PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ')q :Toed:> ide, Probably Balloon Possi oly Balloon 3. DATE-TIME CROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION :o~ Ground-Vi suo I 0 GrounciRodor Wa s Aircraft _Cl(~:P robobl y Ai rc r a h GMTC'3/20l)Z 0 Ai,.. Vi suol 0 A irlntercept Roc! or Possibl y Aircraft Wa s Astronomi c ol Probably Astronomical Civ ilio.n 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0111 OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other Insufficient Doto for Evaluation BRIEl' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I Silv e r or Probably a/c v ery little r:tr'-!.ir;ht level f:1.dc:!. ou~ of ATIC POIUI 32f C"KY lf SaP S2) FOI-3d/Maj Tacker/mhb/7~ 30 October 1959 This is to acknov1edge your letter of 9 October 1959 requesting details on the ~ck Park~ Pittsbur3h UFO found o n 15 September 1959. For your information, I am inclosing s copy of the ATIC report on this matter. I nclosure Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER Major, USAF Public Information Division Office of Information Cooebsck OI-3d-- Reader OI-l NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA .,'v;'/ TEI..EPHOHio NORTH 7 9434 C .. BL ADDRES S o A D M I NISTR .. TIVI O,.FICI S 1536 CONNECTICUT AVE . N . W. USMC IRI!T.l DIRECTOR MAJOR DONALD E . KEYHO&: Major Lawrence J . Tacker, USAF Executive O~ficer Public Information Division Office o~ Information Services Department of the Air Force }~ V/ashington 25, D.c . ~ \ Dear Major Tack~r : . r'-f @c.,_f This lAt~er is written in request of further information concerning an object described as a hieh-altitude wind measuring instrument in a United Press Internati.onal(UPI) telephoto of September 16~959. The caption to tlle U!DI telephoto reads as follows: ..... ~c. ~'~ / I DEN'riFI8D -An Air Ii'orce captain today said this mysterious object i s no mystery -its a high altitude wind measuring device. Capt. Dale Trombley said at Pittsburgh Airport that the thing had been attached to a balloon and sent aloft to measure winds. The balloon collapsed and the instrument fell into a Pittsburgh park, causing much con- sternation"" On September 16, 1959 and again on September 30th we wrote to the PIO at Greater Pittsburgh Airport requesting: the official designation of the instrument(titl~, . no.,etc. ) , the name of the manufacturer and some data as to the instrument's function and capabiliti9s Sinct},., according to the press release.~ the object had been positively iden- tified and a photograph and descriptlon given to the public, we asswned that in seeking furthdr details of the device the proper source to query would be the Air Force PIO at Greater Pittsburgh Airport. We have today received a letter, dated October 7, 1959, from the 758th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium(Reserve), USAF, Greater Pittsburgh Airnort This letter, under the subject heading of "Unidenti:fied Flying Object;fl, acknowledges our inqwries of' September 16th and 30th and advises us that "all in:formation concerning such objects will be d isseminated through Major Tacker." Until the message from the 758th we were not aware that t h e object wa s considered to be a UFO, otherwise we would have addressed our original inquiry directly to y ou. If the object in question is not a UFO it is hoped that you will be kind enough to supply uo with the information requested in paragraph 3(page -l) If the object is a UFO)ia it tru~ that tha Air Force now has tangible ecretary, NICAP 758TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, MEDIUM (RESERVE) Unit9d States Air Force Greater Pittsburgh Airport Coraopolis~ Pennsylvania SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO: Ma.ior Tacker StLT<'IC -3d \vashington 25, D. c. The attached letters are submitted, as directed, f or necessar-~ FOR THE CO D~R: HO\vARD \-1. GARVIN Captain, AFRe s t At~nistratlve Officer NATIONAL INVEST IGATIONS C OMMITTEE ON AERIAL P HENOMENA TlL.tPHO N I 1 NORTH 794 3 4 DL.I ADDRIIIS WASHINGTON 6. D . C. ADMINISTRATIVl OI',.CES 536 CONNECTICUT AVE . N. W. MAJO R D ONALD E. K E Y HOE U S M C 1 RCT. I DIRECT O R Publi c Information Office r ir Force I n stallation Greater Pittsburgh Ai r port , Pennsylvanl a September 1 6 , 1959 I n the captl o n to n UnitP.d Press Interna t i onal(UPI) telephoto f o r September 16, l959J a Captnin Dale TremblAy is quoted as identifying the pictured object as a hig h ol tltude vlind measuring device. Our Committe e would appreciate it if woul d g i v e us the official desig no.tior . of the i nstru.me n t(tttle , r.iark no. ,etc. ) , the name of the manufacturer, and somA addition a l information as to the l n s truments function and cap- ab ill tie ~. Thanlc you fo r your c ,1operation. ncerely your s , NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA TE:Lt:PHONEa NORTH 7G4 3 4 CA81.1E ADDAI!SSa WASHINGTON 6. D . C . AD MINISTRATIVI OI',IC&S 1536 CONNECTICUT AVE . N . W. MAJO R DONALD E. KEYHO USMC (RCT. I DIRECTOR Air Force Public Information Officer U.S.Air Foroe Installation Greater Pittsburgh Airport Corapolis, Pennaylvania September 30, 1959 In our letter to you, of September 16, 1959, we requested some information concerning an object identified by a 6aptain Dale Trombley as a high alti- tude wind measuring device' Unitad Press International telephoto of Sept- accompanied by caption). Inadvertently, our letter was addressed to the Greater Pittsburgh Airpor~, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania instead of Corapolis, Pennsylvania. For this rea- sonit may not have reached you as yet and as a precaution this lett~r is being sent in its stead. We would appraciate it if you would give us the official designation of the instrument(title, Mark no., etc.) and if possible, the name of the manu- facturer and some data as to the instrument's function and capabilities. Thank you for whatever assistance y ou may be able to provide. Sincerely yours, Secretary, NICAP 758TH TROOP ('AP.R!fP. SQUAROOH, MEDIUM ( RESERVE) United States Air Force Pittsburg h Airport Coraopolis, P.l!nnsylvani41 Unident11ed Flying Objects Major Tacker SA..Ti'!C -3d \lashington 25-D. C. The attached letter:!S are submi. tted, as directed, for necessary FCR THE COMMANDER' HOWARD W. GARVIN Captain, .APRea Aast AdministratiTe Officer C':1 15 Scptct:l"ocr 1959 the Pitt~burch police inve~tica.tcd a rcportctl e::plo::;i~:l in the Frick Park o.rco. of the city. The explosion uas r cpor!;cci to have oc("urred at 2!1.00 o:!l 14 September 1959. During the invcstic;c..tion the police d~Gcovered en tmiaent~ficu object i n the urea of the reported cxplo~ion. c o1)j Jr;t; va.r:: ~on:lc:g.'l.;by GtnllQc'l, n.nt1 ~ho 'bc,"ly V I'\S gf D Q).yQi;}'lylonq :Bl,t-Hll:.:i.q, y1:11 lr:tr i:-1 color. Three wire s appearing like an antenm. protruded from the t op ju~:t 'bclO'\v a red light. 