PROJECT 10073 RtCORD CARD 1. DATI . 2. LOCA TtON 12. COHCLUSIONI 0 Waa Belloott 19 Smithville, Temessee a ProltaW, a .. leon Woa Aircraft Lenl -----------Xtl O..un .. Vhuel a GreunR .. ProltoltiJ Aircraft ~ D Waa AatronoMI cal ~ Civilian D Prot.oWy AatronoMicol a PoaaiW, Aat,.,.."'lcel 7. LIMOTM OP ATIOM I. NUMIIR OP OIJICTI 0 lnaufflcleftt D t.r Evaluation 0 Unlcnown three minutes 10. IRIIP 0' IIOHTINO Round red flashing light, size of a basket- ball observed to stop three times and then turn to thP. ~ast and disappear in uistance. AftC POWM 129 (ll&V It ... 12) South then East I I. COMMINTS J Believed to be aircraft by reporting official. Conc'lr with the report. DATI . LOCA'riOI MAY 1960 SIOHTINGS EVALUATIO! E et Bava lslaada Treut Rwa, Peylvuia !ayeaae, Mev Jeraey Weat Harttrd, Ceaaectic:ut Seattle I wa.b1ast D&ytea, Ohie Seuthera lfervay Vieiaity W~Pce, Texaa WSW ~ Havai Ia Saa Gabriel, Caliteraia. IAttabal, ba Dallaa, Texaa SW et Albaaa, 'West Virg1aia D~ytea, Obi Tallaa~e, Alabama Dilli2gbrcl, .ua~ka Rhdesia, Atrica Jartrey Ceter, New Hamphire Malde~, Maaaaebua~tta Maaghm, Lauiaiaa Murt'reeaber., Teaaeaaee Bear Lake, Flerlda Sutbweater Ca~ada ilrth M1a1, Flrl.J..- Nap1e, New York ViciAity Midway I~ld Beatley, Michiga Pe12~ Park, Pea~aylvala El Fa,;, Texaa Chapl~st., Maie Char2pag:ae,; Yuk, Ca'Aa.da. Area J.,a Vega~ , U ev:a.<!a 5~ I~uia} Miaau Naus I.;laad, Ad:Jairalites 23 r~!1 S :;t Jo-liet, Illia!s Military-~ Civilia.a Pil~ta Other (IMAGINATION) Iaufticiest Data Other (FURS) laautt1c1eat Data Iaautticieat Data Other (1\UI:P::TIOM/HOA.."<) Iasuttieieat Data Other ( CIDUDS) Iaauttieleat Data Iaautt1e1et Data Aatre (Mft'Dlft) Iauft1cieat Data IRauttieieat Dat~ Astr$ (Mi:TEOK) r.sufticiet Data Iaaut!icie1t Data Aatr., (MiT0~) Iaaufficiet Data Other(nFIJrCTION) Aatre (MiTEOlt) Aatre (JUPITEft) Imaufficieat D-ta Isutticieat Dat Aatr~ METEOR) Other IRON) Other {REFI.EC-TION) Astre MITEC8) Astro ~.ARS) r.sutficieat Data Insufficie2t Data I ufficie~t D~ta Astre/ (1-A..ETBXJ~) Astr~ ( JUPIT ) ADDITIONAL R-CPOR'.L'e!IJ SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) ~,'alled !Aa.ke, Michigall Sara;eta, Fl6rida Bedf9rd, l~ssachuGetts ~'IilwatU:ee, Wisco:11sia nastg~, ssachusetts FiJi, !slad R ~ll~, ~vil.s~,.ur1 e""'3clippimg New~clipping EV.\LUATION' Sura:na.;-y -Fireball Reparts Newsclip:pi N ~-.,:Jell ~pi:aa~ . IUl~L.Y TO ATTN 0~1 BOO HIADQUARTIRS AIR FORCI lAS! 13tth AIR lAS! CltOUP ( TAC) UMIT!D STATES AIR FORCE Sowort Air ,., a , TottnoaMO auao~cT Unidentified Flying Object Report To Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center \Tright-Pa.tterson AFB, Ohio In accordance '~th AFR 200-2, the attached L70 Report is submitted. FO~ 'rHE COUfA!TDER: J .1r:;:s A. WESTON AF For;n 112 & ll2a. Asst Dir o f Ade1 COUNTRY Gr ACTIVITY AI,GRTINe Sewart Air Force Base CLASS" ICAT lOft AIR INTELUGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Cit