PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 1:. co~.: US.IONS ----: U1cob:tdc:l !tOc-:-r.nn:r o OATFTIME GROUF' i r.TYPf: C'r 08$ERVATION l.oul -------- . . -- . il Grouno v, auol ): CroundRodor j I. NUMBER O' Ot!;FC' TS ! ? . ::1.H~SF LfNCTH 0, 08URVATION ' 11. COMMENTS 8AIEF SUMMARY OF SIC.HTING We~ 6olloon Prob~blv ~al:(.~n ~, a bl f Doll! o.,n '1.'.1 s A strono,.,,. c Ji ? r.,.honl y A~tron-:-n. c:r:: p.,hsh l y A-:tro,orr . ~; lnsuflaett:nl Ooto !os Ev.::IU.llton 1 Prob~blc rlt or jet ~c oporntor3 picked up 2 or 3 aorc tar~cts (blurred, but 1nd1v1dual) ATIC FORM Ut (RF.V 26 S&P S2) Ar lf c-k:.~ 1 II~ PART I AIR INTElUGtNCE INr~rn-,~A iiO~ RtPO~T """I Z! . .-I - ltadU' CJbtelva\ion of Unldent.ified OlJecta near ~liethaden, Germa'V, 7 Jul7 1CJ5r. '~ r , lntellipence D1Yiaion, Hrt ..tATS _ CJ:-IW~ . . ., . Anclrf'We A1 n&eo, 'ria~hift&t.on 251 D. C. I Capt,aift, USA1 USAF airmen 1. TM Securitr Officer ot the 1947th .\ACS Squadron, .lies baden, Gorm"'t1~', ~!'orte j the appearance. or ~de~iried t.uget.1 on r~du 1copee operated by a X A c r '\'l ti.:!'ir. F I the nir,ht ortJ.:..t~u.l.1..1950,I ~VhU. directing the l amine or ~ US aircr,.ft. tJ.t 'iest.s:.uon . Ail'ba1e, the oporator or t.hl OCA radar cope, not.ed at approdmo.tely 2120z , t.tte pre-! Mnoe of a tuget. in addition t.o the a!J'crart. under control. 'nd.a opur.11t, r r up.,rtedly l had & MOOrd operator obael"ft and ooatira the presence or the additional 1-&!'i:ct. it appearect t.o eeparat.e into 2 or 3 blurr.d indi\'iC\!:Al tartJet,s, sp.:.ced 90(1 ~ t; 1(. :> fapart.. The eeparat.e t.ueet,1 t.hen aeed to move nt a v~ry hit:h r.:lt.e or s po.:rd i n ::~. i 1 counterclockwise motion on the acope. Tbeee t.tll'r et.s arpeared to b o fro, , J t ., 4 :d l e s l di1t.ant. trom t.he operator and at an angle too hir,h f or good tarcet. return. Tht, ! tarcet.1 were lost rrom a~ht at. approximately 21)7Z aa t..he o1 ratore conct~n "vld ! jon the aircraft. under control. ~ ! 3. According t.o the two sources, the speed of t~ unidentif j cd obj e cts s u,.et t.('d , :the poeaibilit.y or t.heir being jet. aircratt.. : ! 4. 'lhe Wieebaden control tower operator was contacted aft.er the observ~tlio:-,, he i 1t.at.ed that. no jet airc'ratt were known t.o be Oyinc in t he area at t,hat timo. i H'~ MATS COll.:ENTa ' An ail"'ll&n ot the 1947th UCS Squadron, occupying qu~rt.ers in t.hCJ tcwn c f ! \'lieebaden reported to the organization Security Officer that M ht:ard s oul\.J.s :;i.'lli).:lr ! 1 to thoM aide by low-flying jet aircratt at about 2200Z on 7 J'-'l Y 19 50. n,e 1ir:r.1n repartedl7 mde t.hia et.Atement. without. adYMlce knowledce of the r.:?d~r contacts. ~PRC'VwD: /1 nLLlAl L. TRA'/I S Lt Colonel , USAF Chiet, Intellicence DOWNa1tADF.D AT 3 YF.AR 1~-r-F.'RV ~ ~: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YKAHS. UNO. ASStF\ED I AF FCtRlt1 t 'I-PART I AIR INTELLIGENCE INF'0Rt.~AT10 ladar ca,,ez tat.ion ot UnS.deat.itied CIJject.a near \'lieabaden, Oer .n~, 7 Jul.J 1950 I ~. I lnt.elli3ence Dina ion, Hq :..1.\TS a.r-n.r . Mctrewa AI Baae, Waehinct,on 25 I S.pt.ellber 1 ~ C&pt,atn, USAP i' I o 'fill 2. b ao\ll'oea at.at.ecl that attor obsening the new t arget. for seYernl min~tes, it. appeared to aeperate into 2 or 3 blurred individ~l targeta, spaced 90 t.o 100 apart,. The aeparat.e t.areets then aee1111d to llOTe at a very hieh r~te of speed in a 1 oount.erolockwiae motion on the scope. These tarcet.s appeared t.o be fro11 ) t.o I. miloa I diat.ant. trom the operators ani at an angle too high fo~ good target return. l'he t.arget.1 wre lost from aie,ht. at approximately 2l)7Z aa the operators concont,.nted 1 on the aircraft under control. ! 3. According to the two aourcea, the speed ot the unidentifl ed objects sueeested : the poeaibilit7 of their being jet aircratt. 1 4. The tieebaden oont.rol tower operator was contacted after the observation, he I at.at.ed that no jet a1rc'r&tt. were known to be fiying in the area at thAt time. i H~ MATS COtlZNTa t An airman ot the l947t.h AACS Squadron, occupying quarters 1n the town or l Wlesbaden repcrt.ed to the organization' a Security Officer that he heard sounds d.mih.r : 1 t.o tho made by low-fl)'ing jet aircrart at about 2200Z on 7 July 1950. The nirm.nn ; repcrt.edl7 ade thil without adTanoe knowledge ot the radar contacta. AP,PROVEDt ~IAY L. TRAVIS Lt. Colonel, USAF Intelligence DOWNGRADF.n AT 3 YEAR INTBnVAT,~ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAi:~. pa ASSlFlED.