PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ~ LOCATK* ( 12.. CONCLUSIONS SeptPr.tb~r DATETIMI OltOU~ And r ews AFB, .!a3!rington D C D Wo 8olloo" 2000 0 Wos Al.croft 0 0..""4-VI ... el. 0 Graunti~Rodor Pre'-'-'' Alrcroft lJ /QJQ'J~ X(AI.-VI.,ol 0 Alrlntoreopt Rotlor 0 PouiWJ Alrcroft 0 ProMWJ Ast,.,..lftlcol Civilian and military LENCTH 0' OISIItYATtON 5 secf"nds One to. IAII' SUMMA"Y 0' StCH.nNQ. O'>jcct l ooi<ing like light l'rith t:-~jectory paralell to ground. Like exhaust frorn rocket. Light z r ew in intensity and magnitude. s~cmed to be \o.'~1ite dot. Speed in e..~cess of 500cph. Light just dissappeared ( Repo~ r eceived 11 Apr 1952). 4T1C I'O"W llt (JtP.Y 26 II!,_ 52) L..., st:.erly 11. COMMENTS 0 l"sufflcio"t Ooto for EYtfluotio" l!e teor ob~crv~tion. ~ (Restricted) Infor.nati on for Project RJ ue Book TO Chiet, Air Technical Intellisence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB,. FIOM Dept of the AF Hq USAF -AFOIN-2BJ DATE 1 fl..J.\ Y l9b 'i.. . COMMENT NO. 1 Capt Fc,uJr,ct/55894 1. The inclosed correspondence was forwarded t o this }jead quarters by Captai n Barkow, Director ot Intelligence, Headquarters Cu11uand. BoJ J :1 ng Air Force BE: Be, bo.1. waa not receiYed in Headquarters USAF unti l 11 April 1 95 2 . Tne delay in receipt of tbeae reporta was caused by a ~eunderstanding concerning the proper method for handling this typo ot information . Captain Berkow has been informed of the proper proccd w-e for band) ing such 3 Inclosures are forwarded for information and retention. 1. Ltr tr Capt 2. L tr fr Capt Woodward 3 Ltr fr Capt Hostler WILLIAJt A. ADAMS Cclonel, USAF . De puty Chier, E~aluatlon Division D1rectorate or Intelligence UNCLASSlElEil MJIUCIS NME 'ORM I OCT WH&CH MAY K USEO. HEADQUARTERS AIR RESCUE SERVICE r\jfJCtJ\S.SlElEil WMHINGTON 21, D. C. 12 ~eptemoer l YS! t;UBJ~T: Aerial Sighting of Unidentifiea Objec-c, Capt. B. L. Berkov Directorate o.t Intelligence Headquarters CoDmADd Bolling Air Force Base Wasnington, u. C. 1. On Mondq 10 Septemoer 1951 I departecl Andrews AFB at ltt)u hours in C-b'fA 1&5-916, accompaniea qy capt. Head.- quarters, Air Resupp~ & Communications Service, wno was serving as co-pilot.. 2. Flight plan was four (b) hour local for the purpose or accora- plishing 60-2 requirements. ). During the period the weather in the Washington~ Bal'tiwore, Quantico area vas ceiling unlimiteu, visibility 15 plwt wi'th bright; 4. At 2200 hours, while proceeoing from Baltimore toward the Andreva range at an altituae of S,SUO f eet, ~ attention was drawn to a streak of light approaching i"rom the right and proc~edi.ng on an angular course acroaa J113' 1-:light. patb. The track mac1e gooa oy the object appeared to be in the neigbborhoocl o1 10 to c;o The object; rema1Dea. in sight for approx1 matel.7 5 to lU seconds at, what appeared to be the same altitWle at which I was fiying, during vhicb period. Capt. I discuased the object. When last seen the light was proceeding sligbtl7 north ot Millersville and While at first glance it appereu to be on the declining balf' of a trajecto17, a 1/lO cloua coverage at an altitude or approximately 3500 fae1i over Millersville prevented. positive detexJalnation that the object; had descenaed to the S. When first seen, the object appearec1 as a streak of blue 11ame appro xi matel7 lOU f'ee1i in length with the color of" the 11.ame changing t o white at tbe ena. I was unable to determine the object preceuing the name s ince a combination or the monlignt and the light from the flame itsel.J.' blurreCl backgrouno targe1is. The speec1 at whict1 the o bj ect was flying was estimated. to be abOut SOU mile s per nour~ and whil e the mass of the Object coula not be aistinguistled. it de i'initely had mass and NCLASSJFJED. ~0!\iCtASSIFIED.. Hq ~ Subject: Aerial Sighting ot Unidentititd Object l.2 Sep l.9)l o. Arter lanrti ag at at 2230 hours formation vaa given to the Otticer of the Da7. No attempt was made at that tiM to aert.Da the aishting anc1 I am unaware -even at. tne present aa to Vbat it ban been. I ha"fll eND jet aircraft at nigb~ and M experieacec:t iD the operating n.e1e1 Vhere !lares have been ~ed ext.ea- sinq. Tbia object could not be placeo in.,.ither categoJ7 Captain, USAF !JNCLAS_SlEIEO HEADQUARTERS ( AIR RESUPPLY AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 12 Septuber 1951 Director ot late111aeDee BeldqliU'tera c~ Bo111na A1r r Baae WuhiD&tCIIl 2,, D.c. <kl llcalq ntpt, 10 S.pt.-ber 19Sl, I waa ~ co-pilot ill a Ct-.47 OD a local tliaht trca Jndrewe Air Porce Base. At ~ 10 o'clock I would estite our-poe1t10D was 10 ncctheaat ot Andreae at 6000' on a courae ot 2300. At tb1 U.. I Dotieed a liabt iD the elc;r directl7 in frmt of ua a\ tel7 8000' altitude, 30 ""lea southeaet ot Anctr, a OD a CCNJ'8e a -.where between 6lJO aDd 9d' The 11&bt gr .. ill 1Dt.euit7 aad -czd,tude and to be wbite-hot. I would e.U.te tbat thia apparent roau\ wu travel1ag in exeeaa of SOO m'Jlea per hour. !'he total tilae that I obsened this light was in the neighborhood of ' secolia. When the light disappeared noth1na else could be sMn, i.e-, there were no running lights or no wtline ot aa"O' objeet vieiba. I would e.U..te tbe trajectoJ7 waa either parallel to the gromd or al.ight~ dowmrard. I hav_, neer before encountred an;, t!dng ot tb1s natve and it wu rv impression that it looked like the eD.auat trca a Capte'n, USAF ,UNCLASSlE\EO .