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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
8_August 1956 20 Mi S of Quart Site, Ariz. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2300 xGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft
¤ Probobly Aircreft
GMT. 09/0600Z 09.0600Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar Air-intercept Radar 0 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probubly Astronomical
CNo Civilians ICivilians Passibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other. UNIDENTIFIED
observer - 5-7 mins 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
$ar}$ Unknown
obseTyers obseryers 25to60 sed 25to60 sed one north 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Onc object-light, size of dime to k One object-light, size of dime to a UNIDENTIFIED
quarter color bluish quarter eolor bluish white, object
travelod st a great travelodst a great. sed. Object did sed. Objeet did
not chan.e dolor, aititude or speed. not chan. color, aititude or speed.

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fiutti DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR SENEHIL. USAF
STM DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTISATIONS
WRIGHT-PAITERSON AIR FORCE BASE. ONIO
1N REPLY REFEH 10: 5D 24-21-182 8 October 1956
SUBJECT: (Unclassified)
UNKNO.N SUBJECT(S):
Report of Unidentified Flying Ob ject
Sighted on 8 August 1956 in General
Vicinity of Quartsite, Arizona
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence
ATTN: AFOIN 4E4
Wright-Fatterson Air Base
Ohio
1. Transmitted herewith for your information and retention is
one1) copy of Spot Intelligence Report, dated 25 September 1956,
by District file 24-448, concerning subject matter. matter.
2. Your ettention is invited to the 2. Your ettention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1,
which prohibit the release which prohibit investigativ investigati information information to unauthor-
ized persons.
ath. Mhtihana nth. Mhthon
FORAND IPE FORAND INPE rsing EinE
I Inel I Inel Mm G. HINAS im G. HINAS
srot Rpt atd 25 Sep 56 srot Rpt dtd 25 Sep 56 Colonel, USAF
District Comander Commander
Copy furnished:
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MUDJECP: Reoort of unidentifled Flying Object Sighted on 8 augdst
lvs6 in Ceneral Vieinity of Juartsite, Ari zots
SPECIAL IMASIRY
TU: Cirector of Speclal Investizations
Heauguarters vnited States Air Force
washingtun 25, D. O.
At aporuxi ately 200u bours, 8 ligust 1956,
an inidentified fling osjest Tlyi Lc sllegedly observed
tocation eaob of o. S. nigaway )5 end apcud mately cnent, idlee Jirectly cverheod blle at u
soith of lrartsiee, Ariseri. Tor oojeey fldy in a northvest-
northenaterl, irection (v ri acs of opini a), aintuiiun. the sine
aititude nno traveling in a obralght line. dotl bitnesres state
oojeet ap eared as olaian wise reguiated ulsating li it; the ilgnt oiu not tpxar to leve a eore bit bas ulf.
eiter
tiit ne lad reeived correop neeuon fron a nn. Att-rhe,
DOWNGRACH srofessed to rawe observed ani-xbitleu fi ing ooj-ct daLel
DECLA 156 whiker ongylng ia Mriaona. F. ditin atibee tlt
investigative aotion believel nedessary. wolld tarforerduu t the dn iia.o wl Tet e bis for ETUOMP
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the cast of State aighnay 95. At ap roduatel litoy ?..
in the teavans dircotly above us ahi crosalng the dlay ay at a 9v dogroe angle ia,s a conoteltation which Is ciroular
in naure, sctually tora ng a nalr eircle. the idlg ia
also splits at thid polnt ond lore or less fores a doible
pattern. To tne east, southeast, L cbserved a light which
I will descri te as a cold ligit and diffused in nature. Tue
size or this lignt woild vary fron a lo: siece to a ds oiece.
