PROJECT 10073 RECORD C ARO l . LOCATiON 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon DA TI:;TIME GROtJ.P 0 Probaoly Balloon Clll~t(0l00 0 ' GrounCf-Visual 0 Ground-Rada, 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robobl y AI r.:toFt D Po ssi bl y AI rcruft 0 Was Astronomica l 0 Probobl y A :;tronomicol Givi.l'i~ll 0 Poulbly A:~tronomiclll n. BRIEP SUM~ARY OF SICHTIHG 0 lnsufficittnt Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS l::."rt'lt'h th:~.t t.h0 obj~cts on th~ rt=l:r.{g~ t~ the c~ t~:;ion cJ,,r .. i v V! i.fichiccn IJar Ur I ~m. in.. reed ~.ot o.f 'tfCt.l.:r .? .::tur d.:,:~ U1d hau., taun tf'ul ll~orty o.t ..,~rrt.i::JJ'i!.llCJ :.t.~ iJ.J'.:;:.'l; -~"$ .. ~;;: .,~ t1J4 Air Foree l~Jlth a copy oj' JC.:.t.:r l~t;;,-,.r :;~.1 v.' tMSC ::b.lJ/,(Jt"lr{'l?,,.J i .h.H~ ?"f"Ce it?~<i J .J'orct:~ Er:a.c, Ue;.;nt c:.c:J~tn ... , JJ1 e/!i aar.. i'lltlUirta f;, AIr Fore#'. _ ~Jchn, ::.~!jar Ecc'!fler j)/.roator Offic~ ~f SP8Cial l.'ai.cltHltU'l;)U l"lyi.n~ t,b,idct, COrtCl.lclaJ: tai.ns ~::!~ c::c1t.a-r Plnto <.!:i th~ . ~r~i J..i~(.j r t iJJr. a r e a o ~ outs ta."lu in:< fc~ ':.11r9. b . vnly one t.~lide cc.n~.\tr.s .tt1ythinl\ unu;u.:U. .d:~r3 r;:, '.:3V:.t!:tl luu c ;.L:,r.Jd ; e~s on -.,;v~ nlida i.n : p-es;:,.!. J n and onl.J ona o.~ ~.-heso:1 ::Jyot3 L ; i:.-.r:~tli~taly ob~riou3 to th3 unai d CJ2. 'l'hE:j l~i!"t;ast S S~1:t;:-'=d :lnd Ls ciu~ s::.Y:..t:.h, r.o,.m dircc Gions, ol' til? r;o.3t, oi.1vi.on3 s_:>ot . ~. .It .Ls C.ha vpln.lun or pho t.vgr'~Jhic e x ?C1r1.:3 th::li:, t ile hlte n_?u t a cue a.~. .. t H i 3 Hhich 1J(:.i:'e not ru.-~l!hetl by th~ cJevelopc:H d1rin~ .noc-~.;qluc; ~lrl(l n o t r:n.l im~i~as. 'lh-:;)se uo=w w.r;.ta p ro.:>abl y CJnt. r.u'W.t..:!tl by r;J.r.d i'ot' j:;n B'.J_( st.,.:mc s <lu.:-ing the d~"rJJ.o,.:>lr g prr)<; ~d.Tre. '.v:~n v.i......:r;'ltJ ult.1 tl''~ n'l'<'ld : tc~:::;scopic o;camlnat.;_ ) n r~va~l~ <~.lt"la.:p t o tha r1:ll:.1i:m in thft u r'3d..:J C3 .c"rltH.l. 3. l'!li.> ut,tache<i. l-:1tte.r c.lod3 not. sp~ll on.t tit~ cl.iiliS cf .. ~ Lut t.h-.1 s1bj:Jct i.n.fars that hd n.tspact3 thd t lla )'Jt.s o.1a L;.niJentif'.t-ad flyir~ obj?c'ts . It oho tl<il>a ymint.c:W out, to ir tt.~l.::i.t U.' the i10at. .l~ r;_?ot ;a~ a spac e crnl't Ln ~,~e vicln Lt.;/ u.f t.h9 :;,)on i:.h,-;l t. it ~;otlr.l b e .1 ;:>?r o x:L7.a tely 35 kilome tar::J long ..1nd 10. 