P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Ba lloon t) r'\nri. l 1.~..-J;17 Tcmz) lS::o,Cn.l.i. f.n:t:ni.a . .. o ProbablyBalloon ssi bl Y Be ll oon 0 Ground VI $UOI 0 Ground Rodor 0 Wo s Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 P ro b obi y Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Alitronu micol 0 Probably Aatronomieol 0 Possibly Astrono m i c a l 7. l.ENGTHOP.OSSERVATION 8. NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othc, IJQlt:. iu.p;ron.Q l 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object , i'ell iut o ynrd o:f pr.i vCll e dwelllng, n o one saw objec t * Just r p t o :t hole .. ATIC FORM 329 (REV :Z6 S!tP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 In sufficient Ooto for Evaluation u. s . n1my and '~602d. No object O lG FOR SOLUTION-Army O rdnanc e expe rts dig in bock yard of San Gabriel home in search o f mysterious object tho t may have rocketed o u t of sky and plum- meted into earth there. They planned to dig to depth of 20 feet if it is necessary. (.PJ photo !Experts Dig Mys~eri ous Obj ed Army Specialists Excavate.in Back Yard of Sdn Gabriel Home for Possible Missile .\rmy explosives specialists dug down into the back jY.J rd of a San Gabriel home yesterday in search of a \ jt, '.:\Tel'ious obiect they believe may have bulleted out c f t!le sky-earlyTuesday. -- 1 Patrirk Murphy, 10-year- old c;on of O.::rar and Vir(finia :\lurnhv. found a :10- inch-wirle C'l' ltC'r n their Yarn n t o831 (,, ... ,.,1'.vood .\ n~. shortly aicer the ~:m Gttbricl '.Talley tocked ~:r .vbat 1\ jll.ents took lo In: :1 o n ic hoom. l\nive <lt:! t\.)l. Tl1p cone--.;naped hole waa t,\n fl'd d:o::p anri bv the li m: ir. fina llv c-ame to the <tll..,,ion ot .~.rmy ordnance u : : ~ f r 0 m F't. 2\lacArr.hur t'tt r """~-~rrta v. con v:cuon hrl grown rhat. it had been rr tnttn~ nt~<'er of r:1~ .1.'l1t Cl, lnrl't" l'fl!1C1ffi?!~r. i11' rl Pll' tl' ~ <tr :~ l.Jn. : r . l,tl i hro , ,.,, rn r!ouhtl ;I ct;:.rJ L s 7 , Army Digs for l Mystery-Object. c,,ntinueit fTom First Pa~e frorrr the air e n t ere d th9 . . I fe and hi-5 men dug ca ttnLt.5ly for three hours, then relumed at 10 a.m .. with mnrt.>l explosive Oldnance disposa-l un_it ~pecialists and :t truck- lo~rt nf ~hol'ing equipment. n .v midafternoon, they had! rlu*lO feP.~ dnwn in the rocky! :-nil \\'i thou t finding any ob- I Digqin~ operation.i w ere ~lnpped at 5 p .m., with plansi t n resume the joh today.j j\lP:tnwhile, two Sheriff's dep-. Ulte~ \\:ere a:;signed t o standi guard during the night. Cnpt. .Jack.;on said they in- t.c>nd to dig to a depth of 20 feet and " ... if we find noth ing, 1 here _!Vill be a. hole avail- O!:'r.<~ r Jr. :Murphy, a vene- tii-l.n-hl ind salesman, 'recalled Lh<~-t the b\.ast about 4:45 a.m. (llie c;<tme hour othel"' San G~ b riel a rea- residents were a 'lvakened by the so-called ' Emic: hoom) rattlert windows ~nd !mocked toys off shelves.! But .Tark:;on said: ~ ''Til~l'~s -nothing to indi-' r.ate ' l)at anything exploded when ! t. hit th~ ground.,. .NnthinK MluinK He. "laiti the hole could have _heP.n mad~ by anything up to '3 100-pound. comb but added. that if tlie ooject had eX'o p lorled. his-'men would have clt~rovered~ blackened. rock anr! rlirt~ .. .Jackson. said lie u n d e r- \ .r:rood there was an Air Fol'ce pra.ctlCP.: operat1on gomg on ~nnur. the time-of the ~hock, ht t Air Force information of- ') ficet~ announced a c he c k : , .... i t It,. Southern California ; h:lses failed to-turn.. up a re- \ porr. of any lost missile,.boinb ,. or P.quipment. ' To neighborhood conjec- ture that some youngster ntight have dug the hole, J 1ck~on \'P. poncierl. 'Tf a t ::ilcL had .dug it, we'ci know it hv ntlW. There wou lrt h;we lknn knee markd arf)unrl the r r ater.'' I li rstim~fp wa~ that " 'hilte\Pr ~rrenked into ther c:wth hack nf the Murphy l h1me had <~ fl nr 8-i nch rli- :lm"'ter tlnci "could be any Oi~zi.n;: With Care liE> admlu~rl the pos~ibility lit<\t.