PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATJON 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 9 Ma:!:'c h 195 7 Harbor Avon, North Cnro 1 ina o Probably Balloon eJ:Cround-VIsual 0 GroundRodor O Was Aircraft a Probably Aircraft GMJ 09/2330Z/2~00Z 0 AI,..Visual 0 Alrlntercept Radar Possibly Aircraft .Et~o Civil::a n 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH Ofi.OIS!RYATION I. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ~, Insufficient Oato for Evaluo,ion fc?'V seconds 10. BRIEF SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING Low ~!ying object ob5arved from boat in h arbor oi objact that looke d like m1ssile flying West. Very low. Rpt relayed third hand. Called i n t o ATIC ATtC PO.RJof 329 (REV l6 9EP 52) 11. COMMENTS F inal r p t uot rece1ved. Possibly low Ilying jdt at~; howeva r , the supporting dat u i s not avail- able for this analysis . S~CUnfTY C L AS 9 fi"I C ATLO!II JOINT MESSA'GE F'ORM ,l.C T IO N ROUTINE DOOI< MUI.T I .:JIN C U $1"t!CI AL I !\1ST RUCT IONS ~'""JJD.B ATIC 46o2D AISS COLORAOO SPRINGS, (UNCLASSIFIED) FROM: AFOIN-4E4 '6-:32 (:; --t= COLORAOO f f zj) ~ ,J SERIES OF UFO REroRTS INVOL VIIt SIGHTimS TAKEN PLACE 9 MARCH 1957 AND COVEBiill GEl'I!RAI. COASTAL AR&A BETWEEN MANTEO NORTH CAROLD'f ", ~ TO SA VANHAH, GEOIGIA IS BASIS OF ACTION REQUEST. REQUEST INFORMAL CAroLINA, CIVD..IAN DfrECTJR OF AHEA, AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSI O.NE.R I MANTEO I NORrH COrfl'ACT WITH MR. OF Dim'RIC'r RB UFO RIPO.Rr BI Lalll-DIS'!ABCZ 'ro ATIC ll MAOOB 57. a vs J d I i UFO OBSERVED BE"NESI 1630-1700 HOURS, 9 MARCH 57 TRAVELING AOOtn ]. JIA8T 'ro \lEST AT HIGH SPEED AND GBBAT 11015! AN:n CLOSE TO WATER, l LOI3-CYLllllllUC.AL Ilf SHAPB . NO APPAREIT WDIG OB TAIL 8.!...--_ OBJECT PASSED CLOSS TO KISII!liCAN, OF AVOII, I NORTH CAROLINA. CD DIBECTOB STA'mS WEATBBB CLXA.R AND BRIGHT SUNYQ.IU.1 ~ POSSIBLE TIE-IN WITH THREE '.rl' UFO MESSAGES, COPY YOUR ~UARTE.RS, 3-5086 AND 702-101 Fla4 BUNTBR AFB, GEOR}IA AND f ~ OPNS 118 , 61ST ACWOON SOUTH CABJLINA. ALOO SA'.IUlUlAY WALLACE W. EllltQOO SEOJRITY Q.ASStFICATION JOINT MESSAGEFORM -CONTINUATION SHEET ill:'GLASSIFIED \ i COHDR ATIC TV BROAOCASTS AND D-JS PRESS RELEASE OF UFO .RER>Rr BY ~c~K..r~t~ AND CREW, FLIGHT 257 ,/PAN-AMERICAN AIRLINE TO SAt'l JUA:f'i, PUERTO RIQO. BELIEVE STORY ALSO IN NE~ YORK J OURNAL HERALD. NO OFFICIAL UFO REPORT RECEIVED BR n:F SUMMARY OF PAN Al4ERICAN REPORT: AIRLINER AU-IDST COLLIDED WITH LARGE B.RILLIAi'iT GREENISH-WHin! OBJECT AT 19,000 F'El!I'T. ABRUP.r PULL UP DiJURED A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS. ANOTHER TRANSOCEAN ..tU.JNJJ..nJ:..~: 1751\BEHIND -~SO OBSERVED OBJECT. AFTER PILOTS RADIO REPORT UNOFFICIALLY STA1'P:n THAT JETS ATl'EMPI!ID IN'.IERCEP.riON. EXACT TIME A.fiTD PLACE NOT GIVEN BUT PILOT AIIUTS HE WAS CONSIDERA.Bl WEST OF COURSE AND IN ADIZ .AERO CHARTS NUMBERS 410 AND 466 INDICATE EXTENSIVE WARNING AND '*tENSE ZONIS QU()'.l'E A'l AIJ. TIM!S AND AI.I. AL'l'ITUDES UNQUOTE. POSSim.E GUI !ED MISSU$ OB lfAVAL OPBRATIONS COR.IOCTED IN ARJi'..A A'1 THAT TIME. COORDIKATION ~u.s . .ow .. ._.., ,.,IfiLl OIPGt 00 RJED~oJP rz RJED'SN 167 Fi1 CO~'IDR 460.2D AISS ENT AFB COLO TO COt1DR ATIC WRIGHT Pl~TT~SON AFB OHIO /UNCLAS/. AISOC 213PD ATTNl AFOIN 4E4 PD REFERENCE YOUR JOHN QUINN CMM. DET 3 CMM IS. IN NITI YOUK TO, INTERVIEW AIRCRAFT CR-E"JS WHO MADE Sic:HTING PD ATIS FORMS 164HAV BE-EN SENT AIRMAIL. SPECIAL DELIVERY TO ALL SOURaES REPORTING SIGHTINCS POSSIDI.Y tON~ECTID TO SIGHTING IN QUESTION PD REPLIES WILL BE RETUR D AI?.MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY PD YOUR OfFICE WILL