PfmJ~CT 10073 ReCORD C; l;Q 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wo'3. Balloon 0 Probably Uolloo n - ------0 Po:; si ol y Otlll <)On 0 GrolmdRodar 0 /\ir-lntercepl 5. PHCTOS -6. souqce --- Ci. v :l U e.n n. U!JMBER OF OBJECT S 7. LENGTH Or OBSERVATION Wo, AI rc:r oft Probubly Alrcroft Po:;si bl y Air c r .,ft Was A:;tronomi cal Fro!lobly Astronornico l P o s:;i ul y A:.tronorni col Othor_.J.R!lDR~lTIFIED lnsuffici~nt Doto for Evaluation U nknov.-n 10. BRIEF S!.:MMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COM.'"'ENTS IIoriz:J:J.tal rmv of red light~;, (~/the rec;o.r Po!:;~i'blity exL .. tn that. slightly high~r tha.n the frcnt. Obse:rre r \.."as observe d , hmrevcr, at first t!lought it vla3 a warning bea,;on . :;ufficient evidenee t o I.i~hts v:tried in degree o! intensity. No thiij c vn clusion. !!".ancuvers . Starte d slmdy & increased speed a. h~:l..icc.-ot..,;r thc:r e i G not ;:;ub.stantiate irrcnenae :.:1 U.1i ted States Air :L'orce Crvstal ~ur ln ' s .ZLi.r Force 0t:rt.ion Crystal Spril1!S, liissi ssippi TJ: Co:n. andcr Air '!.'echnlGal Intelligence Center ':Jri5~1 ~ Patt~.~rson AF3, Ohio In accorda'1ca :.rl. th Par 15, ;.Ji\L 2G0 - 2 dat0d 14 Septeub er 1959, the fo:!..J..ouin;; report of 3.11 unidentlii~d i'lying ooject is subr.ri:tted: c.. Descri_ption of t.he Object: (1) Shape: 'l'o the ob:;erver.J it abroD..st ol' it that the o bject looked like stuck in his iillnd a heliconter. (2) Si7.e: llot applj.cab1e (3) Color: observer toolc Color of object could not be seen i:Jy observer, carefu.1 note that all lights Here reel. (h) t;umber: One (1) (5) Formation: Not applicable ( 6 ) At firs t observation, observer s t.ated he sa~" a horizontul ro~-; of red liehts, , .. ~th the rear sli;;htly hi~her t.han the front. At las7. sight observer statl~d that he sau t:m ro-;rs of red lights a s t...~e obj >3C t Has moving a\:a:r from him. :;hen he stopped and goi:. out. of his truck t'J observe observer stated t.hat,.'it -vras s o quiet that. you could ( 9) Observer st.:!. ted. that a8 t:1e oi)ject Moved oi'f slm-rly, he drove at a~Jproximatel.r 80 hPH to eet t.o t he open countr~r on l:.he other s'i.de of tmm, he traveled approxima:Loly 1 rni le, but lost aJ 1 c ont'.<!.ct Hith it.. Uoservc1 l'urther s tated,"it nu.st he.ve incr~ascci in Si)eed im:.tensel.-. ' b . De::>criptio!l of GoursJ o~ Obj~ct.: Ob:... ::rv.:r stated tha t he \wnaered ,1:1cn one Has out tt'..> i.n t hat ~reo.. O:.>...;~rve.r t!'lo'Jt{ht tnut the l i :ht. HGl'C r.;oin~ 0!1 <l."1.U off' uu.t a::; ~o :.J"ct.t.c:teJ closer , satT th.3.t t hr. lit:hts varied in degrac o1 intcnsi ty. 25 up and 20 of f t.o t.he ri:;ht. 80 up infinity . Manuevcrs ; pa t r1 Horth direct l)J.