1' \JKIKI, HAl..JAII i."1a l-...: 1 t.ion: Sun striking th~ len::>, poss lbly "With w~ ter d!oplets on the t :om; element, is th~ mont reflr..;on:?..blt! exx,lunation for the icage. 'rho:-se"'l-:.!3 of less appnrent cpots r 1:1nr,ing !"lcrou::; the frame i.s an nclclltion<.tl rc::!l3~.'l to sus pee t sun flere. TODk WORK ORDE R NO. PHOTO SERVICE TO: AFCII'I TDD4c DATE PROJECT NO. EXP, DATE COMPLETION COMPL:TED DATE QUALITY CONTROL ORCN CODE EXT: C LASSIFICATION OI:SCRIPTION OF SERVICES (lnclwo pvrpo5a of requost , time onJ plac e of ret'ju/rem->nt, onJ other pertinent Information). PHOTOGRAPHIC! SPECIFICATIONS By Ptofectlon Ptlnt s Duplicate Negatlv Cant lnuou~ Prints Oupllcoro Potltlv .. Single Wt Contact Prints No. of Caples MATERIAL FURNISHED: R EI.IARKS/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: RECEIPT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC I ccrtlly that I hove recelv, J originals, _ nr:got /ves onJ prints, o/1 t o be u sed In th e .s~rv/ce o f the UNITED STATES GOVERN}AENT ONLY TO-D4c WORK ORDER NO AIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND U N ITED STATES AIR FORCE ARDC LIAISON Cfo DOEING AIRPLANE COMPAN Y S EATTLE 2.4, WASHINGTON t c"l'l. Y TO ATTN OJol: Ldoa Jo::; on SUDJ!o:CT: JC:port uf Unidonti.fi..cd Flying ObJ-=:Ct (tWO) :Jrl[;}.t.-Pat.tc~son AFl3, Ohio l. ~ B~.)in~ Alrpl.:1n:.: Compan;>r cm}Jloyoe, (k. , brought, the in<;lo..;~->d co Lor sliue to my att(-mtion on 15 Nov 60. I projected the sl:Ue ... vO !:,!-.:; lac~aut magnification possible at this .Cn<;ility and in my opinion the s:.Ldo is a double mq.>0sure (po::;sible on nn Ar[,"'lts C- 3 ) o.f a lit;ht bulb and s:1.aJe and Diar:1a11d Head, Haw2ii, al!..haugh the circu.ms t.ancc.;:; as de::;c ci.b~d by :-lr. 4111!1'1 ap~ears tJ refute thir>. Th~ doll.bl; GXJ.Jasure may ha-re D\3-::!n i :l<l3 at t.3 1oL.1i3 of ri!Jove Dp:nent, or at so.n~ otho!' "t,i.r,lo; in the process of mar..li'lr.tl'~'.!. Ho: re ~ .!!..' , ol.n accor . .l3.nce ~"ith Ali'lt 200-?., I am sulv,,itti!16 toe slide and .. :tt:i.on .relative the pictutu :md if addl t! on.1.l infor 1a ti0n i s 1:~qu.iot'od, plt.;:l!;3 contf'.~t :lr. or myself. A: so:.to of the infor.'l.:ttjon r0qucstad by~\?. 200- 2 is unkno~m, t!1e r;pecifi.cd format could not, be follo:iod. a . C :l.~e ra: Argus ... .. : KodacolJ r . plC'GU-:'8 d . D:1tc picture developed ( conJ."'lerc.La1ly) : Februa~r 1960. e . 'l'ime picture taken: 11.~00 . .f. Place: 1-Ta-:kiki E-e1.ch, Ha~m Li. .rue, .hshington. 2 . Ac~:~!'cLng to ::Lr. he uas jn th~ lJ. S . 