MULTIPLE SIGRI'TIIG PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 13 Nt.f SSE of l.selrose, llew 1-iexico 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. BJUEtr SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING Round, bright light, becoming more orange and less luminous as it descends, about the size of an automobile headlight. Object d isappeared be- low the horizon. descending 11. COMMENTS ':. In suffi clenl Ooto for Evo l uot l on 0 Unlcnown Object wa s possibly planet Mercury which just above the western horizon; how- ever, the direction of the object which was observed was not given, precluding a valid conclusion. as to the exact object. There i s suff lcient inforcation to indicat tha~ the object was a~ astronomical b ~ and the case i s carried as such ATJC PORM Jl~J (R~V 26 SI'P 52) COUNT~Y OF ACTIVITY REP~TING AIR INTELUGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUHTIIY ~ A~EA IIEP~T COfiCEIIHS ACTIVITY SUBNITTIHG IIEP~T PREPARIHG lhOIVIOUAL Caot. Cl~ C. Stephenson CAHCELEOIIICO!oOt"LETE NAIIC ~DESCRIPTION~ SOURCE EVALUATION SU,..,.ARY (Give u_,, ltlch hiAhUIItt the lient f~tctore o f nrr.t/ve report. S.litt nrrt ve teat on unl r eport c n b<J f ullT etltted on For 112. Lief Incloeuree , Jncludnl nub.r of copu) :-'rom a l i the infort'lation available i t >iOuld .;eem the sir;htincs i::; a balloon or some object ~.i t h a h i::hly r~flecr.i 'le surface . Ito ap!)ear~nce a t a.pprox; r.ateq t he sa.'7ie ti::e in all of the observations supports t he thesis that it is so~e device u 3ed by an O!'""'U.'"lization or base in tne n.rea. Fnrther, s ince there hare been no s i_;htin_:s afto r c!-u-!<, a source o f J.itiht i J neces:;ary for obser-ration. This, plus its slm., rate a_ desce nt lends su!)~rt to the cont~n~ion th ..... t the object is a balloon or a ~inil object. C.1ptan USAF D ISTR I BUT 10-. BY OIIIG I NAT~ (bcept USAJI end fJ 1e. Indlcete J)up/ ltl/tJI end copie /tJ 11tC / oauree. i f app le) CLASStfl'tCA rto .... ORIGIHATIHG AGEHCY 832nd .D/XJI (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 REPORT NO. Unlirrdted Unlirrdted ( at1east 40 Hiles). Sixty/sixty-five Degrees F. for Irost of the ob servations. j . ;o 1::1.o . .m air tr'lffic or b::!11oon r elaa.Jes t .atcould account fo r sit;hting . k . Air 'rar~ets Officer : See SUillf.".."J.ry.. 1 SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORICI14ATIIIG AGENCY REPORT NO. 8J2n 1 ' D/OOI 1. Thi s re;>ort f ollo . ..s the .:'ornat outlined in .. u-'R 200-2 , p:.ra. 15. 1.. De3criotion of th~ Object: (1) S?herical ( 2 ) .~bout the size of an autombile headJ;ght. en .\t first ::>iJ1ting the object is aoout t he color of 1. i:>ri~."lt ligh t , b~conin1 core oran~e and less luminous as it d~scents ( 6) done except as not ad above b . Description of Course of Object : (1) Observer thought at first that object was a large star, but on closer examination of the object appeared to be a headlight about a mile away. Observe r was on duty at the Melrose Gunnery aans e arx:l thour:-ht that someone ,11as a t t he .gate of the range . Investigation reve ed no one \vas a t the .,.ate. (2) About 150 above horizon. (3) Di::;;,ipfJC ared beloA hori~on. (4) De'icendi:1g f rom. 150 a:Jo,re horizon "lt ~.bout . 