PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Wos Bolloon South Hadley, lns sachuset t s Probobly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION DATETIMf CROUP J!J Ground-v, suol 0 GroundRodor 0 Wo s Aircroft Probobly A~rcroft 0 Ai,.Visuol 0 Ai rlntercept Rodor Possibly Al rcroft Wo s Astronomi col 0 Probobly Astronomicol 0 Possibly Astronomlcol LEHCTH 01" OBSERVATION HUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Ooto for Evoluollo n 20 sec or longer 10. BRIEl" SUMMARY 0,. SIGHTING Bright white II. COMMENTS It i s possible the the objt objt size of pea. Sighted 8oo eleV3.tion pbserved by witness was an a/c moving fm ss:.J. Di~appeared 65-70 traffic pattern ~t He stover A.FB, Traveled str~ight at ~h;ough the witness states that he was th~n r.nde very nh3rp abrupt positive it w~s Due to l:1ck of th~n harp right _,:pp.-u-C'nt corroborating \ritn..:!s . e3, turlS wn.::. about 4" at .:l.J:"illC 1-'v~luatcu a..:; Insu.fficicnt Turned l t aaain, tr!llghtcned out O...'ld then ATIC PORW 3l9 (RitV ::16 SllP Sl) CZCSQC982ZCJYI375 PP RJIDS9 - DE RJiXD H 25.3 FM 57AIRDIV WESTOVER AfB MASS TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEZSH/26AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD NY RJD>SQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO~ RJEZHQ/COFS USAF RJEZHQ /OSAF UNCLAS 99DCOI 5229. COFS FOR AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFIS. REFERENCE AFR 2tt-2, PARACRtPH 15 A.<l> ROUND <3> BRIGHT WHITE -SILVER PACE TWO RJ EXDH 253 B.Cl> MOTION C2>8~DECREES EL -MOVING FROM SSW (3)65 -7i DECREES EL-MOVING TO N.E. C4> TRAVELLED STRAIGHT AT FIRST, THEN MADE VERY SHARP ABRUPT LEFT TURN THEN SHARP RIGHT TURN. APPARENT DISTANCES BETWEEN TURNS WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES AT ARMS LENGTH. TURNED LEFT AGAIN, STRAIGHTENED OUT AND THEN DISSAPPEARED. ( 5) FADED OUT ( 6)28 SEC OR LONGER C.<t>CROUND VISUAL D.Cl) 1 MAY 61 SOUTH HADLEY CGRAMBY> MASS. OCCUPATION -STUDENT AT HOLYOKE TRADE H. S c . C 1>CAVU PACE THREE RJEXDH 253 C2> SURFACE 211/6 6 C3)10,~e~ SCATTERED -HI BROKEN CIt) 15M I C5 > AS ABOVE H. NONE OBSERVED J. LOCATION IS CLOSE TO WESTOVER AFBJ TOWER REPORTS CONSTANT USE OF TRAFFIC PATTERN ALSO CONSIDERABLE TRAffiC AT ALTITUDE. TRAFFIC AT ALTITUDE PULLED CONTRAILS, SUBJECT UFO DID NOT. SPRINGFIELD BOMB PLOT C12 RBS SITE AT WESTOVER AfB> REPORTS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. K TSCT MELVIN LIEBERMAN, NCOIC, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 99DCOI, BOMB WING CHVY> WESTOVER AFB, MASS. OBSERVER SEEMED QUITE