'laq in Ju.."le vf 1959 and 1-ras a crw :!e:-:.~e:-o: the U. Pine Island Al/-12. He l.~ on liberty on 18 June an.<l s _::;.:.: ;. ~ 1:.ho3 entire d"ly on ah~rc t:J.kini,; tH~ ro 1ls of fi L11. Af tor ruturpJ.ns to t: zt _..,_, he put the und0v-elooped. rolb of flJ .. :t aoo7ay and did. mt have the . ., d~!'Jc: ... -" : _.til he w:ts d:isch.:1rgcd fr..::ra tho l;"'l.~' i n thnua 1960. He n.:>t~ccJ .:; _ o-J'' :rhcn he r~cei vcd the .1lid.cs, bu.t did n)t V.n:>:i H'lat to Jo a bout it unLi.J ne :~1s c:1p.loyed bJ Bocin;~ Airplan..: Co 1P':I.ny and H.::l3 refcrrod to '1Y ufficr.:. cli~c lai .. :t!J his cJ.n.:r.:-a near a light any kn)"'tlled(f..) of' o. :::o"t:rc..::. He tr1.J on doJ ubl'3 c.:;:pos ure and J.i.d nu ;_, re lo:1d pic: l-ur0t> nnll this ~:laC one of raan;r pictures he sn.1.pp0d that <lfLcrnc.>JE. lh doc.; n'Jt dcJelop pictmc s him~clf and h"!....; been t3.!~inc; !).Lcturcs 1.bout ten yoo.r s . ::3 is 22 years old and is a drutsrnan 1ri.th Lhc dissj lo n volop1~cnL Center ( :il;:lAB.C) of Bvei.ng Airplane Co;np:my. H'JB.::c' KE~iDI Lt C ~ lonel, USl\l<' Chic.:, A!mC LLai.son Office '1'0: A:-\.lC LLJ.l~o!'l Office, Seattle 2h, ;J<:lshin,~ton t!.Ji;OL ti ve l g DEC WBO 2 . -.last tho orlgi1: Koda color ne;:atLvo b e forHarded to hTIC, at ton t 1.on Jd."CIN- L1 t:2x. ... ~ ~-!TLIP G. r~il_tUJS Col on.:!l, USAF Deputy :or Science and C:>::mo:1e:1ts AEROSPACE T ECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER U~IITED STATeS AIR FOKCE \IIRICHT-P..\T rERWN AIR FO~CE B A SE f FC f" 0 -I 1-J..r.'qt!-::l..:t ph_:~toanalysl~ be m.ade ot" at.tachr:ld color slicle . con<>:.~:nini_; 3llde is also attached to ai.d i.n ann..Lysi s . Corr c sponuence l. Col o r Sliti~ Cy 1 tr 16 l~rr.r o)O, fr A:IDC \"!hjr: h 'Lhc ..iCi)ll" '.'i<o::-l JJhOGO<.:Ca")~lGcl or, the:. 'Jh:->to;raph :L..:; "l ( l. .:as tl~ ph..>t,vgra:Jh ta!<~n fret:; l.n~ic.!u7 .H .:.o, ...:!;..at. H~.L's th<:t co.o;,?.!.d~(:j c L.~t:mstancas? 2 . :.J~(Ud3t tt~a ori;L1al Xoua col...>:c n,;.a:t..Lva L'J !o:-:.o~artldu to , ,.i.'IC, hHLL"") G. r7-lANS Colonol , USAl' Dt1puty for Cciance at1U Cvrr:ponentu 2u 1 Inr.J J . '!.':-_, /~1:1tocraph Ha3 t.:1k::n outs.i.ck; un U w Leach 3.!d, acco.cd-ing to J:r.~ none of tho p-Lcturos on Lhc 1o.LI oC l'i..lm tmru Lakc11 in8 .idL llr: a 1 oo ~:at> .r:.,s.i.do vktrm the roLl of f.i.l !i' ,,,as :i nscd.r:u aorl Gp871'L tho cnti.ro oc~cbcs taking pictttrm; . i.s rclnctant, t.o p:.uL Lith the mi;:,i.nal l'"o..;b. C'Clor nce-1.tlve is at:Jolute1y ner.CG:Ja1y 1,rould p ceJ\ .. e r:vt to send Lt. HoueifL'l, i C h: .;c.,.