PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloc:>n \'Ia tertown_, New 0 Probably Balloon 0 Po~si !..ly.Bolloon 3.. DATE-TIME C~OUP TYPE OF OBSERVAIION Local .}fXGround-Vi ~ual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robobl y Ai rcral I 0 Air-Vi svol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly A ircraft ID:XWas Astrononical Probably Astronomical I:l)f-lo Civilia n 0 Po~sibly Astronomical '-ENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Data lor Evaluation 11 minutes BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING triangular shaped color Astro (Venus) see cas a center. Obj ~n small then over and over. Object due 15 dgr elevation .. ATlC FO!lM 32? (REV 2:> SE:? 52) ''ltQt!f r.J 30-tJF(JB-3-56 Addre:.:~s: Occupat:..ont Housewife rart 'f'.vo c,ualific~tions: : II. .R.:::LI.3l!..ITY: SOURCE t./3.5 a ple.:l.sant, well utanner:ld) middle aee ~...-or..an. SL.U~CS: I : 'll.lS Yory d~.finiLe in her .J.ct.ions a."id quite opinionated in her answers to invest-, : i;..!!:.o.c: s que::st.:.or.3. S0URCE definit-ely p~sse.:;.~ed int.Jlli,:.cnce -..:ell .::tbi'~VC thz aver.:.sc ! .::\t:'.i ,;:l:J vc..cy cc.op~rative. ~ ... URCE , ,atched the object for a short tin.e, 'L:hcn i co;: tin ~e<l to pl3.y cc.rds a.l'!d !'in;lJ.y iIent to observe object a::;ain. At no ti;~:e did ~ :.:v-.~RC.E or the otncr observers lee:.ve tr.~ houoehnld -while observing t.he oqject. Tht;, J i.w,.-!.3 tlga:.or beli~'Jes that S0URCE S statent:!nts can only be considere d fairly } r~l.L..\bl~ due r.o her lack of interest in observing the object IIL s:.;UJlC't;rs DE~.iCRI?TivN OF SIGHTING: SOURCE \ras S\t.mrroned t.o observe the object by h~r son at 11/01312 1'~.:1r 56. SOURCE described object. as belr.g an extret~ely bright. cL;.-ir ~:hayetl st.1.r, but vms c~rtain thett. object \!US too close t.o eartl1 to be a star. J.l:.l.Ot1e;h ~he h'c.W not certain of size, SOURCE comiJareC: t he <lppe.:tr::mce of obj.::ct. to t.h;l si of a :::n:-)..1 l le.:~on held. nt. ar:a ~ length.. [)CURCC: desc-ribed ob,' e c t as a yJUo.-d~h uhite glo~dng o'0j~c.t ".dt.h a r~d dot jJ1 center ond fuzzy or blurred cu~l.!s .. Ho\t~wec, a ... objf:ct. rot.<~ted it b-ecn:ne brighter wi:":.h the red dot tt.trning t o a rc:al b;illi.:;r.t r..::d a."'ld cd~:G bee.~ much rr.ore sharply oltlined . SUULCE did not ren-::mber if there .,,~re any stars out or if the rr.oon v;as visible to her-. 50URCLJ did st~te that object n0ver ::cnt in front of o.c behir.d .Jt ... : .. n~ in tho si.<:y. S ... iUZ\CE d3s~;rib~cl th~ r.ovement as being circular or rotating. Cbj~ct ap~cared first as a flattened circle, and then as a big fat cisar as it ro::.a-c~d. ur.~!!. vic-"'ed object. with t.he r.aked eye and through high po-.vered French Jinoct.d<:.rs. fl.t no tL:::e did S.J'GnCE l<J~we the household to obst:lrve th~ object, but v,i..,; . .,c:d tl-te object through ...rir.dow glass for entire time of observat-ion . SvuRCE vic,o~-:d object off and on over a period of thirty minutes. SvURCE did not see object disappaar as .Gh<3 did not watch i t that long. SCi:RCE. .:;t.~ted that object ..,.,as first. sighted due \~est and last sc""o.n in the sa.'i\3 rlirtJcti.on. E.:OUHCE described object as being just o,;;:r the level of the ad~cinln~ hou.;e. Although SOuRCE could not e.:;t.irate the distance or speed of obj..:ct, bh~ ,..;1.:; c.::rtain that l t ~- s so:.'le '.:.ype o.f a flyin,g macl-tin.:t rr.r:;:-1ory :::ketch of obj ~c t '--c.'l;l' ~tlt"AIf'l.t,, ft*t,;c: fiH LJ:dlt"'ll.;r~l ,,,JJt"'it tf., .. ,:f, tH fli~ht 3 V , 4602d AISS ..il.