nr I -I I r Ti .: \ Hf~. typ~o ll II.~ I I .t \f I ,I ) rcvcnl~d er(!at acceleration !~cJ_c""n t _ _llo. 1 1 April-194?, 0955 Hours, Cc~tral ?;ullip.incs. An F-47 p-["J c t l c :l Li.nG thrca other nircr.1.ft nt 1500 .ft ~1'\7 c.n obj~ct approxl.I:.ntely t."lrc e niles a\:a~r :1t 1000 ft. Obj~ct a ppa:1rcd to b e a fl.y:ng w1_nc t:1irty by t \rtraty feet, silver in color. The pilot t:trne d to intercept t:,.c cbjc~t a.TJ.d the object turned on neRrl7 t~o s .ua CC"J r .Jc and disappoarod ~:1 si t b'"'l f :!:.re set;onris. Object nppcared to hc"lVC a dor!lal fin but di:;tmcc ~;:3.9 too c:;rcat to note aJzy other f eature:;. Thn eport does not reveal rrhetl~er any of the other pilots 3a11 the ob,ject \ !'C Opinion t U o c~ .f'i:1i tc e xp 1 a.:ta tion Jfo;,re'\TCr, e V'er'J pilot ha~ nmJ-:icnc(!a t.!.8 ~c.ls~tion o f S~\Jinrr an :lircr~ft o~licu ~l-r a t ne.:>.r1.,,. t~1e craf t prc::>~nL ...!_, i.., sto;-a -.rie;l, a s: :12.ll c r .:JurilCJ Incident 7111 - -Phili?pine I s l ands --1 April 1948 lnere a?t>earo t o be nothinE ast rononloal i n thl.s ino i<!ant .t\.t a distance of 3 !.1i les an object 20 feet lon:s woul d sub- ton.d an e,:1~:):-o of ~li~htly Ir.ore th.:Jt 4 Min:.1t.1n of o.rc, a:td 11ence ,~t:;mlC. IJo vory nou..t to tho lil:U.t of tha ro:>olu .. io:l of tho \J.1.J 'f!L~J o~j.J~t or,:server to di~con\ its s ha..p9 e.::t<.l its tur!:-lo bu.ok. S\nco t..ho object was see!:l by only one H.'rson, e.nd si:J.ce tl~c> descripti Jn ic ()Ontra.dictory, it seeos to t.hto investigator CECXLIS'l' UNIDE!rriFIED FLYl~ OBJETS 3 . Location ~ 3 lllla\, ue ~ Sertil 4. 1!nmo ot cbeer'Vet' 5. 0CCUp6t1on ot O~Ol" N r P-47 pll.e\ b7th ~tno Sq. 18th ~ter lr'uup 6 . Add oss of ob3ettot 7~ Plnoo of obaor~ati~ 8 . lTumbo~ ot objoot~ 10. T i::\o i n sight 11. ~ltituds 1 ceo n 12. s p :lOd 2CO MPH -Uo4, 1). Dirooticm o f rl~ght 14. Tactics \.~ w~o-!ts ..)nauo t1ac1; dCI Iisl. Cdor dotc~od E:-..hu' trr-il~ e>oud1._1 aura tW'-'. Ertoet o ~lo ~ lat JurU, a" ()95;, lat Lt .,._.. * a fl1,Pt ot ~ p.Jq I o'l the 61th :i't&btft Sq, l!th Qs:oop. Be i'lyUc a head:i.'IC fll C ~ n1 t i tude l5CO feet, poai 3' ad ~ 52' :Jortn. ...tla be i.Ptecl .. 3n -unidatUied obJect tel.7 ~ (3) .U.a at hia posit f~ and a-t. eatiaaW alti ot l,COO ft, 3fae. ~ ~.18~ to be a ~ wiac ~ mrerllft. ita ~ re811111M4 a _ to 'be a aorul fa wa JCo-pU.~. 'b lpU of tM \:as W. to lie 30 feet. laart!t 2) f e\. !bl I~Ject ~ ailtdl' 1a eolcr. 'Up> s'&btillc b obJect. Lt ~ isect1aiel7 ataned a let' tU'S with b utati oa of to mn poa1tiftl7 1deuti:t7 the )bile x.,.r. - .u:ac a 2\r) tura tM obJect .-de tp lett tba l eveled oot oa a beediac ef zro-, ted. J:"!)ldJ7 :troa sight ill 5 .-c:cada. ~ wa eou.l. lleC'd. aa-at traila o~....a. At the tbe of tlle Ucbtial 'ria1)U1V we iJd.ted.e seatterel ~. 3000 ft, tepa faX) ne . ~of diatc: fro. Wdch the si&btU.C .. ~-" ditr\ i.,&"i.U. I f0aturea, 1. e., powr ma1ta, ~ ~i or cockpi-t. 