DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 1. Source is naval photo rr considered an expert. CFO , ’ 3'’. driving to Fort-land, O regon, saw 10-12 objects in sky. O bjects w re sources of light or highly polisned bodies. O bserver exposed 30 feet of 16 m m color m otion picture ■ film . O bjects seem ed to be m illing about in rough form ation. • Sexi l\\sc>i Vx\w\ ^-3 '14-5-3 55 2. Possible m irage effect. 3. Possible m igratory bird DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923007 B E 095 W PB 065 “YMX063H XYA12S XMX062. XXB 049 JW PUK 019 RR/NMNM'JE PH Q JE DW P JE DE N JE DST JW FDL 555 de"JW PUK 03 R 1021502 . FMH Q 127TH PL T TNG W G L UK E AFB ARI2 TO JE PHQ/D/I H Q USAF W ASH 25 DC JE DW P/ATIc"W RIG HT PATTE RSO N AFB O H IO JE DE N/CG E NT AFB CO L O RADO SPRING S CO L O JINFO JE DST/CG ATRC SCO TT AFB IL L £6 „ JW FDL /J^TCTAF RANDO L PH AFB SAN ANTO NIO TE X /^^H^H Hm ^B 3 31G * AT TN: AT IAA -2 C. ^FL YO B RPT (1) SE VE N INCH B AL L O F FL AME W ITH E IG HT’FO O T TRAIL SIG HTE D. NO SO UND O R L IG HTS RE SE MBL ING K NO W N FL YING O B JE CTS. (2) SIG HTE D AT 0420 O N 2 JUL Y 1952 FO R 3 TO 4 MINUTE S. (3) VISUAL O VSE RVATIO N FRO M G RO UND. (4) FRO M 1717 NO RTH 1ST AVE , PH O E NIX, ARIZ. O B JE CT APPE ARE D NO RTH W E ST, TRAVE L E D ARC TO SO UTH W E ST. A G L E O F E L E VATIO N 40 DE G RE E S NO RTH W E ST, 30 DE G RE E S W E ST, 15 DE G RE E S SO UTH W E ST. E STIMATE D DISTANCE SE VE N TO TE N MIL E S. (5) O B SE RVE R MRS ARTHUR W O L F, W IFE O F ARMY O RDNANCE CO L O NE L . PAG E TW O JW PUK 03 (6) W E ATH E R AT 0430 CE IL ING CL E AR! VISIB IL ITY 15 PL US MIL E S! W IND 4 K NO TS FRO M NO RTH . (7AND S) NO NE (9) PRE SUME O B JE CT MADE G RO UND CO NTACT SO UTHW E ST O F PH O E NIX. SE ARCH H AS B E E N RE QUE STE D. (10) NO AIRCRAFT O R B AL L O NS RE PO RTE D. PO SSIB IL ITY O F CRO P DUSTE RS. 10/22217 JUL JW PUK UNCLASSIFIED . , DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 ■Un classified . TTB SoS xDcn© JUPML 185 DEPARTMEN T OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIV ISION ’ ' Drv CLASSIFIED M ESSAG E PU7 13 ^" RR JE DUP JE DE N JE PHQ JW PML 444 L gpA v_ t^y ca ^'a j ^rxpy DE JW PNL 20F R 1216502 ZNJ FM CG 28TB AD W B CAL IF W O 0E DE N^G ADC E NT AFB CO L O SPRING S CO L O '■■Im H ^MF9*7!* ATTN DIR O F INTE L . IN RE PL Y TO AF0IN~2A2 AND W ADF MSG UDO XD 29149 FO L INFO RE Q B Y H Q USAF H AS B E E N O B TAINE D B Y INTE RVIE W W ITH CPO DE L B E RT C^ NE W HO USE , 177273, AW SUP DE Py NAVAL SUP CE N, O AK L AND, CAL IF RE G ARDING UNIDE NTIFIE D B L Y CPC TIE O B JS AND MO VIE FIL M O N SIG H TING 2 JUL 52 NE AR TRE MO NTO N, UTAH # NE W H O USE , H IS W IFE , SO N AND DAUG H TE R W E RE AL L INTE RVIE W E D AT " NE W H O USE H O ME INB E RK E L E Y, CAL IF O N 10 SE P 52 B Y DIRE CTO R O F INTE L L IG E NCE , 2STH AIR DIV i»enD«f U) aiKT A WM OJ AW :VuK ...’l“ tF r Afe 0 O JJJf *-*0 - B AMD IMW B /SD H O VIS TDM QI SiCB TiM O 0t frm vs AT AVIATE som i MK fft MVAi w w isr&ifiAaa a s ^m a s FO XUMifiG W M1NATXG S U3IAlMi»l W XSCH jCM DO W NG RADE D 9 decla ssified j^^|R^ * SO D D^S^ y ea m 1 UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED >1 . (5) (6) (7) Tax W H AT O SVATia AND xx w h a t dir bctlqs (bea r im ) W AS W H AT MM IDG inCN or m RE L ATIVE TO O B JE CT AMD TO H IM? W H AT W £M W E ATHE R CO NDITIO NS? AFPMXXXATK TK MPK MTUrtS? H AST O ft QUART W IND DIRE CTiO N AND STE E D? (8) AMI MB TaO aO L O G ICAL ACTIVITY NO TICE D W ING TH AT AI? (9) DO E S H E MM AH I O PINIO N RMMDXM FO IXMHG l (a) H AT L IG HT FRO M O B JE CT* CAUSE D B X MTUG TiaV O R W SRS TW SO URCE O F L IG H T? (b) SH APE O F O B JE CTS? (e) W E »B TRE Y AL L AFfiMG MATMI TH S SAME SH AK ? (d) CO L O R O F O B JE CTS? (a) MRS W AU SAMI O DIM? (f) TIPS MO TIO N ATMB B W L N IC O B JE CT, NO TH AB O UT O W N AMS AND AXIS O F FL IG HT PATH ? UNCLASSIFIED — DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 9 23007 UNCL ASSIFIED R (c) DID AU O B JE CTS H AVE SAME TH E MJTIDM (k) Itou DID O B JE CTS DfiUH E AR MO K TISt? (10) W AS AUX FUTia USE D O N CAP JU? (11) uare.a A» um M JM UXMXDM H O M W vIJL D FACIL L TAX FINDL DG IT IN NTQRB ? (12) know of /jnm ass w h o sicsoed objects? (13) SV/R E XO B T^D UB lD^TlFIK D FL UNG O B JE CTS B ^W J? IF SO , O B TAIN DE TAIL S W FAH 7o O F AFL 200-5. ADDITIO BAUX# DE SIRE INT^VIE W ING O FFICE FO RNISK SSTB UTE RJUAB iL L TI AND I W TO - O UUHIC PSO nClE H CI O F ME MB O O S^. AIL 200-5 H AI AID IN CCNDUCTING INT^W L iV IH R.&'UTIQN B E FO R ARE O 01 S1E CTMG AL MUNS AS SO O N AS AVAZUB U TO AIC K RK O SL B MATIO M TH IS a&ADQQARTE RB . 01 IUH ®W E RISH I TO AfO O MO # DO W NG RADE D AT S TE AR DJTE RV*W * DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS ’ ‘ DO D DIR 5200.10 DE W E I J. FO URNE T, JR., M^W f O SAF ATO IN-E A2 Tiau . UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED Copy TH am 65202 R 12165O Z ZNJ H I CG 2-TH AD H ARB CAL IF TO CH IE F ATIC URK 3IT-PATTE RS0N APB O H IO INFO CG ADC E NT AE B CO L O SPRING S CO L O USAF W ASH ING TO N 25 DC CG W ADF H AFB CAL IF DO W NG RADE D AT 8 E MI INTE RVAL S!. DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. ’ DO D DIR 5200.10 ”* RE STRICTE D/9171. ATTN DIR O F INTE L . DI RE PL Y TO AF0IN-2A2 AND W ADF MSG H DO ID 29149 FO L INFO RE Q B Y H Q USAF H AS B E E N O B TAINE D B I INTE RVIE W W ITH CPO DE L B E RT C. NE W USE . 177273, AW SUP DE F, NAVAL SUP CE N, O AK L AND, CAL IF RE G ARDING UNIDE NTIFIE D B L Y O B JS AND MO VIE FIL M O N SIG H TING 2 JUL 52 NE AR TRE MO NTO N, UTAH. CPO NE W H O USE , H IS W IFE , SO N AND DAUG H TE R W E RE AL L INTE R- VIE W E D AT TH E NE W H O USE H O ME IN B E RK E L E Y, CAL IF O N 10 SE P 52 B Y DIRE CTO R O F INTE L L IG E NCE , 28TH AIR DIV (DE F). FO L ANSW E RS TO QUE STIO NS 1 TH RU 13 IN USAF RE QUE ST ARE SUB MITTE D: NO SO UND H E ARD DURING O B SE RVATIO N. 2. NO E XH AUST TRAIL S O R G CH TRAIL S O B SE RVE D. 3. NO AIRCRAFT, B IRDS, B AL L O O NS, O R O TH E R IDE NTIFIABL E O B JE CTS SE E N IN AIR IMME DIATE L Y B E FO RE , DURING , O R DM.DIATE L Y AFTE R O B SE RVATIO N, 4. SING L E O B JE CT TO UCH DE TACH E D ITSE L F FRO M G RO UP DID H E AD IN DIRE CTIO N O PPO SITE O RIG INAL CO URSE AND DISAPPE ARE D FRO M VIE W H IL E STIL L TRAVE L ING IN TH IS DIRE CTIO N. 5. CAME RA PO INTE D AT E STIMATE D 70 DE G RE E S E L E VATIO N AND DE SCRIB E D AND ARC FRO M APPRO X DUE E AST TO DUE PE ST TH ® FRO M DUE W E ST TO APPRO X 60 DE G RE E S FRO M NO RTH IN PH O TO G RAPH ING DE TACH E D O B J H E ADING IN DIRE CTIO N UB DO SITE O RIG INAL CO URSE . 6. SUN W AS A PRCX O VE RHE AD O F O B SE RVE R O B JE CTS W E RE AT APPRO X 70 DE G RE E S AB O VE TRRAIN O N A CO URSE SE VE RAL MIL E S FRO M O B SE RVE R* 7* W E ATH E R CO NDITIO NS: B RIG HT SUNL IG H T CL E AR, APPRO X SO B«e 8. NO ME TE O RO L O G ICAL RE E S TE MPE RATURE , SL IG H T E AST TH AT DAY. 9. APPRO X 3 TO 5 K PH . O PINIO N RE G ARDING FO L L O W ING CIM A. L IG H T FRO M O B JE CTS CAUSE D B RE FL E CTIO N: B . O B JE CTS UNCL ASSIFIED . DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 k > UNCLASSIFIED. ___ APPE ARE D APPRO X AS L O NG AS TH E ? /E RE APPE ARE D IDE NTICAL IN SH APE . D. 12 TO 14 O B JE CTS. E . AL L APPE ARE D L USTT CO L O R. F. NO O PINIO N. G . .PPE ARE D TO H AVE SAME TYPE O F MO TIO N E XCE PT FO R O NE O B JE CT RICH RE V. RSE D ITS CO URSE . H . DISAPPE ARE D FRO M VIE ?.' B Y H O VING O UT O F RANG E O F E YE SIG H T. ID. NO FIL TE RS USE D. 11. O NE L O W H IL L 2 O R 3 MIL E S TO RIG H T O F US H W Y 30 DASH S W ITH O B SE RVE R FACING NO RTH . L O CATE D APPRO X 10 MIL E S NO RTH TRE MO NTO N, UTAH . 12. O TH E R PE RSO NS SIG H TING O B J UTS W E RE t URS. D. C. NE W H O USE , W IFE * DE L B E RT C. NE ,H O USE , JR, SO N, AG E 14: ANNE NE H O USE , DAUG HTE R, ACE £». H O L E NE W H O USE FAMIL Y INCL UDE D IN INTE R­ VIE W . 13. CFO NE W H O USE AND FAMIL Y H AVE NE VE R SIG H TE D UNIDE NTIFIE D FL UNG O B JE CTS B E FO RE . NE W HO USE STATE D TH AT H E NE V® B E L IE VE D H E W O UL D JO IN RANK S O F TH O SE RE PO RTING SUCH O B JE CTS PRIO R TO TH IS O B SE RVATIO N. CPO NE W H O USE AND MRS. NE H O USE APPE ARE D TO B E E XTRE ME L Y H O NE ST AND RE L IAB L E PE RSO NS. CPO NE W H O USE STATE D H E H AS B E E N IN TH E NAVAL SE RVICE FO R O VE R 19 YE ARS ITH SE RVICE AS A CO MMISSIO N© O FFICE R DURING W 2. NE H O USE IS G RADUATE O F NAVAL PH O TO G RAPH IC SCH O O L IN 1935 AND CL ADS O VE R 1000 H O URS IN TH E AIR AS A PH O TO G RAPH E R O N ACTUAL AE RIAL PH O TO G RAPH MISSIO NS. NE W H O USE AL SO DO E S CO NSIDE RAB L E G RO UND PH O TO G RAPH Y. IT IS B E L IE VE D NE VH cUSE CO UL D B E CL ASSIFIE D AS AN E XPE RT PH O TO G RAPH®. ^m unvAnim AT S YE AH INTE RVAL S;I^£®IE D AFT® 12 YE ARS. AI&VUAM dod ^ B200J0 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED now m usa t 7 O ct 53 *■■■ ACTIO S: RO G TISB W TO : boutibi TO : 0038th AIRDIV H AMIL TO N AFB CAL IF QB TW P'TO AaTinB i VO UFO : CH IE F ATIC YIIO BT-PATTO RSO S AFB O RIO IDE NTIFIC TICI: 9171 is CAF IK 65302 (13 Sep 53) G L ASSIFICATIO N: FRO M: A1O XB 69783 ATTB B TIO H : Director of Intelligence. Reference your m essage 9171 dated 13 Sep 67. B equest CFO Newhouse be asked following additional question: Yea tripod need to photograph nountain scene la Idaho which st ears on final footage of film in question’ Forward inform ation by electrical m om to ATTO with inform ation this headquarters. In response reply to AF0IS-3A3 CO O RDIBAflO l: AJ0I1T-2A2 ATOIN-3A DRAFTER’S BAMS; Maj. Dewey J. Fournet Aionr-aA3 m l^a sw g om osR*s sigm a tor i: DO NAL D 1 B E MS, Captain, USAF E xecutive O fficer, Topical Division Deputy Director for E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence, DG S/O 75990 D un classified DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 007 CAFIN 74096 DE PARTME NT O F TH E AIR STAFF ME SSAG E I INCO MING CL ASSIFIE D ME SSAG E UNCL ASSIFIED FM JW PML /CG 28th AIR DIV (DE F) H AMIL TO N AFB , CAL IF. TO JE DW P/CHIE F, ATIC W RIG HT-PATTE RSO N AFB , O H IO INFO : JW PH Q/DIRE CTO R O F INTE L L IG E NCE , H Q USAF, W ASH ING TO N 25, D.C 9171 IK RE PL Y TO AF0IN-2A2 FO L L O W ING INFO RMATIO N RE QUE STE D B Y H Q USAF H AS B E E N O B TAINE D B Y TE L E PH O NE CO NVE RSATIO N W ITH CPO DE L B E RT C NE W H O USE , 177273, AVN SUP H E P, NAVAL SUP CE NTE R, O AK L AND, CAL IF. RE G ARDING AN ADDI TIO K AL QUE STIO N AB O UT MO VIE FUM O N UNIDE NTIFIE D O B JE CT 81H SS1S O N 2 JUL Y 1952. QUE STIO N: "W AS TRIPO D USE D TO XXT8T PH O TO G RAPH MO UNTAIN SCE NE IN IDAH O W H ICH APPE ARS O N FINAL FO O TAG E O F FIL M IN QUE STIO N"? ANSW E R: NE G ATIVE , E NTIRE RO L L O F FIL M W AS H ANDHE L D. INFO : O IN DO W NG RADE D AT S YE AR 1NTE K VAUB : DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. DO D DIR 8200.10 CAF IN: 74096 (10 O ct 52) UNCL ASSIFIED Un classified HU USAF, WASIM CO H IL L A»t O G O K H , UTAH Boerm (lore) CW ?:rA:ig.^waiG H l^^ Afi, O H IO •a tth i w a tk:?. officer H MB ur w ea th er *km m s h xa w t uxor bour s 2 jul 52 for a r -a ixcL u^iwi TRE MDi^O N, UTAH , PARTICUL ARL Y DE SIRE W O O * AL O FT ANO TiMFilUTUiUS K RO M SURFACE TO MAXIMUM AL YITD3E AVAIL AB L E . AL SO AJIT ME TE O RO L O G ICAL O R G TE a ACTIVITT W H ICH MIG HT ACCO UNT W 3X0H TXHG AMO H MTDaiAiTiS O F 8 TO 12 UH ID^TIFlE D O B JE CTS IffilCB ARW O TO B E RO W AB D K IW I H IG H L Y IO L IUUD B O DIE S O il SO URCE S. O F L IG H T TRAVE L L ING W E ST AB O VS TRO bUTO N IN RAC E D PC ’B UTJuH QiiB E ilAL L X AJ&MST* FO RW ARD X&W C&TXO V B T E L SCTRIO AL ME ANS TO A IC W ITH INFO TH IS H E ADQUARTE RS. XH RE SFO HSE UPL X TO AFD£!W 2A2< DE W E T J. 7W H K T, JR., Nsjor, USAF 71016 UNCL ASSIFIED Requirem ents 1. 2 color duplicates and 1 black & white print (exclusive of portion with sound track whish is spliced to the end of the film ). 2. Request the original be handled with utm ost care (it is already In fairly poor condition, and we are very anxious that It suffer no further dam age). 3. Request the original be cleaned as carefully as possible prior to duplication. 4. Request utm ost effort In controlling duplication to extent that resulting copies will be as identical to original as possible in im age and color reproduction. 5. The loose (unspliced) portion of 17 fram es belongs at the end of the footage having a deep blue background and no sound track. The last fram e of this loose portion Is Im m ediately adjacent to the splice with the broken fram e having the sound track. 6. Can the stripped sprocket holes in the loose portion of the original (see 5) be repaired in any way - sufficiently to m ake it possible to run this part along with the rem ainder of film without m alfunction? DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 NCL ASSIFIED ACTION H F»m TYE 263 TDB 241 RR JW PML JE P JE PHQ E 004 DE JE PH Q 94A R 0718062 Z^J E M H Q USAF W ASH D 222 TO JW PML /CG 28TH AIRDIV H AMIL TO N AFB INFO JE DW P/CH IE F ATIC W PAFB O HIO CAL IF. FRO M CL N AFO IN 59782 ATTE NTIO N CL N DIRE CTO R O F INTE L L IG E NCE . RE FE RE NCE YO UR ME SSAG E 9171 DATE D 12 SE P 52 RE QUE ST CPO NE W HO USE B E ASK E D FO L L O W ING ADDITIO NAL QUE STIO N CL N W AS TRIPO D USE D TO PH O TO G RAPH MO UNTAIN SCE NE IN IDAH O W H ICH APPE ARS O N FINAL FO O TAG E O F FIL M IN QUE STIO N QUE S FO RW ARD INFO RMATIO N B Y E L E CTRICAL ME NNS TO ATIC W ITH INFO RMATIO N TH IS H E ADQUARTE RS IN RE SPO NSE RE PL Y TO AF0IN-2A2 07/20342 O CT JE PHQ DO W NG RADE D a t o - ACTON ^1 UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 INSERT OBGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE COORDINATION X^ A'IAA-5 ATIAA-5/JK R/vs 15 Septem ber 1952 01*0 Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283 USM Aviation Supply Depot Nitval Supply Center O akland 4, California uiar I4r, Newhouse* Your 16 m a film of unidentified aerial phenom ena has been for** warded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center for analysis. The final footage of m ountain scenery will be detached and returned to yc u as soon as possible. If it is agreeable to you, a duplicate of the aerial phenom ena will be m ade and forwarded to you in lieu of the original. It is desired to retain the original for analysis. Please notify us im m e­ diately whether this arrangem ent is agreeable to you. lour cooperation and desire to be of service are greatly appreciated lours very truly RO B E RT E . K E NNE DY Major, USAF Air Adjutant G eneral DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FILE COPY AM C Form 8 (Rev 17 M ay 50) Supersedes AM C Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used. Air Force-WPAFB*L-23 JUL 52 360 0 4 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923007 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 RC34 W PE 024 XYB 019 XDB016 XXB 006 JW PML 12 RR JE DW P JE PHQ 222 DE JW PML 56J R 0923287 ACTION 0$$ UNCL ASSIFIED FM JW PML /CG 28TH AIR DIV (DE F) H AMIL TO N AFB , CL AIF I JE DW P/CH IE F, AT IC W RIG H T-PATTE RS O N AFB , O H IO iE O JJW PHQ/D IRE CTO R O F INTE L L IG E NCE H E ADQUARTE RS USAF, W AHSING TO N 25,D.C 9171 IN RE PL Y TO AF0IN-2A2 FO L L O W ING INFO RMATIO N IE QUE STE D B Y H Q. USAF H AS B E E N O B TAINE D B Y TE L E PH O NE CO NVE RSATIO N W ITH CPO DE L B E RT C. NE W HO USE , 177273, AVN SUP DE P, NAVAL SUP CE NTE R O AK L AND, CAL IF. RE G ARDING AN ADDITIO NAL QUE STIO N AB O UT MO VIE FIL M O N UNIDE NTIFIE D O B JE CT SIG HTING O N 2 JUL Y 1952. QUE STIO NS”W AS TRIPO D USE D TO PH O TO G RAPH MO UNTAIN SCE NE IN IDAHO W H ICH APPE ARS O N FINAL FO O TAG E O F FIL M IN QUE STIO N”? ANSW E R: NE G ATIVE , E NTIRE RO L L O F FIL M W AS H AND H E L D. 09/23287 O CT JW PML DO W NG RADE D AT 5 DE CL ASSIFY a t^VS®?:' DO D MB 5^ UNCL ASSIFIED /1 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED RB 123 VO JW PH L F021 RR JE DW P DE JW PHL 020D R 1816302 FM H Q O O AMA H IL L AFB UTAH TO CG ATIC W RIG H T-PATTE RSO N AFB O HIO PRO JE CT B L UE B O O K 1 W E A B L N O N O O IP 11-15-E RE URMSG FM AFO IN-ATIAA-11- TRAJE CTO RY SW TO NE TH E NCE W UIND-S G E E L Y FR W SPE E D 10-12 A RE L SD 0200 AND 0800 [2 JUL 52 _ TO E TH E NCE NW TO SE DURING ASCE NSIO N K NO TS NO O TH E R INFO AVAL TH IS CO E D O N 2JUL 52 RE UNIDE NTIFIE D O B JS 18/18422 NO V JW PH L UNCLASSIFIED I 8 Nou f 2. ^ JOIN T MESSAGEFORM < UNCL ASSIFIED FRO M : (Originator) SPA C E A BOVE FOR C OM M UNIC A TIONS C ENTER ONLY DATE-TIME GROUP oo m e PRECEDED FOR: T0: CO , H IL L APS, UTAH IN FO : ----------------------------- ACTION COMMUN ICATION S CEN TER N O. IN FORMATION Q BOOK MESSAGE Q ORIGIN AL MESSAGE Q MULTIPLE ADDRESS CRYPTOPRECAUTION □ y es Q N 0 REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDEN TIFICATION CLASSIFICATION ATIAA-5 H t&i ArO IN-ATIAA-ll-J-K FO R INTK L L XCE NC^ 0FF1CI Request all available inform ation. Including flight tracks, of any balloons launched from area of your base on 2 Jul >2. Thia inform ation is necessary for the analysis of * sighting of eight unidentified flying objects which occurred at 1110 MST on 2 Jul $2* Photographs of sighting Indicate possibility Mat objects nay be a cluster of balloons. In reply cite Project B luebook O O O H DUiATiaB i ATIAA AH A DO W NG RADE D a t s Y> a R INTim iva t..M«a4sstra®An^ ATI DO D DIR 5200.10 r^ UNCL ASSIFIED CiAS^RCATION PAGE OF PAGES W W 'W f®1? ‘^’'W ^^ RELEASIN G OFFICER'S SIGN ATURE SYMB O L ___________ ____ OFFICIAL TITLE r^ n FORM 1 “7 *2 REPLACES W D AGO FORM IM68. 