PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 2 o.n tnniston Alabutn o Proiaily Balln a AI .. VIwol D Alrlntorc.,t Ro4 D PosaiWy Alrcr.ft D Prolt.Wy AetaoRIIoel 7. LI .. TM OP OUIIYATIOM L I OP O.JICTI t. COUIII a Otleor:---~- --- Stationary red ball or light in the 3ky color ~lunging from red to silver t o ~b~r,. 3i~c sa:1ewha.t like o. grap~fru~t. ObJ had up and do.o~-n mov ~ment anc1 .1'\.;i mt;V .int:; in fu..>t fftctoatt D ,., Evelu.tton Although there is a posGib'ility the obJ ,m.c a reflectbn, there i s in cuffi~ient inforr.ntion to fo~ valid concluGion. MICI~-caaYae ltiiORT NO. (LJU VJr BLANK) United States IR-1-$9 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT te of Collection, 6-7 light en iD tM night-- q b7 ci at Anlliton Depot, - 1 ta. second report on such phenoMna i.n tl.. laat 110nth. While no tiOD ot tbe8e object8 18 it ia like]T that ci villan were aware ot the first occurrence, and were sensitive to anr APPRO vEin Lealie M. Norton Colonel, U~AF Chief, Intel. DiY. 1 C7 to ATIC, oDl.T (SifCUitlTY 1 NI"ORltl AT ION wlten fflted in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OftiGINATING AGENCY ft[POftT NO. Intelligence Div, D/0, Hq A~C IR-l-59 Maxwell AFB b. Report !"rom Maxwell AWS: Winds: c. Ce1 1 6500' scattered, 11000 Overcast a. V1aib111 tJ' I l2 llllee e.AIIliiiiNDt ot cloucl c r: Three t. Tbunderato~ 1 None the at the scattered level Conditional-None 9. IntercePtion or Identitieat:toi-Action Taken: None in the Area: Unkn 11. Positiea Title and co ... llt8 ot the prepariD officer, including hi8 prelimlnar,r 181 Intelligenee Oftieer, Intel DiY, D/0, Hq AC&SC. It ia ot note that this ia the second UFO report out ot Anniston Depot within a month (re our IR-1-58). The power or suggestion here is apparent. The possibill ty ot a freak vaa suggested to the A.WS, but the weather eta t,o hawe been nornal. The anner of movente of the object suggest that the oecurrence coalcl ba.e been a mirror erreot from ao .. source or reflected light; or, a powerful light reflecting from multila7erad clouds and gi ring both the eftee t or yertical and circular movements. No ~tber in1'ormation ia available to this headquarters. It is important to note that the 'grapet'rui t sise' description of the o"ject mtq not have bettn arri at using the arms length' rule ot AFR 2 00-2, and is tb8retore unreliable. further, no reliabilit7 estimate of the obaerrer. ia au bad tteciJ. tbie into not having been t'orwarded. Local area !lYing would not seem to be a possible explanation ror the pheno .. non. . Adequate into is also lacking u to the angle ot elevation during the and diaappearanee or the object, and the manner in which it d1 1 14!. Ext stance ot Physical E.Yidence r none Co~nts or A.pprorlng Of".!'i.cer: ~-1. Snodgrass Captain, USAF Intelligence Officer /L!:!l CJ.A ,S s JF/IilJ (SaCURITY INI'ORMATION whett If/led Itt) Cl.ASSII'ICATIOH SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY Intelligence Diy REPORT NO. UNIDiNTIFIEh FLnNG OBJECT REPORT ....... J't1CIID or the Objectt a. ' Round b. Siset t like a graperruit c. Colora Red to eilnr to Allber d. Kallbera .. Fonation t NA 1n coler.t rroa to ailTer to er I Soallcl t None 11. otber Featarea t When objeet like a ball. The object i"irat sighted, it vu uDder ot.eztation ror 1. Tail, Trail or ~ uat: Nen~ ~. Description or Course or Object& a. What first called attention or observer to the object? A ata red or light in the sky'. b. Anile or ele.-ation ancl ta oi tbe object when first ob NW to ~'II c. Angle or Alaation and azimutb ot the object upon disappearance t Sou thvea t d:. Description or flight-path and maDeUVera ot object: .UP_! in le.l, rroa N'.t to sw. How did the object disappear? To the SW aa a silver object. t. How long vu the object visible? 7 minutes 3. Manner ot Observattona a. GrouDcl -visual b. Optical aids: None 4. Ti and Date or Sighting: , _ " ., a. Zulu date-tiM g1soup: OlOOZ, 3 Jan b. Light condition: night S. Location ot Ob8 : Anniston ~e Depot, Anniston, ' AlabaJn&, 1st Area, Block F-lab ., .1' .. J . 6. Identitying Information on Obse1vers: a.-. ~ivilian: 1 ) Ags 37, Address B.ynum, Ala., Occupation Guard Supervisor (~) , Age 41, Address Anniston, Alabama, Occupa on Guard Supervisor. 1. Weather and Winds-aloft Conditions at Time and Place of ~ighting: a. Obserrers' account of ~-re:1ther c~ndi ti .,ns: Sky U-3S over- ca3 t. , b ut c otl1 3~e obj~et ~l~arly.