PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CO/'ICLUSJO~ 5 a"-Ground-Vi:Juol 0 Gto~lndRodor 5 . PHofos ct SOURCE Wo' O olloon obably 11all oun Po !l3i bl y Boll non Wooi Aircraft ?robubly Ai,crol Po:~:.ibly Ai:cr u h Vlo .. A:lfrono.-nicol \J I '1 ::\~ P rob obi y A , t ronoml col a Po :ui bly A uronomi c QI 8. NUMBER o;: OBJECTS 9. COURSe .:]J._X'~'nsufficlomt 0'Jta fo t Evolvt~tlon /. LENCTH C F o a seAVATION a U nlcnown o mir.utes ubj l n f li -:-:. c r o:;;.;i nf3 O~:n p..:.th obse.rted. by !!otlon :m1 location inc1icyt,~,J tnat .;d ma o: s=a-gOing vess.=l . -.-;Jpeared u s ligut ~f same br.:.;~::1es, of b:-i 1:-ve3~ star. Ob,j appe;;tred to ..:'lash. Smal l v;h:t:t= light. Similar to S 't3.r Ri;al . At 6o de6 ele.,a.tion 110 d.es az. !Erratic z::ot~on. AT1C FORM J-:9 ('RZV l& SEP 52) star 1/EGA 1..ra 3 observeJ,h.:> r:::-r-.=r :J.S 3r1 mate on a ship t~lis ~...;t..co 1 J.lic. t.l CYf.y shon.ld be 1icll ..mo;-m. :'o.v;iuiltty t-n:.c Bt a r wa a dL~torted b y tu.1.usu 9.1 o.t.llospa~ric condl t lo.:1.s could lead t-:> Illi8inter;>rl~ ': .1.ti1.) [1 of thio hody. ~.~.cG.&:le;t~;ltly= . .:~a:!:!_-d J .foJ.- m~ttion. Vega likely culpti t . :s!1~>YI how h l3h rna Qbj~ct WOS o bova i h.:t h ori;con (sky lin:) Whnn y.,U f.n , '3 I' i~. p;.-.: .. ~r wh<>n you firs . ~::., i~. Pbco o . Or ow o ? .ctt>r. t hat w iII show th mc ti on t hat th~ objoc! or oO joe Is modo . ;i :~-:t-~:. ~::: -; ; ~ L:~i- dn~ cf ; ). ~-~ a "B" ct th" end of th~ r>otn. c."d -;how ony chc:mses in d iruclion cLuira 1i:t;! c Jr .... :>. 29. IP tn.:trs was M02E THAN ONe obj~cr, thf!~ how rna(!y w{jr~ tn!tre? . _ _ ,_ ----- D raw a picrur o f how th!!ty W!fr~ orrong8d, ond put on c:rrow 10 !how rhe rli rctcticn ! h ot i'hi:ty wers tr:Jy~j niJ. 30. Ho1:: you ever 5ecm lhi.s, oro siJl'l!br cbj~cr b~forc. If s~ gi1~ Ju4'> or d ohn \Jild loc:'1r ton. 31. vias an yon& ~I..'! ...-i~h you ot the t ime you S:JW 1h., objr.H:T? ( Cil'do On~) Yt_,~ 31.1 IF y?V r:::l s wercd YES, d id th:!y s . .:> the o b j;,ct t oo ? ( Circl) One) 31.'2 Pleos~ li3t thttir nom"s and ud dress e:;; 32. Pb~He 9iv~ :i-1~ fo llowing information ;:,:,out your st'tlf: ADDR5:SS --~ I TELEPHONE NUMBER . 1.1dicate a ny additional information about yourself, including any special cxp"ric nc e , whicn migh? h~ ?nt:'l~,.,.. l 33. '1/h.m and t o whom did you report thot y ou hod sc n the obj,ct? lntormation which ycu f~,l P"''ri n"'nt and which i'l not odequat~ly cov~r~d in t~a s pecific poinl.l oi 1h.e t'JU~:.itionnai, ~to norrativ e;cplanation of your sighHng. fJfftCtAL-Fl LE : j ~41, fJea~r .d..i-'""13, ~.iasaachusetta : ":-:;.ention: llaJor Hilliam .Berri!! :.. ~.;e !lave ~eei'7ed a completed: ro~ i":-Olft of' t.he ~S RMAc:.i!?EiCJY. The reported di.:-ection oX: .tl!~t, descri:;>tion of "the :>o;e~ !Uld other "'harac"Uristic:s o~ the sigbting i"ldicate a possible :,at.ell1~ ooser7<!l~iou; ~r, tb~ :rligbt path o:r ~he object con- t:~i.:l~!d -::.hr'!e dut.:i :lC~ rters -rhich included the Qbjecta c:ossi.og ita ')m J&th. 'Ihe ~ci:f1c durat.1on did nor, incl.uoe the ti:zte-mo-cion :-"!il.,U~nce of ~ese ::mneu..,..,rs. I r tb~ VI!