PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. LENGTH OF ~35ERVATION 2 . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Civil.i..~n 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .0. BRIEF SUM~..I.R~ OF SIGHTING Oblong :;r b~'!.rrel ...;h:q~cd, ll. COMMEHTS 3 ::ieV.L.:.';"' :-;ightln.:-; J ': r l J J.ng. ATtC FORM 329 (KEV 2 6 SEP 5 2 ) n:~ne .J;."t eel di~a!Yne~r~;.nc~!. Cb3erv-:.t l on. rhis :J.n.l fo.c; t tho.-: uoj t, clid not r ise rap:Idl:y o.r-: n u '; e:q)~ ,1-j.no.ulr~. Oth~r lnli: .1~ H[.,\lJI..)UI\H I Ef!~ 1\5101 tt COMB\ r I.Ht"W THAIN IN " "\ INl I .:H r 1 J~ UNiil"' ST A T L..., 4\IR F~"JRI..':L A HI 'C!Ni\ A~PL..Y ru o.l3 ATTN ;;>~t euAJ&:C'Tt Unid~r. t.:!.l'ied Flying Object To: 1!'o:;:e:::..~1 Technology Dl vision ~tr::.~-c P3.tterson AFB The .:')llowing i s forwa r d e d in com:plian(!e with Air Force Re~ulat:ions and 200-2A February 1960. Attachment No. l is a diagram received from Mr t o what thi s object appE ed to be. a . Description of Object: (1) One grou:p oblo~tg or elliptical. be o:::~"'rel shaped. of observers reported the chape of the object was Another group of observers reported the object to ( 2) Size of e obj ect was reported by one group to be the size o: E... 7,;en ty man life :~3-:'t., estimated to b e ten ft!et b y :fifteen feet. Tne se':!ond report a ss;.:.::;:d the same size and shape comparable to that of' a f:.:'ty-fi ve gaLl or.. o:.l drum stand:tng on its end . apr>ro x ilnately :five ~eet ~n diameter and ~e~ feet long. (3) Reports o~ color varied from black to gray (4) One object wa3 sighted. (6) Observe d as a clear outline of this elliptical or c:ylindericul obje:::t -. .;i th no vindo-,.;s. One observer reports that a foat Hbu'.re the C:Jlln- d 3r:.::a: o":>ject there a'9:peared to be indentations a.round the circumf'erence of e ttom of the a . '7) Observel .. S all agreed that smoke '\fas seen and t:tat f r on the bott::::. :c..:-_ ~er of the object o. s l j ght reddish c;lov ":-Tas obcervcd ut .Jvh e same pa:..:1t that the smoke appea~ed to be coming flom~ (9) No othe r per tj_nent or uJ1usual featu.res .cepo.ctc d . b . Description of Cour::;e of OujP-c.J~: (l) A ch.tld WE-8 the f'lrG t obs~rver to c:1.l.l u"L tcntion to t.hc o'h~jcct . (2) .!Lll reports u g.rec th:;~ot the elf'vation ol' th.i.:: object wa c appro:timately 1000 to 1200 feet at a distance of' a mile nncL one--halt' to t\.;o mi:es from the point of' observutiu::1e One adcl:l. tional oln;erver d.J::o~re t o t:.~ ;icinit,y a.nd looked up o.t the object and estilnute rl that t~e ul t i - (3) No one obs(.::rve d the object cLisappeur. (4) Object appeartd to b e :flo8-ting o r driftino: i n c. northea.EterlJ di::~.;-cion. (5) When objcet was le..st seen, it wa.s drif'tlnc; s l o-.,rly i n a norLh- east~rl~l direction. l':o one observed object di3appea.r. (6 ) Majority of vie'\-rer s estimated they watched the object for t e!l T'1inutes, got tired and ,.,ent into the houce. Manner of' Obs~rva.tion: (1) Ground- Yisua1. '1'\vo obse:-;era u ere using 7 by 35 p owe r binoculars. d . Time and Date of Sighting: (1) First sighting: August 1961. T'nir d 0230Z, 2 August 1961. Second sl9lting: Sighting: 0428Z, 2 Augus t 1961. (2) Light co!1ditions: dusk . Location of Ob3erve1'.3: Ide!1tifying formation on Observer s : (2..) Ci-rilian -lv1r. Pho-:::_:..:: ... t..r:..zona, sc~ool teacher a (2) Civilian - . age 35, Phoenix, Arizona, ur1empl~cyed, reliability unkno\-m. (3) Civilian -Mr. School, r eliability Phoe~ix, .