DA7.:: ;tME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Stephenville, TYP E OF OBSERVATION X Gi-ound Visual 0 Ground-Radar GMT nl~Jm.Y. ';'; 0 Ai~ Vi auol 0 Air-Intercept Radar .5. Pnu(OS 6. <niRCe LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBE~ OF OBJECTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHT ING IYMl bright IraJlt, "11te. 'l!1ree t1- PROBA:Sill! size o~ a atar. bJ first JIIOYing as raet as then atopped, and climbed nrr raat aDd disappeared. Jl:> radar contact. in area at t ime. ATIC FOR:\! 32Q (REV 1 6 9ZP 52) CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Po ssi bl y Boll oon Was Aircraft P robobl y Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Po ssi bl y Astronomic ell In su ffi ci ant Ooto for Evalvof i o n c; (I~!FO.LL~TIO~: O. ;LY). J1 u~CL: Ve no~ Br 4 October 1955 Af j1anist m On Octob~r 4, Kabul, Afgh~istan rooorted tha.t the Soviets were te~ting a revolutionary bot+.l e- sbAped aircraft at a secret base in the r emote and mountainous regions just north More than 1000 r estdents of tfJ e Afghan cor.,..idor reported se~ing the strange craft whir.h they first SAid lo~ks som~tbfng lilre a ~g .. ueer. Witnesses t"eported 1t ws shlpd something I like a neckless bottle, about 20 feet hi-'th,witb "pins" e)ttending Plattua .. rt There was R . bigjwl nil llh.ieh etfficials 'book to be the downward t'Brust "The craft had a blue band around the middle~d ?1ecl ic i-nc Dor SOL!I.'.E: C!li!='r.) ~reu~lettcr . ::ov 55 ~w JIIBAa~ ~-e.-'a!Mls ar --.... fsequsot .and Dne tim mya' I nco., .. t'a*IM bt.ne tNau an 'oa tbe Ul'O. While ua an due to cpuwAI ~"'n fcrevw look auapi:M- ila .PlltCil theW *tiftlft ?, upltaa&qs which ted 'c:w1w;..;ewWIN:e.. h'~ io r-CI ' inc lft1lk 11 ol.. eoiUdi ~ a ad 1et. evea c:c 'to,_,., ai: ~ U:w Jaddsqc , cc.tiv1 * tiu ol -.fyiU. ol G. ~ wbo... fa a. Ill . , ~aaak._._ ~U..clill l.lJIO,i , zn 1'be lilt Ell IS . . tic IQ fiadbl& - tile I ' wJaiC:ti. iD. TilE MYSTERY AT MEOICI~E BOW PEAK Although aviational mishaps ere frequent and some- times mysterious, we cannot blame them all on the UFO. While most are due to operational causes, others forever look suspicious in spite of their written-off explanations which evades certain evidence.s For example, in recent months we have grown a little curious about the increas ing number of military planes colliding in midair6 and wonder if the proverbial blanket of security is really biding the true circumstances. Other cases, however, leave even greater doubt as to the cause such as the incident occurring at Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, a disaster cesting the lives of 66 people. F o r analysis of the evi- dence. known to date, we return to Herbert E. Clark, Jr. ~;ho is well-informed in tt.e field of aviation. Case 108, Medicine Bow Peak, Wyo., Oct. 6, 19 55-To begin, C1ark does not necessarily blame the disaster on a urO, but merely points out some of the unexplained mysreries and Baws in the announced circumstances sur- rounding the affair. We quote from Clark's analysis: "The DC-4, ftying 200 mph. + crashed 30 minutes after take-off from Denver. Reports indicate the plane was 35 miles off course but no biormation bas bee&\ given as to which direction the craft was fiying. The weather re- ports at the. time were contradictory. The plane was not. to ay over 11,000 ft. because-o f lack of pressurization. bowe,.re1', the-plane was flying at 11,800 ft., and thus. bit the peak which was 12,005 ft. high. The pilots certrunly had knowledge of this terrain. The plane had full radio equipment which presumably was in operation, but there was no record of any radio message sent from the plane. The plane was also equipped with OMNI, a radio direc- tion finding apparatus which sends signals to range sta- tions, which in tum, reply by radio. When such stations reply the pilot knows exactly the position of his plane. There are three airports that the DC4 would have passed over in normal flight, namely, Ft. Collins. Laramie a nd Medicine Bow. None of these towns reported seeing the L ngi("31ly. Clark concludes: "Where. why ami hnw coulrl the et off course? H o w (OIIId all o r the in-truments ;'IOU the r.uli'l gotten out o f o rrler? There are only th ree cnnclu~inns fllr the ~roup of dau avail:~hlc at this time. ( 1 ) lt was a clear cut c:~c o f pilot erro r , (Z) the in.trumcnt:~tion and racli1 w:u thrtlwn om o f '>ilter bcc:~use of artilici:~l m:~gT~eic inAuencc~. ( :1) the plane with o r came in contact with the magnetic field of an t: Fo: (Ed : See C:~se z~.) 