PROJECT 10073 f.{f.:COrW C'l. ~0 2. LOCA r iON 1:2. CONCLUSIONS ' .:i._ 0 P robabl y Bclloon Q G ,..,und Vi :.uol 0 G rou-,d-Rudor 7. LENCTH OF 03S VATION B. NU~BEP. OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE '>'lo-. Aicr"Jit P rohobly Ai~r.r'lft P o :;:;i bl y Ai rr:roft Wa s A stronom col P robobl y A!ltronomi c ol Possib l y A stronomical In s u fficient Do t o fo r Evoluotion lO. BRIE F SUMMAP.Y OF SIGHTING ll. SOMMENTS 2 ) 1) nnr! .:i.lv,-n ol)j, si,..t~ of d.i"H' .ll .nr.t.; '!..n1a,;o .. :ent of Ph0t'> sllr\'ICtl P ' H ' !cn::th. Oh,j mo.t:;d i n 53.1.!3 clirPction as fPr:L'l~ l'~Jol, LranspOl'(!t'l-lit:n o:). ;_ 7 Lul' 'thout .l2 rni n . '!'h .. H1 D-'17 p~t1l'J I !->lmi.l'l.t' ~ o pl:1stlr lJ:lllorPlS. U. , ~ ,,,;lf fit n11j unti l about 2 0 mi \'i of r :lth r b'11'0a!l 8~ IT:-t"y c ! ti'll'.:>t.; 'ilrtLL.:::l)\11' : A.Fn , i.~.Yp when obj di,;;)t)pU:'t"'tY/ slto\' '1i;;h a l t balllJon l ! l an:.>. f ruit. ~'il,ite to y\Jllo.'J to oran~P 1.<.> so;n .. '.(!1o.}l'jir'nt:al t:rc inJl.oon at :'PJ:p..::d to qllve~. ~:l.,Jirl-;'/" '/(~ry h.i<;h alt. H~lloon f1 i.':'1L AF FOR.'tl 111-P,\RT II (C LA a .I FICA riO~) Jl!'i'HOV!'D I Jl.~.F. I 118 AtR INTEtUGENCE INFORNlATtON REPO~T ROM Vl11or~) r!'lc.:> !Hv1si")n RF i-QRT 10. ~. Tn U11 nnjn1o n of' 1-hi<> )_:'f'jc)r t:"'"l obj'ct i.n q 1Jd.ion cnt1.ld ~P;c r'"l"'n n \ "<J''r .. r iduh"'11.til;urj.-~ R{l' ! rt::)t)r] 'J'i'R C'Jnrittlnn-q nj:-r: t~a o~inir>n nf ~n cxr~ri~n; t~l!0'lP 0hiect W3~ a tQllo1n i~0nc~ nf f i :cr 1 . 'T'he ron')rtinrr ere,_., is " C'"lnh:!~-P ~t'lr1y P-l._? crr!t.T. f,s c-:tJch, ita !'~oor'!",ln~ .ro1ihi.lltv is C'1nsi.rlor'3d to b~ o.cove "'"':lr~C7e. T cnn~nrA ,.Jit.h tl10 C0"1'!rnents of th"! rAnt)rtln,. officer, ~xcent. th.~t A Darticul'!rly l'lr-n b'.\111":>n 'lt. Pn extrem~1v hirrh ~ 1 ti tu..-1-., :"l"lv h'lve bc0n/vi~i.b'1eu:1-'br circum~t:rnc')3 a.; rlo:>eri l:x1 1f'I/C,f7'/fJN f'P.r-tTPl: pn;....:;:;.,JI!N C E TYPE MS.:O (ChuJ.) ACCOU~TIN O CJ.:>IO. Oil ne.FE:rtS TO COMDR ATIC S?liCIAL. INSTnliCTIOM " CO}IDR, WWRY AYB, COI..OMDO /L'rfC.L.\SSIFIED/ FROM: ill!!i'SRE:fC!!l YOUR !'t!BSS.AGE O.OT 3759D DATED 22 A?RIL 1958 IN AREA OF SICHTnJG. RZFEHENCE PARAGRAPH 5, AFR 200-2, DATED 5 F'.EBRUARY 1958 CCORD:CtATION: SQC395 WYA418AMA B9 HR F. JEDS(l DE RJHFAM 56 7 t! HQ LOI.JR Y T O RJEDSQ/COMATIC I i,JFO ZZN/ CO~IADC ZEN/CO~DR 34TH AIRDIV ZN/ ASST COFS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF ZZ~J/OFF ICE 07 li.'JFO SVC HQ USAF Z~N/COMATG z:.::N/COMTTAF UNCLAS FROM OBT l~068D REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE ATI C WPAFB 4-791E 2!