PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD D Was Balloon 30 Jul 5~ 1 Mi W of Znhl North D:tkot D Proltaltly Balloon "0 a D Was Aircroft Leeel : .. ) m D O..un4-V1Mal a GreuntRoclar a Proltaltly Aircraft Was Astronomical V ' 'S D ProltaWy Aatronomical D Possllly Astronomical 7. LINOTH Ofl OISIRYATION NUMBER Ofl OIJI!CTS 9. COURSI 111111 Ofl SIGHTING Obj emitted white light w/irrogular shn~es of red, blue & gree", undeter- ~ined shape w/fuzzy OlJtline, traveled fm NE to E, size of pea. D Insufficient Data far Evaluation D Unlcnown r".stro charts & (~ornplltor shows the planet Venus to be in the exact locn t i.on ina i(~:-t t(?d h~ obsvrs at time of s it~h tin~. (Circle 0.1 '" HI YIS,theftwt.t ..... (Circle 0...1 Yea YES,IhHhw'- Please lncllcate special e4uc.._l nlnl,. thet you ..... ~ e. Technical school ---------- ct. Post gracluate -------- G. Date you lal tralnlne --------- U. I. All POICI TICHMICAL IMPOIMATIOM IHIIT (IUIIMMY DATAl In.,., that your ftuy I.e fllecl oncl coded occurotely pottlble, plea uae the following apace to write out o ahort de1crlptlon of the event that you obaerved. You moy , .. I lon thot you ha~ olreody tiven tn the queatlonnalre, oncl oclclony further commenta, ete , alcetchea that yttu f,talfeve ore I t. Try to preaent the cletolla of the obtervo tlon In the In whtc:lt tl,ey Gt.r urred. Adclltlonol ,. ... of the IOiile alae paper be ottoched (Do Hot Write In Tltl Spoce} Venus, the only planet now visible in th~ -..nlng, Is a brilliant obiect in the sky and will be ioined by the Leonids, "shooting stan." ly JAMES STOKLEY 1'11\1' I4RJI.I.I.,ST nltject you in thr """.llh\\f"\tt>rn '"~ detw eeninp 11 clark- ~ f:ell i\ nut otft 11rpl:nw, I ftJinl uca, ur '-flit hriJtht hf(let hutaa in the lkJ u ,.n n( .en ' 'r~runC"ur. \\'h.et you M"t " the plaMt Venus. now ,,.,, hma It!' arr~trst prt111liMnce, which c~tmn ;,,., l.rf,rr ''' diurreo~ruce flcwo tfl<' tHtun ''" rrl, in 1958. \ .. ,. .. , it t.r hriJhttr th~n '"' stJir . " ,.l .. ncof ~.... n fhC' neaht D.' lnd there "" ,ftfKuhy an iclrntafyina it. Indeed, it ,.m '"' no~rnJ lon1 Mfure the sky is cbrk. In f.e .. ' I "'"' kthM where to ltd, you an t'' t n ~r '' an Ortl.lcl cf.evhaht! -\fr,r H fl"~'' twhuwt the 'un last April H . \'rrtuc hl IUdually hftn drawina eo h, "' f rh.~t lKllh'. That meant fhat it 1c .11 ... "".1 tht> ,uu m "' dailv motion acrou th '~ ,. . uut ..o rnn.unrJ vasihl~ in the est t i.1n!,u t' .~, ,tf rht 'un, hen-.:t nmaininJC '" tlw '"-Y tur d'"' lun.cr~t rime .. Iter aun.et, \' '.rrc heur' ,\ner that it will st.~n in Pep t .n. but in the Miphorina Gl Andr .. aacdl. Thil CDHitellatian Kpretentl tM Ethiopiln rnncn~ who, IC- to n chained to 1 nck eo be bJ 1 ~a~ fthlftstrr, the -.ellltkJn fA Cetus, the whale, in the IGUda. FortuatateiJ, lhc wa KICUftl by lhe hero, PenNI, who is in the norm. mother. il I(Cft in tbc nurda, a I*OUP formin1 the lenn M, bon Polaris, tbe pole star. Alonpide her il her the kana. Cepheus. Turnina DOW taWard the rast, we an ~ hat is llf c ID idaed 1ft be the coesteJIItiaD ia che lkJ makina i debut for This II Orinn, the warrior, atily rec.oa niud because ol 1M three stars in a