PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :l.t~le tlive r , :iiscon:ri.n 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 10. ORIEl' SUMMARY Of SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Wa s Aatrononl col Probobly Astronomlc:ol Posstbly Aat ronomlc:ol o Other riD. . uc~n-v _u_._:1 0 lnsurflc:ient Oota for Evoluotton 0 U nknown Ca~ rrceivvd \/ide fr.;bJ icity throu1h b.v "ir / orcc at !lC 11'3 "~na in the opinio:1 of the 'lveJticptoro the; \titne::;s ".1:.1.~ C/)jcct ~h'lr-~d 1il<t.! ::>~up bowls tor;ath.)r , a; a r:l .l!'lO oc.nccr co!'lfi :ur 1t.io:1 . \pro~ )0 ft in diarr.t.:ter:m<.i 12 ft. th;ck <~t r.l.!nt. r t ~ri.1~ -8 " in di;u .:tcr- tcr~-cl 1 f t a r;.tr-t aromd rL.,. I:.J:tdcd ~'ld unr.n m~.er .;ith -..p"\C Jet 1 i.kc sound. LPnd d O'lta.i.dc obsc r1ero \Iindo~ ATlC FORM Jl9 (lUlV 241 IUr P Sl) r.t ntal hou1t.h and that he actu"'.lly b ,lit.. t1 1t the sequa:1ce of evcnt:J rc.ll;v hanr.a:., ;{o-: -v~..,r the inc-:> ::-i:Jtar:cie:; cou:)lcd .. th 1 ~c!< of :JupporLin evidence te.1J to incli C"\tc th<Lt tnc ~rit:1cso s uff<..rrrl "'n h~ ucin t.:.o!l foLmtcd t th dt.!1J:;~cn. FOR OfflCIAl USE ONlY tilt~ 1 450 and tool< off tO"nrd the co.th and dioa~a:-ed in "a l:!'3t'ter of eeconu~ ", or "tvo seconds , ao he al3o said. As i i;, too!< off, there uaa n COI!:Jiderable blest f'ro!ll the !"ca.:-witilo~t ct10ke, hCTrever, .rhlch did ch.:!.!te hi:; 11 +.tle !)i:le tree, bending it ae,re::-')ly although it cuce back to nor:!!al shortly thereafter. We exam1ned the t ree i ther e v e r e some bl"o~n brD.ncheg en 1 t ; but he stated that that ~ra.s not caused by the :Jhip but had been cat!3el b y a snowplow acme 1reek:! pre v iou.s. Arte r ve had taken a number of pictures , o.nd "vent over m-erous :>olnt:s ve i:rrited h i:n ;.;o dii!:2e::-.::nd headed i!l~o to-.m, in ~he ~Xl- ti~ r"'nting a car !ro1:1 a ge.:-~ge so that ~,e could look u:_> the otlle::-re=>:>le in t'!e case. We hsd a rath~r let:gthy dinr.er in whic h I a~teopted to dra1 h!n o':lt on various topics. People pa3sed the table f:ocque~tly and h~ "aa gre~-t~d 39 thotl8h he ~re a ve r y respect~d r:erlber of tb.e cot'J:'Il:nity. I excm~rl ~elt and vent into the bar to strike up " c onver:Jati on vith poo-;>1 ther~, ODd both i n that encounter t"nd in L"flny otl:e::-ce.sual conver- saticns, i t appeared thnt tl:e town b;,r c; d lnri~ believed h tm, eltb.oueh th~r~ tter'l :laDe rather voluble skeptics. I uaa o.dvised to talk trl th hia ne 1ghb ~ ~ u. man named who I " a s told coulu tell r.c quite n bit 9.b0 bnt since our -c1me was extremel y 11::11 ~ed, I did not cet to do t'hi3. tc.J.: d nth Jt:e and e rienced creat uiff!culty in bci:tg c.d:dtted to the hou3e. Ap;la!"ently the Ju.C!ge thought he wa3 from tne ldr Force and the Air Force appears to be strictl,y ~roor:1 non g:::a~ omong r;e.;tu::-e of salute and a~prec'!.ution t1hich gesture 'tras ;returned ')y 7:>.e ''.:)!lther vas cl2ar and tbe sun vas ohining brightly on tl:.e t:etallic Aa for as noise was concerned, r...:! sto.ted that t!lere .ms a ccn- tlnuoua rhining sound in the inte:oior or th ce.bin and that t1-~ ta~-of.t c1id nut involve o.ny pa._.