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DATE
‘
29 May
1987
DT-S
(Ops)
REPLY TO
ATTN Or l
SUBJECT I
to:
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1.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
In response
to
a request for
information
SG1A
concerning
six separate
SUN STREAK sources
were
tasked during the period
to
12 May
1987
2.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The following
is provided as
raw,
unevaluated
information-
These sources have provided reliable
information
in
the past but the veracity of this data cannot be established by
this office due to the
lack of sufficient target background
data.
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source
stated substantially as follows:
#0 03. was interviewed twice and
During
the
£irs^) interview source reported that
the s^te
was
a
rocky,
de.serr scrub t>pe environment
wi th gullies
and
hills-
Structures were present
which had^an^oTiT^nraTT^
military,
government feel
(not further
identified).
An
ob j ec
t
was also present which may be mounted
on something
1 ike shock absorbe rs.
®T4^1i^feet.^as^conneCted
wi th the
throug)
boncent df mo
Itself, does
riot necessarily move
(meaning that the object
hrough the air).
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Outside,
duj^jj^JjjyjJjg^y^^j^^gjJyiess
,
a crew
(not further
identified)
was adjusting,
packing,
preparing an d loadin g
Jthg^jgJjj ect.
There were some
lights shining
on
the object,
but limited so as not to attract attention;
the
idea of
£
i|it ht .masking of .the activit y.
There was
a sense
of
urgency,
a
t ime window where in activity may not
be
s tarted
pfXor to a given time and must
be terminated prior to
a’
given
time.
The time available
was severely limited.
eventjjccmred during this time
,
during which most
peop?^^^^
T/ere^nTay'TTomT. he bbje c t except
for possibly one
man.
The
event,
which occurr^edsomet^ne^^i^yTep^ast
(not further
identified)
,
entailed the^oETJecT'ib^ ng run_ujpand 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
never demonstrat ion.
The event seemed to >be
an e££gct^test
the significance of which was partially the unusualdTstancT
involved.
A target structure was
involved and
the object
was connected
During the test small
^ puffs appeared aroun3T"0?€^TargeT
,"p'r i or to an
intense,
bri ght ,
burning magnesi um—like sparking
which*"ap~peared to
climb from the base
of the structure to the top
destroy i ng
it along the
way,
leaving only framework behind
wlie re
solTcf
was before.
There was
no visible
pathl from the source
object
to the target structure.
This
UI'seenpath
d id not
seem to be
1 ine—of—sight .
Duri ng this event
the object
itself rested on
a flat place
afid there were no people
around
it.
The actualeffects
that were delivered
in this
process involvei^waves and
pu^gJaXjULjyE^joul^
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 1 ity but exactly how much and
how accurate
it mighi be,
was^jnot certain perhaps because
this effect-causing phenomenon
was nof visible.
The results
of this particular test although not perfect and perhaps
providing mixed results,
made
tho£ll present ecstatic for
the
fact that th^-ire^ happened at
all.
During
the f second/ interview source reported that
the
effect-causing jgnenometion .
which was
not visible during
travel,
arrived at
(traveled
to?)
the target from a
diceotion* almost parallel
to the horizon.
It followed
a
wigg ly course to
t-he~ targe t ,
1 jJce__a__i_f^htnjjig__^ol
-.t
There
*"T?asa^ens^^?"T¥^CQBponents Tnvofve<3F-^"aTtesignator and
a
cause.
The causal
object“was funny-shaped
wTETi various
* protrusions,
angles,
and substructures .
It
was
su pported
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,
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projecting mechanisms,
and perhaps
Identification Friend
or
Foe
(IFF)
circuits.
Because the system operated so rapidly^
/
specially designed
IFF was necessary to prevent accidental
-
destruction
of friendly or neutral
targets.
Part
of
the
object was capable of rotating or affecting rapid
directional
changes,
perhaps sluing or elevation.
The
qbjecfniade a whTrrlng
sound,
and seemed to
t>e
mobile/,,
portable
.
and was self contained but required replenishment
after prolonged
use.
Sglids
(not further identified)
were
required that were involved
in sublimation
,
(solid-to-
vapor)
,
reactions.
There was
a very involved process
of
recharging
a spent unit,
unit-foi—unit replacement,
a
con nect inff^
disconnecting and switchipg.
Again,
when
the
object was
i n use there was an
i ng^antaneou^^^gctj
crackling soiundj~bviniLLllg^—y££y__b^^5S^^S^hing
-
liKe
we 1 d i*n?^T^sparTc^acr i d smells^^harring
,
fusing,
burning
and soallln g.
Additionally,
Che “system was notalways
dependable;
there were design bugs and mixed blessings.
It
soigCTjjSS embarrassin£l
|2i<i|f^iifildB1ia_XiiafiiiSn
»
usually because
of
a sub-system Ordblemtnot further
identified).
It
was
so
complex that optimum performance parame ters were seldom
completely me t.
Designers were worKlng to correct
shortcomTrigs^ but this was problematic because
of
cerlai n
physical
principles having
to do with operating capabilities
(not
t urtner
identil ied)
.
