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PROJECT 10073 RECORD i
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCA TION |

8 September 53 09/0620:
10. CONCLUSION

Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Evaluated as a meteor observation. |

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Wl. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Few Seconds 3 ' Object was a bluish-white light about the size of an auto headq

light approaching the field from the North. Observer watched

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Auete caged it as it messed over the Western edge of the field where it
Gro und-Visu al enlarged in size, emitted "smris" in the form of a trail for
7.- COURSE —_| _&. few seconds and then abruptly went out. No sound.

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6. PHOTOS

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Capt. and urs. Fortney were returning from the city of Spokane to
FAFB. Capt. Fortney was criving west on Highway 2 about one mile: or less
from the castern edge of the field when lirs. Fortney observed a bluish
white light approaching the cer from the northeast. The light was “moving
at "high speed” ond came at the car so directly thst irs. Fortney became
frightened for fear it would strike the car. It passoa over, however,
and proceeded on a S\i course overflying the runweys and hangar ares of
FAFB. According to Mrs. Fortney, the light increased in size (from that
of an auto headlight to twice the size) over the hangar area, emitting
sparks in a fiery trail appearing in verious colors other then blus-white
vhich it had been, At that time, the light suddenly went out. No other
observations were made. No sound was heard. The course was roughly Ni
to Si and travel wes parallel to the ground at a low altitude. No air-
craft were in the vicinity at that time. Capt. l'ortney did not observe
the phenomenon as he was concentrating on driving and had his sun visor
down (reason unknown)

Sighting of Clifford L. Ponsness 1st Lt lot), Saturdey 8 Sep 2220 hours

Lt. Ponsness was returning to his querters from the home of a friend,
walking north on a street in the officer housing area when he observed a
bluish-white light sbout the size of an auto headlight approsching the
field from the north. Ne watched it as it passed over the western edge
of the field where it enlarged in size, emitted "sparks" in the form of
a trail for a few seconds anc then ebruptly went out. The time was
approximately 2220. No sounds were heard. No aircreft were in the vicinity
of the field at the time. The course of the object was from the NE to Sit .
over FAFB, paralleling the earth at approximately "1590 miles per hour",

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Sighting of Russ3il J. Gardinier, wajor, (obs ver) ilionde T-) 9) fe)

iajor Gardinier was relaxing in the back yard of his home in the ex-
treme corner of the city of iBpokeos when he noticed three strange objects
apvearing out of the Nis. is first impression was that they were extra
lerze pieces of cardboard or wrapping paper tumbling about in an oversize
"Gust devil", about 2000' above the terrain. Continued observation, how-
ever, seemed to indicate that the objects were held aloft by a force other
than air currents, ‘They reacted in a manner indicating motive power of
their own, All three objects ected independently and highly erraticselly.
For example, one object would move up while another would move down and
the third sideweys.

After watching the objects for two or three minutes, ijajor Gardinier
called to his wife to bring e monocular (6X23) from the house. When iirs.
Gardinier returned with the glsss only one of the objects could be seon,
the other two having departed in the direction of Fairchild Air Fores Base,

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Both urs. Gardinier and a neighbor, lirs. Lowell Allen, observed the third
object as it climbed and disappeared toward FAKB. wajor Gardinier described
the objects as rather flat, pancake-shsped, 20 to 30 fceet,across, 2 to 6
fest in depth. When first sighted they appesred e khaki tan in color but
through the monocular eppesred a metallic bronze. Observation was dif-
ficult because the objects were constantly quivering ond oscillating in

the air. They were capable of abrupt changes of direction:and speed, yet
could also hang motionless in the air except for the quivering motion. No
sounds were heard. The weather was CAVU. Neither wirs, Gardinier nor the
neighbor could identify the objects. No dust or other debris was asso-
ciated with them and no trail, smoke, or flame could be seen, They appear-
ed from the NW “as though following the course of the Spokane Kiver" until
they were abreast of the Nii corner of the city of Spoxane, orbiting there
for approximately five minutes and then proceeding Si almost directly
toward FAFB, All three objects appexred to have a high rate of speed, dif-
ficult to estimate because of luck of reference as to size and distance
away. No further observations were reported.

UNCLASSIFIED

(Unclassified) Sightings of Unusual Objects

Chief, Air Technical Dept of the AF 14 HCY 995

Intelligence Center, Hq USAF ~ AFOIN-V/TC oo; Lt2bo1.wi111e/s5604
Wright-Patterson AFB,

Dayton, Ohio

Headquarters &7th Air Division letter, undated, with one (1) inclosure ani two
(2) indorsements is forwarded for your information and retention.

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Hq 57th AD 92ID Subject: Sightings of Unusual Objects

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wii OCT aa AIR FORCE, March Air Force Base, California
TO: Commanding General, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base,
Omaha, Nebraska

1. Forwarded for your information.

2. The 57th Air Division has been‘instructed that in the case of
future sightings any information of a potential intelligence value will
be reported in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-15 where no
established report and procedure is involved.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

1 Incl STANLEY M. SIMKINS
n/c Major, USAF
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