PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1~ CONCLUStONS C Was Balloon 2 Aug "' 5 Amarillo, Texas c Prot,ably Bel loon Local 0_4_00 xR Ground. VIsual 0 Ground-Rod or Woa Aircraft 0 PrabGbly Aircraft GMT 02/lOOOZ 0 Ai,..Viauol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Po .. iWy Aircraft S. P HOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol 7. LENCTH 0~ OBSERVATION 0 Prot,ably Astrono~nlcol civilian C Posait,ly Astronamicol 8. NUMBER OF OBJ ECTS 9. COURSE CX Other.......~.o~H~o~akAIIX~------ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation I 2 hrs 15 min.s 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SICHTING Li ts appearing a s a cloud format ion o~served ~P-d photographed. 11. COMMENTS Extenuating c~rcnmstances. No referenc e 1 ?Oint in photo. Suspected hoax. oi-d3/maj t a cker/am/ 7 2291 N ia to : your letter of 17 *rch am tbe queati()J)e na1 deztUied fi71ns bbjec~. It auat be tmt the much publicized ~w. Oil radar sighting .. o~ 1.9 J'ul.7 ~952~ 1a the cme 1n queationa. This case to be -\ ca.uaed b7 a 1n.~a1on. The-e ia no recorcl 1n tbe A1.r J'Ol'Ce tUea o~ a sighting at JC1 nroaa AD on 23 ~953 1'he K1nroaa case as outJ 1ned in several books ; pu.bllcatiiODa on UJU's, sta.tea that an a.1rcraft w.a carried &'MQ' 'b7 an tm deutit1ed f'l.yi.l:Jg obJect. 1a DO case 1n the tllee Vbi.ch cl oeel y pval 1 el a tbese C1l:"CUU The objects on tbe :ttlm taken at , Utah on 2 . July 1952, -were cleteJad ned to be birds, proba.bl.y sea gull a. The Air Force tile cac1ies DO conclusion on the pbotogra.ph taken by Mr. nev .A:mPu11Jo, 1'exas on 2 Augn&t ~956. Not lmowillg wbat radiation w.por is, it 1a ttwe Air Force opinion tb&t 3ome spokesnan at tbe apecul..&ted tl:at tbe ob.Jec:t w.a an il:rwHated vapor trail and vas probabl 7 mis-quoted. 'lhe Air 1a DOt aware~ auy releue date-tor the photogtaph tak"D b,-Mr. The origl ml 'W8.8 ill tbe }W,J)d& of tbe 0\ill.er am he was flee to do with it u be pleased. -Air Force experience baa been tmt there is no increase in rad1 ation due to unidentified tlying objects. It should ba unrlerstocd that the b&ckgx:om" tar arv area riAY :f'l.uct\lS.te a. few bundredt.b.3 of a I tb1 a 1 at conti tutea DO danger wbat- Tbe Air ia not aware of arry atatenlftllt, om cial or othervise, by a agency to the e:tfecxt. that UFl>' a are s-pace sh.t.pa. Tba Air Foree baa no epeci:t1c knowledge o~ inflared traclrlng ot unident11'1ed tJ.yills objects. Tbe A1 r Force nl.e DO Pear~ !~arbor OD 6 Au~at 1953, in f'act., entU. muth o-r Au8USt 1953 ot a report at Barber' a Point, no report ~ Hawaii tor the l'or the moat part, concend.Z26 UP'O reports is available to tile public but due to cl a1t1cation, are not. . It 1s the Atr Farce opiDion thlt the best a.nswer la conta1Ded 1n tbe question 1 These a1S)Jt1nga are iutel 11 pnce reports aa' aa such, in certtn 1astancea contain otber apart flom tbe UJO portion vhich ~require clsa111eat1on. . . !l.'be .AJ.z 1 JZdnded 01'1 the aubJec:t ~ travel., am viaitora are a poeeih111t7 !he Air Force tion 1s mt to this poaa1btl1ty~ but ra:tber to state that to m ev14eDce bM bfMn dlsao,ered to substantiate tllat UPO s an 1Dtal'pl.auetary or 1ntertstel 1 ar apace abi ps., . Jlo ~\IDU' or Sl*Ce probe# baa ac1cJt 1 n1'o:raation concerning UJO 'a. IA J 1!ACXER *Jar, tJBAJ' Publlc Ic1'or:ation D1 vinon Of'tl~ of Information oi-3d comeback oi-l reader Dist Office Ho 23, CSI, 23D 2!!- 0- 229, Subj: C'nidentified F l:(ing Objec t ( UF OB) 2596th Air Reserve Flying Center, USAF, Texas 11 AUG 1956 Hensley Field, Grand 1>rairie, TO: Commander, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Forwarded in accordance with p~agraph 7a(2)(a), Air ~orca Regu- lation 200-2 lh .Au gust 1954. FCE. M C(]vll-L\NllER :- 1 st Lt, USAF 1\6020 AlSS C\Jssified Docinnent Log #-r t : . HEADQUARTIRS UNITED STATES AIR ~COlCI THE INSPECTOI GENERAL OFFICI OP SPICIAL INVISTIGA TIONS District OHtce Ne. 23 -Carswell Air Frce ios-. JWF/VFS/mk Felt Werth, Tex SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object {UFOB) Commander Z596th Air Reserve Flying Center . Hensley Field Grand Prairie. Texas 1. At 1330 hours. 