PROJECT loOn RECORD CARD I. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon lexandria La. Prelolly Balloon J. OAT I TIM! OltOUP .. TYPE OF OISERVATION Poui ;,t y Boll oon :o:Gteun4-Visual 0 GtoundRedar D Preltobly Aircraft 0 AI,.VIsual 0 Alrlntercopt Radar Po IIi bly Aircraft Was Astronomi col Prolobt y Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0, OIS!ItVATION CIXOthor .':t. ;a I-o:~.k a Insufficient Ocrto for Evoluotlo a U .. nown lltll, Ofl SIGHTING Observer saw objs in viewfinder of his camera. There were not sighterl with na~ed eye. Rnd white lights about size of a dime side by sidn. They were photographed. ' 11. COMMENTS The spots on the phntn'-were caused by a Ji t l eak i11 the bellows of the car1cJn. 4eatlal National In'iia,ioaa lpr Obar~e Dat Air '' Aerial l-tlaoraeaa AFCIN4E4/Capt. W'er,ary/ao. r I :. - 1. IA acoordanoe w1 th eetabliah..S poll olea tor ~CJ.ll k~eplnL yo..a-o~rs.ce ln formed ot an, d La and p~blic relation ttera which may retlect adversely- on tbe Air .ti'oroe, AttaontJd he1e'o ia a bulletin tram eubjeot orbani'lation. 2. On the asou;J'l.Jt,ivn, tltl:leJ on preTl0\!8 experience, that )'01.11' off1oe will be , au~ecl ~o o~mneo' or provide 1:1n explauatioD re{.arding these o~ar~ea attached are oopie ot pcrt.ine!l' te.L"'ial 1ro.o tlle the Tery recent case 1nTC?lV1Db a : Lo&lisl ~tdt 1'1ltrol.Jadn wllo. allet~e 'o haTe photo1'8pbed a~b jeo' u~oa. - J Inolo:Jure o. 2 iu a copy o1 a at.JtC;t~nt pr~par<'d by &!lis Cent.,r 1nd sub witt6J to ;tcJJ.r ol't1ce u l.t;\'1 tll\Y& a Lo in rel>uttel to a rrevio~a cnare,e. Inolo;Jurc !:o. 3 .. ill ir.Ji~a.,~ " !l.':lt c1 .&: .. .11 iuV~Lii;iLutivn Lt.C.ta ,.-il~t. Qi.' " .. 'e Alexandria, Louisiana, ca...,e. !~IUA~ ia quotiQb o~ of context as tbe oftlolal 1ntell1Lence reF-ort indicates the , by hia own stntcrltent, neTer aav the object with hie nakod eye that it appeared onq on ine prluta, enlere,e!Dinta ot llhioh are also attaobe4 tor )'Our reTicw i I t 't I I L - -j _1.~\. NICAP r-a!ler Mou.r !'botoa Co lone 1, U ;l~ TION8 COMM,.._ All POICI ASICI POl ITS WO 1110111 WMMtMITON e. D. C CONPIDiNTIAL NICAP IULLITIN . WO PHOTOS 1Y ITATI fOUCI . UNDII All POICI St&iPY ' 1ft elflclel Air ,.... which '-.._ olflclelly .,.,.,_.. br E,.r..., Afl, Ltultl ... The offices., .W lfttefeltlft lMicltntlnecl Fir-. .._ let ... AJr Force ..._... tt.t tt.lr ,_, ... wlthhtW, ~ the oltfeeta cloee tum to Air Forti .,..tflc ca. attelftptl 1o keep the alghtl"'l aet W tt. pollee tt.t UFO. .. un~tr lfttelllfl"t efffeert oava co,~ .. of the rot ... lct plctuNt te tt. &Aaulll .. DAILY etntrol . Doteod June 12, 1958, the . . fOWN TAU(. chief of !ftg._.. AFI I 18MCIII theft eonflrw:1d that the .. lftdlceMA c.ncem which k 1ft ploln ' . .m-... .,..., ..., a..IW'nld Ol'er .. epeclel WO ln~etlrJQtota. tnldlctlon of Ita ~lie clef \JIO. tf any obfect Itt~, 14 tt. IAfcfemltloft -.ef, Jt Ia bel,. lftVelti..-1 ~.-lned not exl WO periOMII w en, ~t lo whet It Ia ......... It c.