PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS U.v L,... S ;ttl W D Was Bollaoft lilY gu ea: e' &t:t..a..a.A. D Prohahly Balloon Lonl -----------Cl Ground-VIsual C GroundRatlor C Was Aircraft C Prohahly Aircraft D Po I W' Aircraft Tlfwiii / D Waa Aatronomlcal II Y D ProhaWy Aatronomlcol a Ne CiVilian 0 Paasihly Astronomical I-7~.-L-I_NO_TH_O_P_O_I_I_I_IIV_A_T-IO-N-----+ ....... I.-N-U-M-I-E-R-O-fi-O-I-J-1!-CT-S-:--9-. _C_O_U_RS-1!----IIX OthorRetlection/Hoax four stationary D lnaufflciont Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnaw.t 10. BRIIP OP IIOHTINO Witaess sent 1D photos ot su;pposed UFO' s. Pboto sis vhowed that they .were lisbt reflections obtained by takiDS a series of pictures through a window and opening the window more for each shot. Reflections were ot street 11ghts. A'I'IC JPORM 329 (RI&V 2a 8aP 12) I 1. COMMENTS Phot sis showed reflections of street lishts as the cauee, with intent to perpetrate a hoax. ~ir Technic~l Intelligence Center 'Nright Patterson .. -1.ir Fbrce Base, De:1r Sirs: May 6, 19c0, . I S:l.W my first chance to take :1 photo~ gr~ph of the moon since my purchas~ or ~ p~ir of T~ylor 7x50 binocul1rs to fi~ my new contJ.flex I single lens reflex 35mm c~m~r~. he night (time ~f shooting w~s between 9: ;)0 PM J.nd 10:00 Fi~I) s eemed to h e h:1.zy, but, b ec:1us e Wl~ b 1dn' :t h:l.d cle .1r sky s inco I bought l:1lY C:J.mera, I tried it anyw1y. The we LthAr report for t h l t day WlS: 62-52 degrees F:1hrenhctt, tnd 0.61 inche s of r.1in. Using the .Edmund Scientific Co. binocul..tr-to-c3.mer:1 ad1.pter, ' I set the c.tmer9. focus at infinity :tnd twisted the righ t eyepiece of t~le binocul:1rs fully counter- clockwise (for greater tel escopic r1nge). Then, to focus the ~oor1 I twis ted the centr~l f ocus wheel on the binocul1rs until t h e split image i n my rJ.ngefinder indic~ted correct focus. Since I W.l.S beginning to t :l.ke photos with such elaborate equi pment, I had alw~ys kept records of e~ch I took four photos th~t night with Kodak Tri-X P~n 35mm film; t hree of wl:~ich were of' the moon, a n d one of 3. he first vJ::i.S shot at F5.6 ( F,5.6 is required openi~g with binocul~rs) for l/125th sec., the second was taken at F5.6 f or l/250th s ec., the t hird w~s t~ken at F5.6 for l/60th sec. The one of the st~r w~s bl~nk, so we'll forget it. The firs t picture revealed only ~ very fuzzy im~ge r.of the moon, thus we tr.l.y remove it from discussion 3.long with frg,me f.!4. The s e cond fr'3.me s'~ov.rs the moon cle1rer ( f L3t:.~r sp:?.ed) ~c~ -:1 :J.lso rcv1ls 3 po3itiv~l;r for2ign in.1g~s in the sh~pe of cig.1rs. These objects seem to be in f lying forrn-:1tion , the top one being eith e r tht: closest or l :1rgest. _ ... _no the r o b j c c t is po s s i a 1 y shown -1 t the f 1 r r, i g h t of the second f r :1mc . .~/h'lt I meJ.n by possibJ,y i s th-3.t it's so sm~ll th.1t it could be ;1. scr=).tch~'\)r)"' ~{'"picture of dust on t he: c.tm r a lens. I ' m cnrt:J.in th.1 t the other thrc.."~ slt.'N up on f:;_,...J.r:.~;. t/l or 4: :t:;_d t~l_;y s t~em t o h 1v o the s.:1me t cxtur~ ~s t~ moon, th is, they look like they wer e a uou t ..l.S fo.r ':lW~y :J..S the moon. . T~:e third fr;1me m:l.kes me even more positive . The is blur ~d (from slow s buttC:;r speed :.1.nd poor focus), but in the f:1r, low~r l eft o _ t h e fr:.1me :l nother' object with the same feat11res ~s the obj~cts in t he second fr~me is pictured. This object is much l .irger, or much closer, th~n the rest. .\11 of thcs0 objects 1re not in exgct focus, of course, out, 1s y m c 1n s e e fro~ the enclosed pictures l.nd n eg.l.tives, they :3.re more distinguish:1.ble th~n a bug would be if it w~re on the lens. You'll notice, 9lso, two dots just ~bove the l~rge object in fr~me #3 and ~bove a few of the ot~ers; upon inspecting the neg.t.tive under m3.ginficl.tion 7 times, I , found th:tt all of the objects were unde r 2 dots. For your convenience, I've i ncluded 1n outline of the d9. t 1 .. .ud s e v e r J.l pictures. I h 1ve dec j_ded t o i nclude th~ neg~tive, since I h~ve no fur ther use for it. I wo u l d d eeply 'J.ppreci 1te s. r~ply ::ts to t h e v 3.lidity of my findingn. Th.tn kyou. Your's tru~y, SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFII:.D FLVIlJG OBJ ECrs I. Description A. Saucer sh~ped with' two dots ~oove B. Main bodies look very much li. e s 1turn A. M~y 6, 1960, Friday III. D~y's we~ther report A. 62-SG degrees Fahrenr.eit B. O.Gl incl1es of r~in IV. Equipment used Cont11'lex I. single lens reflt.x 35mt camera r3.ylnJ.