PROJECT 70073 R\.:CORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Be tw'3en 'J'ouop.t h and o Was Balloon ssi bl Y Boll '-' x O Ground V i suol 0 Ground Radar as irera t 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 2 3/14 3 ] Z 0 AI~ Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po sal bl y Ai reraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Y 0 Probably Astronomical 0 N '' 'l: t r~ , 0 Possibly Astronomlc:ol 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE O X Other l1f.; 0 In sufficient Data for Evaluation 20 mi.nute-:; 10. BRIEF SUMMA~Y OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS L~our disc 1 ike o h j e c ts o b .'30l'V0d from a lllst~tnCO Of 50 feet for ahout 2 0 DliD- Ltte3. When source nppro?cbed objects, tl1ey rose and slowl y disappeare d behind nearby low hills with a11 al!nost unbe ar- able huntnting sound. ObJects r a p ort0 d l y l2ft s~1~ll in1pr os~ions i11 tle ~nmd whor l:1nding gear had tl.!)parantly l'~Jste::l. AT1C FORM J29 ~lEV 26 SEP 52) E'~l~atecl as o ptical illu&ion Ol' ~tistnken ld3ntlty of conven- tion'tl craft o r due to ro::1d fatigll'1) road hypnosls t:. exist - in~ conditions -h alf li ~ht of Lla.wn e... flat co~Jntty 'Ylth good 1eflective qttalities~ P~ychol()~l cal implicntions o Po~sible honx JOiNT MES.:.AGE!='ORM . SP,f(.f Rll!.O W I\f lBRVBD FU.'~ CO.'I,".I. f.JfC.ttTi Of\1 Cl!~ I'BR 11001( "'U LTI ei,.CII.C OHIO. Oil REF~!' 1'0 Sf'I':C:I A l.. H l'iTRUCTION3 ItJDIAK SPRIMOS APB INDlAK SPRDUI; NEVADA 'FROM: AFCilf-4E!i. Retarence APCDf ft Meg IC-4oo90, concurrent to your org and ~35th AB S.clD, dtcl. 28 JaD 58, ~ati.Dg cbecka~ record surveys your area, investi.ptiOD ot UFO all aged 1D 23 Nov 57. No anawer aa yet. Rettueet sta"Qla or dispclition. For gu:l.clauce or authority re thia matter, attention invited to Ai'R 200-2, dtd 5 Feb 58, wbieh eoccema inveatigaUODa and anaJys1s of Uli'O's specitioa}l~ to . . TYP~O NAM C AND TITt..S: (Sixtllll,, if "~i'll QZQB(8 T: ORBOORX; CAP.r:, .... "l" Page l ot l pap T. J. CONN.~IR, J R. .lie;. I \lot ;., ir l:;tr '!e Officgr 1 MAY ISS I Rt::PLACE:9 00 FORM 173, 1 OCT 4~. WHIC)'t WJL.l.. B E USED UNTIL f:XHAUSTZO M ESSAGEFORM , 6t:CURITY CLA881f"ICATION SPACB BBLOII' RBSBRVP.D FOR COM .\WNICATION CDNTBR PRt:CIIOCNC C TYPI: M9G (Chu~) ACCOUNTING O~IG. OR REFR9 TO CLAS !J IJI'ICA'rtO ... OF RI!,.IERWN CIE DOOI( "'ULTI 81HO\.. Cl DR. A.TIC I iDJ;. N SP~H~G3 AFB &lot:: z"..FC I!T-4EL .. Previous rccuests for c hec.-k-8 nnd i.nves ti.:ation from AF Chief cf Staff', Intelligence Ais sUbject. Reference two r equests, repeAt tuo requests, for chec~ as to any aircraft, r.ti~sile, heli co-;--ters or other test flieht s or opErc:{tions in general or ea tltir ty(30) miles west of Tonopah a t anproximately 0630 hour s norni:1g of 23 Hov 57, Cite TTHsgs Ar0IH- 4E, IC- 40090 DTD ~ Jan 58 ond IC- 40327 DTD 19 }.far 58. Careful search shows no reply . Re<~uest i.St status or disposition o f tt:is rna tter as ro on as poosible. if ~ossible either one or bot h of yo~replies inadvertantly sent to wrong address. For ~utr.c~ity and guidance r e thi s mtter Ref onec ific pa~e~T~-hs AFCIN- 4F4 TY,.I!D NAMI! A ND T l Copy_l_ of 'fVPf!D or Jllllrff/trJ) NAME AND T ITLE ATIC Duty Officer SIECUAITV CLA9SI,ICATION SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONa MONTH Yrl:AR AE,.LACI!:9 OD FORM 173. 