PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS er 0 Was Balloon 3, DATETIME CROUP ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Poulbly Balloon Local 0 GroundVItuol C GroundRadar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Ahcroft ---~C_!_A~I!_:r R~ad~a~r -1 D Po ul bl y Aircraft Was Astronomical Venus D Y s D Probobl y Aatronaml cal --- i~l~i~t~a~r~y~A~F~P~i~l~o~t ---~D Poaslbly Aat~nomlcal 7. LENCTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSe rox 25 minutes BRIEP SUMMARY OP SICHTINO One object, no discernible outline or features, about the size of a base- ball held at arm's length. Changed co lors fm blue to white periodically. First appeared to be, & identified as a blinking light. The object appeared to be at 40,000 feet on an azimuth of *290 dgrs. Obj appeared to. have an erratic course in the West. *ATIC Comment: Star Almanac & Epheme cisely in P.Osition rptd, Files indic when vieweij at high alt~tudei throug or dance erraticall Genera 1 due ATIC PORM 329 (R&V 26 BEP 52) sufficient Data Evaluation 11. COMMENTS , Copy of preliminary rpt attached. Due to the duratbn of the sight- ng, the position of the UFOB as compared w/the position of Venu at the time of the sighting, the colors of the obj & the circum- stances of the sighting; the obj in question was probably the planet Venus. s Rlot indicate Venus almost pre te fixed bright celestial body a/c windshield appears to move li ht " awin '' & movement of ES.\DJ.O A!1TZt. J 2949th AIR DASE Wl~G HILL AIS FORC2 EA~Z, 0:~ A:S r Co..aDd Bb\ Air roroe B- Condo Sprmaa, Colorado 1D accordance with the prov1s1CI'la of .Air Force Statera (Capt. Petit) Lt CoJc~1~l, USAF Coa.::n.:lnd.er STA'lEMElJ'l !~ P. Petit, lJSAFR, A0..770)90, do by JMke the ~ of b.ldgh oL an ject. I haw bee a rated .flJ'1ng otncer since Jlanh 19bla a.r.d ba'VID approdmatel7 1.300 .tqS.ng bou:rJ a> an in jet. airora.tt.. I SJD pre.alt~ to the Jll't.b F1gb bbezt SqudJ'OD (Il..na) a\ tijll A:ir A:orce Ba iA tbe t7 ot OperaU011 Qt.t'ioer. 0D l.6 April 1,56 a\ lfSO let while Oil taD iF&, lOQO t\ en top aS&Jat fUbt t10 Unlm AiP ~ce Base to ItJ 11 Air ~orce n.. a~ 37 ,aoo .teet~ I .tab an llyi!lg objec\. Jty poad.tibD a' tint slgbt:ins iJixNrMl to ~:leldt lJtab on a ilead:Sng ot m trws Kirtland AF.B. I had t.":e ob_j,ct in :ligil~ .fo:t' appro- 1..Utel7 25 llimltea. !be ob ;jeo\ wa a a being imknCIWZl atte tnnU.rw oft b o:a-:sk;U.t ligbte nnd eu.t.n&t.tng tb poeaibjJ1t-; ot intuiO!t be1D& nnaetect iT9 tbe campy, ~VL"lg my head around tbo cockpit and ~ '11(1 g1111 sigh' -~ iD the Oi7 pollitiODe In Ddd1t.1on, tba objen 1 in size and a change of' co).Qr nnre dSatiJ:l.o\ u I clo.-J and the tiOJD ~ the objact' a t!i.stmn :P..,..nta Oe-.. ~ppareD\. n. color changed va17 m1 te to ve17 blua ropidl7 bQ\ no\ in an1 a ~,. objen waa orlg1Ml11 el obserni .f'ozt 'tile poee:UdlS.-of it be1Dg anotbar aircraft. Lt~ di~cerning that the objeo\ .e DO\ t#raYaling either rl.gbt or left and being 1n the 12 o'elock po1151ticm to _,.line ot i"'lJ6ht, i"t waa o JOOre closely or ~ poea\bUit-.7 ~ a oollSa!on co~. r.bile inbound to FU:-field, objaet co to. grov :ln si. and tbe sbal'j)Deas c4 tJ.-color change inei'M*I Tba 111ght pat,tan oZ the object waa TJ17 rapi.d hcri1Dda1 aDd wrt.ioal w1 ~ D a a.l1 area with no :se't pa It did no~ now ..fzom tile aae m-nenl aft& oZ tbe *'r ~ arriv.lztg o"Ver Fa5rt1eld Utah, I 'W..e ed.~htlD1 ~ l.a1at Aam and dl.d m\ puma the Objeot, &"1' 1\irther, since l _. OD all . 1. SiDee " .flJ6!l t, no out.line ot the obJect could be !be si wold be .1D be ut the" m...e ol a b coldr f:ro bzu1ll1ant to a brill181W ub'it. The:re onq om object. ~ 'ftN diao6rnible f'9a~., eoat trail Ol' ot'Jiep i~i able i'aatuJIU e3Dep'i the dlagl.ng ligh\a ana tne '!)ta~ t.. 2. !hit objec~ .-s fiz8t noted aa beiDg a bli.oki~ light and :ldeat.1t1~ ec"roneoual7 as being :&:notbe7 ~aircraft. '.i'he elevat4on lllQilld be Gsti.lma to be ~pproxlately Ul~OOO tee\ oD & heading of 290 bt>Je Fro~field, i1t,ab &td spproxltaay ofer Walb?e7~ Utah. The .flight, pattem b<a left to right, tbeD \ ar t1call7 vi 'th DO r.tgul.u> p.at tern. The ~peed 1Jt>nld be ea\iatecl tD be "f'fJr7 rapid ad carta' n17 one vbicb no to rq Jmawledp eould accoqlliah. b object cUd r\ =~1 I pmetnt.ed tM o~ 1Dto eal.\ Lake City BN'io T~. objao\ W3 ill J:/1 aigbt ~r 2S Serial Jlr S3-?0Y7 a\ 31 a1r speed ot 230 1. Soma stat1an ie Rill A.Flte la. Dle a1Bhtin1 occurred on 16 April 19S6 betwen the hours o~ 19SO b;) 201$ m. fta l.:J.6ht oorv"t.toaa we:-e :U.D\ tor a1gbt. I 1 ~eet on ixtp-Dd tbe atus and pari4.al. :moon Wft b~!l11ant. I~ , honw ai&b~ v1 hard to acclilatel7 5. !he o~ wae :lnhoaJld to FSrfi.J.d~ Utah troa 11rt.land AlB Ollt a r.aew'1.n1 or 290 anct tba object. wna t1rat 20 o8 of F:l1rf1eld ( tely 120 nautical ld.lae) and wu kept in sight tmt.Sl Cl"'asiDg i'aSrt1eld aad t.u..rni.Dg to a bsading oZ 343 inbound to Sal' - I,a,,. Ci tT and 1be pecetrat.ion e tart.ct. 6. Thozaa P. Petit., Captain, mAPBae, 3lJt.h FightAtl'" BodMttt (Reser,), Q;:eration3 Of'rtcerJ ?Uot, 12 jean 2.3S jet hO'llnl 7 , Weather reported ,,. ~lendcYer Air Force Ba till .a tlatne a\ 1930 000 brokeD, 20 mlu visibility. Windt MoriA Northean at 10 X Rain sbcrwer, UDknC'Mn 1ntensit7 to the lies' Soutbven. 2030 1Ioun Bitt 7 .ooo bttoba, 20 000 braken, via1hl.l1ty 1S I "Vet, Ugh\ ra-l n S1 Rain ~..en began at 2020 Boura, mnd., Wen Sorth-.st a\ U X., Witld 6,000 fNt, 20 degre .. , lOK. Winda 10 . a aoaoan' ~ condi tionat: Viaib'' sty 'mls-i solid cloud Jat~ JO.ooo, s,ooo 1Mt thiclc tbe ana im'olued. ~ tab bl\laa. Pilot ,_,. VI& a\ appl'oxS.. 2~000 tee\ an.. pm.tn~on. could not ha~ Gdpta1D, 'USA.t& .:n..;J ta i:tghtc J3QwiQ ar SqQaaoo