PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS OATETIME GROUP 0 Was Balloon Birml.ngha m t Ala b a ma ~"{Probably Balloon 0 Ground Vi suol 0 GroundRcdar 0 Wa s Airc:roft 0 Probably Aircraft 6. SOURCE 0 Wu Astronomical a Probobl y Astronoml cal 7. L E NGTH OF OBSERVATION Military a Poulbly Astronomical 8. NUMBER OF 03JE CT S 9. C OURSE 0, Other---~-- -- 20 - :iO s Gconds lJ. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0~1c rol~nd clrcu l a r & f lat obj ..:t I :,;p.Po;-~tmatJl) ti0-50 feet i n di--..~;.l; I o-d ft th.Lck. Color :1lu minu:.1 o:- no u nusua 1 1r.:1nrouvar s . cl bin~ :o So h. ATIC FORM 3;19 (RE V 2f. SE? 52) 0 In suffl cl ont Data for Eal uatl on 11. C O."'MENTS balloo n sighting 4 PI\27: YDb1S7 J iV. 'JP RJEPHQ RJ z ~-D ~ DJ< RJESYQ -7 JUrJ if~6 Fi: CCiiDR .33~) AE \~G t';AXYELL AFE ALA TO RJEDEN/COtiDR ADC Et-:T AFB COLOSPGS COLO RJESDB/C Ot'IDR RJE.DviP/CO~:DR 35TH AIRDIV DOPEINS AFE GA // .l\T INTEL CEN HPAT AFP OHIO./ ~J~?HQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHDC l~-7. UFO~ I NFC sUE~ITT~D I N ACCOR~ ~ !1'H AFR 20~-2. 1. (A) CIRCULAR A;:J FLAT. ( E> APRX 4 0 TO 50 FT Ii\ DI.~.:-:zt.ER A D 6 TO 8 FT THICK. (C) ALU~llNU. OR SILV!:.R. CD) CNE. <?.) OT APPL. CF) NC E. ( G) NONF. CI) NONE. 2. CA) OFJECT TRAVSLI~'G DIRSCTLY TOWARD C~) FELOW A~!D NORTH OF OE~ERVERs c:) Ci..ItFI~.G. CD> Or:JZ:T TFL~V~Ll.::D I;~ SOUTHERLY DIRZCTION :.:.s1 <..F C?SERV.:Rs Ad D DISAPPEA D CLir.FI~;G TO TE~ SOUTH. (F) 2::J FT, NCRTH, 195, AXWELL ; ? E, ALA. 4. ( A) 0 51437Z. (E) DAY. 5. DIRECTLY C V f R L UN I C I PAL .; ? R T , E I Rt: I ; G H Ar , l\ LA 6 C A ) N O~l E PAGE TWO RJESYQ 7~ (B) I1AJOR AC & sc, MAXWELL AFE, ALA. AC & sC, MAXWELL AFE, ALA. RELIAELE. 7. (A) FAIR. CE> NONE. (C) UNLIMITED. CD> APRX 10 MILES. (E) t;CNE. (f) NONE. 8. NONE. 9. NONE. 1k:. NONE. 11. \JG OPERATION~ CFF NC COMMENTS. 12. NONE. ~6/2217Z JUN RJESYQ 3. OATETIME GROUP UFOB INDEX CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS .r..... Wos Balloon ~A~]~a~bua~!!!-------1 Probably Balloon 4. TYPE OF 0'-1-SE ..RVATION 0 Poui bly Balloon 0 Ground-Vi suol 0 GrouncfRociOt Wos Aircraft C Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER F OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. BRI! SUMMARY Of SIGHTINO Cne (1) ci:renlat-and f1:Jta ho to $0 teet 1D dl..ter and 6 to 8 thick. silYer (or al-ma. ill colc:n-, toward the aircn.tt at 3.,000 f'eet. The objeet below and north or the a/c south and ascending. A !SOP Form 5 (15 Oct 5~) A 'l'T Msg sent to the o~ the requting that all releases in the area o~ the sighting be checked out and this or results. 3 -.w;.~u :.u11n~ t'r:a u ""'oe:t~ to.o :fEilrs {.:..~ilruary ! 'Ji34J for t~ ol ..~e, to o'ler 7 :.:.ontba fer ~ne r;oWJat ( J.ugua\ J..;-.56). _;; ~ .. .-~oo.J.e til,.j t t .;4 Q ...:.i Cacl ~ Jit,-tton.'lo.lwrd~ t~ re ~ta for !>.1ille .!nk:-:cwo !"'u .. taon o f r ipS It::aAe .;.nv~d~!~: :J ;J.o.:ilt ... :r c -.: u:lu.sJ. we Ltr f ... 14-t.h Di!:it OSI (IG) uSAF file 24-0 sttbj: Si ghting of Unidentified Flyin~ Object over Birr.tinzham,5Jllll56 to Cmdr ADC: b. ~curse o~. Objec~ At the ti:ne t.ha objec t 1-ras sighted, Hajor Zlmmerma.."'l -:-1as fly~Ln~ practice irtStruments lli'"lder t he hood ar.d :lajor CaJJ<er ~-te.s act.ing as Safety 1 ilot . f'ne h eading of their aircraft l-ias to thf3 north nt 0000 fl3e t and the locaticn wes directly over Binningham, J.