PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Bolloon Was Balloon
16 October 1957 16 October 1957 Almogordo, New Almogordo, New Mexico Mexico 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBalloon Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Cround-Rodar 0 D Was Aircraft
00 0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircroft
GMT_ GMT. AirVisuol AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
aYes aYes 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No APRO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OxotherLenticular.Ciodd
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not reported one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Photo allegedly taken by government Photo analysis at Holloman
employee at Almogordo on 16 October arrived at conclusion that object
1957 released o news media by APRO was a lenticular cloud. APRo would
in August l958 as a supposed flying not accept this conclusion &
saucer. photo analysis at ATIC showed
object to be lenticular cloud.
Visual observation of photo
See: film without analysis shows photo
to be of lenticular cloud.
7-3745-441 Evaluation: cloud.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (I GTV)
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DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO. SUBJECT: (U) Request for Exanination, Analysis
and Comment on Lorenzen UFO
TO AFCIN-4A2f FROM AFCIN-4E DATE 14 AU 1958 COMMENT NO. 1
Attn: Maj. Buckmaster AFCIN-4E4/Capt Gregory/ac
Ext 6-9216/Bldg 828
I. Subject photograph and original 35MM negative is submit ted. to your office
for subject action. Because of the nation-wide publicity given this photograph,
and to obtain a composite of opinions from pertinent AF units, A brief background and to obtain a composite of opinions f pertinent AF units, A brief background
should be of assistance.
2. The photographs and/or articles regarding the incident have been publi-
cized in most of the nationally known magazines such as TIE, NEwSwEEK and others, cized in most of the nationally known magazines such as TI-E, NEwSwEEK and others,
and, as we understand, some coverage given it by radio and TV. The Air Force will and, as we understand, some coverage given it r radio and TV. The Air Force will
undoubtedly be asked to comment officially.
3- This office's original conclusion, when a large number of newspaper This office's original conclusion, when a large number of newspaper
clipping photographs (one attached as Incl 2) were brought to its attention, was sttoahodoa Tnel itaattex
that this object was a rare form of cloud formation known as the "lenticular alto
cumulus" type. A number of such photographs of this type have been received (see
two examples, Incl. 2).
4.y Inreply to previous queries by the Office of Information Services, Head-
quarters, USAF, this Center stated that without the original negative or photo we
had no comment other than our belief that it was a type of cloud as stated in
previous correspondence. A request for originals resulted in receipt of the
inclosures.
5- It should be noted that the conclusions of Research and Development, who
reviewed the material, parallels those of this office.
6. fIt is requested that your comments be in some detail merely for future
records or subsequent review of the case. Our findings will be made known to the
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, SaFls-3, per their request.
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3 Incls. f H. K. CILBERT
1. 35MM negative Colonel, USAF
w/photo AFCIN-4E
2. 2. 2 news clippings
3. 3. lst Ind to ARDC Ltr lst Ind to ARDC Ltr
dtd 1 Aug 58 w/3 Incls.. dtd 1 Aug 58 w/3 Incls.
COORDINATION:
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mated 4,000 feet across ficial organization had made
was released yesterday by all the use of it from an in-
a group of civilians at this formation standpoint which
missile test center. could be made. 3
The Aerial Phenomena Dr. Carl Jung, among the
Research Organization world's leading psychiatrists,
which has government em- this week accused the Air
ployes in its membership Force of withholding in-
but has no official status, formation about unidentified
said a government photog- said a government photog- flying objects. The Swiss flying objects. The Swiss
rapher took the picture on rapher took the picture on psychologist said there was
Oct._16.1957. The weird, Oct._16. 1957. The weird, more than a possibility that
huge object hovered for 15 "quasi-human beings" are at "quasi-human beings" are at
minutes over the north mis- minutes over the north mis- the controls of fantastically
sile test range near Hollo- swift UFOs which are ob-
man Air Force Base, the serving the earth, at the
APRO claimed. direction of "superior"
L. G. Lorenzen of Alamo- beings.
gordo, spokesman fo the
1 APRO, said the name of the
photographer could not be
revealed. He said the Hatch
Act forbids government
employes from becoming in-
volved in public controver-
sies such as the decade-long
debate about whether flying
saucers exist.
