PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a Was Balloon 29 May 58 Teen ton, N J. a Probably Balloon a Was Aircraft 2330 to 2400 JtiO~eund-Vhual D GrounciRaclar Probably Aircraft Q~MUT~3~Q~/~0~1~3~Q D AI~V -o_l -~--D_A_f ln_te_rc P_t_R a_r_l a PossiWy Aircraft S. PHOTOS Te lesgono 6. . D Was Astronomical Ia Y t t :.a t 0 Probably Astronomical a BC eu 0 0 Po11iblv Astronomical o No camera Civilian , 7. LINOTH Oil OISIRVATION I. NUMBER Of' OBJECTS 9. COURSE ~ Other Ph 0 t 0 lf 1 n W 10. IRIE, Of SIGHTING Photo taken of the moon which . mall, white unidentified speck. 0 lnaufflcient Data for Evaluation a Unlcnown 11. COMMINTS showe In view of review & analysis by Photo unit, conclusion drawn that "speck" caused by crystal- lization of the grains of photo- graphic emulsion ~renton., Xew Jersey AFC~-yEU/Qopt1 eL:,ory /ac Ext 6-';2lo/Bldt, J2~ cq,.,., ttl~ elM Typed lJ A~ .!:)8 (Retyped 21 ~uL .J<1) fiL I! Q.ASSa Ullldentif1e4 ObJeot PbotoeNtMJfc9Q. F-IL-E-CO_P_Y at TztcmtoD, H. 1. ... .J AYQ-t!JU:I! Ofl RECORD The Iupoct"r Oeoeral, UaAJi', S'h Dlatriot Ottloe ot Speolal lDYes tioDa. Jrl~'tatteraoo Air loroe Be Oblo tl~a AFCIN-4X2c A rnl~w ot eubJeot pl&otot:rapba aid tDdan\ re110rt ua teea hla Center. 1'bl ~enter do~ DOt ooncur vl'h aouroea atat nt \ha\ the Gk J.1h<.Jt;ot,.rephed OYer the taoe of \be moon S.a not the 1 .. a\&l' equi r~c:ut or r~oor U.eYCslopiD; ; tenala. !!:'a11tr.et1 1 in AFCIN-4X~ ~ both cro~oop1c m~udloa and photo&raphlo eDlarsementa, lndl tho spot iu a doteot. TeonDicallJ, lt 1 tbe oonolualoA ot er tl.La t the s11ot wua ca~ed b t;rain cryatalluation o1' the AFCIN-4X5 ~ AFCIN-4E AFCIN- F phio eUA.Lloion on tne film. These .:.raina clump to~ether f\lae e devalvp:"JE:nt proceaa. 'lb1a 1a a coru;.on oocuronco t~at in ppeara in abol.4t one 0\l' ot tift)" photogapha deYeloped. eral a A revlev b a aoi~Dtlat and a proteaaion ea Who apent s with tha HarY~rd ObserYat~ ooDtirma tui. 1b1a nolentl~t exam1 ned 01 er 2.5 coo photo~ ph1o pl~ tea AOted a!J auch OUr 1nveat.1t:,ator c11aolose \bat from ar11o1al obaenat(Zllea ed at,.,enciea vaic3 were ob.senl~ the moon at that apeoitlo 0 -2400) aa alle~eJ by aouroe, DO report vere reoel Yo4 ot t trtill8Y<..ralnt. tbe l'ace o1' the moon. objeo Tbe f~ct that aoarca1 b~ hia ~n a~1sa1~a, atatea that thia lrti\. nttem.,t at uotrophotot_raphy. \hat he ia Wlemployed, and saw tit l; o &&.lbldt tb1e phot.oc.raph to W::. Dtiaaine ( app.orent l.Y 1 1a conaider ait,D1f1cont an4 \IDdoubtedlJ prov1dea a olue real mut1 Ye behind tbe matter. a:: to tbe 1 ~ lc;c, iU:i( ~002 date ... 8 .t'e:.bruary 19.)8, apecitloalq ba' all ori"'ina l ..;~\J l 'notoL,..ropha a~ rel~toj ~ter1al be re- S,h~ o.vL<. ':.". .. t,tacaud bore. 1a thu or1 ... 1nal .;jj1 l not,a,i'Ye BAa ,, eAlt:tr ~DitAtu u. tb.cr~frulA tor retl.lrA to t!1e owner Inclo~arc3 other than tlle orit..lnal 35~o1~1 Det,at1Ye, baYe bGeD tor entry into o1"i'icial i.Jk'Q caae tilaa. H. K. 'IUllJIT /?~ r ATIC PORM 144 (RKV 10 .WN 1 lnOle ColonCll, ~ A6 ROUTING AND COORDINATioifQalllilt' fOr JO iCDOe '""' \iompanen' w .a eDlart,eIMlnt DF.P~AtMr NT OF THE AIR rORCE HEADQUARTERS L'NrrED STATES AIR FORCE \YASH I NG TON tMI lft .. CtOit el.lltA&.. Ul., It DfiT.fCf OPriCI 0' IIICIAL I.YIIf .. Afe~"l lltPAnlltiON 11 '01CI IAII, OHIO c.: :&ttl c liZ' Unidentified Object Photographed on Moon, 29 May 58 by HENRY J. NICKLIN, at Trenton, N. J. SPECIAL DlQURIY REPORf MADI AT 111 E. 16th St., rlew York 3 N.y. Investigation initiated pursuant to request of District Cozamander, ro,;f3 sequent to information supplied by JAr-ES A. RF!F31E!R Chief 2d u.s. Army IndustrjLal Securi Office, Philadelphia, Pa. RE!E!llER indicated tha Trenton, N.J., a professional photographer, had made a telescopic photograph of the moon, which reflected a small w.bite unidentifiable speck. Original negative and copy of photo~ph accompanied by pertinent information supplied b sed this report for ATIC WPAFB, per AFR 200-2 paragraph 19 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATIONs DISCLOSURE OF THE NATURE, SOURCES, OR EVEN THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH INFORMATION, INCLUDING THAT CONTAINED IN INVESTIGATIVE R&PORTS, TO PERSONS INVOLVED OR MENTIONED IN THE REPORTS OR TO OTHER PERSONS NOT NORMALLY ENTITLED TO SUCH INFORMATION MAY IE MADE ONLY WHEN EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED IY THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (IG), OR HIGHER AUTHORITY. DISTRIIUI'ION McGuire AFB . (Info )(Incl) ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO 1 Concnander Air Technical Intelligence llright-Pa.tterson AFB, Ohio p.,. rul in ab1cnc:c ~liLLIAM W. ROBERTS Colonel, USAF ,-. C' PIRrld Commn4w. 0-208 PREVIOus EDITION or FILE STAMP 1. This investigation was initiated pursuant to request of District Conuua.nder, OSI District Ott'ice lt3 File 24-203, dated 6 June subsequent to info:nnation supplied by Mr. JAMES A. Re:I:OER, Chief, 2d u.s. Army Induotrial Security Office, 5100 Princeton Avenue, Philadelphia 35 Pennsylvania. RF!EllER related that he had received a telephone cal 1 from 1-iARTIN J. BAILEY, Superintendent, Plant Protection t, U.s. Steel, Fairless Works, Fairl.ess Hills, Pennsylvania. According to REtmlJm, BAILEY stated thaj; a former employee, Trenton, New Jersey, had produced a photograph taken of the moon on 29 May 1958 on which there w.s a sma) J vh1te unidentifiable speck. According to BAILEY, s an expert photographer, presently do researCh for Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. maintained that this white speck, approximately the size of a pin-head, is no"t. the result of faulty equiplnent or poor developing materials. . -~ )~ -'\r--{ ~ ., ~ f: {\T PRINCE'IUN 2. On 16 June 1958, the writer interviewed 11~. JANES HENRY, Assis-. . s tant Personnel Director, Stanhope Hal J Princeton, llew Jersey, who ... .... : advised that had made application for work at Princeton Univer-.. . , sity but was not at present hired. HENRY further stated tha.t he was '\ .. , .: ... , b1mselt an mnateur astronomer and had therefbre asked for a .. . ! . : I copy of his which he (HENRY) then forwarded for purposes ' ' ot inspection to Dr Director, Project Matterhorn, : c . ~ I Forrestal Research Princeton, New Jersey. 3 On 16 June 1958, inteliviewed by the "M.riter. He stated he bad seen a copy of the photograph in question 'Which he con- sidered to be "1nterest1ng He added, however that in the field of astronomy no opinions of a photograph coul.d be made on a single exposure. SPI'l'ZF!R stated that in his opinion no significance cou1d be paid a situation such as this without corroboration from several further photographs taken at different times .: AT 1REti.IDN, NE'i JERS~ 4. On 16 June 1958, was interviewed by the writer, at his home, 944 s. Olden Avenue. He stated that the photograph was taken as one of a series of exposures on the night of 29 May 1958 between the hours of 2330 and 24oo. ~e indicated he had been a "free-lance" photo- grapher since 1937. He indicated the following information regarding h:Jmseli': DNCLASSIFIED DOJJ Dll~ 6:lUv.lU & Date ot Bil*tht 18 Rcwber 1906. Place of' Birth a frcton Jer7 !renton resident tor eighteen ( 18) yeara be BmploymeDta (1) August 1941 SepteJiber 1946. Pennaylvania Railroad - railroad police and photographer tor the railroad, ft ft, N J eraey. (2) Sept 1948 -June 1950. J. A. Roebling Canpany, a.uD, N Jereey -~uard. Freelanoe photographer night-club or at during unemployed periods. (a) J 1951 -1954. Security Department, u.s. Steel, Pair1eaa Hilla, Pennsyl'ftlli&e (t) 1962 12 Decb .. 1957. Industrial photographer, u.s. Steel, Fairless Hilla, Pennsylvania. (6) 1a December 1967 to present ~nemployed ~:. In accordance with paragraph 15, AFR 200-2, the following intorma tion a obtained regarding th~ photographs 15 a. Description ot' the Object 1 Shape a round 2 81& e compar eel to a known objeot head of' a pin (S Color a white (on .blaclc and 'white nega.ti ve) (4: lllllbera one (1) object (6 Fomation, it more than ouea N/A (6 Any discemable t'turea or deta.ila none No tail, trail or exhaust 8 S~nxJ a DCD8 b. Deaoript1ca of' Course ot Object (1) Spot on a5 Jld.lliter tilm negative, not obse on any other negatives exposed that or subsequent evEI'lings. c. llaJ:Vler of' Obaervati on (1) Groulll visual (2) Statement of Optical Aidas telescope attached to camera. ( S" mirrcr, 40" ref lector coupled to single lena ret lex.) de Ti and Date ot' Sighting (1) 2330 and 2400 hours. Eastern Daylight (2) Light Conditionas night. LooatiCZJ. ot Observers Trenton, N Jersey, 40 North - DECLASSJl"lJ:D DOD Dh~ u~vo.l u ~ DNClASSIFIED t . I4c1:itying Data Cin .... , J aget 63 yearsJ Trenton, H JeraeyJ au&ploy resi4enoea l*'lt a unemployecl. Weather aD4 Winds -Uott Conditicms at Time and Place ot 81 ghting( I) I (1) Observer account or weather ooq41tlonat Perfectly clear. no olouds or visable hase ( 2) Report rrom nearest AWS. or U.s. Weather Bureau ottioe ot wind direction and nlooity in degrees and knots at surra oe 1IHW at 8 knotl 6,000 teett 3200 at 16 mota 16,000 reets 3000 at 46 knots 20 .ooo teet. 300 at 64 knots so,ooo teets 300 at 73 knots ao.ooo teets not available 3) Ceilingt clear 4) Viaibilitya clear ( 5) Am01mt or Cloud Covers none (6) Tmmiersto in Areas WA. !be above int tion turnished by S/Sgt WIIfBUR D. JENNINGS. AF-38181443, McGuire Air Force Base. Weather Station 1. P~aioal Evidences Original negative ot photograph which was furnished b,y NICIJ~B. 6. In accordanoe with 17 AFR 200.2 the rol conanent , ia deemed aduaable stated that subject photograph was his initial v at astronomical photography. rurther stated tl'at due to tha lack of interest in l:tiJJ "discovery' he had forwarded a copy of the photograph to LIFE Magazine, 011 11 June 1958. He further in:iioated he had reoei ved no answer from the ~gaz.).:ne as at 16 Jul}8 1.958.. lei . _ : 1 The following p)Vsioal e~:~ett;:;:Jed :;cord::oe with M- -'- ~ paragraph 19 AFR 200-2' Photographic I a. 1'ype and make of Cameras Soligar. 36Jan. b. Type. rooal length. and ot lens J 40" ~ rocal length un Sky-scope, reapeotively. o. Brand and type ot Films Eastman Panatomio d. Shutter a peed used a 100th s eo. .UNCLASSIFIED Lefta Oplll!Jlg U8edl (tle2 22)e t. Pilter ued IVA C !rlpoc! uaecl. h. Waa " g uaed" a No. :1.. Direction c.-ra waa pointing with relation to true Northa SOQthWeat IICIIBJRlll ATIC WRIGHT 1. One (1) oopy ot phot .ahow:lng objeot in queaticm, taken liS> and 2400 hcura, 29 Mar 1958. a. One (1) oopy or photograph mime the object in question, taken the aame night. s. OrigiDal S5 mgatiTe trom which photograph in question was FOR DISTRICT COMMAIDER, DISTRICT OFFICE NR. 14 OOI LC1RRY AFB COLO Copy ot photograph ah DOD DIU. 6::.vJ.lu 1-.TTERSON object in question, taken between 2330 UNCLASSlFlED