PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1 5 LincolD Nebraska a Proltoltly Balloon D Wos Aircraft Lecel----------~un4-VIauol a GrounciRoclof a Prolaalaly Aircraft Po stl W Y Aircraft 7. LINOTH Ofl oaSIRVATION 111111 Ofl SIGHTING Movie film of alleged ATIC for analysis. A'IIO .ORII 18 caav 2t 8aP 12) a Was Astronami cal D ProiMWy Astronomical D Possllaly Astronomical L NUMIIR Ofl OIJICTS t. COURII! Other nc f ! ::~(' t i ODS 1 1. COMMINTI a lntufflcient Data for Evaluation UFO submitted t Throughout the film th3re are bright spots of varying shapes s & intensityies that were undoubt edly caused by reflections of & on various objs 011 & withi11 the auto i11 which the photographer was riding Offlow.Al tiLE COPY Aa ,,. nqu\e4, \be lila JOU 'o 'he Air l belDC re\\d'M4 \o rou "" wtah to tJ\&Dk ,ou tor tho lor..D ot tbe tlla, .. t4 ror r~ur ooopera\1oa iA\er HlltJ)t O, J:VA!U Deplt7 tor COORDINATION a MEMO FOR RFL:ORD ot Indianapolis, Inu. called to intom Hajor Friend that she had ~ her possession a movie film taken 11 July 1958, or a UFO which could possibly shed so~r.e light on the +lorthwest,_. 4.irlines accident or 17 March 19b0. id that she had not reoorted the film earlier because she did not want any undesirable publicity, her husband was against it, and she did not lmow to what agency to make the uested that her husband not be informed of this contact with the Air Force. Maj Friend was asked to visit her home in Indianapolis for the purpose ot getting this film. Hr said that she would ra tre r not Jr.&il it tor tear ot her husband learning of the transaction. Hr also requested that she receive no publicity as a result of this call or The informant turther stated that the Indianapolis Star of this morning (21 March bO) carried a stor.y stating that the lett and rieht wings or the ill-fated Northwestern Airliner had appeared to hit something prior to the explosion. Mr tacted the Aviation Safety District Office and he advised her to report the intorrr.a tion to ATIC is employed in the audit division of the State Employrr.ent Security Office. Her address is , Indianapolis, Ind., Telephone Maj Friend contacted Mr ot the FAA in Indianapolis and passed to him d that a memo to the Civil Aeronautics Board at Cicero1 Ill. would be appropriate follow-up action. ROBERT FRiiMl Major, USAF MiMO FOR RECORD 21 March 19b0 Newscaster, Evansville, Ind., called and informed Haj Friend that he had been advised by a representative or the Aerial Phenomana Research Group or Seattle, Wash. that a UFO was observed in the Evansville area on 17 March 1960. Mr wanted Air Force confirmation of the sighting. He w.s advised that the Air Force had no record or a sighting on 17 Ilarch. It ie interesting to note that 17 March is the date of the Northwest Airline disaster in the Evansville area. Cause for this accident has as yet been undetermined. It is possible that the APRG wishes to attribute this accident to a UFO. ROBERT J. FRIEND 1 Atcht Major, USAF . Trip Report Major, USAF Aerial Phenomena Qroap Date ot Trlpt 22 Marob 1960 , Rae, Looaticnt Incl. tedt 21 Marob 1960 1. Indianapolla, Ind. oallecl ATIC ancl 1ntoiW8d J-tajor that aha had :l.n her poaaeaaion a r.:ovie .O..lm .. -~ . U ... ~W. - 58, which could possibly ahecl licht on t.be Airlines accident, ot 17 19.60. cl that -the film wae or -an--Uiitc18nt1iiocl fiyi~ object fl7inc near an aircraft near Lincoln, obraska. It was ot t aha forward the rur. to A'riC tor analfaia, but aha declined to do so indicatine that she wanted apacitic t with the individual receivinG the film. Phana.na Group, visited l-ire t her home in Inuianapolis. prior t,o discusains or surrendering the ru.r.a, or Friend that aha ted no publicity or ccnnecU.on with this case whatever. She especially cautionod her husband being r.acla aware or this con t. The viewcl 1n the or l-Ira t her uast, am vhlle it showed a light, near an aircraft, which may have been a retlaotion, the projection was too ar.all tor my positivo Uication. Mr8 when queried as to wey she had not turned this t:l.lm over to the Air Force earlier, conressed that it vu due to her huaband a riclicul.e or her in'.pressiona, tbe lack or desire tor publicity, arxl ignorance aa to what '"' within the Air Force to t. She further otated, hcMmtr, that 1n view ot the l~orthwstem Airlines tragody of 17 March that she telt it her duty to aun'ender this film to the Air Force in an ertort to holp detez1rdne the cause for the accident 2. tly is employed by the Audit Divisi..Jn or tbG State Employment Socurity vttico. Ho--rever, it was uoterminod that ehe waa sick leave as a result of a near nervous Lre.:~.