PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATIO)It CONCLUSIONS j j Aug 63 BorBer, Texas l.o cal night 0 Grourt d J,~t/. 0 GroundRcsdor 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Pos.sibly Balloon Wos Aircraft a Probably Aircraft 0 Po .sslbly Aircraft 5. I'HOTOS . 6. SOURC! -0 Was Astronomical ..; y u Physical .Anal civilian 0 Probab1y A3tronomleal 0 NG 0 Po:sslbly A,tronomieal 0 In suffl cl8nt Data for Evaluation not obse!""'red one on grouJ1d. 0 U nknown 10. BRI!fl $UMII4A~Y 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS J!cq,~t sha.-oe-d mark on grou.'lC1. about 11 .tt across. Deputy sheriff report indic'3.ted that T~1oug..'1"t t,:, have been painted. on lawn. Dark the substance ~as analized as 1:.he eggs purple. !1ark '~,..ras 3 inches vide all around. Gra~ s of a specie of' g r a.ss fly .~1rs Keegan, not mashed down, just colo~ed. Looked phosphore .. who repor-ted the observation notified zcen t "-'i ~h sun shining on i-:. Smelled like aciC. of the findings. Several ~r~ps inside heart. Deputy sherriff tock pictures r:1.t..d a. so.mple of the paint. Su'b3tance . t-ems. Lned t n roug.'l1 t vo rains. After a fe,., days i 1 dr led but still clung to the grass. Grn s ~ ~l:!ve:-die d . ~ren days after f i!"st observ ation .tbstance like heavy black dust or soot p lung to graa;. ATlC F ORM 329 (R&V 26 SKP U) Air ~?orce D:;ar Sir. re:1d \rlth i".1UCh intsrest. ,1'h'=.! 1:--tst.Your ago .1hen lov.r i n the s~<Y. You c a n bP. ab.Jnt se~: :;.g t'~is to e.ny on9. Hy h usband l a u ghed \rnen I told. hin. J. sur,1ly 1t1 .rould re:J.d or '!oar son:eth i ng about this objec-t: b:..1t n zv or \1. .,mrJ. calling cal'd :ro~1 about an o b ject vrhich sea ~.-rn.1.cn I 96 3 . ,rna t ever :; tr 3.nge t~ing .18-S la~,.,n of \.flll. CL1. i.f8 Aug I4 I963. t h i s cor:!e ove r v ery n.uch -amazed at Hha t he sc:!te::>:3e .,as :;:>aJ.n e a ncar on I e s _ ".. _ - _ ~ sure enougn and the circl e color 't .. ,a s a dar<: tnis da~k ~olo~.~lfte! IO .y , l::t nu uncl dvuble to 'lnd out a send you a sample for:nan of t h:L s nc3.n c h &.nd 1 i V(:rcl her e I ,rish I 1-:ne,_., and I an. aarn SOI1e one else Yours very truly~ Arn:R rtvE 0.\YS RETURN To Q:.\J~Gf',y ?reject 3luebook.l:fri[~ht Patterson Air Force Oase. Doyton Ohio. H'::.ADQI 1-"RT .!RS FOR:O::IGN Tt::CHNOLOG Y DIVISION AIR FORCE !.Y~TF.MS COMM~N;:> UNITt:: J !iTATf-.S Alk I:OQHCE 'nRiuHT?AT'(,A,OI-1 Alrt 1-'0MCO:: BA!I!l:, OH I O suo;rcr: Ui10 3i~hting Otirs. ro: Hq "JS.c\F St\11-0I 3b (rirs 1. Rafer~nce tha attachad latt9r fxom Mr3. r:quasting information on a U?O oightin6 ol T:ti'3 lett-3r i3 for~3rdad to your offica for you d~em nec~ssary~ 1~ August 19S3a ~7ha ta..,.:tr action 2. 3aqua3t result 3 of the invastigation mad3 b y the D~puty Gll~l"if.f fro'lll Bor~.s1", 'l'e:-:::1s. FO::t l'ffE COlOIANDi:~ rfv 3:t: C 'Co .de .JONCKB"A3::U If Col,:>n~l, USAF I D~pu i:y for T9chnolo~y ::~.nd Subsy.:~tsm3 Ltr f o l J.:-s dtd 27 Aug 6 3 <Ji.tica of th County Sh~ri.Cf Z"rger, '!axa De.r Si.r: H-.. h.1av 0..0 ak.ad by a ~ira. f 1ricch, rexaa, to ::.t t:enapc: to explain 411 ::.Jonaual occunenct a~ thei: ranch o u the r.16klt of ~guat 1.3, 1963. l!e understand that a Deputy Sheriff .frC!Il your of1ce took colored pictures and oatainad sau~lea of the subAJt.anca that waa diseoloTing the graas. I!l t:b.at ~ latter fraa :Mrs ia the first official report oc this ha~ng to a military n:ttallation, w ~ould aJ)!)re- ci3te very much your analyaia of the situation or the g~hjects i:\volved. In the \!Vent canplate laboratory analysi.J of th~ u.mples and 4:~ photography w.aa not accomplished. owe -would be happy t o c cntinU4r thi.t iavestiga~;ion providing you could 1urnish the original phor.o~raphy and any renMining portion of the uamplea. ~le ~dvi .. thi3 office concerning any facet of ~his in- vesti~tiou. ?or your conv~ninc we are inclosing a 3elf-addreaaed :r.~c.lo.ture .J"li-~dc.lres.aed envelooe Sincerely CAit, H~ 1WtT Majo~, USAP Public !niormacion DivisiOA Oifica. of Information ST INNETT, TEXAS, ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO: OOX 1426, BORGER, T FXAS HUTCH I I-! SON COUNTY BORGER, TEXAS r:ar l !1art, '~aj0r '] ic Ir.form.::~ t.:_C'r. nf-r-:i ~e of I Dear ?irs Po:3slbly by now o r som~one o.C hl3 office has contact ycu with the results of ~heir invest!6at1on or the heart-shaped dedi&n o n y.:Jur lawn. L""l ~ase h e hasn t;_. t:Je ~1ave 'been Ll"lr'ormed tha~ laborato~J analysia indicated t~e maGer1al on t h e g~ass t o oe eggs o f a s pecies of 3rass ~ly. Thank you very !nuch r'o:-reporting this ~ase as i t 13 a n unusual happenL"'lg ~1ti":h an unusual answer~ and does 3dd t o our rund of knowledge concerning usual happenings that c::.re r xequently attribucad to :?lying Saucers,. Cordiall.v ,~- C. R. HART ;,1ajor~ USAF ?ublie Information Division Of.Cice ot !..~formation