~ 7xf>0 binocul:1rs Edmu nd Scientific Co. tinocul'3.r-to-c.uner~ adaptor Ulmund 0cientific Co. cl::1.mp-type tripod Tow :.~n 's light meter (mode l 9805 -Sears, $8.95} Y.:ocl ~k Tri-X Pan 35nt:l film , A.S.~ Ind .x: dyl t. 200 V. :Number of Fhotogr tphs & S3.ucers A. 4 ph otos t~ken ~t th~t time of the heavens B. 2 photos included moon & UFO's C 4 s1ucers evident, possibly 5 VI. Ex~ct copy of records kept on e~ch fr~me. ( 1. F5.6 1/125 sec. ~o on-Binocul s ; 2. f5.6 l/2s0 sec. r.:oon-Bino AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE AFCIN-4E2/M&j Friend/69216 Request for Analysis ro: AFCIN-4D4a Request attached photographs and negatives be ana~zed. Cop,y or correspondence accompanying photos is also attached to aid in l"l---IiiC ~ .. b R. SHOOP Colonel, USAF Cy ltr 6 July 60 fr and negatives Ltr, AFCIN-4E2, 13 July 1960, Request for Analysis 1st Ind (AFCIN-4D4a) TO: AFCIN-/.E2 (Col R. R. Shoop) 1. Analysis of the negatives and prints reveals that the objects in question are apparently a series of street lights similar to those previously seen with other reports or this nature wherein a light vith a shade, renecting on a window, creates an elliptical shape with a strong white ''buuip in the central portion. A situation similar to that li~ntioned in report was reconstructed and it was found that by varying the angle or the window through which the photos had to be taken the street lights would appear as seen in the three attached negatives. It might also be stated that to get the images in the sequea:e in which they appear, the window voul.d have to be opened slightly more for each subsequent exposure. AFCIN-Ia i2x UFO Report SArOI-)cl (L/Col Tacker) 1. Th8 pbotop-aph8 ot oro ttect b7 were studied tbe object. n.re deterained to be nnec- tion ratel7 took picture of light, tlxturea renecting on a window, ia att-.pting to paaa tbea ott aa ~ objects.. Thla 1 wa a poor, bu\ det.enainecl, atte11pt to perpetrate a aa at17 d person voulcl lse tt. probable which gan rise to the light rtxtluree appearing as tmidantitied fi71ng objects. 2. A request wae made on lJ Jul7 1960, tor an tnvastiga tion or the Oak Hill, w. Va. aightins The investigation waa made on 21 July 196o, and all inf t1on will be forwarded to ATIC at a later date. FOR THS CC>tANDERt PHILIP 0. EV AMS Colonel, USAF Deputy for Science and. Coa ponenta SAFOI-3d/u' ,ol Tacker/rnhb/72291 . ' . ' i nturniD& :vour pbotosr with ~ letter ot 6 Juq 1960 tl.71Da .ObJeota nesatlvea aubm1tted to ahov UD1dent1t1ecl The Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center baa clater:Dioed that tbeae are definitely i)ictures of light fiXtures reflectiDg . -. on a window. For your into tion I am inclosing tbe latest Departaent of Defenae f'act sheet on the subJect of unidentif'ied flying obJects. It plainly atates the Air Force a position in regard to tb.ia aubJect.. 2 Incloeurea Seattle 33, Washington Sincerely, LAWRENCI J'. TACKER Lt. Colonel, USAF Magasine and Book Branch Public In tion Division Office or IQtormation Comeback OI-3d Reader OI-l s..ar-.)d (1/Col taaar) --Tb8 ot allepcl UFO' t-tecl by Mr ~ the objeota vena to t.lou. took p1atm:a ot 11gbt-:'QlJ ntlect,Jng an a vlndov, to pua til-. ott fl1ns objeat.a. Tbla vu a poor but. at.tup\ to perpeuate a hoax, u aJ17 t.niDecl &>enaD vw1cl U. cl llhich gave rlM to the 11gb\ tl.xt,un appearinl aa un1dct,1.t1ed fl31nl object.. 2. A request, on lJ J~ 1960, ror an i.nveet,J.ption ot the Oak Hill, w. Va. aight!nge. 1he atlgat.iat on 21 Jul;l l96o, nJld all 1ntonaat-lon vUl be t to A!rc at a later elate. PHIL!? O. EVANS ColODel, USAV Deputy rr#