PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 1. DATE 2. LOCATION C Was Balloon C Probably Balloon C Was Aircraft Local------------~round.VIsuol C Graund-Rador Probably Aircraft D Was Astro~toml col D Probably Astronomical D Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofi.OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURS! 0 lnaufflclont Data fer Evaluation IRIEII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING Rnd, bright orange dj w/fnn shuped tail, sli:JhtJ.y smaller than a full lUOO!~ but lurJel' th:u-, any stnJ.' or ~lnnet. Had continttous fli~hL path. ATIC PORM 329 (RaV 2t IBP 52) 11. COMMENTS lt is oGli0 VtJJ thatol;j w: .:. a fJsela6 e or s .rn ... lal' li .. !.' ( 'II HIADQUARTE RS .2571TH AIR BASE GROUP UNITED STATES AlR FORCE ILLIMGTOH .\IR ,ORCE BASE, TEXAS SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Ob.1ect Coznmander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1. On 29 September 1958 Ellington Air Force Base received a report from Doctor of Houston, Texas, that he had sighted an unfamiliar airborne object. Listed below is oertinent data relating to this observation in accordance vith paragraph 15, _a. Description of the object: (1) Shape: ,!_Ound vith a fan sh!P!!d ~ll (2) Size: described the object as ~ligh~+Y. ( 3) Color: ig~-orange .J (S) Sound: stated that no sound emitted from the object (6) No other pertinent or unusual features vere noted. . b. Description of course of object: yard to feed his unua tal that he was stated that he had gone to hi~ back -stated that the object was so large and instantly avare of its presence in the eky (2) used a small compass to plot the objects azimuth and esti:ma s ang of elevation. The first sighting was at an angle o~ J5 on an azimuth of0~ ~ AnBle of elevation 15-~' degrees at disappearance on an aziJiiutli of ..- (3) Flight path was a !_!!.~us straight flight path trom ~o~theast to southvest, No maneuvers vere observed. Object was 1eible continuously BASOPS, Hq 2578th AB Gp, Ellington AFB, Tex, 3 Oct 58, Subject, Rpt (') The object ~ssed out of v~sual range to the south- approximately r stated that the object was visible fo~ c. Manner of observation: Observation was ground visual with the aid ofQeE po~r . C ~rnoculra d. Time and date or sighting: (1) Period of observation was 0245Z to OJOOZ, 29 fep- (2) Light conditions: night. e. Location of observer: 95 25 'W29 42'N (southwest side ot _Houston, Texas). t. Renorted ton, Texas; same address. lso observed by g. Weather and winds aloft conditions at time and nlace of existed at time stated that a high stratus condition ~ffe (2) Wind dir_9ption and veloci~y. at surface: 05~ JJ(; (3) Ellington Air Force Base weather at 0221Z ws: eatited 8,000 teet broken, 10,000 feet broken, high overcast. (4) Visibility: tvleve (12) miles. (5) Broken to overcast oloud cover. (6) No thunderstorms reported. h. lfo interception or identification action taken. lo air trattic wa reported in the area at the time of the BASOPS, Hq 25?8th AB Gp, Ellington AFB, Tex, 6 Oct 58, Subject, Rpt j. No photographic or physical evidence exists. Officer prepared this report. He talked vith by telenhone. Both individuals seemed to be intelligent, observant people with a better than average r,ra~o ot weather conditions and the v sual impressions created by aircraft in flight at night. layed good sense in using a compass and binoculars to ne the objects azimuth, elevati on a nd identity. He recorded his findings and has them in his possession. 3. A telephonic check with the Houston Post's news starr, the Houston Chronicle's news staff, the Houston Police Department, Civil Aeronautics Administration, and the Houston Tower did not reveal any other reported observers. The ?I. ?th ACW Squadron radar and the Houaton Approach Control radar did not observe any unusual traffic during the period of Doctor Jansa's observation. 4. The t!_!ght Dath. of the object o y-approximates the rout.e ot V-1 and"""V-20 southwest. The speed and altitude of the object close a.Pproximates that of a conveiit'IOrial aircraft. The lighting, hovever, w.s completely unorthodox. It is the .Qp i_5?_n of _:the repor~ ing -~r that the o.bJec:c. was a fuselage <!%.'. siJDilN:._+.ight_, on the underside of a conventional aircraft , pro bly. a civil aircr~!L FOR THE CCJt!MANDER: CK V. STRICKLAND Cat>t, USAF Asst Administrative Officer