~.~:ATHER CONDITIO~S :I::::t::: CLZi\ R . ----o J:-:?')~T OF I~JCIDENT ;tADE 3Y , C:1I!7 TOWZR CONTROLLZ~,-~lOUX CIT"l~-'fO- ---- . > 'I !::l Ft.IGHT SE:1'1 ICZ (r.rto l"::fA '-l!S3ICN TO . .. ~.:iHIAGTON, A:--JD CO~L-!A~D IdG GZ:JERAL i~ i!ST MILITARY DI STRICT. ?ILJT, AND lL!GXT NI~E, STATE T! OBJZC 1.i i ~aT :100NLI GHr. ~IOTED I.. I G i1 T ;..1" ~N RiD AND OR,\ NGE IN COLOrt A f I!:STI:'l.\TED fiJT~NCZ Oi FOUR Ll!LZ5 AT A30UT JOOO FEET :: .. :~I TUDE. IN COORD i~h\TI ON UI ";H "':'O~IER '-? ATOR, CtRCL2J TO LZFT I~ : .Su .. Rl.Y JIR:!:CTION .\ND OBJECT .\ LSO CIRCL~D, r:.\CJT.\INI~G D:iSTA~CZ AND h1E2PL~G AJRZI\S T o a C1.'JTINU'ED CI!1CLI~lG TO S our;; AND THIN ~.~ST \ ~lDJ t~5 IT .,PPROr\C!LZD E:\STZRLY BZ:\!~.LJ~, OaJZCT OLI~K:!:D !l":; ars S! :-t!L.'l TO j~UNN~\l~ .t.l.G.HT~ 21JT EL~;.,;<I.NG A?P~ARS:> ro n .... ftA~UALLY CONT~OLL!!:D, c'\~ OBJECT H!!:ACH.!:D A P OI NT DlJZ EA3T Cl' l\ t~PL.~:~E, UNCt.:i\531 ;=tED t: ms"Jor :. U~!CLI\SSlE!ED. 1 J C0~TlNUED CIRCLING 10 NOHlH A~U O~J r ~1AU~ ~DDIN SHORT TURN OF NINETY Dt.:GR::ES :\'H) D!SCENDED TOWARD AIRPLANE AT HIGH SPZED, CROSSING IN FRONT AND A30V AIR?LANE. C' CT THEN TOO;< ?OSITION I\P?~OXL;1ATSL~l I:JO : U~DaED lo~E2:4 OIF L~FT SIDE Oi 1\ IRPLANE A~JD .~:LIGHTLY 1\t.T AS I~i A LOOSE Foa:1AfiON. CJJZCT 1 .::~1AI D IN THIS POSITION FOK I~JO "ft) fHREE SZCONDS TH!!:N DI5;.\PPEJ\RED J ELO'J AI:lslLJ\~Z AND HAS . T SEEN AGAI~. OtJJ!!:CT !. O:SCRI BEJ BY 1\ T 'i'H:!: I I :1E I'& fj3U~ED POSIT!ON AS FROM EQUAL 10 0~ A~D : C1l~-HALF TIMES THE SIZE 0~ B~29 AIRPLANE. l,J".l.~I:i\GE 1\?PEArtED CIGAR SHAPED A~D H ING t.AS LJNG 1'\ND SL:!:NDiR liZLL l:oa::IARD J\ND ~.\~,1.\IGHT f\CROSS LOOi<I~G LIIU: A l.-L.\ f!E~li!:D CI~AR. ~I ~G liA3 :;-ROM NIDDU: TO HIGH ON FUS~Lt'\GE. ~!0 . .:~ IG INE .lACZLLZS vI::; I BLZ /h'l D T 1I d G 1\PP~i\.~.!:D ;s A G.LID:!:a ~J!:iG. i~O LIGHT HR:!: ~lOT3:D 0~ C1JICT A! TillS T! :1::: fiND ~10 ~0aNS OF OTltEa C~JZCT COULD HZ rJOTID r~o ~UDJZ:tS OR S1".,3Il.I ZE~S ~iERS SEE~ ON O.JJ::CT ' ;arcH APP!\RED f\LJAYS l 'ID.!:R ?'=:!lFECT GIJNT L, :0VI~JG r,! 'i!LL t.O"( S :DS V.~HYING l-.. ROi'1 HIGH RATZ 'i'O CLI:l8I G Sp[EJ) Oi AIRPLA,~E 120 r-JILS P R :iOUR. CBJECT-!}lD - NOt-- Fl:.UT!ER 0~ osc l LLA T'!: A~!D :AtNTAINF.:D ST/\BLZ PC>5ITION AT ALL Tii:1ES t ~SER'JID /\ND tJi\3 ABLE to ~!ANuvr.a riiTH Gn:::Ar E,,SE, f:;:?OrtT~DLY TURNING, SLO~I:JG D0 A :ANNiR ~lEVEl B ORE EJVED ilY l!-~-NAY PILOT. JOTH A~lD CONSI::)E:1:!:D RLI.~3LS UIT~l:!:SSES. D13)"RICI 13TH DIJTRICT 05I A~D S/A S. E DIS!~lCT, :JSRZ P.\SSENGERS OF IGHT ~, illD-C 'lT l\IR-LILt::.:;, AT I :l!S '11:1~. 5/:\ SHORTLY 1\FT!:R TAKE-OFF } 10M S I'JUX CITY) ~D UHAT H!!: BZLI~ZD , t . nur~NING LIGHT~ OF l\~OT:i:::R t\!.l?!.ANE . Ttl 2AR LE1T 01 FLI~HT 9. dOi{THI:JG t,;~UStJJ\L i.OTZD OY DIST!tiCr CO~'l:iAdDSR Oil OTH!!::l P.'