PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCAl IO N CONCLUSIONS Was !lolloon I3ridg~por.!: ,_Bc:w Probobly Balloon Possibly Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO N ~O(Ground-Vi :;u ol Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircra ft '1: 0 Air Vi suo I 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po!';sibly Aircraft Was A:;tronomkal 0 P robobl y A:.tmnomical Possibly A:;!ronontlco l LENCTH O F OBSERVATION 8. NUMBEP. OF OBJECT S 0 , Othtor Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTIHO Round object balloon; although, l.n sw1.ng1.ng ~n forth and. up and down. Increased a l t i.-r eported. tude. wx clear. ATlC FOR:-4 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) g rORM 112-?.:\RT II rCt'lflf.._t ' Nl ~l\IR 101TELUGENCE JNFOr vL!\ TION REPORT l.ncL, ii2, Part 'f",m, Ilepo.ct l/ 3D-UF0B--2-56 St. m:c.E: Is ~:ci'lOry nketeh o f obj -::ct (C'<.A h.HICN A~ FOlM 112 -PARr II Ai~ h~TELUGENC INFO~n~1ATION REPORT ;2,. 1'h~ 6)5Vt i.CM s~iu=t...iron locc'.r,~d at 1/:t~.e::rL~>llm, r!-..11 Yocr: in~ir;u.tt:d tha.~ t.l.,n-= i:du .r~J ~'.lrc r-o.ft in th~ a rea a t t>-te t.:L~. of tho:J !l i.;:1 ~ ir.~. Tnt 1c e~ t i on a n-.1 (fh,~ 'tb-:;v~ co~:~;titnt~t;:i t he: intis at <J.j)tl.n.:xlr.:t',cly 06/'JLOOZ i'..."tr 56. ) kt Oo/ 0 ?)CJ(~ Lr.~: )cl; tho ceilinz \r<:J.s 1 8 ,000 i.'~:t, clouu~ lnok(:n Lo 5,r.;oo feet o /:;;:l.-c '\S ~. j vi~ii)ili t.y s.wen mi lc::> . l," ', -. ~. ! 10!' o f flcl'1r :1 t Syracuce A. F . Station stated t h:. t du~ to pr ev n l ling ~:.t: . _:c lJ,J.lloon u rr:l(;a::>E:d fro.n But.'l' alo, ,,_'II York (S.J!l! 10 55) ,J.l'ea, and oti.er st:.n-r_ i.t.>r .:; .;est o f yr'lcu~a, ::.::H Ycrk, could h.:J.'/FJ b:::cn C<!l'!"icd int.o t.ne viciltiL~' o .f Fc.ll~, !' ::.; Y"J:k ( GJLP 5Gl.)o), reve a l ed that illurdn .:1:.ed \,a~t!1~r b:!lloons ;.:-3r c :'; .t.. ,:;r J Jrc::'-lU office nt ;~ic:..;cra F~lls, r: e\-1' York s~.:.tt..:d t:;:-.t o rciinarily b~lloons r--.c . ,;;:i i~O>O</) feet in ;.in hours ti::!e , :1nd Ur.:>n J.':.'~air:L!g t:1i~ C!ltjtud e , b~!st ~t:, re:cordin,J ec-~uip:nant parachutitlJ t o the z round. ilmtever, a !'.:?.ul:.y ba.ll-:>on, -..!:,ich 1;oulu a o t at,tc.in this altitude, und t~.erefora ntJt bur st.Ln.g , Ho u1d b e .:;1y'::j~d t o pr-~1ai.lin;:; o.ir currents. i.r . \hi5bt fnrther stat..:c.l tb.1t cuch a b~lloon ::?uld be re:i.dil,y ohst:-::-ved np t.o 10 , OJO f eBt on o. cleei.r ni.;h t. 6., ft c:.e; < '.vit~ Dr . Frcdricknon o f L!1e Dyr:-r.cn Unit'3rsity vbs<Jr'Va7.or-i , Syr~'CL:3a, IJeN Yo!:"k r evealed tho.t. t here Hf:re n o unusu~l f1hcn omen:1. observe d during .;):i.,~:lt.l.n~ 1)0!'.:.-':'rl. Dr. r r<Jdrickson fur!Jher st.::.t.oJd that t..he plnnet. Ju!Jiter Has .:rJ:.1i.1~: u:' i n ":::: e'-l~t a t the tim~ o f si~!-lt.)nc,;. Or . Frect:r-ickson , also , st:.t t .xl t 1 t t .J:,; r a l v. c .;k;; ago a fri end had C..t1lud hi.l:1 ahou t. tm unu:-;ually bri~ht li~ht j t l t~ .: :'.J sh:>rt.}.:: a ft..c-r snn:=-et.. t!J,cm in~t-.:;, i_ ~r.l~.