Having nothing to gage the actual size of the li,ot is dirfi-
oult to deseribe, however, it did nct leave a tail or a pactern
and appeared to be a fised lghe. This lishb wag oscillating
at a constent rate Tor the len,ta of time the lignt wes on to at a constent rate Tor the lengta of time the lignt wes on to
the length of time the iignt was off. The lt at nad a constant the fengtn of time the iignt Was ofr. The lt at nad a constant
ipeed traveling at a so do, ree angis'to the iik, oy and eruas- ipeed traveling at a-so do, ree cngle'to the iik, oy and eruss-
ing tarough the constellation wwden i prsvi aoly cuntiaed. Ihe ing tarough the constellation wwen i prsvi aoly cuntlaed. Ihe
color of this lia.t was a oluelah white. It oi fiot dhange in color of this lia.t was a oluelah white. It oi fut dhange in
color or wo ear-nee. Ie tatline th sie oltimdde yiien ia color or wo ear-nee. I tiatline th sme oltialde yiion ia
unk. ovn ard c wtinded t tnco i tortahest dir cil n. Ihs dourse unk, ovn and c ntinded b tnco i iortibest dir ctt n. Iis dourse
of travel was stred at aor von ie it ap ear d so es traveiini, as of travel was stred at aor ven id it ap ear d su os braveiin RG
a sreas hei nt al in a cnatont sead on a stral_t fllgnt. a sreat hei nt ad in a caatont ipead on a strai_t flignt.
" o vere far an:lsb ahay fron sny habitation to bo iree
froe local noises wdd nserfergnce. it Was iupdssivne for 123 LO
our an, sound wnansgaver wien referenee bo this li.nt.
" ap realuavely llis .. direrut were coserved flying
fron west to east efd at approximately odunlght ncther aircraft
flyin rrom dast te ykst. .e also renrd a det airoraft but could
not roonte ty lisnts or the aireraft itseif. ihe nigit was erystal
clear wion io klrficulty in observing all of Lhe a avens.
"The urouse in reporting this information is because I
believe this llght was not fron iny knoln aireraft soiy ern
personal nowledge. i am jodtive tais Light wad hos i purt of
a eteorite nor w's it a bart of any drcrai't whs i ave ev r
obuervad. The rate of travel wos sporoxdately 5 ba i xinules and
coll lave ben a shorter oeriod of tla, ae bols ii in trivel d
at  Freat cpeed iroa bne eastern norlauu toraris Nle testen horiaon.
LOVNGRADM DECLASSHHIA "
DOD DIR 6200.10
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hile lying in a sleeping bay and T nalf asleep, claiood to have spotteu
n object ane pointed it out to him. Tne objegt, as ue Saw it, aopearud
t. be alnost oir otly unier the  lixy way alm was travel ng in a agrti-
exsceriy cirection. The objeet eo eir d to be eliptioal dn shaps and
ive off a bluish glow witnont uny dorinite pingoint of li, at eirect
which wo ld incic ite alrcraft rego nition lighte. At this point,
arose fro. the slcopin, bar ani went to get io glaoses for sligtit
earsi ntedne-s corricti in. Af:or autting on .Ls plasaea, the objuot dic
Bot : ap cear to Lo a exactly Lne i id, it io kot tore distiniby lixe a
.erlite li nt tl. 'e aumnot red ll lotina ibd exact shpd. the li,nt
Tk
bucksn t, do not enit ahy auuible soind, ane teit no tralling
vaoor9 or exhaus.. stat d tiet it ras imwoosible to cstimate
t. e speed of tin sojeot; nowever, slnce the object uia not uis podar
Dolon the horiacn bnt dsap eare: trom view, at. ilnde ne had bodetved
thls ltint for a eii d of twenty-live secon id to sixty bee nas, ne oe-
Lieved tihe ohjeet to be trav ling at an exce biv-ls higa rate ot apeed.
de wes bvsitive, ince he had obt rved meteur. and sirereft ariier in
t.e avenind, obgaet sl;nted was ot a woat er bsllo d, neteor, or gon unl.
awn airerort.
thoi,ht tee vpjcct mlght pos-iol, be a laundled sgace slicion as
deala.
DECLASSIA
DOD DIR 520010 2
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Ling hted on 3 An S6 in Calt'i Vie of juar.sibe, ati soha
6. ACTI: L
no sindlar rep rts reietive to this olantvatce have
becn receiveu. eit er culd sirotier aniti nel
inforuation vertrining to otner persuns wd might have soservou the
sote incident. no further nction is acntun:latou reialiwe to the
information iisted above.
7. This correspondence is classified c.iDuitias rursdent to
the authorit, emntained in psragraph Doca(h), Ahe to5-i.
Cooies to: HALS. DSY
Mir Techniori Itbolllgence Lt Col, USF
Genter, hri nt-ratterson Astriet Gommander
AFB, chio, ArtD: ATIA-2S -
DOWNGRAPED AT
DECL'S
UNCLASSIFIED