PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ 0 Vlos Balloon 22 May 1956 50 miles NW of Monroe, La. o Probably Balloon bl Y Balloon 0 Ground-Vi aual 0 GroundRadar 0 Was Ai rcroft 0 Probably Alrcroft ~u~ai~ _:O~A~i '":!l~nt~e~rc~e~pt~R~a~d~o~r 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcroft S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o Wos Astronomical 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical Xl' No AF pi lot & observer o Possibly Astro"omicol 0 Other -~ P :i * I Ifill 1. LENGTH Oil OISI!AVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE t=are!if' UJ fA;u lJins-one 10. BRIEP SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING (Following fm phone call to obsrvr r~ther than fm TT msg which was in error.) One cross-shaped obj larger than C-47 a/c, brilliantly lighted. Pilot after seeing obj tried to intercept it w/negative results but did pass within 200 yds of it. Afte r this, the obj eat maneuvered th T-33. Pilot also stated that light was blinding, and that the object was the size of his palm at arms l e n gth. A1'IC F ORM 3 29 (REV 26 SKP 52) 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS Conversation w/ pllot revealed ha had flown approx 100 missions in Korea & is ex,erienced in interceptions. He stated that he had experienced many types of unknown objs but that this type obj was a new phenomena. Previou l y he had been able to later identi y his sightings. I r1vestigation of this sighting assigned to Flt to be recorded o n this card upon AF FO~M 112 Af'i'ROVE.D 1 JUI'CE I )J8 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Incl. I 1. Source's sketch moveMent of object. Path of A/C. Path or object. lpprox. location o! Shre-veport, La. A/C at 18,000 teet, 050 degrees, t1rst noticed bright object at 1 o'clock. A/C at 18.000 teet, 050 degrees . Position of object at beginning of its pat h . A/C above object. A/C l eve l with object. A/C be lav object. End of ob ject's path. Approx. location of Greenvi.ll e AFB, Miss. Approx. location o! Vicksburgh, Miss. Approx. l o cation of Monroe La. ,,;; . fi-l S COCU~ENT CONTAINS tNFOR.'<lATION o\FFECTING T~E N-'TION~L DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STnE5 WITHIN THE ~.1EA~IING CF THE ES?IONAGE ACT. 5V U. S. C.- .1 A 'ID 3Z. AS A~ENCED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVrUTION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO ,\N UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. lT '.l AY NOT BE RE.">ROOUCED IJII WHO~ OR I N PART. B Y OTliER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FOqCE AGENCIES, EXCt?T B Y PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF I '1-c.'U.IGE~E. L SAF. : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .~FFO'RM 112-PART II APF~OVED I JUNE 1941 . uNCLASSlflED (CLASSIFICA'ICNJ Flt 2-D, 4602d AISS Incl 12. Top .view or o:>jeet, looking dawn. (Source's sketch) Extension on both sides of object not over six feet f'1 oa blillc ot object. Rear ot objeet. ?lo visible structure f rom the rear of object One stead:r red running light, of normal A/C ~tensity. Nora than ~ne white light 2 to J. feet from bulk ot object. ~.ot o~ject., . Bright lig:t, white-solid of very high inens1ty. 3ul.k ot objeot e" shaped. ore 'than one white li&ht 2 to J eet f'rom bulk of object. , ~:. ('!!5 CCCU't1E."; ;-':C '4 ;-..\I~S INFOR MATION ..\FFECTING THE NATION.aL. DEFENSE OF n t U'41Tt0 STATES WITH IN THE ~.tEt\NING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.- J' -\'D 32. AS A.loH,..,OED. ITS TRANSMI55:0N OR THE RE'~r.c-. OF ITS CON'7L~T5 I N ANY .. olNNER TO A~ UNAUTHORIZ0 PE"SON IS PROHIBITC:O BY UW. 17 ~A.Y ~OT BE P.E?PODIXEO IN WHCLE OR IN PART, SY OTHEr! THAN UfUTi.:O STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT 8Y PERMISSION OF THE OIRECTOROF U~JCLA_SSJFfED (ClASStnCATtON) .!.P FORM 112-PART II APPROVED t JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. Fl t 2-D, 4602d AISS Bo':.tom view of object looking up. ( Source's sketch) Sketch f -J. Pt. 1 .;...\Lights on sides appeared to be reflected light rom top. Pt. 2. : Fl-ont of object. Pt. J. Light-s on sides appeared to be reflected light from top. Pt. 4. Ri.bs. Pt. s. Rear of object. Pt. 6. Bulk of. object was egg shaped Sketch I 2. Oblique view ot object from be ow. Pt. 1. Bottom view of object, loold.ng up. Pt. 2. Top of' ribs extend 2 to 4 f'eet from underside ,: i<: r H!S COCU!'tiE~H CONTAINS IN FOR MATIOS .\FF"'d:TING TH. Ntl TION.\L DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STAT$ WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.- / - NO 32. AS AME~oO[D. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF' ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUT HORIZED ?ERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. r:-:AAY NOT 3E P.EPROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR tN PART, BY OTHE~ THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGE~C:ES, EXCEPT BY PER~lSSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF I tTt:LLIGENC~ USAF. ' 1 .. ecwtc.T IJITI OI"FICC. U C! ASSiFIED CVS<iiACA I !Otf) AF FORM 112 PART II :.-r ""'0VEO I JUNE 19o'l AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Part !-..to t.dJre s s : 3ox 6 1 , Greenvilla A..'~'B, His.s. Oecupation: orr1cer, US ; Accident Investigation Officer, ?lying Safety; Pilot Education: '!\ro years Colle~e, 3usiness Administration Squadron school; Pilot traL~L~g; Halioeopter school. QualUications: SOURCE has been on active duty for five years and on flying status f~r five year.,. SOURCE served in Korea June 1952 - Oct 1953, and has a total of 100 com tat missions in F -84 a.ir- craf't and 20 combat missions in F-86 aircraft. :;:r. .:=.:::LL\3ILIT!: 3'JUrtCE appeared to be intelligent and was very cooperative. ?.e answered all questions as cor.tpletely as possible to.-ith no attempt to procr~s ti!'late. SJORCZ indicated hl.s obsertation of o'bj'lct was not as complete as that of 30U?.C~, Part One; there:'ore tbe su':::lsequent lack of detail. In consideration of 3JU:.C~'s military background and combat experience information may be considered r'3lia :U.e. ili. J:fJP.CE's D~SC?.I?TIOU 0:" SIG31'!.:\G: S.1tBCZ stated that on 22 I1ay at approx- b:ately 2)05 CST while flyi..?tg as pilot in the rear seat of a r-JJ aircraft he noted a bri~ht l:i.ght on the hor:i.zon :noving in a westerly direction. sour-:c~ .Jas flying on a headi~ of 055 at 19,000 :teet ar.d an indicated speed of 240 knots. Object ~s observed for approxi:nat.ely 15 :ninutes. l~ny staF3 .rere visible during the si~!:ting ar.d the moon appeared to be ful 1 Object was brighter than the backgromxi o f t.":e .sk:f and resemblad aut0110bi.le headli5hts one-hal!' block al.;ay. Object appear~ t.:> s;t.and st1) 1 tw~ce during the si~hting and WO'\;.ld also stic!denly speed up and rush aw-ay. Obj~t did not 'braak up in"t.o parts or explode. It did not gi-ve off smoke or e aust trails. Object did not change ~htness or shape, and did not flicker. ~ul.sate or throb. Object did not move in front of or 'oehind anything. Object iola3 ::ib3er-red "-lith the naked eye throu-?~ t he aircraft canopy. No sound was noted .!'rom object. SvtlRC~ ae$ennea ~bject a.! having an extremely r,t~hite intensa li5ht ;; hic:h seer.'led to CIX'!e from an area tr..at ~ht have the cockpit of the object. The l i ;l:t -..:a3 of such intensit7 as to gi;e t h e appearance of being a solid gl ars. J::ject ..;a3 sharply <:>utlined and only one .. such object was noted in the sky. SOt!RC3 esti:12ated real si~e of' o'bj9Ct v:1s 100 to 150 faet in its longest dimension. 'Nnen ~i.rrt n:>ted object appeared larger t'han the head of a pin held at ar.n'" length and f r':)" a~p:-:>ximately 200 yu-d.s it appeared the si.ze of a hall dollar at arm .s lerl6th. :;:,j~et -ra3 sti11 visicle wr.en a decision ..;a3 ::\ade to leave the area. No attampt ..