PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probobly Balloon Possibly Balloon 5. 5 mi E of Herndon, Virginia 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATETIME CROUP Local-2015 Cl Ground-Vtsuol 0 Grounci-Rodor 5. PHOTOS I. SOURCE 0 Air-Intercept Raclor 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Po a sl bl y AIrcraft 0 Wo Astronaml cal V t1J cJ S .lfa Probably Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofi.OISIRYATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 0 Po .. ibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data ,.r Eoluation 0 UnlcnoMt 10. IRII!fl SUMMARY Ofl SICHTINO Oval-shaped, dullyellow 11. COMMENTS Apparent slow movement tends tc light, size of pea. ObJt first sighted above indicate that objt was an astronomical horizon as a red glow, which changed to yello~ody. Planet Venus was in po(jtion orange, and white. Sighted about 10 above indicated for objt, and planet was at horizon, aztmuth 4900 mils. Disappeared at 3,its brightest. Color change and apparent as1muth 4900 mils. No maneuvers noted except rise was probably due to it being near objt appeared to rise rapidly r.m 10 to horizon. aprox 14, then moved directly W to 3 and dis a ppeared. ATIC: PORM 329 (RI!V 26 SEP 52) DETACHMENT 1 WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR UNITED ITATEI AI.-~o.-cl! ATTN O~t OIN IU,URCTt UFO ATIC, vlright-Patt~rson AFB 1. Reference your Unclassified Hessage AFCll~ 4E2XJ-1159, dated 6 ~!ar 1961, the following report is submitted in accordahce with AFa 200-2. {2) Siz~ of ~ pe~ (3) Dull y~llow light (6) Non~, du~ to distanc e (7) Non~ visible (8) No soun~ emitted (9) Ability to change color of light,e.g. red, or a nge, yellow, and \-Thlt~ (1) Object first sight~d above horizon as a r~d glow which chan~ed to y~llow, or~nge, and white. (2) Ob j ect sighted about 10 degrees above horizon ~t azi- muth of 4900 mils. (3) C~jcct di3app~ar~i a t 3 de.:re41!s at a n azimuth o f 4'=l00 mils. ( 4 ) Fli~ht app~'l~ed t o b~ dir~ctly avr3y ft"un a l l ous~rvance, i!o m=ln:!uver not~-=. ~xcept obj~ct ap!)e!:l:rd~d to ris e r api dlj' f rom 1 0 d~er~""S to ;.pproxi1n~t~ly 14 degr~ ... ~s, th~n moved directl y westw~rj t o J d3grees and disa~p r~d. ( 5) Ob.j ~ct disapp~=-t r..,d b ~lo\-T horizon, as a dull yell o\oJ' li::;ht. (1) Ground observance (2) Optical aid. 32 magn~fication, 0.75 degree field of vision telescope. (3) Airborne obj~ct at 10 degrees above horizon, h~ading 4900 mils, 40 to 50 miles (approximate distance). (2) Moonlight night (1) Group of six (6) 3:nliste:i m~n a t G~or~f Position GJNJ 4125; on l1'lryland Stat~ Route I 7, .5.5 miles Zast of th~ town of H~rndon, Virginia. (1) No civilians involved (2) ( a ) A/JC Brayn:1rd Ht.rerner Jr. AF 13681923, J ames Connolly A.F3 \of !leo T~x~s, L~a ve ~ddr~ss Great Falls, 1irgini:1. (b) Sp/5 Donald H. Lund aA 26366)44 (c) Pfc Gordon K. Sh~are~ R~ 13654279 (d) Sp/4 Richard K. Hos~ly RA 1363e786 (e) Pfc Donald B. Buck aA 14700440 (f) Pfc Cecil F. S:ni th ,Jr. RA 1470.5201 (g) Pfc Ch~rl~s H. Ranson a~ 14476670 (h) Pfc Billy G. Smith 13654291 (i) ~11 Army p'rsonn~l list~d in sub-par6!"_:,.?~1S (b) -(h) assign~d to :!3 " i3try, 1s t ;1s1 Bn, ?1s t Arty H~rn-:lon, Altitud~ Dir:~ction No readings available (3) Unlimited (4) Unlimtted Non~ r~oort~d T!m er~tur~ above 6o,ooo h. No unusu~l 1n~tcorologic~l or astronomical wea thr conditions report ed . i. No int~rc~ptton action taken. iJavy conducting night training on Potomac River B1sin. Jos~ph D. Robinson CI0-2 US Army Seri~l No preliminar,y analysi3 provided. 1. No physical evidence available. / for~going information w~s compil~d by Hqs. 35th Artilla~ Brigade (AD), Ft. George G. M~ad~, Ea~Jland. Attn: S-2. Cqpt , USAF Intelligence Officer UFOB FORHAT . .... . .. . 1. Information relating to UFOm will be reported l>tithout delay 4! Appropriate methods and priority t-till be selected in accordance with Fill out the following in accordance with A:fr Force Regulation (b) Size compared to a kr1cnm object (use one of the follow- ing termat hoad of a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, halt dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about arms length& 7 () Fonsation, if core than one: (f') An7 discernible teatures or details: _ .._. .._=---- (g) Tail, trail, or eXha'-l:;t," inclu ing size or same compa-. ed (h) Sound. If heard: clcscribe sotuld: /1--.,_o_A/ -_. ---- (i) Other pertinent or unu::n1al features:. _ (a) What t"irst cnlled the attention of observer(s ) .to the (b) Angle of elevation and asimuth of the object(s) vhen first (c) Angle of elevation and a.z1muth or object{s) "upon disappearance: (d) Description of flight path end maneuvers of object(s): (3) !thmner of observation: (a) Use one or c ombination of the folloW'ing items: ~ air-visual ground-electronic, a1r- (U electronic, speeif'y type of radar.)=~--.------- (b) Statement as to optical aids ( te~escopes, binoculars and so forth) used end description thereof:-.... ,.,} .J.;-:;,.... ~ "'J. , (c) U the sighting is made while airborne, give type aircraft, identification (b) Light concJ1t1on (Use one ot the following terms): Night,. Dq, Da:wn, Dusk: ( 5) LocatiOD8 Of Obae:n-er( 8) bact latitude and lOngitude Of each Observer 1 Or Georet position, or poaitiOD vith reference to a known landma:k: _ (6) IdentUyiDg information ot all. obaorver(e): .~-('a) Cirlliaa -Name, Orguization, INty, and Eat1mate of' Reliability: