PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE © 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Wes Bolloon
8 Dec 55 Chama, New Mexico 0 Probsably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | & YYPE OF OBSERVATION tee. Fess Ry Beltoen
Locol {2 Greund- Vi sual DO Ground-Reoder la Wor Aircraft Helocopter
ou 8/23302 0 AinVisuel D Alreintercept Redor | 2X Possibly Alreroft
5. PHOTOS Tt. SOURCE lo Wes Astronomicol
0 Yes . 10 Probobly Astronomical
{2 Ne 4 o Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION 6, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
OC Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
Ce es ie ets _unk _\:
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

1 obj, shaped like body of panel truck blue Possible Helo.
gray in color. Seemed to have black pipe

progecting from sides, source had never seen

helicopter but thoughtit might be one.

ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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25. Whare were you located when you saw t object? 26. Were you (Circle One)

(Circle One):

a, In the business section of « city?

a, Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. Ina cor c. In open countryside?

c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?

d, Inancirplune e. Flying over a city?

e, At soa : f, Flying over open country? , .
Other Zain caboose @ Other Cea Moun, fain ows
. 3 COMA Ley

27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?

Kid, (ng [Kh _caboos C Of Flacn Wwatchktn COce at0-Y é

atleuKtton.

28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

28,1 What direction wera you moving? (Circle One)

a. North ec, East e. South g. West
b. Northeast a Southeast >) f, Southwest h, Northwest
28.2 How fast were you mor s4’ if § —Lf miles per hour,

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

(Circle One) Yes

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29. What direction were you look», --#» you first saw the object? (Circle One)
Ca. North) c, East e. South g- West
. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest

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30. What direction were you looking «han you last saw the object? (Circle One)

a. North c, East e. South ._ Wes
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest . Northwest

31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object wos
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first appeared:
o. From true North O degrees.

b. From horizon OC degrees.

- 31,2 When it disappeared: ae
a. From true North _. 3/5 degrees.

b. From horizon... O.._. degrees.

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32, 1n the following sketch, imagine thot you are at the point shown, Place an “A” on the curved line to show how
high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it, Place a “B” on the samo curved linu to
show how high the obiect was chove the borizon (skyline) when you lost saw it,

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33. In the following larger sketch » s+ an “A” at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a “B” at its
position when you last saw i+ ‘=!ar to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the lorger sketch.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the times you &

34.) CLOUDS (Circle Ona)

a. Claar sky

b. Hazy

¢, Scattured clouds
Thick or haavy clouds

e. Don't remember

34,3 WEATHER (Circle One)
Dry

. Fog, mist, or light rain
c, Moderate orheavy roin
d. Snow
©, Don't remember

aw the objact?

34,2 WIND (Cirels One)

b

Cc.

d,

No Ve ind

» Slight breeze

Strong wind
Don't remember

94.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Cold

C2XKoo!

c, Warm

d,

Hot

0, Don't remember

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(By persoanel fetter }

35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

30 he Ss

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36. Was anyones else with you at the tlie you saw the objact?

(Circle One) Yar) No
36.1 IF you answered YES, di they see the objact too?
(Circle One) ( Yoo. No

ainas ood addresses!

36.2 Please list the!

Alamosa, Colo.

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37. Was this the First time thot». +) sen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) ( Yes > No
37,1 IF you answered NO, than whan, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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38. In your opinion what de you think the object was and what might have caused it?

H bss bly A e ic opTer

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39, Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle Ona) Yes No
IF you answered YES, then whot speed would you estimate? _£-[0 0 m.psh,
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—[ 40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) No Initia ily Fi nelly
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? mee GO __fet. /OO ods
| 41, Please give the following Information about yourself:
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| NAME iil... ——— ir
Last Nome Firs
———. Ala mos oO | Colo
City Zone State |
| TELEPHONE ee id |
| nasi )
| What is your present job? 1h l l¥Oa of Conductor _ClOgrs) iaialiceatt |
|
| Age C / Sex LY
| Please indicate any special educational training that you have had,
a. Grade school & wa. e.¢. Technical achool LONE >
b. High school AVS CE VBOP fa ee Bacal
c, College _ A Ou © f. Other special training _ Hoare
d. Post graduate ROWE Be oo RE CREE OBR SOEs
42, Date you completed this questionnaire: 6b _JUga J YA

Month Yeor

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: Lbject™wobbled
blue- grey cole =
pipes onside, b lek

lengt unkaoww fo’

_ but estimated to

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SOURCE was sure the “men” led hb
se from the far end of the obleck of
CCMUKSEC he Could hot discern Any ava; leble |

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vit on the end closest To Acm.