-~.s ~ade t o c~ntact. t~e object or an~, air aa34!!t by radio during si~ht.L~g. It :.ra3 "":ot ;:o8si""Jle to make r:ida.-e-:>ntaet sinee t~e 3ircraft NaS not equipped for t hat -: .7 e ;:,f o :Jention. 3.:'l:tCZ stated t!la t 1.r he .o~ere to construct tl;e object of know'"Tl -.ateri3l3 it -..,~nld be ~ada o~ a :netAllic su~tance and of ci.rcular shape. Object d ":>e c'='nstn:.eted with a gr9e!'lhou.se shaped dome on top and with ~a very larg9 ,.,ir.dO'<o' ::.....: t::a front ?f th!t dor.e. Li~ht.s reflecting undernea.th the oojec't. gave it :.:-:~ .a;pea:-:u:ce of hav ...,L~s. s::>URCS was .:'lyi.""l~ over open countlj during tirle of si..; !...'"'ls ~nd was lo:>kin~ :L, a jirection 090 to 1200 ~hen he .first s::t~ object. 'lC"t: "7rliS OOCUM(.If r Cf'HTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING rriE NATIONAL O.F'tNS OF ~E UHITtD SHTES WITHIN THE MEANIHG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SOU S C. - }l AND 3Z. AS -'"'E/1100. ITS TRANSMISSI ON OR THE REVEl..ATIOff Of ITS C.OfCTh'4TS IH ANY MAHNEA TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. ~AY NOT .~f. REPROOUCtD ,,. WHOLE OA IH PART, BY 0Tl1ER THAH U I'IITED S'UTES AIR FORCf AGO.CIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF 1:-tTUUG.\wCE.. IJSAF . 'I)U. 5 OO'ItJI"~ PIINTliGCJICI t~t o-111' \ F FORM HZ-PART II ';:P'tOVEO 1 JUNE r..a UNCI ASSJFJFD AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PACE OF ' r P \G,.s He ~as l ooking towards approxi~tely )ooo hen ha last sa~ t~e object. O~ject on fir3t sighting appea~ed to be 0750 from true north and a little above the horizon. 30URCZ could not indicate the angular directions of t he object ~.;hen t:e last. sa',; it.. At time of si~hting t..'lere was a light wind from 210 at 19,000 feet, the teaperature was ~farm, ~nd thers were hL~h, thin, scatt&-ed cloud3. 'fll13 o~a3 t he first t~e 30URCE had noted this type of object and in his opinion it ~as s~e type of unorthodox ~ircrart. Object was probably moving faster than JOO knots. Closest approach to object 'W!iS approx\mately 200 yards. SOl.iitCE ~-ras particularly impressed by the apparent maneuvera bllity of object. sm.;acg una 'ole to make a sketch or provide more extensive estimates o~ the size of object. ..,;:; 7ntS DOCU~EN T CONT ,.INS IHF"OR .... ATION 4FFECTIHG rHE NATION"L OFE.~St OFT'"' IJNITEO STATES Wtn-411'1 THE t.tEASING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U S C.- 31 .lNO :!2. AS A~EN00 ITS TRANSMISSION OR Tl!E AE\El.ATION OF ITS CONT!MT3 IN ANY MANI'I:R TO AN UNAUT1'40~1Z0 PERSON IS PROHIBITED 8'1' LAW. IT .,.AY PtOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOU OR IN PART, BY OTMER ntAN ~NITEO STHES AIR FORCE AGE.."eCIES. EXCEPT 9Y I'ERMlSSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF I~HUIGENC~USAF. l . . . UNCLAS~FIED . AF FORM 112-PART II - AIR INTELLIGENCE JNFORMATJON REPORT ?art Three 5U?Pl0r...:.}lT ARY TI~VE31'IGATIVS g;_;'FQ~T3: 1. A check -..ras made ;rtth the following Air Foree Sases for aircraft in the air at. the ti.:ne of sightL'I"l.g, and reports of unusual occurences -..r1th negative a. Sark3dale .\..'!4''3, Loui.si.ana b. Greenville AFB, Miss. . c. Little Roek National Guard ko"""3, Little Rock, Ark. d. ~land A.~B, I.oui~iana e. Texarkana AFB, Ark. 2. A check was made-with the following CivU Airports for aircraft in the air at tiMe of siehting and tor reports or u."lusual occurences With negative result.s: Greater Shreveport Municipal. Airport, Louisi...~na Adams Field, Little Rock, Ark. City o! !1onroe Municipal Field, Monroe, louisia.na Texarkana Civil Air Field, Texarkana, Ark. J. Contact was made with the followi.."'lg AC&U Squadrons for airera!'t in the air at time or IJ~ht~ am for .reports of unusual oeeurences IIlith negative results; a. ?O.)rd AC~i Squadron, Texarkana, Ark. b. 65Jrd AC!:aw Squadr:>n, Engla.OO .U"3, lou.isuna e. 74St.il AC~w Squadron, Duncax1vn1e :;F Station, Du."'lcanville, Tex. d. ?47th AC<d/ Squadron, Ellington A:--:8, Houston, Tex. e. ?41st ACJtN Sqlladron, LacklaM AFB, San Antonio, Tex. . 