PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon '1') ;:-::.r;tt'-l'~t 1:1~') S:lli .\n~JIPin. 'l' -i 0 ProboblyBaltoan PossiblY Boll oon Local------------:'"~[] Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar g ~::\J~i;'t.~craft PossiWy Aircraft S. 'HOTOS SOUP.C:! . D Wos Astronoml col . I a v.. 0 Probably Astronomlcol XDNo C j v.i..l.i.an 0 Posalbly Astronomicol 7. LENGTH OJI OIIIRYATIOM I. NUMBER Oil OBJECTS 9. COURSI! 0 Other _ D.\ Insufficient Oato for Evoluation teu mJ tHt tvs 0 Unlcnown 11. IRIIJI SUMMA"Y Oft IIGHTINO nicl::cl at a ern' B lC'ng th. Obj c'c t w~.:.; fi.L t S0UJl ~t 310dgr :t:?.iMllth 75 d.~L' r~ 1 ova t j on 0 i..:' j e c t d i s :q J rf ~:r ~lzl1:tt1th 75 d:;r elQvation. ObjH<~t fi. r s t n JpJare d to h e a fnllin!~ st:l r but ''-5 it r;o t: c l osvr to t h :J e: a r th it 11. COMMENTS too shntt d:t t.t c;on fi I' or ba 1 possihi li ty o1 a/c du t o dtn : n - ~ f. R OT.:Q.i'f COJtS i..d ~ l"''d i n ;u f- f rorn NNlJ to E :31!: 111 ~de so vc rrtl c 1ra t i(: movl.:t.lantti. Ob{' ec t c'isarlJ')arod h~;h ind th0 elouds af or havin!~ h~en ~J'.:n vi:~t:--tlly ATIC PORM 121 (aEV 21 a&P 12) r n: Go:amandel' Air f..gfenae Cor::nand Znt Air Foroe Ease Colorado Jprings# Colorado Para. '(, Air F AF ::-ol~ is J. ti . DAVIS - e ''lh tion 2no-2, lG~l3..c.'~ed e ~ ~ orra 112, Part I and Part II Cider, Security r:i,li31on AF FORM 112-PART I APPROVED I JUNE 19 tl tinclassifidd (ciAsSif"lc"Ano....:;N),..=. REPORT NO. (l.l.;;t l "}.; IJLA!'1tK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Alt!A REPORTED ON FROM (. tgf'nt') San Antonio, Texas Commander, S.AJL!A, X:.!l.!.y .A:a, =rt!xaa DAT E OF REPORT DATE OF U4FORMUION EVALUATION 4 October 1?)6 22 September 1?56 (i na""13.luated :-.u-:PAREO BY (OJJft'tr) SOURCE : ' l.j or J. G. Davis .E;yr~ Wi tne saes MEfEREHCES ( Co11trCII ru,lllbft, <!irtrliH, prtl , ... , rtporl, tit., GJ pplleahk) L R 20o-2, dated 13 August 19.54 ~:.J '.iMARY: (l.;,:rr ccmdu 3MmnaorJ of,,_,, Cite lfral/&CflftOt Ill {mal OUImttlttt paro~raplt. Li# irtclwtUtl ol lowtr left. Dfgilt ltrt ~1 rtf.cJrl Oft A I ' l'or.,. I 13-Part l/.) A i'Ound objact, intenael;y bri~ht a.pprox:L"D&tel.y the size of a n:Lc.<l3 held at arma' lan~th waa obo3e.~. " at 0.345 hours on 22 s~pternber 1?56, '1over1.ng and r.lo"rt_ng ovar Kelly Air Foree Base, Texas -----INCLS. OI~TR18UTION BY ORIGI.""'TOR ~ ' l'~lT;: , 115 IJCCL t~r: ,r ::\:-Ar;,:; INf OflMATION AFFECTING I UE NA IIONAL Or FC.'ISF. OF TW:: U~ITLO ~TA TC:. \'II Til IN TilE t.IMm,,_; OF THE [~PIO~AGE AC r. W U. ~. C - 31 AND J~. ~".J A~'::\: EO ITS TRANSMISSJOU OR ntE REVELATION OF ITS CONH.NTS IN ANY MANNdt TO Atl UN'\IITt!uiH/CO PCft.iO~ IS P.~'"Jlii31TED uY u ,,v. IT MAY NC)T m: -~ODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UY OriiEA THAN UNITED SfATCi AIR FORCE A ~CNCIES. CXCfPf 0'1 f[I<'ILSION or ThE DlrtF.ClC OF IN rlLL.h;u:. E. ' ~v. AF FORM 112-PART II ~Pi"RO~ED 1 JUNE 1941 (Ct.AS51f1C"TION~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Commander, SAM 'lA -I--n-co_m_p_ll_an_c_e_w_i_th_p_ar--7--a~( 2) AFR 2oo::2-,- datedl2-A-'ugu--sti9)4-,. -th-e-following-report -~ (1) Description or the objecta {a) S~-Round ('..~) Size compared to a known object& Uickel held in t he hand n t n:r ms' l eneth (c) Color -~ihi te (d) llu.'Uber -One (1) (a) Formation, it 1:1ora than one -N/A (.?) ArJ7 discernible featores or details -Obj !Ct, 11a a i n tensely br lght, :;L.dla.r to ~n electric 11pht blub. (c) rail, trail, or exhause, including size of sam~ corapared to siz9 of objec\:..~ :::-. (further identified in 6a below) stated he o l.ser1ed several exhaust s ar~nJ out.er edge or object. 