PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Po ssi bl 1 Balloon . Local-----------~ =o rGroUfldVisual D Ground-Radar o::Was Aircraft lJJ.llO(;ul;lrS 0 Probably Aircraft /()0?;{}"~ D AIP.Visual D Air-lntt,cept Rodar Possibly Aircraft 0 Probobl y Astronomi col 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENCTH OP.OISI!:fYATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS no g i 't c n on a E a s t D Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnawn tO. 8RII!P SUMMA~Y OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 0 b j (~ c t s :1m o shape :l n d size o f S r' n t n i k I t is h 81 i c v n d this o b j :? ~ t w a.::; d i. sappf-) 'tred t o nort hr.~ as t . It was an further c h c<' k r.; n r.c ue inc; mad o . l d e n t ica 1 blinking, fn st -mov in~ cou n tpr-- ! )0.1.'t o f the Sp tt t nik. Observed in conjunction with Sputt'ik g: rocket booster. Second object mov in~; West rt"l:'-f "' Y o; AC f f VIfV Pf.P~TIHil t: lA!.S I F IC~ T I 0~ AIR INTELLIGENCE FORMATION REPORT (l,etlvlt bl4'nlf) AC:fiVITY ~IH!MITTI~n Pt:POAT 0Af'" (};'COllECTION tt Col P:ran'' M.. ~..mt f VA LlJA T ll' tJ SU:~thP,'( (Give , uctHry ~hich hichliAllts tl1~ Jrttli,.n t lttc t o n of n ... rrl)tiV(! r.-port, BetJin nt1rr1tUve f~xt c:tn ,(F Forr,, J12o unltJ rf'('nrt ~.," bs fully JUtf'ttf o n AF Forn 111. Li::Yt incl o:!Juffl.t, includirtl n u"'b.-r o f co;:tifM) l-r obiSr.trnd a.n objso~ o:t th ni.ght <') .t ~-1 O~tober 1957 ich w ~ in apf@ar~nc3 and p9rtur~noe ~h~avtar13tio~ ~o t.ha !:!rut OOSR Q~th ca Uilll t-;. H1l thi;)~ea his tjiJ~t!~g ~l.!Jh~ OO!l3t1 tut.a thA a.p~a11C:a or a ;3')0~ 'CSS.~ Ocl?th (Ult.)t lJ 1 "' . S!t2 ~d~t th..tt obHI"V3 ti:>.n vhil.o vi~J.ally trnc.~g U'.3 :ru .1 (}1;1.1:~ sat~lli~ tllld itJ rockjt alan.;~ it-3 announced rcutoo A P:PR Gv"'ED a Lt Colon,l, US.~ Diraatcr, Plan, a.Dd Prc~rrn!T'".Ai.ng 1. Copy ot Hr 2 . Skatoh by Z.~ J. <Eiginal J.QttQr tl't )Jtt:~CJ:'It. (lJt~pt t'SAI' 11no fil~. Jr~dar11te !)uol M1u: 111H f 'Of'lf!.t "'' o inr /().t.Jr,.e, ( ttf'('! ,,bf,. } Original to AJJS/I, H1DU3i? AF FORM 112-PARTII ( CLA<;<,IfICA TtOH) APP~OVEO t JUNt: IIJ\8 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (l) D~.Joription o'l tlla object t (a) Shape: Saca s.a SPUTNIK I (b) Size 1 S~ as SPUTNIK I (c) Colas !;~ti~., (d) N11c:ber : Or.a (9) For:;stion1 N/A (t) Di3~arnible teaturazs ar d~"l".ails: llggat!V3 (g) 'fail, +.:ail or Q:xhauats }~gatiw (h) Sou. '1d: lfaga ti va (1) Othar fa.'lturss: Obj act do~cribed as 1dsntica l bJ 1 nk1 ng, .ta.Ert-lf!.orlr_,g count.