PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local x Ground- Vi sual

Gu 120/0340z, D Air Visual
5. PHOTOS |6. SOURCE

& ye, Returned to source

0 No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
+5 seconds max one

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

bj observed three times. Mamevers of a/c in
light. Strong pulsating light described as
*lectronic flash unit pulsating once per

er second. Cigar shaped or elliptical.

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

25 Apr 64 Grants, New Mexico

9. COURSE

11}. COMMENTS

econd. Red light with dark obj below. Poscribedl
»y additional observer with flashes three times |

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12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was AircratNightPhotoMiss
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

0 Ground-Rador

0 Air-Intercept Radar
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical

Possibly Astronomical

Other_ _
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

n/n

900 ood of, oo

Identified as night photo mission from
progect clond gap. Plane had strobe
photos did not have image.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)

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REPLY TO

ATIN

OF:

TDEW/Capt H Quintanilla/69216

SUBJECT: Grants, New Mexico Sighting, 26 Apr 64 18 May 64

OFFICIAL FILE COPY

TO:

Maj William C Harrelson

DO-161

4510th Combat Crew Training Wing (Tac Ftr)
Inke Air Force Base, Arizona

Reference your letter, lemental Information on UFO Report, TWX
DO-16I-2D 20302, 30 Apr 64, Luke AFB, Arizona. The film was developed
and printed by the Kodak Company in Chicago, Illinois. Please return
these slides to Mr Phoenix,
Arizona, owner, thanking him on behalf of the Air Force for there use.
We did not find any pictures which would be useful in identifying the
reported UFO, in fact the slides are blank. However, the sighting and
the object reported by an aircraft on a low level night
photo reconnaissance mis or ject Cloud Gap. The unusual thing
about the aircraft was its use of a strobe instead of the conventional

lights and/or flazes. We are returning the photos which were processed —~-*

and returned to us by the Kédak Company.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T de JONCKHEERE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF’ Slides
Deputy for Technology

and Subsystems

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HEADQUARTERS

4510rw COMBAT CREW TRAINING WING Ta Fre “
UNITED STATES AiR FORCE bocca?
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE a ee a
ARIZONA eM oe. | WX

REPLY TO

arrn om: = D0R1L6T/Ilaj Uarrclson/489

suesect: Supplemental Information on UNO Raport, TK DC-161~2
20502 30 Apr 64, Luke AM, srizona

To: aa oC

attn: Capt wintenili
Project Cfricer "Blue Book”

1. Contacted : 250711 at his teaching position,
hool, Phoenix, arizona at 130° Uours, Friday, 1
Tasr 1964

2. His camera is a KONICA, Model L, 35mm (Nexar lens 2.8, =40nn)
made in japan. Ze took the Biches ST apn durin: S:2 second sighting

ait

the darcy With loans sett ting of ae G wide open); speeds 21/50; Filia

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Kodachiror 2 72, 35mm, 434 25, Hand-held; so he is not suve of what he

eov, if anytidne.
z Py =» § ° he ? A233 ae = ye he So of ie we ie = | ;
5. ea stated that hea did. snot mind letting the air sores nave the flln,

4 : i
but that ha wansed to b2 sure he gets
(4noludine one of the obisct). Ons picture has a 1:

9 3 a9gal value and
involves a will that is in litigation on monies he is to inherit. I - .
assured his: faithfully thet the air Yoroea would svuurd his property .
ricnts in the film and retizn to } Ss soguest:d. Pleusa personally
$30 that this promise ts Sulfilled,
4. Reference Tten B(2)(3) and Item 3(1)(2) ane (3) in sudjgoet Tix: |
nending of object ara indicated on 2nclosed lobil road rap by tho
ooserver's personal annotations; also his exact location at tine of
the three sightings. Those are differant from locations and headings
previously submitted by T/A and based on tolsphone conversation with
observer. I had him personally mark than on map; sinca I was not 4
fitness mys2if and an unfamiliar with the area.
5. The observer also stunted that his first tiousht was that the
sishting was “an expermentsul sziroraft on 2 aight pho +o recces mission,
but then -- it definitel; was not -- thet it would not be flying at
such a low altitude in the terrain cf tho area at night -- there were
ne navigation lights. Definitely was not an siroraft" "At time of
second sigh sting, what appear ared to b2 a sutellit: could ulso ba observed

vhrougn Geoken cloud cover on an Snust-Southeast heading wat great altitude,
estimated to be 40,000 fav or more."