15 JUN 1945. AN D W D AGO FORM 0990. U LJ 1 MAY 49 I Z O 1 APR 1M W HICH MAY BE USED. 10-639 23-2 ☆ U. S. GOV ERN MEN T PRIN TIN G OFFICE i 19 50—0-8759 46 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 TO : W hom it m ay ccSRrn ATIAA-5/L t Flue^’ios/65365/ 15 Dec 52 ME MO RANDUM FO R RE CO RD PRO B L E M: Trem ont^Utah, sighting. FACTS AND DISCUSSIO N: O n 15 Dec 52 L t A. G . B lues telephoned L t Malcom Ross, USN, at the O f­ fice of Naval Research, University of Minnesota. The purpose was to deter­ m ine whether pillow balloon releases could account for the Trem ont^ Utah, incident of 2 Jul 52. L t Ross had seen the Trem ont'm ovies and it was his opinion, as well as that of L t L ewis, O NR, that the objects photographed were pillow balloons. H owever, L t Ross said that the Navy had not released any pillow balloons in or near that area at that tim e. L t Ross pointed out that G eneral Mills, Inc Minneapolis, is, in so far as he knows, the sole m anufacturer of pillow bal­ loons and suggested that ATIC contact Mr. J. R. Sm ith of G eneral Mills to determ ine what organizations and agencies had purchased pillow balloons. L t Ross also stated that in the winter of 1952, the ’’Crusade for Freedom ” pur­ chased m any pillow balloons from G eneral Mills. These were sent to various cities in the United States and released periodically. L t Ross did not know the exact tim es, dates, or points of these releases, but he suggested that ATIC contact the "Crusade for Freedom ”. RE CO MME NDATIO N: That ATIAA-5 contact Mr. J. R. Sm ith and the "Crusade for Freedom ", ■4 DECL ASSIFIED Aullwity NND 923 007 TO : W hom it May Concern SUB JE CT: Trem onton, Utah, incident of 2 Jul 52 O n 16 Dec 52 L t A. G . B lues called Mr. J. R. Snith, Director, B alloon Re­ search, G eneral Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, to determ ine whether or not a pillow balloon release could have caused the Trem onton incident. Mr. Sm ith pointed out that in the winter of 1951, his com pany, the only known m anufacturer of this type balloon, produced a large num ber of pillows for the "Crusade for Freedom ". These balloons were distributed to both national and local offices of that organization and G MI was unable to say exactly what the organization did with them after receipt. H owever, G MI did say that they were released sporadically for publicity purposes from widely separated areas in the United States. In the "Crusade for Freedom " organization there have since been 100% personnel shifts, top to bottom and J, R. Sm ith was not too encouraging when L t Flues suggested contacting the organization. H owever, he agreed to forward all shipping lists which will tell ATIC who the consignees were and just what num bers each received. Mr. Sm ith pointed out that in 1951 and until Nov 52, helium and hydrogen gasses were in short supply. The two com panies which furnish these gasses are Air Reduction Com pany and The L inde Com pany* Mr. Sm ith suggested contacting their distributors in the area of the sighting. Recom m endations: That ATIC follow-up with the lists Mr. Sm ith will provide and that ATIC check distributors of hydrogen and helium in the Utah area. Travel Report - Minneapolis, Minnesota 29, 30, 31 Decem ber 1952 O n 29 Dec 52, L t A. G . Flues went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to contact the Field Representative of O NR and the G eneral Mills Corporation there. The purpose was to determ ine if the UFO ’s in the Trem onton, Utah, m ovies of 2 July 52 m ight be pillow balloons. • O n 30 Dec the film s were run off in the balloon room of the Physics B uilding University of Minnesota. The following were in attendances L t Malcolm Ross, USN S2C L eroy H arger, USN CPO L ewis, USN Dr, Nye, U. of Minn. B alloon flights and geophysics Dr, W inkler, U. of Minn. B alloon flights and geophysics Frank C. Jewett, E xec. Vice-President, Research Dept., G eneral Mills, Inc. J. R. Sm ith, Chief, Meteorology Dept., G eneral Mills, Inc. There were various others present all of whom have had experience in flying pillow balloons. The film s were run off eight tim es, at various speeds, and were frequently stopped at good fram es. All were inform ed of the background data. It was the consensus of opinion that the objects resem bled pillow balloons in flight very closely and did nothing that pillows would not do in sim ilar circum stances, J. R, Sm ith was the least convinced of this hypothesis; however, he felt that the objects were a bit too bright and m aneuvered a bit too fast. The head m eteorologist of G MI pointed out that winds to 8,000 ft, at H ill AFB would probably be different from those at Trem onton because of topography and land-sea effect. The extrem e stability of the atm osphere on that day would, he added, m ake ascent very slow and would tend to stabilize a pillow at a given altitude. Additionally, wind direction is capable of a 180° shift within perhaps 500 ft. of altitude which could account for a high or low balloon, with relation to the group, to proceed in an apparently opposite direction. If the objects are pillows, the consensus was that they are not over 6,000' altitude, probably m uch less. If this is so, they cannot possibly have been aloft for m ore than 12 hours, and this only if filled with warm air or underinflated with gas or ballasted for a given altitude. There is a m uch greater probability that they are ascending and have been released from a nearly point not over 1/2 hour before. None of the persons present placed m uch faith in the com putations of angular velocity, since all were predicated upon Newhouse’s holding the cam era still. L t Flues went over to G MI later on and obtained from J. R, Sm ith the nam es and addresses of consignees who received pillow balloons during the period Sep 51-2 Jul 52. Also L t Flues picked up som e photos of pillow balloons and the flight tracks of three Navy Skyhooks released in Sept 52 from Tillam ook, O re. G en­ eral Mills had no m ovies of pillows which approxim ated the Trem onton film s as G MI's footage seem ed to be shot against cloud background and when the balloons were lower. H owever, they will be launching pillows from W endover, Utah, in Feb 53 and will m ake m ovies then. The course of action recom m ended was for ATIC to check all persons in the western U.S. who received pillows. There were som e other shipm ents to G MI hom e and farm appliance stores, and J. R. Sm ith agreed to send ATIC the nam es and addresses of such consignees. L ist of consignees: 2 UNCL ASSIFIED ITE M 2 AMC /^|^m l FRO M* CAPT E J RUPPE L T ATIAE -5 TO * CAPT H ARRY SMITH , AF01N-2A2 ---- INFO * RE FE RE NCE TE L E PHO NE INFORMATION CAL L FRO M CAPT RUPPE L T TO CAPT H ARRY SMITH O N 2 FE B 53 RE G ARDING DATA FRO PRE SS RE L E ASE O N TRE MO NTO N MO VIE S.RE QUE ST FINAL O F PRE SS RE L E ASE B E FO RW ARDE D DY DO W NG RADE D AT 8 YE AR INTE RVAL S TE L E CO D TO AT IC FO R CO O RDINATIO N. DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. MO VIE S VE RE TAK E N SE VE N MIL E S .NO RTH O F PO D DTK 5200.10 TRE MO NTO N, UTAH, O N US K G HW AY SO S fe^^ - AT 1110 MSI O N 2 JUL Y 52. CAME RA ICE D VAS A B E L L AND H O W E L L AUTO MASTE R W ITH TH E TH RE E INCH TE L E PH O TO L E NS. CAME RA VAS H AND-H E L D. FIRST FE W FE E T O F FIL M W E RE TAK E N AT F- i B AL ANCE AT F-U. SIXTE E N FRAME S PE R SE CO ND W E RE USE D. MO VIE S W E RE TAK E N B Y CH IE F PE TTY O FFICE R DE L B E RT C NE W H O USE , 177273 AVIATIO N SUPPL Y DE PO T, NAVAL SUPPL Y CE NTE R, O AK L AND, CAL IF. NE W HO USE W AS DRIVING FRO M W ASHING TO N, DC TO PO RTL AND, O RE G O N, O N TH E MO RNING O F 2 JUL Y 52 W H E N H IS W IFE NO TICE D A G RO UP O F O B JE CTS IN TH E SK Y TH AT SH E CO UL D NO T IDE NTIFY. SH E ASK E D NE W H O USE TO STO P TH E CAR AND L O O K . TH E RE W E RE A G RO UP O F O B JE CTS TH AT B O RE NO RE L ATIO N TO ANYTH ING H E H AD SE E N B E FO RE , ME STATE D, MIL L ING AB O UT IN A RO UG H FO RMATIO N AND PRO CE E DING IN AN APPARE NT W E STE RL Y DIRE CTIO N. H E O PE NE D TH E L UG G AG E CO MPARTME NT O F K IS CAR, G O T A MO VIE CAME RA O UT O F H IS SUITCASE AND TO O K TH E PICUTRE S. TH E RE W AS NO RE FE RE NCE PO INT IN TH E SK Y SO IT VAS IMPO SSIB L E FO R H IM TO MAK E ANY E STIMATE S AS TO SIZE , SPE E D, O R DISTANCE . TO W ARD TH E E ND O F H IS O B SE RVATIO N O NE O F TH E O B JE CTS RE VE RSE D CO URSE AND PRO CE E DE D AW AY FRO M TH E RE ST O F TH E G RO UP. K E H E L D TH E CAME RA STIL L AND AL L O W E D TH IS SING L E O B JE CT TO PASS ACRO SS TH E FIE L D O F VIE W O F TH E CAME RA PICK ING IT UP AG AIN L ATE R IN ITS TRAVE L . K E RE PE ATE D TH IS FO R TW O O R TH RE E PASSE S. B Y TH IS TIK E AL L TH E O B JE CT H AD DISAPPE ARE D. TH E MO VIE S H AVE B E E N STUDIE D B Y TH E PH O TO RE CO NNAISSANCE L AB O RATO E , W RIG H T AIR DE VE L O PME NT CE NTE R, W RIG H T PATTE RSO N JO , O H IO , AND B Y TH E US NAVY PH O TO INTE RPRE TATIO N CE NTE R, W ASHING TO N, DC. SINCE TH E RE W AS NO K NO W N O B JE CT SUCH AS A CL O UD, TRE E , O R MO UNTAIN IN TH E FIL M, IT W AS IMPO SSIB L E TO MAK E E VE N A RO UG H E STIMATE AS TO TH E SPE E D, DISTANCE , O R SIZE . TH E SIZE O F TH E IMAG E S O N TH E MO VIE FIL M W E RE TO O SH AL L TO SH O W ANY DE TAIL S. TH E MO VIE S H AVE B E E N STUDIE D B Y PE RSO NS E NG AG E D IN W O RK W ITH B AL L O O NS. TH E SE B AL L O O NS ARE CAL L E D PIL L O W B AL L O O NS DUE TO TH E IR SIMIL ARITY RIO TING FRO M 3RD L INE B ACK PE RSO NS E NG AG E D W O RK W ITH B AL L O O NS AND TH E APPE ARANCE AND ACTIO N O F TH E O B JE CT ARE SIMIL AR TO TH AT O F PIL L O W B AL L O O NSXM • B TH E SE B AL L O O NS ARE CAL L E D PIL L O W B AL L O O NS DUE TO TH E IR SIMIL ARITY TO A PIL L O W . H UNDRE DS O F TH E SE B AL L O O NS VE RE MADE AND FL O W N IN TH E US AND O VE RSE AS DURING TH E CRUSADE FO R FRE E DO M. ATTE MPTS TO TRACE TH E SE B AL L O O NS TO DE TE RMINE W H E THE R ANY L E FT O VE R FRO M TH E CRUSADE FO R TRE E DO M CO UL D H AVE B E E N L AUNCH E D IN TH E TRE MO NTO N ARE A W E RE NE G ATIVE . ANO TH E R STRO NG PO SSIB IL ITY IS TH AT TH E O B JE CTS W E RE SE A G UL L S SO ARING TH E RMAL AIR CURRE NT. MO VIE S O F SE A G UL L S TAK E N UNDE R SIMIL AR L IG H TING CO NDITIO NS SH O VE D TH E SE A G UL L S APPE ARING AS B RIG H T SPO TS O F L IG HT VE RY SIMIL AR TO TH O SE IN TH E MO VIE S. AT TH E PRE SE NT TIME TH E AIR FO RCE CO NTE MPL ATE S NO FUTURE ACTIO N W IL L B E TAK E N TO IDE NTIFY TH E O B JE CTS. E ND ITE M 2 AMC / dow ngr a ded a t s tea r nnT’"*1 DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE Ar^. DO D DIB 5200.10 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NMD 92 3 007 JUIN I MtSSAIiHUK M UNCL ASSIFIED Muwi^^_Bsre SPA C E A BOVEFOR C OM M UNIC A TIONS C ENTER ONLY FRO M : (Originator) cg a tic__________________ T0: 00 ^TH AL L MT O IR UK B JMI AFB CAL IF IN FO DATE-TIME GROUP O 315O O Z FE B 93 PRECEDEN CE | ACTI0N FOR: K MIIUB securjiy classificatio n U BOOK MESSAGE Q ORIGIN AL MESSAGE Q MULTIPLE ADDRESS CRYPTOPRECAUTION □ YES g] N O REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDEN TIFICATION 9171 ^^g^^m ^^_^ ATIAE -5 F ile FW * AFO E J-ATIAS-aa-B FO R UXB K CH O R O F im iiXSE W G E Referenee your neaaage 9171 dtd 1216502 flap 92 t&loh replied to a request frwa B q S&AF for an interrogation of Chief .atty O fficer halbert 0* ifoiteouse, 177273 Ariatian 3npr>ly bepot, Naval Supply Center, O akland, Calif* B equeat you again contact Newhouse and deteraine whether he warta hie original filn book or leather he Mill accept a copy of the original. It la oontenplaxcd that the fact that the air L ore© has thio B oric will be released to the areas in the near future and AIIC plana to return these film eo that if he has any offers frun the press he con sell it* Movies will be shown to the press but not released to then* Also request that you determ ine whether New­ house has any objection to using his nene in the official release* Request answer be obtained IrDwtUtely. DO W NG RADE D AT 8 YE AR INTE RVAL S; DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. In reply site Project B lue B ook. DO D DIR 5200.10 O yir^IRATIO B i DRAFTER'S N AME (and aifiMtare, when required ) H AFT AU. H ^L SAs SYMBOL A71A&4 'JCL ASSIFIEI TELEPHON E 59926 RELEASIN G OFFICER'S SIGN ATURE H H EStSH I PAGE 1 OF 1 PAGES m h b » w REPLACES N ME FORM 173, I MAY 49. W HICH MAY BE USED. 10—589 23-3 )'Y M. 5. government PRIN TIN G OFFICE DD .^ 173 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 007 D DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 RB 111 W PB 15S YYC150 XYA229 XXB 135 JW PML 180 R 0718312 FM CG 28TH AIR DIV (DE F) H AMIL TO N AFB CAL IF TO CG AIR TE CH NICAL INTE L L IG E NCE CE NTE R W RIG H T-PATTE RSO N AFB DAYTO N O H IO ' 28TH O ID 01176. CITE : PRO JE CT B L UE B O O K . TH E FO L L O W ING INFO RMATIO N RE QUE STE D B Y AFO IN-ATIAE -2-1-E H AS B E E N O B TAINE D B Y TE L E PHO NE CO NVE RSATIO N W ITH CH IE F PH O TO G RAPHE R DE L B E RT C. NE W H O USE , 177273, AVN SUP DE P, NAVAL SUP CE NTE R, O AK L AND, CAL IF., RE G ARDING ADDITIO NAL QUE STIO NS QUE STIO N H E ACCE PT AB O UT MO VIE FIL M O N UNIDE NTIFIE D SIG HTING O N 2 JUL Y "DO E S NE W HO USE DE SIRE H IS O RIG INAL FIL M RE TURNE D O R A CO YP O F TH E O RIG INAL YO UR NAME IN TH E 1952. W O UL D O F TH E O RIG INAL ?” ANSW H E W IL L ACCE PT A CO PY QUE STIO N: "IS TH E RE ANY O B JE CTIO N TO O FFICIAL RE L E ASE ?”. ANSW E R: NE G ATIVE , H IS CO RRE CT O FFICIAL TITL E USE D. CO RRE CT TITL E STATE D PAG E TW O JW PML 35F USING B UT DE SIRE S B Y NE W H O USE IS CH IE F PH O TO G RAPH E R, A CO MMISSIO NE D W ARRANT O FFICE R IN USN 07/18402 FE B JW PML TE L E CO NFE RE NCE ME SSAG E FO RM A 'structions on reverse side of tMs page) 1. ITE M NO . 2. SE CURITY CL ASSIFICATIO N 3. DATE TRANSMITTE D 12 foundry 1953 h. FRO M: (Nam e & Sym bol) Copt 1* J. K lippelt, AIL m K »5 5. TO j (Nam e & Sym bol) Capt H orry Sal th, AFC£«2A2 ShG O tm lAFO ttMAlluN. /or your infarm ticn 1 an forwarding answers to questions we received on Trencnton novice. This is a wire from doth Air L iv. (^feiae), H am ilton AFB , Calif#, in rer^onae to query vs eenttbecu &ot». The following infcraatloa requested by AFOIS^lAu-w^Wi has .been obtained toy telephone conversation with Chief Photographer uel ort 0. i«ouboure, 177-73, Aviation aunpiy Depot, H arel Supply Center, O akland, Calif., regarding addi­ tional questions about novi# film on unidentified sighting on 2 July 1952. Questions Does M m sos ieelre his original film returned or would he accept * copy of the original? Answers H a will accept a oopy of the original. Qo< stioni Ie there any objection to using your nam e (AXIC Coauenti Meaning fiwhow^’B nam e) in th® official release? Answer: Negative, but desire* hl® correct official title used. Correct title stated by Newhouse is Chief Photographer, a G oanisaianod W arrant O fficer in USN. unquote. Copy of film will be sent to Ikuiious© within three days. (if m ore space is needed,, continue on a plain sheet of paper.) 7. O RIG INATE D B Y: (Nam e, Sym bol, Date) 8. CO O RDINATE D B Y: (Nam e, Sym bol, Date) Capt E #J. H uppslt, ATlAb-5, 12 Feb 53 TTa UTH O RIZE D^B y T” Air Adjutant G eneral, ATIPA ATIC Form 200 (11 Dec 51) DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DE STRUCTIO NS FO R PRE PARING AND SUB MITTING FO RM It Subm it O NE copy of the com pleted form to ATIPA by 1000 hours of day m essage is to be sent. Unless special arrangem ents are m ade with ATIPA f«r late subm ission, m essages received after 1000 hours will not be sent until the following conference. 2. Com plete form as follows: B lock 1, Preparing office om it. W ill be com pleted by telecon operator. B lock 2. If a classified m essage, stam p in security classification. If not a classified m essage, enter "Unclassified”. B lock ?. E nter date the m essage will be sent, not date prepared. B lock U. E nter nam e and sym bol of sender. B lock 5. E nter nam e and sym bol of receiver. B lock 6. If a classified m essage, enter as the first two words of the m essage "Security Inform ation," then proceed with the m essage. If not a classified m essage, om it the words "Security Infor­ m ation" . B lock 7. O riginator enter signature and sym bol. (May or m ay not be the sam e person whose nam e appears in B lock U.) B lock 8. Coordinators enter nam e and sym bol. B lock 9. Air Adjutant G eneral E nter signature. B ottom of form . If a classified m essage, stam p in security classification. DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 Mem orandum for Record UNCL ASSIFIED u^.ii3 1* During a trip to W ashington, D. C., on 29 Jan 53 Capt Ruppelt was inform ed that the press had learned about the Trem onton, Utah, m ovies and that Mr* Al Chop of the O ffice of Public Inform ation, Departm ent of Defense, Col Teaberg of AFO IN-2, and others believe that the m ovies should be re­ leased in accordance with the prom ise m ade this sum m er to the press that no inform ation on the subject of Unidentified Flying O bjects would be withheld. Capt Ruppelt agreed with this point and it was decided that the factual data on the incident would be sent to Capt H arry B . Sm ith, AF0IN-2A2, who would pass it on to Mr. Chop who in turn would write the release. The telecon also requested that the release beiforwarded to ATIC for coordination. The subject telecon is TT15, 5 Feb 53? Item 2. A J** 2. O n 9 Feb 53 Mr. Chop called that he written the release and showed it to Col Sm ith of AF0IN-2A. They believe that there would be a question asked as to the findings of the Air Force and Navy photo labs and that these reports would have to be released, begin to think they contained som e holding back som e im portant data. If they weren't released, the press would "hot” m aterial and that the Air Force was ATIC concurred that this could happen., and that if it did happen it could create a great deal of excitem ent. 3. The Air Force lab analysis concludes that: a. They are reasonably certain that the brightness of the im ages on the film exceeds that of any bird b, H ie objects, are not spherical daailQpijs. ^ UIH 6200.10 / The objects could be aircraft. (Note: the absence of sound rules out aircraft. Aircraft in a "dogfight” can be heard at alm ost any altitude. In addition, the area of the sighting was not~aTwtr±cted air space area and it is doubtful that such flying would be carried on in the airways.) UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 c. H ave two aircraft do m aneuvers at various altitudes and photo­ graph them . d. Request that the Navy re-do the study using the m ethods of density m easurem ent that are prescribed by the astronom ers. Conclusion 6. If it is deem ed advisable to release the m ovies quickly, state that the Air Force cannot positively identify the objects but they are reasonably sure that they are balloons or gulls consequently no further effort is going to be put into the incident. If the Navy and Air Force reports are requested state that due to the m eager data they used, the reports m ust be discounted. It would be rather poor policy to state that the Navy had m ade an error in the beginning of their analysis,.. 