PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Q ; Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE C Was Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Asfronomicol 1. LENGTH Ofl OSS!RYATION 8. NUMBER Of OBJECTS n x Insufficient Data far Evaluation o Urncnown 10. 8Riclll SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS 32. In the following sketch, imagine that }'0\1 arc at the point shown. Place on A'' on th, curved I ine to s how how high the object was above the horizon ( s kyl in e ) whe n you first sow it. Place a "8" on the same C'Jrved I in~ to show how hi gh I he object was above the horizon (s kyline) when you las t sow it. 33. In the folfowing larger sketch place on A" at th~ position the object was when you first so~ it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complet3 the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at th e time you sow the obj.,ct? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND ( Circ/;, On~) a. Cloar sky (a. No wind) b. Haz y b. SJ ight bre8:ze { c. Scattered clouds) G irrus crto~da 20, OOOftc. Strong wind d. Thick or heavy clouds o~ r:- .. . d. Don't rdmeml,er e. on remem er 34.3 WEATHER (C;rcle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (C irclt~ One) Fog, mist, or light rain fvloderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember e. Don't re rr.ember 35. When d id you r~port to some official that you had S!!:an the object? 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the obi~ct? (C;rcle One) ( Yes ) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) ( Yes ) No 36.2 P iease list their names and addresses: r9:)ort ~rarrants it .. 37. Was this the first time that you had settn an object or objects I ike this? (C irc:le One) ( Yes ) No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ar.d under what circumstances did you see other one3? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have eous~d it? In my opinion I sn.H ~dv:.nced aircraf t of -ch3 ll. s . Air .c o~ca 39. Do you tl~in!< yo u con estitnat~ th" spet:J of th~ cbject? IF yo u answ~red YES, the n whet sp.,ed would you e stimate? /ell n v .JL' ~-'l (){)() 40. Do you thin'< you can estimate how fa r away from ~ou the objact was? (Circ/:, One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? 41. Please ~ive the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER Z . .>no State Pl~cso:t indicate any spec ia I educational training that you hava had. Gradt!t school b. H igh school c College Post groduate 42. o e you completed !his questionnairt!t: Technical sch~ol Other special training !nord~:-tha t yo"r inforn,~.ltion rr:oy b~ file.-1 .1nJ rod,,Yi .1, "lccurnt~o'ly o; poo;i:.,l~, p!eos~ lJ:> the ~o!l.:>wing ~poco t o w r it"' out o sh:;,rt de..it:ri;lt:.:>n o; fri,J ~r~nt ,iJ.:,~ ~ou ol>3~N\)d, Yl"' mC'Jy r~ ~;~-:t i:"ro.,,a~kn ~hJr Y"L' I.:Ptt al.c,~d; ')iven i 1 l-:, 9 q~ .. i~)llntli(c:, ur.r! adti -..Jny fun:;:Jr _cmJ,1e'n' . !~:i~:;~Tlts, or s!..dches tk:t j O'.J s ... licv~ CJ(.) i r : :>rta a t. Tty to f :-.:s~f't th~ d::tnils of thd o!..s.,rVl1 t!~t in t ha ~rd(::r i n whic;, th~y ~cct;rr.:-c-l. Addit~:.rnl ,;";g~.:~ or thtJ .;::.n~ ~iz.: p~,.,er mc1y ~'d oti"ar:h ... ,\ ii th~y a r 3 n~.,de,j. SIGN \TUPE tf'J hLll 0'1'=' 01ttl i n 1 J i:;1 ~Jizc, ir-s i.;t.i.nct, s "~?, cr.r.1 I v~r;_L'i.e' Tc.C: ~T TE'), ~ FoqcE 1. f:..r. r eported a UF O s i L.1.tinb to t 1e .