PROJFCT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon '"' 1 NAS Fl o Probably Boli-n .4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround-Vi.uol 0 Ground-Rodor O::XWos Aircraft Helicopter 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Ai,..VIsuol 0 Alrlntrcpt Rodor Possibly Aircraft 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE one not given 11. COMMENTS 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Atronomlcol 0 lnsufflcint Ooto for Evaluation Single black bell-shaped obj having llelicopter was in that area at mtating vanes, disc at base with two time of the s i ghti n g . This, bright whito li~hts suspended ove r top plus description indicatP.s having no vi.sible attachments . Speed() hcJicopter. to extr e me l y high, emitting pulsating st">nnd resemblin!"-t l w ltbcop ter. J\pprox 50 ft in diameter. Obj pursued auto up to 90 mph. J\uto wa::; stopped wtwn ohj hoverPcl over hig hway . ATIC PORM 320 (REV 26 SEP 52) . , '~ ' .. _OEPARr -c:NT OF THE A IR FORCE JNCI:ASSIFIEO Mf':.SAGI ' PP RJEDEN RJEPHQ DE RJEDWP l9E . . DIR ATI WPAFB OHIO RJEPHQ/ ACS JtQ USAF \tJ ASH DC \~0NCLASSIPIEb FROM AFCIN- 4E4 8 - 1268-E ATTN AFCIN- Xl MAJ BY~NE( . :. REFERENCE UFO lT MSG FROM NAVY RBEMT-4; DATED 29 AUG 57 COPY TO, .:. ~ :;.(D!I REQUST PROPER NAVY COMPONENT IN D/ I BE CONTACTED AND ASKED, :'-.l oo!To} INITIATE INVESTIGATION, MSG STATES NO QUALIFIED NAVY INVESTIGATOR . ; \ 'IN 'CECIL NAVAL AIR STATION FLORIDA VICINITY OF I NCIDENTo NEAREST ... AISS UNIT IS ANDREWS AFBo THIS CASE TYPE CAPABLE OF CAUSING CONSI DERABLE PUBLlC~t~WISEo BRIEF SUMMARY OBSERVER CLAIMS BLACK ~f'BECL-LIKEOBJECtrFIFTY FEET IN DIAMETER HOVERED CLOSE OVER HIS .. '1::;~ ... - PURSUED:.;~(~;c! ~ T ?PEEJ?S OVER . 9121 MPH o AUTO STO?P ED AFTER . -~.-: .T~NG CLO t.9.~JECT AND BATTERY FOUND COMPLETELY DISCHARGED., ~-~JECT DESCRIBED Is SIMILAR TO'.ADAMSKI S SAUCERSoev SIGNIFICANT - -:~o. POINT OU~ ~-AT _OBS~RVER REQUESTED NO 'PUBLICITY AND ASSURf'NCES. : 0 ~ELEASE~ BE~MADE BUT ANONYMOUSLY REPORTED THE MATTER TO LOCAL f;;-tPR~SS o J3/2257 Z AUG RJEDWP . ACTION: CIN OJ OOPJ OOP-CP 11 X IBSDVDl !IPORTID THAT OBJECT DIPARTD> AT ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS 111GB VELOCITY WHIN UNAS$1C lATtD JtT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM NAS CECIL ADDITIONAL INFO X 08SIRVERS AUTO CEASD OPERATING AFTER OBJECT HOVDtD IN CLOSE PROX lMITY X !ATTERY COMPLETELY D ISCHARGD> X ~-NOQ UALli IDl INVESTIGATOR AVAILA~LE THIS COMMAND PACt T\10 OF TWO TMB085 TTB053BTf 09BEM '0rtl2 RR RJEPHQ RJEDW RJEDEN RJEPNB RBEPW RBEGK RBEMD DZ RBEMT 45 FM NAS CECIL FLD ~ TO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR Of INTELLIGENCE HDQTRS USAF WASHDC RJEiliP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON A~:B ATTNI AT1AA-2C: RJEDEN/CDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB RJEPNB/COMEASTAIRDEFENSE FOHCE STEWART AFB INFO RBE~/DIRNAVINTELL NAVDEPT RBEKG/COMEASTSEAFRTN RBEMDICOMFAIRJAX NAVY GRNC ~V-~ FLYOBRPT X CO ASTSEAFRON IN~-820 PNT 2 X t...