PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 5 December 1957 ~Iountain Lake New Jarsey o Pral:tolly Botlao" Paul Wy Balloon f7 tkJ~as Aircraft Locol '~ / ~J:j 4 }QcGrounci-Vhual D GrounciRaclar Proltol:tly Alrcrnft GMT OGf/J457Z 0 AhVhuol D Alrlntercept Radar PassiWy Aircraft ~s. ,/OS lo 0 Was Astronomical Ret ired t.Iili tary 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Pasalbly Astronomical 7. LIHOTH 011 OISI.-VATIOH 1. NUMIIIt 0, OIJICTS 9. COUitSI 0 lnsufflclef't Doto fer Evaluation D Unlcnawn [10. IRIIP SUMMARY 011 IIGHTIHO One aircraft with tiny yellow flames flickering along leading edge, tail light brighter than u st1al and burned continuously rather than .flashing. No sound. Another ai1cr~ft following several miles behind with usual ATIC POIUII Ut (1U&V 26 I&P 12) Nothing unusual al1out one air- craft behind another as any u.s. aero chart will show -traffic airways provide for this. \.\,'\~I.e It l 1Jr' r\, I t' tIt 1\C.r-Vfl I uW AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Oft AREA U,.MT COHCIItNS DATE OF INF ACTIVITY SUBNITTIHG RI,.CRT STATUS (11 epplicble) 2S00tb Air Base Wiq Mitchel Air Force Due, Nev Xork IIRI,.AR lNG INO IV IOUAL Director of Op:ratiou, 2SOOtb Air CAMCE LED/INC ~L!:Tl Ba W Kitcbel U Base H. 'I. 10 rS7 ADDIT IONAL IN,OitW.TIOH ON (D81e) SU~ARY (Olve au ,.,, It loll ltl,ltl Jltta tile I Jettt lector of 11errat Jve report, Be'i" nerret v te.t on ""' raporl cen ,. fully etated o11 AI 1or Jl2 Liat indoeur lnciiHiirt' '"'~'of copJea) veatigatioo or aot1on yo\l FOR 1HB CO~N.U~a Retired, 12 tor ant in- WLRTHA 0 Captain, UdAl O I S T !t i9Ufll)" 9Y ~ (. .. e.,t US_., rtd file. Indcca t " oup l .tt/o and ;.,~ 7/ o Jnc lo.u,., i I ,-,ppl ,.., ... to AJ:a/I. -,-~DpJa~ to A'f'.IC WARMING: Title docu-111 cOtttelna ltt/ortMHon allctittl tltt natloneJ de/en .. o/ the UnJtd Stet witltl n the -"*"' ol th &tpJonl I.a THI 11. U.J.C., SHtion 793 nd 794. Ih trnJuion or tile rneltlon o/ Jt. content. in an7 Nttller to Co nding Officer, Mitchel Air Force Ba6e Long taland, Ne York. 6 r;ece!Dber 1957. Lntdentified Object. Last night at 2}~7 hours, I waa atanding ou~s1du near my house 8t abov~ addrea. I a amazed tc see nn airplane approaching from the eaat, making no aound, 11nd with the lfllt~ire wingspan looking tAB if continuoua tiny yellow flames wera flickering along it. 7he tail lilht waa somewhat orighter then moat tail li&htft, and burn~d continuously rather than flash- ing. Based upon a comprieo:l with 4-~m~ine airliners, th'3 aircr11f't oeemed to be about th~ s~me size, nnd cruiei~g at maybe 250 UPR grc~d spsed at an altitude of 5,000 reut or thereabout -Several mtlee beh1nrl t..ht., ~1rple.n~ a conventional 11.irplRn~ follo,eJ tha.t I al3eumed wae an ulrlin'='r althougr. 1t very likely wae tl military ai:-plane having aome c;.ounoct1on with thf} t3Yit.ery plane. This plane W31 flyi'1g at about the et~.!lt~ spth)J und llltitude, and 1n about the st~-me dir~ction a.a thd other. It.ca nav \ glll..1o n libhte " ere fltush1ng as cuat.o:Jlsry. &oth pl~nee diaappear~d to thrt ""~d.. rt1e noiee of t.ho supposed airl1nor waa juat what WOUld be e.Xft"tC'\.tHl 110 t hat ur,j railure to h~r the Othor plane wao not duo to f1f1 deafntHI '' . I a Ill n~ turallJ puz 7.\ ~d, beoau~ ~ of my maey yea ra of ~ir Force piloting, and ftJ pres,~nt con..""leotl on 'dt..h avi'!t ior. tr.a t includoe s. lot of travelling ea e.n air line paa~nger. Are you able to o n l 1 !;ht'>n me in any way on this tubject, ever& if it. ie only to toll oe tl._t \t. 1nvolv"' a clatsif1ed projttct about "hich you cannot furnish 1nfor~ttont Your r 8ply will ttt greatly appreciated. P.5. A t'Tiend w a g with m8 h"n '1110 b oth U Q thie. !leit.he r o f u e had be~n dr !n..~t