~h, except that it haltecl in or Nort h by Norti1 East :-ri1en .it d isappcar3'1. ( 5) Stn.tted s l ou nnd apl'>o.r snt1y increased sp~eu i mnense1y. ( 6) Visibl e oYer ~'1 approxit~atc l~ mil e dis t.ance, 5 or 6 min . tes. c . iiaT~.ner oi' Observatiun : (1) Ground -V.isuul Not AJ)n1icub1e ( 3) liot applicable d . 'l':i.me and date of siehtine: e . Location of Cb ser,,.cr (1) Close:tr. :9o:Lnt of observer to object~ Bridec on South -:--Pat Ha::-rison Drive, lor.!at e d approximatel y ~ 1aile due south from Cry3tal Spring s , l'iississ i)pi , on the over .. JXlSS of tl~ IJlinois Central Hailroad and approxi;n.a.tely 3 miles slit;htl y i!orth-E~st of Gallr.1an , J:J.ississ iooi f . Identifyi1~ Information on Observe r Spri:-.t:s, i~ississippi. Occt.lpation i n :.:r:: ~ i r s t Be.p'ttist. C!lurch of .!oocl~rorker. rc~et., Cr-.rGtnl i s a deacon stal Spr.i.n3s, p pi . lie , this unit' s Administrative Services s tat,es tha ltr r 0liabil i. ty i s un<(uc~stionable. served in t nc .Arnwd lorce s tl Jl'in~ ',/or1d Har II from 1943 to H .l."l.ul rl.!\. v. organ:LZa\,:LOn of tt.le .1\.l'tl.'T i1. i.r Corp s S! fJ. .reati1er aud .Ji.ncls -Alof t condition s at tiH3 and p l a c e of r;l._;ht.inc;. (2) .tel1o-rt. o.f Un5 .. t.C;c1 .;t,at.)s ~Tco.ther Jurcau (;fficcJ t.t i.itJ.;.i.~sill_ i of ~rlnd direct~olt nn<l vt.loc.i ty i:-1 cle~r.:t:S dll'1 t~:-w t:.; UnJ.i::ti. t e d Visibili-ty Cloud Covc1 ( 7) errlperat,uro gr adient: h . riot applicaiJle i . iTot applica'.Jle docipo:t,ing j . ~ieather bureau r el eased a bal Jon at l?Ou hours ) .::Uld ~t a._9pro.:d~ate time of sighting ballon reac!1ed a!1 altitude of ll4>v00 I'eet . B~l :.::1 :id not hav e C..."lJt licit t s .:Lcco:.:<J in~ t o :aru:eau 0.1:f'ic.Lal. ~:. _;, prelirrct.na r y anaJ.ysis canno t be m~de due to insui.ficlent :t'act.s (1) The obsorvur vras v ery con~i:.rl:.<:;nt .i.n his ansu':"!rs. rle thoueht each qua::.,ti:.>n out before fUlstrerit\G Ho dici. not diocu:::s th:i.u :rl t~1 anyone but his .ri f'e and s ister to Hrtom he i s v ery close. 'l'he observwr \J~s a little r eluc tant in givin~ hie nome .in that. he dicl not n:1nt per:3onal reco ...;,rnlt.ion. He Has ve:ryempha~ic~..;i.n !1is stat...:mcnts. n-:e oln::e:rvo:c sta t,od that after 11atchin5 the o~j~ct for t he first tHo m]nut0., he bcc-.'!'tC so en.-~ro::;scd :dth it, t."la-'~.~ ail '1-i.s scnse3 uere at. their peal:, so he c otLld [;et a dcfini t3 pict'..trc vi.' ev0nto. JU. thou,)l ti" c vb~c.rver H:ls oxcll.c~d c;i:, t-r:n t. i1c s:;.:-r he iiH.J kCCtlly c.!../'~i'o that nothi;t~ like it h~d p1eserrLcd itself to !lis e~rc~; before. !Ie ct.~ted. that, he uoulcl st:..~.:'c hi~ lifelt on the part 1-lhe.:.e tne otjcct n=~ ted. in !.tid :J.ir, :.rr.Ld t.lw:t. it n.:.C:c no sound Hhatsoever. 1 . Hot applico.'ole . AdrrLi:-1i f> tra ti ve 3ervices Officer