P:~OJECT 1;;073 RECORD CA;10 12. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS --------+'.;..:.4.~TYPE OF OBSERVAT ION 0 Grou n d Vi :;uol a G round-Radar 0 Was Balloon 0 Pro bobt y !loll con -0 Poss i;:,t y Balloon 0 Air-Vi suet 0 Air-lntercopt Radar Wo5 Ai rcrof t Probably Aircraft Possibly Ai rcroft 6. S'JURCE C.ivi.li.:w a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. ElRtEF SUMMA~Y OF SIGHTING l)r;0 'dllitc star lil:o li~ht~ On.; 9. C OURSE 11. COMMENTS o , Was A:;!ronomi cal" 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Pos.::ibly A:;tron~micol 0 ln :suffic:iont Doto fo r Ev alua tion :oint. TI~J white ohj s o0::1ed to !)0 :o.i.;1~ b::tc\; 2..:. forth. Th~ r ,) J ohj was '! slow n11ner. AT!C FORM 3~ .:U:V lo SE.? 52) at L:f..u t0d Lo t.l1,~s) 1..\m .;tar s v:/ vr~ri. tlons c.!ttv co ~ t.t;t();.::ij.thotic cond~tion-:; :L!CJ..U~<Jt. for lJI'O In~.-est:.:i.r;atton, l-::u1l; tovo:::} Hi3CO.lditl. Incid~nt -12 April l:J5u Corr~.a nd~r l006th Ai1 Int.elli..:;enc~! Sc.r:vh:c: Squn.d..ron Ent Air Fore~ Base} ColorR.do 1 . I:1 nc<' )l\lc.."lt:~ wi.th P<l.l":lgr~ph 6c, AF.:1 200-2, request that oly lot ly Conv~nt ~t :!o:l~t.:noc, \.i.s co'1.::>iu ::or ~uti~; OT 3olvi~6 tmidenti~ieu flyin3 objects t.h~ uuroo .... .:: of in-.:esti- r..:portecl in the vicinity 2 . 'ro u.s..:>ist j'O in th :n ttt~1 . i~\:!ctor ar.l ~. A...;icle ~ron en'} -..':Jlig<J.tlon lr::.?OS .:11 upon the :~lr For.!e to reli .l,Jlli~J :.1.111'1 inte;.:;rlt:r of the ob~c~rvc.c.:; - .-olvcc:l in thi..G incident could b.; cxploitecl, t o the ather.:>e inte.c~..;t~ of th.: J\ir r'o::-c:c} by LT?O club a ;..n.j. "1'lJ Lng sc.-...ucc::: " p:co'?oa .. ::a ts, if '...cought to tn.e e.t"tcnt i.on of i.h~ ;..:n,!rnl p:bl:Lc . ni c l s particul u:-ly true if it i::; sho'm t'a~t :10 fur:lur a.c t lo.:1 v1.s t.l.l:~en or fou."l:l inconclusive on t:C..; p a ::t of the Air F vrce. D~o1tt." for )c5. "r..c~ -o.R oPriOiltfl tfeE eta.r _A,,.. AFCHT- h E4 , ATIC, 21 Nay .58, Subject: Requ2s t. f or U!~O lnve3 tigation, f1anl to11oc, 1:/isconsin Incident -12 April 19S8 AtHLS 1st Ind 1006th Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Bnt Air Force Basd, Colo~ac~, 26 May 1958 TO: Cornmander, Detach ment "(, 1006th AISS, Snelling Air Force Station, Detachment 7 l006'TH AB INTJ:LLIGS):CE SillVICE SQU.W.aml Un i tli:d States Air I'orc~ Sn~lllng Air ?o~ca Statlon St. Paul 11, Mtnn9aota SU3,j?;CT ~ Raquast for UFO Inv~stigation, Hanito?Too Wiscon3in Incld~nt -12 April 1958 ro: Col H. K. Gilbert Air Techni~al Intelligence Center Hri.;91t-Patterson AFB. Ohio 1., In accordance with your lr.ttte't' dat-'Cl 21 Nay 1958 to Coc.mal'1de!", 005th AISS called the Hozy Family Conv~nt at i!anitowoc. Hisconsin. Sl3t3r informed me th;~.t they vT~::-e going in Ratr~at" for 10 days o.nd vro'..lld not b~ available p::-ior to 16 J rm~ 1953. 