PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION . Q x Waa Aatronoml col ;\ ' ~ 2 o 1 D Yea D PraltaWy Aatronomfcaf :{Q No C j, : .:, ~\. l -~ n D Poaailtly Aatrono"'lcal 7. LENGTH OfJ.OISIRYATION lo NUMBER Oflr OBJECTS 9o COURSI! D Other _ lnaufflclent Data for Evaluation D Unltnown 0. IRI!fl SUMMARY OP SICHTIHO " . , ..: _ ~ r 0 .; : , .:. ;;: j 11o COMMENTS 4T1C PORM Ut {REV 26 IEP 52) . /U!~CLAS~lFILD/IhT SZ47. ~Fl'T AT1'h : I..f,rF CIC. 1. P . 1. AT FIRST C?SRVRS THCUG:-tT CEJ::C1' \!AS A FETECRITE BUT jlAS (G,~bSli:ERr.D.)TCC. ~LCIW; WA~ ~.Qi.StDr:HSD TCC Fla.ST All.Jtl<Y CAA CC~!TACT:!:D Pll.CT CONCE.RNING O!:JECT FC'R fl e.ES 2. A. Fntt_ , LlTT TC., RIGHT ACRCSS ~JCSI". CF AIRCRAFT C. NCl RE?CRTE~ D. Cl SERVE.D U:~Ll ~-~ AT. At,~Gl.,:. cr t~ DF:GRFr ~ c F VERTICAL, Til"' AT:.:D Ch:-~1ALF l.IL~: I!, FRti!T CF AIRCRAFT E. APP~AP.E:D TC ~:JRr C::T PAG~ n~c RJ~SKE 1 ~ r~ni - SOUTHWEST CF OZARK AFF ALA. S. A. NCNE REPORT!::: SIG.AVt-1.TEST &. SPT.DET., FT.RUC1 R, ALA., 'F!LCT, US ARLYj CCL. UNIT UNJ<NCWt~, PASSE~:GER IN AIRCRAFT; u~:I T UtJKi~CW~:, PA Ei\GER It~ AIRC?.AFTj SGT. t;l-:11 Ii~Kt..CtrJN, PASSENGSR It~ AIRCRAFT 7. A. CT GIVEr\ .. ~URFACE- F Ft C L C h FT. ;; 1 L L ARt. Y A V l'\. TO F.J ~.DD tl/COL~R ADC PAC:E TVO RJESKB S1 E. NONE r. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT INT. ~0 EVALUATION BEING ATTEMPTED HERE. 12. VISUAL. (l3) N l~E. (C) t~IA. (l6) (A) M S (22 NORTHAST VALQOS+A G.~QJi.~JAa AfPHO~IMAT~l.Y 3 0 DEGR5 '1 MIN NORTH S3 DEGRZ~S 17 :~IN WEST. (6) (A) NO . (E) XILITAR M/SGT 355~TH M&S ~P, M/SGT 3'5~T~ M&S GP FLIGHT CHI~f NTN SEC. ESTI:1ATE OF RELIABILITY -F-G. V ~PU1e6 YDB137 VYDt93 v:~A27~:1YA~83 PP rtJ~SDE RJ~DD~ RJ~DWP RJEPH~ RJWFDL Di: H.JC::SMY ~7 '10 XJ~UDt~/CO~iADC T AFB COLO HJ~Sll~/COrIADIV ~5 DEF l FO i\JlJFDL/COi!FTAF RAi,~DOLP1~ AFB UNCl.AS F~Oii OPR R.t.r ::Ht:hC AFR 2eD-2. FO~ \viNG OrtAi~GE TRAILI~G COLOR CA) litCULArt CD) S IZS OF A AHG~ WAS}i TUB (C) WHITE LlGnT .iXTREEELY ~JHITE \~HILt: II\i~ER PART APPEARED ~iE ITE-~LUt: OR RANG STREA 01-OcSiRVEHS ~IHEN PASSI G OVER. (2) :t1QVING FRO:~ NORTLEAST TO SOUTH~!:.:ST CA) G!-tOUj\lJ AREA OF OBSERVERS BECOMII~G LIT UP BROUGHT AT'fil~TION TO .7~ YDAI67 TYEI57 TDt;97~NBAI76 RR RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ OE RJEP~B Ill FM COMCFECR TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJED~IP/COMD~ AIR TECH INTEL CENTEJt . RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL USAF (UNCLASSIFIED) FR CFEIN-oi 31&le FOLG UFOB REPT RECD FR COMDR 35CADD FORWARDED FORUYOUR l~TOI THE FCLG UFOB WAS RECD FR MOODY AFB& (l) A LARGE WHITE