nd .nt arm'a lr:n1th. 7. The es tiw.ated actual size of the object 't.ras that of a B-36 aircra:t. 8. 30\BCE -was facinJ; in an easterly direction on the initial. sir;hting of the object. 9. The o'Jject tvas l;1st si;hted disappa.arL~; in th~ north WOlf l H IS DQCUMtN I ( ONTAINCi rNFORMATION AFFECTING I HF NATIONAL UEFENSE OF 1 tiE UNITED STAl ':.WITHIN TttF: MEANING UF THt. C..~P101~GF. ACT. 'I) U ') (. Jl AND :lZ A"i AMfi:JED IT5 THAN.l~W>'.>ION )I~ TilE rH:JFLATI01'4 Or I r::; CCJN r CNl S IN ANY MANNt.ff ro AN lJ NAIJT HQHI/fO PfW,Q~ 1~; PHOHnl rEO UY LAW. , , MW IOT tsf Hfl'lh1UUCfD IN WHOLC OR IN PART. 1:$Y 0 litER TH/\~ uNI fED STA I L) AIH fOHCC A\,[Nrll '>. I XCFPT 1 f PfP MI'iSION O F 1 Hf 01 ~tCTllrl t tt I. tl [LLIC.fNCI:.. U~AF. AF FORM 112..:.PART II APPROVED 1 JLINE 1941 (CLASSiflCATIO~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT. Flight 2-D, 4602D AIS3 Inc:l 1 to ).~rt two : S~otch of F1ight clra\m by }!rs NOTE: Till~ UOCUMEN r C:ONH\IN~11Nf0rtMATION AFFECTING Hit NATIONAL OHFNSE OF THE UNITED STAIT~ WITHIN TH MEANING OF THl E'>f-lON,\GE ACT. 'J U 5. C. - 31 A'\rJ 3'' N; AMfloCfD ITS TRANSMISSION OP. THE ru:v LAI ICJ"4 OF I r; CON I L :irs IN ANY MA~NR TON~ UNAUTHOHILr D rn~-s.~:~ IS P::OHIBI TCIJ !3 f LN.'I IT 11\ ,. t:cn OE I~Ei''!OOUCCU IN WHOLE OH IN Pr\Hf. BY Cl Hl:.f< 'fHAN UNITED STME.<; AiR fO;{Cl:. AbEffCII::s. UCEPI CJY p:_II..,,I_ ... !Q!, OF Tllf. D.,{i.:. Or{ OF 1: n I Llt:C.:eCE, USAf. (CLA''" ' FICATIO N) APPkOVED I .IUN:. 1948 A'R INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Flir;h t 2-D, 1~502D AISS I ncl 2 to art t~ro: S~el.c! ~ of Object sigl1too by Jhs HOlE HilS uOCll '-1f' H CO.'H AIN:i INFOP.MA riON AFFFCTI NG fH N ~Tl(t/l,\L UI.FEN~E OF TH I I NJT:0 :r1 M[t; WI fH IN rHE MF ANI NG uF O l r ',r1J~A(;I:. f C r . 50 U :, c 11 ~.r'l rL A i f\ \ U. NO!:O ff5 THAN'.>MI~ION O R TliF llVFLAfiO N O r ITS C.ONTF.NfS I~ ANV MAN,..E-R TO AN UNAIJTHO~IIFD PrR'ifJ-4 1', PPQH IBITID Bf LA W p..~.-,v t r'11 !IE ,u PtWOUC(.O IN \'tHOU:. O R II"~ PA~f HY Orll l1lii,\N UNITED ~HF'i r,Jr~ nwc;: Al,fNl'll:.!i, L .I.CEr'T U'l' l't. t~l 0.