PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC4TION CONCLUSIONS 10-12 December 1957 ~. TYPE Ofl OBSERVATION 3. OATITIMI GROU' 0 Was Boltaon 0 Probably Batloon 0 Possibly Balloon ~round-Vhual 0 GraunciRodar c JJ~1"J'e lescoB\Irlntercept Radar Locol 6: ltj to 8:15 CST Woa Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Poulbly Aircraft 0 Waa Aatronoml col OCXProbably AstronoMical a No ivilian D Poulbly AatronoMicol 7. LINOTH Ofl OISI.YATION I. NUMIIR Ofl OIJICTS 9. COURSI 0 Othor-- ---- 0 Insufficient Oate fer Enluatlon one E to W to. allfl SUMMARY Ofl liGHTING 11. COMMENTS this sighting One object described as 3 coanered star size of grapefruit a seen throu binoculars, color white, green & blue. Object had points as an antenna. . Object moved 45 dgr. E to W in 2 hrs. ATIO roM Ut (IU&Y 26 I&P U) ATIC conclusion probably Venus. 9EC\.IIt1TY CLAateii'ICATIOh JOINT M ESSAGEFORM SPifCIJ Bl!LOr RIJSUV8D POR. CO/tl/tf.l. ~ . _ M8G (CJH.) ACC:QONTING ... IC NUI.1'1' SINCIU OftiG. Olt lt&fr&R.8 TO CLA.SI,..IC'ATtON COORDIWs:tOll: l ?'HOf'fC -: . llC'IAL INST"UCTIONS Mriou, u larse ot lJlfO accuaationa picture film, vit:b h141 ng f&C'ta or v1'tbbold1 ng truth of refer to DuneeDaville DA'I'k z,('~ rf ) NAMa AND Tl11-ll l :t Lt., USAF As is tan t Administrative Officef Unclassified SII:CVIt ITY CLA I .. ICA TION JOINT MESSAGEFORM SPACI IILOr ltAS.UrJD POl. COMMUHICA1'10H Cl!N1'BI TY .. K ... CI (Cud) ACCOUNTING 0"10, Olt ltE"K"a TO "iDa color uro IIM)tioa vitb ~ Rq. DR aoo-a, 4t4 5 Feb 58. Fila atu41ecl. Inteltipace \ pertona ot -re apeak api aat black back- ,J.ew.tiou aa1artba of obJect 1"8~enDce4 ill JOUr 26 Dec 57 1118 DOt related to tbia to be tor UI'O info vibrat!Dg plati'ora.: Duz1.D8 t.Dat period DKt u.s that Venua brigbteat 1D years aDd could appear veird, large to ? /.,.5TH ACH SQTJADP.ON (!\DC) TJnit9d St~t'3'! 1\ir Force ThmcAnvilJ.e Ai!" Forc9 Station Th~canville, T~xas S rr9JECT: l.IFOB Report TO: Commander Air Technical IntelligenC9 Cent9r W~i~ht-P~tt9rson Air Forcg Bgs~ 1. UFO: Ref ance r9ou.ested i s as f~J 1J ,.,,.,~ ~ur messag e AFCDT-4E4 .3-5?2-S t~e information a. De9nrintion of t he Obj~ct . 'rltr'?'~ cor ne't"ed sta~ and "'"aJ.d ch'3.~P''3 t r e n1.mber of nf) t nijs . Closer t o e'3.!"t h t~9!1 star -4:S Sc-~Jollll~- v1hit~, g-reen a nd bl11a; t An with binoc,tlars -bJue, green and white. like antenn'!s . (9) Object looked like i t had nut Oll.t oC\nd t~ken in. ant as whi ch weye bein~ b. De " p t i on of cO'!!"se of ob.1~ct. (1 ) '3. v e r v br:i.Eh t ohj t i n t he sky. (5) Ohject bP.c~9 re3l red ~n~ th~n f~1ed sev~ral times b~f~re dis ri . Time and d~te of si~htin~. f. Irlr:mtt rn.n ;: Tnforma-t1.on on Obs~rver. g . lVea~),r.,r tt~d HiYlrls-Aloft Conr11.ti.rms at 'J'i.m~ and Pl(lce o f Si.ghti nP'. 15 miles Ai_rcl'"t:lft t.ra~ bel">,T nbJ~ct-t:a.!ld T!\'Ich further q,uay. G0jng vT9'Jt of the brt~ht object. Th9 ligh~ froli the ob.i~ct lJ.t, un t:te nhoto~ra'!)hs. E.~stf!!.,ce of ~h-rsic1 1 ev1.dence, such as na"ter ia.:!.s and (1) One Smm roll o.f. movie fiJ.r.t ,.,hich you novr hav9. (2) \.Zollen~ak c a!lle<t:"a -8mm movig tyne. Telenhoto. (Ja.) Kodgk t7!'e ".\ outdoor color film. (8) tlone (lo) C'J"'lera point~.n .. u, an1 d'le south at 40 an~le. lat Lt. USAf. Acm1n. Off o ......, n1auel II Polio, I 111ft be to ia ill tJae ASP lorce I t4 attacW t1la be ..--A to -SAFIS-3/Maj . i'b' ia to "" t)wmlc ~tor your ,mt- f171ns obJec:t the &a """an Jl4o" tJQU a.tU+ul 'tte4 to auppo;rt l"e~n"Dillg ywr ~lm th. de:f1D1~ tbe ~ Pow ,:our iJrtozu'\i on I t~ns objecta, n tbatu... = J. TACKIR . M&.1or, uaal' P.lbli a TnfuaaUca. D11~ Offtce ~ Tnfmw.'tloa Sel't1cea ~-3 COMEBACK fJY SAFIS-1 BEADING CY /C. [U~Ei ALIV\.. ~t= ..... tP ~I trltf I T ORIGIN OF 8-51C ASSIGNED IY Be'twu of Ul"' lbtiOD Pictaz e Fila Dal.laa 30, Initial colo" to donoto ro;ow prJor ovT colun to dono to ro~Jow of copJotod ctlon, (~ for action: ~lor coordJnatJon,) IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT OIN4lC AFOINlC OIS .. ATCH SAFIS-3, llaJ~ lfacker CO*lNT NO, CONio!ENTS ( t' roY or , H nocoooory) _v ~. MCDI-41As/ 0z eaoey/m/f:/J216 l. SubJecrt b7 tilt CeDter. 2. to OWDer tbrwp your ot.tice, iD. aocortaDce VitA lJ:iYe z k11 are aw.ttted to ae1t 70U 1D reviev of tbe With the data eata'bliahetl tbat tbe ob.Ject wu .. t1aite~ Veaua. ~ Dote that Mrs. ~" obeervecl tbe o'bject tor two < 2) tM s period tbe object iliiCned f'r 18o to 270 degx eea elna:tioo or 4o 'l'b1 a ia W..O.t tbe preciH track and el 8'Y&t10D of yepua ~or tbat tvo-bour period. 8P'O tOll 44 ~cker, 8\ibJ: Report OD ])a,JJ a a 30, Texas c. Yen ao bript 4ur1D8 the of DeceUer that all o~ tbe -.Jor u wll u ac1eat1f1c .1ouma1a, ~te4 on ita a1ze anA br1Jl1.aaCJ. Pxeaa cl1&1Dp, will ze tbls. Sugpat Y1 til a DOte ot tor ber precise elate. vld.cb helped \18 14eaU!)" tlile oltJect, aboW.d. be 1ncludetl ill J'O'r repq ... of 7aur letter to be torvaried. to tbe 7la.5'tb NN Sc!clD., , to 1nc11 cate tbe avaer' a request tor tDe retunl ot bee cc.pliecl With. Scieace Mil SQH;50SQD17J YDB114 WYC1~0 WDA118HWA044 PP RJEDDN RJEDtTP RJEPHQ DE RJWFHW 5Q FM COMDR 745TH ACWRON DUNCANVILLE AF STA TEX TO RJ EDDN/COMDR ADC 2J WFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC RJEPHQ/ Dl R !NT .HQ USAF tIAS H DC ~NCLAS I~::T 12 - 435. SUBJECT: UFOB. ROU~lD CHALF MOON) 2. SILVER DOLLAR PAGE TUO !iJHFHVI 5Q D) 1. JET AIRCRAFT IN AREA 2. 19W DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEV. 185 DEGREE AZI~UTH. 3. N/A 240 DEGREE AZif1UTH 4. EAST TO WEST CIN ARC) AT Tl~E OF P.EPOR!,-'-' <>y.-~ 5. STILL I N SIGHTING C) 1. GRO r AL 2. BINOCULARS ~X D) 1. 11 DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEC GQYPPZ TO 12 DEC 023~Z 2. DAY DUSK AND r~I GHT 2) 1. GOC OBSERVER POST GRAtJBURY, TEXAS TEXAS MANUFACTURER. , J R. S/SGT 4768TH GOC SQDd. INSTRUCTOR, G) 1. CLEAR U1;LI(1ITED VIS/\BILITY 3~W)O-UNK ,JAG THREE RJHFHW 5Q . I) 1. AF 18312 C-45 WAS DIVERTED TO AREA OF SIGHTING BUT OBSERVED NOTHIL~G l() AIR SURV. OFFICER W/0 CW-1) POSSIBLY BALLOON LAUNCHED FROM VERNALIS, CALIF ON 10 DEC 2330. 12/1S4GZ DEC RJWFHW '/4SIJI ACV SQUAliO. (.lDC) Unl,_ S\a' Air Jorce Do.110a Yille Ail' J'oro S'atoa DuDaeD~111e. ~exae ~Ina Air ~eolmloal la\elllceaoe Oeat~ lrl.a)l'-l'a\\enoa Air hree :Ia !aullltte4 henw1'h 1 flft7 (50) t .. t o~u4e'ftlope4 8 JIOYle fl~ 12 Deoea-.. 6al' P.M. 'o 6t)O P.X. Ca\. of a V.~.o.~.. !hll In SUIIIIC'tt v.r.o.B . 4\c. 12 'Mr 19S7. l:t con~eaS.en y .. l'eft!oa fllw w a eow of 1'. :roa '!KI CODA J'lt\7 ('O) f" ot mwie'hloped 8 VALDa lJ S!.fJJI AFCIN-4X2b 7~5'l'B ACV OD ( ADC) J)mcuYille AU rorce Station Daneuri.lle, . OFFICIAL FILE COPY -Ofi~ICE Ofl RECORD 1.. Beq1aeat thta Centez-be 1ntor.e4 ot action tau r2 tea requ.at tor t1la, cop1ea attacbea can be pertozo.e4 w1 thout tbia . 4c: aDC1 6b, AI' I 200-2 da 5 Pebru- 1al. Betuence Jaa 58 w/cc ColODel, USAP ' . DIJNt7 ScieDCe ATtC I'OJIM 144 (REV 10 a.P 57) , aoUTDIO AJfD COOJIDDfATlOM 81Kft 74ST~ AC\tf S'~UAURON (AOO) Unit3d States Air Force Duncanville Air Force Station Duncanville, Texas SUBJECT: Transmittal of U.F.o.~. Film TO: 0 o m m a n d e r ATTN: Air Technical Intelli~nce Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1. Transmitted berevith is fifty (SO) feet of developed 8 mm movie f':.lm taken 12 December 6:15 to 6:JO Pl-1 est of a U.F.O.B.. t 2. Reference your letter 10 rch 1958, the film was not included due to an error in mailing. The film was sent to Eastman Kodak Coapa~ in Dallas by mistake. Fifty (So) feet of