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memorandum
date.
29 May
1987
REPLY TO
ATTN OF.
DT-S
(OpS)
subject .
SUN STREAK Utility Assessment Report Project
"1-3’'
<U)
to.
DT-5A
SG1A
(S/SK/WNINTEL )
In response
to
a request for
information
concerninglHHA^^H
six separate SUN STREAK sources were
tasked during the period
to
May
1987.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The following
is provided as raw,
unevaluated
information.
Thane aources have provided reliable
information
in
the past but the veracity of this data cannot
be established by
this
of f ice due to the
lack
of sufficient target background
data.
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source
#003
was interviewed twice
and
stated substantially as follows:
During the first interview source reported that
the site
was
^
a rocky,
desert scrub t>pe environment with gullies and
hills.
Structures were present which had
an official,
military,
government feel
(not further
identified).
An
object was also present which may be mounted
on something
like shock absorbers.
ye-^bject, was connected ”^h
t,he
teoncept
df moving through the air
(meaning that the object
^tsVlf does not necessarily move through the
air)
.
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Outside,
during
fche hours of
darkrtess,
a crew
(not further
identified)
was adjusting,
packing,
preparing and
loading
the object.
There were some
lights shining
on the object,
but limited so as not to attract attention;
idea of
j
night mask i ng “oT "the' act i vi t y .
There was
a sense of
urgency,
a time window wherein activity may not
be started
P*4SrtcTa. given time and must be terminated prior to
a
given
time.
The time available
was severely limited.
An
event occurred during this time,
during which most people
were away from the object except
for possibly one
man.
The
event,
which occurred sometime
in
the past
(not further
identified),
entailed the object being
run
up and run down
(not further
identified).
It performed and then was
stopped.
At another time,
closer
to the present,
another
event associated with this object took
place.
People
observed this from a great distance,
as
if
it
were
a fire
pow,#,r demonstration.
The event seemed
toffee
an effects test
the significance of which was partially the unusual
distance
involved.
A target structure
was
involved and
the object
was connected with
its destruction.
During the test small
puffs appeared around the target prior to an
intense,
bright,
burning magnesium— 1 ike sparking which appeared
to
climb from the base
of the structure to the top destroying
it along the
way,
leaving only framework behind where solid
was before.
There was no visible path from the source
object
to the target structure.
This unseen path did not
seem to
be
line-of-sight.
During this event
the object
itself rested on a flat place and there were no people
around
it.
The actual
effects that were
delivered
in this
process
involved waves and pushing and pulling
of minute
components,
perhaps molecules,
producing small
bends.
The
aggregate effects,
however,
were extreme.
The effect-
causing phenomenon
itself
(from the object to the target)
had some degree
of directabi lity but exactly how much and
how accurate
it might
be,
was not certain perhaps because
this effect-causing phenomenon was not visible.
The results
of this particular test although not perfect and perhaps
providing mixed results,
made those present ecstatic for
the
fact that
the test happened at
all.
During the second interview source reported that
the
effect-causing phenomenon,
which was
not visible during
travel
,
arrived
at
(traveled
to?)
the target from
a
dijCee't i on almost parallel
to the horizon.
It followed
a
viggly course
to the target,
like
a
lightning bolt.
There
was
a sense
of
two components
involved
-
a designator and
a
cause.
The causal
object was funny-shaped with various
protrusions,
angles,
and substructures
.
It
was supported
on
legs/outr iggers/landing gear,
as
if
it were spring
loaded
or
bouncy.
There
was
little
internal
empty space;
wires,
cables,
circuits,
electronic
parts,
guiding/controlling/
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moving
in
a curving arc during' what appeared to be
the
hours of darkness.
There was an event
(not further
identified)
prior
to this one.
During the second interview source described an event
which*
a brilliant white flash and
pressure*" shock
wave and
»mlch occurred at,
or
just above ground
level.
The target
area was open and similar to
.a rocky,
desert environmen t..
The event was similar to but not exactly like
a typical
explosion
(not further
identified).
The perpetrators
of
this event felt relieved that
it was not
a failure,
but also
felt that
it produced unexpected,
unusual
or confusing
results
(not further
identified).
After the formal
interview source provided
a attached sketch
(TAB
A)
which does not necessarily reflect his
impressions during the
interview,
but rather his own concept of the situation
at
hand.
Source provided no further amplifying information which could
be
construed to concern
the nature and scope of
the
project's potential
for success,
or the projec^^s^engths and
SGI A
weaknesses.
c.