5 '<l lop:atert; ,rLtJa ( :21. ;~ r.il JS l on;{ a~1 b .SS ;-:Ua~ -.rida). h.. It-, is t.h-3 J.TIC O,?i..nion l.b c:lt t.:u~ ull:.a '"90 t.!J on thi=l ~11 i.Ja 'lrn n0t. i.1-;a~e9 lY.I t r c3ul t .i..'.r:'Cm d.:mags to t hrl flnil.llSivn, :'\Oba b l y dnring the u~velopi.ng procoa S i .. SP~!.-33:. the nl i dea bo ret trnerl t.o t.;(Jl'.nel, I i~' F J.'"':m;;.; fo~ Sc trJnCe9 h -rc 60 l'r Ir-~e:i~e~ce c e~ ac 1 ~-,H.l:..o.cion ui r.~ res ':lee~ tJ :C'J..yton., The color :;l:!.C.e.3 l.:.:J. re of::cn nr~:r:::~d C..:.J.d th~ t.'.:>lls..ri~.,; r~;resents (!OCCll~3lona of l\.'.IC. 1J. Ocly one slide eontalns c...lyt.hi::,?; , t!l-:..13Ual. Tb.ara :.t.re ~ev~raJ_ blu~ colo.!"ed ar~a3 o n the slide i:;'l (1uestion 3.nd only o-:e of these 3:?ots i 'J imc::<lia.te.Ly ob7ious to t~;.e .traided .;!ye .. T~1~ lar3est apot is iJ. .. r'~gula.rly s'baped 2.:cd ia dac: r;;ouch, Loon c1L~ections, of the !103t obvious .:;pot c . It is t~.a opini~n o~ the photog r'3.phic e:q;>erts that. t h e blue spot3 a:e areas "\.Tltic!l were t 't"eacl:ed b:r tee develope~ o.-...u-in; pr~cessing o.c.d no~ real i!:a~aa. T:Ceae ..U"~t:!.s ;rere ")roba bly c:>nt<=t4tlinated b y somd foreid!l 3U~S'ta!lc-= d~irlcoS the dcYelo91413 procedur~. 'ifuen vi~wed i.,ith the ra~red e y e f:-om acute angl~s t Le n:oat oovious ~Jr>ot oho'73 e. clear ir;.dentat~on.. ~'!i::rosco,ic t.."! ami~tion revett.ls dd.rr.age to thd 8mulsion in i~j1e .. u : ca.3 cor:cer::1ed. 'J'h~refore t G i3 th-.:: Alr Force' a O'T)icion :.ba:C. the ".,)lue S 'Jota on t.h~ L;lide are r.~1 t :Lr.::-.ges but re:.:Jul~ f r<) tJ d.lma...;e t.o r.~e etr..uJ_::d on duri.:J.g t h a cley~J.o~i~ processes. rba:::l~<. you i 'o r :,our inte.:eat. in t1~13 P?.tter.. I Uchl ,i.lL1 c.f: ~c.l-:o:srap\l t;cner.a~t.!d. .: :SO l.Jed. oth~r co lot' t>l i..(..iea. i.~t 'lu~stlon lu.;t L.r;:~.:.t or:~er ul:ul.l -2-rly ~o,ored ,J!'~i;la t h e l":c-:;est ~.>::in!l C: na:<.~d c.y~ uru.1~:--:~il '3CCad r~. Nl ccod.:O?i.:: ('.-:i:ll'll.l: l-.t LO!\ of A EROSPACE ffCHNICA' ~. rc-_L LiGE'~CE: CEtlTER lJ~IIfEDSTJ\!1. AI' r0~Cr:. \'/P ICHT PATY :\:"0tl .\IR FORC'c B.:.~E llt'l" T:> :1cf~-!r_.ncd att-tc;lled C ':J'1Y or l ... l,~. r to ATI~ fro.-.-.. :ir': Enn, S ... uj .... cL: "TTnidJntj Ci~:d suL,,.i t.t.f:d b ouvs'L:mc~i.r,:; fcTvtre t. Cml.)' one slida contains anythinG U..1 1JS'la l . ~h~r-:: .J.ra s~rc.:;l)_ ~ln.~ <'...>lor~ 1 areas O'!'l ~.