PrWJECT 10073 nECORD CARD 'l. DATE ii'-IE CP.OUP 7. L EHG7H Oi= OBSERVATION 10. BRIEF : UMMARV OF SIGHTING 2. LOCATION T YPE OF oa:;EHV.\TIOW 0 . Ground Visual 8 . NUMBE~ Of OBJeCTS 12. CONCLUSION S 0 Was Balloon P robably Balloon 0 Pos~i ~ly Balloon 0 Woo:> Aircraft P robably Atrcroft 0 Po ssi bl y Ai rcroh 0 Ground-Radar 0 Airlnt<trcupt R adar Wos Astron?mi col 0 Probably A:.tronornicol 0 Possibly Astronomical 9. COURSE 0 Oth<tr 0 lnsuHici~nt Doto for Evalua tion 0 U nknown CO),IMENTS OED.b Rl: \ENi 0F iHt A' l F,:JRCF PAGE TWO RJWZNJ 23 OBSERVERS HOMEo. SIZE X 03JECT LIGHTS CAUSED OBSERVER TO GO OUTSIDE FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. (2) AZIMUTH, FIVE (5) DEGREES; ELEVEATION, THIRTY. (30) DEGREES. C3) GRADUAL DESCENT TO TY SOUTHWEST AND BEHIND MOUNTAIN RANGE. C4) STRAIGHT LINE OF FLIGHT WITH NO MANEUVERING (5) INSTANTANEOUSLY BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS. C6) THREE C3) MINUTES. Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION. Cl) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NA. C3) NA D~HIMSAND DATE OF SIGHTINGo C1) 170430Z JUN 59; LOCAL TIME 162130 UN 59o (2) NIGHTo E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS. HENDERSON, NEVADA OGRAPHIC POSITION 115 DEGREES 00 FEET W 36 DEGREES 02 FEET N Fo IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS~ (1) HENDERSON, NEVADA, SALESMAN FOR SUNRISE BOWLERDROME, ~2NDERSO 1., NEVADAo F- 3 . SAME ADDRESS, hOUSEWIFEo F-3o Go WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND FL.4 C E 0 F' S I G H T I N G C 1 ) CLEAR N I G H T WI T H G 0 0 D V I S I B I L I T Y M 0 0 N \~ AS t~SO OUToC2) WEATHER REPORT FROM F'ORCASTER AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, r~TITUDE DIRECTION SPEED SURFACE ~CO Page 2 of 3 pages THREE RJ'.~ZNJ 23 DEP" .< i i'<\Ch I l..)r rl~; A. ' rU~t.t NONEoJ. NONE. NCO, 4524TH CCRTRSQ INTELLIGENCE. SIZE OF OBJECT IS IN DOUBT; SOURCE COULD NOT MAKE THE Cot1PARISON ~EQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A2, ABOVE, BUT MERELY REPEATED THAT THE :B.JECT APPEARED TO BE THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. NO PRELIM I NARY rl~YSIS OF OBJECT CAN BE MADE~ L . NONE _9,'1750Z JUN RJWZNJ ACTION: GIN Page 3 of 3 pages '.-Q~lah~J. City t;~ Oh.l1 I r(~r to y~ur l~tter of 10 July 1959, coceer~1ng Untda~t~ti~d Fl:ri:l!; Object a$ I '5"-:.>uld li~e t o k=\o-.r oth~t ll.!late of th~ pr~uqtnt di:ector ol Prl)- \ t ~he pr$s~nt ti , I ba~e l~nd the UFO pb~t eph ! nt1one~ ou~ for'). p1"1'!11\t '! an.aly9i.3~ 9oY't'l-..oer~ t"rll~n I 1"~e<t!iV~ it b<l~ ." ~ I s t het r!l itny .e opy ot J.A~li\P 1-to D ... [~,/" i"'or t-r."'mpl~. i!S thare o~e ~t 't'in:t.o:r . t ,-.?-b-otno. C i -cy? I! t1o, &ay I a.s:JLmin~; i t ? \'/hell Lr.: tr.,. ~rot lu.a t 1.o:n ! w~uld al liJtM Sya~e~ on !1 Julyo Ld.ul'lnc~ J o ~!"Jl_c !:lt("rJll'l -cn D~orl.ni~.l A~IC co lu~!onC~) ~n t h I!' f,Yi'\ -;. ~:-.c! li...,pt.J .::euted l'r?ll ::nnJel.son ... ~vl:lJ.a .1er~ ~"rl:lll<a-:ed a.3 ;:ro'o~bl.7 Jci0l,i' ;.-.l,J UU:! t o t .'.e l'l3t:lo o~ Gi ':l \l.cur3i't op~!l~.., a pl.lo 3pil1z di.; ~l'i ')utton l~6'l ~af." .. nu:aber .. fO-~l.i b 3 'L'!'Ohll.