PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possioly Balloon 3. OAT ETIUE G~OUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~0~2f') ;.:o Ground Vi suo I GroundRodor Was Ai rcroft 0 P rob o bi y Al rcroft 0 A i ... Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Ai rcroft s. P HOTOS Was Asttonomi cal 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astro nomic a l 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Other -~01~ suffi ci en Oat a for Evoluo ti on BRIEJI SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS "nl c-ico detcrninecl that o't --wi-t ~: K1.nt;ed color!3 b.Jdm :!.que cica!'ett~.: :tnc; u..L' indico.te:; 100. )Q re.ru.rJ. lx:ir.g n.i.!.:tur AT1C: FORM 329 (a.CV 26 SJEP 52) 25. Where were you lucated when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car .._c. Outdoors d . In on airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? ying near a n airfield? e. F lying over a city? f. F I ying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object , and how did you happen to notice it ? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o . North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast 28.2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour . 28.3 Did you stop a t any tirnc while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29 . What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) Northea s t d. Southeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object ? (Circle One) a . North c . East @ Northeast d. Southeast f . Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 31. If you a re familia r witli bearing ter ms (angula r direction), try t o estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and a lso the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 3 1.1 Wh~n it first appeared: a. F rorn t rue North . I b. From hori7.on I CJ 31.2 When it d isappeared: a. From true North------degrees. b. From horizon-------degrees. 32. In t he following sketch, imagine t hat you ore at the point shown. Place on A" on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you firs t sow it. Place o "B" on the some curved line t o show how high the object was above t he horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it 33. In the following larger sketch place on "A" a t the position the object was when you first SO'!'f it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch os on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) (a~ Claar sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heovy clouds e. Don't remember WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, light rain c . Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. No wind (b,"' Slight breau c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle Ona) e. Don't remember js. When did you rept to some official that you had seen the object? ...V :> .J CL b ._,' :-~ .,_ ~ , ,. ,;:.o . -c... i!.. 36. Was anyone else with you at the t ime you sow the object? (Circle One) lYos"":> No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Nos. No 36.2 Pleosr list their names and ad11r 37. Was this the first time thnt you hod ~een on object or objects l ike this? (Circle One) (f;_i; No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the objec t was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? Please give the fallowi;\infarmotion about yourself: Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. f. Other special training---------------------- d. Post graduate------------ 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R M A 1'1 0 n SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your informat ion may be fil.,d a nd coded a s acc uro toly as possible, pl ease us~ t he fo llowing space to wr ite o ut a short descr ip t ion o f the event t hat you obsE-rved. Yc-u may re peat ir.for~otion that you ho ve already given in the ques t ionnaire, and odd .l n y further ct.mments, statements, or sketches t hat yo u believe ore important. Try to ftre s e r t the details of the observe tion in the order in whic h they o ccurred. Additi ona l pages of the s ome size p.1per may be attac hed if they are needed. . (Do Not W.ite ;,, This Space) On a clear nigh t i n August of 1959 oy mother wer e on t he t o p of. t h e hill be h ind the school h ous e i n Coe burn, Vir ginia. f rom a. b ou t 8 : 00 p . m. to flbout 1 0 :30 p 1'!1 1-'h en ,.,e fir nt got ther e "'e par ked and I got