PROJeCT 1COi'3 ~i:CC:-!::> DA T! TIM! GROUP ~0 Aum.tst 50 10. CONCLUSION :':ili tar' Other (!'lEATHER. RETURl'lS) NUMBER Of OBJECTS ''Nalus.ted ns Possi12le t Tii0 !1ert~ LENGTH OF OBSERVATION { 6. TYPE OF OBS~RVATION t Ground-Radar i' COURSE lJIJ deg 'B. PHOTOS r9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC! BRIEF SUJ.\MARY AND ANALYSIS Object picked up an ~dar travelling 40 to YJ rnp..'l at esti~m t(_.d 4 to 6 thousand tt on course l2J deg U."ltil reaching 5 ni l.e ~ ring where it Pa-used tor 30 secO!'.rl.s. Bl.in taint U.'ltil reac.."lii~f! 5-m1le range when bece..~e bri G'lter arx:l more distinct comparabl(': to -n a/c. No a/c in GCA area at that tim. . I FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) PN1ouo o.uu ... el thlo fona ._,.be uoed. .AF FORM 112-PAIU I A:':-'!hl\ Clll mo.:r ''.:JI Ula!dent 111M AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORt.AATI :J()Aupt-2 ~''~ Director of IntelUgence, New! A. O. Lwe, Capt,a!ft, USAP Bue MATS, Pepperrell AI Base, st. John' , Newfoundland !be tollowina priorit.T nse reoeiftd troaa aource on 7 Sept,ember 1950 by the IDt.ell1pnoe DlTiaion, Headqu&rt.era UATS, ia quoted tor ,our informations .. ~-1567. Followins forwarded tor JOur intonnation. At 0545Z /)0 AUUat. 1 AP Baae picked up blip on OCA scope. Blip travellins ea~t.&t.ed 40 to estimated 4 to 6 thousand feet on course 120 until reach- ina 5 aile rlnc lt paused tor )0 seconds. Blip picked up on second scope veered 1 to beadina ot approx 210 then to 140 and disappeared approx 9 mile ranee. Blip I taint unt.U reachi.nc 5 -ne range when becuae brighter and more distinct comparable to aell airorat\. Possible atmospheric phenomena No aircraft in OCA area at tr~t time. I lo weather ar radiosonde 611oon releaaid.duririg period. Two airmen reportine sieht- inga well qualified and "rer7 reliable. I At. approx 0024Z, 2 September 19 Base picked up blip on scope 1 4 to 5 miles ott share. At. 05)0Z earn sighting airborne just ott-, ahore, speed 60 miles per hour, cruising in area. Investigation both incidents made ~ wlt.h nesati.,. reeult.s. -- ---I At. apprax Ol)OZ 2 Septed>er 1950 a\ Dnest Harmon~AF Base AI' 15299584, 43d Bomb Winf!, AP, Age 17, waa shot. in ring finger hand. on east end ot runwar, sif,hted silhouette ot person between beach and self. i.nTeat.igated nw tlash and felt hand burn. Wysong then fired 4 r ounds from 45 caliber i plat.ol and 3 rounds from carbine with unknown results. wound believed in- fiicted bT .22 or .25 caliber jacketed slug. No powder burna~ ~Search or area made with ne&t.i.,. results. Although information on above sketchy possibility exists of tle-in betwen shooting ot ainu.n and GCA aightings, Additional information will be tozwardecl on i&ht.inga i.t and when reoeiftd," Captain, USAF l'Vfl A~ 3 YEAR 'P.ntl!ftV ,U APPROVtJ>a WIU.JAM L. TitAVIS Lt. Colonel, USAF Chief, Intelligence ' IJNa.:ASSIFIED CiAT! ;TIME GROUil 30 nuguat 50 4o NUM31R OJI 08JICTI LENGTH OF OBSERVATIO~" ! 