P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC ATIO N 20 lar 61 of Roswell, Hew Mexico Wo s Bolloon 0 Probobly Bolloon TYPE O F OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon 3. DATE-TIME CROUP Locol-':>205 Q Crouncl-Vt suol 0 Cround-Rodor 0 Wa s Atrcroh P robobl y Aircroft 0 AI,.Vi5'Jol 0 A irlnterce p t Rodor 0 Possibly Atrcroft Wos Astrono mi col 0 Probobl y Astronomlcol Civil i an P ossibly Astronomlcol 7. LENCTH 0,. OBSERVATION HUMBER O F OBJECTS 9 . COURSE Insufficient Ooto hlr Evoluolton Stationary 10. BRII!fl SUMMARY Ofl SICHTIHC Sta.r-like II. COMMENTS Fact objt h.:ld white light. ize of b:tight star. Appeared e.ppearonce and vas stationary s ugge ..it:i sta.tiomry. Observed o n rim or dark portion ~ta.r. i.'her e wer e a!'lurnher in area of wne:-e noon was Howev'r, due to bel'. of corroborating witne~ .. e.;, this evaluated o. Lrt:Juffici nt D !.to.. CZCSQA7 8~ ZC~YY A8"7 PP RJEDSQ ... FM 6 BOI1BAG WALKER TO RJWFAL/ADC E~T RJ'.JFKD RJWBKN RJWFKD/34AIR DEFENSE KIRTLA~D AFB N~2X RJEDSO/~PAFB OHIO RJWBKN/15AF MARCH AFB CALIF RJvJXBR/SAC UNCLAS DCCI d93 J FOR ATIC '1?AFB, Dl 15AF AND SAC, HQ USAF <AFClN) AND <SAFIS> .JASH 25, D. C. <U> A. DESCRIPTION OF THE O~JECT: 1 . LIKZ STAR, OeSERVED ON THE DARK RI~ OF MOOr AT A??ROX!~ATELY ONE O'CLOCK. 2 . SIZE OF eRIGHT STAR. 3 . '1HITE LIGHT. 4 . ONE 5 . NO~IE e. NONE. 7 . NO~IE 1. OBSERVER IN FRONT OF HO~ AT TI~E OF OB RVA~!C, HAPPEl!SD TO t.LA~.CE AT MOON, 'JHICH I S AT FIPST OUARTEP Oil 23 t1ALCH lS;)l . 2 . :-lOON DUZ ''JEST FR07~ POINT OF DEGREES. 3 . STAR-LIKE LIGHT, WHICH WAS OBSERVED ON THE RI~I OF THE DARK PORTION OF THE ~ OO N, APPEAqED FOR TH ? ERIC D OF OBSRVANCE AS A STATIONARY 03J EC f . 4 . 09JSCT DID ~OT ASSUME A FLIGHt PATH. 5 . OBSERVED (IGHT ~ENT OUT JE ;'-ll~UTZS. OBSERVrt DID, NOT SE.E THE LIGHT C0:'1E Oi'l: !HD SEE IT FADE OUT. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: . 1. GROUND- VISUAL. 2 . NO OPTICAL AIDS AVAILABLE. 3 . NI A. D TIM2 AND DATE JF SIGHTING: 05~5ZULU 2 1 MARCH 1961. NIGHT. LOCATION OF OBSERVER. FIVE MILES NORTH OF CITY OF ROSWELL, NE~ MEXICO, ON THE PROPERTY OF TRASWESTERN OIL PIPE LINE PUMPING STATION. EXACT LOCATION ~AS THE CO~IPANY HOUSING ArtEA, LOCATED ON THE TRANS-HESTERN PREi1ISIS, IMM2DiATE~Y ADJACENT TO U. S. HIGH4AY 285 KOrtTH OUT OF ROSJELL ~E~ MEXICO. F. IDENTIFYING I~IFORMATIO~: 1. ROS~ELL, NE1 ~EXICO; OCCUPATION: SECTION FOREMAN ~ITH TPANS~ESTEqN PIPELINE; RELIABILITY: ABOVE AVERAS2. c. ~EAT~ZR AND WINDS. 1. CLEAR 'JITH EXCELLENT V! SIHIL lTY. 2 . WAL'r'Ef~ AfB ~lEATHER STATIOd, 'HNDS ALOFT, HOURS iIST, 2 1 iIA~CH 196 1: o.:l)~ fEET -31~> DEGRE:ES AT r~.:.T-2.::..> uEGrtC:ES AT 25 KNOTS; 13 , )00 FEET - 3'JJ DEr.RES AT KNOTS; 3~,00~ f EZT-290 DEGRC:ES AT 45 KNOTS; FIFT.~MI LES. 5 , ~.Oi'!JE. 6 . NONE. 7. TE~IPERATURE GRADIENT -3 DEGREES FOR 200 MILES, ORIENTATION EAST AND WEST. H. NONE. I . NO ACTION TAKEN. J . NONE REPORTABLE. K. CAPTAIN PAUL J BATES, ASSISTANT CHIEF, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 6TH BOMBARDMENT WING, WALKER AFB, NEW MEXICO. OBSERVATION CORROBORATED BY OBSERVER' S WIFE. NO OTHER REPORTS RECEIVED BY REPORTING OFFICER. STAR-LIKE OBJECT, WHICH 09SERVR NOTED FOR FIVE FULL MINUTES, IS PROBABLY JUST ~HAT IT LOOKED LI KE-A STAR. HOWEVER IN VIS OF THE FACT THAT LIGHT WAS OBSERVED PERCHED ON THE PERIMETER OF THE ~lOON, AND :.JAS OF A DEFINATZ DURATION REPORT DEEMED ~JORTHY OF FORiAq~ING. L. NONE