2llH) h ours Ci:cl in~ Anrlre,_.s Kl :Ba;,e, C~mp rinss, ~!d Ot ... erver's P o s i t i on : .Ur (i. e., grou:1d, ni:-, co!!~r-ol t o\Jer , etc . ) 2d Lt .A:?S. -teleo:Done c.:J 'JL .. 'u:-..a.t Attenti on Attr &cted by: Number of Object(s ) Seen: Size of Obj ect(G) : Undetermined or elf Object( : :r;s ll o l\ature of Ll..JJ'Ginosi ty: Seemed t o give off a dull g1o\~ ( directe d bp~:r.. of lig~1t?) A1 t i tud.8 of Cbj~ ct.: ( t. sti!natGd) :S3timatod Distance of ')bj.Jct fro::-1 Cbcr7: r : J..lrrle J.n 01g n : 15 to 1 8 minu~es ~:rec on ou~s: E:<haus t 7r&il {Col er af) : Could climb ~o~ti::ne to circle field ...::a :a :.c1c;r:rx JrD:4XI~ ~c:rncr An'3-xzm..--cox:c t .Lmo ea. 011 of sight to . .r-3rd northeast of Si:;:~":irg: GA.irJ-no cloud.s, haze or smok<a ITo \rings or t:;.il surfaces -e:rtrer.:e P.'..Oneu,erc.bi li -cy 3t::tte:r.ent of ';;J/ Sgt Joh.."l J .. Kushner corrobo-r~ta3 account of 2d. L~ K:::l'.aJOod J . ,Jackron Ct.nd 2d 1~ Henry G. Co:nbs. 3.:;t : .. u ... ~hner .:~.:s on bl .. OtW.!.d duty \._he.a he he:;ro. c. noiae. '!~ning hi s head i n th direction of tl:e soun d hP-saw a ~hinin.~ object c omi:"lg acro::ls the s:<"".Y'. It rr..Dde a sotmd similar to a P --47 only twic e a 3 l ou d . I t see-r.ed to hi:n to b e coming from the direction or the 2238 th Enginee ring Ha.lJgar acros s the field to';Jard s.~neer #1 . I t ,..,'asn' t ve r J h igh. I t couldn have b een a P- L!7 and .1i tness d i d r_ot see :"n ~xhaust. S:1ortl_y a.fter- .-w.rdd , he beard t h e sarr:e noi s e ~P~Y h igher up ove~ the f lel~. Ee s t a t e d the object d i d not resBmbl e an ai~craft Obj --ct a1.J :pl:J.na ~h2n f1_0'N :..r.. circles, object on 011te:-cir la. Pl.J ... ..,e follow~d J tl1~ obj~l't tc id~nt iy i t.. As nl-::..1.e d.):ce:ld.ed. at C.i9~ro;d.:!tat.ely 2\0 : .... JH obJ ~c.t 'vau..LJ Lhcn cl i:nb ;e:-tically, drop bela.~ plo..n : fr')::l bcbi1:d :."n i -~o::t r~.uE'r1 (:'.:rc~l i~f rhe f ioc;lde ~r. a last effo!"t the plur.3 switc!led on a l~.di!~ 15~-~1t 3.nt1 t. e object :norr.entarily g::.7e off c. dull glo.v. I t appt:3ared ov:ll '.-:iLb no vin.~:: ancl no tail ~urfaces. Af :.er the 0 bject .,.l:, s ighted i~ 7-he l::..;.d:.r:g 1 i _;..'-1~, it he:..C.el to the Northeast cl i~bir:g r:;.-;lclly. Plc.ne los t ~i~.ht of o ~.)j,;;ct at ~.coo ft; the t i me ds tt 22: 03 v!18 l rre. r.avi tion l i ghts tur~ei off c T bur u tha t his e:ili.a:ust fla:ne would. r.ot te n oticed i n 2..n efro:;t to 5et the objec':. on h i s left he :9r o ceede d t o close i n but t'c.e objzct q_uiclr~y fle . .., up c.nd ov a:: his oirc r Df t . T..11en Combs attempted to maneuve r tha object bet,;~een bi3 ship end. t h e light of tr..e moon. ~is was done by cC.:<ing v2.r:t very ti.ght 360 turns t..ofi. th flaus do.m .-inile rr.aki:cg a steady cli!:nb. Object \vd3 e.ble to bnn in~iC..e of C1m~s' a irc:'8t zven 1.lnC..er t!Ji s cor..di tion~ Another a:n3 zir;g f aatur =' '.v2 'J the cp ick r:;:-:.iD t.i '"~n o:f airspeed fro:n CO N?.r1 t o 5C:O o:!" 6co ~ "':)S Coobs r emained in co~t3.ct ,,.ri t h the obj::ct f or :orr1e 10 minute~ with lf1e objr;ct b--t,se~n the J i ;s!1ts of ;tas:1i!'-:;:on, :Q. C. aad ~i:. i:-c!"eft. f'!. could only !::ee .e ... 1 . . cblorl6 bell \vi tl;. on~ light a-:d no .V:.r .. ~s and r:o e~m2.u st. ::~.::.-:e. 'i'r-Jin~ to close in. c:gai.n ho re~i;J.Pci in ~:;..ght o: it up t~ 6oco fcc t s then do~m. t o 3~!0 feet t o 4000 feet bu t i t al:.'a;)'S easily ev adeJ. hi~e The~ objsct and Gombs 5f]::a..~ cli:ribed up to 7500 feet. Co::bs pull-2d back L-p s!12---ply e:ni c~.1me up 1...mC..er nBath tbe object \~i t:::in )CO to 4oo feet . He then b ..L-ned h i s lc:nd.ing light s 'ln it. I t h:.d a vc:;:-y dull ;;;:c..y glo~N to it and ,,.,as oblmg hec:ded~ for the ~.ast coGs t at c.bou t 500 to tOO r~:PH. :,l. vn esses a g r e e t!ta t Seer..ed C.'.1y-are o: 1:~e -cr e.3er;ce of e.. f o llo."f'ing 2a:JC:..ble of cl.rr:o 3"t .. ;erti fli gh-': aircrc~f t . , ... , Jlllll :nnrJ~:~'l -i 6 t-Je -:Jr!YI 4 . ler.i l+. .?~;r~nl ~oouad. 'Ja ~u.rlsad ~ ":"?o.Mi )Uolicity L~ ;!:i:l(.'J an.~r. LA..t:Jr~ ;,i~ .1l~''.ahi h~ ;en a id.ttred -vonfid~n:,i6 14 (' :ts'C), rour dn:u."lnors, ::no. ~...le oi tontt I!Ou-.,.-a l""S~ ~ i..m. ~oo~i'-1 >n~io.~r ni 9 mandL"l.g OenerU. Dar ..on, tJhio \J'!Ja ::.le t o ?lest in c:L.-cular nattern Ca.~able of :JUlti-di.rectionaJ. r~o t appJ .. i.cabl~ NoDe obaer.red 1737 It Stra~ liT~ ,Atrb 203 .. 'ffa.c.hi.~IIOn D~ Jackg:,n . Wasbin~IA)l4;