PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA:<O 12. CONCLU SIONS 2. LOCATION 0 'Hos B:)lloon 19 Oct 59 N of Langley AFB, va.. 0 Probably Balloon s i illY Ball con 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Lacol ~n~o~t cg~i~v~e~n~-- ~ Ground Vi suol 0 GrounciRodor S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomic al 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical :El No CiV~.lian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OJ' 08SERVATIOH 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other~li!:.:O:::,:S.X~':.:....------ 0 Insufficient Ocrta for Evaluation ove r a ~n 10. BRIEP' SUIIIUMRY Of SIGHTING n ot given 11. COMMEI'tTS !nves~igators SeJ.!'- lnmioous rn.d obj, about four ft i n C.ia:neter; had &. rnd black dome in the cente1 of the bottom of the obj. ObJ g~owed. Wit nas::; :'ired at t!le obj & b~ard a s ound of mei ~l ; oA ..-:1eta.l. Ar:e r the third shot vitness _lo3ed his eyas ~ ~hen he r~opened them the ooj .;as gone. 'believe sighting-to be and raceived a replJ-i'~om o~e Col. Carl M. ~elson, c~ tr1e rr..:por-r.ed to Langley .li ~ Forc9 .::e.3'3 or the . . ero spc-.ce Tc~h ~ic:al Intelligence Ce:.~3~ (.~I'IC) . ri':i1e s tatcment thac the Air Force qu0ried a civj_lian iJ? O researcher is erro:2eou n . TJ1is indirect form of i~eerrogatj_on is contrary to Air Forc9 policy. it Now yo-:1ng I;Iaccubbin had had enough of this eV."l~iO;.l. He succeeded in persuading 5ryant to draw up an affic.a"~ri 7, out- lining the e~Jents tha.t had occt1:-r9d dnring the Langley con- flict. He ,":rote to Nr. nardy ~-:...,_n on Aj>l"'il 19. it It is cleC'.rly evide~t, u countered. ? !accu.'~hin, Hthe.t this c-.. f fid.avi t completely disproves Colonel !;els0n's statements en this i~port2nt incident. Tr: efore, ~Y question concPrning the lror~ty of ti:.c Air Fore~ in investigating this sighting atill The affidavit ;;tppa.::ently put t:1e Legi.slative Liaison Office on the spot, for on r'laj' ].6 its director, I:aj . 2en. 'i'l':': .. ~las C . I-'lus~:-av~, Jr. , repl i ec! to l'-Ir. Hardy as follc~ s: In vie w of ycur further interest in this matter P..:'ld the a.::fic!avi t oi' :\1r . La:r-ry \'-!. Br~r2~1t, the f ield cor-.uaand~r Via.s again ouer::.ed on the . . {s::.ghtin~7. Info:."':na.'tion rec ei v:cd indi_c ate s th a.t chis._ sighting ,.,as r:ot repor-ted to . !,Lai.1; ley o r ~\.Ti.Q/ by the two :.e::.en- :i,f;e boys who ?Urpo.cteC:ly .ai8:'1ted !he unide::.t:.~ieG. obj~cts frhere ;,;as only pnt:l UFO:../. It tias, hov!e .. rer, ~eport2d t.o Langley .. - . "!Jy telep:1one 0~ 2: UctobBr 1959 by r.Jr. 3rye_:;:t anti aga:!.n by lett~! ... on 23 :o~-e:nbe~--1959 by 1-:r. Maccubcin. 7his in: orr:~ a~:!. :::n is o ~fered to clc::.l ... i!'y pa~agraph 3 of Colonel 8~rl M. Nelson'~ letter o f .i'ir. ~ryan-c ... ~-:ated :-:-: '.13.5 qu~ried. by tne Oct 52). Records indicace !:.a c;.uerj.eci the 1\ir Force on thi.s matt~r and ~-a v:c.s u.dv~sed tha.t the information which he volu::. ~eered \'Tould be har.