PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wea Bolloo" 0 Prot.ot.ly Bolloo" ~G Greunti-VIauel 0 Gn.UftdRodctf DvWoa Ahcroft d"" Prot.ot.ly Aircraft GMT C Alflt VI wol 0 Af,.l"tercept Rodor 0 PoaafW, Alrcreft c Woa Aette"omlcol 7. LINCTH 0, OISIRVATION I. NUMII!R 0, OBJECTS 10. aRI!' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 4TIC PORW ll9 (REV 21 IEP 52) 9. COURSI! 11. COMMENTS C Prot.oW y Aatrenemfcel C Poait.ly Aat,.ttemleel l"aufflcfe"t o ... ,., Eluetiett lee~ t.. i 20. Dr~:: ~ T"icture that 11il l s horr tr~e motion t ot tl1e obj e c t or ob,iects made Place an " A" Rt t he benoinnin,.. of the "":tt~, a "B" 'It tl1e e nd l")j" t e T"at'1, and ~horr a ny chc nr.-e s in direct i.0n cturinr~ t~e c0ttrso. ? C.SS IBIE, tr~ to -:--uess its l ongest dimention. estim~+.~ \7)-, ... t, the real size objecjr was 22. !-!~1 la!"~e r:!.1 t~e ob .;ect ot objects .')T"~ar '"'C' con,..n.red r:it~ one of t~e fol- lo,-.ring "'b ~ects ~1eld in t::e h~nd t'nd at about arm'~ l0n~th? a . Cert::!.n r.:;. S:tlv~r r1nJJ.ar h. Snse b'"~ll 1. Grn~":ruit i. '3as~etbal~. c. i'n t. ,,er,-sure d . Tncertr-in 24. In o -e!' t ::2.t you c~.n - i ve es cle .:!r a ""icture o:.s o0ssic le c.r-:"l-,P.t ;.~ou. s~VT, ":'Te ':.roul~ li! for you t,. ima~ine t ' .at :rot coul d c 0nstrnct t he o b.: ect t h~t ~rou S;trt. Of .rrhat t-~ materi:tl ~-,o1ld -rnu :13~-::e ;_t~ :!o \1 ~ !Jr,..,e yroul-1 it be. and --l-tat share '1ould it have? Describe in Your o .. n ,,;or-1~ a con!':"r.n ob~ect 0r obL"ects r.'!icl: 77l-ten -~W'!!t~ .T~ere r:'3r e vr.u 1 nc ,.,t.ed a . ! ~1.rle o hn:tll i n ,? b. I n a cro-? c. !.Qut d nors'l d . I n ~n 3ir~l~ne? e. -J sen. .7',en ~"OU so., t he oh . .:ect!26;:er e Pou(Circle ('lne ) : In t'1e bus~.n8ss ct..:on 0~ t: cit ('!-'~)b. ,In t he resiCI.e nt i:'l sect if')n of -E.e_; c. In o~en c ountrysi d e d. Flying near a n eirfield e. F1vina over a cit~. f. Flyin~ over oren cottntry. ~hat Tiere you doinf at the time you s n''' the object, ~o~ d i d you ha~nen to notice it? :!:1' ~1'ou Tiere t:ovnrG IN AJ: !\.~TTCL''OBIIE or other vehicle a t t he time, then com,lete t follo~ing questions: 2~. 2. ~That direction '.7ere ;"<iu moving'.' (Circle One) l.or .. eas c.. Southe ~st rr . J'est f .south\To s t h . Northnest r!o r t}:e :1st c . Sont\y tl:e nb,iect ? (C'!.rcl 3 r ne' 31. I: -c-...1 -::-e ft':-:1ili:1r l1it!: be 3rins ter:is (-r:r-rtl.lnr r.~rections) , ~rv to estim('t e -:::e nu.':-1c~r o~ rlec-rees t he obj ect w~.s froM t r ue ::nr t"" a nd ~.lso t1e number o f' "e ~.e--Tees it 71e s U'r'--~.:-~ f rom t!:e ho~izon(ele~,etion). 31. 1 ":hen i t first a ... - o:'red: 32. I n th'1 ~ollo\7ing 2het(''1, ima~ine that ;rou nre .,t the mint shovm. Plac e o.n " A" on the curved l i ne to s\,ow !Hnr high the ob.iec t \'Tos above t he l,orizon(skyline) r1'1, you first sew i t .(' Plac e a " B" on the same curved line to show hon h i gh the obje wa.s ~bove the horizon(skyline)vrhen you last savr it 33. I:-1 t ::'? .:o~i-o-lin.o-l"'r--er s >e t c:-.. -l~ve -. " A" at tl-}e r.osition t:-:13 object a~ rl-ten 1e \7eo.thc r con,.Jitions CLCY(.IDS (Circle nne) c.3cat~ereA cloud- d. Thick or heavy c}.ouds e . Don ' t reMenber li3htr ain lb der at e or ~ea~r e(i Don't remember 7.'"-:en d~.d you reoor t to s ome offi cial that you had else rrith t he object? (Circ l e One) IF vou ans~red YES, di d t he y s e e t he ob.1ect (Circle One) 3~.2 ?lease l i s t t1eir nsme s a nd s,:: the ohiect? a . ~;o Yrind - b . Sli~ht bree c . Str onc: -rind d . Don ' t rene~ber Temnerature Don't rener.tber seen the obj e c t ? first tine --ou '!v~ seen "n ob~ect li'c t his? (C~cle lJne) 38. I n ;"Cl~ ol"inion rThet do you t!'lin_l( the ob,ie c t Tias ~:1d w~at mi:ht ~eve c~used i t'i .39. Do you tr.ink :rou c a n cstimat8 t he ::;need of the object? (Circle One) t:e n r1hat sneed v1ould ~rou estir.tcte? think you c~n estimate ho'.v f ar (Circle One ) IF you ~ns~rered anav would you say it was? l~ol. Please gi ve t he f ollowing infor mation about yours elf: ::-~-'"l~ :-~ "lnrl.~.c::te en~r s,.-.eciel e~ucat:!.onal t r aining that you have h~d. e . e . Technical sc~ool ~. Other Srcial tr2inino- c letion o: thi~ ~uestionne.i-e: IIame s and Ages of ']t her Ob ~ervers Phone r:o. 'J.!l- 9 = Granite, FR- 3 = ?res:.dent) UFO ANALYStS SHEE:l' Qu : nc;y, Date (Local) Satellitet (Det S ATIC, Ext )279) ------------ Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) ---------- Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4El) 'I J. Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. Evaluat.ior. o: So~:-ce :teliabili ty :_ ........... ~ Analysis and Conclusions: :Ttist , :m ri :i.: _.:. ""lCOnl i - ht D~JC , Jz?'lfi!:J Commandin~ Officer Hanscom Air Force Base Bedford, r.:assachusetts This letter refers to the teleohone call that you received on 12 August, 1960, concerning a nrobable U.F.o. sighting over the Quinc;-:r, Hassachusetts area. Enclosed is a co-ny of the u.s. Air Fo~ce Technical Information Sheet, Form A. ~7ould you nlease fore't'lard this reoort to the Air Technj cal Int- elli~ence Center. Thank-you .\ir Technicnl Intelligence Center ~nclosed herein is a cony of the U.S. Air Fo-:-ce Technical r n:orneti o n Sheet, Form A. skv, , ... r::-oxi:'llatly :oo 3.bov2 th~ in e s~utheast- er~ "'u~C.r~.nt of I~ 112 s si-:7!-lted. b;, the f 0 lJ.oiin? t; nersons, rhile observin~ t he Perseids on eit'1 Fi~= o~ c:: : e :t na~ t n ,ie"Jed ~e in the binocul nr s o f t~1e objo"t. I7t ::iO\" ~+ ~ "di2. ,, at e 1 0'.'1 ar.~le, a bent L~0 "'ooYe t "l e '!orizn.n, ~nd "Jhen i t "3.S in -:.:.:e ~outh':;este:-n secti or. of -!'}e sky, i:. st.o""re d , '?. ~ t~1e red lights o n t~e bo:~om started to revolve steadily, nne inc~e~sg~ t~e nt~b~r ~n r.r.rn. This r;a s :-iret seen o:T:.th t~e bino~ula:-s 1 nC. subc:.-equentl? b;r the rest of the ,?TOUT'I. .7,..,en bsarved i t , t~1e be.c 1{ r i -"h't .side .1as til ted u"' an~ a l"\Ortion of a .jar -: .vas se en, als"" an i:-:li .. ::. t ~or: of :1!1i te light. T!:e object l enel?d off sn -+:.he isl~ \'.''lS one~ :--:0re in~,:.si<!.~ . Then t he object :-rJtiu~:.J.-1' E' nd i. t he :tde ... fro n t hC! ::e et r,~,. t s first circle !t:e ob i~ct tl:.e?; t,~:. nortt1, ~ot J. htJ t t~is tl!!:e The ob,ioct t~en herrle.~ :113 =t .. ;;..er~ re r"~n:ered fl.:::-hlight. :re sisn::l d i t i~ '1 seri""<: o:~ d0t s o.nd ~l:.'.s~es, f:i?n? _.in: e i t~1er f:.1st .e r or slower nccord ct.n~ to t i-e :-.Y".r.1. ,..,r t e reci lights. r~e~' t lot a o J8C es e nor _ a n ron "C. sr3 J.v .. ~a.\er.:. eas ... , ere ~ a eu. ~u ra""~'---Y as if by incree sing distcnce. :'::i s extra rerort t:ras made to s:..?htinq. :.i:f3re i s an e;.:cel-e~t nC':3r ) i].i t t~::1 I obtci~eJ-=. ~o the obiect ,~ill b r el')n ted ~s I used a tsn 7r nc l:i!'1P;', so t'-le object c::ossed t he ..L:icld. eit heT t~ue or instant e~sure~ I .11:1 no.!., ::avs the :'.'ilr.t d9velored, s:-tha t if ;op ne~-:l it in the futur~, ~;1"'\u a ?.r: se:::. ~'J:-i:., '1!1~. ""roces:: it ~rourself, t o ... v,:d ~ C'lrlessness. H~ADQUAATEAS 3245TH OPERATIONS GROUP 324STH AIR BASE WING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LAURENCE G. HANSCOM ffiELD, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS .. KPL.Y TO ATTN o,r, C\iOB/MSgt NcLennan/3309 aua.I&CTI Unidentified Flying Object Report To Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio The inclosed Ol'U Report is forwarded for evaluation in accordance with paragraph 14 b, AFR 20o-2, for further analysis. KENNETH J. mi)!T, Major, USAF Chief, Base Operations Division 1. USAF Tech Into 3. UFO Summary, 12 Aug 1960 u.s. Air Force Technical Informatio