PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Waterville, Vermont o VIas Bolloon 6 and 13 May 1956 Morri SVl'lle Vermont Probobl y Bolloon 3. DATETIME GROUP ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION over ?. hours ~1.i 1 it, ary 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 0 Ground-Radar 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Four objects shaped like a star, size of star. Color yellow -a light on e a object. No sound, no exhaust, object was traveling very fast and became very bright. Silver colored 4-6 ' dia meter. Observed t hrough 6power binoculars. A.TIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) Balloon clusters associated with operation S~1HOOK. ~F FORM 112-PART II AIR INTElLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RE?OftT NO. SUPP!i~ENTAHI I~-STIGATIVE EFFORTS' le A talaphone cal J to the Burlington Airport control tower was made to detar- rone i:f ther9 V8T'e arry aircraft in the area on the d3tes anrl tL"Ues or sigh- tings. Tower gave a negative report. 2. Phone cal 1 vaa made to the Burlington weather station. No hal loons releases "-ere made at t.'le time of eighti.ngs or immediately prior to the time ot sigh- ti.ngs. Person.nsl at the station informed the investigator that the winds at . altitude 'Jere from the NW OD both dates, and it \las possible for bal)oons to travel !1-om the DOriJJ central part of the states into the area. A. check was made with the 764th AC&W Squadron, St. Albans, Vel'DIOnt. Intel- llgenee personnel informed the investigator or several projects being con- ducted in~olving the use or balloons. Investigator waa shown track logs made on the dates ot the sightings, but no entries vere made which vould identif.7 the. objects sighted ~ 1 <. iHtS oJCCU'"E~H CONHINS IN FOR M..\TiO N AfFt:C71NG TH ~1..\TlO~IAL OEFENSC:: OF THE UNITED ST ,\TES WITHIN THE MEAtliNG Of TH: E.S?IONAGE ACT. 50 U S. C. - .!i AND~ .\5 .;:.I!:NDcD. ITS TRANSMISSION C~ THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTE.'HS IN ANY MANNC:rt TO AN UI'<AUTHORIZED PE~S0:-1 IS PROHlol fED BY LAW. IT ;.c,\Y NOT 3e RE?ROOIJCED IN WHOLE CR I N PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGElJCIES, EXCEPT BY PERWSSION OF' THE DIRECTOR OF l:iTEUIGC:NC~ L..!:AF. . 1. GOuut 11TIIo" ontca J Jt FORM 112-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT P.EPORT NO. Fli~h t .3-S, 46o2d AISS JE-uFOB -1-56 CC~'i'IS ot P reparirg Officer: lo It is the opinion of the Irrrestigator, from facts obtained, that sightings were caused by a cluster of eather balloor.s with telemetP.rir.g instr.n:~nts at :.achec!. These balloons could possibly b e used in conjune tion w-it h O.?ER~'I'ICN SKYHOOK, a.s the prevaili~ wims would cause them to ';Je blow o ver t h e an!a wh4!re they were sighted. 'Ihe weather station at Burlington, Ve:rnont has seen similar s:ightillgs within the past eiszht (8) months ard has d ete:-rnined th!m to be werther ball oona. Cmt!IDrr5 o! Approving Qtfice:r: JAft'ES E. RADFOPll l j - Captain, US ~1' j ' OIC, Fljght .3-E.'l' Concur vi th the opin1 on ot the Preparing Officer that the sightings described in th1 s report were caused by' clusters o! weather baJJ oons. Tale- metering instrwuents attached to the suspension trajn o each hall oon could account for reports of gondolas . beneath the o~ects. : - .. s OOCt:\1', :-::ONTAINS ltlFORA~iiO-. AFFECTI:-.IG THE ~ATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STAit.S wmm~ THE MEMUNG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50 U S. C.- J~ ::!. ;.s ~-- -:.OED IT5 T"AN5:o4JSSION OR THE REVELH.ION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO~ISITED BY LAW. -~ ; . 'J~T _:'E ~ RODUCED ltl WI-!Ol OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AI R FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF VN~!- IF'IE~ (CUS~If'ICATIOH) l&-6AJ;o.l I. CIOVUaOO&IOT NIIIYI 'J. .. n<t ~!PE0lS YDC~ll TYE013 TTA7l' AZ24S :-=>? JJZDEN ~J::PH~ RJE:P1lB RJ ZD'.T? ? C0:1DR 76 4TH ACtvROtl ST ALBA!:S AFS V! 70 ~JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AF9 COLO SPRINGS ]JE?Stl/CO(IDR 32ND ADIV DEF SYRACUSE: N Y ::JZ?HQ/ DI RECT I NTELL HQDRS USAF ~lASH 25 D C 1P/AI R TZCH~IICAL INTELL CENTZR t~JRIGHT PAT AF B OHIO I::FO RJEP~lB/DIRECTOR OF I NTELL EADF S TEUART AFB N Y . ~J~PSN/COi1DR 1 4TH FITG::tU EAAF9 l~JINOOSKI VT I / Ut;CLASS IFISD/ /UNIDE~ITIFI2::D FLYING OBJ 2CT S REPORT DATA RE 20~-2 A Slih?Z Lli(~ STAR 0~ B~IG~T Ll~HT : SIZZ LI KE STAR C COLOR YSLLOW ? .UZT~.ILS A LI~!{T o:: EACH 0 3J::CT ; T2.0.IL O:{ Zr~HAUST t:on:: I F:ZATU~.CS NONE ~sCRIPTIOi~ OF COUR ::: ~ATTER OF DISSAVSN/A F LZi\GTH OF TI:::: I>! SIGHT t:/A ~ A ui\CUi ~J VISUAL !> vP-:i"lCAL AIDS i:O!:Z A SIGHTZC 14 0052 SISGT R S HUBZR 3 LIGHT CONDT S~ORTLY ATT~R DUSK 5 LOCATION OF OES~RVZ~ ~C2~1SVILLE VT CQ 243S 6 l~ENTI INFOR OF SBSERV OP~R STOvJE wArt in:LIA GOOD STOW!: VT l2.;.,w;5& FCnl3 Zl~(..Z OBS:t:fiVER Il\FORHED E OBJECT ~JAS TRAVEL VERY FAST E/1ST ~,; EECAr:::: VE?..Y t h iGHT ;:.1~0 ALZRTED 2GR FILT2R CEI~T 0145 DETACT SYR CALLED OBSERVER OEJECT HEhD E SLCWSD TO AL~OST STATIOKA~Y Z33C CALLED OES Z2V GONE OFF AT 020Z, PLACE T J:.!<:::!; BY ECE KHI TTZ~O~S ::ORP.I SVILLE VT 216~ !'.At~AGSR 1ST NP.T STORE: POit:T.::D OUT O:J~CT DIDi.T BUT WERE THERZ l 4 /ZZ5h.0Z :!AY. RJZPS Jt:'> : JlJI'I E AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT J E. RAQ,~q-~ ~ 9aptclin, '(!SAF PA.~ ONE: Description of sighting by Mr. Morrisville, Vermor PARr T#lOt Description or sighti~ by Mr ville, Ven.ont. PART 'IR.RE!: Deser!.ption of si~h ting by Mr. PAR:r FOUR: Avenue, Morrisville, Ve.nnont Description of sightirg by Mr. l".orz:isville, Vermont ?ART FIVE: Supplementazy Investigative Efforts Coments of Pnpa~ Offieer n. SID'!MARY: 'I've si~tir.gs of unidentified flyi~ olJjeets on 6 and 13 M=r7 1956 at approxi.."PPltely 2CX>O hours ES1 at Morrisville, V!nnont (GEOHEF' RJCQ 2134). The information contaill!d in this report was o')tained !ran t."le per- sons si~hting the objec~ am from an investigation cor.rlueted to detex,dn~ @ the e~ e of the sigbtings. ls- III. INvESTIGATORS: T/SGT WALTER B. SMim S-CI S/S~ JAMES E. RA:JFOPD Captain, ti'SA? i/ Officer in Cr.arga IN~ (S~I~vid1Ul P~) --, i UTICI'I I Otllulr."'TO " :/I, US,\7; Comdr, ATICJ D/I, 32M AD:l.Tj Comc;a., 46o2d .AISSJ OIC t., 5 JOC:J14E."fT C::l'CT A INS I N FO R ~ATlOH ~;:FE'(TING 7H N4TIOHAL CEH.Nst: Cf: 'i'HE UNITE:O StATES WI THIN Ti-l \4EA...,tNG OF Th~ ~?CN-'G M:7 !C V S C.- .1.-..i) 32 4'-; Ht(..,C.0 ITS TRANSMISSIO~ O R 11-iE Rvr..l.AT10N OF' ITS CO~TE~iS ~ .A~ Y '14ANNER TO A ... UNAUTr>ORIZi'D PER~C., IS PROh i BrTEi> !l "' l.Ao't'. -' AY .. .:;T 9 ~f?POOUC0 IN WMOL OR I N PART. BY 0 71-l[R THA N UN ITED STATC.S AIR FORCE AGE."CIES. EXUP"J SY p~;t"'ISSICN OF THE CqECTC~ Of (}~C.LtJ ~S(.t:tc]) AF FORM 112-PART II ' ??i!OVE:D I JU:O.E :J..:a AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Fligh t J~ ~ 4602d AISS I. SOU~: Mr() Occupation: Lathe Operator, Stowe-Barrl!, Sto"ie, Vermont Education: 2 years High School Qnal ifieation: ace C:>~e rver II. RELIABILITY: Hr. Wiltshire has no previous experl~nce as a trained obsez-ver. He is middle aged .arrl possesses average intelligence. He seemed sin:: ere in presenting his i~.forma tion. III. SOU1~E S DESCRIPTION CF SIGHTING: Mr. vas on duty with the Morri3ville GOC Post. (GEOHEF: HJCQ 243u) which is located in the town of Morri.sT.i.lle. Mr. Wiltshire s tour of duty was from 2000 to 2200 h.rs EST on the 6th of May 56 and 13-t.&'l of May 56 respectively. The objects were called to hi.s attention by Mr. Fred Gr1!en, Manager of the Morrisrllle Fourrlxy, who had been called by an unlmovn SOUR:! in \-/ateiville, Vermont (GEO?.EF HJCQ lhls2)o Mr. \iiltshire stated that he saw six (6) of the objects in the sighting of 6 MCl,"r 56 hut did not know their beari~ from his location. '1\lo ( 2) of the objects were directly overhead and appeared brighter than the other tour (l.t) located apprc:dmately 35 above the horizon and 8 to the left of the other t#o ( 2) objects. 'Ihe weather wa.s clear with few scattered clouds~ no winds, cool and d:y. There was no moonlight and few stars. e obj~cts were approxi- mately the .si.ze of a grapefruit, and the ~oro ( 2} directly ove'!"head were appro.xi- JI'lately the size or a dime. Cbjects were vezy faint a nd seemed to remain sus- pend!!d. Cbjects were triangular sr.:;ped with a small tail suspended beneatll. {See Ine+ l'). One object moved behind a cloud and re-appeared. All oojects afJ?eared 80lid andbad distinct edges. The smaller objects appeared as a bright star, 'but retained a clear ouUine. O:>jeets were in t."le same position when Mr. ,.o/Utshire lett his post at 2200 hours, EST, 6 May 19,6. ~r. WiltMire's sightir.g on 13 M~ 56 was siJrllar to the sighti~ or 6 Mq 56 with the exception that only foUl" {h) objects were eX> served. Mr. WU t-o- shire was facirg north at the time of the sighti~ and o'b'served only one (1) obj ~t move. He did not ~meri:>er the direction of night. The moon was om on the evenillg of the 13 May 56. The objects were fanr.ed out across the sky frnm east to west. Western mcs t object..was aopro.ximately 150 from norJl and about 20 above the horizon. 1'-.JO objects were located close toget"l~r at due nort.~ frcm Mr. wiltshire's position. These objects were a~prox:irna ~ly 35 a":iove the hoz-o;...zon. The eastern most object ..,as movir.g v~ry fast in a n ao~:n-oxin'.a~ east~rly direction am when t'irst o:,sel"'ted was located about 150 east of north. lo SCURCE'S sketeh of" 'ight.ing-e- '~I!. T:IS CCC , r CON TAl ~5 p .;;:r;?. \I ~TJCN ArFC:Ci ' "l ' ; 7n!:: N,l fiON~L CfF'!.NSC: OF THE UN I TED ST .\TC::i WITH I~ T:-iE ~lEAN I ~lG O F THC: ESPIONAGe ,\CT. 50 U S . C.- J l ~:.o ,;z. s ~.tENDED. I r3 TR.\NS.'<IIS:iiON Q P.,. :l R'J::"I ..\710N OF ITS COIITENTS IN ANY 1>\ .\N~E:R TO AN U NAUTHORIZ!::O ?"SON IS PRCI-'IBITEO BY U\'/. IT :.1 H ;,.~ 7 5C: ?::P~OCUCED I N WHOLE OR l'f P!i-\T, 3Y OTHER ~H UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGC:~CIES, EXCEPT 8Y PERMISSION OF TnE DinfCTO~OF i-.f f ORM 112-PART II WfGL!I ULE/1! .() lCUSSifiCA rJCH 1 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RE?CRT NO. Direction Onknown Pt. A represents GOO Post at Motrisville, Vt. (BJC~434) I.:lcl~ure l of Part One ....... ---l .SCLF.C~ s sketch o:t aig:l-tings op 6 ~Y .5&. end lJ ld.ay .56. -.ccu"'ENr CO~i o\I~S !~FORMATION AFFECTING THE NATION~L CEi'ENSE OF THE U~IITD STAT$ WITHI'4 THE \4E.ANING OF THE ES?IOI'IAGE ACT, 50 U S. C.- . . ::;~.AS AMEI'IOED. In TRA:'iS~ISSION OR THE REVEl..ATION OF ITS CONTt:NTS IN A y MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY U'N. ; : f ~lOi SE RE?~OCI.:C~D IN WHOLE OR I S PART, BY OTHER THAN UNinD STATES AI~ FORe AGE.'4CIES, EXCi>T BY PEl\~ ISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF i\F FORM Ill-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RE "':>RT NO. 3E U:EtJ.S..l-56 FLIGHT 3-E, 4602D AISS OF I. SOURCE: Mr. Addreeat l~rris'Vill~e, Vermont 0 CC1l'O&tion: F!U'ller Education: Grade School, Electrical School QuaJ if'icatiou: <X>C Observer RFI.IASIUTI: Mr. StandcJ i!t is the CCC Supe:~:rlsor for the tovn of' 1-brri s'rllle and is vell la:ovn and liked in the communj ty. III. SOURCE 3 DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTINGc Mr. St.andclif'f vas notified of the sighting by Mr. Fred Green (same witness as in Part One) at approxi:nately 2000 hours EST, 6 Ma,. 56. Mr. Standclif'f immediately vent to the GOC Post in 1-brrisville (GFDREF H.TCQ 2434). Mr. StandcJ if'! obsel"ved onl.y' three object. Objects were positioned from north to east, northernmost object positioned approximately 5 west ot north, center object positioned approx- imate~ lrf> east o~ oorth and the easternmost objeet approrlmataly 90U east of north. All objects vere approximately 7rP to 750 above the horizon. Objects were in :motion, northernmost object vaa moving from west to east; center o bj eet vas moving f'rom north to south and appeared to rise; the easternmost object was movin~ ver:r slowly flvm east to west. Objects were obser1ed through binocul..ars {6:Z) and wre estimated as being appro::dmately 4 feet in diameter. Objects ~ppeared to be about as large as a basketball held at arms langth. Obj eets bad a box or gondola susper~ed beneath them. Objects were illmajnated J1ke an automobile headlight about a mile awq. Objects appearad transparent and bad the outline similar to a bright star. Ob.1ects made no sound or left no trails. Objects were obser'led for apptox- 1matal;r 2 hours. One object remained in view after Mr. Standcl1.f!" returned to his home. SOuRCE was unable to sketch objects wtich he cb sez:ved. "-~ ; iS DOCU~F.,:I r CONTAII'IS INF"ORMAi tON ~FrECTING THE NATION.\l DEF ISE OF THE UNITED 57,\iES WITHI N THE ~lEANING OF THE ES?ION.\GE ACT. 50 U 5. C.- .,, MID JZ. AS AMENDED. I TS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAN~ER TO ,\N UNAUTHORI!0 P!;RSON IS PROHISITEiJ i3Y ~W. I. lAY NOT 3C: nE?RODUCC:O I N WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITC:O STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY P~R:IIISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF AF FORM 112-PART II I : I "01/C:O I JUNE l'J~S AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I ... .I ' . l ,riiCliJ I'EPORT .o. FLIGHT 3-E, 4602D AISS I. SCU RCE: M%- P.o bert H. \Jb.i temore Address& Cherry Avenue, Morr13Vills Occupation: }1anag9r, First National Store, tv'.orri:Jville Qnali.fication: GOC Observer REI.IABILITY: Undetenn.ined, SOURCE appeared to be unconcerned about. sight:i " SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTI~IG: Mr. Yhitemore wnt on duty at the Morris- ville aoc Post at 2200 hours EST, 13 ~ 1956 and vas sbovn the obj eet by Mr. Ra;?mocd WUtalrl.re. Mr. Whitemore observed only tvo objects for a period. or app:rox1mtely 1 hour. Mr. \Jhitemore stated the object at the end or the sighting appeared to eurat and diaappear fzvm view. He stated the objecta wer clearl)r outlir:ed against the aq and were approx1matel.7 the size o~ bright .sters. Mr. wbitamore stated tbe objects were west ot his posit.ion at the t:tme ot sighting. Be did not cote their direction of f'llght or apprort,.ate altitudeo SOURCE was both umdllir:g and unable to sketch object~ which he observed. "'S CCCU'.1E:-I r CC"<T ~IllS !~FOR loi.\T:ON AFFt:CTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATtS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ES?IONAGE AC7. 50 U S. C .- . ~:. :l :2 \SA 'olEN OED. I r:; TRMlSM ISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MANNER TO .Vl UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. -.J.. f 'Oi BE :>E?nODl:CED IN WHOLE OR IN P.>.RT. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AG~NCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMlSSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF .~::LL.GENC. ~S~F. Af FOR.M 112-PART II . qc. ED 1 JU:O.E D~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT RfPORT NO Flight 3-E, 4602d USS JE-DFCB -1-56 I. SOURCE: Mr. Fred Green Address: Ebtore Street, !~orrisville, Var.nont# Occupation: Manager, Mol'l'isville Foundry Quali:tieations: OCC Q)sex wer, AF Experience II. RST.IA.BIUT!: Mr. Green served as a crew chief' on fighter ty fA!' a.cft duri cg World War II and also saw service duri~ the Korean campaign. III. SCOHCB S DESCRIP'llON OF SIGHTINGa Mr. Green received a telephone call at approximately 2000 hrs EST 6 May 1956 from an unidentified person in Watervil.l