"Experts have examined
the negative and all prints
and are convinced of its
authenticity," Lorenzen
3 said. He quoted the photog-
SAUCER-SHAPED FLYING OBJECT PICTURED rapher: "I've never seen
Researchers Release Photo Taken At Alamogordo anything like it before or
since. It definitely was not
cloud

day that congressional committees
have conducted s super-secret hear-
ings on "'flying saucers" but have
never made their findings public.
The claim was made by the Na-
tional Investigations Committee on tional Investigations Committee on
Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) which
insists the Air Force is withhold-
ing evidence which would prove ing evidence which would prove
that flying saucers actually exist.
Retired Vice Admiral R. H. Hil.
lenkoetter, who once headed the
Central Intelligence Agency, is a
committee member:.. committee member:.
The NICAP quoted a letter from
Rep. William H. Ayres (R-Ohio) Rep. William H. Ayres (R-Ohio)
as proof that hush-hush congres-
sional hearings had been held. An sional hearings ha d been held An
aide confirmed that Ayres wrote
the letter last January to Melvin
V. Knopp of West Richfield, Ohio.
The congressman said: "Con-
gressional investigations h a ve
FLYING SAUCER-An unidentified flying object, or flying saucer, been held and are still being held 'Y
can be seen in this photo made Oct. 16, 1957, at Hoiloman Air Force on the problem of unidentified fly- Jet
Base, Alamogordo, N. M. The photo has just been released, under ing objects (UFO's). Since most of (le
opyright, by Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, after careful the material presented to the com- vis
study. mnittees is classified, the hearings win
are never printed. When conclu- noi
sions are reached, they will be re- tioi
leased if possible.' cal
The NiCAP said this refuted for
Air Force claims that no con-
gressional hearings had been held.
Thd Air Force says that thor-
ough investigation has shown there
is nothing to bear out claims that
reported flying saucers are man-
made or piloted. Officials contend
that mysterious objects in the sky
are natural phenomena such as
strange cloud formations, northern strange cloud formations, northern
lights or optical illusions. lights or optical illusions.
The NICAP differs. Hillenkoetter W
- and other board members issued
a statement which said: a statement which said: gov gov
"From evidence in NICAP's "From evidence in NICAP's ma ma
possession, it possession, is clear the Air the clear the Air the
Fore. is still withholding informa- arb
tion on unidentified flying objects tive
-including sighting reports. We T
believe this policy to be dang. to be dang.
erous. It makes it possible for the
Soviet government to claim own-
ership of UFO's or flying saucers.
Such a claim, especially at this
tine, niight ereate a serious situ-
ation in this country."
The group, which includes Don-
ald E. Kehoe who has written ex.
tensively on flying saucers, quoted
Rep. Ralph H. Scott (D.N. C.) in ID
support of the demand for more Unid
information. the
Scott said: "The general public Iraq
should be allowed information thus The
far known about flying objects ex- unde
cept, of course, in the case where line
they might become unduly east
larned or panicked by such a The
revelation. .. govel
…if this information could be in a
presented to the American people annd
in such a way as to appeal to men
reason and not to emotion, I think J. G
is would be a good thing." notit
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Medal Of Honor Vinne? men
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WASH.POS JULy 1958
Flying Objects Real,
Psychiatrist Insists
ALAMOGORDO, N. M., July
29 (UPl)-Dr. Carl Jung, the
father of analytical psychol-
ogy, said today that so-called
unidentified flying objects "are
not mere rumor" and the U. S.
Air Force was "creating panic"
by withhoiding information by withhoiding Iniormadion
about them.
Jung's statements were ES
printed in the monthly bulle- printed in monthly bulle- X
tin of the Aerial Phenomena tin of the Aerial Phenomena er
Research Organization, UFO
filter center. Jung serves as an
chief psychologist for the cen- as a
ter. sE
In the course of years, I "In the course of years, I m
gathered a considerable mass er
of observations," Jung wrote. qy
"However, I can only say for
certain these things are not Associated Press Photo
mere rumor. Something has
been seen. DR. CARL JUNG cli
"A purely sychological ex- . something has been seen" sei
pfanation is ruled out by the
fact that a large number of
observations have proven un-
explainable as natural phe-
nomena. The United States
and Canada consider the ob-
servations to be real and have
set up bureaus to compile re-
ports.
