HO. JU (;I.O'.IP ~;n, !.:n "Light, peal or t.h~nder" . M'L'F. Of Hl? O ~Oll rll:l: N 111 ~1Atfl-:lM~H~ f.J\ Ef"to R. a. 0. Aueud a pair of u.aeon aonatblecl tN11 Horaba h . Fdtla llr ltlalaad oa plo\t.iDI a at. tel.J I#XXJ tM\ at. 1400 W.. pllot.ll whoa at. alto\1\ 2530000 tM\ a1cJrt,ed aircraft at. _..., dlat.enoe and abO ..Jd.al two die\lao\ t.n.U on beadi.Da ot 2ao diP oft Croaer. :J@teon ol.ac.t Yeotora ead aircraft did tbro lonb to Eaa\e th ~dean rohecl 38800 ted, aircraft tra1la Yeal~hede Mateon wee too tar awq at. 11 t1a to cl'YeD aJa7 doriptioa of aircraf\ or to ~wll be!Pt. but aeparate tra.Ua ted to p11ota w1deJ.7 ~aoecl enalA FoUiDC au\bor1t1 ba'Ye b-oontaGted and deq baYinl aircraft la riotAl\71 Headquart.en l:tollber Ho.U Group, Rclquart.lft Noe2l Group, 3rd Atr Dl'Yis UeS.A.F Ceatl"al Fi1hter .at., a-.. .F Drittleld, ReA.F Don, ReA..F e l'arDboroU)a, Cnatleld, H&noa aDd Hat.rlelde J. A d.Ue4 laY..t.SptioG ..,. '- oarrled out but th alranr.ft ba t b.-ld_.ltlede It waa ooa.ld.t orlll lJ t.h alrcratt. aic:ht be U.S.A.r. Fe84' wl10 were 1D t.be ar at. the t1,.., but the pllota ot t.be UeS.A.le at.nra.ft nat.a t.be;r ... t.he two Meteon at. 36500 '"' ... ~' t.ba -Dd abne t..o further oonwaua. ID turt.Ur !DYtlcatioD Sa oarrlecl o\1\, all authorltlee '&b' baYe ainn.R 1a \bte ar bawe all'-.47 ooataot.ede I llaye \be to 1M tour obedl\ SeJtaa\ cr... DoaLIJG. Air Ottlo Co-=aJKtl.,.-la Chief FJDIIbl\ CO:tJ.A~ IWIAL AIR FORal !be a.der Sear~ ot St.te Air ~lolatr,J A.C.A.s.(l) .1. Uf ~CLASSIFIED -Vfl' AF237S39 . VNc SII-It.JJ D.D.z.(!eall)/18a,l Alp Mlatetr,r, D.D.Ie(relb)e llltftpole Bullc1&11P, da\.S aa.t Aupa\ 1950 ret. rc/8.42917/Ia\. alld to '-' \bat would J.D.e IW'Ua ttGrlltl OD Ule tollwial poSaua \ftak hal obe_..ed prior to \be ot tiM ae\ean at 11.00 aDd t~ wbat dlna\loa bad l\ appeared 1. Jbat, .. tbe apeed prior to t.b 1ac -\here '9 aaequt al\erat,loae Wbat t.be wbd apMI ud d1ren1 at IIJ,OOO lila\ wu the boetl1' \rack aDd tor 4. 1.. oheok .._ -.de wt.tJl \be Nob c. 6 a. tor .S.\e or Allied -auadro opentlal ~- le t'Al8 r..,.r. la ooa.ldered 1108\ IAtW-'1111 U It l\ Call be 1\lw.t.T ..tabliabecl \ a1roraR w.a t171D1 at \b., area a..S bet.pt,, t.b _, be dv to poeibl ot aa a1Joahn like t.be TJpe 'ZI 1D a P .a. role. I Uae ballour to '- lourobedl-'..._. , Flab\tr c..-.., " PrJGrr, . ' lUdell ftla Sep\eMir 1950 I .... t.lae to Nt_. to Jour 18\t DDI(!eob) ~50 da\ed ftla ..,....._. 