68.)rd AC&W 3Q.lladron, tel" AF 3tation, Sweetwater, Tex g. 7;6th ACc;.J Squadron, Tinker A.r""'3, Okl.ahoma City. Okla. 4. The following Fl.i.(bt Service centers were contacted.. for aircraft 1n the air at time sighting and for r.,ports ot unu:rual oceurences with negative results: a. Maxwell Flight Service Center, )1ontgomery, Ala. b . Car:se.-rell 7light Se~Tiee Center, Fort ~-Torth, Tex. The following weather observatori.es were contacted .for reluse or for data that mi~ht have a bearing on the s~hting with the ot weather a. The US .veather Observatory, Sr.rt!Vttport, I..a. ,,...~s contacted a:1d in- dicated t!:.;lt on 22 Hay at 2100 CST one 500 ~ram roadiosonde balloon can-~ a .,.,~i te li ;'r.t susoended 80-100 feet below the 'balloon '-'iaS released. Irrliea tions are th~ t i.t was possible for the balloon to oe over the Honroe, Louisi.ana area at a?proximately 2200 C3T .:e su.l ts. ..\d:l! University Observatory, ~Jan, Texas, was contacted w~th d. ~US Observatory, Ho~ton, T9xa.s, nesative results. , : n . IIi IS DOC;E~ r CONTAII'tS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIOI'fAL CUE!'IS OF TliE UNITED STATES WIT>i I H TNE MEANING OF THE ES?ION.\GE ~CT. 50 U. S. C. - ~'40 lZ. ASAMENOEO. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVElATION OF ITS CONT!NTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS P~OHIBITED BY LAW. .. .-y ~T 9E ~EPROOUCED IN WHOL OR IH !'ART, S.Y OTHER THAH U~tT0 STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERli41SSION os:-rHE DIRECTOR OF U~iCl ASSIFIFD AF FORM 112 PART II .\?PROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PEAJRT ItO ?art 'rhree e. US rleather Observatory, Beaumont, Tsxas, negati-te result3 f . US /leather Obsezvatory, 'llaco, Texas reported that on 22 Hay at 2100 CST one 100 .~ram weather talloon with a white l~ht suspended J -4 feet below t he balloon ~as released. Indi.ea tions an this balloon would not have reached. t he Honr<M, Louisiana area du.r1.ng the period of s~hting ~ Weather Sez vice, England AFB, Louisiana, reported that on 22 May at 2000 CST one 100 Gram weather balloon vi.th a white light suspended .5 -8 feet below the 'balloon was released. Indications are that the balloon was located south of Monroe,. lou13iana at apprnx1mately 214.5 CST h. US Weather Obsezvatory, Dallas, Texas, negative results. 1~ Weather Service, Carswell AF3, Fort Worth, Texas, negative results. j . US ~feather O~ezvatory, Lake Charles. Louisiana, negative results. k. US \leather Observatory, Austin, Texas, negative resu.1 ts. 1. US ~-leather Observatory, San Antonio, Texas, negative results. m. iveather Service at Tinker A-"1013, Okla, indicated a temperature i:Jlver- sion existed in the are~ of s16hting with the following characteristics: Base of inversi:m at the surface with 690S' ani top of the inversion at 2500 teet Mea.n Sea Lev~l with 770f. It was al.so indicated that the sur.face dew point was 650:. A full mo~n wa3 visible during the period or sighting. The f'ollowing wind con- ditions existed in the area dur"ing time of sighti.ru;: aeports indi~te no cloud coverage and no thunder storms in the sighting area 6 . Followin't GOC Fllt4r Centers were contacted for reports of unusual sight- ings or occurences with negative results: a. 3hrsvsport. Louisiana o, Little ?.ock, Ark. c . J~ck~on, Miss. I : . The astronomical observatory, Louisiana 3tate Univer~ity, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, w e~ntacted for reports of occurence of any unusual astronomical no A or mov~ent or solar bodies with negative results. 'J H . TH tS OOCU "'E.~ r CO~T 41HS INFO RMATION 4FFECTING THE No\TIONAL DEFENSE._ OF' T-J;;iE t,JNIT0 STATES WITHIN THE MEANI NG O F THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U S.C.- J t AND JZ. AS A 't1ENDEO ITS TRANSio11SSION O R THE REVElATION OF ITS C~TE~ ~ ANY lo1ANNER T