PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION , D,Ground VIsual 0 Ground-Radar lJ Airlntsrc.,pt Rndar 12. CONCLUStoNS Wo s Oolloon P robobly Boll oon Pos.sibly B ,lloon 0 Wo~ Aircroft (l P robobl y Ai rcrah 0 Po ~si bl y J\i rc r o h f.,J 'Na'$ Astronomieo~.:. t>: )r a Probably A!tr.,nomeol 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient D o t o for Evaluation un"'!, explodl.1~-; S'.,/ o U nknown IO. B~l!,. SU)IIMA~'t Oft SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS t- T~;o sh::-.:,; ::;ilver obj3 -=.v-/"!....::;:-3 bril~'ht f1;_.._1ing ro.il behind .. Di::;::t:p~t;ared ov e r hor-i~on at 2 2 5 dr";; :1zi..:r.uth aft~r f L'!.c;fi~ fr~Jm1..5 deg c l e v: ti.on l 8 0 de.~ 2.z. Ground observe r d.ii vin3 t :r~.:!to:. ... }"'lig i1t dec"!."'ea ser:. sh9.r:-ply J.nd obj r'P! e~ "'e<l to explode. Addl tlon~.l observ e r ~. ::aj -;r:~n se;n.e d e s cription ?..t 45 dec clP.v 2 10 :1 7 . l\pp::sreti t o bu"':"n out J.t l) d.~;; F:}cv . ::2llf~r o'!' t h e tY~o p i 0ces ::rat.lnuLd b~yond he rlzon. A;33u.med rc~ntry at 50-c1.,~g 'lr.g1c c ~ecc~d duration. . . ... . F.o,!::i) ~ed.-or'lngc obj \Tit:; .:.--~2nting tai.l l0-2C t~mea J.0ng as ohj . E ,pJorl_rl ~tko:~ !~ .. ?::-:gZ1t -:;hite with :>o :r.e .::;ree~ lc::tvj_ng t"t".:-til .~ox slze oe obj .. 3) d.e~ elev"lti') n in 3~-7. !{ .... :31ing of obj 315 deg. C'l~re t.o~1ard e;roun(. Al)peJ.r~d 'tO urn 0 t'..rt:l c!..3':1. l s e c ond. r;.~hots~-co b1.! flare.: abou~r 50 !'t from ouserver. ( o v,..:r) 4TtC FORM 329 ( R RV 26 SEP 52) f. L OCAT 1 ON 0 f OB SER V C:H: j 4 DiGRr: ES 23 trl IN. ~ OHT H, 100 DE t:i:i~E S !; tl IN. '.l/E ST. SEAT ED BEHIND A L Afl GE PI CTURE-\HN D 01.~, F ACING S OUT HWE: '>f, IN HIS GASOLINE ST :\TION, IN FARt.JELL, TEXi\S. F . I::.:~:T IrYING IUFORr1AT ION ON THE OBSERVER: RV1CE ST.~T I ON, FAR!,I}LL, TEXAS; GAS ST ATION O?.::RATOH~ 2 ST I ~I~:-~ Or' R~L I AB I L IT Y: A~ DSS I?r ION OF TH OBJECT <OBSEP.VER NO. 4) HLO J\1 ARt'tlS LENGTH, C7) T.;IL, T RAIL, OR .::XHA U3T: 0BJ 2CT APPE~R20 TO .GE BuRNING LE:YJ IdG .