PROJECT 1007J RECORD CARD\ 2. LOC \TION 12. CONCLU~IONS n \lo , Hvl loun Jo}m::;O.l J\b Jcpa.'l 2 '{] ro~,oblt nrJII'>O TYPE Of OBSERVATION 3. OATETIME CROUP 0 Ground Vi s u ol 0 GroundRodor 0 Was Aircrofr .s. PHOTOS i. - 50URCE- 0 Alr-lntorcept Ruoor 0 Probably A~rcroft 0 Possibly Aircrolt 0 Wos Astronoml c QI 0 y Q Probohly Astrono 1icol 0 Pouibly Astronomica l 7 . -L_E_N_o_T_H_O_P_o ..... a -seRVATION Ia. NUM;)ER o~ o3Jc:crs t. .CQURSE I ~o ID.::ang o Other_illllU O:~TTFT: 'D lnsuUi clen t Ooto fo r Evaluation trot Reported 1 or (2 or r~ru) Station~r.r o 11. COM.._ENiS 10 C.~IEP SlJt.4MAI\Y OF SIGHTING , 'JVC notl.cc d runb ur li~ht off \trine t1.p. l';nde 3 deg ttunt. emu ligh t 1:1.ai.ntninc d position, t.~1cn object moved to upper rj eht Hhile n/c ot,ill in tum. A/C then l c v <lcd off and lit.:ht GOt nmal.lcr. Appear~d directly ahead of a/c at thio t:i.Jr.~. Then object. h ea ded t.oHnl'Cl A/C rising slo.-:ly until it b c cane too snall t o oue . Pcroonnel \m.tchlng balloon rlid not. obscr\a A/C in Area of Balloon. A'I'IC JPO~M J2t (JUCV U u.-12) Poncibility o f int.crnul rcflP,ctiono ns object r..:nnai.ntcd off \ring tip t hrough 3 360 dee t u rnn. Ba~loon in area, Antro ::xii'3o visibl e c oul d a c count f or p.:>rtic.~J of s l ghting. 1. lblloon ( H.isin3 por::.ion) 2 . Ul'!IDlj~TIFlED. Object. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .. 1. \t npproximately l?lOjJ., 1 :'\Jbruar:r 1')51, Wl :t'-<3.2 airr-rs.rt. of thq :JJ~h i '-\ ~!lr...-l'" (.\;t) ~Gu.idron( !1-~t.aohed t v the vl62nd \ir lla.~'i tH.nz, J orms c1 '.ir J11.:ta E J to.,f( off. to ':!.7 "~lrborn~ al.!rt. ... ! A~ a ;;ositloo !l.ps::rorl!:a'~dlJ c-ne+ (l) i'lila :;ou"t.:l of Joon:~an, ! tJ~.JL13 (,'1<)0 , r.~ an !lltitudQt ot fOOOJ, an .. ,p~r 1 - '!ht. tru~ r;>:>i~C!d to a~ l ;~.r t 'ua:l !1 ~tin.-{ t.i9 1 _ ;~t ua3 sign+;-J<i cLt. oh r~n o lJ~, t!-:~ l i.ttht ap~dd to ~.:alMin o:ft tr~ 1 H~ ~ti.n! ttp, St:.UJ.-n::r it c.1..l.:l to t :lJ.J '"Lr~ the. F-M2 ,as n~ a.'"\ e~tit.-ud~ ot ~ceo. J,,~d.iJ.~ly at't.~r t.h~ <H~#iL;)9 i.;:1 p o .:t: ~1.~n t'f the lijbt, tbs ulra:-ll't la1~lod l'~t b3~!!lg l.~o. /,tt.':J':" the ni:-o-rutt ~loc~ }>rJdlti'):t. f.udd-,nly Jo 'i'b9 po~itlon or til~ ~u.rerni't ut ~he t.l~ t'ld l.l:.;!lt d.l.3app:!~rtKl ',/Qa \ppr (' ci- ; .. ,~4tl:f f1Y8 ( 5) Dilos couth of J o:maon 'lir l3"i..3c:J. ltdica+,ed '1r ~padd ', 1!\,j 2 00 ~ -nor.~,, I : 4. P llot a nd ra.d.U. obs~rt~r , ~p4t.r~ tD have compl~t,eontl'ol ....,.,~ "\ tlllhoutti',t.~t. rr.cr-M ,'l".cj at;. A c n o a~ all tu~s t.he li~t 5. tt-t.h.tr n t tir.e or sightin~ -n'\a ,1~1\r ntt!l no I)'Yll ..\t .. ~n :motd. ~t tQCOI W.i"'\d9 'il~t"9 j:~Q . 6 . "i.