3. OATETIME CROUP s . . PHOTOS PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa5 Balloon . , _ O :\. Probably Balloon 4.' .TYPE OF OBSE RVATION ---------I D Possi bly Balloon Cl Ground Visual tJ G round-Rodor g 0 Air-Visual D Air-Intercept Radar D Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Po:~ :~I bl y AI reroft Was Astronomical Probably A 5tronomi cal Possibly A:~tronomlcal 1. LENGTH OP. OBSERVATION 8 . NUMBE R OF OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evalua tion 10. DRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ot j ;:;t:opp~d _ i.n lllid-ai l ' t: llo'/Jr..: ... l , the. ATIC FORM 32Q (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS D3 ;cl.'.!.l;f J.u. is AF FORM 112 APPROVEOlJUN!\~ REPORT NO. (Lb:A V I-! lJL.<LVT<) UP~ted States IR-1-58 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Object P.eport (.6FR 20 0-2) _ Aru.liston Ordnan,9a Dep -~">~'.1,_. 3-! Intelli c?.~ca Di_y ,_r./ q, Hq AC/, sc, Alabama oArr; oi" REPORT LoA rE OF INFORMA'rtON EVALUATION 12 December 58 6 December 58 F- 3 !';(~PAHEODY (o,rcer) :.ourtcE Civili::tn Guard, Anni3to _ ~D_;;:>t .9J:yc!.e H :Snodg_r_ass t i r . , Crdnance Deoot RE;tERENCES (Onrtroltmlllb", dlrtc!itt, JJrlfllllll rtport, C'tc., IU oppllcablll) :i -..---.. ,. 1\...'l:i'R 200-2_, RUR .S1TBJ 3CT 460T ;. Date of Collection: 8-ll December ')8 SU~IMARY: (E:nl.r t;(Jrl.:IH taiA'"'u'' of r~l. Owl algni}ltullc4ln [Uial O'lltNtmrraet ]JIIragraph. Lut mcl08Urtl Clllowcr l tft. Btgln tnt ll/ report em A E' 1-'orm JIJ-Part IJ.) TI1e is a report of a s ighting of an unidentified ~lying Object b y :ir. a civilian guard at, Anniston Ordnance Depot, Byrn.un, ;tlabama. Fi7e days Here lost before the inclosed information reached this office. Ther9fore, this report is fon-t.n'ded tdthout the benefit of any nersonal interviews, to preclude further loss of t~a. Nr. sighted an oval object on a clear moon-lit night. He f ollowed the object, which l-tas estimated at 75 ft. altitude, for a distanc e of about -~ mil a , at Hhich time it vanished in a terrific burst of speed. The officer rho actually debrief onsiders the information B-J Leslie H . Norton Colonel, US..d. Chief, Intal Div OIS"fniBUTION BY OPIGIAATO" 1 cy t o ATIC, Only. IIOfE: THIS DOCUMENT CO ... TAINS INFORM~TION AFFECTING THE NATION.\L D~FE:NSI! OF THE IJ:-IITEO :;T,\TES WITHIN iW':: M!ANING OF fHF. f;j? ION.\Ge AC'r . 51) U.S C.- 31 ANO !2. AS AMEN OED. llS TI1M1Sr.IISSION OR THE REV~"LATION OF ITS COili'CUT~ 1'1 AN'/ MANNE11 TO AN UNAIJHIORIZED PER":ON IS PPOHIBITED RY LA'N. IT :.11\Y r;OT 0:': f<EPROOUCCO IN \'IHOL OR IN PA~T. 8 '( OTHER THAN UNITED !:;TATES AIR fO!?CE r\GENCI~. r:XCE?T BY ~r.rn>l"i."';IQN OF Th;. DIRECTOR OF LI\.ENCE, US.\F. tL!i.CLi\SS!fiED (CLUSI FICHIO/'i) 1/NCt.AS:S/r//2 c;LAo;s.,ICATtCH --(SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO. Intelligence Div, D/0, Hq Ace:sc, UNIDEN11l"IED FLYTI~ G OBJECT R..c""F'RT 1. Description of_the object: a. Shape:" _9val> b .Size: 6 to 8 feet in diameter and about 4 feet in hairht. c . Color: Unknm-m; ~b_j lv~.s.!h~.C~f!li .f.r_o.m rnfl.e Qt13cLirght_of . d . !!umber: l: c. Formation: NA ~-.. Features: none g . ~ound: None h . Cther Features: None; report states no ..rrrooellors., and apparently no noise 2.Description of Course of Object: there were no exhaust a . ~Jha.t irst called the attention of obsGrver t o tha objHct? Eoonlight r eflected from the object. b . \ngle or elevation and azi:~1uth of object Hhen firs t observed: 75 feet in ~ik-no other info. c .. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object upon disappearanc~: UNK d . Description of flight path and maneuvers of object.: \Jhen c.i.ght.ed, ?_bj 'tTa3 moving at approximately lQ-15 mph _ at an al tit o.f 75 f eet. ject rTas in car at the time 1-rl. th the lights out. He l.st!t hi_s_ lights out and followed the Q.Qj ec~ for about ~-mil~ ( altitude and speed of obJect during this maneuver not stated). Subject then became scared and 9a~l~ int9 a drivew_2:~ tQ ~1:1rn around. Obje !