~<:- clOIID. Mra ie 47 yean olcl, appeared ve17 anorgetic anl intelligent, but ver.y enthuaiaatio in her cliacuaaion or UFO' e. ). that the tact tbat a wing or the ill- fated recently found IIOJ~Mt distance away trau the uin ecene ot the crash contirm8 her belief that it wao sheared ott b7 a mid-air collision with aa- other type ot crart. Cont:1ct vae with ot the FAA ot , who continr.ed the taot. \bat. \be vinl touncl aoM cliatance tr0111 the .... oraan AN&J ancl although u )'fit unott1c1al., it 11 beliavecl that. tbia vaa the tirat incident 1n thia air trace~, but wu w., , to atructural failure brought on ~ turbulence. The til atrip vaa brought k to ATIC by Major Friencl and baa bee t,umec1 OYer to LD4 tor analT&la. Th18 le not the tiret. 1nciclent in Yilch air tragecl1' baa been attributed to colliaicna with UFOa. Host notable instance ot INCh tion waa with the dia~tacration o British Comets ( to be a result ot ltructural. t ure). !be PAA at , and the Ciril Aeronautics Board at Cbioaco, Ill, bave been proYidecl With the 1nt tion contained 1n thla report. AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR fORCI WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE lASE SUUtCTa UI'O Fila 23 March 1960 TOa AFCIN-J,D4 1. It ia that the attached roll ot film be analyzed. This fila vaa turned over to ATIC by a witness in Indianapolis, Ind. The film atrip vas taken 11 Jul7 19S8 at Lincoln, Nebraska. 2. The vitneaa haa indicated that the tih contains an unidentitied fi71n1 object ny1ng near an Air Force aircraft at Lincoln AFB. She has fUIther indicated that the intonaation on the tUm might be useful in the causa ot the Northwestern Airlines disaster which took place 17 March 1960. ). If the intonnatlon contained in this tUm is considered worthwhile, it is fUrther requested that a copy of this strip be rr~e. The witness haa requested that either a copy or the original be returned to her upon completion ot analysis by the Air Force. 4. The camera used was a Brownie. The witness only remembers that it vas taken in bright sunlight, probably in the morning, and she doesn't tbe lena setting. Roll 8rmra film APCJN-bii!Sst Bolieu/amc/b9216/22 Mar 60 ClYU Aeronaut.lc Board Chioaeo, OJ.. 1. Intelligence Center iftd a pbone c ~ trc. a of Ind , Indiana on 21 March 1960. Mra he in her poion a mOYie tilm ot an unldentltled t171D1 object. taken ~ J~ 19 vhioh could poeaibly lhed cae light. on the Northwest. Airlines accident, ot 17 t{arch 1960. Mr ueated that ahe receJ.:ve no pu)?lic1t7 conC:oming this kTIC contacted zu-Prost ot the FAA in Indianapolis, and paaaed tbla 1 tlon to him 2. The Air Porce le preeentl7 1nYeat1gat1ng the incident reported b7 PiiiLIP 0. EVANS Depu\7 tor 5o1enc and ..... COORDINATION: Ind (AlCIN-4D4) TO: AlCIN-412 Mar 60, "UPO Film" lf,\f Y., 1. The attached motion picture was carefully reviewed, but we were unable to locate any unidentified flying objects. Throughout the film, however, there are bright spots of varying shapes and intensities that were undoubtedly caused ~y reflections of and on various objects on and within the automobile in which the photographer was riding. Unfor- tunately it is only too common to have light bouncing around inside a lense system when a camera is used on a bright sun- ehining day. We believe the photographer has mistaken these defects in the photography caused by excessive reflected light for a UFO. WILBER PRIC as ot made. It is suggested that the o th sender. 1 Atch n/c