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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Apr 64 | Grants, New Mexico | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Was Aircraft Night PhotoMiss ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 06/0340Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☑ Yes, Returned to source civilian | civilian…

25 APR
OFFICIAL FILE COPY

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW/Capt H Quintanilla/69216

SUBJECT: Grants, New Mexico Sighting, 26 Apr 64 18 May 64

TO: Maj William C Harrelson
DO-16I
4510th Combat Crew Training Wing (Tac Ftr)
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

Reference your letter, Supplemental Information on UFO Report, TWX
DO-16I-2D 2030Z, 30 Apr 64, Luke AFB, Arizona. The film was developed
and printed by the Kodak Company in Chicago, Illinois. Please return
these slides to Mr. , Phoenix,
Arizona, owner, thanking him on behalf of the Air Force for there use.
We did not find any pictures which would be usefu…

HEADQUARTERS
4510TH COMBAT CREW TRAINING WING TALK FOR
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE
ARIZONA

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: DC-16I/Maj Harrelson/489

SUBJECT: Supplemental Information on UFO Report, TWX DC-16I-2D
20302 30 Apr 64, Luke AFB, Arizona

TO: APSC

Attn: Capt Quintanill
Project Officer "Blue Book"

1. Contacted Mr. [redacted] personally at his teaching position,
[redacted] School, Phoenix, Arizona at 1300 Hours, Friday, 1
May 1964.

2. His camera is a KONICA, Model L, 35mm (Hexer lens 2.8, F-40mm),
made in japan. He took the photograph during the second sighting in
the dark, with l…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
26 APR 1945
Reconnaissance
Mission

AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64) G/ab Page 1 of 5
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-4, DIA-15 (31)

SMB A035
HQA729ZCQJA374
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWHSH 43 30/2335Z
ZNR
P 02030Z
FM LUKE AFB ARIZ
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUWHSB/WADF HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS DO-16I-2D. FOR AFSC (FTD); USAF FOR (AFCIN); SECRETARY OF THE AF FOR (SAFOI). THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO) SUBMITTED IAW AFR 200-2.

ITEM A:
(1) C…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64) Page 2 of 5
PAGE 2 RUWHSH 43 UNCLAS INCOMING

DESCRIBED THE WHITE LIGHT AS PULSATING ONCE PER SECOND AND REMINED HIM OF AN ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT. (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NO FEATURES DISCRINABLE OTHER THAN SYMMETRICAL SHAPE. (7) NONE (3) NONE. HOWEVER, GARAGE MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED OBJECT WITH THIS OBSERVER ON THE THIRD OBSERVATION STATED THAT WHEN IT CAME OVER HIM EARLIER IN THE EVENING IT WAS MAKING A "TERRIFIC NOISE". (9) NONE

ITEM B:
(1) THE UNUSUAL BRILLIANT RED LIGHT AND THE WHITE LIGHT SHINING DOWN …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64) Page 3 of 5
0-43 3 RUWHSH 43 UNCLAS
INCOMING

(1) FIRST SIGHTING 0340Z 26 APR; SECOND SIGHTING 0415Z 26 APR; THIRD
SIGHTING 0510Z 26 APR. (2) NIGHT, FULL MOON, CLEAR VISIBILITY 5 MILE
TYZIN PLAINLY VISIBLE.

ITEM E:
(1) FIRST SIGHTING: 107 DEGREE 23'00" W - 35 DEGREE 05'00"N; 45
MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND 5 MILES EAST OF LAGUNA, NEW
MEXICO. (2) SECOND SIGHTING: 107 DEGREE 29'30"W - 35 DEGREE 06
J 45" N; ON HIGHWAY 66 NEAR SAN FIDEL, NEW MEXICO. (3) THIRD SIGHTING:
17 DEGREE 53' 45" W -3…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AP IN: 17048 (1 May 64) Page 4 of 5
PAGE 4 RUWHSH 43 UNCLAS I N C O M I N G

THE OBJECT WITH THEM. THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING A RED INTERNATIONAL PICK-UP TRUCK; NAME UNKNOWN. HAS A GARAGE ON NORTH SIDE OF HVU0#:R RZXTY IN GRANTS, NEW MEXICO. OBSERVER, WOODRUFF, APPEARED TO BE A VERY RELIABLE AND COMPETENT OBSERVER, WITH AVIATION EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING HE COMMENTED THAT HIS FIRST THOUGHT ON THE RED LIGHT WAS THAT IT MIGHT BE A NAVIGATION LIGHT, BUT THAT IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT. FROM HIS FIRST POSITION HE WAS LOKING DOWN FROM AN …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
Page 5 of 5

AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64)
PAGE 5 RUWHSH 43 UNCLAS

INCOMING

(1) CLEAR; VISIBILITY 5 MILES; WIDNS 25 MILES PER HOUR. BITTER COLD;
HAD BEEN SNOWING TO THE EAST TOWARD ALBUQUERQUE, SNOW ON THE GROUND.
THINLY SCATTERED CLOUD COVER.

(2) NOT AVAILABLE. (3) UNKNOWN (4) UNKNOWN (5) UNKNOWN (6) UNKNOWN
(7) UNKNOWN (8) NONE

ITEM I: NONE

ITEM J: NONE REPORTED.

ITEM K: STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MAJOR WILLIAM C. HARRELSON, USAF,
4516 CCR TNG SQ, LUKE AFB, ARIZ. UNABLE TO MAKE PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF THIS SIGHTING OTHER …