The discs, reports. indicate,
do not behave in accordance
with physical laws but as
though without weight and
they show signs of intelligent
guidance by quasi-human 8
pilots for their accelerations pilots for their accelerationst
are such that no normal hu-
man could survive.
Construction of the "Construction of the ma- ma-
chines proves a scientific tech- chines proves a scientific tech-
nique and one immensely su- nique and one immensely su-
perior to ours and admits no
two opinions." Jung's report
said. said.
The Swiss scientist scientist con- con-
sented to work with the re- to work with the re.
search group when the organ-
ization wrote him it felt there ization wrote him it felt there
was a "psychological factor" was a "psvchological factor"
involved in UFO sightings, and
that because of his interest, it
would like to make him an
honorary member. 1
"What astonishes me most.
Jung's repct continued. "is
that the American Air Force.
despite all the information in
its possession, and its so-
called fear of creating panic.
seems to work systematically
to do that very thing.
It (the Air Force) has never
yet published an authentic and
certain a account of the situa-
tion and only occasionally al.
lowing information to be
dragged out of it by journal-
ists.
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ALR FORCE BASI THE A P20 C: AMMED.
NAME
MING INVOLVED IN PUBLIC
CONTROVERSIES ,00s ETHER FLYING SAUCERS
EXIST.
HAUS PYNTS
DR. CARL JUNG TADING EX
ACCUS ED TORMATIO IND5
FLYIN FLY TS. THE SWISS PSYCHOLOGIST SAID THERE WAS MORE THAN A VA
POSSIB POSS "OUASI-HUMAN SE JASI-HUMAN 9 NTROLS OF FANTASTI-
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ough later developments have indicated
othe rwise. We have riginal negative. Our examlnati ons
and analysis indicat bject is cloud. USAF Research and
Development, who als xamined it individually, and without
our knowledge, concurs. This office submi ts the following for
possible use as an explanation to the public:
(1) The Sun's slant rays near dawn or dusk may
often impinge themselves upon small detached
cumulus clouds bases and shallow,
rourded domes or cylindrical shapes. The
phenomenon can create a effective illusion
particularly when a type of cumulus cloud, a
lenticular alto. -cumulus, involved. This
cloud form. whet h the naked eve
the sources submitting such the sources submitting such photographs ographs refuses
to accept t to accen ogic that it that it is is odd that any
craft 10 Lmes larger larger than one of the
largest 8 largest aireraft in the wor reraft i pass bass over ver &
city city in road daylight oad daylight on where
(unknown to (unknown t reporter ere were number of
, 24 hours hours
a day by radar and other units, and no report a day by radar and other units. and report
of anything strange or unusual reported or of anything strange or unusual reborted or
observed by these or'others in the area. observed br thaseon:othend

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A NUCLEAR BLAST struments to measure explosive effects at nounced by aluminum companies last
an altitude of 100 miles or more. week. Even with the increased price, pig
LIGHTS UP THE PACIFIC Before the firing, ships were warned to aluminum will be cheaper than it was last
The United States launched a missile stay clear of a circle, 520 miles in radius March, before the industry cut prices by
with a nuclear warhead from Johnston around Johnston Island. By contrast, 2 cents a pound. Large quantities of
Island in the Pacific August 1. The war- earlier tests have produced a danger area aluminum go into carmaking.
head was detonated somewhere high of only about 75 miles. Both steel and aluminum companies
over the ocean. attributed the new price increases to re-
It was the first high-altitude nuclear cent wage boosts. On July 1, steelwork-
explosion-and the first firing of a ground- STEEL AND ALUMINUM: ers got wage raises and fringe benefits
to-air missile with nuclear warhead-to PRICES GO UP AGAIN estimated by companies to total 20 cents
be publicly announced by the United an hour. Aluminum workers received a
States. But the blast was so mighty that Another upward turn in t wage-price similar increase August 1.
