PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 5 Novembar 1057 Lon~ Beach. Califnrn1a 3. DATI-TIMI OIIOUP .. TYP! Ofl OBSIRYATIOM .5. PHOTOS 7. LENGTH Oft .OIIIRYATION I. NUMI!R Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURS! 90 seconds five or six errati~ JD. BRtlft SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 1 t. COMMENTS CONCLUtlONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Ballaon Passi bly BaiiOOft D Was Aircraft Probalaly Aircraft D Possibly Alraoh D Was Astroftomical 0 Probably AstronoMical D Possibly Ast,.,nolfticol ttX OthePoss Opt ica 1 0 Insufficient Data for Evcaluotion mlra~a rat~ect1ons Jive or six round silver objects the tilza o f a pea. Fl~ght paths were very ~'rratic. The objects were in sight for out 90 saconds. A full investi(;atio~l rev~ala d th::l t this sighti11g was poss1bly au optical phe1omana. AT1C: JPORif l <P 21 aP 52) AF FORM 112-PART II A ?PRO'w(:) I JUNE IJ.ll AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT MOn. THIS OOCUMENT CONTAI,.S INFOR~ATION 4FFECTI NG T HE NATIONAl :>EFENSE OF' THE UNI TEO STATES 'N ITHIN THE MEAN ING OF THE ESPIO AGC .\.:-;, ':~ U S.C.- 31 ANO 32. AS Altl~OEO. I TS TRANSMISSION OR THE R~ELATION OF ITS CONTEMTS IN ANY M AI'iNE.R TO AN UNAUTHORI !ED PERSOK l S pqoHlt.iiT:.~ av LA','f. IT ~AY NOT B REPRODUCED lH WHOL. OR IH PAiolT. BY OTHER THAN UKITED STATES AIR fORCE AG'-NCICS, EXC!:PT BY PERMISSION OF :-HE. OIRE.CTC ~OF INHU.IGd~. USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II u Alt'-:LJr->-~ 'F IE (Ct..ASStf ICATION) APPROVED I JUNE 1~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT P E?ORT -.o. D r.r Gt:'-AI S- 1. 0 de7ces. 'i J ~ c of t::e !.J N_C_LB~S I F1 e ci (C~SSIFICATIC .. l AF EORM 112-PART II APPROVED ! J t~ AIR INTELLIGENCE JNFORMA TION REPORT .liSS-U?OB-387-57 oJ I.Jov , I SOURCE'S wtatct that "the object~ mi.t~ht . In vi9W of have been li~ht the etorm," m m~a" 1a gi.ren re!"lecticma due to ice o~ aheet-iee a::omPL~ing ev&luation of "Ot.ber-s Possibly Optical Ph'Wto- aivhting by the Appt~Vi."l~ O!tiear. JOmt H. ~-~R Col~el. USAF Con2nier ATTN O F : HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES 41~ ,..O~CE W~IOHTPATTE~SON At~ ,..O~CIE 8ASIE, OHIO su sJEcr : Request for UFO Information (Herbert S Taylor) ro: Hq USAF SAF-OIPB (Mrs Gaiser) wash 25 D c 1. Reference the attached letter from Herbert S Taylor, dated 31 Oct 63, requesting infounation on unidentified flying objects. Our records reveal previous correspondence him. 2. The following infol'mation is provided to assist you in a reply ~o Mr Taylor: a. The 29 Jan 51 sighting at Sioux City, Iowa, carried an initial evaluation ot aircraft by the investigating cormni ttee in 1951. However, subsequent review indicates there may have been possible astronomical aspects to this sightillg involving the planet Jupiter (Magnitude -1.7) w.bich vas located at 10 degrees elevation in the West. The star Deneb was in the Northwest as the reporting aircraft pilot was taking ott, and the star Regulus in the East. The setting of the planet Jupiter corresponds with the final report. The case still retains its original evaluation as aircraft. b. The Long Beach sighting of 5 Nov 57 has been evaluated as possible reflections on sheet-ice, from either the sun or from lightning. Also, there was a balloon in the area and there were 10 aircraft in the vicinity of the airport at the time of the sighting. There is no record of transient military personnel observing the objects. However, the report indicates that the crew of a B-25 also observed the objects. The objects were observed on the edge of a stox m cloud in the presence of thunderstorms and lightning. '!he entire duration of the sighting vas 90 seconds. ~ere vas no infotmation presented to indicate that these objects were other than optical phenomena associated vith reflections FOR THE COMMANDER 5 ~iovemoer 1957 3. DATI-TIMI 0~ PROJECT10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Lon~ Beach. Cali.fornia :<IX Gtound-Vlauel 0 GrourtdRa4er L NUMB!It 0' OIJICTS 15 -20 minu tas 110. IIIII' SUMMAIIY 0' IIOHTIHO ~iva o: six objects, size of pea, .. ,.n_ ta. Had high degree of maneuver-- ~bility. Very bright. Objects ~1ade fas~ u p and down movements similar co the shape of an ' 'N. ' ' 1Ioved out of si~ht to th9 NW. AT2C POWM JB (W&V 21 IP 52) 11. COMM!NTS Unreli:lbJ.e i_;ong Beac h CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon Proital.l1 Bolloen PoaaibiJ Bolloo" 0 Wow Aircraft D Proitaltl., Aircraft PoaaiW' Aircroft Wea AatrenoMic.l 0 ProltaWJ Aatlofte.,.icel 0 Po si bl' Astro,.owei col ?? ?.J~JP::r RJWPSB ~J:?HQ RJEDDt\ RJEDW P F~; CC~:ARFC2347 TC R,.il!'Pt~r /COr. 2 7 AIR D IV :iS I Cl\! DEF P.JEPP.Q/DIR OF II~TE:L HQ USAF 3JED[~/CCM AIR DEF CO~}:Ar~D ~JErW?/CC~l /,IR TECH INT~L CEN UFCE (1) (1-) CC:.?A:i"S Tt A CXRISTLh TF:I:~ LIG-:T. FIV!... Ck SIY. (E) I\Cl~E. ( r) :--! IG.1 DEGREE CF ANEUVERP, :-I L I TY. l' AGE TKO REWDK~J 7 C2> (A) THEIR BRIGHTKLSS AND HIGH DGREE OF rANEUVERABILITY (E) L:LEvATION {(ZI'o 45~EGP.::Es (D) OBJECTS MAD2 FAST UP A~D THE SHA?E OF A~"t~". TN rcvs~:ENTs sit< I LAR To C 1 ! ) ~:CT APPLI~AGL.;.. RL:C~IV:::D A Cr\LL F~C:; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD J. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Wet Bollooft 6 Novembor 1957 Lon Beach nlifornia a Proltaltly Boll" ndata"" .. Ya.u.e a Orouft4Ra4et D Woe Aircraft -----------a ProltaWy Aircraft a AI .. YI.,.e a A&r-lntercettt Ra4er a PoaaiWy Aircraft a Waa AatroftaMicol a Yea . D ProltoWy AatroftOMicol '"' Ci vi 1 ian D PoaaiWy Aataenofftleol 7. LINOTM OP.OIUIVATIGN L NUMallt Oft OIJICTS t. COURSI D Other--------- 10 minutes IRIIP OP IIOHnMO Round bright object, size glowing blue & o