U i\l C L t\ S S 1 F: ;otJR HQ I;'1t1ElilATF.L Y UPOtJ Tl!C!l?T :":ND C3Ai ITIM 10 UNCL~SSiF1t:r/ ~, y- ~a JADAll 1l~H'IUJC. 'L:~ULST FOR INV\:STlGATlOt, ,1-i:fEJS ro ,.\ ~1ATI~R o :ifJl THAN T~-IAT WITH ~1ilt~-l r~r c~:::u; : i;t .l~o7 S 2-NOV 4 d .E:Vlilll-.TLY ! S C0t~C;~NED r~4 Of 3~ NOV ~a C~, i EAF, I S I N A-V ~ VAS !NlTlTED BY ~l'HIS SECTION, NOT Al~Cn.AfT ~ USAf' ~\ T JS-31 lS NCT C Ot-..CERN ED 'M 1 TH ,:1!:. SA~ MAT't~ AS TH l.tiTER or J r OV .~;DiUD TO ABOV. NO R.E.CORD Of ?E-~f CAF:U t it l2ci7, -~ NOV 48 CAN Sf FOUt D J~EaE. HCW '~AS ~M -lc:~rr -:.\ 31sE J~lsAU:D TO ~MIS COMMAt~D At' D wiD.:f'1;iL~J..)\S~ ~: ITri.il ON C5Ai4, J d DEC, .tlf:.tF. ECL.A3STFIED .:\ f?T~n D:-HIN"EX' S E.!ALUATICNS ~x::~ACTED FRO.M PitOJECT c:-\UOGE RE?OHr . 1::1 r)l pro 'b ~t.b ll it r a h~ ~air o r low probabilitys tL. B').l1<H>tl~ o r o rdlr..a r-:, fli:ro r a i't 1 b , fq>uk "'";" , f.lares o r f \l.l1n6 bc:~dle~ ~ (~Clootlons uror~1. str l\~llriS, bird3!) .z. Non-tt.;Stronoc1oa.l., .,.ith n o ex,?l~t ion ) Y1.dent ~. l4v~ of ~videaoe prdoludaa exp l a natlonl Ti is i.J1cidunt :'.u::> n o t..stro:1_,::ical ~L'C';lurtatio!l. Tio. 19a, No viGual obaervationJ r~dar blip moving at h i gh speed 'J.nd oox C"~1tly ohanz;ing dirootion. ' If radar r e'Port 1u d.CtlUr.:l."~a, oou1dn' t p0~51bly b e a balloon. liEADQllAR'r~PS ~lR r-t .. ~rll!;H St.; kV ICB A.nd1" Air Force ll s e Re!~r Tot A~ DSS SUDJECT t Unider.t if 1. d Flyin;:; Ob j.,o t;., TO a Co~din~ ~neral Air ~..1t(riel Co.:J . .und '.'Jr1.,hti3tt)r:cr Air F"~:-ce -!actJ 1.. rtet'.:Jr'>tC> ls r..ad~ t o lotter fro.~ cl.J.t-,d ') l.:a . .roh l.')l..;), subj.,ct "Jnider.tlfit3J in~.\ 1r ~ft ':ldflt th~ rc to hy t!:iG hea tlq u.a.r te r3. yo, ~r ;;n.HI4 t .. arters~ !ClAYS, t~ t;u. ht.s t rout Ltt1 #J ~h~ r-ba lloon >\ .:JOdnt ~1d-1 ~/ ; 1 Air Fo~oa !la vy t-A..nl H"'tS.th.ttr Bur~ n. Co~'..:r.~nt~ baied ~!': ":hi.J ruv1H a.r inelo:-sed. 3. 1 t L e~ te tlt> !1:-.enri~d t hat tl-~d " id, 1'o I nto . t 1~ t ion Of uni- t! .. nt.1.! l':Jd \ " r i 1 C'hjt~tot, b~ \ln~:tf. d aa follo '3 a o . Fl t~rt )(' tr::J . t , ..,hot=l d bv oLrifl~d J\) t hA.t .. rttol nd ho~i <) r.t.~! r-0t ~ )~:l :u.~ 'i:J t-in~.l!aht~d if p09ti1b1c, un.J 3 0 th.e1.t motion ica 1?'c:tf l1;1ll "\J ~r~ dL..,>cti-;n tcm~rd3 \'ihioh tCl!'J QJ,j'' }t; t\p 'l tl:\t.t..'J'~ t ) 'l.!il u:r tl"'ttini; !l,. ~houl.:i ircl'.1d o a ,Jt;ab, .