CE:C:Z- LIST -L i! IDEi:. IFIED FLYHJG Op~JECTG Location 19o 03' li-164 05' E ()~t ,en I'waj"'Jsi."l l sJa11dt arcllall :~nr.c o L' n b:;C' rvor L' pt. :'lu7d. :il.'U'~.i 5 . Occup~tion of ob~orv~r ?ilo~ U 7 . Place of obsur vt.l;.ion A.~c..td & abovs his :pl:?ns 8 . rfu:"lbor o[ objr-ct.~ 1 Di:';t:_ !leo of ob.J ct from obsJrvcr 4 t 5 -1 ... 19 . OdordJtoctod N/S H.ppar 0nt con!i t ruction Exh ll.ts t t rrd l s 23. Eff .. ct on ~loud~ :T/ S i'i1o ohjoct obs:n-vcc..l h(jr o \-:u::~ _r~lJatJly e.n OXi'lodi fire - f i rod .fr o:1 t 'i'J) t.ao.1 cbscrv !d . ~UA..tr!ERS lR l!:\TERlBL CO Wrieht-Pat roon Air ~oro~ Baa Dayton, Ohio Chl\lt, Air 'Uenthor Ssrv1oe, Andrews A1.r Foro B:lse, A'rTlJ s DS3 !lC iuo-3/I!n-s/ rm 1. Proj.,ot ~SIGli,. 13 reepor:sible f'or tt!o coll otion, 1n~eati t:"-'tl.on and 3.nt, rpr-et"t:tor1 of du.ta r lat1 .... ~ t o s ;;}1~1-~,G or u.n_d n tifiad tlyil"~ objoJota. Attaohod 1noid,)nt Sut:Wl.ari~e 1 t}l..ru 172 from t}:~ fil.,, ur Projdot "SlGl"' o.ra rortr rdad for 5tud~' 0.11 ir'"JOO:ll.""6nu!l.tiot ' .a to . !t1oh~ of the ino!.deo~& may b8 llc1r~t~d as b lloon :rel~a.a~d on routi.r.~ ynopt1o cusc~nt'l ~/ th.s A1r \:\ ath~r Sdrvioa. th., ;r "rJ Ae4"ological :;.t:l~1oe or th" ,;nlted Sta~a W,ather Burellu. rt-..o AJur.ur:arie~ at'b.oh.,d ~;~.;a.y l"~ n.talndd l.n yot.r headquartDre tor "Worktn~; o.nd refe:renoe purpo:s~ , '2, Th" .:"t1r W 1.\thor Ser-;lce itJ the o~ly "r.ono;' or ta ":y~ th:.\.t b':f')ll skJ<l to a a1et in t h acooc iob_, r1t; of Proj~oc 3!Gr.' x<:ept th t the Unit,(\ St te V1eat;hor Bur<:Jt:t.U hn. pro'1tJ.od in orm~tion on b 11 lghtnf.ng.. R~o rch proj~ot in whloh b!il1oo!'l r~ u"ed l\r.d which o.r~ on<luo t;ud o r apo:nso~d ~./ th L~y, l'f vy or J '1 t d St t4IJ' .. \ l.!' For" ar ul' u' d h7 t ht-t Irl l'li -JlaO D ljt\ .... dnt. of t h o Co:1 nd. Th ~ r.h oks r~u ually ::;!ldf) direct t o:n t .!' ~roj~ot S IOU" f1i ce, !..CU..: v}. '!'h s o h,)ka \'lr' dtstlnot t"roo t oh oc of ~yn<>p#t b:l lloon f'libnt'J ca. ~by :r ~ rll.c~ at a. tiono ot t h 1 r Fo rc th 1:.1~y nd t!-i; '"'!1 rt:."..n~ n<3idt"tot tt '1 ... r o~i.n1on or ~'hl off:ta". th t t ho b,low tho3~ h "71.ng; th& bJ'~n.