PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS w~n Boll..,. Pal rr. Sprine s, C.:1lifo m ta Prolta~ly Boll eon ~V-r D Wea Ahcreft OATITIMI OltOUP Olli,.un._ auel D CroundReder a Proltaltly Aircraft D At.-VIIII D Alr-lnterc.,t R .. PeasiWy Aircraft C Was Astronomical C PraltaWy Ast,.nallllcol D Paaalltly Aat,.notftlcal 7. LINOTH OP.OIIIItYATION I. NUMIIR 0' OIJICTS t. COURSI D lnaufflctent D fw Eluatlen D UnllnaWft One Westerly o. lltiiP SUMMARY 0' ~rillian1 silvet object, circular or di~e ~ha,ed. Apt~F!ared to shirr.:r.e::'. ~ii:e of a qu;trter at arrr.'z leneth. ApLJear ecl in S\-J and disap:1~etrP.d i.n West. Obse:vet a t est 20,000 jur-t ~ver-S3 n cJac into Nts. ,Ju~t prior t o disa~ earance object veer~d at hirh speed t o \~Jest. Ub,j3ct ap~ear~d tot; ridine 0 thermal. '.las noted to s !-: ~.r.":er or waver. Siehttng with binoculars. fro~ Desert area with object over a'"'iountai ns. ATIC PORM l29 (REV 26 SKP 52) 11. COMMENTS hn attempt. "'3-m:1de to co!"ltact th~ ot:JP rver with negative re sll. ts. J. "le re ar.Je3rs to be no infor-rr.a tion tha t the object was other than a balloon. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION S"EET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Information may be flied and coded as accurately ae .,esll,le, please. use the followl"f space to write out a short description of the event that 'you ohserved. You may ,.. peat :Information that you have already given In the questionnaire, and acid any further comments, statements, ar tlcetches that you believe are Important. Try to present the details of t~e ol,serva tlon In the order In which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may.be attached If they .are needed. (Do Nat Write In This Space) (PI Print) tJNCLASSiriG1 SI'ACI IJitOJr IISIItVID POl CONMUHICATIOH ClfHTII MeG (Cjltj) ACCOUNTING OftiCI. 0" ._.,. ._. TO /OlfCI,ASSIFIIm/I'BCJft fgiBCQH BBJ:WEEN CAPf T(lfLINS~, MARCH AFB AND ATIC SDO, CAPr Sl&iiBH t1l 26 ,roo 60 BP'tQ AN UFO SIGHTING AT PALM SPRilllS, CAI,IF. TBK DPO RPTU "IS LIMrl'IQI D NATURE PRECLUDING A V.ALID CONCLUSION. BE MADS II .ACCORDANCB WitH AFR. 200.2, DTD 14 S9. DRTO fRE" PROIIM(ff AID gJ.RV ~ THB MOUNTAINS, StlOOBST EAf!K INDICATI CJf A DIAGRAM THB HEIOHr AND POSITIOH WHKHK THK <BJ lPIRS'1' APPIABED, THI POSrl'ICJI WHKR8 IT DISAPPRAR15U AND TillS TIME OORATIOH B&:rWEDf EACH CHANGE IN POSl'liCif ~ TY?t!:O { u ' 11-IMfJui} NAM AND ~ PHII.I? G~VANS :~----~ ~ Colonel, USAF Deputy tar Science .00 ef'.CIAL INeTIIUCTIONe II~CD DD I'OIIM 17a. I OCT WHICH WILL a US&D U .. TIL Kk"4UeT&D CZCSC318ZC~YC~51 RR RJEDSO r"---- DE RJWBKN 17 r- FM 12AIRDI\T MARCH AFB r TO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ~CLAS FROM BDCO 1!324 SUBJECT: UFO SIGHTING. REFERErJCE URMSG AFCIN4E272~64E, 5 20412 JULY 60. REFERE~CE UFO SIGHTING AT PALM CALIF, 26 JU~lE 62 . REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTRACT MR WHO ~EPORTED HAVING SEEN THE UFO, JfAVE FAILED WILL CONTINUE. 14/C043Z JUL RJWBKN AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNIT!D STAT!S AIR FORCE WRIOHTPATT!RSON AIR FORCE BASE '' AFCIN4X2 au"CT Extract from Duty Officers' Report 2 '1 JUN ~'jSO TO AFCIN-412 (Major Friend) The followtua extracted from Captain Steffen's Report dated is quoted for your in tion. . 1645 bra -UFO report from Duty Officer, Marh. APB. re attached ATIC Form 164 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL .INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as.much Information .as possible concerning the unidentified .aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions .as you pos~ibly cdn. The information that you givewill be used for research purpoaes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name willnof be used In connection with any statement a, .conclusions, or publications. without your perm.fssion. We request this peraonal Information so that, if It Is deemed necessary, w. may con~act you.f~ further c!etaila. ~ '1!_ . . ,d.~ 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. 4. Where were you w" you saw the obiect? Additional :remarlcs: - 5. How long was obiect:in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? a. Certain b. Fairly certain (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 6. What wqs the condition of.the:sky? . o. Bright a . Br ight 7. IF you sow the o~iect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at t~ obiect? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right lliis form supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oct 54. d. To your left a':J Overhead Y. D on't r e memb&r IF you saw the oblec:t at NIGHT, what dlcl you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): 9. The oblect appeared: (Circle.One): a. Aaa light Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch darlc Don't remember d. Don't remember 10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? 11. Oidtheobiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly.speecl.up.ancl rush away at any time? c. Brealc up Into parts or explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear.and reappear? 12. Did the obiect move behind something:at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don~t Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circltt One): N~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what . 13. Did the obiect rnove In front of something....,at any time, particularly a cloud? . (Circle One): Yes ~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot 14. Did the obiect appear: ~Sol~ b. Transparent d. Don't Know (Circle One): Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses f. T el.,scope Windshield Theodolite Window glasa 16. Tell In a few words the following things abaut.the oblect. 17. Draw ci picture that willshow.the:shape of the obiect., obiects. Lobttl:ond lnclude:ln your.alcetch.any details . the obtect:that yo,.t.saw.'luch.os wings, protrusions, .etc., and especlolly.exhaust tralls.or vapor trolls. . P.Idct an.arrow.bealde.theclrowlng:toshow.the direction the obiec:t.was.n10vlng. 18. The edges of :the obie'tt. were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . :lilce a bright star Sharply outlined d . Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? _ picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to 5how the direction that.they.were traveling. I 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the oltlect or o\,fects mode. Place on "A" fit the heg lnnlnt of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any e1 In direction during the courae. Iorge did the olttect. to. you 01 .to an olfect with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to ~now the angular 1ln Hold a ltiCitch stldc at.arm's length In line wl!h a known obfect and note how much of the obfect Is COYerftft by the head of the If you had.pttrformecl thl1 experiment at the tl111e of the sighting, how ry~uc:h of the oiJiect would have been covered by the match heacl? 23. Did the oblect df1appear while you were watching It? If so, how? In order that you can give aa clear a plcture.aa poaslble of what youaw, describe In your own words a common obfect or ol,fects which, .when placed up In the 1lcy, would giveth. same appearance a1 the obJect which you saw. 25, Where were you located when you aow the obtect? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle Onel: In the buslneas:sectlon of a city? o. lnalde:o ltullcllng the realdentlal sectlon.of a city? c. In open.countryalc!e? ( c, Outdoor d. Neat' on airfield? Cl. In an.olrplone (type) e. Flying ov~r a city? e. At IH f. Flying over open country? 'l7 Whot were you dOing. at the tlnte youaow the obiect,.and.how did you happen.to notlce:lt? :28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE Or othervehicle.ot th3 time, then complete.the following que!ltl~ns: 28.1 .Whot:dlrectiOn were you moving? (Circle One} ci. North c. East e . South b. Northeast .d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fost were you.movlng? . miles per hour. .283 Oid.you stop.at any time whl.le you were loolcing at the ob;ect? (Circle One} Ytts No 29. Whatdlrec:tlon were yo.i looking when you flrataaw the oblect? (Circf",.one) b. Northeast d. 'Southeast ""f. Southwest 30-. What direction were you loolcing.when.you last aaw the obiect? (Clrcle.One} b. Northeast d. Southeaat f. Southwest . h. Northweat h. No..thwest I. Overhead ( g.'lWest n. Northwest . I. Overhead . 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular:dlrectlon), try to estimate the numh.,r of degret~ts the obtect wns from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it.wos upward from ~he horizon (elevation). 31.1 When It first appeared: o. From.true North, degrees. b. From hOrizon degrees. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. . Frown true North;.... -----degrHs. b. . F. ron horizon degr .. s 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS (Circle Otte) WEATHER (Circle One) Clear slcy b Fog, mist, or light rain Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain Thiele or heavy clouds Don't re~Mmler 35. When and to whom did you.report that you.hacl seen the obiect? Mo~tth v , 36. Was anyone else with youot thetlme you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answerecl YES, did they see the obfect too? (C lrc:le One J 36.2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an obiect or obiects lilce this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under whot clrcumstonces did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the obiect was and whot might have caused it? 39. Do you thlnlc you can eatl .(Circle OrteJ the apeecl of the ohlect? IF you answered YES,.then.what speed would you eatl 40. Do you thlnlc you can eatl how far.away front you the obiect was? (Circle.Oite) Ye1 IF you ana YES,.th .. how far.away would you say:lt wa?---------- .41. Please give the fol aiMtut youraelf: 'Uddle Heme lndlcote ahout.yourself, lneludlng:any education, wh~h.might be pertinent. 42. Dctte. y~u completed this. questionnaire: