V~ "i' Ot' nrr'O DATF' Ill TO A'!'ll= ----- Driht _reddian_cas~ .. Alfl'l'l'\JOl~ l t .hi'" , .. PllilfOO -- 'l'<~llll)'-'l'O.ry A'l'lC! i'Onl 3~ know:l manuever. !1HQAS$1FIED H5ADQUMT&RS FlrnCNTH AlA FOACC A~C~H IOO CALIFORNIA SJBDCr t Unlclent,l}t.S ~ CJject, St.rat,eg1o Air ottut,t, Air Poroe fllWI ADOIIII IIPl.Y TO: COMMANDING GCNCAAL 'IFTCCNTM All FOICI ft'.n..tt,t,ed ia 'AP Pora 112, Air Int,eWsence Intomatlon Report,, aubad.tt,ec:l bT 22cl Bolbardalent, W1ns, March Air Force Base, Celitomia, re,port,ina unident,ltiecl t'111ftS object P<ll THE CDIIAHDIRG GPMJIW.t AP Fora 112 (dup) STANLEY II. SIUKINS Captain, USAF Aaat Adjutant General S'I'RA_DDIC AD , ottutt Air Poroe BaM, Omaha, lebr. OeDeral, Air lllteriel Caa.ud, WrishtPattereoD Air Poroe laM, Dqton, Ob1o. Aftla IICIS Jorwuded for 7f1fU intONation and per.Dellt nteutlon. Thie hea4- quar\era ~ DO a441 tioaal 1Dtor.tioD. i fBI C<IIIANDilO GIN.CRALt let Lt, USAr Aaat AdJ Oen . -njg,ftt Db;U AT 8 k ~AU l ~TI'H\' \W ;. . l tNQ.ASS_If .f . II ft'IM Uls: PAIT I All :ICMID I .Mil ... AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA nON IALuATIDII roinO.-:; ;oto-:~-ltH~-~-DATI~iNi\iOitlatiAOriber 1850 Capt.4lll Holllrd '~. Holme d tlyiD~ o~jeot wa1 obeerted , DATi&ator, an B& 3a1d objeat "lJ; ot:,r Aor ~. 'ftae ob,1eat ~ a bricht-reddiah ~at, un:at-:ndy in intensity, a :J a:t:~.;:e.l li .. U .a.r to a .pl.lnet. It -.a obser-nd at CO alirruth 1'ro": t :\0 obsorvc.rl a : r1 .1; . o;l ~-?:; ori a true oourco or lC0 at a &re&t r:iiltanoo tor a :;or loti uf !'1 ve ( :..) ;:ti.t :tos ,,.,; ~roat apeed before it r~ded out. :s. ,iJ.tneaeee r led out the poselbiltty o1' obj~tot beihf~ o. stt,r, ;>hr.; t , or .::.toor _Ut.J:a...Jae 1~ neU.laer saa ~ntalned a fixed poa itiu:1 nor follo;~cd a cor.illf;,~.~... \t ' ~.e 1pe"d &n.:t :.aL:leuvv.-1:~ of ti~ object ruled out t.htJ poad!:>ili t~ c f ~ tJ ~: .... :. , a balloon. T;lo apparoct c;rea.t 1Ltitucle and :a:>ood, plus ra.arkat:lo : .. "'f.J'J\'6.:-.i: . . the objoot aeored to i ud.icate to Uie wit!teaaeu t.htLt it ..... not a cu~V<> I:tio_;al alrcratt. In ehort, tho cbjeata move~nt1 ~ro orratio fifteenth Alr ~roe 4-2, S ~1 llfltTMIS DOCUMEJCTCONTAIHS lhrOIIM.\fiON AFFECTING TH NATIONAL OCFCHSM THEtJlitT<'"STATF.S WtniiN THE MEANING Of THE ESPIONAGE AC.T. 50 U. !> C - 11 MD .. AS AMlHOf.O. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE kF.VELATION OF IT!: C.ONlENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PCR'30N IS P~lt181TED OY LAW . IT MAY NOT K REJ'MOOIJCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. IY OTHER THAN UNIT EO S rATfS A Ill FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEI'T BY PRMISSION OF 'otiC OIPEC.TOR OF UNa AS51FIED n fAIT 11 INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .~1 1\lo'OIIf IN. I latelllpn Ottleer / 1 (; I . 1. o-te ,t ObMnatlon 11 Oet 50 J)ate or lr:te"ln 1' Oot 60 . a. lxa,t 1:1!11 ot obMnation 1950 to 1066 'PSt I. P1aoe ot ObterYatlona 31 &a 30' I ' Pcs:tton of obHner, on Or und, Outt\de nt l!ldr;, Tak\ Ce:eetial O~rv" ti:>r.t l>. Whflt :.ttraoted Attenti?n t o objeot, 1!ovorne~t Cit U,idont1fi.,.S Objeo:: 6. ODe (1) Objeot (No Sketoh) ?. Arr.arent Siae. AJ'proa. that ot a planet 8. Color ot objeota Red11h Caet, bri~ht, but not eteady s~ 1ntore1ty ;~. Sh4pe Similar to t hat ot a planet 1 1. Direoti~r. tru~ obeener aoo Aaimuth 12. Pi etanoo from obtener. U:ldetenuined 11. Dlreotion ot rli~ht ot Objeot A~;.peared t u be on a true o.:'lurr:. Clf ltl0 tlo IO~El(! or odor. iu l::teneity 2C. ~fU'euvore, .. P,_.t-y orratio + aooord1:'lc; to w14;net3 ~, :e11red ;., d: tl&luevor. 