\TIC on .P/~..,IC l'or.::u .~-ir. 16h. 'l1J.e da~e ot' Iir. si~hting i 3 12 Ap~:il l <)j9. Cli.:iri- ficatio n of the inforr.1atio n SLtbtri.t ted aa ans.-;ers to -.1ue~ri;ions of the report ar~ r~!"nrl.rcd in order to evaluate tais case. 'i'h(:; r e f e r enced numbers are frOL'l 't .le A'l,IC For:-u r ;l"' l oLL: but fail eu to be ~pecific three \vare seen a:t ''~re s e e n a t the sai.,1C tirr.e f o r:ne t i on. ch~cked "ot~qr" as to bci.ehtne..J.J ot' t:1P, object. ndicotes t hree objects, bu t f.qils san:e ti1ne or at different tia:es. h e fails to m.ention the n rrnn{;;ement c . ifunber 20 -Did :lvt a tte!!lpt to dra'l ti1.e af pa:-ent p.1ti1 of the :iurnbar 31 point.J o~.: t Jr ... en it diD~ppeared. reoor t ~tates the object disapp~ared in tha di anca tb..:"tt the obj~ct \:o...J onl y five de; :.:rees frov::: tta 'ever, there is n~ mentiu~ of radi a l velocity e . ih.aber Jo( 2 ) -It i s the ATIC policy t o catego:-ize all casea Hhich ~i1ly one \Jitness as "in~uf'ficient evidence,.. It onou l d b e requested that he urovido th names 01~ the other ,.o~i tnesse3. Ho~ .. re..,~r. the angul Dr i:ldic::ttes a speed v elocity h e spells out i s in excesa of 1000 ~1Ri. only a pproxinetely 240 ~ st.2 tBs t ha ob joct ':ras in hu::. t :: .e t o cet his binOCUlrtTS for si::ht f r o.!l fi v~ t o ~..e:-1 sacona~. ou~. a clo:Jer loak. you s ... md ~other ou~3 tionnaire as a r e fcreuce ,_.,lth Jour le~ter re~ue3tin~ tnis cl9rification . r:.t:1is ia J~u nc!tn'...IWl~dci~ rec~i:Jc of' Air F )rce qu.::.; ci 1nnair.a on y-,ur UFO si~ting :J"l 12 April 1959 In .)rdar to c mplete th~ ~valuation f ) r thia si~ciJ:l.6 ~:_:u-i.f'ic:ati;;>n .)t some of your Ana;.~drs ia ncerl~d. j:1 t..li.J r~6ard, e:1 d.J.di tional qUdsti ia inclosed ~ ~r y .Ju:r convenii:!n\,;e. ~1e foll~ving questions naed elar1~1cati)n: 1. ;~10 -Since y ou ch~ck~d ft oth=ra 3.S t...:> brigi1tneda 1 f the . .),.)j:!Ct y ou nded t.J be! !."'lvie speci!ic 3ad cx:9l3.in. 2. tl9 -Here a l l thrc~ 1bj.~cta s~en at til: .;;a.--:1e ti: u~2.se s~en at the same .ciwe, ~l:!aae indicat~ arr.:tn6~nt 4. i~3 -Y:;u 3ta.'tcd t~ obj~ct disappear~d in t.h-;: diatance 0.!1.u in question 31 y c u stat<:d t;,at t:le object vaa 1n.J.y fiv~ de- ~:r=~s frQill the z~njth 11h~n it cl!.~ap:peared. Plea3d r;i Ye estina~ ::-a.~.ti:ll Vdluci ty. ft3o -Pl~s.s~ ~ive the names .:;f .)t,.n~r ":litna3ses i.t any. 6 . 39 -You indi.::a~ t:1e 3~ed in excess .)f l,OOO milds ~ ~r .i.l.)ur, i:l. :.;wev~r, the ::1ng-~ar v ~l.Jci ty indi .;a tcs 24o wiL ... s IJer Y:>u also stated that the . .;bj 3Ct was in sight ~r-:m :?1 Ye t ::> ten $aconds, but indicated at the aartM! tiJte tb.a:t y ou ,_,ere able t-:> r;et y~ur binocuJ aJ"S f ;;r a cl oser look. Pl~ase su~31t the ~evised questionnaire direct to the ATIC Sincerely, &:~cutive Of~i~er Public In..t' r19. ~i ; n Di vi31 Jn Th.ls ls t o o.cknowle~a a.:1u cba:,-k you f .. ;r y our l~t ~er o r' ... ( :ay 1959 :.:n~ernl!lg Unidaa.tiJ..'ied Flyic6 00ject.:; ;you ~al.J :r e.u~l.:r. The UP-l:~ed St :tes Air Fo.rce ls cr<:i.rged wi ~.l G~la c::v_90u..,l.vl -:.y c: inves tisat.ing a.ad aoaly~lng all c:a.:;as ol unlC.3n.tl.:.i(!d fly 1..13 o"'.Jj ~c t s l ~clogs. Further, it io, a..nd ba;J be~u, ~;l::.a f.Ollcy of the .