-he slide Ln qucf; t,j on ~"ncl on~.J CJ!ls o~ ... '; :sE: ::;p~r,::; i..; i.iti.."':. !i.tt!l;; obvious t.o t11e U!1alr1ed efe .. 'lh~ .la.:.'f.~.nt :::>~J}t is ir-r.) ular-lJ' sh.:tpo! t:nd i.s tlu.; S~IJtb, !:o,m t1Lr3c'Lion[i, of t:1e rost OLJi.ou:; .: _"JJt .. ~:. It is the o :)inLon t1f phot.o,:raphic Gxper t.s th'lt tr1e t.ll).t;:; :..pots arc : . .~..:,::tc un.ic.:h Her e n.n l'o, ...... e bcd uy 'Ll-11.: d.Jvelo~Jer uurin~ !H 'Ot:!:!: .. in{.; :..nJ n o t r~ <J. il :ar;;f.!S. These ar~..n.::; we r-o pro':..,ably CJ.1 t::..;.; na tc<i ~y sv -;;;; fOI'l:! L,::n ~LL~:J .. "'nc:; ch..rlng thr:! (l~Jloping pl"ocr:dur-.;. :!ht:n v.i~:Fecl .ri:..r1 t.i.c n; <Cd erc .r.J.; at;:lt c aru~les tl!e moDt obvions :...'Joli c;hm:!J ::! cl~.;ar l.nd~r:t.:ttio.1. Htcro~:;.;onic examination rcv~llG dJ.:ar:~ to tne P.J.:--:l J ivn in 3 . i:n attftcheci lette: tioes not ~pell o u t th-: e l .:Ji:;s o' .r l-\~rry, bi.lt the s .. bje;ct in..:ers t!nc he S!.!Sp..Jcl.,s t-l;e oluc S?Ot.s R.r e nirJr~ILi!':eci .flyir.~ ocjcct s . It s::o"lu be poLnt.f!d OllTi to .. r .1)~r-r,:; t.',:;.t Lf t~ . ...! r..-?st. o LvJ.o.:.:::: .<:;:).Jt v:as a spc:c: craft in tho vici.ni.t,r o f tha : .. oo:t t~t:.t L:. voalci v!l8 -'-'1 rc op Lr~ ~.nn tint tho bl w spots Ort titc 1::1 i.e:.:.:: ~ ... , --;_-;sl:. the slicbc h~ r et n njrl Cr ltr 2' On Fabruary 13 in Grand Blanc, Nichi g an 3. green i s h dorre - 't,opped d:Lsc - ::;:1ape d tiFO was phot ogr a phe d nea:c the 1~1oon by Rtis taur.:mt Qyme r UFO PHOT,O, Th~ phot ograph t aken b y a Gr and 81 ""~' Mic~iga,, r":::n Februa r y 13 5ho~ 1ng a UFO n3a1nst. t h e roon (se c ch UFO Inve&~lgat.or) h~G bo3n tu rr~"'<.. o vo r to ';I,~ A l.r Force Lly t h e FBI <13ont~ who c~lloctod H ut t h e ~ roquo$t, Thi s wa ~ c onfinw; d FUl Dlr.:-c~or J . Edg a r Hoov e r 1n ane wet .to a N!CA:I q.Jery. Jon Pa rry owf' ~r o f t h o pictur", l9~rned of the off icial UFO 1nvvst- 1g 3tl.o n a f ter di~playing tho p1cturG 1u h l s ro~hut:!n~ and notifie d the t11r-Force <tbout it. The AF referred r:l t o th, FBI <!f'd t-wo a gents c arr.-:t and too~ t h , plc~u ro. Olre c t o r Hoover t:oo~ n ot ~nv\l~)ti-3t~ UFO r opods f or t hl'l ~1l Fo.~co, o;t d o e s accept i nf orr,,. 1\t lon tha~ 1 s v oJ:..ntoa r o d . fu rni5 h th~s~ ph-.:~ogr..lph:o t o a r ep- r ~n't.<tt lva of ~l-e Oop nrtmen t of th~t A!r Fore.