-ticul ar noi~e. Th,"! cnly oerioua ~chnical fl:::.w :!.n the story io t!lc d!nappeara:lcc ot cr.!ltt in "~..ro seconds" or ~n "a fc-.t seconds." The rest of the story d!.i not contain any out:-3ges to ph;rsical ccn:cept3. appea=ed quite ~inccre to~, did t np,ear to pery..etr:1.tar at a hoax, bc.t to utt~!!lpt to Je~r:rl.ne u~e ther he hud e :p !cal c~:-!~nce or n mental aberration plac~s t!le oat~r in the lee.b of ':'!JYc~ology .A=-. f.Jr aa tovn reaction io cor.ce:":'led, it w.ts P.V:!.<lentl:,r qu:!.te a h~gb opot of conver::u1ticn in the pre-tourist sea3on ~::;r GO:le ti:::.e. The tO"m c~rt':l!nly had oo~th!ng to tall:: :tbout, the lccol b!lltery had a ''h1.te-~:>.shed oisn on i t s o t.:1ti:Jg "~,acesh1p Cakes" '"''l.d a local n .. r:vice t1 ta ti :m h.:ad a s 16!) at.:l'ting "8;?lc~sb1!)11 Serviced H~re. '' lliJ n ot hnv-:! ~y preconcei,red notions es to t'?~oe, except t~i:. ue do not lmov uh3t preyioua contact he had 'rith the Judge and hew "':l\lch. the Ju.d6e r:JaY h.Rre told him of ths flytng sauce:.-game. The Jud~ did oo.y that uhen ~e vho had rwked for an appointment late in the evening, h.;) had o~C"m hi:l numerous !)!ctu=ea of flying saucers in vn:1oua boo!t.~ b?tt 1:1 ~"h~re la oore connectio::l 'bct".ree"\ a.J h..n.:::.tic :fringe ite!:lS though I cy'3el1' do not necessarily rega:-d theo e:J auch. I ln.ter h!ld an opportun:!. ty to talk 'tn:th t~e Judge in y.-?aence and by that tiTlE the Judae V:t:J qul te voluble and vent into 13l"eat eetilil o.s to hls ini"t!al encounte%' vith he h:ld O.:J~d The Judge posed o.a an 1ni"i;ial s ;rept!.c a?~ent that in thi3 queat i oning ot~ he undoubtedly introduced nany :lctails into the story which wer e later incorporated bodUy as o:.d the ll!:e it vas tutil~ to at temp~ to purs~ the rntter fur thEn". ia a.!l itiner m1t :>ln:!IDer and chicken fo.r:cer. H .. li res alone in Chi~ago and apparently baa been :ror tlle P,'l.Jt t;~o ~ars. Irz -.rould a~em a tiou might occur. The Judge stated, in fact, th!lt he o.t :firat -t..llought that shack haypy" , but th!\t a.tter outflciant questioning l:e, the a nd been convinced ~'t th~ c1ght1ng ~o.a valid. In talldng vit b one did not cet tbe impression tbst he ~s en .1\dn:na~ t:,rpe. lie o.nsvered questi ons directly did not contr:tdic.t; hb;aelt insi:Jted on the facta being e:uctl;,r as he stated and he refused to accept cnbe 11 i .. b::rn ta or codil'icat tona. !Ie ota tcrl be tro3 O'Ze tb..l t re ~1ouldn ' t i:~lieve him but that be didn' t care whether he ;;a3 beli~ted. He ;:sta~d oi=rply ta1a bnppened Wld that vas that. The duration of tee enti=e e~!oode llandl c.J nnd seneral o1a rall contours ore concern~c!, o l t :Jol..!.Gh t~c fu'i'X"..ring 1~1de or the Jug does not o:r :m y C!ans b~al" a one -to-one cCIr c s - _pl)nue nee 111 th 't1le il OU!