PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 16 Oct 1961 J e nsen, Uta-h o Probably Bollaon 0 GroundRador 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :~lot observed 3 objects ahead. As he =~prc~chcd th~m they appeared motionles3. : lino~d to 8,500 and approached to 5 mi. Ol'jcctn ::r:tL:ed and disappeared to SSH in l 1/2 m.ln. JJo ::-ad'lr ptck up :tn ~lrea at su.11set. ATlC FORM 329 (REV 26 SP 52) An ir!version uas present at approx eo~J' in Utah area on date of ~ighting. Du~ to inver~ion there was probably u superior mir~ge of dist~nt mountain tO:f::; ~ppearing as objects in air . 1-1otj c n of ::iro.ge due to planes movement. Rel<:.L- tir-e g~ometry would remain constant n n e pilot t,.;a::; actually observing top::; of nc., mou.1-:ain!: or different purts of !:l3llle rcnge . Si&~tlngs are similar to that of Kennetn 1:...rtiolcl "'hich occurred in June of 1947. -' G :-'.3torit1 contains ~ffectin~ the Natio l t~P Unit~d st~tes wit~in '"~e:oenc:c - ur:cUSSIFiq) Title 1~, sc , Sees th~ transmissin~ o- whi.ob in rmY !".<inn~:- revelation of to on un9.uti-Jr:>r- t;ni ted States of America 1.6 October 1961 DATF. OF :t~PORT: 20 October 1961 R;,'FER-:'"CES: NO nF ?Ac-;;s: 4 'ir Forco 3qs~, Ut3h liO'.!::trd \1. Li..iC.\S c i_ v:ll. ~ 'll'l r-il .,t f o . P:)ortrn ,,;;JilP fJ;d'1'' fro::~ ::?::n~ley, Colorarlo r; ':.'ct.~:.,--Sl h~ sithtr>d thrP~ ~oject~ ""l'!Jr'1Xim.'!tl:'1y t"n J'li.lt?s "'~st. of J nnsen , Utah ::,--:. .... , Pq'1rP. c,ntrol re::ort~d n'J "lirc~ ... ft 5 n >rf!a :'lnrl ~";.d no sir:~tin.,. of obiects. l.:; used i~ lieu of AF F0rm 112 is !1Jt evailablc. UNCLASS IF' I:::D hours, 17 October 1961, 11!- ~PORT NO: IR-5-61 Pi.\.GE 2 OF L~ PAGES FRON: Sec a La~, Enforcet!e!lt Div, Hill , Utah '~s intervie at this location. Following is info=m~tio~ received o n th.., i '1terview. The f ollo\ri nu information and answers t o questio!'ls is !>refaced by pare_-raph number of i terns of infori:'Iation reoue::;ted in parapraph 15, t.FR 2 ')0-2, 15n(l) Shnr~-t\!o box sh:!r,e \ Tit.h ~ro":.rwH"l;:_r f:in!-; a t b ottom a nd one disc shaped. 15a(?) Size -Couldn ' t corJ!13rc s lze t."' SJn;v-kn'W"l nbjcc t , ho\Tever, stated tl-:e~; lcok od he size of a lorre transuort aircraft in t~e r]; s .... ~nce. Furt.rer th.101t he c ..,ulc tE'1 1. t~e objects were no:. convent:ional aircr aft. bet,. een the or-A rlull ~r~v-no reflccticn. THo or. SO..'!lC l cv eJ. a nd 1 ' sta c c "':-o-: tHo ccy ~haped objects . l~a(6) Disc~rnibJe fenture s-:')'1:::; nr r:rll'Li.! fyoo:~ t \'0 of' t~-: ~n'l onP. :;>.-r(~rl liyr.> l5a(:) S'"~U"'d-'b s cund h"?3rc1. Plan :!ftPr Whq~ c~llf!d ~ttAPtio~ take ~rr frore R,n~ley, Col.orado. en.,.,rcxi!7!'