PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12.. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon California 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETihlE GROUP "-TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Air~roh, 0 Probably Aircraft 0 A ir-Visual a Alrlntetcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical a Possibly Astronomical LENGTH 011 OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER Ofl OBJECTS a Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS fm oval to cylin-Ephemeris shows planet Venus position reported direction. dgr azimuth fading w/clawn cluring obsvation. spots & poles large hole observers. radio station disagreed. ATIC FORM 3l9 (R&V 21 SaP 52) qJ..f;: MESSAGE BRANCf-l Page 1 of 5 ACTION. ~ CIN-17 : OOP-1, OOP-CP-2J. AFS-3~ ~A-10, DIA-CIIC-3 HQC292ZCJJE104 DE RU\IH JBL 5 FM 775RADARSQ CAMBRIA AFS CALIF TO RU'!IGAL/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLO RU1JIHSB/28AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF .~ASHINGTON DC RU'~HJB/LOS ANGELES ADS NORTON AFB CALIF UNCLAS FROM 7750AC 1027. FOR INELLIGENCE. HQ USAF OFFICE ~ -~ DSllG \ FOR AFCINt -SEC OF THE AF FOR SAFOI. DELIVER REGARDLESS OF TIME RECEIVED. I. UFO. A. DESCRIPTION. ( 1) ~liTH NAKED EYE APPEARED TO CHANGE FR<Xt SPHERICAL TO OJ AL. USING BINOCULARSSPHERICAL TO CIGAR-SHAPED, ALTERING IN THIS MANNER PERIODICALLY. (2) APPROXIr1ATED SIZE OF BASKET BALL OR IN RELATION- SHIP ~liTH rlOON, ABOUT ONE THIRD SIZE OF NOON. (3) NAIN OBJECT EXTRENELY LUMINOUS \vHITE OR SILVER. (4) ONE. (5) N/A. (6) VIEWZD TH~OUGH 9INOCULARS MAIN OBJECT HAD SERRATED 30RCE~ WITH DARK SPOTS OR HOLES THROUGHOUT. ONE DISTINCT LARGE HOLE OBSERVED O!f'Ain MCNT O r 1 1-lJ: t>. ~ FORCF. STAFF ME-SS..x:.:: 8RA:--!C;... UWCLASSIFltO 1 Page 3 of 5' PAGE THREE RUWHJBL 5 (3) N/ A. D. TUlE AND DATE. C 1) 20/ 1255Z TO 20/ 1530Z. (2) FRCltl NIGHT DARKENESS TO DA\IN TO DAYLIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS. POSITION MIDWAY BET\~EEN SAN SIMEON AND LEFFINGWELL CREEKS ON CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH\~AY NO. 1. APPROXINATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES NORTHl:/EST OF TOWN CENTER, CAMBRIA, CALIF. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS. (1) CIVILIAN, AGED 46, CAi'lBRIA, CALIF, NURSERYMAN, UNKNmvN, (2) CIVILIAN, AGED 33, GEN DELIVERY SAN SINEON, CALIF, GUIDE AT HEARST CASTLE (CALIF STATE NONUMENT>, UNKNO\vN. (3) MRS. AGE NOT REVEALED, CAMBRIA, CALIF, C CMtl- ERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, NORNALLY RELIABLE AND ~JELL KNOWN IN C~lMUNITYct C4) CIVILIANS, OWNER OF \t/EBSTER'S DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT AND NUME- ROUS TRANSIENT CUSTCJtlERS, LOCATED IN SAHE GENERAL AREA, IDENTIFYING DATA UNKNO\~N. <5> CIVILIAN, UNKNOWN, EMPLOYED BY RADIO STATION KSLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF WHO VERIFIED SIGHTING AFTER CALL FR (6) NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: C1) CLEAR, NO NOTICEABLE WINDS, NO CLOUDS FR(]>J GROUND V IEl.liERS POSITION. <2> AS REPORTED BY LAADS DC 1 WEATHER. 6000 FT, !340 DEGREES, 5 KNOTS, 10 ,000 FT, 0 15 DEGREES, II 10 KNOTS. 20,000 FT, 0 10 DEGREES, 25 KNOTS. 