PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION St. Vrain, New l:exico l. :iuUP.CE Civili.?.:. 4. NlJMBE R o:: CaJECTS See Ca s-: LENGTH Of ) BSERVATION 10. CONCLUSION ~ l. Other : (rUSSl.E RE-E~"TRY) 2. Poss~ble (-HOT AIR BALLOON~ BRiEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ( l 'v/i tness) Obs ver first sighted something that looked like mctcor o but TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ci!ouoc!-Vi sual didn't burn out. The observer the n siGhted a pale yello~ li t tha t was about 3/4 tho size of the moon. The object wa~ l oosing altitude when first seen but t hen it gaine d altitude and disa p peared to the S\1. ---:S~sc.a.liil...-e.:::.C.:iiil=-.xs.-o ~caJ:;.z.;:s: The objects that looked like meteors were identified s. ?HuTOS as pa:-t ot an Athena that impacted at White S ands. A t e:npet ure inve~3ion existed at 18,000 ft. The second object could have Y bee:l -=~ther an aircraft with its landing lights on. (The r e are ~--~------------------~seve=G! airfields in the area or possible a Hot Air Ealloon. 9. PHYSICA~ ~VIDENCE The ,,_,ind was blowing toward the south at 3 knots FTD S E P 6 3 0329 (TOE) Preloua ci!:!:>-nt of Ude fora~ DaaJ be unci. 31.1 IF ''.Ju answered YES, JjJ th~y ~: th., )biuc~ too? (Ci:cl.} On~) 31.2 PI $ list their nam.u afld odd,~s:.(n: TE LE FhC'NE NlJM 34. Date you eompleted this qu~stinnnoire: 35. Information ~nieh you feel pertin~nt and which is not adequately covered in t;.e specific: points of the questi~noi"" ':If a narrative ewplanotion of your sighting. . . :::. C /f / ' 1 N 0 /'/ /t-F J) rJ '' d v1J II E.. A ( IIV A 7 G//~ cL T/7c. MEMO FOR THE RECORJl. Called ss~t O'Donnell at Cannon AFB , New Mexico. Asked him to callboth Melrose ~ ~ an4 White Sands and tind out it any missle actiity at the t~e o! the sighting. We are particurlarly interested in cloud releaaea. s~. said he would call back as soon as he tound out into s .; .Jonn~iall called N~ fil~ale activety at all tromMelrose. ~!:i~a had two re-entry vebicles lst 070~z 25 Aua. (T.:l'!Y had one rocket laun~ that mornin6 but it wa:s not an o=~:~al ahot or any kind .) Uonaell eaid the civilian at white Sands s3id ~hat while t~oy ~ere watchin~ tor the re-entry vehicles that they wera dis:racted by a brit:;,ht white li~t (in- a diterent section of the 8sy thaa that ex~ect~d tor the ~aales) that came ~uite near the earta. S~t. 0 Donnell eaid that they had no iuea whut the li~ht was caused by. tJtcr. o for the Record Subj: UFO Observo.tion, 25. AU[:,llGt 1967 I.~ i ~Tano spo~'\o:i th N~vy Comrnonder McBurney regardine; the unidentified o =rv~tion of 25 August 1967. A couple of us ":er e 'v.atching v.hat flying around. I didn't call in the r a nGe surveillance becouse at about that titne the Ptehna came in and it came in over the r-:-:.!:~c and it completely s lipped my mind about the Ul'O. It couldn't h~-:= been observed :'o: over 1.15 neconds, it \iaS more or less s tationnry. ,. ould estimate the object to be 25 or ~0 miles from \-:here I was I personn lly thoucht it \-:us an airplnne. The alrppn.ce ,.;!::!.s clea r e d for the Athena but, at tirnes pla nes do eet in. He haC five aircraft in the o.rcn at about 1+0,000 ft altit u de . The athena came fro very hieh and fell from th:J.t distance then appeared t o ~all very slo~, a very bright light. Since there nre mountains -c:-te background I doub t th1t surveillance radar could have picked they don't do ~ very good job. The second ctuce of the looked like h ~eteor, red in color. the second staee w~s ni :.y s-econds behin~ t~e third st~ge. The third stage sp~lrWed t~c e it still ha j ~uel burnin e . DEPARTfv\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUARHRS 27TH TACTICAl FIGHTER WING (TAC) AIR FORCE B~SE, NEW MEXICO 88101 ~u!uEcr: Report of an Unidentified Flying Ob,ject Univ sity of Colorado Report of Unidentified FlYing Object ao :escription of Object: (1) Shape: Round (:) Size: 3/4 size of moon -moon wa s directly behind observer (3) Color: \fuitish Yellow (:. ) Nu."llber : One ( 5) Formation: N/A (6 ) Discernible features or details: Tail trailing object (7) Tail: Glowed and ch~nged shape continuously (8) Sound: None ( 9 ) Other pertinent or unusua l features : Also saw two ob,1ects in v!:inity trai1ing sp3.rks and heading down, these looked lil<e :Jetec.:=5 to observer but they did not burn out, they disappeared behind a hill. b. 3cription of Cours e of Objects: (1) vJbat first called attention of observer to the object: Cbse~-.