U~lCLt!.ss:F CLASSlr\ED ~ follodng "'less~e r eceived f=~:n 13to A1 t ;.nd pas~d in tsccordcnce ii th UJAJ' ldt :cr. 3uoject: '-:a porting oi' i:n\:>!illaticn or :'":Ji.ng . .-:!.cs .. dated 26 :Jobruary 19ll8. ~\ detailed. :-eco!"t ~ill oa !'');:-..:-(1.-rded oJhen received. ''Unii~ntiii~ aircrnft si-5ntod 07 ,nli:t ..i. !J~l ,,: :.:..is Comn:and J 3I.ON.3! 2 ~lov lSll-8 8.1Yurox.i~ telJ' 133C ~ours, nortt.e~ ~t b-J a'"'t :>f Clark iU' BaJe. J i s t.9nce '.lnuot e r-.. u.ned. .'u; ... ~deu i'::om 10 .:0,000 feet . Description; Color: sno~hi ~a. =:~!ru...s ~a.n .:!3tl1.t ted 100 to 150 feet. 7lsel3Se l=Ytad .~t Z5D f~et l Bngtn. ~t 3tance !r?m no~ of aircr.:!'t to e .. ,dir.s =~e oi w;ng c;~t1-1l8.te<} ..:5 ~o !.:0 ftt fuselage 3iJ~ .,red proport.tonately l ;.r~ '.Jica ta:pe~d nose./ "'?:11.1 e..,cr~rn :~r 'tapt3rsd l:r.ost a coint. 7usela~ ,..:.!"' .:-e~red to l:c.7 e >~i:ld:>~s 've .. w;r.n tr:?ili"!"~ :;e C""tceedu:;.gl;r f a s t ~nd 90U"1cled ;,:,l wil.n-to 5 jt...~ n1:-c l ..... t . . ...;ntc::red t..I:U. b roke OUt ')f a large clOU.l 6 ;:3:e:3. :io ~ran::sient. '1T c .... ~e ai.:C~T't.:.ft ~"crwarded by :nail. ) UNCLASS\F\ED T.:lo fJlloirirg :nes-a:?;e fro.:n 'lbirteenth a.i: Fc:ce iscas~ed to you i n accor - d::n ce with US.;.F letter. subject; la?ortir...g of Ir...1:'0:-:ID tion o n :r1yir..:; :::i ::cs. c~tctl ~6 F abruary l'?~B.. a .. CL'J.r~<: .Air.?orce 3ase at l~.l30 r..o'l:"S, 17 ~:oven:b-=r 1~43. t.:ail ~ii r..o~ L2. .. 'etne R "1neG"O,:lCB of a VR?Or tr~il, b1t ro.t.~er t1...a~ of r oc!:et ')r tj:;t j;o~.J(h:!UBt 2.t rln altitude a007e 20.000 and u..'lder ~o.ono feet . Tee l!'.a:;s .-~.nd trail d i ~an--:e arP,d v;i t!:in auor8 ~drr.a tely tc..rc~ .:ni c:utes. P-;-1hirt "1th .\.ir 7orce evc.l,.:.ates t!:.is r2"')o!': C-j . j l .ll tJ , Director or I~telli~ence Unit d State s Ai r Force ~'lashington 25, D. c. Inclosed reports ilre r orwarded in .. c co1d : nee 1:ith p a r:t.gr aph 5, letter, your Headqua:t: r 5, dat ed ~6 ?ebruarJ l~4J, me suCject, and .Js mld:it ional information t o that cant l , 1 d in our r,1dio.3, Ci t.e I.X 1 302 and AX 1249, da tect 17 :;ov~mber l YL.cl, .nd 23 i 'o-ro1lb-;or 194J, respect.i-,ely. Ir.cl. l .. h -., o r . (;ji .left o r F.l.\in5 Obj~ct _, dtd Incl. 2 -R-"!'o rt. 3i~hting o f Uji C. rr. YuUNG Ltr fr Rtl, lS~h. Fi~hter Ji.ng, C!~1r ,Air .Tot'ce 3a:Je Sub,j: "TJnidenti.f.!.eC.. .Urcraft or il;yi~ Objects," d Decomber l'J!d.- lsl# I .ud. PO: Commandin& Ganeral . u: Mat&rial Command, ~ri6h~P~vt9son ~ir For~e Ba3e, na;ton, Ohio? ArTY: MCI. Besl~ communication is iorward.e d pU!"a'.l~nt +.o ~e p!"