PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Plainview, L I, New York 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon DATITIMI 0110\W 4. TYP! 0 .. OISIRVATION 0 Poui W y BoHoon Lecet545PM ~ Ground-Vhual GMT 12L2042Z 0 AI,.. Vl.ul LINOTH 0' OISIRVATION I. NUMIEit Ofl OIJieTS 10. IRII, SUMMARY 0 .. SIOHTINO Pheto vi th 3 inch TX and 1-! inch finder taken of object in preparation for photo of eclipse. Photos forwarded for analysis. D GroundRodor Woa Alrcroft . 0 Probably Aircraft D Alrlntercept Roctar 0 Po ui W y Aircraft Wos Aatronomi cal 0 ProboWy Aatronom&cel 0 Possibly Astronomical Other Lens Fla,re 0 lnaufffc&nt Oota for Eveluotion 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMINTS Photo analysis revealed that the principal object in question was a lens flare, ltSht resulting from inter-reflection between the lens surfaces. Other marks were attributed to water spots end scratches on the HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR frORCI! SYSTEMS COMMAND UHtTCO STATCS At.-... o.-ec w.-t.HT .. ATTI:.-.ON A 1.-... o.-c C As c. OHIO suu1crr UFO Photographs, Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs. Wells) Wash 25 DC 1. Attached is a copy of a letter to FTD from Mr explaining the circumstances associated with his photo- graphing a UFO. The pictures are also attached in order that you can return them to Mr. 2. Mr. numbered the figures on the photographs and identified them as #1, the UFO; #2 dirt and #3, scratches. FTD concludes that #1 is a lens flare, light resulting from interreflection between lens surfaces; #2, water spots on the negative; and #3, scratches. 3. This information is can answer Mr. to you in order that you The witness's address Plainview, L.I., N.Y. FOR THE COKMANDER OJ....-ER C T. JONCKHEERE Colonel, USAF Deputy tor Technology and Subsystems Jul 63, w/atch. Reterenoe your lette~ with photographs. to the Atr Technical . Intelligence Center, now the Fore1gn.Techn~logy D1v1a1onat Dayto:n, Ohio. .. . : : ;._, :,,; YOu numbered the rtSurea on the photographs anc1 1dent1f'1ed . ~them as #1. the UPO; 1/:2, dirt and /13, scratches. The Air Perce "" . . concludes that #1 1a a lens flare, light resul t1.ng inter- . ' : ~ reflection between lena aurtacea; /12, ter spots on the negat1veJ and #3, scratches. . . --- :. Your photographs are attached. . -~: Attac nts - lew, L. I. , N.Y. Sincerely Air Technical Intelligence Center Dayton Ohio Gentlemen: P nviewL.I. N.Y. On ~uly 15 ot this year I .was taking test exposures tor the eclipse that will o cure on J'uly 20. I was using a 3 inch telescope \'lith a li inch finder. I attached a 35mm camer to the finder without using the camera's len. I tried about tan different exposures. The time was about 5:45 PM. T.he same day I de- veloped the !11m at normal time. After drying I printed the pictures, now I am ver,y curious what figure No. 1 is. Please notifY as quickly as possible what it may be. I 5 x 7 photographs It more information is wanted call ar.3a Very truly FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNClASSIFIED FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSifiED Uti CLASSIFIED FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIBED