PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 3. LOCATION 1. DATI 7 S 6-Joh..~son I s., Pa."! ifi~ a Bolloon .... ~p -a PreltoWJ B.al .. n a O..untl-VI euol Woe Ahcroft ProltoltiJ Ahcroft PoeiWy Aircraft ~Ai,. Vi w.e a Air-Intercept Roctor Wa Aatronomicol iIete or ProltoWy Aatronomlcol Poaeibl, Aatronomlcal 7. LENGTH OP OISIRYATION I. NUMBER 0,. OIJ!CTS 9. COURSE 110. IRIIP OP SIGHTING 0 lnaufflciont Data for Eveluotlon 0 Unlcnown DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAIE DIVISION INCOMINI MESSAGE INPO : CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAPS-3, DE RBHPHC 044A NSA-7, CIA-11 ( 91) FM COMHAWSEAFRON TO RJHPKH/COMD HA'~AIRDEFDIV KUNIA INFO RBWPPG/CONWESTSEAFRON RSHPB/CINCPACFLT RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO ~JEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC .~/ SECN AV RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC RBHPA/CI NC AC RJHPKM/PACAF RJHPKM/PACAF BASE COM HICKAM AFB FM CTG NINE TWO PT ONE TO CTF NINE T\~0 TO CTG 92. 1 A. JANAP 146-D 1. CIRVIS REPORT. ARMY-2, JCS-35, OSD-15, 2 o THE F 0 LL OW IN G IS A C Dr. M EN T ARY F' ROM CREW M EMBERS OF PATRON -2 2 WHO OBSERVED AN U.F.O. ON 18 SEP 1961 AT JOHNSVTON AFB. 181230Z. 3. PLAN CAPTAIN-INITIAL OBSERVER OF THE OBJECT. REMAINED IN VIEW FOR 5 SECONDSo INITIALLY APPEARED APPROX 8?1 MILES DISTANCE . PGLE OF' ELEVATION APPROXI 4~-50 DEGREES. SIZE ESTIMATED LARGER THAN A ~...VIOU. llDITI~ 01' THI. I'OIItM biPaRTII.NT OF THE-AiR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION AF IN 1436 ( 19 S~ 61) INCOMING MESSAGE Page 2 of' 3 Pages BASKET.BALL 1 N bi AM ETER A~D FIVE DIAMETERS IN LENGTH. 1JBLON G lN SHAPE AF HITE ADBLUISH IN COLORo ON APPROXCOURSE 18~ DEGREES AND AT A SPEED FASTER THAN THAT OF A JET INTERCEPTOR. SEEMED ON A BALLISTIC TRAJECTORY.TO-AND-ONE-HALF SECONDS AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING SPARKS SHOT OFF FROMNOSE. SIMILAR TO A SPARKLE. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN COURSE/SPEED OR TRAJECTORY. OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN A SHOOTt\G STAR BUT LO'~ ALTITUDE AND PROXIMITLY CAUSED OBSERVER TO QUEST I ON THIS. LIGHT INTENSITY 'liAS SIr~ ILAR TO NORTH STAR AND REMAIN ED CONSTANTo DEJECT VANISHED OVER HORIZON~ 4o RADAR OPERATOR: OEJECT POINTED OUT BY PLANE CAPTAIN. APPEARED AS A BALL Or FIRE FLASHING THRU THE SKYo OBSERVED OBJECT FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS, REDDISr. -ORANGE I N COLLARo COURSE 180 DEGREES. FASTER THAN A JET A!~CRAFTo ANGLE OF ELEVATION 25-30 DEGREES. APPEAREDCLOS~ TO ISLANDo APPROX 1 '.10 Tit~ES SIZE OF N0Rt1AL STAR. CORSE/SPEED REr~;~IN2D CONSTANT BUT RAPIDLY LOST ALTITUDE. LEFT RED -ORA~IGE STREAK I~ SKY., SIMILAR TO SPARKS FRO~l AN EMERY WHEEL 5 o EC~ OPERATOR -SAW OBJECT FOR 2-3 SECONDSo SIZE SIMILAR TO ROTATING AERODROME BEACONo NOT CERTAIN OF COLOR, BUT WAS LIGHT. SA~ BRIGHT RED SPARKS TRAILI~G FROM SIDES. JUST PRIOR TO LOSING SIGHT OF OAJECT SAW SPONTANEOUS BURST OF LIGHT, BRIGHT RED IN COLOR. OBJECT DID NOT ALTER COURSE/SPEEDo SPEED APPEARED NO FASTER lHAN A JET FI GHTERe SEE~ ED AT LO'.I ALTITUDE AND CLOSE TO ISLAND. ~REVIOUS EDITIONS 01' THIS I'ORM DEPARTMENT OF 1 E STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 1436 (19 Sep 61) Page 3 or 3 Pages 6. ORDNANCE MAN OBSERVED OBJECT FOR 34 SECONDS. ANGLE OF ELEVATION APPROX 35 DEGREES. COURSE 180 DEGREES. APPEARED CLOSE TO ISLAND. FOLLOWED OBJECT THRU APPROX 1; DEGREES OF AZIMUTH. FASTER THAN A JET AIRCRAFT. Slt1ILAR IN SIZE TO AERO DR<JtlE BEACON. OBLONG IN SHAPE, SIMILAR TO A BULLET. FIRE TRAILING OFF SIDES AND TAIL. SAW BURST OF FIRE AFTER INITIAL SIGHTINGo NO COURSE/SPEED CHANGE. ALTITUDE SEEMED NOSE DOWNo Advance copy delivered to OOP-CP on 190910L Sep 61 .. "'EVIOUS KOITION. 01' THI. I'ORM MAY-uI:D.