~ T~A!L OF FLA 1 ABOlff 20 T INC:S LO~ l1Et? THAN THF. F I~EB.l\LLQ ( 8 ) SOUN~: NONE 0 8 S2RVEDo OT H~R PERT INC:NT OR UNUSUi\L FEATURES: OBSERVER Af F I~ST THOUGHT : T :/AS AN E~lZ:i3NCY FL ARE BC:ING SHOT UP AT THE EDGE OF' f}-1 PA GS F 0 UR R U'J G 8H 6/\ UN CL A ;; i\j C r~ t\:' a. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJ~CT: <I) '.~I! AT fIR S"T CALL D T Ht: AT TENT ION Of THE 0 13SERVER T 0 THE 0:3J ~cr; TH:: BRIGHT, f10VING OBJECT CAUGHT HIS EY. (2) EL~VAT ION AND AZINUT H Of INITIAL OBSS:RVAT ION: 35 DEGREES AZI ClUT:i 2LJ DEGR2ES (f1AG), FROM CAt'-INON AFB. (3) .=:L'::Vi1T ION AND AZ If1UT H UPON DISAPPEARANCE: 33 DEGREES (4) DESC;; IPT ION OF fL lGHT PATH AND r: ANEUVSRS: OBJECT 1\PPEJ\RED T O BE .~.q ~I NG A STR AI 2:-iT PT RACK Of A PPR OX. 3 15 Di: GRE S WHIL E C U:1V 1..: G GRADUALLY TO'JARDS Ti-1.:: GROUND. V.C:LOCITY APPii:ARED T O BE THAT Of A BAS~BA~L THi10t.~N VERY F:~STQ T OTAL DISTANCE VIAS 50fT. DID THE OBJ.S CT D IS!\PPE AR; APP~ARED T 0 BLJ'~N ITSELF OIJT ASJ:...'T 20FT. ABOV:: THE HORIZON (..~3 DGREE5) LEAVING A COUPLE OF 5:10:\::: TRAILS A@ 3 :~ S OF ASH FALLING T 0 ;,~p DS T H5: GROUND. ;-:o. J LONG 'JJAS Tni: OBJECT VIS IBLE; O~J.S S2COND. Co MArtJER OF OBSERVAT IO~J: < 1) GROUND-VISUAL ( 2 ) N 0 OPTICAL AIDS USED. A li' T..d : D ) T IL!E AND 0 AT E 0 F S 1 G Hr I N G : ZULU DATE-I II1E G~OUP OF SIGHTING: 3 !J 1540Z Sl::P 63. (2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: DAY E. L OCATION OF OBSERVER: 3 4 DEGREES 23 N IN. N, 1 ill DEGR~ES 19 MIN. W. ON FOOT IN PARKING LOT OF THE B.~SE HOSPIT {\L AT CANNON AFB, NE:J :1EX ICO. F. I:>:: T IFYING INFORMATION ON THE OBS~RV , HIADQUARTERS, 8320 ADIV, E:S1'Ir1ATE OF RELIABILITY-EXTREMELY RELIABLE. A. DESC2IPTION Or T H:: 03JE.Cf (OBSERVER NO~ 5); ( l) S \PAE: NOT OBS~?( 'SO S I Z E : A D I i1 E HE D AT ARM' S LEN GT H ( 3) C 0L OR : GL OW IN G t,.r :1 IT E <5 ) F'JRf1AT ION: N/ A (6) D~:3CER IBLE FEAT 'j~=:s OR DETAILS: N ONE OBSERVED (7) T .. IL, TRAIL, OR eXHAUST: APPEAR;::D AS A 'JJHIT ST~El\K ABOUT FIVE T I:1E S T HS MAI N OBJECT' S D IA~lETC:R IN LENGTH ( 3 ) SOUND: NONE OBSERVED OTHER P~RT INENT OR UN USUAL FEATURES: NONE ~fOTE : Sec 1 1s AF IN 2~818; Sec 3 is AFIN ACl'IO I = NI N-9 XOP-1, XO?X-LI _,.. Z CH Gt-\ 91 ~z C U\CL~3 D I 10 -22 1. AT-:-:; : SSCRET r\RY OF THE B. D:::SCP.IPTION OF COURS~ OF OBJ ECT: C 1) '.