~.2.ed in accordance ~.ri .Li~ Force Regu2.;;..tictl 200-2, ['. CO?Y of 1.-:hich :i.s inclos9j. l.ir .. Drya:1t t s report co~tained insufficient e7id8~ce to allow a~y ~r2lie conclusions; a~d since the ~s~ort ~!as received :.C'41 a~corda.nct.; ..,,:_--:_r. t:1e o.~cve-:L"eferenced di:::--ecci--e} and since no one r;;lse in :,h:a area reoorted tc .i. s ccnsid&.Lat i c :1. In his last l8t~er to :i>ir. Hardy, Larry Iinccur-..:in stressed ::.he i!r.po:::+qnc: 0f hold:i_ng open consrcsa.:.r;'1:'.1 hGc..r- i:r:.. s o .. 1. the er:tire ij?'C sl:t)~ ect . "Major G8r!.F .... al I \.:sr:;r!lv~' s s-:.& :n0nt that r.Jr. 3rv.9.nt.' s re~ort contain : in-u:i:.~'ici3nt infor~at~on o~ evidenc~ to all~' any valid conc:u~;ions ~ s "'!et:3 one of a ?ri vate ~-n:est.i.gato~ anC. nu~ the ac;tual si.gllt-3:::--of t:1;3 UFO, ~c valid con(;lusions shvuld oe dra\>'In .f:cor.1 i~. Instead, the sighters s :1ould have beer.. int.er!'o- c?;G.tcci so that a pc si~i ve conclusion could be mc:ltle. n . ~ or ~lJ.S _c3.a3 u~ ~.~o ne quesl,~on, ::ny aJ.. l'!.u=a =2..1d Moo:-3 thcrr.seJ.1es no-c r~port t:1e sighting 'G~ Lar..gley'? In the first plac~, they feared t'eprisals that could rezult :'::..,om their disclosure that tl:ev h2.d oe:'!.etr&~ed t~1e ma:-sh' s ~ome of the r-eporr. cue to the rH:~l"'-i'e.nt,g.stic natt:.:::-~ o . .: tC.s The fine~ V'Jasiir..gton develop::1ent in t::e .?o 0c<.::: -;asa .-:c-.s a Letter C.ated ~ic:ly 26, 1960, :rom Brig. G~n. Z seob. T .l.,:J ngsley, :!Jeputy 0ir: :tor of Legis::.ati VG Li aisor:, c: .. dd =:. .. ~ ssed to ~lr. J"ohn Carstarp~en, Chief Cler;< of' the 2ouse ~o::1:1i ttee ()n sc:.ence aTld J.s:ronautics. 1\illgsle:r t:.~:;'l.r:: ti .:.t your pc:~ss~d bet:1een this office a:1d Cong::-es.smG.~'l ::c.:-d:J. !:!.e:n'tioning the Ivlusgrave l3t".:.er of l~ay 1 6 , t ~e gen~rr.:~ rro- but ::.n t.he same breath, deriding their ri!; t~o c~iticize -e .-t J..nVeS,,l.ga ~vnS. "cw !7\U(:n ~S avl.Cl.C.~ 1-I'.:t~:r;~aCl d~. CP..rst8.rr.h:n ~ posi ::_on :.s st:-.11 undetei"'r.'li~PQ. ~ 'ti .;'):i-:ve 'tl-' at in ::::e:ry c ass the col'Bni t tee 3hould .:r..o, -ci!e :=-u..:...:.. ::.::.o:-r. T:~u:~:.kc "CO r.lr. Har~y; the cow~ittee has -c .. se:i 2.ts i::.:i:.~C?:ti7e ~.n In e ... , ]_uating t,::e situa~ion thCit had evo ved a::-,sr ~ctooer 19, 1 9.59, L:;_rry 3r:va-;t., innis corrf.5f.CTl<.tenc B v-_th ~ac~11bbin, aired cc~cer~ ajo~t tha re c~ ~be 0bject C.~1~' nr~w aerio.l C.evicc being de "e l C!r::C. l oGally b~r . ) .. : .. , I:' c.~,ice l auncl:.cd bv .;. Sovie~ sub:na~ine. This couj_d ~c c~, ::::1t ~o::--the lovl altitt.:de, since an cn~rr.3r Vlould e.tt.~i:1p en avoid detection by our ::::-ad:-1!..., scopss . (J He: ~Tfl.e an ... l''1oy-c d o ' the hand 3- off attit,..!de of t~1e .-~.F', saying tha"C if the object hr~d .. v.us2:t a:1 increase in the radicactiv:i.t~r of the area it lu:i.[Sht no~r t ~oo late to measure that evidence. From the mater.:.c:;,1 collected by Bryo"!t ~.nd l~e.cc1..btin, t~1G Jlir rt.ess:J.rch C:rou.9 (;annat ne~-P concludir:g th:::~ 't:Ce U. S . A5.r Force We.s derelict in :. ts d1..1ty. T~c Pcr:_uosor: story :i.s reo:.niscent of ti:.e fanous Fitzgerald case, in -:.'lhic~1 ~he civilian researchers :.:1-... o lve<.i. ci1.ar ged tne .:'l? j_n.,.J~Js'cigating t;):,:-.rr.. with crimi::a.l Dish~"1dli:1g. Tnat the t\lo ous:;!ve~s are i :ell 1G10 t~Jn in the a.~ea and do n~t have a qu.estionabla r13pu- tc.tion t~nds to d:.:::~ou~t the idea of 2. p re!i'leditatcd hoc:.x. \'J:. con~..:...u'-Le rv.rtr .. s r lJ!!a.t tJ.1t:: OJJ:JclJ L:ear , s\~en, a n sJ.1ot on that beauti.:'ul fa:!..l C:av \la s a!! uni-alovJn machine under. i :r'jelligent control. We rest our case. If you, the r9~.1ers. o: this report, are dissc::ti~:~icd of Unidentified Flying Objects, we reco!:.rrtend tha~ you ecn- -!.:,act yot:r senators ar..ci rep~esentativas o::. C.;,.?itol E5:!_.:, urgin~ them to su-r;;-o:--t a public, fu.ll- sc3.le:; con;r ..... :;zioi::o.l :J::'ooc into the mt:c te:-. Ask t.hem this t!Ues~.:.ion: Ecw ::'!any ?o(..u.ose.ln-type sightin&s !:lUst occur before t.h~ AF iill ::. ... 1 - clude them in its S"..l.pposedly sincer9 uFO re:=e.~rch prog r ::.:m? t'Je believe this country's ci ti~e:1ry is '?.:l"C-i t.:!..ed -~o !.-'J!.s~; a-, the facts of t~e ~?0 ~roble~, whether ~laasant or not~ ;..nd we want E:veryo::e ,,J!:o ce.r! Cu!:'l~ribt:te ~o tha~ k:t!O\i~edg~ ~o do so by sencii~g u s his sighting reports, key st~t~r~enta om officialdom, and news or cciitorial cli??ings r~oft: his loca~ nc";Kspapei"'. ?lease send all s u e!: :.nfo!-:-.1a"cion t,c ~it he_ .. T ~' rr--y n T.i ~ c cub'o: n ( L' irec-vcr, ::n"i'oll: .: i vj. s::.o:.~} 331 I:a.s~ Lit-tl e Cre~-: .i:toad ?no:1e: J Us tice 8--;BBl ce u.l'c.'"cit.._ PrC"t s~nts sj_gnificr:.r:t local cigll ng r0.po:::-ts and docul!'ents tb~ v{nc-;,.rhat. ..;i1en~1rh~r,.)-ho\T of th~ official, n:?.tio:~ :Z:J\J J\RDS, F:re.nk. "Have UFO' s Le :1rr..ed t~ Out.1Ti t Pub:lshing Co., L~anstan, Illino~so This popula.r ne-ws broadc~..tster a.nd aut he:!." t l1eot"i t3:3 t hat the tr~l~d ~co lo't'l-level appP.t:..,rances by c,nn u:FO' s is due t.o the cor..::eal:nent afforded t!-~e!'!l b y tho g:-()und- clutter of hills a~C. trees. He exulains tr~at ~he UFO' s w~e~ t!lay a~e d3~ected by stro~g or:ci 1 :!.aJ.:,ion occur3 rarl=.r beams by H::LC.A? s t"l~nir.~.g;cn, !J. C ~ S .J.bcormni ttee. 25 pG.gc~ ~ (First prin~ing is depleted, . myster y : elec~rc r:.agn:jtic c~currcnces during 80 svme :Jightings. It co:1tains a digest o:' ~11~ dat1l exa.:.ry .::::~?.d :Jy the S,;.bco:r."!'j_t:,"C.t?~, maps ill..t3trati:n.~ t~e :::~ .... p e of tne ph~!ncmeno~, G.:.:lci. o . .unrne.ry reports of significant. K:SYHO~, Done ld E.. E,1,v:tng .!C' 2.r froir.. O:~l.'t!.e:-Spar.~. N fJ't.f'l York~ Henry ~olt cnu C~.: inc.; 1~53. Tha pion~ering effort of a S-~rio:.l.;, c:;.rc.:Ul i-..~- v9s~1ga~or. _ ~s nas o~ ~ ~L slgn~lng repor~s re2.aa.sed exclusively to I~Ia.jo:-I~eyior~ h7 Albc:3rt~ M. Ch':>?, of the Air For~e Press Desk at the tine . KEY~r'JE, Do:1ald E., ..dj.t:.o::-. T_he U .F.O. Inves .... ip;e J~; p-u~ lJ.. shed -wy the !