c:;NCLUSION _:;.$ERV/, TIC:-: Ill. SJ.'..\ARY UNCLASSifiED Dl?AlHMEMT OF THE ~IR ;oRa ST ArF t.USSAG BUN Of I~COMIHG fAESSlGE TIWO : XOP-1, XOPX- 2 , SAFOS- 3 , Nll'l-7, DIA- l (19) ADV CY DIA NR lJ U _t J U FM 352:;i-P I LOT TR A I~ I;~:; \'/ I NG WILL lAMS AFB ARI Z T 0 R UM.' r. A IE iH A F B COL 0 RlECFI~ i"TU \:PAFO OHI O ED HQ~. :SAF l UU UNIvERSITY 0 F COL OR AD 0 B 0 UL 0 ER COL 0 FC;> TO~T:> ~T \'.'PAFO, FO;{ AFRDC, FOR SAF- 0 1 FOR ORo CONDON. SUBJECT u.: .j Sl~--l iJC., DESCR IPT IOtJ OF OBJECT : SHAPE: CYLINDRICAL AND l(f..,.',;Ji.iE_ I AN UPR IG,~ \C:RT ICAL ATT ITlDE WI TH RELATION TO THE HOR 1- :3SERVER ES~ I' ATES THAT THE OBJECT WAS Forn T O S I X FEET 1'. _-~THo CC~.-0?: c a_:_L GRAY AND APPEARED TO BE PART l ALLY 0\~E C;r ~eJ::.:i THAT A??::AREDT O G.qADUALLY INCREASE I N I NTENSITY C'9Jf:i 9URST INTO FLAME AND B ll1NING PARTICLE S FELL VERTICALLY. ,\ t l. G~ .rlAUST: NONE. SOU~:O: NONE. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF U~lClASSf~IED UN ClASS] rJ:EO Dt?NH:~F:if Of THE AU FOlCE STAff tACSSAGC B'UHCH J:iCOio\IHG 1.\ESSAGi OBJ:~T: J3SERVER FIRST r!OTICED T HE OUJECT \'1HILE DRI V ING HIS AUTO- MOB ILE: ~;>PROX lh:~'.:ELY ONE CI TY !3LOCK TOWARD HI S HOME .. THE OB JECT F IRST ':.EA~[f, 10 BE A L IGHT SUSPEr!DFD I N THE SKYo ANGLE OF ELEVA- liON,,;~ APP~OX lt.1ATEL Y 15 OECRrEs ABOVE HORIZON ON A MAGtiET I C s:::.~ 1\..: OF 090 DEGREES F?.:JH C~SI:.RVERS POSIT ION. THE OBJECT GRAD- U~LL f :.s:t:NDEO TO APPRCX I"ATEL Y 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON At\U iJw =;:a~ A SOUTHERLY :.F-:::CTIOi'J~ OBSERVATION OF THE OBJECT TER- 'HEN IT BURST lt.- J FLAI.lE AND UlJRNING PARTICLES DROPPED TQ.,;.RiJ i-C: GROUNDo TlE 03SERVER STATES THAT THE OB JE CT WA S DRIF- Ti'~G Wii-, THE A I R CUR?C:',TS AND THAT POWERED FLIGHT OR MANEUVERS 3L ~c:O At.J : .S,,PEAREDo OUR lNG THE S IGHT l NG, TliE OBSER- V ~:i t. C! E:RA 0'~ T 1: ::XPOSlRE ON A LOCKE(J TRIPOD AtlO PHOTOGRA- ?HE ... :--: '"-.,.:::T U\TlL -:.;.f.INATIOiJ OF FL IGHTo OBSERVER I S A PROF- :) ?::F P:--~i : APr1.-Ro THE OBSERVER AMJ A FR lEND AlSO _ .:SJ::Ci ;;- J~n S I X PO.'/tR AND EIGHT POWER B IIJOCULARS. 1950L, 9 APR IL -025 0 GMT , 10 APRIL. LIGHT CON- LOCATION OF OBSERVER UNCLASSiriED UNCLASSI fl EO DE?.