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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DA·TE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
30 March 66 30/21452 Wall Township, New Jersey (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes Observer I noted saucer shaped object that came out of the
6. clouds and leveled off and stopped in mid-air. It sounded
TYPE OF OBSERVATION like an airplane at first. A loud whistling and huming
Ground-Visual sound. The object cane from the south and after pausing for
7. COURSE a while, made a while, made a "y" turn and sped off again in a a southerly
direction.
Southerly Without assential data such as camera data and focal length
8. PHOTOS and distance to object, further and distance object, further analysis is not warrented.
XXYes 7
7 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editions of this form may be ueed.

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Your questi of which focal length hich focal length n was used: was used: Two focal lengths Two focal lengths - 1 - 1-15 ft.,
nity. The 15 ft. to inf: nity length was used.
On the type camera On the type This is an 88-cent edition. PALA. Uses 120 film. Uses 1 120 film.
Kodak film was Kodak film was used. used.
rauklilgus
Coordinator

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(30 March l966, West Balmer, New Jerney sighting)
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REFERENCE MATERIAL: Eight (o) negatives; five (5) 3i"x3h" prints, with ramarks on
beck; eight (e) 8" x lo" printe) Corrsspondence on sightingi
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the focus positi ettings available, a'check was made of local sources to determine the
focal length. realed only that the camera was a cheap make, not for sale on the open
market, and primaril made for premium distributions. A camera this type would normally
use standardized parts and obably have a focal length of approximately 3 inches.
3. Assuming an approximate 3 inch focal length, several sizes were computed for selected
ranges between lo feet and I mile. The only range available from the observer is found on the
back of one of his original prints with comments, annotated #2. The comment is as follows:
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The range 1320 feet reflects this estimate. Photograph #2 was used for these calculations
Observer estimated range - l320 feet diameter 52.8 feet
at range of - 10 feet - diameter .h feet
at range 15 feet - diameter .6 feet
at range of - 20 feet - diameter .8 feet
at range 50 feet - diameter 2 feet
at range of - l00 feet - diameter 4 feet
at range of 5280 feet diameter 2ll feet
4. Further analysis would require reliable estimates of distance from camera to object (range)
for each graph and exact length camera.
PHOTO SIS BY: APPROVED BY:
Pchord.8
CHARLES A. BURTON RICHARD L. CHANCE
Intelligence Research Captain, USAF
Chief,Photo AnalysisDivision
WILBER PRICE, JR.
FORM Director, Photo Exploitation Dire.
7TD APR 62 132
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1. PURPOSE: This report is written for Major H. Quintanilla,
Order Nun iber 66-57 requesting unider
2. ANALYSIS: Analysis was·conducted jointly the
Photo Pr cessing
3. The object which appears in 4 object which appears in o+ the sequence of 8 photographs, appears to be circular
in design and to have a domed type upper surface. A cylindrical object protrudes from the in design and to have a domed type upper surface. A cylindrical object p otrudes from the
upper surface. The image appears to be a true image. I The information forwarded by Mr. Frank
L. Wilgus, as to the camera being of a cheap type, appears to be correct in that the film
was not held tight against the back of the camera. There is no apparent evidence of any
tampering with the negatives or multiple exposure. tampering with the negatives or multiple exposure. -
4. 4. Information necessary for a more detailed analysis would include Information necessary for a more detailed analysis would include e focal length of the camera
and lens data. With the focal length available, the image could and lens data. With the focal length available, the image could be sized using the distance be sized using the distance
from camera to object (range) provided by the photographer. The measurements would be accurate
in proportion to the accuracy of the range data.
PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: API
Charba C, Berton alhy
CHARLES A. BURTON RICHARD L. CHANCE
Lt., USAF Capt., USAF
Photo Interpreter Chief, Photo Analysis Division
WILBER PRICE, JR
Director,
Photo Exploitatic Directorate
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In regard to your questions:
1, The $1.00
15 feet to infinity.
2. The UFO was first seen, he says, at Then dropped
down to about 600 to 750 feet.
4. It uses i20 film, kodak, and the film was developed locally.
5. The camera is a like that. Not a standard make.
I hope this will he - turning the film, if
at all possible.
Sincerely,
lu
Frank L. Wilgas
Coordinator

