PROJECT 10073 RECORD I. OA 1E TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION 3 ,,)IIIK t Probably A/ C t . NW~BER OF OBJECTS Obe (3 Light s ) !r. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM.\RY AND ANALYSIS Few Hinut.es t . lYI't: OF OBSERVATION r;round- Visual ? PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Three lir.hts, one n/c. A/C hR.d rcrl ~llnwi.m n1~rnp0. they were shi nl ~ in front t.lT"' t.r:ti JJ n.~ alorw: with another "rrpn l:l.rr }rf, ::J. t.b j s f.. ri 3nP.lP. nf ]jp-ht s was rl 0 s r p 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prnlou dillon.. of lhla form rn .. r b u aut. U:Fu Sigbtings, Bakersfield California Hq USAF SJ>FOICC (Mrs Hunt) Wash DC 20330 Re1'eren.ce the attached letter requesting information on his recent unidentified observations. The first obsertation ot August 1965 is very similar to an observation of an intxa-red photo mission. The color of the lights, slow speed, low altitude and the noise are all characteristic of this type ot observation. The noise is caused by a generator used in operating the equipment. '!be second sighting of 1 Se:ptE~b~e~ could be caused by test aircraft at high altitude as FOR THE CaotANDER EHIC T de KBl!!EBE, Colonel, USAF Deputy for ~chnology ~nd Subsystems u. S . Departrr.ent of the Air Force , v'ashinrton , D. C. Gentler.1ens September 10,1965 I have b1en rather hesitant about writin~ this letter, feeling that you know what it is all about but after thinkinr. it over if you don t knmr then you should . bout a month aeo I Has sleepin~ outside "rith two of the childre n . At 4 :30 AM I l:as a"t-;"akened by a very loud noise which I Hould say Fas caused by a propeller driven aircraft with adjustable pitch props ~:hich can make such a racket in the sky. hen I say.: a v r:ry s lm-; flying aircraft just startin~ to ~ disappear over the rooftop. would ruess it Hasn t flying faster than 150 NPH and any higher than 5 00 feet. Had I awoken moments earlier I could have observed it directly overhead. The plane o;.ras equipt "'i th rhat appear~d to be very large yellm-;-orange or , orange- y ellat-t lights pointed to"rard the rround and arranged in this fashion - lights did not flicker or cast a beam and nile being cir~ular seemed to have a fuzzy edee. I should have ran around to the other side of the house and looked but I am sorry I didn't. Or. the evenin~ of Seoterrber 1st, 19~5, I t-~as sittiruz in the back yard en joyinP.' the "'Ol evening ar.d ~Tatching the sky :or shooting :-tar-ts etc. 'l'o the ~F I noticed the r e d oncJ grP.en li~hts of a very hich .:l yin?. 1)lane and i t s e emed to be rain~ so fast I atched it for a li "j"jle l:hile u:1til it ,.as directl~r overhead. I could hear no noise -1rrl the lirht.s F'?!'~ s9arklinr. clea r alt;.,oJgh appearinP very s:nall d11e l".o t l,e hriBht. t:"hcn the plan~ .:as dire-;tly overhead I nearl:' fell out of rw c'-air uhen I sa the trian!:l~ of li~hts flying right alonE?' ide of the red and preen l ' chts, at exactly tre s:ne speed a:;d probably the sa--:e ~e:.?'ht. The red nnd g reen lir.:hts 1.;er e off to t'1e si.de a little,though, perha;::>s 1/h nile.:r at that heir.ht. The yellmdsh-oranf.e of the lirhts (?) we:-e not spa!'k)inf! brirht and nppoared a s t.ho'lch I vas lookinR at. them through a vrhi t.e haze al thouEh the sky a3 perfectly clear. Had I not been c 0nce nt narting on the jet li!"hts I nev ~r ,;ould have s een t.hem. 'T'hey ma.v have b"!en at 1000 :rPH al!::.hough th:-re as no sonic boom b t aft.--: -:'le~r Fe:-e past t.he familiar jet noise came through slightly. If I had not s en these l'ghts at low altitt:.de I -;!oul d have thouf:ht it ias three flying objects but t am sure they -ve'"'e mount Ld on one aircraft, "lith a fairly =-ood lrinP'span. i~ rP.action :as t,at ,.,_, have some":.,inr t:-:ey are r.es"jing at hirh and loF al tituae, hirh and slo;. speeds. 