ou t of' the cl"'.r a nd looke d arrund the sky. I REn-r a few sb:tr s and t here ..,,as no moon At a brut 8 : 30p. m. I sa,., a l a r ge o b j e c t come u p ov et" Sheep r ock ~fountain folloHed i n a few oeconds by t'"ro more of the ob j e c t s They moving a t"" ver~ s l ow speed. The ob j e c t s wer e about trtice o.e br i ght a s the la r g est star on a night. They r o s e steadil y and bega n t o follOlr the t op of the mountai n ridge At one time e two of the ob j ects g ot below the countain on my a ide on do~m t h e mountain rid ge As I hav e alre a d y o~id,I left t h e seane befor e thP.y '"' e r e c opletel y out of sight . I took the picture a t about 9 :00p.m. ~Then t h e objects ,.1ere o.l together ov e r the top of the !:lomta i n . I us e d a Jn.r~:1ise made 55 mm. camera (Kaljnar A ) and regul a r black o.nd ~1hi te f'ilm I did not use any f l ash or telephoto l ens or any kind of special equipment ''!hen I got t h e roll of films back from t he developer I f ound that a print had not been made of the negative so I had an enl a rgement made of it and d~scovered that the objects had came out on it So I reported it to t he Air Force. The photographer who did the enlargement f or me said that the Air Force ~me supposed to pay me at least $100 for the picture and negative any Unidentified Flying Object hha t was sent to them I hope t his is true. Th11.nk Yru, AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN fER U NITED STATE S AI R FORCE WRI GH TP ATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE rr-. Of: AFCIN-4E2 sueJEcr: Photograph of UFO ~2 January 1960 TO: AFCIN-4D4 Request analysis negative. The photograph was taken at 2100 in August 1959 a facing towsrd the southwest. Camera used was a Japanese 35am (Kalimar A) with regular black and white film. Colonel. USAF AFCL'J-4E2 lst Ind (AFCIN- llJ4:l) TO : t'\FCIN-42 4 F~.!bruary 1960 1. It would b o o 1 assistancl;! in Jctcrmlning tlw causes of these i mages if ntore conclu5ivo infol'J1ati o n concerning the cir~umstances und3r which th~ p hotograph wus tak~n had been We dou' t know what it is, but it 2 . Th .... image i s co~l. look:.:; suspiciousl:, lik of c ir;are ttc srn,)ke. all out--u.f-focu s photograph of stre amers ~i' .uut.fl PRICE, AFCIN- 4D4 AFCIN- 4E2 AI R TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER U:-IITED STATES AIR FO RC E WRICH TP AT T ER SON AI R FO RC E BASE s uBJECT: UFO Photograph -Coeburn, Va. To: SA.FOI-J d (Major L . J . Tacker) lying object, was forwarded to ATIC by !-"41'. aims the photograph is that of an ~ ... d'e1R"'f"'t6-'l taken by him in Coeburn, Va. during AUBust .J.$5-:...c.3~.-- ATIC analysis of the fi~ is that the spots are "air bells a nd that e wispy image is either out-of-focus cigarette smoke , or due to poor developing technique. Air bella result from bubbles forming around the film during developing and preventing small areas from being reached by the developer. 3 . t tl!'. stated in his letter that he has been informed that the Air Force pays 100 .00 for photogr~hs of UFO' s . This i s , of course, not true, and it i s s uggested that t h iti information be included in your reply. l1. The !_C!.4re8S,.,of FOR 'rHE COi'-.IMANimt: the ~t1i tness is: ~ Frl.ILI P G. EVA4'i5 Colonel, USAF Deputy for Sciences and Components I - 3d/Maj Tacker/mhb/72~91 15 February 196<> I am returning herewith the megative you forwarded recently to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center taken at Coburn# Virginia 1n August 1959. The Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center analysis of the film is that t he spots are "sir bells" and that the wispy image 1a either out-of-focus cigarette smoke, or due to poor developing technique. Air bells result f r om bubbles forming around the film during developing and preventing s mall areas from being reached by the developer. For your information, the Air Force does not pay for photographs of UFO's. I nclosure Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER 1-iajor, USAF Public Inf'orma tion Division Office of Information ..,oeourn . Air Techncal Intelligence Center c/o ~nited States Air Force Dayton, Ohio I h ave a very interesting photograph tl-t.at I took in Coeburn, Virginia last summer. I just recently had it developed and an enlargement made of it. It has same very interesting objects on it. I believe them to be UF0 s as there were many seen in this area of the country last summer and a s far as I know they are stilt being seen. There are three of them on the photograph~ one of which is ~ery large I also know that there was a check made of them during the summer of 1959 by Secret Service agents I also lmow that SAC dropped some strips of aluminum over the area ~n 1959 to ja.m t h e Navy' s radar station on Bl ack llountain near Coeburn. If you are interest.eJ in the photograph please let me lrnow as sool!t as possible L I think that '\-ti th further processing t his photo would be very valuable to your files Yours truly, AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ATTII Of: Al'CIU-J!