PROJE(\T 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Bolloon Beloit, \.'i s cons in o Probably Balloon Po si bly Boll oon GroundRadar [j" Was Aircraft kolt-----------..,.._ rouna lsua 0 Probably Aircraft PossUIy Aircraft 5." PHOTOS 1. S ~---------~--- eX Was Astrono~ttlcol Meteors 7. LENGTH 0' OlllltVATION ~ - 2 seconds each civilian and GOC I. NUMI!ft Ofl OIJ!CTS 9. COURSI four or more ~ ee description 0 ProhaW y AstronoMical 0 Possibly AetronoMicel 0 lnsufflcleftt Dete for Evoluotion 0 Unlcnown 10. Bltll, SUMMA-.Y 0, SIGHTING 11. COMM!HTS ?our round objs, estimated as being three times size of basketball held at az,ns length, bright .rhite and bright red varying. Seen at varying ~istances, seemed to be spinning, and sounded l Jke =l ectric motor. S Course: S to N, N to S, stead~ ~ourse. Noise increased and objs faded. Seen th:tu ) i nocu lars and with naked eye by GOC a...""ld maJ'C)r, ~hief' of police, and another observer. A'nC PORM 329 (RBY 26 lltP 52) Perseid shower. (Meteors) '"f FeRM 112 Af'PP('>VEO 1 JUNE 1948 iUSS 3-A-UFOB-l-55 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 2eloit, Wisoonain & MQrsngo, Illinois, USA i Flight 3-J\, 4602D AISS b-to;t;t.D E. L.iliF, 2<1 Lt., USi'.F Rt-:n:rmiCES , c ,,:.,;; .. , '. d:r;dirt.'i~rrrlouJ rrjiorl.ri.:., a flJl/lii~i)l'JTT .MSG OOT, 2834, 755th -AC & w SQ. wj iiiaii. .; ... -..AP. Y: ( entlf ; Jl\dlt JU/11 rnur' of r~l. (irrt JitJni/t.:uJu:e ;,. ;rnul v:tt JtmleiiCf P'lra./rtJpl\. L11t 111.:lu.ro <f fll low!r l".''. .'Jtvin tnt ! rt' 1100! rm t F Jo ":.1 l ' 1-P trt Jl.) PAR! ONEa J)esoription o sighting by ?as. PART TWO t Description of sighting by Kr. PAR~ TBBSJI! a ])eaoription ~ sighting by lllr PARX FOURa Description o sighting by P~ FIVEf SUppleutent&ry Investigative Ei'i'orta nta o Preparing Offioer II. SlJlO'AR!, 1'he .toll ia the report of the Preljmi n ry zrwes-:iga -:icm made ~ the UFOBS reported in the Beloit, WisoollBin area (Georet GJ.AJI 5830) 1204001 Auguat 1965 and iD the Morango. Illinoia &rea (Geore GJlUi 2415) ~lOOOZ Auguat 1965. IIIo INVESTIG.AfORr w'SG! STANIY B. liOll'rZ J3 693Z672 RON.AI.D E. J,IBI 2nd Lt. USAi' Off'ioer In C~rge JOHN M WHITE JR Colonel, USAF '""' J lJT!O" av oittG1NA ro'"i . - JSAF; C~dr. ATIC; D/I, 30 ADiv; Comdr, 4602d AISS; OIC. Flig~t 3-A, 4602d !!SS , .. 'f. ~ :.,,5 OCCU'AEN7 r:C~T ~INS INFOA~ATION ~;:'F~CTING ~E NATIONAL DEFENSE OF Tl;E UNITED STATS WITHIN THE MEM-.ING OFr~E ::S?IONAGE ACT.~ U S C.- ' '''1 32 . .\S A.'-'"~40f.O ITS TRANSMISSION 0~ THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MANNFR TO AN t:NAL Ti-+ORIZEO PERSCt l!.i ?ROHIBITEO BY LAN. 11 ~o4AY .,.OT AE ~?ROOUCED IN WHOU:: OR IN PART. 9Y OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGiNCIES. EXCEPT SY PER\41SSICf4 OF THE DIRECTOR OF lti'rCl.LIGENCE. USAF. . UNc~,s~l'f'~4fiD UNt; !}SS/~/e-o (CLJ\:;;$lri(;A i iOI+) A( fORM 112-PART II AIR iNTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT l F'lf.ght 3-A, 4602D AISS R Ei'OitT liO. Io SOURCE: .Mrs. ~ Baloit, ~isoonsin Qocupation & House wii'e Edl.4'C&tiona one and one half (1~) years o High. School Qua.li.i'icationa, GOC Observer ram 12 "S:Ay 1955 to date. -aith total o.r 248 hrs o bserver duty o [ II. RELIABILirYa Source "MLS unable to estimate distances a.ocu..