~HAT FIRST Ci\LLED THE ATTE tJT ION OF THE OBSRVi':rl TlJ Th E OJJ:::CT; THE BRIGHT, t10V ING OBJECT CAUSGHT HIS EYE. ( 2 ) :::L:::VATION AND AZI11JfH OF I NITIAL ODS~R\JATIJ.-1: ELEVATIGi'l ( 3 ) 2: ./AT IO~l A~JD f\Z It-lLIT~i UPOtJ DISAPPEA'(~t:r:.: l:~LS'/:\.T Tu 1.5-20 DEGREES, AZif1UTH 2 7 0 DEGrEES ( (JAG. ) DZ.3CRIPT IO~l Of FLIGHT PXfH AliD 'it~NEL!V;::rL:i; '.1:\~ t\ STRAIGHT LI~J~. (f)) HO~J LONG VJA~ THEHODJECT VISIBLE; Nll l 10RE TH.\t'HH\ SE.COND. < 1) G2JU D-V I SUAL <F ROil CONTROL TOHER) JJ ERE USED. AN9 DATE OF SIGHT ING; Cl) ZULU DATE-TIME GROUP OF S IGhTING: 301545HSEP 63. E. LOC.;7 ION OF OBSE~\i:3:R:3: 34 DEGHEES 23 t1INUTES dO!<TH, 103 uGREES 19 t~t If.: UTES '.'JEST, T:o:: CONTROL TOl.vER OF CANNON AF3J Ni'1EX. F. ID2NT IFY ING INrJ:iL'1!~T I ON ON THE OBSERVERS: BYRuN L . H03 I NS, THE 2040 co~.lU:JICAT IONS SQ'JkORut-1 Pr..RFORil ttlG DUTY AS AI R CONTROLLERS. 30TH CONSIDRED EXT~E LY RELIABLE. P.. . D~SCRIPT ION Or THE OJJECT <OL3SERVER NO . 6): (1) SHAPE: 03LONG C2) SIZE: HALF THC: LENGTH Of A PENCIL HELD AT AR11) S LENGTH COLOR: SHINY ~ETALIC O~JE; Tt,I}O AT IT NEARED THE HuRIZO~J ( .5) DISCEfHJISLC: FfriT U,?ES /HJD D ~T ~ILS: A b R IUitT S?uT J' T TH~..: AFT E!~D, LIGHT ORANGE IN COLOR,HAtlD D}<IlitfC '.JHITf IlJ THE Cl!:ilTt.t<. C7) TE\IL, TRAI L , OB EXHt\UST; LOI~G, iJRIGHT FLA('il:..J 5 tl J< 6 fINES T t-12: LENGTH OF THE OJJECT. ( 9) ::--:=:R PERT INE~J'f OR UNUSUAL FEATURE S: [:JNE (2) sl 'ZVAT ION AND .'-\Z L i 'Jl H OF IN IT IALHu3SE~VAT 10 :. 75 uG t<Ei::S ( 3) .::L2VAT ION AUS A?. I~ l UT H UPON D !.:;APPEARANCE: ELf.\ I ION ( ~) J :::SC;1IPT IO~l 0? ~LIGHT PATh AtJD tlAliEU\i R..J: dJ CT ':/t~S Hi.~DI~lG D'J':IN AT A 65 DEGRE~ TO 76 DEGREE 0 IV At!,)LC: '{ '.1.ill~ TRAVERS!tiG friua THE S07 H30UT Ht~E ST T 0 THE SO LITH':! ST. AS T I NEt\RE D 1 Hi HOR I ZO~ iT APPEARZD T O SPLIT INTO T\10 P~\RTS. ITD I D NOT APPEr\R T O i3E TRACK I'IG LIKE A ll::TOE:R AS I T 3~0KE ITS ARC-LIKE TRAJE:CTOiiY Af AN l:.L~VAT IJN PAG2 FOUR HU'JGSH ?A OF 2~ DEGREES Tu 35 UEGHSES AND PLUliuED Sl t\r\IGhT lJO'.HJ ... .'1 D I D T HE 0 n J E CT fJ I SA P P E t\ H i a E L u U T J d.:. t i 0 1 ~ I Z t) N OF 03SERVAT ION: ( 1) G~GUL\JD-V ISUAL (2) fJQ OPTICAL .