PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon September 1957 San A::ttonio, Texc.s Probably Bolloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon DATETIME GROUP . LoC"al JtGround-Vi sual 0 GroundRodar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Ai,.lntercept Radar 0 Possibly Ai rcroh 0 AI,. Vlsu Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Civil:iiJ.D 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofi.OISERVATIOH I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other li{XInsvfficient Data for Evaluation ~ minu:t~s 10. BRIEP SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS blue-white e l e vation l a rge pinhead this report be properly we r e like evaluated. of sig-ht. ATIC PORM 329 (RI'!V 26 Sf!P 52) 15t 1fYDI35 DDIIII Mil IJDD I DE IJird liB Ill CCIIDR 11 ACVIOM LACIUMD AD TEJ TO RJWFRV/COMDI 33D ADI OKCTY Af STA OKLA INJ'O RJDD/COIDI ADC ENT An COLORADO SPRIBGS COLORADO iJEDIP/CO"DR All TECHNICAL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIR or INTILL HEAIQUARTERS USAf VHAHIBGTON ~ DC UNCLAS JRCit DO 1 S 8 . ~ susJEcta uros atrOit~ ltM ONE-<A)(TIGHT ~lRCLE)CB)'~ZE or; i N/A (f) N (C) NOIE CH) NOME (I) NONE_ITEM TVO (A) AND (B) LT. APPEAlED ,. -~ DEGREES ABOVE THE HORRIZON. CC) DEGREES ABOVE-THE~ROIRIZ (D),TJC:HT TUlliS . Y SPIEEDS~OBJECT. HOVERED Ill (oaJEc!- rAiii:n GRADUALLY IN HORR120N~<i>Mno oR ntE MINutis~. irDI TEXAS ITEM SEVEN (A) "-N/A;.iiA cc(.!9 CEILI."-C:)O~ CLE~!V)CE) HONE (J') NONE ITDI EIGHT (A) NONE lTDt NINE (A) NONE lTDt TEl <A> NONE Ill SJCHT ITEM ELEVEN ~OTHINC: UMUSUAS 5~--~-----A~AR_ . ITDt .TVELVENONE 8212&,8Z OCT RJVfiiV (11 RJEDEN RJEDvP RJEPHQ LZ RJt.J FH\v 7 8 FM COM DR 74! ACivRON L ACY.LAND ll.FB Tt:X T O RJWFHlv COM DR 33D AD\>1 OKCTY AF ST A OKLA COLORADO fo INFO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS P.J E!kJ PICOMDR AIR TECHNICAL I NTELL CENTER tv RIGHT PATTERSON AF 3 OHIO ~ RJEPHQ/ DIRECTOR OF INTELL HEADO.UAR1'ERS USAF tvASHINGTON 25 DC UNCLAS FRot1 DO 741-9-46 . SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT. ITEM ONE <A> CIR.CULAV<B> HEAD OF _LARGE PI N <c>Cii.uz lvHITV<D)l~JjEN FIRST OBSERVED THERE HERE ~EN OBJEC~ 0 REMAINED ABOUT THE S IZE OF A LMLGE PIN lli:1i:D AND THE }JXJfiJOJODXJrfi FIVE OTHZRS tJERE LIKE SPECKS OF LIGHT. CE)) NONE <F> NONE ( G ) NONE <H> NONE <I> NONE ITEM Tl~O CA ) LOOKED UP f AND HAPPENED TO SF.E I T <B> UNABLE to DETERMINE '(C) UNA9LE TO DETERMINE <D> DRIFTING SLOt4l.Y IN WESTERLY DIRECTION BUT . ..:...:.A:....:.PA..:.:...:R;.:_T FROM EACH OTHER <F.) FADED OUT OF SIGHT <F (FIVE MINUTES)ITEM THREE <A> GROUND VISUAL <B > ([I X -POWER TE~E~.HOJ:~ i10UJ~TD ON A- PAGE TWO RJ!vFHt.aJ 7B RIFLE."CC) N/A ITEM FOUR <A> 15 SEPTEMBER ~ Al\l AT\ITONTO TE'X' AS ITr"-1 SIX' WAVERLY AVENUE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS PHONE BUSINESS ADDRESS ILDING SAN A ONIO. BUSINESS T HE UFOBS tv ERE SEEN BY HIS SON. <B ) Nl A ITEM SEVEN <A> CLEAR AND VISIBILITY UNLif1ITED CI3) 6 ,000-170DEGREES- !'