PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 0 Wos Balloon Ca?c C.m :lVCr~ 1 , :'I ori d a 0 Probably Balloon 0 Ground-VIsYol 6YGroYnd Rodor 0 Woa Aircraft "0 Probabl y Aircroh ,.~V~I~eu~ol~----~O~A~Ir ln~t~e~rc~e~p~t~R~o~d~o~r-l 0 Po ui bl y Alrcroh SOURCE 0 Woa Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical I . NUMBER Of' OBJECTS 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIE' 5UMMARY OP SIGHTING lnaufficient Ooto for EvoiYotlon S~CURITY CLAS:i'fiCATION JOINT MESSAGEfORM CONTINUATION SHEET A TIC WPrtFB OHIO once each three sweeps over an interval of 36 seconds and received no target on the height finder. ATlC is currently collecting data on this incident and will follow with a repo r t of our findings. AFCIN-4E2 RR RJC::DC)f .4DDIT!Of-:,;L JOINT M ESSh GE:.FORM SPACF: BI:;LOW Nl SLI~VI;.D 1-01~ PRECCOCNCE TYPC MSG (Chf'c l..) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR UEFERS TGJ CLA!o~lf !CATION Of" Rl..f.I..Rl.NC 8001( .-ui..TI fli NCI..C S PCCIAL. INiiTriUCTIONG ATIC \~'P.ttr""'B OHIO COFS t;Sk'=' HASH DC I~ . I : ; ~ . G~1 :IALSH AND FOR RDY t-iAJ GE.J HATSO:r AT 11._57 1:!.. ..\P:-61 .~; !:.:IDEJIT!FI:.O FLYir.G OBJECT \1AS SIGHT.::.:D ON RADAR n; '? ...... ..2 v:=::~:'Y o:; c_;p::; CA!iAVZR\L PRIOR TO TH?, ?OLARIS :assn .. , SCtCDUL:::t> OBS.:::l'r.:.R5 ~lATt teD Tr.E TARGS? 'l"r!ES"': v!33ER'I..:.R3 R .PJRT:.o Tir.F CAP:. OR V~Y :t!G~. TH.:: RA:lG C-54 !.., 3Qt.ii.PPED UITH All A?S-4~ A::D Ali Arv - 59 RA.JA.~S ~\ MUOL t.luNATUHL 5t.CUF,Il Y CLAF I f ICA TIC,_ R ,_J I IIAt I !.o - rcrL..&..CCS Ol. F' r P 1 ':' 1 C ~T '.t, \I.IIIC:H \\II L I C U :OI I U'TII. r.> HAU~TI 0 LOCAL GCI SITE OF THE PTC3?. '!C .... 07' 'I1iE tJ-:'0, I~CTIO;: ,;A.s ACCOilPLIC.-SD DEC/'jS.::. 07 THZ GG1 FPS -20 h:J)lul U? 'l'lli: UFO 0 'LY O~IC;; EACH THR.L S:!E:J>S 0\GR AI: n:TEIWJI.L OF 3G SECO ,JS ,fJ.:.w :t::CEI'IED J.!O T/l"P.GZT m: '11rE I:GIGl!1' f'Ii1D 'R. .;:t'LMS I S OF THi:: /N/JLI\.BLE DATA L BADS TO TIS CO:iCLU::IO.I THER3 I S r:O EVIDB:tCB n . 'l'H~: IGPORr 'i\J '.l'HE TR.~.CKS AT 1:4 :.:IL'SS Ot.i'rBO~;n Ii! l 'i'S ORBI T PCSSIBILI i 0?' T1G: i.J?u PO iill!LI'I-1 OF Ttl., L A'.L'IC :-.'PAFS OIUO TARG:S'T. COr:S.:i:Q.l.;::r:J'LY, TH3lTh I S NO LOGICAL EXPLA:'iATIOi'f FO.:l THS FPJ-Z> HEIGHT Fii\IER Will ill1ABL8 'ro PAINT '.l.'HE TAliG::.'T. P,\iU I V. CO.l'r.t.Cr 1.'ITH LT/COL JAilES 0 . PATh'E, AF:.:rc , R.SV:SALED THAT HO !:AVY OPERATION COULD HAV3 BEEN HESPONSIBW FOR THE SIGHT- ING AIID THAT THERE HAVE B:=:rm UO Sii-JILAR INCIDZt:To DURING SUBSEQtE: PART V. IT IS CONCLUDED BY ATIC THAT THE OBJECT SIGHTED ON RADAR AT CAPE CAllA VERAL ON 11 APR 61 AT 1457Z WAS PROBABLY A REAL TARGET, FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 110 MORE THAN 35,000 FZET. NO DFH1ITE ~LA.?UTIOll OF WHY 'I'HIS TARG~T DID ilOT APPEAR ON THE FP$-20 c~; B3 iBACED, BlTT INSP:::CTION OF rfiE SITE A:TD 'I'HE RADAR ~::;:' IA;:c::: RECORD '1'/0IJLD R: CAL IF THIS .7AS DtJ.: TO A DZAD ARZA OR EAUL'1'1 EQUIP:JE~:T. Initials 37- Checke/J3y ~- PRICRITY aoc 14ULTI " 4. 