PROJE\.."T 'Q073 RECORD CARO 2. LOCATIO~t 12. CONCLUSIONS 3. OATETIME G~OUP " TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Bc,Jioon Pro bon I y Bol I oon Po :s ~i bl y Boll oon 0 G round-Vi "ol 0 Ground-Rod~r D Wo~ Airc raft oco 4------------n w -0 Probuhly Aircraft s :si bl Y Air era h 5. PHOTp5 6. SOURCE:--------------'------I.tK Was Astronomical i!.:t~Jt' 7. LENGTH OF 0 3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. SRIE F SUM>.t~RY OF SIGHTING Vc ::" J br1 :;ht ll~rh t 'Iii t~ incp.ul :\:' erl;~E!.:i r !I.OUGh ly I'O'l~d in shrti)?, a th)'..!t h~l f' tll J ,<": i?.~ nt' a fql_ ;r;,:;:)rc ~.ipt.H~<i -3.i:vUv l/J tnat of :J. f.:1.l l i.ng S'C.ar. I 1. COMMEN1'5 0 Pro bably A:;t ronomi c ol si.,ly Astronomlcql 0 ln::ufficient .Do,o fo r Evaluation sJ Otv rr..:tuo~ or t, r ~ II f Lri.?b~-\ll'' t y,;><J n F~o!1l.! Commandant, T.rall't.h Naval Dititrict ( Coruranda.r.-Central Sec t.or, Western Sea Frontier) To: Cormnander Weste:rn Sea :Fr ontier Uniuent:lie d flyL1g objaot; raport of s ighting at ll0~.:3SZ JA:I 60 of (a) OPNAVII1ST 3820.9 of 10 Nov 55, same subj lo A Cllr'IIS report vias originated by tha c ommander of a Havy R'rv-1 aircraft, Bureau No. 44051, of' VR-7, stationed at u. Sco lraval Air St3:tion, offett Field, C11.lifornia. Tirl.s aircra.ft, u nder the o perational control of 1-'J.ilitary Air 'l'ran.sport Ser,rice, d e:t:arted Hickh.a.m Air Force J3ast:t o.t 102327Z January 1960 for Travis Air Fm-ce Base, arriving T:r9.vis a t, llC940Z. Flight# number of the aircraft IIa.s P.A 660 of ll tTanua.rJ. Caxgo only 'Has carried on this flight, no passengers. On inst.ructions :receiveti frO.l!l t he Comroarxlar ~iestern Sea Frontier, an ag:m.t of t he Di:Jtr:tct Intelli- gence Officer T'rel.fth Naval Distxict, in support of the Commantler, Cent:o.9.l Sector, He stern Sea :F'rontier (Commandant, T"tr.elfth !>~val District), inter- Vil:r..,ed the individuals vrho observed the unidentified flying object H.hen t ::ay arrived a~ u. S. Naval Air Station, Hoffett Field, during the morning or ll Jarmary 2. T:h~ informat.ion obtained from these individuals i s a s follo-ws; a. The time the object was s igh"l:.ed t-Tas 11043~Z Ja:auary. Position u:~.s ,30-30 })forth, 139-o; Heat. The airerai't -:ms D1B.king good a conrs9 of 073 dag:rees true at a speed of 2J5 knots. Tha prn;ition of the aircraft P..:l:l been fh"ad accurately eight mj.nutes earliar a t 0430Z uhen i n t r.a vici:1i-uy of Ocean St ation Vessel NGVEN.B.ER. The t-reather in the vicinity of ::.::-e ~ircraft was described un clear 'vi't~h unlimited visibility. Tte o.irc.:-s.: wa:J above an o"rercasl; Hhioh eAr-trended t:) the 9,000- foot l evel. 