3. DATITIMI OIIOU .. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Vernon, Texas .. TYPI! Of OISI!RVATIOM GIJGMuntl-Vi auol D Groun.IRoclor 0 AI.-VIIUal D Alrfntercept Ro4or I. NUMaelt 011 OBJICTI CONCLUSIONS Waa Balloon D Prohahly Balloon 0 PoaaiWy Balloon 0 Woa Aircraft Prohahly Aircraft 0 Poa1iWy Aircraft Waa Aatntnomlcal D ProhaWy AatMnoMical Poaallaly Atasnolllic.a 7. LENGTH 0111 OUIIVATION BX lnufflcleftt Date .. , EYaluatfOft 10. IIIIIP SUMMAIY OP TINOLetter to Secy of Def stating that boy sighted a UFO and reported it to Altus _ \FB~ AftC POaM Ill (IIY It 12) 11. COMMINTI UFO supposedly reported to Altus AFB, no record of report. Case carried as insufficient data SAFOI-3d/MHBurnard/72291 \ :\:'1 nK with 1atenat 7our letter ot lB lebrua17 1961 ill~ .~ wblcb 70U outliMd. tbe ot 7QUr DeW oqanlaatlon, SU ; WAiCH&.WI, aDd u aure \ 70u and JOUr tellov membera will tim t.hla a 110at tntereat hobby, tbe atuq or the alq aDd 1 ta 'file Air pollc;r ia to encourage people who eight. un14eDtU'1e4 t171Ds obJecta to report the to tbe Intellipace or Opent1ou ot:t1cer at nearest Air Force la.atellatlon. Thua, vbeD ;rou 70ur a1ght1Dg ot 17 Februa17 to Altua Air Baae, you re doiQg aa the Alr Force vou1d like you to 4o. Alao, I a aure ;rour vetch for vlll be ot iDtereat to tbft nat Wea Bureau vhlch tracta tbeae b7 nclar., . For ;rour intonation w are incloaiJI& the lateat Depa t ot Deteue :tact on UIOa. Thla clearq ate tea tbe poa1 t1oa ot tM Air l'orce aDd tb8 Depa ot Dete on thia controveraial aubJect. . Vetnon, 'leua WUJ.IUI MACE CaptalD, USA' o Public Intor.t10D DtrtaioD O:ttice ot IatormatioD I Corne back 0 I -3d ...,. R~ader OI-l ROUTING SLIP INITIAL ACTION THIS IS AN( SECRETARY 0~ DE~ ENSIE ADVANCE ACTION COPY DEPUTY SECRETARY 0111' DEIII'ENSE ACTION COPY ADMINIITRATIVIE SIICRIET ARY INII'ORMATION COPY SIECRIET ARY 0111' THIE ARMY PREPARATION 0~ DRAIII'T REPLY SIECRIET ARY 0~ THIE NAVY ~OR WHITE HOUSE SIGNATURE AND TRANSMITTAL LETTER SIECRETARYOIII' THE AIR ~ORCE PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DIRECTOR, DE~ENSI! RESEARCH AND: ENGINEERING ASSIST ANT SECRETARY 0111' DE II'ENSE (Cutp) PREPARATION 011' REPLY FOA DEPUTY SECRETARY 011' DEFENSE ASSIST ANT SECRETARY 0~ DE~ENSE (H._) NOTE AND FORWARD ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0~ DEII'ENSE (I'.,) APPROPRIATE ACTION ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0~ DE~ENSE (S.L) EPLY DIRECT "'Fo,.rd cop)' of repl)' to Scr.try ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0111' DE~ENSE (lSA) ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0~ DE~ENSE (PA) INFORMATION AND RETE"'-T ION INFORMATION AND RETURN FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0~ DEFENSE (MI'.R) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FILES GENERAL COUNSEL DATA ON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY DIRECTOR, ADVANCI!D RIESIEARCH PROJECTS COMMENT AND/OR RECOMMENDATION ICOORDINATI"'w WITH ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DIE~ENSE (Aif) AS'-.... , ANT TO THIE SECRETARY 0~ DEIII'ENSII ..IIORITY ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY 0~ DE~ENSE (LA) SPECIAL ASSIST ANT T ROUTING OATIE CC:S C:ONTIItOL NO. Pllt1EYIOU8 IEOITIONS 0111' THI8 II'OIItM A IItlE 08SOL.P.TIE. S~cretary o~ Defense .vashin~ton 25 , :>. c. I thou~ht of a new nr,J:.:11~.::. tion t.o helr 014r .. ~ efen SE'$ i n one \"'ay. ~he name of the o r:,.;:;:::iztion is .,S~:Y TG:G?.S., ~nf. i t i s very much 111-:e the GOC exce p t t !l e S:.Cy ~tchers ,~1111 watch fo~ UFO's ~nd torna~oes. .. I sent the name ot t he S k:T ~tchers Rnt1 details to the President with ~ de~ien of a sh0~Jde~ pat~h. nne t o tre ?r~si s sae n my l e ttar-i t ~ailed a~0t:t ~ wee~s &lO ?lhy r.ot h~va men throt:: h ot:t t:1e tTnited 3t~tes ... ~.t cert-=:.in ~oints with c~eras wi t n tele~copic ien s t o t e mnvi~s of :~y t ?C. 'S they r1a~r S i r::h t. Yesterna~'! sid1t e l' ~n ITC, o v e r V~rnon :1.n d r~rorted it t o t ile .Al tt-S Air ~oroe -:-as e . I d o r:ot : t~\ve a !liOvi e c~.\me-ra. I b elieve lll-t?C 's s i l ')l tl. C be ~ .. e.i.1ort ed t v tlte n e -.rest ~.ir ?orcs e -THEE not if~r tr..a l oc:1l ~.u~ilcri t ies.