PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 3. OATETIM! CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Ballao" Probably Balloon Possl bly Balloo" :-O~Ground Visual S. PHOTOS . 6. SOURCE 0 Ground-Rod or 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Airc:roh 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astrcmornic:ol 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomi col x:aNo C i v .i 1lt.tn 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OaSERVATtON 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 OthtH---------- O:XtnsuHicicnt Data for Evoluotion 0 U nlc no """ 3 lit inu tcs on2 not t~i l.Jll ------- 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING /Ol.liJ ta:r.u .Pen h~ld horl:::ontall y ch llg~ i n color altel'il~tel y Irom s tan t or 2. n g c color No s :> u n d .. t\ p p d ?.r ,) d t o h~ "l0 a!; 3 rl!h - 1 ike pr.. th tow;1rds th~ SUi."' face. 11. COMMENTS Dil'()CL.ir;L 0~ iv-1 ir>u ,, ATIC PORM 32') (R~V 1 ~ SJ~P 52) D~PAr{TI.l&~T OF TilE AIR FOP.Cf! H~AOQUAaT~;lS U1~IT~O STAT'!S AIR FOnC~ l'!ASHilGTOJ The Inspector Gen.,ral USP~F 3d District Office of Special Investigations 1612 s. Cameron Street, l~arrisbura, Pa. ~Iailina Address: Post Office 1ox 709 SU'3J~CT: Unidentified Flyin<J Object Siuhted while traveling Ol U.S. Route 6Q from Covingtoal, Virginia to l'Jhi te Sulplau r Springs, ~Jest Virginia (2 or 3 miles within the ~Jest Virginia state line) at approximately TO: Commander Air Defense Command ~nt Air Force 3ase Springs, Colorado 1. SYi'H)PSIS: advised that at approxirnatel .!?~ to 2220Z hours, 11 ~ovember 1957, while traveling with his wife, and three (3) children on u.s. i.loute 6~ from Covington, Virgiuia to t-'Jhite Sulphur. Springs, West Virginia, they sighted an object which looked like a ~ fountaia pe;i held horizontally at arm's length. The object was to the left of the high- way at a 20 to 25 angle at an estimated Azimuth of 210. The object seemed to change in color alternately from oranae to grey; the opposite end was a constadt orn~ge color. There was no unusual noise. The ob ect looked like it had an arch-lil<e path towards the earth's surface. stated that he could not exactly te 11 be!-we~n the tai lakot, the.. .. obia~!_J l,.<;l_t_\t~"'.~1~tl2,1},. t. They lost sight of the object when the sun's reflection QO longer was reflecting off the object. 2. :.1ETAILS: a. ovember 1957 Age 42, General ~ West Virginia was intervi~wed by Special c . Superintendent o ing at Road, Charleston, Anent TI-IOi'~AS G. REYa 0LDS. related that he, hi s wife, and thrae (3) children had sighted al object that looi<ed like n 4" fountain pen held hori~ontally at arm's leilQth. The object's nose seemed to chanQe i n color IIq D03, File 300 24-195, SPOI' INT~LLIGf!HC~ 'l~P0:1T, Sn'1j: Uui<.l~ntified Flyin~ Ohject Ziahted tAJhile iravefilO oal U.:J. 1outc 6'~ from Covia1cto~1. Vir~i.tia to White Sulphur Sprhtgs, Hest Virainia r: or 1 miles \'lithi.l the ~Jest Vi rainia state line) at approximately ,l~Z to ??.~.~;~. 11 !..tt ately from t gre 'aa\d that at the rut_site end was a constan_i t!JranQt,.. color. state that there was oul~e .9fiJ~ct..-nnd th-at he a i d not hear any unusual noise. He further related that the ohject looked lilceit had an arch-lil<e path toward he earth's surface. He said that. he co~uld not tell_ ~.xactly betwe~n _ai!J of the ol)ject an~-. th~\~ha\l'Q and tlliit tney lost sight of the o~ject wTf!tt the sun's reflect1on no longer was reflecting off the object. was travelina west on u. s. Route 60 from Covington, Virginia to VJhi~ Sulphur Springs, \'Jest Virginia nnd stated that the object "'.as sighted as they came to a hi 11 approximately t~'Jo (2) to three (3) miles within the West Virgialia state line. l!e related that the sun had set and that the. s 1:10 w~s either de~ a he a~ J>..L on the _riQh.~ of the. hluhway_ at that point. The object was to the left of the high at i02:P~ to 25~ 'angle and at a~t estimated azimuth of 215 to 22d 1 related that t method of his sighting was ground v1sua w th the aid o 6 Time of si~ht- ing \t~aJ estimated as between 2215Z and 222 ours, 11 l~ovem~er 1937; was observed for a period of three (@J ~{nut~and did .not seem to be moving very. rapidly. The li!lh} coudi t.\o~s z,!e descrii:Jed as , usk al)d, the, s!~y_cJ~ar! ? Location of ohserver was determined as: 8 36" -i~ orth, 8!) shooting star, as felt that in his opinion it t~as uot a jet plane or a the object was movina too slow for either of the above. h. On 14 ,~ovember 1957, , r.1eteorologist ia charge U.S. \'leather !3ureau, 1\aitawha County Airport, Charleston, :!est Virainia furnished Special Agent THO~fAS G. R~NOLnS with the follot-lina observations for Charles- ton, West Virginia on 18onz, 11 November 1957: \J ind5 ..\1oft: At the Surface 1t orth, 1~ orthwes t 100 Deorees . Bq,. 003, File 300 24-195, SPOT Jl~T~l,LIG!'liC~ Rf!:POtlT, Suhj: Unidentl!l"d Flyb\g Object Sighted while traveling ori u.s. Houte 60 from Coviuntoll, Vit'g\1\ia to \1hite Sulphur Springs, \'Jest Virgillia (2 or 3 mile!i within the \Jest Virginia state line) at approximately 2215Z to 222n"l, 11 tl ovember 1957. Cei.lino: Clear Sky Visil>ility: 15 r.li les Cloud Cover: advised that there are no weather facilities iu the f.Jhite Sulphur Sprinus, Hest Virginia area, but that all weather stations around the area reported clear sl<ies with ilO restrictions to visibility. l!e stated that, iat his opiaion, tl1e weather a"d wirtds would be very similar to that of Charles ton, nest Virginia in '~hite Sulphur Springs at the particular time the o1Jject nllegedly was sighted, He further odvised that he could not account for the si{}hting a,td that there had hot bee1t any u,lusual or any kuown activity that could explain the sighting. cc: Comdr, 783rd AC&l'! Sq. Guthrie AF Station Charleston, West Va. (wj o incl) (dup) Dir OSI (trip) q An J. DUF~Y Lt Col, USAF District Commander Hcadqu..a.rters, Air Defense Connand, Ent. Air Force Base~ Colorado TO: Corw-tian:ler, Air rechnical Intellig ence Center, A'rTN: AFCTil J~, Uright-Patter oon A.i.r Force BaGe_, Ohio