shaped and bunched together.
forming an oblong or flattened
circle, she said.
Both said they were well
familiar with airplane lights but
this was different.
I was frightened: that night."
she recailed "and slept on the
couch." She could not remember
how high it was. It flew from
OUTER SPACE VISITOR?  In the cirCle is. a saucer- an east to west direction; she
said.
shaped object 6th Grader
Robect.J. Salvo, of. Wall Township. March 30, he said. Young Robert is a sixth grade
pupil in the Wall Central school.
s Colli dog, Lassie, when Like most. boys.Bess'colects
this appeared and he picture. Superimposed model airplanes.&likee Batman
on phato is picture camers, reedy and amateur radio. He has
for  return visit. citizensband walkie-talkie"and
listens to many of the conver
Sighte sations that he can pick up on his
one-channel set.
year-old. West Beimar boy. whoineck..
hopes some day After secing this object, he has
naut, may have had a quicis in-jhgr said yesterday, "when sud- The-object leveled off and subscribed to a flying. saucer
spection from astronauts - oridenly magazine to learn more about
them.
Because the Salvo family. now Then I. looked into. the. cloudy serving him. he added. When the letter and pictures
at 1128 Curtis Ave.. were sboutisky. Remembering what he had were received by the Monmouth
to move from their home on County Civil Defense and Dis-
Ramshorn Dr., young Robert J. aster Control coffice, Freehold,
Salvo wanted some last minute loud they were referred to Army au-
pictures of his dog. Lassie, at Monmouth.
the George Muetler gravel pit. The negatives indicated no re-
It was about 4:30 p.m. Tues- closer, I saw that it was saucer-y, too. he added. touching, Frank L. Wilgus, coun-
day. March 30, when he ieit his shaped. The object, he said, came from ty CD co-ordinator, said. He said
mother and older sister, who were the south and after pausing g for that the pictures were thoroughly
busy packing away the last of a while, made a U-turn and sped examined before the story and
the household goods, and headed off again-in- a southeniy direc- pictures were released to the
for the nit his inexpensive fiven tion. 4 public.
2 -. Neither the Army nor Mr. Wil-
gus commented on the object
when the report was released
yesterday.

April 20.
"When he called on this thing
it was already three weeks old,"
the Army spokesman said. "Our
security office called him back
several times to check it out
further but couldn't get him,"
he said.
The Army has nothing to do
with UFOs," the spokesman
said. That's all under the Air
Force." He said because the al-
leged siting was three weeks
old, the Army security office
did not refer the report to 1st
Army headquarters, which in
turn would have notified the Air
Force.
Robert Salvo, 13, of Wall Township, the boy who photographed an unidentified d flying The pictures were not for
object, tries his camera on his collie, Lassie. (Press Photo) warded to Ft. Monmouth," the
spokesman said.
USED 88-CENT CAMERA Mr. Wilgus confirmed that the
pictures were not sent to the
Army. He said the word re-
ferred" in the press release
Army Sends Wall Boy's "can be interpreted many
2 ways." Some newspapers inter-
preted it as meaning the Army
had examined the photographs.
UFO Shots to Air Force Negatives Checked
Mr. Wilgus said the identifica-
tion bureau of the county sher-
FT. MONMOUTH -A spokes- published reports that the Army ship, said of when he first saw FT. MONMOUTH- A spoKeS-1 pub lished reports that the Army! ship. said of when he first saw iff's office examined the nega- iff's office examined d the nega-
man here said yesterday the had examined pictures of the the object. tives and concluded d they had
Army will refer to the Air Force dise-shaped object Robert J. "I hope I never see one not been tampered with.
the photographs of an unidenti-i Salvo said hovered over him for The Army spokesman said aft
fied flying ooject a 13-vear-oid 10 minutes near Ramshorn think Im crazy er the piciures are picked up
Wall Township boy said he took drive, Wall Township. from Mr. Wilgus they will be
with his 88-cent camera March "I thought my friends were sent to the Foreign Technology
30. piaying a joke on me." Robert, "It'" made a humining noise, Division at Wright-Patterson Air
spokesman dipped sideways as if it were Force Base in Ohio, where UFO
looking at me," he said. After sightings are investigated.
about 10 minutes it took off Meanwhile,/a local organiza-
likea bullet." He said the ob- tion UFO Alert Group
ject had something that looked would like to make its own in-
He said he took the five pic- like a revolving conning tower vestigation. The group, formed
tures of the UFO with the small in the center.. about two months ago, would
plastic camera his mother Robert's older sister, Diane. like to examine the photographs
hought him. He said he took wrote a letter and sent the pic- and negatives before they go to
the film to a loca! store which tures to Frank L. Wilgus, Mon- the Air Force.
sent them away for develop- mouth County y director of the
ment. Three of the UFO shots Civil Defense and Disaster Con-
turned out, he said. trol.
He said he thought his friends Mr. Wilgus said he told offi-
were playing a joke "because cials here about the pictures and
they know I like space." the letter, but said he received
I thought it was an airplane no further inquiry from the
at first," he said. He said he Army. After getting Robert's
was taking pictures of his dog. permission, he released the pic-
Lassie, and his house on Ram- tures to newspapers Tuesday.
shorn drive just before moving Release Issued
to his present·address. press s release issued with
the-pictures said: "The pictures
See-UFO SHOTS Page 2