row that fiN m hit belt. To the lt'ft is lktel. JCUK, to the right is Ri~tel, both of the first maanirude, altbouatb bein1 10 low in the sky they do appear as briaht 11 tht)' "'"' in the' \.tMUinJC muntll\, rfu II \"U \\ti l bnlliant Aldef,.rn, .entl ,,. rlu ld .. r ''"' fipre sc.nh AurtJol, tlw , h.u '"'~'', '' '' '' first ma~iru,ar t ~ .. rell~. Alth.lUJh nnl' \'rnua i' "' '"' ' 1 .! h m the nenmK, ._o other plo~ntt!l l'l' :.u 111 tlr tnUthaat hcfort '"""'It Mrt~t .It'' '' '"''" ' is Juritcr, 1n the uJn,~llateun t \ 'tq,:-.. thr virain. It is cln e to the brttt ''" ~"" Hnwrrr, it r,C'f"th the',,,.,'" lu d!e.uht' 1btut trn time~. Farther nit ia M.~r~, risinte o~hrul .m luaur ahnd of the sun. Irs bn~hmr,, " '"'""' half that of Sp . Mncun .1n! s.,turn 1rc tiOCh too Mar rtw tun tu he C'.1tl\ ',,,t,k 1n Novanbcr ~...., .. is the mondt hrinltlna: nnr of the ,ar's famout d O"rr-. >! "'"'tt " or "ahooti111 stars," II\ l.t~h .lpJ..-:u ;rn:t .. h.wr the IJth to the 16th. They arc nltt~t numernu Aft('r mil ta,:lu, he~uiC thtn \\t art <m thr fur" ard de or the arth in Jl) .annuJI m.,,m1rn .ertmd the sun. Thut, ~r ntc~t thr111 :a.td ou Thas is ,t.ttrrnt fr,rn tht f\' f 'll'''" ft, ur' when ~t are un tlu: rf".tr\\.trel f'''', :tl ~tt unly th~ tla111 co~tdt up to u' Uc, ~u~ ell lb urlv ~tting, Venus cloea "' =PI't:.lf ''" dtt acclfnpan)in mapa of ,,,( s.wrrnhrr t\rnm.: \kin, "'hich allow rh~tr o~J'J":u .. n,r t~lttrt 10:00 p.m., ~r Mn L..u.l nt ,,_.nciJr.l tunc, .tt the first at Novtlll tltt' ~If h. lrlght llrcls 111 the Sky The~ tll.lJ'' tin. hov.f'\tr, show the ttan T,m '"' "''" "t'~t is f>rntb, ~t the top of "" ' nnrthl'rt: 'II'',, v.hteh is run, p;.rt .. 1 ""' , , '"'" I l.ettun ul Cvanu~. the 1wan . ltrw1 1' 111 the: bud's t.ul; m f1d, the word '' :\ r . .tu~ .entl mran~ "tail.'' l'he crns.~piue rC'JrcS(nr the "''tnf". 3nd dae Iowa part of ,~,c .rn~ hi lo"IC nk. 'trctched forward 111 tle+: :\t t1 r h l .ul ~ .\llaircca. ~ ii.Jr of rl.r ' f ' t ra.l rn.t='"'udl" .. n lht ~stnnomac.&l r,:r ru40, \C'., tf" IH '""'' l\~rtnus i" ~noclarr tif'' tlt.,:~ttud, ' ' ''. \'r,:o~, an l.na, the hrr. T thr ltH IS .murterr hint. ,,quill, the r .e.:lr. "ith rleC' sr .. r A hair. ll1~l '" dat' ,.,,uh vuu can k."t the four ,,,.,, tf, .. r form thr arnt .quare," part of thr ur"c.ll . uon ot J,tlallll, the w1n1ed t ... ,\t'. .\hll<~ta~la thnc "'e not amonJ the hri.:fttt\t, thrrr chauctnutic arr11n1anmt "'"'~('' UlC'tU .. - tlolrtina rlxe fror "lude tiutl udwr puupt. The borer, ,,tu.llly, i' up~idr down in lhe tkJ, II the rov. of .~" r"rntlin1 nrward frGii lhc lu"''"r ri~rthr ,.,, ntr f tht' Aquarr is hia had I 1 t,r '"" 1.r rhc uprct ra,bt,~l('hcratz, is o o SYMBOlS FOR STARS ~ ORDER OF 8AICHTfiSS ,.,,,,.,. totrn Tonaorroac: An EcP.r& Greater Dayton U\\TON. OUlO. ~IOND.\\'. J)Ef.DIBER 2 .. 1937 fzttn .. i' t~rJ usSo BrightCausin.g It t'Jlml' U\lt &lAin ln thtt C:int'lNlltl'a et.rtt', m)'ltfrlOU .\'I" ~Jt W~l It RIA~ 4t'lt",. n ftl"i ~ u..-Jtrar.~ly bE' '""''hc . "JKt bt'.raan ~nlnt: Into rn. l:nqulrtr ntwa rnmn at of ,. p. m a r~rtr allf1 a phot>l ne,. raphctr bltilriktl an Oh&o Air Na Mr. tinna1 C.uard c .. :s plftn4! an~ ntt h~dd Wrt. Mo~ th., r..o r.alll 'a :tl)flUt tM tar w~re r.c:eavecl at 1w 11W F.r.qt;lr.r. Aa Fl'4 ftnn .. rjPt woeprct t ta radio c.