1950 ud t.o labd' the tollowlal r.plloa to para 11 -ftria\Soe a .. lo abeok bo.a ...Se bT t.bia 8-.dquu-t.era aad 1t 1a \bat. &JJPNaob IIOI'e ap,.JIOPI'iat.el7 be ...te ' Alr MSiatrJ 1ft'el t.bro\llb Air A le !be Appeadb A la a oow ot Seotorta a1pal Ae3edat.e4 14th Auct wblob ct a repon ot the t.ao1dt. ~ !be PNI el 1a pua 1(b) o.put,ed tb t.raolnca at 1\labead oonft.lo\1 wltb a prmo ftc~ ot 280 tnot.a (co::IPut.ed at. AefeCeOe WA!UU.) &1 lD aad t.be u.t ... lp .. Air llinl.V,, D.D.I(t.u) ftb Floor, letropol loi'Ua-"rlaiMI AY LOIIDOtf, w.c.a. r ' DOIILINO, lq ... IAe Air Ott ta Cblet r "HffR IOUL AJR FORCI hi llldla-"_.. II.UGro. lele FO.Ie42917/l11r Ur~CLASSIF lED AJ Aut;UI\ let 70ur A3IJ9 A\11\18\ 14tbl A\ 1322 boUN C.He pln app....S 055 deer .. t.ne tlahead 90 aUee Hellrb!-r,1Ya 15000 ted lcl.n allotted 851e 25? Sq Red ~ eot.loD leader Fl/L\e to 1~24 Red Saot.1on Alrborae 1327. .tt 1328 boura plokc ap b7 fJPe l3 wblob pYe bel&bt of 40000 fe-' Meadecl belch\ pueed .to Red Seotion whloh bad liYelled out, ~' 15000 fte At. 1335 boura Reel Seot.ioa la \lOll 10 11 I ot .t.Ul colillblftl allbt.ed trana oa narboard b and 1;i.P above Reel ' 11otioft eteerlftl a parallel oourae. to obtaia height., Red ~eot.ioa ttet alir,htl7' ahd ot trails 1n aicht., a\ OeCele 5 U A\ 13/tCt boura l\ecl Seotioll aaw t.raila tura to atarboard. !hla oontinecl by o.c.I. oootroller. Reel ~eoticm alao turned ft&rbou-de Ja'roa 1341 houra WW:leat.itled aircraft aDd Red .Seotlon were plotted joiatlJ lD a poa!tiOD 7 11 clue 110rtb HueataDtoa, aiK! oootlnued u JoiAt plot on w.H.\v .. t.q aoo Dortberl7 oourae, A\ 1345 houra Jola\ plot_. then 1a a poaitloa 5 1111 Soutb ot kbl&tborp~. Plot faded ar,a1a aDd reappeared at 1349 hours 10-15 ailee Ecat of Griaeb7e '1' thla aa to be a 001tb1Ded ~t, watU tise aw Red ~eotloo e ordered to t\ll"a and eouth, whoa 110 aeparate rPOnae waa ae Coatroller ot optatoo that 1utJI,ot ot t1t1ed aircraft. na at 1345 hour A\ ap 1345 boura Red Seot.ioA were at. 38000 w".th t.raUa atlU abcwe aiKl at ? ot clock. Pllot f!llt1azat.ed raJ to be ~ aS1 trtlla atarboArd behiac:l aeot10Jle Tratlilal thea e .. .s. Seotloa oontillued clirtb ap to 39500 r and turafld 3600 Ho aircraf' were aeea. 'l'ro.11 ~hfiJD lea\ oourae e Reel Seotioll d1d DOt trail a\ "7 belgbt up to tiM\, J'l/Lte an experieaoed lnader aDd ooatrolllllll t.brouenout wu by o.c. llt.lah..Se Conrtot, watab waa keP' but ao t.raalt aeeD to co awarda which oould 1a aww ~ be w1tb tbe or!cinal plota JXJCL.AssrFJEcj rs .tN A ~e--PA~A It: FoLbE~ .I: 1\'\~e:-}) tAC'EL FOLLOW tt\J6- lA N C.. LASS 1 Ft ej) ~.o ~oro v 1on1ttt at tllo n.otne of my f,i.foo oiotor, uro , notl1 !3osaluoo, tonioiana ~t 6:40~. ll, ~llSUD , 1950 (a Sat~rd~), ~nile ntrollinB donn ,,hQ1; 'lliSJlt Do dooo1~ bed an o. "oountly lana'', v~o navJ - O.DL\ noard -Q ''f'lYiDG naucor." ' .. o ~oro r;alkinB due north. on our r18ht, to tno nt, \';oro 't"lley tall, ota.toly, pine trooa. on our loft, to tho ~oot, ~oro ~oro pino troon, out not 00 'IDq aD.\ not no tulle 1.!7 n1oter-1n-la1'l 00\'7 tllo objoot f1rot. She looked dirootlJ ovorlload and oxola.irnod: ''Oh, loolc, thc1o gocn a fl11ll6 oauoor. I dicl not opot tllo objoot ao quic1tly an nhe did, but I ~ao IJloro oonocrncd \";i tll. v;bQ t I 11ea1d tnan r:i th Wba.t I, fimlly, oov; '.&!ho th1Q6 dot1n1 toly uacl. a rnotor. ~ho aouDd \'1ao like tb.at of a. lisht peal of thunder -in fact, tWlto abat I thousht 1 t v;a.o, Junt bo:f:'oro tnY n1nter-1n-1av1 opoko. ~ho oouat of tho ~otor \"tao not at a.ll liJtc t110 ooment1.ono.1 ~po ''put-put" saooline 'llotor, nor did it nave tho "tmoonh" ooua:l. o:f:' the Jo't-plano. 1 \";O.O further puzzled o.bo~t tho nouDl. o~ tnundor, bociuuoo tlloro nero no oloudn. I looked at ~ ~atcn, 1 odia~oly, o.nd it v;ao o:40P. c. ~ho ob3oot ~ao ~ovins duo ~oot, to our left. ~ho object wao t.l.Y'ins ro.1a1or low -about l,tlOO to ~.soo 1'eot b.iBh but l'JQD traveling fa.ot, at lcaot ~tiO 'Ililco per 11our. ~.1 ~hin a matt or of ooooocl.n 1 t dioo~)ia.rod a.l together. l.!Y \-J1:f:'c '~a.o of tho opi.n:1on that it Vjao 011 y falling, but \'1C timlly agreed that it VJao probably only folloVi1Q6 tho curvature of 'the cartb.. Diorosorc\i!JB o.~ a.lloVJanoo for ll<!1Bht, eto. t11o "OQuoor" appeared to bo about 14 1noheo long, and o.oout u inoiloo Vlido. ~be diffioul t thing w roo.lizc na.n tho.t 1 t n~ood in tho oky a't a 4b degroe angle, tno top to tho north, and tho bottom to tho oou~h, but \"tuu traveling ~cot. ~llo oojcct o.ppoured to bo rounded, and not oquare, a.,; caoh and. ~he ou,;or edgeo VJoro o% a pronounood alumi.DUm color. 1d6Ut in tho oonter l"4ao a round obJoot, about tnc 01 zo a..ad obnpe or a. SOocl a1 zed oru.D(So, o~ o. firoy red oolor, or 'tho color of old 1n vie~ of tno ooioo tho tuin3 ~do, it ~ould appcur tnut ae ohould htlvo haflrd it boforo it got dirootly ovcrhoa.d. We fimlly dooidcd that thiO flQD bcoa.uoo \'7e "Oro taJ.k1116 booauoe of the mD.JV tall trooo on our r16ht soon aftor tJo returned to tho houoo, o. mtivo innintcd Ul.o.t: "It' o not a.n unoommon oi ht to ooe thono thiDBD, apparentlY tJ..yi~ up out of tho nmmpo around hero, a.Dd dioappco.rin{; off , toV.ard DOO.rby MiODiOOippi9 eliOW0'90rt TlO OOUld find DO fu1thcr \ vorifioat'ion of thin ot:ltcment, and ~ ointer-in.