~abama airport. ~iajor Oelker first noted t he object coming direc t l y to}Iard his aircraft a.t an altitude of a.pproxirrutt.ely 3000 feet. Hs observed the object some 20 to .30 seconds durir'J; ilhich tima it climbed apurox:i.m.ately 2000 f e e t and when it p a ssed his aircraft it was, in his estimation, approximately 2000 feet west of his po~ition. _h.t this time Najor Oelker banked his aircraft very sharply in an at.tempt to follcw the object, a t the same time calling t~e matter to the CJ.t.te ntion o:f Jajor Zimmerman. Najor Zi;r.mennan claims t o ha-ITe seen the object for approximately 4 or 5 ssconds. The ob j ect, according to both officers, c ontjnad to cliiTJb in a southerly direction and disappear ed fron sight ttc. Heather Condit.ions Both officers of a p}Jroxltnately 10 mil es. knowleriE~ of a thunderstonn described the \?9ather a s CAVU uith the visibility Since they lrere on a l ocal c learanca, they ha d no or othe r ele c t r ical activities in the area. "d . Unusual Characteristlcs T'ne obj ect, uas describ~d CJS spinning at all times it was under- ocs~nrP..~. Lrm 3nd althoug h tha officers /re:-e in a B-25 oircrai't a~ cru.isil"'.g speed, l:il~:1y did not feel q11alified to cst:!.:nate t he speed of the objects Ho~:e~rer, it, is noted the ob~ ~ct readil~{ ptJl~'.1 a'T;ray from t heir vie i ... l thrPtgh lfujor Cclker clair.1S to t 2 7 2 h:.td ~ c; r:tf.)ra in his pOSS'"'!SSion . at the ~. ~ \3 or the sightir.~, he stated tl'..a G ..:; ince he first thought tre ob j e:~ r. -.~ ~ :1;1 ~.:..!"crilft, !!O . t tempt ~as :::-=3.t~a ':::.-; J-Liiil to ta.l~-3 a picture thereof e l-:'U.c=-: t.i:ne they -rill i: e -e.q,ssigaed a3 follm.rs: r;,ld.jor Oelk.~r: J ames Con.r:ally AI'B, ..::~co, Texas. . a.JOr' ~J..Inr'le:;:'ma:4; .uea quar~,er-s, All' r:ea-caar emce , L""ldra-vrs . FB, Har y land. u 2 . The abo~e information has been previousl y furnished to the Commander, J800th Air Base Y.Ting, Haxvrel1 .t!..FB, Alaba.mc. by District Office Nr. 8 , OSI . 3. ii1is let Ger is class:i.fied CO:iF 1 02~-!l'.t.AI. pursuant contained in par 3Jc(2)(a) 205-l. to aut:tar"ity fi"ZS 'ID N C COLi!: Lt Colonel HSAF Di~tric~ Ccn~andar DEPARTM E'iff' ~p 1f-i~)\ TR"'r6RC!:: HEADQUARTERS Ll Tc 1l FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAr 14TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, DENVEA, COLORADO SUBJ.BX!T: (UNCLASSIFIED) Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object over Birmingham, Alabama, 5Jun56 SPECIAL INQUIRY ConUT~.ander Air Defense Co:ni!'tand Colorado Springs Colorado 1. 'l'he follcwi n g is for your ini'orli13tion and any action warranted: " On 5 June 1956, t-!ajor Robert L. Oelker, AO 829.539, and !1ajor Arnold 1:. Zl mmerman, 12385A, both student::>, "~:ling 4, Aj.r Command and Staff Collage, r1axwell AFB, lU.:t.bama, <:Jdvised S/A Barnic.lg e that at 1437Z~l~ottrs, 5 June l~>L;6, t hey had sighted an unidentified object flying i.n the air ove!' B"\ rndnr;ham Ai.rport, Binni.ni~ha'1l, Alabam:1. I n this connection, the .foll:::.wl.tu~ information '"::~n .furnished: pescrip ion The o!Jj c t ~;as clescrib~-: ~::; baL."1g pc:ci'ectly circular in shnpP nnd fl:1.t by !~.4c!" C.e::J':er . a."ld by l~ajor Zimnennan a::; an 2 : Lipse shaped oo~cct. t o a 3'nfL..l ;i.merican 7-~: e --~nt.er aircraft, roug~ly ap- rroximataly 40 to 50 ::e~ t. i.n d:i ::=tater anLl 6 to 8 feet in thickness, (3) The color as indicRted a.s aluminum or silver. (4) Only one object was sighted and there Here no tails , trails or exhausts noted. There was al~o no sound noted above t l1e !10lU"~.d of the B- 25 aircr::l:ft i.n -vmich the of fie ers 1;ere fl:ring.