~e enuat co of SWfwhlch lon of The tlall iNOptr who ahot the photoe Rrtt the WO. agelftlt boclcground of cllmcvltl "' ts11a. the picture clearly thowt "- globtthepecl obfectt at twa1top level f~t off ..Ucetlon with UFO.. the Air Fotca letter Hlehway 21. (The offlctr '-' ha only two alowfng balls wheft he flr1t ell the UFO.. HI .. not._. whethtr they weoa a dbuble obiect or two f"latl UFO..) WVOV!t stemtftt that rev a After till nrtt ehot he Oft a filter and cavgftt plctwe ogainat a cloud of lmpcwtanf UFO alghtf59 fully llac~f"'U""I with the UFO. the .'This photo y lhowe two globe like werln~, whlch p~ow tt. uta reality obfectt cloee A few lotar tt. UFO., or double U:O, twiftly II._, pertlftlnt. tn be, , ut lt. It~ lttU outoot_,.. the n. Air Fore t. tM respon~lbUity for .._., belle;a In ttuff lllca that, but we It .ct the plctwll there to povalt. gatl,. ... e-.aluatlne the UFO Air forCII IOUtCII et E,.lcwt All ld the only other occlan of UFO. bal .. photo -.-!' Thle WII only be done prop~rly .. the Llehta r ... caie. .. .. . d - . OIWi witiiDVt the Not . ~ .. .Jacltw. '' ff S~')r-wible oi!JUDI Nport .a1 ~ ;NIC4P ~ lhla II l....,;.t~ .. r Air,.,...-c.-....._, the White Smdl ~ () evidence and ln- llrgenc:e on the _.feet filM, the f.,.. -.vie of the' Tramontoft, Utah IDUCIIrt II offlclolly on record. r ~ 1o the authorltl cNqad with thla TM ofnclal uactlon et Engl ... All _.. noticeably dlff11ent fPDLa tha faual treatment -::.. -c~ llblllty. It Ia requut1d tharafore ~any of UFO,.,_,,. Y.ua:lly explanation Is "ulckly Clllonctd, llut tha cl011 up plcturw_, X? apecinc _, of tfwe nMurl Menta011e~ w tt. ttoop111 report ol the lEO.' twlft cllilllt and d rvte out tt. most aboe be forwordad to the Office of .,._ CGn\lnlant ..,..._ion: leaking w1athar t.lloMJ. Conf:on_, .bruptly ond fdllcl~ ~ ..\... fonftatlan S.rvlc HQ USAF, Wothlngton with the photogNphlc evlftCII OIWi ,..,.., the Air Force authorltl relu11d e\an ,.\to t--- 25, D. C. ror aubmlulan to tt. Air Tach-to .. culata. ~ .....-:-' nlcal Intelligence Centtr r. lytla an4 NICAP Ia to : .... ,.. Air Foroa pilot, a .-~ for ,.. 11rvlce, ~ ~ ..... tl Ncelyeci llgnH Air Force. Such tuotunt lvpttl ,..s It ooul4 cawe theM trouble. -:::. .. Iuiie nt11nltr wa. _. curtly the Af eaqu11t ,_ NICA,., rwpw 11 Slra tM Air Farce hal refwed t;.-;. ;. bMhad off by the Air whn 1w tried be ~fully welgt.cl. ~leoee Ita ow UFO Npoett .. owid~1 t.-- to report tiohtlnJ thrtt UFO.. Thewltnau, It . moy be , though 1n"~fon of prlyoey, N ICAP feels:; ~ ~. Harold -b, Jr., Ia one of four the Atrrcwce oheodyhclt ,..of con futtlfied In odopting tMsam policy. If',.::: Jtocketdyne r~ :: l'" ~ ebservad a cluaive UiO evidence enough for A TIC parmiulon It granted by w ltncr:es in ;n,- , , . loN1 owol ;., .. , d obJect end htio smaller to Goclde '" 1948 that the obJects .,,.. portant confidential ca111, w. ~.all offer ..:. "' ' u;o. neat . ~-: .. ,~,Jyne plunt In Can lnt .. rJ:~=~tary ~ :-=cos6,1pt. (DocvrMntory the ,.porf1 to the Air for::e tr~ .:>r G p!