OA7ETIME G~OUP CMT (l? /00tl7Z PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Wr1shi 1:t4ton, D .. C . 4. TYPE CF OBSERVATION ::O:'Ground-V i suol 0 GroundRodur 0 Air-Vi:suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar CO~CLUSIOHS 0 Was 6c.Jloon 0 P robobly B alloon Pussibly Balloon D Wo$ Aircraft 0 Probably Airr:ruh 0 Po :ssi bl y Aircraft .O X Wa s A stronomicol Me t e o r 0 Probably Astronomical C i. V 0 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other-----------~ 7. S turn E tur n 0 lnsufficientDcrtoforEvaluotion Iour to f:lve sec two K o 1 t h o 0 Unlcnown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Two olJjects circular, l/3 size of color dull pink, objects i n t1ail sound a bootn like d1stant thunder objects went out of sight. ATIC FORM 32!) (REV 2o SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Objacts p 1csent appearing like meteors . Tota l s i gl1t iog l~-5 seconds COllsis t ent with this analysisG Appe!trance of going away from observer the n toward observer was optical illusion . ~.le t eor ente r e d fm b elow plane of ecJ.i ptic and 'va s ove r taking . AF FORt,l 112 APPROVE!Jt JUNE 1941 ( Cl.A!.:iiFIC.\ TION) REPORT NO. I (LTi-1 VE ELA-V.'<) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT '.J~'llu.-:=r ~l11eJ .:/lJ i.f'~ Ci0jact :tJpol~ SUMMAitY; ~E11tcr cC111clll :umm~rll of report. Gire &ig7Jijiccnee In final onNentence porcgrapfl. Lid lncJOitlra ell ower ltjt. BtDin (t.tt of report Ctn ~1 r }'or m /It-Part J f.) OISTI110UTIO:t 0'\" OntGIMATOR HOfE. THIJ DOCUMENT CONT.\ INS INFOR '.\1\TION AFFECTING THZ NATIONAL DEFI::tl5~ 0~ THE UNITED STATES WITHIN TltE MEANt~G OF rHE LSPION1\GE ACT. !'.0 U . S. C.- 31 ,\!I') ~l . .\5 A\IENDED ITS TR"-N5 MtSSIO:-l 0"! Ti-lE REVCLATION OF Irs CONTENTS IN ANY M,\:O'IER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PER'"..ON IS PROHIBITED BY LA'N. IT ;.\1\Y NI)T II REP~ODUCCD IN \'/HOLE OR I N PAf<T. DY OTIIER fHAN UNITCO SfATI:S Al!l FOP.CC AGENCIES. EXCEPT OY PEI<'HSSION OF TilE DIRECTOR OF INTU LIGWCE, USAF. (CLAC:.;IFICATION) AF FORM 112-PART U Af'?ROVED I J UNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATIOI'I) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .E.:ndq,~srt.):ts Co.:1...-nnd, USA.F REPORT NO. C.i.cc ular. 3oom l i k e dis !~an-t tlH.lt<.l.fjl' .Ji'ts~ OOjr.:Jcts "L-/0D-'v o,:\:, ~.h:Uu :.:r..:,and.ing in thls back y~d, oba~:r'lfe.r l oo:.::oo OW}J.' ; . :. ::0of tox' o f a b 'J'-!39 i n hac~ of h i::; tJ.nd r.otad c.