7. If it is too m uch of a risk to do this (suggestion in paragraph 6) im m ediately go ahead with item s a, b, and c of paragraph 5 on a high priority basis. Recom m endations 8. , It is recom m ended that the above plan be given to AF0IN-2A2 and let them confer with the Director of Intelligence on the subject of a release. DO W NG RADE D AT S DE CL ASSMB D DO D DIR 5200.10 " un classified UNCL ASSIFIED The Navy report says the objects are: a. Self-lum inous or light sources b. Could not be aircraft or balloons c^^NoJ^ird is known is reflect enough light to cause the im ages shown on the film . ^It can be noted that the. Navy people deduced this, from their analyses of the (brightr^^of the im age on each fram e. This required about a 1,000 m anhours. It was brought out by two astronom ers who heard a Navy briefing on the analysis of the m ovies that the m ethod used to m easure the brightness of each spot was wrong, therefore, the results of the entire study were wrong. L * The subject of the release was discussed with L t Col Johnston and Col McDuffy and it was decided that the m ovies would be released without com ­ m ent as to what they were and hope that no questions were asked about the Navy report. This is a "calculated" risk of another big "flap". * 5. The other alternative is to quickly get m ore data on the subject. Several things can be done and are listed below in the order of how soon they could be accom plished! DE CL ASSIFIE D DO D DIB Z®^ a. As far as gulls are concerned the big question is, how m uch light will be reflected? Can you see a gull reflecting light and not recog­ nize that it is a gull? To check this it would be necessary to go to a loca­ tion where you have a lot of gulls and bright sunlight and take m ovies with a J-inch lens. It would be necessary to know how far the gulls were away each tim e a m ovie was taken. At this tim e of the year Florida is the only place where sunshine and gulls can be assured. b. Using special funds, have G eneral Mills release a group of pillow balloons arranged in the sam e sequence as the objects are in the m ovies and m easuring the distanceat which the m ovies were taken. Un classified DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 < 5 /0,#00^ i^ &/>n^fM S7/y^- DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED * CO PY TT-27 26 Feb 1953 ATI Reference Item 2 ATIC Telecon 15, 5 Feb 53 the following statem ent is for ATIC coordination prior to release to PIO ; [. This color film provides an instance of a sighting being substantiated by m otion pictures and confirm s the faith of the USAF in the veracity of the m any citizens who have reported sightings of unidentified objects or phenom ena in the air. The film was forwarded to the USAF by W arrent O fficer Delbert C. Newhouse, Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, O akland, California.3.W arrent O fficer Newhouse stated that the film was exposed 7 m iles North of Trem onton, Utah, on the U.S. H ighway 30 at 11:00 a.m . MST, 2 July 52: and that he was using a B ell and H owell Auto Master(hand-held) with a three inch telephoto lens at F/S for the first few feet of the film and the balance at F/16 all at sixteen fram es per second, £ E xam ination of the film to date allows a deduction that the im ages were caused by surfaces having good reflective qualities, j^such as seagulls oft balloon^or by bodies or substances possessing high intensity light sources. Im ages appearing on the film are nonsufficiently defined to perm it identification or determ ination of form or substance and should have been caused by unknown objects or undeterm ined known objects. The absence of any reference points, even clouds, in the background has m ade it im possible to estim ate the distance of the objects from the cam era, thus precluding a determ ination of size ’and linear speed. Measurem ents of angular “SS^ ^B ?™^ UNCL ASSIFIED CO O DIB $200.10 / DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED velocity have not indicated true linear speed as the apparent m otion is shown in only two dim ensions To date the evidence on unidentified phenom ena has shown no threat to the United States, and the m ajority of the sightings have been directly tied to known causes, copy UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 00 7 COOpOJNAM ON ATIAE -5/E JR./vs INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE 0.^ reply refer to AJblN-ATIAE -5 W arrant O fficer Delbert C. Newhouse 117273 Aviation Supply Depot NcVal Supply Center O fkland, California 17 FEB 13 53 Dear Sirs A copy of the original m ovie film taken by you near Trem onton Uah, on 2 July 1952 is being returned This Center and the Air Force wish to thank you for subm itting the film , answering the m any additional questions that arose during the analysis of the film , and for allowing the Air Force to keep the original film . Yours very truly. Inal Movie film ROBERT C. BROW N Major,- USAF / Air Adj. Gen.' DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FILE COPY AM C Form 8 (Rev 17 M ay 50) Supersedes AM C Form 8. Rev 1 Apr 48. which will be used. Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 3600M From : Sub J (a) ATIC W -PAFB O hio Itr AFO IN-ATIAE -5 dtd 27 Jan 1954Ref Trem onton, Utah Film Com m anding O fficer Com m anding O fficer, Air Technical Intelligence Center W right-Patterson Air Force B ase, O hio 1. Reference (a) requested inform ation concerning the disposition of the original Trem onton, Utah film and whether or not any copies of the film are currently held by the Center. Copy to: CH O (O p 322V/J 3. This Center is presently holding one 16m m color film copy which was received from the Air Force. In addition, 35™ color positive and 35m m black and white negative duplicate blowups are held. 4. Reference (a) referred to the original film as being 35™* It Is understood that the photography was taken with a Revere, 16m m , m agazine loading type, with an Fl.9 wide-angle, telephoto lens. 2. It is advised that this Center has never had possession of the original film and does not have inform ation concerning its whereabouts. H owever, it is suggested that Major Fourney, an AF Special Investigator who was form erly stationed in this area, be contacted regarding this m atter. Major Fourney at one tim e advised that the original would be m ade available to this Center for spectrophotom etric analysis. This analysis never m aterialized, therefore, the original was not requested. In reply refer to Code 082 J12-1 MAR 1 8 195*3 2 6 Serial: B . C. W H E ATL E Y Acting U. S. N aval Receiving Station W ashington 25, D. C. DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NN □ 923 007 N AV AL PHOTOGRAPHIC IN TERPRETATION CEN TER 7. COORDINATION INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE CAH/jos/731^7 tn reply refer to ffO IN-ATIAE -5 (Unci) Trem onton, Utah Film 2 7 JAN 13 54 1 Chief O ffice of Naval Intelligence Navy Departm ent W ashington 25 > 9. 0. The Air Technical Intelligence Center la attem pting to .ocate the original erf a 35 m m film of unidentified flying objects jaken by a Mr. 9. 0. Newhouse near Trem onton, Utah, on 2 Jul 52. 1 fata film was analysed by the USNPIC during the early part of L 953. 2. In a report issued by USNPJC, SubJ: "Interpretation of 1 levies of Unidentified O bjects*, aerial num ber 0105, dated 4 May 53, it is stated in part, "The film exposed in Utah is in very >oor condition; dry, brittle, and with a tendency to break. After initial viewing, duplication of the film was perform ed in order to reserve the film ." There appears to be no reference as to wheth­ er the original film was destroyed or returned. 3. It is requested that any available inform ation be furnished to the Air Technical Intelligence Center as to the disposition of this film after the interpretation was com pleted. Inform ation la further requested as to whether or not any copies of this film are on hand there FO R TH E CO MMANDE R CO O RDINATIO N VTIAE -5 c ^TIAE _ L T CO L J ^TIA /^ STO N DATE 24? t CO L O 1H E RN ^^ DATE 2* DIN ATE 2- OFFICIAL FILE COPY B ARB ARA ■ -^J.iS 1st L t. USAF Assistant Adjutant. DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF HECOBD O FFICIAL FIL E CO PY ECTRONfCS BRANCH O ffice of Record AM C 1 Form 8 (Rev 17 M ay 50) Supersedes AM C Form 8* Bey 1 Apr 48, which will be need. Air Fo«e-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 62 36OOM DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 coor binktioS INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE th reply refer to ffO Ilf-ATIAE -? CAH /jos/731U7 2 3 FE B 1954 lr. D» C. Newhouse Chief Photographer, USN 19^8 Derby Street B erkeley, California Sear Mr. Newhouse: W e are forwarding Inclosure 1 one copy of your Trem onton Jtah, film as prom ised our letter of 27 January 195k The Air TechnicalIntelligence Center hopes this will fulfill your requirem ents Sincerely, Incl E nv containing ref film CO O RDINATIO N: R. C. SCH UM CW O , USAF Asst. Adj . ATIAE DATE _/ 7 tW j-/ DATE /f feg /^ DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD O FFIH A1 ^^ CO PT EL ECTRONICS BRANCH OFFICIAL FILE COPY AM C Form 8 (Rev 17 M ay 50) Supersedes AM C Form 8, Rev I Apr 48r which will be used. AF^WP-L-2 5 M AR 5 3 3 4 30,000 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 COORRINATR)N -------------------------- INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE la reply refer to A rO IX-ATIAl-5 CAH /jos/731^ a? ja n w Chief Photographer, USX 1 3 Derby Street celey, California Tear Mr. Newhouse: The Air Technical Intelligence Center is not in im m ediate posses­ sion of the original of your Trem onton, Utah, film ; however, corres- jondence has been initiated to recover it. It appears that the original m ay have deteriorated beyond the point where it could be suc­ cessfully copied. There are two copies of the film here. O ne of these has been cent to the Photographic laboratory with a request for additional copies. Upon com pletion, which will take about three weeks, one of the copies will be m ailed to you. It is hoped that this will ful­ fill your requirem ents. The Air Technical Intelligence Center wishes to express again its appreciation to you for your cooperation throughout the entire Investigation of the case. Sincerely, CO L C ^O RDINATIO N AE IAE -5 0*H E RN-AIL co: ^ 0. L W tRTEKBAKE^ Colonel, U SAF MB ^fcB SV - DATE ^.' vMjU f4“ Colonel, USAF . Directorate of Intelligence DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FILE COPY AM C Form 8 (Rew 17 M ay 50) Supersedes AM C Form 8, Row 1 Apr 48, which will he used. Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 360QM AF0IN-2A DEPARTMEN T OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQ UARTERS UN ITED STATES AIR FORCE W ASHIN GTON 2S, D. C. 29 Decem ber 1953 B rigadier G eneral W illiam M. G arland Com m ander Air Technical Intelligence Center W right-Patterson Air Force B ase Dayton, O hio Dear G eneral G arland: Inclosed is a copy of the letter sent, this date, to Mr. Newhouse who provided us with the Trem onton, Utah, unidentified flying object pictures. O ur records show that the original of the film is in your files. If the original film is still of value to you, it m ay be m ore desirable to give Mr. Newhouse another duplicate rather than to risk the loss of it by loan. W ith best personal wishes to you and your staff for a very successful and H appy New Year, Sincerely yours, 1 Incl cy of Itr dtd 29 Dec 53 to Mr. Newhouse W IL L IAM A. ADAMS Colonel, USAF Directorate of Intelligence DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 AF0IH-2A Mr. D. C Newhouse 29 Decem ber 1953 Chief Photographer, IB M ISM Derby Street B erkeley, California Set File H o. 177283 Dear Nr. Newhousej flying objects near Trem onton, Utah, was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center with the understanding that they would provide you with a good reproduction copy ainoe the original had been dam aged sonwhat by num erous showings. G eneral G arland has custody of the film and I am sure that you will bear frac him in response to your letter of 17 Decem ber. May 1 take this opportunity of expressing to you once again bow m uch we in the Air Force appreciate your cooperation in m aking the film available to us. It still rom aine one of the m ost interesting incidents that we have investigated. Very truly yours. cot Directorate of Intelligence W IL L IAM A. ADAMS Colonel, USAF B rig G en G arland M DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 00 7 Colonel I4« iAN, M aj. 101M 1 JwbolllgOnoc TAvieioa, 0*S*A*F* BoondBM B, the M apa WM hlngboa, IM U i****** M About a /oar ago X nailed far evaluation a. IM Bedachrone original filo to th# M aandlng Officer, M U Air Fare# Saw la ’/tab* The M ln oat of unidentified flying object* M gkted by W wife, »v children and myself near Trenton, Utah on 8 July 1M B* It wee forwarded to the M r Teoteleal Intelligence canter, Wright-lhttereon M r Faroe M eo, Jayton, M idi and, later, to your office* 1 gave the M r Force peraieoloa to retain the original for uoo in the inveetigation of 90* and a duplicate copy wae forwarded to ne* 9 copy of the film hoe boon damaged by thawing tn a defective projector* If the M r Force hae evicted it# evaluation of the fils and hat ne further wo for it, I would approeiato the return of the original to no at thio tint* If, however, there 1* a continuing awed for hive film, X would like to "borrow* the original file for a period of about four week* to enable no to ante a good duplicate print free it* X an forwarding a copy of thio letter to the office of M oral Oarlend, in oaoo the f ila to now located there* lour early attention to thio request will bo appreciated* cot M ajor (Tenoral Carland united State* Batey Ooaaaandlng Off leer 1M B rorty Street M r technical bkOolligwnoo Coater Berkeley, California Wrlght»M ttoroaB AFB M yton, M io '^ J/'' DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 ^iqject 10073 w or ksh eet ' I. G E NE RAL 2.' L O CATIO N 3. TIK E ?< 1. DAT: 4. W AG ^O B JE CT O B SE RVE D FRO M TH E G RO UND? L ^Yos . □ Naked E ye □ B inoculars □ Telescope Cl Theodolite □ No 5. W AS O B JE CT O B SE RVE D B l G RO UND RADAR? □ Yes □ B y O ne Set □ B y Two Sets □ B y Three Sets 6. W AS O B JE CT O B SE RVE D FRO M TH E AIR? □ Yes ___ A/C O bserved O bject □ Interception Attem pted □ No Intercept Attem pted C3 K o 7. W E RE AIRCRAFT SCRAMB L E D TO INTE RCE PT? □ Yes __ A/C Scram bled □ Visual Contact Made □ a/I Contact Made 0No Contact Made Qp fad/ct- L/;sua^ ^ac4,’c/^ DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority W IND 923 007 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 21 flay 19563®j3l3bi ■A a. The 2, The following represent the general consents and opinions with regard to the film previewed: MIMO RANIXM FO R: The Scientific Advisor SUB JE CT: Report on Preview of Motion Picture •Unidentified Flying O bjects Through the personal assistance of Col. Cross, Chief, O ffice of Info m at ion Services, AMC, an advance copy of the film "(^identified Flying O bjects* was previewed by pertinent m em bers of ATIC on Friday, 18 May 1956, in B ldg 167, Area B , bright Patterson Air Force B ase. film , purporting, to be factual and docum entary, appears each case 4 gating. b. The film itrlTM, through Its shoving, to as I jota In the im pression that an unknown m enace or super-intell'gent being, alien to this world, la constantly In the background. e. The case sightings and the Individuals protrayed (the acting -was wry am ateurish for a H ollywood production) was factual to a certain extent. H owever, the conclusions, specific or Im plied, ere those of the producer's and not those of the Air Force, d, In each Instance of the portrayal of a case, the film dram atically, and with great suspense, presents the incident and circum stances surrounding the sighting, then abruptly drops ths m atter in a "lady or the tiger" technique. Thia la, of course, the desired affect, calculated to let the viewer form bls own (Influenced) conclusions. J, The following represent the specific com m ents or contusions with reference to each case portrayed by the film , as supported by official m aterial or dates a. a^aW glliJtejrJsaag-Sa^ W e do not agree with the film s conclusion 'not aircraft, not balloons, not birds." an extrem ely able and very detailed analyses perform ed by the scientific laboratory of one of Am erica's largest aircraft com panies, indicated, In conclusion,that, .'aircraft reflections m ight possibly look like the Im ages^pu the film .* Supporting photoe from the asm s analyses also indicate that an aircraft 400 feet in length, whan observed from 10 to 12 m iles looked gxgetiy like tbs individual •white blops* shown. Un classified ba observed inoften that the object gn alm raft any The absence of sound cannot be construed As any personal experience will show, the sir st cose distance, yet no sound 5 Mc^r»I^-t is not an aircraft Un classified ZESKfi£3 L & M; (1) Ue do not *gTM with th* film 's conclusion "not aircraft, not balloons, not-Urda.* A cooperative analyses was m ade of a copy from the original film strip, and that shown by G reen-Rouse by Major W 1 liner and Major B uckm ater, AT IC photo specialists* The original flla shows the presence of sea gulls on a num ber of fram es. This is not shown In ths H ollywood version, (2) Further, It la not necessary to state that a particular species of sea gull are prom inent In certain parts of Utah. It should be pointed out that the Utah species Is alm ost pure-white In color. In contrast to its sm oky or grey-m arked aea-coaat cousin. 