~+"'1v e'"""' f"'F-t. He clirao"d to fPPt. T~n 0h~ects ~rrc :t ~:it~ ~0VPrina OOiects objec-s r~"F"'~ Fli.rn-, - ,t;.. .::1nri r'1ncuvr:-rs-At fi;f:t si~i t.ir:<" t;..Pre ....,...,~ no motior.. dist -:"'CC'. 15b(c) ro\' rj:_-i t,'"n "'05E.:cts distHtpf'nr COl'] (I W> t 'fi-,i::-focmnt is t:sd in li'1U of ,;.F Form 11? ..,~ ic:, i~, not :lWlil:.blc. UFCL.'\SSIF I ~n I ACE 3 0? I~ PAGFS FR01: ~ Sec Z; L:1w Enf orcernent D5v, Hill Ar~, Ut~h :;o(6) :tow lonr objects vis''ole -About t"'lree minut.rs, cc(l) nner of observation-Nak~d C'~ie. :.5c(~) Optica J aids -None :;c(3) Airborne sirltting-Fl,d.na a Pinrr C">!'l'lnchr~ Seri"ll ~lumber at :m ?!:-= ~:.rcraft is bnsed at Sal t l~ke i:nnici oal Airnort t~:unb l. F'"'Ser, Ut~h, ~h0ut. S~:X :-,"les S')Uth 'Jf tS ... ~?C -:lor-r~r \-rr'ldinrr t("''V'rd St~tq~ "'hjqcts WPTC ton ~i}Pp ,.. ... r0d t~ h~ o~ P~otionlv stable rr.~, :; 1 ~CP"l<;"", ;.Jas beP.n flyin[ fo,... t~p ill .~ir Force F"GfJ ''"'~t ,.,,.. ro~"rt~r1 "'![lt~er at t imP o f l::(?) Cei.linO'-U"llimit.ed. U:1'lS:l..,_ act.i vi tY or co;.di i.ion -No'r!r> F:::>(l;.;: S<=.!c f: U!\.1 Enforce~ent Div, i!ill A.to""'B, u~"'h 15i Interce)tion or idr>ntific"tion-Obsr>rv" r si-::i1tF'd '"'bjects W:.,ile flyi .... r fro:n ?.omr'.: C' ado to Ssl t U.ke City, Utah. Duo t.o t'-o 1 1ns~ of t; mo f rom si!'hting t o :-'0rtir>.= -:ir.:a and t>,e c-eogranhical location of f:ic:'ttin~ n" --ircr1ft rlis!'qtc hofi. Obs11rver ldr Traffic a nd balloon releanPs -f~ton 'R.'n~e Con.rol -reported no aircrAft 15k To e :;re:--a rina officer is nn I nv r s ti.cr"' t"'r GS- 5 , Sec m i t~-end L"'w F.nfor ct:'lMent Divis< en, "ill .Hr Force Base, Utah. !'roll mi ~Cr) Mbsi s ; "d; c tes t~'' cbserv~r is a lo~cal ' " : ntt:re erson, He ;s c omincod tr.e b~octs w:-e not coovontior.?l type 1ircroft., ~o leads" clt,os ~ore d gvel0 ped t t \ould lr~rt t0 t~t:'l idrr.~;1,-nf t:,P objocts. '!e C0!1sisb"l"::--de:;cribrd the m.:meuv<?r:::: ::rd fli;:ht "at h of tr~P oo:i:1cts ~..,d al ~o t"'o ::::hlTe of ';p obioc~' The c s~rvrr "s t':e on1_,. reno~+rO "''tr."oo ln t' s ri.n't;nc. T'-e-e re r o k-om ,.,, "t :, cturn-" f "X "'rimontal t-,,o nircr ft ir this ,r. o n<i r.o Yn01m m:.ssil e f! rin~s . .. . "':'~ beir~ ... --tJ.ucteri ot~er thAn stP.tic t..nst s . Hith t:..e sur:n sj"'>n '>f this re:vJ:-t , it is b e>lie\"nrj .... ..,t 'lll loc31 cf'fort.s to jde"ltify t'11 ,.h;ects :., r C"'Pn gxi12sted. CHARLES W. ERION M~ior. U"::AF Chi~f, SecJrt:; & La r1 En~orcemant o:;is:on lf~c 'S ;s::; TFJ" D vAT A PROCr:S.-li'!S DIVISION :J.diosc.nde Ja t3. for Salt lake C .rlerospacc Tecrnical Intelli6ence Center .iright-Pattcrson A?'J, Ohio 12 January 1S~62