PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Woa lolloon An elus Crest Hw I. DATI-TIMI P roltoltly 8 .. I n D Woa Alrcroft tkeh .. YI.u DrountiRtMI a Proltol.ly Ahcroft 0 AI,.YI.. D Alr-lntorc-t Ro4 D PoaaiWy Alrcroft D Woa Aatronolltlc.e a Yoa Physical D ProltoWy Aatrenlcol D PoaaiWy Aattonolc.e D lnavfflclont o ... ,., Evoluotion D Unllnown OP SIGHTING A small guided-missile-appearing object was subtnittecJ t:o PIO offic~, Hollywood. Object had Hussi a n mark- ings. Photo;;raphs on f l1 e . ~ftC nmc aa (RBV 21 aBP 12) I 1. COMMINTS Object was hoax. No means ~or propulsion, Russi a n script was amateurish, and couplings (brand new) were stricltly US type w/ US mar~i11gs. The aluminum fins had_AT.COA markings on them Finder admitted making object to play ''prank" on boss. ll.J . cs~ e&CUIIUTV CLAeetii'ICATION BPAO. BB0W RBBIIICYBD FOIC OOIIMrJN COMDR ATIC ~ 2, ATIC, OFFICE P. , CALIFOBRIA IN RECEIPl' OF PHOTOS OF ROCKET-LIKE OBJECT BEARING RUSSIAN OBVIOUS HOAX, RE -llJit~ST DF='I'AILED INFO. REGARDING CIBCUMSTMJCES, AND ANY INDICATIOfl OF PRINCIPAI.S OR SOURCES THAT MAY B8 INVOLVED FOR CASB FILE3 HEBE. STATISTICAL SURVEY OF HOAXES ,ai.AIOiu HOAXES HAS lllmN REQUESTED BY HQ. USAF, INFO COMPILA'riON. RE!P'EB TO UFO UNIT, AJ.t,CIN-4E4, IN REPLY COORDINATION SCC-,IItiTY Ct-4 SSI Jl"tC4 TION RaPLAC&e OD P'OIIM t7S, I OCT WHICH WI~ ueao UNTIL aXHAU8T&D ISPOSITION FORM . IUIJICT' UFO Hoax SECURITY CLASSIFICATIO.. (1/ r) .Western Office, ATIC pertaining .to; ~.e hoax:.perpetrate<:I. recently .. bY an individual. in Van Nuys, Cal;i.fornia, .~ Mr .. .. . .. ,.a~ ~ployee of Bendix Radio, Van Nuys, Califqrnia, : reported to . ~ >.~upervisor at Bendix to display a "finned missile like" object he had 9stensiblY found in the mountains near Angelus Crest Highway. The super- ... visor placed the object in the hands of Bendix police, who in turn released it to . . .' At this point the Air Force Office of Public Infonnation was called r,o aj d .~:i.dentii'ication of the o'Jject. The vlestern Office, ATIC was requested byl. PIO - . to assist . The object was easily identified as being locally built and ATIC was so - : \ ... }~ ... : Un!o~;t~atel.v, a vast :amount of publicity accompanied the series_ .~t;:~eveni?S; publicity~ !Wh~ch Mr. did not relish; since it lias later determined that had meant onlt .to play. a jo~e .on his supervisor. He became concerned about "how thing got out of hand" in view or the mounting publicity. In order ~ rectify the situation . he .called the' AF .PIO and ad.'!li tted having made the object himself, .but only as a 'joke . t~.'play on his .sup'en;visor. He intended that it end there.:.,. . . :. ._. ... _1=. Air::f e ~I_O~ Ho~l~(;o~, pranis.ed Mr not repeat not tO release-the .details pr.esented~raoove sinc.,:-the. individual .. concerned would probably suffer. 'loss of . :jlis. job or otper possible embarraSsment .. This office felt obligated to comply with Smith, M'CIN-4A.-.. Lt Colonel, US Chief, .'}estern Office, .JOINT MESSAGIEP'ORM eCURITY CLAHIPICATION UNCLASSIFiED S'Aca BlfLO'P lt~SI!ItVI!D POit COMMVNICATION CaN a1 PRC.OKNC& ROtJ'l'INE CQMDR ATIC 2, ATIC, WIP$1'J2UI ODICB PASAD'!l'a, CAI.JtORN'' REI YOUR DJ', DATED 10 DBC 57 IN REPLY TO OUli TT MSG FO~ DErAILS COPY' or PHarO, MATERIAL AND INJO. t1P TO THE TIME OF ORIGINAL RECBIPr IN . tJSA1P, SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE wrrH INI'EIJ.IGENCE Al'm PIO POLICIIS I:UDJRDL~ HOAXSS, WHICH IL\VE BEEN GREATLY ~RISUG THIS YE&B. P0..'13 IB.U.l'tf THAT AI.t., INCLUDUG THE HOAX YOU JmFORrED, MAY BZ PHESJBL'ED ON A ~TION-WIDE PROGRAM. RE:PLY TO OUR QUERY BY TFJ-&:l'IPB )EO, INSTEAD OP' DP WOULD HAVE HERE IN TIM! FOR Pf'l'Vml'l'IE ACTIOn. YOUR DJ' :RECP!IVED ~"' HQ,S USAF, WrrH SUGG&SriON THAT IF TO BE REX.EAS!D AS P~ Cl' .S~ IE:S, THAT NAME .L~ LOCATIONS OP' THE COORDINATION AJ'CIN-4E4 ~ DD I'ORII t?a. t OCI' 4e. WNICM WILL ueao UNTIL UMAU8T.D l'- ~ Ottble