PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon "c ' ll:lbn 0 Probably Balloon Possi~ly Balloon 3. OATETIMc GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 -Ground Vi suo I Ground Roclor Probably Aircraft 1 O/O.?'i57, 0 A ir-Visual 0 Air- Intercept Roclor Possibly Aircraft 6. SOURC E A stronoml col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. L ENGTH OF OBSERVAT ION 8. NUMBER OF O BJECTS COURSE 0 O t h e r ~Q.x Insufficient Doto for Evaluation BRIE F SUMMARY or SIGHTING One red obj .h.d<litional info requested. No reply Obser ved to t he l'J.OVl.ng to l7l.S3J~ges. Case li:;ted as in::;uff'idiet Ilo t.aund. 'Flume app eared at one end of the dat.1. tapered to s. Obj \tC.G clinb- .~;m obse1vcJ. Doth tr~tchad A'nC F ORM 329 (JUIV 2t S&P 52) CLI'SSIFICATION COUNTRY OF 1'-CTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leltv,. bJ.nl<) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFOR~TION Golumbu3, Ohio, USA 9 Aug 59 ACT IVITY SUBMITTING REPORT TE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS II applj cable) 80 l s t Air Division 10 Aug 59 PREPARING INDIVIDUAL DATE OF RE ORT CANCELED/INCOMPLETE Lt Colo nel John W. Rm-1le y 10 Ausz 59 NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION NAL INFOR~TION ON (n.te) as tJPP SUBJECT (Dc,.c r Unidentified Flying Objects SUI\IIMARV (Gi v e eumlltllt'Jf 'tich hifhli~hts th. eali,.nt fac tors o f narretive repot't. Be~in n<lt't'atlve text on unl t'eport can be fully eteted on AF Form 112. List inclour .. s , includinA n uMber o f copies) Unidentified obj3ct, reddish color, h eading W'3st to southwest observed from a point .:1t c orner of GreP.nh,m A.venua, a nd Kirby Av enue, Columbus, Ohio a . D~s~riution of Objuct. 1 . No d escribable sh~p~. 2 . Source stated t. 1.:1t si~e \JOUld b'3 con:para.ble t o si z e of small, private pl.:me seen a t ! ~-tl t.::mce of 5 miles. 6 . Flame appeared f arth3st e nd of ob ject a nd ta~ered t o a vee -approxL~ate taper of vee ,J:l!l 200 to 30. l en gth o f o b.ject about 1/2 to 1/3 of \ridth. 8 . No sound. b. Description and courJe of Obj~ct. 1 . Brightn~ss a nd movement. 2 . Api)roxirnately 450 angle, heading Hast. 3 . Appr oximately ~5 sngl e , heading w~st. 1.-Obj ect t.ras vea ving, with a total of four or five veaves. 5. Object seemed to be going up, in a l-Testerly directio n , and seemed t o d i s a ppear in a c loud formation. I 6 . Observation time \VS.S approxL-oately 30 seconds, a t ...rhich tir.la subject b!'o- ught attention of object to his wife and t hen both observad phenomena for c . 1::1rm2r of Observ3.tio::l. 1. Grou.nd-visual. d . T)ne .:l.nd Date o f Sighti ng . DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR (S.opt USAF and file. Indicate Dupl AVoz And copies wf o ioc/osure, if a pplicabl e ) CLAS<;IFICATION COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NP. (Lt-IOVti blanlt) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS SUBMITTING REPORT DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS appll cab 1 e ) CANCELEDICOM~LETE PRFPARING INDIVIDUAL CANCELED/INCOMPLETE NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION DDITIONAL INFOR~TION ON (D-te) REFERENCES (BAIR ec t, prev joua repor t, etc . s "o'~' SUM'o!ARY (Oiv., :tu-ry hich hiAhl iAht the al ient fa c t o r:t of narrative report. Begin nArrative text on unl report cn be fully stated on AF Form 112. Li:tt Jncl ourea, Jncludin4 n uMber o f copie ) e . loc:ttion of 1 . Cornf3r inatl)s -39 f . Idt'ntifying InforTM t 1.0::1 on Observer . C ivili.;l!l: l/P.a thAr and Emp.LC>Ye' - a loft conditions at time ~nd place of s i ghtings . DIST~IBUTION BY ORIGINATOR (Except USAF end Iii~. Indic10te &Jpl ~Vo end copi~:t wfo inclosure~. if 10pplicdble) SECURITY CLA 9 811"1Cj. N JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCU.SSIFIED PRECEOEN C II: ACTION :ROOTINE SPACB BBLOIP' RBSBRVBD POR COMMUNICATION CBNTBR w'irt! :/'; tj o TYPE MSG (Cbult) ACCOUN TING ORIG. OR REFERS T DOOK MULTI IIIINOL& CI-A9911'1CATION OF REJI'J!:RI:NCa SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ATIC, W-P AFB 80lST AIR DIVI.3ION, LOCKBOURNE AFB, OHIO YOUR IR 112, I1l'D 10 AUG 59, REPORTING AN UFO SIGh'TING. SOURCE STATES THE SIZE OF THE OBJroT IS COMPARABLE TO THE SIZE O.F A ~ 'IHE B-36 COMPARES TO 3/8 AT j u;n AT FIVE MJrl!S, oa 26,400 :n. 4000 Fr, THUS INDICATING A SMALL ACFT COULD HARDLY BE SEEN AT FIVE MIIJN. SOtJroE WAS ABU: TO CONPARE THE OBJECT'S LE.l''lGTH TO ri'S W lDIH , I ~Et couw NOT GIVE TRE SHAPE .AFI'ER WATCHING rr FOR so-6o s&;oNDs SOUBCE STATES OBJ" W.AS RED, AND .A. FUME .APFEARED AT ONE END. HOW WAS 'IHE COLOR OF THE OBJ D.ISTINC.UISHID FROM THE FlAME? WHA.T WAS ELKV.A.TION AND AZDWrH OF O.BJ', IN DEGREES, \f"rlliN FIRST A-tiD LAST OBSERVED? 'WHAT, BXACTLY, DOES OBSERVER MEAN BY 'mE OBJ \YEA. VING? -REel Ul-OF 'mE ABOVE BE ClARIFIED. AlSO REQ, PAR 15 i j k 1, AJ'R 200~ , BE COMPIZl'ED. 'IRE REQUESTED INFO SHOULD BE PUT ON l\N REPLA CES 00 FORM I 73, 1 OCT 4 9 , WHI C H WILL BE U8EO UNTIL EXH.>.USTE O SECURITY CI..ASS I F I ON JOINT M ESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERV E D FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER P"ECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTIN G <:>RIG . OR REFERS T O CLASSIFICATIO N OF REFERENCE A CTI<:lN ROU'INE A'l'IC VI- P AFB LOCKBOURi\fE AFB, OHIO bOOK MULTI SINO I.& AFCI N-4E4g ATI'N 80l!>'r AIR DIV, OUR b'::iC .tti!'CIN-4El~g 8-1687-E, DTD 14 AUC59, REQU:CS'rHlC J.o'{JR'fiiER INFO m 'IhE REPORTED ul!'O SIGHTIHG. RE~ THIS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS! CENTER BE INb'0R1"'1ED OF ToE S 'rA'rL:S OF '1H E RE.tU.ESTED INVE3TIGA'fiON. MONTH f EAH '>ECU~ITY C I..AoSir"IC:A riON UNCLA.:3SIFIED RE~t.ACES 00 FORM 173, 1 OC T 40, WHICH Wlt.l.. CE U6EO UNTIL EXHAUSTED