~n . c.: oga Poti&, Caliiomla. evldenc 1ft NICAP poasel provea tfGI of MUtual ond exchcmQ1 of'!'-'._, ~ f0fl1ter now COft1nctd AI denials ol this 1948 caMiualon UFO tnfof'llftlltion. Oall will be arr-' ofWO rtDfity, eaye ha waa ,.buffed when untn..) lut It cauld be to ftOVfiCidfn out nat publication orthraugh r ..... , ~ 1 M caiiM the AJr feNce and Will tol4 to dlecredlt Nf<;A' If our raportf with- PNII ,...... : . . I oell the ~lice. t.l4 ,,.. the Air fotca. NEW MfMBfiSHIP fORMS ~ ~ -:- ... thla a.; lA MVIltNI othe;t, the Ina ...a-of cete1 NICAPh.pral Te to ovt ahated publlcatlon1 Air htc1 GAXJ,.ntfy .. rfowly CIJfi to ke~ep Itt IOUrCet confld1ntlol. To re plan lot a temporary parfod of time, the r- ( 'cew 1aut wr tiiCIIIc tftla c~ldh .._ .,._ Nf*t would not.,,, btaafc ducrfblng a S2pof'JI et10nthly , Lamb an;j the other engl.-..,_., .. , It could lead to octlon for IM haua IIIlA raploc.d by a ~llow ,, ' -" , woutct nit t. a.y II lance. lut ,. l,...ion of priyocy. ol tt:eae towel I forM lilting alta,... buHetlne ond a diAelf-~ , "' wt.at the eMcu., auch a n:rde .. In the .-forcee, the the Mlmbtrt lftay Mcura the ,.uow ~ : ~ twwh-olf will not eiiQOUIDQI ,.~lble CM Met other Though ftOOI hal fotaN for lnteNttM paS"'Ittl. Pte< 21 de1troy .. ,:_,...:..; ,.polf ell to .._ Nlatad ,. If NICAP awvtaled their r n '" ~--,.._,on. ' : I ON wo.-...-s I _, a., other -.n.n. The CM ... W the WO 414 not le It to ... at high IPIId on M even path cll....,lngor dace,..lne. It.. be4 Hlne aparb fro Ill 1lowl"1 ,_ ta1fo,. Its ebrupt dlt- The UFO ol waa nen by NICAP r H. T. Sh~rn, I,.UNnee who Nport.d It to an Air Force CAptain NuefftM at Wolcf -a-.rlln. The captain fhtt Venua, which St.mwn 01 en tVIclcly ruled out. 1M captain then auggeeted or. Too alow, ttatM "' She,..... A purvHi put I, ..J tl tJr ('.'. ap;~ . u1. W\c.e Nle tMt out. finally In N..,._ eugg1ated n1w collltlon light on a plan, but Shern1Dn polnt1d out the ltenwz . e When the light w1nt out no plan1 .. visible In the alcy wftlch at 9 p.m. still fairly light. e HI would ... ;e heard any aircraft. e No pilot In his right mind would approach a nelcf with such heavy traffic at such high 1p11d and tudd1nly at low altitude tum out all lights. The Air force captain t..t no other and thl slghtlne w. offlcially NICAP ,......, In the USAF we ha .. e Ncaelved the follow:ng uncl-l'r.cf lteiN froen a 1957 UFO Npo.rf: In late Dlcemb1r at a Joint Operatl Control Center outside the U11ted Sta ... oll1eners of the USAF and a friendly for1ign wl by telescope cn:f noked .,. o bright white obfect MOving slowly IOUthwett heading at 30,000 ft. SN.rtly afterward a mall of wt.lte mat~rlal (e~ldent11 10callecf q1f hafr) cf"oppld from 10,000 feet for 39 mlnutea. Another NICAP rnemll1r fult ending active AF duty haa Nquese.d Air Fora permlulon to Nl1a1e a sighting which toolc ploce at an AF bon In this country. Previously, he atatea, he was refund permlulon to releGM on Air