~ at:Lcna., 2:n v es~iga't ions (.:~:..:1::. +., t.-e on Aer:. "'1 ?~er..one~a ( :~ICi\P) , 153 6 Co~necticut .4.v cr..,l8, li. ,,., \Jashington 6 , iJ. C. his pGriod:.co.l is isc.D-::3d to t~e Ccl!l..--aittee' s Associate i,temters, a~ ~5. 00 p e r anl"~.ur.:. p. Putnam v s Son.3; 1960. ~he Iiaj :>r ' s n agnUi.n opus. 'l'tis :.s th~ "..'or that paves tha uay for n "trul:.r scientific a~proB.t.::h ~o ufology. Nich~l i::: t:'. v:cll-kn:-:;m !!"rench mathem.::n: ::.c:.~!l and engineer. He e:-.~alyze3 tne 19 54 liFO .flc..p .Ln .rhich F:.."'ance was the hotbed for ~:.t;h~- c:...;.C.on th=.."'c th:3 i'ly:.ng sc.uc ers are the proc~ucts of an increcibly advar..c3d technology, ruid ha documents his conclusion vTi tl~ evj.de:1ce of ~. pa~-tern and gu:..ding in- telligance bshind their sctivity . :aces are: * 'oquo son been ~ble lccate i:hi.:; boy) re~t.=t 03 '"teir tal~s wi~2 i t in an e~ .. e2.ope a:::1d r:ail = ellige~ce types w~o scr~ o !\ :n1~cl:i~t' "Lhe _i -.. ne stor- to corer .m for t~eir the ob.jec 1 . 1 ; oc:.oca:--dat~ of sighti:.:.~' inva st. 13 . !ay l i 6v . 'I:ro boys; , 15 years old aml P. .ir, lu years ole.. sigh tad a self -1 u.-r.inous, round. object \rhil e nL"1t:.r.g n a.ar ?oq .:.o so::., V:J.. :-taster~ statecl he fired at the object a nd r.it it c r.ce c ausing a sound of metal on metal. The obse~Jation lasted a l i Ltle over a tr.inute. 2 . :-tajor ?riend call eel Hajor Paul Roberts, L605 t h Air Refuell ng 'tii:1g, Intelligence Section, AF3 Va., and coPJir~ed the t~oroughness of the investigation. s stated that the invesLigation team had deterrr.ined from NASA and the GCI sites tPAt no air traffic was responsible. The witness could not f irrl t.'le exact spot, b1t aerial surveillance was made of t.~e general area of the sighting. !~vestigators believe sighting to be hoax. J . , who reported the sighting to Langley A:3, was ir.vestigated OSI. l-lr was at one time emplo-;ed i n the.~. Provost Marshal's Office at F't !Ionroe, Va., but d.,1e to tis a.t tit,lc.le and evidence that he was a poor security risk~ had been tra nsferred to a less sensitive job at Ft Eustice, Va. . 4. Congressman Porter Hardy, Virginia requested inforrr.ation on sighting fro~ USAF. Unidentified ?lying Obj~ct (UFO) Reported by .1r . A. L. Bry~nt TAC (TOI) Lt Colonel Neranda. ;~ttached are re"sumes of the intarrogation of ~nd concerning their sighting of w~ unidenti!i~d flying object on 19 October 1959. Vp).UL ROB:3RTS :!aj or, USAF UFO Investigati~n Officer 1st Ind (TOI~ Hq TAC, Langley AFB, Va. TO: .OSAF ( SAFOI-3d) l-intervie11: 2~ntervie\~: ZS May 1960 The attached UFO report is forwarded for your information as requested. FOR THE COM:NLA..l\iDER: S.E'JPH A. STUARI/JR. tolonel, USAF v 2 Atch-n/c Information Officer 'J n 19 October 1 959, a llegedly oosf3rved .:m u.r1iden tificd fl~rin:; object ;1hile huntL"lg o n U.S. Go