ARIA AI,CIItT COIICIA,_ DATI CW INFCIItMUION ACTIVITY IUIMITTIMI AI,CIItT DATI OF COLLICTION 839th Air Base Group BOO Sewart Air Force Base Tennessee PAI,AAIN8 INDIVIDUAL OAT[ Of " OAT CANCELEDIINCGIPLETE NAMI C11t DISC"I"ION CW IGUACI EVALUATION ADD fTIONAL INFOIUMTION ON (Date) SUIJECT (~ecrJptJYe SU~ARY (Ol aua~ry hlch hiAhll,hta the eelient factor of narrative report. Be'in nerratJve text on~ For~ JJ2a unleea report can be fully atat.d on ~ Por. 112. Liat Jncloeuraa, lncludJn' nuber of copie) Thg n a rrative report deal G ,.,i t h a flashing red lir-h t \Thich 1tfa s observed during hour s o f darkne s s . Th e loce.le t-ras ~ear the local airport. The investigating officer felt strongly t~h:d:, t.he f l::1 shin~ li; h t Has on a n aircraft. -------INCLS DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR (~capt VS4P and llle. Indicate Dupl M/o and copie l o incloure il applicable) (SaCURITt' INI"ORMATtON wlten ttlted In) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ~IGIJIIATIJIIG AqENCY l.rfiOI" NO. ' B39th A1r Base Group BOO Sewart AFB, Tennessee A. (1) UFO, Round (2) Size or a Basketball (6) Red Flashing Light (8) No sound heard B. (1) Observer went outside to get coal for his stove. (2) Estimated at 200 or 300 feet above the surface coming from the North proceeding South. (3) Proceeding East approximately the same altitude. (4) The observer stated to the investiRating officer the object came from the North going South, stopped three times, turned East and disappeared out (5) Disappeared slowly to the East. (6) Observer saw the ob.}act for three (3) minutes. C. (1) Ground-Visual (2) No opticals used E. (1) One half (!) mile East of Smithville, Tennessee. F. (1 Age 28, Rou Smithville, Tennessee G. (1) Clear (4) 10 Miles (6) None I (7) Inversion just starting H. (1) None I. (1) No action taken J. (1) None K. Helicopter Pilot and Snuadron Adminstrative Officer. I interviewed the observer t~!r. and recP,ived the above infonnation from him concerning ob,,ect 11~ a . I am of t ha opinion that the flash1.ng ~Ad light that l1r. saw ~:::'1 f t'Jr.t a n ai :-era f t f'. consi.der~bl "9 rJistance farth~!'" .-1.1..,,q_v th~n h e tho because it was at night and he stated the speed was ve~r ~low and that he thought it stopped three times and then disappeared. I gave Nr. my opinion and he stated it could have been an aircraft, but wasn't Ho caae (Iaforaatlon Ooly) Mt. Prospect, ~ew Ro Case (lnforaatioo Only) Conrad, Montana tn a f~eld, wPIIft Uote gl t~l rf 1M' td ..,nh~\ \he UA deeorlbed bJ U.. looal ,...,~ ar al~\~de. The .at.\or of the local "lr'lhpl"~lf4 a-trnr,who aald he \oo had 11 11 a\rarga \EO., l Air Feuce tlan (lnforaation.Only) Ro C (InforatloD Only) Plymotb, Rew Bampehlre Ol ApJLil 2" at .. Pl.)mouth a large group ot persona sighted a bluish- No Ca8e (lnforatlon Only) Weat Thornton, New Hampshire