~n: !,he u,3j~ct tl!tough ti1e trJle:.;co >e, fJ1. Fl'o:?dric.cJoJ: 50'.1 t ... ,L it .r::.:.; at-finitely a b<ll1oon. L!. :'r. lric~n.m lt..J.s co~.lll." inort:ssed 1.rit.h the hr~ . l'n<::J3 t;!:lt t h3 balloon r..:::t.:..tt.ed ..: .1 i . ~ si.iub . .city t o a ctar-<::.n s~.:;n by tb. nt::ld e y.:Jo /. 'R iNT~LLiGENCE JNFOR:VIAfiON REPORT of Prcpninc G~'"ict:r: l.. P::...:pc..r.in~ UJ~ Ciccr concl.Jd:::s th::l. th.Ls :1iehti11J tr:., prob.~'oly c~used n.. Pro.r:.1iJ i n:; .-:iri'J.:; ;J::-ior t~ ti:1c of ~ i~ilLir~g could tl..J.vo pl<AC\?d :ieHti: . i. a lo~.11Jy rel"'?S~d il.l\:ro:t.'.:tor! ~l.~.t.h~r baJlo~n. Co Alt":vu~h the; pl~:n~t JUJ ~l,~-r ri :.::s i'l t:.ltc ce.r.:~ at this t.!..;.:, it ~!u.:..'.(l i. .v::: b.-~11 .:~b..; ~rvd for a lon.:;cr per i.At ~'f tirv:.!., Lit:ev.lz(:, ,JupiLcr !1<.1Ltld.. no:, l:c-.re in a ntJ.nr.cr as .ouj~ct o m~nement. VI:!S de.;c1ib~:d b) SGU:.c: J.l3~1ting cozr&dponded to Lhe s~3r 1' ,. Alt.l,cuc;h c~1tain ::tspeci.s of the h;:,rc .... !t(!:.i~;, I do n::>t cur i<.~el' this objc.:ct. to c~' obj~G t a~ dl:s~r'!.bed by S .... U.1CE:. b'l u sL<1r due to motion o.nd bri~rt ~.:t .. ~:.;~; CC~ffi-ITS o.f Approving Officar: J ,qHES F.. B \HTmJ 2nd Lt. U~A.l A~3t Offlc~r la Charg~ Cor.cu.r uith t.he opinion of t h e Preparing Officer that-, thi~ sighting wa3 p robably caused by a n illtmt.i.na-t.ed r-reather balloon. TE tJR YDA!87 TYA233 TM8238SN.L\059SNDPE PP RJEDEN RJEPNB RJEDl.VP RJEPHQ DE R.JEPSN 0 3D FM CtiDR 655TH AC~iRMN vJATERTot~N AFS NEH YORK TO RJF.DEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURG}{ NY RJPSN/COMDR 32D (D) SYRACUSE AFS SYRACUSE HJEDHP /COMDR AIR TECHNICAL I t'>lTELL CENTER tIR IG HT PATTERSON RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 D C UNCL!,SSIFIED/ C-OPS 0~24 PD FLYOBRPT CLN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CNt'i AFP. ~0 -2PD 1. A. ROUND c.. QUARTER c. YELLotJ PAGE Tt~O R JEPSN 00 3D I. ShliNGINGBACK AND FORT H. NOVING UP AND DO\JN. 2 . A. GRIGHTNESS I N SKY C. ESTviARD D. S~HNGING BACK AND FORTH. !"lOVING UP AND DOHN. E~t J . lCREASED ALTITUDE F. T'.:lEilTY-F!VE C25) MINUTES 3. A. G OUND-VISU/\L D-SWINC!~lG BACK A~D FORTH~ MOVING Eo INCREASED ALTITUDE F. TWENTY-FIVE (25) MINUTES 3 o A. GROLIND-VISUAL lJP AND DOWN. , MI!JDLE ACE, YORK, NECHt\NIC 7~ Ao WI~ID CALM, CLEAR SKY , BRIDGEPORT, NEW PAGE THREE RJ?SN 003D AIR INTELLIGENCE INFO~MATION REPORT .BHIDO- POU'l\ ID.\-1 !ORb:, USA tVALU.\TION ; rr .Jf' IH 1'\JHT on: Descri:1tion of sighting b;r ..ti,._ I :Brill~-~ port. llev Yo!'k (GJPP 5815) o P;\RT T\~0; Descriotion of sighting by' lllillil :Srid.geport, New Yot'k. .A.!3sembly Li-::t~ \'/or~er PAHT 'il:L.'-U:E: Supplame:1tary Investie;<\.tive Efforto PART FOUR: Com. nts of Prep-9.ring Officer II.. StmHARY: On8 un ide:nti fled flying object \'las a ie;h tad northea.s t of :Bridgoport, lle.-~ Yo':."k. on Tut+;lo lload in. the to1.roship of ~icero, Ne~., Yo-rk (GJ.PP 5311) at 06/'Jl55Z 2-!ar 56. I nfot"T.'.ation contained within this t'eport was obtained fro.m persona ~t~ oboBrvad ths obj~ct and from a routine investigation conducted b y this unit to ~3tabliah pos3lbl~ cause of tr:3 s i ghting. 