PROJECT 10073 RECORD C.ARD 2. LOCATION CONC LUSIONS c Was Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Po s si ~I y Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. OATET!M GROUP D Ground Visua l ... Vi sual Wa s Air~raft a . P rob obi y Ai rcra1t Possibly Aircraft 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Radar C Was Astronomi col 0 Yea 0 Probably Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSI!RVATION 8. NUMBER OJI OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 10. BRIE,. SUM-WARY Ofl SIGHTING 0 Insufficient Data for Evoluati on 0 Untcnown I I. COMMENTS fFLtPH:lN~D NNNNZCSQF 42~ ZCWYC783 . 00 RJEDSQ~ DE RJtJFDNl'! l F~ CO DR 687TH ACWRON WEST MESA AFS NMEX TO RJUFA L/C0~1D R ADC RJ'JTF;<F /CO!~!D R CADF RJ~iFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE RJEZHO/HO CSA:F" U~,!CLAS 687Tf{ OPS 241 FOR: I NT. HQ USAF ATTN: ATJST CHIEF OF STAFF INT. & OIS. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT CU.~.o.~.). LIANCE WITH AIR FORCE REGULATIO~ 2 -2, THE FOLLO~J! ~G REPOPT IS SUBMITTED: 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: CQA) SHAPE: TEARDROP <n) SI?t COMPAR:ZD TO A J(NO\JN OBJECT: SI~E OF A EA CC) COLOR: ORANG'S CD) NU~! BER: 1 CF )' ANY DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILs: NEGATIVE- EST!i1ATED OVER 5~,~0!et FEET 2. DESCCIPTION OF COURSE OF O~.JECT: CA> WHAT FRIST CALLED THE ATTENTION OF THE oqsERVER TO T OBJECT: IT WAS LARGER T~AN THE STARS AND MOVING CB> ANGLE OF ELEATIO~l AND AZI~UTH OF TH~ OBJECT WHEN FRIST O~SERVED: W~ST 01=" AL~UOUEP.QUE CC) 1\.NGLE OF ELEVATI0~1 ANl A7J'-~UTH OF Of3JECT uno~'! ;\ARt".NCF:: NORTH EAST OF ALBUQl.'EHOTJE (D) DESCRIPTIO~J OF rt.IGHT :~ATH AND t1ANEUvEqs OF Ot:l.J~cr: ~otrrp. '''EST rf) NOPTl~ r -'-.!oif- orR HO~T70N <OVER <;Af\JDIA r--ouNTA!'lS) CF) LENGT:-r OF Tit:F: J~l SIGaT: 01-"" A!.. PtJfJUERQUE <C) ANGLE OF ELEVATION ANJ A7 I~!UTtr OF O~JSCT !f~Q:\} DISAPPEARANCE: NORT H EAST OF ALRPQUETIQTJE CD ) DESCRIPTIO\J OF FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS OF OPJ~CT: SOUT}f WEST TO NOqTH W STRAIGHT ROUT OF FLIGHT CF.) MAN~JF.R OF DIS.t\ PEARAI\JCT:" OF ()DJECT: OVER HORI7.0N (OVER SANDIA MOUNTAINS) <F > LENGT:{ OF TI~!F IN SICHT: E IGHT ~1INUTES 3. tr~ANER OF OASERVl\TION: Cl\ ) VISUAL-GROU D ( 9 ) EV~ 4. Tir1E AND DATE OF SIGHTI~JG: CA> 2 APRIL 195 9 r315z C~) LIGHT CONDITIONS: DARK CNIG~T> 5. LOCATION OF O~SFR'!~R A L BUQ U~ RO t!E, NET.! MEXICO. 6. IDENTI F YING INFORMATION OF O'RSERVER: CA> CIVILIAi'!: DATA RETENTION DEPARTf1ENT) CORPORATION-TYPIST)/ 7. ~T~TEATHER A~JD ~TINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND !'Lft.CE OF SIGHTI~G: CA> OBSERVERS ACCOU~JT: CLEAR AND CAL~ CD> REPORT FROM NEAREST AWS: DEGRE~S AT FEET NEGAT IVE DEGREES AT tJEGAT !VF: ( C ) CEILT~!G: NO~lE CD ) VISIBILITY: 6~ MILES <E> At'10lf~1T OF CLOt.JD C(JVER: ~!ONE <CLEAR> 9 . I~JTRc~nT OR IDENTI FICATION CT iON TAVE~l: NOt,J t m. LOCftTION OF A~T'l TPA~FIC I M THE AP~/\ ,'\T T f ''i.~ K~!OT.S. 1 2 . EXISTE~JCr~ OF PHYS!Cta.L Y.VIO c~: T ~LE~r:Oi!E NUr'AER OF r'ER3t)~fS REPORT!~!G CH2-11t2 . P2RS0d ry~Ci='"IVI~'C 1'J,~00 FEET PAGE THREE R FDNM 1 .3~1, 0e.fJ FEET ger ,00m FEET DEGREES AT 4~ YNOTS DEGREES AT 6~ ~NOTS DEGREES AT 35 ~NOTS CC> CEILING: NONE CD> VISIBILITY : 60 MILES <E> AMOUNT OF CLOUD CuV~R: NONE <CLEAR> 9. INTERC T OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TA'<:EN: NONE t(i}. LOCATION OF ANY TRAFFIC THE AP.~.I\ AT TI>'E OF SIGHTING: ONE AIRCRAFT-COURE: WEST AT 19 THOUSA~JD FEET AT 3e-r-KNOTS 12. EXISTENCE OF PHYS !CAL EVID~NCE: NO~l'S 13. REMARYS: OBSERVERS WERES WIFEJ MOTHE?~IN-LA,1; AND SISTER-I~l-LAW. TI~E/DATE REPOnTED : 2 APRIL 1959 ~3357 TELEPHONE NU~BER OF PERSONS REPORTING PERSON RECF.:IVING REPORT: 1ST LT. ~ILLIAM c. PI~JY~!AM TELEPHO~E NlJ~qER: Cli2-5225 EXT 4 END OF REPORT. !03/22)12 APR RJt:JFDNt1 SCC:URITY CLAS$IFICATION JOINT MESSAGEFORM SP.~CH fiJ!LOW P.Z:JERVED FOfl CQ.'..-O.JUNIC/1. TION CENn:n . j TYPC: M S G (Cbed) BOOX MUL n GlNOLr ,\cc oumyta SYMBOL I . ~'Cit-J"-4E4e OBJJ-J.;f 0E;:)El1V1!:D li'OH 'i'~!:; :FULL 8 f:ii.LJl.feE3 '! UHCLA.JSIFJED ORIG. OH RG:FFHS TO CLASStF:CATI0:-.1 or RE rF.ilENCE SPECIAL IN5~LJCTlON5 MONYH Yc:AR