"
r-,--—
'/
.
(Several
days after
the formal
interviews source was asked to
clarify some comments.
During this period source stated that
he
was unsu re
if the effect-causing phenomenon described was
energetic like
a
laser ^ particle beam wea$pn
,
or physical
like
an artillery shell
or missile, (^or2 even something stranger
likens
i^all
lightning. ) |
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Source provided no further amplifying information which cou ld be
construed to concern the nature and scope of
the
SG1A
project's potential
for success,
or the project's strengths and
weaknesses
.
b.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source Joillwaif* interviewed twice and
stated substantial ly as follows :(
‘
During the first interview source reported that
the
site
involved ^n ^a^tJjjjgogej^ concre te structure.
§
Inside,
just below' ground-level
, *v?a5
a conical
object
’"'tKe sides of which were
made ofa hard plastic
or
graphite
like material.
Something
inside
the^ object
was ^turning
or spinning
like a^
At some
time
in
the ^future
the object
Was
1 " ou’Fs l^Fo'f
the structure.
Associated with this objec^was ,.gn Avept-
which was
characterized by
a red/orange/yellow glowing mass
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moving
in
a curving arc
durin g what appeared to be
the
'
— nours
of darkness.
There was
an event
(not
further'*'
identified)
prior
to this
one.
During the second interview source described an event which
5'
involved a brllljUanjL_ghiA.a. flash and
and
which occurred at,
or just above ground "le’veT
TB
'e
tar get
area was open and similar to a“rocky,
cJTsert environment..
The event
was similar to
butT not exactly like a't'vpicaf
'
f*Ei?sion
(not further
identified).
The perpetrators
of
*;elieved that
it
was not
a failure,, but also
felt, that
it produced unexpected,
u nusTTSl
or confusing
results
(not further
identified)
.
^f
t
^,- t
t
e
w
f°rmal
i 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 cou ld be
construed to concern
the nature and scope of
the
Qn A
SiaknJsIls!
>0t'ential
f °r
SUCCeS£5 ’
or
ProjelPKSSJHS and
SG1A
\
T
.
.
^S/SK/WN INTEL)
Source #018 \was interviewed twice and
stated substantial ly as follows;
V|
?uri !*g the first
interview source reported that
the site
”+w
ru d
S
( £3£then
f
dome—shaped structure which hlend^H
i n
the surrounding
ffFn..*»a
There was
an experiment or
^
| experiments which appear to have
tflVen plA££
These experiments involved an object
above the floor.
During one of the experiments TTudfa'en
^^£l^PPened
in the area between the object and the
floor Tnotrurther described).
Tfie inside of the structure
gppeared^_dark during
t'he experiment except for an area
around this object which was white and vW
„erv bri ghh
.
This experiment seemed to the first
in aa^xe^ofsfeps.
This experimental
step may have been attempted several
times
in
the past but this time
it was successful
(not further
explained).
In
the recent past, Tor possibly near future),
f
+
Ju takes
place
the open.
In connection with this
uT\t
h
*f
e
W£
a Rr-Qces£ of extrusion,
a drawing or pulling
;
S
lf
501
thing was proou^d ‘from
a bi^k
or Klein
so lid surface
(not further
identified).
**—
—
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During the s^ond
interview source described an open area
A ^
belowground within which there
was
a
bl uish cor^TTK"
g.dlating from
a source
(not further
identified)
^
u.r 1 a&.,girtes t
.
This
test was conducted during
the hours
of
^
J,arHnes^and occurred sometime
i nthe
oast .
A
repeate?"-"
P.°PP-i-X18. .. h .Q Lge was
associated
wi tfiT^iise vent .
At 'a
later
point m
time there
was another event.
During this event
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there was
a very smaJJ
,
possibly fractions
of an
inc h,
column of
intense
light beneath. the ground which
was
"accompan ied by a
loud cracking /nooning sound and,
again,
the
fuzzv bTulsh
light spreading out
into the open area around
itT
There was no sense o# explosion
in connection with this
phenomenon.
Above ground and centered over this area
a very
big
(miles
in diameter)
frisbee-shaped ,
translucent ,
whitish
cloud suddenly appeared and the sound of
whump came from
underground
(see TAB
B)
.
Interviewer
Note:
Source felt
he was pe^ceiv^j^ajj^
test
but felt strongly that
it was not
a nuclear test.
Source provided no further amplifying
informj^^g^ri^^^^^ild be
construed to concern the nature and scope of
the
project's potential
for success,
or
the project’s strengths and
weaknesses.
SG1A
d.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source! #02 1\ was interviewed twice
and
provided the
fol lowin^^iform^idn
much of which does not appear
to be relevant
to
SG1A
During both interviews source described an isolated barren
area with
a warm dry climate and
*
*
tnn inr nortioiT of one structure was
undergrc
major portion" of one structure was undergroun d.
wnen asked
to-descrfEe an occurrence during
tK"e period
Sipril
1987
to
15 May
1987,
source described
an underground
numbl i n g /exp 1 os i on which resulted
in physical destruction
pn^iTantli
c
6personne 1 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 information which could be
construed to concern the nature and scope of Project
ROSE,
the
project’s potential
for success,
or
the^ project 's strengths and
weaknesses
.
