PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLliSIONS OATETH,.E GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION VIas Balloon Probably Balloon Possi~ly Balloon .. a -Ground Visual 0 GroiJndRodor 0 Was Aircraft CJ Probably Aircraft 6. SOURCE 0. Was Astronomical.-'-.., Jl.' C Y 0 P robobly Astronomical -o .No ;.Lvi2.i .:.~. 0 Pouibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OBSERVATION 8. NUMB!R OJI OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other------:------ 0 lnsufficfettt Ocrto for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 1). BRII!,. SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMM!HTS IDTCIASSIF I E:D AF FORr.t-112-> PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 19 ... (CLASSIFICAnON) UN rrED gr AT e;s REPORT NO. (I,J::A llE TJL.tNK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT H. Pestalozzi (Civilian) "\n Unidentified. FlJ"ing Object was r aported to this headquarter3, 12 Earch 1959, A through investigation of tha report ,.,as made by Captain Rudolph H. Pestalozzi, 831st Air Division Intelligence Officer. The text of the reoort begins on Part II of For;rt 112 and is in accoxdance with AFR 200-2, dated 5 February DI3Tnt8UTION BY ORIGiriATOR T.11foz .nation copy sent to Hq T~1Blfth Air Force, A'ITN: Director of Intelli gence fiOTL: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFf.CTING THE NATIONAL DEFC:NSE OF THE UNITED STATE5 WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE. E!:;PIONAGE ACT. 50 U.S C.- 31 1\NU 31.. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REV'='LATION OF ITS CON r ENT'i IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED UY LAW. IT MAY NOf BE n~PROOUCEO IN \'/HOLE OR IN PART, BY OTIIE!i THAN UNITED STATCS AIR fORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT OY PD1MISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF I Nl ;::LU CI:.NtE. USA.-:. (CLA~'>IftCATION) AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE I!MI F'OOM (.A,ftwr) (ClAS51,CATION) AfR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT tiO. ~. O'.Jj12ct Data Sl1.allo,;, bell-shaped ( 3ee 8-ttuc:Unent l). it v~?.G .J.t u.n un1:nown c-tze of t:1il object c ould n()t be ::1ccurately .i di::;tru1.ce fro:n the observer' .J nositio:.!. The: ( 0.3~:..-ve.c stn.::.ed t::1. 'lt t~-:c obj cct a.9peared to be rou~:tly tri~gulu.1 i l1 :1s.p~. .\t ~.rJ:l.:> l..:l 0t:1 ~:1e v".J(jcl!t ~13.::; O)p~::L:13.tely 5 } to 6 i:1.chcs acro3s ti1e base of t:1e t.xlo.!'lgle n.n.d abu: .. tt 4 t,o ) :.:1c 3 frau a;_:>e:' t:J base. The o0j.Jct a:~:->eared to E. alt a t.rail tl.bo tt 3 to 10 t "L . .te3 lonz~er t:13.11 ti1.e noj ect :i.t..;e l .::. Sh~ J.id ~jt:-:tc~ tl1at t:1.L ~ t1:.1..:..1 C.Julcl !13.ve b~en si=-allur to the uf'ter- :;lo-: of a cl~a:::-~ttc ~i!Oved '}Uic:~2..y t:l.c'O' l':.!'l t:1e 1.lr in o. d.'lrl ned room r~.ther than o.:1 ').ctual C1-:titted tr~ll. ( 3) ColJr: 'f'~e ob.)ect a.p::;>eared to the o"'.Jserver t o be -.,ery '.Jri:;ht a:1u colorless. J:1.e :Jta.ted thet.t the ''tr:lll" ~(;a3 ,,{liter in ca_ur thou.~1. duller in inti;:!