2 .lllt 1ple I. LOCATIOtt 12. CONCLUSIONS D Waa Bollaan 16 6o lew Mexico Area a ProiMWr ... , " ~,_-D~A~T~I TI~M~I-.:OIICUt -------1-.. ~T~Y~, OP OI~II~R~Y~A~T~ON~--------1 D PeaaiWr Belln a Waa Alrcreft Lanl----4--------Goaun .. VIeuol D GrounRr a ProJ.eWr Alrcrelt D Waa A1tronooalcol a Yee fl Pro~oWr Aat,.lcel 11 Civil Mllita17 D Po1alWr Aatt~noicel 7. LIMOTH OPOMIIVATIOM . I. NUMIIR OP OIJICTI t. COURII D Other~-~----:: -=--- 0 lnaufflciOftt D ,., Eveluotlon "S1ov c~ed to Mteor ODe 10. aRIIP IUMMAIY OP to ed shape, size ot aD4 tire t lo.Ped atter 1D1t1al s ObJect burDed 0\lt abruptly. Air sishtU. 2. Round obJect with tear drop taU save ot:t bluish-white light. One report sa" object break into pieces aDd fall away. Burned out 1n tour seconds. Mltiple s ills AftC JPORM 18 (118 H I 1. COMMINTI Description is typical of a :tire AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ATTN of: Lt McKS, s.oo. 11 April 1960 sueJcT:. UFO Report To: Major Friend, 1. Major !randt t>l. USAF C Post. called ATIC 16/2220, to relq liFO Report received by USAF Command Post from a MeJor Francis of TAC COC e.t 16/2200, who he::d received the report from a Ma.1or Harrelson, Intelli- gence Officer, 832nd Air Division, Cannon AFB, who h~d received the original re!1ort of the UFO sighting apJroximately 16/2103 from e. Lt. Dlnn,w F-100 pilot, airborne at the ti:ne of sighting and a CaptCt.in Mason of Clovis, ~e\-t Mexico, home at the time of sighting. (All times used .s.re EST). The US.AF Comme nd Post, the U~;;Jf Indications Center, NORAD and ATIC w'tere all on a .conference tie-up for thi~ telephone report. The reports are as :follows1 a. Lt. Dinn -Flying i'-100 (altitude not available) reported seeing one object, bluish-white with a red tail, similar in appearance to e pistol flare, descending JhO degrees to 350 d egrees magnetic &gainst a descending sun. Visible ap roxi~c.tely two (2) seconds. 1 6/2103 EST. b. Captain Mason -~,rom his home in Clovis, s.n objeC?t which l:e desc_ribes as in a. above. pieces flying from it. New Mexico,Cpt. Mason saw He added th~t he saw 2. Cabnon AFB reports that no plcnes were in the area or responsible for this sighting. , 3. ~t !~f!l 16/2250 EST USAF Command Post, USAF Indications Center, NORAD s.nd ATIC again held telecon. Reports of e. slmile.r ne.ture have been coming in from Amarillo, Texas, Clovis and Alburquerque, N.M. Re9orts als? were received from a T~IA Constellation northeast of .J.J;narillo at 16/2200 EST. Reports vary in estimated altitude ranging from 200 feet to "very, very All agree only one object, trc-veling fast, nothe6st to southwest. ';leather report fo:r-the \vid.e area of re-')orting (~TOP..AD renort) is Yirtually clo1.:dl ess with so~e bl0111in?.; s end in the Texa.s rep,:-ting c-_.:.ea. ?c-.rticip2nts of telecon seem to agree that because of t he rel&tive times of ell r eports, 1900 -2200 EST, that the object ~:ppe.rent ly \va s a meteor. 4. Standing by for more telecons . 2330 hours. All quiet. 17/0145. 0:3i .. RT R MC KAY, JR 1/Lt, USAF NNNN2CZCSQPI2SC2CSQB155ZCWYA998 DE RJWFAM 6 FM HQ LOWRY TO RJWFAL/ADC . RJWFKD/34AIRDIV RJEDSQ/AEROSPACE TEC INTLL CTR WPAFB RJEZHQ/COFS RJEZHQ/OSAF UNCLAS OS 2923D COFS USAF FOR AFCIN, AF.FOR SAFIS. UFO (2) HALF DOLLAR (3) GREEN, CHANGED TO ORANGE. (7) NO TRAIL AT INITIAL SIGHTING, SPARKS AND FIRE TRAIL tEVELOPED. PAGE TWO RJWFAM 6 (9) OBJECT MOVING SLOW COMPARED TO METEORS, ETC. BC1) OBSERVED FROM COCKPIT, APPROXIMATE COURSE 171 DEGREES MAGETIC HEADING. AIRCRAFT HEADING WAS APPROXIMATELY 131 DEGREES PLUS OR MINUS 5 DEGREES (2) DIRECTLY AHEAD 11 511 MSL, APPROXIMATE COURSE 171 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING. (3) OBJECT TRAVELED THRU ABOUT 31-45 DEGREES OF ARC BEFORE BURNING OUT. (4) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH AT 170 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING (5) ALMOST ABRUPTLY. (5) 5-12 SECONDS C(1) AIR-VISUAL. 