-E21g susJECt: u"l'0 Sie_hting ( ro: SA?'OI-3d (l'<lajor L . J . Tacker) 1 . It is suggested that I'-Ir jn rec~iving the print and negat informed that ~TIC is interested the photo~raph me~ti~ned in hia 2 . It is also suggested that i'.r . supply us 111i th t3e follo,o~in~ 1 inforrc:-ttion: time of dey the.t photoe,r~ph w.f..\s t"'ken, direction c.<1111era \ Js nointed, plus all iclentifyint feE. t ures of the C3mera a!;d lens. In cll.idition , ple;;!se for111ard lir .._-a '!Uesti)nncire. Dt;.: put.y f o tw1 ..;omponents Cy ltr, no date, fr SAFOI-36., .aj Tacker/mbb/72291 21 December 1959 This ia to acknowledge and thank you f or your recent letter addressed to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, concerning a photograph in your possession. The Air Force is very much interested in receiving this print and negative which you indicate may be an Unidentified Flying Object When you for~rd the photograph, p lease fill out t he inclosed questionnaire and in addition pr ovide us with the following infor- mation: time of day that photograph was taken, direction camera was pointed, plus all identi~Jing features of the camera and lens. Sincerely; LAWRENCE J. TACKER :.raj or, USAF Public Information Division Office of Information U. S. A I R f 0 R C E T E C H H I CAL I N F 0 R M A T I 0 H S H E E T This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much Information as possible concerning the unid~ntified aerial phenomenon that you have oburved. Please try to answer as many questions as you pouibly can. The Information that you give will be uaed for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material . Your name w ill not be used in connection with any statementa, condusiona, Of publications without your petmiuion, We request this personal information ao that, If It Is deemed neceuary, we moy c:ontac:t you for further details. 1 .. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: .Al..'. an s t {Circle One): 'b. Central c . Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you whn you sow the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving b. Standard Stole or Country Addlrional remarks: Cl ty o r Town S. Estimate how long you sow th object. 5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your onawer to Question 5. o. Certain 6) Fairly cortain 6. What was the condition of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull dayl ight c . !3 r i ah r rw i I i gh r c. Not very sure d. Jut a guess d. Justo trace of day I ight ,,.-;,:;No trace o f dayli<)ht i. Oon': remttm~, 7, IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located a:s you lool<ad at- (Circle One): a . In front of you d. To your le ft b. In bock o f you e. Overhead c. To your rinht f. Don't rememb~r IF you s aw the ouject, a t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you noti ce concern ing t he STARS a nd MOON? STARS (Circle One'): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight ~ No mo~;Jight -PJkhdary Don't rerr.omber d. Don't remember Was the ob ject brighter than the baclcground of the slcy? (Circle One): c. Don't remember 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN tho slcy background, was the brfghtness like that of on a utomobi le headlight?: t (Circle One) A mile or more away (a distant car)? b . Severa l bloclc'J a way? A block a way? d. Severa I yard s awa y? 0 ld I he object: (Circle One for eoch q uestion ) Appear to s tand .still at a ny t Ime? No Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush awa y at any t ime? Ye s Don't Know c. Brook up into ports or e xplod"? Don't Know d. Give off s moko? Don't Know Cha nge brightness? Yes No Don't Know Change shape? Yes Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Old the object move behind s omething a t anyti me, partic ul ar