5 August 1956, Mr. Dallas. Texas, Telephone, reported the following inforruation to the OSI Detachment Office, Hensley Field, Grand Prairie, Texas, concerning the sighting of unconven- tional type aircraft: advised that on 1 August 1956 as he was returning to Dallas, Texas from Colorado Springs, Colorado, via Amarillo, Texas, he had departed Amarillo at approximately 0400 hours on Route US Z87. He averred that approximately ten {10 ) miles outside of Amarillo, he noted a bright g2"een trajectory in the sky at about 1 0 'J 'clock, from an object which appeared to have landed just east of A ma.:rillo, Texas a:1.d north of F.J.ghwa.y 287. Shortly thereafter, he obse=ved a1~other trajectory, similar to the first. which emanated froo a b:ri t li ht i n the sky, o bserved approximately 30 minutes earlier. dvised that this light appeared in a cloud formation, the ~eight of which h e estimated to be approximately 10, 000 to ZO, 000 fee t . Further, that this cloud fo:rmatiQn was approXimately 50 miles --=.::....., ... in le:1gth from north to south and a lesser distance in width running east to west. Never did the phenome~on appea!' to descend below the /...:,.,.. i .L/ level of the cloud base and moved intermittendy within the cloud for-' , mation and on various occasions would move outside the extreme ends o f t h e cloud running north to south. No sound was audible at any time during either the trajectory or the movement of the object itself. 46020 AI.SS Classiflel . . . Hq 23d Di st 051, Carswel:l AFB,. Texas, file 24-0-229, Subject: Unidentifiable Flying Objects (UFOB) The phenomenon appeared to be the size of a grapefruit and appeared in brilliance equal to the ignition of phosphorus, giving a brilliant beam of light both above and below the phenomenon itself, but never both beams simultaneously. At various t:Unes, a faint trace of red, varying its position on the phenomenon, was observed. The object appeared to be extremely navigable, inasmuch as it appeared in various places in the cloud formation. The object was obseJ:ved inte!.mi by and his wife between Am.arillo and Memphis, T-eXa.s. related that they depar~ed Amarillo at 0400 hours and arrived in Memphis at 0615 hours. further related the second traject eared 10 to ZO feet from the first trajectory. Accord- ing to the cloud foTmation was moving rapidly and upon his arrival at Memphis, Texas, the formation had begun to disintegrate. As daylight approached, the phenomenon appeared to be ascending into the heavens, where it was the approximate size of a star and no longer visible through the .clouds, but visible outside the cloud formation. puring ~e two. fi.f'-I.A!en 5 minutes that the phenomenon was observed, advised that as it moved to the open spaces within the cloud formation, its brill i a:n.ce would illuminate these portions with- i n the cloud structure. A3 it proceeded through the clouds t o the op- posite outer extremities, no illurnina tion was visible within the cloud structure. a World War II Bomber P ilot, who :flew B-17 type aircraft, with the Eighth Air Force, advised that in his experience with aircraft, weather conditions, etc, he had never observed anything com- parable with this phenomenon. A photograpO. of instant phenomenon taken with a Kodak 620 Camera is attached as an inclosure. vised that he would retain the :1egative of the photograph taken. Further, that he would cooperate with the USA? authorities in any way IJossible. The above in.for111ation was furnished the Dallas F ield Office, on 2 August 19 56. 3 . This L."lformation is forwarded for your appropriate action in accordance with paragraph 7, AFR 200-2, dated 12 August 1954. Hq Z3d Dist OSI, Carswell AFB, Texas, file Z4-0-ZZ9, Subject: Unidentifiable Flying Object (UFOB) 4. On ZO August 1956, the files of the FBI, Da11as, Texas, were reviewed with the assistance of E.DWIN KUYKENDALL, Special Agent, FBI, and failed to reflect any record of 5. This letter is classified CONFIDENTIAL pursuant to the authority contained in paragraph 30c(Z)(a), AFR 205-1. Photograph cc: Dir OSI FBI, Dalla.s Detco, Hensley OH~ ~:A.R.RELL -- ao.lon el, USAF .,. ... ict Commander 1. Ttlia iaoM of aiz (6) W'O reporta au tte4 o'* cowr lr bJ '-be 46024 .