Air Intelligence Information Report IR-129-50

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-129-50) dated 18 May 1950, issued by the Intelligence Division of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) at Andrews Air Force Base. The report summarizes five alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects reported by various MATS units across the United States between 29 March and 17 April 1950. Specifically, the document details a sighting at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on 29 March 1950 at 2130 hours CST. A tower operator, Sergeant Turner of the 1922nd ARCS Squadron, reported observing an object flying over the runway on a heading of approximately 255 degrees. The object appeared to be a formation of five aircraft in a 'V' formation, flying slowly and occasionally appearing to stand still. The witness noted that the object possessed 10 to 12 large red lights and described the sound as being like birds, except for the lights. Sergeant Turner made several radio transmissions to aircraft in the area but received no reports of the object from them. The witness did not request that the aircraft attempt to identify the object. Although the witness used binoculars, the object eventually disappeared. The official conclusion for this incident was 'INSUFFICIENT DATA,' primarily because other personnel in the tower and aircraft in the vicinity failed to report the same objects. The report was approved by Lt. Colonel W. S. Harris of the Intelligence Division.