PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7 J\m 6o 1 nliDOiS g ~:ob :BaUeon 3. DAT!TIMI GROUP 4. TYPI! Ofl OIIIRVATION D Woa Aircraft Local XI O..un4-Yiauol GrourHIRodor a Proltaltly A1rcralt 0 D AIP.Yiwal 0 Alrlntercept Roder PoaaiWy Aircraft II Waa Aatronomi col Meteor 11 Vee 0 Probably Aatronomlcal a No C1V111aD 0 Poaaibl, Aatr:onomlcol 7. LENGTH Ofl OIIIRVATIOM I. NUM81R Ofl OIJICTI t. COURSI g ~t~:;,,-.c-len t_D_at_e_fo_r_E_v_o_lu-at-lo-n n/a one not SiTeD o Unlcnown 10. IRIIP SUMMARY Ofl IIOHTINO Fila strip . to ATIC which hoved u. un1deDt1:t1ed obJect OD rr-a. Source was t a silhouette ot a statue the obJect was not seen nntil the tllm was beiDa previewed. A'I'IC POIIM 329 (R&V t aaP 12) I 1. COMMENT I Upon is b7 ATIC it was determined that obJect was a source ot considerable jntensit7 which "DYed tbru the 's field ot view in l l/4 sec. The extremely velocity and brigb.tne indicates that the obJect was . meteor of the "tireball" class. OFFiCtl\L FILE COPY, AFCtN-bS~ /Maj Ptiend/aac/69216/typed 30 June 60 a flla nrip t,o t~ IJ. s. AU Farce wbiob ebowecl a UFO on 2. t111linl a .routine ail bouet.te ot a atat.ue in ci t7 ovnecf Side Park 1n Champaign, Illinois. Th tovk place at 20SSZ on 1 June 1960. ). The tia waa ana]..ysecl oy A'liC and the following concluded: a. The objeat. on t.be film ia a genulne photogra?hiC ""'" b. Ttle object. vu a light source or considerable intensitT, due to ita bel.ng entlrel7 Yleible within e.l.gbt uesre ot tn. sun. c. The object. waa traveling at a veey high valoc1ty as evidenced by the tact that it aoved through tbe cu.ra' a field or view 1n 1; 4. rn:age :21otion durina expoaure udea any analysis of object. conflgunticnJ however, ita high velocity and brightness indicate that the object vu probably a n"8teor ~ t~ ".ttreball" not g1Yen any publicit7 to this sighting, but Ar ueat not.i t1caUcn ot t.he result ot the Air Force analysis. ha.e and buaineas addreeaea are as followet 1. r!'le til.;la strip 1.3 being retained at A!!C as a ,?art ot the case f'Ua ior thl.a 3l tng, and .1i.ll not, b e ret.um~ mlass ii:akes t.11s specif.lc request. - I " COORDINATIONt uro Fil ( AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE To SAFOI-ld (I/Col !~ker) aign, nliM18 vbioh ahoved a UFO on l trip to tbe u. s. Air 2. t1l.ainl a ''bouette or a statue 1D citT Side Parle ill at 20SSZ Oil 7 JaM 1960. I Il 1 1 not. The til.Jdng took pl.: I concluded: a. The object on tb film ia a genuine photographic ..w. b. The object waa a light source or considerable intensiq, due ~ to ita beiDa entlrelT visible within eight degrees of eqn c. The object vas at a very high velocit7 as evidenced \ by the tact that it moved through the camera' a tield of view in J.t 4. Image motiOD duri.nl elCpoaure vr a any analysis or object hJ,gh velocit7 and brightnesa a meteor c:L the "f'ireball" contiguraticm; r, ita indicates tbat tbe object vas pro not giTen &n7 publicit7 to this sighting, but not1t1catJ.OD ot the result of the Air Force anal.7ais. are aa follovt 7. The atrip ia beina at ATIC aa a part, ot the case :tile tor this aighting, and will not be re'turned unless 3pacitic request. !f'OR THE CCJMHANDER: NICHQT.AS POS'r .Acting Daputy Scianc and ..., .. AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHTPATT!RSON AIR FORCE BASE ltiP\.Y TO ATTI o AFCIN-4E2 tui.IICTa Request for Photoanalysis toa AFcm-4D4a 1. Request the attached fil.m and photographs be analyzed, and the results torwarded to this office. 