'fha ai.:.'craft lat.er eni:;ered an overcast. area in tl~e vicinity of' longituda 131~--30 Uest. No other aircraft Here ooserved nor lmmm to b.'9 in t.be area. b. J:unes A. HAUSER, 2BJ 2 8 20, ATC, USN, residing at~.l595 Bccyshore G:.u-den Court, c"'.ant..a Clara, California, fir.:it obc;erved t l;-a obj9ct .O..t t l:e t:i.l.'ne, he ~vas occupying t he copilot s seat on t he sta:rboaro side 1brwud of tha aixerai't. l:ben he first obser11e d it, the objs:Jc't'. -vtas slightly aft of. t~e aircraf~ and approx~ua~ely 30 dagre~a higher t han tr.e aircraft . I~ '::3-d irrae,.,llar, but rougb.ly round, i n shape, about half t he si~ of n F CI-t GFF IC L\1 US:s; G:iLY r.:!..;.:. oi' a .t'l.Uil.I.J ut.a:&:. ~'\..J i.t moved~ the objr--ct. cor!.:=;~a.(l;:.ly u-.h~l'Prt:J~d in i~ c.::>pilot. (ceoc nd pilot.) fo~r t~.e ui1crx:t .&t t;1a t.i:~e J:o 1u~t t) ;J.-; t.h:3 ob.Jaat hd c;5t:L:11:1.t.ed lt to :>,:,ar n;J.r-roxicw:t.;Jl y 050 ral!.i:~i'T9 t o +.r ailo.:-P..i't, a!.id ~o ~ abov-9 t h8 ~t.G:'cuaft. A~ he llatch~:Hip !-:9 obs'3.c--.r~d i t ~o 'D~ on a .flat. l:.r9.jscrt~ol~ un~i ;10vinJ 0lowly. I t B-p~a:-~J '!:;.; b-3 l ' fJ\Jad i:l O:;Jpea.rance anJ whit.e in oolor, H"?pr ox L ,a-t.t9l ] 15 to 20 t .:l.:Je3 le:u zer ti~.n a plW'ld r. Jo Th-3 o?jf3ct contlnued to DJ(PJ q in a sliJhC.:!.y do . .,n~,.;a.~.a cm.:- ,.;a, d e c r e bslng i:1 s:.i.ze u nt.il ii~ di..;a.:>~arell f:::om :1l 3ht, =~.~eau o f tl~ a.l.rc.r-;1i' t.. !:r;, wa.~ v.r~0l..) vO determ.ir..a uhet 1u::r or :.not tj:.a ob;ja c t, H-;>.,J tl!EJ v v,jaoii t o 'ba 12 tJc;)Oond.:;. !Lts i:..1p1e..:;aion of t,;~'3 obj~ot in .:!~nar"\l 't1a~ Ct.)'ffl~l't\'bla ~o that of Chie.f.' JiA1J3.:.u'1_. excd p't th~\~ it S.IJI-es.r-:d t.o h~ l.lOI'!' aoll d , .. b.c:~ing t hd J.:rrS!f-lla:rity iu t'l:9 etJg3a J.usc:ribcd by C!-1"31' \lJ3 : .. R. Id5lg::l SI' .;A .. d ' C<'..l11r.'lt::)nt e d he h:td obsa.r"'lsd a si:.r7l a:;; oi:>jt!Jci; .;hP. e ':Hl r ontr.l from Txavi:J t o lLh~kbi..n about n fli)n~h oa.rlier a.n.U l1>cl b~an lntQ..t~tiaw-~d. 1oJ.at::.--.r9 t.o that sightL"13 by tre Air Fo1c a U_;>vn a1ri7al a t . U.cl&..8.lll. l' -3 c~m;:ared t 1:a obj det :;; lJ~teu on tha p1evi0l.lij ot:ca.sion n~ bei:1'l l'l!'t-,'9-r ti:11..t:1 tl(a Ol'le olghted uo 'ihl:J occa3l-,n; t!w.