1 I ---i AF X ~ ATIC WPAFB 0 I ADC EnT AFB COLO THIS MESSAGE Ili TWO PARTS. PART I. RECENTLY THERE HAVE BE:e:N SEVllU.L RADAR SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYlliG OBJECTS AT CAPE CABAVERAL DURING ~..z; PREPARATICif AND LAUNCHING OF TEST MISSilES. ON ' APRIL 1 961, AT APPROXIMATELY 2200Z A) SECONDS BLFOOE THE 3CREDUI.ED LAUN .. HllG OF P 0LARIS MJASIU TEST # 1352, A FLYING OBJECT WAS OBS~VED ON BCYI'H ThE FPS-8 RADAR AT CAPE O:ANAVERAL AND THE FPS-20 RADAR AT T P~ICK AC&W SITE. INTERCEPriON WA:3 ATTE.'-i?l'ED BY AN ADC F-102 AND THE lNTERCEPl'OR LOC!GD ON TO THE UNKNOWN TARGET r FOR TWO MDWl'ES. THE UNKNOWN TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND DISAPPEAR1> PREVENTING FUI.L ACCOMPUSHMENT OF l'HE ~CEPI'. PART II. l'HE POSSIBDJT! OP THE !lAVY CONDUCTDG OPZRATION IN THE AREA, EVEN" POSSim.y Ul'ICOORDD~-D ASSOCIATI ON WITH THE TEST, IS W~TH CONSID- 1 ERDG. REQUEST INF<JU-IATION BE FCRWARDED TO ATIC AS TO THE EXTENT OF l_cOORDiliATION _EXISTING BETWEEN NAVY ~ AIR l.CR~E,.BEYOliD.JiORMAL I MaJ -be"' Friend PHILIP G. EV.I\NS Colonel, USAF Df~ f or Sci e nce and Compon~nts UFO was observed on r a dar, Cape Canaveral, 1457Z, 11 April 61. It was observed for at l ea s t 30 minutes. Object appeared t o or bit l n an orbit Jhicb extended f rom 10 mil~s from the Cap e to a position approximat~ly 55 miles from Cape Canave ral and the orbit was at all times on an hzimuth of 125 t o 127 SE of Cape Canave ral. Ac cording to radar r eports t he obje ct disappear~d when it got 44 miles away from Cape Ct:inaveral appearing on radar and disappearing at the fa...-thest end 6 or 7 miles. Made 6 or 7 long orbits. The obje ct finally disappeared approx1mately 1530Z in the direction about 125 away from Cap~ Canaveral. Radar Operator on a n APS-8 r adar. He could paint the obj t very ~ell. The ps1nt size o~ ~be object was approximately the same size of a C54 aircr~ft with no transr::::.d.er operating. Tr.is radar .. a s Atmospheric conditi~ns were no~l. There was no detection of this obj~ct on acy b!fght fi:rier e~uipir.ent. Experts opinion:; diff~r e.s to wh~thcr chi~ U?~"' .:as cxtr~nl:? l y t tigb cr extreme 1: 1 o.1. Th~ a~3er ~a3 - -hi gh , ove r ca st, visibility .lO milt:. , .;ind t:N.t. ATIC WPAFB 0 WARNINGS, F~ THE TESTmG AT CAPE CANAvmAL. '> _ COi:F iiTvJ-11-~a-2; (2) 1 9 APJ:IL , P OL AfiiS SUBflAl:r r:E L AUt:CH AT 23 Dr::c:.zz~ 1.3 lll:~UITS ~;on 30 D~Gf~EES 0.3 i:I:!U ITS 1.1EST TEST t!(. J.3G5 HZ?o:.TED 3 Y TZL::TYPE SZC .. E T [lTW 25-t,-4-, lt~lD ( 3 > 27 APRI L JUUO TEST ~m S ll. REPC .. TZD BY TELET'l? SEC!U:T ;:T'.J 27 -1.. -6. ATTEr1?TS TO ID~ITIFY iHE r ;c F ACT TilAT o:: 1~ A?~.IL A;.D 27 AP!l!L tHE:! Ai'J F -102 I::r~i.CE?TOl S :i.1S II -rr Isr --