Stanley, IdahoMay 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On a May morning in 1961 near Stanley, Idaho, a witness spotted an unusual object in the sky. The person described it as bright, with an orange tint, and reported that it appeared to move with the wind. Based on questionnaire responses and correspondence in the file, the observer watched the object for a brief period before it disappeared.

The Air Force's initial evaluation noted that the information provided was insufficient for a valid conclusion. Officials requested that the witness and another observer complete detailed UFO questionnaires so that more complete information could be gathered. These forms sought specifics about the object's size, color, motion, the weather conditions at the time, and the witness's own background and education.

The case file indicates that the Air Force's final determination was "unknown," meaning they could not identify what had been sighted. No additional evidence, such as photographs, radar data, or corroborating official reports, appears in the file to help resolve the sighting. The investigation appears to have been limited to the questionnaires and initial correspondence.

This 31-page case file from microfilm roll T1206, Roll 42, is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Stanley, Idaho

Date of incident

May 1961

State / country

ID / US

Page count

31 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 31

View transcribed text

-
3
; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
*
~ er 4 Bl £8 et et ee A A A — i A a mt mt ea © i A $e AA ee a 0 lh
; | 1. DATE | 2 LOCATION Ls CONCLUSIONS
k
I 0 WYos Balloon
it ' 0 ! SO ate) OO Probably Balloon
ee ee eee eet: A i i rt ie. er ee RAE ee rr ee: eet A ~A  Al.  8 . |=] 1: 3
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION @ Tosuuy Palen
: | : PRE . o~ 1.0 nd 0 Was Ai fr
eal £2 Cround- SUC ] Cround-Rod: SE SRR
Loe SE lai BER ound- Visual 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Prabobly Aircrafr
| Po ssil Alea
E RTE ARSE A Sa BAS Q AirVizual 0 Air-intarcept Radar ge Possibly Alrcrafe
5. PHOTOS | 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OQ Yeas 0 Probably Astronomical !
Na “ert 131 at Possibly Astronomical i
eb FC EESTI. : Hg {
| 7. LENGTH OF O35ERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 8 Other LZ icing CLOW
0 lnsutficiant Dota far Evaluation
. bo hal ¢ 0 Unknown
|r. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGATING 0200 yd L Very |1. COMMENTSCh jh racters of’
| 1 IPR arl. Ql y Y, bus 2, J * 4 ee : ; .
n > . . 1, I |
ERE ; as bcs A t ne roact
VT ud d of, mov ith wind but
|
| |
|
}
ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 52)

/ 31

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28992843