-ont ...-t 11\itll tlt.- Ctl, pllotf'd .. , Brtr. Gen. EdMII ('lark, OANO adJuttftt ~eartl. ud hi esHutlv "~"' Capt. ~wta Prl'f!r. 1be tw~eftllrM! C-4.5 ''llo\\'td thft murk)' ribbon that "ut the Ohao Rl\er and r\-A<"hrd t500 l~t In Ita climb to 10.000. Allaa Kala, wlao pltot .. 11se,. It Ia!" 1te O.nttrAI <-,ark and Captain l'alnr lnok.-d at ewh other ~end smilt-.1. The ,.-n~ral sr-okr into h1l mtcrophttne tn th~ jet pilot. nceived en ana.-.r and turned tn the l'f'pnrttr anct photolfapbfr. rr~U)' star, isn't lt !" he A ha!Ct~ eonfren('e v.lth th photn~rraph:r brouJtht from him " finn statcmflnt thAt thf! thine" nf tlw niRht twfor v. theo IAmf' the palota had II twtalcl..t. .,. ..... a .. frl11atf 11, )It& 11 It IIIWI ter U.ll4 "Jk'3utirut 11iJht.'' tlw gttnPr~tl rcnuo.-ntfd as th~ ~hlp b .. tan to lf't down from lf),()flll ff.-t Back at thf Airp.,rt lJbb= , \"hf'rt t.Oft\'f!rlltion \\ib ra~ift. Gtrwaral Ci1rk aaid thtt t''"'.' wu "tu&t a IH!Ruhful, nurmal ,.,aht tnr a Dllot.'' J thlak t\' wrn tlal ~an abr fttr r-... ltf" ald. '1 ,. a-.t familiar Mearll witt. tbfl atare ......,.. te kaftW for aur wls.-tllr 11'1 \'tau "' aHtlatr Jt'~ I he um -unidf'ntaflabl~ o\t."'' rr1trt1ft>d ~v ntAnv penole 1'\ \\IUmtttJI ab-MJt a yt'lr ~ \Y d\16t!d U t9tfln ~net tdfntfl, J it '"' a f'lln~t: r i~nrral CIA rk "M r:'apta i!1 P: ~r xpla inf'd t nil t h" d~ rt). du~tlldt'R Atnt~)lf'hPfl' 1~0\"! catlc often rrfrarttd the ll.tht trnn1 hriaht :~flu'l In !IUth a " ay that th.-lk)(l)' ~:lowed. ~nft In~ off \araC:<' iJI'C'd aatream.-r:r. nut many ~arthb,JUnd Gl"f'ftt t'r C'u1c:innathuu1 W~'rr .--un\6ne !11 ar.,.in Jat'l ni~eh -fnr tia~ tomt h trn uth~ niht --ti\3t '""Y rre llfttn~ ~nmethu1c extr1 f':-tftnal")', pr.rhapt rxtratt'rlflt \\'hat tltt'J "' "1th thC' blnl~tll\\ hltfl lllht mtpendr.a a& about a SO-clfllrMt anttlfl at.tn'fl th 11nrt10n. Thrnucl ._1x-po,, . ., blnnctdan, It lonktcl like a "oum- patt cal xy nr f'ulort"d ftcht~ IIOWIJ ft\'Oh'IR~ ad lftG\'laiC aortll" t!tt.-ard. Th~ stAr wa l'~n last nicht tr"m North llf'nd. Cl~-es, Evan ton and Beth.-L Ohi<~, The En q11l~r was told. )" r 1 t erdA y, Capt. CharlH A. Hardin. in ch"I'Rf' c){ the a.reney hit'h inv U,l<'s all reJI('rts of tni.tent ifltJ ,.h. j"<":-t for th~ ,\ar Tcil~lt:\l ln ,,.U~enc~ C"~ntcr .1 t \\'ri~ht ratt~rsnn Air Fnrct Da:'c, f'~t)' ton, I'Rid hiA offi~tt hnl 1\ un a fyo~temfttie cluck ol "c\er)thn~ Ji~ht~ thnt hlltl Off'n in the 11kl.- O\'ttr (it'l!:tltr l'meann:ttl in thf last fCJ~r d:tl lnffrt!!'t~ in tar ,,.,Jrc:t i&~td would ailUd) JJh.~t":Clit!)h' r :t And tf!lshmu~} ''"'' t\f!k'tlf tht-C&nrinnt\t i ,\ 'i t1 O tfll i1; 1l It I Cf"P'~naliy Jill ,.L.. A II I'--. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Personal Interviews Attached Annex :.:a..~:.:.=. -~-to be one ot a valid object and nC?_t_ ~-..::--Object could have been an experimental balloon or other device originated under official channels in the Uniteo States or Canada. Reported details preclude the possibility of familiar celestial bodies or normal natural phenomenon. Attached inclosure gives detailed information on the reported sighting by reputable observers. Reported object was not,det p_!, c! ..l-8!'