PROJECT 10Cl73 RECORD CARD Novr;:mh.) l ' Hl "l:'.U C'~<:, .nsconstn l . D A'CETIME G ROUP TYPE OF 03SERVATIOH 0 Ground-Vi s uo! 0 Grou nd-Rada r l'J .Air- Vi ~val 0 Alr-lnterc o p t Raclar C~! pj L.nl 1. L ENGTH OF O'?.SERVATION NUMBER OF ODJ ECT S 35 Seconds CO~CLUSIONS Wo s Ba ll 0 Probohly O ollo o n 0 Po ui b l y Bull o o n Wo s Aireroft 0 Pro bo:,l y Ai r c r c h Possibly Ai r.c r oft Was Ar.tronomi col 1: ,'l'LC.l t Probuhly A5tronomi cal 0 Po saibly Astronomic<~! 0 In 5uffi ci ent D o t a for E voluoti o n 0 U nk n own 1 . 10 s nconds . \0. BRIEF SUMMARY 0~ SIGH'riNO I 1. COf.!!4f.HTS D:1ll of f i r e 'dth t:-ti l a lJx: t ~OJ ft long Ho Ol' S.LghtiHf: ou(Wr'ICd by tHo a:tr l i.nc pllot~ 7 5 rliJ.A::; ap;~r~t. Oran;~c in c oJ or . ObS(!l"'Vl!d for 1 0 cocondn. Arm ro.1.che d clJ::iCl'v e r hc1.don l'rc,:r:J. 260 dcr"r2o!:>. No cstilrute on sp~cd o r size. Lev(~] .t:li~ht, !10 s oun d . Second p ilot e3ti!ttttr.::d SP'~cd Clt 2,00~ mi p c.c hr. Ti1ot:gh t slo~!Cr th~.n mot.ecr. r .... ong t -:.r;er~d tail . Est:i.m1.tcd o b3~..'J'V<l ti on at .35 s c c vnd3. Fli~ht i s eu.:>t. AF FORhi11%-PART I A~PROV~IJUNEI~ Ill FI'O R T 1). AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT "''t~" nri'ORroc.N I Fno~o~ <A t"crJ 30th J~ir Dl -.. rision Da-f-'u_n_s_e"")- - -- 1'\rE o..-nE~RT ' I oAT oF IMFORMAT to " I f. VALUATION ~ ; I'M~0 8 1 l OUfr"') I SOURCE 1~:-. J!t ._RoQ_er.t.J<, I!a]J. _ _:tndiyiU. . , : "loCU (<:.m trol lt'tmbtr, 4armiN, prmot~e rtp!lrl, tft., cpplira~lt) ~::s.:::~------------- -Coaf'i.dontial T:~ t 3 H~ .)'.; ~ t 'loiARY: (l:'lltr cOMiu "'"'.'' t1 rtpttl. Uiu ifodfittmU l11 flol ""e .. n;ftltU prno~grop. l.l.t l~tclotUrtt ct lu-...tr ltjl. lltgin luf of rtport C'ft A 1-' J ,, M t 1! - l 'art I /.) , Clpitol "b3ll of fire " .25 miles due e3St of at [tn cxtrer.1el~ high rat9 of npead . 0. blue e~<hau.::st li!:e name l>t:hir!d it. :\irli.:ao pil ot. observed c.t 26/10252 a ;.:u .. ,auk~e f'1~i.n:~ on a reciprocPl l.eadi.ng Tho obj;}ct. l ' . .:\3 oran;~ c ol o r::-1 and r:1d At af'proximately the same time, 26/1 02)2 l:r . ~ Cap- itol Airl tntds pilot of DC-.3 trip ,;Jl/~ npr~rcntly ol.>seL'V.ad the s:tr.e obj<:ct although he nrw.tely 7 5 milc.a to the cout.h o.f lx . po- sition. l.'i:-e.l.so o':Jserve d the blue colored exhauot fl::.:-c tr.:v~ling i n the same east e r),y direction although he did n o t rcmeP1ber an.:,; or<.