-fiuF lilt. lllj.I!:CT'.j)u .. lh ~ LLLI,,f~l:F. U!lAF APPROVED 1 JUN~ 1941 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Rti'ORT NO . ?J)-fJFOB-.'5-5.5 PART Tt:. '-EE t 2 - D, l~G02D A l:SS OF PAGE D:1.lln.s, Tex.::to Occuo~t ':..on: C:.. v i.l :Znrr in eer deL~ 1.1. ~Ie '.r!J s qu .i. !.:e f;J. 'liliar uit.h t h e lo.te.:;t type jet ai.rc:c~.:t, :J.Stlor~oq:r, ::t:-~d "...'~::n t'ler .Ja lloons. ~JT:i~:c~ 1;as ver y fa1nilia r t-lit h v..:ctor pro :;li)!''lS, an~ulP.r L1i~;t.:l:tcGJ, a d. ::"l.r L 1;~ t~1:~s. ~ :r. ::lder is nt pr.esent n. Civil .:~n~;i.neer ~ror~:in:; for a D:..l L.:.:; C)"1:;t.r , ;c t l:>n c':~pan:r. Pre.n.rln; offic e r cor:s 'Lclers, toe .'JOT~CE to ue r oliGblc. art.nt:.>ed b,:r conver3a tion in fron t of his ho:e c>.nd h e stepped out~lde. :-;J~2.C~, :'lCc::>- ,:lnl.13d 0:-' hi:; nel!;hbors si.:.:ht.ed n. rn.;irlly :novin~ li~ht. hr-lt_;!:tcr looki:1g t~1::.n o :il.''3L !..D.~nitt-..de star. The light tra y elerl a t n. speed a~u-t t::.cee tl:;~,.:ls f:I'0:tter t~i~fl an~ ::\i'!cr:t "t he i.1a.d eve r seen. '1'1e l:Lr_;!1t n:ade three passt3s o-ver approxi--'n. tel:t t h e sa 7:e cour se. The ti.-ne o f -t.he or)servn. tion ~;as ,:lore t h a!'l siXty :JC::C::>~1is :~.t ce.c h si :--htiru- :-~l.t!1 a t:Jl19 la.p~e or abo'..rt five minutes betheAn Sis~1.tln~s. Vie:rin~ t h o li:;!~t t !".rOll.':h el.:z::-jt pY.ier fteld ~lasses, -::')Ut'~cr~ st[tt e d that the li=';lYt. a;>pe~,_r-:xl :1.3 tlu-e e bti::ht . i:lC:l.!v:le~CE)~Tt .vhi te liq~tts 'r.:-i th n srr"lll red lir:d1t si:'lil ~r to a ~-Tin~ li :ht o n a n .J.ir- .1l1.nc :'recedin~ t '.: e 'Hhi t e l L -~ ts. All li:;hts .:ere p,..,_r allel to t:J~ f l i ;:1t :)::t t;l of o:J,j:-... ct. T.:i s vl~3:1 of the li;!~ts appeared onl :r durinG the s ec-:>!'11 si~?;hting. 0:1 tho t ; Lrd si~'~tin:j, t.hru field ~,.las3es, the light appeared a s o nl:r a s i n ,;l e ~.rhitc li~:1t . :-n t ile first pa.ss, S'JLSCE only ab3ervc..-d a t.Jhite li~ht, but he ~,r.:J.s root usi~l~ t he fi.eld ~lasses. t!:at there Ha3 no TT.00!1 ~.;ere J'.an y s tc!rs in t~1e pr ent o~ t~e n i. :;ht :>f t~:e r; : e'llP,<l to b e at nn a l t i t.ude of seve:nt:.~-fi ve thou3ar..d f (::0 t.. 1~. At no ti.."'r.e did t e S8w~C~ state t hat 5!1.':1 ilrJ.S a . 1 inc ::rn'10scent. li~ht or lir;hts. l ~e ~ zeen.. nn t.:Jc.:c:~ cs ti "'lted t:1e len~tl~ of t he ll6ht t o ~)~ t;lrce HO H:: fill') ('()(~liMEN f COWl A INS INFOH MA r!ON AFFECTING TilE NAT IDrii\L DI.:FCN5C or TilE U NI rro STATES \'II I'll IN Ill [ MF MIIIIG OF f H f.;,PtONAGE AC f', t;t) U S C . . 