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I
e.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
stated substantial ly as
Source /#079\was
follows
interviewed twice
and
During the first
interview source described
an
isolated
natural
area with
a circular area/stru ctu re
which appeared
to"""be both manmade and natural.
THls may have been, a.4
natufaI“sTHHure used by man,
a hidden area,
or perhaps
a
structure that was not always occupied.
This area/^tructure
had
a rim and was slanted.
Sometimes
there
was
a shooting
' pf f within this area which made
the area hot ter.
Inside and
underground
i n ’“this area/structure there were men who were
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,
ahout,
walking,
observing and overseeing
(not further
moving
There
were
two important underground areas.
TH
Pl ?irst
gave^Jthe
impress
I,
•
The
area
was
dark.
Heeper down under th e
.LiS’0 *'*
. ^uctureT
In
an area
(unspecified by source)
there
ar
oo object
that
was rotati ng and
inxolvfit*
,.p moving
was an
— STiT^bject fired and then the firings vanished.
could not hltJ1l ah_fimiUfles but cojldjatfnst
,
hi f
r 1ir+her explained).
At some point
in
the future
(not
(not .^ pd )
this
Pobject
looked better
(not further explained)
SP
H
C
tai
b gger!
At this point
in
the future
the
a
h1 ect /device,
now apparently outside,
was working correctly
-*L thirrCwks straight,
more precise,
more refined,
.
,
•
4 +. was able to emit out better,
moved—i_n—
a
reaching
it ^ ^
longeV backwar^sT
It
(?)
was
S r
lar.
H was still
not hitting high altitudes but
was
1 h
‘P“io reach out
at further distances,
more
precise.
The
inner workings fit better.
There were no problems.
ahmtw NOTF •
Much of
the above
information
was volunteered by
ADMIN NOyk*
bei
specifically directed or questioned by the
source wit
.
.
in
the
interview,
however,
when directed
to
l:robJ.cJ
of
interest at the site,
source continued:
wthing moveable
,
spinning,
part of
it was shooting
off,
Something ^ around .
The shooting off did not go very
h?Ih-
8 it^vas damaging
at
low
levels,
damaging
up close.
It
did not have the power from far away but
tle movementwas
*
.
anrl made
up
for itTnot further explained).
Source
fast described other character istics
of the object/device
wa£
not certain
(to source)
that this was the same
cited above
(perhaps because the descriptions covered
dG
riod of time during which the object/device may have
changed configuration).
In
this second series
of
A
^lotions the device/object waj rouqd,
spinning,
des
.
firing out,
moving around,
black,
with a heavy
baqkv
»
a moveab i e
inner working that could spit
inter
*
.
+ he boom
(not further
identified).
It only
?•
?ow but
it was
fast.
It
was brought out
in the open
f
w
It did not
need
a person
for J,t could
go
(fire?)
by
If
It did
not
go high,
so
it did not present
a high
"(altitude? )
threat
but
The
threat
was
intended.
_
•
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+h#a second interview source was directed
to describe
an^currenco
(of special
interest)
at the site
Source
k
bv saying
that there
were
men
who were sent out to
horde i' s
or
bordering
posts.
These
men
were
here only during
dav.
There
was
an
object,. a very big object,
placed
in
tne
~
" area
a different area from the brown rocky area
(a
a
gr?kib reference
to
the structure/area described
in
the
£?SS
,
interview).
The object
was
taJJ,,
rather simple
in
d
r
^£ n and had
a com P onent 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
Tclemt£f iecf as
to" what struc tTTre^whe’r^TT’
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
aHTunct ""SF* 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
objec t hit
on
time
wi th precision;
it
was not
a
miss.
It was
perfecCT"'
*^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,
n o deviance from the system,
line
of
sight_only,
line of sight followed,
nothing went wrong.
Source provided no further amplifying
information which cou ld be
construed to concern the nature and scope of
the
project's potential
for success
,
or the project's strengths and
weaknesses .
b
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tn.
,
f.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Source ^101 was
interviewed twice
and
stated substantially as follows:
During
the first interview sourceftiescribed
a structur e
which looked
like
(shaped
like?)
a giant Christmas tree
located
ip
an open
are a.
Somewhere else
(not further
identified)
there
was
a
weir,d shaped
(structure?).
To the
north
(?)
there
was
a
large
wHi te_dome and
to the west
(?)
a
large mirror
or something
thalT~ref lecte d back
T
reflected
1 ^
.
F I ashe?
7MTM—ac k;
it
was shin y,
re flecti ng
,
c ircula r^
feack atTHegiant Christmas
tree
there was
a dep ression
like
a crater,
a
; manmade crater,
with
a
1 qsL f l..ajL^.Sjtruc ture.
Tnis 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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