2 . She will inform m9 of the exact tima ::t.."'ld date later. Wa3 ~ctr~m rol~ctant to diZCUSS the matter f rin3 adv~rse Upo~ assurance of con=id~nca sha agre~ to the intar-r.ie~. The Si.ster publir.:lty. 3. The undersigned has been diracted to p9rsonally conduct t h e int-1rvlc-'". Request tr.w.t any further correspond:mca be directed to this d etach.l'llent. P-AIPH N ALBRIGHT Hs.jor USAF Conunander J 006'l'H AIR I1T'PELLIGE'!C3 S~UAD:tO~l Ur.ited St':\."':es r;olor:J.clo ZE.I\Ll\.N 0 A d.m.ici:;tral: lVa .~.::lceil: ~t, 10:3 0 1-'. H . Avril 12, 193S at wldch t.im~ 1 sa t.uo oujPct.; l<H:t.l.!d in the \ics t. t d be uol.'tl~ baclc all(_l _f oct._h , unc!rtain 1hct-h&r on ground _or tl_Q.k I t bn.rl. the eur uncc of a hright ~<-:_ll of liJihJ.. l.o b e o. ~t sort-. of n cone Rhall~ and al:Jo an ouU~n .. o.l:_!.c.d . seen at ir~ervals. It fel l in a v ery uneYe n aml s l o1 !JlU.nne_!. I t ,.,.J~m'_t. a brig ht. l~Gl~L. . I binoculn.rs to v i e w it l?_ar~ t i o_e! ',ic ,.,.e r e inforroeu on rncllo 1:b.at Sputni k II ,.-ould lu.ntl tha\. n i ght but did:t' t l\tt ow 1'1"here. Out of I!.XX!l!i:<rsmr curiosity 1 wu.tched to s e e i f I could see it nJain as I h a d se~n i. t about 3 o r 4 times. About :30 I beg:m t o loo~< at the !t:rrl Southe~t. dir ection l'rorn ,.,here it u sually carne. The fir::;t time J didn' t se~ anything Lut. I vatched it .for <'.bo't~ l " !~inutes and i"t. lrept. on dX'!lr>iU droppin~. I c\llerl anotll~r ~ister o u t anl asked ::-::-if she could see it. At .first she didn' t ::;~e it but eve n tually she over th.! grou;,d. b u t uot t.uuch it. It. S"!e.med t o be ahou t, 5 f c ..:t fron t~1~ grounu. Then it '"ould f l are u p t.u ra.th; r a bri ght li~ht aml then i.t "10U ld around back and fortlt pa~ t. one ;,;pot bll t. :Jtill the light wa:) very bright_ In the m;anl.ili1~, Si~ter l eft t o (ret t he binocula r s lllld ve sa\v a second object con.tin~ down from the sky, ,,hich is numh~r 2 .in 1.ry l('li.L:~t.j on.:1ai r 1 t seemed to drop in jcr1rs into the trees. It \la~ circular sha}JO~ shd l "\C to a h.rJt: grapefruit, colored red. It scet:ted t o hove r in one ptsitjoa.. After S:isl.cr lert. I ntd,i.ced th~ object (No. l ) s Larted to mov e in n. Northeast tl.i recti on. I :;;1j [ted -posi Iii on !."rom the Hcst to Northeast part of the buil ciin~ unu as I :l."I:f 1ratciled from the second ro::~i ti on I noticed that both objcc ts wore going in u Northeasterly cli.r~c tLun tto . 1 i:u;r leading ant1 No. 2 following a bout an n.ngle of 00~ to!-vald NE horizon. No. 1 kept rising until it di::~alJpe<.r.reu in u more northerly direction. No. 2 , after it hurl. gone c1ui te a distance in a NE direction, t1uncd and <:~I:le b~ck and seemed to bounce O'Var houses ant! seemed to be about a 90 angle. It headed iu a Nortltvt!st dirP.ction, then it turned Southvest. It kept bouncing over the fila field. It k elJt. on until after mid night .the:l I left. Lacer the sheriff cace and asked rue to l'-lh01., him 1vhere I \~..i:i" the ohjE:cts. 5:I I showed hi.m the exact spot. I also used the binocul ~rs and sa'" obj0ct Xo. 2 . He couldn' t tell vhat it was and 'NX'A v ent tovard it to Iicd out walrl. it ,,.asc It tiisa1,peared \.;hen he got close to Hhere i t ,.as. Ploos" lr y lo o"'"''~' (!'