PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 2 Al ue ue New Mexico 12. CONCLUIIONI 0 Waa lelloOft D Prohahlr BalleM D PoaaJWr Balloon MVA D Waa Alreroft ..,,..un4-VIauel 0 Greun .. RtMier . Pro~aWr Alrcr.,t D Paaal W' Ahcrelt T"'iii~ D We a AateanoMI cal D Yoa D ProhaWr AatroM"'Icel . XICHa. Civilian P''1-J,f,!~el I-7.-L-IMO-TM~-OP .OI.-.,II_Iri_A_T-IOM------+-L-NU-MI-II_O_P_O_I_J_ICT...,..I--:-~t-. ~c""""'o-:-U~I-:-11~----.1, Other Po S S ref tact iQn W-E D lnaufflcient Da fer Evaluation 10 min Sevex'al 10. lltiiP OP IIOMTIMO Round silvery objts; erratic movements W-E. Disappeared to S at 50 elev, gave appearance of moving away, looked like reflection of sun on shiny sur- face. On 2 occasions emitted objts, small silver about 1/16 of main objt ATIC PORM ~21 (JISY 2 8&P J2) D U .. nown 11. COMMINTI There was an inversion of 3 between 16M and 18M. Lapse rate above and below nornal. Suspected that objts viewed were re~lections fm this inversion. -CONnNUATION SHEET UNCLASSIFIED F~a 4900 ABGP kiRTLAND AFB NEW MEXICO (6) TEN MINUTES C. (I) GROUND VISUAL OBSERVER CLAIMS 20/20 VISION (3) NOT APPLICABLE D. (I) 2340 ZEBRA 2 SEPTEMBER 1961 NORTH EAST SECTION OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (I) MR I AGE 4 DRIVE NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. CIVIL SERVICE QUALITY CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE. RELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD. NOT APPLICABLE CLEAR AND REAL GOOD VISIBILITY 8 THOUSAND SCATTERED 60 MILES VIS, 85 DEGREES, WINO SOUTHWEST AT 26 ALT SET 29.86, (4) 60 MILES (5) LESS THAN 3/1 0 CUMUL.S . (7) A TEMPERATURE IMERSION OF 3 DEGREES EXISTED BETWEEN 16M AND 18M. LAPSE RATE ABOVE AND BELOW THESE LEVELS WERE NORMAL . UNCLASSIFIED t . U. S . OOVIEANMf:NT ~I'INTING O .. P'IC&t UtS 530.7:. 2 HEAD OF PIN 3. SILVERY SHINEY 5. NOT APPLICABLE ~,7,8,9, NONE DESCRIBED 81. NOT STATED 2. l.l5 DEGREES AZIMUTHS IF SOUTH IS 12 O'CLOCK, siGHTING WAS AT 2 O'CLOCK 3. ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH SOUTH IS 12 O'CLOCK OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT 11 O'CLOCK 4. M~ED EAST TO WEST VERY ERRATICALLY. DURING FLIGHT AT.THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION THE OBJECT EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL \fQ~3o32CWYAIIao KlltLAND AJB NMEX RJV UQ/ ADC ENT AFB COLO EDSQIATIC VPAFB OHIO EZHQIAfCIN VASH DC EZHQISAFIS WASH DC LAS SVBi PRELIM UFO REPORT IN Tf.tJO PARTS CONCEJ1NINr; Tt~O SPERAT Ftl: ,.0 THE :GROUND NOT STATED 1. GROUND VISUAL NOT STATED NOT APPLICABLE 1. BOSQUE FARM JUST NORTH or LOS LUNAs, NEW MEXICO AGE UNK, ADDRESS UNK, OCCUPATION IJNK, ~ .... LIABILITY UNK, 2 8 THOUSAND SCATTERED 60 MILES VIS, 35 DtCRts, ~IND ?ACE TilliE RJWJKD 2A AN INVERSION Of 3 DECREES EXIST -BEIWEEN 16M AND. 1~.-M-r --- 4-s::--~ H. AND le NOT APPLICABLE J. AREA IS IN THE CONFINES Of THE INSTRUMENT LET DOWN AREA HC1JEVER NO t'IISSINC PARTS, TANKS OR HATCHES WERE REpORTED . . ,_ K tii.A.J V o. HALL fS0 KIRTLAND "SUSPCT INVERSION REFLECTION ecURITY C' =etP'tCA' JOINT MIESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIE:D . sPttca aat.or IUISDV!D I'Oit coMMUNICATIOH Cl!HTalt .,, N PRaC&DaNC8 TVwaa MeG (CjHAI ACCOUNTING ACIIOII ROUTmE oo MU&.'ft ...... 8P8CIAL INSTitUCTIOHII rtD WPAFB 0 JIRt.LAND YOUR UNCL MSG SWBF M'D 3 SEP 61 REPORTmG THE SIGHTING OF UFO'S. THE DP'O m BCYI'H PARTS OF YOUR MSG IS LIMITED IN NATURE PRECLUDING A CONCLUSION. REQUEST A FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION BE MADE WITH A VIP:W TOWARD ANSWERnfG AIJ. QUESTIONS IN AFR 200-2 m AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBI.E. IN ADDITION, REQUEST AN A1'l'EMP'J.i BE MADE TO DE IF '!'HERE lf.ERE <YrHm WITNESSES. IF OTHPE WITNESSES ARE FOUND, REQUEST THEm IMPRESSIONS OF TBF: SIGBTINGS BE niCLUDED IN YOUR UNCLASSIFIED REPLACES DD P'ORN 173. 