PROJECT 10073 RECO~D 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION i 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS DlFORlIATION ONLY 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF O&SEqVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE This case was reported in 11arcb-April 1966. S:inco tho actull sighting h~d occurred some time ago it is almo3t impossible to C:~o9ck it out. Also due to the t:iJne lag the pertinent cia ta has probably bocome distorted. Therefore this case is cona:;..Clere Jruo11 Lu. ~ FTO SEP '3 0~329 (TOE) p,.l011e edltJc~ of Wt fo,. .. , t.e uted. :10 CASE (l. .. TFC!-L.\fATION o:TLY) Civilian U. F. 0 . R se;arcl1 CHICAGO 11. I I '-INOI TrauCript 01 art.i t::lf' 12 Januar y 1961. Taken a n~n~er livine bt the avr~nrinF :i.u thr~ f rom tra.n~;c1j pt cent to Civi~iRJl 'Iha mysterious !'aGclnates us all. And thPro ,,m.f.. a Ih~'3t.~ri0'1S o-:. .i'"'c:t. i r -vr:e heavens over R.ushv l1.le several niehts ago "'hi ch ~;as seer_ arid s::tslled by ruany reS!)Onsille people in Bl!d neal' l!ush.ri lle . ose who s aw it rc ~orted it looked like a 'i:'ig rottnd 1 it;:ht tra-r. Vc?.s very bright and visit.le for n tiLile 011l) to disnp1.sar u p in S0!18 other fe:'t of thE.: sky. Sor:t~ Fm~lled a s tront: odor 0 t jf.:t. c;e' d;;.;cribe d b Sherii1 Hills R.s very much like tcn.r e;a.s. 1h"'s , h(\1 ~3 and ,.,,~ r e 'Hf'~kine too,.mrd hone. The gas odor was so strong could only take it for a fe,; minutes and by \.r~e t .in:e t l Je;.t got the boys eyes we r e so ~1'- fe~ted they ed I or a couple of' hours. .,r:en Hrs. .. ;~nt to t he phone t o r epo1l, it t o Sh<.l'ilf Hills , stc 1::-t:.:td out the or: and saw a very brillivnt l ight th3.t .3eer1e<l t o be i::.:~tine in the sk,j ;.-er the school house. It wa!3 uoc a .fla.uv~ and uict I:.)t drop qui cl:ly as a :!eteor o r any fallins oi>j P.ct. mlght, hut ju~t nr v(d it:; v;ay t t c,.m er.r.l sudd'!nly di ppeared. sr.erif'f ~,..==--:. down town and the gati odor \ora s su ~ t l ong he a t :'irs t t!;~J:..:.~ht it tear ; a s but uhan h e checked his supply, no f a s \.as r:i :-sinh . '.:'ht: same night an driving tack i rom Sll\1 tr.e object n ear what hou;;ht was the }.a~t-ure. He started in tr.at directinn but before could get ttere the lieh t:, 1 adc.:d, l ui:c.1' apJ~ eal4mc:; and other b oJ'S dri ving to, Jat on High..ra~ 20 s aw what looked l ike a bright globe hovurt:ug jus t at the C l ' 8St ol a h~.ll but 8.$ tl:ey speeded up to e;e t .;l o s e r it b.tr r,od to :-;ort o~ n rc.s:, g:l.J;.; a11( fed.e c out. _;~:n .. the Rushv1lle ho.;:>!Ji t a and the t'-.o saw the ~a:Je o r a li~:e tolC. the ,j tory to 'his sci enee t8~Cl1er ,,. <), on~ t,i:-::-:-... long a~o, ~au Gef'll n cla .. ~.3i.:.ierl re peo,;.~ .a.nd s01:1e sc.Lenti.st~# think that ot~1:1 world~. Ot.,;. t.h'r c j ll ~l,.Cl. ,{# 1.3.i be in,..abited and t.!-..at it i 3 po~:;ii_,le they ar0 tryinr_: to r~ .n.t."l~'t l.:> .Jt:.:::-L as we are t1-yin~ to r~ach t hei.l. Even tte Ai~' ro1c~, whl-:h ir~vo ... a . .:~ate;tl a ~.L rt:pO!:t~ of .flying object s (and -~r>ich sent a L"~,ior .i..t' .:..:J R.;~.: ill Cl t~ t.o i!1tr::J'- vlou the folks wbo sr.n; ttis ann) o.dnlts tr.at PVl'1 C''ll'~lu~ t:ht.:lir,:.:: _n-iJ~ qr..~ a r:.: czr) lHj na.1;lf'. 'l~ have no !~':lO"IIIled~a of' the :.:\u:;:::r!l.ll<J Oc;:'ler r~C.e~ :1-~;encics .,jO conat i t,uted ~.,oi.W.d v~ till! ru-~,e:J.tiOll Qf COC!Orami:Je o f Civilian U. F. 0. Re~earch DAVID L. DAUGHTERS, 0 1 RECTOH CHICAGO HL Offic<e of Info1;aa.tion Servi~es Un.tt~d States Air Force Peu~a~on Building Washln~ton 25, D.C. :O~<J.r Sir: Xou are prola~ly a.,are that, duri!g lat~ 1957 a.nd early 195B, Erazllia."l Navy personnel ~bserve-d a number o.f unidentified flying ob~ects at and near the Island of Trindade , in !ihe Atlantic. One of the people involved in the case has been quoted a., ~ayin~ that li.3. officials sent photoeraphs to Brazilio.n offlci'tls for col!lpari- son 'With photos taken on 16 Ja.nus.ry 1958 at Trinda.de . Since the U.S. Air Force, by virtue of AE'lt 200-?, has control o: UFO research in this country, and therefore \Jould hav e b een the .A.::1~rica."1 agency involved, I would llke to hs.Y() th.is sta. t e:nen-t. con- ... In aaot!ler s ~, several peopl~ in and ar~nmd Rushville, Bebr., ~ reported s~eing a l'..Uli.aou~ globe early in Ja.auary~ 1901, thah e;.:litced ~ pun3ent odor. An Air Force major fr~.:!l Rapid Cit,y, S . D. {or.)h=:tbly El2.sworth AFB) in;r.:;::;tig~ted the s ig!lti.""lg . I would like t o know the results ga tio':ls of this p..~rtir.ulv.r sighting. of his and any o th!-~t' inVP-3 ti- You immediHt~ attention to this matt~r would be gre"ltly appre- Sincer ely; Civilia11 U. F. 0. ReBearch DAVID L . DAUGHTERS. O IR!.:CTOR KEn; fONl' 9 6 in -::tl'lJcti on"'? Ci:v-_i]ian U. F. 0. k e searcl'"l O f,VIO L . DAUGHTER S, ) OctQbcr j 051 De:?.:-:::.jor Cole:-::an: On 1:) Ju.r1c On 7 A.ut;t:.:.t 1 ;,;I, :i: xcqucztecl in:f'omM.tio.:l re:;:.;1:"ding 'L:;o Chic-3-co-a!"e:. i!ajor, I ho.;re a. c onsid0:r.";"blc c:.,.'11Qt-"lt o.r p=. :..:.o!'lc~ a:1d I i c:;l J'C'.l ::..re co:-.:: )t'=nt for the 't:ork you c:tr:; doin;. I hop~ you : .. \11 provide t.!1o ir.fo~:t tic::. ~oque;:: tint; tha!"'.Z~/ i:13U:."'in~ ~:;s-3:::-t tha t b:J t!1 t:tet)a chru.~tc!ris~ic3 :ill ~inccroly; And0,1u Hir~hway, V<::nczu(~lo:\ One other tr:A33dy occu~sd in Venazu~l~ :.nd another noar tr~t:SGdy UFO encounter a go,rernment top::Jg!'aphor :tn '{Ji"idll, V0 no?:uoln 'H!\G dri vin[~ hig a '::l ri llnnt m.:J t.;,:.:. '-c disc ' :. :'':' . rl 1 :i. c,J ::JO 1. i. !l he d blue steel svro o p o d d~,:-. at incro('.i':' :._ G;J~:'ld ,.,,. . crossu1 cl0so to tho hood of a pas slnp; ::..~,: ro:JG n f'co'l ~:.':; i.n t h.-~tir <11:1 o, ... ~turn;d in thJ dirflc-tio n of :he object. ~. tr1ck ov0c-turncd l n a nearby s'lndbank an~ rolled avo~ with its whv l s in tto air. ~hv drive r of tho truck esc~p ~i~n minor scra~c s ac1 nervous ohJCl( . (LORENZEN P 250) 2 WITNESSESOO _ 8ET'.'JECN LA_VICTOR IA + EL. VIGIA A GOVF:RNMENT TOPO(".Rf\PHrR TN M~i=<! 0:., V EI\.::::ZuELA, \/AS f) 1 HIGtHtJAY r~OI\1 Ll'. V I C rORJO. TO E L V!GIA. H::: C()ULD s=:E 02 -ALON.G THE ~NO, _ THE HIGHWAY STRETCHING OUT BEFORE Hir~ AND THC SKY WAS CLEAR. A~ARE o~ A TPUCK03 PROACH I NG F~Ot-'L_ItiE _8E~C(, HE _PULLED H! S ..J::EP OFF Tf-!E_ r ! Gh'!JAY TO ALLO.':/ IT T O 0"~ PASS . Suoo=~LY A BRILLIANT METALLIC DIS C WITH.THE AP~EARANCE OF POLISH~O OLUEOS SV!OOPED D~WN AT INCREDieLE SPEED AND CROSS~D PERILOUSLY C~OSE T C THE C6 1....(()0 0 OF THE TRUC'< THE 02v1ECT ROSE UiMcC>IATELY ! NTO THC:. S'<Y AND .t.,;s LOS T TO :.7 ~ 1 GH T ._,, I T'-i TN S ECCNDS \!'HI\ T S HOCI<E[') PI SAN! , t..JOV.'f:V~ R , I!J AS THAT t1'HE:N T 'J I SC ()2 ROS~ ABOVE THE TRUCKt THE VEHICLE ALSO ROSE ~ FCW ~EET I~ T A I R AND OVERTURN~D IN TH~ DIRECTION OF THE OBJECT. FO~TUNATELY THERE ~AS A SANOSANI< WHERE THE TRUCK OVERTURN~D AND THE V~h!CLE FOUND A CO~PARATIVELY SOcT LANDING 1 1 PLACE AS TT ROLLED OVER, ITS WHEEL S IN THE AIR. THE DRIVEQ WAS TH~ ONLY OCCUPANT AND ESCAPED WITH MINOR SCRATCHE S AND N~RVOUS SHOCK SOTH 'J!Ei'~T t='"OR 13 No Cas~ (Information Only) Ellinf;ton AFB, Tnxa s On Junuary 12, 1901 l~t Lt. of Ellington Air Force 3<'.sc, Texas t~<>.s killed in f'. UFO pursuit no,~r ~lvin, Texas. 7 In his 28-F -102 j ct t:-:e Hat ional Gu<>.rdman s Pl<>.nc ~ms o en i; up on . e. I ho: s crl'.;::bl o I loP.:::~d for Bear" trhon hi o PlAne crnshod i n be.d