PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION !1. CONCLUSIONS Between o Wos BoiiOOft 22 July 1957 Amarillo & El Paso. Texas o Proboltly Bali-n ssi bl Y Boll oon ,.~ound-R--'o IDX Was Aircraft ~-----------....,.,_ tsu U'f' vo 0 Probalal y Aircraft GM~IJ~r::==========---4~"8~ Ai.-Vi .,ol 0 Alr-lnterc~t Ro41or Possibly Aircraft ~P'r!VHI~ 6. ICE 0 Was Astronomlcol DYes 0 Prolaobly Astronomical t -..... lei vi l ian 0 Poui laly Ast-mocol J. L.INGTH Oft OIIEitVATION I. NU,.BER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other------------ 0 Insufficient Dcrto for Evoluoha" I 0 UMnown ta alttEF SU,.MAY Dill "GHTIM8 11. COMMENTS A1rline pilot from Amarillo to El . Paso, T exas aivcd his a/c a bruptly to avoid li~hts of 3 UFO that sud- daoly appe~red in his path. The story was made a matt e r of note by the press. ATIC opinion was probably n/c off course. Co!lfirmed b:; Cr. tl'!fiiA 1 I t ,fa lt.. ..,"os!i~ .. ocen"t ""m riean trline .... r,clueul. ov.-~ -. t..m~ - 9th "' ~ ~ ,h:!.a }ear, e:o::u:enrlnq m1eb 1r F ce eondua-:.1 an 1nTe.RipUoa ncl anl~. e:,9!ea 'Jf CAA 1n"Rsti4P1"1on 4'Ctpol'ta woW.4 be a des!recl t o :uati.ns Air J'at'ee 1:e inYOl~ unJ.acti:tidd ri1 pbo:t'X'!{'ISA, u a .;o ~ :ta for an.. 2"B illquhioa frts f.tiC p:eu end public -~rii~ ~'IU8U'Ll. u:rfal 4Jleident.a. .t1a a general rule, uc4 1Dquiriea ) t.:> u-t.!.s Cente-r tmd !"e't))l'U fit CA.A f!.nding.a ou tile vith tbia cr;-.uUution ~cl be t o 'the :mn-wl. bntef1t :Jl ~ l concerned. DEPARTMENT o:: COMMERCE CIVIL ASRONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION \'/ASHII'IGTON 25 \i.r ':'ec"'r.lc:1l intelli.., '3nc e Center r!.<ht- ?'1"':tarson :\lr ;;orce 3a~e, Ohlo '!'his -r ... : l ::c.c:1owleu:e receipt of :r'O'.l.r lec~r, r~t'erence m ... :nbar .... c_:~-lL7J~, in mich you requested copies of t:Oe C::-r...l Aero- rw.o.ti::s \cL-rl..!li.Jt.rau.:.on fi::~al r~port of investi~ation ':>.f '-'Jo j ncid eo"':.s i:l~ol vi-::~;g co..::lerc::.3.1. a i -:-) i ners and t,,., e 'ri60 ting of J D.; .:ieo~iiied flT-.::Jg l. '.~ec~s, .h-~!1 '1.2..1 ::e~n ,revi.,nsl7 t"~oot"'U!d in 1ocu 1ews-::a~r:rs. ~o _1..!-si. i"c~e-"l"'U ~ntio.ned occurr~ on Jul; 22, 1757, =.!:a.r ..:na.rillo, :-. 13, ::md :..nTOl7o.:i ~5 iorld irlines Fliznt .t o. 21. Subseonent. i~7~stiga~ion pr~v~ tna~ "'U~e ~,irler.t.!i~d object s ~o~er 11rcrait Ynic.fl .._. a:isnlayi..~ the proper na.vi;;a.tion light.&. The ..rue idontit,- oi t i'rl.a "li.rcrai't vas never deto~d howe'ftr, it is asStJ!ted that. it' ns 'l U. S . ir Foree ':\C-97 all'er:li't vhich vao knom to be O!JeratJ.ng 1n t.be ~e~ t the ti~ of the incident. ':ha se~ond incirtent. -,rent.ioned oecurred on July 17, 19t)7, ncar El Paso, !'o:ras, .x~d i.I:JTolvf"d .~werican A.1rlinea 1l"J.igbt Ro. 6')5. InYestigat.:lan ol +~is !~cident defin1tely established the fact that the uoidentitied flying -.ojer.t. \las American M-:-Unes' Fllght Jfo. 966, which had preTiouB17 departed 1 ~aso, !eT.as! en roo t~ Dallas, Texas. r.,.cord~. L ... C.!. ~!'. , "C'aferred .Wov~, haTe been dete~eC. ~..o involve _,t~er a!3~l"'Y'd tz~at. he .:lb,ve infor!M.t-ion Y"'-11 ."'lf!'ice _or rey,lr ~.1 a .. .:ox-'Ulce .Jit.h rour request., o:e are esT...ablishing a -:>rxedure mereoY' 'TJ:)ur t)t't:T:l"rl.~a~ton w-1-ll b e infor:Ded o t"le results of all ,..ivil .eronaut.ica . ::rl.:u..str"Ti"n n~stigatiana involvi:1~ ci lilian "'ircr:Ut ~nd t~e si2h~L"'lg of unidentifi~d aer ial ~heno.ana :ta:t '( ~rley Dirac~nr, :r 'lee J! 71l~ht .Jul} 22-:Sr. !:'OU'te .fro:-.1 Chicago to Tucson-rT.1'\ :\irli..l'ler aL'T:OSt collides-wit : ... l!F:: J."; 13,000.:~. .'\l't.itude! It had liEht.~,reported the Pilot