1 OCT .... WHICH WILL aa USKD UNTIL. DHAU.TitD FOUR RJ~4] F KD 2A ILVERY OBJECTS AND AT THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION IT AGAIN ITTED SEVERAL SMALL OBJECTS. THE OBJECTS WERE APROXI~ATELY E SIXTH THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL. THE MOTHER OBJECT APPEARED OTIONLESS WHEN THE SMALLER OBJECTS WERE EMITTED FADED OUT OF SIGHT; APPEARED TO BE MOVING AWAY FROM OBSERVER 10 MINUTES. N. E. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AGE 'UNK, ADDRESS SEE E, OCCUPATION CIV SERV. SAME AS IN REPORT ABOVE (~.e..e L~sl 'S'HJ~T 4/Tc.l~d_) A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT KIRTLAND AB AT 23352 NOT APPLICABLE SEE H, NO AIR TRAFFIC SUSPECTED MAJ V O. HALL FSO, KIRTLAND AFB NET,~ tv1EXICO, SUSPECT NVERSION REFLECTION SE<lJRITY 0 ~FICATtON .JOINT lESAGE RM CONTINUATION SliET UNCLASSIFIED 4900 ABGP KIRTLAND AFB NMEX (9) THE OBJECT APPEARED LIKE THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN FROM A SHINEY SURFACE. (I) THE OBSERVER HAD JUST RECLINED IN AN OUTSIDE CHASE LOUNGE AT HIS HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THE UFO. (2) ELEVATION 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH 225 DEGREES (APPROXIMATELY) (3) ELEVATION 150 DEGREES AZIMUTH 160 DEGREES (APPROXIMATELY) (4) MOVED WEST TO EAST VERY ERRATICALLY. DURING FLIGHT, AT ONE O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS AND AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS. THE EMITTED OBJECTS WERE ABOUT I/6TH THE SIZE OF THE MAIN OBJECT~ THE MAIN OBJECT WAS MOT I ON LESS WHEN THE'" SMALL OBJECTS WERE (5) FADED OUT OF SIGHT; APPEARED TO BE MOVING AWAY FROM OBSERVER TO THE SOUTH AND CLIMBING TO 50 DEGREE ELEVATION. Nil or-SEOJitiTY a A.SliiFICATtON UNCLAS~IFIEO '(.;U. S . GOV~ANMI:NT ,_AINTING O"P'IC &a 188--83~73 , SECUAITY CLABlllll'tCA rtOH JOIN":" MC:SSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACI! BI!LO, IU!SBIU'I:D POl< C.' 1.\1.\1 { ','iiC,tTION Cl..'o l t:lf r~r:CEDI:NCK 7Y,_I: M8G t Cl"r.J ACCOUNT1HQ OniCI. OR REr'ER8 TO C\.A.88t"tCATfOH 0,. AI:II'CRI:HCE aOOIIf MU'-TI ! 8tNGL.a 4900 ABGP KIRTLAND AFB NMEX . ~: FTD WPA FB OH I 0 UNClASSIFIED SWBF 259-6 REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE UNCLAS TO-E ~8-9-340, DATED 18 SEPTEMBER 1961. REFERENCE SECOND SIGHTING IN OUR MESSAGE SWBF, DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 1961. ROUND AND BRIGHT AS IF A REFLECTION HEAD OF A PIN WHITE AND BRIGHT MOVES WEST TO BAST VERY ERRATICALLY. DURING FLIGHT, AT ONE O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SILVERY OBJECTS AND AT II O'CLOCK EMITTED SEVERAL SMALL SilVERY OBJECTS. THE EMITTED OBJECTS WERE ABOUT 1/6 OF THE SIZE OF MAIN OBJECT. THE MAIN b~j~ftrWAS MOTIONLESS WHEN ':iP~CtAL INST"UCTION8 sMALL osJ ECT~ w E~ .~rn~. ~ w TYPt:o NAM;_A_N_o_T-,T-LE-(S-ix,-~-.,-,,-;/_r_"'-"ir-,ff~ +L;:~.._,- -E TYPEolit:?or sfI'1~"'J NAME Arlo TITLE ~ VIRGIL 0 HALL, MAJOR ~ SECURITY CLA391FICAT10N UNCLASSIFIED VIRGIL 0 HALL MAJOR, USAF SASE FLYIN~ SAFETY FORM 173 RI:"-.ACES DO I'ORM 173. I OCT 4e, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHA.U8TED ' ~RITY CIASilftCATIOH .JOINT MESSAGEFORM CONnNUATION SHEET UNCLASSIFIED ._. 4900 ABGP kiRTLAND AFB NEW MEXICO H. THE AIR ROUTES OVER ALBUQUERQUE ARE HEAVILY TRAVELED IN ALL DIRECTIONS BY AIRCRAFT ON VFR AND IFR CLEARANCES. SINCE THIS REPORT WAS ORIGINALLY . SUBMITTED LATE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PIN POINT AIRCRAFT ON VFR CLEARANCES. A LARGE BODY OF WATER (ELEPHANT BUTTE) IS APPROXIMATELY 138 MILES SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE AND IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN FROM THE WATER OR A GLASS SURFACE COULD HAVE SEEN AGAIN REFLECTED FROM THE INVERSION LAYER. J. A WEATHER BALLON WAS RELEASED AT KIRTLAND AFB AT .2335 ZEBRA. K. MAJOR VIRGIL 0 HALL, FLYING SAFETY OFFICER, KAFB,. SUSPECT INVERSION REFLECTION. (NO OTHER WITNESSES COLILD BE LOCATED) NR Of SEOJIJTY a ASSIFJCATIOH 4 UNCLASSIFIED "(. u . a . GOVItRHMilH r PRINTING OP'P'ICila 18a8-830473 '"'"