-ately by I sight. Would not even attempt to sketoh drawing or sightingo T'D.e source did not ! e.ppe&.r to have background experieTJce which would aid in reporting a. UFOBo ! III. SOUBCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGaTDlGa Source was on duty at Ground Observer . 1 Cell? post located in S,"BIIhit Beloit., Wisconsin. At l20220Z August; 1955; an 1 object the size of a basebll held at arJO length~ bri t white to bri~ht red. in : color ~sembling a brignt star flashed across the sky., tr&veling in a ~orth to ~ south djreotion at grsat apeed. Similar star like objects appeared through~t a fi j ~our per at interva.ls o.f two to three minuteso Direction of travel ~.re.s north to l so . and south to north~ lenorth o time visible varied from portion ot a s~cond j to the maximum two seoonda. There 'Was no regularity in the appearing of the objects ! in :-egard to where they appeared on sky~ the t;me bet"wsen objects or length o:r tine ! visiblao : objeota could not be sighted :vi th binoculars The due to the grea.t speed oi: very sh:ort-duration o visibili~J .. _ !!le JOC observation platform is located so to the north~ east and south. vision to the as to peuait excellercb v .. "" west is obstructed "Jy ~ T~ first object w~ sighted in the north. The weather was olea~ and ; sligl:l.t breeze blowi~ and te1nperature was in the low seventies (70 )o : !he sight;ng wac reported to Mr. ?i.l ter Cantero GOC Supez tiser: and GOC : ~ -:;:_;,: , i' :-;-:",),lilS I~I~OP'Il..\7;(''i .),r ::ECTI:G THE N,\TlONAL c~::E:-L:E (jF Ti-iE U~IIT~D STATES W' T H I N THE ~1EANING Or THE E.S?ION.lGC:f,C i . 50 IJ S C- ::.::! ;.: ;. c.. . ..... :.,;) ITS TRA:~.;.:::J~;c, OR T HC: R E'.J~L\T!ON c:; ITS C0'17E:HS IN ANY M..\NNR TO AN UNAUTHQ,.~IZC:D PERSON IS PROHI BIT=:D BY U.'.'/. 1 : ,c7 -:: !:?i10DUCEO IN \'/HOLE O:t IN PART. B Y OTHE:t THAN U 'II ~ED STATES Alrl FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY P:-lMISSiON OF ThE D IRECTOR OF UNc t../IS_s_t ,t!'D ( Cl.A.3Sif !C.HION) AF FO.RM ll~PART II 1\I'PHO'/ED 1 J UNE AIR INTELLiGENCE IJ'lFORMA TION REPORT f iku I \ . l )UII.'I/1 RE?ORT NO. ~rt ~O 1 Flibht 3-A~ 4602D .AISS AISS 3-A-UF0.&-1-65 P.\GE 3 OF' 7 PAC FS llr. Janes Ao Amstrong Address l 764 West Grand Sto Beloit iii3conain Qocupa.tiona Auto mechanjo Education, one year of College QtJ.Sl i..f'ications a GOC observer from 26 ~y 1955 to cla.te. 7li t.h 27 hrs of observer dut.1 II.-. RELI.ABILI'lta Souroe would not neke aey dj,rect sta. a oonoernjng his i perso:r.l observatiODB only tb&t he S&W the S .. thing his "lri8 reporte~ in the ', J identical manner ahe did. I:lterview did not substantiate this source as being . a tperienoed or des iri.Dg to add an:y j nformstion relating to the sighting. \ \ ' . Ulo SQURC%1St8 DBSCBIP.ri0!-1 OF SIGHTING a Souroe observed the aightings onl7. after , being ned at his h and going to tbe GOO post. Bright star-lia objeota j appearing at various heibhta aoove the horizon, traveling at grea.t speeds in a. north to south or south to aorth direction. co~or trom a bright white to a brlt9'tt red With no sound heard. ' t , i T ,_. !:3 r,ccu Mt:N f CC~ITAI ~S I NFOR MAT ION Ar~CTING fi-tS: rr \T!OtiAL CEFEi'13::: OF T ' 1!:: U NITEO ST ,\ TES WIT I-i IN T HE MEANI~IG Or T H E ESP!O N.