~t;-.d :.::.~rJ bul. rr.uch nearer U1an a star coul~ ~ ... :.-tn a loC';f ll~irntl",cs Ln~:-: c.:d.;L ..... bc.cn: .. e rr.uch u:0re:: clc.::.I'ly defir.ed and at one e11rl ... i.a L,;.i.i.dnt. r .... d sc.ct.lon .;~::; ~;:;lfid,;;Jt. Tne ob~t.:r:t, as it turned t.o.1~rd me, changeci. s~wp~ to .. ~: oi' a circlt: l<iLh the rvd. 'l c-.maller r'Ymd sc .:t~icn to't:a:cd the bot~on. As lt Lol''tOL-: 1r~} \;or ... u the 1-aft, tr.e r.;d s~c :..ion l\i!".app .... b.r<.;d <.~nd Lhc-OlJ t.li11e bec-'!..r:l~ 1' ~-.,. -_.jy. .1.t se )med to ::.urn arot.i.."ld slo,..ly for quit.e a p;;:ri.od of time. r left b~forc t :o of colo:- r~?.t_;!!ified. lU ~ rvt Y James F. U.:J.rt.cn 2.nd/Lt .. , liS.hF it chang~<! at a l l in ap!-'~ar<>.n:-. as is i 1 th0 r<::d AnJ gr.Jefl AI~ INTELLIGE~ lCE INFORMATiON REPORT BRILL J ANT hlf-t l T E 5 /-IA[fPLY :OUTLINED SIDE V/Evl '. U t t.. :rr ~y J't II /.11'i;jl01! Ot I I ' t: IJI rrt:TO ." O r LI.J.'G'~ IJ,5 I_ FIE JJ Fl1.;;ht 3 -D, L~602d AISS Addr~sd: , . 1-/,). tortown, Naw 1 or~c Fifty-four (54) Occupation: Production Engine1r F.ducation: S.bct~en (16) y~ars . .:ualificd ~;r:~in~o;!r II. Rr'LIAI3ILITY: SOURCE "ti3.3 a H~ll dr~s..:i~d pl~.3.3ant gcntle;~:an -.1nC. arr-;:'\r~d to be younge:.-than };is actu<il ag~. At 1'1:.-Gt. h.! was not too .vil1.intJ t.o cocper~\te \fith inJestig.'ltor, but aft~.r e:<plaininJ th.;~.t his nac.a would not. -. rete"ls.:!t:l to the public, h~ H1.s \'<'ry cooper.:~.tive. SOU:lCE w.:~.s a higi' lY intellig.}nt m.:~.n lvho gav<! every imp:.o:!S3ion of bein3 ,,~11 educat-d. At~ no tin . .J d~d ~CURCE leave th:! housc:hold to obs..;rY~ tht: obj ct. His interest in the: o'Jject seemed to be placed on satisfying the curio.ilty of his son. Due to ~c..u:-.:C.t'5 limited intt.!rest in sii~hting of ... objcct., it is the i.nv:;sti,g:?.tor's o pinion that statem~nts of SOU.lt;l!: are only fairly reliabl:,. l:II. S')tiRCZ ' 3 lJE:JCRIFTIOd OF SIGHTiilG: SOUHCE 1ra.3 sur .. m:oned by hi3 ::;on at. ll/01312 }hr 56 to observ~ bri:;ht ou.j~c t in th.:: ol<y SOU!~CE described object a.s b~in~ very bright ( th:1t of a carbo:1 arc) ri.th fuzzy ecfg~s, solid, and about th" si~-of o. fat. c~mbbJ cigar held at .J.r;nt .3 lm3t.h. SOURCS vie.-~ed object throug h wi.ndo\., gl.1os and o!'din'lry eye ,slasses ~II.JRCE :'lad~ entire ob3erv1.tion f rom . .Qthin the hou~ehold SOU.lCE siJhted object in tha south . .,est and la5t sm., obj\!ct in th~ s3.:n~ di['dCtion. SOURCE: stated th3.t obj~ct appeared to b~ close to th-horizon a.s it H..lJ visiblu ju::>t ov<!r the tops of other houses in the area. According to SOURCE th~re ;tas no stars or moonlight vioHJl..:: to o'os~r1er. SOU?.CE ft~ther stated that obj~ct did not mov~ ~n front of o r b~hind anything in t:H~ :Jky. SOURC!!: stat~d th~ possibilic.y of oojcc t oeing a r~fract.ion of li3:1c r J.ys from a ceilin5 lig~t o:.-something sir1i.liar, SOU.1CE could not es t.iffiate the s p-::~<1 of obj.!!ct and heard no sound frorn obj .jet. SrJU2CZ ,.,,.,.a not ot~erving obj~ct ''hen it disappeared. 1. Statdment of 2o .JCU?.CE -rnory S~<~t.ch of Object J\lf~ iNTElliGc1 ~CE lNFOxMA. TiO N REPORT Incl, #1, PAHT S"t.:.lt.ern" rd:, of Son c:1llcd attention t o bright in t.ky. Cnriosity brought i'ClJnily ovcnent caused us to consid~r it oth~r th3t1 a star. Object ar.