PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l2. CONCLUSIONS 7. UN011t OP.OUIIVATICIM altiP IUMMAIY OP UOHnMO 11. COMMIMTS . A round silver object with a red ligh The size is probably a mis-inter- on one side the size of a dirigible pretation. Concur with preparing at arm's length, directly overhead officer. Possible WX balloon. & moving slowly. Information called in to Mr. Sanderson as AFCIN-X had previous! req~ested that it be kept informal ,~ SP~fh\t:kJ Ftu= . . PAGE 'NO RJESKB 2D 2 MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD A. JUST HAPPENED TO SOPT IT B. DIRECTLY OVER De MOVING SLOWLY-SOUTH E . STILL IN SIGHT AT TIME 0~ CALL Fe ONE HOUR ,A{R ':J ISUA'r:. AND GR ND VISUAL c. APACHE ORBITING AT 121 KNOTS-QBJECT APPEARED ' . ...... xs ALTITUDE~ /),>MitC~ tJViJ ~Ct=l: 4. 23 OCT 1957 AT 17"1 EST IN SIGHT FOR ONE HOUR 5 OVER LAKE W Al.5 FLA AND AT BARTOW AB iLA Nl A BARTOW AB iLA FLIGHT INSTtiRCTOR 7. CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SCATTRilD .TH11NnB CI,OIIDS c. SCATTERED . E. SCATTERED F .No. tHUNDER STORMS o. VECTORED BACKSTAGE 'TO TH AREA AT 1821 EST E!\RCHED THE ARE : FOR 15 MIN-NO JOY 11. APACHE OVER LAKE VALES FLA I t 1. 1/LT HANS A SORENSON us Ar SENIOR DIRECTOR-ON DU~Y ..,a....;;:;-.;..:.: jX BALLON 24/21'8! OCT RJ~SKB P? RJEDDiJ RJZD~!P RJEPaQ RJEP(~B DE RJESl\D SS td co:lDn 35T:1 CADD DOBBifJS TO RJEDD~J/CO DR ADC E~IT Af.B COLO ATIC URIGHT I T :i:LL I G ZdC E .a, J..o lol.;J v. l a ADD I T!Ol"~AL 3RV!Cl: TnE:~I V.!jul'..~l AT'TAC:l:.:J. rt iH. V' AF FRIM 112 APPROY0 I JUNE t!MI RIPORT MO. (LEA VB BLANit) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Tape Recording from Y<lTO 1. In accordance with APR Z)() 2-this report is submitted covering the sighting ot an unidentitied fl71ng object. . (1) Description: (a) To the naked eye, object appeared oblong with a taU projecting horizontall1' to the north. (b) Large. (c) Shiey. (e) Nat applicable. () Object was described as too shiey for a weat}Jer balloon. It 1emained atationar.v while rougl]3 ten oile circles were made around it over period or observation~ which was approximately two hours. . (g) Oblong object with tail projecting nort,h horizon~aJly. (h) No a oun<i waa heard. (2) Description or course or object: (a) Mr. at Take Wales, Florida, Pol.kl County., . and tour other long t1 me pUota went up Wednesday attemoon, October 23rd, in a Piper Apache at a ):15 .to an altitude ot about 16,500 teet 'nley went' to investigate an unidentiteq !lying object reported to the airport by local observer, and widely seen over central Polk County that. afternoon. (b) '!be ti ve men had no binoc or telescope, but estimated that the object was at an altitude of 50 000 or 60,000 feet above them, or approximate~ 66,500 or 76,500 teet altitude. They kept the object continuously in view for ----INCLS. . Reo onting Tape. Orlgiaal w/o IDol to ACS/I, Copy w/ Incl 1aD eo.lr, ATIC . MI!8SAQIE"O"M 8ECUIUTY CLASSI~ICATION 800tc MULTI etNG CPS 0597 UfiCL CO~iDR 'ATIC COMMAND, ID.'T AIR FORCE ~ CO~;aAOO DEP'ENS!t: ltll~'ERE!-!CE OPS 0597 DATED 24 ocr.roBz...-q 1957. IiIVESTIGNXION OF UFO SIG1rTir.IG OVER LAKE tlELLS Al'ID DAl'f.i'0~-1 AL.~ B.~SF., FLORIDA. HE :UES'r I II:i'Ofll!ATIO.li S TO ~-/!I::\'2.' TYPE OF DALLOO!.r, IF B.