it was "public" even before the an- spiral was threatened last week when
nouncement. steel companies and aluminum producers
At Honolulu, 700 miles away, residents announced price increases. AN INVASION PLOT
were dazzled by "a ball of fire with a Steel companies announced companies announced price THAT MISFIRED
definite definite mushroom. effect.". Police-station mushroom effect." Police-station boosts averaging $4.25 to $4.50 a ton for boosts averaging $4 25 1.50 a ton for
telephone elines were jammed with in- flat-rolled steel-used chiefly by auto An expeditionary force consisting of
quiring calls. The flash was visible from producers and appliance makers. It takes four Americans and three exiled Haitian
Hawaii Island, 200 miles southeast of about 3,500 1 pounds of steel to make a Army officers landed on the coast of Haiti
Honolulu, to Kauai Island, 100 miles low-price automobile; about a ton to make one night last week, bent on overthrow-
northwest. a large refrigerator. ing the Government of President François
American tests at Johnston Island had The price of steel that goes into other Duvalier. They seized a truck, drove to
been described as involving "short-range things-girders for construction, drill pipe the capital, Port-au-Prince, and launched
defensive missiles"-a definition that for oil rigs, tin plate for food containers a surprise attack.
would fit the Redstone, the Nike-Hercu- -has not been raised. But there is con- Loyal troops soon rallied and fought
les, the Talos, or experimental antimissile cern that these prices may follow the back, killing all seven vaders. The revo-
missiles. others upward. lutionary plot had been hatched, it turned
The August I test apparently was part Prices of autos and appliances may not out, by three Haitians and a deputy
of America's research p rogram aimed at go up immediately as a result of the steel- sheriff in Miami, Fla. When the "war' >
developing a missile that can track down price increase. But, according to manu- was over, President Duvalier was voted
and destroy the intercontinental ballistic facturers, higher prices to the consumer dictatorial powers, and demonstrators
missiles of an enemy. Reportedly, the are "just a matter of time." gathered at the American Embassy to
missile-firing was accompanied by firing Aluminum users face a price rise of protest the U. S. policy of granting asylum
of a multistage rocket, equipped with in- seven tenths of a cent per pound, an- to Haitian exiles.
FLYING SAUCERS: FACT OR FANCY?
The idea that people who see flying saucers are seeing "seeing those of the U. S. Air Force, which studied 5,700 reports
things" now is attacked by a famous psychologist. of flying saucers, found no evidence tha of flying saucers, found no evidence unidentified flying
Dr. Carl Jung, 83, says he has been studying g reports reports objects exist.
of "unidentified fiying objects" since 1944. His conclusions: Dr. Jung's analysis was published by the Aerial Phe-
These things are not mere rumor. Something has been nomena Research Organization (APRO), a private group
seen. A purely psychological explanation is ruled out. . . . seen. A purely psychological explanation is ruled out. . .. in Alamogordo, N. Mex. Photo below, released by APRO in Alamogordo, N. Mex. Photo below, released by APRO
The discs .   show signs of intelligent guidance by quasi- The discs .  show signs of intelligent guidance by quasi- last week, purports to show an "unconventional aerial ob-
human pilots." The Swiss psychologist's findings clash with ject" which hovered over a U. S. missile range Oct. 16, 1957.
Wide World, CPI
DR. JUNG A 1957 photograph of a saucer-like "aericl object"
8 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, AUG. 8, 1958
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Phenomena
-UPI Telephotos.
If the heat's got you down,
think of the folks in Punta
Arenas, Chile. They're having
the snowiest winter in years
(above). The "unidentified fly-
ing object" at right was photo-
graphed last October by a gov- ti
ernment employe at Alama- ermment employe at Alama-
gordo, N.M. The picture was
just released by the Aerial Phe-
nomena Research Organization, N
copyrighted, but_ with no ex-
planation.
Auq 58
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ANIOGARDO
COVER SHEET
ORIGIN OF BASIC DATE
ASS!ONED BY
DATE TYPE NO.
SUBJECT
Analysis of 35M Color Slide
ROUTING
"IA" column to denote review prior to action. Initial "OUT" column to denote review of completed
action. (x for action: √ for coordination.)
