PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~D 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS w.,, 8ollool\ Probably Bolloo" ibly Boll~o" 3. DATETI1141 GROUP 7. LENGTH 0, 081!R ('A rtON 16 minut e s ll. NL'MII!It 01' 0 5JlCTS lL'l."l.U~VPred f!t Wot Ahcrolt 0 Probabl y Ai r c rc.ft Po ui hi y .A.rcroh 0 In suff l clnl De. I o fr E voluoti o n 10. BRIE, SUMM.A"Y 0, SI CHTING Color was red or whit e-Oran~e exhau3t. s e~ 530 h-not 3 . Sh:tpe; P/C w/ 1ept back vrings . Size 60 ' l ong. Accelerated ru1d dec c l.: .~ted to maintain sa.."lle interval b et.\'leen source and observPr 11. COMMHTS AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLASSIFIED AlR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT l !;(.Ri l'oO ATIL Office, D/I FSAF era" was able to observe the body of t~a craft visually, -:7hile in adrlitto~, Ens :.$- GRID CRY miS abla to ob3e~va tre wing shape t:s ir . ..; binoculars. The h ull 11as var 'jr 1a r"~ e stiTatad to b e nixty feet lor.:;. n:a :lin~ nere Slf't;Jt b a-::V. a"'.d dovn,. 'id.th a riihadrdl' I a t th e tips, bendin6 approximt e l y a:. a-!.tty-fi.v~ p~!"csnt (d5~) o f the -;Jin!s len~ .. h . No e mpennage was observed. 'n".9 craft ::mce.u-.d to be n :rin& at a h4;h a.1,~b o f attn.ci<, in tr.a order or tiTenty-f 1 va degreas ( 2 5 ) ) ' du.-:lng the pe:-ioc it Yras obser T:ad from a eood vis1u1 range. This fl1c~t atti~uce su st~d a h i gh spaed pl~e stagr,ering to keeo airborne a t a slow s ;;eed. The cn.ft a _--cel>1rated ~lo,.,l:r, increasLn.g the rang~ to sixteen miles, as i ndicated by radar. I t tf1.e n acc9lerat.&3d r :tpidly t o a ran:;e of tw9nty-t'WO mil9s, -Mien contact "'1lS lost. V!.sual r:ontact "lf!iS "'St als'.:>J due Co the apor orlmataly sixtaan t1L"1u ':.~s ar~.er t~e inl ti-'ll contact. The ~o~:n.:~ad at r spe~d of t h::J craft was five hundrtltd a:1d thirty ( 530 ) knots for tr.e period. just before contact was lost. . d. Patrol Plnn~t Cerna neer' s ~Jarrative: At 0.3351 on the oor:1inc of :.:; Oc~o'b.Jr 1~151 a t position 55-L: ':! 123-16S, th~ port waist gunner of BD-5 , Pilo._, Gl""Jgor , sighted a lont; conical fla.r:e a~ ti\'\31Ve rnil~s bearine 270 cbgrees relat; ve. Radar (X)nfirned tha t a r get. All r11nds t!oubl.a c heckad arrl c onfin:ed. \7e \ter o h;ar.ln~ 1)~ do ;ress tr.te . I <:'.ad~J a tum to plac~ the craft bet-.vaen tho T:'loon an1 ra. TI.t! cra.lt ,ur od qls o t o ~ ls~ and pulled ahead to twelve cilos. Out:. altitude TI~ 5 ,0CO f e -at; t ne craft ,.,~.sat about ll ,000 fe'3t. J applied rated pc:wer and clcseri to a~Jout ~hr to eour mi le;y. Visual c on ~ct was r.'.ain- tained, however rachr contact l'laS lo:1 t . Ir.:rir : t~i3 clos ~ poricd all harris .o bserved the hull shape and I could s o e t~e ~ .. -: ng ccn t ou:-throu:;h tho hincculars. The craft' s flame chan~d in amplitude and olu~; b~in~ s hor-t with a r-;)C.-ora:1~e hua, and long wi t t a white-or&,g~ hue, when a pparentl y powsr WdJ adderl. The c raft accelerated slo~ly to 16 miles wl-ere it a gain was cor.fin::ed by radar-. It then accelerated wit h nuch rapidi t~ to t llfenty-two miles rlhere it wa:J lost on rartar. Vis'tl.al co :~tact ,.,a3 als,., lo5t rlue to clouds. Our true air!Jpeed at ~is :..:.:.~a ~.';:I.e; on!l hundren s ovrmt.y. n-.:!..9, olU3 hi3 : om puted speed relative to u.s, gave hin a tr1.!J airspee d of f i te hundred t.hi::-ty kno~:j. Tr.