0) In the opinion of ATM phot7 specialists, any under exposure of these sea gulls against a high-lighted sky would tend to "wash out* details of the body and wing out­ line of the gulls, giving them a white circular appearance at a distance. (O fficer Newhouse openly adm itted in the film that he under exposed hie "shots'.) U) This Is confined by the original analysis in our files, m ade in early 1953 by the Photo Reconnaissance L aboratory, W a DC. These reports were not shown to Majors .11Ider and B uckm eter for review until after their analyses (item s 1, t, and J above) were com pleted. c. flsatill^aee; Conclusions of the Air Firce are that O pt. . Mantell was apparently trying to intercept a fast riding ’Sky H ook1 balloon. The" "Sky H ook* project was known jnly to few people at that tim e. Unlike weather balloom s "Sky H ook* balloons were huge (100 feet In diam eter), coinciding with G apt. Man tell's statem ent that "It's trem endous in slael* Cept. Rappel t eu«fIrm a the fact that It was a balloon in bis book "Report on UFO s”, page 60, 3rd paragraph. d. Fargo O nset O ur files Indicate that this was undoubtedly an erratic m oving balloon which L t. Qorm n encountered. Capt. Ruppelt also con­ firm thia in his book, page 67, top. e. AliH aS-L Ualfi-Sm ' ^ portrayed on the screen this Is an apparent attem pt to docum ent the "O hilos-whitted Case*. If so, our com aent: A description of the UFO alleged to have been closely observed by each of these veteran Vestem airlines pilots will be found In page 81 of the Project B luebook's Report Nr. 14 "Analysis of Unidentified Flying O bjects*, .although both observer's were sitting next to each other and observed the sam e object together, the sketch m ade by each pilot separately cannot be .said to be sim ilar. UNCL ASSIFIED dow ngr a ded „ UNCL ASSIFIED other than that both appeared to bo wingless and scow what q llndrical. This case Is classed as an ’unknown* by virtue of the high credibility given to observer** of this type. * f. JMtflflfitJbAfcL _21m iW (1) In the Departm ent of Defense ’Minutes of Frose Conference H old by Major G eneral John A* Sanford*, 2$ July 1952, copy In file at both a TIC and PIO , It was explained* to the press that these sightings (pages 5 through 17) »y have been the result of a com bination of factors: tem perature Inversions, m oisture lapses' and atm ospheric conditions which bend radar rays In such a senner that cornelly undetected ground targets becom e visible on the radar screen' In a randan B anner from one antenna rear to the next* thus allowing som e m isinterpretation - that those stationary targets were m oving* (2) It should be em phasized that £g photos or m otion pictures were ever node of the radar screen, as shown In the m otion picture* (3) The attem pt to represent the blips as possible interplanetary space ships, gleefully ploying ’tag* with our jot aircraft over W ashington, undoubtedly will produce the deaired dram atic m ood and suspense. H owever, the Incident over the radar scope was unscientific, not supported by fact, nor the conclusions of the Air Force* g. Sjarrx_£aff> This office has no filo on this particular case, regarding an observer, an airline pilot* .CO O RD DiATICh; (In turn) /h/ 0. 0. H ill tVSgt. 0. D. H ill, AFO DJ-m G IO RG I T. G RIG O RY Captain, USAF Project Monitor - UFO DO W NG RADE D AT SI YE AR INTE RS \L 8s DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. DO D DIE 5200.10 /■/ Robert M* B uck*star Major H obart M* B uckm aster Chief, Photographic B ranch /V Roy L * Jam es Mr. Roy L . Jam es Actg Chief, E lectronics Division /s/ W illiam F. W illner *j^~kiTTurrrV^ UNCL ASSIFIED Chief, Photo Analysis B ranch SECURITY ITION (If any) DISPOSITION FORM FILE N O . SU BJECT ' (Unci) Analysis of Photographs T0 W CE FP Attn: Mr. Chapm an FR0M ATIAA-5 D ATE _ z 16 Sept 52 CO M M EN T N O . 1 L t Rothstein/jos 65365/B 263D/PD28 Request following be com pleted as expeditiously as possible on 35m m film deli­ vered by L t Rothstein to Mr. Chapm an: a. A answer inclosed com plete analysis of 35m m film to determ ine subject m atter and to questions• b phenom ena. A copy be m ade of the portion of film containing unidentified aerial c. from the rest The portion containing the unidentified aerial phenom ena be separated of the film and the rem ainder be returned. 2 Incls 1, Ques regarding film , 2. Statem ent by source DO NAL D L . B O W E R, Colonel, USAF Chief, Technical Analysis Division Air Technical Intelligence Center TO ATIAA-5 Attn: L t Rothstein FRO M W CL FP-2 DAT©CT 1 0 19$O MME NT NO . 2 Mr. J. Chaom an/m s , • 3i3gi/B i7/Rii9 1. The 16 m m . K odachrom e film has been exam ined, in detail, and the best avail­ able answers to the subm itted questions are inclosed, along with additional findings. 2. The aerial phenom ena portion of the film will be subm itted for duplication as soon as the im m ediate need for inspection has passed. It is doubtful that the duplicate will be of m uch value for detailed inspection, as explained by the sm all spot size and general graininess of the film . 3. The rem ainder of the film , not associated with the aerial phenom ena, has been separated and has been forwarded to Captain Ruppelt of your office. 4 Incls Added 2 Incls 3 . Answers to stated questions 4 . Rem ainder of film (tJnd Sep Cov) /SW ^^ ^/^^ ^E L UNB . AVE RY, Colonel, USAF Chief, Photo Reconnaissance L ab Directorate of laboratories W&LFP'*- DD.& Oe REPLACES N ME FORM 9 6. 1 OCT 48. W HICH MAY BE USED 16-54801-3 U. 8. GOVERNM ENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1952 O - 988875 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 # • QUE STIO NS RE G ARDING ANAL YSIS O F H IM 1. Are im ages m ade by light source or reflection? 2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused im ages? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause im ages? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? J, W hat causes the im pression that som e objects at tim es appear to becom e 2 or 3 objects, at tim es appear to m erge into one? i|. Do all objects have sam e characteristics? a« Sam e apparent shape? b. Sam e relative size? c. Sam e Color? d. Sam e general m otion? 5, W hat are shape(s), color(s), and relative size(s) of objects? 6. To what can the "fade-in” and "fade-out” of the objects be attri­ buted? 7. W hat type m otion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about the axis of flight path)? g. Is there any acceleration evident in their m otion along flight path axis? 9* Can the m otion of the cam era (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to perm it determ ination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that cam era was held m otionless while ob­ ject crossed field of view.) 10. Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then; a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? b. Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in form ation during any m aneuvers, particularly violent m aneuvers? c. Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axes? d. If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects which are m aintaining a sem blance of form ation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tum bling m otion. e. Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g., 90° or m ore during interval of 2 or 3 fram es)? DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 STATE ME NT B Y SO URCE Place:- About 7 m iles north of Trem onton, Utah, on U.S* H ighway No. 30?. Tim e:- 1110, W ednesday, 2 July 1952. Cam era:- B &H Autom aster, m agazine load, J” telephoto lens, 16 fram es per second. H andheld. E xposures- First few feet - f:S. B alance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. E K CO K odachrom e film - Daylight. E xposure was changed with the m istaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was m erely general underexposure• B ackground:- Driving from W ashington, D.C., to Portland, O regon, on the m orning of 2 July, m y wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden­ tify. She asked m e to stop the car and look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, m illing about in a rough form ation and proceeding in a westerly direction, I opened the luggage com partm ent of the car and got m y cam era out of a suitcase. L oad­ ing it hurriedly, I exposed approxim ately thirty feet of film . There was no reference point in the sky and it was im possible for m e to lake any estim ate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects re­ versed course and proceeded away from the m ain group. I held the cam era still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes. B y this tim e all of the objects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a m ountain som ewhere in Idaho. DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 U. S. NAVAL PH O TO G RAPH IC INTE RPRE TATIO N CE NTE R U. S. NAVAL RE CE IVING STATIO N W ashington 2$, D. C. Code 01/H W W /lbh J12 UNCL ASSIFIED Serial: ^ 4 \#3 From : To: Sub J: O fficer in Charge Director of Naval Intelligence (O P-322H 4d) Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified O bjects; progress report on Ref; (a) Conf Itr DNI 0P322Y5/rtm , dtd 27 O ct 19 52 with enclosures thereto (b) Conf m em o, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFO IN 2A2, dtd 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto (c) PIC Conf Itr O l/H W W /gcl, ser 0263 dtd 5 Dec 1952 (d) Rest m em o, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFO IN 2A2, dtd 16 Feb 1953 E ncl: (1) Charts 2-13 1, Reference (a) is a request from U. S. Air Force for the interpretation of m ovies of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 2 July 1952. Included am ong the enclosures are approxim ately 30 feet of processed, 16m m color m otion picture film and a list of questions for guidance in determ ining the type of analysis desired. Reference (b) requested interpretation of additional m ovies taken in Montana, 1950. This report supercedes reference (c) and presents the test procedures and m ethods designed to answer the questions contained in enclosure 7 of reference (a). The results and analysis were perform ed by the Photogram m etry Division, E valuation Departm ent of this Center and do not necessarily represent the official attitude of the Depart­ m ent of the Navy or this Center. 2. Tests and Procedure. a. Plots. P The film exposed in Utah is in very poor condition; dry, brittle, and with a tendency to break. After initial viewing, duplication of the film was perform ed in order to preserve the film In the duplication process som e color correction was m ade to perm it better viewing of the objects. To prepare plots of the objects, a stop fram e projector was rigidly m ounted at a fixed distance from a finely-ground glass screen. The m agnification was 22 tim es giving a form at size of 14.2" wide. This proved very satisfactory and provided a shadow free im age upon which overlay plots could be m ade. DO W NG RADE D AT 8 YE AR INTE RVAL ?: DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. °NCUSS DO D DIB 5200.10 ified DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 Code 01/H W W /lbh J12 serial: UNCL ASSIFIED MAY 4 1953 Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified O bjects; progress report on A prelim inary detailed stud of the Utah film was m ade and it was decided that: a. B rightly colored spots of red and green lasting only one or two fram es were not to be considered. b. W ater spots could be detected easily and elim inated from the study. . c. The color of the objects was fairly constant as blue-white. d. Size and lum inosity of an object varied through-out the film . For convenience in interpretation, the film was divided into three parts, each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted of the footage taken at f8; Part II, the footage taken at fl6 with a panning m otion; and Part III, the footage taken at fl6 during which the cam era was held steady. Three definite groups of lights were observed through­ out the film and plots were recorded as follows: TAB L E I Utah PL O TS O F PO SITIO NS ChartParts Control I II III H olding to lower group Not enclosed I II H olding to one object and azim uth of another 2 and 3 I Arbitrary 1/2 inch correction per fram e for panning 4 III H olding to fram e outline 5a and 5b I Montana Un classeied O ne im age held to base 6 line. E very tenth fram e to show changes within apparent form ations DO W NG RADE D AT 3 YE AR INTE RVAL S; DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. DO D DIR 5200.10 Terrestial O bjects 7a and 7b 2 ’Code 01/M/lbh A £ J12 s , , UNCL ASSIFIED Serial: | /j. ^4 SubJ: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified. O bjects; progress report on b. De r. si tom e trie tests: Densitom etrie data were obtained with a Densichron, Model 2150 m anufactured by the W elch Scientific Com pany. The Densichron has a scale range of 0-3- The procedure was to project each fram e at approxim ately 22 tim es m agnification onto a finely-grained-glass screen. The back­ ground (sky) was then m easured at several places and the density set to 3.0 (variations in background densities were in the order of 0.02 and were regarded as uniform ). A set of three readings were m ade of each of seven objects in Part I, and of the single object in Part III of the Utah Film . Readings were m ade of the entire Montana film . E nclosure (ba and 3b) are graphs of the density readings obtained of the two lower groups of objects in fram es 1-129 of the Utah film . E nclosure (9) is a density graph of the single object (94 fram es) in Part III. E nclosure (10) is a graph where six successive Densichron readings were averaged and advanced one reading each deter­ m inant. O f the Montana film , densities were plotted as above and are enclosures (11) and (12). The results of the density readings m ay be questioned in that these objects varied in size so that at the m inim um sizes the densichron probe was m easuring the entire object, and at the m axim um size the probe was m easuring only a portion of the objects. B ecause of this situation only the largest readings obtained b scanning the objects were used. It is understood that norm al procedure would be to read the entire object. This was im possible with the equipm ent on hand. In addition the film , with which this investigation was conducted, is a duplicate of a copy. This raises the question as to whether the central portion of the objects were burnt out during the duplication processing. Density readings were m ade to com pare the clear areas and the objects. It was found that the m inim um difference is 0.4. This indicates that relative lum inosity m ay still be obtained with the pro­ cedure used. Concurrent with the density readings, relative sizes of the objects were noted in order to correlate distance and lum inosity. E nclosure (13) is a plot of the sam e object wherein the relationship of distance and lum inosity can be detected in Utah film . • DO W NG RADE D AT 8 YE AR 3. Answer, to Questions. DE CL ASSE D^E RU TE A11S: ’ Answers keyed to the questions contained in enclosure (?) of reference (a) are hereby presented. They supercede those contained in reference (c) and present the final analysis as requested. ^^^^-Un classified ’' ’ 3 / DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 'CoUe 01/K W W /lbh J12 Serial; Un classified MAY 4 1 Subj; Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified O bjects; progress report on 1. Analysis of the graph correlating lum inosity and size indicate that as the lum inosity of the objects increase, the size is larger also. This could be the effect of viewing directly, a reflecting surface. This is considered not probable because of the length of tim e they were viewed continuously on the film , approxi­ m ately 90 seconds, and because of the angle through which they were photographed, approxim ately 60 degrees. It is felt that if these im ages are reflective surfaces, blinking would occur during a period of 90 seconds while passing through an angle of 60 degrees when photographed at the rate of 16 fram es per second. This prem ise would perm it highly reflective balloons or spheroids to be a possibility. H owever, the velocity and acceleration com putations (sub paragraph 8) rule this possibility out. It appears, therefore, that If these objects are a reflecting surface, they are of a design, speed, and power not com m only known. The velocity and acceleration attributed to the objects m ay be caused by light reflected off a highly reflective surface onto an atom ospheric screen where a slight angular turn of the reflective surface would appear as high acceleration. This possibility is considered not probable because of the sun angle and atm ospheric condition reported at the tim e of photography and because of the variations in lum inosity which, under the above conditions would rem ain constant. It is the m ajority opinion of the group conducting this analysis that these im ages are light sources. This will explain the non-blinking and variations in lum inosity - but not the velocity or acceleration factors. In either case, light source or reflective surface, it appears as if the objects are of a nature which we are not able to identify in term s of natural phenom ena or com m only known m an-m ade objects. 2. There is no indication of what kind of objects could have caused the im ages except that they m ust be of a construction, design, and m aterial not com m only known. This is indicated by the confuted acceleration rate and elocity (answer 8). For the sam e reasons, birds, and balloons are ruled out.aircraft 3* An analysis of the charts relative to m ovem ent indicate that there were group and individual m ovem ent. W ithin a group it appears as if the individual objects were m oving counter-clock-wise along an elliptical or sim ilar track. Thus when two objects crossed the cam era line of sight they will appear to fuse into one. As they continued along their paths it will appear as if one object becam e two. This occured at reglar intervals at approxim ately every 25th fram e as plotted in charts 5a and 5b. DO W NG RADE D AT » YE AR INTE RVAL ; DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. DO D DIR 5200.10 UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 007 'CO dp 01/H W W /lbh J12 Serial: UNCL ASSIFIED MAY 4 1 Subj; Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified O bjects; progress report on L . All objects appear to have the sam e characteristics in regards to shape, color, size and relative m otion. 5. The shape of the objects appears to be oblate or disk shaped, color; blue-white, and m axim um and m inim um size; 98 and 16 feet. The size is based on the assum ption that the objects are five m iles from the observer. 