PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
oe om | a ae | Pecans 0D Was Balloon
{ Oct 61 Albany, New York 's) Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belleon
Local *@ Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Redor = syste cup ae
GMT D Air Visuol D Air-Intercept Rodar QO Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0D Yes O Probobly Astronomicol
XO Ne Civilien O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0 Other
}OIX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING? witnesses to Ure. 11. COMMENTS Request for additional info
Ltr sent to President Kennedy. Forwarded ent and no reply received. No dst2
through channels. Sbojt made noise like flying] for conclusion and case listed as
saucer. Only visible objts were stars or insufficient data.
planets with a red light.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

g OFFICE, SECRE...2Y OF THE AIR FORCE

Office of Information

SUSPENSE 7 Oc DATE 2 CIF | .

TO! ©) GENERAL LUEHMAN ] SAFOI-1A (RESERVE FORCES)
[_] GENERAL MARTIN [] SAFOI-!8 (BANDS & MUSIC!
| [] COL ONEL BOYD [_] SAFOI-2 (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
[] COLONEL EVANS [Mi SAFoI-3 (PUBLIC INFO)
[] &T COL scHmeELz SAFOI-4 (PLANS & PROGRAMS .
ey [] SAFOI-S (INTERNAL INFO)
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ATTENTION:
| PREPARE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: ~~
[ ] DIRECTOR (] SECRETARY
| CJ DEPUTY DIRECTOR |_|] CHIEF OF STAFF
|_| ASSISTANT OIRECT oR _ | VICE CHIEF OF STAFF
[|_|] executive __] ASST VICE CHIEF OF STAFF
| |_| DIRECT REMY _ _} COORDINATION
Pcs oes | RECOMMENDATION
| [INFORMATION _ | COMMENT
[) FiLe _ | NOTE AND RETURN
___] DIRECTOR HAS SEEN __} DEP, DIRECTOR HAS SEEN
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SAFOI- 1A is 2 3 4 5 HAS ACTION
SAFOI- 1A 18 2 3 ‘ S HAS INFO
COMMENTS:

SAF O1-—100

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

WASHINGTON

PRESDAIT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Inquiring Official
MEMORANDUM For:___SA*O1-3¢ DATE: _29 Oct 61
SUBJECT : ry SAFI: 1839044

The appropriate boxes have been marked to indicate action required on the subject
correspondence,

PREPARATION OF DRAFT OF PROPOSED REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF

INFORMATION UPON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY

DIRECT REPLY TO WRITER. PLEASE PROVIDE SAFLL WITH TWO COPIES OF REPLY.

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SUSPENSE: 7° Oct 61 (Paragraph 1, HOI 10-20). In the event this suspense
cannot be met lease provide the reason so that SAFLL m lain the delay to the
inguiring official.

COORDINATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5, HOI 10-20.
A statement as to the degree of coordination obtained should be included in all

correspondence directed to SAFLL in response to Presidential and Vice Presidential
inguiries,

INCLOSURES: (Please Return)

REMARKS: Please state name and extension of Action Officer on return memo. [hg

Opening
paragraph of the reply should be sinilar to the following: “The Office of the Presaidmt
has asked the Air force to reply to your recent letter concerning « «e+ sss o”

Request reply be signed by an officer in the gerade of colonel or above, or by a
cSvilian official ccerpying the position of chief of a branch, equivalent functional

area, or highers
™ VK W. STODDARD

ot Lt. Colonel, USAF

-D |; Congressional Inquiry Division
© 3 Office of Legislative Liaison
_— eae Extension 77617 or 55956

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Al ant 3 New York

October 7, 1961

Dear Mr <j mmamiemnmees

We are going to make this letter very x%p¢oxrz¢dK7
short So you might as well read it. We have seen an unicentifipd
flying object. It makes a noise like a flying saucer, when
it is flying. Then we looked up and saw a star ora pliantet
with some kind of red light. To that we have many Witnesses,
PLEASE WRITE US BACK IF YOU PIND OUT WHAT IT IS.

Signed,

P.S. Please send tris letter to the
U.F.O. if you think “tt is important,

23 October 1961 |

Dear Miss ier

The Office of the President has asked the Air Force to reply
to your recent letter concerning an unidentified flying object.

Before we can make an evaluation of the sighting reported by
you and your friends, additional informtion will be required. [I |
have enclosed several questionnaires with the request that you and |
your friends complete them and formrd in the pre-addresased envelopes. :

Your interest in this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

oe ee eee ee ~

C. R. CARLSON
Colonel, USAP
Chief, Public Information Division
Office of Information