PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ 0 Wos Balloon 28 April 1956 !Old Bridge, New Jersey o Probably Balloon I-3.-D-AT_E_..-T:...IM_E_O_R_O_U_P -!--~. -TYPE OF OBSERVATION Poulbly Balloon Loco I 8 : 3 0 EST XNirouncl VIsual 0 Ground Radar Was AI rcroft 0 Probably Aircraft S. PHOTOS ' SOURCE : _. .~aa Astronoml c:al D Y 0 Probably Astronomical ~ Civilian 0 Poulbly Astto"omlcal o lnaufflclent Data for Evaluation one B to NW 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY 0,. SIGHTINO 1 1. COMMENTS 1) Object appeared to be a bright star getting brighter. Motionless in the NE for 30 seconds then object ditnmed and began to move to the NW. It turned red then dull red. It was traveling slower than an airliner pas~ sing. Then it accelerated to a tremen dous speed and vanished. ATJC FORM 329 (RBV 26 8BP 52) Duration & maneuvers indicate that the sighting was possibly due to a/c. Nothing conflicting with this analysis other than the rapid burst of speed. Possib e jet which turned on afterburner accounting for added speed. This indicated by the object's turnin~ Draw a picture 1hat w111 thow the 1n0tlon thet the ollecl or ollct ma ... Place an A the Mtfnnl,. of the path, a a at the end of the path, ancl ehow any, chang In direction dwlne the courae. IF POSSIBLE, try to oueaa 01 eetlmate what the real alze of the obtect woa In Ita longe!lt dlmenalon. I fo,t large cUd the. oblect or oblecta oppea.r a1 compared with one of the following oiJec:ta bel;/ In tlte ltontl ond ot alout or,., length? (Circle One}: a. Head of o pin L 'ttl~ I'<!;~ t;J.,th a Dime Quartef f. 'Half dollar g. Sliver dollar h. Baaeball I. Grapefruit I Baalcet!,all lc. Other-------- (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Quest.lon 22. ~ a<C;ria~ c. Not very awe ' I'C!! Y certoln d. Uncertain 23. ~-, did the obltct 01 obJect di.s -~ from view? ~ ,~ ... In or4w thot YU COft give 00 c:leor o picture 01 potllt,lo of what you law, we Woul4 lflao fw you to IMotl ... that yu coul~ conetruct tho ol.fe.ct thot you Of what typo motwlol woultl you "''- It? How 1.,.. "oul4 It Ito, .,... what ahape woultl It hove? o .. crtlte In your own worclt a 6om~Nn -"loct or ot,focte which who~t piH.4 up In tho elay woultl glv tho ooMO appearance tho oltfoct which you (\ J ._( a.( ; u . Ja,t-VIvt 25. Where were you lucoted when you sow the object? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. h.UI.CGl c- C c;=Outdgor:\; ~ d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section af a city? b. )ln,th_irijr~enttaf--.ection of a city? ~:--. tn...open cauntriald; F-'::>~ d. FlYing n.:ar:c.ntrfreJd? Flying over a city? Flying avr open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How fast were you movng? ---------miles per hour. 28.3. Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) a. North ~ Easy:.) e. South b. Northeast a. SO'lnheast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One} b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upwa~d fro~ the horizon (elevation). ~ + t-. r\..~., a. F rom tr ue North degrees. . b. From horizon degrees. ~ \ :-.':i. \ 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North-----degrees. b. From horizon degrees. In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved I ine to show how obiect wos above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it 33. In the ~ollowing larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you lirst sow It, and a a at its position when you last saw it. Refe r to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heovy clouds e. Don't remember .vht-breeze c. Strong wind d. Don't remenr (Circle One} 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) gg, mist, or light rain b. Cool c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember '=-Don't remember When did you report to sy{',e official that you had .,.n the object? 0 Month : Year 36. Was anyone else with you o.t..the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes1 No' 36.1 IF you answered Y id they see the object too? (Circle One) No 37. Was thla the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiecta like this? (C lrcle One) No 37.1 IF you answered N , en when, where, and under what circumstances dicl you s" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused It? f t Do you think you can estimate e speeJ of the object? I.,, L " t-~ ~ Ct (Circle One) ~,. Y~ No t IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?'' ( m.p h. 40. Po you think you can estimate how for away from you the obiect was? // i 'J' c.:. ~ E "-/-1 j; 'S' 0 I I C t cr j IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Please give the following Information about yourself: Zone Stote TELEPHONE NUMBE What is your present job? Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had a. Grode school ---------- 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H HI CAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 N SHE E T (SUMMARY DATA} In order that your Information may be flied and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You moy re- peat Information that you have already 91ven In the questionnaire, and add an~ further comments, statements, or sketches that you believe are Important. Try to present the detafla of the obaerva tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the same alze paper may be attached If they are needed. (Do Not-Write in This Space) SIGNATURE...._. ---t.LQ~j r{-; CL jA-fL-$j -~( ~.Q,;f J lf Rr':l:ft DIVISIClf All 1c4 Choat cal an4 Dte CorpO"..--atJ.<lll 4o Rector st&-eet Nev York 6, York 'l!bla ia 1n l.etter ot Mq' 1. 1956 Your re,ort ot :f(:AJr uot dmttfied sighttag betA been torwrded to ~ Air Tec:l'lnjLc Center, De3tcrt Ohio, tcr inwati- ga:tiOD and eval.uat1011. M you knov, aror aerial. phencs:.n, so lotJg nB 1 t r\:!n. unidentified, is treated o.a a" potentli) bz'eet to tlie united St.atea. Your 1o1t1&t1ve and prcw,pt ~tion 1s greatJ.:r app'eeiated. cc: ATI~ v~ ALLIEO~EMICAL & DYE CORPORATION 40 RECTOR STREET NEW YORK 6, N.Y. United States Air Force Headquarters Unidentified Flying Objects Project~ Pentagon Building Washington, D. c Gentlemen: I would like to report an unusual aerial sighting. Saturday evening , April 28th, at approximately 8:)0 p.m., my wife and I were sitting on our front porch steps in semi-darkness when we were attracted by what appeared to be a bright star getting brighter. For more than ten seconds its light increased to a white brilliance, then it began to dim to a medium dull red. This observance was casual until the light started to move from east to west. A transport aircraft bound for New York wa s passing in the same line of sight at a few thousand feet altitude and wa s noted to be' moving at a little more than double the speed of the light. The brightness of the light diminished arter about 30 seconds of travel and it became dull red. Then its movement accelers.ted to wha t must h ave been enormous speed, considering the est imated high altitude. Then 1 ts light became faint as it wobbled and disappeared. The ele.psed time from .first noting the grow_ing brightness of the light did not amount to more than three minutes. Lacking any equipment to record this phenomenon, I immediately drew a map o.f the sky as it was at the time of the occurrence. The en- closed map also details the movement of the light and other estimates which may help locate the area of the odd sighting . As to credibility, I can offer the ract that aviation was my business throughout the late war. I . was a technical representative .for Lockheed Overseas Corp. and Curtiss-Wright Corp. in England and ~urope. Also, I was a scientific consultant to the Joint Chiefs of S taff, Technical Indu~1 tria l Intel l i eGnce Co~71!'1ittee, thR.t evnlu~ted Garm~n-1 ~viot-.i_on d0- v elopmen t afte r ~ha end o the ~ur~p~an t~ar i n 1945. I nava a Cer~i ficate of Appreciation from the J\rmy for t his. Speaking from this b ackgr ound, I c an assure you that the a erial object was not an aircraft of any revealed type and it t-.ras not a met eor nor a comet. I ha.ve always been s keptic a l about these thing s until now and decided to write o~ly aft9r.I t %J.ked with a rs~ar man u. s. Air Force Headquarters Unidentified Flying Objects Project I am sure that if what we saw was a on Metropolitan area radar screens. New Jersey, about 50 miles ~rom New solid body, it would have The viewing was from Old York City. on .. r cr-t c..lec.t \", U. S. :A I R F 0 R C E T E C H HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H 5 H E E T This quutionnaire has been prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much Information aa pouible concerning tho unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Pltaae try to answer aa many quutlona as you pouibly can. The Information that you give will bt used for research purposes, and will be regarded aa confidential material. Your name will not be used In connection with any statemtnta, concluaiona, or publlcatlont without your permission. We request this pertonol Information 10 that, If It Ia deemed nceuary, we may contact you for further details. 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time zen$: (Circle One): Eaat.cn b. Centtal