3 -4 Minutes !6. TYPE Ofl OBSERVATION Groum-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC! 10. CONCLUSION UNIDENTI FIFD 11. IRIEfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Objc ct was mum, bla cl: or sor..e dark color, a bout the si ce ot a ban-el am resembled a la~ge balloon. The 17hree exp:-essed tJ:1e c o~on that at fir at it was tho~ t the object was sorr.e tYr~ j ale with only a portion ot it distinct, hO\tever as it start~ to ascen:! tn flU decided it \ias possibly a balloon or sorr.e obj:ict f released from an a/c. lJlEn first observed the object was jus~ I ott the water, l'r.i.thin a fe\i minutes it began to ascend until i t , ! ap~ared to be 15-a:> ft above the ~zater, thEn slo~tly to descer:~ ; until alJnost on the ,rater again. .Lhis risir.!; ani descending OCC\lrred lmtil ti di peared. Each cycle of ascendir.g and deacend1;1g lasted ap:n-oxi%!3.tely /.1)-W seo::>:ds. T'ne object ltae cbse:-ved closa to the s~ri'ace for approxil'!:ltely 3-4 minutes f before it stared its b st. ~scent and was in vie.i tor appro"'~,..~ tel: s 2) secorxia. AF ro~M f1?-.. PAIT I Af1 '~1 I IJI hllo'' I'" AIR INTELLIG JCE I~JFv~MA 1'i O.orp' 1 I, lewtoaa4l~tD4 ' la,elllpace Dhlelon, Hqe, ~':'1 AD4rewe AI lAM, W~tthtft'on 2&, D. c. A. o. Lne, C:ap,atn, VU. .aPt ooa,atae 4e\allt ot l l~eOO. eighUJa of Aft unldenU tled obJeot oer It. Oeor~' lewtow.c\lan4 VlLLIAU Le T!\I.Vll Lt. Colonel, USAJ Chief, Int~lll,.~nce nowNGltADED AT S YP!AR JN'MI:RVAT.Sf J)FQ.ASIIFIED AFrER 12 YUU. Del) D1& i?A)O.lO II filM 111 PAIT 0 AI'JICJDINMI- 1M la,o11ll Oftloor, 1211'b All' laM Group, lnet\ d laao, Jwfoaadr le.,, Ml 'be 30 A"A'Il'' 1180 tl~EhUIIC of aa ul4anUfle4 obJtc\ aear landr Pole,, lwfoalldlaa&, ~ \hl'ee (3) lawfn4lu4 aa'h' upl07 of \he Wa,ar fruapo...,. a\ln ho'loa of &met' lifti'IIOa d late. !be 'bi'H ( 3) obaenare , 36 FM!'I o14, ,.,lOFed. on 'be bate for fl &) , '"" old., fer alll a trlf ''""' (lt) a ,, ... , ol4, alto e11pl07ecl ._, tor eae D4 a lllalf , ... , (lt) !be tl~\lD vat aA4e troa approztaa,el~ \wo mllae off Ia41an Rea4 (48 21 V), !he obJeo\ 1 pOtiUOD vat Al'Jt!'Ul-\el, \hreo allet IGa\hvet\ (48 2'7 I) approal'~ 1 \0 lt .n ott thore. 1M orew etch'" an obJeo\ Jut\ off \he wa\ar u4 ""' 4eecrlbe4 b:r all \hreo at 'las rowacl, 'blAOY, or acaa cleft color, "bou' \he the of a barrel "a4 reab a lar .. ballooa. !he "'" axpnoee4 'h crptnloa \ba\ a\ flrt\ 1' wae \boqh' the o'J"' wae \Jpo alnrat\ wUh onl)" a pontoa of U 4ltUDCt, howoYar, "' U 1\al'\ot \o aaoeal, ,...., 4oolclo4 U wee poeelbl7 a bAllooa or eo o'bJao\ nlasaa4 froa u alront,. Whlll fll't' o'beal'\'ocl \he obJect vat Jun off \be wa\a1", wl\hta " taw al\et 1\ b~ 'o aecaD4 uUl U appearacl \o be 16-30 feat abcwe \be water, thea tlow~ \o clatoan4 ua\11 alot\ oa \be Wlltel' Apla. fhla rtet~ u4 claecaD4lD oc4,.r'r a 'otal of 'brae \l 'baa \he o'bJao\ t\al'\14 \o aaoancl ancl oon\lnue4 e\ral~b\ up aa\11 1\ cllaa~aaret. lob OJole of aecan41n aacl cletcencllng lae\ecl ap~rozimfttll7 40- fiO teocm4e. ~. obJao\ vat obte"acl oloea \o the wrtaoa tor approz111atal7 3 4 alntaa before U a\ar\acl Ut lat\ aeoan\ an4 vat tn ~law fro approzl atel,J 1 \o !be v&,or frantpol'\a,toa Offlcer, at 17 nlla'bla, t\aUac that all were \1lla\ aD4 tna\btul \he llppane leoalvar 