PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LCCATlON 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Cedtlr 'Rapids, Iowa 5.' PHOTOS 1. LEHOTH 01' OBSERVATION 10. BRI!I' SUMMARY 01' 51GHTIHO Xl G roU<ld VIsual 0 AI~Vieuol J:-s6'CTlica 0 GroundRodor 0 Air-Intercept Radar d Was Aircraft 0.,. Probably Aircraft ~ Possi bly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Dolo for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS Cigar shaped. 25' long, bright orange, nQ sound, faded f'rora view. 46o2d evaluated: Possible a/c. .\TIC FORM .129 (REV 26 SEP 52) AF FORM 112-PART II APPROV0 I JUNE 15.:8 UNCLASSIFIED (ClASS I flC\';'I:l~) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Part Three Cc:t1ME!ll'S or Pnparlng OfN.cerr 1. In the opinion or the Preparing Of'fice:r, tbia sighting vas probably caused by en ejrcrdt tor the ~olloving reasonaa a. The t1rae or the sighting co1ne1dea vith the Janding time of a Beechcrart Bonana type A/C 1n that the object was sighted at ~5* and the A/C landed at ~)a. The ail"port 1a located six m11ea south or the city aocotintilJg for-the t!ma dU"treDCe ot eppx'O'rl:at.ly five ud..mJtea from the t2me the objeet faded out. of sight and the A/C land~. b. 'I11e bright CJ'ttl'l co.l.or can be expl..ained b7 tbe renecticm of the cit7 ligbta on the p:Lme or the l '"'tl lJt<ht. o! the plat'$ itsel.t. o. The laclt or ll't.-,t, t on raJ ght haw been caused by v1nd currenta ttr a light plaDe t.ra"Yellina o.t a lov i"n1 . ., -nt' sp~ head on towards the observer. d. Such an A/C WJ~' l'~ not give ott a sound considering the distance !'rom which the obJect was obeerY~l. The ilmtetiptJ.OICl revMJed no belloou or astronond.cal activity that vould acconn't fetr the sight,l.r.g,. CC'..AtENTS ot Approvtng Officer: HANS I3ISCHO Concur with the opinion of the Preparing Officer that t his t:::lU.:>ed by tin i3.3dChcr~t Bo!'lna~s. tJ:_>!) .l!rcrl\;'t :uo11tlor.od \n .:}D s i~rotin9; -:;as p robabl y PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ~ lOC~i~TION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Ceda:-Rapids, 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloo n 3. DAT!TIM! GROUP TYPf OF OBSERVATION (kG.ouncf. Visual 0 GroundRador Was Aircraft a Probably Aircraft GMT 24L0300Z 0 Ao,..VIsuol a Air-Intercept Radar Po ssl bl y Ai rcroft a Was Astronomlcol a Probably Astronomical c1rlliJm, {15 n old) 0 Po ssi bl y As tronomleal LENGTH Oil OIS!RVATION I . HUMBER 01' OBJECTS 9. COURSE Insufficient Data for Evaluation 1 \l to E to s 10. BAI!f' SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS One cigar shaped obj, orange Duration of sighting and buzzing of noise appearance ot 50 rangeligbta together, flew suggest that sighting was generated by west to east end then south. Buazing sound was heard. ATIC PORW 329 {R&V 26 lltP 52) Yi'i AZ35NGA2) 1.0 DE RJEDNG 31 . - TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AF'B COLO ,~ RJEDHP /COMDH /\TIC t~PAFB Ol! { 0 ., RJEDHQXDIH OF INTELL Hf.1 U. 