8 February 1957 3. DATETili&! GROUP . s. PHOTOS 7. LENOTH Ofl OIIIAVATION 5-10 s e conds 10, 8RII,. SUMMARY 0,. liGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Randolph AFB San A~tonio, Texas .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Radar :QcAI,.. Visual 0 A ir Intercept Radar e. NUli&l!,_ 0,. OIJECTS t. COU,_H one NW to SE 11. COli&li&INTS 0 Was Aatronomlc:al ~le teor ctxProbably Aatronomlcol 0 Pouibly Aatronomlcol 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcno.,.- One object, rounq size from p e a to bask etball. Color bright white . No source. Some obs ervers saw tail others dldn' t . Ob j sct fle w straig h t & level. P robabl y a meteor. Af FORM lf1-PART I Fat O~'.c'ICIAL 'l3E-ONm APPROliEO I JUNi: 1!.'18 Ri:~M r riO. AIR INTELLIGENCE iNFORMA TJON REPORT Un1dgntiliad Flying Objects Reporting (U.FCB) I _FRo"' c.-tll(lltr J \ling ID.teliigsnee Oti"Ice, 3510tft Base, Texas pombat Cr~.-~ Training 1.{1 ng ; rRando!ph AF3,Tex OAi 0 1' INFORMATJOH , ~JALu.\TION OAT Of RE:i'ORT 14 February 1957 S February 1957 C J ai'F~blCi:; (Um:; ulnurllba, d!ff:tr~t. prmou1 report, rt c .. .,_, applicaN' ) The attached UFOS is su"cuitted. as directed .in A.11'R 200-2. The t1me lapse b-ora date or information to date ot report was due to non-availability or s~ ot the persons involved, am this office 'Was not notified until 12 February 1957 APPROVED I DWAIN A:. ROOK I K . . . Lt Colonel, USAl iling Operati~ 0tt1C6l'"" , Grigina l a nd DIS l'taBUTION BI fl602ci llSS I duplicate: C~C CONADC ,- to D/I, BEDUSAF,. Copy to Comdr, AfiC~ CO \0' ..., !2. ~S ..tE~PED 73 r~.1./'ISMl$S10rt I)O T.-iE PEVELATICN CIF ITS CON TENT<; I N ANY M'~NER ':'0 M l Uri AUTf-eO=l:.:tv PERSON IS '"~0HI81TED BY LAW. 11 ,t~ . 7 'IF. P ( P"'ODrJCE:> i N NHOU O R IN PAR r . 8 OTnfrt rt!AN U,...lTf() 5T.J.7 t:S .\tk rQRC ( A1.1lNC~ vr: PT BY P R MISSION OF THE DIREC TOR OF lO?. OFFICilL US& ONLI lf FORM 112-PART II FOR OPFIC IAL USE ONLY (CUS.SIFICA liON) IJ'Pf\O'VED I JUNE 11).18 AIR INTELLIGENCE rNFORMATION REPORT FMOw <N""'"w> Wing Int diligence Offic;J 1 RE?CRT NO. 3510th Com~at Crew Tra ining Wing 1. Description of t he objaott b. Three of the ob~rs, S/Sgt Si!!lp:3on, A/2C Dm.;man, a nd A/2C Dur h.3:1t, thought it \ms the siz e of s ~; Hhila another observer, A/lU \latl.J.nd thought i t f '..J9.S ths size of a basketball. o~ All observera state that it was a bright, white li5ht. Thare ~as only one object. g. Two observers, S/Sgt Simpson and A/2C BCNma.n, say tr..ere wa3 no ail or tail. One ob.'IJerver, 1/2C Durham, states th~A w~ ~small ui~ .c:=;,~ 'trail diregtly behind tllJ. object. One obsel" ver A/lC Watland, saw a o r r9.il that faded out about on .... ba1~ to three-fourths of a m:!le behind the objeet. "-.1 Ho sour~ lmS discernible. h. 2... Deaoriptioa. ot. ooursa ~ objecta .. a. The two obaerwea tht saw the object fir Watland, were watching three i'.;.S4's mldng a landinl. -:- b. Angle-ot. elevation~. first obsered. - o. Angle ot eletaticm vu jO degree~ end the azillnltli vaa -n"""" . . ' disappMra:aae. ' d. Straiglm am 1.,.~ night path v;tth DO JDaneunraV The object gradually disappered iute the dista.nceV,. 5-10 aecODds tram first. sishtiDi to laat obserftlloe. 3. Meuv ot obaertatioat a. Ground -Ti!nJal bJ' oba.ewers, S1mpacmr Watland, B~n am ir -'Visual. by Major Brsmt and Captab Chareh. b. No optical aids vere utilized. e. The air-visual sighting ".Jas made from a C-47, #UiJ7J, that was flyiDg 2.300 f eet. to 2500 teet on a heading of 170 d:!gxe .. , at a s peed of 140 knate. The airera.tt vas from Randolph Air Fcrce Base, Texas. 4. Time a1ld data or aightingt HOi ' hiS OC<:UMEN T c m1T Ali'f5 INFORM~TION AFFCCTING TiiE NATION~L DEFENSE Of TnE UNITED STAITS WITHIN niE M EANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U.S. C.- 31 ,\l'fO !2 AS A~END0. ITS TRMISMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY M.\NNER TO AN UN,' UTHOPJ!0 PERSON IS p qQHISII 0 BY LAW. IT \I~Y NOT BE ?.C:PRCDUcm JH ~OL..E OR IN PART. BY OTHER T'rtAN UNITE.D STA.TES AIR f'ORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT fl Y PERMISSION OF THE DIRB:TOR OF I 'fTEll.!GENCE. USAF. FCR OFFI:L\L tJSl C'!TLY t<:USSIF"~TIOII) AF FORM 1 t2-PART II APPROVED 1 JU~ I~ FOR CFFIC LU, USE OrTLY ii &ss'IOOTlON) AIR 1NTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (.M~/ ing Intelligence f Ce REPORT tiO. }510tb.C~bat Crew Tr~ining Wing b. Night ;. Location ot observers: ~. S/Sgt Si!!lpeont A/<.G Bo\lman, A/2C Durh,gm vtere on duty i n t h e Ea:rt Cont~ol To-!'ler .. Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. b. l~jor Brandt and Captain Church wera airborne 5 miles nOIth of ~olph Air Foroe Ease. c. A/lC. Vatlaoo was on the ~ound about 100 yards from East Control Tower, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. 6. Identit)tng 1nfcnaation of e.lJ observers: b. &jar Lester R. Brandt, A.0431.072, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, C Harold C. Chlll"ch, !078'1225, Randolph Air Force Base, Taxas, 8 Set; Barold G. Simpson, An7262.697, 2015th AACSBON, Randolph A.FB, Te::cas, A/lC R. W'atlald, AFl irJ46445 35l6th STURON, Randolph AFB A/2C .Ta.e A. Bowuen, AF24633020, 201Sth llCSBOH, Randolph AFB, Tex.as,and .=- ~ . '.'-. ... -.~ .~i .. AJ.l ' ot ob~vt~a are bi;bl7 q,,., if1ed personnel. ill their career. : ~:.~: ::~ _. = . ~Bee ~t-. . obeC"Tera t i.Jid, d1 to tbei.,. location at tha . ... u.. flit , wu. able \o:eee tbe .objeet ~cia-aeYeral areas in aM around was a cler, waxm, dJ7 night~ vith little . P;ral 24th lfea-tUr. Squadron, Randolph A1r Farce Base, Surt'aoe viDd. 59 e.t 4 knots 5,000 reet ~so deg& at 25 knots 15 mila visibility. No olatls f. No thum erstorms in ar~a. NOTE: iliiS C~UMEN T COiiTAINS INFORM.\TION A;:Fc.CTING THE NATIONAL OEFC."'SE OF T'1E \JNITC:D STHES WITHI N THE .\NING OF T HC: 5?10~..\GE ACT, 50 U. S. c _ 31 ANC lZ. .e.s AMENDED 11'5 TRAI'ISMISSION OR THE REVaATION OF ITS CmHE:1TS IN .l.NY ~l>\Nl.ER TO AN U " AUTHORI?:ED PERSON IS PPOHiaiTED BY LAW IT M.\Y NOT BE REPROOUC..r.o IN WHOU CR I N PART. SY OTHE?. THAN UNITED ST<\TES AIR FO~CE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PEPMISSION OF T HE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. USAF. ~OR OF~tCIAL ~& OllLY ICLASSiftC.lTt<lH I AF FORM 112-PART 11 FOR OFFICIAL USE O~TLY (Cl.ASSIFlCATIOI'C) APPROVED 1 J UNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FRO,. wftiC> ~!ng Intelligenc& Off"ice REPORT HO. J510t h Comb~t Cre~ Training W 9. Cont~ct of the S!Ul Antonio FUtar Center was. made by the Control Tow~r personnel. They alao transmitted on all frequencies requesting ~ny e.ircre.1"t i.."l the FJ.rea to :report if tl:&:f sa\-1 ob,ject. C-47 /124073 replied af'firtlativs. 'I hey contacted Head Han, a r!?~da.r site flt Lackl:ll'.d A1r Force 3ase, :'axa s , t o s ell 1! . they picked Up anythlng on rtiar. Negative report north ot Randolph. in Randolph night (let-dorm) pattern; one C-47 five miJ.es .11. It is the opi n1 on of the Wing Intelllg~nee Officer, 35loth Can bat Crew Tra:in1ng Wing, Ramolph Air e Ba:~e, Texas, that the information submitted by .t)wa~ men may be of value to personnel responsible for investigating th98e r&parts. Rtl--~SSETJ. A. REBD J.at Lt, mAF Wing IntelJ.igenoe IOtr: nilS OCX:UMEN r CONT..\INS ltiFORM..\TION AFFECTING Tl-'E NATIONAL CE~..NSE C'F THE ..l'liTED :IT ;.1:-'l .VIT'-ti N ThE ~,~F \ 'I'~G OF THE ES?IO~AGE ACT , 50 U S C. - 11 -'ND 32 AS AMENDED. ITS TRAHSMI~ION OR niE RE'IE!.ATION OF ITS CONI::NTS I N ANY MA~ ~ER TO N UNAUTHCq ZED PE~SON IS P'roHIBITEO BY L \'.'1. II .iAY HOT BE R~OOUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OT",..ER ntAH UN.I.:..D STATI:5 AIR fORCE .\GENCIES, EXCE?T 3':' ?R:V..SSlON OF Tr'E DIREt:iOR O F ~GEHC.E. USAF. 1 0R C.r'.tiCLU. U3E ONLY ( 0 AS51rtCAT .OM)