6. Fade in and fade out of the objects were analyzed as in 3 above. In this case the group m ovem ent was such that the distance between the objects and cam era was increased so that the objects could not be recorded on the film thereby causing the apparent fade- out. Fade-in as attributed to a shortening of the distance from the fade-out area to the cam era station. ?. Plots of the groups Indicate that the objects m ove counter­ clock-wise relative to the axis of flight path. H owever, nothing has been detected which indicates m otion of the individual objects about their own axis although this m otion appears to be likely. 8. In determ ining the velocity of the objects three assum ptions were m ade: a. The cam era was held steady during Part III of the film . b. The objects were m oving perpendicular to the optical axis, and c. The objects were five m iles from the cam era. It is obvious that (b) is a fallacy; however, this assum ption will give the m inim um velocity and the actual velocity is greater than com puted. The assum ption that the objects are five m iles from the cam era is an arbitrary one. H owever, based on the em ulsion speed and focal length, an object 50 feet in diam eter and five m iles from the cam era will be recorded on the film with sufficient resolution to identify m ajor details of the object. It is felt that if these objects were closer than five m iles at the tim e of recording, details would appear on the film . Velocity is com puted to be 3780 m ph for a shift of 1 m m per fram e if the object is five m iles from the observer. From 55 m easurem ents taken from Part III of the Utah film , the m axim um and m inim um velocities UNCL ASSIFIED DO W NG RADE D AT & YE 1R INTE R VAT*- DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS DO D DIR 5200.10 5 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 007 Code 01/H W W /lbh " J12 un classified Serial: P '. 1 MAY 4 '^ Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified O bjects; progress report on . were 21+57 and 378 m ph respectively. These figures differ from those given in reference (c) and were com puted from m easurem ents obtained under m ore controlled conditions. Acceleration was determ ined from the form ula : a - Yf^VO where; T a = Acceleration Vf s final velocity VO = initial velocity T = tim e s 1/16 second Since "g" is equal to 32.1? ft/sec^ it was com puted that: Maxim um acceleration = 21,168 m ph/sec = 965 g Minim um acceleration = 1,104 m ph/sec = 50 g Maxim um deceleration = 32,448 m ph/sec ■ 14 f9 g Minim um deceleration = 272 m ph/sec = 12 g Velocit and acceleration determ inations were also m ade from the Montana film . In this case, terrestial objects appeared in the film and were held to as control. Subsequently, the velocity and acceleration determ inations are considered to be m ore reliable. O n the assum ption of (b) and (c) above the m axim um and m inim um velocities of the left object are 1374 and 361 m ph respectfully. For the right object they are 111? and 189 m ph. Accelerations were com puted as: L eft O bject Right O bject Maxim um acceleration m ph/sec 14,016 -639 g 12640 ■ 5/6g Minim um acceleration m ph/sec 0 a 0 g 0 - O g Maxim um deceleration m ph/sec 13,184 = 601 g 14288 a 651g Minim um deceleration m ph/sec 0 - 0 g 0 = O g The above determ inations were m ade from a total of 322 m easure­ m ents. It was noted that the acceleration and determ inations were in m ultiples of 12.5 approxim ately. This m ay be of significance although no stud" has been conducted to determ ine this. 9- Velocity and acceleration were treated in sub-paragraph 8 above. Paragraph 2a indicates the controls used during this investi­ gation. 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UNCL ASSIFiEC H IM MH ■ ■ SPACE A BOVE FOR C OM M UNIC A TIONS C ENTER ONLY FROM : (Originator) CO O ™—#t iq w w * a IN FO : SECURITY C PRECEDENCE FOR: 1 a ct™b«tob 1 | IN FORMATION J BOOK MESSAGE ^ORIGIN AL MESSAGE | | MULTIPLE ADDRESS CRYPTOPRECAUTION - □ re □* REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDEN TIFICATION CLASSIFICATION JMKi M«DMniM4MI » AFGIM-X Boferenra M bM M B #27, 26 Feb 53, GW Xian *4* aSIG eoneuro on proposed prow release to aooonpany aeries token by Warrant Of fleer M »vhouoe* Suggest you might ttan that the tamos mm m uch too sm all to show any detail in the objects; the only effect visible on the film by m icroscopic exam ination is a collection of sm all white spots. They are frequently elongated, in the direction of m otion with respect to the cam era position, but no other significant shape features can be seen. A B ell & H owell Model D-l-B projector was used to exam ine the m otion of the objects. This projector perm its the operator to reverse the m otion during m otor- driven projection, or to exam ine any length of film fram e-by-fram e, by m eans of a hand crank and fram e counter. It was found that the objects are ten in num ber, in every one but the L ast of the m otion sequences photographed. O ccasionally som e of these objects m oved out of the cam era's field of view m om entarily. A list of questions, accom panying the recuest for this evaluation, are answered below. ANSL E RS TO STATE D QUE STIO NS 1. It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected sunlight or because they are self-powered light sources. H owever, it can be de­ duced that, if they are light-reflecting only, they are decidedly non-spherical in shape. During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other tim es they are so aim as alm ost to escape detection. Furtherm ore, those objects which are following sim ilar courses show sim ilar brightness fluctuations, which could be caused by their taking sim ilar flight attitudes. 2. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object, such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no known bird that could em it such a radiation as would be required to produce the observed brightness. E ither a large m etallic surface of nearly flat shape, or a self-lum inous source, is thought to be responsible. This statem ent, and the deduction of a non-spheri- cal shape, com bine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not bright alum inum -surfaced aircraft. 3» Slow m otion studies of the objects disclose that, in several instances, two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each other, producing the blending effect. H owever, in each instance the two separate objects reanpear after a m om ent. h. and 5. As stated above, the only detail that can be seen is the sm all bright spot on the blue film , so no object shape can be determ ined. H owever, the m axim um brightness of all the different spots appears to be the sam e, when ^ they do becom e bright. The color at m axim um brightness appears to be a clear white. At reduced brightness the spots rem ain essentially a. neutral or grayish • r- r white; no strong colors are noted!. As to sim ilar m otion, a definite grouping of objects is noticeable. The first two seouences, taken with the sky as a light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and. two groups of two each. The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted, upwards, out of the cam era's field of view. 6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in" and fade-out" are caused by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above. O n the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated with their m aneuvering activity. 7. and 8. As explained in the opening paragraph, the objects are only sm all bright snots on the film . W hen they dim sufficiently, they becom e invis­ ible; no dark spots can be identified with these objects. The only visible m otion in any single fram e is with respect to the cam era's field of view. Slow m otion exam ination of successive fram es suggests a general flight pattern of sweeping skew curves in space. This concept of object m otions produces no sharp breaks in their apparent flight paths, and also m akes it practically im possible to detect rapid accelerations or decelerations along these paths. 9. In the seouences during which the cam era was held m otionless, to record the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to m easure this velocity. Three such passes can be seen. The first was incom plete, picking up the object near the center of the fram e. The second and third passes were com plete, from one edge of trie field of view to the other. Figure I shows the actual tracings of the object from fram e to fram e for both Passes B o. 2 and No. J. The distance from lens to screen was 100 inches. The focal length of the projection lens was 2 inches. The enlargem ent of Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 5O tim es. Cam era and pro­ jector errors, plus sm all hand-held cam era m otions, probably account for the deviations from a straight line path. The average calculated angular velocity for both paths is about 2.1 degrees per second. Detailed com putations are given in Appendix I. 10a. A slow m otion viewing, plus single fram e oosition plots, suggest that the objects are m aneuvering in definite form ations. H owever, successive identical positions are not indicated when position plots from any two fram es in a sequence are superim posed. For instance, the first seouence of m ovem ent lasts loO fram es or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects can be m adb. These plots were m ade at half second intervals or 8 fram es apart. 10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for this interval, derived as explained in Appendix II. It should be rem em bered that Figure II * very likely contains som e indeterm inate and non-constant cam era m otion, both horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking the form ations. This m eans that the directions and curvatures as shown m ay be appreciably different from what a -stationary cam era would have recorded. H owever, Figure II does help visualize 2 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 the type of m otion shown by the objects, m oving from right to left, or generally from east to west as the cetera was situated. This agrees with Figure I, show­ ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east. 10c and d. The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence follow a definite form ation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single, or perhaps five pairs (if one of the trio and the single are actually a nearby pair). It appears that the objects tend to rem ain in position for curved path m aneuvering. A possible shift in form ation appears at the start of the trio paths. O therwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in chase in this secuence; as in the other sequences also. lO e and f. Several repeated slow m otion viewings of the entire film do not indicate clearly’ any abrupt changes in flight oath of any part of the form ation. At tim es the cam era appears to lag in following- the entire group, and som e of the ten objects then m ove outside the field of view m om entarily. W hether or not a particular object rem ains m otionless for a m om ent defends noon the relationship of group m ovem ent to cam era m ovem ent. 10g. As explainer in Paragraph lO f, som etim es objects m ay m ove out of the field of view. In a few instances, however, certain objects m ay change in brightness considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the field of view. In the second sequence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower two pairs in Fifpre II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view, being invisible a m om ent before. As they flare up, they appear to curve m ore rapidly to the left ana upwards than the center trio. Reversing this sequence in slow m otion shows that these four objects were faintly visible just before they disappeared at about the sam e position. A tabulation of flight sequences and durations is listed in Appendix III. CO NCL USIO NS 1. Subject m otion picture film apparently recorcs the m otions of ten un­ K nown aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of m ovem ent and size. 2. The exact nature of these objects cannot be determ ined, because they are visiole only as sm all spots of light. It can be deduced, however, that they are either non-s herical in shape and sim ilar to bright m etal in reflectance, or else variably self-lum inous by som e m eans. 3. There is apparently a coordination of m ovem ent to som e extent am ong these objects. They seem to m ove in form ations which ere probably three-dim en­ sional in arrangem ent. The largest angular size of the entire group is on the order of 6 to 8 decrees of arc. 4. The m ovem ents of these objects suggest flight paths consisting; of skew curves in space. In one instance a single object changed course end followed a ne- rly straight line path with reasonable uniform ity of m otion at an angular velocity of about 2.1 decrees. During this straight line flight it rem ained reasonably unifora in brightness. 3 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 u STATE ME NT B Y SO URCE Place:- About 7 m iles north of Trem onton, Utah, on U.S, H ighway No. 305 Tim e:- 1110, W ednesday, 2 July 1952, Cam era:- B &H Autom aster, m agazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 fram es per second. H andheld, E xposure:- First few feet - f:8. B alance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. E K CO K odachrom e film - Daylight. E xposure was changed with the m istaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was m erely general underexposure• B ackground:- Driving from W ashington, D.C., to Portland, O regon, on the m orning of 2 July, m y wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden­ tify. She asked m e to stop the car and look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, m illing about in a rough form ation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage com partm ent of the car and got m y cam era out of a suitcase. L oad­ ing it hurriedly, I exposed approxim ately thirty feet of film . There was no reference point in the sky and it was im possible for m e to m ake any estim ate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects re­ versed course and proceeded away from the m ain group. I held the cam era still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes. B y this tim e all of the objects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a m ountain som ewhere in Idaho, Calculation of Angular Velocity of Single Aerial O bject: Pass No. 2: 4g spot positions are plotted, representing an elapsed tim e interval of 47 fram es. At 16 fram es per second, this gives: ^ 3.0 seconds elapsed tim e The m easured distance on the screen is 15*1 inches. This gives approxim ately 1^.1 or 5*0 inches per second for im age velocity on the screen. Pass Ito. 3: 44 spot positions are plotted, for 43 fram es of elapsed tim e. This tim e is 2.7 seconds. The distance travelled is 15*7 inches. This gives l^J _ 5*^ inches per second on the screen. Average of these 2 values is 5-^ inches per second; with an es­ tim ated precision of ±15 per cent. Conversion to Angular Velocity: Distance from projector lens to screen = 100 inches Focal length of projector lens = 2 inches E nlargem ent of film on screen = 50 tim es Im age velocity on film = |Jj _ *11 inches per second Focal length of cam era taking lens = 3 inches It is adequately precise to divide the im age velocity by the focal length to get the angular velocity in radians per second, then to convert to degrees. W e have: Angular velocity = .11 x 57*3 2 2.1 degrees per second The precision of this value is also conservatively set at ±15^ or ±0.3 degrees per second. Appendix II Referenceno Therefore no position guide since no fixed points appear in the form - foration of objects, to K eep them all in view, registering the position plots is available, sky. O ther principles m ust be used instead. these objects could be recorded with a stationary m otion picture cam era, plots could be superim posed by observing proper registery of fram e edges dicate the speed and direction of object flight paths. Position to in­ Plotting a Set of Flight Paths from Single Fram e Position Plots, with Points 2. H owever, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the 1. In a case like this, it would be highly desirable if the m ovem ent of 3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire form ation was to the west. A later sequence shows a single object, which had reversed course, m oving from left to right in the cam era'sview. It can therefore be supposed that plotted paths should show a drift from right to left. U. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be superim posed without any rotation, since the fram es were clotted without rotation. This assum es that the cam era was not rotated; but m erely m oved in com bined horizontal and vertical m otions. 5. Another general guide is that m ost of the objects should B ppet r to m ove in sm ooth, continuous paths. Several plots, at least U, should be superim posed on a viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are sm ooth and show reasonably uniform m otion. This com pound plot can be transferred to a single sheet, and further plots can be added in the sam e m anner. 6. Figure II was prepared in just this way, using the sam e 50 diam eter en­ largem ent as in Figure I. It will be noted that the final positions of two objects in the central trio are m issing. They becam e so faint that they were lost; no further plotting of this sequence was tried. DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECLASSIFIED Authority N N D 9 21007 •4 QUE STIO NS RE G ARDING ANAL YSIS O F FUJI im ages m ade by light source or reflection?1.Are been caused by aircraft or balloons? W hat causes the im pression that som e objects at tim es appear to 3 objects, at tim es appear to m erge into one?or indication of what kind of objects could have caused im ages? bird sufficiently actinic to cause im ages? Could they have Any any 2. there 3. becom e 2 Do all objects have sam e characteristics? a. Sam e apparent shape? b. Sam e relative size? c• Sam e Color? d, Sam e general m otion? 5. W hat are shape(s), color(s), and relative size(s) of objects? 6. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attri­ buted? 7. W hat type m otion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about the axis of flight path)? 8. Is there any acceleration evident in their m otion along flight path axis? 9. Can the m otion of the cam era (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to perm it determ ination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that cam era was held m otionless while ob­ ject crossed field of view.) 10, Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then: a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? b. Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in form ation during any m aneuvers,•particularly violent m aneuvers? c. Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axes? d. If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects are m aintaining a sem blance of form ation, do those objects undulate Ditto for tum bling m otion. e, Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction path through fairly large angles (e.g., 90° or m ore during interval fram es)? in of of which phase? flight 2 or 3 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 that others Can all objects be accounted for at all tim es or do som e liter-g ally disappear while still well within field of view? Do any objects appear to rem ain m otionless at the sam e tim e m ove about? 2 DECLASSIFIED Authority N N D 9 2 300 7 2/ gW^r faSZ-t-t. ^j^ DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 Address Reply To OFFICER-IN-CHARGE And Refer To No. NT4-28/ 8310/177283 AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT NAVAL SUPPL Y CE NTE R OAKLAND 4, CALIFORNIA 11 August 1952 From : Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283, U. S. N. To: Com m anding O fficer, H ill Air Force B ase, O gden, Utah Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified O bjects in Air E ncl: (1) O ne (1) fifty-foot roll of processed 16m m color m otion picture film 1. E nclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it m ay have in con­ nection with your investigation of the so-called **Flying Saucers". Pertinent data follows: Place: About 7 m iles north of Trem onton, Utah on U. S. H ighway No. 303. Tim e: 1110 W ednesday 2 July 1952. Cam era: B &H Autom aster, m agazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 fram es per second. H andheld. E xposure: First few feet - f:8. B alance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. E K Co K odachrom e film - Daylight. E xposure was changed with the m istaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was m erely general under exposure. G eneral B ackground: Driving from W ashington, D. C. to Portland, O regon, on the m orning of 2 July m y wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify. She asked m e to stop the car and look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore no relation to anything I had seen before - m illing about in a rough form ation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage com partm ent of the car and got m y cam era out of a suit- . case. L oading it hurriedly, I exposed approxim ately thirty feet of film . There was no reference point in the sky and it was im possible for m e to m ake any estim ate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away from the m ain group. I held the cam era still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re­ peating for three or four such passes. B y this tim e all of the ob­ jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a m ountain som ewhere in Idaho. ^ r Ibert C. Newhouse DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED Nth-28/8310/177283 Subjs Motion Pictures of Unidentified O bjects in Air O O I (11 Aug 52) 1st Ind H Q 00AMA, H ill Air Force B ase, Utah, 28 August 1952 TO : Director of Intelligence, H eadquarters, USAF, W ashington 25, D. C 1. This report of unidentified flying objects is subm itted in accor­ dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952* 2. This report is subm itted in this form in lieu of subm ission of AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Inform ation Report, since all inform ation available on this subject is contained in the basic com m unication* FO R TH E CO MMANDING G E NE RAL UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DISPOSITION FORM UNCLASSIFIED FILE N O . SU BJECT (Restricted) Movie Film of Flying O bjects Taken 2 Jul 52, Vicinity of Trem onton, Utah TO Chief, Air Technical intelligence Center W right-Patterson APB FRO M Dept of H q USAF the Air force - AF0IN-2A2 D ATE ^•^ CO M M EN T N O . 1 Maj Fournet/fh/ 71016 1. action. Subject film , received this office 5 Sep 52, is inclosed for appropriate Duplicate of report subm itted by the photographer, CPO Delbert C. Newhouse (177283, USN), is inclosed for your inform ation in the event that the copy forwarded to you by the IG , H ill AFB , Utah has not been received. 2. A m essage to you, requesting additional details was dispatched to the CG , W ADF on 6 Sep 52, with inform ation copy that an intelligence officer interview CPO Newhouse and determ ine of the sighting, if available. 3. A m essage was^lso dispatched to the CO , H ill AFB , Utah requesting weather inform ation for the pe^bd and vicinity in question. An inform ation copy was dispatched to you. 4. It has been ascertained from the Naval O bservatory, W ashington, D.C. that • the position of the sun at the tim e(1810Z hours, 2 July 52) and the location (4145N - 11210W ) in question was 64.5° elevation and 131° azim uth. 5. Suggest the film be subm itted to the W ADC Photo L ab for com plete analysis as soon as possible. The following are suggested questions for this analysis which if answered, should facilitate evaluation of the incident: a. Are im ages m ade by light source or reflection? b. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused im ages? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause im ages? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? c. W hat causes im pression that som e objects at tim es appear to becom e 2 or 3 where there was originally one, or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at tim es appear to m erge into one. d. Do all objects have sam e characteristics? e. f. g. (1) Sam e (2) Sam e (3) Sam e (4) Sam e W hat are apparent shape? color? relative size? general m otion? shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects? To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attributed? W hat type m otion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about axis of flight path)? h. i. Is there any accelleration evident in their m otion along flight path axis? Can the m otion of the cam era (panning and joggling) be allowed for DO W NG RADE D AT 8 73 AR m wm i DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS ^^^^^^ DO D DIR 5200.10 UNCL ASSIFIED DA 1GOCT°47 897 Replaces W D AGO Form 897, 1 May 46, wh ich m ay b e used. “ 18 543 011 “• *• °”'SS""E“I "»«’>«« om ce DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 . -'. ► ^NCLASSlFiny sufficiently to perm it determ ination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that cam era was held m otionless while object crossed field of view.) j. Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then: (1) Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? (2) Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in form ation during any m aneuvers, particularly violent m aneuvers? (3) Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axes? (4) If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects which are m aintaining a sem blance of form ation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tum bling m otion? (5) Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90° or m ore during interval of 2 or 3 fram es)? (6) Do any objects appear to rem ain m otionless at the sam e tim e that others m ove about? (?) Can all objects be accounted for at all tim es or do som e literally disappear while still well within field of view? 6. Although CPO Newhouse did not request that the film be returned to him , it is recom m ended that the final footage (of the m ountain scenery) be returned to him im m ediately and that he be asked if he.is willing to accept a duplicate of the initial footage in lieu of the original. If his reply is affirm ative, suggest the duplicate be forwarded whenever available. 7. Request advice of the analytical results as soon as available. 2 Incls: (w/orig only) 1. Cy of Itr fr CPO Newhouse, dtd 11 Aug 52 2. Roll of exposed 16m m film . W IL L IAM A. ADAMS Colonel, USAF Chief, Topical Division Deputy Director £>r E stim ates Directorate of Intelligence DO W NG RADE D AT c. ’'G '" ^ntvpv*. DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS. DO D DIR 5200.10 UNCL ASSIFIED 2 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED ' Nth-28/8310/177283 Sub j» Motion Pictur s of Unidentified O bjects in Air O O I (11 Aug $2) 1st Ind H Q O O AMA, H ill Air Force B ase, Utah, 28 August 1952 TO * Director of Intelligence, H eadquarters, USAF, W ashington 25, D. 0. 1. Tnis report of unidentified flying objects is subm itted in accor­ dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952. 2. Tills report is subm itted in this form in lieu of subm ission of AF Fora 112, Air Intelligence Infor cation Report, since all inform ation available on this subject is c ntained in the basic com m unication. FO R TH E CO MMANDING G Uu RAL : 1 Incl 50• roll of processed film Colonel, USAF Inspector G eneral vInfo cy: Air Technical Intelligence Center, W right-Patterson AFB , O hio D°^G K a O E D AT « DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 NT L i-28/8310/177283 AVIATIO N SUPPL Y DE PO T NAVAL SUPPL Y .CE NTE R O AK L AND U, CAL IFO RNIA 11 August 1952 From : Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283, U. S. N, To: Com m anding O fficer, ffi.ll Air Force B ase, O gden, Utah Sub j: Motion Pictures of Unidentified O bjects in Air E ncl: (1) O ne (1) fifty-foot roll of propessed 16m m color m otion picture film 1. E nclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it m ay have in con­ nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". Pertinent data follows: Place: About 7 m ilesnorth of Trem onton, Utah on U. S. H ighway No. JO S. Tim e: 1110 W ednesday 2 July 1952. Cam era: B &H Autom aster, m agazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 fram es per second* H andheld. E xposure: First few feet - f:8. B alance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. E K Co K odachrom e film - Daylight. E xposure was changed with the m istaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater cortrast. The result was m erely general under exposure. G eneral B ackground: Driving from W ashington, D. C. to Portland, O regon, on the m orning of 2 July m y wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify. She asked m e to stop the car and look* There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore no relation to anything I had seen before - m illing about in a rought form ation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage com partm ent of the car and got m y cam era out of a suit­ case. L oading it hurriedly, I exposed approxim ately thirty feet of film . There was no reference point in the sky and it was im possible for m e to m ake any estim ate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away from the m ain group. I held the cam era still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re­ peating for three or four such passes. B y this tim e all of the ob­ jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a m ountain som ewhere in Idaho. /S/ Delbert C. Newhouse unclas. CSAF nm MB H 7 TO ATIAA-5 RUPPFL T FR AF0IN-2A2 FO URNFT RE F 2 JUL Y 52 H O W E S VIC TRIMO NTO N UTAH , IN ADDITIO N TO PRE VIO USL Y RE CO MME NDE D ANAL YSE S, SUG G E ST CH E CK ING TIME INTE RVAL B E TW E E N INSTANTS O F MAXIMUM •G L O W * O F CTION INDIVIDUAL O B JE CT, I. E . B L INK ING E FFE CT. AND IF TH IS IS O B TAINAB L E , IS INTE RVAL UNIFO RM FO R A SING L E O B JE CT AND FO R AL L O B JE CTS W H ICH E XHIB IT TH IS CH ARACTE RISTIC? IT SH O UL D B E INTE RE STING TO CO RRE L ATE TH E SE RE SUL TS W ITH O THE R RPTS W H ICH ME NTIO N B L INK ING INTE RVAL S IN CO NNE CTIO N W ITH SIG H TING S O F i0CM«MMe**w*v«*vm«ww«MB**ww»*W >i^ -.—•» — SMMK BMM^U « ——. -.-. — — L IG HTS AND/O R RE FL E CTIVE O B JE CTS UNCL ASSIFIED D0& ^ ^d^^w 27^- DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 AF0IN-./A2 AFam -2A2 UnclassifiEd director of loval Intelligence Attention: O p J20T5 JUBJFC#' Interpretation of Movies of O taldeatifled flying O bjects 1. The attached auric# (see Ind. 1) we possibly the best dom aMntacy evidence yet obtained on unidentified flying objects. They have been analysed by an Air fores photographic letoratory. H owever, it is our desire to obtain an independent analysis by a separate L aboratory in order that w nay better interpret the im plications of these data. For this reason, it is requested B avy activity 2. Circum stances surrounding the photography are m aasarised in luclcsure 2. Additional detail# were requested by aossages which are included a* Ihclosure»3 end 5 and were obtained la the replies attached as Jaclosure# b and 6* W ith regard, to Indoeurae 5 and 6, the final footage of file referred to B as been detached bolding the casera; there vac alaoet a© cam era nctica evident. Tain deduatlcn was applied to the analysis of that portion of the file depleting the wile® of the tingle object which detached itself is attached as Incloeure 7. ^ene questions are Indicative of the type data desired. Any additional data which can be obtained would bo m eet veicuae, particularly as ojneerns the light intensity of the objects, ths form ation# (including three-Aitaeaslonal renditions, if possible^ eosnents regarding the possibility that the im ages were caused by aircraft sad the condition# which east have prevailed for aircraft to produce each Inages, etc* h. It was determ ined from the B aval O bservatory, W ashington, D.C. that the position of the sun at the tine and location of the photography was 6b.5° elevation and 131° oxim th. 5» four cooperation in catifying this request at the earliest B E°^i^J h«b tsT». W JC' ASSIZED C lassified MsiaorflUMlun fort Director of H avel Intelligence, Attn: Qp 322X5 Subject: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying O bjects (continued) 6. For additional data or referral of specific questions, Colonel U.K . Sai th of the Current Intelligence B ranch nay B e contacted direct. H is telephone nuaber is 71016. 7 Inals.1. Movie <>''/<”"? o 2. G y of Itr fir CPC- B avbuuse 3. Cy of AFO IH 5726b U. Cy of CAFIS 65202 5. Cy of AFQM 597^2 6. Cy of aim 7^096 7. L ist of questions UNCL ASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 ^j^ EM ^d ' Mr; M. A. Monts ' Air Force Press Room Room 2E 761, Pentagon 1 June 1956 M r. M . A. M onts, A ir F or ce Pr es s R oom , R oom 2E 761, Pentagon M EM ORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE Attn: Lt Colonel T. R. Johnson, AFOIN-X SUBJECT: (Uncld) UFO M ovie 1. The following statements concerning two of the UFO sightings described in the recently released movie, are sub­ mitted in response to M r. M onts' request of 29 M ay 1956. a. The M arianna Case - M ontana - 1950. The original Air Force conclusion, based on the interrogation of witnesses and the evaluation of the data, was that the UFOs were, in all probability, two Air Force F-94 fighter aircraft known to be in the vicinity at the time. Simulated photographs of aircraft at various distances, made by an aircraft manufacturing firm in a recent independent and unsolicited analysis of the M arianna film, show striking similarity to the two white blops in this film. Based on the degree of credibility accorded this early ATIC evaluation and the strong corroborative evidence supplied by the recent independent analysis, the Air Force has no com­ pelling reason to alter its original conclusion. b. The Newhouse Case - Utah - 1952. The original film was analysed by an Air Force Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory shortly after the sighting. The conclusion reached was that a strong possibility existed that the bright spots of light appearing on the film were caused by seagulls soaring in thermal air cur­ rents. The credibility of the conclusion was undoubtedly sup­ ported by the presence of identifiable seagulls in some of the frames. This conclusion was further strengthened by movies of seagulls, taken at various distances, which showed them as bright spots of light similar to those in the Newhouse film. DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 00 7 A recent analysis of the Newhouse film, made by Air Force photo specialists totally unaware of the previous history of this case, yielded the opinion that the bright spots of light on the film were bird reflections in the strong sunlight. The unanimity of opinion present in all evaluations made in this case leaves little reasonable doubt that the UFOs in the Newhouse film were indeed seagulls. 2. Attached is a copy of this memo to be given to M r. M . A. M onts in the Air Force Press Room in the Pentagon. JOHNG. ERIKSEN Colonel, USAF Deputy Commander 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF N AV AL OPERATION S W ASHIN GTON 2S, D. C. IN REPLY REFER TO 0p-322Y5/rtm 5 Decem ber 1952 UNCL ASSIFIED FIRST E NDO RSE ME NT on PIC Itr ser 0263 of 5 Dec 1952 From : Director of Naval Intelligence To: Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFO IN 2A2 Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying O bjects; progress report on Ref: (c) Dept of Air Force ltr file AF0IN-2A2 of 24 O ct 1952 1, Readdressed and forwarded in com pliance with the request contained in reference (c) above and reference (b) of the basic letter* dbc^s|fi/J's p?Ai> i^ UNCL ASSIFIED (A ^obotd imifoacthHty ^ of U. 5. Ngval Ph otograph ic Cantor } UNCL ASSIFIED 01/HWW:gcl All U.S. N AV AL PHOTOGRAPHIC IN TERPRETATION U. S. N aval Receiving Station W ashington 25, D. C. Serial ij 4-1 CEN TER 195? for PEACE A” IUI0- L a/1^ SAV IN GS BON DS dec & From To: Officer in Charge Chief, Naval Operations Sub j: Interpretation of Movies of ‘Unidentified. Flying Objects; progress report on Ref: (a) Conf Itr DNI 0F522Y5/rtm, dtd 27 Oct 1952 with enclosures thereto (b) Memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AF01N 2A2 dtd 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto Encl: (1) Copy of enclosure 7 of reference (a) 1. Reference (a) directed the interpretation of movies of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 1952. Included among the enclosures are approximately 50 feet of pro­ cessed 16mm color motion picture film and a list of ques­ tions for guidance in determining the type of analysis desired. This progress report presents the procedures and methods designed to answer some of the questions con­ tained in enclosure 7 and the results obtained as of this date by the Photogrammetry Division, Evaluation Department of this Center. 