PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1~ CONCLUSIONS &x Was Balloon 0 Proltolly Ball- 3. DATETU&I GROUft A. TYP'E Ofl Ge5eRYATIOH PouiWy Bali-n 0 Gre'lft4fROIIer 0 Prol.oltly Aircraft 0 AhViw.a 0 Alrlnterc-.t R~Mw 0 PoasiWy Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical .... civilian (GOC) 0 Poasibly Aatronomicol 7. LENGTH OP CII.RVATIOM L NUMaiR OP GaJICTS 0 Insufficient Ooto f.r Evoluotion 10. BRI" SUUM4RY OP SIGHTI .. 11. COMMIMTI tiek, vbite, teo aall parachutea, PrJsa%"7 Obj ba~looD. recOYft'e4 dropped no eoond, obaervera tbopt the7 heard ltlltiple aig)l~a a/ c, then eav obje. Paded in and out ot SEB CASE FILB. TO RJEDEN/CO~ID~ ADC ENT AF9 COL O nJ~DWP/COMDR ATIC WP AF3 OHI O ''v-PAG/DIR OF r:-.TLLL '-f';} U~AF t.JA5:H DC \vt...J!\F /COi1JR CA[;F GP. A.JVI . J~iJL\G/COt1DR 3 1::T AVIV ST PAUL MINN C L A S ~ I F I E D/OPNS 67S UFOB REPORT AS FOLLOWS l R~U iD DI~K 2 lur\F. TER 3 tvHIT::.. :: C UT:-i TO NG?.TH 6 T~JO PARACHUTZ~ tJEP.E DrtCPED Si1AL L =1 ZE r'h~.c.. 1LC-F.JLL ,G 2I 4 F P.DED L. Ai\L OUT CF 6 ONE A~D A HALF ~l~UET~ J GROUND VI~ UAL .:AH CBJ~CT~ r T _ Y U~E. OF THL ifTORM 112 -~ N FYIVI.O I JlltiE 1041 WIHI'III'I' , . :;ut~Jt.cr AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Of\l'(bhalt~JilT-"''",. ... . v ---r OATi:'o.:INI:onMAliOH - . ---.. lYA~Affiil~ . tt .... M I'Ati'AIII: u U'l' ( U/IIU1) lll.fl.nLHCt:l (<.lmlr '"' r , ctrrdiH, flrt oau ,,.,.., rtc., " ' ~<Ptollcrtbl) :;~ IMMI\11 'fl ( I'Jtln CllftriH "'"'"'.,.' -t ,,.,, OIH tlpljlrllflntllt final Oil"'""""" J~Mnrropll. Ll.tl ktr.IIHurtt a ,_., ~/f. lJrlll tm of r.,.C ca.-A r l'rlrfltllt-l"uu II.) Pl1RT CNE: ~nd Ml no Janet hot,y c irJn 15; On~;cription \:oJ rn.n h~ eh , en ~luty Q~ of eichtinr. ~ !li ne r~crv'.l l"r r , Bo:x 154, ~hfllby, I o wo Box 47.,. :Jhnlby, I ow!l. Occ:u rntion -Stu:it:lnt.a ; Aec - GGC observors. I P,\RT TWOs Supplemm tary Investi&;ative J:.fforts PART THRF:l!~a Conauent s of Prep'lrine Ol'fic:~r I I . SUHMARY; Unfrlen t iflt"rl flyintr nh.i"~bt-.:1 1-mr~ vlc:ht,,.n h:r t w (2 ) ob:-:crV"J"S ~t GCC ob~c:rvr:-1 ro~lt nt Shelby, I olffi (GE000' F.IXH .3.331 ) . Obj('ct~ i nitln.lJy ob~ervm'l at tZ Cot 55, f or l!l rcriorl of on,., tt ht:l half. minutQs . OthoJ" obJI'lcts ..,.,re oh~orv-- orl f or ahort, p<"d.cds af ti.l:"J over a c r i r.f rno tonc1 a hnlr hours. The obs~ronr:1 "'"'r.n t1ino aoo Hi:>:! , nr.ra -15, Or.r.ur.;e,tlon -r.~t.P nta, Shf'llby, Iowa. 't'hf' fol l o'..t-ur inveati r.a ccms1"'t..,,1 C'1f o II'Or a thor..,U!!h intervi,...,., of t,}'l, ob sf)rvers nnr ,. e lv,ek ,.r nt.hl"'r. :'q.,~ hln rtqon o of act! vi ty in the mP.n-on th11t dvte. i , . III. JNVFGTI GATORSt CJU"T. DA; rs P.I:;r.t10Ji'!'i .AfY_r7SJ..21.2 1 s/Set. nn tn: R . r:cr:r.EMtY t:F l73 m.~ r.omm11n<l~r Af faRM 112-P"R' il APfROV0 I JUNt: I';. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Pet. 2, 4~02D AISS Address: a) , Shelby, Iowa 1 by, lo'\.la Occupation: a ) Student b ) Student Education: a) 1st year hieh school b ) lst ye&r high school Qualifications: COC Cbnerver e (approximately 5 months) II. RELIABILITY: :Both SOU:?