( S /SK/WN INTEL )
Source #018
was
interviewed twice and
stated substan t i a 1 1 y as
follows!
During the first
interview source reported that
the site
involved
a
(earthen)
dome-shaped structure which blended
in
with the surrounding ground.
There was
an experiment
or
series
of experiments which appear
to have taken place
within this structure.
These experiments involved an object
above the floor.
During one of the experiments
a sudden
pressure happened
in the area between the object and the
lioor
(not further described).
The inside
of the structure
^£P®ared dark during the experiment except for an area
around this object which was white and red and very bright.
This experiment seemed to the first
in
a series
of steps.
This experimental
step may have been attempted several
times
in
the past
but this time J.t^ was successful
(not further
explained).
In the recent
past,
(or possibly near future),
a test takes place
in
the open.
In connection with
this
test there
wc
a process of extrusion,
a drawing or pulling
up,
as
if
soj
thing was produced from
a break or hole
in
a
solid surface
(not further
identified).
During the second interview source described an open area
below ground within which there
was
a bluish corona-like
light radiating from
a source
(not further
identified)
.
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a
test *
Tills test
was conducted during
the hours
of
,garkness|and occurred sometime
in
the
past.
A
repeated
popping noise was associated with this
event.
At
a
later
point
in
time there
was another event.
During this event
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a very small,
possibly fractions
of
an
inch,
^column of
intense ^ ght. beneath the ground which was
accompanied by
a
loud cracking/popping sound and,
again,
the
fuzzy bluish
light spreading out
into the open area around
it.
There was no sense
of explosion
in connection with this
phenomenon.
Above ground and centered over this area a very
big
(miles
in diameter)
f r isbee-shaped ,
translucent,
whitish
cloud suddenly appeared and the sound of whump came from
underground
(see TAB
B>
.
Interviewer Note:
Source felt
he
was perceiving
an underground
test but felt strongly that
it was not
a nuclear
test.
Source provided no further amplifying inforaationwhichcould be
construed to concern the nature and scope
of
the
project's potential
for success,
or
the projec^^^sTrengbns and
weaknesses.
d.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source
#021
was interviewed twice and
provided the
f ol 1 ow^rig^^ri^rm^i on ,
much of which does not appear
to be relevant
to HHiHHflHflH
During both
interviews source described an isolated barren
^
area with
a warm dry climate and
low,
flat structures.
A
major portion
of one structure was underground.
When asked
to describe
an occurrence during
the period
15 upril
1987
to
15 May
1987,
source described an underground
r^ g\bJ.ing/explosion which resulted
in physical
destruction
and frantic personnel
activity.
Source's first impression
of the cause
of this rumbling/explosion was that
a mistake
or miscalculation had been made.
During the second
interview,
however,
source's opinion was that the
rumbling/explosion was the result of
internal
sabotage
involving the release of pressure from a pipe.
Source provided no further amplifying
informaUot^hid^ould be
construed to concern
the nature and scope
of
the
project's potential
for success,
or
the project's strengths and
weaknesses
e.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source #079
was interviewed twice and
stated substantial ly as follows:
During the first
interview source described
an
isolated
natural
area with
a circular area/structure which appeared
to be both manmade and natural.
This may have
been
a
natural
structure used by man,
a hidden
area,
or perhaps
a
structure
that
was not always occupied.
This area/structure
had
a rim and was slanted.
Sometimes
there
was a^shooting
afX—Vithin
this^ a^a which made
the area hotter.
Inside and
underground
in*"this area/structure there were men who were
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moving about,
walking,
observing and overseeing
(not
further-
explained)
.
There were two important underground areas.
The first gave the impression
of
light coming from the
floor.
The second area was dark,
deeper down under
the
area/structure.
In an area
(unspecified by source)
there
was an object that was rotating and involved
a moving
backwards.
This object firqd and then the firings
vanished.
This object could not hit high altitudes but could hit fast
(not further explained)
.
At some point
in
the future
(not
specified)
this object
looked better
(not further explained)
and was bigger.
At this point
in
the future
the
ob ject/device ,
now apparently outside,
was working correctly
in
that
it was straight,
more precise,
more refined,
reaching
out;
it
was able to emit out better,
moved
in
a
side-circular way and no longer backwards.
It
(?)
was
circular.
It was still
not hitting high altitudes but
was
able to reach out at further distances,
more precise.
The
inner workings fit better.
There were no problems.
ADMIN NOTE:
Much of the above information was volunteered by
source without being specifically directed or questioned by the
interviewer.
