PROJECT 10073 RECORD Ci-iJ.l L' . -t. NWIBER 5. LENGTH O F OBSERVATION 6 . TYPE OF 03SERVATION 8. PrlOT03 9. PHYSICAL eVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION 11. SRii:F SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS FTD 5 E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prnlo\U edltJOf\ of tl\h fora,_,~ uud. :tl:C'-'t::il"d pl~;:>.se advise :.:::d photogr'"l~h....; co:>..)~ration Hq U8U SAJOICC ( tbe wb..,tted. b7 the S'tatea .Air :ro.ree t~ ~Yslua't~ou.. '!'b* neptiTea, two prints, . .:tad a CCI.)1 ~ the !)hoto aaal;pia rpo!'-:are_ at-tached.. lVo object.. ~ be d~ictd Oil t.b .-Since-d.e'taiia ~ 'the ' vere om.:tted 1D *' la'ttar, th ~ 1a. ~iacl in Ur 1orce :N.~ aa "IDntr1c:ient Data." :mm T". de-, ColOMl,. usar ~t.y ror Tec:Molorg :m4 2 . ?boto ADal.J'ais 3. 'a) Pri:lta tanil :1, Jr.- PHOTO ANALYSIS REPORT PAGE I OF 1 _ PAGES DATE OF REPORT UNIDE-ITIFED fl,YING OBJECT PHOTOGRAPHY 1. PURPOSE: ~.:.s is a response to Hork Order Number 65-93 submitted by itajor H. Quintanilla, Jr., TDEVV'UFO, !-Jr analysis of attao!':.ed negatives and prints. Tile following analysis uas conducted by TDD?A (Photo Analysis) and TDDPP (Photo Processing) personnel~ 2. ANALYSIS: :a.arkings Close stu~ o tha negative indicates poor processing, resulting in various negative and prints. Positive identification o:f an object reportedly sightad t the time of photography, cannot be made from the attached prints and PHOTO ANALYSIS B :-/ APPROVED BY: RICHA.F.D L. CIWlCE Captain, USAF Chief, Photo fu"'la.lysis Division WILBER PRICE, JR. Dlrector~ Photo oitation Directorata 1 D ENGINEERING ANALYSIS 0 PHOTO ANALYSIS D MACHiN COM'PUTATIO~ PPT NUMBER: OE:SCRIPTION OF '!YORK I REFERENCC: MATE:AtAL: IS AUTHORIZED AND THAT IT HAS THE FOLLOWI NG OEAOLI Nt: IN ITHIN MY DIVISION. SIGNATU?.C: or-A~PROVING 01'11310N CHIC:~ I) AT~ ~NGINE:f.:RINO SUPPORT MONITOR--------------ASSISTANT-------------- FINAL WORK TO BE IN FORM OF : Oe:NGINEERING NOT OcoM?UrATtON DP::tOG~.\M WO?.K Rf:O!JE:ST APP~OVC:D BY:--------------DEAOU,\oJE OATE------- ?RIO~ITY rJlJMae:n DoN~ L1 T':IO D TH.'::t :~i;~.rt~n3'ourg ~:unicipal Airport i ,art.:. '1.sour~, :i::st '!irg:ir:.ia since the repor t .-Je.:J.t t,_rough your on July 25~ from r::<J hor.'e. of !in UFO \iill be c f ir. ter~ :.::;t to .f'1U f:>.cilities . It ;.;as ta:'-en at 2.1:29R, Both photos are over-exposed through my o:m fault. '.rh e J .o re ta'<~::. :at F 3 . 5 , r.u::1ber o;,.e ex: posed nbout 8 secor.ds, nu:r.ber b1o fror.t 3- 5 sac is (educa ted essi~g). e UFO a~p9ara as a thin, jerky line. T'!".e j -::rkyness wa s probabl-y caused by nervous ha.11rls on the c:>.rnera. I n r.hoto o-r: ~he lin~ se~r!l~ to separate . This wns caused by the flue tuating bri-shtn-?.3s of the objec t (there were no clo uds in tha.t .!JOrt ion of the stcy), w!:ich b-ri~htened ::t.nd dirn.-nacl t't.t regula r i.nte:rv:als thro~3hout th~ sighting. . In photo number 2 , th1? uTO a~Jpe~\rs as a ~?rely visible line at the bottom cent e r of the pictur9 . 'fue shutte!" \-/3-o held open u:1til the object \>/as out of sight, below the roof. I rr.-.'!ledia tely aft~r finishing t~e second photo, I con-tacted ~:artinsburg F . s . S . by taleph-:>ne. Yo u had no inforr.:a tion indicating any object, aircraft, o r other'.vise, that fit my d~scription of the U. F . 0 I ,..,ant to t':-1.9..!'.!< you for the the re9orts .,,ith the proper you '.tish. excellent cooparation authoritie s . You may V-ary truly your s , you g:1v e ~laryland 21502 Nartin.sburg HW1iciroal Airport Nartinsburg, V/est Virginia .. ~.shington, D. C . July 29., l9G5 Enclosed ar~ b.;o photobra~hs of an unident lfierl flyi:::1r:; o':) j~c t ...... 1:.ch appeared over Cumb~rland, r'!rU>.]"land, at 01: 29Z 0:::1 July 25, 1955. : . ill be glad to o.:fer you any informa tion I can :Jbout the s ic;:htinb ar::i the photos . According t o th~ -personnel at fiartinsbur g .f.ilight J0~vic~ StJ.tion, tlartinsbur,:::, :ic.<5t Vire;inin t the report sh.oJ.ld 'l':iVO ~;one i;ln.?uz;h e~ecs~ o~man 2on ~no~ 11 1t ~L3S reacne you yo~, ~ut ~1 y~u need a ''recap'', I ,;ill o~ t;lad b) C\.~ ':'ply it. 3oth of the photoer~.phs, ':h..rough r:.y own f~ul. t , wer ~ .;5T03nly over-exnosed . I was e;cperim~nting ~ith a roll of ~odak ~ci-X-Pan, d for th~ first time, t?.king pictures of the st:,rs. 3ot:t of the :~'lOtos . .Je:-e ta~<en a.t F 3 . 5 , the exac i:: ~xp~sure time u!L-w'"l.:Y..J~l. :: "'oul-:i r::>l.lF~1l::i estimate about 8 seconds for nu~ber ona and 3. 5 3eco~us for tna ~c~ond It ;vill b-e ap~recia t~d v e :-y mu~h if yo'..l. adtr:...:;e me of the results o f your eval:.mtio~. Pl~ase return the n2g?tiYes i:o rr.e :1:v~n ~iy homa phon:: nu::!bar ls Your coouAratiort ~1ill he acor~ciated V!r~r V~r;; trul,,; :yours Cumberland , Pentagon Headquarters, tJC::~.shington,