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IIAY 1101' RIPROOVCID 1 WHOLI Oft 1 PMI'. IY OTHER THAN UNITID lfATD AIR FMI Cl MIHCID. PCI'T 1Y PIIUUIIION Oil THl DIRECTOR OF AT 3 YEAR INTL~:': f.IACDILL FLIGHr SERVICE C311rER LiACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA UNCLASSIFIED 9 February 1950 On the Digbt ot 8 Februar,r 1950 at approx~ately ll45~ST while flyin& ae pilot ot B-29 letting dawn into trarrio pattern at MaoDill AFB on a heading ot 201 degrees magnatio, nose or plane was pointed at southeast side of Tampa, approximately eighteen (18) miles ahead I noticed an appa.rent meteor approaohing tram left side or airplane. It didn't burn out and continued on. When prior to being directly over head I noticed that its path had an appearance of a rocket with terrific speed and holding level flight attitude and straight heading. I followed its flight across the plane remarking something like: "Look at that damned thing," and moving my head to the side of the wheel to see it vanisn straight on its course to the right of t he plane. One (1) pilot passenger got a glimpse of it, I feel, by hie hearing my remark. The speed, I would estimate, would be in excess of 2000 mph. The flame oonatant behind the nose of the flame for a distance of at least 300 tet (this depending on the altitude would vary) and then changing into a very dull glow in the sky. Tho \;idth of the flame com pared to the length would be 1 X 10. If flame length was 300 teet the width would be 30 feet. S~J was clear at this time with haze in lOiVor levels. I don't think this was a meteor. I radioed this information to T&J!1>& Approach Control iwiAldiately a.tter sighting CERTIFIED TRUE COPY: 1JDELL R. RArTLI1lGS !~a..jt>r, USAF HOLL \1. ANDLtmON' Major, US.\F 93rd Bo:cb Group Castle AFB, California ';!o:;-.e Address: 1330 !,!argueri te street Atwater, California A CSRTIFIED T.HUE COPY: CRA-~LE3 J . 3.Xl t:ajor, USAF' ~7ing Intellir;ence Officer DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA.L - AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNt IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ;~\.LASSfFIED Intelli;enoe Seo 307th Bmb TI'g l! or PAGF.!J 1. The foll~ing report on Unidentified Flying Objects is submitted in accordance with Fifteenth Air Force teletype IDC 6092 a. An unidentified flying object was sighted in the vicini t~r of T~pa, Florida at approximately 2345E 8 February 1950 b. The weather reported at Tanpa International Airport at 233 0 E was scattered clouds at 6000 feet, visibility 15 miles, tongerature 65 de- grees F. dew point 81 degrees F, wind from the northeast at 8 mph. There . were no special weather reports of any weather phenomena issued between 23301 and 0030! by reporting stationa in the vicinity of Tampa. o. The object was sighted by the following : Mr. L. c. Cloney , Eastern Airlines :?ilot 614 ~aoada Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, Phone: or Roll~' w. Anderson, USA.F, 6112A 93rd Bomb Group, Castle AF3, California Ho!!le Addressz 1330 Uarguerite Street, Atwater, (3) Mr. J. S. Grier, Eastern Airline s Pilot California. 1529 Savnsossa, Coral Gables , Fl orida, Phone: 872 658 d. The object was not photographed. e. !fo sketches of object available at the present tii:le. f. Object sighted: (1} one (1) object. (2) nh.a.pe: Rocke-w shaoed {3) Si:e: No description a.va.!.lable Color : No description a v,ilable. Speed: E:~tir.lated more than 2000 mph by Ha jor Anderson (6) Heading : All witnesses of the object reported it on a nesterly he~ding (7) ! !a.neuverability : The ob j ect n a s re:.:>orted h ol ding a straight ( 8) Altit ude: lTo est mate of the alt i t ude nas given. !fnjo~ Ander3on stated it was consider~bly highor than ( 9 ) 3ound: lfo oound aas r e2 or t ed . hauot Tro.il: '?he ~=~!'l!lust t rail or assumed o:=haust trai l waa clearl.r visibl e t o the ;titnes<Je s n!'ld W:\S eot izr.ated -co be 300 foet long and 30 fe~t in wi dth.