PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OAT! 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUSIOM$ 0 Was Balloon 12 J 1 82 0 Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft ~round-Visual tXlCPrabably Aircraft GMT OAir-Visuol OAirlnterceptRadar PauibtyAircroh 1. L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS l10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ! Two objs shaped l1ke a htga yo-yo of (stlfficient size to carry 4Y-50 passang lobserved at might. Ob~erved individual ~ not together. ObJS had light that jflashad with the tr2quancy of a Grimes light only much b r1ghter. Flames dis- charged in a direct 1on opposite to tha .6f flight. Sound similar to engine !driven a /c. Estimat~d at l,OOOft alt. i8js circled and at one time appeared ,to hover for 20-30 seconds. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SP 52) 111. COMMENTS 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Oato for Evaluation 0 Unlcnawn Observer located 4 miles South rs of !.ockheed air terminal. y Nothing in description of observation in conflict w/ analysis as a / c except that sound rptd ~s propeller dreven a/c and flame indicates jet. Flashing of Grimes light can appear brighter thaD expected under certain atmos~heric condi t~ons.dAppearance o fiQver1ng g1ven u& to turn o a ; c as It Ltr, 195Ti1 ~t.1'3 (il)(;.Ars), 24 llU~ 62, Report of Unidentified Flying Objacts 1st Ind n-op) 146rH aT.1 {a) ( HAT3), Van Nuys tUJG Base, California TO: Air Technical Intelli_senca Center Wright Patterson ArB, Ohio Forwarded in accordance with Par. 14 .LFa 200-2. FOR THE COi!NAND~: ~iiLLIAIf H. PSNDIZI'ur\ Lt Col, USAF Director of o~rations 1~5'l'"rl JtL~ t:tA.:sK~T s .. UiWRtm (H)(i~!.'S) m:I7ED STA .. '.:;s AIR FORG~ V..:Uf 1JYS Ala NA'fluNAL lUAAD 80'30 Bal boP Boul e'Vt\.t"d Vsn N~, CAlifornia ATTN OF: 195-o 24 August 1962 SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Objects TO: CoDiuander 146th ATG(H) Van Nuys, California 1. In accordance with AFR 200-2, subj: UEt>, dtd 14 Sep 59 -md AFR 200-2.&\, subj: UF1J, dtd 2 Feb 60, the following information is submitted. 2. On 12 July 1962, Mrs Avezme, trorth Holl.y".rood, California, ::-eported to the Federal Aviation Agency thAt she had seen two uni- dentified flyin.g-0~1jects. The information in this r~!'Ort i-l~s detPrmined froM he;-~t.?:teme::t:i. a. Descri9tion of Objects: ~)!:e 0c:scrib~d "':!:.e ooj'9ct~ A.s being in the sl1.'1~ o_ a hu13h yo- y o . Eer ~.t"'\:entior. ,J~3 c~ll~rJ t:) the Ol)..:ao::t ~ ~J t ;!a ,.(Jtl.!.ld. :re ~-ort-=i1. :!:'"n.::. o Jj~cts ~..,~ "P. ~]proYimL-t-:eJ y 10~0 .f~e~: L1 l!l -:i t-Jae, 1z ir.ru th not (). ~he oujects H~re he3odr: w~st, ir, -t ~1e fL3t 1.!!se ci;c!.ing in :3 cOlLi- -:cr Clr)C ::-.,rj.se rli:-?rf;i_ryn, in !;~\:' '3er~ond i r.;;)taHCP i"'. ~ clJClrtr :-;e ciir~ction. I\t oc.~ tir:-=-t~,e oo;-;~-:; f:ov~r~a t:!.'J""'roximetet-,r 20 to O:S) r-<::!Ol'l~c.. !n ~'Oth inst?.nc , (4) It HlQ not ro~o~t-orl in ..;h:J.t dirC?ction 'J = ME.n!"P,'"r' 1-il~ ohj~t'3 "liSP?