'Attached. to the side lTO.s a "U" bolt vrith tvro feet of l j!'r" cable attached to it with 1/ 2 bolts. The "eight of the object viO.S twelve pounds. The object was btrrned around the edge of the base. During inspection of the object attempts ,.,.er e made to open it "VTithout dcstroy- int it, but this proved i..?J:possible. Under t he plastic coat, vlhich averaged 1/2 in thickness, ,.;as a thin sheet of alumj num vrith the sa:me general contour::;. Con- tained in the alu.mnu.u uere the follo,;lng items, all embedded in a glue-like substance which lvaz used to fill the interior: a.. Hilco HlL"ltlitc lantern b<ltt cry container "VTith switch . b . Steel pipe (threaded both ends ) 2 1/2 long and 1 3/4 cliar::.eter. c . Eight Ray-0 - Vac flashliGht batteries (four in the battery contai~er). d . '1'\.To merctl.r'J .:iuitches. e . Tiey u.to~ 1/2000 hor::;epmvcr electric motor (Hilson' s of Cleveland). f . Transfor~er (Federal Telephone and Radi o Corp~ro.tion, Boonton, 1~. J . ) . 'l'he batteries , or:rc~Jl-y ~iritches, electric motor, o.nd light bulb ..Tere all the electri~ raotor was n ot conncctcu mechanically to anythinz. teruu and transformer were not a nart of the circuit. i.fllso:1' z of Clevelur.d, rr.anufacture r s of the tiny a.to:n electric z::otor, ..Then con- tc.cted concernin~ the r10tor indicated tha-c their chief outlets 1rere hobby ::;ho_ps. In v ic,, of the relatively great "Vreic;ht, ir..a.ccessability, ove:rall lack of any productive function, and crudness this object is ruled out a s a d~vice desic~e1 to collect atnosnheric dato.. ~11 evidence ~ndicates th~t this object was not airborne at any ti~e. An objc tlcation . Further i~dication th<lt the objec t h::.a not fc.llcn ,,as the fo.ct tto.t bulb and. fragile pla::;tic cove:.~ rcre fO\md intc.ct. It is t he Air Forc e conclusio:!l t~t thi~ object a.nd tnc c:.:plo:>ion ,rcrc c.ll ~ :'.: v of u ho::.x. The red lic;ht, flo.shcd by n 2rcury s..ritchc:::;, ar:d the -whi:crinG or ;;L.~ Report of n s tranee object risi:1r: in t :1e sky at 1 :05 a . m. CDT, S~dn. , SP."?tem':'e r 13, 1959, i n Door Cour:ty, one nn:i one- half Ir.i.les southeilst of Gills Rock, '.!isconsin. r; I?.oute 1 , Green Bay, Uisco!1sin, \lhile on rxy pnrent ' 3 farn, notice the follmT5 nr: stran~e object rising in the sky, accon:?ari'ed by repeate d blasts of noise, similar to a jet I had planned on going fish:.n~ in the morning, and at t.his early hour I ~-1a.s pickin~ ni;;ht-craHlers. Sudde~ t!1ere ;r<:ls a loud noise that icrne-:l.iatl~.r nade me th ~nk of a jet plane in flit:ht cuit e loH t o the 1;rotmd. 0::1c difference i n the noi~e 1:ras that this nolse Nas pulG.:J.tinr~, and see::ed lli:c it Ha.::; r~thcr close/in the field. ;\ft.er 2 or J nti.nutes, I notic ed tl:e ::>tra.n;;e objec~ i1.1 the until it looked J..i.' <: a sL<.1.r . Ho:;ev" r , 1rhen I iirst noticed the object, the base !JCI")med round with yellmrish lit;ht, 1rith ci[;ht blue lj.[,hts o:1 the our,:>i.clG, and :five red lir:;~ts l oc::.t.oci in the center. These r nd li hts vrerr> a bout brice as i ~ as he blu e lishts. No e."'Ch au ::.t or jet stream appor:Y..i..rn.:ltely ten minutes time for all this to l'l.O .r!r IilJ \TJ.l e heard the noJ.se loo:~ed out of t:-tc .rir.do-.; to s e e lrhat C(!.used the noise. Ho:Tever, sh~ uas on the ~l!'on,: side of the house and conse~uently could not see an i~p,. The sky ras clear. I cruntinto the house, I i::'.:nediately set dmm and made a colored I am rati,cr reluctant to r..ake t=:is rc")ort. Yet I kno~r thc>.t I s ali' FM FLT svc HAMILTON AFB 7/lp<:. ,v I TO RJHZSB/ 28TH AIR DIV HAt1ILTON AFB, CALIFORNIA RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHi"UCAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER l,JRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEZHQ/ASSI ST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF ~lASH 25 D C RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF WASH 25 D C PART ONE OF\..THREE PARTS A. (1) STUBBY-VERY LITTLE FUSELAGE-S~JEPf lI INGS-TIP TANKS (2) JET FITER LIKE A4D (6) SHAPE SHOWN ABOVE B . (1) SAl.