PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3 Oct 55 Oxtord, 3. OATETIWE GROUP TYPE OP DeSEAVATIOH Local ~ Groun Vi a...el 0 Gf~RO!f., 0 Air-Vi IU .. 0 Alrlnterc..-t RO!Iw .. SOUitCE 7. LENGTH OP OUattYATIOM .. NUttt OP OIJI!CTS 10. 6R IH SUUMAitY OP SIGHTING Obj had appearance ot chute ~bat had not POaaible Balloon. Original~ two objs obaezvea. appeared to eject .L4 one ot the two -.king a total of 3 objs/ no aound. Straight fligbt. Faded out of sight. Objs appeared to have tails CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Prahahly Balloon Pouibly Balloon Woa Aircraft Prohcdaly Aircraft Po ui bl y Ai rcroft Was Aatronoi col Probably Aatrono,..ical Possibl y Aatronomicoi lnauffici~t Dcrto f.r Evolue~tion (CLASSI~ICATION) AIR INTEllLGENCE JNFORMATION REPORT l'AG[ 6 G, 7 PACtS .L, ' .. : i.'o1 :~::~::t..-~r oi, duty nt. the US \'leather Station, McGuire AFB., Hew Jersey ( t:',' I' 1'.. -'.2i, .:J :.v:~ c 0::1 tac ted for-confirmation of the wlnds aloft over southeastern r., .:::, i.-.;:'.!"L .. .i. ..:t l 3 or.tr;hsr 1-::55.. The forecaster "riBs queried as to \'that weather station a <':~ll.c l: :1.:.:..~ be hJwched trC:t.t to be in the vicini. ty o f Oxford, Permsylv.?.nia at the tt .c ~.: 'LL~-:f/03 s.ighi;-ihg. The anrmer was tl:.e Greater Pittoburg Airport, Pennsylvania .' . i. 'cnr:d~ :;.!, -. ~hi:1_ US. Vloa~her Bureau at Greater Pittsbure Airport, Pe~sylvania lr)io'~o.ridc,' bal~99h~ had been released from that station at tho regular hCL'trS of o~.C.'Q, 1000;.1600 and 2200 EST. The forecaster on duty stated that only Ufldcr "'ft:J ry l.lm\S'.l:iJ. ccnu~ t.ic:ns .. \vo'uld one of their \"leather balloons drift as far east a~ O;:.f o~d, 1Jonn:-;:-~\'2nia: If fo~. sOO\e rea son th a balloon did not burst at the desig..:. r...1.ted t .i:no :.n.l al'tituda, it. v:ould be possible that a balloon from Greater Pittsburg Airport could h:we i:lrlft~d with. the vdnds into the general vicinity of the UFOB sight- 3. Th~ G i~nnd Ueteoroloeioal Sectio~, 24th M Group, near Svarthmore, Pennsyl-. vatti.a (Gco f C.J1K 4153) '-:" s contacted .and the following infor.aat.ion was receiwd: Dun t~ t.:!~c:! ;,i.r.d~w t~.lof.t>. at all a.!.U tudes, blowing from west to east, it would have be ~:1 inron=ible f'or the .b.s.lloons released by this section or any other weather ::;t:. tion east of th~. UPCB sigh~ D6 . . to be in the vicinity of Oxford, PeM.!ylvania on h . GOO Filt.e.;, _ceci.er at.'~re~ton, N~ .Jer~ey (CeoRei' .EJAL 1513) was ~on.te.cted but had no infonnati.ori .concemtngany sighti,ngs .. i'n.thaViciniby or Oxford, Pennsylvania on 3 October 195 5. 'l'he Trenton F-ilter Center contacted the GOO Fllter Center at 5. . The F llght Se~c.e Cc~ter .~t c)j ((AF~, .lJiddletONn, PeMs)'lvania (fieoRef . . :: . rn.JPL 1 510) v;ns contacted azif revealed.:.no ~iitC?.rmiltlo'n on thet W'lident11ecl tl.Jins ob;}cct observed' in thc3vicin1tyofOXi'ord~:pennay-l~nia ~n 3 October 1955. 6. The B~s&:Ope~t4ons O~f'tc~r. - st"Naval Air S~tion, New Jersny (GeoRef !!.U.L 1,.10~) wa3 contacted and a check o the recorda revealed that none ot their ships (I3lifr.~s) w~r.e !13ing .L"l the vicinity 9f e ~B si8hting on 3 Oc~ber 1955. , P , ;'XXII',.If:N r CONTAINS INFORMAfiON MC"ECTING THE NATIONAL OEF'ENS OF' THE UNI rtu STATtS WITHIN THE MEANING Of TH~ ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.