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AIRBORNE AERODYNE SLOWLY CIRCLES ABOVE HANGAR FLOOR, GUIDED BY INVENTOR LIPPISCH AT CONTROL PANEL

AIRCRAFT’S POWER PLANT i+ -+ © ‘ans which draw air
through top of model (left), expel | «st |ouvers in its belly
(right). When louvers tilt backward, plane goes forward. When
they tilt forward, plane goes backward ; wnen open, plane hovers.

AIRCRAFT
WITH NO WINGS

A cigar-shaped object without wings or tail
droned through the air last weck inside a hangar
in Cedar Rapids, Lowa. It was the Aerodyne, a
revolutionary model aircraft designed by Alex-
ander Lippisch, German aeronautics expert who
now works for the Collins Radio Company. The
Aerodyne is driven hy fans which blast air past
louvers in the belly with enough force to keep it
airborne. By tilting the louvers the Aerodyne can
be moved forward, backward or made to hover.

Since the wings of conventional planes heat
up and cause dray at supersonic speeds, Lippisch
thinks the wingless Aerodyne foreshadows the
design of future jet-age aircraft. Suspecting that
he may be right, the Office of Naval Research has
given hima sizable sum to further his research.

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HEADQUARTERS ( fa
4602d AiR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SQUADRON (ADC)

ENT AIR FORCE BASE
“QLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
AISOP ) FFB 1958

SU PJECT

Unidentified Tlying Object (UFOS) Report

TOs Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATIN: ALOIN-EL
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

le On 26 January 1956 this headquarters was informed by the Office
of Special Investivation COSI) that a UFOB had been sighted one mile east
of Sublette Station, liew Mexico, by lr. UMMM, railroad conductor
for the Denver antl Itio Jrande Railroad.

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2. Althous '\:is organization felt that the sighting was in the
realm of the ne... 14 ani did not warrant a follow-up investigation, it
was decided to t=i- ..nically complete an ATIC Form 16) with the SOURCE
to prevent the :- ort from filtering into governmental agencies other than

USAF and to avoid nossible unfavorable publicity. At the same time

Mr. Hinton was informed of the responsibilities of this squadron and of
ATIC with respect +». analysis, investigation, and release of evaluations
to the public,

3. Forwar!». rewith are two letters from lir. Qi concerning
the sighting ani » = »s:pleted ATIC Form 16 for your information and action
deemed necessary, “irther investization of this sighting is not deemed
necessary because or its. failure to meet investigative criteria, the lack
of a preliminary c*oort, the elapsed time, and the definite overactive

imagination of the SOURCE.

3 Incls JOHN M WHITE JR 7
1. Ltr, 30 Dec 55 Colonel, USAF
fim Mr. Commander
2. Ltr, 20 Jan 56 ay
fm lir, ile Ww cb :
3. ATIC Form 16) Te eet

( CHAM’ NEW MEXICO.
“DECEMBER 30, 2955

MR, VERN HALLENBECK
COLO, >PGS, COLO,

DEAR VERN:—

* SURE ENJOYED HEARING: FROM YOU XMAS AND GLAD TO GET
THAT RED FLASHING LANTERN AND ALSO VERY GLAD TO GET THE JUMPE
AGAIN AND HAVE WONDERED A MILLION TIMES WHAT EVER BECOME OF -1
| ALMOST TOOK THE CABOOSE APART LOOKING FOR IT AND YOUR XEXBEX
PACKAGE WAS A COMPLETE SUPRISE TO ME, THANKS AGAIN! }