30,000 FT, 350 DEGREES, ")Cf>A~i ~AFNT OF THE A'~ FOOCI= '-T;:. F:= MESS AGE BRANCI-' PAGE TWO RUWHJBL 5 Page 2 of 5 IN BOTTOM HALF OS SPHERE. (7) MAIN SPHERE SURROUNDED BY A GREEN FIELD EXTENDING ABOUT ONE DI~lETER OF SPHERE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. BINO- CULAR V IEI.l REVEALED A RED COLORED EM ISS! ON DISTINCTLY SEPARATED FRCl't GREEN F!ELD. THIS EXTENDED UP\lARDS AT AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES FRCl'l UPPER LEFT HAND AREA OF SPHERE FRCM V!EtifERS POSITIONS APPROX- I~lATELY T~JO DIAMETERS. (8) NO SOUNDe (9) FIELD E~IANATING FRCM MAIN SPHERE OCCASIONALLY APPEARED TO CHANGE COLORS, DESCRIBED AS VARI- HUED. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: < 1) INITIAL OBSERVERS MJAKENED BY BRIGHT LIGHT SHINING IN THEIR EYES. SONE DIFFERENCE OF OPINI 01\J AS TO REASON FOR AWAKENING BETWEEN THESE TWO OBSERVERS. (2) ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL IN AREA OF 160 TO 170 DEGREES AZIMUTH FRClo1 FIRST OBSERVATION. (3) 50 DEGREES FRCM HORIZONTAL AT I AN ESTIMATED AZIMUTH OF 180 DEGREES. (4) BARELY DISCERNABLE NOJE- NENT IN 1,/ESTERLY DIRECTION BASED ON ORIGINAL AND FINAL POSIT! ON IN RELATION TO NOON. OBSERVERS STATE ORIGINAL POSITION \~AS SAME ANGLE AS, AND ABOUT 15 DEGREES SOUTH OF MOON WHEN LAST OBSERVED ~1 AS ABOUT 20 DEGR~ES SOUTH OF MOON. (5) NO DISAPPEARANCE, OBJECT FADED FROM VIEt/ vliTH COMING OF DAYLIGHT AND ACCCMPANYING SUNSHINE. (6) 155 NIN- c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. (1) GROUND VISUAL. <2> BINOCULARS WUES TYPE 10 X 50, SEVEN DEGREES, SEPARATE EYE PIECE FOCUSINGo O~Alt'f~ ~F TH! Al l FORCf. STAFF ME&SA~E 8 Page 4 of 5 PAGE FOUR RUWHJBL 5 25 KNOTS, 30 45 KNOTS, 80,000 FT, 040 DEGREES, 5 KNOTS. (3) UNLU1ITED. (4) CLEAR. (5) NO CLOUD COVER. (6) NO THUNDER- STORMS IN AREA. (7) 6 ,000, PLUS 10 DEGREES. 10,000, PLUS 2 DEGREES. 20,000, MINUS 2.5 DEGREES. 30,000, MINUS 48 DEGREES. MINUS 65 DEGREES. 8 0 ,000, MINUS 80 DEGREES. H. NONE, I. NONE. J. UNKNOWN. K~ ELECTRONICS OFFICER. SUNRISE AT 1448Z, ~liTH NO CONPUTATION FOR MOUNTAINOUS TERRRAIN LYING EAST- FROM OBSERVATION POINT. UFO INITIALLY SIGHTED T\vO HOURS PRIOR T O ACTUAL SUNRISE. Cel'INENTS FRCN OBSERVERS INDICATE THEIR BELIEF THAT OBJECT DID NOT DISAPPEAR FROM SIGHT BUT WAS OBSCURED OR HIDDEN ON APPEARANCE OF SUN. OBSERVERS LISTED BY NAME ABOVE CONSIDERED RELIABLE PERSONS IN CCl1r1UN ITY. ~liSSILE FIRED AND EXPLODED ABOVE VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF 19 DEC 62. ANOTHER NISSILE FIRED SUCCESSFULLY DURING EVENING OF 19 DEC 62 FRCll NAS POINT MUGU CALIF. OBSERVER FROM RADIO STATION KSLY INDICATED OBJECT APPEARED ~0 BE A BRIGHT STAR, OTHER OBSERVERS DISAGREE. POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT A SOUND AWAKENED RATHER THAN THE LIGHT, AS REFL2CTI ON lJIOUL D NOT SHINE IN DIRECT! ON OF AREA ~.JHERE HE ~lAS NLEEPING. BELIEVES SOUND RATHER THAN LIGHT ~JAS CAUSE OF O!PAR'f~ Of M AI~ JORQf! STAFF ME06A~E BA~A.Nc;;~ Page 5 of 5 PAGE FIVE RU~HBJL 5 AWAKENING. DISAGREES, STATES HE HEARD NO SOUND. ALL OTHER PERSONS WERE ALERTED BY GENERALLY WITH DESCRIPTION GIVEN. AND AND AGREE , PH OTGRAPHER DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE ANY SHOS BELIEVING THEM TO BE FUTILE IN VIEW OF LIGHTING CONDITIONS. UFO ORIGINALLY REPORTED BY 20/1805Z TO CANBRIA AF STN, CALIF. 20/2328Z DEC RUWHBJL ADV CY DEL TO DIA.