PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~D 2. LOCATION 12. CO:-ICLUSIOHS m Wos Balloon (<:0'1firme-c ~:ton t e rey, Cali fo1nia 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi ::,1 y Balloon DATET IME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 G round- Vi s ual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircr ctft a P robobl y Aircrait 0 Possibly Air c r aft :ttAi ... Vi !Nol 0 Airlntarcept Radar s. Pt-IOTOS 0 Wos Astronomic:ol 0 P robobl y Astronomi c:ol Navy Pilot 0 Poss i!lly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBeR OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 O rher 0 Insufficient Dato for Evoluorion 10. BRIEF SUMMA RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Jat p&lot si htad obj size o f silv e r A Cl1ec l-<:: w/all ij . S . e.: milit.1:y WX dollar. Color silver. A9peared motion -&metro f acitlit i e s was mad~. 6 0 less ~-~emaioed in ~hat position for foot Navy balloon, relaasad f m ~'l!)f.'r,)~-!'J.rd.:..m1hs; ... the.n mov-ed towitrds tne ''".!wa~-cim, Japan f loated across the sv. Alt. estimat e d at 60,000ft pltJS. Pacifi c & was in the v i c inity o f si ghti~g a1e a ~t time givBn. Ref: Navy Bln Flt F 69, USAF Wx Pl~t Chart, cJ t d 2 -1 Jan 5 8 , & FCC TraC'~ A"MC FORM J29 ( REV 24 S&.P 52) UNITED STATES PACIFI C FLEET LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC SQUADRON SIXTY-ONE FFl2/VFP6l/RCC: a.::r U. S . NAVAL AIR STATION: MIR-".MAR A6j:\9- 8 SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA 17 January 1958 Frm: Commanding Officer, Light Photographic Squadron SI:CT'f ONE To: Ccarar~anding General, Norton Air Force Base, California Sub,j: Unidentified Flying Object report (a) CINCPACFLT INST 3 82 0.3 (1) Copy of CO,.VFP-61 spdltr FF12/VFP61/EJ?:afr A6/A9-8 ser 49 1. In accordance with reference (a), enclosure (1) is forvarded herewith ~. O. COULTHA.G.D By direction APPROVED t JUNE 194 COUNIRYU s Un'classi.fi.~d" (C ASSIFICATION) (LEAVE BLA!'IK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SU8JI.CT . Un identified California 27th Air Div Def DATE Of' INFORMATION VALUAI IOI'C ~t}'{": -:. ;Ih~i'Qse(r Navil:, 'sp~ed Lett~r co erning. a UFUB sighting by :~,:USN, .Li.~tv~Photograp~:'~uadron Sixty One:, _U-; S . Naval Air Station, Miramar, Ltrfm Light Photo Sq 61 FF12/VFF61/ROC:afr A6/A9-S dtd 17 Jan 58 8Y OltiCINATCit DIS TRIEu LJ.Ui~ BYADC: opy to Comdr, Copy to Comdr, ~Ott: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS IHFORMAnOH AFFEC IIHG' THE NATIONAL DEfENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN T~E MEA~UNG OF THE ESPIONAGE Acr. !iO U. S.C.- 31 AND 32. AS ~MENDED-ITS TRANSMISSION OR ntE REVD.:ATtON OF' ITS' CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UHAUTHOfliZEO PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT .UY NOT BE RPROOUCED IN WHOl OR IN PART. BY. OTHER THAN' UNITEO STATES AIR 'FORCE AGENCIES. EXCPT BY PRMISSION Of lltE DIRECTOR OF . lee-ltNUIIe~f .~ (.:~CNUMII!IM PttlmtW'~OftiCL tl~ ~ USt J0/1 UIGtHf Lt"llfS OHU , On.: l:oa mut be o.:hoc'cotd) CI,..\SSi f IC-'TIOH 0 UQUU. lUI~ 0 Sl't:CIAL I)(LIVEIT GUAP.D HAIL 0 ll. IIIAIL 0 tGISlUEO lUlL U:TCLAS2 ITISD .... T~: r cCH.fANDEl(NA:VAL '!m FORCE' PACIFIC FLEET _: .. . . U .~S ; . rTAVAL A.IR STATION NORTH ISLAND-. 00 1-401 CltAR THifOUGH COMMUHICMIOH 011/CE J ~P6J./EJP :afr NAVAL SPEEDLEl"l'ER- d ispatch o r informal language . May be sent (l) w ith enclosures. (2) in a window envelope (size 8 ., x.3W'). if contents. are not clClSSified as c onii dential o r higher, (3) to both na val and ~ nonnaval activities. . Is pock.aqed 500 sheets of white or of one colo r : yellow , pink, or green. ~;..:> :-.p''fJAVl:~'rr.w677,. , . . . ..EY~ RALPH E. SYrlES, srcnr ID }.N UlJIDENTIFmD . , /..;~:.:::_FLYING ' oBJECT AT 1905 . H 13 JJ\H 1958 Dl THE VICr-1ITY cF Hcti~REY, CALIFOruiiA; .' :,;:: THE SIZE' CF THE r I N PERSPF.CTIVE \.JOULD CQ1PA.RE RaJGID:,Y T O TEAT OF A :~: :"',_, .. sl:L,~-nm.riAR. HE:I.D ,:AT ARHS LEI.nm BUT '.tf.d _ _ ICAL Si!APE ITS COLOR ._ .~ _i WAS SNf;}_g tHE -OBJECT . .APPEARED TO ~ "tOTIONLE AS IT TOOK APPRCI{IHATELY :. .. : ,<lO Hu -~-;;. FCR TS~; BOTECT TO PASS FRO~ A 10)0 :r;rrar: TO A (]730 PCSITICN. Il' ~,zi\5 "E8'ID!.-\.1'~D TO BE 20,.00 FEET ABOVE THE' SIGiiTIHG. AIRCRAFT HHIC!! \.ZAS . FL.WTG. AT 42,00 El:ET. . NORTON A.FB, CAI.TF. ' ; ADDRESS: r CQ.q.tA,NDDTG ot'l''ICER . LIGHT PHarCGR J>HIC SQUADRffii SIXTY O:T U. S. ?.TAVAL AIR STlTIOT'!, HIRAHfh":t U +inft.M.-..R 1,5, CALI:?CRNIA ....llf~--SENDER'S MAILING ADDRESS Address reply as shown at left; or reply hereon and return in windo w envelope (size 8}', .. x 3 ). if not classified a s confidential or higher. ClASSif iCATION UNCLAS SIFIED i .J.l '>ln. Plott~ n4' Balloon Tl'acks CQHinande~ A~-Technic!U Intell~gence Center ATt3r ATJ:-~-S Wrlgbt-Patterson ASr 7oroe 11 riecl. ball IOOIL a . {: I'ftkuni Ball :Isktmi BallOOD 7l1al'' laW)'