PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS c Wos Balloon Proltoltly 8 .. 1 ., c PosaiWy &.eloan J. DAT!TIMI GIIOUP ._ TY,.I OP OISIItYATION c Was Aircraft Proly Aircraft Po a8i W y Ahcreft a Woe AetanaMic .. Loeel 2100 aca..utt4-VIauel D Greuft41Roder D AI.-Vl.,.e D Airlntereottt Rotl a ProiHIWy a PoaaJWy Aat;analcel Civili a n 7. LIMOTM OP ATION L MUMIIIt 0' GaJICTS t. COUit. ltta.,Hcfant o ... ,_, Eoluatiott 10. IIIII' 0' SIGMTINO I I. !-. bright obj whic h appeared on a ph ot o - graph, obove rmd to the left of the Capitol builiing. Obj un.s not n.:>ticcd at tine phcto ~.;as taken. ATIC photoanaly3i s concluded the inage to be :.1n a.ir~raft. ~ SAFOI-.~ /MaJ Tacker/mbb/72~1 I 'l'he MraSpace Technical Intell16ence Center at Wrlght- Pattenoa .Air Pore Baae, Ohio, baa toznrdecl your negative. to ua, and w are nturni.D& it th. Their evaluatl~D ot the Degatiw d1acloeed 1u~ge in tbe photogra9h 1a an aircraft Sincerely, LAWRBNCZ J. TACDR MeJor, U8AP Public Iutormat1oa D1Y1a1on Oft1ce of Iat tion C<.e~geabu De tt.qulua Autollaticea, IDA. aq. -Liabo.-1 a.back OI-34 Reeder OI-l I A ICII ,.,J C A P1'TO' a l'f P/Z tt.Y AP,Air~,J ~ Aclmlntttroclor COMPANHIA DE MAQUINAS AUTOMATICAS, LOA IUA OA PAIIICA. II, 1. (IALA 151 Telefe I 16 ff POITO u. ~. A.F. J1eM)fu.Mli'1E~J" PIA~A OLIOAIIO MARIANO, U . I SQ OFFICi.~L FILE COPY to ,.._ l.tt ot cbe pltol ldlzac. 2. fleq_, be M Pllae4 b7 da\e u M .. ttl 'hi ott1M 1io tile au8J*lH date ot 31 J'\&17 195'. 1Dt.,..aloa . w/ 1 atoll Mem. ATIC (4B4a) 21 J'ul7 59. Photograph ot 010 ls t Ind (Al'CIN-4D4a) 3 August 1959 le The pbotograpb wblob reoentl~ aub-'tted tor interpretation D4 an3l~ala bea exudDe4. pbotosrapb vu printed to an extre con~raa\ (all black or vhlte vltb little gr~ tone), preoludlna a dof1n1- 2. lllb apot lD the alq portiOD ot the photograph doea appear to be a S..... rattler t a aoratob cr other iDadYertent mar on tbe nogatl.ee ' 3 It a deteUed. nega ft be obtal la eaired, it is reoo.: nded that the original wn,am lHICBe Ltr dtd 6 J'ul~ 59 AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE suuEcT: UFO Photograph (Portugal) To: SAFIS-3 (Maj. Tacker) 1. A photograph taken ot the Capitol by a t1r. of Portueal, during hia visit to W&shington, D. c. in February 1959, was forwarded to the AriC tor analysis. In addition to the Capitol the photograph contains an iuage ot an unidentified object over the Capitol are~. 2. The ATIC photo~aph interpretors detet'mined that the inae;e ot the object is probably r(~a1. Ho'Aever, t he original negative is ne eded to complete a full a ouly:-Ji3. It is suggested t hat a letter be l-lritten to iv&r. requesting th" negatives. 3 i1r. mistakc~nly identified the Capitol as t he Pentagon in his letter which nccon1pnni~d t .1e photograph did u ut. r~Hluest return or t h e retained t'or the ATIC file. add t'e3 s 1 s as follows: photograph. Ca4panh1a De l;,Jquinas Automat ices, LOA. 2.-sl. IE'UiFg ROON C HOFD!.\N Colonel, US .. U' Actg. Deputy for Sciences and Components Esq. -Lisboa-1 It has there- AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE sueJEcT: Requea't tor qai a/WO Fila TO: AFCIN-4D4 1. The attaolled neptift vu forwarded to the .&.TIC by Mr. ot FortuaaJ,. Mr. took this picture duriDS a T1a1t to the Ualted S'-te8 lD bruar.r 19.59 2. The 8\&bjeot took the pia at approzi.-tely 2100 oD 4 Fe 1959 Mr. tatea tbat the lipt which abowa to the lett aDd aboye the capitol waa DOt in eT14eoce when the picture was takeo .3 The vitae d14 not otter ot the ooDditioDa under which this photograpb vu JD84e. HoweYer, it ia obTioua tbat the aubjeot vas located on the mall, ta1rl7 olo~ to halt w_, betweeD the capitol aDd the WaahintstoD t 4 Analyaia ead/or en explaaatioD ot the light to the lett and aboYe the capitol 1a requeated. RICiiARD R. SHOOP ColoDel, usr TO: AFCIN-4E4g The negative was sub and analysis by several The conclusioa reach~n typo uodetermioed. WI B !l PRICE, 6 November 1959 microscopic examination Photo Analysis Braoch. image is that of an aircraft, SAFil jd/Maj Taeker/mhb/72291 2 Septellber 1959 Your photosnph tebD 4urtaa 70t1r rial\ ~ Wu 1~ aD UD14entit1ec! obJect tbe Capitol Air Poree ph 1nterpreton haft 4etena1ned that the ot tbe obJect la probably real. 'ftr tbe or1g1oel nest1ft 1 needed to complete tull aaet7a1a. In thla r@gard, will you please forward the oriainal nesatl~ to tbe Alr TeebD1eal Intelllgeoce Center, Wright- Patterson Air roree Be, Ohio, tor evaluatioa. Sincerely, L\WRDCI J. TA MaJor, USAP PUblic IntormatioD DlvtaiOD C011puh18 De .. qu Ottiee ot tioD Servicea Autc.atlcea, .... &aq -Luboll-l Comeback IS-3d~- Reader IS-l Admlnlatreder COMPANHIA DE MAQUINAS AUTOMA TICAS, LOA. IUA DA PAIIICA. al, J. (IALA aiJ felefe a'' ff POliO PIA~A OlWIIO MAliA NO, 7 . IIQ 7aoa7 fete ~INDA LISIOA LIIIOA1 ft(f'LY TO AFUIN-4E4g AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE suBJEcT: UFO Photograph ro: SAFOI-Jd (Major L. 1. Tacker) 1. The inclosed negative is :forwarded for return to: nhia De l'quinaa 2. 'I'he imaee in the photo.s-reph has been determined by the fboto Analysi:-J Brench of the ATIC. to be an aircraft Alld Components