22. rr('). Cloudt neflt~,er O'>~cHtiot~ 11bon 10 Alt. DOWNGRADED AT :l YF.nt N"!T-~ DBCI.ASSIFIED AFT EH 12 YL , , . : IUFP, Calit. Sa:ue Acldre11 0.1 A 1Jove. 2ti. Nu Vie~al Aid Vtd DR'o~essJFIED 11ft; THIS OOCUMEHr CONTAINS INFOAMA TION AFFECTING THE NUIONAL OEFEH:Z OF THE UNITEO SfATES WITHIN ntE MEANING OF THE tsPIONAGC ACT. 50 U S. C - Jl AND 11. AS AMEND0. ITS TRAN:>MIS:.ION OR THE RE\IEl.ATION OF ITS CONTCNTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED I'ERSON IS FROIIIOITCO BY LAW. IT MAY NOT IE REI'ROOUClD IN WHOL OR IN PART. BY OTHCR TitAN UNITED STATES AJR fOfU AGENCIES. EXCEI'T BY PRMISSION OF' THE DIRECTOR Of INTI&' IGP'CE.. us.v. . I MFRwVID I M4 M latelll~oa .. ~tl INTELUGENCE INFORMA nON REPORT Qa:ltClln, (J": . .Jo lJNCLASSIFlED ... : THIS OCX:UitllNrCONTAINS INF'ORM~TION ArFCTING'rH NATI()IIIAL DEfENSE OF TH UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING or THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U S, C.- II AND Jl AS AMENDED. ITS TRAHSMISSIOH OR TIE REVELATION or ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED I'ER'iON IS PROHIDITEO BY LAW. rr MAY IIOT K REPROOUC0 IN WHOU OR IN PART, IY OTHER THAN UNITED STATE:i AIR fOliC ~ID. EXCUT IV I'ERIIISSION OF THE DIRtcTOR OF I HiiNCL us.v . .... 11t-fAITI INTELLIGENCE INFORMA REPORT ' Ut.Nh AFB 1. ,. tollawS.Iw 1a aD aooount of ua obaeztatioD of an tm1dentU1ed aerial ob3eot ei&bted a pol1t1GD of 33 ''' 30" IJ, 117 15 30 w, at approximatel7 0350 OCT, 14 Oetober 1950. b lipt~ aa ade b7 a USAF ofticer-n&Yi&ator during a periocl ot oelaalal aySptloa. t.o that of a planet. tbat ot a planet. a LuaSDou, bright. red, unsteedT 1D intenait7, aoawwhat aimUar to u aircraft ahwn lp11d a Undet.erwinad, Wt. appearecl to be geat t. ReadS "I 1 180 true courM. ,.A.A~tT Object aHMd to acc011lpl1ah every maneuver and aombina- tioa thereof known to witneea. Altitude1 Undet.el'lldned, but appeared to be at a very great altitude u tboup within tt. celeat1l apbere. tran 1 llonl. 2. tu weather prnaillns at the tS. ot the obee1 vation "1 11 Clear ekiee, with but 1ligb\ b and aU.gbt. eurfaoe foa. surface wtncta and wi.rla aloft were not. det.er- ). 11l1le the object observed aomewbat a meteor, tbi.8 poaeibillt7wu nlad ocat baoaue the object did DOt follow a conataat. path. 'nle apparentl7 high the bib apeed and erratic IIW.aenta of the object would avgeat that it WU ot.blr thaD a OCIGYelltionel t)pa aiJ"cratt. ~. ...-rent. ooatirllfatiOD of tba obeervat.ion 11 furnished b7 a USAF aergeant wbo r1porta b&Yial obaerYed a ''' ob3o~. , -W .... IIJ.JW L. '1RAVI3 Lt. Colonel, USAF Cbi ef, lntell18enc """ ~J:LASSIFIED AFI'ER 11 YEA& .. ,:). J1111t THIS DOCUMDIT CONTAINS INFORMATION Af'FICliNG THE NATIONAL O(FtHSE ~THE UNITED STATS WITHIN TH MtANING ~THE ESPIOHAC ACT. 50 U. S C- II AND AS AMOtiXO. ITS TRANSMISSION Oft THE REvtL.ATION IN ANY MANNCH TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PRSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW IT MAY MOT K RUROOUClO IN WH0L OR IN PART. BY OlHER rr:I'IE AGENCIES. ~U'T IY PERMISSION~ THE OIRCTOR OF IWJU.LIGOCl. !IIV. I;;.U