\i:!." Force to j !li"'oro ~ile _public , through the Fedia o~ t:he :pres.l, o..ll ue lt:8.:::n Ln p u ..... sui~ of th:la .:9rog~. To c::1.t.e the .'.ir Force has, ln our investic:;a.~iou of r:t1.~y c.s.3es tL.J.cor~rad no pcysica.l. evidence TJhir~il. 1rould lndi~ta the p.c-es~nce cf a.::zy .. e.xtra-terredtri3l ::>pace vehi':les o.ou/or be~n~s, nor h:!.a there l>een any evidence that unidentified flying objects coAstitute any tl1rea~ or c'!anger other than the remote pos3ibility of being .itruck 'by a metaorite, F~r y cur inf'oruetion, I ra.m lnclosiAg t.he la.tes't# Depal-:;IG(!Ut of D~:'.3ns~ fact Gheets on thia subject. The y p.l.a.i:l.ly 3t.ate t:1e Alr For~e :position on thi3 :"Jatter. I am alao inclosug U.s. Air ~orce T~chn.i~al In:f'o:r:ation sheet Tfhich you sbould fill out aau :orMard u..:rect t v the .. l r Tzcon i cs.l. .rnt,elllgence Center at T,-Tright-P9.tterson Air Force :3ase, Ohio, for eva"! nation of your recent sightings. ~vaeo t-hey have cccapla ted taelr n.T~al;rsia of ~ur sightings, "..e will be happy t o for~ard their evaluation 1-3 Jo.~t Sheet -DOD Vica President Si:lcerely, LOS ANGELES 54, CALIFORNIA T h e :I J nor able James I I . Doug i a s , Sec ,..e~a":y of the U. S. Air Force Vvas~1:~gton 25, D . C. Rc: Idc n l ily o Uncon \ e ntional Flying Ship;:.;. 1Jear :.\1 r. ~ec reta ry: Congratulations! If thc3C unconventional flying vchicle3, I c bse:rv e d recently: are a part of your Air Force you are ce1tc..inl) to be colnplime"}tcrl on the magnificent j o b that ha..:; b~en done in the i r d~vclnrJrncnt. 1 \ S a veteran . of the .Air Force of v'forl d vVar 11, I am still aghast at the pc rforman c e o f these flying ships l If they, truly, are not a par t of your Air Force, God help us! ccrtair:ly, you must b~ interes t e d in \vhat i!j going on in o u r air space; and if, tru : y , these are not secr~t operations of y o u r .Air ~;-') cr::c , thrn is th~re any sc~tion of the Air F:> c-that is set up to handle the '~'-aluation of these ships ?el'formanccs a n d .. nissions? I f so, plea~e advisf-: tl-J. :ll p rocedure fo1 a ci"i1::1n to report sarne . l'.-lyself and thre e other r:.;::;}lonsible, sobe r citi u~ {t'-vo, e..< Air Force n".embers) o bservzd, in the middle o f the d !.y, the pe rf\)rrn<.L c e o f th r e 0 unconventional airships. Tht Nrite.r observed the 1Je1forna.ncc of one v.rith binoculars \vhich left nothing t o the ilna~ination. Vvould appreciate an early reply as to \vhether these unconventional flying s hips are a part of your a.i r f o rce. If not \vhat are you doing about it? 1.1ost r~spectfully yoa r.:;, H.EGIS'I_:\.ZD :tv1AIL O\Vncy, Cali ornia Telephone: LOS ANGELES 54, CALIFORNIA HereHi t h I .Cor~-1!1rd t o :rou ATICJ ?or m lfo . 1 64 { 13 Oct 5L:.); '"thlc.h forn v1B.S furni3:1ed by t h e office o f t.ne 'Jecre tf'.r y , Dflp3.rt:rtc -: of J\ tr Force .;;}.s.n i:t:;ton D. C. in 2~es_!1once to my cotr::r!unic?.tio~ of' lIo..y 7, 1959 to the .::>ec~et2ry of the ':.i r ?orce, t~e don~>ro.ble Ja:-1~: D'1tl:-;l:-\s, ~-rhich nffica raqu~st ed t'12..t I fryrJacd it direct t o ~.-ou The l e tter !'3ce!ve d fro~ the o.t..,ficP. "'>f th'J Secr9!;1.ry, sl n3d by Lfl.-..rr c~ J . 'l''"'c :~)r, Iiajor, US.'\.~, ~xccuttvo Offj_c e r , .th;b .. _. In.f'o!l'11'l~inn Divlnio::-t, Office l'