/I'!IiJ tl#w N tu (C) CLEAR CD> FIFTEEN MILES <E> NONE <F> NONE ITEM E I GnT THE U.S . \vEATHER BUREAU RELEASED. ONE lvEATHER BALLOON AT "33e1J) 14 SEPTEMBER 1957. THERE \vAS ALSO ONE UNUSUAL WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN THE SUN lv AS SETTING, IT'S RAYS WERE BOUNCING OFF OF SOME Sr10J<.E L AYERS CAUSING A COLOR VARIATION FROM BL UE TO GRAY. T HE loJEATHER BUREAUS' OPINION I S THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SMALL ENOUGH TO APPEAR AS SNALI. ROUND OBJECTS EVEN FR0~1 nuiTE A DISTANCE. ITEM NINE-NOt~Z. ITC:t1 TEN-O~'E CONMERCI AL AIRLINER, FOUR ENGINE D. ITEM ELEVEN-NO UNUSUAL OBJECTS APPEARED ON RADAR. ITEH T \vELVE -t-!ONE. I -1 7/21192 SEP RJWFHW PROJECT10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Waa 8ollo0ft 20 tember 1957 San Antonio Texas D Prot.aw, a.at " ~ D Woa Aircraft .I.e -----------~,.until-VIM.. D Cround-Ro4er a Proi.Wy Aircreft 21 0020Z D AI~VI.. a Air-Intercept Ro4 a PoaaiWy Alrcreft D Prot.oWy Aatron1~;,,_.... C i vi 1 ian D PoaaiWy AatronolcfiA D lnavfflclnt O..o t.r Eoluetion lltiiP OP liGHTING One round bluish white objer:t the size of the head of a pin i.l t arm's length. Object was movin(t wast very slowly and was in sight fo~ twenty 11. COMMINTS Probably astro. Arcturus just set. If Venus or Jupiter on ecliptic between 17-18 they could fit. No ephimirus for 1957. No report in file. MKSSAGIEfi'OAM BPAO. BB0W llllli/IBVIJD FOR COKJifJNIOA'l'ION OB.Y'l'BR OftiG. Oft R&P'&RS TO CLASS I P'ICATION OP' .. &P'&ft&NCC SPECIAL INSTftUC SCCUIIIITV AS 2QOO MPH. AISJ .,), nm m HAVE -r.AXD 'm YOUB QIYICS UPQB J'OR PAR!Ictn,as 01 TBIS CASK. OJ-SBPA-DATa SIGNATURE RIIN.AC&S DD P'ORM 17a. I OCT WHICH WIU. aK U8&D UNTIL CXHAUSTCD mrmNUAnoN , orm rcrAn.s. DE RJEDDN 1 S8 TO COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO 'Ft:lO ADODI-o 6e2 REFERENCE Y"OU.R MESSAGE AFCIN-4E!t l,C Ltfil.:>~, 18 FEBz<Uf1,1Y 1S58. INVESTIGATION OF THE INC!- DENT OF 2~ 5EFI[vJBER 19:>7 I,.Jf\3 COi~DUCTED BY A HEADQUA .~TERS 1~0RAD AD HOC C0~'1MITTEE. li~CifJ,~hf DATA REQUESTED IS CONTAINED IN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE J;~::F 0.{ r t~HICH IS BEING FOJ1(VAR.DED TO YOUR HEADJUARTE.RS E.Y S-E.EAaJttE COVER THIS DAT-..----.. nQt ) DiL~ il~vv.lO E RJEDDN 168 CATT?~on :\ sn l'UtT n , J Y r~I. i;\rrP. r~i\i(:rn~ . . ~R GRoup COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO IFRO ADODI-B 6~ 2 REFE:RENC YOUR r1t:SSAGE FCIN-~E~ 1C qtl , 18 FEBRUARY 1 8. I~VESTIGAflON OF THE INCI- ENT or 2 5EPTEMBER 19~7 WAS CONDUCTED BY A HEADQUARTERS ORAD AD HOC COMMIT'fE. lNCID.ENT DATA REQUESTED IS CONTAINED IN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE liEf'Otlf WitiCH IS PEING FORWARDED TO YOUR PROJECT-10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon /''. t 0 Preitoltly Boll00tt I.e-' ,QcO.. ..... Yaauel o GroundRe4er Wea Aircraft D Preltoltly Aircraft 0 AI,.VIel 0 Alr-lnt.,c.,t Retl 0 PoaaiWy Alrcreft 0 Wea AatfeneMicel a Yea 0 PrelteWy Aatrenelcel a He Mi 11 tar 0 PoaaiWy AatreneMicel 7. LINOTM OP.OIIIIIYATIGN L HUMIII OP OIJICTI f. COURII D Other~--~-- -- OPIIOHTINO Round object, size of pencil erase~, red, yellow, white & blue. Object made tight turns, hovere d in one . spot changing colors & the n took off fast; then faded gradually in horizon. A:IIC POWM J21 (RaY 2 aaP 12) 11. COMMIMTS 0 lnaufflclent o ... fet Eweluotlen D U,.newtt Descriptive a/c sighting.