-.ant o i' tf:o typo o f 'I J.,Lu' a ~ t u 3d L jJj l f ..\ ... West t ... Col t.iS.AP ad ju+...an t; a~r.~t"al t::1es A t t :Jr 'J:l2 no .:n1 t hori zed. Date and 7i~e o: Qcsarva:ior.: s Posi~io~: (i. e., bro d, uir, Grounn -croeratin2 :-:1d":!rnco-ce c0ntrcl towc~. etc.) rar_e ~L!ld _:\dJre~s of Cose~ver: Occupation and/or ~ocbies: Raii.arsco-r:e o-cerc.to::- Atter..tion At trc..cted b~r: :tit~:.:b~r of C'b.j ct(s) Sr-en: i.J ture of 1u;ni!.1'J si ty: '-' (~;;stLllated) 3s ti::!at~d ')i C::-,ld r:o c .)e esti:r.a. ted Circled r~dar site contirru~1sly fo~ s ne ~our and 5 ~ir-utcs ~actics: Target at ti."lles gs.ve i~norsssion of 2 f i s'-lt ar Continuously changed Sound r .. :ade b:.' C'bjf c t ( s): Direction of F1is~t of Cbjcct(s ) Circlir..g OUTING AND RE-0[ ) AIR 1\ fERIEL 0.\I:\lAND l , . 'hes f o Tm f o T inter-oJice ~orreponun~ 1! ,,in h eaJquarten. llddr~r ,., .. J u ldree" Place lnltiBI' ol dictator and t7p~t.. telephon~ nunehr ~nd locMio n to Titrht ul sicnatQre. r . ntlre width o( 'lhe.l, both ~tldf!ll. N o~te w"rntr l"iwna l at l owr left of f orm. Rm~hun~r 'IPA~ 13 '!UfticJent only f or r 1 t ,...t' p r ''"'' \l)a.:Uic or tyuewritun tina tu" , ... . Ra Wakksnaj Slgh tin f ilOM MCU..\D- 3 .. ~t tn: t-ir . Clau s R~farence is made to T't'IX. from Commanding General, .Far Eastern .. Ur Force, 8 1948. See attached inclosure . 2 . c l s re~ sted that the rS"Oortin.g ~ncy be c0ntac t d t 'nr ough th~ :nest ~X?eclitious ~els to obtajn the following additional ir..:for.nation: ::1. At first Ta.Ja.r rearl:ing of target alrcra:ft, ~hat .~.-a.d lts alti t ude , a.zi.Ju"vb ~eed Jnd headin~? b. Di d readings vary as target appr oached stat i on -Wf-.re :radar evasion t.1ctics employed? of bllp on scope in comoarL~n t-J tllilt of lmovn aircraft. d.. Did taxget .=,ntar station ground clutter area? e . After leaving station ground clutter ar.rea \~as target a-gain observed? -,.,1at 'vas altitude, a2bru.th, c::roeed and h eading of tc.rg~t ,.vbJ..l~ ,Japart1n.s, and a t 'Ni':'.at -arl6e 1/aa target lost 1 . f . .J/t:is air c raft "lbser'led vi3naJly or heard at any t in:e7 (conf ations) or air craft I:' so, ..Da t :..ere g . 'ralatype sequ.i!nces of local weather and winds alot t r~ort a t tL"Te oi ' b. List of kno~