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5. The observer ap to ba compotant, selinble, intelli.ent, sincere
. and truthful in his reporting.

iLLLITAM C. SARRLLSCN 2 Atch ; :
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Major, USAF 1. 35mm Film (Undeveloped
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Starf Intellisencs Ze osile cad Tap

DEPARTMENT OF THE AiR FORC.
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFFD MESSACE

INCOMING
fl.
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AF IN : 17048 (1 May 64) G/ab Page lof 5
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : SAF-0S-3, XOP-1, XOPX-4, DIA-15 (31)
SMB AQ35
HQA7T29ZCOJA374
PP RUEAHQ

DE RUWHSH 43 39/23352
ZNR
P 029382

FM LUKE AFB ARIZ
TO RUWGALE/ ADC = ae
RUWHSB/WADF HAMTLTON AFS CALIF

RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUE AHQ/ CSAF

RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
BT |
UNCLAS DO-16T-2D. FOR AFSC (FTD)$ USAF FOR CAFCIN): SECRETARY

OF THE AF FOR CSAFOI). THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF 'JNIDENTIFIED FLYING

OBJECT (UFO) SUBMITTED IAW AFR 299-2.

ITEM As

C1) CIGAR SHAPE OR ELLIPTICAL

(2) SIZE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 27 TO 34 FEET IN LENGTH AT ONE QUARTER
MILE.

(5) EXTREME RED LIGHT TOP OF OBJECT. LIGHT P'IILSATING THREE TIMES

PER SECOND. OBJECT DARKER BELOW RED LIGHT. VERY STRONG WHITE LIGHT
SHINING DOWN AND ILLUMINATING TERRAIN SELOW OBJECT. OBSERVER

Di nietad eens «0

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCES
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64) UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page 2 of 5

PAGE 2 RuwHsH 43 uncLas | NCOMING
DESCRIBED THE WHITE LIGHT AS PULSATING ONCE PER SECOND AND REMINEN
HIM OF AN ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT. (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NO FEATURES DI-
SCERNABLE OTHER THAN SYMMETRICAL SHAPE. (7) NONE (3) NONE. YOWEVER,
GARAGE MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED OBJECT WITH THIS OBSERVER ON THE THI®D |
OBSERVATION STATED THAT WHEN IT CAME OVER HIM EARLIER IN THE EVENING
IT WAS MAKING A “TERRIFIC NOISE”. (9) NONE

ITEM Bs
€1) THE UNUSUAL BRILLIANT RED LIGHT AND THE WHITE LIGHT SHINING Down

ON THE TERRAIN. (2) 500 FEET, 179 DEGREES AZIMIITHY AT A 1% TO 12 DEGREE

ANGLE FROM OBSERVERS POSITION. (3) OBJECT EXECUTED 4 99 DEGREE TIRN

— ee en ee —

JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56, PROCEEDED WEST ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR ONE Amp

HALF MILES, EXECUTED ANOTHER 90 DEGREE TYRN TO RIGHT (NORTH) TOWARD
MOUNT TAYLOR. (4) SEE TWO AND THREE ABOVE, (5) LIKE A NORMAL aTecRart,
AS INDICATED ABOVE, (6) OBJECT SIGHTED THREE TIMES; FIRST TIME
VISIBLE FOR 45 SECONDS, SECOND aND THIRD TIMES VISIBLE FOR 39 SECONDS
EACH.

ITEM C

(1) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS. OBSERVER TOOK PICTYRE wITH

HAND HELD 35MM JAPANESE CAMERA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AiR FORC®

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64)
9-43 3 RUWHSH 43 yNcLas I! NCOMING

Page 3 of 5
(1) FIRST SIGHTING 43492 26 APRs; SECOND SIGHTING %415Z 26 APRs THIS)
SIGHTING @510Z 26 APR. (2) NIGHT, FULL MOOM, CLEAR VISTSILITY 3 “ILS
. TYZIN PLAINLY VISIBLE.

ITEM Es
€1) FIRST SIGHTING: 197DEGREE 23°09” WwW - 35 DEGREE 45°44"Ns 45

MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND 5 MILES EAST OF LAGUNA, NEW

MEXICO. €2) SECOND SIGHTING: 197 DEGREE 29°3S4"W - 55 DEGREE %6

J 45" Ns ON HIGHWAY 66 NEAR SAN FIDEL, NEW MEXICO. (€5) THIRD SIGHTING:
17 DEGREE 53° 45” W -35 DEGREE 43° am” Ns NEAR GRANTS, MEW MEXICO.

