PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon S ufi'o. 1} V:tr;;;inia 3. OATETIM! GROUP Local r:.._ ' 5. PHOTOS 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 10. 8RIEP SUMMA~'f OF SIGHTING 5 -7 TYPE OF OEISERVATIOH :U:.oround Visual 0 Air-Visual 6. , SOURCE 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS :;izc of tnr- ~:..:J 111.lzzo.rds, or a nge, ci:cr;J ic.::; f' or;.1o.tion at 0 Ground R odor 0 A i rl ntercept Radar Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft 0 Probalsly Aircraft Po ssl bly AIrcraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical =o Othr R~fJ..~-;ti.)n/!l,ll,d.; 0 lns"fflclent Data for Evaluation 0 Unk no"'" 11. COMMeNTs Gu s ~ru/C!!':s c.H reflcr.;ti o n o.f J ight on 5 - 7 ob.J ~ .; ,\Jpearc:!. i n forr.L?.- looki~G for la}~._. o r pltt.l:'.:! to lan..:l. Pr<:! .3t ~oupJc.l \rith de;~ription c:t .. objts id.th ving:, like bi:~a.J ,POint to this con,~ltni~ n.. CLASS IFICATION CCUNTRY OF ACTIVITY R~PORTING ~EPt~r NO. UUITED ST.ATZS (VIRGL.'IIA) AH.\~I 61-0001 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY OR AMEA REP~T CONCERN! DATE OF INFOR~TION Ir.JITED S'r ATES DATE OF COl.LEC r I ON I'CTIVITY SUBMITTING REP~T ':.50.5 Air Rsu.eling .ting Langley .A.A.~, Va. SRI SfATliS (If 8pplicnbl~) r.ANCELEOICO~?LEfC DATE OF RF.PORr P PARING INDIVIDUAL CANC~LEDII~ O~PLETE H3.jor AIJ3~'i.T F. HQUGaTON N OR DESCR I EVALUATION ADDITIONAL INFOR~TION CN (Oat~) Hr e.: l~s k~rERENCES ( at:a Subjoct, pr~viou r~port~, otc 63 applicah e) SUMMARY (Glve 3ummary hi.ch hiShl ights the salient factors of narr:..~ti"e rep ort. Degin nnrretiv" text orr AF Form 1J2tt report cn be full"y :1 ta tecf on AF Form 112. Lis t inc I o;sur~a, inc lud inA number of copies) I .. . SOURCE DESCRIPI'IOil: }b;-& 1-frs appeared to ba a couple of approxima:tely 50-60 years of age and gav'3 some thought bafora .:lnst.;ering qu.~stion3. They appeared to b9 sincere and saemed desirous to halp. Nr has a poaition with the local bank. II. NARRATIVE: Contained in our massage A. I 8/042, d~ted 8 Aug 61. 1. Ooj~ct d~scribed by l.irs 2 . Obj:'lcts d3scribed by l 3. Investigation officers OI .. iniOUTION ov OOICINATOR (f:xc11pt USAP nnd Iii~. lw:lic ute f)tJpl 'rl/Ol ami cvp1~:; w/o anr;/osur~'l , i f .rprf._,,!dej '.i\R~P.u: (!,.., Jncu .. .,.,lt contnno<r ,,[,r,.,ntotr lffect:n~ !h..-ntifJn 't l dt'f~"'~ o f tne "ncrl :;tltt ,.., 111itht., ti-e l:""itn rl of ..... 0C f ~2 . WHICH ~ 'f t..:. US tO Cl AS'> IF ICI. f I C~l (S~CURITY lNI'OifiWATJON whelt Riled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OHlt;IHATIPUI 1\CiliHC"t REPORT NO. 1(505 .Air R'3fueling ~;ing L~ngl'Y J\FB, Va. III. Sul~ . .ARY: On 12 August preparing officer vi:>itdd th~ rl3siJ dnCd Q.f !'r. Suffolk, va, to furth~r ioveatig'l.ta t:1t:l alleged of Unident 3d flJ..qng Objact3. Ers stat~d that t:1.~ objacts appeared to b~ li!(e a t~.ro blad3d propeller (~de Incl 1..), ~r thd ends set!tmed to movs up and down like the \dngs of a bird. 1-.rs stat.