/~ES seemed very s1r.core and very cooperative to the investigator. Both told identical storieG of what they had observed. Miss Farr . stated that she believed in objects from outer s~ce. Their school teacher. (also. a GOC observer) was queri!!d on the reliab:i.lity ofbcth girls and stated f.'..iaa a "very mature and le,Tel headed girl" btlt that placed on the age or the eightings. inexperience of both so~cES ". Definite emphaeia muat. be evalt1ating their dea,c:rfpt.ions III. SOURC~' DESC!tl~IO~l OF SIC!:"TlNG: All objects \lttre spherical in-ehapa and ,' appeared the size or a quarter held at arms length. Obje cts were obaelnd vith the naked eye and through binccu.lanr. 'nlere were no cha:-~ges in charact.eriat1ce ~11 objects were obse~ threugh binocular!. Objects appeared to be made ot eons ehtny, silver material. The first object seen had a slightly wbirlingruotion and moved from SW to NV. \olhen object w.s to the N'W or nb:!ervat:1cn point it nprcared to divide into t\10 separate spherical objaots ond one cbject apr.'Jared t o drop a parachute. The parachute fell only a short distance and then all threeobj~cts dlsappeqred abruptly in the sk,r. This incident happened in a p')ricd of about o r.e a nd a half minutes. Through the next one and halt hours tive other objact.:l weret . beerved having the same general direction and characteristics as tr.e firot. Ecch c-"1e <'f tl'.e~e H C.:l observed for about. the same length of time (one and a half tr.i n,.,t.<:"s). ~:o c t.her o bject excP.pt the first seemed to divide or drop a psrochute. J\11 r;. ,fef!ts d i sap~l.:.trrd 1.n the sky very abruptJ.7. Although S(ltJRr.ES could n~t. gi-.:e t l1t! llltitt.,dc cr object~ t hey stated that none ever ~:-. ~c clC'ud~ !1I-esont. Tenpera.ture ,ci)TE. rl'l" tlN illt: Ill vfLI\11011 Or II'> COI41ltl' Ill Arc. 'll ll I i\' ,;.,,; 1;1" t'~R'".t;: ,-; PROHIUITED BY LAW. I") I :-_ R lit J nT. UY Qlltl ' l TIIMiilrl iTCD ...r111 r-; All , >'I '.1\l. ' I :l '''' '! ' I~ ~'C'NOFlHE OIR.C'TOROF Af.fORM 112-PA~T n .~ APPROVED I JUMt I~ At~ INTE .EN~; INF;ORMATION REPQ~T Det. 2, 46o2D AISS . SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE-EFFORTS: 1. lDquiriee vere made o~armars around the area in an effort to find a parachute. It vas learned that'"oritt had been found on 2 OQt 55 by a farmer's son. He vas located and the paraclnlte obtained. The boy state4 he had found the chute in a nearbJ field (about three and a half miles NE of GOO 'obsexwation point). The parachute vas of paper and. bad-radiosonde attached 'to it. It was definitel.7 identified as the type being used OIJ.. a weather balloons. . . 2. Winds aloft tor:. ~---Omaha, Nebraska area were cJ;leeked and found to be 20 to 25 knots at 5000 feet... from 250 degxees, at 10000 fet 270 degxees 25 to .30 lmots. Surface vinda vere li~. at. about 5 .to .10 knots. ~e v a were the same direction and velocity for abo.at. 24.,. hours. ... . , 3. A check of'~ the GOC aircraft" log shoVed. a ~tal of five planes. in area from 012155Z Oct 55 to 012)1.,Z Oot 55 . The fiw planes were identified as three single engine, one tvin engine end one mul ti~ngine. ll ti tude a ied from lov to verr high. 4. A fligh~of tvo fighteerinterceptora were dis atched from Sioux City, Iowa GEOREF FJJN .37.30. '1'he7 were airborne at 012J45Z Oct 55 and cheeked the area arou.rxi Shelby, Iowa at a.JI',altitude o U.OO feet; They ~pOrted ~eeing nothing. unusual. o ... -, r <.;01 , 'j I~IFOP\.1\l ')II AH-CTIIlG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UtHTEO :;TAli'S WITHIN Tl'. 