Requa .5t f o r Inve-3 ti.gati o:-1 Chief of Staf: United 3ta e g l..ir Comr~andir~ Officer U ni ~ Pd S tc.te;:, Air J'orce c/o Postmaster N ~,.., Yrr:k. 1Ie~ Yor!c 1 . Rer~r~nce is marla t o incoming messeg~s 21l~JOZ, Oll930Z, fl., ~ousz, a n-.1 o::~=o f rom .w Ln1Se Bay I' wb:-?-d.'Jr ..:"~.:!pO-ti=s sever31 :r-.;.dar sightirJ,g.:.c!" unide!ltified .:.eri..ll ~bj~c':..l. tt-i , <'1-t?~e'::i:ed d~3ired a s fol.: ',.,s: a. ,lias object o.pparently p r2.ctic ing n.11UT evasi."r~ tactics ,;:1~n it d i S3J.~)eared r"rom t he scCFe periodically. 1:. ~as it r'.lll!liJlS into normal o r iikip :null'' Z')nes affl9ctin~ c1poe qr:mces 0 f all 3ircraft? Ftva copi~s s.s a n aid t of senti~ El ement.s of In:or!llat i on rorm ay-e s.:tacned t:.e inter.rie,~in-5 officer in obtain in~ tne d?si. -ed infor:n- ~.1bject: Requ~3t for In.,e~tig:::t i on 3. I t is requested ..lll pe:-tinen t materi3l b e for.'artied to Comnding General, Jl.i r i-wlateriel Command , .Fr~ght-Patterson IS "B:""~::;e, Deyton, Ohio, attention '-tCI:l....\0- 3 l!"'orm ( Cp.in t ) DenArt-nen t wut 0 f the air Force. Hq U3.l\F J , Ne,..rfonn ll . .nd Base Cnanmand, A:-~) n77, c/o Pos t:nas t e r , ~le.., York, Nc''~ fnr:< n E q'.lest for Inv~:. l b atlonn, d~. A1r 3a~ Gr oup, c/o Pos t mes ~r, :re,.,tound l ... tnd B s CoMmand, 24 .J~nuary r~--: .-\lr :J erlel Coma,.~nd, ;rl~ht-?:!t.terson Atr o~ce submlttaJ. or tr.a )11 iL~n -:tJ3I'-~:t Jt:lt8!J. ~b~ ~bjtJoC 3ts 'l e (182) froM th8 station 'J l.lar:l th~J di~l;ance of ~)ur (4) 7!llle.J in fot~r (4) !llinutes lJ 1\J LA St F"l ~0 ubj "Requ !or Io'l Ind cont'd~ a. Th GCA Ob~erv ~rt:.acls !i. ill "'ti.on for de~.(:.lr~t-ion . lila home ada e la: 1!' on thill psrt.1 c '.ll r s 1 g,ht 1 ne oo jeCJt ure n.~t p:~ o t! n~ '~3 t.! b. lo ' unio?tJOlls fro~ v.ft india t~ o~ ~'et 1nto th norl ~round clu r Rnt:l i this nat.uo a follow-up th& ~u~urs, ~hr poBaiolev a l J si~o~i~g~ ot will oe r"ported in tbe usu .l LnS1Hlt:)t" ~1 'I~X eud re9ort made with s~etaha nod plo~tin~ in~los~ .I r"S li B~ARD R , JIR!~<l !ntlli n Ottio a. Slt~ttJ"h P?T suo~ . C S tlfit~tll'$Ut-~/S ~1f; .Boe"M1;!Gfl a-.., Skliirite)k.-P? r sa-o b. ~up aooc~ Bn y . a Slr~eb-ppr a aoPo- . a. Sketch PPI.aoope ~ !'. rrin-s ~o our Gr?und 2ooae 3~y, L~b Jor 'Jn a b"~rin~ or' l :3 f::--om t'l.d ato~l::>n, ~pp-:'-Jxi:!'l.At:~l; 4 . Jumber o f obj~ot s -Ond. :'.PPftfl!r9noe of ?PI s .,:op~ WJI\ a b"+ t bird. objae~ -3lz~ ~r o~.Jec~ ,g t''o dmsll co b d .r:J!'l. ,;.~cr~r~ ? oula1on -~one 7i31bl SO\.lDd .... Xone Add~6asa &t t h e Bay,. w .. b~sdol", t ime of 31gh t 1ng APO e77, New Yorr Present -addrsss .:. 11~6 B. Pulaald ... Chicago,. Ill. Occupation.-C~A Opera to~ Place. Q1?'