PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 'rj'lldal ,...FB 1 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possbly Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP L TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Ground-v, suol 0 GrounciRoclor 0 Was A~tcrolt 0 P robobl y AI rcroh 0 AI,.. Visual 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 0 Possbly Aircraft Was Astronoml col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical Mj lita~ and Civil1~n 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 lnsuffcient Data for Evoluotton 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING Slightly elliptical. 11. COMMENTS iJ18U.l:l.r Velocity Of high fly- Size of grapefruit. Color sjojlar t o star . ing j e t a/c and of Echo are aprox ~ane. 3eeoed to be traveling in an oblique foication quite po~sible t~t a pas~ing a/c Seeaed t!ut ::;atellite E~ho ~as being observed. .ight~d a nd du~ to exc!e~aent ci~- ~ee~ed to be cc~ing on an ~z of 251. identi!'icu or identified ..... :th Echo. :u t cr it broke away frn Echo Echo, it heaJcd on :"'m witnc~;:; objt di~appeured on a 25 he bPco~os VC~J excited when ru~J~ ing; 2nd objt on :1. 150 heading. Both !'aJed ou concluded that ::;ighting .. 'ls probabl y 1 high-flying o./':. AT1C I'ORlf 329 (RKV 2 SlUt 52) UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Location = I YNO.AL. AFt! Date (Local) Cf Ml\ t " J Hour (Local) Hour ( Z Tirne Group) IDM.ty '1 .Astronol'lical Phenomena (Meteor, Cornet, ~lanet, etc),_==:.... _ Radar Analysia' ( AFCIN-4El) ..S~ Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc) -- EYaluat1on ot Source Reliabt.ll ty U !J,. ..,.~,..J - Analysis and Conolualons fr/IZf"~A-,ttrr HEADQUARTERS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE 4756th AIR BASE GROUP (ADO UHITED STATES AIR FORCE TYHDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA ATTN 01"1 ABDO sueJECT Report o n Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO' s ) To : Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (AFCIN) 4E2X Wright-Patterso n AFB, Ohio In accordance wit h AFR 200-2, paragraph 15, dated 14 Septemb e r 1959, the attached Flying Object Report, sketch and list a r e submitted. THE COMMAN P)EWET , V OTLE A 531., n t Ad m 1n1stt tlve U tflc er Report on Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) 1. Description of the Object: a . Shape -slightly elliptical b. Size -grapefruit c. Color -similar to a star d. Number-2 e. Formation - 2 f. Tail or Trail -none, but the two objects seemed to be traveling in a n oblique formation. g. Unusual Features -It seemed that the satellite Echo was being 2. Desc ription o f Course of Objects: a . Whe n I fir s t noticed the two UFO' s at 1945 hours, 9 May 1961, at Capehart Housing, Tyndall AFB, Florida, azimuth 250, the two objects seemed to be traveling in a n oblique formation. I watched f o r a while to make sur e they were not aircraft. I called T /Sgt Joseph T. T erlesky (Capehart) and asked him t o observe the UFO tra over the Gulf. In the meantime, I called Mr":'" Panama City, Florida t o see U h e had seen o r th e o ther object. H e said he had seen E c ho about the same time I did and he expected it t o pass again at 2045 hours. I then called Captain Allan E. Aaronson about the E c h o and the UFO. After Echo and the other UFO had disappeared I c hecked with TSgt T erlesky to find ou1 what he saw. He n o ticed the UFO breaking away from Echo but he did not observe E c h o because I only requested h i m to watc h the UFO over the Gulf. Captain Aaronso n and Mr. only saw Ech o . I saw Echo twice and t h e other UFO. b . Angle o r elevation and azimuth of the two object s : See attached <Ptch . O bject .A seemed to be commg o n a n azimuth o f 250. Object B seemed to be coming on an azimuth of 2500 a.fter it broke away fro m Echo and it headed o n a 215 azimuth. c . Angle and a.zimuth of object seem~d to disapgear on an approxi- mate heading of -Object A (E c ho) 25; Object B 150 . d. Description of flight path and maneuver s of objects: The objects traveled as follows: Object A -southwest to n ortheast; Object B -southwest to southeast. Manner in which objects disappeared: Fade d out. f. Length of time object s were visible: Object A, 20 minutes; Object B, I observe d it for ten minutes and Sergeant Terlesky for five minutes. Method used in observation: Ground -visual b. Optical Aid -none c. Aircraft used - N / A me and date of s ighting: Object A - 1945 h ours, 9 May 61 b. Object B - 19 45 hours, 9 May 61 c . Light conditions -night. 5 . L o cation of observe r -Capehart Housing , Tyndall AFB, Fla. Identifying information o n observer: a . Civilian -Objec t A, P anama City, Fla. b. Military-Object A , Captain Allan E. Aaronson. Object A and B , r-.1/Sgt H e nry J. Lacour. Objec t B, T /Sgt Joseph P . T e rlesky. \V eat her and wind: Fair and clear. 8 . Additional r emarks: E .... ho was observed on the following elates: :n~5 hours, J "''lay 2340 hours 6 May 61; 1945 hours 9 1\Iay 61 and 2100 hours 9 May 61. b. Inclosed i s a list of UFO' s seen from September 1960 through Is I Henry J. Lacour I t I HENRY J. LACOUR MSGT, USAF Training Section Tyndall AFB, F1a ljlJCl a s sa TYNDALL AFB MARKSM/\NSHIP CENTER WATER IMPACT AREAS ~LAST SE.EIICP + IPJ(XI(M ,., L INOI Whf'n Red Flag s a r c displayed on t h e boundaries, that range is in operation and Ii rin p i~ i n prog 1es s . Fishe men, b o ating e n t h uftiat' t s and peraonnel on beaches arc t o r,.m" i n clc;).r o c.Je ,igna ted area. F o r f u rthe r info rmat i o n , cont a c t Tvud4\U A i r Force Daee, AT6-Zlll, extenttlon 2 l 1 51 ,