- 31 ,\NO .ll ~s >\'~EI'Ir>fO trs TRANSMISSimt OP THE REVELATION OF 'ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UN!\UTHORllEO PERSON IS PROHI81TtD BY UW. r; ~ ;y ~ ,r a HEPROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR I N PART: B~ OTH'R THAN UNITEO STATES ~IR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF 'I' HE DIRE\: fOR OF $51nCATIOM) AF FORM 112-PART If AI'PROVEO 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Flight . J- H, 46v2d AISS . cct:t.:.ENTS OF f-REPARING OFFICERr~- . 1./ In t1e .opinion -;.;t the Preparing Officer, ~the'UFOB ::;ighting re[lorte.d by the observer nea1 Jxford., P~'.nsylvania ?t ~/16152 Oct. 55 was probably a radiosonde weather ballo~.~n d-ri-ftii~ '~i th the wind. 1 . a. The app::~ar-... . ....e of the UFOB.from the observers:descl'iption and memory sketc seemed to ~..~:: r,:-ong r esemblapce' to a radiosonde\ eather balloon. b. The .dire.-;tl. and speed of t\'le l'linds aloft see to extend the pQssibility of a . radiosonde weathe: .-Lloon from th~ Greatei-Pi tt.sburg 1\irport being sighted in the vicinity of Ox!o%"1'.1) Peru~ylvania on 3 Odto 1955. f c. 'l'he :~ct. that the UFOB was ~ sighted by other observers s~gests that 1 t waa an identif4able object. : . . \ j ' \ d. sOURCE s~te~ that "weath~r \ loon equipmerft" .had en l;c?ca~ed ~n the vic nitro! UFOS aight~ngiri the. pas . I \ .. f 2. 'the obsetver s descri'*ion of , size, distfance, speed, and d.i}~c'tion, p:tils t .he absence ot sound, seem:;-to rule the chancet of the UF'OB being s 1!- .: . prope I] ed therefore increasing the chanwe that it was /probably' a.''friendly I bject CCMMEiiS of Approth .. O~ill't . CHES'IER B HAN&>N Captaj n, USAF . .off~cer 1.n. _charge- COzwsar with tha of the Preplrtng orn.cer that this sighting ,.. probab17 w1a\~1r ballooa. .: eaused b7 a HOf. THIS DOr.UMEtl CONTAINS INFORMATION AF'FECTIHG THE: HUl<*Al. OFHSE OF T HE UNITED STATt:S 't/ITHI~I T}JE ~-IFA:.J!NG ':'F THE CSriONAc;: ACT. SOU S C 11 Al[)!:! AS ,1\i.lttiOCO JT;:j TP.AIISM1$310N O lt THE REVn.ATION Of ITS CONTNT:j IN ANY 1.11\NNF.H 10 Ar11JI'J\11Tf.':":IZFO l'f RSC'II IS r~ .)111'"'11:0 OY l \ IT rtt.'f NOT r.(nrrnl nii':I:O IN WI!OL on IN PAHT , BY QT'-411 'fiiAII UIIITCO !;l:dr; 1\ti\ICRCC. i\Ct:ll('li. Lx:: i In ' :'"ll~l~-rn ~ n:r o:n.::.CiC"l GOOD FELIABILITY. CAVU-VF:F.Y :I.IG;;r J:-!1,~. PZ?Of T f:2 CF: IVF J IJT !\l'c:' . JE P r a' co:. Drt> IIJ i"'H s DC (SECURITY I NI.-OR.HATJO:Y "'"' outu u , ., Am INTF.LLIGENC INFORMATION REPORT tUtU RUORT OOHU.1H.S OirCRD PENNSYLVANIA AIOENCY 0# OIUGIH DATE OF RtPORT . Flight 3-H ; 4602d AISS 13 October 1955 SOURCl OF UIFORMATIOH 3 October 1955 PAII'ARIHG OFFICER EVALUATION FONECON between Capt Hanson and A/lC DeRudder, Hq 46o2d AISS, 4 October 1955J ~CA WIW DEL DrG SUMMARY (BIIUr -nw -- ofrfPOrl. o;., ,.fJI ,_1ft,._.,......,.,_ parDfNJII\, LW lftd_,u fll z-.rk/L &,fit 14::1 o(r.pen 01t A7 Fr;ral/!o.) I. CONlENrSa PART ONEa :arl.nM CD ot sighting by Oxford, Pennsylvania PART TlfOz Supplemeuta17 Invest~ tive Efforts PART T'HRFE z Canata ot Ptepiring Officer SUMl!ARY~ An ,uri~, tied ~ilg objeet -na s reported to the Operaticns duty a-t Hew caatJ.e AFB, ~iJJzd.ntoD. Delaware (GeaRef GJ'"QK 2540) by. ~r-dgbti~ t.be object at 03/1615Z Oct 55 near Oxford, Pa. The .. repc:rt ia. tbe-result-c4 an interview with the ab~e mentioned observer and varicms other-ageneiea iD the vicinity ot tha sighting whcee assistame was sought 1D ~niDB the probib1e cause ot the sightina. III. INVESriG\TCBz 11/Sgt A1bert C Sisk, AP 20811542 CID:Sl' B HAl! SON captain ur\ F Officer in Cl"ACrge (See individtal :rsrt~) Colon el, lJ.3AF Corr.:"'! :m d ~r DISTPIBl1T:0'~ BY 011GIIIATOR Af FORM11Z-PART If (ClASSII'lCATION) APf'ROIIEO 'JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AEPORTNo. 3H-tii'vl3-le-55 f;.~1T orrr::: hddresz: t., O:<.fc-rcl, ?a. (Geortef GJ?l\ l/ :4 7) . Occupation: Garnge 0-..:nc r ~.nd School Bus Driver Education: Hit;h School i Qualifications: Uajor in CAP, Delavrare hours in light planQs Senior Pilot, 2,000 II. R!!l.IABILITY: Good. SOURCE was c~ntacted personal! III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION CF SIGHTIID: :SOURCE stated h was standing beside his car on the northern outskirts of Oxford,. Pa. a~ 03/16152 0 , t 55 whP..n hF! sieht.ed an ob.ject to the north. His first impression :('teing .a pilot) was that sorreone had pira - chuted from an aircraft and the parachute ~as a. streamer (did not. inflate). He did not hear or see an aircraft in the vicini;t The shape of the object was si.mil.a.r to a cigar standing on end.. The calor was d 1 white, gray br aluminium. \ ;.SOURCE was facing north, the object ajppeared to be a,Prox 700 above the horizon at an altitude of aprax 40,000 feet and at a distance e stimated t!o be apro~ 40 mile~. The object appeared to be drifting vrl. th the wind l'tith no apparentS rreans of. !~ropul~ion , visible. SOURCE observed this object fo~ aprox 20 minutes as it drifted td \the eouth-. cast at a speed aprox 40 to 50 mph, at w,Mch time the object faded fran sigh\. A srr.all amount of 1'\hat seem to be sm::>ke or gas appeaMd. near the t:e.se of the object momentarily but dissipated verr quickly. . . ., ~ SOUP..cE estimated the size or the UFOB to be as large-as a 5" pencil held at. arms- SOURCE also sighted two (2) very small dark objects adjacent to the large object. One VIas positioned north of the large obj~t and moved slowly to the north until it f aded fran. sight. This obj.ect was obsezved for .a ~riod of aprox 15 minutes. The sncond small object was positioned to the west ~r the .. .J.aree objeet a rrl moved slowly to the west until it, too, faded fran sight. This second object was observed for a riod of aprox 7 to" 8 minutes. SOt.RCE d~scribed these small objects as mere spectrs. The day was clear with a slight surface .1ind.' No photographs were U:lken of the UFOB. sounc.z stated that "weather balloon equipmerit had been located in the vicinity of t he UFOB sighti~ in the past. Cfi. -.-us IX'ICUMEN r CONTI\ IN'> INFORMATION AFFECTI}'IG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5. C.- 3i V IO :ll. AS AI.H:NO::> ITS T RANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY 114AI'INER TO AN UN4UTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED 8Y LAW. IT ~A'f "'OT OE IIEPROOUCED IN WHOLE OP. IN PART BY QTHER. THAI>! UNITED STATES AIR i'ORC::E AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF (C.~S'ilfiC~ T'Jo14)