2. Tests and Procedure. The film exposed in Utah is in very poor condition; dry, brittle and with a tendency to break. After initial viewing, duplication of the film was performed in order to preserve the one originally re­ ceived. This consumed approximately two weeks. In the duplication process, some color correction was made to permit better viewing of the objects. For convenience in interpretation, the film was divided into three parts, each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted of the footage taken at f8; part II, the footage taken DO D DIR 5200.10 1L AJ^ UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCLASSIFIED ^c 5 1952 at fl6 with a panning motion; and Part III, the at fl6 during which the camera was held steady. footage Three definite groups of lights were observed throughout the film and plots were recorded as follows: Area Control Parte I and II Parts I and II Parts I and II Part III Holding to one group Holding to one light and direction of another Arbitrary 1/2 inch correction per frame for panning Holding to frame outline Parts I and II None. Every tenth frame to show changes in two apparent formations. In addition to the above plots; blowups of exposures on opaque and transparent materials were made for stereoscopic study, assignment of magnitudes of light intensities were made frame by frame, and preliminary studies of colored lights conducted. 5. Comments. From the above plots and comments keyed to the 1 are: list of questions studies, the following contained in enclosure 1. It appears to light. 2. No Indication be of be sufficiently actinic craft or balloons. 3 study. 4 motion 5 color. 6 Comments held in 8. a light source rather than reflected kind of objects. No bird known to Could not have been caused by air­ abeyance until further stereoscopic Objects have same apparent shape, color, and general Relative size is still under study. Images are circular in shape and bluish-white in Comments in abeyance. Comments in abeyance. Acelleration is evident. Velocity was computed to be 5780 mph for a shift of frame if the.object is five miles from the observer 9. 1mm per -2- UNCL ASS1F1ED DO W NG RADE D AT S TE AR ’■V'W 'o-rr«'r ™ decla ssified a fter 12 DO D DIE 5200.10 ^ DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 From 54 measurements taken from Part III of the film, the maximum and minimum per frame were 0.2889 and 0.0667mm respectively with a mean shift of 0.1729mm. On this basis the mean velocity is 655.5 mph. Differences in mean vel­ ocities due to assumption of variance In distance from the observer may be determined by x/5 times 655.5. 10a. There Is no recurring pattern In the relative position of the objects in formation. It appears, however, as if the shift in relative positions were regular and that the original formation would be recovered if the continuing action had been recorded. This should be substantiated or’ refuted upon completion of the stereoscopic study. b. Comments held in abeyance c. Comments held in abeyance d. Comments held in abeyance e. Yes f. Comments held in abeyance g. Certain objects disappear while still well within the field of view. 4. Discussion. There are many theories and conditions concerning the images photographed which can be explained as natural phenomena. In the analysis conducted, no attempt is made to explain the phenomena nor are the comments tem­ pered by knowledge of present day science (although its influence was felt). Comments are as seen, as analyzed, and as computed; and as such, are partly at variance with the natural phenomena theories. a. Light Source. The opinion that these images are light sources is based on the time they can be viewed continuously on the film, approximately 90 seconds, and on the angle through which they were photographed, approx­ imately 60 degrees. It is felt that if these Images were reflected light, blinking would occur during a period of 90 seconds while passing through an angle of 60 degrees when photographed at the rate of 16 frames per second. Although this premise would permit aircraft and balloons to be the source, they are ruled out because of the velocity determination. If aircraft is assumed to be close enough to permit velocities of present aircraft, they would be close enough for positive identification. If they are too far away for positive identification, then the velocity is too great for any aircraft as we know them. b. Color. Colors were noted as shades of red, green, • ---’ ui-.i.v.^^g. it appears however, that except for DOWNGRADED 0 . DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTfr ^ ^^RVa T-K - -5- _ m dm b*^2 UNCLASSIFIED ...... DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED DEC 5 1952 the bluish-white, the colors noted are due to color aber­ rations in the lens and to processing defects, and are not of the objects themselves which can be observed throughout the entire or major portion of the film. It should be pointed out at this point that unless an image appeared in at least five successive frames, it was regarded as a pro­ cessing defect. This process of elimination left only 11 images analyzed as the objects. c. Velocity. In the determination of the velocity of the objects, two assumptions were made; (a) the camera was held steady during Part III of the fim, and (b) the objects were moving perpendicular to the optical axis. It is obvious that (b) is a fallacy; however, this assumption will give the minimum velocity and that the actual velocity is greater than computed. It may be possible to apply a correction factor after the completion of the stereoscopic study, although this is doubtful. With these assumptions and knowing the focal length of the camera, the only unknown in the determination of the velocity is the distance from the observer to the object. This was arbitrarily set at five miles. d. Size, Pattern and Formation. Analysis has not progressed to the stage where the relative sizes of these images can be stated. This applies also to patterns and formations although It appears as If they do occur. It is expected that stereoscopic analysis of the objects will furnish much information on this subject. 5. Reference (b) requested interpretation of additional movies, approximately 10 feet, taken in Montana, 1950. This film is also in poor condition but is suitable for analyzing the movie, One plot was made of the light path in the area where stationary objects are visible to hold to as control. Analysis of this movie is not sufficiently complete to offer any comment other than the path of light is undulating and Is similar to that plotted for the Utah movie. In the ana­ lysis of the Montana movie it will be most helpful if the following information can be furnished; a. Focal length of taking lens. b. Location and actual distance of observer to the center of the tower. c. Dimensions of the tower. d. Lengths of bracing on the tower. e. Vertical spacing of the bracing or the spacing between bracing measured along the legs of the tower. since this movie was taken in 1950, theIt is felt that, -4- D0D -DIR 5200.10 YE a RS. UNCL ASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 UNCL ASSIFIED o 3 DE C & ^z above requested information has been obtained for other agencies to assist in their interpretation of the uniden­ tified objects and therefore is available. 6. Interpretation of movies of unidentified flying objects are continuing and upon completion of the analysis a final report will be prepared. Two copies of the report and reference (a) will be sent to your office. 7. C onelus ions: None. 8. Recommendations: None. ^^^G RADJE D a t s YSa p TK m ?wvA»« — ^ — ^* ^W ^r.^j^ UNCL ASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 The following questions are suggested for guidance regarding the general type of analysis desired: 1. Are im ages m ade by light source or reflection? 2* Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused im ages? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause im ages? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? 3# W hat causes digression that som e objects at tim es appear to becom e 2 or 3 where there was originally one^ or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at tim es appear to m erge into one* 4* Do all objects have sam e characteristics? a* Sam e apparent shape? b« Sam e Color? c* Sam e relative size? d. Sam e general m otion? 5. W hat are shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects? 6. To what can the '’fade-in" and "fade-out11 of the objects be attributed? 7, W hat type m otion is attributable to the objects about their own axis as well as about axis of flight path)? 8. Is there any accelleration evident in their m otion along light path axis? 9* Can the m otion of the cam era (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to perm it determ ination of the angular velosity of objects vtoich cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer statew that cam era was held m otionless while object crossed field of view.) UNCLASSIFIED DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 007 Un classified 10, Determ ine patterns of flight from position plots for each fram e, then: a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? b« Do they m aintain sam e relative positions in form ation during any m aneuvers, particularly violent m aneuvers? c. Is relative position m aintained coincidental with m ovem ent about their axis? d. If undulating m otion is present am ong a num ber of objects which are m aintaining a sem blance of foxm at ion, db those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tum bling m otion? e. Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90 degrees or m ore during interval of 2 or 3 fram es)? f» Do any objects appear to remain motixilsss aft tM xaia time that others m ove about? g. Can all objects be accounted for at all tim es or do sem e literally disappear while still well within field of view? DO W NG RADE D AT 3 YE AR INTE RVAL - DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R 12 YE ARS ' DO D DIR 5200,10 • tS^-v—.-< *.. UNCL ASSIFIED DIAL YSIS O F 16 MM. MO TIO N PICTURE PH O TO G RAPH Y O F H NIIMIFIE D AE RIAL O B JE CTS. iraoiucTiCK The m otion picture was exam ined L oth by norm al and slow m otion projection, and by low power m icroscope. At the start it was found that the im ages are m uch too sm all to show any detail in the objects; the only effect visible on the film by m icroscopic exam ination is a collection of sm all white spots. They are frequently elongated in the direction of m otion with respect to the cam era position, but no other significant shape features can be seen. A B ell & H owell Model D-l-B projector was used to exam ine the m otion of the objects. This projector perm its the operator to reverse the m otion during m otor- driven projection, or to exam ine any length of film fram e-by-fram e, by m eans of a hand crank and fram e counter. It was found that the objects are ten in num ber, in every one but the last of the m otion sequences photographed. O ccasionally som e of these objects m oved out of the cam era's field of view m om entarily. A list of questions, accom panying the recuest for this evaluation, are answered below. ANSW E RS TO STATE D QUE STIO NS 1. It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected sunlight or because they are self-powered light sources. H owever, it can be de­ duced that, if they are light-reflecting only, they are decidedly non-spherical in shape. During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other tim es they are so dim as alm ost to escape detection. Furtherm ore, those objects which are following sim ilar courses show sim ilar brightness fluctuations, which could be caused by their taking sim ilar flight attitudes. 2. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object, such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no known bird that could em it such a radiation as would be required to produce the observed brightness. E ither a large m etallic surface of nearly flat shape, or a self-lum inous source, is thought to be responsible. This statem ent, and the deduction of a non-spheri- cal shape, com bine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not bright alum inum -surfaced aircraft. 3. Slow m otion studies of the objects disclose that, in several instances, two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each other, producing the blending effect. H owever, in each instance the two separate objects reappear after a m om ent. U. and 5* As stated above, the only detail that can be seen is the sm all bright spot on the blue film , so no object shape can be determ ined. H owever, the m axim um brightness of all the different spots appears to be the sam e, when they do becom e bright. The color at m axim um brightness appears to be a clear white. At reduced brightness the spots rem ain essentially a neutral or grayish white; no strong colors are noted!. As to sim ilar m otion, a definite grouping of objects is noticeable. The first two sequences, taken with the sky as a light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and two groups of two each. The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted upwards, out of the cam era's field of view. 6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in” and fade-out" are caused by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above. O n the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated with their m aneuvering activity. 7. and 8. As explained in the opening paragraph, the objects are only sm all bright spots on the film . W hen they dim sufficiently, they becom e invis­ ible; no dark spots can be identified with these objects. The only visible m otion in any single fram e is with respect to the cam era's field of view. Slow m otion exam ination of successive fram es suggests a general flight pattern of sweeping skew curves in space. This concept of object m otions produces no sharp breaks in their apparent flight paths, and also m akes it practically im possible to detect rapid accelerations or decelerations along these paths. 9. In the sequences during which the cam era was held m otionless, to record the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to m easure this velocity. Three such passes can be seen. The first was incom plete, picking up the object near the center of the fram e. The second and third passes were com plete, from one edge of the field of view to the other. Figure I shows the actual tracings of the object from fram e to fram e for both Passes No. 2 and No. 3* The distance from lens to screen was 100 inches. The focal length of the projection lens was 2 inches. The enlargem ent of Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 50 tim es. Cam era and pro­ jector errors, plus sm all hand-held cam era m otions, probably account for the deviations from a straight line path. The average calculated angular velocity for both paths is about 2*1 degrees per second. Detailed com putations are given in Appendix I. 10a. A slow m otion viewing, plus single fram e position plots, suggest that the objects are m aneuvering in definite form ations. H owever, successive identical positions are not indicated when position plots from any two fram es in a sequence are superim posed. For instance, the first sequence of m ovem ent lasts 160 fram es or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects can be m ade. These plots were m ade at half second intervals or 8 fram es apart. 10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for this interval, derived as explained in Appendix II. It should be rem em bered that Figure II very likely contains som e indeterm inate and non-constant cam era m otion, both horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking the form ations. This m eans that the directions and curvatures as shown m ay be appreciably different from what a stationary cam era would have recorded. H owever, Figure II does help visualize 2 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 the type of m otion show by the objects, m oving from right to left, or generally from east to west as the cam era was situated. This agrees with Figure I, show­ ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east. 10c and d. The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence follow a definite form ation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single, or perhaps five pairs (if one of the trio and the single are actually a nearby pair). It appears that the objects tend to rem ain in position for curved path m aneuvering. A possible shift in form ation appears at the start of the trio paths. O therwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in phase in this sequence; as in the other sequences also. lO e and f. Several repeated slow m otion viewings of the entire film do not indicate clearly’ any abrupt changes in flight path of any part of the form ation. At tim es the cam era appears to lag in following- the entire group, and som e of the ten objects then m ove outside the field of view m om entarily. 