>ii;i v r3 . !oac::.i.lsio.n 3 .3 in coa~.1:1o tlon 'ii t~ t!>.e hot 1.-:i;:~. De;>ut:y for tsome~imes 2 s~ptember 1959 '.rhia is to ackno-wledge y our l~tter of 16 .Ju~y 1959 r ~qu-=s tin~ i nformation Of\ t he o ttb ject of UT\ l d e n t i.r.'ieO. 1''1ytng OtJJec cs . '.i.'~1e present pi"o~ect oi.fic~r f or "Pro~ect B luebook" i s Ma J or nooert J . Friend. T~e u:'O ?hoto:;r3.?h you ment i o n s"loul.l "Je :Jent di:rnctl :r t J t"..:: A i : rt:::c::t.r:ic::~l Intellig :::nce Ce:1te:-at ~ri_;nt-?3tter30::t f.:> l l uw L13 i r. f orr::a t. i c n : Shutter s_?e~tl. Dia9hram o~eni~. In l1'!lat directio n ~!as c eruer3 pointeii.? ~cation of oun, if ta~en durin~ the d a y . The e xact ti~ of ,lay. Sky conditi o n . cation of obs~rver. '.ro r.1y knovledge, t here ore no cople~ o f JANA? 11~.6 o t 'l'!:1ker Air Force !3a.:~e. ~erefore you wlll have to visit tbls office to r ead this directt~re. 'l'he l!zht n ighted over Henderson) :Iev<tds, on 16 June 1957 -,as evslua-:ed a s ai.:-craft lights. '1'be .Paci:t'ic sight.ings o:r 1 1 July 1959 were attributed to exceptionally bri~t and large !"e-:.e o:-s k:1ovn a s "fireballs." L''lf.RENCE J . TAC!GR !.1a j or, USAF .?~.ollc I ofor-:la tion Division Office of Informati~n Service s .NC.AS.5,ifEO fS5, I I C 0 irl I ZCZCHQA038ZCYJ0940 D~ RJE:DAHt': ::1-l Cm1DR' 7530 ACWRON SAULT STE MARIE AFS MICH .WALB/CQ~JOR AIR DEFENSE C0Ml1AND ENT AFB RJEDSQ/CDr~DR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CTR I;JRIGHT PATTERSot'l AFB RJEZHQ/ ASSISTANT CHIEF' OF STAFF HlTELLIGENCE HDQS USAF VJASH 25 RJr::ZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HOQS USAF l.lfASH 25 INFO-RUEPBL/COMDR 1006 AISS FORT BELVOI R ~J~DAH/O~OR 30TH ADIV TRUAX FLO /!Jt.lCLASSIFIED/OPN 698. SUBJECT: ATTtl: ODI UNIDEdTIFIED i=LYING OSJECT REPORT CUF03). THS FOLLO'.VING REPORT I S SU3i~IJT:!:D !N-ACCORDANCE AIITH AFR 200-2. A!) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT C 1) SPHERE <2) TH SIZE OF A QUARTER C3) COLOR CHANGED FRGr1 A BRIGHT l;}HITE T O A REDISH ORANG!!: C6; LOOK JG AT TH:::: OBJECT AS A CLOCK; TO T!fE5 O"CLOC!( Page 1 oi' 4 pages PAGE T~O RJEDAHM 8 I h C 0 i,i I POSITION THERE ~AS A BRIGHT RED SPOT. THIS SPOT REMAINED ~ED THROUGHOUT THE SITHlG. C7) SOME VERY SMALL SPARKS FELL FROM ITo DID NOT LOOK LIKE C8) NO SOUND WAS HEARD FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTESo LATER IT MOVED AWAY ON A NORTHt.~EST HEADING. IT. HELD THIS D I RCET I ON OF FLIGHT UNTIL ~IT DISAPPREARED OVER THE HORIZONo C5) DISAPPREARED INSTANTLY TO THE NORTHWEST~ (6) OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR 30 ~INUTES~ Co MANNER OF OBS~RVATION: (1) GROUND VISUAL <2> TE!...::~COPES ON AAA GUNS AND 9INOCULARS Page 2 of 4 pages . PAGE THREE P. ,JSOA HM 8 . Q., TH1E AND DATE OF SIGHTING ( 1) 0400 GREEN\1/ICH MEAN TIME 17 JUdE 1959 < 2) C IGHT Eo LOG AT ION OF OBSERVERS 47: 30 NORTH 84: 20 ~EST SLIGHTLY NW OF SAULT STE MARIE, ~ICHIGAN I DID NOT TAKE TACTICAL ACTION. AFTER AMASSI~IG THE FULL REPORT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO SAW THE OBJECT, CONCLUDED THAT IT MAY POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT, PRODUCED BY THE F8RNACES OF THE ALGOMA STEEL COMPANY REFLECTED FROM A CLOUD OF Fo IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON AN OBSERVER <2) MILITARY -SCHLENSIG, SSGT -RELIABLE RITZ, SPEC~ R A RELIABLE BATTERY " C" 68TH Gml BATTALION, CAl'JP LUCAS, ICHIGAN Go ~EATHER AND ~INDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGo ~. Cl) LEAR, C4) ISIBILITY lr5 MILES Page 3 of 4 pages PAGE FOUR RJEDAHM 8 DEPP R T. IEr--;1 ''f -IE A : F )~Cf J o KC- 135 FIFTY MILES SOUTHWEST 32M' ALTITUDE, FLYING NORTHWEST FOR 100 NM' THEN FLYING SOUTH~AST FOR 200 NM. W FLIGHT TEST AIM COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: 1ST LT~ L.M STINGLEY ON DUTYo WHEN AAA FIRST REPORTED THE OBJECT, THEY REPORTED IT AS A ~HIT2 LIGHT WITH A FLASHING RED LIGHT ON TOP., WHICH WAS IN ORBITo I ASSUM2D THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY A CARGO OR PASSENGER TYPE A/C EQUIPPED WITH A GRIMES LIGHT. THE OBJECT COULD NOT BS P ICKED UP BY EL.ECTRONI C MEANS, NOR COULD AAA PICK IT UP ON THEIR RADARQ siNCE THE OBJECT WAS NOT IN AN ADIZ, AND WHEN IT DID MOVE IT MOVED TO THE NORTHWAST, PLUS THE FACT THAT NO ONE HAD ELECT~O~IIC CONTACT wrrH THE OBJECT 19/2004 Z JUN RJEDAHM ACTION:: CIN Page 4 o f 4 p ages Loc.: at ion_!:? u lt .3 t 3 ~ I iar i ~ ( <.; ill!l.p Lucas,) Dc.:tcription _ohere, s 'i'2e of a quartf'::r. color ch .. .tn&.:ed from a_t~righ~ ,thit~?,.-~9 cr.'l.:!ll .JI,ark3 ff;.ll. fro;:n object. did .not lool Direction of Notion NorthHcst Sa'telli te: Rule d out .A:l'trononical Fhenomana ( f'.ieteor, Comet, Planut, etc) fiuled out-object onlv ProbG~b1y a reflection .. h ve th i r d t t owe r . ere 1 s .nsur a a o .\nnly::lls and Conclusions: 'l'he object wovtd o:1ly about 1-! de(::r ?.e i n 30 r:.inutes. If the repori;ed visibi li -:.y ln correct, tl..r.is mi~ht account fo.r: the a .. parent le.rt~e !;ize. 'rhe di~Jeppearance o f the obj ect ..as prob. ut..e to the~ 'tiind dizr.~r.=lin ..... t~e clo~ds. 'l'he reason for the su:.all v:i s . \o!'i) llOt e.iVc::(l anu the 'ttil'\d a.lre:ction helo./ 1 0 . 0 0 0 .~a:J not g iven. l'tH:i~.~.o:'=", it is not !cnu:m i1 the \lind direction i s cor.e~t t;; Jr,o/c th3 clouJ.J l.O vb.u ir.,. '.i.'(ll;ro is insufficient data: to fo .m t1 veli e lt:tst !.;:::en 60 u:.il..,; (J.5 de.;) abov~ ho.i..'iZ ~ JOj .. 5 d.:;.=;r.a~5 ... Objt:cl; Sf:tJ:~l to orbit a tt<.y 0:1 :1 !\'.1 healling u..."ltll i t dise.ppean:!d ovt:r L~e l~ori~v.:l.. 0bje(.::; 'n''-\::J vi.siul:: f'tr Jt.' ..!.it.\...tes. Objt:c& W9.S vio;:"ried throu~h. AAA cun ~cope t'nu b ir..oc.:ulars PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~D \. DATE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS DATETIME CROU? Was Balloort Probably Bdloon Possi::,ly Balloon 0 Ground- Vi ..va l 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0. Pro bob! y Ai rcrof t 6. SOURCE 0 Wa:: Astronomi cr.JI L ENGTH c.: OBSC:R'O.TION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 P robubly A::tronornical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 1) . B~I~F SU~ ~':' ::F SIGHTING 11. CO rns