1 :a.vb e <1 detector -_.,:[ ::;o:.;c Ua type, electronic or othen~i.se; or photop.raphic perhaps; perhaps t he jet was remotely controlling the UFO; or, mo knm;s, tryinr; to identify it. Ech:ards i s n t too far to the SE from hen, 50 mi.lles o r so by air, I guess, and every so often I see odd goings on in t he sky 'Which I always figure is a test of some kind from there December 23, 1963 This is in reply to your letter of December 3, 1963, 1n which you submitted information with respect to a theory on Unidentified Flying Objects. theories you express are based on assumptions which do not exist. To date there has been no evi- jence to support the contention that UFOs are from outer space~ All evidence received to date indicates that these objects are natural phenomena o r misinter- ~re~ation of some conventional object. The Air Force does not deny the existence of intelligent life on other planets. There h~s been no avidence 3Ubmitted to or d i scovered by the Air Force to pro.re r.hat such life exists. Thoae ~1ho '!elieve in ";he existence of "Flying Saucers ' I jo so by .~aith; the Air 5~rce Jases its stand on fact. Anj the ~act is that net one 1ot~ o~ aviience ha~ ev been presentej to pr ove that extraterrestr-ial intelli;enr. beings~ t'lying vehicles :rom other planets, ~av"::! 7L3ited the ',Vi :h respect to your ~omment on your son's t:rans.t'.!r ";O a ~aae in Cali.:"'ornia, ~.ve have inquired of our Personnel offices and have been inf ormed that a reques t :or reass1g~ent must be initiated by your son d 3Ubm1tted :hrough his 1rrmediate commander. This policy is set for~h so that the commander will have full knowledga or all actions being taken regarding the airmen as31g~ed to his command. The field commander has been requested t o eoun~el your son and assist him in the preparation of any request he may desire t o Sincerely, MASTON M. JACKS Major, USAF Public Information Division Office or Information ~ollo . .ring DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE USAF MILIT~RY PERSONNEL CENl :.1< R.1N00LPH AIR FORCE B ASE. TEXAS 7814~ furnished on Hhi'::h t o l..e.se a reply letter concerni:1:::; ree...;si::;ru.Lenl. o:' initiated b; the 'erYJ.cc:r;,an 2 . This polic~/ i:; set fo:-:.:; so t:1e.t the coJ~.:.:ander ';ill nave ;. 11 ~.no-.;l~..lc= o:::' o.ll .... ...:ti'J~: e:..~; ta.:::;n reja-:.~c.v::; the air .en assi.;ned to lti::; co::~:a::d. c or::r-nder has ocen l"~ .. lesteC. ~;o HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION A I R FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AlA FOACE WAIGHTPATTERSON AIR I'"ORCE 8 4SIL OHIO Hq USAF SAF-OIPB (Mrs Gaiser) Wash 25 D C 1 . Reference the attached letter 3 Dec 63, requesting information on Our records indicate no previous correspondence from 2 . The following information is provided to assist i n a reply to Mr Haberman. a . The theories expressed by based on assumptions which do not exist. To d~ e there has been no evidence to SU?por t the contentions that UFO' s (Flying Saucers} are from cute:-space. All evidence received to date, indicates that these objec~s are natural phenomena o r misinterpretation of some conventional object. b . The Ai.::-?o:-ce does not deny the existence o f intelligent life on o~her ets. ~here has been ~o evidence submittzd to o r discovered oy e Ai r Force to p rove this conte ntion . ~rre heart of th~ d:.s8.5r-=ement bet..,een those who believe in flying saucers a.nC. -::ne Air Force ste!IlS f rom the ract that the be Li~vers bas~ "their f'!.r:n s t.a':ld on fair.h. The Air Force, o f c:Jurse, ob.}ecc.i,ely a-o-oroac21es its stand f rom r-he s tand_point of fact. ~o date T-he.::-e ~as not been one iota o~ evidence presented to prove that extrs"terres"trial intellig~n"t beings flytng vehicles from other pl ets have visited the earth . :<'OR TEE COMM;.NDE"R .I Co lone 1, USAF ~De~uty for Technology and Subsystems Decembe r 10, 1963 This is in repl y t o your lett e r o r December 3 , 1963, 1n which you have sub mitted a theory r e l ative electromagnet i s m and Unident i f i e d Fl ying Objects. We are sending your letter to o ur Forei gn Technolo~y Di v i s i on for an evaluation of ~rour theor y . Upon complet ion of their estimat ion, we wi l l advi s e Tlfe a:-e also a s k i ng t he Direct or o f Milit a r y ?e r s onnel t o advis e us a s to you~ son ' s curren t status ~nd will ~ot i fy ;~u o f t he i r repl y as soon a s i t i s recei ve j . MASTON M. JACY,B Maj or, USAF Publi c I n f ormat i on Di vi s i on Office o f Informat i on DEPARTMENT OF T H E AIR FORC~ WASHINGTON O~cemo~r lO, 19ISJ M!::MORANDm~ ATTENTION: DEPUTY CHI EF OF STAF'F , PERSONNEL OR OF MILITARY PERSONNEL Airma n Second Class John C. Haberman, a copy of a let~ar from Mr h , as a postscrip~, he reques .or- the possibili~ of h s son , Airman Secon1 n6 ret;urned ~o base a re~-Y t;o M .