~w ob,jscr~:J b d i'ir~ thrJu.) -,,,;:r a !J:;~J.l. ruc!cet s. 1 i.r ot. sean 'tiu"-:>Jg:'l t.ilin c2.o ud3 ~ Ob J.Jc t s lmzoe abo ut 1.;5 6-e.s::r(..:e s ~)CJ'n~ L:e ho::-.L~on Jt.oli~-3 in :;. .::;i)ut.l1erly cl..i.J:o~ction. Qbj octs 'vi::!~e abo,J7, L~; t~ . ..3:?:ol:H::S ll:Oovd tb~ hc.ri.::'.0n r.:.ov 1:;.g in a. dJ.z~ction ~.::-~n t hey dl..Ja ear9d. UO.j oCtS ':iel'S .1:)01':\.!'.g in il .:;QIJtherl,Y UJ '!:"a c t,lOl1 tl:J0~'1 tb.a :.;aat nr:d "thon t..u-~J t o a i!ortherly h. J.ir.g. a t l.S ti..mea that ol"' n j a t a.Ucr!lf~. o . i.on~ ou~ of oi ght. 4 Four ~o five ~aconda. Gr our..d- v i s ual. L. 1'ir~a and c~;:rt.a cf sight,ir.g : 5, Locat.ion c, observer: o . hl2l 8-th St r eet., N. \-1.;~ \Ja3hlngt.on, D .. c. .Ll-.Jct r c:nlcs I nstalla1;.ioi"-'i n.cd l1epalr.-...an, IIOTE: HilS DOCUM~Nf CONTAINS INFOP.~I,_\TION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFEN::,l:. OF THE UNITED STATES N I H ! I N THE MF~NJNG OF T Hi:. ESPIONAGE ACT ,!:<l U S. C.- JI AriD 32. AS. AMENDED. ITS T R ANSMISSION OR THF. RE'JELI\TI Oi'l OF IT3 COT'cT CNTS IN ANY :'-IANN E.:l T O .\N UNM J fHOP.ILt::D F'ERSON 1$ f ROHI31TC:O BY L AW. IT M AY NOT IJi REPilODUCEO W WHOL E OR IN Pt'\RT , BY OT HR TH;;N UNITE.O STATES Alf! FORCE f>GLNC:I S, EXCCPT UY PErlM !SSION Of THE DIRECTO~ OF NTI:.LLIGEN!..E. USAF. AF FOR~,, 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT flO. 11.. ? '..>sitj.o n ti:.le a nd cO .lil:Hrts ai' t.ha przpa.r'i ng of .fice:r: b . T e ds scri:;:t . .Lon of thl3 i.rcici.s rrt .l&.- .2..catc~;:; t:,:lt cL'1 in~ercci-J~ by j~:.d:. airczo:t!'t occ:1..-red. lt.. t.11e obj ::lc :,::; ' s:;;t)ed .,::::.:e t~1ai. es 'ib.atad by t.ho ob::h~rve:::-, i~ uo:tld h .:."fd been n.;~p!"rr.{i:':.at.aly 9000 ~':!ph 2r..d i t 1iotU.d bo difficult tiJ ::.;llc:o~ su~h lr.o-,e:~:ants even f:)r th;.-! ti.ma j:'C-r-iod est.l..aii't.ed. l'h-a t.nu.r.der-ll.l bo o:J .r"r-thor :lrdlcates t.ha ~ the sonic barrier trDs .r;enet.r:.H.~ a:.d Ua3 r.tost lli\:Gly ca::t3ed b'J' jet ir..tercept.ors. }j;~.. ap~srr-~ i3 not sea!~ :J...V :pe.rDO!:al nr)~eriGty. 'J.~ha ::-eliZlbllity o t:lls l"'.:";pQrl is U.'~CI'!O~lil. HOTE: TH I ; OOCU'oiE:.NT CO NT ~INS lrlFOn :.IATJOtl AF Fl:J~TINf; THE NATJON1\l I>EFFNSE.I)F T :-iE UtUTF.D STA'r C<; WITHIN THE MFM-IING O F n-II.I'SPtONAGF. I>CT, 50 U 5 C.- 31 A!liU J2 AS A '-IE'WE:.D. l l.i 1 RAti.>MISSII) 4 0~ iiiE REVELATION oc: ITS CO:'II ENTS 1:-1 A NY MANNER T O ,\N UNAIJTHORIZC:O PERSON IS PHO!-II BITED DY LAW. IT M W ~!OT CE REPRO DUC(O IN \'tliOLt: On IN PART. BY OTHER 'f Hi\N UNtlED STATES AIR FOHCE AGUJC:IES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSIOt4 OF THE Dl f!ECTOR OF IN TLliGF.NCE. US1\F.