\ APR 58. BALLOON RELEASED STAPLETOd AIRFIELD 113~Z 20 APR 58$ NEGATIVE SIGHTING FROM AACS AND CAA. 29/2310Z APR 2JJ~AX SECURITY CLAb31 f'ICA riON JOJNT MESSAGEFORM ~PACB DI!UJU' I<L.SI!I<VI'D I'OR C:OM,\IUNIC:Al'ION CIS1'1 ~cqa~s; e. check of your record:; for a.rty ,,,~at~ler cr ::;p..: :.:.:\1 type balloon3 released frou your s tat.io:1 \Jhlch could a c cou:t t. for a.l'l unid~:lti::'icd aerial object ob::;crved b y B- 4 7 ere>, vic i.n ~ ty o:' request info on tracks o:' othe:r b"tlloon flights knmm to youo Reported a s a round, s ilver o"ojcct abov~ 40,000 feet. B~lieveJ. to be b~llco:1; however, require check o~ confi~a~ion. I n COO:W!:l A ':'ION: Colonel Gilbert C"l.AjSl FICATION SPrCI AI.. l rl!) r:tUCTION':! Oj;~ce 1V.Iemoranclzt1n uNITED sT1\.TEs covEJ.<N~fEl'fT Co"':lmJ.n.dec Atlc Wri~ht Pattccson Air Force B~su : \1eithct' Bureau Airport St.atlun A:r Nail "B'leJ d B"..l.r'~'alo, New York StlDJ r::C'f: B . .-llloons Released at Appro:A.lma.tely Ll~]OF.ST 19 April 1958 }1 Jfc-r~.:~ncc: J'.PC Uf-4E4 19 April 58 Syracus~ cJ.r.IP. Your Dlapatch dated fvl..J.y lL~, 1958 A checl( oi' our r ecords indic 1tes trn t our only bJ.lloon r,...lPc-.sc1 acoui.; t-his t:.me \las a 3m111 J00-3r m pilot t.iJloon se!lt off about 1300ES'.r f""on N 'abdrc..:. Pall..;, N . Y . \ihlch prob 1bly crokc within n hour thercufter. Other pJsslbillties are: b~tlloon releaa0d 1'ro:n our ~t ..1bout SJr .. tC1..tse or Al r.; :1ny, 2 . Inre;e r.:.1d1osonde bJ.lloons d.I'E: releJ..sed from Can 1dian \'lea thc.c sta t..:..ons such JG Toton i.o ~nd Ottm1a , etc. You might conto.ct the Cunudlan v1ea ther se cvice on thdse. Posslbly even s ome r~d~r wlnd target devices are released by som~ of their 3tat~ons. Actin.:; :rateorologist in Charge SOC089 YDD093 TYE091 TI:C046StiA032St!FO 1 L1 P.R RJEPHQ R.JEDSQ RJSDDN D RJEPSN 13F L/ FIJ COhDR 1Ll1'E FITGHU TO RJEDD~!/COMDR ADC ENT AFB RJEPSN/COirDR 32D ADIV RJEDSO./COi'JDI! fiin TECH INTEL CTR HHIGHT Pf\TT R,fP..PHQ/ f\SST CHIEF OF STAFF H lTELLIGENC[ HQ R.JEPHQ/OFF OF INFO SERVICES HO. /UilCLAS/B'1' 00T L.- 15611. SUBJECT: RSPORT OF Ui'liDENT IF IZD FLYir\!G OBJt:CTS, U F 0 P.I::?E:.\i!:f\:CE IS t~ADE TO AFR 200-2, P.t\RAGP.APJ: 15 . A. DISCRIPTIC1J OF THE OBJECT (6)( APPEARSD TO QUIVVER:) (7) f\!otlF. PAGE TUO RJEPSt; 13F cs) No sou~m J . DISCRIPTIO~! 0:? COURS;.: OF 03JECT C 1) I;! ~DVERTEHTL Y_.UOTI.CE BY SF.'/EP.A I. PF.C:-> L'S C:5) P.'\~'IIlLY nr:IvnsHF:D -ro ~JOTHn;c c:: AT"ouT n,o nru::~s B . DISCRIPTI O~I OF COURS:S OF OBJ~CT C 1) !NAP_V~fiT~JITLLN.Qll.CL BY SEV.SRAJ . PF.Q.~L.L. C2), .. ~VEN_!