Force flltlr report on o UFO formation. Air Force or denial of hit requ11t will be IIICid1 public, with all detalla. For the InforMation of JMmblrt, NICAP Conlidefttlal lulletlna are not lntend1d to be rel1ct11d to noNttl,..lrt. In particular tis bulletiN should not be distributed to the preu cw radio. ltel'ftl contaiMd therein .,. to a...p ,...mbers lnfonud of N ICA,.t prog,_ and of pro ;.eta being undertaken. When lndlcaNd, complete stories will the lFO INVfSTIGATOI lot gen~NI ,.1 ... affel full ewluotlon NICAP ASKS All FOICI FOI MISSING WO MOVIE FltAMIS A. authorlaecl by Air Force Regulotloft 2CJO. 2, NICAP ._ asked f the relea of the MIMI"' fram11 froM color movie~ of four UFO. taken lt December which em Air force apokelftJin MW claims were paeltfvely lcfentffled" baiiC*W. Thla Air force claiM Ia o aurprlelng reverl. Ewller two Air Force In C.llfomla had endors1d the film aa the beat UFO plcturee they had n and had COfNftendlt the own1r of the fll t for aub- MIHing It to the Air Force. The fecta are follows: . On Dece 1, 1957 at about 3 p. m. Rolph lenn of Los Angelet, Ullng o 3 telephoto lent, toolc about alx and a half '-t of Kadaclwolltl film showing fovr of &Ia obitcla-Miem~!ln:z ~.~se fn !he T!~- l&fthw., nlm-whlch Nplatld pGIIII OY'Ir the aria. lem deactlbed the obfectaaa dull white a,.. owl shaped and ~aid they moved slowly Wilt at con1tant ap1ed. Other on1 described ae "very fast - weN oiIOf'\ild by lenn's childr~n. UNIVIISITV OP AIIZONA SCIENTIST INVUfiOAftS UFO .POITS A. Ntult ef the fMiftt althf- lftll, Dr ....... I. 14, Dhecter of the U.lverslty of AriiOfl' INtltut. of c Phytlca, t.....,.. aclentlflc lnve1tlgatlon tl1ecrlbed alghtlf'll of obfects to Dr. McO.O.W after he u:r;1d MIINert to el~ hi detaiiM reports. "There Ia nocloubtabawt their veroclty, Dr. McDonaW told theArlzona RfPUILIC. HI told the Mltrven talked freely with hiM, though they ..... to bl CIUOted In for fear of ridicule. note to ......_rs1 ~ of ti=O wl--. lceep ailent, fe2!ne ri4Ic"le If 'fO'J Mo\'f ~f env hl~n ,.poeta, pt._ ot!aen;rs to nd w detalla with pe""l11lon to their Although limited space pNventa I1M11dla,. publication of ftiiOit reportl nt In, they form ., Important part of a NICAP profect a detailed of \60 evld1nce for rnenebtrt of the ,..., and broodca~tert. NO NICAP AGENTS After contacting a Captain Schaller, of the local AF pictorial branch, linn ogr11d to let the Air Force develop the fllm. Col. Dean Heu, AF Chief of Public lnfsumorlan ... Jfii ilii :xi~ ~O:It, Complaints r~achlng NICAP lndtcote c=ontacted lenn, comollrnentecf Fit"' that groupt or Individuals are claim- for ~.1 handling of the case, and said t~ //1no to be NICAP agents and 10m1 appor fll111 was th1 best he_.b.o..SC!!!" < ently are reUing thllr own copies of lenn also ..