-laVJ oo.nfinnod that thio ~an the tJ.rot ono th~ had neon. '-l J J bG'b17 110Uld havo d1o11d.ooot ;ho 1'4holo affair . .at anothor exporicmoo", exoopt tor the faot thAt, OAvm7 attor roturnina to Ulo houno -follOf;iDg our otroll - I 11GO hADdocl tho 4\UBUDt, 1960, OOPJ' of "OP!Cll 410AD", dono1ibod oe !i!ho you oo UG6Qaino." In thin ioouo VJO.B a. ntor.v tho ti tlo of v41.1oh \"~an ''~ho GrOClt J'lliD8 or ltvDt017 !i:!ho oub-h~diDGD l'loro: ''Aro th~ ~aote17 Roolc:ot D?'l ''t:11d I'Del{S1n1nao of cro.olcpotD? '', o.nd or spaoo Shipo from o1hor PlanotB?" I wao not ouro about tho ftrot and Ulird nub-hOCLc11nao, but I f:an dead nuro a.bout tho nooo.Dd one -we roro not Cl--clolcpoto'' and ViO oorta.inly ll.a.d DOt boon i'DOBining o.oy'Ulins of that llQturo. ;ro \"loro 1e1w1eJ.y otrolli.Q6, and a.dmir1D8 1ho boautioo of mt'Ure. Bani den Yr.ynclf, 1Q' wifo, and ~ nioter-in-ltl~, our 14-yea.r old non a.od 9-yotlr old M..P.ta.9 aloo oaw the "oauoor'' in quontion. ~o otory b1' o illuntro. tecl \'Ji th oovero.l pioturoo, throe aotunl "oa.uoorn" tha.t had boon noon in var.louo par to of tho oountry, togothor \lith one of l!lo. ~latorbury, w1 th tl ''diao'', foua:\ on the ltl\4n of hc:u homo in the toVln of ~linrrton to, Illinoin. vnc of the picturciJ \'JQa tl photog1aph n, nho\TiiOB a "Saucer'' in flight ovor seattle, t;/tl ngton. our ''oa.uoor", I thousht, looked rno1--e liko t111o ono. IIo\?cvor, tho dcno1iptivo tr.llttol clic1 not incli oatc 'hother or not Ule sea. ttlo " Stluoor'' ha.d o. 'llotor. en the other 11004, tho ntory 11Xlioatod that five men, o.t tho !ruroc, OQlifornia., ~ir nano, oa~ t~o briBht objeotn a.t o,ooo feet, o.t 9s30A. lt t ''\:JICIII. G4&V!!: OFF HO Sl:OXE OR K:lirlUS~ ~RAIL, 4 llD !. D"E NO NOISE" Ill a.nother oo.ne it tiO.D no.id tha.t a huBe CiBQl~-nhopcd ob~eot, a.bo\l'\; luo-faot loll6, VJQO neon nca.r BontffQtnCl7, iU.obama., on tho niBh't~ of July 24, 1948, \-r;i th "a. rcddinh exhouot, o.al a. bluo flame PlO.YiDB a.loll6 the oiclo of the funelago. '' ''A chioa.Bo mrln, '' aooord1116 to the ntory, ''na.id they (na.uoero) Vlcro vinionn, brouBht on py poor oa.tiOB habitn. ~t plant~ of dandelion bloomo'', ho.a.clvis ad, "a.ncl tho aauooro V4ill d1ocppcar." troll, for 'flY pa.rt I tlm auro of at lcant t\"Jo thiDBn: (1) \7o did hoo tho "flYi116 no.uocr'' a.n c1cacr1bod, and (2) f~c clo not intend 'tO cat plenty of da.n6clion bloomn. ~c otory \"40.0 oonoludod v!f.th thin roqucnt, VJhioh in bci.DB complied