~:Jl t.y th:t::l t:1~ o~j ect i tsc lf hut under con tl:lucd CJ.' t~.;tioni 1~ cotlJ. .;i ve !lO co2..or l11press.:on or the o:>.jcct. The observer :;t.atcd t~.1at the trail o )_:->etU"ed ~r>:1-f.;o1_iJ. c..nu streal'-~u. 3:1e <.li . ..l nJt Llotlce the ll~1t 1 .. d:'lcctecl iLl ubjcctJ ,;l lin :1~r r::u J~ of vlGion 1:or eli. d. CL'lc n"Jtic~ rc_,lccted li.:;ht 1n he:r <.l..Lr C!.1 .. "?';. t~uuber: One Sonn:l: None Ot~er features: b . Descri~tion of Course: H:'1at :':'.. rst called o1).;;ervcr.J t1.ttention to ob~ ect? r h a.d risen ap:prox:i1:1a.tely 10 0Jl5Z ~larch 195) to ~ive her sic:~ medicine. At 0)25Z :tfter having again retired, ahe W3.S lyi!'lg i 1 bed oose:V:.:l6 the stars throuJh her bedroon \Undo~' . .fuich faces cou.ti.1., ,;rhen the o~.j ect o..ppeared. 3.~ the left or east e m edge of her bedroor:1 -:r.lnclo1.,. ~ori zon. F rom her first observed the elevation a..'1.d a~lmut:.1 ".rhen firct oeen: stated t hat \then first seen the object position, its dist3Jlce from the "trlndo~rs object about 170 to 175 azimuth. Anzle of el~v:l.tion and azir:1uth ~Jhen ln.st se~n: Hhcn last s een the ob.j ect \las b e t\-Teen 2Ql) and 25 225 azl::1uth f'ro~n observers po::d tion. ( 4 ) Flight Pnth: iTas ubo1t 15 abov~ o.:vl her d.escri ot ion above th~ h~ ri :~o;1 end The object was obse:rved south of 34 34 '. 3J unk .. '1o~n d.i. otance traveling .tn a Dtruiz[lt line shallow ascent fru:.1 ca::;t to .r=3-t. r_rn~ ob:ier'rer stated th3.t the objects line of f'liJ,-11.t coulcl hr::re been f.:J.st ;;out:~ea~t to Hest ! ~orth't.,est. :lOf: THIS DOCU~EN r CONTAINS I~FORMATISN AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEf-ENSE OF TilE UNITED STATES WITHIN TilE MEANING OF TilE l SP!ONAGE AI.T, SOU. S. C- 31 ANn-~. AS A '-tENDED. IT~ T?.<\NS'tiiSSION OR rHE REVeLATION OF ITS CONTFNTS IN ANY MANNE.~ TO AN llNAlll: :OHIZ0 r'F HSON IS P?OHidiTED UY LNV. IT MAY NOT OE FlEPROOUCi?:D lN WHOL OR I N PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STAfFS AI~ FORCE AGENCIES. EXCfPT flY PCRMJSSION OF ThE Dl!1rCTO~ OF INTEWGENCE. USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVm 'JUNE 1941 (CLAS!8m:ATION) A~ INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. ~ PAGI 2 0P J ( 5) Ho~., did object disappear: The lLni t9 of observation were c onfined by her bedroom windo,.,s uhich '\vere about c L,:;ht feet in width. The tuo 'dndows ,.;ere sefJara.ted by o. f our :i. '1c:1 frn:.1e. Her v~ c.v of tite UFO was simply cut off by the confines of the ,,est \rindo\v ( G) Length of obserYa.tion: About 3 s~co!'lds. c. :.!~ln~r of oo::;ervation: ( l) G::~un.d -.'i sual Xo 0ptica.l aids used and date of sighting: ( 2 ) Ili9lt e. Location of observer: Ceo gro.::>hi cal coordinates: ]4 34' 30" "i.I/ 11 ( Appro:d..~tely 5 niles nort:1uest of Victorvill~, Co.li~or:-11:... . California, Hou3eui fe [: . \1eat:ter etc., a.t tir.te and plo.ce of Glg_'-lting: ( l ) 0~3ervers account: The "'Teather was clear, ,,rlth no r:1oon no clouds, a.'"ld vistJ111ty U..'1lioited. ( 2 ) George 1\.:l!3 Weather Sta.tion vlnds a t l OOuZ: Direction Velocity ln Kts Altitude ( 3) Ce:!.::.:;;: Unlimited ( 1~) Visibility: 10 miles (5) Amount of cloud cover: None ( C) Th~"l<l~.cstorms in are3.: Eo~e h . U'1u.Gual r1cteorolo61cal o.stro nonical activity: r~o~c i . Ir~t.erc.:~ption or I~entificati. on act Lon ta.'-\.en: Ho:1e ,j . Air T"traffic: Hone IOf Z: 1 H IS DOCU'-4ENT CONTAINS INFO~MATIOH AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STAT~ WITH I~ THE MEi\NING OF TH c;PIONAGE ACT, SOU. S. C .