2. Attached is a copy or the cover letter containing camera, exposure, and film data to aid in your analysis. RICHAaD R. SHOOP Colonel, USAF Cy ltr lC June 60 fr ATC ~tr AFCIN-4E2, 14 June 1960, Request for Photoanalysis 1st Ind (AFCIN-4D4a) TO: AFCIN-4E2 (Col R. R. Shoop) 1. The attached film has been analyzed and the following conclusions a. If the data accompaning the photography is true and correct, sorre very intense light source moved through the camera's field or view in li seconds. The intensitr of the light source is indicated by the fact that it. is entirely visible when within eight degrees or the sun. b. The intorma tion given regarding camera tilt is verified by the sun angle at the stated time of photography. 1 c. Image mction during exposure precludes any ana] ysis or object cor..figuration. d . The photography c.nci exposure data give no clue a c t o size, speed or distance of the object, however, the camera data indicate s that if the object was moving in a horizontal plane its velocity wa s approximately one rrdle per hour for every foot or altitude above the camera station, ie, 500rnph if at 500 ft. altitude, lOOOmph at 1 000 ft. altitude, etc. e . If the rhotography is fc.kec' it :ras pr ob ably 'lCCO:r.p'iish eC. by a do,lble exposure i n ',.,hich a light source .!as !"O\i3d e.c~oss t '..! u..era' a field or vi.ew a t a uniform velocity. CHANUTI TECHNICAL G CENTER (ATC) aoB.JBOT: UFO Sighting ~ght-Patterson AFB 1. This is a ca~bination prel1m1nary report and report or investigation submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2. 2 . The UFO sighting occurred at Champaign,. 1111 nois fourteen (1.4) miles south or Chanu~e Air Force Base at 2055Z, 7 June 1960 ... losed is a film that was taken by . Cllampaign,. Illinois. The filming o o ec was ac ental. The object was not seen or discovered until the film was previewed at the hOJBe .1gn and his phone n is 4. Photo filming a routine silhouette shot or a statue in the center city owed West Side Park. The camera was mounted on a tripod at an approximate forty-five (45) degree u ard angle. The camera was a ltcnm Volex Reflex Camera with a lOrmt wide angle lens. Estman 7276 black and white film was used with a shutter speed of one sixtieth or a second, fil~ing twenty-four (24) frames per second. Exposure was F 22, using a K-2 yellow filter with the lens focused on infinitive. 'l.oned the Information offered the film to the publicity was ti ve with Captain requested that ot the results or the analysis or the film strip. given Chanute AFB on this sighting. FOR THE COMMANDER: k .. o. asHER Colonel, USAF Operations Officer 1. Film Strip 2. Set of 10 Still Photo FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY t{.ilber Price, Jr./AFCIN-4D4/27 1960 t. l~icrosoopio 'mage 1a not cauaed b7 apr-e to be a ge PRICB, JR. Chief, AFCIN GD4 tion ot the original film indicates that the in the emulsion, or by mechanical meana but NNNN2C2CSQP032CZCSQEZ582CNUA 72~ _, ... DE RJEDNU 2Q Frt CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN-4E2-S-17 4-E, 14 JUNE 1960. UFO SIGHTING INVESTIGATION COI1PLETED 11 JUNE 196~. REPORT BEING PREPARED AT THIS TIME. WILL SUBMIT TO YCU 15 JUNE 1960 o1-3d/~ Col Tacker/am/ nblllaton or & took _IUoj Tbe OD :t!JR 18 a C: It had a lisbt o~ considerabl.e 1nten1ty~ due to ita being "'iaibl.e v1 thin eigbt or the aun. The bigb ty ot ob is evidenced by tbe that it moved tbJ*O\lgb the a field ~ in 1t seconds. motion p:~ecl udea aMJ yai.s ~ conf1 ion. Bow- ever, ~ high veloc:lt:y am 1Micatea tmt the ob ,.. pzobabl.y a or the "ftre'ball" claaa .. Vith yoaar tbe A1r would llke to the strip in tbia for the otfteial ftl.e. U thia is not poutble let know ...m I will the ru DUCb for ycnzr 1 uterest in tbia J. !I!ACIRR Lt. , USAP / Public In.Porat'on Division Otn.ce or tnranatton