Oxford Pennsylvania — May 1956

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Ballool\ 4 May 1956 Oxford, Pennsylvania o Probably Balloon F~0-8-SE-R--:V-A-T-IO_:N:... .j 0 PossiblY Balloon ;:;.,. ~roun&.Vlsual 0 GroundRodor Was Aircraft 35Z . 0 Probably Altcraft a'"iG~M~T~==========-!-r-~O~A.~i,.~V~I~su~o~l ::o~A~i~r~l~nt~e~rc:~!P!._t ~R~od~a~r-1 0 Po ssi bl Y AI rcroft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was /utronomlcal DYes 0 Probably Astronomical x~m~No ---~- C~i~v~i_l~l-a~n~, F~B~I R_e~p~o~r_t~----lo PossiblyAat~nomlcal 1. LINOTH 01' OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0, Other _ OCXInsuffl c i ent Doto for Evaluation not reported 10. IRI!I' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Report received by ATIC in Jan 57. Source states solid bright yellow light observed at about 2000 ft in tht~ air. Appeared to travel same speed as his car. No noise. Twice as bright as headlight of auto. Visible fm all directions(?) brightness also describ d as twice that of Venus. Driving 80 mph and unable to keep up with object ATIC FORM 329 (REV 241 SEP 52) Submitted too late to take positive immediate follow-up action. Duration not rptd Speed indicates possible a / c sighting. However, there is in- sufficient evidence to substan- tiate this conclusion. . UNCLASSIFIED 1~. ~a 11Jb;.~ ot au (6). mo repoz-ta auimsttecS under ~-lettezt b7 IDle 46024 x$1a, wbo Ncetift c1 lbeiD trca the osi. 116024 A%:35 lila, a letter daNA 26 1956, aubJe~la lii>a-ta. 3 BII1)(4'U nnp I' 8 !Jpeara tbe O.Sl u4 piaeoilholed' tbe z-eporla tor lletON _' .tba W lJ6024 J.l . DOWNGR.''-DED .\T 3 DECLASSfFE~D ~-~l-FOR OFFICIAL USE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 14TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS LOWRY AlA FORCE BASE, DENVER, COLORADO SUBJECT: ( ffi'fCLASSI:'!ED) FL~Ii'!G DISC 0 3SERYED O~OP.D, P~u-ISYLVA.l'JIA SPEC!JJ., TITQUIRY Con:nander Air Defense Command Colorado Springs Colorado 1. Transmitted herewith fer t he infonnation of yo11r comnm is one (1) photostatic copy of a letter report dated ll Hay 1956 from the .Federal Bureau cf Inlresti. 'let.tion, Hashin2:ten,. D. C. t o our Directorate. !\. Attention is inYi ted to t n e fact that t~e infor::1ation contained in the attached report has been derived from sources other than the Deparbnent of the Air Force. Disseminati. on of the information contained therein will not be made outside Department of t he Air Force c.,annels without prior approval frcm the Office of Special Investigations, IG. 3. This letter is classified CONFIDENTIAL purs'1a~1t to authority c cntained in par 30c AFR 205-1. 1 Incl (As stated) .. ~-"A.JC'D :? H~ANS r.taj or USJl.F District Corrrnander t!602D AlSS Classifi~ , i Document Log# So l 01 UNCLASSIF~ED / OffK1At ~E;G~t\~