511 MSL, GROUND SPEED 185 KNOTS, CAPITOL AIRWAYS, VALLEJO CALIF DCl) 1212ZULU 17 MAY 68. , C2) DUSK E. 21-41 MILES SE OF FARMINGTON NMEX. ENROUTE TO KIRTLAND AFB, ALBUQUERQUE NMEX FCl) CIVILIA 1l: RJwF EH FMCC~nR 83 -AIR ~IV CANNON AFB ID RJwFAL/CCM~R AIR nEFENSECCMMD ENT AFB RJWfl"t~/CGMf'R Al .. BUQUERQUE AIR l'f NSE SECTOR KIHTtANnAFB ~ErSQ/COMrR AIR TECH I~TETtiGENCE CENTER WPAFB RJEZH~/EQ USAF WASH H~EzH~/SEC GF THE AF WAE}i ~FC HJ~FfH/CCMAF 12TH WACG OCTIC~ FGR; A~C, AAnE, ATIC, H~ USAF <AFC!N), SECRETAQY OF THE AlP. FCHCE <.SAF 15), I~NO: 12AF <CIN>. IN ACC'ORf'ANCE WITT PARA 14 & 15 ~B 2 -2, THE FOtLCWIN~ !~FORMATION ABOUT AN UNinENTIFIEn FlYING ffiJECT IS SUEMITTEn; (A) (1) RCUNn WITH A SHO~T TEA~ nROP TAll. C2l ~) ~E~ATI'JE. (7) TEAR ~ROP TAll_ AS !C AS WirTH CF OBJECT. (8) :~CAII'l. ( $ ) NEGATIi. ( 2 ) {l) A E?.l!...LIANT ~lG~!Il\ i-OBJECT I~ THE NSr-3C l"r::ELE'/AT1G~. (4) STRAlf.:JiT CR SLir.:iiTl Y FA?ABCT IC. -aG THREE RJWFAM C AL1r iiRL1NE CAPTAIN G. HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS, 51 MILES PLUS VISIBILITY, WINDS FROM NW AT 15 KNOTS (4) 51 MILES PLUS (5) HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS J NONE KNOWN K AIRDORME OFFICER -UNABLE TO EVALUATE DUE TO SIGHTING OF OBJECT DURING FLIGHT OVER NMEX 19/17112 APR RJWFAM IrE~TIFICATICN CCUt" B~ A ;EEf~TRY OF Ar~ EAR!~ SATTEl IT~. AN AIR fORCE CAPTAIN WHO WAS FASSI~C THRU TJ1E CANt~CN AFB AqEA QEPO~TE~ TO TnE AIRr.RcME OFFICER TJiiS INFCRMATICN. "UGTE: I SAW A BURNINr, ~JECT FAttiNG OUT Of THE SKY. IT WAS EREAKIN~ UP ANn 1 coutn SEE PIECES FAltit\G APART. I BEtiE~jE IT TO SE A REENTRY 'TEr.lCtE. THE TIM WAS 17/~203Z APR S~ UNwUC TE: HE IS CAPTAIN WI T_l I AL~ "' f'jASON, WlCS tUTY A R55 IS 77STH AC&W S~UA~HON, OPHEIM, MONTANA ANn HE BE REACHEn AT HIS CAbiFCRNIA. CL) NONE. l-3/2328 Z APf< HJWF BH ffi t?ETWC R .JWF Ert 2S C5> SEVERA~ RE~ CB~ECTS CAME CFF KtY AN" TRAit.~ T"/E MAlt\ cs~Ec:T. THE ~EAR CF THE BTCE WHITE MAl~ AT l 't;{F. sEr~t,ENTS THE\~ B:..i~f,JEr OUT It\ TilE NA~NER Af\r. RATE CF AN EXPCt~ENTIAt CUR'!E. (5) APPQOXIi1,;TEt Y FOiJR (4) SE:CoNns. <C) (1) GROUNr.-'JISUAt.. (2) Ni:t";ATiiJ. C.3> NA. QQVIS, NEW MEXICO. (2) THIRTY FCUR <34) ~E EiS TWENTY THREE <23> ~NUTES ~CRTH, LATITU~E ONE HUN~RE~ TEREE (l~J) nE~REES FIFTEEN <151 ( - MINUTES WEST !..CNGitunE. CF> ROBINSON, "t MAJ0R, 8.32AT' ~FICER, CCMMAN~ PILOT, MATCRE, EXCElLENT REtiABI1_ITY. (~) (1) <tEAR. C4) 1t; MILES (5) NONE. (.$) NC~E. (7) TEM?EHATUHE -;5 rG F f'W POINT ~S r[r. F. (t\) Ncr~ <I) NGNE. (J) UNKNOwN. (K) 0\PTAIN ~CEERT B. SEAR!., OIC Of T'l'JISIGf~ CPE'?ATIO~S CENTER. THIS ~JECT WAS SI~HTn BY SCOQES GF FERSO~JS WEG HEPOHTE~ IT TC '!ARIOUS tE~SPAPERS, RAnia STATIONS At~n MI1ITA~1 EASE THROU~HOUT THE WEST 'lXAS, ~EW ~EXICO. AREA. THHEE AIH FORCE FITCTS REPORTEn THE CBJECT TO ~r ON AIR FCHCE BASE AUTHORITIES. THIS CFFICER IS NOT TECPNICAltY . WALIFIEr TO MAKE A nEfi~ITE STATEi~ENT CN THE I nNTITY OF THE OBJECT. CONDITICNS CF A CLEAR SKY, ~AYTIGHT ANn IMPROBAEI~ITY OF ?AGE TER EE .R .;F EH 26 T E; j P .~ R AT U R I ~'IE R S I C N C CUP t r. w I T E T ii E C B I.J E C T S r-. E S C R I F T 1 C K ANn APCIH-laA2 ~--7fiUZ ol'tice d8tei!IS.M it an artdfic eible tor u. a nporu RICHARD a. SHOOP 1. In Mas Clte DCOI 174 (C) 124SJ (q ll) In Mil Cite AD/DOO Oh-4S6 (U)