PROJECT 10073 P.ECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Wo s Balloon P robably Balloon Possi ol y Balloon 3. 04IETIME GROUP 4. T YPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft a P robably Aircraft GMT 0 Ai,..Visuol 0 A ir-Intercept Radar Pos s ibly Aircraft 1. LENGTH 0, OBSERVATION 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING ATlC l'OJDI 329 (JtKV 26 3U 52) 8. NUMBER OF O!JECTS 11. COMMENTS C P robobl y Astronomical 0 ?ossibl y Astronomical 0 I n s uffi c:i ent Data for Eva I uoti on 0 U nknown - :AF FORM 112 APPROVED I JUHE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SU8JEC1' UniQ.entifi~d ?lying Object FRO llrl (A.gnaer) Northern 1/isconsin Dir~ctorat e o f I~t ell, 30.4D( S.~GE) U..\TE OF Rti'ORT I DATE o F IHFOFWATICII I EV.U.VJ.no~t 22 October 1959 6 October 1959 B- 2 PRE?AilED JY (0/ftUrJ I SOURCE _ ?red~rick H. '.Villcox, Major, ~.S . .l..? Civilian P.::FER!NCS (C911trol nu~. dircdiH, prmotU report, IU., cu ayplic4bl4) Qn_6 October'l959, ~n Northern . :Jisconsin,.-t,'/o'.civilians ob~erved a brightly glow~ng~ obJect streak from ~strNortheast to West South~e~t at a h~gh rate of speed. Th~s ~ighting took place durin-g a display of the Aurora Borealis. About a minute after th o~ject disappeared from. view, the obseryers heard four distinct reports, simila r co. The observers pr9bably'witnessed, a phenomenon which is a part of the Aurora Bor.ealisr or' a jet air~raft cutting in its afterburner . _ ~ - (3) . Color: 1Whi tish changing to red as it burned. . ..... ~ ... .-"'. . .. , . ). . :~ ( 6) (~Discernible Features: Smooth, con.Stant movement -not .erratic. .....:.. (9) ~Unusual Featrires: About a minute after disappearance of the object, . _ ' observers heard four distinct sounds, similar to ,:-~ :; : _ {1)' :Why noticed: Observers w~re outdoors, looking at Aurora Borealis display -~-(2) Initial elevation a.nd azimuth: Ten miles elevation, azimuth unknoWn. "-)~, '(3.)' ,;Final'elevat'ion and azimuth: Ten miles elevation, azimuth unkno\-Jn . . ::-~ (4): .,Flight pa.th and maneuvers: Fiying 'straight anq horizontal, East North- ~; east to West Southwest. Manner of disappearance: Object oecame samller and smaller, but lig h t remained at same intensity ~ (6) . Length of. time in sir:;ht: Fifteen seconds. j .}. c. Manner of Observation: J - ( 1) _ Method: Ground-visuaL~ ... (2 ) ~Optical Aids: None . 1 ~3) .~Airborne sighting information:. : ~; ST :llii\JTION 8Y ORI Gl M TOll and date of sighting:w Date-time group of sighting: ~ight conditions: Nightr TI~TING niE NATJOHAL. DEF'ENSEOFTHE lTNITEDSTATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESP10 foi,;GEACT. S> U. S.C- ''I)Tt: nos DCCUMENTCONTAINS JH;= THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORilEO PERSVN IS PROHI61TED BY lAW. o :!2. AS AMEND0 ... ~,... IN WH"" e OR IN p,..,. BY ......... eo THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE CIREcroR OF I !.lAY NOT aE REPROD~ --.-""' ..,,noon 1!-ITB I JGE..~a, USAF. ~\ IIAJCLB.:S 5!/ D (Q USIFICATION) UNCI. 11/SS.IFL&tl ,.PPROVED I JUNE 194 (ClASSIFlCATIOH) .-AIR INTEELIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FR0/14 (AIIttc:~l I Jirectorate of Intelligence REPORT NO. Prel inary Analysis. The! s ounds h eard , as "'~11 ~!orthern Lights display. cutting in its,afterbur ner. t h e si6hting sight i ng ma y i'AGE 3 OF c~uld have been part also have been a jet 1-Iovement of lights within the Aur or a Boreali s is common. According to t h e bservatory atthe Univ ersit y of Wi s consin , a a . Br~h Discharge is not infrequent. I Alt~ough no definite evidence was obtajned c oncernjng air traffic in the crackling type o f sound or ar~a it is possible that a jet a ircraft was in"the genera l region. FlYfng conditions were VFR a t the time and the FAA a t MiD!leap ol i s had no record of times .. of flights . ical evidence; - ; .-.. Clr 'i'hotograpqa:. None (2)r Material evidence: See sketch attached. COMMEN'l"S:'of Preparing Officer: t~.:~ See ~alysia Above;.'._l{~ . ... . FREDERICK: H .. WILLCOX .Intelligence -~ ~ _ Lt Col or lntelli<.>e;)+:e -ATIONAL OEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES Wmil~ nil: , r.t ~' c ~-1r. ~ r. U. 'lOTi . THlS OOCU"'ENr CO,.,TAJNS INFORMATION AFFECTIN: TION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO J...UMA ,../ ~.)t::s5JC"' CC'T'i<f :lonC't~U 3\ AND 3:. ~ 4MENOED. ITS TRANS MISSION OR THe:. Eft, THAN UNITED STATES AJR FORC AGL"'IES, XC IT M~Y NOT BE REPRODUCED IH WHOL OR IN PART, BY OTli . ~ . : . . ,LJLttJ.. !?S SLfi&b (CUSSif iCATlOII) .- ooserva~lon point a ~oo~n ~a~e sDore Cpt. J.-i..arry .::>caroorou~h ~uolic 3ela~ions Officer t.Jn~va<l ...::>"Ga-ces .Air :?orce t:~adison, ,iis. On Get . 6 , g:::>::>:p. m. St. r., :.:r . fro':l Ha{tison sna I \7atched tb.a clear sky '.'Ti th its constellation~. 'Jhortl y after a passing a.ir~i:1er(or private :9lane?) , p :resu:r:aoly '?;Oing to ;oodru ~h ~eco~nisoa~ a our~l.nc ~ua a~c~ fly;~-l~ t'ne d1ro ;o~ ' ~ f:NE -.7S . .lf, as indica -ced in tile aaove s_:e "Cch. ::he ver-;J ::ign speed., est:L=.alied at least more thai!. 3000 n . y . h., was constant, hei3nt ana ~islia~ce wer e no-c clearly to esti~cta, but oo=e tnP~ 10 ~. oot~ . ie oath wat0hed a zone of "increased burn", sta::'tin' and enQing aoruotly. 3hootia~ stars were occasio~ally to ~e seer-too, but this y~enc non .7as d i f f eren t regard ing the ve~J constant .. speed and tJ.eight. this reyort ior checking tne datE called a flyi:J.~ saucer , c..--::.j-.7e.y, at:.s-rrer; ~-f "rou nee d more c.etails, not in to 4;:C.s .7as te naper ')2.s~..:et! :;e r e e a:1 oo_J.za-c:::..o:l -co a aKe cia talli t e or :;!::?. t i s co!'D!!lonly s ive 3 a c all please, out io