8 of 1. ! e :ree per r i.'1ute U."1t.il OOJj~ct uiSS;,i:::>Ot:L3.r~ belov '1ori~o,.,. ( 5) .:>lo\vly in ., vertical .>cant. ( b ) T-.renty to t\l':mty - t:,..o ::ri.nutes . c . . . .1.1.ner of Observation: (1) '}round -Vi.mal ( ~) Ob;;~erver 1:-.e.d e U3c of a t:1aodolit(l, a:>proximately 20 po~rer. rl . Time "!r.d ;)ate of ..ii;h ting : (1) 7irs t observations Her e in tine :>.:riod OlJOZ to 0150-0152Z aroun:i 1~t of 0ct~ber. ~bJervations t he past few days ( 28 t o J l Octob~r) have begun at 1.p .r o:<imately OlOOZ. rules Jouth-Jou t heast of the t mvn of :Ielro.3e , t:ew exico. Thirteen nautical ~'. on on O'oser1e r : t./3gt, 332d Op~r'ltions Squadr on , CP.nnon AL;oa, ('2) J.'/5:;t, g32d Opdr"lti.ms Squadron, Cannon .~l:'B, ( ">te: Th:!!'e 1:e at l e =\st t;.,elve ~her observer s of t~ ob ject, all :.:.J.::.t!:\IJ md on ~t7 a t this ba3e. ) "! "lther '!:rl .li:tds: In rns t c.:1s-e"l f..,;:--.nd clc:2r . No Case (Information Only) 25 September 1960 Las Cruces, New Mexico and Texas , Ne w Mexico area ~ ~ we r4 aipUDp. ~JI Jlew Jlexioo an Deal' !1 Pao t.xae, caueed ~ 1 rz1117 Dewep.,.ra .. la~ last. September. ~ aoat. ricSel7 publ~o1zad ot the ai&b+J,Dp oaou~re4 011 Septembel"" th an4 ccDCens4. a &rMJl lip~ n at Lee CNoel I. k. n4 elHn.re .1. tor th hiaral AriaUoD ApllCJ ~ state4-that.. t.be1r 1natruMDta hll1cat.4 UIO wao '7~les aboTo tha earth. J 'Ih.e ob,oct"' appeared to h.oTer tor about thirey !!!imat. a.,d then meTed ott to- ltS.rd tho aouthveat. .lccordiD& to +be 1 .A .A.., the tn'O waa spherical, and had a. ' oqure ojoct within it. ~Y eaicl that tlaehing light. ot T&ricua colora a~ posre4 to ozsnete trc:. the aquan object within the J>hel"e. TWo tm1cle!lUt~ed ?ilote -OJW" ot 1 tb .. tl Sjl a 1ilit&.r7 jet. -rsporte41J\ a~t-.6 iJ? U10, as did UftJ people ..... the , ~olu4i J!& police.... - No Case (Iofpr~a~ion Only) 26 September 1960 Woodlands, Invercargill, Gumana, Venezuela and Seattle, Washington New Zealan On September as a large s aucer-shaped object was r eported circling near \/oodlo.nds, Inver cargill, Ue'i7 Zealand; a luminous oval- shaped machine nas s ighted at Gumana, Venezuela , and four dark rotating objects uere seen ~ith a telescope a s they moved across the fa.ce of the l&oon by observers at Seattle, i/a.shington. . .?o.t~:son, N~" Jzrs ~y r~.D.-ii.o ' Ohio ,J nr , Colorad~ :?~: Lookout, L~!l& I~la!ld, 13o~ld Colorado 5~) Mi \1 C~lifo:-oia '25~ :!l \/ Sao ?ra!lcisco ''ie3 o:-d, t-!assa.ch~sett~ /tiorl:lod, :lyOla:._ ~ P!rtSICA!.. S?:!:Crr.:: . ...:.::i::':O:L.U. R~PORTZD SICHTI::cs ( ~;GT C.\SZS) r...cc.\ rrmr Other ( L!C:t'1') Or.her (3~i07GU~l lL\S:') As tro (: s r-.:;oa) Insu:'ficie!l~ 11 ;.~:>. l.J':ITD:::)i'.:'I?IED Ir.sufflci!nt Dat....t. Astro (V~UUS) Insufficient u AG tro (:~TEO~) Othe c ( U:8.i;LI.l.3w RPT) Insuf1'icieot D~ta Astra (E . .:.'TZO.-<) 2. Ain:r:-.ft Astro (:.Y~E ) Io Pflciett~. C1 Sl.t...:llit.:::: EV ,\LIJA'l' IC;I