~d th.:1t shs could not see any body. Ho~-1ev3r, :Ur said that. the body and trir~3 ~.;~re vi3ible to him (3~e Incl 2). Both agreetd that th9 siza approx- imat~d that of a small watermdlon, about a foot across lihen held a t arms length, onl.y flat. Both ag:""eed that ths color \..J"as similar to that o:f a fire-.fly or like tha t.-lhan it first rise.s. Nr sai d that h e COlli""lt~d five objects and Nrs agr~ed that t here Here a t loa.st five a n d possibly r1or~. Th9r8 1-l,rs U.o exhausts, sound or trails, ho.-Jev~r t he i-lings appeared to b~ Ha'7ering some. Jdrssy, and his statad t!1at h~r nephetw 1~ -vrife \-I~re pr~pa.ring to leav~ :;ast Orangs, \vhen they d~v~loped car troubla. :Jhila standing by tha car, I':rs stated sh~ look~d to the orth and noticed thes~ obj~cts appearing in a "V formation, and brought tha :tatt~r to th-s attantion of her husband. As they watch~d, th~ objects \.;ant into ~rail formation and circled in a clockuise manner. .After thr~ or four :ravolu:~ion3 and about t'.io or thr~e minutes later, the objdcts disappeared to t~e North-east. .Asirnuth lvhiJ a circling \ias 360 dee;ref!s ~lith a n al'9vation of 75 C.eg:-ees, finaJJy disa:_;:,pea.ring to the North-~ast at an elevation of ::tppro:~-=.:nately 15 d~gre!ts. Other 1dtnesses included a n eight year old girl and her mother, 1 s , SuffoD( Va, l~s stated that her daughter came in th-e hou3e and told her about the obj,cts. hol..rever, st ~s only abla to observs the objects as they ware disappearing. Ers stated she did not ha~ the str~et addr~ss ho:ieV!!!r, this could be obtained front his r.1oth~r, Itres St, Bloomfisld, NeT.., Jersey. DT. P~EP-l.RING OFFICERS C011l-IEHTS: (See Incl 3) home is situated about a half a block from a four lana highway ~.rhich would bornally be brightly lighted. On the right hand sid~ ot" \his h::.g::.~:r, about half t~y up the block to th~ north is a large Oldsmobill;! d9al3rs ~uilding and car lot. Further U;J the street on thi! left hand side is a fruit wa:-:~t Hhich stays o pen 24 hours a day. According to !~r bo t.h lacas ar~ bri5htly lighted -;nth neon lights all nig!'lt. It is possibl'3 that t~c lights from the highNay, th~ fruit marl~3t and t he car d~al0rs lot, flect~d upon som~ low flying birds. \'IAilNING: Thi documnt C'ontain inform.ttion tltf"ctinA til., n JICion a l r!l'l(,.,n .. ,. " ' rlw Un1t.-d ..:;t.n e.-IVJ t.'lin .,.,IIHh()ri:-,rlper n n i l prohibi ttorli.Jy I .Jw. I t tn.ty no~ l~ r.-o:mllr .. /J'l N/1)/.-,. iro plrl, 'y tlth r C'l.JI'l lfnrrrl .:tt, A.ir., PC: A r,ri-t;,, excttpt hy purmi:uio n o / t hct l.Ji r .. ctor o f lntl'lllr~-.nc, l.'S.\F PEPLACE3 AF rO '" 112-P.\? r II. I J'.:-. .ut. WHICH ~I \Y n~ U3~0. r'LI ;t-iT U.S. AIR FORC~ TECHI'tlCAL .INr ORMAT,ON S~r:ET This qututionnoir~ ha:~ be~n prepared so that you c...:1n ~ive ~he U.S. Air Forrt;t us much information as possible concerning the Jnidentified aerial phenorn~non th a t you have observed. Pl~ose tr y to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information thot. you give will be used for research purposes, and will b~ regaded 0 5 confident ial moteriol. Your namtt will not be ;;ed in connection with any stotement3, conclu'Sions, or publications without yr,~r permhsion. We request this personal information so that, if it 1s deemed necesJory, "'"may con~act you for fur+her details. 