IN OFFICE IN OUT OUT
OIN-1 OIN-2 OIN-3 OIN-4 AFOIN
OIN-IX OIN-2X OIN-3X OIN-4X AFOIN-X
AFOIN-X
AFOIN-X1
AFOIN-X2
AFOIN-X3
AFOIN-X4
AFOIN-X5
AFOIN-Z
CABLES CABLES
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TO: DATE
SAFIS-3, Major Tacker 11 Sept t 1958
FROM: COMMENT NO.
AFCIN-4E4 1
COMIENTS (lse reverse, if necessary)
AFCIN-4E4/T/Sgt Bolieu/ac
Ext 6-9216/Bldg 828
1. ATIC comment based on its review and analysis of or slide.
2. Briefly, our findings:
a. This office's conclusion, supported by that of ATIc Photo Analysis
Branch, is that this object was a rare form a of cloud formation kmown as the
lenticular alto cumulus" ype.
b. It should be noted that b. It should be noted that the conclusions of Research and Development the conclusions of Research and Development
at Holloman AFB, who reviewed the material, parallels those of this office. Note
should also be taken of the investigators impression of the individuals who took should also be taken of the investigators impresaion of the individuals who took
the picture. the picture.
c. This office has no record of other Uro sightings from this area on
purported date of this photograph.
psite reterned
19 Lept. 58
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AFHO FORM 0-86 PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED.
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3. The original 35MM color slide is attached for return to the
owner.
Tidalos Cot
6 Incls: H. K. GILBERT
1. Analysis by PA Br Colonel, USAF
2. Ltr fr AFMDC, AFCIN-4E
Holloman AFB
3. Press release on
subj UFO
Analysis by APRO
÷0 35MM slide in Envl
Page fr Time Mag
re Dr. Jung
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HEADQUARTERS AIR RESEARCH AND I DEV COMMAND, AndreWs Air Force
RDA Base, Wash gton 25, D. C.
RDC TOS Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Canter, Wri ht-Patterson Air
Force Fase, Ohio
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/c Colonel, USAF
RDSI RDSI Director of Intelligence Director of Intelligence
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HEADQUARTERS
AIR FORCE MISSILE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
AIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
A.DDRESS REPLY TO Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
COMMANDER, AFMDC, ATTN:
HDOO 1 A09. 1956
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
TO: Commander
Air Research and Development Command
Attn: Chief, Intelligence Attn: Chief, Intelligence
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. C. Washington 25, D. C.
1. Attached as Inclosure I is an envelope containing a 35 mm
Kodachrome slide and l/2 a sheet of paper concerning the analysis of
this slide. Inclosure 2 is a local press re elease on the same subject. lease on the same subject.
Inclosure 3 is an 8 x 10 black and white enlargement of the color slide.
2. We at Holloman do not consider this to be a UFO but rather
a cloud that is lighted by the sun in an unusual fashion. Personal contact
with the people who to pok this picture left us with the impression that they
were unusually biased about UFO's and could not accept the scientific
evaluation of their cloud.
3. After your review and analysis please forward this corres-
pondence to ASTIA.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
ATIC it N.Hhills
3 Incls DWIGHT N. HILLIS
a7s a/s Major, USAF aaJol,
U F O Officer U F O Officer
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SUBJECT: (U) Request for Examination, Analysis and Comment on Lorenzen UFO
TO: AFCIN-4E FROM: CIN-4A2f DATE: 2 Sept 58 COMMENT NR 2
Maj R. M. Bucknaater/lin
Ext 5-9196/B1dg 263/E -N
l. The color transparency contained in this report has been examined and it is the
conelusion of all personnel that it is an actual color photo of clouds, as you have
stated. tranapare ears to have no false photo qualities.
2. It is suggested that the transparency be turned over to the Photo Lab, AFCIN-4D,
with request that an enlargement with the greatest magnification possible be made. With
this type of an enlargement, the transparent edges of bject should prove it to be a
cloud formation.
Vigl L. Wha D fer Vgl L. Whue Dfer
3 Incl 3 Inel ROBERT M. BUCKMASTER ROBERT M. BUCKMASTER
n/c Major, USAF
AFCIN-4A2f
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could identify this object as anyth ncovered which
in our filcs it is listed as a UAO --- Unconventional Therefore,
Acrial Object.
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