\nt;e color- ed objoct. p:-ccedin g i t . Univ~r.Jity of l.:ic~1iL;C..'l vcrs YToro on duty ut tl:e t ir..e Ooservato!'y at Ann Ar'uor r c J..ort3 t:-:.at of th a incident due t o cloudi.ne33. ~leather c:t ~.:ilwaulwe and Chic\,30 \'i~S overcast a t ll;.CO feet , visi b i lity 10 t o 12 r.rl.los. 30th Division record of cloctronic nadar station wir,h pertinent ~rea cov-ara:e i..dicates :10 observation . heck of Aonc nnd UF3 r ecords i ndicate no l~nc:tl.rn j ct ai::-c:::~ft. P.c t.ivity in tho area. Observers lioted are both e:;~p~ricncoo pllots n nd appear to be s t nble, slnCEH'O typ33e Phona, Ch:!.ca.go, D_l i noi:-;. , Capitol Airlinos, Chicngo, Illinoi3. . _ .30th Air Divi~i.on of Intelli[;ence Ol:rTRHfUTIOM BY (lltiGII'IATO" 1 c-y-CG, AlY.:, l~nt A!B, Attn: Director of Intelli.;ence 2 cy~-cG, ;..;:c , ,/r i ght Petterson Ar13, Attn: j:CIS Stc;1a r t A7i3 i\t t:.n: Dlr~ct.or of Int.cl..llGence ~t;tf; ttHS n<XU~f-.T CONTAIN<; INFO .. \ie.UION AHF.CTII'fG TIIF fiATIOh4L n rFFN, OF 'THE UNI rFD 'trATf<; WITHIN THF MF-ANING OF Tile f~PIONAGE ~CT. !'0 U S C.-':) 31 AND J?.. f,<; """'N0D IT S TllAN<;MtSSION ORTHC.: I'E.VFLATlON o,: IT$ CONH tl'; IN /.NY tolAI'INr..R 10 AN UNAlJTHOHilfD PEH'j()N I S PPOHIFIITFO UY LAW. IT M4Y loOT r 1:~PRODUCED 1U w;;oLE OR IN P.\o{~ B'f OTHt.M 1 H~Jit UNI r,:u STM.1 AIR FO..CE AG .. NCIES. EXCEPT DY f'lRMIS.<;tQN O f ritE OIR;sTOH OF 1&-6)~@9 I .'r U S G<.I~M .. Itl"'f P'MIIOIIIO'O Of' "l lf'W <>-lll.tl Ar FOM,_. 112-?.,IT II A:'f'ROVED I JUf41 ,,_.. A1R INTELLIGENCE INFOR~t~ TION nEPORT OF PHil 'cl At '?.o/l025Z, l.:r Capitol J'.:!:..L:i.n..:s rilot., rl.tLr h 25 \ i.lo.:l dUd oadt of j'il-:r-1ukee, obsel'VI':}d an tmu3u:!.l i:L:,-jr-g o o:1J'cct -.;,\s o:) rve<l fol no::;si bl v t en nccond.3 ~:s it c rocilt><l J.:.r..:t o>'HI'V-:r b~lioted to b 0 Y"i t,!1i.Yl .:l r!il.o of o'v:-;c;rvar n:.; ii, 1noo~d sli::;~itly t.o t:., ri~ht:. ~.d fj:.:...l.bht.J~r ~.~Jova :..l.. .J.ircrart. :.!. h:.,jcrl"uaJ ~:td obj_.ct. a:J n :J::Ql of ii:-~", or.lnze in color ::-.n~ :rl.~h-:.L l.a.il Y.::i L-:d it c~r Q.!1J followed ti ba11 o;: i'lru '\::.\3 Vt'r'J <. nfiuite .in '\."\3 cluar anu vis .ibiliC,'/ unliruted [lt, his .:\ltituJc ,Jl';i.l .:1bO'!.:: hi .. l all;,hou;~h an t:..'lda.cc-.l3t, c..-.isted L..:t:r~on h:.:.l ~.~ld t LJ :.;:-om~d. .'~.<J tr.e o""j-~ct p.l:;.;;eu cn.tt j_ -(~ ~nothdr C.:1pi tol Ai~une~, n'l.rcr~U't 1m3 'Lollowint; h5Jn " .:.: .c, e . Thc:t l"l.''!