~IDS \~ERE USED. AND DATE JF SIGHTING: ( 1) ZU~!J DATE-T.::L~ GROUP OF SIGHTI~lG: 3 '.11545Z :JEP 63:. L I G rt T C 0 t ~ D IT I J : J S : D A Y LOCATION OF G35.ZRVER: 34 Dt:GREES 23 I-IINUTES tJUJil H, 1 ~3 I.J THE FKUtlT .:JEAT OF A PAf~KC:D AUT0t10SILE '4HICH ' JA3 ?~IilTI~JG SOUT~ SJ'JfHt.JEST. AUTOL105ILE '~lrlS PAHi(D Ii~ fROiiT J F THC: 3320 A I R D IVISI2:l HE~'\DQUAf~TERS B UILUit;G ON Cr.tNllJtJ AfJ, E'.:J 1~ C: . F . IDZ~JT IFYI~JG It!FJ~ilAT ION ON THE 03SERvR~ Df1UI=:L S . liuRDu;J, 2i.J:J EXTRE~ELY RELIABLE. PART I I t.~EATHER AND '.J INDS-ALOFT CON IT IONS AT T Ir1 AND PL;\CE OF S IGT INGS: NOTE: Sec 1 13 AF IN 24818; Sec 2 is AF IN 24763; BT Sec 4 i s AF I N.24839 P.GrPION: l'IIN-9 Ff1 832S CAFB NMEX FOUR OF rOUR ( 1) OSSERV ER ACCuUNT OF \JEAT HER CONDIT IONS: CLEAR AND REPORT 01 ASI.:J AT CA~JNGN AFB AT TIME OF SIGHTING; \-l iND :)I~:::: ZJN CDEG. :iAG.) VELOCITY <KTS. ) PtLTITU~E C~T ~) P{~GE T':JO R U (3) CEILING: NONE (LI) VIS I 3LIT Y: 15 [1ILES (5) ;;,!OU~JT Or CLOUD COVER: NuNE T H L;\0 .:::i ST ORr1 S: NONE < 7 ) ! E~l PEKAT URE GRADIENT: 4 DEGREES F . !NCR EASt: FRON SURr ACT T 0 2,00~ ?T. FOLLOWED BY DECREASE OF 1.8 DEGREES F~ DEGREE/ l ,000 FT. DCR~AS FR0t1 "1, 0g0 TO 4 7, ZLJO FT. ~,;J TE:lPERATUR~ CHE\NG.:: FROftl 47,0J~ T O 30,0~)J FT . #. !~:J'~ UNUSUAL rlETSJKOLICICr~L OH ASfiiCH!0!1ICAL Du~JDITIGN l:JHICH t1!GHT A CC ONT rOR THE SIGHT I: ;3: ~JONE KNO'.~ N TELEPhO~EMESSAGE FROM A FARr1ER IN T~iE VICINITY t)F ~lULE~HOE, TEXAS~ THAT HIS f1EXICAN HIRED HAND HAD OB'SERVED A "(1ILIT:~RY JEf AIRPLANCE:IY C~ASH 5 OR 6 MILES SOUTH'.IEST OF HIS FARl .. l, THE CAtJNON AF.3 CO: AND POST DISPATCHED A HILICOPTER TO THE REPORTED CRASH SITE. THE C.Po I~IMED!ATELY DETERMINED IT HAD CONTACT '.4ITH ALL OF ITS AIRCRAFT AND S P\ IJT ANEO USL Y IN FOR f1ED Rf. E~>E A F3 AND THE S?\ C CP JF fHC: CH i\ S h R POr<To NEITHER C .. P ' S '.JE:RE {JISSit;G AljY AIRCRAFT,. J<;..ESZ, HUll- EVER, DISPATCHED HER u'.JN H~LICOPTER TO THE l<F:PORTELJ ClU\SH SIT. THE HEPO~TED CRASH SITE ( LJfl'~l COORDS. FH 8590) I:JAS ThOROUGHLY SEARC:-:SD FRON THE AIR B Y THE HELICOPTERS AS !;JELL AS B Y T\.JO LIGHT AIRC:1~?T GF THE JULESHOE FLYING S~RVICC: DISP:'\TCHED B Y THE SHG:RI FF r;;: 8!