PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Wo s Boll oon Probably Balloon Possdliy Balloon OATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION ?"l?') tr<Oround-Vi suol 0 GroundRodor Was Aircraft P robably Aircroh 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Alrlntercepl Rodar Po ssi bl y AI rcrah Was Astronoml col Probably Astronomical ssibly Astronomical l{tlita!':;Y LENGTH OP' OBSERVATION HUMBER Of' OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evoluatlan Vn.,..i.ed, 10. BRIEP' SUMMARY Of' SIGHTING Comet-like COMMEHTSFiBS t magnitude star trail 9 0inting to trail dis-\18.3 in direction indicated by witness egg-in d oughnut-shape. Altair ..,ras just below h o rizon il~ad o f :l dime. Diameter appeared equal a.n d waj p robably able to be seen o nly le~h of B-52 Overall siz e due to the inversion which wa3 in a r"a tha.n a bli:np. Color wa..; in flight; po~..sib:!.e th:1t l'Juki bro.n ;.;hen in a h o v e r . Trail a.ppe~r"d to a.r~a co~tributed ::iO:leWh3. t ~0 sigh~ing, twi" ~ t.he objt. Firs t l..; b,_.ll2V~d th:lt real ~..ulpr uru. Il.3. t ~d ~ppca.rcd and d~sa.pp~a.red :.ev c ra.l ti::tc., , djr~ctions 3.!'11 ue ~''r i r-t ion.; o n ...uo.:;equent nights Gt.lnti..Ltce conclusion . I ATtC FORM 329 (Jti&V 26 Sf!P 52) CSQE566ZCliY DE RJWFBG 40 TO RJWFAL/ ADC NT AFB COLO R~FKH/33 ADIV RICHARDS AFB MO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC UUCLAS BDCO 9421. SUBJECT: REpORT OF UFO lAW AFR 2~0-2, 14 SEP 59. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. A. SHAPE. COMET LIKE OBJECT WITH TRAIL POINTING TO THE SOUTH- WEST. WHEN IN HOVER TRAIL DISAPPEARED, BECAME EGG-IN-DOUGHNUT B. SIZE. HEAD OF A DIME AT ARM' S LENGTH. DIAr1TER APPEARED , EQUAL TO LENGTH OF B- 52 FUSELAGE. OVERALL SIZE LARGER THAN A BLIMP. C. COLO~. GOLDEN IN YL!~HT. KHAKI 2RO'~N rJHZN !.1 .'\ HO'I!:]. D. LUIlcEH. ONE E. FUh::rtTION. NOT APPLICABLE. PAGE TVO nJWFEG 40 F. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. NONE G. TRAIL APPEARED TO BE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT. NO TAIL OR EXHAUST VISIBLE. H. SOUND. NONE DISCERNIBLE. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. A. OBSERVER AND WIFE WERE OBSERVING POLARIS AND NEARBY CONSTELLATIONS THROUGH TELECOPE EVERY EVENING DURING WEEK OF B. OBJC::CT FIRST APPEARED lLLU:-tlNATED, '10VING ON A CONSTANT :lAG HEADING Of 030 DEGREES, AT AN INCLINATION OF 45 DEGREES AT 35~ZZ AND DEXCENDING OUT OF SIGHT BEHI~JD THE SJ<YLINE AT 0502Z. AT 0530Z OBJ ECT REAPPEARED ILLU~1UIATED I N THE SAME APPROXHlATE LOCATION, BUT AT 15 DZGREES INCLINATION, COMt1ENCING A CLH1BING 360DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT. f"1AXIMUM OF 35 DEGREES INCLINATION REACHED AFTER 180 DEGREES OF TURN. TURN COdTINUED AND DESCENT '1ADE: TO AN INCLINATION OF 05 DEGREES. ORIGINAL ~AG HEADING OF 03~ DEGREES TAKEN UP AT 0533Z AND OBJECT THEN REMAINED I N A HOVER FOR FIVE MINUTES OVER MAC GREGOR RANGE, NEW MEXICO. AT 0538Z VISUAL COd- TACT WAS AGAIN LOST. PART III. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. PAGE THREE RJWFBG 40 fl.. IN IT IA L SIGHT INGS MADZ THROUGH A t. E'N L Y PURCHASED 6X TZL E- ADJUSTABLE .TO 3~0X>. RAPID ;~OVE~E~T OF OBJECT A~lD !~ MEDIATE SKYLINE t~ADE: SCOPE FOLLO~viNG IMPOSSIBLE. FUTHZR FOLLOT.JI lG BY EYE CONTACT ONLY. PART IV. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING$. SIGHTED MOMENTARILY AT 10/0515Z ~1AY 61 AND 15/0445Z MAY 61, BY EYE CONTACT ONLY. LIGHT CONDITIONS. MOONLESS NIGHTS. PART V. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS. NORTH, 106 PArt! VI. OBSERVER IDENTIFICATION MILITARY ~WHALEY, DO~ALD N. , RA18346667, SPECIALIST 5 CE-5>, bRAVO BATTERY, SCHOOL SUPPORT COMMAND, FT BLISS, TEXAS. CmJSIDRt:D HIGHLY RELIABLE BY HIS SUPt:RIORS. PART VII. WINDS AND WEATnER. CUNAVAILABLC:> TEMP INV 75~0' MSL PART VIII. PREPARING OFFICER'S COM1ENTS. HAVE CONTACTED FAA, ADC SAD PAL GCI SITE, HAWK TROOP TEST HDQS., FT BLISS, AND MAC GREGOR RANGE OFFICER TO DETERMINE IF ANY AIRBORNE OPERATION COULD ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTED OBJECT. REPORTED AIRBORNE TRAFFIC WAS AS FOLLOWS: 10 MAY 61J C-121 DEPARTED RWY 03 BIGGS AFB AT 0454Z ENROUTE TO TRUTH OR CONSQUENCES, NEW t1EXICO, VIA V-94, V-19 ~ND v-1543. T-33 DEPARTED RWY 03 BIGGS AFB AT 0523Z WITH VFR CLIMB TO fL 3H> ON J-4V !l-.ROUTE TO GILA BEND. 11 lAY 61; FLT OF TWO s-S~'S RPTD OV~R WATERHOLE INTERSECTION AT 0448Z SNROUT TO BIGGS PAGE fIVE RJWFBG 40 AFB VIA N8~MAN VOR. OBSERVER DENIES THAT THIS REPORTED TRAFFIC COULD ACCOUNT FOR HIS SIGHTINGS. 20/1743Z MAY RJ~FBG