-if nn un e:<plorled bomb o.-missile la.v clPep in the grnunri-a prohing :; h n v e I nw;ht st"t. it off. F'or this rP.a- :-: 1n. hP. <.~nd his mE-n \\Pre dig-' gin!{ wtth P.'<trcme c:t r P. I One thm~ w<\~ c-P.rtafn: \\'Jatf'\'Pt . tnwk lh~ earth thrt .;o ihnr the .\rmv m~n " crt' unahle to tl'l'Ce the un-i c .. ~l:!:rnuru ll"\Jecror~. , .\t onP ;1nint Lhf'_r unco\'- ('rcd a r h H n k nf concrete , hcf'nng yellow patnt marks. hut t his was examinerl at Ft.! .Mac.\rthur and exper t3 r .ritiC'r. Hi~ r~timnfe> wa~ that ; \\"hJ teV~l' .~I !'C':lked in ln lhe f c;1rlh hdrk of lhe Mur phy' 11otne harl ;.1 (I nr 8-inch r!i.l ;llnP.er nml could be an~n lr.!ngth.'' Di inl{ "'ith Cure lie acimitterl the uosaibilityl tl:a.t-tf nn unexplorled bombj nr misatle lay deep in the, ,.:round-a prohin~ s hI) v e 1 l i ig:ht sel it off. Fot' this rea- ~'>n. h e and h is men were dig- ging with ~xtreme care. One thin~ was certain:! \\hatever c;truck the earth, fill~(l in its own burrow with! dirt :'o that the Army menl were unuhl~-to trace the un-1 derground trajectory. At one point they uncov-~ :'reel a c h u 11 k of concrete bearing yellow paint marks, hut this was examinerl at Ft. MacArthur anu experts de- dried it \vas unrelated. .. rll'iteci pmtion of an ancientl ' b:J by carr iage, a tin can <:md a p~ece of sarden hose long. buried . i On t he cli~ging Qperation \''ith Jackson's men wE>rel members of the 38th Ord- na nee Detachment under Lt.! 'l' . D. Smith, Air Force menl ;md t.vn Air Force intelli- gence officers who were clo!'e.l niol"tflied. One of the atter. rrchai1es 'lr.'Roskins 01 concecle.f1owever: - r.'tf1ere ' .; definitely-a hole in the g round.'' " Grounds'Roped Off Little Patrick ~lurphy saw the s mall crater Tuesday momin~ as he .was Jeavin~ . fo r schcol, but he rticln' t show, . i t to his father until t h a t e,ening. His dad called Tern-, pie City Sheriff's deputies. ~ They contacted Nnrton .'\.ir Force Base and Ft. ~rac.\.r thur orrtnance men were . By noon yesterday, the di~ in~ operation was in full ::wing and deputies were . forcect tn rope off thP. house1~ 1o keep the curious at a ctis- '.; s ister Diane. 12, took . the rlt m dew n( the eynie: I ' 'There's not.htn,~ In the/ ~round. lthink some kin rlu:~ the hole. Either th .. H 'lr it's. .Jack:;on did not :;h~rer His mPn l'Ontinuod , ~lis est i malE' wa . .:; t h a t: " hJletet .;:;treaked into ther r ;trth bdtk of Lhe M u r ph.v h ome had :.t II or 8-i nc h rti.l ;-tl1.1f>l.er anu could b~ anyl l englh.' ' Di!:;in~t 'Vith Cllre I~ e-. admitted the pos.;ihility Lhal-i( 'l n u nexploded bomb nt mi~.;ile lay d~ep in the ,.:round-a probing-s hove 1 r.ight set it off. Fot this rea- l'fln. he and his m e n were dig- ginS?; with extreme care . One thin~ was r e r t a i n: l \\"hatever struck the earth, fill~d in it.; own burrow with! dirt :'o that th.e .\rm y meni wr.re unable-to trace the un-1 dergrou nd trajectory . . \ t one point they uncov-' e~ed a chunk of concrete1 b('aring yellow paint marks,' hut this was exam inerl at Ft.l' 1\fRc..-\rthur anti experts de-l dried it wa.; unrelated. 1 rn::rerl portion of an ancien t I IJ:;by carriage, a tin can and a l piece of garden hose long btt ried. i . On the cli:~ging oper a lion~. with Jackson's men WPre mem bers of the 38th Ord- na nee Detachm e n t u nder Lt. I 'f. D. Smith, Air Force men ?nd t.vo Air Force intelli- gence officers who were close- 'niotttnea. One of the latter.! .I~lCharles It .. Hoskins ara conce e, 1owever: - tfi'ere'.; nefinitelya hole in the ground.'' Grou nds Roped Off Little Patrick :Murphy saw t he s mall c r a t e r Tuesday! mornin.g as he .was Jeavin~1 . for schcol, but he rlicln' t s how I i t to his father until that e,ening. H b: dad called Tem- ple City Sheriff's deputies. : They contacted Norton .'