- d. Time .d J)~te ot" Sighting: 1 Obsel"vations were m:1de on 13 July 196~ at 0420 ct 0445 Zulu. 2 The o"jservAti,.,ns were made a t night. ~. Location of Observ~r: (1) 34-lOU 118-15'~, approximately four miles 30Ut.h<:rest of wckheed Air 'l'armin:u. f. Ider.tifying Information on Observers: North Hollywood, Cali- fornia; Housewife. (2) The observations were confirmed by her husbai!d, age 48 and her daughter, age was reported by the FAA examiner to be n rational, intelligent o ~ ~lee \:ner and .>finds: (l) Clear with 15 miles visibility, winds on surface 1-1ere southeast at 5 lolots. (1) .iP. .;p una.bl ~ to contPct U?O Froject Cffi~2~ RIC:i.A~{D -:; Y.OLLF2. 1 Lt, TT.SAF F:L-~ Rent ~ Proj~ct Offic DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HI:ADOUART~fltS UNITED STATES AlA FORCE WASHINGTON 25. D . C . sua! cT Report of Unidentified Flying Object 17 July 196Z 80 30 Balboa Blvd. Van Nuys, Calif The attached memorandum regarding the siting of an unidentified flying object is forwarded for your action in accordance with the provisions of AFR ZOO-Z. FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: FEDERI\L A'.'l/ tiON .\GENCY RECORD OF VISIT, CO~JF1~ ~ :;;r,r, OR TELEPHONE CALL S l. IU(CT Report of Untc!.entlfled Flyi~ Object DUE AOUflhG . , : 'rtl. Itolly.:ood, callad to --rcpor anunl'i.:ent Iea-fiyii\3-oliJ~ct::~--. :!--~ ~r\t::1-t:n~t-or\-tnar\1-~titaf- JulY. 12. she :bserved two unldentlfic~-: (lyir:; ol,jacts, one ~t 9:20 p.r:l. oru3ru to tl~ line o~: a;;llnnt~ In bot. inst ~ncc;a, t1a OuJ~C'-uas relntlvelY. 1<>'' and p:1rtially obscur;.:c: tr .;~ end other l.::>uscs. At dis ln ed a flashinz llhht \7h1ch fl:-.f~ : : . 1 t ~.,.~)r:;::i:~.t~ly the se~c l'IIGEST frequency as .-l Grlr.'l::!S li~ht exc~pt it :2. :1. ;:. l r1r;.1t cr. r : e ooJacts \;ere, tlCcord ing to t.he witness, of sufflcicr.: :-: i~.: tu c,1rry fro:-.1 40 to 50 :>~sscn:,.::!rs. ----yn--Eotli"Insti~-;\c-es--fn-ey-arsclic:rs-ccrTT,:.: .: : ~-)): ::t it ci-to--tT1c--c: rrcceron"of"fir[j:it:;"---------- toth tioes th:! OJ]ccts were hac1clcd -!c:::, i:l .:~1~ first ccs~ circliflti fro:-:1 ~ ---countei=cl'oct.:i7::se-arrectron~rn-twe---:;cc )-, :I. rli;-fi;.~ccfi'o?.c:iclocr~fr!rcr<ri:rccclorr;---------- shc r uentl~' observes aircraft ar:.-.1 :-. : ic), :: cr: overflyin;; h~r hor:;.:! ~r.c! u.::5 . thc scund of the ob j ccts they rc :}r., ~. : : i v . s i:-.:i 1 :1r to th~t of a pro ll;:... Thc ,,litnaas :: >uld not be sure of t ! : . ' t:-:;,! .-; ) :: th~ ::.bj~ct but she off~rcd th~ cor..:ncnt that they ~P?e.::tred c:1ch t i . :: :: .. .! :.->P r {' :;i:.t;,tcly 1, COO feet abov~ t~-:.e ~ro~nc~ ller abs~rv:ltions were con~ i:...-!)v .1~::r Lusb~nd, :!;c 41, nnd ~-d.::us:-.tcr, n~e 19. Sh!l ;toted that !111 three ;it ::3a.: n~-e~d on th~ above details. ~he st:1ted tlt.1t she had c~llad th~ i~rjt it!1 ._.bsr:!rvatory ~.:-:-1 th.:1t they 'tlere ~ot int~rested 11 the incident. 5~,2 f lt t t 1::1-:t she h nc !::en \-i.:ls of ~uc:-.. :l ~..al:~ a record of her observations . :n.:: \ ' -::1e:n approp::-i:1t~ di ss~-:-.11 n:tt ion p~per in cas:! her observations hod iJ(:.: n cor.: ir.:\ ;d by other residants in tl'-.e !IGNATURE TITLE Jess R. Spechart IF MO~E SPACE lltQIIIREO. ~TINIJE ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER AND ATTACH FORM FAA152l (4-4i1)