\Ver in .fli6Jl'"C ~S ::,rt~f', this cet.1lil ")a cans~ b~ <mu&ual atmo~e:-i~: conditions; 'hcve"rer, i ! th~ <J.o1'.J.On :JUl"l'Onndi:lg UliS JX)~iOD Of tlle sighting COn311%ned a aignifi- C :Lnt :~arl o:f 1'~e e!igbt ::ni:rute duration, t.""li.s ~-rould rule O'J.t a 3a"t- c .'!..1. H..a oos~rration. l!c) "!lention !;.aa mdde or th~ Ula'l'lile::" d13apyear .. 3~Ce 0~ the OOject ~er than ~at the Object disa d l n +.~e e~3~ :1.t a.bct1t 6o .ieg:ei!s ela'V!\tion. I I' tJ"le motion 1ras 3e..n~l-a11y s+.~adyJ the object oo ed ~s probaolj a satelli~ ~... (.:l-et ie~cri.;t!~ :_:Jr:s~nt.-ed b y ~r ?Z"eS<~nt:; scme cl r- :;:.c-...eriatics of an aa-crooomical si.ghting; b.o\rever, as 3rd. !~..ate o~ t.!l~ :35 (<10l1MJ\CE?~m,. ~e should be f3Jrlliz.r 'nth the major-astronom- i.!~l ~1es. ];he 3tar V!!ga ~res n.t an ~le~tic:."l o'f 6o d~g:-~s and an 1'.-Z; :nnth Of 09() degrees, -.rer"] cloae to tbe ::po.si tiOn ~ported. Ir t.he 30tioa o~ tht! object was conl'ined to a veey small area, it 1.3 pcaaibla +bat 7ega ~ tb~ cawae o~ the .si6hting 3 I:t the object cannot be correl.sted vith a satelli~e obs~ria'tion o r :rltb the Star Vega, e can ofr~r no other "xplanation. 7!le 1 u.formati.on :presented vaa 1llsu:N"1c1entl.7 detailed to pres.ent a !!!'II e~aluation o~ thia sighting. OFFICE 01:' THF. AIR A fTr\Cf-11:: AM~RiCAN EI>IOASSY P'R( ro~-ttA, lti!I'UOL.t._ 0~ 'lOUTH APFUCA rt ~PLY 1 0 ATTN OF: 339 lNT 6 July 1 CJ61 susJe:-::r: Uniclontified Flying Object \\"' zi~h t -Patterson AFB T~-... attached Operations Memorandum 1 adclres sed to this o ffice, ?e ~ taini::1g to a reported UFO obs etvation, is forwarded for ~::-:::1rn1ation and possible further action . Tl-IO~ t -\.S H . }v!ILLS 1 Atch Lt Colonel , USAF }.i r Attach e Oper ations Mcmotanclurn, AmC onG en, Durban, 24 J un 64 , Unidentified Flying Object, 2 cy H2 AO<JU..\A"i"~RS FOREIG N rec Hl'IOL0G Y Dl '/lSION AIR r0~C.::: 5Y::;T~MS CO/ol\11\NO UHIT.!.O !l-:"A rE!I J'l I :::"OkC.! UFO Si;;.'ltLY!g (approx 6oo miles l\Hf Asuncion IslanJ., E~.l.:c'Y ,J.me) C.;):nilla.:ld~r Hes ":.ov~r Ali'B, t.iassachuaet t.:l H ~ :-"!nc~ th3 atto.cht:d unid.:ntif ied .f'lyin3 ob.jec t repurt from .1\::.:J" .::nCen, Durban, 24 Jun 64. .'\s the SS N0&\4.AC3PEN~ is due :;o a:r~:.-r~ in Boston i n nid- August, request your base contact ~: ... :>-..a and :-:c:..ve fill out the trttached FTD Forms 164. 'D:~s~ f o!1ns may be returned in the attached self- addressed en~r"'!._...>::>e. It vil l ::o-:. be nece3.sary tosu":lmit a tJ70 report in 1 . UFO R =port 2. FTD Porms 16l~o o.nd / I a::d Subsystems return en~re lop e 1st. I~1d (DIO) He stover A?B, ltass. TO: Foreign Tech!1ology Division ('['DE~v) 1,1/rigi-lt-Pattelson '11'B Ohio In accord your r(!qucst, l1ajor ~illia~ Berrl'! ;ontacted C~p""e..~t: ar:::., as 3rd Officer La\v:rence ac~u:1lly made the s g. requ33~8d that he fill out thG attac d auesti0nnair~. iteq~.:.~s: :.c-our era'2..t::l ~ion be sent to this headqu.a1tt1: s .. .\. L tn: ~vALT!:} 6. SPISuL&R, Jn . Chie:. Corab-tt Intel Divlsi.on 'r'~lJ. n:.: ,.;uct EL~ I)F SECUI'(r T';'l U. S . Air Attache, AmEmbassy, Pretoria Date: J une 24, 19o4 A171ConGen, ourbanJ~r dili dcentifie d FJyin~ Object The following matter is reported for whatever acti011 you deem appropriate: Captai n MClster of the SS t:ORHACPENN, Offici a l ~.o. 250541, visited the Consulate General on June 23, 1964 to ask i f there remained any U.S. Gover nment interest in reports of Unidentified Flying Objects . Tht! /-laster was told that we naJ no rec3nt in5tructions, but would forwdrd a summary of his information to the appropriate authoritie s . Captain (who did not have his log book \lith him) stat~d that in eJrly Jun~, while approxitnatel 600 mi Jes NW Asuncion I sland , he Se cond Officer und hird Officer sighted an Unidentified Flying Object overhead. Upon arrival at Asunci o n lsland, wher e t he vessel called outbound from Port Canaveral, the Captain att empted report the matter to the l.ocal U. S . Air Force i nstallation, but W3S unsuccessful in establi shing contact with ony personnel there. The SS 1'10RHACPENN is due to arrive in Boston mid-August, and the Captain and his two officers may be debriefed at that time i f the Air force, s hould i t stil 1 have a n interest in UFO reports, \vi sh to secure more detai Is. Offi c e of the Air Attache .Arn~rican Embassy P 1~toria, Republic of South .A..frica D!.:P/\r~i MF.N f OF T H E AIR F O RCE o r FtCI-'I.L su::;u-.r~s AFSC (FTD} Wright-Patterson AFB POSTAGE J\ND FEES ? . .;ro infor";'l .. ~+'on ;!S possibl;;, c onc:uniF"g t i1.'! vniJttnt ifitci ;:,,iiJI ph~m).r"':.'l'ull t L:.t y~i l . ...-., .-: ... . \r d . \.Onc:..;~;::>n3, ?ublicat ir:>n3 wd"'lwt yuur pel'mi .sion. W:t t'1ny c:mto=t yo1 . fct tun;1er ~a7r:i.~. (Cirda One): (Circf~ On~): DG;d i gi ,, .:, t(Jild'lrd w('""ffi ~o r-!1 you wh&n you sow ~h~ ooj~ct'? 5. H:>W long w a s objfJc t in s i ght ? (T:~I:~I Duro t lon) c. c~rtaln c . No t very sun Fai r ly Cl!rt~ln d. Just a gu.,s5 WwJ ob~,.~ ..., ;';ht c0ntinuo1J .. iy? 6. 'lfhqt was th:~ condition of the sky? (CirdJ On<J): o. In f ronr o f you b. In heck o f v :t.: 8 . IF you s ow th~ obj~ct ot N IGHT , whor did you notico ,-;:o n..:ern ing ihe ST,\ RS ond MOJ N? ~ 8.1 STARS (C ircf~ One): ~ -~::member 8.2 MOON \ Circltt One): a. Cright moonligh t b. 0-;llcr.oonli.;ot c . No moonligh~-p ilch dcul< d. Doll't rm namo"' 9. Whut Vfer'!l 1:.~ ._.,.,ath&r c:onditianl at i'he ~im" you saw ?h~ o b ject? Claar 3~)' Scott~red : ! oud-:; ih ick or ~eO\f)l cloud:. WEATHER ( C ircltt Ond ): fog, mist, c;,r l ight rain Mod~rat~ or hauvy rai n Don't ram~mber 10. The obj~cT C?poitor.,d: (Circ/ . ., On<!); ~ d:, A~ 'J light I ~. , r;;n soclnt &. r;::n,t r~rnomb.,r , c . Va por ~ 11. If it opp~r~ a~ a light, was it brignr~r ~on thtt hrightas~ star.'J? (Circl!! One!}: o. Brlaht~r c. A bout th . ., same d. Don't know 11.1 Compor~ ~rightness to some common object: 12. Th ~ edges of the objtet weret: ; (Circle One ): o . Fu:z zy or blurr~d Lil<e a b ri ght star :l. Sharply ourl ined ~on t r~memb~r a . Oth"r 13. Did the object: a . Appear to s tand still atony tim.,? b. Sudden ly !>~ed up a nd r ush away at a ny time? c . Braok up into p orts or e-:.cplode? d. C ivlt off s mok..,? e . Chr.m g e br ishtnes$? f. Change shopit? G Flosh or !lick~r? ;'l, Oi:;o ppeor and rea ppear? ( Circla One for c<Xh qu tion)