\IHMHtr OF nte AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGE ll~AHOf II!COMIHG tiUSSAGE ADDRESS; t.1ESA, AR !ZONA; OCCUPATION, PROFE SS- ONAL i.::,,SPAPC:R PHOTOGRAPHER; f,V IAT ION EXPERIENCE , PR I VATE P ILOT TH 2-=-LY ING riO UR S; PR I OR t.1 IL IT AR Y EX PER I E NCE, PHOT 0 R E CON- NAI SS,\'i.E: SI1H US AIR FC'~CEo OBSERVER I S CONSIDERED TO BE VERY Pfi GE 3 F rt [ ~. f HER C 0 t 10 I f I 0 ~ S : S K Y C 0 NO I r I 0 N S CL E AR V I S I B I L I T Y 15 t.liL E.~ t'LUS, TEMPERATURE 68 DEGREES F , SURFACE WINO 090,5 KNOTS , WINOS ;.T 3 ,00: rEET MSL 300 DEGREES, 8 KlWT S, NO T HUNDER STORMS I N AREA. PHOTO- STILL PHOTOGRAPH T 11.1E EXPOSLRE Of OBJECT S FL 1- GHT PATr TO TERMINAL POINT . CAMERA T YPE: 13RONICA, 25mM.I L ENS, ~='x?rSURE ON L OCKEO TRIPOD, LENS OPENING F11, EASTMAN TR 1-X ;'IU., r!' F!LT'RS USED CAMERA POINT lNG 090 DEGREES MAGNET I C. 1 !''E'-, ._ : U!..; OFFI CERs :o~Ar.~ENTS: 1 BEL I EVE MR f'!f L I:.~LE ~::, "RUTHFUL Q?SE~VERo FROM HI S ACCOUNT OF THE OBSER- Vf, T :J\ ;. 1~!: PHOTOG~,;:::~!c EV I DEtiCE WHICH WA S DEVELOPED AND FH : :n;::, P~ESE ,(.E. :T I S 0BV IOUS T HAT THE. OBJECT S IGHTED CII~DRC'~ ~,C{ S.:SI!.".~Q ilV HEATED A IRo T HI S TYPE ACTIV ITY I tl THIS f..':<tA l tl PAST t:.OtiT HS Af\'0 I S A FAD \V IT H CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MAKitJG HOT A I R BAL L OONS WITH /,t: ... LFS ~-.: "~ASTIC SACKS OBTAINED FROM DRY-CL E AN ING ESTABLISH- UNCI.ASSifJED ~- UN(tASSI Fl fD DEPAlm-AEifl OF THE AI~ FORC STAFF MiSSAGE ll:UHot INCO~IHG MHS~GE Pg 4 of I~ MEi'HS. -:.Y SEAL lHE 10? OF THE SACK AND F I X A BASE <NORMALLY OF C.ARC- :.\RO) .0"< HOLOI\lG CANDLESo THE BURNI~!G CAr-.!DLES PROVIDE HEAT E 8 -'~ \'/ I T H I N T HE SAC!\ A NO I S S U F F I C I [ NT T 0 SUS T A I N T HE SACK ND C~tJ.::=-IT TO ASCENDo Ttl~ CANDLES blRN DOWN 1\1\'0 EVENTUALLY SET F IRE TO T HE CAROBOA~D 13A51:} THUS MELT lNG THE PLASTIC SACI<o T -~ T I V:. EX P 0 SURE P HOT 0 GRAPH TAKEN 0 Y MR o I S CL A S S I C o:::E Or THIS TYPE ACTIVITY-:. THE TERMI NATI ON PHASE AND BURN ING PARTI CLES FAL L lNG EART HWftRO I S EA~ILY 0 ISCER NIBLE I N THE PHOTOGRAPH. n-: FlrtZ -!AZARD TO DRY C;,0?S I N THE AREA I S SELF- EVIDE NT. UNCLASSIFJ~D DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS 3!;2!HH PILOT TfiAINING WING (ATCI WILLIAMS AIR I ORCE DASE ARILONA 85225 'i'r ~ . .at::it::d photog.:. J.p'1 i s con1'lrHLnc t<.:lupilu.tc t,;:~ i.e . !..as e Opu ai-J.l ns mch ftfotTJS t?Xl.ftl I N ~rr/'rTI VE s-x tf