'l'hese exhau3ts seemed to b e naking the o bject nove c on t er-clockwi3e. (h) Other pertinent or unusual faatu~es -None ( i) So1nd -tr one (2) De3criptian of course of bbJecta (a) Hr. and Mr first observed objact by l'Joking t he sky. :~r. f-ir. ted object aft.or ~ rr. co.1J.ad t~h~ir at, tion to it. Nr. located approximately 300 yards !'rom the other l"!len and did not have nny communication with t.hetG. (b) Angle of elevation npproximate~ 75 d azicuth approxjmat.~ly 340 when obj act \T< ~l .t L:'~t:. .1it;hted. (c) AnJle or el~ation ~pproxi2at.ely 7SO and azimuth appror.L~t~ 110 ~hen objac~ di a~. (d) Objsct first appeared to be a fallin.~ star cut as it got clos"r to the .:n-th it eot 13rger Wltll it vas npproxiJ,ately the size or a nici<al. It r e:!ltiL"led tl!e size of a nickel for a r~:w seconds then it did seve~3l. distinct l:~ove'nents up and dcrm, ~3ai n it stopped about the size of a nickel. Naxt i ': rfisumed movemen ~ to~.-~ard tha sky, then stopped and started in a south east direction once e1gain. I!.:tlti..ng ~.nd then moved i:ovarda the cast untll it disappeared. (e) Objec\ ared behind clouds. (f) Object was in sight approximatel1 ten (10) minute". ( 3) H3J'Uler 0 observation a (a) Cronnd visual (b) ilo optical aida were used (4) TL~ 3nd date of sighting& (a) 2209SSZ September 19.56 (b) L~ht and conditional Night ( r)) Location or observers a Hr 1ms standing beside building 1610 and t.r.e o t.r..er three (3) rnen were standing beside building 1614, Kell:r Air Force Ease, Tex. { 6 ) Id~ntif7ing infor.nation or obser1ers: San Antonio, Texas, S\3n ior Alrcrn.ft ~fachanic, elly AFB, (2) San Antonio, Tc;~33, Fork Litt , San .A,1ton1o, T.:4as, Shipping San A."ltonio, (7) ~!Bather and t'linds -Cll.oft conditions at ti.'7te and place of s ightin3s: ( :1) 0Jservers stated that there uas some scatt,ered clouds. (b) H.9port from the illeather l:11reau, Kall.:r AFB, Texas, rovealsd that at C400 hours, 22 Sop ber 1956, wind and velocity were as follows .H! 1 HI~ ~U~F.Nf CONTAI t~ !NfORM-TIOH AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DE'FE:"N'iE OF THE UNITED ~"TATES WITHIN THF. MF.A"'ING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.- 3 1 A,IO -' A. M4F.NOEO. IT~ TRANSMISSION OR THI:: llEVELArtON OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNF.R TO AN UNAUTH0RIZED PERSON IS PROHI81TEO BY LAW IT ~ltAY NOT flE HE.PRODUC'EO IN WHO~ OR IN p,\RT, BY OTHi!R THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES EXCEPT flY PERMISSIO N U F THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLICF.NCE, l:SAF. pf fORit1112_,ART II (CUSSI,.lCAiiON~ AP?~OVi.O I JUNE 1!41 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REf'ORl N{'. .trface '/~1loclty ~o,ooo Unk (c) CCJlling -ll.CO f~et ~roken (d) Vi3i~ilit.1 -15 miles (a) Amount of clouds cover 0/10 ( .)} N~ nnuaual actJ.vity or condition, t:lateorological, ~st.rononical, or other- :;ri3e_, ~1~1ich ~.ight. 3ccount. ~':Jr ;..he ~l~h t.ing. ( 9) ~I() iden~ !1cat.1on or lnt~rcept.ion ac'W.cn t::U<en. {l'J) .-lo aircra!t in the area (11) Ch.iel, ~ase Securl ty Division, Kelly /~'73, '1\.'!.uuJ. :; i.t;h t.ing urW1own. (12) ~io ph.7tJ1cal ovicience or sir;hting. Po3aiole cause o! 'I'll'-: THIS OOCU ... Nr CONTAI .. S INFORMATIOfit AFFECTING THF. NATIOrfAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN T ttE MFANING OF Tlli: ESPION~GF 1\C r, SOU ::i. t:.- 31 ANO 12. AS ANENOEO. ITS TRANSNISSION OR TliE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY P .. ANNER fO AN UNAIJTHc'HIZF.n PERSON I') PROHIRIT 0 !lY LN,V. IT MAY hO r At REPROOUCEO IH WHOL OR IH PAHT. B't OTI1EFC THAH UNIT0 STAlES AIR FORCE AG~IES, f.XCfPT UY PiR"t41S~ION OF r bE DIRECTO' l OF IN rELLICOEOCE. USAF.