~ t pcJiJ::S:tbl.'lit:r of ing r.o nlicinlt8 the po :J1.b1lity thl.t 1r 'W of .,}:. r b n lloc:.u.. li 1z:oi- ba.l oon , Thi Eq ~. Ch~t. Al:-Vf a har Servloo.., Waahin~ton 25. D. c. ubj a Pro jeot "Sl <nr' 4. the torJU \aaed in inter:-o~t1ng w1tneeaea to a1~htlnga 11 inoloaed aa a lt.3.tter of 1ntero"t Co:runent to poa,ibl bprovement of t~1 "aa-sr.t1 1 Elett:5uta or lntornfltion 1n regard to rout ino ynopt1o balloon tlir; .. ta ia in'Vit.ed. 5 It 1a 74tq~ate4 ~bat correspondence be to1w~rded to the Cor:una.nd illg Ganeral.., li&adquut.ra J.ir Jla te r1el Co::l!:'lAnd. a tte%ltion Copi, tul"nl hed, C pt Tra~O"ff kl., ~oph.y3iOtt l.A~ ~ .;rJ r . .<ad l ~ L!CnESP ft. R. Cl1n6~rnsn, Coli US~? Colon~!, t& ,. Ch1~f. lnt~ li ne ~p~ IN REPLY AOOR .. SS BOTH COMMUNICATION AND EN VHOPE TO CO~MANOit-!Ci C::.NERAL, Alit MAiERIEL ND, ATTENTION FOl LOWING O FfiCE SYMBOL: J~JCLASSIFIED HEADQUARTERS AIR ~1ATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE CAYTON, OHIO l'~n r~,c~Jl~ ni-,-l'si :bjP.ct(s). ver bl .;~. o. J. l.Ce Subject: Spot Raport obst)::'"Y&r' a aircraft and sli.gb\J.T to the ri6ht o! cour3e, C;_q)ta,.n Barnes rnads XIUMerous att~ta tf contact the oth-'r aircraft 0:1 Chanr1el :B and _ c. ~R?. but a~nowledanmn\ of his transmission w~ nov~r recei d. JO:!:L .A. RAJW~ :tajor' um DAC/5, Intelligence l1'l CL.ASSl~: !EO B ;.\:qOE~E!i S Dl VISION, .tUB. T ilW~;rr co:""A:SD SUlnC'r: Spot Report Co m; ding G~neral Air T::-... .t.nspo rt Sarvi ce A!~ -TI'I01r AO/ a, ... nt elllgen~ l:C/CJP/ad 1. ~a following in.f'or~tion wc.s reported by c .. 9tain 7loyd Barnes, ?1l~t o! eire:eaft h.o 1 s in fl!sht t.st ee!) x~ o,jalai n l land, : :-zhall I~lD.Dds, a---:d ::Il-.. ~ ,!eld, T. R., nit tho t i me the 1nc5 d~rst 2. '.fhile fl~ mt\gne\ia course 06o alti tudt 9000 feet, a~ ~T))rox1matel.1' 09:05 GCT, 6 May 1948, a l a :rga -..hit a ball of .fir~ was obser~d 19 05' n -lS4 os ~. to to fiv~ mile& dir~atl7 ohead of 3.nd aligh;~ aU, ta the .!1 :1~. Tile b~ll o! fir a -:.f"lS obs c r 'l8d f~r onl;r 3. split second t 1d vas C.Oq>..lXabl_. to the e:xplo s1on of a 11. There vera no stree.mers or tails obsex~ved a s u3Ualq =-~la~ed to a meteor of a dL3tre~s si;sn.al. 3.. l !tm&d!atel.T ... ! r'lr t h ball o! :f!.-s waa observed, Capta1:n B , ... :le 1 lnatruetttd the H..: d!o On erato :r to C!l&clt t!l.e li'F. Tbe Iil? val rauo~ed b~ the f~dlo Cp~ tor t o be !o ?oaition No. 2 end opel~tivs. ~1r~r~f~ ~:o rCJached ~he ao1jrrJxillliJt -oo tit ~n of ~h ball o-: '!:!.:-1a )bserYed. a al.LA.g: 'White l~ht liiB.S seen vater tr ~"3-ce. .L>wyer. thi l:l.g!l' ~a ob sao.l" ad vi thin a fev ;t!"tar ignti!l~ ... e~ of the o.:C a~Lle cloud co-vt:rS&t :~. or~ !.