11\e \ba\ an o'bJeo\, thoUh\ to be a eub- bHD tlcb\a4 3 allae oft \he thor of l.l'PJ)ane, llawtoun4lan4 at approx1- aa\alJ 1'1001. !be ob~oo' claaorlbed. at blnc \he appearance ot a barrel with a pel'leoopa, or loac pole auaclul ,., 11301, ABI 4lapatobe4 a bellooptar \o raooDnoUar the area tr011 the baee ' lort a Pol"' wUb. aepUve rarl the area AI'O'ID4 la4lan HaA4 wat aleo chee)-ecl wl\la aap\la ranltte Qtaaa,t:oDiac of \ba wUa a\ llppea at 22001 tollovlac latonaaUoaa , ace &&: M eoa, , ac , vera flblB froa a 4oJ7 ~ 24: Aa4 nephew, 1; mllee off hora \o a allat ou\ fro '1001 wbu 'biJ' obea"ecl aa obJao\ u Ue4 !be o'bJeo\ waa 4aeor1be4 'bJ all thrH aen ae appaarin abou\ \he the of a 4or,r aD4 1oo~a4 llkl a lar,a \area\ 'balloon wtb altbar a black (alcler or 'bi"'waleb-yallow (o,bar two) color. h waa approx1ante1J 1& \o 20 tea\ abo tM va\er M4 M4 a pole eneDdlac fi"'a 1\e oea\ar \o the wa\tr 11M an4 '"'' \Nal}lac aortb-aonhaaet a\ u U tpeacl of 3 to 5 11pb. tba o'bJ' vat borliOD !ban ao la elp\ IP noztaa\alJ the alautet before 1' ane4 o.ar the , ' aolta, or aar'1dllCI w14ea\. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTERV s , tiOTI: THIS DOCUMtNT C<\NTAINS INFOR .. ATION AfFLCIING THE NATIOtiAL I>Ef0:!4SEOFTHE UN I TEO STAns WITDOQ: ACf, 50 U S. C.- 31 AHO lZ. ~ A~tr.rmt D. ITS TRAHSMIS-'iiOH OR TH1:: RLV!:LATtOif IJJf.:'to~QtD!!rnNNER TO AN Ur4AUTIIORIZEO Pl:lt::ON I~ PxOHI!.II rED:~LAW. IT MAY MOT LC tfi:PRODUCiiD IN WHOl OR IN PART, 81' OTHL<H'IlXIHJ"Th!'l)' llft)IICC AGeNCIES, EACF.P'T BY PEHNI~N OF Ttti;""blrli?fo A Of &11 ~ ~. a l~ltel ..... ,loa wlth .. slll\afJ experleeoe. the ,,_, .. , wl* a tarlft 'llooa wee 4u \o '~ fao\ \ha\ o\ee"" atnw.ft praoUoe ooaho\14 la ,,_ lll'la ac ,._ wu. elfol't sn4e to t .. ottlpte alw' \he \hree left for thon ,._ llwl .. tllat tMN alpt '' aol'lal ,_. .. , ... la \bt 1M o'.tHt nt ''''"" aasantarl~ fna hl f.IO'IDil oa lhore, lNt DO tlal- . tt attaobll to alAf'Uaca uUl la\tr after oanal r""' \o o\her 111 tD4 lt 4eol414 '"'' '1'' laollee\ lbftl4 be nportl4 \o alll\ar, thDI'ltlee. A .. ,,,,11U7 dl''' '""' a wea\h~l' ballooa 4etoon414 ~ 'hlt area, laaw .. er, lt 11 \M oplaloa of ,br penool ,., aoao of 'hi local~ nleall4 \a11ooat .-14 \e la tho """ ~ oat .J'I!4lowoacle '.Ulooa na nleaet4 'hft' .. ( it WAI whl\e 4 81'J)I'OZ1Ta\e~ '' Z 1 la elte ~-~lll!'l bf'l100DI r1 ' lea et '!at rafteaoll4o bal1ooa all MIM\14 eonbMt\ after nloaee u\11 loa\. ... Ooatn1 tower CICA peraoue1 won cpeeUoa ... with aopU 1'11\11.\e. 11 wtatur eequeaoee won at tollowll 1) 16301, 30 A11C'ltt 11l50, oelUa~ pretftl"' 29.19 lnOMI hl~h, \piMture 580t lev pola\ 8007, wlDil aortb-aort'-tll' a\ 10 bo\t. 8) 16&51, 30 A~n 1150, ce1Uas 1,800 tee\ brokea, lelbl11\7 15 a1111, w1a4 wett-aortbwt' 6 knott. 3) 1730Z, 30 Auca 1150, oe11lac 2,600 flit brotea, 1elbll1t7 15 allee, preeeure 21.89 lacbee hip, \nptra,are 61r, 4w polat 4SOt, v1a4 nonb-nonbwoat 7 note. 0oe,ro1 tower ..S OptraUoae eo alrcrat' la ana at tt of tl~tlac IIJee alNrat' (a B-at, a !CA D~l, aD4 a J1M DC-3) vert r f1e14 n4 'I"Mlfl4 aero '"' GOA Hope pl'lor \o obae"atloa ot tbt ut4eaUflt4 ob.toot.