PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

7 Jun 60 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Not given GI Ground-Vi sual 0D Ground-Rador

| 1. DATE

- CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft °
Probably Aircraft ’
Possibly Aircraft .«

o50Q 900 oo0 oo0 Zz; .

en 0 Air Vi eval D Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS » SOUR hb gpa “
Y robably Astronomic
= hey Civilian Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other_Lens aberation _
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Witness was taking motion pictures of the con- | It should be noted that the contrails moved

trails in the sky jan image was first noted in | from top to bottom of the frames indicatir
the form of parallel light rays. The light rays| motion in the camera. The image may have
then appeared to form a rectangular image with | been caused by a lens aberation when the
the parallel rays still discernable and form- | lens was exposed to the direct sunlight.
ing on both of thelong sides of the rectangular) Since contrails from high flying a/c were
image. As the frames progressed the rectangular| apparent the loud sonic-t boom could
image became circular and the parallel light have been caused by the a/c passing througt
rays were visible until the image was almost the sound barrier coincident with the
circular. appearance of the image.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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_ OFFICE of INFORMATICN
4239th Strategic wing
. Kincheloe Air Force vase
Michigan
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: IX0 2 May 1961

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)

TO: Officer in Charge
Aerospace Technical Intelligence Section
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

1.. Enclosed is a somewhat damaged § mm film which apparently shows
a phenomenon of some type. Being as we have no qualified splicing
personnel or equipment here, the film is forwarded to you for |
editing. |

2. The film was taken by Mrs. the 7th of Juns,
1960, between 1100 and 1200 hours, Eastern Daylight an Time,

The picture was taken in the rear yard of her home
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3. Mrs aes uSing a standard Brownie Kodak camera, 8mm.
She was shooting through a normal lens without filter or shade.
She was taking pictures of contrails when she got the apparent
image of a disc-like phenomenon.

4e Mr as not directly aware of the disc until she received

her film back from the processing laboratory, Canadian Kodak Co., |
Ltd., Toronto, Canada. However, she was aware of a bright object,
silver in appearance, rapidly crossing her vision through the lens. |
The phenomenon's appearance was accompanied by a loud sonic-type

boom which was heard by many people in the Sault Ste Marie area.

5 Also enclosed are four still enlargements of the object which
were processed from a sacond print of the original film.

6. wld appreciate the return of the film when you
have no her use for it. Please return it to this office, and
it will be returned to her personally.

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L n, USAF
“Information Officer

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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER CORTE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE <<
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE \\6 a
OHIO of +L
REPLY TO A \ eet / C\
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susyect: Request for Photoanalysis 5 May 1961 |

ro: AFCIN-4&Dba

1. It is requested that: an analysis be made of the attached photo- :
graphic prints and negatives to determine the nature of the images. |

2. It is requested that the negative and prints be forwarded to

AFCIN-4E upon completion of the analysis in order that they may be
returned to the witness.

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has G. EVANS 2 Atchs

Colonel, 1. Envelope containing photo |
AFCIN-4E prints and negatives
2. Ltr, fm IX0O, dtd 2 May 61 |

lst Ind. (AFCIN-4D4a)
TO: AFCIN-4E (Major Friend) 6 June 1961

1. The attached motion picture film was carefully analysed
and prints were made of the frames containing the image in
question,

2. RS Mrs. qa was taking motion pictures of the contrails .
in the sky ah image was first noted in the form of parallel |

light rays. The light rays then appeared to form a rectangular
image with the parallel rays still discernable and forming on
both of the long sides of the rectangular image. As the frames
progressed the rectangular image became circular and the

parallel light rays were visible until the image was almost

circular. / |

3. It should be noted that the contrails moved from top to |
bottom of the frames indicating motion in the camera.

4, The imaze may have been caused by a lens aberation when
the lens was exposed to the direct sunlight.

5. Since contrails from high flying aircraft were apparent
the loud sonic-type boom could have been caused by the air-

gh the sound barrier coincident with the
mage.

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appearance of th

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Chief, AFCINGAD4

Captain John W. Plantikow (1x0)
Kincheloe orm Yorce Base, Michigan

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of film had frames which sg0me

witness was not aware while taking the

2. The ATIC conclusion is that the disc-like phenomena shown on som
of the frames was caused by lens aberration when the lens was exposed
to direct sunlight. The doom which was heard by Mrs ijl and
others could possibly have been a sonic boom since jet peterden: were
operating in the area,

3. Fer your request the roll of Sm film is forwarded to your office

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