- A:. A 'o4::.N00 . ITS TRAI~:iMISSION OR THF. REVELAfiON OF ITS CONTN rs IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOAilCO PERSON IS PROHIBITED DY LAW. IT MAY NOT [)':: REPRODUCED IN WHOLE on IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED SfATF.S AIR FORCE AGENCI3, EXClPT 6Y PEflMISSlON OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTEl I ll oEN<.E, U~iAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROV!O I JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. k . Pn:Jiti.on, title, and comments o~ pre,aring officer: ( l) .Rudolph II. I,e:Jtalozzi, Captain, USAF, S3lst ,'\.ir Divison Tntclll:;c 1ce had heard of Unidentified lying Ob.iact3 Force uaJ interested i n t~1ese reoorts. ( o ) S~e ha.d never before neen anythin6 lik e this object. s:1e uas u!JJOb.ltc:ly certain that t!li s object uas not O..."l o.ircra~'t a...."1d just a. 3 curt:rln that lt \13.3 ilot a meteorite. The obll ects sp~ed uas too fast t~.ad ::>1 lent to be a.n ~irolar..e a.1d too ::;low to be that oZ a t'leteorite. .. Jryeared to be sincere ln ila!" effort to re'1.Jrt f."'..ctuo. ,_ ly and need that \That ohe caw does e;u 3t. (d.) s:1~ denied uearing gla::;oe:l and :;tated t:1at uoon l::!.::;t c;~a..,.:..!o.~ioh her ~:res ,.,ere norr.tal. l '.D1ere uare no other r c norts o f Uii'Os C!.t o r n-1tJr t~1e ti.:1e o~ . ro obse-rv3.tion 2 Per:Jonnel in the Gcor3e AF.B Air T::afflc 2} u i les north of ob.,erverg p03l tion, ~a-:l nothiL'lg unu:~ual no nir t.L\.1.~.:-ic :!.n t~1eir syste!":l for ::t'.Jaut tuo !lours bc!'ore t'!l~ ::;i~hti!lg ti:ne. Contro l To.;er, t.!1at ni t ~"'ld or t:1ree ho:..trs 1.1:ld ho.u 3 'J.lhe to11er 9eroonnel re;:>orted no o.3tronomical o r n.etcorolo::;ical uhenomena that could account for this oightin3. (f) :Irs eened to be a lucid, honest person. She fir.:~ly beli~ves ::;~e t;a'"' vlhat she reJorte d and re..,ortcd uhat she saw. s~bsta."'lti:Lte 1. ~xi sto.:.ce of physi cn.l c-;ri den ce: pro or con, other t~a.."l :rs PllTl: TH IS CXX:UhlEN r CONTAINS INFORhl-'TION AJIFECTING T~E HArtONAL L>EFC: SE Of iiiE U~ITF.O S UTF.'i WITHIN H! MA~t~G OF T HF ~...~?IO~AGE -.cr. !:aU S. C- 31 A:'iO .'Z. /l::i AMENDED. ITS TRAN'iMISSION OR THE n Vj;t.ATION OF ITS CO ... TI:NT~ I N AN't' MANNH~ TO A~ UNAIJTHO~U::.D 1&:;>'SQN l.i r'rW'IIJI rc:o iJ't' LI\W. IT MAY t,QT BE REPROOUCED IN WHOL OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAH UNI f ED !:~'TAr~ AIR f'ORC:! ACENCIE!i, r.XCE?T BY i~F.r<MI<;SIOH Or HI~ OIR\-CT01~ Of ltw rtL.LIGENC. USAF. lCI.AS!tlf ICATIO .. J AF FORM 112-PAIT II APPROYm I JUNE 1941 AfR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ftEPOfrr NO. nT7ISIO~T (USt\I,.') :UTE: THIS OOCUMe:i r CONTAINS ltiFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENS OF TH UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.- 31 :o.o ':'.,AS A1-lENDED. ITS TP.AN5MISSION OR THE REVELATION OF I~ CONTfNT5 IN ANY MANNFR TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PfRSON IS PROHIBITED BY l..A'N. IT M.\Y t,) T r.c: UC:PROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHE~ THAif UNITt:D STATES AIR FCRCE A~ENCIES. EXCEPT BY PCRMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF l l'ITELLIGENCE, U5AF. (ClASSiiiCATIO")