-rpe.rt o~ SPUTND\ I. (2) D~sorip+~on of courea o~ Objects (a.) Ob~ervar oo.a traold.ng eart~h sate] 11.,._ (SPUTNIK I) a.r..d it~ rock')t in aecord.l.n~a with announced appea.ra.noa. (b) ~h o't Elava.tiou/AzlrALt..h: s~ attach~ akut~h,Incl 2) (a) A.ngle of Elevation/Azimuth (upon diaappoaran~a)a So-~ attached sn.tch(Inol 2) (d) Deaariptio!'l of tllght path and ~naUitara or obJoots No r:e.nauver3 rgpcrt,Qd. Obj~et tr~V9ling trco WG3t to east. (c:l) Z.anner of disappearance ot objeot: Disappo.etrcd t.o north.ast. (3) Hlnner or observation 1 (a) Gron:od-visual. (b) Aidas B inocu.l.Jlr s 8x3 5nto. tield ot ll5 yn.rdo. {c)'. Ai:'!)~:ta oighting: N/A (4) Ti.'1.9 and ~ta of sighting: (b) !light. (5) Loc~tion of obsenarJ At hou ot obsarnr, r!.:lpt,une, ll;v Jersar (show on sketch (inol 2) (6) IdonU1'ying informticn: Hnmilton Road, Naptuns, N.J. ~:a nl1 ooaupn ~on 'C::ael -.orE lllhi"-J tJMINf<'JNIAIPl.:.I~HtJrtM.\fi(H., <\ !fCl,~ut IHf 'IAIIONI\1 llU[If'fOf fil l l1Nirtn',IA 1 'l '''IHIN t ,[ ' 'fA:l th;(JI fHF I P: rv,c r A. SVtJ, c 'I Atif ~A, A'tltrl!li-CJ II'> Tll\f',~Mb!l(l~l on Till IHVU AfiJN OF II', L01HfNT', IN A'lY ~/\NNU~ If) AN UNAtJ l ll lt'l/, ')It I."-tf 1:, F'P"lYiiJilEU 0 I fill If t.t.\ ( i. 1 pf I(U ''f) l ' Jr'fll 11-1 WIIOI L OH I'~ Pt\IH, [J'( OIHI H fi!MI tlrHli:.D !lfAIL::.i Ali~ FOl<C.l AGI M I I . L:tr rrr t'( f' f'k'Y11 uiOfl Or llt DIRH~Ir>, d ltLA . .rf ';. TIO Nl Af FOHI'ft 11J.-PJ\MT II ,vr;w v:D f JIJN~ l'i& (I. LA ~<il~ IC HI0/4) AIR INTEtL!GENCE l~lFORMATIOl~ REPO~T (7) v/~a.thar ~nd wil:d:s-alo.rt conditions c (a) Obs9r?Qr s accounts Nsga ti ~ (b) Sur!n0a1 ftcrA. S.wt...hweat at 5/10 knotCJ. 6ooO f'set -t:rom 300 dr..gre~ at 10 kno-t.s., lCXX>O teat-tro.m JOO d.agr~-.a~ at 15 knot3. 1600o t~-it .t'rot!l JlO dogrega at 25 kno-t.ao 20000 feat-.rrcm 300 d3gre~a at 25 kDots. )CCOO !'3~t-tror:1 330 degrea.:s at 55 lrnot.~. 50CCC :f'oat-:rrom JlO oogra-ao n t 40 knot.so 80000 !o3t-~agaUn (c) CQiJ ., ng a tinl.in1 too (d) Visibility& 5 ndlaa in he~z;}. ( ~) Amount o~ cloud cor;a:r 1 Ncna (f) 'Ibt.ndarsto.rna in area 2 !fa.a.g (a) Any other unusual aet,i vi ty or condi ti~n z H I)J::a (9) Intsrception or id~ntlficatlon action talc~ns Hon"l (10) Air traffic in a~aa: llor1Cfll trl.lltary and ciTllta.n air. traN':i.a. (ll) (jhi9:f, Intelligence Diviai~n (DCS/0), Hq First Air Foi"'ca. '1hia rap~rt \18." tc:r11t-a.l'dad to th1u ba9.dqua:..tera via rrt. lbnmouth, l~w Jorsay a.u.d Hq First Arm;,, Governors uland, New York. Negative o.nalyni'l" (12) Exiatenea of phyaioal ~vidan~& Nagative ( ,. "~'UlK H. Htn-fl' Lt Colon~l, USAF Chief', In~llige~ Divisio.n (DCS/0) .. OH TH I'; ()(X:U MfN T CON r .