PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS f!nedles. California. obably Balloon 3. OATE-TII.lE GROUP .... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possi ;,ly Balloon 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground Radar 0 P robobl y Ai rcroft o ::Ai r-Vi su ol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 P o s s i bl y Ai rcroft A s t ronomi col Probably Astronomical Civil i a n 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 In sufficient Dato for Eva I uoti o n !:Jtationary BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING nickPl. Po ;...:ihl e '"'leer. ion . .~J ght looL~d not able to .iintl:--hicld. F'lC'\-1 br..tc.V. :..:hangr. Ln r~lativcl:; DE ROI;JZBG 7 6 A FORCE BASE~ALIF FM COMDR HAMILTON FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER HAMILTON AIR TO RJEZHQ/ASSISTANCE CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORt1ATION SERVICES HQ USAF '!lASH 25 DC RJ111ZSBQ/COMDR 28TH AIR DIVISION HAMILTON A. 1 , l<IT .: -SHAPED 5 . UNKNO'VN 6 " AT FIRST SIGHT LOOKED LIKE EAGLE COMING TO'~ARDS 'HNDSHIELD 9o FLE'.tJ BACK AND FORTH_ SIDE'.t/AYS BUT STAYED I :l RSL!\TI\1: ')."~ AF IN : 10558 (4 Ju1 59) Page 1 of 3 pages PAGE T'IO RO\tJZBG 76A B& 1. CD-PILOT VIE"15:D Tl-fROUGH llil JDSHIELD 2. STRAIGHT AHEAD 10,500 FT ELEVATIOl, S4ME AS OBS~RVING A/C 3. SAME AS B- 2 AND DISAPPEARED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS ~ STAT! C BUT OSC ILL AT IN G DI ST M JC E BET 'IE EN 013SERV I lG L\1 C AND UFOB REMAINED CONSTANT REGARDL ESS OF A/C HEADING 5. AS DARKNESS CAME ON 6 o TEN MINUTES Co 1 .. AIRBORNE-VISUAL 3~ PIPER COMMANCHE BOEING FIELD, SEPT TL E-TACOMA, t.:JASH r1 GT mJ E.l. lOE NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA F. 1 .. CIVILIAN, , BOEING FIELD, SEA TTL:;: '.YASH .. AVIATim J D tRECTOR OF STATE OF G., 1 C LEAR A N D 4 5 M I V I S I B I L I T Y PAGE T HRZ RQ'.JZBG 76A ~ 1. PILOT SAID RAYS OF SETTING SUN THROUGH DUST PARTICLES MAY HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE SIGHTING _ I 1. PILOT TURNED A/C T01JARDS OBJECT, AND APPEARED NEVER T O G:::T CLOSER OFFICER H~D PILOT CALL COLL::CT UPO~ AR~V LAS VEGAS> HTHER IN~ORMATION OTHZR TH~, J RAYS OF s~r:-:~.G S:J~J MlD T'i~ P:!SSIBILIT"r" THAT THAT i1.~Y HAVE: CAUSE:D THE s:GHT!~Go I CIJ~ICUR v/ITH THIS STATEMENT. Gf?OU~D TEMP~RATU~ AT NEEDLES AT TIME OF SIGHTING 101 DEGREES. TEMPERATURE AT t0-0CC~s~ PLU~ 13 DEGREES CENTIGRAD ACTIS'f: CIN IN"I'O OOP,. llemo, AFCIN- 4E4g, 24 July 59 (U) Unidentified Objects South China Seas 1st Ind (AFCIN-4Ela/Capt. Keriakou lcm/74201) 26 August 1959 TO: AFCIN"- 4E4g 1 . Inspection of radar returns of the suspected UFO' s on KD- 2 film for mission FJ- 056 reveal no un~sual or distinguishing factors that would afford data for an analysiso Radar returns seem to be normal scope wnts. 2 . However, as a comment on Report #1264291, the UFO' s could possibly a. Submarine activity, to includ9 a refueling operation. b. Chinese fishing s~mpans off the China c oasto Co Giant Hanto. Rays ( knorm to exist u p to 25- 30 fto in '::ing span), floatlng on top of the saa o r sw:!.:mning just belo:, silrface o Color features indicated in b'l~ic report correlate with this theor y ; however, do ro.ys reflect radar ena t' tr,y? GO_ L c. HOFFtlfu~ Colonel, USAF .\FCil~-4Sl Page /_ of I Pages