\LLOO .. AND TfdAT WAS ATTACHED. HHE.i.1E \-1;\S 13.:\L.LOOU LAUHCI::ED PERTINErlT lliFQR;iATION AS TO ITd FLIG!fl' PATH FROM ORIGIN TO PLACE GF SIGHTTIrG, IF AVAILAi3LE. COORD~l'iATiuN DATI: TIM I: SYMBOL 81GNATU"I: RM 173 "KPLACI:S Db ~O"M 17a. I OCT WHICH WILL USED UNTIL I:XHAUaTaD AF FORM 112-PAIT II (ClASIII'ICAnGN) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PIIOM (Af~RQ) PAH OP PAGES tel7 two hours. . (c) No statement made b7 ob (d). Object remained stationar,r during period or observation (e) (l)ject remained in sight tor approx.wa two hours. No disappearance ot object noted b7 re 3. llanoer of ~zsvatton: (b) No binoculars or teleacc)pea used. Object was viewed by naked eye~ (c) Object was sighted b7 tour long time pilots in a Piper Apache .. Altitude was approximately 16,500 feet. 4. and date ot sighting: Approximately 1515 (EST) (2<D..SZ) on lionday, 23 October 1957. Da7 and dusk. 5. location or observer: I ?J<e Wales, Florida, Polk County. 6. Identifying intonnation or observers: (a) at L~e Wales, Florida., and four others unknoWfl Various Civilian Ground ObserYers over Central Polk Count)" (names ). No m11itaz)' observers. 7. lJe~ther and 'Nir.d.s at t~ and place or sig.~ting: (a) \tims were reported to be 22 miles an hour at altittde or 50,000 teet (b) Unknown. (e) UnkDDIID. 9. An unidentited radio contact told that Pinecastle Air Force Base had sent two B-47s to an altitude of 15,000 feet to check their observatione. Same radio contact requested to swit~h to gnidentifed defense agency radio to him by code name, which the radio contact declined to disclose, but which belie,t~d to ba Tampa., Flo.c-ida. The agency radio a sked t o transmit on what c~J led to L"'lterntional 'distress frequency 'Hbich aid is known as Guard ChaMel 125. Hull. al.so stated he was in c ation !or soma tjme on this . trequen:y regaxodicg his observation and was told by the agen:y radio that he wonl d be contacted later. This repozting orticer checked with Capt Grovae, Viing Control Room, who stated no aircratt waa deployed on that date to search for object sighted AF FOIM 112-PART II APPROVID I JUNI , .. AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 10. None -other than two B-47 ll. Reporting officer did not see objsct or had no knowledge of same untU atter phone c on date stated. Report wu delqed until record1ng could . b~ acq transmit ted with s No other c nta oz: an&qsia. . 12. None are CAP!' AIN, USAP srAFF :WFORVATIC. se:aviCE:S OFFICER _. eall8ll 11r 111-. ot \he l'lor!da, Ledpr ,._ nported tba\ at. 2 p.a. oa a-J a larp .....,_ .wtet.U1ed obJt -.. obMrnd cwer Pope " .--ao,coo t..t.. the K1llll1 Filter C..._. the ISO' at HaoDill AP Ba-and tbe Secvi\7 Ott1e_. a\ Patrlek AI' BaM . All~ ot 1QdS 1a1: '""'W tJl8:r DO id llb&t. the objea\ and ade DD effort. to att-.pt. to illnAipte. The people distwbed att.it11de on the Jar' ot the Air Porn tMl tbe Air Foree reapondbil- 1t7 Seaator ba8 aekecl tor a 1D tb1 tter a ..,.. u poadbl.e. DEPARTMENT OF' THE AIR FORCE 01 PICII OP TH. ~ARY 28 October 1957 Dear captain Elwood: Sena office called Brigadier c. D. J~aea, ty Director ot tbe Of'f'ice of ~gialative Liaison .. with to a goDdola-sbaped unidentified F1y1ns Object which over CouDty, Florida at approx:lnately ao,ooo feet at l4oo hours on Wednes~, 23 October 1957. Sena was concerned because local residents called the Miami Filter Center, the ISOe at P.l.necastle and MacDill .Air Force Bases and the Security Officer at Patrick Air Force Base with negative reaul. ts. All eged.ly all of these individual 8 indicated tbat they had no idea what the object was and made no effort1x> investigate. The people are disturbed about this attitude on the part of the Air Force and feel that the Air Force's responsibility was not :f'ulfilled. Thi 8 sighting should have been reported to your head- quarters immediately in accordance with AFR 200-2, dated 12 August ; Will you please check your records to see if this sighting was reported to your headquarters :f'rom any other source If' an identification or eval,~t~on of this sighting is possible, please send the results to me as soon as possible. Captain Wall i. ']:~lcesAF Assistant AdJutant Air Tecbn1~ Wright-Patte~s Dayton, Ohio Sincerely, Public tion Division Office of Infoxsma.tion Services plol forma ' . t , hotdoery N e w Pnrt Ric:tutv\ TITUS Vlll f: ws.ua u. ~ t.z. 1ll Air ron. SAFr.t !/Mr. WU.aJJ/pla/\ fi41/2S Oot. '7 f' On 5 ~ 19'' the ot tbe ASp Fonte Atrial G~jeeta. OD 25 195S. ot U. ot the ASr ,_... tNa t.a 1D . t.bne Bw .. or .30 JUDe ... t.be to be ~ tbaa the ~u ot ow , ol _.l~Mw te tale Aip ,..... :IIIIIN.ftll Sa Sa ..... - MR1 ,._. Hr. ott1oe to Najar !uar , OD 2S OetoMr for into to baM ~ vi.,.. OD 3J Ma~r bud- to Hla a ot npq. hd .. 28 bued on dnaft bJ' Maj Taoklr. HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER All RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND In reply address communication to Comctr, attention f.,tlowinCJ office symbol UNITED STATES Alit FORCE !ld. C.llter ftd a c~ute87 coP) ot Major L. J. ' letter ta )OU ot 28 October 1957, "a large goDdola ahapecltm1dentitied FlJiDs Object vbich P (aic) Count,. 23 October 1957. It is that Polk County ia the c locat10D u there 1a no Pope County in Florida. An 1nveet1gatiOD haa Dot record at tbe reference barlq recei at this Four at the tift pert1neDt ageilciea checked, blotters~ logs OD such cl la. 'the fifth ageDey, the AFM'fC Steff ProYoat alao baa DO knowledge of the It ia that thia Center cail nat be ot turther uelstance iD this A study b7 tb1a attice that over ~ ot the UFO are the result ot sigh w. to cw1r operat (Jd.ssUe teat, weather , atrcxatt tioa and ranp intrUMDtation ) , captain, USAr Capt. Ve Elwood, tSAP Asaistaat Adjutant Air Technical IntelligeDce Center Vript Patterson Air Force UFO SIGHTING, LAKE WALES 23 October 1957 Reported on tape by Wednesday afternoon at approxiately 3:00 I received a phone call fro an observer in Lake Wales telling me that there was an object in the sky at what be figured was 20 thousand feet. I went outside of Y office and looked up viewing this object then proceeded to check with the Orlando radio on the chance that it igbt be a weather balloon. Orlando bad nothing reported in the area, and since it is practice to report these balloons, we decided that we would go up and take a look at this object. We entered a Piper Apacheaircraft (twin engine) and proceeded to climb up to try and view this object. We climbed to 16,500 feet over Haines City and had the object in view all the time. At 16,500 the object appeared to be 50 to 60 thousand feet above us. We kept the object in sight circling it at all tiaes, thereby eliminating the possibility that it might be a star. Upon receiving the upper winds repDrt giving us winds at 50 thousand feet of 22 knots, we disqualified the chance that it might be a weather balloon because of the fact that at 22 knots wind a weather balloon would have been drifting; and this object stayed stationary directly over Haines City for more than 2 hours as we were up from 3:30 till almost 6:00 searching this o