-quested and received NICAP publlcotlorw. If mbrs know of written clcnowlertg,.."t of his Him from Y obu of thla tort, please inform us. Captain Schaller. This acknowledgement-No lndlvlduol or group has been author- of Captain Schaller's letter to lzed to accept NICAP memb1nhlps or to A TIC on January 3, 1958 ogalnendon1d aellaub1criptlonsto UFO INVESTIGATOR. the lob lenn had don1. Thlt of coutae cfou not apply to the In Nwly Mafor Lawrence J. Tacker, legitimate promotion of NICAP by Its Executive Officer of the Air Force Public members. An~ desiring Information Information Division, offlcially explained about NICAP merni2rthlp or the UFO the UFO: INVESTIG~.TOR con be given the pertinent TIC ev .. luated the (ilrn aud tne foett or be r1fen1d directly to us fot f ro obfech were found to be cluster type NICAP material. wwather balloorw. The orlglnol film, retum1d to S.nn, ehowed horlzontol~erotch morka, had been oVIreJCpo..d, and a few from11 hod been removed. NICAP Cnmmtnt: Judging by past Air handling of UFO films (for egmple, the Ralph Mayher films reported in post of the UFO INVESTIGATOR) tM-11 frames obvloualy were the clearest ones. Now that thl obiectt alludly ~ .. been positively Identified, there i1 no r1aaon for withholding thl mluing frames. AFR 2()()-2 atat.sz It Is permiulble to Inform news media rlpreMntati~es on when the obiect it positively ldentlfled a familiar NICAP has written a letter requeatlng an uriMtlon of thl mlaalng plctur ... THANKS to the mben nding ua newspaper cllpplr.gs of lFO sighting~ ond related developments. In forwarding clips, p note the dotl ond the nome of the newtpafJr, If this It not a part of the clipping. IDEAS ON PROMOTION NICAP welcomes suggeatfons for pto MOtion of n1w JMmberahlpa and publicity regarding NICA,.1 work. Member projects have been Mnding and addres111 of lntereated people, odYirtislng In local papers, lettlrs to Co;'Orwamn otlclng for public on the UFO problem. All ldeaa of thla tort will reci~ prompt ttention. STIAITH LIMI DIPAITMINT 11LU 0.0..,. AcloiNicl thot offlcll lellar unt to hi ,,,._. a. E. Strolth, Culturel be.... lttaa .. not Shlte Dapclftmlnt , thet no auch Strelth .. a'lar "'Pio,..t by the po t ..,.,. 1he Strelth la.-r l ... lllfl th.t a Stale Dapartllllnt lnt:JIItlflltlon or .... UFO altuatlon '-1 nMd IOI'ftl or Adomlkl' publ clall lne oontecta with A. In our April 4 Confl.ntlal lui latin, NICAP hal corefvlly hhlltlgae.d tha Stnalth with the full coopara tlon ofShl .. ~t 11curlty offlclola. On Mlrch 21 NICA' cote W. .. told hiM tfwt tt. letllr toM e by a ,_riOft peliON HI .. told that If the lntlty could t. astabllshad NICAP would MOke the public If this eoulcl be done without About mid April the of #N. Adankl'a science booklet appeared a n.w reference to the Straith affair. Anawerlng a qu11tlon to the latter authenticity, IN. Adarrakl eald tlwat the original Stralth letter cnl photostat show the lmpreulon of the offtclol Seal of State which he atatad It ni"Yer found on blank but Ia lmp;d only after a letter b1en written a algned. In addition Mt. AdafMicl ld thot tftla ofhclol nal It carefully ondonlyar.w prlvlleg1d ,.,ION allowed to Ull It.