PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA:m 1. DATE ~-LOCATION 12. CO~CL!J.SIONS 0 W~s Balloon 0 Probably Boll .... o n n Ground-Vi ~uol 0 GroundRndor Wo:; Ai rcroft P ra bob I y Ai rcroh Po !03ibf y Ai:c-roft W:s AstronoMis;.,J 7. LeNGTh o,.: CrlSE~VATION 8 . NU.\IdER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSe G P robo~l y A~tron'>mi col Po.s:;i!>ly ,\~tronomicol In :s u !f i .;i .on t D Of- o- f;o-,-:E:-v-o-;1:-u-o_t_o -on !0. i3R1Er St.. oi\4ARY Or SIGHTING 11. CO~iMEM'iS I { t D-t I ~ lid:: tl l."d Hi th ~li::; h~ re'td t h . ~l"r r-;t.-J ?? ?. JSZ HQ ?~ :C~DR NY AIR DE? S~CT MCGUIRS AF3 NJ :-o ~JEZSN/C CMDR 26ADI V :~JEDS0/C CMDR AIR TECH I NTEL CEN :1J2ZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF' STAFF INTEL RJSZHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SERVICES Pl?O RUEPSL/ t2J06 AISS j tf./.JY Jf iU.ICLAS/ NYADS 052:09 NYOI No ATTN: DIR OF I NTELLIGENCE 26AD,. SUSJ: 3-:) REPORT~,, I A'JJ AF'R 2 30-2, T l F OI_L 0\~ IN G REPORT I S SUBM ITTC:J: ~ .-DE SCRIPT I GN OF 08,JECT: ~l I~lVERTED DISH WITH STRUCTURE ON TOP LIKE A DIVING aELLo (2.) EGG HEL D AT ARM :'3;. 3RIG}f!; ORANGE ( 5 ) NOT APPL !CABLE ( 5 ) ~lONE-PULSATING! THEN FADED OUT COMPLETELY P!.\GE TWO RJSDJR 62 (3) GLO'.ll FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES THEN FADC::D CO\~PLE:TELY. REAPPEARED AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES, THEN FADED COMPLETELYo 3, DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: <f) OBJECT JUST POPPED UP AND HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF ITo (2) 20 -30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZONo (3) MOVED UP TO ABOUT 40 DEGREES AND DOWN TO ABOliT 15 DEGREES ABOVE ThE HORIZON, THEN JUST FADED OUT COMPLETELY, (4) MCVSD PARALLEL TO EARTH"S HORIZON. FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ~NO FR C~t LEFT T 0 RIGHT, '5) .01SA?PARED INSTANTANC:OUSL Y~ ~ 5) SA\1 Tl;/ICE FOR APPROXHlATELY 4 MINUTES OVER A PERIOD OF :)i AND A HALF' HOUR So . c~ MANNER OF 03SERVATION: < l) GROU~D VISUALo (2) NAKED EYE FOR FIRST OBSERVATION, THEN lJJITH A TELESCOPE I,VHICH H.AD A FOUR AND ONE HALF INCH REFLECTOR. (3) NOT APPLICABLE .. !1 TIME. AND DATE OF S IGHTING: (15 May 59) Page 2 of b Pages , :R~c:.~ST ?~ILAuELPHIA~ PENNS'rLVt1.NL~. OBSERVER 'vP.S Hl ?RONT HILADELPHI A , PA,, fACING A NORTHEASTERL Y ~::-?:::::~ION TOI.v:1.RDS THe: PEdNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BRIDGE OVER THE :::~L.-\'.VARE RIVE:R. BETWE::::.:-.J NEt.l/ JERSEY AND PENNSYLV.~NIA,. INFORM.~T ION ON 09SC:Rif2R: P.o.., 'JIORKS FOR 2LCTRONICS FIRM (G.;:~IERAL SOUND) A.ID #INDS~ALOFT CONDIT[miS AT TPIE AND PLACE Of SIG:iTHlG: OSSERV~.:i S~ YS IT t.vAS CL.::AR 1 HEN SLIGHTLY CLOUD Y4 ? OUR R -JED .JR 62 :oRT QIX, ~J TO BRIS70L, P.~o AREA, SAST TO '1/EST AND ~J:::ST TO 7.-15\ . US NAVY F'SU PHOTO ACF'T DROPPr~IG rLAS7 F'LARC:S FOR A PH'JTO .:>a 3AR~E TT, ~.R D~f'S~St: SECTORJ MCGUIR:::: AFB, NJ. PRELIMINAR Y ANALYSIS~ PHONE :~._:_s ! 0 cmJTROL TCl .VE:R, NORTH PH!L-\DELPHI.~ AIRPORT A~lD TO T H2 :.i::J:CATC:S A PCSSIBL. CORRC::LATION J!ITH A U .. S~ NA /Y r8U AIRCRAfT .;:_ YHIG IN THE GENERAL AREA OF' TH SIGHTING AT THE SAME TIMES ~PORTED., THI S ACF'T WAS DROPPING 250 MILLION CANDLEPOW~R PHOTO ... ?L.4SH F.LARES IN ORDER TO PERFORM ITS MI SSIONv FURTHER HIFORMATION ?.E:CE IVED IND ICAT S AN A~N OU~CEMENT IJJA S M.ll DE OVC: R THE CCt~MC:: RC I AL ?..;DIO STATIONS IN PHILADELPTIA, PA .. THAT SUCH .0. PHOTO MISSION 'J. TO B~ FLOt,~J~J ' DURING THE T IMES IN QUC:STIONo HE 1\ D QUA!? T I~ I< !I NEW YO,;.tr< AIR DEVE:-lSE SECTOR U:nTED STATES 1\l~ rORCE t.ICCUIRE AIR I'ORC3 B A3E T~ENTON,NE~J~23ZY ttcT~'i OF: rr::or:-r --~ltil ~.J, StJB,T,~CT: UFO :?e .;ort TO : C o::tr'a nde r Air ~clmica.l Int~llig~nce Center \::r l;ht-Patterson Air Force Base Day-ton, Ohio 1. Refere:l.c~ 1-r.essage fro . .! this beadq:~urters, ffiiCT...k.;S:Il':r.:c:D > ~ffADS o;?.09, !i10DT, subject: wo Report with Y:O'R 200- 2 the :follm::in;s r~port was subm:l":.ted: A. De3cription of object: (1 ) Inrerted dish lr.ith structure on top like a divinr:; bell. ( 2 ) Egg held at Arm s 1e.ng th. ( 3) Brigh":. o:range. ( 5) not appl i cable. (G) None -pulsJ.tlng, tl-ten f'o.ded out co:npletely. ( 9 ) G1o.r for ap:pr oxirr.a tely 4 minutet; then f:;.<led co~:!..etely. R=~?:'e3.:red again for ~:pp:ro:cit::Je.tely 4 t:ri.nutes, then faded co!!lplett!ly. 3.. :Jescri p t i on o~ ~our;;e or obj Jet: (1) Obj~ct just :popped U,:!? e.nu h~ eaught ::.i~1t ry f it. ( 2 ) 20 -30 degrees abov~ th.a ho:ci~on. ( 3) i,tov~cl up to about 40 d .. ~rees c.nd dmm to ~.b01.1.t l5 cle 3r ces r>.bove the horizon, then just. faded out co:-npletely. one .... nd :1 hF.t.L:' homs . t~nner of oboervation: ( 1 ) Grounct vj s1.1n.l. ( 2 ) ~!aked eye for fir::;t ob,jerva.t.Lvn, vhich h.'1.(1. a four e.nd one-hali' inch re ".Lector. iiot a:n-olic 1."ole. si.('ltin:s: B . Location o.: o"bs~rv\::r: 1 a t.:.l cor.o 1.e1.st FhilaU.e 1phia) Pennsylvo.ni!:3.. Ob:; .!~-ve:r "ire.~.; in fr _,.,~ ~ of 2852 rrorctn:'l .::\.)ad , Fhiln.delp:d:l, P~., f'n.cintj o. northe:=>.c tt:.r lJ clircction toward::; t:1c Pennsylvani a 'l'ur:lpike Bri d.3e over t.he Dela~.;ar~ Ri v::!r betwe~n New Jersey a nd. Pennc;ylvl3nio.. F . Ider:tifying in:t'or:Jation on Ob~:ervcr: (1) Civilian: electronics firn (G~neral Sound) a nJ. l s a:~teur o.stro~::;~er. Vi "ibili ..... y : 15 rtilc.s {5) CJ.ou.d co;cr: (6) ~hunderstJrms i n Qrca: J . '!;'ort Di x , Hew j"ersey to Br:i.stol, 1-T-.: :3 t ':.o C".1.st, US Ha vy F3U I Jhoto 1\:i. r cro.:c t d:-OJ?p L.ng .fl.:1.sh fla:cc-:; for ~ l)::l;J vu 11~ S G~on. K . ililliam s . B3.rnett, 1/Lt) USAF, J\GG' t I :.1tellige:1ce Ofr'ic;;r, i\i::-Dc-'ens~ Sector , HcGLi":'c 1\li'B, ' i,J. ?rcli."ll:!.nary en..1lysis: I-hon<! c~us to Control Torer, Hortn Fhiladelph:i.3. Airnort and to tt.e Cp~.c::!:t: . . Of:'iccr, Johnsf.i.J_le ::a val Air Station) \.Tillo;; Gro'.re, P...:.. indir::::1te.::; a ossible correlation witil a U.S . nav:r J.'3u ~,irc:aft .~..ly.i.nc:; in t!:1e (!;..!Y" -- are3. of the sighting a t thr:: so.mt:: ti:nes rC:!Ortcd. 'l'hi~ 2-ircr.:l..:ft ~1:-..s <1:::::-p:>ing 250 million can1lepov;er p!1oto-flash flCJ.res in order to p~rl. -: i'';:J Lia.:;lon. Furt~er mission received lnuicat..:s an m-mounceme41t l ::>.: t~.:t.J.c over the co.:.::~ercial ro.dio ::;tation:-s in 1 hilf\del:!,Jhla, Pa. th~ y S\!:::h a photo mission ii3..S to b e flo.m dur.tn.; the ti1.:es in qu~si;io.:.l. 2 . llr. ) ci vi lin n referred to i n :p'lragra~')h lF ( 1) ab JVt~ :for-.m:.cdcd t o " .i.s h t:adqt:.a:ctc-rs on 18 fi1.y 19)9 a letter conc.~::-!1:. -: hi3 ~;i3hting ancl inc:oseU. fotr color t"t.anspar~nciez w'l'~ich he clui.":'led b 3.d bcPn taken ::>..t t:Ce time of the Gight.lng. Th i s lctte.::-<?.nd color t ro.nr.parencies are being fo:n;<..~.rdecl a s attachr.lentG. Pr. i'urt:-:-- r-c ,jnested that said trans_9arcncics be retmned to hlT!l u:oon complc tlo:: of any cn~lyoiz by the Unit0d States Air Force. FC ~ THE CON~ t~fDZR: ,;fl;. color tc~1.SpP.l'encieo (1 un.-no . .mted)