\~bua1neait at the til'IMt or sigbt1ng ... l932nd A~CS Sq, Gooao:..Bey. Labrado~.r AFO 677; B&lf York.: Hobb1c ~ Mot ~1own b~csu tim~ of . ~li at1 Sped~of" mo'91ng obje~t - . good41. I c. S i .ze ... al di stanoe v.. goo do .:-.. lat1ve toobservsr an Stghtf..ngs 1n geD.Ars~ -:;ood b . Ob&G r not1o~d th~ obje c t whe n l t first appe~r~d ~nd bg~sn to r.lOVS on S OCJP~ '7J1 tness&a - intarvi!.&Wv known 3 i nc& obssrver s ~ot nresen t 1. rsdars now opergti ~n ~round ~. Ran -n?oroxi~at~ly 3 3/4 ~ll3s f.om a l~ion. !ltl~uda -Jould no~ bs det3r:ai~ed. Slzs-nt r'irst ervatton t o0jct i co b~ Ohje~t d i d n~t ~urn. Hi ! h ' J r:"t t tar~rj c t1" ft, vtsi.btlity ~0 ~il~s, )r~ssur~ 1021. 0 ~ill1- b~L~S1 temper~tur~ 3o d s~z~t~ti .?, i~w ~")OL::lt ~s .J~ ~r- ure :35 ds~!otes F , d8w Poi~t --nillibars, S,000 so~tter~d, vi3ibillty 3 0 ~1~la,, ~r~3 Wind3 aloft reoort 290 degr~es lD,OOO' )~0 .3. 3oth iJS.\i' a!ld r\CA? ~o~r!ltions _vtjrs c hdc.4ed a:1d ~; ~"le 'H~r :10 li.rorA.ft t:-1 the ~r ~ at th~ "";!"ne of o::>s~r~r ion. 3~la~see of testing devi~es by :ve h~r ,Jni~, ~hi~ st~tion, ar8 .a s follow: T1!11e Runa Taken or %n own obj~cta L3 ~Q~ ~os~i~la ~o oo~atn f gmen~3 or ~h73i~Al ~7iienee o o jec1j . :;o.lloo!1 ~ro. 9Sa P;\dar oco~ observation only; 1nto wir.a. Cannot dot ,rC'line if balloor., but object truvotllng unl i!(oly. l~ADQU;,.lrtERS IR 'H";~lJ~H St;kVICE dro~ A1r Force ~ 3 a n hi~ton 25~ o. c. R !or Toa A~S DSS SUBJECT t Unider:t ifi~d Flyin~ Obj~oto TO s Co~':':S.l1d in~ C7ene !'"3.1 Air ..:..1 t t r i.e 1 Co.-:.nand '.'Jr1. r,ht-i's.tt r~O!"' Air j. ... o :-ce !ase [)"'ytor, Chio .fiT i'i. I 1!C lAX0- 3 1.. rtaf&rl)r.c~ i s nadtJ to lot tat frc.,. dat.Jd 9 l.:o..roh t9l;), !tubj~ct '\.inider.t.lfi 1nlora"'r.1t"trt th~ro to hy tr.1o haa dquar td r:s Fl,j'ln-: OhJd~tn~ .. l.i J ~:r-t t-\\t~al.nllit ruutl~1tt 'A'Ot'-thtH'-bo.lloon a3odnts r.~d13 by \ltd 'i,atr...tn H\lr~ lA, Cor..:..::'anta based ~Jn thi.:~ r , v t w.y H.~" i.!:e .:> .. d., 3. I t l3 uoo:"f.''en1"3d that thd "~;t:id, To In11o sti, t!.cr.. Ct :.:~1- d"ln't;it l 'd ""'rinl Ohjeota bo c~red o follow<Jt r.t....,('Q 13, "':;..r.~-t~.- of Fl1(l'[lt ~r (r: J.;ot,w sho~.:ld oo ~'JLriflod Jot~ t "Hrt{oa.l s.~ t: o t'! 1.0r1tti.l mof-innJ .u., rltJt1n ltoh..!d 1 f poasihl!J ~R~Jl:d~tv., tn I'U.J(lt' 'ldtt~nf;3 :Jhoul<.l irclud n ot.ntll.:.e:l t c:: :~ ~ -r :T( J A.. ";fEST .lJj.Jtont G'3r.a ~1 Go o ! e Bq Labrador Ground -GC ~ 3ddar ;:jtn t 1 o blip on ~adarscope Too ~rg~ for bi - d ~d t~o -obj~ct not seen Gould not be d.att_r.dned Could not be detex:nined 3-3/4 miles 249 ~i~anpe~rred on f /observer 7 seconds -t in.>d ;i th 3ton '1 Jti:natad a t al;uo3t a :nila a :tilDJ.-:e -~1 ~:r.:h i.J:~na v i sible None visible . Pr:aveled in a straight line