> tour~n. fn vi~l o: tile :?act that 1 t '1~ D.)t o'.lr p::-ac t i c e t;) 1n vea Up;3.te cos~s in -:1hlcb there i a onl;r ona observ~ (oi.:lce suc!l caa e s nre nuB~ct of nental aberration) ~:tio case shoulJ n ot be gi..r~n t o o t ruch '\rt' i~t. :ma c e rtainly one cannot c.:~ct any :JOl"t ot a e~f !:1!. ~ :>.)lu.tion. ~rot'\ t..'le ar~ar::mce of t~e :-. .,n , 1~13 i..abit:J ot lite and !lis cviC.o~t l o::cl!- ;::roilsb l y accounta 1n l~rse part f o-r t!1~ e-helli:::h.~!lt :>f tile ntory a nd the ptbllc i ty it ll!ls .attained. It '.tould be the advic e and opini on ~ your con.nlltant tb.J.t t~e Air ~nerll custc:n a t' n ot con31ue ri:tg scr1ou.J1.y n~y olghti.ng or z-eport l'r'm :1 oingle 1ncllvtdual, anJ to at'l~ taat thla cane tmo ln~otig:l d !::Olely 't:~caue~ or U;a PO!lJibl~ nu1J~"'l~e 1,:!.1U C"ld bt!Caua e t~er_ ':7~11 .:.nloubte<llJ oo .:-n n'!;t c"cpt oade to j xkey t !lio i nc i dent t n t o a full-fl edged :;r oducti.)n . The J U!lge nlr"'ad;r intend3 to h:lf p ublic 1 ting3 in uhic h Jf!ul-1 dcoc~lbP. th!3 t~1n3 ar.d nr r q~eationa nnd t~iJ of cours~, 3 un l oubtedly ther e uill be !'Ublic lectures rit h Tl~!d t'.dr:l!coi o:l. o.ny r.:.:-..tcr ial evidence. He W3B wn=ned that the Air Force vould cttc~p~ to hush hirl U:!? end that ii' he ga.1e tl:e Ai.:' F orce e.n.y m.:l ~r 13.1 eridence 1:-::? vo~d. neve:r c;et it ~c!t. I vas que3tioned a nu.~ber of ti:x!S on '::r.f :rcelinga tc:'r-rd !iiCA? ~ Z.ajor K2yhoe, :md I of courae nto.t~d that I t11.ouzht t IUCAP v-1~ ~ttempting to do a. serious job and that they l:~d a. lot of inter- en tctl and oincere membe::os who vere trying to do 'the b~st thP.y could . no c~9-, of course, did I attempt to saJ unything that c ould later ce tU!'ced against us as are the uns-ynq:athetic toward the elrorts of _liCAP. D: J. 1\lle., l!yne :t 5 'j.'r.c r ,"l..l a t the hatch held a toeroos-like ju,; iA hi3 r..and Uhic h ~1::15 t , !~ of the same bright csterial aa taz t.J:.i'O. Though t:Jere V9.s no con- vcr~atian between !liD and the occupants of the tn'O, he st.J.I;ed t_,:; he vas avare t:la~ "t!-.e tEn vanted the jug filled '\t1.th water. Af~c: ~ln6 the JU8 and ret.u:-ning lt to th~ n:aa in the h..'ltc~ he 'TaB t.:e :f oi.Jr calma which he re:>orted iRre v.:ll"t:l to ~'le touc h . then r~?orted that he otapped bac:t and exchanged oalutes vitb tile occupa.n~ ot the tnt'O. The hatch T.tas closed a.nd tile UFO, vi th the Can! vhin1ng ~Cl.J1d, took off and di!lappeared 1::1 appraxbatel;t t-r~o oeconds . 