SINCERE AND APPEARED CERTAIN HE HAD SEEN SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY. uiVINC CLOSE TO WESTOVER, HE HAS SE'N JETS ALMOST EVERY DAY INCLUDING fli~'S, Fl~'S, B-52'S, AND B-lt7'S. HE HAS ALSO SEEN WEATHER.BALLOONS AND HE IS POSITIVE THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NONE PACE FOUR RJEXDH 253 OF THESE. I fEEL THAT THERE IS INSUffiCIENT INFORMATION TO DRAW EVEN TENATIVE CONCLUSIONS AT THIS LEVEL. ~4/1953Z MAY RJEXDH GS::CURITY CLA51oii"ICATI0' .JOINT MESSAGEFORM SP,1Cl! 8/!LOII' RCSI!RVI'D POR \l~fUNICAT(()N CI!NTl!R PAECIEOIENCit oYPE MSO (C:htt/;) A CCOUNTI N G ORIG. OR RII:I"RS TO CI..A5SI .. ICATI6N OF' R1"1tRIE"'Cil SPCCIAL IN8TRUCTI ONS ATIC WPAF'B 0 WESTOVER AFB MASS tmCLASSIFTED AP'CIN-4E 57 AIR DIV /YCIJR tmCL NSG 990COI 5229 lJl'D 1~ MAY 61. WHAT \.;As THE AZIMt1l'H OF tiE OBJECT WBi':l'f FIRST Ai'"ID LAST SEEN? REQUEST D'F'ORMATION AS TO TilE EXTElfl' OF 'rBE TURltS l.fA.DE BY THE OBJECT. IN H()ol LARGE AN l AREA OP THE SKY DID. THE OBJECT MANEUVER? REQUEST CLARIFI CATION OF THE DURATION AND TIME OP' THE SIGRtntG. m ADDITI REQUEST A CHEX;K t BE MADE TO DET'ERMllfE IF A BALLOOlt WAS IN 'rHE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTil'fO. WHA1' WAS THE VERTICAL TEMPffiATURE GRADIENT AT T.BB TI.\1E? RIEP'L..ACU 00 f'ORM 173, I OCT e. WHIC H WII..L. DIE U!iiEO UNTIL UHAU TIEO rzcseF927ZC.JYB269 lYE RJ EXDri 'IE >TOVER 'JPl\FJ uHIO RE FE~ : '~CS WAS CO~TACT~O FOR ADDITION~L f'TD 9 MAY liFO OB5ER\TEq ~ETAIL3. I~ REI\FFI'~MED T HAT THE OB.J'":C f loJA::l FIRST OBSEPVt"O AL~OST DIRECTLY 0'/ APPq0'(['1t\T SLY glj D':.:G c:LrVt\TIO l AP-.JD ~ 0VI'lG FP0'1 .5S.J APPRO"! ATSLY 2.)0 OEr. AZ l"'UTK. OB.J~='"r:f DT5 APPr.Arn:o A?qUPTLY 0"'1 .4. Kr.Ao- os:-"'"l:.J 1\PPROV!MATZLY ~3~ DEC AT AN r.L~VAf!O~l OF ABOIJT 6? DEr. TO 7 0 9t:r.. OBJ T APPEAq0 TO FLY A DO~ .t.~U\f:::P TO "'HE Lf:FT 'HTK OF EACh L~r. OF THE DOG LET ~AS ABOUT s~UAL TO A 4" P.ULC:q K~LD AT Ao~s PAGE T'JO RJYDH 24~ ~PPEAQE ICE ENTIRE SIGHTI~G APPEAQED TO OCCUR IN A R~CTA~GULAR AqSA 0~ SKY SUBfE"'IDEO BY A 4I I v 14Itl OB.JT::CT HELD AT Aq:-lS L1\IGTH. UUiATION OF SI~HTI.IG l.JA5 20 3EC T O 3 3 3C. COR~!:CTION TO ITEMD D ( 1 ) OF I NITIAL RSPORT; SHOUL D READ 16 15Z 1 MAY 61. NO t~EAfHER BALLO~S "EPE K~IOW-.J T O Bf:: I . l THE VICINITY, IEI\R~ST STATION USI"-JG BALLOO"'S IS ALPA'N lC::'' y ooK. VERTICAL TEMPEQATURF. I.P~DIP' ,. ~1or P'='COqoc:-o THIS TAT I t:-.!; FOqErASTC::R 5 TATJ::5 DATA COULD BC.:: CO..,PIJT":D IF oc:-s [PC,::f) ALTI- :JSQE GIVEN NO TEMPE~ATU'iE I ~IJR..~IO'l LAYS q ''P-3 R~PQPTt:f).