P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 19 Oct 59 1 Over Plainville, Kans a s 3. CATETIME C ROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH Of OBSERVATION 10. B~!EJI SUtoU.tARV Of SIGHTING 0 Gro\lnd-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar ~i~Visuol 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS 11. COMMENT$ 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon Possi oly Balloon 0 'H o s Ai rcrch P robably Aircraft 0 Possi bly Aircraft Was Astronomi col P robobl y Afttronomical P ossibly Astronomical 0 Other TJtHPENTJFIE:D ctxlnsufficient DGto for Evaluation .Bright llgbt, like a star size o~ Venus, Info is not suffic i ent to allow ~pprcachjng head on, ywllowish white. Light aded '.men evasive action ,.;a.s taken. Light ~eappear~d & d i sappeared hea.di~ South. .\TIC: TO:!Itll 529 {Jt.V 26 SU 5t) a definite conclusion. Sighting r emai."! unidentified. Ce u 3e could have been tHo met e or s , light s rm another 3/ c, 1 or e ve n the rerlection of ground lig~- OEJ>ARTMENT OF THE AlR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE OIVlSlON UNCI ASSIFJED MESSAG! I N C' 0 M I N G ACTION: CIN COP,. SAFS 3074ZCI.VJA680 ?? RJEZHF RJEZHQ DE RJ'.VF AM 2 91 TO RJ~FALB/AIR DEFENSE ~J~FDN/COMDR 34TH ADIV ~JEDS~/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFB RJEZ~F/HQ USAF AFCIN ~JEZHQ/SEC USAF SAFIS UNCLASFROM OS 9187J UFO 15AC1) BRIGHT LIGHTS LIKE A STAR SIZE JF V!~JUS APPROACHING HEADON <2) SIZE OF A PEA STAR GAINED IN SIZE AS APPROACHED <3 ) Y2LLOWISH WHITE <6 ) FL I GHT ONLY NO OTHER FEATURE DISCERNABLE (9) L IGHT FADED WHEN EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN REAPPEARED DEPARTMENT OF THE AfR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE OJVJSJON UNa.ASSifiED MESSAG e ~AG~ T~J RJWFA~ 291 AG.~ ILl AND DIS APPEARED OVER HORIZON 3Cl) THE APPEARENCE OF LIGHT AND NO STARS OR LIGHT AT THIS :::: L E VA T I ON C2 ) BELOW THE HORIZON 5 DEGREES BELOW AIRCRAFT HORIZON C3) AT THE SAME ELEVATION THEN CHANGED COURSE FURTHER TO THE GEFT OF THE NOSE C4) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ON A HEADING Or 085 DEGREES AT F IRST SI GHTING THEN 180 DEGREES (5) FADED OUT C6) 20 SECONDS FIRST SIGHTI NG 30 SECONDS SECOND S I GHTING CCl ) AIRBORNE VISUAL C2 ) NI GHT, MOuN BEHIND :: GRJUND -SPEED 350, 7 MINUTES EAST OF HILL CCTY VOR ONNJ 10V CAPTAI N, UNITED STATES AI R F ORCE ~C~DEMY, INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH, RELIABCE. Page 2 o~ 3. OEPARTMENT 0' TJiE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE OIVJSION UNO ttl..SSIFlE.D MESSAGE ; GE THREE ~JWFA~ 291 - . CEILI~JG AND VISIBILITY UNLI MITED, 'N!NDS 270 DEGREES, 40 KNOTS Cl) NJT OBSERVED C 3) CLEAR < ( 7 ) 1. 6 DEGREES CENT.IGRADE PER 1,00 FEET I . TURNED TO AVOID COLLISION COURSE K. CAPTAIN, AIR OPERATIONS OFFICER, CAUSE UNKNOWN CT RJ lJlF AM '"ECURITY CL.Alii~IFI JOINT MESSAG .ruRM S PACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICA.TION C ENTER PRECZaENCE TYPE MSG (Cheek) BOOK MUI.TI SINOL.E ACCOUNTING C L.A6SI FfCATI O N OF R EFER C:NCE FO X u OS 9 1 87j UNC! . AS LO'iRY AFB, COLO /UNCI.AS/FRQVl: AFC n'l-4E4g I a -;;;._I sLr -F. YOOR M3G OS 91873', DTD 20 OCT 59, REPORTING THE SICETING OF AN UFO. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PERI'IND-f.l' L'lFO, REQ, TF.E FOLLOWL'l'G INFO BE 1"iD 'ISIS CENI'ER: W.AS THE S~OND LIGHT THE SA1111E ONE OBSERVED ..C~{F:VlOUSLY OR \'il!P.E THEY 'riO D IE'li'ERENT U GHTS? ON Y.ti..o\.T HEADING ~ DID THE FIRST OBJ DISAPPEAR? 'tiHA.T WAS '!HE ELEVATION Al~1> AZDtTJIH 0"2 THE llGHT EACH TDIE IT 1;/.AS SIGETED? W"ri.EN EVASIVE ACTION \vAS ~ T.AX:m, DID OBSERVERS EnS REMA.IN ON 'IEE LIGHT? IN WHAT DIRE:TION, _.U"'m TO .\flAT EXTEN!', WAS EVASIVE ACTION ~KEN? illJ"'CU.SSIFIED ~o FORM 173 REPl.ACES CD FORM 173, t OCT 49, WHICH Wtt..L BE USED UNTIL. EXHAUSTED REC EI\'ED 'RECEJ'IEO Locatio n ~A L IV"'' '-~.s. Satellite; (AFCIN-4FJ, Paone 69219) Aatronomical Phenomena (Meteor Coir.et, Planet etc) .,.~Jt.r o llv c.:r Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc) A.tt '9_ ----------- ? :at f tftlfv~ c. t ~