PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possi ol y Balloon OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION O:.Ground Vi suol 0 GroundRodar Was Ai rcroft Probabl y Ai r croft 0 Air-Visual Air-Interc e p t Rodor Po ssi bl y Ai rc roft U.:C Wos Astronomi c a{i; L,,'{4t ~ 0 Probably Astronomical Civi2.i:~n Possibly Astronomical L E NGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evalua tion BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING C0nli t tO.l.: . l'Jl'tc,l;~l 1.!-YCl tr A'l'IC PORM 329 (Jt&V 2 6 SltP 52) ZCZCSQP~31VCZCSQF497ZCJRA733 DE RJED .. JR 17 FI1 COi'lDR W::VJ YORK ADS TO COi1DR ATIC Aarospace Technic~l Intelligence Center, ~right-?sttarson ~rB, Chio ~o: Ne,. York ."d.r Defense Sector ( OIN), ~icCuire AFB, Naw :rersay F~ference paragraph tbrse, basio correspondence, reque3t c ontact be maue with a s many of the witnesses a s pos ble, a nd a detailed stat~ment of t h31r 1.mpre3sions of the sig~ting be for ... arded to this Center. A l1.st o f thG ~ltness~a is attached. CCOI\DINA.TION: ;,Bed l .\tch 2 . Lis t of n es ~nj address~s DATE & t}cJt- OZCZCSQP~18VCZCSQB557ZCJRA~40 DE RJEDJR 15 FM COMDR NEW YORK ADS /UNCLAS/OIN 09399. SUBJ: " UFO I NFORMATION." REFERENCE YOUR MSG AFCIN 4E4G 8-1725 - E. THIS l! Q HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT OBSERVER IN QUESTIONa EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE AND REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN RECEIVED. 17/15322 SEP RJDJR CZCHQA454ZCYJC812 . PP RJEZHQ D RJEDJR 2 7 Rt1 COMDR tlYADS NY TO RJ'~FAL/COMDR ADC RJEZSN/ C O~lOR S TH ADI V RJEOSQ/COMOR ATIC RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INT~LLIGENCE RJ:C:ZHQ/OFFICE OF' INFORMATION SVCS RUEPBC/COMDR 1006 AISS 1 if Sc.:PT J-y /U~CLAS/OIN 09338. SUBJ: UFO.. FOLLO'.HNG REPORT IS SUB~OTTED IN ACCORDANCE IHT H AFR 200- 2 : A~ D5CR I PT I ON OF OBJ CT .. (t) CIRCULAR IN SHAPE PEA AT I\Rt1S LENGTH GLO~I~IG YELLOWING WHITE '~HEN FIRST OBSERVED~ OlE HOUR LAT~R H.I\D C~-ti\:-.JGEO TO A SLUE GREEN. (5) NOT APPLICABLE Page 2 of 6 Pages ~0 RJEDJR 27 <8) NtJ~JE Bo DESCRIPTION OF' COURSE OF OBJECT: Cl) YELLOWISH WHITE OBJECT FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A FALLING STARo ~TER BEING OBSERVED FOR 5 -6MINUTES, OBSERVER REPORTED SIGHTING TO OSit MCGUIRE AFB~ OBJECT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTE~ITION OF '~IFE AT TIME OF SECOND OBSERVATim~ OIIE HOUR LATER. REPORTED SHS HAD DIFFICULTY FIRST OBSSRVING OBJECT. C2) 80 TO 50 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON CLOSE TO OVERHEAD. 30 DEGREES DUE EAST G0ING l I A S OUTHC::R~ DIRECTIONo SEE.IED TO BE VERY C3) STILL VISIBLE WHEN 09SERVATIO~ CEASED. C4) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE IN ORBIT IN OR NEAR THE M00N AT TIME OF FIRST OBSERVATION. ONE HOUR LATER, IT APPEARED TO BE FUTHER SOUTH AND NOT NEAR THE t100N AT ALL~ DURING THE FIRST 5 TO 6 MINUTE O~SERVATI O~ PERIOD, THE OBJECT MOVED SOUTH ABOUT 50 FEET Hl A ELLIPTICAL PATTERN GOING AROUND AND AROUND~ 09JECT STILL VISIBLE WHEN LAST OBSERVED. (6) FIRST OBSERVATION FOR A PERIOD OF 5 TO 6 MINUTES" mlE HOUR Page 3 of 6 Pages P~G~ TYR~E RJEDJR 27 OBJECT AG.4IN OBSERv:::D FOR 5 TO 6 MINUTES .. Cl MAN~ER OF OBSERVATIO~: (1) GROUND-VISUAL 2 ) NAKED EYE (3) NOT APPL ICABLE Do TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVER($): NORTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIU, 2 12 3 OAKMO.IT ST F. IDENTIFYI NG I NFORMAT ION ON OBSERVER($): (1) CIVILI AN, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Hm1E ' PHONE: ; BUSINESS 'PHONE: a OCCUPATION: ASST DI R OF A TECHNICAL DIVI S I ON TH THE U .. S~MARINE CORPS, PHILA. EST I MATE OF CELIABILITY: UNKNO'I/N (2) CIVILIAN, ~EATHER AND WI NDS AL OFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF S IGHTING: (1) NO I.HND. t100N VERY BRIGHT. BEI\UTIFUL F ALL NIGHT "11TH F ALL (2) 12T H '.