PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Wos Bolloon t\1xt.1and. P robably Bolloon Possibly Bolloon DAT ETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION :a. Gro un d Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor Was Ai rcroft robobl y Ai r c r oft 0 Ai ,.. Vi suol 0 Air-Interc e p t Rodor Possibly Aircr oft Wos Astronomi c ol Probably Astronomical P ossibly Astrono mi c a l LENGTH 01' OBSERVATION HUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Oata for E voluotion BRIEl' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING tr ... vcling c:;ti!X:t.tc l):e3c:1t~u ,. J.:c e.l..LIIG. .. dl.tion:J.l ATlC P ORM 329 (RCV 26 SJILP 52) DEr' A~Ti"'~NT Of T:HE. AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIV-ISIO CZCHQC825 ZC'BZA517 DE RJEZ BZM 18 ~ COMDR 14TH FTR GRU ETHAN ALLEN AFB VT TO RJI.~F AL/C'OMDR AD~ , RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH ADIV RJEZBZ/COMDR BAADS RJEDSQ/C OMDR ATIC RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF 0~ STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF /UNCLASS/ FROM DP 9 -4054. SUBJECT UFO REPORT. REF PAR 15 AFR 200- 2 FOR FORMAT. C~rARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF MESSAGE DIVISiq_ UNCLASStmO MESSAGE 2) UNKNO\IIN (3) UNKNO'.YN ( 4) TRAVELLING UNKN 0\IIN GROUND-VISUAL 15o Eo NORTH SIDE OF TUJON OF RUTLAND, VERMONT. 15o F o CIVILIAN. HOUSEWIFEo ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY-FAIR. 5 o Go (1) FAIR C2) WINDS SURF~CE 180- 2 Page 2 of 3 OCCUPATION- QEPAR.TMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (3) HIGH, SCATTERED. (5) LESS THAN 3/10 15 9 Ho NONE lSo L NONE STAFf: MESSAGE DlVISIC(_ UNCLASSIFII:D MESSAGE 15oJo RUTLAND, VERMONT AREA IS NOT WITHIN A CONTROLLED AIRSPACEo NO KNOW IFR OR VFR TRAFFIC. NO INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT WERE BEING CONTROLLED BY BANGOR AIR DEFENSE SECTOR IN THAT AREA AT THE TIME CF SIGHTING. 15oKo DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. 14TH FIGHTER GROUP. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING' UNKNO!~N. l5o Lo NONE 22/20t5Z SEP RJEZBZM Page 3 of 3 SECURITY CLA6SIFI1 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCI ASSIFIED ST'ACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check ) ACCO@Uti~ t...ct8-IG.f!!!..VEFe<.i' TO CLASSIFICATION SYMBOL. OF REFERENCE O O O K MU~TI SP'ECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ATIC W-P AFB <js;; ZJ-e :z EI'HAN ALLEN AFB, VT. /UNCIAS/FROl\11: ATTN 14TH FTR GP, YOUR l\I'.SG DP 9 -4054, lYI'D 22 SEP 59. RE:roRTED IS Lll\IIITED IN NA'IURE, .PREVE.I.VfiNG A VAUD CONCLUSION AS THE NATURE OF THE SIGHTING. REQ. 'ffiE FOLLOTiiNG INFO , IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFO, BE .E'URi'USHED THIS CENl'ER ~ DI~TION 'viAS 'rHE OBJ "WHEN IT WAS FIRST AND LAST ST<-:EN? viHAT W~ .THE ELEVATION OF 'l'HE OBJ W"rHN F I RST A.i'ID lAST SEEN? n THE WITN.ESS IS UNFAMILIAR 'tl I'IH BEARING Ju.'ID ANGLE TERr-iS, USE KNO'NN LANDMARK FOR BEARINGS; Ju.'m FOR ELEVATION t.SE SOCH THINGS AS i \v.A.Y UP, ETC. WHERE A.l'i'D HOW DID OBJ DISAPP.F.~tR? THE OBJ WAS REPORTED TO BE TRA. VEI1.It-4G EAST TO WE3T, CIRCLING. DID THE OBJ TRAVEL IN A STRA.IrnT LINE FOR SOME DISTANCE THEN BEGIN CffiCLING? E1CPLAIN IN DETAIL REQ, A CHEX;K BE MADE FOR O'lHER WITNESSES. IF THERE WERE OI'HER O~TE: TIME '..IITNF.SSES , Tr..:Er:rl .:\CCOUNT O.F T'dE SI GiTTITC LS ~Q.lJJ!STED. COORDINATIO~ ~ tJ. AFCIN-JtF.J. L , ~. ~If ,_ nATE..t~ .llfJ1AFciN-b.E, ..l A -i)ATEJr ,.,. s~GNATURe!'~ fl. )L I urciN-4 EJ..g_, /) TYPEo[ .. c:if~D Yffl('5~:. ired) TYPED (or l'ltJmP"d) NKME A.ND TITL E )1A.TOR RO fur .., J' I:&\fD SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED R EPLACES DO FORM 173, 1 OCT .t.9, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED hit RJEDSr) .Gc... rtJEZBZM 4 Fr1 COMDR 14TH FITGRU EAAFB TO COMDR ATIC l,JRIGHT PATTER~ON /J~CLASS/ FROM DO 1~-426 ~UBJECT: SUPPLEMENTARY UFO REPORT . REFJ{NCE ME~SAGE THIC H0S. DO 9-4054 22 SEPTEMBER 1959 AND YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN 47'4tS53- E OSJECT ~It1ST SEEN AZI~UTH 0$0 DEG, ELEVATION 7 5 DEG. OBJECT LAS T ~EEN AZIMUTH 7;:? DEG, ELZVATION 15 DEG . OBJECT DI SAPPEARED GRADUALLY OVER HORIZON TO TliE WEST A~I FLYING OUT OF RANGE OF VISION OF NAKED EYE. OBJECT PROCEEDED I N GENERALLY STRAIGliT PATH ACROSS SI<Y EXCEPT THAT IT APPEARED TO BE TURNING OR HOTJ\TING I N Sf1ALL ARCS THROIJGHOUT COURSE . OF TRAVEL. NOTHER WITNESSE S OBSERVED THE OBJECT EXCEPT MR:~ iiJSBAND t,~JHO WAS PRESENT AT T HE SAME TH1E. HE HAS t'JO ADDITIONAL LiFORMATI ON