29 October , Burlington, North C roJ.inn Investigative Eff'orts (con' t) nnTEST IQAT 1. V..;; ONIT Detacbment 2 Flight 3- H Hq, 4602d AISS LCCATION OF ~IGHTING Shelby, Io~.Na Oxford, Pennsylvania Cheyenne, Wyoming rc-~CL US ION Fas Balloon Probably Balloon No object, sound of Diesel locomotive b . In addition to the above, four (4) limited follow- up investigations l-Tere conducted by Headquarters, 4602d AISS :~ by means of ATIC Form 164 (u .s. Air Force Technical Infor.nation Sheet}. Cr::e (1) radar sighting at Hinneapolis, Minnesota, is being investiated ( .... ) Se.l'_,_,.-y'1by means of ATTC Form 332 (Electronics Data Sheet). Li.nited inves- ;#-l',:.tf..fl ,.,.. tigations as .follows: Headc;:na:z bet s Heaclo-..:.a::ters Headouarters Heacouarters LOCATION OF Siv~ING CCNCLl~ION Cleveland) Ohio Vermillion, Chio \larren, Ohio "1in~e8~olio, l !imh No + Concll:!Eiee Possibly Salloon Possibly AstronoMical Probably Astronomica Not Goncluded ~e-r~.,,t of the Septe~ber as follows: one (1) investigation not concluded at the time 19.5.5 UFOB Summary has been concluder with results Th"TE.STIG.il.Tl'TE tJlUT Flij;ht 3- E LCCATICt.T OF 8::!:0HTTirG COFCL:lSION West Chester, Penn. t...e J..JA-r"t Probably ~lloon Sen Francisco, C.:r:mact:i ~u ~ Lancas--;:er, L-"Jiviira.:o , Ca l ifv!".;.:ia U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire h os been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force os much information as possible concerning th e unidentified oeriol phenomenon thot you hove observed. Please try to answer as many que~ions as you possibly con. The infcrmotion-that you give will be used for researdJ purpo~es. Your nome will not be used in connection with any stotemenh, 'c;onduJlons~ or publica tions without your permission. We request thb penonol information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did 'fOitJ -the object? 5. How long We. ci feet in sight?' (.TOtal Duration) o. Certain -. b~ Foirlr ceotai11 How~ ti.-in sight determined? ~,. ,.. 5.2 Wos object ~sight continuousll!? (Circle One)r- Houn Minutws 6. Whet ~os the ~ondition of H..e sky?-: '. 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT. where wos the SUN located as you looked o t the object? (Circle One}: o. In front of you d. To your left b . In beck of you To your right e. Overhead f. Don' t remember FTO OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 15 ... ;ul 61, whtch IS obso1ele. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): b. A few 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight :b. Dull moonlight -<:d. Don't remember~ r ht-pitch dark 9. What -rethe ~therconditionsat the-tin you sow the object? c. Sconered cloucls. ' d. Thick or heavy clouds &--Tronspa11!.nJ " :r c-. Vapor 12. Theedgesoftheobject w..-e: ., WEJ.THER.(CirdeOne~ b.og, mist, or light roirT c. Moderate. or heavy rain- e. Don't remember .._ (Circ.le One):. ~ Fuuy Of' blurred:. -~ ~ ~ b-l ilcea bright mu "'~ . . a;. Sharply outlined-) d. DOn't remember 13. Did the object: (Cirde O ne for ea~ question) Appear to stand still at any lime? Yes Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot anY. lime? Don' t know Break up into parts or explode? Don't know d. G ive off smoke? Don' t know ge brightness? Ye.s Don' t know f. Change shape? Yes Don 't know g . Flash o r Yes Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Don' t know T'tii.,..E .: t l 1 ' LIGHT IGHTED .~ORT}i .. 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? a.r /,t-c .sseri /~. fi..ec~. 15 . . Did ~object mO'fe.behind somelttingoot anyo~me,-pc~..ticularly o,dO\Jd~ (CirciOr~e'=" Yes-~ . Don' t know. 16. Did tnobject sliaooeln frontof something at any time, particularly a cloud? IF you answered YES, then tell what IFyou->answered YES, then tell what UFO form continued 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objee1? (CircleOne) Yes ~ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you con esrimote how far away from you the object was? II~ you o nsweted YES, then how for~ would you soy it was? 27 .. Wh-w~e you lOcated ...n-you taW ft?e object? ( Circle One): Werw you (Circle 0,.1 In the busineu se ction of o city?' In the rnidentiol sedion of o city"?') o. Inside o buildio'9 b J In o cor d . In on a irplane (typr) 25. Did you obse,.,. 1M obie ct th.--gh any of the fallowing?. b. Sun glosses Yes Winddtiefd. c In open countryside 7 , d. Near o n a irfield? Flying overo city? Flying ovcropen cour.iry? . cr. Olher. e. llinoculon f. Telesco~. g. Theodolite". ~ d. Window vta. -. Yes