PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION ~ Octo !'c1 Chin:t L:ti:'-. :;:~.lifnrn.i'\ 3. DATI!TIMI! GROIJ~ ._ TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol -_ .. ~-----) ... _. XD Ground-Vi suol 0 GroundAodor CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Bolloon 0 Possibly Boll eon c Wa s Aircraft Pro bobl 1 Ai rcra h Po ssi bl 1 Aircraft CMT cG/t!-6 of'~--. D AI,. Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Q( Profobly Astronoftti~ol 0 Possibly, Astrvnomical . NGTH o OBS!V "'TION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE - ,. " " 0 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown alY:>ltt 9 soconds cr to s 1'>. IR,Ef SIJMM4A't Ofl SIGHTING H. COMMENTS 0 o s c t v or :=; t a t t~ s h t~ s u b rn i l t ( ~ d r J r) or t l\ I C r u l :) d Lo d .lr::l.t.Ldn., :tl'11alonily after reading ~{cyhoo's bor>fl Ohsvrvati0t! mo s t '.Ji'OlJ.lh]y r,l')t~( .. FLYING StHJC:::R::; FHO OU'fER SPAC.C .. Ob:,vr -si!;ht.it1g :~lthot~.!.'h li'J;ht toJ.lc ,_;Li.oi-: ved t! 1ow o f lu~'inous "thin. >'' th~t on bird-:; .i'"; 01 . .,,) ~ po.,..;i.~)ili.tyc. tra; o l ,; rl froil ~ to s . Tt"C)~ ap [J,l Cu rl t() ca~.;(~ OVt \ta t)rj c.~: !Jlob i>ly l,l(; t )(). ATJC PORN 329 (RKV 26 SJ~P 52) FILE CLASS: _ 0 FFICIAL FILE COPY _OFFICE O F J~ECORO AFOIM4X3 p cr.fN-o~IA A FOJN-iL A FOIN4E .. r.u.. Celltoml apt G;T.Gregory/ ~. ~ tor le\ter of 1 ~oioNr 1'56 !A wblah you Sl.lb:nl a port flU: 14iltled fl1DB objeo\ ~&, f l'Oal yt;JU~ sta ti~. . rert.a!te i dentl.t1oat1 t yr 3 !p-)1 ttng ll.aa no\ b~en a:sde '18 :tet towttTer tbe !nional viU be uetl 1n our e rJotlnuing !;1~atieatl~ h~ ~.u!t cttr~a1n t;a 'cu are .'l tha\ :IOU a 1 .. l;,ca~d in an u .. ":3~ ~l::sb l a surl'OiaN.l by s ~r of tll~t-teat atationa, .ulr fields aDd ber rel~'ied -3ctrial .:l~ ;;1'rl'7 al aa ~or lev ~t ~.l JetalleJ ;;;ep will !lcll~t ~r.,:a JfNZ brlet \leaor1pt1CIII apeed oi 4;he objec' obaer'~'l the oea1':)ll1ty tha' :,'r.a7 ..:ere :r.;e or Jeta =-1 be .~lven oonalder:!~lon. :ow~tw .. ~. OA tne beala oi 7our atn'--c' tbat tbe ooject wayered 1A l.18b' fM.7 rule ~ \be for:Mr. YOtlt aA7 rea' uaured tbat tbe * l'"D proper stu47 tl.7 apprecl.s teu AF'"O:N4F t ' 'riC F ltrnt I ~1 (i<J:V 20 r rrJ 51'1) R OliTI"'iC A~D f;OOROISAT l O:i SHEF.T Co.r.::Rnding Oi~i'ice:t United States Air Force ,,n~Hll rlt_; on, Dear S:tr: .T'ais last Friday I sa.