'W hether or not a particular object rem ains m otionless for a m om ent depends upon the relationship of group m ovem ent to cam era m ovem ent. 10g. As explained in Paragraph lO f, som etim es objects m ay m ove out of the field of view, in a few instances, however, certain objects m ay change in brightness considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the field of view. In the second sequence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower two pairs in Figure II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view, being invisible a m om ent before. As they flare up, they appear to curve m ore rapidly to the left and upwards than the center trio. Seversinf; this sequence in slow m otion shows that these four objects were faintly visible just before they disappeared at about the sam e position. A tabulation of flight sequences and durations is listed in Appendix III. C011CL USW S 1. Subject m otion picture film apparently records the m otions of ten un­ known aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of m ovem ent and size. 2. The exact nature of these objects cannot be determ ined, because they are visible only as sm all spots of light. It can be deduced, however, that they are either non-scherical in shape and sim ilar to bright m etal in reflectance, or else variably self-lum inous by som e m eans. 3. There is apparently a coordination of m ovem ent to som e extent am ong these objects. They seem to m ove in form ations which are probably three-dim en­ sional in arrangem ent. The largest angular size of the entire group is on the order of 6 to 8 degrees of arc. 4. The m ovem ents of these objects suggest flight paths consisting of skew curves in space. In one instance a single object changed course and followed a nearly straight line path with reasonable uniform ity of m otion at an angular velocity of about 2.1 degrees. During this straight line flight it rem ained reasonably uniform in brightness. 3 41 5* It would probably be extrem ely difficult to im itate this photography for fraudulent purposes. DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 00 7 Appendix I Calculation of Angular Velocity of Single Aerial O bject: Pass No. 2; Ug spot positions are plotted, representing an elapsed tim e interval of Uf fram es. At 16 fram es per second, this gives: ^ j.O seconds elapsed tim e The m easured distance on the screen is 15-1 inches. This gives approxim ately 1^.1 or 5*0 inches per second for im age velocity on the screen. Pass No. 3- U4 spot positions are plotted, for U3 fram es of elapsed tim e. This tim e is _ 2.7 seconds. The distance travelled is 15*7 inches. This gives 15J 5*8 inches per second on the screen. Average of these 2 values is 5«U inches per second; with an es­ tim ated precision of ±15 per cent. Conversion to Angular Velocity: Distance from projector lens to screen = 100 inches Focal length of projector lens = 2 inches E nlargem ent of film on screen = 5$ tim es Im age velocity on film = ^4 _ <11 inches per second Focal length of cam era taking lens = 3 inches It is adequately precise to divide the im age velocity by the focal length to get the angular velocity in radians per second, then to convert to degrees. W e have: Angular velocity = .11 x 57»3 = 2.1 degrees per second The precision of this value is also conservatively set at ±15^ or ±0.3 degrees per second. Appendix II Plotting a Set of Plight Paths from Single Fram e Position Plots, with no E eference Points 1. In a case like this, it would be highly desirable if the m ovem ent of these objects could be recorded with a stationary m otion picture cam era. Position plots could be superim posed by observing proper registery of fram e edges to in­ dicate the speeo. and direction of object flight paths. 2. H owever, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the form ­ ation of objects, to keep them all in view. Therefore no position guide for registering the position plots is available, since no fixed points appear in the sky. O ther principles m ust be used instead. 3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire form ation was to the west. A later secuence shows a single object, which had reversed course, m oving from left to right in the cam era's view. It can therefore be supposed that plotted paths should show a drift from right to left. 4. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be superim posed without any rotation, since the fram es were plotted without rotation. This assum es that the cam era was not rotated; but m erely m oved in com bined horizontal and vertical m otions. 5. Another general guide is that m ost of the objects should appear to m ove in sm ooth, continuous paths. Several plots, at least 4, should be superim posed on a viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are sm ooth and show reasonably uniform m otion. This com pound plot can be transferred to a single sheet, and further plots can be added in the sam e m anner. 6. Figure II was prepared in just this way, using the sam e $0 diam eter en­ largem ent as in Figure I. It will be noted that the final positions of two objects in the central trio are m issing. They becam e so faint that they were lost; no further plotting of this sequence was tried. DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 Appendix III Sequence Num ber Fram e H um ber Num ber of Approx tim e of Sky Color Start Finish Fram es Seq»in Seconds 1 0 160 160 10 L ight 2 161 386 225 14 L ight 3 337 700 313 19 1/2 Dark u 700 970 270 17 Dark 5 970 1010 1)0 2 1/2 Dark 6 1010 1030 70 4 1/2 Dark 7 1030 1140 60 4 Dark Mot of single object, ctetior^ry i . ■'r DE CL ASSIFIE D Authority NND 923007 ^tflSQIIi^J^ M A JO fl D O N A LD E. K EYH O E, u.s. m a r ine cor ps,r et.,in a telegr a m sent to br iga dier gener a l sor y sm ith AN D TO SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE HAROLD E. TALBOTT, TOLD THIS STORY: O H JJH Y2, {952, N AV Y W ARRAN T officer D ELD EPT C . H EW H O U SE w a s en r oute to Por tla nd, oijeson. a t 11:10 a .m .,h€'MU> AY a point on h igh­ w a y Bq SEV EN MILES N ORTH OF TH EH O H YO H , U TA H , SUDDEN LY, HE SAW "A GROUP OF ROUN D, EXTREMELY BRIGHT OBJECTS MOV IN G W EST AT A V ERY HIGH SPEED...* 'As A N AV AL AV IATION PHOTOGRAPHER,N EW HOUSE K N EW THEY W ERE N OT AIRCRAFT. USIN G A BELL AN D HOW ELL AUTO MASTER MOV IE CAMERA W ITH A THREE IN CH TELEFOTO LEN S, HE SHOT ABOUT "Nea r th e end, one of th e objects r ever sed its cour se AN O LEFT THE FORMATION ..." 40 FEET OF FILM..." "Th e pictur es w er e studied for M O N TH S by TH E A M EO N O E PH O TO - PEC O N N A /SSA N C E LA D O PA - TO PY ^ DAYTON ,AN D LATER 3Y TH EH A YY PH 0T0- IN TEPPPETA TIO N G EN TEP AT W ASHIN GTON :’ "TH E L ABORATORIES CAME TO TH ESE CONCL USIONS: I th(,AVERAGE GPCEO OF TH E UNKNOW N OBJECTS w a s SOMEW H ERE BETW EEN 63 3 AND 9B0 M.P H 2 AL L TH E 08JEC S APPE ARED ROUND,OF TH E SAME SIZE, ANV H EY GAVE OFF A BL UEISM W H ITE QL OW .OF V$RY H IGH INTENSITY / . 3 TH E OBJECTS S fMED TO BE MANEUVER­ ING IN A .CIRCULAR OR ELIPTlCAL PATTERN W ITH IN TH E GROUP AT VER* H IGH SPEEDS? 4 . BECAUSE OF TH ESE H IGH SPEEDS. TH E OBJECTS OBVIOUSLY COUL D NOT BE BALL OONS OR BIRDS 5 W E* W ERE NOT ANY KNOW N TY PE OF AIRGRAFT 6 . TH E SIG HTING CO UL D NO T B E E XPL AINE D B Y ANY CO NVE NTIO NAL ANSW E R..." * DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 “Th e"AIR FORCE HAO...PLAN N ED TO SH O iV THIS FILM TO THE PR ESS AN D TO MAK E * STA TEM EN T TO THE PU B LIC. THIS STATEMEN T W OULD AFK F4Z THE O FFIC IA L A N A LYSIS..." M A JO B K EYH O E,VW ) HAO BEEN G IVEN THE AtR FORCE DATA ON THE UTAH PICTURES B EFO R E THE OFFICIALS W HO FAV ORED A PUBLIC STATE­ MEN T HAD BEEN MW ZfATHEN DECIDED TO IN C LU D E THIS IN FORMATION IN HIS BOOK , "FLYIN G SA D D EN S FR O M O U TER SPA C E"* “ W h en th e com bined a ir for ce a no na vy a na ly sis SHOW EO THAT THE SAUCERS COULD AW BE my C O N VEN ­ TIO N A L O B JEC TS, a ir for ce officia ls D ISA G R EED M TO K H A T sh ould be YO LO th e public, th e pla n for a PUBLIC DISCLOSURE W AS TH EN K ILLED ..." Ina pr ess r elea se, da ted sept, zb, isos, a r m , h enr y HOLT AN D COMPAN Y AN N OUN CED... Th e ca t w a s out of th e ba g. in IMMEDIATE RETALIATION ,THE OFFICE OF AIR FORCE IN FORMATION ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON SEPT. 29 ,19 53... THE TR EM O TO N PIC TU R ES W ERE R ETU R N ED to w a r r a nt officer N EW HOUSE.THEY W ERE OF N O IM PO R TA N C E.' THE A IR FO R G E N A S SEC R ET M O TIO N PIC TU R ES O F FLYIN G SA U C ER S w h ich PR O VE THEY ARE IN TER ­ PLA N ETA R Y C R A FT, MAJOR OON ALD E. K EYHOE, A RETIRED MARIN E CORPS OFFICER...DECLAREO TODAY. HIS CLAIM,HE SAID,IS R A C K ED BY O FFIC IA L A IR FO R C E D O C U M EN TS C O N TA IN ED IN HtS FORTHCOMIN G BOOK ..* * ACTUAL Q UOTE FROM H.K • CO. RELEASE .-EOS This w a s th e reason for m a jor * key h oe'S TELEG R A M . HE SAID: ON SEPT. 29 ,YOUR OFFICE PU B LIC LY IM PLIED th a t i M ISR EPR ESEN TED THE a ir for ce a na ly sis of THE U TA H FLYIN G SA U C ER PIC TU R ES IN MY BOOK ...IF THIS IS TR U E, THEN AS A retired marine corps officer, I SHOULD BE SU SPEC TED TO D ISC I­ PLIN A R Y A C TIO N ...IF MY C LA IM S M E IN C O R R EC T, THEN I RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT... I BE C O U R T-M A R TIA LED FOR MAK IN G FA LSE STA IEM EN 7SM O O T THE A IR FO R C E A N A LYSIS.* THE TELEGRAM W AS DATED OCT. 2,19 53. MAJOR K EYHOE W AS N EV ER BROUGHT UP FOR DISCIPLIN ARY ACTION . W ASN 'T THE UTAH. FILM RETURN ED TO W .O. N EW HOUSE MERELY A POOR COPY? W EREN 'T THERE MAN Y COPIES MADE AN D STUDIED? W HERE IS THE ORIGIN AL? W HAT N EW SPAPER CHAIN HAS BEEN DEN IED A SHOW IN G W ITH THE CLAIM THAT ALL COPIES W ERE BURN ED UP FROM OV ERUSE? 21 zookbonnAwow^^ -^tZ-j fie £ -L ^/ 'zl ^^b f^J '^W 3-° p°^ (/ ^T ^s^3 ^■'^ DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECL ASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 id-qsi 24-0-257 MJIiiO M^M SUB JE CT* (Unclassified) Reporting of Inform ation on Unconventional Aircraft SPE CIAL IIMO RI TO * Director of Special Investigations H eadquarters, USAF W ashington 25, D, 0. SYNO PSIS* O n 2 July 1952, Captain RO B E RT E . ME TCAL F, 1001 Massachusetts Avenue, L exington, Massachusetts, reported that he and two other persons observed one unidentified airborne object between 0730 and 0740 hours, B UT, on 1 July 1952. H o activity or condition developed that accounts for sighting, W AII3* At approxim ately 2000 hours, 2 July 1952, Captain RO B E RT S. ME TCAL F, 1001 Massachusetts Avenue, L exington, Massachusetts, reported the obser­ vation of one unidentified airborne object between 0730 and 0740 hours on 1 July 1952 to Special Agent L E SL IE S. H UB B ARD. O n 3 July 1952, Captain ME TCAL F was interviewed by Special Agent JUL IUS B . PO PPING A, and furnished the following inform ation: a. Description of object* O ne (1) m ilky white object, shaped like an "elongated oval" but "fatter than a cigar", about 100 feet in length or slightly larger than a four-engine airliner, having indistinct outlines at the rear resem bling either a very short exhaust or a blurred tail section, with a narrow ridge along the top side, but without wings or any clear aerodynam ic features. O bject produced no sound, and left no vapor trail or exhaust other than described above. Speed was estim ated to be approxim ately that of jet aircraft, but observer believed the object "hung" in m id-air for a few seconds on two occasions and then proceeded. a« ^??M fiOfcW tt-OMLY DO U’ DIB (B M W । IM# 24-0-257 The course of the object was otherwise without variation in altitude cr direction, proceeding at an estim ated 40,O CX) feet toward the southwest. b. O bject was sighted by Captain MSTCA1F at 0730 hours AIT, 1 July 1952, and was observed by bin for ten (10) m inutes. c. Sighting was by visual observation through sm oked glasses, with no optical or electronic aide. d. O bserver sighted object while standing in the vicinity of H angar "B ” at L aurence G . H anscom Field, B odford, Massachusetts* e* Identifying inform ation on observer: Captain RO B E RT 2. ME TCAL F, AO 563825, Petroleum O fficer, 6520th Supply Squadron, 6520th Test Support W ing, L aurence G . H anscom Field, B edford, Massachusetts, is 33 years of ago, and has served six years of active duty and five years of reserve duty with the USAF* Captain ME TCAL F is not rated, but appeared thoroughly fam iliar with all types of aircraft and advised that he has never seen a com parable object. f* W eather conditions: ME TCAL F advised that at the tim e of the sighting the sky was perfectly clear, and a elight northeast wind was blowing, heather conditions at 0730 houra L O T 1 July 1952 were reported by the U. S. weather Departm ent, L ogan International Airport, B oston, Massachusetts, for the B oston area as follows1 Thin scattered clouds at 26,000 feet, northwest wind at 6 m iles per hour, visibility 12 m iles, tem perature 60 degrees,M g. H o activity or condition is known that m ight account for the sightings. H owever, ME TCAL F stated that his attention was first drawn to the object while he watched the vapor trails of what appeared to be two (2) jet aircraft proceeding in a southeast direction. The object described intersected the jet vapor trails and continued to the southwest* h* No physical evidence exists, and no interception action was taken. ME TCAL F advised however, that he proceeded to the base operations tower after having observed the object for a few m inutes, and that attem pts to locate the object with a pair of #750 Navy-type binoculars from that vantage point resulted negatively. i. Manner of disappearancet ME TCAL F advised that he again saw the object while on the -ay to the tower, but that its distance had in­ creased considerably, and that from the tower it was no longer visible, with or without binoculars. ME TCAL F further advised that upon sighting the object he called it to the attention of M Sgt JADE S STUta, AF 15120440, and M Sgt JO SE PH R. B USH , AF 11031457, both of 6520th Air Police Squadron, H anscoaL Fdeta. O n DO W NG RADE D AT 3 Y.E a R INTE RV AL Ai '^'Ft^^®**^^®^*®® decla ssified a fter DO D DIR 5200.10 ^^^^—gm«^WM K* DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 92 3 0 07 10-0 1 24-0-257 ^7" 3 July 1952, ST1S&R and B O SH were separately Interviewed by Special Agent JUL IUS 3. FO PPIMG A. Tim e, location, m ethod of sighting, weather conditions, direction of flight, and disappearance wore identical to that reported by ME TCAL F. Several differences will be noted, however, relative to the description of the object. J. STIUR described the object as resem bling a sm all blim p, having a blunt front, cigar-shaped, and sim ilar to an "airplane without wings or tail assesbly," STXNE R noticed no exhaust or noise, and no changes of altitude or course. L ength of the object was estim ated as two to three hundred feet, and no tail features, wings, or aerodynam ic features of any kind were observed, SUN® estim ated the altitude of the object to be about 20,000 feet. H e described its forward m otion to be irregular, first barely m oving, and then proceeding at "about the speed of a 0-47.” k, B O SH advised that he could not estim ate the else of the object, but described it as oval-shaped, and believed that it was trailed by two distinct vapor trails, sim ilar to that associated with con­ ventional aircraft at very great altitudes, B O SH noticed no variation la the spaed, altitude, or line of flight, and estim ated the speed to be about 130 m iles per hour and the altitude to be "over 30,000 feet." B O SK noticed no noise and stated that he could distinguish no wing or tail surfaces, H e added that while both ME tH E R and ME TCAL F used sun glasses while observing the objects, he did not, and that his vision was im paired by the brightness of the sky and the sun, 1, Identifying inform ation on STlRgK and B USH : M Sgt STINIU is 50 years of age, and has served 19 years with the ground forces and 4 years with the Air Force, tie has never been on an air crew, and claim s no special knowledge pertaining to aircraft, but advised that he lias never observed an airplane in flight, at any angle, resem bling the object described, and was aware of no known object which m ight account for it, M Sgt B O SH it 32 years of age, and has served 11 years with the Air Force, prim arily in inspection and investigation work. B O O M advised he has done considerable reading in relation to unconventional aircraft, but could not account for the object described in any way. a. This sighting appears to be a verification and one and the sam e as sighting observed by E RVIN «. H E L SO H between 0731 and 0734 hours IDT on 1 July 1952 and reported in 1st district 031 file 24-0-2 56 on 3 July 1952. DO W NG RADE D AT 3 YE AR ^TE RVAW 5* ' DE CL ASSIFIE D AFTE R ri y eA4-. DO D DIR 5206.1D DECLASSIFIED Auth ority NND 923 007 1D-0SI 24-0-2$? FOR OFFICIAL USE OHLY H o further action is contem plated by this District O ffice. Two (2) copies of this report will be forwarded to the Com m anding G eneral, Air Materiel Com m and, Attention! K C1S RO B E RT S L t Colonel District Com m ander oct CG , AMC (dup) F^-OFFtGAL-USEaM?—• 20 J Service and m ore 1 unknown tine sored south W K report 2723hK unigAtifiod object < ant/thsnwH tar, at an al 22 W n. W i Air* traffic terrific subm itted by ' of about wss ' $£ an • object hovered fate! ID m inutes then UNCL AS^E -d 2h. Reference CIRVIS report 030hh2Z July subm itted by March Flight Service Center. An extrem ely bright object was observed for period of several m inutes at 19h£P on 2 July 1952, The observer plotted object with & protractor and estim ated it to be 3b to 36 degrees above the horizon at an angle of 175 degrees. O bject broke up into 6 or 8 pieces which appeared to descend toward the ground at a high rate of speed. J 25. leather unknown, • 26. W itness i Mr, Sublette, m em ber L os Angeles Police Departm ent. Residence address: U92U L incoln Avenue, H ighland Park, California* Telephone not given. O 27* Air traffic inform ation not given, 26. Com m ents of Preparing O fficer: a. The sighting reports listed above are unconfirm ed, incom plete, and, in •one oases, erroneously subm itted. H owever, in the interest of m aintaining continuity of flow of sighting reports through the m any concerned agencies, It was considered desireable to subm it all for Inform ation purposes. The evident lack of value of incom plete reports has been brought to the attention of CAA and Flight Service units and,within the Flight Service structure, special training program s have been insti­ tuted which should preclude future relay errors. e>od dip i-^ ■■ J2 y- ■ y^L S;6200.10 • ' -S. Un classified DECLASSIFIED Authority N N D 9 23007