PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloo n 3. OATHIME G~OUP .c. TYPE OF OlSF.RVATION -0 Possibly Balloon Q Ground-Vi :oual 0 Ground-Rod o r s. PHOTOS 0 Air-Vi ::unl 0 Air-Intercept Roda r 6. SOU,RCE 7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMB ER OF OBJECT S 9. COURSE 0 Was Ai rcroh Pro bably AircraFt Po s:si bl y AI rc:roft Was Astronornleol Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Data fot Evaluation 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ..-.TJC FOR M J29 (REV 76 SEP 52) (SF.CURlTY JNF'OR,\r A TlON wllttn fillt!lrl in) COUNTRY OF OiUGIN R!'0RT UO. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION -REPORT AREA RF.I'ORT COtiCERNS Eglin AFB, Florida AGENCY OF ORIGI:I OA'I C OF lh.fOHT Hq Air Proving Ground Center (APJJC) SOURCE OF INFORMATION 1.>.\TE 01' lt.FOHMAT ION NtEPARINO OFI'ICI:R 1:. VJ\LUA'riON (l.N1V, blank.) Fred H. Snyder REFE RENCES (C..:ltro! tumlhtr , dlft<llr t , pn.-/nIJ TlJior/, t lr .. U OJiplicnbl.-) BAIR. 4&JT; AF.R 200-2 Unidentified Flying Objec~ Description and supporting infozma.tion of unidentified flying object sighted by source s near Eglin AFB, Florida. T! CO!lHANDER: PRESTOH c. lJE',ITON Colonel, USAF DCS/Plans &"'ld Or:erations 01=-TRtSUTIOII BY O~IC.Itli\ oOR \'{~:\NING: 1"his <lm::ttmn1t CQntotins ~tdurrufllion .,n..;tinl!. t11u ,.,,lf:Ott'rl dofOJttl!l" o f t hf'l Urdtod Stat"' Wll 'ri:t t!to rnc-llllinl of the l::!J,'?io- ,, !to I..nvs, Tit!u J() , U . S . C . S<'clio n 7:-J .tt!cii!JI . lt:J ir.nnwJJt'o n e>r tfre ,_. .. ,. Jatio n of i: l C'-'nc .. nt ,, .~ny .":l.tr'"l'l<'r lt.J<~ tl uruutho :i.<<d r> ,.,._.,, i.J pro/uiJitml hy lnw. / r rnoy n o t b ,. ''f'rur/uc'jd in w/1 ,J o~ in" t rt, hy otllf't" tl'lr~ Unit~t! St.,t,.,;~ A i r Forcct AJhn<;.,,, <HCupt hy f 11'"trnit.::Jt.Jn n l rhff D'rc.;c~o, tl Jn:,ll'l:rnr,.., U.::).\F. (SECURITY INFORMATION IV/e~n fll/,td ire) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 Otl1Gir!ATIN G AGENCY nLPOitT NO. Hq Air Proving Ground Cent-e r (A.RDC) IR-l-SS PAGE A. DeJcription of the object: (P~for to Fi~1re 1 ) Groltnd observer: p..'lrticles. lhite s t:r.eak o r tra:il com')ose d af cii s ceJ:nible Pilot.: Fallin~ blue li[~tt 'vith sp:.lrks tl'liling ... Ground observe!"! O:rifP_nated as blue point; l nnzth of tr.:1il length ap? rori .. rr.at.e l y tHo feet. . Breadth of trail at ho cizon (clisap:=-ea rance) di.-TIB held. at. arns l~ngth . Pilot: Size of pea at anns lP.ngth~ _ observer: Blue Bright blue. ori ~in -gro''lillJ 'lhit~.~ & Particl0 s rrail lvas of tra.il defini~,ely l a rgest, i t pol n t of visible t o nake d e~re. dlsap:;?eara.nca Ground observer: Originated as blue point .. ; lnsta.11tly turn'3d vlhi..t.e 1-r.it h bro:;l.dening t r a:Ll. En~ire trail visi bl e a.ppro:cLma.t,ely one- ho.lf second and disappeared instantly. Entl re t.rai l disap!