-,ri'3l..)'Os of Hq_, US .. ~ lot~e,., J..ated 2t> :?ebrua:y 1 948, subject: ~Rsyorting of Information ">"n j'lying Disc" " and a s aa.ditio~l in:forJlation to .,hat contai.rtaJ. ! n o lr radio, cl te A 1302 da t~d 19 Novemb~r 194=a" llOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR IN'TERV;, i .. : DECLASSl~IEn \ FT~n ~ YB,i BS. DOWNGRADED AT g YEAB INTE'RVAT DECLASSIFIED AFTER 1~ TIIARS.. Tn.e 1'ollo,-.,.:..n6 is a CCJrtifica.w frv!.1 thd C l.J.r< Air r, ret! .:Jase {o lthe.::- Stutio c for the ::1.ou s ot' l'H)O to l ... v'J on 17 :,u.,~rnber l..~J.d: Dr HYNEK'S E'vALUATIONS EX;fRACTED FRO~ PROJECT GHUJGE REPOHT. 1. A tron~io 1 liit;h prob~ob1ll t y a L . ~uic ~r low l' robnbilily1 B ... .llooln d or nr(llr.a.ry a.irora.f t 1 o r fnllin~ bodies ; {;e;:l ct\on5~' a.tl!'oral otr~arrten~ t-+ :iH~SL::stronor...:loai~ Nith no o:xplanat lon avlde nt ~, L\c~ or l noe pr6oludee dXplsnat1onl --Clu.ri:: J~ Bo.se, l i:-.. itud 1 iE .\DQ U n. R"l'E RS A 1R W..~\i'liSH S~kVIC ..\r.d r " J\ir Fo rctt il:l.s o~hill(;ton 25,. D. C. TZa!or Toa A'l:'S ~<iS SUDJECTe Unidor.titlcd Fly1ng Obj~ota J Co din.~ (:Jt)neral Ai r ~.1 tf' rio 1 C!oa .r..9. nd ':Jri ,.,ht-i'attJT"':O!" Air Force ;~asa D~ytor., Chio AT 1 t-. ' lJC 1A.XO-3 ll bl.y 1949 l. ;it)fo?Jr~r.c~ ls r..ada t o lotter .fro,, yo,~r holid a.rtcrs . fCI.AXS, dt\t d 9 l~aroh 19LJ, ~ubj.,ct "~nidor.tified fly in?: Ob.Jar.ltn." :ii:tl first ln lt.U"IHtl":l.dr't thtH"~ to 'hy tr. is haadquar tAJ rs. da tod ) L !htlroh l J49. r. in~ t r out\.! 6 Yhl ~.d~her-ba lloon a ~o~otts mad~ h"'J t~w Alr Force ~a~J !.Hlt \ u.,,~t'ht:t~ Bur'-1~U,. Cor.:r.--ent!l be.~..,d D!1 thi~ cuvi:h~ ''l.T'O lnel~3ed ... j. "(t j,IJ rtJJo:..,r*~tH'li~d tha.t thrJ u.r~uidtt To Invn;:_-;!.U1tlon Ot Unl- \.,nt:tfl3d .1\~rh\l ObJ-eot.l~ bd ohant;o d (\0 f.)llow..1s It ... aUl 1). ''Dl:"o u 4;ion C>t F'l\.~ht or (: b ! nt, 6hoc1d bv oLrifiod $) tb t f1Jr1:!o 1 and hori- ~;nt.~t mo .n:l ,.~ dt~tlni'.lttJh d 1r po:-.Jtll>l'" \tk l :Hl thr.t mct 1on 1 tt.Of:1'.:if'\..,d t4J tr ~ tliroctl0 n t;o11a:rd.J which th~ obJh.:t apL~a.:-~ to mo . rti;?J l At:lv, t.n !{, l..i.~ !)