~ta were i!!lftediatel,y o'bser"Yed on the water surface a.!J!)ro::d.Jnlltel.7 tan :niles north of the a1rcrett' s co\ll"se. It in the op !.nioD o! Captain Barnes Plld other psrsous ebjard .tho ob!er;~tl thn lights, that it wat a ~UX!3c vessel. . 6. 4 a l7 mi alans6d afta~ tha k \Jt liJ~t~ .1~ra ob rv~d O!l tll~ ;,at ~ surlJ.ce, wh3n an 3.i:rcrafv 1.'-/aB s ed :f17i05 a r aci.p!:ocal C:)'tll'Je ( "'4o ut 1000 faet b lev the HEAOQVAHTEi{ PACI FIC D IVISIO!\ \ IILITAHY AIH THAi'SPORT SE!\VIC~ ~ -'\l'ldiDg Cener:!.l 1 . Lot te.r yo\U'" Ee '- ~d.d::-Aoeed to CoWM.ndl='-& G n~l"~l, :-1 .. <c:tlor' t!'r.; Ze:1t.ar:"l P~ific Hin&, ha~ been cndors~ to t~ia of!1 e e , .~.nd, 1n t~. ~stt :i~o~ardeo t o EP.rnes 'A~ 1 ... s , -er.:o ,., to b~ ~.ssiened. 2. .-~ter ree'!!'Ti~r. i;h, ort cf "Po :;11>le lri:-1. 3 tv '' Jo'htl- "toa l ~d n.!ln S1ek. w '~ld fl"~m C$'~-t. ::a=n~!\. thi~ o~lc~ i~ nemiatel;7 di~e.tehed a _u~J7 to the Distr:te\ Intellig!ne~ 0f:f1 ct:x, l'~th .s.saY<tl :Ji"tl'ie\, Old .-=aT: l St}p_; on, !ic::ololn, Haw .:ii, i.oac r~l7 !s Qll!>ted .~ ~ollo-v<tJ I t ! ~ b~l! .-ntd. tha' the US$ a:> as en...;.;J~d in .act-1 c-x.l trab!ng o-oel" ions !;,. the ?ieinit y or t.he oont~.e\ :r'!ported b,.-C~iaiB :s.~"* .eo :gUoi." Cy 1!q ? \CD ltr L t Colon6 1 , 'USA7 llQ;\r.Jta~:\DFD .:\T :; YJ~.\!.1 I'\TEPP LS-: ... \.large v :;ita b:lll of fl-e \-Jas ooserve d some four to five n.il.~s directly ahe.~d o r:'Dd slightly above the aircrzft. It ~,~s observed for only a split, second and W8J' co-u~Qrable to t he explosion of a shell There were :w s t rearoer11 or observed sueh as u snelly related to a meteor or o. dl 9treea ;i a.l. Aa the atrer~t c:ru~;ronen~d the .:'.pproxbla~e po~it.ien "h~:-e t he 'ball of fire \-laS observe\l 3. <JinGle 'tY..~te li~.h .-r.. s neen on the "Lt ... r ~uJ"f.?ee.. Howe"t~:r', t his dl :l~.J .1)e . ~d ,.,i t..h.il\ a f0w seconds after sighting be~-=use of tne erl~ting cl ... uc. co.vct-age. lights '. ere 1..-nrr.ediatl!l;r obsentt>d on the -water surf~ee smno 10 miles "Jr~h of t a e ,..,lanes s cou::""se. ~ t i~ t!le O"'ir.don of t~e ,.,.1-t:nosa (d.zrot Barnes) that, tneae ere from a ~ace ve~sel. ~me 10 ..nilmto s alimsed nf tc:r these li.Yht.:! r.e obrorv~d nn the .-~ter surfaee .vbe!' ;m . reraft :rc.s s~ted fl.~ a reci~rocal course (~J.fj\)) ~t aoout lOCO xi o~lo he observers s aircr:d't 3llli slif;htly to the r1.ght of the cours6. C u t Zla:rnes m3d rous att-=.!~t3 to cent c t L.hi9 aircr~t on Caann 1 u ....