& f o r W<hatev-<'r acti on \'a S c!.,Cfll<)(j npproprl3~e by that agency, ho ackfcd. Lat~r FBI agen~s ~1s!ted Perry sevor~l rroro t1 s and repeatedly ga'le h l.n t ho e x act addroas whoro his p1c t.lr e .1aa be1n ; M l d-an offic e a~ a ' l ocal AF 1notul1..1t1on . I n a t aped !ia i d he t h i nks thoy w~ro hln t Lns f o r h i m t o t ake the ~1c~urll back. Thtl, r !) suspect~, ~ould glve o fflcla : ~nvesLlgdtors an oa~y o ut. If anyonct 1ncu1red about tho ~nalysls, ofi:t~1~ coul d cla i m that thoy lfar~ nt~t ; ! , ~ 'nough t1m9 to C(Jmpluto an C\ril. ~-3, ,\ HGr loarn- .1n9 "bout pas~ tr, . " ""rr. of photo- gr.1phl c ev1donce, ho'"d. ,r, Perry dvcided to maker Hn 1.,.,sU6 out. o f h1s cec~ and 1nJ1~t thnt his pi cture b e un.,ly.l:'Y:f, than roturned und i..ho f uc t'i\ made pub lie, Tho FBI act.1on IT.<lj hc.v~,, b oan te~kon to offs e t any 1d~l th~t t h ? Buro ~u, wh1ch ha~ t h 3 htgh r~3~rJ of MOIt c1t1zens, would pdrt 1c lpJte 1n nny c over-up o f data lch r13ht f u lly b~longad t o a clt- 1 n. Thg i~lluro of t l13 AF base to t.~u furt~Rr a ction hds not bee n U;:Q ";.>Ok'J.Sm.tn ab011 t. ther an.) l y.s1& and wh-.~1:. furthl!lr .tc t lo n may bo expect.,d. Th a Air Forco h~3 no~lf1ed NICAP the col or photogr .sph t\lbn by Jor;~ph P~rry, Gr and Blar1c , MJ.c h lgnn , has heo n r~turn~d t o t lto own or. ''It 1s t ho Air Fo rco a o p 1n 1on, l&ttor sai d , " t h a t the blv o c?Oh on t ha s h d e aro not i mag tos but r e - sult from dam~g~ to the omulnlon durlng t ho devoloplng procuss." NICAP h.1s asl<ed 1-lr. Pe rry to m:ska the ~l1de avdilable to NI CAP photo- graphic ad~1 rs who will check th1~ cone bs1on. c na-rert<\Ut.lnt O'r7llt:t artd' am,, t:.;;r t moon m Fcbru:lr:t. \lllH!n llic ~' J~ 1 ' ;:CUl"'C.'> were del'~lopt.'dr onP. :; c.,.,~. F>MtY .;t lhouut:~f{ a~a!n~t t.'l~ itm ar 'tile '! c .. 3 UC:et't.i'ka object, t<tr.I.U i ft ." ll :!H'<'~ I '~! . .Jod wnft J t.!~rne. :Jr . Perry hv~t"l ! ~m arounf hi.! ~e$Uill'Jnt, to ~u-.l~or.--c:~ r'' ' fri~ruJa, 30d One i~diYldU3l .. Hi d , "!t'3 J ~Jym~ sauen-.'~ B':!'cm~ len~ t w'l F.zH - l!'C3, Wtre noncomtnitat wll:.1~ lw~Jhi j : he m, 3nd. in Porr:t s words, "'fl;r.y ~ . !n ' : ~4!em fo be interest('(} un-til r snow. . hi~ -;>a~Jtular on~t, :1 od t.h~ bt>t b of "':~m ' urnped up-. f1'ho ag!!.!rlB u)o,. ho nt ll.. '\howtrtl( t he Rauecr . :m11 tten-ra} l tJl }! o , APR{)'og phl>i.o Jt1:11j-ll , :::_:.!ci ' "\~ well !la\e burned it up