\I!..~Y CQt.!dTY, TEXAS, DEE CLE~1ENT S. RESULTS ','JERE GEGATIVE . It! ADDI7 IGd, S~ERIFF CLr:\lENTS AND FOUR OF HIS PATROL UNITS .JE:\HCHE.O Th~ GROL!: THOR8UGHL J.. JTH~R AIRCRAFT I~l THE !Nt1EDIA1E AR~A AT THi: I' til E u F SIGHT ItiCi~ NONE. P:'\RT III: 1\~ ? J SITION TITLE .;~JL:. c.::!!lF:NTS OF PREPARI NG OF1~CER~ STS?h::~l B. CARTER, 1ST LT., 1\-,S.L)TANT \\fi~JG IIITELLIGC:NCE FIVE OF T HEUFll SIGHT INGS IN THE C~U~JON AFB ARt:A J:J 3 0 SEP 63. < 1) OCCURED AT AP?ROXH1ATELY 1545Z .4ERC: SIGHTED I~l A SOUTHl,.JE 3TERL Y DIRECT tQ~.J 10VED FR0t1 THE 03SERVER'S LEFT TO HIS r~IGHT < L!) t~lADE NO SOUND. THESE rOIJR SIMILARITIES SEE~1 TO INDICATE THAT ALL FIVE OBSC:RVERS . ,-':loll d l t y P !-L;E F O U:1 R uv G H Ai~Y V I .3UAL REFRENC5 'fU CO:ilj:"d~E Tl::i: OBJECf loJITHihi {\ CLOUDLE::;...> A S t:J~LL f\S THE T ENDENCY OF THt= UNTRAIUE.D EYE: T O LJ C.3J~LIEV E TH~ r f'.~: }HICH IS CLEARLY IN VIE\J COULD POSSI BLE DE ~10r(E THAtl A FF:'.l >JILES /\\,JAY. THOSE OBSERV::1~S !:JHO DID ACCEPT THE UF~J t:JF.::tE ~ .:.._ INDIVIDUALS ./ITH SCIEdTir!C AN) FL fit:G Br~CKGRJUtlD, AND C U1VE 8F THE EARTH :'~.-~ JY T (!i!?~ THAT DISTAtlCE A .J:\r .. THE. ::3EST INDI- rs A'' Y Q"J . B EC- EXPLODED GV~ft :\ T A.~l'lEl'JN A 1 $ 2X I STANCE OF PtiYriCAL. E V I D 1i C E : NuNE ZCZCL J:\ 9 1 ZZCI..JJX91G P? RU~!\HQ ACTION: NIN- 9 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, F-OS-3,, DIA-2,~ T 0 ~ .. NGALE/ENT riF3 COLO DIA/CIIC- 2 (45 ) UNCL~S DI 1 0 -221. ~TT!l: SEC.<ET!\\1Y OF TH!:: AIR FORe;.:. l.JASH UC SECTIO~l \.H~L: ? ~RT I. 03SERVE:1 :JO. 1: A. DESCRI PTIO.; ._)1;-THE Jl3J ECT: < 1) SHAPE: L I J<E A JET FIGHT~R AIRCRAFT (2) S IZE: ABOUT .!\S LARGE AS A rliCK~L Ht.L D AT r\i l~ LENGTH. (3) COLOR: SHINY SILVER METALIC (5) ~C:iriATION: ~YA ( 6) ~ :.J::::RNI3!...2 FZAT U ES AtJD DETAILS: Ut!i Ori' T!L.;: U3.J E CTS APPEAR2D TO SE THS OF f\ JET FIG ItT SH APPE1\RED TO BE THE '.1 ItJG.:3. 7) TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST: LONG, BRIGHT fLAliE T ,t:-\ILit,;o 3E.hiND THE OBJECTS.