. tdil ) fl"";r.un~ o-. ,,,u P'Jl:,ibly con. The tnfOi llt.Jirm rl. >1 , . ,. ; b., vli:O lorltrs.,o rch P ""''' .,, nnd ,.,;tl b :J..:rJ::d os conhdrH1t iol rt~oJt<Hio~l. 't ... ur ' "" " ' ,, ,I! bo U~l'd in C:Of\f\~Ction ~.lifo l'lltj' ~hiiLIIIdol! . l.l'lCiUSI01l~ CJ( puOiicolt01l~ v, ifh,) UI T ot( r 1111 'ol'fl, Wo r~qutsl lhh f!lf:><>riCII tn lc rrt:Ciiotll 10 1!.-:.r, i ( II Is doumt~d n eccJS<try, ,.,.,, noy '\''"""' i 1 i.r fur!l-..,, dt\loil!. 1, Wh~n did you Ht tho o bji'LI ? 2. Ti111e o f day: (Circlu Ono): A.l.t 3. Tlm.:t 2 one: (Circlo On.'>): o. i:Cl. lurn b. C.H1ir~d c. t,\.1\Jt \i<lin d. P~.~ci fie (Circlo One): a. ()oylt vltt 5.1\1,~:7 b. Stondt:rd Ciry o r Town NIII.>Iell P<>1tul AdJ,..,~ ~ 5 . E s t'imole how long y ou set\" tl ..-r.bj"c 1. !lour 1 Minute; 5.1 ClrcJ, ono o f lhr1 fo llowtng ro j,,Jicol! h oH cortoln you are o f your an.swur to Quu:~tion 5 o. Ccr hJ in c. No t very !lure b . Falrlycr.-rbon d. Jti, l o guess (Circle Onu): a. Bright du}lighr d. J ust o trace of d(lylioht b. Du II do y I i gltt e . No trace o f daylight c . nrigln twili~hl f . Don't rcrtlembtH 7. IF you saw ths o6jt1c l dufin\t (V,'(UGIIT, T WILIGHT, or DAWN, wh~rc wus th., SIJ!IIoc;,t.-d n, ''I"' l..u~,.,f ut tho object ? (C,rclo One): a. In fr:llll of ~-u c. T 0 yo Ul I i uh t d . T o y our I c f I u. Ov t:rll<JO d f. Don' r renktPinr 10. If it was B fHGII rr P Tl!:\~1 tl.~ Did lho ob jllct: CJ, Appt.or to slcmd s t i ll t i t ony 1 it:t:'! b, Sucldf'nl'/ cpeed up 0 11d r ush oIClf ut ,, n ; !11 .. , ! c. flr.~ak vr info port~ or -e~;Jiodt? J . (,j, u oil SIIIOkc? c . l.holl:Ja briohinos'$? f. Chorr;o 'lhopc? g. F lich.ef, t!rob, ,,. p\!l.\:lf1;? t ll)ll 'I l:ft ;,"ll (Circle Q ,f. it movcd i 1 r:,.. 14. DiJ t!w object oppcar: ( C irclo:J Onu): o. Ey~ulo!\sur. b. Sun glos:;us c. Wind.hiuld d . Wlt~,low !tlnss Cl. .JI; II). IJ !. I I I ( Cirdo 0 :u): L! I. !l o hfig h t :s hr Oro:r,., <J ~kiJIJ c.f k..1w rh.:~y \IJt~ otrool(l<d, uud cui Cllr -.;rr m v lo ~hut;/ t ho dl:.~ctlun tho? th,,y WJi~ ltoJ\'t, ! i ; ptl ,, u 1 ul t n' tru c tr pnl t 21. If" PO.SSifH.E, try to {jUo~;s o r e s t imate wha t th o roo! !:icn o f thll ohi(:l VIU~. In tis lon~sl ,jj,.,,,.,.l,.,t. t !o'll '"'~'' did th) objoct or object s appear o1 compnrcJ with OIIJ 1.1 h,~ folfowln~l obj,;c.l. 1,,1.1 in tf, u11rl (I I u!,o~t arm':; length? (Circle-Onu): Gr ,,p . .fro it Holf dolf.,, (Cird..: 011c o f tho f ollowing l o lndicotu laow cc-rtoi11 you 1110 of yCJttr un~wvr to (./IJI>~ilun 21. o. (,.rlorn I I'""' d irl rll(t obj