BE KEPT INFORMED . OF PROGRESS PD END 13/22402 MAR RJEDN Thii qusf~onnoir" ho~ been preparttd teD that you can give the U. S. A ir Forc e as much infctmoliQn os pouibto concerninQ the unidentified aerio l phenomenon that you h ove oburved. Pleas .. try to anawer 01 many questions oa you pouibly con. The Information that you give will be vaod for ros<torch purposes, ond will be regarded o1 confidential material. Your nome will not be \.JUd In connection with any stotemnts, conclutlona, 01 publications without your permiuion. We reqve . .r this ,oeuonQI Information ao that, If It Is deemed necusary, we may contact you for furtt-ler details. Hour Mlnutet Month Yecar (Circle One): A.M. ot P.M. 3. Time zone: (Cirde One)6. -{c,~eNU b. Can1iol c. Mo\lnta in d. FQcific 4. Wh w were you 'Nhen you saw th object? (Circle One): Stet cr Co~nuy 5, EJtimote how long you sow the.objct. Mlnut Seleot"4' 5.1 C Jrde -one of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your anawr to Question 5. "'b:--Farrly ~erta in 6. What wot the conditicn of the s~y? (Cirde One): a ' Bright daylight Ov II day I ight c:. Bright twilight c:. Not very sure d. Juat o guess d. JuJ t a trace of doyl ight o. Notraceafdaylight f. Don't remember 7, IF )-Ou saw t~ ~ obj~c:t during DAYLIGHT, TWIL~GHT, or DAWN, where was th~t SUN loco ted a s ~ ov looked at ( C:;c/e Ont=ti: a . In front of you d . To your left b. fn bock of you ~-Overhead c . Toyourrigh~ f. Oon'trernember 8 . fF you anw tho ouject, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning thft STARS and MOON? STARS (C irde One}: d. Don't i'emomber 9, Wc.s the objec~ brighter tho.n the background of the sky? (Cirde One):' a, Yes b. No 8.2 MOON (Circ:fe Ontt):. a. Bright moonlight b . Dull moonlight e. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember c. Don't remember . tO . tF 'Itwos BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, waa the brightness lilce that of an automobile headlight?: (Circfe One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several blocks away? c. Abloclccway? d. Several yards away? 11. Olci the ohfect:. a. A'J"peor to stand stlll' or ony time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Breok up into parts or explode? d. Give off smok? ( C ire: fe One For each question) Yu No 'Don't l<now Yes No Don't Know Yes No Don't Know Yes No Don't Know e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? Y No Oo"'t Know Yes No Don't Know g. F Uc-kcr, throb, Of pulsate? Yas No Don't Know Old thtt object move behind something at anytime, particularly a eloud? ~'A_.L1. - (Cirde One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, thn tell what 13. Oid the object move -in front of something ot anytime, particularly o cloud? ( Circ:le One}: Yes Don't Knnw. you answered YES, than tell what Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): Solid? b. Transparent? e. Don't Know. C id y~u observe the object through any of the following? Eyegb:sses Binoculars Yes No b. St.Jn gl c SS-" s Windshield Yes No g Theodolite Yes Window gloss Tell fna few word~ 'the following things about the object. 17. Draw a picture that wHI thaw the shape of th obJect or obiectt. Lob.l ancl Include In your sketch any detollt of the obiect that you sow such at wlna, protrualona, etc., ancletpeclolly exhauat troll or vapor trails. Place on anew betide the drawing to ahow the direction the oblect waa movln. ,. The eclpa of the oltf-ct we,.: (Circle Otte}t a. Fuzzy or blurr.cl l )DT ~r-t ~ b. like a bright stwr e. Sharply ovttlnecl .. ci. Don't reme"'IM' IP ther. WGI MORE THAN ONE oblect, then how Many were there? _...lv' ....... ~ ... ) , Drow o picture of how they were orrangM, and pvt an a"ew t. thow th. cllrectl., that they were tNvell"t Ot.ow g~ plc:tun tflnt wlff show the motion that the obl,ct Of obJch made. Place on A at the b.glnnlne of tn poth, o a a t the end of the path, and show any, chpng fn dlrec:tlon dwfng the course. :Zl. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu 01 estimate w~t the rHI tlze of the object was In Ita longest dimension J lo~ large dfd the. object -objects appear at comparecl with one of the following objects bela!" the hatt4 . (Circle One): a, Head of a pin g. Silver dollar . J .:.,.;'-.J-~ b. Pea h. Baseball c. Oi me I. Grapefruit d. Nlc1cet. i. Baslcetboll e. Qutlrtw 1c. Other---- ----- 1. Half doHar 22.1 (C/rde One of the following to Indicate how certain yov are of yow ontwer to Ou.tt.lon 22. c. Certain b. Folrly eert4;1in c. Not very awe cl. UncMtairt tn ortler t+tet you con gfvo oa c:leor a plctute po181~1e of .._ .. '"' tow, wo woul-' IIIlo fot 10" to IMtlne that you cevl4 tOftttfvct the object thot you uw. Of whot typo Meterlol wou4 .. you mel&o It? How latt weul .. It M, ..... whot 1hopo woutl 1t httvo? Oeac;IIN In yotW own worcf1 a hn~Mon Mloet ~ oltjectt which whon plecM up In the tic)' woul41 givo tho umo .,,..,~nco oe the obfect which yov saw, Whor" wero you l ocated when you saw the object? (C.irclo One): a. Inside~ budding . b. In a caf c. Outdo.,rs d. In o n o irpl~ne 26. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? b. In the re.,idential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flyingoverocity? What were you doing at t he t ime you sow t he object and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you war~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What d irection were yov moving? ( Circle One) a. North c:. East e. South I b. Northeas~ . d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you rooving? ----------miles per hour. 28;3 Did you stop at ony time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One ) Yes No 29 . What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) a . N~th c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) North Eost '.g. West/ b. Northeast d. Southeast f. h. Northwest If you are familiar with bearing terms (-angular direetion) try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from 1l'ue North and also the number of de9rees it was upward from the horizon (e levation). 31. 1 When -it first a ppeored: a. From true North------degrees. b. F rom hori zon degre.,s. 31.2 Wh~, i t disappeared: b. F f om hori zan degrees. j 34~ Whot were the weathar conditi ons at the time you saw t he object? (Circ:le One) Scattered clouds Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain c:. Moderate orheavyrain (Circle One) Slight breeze Strong wind Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) e. Don't remember e, Don't remember (CJ;de. One ) Yes 36.=1 I.F y.ou answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) . Yes . . No 36.2 Please list the ir names and addresses: 37. Was this the f irst time that you had seen an object Of objects like this? ( C ircle One) Yes No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstance did you'" other ones? 38 . ln )"'UI" o p in ion what do you think the object was and what might hove caused It? 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown . Place on A" on t he c urved line to show how h igh the object wos above the horizon (sky l ine) when you f irst saw it. P lace a " B" o n the some curved l inlt t o show how hi gh the object was above the horizon {s ky l ine) when you last saw it. 33 . In the following