Later
in
the
interview,
however,
when directed to
locate
an object of
interest at the site,
source continued:
Something moveable,
spinning,
part
of
it
was shooting
off,
coming
up and around.
The shooting off did not go very
high;
it' was damaging at
low levels,
damaging
up close.
It
did not have the power from far away but
the movement
was
fast and made
up for
it
(not further explained).
Source
also described other characteristi cs
of
the object/device
but
it was not certain
(to source)
that this
was the same
device cited above
(perhaps because the descriptions covered
a period of time during which the object/device may have
changed configuration).
In this second series
of
descriptions the device/object
was round,
spinning,
backwards,
firing out,
moving around,
black,
with
a heavy
interior.
It had
a moveable
inner working that could spit
out and make the boom
(not further
identified)
.
It only
fired low but
it was
fast.
It
was brought out
in
the open
and
it did not need
a person
for
it could go
(fire?)
by
itself.
It did
not
go high,
so
it did not
present
a high
(altitude?)
threat
but
the threat
was
intended.
During the second interview source
was directed
to describe
an occurrence
(of special
interest)
at
the
site.
Source
began by saying that there
were men
who were sent
out
to
borders
or bordering
posts.
These
men
were
here only during
the
day.
There
was
an
object,
a very big object,
placed
in
a green
area,
a different area from the brown rocky area
(a
possible reference
to
the structure /area described
in
the
first
interview).
The object was
tall,
rather simple
in
design and had
a component that
was spinning which could
be
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Inside the object and taken
out.
Men
left
(this
object?)
the green area with things packed
on
there backs.
A flying object hit the top
of
a structure
(not further
identified as to what structure,
where).
Men
then moved
closer
to the structure.
It
was hot and melting and could
have
(may have)
caught
fire.
The plans for the occurrence
were not elaborate.
The plans
for
the timing and the
precision were correct.
ADMIN NOTE:
Again,
much of the above
information
was volunteered
by source without being specifically directed or questioned by
the
interviewer.
Later
in
the
interview,
however,
when asked to
elaborate,
source continued:
The object
in the green area moved sideways
or changed
direction.
The middle part was spinning and the
top part
shot out.
It operated because
of
its alignment;
it shot
in
a
straight
line.
What may have been another object
(or
an
adjunct
or closely related object)
was described by source
as moving fast and speeding across.
It was
a small
object,
not
big,
moveable,
and was operated independently.
It
went
out knowing where
it
was going before
it
left,
followed
a
path and hit
a structure.
The area was circled first,
watched
to know what
was
there.
The small
object hit
on
time with precision;
it
was not
a
miss.
It
was
perfect.
The concept of shooting
out by one
of
the objects described
by source
was further clarified
as,
’’From the green
area,
went right
on
path,
no deviance from the system,
line
of
sight only,
line
of sight followed,
nothing went wrong."
q.
Source provided no further amplifying informat^r^wh^l^could be
construed to concern the nature and scope
of
the
project's potential
for success,
or the projec^^streng^is and
weaknesses.
f.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source #101
was interviewed twice and
stated substantially as follows:
During
the first interview source described
a structure
which looked
like
(shaped
like?)
a giant Christmas tree
located
in
an
open
area.
Somewhere else
(not further
identified)
there
was
a weird shaped
(structure?).
To the
north
(?)
there
was
a
large white dome and
to the
west
(?)
a
large mirror
or something that reflected back,
reflected
light
back.
Flashes
of
light come
back;
it
was
shiny,
reflecting,
circular.
Back
at
the giant Christmas tree
there
was
a depression
like
a crater,
a manmade crater,
with
a -1 ow flat structure.
This structure
was
long,
low,
with
square corners
and
was hardened,
reinforced,
entirely
functional
and devoid of beauty,
like
an unpainted bunker.
When the interviewer asked the source
to consider an occurrence
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the time period 27
April
1987
to
15 May
1987,
source
continued:
Monitoring and
a test of some sort which involved precision
mechanical
sounds,
periodic checking by people
in white
coats with clipboards who were walking on
what appeared to
be big catwalks inside
a
large enclosed area.
This area
seemed similar to the
inside of an aircraft carrier with
intertwined
lattice framework and stairs going from level
to
level.
An area
a
long way down underground was important
in some way
(not further explained)
.
The
metal
Christmas
tree fell
down.
It broke
in
two,
two thirds
of the way up.
The bottom part
fell
into itself and
down.
People were
looking up and there was
a roaring and flames before the
collapse as
if something hit
it,
but there was no explosion.
It was as
if
a big hand drove
it down
or buckled
it
down.
