PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Roswell, New Mexico Was Balloon
27 March 1957 105dgr 35'W and 32dgr 15' N 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2035 MST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
- Probably Aireraft
GMT 28/0335Z Air Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar XaI Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3-10saconds. three 100 dor
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Three objects, about the size of land- Current Aero charts show pilot
ing lights, circular shaped, color was in middle of air traffic
brilliant white. s flying a tight airway (Red 71 into Roswell.
formation. Objects were Also he was next to a restricted
course to a Ct5 a/c eading area at the time of sighting.
towards him. The objs sp form This range is believed now
one disappeared drectly ov while being used for night bombing
the other two disappeared e 1:30 practice.
position. 2 miles away. Polot of C45
flashed his taxi lights and the objs
immediately dacked themselves out.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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TO RJEDEN/COMDF ADC ENT AFP COLO
RJWFIN/COMDR 34TH ADD VIRTLAND AFD NNEX 27035-7-1
RJRDUE/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT OF 4
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR INTEL HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHDC 244E4
BT. 44X2
ORJECT 4
UNCLAS ACW-86-3D5. THE FOLLOWING IS AN UNIDENTIFIED FLVING
REPORT RECEIVED BY LT SONTHEIMER FROM A BASE PILOT. (
(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S)
(A) 3 VERY BIRLLIANT WHITE LIGHTS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE
(B).ABOUT THE SIZE LANDING LIGHTS
(C) BRILLIANT (C) BRILLIANT WHITE WHITE
(D) 3
CEY FLYING A TIGHT FORMATION CEY FLYING A TICHT FORMATION
CQ) NOTHING NOTICEABLE (Q) NOTHING NOTICEABLE
PAGE: TWO RJWFDN 2E
(H) NONE
(I) MONE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ORJECT(S)
(A) WHILE LOOKING OUT THE LEFT PILOT NOTICED
3 BRIGHT LIGHTS ON A COLLISION COURSE PERDE TO HIS LINE OF
FLIGHT HEADING TOWARDS HIM,
(D)ORJEOTS WERE OPSERVED AT THE SANE ALTITUDE AS THE C-45 AROUT

.3 DEGREE FROM WIS LINE OF FLIGUT HWADJNG TOWARDS HIE. THE C-45
WAS HEADING 627 DECREE AND THE C OPJECTS VERE ON A COURSE OF
APPROXIMATELY Y ICe DEGREE E AT ABOUT 1 MILFS OUT.
(C) THE ORJICTS S SPLIT THEIR FORMATION. ONE DISAPPEARED DIRECTLY
APOVE THE PILOT (APPROX 5OOG) WHILE THE OTHER TWO DISAPPEARED TO
THE 1:30 PTSITION FROM AIRCRAFT AT 2 MILES.
(D) THE PILOT OF THE C-45 CLAINS THAT WHEN HE REALIZED THE OBJECTS
WERE ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH HIM HE IMMEDIATELY FLASHED HIS TAXI
LIGHTS ON. ONE OF THE OBJECTS SHOT STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR ABOVE HIM
THE OTHER TWO CONTINUED ON PAST IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
(E) WHEN THE PILOT FLASHED HIS TAXI LIGHTS THE OBJECTS IMMEDIATELY
BLACKED THEMSELVES OUT THEREBY DISAPPEARING FROM SIGHT.
(F) ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS
F F
PAGE THREE RJWFDN 2E C
(3) MANNER OF OESERVATION ,
(A) AIR VISUAL
(3) NONE )
(C) C-45-H AF10655 9200 FEET 027 7 DEGREF 150 TAS WAPR
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 27 MARCH 1957 AT 2235 V'ST
(3) NIGHT
(5) 105 DEGRLE 35.NIN U 32 DEGREE 15 MIN N
(6) IDENTIFVING INFORNATION
(A) N/A
(PA IST LT JIMNY L CORNWELL (SPECIAL wrArONC)
WAFP. SPECIAL WEAPONS INSTPUCTOR.

(7).VEATHER AND VINDS-ALOPT CONDITIONS PLACE OF SIDUTINGS
KA) "EATHER WAS CLEAR WITH 64 MILES US VISIPILITY WINDS WEPE FROX
350 DEGREE AT 2 KNOTS
(3) SURFACE - SE7 20,000- 35/34-
6, -3/15 3, - 35/5 C
10,900 - 32/19 5,900 -31/55
16,00 - 33/25 8,900 - 24/15 -
(C) ) NONE
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PAOE FOUR RJWFDN 2E
(D) 35
(E) CLEAR, Thine Taken?
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