!~-?!.c!~-~-.. ~});e ~i t~in ckup rang:_!. It IIIII I a I ' ... nr & NI~1M .UICI IMJ.Crncr~teE' nM. 1.1 WVA MOL DE YrttOOOnc0 IM MMOIT DIS IH ltVUJ.' BA 0.1HEY J.HWH nHIJ.EO 2J.VJ.E2 VIU I:.OYCE YeEMCI2' EXCFbJ. SA 01:. J F. OIHECI.O~ CC. 31 VMO 3S' W. YWEHtJr:o 112 J.lSV W1?.2!0~ OK J.HE ~ 01:. 1.12 COHJ.F.t.4.12 IH VHA WVH~EY .1.0 V~ OHVO.LHOU\EO IJC'i~IA 12 b~OHill!ii:l) F'A f'1.W IOlt. J.:;,: COM.l.VIIAC? .. tl01.$WV 1.101.4 VUCCltWC J.HE HW UOHWr DEI:.EM2E 01:. lHE n&o11J.EO al.VJ.2 MIJ.IH~ J.H[ WCV~l ~te Ol.LH i.?J n 2 c - U. I. A II P 0 I C I TIC H MICA L IN P 0 R MAT I 0 N I H II T Thla 'tutltlonnalrt hat Mtft ..,,,.,,., that you con tlvt the U. S. Air Force uch lnf1n0tlon at pea1lltlt conctrnint tht unltltntlflecl aerial .,henomenon that you have oltaervett. Pfeaae try to anawer a1 uwny ctutttlena 01 you poaalltly con. The fnformotfOft that you tive will .. uaecl for rtttarch purpoaee, ofttl will I.e ref'Jrclefl confidential nMtterlal. Your nome will not it. uatcl In connection with any etete~Mnta, concluelone, or publlcott,nl without your Plttlon. We requeet thit pe~1onal Information that, If It 11 cleemecl nece1eary, we may contact you for further cletalla, 1. When cllcl you the oltltct? (Circle One): a. Eaatern (9 Central c. MountGin cl. Pacific 2. Tlnre of y: Heur Minute (Circle One): (Circle Ortt): a. Daylight Savlnt (!:) Stancforcl A. Where wert you when you 1aw the oltitct? Neereat Pe1tel A44ree 1 tr ., own Stete er Ceuntry Additional rtnMtrlcl: I "''"" weJ.T OP 'Z Atf a 5 . Eetlmate how long you aaw the obiect, 5.1 Circle one of the following to lntllcate how certain you are of your anewer to Queatlon 5. -..> -folrly certaIn 6. What waa the concUtiCI"' of the alcy? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b, Dull daylight Brl~t _twill c. Not very 1 ure d. Juet a tuell d. Ju1t a trace of daylight No trace of day I i ght f. Don't remember 7, IF you taw the obiect durint DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where waa the SUN locotecl aa you loolced at the obiect? a In front of yo ) n"iackif you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead I. IP the eltlecf NIGHT, TWILIOltT, DAWN, wh.t 414 you notice concnlftl theiTARI ... MOONt 1.1 IT Ml tCnle O.la 1.2 MOON (Circle O el: (Circle 0.}1 MOftlltht "ht -pitch 4arll BRIGHTER THAN the .., l.:ktroUNI, wa1 the lwithtnes like th.t of an autoiiiOitlle tCitcle A lie away (a dl1tant car)? c. A ~leek away? ~. I yarcl1 away? 11. Dlcl the .&feet: a. App1ar to 1tand 1tlll at any t ? it. ly 1peecl up and ru1h away at any time? c. Into part I or exp ? cl. Give oH 1 weoke? Change lwiehtne? I Flicker, throlt, or puiHte? (Circle One lor eaclt queJtlon} No Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Dlcl the obtect.we Mhnl ._thing., anytl, particularly a cloud? ( C lrcle One}: Y @) Don't Know. IF you an1werecl YES, then tell what 13. Dlcl the obiect In front of -thine at anytl ... , particularly a cloud? (Circle o .. J: v IF you an1wered YES, than tell what