~EATHER SQUADRON, DET NRo 4, N E'.~ YORK ADS .. ALTtT,UDEI Page 4 of 6 Pages PAGE FOUR R.JEDJR 27 EG~EE S/ KNOT 5 : SURFACE 200/03 (3) 15/0lOOZ SCATTERED AT 7 , 000 FT. (5) LESS THAN 3/lOTHS NO OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OF CONDITIONSo Iu NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN DUE TO DELAY I N RECEIPT OF REPORT~ J-cmiSIDE~ABLE AIR TRAFFIC IN THIS ARSA AT ALL TIMES, K~ REPORT PREPARED BY MAJ 'HLLIAM H. GREENHALGH, JRQ, 33799A, CHIEF I~TELLIGENCE DIVISION, HQ, NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, MCGUIRE AFB, NJoTHERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN THIS SIGHTING AND ANY KNOWN OR Page 5 of 6 Pages IOECURITY CLAG::;IFI~ :>N JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLAS.3IFIED SP~.CE BET-OW RESEI~VED F OH. C OMl1UNICA1' 10 N C EN1'F.R rRi:C..EOcNCC TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING OR I G . O:l REFERS TO CLA S!> I Fl C l T l O N OF R EFERENCE ACTI<:)N riVUJ. U CO<:>K MULTI S INGL C ATIC \1/- P AFB NYADS, I"lcCUIRE AFB, N . J . YOUR f.ISG OIH 09338, D'fD 1.5 SEP 59 AT FIRST OBSElWA'riON THE OBJ Wl\S REFORTED IN OR NEAR 'l'llE I'-~OON /CLOSE TO OVERHEAD. .AN ASTRO PLOT SHO:'IS THE tJIOON 'IO Bl~ HI 'l'!IE SE, APPROX 40 DEC ABOVE THE HORIZON. REQ. A CLARIFICA'l'ION OF THIS POINT. HOW DID SOURCE DEI'ERN1.0JE rrA T BOTH OBJJ!h'I'.S \v ERE ONE AHD 1'HE SA!vlE W"rlE.N '11-iEY \1ERE SICHTI!D O~'E HOUH APARr'l DID EI'fHER OBJEC'f DISAPPF..AR? WHA'l' Wl'>o.S Trt.E ELEVA'fiUN .&.ND AZD-1U'rH HHl!N 'ri-lEY '1i.imE OBSEnVED'? SOURCE S'fAT.ES 'IHE FIRST OBJ NOVED ABOUT .50 E''r . HOlt/ WAS 'rHI S DEI'ERMINED? U!fCI.AS::iiFil'D SPECIAL INSTRUCriONS REPLACES DO F ORM 17;:,, 1 OC T 4!7, \VHICII WILL. IJE USCD UNTIL EXHAUSTCO PAGE FIVE RJEDJR 27 SjSFECTED OBJECTS OR EVENTS WHICH t1IGHT EXPLAH~ IT., OTHE UFO REPORTS ~VE BEEN SUBMITTED BY OTHER OBSERVERS FROM .. ~:s ?ART OF PHILADELPHIA I~ THE PAST BUT NO CORRELATION HAS BEE POSSI:!...E IN MIY OF THESE 15/ 1932Z SEP RJEDJ R page 6 of 6 Pages /lH!CLAS /0 H! Z9653. SUBJECT: FOLLmJ l!P OtJ "t.:FO". RF ERF.NC YOUR ~ES SAG~ AFCIN 44G 9-19~';, 17161~2 S EP 59. ITEM 1 . CLARIFICATION otJ POSITION OF OBJECT WHD~ INITALLY OBSERVED. ANSUER. FURTHER IflTERROGATION OF OBSERVER REVEALS THAT OBJECT \JAS S IGHTED APPROX 45 DEGREES ABOVE roRIZON AND APPROX FIVE DEGREES ABOVE ~100N. ITEM 2 . SOURCE COULD NOT DEFIKITELY STATE THAT OBJECT OBSERVED AT 15020CZ ~IAS THE SAME AS OBJECT OBSERVED AT 1501~0Z. SOURCE INDICATED THAT HE LOOKED I N S AME DIRECTION BOTH TIMES. HE INDICATED THAT THE MOON HAD MOVED DURING THE ONE-HOUR TIME LAPSE IN OBSERVATIO.l PERIODS. OBJECT(( t~) VIEWED AT 15~2g0Z APPEARED ABOUT 15 -20 DEGREES NORTH OF THE MOON. PAGE TWO RJEDJR 17 ITE~1 3 . OBJ ECTS DID NOT DIS APPEAR DURING OBSERVATION PERIODS, OBJECT STILL VISIBLE UHF.J! SOURCE CEASED OBS ERVATION. ITE~J 4. ELEVATION AND ,;'ZI.1GTH. AT FIRST SIGHTH~G: I'!QQN A2Ii1hJTl:Ll~5-DEGREES ~Ror1 N9_R_!_!L, ELEVAT- I Q,' ~..@ _}2 g-~EJ-:$.. QBJ~CT AZI MlJ'(H 1 DEC R S tR.Oi-1. NORJH, EL_EV :\1_I9N 45. D~GREES AT S COND_.S.I GHTING: ~OON AZIMUTH 150 DEGREES FROM NORTH ELEVATION EGR~ES .9BJE '[ AZH1UTH ! 65 DE~RE FROM NORTH, ;:ovED. SOUHCE IS QUITE VAGUE ON T HIS SUBJECT . HE SAID HE BASED THIS FIFTY FOOT S TATEMENT ON }liS ESTII~ATE OF A FIFTY FOOT CIRCLE ON T:r: E.'\RTH A~:T) C0~1PJSr::D T HI S CI RCL TO TH?. DISTJ\i'!CF. COV'ERtD BY Tlr~ ACCLRATELY DESCRIVE THIS ESTIMATE.