,,,YO J,ll DESCRIPTIOtl, U \ rc:; .l.ND SUBJECT : I COf'Y NO REC 0 BY. (FULL. ::>ICNATURE) TO: I .'jpy NO. PZSTR I CTEP- "'\., IDE"NTI""IC/iTION DATl =r ' HOu?- [) SC.tll l"'lln I, Ot\lC:.3 AND SUBJ f: I c o::>y NO C::l?Y NO. RO:: '5TRICT0 ."' ," ' IDC'ITIFICAiiON U::.!:iColiPTI ON, tJATE::i AN() .... UBJC:CT: ;~e:co BY (Fli:..L. !..h,.N.;rU'l'l r>::co oy R o:c o BY R S:STi~ tCT.:: 0 CONT'ROL ..0. OAT! Of ~f*l 'f DECIMAL FlU. NO . ....... r O ltoW UP O H DATED 1/j/~:J NO. INCLS. J fO SUSP~Sil EST.Uli~EO BY ( l"rtta h l DATE .)TH!l OIUOSIT1C .. : Hfl; DJ:C 41 rR~NSi'tUTIAl A'-'C Form No. l~l SE5 OTHER SIDE FOil! REMARKS I I")ENTIFI('" I:JN Ff.utl D A i E ' "HOU~ "j fiJ"'aER ,-~ ~ H.:.C'O ill' , F:JLI. 51 :;N.I.TIJREI 0!\Tii HEC:' O tJE:=>CRIP TION. DAfC'9 AND SUBJECT .. Z!MIMJ lj,li'J INO::LOSURES: ~o IOFFi cx.::J:e o 1 co) .'4o., REC'D sv ( FULt. !JIGNATURI!:l I 1 ... ~ .... _. -..OPY NO. ~EC"D B Y ':>A;-REC C llNCL.ASSJFJ ED <:~c::orocnce "''"" ~a. v'ftc .. ln.rr\JC'IOO No. i 1-'Z. UNCLASSIFIED t Lr:IL. s in aroa; na7al desi~tion for C-54 ~ype aircraft. A ''heck CL.: .. -1ilitary air: lti:!lds in area disclosed no aircra.t t in -;hat S9t:;Cific Yic~n.~.;; :1t t i.r.e. Places not c..'IJ.acked: .J olm Rogers Co.:une rcial airport ; Kanaohe .lir '!: .i.id l.~!AF) ar..d 'Bar'bers Point. N~v~r contact~d e~rth during o bservance. CJt:.-~.n photogrc.J:.-.. ..> ( 'Jr origincl n._gc.tivcs) wh,_.r,_ .::1v: ... ilt.."Jlc; ~rbal descriut:on ) c o ntc::.c t::d ! certi~ that the foregoing st~. urecise to tte best of my !e1o.,.l edge. U t lCLASSIFIEO Gbscr~/at io C-irc e ti:>n, Si.A I d iJ. t nc tc:r gc t lr.. t l1t. J!l nr:Jnca: ( Jo t a O"l 1 i c ~.b l e) e.ltitud(: fo.i n t ; ful se.tir:::; rt::e:ul : r Jid. radar ~1ir b ourne , \ \vc-r c t hc.r : Gi v e E E t ir: . .:. t~ s i nd i c l:ti::>ns or or.~. re.d.io circui t s : ~ JCL;~SSJFl;;n HE.\JJ()UAHTEl\ ... lHlOTa .L\C .... CltOlJP GO!.Ul and l:n;g 0 :f t 1. c ~ San rranci~co, Cellt l~ . lr ~atar1 .,l :=omllU!tM ., l.G~M C.\.0 obj~c'fl or~ ,.,:tDI t!d t o bt~t iii ckam :;'1 eld. ThiJ l)4j ~t 1407 local ~LA~ en ~ut of s at approxi t J 1~35 local e~ The obJ a et ~a~ fl: sifht~ by Capt. hen i: ~aa ~ppro~i- -='~'i~l-:r 2 5 aile dua ~IU't of Ricit.sm. fb.er9 il~re a.~ttered clo"~J.ds a t 3500 tis1bi1it;r 'atGh ti:Ae ..,a a:pproximAt~lj" 20 ::nila s plus. ~:::?~ ~ th t J.a.;iataot 5-J Officer o! the 1310t~ A...\CS Grou.p located old, - 1!. ~ gnd i:; al3o a t-vi.:n-:1e piloT.. "Jo _r:hotogr.aphs ~7ailabl~ du. ~o ~h ~ fact tha~ Capt8 as no~ i~ ~session of ~ ~._:nera a t the ~l:ne ~Ad had no i.ie:t. tha~ he ~tou.ld .havq 3u.f!ici~nt tille to _.;-:-"):!Ur~ one. l A tll~ ~rda of CJtpt ~he fibj,c1 "'"D'pe8.l"'~ to -~'l ~ Incidtr.. t ::o. n-..:..t h , p 0rsistcmse, t-tc. ) Lt...'!inosity (vis:.~l~ ov rcfl~ction, bril.lix.ce) : ott -dc~rcc of .. .'.p~earsd t o "'ce l u:ninoU3 white and. ~xtremely 'brilliant in pu..- e 1/hitenass . L~rh.UV~:..rs ( turn s , cll~nbs, d ives, Rb;r~ ";1m leal 11nd ulat ion execu t i n g d8fLnl t e man rer s com~leti~z cycl a au-cr c:c. D~?,.ut~d climbin~ A.t e.ccalera t e d speed out o f s !ght -'ris i"ule t o appro:t. 0 n clou d s : 23. "--!~:ition.el ir~r:.--... .-~:n conccrr.ing obj-..ct; J:)~ject s eemeC.. to 1R.Oeuver under c c:-:.t r o l at al l time'S-c cmple-cing )oO leg:- :\~ '.ft:nti.1cr cond.J.ti:~c-3 ae.d. lig h t at tiJ"tt.: Bca t t ered. clo'Uda. .Base 3,500 f e.et. J f sightine;: 7isibility 20 milas f ; liP"..ht e xcellent . Na'!'lc or:i .::.:lC.r e s s of :')C -rv..:r : Ca"'t So 1810t h ~\CS Gr ou u . -~ 953 . c/o PM. San 1rancisco, . Occt.."-pe.t i ; : ! r:nd hotbic s : . Oc cupation: Air C'o-rc e :s:lilot (Twin ~ngine), ( 3 500 hrs ) and Comrrruni ca.t ions Ho b bies: Amateur r adio; ~otography .... f IntcrrofCtt;:-r c l:..::.ti ve t o i!'!tc-lligc!lsc a::d O'j.J~r-vsr is a ::tecrular .Air Force l asses were ~orn; ob ject was v iewed UNCLASSIFIED J e J f Obs~rvat~:n 4 Jan 49 Zxact time of ~bs~r"ration (local ) P L ... c~J J f Cbserv:J.t i. J~-: .LJa e 'I L ~. rvle'.v l4o7 (l!Jca l ) det.::-ees -20 l:linutes seco::1d 3 S tanding outside Pacific Air Command Headquarters building. :n.:....t attra