\GE ACT . Sa IJ S C - 'JI ;m:.2. A3 A'o,h:.:\DED. ITS TRANSMI~ION O R THE R;::VELATION OF ITS CONTDITS IN ANY M~NNER TO AN U NAUT HOR!ZC:OPERSON 15 PRO HISIIZD JY L\f . IT '.lAY ~lOT !3E H:?ROOUCED IN WHOLE OR I N PART, S'f OTHER THAN UN ITED STATES AIR FORCE .,GENCIE3, EXCEPT B'f PEIU11SSIO N OF TnE DlnEC :\JR CF' I N7 CLLtGl:NC[ . US,'\ F. (CLASSIFI~TIOH) AF. fORM 112-PAI1T II , i r~ovm t Jtli .E 19:3 (CU\!iSIFIC-\ TIO~) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT J Flight 3-~ 4602D o~\ISS .AISS 3-.A-\.lFOB-1-56 Part Th.r<3e Mr o Harold W. Ve.rnsy l~ddrass I 835 Bluff st.~ Deloit. Wisconsin Qccupationa Hii;h School Graduate Qu.alii'ioations: Three years GOC e.:-cparience; present position o GOC Supervisor. II. RELIABILITY: Souroe changed his original opinion about the sighting., after sarioua thouGht, and some layman type research on the subjeot to satisi)" persoraJ curiosity, to tbe .fact tte.c the bodies vtere ".f'a.lling stars" or meteorite activi~J entering the ea.~'"\;1. ~tmosphereo He indicated tr~t hia first opinio~ that objects wereUFOB. had been inrluenced "a:f the reporting GOC observero The stateants ofered by tile source are belie7ed accurate and in keeping \Ti th his eduoa tion and experience a.s a GOC Supervisoro IIIo SOURCE s DESCIUP'!IO!J OF '!'ag SIGliTI!iGS 1 No obsezvation or the sighting -was made ;vnile en route ram the source rs h to GOC post a.nd he could not note the sight.i.nga for ~all'ty m1xwtes after arriving a.t the GOC observer pla.ti'oxa. Tha GOC obaerver reporting the si~hting aided ]Jl"'. Va:rDBy a:1d finally the objeots were sigh-ted. The star-like objects. varying in size from the size or a baseball to a quarter held' at &IIOS length, appeared at various points in the sk:y, seemingly in the pa.th o the "llilky We..y"., u.Ild. would be visible for e..:.._._ ly short periods; less thn it took t;he. source to. complete a. br&tith]ng oycle. Direotian o traYel seemed ~o be limited to the length o tile path of the ttMillcy' W&y ., either north to south or south to no~wb.~ It was also noted by the source that the path o.f the ~Milky waya seen~d to change direction sli~htly duri~g the hours of observation o~ sibhtings. !he star-like objects seened to a.ppear irregularly at intervals of \..,.,o to five minuteso ..: : ;t,' } ~"Ct:U'1C:'! .-) ; 'l'S 1:1FCo(\l~'i!O~I AFFECTI:JG THC: fi,\T!C'O~L CEFH::::E: Or Tilt. UN liE!:> ST.\T:::S '.'/ IT H I'\4 THE MEA~! l NG OF THE ES?ION.~GZ ,':.CT 50 U S C- ~! :.:.'J ;L, AJ ,-,',l_; . Ci:J IT:i T~,,~.):.,:s:IO:-t OR T HE liF.H:LATIOi.f GF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAN:-lR TO AN UNAUTIJORIZED PER::0:-4 IS PROHioi TED fiY LA.'/. 1 r '.lA ( WJT ~ i'[:-'~O!:>t:CEO 1t1 WHOLE OR IN PA RT, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AlP. FORCE AGE:~CIES, EXCEPT !3Y PERMISSION Of Tl-1~ DIRCIOrt Or I~ITCLLIGENCE. U~AF. 'AF rdRM 112-PJ~nT II (CLIIS31i'l':.\ TION) Ai't'!m'JED t JUNE 1'318 AiR 1NTELLJGENCE INFORMATION REPORT t Flight ;,-A. 4602D .AISS .AISS 3-A-UFOB-l-55 Io SOURCEs Qooupationa Rendering Servioe ( sell' arnploJSd.) Educa.tion& High School Graduate Quliioaticna, Hone J II. RSIJ:.ABII.ITY: Source was cooperative, but limited the discl4asion to twelve 1 mimrtes du.e to having to meet a farmer concernjng a gra.vel hauling job. Source I ha d been given a ribbjng, about having made the report of the sighti.ngs, by the ! i OCal tOWflS ~oola and 388" to