&ISS. wbo zeoeiw4 trc:a tbe OSI. a.tere 46024 AJAA nle, le,ter da*-d. 26 Deoaalaer 1956. aubJeo'a osi rTioJ-vB 3 rue-fl-.-ala&' to pan (J'ebruerl 1954) tbe oldeas. to onr 1 PDtba t~ 'be t (~' 19.56 ). It appear tba' oal ba4 cl' tbe n porta tor ~ unkDowa reaaoa ~ton aulaittiDI tobe" to 46024 ..\ISS. 4. 1'M ftZ7 lateda"-o~ zseoeiP' ekea 1A'Nat1gttt1ou or ooaeluaiw aol,Jaia dtfflcn&l. I Dot .\ e'I'Bluat1oo made ot eaeA eocl e~at.re4 iA UJO t11 tVPH16.5THUYA.317'vlFA 199XYA~ 52 :.'! CG USAARTYANDGMCEN FTSILL OKLA T0 C OMD?. AT IC ~JPAFB OHIO ; 2Z SSS ?~OM AKPSIGT a~FERE~C~ AFOI N-44- 2- 23.3-E. ~JO ARTILLERY FIRING WAS .:..vw.n.JCTZD DU~ING ?ERICD 24~ ~ ~OURS 3 1 JULY 1~56 TO ~$.90 HOURS 1 nuGUST 1 95$. ARTILL~RY FIRING OF 1~ 5MM ILLUMI~ATING ROUNDS :JnS CC,;i~DUCTiD FROM 18.;~ :fOURS .31 J ULY 1S~S TO 24::JJ HOURS 31 J ULY 56. MALFU~CTION OF lLLUMI NATNG ROUND COULD PRODUCE A -~l LIANT FALLING LIG'nT FROM ALTITUDES AS HGH AS &1 ~ I10~EVER, NO niGH ALT.IT!JDE TRAILS OR JET EXHAUSTS lvOUD .. ~E ?f<ODUCED. AFOIN-4E4, Subj : Review and Analysis -UFO Photo AFOI:N-4E4 AFOIN-4D2 DATE : 21 Mar . 'J AFOJ N-402:1/Ma j OMMENT NR 3 Willner/pam 1. I n reply to request, the following answers ar~ ~iven to questions stated i n par 7.b. basic DF: Cause of the 1. Object cannot be ,. trail" is unknown. identified from photograph. b. Question 2. No calculations of length of "trail" were made because of lack of reference points. Description of size of phenomenon, distances involved and relationship of trajectories should be further clarified, i.e., size of a grapefruit at arms length, at 10 feet, a definite distance. (UNCL) c . Question 3. The original negative should be obtained for physical inspection and controlled density printing. Additional prints may reveal details not shown on the single orint. (UNCL) d . Camera information (focal length, shutter setting, negative size) should be obtained. Duration of the exposure.sho d be known in order to determine if ''trail" i s the result of an obj i n motion or a definite trail. (UNCL) 2 I :l cls WILBER PRI CE, AFOI N-402 SUBJ: Review and Analysis -UFO Photo THRU: AFOIN-4D2a ROM: AFOIN-4F3 AFOIN-4F3c/ 'tim M.U!C ~laJ or Wil 1 ner T 0: AFOIN-4E4 1. In reply to your request AFOIN-4F3 submitts the following in answer to questions l, 2 and .3, respectively: a. Question No. 1 (1) At first appearf1llce the indication on the photograph does resemble the characteristic "zig-zag" vapor trail that is usually created by a ballistic missile during its ascent. However, vapor trails o this type appear rather suddenly and appear only in a specific strata -which depems on the wather condition a the atmosphere at that time. This strata may lie between 20,000 -45 ,000 feet. This trail is diSl)ersed into its characteristic form in a matter of secoms; within minutes it is diffused into an unrecognizable (2) Ballistic missiJ.es, a.IXl on some occasions surface-to-ajr missiles, are expected to creat e vapor trails such as described above. The tim o powred flight of these misslles is measured in secoms am MY hovering or rapid dynamic gyrations are not to be expected. ( 3) Cruise missiles which udght be seen at the al.titudes reported would, during the period of observation, cover a range between 600 -1200 nautical mi 1es a.nJ could not be tracked by an observer for the entire oe:-iod. (4) The opinion of this office is that the object as described is not a missile or a.v r~cket. propelled type device. The object or phenomena cannot be identified by P20IN-4F3c b. Ques tion No. 2 (1) There are no :nissile launching sites in the area where the object "Was observed. c. Question No. 3 There is no knowledge of any missile firings which have departed from the test range area at the t ime described by source 2 . The contents of this co~nt are classified CONFIDE~1I'IAL JAMES C. MANATT Lt Colonel, USAF t O & l)il .ii'..!H i b..l d t::-ajo . . ory app<t-~.i.:r~ci lO to 20 f(!~t d. t ~ the \Vf.HllO l.l.J.unl:::.~ .. te tr .. l" I tl""ll : i fi ii hl ' r r -vi .!WI."!d