PROJECT 1C073 REC:OF<D CARD ; 7. LOCATION 1:. CONCLUSIONS ou~tc.t.lUla C,ATfTIM( Ci" U TYPE C'lr OBSERVA'riON G A.,. Vi sv o ! 6. SClUi'Cr. 7. L.f:t.,C.n: or OO~E~VATION :; C,rc.undRodcr ,\rn :v. Ui(I~F ~lt.MARY OF SI~HTING Colo;---:.;illcr ~l\=1;~--ov~l. alichtly clliptic~l ~i~t-:\H:utc~ larc;or tt.an &.JC-4-C;)!; L vel i'lt., alt. 25,000 ft. 1lo o:dl. ObJ'S O curod to be ~ich!y JOli&~ud. Wo,. Solloolo Ptoo,biy O~JIIoon 'N ,, Aorc:roh -. o: v Aor.:rolt " .l'S ,\ srtonOftll eel fo " " :Oiy .\str('nO"'IC:OI APOlliY/rr. LASSIFIED Capt Pow-Mt 'ro/6&894 ~,ftlJe o1 P\abllo Iatortloa, o~;o Attth rr ar~" z,al\&atl() nlnaloa Dlreotorate ot lDtelll(r,eDoe, o.;~/0 1fffla I Apr &a ' AFOI~Y/10/0a~t Po~a.t/rQ/ij68 .. nr tt at reply \a JAr. ~:a S.aecl ln t.be t lrlt lndoraeau' attaobed la aooeptable a \.rlt.teDa howwnr, it l1 roou:a 1eftded ,.,., tbe tollowliiS eeuteaoe a. a.idd a~ t.he 01 perap;ra:.ala 11 "!be "" ~ t.hl.a alcWac 1 "rf alallar ~ a. (~dde4) Orai~ ot replJ ~6) Vr. taeleaae(l) tt2-Ia (aN) Wi'h4ran attached, 'II elesa1f1cat.l Gl t.llla eotrespoadeA" u~wU ...:!,Cf.: ill MOOI'~Ctnea el\D i:t. CoJ.'ln&l, USAr lxeout1v~, lvaluat1oa DlYlaloD Direotorate of IDtelltseooe . 1ft w. UNCLASSIFI0 teo...S.oal Capablll,..._..,, ot IatelU ~- , dS.t! DOt the "fl:rllll He did turn in a on aa all~ ai.lhti Tll ot 3 or 4 ah1ny obJeo\8 by 3 'ACA ~. The ai~Un~ took plaoe tt. obJeot, n~ to re~lleoUon ot the lntorMtl~ ftiftn to bill bJ J TACA CIP"'V"!*lt v.re nrtn~ at high alt~ twte, am at ~r'J 1\i~b apMda. The/ wce reported to 'lake no no1 am lett. ao ft!'d' trail." EIIQN 0. JA.rm, JR. , l"r Deu &a-saw ,._ UNCLAS~ ... et.u ot Jatelll .... '" lftfto?t, ctttoe ot MlSo MaJ .ran./ebv/?5131 . 1. !be tollovJ.as nq.t tar 1Dtoraat!oa .. reoelftll rrot'l J-11-. Elton Fat, U.OlaW PnJ 1 otr1 lot, lled AD rzsoa Job tlJinJ tar drllM, fi7ln.:. art.-refS Ar.lf~ica area. \Jhile in t!le .._ ot O..te:ala he v obJect vb1oll he bellewcl a tl71D~ ucer. SubaequentJ.T a. _. nl.....S to i.nao\lve dutJ, theft a rew voeltl l~ter ,;allcd bac~c ror tvo w.n AD at '-lobile. "-'bile otticora at t~nt base decidecl to hold %SO:'limr oa M)eot ot firiq \lOera. llho b d aaUoa1d ~ objects bo b.1d Geon to ~ o~t10(!Jtl va1 pat, on the before the ..-d.Dar, an A.-2 Jar to se: him. lie vas qat1oaed tor about two hours. ';ape record in~ made. ..~'hen tote :Jautioned -1, A-2 ..c!e ~iate aal.l.l to oont1m. At the am or the intorro ;tltion, W wa deacri u tell1Dg 'Listen, t.'t:rr ia no suoh t~li..'l: ~G ~ tlJ1ng uo.r. leN baft .nr a tl,yin!J aaueer. tau voat disa~a them.' "Pl'GI other tlon occurred at Uobile en 1111D' &DJ' torT, 1: vould like to get v.m.tev r intor;r.ation or Air MD ~q. 2. 1ecl t'-lt ato' 11 17 , bat ttuP.t the thlt . .,.. ot :tall 11 tely reporW, am that. AF baa DO 1Dtor-!:.'ltioD to oCmtln etateaenta in per&\i&ph 3 ot }~. Fq ta ~tee! tbat the oozJect au. aa' NDk ot or aighUng, a1 ghUq be rade ...S.lable to this otfioe. lu no relfJ&M ot thia iDtcmatlcD vlll be liMe pubUo \Dltl11t has boon onordltod, am bT vbo haft authorit;r to deelasaif;( UNCLASSlF\ED DE UlTT R. s.:=:,\RLES t,t,. Col., U5Ar Cblet, AF Pr e11 Deale NORA1>F\l AT ~ y r:-\U l~TERVAI.S; oowD .. ,!~siFIEU ~' FT21~ t:! YEARS. ' orrsoe ot Pallo tloD 12 tkrob 1952 aal M.-lmtioa , CollU Dtnalon, DSreotorate ot Jat..11l , OOS/0 ,.tao'-1 la vhlcb la aJI s'ftT_. appM.ra to be tho report to iD C0!2I8Jit 11. 2. .\tt.-:'1' your re.,1..,, it la roquested that tho report be ret.urx.l to the \4 ot 1Dtel1 At~Uoat AFOll C/rJD. V1 Lr l&.'t A AN.'