~ ch.:!,se wan t hen disc on t.irn:ed 'fla 'rrtl:"e :l t g , 00 C a:1rl twant:-two minutes had elai)sed sinqe the prlmary contact. '111e craft'!! ~:i>re wag extr~=ely bright at a l l tir:es. I \Blieve it was using alcohol or s o lid fual, as a :1rr:..al .1flt. i'1nrne is fai.. r~y lo;, i\i th n nuch di. ffere!1t appearance. The hnll wa~ ,i9ry la:-~, I ~s t~ r..a.te sixt:/ feet. ~.e wi :1;;s w9 re s ~pt b~ck and down \'fi th a dihodrf\l at tha tips , b~nriirh~ nppr orlr.ately at ei~hty-fi va ~r~ cent or the win g length. The t~:')S ap:J~ar'ld to suffic9 far a rucdar as none l'&S , The moon waa full and visibili~y r.as !olatively ~ood. I tried to silhouette him a gainst the noon to obtain a picture, but ,aJ u.r;ablz to. re.~ nigh~ atti tuce wh '1 .rl. in boo d visual ran;'3 vas extrer.ely " cocked '..!?n at an angle of a 'Jout tm:mty-fi w deeroes , i.ndicat.int.; a v erJ hi3h sre d eta merinG to keep airborne at. :Jl o..-te r s ;;eed:1. . hO rE: THI:i DOClJ/1\FIH CO NT AI N:i I !'I FOP '.tATI0:-4 AfFECTING THE f~ATIONAL OfP"tl!) or ThF U '11 fF.D 'IT 1\ i<'"~ W;T' II 'I fn:. ' ' _.\'I 'I'~ ,. -H.-' PI? G~C:: .1~,.; <,.; ~ ., 1.. : AN D 3:!. AS A''E:'4DED. ITS TR~NSMIS5ION OR TH R1/EL..ATION or 1 rs coNTC:NT<:i IN MIY \IAN l ru ~"l.4''AU7..!:. .1 Eh~' f. 0'~ t:,? .1.. "' IT MAY NOr SF. HEPPODUCED IN WhOLE OR IN PART. B'f OTHER THMi UNITED :IT ArES AIR UN'G s 't-J tr-~.o4tSSION or f:i~ Olh~: u~. :- INTEUIGENCE. US, F. T) ~ _ AF FORM 112-PART II M PROVE:> I Jl'~iE l :i!3 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PLOTTING OF I 3 TO 4 MI. MARINER HEADING .. I NCLOSURE N0 . 1 FEAF FORM 122, NO. I R-27-52 , ... BOGEY AF FORM 112-PART II A?PPOVm I JU~,~ IJ:J AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORtv1ATION REPORT MARINER HEADING FEAF FORM IJ2, NO.IR-27-52 BOGEY SPEED AT THIS lOft: Tli!S DOCU~(.H CONT AINS I Nf-OR M.\TION M FECTI NG THE NATION.\L rEFt: <;E C F n . V>llh 0 ~I rt > >'oli II'~ Tlo.=. f,t c VI .:; o~ T., r ' ., \t !: .:,~ i '' IT MAY !OT BE Ri."J'ROOUCE:> IN WHOLE O!l lfl PAilT, BY OTHER Ti<.\11 Ull Trl.> ~u\Tw i\lrl FOr~CC AvC::oCI -c.w l'oifl !.!l'jf '.C( USAF AF FORM 111-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COMMANDERS IMPRESSION OF CONTACT CRAFT APPEARED SILVERISH IN COLOR . INCLOSURE NO.3 FEAF FORM 112, NO. ln-27-52 'vVHITE F-LA'v1ES DECLASSIFIED .\FTEH 12 YEARS. { AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION R PLAN OF OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT ( I 00 HEADING) DIAGRAM OF OBSERVATION MOON ( 74 ELEVATION) (AT NEAREST POINT) BOGEY ., ~CLOSURE NO. FEAF FORM 112 NO. IR-27-52 SECURITY CVSSJFICATION (I/ ~Ill) UNCLASSlFlED DISPOSITION FORM SUBJECT (Unclassified) Unidantified Air Con.tac" Chief, .Air Technical Intelligence Ce11ter, Wright-Patteraon AFB, Dayton. Ohio Dept of t he AF Bq USAF -AFOIN-V/TC Lt.Col.Hu~dt/55894 Far East Air Forcea letter ~th oae inclosure, dated 1~ November 1951, subjects "Unidentitied Air Cnnta.ct," is forwarded to Air Teohni cal In tell ig~nee Cert or tor iDto~ation and roteDtion dtd 12 Nov 5J. 71t~d or oJt a~t tsd. the cl l(ic3~ioo ot th13 c~r ,~ocd' -~- ufi:l.o, ;J:tt.lJ.._ in 3~C0~3!:C8 'lit~ DO\VNGR ADE:.." \ T :; ~-~.: \ !~ r 'iTEHV ALS: DOD l'l1~ 5:WO.l0 UNCLAS.SIFI .. UN SS!FIED HEADQUARTERS FAR EAST AIR FORCES : Director o~ !r1~3ll:rJ~ce UD.rte:-:;, Uni tc<l Stat'J..; Air :'O.'C.) Attn: Co11octio~s -~3ion 1 . R'Jf~rcnce U!tit"J~! 3';.at~s Ai:-Jorr;t1 ra t 1 i n :_n~ to ~n U:1id0:1tifi~:l air C')' trtct :-..:ide o y a I:av-y ytr.,ro1 alr- I :iss ion D~briefit13 Q:>fice~ l S October 1';5 1 lltitud9 - Dista.'1c~ - o: a r c3.ction typ~ .:ot.o:~ , .3uci1 .:1~ a roc ct. or r.J.::1- j 3t. tr.e distance o craft turn~d aaay , a photOJ:O.:'l?l . a-; n:::. t..'1til e 3 th~ crJ:r