~ared a t same instant. ~ntira trail composed of sr.nll r:axticleG. Pilot : Appeared to be large faLling flv.re. B. Desc~lpt.ion of course of object: A bright flash ~- Ground observer: 45 degree elev~tion 220 degrees azLT.Uth Pilot: Falling tmta.rd earth ~Test. o f Egli n Au.:O..liary B~G~ ';'13 Zero degraea elevation, 230 deerees azimuth. bject rras traveling a '.Ja.Y frorn ground observer a t e At-::-e".ely high speed. -Orlgin.!?.ti..ng a.pprax.:i.ln3t.ely 45 degree el evation t o observ-3r t s ft and dis3.ppear LTlg ori h o!izon (behind 40 ft. trees) in front n.nd. to left of observe r . Pilot ob:Jerved object falling o.t high spe~d. Entire trail disaoaeared instantaneously. -- Approximately e~e::; :t:l~ s~co~d .. ~ c.. Hanner of observation: Heading 165 degrees; 20 It; 230 K; George AFB, C2~if. D. 'r:i.nre a..~ d2.te of sight.ing: ~. Location of observer : (1) GroW1d obser-ver: 12 Jnil"!s ~/'est of DeFttnia k Sprine3, r'lorld:!.; traveling ~fe3t on hi glnTay U. S . f}O. l V .\U'IINC: Thl1 tlucu rncnt contain' inl urn" Hiun 11ncctnA tlw n.ttiun~l tflueJo Cll rlto.: Uui tf'd St.lf wir''"' t h " '''' '"inJ ''' t l' " u1111 c / erort.j4/ fltr n n i~ pr.htbi t ut.l h> fll It "'>' fi<H hn r~1 rurlcu: ... f i11 wleo/. '"in t>.,rt hy otlt~r tl ' " Uni rl ~l.tlv"l .'\If f"11r<.~ A6rtVt~ ... .,,(,./Jf by p~>rm un ul the D~r<-C tor o f ltlt/1"~''""' US \I-" I OLI 52 a R ~L.\rr~ M' Flll>l-l :11 PM T II I IJ' I 1.-. \'tt Crl VA ( BE u..~:.o. S'--CUFU1") lt\1 t~ "t/0'.' ltttl u'iult:t, CL.AS~IFICATION (SECURITY INFORMA1'10 N wlltM filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORtGIN.\TISG AGENCY REPORT NO. Hq Air Proving Ground Center (ARDC) _f;gl i.n Air Fo.rce Ba,.!'!.?.x.e+,--=F~l,.._o.rid."l. F . Idl".)ntifying inform::~.tion on observer: elect.rical \iork George AF'n, C.;alif.'ornia G. Heather and Hinds: (1) Clear; stars visible (2) ~gl:Ln Ar.,B Surface -Q;1lm .~ 6,000 feet -090'1lceress at 12 knots 10,000 feet -l4cY'r.:fegrees at 7 knots 1 6,000 feet -26<f~egro;;s at 4 knot s 20,000 feet -310)degrees at 3 knot s 3 0.,000 feet -2(:/J 'degreas a.t 24 knots 50 ,000 feet -270 aegrees at 39 lr.nots 75,000 feet -280.~degree:J at 7 knots unl~...ited Clear. Smoke layer over Eglin rna, n rumray H. Any othe r tmusu.U actiYity or oondition: 1 . Intercaption o r identifica~ion action taken: J . Location of any air traffic in the area at time of rrghting : (1) I one other than noted ab~re. K. Co an~s of the preparing office r : s noc aveilable for interview by prepa~-n; officer. scription , 'vhen at. variance \-rith ground ob3er-:;r, ~tras taken verbe.tum from his \trrltt. e n report. itJIIp ground o'J33rver, is about 50 y ears ol d and h~s been employed at. the Clj~-n.atic !-ianear, b;glin AFB, for approx:irn3.tely 10 years. He hu.n had unusual opportunities to oussrve testing af USAf" arm.ar.1ent a~ the Air Proving Gro'.lnd Cent,er and i s considered a reliable observe't". He st~t~s th~c the subject siehting in ltnique in his expericnca. H~ described a solid path of elmring particles rather than a trail of s~J.r4::;. Tho entire path per::listed for ap!Jra:<i.mately one -half sccorrl and diso.p~':l~o.rad sir::.ulta.no o !Sly. He rule d out any na.f~ural p!teno'2enon f~niliar to him. It cannot pr~sently be deter1nined if or \1::-tClro the objJct cane to earth ;v 1 /Jo":/YG. Tlo" tl Utllt'rtr ron tins tnf orm.tlintl '"'''tin~ tht ntrinn.tf rlu/rtt,. n/ th-Unite I Sttt"' w itltrll the m,.,,nj,.,~ n f t'h" ''"' It tllll) fl<>t Lw rtpru./ tt""o:tl in vdt , ,. ' ' ' io 1lJN, h v llllt r t l trt Clnt,.tf St.Hc~ Atr Fnrctt A . '110:1'. 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