There was
a
lot
of power
here,
potential
energy here,
a
lot
of tension,
mechanical
tension.
There
was
a rapid chain
of
events
like
it began
to buckle first then
exploded.
It
looked almost
like
a grain silo
in
Iowa being blown apart.
(Note:
From this point on the source refers to this
structure
as
the silo and not the Christmas
tree.)
The
cause of all
this has something to do with
a thing on high
mechanical
legs,
like tripod legs
(not further identified).
During the second interview the source
was
told that the
concepts
of monitoring and
a test
were of
interest.
The
source stated that
the area was reminiscent of the
Eancaster/Barstow Cal iforn i a jdes.ert .
There, was
an ugly
bunker
like structure Inside
a ^berm.
This structure's
primary component was underground.
There
was
a crescent
shape
(array)
of metallic
(poles
with)
crosses
interconnected
(to one another)
and
(all)
facing
in
(towards
the curve
of the crescent)
.
At the end
of
the crescent
was
a hugh metallic coffee pot shaped structure.
This structure
had
(something)
to do with
a tremendous amount of kinetic
energy
(see further description below)
that
was kept
circulating
(within
the structure).
There
was testing and
monitoring going
on
at this
location.
After
a final
check,
men
(in the area)
moved out of
the
way.
There was
(an
impression
of)
something spit
into the sky which went
up
to
apogee,
curved toward orbit,
and
then
was broken
into two
components by a bolt
(see further description
below)
which
may have come from the hugh coffee pot structure.
This
(incident/test)
was
a success.
An
individual
in
the bunker
was able
to control
the perceived size
of
the success by
manipulating the
f igures/stati sti cs
.
The primary prospects
for success for
the coffee
pot were
long
range.
Pressure,
however,
may be exerted to emphasize
the short range goals
at
the expense
of
the
long range
picture.
There was the
hint of subterfuge with one
of
the personnel
here
(not
further
identified).
The coffee
pot
had something
to do
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with
(the concept
of)
bracketing
(as used
in
the targeting
•
of artillery rounds)
and
it may be connected
in some way
with
a platform
in the sky
(see further description below)
The energy associated with the coffee
pot was
like
a muscle
at rest,
like an object pushing up against another object
causing
a tremendous potential
energy,
coiled energy,
greater than
the sum of the parts,
the energy increased
geometrically as opposed to arithmetically.
(Note:
None of
these descriptives should
be taken
literally.
The source
was obviously trying to explain
a concept
for which there
were no appropriate words.)
The energy was built
up and
stored
in
a way,
recirculated,
but the potential
was always
there.
This energy was associated with the bottom portion
of the coffee
pot.
The energy was kept circulating
different than
a storage battery;
the energy was always
there.
There was
a thick
cool
fluid and there
was something
that took the place of brushes
(as
in electric motor
brushes)
.
When things passed by the brushes there was
energy but this thing
(that took the place
of the brushes)
did
it differently.
When the energy flowed by there
was
more efficiency since the brushes
had been replaced.
The
bottom part
was cylindrical
in
a
way;
it fed into itself
or
built onto
itself.
Source was directed to describe
the entire sequence
of events
again
to include further descriptions
of the
image of the
bolt.
Source's description was essentially as follows:
"It was
like
a light
bolt,
of
light,
like something hit
this,
maybe the coffee pot hits
this;
it
is confusing."
"Something starts to go into orbit,
starting to go into the
,arc when
it is hit
(and)
goes
into pieces.”
"Something
is
climbing,
curving;
it meets something
like
a bolt."
"(The)
bolt
is coming down from the
sky,
something
in the
air.
"(The
bolt)
originates from something
in
the
air,
(something)
that drifts."
"The bolt comes down from above,
higher
up.
"Something higher up hits
it with the bolt.
"The bolt
is white,
almost opaque,
extremely rapid,
directed,
channeled.”
"I'm still
confused.”
Source
was again directed to perceive the entire sequence
of
events pertaining to this
incident and to describe
all
th*e
components
at
the site
in their relative spatial
and functional
location
as pertained to the
incident.
Source's description
of
this incident then went essentially as
follow:
"(Within)
the coffee pot
(there
is)
a building
up of
energy."
"(At)
the ugly bunker
(there)
is monitoring,
reporting,
relaying
information,
watching
(all
of which form
the)
primary focus of
the human activity
(in
the bunker)."
"At the silo there
is waiting,
bouncing back and off
(not
further
identified).
Back
at the coffee
pot
(there
is)
a
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