1. When did you -;ee the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific e . Qrl,.,r 4. Where VJere you when you sow th e object? Nearest Postal Address 2. Tim& of day: ( C i rei., One): A.M.. or P.M. (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town State or Co~.Jntry S. How long was object in sight? 5.1 How was time in sight determined? o. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What wc s ~;.~ condition of the sky? c. Not very sure (cf:'t Just a guess b. Cloud>' 7. IF yov sow the object during DAYLIGHT, wher!!t was the SUN located os you looked ot th-e object? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In bock of you d . To your leit e . Overhead c. To your right f. Dor1't rem~mber r I c FFE_ This fotm ~upcrscdcs ATlC lG~, 1 } Oct 5 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY D:AT A) In order that your information may be filed end coded as accura.tely as possible, pl-ea.se use the following space to write out a .short description of the event that you observ4td. You may re peat information that you hove already given in the questionnaire, and add any fu.rther comments, statements, or sketch that you believe are important. Try to present the detoi Is of the observa tio, in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached if they are n .. ded. (Do Not Write in This Space) JOINT rw1~SSAGEFORM C~CU~ITY CLASGIFICA! UdCLA !f'[~l) \JFt \Ct,,L ?R!!:C~D!:NC~ TYPII MSQ ( Checlc) t ~C~OUNTING A.CTION ~-t0U l'ItU MULTI BINGL" ORIG, OR Rl::iTERS 1' 0 CLASI F ICA TIO N ,. OF RCFFRia:NCt: 6PECIA.\.. INZTRI.J~TIONS F'l'D il-P A?'B OHIO LA~iGt.EY AFB VA 4505 IREFWG/YOUR ill~CL MSG ARwOI 8/042 DTD 8 AUG 61 CONCERNING A tJI."O SIGH'fiL'iG AT SUFFU.i..K, VA WAS THE SIZE OF THE OBJEC'l THAl OF A 'l'!;~KEY BUZZARD AT A:Jo!S LENGTH? P~AS& CLARIFY. ~f.dAT IS .ME~T BY TH~ S'l'Al'l.MENT IN P.AaT A6, YOUR MSG? WAS '!'HE EkVA'I'IuN OF '1HE OBJ~CT.~, IN R;:I.A,'IuN TO OVE&i:':A,O AND THE HuHIZON, -i, ETC OF 1'HE wiU UP Frl.CM HOrtiZONl REF P AR'l' B6, HOw LONG IS A FEW iUNU'l~S? I'i' \.;AS ORIGINALY NO'l'ED lHAT Th'"ERE ~iERE O'IIrlER WITNJ:.SSES Ii~VOLVED. REQUEST T~!EY BE CONTACTED k'W 'HEIR IMPRESSIONS OF 'IhE SIGHtiNG BE INCLUD~ IN YOUR REPOR'l'. tT IS DESIRABLE THAT AN AIIR ll2 BE tr.i'ILIZED TO INCLUDE DRAWINGS OF THE 0.6JEC'1b lH3IR Ri!!LA'IU POSI'l'lONS TO THA:.r OF 1 !-i'S ..rr'l'NESSES DURING THE SIGHTING PERIOD, AND AN1 \JIHER ITEl'1S '1!-l..AT . .-::LL AID IN D~T~LUiiNING THE NA.'l'UaE OF 1'H.E OBJECTS. 'HIS SIGH'l'I~lG HAS ALREADY RECEI~f3D SOHE PUBLICI'I'Y, '!HEREit'OHE ~QUEST AS DE1A.ILEiJ Ali INVESJIGATIO~ /..S POSSIB~. f:"''rLA.C!:S r.JL. f"OP.11 17~. ~ CCT ~!',WHit:!-! ".vl L L BF: U:::F.o UNTIL EY.HA.U5 TF.:D A F L V t\ r.usvrr-:o LCOi< ED LIZ Pi<O?..:::LLER ~. THE ~IZE:CF A TUR}(EY BUZZARD. r:-; L B t: FO RNA TI 0 N. L FLC !\ T L'! G