\1 N<i I NFQr{ MATI)~I A F'l EC:T ltiG I Ht, N HIONJ\L r Jrl l N ,F OF THf lJ N Ill u c;r '" I ~ 'h r H t1 , Tl'l ffN It~-.. ~ 111 f '>Ph\ 't>\GE ~. 11 M iUl'!. AS AMt:ND:O IT~i TRAN~"41c;"ION Ofl TtiE Hi:VLIAliOti 01' liS CONTDH!:J IN ANY M\N~.t tl I) .r.-~IIJtjAtllr' f.'tl! 1. f":,,,N Pl10tH IT M\'( NOl fJF IH.PROOUCF:O IN WHOLE OU IN PART. DY Ofi!Ul n i.\N UtiiTCO STAr'; .\1!( FQf{C(. AGbl\11 1 , l "(Cffl. Rf P HMI.i',I<.N Or T tol I~ II LI.IC r-tCE U~A.F ~.F FORM 112-PART II (CLA<;';Ii!'ICA TIOft) APJ>ROVF.!'J I JIJ'If. 1'n8 AJR !NTELLtGE CE INFORMATION REPORT JiiO' t .l:.r,.rr) AH()AT NO. Cotl$9nd!.ng OfrtcRr u.s. Signal Ccrpta, i'c.rl l~n=wtb, E'ltotltovn, !31tv Jorsa7 Ir~l l to :ropcrt Eaptuna, v JQraa7 Eneloaed io a .:xgtch ot th9 ak7 0?1 the dat.o and t:lms iooiea toe!. Can you ~xpla.:tn the object I ~..,. My v.t.rQ als~ rav it. It wa a nakod-4y.t ehjoct, t..n ~.d"'lnt1.cal, bl.i..""l'd ng, faflt, moving count.Grpa.rt or s~,tn:Jo,~. I first piokad up t.~e rcek;,t approximately in th9 c~ntQr of the Squa.:.r of PagaBWJ at apr;roxJ~.atel7 7s29 P.M. aa ac.h~ulod~ It va.s Tlflibla to th uo.a.id'3d oyta, but X aluo t~n.cked it with sx .. -35runa bi.nocul'tro baviv.g a :f""l9ld or 115 ytt:d.:.. I plc!ted up the sat9]1ite at approx:trr.at'Jly 7s59 aa scheduled, 1n Ca!Jaiop-.tia, and tracked it to t:~ point ~lcrt~ Sorpgns indicated. At this point a b:U.nking, o\Ji:f'tly r:ov ll\i objeot appiared lik9ly to collido vi th Sputni~ arA ,.~tl ~tch~d it apalJ~,ound. HrAt appu-antly wra tvo joto flying taat e.r.d high :1ppoa.roo out ot th~ OG1:1tbwat in thg wke or th.a objaot wich itselt ws aoundbsa. B:r th-a tir-"...3 th~ pJsr\ss r&aahad the zenith, th~ objaot has dise.ppoarQd in tha N.E. ar.1 I ~ould n"'t ho:u-t.ha jet en.gi.naa ovarhe'ld mltil th..a planes, each banrin.g gr.)ani~ bltJi lights, wre midl.ay to the eastern horizon. In th~ glasses tho object and Sputnick appaarod to be dctlbh, uhllo the roc~9t a ?peared no a oingle, flashing object. I think I eav a e9'0cM ~ tGJ J 1. tta travallng .i\om V3at to oast. It you care to correspond with me 111 appt"eeiD.te it. Sincerely your-a, .. OTE. lhlfJ(;(.JMfN I (.f)r, I AINSINfi)IWATIO,.,.Af"fC.ItN(", HI! "'Afi,)'~Al! 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At t.1 i o point ~ hli1xi:1g !l!ifLly c,~1ving ob5a ct S:)allbound~ ~.r . .ttt ap,arently .:ere 7-~Jo .~ ~t.J f l:tinp; ~as t and CJ b.; 0 c t I S .. l rf o. f.ioco.nd Bl\':.ul '.i.te tu C0rredoorJ6 ~it~ a o : l r J c i ~l t e