PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Sa n J os e , Ca l i f o r ni a 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon ri< Was Aircraft Probably Aircroft Possibly Aircraft dllGround-Visual 0 Ground-Radar GMT28/2200-29/0l30Z 0 Ai~ Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 2 & 3 ~O Was AstronomicaiAstroBodv 0 Y Probably Astronomical " D No 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o Other _ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1!. COM.t,AENTS ~gg shaped obj 30' across. Bright glnrca/ Oh,j oust above top ot mountain range at ?ro deg r.tz. Da ylight oboervntion. Second sighting . Sto.r s hnprcl Dh,j s i z e of auto~)/bright g l a r e like ;.1Jrtr Olll.V {rger. Same location a s first obj. Obsc rv ed ~or I >?." hrs third sighting. Bright gla r e ve r y I light movement as obj fad e ll to north. Observe~ 1 ~ot 2 hrs. This observa.tion2 ~fl"S later C lt 01t307.. A/C flew unde r obj. . I ATIC F ORM JlQ (REV lf\ 9F.ft !Jl) '"l{.Ofw\iNG DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BR~NCH ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, v SMB C002 CZCHQA5 ZCQJA~80 DE RUWHJBH 2 03/2120Z Fr. 682 RADAR SQ ALMADEN AFS CALIF TO RUWGALE/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLO RUWHSB/28TH ADIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RUCDSQ/HQ AFCS WRIGHT PATTERSON AF'B OHIO RUEAHQ/H Q USAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/SEC OF !HE AIR FORCE WASH DC UNCLAS 5820AC 64-484. SECTION I OF II FOR AFCS FOREIGH TECPNOLOGY DIV, Ar .. CIN AND SAFOI. IAW AFR 2002, DTD 20 JUl.. 54, THE FOLLOWING UNIFENTIFIED FLYING OB~CTS REPORT IS HEREBY SI.BMITTED: THIS M SG lN THREE ?ARTS o ?ART I. FIRST SIGHTING OF UN !DENT IF lED 08 JECT A DE SCRIPT ION OF OB c.ECT: < 1) EGG SHAPED. <2> APPROXIMATELY 30 FT ACROss. <3 > BRIGHT GLARE. B DE SCRIPt ION OF COURSE OF OBJECt: ( 1) tHE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OBJECT. <2> APPROX 270 DEGREES FROM POINT OF SIGHTING. <3> SAME AS ABOVE. (4) STATIONARY ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN RANGE, OR HOVERING JUST ABOVE. <5> NOT OBSERVED. (6 > 5 MINUTES. . C MANNER OF OBSERVAION: C 1) GROUND-vISUAL. <2> NO OPTICAL AIDS USED. t TIME AND DATE OF SIGHtING: E LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS: IN SAN JOSE CALIF 3 MILES EAST OF SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN RANGE F IDENTIFYING INFORMAl ION 0 N OBSERVERS: AVE, SARATOGA, CALIF, SHEET METAL FABRICATION OPERATOR AND MI WAY, SAN .Jl SE, CALIF, UNEMPLOYED, BOTH SEEMED RELIABLE. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE C~ANCH UNC~ASSIFIED PAGE 3 RUWHJBH 2 UNCLAS G WEATHER AND WINDS -ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF C 1 > SCATTERED CLUDS. CiJ THRU C7> UNKNOWN I UNKNOWN J. UNKNOWN K 1ST LT-PETER D. PRENTISS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED -BOTH REPORING PERSONS ARE MEMBERS OF THE C AP THEY SEEM TO KNOW THE AREA WELL AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY SIMILIAR OBJECTS IN AREA IN THE PAST. NO DWELLINGS IN AREA WHERE OBJECT SIGHTED - ROADS AND LIMITED ACCESS BY PUBLIC ROAD PDSSISJ..E. OBJECT SIGHT- ED ON SOUTHERN TIP OF SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN RANGE. PART II o SECOND SIGHTING OF UN IDE NT IF IED OBJECT . A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJEcT: C 1.> STAR SHAPED . C2> ALMOST THE SIZE OF AN AUTOMOBILE (3) BRIGHT GLARE LIKE THA OF A STAR, BUT MUCH BRIGHTER. CJ.J ON C 1) :NCO~NG. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE 3RAt-JCH UNC_ .. SSIFIED PAGE. 4 RUWHJBH 2 UNCLAS B DE SCRIPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: Cl> ITS BRIGHTNESS. C2> WEST OF POSITION OF THE SIGHTING . C3> APPROX SAME AS ABOVE C4> BELIEVED TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION, BUT VERY SLIGH MOVEMEMENT . PDSSIBLE . (5) DISAPPEAREDo (6) TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS (2 1/2 HRS> Co f,ANNER OF OBSERVATION: < 1) GROUNDV ISUALo Do TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. Eo LOCATION OF OBSERVERS y, SAN JOSE, CALIF F o IDNT IFYING INFORMAl ION ON OBSERVERS: SAME PERSONS AS IN PART I OF THIS MSG, ALSO MISS SEVERANcEs PARENTS, OF THE SAME ADDRESS, ~i\.'<:OMfNG . DEPARTMENT OF .THE AIR FORa STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNC_ .. SSIFIED 'PAG.'5--~JftJWH JBH 2 UNCLAS AGE UNKNOWN, FATHER IS A PLUMBER AND MOTHER IS A HOUSEWIFE ALL SEEM RELIABLE. G. \iEATHER AND WINDS -Al..OFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF Cl> NOT OBSERVEDBM C2> THRU C7) UNKNOWN I UNKNOWN J. PETER D. PRENTISS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PART Ill HIRD AND FINAL SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT: A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJEct: ( 1) UNABLE TO TELL BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE FROM SIGHING. <2> UNKNOWN (3) VERY BRIGHT GLARE. c5> THRU (9) N/A NOTE: SEC 2 IS AF IN 20722, 4 May 64 .. MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESS/.GE BRANCH ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, AF-S-, DIA-15 (31) ZCZCHQA562ZCQJA982 DE RUWHJBH 3 03/2120Z FM 682 RADAR SQ ALMADEN AFS CALIF TO RUWGALE/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLO RU'MHSB/28TH ADIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RUCDSQ/HQ AFCS WRIGiT PATERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC UNCLAS 682JAC 64-484o FINAL SECTION OF II a., DESCRIPION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: Cl) ITS BRIGiNESS. I u Nc_ .. ss1 FlED Pg l:.lor 2 C2) NORTH OF POINT OF OBSERVATION, BUT FAR OFF (3) E ADING NORTH o C4) VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENT. <5> DISAPPEARED TO THE NORTH. C 6 ) T WO HOURS C 2 H RS > o c. 1'1ANNER OF OBSERVATION: < 1 > GROUND-v ISUALca DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESS~GE BRANCH UNClASSIFIED PAGE 2 RUWHJBH 3 UNCLAS (2) NO OPTICL AIDS USED. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: TRPICANA DRIVE-IN, ON SANTA CLARA AVE, IN SAN JJSE, CAl.IFo Fs IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: SAME AS IN PART I OF THIS MSG. G \:EATHER AND WINDS -ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF Z !~TINGS: ( 1) NOT OBSERVED o C 2) TH RU < 7) UNKNOWN I. UNKNOWN Jo UNKNOWN K 1ST LT PETER Do PRENTISS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS A JRIGHT LIGHT WITH VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENT TO HE NORTHo A PRIVATE AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER THE OBJEC AT A MUCH LOWER AL.T I TUDE.