~n stopoed--in .E._d.d-ai~ and h ered an i gloo ~arehouse Jfor a ~econ , afte:z: wh~ch j. t .l~t'..L -:hil~ in flight, the object seemed to teeter scmwwhat from side to side. . e-:H~.i did the bbjeet appe_ar? A~-~- p._fic ! -QJ=:_spee~ (comparable to a jet) t_p the noct.heastUIL._ t:. Emr lon g t-ras the object visible? Only estimate possible is t o 2ssume a travel of the object for 1 mile a t a rate of 10- 15 mph . 3~ l1anner of observation: a. Ground-visual b . Optic3.l aids: None 4. Ti~e and date of sighting: a . Zulu date-tima sroup: 060915Z b . Light condition: Night 5. Loca~ion of obse~rer: ~nniston Ordnance Depot ' Alabam -- 6. Ide ying inform~tion on observer: a. ivili.m: , Civi.lian Cuard, Anniston Ordnance Depot. Br. vtas d ebriefed by r r. Loren H. Vaughn, ..Speci.al Arent, CIC, r.T. N cClellan, Ll;).bama Resultant info vras passed by t elephone to L/Col ?.oy A. Lange, District Cor.unander, 8th OSI District (IG), H~.xwell .6.FB, ALA, 58. Info Has passed to this office at 111710Z Dec. 58. :tr .. Vaughn considers the information as B- 3. WARNING. Tlli' ~,-;;:-mont t:ont aiT':t information affeotinA t h .-nnlinn .tl tlrofon~"' of thtt U':'iterl 5_ttttttll within. t htJ menninA of th., E'Pi"naA .. Low~. r tte 18, U . S . C . , Stt.:tion~ 793 .'lnd 794. Jr.. trnn:tmi,M'n n or t h e '"""''''on ol 1t:J onnt.:nt, '" llny mnnn~tr t o"" uthori.ud p enon i:s prltibited by luw. It ITI.l,Y n o t b o r~produc.d in '"hole o r i n part. by other thn Unitu d St.Jte!l Jur F o r e , A!lncil'1, c cept by p~ntti5'ton of th., Director of lntttllilfencl'. USAF n~PI ACE'> AF FORM 111 PART II. 1 JUII <&a, WHICH MAY OF. U5t.O. (SECUHITY JNF'ORlt~fATION wllen fillt!t.l in) U. 'l I,OVI'IIIIf 'oT NIINII/OG ~FICf 1 ...-0 l8J~8L l d f\."-471l- l k'A/CbA$2/fl~ clA!ISII'ICAflo-. {SECURITY INF'ORMATIOtV whn filled in) SUPPLE~ENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGE'NCY RlPORT NO. Intelligence Div, D/ 0, Hq ACt.SC I H- 1 -.58 _ hXC'.ol::!ll AFB A .... lua,...bu::awmcua:L-_. _ 7. Heather and '"Tinds aloft conditions n t time and place of siehtin g : a . Observers account of w~ather condi ti .. ons: Temp. 30 F., DeH point 14. Heather clear ~dth no unnsu.::l.l conditions. Negative on the pos s i bility of a n inver~ion. b.. ?.cport from ~ :axtve 1 1 /0'B A "'.JS : rinds SJRL"' A.CE Ceiling;_Cl~ar. Vlsibllity: 1.5_ .Ammount' of cloud cover:-tlone . 8.Unu~1tal Conditions? Ilone-.. gla_im hatj.t_i~n.s .a perf~ct.!Y-"' clo.;u r.1oon-li t night~. and the only light he sav-1 '\vas the refl ection of th-emoonon the obj act. - 9. Interception or icentiftcation action taken: Subject follo"..;ed object in his car for approximately ~mile, lirhts off, staying p aralle l and a little b ehind of it. 1 0. ::.ir traffic in the area: Unlmm-m 11. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, including his preliminary analysis: Intelligence Officer , Intel Div, D/0, Hq Ace-sc. T'ne _ B~J_?.nal.J.:sis bY: Hr Vaughn is itnJlo.rlant, a:_S_ e onl;;: explana~ion whic~ appeared to the 'tvrl t e r is a. vD'= freak. Tl!is theory Ha s di scoun Ecc!.P.Y.: the A TiS._, iJrtic n relited absolutely normal condi tion3;-There H .':\ s no inversion a t t he time of the incident. Area air traffic Has n ot investigatec!, i.n order to expedite this r eport, a.'"ld also because of the nature of the UFo. 12.3:d.stence of physical evidence: Hone -...ng u .Enodgra s CAPT U.E:\.F Intcllig9nce O.rficer Co~ents of Appr~1L~g Officer: lYARNINn Tlli docurn.-nt c-Otlt,,in3 itllurnl.ot i n n 11flectin A tlu n .Hin n ,rl rlod .-n:ttJ of t h<t U n i t z cl S t .. , ... ,.,ithttl the uaeanin/l o f t h e F.,pit~rln.-(1' / ,.JW3, T ttl I R. u 5 . c .. s .,ction t 7 93 .,nrl 791. lt:f , , ,.,m.,~;,.,, o r thtJ rrlfeltf in.1 uf i t 1 contttnt, "nl on)l ntltl ,,,, to ~n unuuthori.t"'d peuon n JUQh ibited by I 1W. I t mny n u t btl tf'pror/u.;-.J in w!lnlfl or in flllrt, hy oth .. r rhnn 1/niterl Stllfff Air !'ore~ Aolt~n . ;,.,, rrcert by permi~,jon o f lit e D irec t o r of lntelliAenc-,-. USAF (SECCJ.'?ITY I 'IFORMATI O :V when fillr-d ,,)