_,)DEGRE2S ABOVE HORIZON TO nlF: S9~T :~SV -~. (3) uoVED ABOUI .1'!-19_DLGP.EES_ T_9i,JARtL._SOUTU., Tt:o DECRr-:Es HIG:[S[L_ I N L[VATION, DURING THt:NTY NINUTJ~ ? ~HIOD (5) RAP!f>LY DHIINISHF.D TO NOTHI~!G l t'l ABOUT 'ft.JO tIINW.Q:,S_ Coh.I~TENTY NitiUT~!:S_) C , bfli'lll R OF OBSERVATION Cl> GROli~lD VISUAL D. TUiE A!:J D.4TJ:: OF SIGHTING E$ THR~F. lliLrs SOUTH OF CONIJAY, l!ZH HAH?S HIRF: F. IDEN1'I~YING II~FOR~IAT!Oi~ PAGE THREF: RJEPS ll 13F REJ~IABILITY VERY G. UEI\THER ,t:;r., i.JI NDS ALOFT (L!) VISI:HLIT Y FIFl'Y :iiLES ( :5) !0 C LOIJD C OVEH C 15) :lo Ti!UiiD ~flS TOHriS G i~OU u o? UV\ T I U>!S OFF l C ;~ R 0 j]J ;::c-f _SIt; liTE ll BY S tV]: P.uJ~ Comny , !Jew Ha::tpshire neil r Syracuse, Ne,,r Yor!<. On 19 April the crew of a B-47 observed a round, silver object in t'::e sky above them. The altitude of the B- 4'( w"'s 32,000 and cxc<::llent Vl"R conditions existed. 'l'he observation took pluce b e t .;een Syracuse, Ne'..r York a n d about twenty miles south1,:est of Plat~sburgh AFB, New York. At first, all ere,; tn~mbers thought obj~ct to be a balloon, but object did not disapp-=ar as rapidly as expected. The object , .. as c learly visible for twenty minutes. E:1l<1rgement of the photo sho .:cd n per fee tly round, transparent like objcc t s imilar to plastic b alloons. U. S . He:1 ther bureau and Ihvy c:hnTts showed e. high a ltitude bn.lloon in the u rea. VI'"'-"I r-y THU: JD;~RS TOH!-iS Ho UO UilUSU1\L i\CTI\fi'f Y UO It iH~HCE:PTS 1\TT>1PTf.D K. ASSISTA:\T GROUP OPERATI0i'!S OFfiCER OJJJEC'f _SIGHTED BY _SE }:R.\.1 Pf.O~LF.. ~.LL !lAD!-: TEE SAi1~ DESCRI?Tior:. SUBJF:C'l' H~DIVIu:JAL HAS S:SLF:CTE) BECAUSE OF RELIA.BI LI TY t\1:D S UPPORTI i~G ZV I 0Z~!C:S, F ot.n:_ KOJ:.~.Cl-mDUF -RIL..Tll.RSS.... REQUZST r ; lSTRUC'f IO :s Oi: USE OF UflDE:VELOPELl FIUl. NO P.EAso;!ABLE EXPLANATJGN OF OB.JECT AT THIS Tid:::. PACE FOUR RJ:?SN 13F ol# lf'\l C :'5) tlOtlE (9) SOUTHll~Si' 7 0 DJ:GR:~r.S ;\ B0\/1!: HOJ:IZO,l ~!DR, 14~h Fi ghter Gp, Etha.."'l UNCLJI.SSIT.U:D/ AFCI N- 4'24 Referenc~ your un~lassifien ~essage BT00~4-l564 dnte~ 22 A~r 58. n~quest cc~liance vith para. 19) P 200- 2 dtd 5 Feb 58; re UFO photo3raphy-disposition thereof. COORDINATION: r Dr., IliliJ~ ~ DAT E Tl :'A 'E Hcctdquarte r s l~jTH FIGf-ITER GROUP (A!R DEfENSE) (ADC) Unii:ed States Air Force Ethan Allen Alr For~.:e fust: Vlboos~d, Vc.rmont a:y on, ._ru_o -;.nt exc-~di:1~ly cl:>:r:.C. valun .1..; th~ ls t Lt > UJA? A.,:;t Jldjuta:-tt. foil -JV ~A, I j,!.:'lJ.c;d r \>lna.l. ,;r"i..1.;J~rt~nt .J_;)oari.::al-!i?~t-~Cit'l.tf, l.)bjuot ~l..llil.dr to ~urrent ~la~ti~ ha1 loono.