PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCAT ION 12. CONCLUSIONS lJ Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar ?0 nins one 10. BRISfl SUMMARY OP SlGHTINO 11. COMMENTS Oblong obj, approximate l y 6' long & 4' A check indicates the planet Venus t o ide. Golden appearance in cente r surrounded by a blud reflection. Seemed t o be r otating i n s low turns . Obj neemed to rise & fall, intermitt~ntly disappeariD6 & reappparing. ATIC PO~ 329 {RZV 2~ SltP !2) b e approximatel y 10 above the horizon The winding r oad (and possibly uneven urface) could have give n the iW9ress i cn movement of the plan~t, plus the fact that i t was so l ow ~n th~ h orizon. H~ADQU.UTERS ~M~, T ROOP CARR fER WIHG :A) (T AC) UNITE D STATES AIR FORCE P OP E A.W FORC E BASF.. t'ORTH CAROLINA ATTH OP't '.J!JC-Ir!T sua r::cr1 Unide:1~tficd Flying Object T O t AT!S o:ajor Fri e nd) 1 . ~ferencs y our t elephone conv e rsation Nov~.trher 1959. Attempts i n State svi l l 0 , ~J . C. by the 1.md ersigned t o interview l:r :m~t 1,.C, t!l negative r esul t s . c ompon:ton, '.:as al!Jo :1ot av aila b l e for inte rvi;;.r. Ho re1er , th~ foll o; ... 'ing info:-m~tion N2.5 ootain e d ......... f of Police Stg.tesville , 1:. C., and . previously tesville N C. ) :record a11.d Landrear k , 2 . L1formati on is set forth in accordance with pB.r. 15, AIT. 200-2 : (~) Anpro::d.nutt-:l~r 6 fee t l on::; rtnd 4 feet , .. ;ide. (3) Golden appea~an~e i n cent e r surrounded by a blue rerlection. ( 6) Seemed t o b e r otating in slmT tur ns . b (2. ': Cbserve::~ a t first th~ught i t 'tr~.s a nl a ne falling. (2) As observers Here travallinc; South, obj e ct '.-:as to left .1nd sliehtl y behind :lt tre:~-t on l<?.vel. .-m, uinc.g obj ~ct disanpc3.red while obser v'.3r s \:ore in restauro..t1t g~tting Gome one else to look at object. object ~.ras ObserverS Her e tra.vellin~ a p proximately 55 mi}eS f"..,r hcnr-; e~t-rn:ltely bahind and aheai of obDar,rer, gcir.:; in the S::'lJ::..:! g~neral direction; obj-~ct searned to ~ise a.."'ld fall, inter;:J.t.tently disappearing and re-appearing. (5) Un!mo~m ( 6) 20 ll"inuten c (l) Ground Visual e. Observers lr.are approximately 20 Jrtiles north of Statesyille, H. C. drivi-~g south on Highway 90. profession~ gambler, ot P~lics Ivey). p oor chara.ct.e..- Street, St3.tesville, N.c., 1 r2putation {according to ganbler r.md confidence Chief of Police Ivay). n::.,n, of poo!" Ave, Hashington, D.C., profes~ional reputation and character (a.ccordjng to g (1) Clear . ~o,ooo N/AV Plus 7 mil3s tlir.~ Intallic;ance Officer; Chief of Police l"\rey advis r1 th~ Ut1'1:~rsi;~ned th.:1t the obse~ers v:ere of zeneral poor reputation nr..d cho..n~ctc~, and t.h.1.t at firs t r eport, h 3 thought they could haJc been trying to eotablish an alibi. I!oraver, after investigati on, h e ,.ms of th\3 o pinion th:::.t the observers actuo.l hi.ng. In vie .; o.: tnis s ':,a ~e:n?,nt, I b elieve that and d C4'erience a v isu ~.1 p:t:~nomenon. IC.ih ... J J . L GLY.JJ C~.Jtai.:1, US\F ;in~ !:1t.elli gence Officer ; .:'tfystwy Fir~ball I (:3 uses Sc~ S T \Tt::SVJLLE. '\. C., Nov. 3-(UP().-t\ mysterious IJlue ln~l oc lictht appeared over the Jrth Co~rolJna countryside before dawn today and !right- er:ed those who saw it . . \ tnlltorist. Robert L . James I of Taylorsville. ~-C., said tbe >!lnwing object "chased' his c. r :.;~veral mlles. He said it hvver~d" over his car "at tree ''op level3" a nd moved alter n.:tteiy al slow and very fast : .,pceds. Police :)aid a check of other p0 I ice clt!partmen ts and the 1 fi~hw;tv l:J<ttrol -;hQ\ved a num b t>t' nf persrm:; sa.v ..t :.llnilarly dc::c~ilJcd ooiect in the vidn- lt_y ~E Hickory and Salisbury . S'r/9 rEJ U ''-LC:. ."'LOWNO 08-J.CT C:HAS.S /'/ C 1.J vtitt:1 .. Ll -;t t~e :. !~l-Dllrh' n \i:r.o~ :tol ;unt'd th~3e ~ l r :~.l.icd Jt ; :u u . ... o vruch .. -:tjlUJt ~ . ..:td r:..: ~,aftJJ P'ltrolttn;Jalcuer a t .Jtlu - C"':ty ~:uJ !le rJbicct JOet-.tr....U et .. / LH~c, ! J:t!()uvtlle usl:d \!~r ti~,.la, who r~port .f I ' !)Jl 'li U~t'' "ROtCh >:ha~ htA ~ tr J;ona( a 1l~n~ iulthw~y .:n 1b.>ut l \. .n.-t ~u houn befon! t he ~f>athcr .~ ol~ooo .valt :.1unehed. ur1ving ~ ..r =ita~svll\e, nad t.be ob,Je<:t 3; ' t c:.me .rithln 3eYer:al yards ot :Ua v ~ rJc.~e ~eul tima. ::Ie s.tld tt boel"fld 1 :~r tt \!:tr ''ju.'tt above tru l.op level" .l r.ll ,o'!!ld :alternately at ~"" :1nd Vf!rJ ;n t _,oecds. He ~topped bu ear six times ~ r:t1 ~ar.ft timd the ooiec:t aJIO. j :; .lt''n~C rht.. ;~me t.ime t re ~e r. ;~(l.~ 9 f :no hluiah-Wl1ite fit't!b~ ~ng "'.:erv~d ov!!r 1 S~m tloft r '\lltus ln the 1