FLYING SAUCER? FLYING SAUCER? Lens pointed upward, 13-year-old Robert J. Salvo of
Wall Twp. snapped Wall Twp. snapped this photo recently. He said he was this photo recently. He said d he was attracted by a "loud
whistling, humming noise"' and saw this object diving out of a cloud, hover diving out of a cloud, hover
over him and then shoot back into the clouds.
Hying Hying Saucer Seen in Wall Jup.? Wall Jup?
See It Yourself Through Boy's Lens
WALL. TWP.  Flying Saucers the seetion to their new address pictares and Robort s report were
in Wail Twp? on Curtis avenue, Robert wanted referred to Army authorities at
That was the repoct from 13- to take some pictures of his dog:Fi Monmounh by the County CD
year oid Robert.J. Salvo, of 1128 nd the area. ceit, -and fcr this reason the
Curtis Ave. wbo told the Mon- "Suddenly," he said, "I heard story was no. released until to-
mouth County Civil Defense a loud whistling, humming noise dy.
and Disaster Control office that and thought it mught he a plane. Robert sail his sister WaS
on March 30 he saw and took Then II looked un in the sky, with him ani they are anxirus
pictures of an unidentified object which was partialiy eloudy that to bave someon exp.a!n what
that he saw "dive" out of the it was, but so far no one seems
clouds and hover over him for oi:t of a cl.ud then o7e. mne to know.
someminutes. a.d it was pointed down as if A check o the negatives
In his letter, Robert told Frank senti
L. Wilgus, county D coordinator, watching m&. in by Rohit fail to show any
that he was walking his dog off "It then shot back into the retouching and the p'rtures were
Ramshorn drive at they George cleuds like a bullet." cramined thorough.y before beiug
Mueller gravel pit. Because his Robert was quick and took released to the newspapers, Wil-
farily was going to move from some pictures of the object. Thelgus said.

by "flying saucers' and just
about everyone kept one eye
fixed to the sky?
Well, a 13-year-old boy took
some pictures of one, he says.
Yesterday, the Army at Ft.
Monmouth and the Monmouth
County Civil Defense released
the photos of a "flying sau-
cer" taken on March 30 by
Robert J. Salvo of 1128 Cur- Robert J. Salvo of 1128 Cur-
tis Ave.
THE YOUTH THE YOUTH said he was
walking his dog along Ram-
shorn Drive near the George
Mueller gravei pit, here when
"suddenly." he said, "I heard "suddenly." he said, "I heard
a loud whistling, humming whistling, humming
noise and thought it might be
a plane.
…Then I looked up in the …Then I looked up in the HIGH FLYER—Photo taken by a 13-year-old Wall Township boy walking his dog last HIGH FLYER-Photo taken by a 13-year-old Wall Township boy walking his dog last
sky, which was partially Mareh purports to be a flying March flving sauc saucer. The youth showed the photos to the Army. . The vopth showcd the photos to the. Army
cloudy that day, and saw
something diving out of a The youth prepared a re- terday. The Army has not  of the negatives failed to show
cloud, then over me and it port and submitted it along , commented on the identity of any retouching. "We thought
was pointing down as if watch- with the photograph negatives the UFO. it might be a garbage can lid,
ing me. to Frank L. Wilgus, county The youth said he had his or the top of a coffee pot, but
"It then shot back in the civil defense coordinator. camera with hin because he it does lbok like the thing was
clouds like a builet," the youth was moving fromn the area going in the clouds.
said. He quickly took some WILGUS TURNED the pho- and wanted some photographs And what 13-year-old kid
pictures of it as it disappeared tographs over to Army author- to remember it. can throw anything jnto the
into the ciouds. ities, who held them unts yes- Wilgus said clouds?" he asked..
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only the focus position settings available, a check was made of
local sources to determaine the focal length. We found no such
camera, but a camera of this type would normally use standardized
parts and probably have focal length of approximately three
inches. Assuning a three inch focal length and a range of
approximately l320 feet, the alleged object would have an approx-
imate diameter of 52.8 feet. This is not a
OB made.
Further analysis hle eatirates of distance
from from camerqto object (r camerqto object (r each photograph and exact focal and exact rocal
length of the camera.
In view nlaced your report in our
Insurricient Data category. Reports categorized such as this are
those ior which one or more elements of inforation essential for
Thank you ogram.
Sincerely,
GEORGE P. FREEMAN, JR.
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Commmity Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
ganization
Freehold, Jersey 07728

FLYING SAUCER?—Robert J. Salvo, 13, of 1128 Curtis Ave.,
Wall Township, toid Monmouth County Civii Defense and
Disaster Control organization he took this picture of an
unidentified flying object March 3Q near his home. The
boy said the object made a "loud whistling, humming
noise" and pointed. down as if watching me. He said
the object disappeared into th clouds after sev
utes. County Civil Defens officials released the picture
yesterday.

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This case contains 12,
8'x10" photos and1,4×5"
negative.
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that the camers was a cheap make, not -sale the open market,
and primarily made for premium aistributions. A camera of this C
type would normally use standarized parts probably have a
focal length of approximately_three inches. Assuming an approxi-
DA FIL MY mately three inch focal length,several sizes were computed for
selected ranges between ten ft. and one mile. The only range
available from the observer is found on the back of one of his
original prints with comments. A range of approximately l320
feat rerlects this estimate FS for calculs.
diameter of 52.8 ft. Further analysis vould require reliable
estimates of distance from camera to object (range) for each
photograph and exact focal length of the camera.
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FOR THE COMMANDER
LODIS BE GOES, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems Correspondence, photos &
negatives on sighting
30 March 1966
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