6 . T:'le ~rl tnesa reported that the space c:oa.tt was g,bout 12 !'cet hioh :1nd 30 feet in diameter U'i th exhaust pipes 6 or 1 inched in diameter ~otrudi:lg .trom the edge. When t~ batch vaa closed lta outl..!.:le could not be discerned. 7. It 13 the opinion of the investigators thst o a b.d:l-.~ced -person of good ~ntal h ealth o..."ld t:,at he t i!.:lt th2 alleg~d c on"tact was a r~al c~riance. Ecwev~r, tr..ere ill"e i '!..:: ... ns l:rte ac~ s 1.a t:le s tor:r vhi.::h tend to i:1ulca te t::la t thio ~ra3 a l~ucination follawed by delusion. 8 . '7"-...P. vitnesa, Mr g:1ve ~oth Dr. liyne!t c. d t!le 6;6th P.o.dar t<!lladr~n investigator S'lmples of the co.k.::s. These no.:I?lca c r tM ca~<ed U(~!'~ ot:.omitted to ti!e Aeronautical SJ!B~CS Diviaion cr the /dr :?or c e -:.s Conanand and the Food end Dt"Jg J\tlninLJtratlon of the .Cc~t:::eat o:r li!.altb , Educ3tion a."ld Velfare for analY3i3. The ASD conclusion i o tl'""t ~e co.kes were pre'?82'ed f'r~m a le-o~ r>rote in flo\..!'" \/1 ';a :::dl qna:::t- t :.i of d ugar and O:llt o.nd cooited in a hyd:. ogenated o:!.l (A~i..:lch::lent ,, J ) . 'the report f:oom the Food 3Ild Drug Ad:ninls+,raticn h"'G not us yet rcac't:.~d ATIC. 9 . 'l'hio case vas discUB3ed tr1 th a psycbologis t of tha /\aron~utical S:,rctcrn.s Div1.sion vbo ba3 clinical experil!ace nnd it ia hls opi.:li on that t' v~ tness ouf'tered a hallucination and oubsequant c!elusion concerning hi::~ c .. :-oerience. The ps:,rchologiot pointed out that cnoes of thia t:r?e could b, inJurious to the oental heal~h of the 1~d1~rid,~1 U tte:,r ee- Ct -e upset due to the e;cperidnce. lle p ointad out that i!" cas e 3 ot tb.ia ty;;t:: 'll"e to be pursued, in an atteoot to r.a:(s t he witne9s :1 .. -a:-e teat bi1 experience vas not real, that a yrofasaional shoulJ. unddrtaks t l:e j"""o because of the possible danger of inJurL"lg the vitneaa' mental ~.,a:!.th. It vas pointed out that e..~riences of this ty:>e, halluctnations follo-:ted by delwsion, are not at all uncommon c.nd especutlly :!n n.:.r:ll c1 ~"n.;n1t1es. Uany "'erCJons llho ex"Jerience t:"!ese Lalluc'!natio,.,.s un..!er- n..: rer ag::lin b.:! presented to the fndi vidUAl. ':.'he ps:;c~ologi J t '0'> l::rr~d ou. that ::."!ny <loluded indiliunslo 1ao, t',,, .. to t'!:.J ~'ct t',; ~ ey r::! m1Ju:Jtcd to tl:~lr cO!ltnlnltie s ann ":.1elr c~.-!:':"lUnltl:?a t..> t . ~..1, "'::'<:: 1ot :10:.1;_)i t.J.lized for t:rent::~ent for th""Y ::re i:>P~'ti!::' of! ut :-:.:>l~ t!'.c a~J ~ "'d co:1r _r'l Ovr!r he.l::' rcn't;al condit t.:>n, IJ t I i T70 Sighting, Eagle River, Wisconsin, 18 April 1]61 2 June 1961 2:u70I-3C (:,ltljor Coleman) 1 . ~lr. vho r esides near Eagle Ri,1er, !i'iaconsin, rel3ted t~ U. S . Alr ;force investigators that at llCO on 1 8 April 1~1, he ut tnessed the l~di:lg of a space cra:f't and had contact ui -ch t.:1e occu - r~nta. The u i tness fur-cber re~orted that +hn occupants rewarded him tit~ tour (4) ca .. ;es for providing them uith U:lter. Tbl."l all.:?~d :::ir,!ltina rece17e d tf!de pl:ly by telev1.3ion, radio and ~e ?:-ess. 2 . 'l'"aia caae vas brought to the attenti on of the Aerospace Technical !nPll13ence Ccn't.er on 26 April 1 ? 61 b'-J t he D'l.lluth Air Defecse Sec-tor, The ProJect Consultant, Dr. J. 1\ll~n H:Jne:t cf Nortlr<~estern Univers!ty, ':1:13 req~sted to L"ltesti~te the repor~d c16hti.Dg due his relative l eaa to the scene of the inci=ent . I~resti~tion of tbi3 ~ase vas nl3o inde~ndcntl7 c onducted by )ersonnel of the 6;6th Radar S dron, Antigo AF 3t:.\tion, Antigo, Wiscona!n. Conies of tnese repor~a of inrestigation are attachurnta 1 and 2 to tbia con-espondence. J . lir rep~...ed that on 18 April 1~61 nt llCO hours he -~as t.tcnding ln h1:J ld. t c!len 't:.'hen he hear d o.n intense uhining aound, a A i.f n .le t vere flying o~r hie house, but mu~h louder. He l;,o~ed out oi' hio kitchen window to tAe ~rest or.d caw a hugh c aucer lowe:-ing to the f;t'OU!ld . It vaa reported to be intensely bl'i'=lht ttr1d c.p~arP.d ch:'cme like. T.!c uitneea oaid he vas not frightened o.nd vent o~t ot doors until he ~:a.J otandin~ about 10 or 1 5 feet ~"'JS'"J i'rom the U':"O. l!e reported the cbj~ct appeared to be on the GrOund,,but due to th~ l~ck ot diaturbance after ita departure he assw:es it 'Has ho~ring. l. A hatch was reported to have opened 'Uld n -:an n:?)>eared in the lioor- -J'-Y ':'be occupant~ described ns being nbout !"lve feet tall, 120 - 125 pounds J dressed in a black okull cap a h~a'TY black tur'tle Lec!t -;.;eater wt th o. ~-" white band arotmd the base o.."ld black tig!lt fitting trousers vitb vbite stripes dovn each a i de. ';'be m.n had Italian l''ln':.rol ..anel3 _.lch J.oout tvo . :~et l1ig!l c:-,nd four i:'~et l:mg. '1'!1<"' w!t- r.~so reporte d that there ~re t1o other occ nta dressed tte =e n3 the .J:'l .l~ the door. One of th~ othPr 1.'1en ap~A-~d to be tl= in3 -oct1 .) Pr a ... 1..a"'n? l~sa grill. O;:P,\R 1 MENT OF HE:AL TH, EDUCATION. AND WELFARE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WASHING rON :!S. 0 C . Colonel Philip G. Evans Lero~?ace Technical Intelligence Center United States Air Force \/right-Patterson Air .force Base Attn: AFCIN-l~E Dear Colonel Evans: tle have completed our C>:a:nination of the material subwi tted vi th your l~Lter of Nay 5 . Hicro~copic analysi.s sho.1s the pre:;enc~ of fat, starch, bucl~:'lcat hulls. ~-Th.cat bran, and soybean hull~. nt~ m~terial app~ars to be a portion of an ordinary p<.~. cuke mudc predo;:-~inantly of buclc-1hcat. Bactcriolotiical ex<l!:linati.on <-nd measurc:'llent of radioac tivi Ly gave re.;ult~ Hhich arl.! con:; is tent \..ri th the v.ie\1 that the article is an orrtinary pancake of terrestrial Remainder of the cake it. b~inc; r.:!turned, here\lith. Sincerl!ly yours, A ... cis tnn t to the D i rec to'r Divisi.on of Administrative Revic,., .nurc~tu of Enforcement Pkg (remnants of cake) 10. It is the decision of ATIC not to n\.iraue turth.t!r the circt.mstanc~s Dttrrounding tha Zagl~ River, l-Tiscon.sin,-sighti:lg due to the fact toot there is no evidence which icdicates t!~t the security of the United ~ ... ates vaa threateced ~d due to the l'03sibilit y of causi:lg ~!r. Si:nootcn ibarrns.ament vhich might prove i nJurious t o hla ~ntal health. 11. 'The abo" s,uocary of the Eagle R17er, lliscon31n, m'O sightir.g, end t!:te ATIC o.nalysi3, is ~orwarded to your office far passing to SAFU.. in ~n~1cipat1on of possible con;ressional inquiri~s concerning thia much publicized sighting. nin.I? G. EVA.'lS Colonel, usAP ~ryuty for Science nnd C ompone:1ta 1. Rpt of Inv~sti63~ion (Dr. Bynelt ) , v/\t-:bc.. 2 . Rpt of In1estigati::m (67Sth R:ldar Sq), v/At.chs. ) ''SD Lab Rpt 676Til RADAI~ SQUADRON (SAGE) (ADC) Ul'll1 LD STAll:; AIH I'OHCI ANTIGO AI R FOI~CE STATION RO:PI..V T O ATTN OF: 67o-CCR SUEIJEC T: Unidentified Flying Object Ac.to.;pace Teclmical Intelligence Cen t.er .1ri,;ht Patt erson AFB, Ohio Al' .u!: AFCHI-4 ( AE:liAL Phenom~na Submll:t.ed hure.-~ith in cvmplinncc wi.Lh tcl~phonic i nstruct.io:ls a. 1'--port coverinG ti.~ U?O incident R l E!lr;lc River, :iscon:;in, 18 Hq 30 ADlV Hq ~SlL\;).:J U'Q Sighting, ?..agle atver, ':Jisconsin, ~OI-3C (KaJar Col.elllin) 1 . resides near Eagle River, Wisconsi.'1 t:> u.s. CZ'c~ a tbnt at 1100 on 18 April 1961, he vi t:r.eaaecl tbe l.arnUng. o1' a s~ce cratt and had contact vi th the occu- pan-c.a. 'l'ba vitzwaa furtber reported tbat the occupants revurded him vith rour (4) cakes rar providing tbem vith water. This alleged n!g.bting received vide pl.a7 by tel.ev1.81on, radio and the ?resa. 2 . ~ c:aae vaa brought to the attention o~ the Aerospace Techni c:Jl !ntellisence Center on 26 Aprll 1961 by the Duluth Ai: De.fense Sector, ~e Project Coaault.ant, Dr. J ... Ul..e11 H':aek of :1ortmreatern University, v:1s requested to 1nveat1gate the reported s18h~ing due h1a relative =..!a:r!lesa ~ tbe acene o-r tbe incident. Ilrrest168~ion O>f this c3se was :!bo indlrpment.l:r conducted by persoune1 o the 676tb R:ldar Squadron, .,'\ntigo A7 statiOD Antigo, Wiscooain. Coyiea ar these r eports ~ i~vestigstion are attacbaen~ l a~d 2 to this correspondence reported tbat on 1 9 AprU 1961 11t 1100 hour:s be vas O'C.~g in hi.a ldtcben when he ilec:d an i.'ltenae vhining sotmd ~ jet wre fiyi:lg over his house, but mucb louder. Ha loo~ out ot ?11 ldtc:beu window to tbe vest and aav s huS}l aal:Cer 1overitlg to the c:ound. I't vaa reported to be intensely bright and cppea:ed c!Jrome like. '.!.~ witne aiel he vaa nat b-ightened and vent out or doors untU be -:nus ntandiDg about 10 or 15 feet avay b-OtD the mv. He reported the =bJect a'p:peared to ~ on tbe g::-ound