1 OCT " 9 , WHI C H WIL L 0! IJSI{O UNTIL FXHAUSTP'D ~Jli'SSAGES RE ACTION T.b...;<J!,N TO COi,rrRACT ,R. Fri-TS FCR l!l!ALYSIS OF REfORTS 01; INCIDE!I."T, TJrtr.l ! TO ~APT. G. GREGORY 4E4/THRU L. G. WHI'fCHER 483 FROH 4B4/G. S. S I~lPS OtJ, JR. I U N C L A S S I F I E D I I FINALLY CONTACTED DR. P. FITTS AT 12.45 P.t-1. TODAY. HE AGREES TO COlIE OVER TO TAKE A LOOK NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. UILL ADVISE AFTER HIS FIRST VISIT AND REVIEW ltTHAT HE INTENDS DOING. I N THE t1EANTIME, ALL LINED UP. WE ARE PREPARING LETTER HENCE, lvE ARE CAPT GREGORY ASKED t1E TO PASS ON THE FOLLO Jit!G INFORMATION A. REQUEST YOUR DISCREET INTERCESSICN I~ ATIC,S DEllALF RE FITTS ANALYSIS OF A UFO PSYCHO CASE SUD~liTTED TO HII~ 6 \JEEHS B. REO.UEST REPEATED CONTACTS vJITH HII1 OR HIS PHIVATE SECRETARY FOR THE LAST TWO WEEl<S GIVE US IMPRESSION OF "RUN-AROUND". c. tIATTER NOH HAS REQCHED XXXX REACHED I NTEREST OF HIGH LEVEL UAS HINGTON G!10UPS D. FIRST CONTACT WITH FITTS -4 WEI{XXX WEEKS AGO -STATED HE vJOULD BE BUSY AND IN CONFERENCES FOR THO HEEl<S. I N VIE\tl OF FACT THAT IT BAS UNDESIRABLE TO FIND SONEONE ELSE, CONSIDERED O!<A Y TO LOSE THE T\~0 vJEEKS E~ LAST WEEK CALLED EVERY DAY WITH ASSURANCES THAT }IE "FITTS" WOULD GIVE US AN ORAL REPORT THE NEXT DAY AND HE HOUL D CONTACT US. YEl" NO ATTEMPT MADE TO CONTACT THE CENTER. WE HAD TO CALL HI~ NEAR THE END OF THE WORKING DAY WITH THE SAME ANS\JER "SORP.Y, ETC., ETC., WILL GIVE YOU A CALL" F. AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INSTITUTE, COULD YOU CONTACT HIM AGAIN AND FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT HE OR ANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES CAN DO IT. IF THE ANSviER IS "NO", DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE HITH IN THE ORGANIZATION UHO COULD HANDLE THIS FOR US -DIB ..Y DR~A1E. lA~l STll b WI!!k u. ?JO .DIDWT BUZP.l<a SOU ED A~ aND DO .. tr READ JUIS O~'A GA R:bAD ti FINE c;QT b/r3T Q .., IS THIS IHii D OPR I -Yl!S HIt? Pt.3 V z. Gh t;W'fXXX :cGUTVU ~$3 :z Sfi 14 SW MI YR f~OK .H-/W biNS fOtJ.R AG~h .. THE O~GANIZATION vJHO COULD HANDLE THIS FOR US. HE HAVZ T O GET SOHE REPLY INTO UASHINGTON T OMOP.ROtJ TO OUR HEADQ.UAP.TERS GA THE CAPT IS HERE HOLD ON ONE ~liN PLS. GUS IS Ol~ liiS BAY }[ERE. FIRE WJ{EN READY THEtJ GA THIS IS GUS TO GRGORY CAPT GEORGE THAT IS REVIEHING THE LOCAL NEUSPAPErr I NOTICED A STATEt1ErJT THAT DR FITTS IS PLANNING TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY C VACATION I THitn< O~l APRIL 4 TH. I Aivi STILL HOLDING THE SSNSITIVZ DOCUt1ENT AND HAVZ HARD NO UORD FROU FITTS AS YET THIS \'JE}:!