2nd/~t. JW.ES F. B.illTON A/lc JL'tO!C C .. HULL indivi dual Part3) J li!GS F o B !ill 'l'O}l 2/Lt. I USAF Ans't Officer in Cha~ge R.:\LPil P . SLATER Lt,. Col. , USAF Deputy Co~nder j /!, ljSP?; C()':l'ldr, ATIC; D/I, J2 ADiv; Comdr, !J602cl AC5S ; OTC, Flt 3-D, )J602d A!SS I Cb_VCdlf.f.f/R ~ .~r~ INTELLIGENCE INFORMA'i!ON REPORT )'light J-D, J~602d AISS I o SOUllC'l;!: Occu").at l on: Hecha n i c EducAti on: 10 year s Qual ifiO\ tlon3: Q.ua.li f ied ll.utomob ile rnAchA.n i c ; forme!' US Arny Air Corps aircraft mechani c . II. F::.:LI..c\BILITY: SOURCl: was a mild nanne C"9d Jr.an of mlddle age. He 'las .:Ji"'~er.;, i n hio sta.tAm.,nts n.nd '1~9 Vt:Jl7 cooperative. Ho:vlng been in th3 h.:rrrry .Air r; ,.-_?s C.urlng l':l II and currdnt:.y intArestad in GOG Fllt~r Center a.ctivlties, he i ' . ...I.J be(jn alert to all ur:usual nctivltir;a or h~pp~nlt\gs thn.t occur in th~ ski.os .. ttl!> pro.nptnsss in repo-rt\ng the s ighting to the Flltor Cent~r i s -wor-thy oL r:Jention SO\JRCB' S statement:l n.ra considered to be r eliablfl 'by thf1 1nvHsti &ators. Ill., SOUH.l!}; t,5 D.ESCllE,TIOli 07 SIGHTING: SOUaGE, ha.rlng retir::ld early for the ni.:;ht of .5 :.'fa.rc'a .56, '-'"s m>~aken~r. 'by his \J'\.fe a t o6/J20)Z, 'vho had initially s ic;htod the o1>j.)ct at 06/01.55Z !-la.r 56o (Sea Par t II) .; During th9 tHenty minute period of sighti.TJ.g 'by :>ou.nc:~. the object appeared ' to o-winb to and f r o as i f ~ttacnl3d to a pendulum. SiT:rultn.neously, it a."9poAred t o rifl" sl..;,l y but oh<trply. SOURCE likened the object to locking directly into o. l:'ll.'f:A inL;'l::trie3cant 'bulb ll.'.l.l ~uddE>nly closing your oyes. Th11 ill';~g9 that a:.rpaa-rs i n t hat :>llt sacord. nfte~ your e y a a close ia '3"tactly the app9<tr'l"'1C~ tt1::1.t tha objact in 1 qt~-.:stio':'! we t o SCURC"S. According t o SOI.rac-s, t h e object ha d e. v er;, b ::-lght centat", 10b;.r:c<i ~d5~a and appeared to be about the size o f a s1r.all pe-3. held A.t n.r::lS le.,gth . 1 During entire period of obsarvation. the sky was da vith e. fe'"' s tSJ.rs and l no t:!00'1light. At no tlme d i d the obj~ct man~ behi11d a ny visu~l obstt"ur.:ti on . Ho\.,evor , ~ obj3ct did ~t t i mes oba~ruct SC~HC3 S v i3ion of one particularl~ bri ght st~r. 1 : ~3 st~.L waa posi tively po31.tioned east by SnU!lC3 as bei11g in tb~ same direction ! '='-3 the sun da-,s. The night , .. , .. a cool (about I,0F. ) '~lith a ver:y alight bree:te. SOUHCN h9~rd no sound frau object, color rere~in~d co~stant, ~hite c<>nt~r ~lth pinkinh yello~ ex~qrior and no flickari11g or fad1 ng. No vapor trails o r e~h~ust : )rt.) .ristble. Hs shapa, that of a ball, ren:::~.b,':!d corHlt!lnt E~.t. all tirr.t~s du-ring o~R3v lion. ~hilA it n~var appe~red to incre~se or dac~o e ita sp~ad t o any .ppr.Jci ".blo d~g:-Ge, l t '"as evet. tnovir g with a 1')9T!t\ulum :notion. St\+;e:nant of Inclq tl, Pur~ ~ no t\i:.< i~tTEUJG':1 ICE It lrORNlATIO, t REPOR r