ha.VS lost llll.lch of the apparent origiMl enthusiasm Source a answers to questions oonoeruj ng the incident .were a a lit;ht pa.aaing \ na with D acoompa'Ding Slllila and usually laughter. Since t..'leze wa s a. six day j peri~ between the aotu.al. sighting and the interview, souroe laS not quiok to answ&r and ad.e overall statements, rather than claa.r to t h e point enswerso III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPriON OF THS SIGHTI~IGS: At about 0405 hours, Central I Daylight SaVing on the mornjng of 8 ..t\.Ugu& t 1955. souroe was a akened ~J a noise 1 sjmilar to the drone a electric motor, and saw a brighter than usual. sky tm:u 1 the south-east windows o the first floor bedrocm of his hmA The source arose ~ t o investigate f'u.rthar, and notioed four bright round objects jn fornri, .. tion in the }lGwe.r south-eastern portion o the sJc:/ Binoculars "17ere used to view objects and l s h the objects appeared to be spinnmg. ODe objeot \'laS about thx ee i'9et ;n di.wa.etar, the other three much smaller, less thn a quarter of the size or the , The objeota seem. to have the illuminating oolor of a :fire-fly or lightrdng bug and as the objects would a~ilta the nnder si<ie would appear mora oran5e or f lika jn color. The objaots would saem to .-.stand still for aw:nue then luave quite r apidly then slaw down and st-and still again. Direction of travel was to tae south- I east. There seatJsd to be a ohange of color and a sort; o ust or vapor trall l made when the objects moved. l Mro 1U lle r '3 wife also saw the objects but only adc.ed the st&tan~nt rt yre.s a i :riard sibht" to the infonnaticn on the Jibhto The Hi6ht Chie.f of Polioe, city o l ~.rorengo~ Illinoia, \'las called to ur. j)(ller rs and was reported to have seen ! ooj ects prior to ishei.r diaappearillg iJ:lto the daylight. The police ofl'ioer oould oot; I : a J the objects through the bjnooula.rs beoause o the bi-:Cocal lenses of his eye i g la.sseso ;: ~., c; ''t;': ~ ,~:1 r 1'! rAPIS l!i ::'O!'M \T'Ort t.r?ECTING T HE N,',T!Oit \ L CE:i=GIS!:: Gr THE UNIT ED STATES '.IJ:THIN THE MEA~IING OF T HE ES? IONAGE V::::.? IJ. S. ~:- jl ',IU.-Z./\SA:'ti~:.!'.C0. ITS Ti\-\il3:.11S.::IOr4 O R T HE FH:."VEL'.rt'JN Cr IT::i cmHE~TS I N ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUT HO RI<:ED PERSOt~ IS PRO~.I~l,E!)c a Y LJ.,V. f, ' , 'IJ. ) ~E P t.PPODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN p,l~T. B Y OTHE:rt TH.-\N U!'ll fED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY ? ERMJSSION OF T n&:. OIR-CTO R OF I~ TE.LL. (jz :c. IJSJ\F. (CL.ASSI FIC.\ T ION) ,~r rO!lM 112-PARi II (CLA.iSIF'ICA Tl~NJ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT nEPORT NO. Flight 3-~ 4 502D .AlS;l AlSS 3-A-UFOB-1-55 Sui>PI.D:,a;; T;.RY DIVESTIG~IVE EFFOBIS a ! 1. Tho Pla.ne~arit;u .Adler & .Astronomical !~lsel.a:n~ 9 00 E .Ao hsah Bond. Chica&o, Illinois. phone ria.ba.sh 21428., was contacted in regard s to oeteo r activity l on or about 11 August 1955o ~. Schlesinger~ director of the .Planetarium reported that the .Perseid. !..lateor Shomlr oooura during the l:lonth o .August. ref.4ch.ing a naximum o activity on the 12th of Augusto The meteor shower pa.th is aloDg the " ;.iilky "':lq tt-.tjs and 1 if viewed from a olsa.r a.rea the n'anber o neteors tba t oould be obsel'ved is