'lF' ) . -ro ~ ~1!\N:;I.I!'o,l"l'l Oi: THE REVEU.TIOfll OF IT'; CONTT:NT:i IN 'IIY ;.t MI or.R TO ; '\11- H.~L'.:. ,1 ltl r .\!U, BY OTHCR THMI UIIITCU $1,\ll: . All< I I.'. : 1\C~I . I AF FORM 112-PAlil 11 .. NIRovED 1 JUNE 19~B INFORMATION REPC.>1~T FROM (ll~mrr) Det. 2, 4602V AlSS 1. In the opinio!i 0f t h-'l by a Radiosondo waather br.11oon a. The r:....cett:::.rr ut' establishes the fact th . .,t t.ha b. ~rao.t aprarantly h~ppc~ .::1 va~ :..:.:'l) . t:.~ b!:.l1.j._ll (p:-~ha.bly re13a~c,i. from Weather Station at 0:-.i.:lha, !:ai..:-. GF.Ji'.i:f f'Ji.:-; 01.:7~ "~.:.'."10:1 up tc :1 fuirly hi"h altitude and instead o f explodin~, as th~y e::;!"w ll~ <1~, it. cl~vE:lc~tl s. leak and descended again with ~he parachute and ~hdh1s~-:-:~c .:.:!1:-!p.r.P..,t still attached. When balloon had _become dcflat~d enough i t p rGtabl:; :-aleas9d the parachute ~o~ith equipment. 'l'his Qbviously made the ballo~n that. ~rucb l1gbter ond cau=>ed it to r is-3 again. Since , air vas etill. escaping from ballor;n it prob!!.bl;: descended again. This may account ; tor the additional sightings observed after ttt! rarachute \.sas seen. o. Th~ sh~, silver appearance c~n be attributod to the f act that these klloonB are vhite in color and wjth t h e reflectic.;n o f the sun in the late afternoon 1t could possib17 gi_ven c f f a silvery appearnn.;;e . d. It must. be pointed cut that. although tha above hypothesis may render . some e~anation ot the sighting. it.is difiicult to determine or explain how this balloon always returned to the SW before i t ~ns observed again and then abruptly disappeared into obscurity in the NW e. A definite fact.or-to be remembered is the aee r.nd inexperience of the observers. The idaa ot having seen the initi~l sighting and subsequent release ot the parachute ma~ possibly have stimulated imagination, which resulted in. aeei.Jlg nd reporting more than was actually tbare. . COMMENTS ot Approving Officer: HANS BlScHOr'S Captain USAF Concur with the opinion of the Preparing Officer that the recovery of the parachute and radiosonde equipment definitely establishes that the first sighting was generated by a radiosonde t e weather balloon. Subsequent sightings can possibly be attributed to aircraft known to be in the area of the sighting and the nontechnical background of the observer s !COTE' THIS DOCUMEN r CON fAI N i INF'CWM \T 1)'1 AFh.":TING THE NATIONAL CEFENSE OF THE U,ITED STATES '\ITH I N THr r.tE.>'IIIoG OF THF. ESPIO"iAGF. ACT. 50 U S.c.- .ll AND 32, AS AMENDCO 1 fS TRANS !.It''-" N OR TH~ REVELATION Or ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAliN, TO AN U'AUTh 'JPI 1:0 PE?<;ON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPROOUCTn IN V/HOLE I)R Ill PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FOR::E AGENCIE.:i, E>'CLf'l 1!\' I'CfWI"'~IC'I Of fHt: DIRECTOR OF 11-t7ELLIGENCE. U~M