Review and Comment - UFO Rpt, Adana, Turkey 12 Mar 58

This document consists of a series of records and a memorandum regarding a sighting reported on March 12, 1958, near Adana, Turkey. Ground personnel observed a fast-moving, light-orange object in the sky. The initial report, submitted as a CIRVIS report under JANAP 146, described the object as traveling on a heading of 150 degrees, then turning to 330 degrees, and finally to 50 degrees. The observers noted that the object appeared to hover for three minutes and was silent. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) reviewed the incident and concluded that the report was too meager to provide a definitive analysis. However, the Scientific Advisor, A. Francis Arcier, provided a formal assessment stating that the object was not a UFO under the definitions of AFR 200-2, but rather an unidentified aircraft. The memorandum explains that the perceived hovering and lack of sound are common illusions when observing high-altitude jet aircraft from a zero-angle perspective, particularly at night. The assessment suggests the object was likely a high-altitude jet from a neighboring East Bloc country, noting that Adana is located near the Syrian border and that there have been previous reports of overflights from Soviet and Arab Bloc countries. The document includes a record card, a routing slip, and the formal memorandum addressed to the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence.