PROJeCT 10073 t:ECORD C.'\;.W 12. CONCLUSION S 2. LOCATIO!'~ 3. OJ. T ETIME C~0 Lt.>c ol - 0 Ground Vi s u o l 0 Ground R odor g S. t'HOTOS 6 . SOURCE 0 )''/Sio..:al o Cltili:-"1 Was Balloon obobl y Balloon :. si ;;.1 y Sol i oon Was Aircrnft Probably Aircraft Possibl y Aircraft Wo s A s t ronomica l Probably A :;tronomicol Possibly A:;tronomical 7. LE GTH ( ,: OSSERVATION 9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 l n:;ufficiont Octo for Evnluation 10. ORIEi= SUMM.t.RY OF SIGHTII-IG 0\>j l"otnd Hl :.round 11. COMMENTS 0 n .i o f h r t . a l i tr1 ap ... ,')ariug to h.; orclnanc.:~; .;llPll D EP1\RTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITC:O STATES AIR FORCE: WAS H I NGTON THE IH.>PEC TO!I GENf. 1.\L. U~ Ar !lr OI<;TniCT OrFICE OF :;PC:Ct~L l 'I 'J<."fll, \ fi)IU Wi!IGH TP.HT.: I!SOH AIR F01CE RA.>i;. ( J J Unid~ntifi:.!d Obj~ct nese mbl.Ln i.\foa~ Con~ i u i'os s .'}Ss ion of f:t. Spring Stree t . B=thel , Ohio Comraand.a-r Air 'rech.:li c a l Intellie;c:;nctJ C.::lnt"}r \',ri g.i-J.t-Patterso:l t~ir J!'orc ~ Ba.;e 1 . . Th3 fo:!..l::Hins i:. for'.i..trieU. for your l:1f0.!'!!'..21t i o:l ~:ld c::l.:f actio~ deem~d ncca~s~rJ. 1758, !.r ;~cmity O.f'-r~icer. an e r.plOJ' l!e of .J'3id co:np:lll.y , ;...~:...s in. G~:teral Jlectr co:1a f oun d by hi ~ f a ther ~o:::e:; i;ne during t.:;tril th"1t fir. unssess i on of ~ nose Accordins t ~han :r.~t . ..~.Y'u.nd fell~ b u;rnL'1.!> tru Ued f rom t h ! ~.one; t. t h e co=l.) fro~n.. t he i s of ~ C01()0siti an ot:1.cr 3ky . ;.. tdJc 'or so .. ~ sort t ucky , a.'1d pare nt , r d s lde3 c:;ide!:J c.t nu..-nber). Ba t hel, Ohio . 4 further ::ld'Ti:J~J. thcit t:ill release ~:"~ in :::-estP,d s.uthorHb<3 o.~.t h i o =e;,;id~nce, o r .;ill ~;X3~d same to t cu~tody or s~id relda~3 Copy furni~h-3d~ l.Jlr (}_,I Lt Colo:1al, t:3.u.F Di s trict Co::::Jo.nJ.~r see oe:urzl yz:= _ :-iuoe;r r.!.5.Jr -Ple.nt Securit-y :: .. ~::. '[nve::; tigations C-.:n.;r::tl .i.:l~ctric Ccmpa;1y !:v.:t.nd:tl:::!) Onio I 'Il L \i:F}i) .,....,.n, .... .,..t conc~rninn; some u nid"!ntl.I'ic!. u.n et.1:9l0y0e Ol tb~ Gen(=!,~"lJ. oo,J c~ ~n possass1on O-1rr. ',lrctric CO':'!J<.'nY. A copy of th~ ---~poet i::. It ..rould be apprecio:tccl ii' you C:l."l e.:rro..n3~ to n~ve so:-1~ photo3r"'.p':1s of tb0 i t=:m, to.:;ethe ... ti tn a more <leto.il~d re!?o1 t , n'1cl forva:rd tn t.'l.iG C _n t.e.r. Exn~t location c:.ml the circur::. b.'1C:~3 U..'1der ':hicll t.h~ obj ~<!'C ,,.J.~.> fott."1tl i s p"!.rticulu.rly desiro.bl~. Iucntification is often nade throu'~h 3tndy of ghotogra;>hs. In t!l~ int<::r~s t of gove1'nr1ent e~ouomy c.nd expe<.liency, this ,,.;ill preclude ini t.i~.tin,.s an inre s t.igo.t l.o.:l, 9lacin~ j nvf!stigati ve pcr::::onnel on orders to int~rt'O$atc th0 source 3.nd conductir..g fiel<.l exa.rninatlons. This o.ction i~ requested in o.ccordance with pc.rogra;>h 4c, .I\7R 200-2, tln.tcu 5 'S'ebru?..cy 1958, coT)y utto.c:heu. Your ass tst~1.Ce an(l c oopr:::::-ation in t.llis r.:::.tter