PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1~ CONCLUSIONS 3. DATETIME GROUP vi N M xi 0 Was Bolloon ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon 1l Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Woa Alreroh 0 Probably Aircraft Po ul bl Y AIrcraft Was AstronomlcoiVenus 0 Probably Astronomical civilian and military 0 Possibly Aatronon~lcol 7. LENGTH Ofl OISEAVATION I. NUMBER 011 O&JECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--------- 0 Insufficient Oota for Evaluation one stationary 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY Ofl SICHTit4G 1 t clear light w;rays. Diminished until u.Qlo visible. No trail or exhaust, hnm audible, tationary tn one portion of sky for 30 mina. itial sighting at 10 deg elev 280 deg az.a+ aigl:lt light w/horizon for 4 mins prior to dis e.2) Small non-flashing white light o ~th smaller red light on top.No trail or , no sound, light radiated from center bj. 3-4X brilliance of planet. Had planet-like vlmineacence. Visible for 2! m1ns. 45 deg lev 280 deg az. Stationary. 3)Radial obj r than street light. 100 yds trom ob ~a,..,,.~ white, constant brilliance, observed at deg elev 28o deg az. Stationary obs ... -, .., mins. 4) same except 6o deg elev 280 deg observed for 5 mins. A'I'IC FORM 329 (R&V 2t SaP S2) --. . ~ PAGE FOU~ R'J\~GBH 1~A U~JCLAS AF IN : 57378(-Zl--May 6~ Pa-ge 4-ot-~--. OBJECT REMAINED STATIONERY AND FADED F~O~ SIGUT C4) DESREIPTION OF FLIGHT PAT~:HOSJECT RE~A!NED STATIO~Aqy (5) HOW DI~ THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR? OBJE~T FADEDSFROM SIGHT (6) HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECL VISA>3? 5 MINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION D. TIVE AND DATE OF SIGHTING : Cl> ZULU.TIME DATE GROUP OF SIGHTING: 24/~425Z-24/~43~! . c2> LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: MAIN GATE, CANNON AFB NMEX? FJ5 64 AMS CLOVIS, ... N~EX NI 13-S ETC F. EDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: C 1) MIL~JARYC JACK>_G. tJT. EAGLES, AiqMAN THIRD CLASS, AF17655 3 832DSAIR!f.POLICE SQUADRON, CANNON AFB NMEX GATE GUARD, RELI'~SLE Cl> OBSERVERS.ACCOUNT OF WEATHER: CLEA~ NIGHT g~y INc;OMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE . MESSAGE . STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED Page 5 or 5 C2> t,~JEAT~ER AND WINDS ALOFT: WING DIRECTION VELOCITY C4> VISIBILITY: 15 MILES (5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: HIGH, THIN, SCATTE~EDSCIRRUS H. NO UNUSUAL '4EAT.HER CONDI.TIONS EXISTtD TO ACCO'J~JT FOtt THIS SIGHTING, I. NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE BT NOTE : S.ection 1 is AF IN 57364 Section 3 is Ar IN 57388 - INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-15 ZCHQC681ZCWJB587 DE RUWGBH llA 27/0058Z Page 1 of 3 FM 832 ADIV,. CANNON AFB NMEX TO RUCMER/RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RUWGALE/ENT : AFB COLO . . t . RUCDSQ/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/SECRET ARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC UNCLAS DI 05-8:44 FINAL.. SECT ION OF THREE : J. THE LOCATION, APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE, GENERAL DIRECTION, AND~ IDENTIFICATION OF AIR. TRAFFic IN 'tHE AREA OF CLOVIS NMEX WEST. . TO A LINE BETWEEN SOCORRO AND SNATA FE, .NMEX ARE AS FOLLOWS: ., FAA, TUCUMCARI, NMEX, WAS CONTACTED AT 24/0515Z MAY 64 AND REPORTED ITS RADAR AT MESA RICA AS INOPERATIVE. ARTC, ABLUUQUERQUE REPORTED NO TRAFFIC IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF CLOVIS, NMEX AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATIONS, EXCEPT 8 EXERCISE DESERT STRIKE F100S DOWN AT 24/2~40Z MAY 64. ALSO, DESERT STRIKE C130 AIRCFT LANDED AT CANNON FROM A SOUTHERLY FINAL APPROACH AT 24/0431, 44, AND 53Z MAY 64. ARTC DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE B~ANCH UNCLASSIFIED REPORT THE GBH11A UNCLAS AF IN: 57388 (ZT May 6~) P.age 2 of 3 FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT FLYING WEST OF CLOVIS: AIR FORCE 03499, T39, OVER ATON CHICO AT 41,000FT AT 0400Z 100 NAU MILES FROM CANNON AFB AT 280 DEG PATER 44, 852, 70 MILES EAST OF ANTON CHICO AT 33,000 FT AT 0410Z, 55 NAU MILES FROM CANNON AFB AT 340 DEG SCOTT 57, C135, 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS VEGASNMEX AT . 