~ the p-:aJions o~)~act J.'l_'-id 1.A:.J-:n blu1ah \-rhita l>T}t~reiia t~ia ont1 ~i>i.:J \vh.l~. :Snsi(P ~TJ;:jiA.H'! P..l~.;) cmnn1-a.nt.arl tha~ t~e or:!.gL18.l CI:NJS r.:;e:3sa~e htd indicatoo -t!-,e ost.imataci cour!h~ ot' t~ ~oj 3c~ as about# 310 ~?.~;.s~::s, but t(-;at this oul~ b3 in c o\.t;:;idcr a->l d e:-rcr, a nd p:o ba.bly t i:e cmtrse vas in a. mora n ortherl.r ~ir3ction .: .\ -;, ths ti!lza of t-!~'3 ob.;;erv.<\ tion t he l"Rda::- i:l')f. _:1 o.;::er a t.i0n , prer!ludin,g coni'irmati,:m o.f.' l:.t!O o.uli.l!.act f.;t.u.tu3, a!1d h~td 1eached t h9 r!'.l.te of AD2 (.t\-..riation f:1chini~t tfaca , s _.,c;ond Clasa) vhan h~ HBS s-;,1 act~ed fo L' the ;lAVCAD Proe~;a.w, uhit"!h l 'esul t.,a d ia :d . .l c cmmiJsioning. S:i!'ma be:ln~ ewoic,ned ~o v-:.-7 in :it,ll'::h 1J5'J, !:-J hns .'?I'OB,-r3t3Jad c.d.~tlUUt~ly :,vrof3S3ionally a .. nJ is iidll re~o1ded by tha !~9r.iliers of' hl.s ::qua.c!.ron, both 1-,rofo::l:.:l.::mally 2-nd .f."ersonally. l!a ia ~cl'Qitwr..at n.lder t}?.an !:1ost 1-.'nslgna, heln.~ 21.} :;rear3 old. fJieut.er..d.nli (j~) .Jahn :r. .T!\C:SON, E:Jliat::td P0:rflonnel C.i.!icer fo~ 'Jl!- 7 , ~JJi~lad that Chief b..\U3~R i~ just comp13tin~ 20 :fl?a.rs of :Jer-..ricd i..Tl the 1tL,'7, and ".v1l2. soo:t r-3t:i:~:e t.u tb\3 Fl~at B..o.:>t=t:r-ve. Chief r:\ il3:~}: enjoys a n e:~calll:ln'Z. p3rsorw'l <1nd profes~ional reputati on in tha s quaC.:on; ills racin5 Ii'.ci.r!r3 Ha b.il:.: b~en on duty witil YJP.-7 ::>lnc$3 1954. 4 Fl:.:e i; \!oat.h*'r FacUi+.y Al~da (LT. n. 1!.'1 vo.l Ai1 .. Statio!! Alru.:I?O.a) E\.\7L d \roat hu:c-canditi.on~ i..'l tho vlcin.i';y of O~W :J()\rl B.sR., li"Ja r tb:J p o3i-;5.on o.t' tha siJb.t:t:q at J..:!.a6ooz, \.rlzoo u3 folio~!; t:.ere Has h-3avy cloud co7e::-i!l t.ha area, culillllii'orm clouda, u!lioh '.:a:/ ~have G:ctende d to 1.3,000 .reel# (lOI~i;ion Of t~liS 13"000-foot cl~>ud ccrr~r rib.] r..ava v:triat.i.nn of u p t J 5 deg1ees lon~itude). .'U.3o, t.herA .. .,.3 a v~rJ good chance ()f t hund-=rs".orms in -!-.r..a a:~e~ e:G 'that. t L .... 8 v::!:th ;.:osaibl a p ,EH..dpic.ai;ion \.i.ml l i.)l:r j :ig . 5 o '.:.':-d :; .1 .1.rng,:1JeT ~lerrt\~r:1 f.:Ja I'rl>.ntior '.rW a.c'~.-~i:J~d ox tl:H :ra . ml t.r~ ai.' t.hs ln :n"'.r:!.al~ o Enslgn DT.:!::;~u~T ar,~d Ch:t~f :~:crn;R t hrouJ;h ].neal 1t'1.:l.~on on DL::-ect1.on of l~otion Sa~ellite: }\:3 r.ronoJllic a l Pheno::!ena (!leteor, Gom.st Net 1.U'al Phe.marnena ( B.:.ll Lig:ht!'ling , Li~craft, Balloons, Airshipo,