PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon Probably Bolloon 0 Poulbly Balloon Yucca Valle alifornia 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION October 1958 3. OA.TETIME GROUP D Afrlntrcpt Ractor 0 Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Po sal bl y Aircraft XGround-VIaual 0 GroundRadar D AI,. Visual 0 Waa Aatranoml cal 0 Pro.,ably Astronomical ,'ONo Civilian 0 PouiblyAstronomlcal ~ Othr Be f 1 e C t i 0 D 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIEf SUMMA Mr. brought a film strip of six frames to the pentagon with a claim that the photo represente proof of UFO's. No information as to the loca~ion or date of sighting or camera uaed. The strip was sent to photo for analysis. The object was stationary. Total duration about six second~ ,JPhoto analysis indicate that the object photographed was a reflection. The report indicate d possible hoax on the part of ATIC ,.ORiof 329 CR~V 26 SI~P 52) SAFIS-3/Maj Tacker ; .l/7!~966/27 Oct 58 2'7 October 1958 Dear !-iajor Friend: personally vieitc t he on 25 October 19 and l eft the inclosed roll of 8 mm film on unidentified flying objects for analysis and identification Please see vhat the film looks like and give me an opinion to forward with the film when I return it to 1-!r Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER Hsjor, USAF Executive Officer Public Information Division Office o:f Information Servic;e s jor Robert J. Friend . Air Technical Intelligence Center Headquarters, Air t.~tcriel CoLtmruld Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio V ..)--BAFIS-3 OOMEBACK CY SAISI-1 READING CY Uniuentifie~ Fly1nt: Objeot 1 ~ Docora.bl3r 1953 4.E4/tltllj ~"riend/oc/69~16/Bldb 0 3 1. 'l'ho ATl~ had tho.'!}~ r.:ortion ot 1-:r. film contuin.iue. the llo- eBlleJ ulfO enl.r-\tgod !'or dct31leJ onalJ's1a. 'lbe cnlnrt:cniOnta did not xcvea l ~my D~re d~tt'iil t~ttm di<.l tile oboccvationa of 1ihe ~rojcctc~ lroa~o or 1nopouttcn of the:: til.m U:Jdor n crl.croac:ope. . 2. The an~lyo1 s of ttte 1'1lnt indicate~ the objoc~ was atatir; nP.ry ;yet t:r. \18..'3 not Ct:ncruo-:\ on:.lU{;h to L~t closer :photoBI"apt\3 reveall~ ,l'eator ~ dotail. It 1:~ t\-c opinio~ c the ATIC thnt tile obVious rttason ia pnotoer3~.ha tul.~n ' ' cloBs:t vould not h:;,.ve atooc: up under ln.specttou .J The ohj<.'et vas photo;;.~1rnod for a total tirr,a ot appro:r.inlC,tely s1x oeoor.tJ!J H~5 <lc"tt~ l"irJ n:.:rl by c<.>t1.t4t.inc t.be trer.ooo on vhicll the object oz)I-'earoJ e.nu kn.o\\1;-t. h. Iu yt,,:.w of tile lil,.!t<:-i dat'l nvsilt'blo, tbG ATIC 1a uneblo to COif.~ d o filii t 0 con cl.uRirnl !:'O to t~b: 1t. t he obj~ot io. How f!J'I~).enril to b<>' a in Cf)ncei"'able photot~rur,h.ed o f e .. t~:(~ sort. ::n~:,., :i!lt;;. tL1c l'l;\p1.1.tntion o f lffr. art1.lrlc.t-d t'or 1. nlB ref:.Luc t; l<.')n c..nl/or .koo\<a ~xnatly what w r~fl(.; t j o.l DOCUMENT REr 'JPT Ench entry listed below will describe a document :mel Its In- closures, nnd w ill be separall't1 by a horlzont~l line drnwn from margin t o mnr~tln. E:1ch <!ntry will Include: 1 . D c:>scrlptlon ol Bnslc M:~terlnl : File number. type (num!J.rr of C:OJ)fe3 and COJ>lJ 1111111bcrs) , sour ce. addressee. d~te, subject (short title, &1 .ubject ls dnssljied) . ~EGISTRY OA CON.TROI IMBt::R DAT E DISP~TCHED F R 0 M: ( ReL urn sfonec! original recclllt) Office of Information Services (MaJ LawrenceJ. Tacker) 2 . Numbor of Jndorscmcnts: Number o{ c:bples u nci Ct>PY num\'rs"' or coch and olhc:>r unclass iOcd l d.cntlf yinJ{ data (as applicable). J 3. Nlu.nb:?r of Tnclosurcs: S u bjc.c:l (short title, IJ .vvt,jcct 13 clr' sl\. \ fltHl), nnd othe r uncla:~sllicd ldellltyin~: cl:ot n , lncludlnn numbc of~ cot>lcs ancl covy number o f ench (as am>llcahle). ol. D a t e o f l:1tcs t flcllun. DE&CR IPT ION OF DOCUMENT 1 s 1 (A uoid lltlJ/ Identification wltlch might 11ecessitatc cla.