. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION I 12. CONCLUSION$ n Toro I Callrornia Wos Balloon P ro bobly S all oon Posstbly Balloon 0 G,.und Vi aual C& GtoundRadar Was Aircr~f; P robobl y Atrcrcrft PossiW y Aireraft Was Astronamieaf Probably Astronomical PoaaiWy AatrOftOMical Attempt to relate visual sisht1ngs vi radar scope return does not appear valid. No visual sighting or inter- cept made ot the obJects seen on scope Both helicopter and aircraft at could contue even an experienced radar op- interceptioa, but although radar vo\ld lead them to UFO vicinity thoae e.1r-- eeatt observed nothing. Thia report is generally typical ot anamoloua pro- pagation resulting either tram an unus al combination of veatber aDd other re lated conditione or interference erator. Reaul.ta o:t ATIC an.-1 tted to 46024 8 57 by te lepbooe per their TT UI~CJ\SSIFIED _. Jlllotopapbl of ll 1. Sa a _, of AP rea Ul ....... et tile ll leN JI:AI 11101 2. llaee of thl tp\ift d~ p!Ua~ of tbe ...._ -.. , and tne tUlU --.-. la\erpnt.at.loa of ndar photocnPh8 are no\ aftilable a\ tbU ~. Mll\a\lft U. bT tld.e t.laa 18 beinl ' A\ Ute u.., 1\ appean that the radar ot tld.8 ... ..... bJ' -type of loeal whiob atteo'-1 U. R ten II:M ...._. -'- !he Yinal l&btinp (wldell 7 -' heft bHa nlated to lD radar ~htlnp) -te baft bMft b.F a-n and/or t-..~ on~\lw s.... b7 tbe ~ ot the and QtAilN V. II' ad.nad Ad_,._, * the inalonn8 are or not. a\ CII m. tall),:. tower operator !bree. (3 . ,..n. oaab1De4 towr~.m .. GCA operator on tbe ba _. ntdde. DMr olbi\1 ag uorth ot the t1el4 m.' ~Oil tbe Mt, ~,.:.- . icn.P-. .(2DGO) ~-.. .; (II atate4 tbat at tt..-ou ot tbe obJeota : : ... 7: -labtM. (11) ..nle&l ail .. 1a a period ot tour (4) )e . ~ . -~ ob~eot _. ~olMcl bJ' a ot ..U.r obJ.n.. i\ tbla tiM t.U7 . --~: lllftlaa all o.r tbe MJ~Ma 1D a ftl7 , with DO appaNDt. theil-speeds ari8d tMm an estimated f"i!ty (50) to over two theaand (2000) kaota. 3o On several abmbtl7 ud then revened , the objecta moved rapid~, stopped On other occaaiona, the r objecta appeaftd to Joia the. oDe, mera-with it and tom one larger blip. A tn later, the ..U obJect would depart 'and again da~ blip iD it's ori~l sise. 4. Earq 1D tbe ot 1WJar eet, thla Ht rneeled the ob .. r~t1ona 5.. . IIIIYbal \1 tied tbe te.r ot hi A~FORM 11 ' APPROVED I JUJI 1 .. . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Af FORM 112--PART II APrROYEO I JUNl lt.al UNCLASSIFI~U AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT J1I(IJP D. cc Operator 1 ,.ar n. souaa -ver.r abowed a MrUc1 lntenat 1n deterwg1oing t.be caue ot the aigbttng. Be - annend all qutiollll to the point. He appeared to be ot above awrage iDtell1geDCe 1D go couvureatioza.. He atated that 1D aJ 1 bia ezperleDOe h~ hu aewr . uag lika t :,ia. III. SOUl~:!' S DESCRt?liOI OV SI<HTINOS AlfD 1. SOUR: I\ OD dut7 with Sgt. \ford at the time ot the 1nt t1al sigh 11 the tiou up until 0~ PSt, 12 at whicb t1M hu went to aloep. His statomenta ooiDClded with s~ Word' he agreed-atat.emta and obaerva ...... b7 Sgt Word up 1nttl the tiH ot his departun AF FORM 1i2-PART II APPROVED I JUN IMI AIR 'INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT or 8bo~ after, Oil n hftaber, 19S6, red bl tnldng li&b\ abow tbe ~r Nlll diNo\17 lorth or Bl !'oro ..S to -' for ot tiM, :J) oond or 110 . . . . lD an.r flnt tM obJeot, Sit aD4 ~lt :tun.~ the 1Wiar g.ar a targn 6 mtl .. ortb ot the atatioa. ba tll'l8 U.. oa, about 0300 tbe targeU ( ODe to five or adz) Oil (lote aft.er 0300, I IDIId8 liD liON tiou). !be tattle ot tbe tarp\11 lor\b t4 ~ station raainecl about ftNr. to elgbt ' 1 'tibe iarpta a~Nd. IOat.la ot tM taloa on oar about U. ~. 801lt.la tbeB on the ataU.oa tU foar !la18 .. t.araM ~\t.l 1lh1ab !at otur target fMClJ.ac 1a ~ 1,, at tt. it alllon atatiODeJ7 I aowre4 tbe -baa t.lae t6 tille the ....t1N I_. ap. Arter tbe tint , I epottecl aothilll aaon DniMI OIC P1lA 81111/or obawftr ror .... . lhea .. verr ooopefttift t . to aiel tbe re . a. auwrod all witb ,.. nrr appuwn\17 tired aa he b.tld been up tbe entire n1 eht and had not . . gono to bed wbc tbtt lnft arrl He to be ot above ave!"- . age 1D pba ... Ot the OOD ID Y1ew ~ s ainceritT J.8Dath of Ml t1oe raat, he be:coaadderecl'aa AMD EVICIHSa . 1. , iD atatloa operatlou IICIS EL !ORO at approx1ut- eJ.7 2135 wu DOtlft..d b7 tbe aoDtro\. tower tnat GC report.ins un1den\ttied ob3eota OD the creen. SOUR:B imediate}T dlot to tbe GC& unit tb obJeota. Be teq a }ilotogzapher to eoope . photo iaMcl1atel.7 took on iD b1 bellooptor. GCI. wotored. hlm iD Oil ~ tbeae objeota ba\ he l&h DOthiq. At approximateq 2230 ilS!' he obeerftd a fluhllll ~&bt OD a head1Jic ot 160 dep e GCA verified t&l'llet wotozed b1 toward it. Howner, he wu to olo OD it a tive 'ante cba the t mad~ a 1i'nn w tbe lett aDd dieappeaftd. 80011:1 airborM n11tU teq 2.300' at which t1ms, he the helicoptor Ntuelecl. At thia , SODII:K ad ri. Plieht Seltloe AT.C ot tbe 11btiag8. 2. SOUIIZ took otr attempted mor-t intarcepta urxiar t ~3 control ot oc and waa stJ 11 unsuccaaf\U. He l.andad and took ott aga~D at I)E 01~. Short;l7 attar airborae, SOUll:E notic~ a naahing red light which appeared to be oa AidBER 1. He did not attempt an int~rcept on this. At tel)" 02)0, SOURCE sighted a atead7 red light approaching him trom the North. GCA verified this and told him t nat 1 t was heading direo~ toward hila airc Just prior to reaching SOU~E a aircraft, t'1e light went out. SOU:t::E stated that intlediate]3 af'ter this-he saw a dark, shapalasa object go by him on the right. H.., could not e iv!t an:r snape nor out ol th$ object. He deacri it mere~ u a dari( nglob. 3. atter this, :r-86 a George DB Jou.d iD on -. . .. the -reb 1\lrther intercepts were att but to DO avail. Attar . at B1. !oro re~al.1Dg witb. a stop 1D at the GCA unJ t to obeerve the - ta1geta, the tlgbter pUot SOOR:B again took ott and attempted fUrther -~- AF FOIM'112-fAIT II APPftOVID I JUNI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FMN (~""I) l IUII'ORT ""'- At a 2135 OD the ewlliq of 11 , 1956, I recei a the Gel DOtitied th t the7 had ob3Hte oa their or.ea that aoulct no\ be identUied. I 4ron to tbe uDi t . ob8ened the ob3ecte elt oallAcl tor a photographer, oNDked up the and went to lDTeat1gate. GC1 veotorecl H on to aeveral obJeot._. atat t the7 were on rq Wlq but (I) could not obaern aa,tb1~. At about 22)0 I did observe a reel fiallhiDg llpt oD a bMdiDg ot eout 160. GCA nr:ltied rq tarpt . 'l'be target atqed at about rq e epeed (app 60 k) without lDcnaalng or dec alDI d tor a period or about tin min, he thn tumecl lett and with a 1narea .. ill 1peed alght. I reiiA1Decl aizbora. UDtU about 2_,0, thea back and retuele4. (I) cen rllp\ Serwloe and Tbq baok we took ott agalD. Aptn theN n IIDN oontacta bat I 1tttl a1gbt8Cl noth~:. C back ad took ott aaaiD abou\ 0130, 110rs ooDtact, thee I e1dlted n.aa N4 llpt. It eel to be about where a would be . U he f111.~ag AIB!I 1 a1NaT h1a he napped a wqa the field, wu jo!Md b7 nnl more ~. two c baok, thea tbe large oH cllppearC. At about 0230, I elptecl a ltf'Jlt app ag ae troa the Xortth. GCA 1\ about the aaae time, stated o.-. wa1 appraobinl troa the oa a oolllloa oourae.f-alt prior to reaohiJll his ll&bt Wilt ( t- a llte.S7 red 11gb\ ). I tbea omald out a dark obJect, dropped !q DOH be W41l\ b7 te Jq rlpt.. M7 tint 1apnaa1oD that but oaa tha\ I could -~ tell whether or~ willp WJ'e ~alble. I nvened q ooune, mat DO .are oon*'-ot1. atatecl that he !Doreaaecl hia 1p~ed di