~ REFLECTION !Z4/!3439Z AUG RotvZBG Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT nJ.er, .:u, . a :; J.nvvon 1-:rc, HB.\.J, Green Bay, HisconGin Stranr;c objects in thn sl~-. Ticfcrr.r.cc: Att~ched rn:;Jort 14, 1959, by ltolnnd H. D.:.:.u'oncr. The r~port. on ::;ir;htin~ of st. !"t:l!1.' c Gr-:cn Th.~;', object i n th.:: sky by Lr ._ LOU OJ ,,-' kin: his rnpo:::t, ::.r. :::c~: .. :;d t.o be c.mitc sincere, ~..-lth bcl~t :2. til"'.n .:WC'!".:t-c i::tc~.li:r;ncc. ::i~; 2-[C ~;oul i 'oe [,UesGc.: .heP'! h~ J.<J~ ., rl to r~co:nizc the sour-..-\ oJ: -;jl.r.cs, ~t::d. he no~: l:r.~ <lLd not '.Jant his story !JUblici e1 ~1 c la.:Lils he has not. 3;::>o! en a1,nul, this ob~jccr. to .:m~;one clue, outside of his fUJd.ly. In cl; :;cn:1zin'; t~c ::;tor::,r id.th the local City Edito!', it '\om~; le:J.ner.l th.:>.t. thj s 'ra:::; tilt) f.irst h~ ho.ci heard of it~ and up to t.h is ti::-~c t.hn :>tory hv.G not teen carried in t:lC ::ness UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU WASHINGTON SEP 251959 IH ftK~LY. PL&ASC ADDIII CHIEF. U.S. WEATHER BUREAU Commanding Officer Headquarters ARDC Andrews Air Foree Base Washington, D. C. WASHINQTON 211. D . C. AHO ,.Cf'lllt TO As a matter of possible interest to you~ we are enclosing a report submitted to our Green Bay Airport Station by Mr. on the sighting of an unidentified object. oo.ty Chief of Bureau HEADQUARTERS AIH RESEARCH AND DEVELOP!UENT COI\'L\1:\ND REPLYTO I I AnN oF, RDYIR Maj Kenney 81174 su&JEa, Unidentifi e d Flying Object Wright- Patterson .~B UNITED S TATES AIR FORCE Andrew' A ' For(e 8o\e Wohongton 2.5, 0 C Forwarded in accordance with paragraph 1..4b(1), A...li'R 200- 2 , 5 .February 1958. LAURE!'~CE C . SHC:H>IAN /tV~-.:o:-"ionel, USAF Directo~ of Intelli~ence Support DCSIInte1ligence Ltr frm 'tieather Bureau , 0 - 4 . 23, 25 Sep 59 to A.tDC, l.riOffice Nemo f rm i-1IC, vJBAS, Green \-Jis, 16 5ep 59, \o~lstatement fnn Mr. 14 Sep 59, v;l drawing of object ~TT'I or: ~U:Ciu-4E4g Ali-< TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STAT ES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATT ERSON AIR FORCE BASE sueJtcr: uFC Sienting ( ili' . ro: ~AE'OI-3d (fi.Iajor L . J . Tac ker) Rer1uest that questionnaire be f'or\.,rarded to L'ir. ~ for further information on this sighting. _-.1ILI P i . AN3 <..:olone, U'AF Deputy to Sciences o nd Com?one:1ts 11 December 1959 This is to acknowledge your recent letter regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object on 13 Septe~ber in Door County, one and a half miles from Gills Rock, Wisconsin. Your letter c ontains insufficient inforoation for a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the attached Air Force questionnaire in regard to the sighting and forward the completed paper to the AeroSpace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for analysis and evaluation. Green Bay~ Wisconsin Sincerely, LAWREH CE J. TACKER Major, USAF Public Information Division Office of Information Jcomeback OI-3d Reader OI-l IHFORMATlOH Thlt questionnaire hoa boon prepared so that you con give the U. S. Alt Force as much lnfamotion 01 poasible concer