~cn.:-e,: to be longer u p ['.nd <.lo;.m than it \'1:1-S wi.do. Appe1.red to me as a bri.~ht li~ht with an C\ura of lesser 1 ight. After th~ first few ..oments ,~ c:>Ject s med t.o move t.:> ths left ag.1.in ('.JS'i ) and th-~ l..o; r end see:u~d to ~t:;p<;).lr r~ ~'-This red area v aried in size as the object rr.oved. I p'!.cson~lly did rG~. 'le~ t h e o~j.jct disappear or fad~ atiay T~UE. COPY: S-'lf-A- T -E -E-N-T J ~cl!~ ~ F . Bar ton 2nd/Lt.. , USAF' &~i'Z fS/F/C:t/_ (Cl4 I Iff. ""tfjt . _Fligl-rt, .J-D_, h602d AISS Incl. t)2., PAlt'f THRES, He port #3D-UFOB-.3-56 ;;OUP..t~E S l'~<:rnory Skt!ltch of Object r A T T' I? TI-J A?t AIR l:-J.TtLUGENCE INFOR:V1A TION REPO~T ~UPPLU.!t:.f~TARY INVb.~TlG;,'l'IVE bFFOR1.'S: 1. A chock Nith 655th AC&\v Squndron nt \/atcrtown, Ne1>~ York, rc.>~ealcd that S:.,i_ HCc.' ~ report HlS the only one tecei ved portainir;g to the: ~ight.i.ng of thio objc<: t Al~o, o5;th AC&\-1 .Squadron indicated that radar r-~uultc of object. were negati-ve. ldentificati.on and interceptjon action taken by 655th A~h SquadroH '1ms, also, nbt;;ntive, No aircraft <~ere in the area at tiJne of sightir!g, according to 655th. 2. The infom..ation received from the U. S . A. F. \Veat.het Office at Syracu:Je A. F. Station) Syracuse, New York (6JPP 5204) indicate:d ltlnd velocity in degra._.s a:~d kl''IOt~ as follo..rs : ( Tr.c c>.bove cons ~-i tuted the ,.,ind s at appro.xi;; a tcly ll/0130Z ;.!~r 56J ;~t ll/Ol30Z Har ;b the ceiling \las 20,000 ft:~t, cloud.s broken; visibjlity fift.c~n ;:;.iles plus. 3 . A check with Hmard A. Scott, CAA Routing and Control Station at \'lutert,o,m Airpol't (GJPP 5858) ind icated that n o unusual phenomena v'ere ob:Jerved in the a r<.:a at th:J time of s ighting. Hr. Scott further stated th.:tt h e was using the ceiling light just pri.or to sightir.g tir:le, but did not believe that it::; reflection would t;;:i..ve a facGirr.ile o f-mentioned object with the ceiling at 20,000 fee:t . c.lso, st.:J.te:d that small helium balloons were dispatched fror.1 this station t.-t e a.1 hour, but their siza is relatively small and these balloons ~1ere not i l luminated. 4, A ch-=:ck \:as made \lith Dr. Fredrickson of Syracuze University Observ:atory, Syracu~e, l' .-1 York. Dr. Fredrickson stated that Venus is always seen in the ~,::?stern sl<y, normally no higher th:m 45 from the horizon. Venus ssts bet'...-ecn 0300Z and 0400Z at this time of yeai. Just prior to setting, Venus appears to b econe reddish, si ... ilar to the color of the sun, when it sets. Venus i s the brig~tcst obj~ct:. in the sk,y (excluding the moon d sun) and is often seen by la~ as un~sual phcno~encn due to its b rilliancy and apparent lar~eness. Pnrt Fl:Ye ho02d AISS of Preparing Officer: Pr "P'll~ing Of fie n c onclucles til<.~.t V .;;:nn::i lO!' the l'ol).0 tinJ re<.>.Sln..i: ;., !~ll ob..;vcver s ~;i.:,U,.=,d ob~ect in t.he v;e.;;tJ.nn sky, no hi;v~r t.han ) :~:0!.1 l~ rizr n , \Til.i.cb C)i..nci<.l~s '"it h the '.\JJ~>:. araneo of V r:;nu:J. V .mu - .lh,::i.fS .tj'l;-:!.'.r:J C\.li.>'id ~1 ..:d LLe objur::t vury brill"i.al!t and clos~::r t.:1an < stJ.r \lJulci ( r- r. >t ')Jj' Lt:ft ;.b..: l!~U !.t..lc! to v l.:!'tf it; ncr did a:1yone e<::~ al .. trr.ert ; .t-v;~ it.. .,.; Eacn obso::rYer ;.;~::; cil..tE;!' vae:u~ ox con "~adic ted