31/,'ID l?.. A~ M.H: I'WCD IT~ TRANSMIS310N OR Tilt:: REVELATION OF n s CON lENTS I N ANY MANNF.n 'JOAN UtlAlJrtiORil[D Pk:.R:-,QN IS PHOHI!tll EO 8Y lr\\'1. H ,~ \Y N'H fit: HLP1!0DUCCO IN \'/HOLE OR IN PM < f, OY 0 fliEH rHArl UN n 0 ~TA I ES AIR fORC~ AGL:NCI LS, F.Y.C.fP r UY PLRM t'>SION OF 111!:. DltH'CTOI~ OF Ito r, U ll.il t i CE. USAF. AF FORM 112-PARTII APPROVED 1 JUNE 1941 f HOM ~ lllflh ' l/) ( CLI\SSIFICI\ TION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ttErotrr uo. S')li?.CE stated t~:a.t l.n hl:; o~)inion, ~ -efere.:ce inclo~n~re -;l::tssas) ?in~l vect"r Tir::e 1.n ~un.Jrant I V, 10 s"'jc :>nd s T i.:ne !.n :)l.t:J.dr ant ::LII , 20 seconL.::; Tl.!::e :i..n ::uadrant. I , 10 3 UCO!ld :J Cit -of !Jn.ll.n.3 I n i t.ial v e e to1 o".::j cct. to H'lT. 'llll'j D<'J<'U~1Hif CO N fA.Itl') INFOP.MATIO'~ fiFFf.CTING HIE NJ\fiO NAI. urrCtl >OF THE IJNITf.f'\ 51 .AT [C) WITI IJN TIIC Mf'fiNitiG OF THr' l.:iPI0~1.'\l.C ,\CT. r,., U 5 C.:.- J I Ml(l J/ 1\'i AMHIOEO. IT.3 TI1AN~MI::i',ION OJ( Ttl[ RCVLLf,TJOtl OF I r~ (;QU rr:rrrs IN MIY M/\N f.l f 1 0 AN UtiALITIIOHI/.0 l'f H'iON l::i r AOifllll n D OY L AW. MAY t~Of llf. I<LPI!OOlJCCD IN WHOLP. Orl 114 P/\11T, l:iY 01111:.1< TitAN LIIUTED STI\f[S AIR fOfJCC 1\GCflCI[;, cxc u r OY PCHMI':JION OF rH fll f<fCTO!fO,: W frt.LWl NCL.:. U ,1\F. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNF. 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RF:PORT NO. F light 2-D, 4602D AISS 2D-l!~OD-5-55 P/l!'1T Ti I r1cl 1 t o Part t hree: of fli::ht r a t h or o'oject dravm by 1-~r. NOT. llll' i f)()CIJMFNT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFri~CTiriG fHE NAT IONAL OCf f. NSE OF THI:. UNITCD STt,TE<; WITH IN TilE Mi-.A'I IIIG Of riiC.I.SPIONAGE ACf, !JIJ tJ 'j C - 31 AND n AS AMENU0 . IT'J Tllf\NSMIS~ION 011 TilE RLVFLATION OF IT S CONlHIT~ IN ANY MAtlNrR TO AN UNAIJTIIOH IZED f'Er<SON l:i Pf<Oifl fjl fED DY ! AW. I.:AY NOI HE f<l:.tHODlJCED IN WHOL OH I N PAHI, fJY OTIIrl T~AN UNITCD !>TATES AIH fOilCE AGCNCIES, XC.:t:fJf UY Pf.Hr.II:.;S!ONOFTH~ DI HECTOHOF 11'11 f ll.lt.UICr. IJ.lAF. (Cllt~JIItC.\fi.J~)