PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSION$ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME CROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Boll~n 0 Possibly Balloon -~o..~ar 0 Was Aircraft :ci Ground I sua n 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 2::;/lOO:JZ :"..tKArr-Vi!lual OAir-Jnt,rcaptRodor PoasiblyAircroft -;, 6,.~S;O;U E -- IO.CWaaAst~nomlcoi~O 1. LENGTH oF .o3~ERVATION 1 a. HUMBER oF OBJECTs 0 Probably Astronomical ' 0 Paaalbly Astronomical 0 Jnsuffl clont Onto for Evaluation 0 Unlcnaw.t u RY 0 SI~HTIHG n )un ~ o'n .;~ hr:i.r;ht blu~-11. COMMENTS ObJ" :_ re1Jrrtf.:l. h<.~: all A BRIGHT NB.:'.v CuH~'i AS D [SCOV L!.rt~D HY 1-iH A. uF S~A'll'L~, 'tlA~H1NGJ.\.JN uN 23 JULY 1961 . L'nl!:; CuA:.!.'l CAN Ji!: A~.lJ A 'L;IL CJV~RING J..tiuU1 25 DEG~E.c;~ .. It Ai,Su t1AS i\l~ .AN~I- 'AIL. I 'l' IS OF 4 '1H HAGNI1UD,C; IS VI5ItlL~ IN '1d~ co .. :S'.i~LLA'J.I0t~ Gi..~UNt, 'J.llli 'lt:II~S, 1U '!'HE ~JC:Sl uF GASIOR AND PuLLUX LU~J ON 'I~ Nud.'i'HJ.:;AS'lE:iN HOH.l~ON Ai\D HOUR uR LESS rlSFuRE SU~rtlS~. UN S PUSI1'IuN 'tJAS 6h 49m R.A., AHD PLUS 33 DBGniiS DECLI~.ld IC!'-J AS H~PURT~D BY DR. G. VA~ oiESURuECK uF DEPARTM~NT OF THe Al~ ro~ CTAFF MESSAGE ~R,\NCl.l d1~ tVcOm~l OOP-C P-1, THIS MESSAGE IS A S CORRECTED COPY ZCZCH~B42SZC~JA920 PP RJEZH';l ZNR ZEL R J\vZJBK PP RJEDS9 RJEZHQ RJWFAL DE RJWZJ3K 1 tiS~ \tJINSLOt.v AF S~ N ARIZ TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO ;JZSB/23AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO R JEZ HQ/ HQ USAF ~vA SHDC RJEZHQ/S~CRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHDC UNCLAS F?.~:1 90400P 0597 .. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS ( '_j?:) .# THE FO LLOiJ IN G REPORT IS SJBM IT TED I N ACCORDANCE ' f\o DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT <S) Cl) SAME CONFIGURATION AS A STAR CIRCULAR, t,JITH NO CLEARLY DEF'l(~ED OUTLINE., (2) VARIED, FROM SIZE OF PI~lHEAD TO SIZE OF A NICl(f l_, g ( 3 ) S IL VE R Y \v HIT E . DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ OC)~E tTAFF MtSSAGE 9RI\NCW ( Page 2 of 4 PAGE TWO RJ~JZJBK 1 (6) REPORTING AIRCRAFT STATED OBJECT HAD TAIL, LIKE A C0t1ET, ENAMATING FROM IT. GROUND OBSERVERS COULD NOT SEE THE TAIL. (7) TAIL WAS '~IDTH OF OBJECT AND FOUR TIMES ITS LENGTH. (8) NO SOUND DISCERNIBLE. (9) OBJECT HAD NO DISCERNIBLE MOVEMENT, REMAINED STATIONARY THROUG~8UT PERIOD OF OBSERVATION~ Bo DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTCS): (1) CIVIL JET AMERICAN 26 FIRST REPORTED OBJECT TO BE AROUT 30 DEGREES LEFT OF NOSE Or AIRCRAFT AND TO THE LEFT OF THE PLANET VENUS, SiJ9SEQUENT REPO~T tvlADE BY DELTA 820., (2) APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, AT AN AZI~,<tJTH OF 06Vl .. DEGREESo < 3 ) AT SA tl E A Z IN UT H AND ELEVA T I 0 N. (-4) OBJECT REMAINED STATIONARYQ (5) OBSCUqED BY CLOUDS AT 11002. C~ MANN OBSERVATION: < 1) AIR VISUAL AND GROUND VISUAL. <3) FIRST AIRCRAFT AtvlERICAN 26 CIVIL JET BOEING 707, HEADING 073 DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ F.O~-t ~TAFF MESSAGE iRANCW Page 3 of L!. PAGE THRE~ RJWZJBK 1 DEGREES, 35,000 FEET, SPEED 430 KNOTS, ENRQIJTE F'~OM L0S A~IGEL~S TO DALLAS: SECOND AIRCRAFT DELTA 820 BOEING 720, HEADING 073 DEG~FES Do TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVERCS): ( 1) 35 01N, 110 44t.,J, 904TH f\Cl,.TRON, HINSLOhJ AFS, ARIZ, 10 NILES tJ}EST OF '::ITY OF t'JINSLO:.;, AIRCRAFT POSITIO 34 58N, 109 911', OVER ZUNI, N~ J t1E X I COo Fo IDEN!IFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERCS): < 1) PILOTS .... UNKNOt,JNo (2) SSGT JERDON, RUSSELL T" -904TH AC1JRON ... AC&tJ OPERATOR RELIABILITY~ EXCELLENT~ A/lC PHILMORE, RICHA11D A ...... 90LlTH AC\,r~oN ~- AC&W OPE~ATO~ -RELIABILITY -EXCELLE~lT~ A/!C SHIPP, CHARLES Es AC&laJ OPERATOR ... RELIABILITY -EXCELLENT o JEAT!-E2 ;D 1JJINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TI~lE AND PLACE OF SIGHT ING C S ) : ( 1) SCATTERED CLOIJDS IN LOCAL AREA AT 10 , 000 FFET, h/I~!DS SSE LIGHT AND VAR IP,BLE o Page h of 4 PAGE FOUR RJl4ZJBK 1 (2) SURFACE; SSE LIGHT AND VARIABLE 6,000 NOT AVAILABLE; 10,000, 40 DEGP.EES 15 KNOTS; 30 DEGREES !0 KNOTS. (3) 1000Z .... 10,000 BROKEN; 1100Z u ESTIMATED 9,000 OVERCAST. (5) 1 00~Z .... BROKEN T HRE~ TENTHS; 1100Z -OVF.RCA ST ~ INF: TENTHS. (6) LOC~'?C:D IN SOUTH ~!J. DRANT AND ,,.JEST QUADRANT. (7) 2 .... 2 1/2 DEGREES P::R THOUSAND FEET. Ho NO Ui':USUAL ACTIVITY Itl THE AREA. ... J o NONEo Ko OPERATIONS OFFICER -PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT HE SIGKTHJG lifAS OF A tlETEOR AT A GREAT DISTM!CE FROM THE EA~TH, OR OF AN :S:XCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT STARo 25/2358Z JUL RJtvZJBK This is a corrected copy of AF I1J 4300 (26 Jul 61). SAFS-3J OOP-2~ OOP-CP-1 CZCHQE332ZCYJA549 PP RJEDSQ RJEZHQ RJWFAL DE RJEDAH 42 FM CHAOS TRUAX FLO WIS TO RJWfAL/ADC ZNT AFB COLO ZEN/30TH ADIV TRUAX FLD QS RJEDSQ/ATIC w?AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC RJEZHQ/OSAF WASHDC UNCLAS/CHOIN 7035. SUBJ: UFO. FOR: INTELLIGENCE, AFCIN, SAFOI. REF PA~7 15, AFR 200-2. A.<l> SMALL OVAL. (2) STAR TO PLANET SIZE. (3~ ~HITE -POSSIBLE REDDISH. (4) ONE. <5> NONE .. < 1 HAD AP?ROXIMATE INTENSITY OF A STARo <7> (8) (9) NONE$ 8, <1> WHILE SITTING IN COCKPIT ENROUTE TO OHARE APT. (2) APPROX 80,00~ FEET --... ~,_.6rt::r s. ONF: O'CLOCK .. POSITION. (3) UNI<. (4) PROCEEDING STR!iiGH IN A '.vEsT ro EAST DIRECTION AT A FAsT PAcE~\ cs> FADEo . <'6f TEN--- ---------.. --. r1 IN UTE S. Co < 1 ) V I S U AL < 2 ) N 0 N E REPORT E D ~ < 3 > 0 BSERVED BY p I L OT OF DC-8 <EASTERN 156) AND CREW PERSO~NEL IN COCKPIT. D. Cl) 22/ 0915Z JUL 6 1. (2) NIGHT. E. (1) tlOT RPTD~ (2) 6~ N~ SOUTH OF Page 2 o..c 2 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. F. NOT GIVEN. G. (1) CLEAR C4) 12IMILES. (5) NONE AT ALTITUDE. (6) NONE. H. NEGATIVE. I. NEG J . NEG. 1<. COMMENTS BY SENIOR DIRECTOR, CHICAGO ADS, WHO TOOK INITIAL REPORT: INFORMATION IS HEARSAY AND NOT SPECIFIC IN DETAIL. C3) A CHECK ~ITH CHAOS WEATHER STATION DISCLOSED THE RELEASE OF NUMEROUS BALOONS AT 100Z BY SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, ST LOUIS, TERRE HAUTE, DAYTON, AND OTHER WEATHER.AGENCIES IN THE AREA OF LOUISVILLE. A STRONG POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE SIGHTING COULS HAVE BEEN A '.~ATHER BALOON RELEASED FROM A STATION WEST OF LOUISVILLE. THIS, IN CONJUCTION WITH A WESTERLY FLOW OF AIR ACROSS THE SECTOR COULD HAVE POSITIONED A SALOON IN THE !~MEDIATE AREA OF LOUISVILLE AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING. CHAOS WEATHER STATION CONFIRMED A WESTERQ FLOW UP WOND AT ANA ALTITUDE BELOW 80,000 FT. L. NONE. M. PILOT OF DC-8 STATED THE OBJECT MIGHT BE AN OBJECT IN SPACE. 24/1805Z JUL RJEDAH ?.'tladel chis.- i~I"'tjltij' Yr~r