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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Jan 61 | Cannon AFB, New Mexico | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2055 GNT 160355Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical VENUS ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10…

RECEIVED
19 JAN 61 20 32a
142CUF0
44X0A

ZCZC@CPS@CZC@OCS1@ZCWYC391
PP RJED@Q
DE RJWFDH 1SA
P 191726Z ZZ
FN COMDR S32D AIR DIV CANNON AFB WNEX
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJWFHW/COMDR OCADS OKLA AFS OKLA CITY OKLA
RJEZHO/HQ USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS AD/DOI 01-471 HQ USAF,
ATTN: AFCIN, AND SAFIS.

A.
(1). SPHERE
(2). DINE AT ARMS LENGTH
(3). WHITE CHANGED TO DULL RED
(4). ONE
(5). N/A
(6). NONE
(7). NONE

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(8). NO
(9). NONE

B.
(1). CAME IN LINE OF SIGHT

(2) NORTHWEST 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZO

(3) NORTHWEST 38 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON

(4) MOVED SLOWLY STRICT DOWN THEN HORIZONTAL TO LEFT,
THEN UP INCREASING SPEED, THEN ANGLED DOWN TO THE
RIGHT TWOARD THE HORIZON.

C. NONE

D. D16 JAN 61 0355 ZULU
(1) NIGHT

E. 34 DEGREES 26,N 193 DEGREES 12,W 2 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS,
NEW MEXICO

F. D 32ND AIR POLICE SODN., (MAIN GATE
GUARD) CANNON AFB, NEW MEXICO.

G.
(1) CLEAR
(2) WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY
A. SURFACE -- 270/S (16/1652)

PAGE THREE RJWFDH 18A
(16/1700)
D. 6000, 240/10 (BYXOUPPH WIND DATA)
C. 10,000, 320/20 "
D. 16,000, 320/15 "
E. 20,000, 310/20…

(5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER - .2 "
(6) THUNDER STORMS IN AREA - NO "
(7) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

5-13,333FTMSL 2.2 DEGREES C/1,333, 16/1733M
13-15,333" 1 DEGREES C/1,333, "
15-34,333 " 2.7 DEGREES C/1,333, "
34-39,333 " .63 DEGREES C/1,333, "
39-53,333 " 3 DEGREES C/1,333, "

H. NONE
I. NO
J. NO

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K. NONE
L. NONE
BT
19/1822Z JAN RJWFBM

19 JAN 1942
1942 AUG 19

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
24 JAN 61 19 09z
TOT 24/1959Z
117

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | CODE | MULTI | SINGLE | AF  |
|  INFO |  |  |  | AD/DOI 01-471  |
|  FROM: | ATIC W-P AFB |   |   | SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS  |
|  TO: | CANNON AFB NM RJWFBH |   |   |   |
|  UNCLAS/AFCIN-4E2x | 1-727 |   |   |   |
|  832D AIR DIV, YOUR MSG AD/DOI 01-471, DTD 19 JAN 61. HOW DID WITNESS DETERMINE THE OBJ MOVE…

ZCZCSQP009CZCSQC794ZCWYB046
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWFBM 22A
P 011531Z
FM COMDR 832D ADIV CANNON AFB NMEX
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
BT
RECEIVED
1 FEB 61 12 23 3
ATIC
1 FEB 61 16 54Z
PRIORITY
14E2 (UFO)
23
44X2A
150778

UNCLAS AD/DOI 02-102 ATTN: AFCIN 4E2X. THIS IS IN TWO PARTS. PART I. IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION: A. DETERMINATION THAT THE OBJECT MOVED STRAIGHT DOWN WAS MADE BY THE RELATION OF THE FLIGHT PATH TO AN OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREEN. THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO VARY AS IT DESCENDED. B. OBJECT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW WHEN ITS FLIGHT PATH DESCENDED BEHIND THE MOVIE SCREEN. PER…

PAGE TWO RJWFBH 22A

INTERROGATION OF THE SECOND WITNESS REVEALED ESSENTIALLY THE SAME INFORMATION REPORTED BY THE FIRST WITNESS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OBJECT, S COLOR. THE SECOND WITNESS DESCRIBED OBJECT, S COLOR FIRST AS PINK, THEN TURNING A BRIGHT RED. THE THIRD PERSON IN THE CAR REQUIRED GLASSES TO SEE, BUT WAS NOT WEARING THEM AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE OBJECT. A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE SECOND WITNESS INTERROGATION WILL BE FORWARDED UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THEIR TWO OBSERVATIONS WAS ON THE COLOR OF THE OBJECT.

BT
01/1544Z FEB RJWFBH