~ hs r;arartc~d that ;1. lt.i.ll b..! I'C'LLd'nC<i l.o hir11, hE: Ho1;lcl l>c Yi.l]:i!tg i . .J f'orvi:! ~ -~ t u.s rc\i ,Jes tc ~. 3d lr.j (.AFCin-4E2x) A~roapace Technical Inte:!..ligence Cente r , :.right- Patterson AFB, Ohl.o 1'0: ;..:- DC Liaison Office, c/o aoeing J~irplane Co Seat tlc 24, \fush i nston In orde:-thP.t the photograph submitt:ed b:,. ia- cxplo:.-=ed , it i s necessary that the oric;inal A'l,IC. T:w nc;gative .,,:..11 be returned to is co.:.~letec.l. con be further ive b e forwarded to as soon as the analysis Deputy ~0:-Sci.mce and Co;,ol)onents Chic", me L I it1 r.,)rl l' t i .~c e \J t1 i (IP! 1 Cf~a ti VC: AE OSPACE TECHNIC.AL l;-.;fEI LICENCF. Ct::\!TEP 't/ RIGH 1-P f\1. fr:,!SO!'I AL.J FuRC '-o\ ,:;,; It i; l'equc:J ted thut o i_lhJt03:1t:y::;i. .. b l i11{.'\l\~ of thP. [:t-'..'t h Jd n.;l._;.~ t.iv~- .'..J. V"~ J?. t t"=tc!"led t 0 ~hi in ;our ::n,e,J.y9iS e1"d coJ rr:: ;.li<lr~ om~ ~GlTe .. ;r;onJ ;me~ r-::r .E~inin~ t o ~ircwns:~:nJG?.3 under ''hi ch til<> ~."i.e ttu c ,s r-.~cl.::. ls t Ind (Al;-CIN-4D4a) 1 . 'The 3 5mm color tr:tnspa::L'E:mcy rocei ved lor exam ina tio n is Kodactlrome rn.ther chan !'odacolor as stated by :.rr . Si~el. so-called "spot" coul d have been caused by the fol- in order of probability: Specul~r reflection or r0fraction Reflection from a glass window Double exposure Processing fl~ws. Sun stri!ting t~e lens, possibl y with water droplets o n .:.:-ont e l ement , is the mos t reasonable explanation for i::1aga. The series of less apparen t spots ranging across .. .:-3~e is an additional r eason to suspect sun flare. A'FC.t.N-4DL! AFCnt-4E/Maj Friend/vw/69216 UFO S1ght:!ng (~!r. 2 4 APR J9R1 -~?q_c Liaison Office ~Jo Boeing Airpla ne Company !.t. Colonel. Ro:tJert 1.. Kendig Seattle 24, 'Naohington 1. The negative of the pi~turc takt:?n by Mr. on 18 June 1959 at Waik'Hd :Beach, Rmmii~ !>..as been analyzed by and the alleged. object determined t o be probably due to sun stri kj ns the l::ns' :possibly vith ve.tor droplots on the f':::'ont elc~nt. The series of leo a apparent spots rangi!lg acrose tha :f'".:ame i3 an additional reason to GUBpCCt sun rlar e . 2 . It is r1?quested tbat 1othen ycu ne:tt coz:tact )fr. our ~ciation for his interest in -chj s mttcr. you expreaa 3. .Mr. original negative is attachnd i.!l orde r that you !:i3.:f return it to him. G. EVMJS '( /. coloool, USAF ~!a,?b~l ~ty for Sci ence and C~nts Negative a/ s COORDL'iATION: AFCIN-4E . . &.4u )v )!a.j Rp ~rt J . Friend DATE / 7 tZ.v-.J C /