AND HERE 1S SOMETHING ELSE | WANT YOU TO KNOW AND
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT CONCERNS COL. HEITMAN OR SOME OTHER
MILITARY MAN, PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED CLIPPINGS THAT 1 cL
FROM A LOCAL PAPER SEVERAL DAYS AGO. THEY TELL ABOUT DIFFERE
PEOPLE SEEING A "THING" IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF COLORADO AND |
WANT COL, HEITMAN TO KNOW THAT MY REAR BRAKEMAN AND MYSELF
SAW THIS X "THING" THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 8TH AND IT: WAS
NOT HIGH IN THE AIR,NOR WAS IT GOING AT A HIGH SPEED. WE SAW
IT ABOUT A HUNURED@NORTH OF THE TRACK ONE MILE EAST OF SUBLET
STATION AND IT SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO GET INTO THE AIR AND
JUST BARELY CLEARED A ROW OF 30 FOOT HIGH ASPEN TREES AND THE
WENT RIGHT DOWN OUT OF SIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL—W_
YOU KNOW "OVER THE HILL". THIS tS NOT A PIPE DREAM. VERN
LEROY SHELL ‘AND | WATCHED IT SEVERAL SECONDS FROM THE cyPAtoO
OF OUR CABOOSE AND WONDERED IF IT COULD’ BE A HELICOPTER IN
TROUBLE, NEITHER OF US EVER SAW A HELICOPTER IN THE AIR AND
WE WONDERED IF TE ROTOR BLADES TURNED SO FAST THEY COULD NOT
BE SEEN, WE S¢"L0 NOT SEE ANYWBLADES ABOVE THE MACHINE BUT
IT LOOKED LIKE I TXXMAM HAD ONE ‘OR TWO BLACK PIPES STICKING OU
EACH SIDE, JUST ABOUT A FOOT OR SO. THE "THING" SEEMED ABOU
THE SIZE OF A SMALL PANEL TRUCK BODY AND WAS A BLUE-GRAY COLC

AND HERE _ IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT INTEREST

SOMEONE, ABOUT 6 OR 8 WEEKS AGO A BLOND BAREHEADED YOUNG MAN
CAME DOWN TO THE DEPOT HERE IN CHAMA AND WANTED TO SEE SOME-
ONE WHO WAS FAMILAR WITH THE TERRITORY WHERE THE RR TRACK RUD
BETWEEN ANTONITO AND CHAMA. | TOLD THIS FELLOW THAT I KNEW

EVERY FOOT OF IT LIKE® | KNEW MY BACK YARD AND THEN HE PULLEE
OUT SEVERAL AIR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY AND

WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS VERY PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THI:
"THING" WAS A FEW WEEKS LATER, HE TOLD ME HE WAS WORKING FC
SOME MAP MAKERS, ANO THIS FACT MIGHT MEAN SOMETHING--~--THE
"THING" AT THIS TIME WAS ABOUT 75 AIR MILES FROM LOS ALAMOS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR--VERN..TO YOU AND ALL THE OTHER

FOLKS OUR CREWS KNOW ANDO PLESASE DO NOT THINK SHELL AND gv
WERE HAVING A PIPE DREAM LAST DECEMSER 8TH, REGARDS TO ALL

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Col, 0, L. Heitman, Jr.

Alamosa. Colorado
January 20, 1956,

Chief of Staff
Fort Carson, Colorado,

Dear Colonel:

Yours of 13 January 1956 regarding the flying machine ny
rear brakeman and myself saw one mile east of Sublette on date of 12-8-55 ,

Was in @ barber shop this afternoon getting my fringe of hair trimmed up
(one buck and a quarter for five minutes work) and I found this picture of

q new type of plans in Life magazine, Here is the exact type of plane
or "thing" that LeRoy Shell and I wayohed for several seconds and what

I described to you &HHXIGMEXHSXIXES and Vewsigeie as looking H5X% like
small panel truck body,

Hera 1a an exact picture of the outfit we saw gstting over
those quaken aap trees east of Sublette mt I do beleive the "thing" we
saw was somewhat larczar that this appears in the attached picture, The

outfit we saw had black pipes sticking out each side and we were close
enough to see that the pipes were square # instead of round,

The iittle description below the big picture says that this
out fit is very new mt I think goes some one has it in actual HBEIaS
service in this country, I sur ur Air Foros intelligenos at Ent Air
Force base in Colorado Springs gets on the job and findsout ust what kind
of stunt this outfit is mixed up in 70 Or 75: air miles from Log Alamos,

I wish you all the luck in the world at your new station
in Tokyo and will ieok foward to the day when I can see all you folks
again, Tell Vern ‘4ello® and witha the very best of regards,

I remain,

Sincerel

yours,

Box Milly

Alamosa, Colorado,

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This fork Completed tele pfraccally Ro Janus

Form A

U. S$ AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnoire has been prepared so that you can give the U, S, Air Force as much
Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed,

Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly con. The information thot you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material, Your name will not

be used In connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this personal information so that, if it Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further details.