ITEM Fe

C1) \R"N ss Yooxs, quam, Puornix, arrz.
SCIENCE TEACHER AND AUDIO-VISUAL COORDINATOR 97 SiS,

SCHOOL. OBSERVERS FATHER OWNED A FLYING SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS AND

. OBSERVER HAS MANY HOURS IN THE AIR IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT. ONE OF HIS
HOBBIES RLAAUIKUY 4J7 HE HAD BEEN VISITING A FRIEND ON AN INDIAN
RESERVATION IN THE VICINITY ACCOMPANIED BY HIS 11 YEAR OLD son, ae

.* AMINE sexi ADDRESS, WHO ALSO MADE THE SaME OS3SERVATION 4S

HIS FATHER. OBSERVER WAS HAVING CAR TROUBLE AND waS STOPPED AT TIME
OF ALL THREE SIGHTINGS. ON THE THIRD SIGHTING A GRANTS, NEW MEXICO
GARAGE MECHANIC STOPPED TO HELP HIM WITH HIS CAR AND 4LSO OBSERVED

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DEPARTMENT CF THE AIR FORC?
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64) ee Page 4 of 5
PAGE 4 RUVHSH 43 uNcLaS |N COMING

THE OBJECT WITH THEM, THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING 4 RED INTERNATIONAL
PICK-UP TRUCK; NAME UNKNOWN, HAS A GARAGE ON NORTH SIDE OF HVUg#:R |
RZXTY IN GRANTS, NEW MEXICO, OBSERVER, WOODRUFF, APPEARED TO BE a VERY
RELIABLE AND COMPETENT OBSERVER, WITH AVIATION EXPERIENCE aND TRAINING
HE COMMENTED THAT HIS FIRST THOUGHT ON THE RED LIGHT aS THAT IT

MIGHT BE A NAVIGATION LIGHT, BUT THAT IT DEFINITELY wWaS NOT. FROM

HIS FIRST POSITION HE WAS LOKING DOWN FROM AN ELEVATED TERRAIN
POSITION TOWARD HIGHWAY 66 WHEN HE SIGHTED THE OBJECT AT 4N

ESTIMATED 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY STRANGE
THAT AN AIRCRAFT WOULD BE FLYING AT SUCH LOW ALTITUDE IN SuCcH
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A VALLEY. HE COMMENTED THAT ONE 9 qDAR 3ASE

WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR AT LAGUNA, AND ANOTHER AT THE CONTINENTAL

DIVIDE, BUT " DOYSTED THEY COULD PAINT THE OBJECT BECAYSE OF GRONND
CLUTTER AND PERMANENT ECHOS ON THE SCOPE AT ALTUTYDE OF THE |

OBJECT”. HE WAS VERY HESITANT ABOUT MAKING A REPORT AND DID NOT DO
SO UNTIL THE MORNING OF APR 29 AT THE URGING OF, AND AFTER DISCUSSION |
WITH ANOTHER TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL, WITH REGARD TO NEWS PAPER ITEMS
ON SIX OTHER REPORTS IN THE SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO AREA. BELIVE WITNESS
TO BE COMPETENT, CREDIBLE, AND TRUTHFUL. REPORTED TO LUKE A4F3, ARIZ.

ITEM Gs

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC:
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 17048 (1 May 64)

Page 5 of 5
PAGE 5 2uwHsH 43 unctas !NCOMING

(1) CLEAR; VISIBILITY 5 MILES; WIDNS 25 MILES PER HOVR, BITTER COLD;
HAD BEEN SNOWING TO THE EAST TOWARD ALBUQUERQUE, SNOW ON THE GROIND,
THINLY SCATTERED CLOUD COVER.

(2) NOT AVAILABLE. (5) UNKNOWN (4) UNKNOWN (5) UNKNOWN ¢€6) UNKNOWN
(7) UNKNOWN (8) NONE

ITEM Is NONE

ITEM Js NONE REPORTED,
ITEM Ks STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MAJOR WILLIAM C. HARRELSON, SAF,

-4516 CCR TNG SQ, LUKE AFB, ARIZ. UNABLE TO MAKE PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF THIS SIGHTING OTHER THAN THE COMMENTS OF WITNESS

RELIABILITY CONTAINED IN BODY OF REPORT. OBSERVER APPEARED TO BE
MATURE, HESITANT, BUT OBVIOUSLY SINCERE IN THE REPORTING OF THE |
SIGHTING, ie S|

ITEM L: OBSERVER TOOK PHOTOGRAPH WHICH IS NOT DEVELOPED TO DATE. |
WILL BE FORWARDED IF DESIRED,

8T

NOTE : Message received garbled and may be in error. |
Service will be inttiated upon request. |