33,000 FT AT 0420Z 145 NAU MILES FROM CANNON AFB AT 330 DEG :.:LOPEZ 07, T33, _OVER ANTON C,HICO AT 2.6,000 FT AT 0417Z t~ATS !40143 ,, 1') Cl33, QY.ER LAS. VEGAS AT 25 ,0J0 FT AT 0427Z 120 NAY MILES FROM ... . CANNON -AFB AT 292. DEG~.-CANNON CONTROL TOWER REPORTED NOTHING :.:~ UNUSUAJ:::OBSERVED.>2040TH.'~ COMM SQUADRON C RAPCON) REPORTED . .' .. NOTHING,l)UNUSUAL ?EEN BUT 'THEIR. RADAR WAS HINDERED BY .::~: K. POSITION, TITL:~ND COMMENTS OF PREPARTING OFFICER WILLI AM -.J T OTH, 1ST LT, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 27TF\~ THE 4 OBSERVATIONS OCCURRED IN A 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD. FOUR ' SEPARAti=:DESCRIPTEI.ONS BY::coMPETENT OBSERVERS OFFER . TIONS."'.PROBABL.Y.-:EACH OBSERVATION WAS MADE OF ONE AND THE SAME OBJECT . '' . DECRIPT IONS VARIATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN . CAUSEDSBY THE FACT T-HAT ALL ::~i OBSERVATION OCCURRED AT NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE REFERENCES TOYGUAGE ' . THE DISTANCE AND ACTUAL SIZE CORRECTLY. NO REPORTS WERE RECEIVED OF ANY FALLEN OBJECT OR OTHER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO BE MEASURED AS EVIDENCE. THE POSSIBLITY EXISTS THAT THE OBJECT WAS A SATELLITY. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE . MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INFO : XOP-1., XOPX-4., CZCHQD553ZCWJC774 FM 832ADIV CANNON AFB NMEX J' :TO RUCMER/RICHARDs:. GEBAU~ AFB MO .. RUCDSQ/WRI GHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO .. RUEAHQ/SECRETARY .OF .. THE AIRFO~CE t.~ASH DC UNCLAS DI 05 SCTION ONE OF T~REE Page 1of 5 : UFO REPORT'. FOR 332rl ADIV CANNON AFB NMEX . THIS MSG I N FOU~ PA~TS A. DESCRIPTION OF .:~THE OBJECT (. C 1) SHAPE: RADI At; Q.F RAYS (2) SIZE: 50 CENT PIECE AT A LENGT~ (3) COLOR: B~IGHT, CLEAR LIGHT <OBSERVER IS COLO~ 8LI~1D) (4) NUMBER: ONE '~-(5) FORMATION: :N/A ~5) DISCERNIBLE FEATURES: 3RIGHT RADIATING LIGHT SEEMED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED TO DIMI~ISH IN BRILLIANCE AND SIZE UNTIL A H~L~ RE~AINED. THI~ OCCURED \~Hl!:N AN AIRCRAFT FLEl.4 NF.:A~ BY. 09JECT THEN REAPP::ARJ!:!) AND ~EGA I NED ITS PREVIOUS BRILLIANCY. <7> TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST: NO~E SEEN (g) SOUND: A LOW PITCHED HUM WAS HEA~D FAINTLY AT THE SAME TIME THE OBJECT WAS SEEN (9) OTHER PERTINENT FEATUqES: MONE i 9. DESCRIPTION OF COU~SE OF OBJECT C 1) \~HAT F IRST CALLED Tl-fE ATTENTIGN OF OBSERVER TO THE 09J!CT? ~. OBJECT WAS THE SINGLE B~IG~TEST LIGHT IN TH4T PO'>.TION OF T"i'!: SKY OBJECT SEEMD TO REMAIN IN ONE PORTION OF THE SKY FOR 3 A MIM~TE~ C2 > ANGLE. OR ELEVATION AND AZI~UTH OF THE OBJECT J~EN FI RSTi;:i:, OBSERVED: ABOUT 10 DEGREES AT 23~ D~GREES <3> ANGLEY OR ELEVATION AND AZI~UTl-f OR THE OBJ!CT UPON DIS:~ APPEARANCE: ABOUT 10DEGREES AT 29~ DE~EES (4) DESCR.IP.TION O.F .. JLIGHT .PATJ:i_: STRAIGHT LINE OF FLIGHT \::.~ WITH HORIZON . - . C 5 > HOW DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR? OBJ~CT "lOVED Re\PIDL Y . . .''~,. . AFT!R A SL01.~ START AND DISAPPEARED AFTER ABOUT ~0'~ MINUTE~ OF DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ESSAGE . STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED U~CtAS AF IN: 57364 (27 May 64) Page 3 of 5 (6) HO\~ LONG '~AS THE OBJECT VISABLE?H35 tAINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION Cl> GROUND VISUAL (2) OPTICAL AIDS USED: BINOCULARS, 7 X 35 JANA (JAPANESE> . D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING . C2> LIGHT CONDITION: NIGHT . EDITION .t-AMS, FIRST PRINTING 2-57, V5~2, 1954) : . ~ .. ; .. F. IDENTIFYING .INFORMATION ON OBSERVE~ i : ; ,. : .... : C 1) . CIVIliAN: MR. Nt1EX, iCJ:..ERK, SANTA FE RAILROAD, RELIABLE G. ~..rEATHER .. ,AND t,INDS ALOFT: Cl) OBSERVER'S ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR, CLOU~LE~S A. DESCRIPTION OF THE. OBJECT: SIZ!:: SIZE WAS BET EEN 25 AND 50 CENTS AT AR~ (3) C.OLOR: CONSTANT, NONFLASHING, Wl-(!TE LIGHT ''liTH SMALLER . DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HARDLY DISCERNIBLE RED LIGHT ATOP THE 'JHITE LIG4T. 'J.HITE Liq\.fT 'JJAS 3 TO 4 TIMES THE BRILLIANCE OF' VENUS AND OF A PLA~'ET-LIKE LUMINESCENCE C 4) NUMBER: ONE (5) FORMAT! ON: N/ A C6> DISCERNIBLE FEATURES: LIGHT RADIATED FROM CENTER OB OBJECT C7> TAit; TRAIL, OR EXHAUST: NONE ;, .. CB> SOUND: NONE. HEARD