Lisi

]. When did you see the object? ‘ 2. Time of day: 650 m
a /2 oR - : Hour Minutes
Day Month Yeor 3 (Circle One): A.M or
3, Tim» tone:
(Cirele One): a. Eastern (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, Central » Standar
“c, Moun
d, Pacific
e, Other

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4. Where were you whe» ee ae the object?
Chama Mew Mepice

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Neormst Postal Addregs , City or Town ve or Country
Additippal remarks: Onel mile eCest OF Sublette Tatton ;

C$£L569.

(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d, Justa trace of daylight
(6. Dull dayligh e. No trace of daylight
c, Urignt twilight f, Don’t remamber

5, Estimate how long you «i» the object, 7h ~
Hours Minutes Seconds “4
5.1 Circle one of the following to Indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5,
a, C c. Not very sure
» Fairty cert d. Justa guess
6, What was the condition of the sky? /

7, |F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at
the object?

(Circle One): a. ln front of you \: d. To your left
. In back of (cloudy) e. Overhead
f, Don’t remember

c. {fo your right

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIC

8.1 STARS (Circle One):

a, None
b. A few
ce Many

d. Don't remomber

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HT, or DAW, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON?

WA 8,2 MOON (Circle One):

a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c¢, No moonlight — pitch dark

d, Don't remember

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9. Was the object brighter than the background of tha sky?

(Circle One): a.

Yes

c. Don’t ramembar

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN ihe: sky background, was the skal like that of an sulatenile headllght?:

11, Did the object:
a. Appear to stand still ot »

b. Suddenly speed up and / --

c. Break up into parts of eso?

d, Give off smoke?
e. Change brightness?
f. Change shape?

g. Flicker, throb, or puls.'+?

12. Did the object move behind +.»

(Circla One) a, A mile or more away (a distant car)?

b, Several blocks away?
s+ A block away?

Cc
d. Several yards away?
» Othar

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(Circle One for each question)

sy time? Yas Don’t Know
s owoy at any tina? Yes Don’t Know
Yes Don't Know
Yes Don’t Know
Yes Don’t Know
Yes Don’t Know
Yos Don’t Know

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ng abanytime, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One): No Don't Know, + IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved behind:
_YVisappeared  ljehind a. _ploup. of aspen {1 €Cs

13. Did the object move in fies " something at anytime, particularly a cloud?

(Circle One):

No

Don't Koow. IF you answered YES, than tell what
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it Hep in front off

Lefweeu_observer_ and afore meatoned frees

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14, Did the object appear:

(Circle One):

b. Transparent? c, Don't Know,

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a. Eyeglasses Yes » Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes » Telascopa Yes
c. Windshield Yos Thoodolites Yos No
d. Window glass ees) » Other =
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Se Oo ae ey aw oe

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| 16. Tellina Ww? the following things about the object.
a. Sound LONE.

b, Color bject: Alue- Va
on ewer sie ai Be ol

17. Draw a picture that will show the shopa of the object or objects. Lobel and Include in your sketch any detalls

of the object that you saw such os wings, protrusions, efc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving,

18 The edges of the object were: :

(Circle One): a. Fuxzy or blurred e. Other _
b, Like o br ght stor

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19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? MA (one objet)

Draw « picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were trovsl ing.

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20. Draw o picture that will show the motion that the, object or objects made, Place an “A® at the beginning
of the path, a “B® at tho end of the path. and show any changes in direction during the course,

\ce a ltleched

21, IF POSSIBI,E, try to guess or astimate what the real size of the object wos In its longest dimension.
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22, How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the foliowing objects held in t+ hand
ond at about arm's length?

(Circle One): a. Head of a pin q. Silver dollar
b. Flas h. Baseball
ce, Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Bickel i Basketball ;
e, Ouorter k, Other SOURCE _unsure

#, biel) dollar

22.1 (Circle One of the followiey 2 i dicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 22,
Q, Cartein c. Not very sure

b. fawiy certain CG “Uncertal®

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23. How did the object or objects 4 soppear from view? 2. ™

Disappeared bertad Clump of aspen frees

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24. (tn order that you can give as clocr u piciure os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to Imagine thot you curs!
construct the object that you sow. Ji whut type moterial would you make it? How large would It ba, and what shape
would it have? Desertbe In your own words o ¢ommon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the

soma oppeurance as the abject which you saw,

SOURCE had never seen helicopter but
thoag kt cf Could have beeu one. bat
felt it was more lively an object |
Similar 1 the attacked photos (fekea from
ALFE magas/ne)

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