f;i th: "If you Bhould ha.ppon to nee a. oauoor -and you oro ouro it inn t a bircl, ballon, or B-29 -\"1r1 to to tho ~cohnioa.l IntelliBonoo Divinion, :.7r18ht-Pa.ttcrnon ~r Fo1oc ..... - Ohio, a.ncl tell them all about it." t,Qko Qharleo 'tOUiDiana SoptOWJ:bcr 10, 1950 1325 no.nk street HEADQUARTERS NEWFOUNDLAND BASE COMMAND PEPPERRELL AIR FORCE BASE A~ eea. CIO PO.TMASTER, N .Y., N.Y . Ul ~CLASS If:~:.. ICI,tii/IIII,h. IU~IOta taaaaittal aep~rt of ta.eatlcatloa VJJ/lSI lt-111, 12 Aucuat 1eeo. llr Materiel C~n4 WrJ.cbt PatteraOD ArB Dart-, Ohio _ Attaa KCt&m-s tr-n .. it~ ~rewith 11 OSI report ot tn.-atlcation lt-181'for ,our lDtoraatlon an4 41apoaltloa. Oil Report 24-18& (I oopiea) Captai n, USAF AUtAdj Gen lJIJClASSIFIED OrPICS OF SPBOIAL I~'ViS'l'ICATIO~ IPOt DTBU.IOSICi UPCill SUNIO!a Uaooawntloul Airoraft el~hted b7 Mra. Jawn .. ALWI, 11 Aucuat 1910 flat Rook. Newtouact.laacl. Mlll'Mry Air Tranaport Sepyloe 11aehlactoa -A!!Ia Ottloe ot Speolal lnnaticatlone 1. Spopelea lin lewtoUDdland atated that at 1211 hour approxmatel7, 11 Aur.;ut 1960 ahe aighted 11anner ot unoon.entioaal airoratt tlJiag in a eoutherlf direction over the Tiolnl't)f ot Reel Rook (a point near Plat Rook). I. Detailaa lira. t Rook, Uewtoundland offers the follcmint; etatementa On 12 Auguat 1960~ between 2216 and 2220 hours, I was out behind ay houae. I heard a fairly loud hiaa, and I looked out toward 2ed Head (Borth, northeaat) and I saw an object flying toward Torbay Airport (Southerly direction). It appeared to be about 110 teet up (eltiatedby ground diatanoe). It wae about } teet lonr, and a~out a toot in di&Mter. There waa a reddish glow along the front and the re1\ wa1 clarkieh ezoept tor a red tlae behind it about long ae it elt. It.made no retleotion on the oloud1. Sky waa oloar and bright. It aoved on toward Torbay Airport llld out ot ai~t. It was r.olng very ta1t. I oould aot 1 the apeed. 'l'orb,y !rattio eeotion ~ oheokecl and lt was cliacoverecl that onl7 one C&t airoratt waa ln the air during. the evening ot 12 Aur,uet 1960 at 2116 houra and again at approxll!\ate~y 2140 hours. no jet air- oratt have been recorded in the vicinity during the month or Aubuat, Weather Station, Torbay, Newfoundland was checked tor the weather on 12 Aucuat 1960 with the tollowin~ reaultsa At 2000 hours, Ylalbilitt 12 mllea, eoatterod olouda at 10 000 teet, temperature 62J at 2200 houra aky clear, winds 12 mph, little obanr,e during the balance ot the night exoept tor a mild oban~e in temperature. Dew polnt remained at ap tely .57. C A.RL J.t. S . l Lt. Colon3l, USJ~ Air Inspector UNII&D 8TATD AIR fPORC& Til Ifill ECtOR~ t n~.rv,s Oi'Fec. 01' PRIM. INYDTI.ATICUI. Of INVImGAnOM o. llobl11ar4 RINIIf MAGI AT IS.pted. br Mra. J rlat Rook, lt14. at approzi Plat Rook, lewtom41en4 atated that at 2216 howe, ap- 'telJ', 12 Aucuat 1160 a he al&hte4 aome r ot UD.oODVezrtlonal airoratt attaohe4 drawiD&) flfiDI tD a aoutherl7 direction over the Tlolnit7 of 1le4 Rook (a point Jlat Rook). lira. lat Rook, llewtomJ.dland ottera the to atateMnta OD 11 Aupat , 2211 2220 boura, I wu out behind ay house. I hearc! a talrl7 lowt hi11, and I looked out towrd. Red S.ad (llorth, north eaat) en4 I aaw en object f171n& toward Tor bay Airport ( SoutherlJ' dlreotl<>n). It arpeare4 to be about 110 teet up (eatimatld. bJ' sromcl diattnoe). It ... about tt teet end about a toot tD dlaaeter. There -.a a redd.lah slow along the trODt the reat wu derkiah esoept tor a red. tle behind it about aa long u iteelf. It tde DO retleotiOD on tbe oloud.a. Sq wae clear and bright. It aGYed OD ta.ri Torba7 Airport ud. out ot icht It wu soicc ftrJ' tut, I oou14 Dot I&J' tbtr apee4. !or'b&7 !ratfio wu oheoke4 "" 1 t cU.a oowere4 that oDl.J' o C-K air- oraft 1D the air duriDC the ev11d,D& ot 12 Aupat 1960 at 21115 houra ea.d acatn at &pprOrtN:tielJ' 214-0 houztle llo jet aircraft haft beeD recorded ill tbe noialt,. cluri.Ds the ot Aucuat, to date CG I,KO I BQ IW'B -a CO PBPNRRILL a Air Jlaterlel C Wrlpt Pattenoll APB DqtOD, Ohio I.Tfta IICIU0-1 P.NCLASSIFJm ata.r It&t !or'-7, wu obeobd tor WMtber oa 11 A~ 1110 Witb ~ to11Gftac renltaa At 1000 houra t.t.t.lltT 11 ldlea, olouda at 10,000 ten, -.,era1nan ao, at 2100 boura akF olear, wbda 11 IIJib, lt.ttlo durt.ac tbo of tbo nlpt ._.pt tor a a114 la -.perature. D pollat r ... lDecl at ap- INdailolJ'I7. oaap1otloa to otfloe of ort.clll UNCLASSIF\ED THIRD All DIVIIION ') otn.oe ot tM Dtpdr OlaW o1 at.tt, Z..U~e UNCL\SSI;: lEO ..._ ot rat.usa- I fld'ell lta\ea ASr t.iall atr apaoe -U aSronft .t a .. .-m.s droraft .. Jdo'te4 b7 RAP l'!cbt. COM&DCI Ooatro1 at 40 000 teet ott CI'OMI', -1~. lhea two (2) M.teor Jet tlptera troll RAJ' a ra1taa (~.t.o 010J.'7'1i) were to 25,000,: te.t, their pilot. atabte4 tw d1atlao\ bT \he tt.e the lleteora bad rcbed :JS,SOO ,.._ the appeu-uoe ot aeparate tra1]a uated WS4~ apaoed -.a to the M.teor p11ota. Intl ptloa t rulte&l 1a 14tltloatloa ot \Ilia dnrafte lo twtb aotloa 1.8 beiq tek- DOWNG&L 1J. ~D AT 3 Y~,\ R l~TERVALSI DBCLAE31FIP.D APl'lfP. J2 YEAI:.S. 00D Dllt {j:!OO.lO ... UNCLASSIFIED