~izona, Allison Steel Tech:.r:ticia.:1., r~liabilioy g . \ieut;her a n d Hinds -Aloft. C!onril tions n.t ~Ci.tn .. --! l~c~n. Pla.ct: of S.i [91tin:;3: 1 (1) Observers accoLuli~ of w~athtJr eondi t.ion~.;: ]'u. t:r.ly cleu.c, and llgh t clouds in the v Lc.lni ty a.nu ells tance. Occaslc,n e.l li@t tnlnu; cloud t o cloud and cloud t o ground . (2) Wind direct-ton and veloc:tty in degi.'C0.S ttnd k n ots: -gene ral ceiling of hieh 0200Z and 0500Z h ours. broken t0 high overcast ( 4) Visibility :tt 02ooz 110 ~;at 0300Z 35 -f; at oJ~oz 15 + ( 5 ) Approxi:w.a. ely 14,000 ft scattered sky condit i on '\vi th a high o .e::-:3..3t, 35 mile vL;::.b::!..li ty. Towering cvmulus nimbus and frequent li -=---in; cloud to clo .:d. and cloud to ground, N\-1 and N.C, S and S;T point c:' ..3 'l~ing. Varia-~:..e ::::-okcn to overcast . ( 6 ) Thlli!.der s t )::'l!lS in the area of N1T HE and S to Sitl. ( 7) Gradual ~e..7,::perature gradient decreasin g from -t 22 C at 6,osc ft to minus 67C a t 50,000 ft. h . No other unusual activity or condition. i . No lntercep t i or: or identification action taken. j . The known air a ctivity wa s at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. 'Heather ba:lo.J:-l.:> ~ ... ~E:re reported. to havG been flo~m i n thP preceF!d:i.ng f'orty- e ight hour ~e::-~od. As o f ~his date, none of the balloon s h a v e been r e c ov e r e d . SecJ:::. :.::~:lor t -Yuma. ) iarine Cocy Test Station reported the Army teste d en ~2 = balloons between the h ours of 1300 and 1800 hours , Tuesday, 1 A~z_:~ ~?61, a t one-half hour intervals. Thes e balloons will exp~d to sever~ :'7. in diamete r vhile some ot!le r s may reach ar; much as f'or'ty f'ee t in O.L::--=:~er. They are radio equipped and hav-e parach\lte pa'2kages attachetl for jettison. They are released at ground l evel and h a-.re been 1-:no-w-n t o fly o.t aFproy_ima tely 7 5 ,000 feet . Preparing officer i s , AO 812076, Assist8.nt Base Operations Offlccr at I.uke AFB. It i s his belier cltut this sightcri object C'JUld have been one o f the balloons released. oy ei tlv::r Yurf.!.P. Ol' Fort Huachuc a , which could ho.ve drlfted over this a rea at hir)l o r mt:dltw altitude. Due t o the o. t .. nosphere c ondi tlOl.LG J "the 1:.Lvn~ or cL'\.y ( dus::), -r.:1:::- IlOSG:'..biltty of opticul illusion c o u.pl.ed w:t:th untr~:ilned olH"'er\rcr G could be the reason for the r.d;c-l:\..emcnts tho.t the objl,ct. '.vas ob:..;,.,rvc.:d 1,() b e ~t 1000 "Co 1200 fee t . ~l'hc report of' the :Jlight fire a.nd .:anokl; coming from the center of the drum-::.ll'lti.lJed ob;)ect is unexpJ ainn1Jlv by the .l nveH ti(:;at1ng office r . COMMANDER: Diagram dra~m by Yu .