Clark A.Fi3, 111-:1 j ppln'!:::; 10. CONCLUSION 'ilit" r y HUUB~R OF OOJ!:CTS other ( CC~lTRAIL) i. L CHCTH OF OBSERVAT ION BRIEF SUM.I.4ARY Mm ANALYSIS ~bout 20 ~utcs Obse!"vcrs did not DCe the object. that i:'.1.de th<::"'contr'1il:::;. Cn~ ob~ervcr st.'ltcd th:.t } c D"lw " :. _.J 1 buck dot. at Ut3 h'1cl of '-TYPe OF OBSERVA liON the CC!'ltro il, Ooj~ct tl\:lVClcd :::;t.ruie:;ht. CY.Cept. for u DliJ:hl, . ) G d v hchnnge of COurDe. Ur Vl.SIIl , roun -~SU='f.L ::orthcrly 1. P HOTOS '1\-to F-51' s lert the ba.:::;e at approx.:i.nately 1135 hour s on a head- ing of 360 degrees m.ak:i..r.g good a course of 350 dt:;grce3 for cpp- 1-u'dn.,tel.y 120 tri.J f'3 . At thi3 t:il c-. t.hcy u~re gi. t:n a Lc; djng I t..1ck to the base. It 'Has the opinion of the investiG:.J.ti."lt; oficv.r l that these'airc1aft m.:ldc thimc contr.-dl a.,d that it \-1'15 doJ<t:7CC in .for:ninc ' PliYSICAL E VID!:NCE. .!.e.lYlal .. trn t o the ri ht ar 1 s"J:-::'ld oJt L.l.J in~ abou:. a 35 b<!..::~. linon r .. lchi.n6 !~:J ltir.u:if! EstL.,., tod to be 50 ,ceo f~.,t. c;re.1.t it . ii:::sip!.t Jtl t o 1.rv c .. ...:tor1 t l.::lpo~a:.!)lJ. o:rno'3.!.J c~n-t r:aii .~ J si~ht a!in~ n h. Upo~ p.jr ho tr. C ":..lrtdir I v~j~CC tr.:.~l11 I tl.e c'~t: e dir JC ior 1. !Jli.;ht ro:1.i! ~-Ln o: the con- + r1.il oc~ u-rcd. It . 1..:3 1 :...'<.; l~n1~t off an'i co.:;ti:1ucd on t.:~c st:-li~' 1t co,~s~. u.tJdr ... i ,:n.;:d offic~r ~ihen tt.~ s-t..ut~J 1~3.0 t five ap:JroxL.J. t.o.ly JO ,or ~J t.o 35 , O()J fc~r... .. lc.ituda n.h-3ad o: / light. thO.!t t ~1e cour'le of ~ft.t,.;r Vlt=3 h,l' i l1oJJd .lt 12.~0 h"U!'3. )OJe C ~..s unt0~3l:~d oific c o .. - t r:1il ns t nc:. l.!l~ar I.:r v.J t.:-~cl un..!~rsi -ud A1R J, ~TELLIGENCE tNFORMATiO. 1 RE. O.<:i cc!:l..i..ns i"rom the rliroctio:t of Floric'..a !Jh~.:.2. :\ppto.::doot..3ly ~r:o n.nri o~z ::-. l , . .ninu-:.e:;s hJ lo3t.. :lig ht of it. 'l'bi3 t ra i 1 ca.'!ll3 from tr..l3 clirectlon of Flor:!.d.l :;:.u.ca JOir.J . v:-t:; , and p.."\~sed over tr:e wast side of Cl:nk Al: ?or c'3 Ba.3~ & wheN it ~;i;l!':'!.t.!d t..:> ;--,_!.{e a l ' sl16:1c ch.:1.-,.go of coursa to ths left , appr a:d :latal:T 10 , and cont.:.r:uad on i.n 'l 1 no-:-the:-ly d1..rect.ion . U!1ci'9r::Jit "d or'ficer could !1.0t t.)u i:!-dt.hsr c r r.ot "':.nu 7:.:;:or , t rail ~as c~ing altitudQ. It i:3 h3rd t.o e3tLw. to U .. e r . .., i:;!lt o f r hJ V'l;cr t;., .. :*.il l but it s'3eced t o b':3 above ,30.,000 f &et. He could not s e a what cnuddd the v:toor il. ,'f.'lers he s0.\'1 the vapor trail Ir.c'\ke a s~ht ch.anzs of course, t:'!-3 t rJ.ll app )3Mri t;;:, j b.l:-bla for a.bu'l..rt ten seccnd..J and r r3t:12.Sn in a bu..:-bld st.atd. 'i'[.-~n tho V3.JOr ::.:all I : renu..-:er! it ~ otr:1ight unbroken fo!":ll. . I Undorsienad offic1ar rod b ean fly-in~ from 0800 to 111.5 hou.rs, d .::i9pt.~!~a:-1 94 9 ::\1:. 3.lr.ltu.i~'J bat;re.)n 20 ,p00 md J O,COO f~-3t nnj ~tci:.;)d CCI (t~ro'lnJ ~:>:1t.'t'Ol I~te!"C3;- .. ) I shl_?s fly-i.'lg o.t alti t.udc3 of 25 ,OCO to ,30 000 r~ot, and th~y :rere l n..; no ~n~or t.roiln and ho ~:ua luavi.r~ n o vapor t r:1il. !LLqiff C . lat Lt. , USAF 6 7 t h Fighter 3quadron On t.!'le Eth of Scpter'.!Jt) ~ 194 9, w~d 1 e on d~ty n:; !''ih-:.or In t.~rc.ap't.ion Cont:-olle~, bad a i"'llFht or c.,,o F-51 s t t JO.COO tee t . Th~7 loft the b'l!3:3 at. 3.ppro...,...i -ntelJ 1135 h our!! o~ u :1daciing of 360 !<lakin~ gO(J.i a course or' 350v :or a,prorit!"aC.el:r UO cdl-9s. It i3 rrcr op.t n i on that. th~ co~-t=-'n !3 / 9/ Don..:t.ld z. ~'iillia..m., OO~l\LD E . ;'fiL.LLV.:S L +.. , USAF i, TELLtGENCE INFORtv\ATIO t l REPC).~ f ST\r~:&I r 'l, l i e t.or of ) 50 .:J.nd contirn:.s c l:!..::'.b i.!'~ U."1 til ro r~!ach~J 30 J C00 f o,; t.. :iJ e ont.in\lcl'i .m t o hOd~ ~"ld 'lt ;). poini:. ua..1t of L.:.r~a,:r3n tAs giren a 5 c ? .. ~c~i0n ~o t!"ls riJn~. .ia l'~ll0"19d t hi9 course a bout 120 l:'.ilu.J north of tha fi>Jl J . \r, t.hiJ ~.L&t Va ... -n.i:Jh c a ve us a haa dir-ci of 17~ l.i 15 20 cinutes No:-th nnd 120 55 m.i.~utes East. 7h ~l"ldad '\t. 1.2'~0 hour