- is a truck driver and l-Jas driving down highway lJ .s . 84 it/ ~1d ca~;ht ~ight of objact out of the corner of his eye. (2i Angle or elevation and azimuth of the object when firs t obs~:-.P~d: About 20 an5le with 305 azimuth fron highw-1ay. .~"1gle or graaua .. l:f of object upon dissappearance: disappeared to the S.W. --~ s~ription of r::.&~t path and maneuvers of ob.1ect: ~:::.: .... .a.~ding lli: t o ~-.; t.hen made a "U" turn. (5 / -: :.is o!)jeet c.:.sr.ppear: Up and to the S~J not instantaneously. ( 6 ) ~--::)-..., long \-las t he ob,iect visible: Total of 14 rainutes. c. Han~er of Observation: ~round Visu:ll d. Tir.1e and Date of ~ighting: LirJ: t Conditions : Brieht moon light N/10JOJ5 '~l. Jus t North of tTel.t o se, Ne~'i cation of Observer: Lubbock., Texas kt t~-~ or sighting , observed the objec Lubbock, Texf:.s. g . \f~:. :.her Conditions: Northe.=.st North\;est A reliable observer. d a friend i .n the vehicle \ii th him did not intervi ew hj_z:1, his name i s Vi~T...OC I 'IT T1!.11P1'2 A TUitE ~a:li and visibility: Cle~r 15 ndles. Uo clo~ ~c:: cover or thWldcr 11ti~ ue0 r ees (nornal ) Tcmpera:."L..:-e ;j radient \IJ.S h. :.::, i.!.."lusu~l activit; c r conditions: At approxi.nul.tely I H,O:)O fcBt t e .~3 a temperatur~ in'l3rsion of approxL~tely 2 ae2recs . i . L-.:.:;_ception or !dl3::.:.i:'icJ.tion Action: none j . L0..::: c:ir traffic c.: .. citi on s : IJone in the a r ea a t t:il!le o f sj.~htingo Uonncll, SSgt., Intelligence Spec~alist, Du~ t : -..... -.:.:~I ::.a.tio~ ;:.: ::.:.1: bl e to the investigator, it i s not pos sible to do;;:::---~-:-:--.J::e cause o:"' :,!;is ni ghtin;s. Investi~;r1tor doe3 believe th3.t the reflec~!:~ : : l ights o the te~>er~ture inversion which exintea a t 18 ,000 feet i:-. :::~ a~ea of the s i chting I!l.:l.Y be responsible, a t lea3t in part f or 71)ET/TJFO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTEASON AIR FORCE BASil. OHIO .5.33 UFO Observation ~eference y~:>ur unidentified observation. The information vhich ve have received is not sufficient for e. scientific evaluation. ~equest you complete the attached FTD ForDl 164 and return it in the envelope provid~d. 'l'hank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. S C. MANATI', Colonel, USAF ~rector of Technology and SUbsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T~is questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force os much intor..,cri as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hov, observed. Fle~s~ -':' to :snswer os many ql:sstions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be .:.H t'= for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, ccn~l.~s:ons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so t ho+ !i ;tis deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When -lid y:Jv see the object? Hour Minutes (Circle One}: 3. T irre Zone: (Circle One): a. to stern b. Centro! @ Mountain (Circle One): Cv Daylight Soviny b. Standa rd d. Poe if ic .i. .-.-h ... ,.e were y ou when you sow the o~ ject? Neor.s Postal Address City or Town Stat(t or County tLt1 (; ~ ,e,: tJ 5. hc"V lo"fg ....,~s object in sight? ( Tot:d D-...r o tion) c. Not very sure ~. t=eirly certain r v},' 1./ d. Just a guess Ho w ""C.:. ;:r~ :f' s ight deteri':"ir.~d? r;l G II c (;. R 6. Whot was ti--'! ::.:)rc ;on of th e s ky? 0. Sr igh t 7. IF you sow th~ oSi~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os y ou looked at the obj.,ct? (Circle On~): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD ocr 62 164 Thla rorm euperaetfea f ' m 164, jul b 1, whic h ia obaol~t e. ~. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the ~TARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. D~n't remember d. Don't remember 9. What wer-~ ~he weather conditions at the time you sow the object? ClOUDS ( Circle One): r;) Clear s~y c. Sco! r~: clouds d. Thick o r heavy clouds NEA THER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. ;~oderote or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The obj e~t appeared: (Circle One): d. As a light b. T rons;,crent e. on t remember 11. If it cppe'=!r~d as a light, was it brishter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): o! 'Brighter c. About the same b. Dimmer d. Don't know 1 i . 1 Co.,~cre brightness to some common object: 12. The ed~es o f the object were: (C i r e 'e J:1e ): a. Fuzzy or b lu:-red b. Like a bri~ht s r c. Shorrly outl i-.ed d. Don't reme:"1!:>\!'r (Circle One for each question) a. Appear ~':1 sond still at any time? Yes Don't know b. Sudd~nlt Sr d up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know c. Breo~ u p :n7~ parts or explode? Yes d. Give orf S"lvke? &t (} II}' .8 E f.lt'At .d. g..B Jj eC r e. Chang e br ightness? Don't know Don't know Don't know f. Change s:,ope? os g. Flash or flrcker? Yes) h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Did the obj 'ct disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? _ ;( r I~ If d ,rt /tJ /f II! A Ncf vV t " T 15. D:d ~l-~ ... :,.~ct move b-,hind aom~tthinq at any time, porticularly a cloud? Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did th~ c"iect move in front of sorr~thing ot ony time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you onsw"tred YES, then tell who~ 17. T" II in o few words the following th ings nbout the object: ..,S tJ i,l Ale { b. Color P fl L 13. ' .tS-j_ 1-Co 1t/ 18. We ...,ish t~ lcnow the angular siz~. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object o nd note how muc~ of rhe obiect is covered bv m e head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment ~t the time o f the si;hting, r-:w much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. D r ow c ~ =r:.:r~ ~ ot wi II show th~ s'..: pe of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any detoi Is of tn~ :>b, -e y~ saw such ::s w:ngs, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Piece ~ ~: .... ~:.:de the drowi,..~ to snow the direction the obiect was moving. fk t{tiU~-~f (JR 20. Do you think you con esti111ote the sp""d ,,f rl1u obj 3t:t? ( C ire lo Ona) Yes IF )'OIJ r r s .... &r"d YES, then what s~etd would you estimate? --------- Do you ~h if'l( you can etimote how for away from you the object w:~s? (:Jrcla One) / Ye~ N .> IF ycu .:r:>wered YES, then how for away would you soy it was?- ------ _ 22. Where wer!t you loc:nted when yoo sow the object? (Circle Q;e ): c. lnsi: ':i building c. OutdO<..rs d. In 'a n oirplone (typ't) 23. Wf'lr e you (Circle On~) a. lf'l th~ bu5ires; section of a ci~/) h. !f'l thJ r identiol !;.,C~ion of a c if)? ~In op.;n countryside? e . Flyi n g <J'/.'H u cily? f. Flying ov~;-op~n C<.Un~:y? ~J. 1:= y ou w~ro MOVING IN AN AUTOMOSILE or other vehicle at th~ tim.:, th~n comil et:) ~h., folfowing questions: 24.1 Whor directio n were you m~ting? (C;r,:ltJ On~) a. f'.,orth c. East e. S outh b. ~' :>rtheost d. Soutn~ast f. Southwest D'd r~u stop atony time wh:le you Wl!rf'J lnokin g a t the obj~ct? (Circl! One) Yes Nol) d .J h . Nortn,~:)t D i d yo ... s~rv~ the object throug~ o ny of the following? pvl-td G)-/1)5:5 ~/ E:!"'=,.:.~s rYes) NQ e. Binoculars Yes No 0 fp-t i ll Pv[ , 1 b. $~,;~ : '-:-s;s es No f. Telescope Yes No ({ 'T IA/r15 I 2S. In or~"r = ~u ccn give o s cfe~r o picture a s possibl() of what you sow, d.,scribt, in your own words o common obj!tCt ~r oS; i~ ~hich, when pi.:Jcod Up i:1 th e :;\.oy, would give the ~om~ o p;>eoronc e O S tne o bject which y o u SOW.