would be appreciated. Siac~rcly, H . K. GILU::;3T Cr)lon::l, USAF De;>ut:r for Sci~nce and CO,~O':l~nts G1"'lndi11 rcom at column , who 1 iv_s Jt 0-8, bui !ding Bethal, Ohio, c1 \JOrk.li in tho P:::O 800, und~r for .. ~Tldn r~portcd th z: f o 11 c . ., On about April 7, 1958 his f~th~r. H , who 1 iv~s .t Cu--:tck, Ky., \Yhich I s Ql)out 12 ml lc:s :;outh of Richmond. c.b rv:!d a fi)~/ c bjoct fall frc'TI t:1..: ski.es :~nd l and on his f::~rm. Tho:~ nqv.t d:~y H f0und .,, o'::lj.;lct con -shap~d C2nd resembling th..., no~:~ of .. 1 mi::;:;lc, .:dof'lg ,>~ \.,":1t h,} d;):;cribotl as tap9, 'dnJ or G'-nl ity unknown. ;I.Jit .J hi~ :-3th;)r o n 1-\;)y 30. 1958 <:1nd .:lfc~r c.a isc~.uslon ~lith his fath.1r o n th,; subject of the "thinn". broug:lt i t t o his hct:ld at e.\t'1~1, Ch io and sub:s,quantly r 1t t o this ofiic~. Also on Ju.1e 2, thl: offic~ not ! fi,)p ~ir. L-onn9h:m of the Cincirh1.Jti FBI offlc<:l. Th e F6_!_ .;Lle_.sa9u" nt;1y tJE"D"'d the cn_se_.ov~r to th~ Air Force. On 6 JurM 1958 Ag~n~ Phi 11 i p ;-of th~ OSI Ctncinn..tti o~fic~ vlsiti:d this office :md w-:~::; g iven info!'li'~'tion p .HtinJ""lt to t!"-:l C!):>e. Furth<:r, chiJ offic.: off~rcri to assist the OS! I n i:lny H-Y po.;;- lbl~. Apparentl y th~ Clncinn1ti offic~ will rdport tha case to 00-5 ~t H:'.XFS for furth~r .1ction. This \lill conclud~ o u r .Jctiviti s i.1 th~ C:l!j~ U:-1- l~$5 requestod to continud by the Air ~ore~. Supervisor-Security In/. & Cle..1r. , ~.E.D. -81d:J. 800-f:xt. 639 SECURITY CLASSIFIC\TION (,f,'onv) OISPOSJT~ON tOFt~ SUBJECT ( U') .:i::hlU':l3 t for .L"l ~ly::; i.J - AE'CI.N-4E2a 1~ In accordance .vi t h Air 3'orce direc~ives, ?ar. l , .\..:.:R 200- 2 , iubj0ct: n I n t elligence -U:lidentified Flyint... Objects" a r.d c..trrent A.!.'I C polici e .5 ret:J3.rdin t h e analys i s e n d cx~:;.~::ion of unidentified O?.teriel . r '.l!..te st. th~ t att:!ci1ed s~ecirr.en be exarojned \lit:-t 2. vie.1 to Jece::. ini:l; i>;3 ;:-ob3.cl e ~'-'lture ~>= ::1~::-.;it~r. 2 . The possibility ar:ne.,.,.ent or ordn.Bn ce. it roy be a c :n:r.conent '1art :iata from tb.e UJ'O case f ile, incluii:::l t~e circl.Uls;;a::1ces surrou.nji!!t. :.1e i'i!'!di-:1 of thisobject. 4 It is furt her r eq_uested tha't ii' ~his r.att,r c 3nnot be resol 1ed b~c-j'u,lr o:'i'ice it be s ub:n.itted i n turn to tl::.e .lir ;.:;apor.3 _.:. :.:e;;crials 3r nc: ... , their r evie tv, exs:nin9.tio n and/o:-'trans""issi.~n to s.Ib3~1'1J:::t or'f".cos the~r ID3.Y deem pertinent t o 't~e identification of 3Ubject objs.ct. 1 . Con e s h aned o'b jec t in ~-tooden box 3. : A.FCIN- 4 and 03 I Lt r s AFCI.N-~S4 To: AFCIN-4E4g FRCH: AFCIN-4E2a DAT3 : l .o\1;~ oucent :;:-2 A:Cr.T-~E2a/V .a 3ile k/ar::-,.; T!l!.s :.tern canno t be identified .b:r A~'CD~-432a.. ~ comment 1 . Item is beinc; submit. t.ed t o AFCI:f-432c for reiie.r as reau1:1s:ed ir. Chiaf, A-~a~ent 3:-e~cn A'i'C I?l-4i2a l..r.. i..lv tlll'1.,.. I /11 , ~ " q ~" ,. i loJ,Jt,,, o~f f11J ,,fiooloitlo o/fttf,.!ollltfllooltolto/