-SING iL {r'a~L SHAPED OBJECT. HAVING~ATING VANE$_. lSI< AT BASE WITH"lliO BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT SUSPENDED OVER TOP HAVING NO VISI BLE ATTACHMENTS X SPEED ZERO 0 EXTREMELY HIGH X EMITTING PULSATING SOUND RESEMBLING S~UND OF HELICOPT F APPROXIMATELE FIFTY FEET IN DIAMETER X 2 X SIGHTED 222100R UNTIL 222140R AURUST 1957 X 3 X VISUAL SIGHTING FRTM GROUND X 4 X OBSERVER IN AUTO DRIVING ONE TO EIGHT MILES EAST OF NAS CECIL FIELD Ci"1M 30 DASH 13NC:1M 81 DAS;; 5 3W )( OBJECT PUR.5Ut: D BY OBSERVER AT SPEEDS UP T010 MPH X AUTO WAS STOPPED WHEN OBJECT HOVERED OVER HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 10 VFEET ABOVE GROUND IN CLOSE St!CURITY CL.ASSI~ICATION JOINT MESSAGEFORM S?ACB BBLO., RJ!Sl!RVJ!D POR COMMUNICATION C!NT.lm ORIO. OR REFERS T O CLASSIFICAT10N 0~ REFERENCE UNCLASSIF~ SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS I HQ USAF /}$;, A'ITN: .AFCIN-Xl, Maj Byrnes . INFO CY: CMDR 1006 AISS, ENT AFB UNCLASSIFIED FROM AFCIN-4E4 Reference UFO Tl' t-Isg from NAVY Aug 57, copy to D/ . Reques~proper Navy component in D/I be contacted and asked toAinves- tigat.-,.1-isg states no qual1 fied navy investigator in Cecil Naval Air vicinity o f incident. Nearest AISS unit is Andrews AFB. This case type capable of causing considerable trouble, public- ity-vise. Brief summary: Observer cl aims black bell-like object, fifty feet in diameter hove reel close over hls car. Pursued object at speeds over 90 mph. Auto stopped after getting close to object and battery found completely discharged. Object described is similar to Adamski's Saucers. Significant to point out that observer reques '-'C'I4 no publicity and assurances no releases made, but~reported~ony- mo u_s '~,the matter to local press UNCLASSIFIED ',mll.ACE W . .:.lv.,uu U Captain, USAF Assistant Adjutant. DATE TIMr: R PL.ACES DO FORM 173, I OCT 49, WHICH Wl l..l.. BE USED UNTil.. EXHAUSTED PAGE TWO RBEMT 45 RTXIMITY TO OBSERVER X 5 X OBSERVED BY M J AX FLA X AGE 25 X CONS I DE RED RELl ABJ..E X WIFE ALSO \ - OBSERVED BUT NOT AVAILABLE FOR INVETIGATION X 6 X WEATHER BROKEN CLOUDS AT 2000 FEET AND 12000 FEET CMM VISIBILITY 6 MILES X WINDS ALOFT ENE TO 20 KNOTS X LIGHT RAINSHOWER BEGAN 2127R ENDED 2.305R X NO UNUSUAL METRO CONDITION X 8 X NO PHYSICAL EVIJ;)~NCE X 9 X NO INTERCEPTION ACTION TAKEN X OBSERVER REPORTE~ANONYMOUSLY TO LO~AL PRESS X LATER LOCATED BY NAVY X DOES NOT DESIRE ANY RELEASE TO PUBLIC OF HIS IDENTITY X HAS BEEN ASSURD NO RELEASE WILL BE MADEO 10 X OBSERVER REPORTED THAT OBJECT DEPARTED AT ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS KliJEVEn.Eltiii WHEN UNASS REPT ABOVE LINE HIGH VELOCITY WHEN UNASSCIATED JET AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FRTM NAS CECIL FIELD X ADDITIONAL INFO X OBSERVERS AUTO CEASED OPERATING AFTER OBJECT HOVERED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY X BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED X NT QUALIFIED INVESTIGAIOR ACAILABLE THIS COMMAND 181 (2 gz AUG RBEMT MEMO ROUTING SLIP 1 NAME OR Tml OIIGo\llllATIOII AND lOCATION NEllER US. 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