~t so2athing \Thich I feel I ohottld report; and si:1c 1 I don't l31o;; exactly 'rho to r eport it to, o.m e.ddressing thi~ y0ur ofl:.""3, trustin~ it 11ill be rela~red t o the correct peroon, o.::'fice orge.:-tiza.tion. Am an 1ering the q uustions in the ord~:r in Hhich I f5.1d i~ a copied Air For~o form in one of t:1e ap pendic6s i~1 ~:aj o r Don!lld !'::. "Flting-Saucers-from Cuter S pe.cen; April, 1954 printinz. ~ For wha. tover these "flying s aucers " e.ro or aro not, o n my ~rord o:: honor tho follol-t:.ng is l-tha.t I actua l l y a a H, o.no. the circu:lstan c e a und:Jr ':hich I sau t~e.:n. This l Est Frido.y ni[.:'ht, at o.bout 10:11' P.:;., \:D-o u:.~en I eau thin r;ro~l? of tmide.ntifie d objecits". The d t9-:-0ctub'9~ 5 give11 e.bova, 22ll8, Pacific Standard Ti.::t:3, or o6l:e, G:iT, Sat.uda.y morning . I.!y [;eographical location ,;as at Chi..n'\ Io..ke, C~lif., ui t hinz; th~ U . 3 . : ;'1.val Ordnance Tost Station civilia n c o::1w:unl t~,r, in ona of tne llH!3r type dolini tori;~ the ~:s.vy has built. I ~;as out in the patio of t.ho hollo.., n:ua.re-aha})ed buildin~, t:1is opon squ':lre b~ing about 75 fea t squ1.re, t-~i t :1 t :1o s urround in: buildil1~; tvo f.:tori3s, or nbo'..tt 1e f..:ot, high. :.:y position ,.,,a s o.bout ;o fe.::t fro..1 t..h~ Gout'l aide cr t'1~ o:>ai1i:-1~; ~'-:1cl, co!l!l~qut;t:'ltl:l, 1~5 foe t f'rom tha north oid3 'Thio lof t a-bout 155 dder..:e-'3 o!' opan ~ky to r:J.Y Tic~., i n the norti1- oo.!th direction. Tha nisht ~ras clear; l'lO clo'.\us; .~.1d thor o ;.a:J no !".!:>on. '.:'he sto.rs Here very cl-a:c. ~\11 of a suci.de:'l I saw t~1e thin:;_s, c. (9!::!. uf l'..l..1i 1ous tb.~":\.i:;S aj:Jg\lt ~a. bright as the b_ri.sht~3~ Of -the st/lr.; ( cxcl~..tdinc~ ;.,ara o: s..n~ ot~ar visible plc.r:et), but looking li1~a s pot3 <>f' l:ight Hii..h f n.i"t')tl..t l'a..~lnous rin:;s abo'.lt ther.1, the rin_ss bein6 about five 1.1inuto!l or so of' arc :i:-t dic.w-:~ ter. They"\:3ro' arrangad in !l tiehtljt grou~>ed oast-~test l"O,t, e.n .l \:are S O.:!E:;;hJ.t. ir:re- gula.r in thio arrange=~llt, thoub~"\ not too much so. AYld a.s tnejr trat~lled, thoy we.ve~P,d a. bit, t h e ,.:a.y ono 'rou!d e:-:pect of e. floc!-:: of birdo. Ar; I "r1atci:1ed the.:1, t:1ey ~ue~)t a.cros3 the vi3iblo p:ntion of' t.h o ol:y fro:n ::.y \ie"r;point, frot1 ~o~l!_- -~out:1, coveri.1e the di~ ta:1ce fro~ 1 ini t t o 1 imi t in e.oc:t e or 9 seconds of' time. T'ney ,.;ere cep:-irat'3d fro:t e~ch oth~l by only o. bot..~ ~ :o of' the ira di C!.~eters center to can tar bet :een auj !:tCt::l l t on ;ja: and t!1a e ;:ere ~':>out eight of t~e object~ e.l toget~1er. T.'ley tra v elled pro.o tice..lly du~ c out.1 o.nd r:Jiesed tho zcni th, or overha~d point, b y c. bout 1'ivo clt.:r:re;es oJ."' t~rc, pt'"' c ir to tha .;ost of this poh1t This is a.ll I ha.ve to rer>ort, sincd it :i:-:cludes jus t o.bon t all t:1e f{!cts iuvolvod thc:tt J can rocnll.