'WI'S , 'Ibe ht.ern.w with Lt ~ 1Ddicated t he 11 a ..... e:xoi idi 1llbo qaite poaitin 1a bla atate.Dta.. tut wa tbe wit. te tbia a-t u ht ' his 'Wille-hia wa oa.t. the ~ onM "Dr hia 3 prenated tbeir obeenatioa of tbe e~ect ?A.Sl C: L t r Hq 13th AF. A?O 719, Subj: "Rpt of Sighting of Unidentif'1ed. Aircraft and/ or :?lying Object," dtd g ~r 48. '!'0 : Collli1.anding General, Air Materi~l Co111and, Wright Pat tel" sOD Air JO~ce ~sse, Dajton, Ohio, Attention: MCI 1 . Refertnlce 1t made to letter Relld.qu&rtve United Statet li:a :c ubjct~ "!~rting of Infor.sat1on on l17ing Diec1 2a F3r.ruarr 19U8. 2. Evaluation of sigh~ing de~cribed i n baaic co~tnieat~ou bT t=:: s h ~d.quarter~ 1 s that in v t av o f the ci ~eu;ns tances 3U..""t ounding t h'tl ir.ctr!ent, the obJect ~r~a p;-obablJ a ~ird. " DOD Dill 52UO.l0 E:.:ADQU.i\R'nRS, TBI~rrrH AIR 10RCE C LAR1C AIR lf'O:RCI BASI R ,I~Ort of Sighting of UllidS~J~1t1t4 A 1 ontt nnd/o~ ll1ine ObJect~ 1. In compliance with "Intelligence Requir ta -Un- 1dent1t1ed Airorart" and latter , your headquarters, AfJ 452.1 foil g incident ia Hporte4. 2. At 1630 hours on 1 April 194.8, the s ... 2 otr1o.r ot th$ 18th Fighter Group oontaoted the A-2 D1Y1sion, th1 headquarters, and reported that lst Lt. Robart w. Meye~t) bad 31gbted an nnidentitied fl1in6 object. IDs atory is .;.!.~ ~ dan uajdcntirted obJec~ a pp:rrr.i te.lJ t :r~ .... (J) :a:1J. " :.1.~t:1g .ng ~)~ ail-ontt, 1 t& &t'..&P0 r e<l a h lt lUOCU, . h t a to 'bt.i a ... th b8.Hl7 perooptibll, th s pe.o or ~lie-obJect ntblated to be th1rt7 teet, length t11m't1 rae~ and. ailYer in col~. trpon 1ght1Dg he obJeet, I.t eyer~ ''14Red1atel.7 tarted a let~ .... tUl'u itb. tho j.n.f:nt1a~ <'t intarc-avtinR and to mo:r& poaitiT~-1.7 ident1!7 tl:Li ph.:nc z~c WhiJ 1'8)s:ra 1n. ~king a 240 tunJ, the 1.llfi.dent1f.j .. e4 ob 1~t 1M a 90 d lett 't , then c ed C/u:t on :r::oa 3ii',.,At in &l'pro:a.imstaJ.1 ti., ondJJ. Tb.cro s nc souna h l-ds .... d nc x.b.I.Atw~ t~s.!J nr ob r ? J.t t nr \J CLASSlflr.:- B-2, AG 4,2.1, SubJect: "Report ot Sighting Airoraft and/or Plying Objot.~ ot U~identii1e4 time ot the sight~ T1s1bil1ty uul11l1ted, eoatter-ed cumulus, base 3000 teet, top 6000 :ree-t a. Because ot the diatanoe trcm wh1oh the aight1D& 'VAlS made, no cl1at1DgU1ah1ng tcturea 1.e. p r Wlit , l nd 1ng gear, armameDt or oockpit were obaer~ed. b. The 1ntezot1ew with Lt. Ke7era indicated tbatt lw is a reliable, non-excitable 1nd1Yidual and appeared quite positi"fe in hia ta nt. It be taken into oon-. s1derat1on howeYer that he s the onl7 witness to this iD cideDt, aa he ~ ble to call the ob~eot to tb atteDt1on or his t ~oau.se or their maneu?e:rl~ 1r th& turn, plua th8 tact that his ndio Wtois oot. 3. A boTe il:l! !dent r ported your-h&&dquartcu.~, 2 Ap1il 48, in radio, cite X:Z.24.)H FOR TBtt CCMIANDING GmalUL: . UNCLAS5\FlEiJ R OBEll'T W. DE LO!fG lst Lt. USAF A<. tine !a t Adjutaat Gcwera:l