~d 'J tter-:'llo'Jieal s"~tlon o l ti-A 64,t:l AJL\ Cun i3at:'::.cllion, ~.bi~n 1~ l o C.:l tad "'t\ J om:.cn A!r Olld't' 1""'1131\;Jeti ::t .tc:t~t.her r~lloon "it 1315/! en 1 7-!~'T'Tl.:"Y 1951. The iHJ.lon -1u vi~1bl.! tcr tan (.10) ninu~: clurlng ~nl~h ';"':! 1":. .oa~ t.o ll,OGO ! ~t. and J 7 ;~. oan~1 oo't-1rTin~ t:1ct b'\lloon t~n u.t:~rll't :L'l it~ vici..., tt.,1. . r/. 't?h~ piloi tlnd r~td:J.r (lb :H""'1~r \'lt. I ' L;:h ,-: ~ nporoach i.ng J Ol1n30U Air B !'138 r ('lor that t'r.~y h~d cba'in ~<l c.tloth~'t" to .d.~btint. t,':ltt li[;':lt =:~ircr\I't i ~9toh \r:t;<:CL.~R-iiZL?ElfBF.I:I DO~ .J)iH. fi'!VO.lO I ;\t~ ;,' lTELLIGC:NCE INFORi'vt~ TIC) N ; E,'O.~; ! did v: .other blip appear on t h e ucop;i. <). ~}":..,tiP~ ot r dl !;.iJa of th;, tld:\th~r b\lloon Zll.Jga9t.:3 'trut it \fl;i n "~J:I'\LL t :rp-=t b'\ll<?on " b : c h i.J o11uipp~d \71th e. c1nJle or coue t l . ;.as .:m oloctric liji1t ~1 ... t c 1. 10 . Th~ r.J<l~n ch:1ng 3 of r<nltion of th"l ll t fron: nino (9 ) o'cloc~: 11)131 to _;loc'~ h:.gh r:a.y b~ C\t tributud to lon1ng :.d_;ht of t:1a lil~ht. H''d 1n t u... n~h ... in~ r\ brlsht ntar . 'l'l!~ stnr L l Y hJ.I'3 dl: a;Jpaa:rod b13hlt!.d a cl o ud or h1~-+ ctU3i~"'.'' I : t :t 0b.;~rvers to c onclude; th..-lt t.~e li.:;.ht ,r~._; ~lJ\:"\nJLl.cl rupiJly \ .. n t i 1 o ut. ot 1i.;~-t,. i .i oLl d not b'l T.1.ctical C ... nt.rol CJ;tt~.:. \lhiL~ bo.li'1J t:;o ucl c0nt:1.c t ,rlth abl e to dot.~c t. th3 b '\llo\..,n o, t h ; :-n'b.r-ncopa. th., aircra.f't , 12 . Th~ po3it.ion of t;tg ai'rcr~rt ~t t h'l t.i ~ th~ oi;:itt "~ tha 11 ~ht nn:i t hq posi tl . ..,n of t h a lx~llou"l nt . lo.~ ~:!.~'it o! th~ balloon nra sppro hat.~ly t.~13 ::~-~ra. pl l ot Xld r".J:...r o'.:J3~..1.'v Jr l:'l.'it l J . A ch3ck b] t he 616.2nd Air Ba~a itiny, indicated that ther e llt.l Ao n o o"".1,c-alr- cr aft ('l .. ilbon~ in th9 nr e!l other t b m t-:19 t 10 t 3ntlon :ld. 1 4 . ThilJ h~.lJquartora c oncu.r s in th: ovtlt~uti~"'n a s pla c Pd o., t b i:J l''l!lO::-t b y I.t.. C l on::..l Jo"fi, Intelli~:>nce Olficar , 6162nd hlr E3.s9 7/in.!,. L ~ . C("\l o!n l De '1 i J .. tn t;!'fl~"iont auJ wall t1aine d int::llli::;~nca off~c~r a.nd conti."lually oC"rci:-~o .;..o:r.\d nrl . n:.d:.w-~." j\'JJ'!m~nt. 1n tr~tt:3:-3 of thin n:lturo. .. Ct.ptain, USX.l Operation~l-Intellig~nc~ A~t1BE:.R L1 Gtlf -----Q - TOP Vll W F l R ST CONTACT -q ------LIGHT 1 tHW Ttlf-H. L OR FOUR 360 OEGFH. r lUlU. , -SUOD(N LY -MAfTLR or <",f.:CON05 A S Ll GHT WCNT FROM 9 0' CLOCK POc;t T I ON ? O'CLOCK ttiC H PO~IT I O N WL ROLLfl> OUT or TURN HE:.ADIN G 100 LIGHr LJt.C.'\ i1=. SMALLER Al 12 O'CLOCK HIG H POS irtO N ANl) 'EEi.,0 TO BE DISAPPEARING AHEi\D I N A r Ew SECONDS AS I T GAINED A LlllUOE:. WE CAME UNDE RNEATH rilE LIGHT AGAIN , IT WAS V CRY SMALL AND ZOON OCCMt1E IN THE DISTANCE OlnECTLY AHOVt-U'J.