PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 8n~us:t l~QZ Cambria AFS, California 0 Probably Boli-n OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon XEX Grttund-VIsual AraundRodar 0 Was Aircraft o ~J.JVP~o'T lars Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Roclor Possibly Aircraft V 1;\xWas Astronomical Jupiter 0 Probobl y Astrttnomica 0 Possibly Astronomical :tnd 7. LENGTH OF OBSEIIVATIOH HUMBER OF OBJECTS Othe~namolaus 0 Insufficient Oofo for Evaluation 10. BRII!F SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Round r e d and orange objects the Appears to be an attempt to relate h lip with the siCThtin('r s~ze a p e a observ~d one a hove astronomical body. Venus p o sition deseribe d . Nd:e: Obj observed for From fac t s state d appeRr t}'lat meteorological disturbance 1nversion, was area CaUSl.Dg Evaluation: Attempt t'Jl a Lc appearance of a n1dar r etur n ~' the anamolous propagation W/:tSl 1'0 body. d1sappoaranco of the IFF indicatio fm t h e scope a s described in the r . ATJC I'ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) . DISPOSITION FORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (Jf tnl) (u) Offici a l UFO Report -Cambria AF Station AFCIN- 4E4 DATE l7 Sep 5? ~ COMMENT HO. 1 qE4/ Capt G. T . Gregory/wm L Request your review and analysis of subject UFO 755th ACW Squadron, Cambria AF Station, California. report received from the ,'\:; i~:~ 2 . More .. credence is generally given to the actual obs ervers of a sighting, . ... i:n this case, . the pilots. While this does not rul e out the Commander' s opinion , yourcomnents regarding the pos si'J?ility of IE'F and other radar e quipment in the vicinity producing s purious i ndi cations vould be appreciated as part of your , c onclusions : . .. < .UFO report D D !.. 0 9 6 . REPLACES HME F~f!M 96. I~ 41. WHICH MAY BE USED 0 U, S. GOV1tiUIW%lfT PRDITDIO O,ICII:: U Sa 0 UUU 7't5th AC&W Squacron, SUbj: UFOB Reports ( Cont d) object when last Angle oi o),evation a~th (direction) of observed. (239 7 mile~J -12 and 17 angels OJ0 -orbit Description of flight path and/or maneuver of object. (5) Manner of disappearance of ( 6) Length of time in sight. ( 1 hour and 10 minutes c . Manner of observation: (1) Gr ound- v isual and Ground- electronic (Hei ght and Search Iladar) ( 2) Statement a s to optical aids: ~U~s~ed~b~J.-n_o_c_ul~a~r~s~--- d . Time and date of sighting: reference to California Li .. ht conditions (ni,;ht, day,dawn, dusk) Night Localion of observer . Exact l atitude and longitude, or a known land"Jark. ?75th AC&.i Squadron J Ca.1bria A?S, Identifying infonnat.ion of all ob..3ervars: (1) 1fi_itary -'tiil.Lialll H. Miller, S/Sgt -?75TH AC.'iRON P.adar Operator - Considered v ery reliable. g . \:eather and ;1inds aloft -conditions at the time and place of sighting : (1) Observers account of weather conditions. Very clear (2) Report from nearest A"ifS or US weather bureau: "v'lind direction and v elocity in de6rees and knots at: Ceiling.~N~o~n~e (1) knoant of cloud cover . ~t~lo~n_e _ (2) Thunderstorms in area. ;N~o~n_e 7't5TH AIRCRAFT COW1'ROL iU~D ~.A&~U!G SQUAD . .ON United States Air Force C~nbria Air Force Sta tion C~1bria, California SUBJ:EX;T: Unidentified Flying Objects Reports (UFOB) Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado 1. The follo\'dng UFOB report s are subnitted t o your head- quarters in accordance with par ?a. (2)a.. of AFa 2Cu- 2 , cated 2 . 'fhe fonna.t u:;~d below is in co.:tp1iance ,.ith par ?d. of AFH 200-2. R<.;port n-.uno; r one (1) is as listed below: a . De3cl'ipti.on o1' the object( s): (2) Size cor.tparca t o a known ooject h ela i n t:.e hanC1 at about arms ll.!ug th ._.;P=-e~a.=------- ( 3) Gol.or. Red and Orange Number. Three (;2) For:na tion, if more than one -.