FLORE- ~CENT, CIRCULAiC LIGHT, WITI-i St1ALL ORANGE TRAILING COLOR (A> CULAR. (B) SIZE OF ArrARGE.WASH TUB~ (C) lfiT (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) OUTHER EDGE OF CIRCULAR LIGHT EXTREMELY V/1;,1~ . IJJJ,-f( f,4il1 Al'liAI.ED t:D WHITE_-DLUE Of( FLORESCENT (G) ANGE STREAK ABOUT TWICE THE WIDTH OF MAIN OBJECT (H) ~ONE (I) LARGE, CIRCULAR LIGHT WAS S9 BRIGl;ti THAT l _T LIT UP AREA OF ~BS~J( RS WHEN PASSlt~G OVER. (2) NOVING FROM @IHEAST~TO . ?ATE T'.L'O P. JEPNB 111 SOUTH WEST (A) GROUND AREA OF OBSERVERS BECOMING LIT UP BROUGHT ATTENTION TO MOVIt\G CIRCULAR LIGHT. (B) BETWEEN 30 TO 4' DEGREE A~GLE. (C) tiSAPPEAREt AT APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE (Dl fLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT ACROSS SKY () SEEMED TO SIGHT WAS APPROX 15 SECOND. (E) MANNER OF OBSERVATIO~ WAS VISUA.L FROM PARJ<ED AUTo AND CBSEF.VERS STA~.DING ON GROUND (A) GROUND, VISUAL (B) NO~ (C) NIA <) (A) 128 NOV 57. (B) PREDAWN. (5) NORTHEAST VALDOS1'A APPHOX 31 DEGREES 'l MIN NORTH 83 DEGREES 11 MINUTES WEST (6) (A) NONE (BGL MILITARY-WILLS,~ MISGT 35,.TH M&P GP, LINE CHIEF& MISCT, 35,.TH M&S GP, FLIGHT CH}EF SMITH, MSGT, 3551TH M&SGP FLIGHT CHIEF TSGT 3551TH HEGS CP. ~TN SEC. ESTAIMTE OF RELIABILITYF6. (7) .(A) FAIR WITH MOON Al\tD STARS VISUAL (B) NOODY AFB WIATHR STATION. SUFACE NE CALM, 6 000/2@1 DEGREES/21 KNOTS, J 11,101/271 DEGREES/31 KNOTS, 16,11~/27e DEGRttS/!51. K OTS, j20,~t0/270 DEGREES/50 KNOTS, 30 000/~70 DEGREES/,_ KNOTS, DEGREES I Sl KNOTS CLEAR. CD) ,I UNLIMITED. NOT OPERATIONAL). PAGE THREE RJEPNB 111 (11) NONE. (11) DIR OF WING OPS: COMMEtiT: CAUSE Of SIGHT- INC UNKNOWN. ( 12> NONE. 18/21312 NOV RJIPNB VA.e,A \Je E,-\ I G hI S '! l\AIG!:T LI~,E ssco us / GHOLti .L) V ISLAL I t. NIGHT . S. TA~iPA, VLA. 2 HQ~ 31' MACDILL AFB FLA AIRCRAFT' PAGE THREE RJESKB SD INSPECT~,!ERY GOOD,) f C. :iiGH SCATTERE..D L. U LIZ.ITED ~. !\ONE DISCERNAF.LE 11. ASS ISTA(\ T OPERATICNS OFFICER [iETEOR : //UNClASf,Jf'IED//OPS 16~2 PD UFOB PD ATTtxa EAf;F ClO PD 1. E;~G SHAP,tj' '&FOOT LONG I FOCT Wl11[ B UE_!:IKE. FJ,AME s s:royr PD I r. ~ _ f_()OI_ LONG I FOOT WJDI' F. j.IJ<[ AN AIRCRAFT ~-.IJRi . PACE TWO RJESKB 9D I. LIKE ON AIRCRAFT LANDI~G AT A 15 DEGREE DESCENT 2. MOVING N. E. A. STANDING IN YARD AND JUST LOOKED UP c&DrcREES J .::...v~ D. Cot-1 ING DOWN LIKE AN AIRCRAFT E. BELOW TREE TOfS .. A. GROUND VISUAL //UNCLASSIFIED//oPS.I622 PD UFOB PD ATTN& EADF CIO PD (tG~ SHAPE? FOOT LONG l FOOT WIDE, ~LUE LIKE [16Mf OF ~As srovt. PD A .t.GG SHAP P. .lt [OPT tONG I IOQT JeiiDE C BRIGHT ELUE F. LIKE AN AIRCRAf'l' ON FIR[ G. 4 FOOT LONG I FOOT WIDE