\.ir J.'orce Base and Ft. ~IacAr- t hur ordnance men were . :-ummoned. By noon yest erda.v. thP. di~-; in~ operation was in rull ::wing and deputies were f orred to rope olf I hP. house 1, to keep the curiou;,; at a dis- Pat's sister Diane. 12. took lhe rli m ,ie w o( the rynic: I ' 'There's nothmg in t h e ~rnunrl. l think ..;ome kid duri the hole. Either that qr it's 'nxa:; gopher. .Jackson dtd not ~h~re H is men {'Ontinued ~M COMDR 4602 D AISS ENT AFB COLO ! 0 COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHI O 'UNCLAS/AISOC 313. PD REFERENCE MY MESSAGES AISOC 295 \;~D AISQC 304 PD FINAL REftRT T~1PLE CALIF INCIDENT PD ARMY GRDI~ACNE CEA~ED OPERATION S AFTER DIGGING SIXTEEN FEET PD CSAt1 COt<lMANDER STATED THAT I F A~Y OBJF.CT WAS / N GROUND :-;tiM ITii{uLD NOT BE DAGEROUS PD APPARENLY ~THERE viAS NO OBJECT PD F'URTHER OPEATIONS SINCE AI~OC 3Z4 LEND CREDENCE 'fO RUMOR REPORTED PD NEWSPATPER CLEPPINGS OF INCEIDE~JT WILL FOL LOt/ BY MAIL PD NOT FURTHER ACTION CONTEt1PLATED PD END 12/210 12 APR RJEDEtJ 1 957(; 'Kpr.9..San Gabriel,Cal-1~rly-Unidentifiecl Object plunges 1n oactcyard he~e .. dig~ing a crater! Sonic-boom rocked town! Ar!ny Or.dnance di~.,.ing-up entire yardto find it! Believed to bean Object ab t 6in~ in dia'lleter,a missile,rocket,r,1eteorite,ice or UFO!, There uere A:~ pl~es i!' the Sky_ a-t? the. time of"Boomtr! . 1\nother datum that is perhaps relevant is found ~n t.he Los .n~eles Exarr.ine r i.nr:eles Times, /.pril 11. Another skyquake "roc~(ed" the San Gabriel Vu.l- l e y n.t h: 45 a . m. t1:o days earlier. Hcsidents wer e awakened by the "so-calle d sonic-boom," the force of which "rattled Yrindows and J:nocked toys off the shelves . But the novelty of the "sl~yquake Ynw eclipsed by an additional fe:J.ture: a thirty- inch wide, tao-foot deep conical hole 1'iaG fo~lnd in the bncl~j-ard of the home of , a venetian-blind salem;1an. His lO-y0ar-old son :;ho said that he heard something l:tncl nith a "thump" about 5 a. m., found the hole on his way to school, and told his fo.ther nhout it that evening. } iu.rray inforned the Temple City she~"iff' s station of the hol e , deputiea investigation, and the matte r turned ove:r to the Exrlosive Ord:1ance Disposal sq.1a.d ct Fort Uac;\rtl-:ur. Cap- tain sai<.l t!:r1.t u sonething from t h~ .:.tir ho.d entered the e:r-o und-- sorr:cthinr; about nix or eight inches in di::Jmete r t hat could be any lonGth. added that the hole Yms similar to one nn.de by n small dud bonb; speculation ctlco inc ludcd the possibility of a meteorite or one of those confounded f lying GrlUcers. and his r.1e n due cautiously and by 5 p . m. ( ;'.pril 10) they h a d reached a depth of ten feet without uncovering any dud bonbs, meteorites or flyin;: saucers. said that the:-/ -::ould continue: to dir:; to a depth of 20 feet, a nd should nothing be found, "there will be a hole :wailable. " ;\flpr.trently there is norr a 1 20-foot hole avai lable: !.irs. (to rrhom ne arc indebted for all of the California noVFs clippings) wrj.tes U!J that subsequcn1~ ne~rs accounts rc;por tt:ri the search for the "unidentified object" ''J.J.S fruitless. Of COtu'S<?, the possibili. ty thn.t the obj cct" re::;ponaible for the hole \'IC1S a meteorite is strong , although none wus found. But the connection betYreen the hole and the skyquako" remains unknorm. Apparently, there ,.,as nothing to in- dicate that nnything exploded vrhe n it the ground, according to Capt. Jackson. X Y.X XX X I o I l l ~ll~:IJLE .\IYST ERY-Armv hnmh .'( Jlf'rl. .. , he a m i. il P. hu rierl th~r,. , ._..rat er -Los Anlttles I::X:\mln~r flhOto. l111l~ In h~tkyarl t HB."\ I G rt't'IIWond WVf'IHI~ Sun Guhrif'l, wh,.r~ Pnt ,\lurphy, I 0. 'Hid he ht>~nl o lljt-tt I a n ti. s.zst IJ:'i~r';J!" Great unidentified Fallen Object Hunt in Yard Fails (Continued From Page One) neurby Arcadia, theorized that a meteorite could httve streaked would be too far down to cause fr.am the sky smashed into the any damage." eruth nnd th~n been overlooked Capt. Jack.