~.~lf!catton t>f this rece~11L) l Smm roll of UFO Film TOTAL NUM3E R OF f.NTRIES LISTED: DATE RECEIVED RECEIPT FOR DOCUMENT (S) DESCRIBED ABOVE I S ACKNOWLEDGED~ RECEIVING AGENCY Ill JUN Ill! TYPED NAME. GRADE, OA TITLE fliEPL4CES A.F FOflM 1193 WHICH MAY DE USED AND 0 0 'OnM Cl46 WHI..: .. IS OBSOLETE IN THE USAF tt U . 8 . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEo 105SJ3.C88GS .5 . It ia the opinion or t h e Nl'lC t ~hio ia ~he photograph ot a retleat1on. probQbly planned b~ Iir U. l<. CILBEh'T ColtJne le Ud A!' OR I GIN Of OAS IC ASSIGNED BY Unidentified Flying Object {Van Tassel) Initl~tl "1/'1' column to denote revie" prior to action. lnitieJ "oUT" colu111n to denotr rrvie of complete d a ction. (Y.,for action: .,r' l o r coordination,) OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OIN 3 OINA AFOIN SAFIS-3 Attn: Maj. L. 1. Tacker . December 1958 COt.t.IENT NO, COM\4ENTS ( (.'e rever , J t necet ar y) 4E4/Maj Fr .. end/ac/69216/Bldg828 1. The ATIC had those portions of Mr. film containing the so- called UFO enlarged for detai1edanalysis. The enlargements did not reveal any more detail then did the observations of the projected image or inspection of the film under a microscope. 2. The analysis of the film indicates the object was ~tationary, yet Mr. was not concerned enough to set closer photographs revealing greater detail. It is the opinion of the ATIC that the obvious reason is photographs taken closer would not have stood up under inspection. 3 The object was photograFhed for a total time of approximatelY six seconds. This was determined by counting the frames on which the object appeared. and knO\ving the running rate of the canera. 4 In view of the limited data available, the ATIC is unable to come to ru~ definite conclusion as to what the object is. H~fever, it ~ppears to be a reflection of some sort. Khowins the reputation of it is conceivable that he arranged for this reflection, a~1/or knows exactly what was photographed~ PREVIOUS (OITIONS OF THIS fORM MAY DE USED, 5 It is.the opinion of the ATIC t this is the photograph of a reflection, probably planned bJ H. K. GILBERr Colonel, USAF 5 Januar; 1959 Dear f.Ir. I am returning herewith the film you submitted to the united States Air Force for evaluation which you thought con- tained a pl10tograph of an unidentified :flying object The Air Technical Intelligt:nce Center had those portions of the fi~ containing the so-callod unidenti~ied flying obj ect enlarge d for detailed analysis . The enlargements did not reveal any more detail than did the observations of the projected image or inspection of the film unde r a microscope. The analysis of the film indicates the object vas stationary and ves photographe.d for a total time of approximately six se:coDds. Thia is based uron coWltir.g the frames onwh:lch the object appeared and knoving the running rate of t he camera It is the opinion of the ATIC that thio is a photograph of . reflection. Yucca Valley, california Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TAC".tCER Major, tBAF Executive Officer Public Information Division Office of Information Services