~}tti:n~--;3n Jhould ir~!ude t.l, 1lt:t"\t~11...0n~ 0~ tro type 0~ ~ lnQ ll.l. 1 o-!nQidr'lo lt; ' )U!ll."".BT ia~ llo. 200t Objeot a1~ted about four hour:~ after last scheduled roloa."s {t:C Upper nir flow pattern gtvos no il:dioation o f posn1b1lity of ~cu~her b~lloon drifting in fro~ o.nothar station. Al3o balloon nould h~vd t o have lea~d to remain at 30.000 feet Incident !.1o. 208 1430 hours J re Si~ted: Clark -~ 3ase - eastern edg9 of s Position: to,er , etc. J Observer: 1st Jtt ~ili Fighter Sq \ S]1 18th 716h ter Occ1r9ati on ar.d./ c r hoc b ias: ..l.s above .At t t='r_ t i or: l~ll~bt:.r i.rr~gular mass -looked a s if plane had .:cpl\rlad and left a hi te srooks colu~n Al Li tu:l~ of Obc~t .~ t : :Sst i -::a t~")d A;Jprorimataly 3 minn.tes -(Smoke t-rail) 1b. Tc:.ctics ~ Object seen:ed to han made a loop i!laSlllo.ch /tb.a smoke trail performed complete circle -~sembling a corkscre 17. Sonnd ~la.de b~i C'b.j1 ct( s): N/ S Direction of Flig~t of Object(~) Ei taer 120 or 300 according to orit;in J~T)art:'nt C0nstructi ')n : Object appeared like burst of flak none -vi~inity va.s a clmJdless sk:;r .. hl ta exhaust trajl -r,~nd1.,~ some 1 to 10 t rail ev:mor atc3d aftar to.:"e e :ninu't~B l ~':ra ~K2 .. s~t te-ring t b :n1.7 througn.ou ~ -"::'la "\tm~re. Did .:10-: na"Te the aouearanca of a ra::or trail. Incident: 208 n1e object sigh:ed by ~be tNO fi~tcr pilots ruui th~ appearance of a flak burst ~it ti:lS still in the atnx>SDhere nnd .;a~ co!lll~c ted to a cmved tr3.il vf corkscre,~ appearance \ See dra,ring at tache d ) T,he trail ~s from 1 to 10 miles in length. and did not have tbe ap1)earance of a vapor trail but rather that of a rocket or jet ~x.a.'1aust., Altitude was judged to be 30,CCO ft. The n:ass and trail dl ~appeared tri t:Jin appro:ti:natel~r t~c;e minutes. Tae ;na:;-s appear ad ~ni t e in color lika an exhsu s t trail w-roich b3d a sudden burst ori5in and then tepered off to nothing. Both parties remarkzd that i ~ anpeared as if en aircraft h.s.d enloded a n d l~rt e. white smoke column. The var.Jor substance dissipated i.n approximately i n 3 minutas ~cattering thinly li~ce srnoka through t!le atm..rohere. It is fir:nly ~.:ili~ved by both :o~itnesses that t~a objact .t/8.3 not a cloud becan ae of its shape and becau"Se the sJ..cy in th= vicini t .Y' '~as cloudless. I nciclcr:t 1430 hours Clark .A;F Base -e.;lstern edge of s Position: ( i. e . , growicl, l.:.ir, contr ol tower , etc. ) .dar.1e .:1 . Ad~lre .:") s of . Observe r : 1st ~t , 44t~ Fighter Sq {SE & l s t Lt Occupa t i on ani/or hoboies: -~ above Att,")n t ion Attrc:ct~d br: 3ise of Objcct(G): Colo~' of C.-!:>J.ct( c)~ white lx:J tur e of Lur-Jin.o :; i. l l : (uir~. ctccl b\ .:.T. uf L ic~t?) irregular mass -looked a s if plana had explcxled and l eft a wh i ta SIOOke colu:nn Altitu.:ie of