{ SUGGEST THERF:FORF.: ~iAT IF YOU 2ETAIN ANY HOPES AT ALL OF GETTING HIS REVIl~tl THAT YOU CALL HIE AND TELL HIH YOU HILI.. SHOH UP AT EITHER HIS OFFICE OR HO!iE tJITH TH~ DOCUt!ENT AND JUST ASi~ H I N TO NAt-iE TH DAY AND HOUR IF THIS SEEHS SOUND I \~ILL RETURN THE DOCUHENT ItJ THZ POUCH TODAY SO THAT NO tlEED FOR YOU TO STOP HEP.E TO GET IT GAPLS GUS FP.Ot! CAPT GREGORY HAVE CONTACTED PROF FITT ,s OFFICE EVZRY DAY FOR THE LAST T~IO HEEKS. YESTERDAY I RECEIVED ASSUrtANCE FROt1 HIS SECRETARY THAT HE HOULD AT LEAST REVIEH THE DOCUI1ENT SONETit-1 TODAY. SOl-IE BACKGROUND REGARDING THIS SUGGESTED TO HIS SECRETARY THAT SHJ~ PLACE THE DOCU[1ENT I N HIS 11Al'lDS AND THAT HE MERELY TAKE A "PEEK" AT IT. APPARENTLY EITHER THE SECRETARY OR FITTS THINKS THIS IS A VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT WHICH WILL REQUIRE SOME TIME. ACTUALLY ONLY THREE PAGES. BELIEVE HE CAN DO IT I N A HALF HOUR. HAS UNDER THE It1PRESS IO~J THAT THE DOCUHENT UAS I N FITT ,s OFFICE. IF UHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, REGARDING DOC, HE HAS NEVSR SEEN IT THEREFORE, RECorIr1END IT BE HAND CARRIED TO HIS OFFICE AND DEt1AND RPT DE~1AND THAT IT BE PLACED I NTO HIS }lANDS ASAP. LETS TRY THIS BAY, GUS. /AND SEE ~JHAT HAPPSNS/ fHO~i f\ SECURITY VIEHPOidT HE HAVE HELD THIS DOCUIJENT HERE AND HAVE I;1\DE i~O EFFORT TO DELIVER IT TO FITTS BEC/l.USE OF THE DISCREET HP.rIDL ING SITUATION PLUS THA THE FACT IT IS NAR1{EJ CONFIDENTIAL AdD FI~!t\LLY S I C S!CJCE HE HAVt: NO IDEA OF HIS CAPABILITY TO STOP.Z IT JUST C /\NT F It~D IT IN HY SOUL TO DE~1AnJ AnYTHitlG OF FITTS f\tl L:!:t\::Y THJl.T HE HOUL D I II?OrH! NS TO DROP DEAD J;LSO SINCE THIS HP.S BECot!Z r:zssY ;rz AS THE HISTITUT UANT TO BE SuRE UE I~RITATE NEITHZR YOU i ;oP. FITTS DUT BOY UE A?.f. I N t1 I D DLE P..S I /\!I SUP.F.: U ARZ I SUSPECT T!fAT Fl10t-1 Ml OV ~i1ALl. STf\iiDPOI;JT It-JCLUDitiG T t.t!St!ISSI O:J TINS S ()~-.:ALLY I H.C\VE i'JO POSIT IOlJ TO Di::::I~l.~r!D f\ D:\RU Tl!I~IG OKAY GUSS, YOUR POii-JTS ARr.: l,.JELL T/\!(EN. lfOI:JEVEP., Cf\N YOU Ht:LP l~E OUT I N THIS RESPECT -HILL YOU CONTACT HIS OFFICE l\d!) .~RRANGE: FOR A Tii,iE AND PLACE FOR t!E TO SEE HiN. REASOtl -I S THAT YOU UOULD PROBABLY GET FURTHER FROI''i A PROTOCOL V IEUPOINT THAt! I SINCE I HAVE BEEN HRITING HIS XXXXXXX BZEd RIDI:~G HIS OP. H:::R BACK FOR THREE UEKXXX ~lEEKS IF S OtiE F IRti DATE I S S~T UP O!l .~GHEED TO, THEN SEI~D THE DOCUHZlIT BACK. HOtJEVF.R, Ir~ POSSI BLE IN S Ot-1 HAY TO GET Hit I TO C Ot'tE DOUN TO YO UP. PLfi.CE TO TAKE: A PE:E!C .l\T IT, I Al-I SUP.E: HE CAN GET Atl ANSHER ON THE SPOT. THI S I S JUST A SUGGSTION G.fl. OK UILT... GIVI:: IT AiJOTHER TRY DOilT LET Ot,J I KN0r.! YOU }L~VE CALLED AUD I t/OIJT TZLL HH1 I HILL tli\KE A ROUTHIZ FOLJ.mJ UP BASED O.l 'fHE NZHSPAPER ARTICLE SO HE l.JOtiT FEEL !!1 REf.~D I N ~JILL AI;VISE: U SOOiJ f\S I G:C:T AllYTHING S ot!ET It1E THIS GUY I S AS HAP.D TO GST A HOLD 07 BY FONE AS A SPUT~JIC~{ OR A SAUCER CLEfd"{ ON TELEC OIJ AND THANKS GEOP.GE U HA \I E NY CotiPLTE SYl,IPATHY OUH SINCEREST THANKS I N BEHALF OF NYSELF AND THS CEI'~T:R HEF:S 1.:0ULD NOT HAVE YH JOB FOR ALl.. TEXXX THE HOilF:Y IN TEE UORI..D 1\PPRECI.~TE A:!YTHI['.;G I~: OUR BSHl\LF ~l'Hf\.T YOU CAN DO CLEf\ TELECOtI H!:R!: OUT OR GA l!ITH TRAFFIC (XJLY C~lZ TEIS YSA~ Gr\