=.St~a=..c;;;.;;k~c:.;d;.;..._ _ ( 6) Any discernible features o r aetails -~H.::.:on::.e=----- (7) Tail, Trail o r Exhaust, including size of same co~pared to size of object. None , (8) Sound. If heard, d~scrioe so d. No.::.:n~e~-------- 0~?"er ')C!'tin~nt o r unuslal !'e t.ur~"s. P.:mid r ise .2-"ld b. Description o1' course of object: (1) '.:tat first c alled the atte.1t i on of obse.:. v er to the object \'lhen first and 17 an3els ?75th AC~i Squadron, Subj: urDB Reports (Cont 'd) (5) ~nner of disapper ance of object . Tne\ fog g rad- ually moved i n coverin the object. Cn radar it s lo;Jly faded out . II V'y {I . e ngt o1 JJUe J.n s~g. .f4Lm._nutes ~ c . Marm'=r of observation: reference to California (1) Ground-visual and Ground-electronic HRI equip. Statement as t o optical aids --=B.:.i;.:no;:;..:;.cul=a:::.:r:..;s~. _ Time and date of sighting: ( 2 ) LiJht conditions (1'i ght, day, da\~n, ciusk) Night Locati on of o bserve r . ct l a t i tude and l on gi t ude, or a , uow11 landmark. 775th AC&f.i Sg,ua ... ron Ca.-nbri a A?S, Ca.ubria , Ido~tb.!'yiug infor-.nation of al 1 ob3erver s : (1) Joseph S . Anderson , L~ajor -??5TH AC ROJ.;, F.X Cfficer ( 2 ) Thoma~ E. Brint on, 2nd Lt-?75TH AC.RON, Director (3) '1illiau H . l!iller , S/Sgt-? 75TH AG'.'ItiU!'! , Rada r Oper ator g . \ !eather and winds aloft -conditic..ns a t t he time and. place ni...;hting ; (1) Observer' s account of weat iaer conditions . Clear ( 2) Report f rom nee:r e.:.t A':IS or US \'leather Bureau: .. i:1cl directio n and velocity in degre ... s a.~; knots at: , Surface_N~o~n~e~------- U) Ceilin._;. Iudefinit e Visibility. Indefinite AC&Vl Squadron, Subj: UFOS Reports (Cont' d) j . Any other ~usuA acti-.ity o conditi on, meteorological, astronomical, etc /Meteor in area in entirely different posit.ion k . Interception or i dentification action taken. is~ey Nitro - Moffet Flt. ----Front P_age !af!k~e North Island fl=D _ ocation of any air traffic in the area at time of si ght- m. Position, title and co~nents of the preparing officer, including his analysis. ~N~o~n~e _ n. Existence of physical evidence, such as m3terials and 3 . Roport number two ( 2) i s as listed below: D~scription of the object : ~lze comrar~d to a known objnct held in the hand at about anns lcn,~t.h. Pea e- (.3) Color. ::hite t.hen ora!l6~ furuation, if more t han one. Horizontal (6) Any discernible features or uet ails ~iJo..;;.;n:.:.e=--- (7) Tail, trail or exha ust, includin~ si z e of ~ue Sound, if heard, cescribe sound. ~N~o~n~e~--- Oth~r pertinent or unusual feature s . None . ..: \ Description of cours e of object: (1) :.nat fir:.;t callea tht object. =Br ggh~t~n:.:.e.::.s.::.s~an~d~l:.:o~w~a~l~t~i~t~u~d~e-- objl;ct when first ot>j - C t little move!'lent e).evation and Descriptio:t of dr o"l.)oed slm.lv on oi observer to t he azimuth (direction) of ' -40 and 41 angel s 1.3 miles ?75th ACS.U/ Squadron_, Subj: UFOB Reports ( Cont' d) h. An~' other unusu21 activity or condition_, meteorological_, astrono~ical_, etc. None Int~eption or identification action taken. -()2H out of : :off et j . Location of any air t1affic in t he area at the time of sight- k . Position_, title anc.i comme:tts of the preJJai ..... including his analysi s See Remarks 1. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and m. Remarks: Objects appeared to b e stars from casual observence_, h owever paints on FPS- 6 radar H!U. In s arae area i ndicat e objc c Ls o f s o:.te o t he r na ture. Fig:.ter aircraft under my control reporteu vi::tual contact, but no radar cont<..ct. T.hey said that t!te Obj uc Ls aptear.e::~ to b~ st.ars, but I do not a gree. .".ben fightet aircraft go within 50 miles of the obje c t s , both fi15hter' s IFF dl~.JJ..eartd 1r om ! FI of F.t'S- 3 radd r . The fi~hter air- craft I / F di~ 110L reupear until the fighto s were appr ox:Lrttat ely 70 lltiles 1rom Lho llb.}t!cts . During this tim~ t here wer e other IFF , paints on the l'PI in other areas. It was ll sum~ that the I FF equip-"'' ) ent of t he fiLl tor aircraft was "-~ erational. r 4. Due t o t 1e non- avail a bility of t he pro,. er forms, (AF Form 112 and 112A), l.lw r eports u s listed in par 1 a ttd 2 above a r e .for- warded to y our h'=l.:1dqu.1.rters in t he manner. : . 1 !1u:u-tor s , ; i r Jef ense Co'"'!':13n1, nt .\ir For~c iliseJ Colorado ?.' . ...': Co~I.lo.ndci, ; Ail! Technical J.nt"lli::;encC' Ccnt~r, .\T .:!! : .. 'ri t-Patt"'rson '.i r Force I'.:lsc, -:,i o