!S Lt. Co'l.oM1 ACt~ Cbiet, Dooamenta lc Dia86r.dDGtJ em Br. UNCLASSIFIED. Colteot1on Division D1notorate rt DOWNGRADED AT 3 YE-\R INTE DBCLAssJFIED AC'TER 12.YEA.~IB: 'n~ llBP~:CTCit Gl:t:tl\1, US,\F Mil Dlat.rlet. Ct~loe ot Special lnv~'st1gat1cu PU\.:ell 41r ?oroe ~ Alal:Gma 1 Dlrootcr of Speolal lnYe~t1 ~ticu Waehia:~D 25, fl. c. 1. SIHOPSlSa Captain US.U'R m pilot tor , atetaa that three Amer1caa ~r TACA, oo~ial airliDe, olal the: av nyinff aaueora" 15 l!arcb 1950 pasa'DI direotlJ' OY,.-rumtaY Oaatea.la CttT At ... >rt, Gu.teaala. . 2. f.F.TAILSa tw veek aotiw duty vbile OD a , diaoloHCI t~;e tol.lovinc Jntomatfom a. On .l6 ~Vob 1~ H.u.t wa the pilot OD a TACA aircratt ill ru~t rr WI SaD Salvadore to Jua"te.la Ci Airport, Gua CD ar:1Yin~ at the Guatemala City Airport vas 1ntot.!aed. h !ACl pUot, oo pilot, aD.t Act engiaeer, all ot Nev , , that tb.7 t.s uoera OYer Oaatelala C1 ty, Guate.la. !o the ret10lleot1ce the inforatiOD turDiabecl U tollowaa Date or afgttt!q -15 Marob 1950. Tine ot Bi~t~nl%-ap~1aatol.T 1100 houra. Obaorwnr ' position -1ng in tront ot Air ,. .. , Clinal, Guater.ala Ct a-~te:- n~b~ or o Jocta -state thoy av tea he a~bted rour. All agr.,l that o ~ eota wc:ro 1D a ainl t tioza. UNCLASSIFIEDoWNGRADEn AT~ YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED ,\1 'Tr:t: 12 YEARS. DOD DH~ G~OO.lO UNcLAssiFIED J)latanoe ot objeot troa obewwa-eaUnat.d alU. tale 2t; ,OOl fee\. n,iq lD ln.l fi obj..U 1D ftW - (~) ot obJeotaa Colar-ailWI' Shape -1, al1~t17 elU.pti~al o Siu -lar1er than a tC 4 _(c-54) (9) D!Not.1cm ot fiigbt -45reot.ly trca aoutb to Dorth, pus~ ll.~ 41reotly o~r runw17 Guater.ala Ci v ~1rport, Oaat.al& Wiob ruM eoutb to DOrt.h. (10) !aotioa or .,._et"a -vhea t1rat object caMe into a18ht, 1t nev DOrth diatance that vas Jwif!ad to be approximatel7 30 nd.l.ea -about ovor the tc;\i'D ot llaY!Ml -vhere 1 t ttPDOd lett .11:)0 and hoaded d1reotl7 aoutb. A rw motWlta later two cora ob- jeota a rpoaroct one direotl.y behin:l t : o oth:r, beadi D!I north. A t.'l1rd o'tJect passed c.Ycr Bf~r tbe tint t\.o d1ea!'J)eared. 1 t wa aurr:d..S b the T .~A that the tirat c \lent back .to pick up the According rourth object appeve4 a , rev All objecta wro traftUD~ eaUr.ated the tt.ll'"ning . radiu-. 15 (ll) EYideoe ot (12) Li&bta -tJom renectioD or aun on objects, it w.a that the objeota ~ere highly polished. No arUtlcial li~ta vor~ -~ (13) Etten OD olow:!a-110 -..t1on ot olo.Sa . (14) Conatruotlon -objeota appeared to 1'-e 10l1d -oM piece owal. (15) Propulsion -no D01 ot reciproc.1Ung en~1nea or jet exhauat 1D e'ti !ence. lJo npcr trail oboorvccl DOWNGRADED AT:-~ YJ<~ .. \R I~TERVALS: DECLASSJF IF.P ,\l''l'~:l~ J2 YEARS. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSjfiEO (16) C.W.l all lta~lU\f-o1tj.n. a,.,....S to be lllpll, poalble 1'00 1500 mph. tha\ the obJeot.a t10wd .. Yef'J d1tt1oult, to bep h!a f170 on ~ (19) .... ot d! -obJeata di ~-la tbe dlatuo. Cl\7; O.t..la wa CAVU. h' a Guatenala ~Pet~ 19SO vll' to be a Ida~ ot f171Dr auo.ra. ftld1D8 p10'ture \IU tel.T 4 x 8tl ud the ob ~ 8ta that. be be ..... wa about the d or a !':eml7 at.lll bu the DWapaper tad that he ".ad t apr'l'oxite fGUi' ,..ra aDf has alwaya rcun4 t;:em haaeft. that he had at tiret lddded the tla' oono..,.iD nor, -~. they all becu. wert an,sJ am 1 ...._u~ that. V.t tb., h.t vu the tra~. fB1CK W. BAYES Lt. Colene1, USAF D18tri.ot. CCIIIIIUIIMr UNCLASSIFIED