PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Bolloon 0 Pro babl v Be~ll oon Poui bly Balloon _2 December 1956 Pittsburib,. Pennsylvania! 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSE VA ION XXGround Visual 0 Air-Vi au ol 0 We~a Aircraft 0 Pro bob I y AIrcraft 0 Po asl bl y Ai rcrolt 0 Airlnterc:ept Radar 0 GroundRador 0 Woa Astronornlcol 0 Y 0 Probat:,l y Astronoml cal JDlllo Ci vi 1 ian 0 Poulbly Astronomical ~7~.-L-E_N_G_T_H_o- o~a~s-e_R_VA_T_I_O_N ~.~.~N~U~M~a=e~R~o~P~o=s-J_e_c~T-s~9~.-c~o~u~R-s~e--------~. .othRrob Searchl1ib 0 lnaufflc:lent Ooto for Evaluation 12-15 minutes 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observer reports pale gold line (or light),perpendicular to earth, which would appear and disappear. States clouds hindered full observa- ATJC F ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Area is heav.ily populated. Not reported by others. Local GCI, Control towers, radar unit etc, contacted. Nothing observed at JOE rc. !CIA% Cal.oMl. UfUP AT'f''R(Ji"i:.J 1 J UN ( I MS AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ARfA llf f'Otl rtC. r)ff 'Hq 54th Ftr Gru (Ap) Gtr Pgh Aprt.~ Sh adys 1 c.!:f? Pe~sll v.ani _a Pa. ~'/.lt.l .l T KlN UATEO lfli-VRr I CA1l\lr rrFV"'"' .-. 2 December f'RI:PARf 0 IS 1 ('"IJTI rr\ R1'l R[NCES (( \Jolllrll "'~ltL~ .... dfrn1if 1"""'''"'" IIJ'lrl ICc .u om.lkat.lfl a. Civilian -Age -27. Andres3 Pi ttsburg!1 J2, !'ennsyl va.n1a. Oc c tlpa.t:f m -C~1emi a try I:1.otructr.>r li ~ t h e Uoi verai ty o-r Pi ttsbu.rt!!l. '.J.:i.f c also observed phenoi!\eno!l. Weather Cond.itionG a t Greater Pittabu.rgh Airport, C~re.opol1s Pennsylvania a. Intermittent cl0tJ::.~ess'j warr~d damp. d . 10 miles 11. Assistant Operatio tlS Sta.!f Officer. !lTIIlediately f :>llo-wing t l:p ini tia.l. sighting, t~1e local GCI stet ion :md a.1rp6rt control tover .o~cre cor:t~.ctccl. Itei t her had radar contz.cts with a.oy .t.".know:c. ob,j e-.:t oor could verify the s ight ing by aay in-r~ight nircraft. The obse:-te:r IJ.t !'! r e t b<""..l1cved phenomenon wa s c a :1sed b;t a search lie;.h t but s:1.ncc the beo.ms -were u.r.>t vi a'Lblt! on the _,_ov e r luyer, h e dis- e.nd 1 t is ve::;,-pos3ibl e that the s igbtint:; could ~.avo be~n Cf!uaeC. by a searchl ibht n;any xr.iles frorr. tte a.rcu o f oighting. There is 11 ttle dc.!bt that whR.t vas reported wa& seen b :.rt the ex.e.ct cause o f the vhenomenon 11J unknown. Mr. can, in 'f1J3 optn!on;~ considered a ificd technical observer. DISTIUiikflk11o ll r , ~>lt;r~rv" Coa:mn.nde:-, A;JC Colorh.d.o Springs Hq St.tb Ftr Oru S Deo 56, Subj 1 Unidentified Fl.11ng Object Report Hq Air Defense C lA~"'' Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs TO a COIUiander~ 4602d Air Intell1 gence Service SqwadJ'on~ Ent Air Force BaM, Colorado Springe, Colorado Forwarded in o011pliance w1 tb Paragraph 4b BI <JlDIR Ol 'mB 009WIDZR 1 l\fR 1NTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT l . De,j'!ript.ioo ot th~ b. Size of a full ler.sth pist.~:. c. Col~,r -Pale gold. d :fumber -On~ e.. l'rail or !o'tr nirtltoa a.t -Li';e a oi ;ootin~ U1;:i..,.n. tt. ti.oe; cl~urls hi.J.tt!~ .... .i 'L .. from the ~::Ol\~l.~. A::. '!..!.lLI. t h '.l.!lknown.