\SSS~JGERS ~.\TA lU:QUIR:!:D OY ASCS! LTT:::R UO. (jj ~I~G OBTAINED AND ~ILL BE FOR~ARDED L.\RL! ~ST.~ DO\VNGI!.\DED AT 3 YE\!l l)17f:RV,\f.~i . ECLASSIFIED A F'TC'R. t: YE ,\fi.:l. ACTION HAS DE~N TAKEN TO OdTAI~ THE I J D! !I JN AL D A 'iA BEIJG 1-"0A'.tl.\rtD .::n i3 Y OS I. l :.\'JZ YOU A~Y ''DDI!IQNAt IN70Rr!A!iOd. . DOD Dill 5:!v0.10 wlthla h"rton. Ut aat .,,, ... olliN ay111Mla to dftllpate l"laee ln tlaf of d h:tator nd typlt. hll'phon t ad.I.ru~tor an ad.r .... N. nambn and lontlol\ to r iht of lan11t11n. Natat.er all "-e. cet~M>~Uof7. sua.~1cr Si3h'Llng of Aorj o. 1. Phenomena TO 5D- OSI D~TI 23 Jo.n ) l . CO,.,.ME.HT NO. 1 1. Reference in made to the tel e phone convcrs:.lt.ion b cbreen Lt Col J I ' 0 ' Connc L, 5D-OSI (50200), and llr. J L Rohn, !A.!IAXA-la (65376) on 23 Jnnu~ry 1951 , subjecc o.~ 2 . 'l'hc follmo~lng is i n confirmation of the statements and th~:! reques~ mndc by Mr. Rohuin the refe-rence conversation. 'l'his office has received an information co_py of tel t:!ty:pe no. 13 OSI 27, dat e d 22 Jan 51, from Headquartern 13th Dintr ict OJI, Offutt A:i'B, Or'13.ha, Nebro.ska, i..o JEPCR/Di rector of Specio.l Investlga.tio~s, Headquarter;; U:J!J', Hashln3ton, D . C. This teletype containec.l o. four-page spot report deto.iln o f P.n un- c onventional o.ircraft slGh ted at Dioux City, Io\ra , und concluded \.rith the stal.L.l.'lent h3.t "data required by ASCSI Letter No. 85 b e lng obtained and vill be for\rarded ea:;:ltest." 3. It is requested that a copy o f the data being for-rarden be ob t~tinerl uml be hand-cnrrled to this offlce as soon as possible. Bfilli{O:l \1. FEILII:G ' Colonel, USJ\F Chief, Technical /uno.lysis Intelligem~e Department "t1 Jrn/eps l'C Lf!.X.A -la Request this office ba furnished a copy of cited 'f,'IX lhle forM reP.Iocet AMC Form Ho. I o-3, wh:cn w ill In u,,d unttl ttO<lct 011 honcl aro exhowatod, . OCJN~'n..SS\F\ED HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ROUTING AHD RECORD SH1 SUBJECT: ( Unclasalfi~d) Unconv~ntlonal Aircraft. Sio1L"C t.a t:r, Iowa SP.::X; I.U, I!~Q.UIRY ro: llircctor~te of lntelll&sncs A t:TN: Lt. Col. \Iilli J COMMENT NO. l FROM: Counte-r I n telli&;ence Divi aion, Directorate of Special Inv9sti~ation3, The In~pector General !la,j. Detwiler/ C1Jnb/7177o Her8with for your information and an7 action deemed nbce~3ary is copJ 5-.,'l t; Intelliganctt It aport. 13th District. dated ].... ?.~b.ru.a.ry l9t>l. ~u"'::>joct ~-3 Spot Int~l Rpt ActgChief, Coua~r Int~l Div Dir. o~ ~pecial Invasti ions ~he !~spector Gandr~\ aut ~t~acned, th~ C ~l-!c~ti~o or lll ')4 Oi\Oil~l.\..td in di.;CtJl't!;.J!"'~ DOW~f:R:\~)D AT~ Y~\R I~TBRVAL"' t""':\ crlFl~O l>BC~SfF!I~D _\ FT'ZR 1~ Yii;A ~, 1cfto I ~