'AF T,JASH DC .t{JDKF /COfiDH Cf\DF GRA!JP\1 r c.'J r, FS MO 1 t J E D N G I C C ivt 0 i~ 3 1 S T A D I V I t i\ U L M I N N B 2:5 FT LONG STATIONARY f\ U1-1Ll~UAL COLOR 8 U1'~KOWN C UNKO\tJN F THREE MINUTES A GROUND VISIJAL B PINOCULARS EDAH ~M?IDS PHOTOGRAPH C11IEF OVSEHVER PAGE THREE RJEDNG 3 I 12 NO EXPLANATION 1~ /1615 2 SEP RJEDNG :m RJF.DDl RJFD JE RJ EDNG 2 9A L.---" DH 3 1 ST ADI,J sNr.:LLrt!C' 1\F STA fO RJEDHJ/CO:<DJ~ /\DC Er~T /'.FD r.:~>LO :!J ED':JP/ CO:ma AT lC UiUGI11' I' .i 1 1 SOi: P.FB 0!!10 /U i.J C L AS S I F I E 11/ Jlt' 3 '33A PD UFOE PO ( ( A) (1) CIGP.H SHAPED ( 2 ) THENTY FIVE FEET LO;Jr: ( THO :HLZS AHf\Y) (3) EP.IGHT O~A~!GE (4) ( 5 ) NOT APPLICABLE (6) t. lNZ ( 7 ) tlOilE ( 8 ) ilO SOUND ( 9 ) Ho;,n:: ( B ) (1) USUAL COLOR (2) TH :d V !.".L\JF. DEGREES (3) T~JENTY FIVE DI::GHy;:5 (4) -URFOB F LE1JJ EAST AND FADED \.?)FADED ( 6 ) THREE ~-~HlUTf.S ( C ) (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) BINOCULARS (3) ~!OT APPLICABLE ( D ) (1) 9/~'4552 ( 2 ) l'liGi-lT (f.) ?i1 2 159 CEDHR R.t\PIDS ImJA (F) (!) STEVE s::DLAC!::J< C~D:\R P.APIDS I'Ji.JA PHOT0GRAPHER CHIEF OBSE:!'\Vt:R OF AP.EA ( 2 ) NOT APPLICABLE (G) (,1 ) :;LEAR (2) ~:CLINE HX 15 \0 BROKEN V ISIBUITY EIG:H tHLF.S UINDS OUTH TO ::O~T l: A F F IV~ KNOTS ( 3 ) m.:J{tiOHN ( ~) S C .. ~ TT FJ~ ED ( 5) T l ;U!Jl) 1\R S TOR ~:S I ~J (I) tJONE (J) ml ()() iJ:J;lE ( L ) E . A. JAT:!OUT lST LT DUTY )IRECT OR ADDC CONTROLLER R EHAR 1\S: NQ RADAF: CmJTACT H ITl: OBJECT. NO :: :'lLJHJf\TIOt~: GEOP.-r.::F POSITIO!! Pt: 1551 BT PD n:G : !SG L'C STERN ACTING :)~SCf{ I PT I ON PD UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-309-56 CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 4 Sept ber 1955 C,du Rapt&.. 0 Probabl y Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Wos Aircraft X Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor ~bobly Aircraft 0 Air-Vi suo I Air-Intercept Rodor Po s si bl y Ai rcroft Was Astronomic ol 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 lnsuffi ci ent Dat o for Evaluat ion Approx three (:s) mlnutea (1) Eaaterlz 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIC HTING One (1), oigar ahaped objeot about 25 teet InYeatigation assigned to Det 2, lone, unuaual orans oolor. aeea tor a period Reaul ot investigation to be ot three minutea. The objeot flew east and reoorded on t hia oard upon reoeipt ot Looal eouroe oheokecl tor ballooD AF Form 112 oD thia oase. possibility with negati~ reaulta. AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1 Detaclment 2 4602d AISS PRlPAP.EO DY (OJfiC~I . HAHS.l3lSCHOF'S _Cap~1n P.FFlREI\Cts (l\n.tu/nuull' l11~lrr pr.rr 11$ ttpu,.'ri. : cio " I I l(ollu -------- 1. cmtl'Ems , PART ONE 1 Description ot sighting b.r Hr Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Occupation, photog:tapher age 241 on duty a.a a COO mlitarJ experlnc. PART T\IOa Suppl~nt.ary Investigative Etf'orta PART THRE.Ea Co.aunents of Prepe.ring Officer Do SUMl"rARY1 An unident.1 f'l ei\ flying object vas sighted by e.n observer at 00C obaervers post at G-edar i~p1rl,8, low ( G0Rfl' FJPM 258). Object 1n1t1ally observed at ~455~ Sept.. 55 ruul 'YBS k'-'pt uoJfir ourve11lence for three minutes. fadad out o~ sight in thre!ft t(J C01a-seconds. The obsel'ter \ota9 Hr Photographer at Telev1s1cm :a.~;~t:1.<n KCRG Cedar Rapids, l<ML. The follow-up 1nvest.1{~1:i10: conaisted of a moH tbo'tou~fh .t n t.ttrYlev ot the observer end a check of other possible so sources of act1viV 1n u,~ ~:t-1~ ou that date. III. ItNESnCAT~I GI\Pt'. HANS BISCHOFS AO 78.4842 :1/flCI'I'. PAUL J. MOLINI AF l7JJ679S US /J' ; C o:;vir , HANS BISCHOFS Captain USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 19~B UNCLASSIFIED (CLASSIFICATIO:.) AIR INTELLIGE~tCE INFORMATION REPORT net. 2, 4602D AlSS I. SOURCEs Add& 1 11~ C A'ftDU& BW, Cedar Rapida OcouJ.Uoxu Photogxapber . F.ducat1o1n fllgh Scboal Graduate and one year or college Qual1t1cat.lomu CCC obeerver tar eight mcnthe. Newa photogx'bpher for televiaiOD station KCRG, lat Avenue nnd lst Street w, Cedar Rapia, Iow.. II. RELIABILITYa SOUflCf: W\1!1 vrr e5ncere and did his utmost to be of sttrYice to tbe i..meatigator. Re \lU lalghl.r lX)optaJ:&tiW and "VM'7 del1beilate in his B'DS\MXB DI. SOURCE'S DESCRIP1'l( t~ 4ii $WHTIH0a The object vs..a eyl1nd~1cal 1D ehape, frc:m 25 to SO l'eet 1n l.,.th {ltwytla o r object d9telmtDed by ca,p.ring it to a necm eigD moaoted on a tea at<a7 bulldlug). The object waa sighted appro:dmateJy ti'ft mUea 1D . the a, about three r .. ftt sbo'te tbe har1zoD. It 'WaS a bright phoephcx eeoent. oraDP in colaz-. . Tbe s1gbt!Dg , ., otn,.;T'~d tor three mimtea vith the Dake d eye and tln-onib aix ~wr bin.ocnlai-a. There '' no appareDt change in characterietica when tbe object w obe:a "Yed tbrcmgb b1110CU.l.tt.ro. No aotioD ,., coamect&d v1 th tbe sigh-ting alld no sound was het'll"d. No ftpor tz a'-1 wa se~. The object ta.ded t.o the E 1D three to tour seconda and was not seen again. n. sighting vas OYr the busizleas area or Cedar Rapids Iowa. No photographs -were Af FORM 112-PART II UNCLJ~S IF IED (ClASSIFICATIOU) APPROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I R<~lti toO. D2--tni'OB l-5S SUPPI.EMENTAR! IUVESTIGATIVE EFF'ORTS a 1. A check with the CAA at Cedar Rapids, leNa, l'hmicipal Airport re~ed that the tollow1ng aircraft vere in the area the nening of the sight112g s a. At. ~9143~ Sept 55 a Ces:ma type A/C landed at the field on VFR. b. At 9~311 Gept 55 a Beechcraft Bonanza type A/C landed at tM field on o. At <-)fA5~ Sept 55 a jet type A/C reported in at an altituee or 37,~ feet vith lds :nex t repoTtlt1g point as EvanavUle, Indiana. 2. The infonnati.o~ r .. H:~i vod !'rom the Cec;\ar .~.a_pida Weetber Bureau indicated a negative report. Wind, ~31<;, 1 2 \.uota. Clouds, llf~m teet, scattered. Vis1b111ty, 12 miles. Temperature, 67 1 !'~'~ .... ~ Dew point 54. 3. 6th Weather }1oh'll14 ~H.t\t.i an at Cedar Rapids Municipal. Airport reported that balloons were launched dt..l'l J' frt 'the folloving t1m&sa a. fh -8~ hl'f!l, CST Bowe'Wllr, they indicated tl.1at the bllloon relee.sed ati9.3 -2; hre., at the Ume ot the sighti.Dg would have clJ.m\:ed to an altitude of apprmdN:teq 1}4,~ feet.