>ly n:1s n0~ati ve intl.3j.tttch n:-; bot h p:i 1 o~ ::a.nl r;r, 1:re "~''"3J i11 th<3 cockr>it a t. the ti.t'.'J. l io,:!:e: , in ~n:;:tt:!r to :r . a Cj,Uf.:!ry, th~ pilot o.r u thi.rd Gn[Jital .\irlin.aa plnne, i'l;:l,!~ t:::i.? .).4 ~ut of C!~lc o, :l!u.;.;,r~:d O'Jodr 'Vli? 75 niles to t!1c couth o.f Lr pv:;it Lc:1 fl: .in:; nn n;1. ro:-1 ~. /:.c b:;:.J.ci- of' C:.pltol iQrlin.:s tri.? ]14 is reported belc,r. :. r . t: ::n ccni:..lcL\~ci l'i 1.::--\u:<ee radio tm;er :1ho rc:-;'.>rteJ i.hey did not o1-s erve t;;~ obj:~c t-,. ~ 'r ho.s b~en Uyin~ ;,ritf. C::t~itul J\irli.1ec;; ~2.nce Llj 1-::ft t!-:~ ;,.1.:-i.='orc~ fol- m::L .. mt:lt~d. 1.:r. pilo~, of C:1pi tol A'Lrlines tril) ;14, :!t. :-npro:d.:nately \ ,the:tt 15 n:i.J.rJs nor'::1 nAs t o: Citlca~o, G~D.l:.d3 that f!o noticed a Lri~ht hlue 0:-:-haust.-lil li~(:t c:;_r1t;tl;I Lo the north of :~i.':l. lt:..J "\lt.itude ::t 25 ,oro t o 30,VOO l't~"'t., ~ ncl .i.t.s C:) ~\. _,.ad.Ced :in U~o eC\3tc;,rn o':y or OV'3'i" )~LJ i'rJri~on. ~ r . CJ-lllv":., AF FORM 112-PAIT II APftROVtD t JUM 1MI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT J Ot h Air Division (Defense) Sulfrid e AFB I:ichi an Irt-6J-51E rAGt 2 o, 2 lon dtst~.nce telephone and soLmded :;ince r e uncl Y:ell ori~nterl. ?:r . h a s baen i'l,1ing for Cupit.ol .".irlir1e s for ::i:t yoa rs, ::. nl pr~vious to t hat was 0.:1 Air Forc e P-).5 pilot with t~te 154th ',.'oa thdr con.""l.aiosance Sqt~aclron :i..n It is believed that t he o')jccts SiGhte<l ~. ::J .:lbove u.;r t~IO o~;:J~rvcfl."3 nre o n a c.nd t he :;ar.le o".:>j ect because o f d c3cr i ption, t ir:.e of sight 'nc, position irecti on o f fli~ht. U:Uveroit./ <..f L~chig~n Cbserv.J.tory at :'.tli1 :.~ .. bo~, 1 .ic~1i.;.:.m r.)c orded r o o')se:~v~t.ions nt thi s t irae due t o cJ.oudine~3. 30tlt Dlvi.:;;lon Radar 3tatio n n~ar ;;lkhorn, Hi:::;c on3i:1 rccorled no oloc- t ron!..c ~i::;htings 1 .. : tinen t t o t h e object. No l:nown j ot t o 1 :ui ta~ Fli t:ht nlrcraft wc;r e a ctive in t h o nr e a ~t the t:i.n.u, ncco:-din.r Service nnd 3 J t h Dlvlsion J..ir Dcfor..se Direction Ccnt erg. u~att-er se~uence s at Chicago and ~.'Jli:rau!<etj o f 26/10302 follow: rurr: THI" !JOCU~(Nf CONTAINS INFORN.\TION AFFECTING THE hAr:ONAL DEFr;.N<; O f THt:: UNI r F.O STATfS WITHIN THE Mi:AHING OF THE f910NAGE ACT, !lOU S. C - ll I -.o . .t A~ A"'FNOP.O. B'5 T nAPit!tMI!.StON OR THE REVELATIO,. Of tn COt. r FNTS IN ANY MAHNEJt TO AN UNAUTHORilfO f'E ON IS rROHIIfl r ED IJY LA-N, IT MAY foOT nE HEI'HOOUCED IN WHOlE OR IN PA.t1', UY OTh~R THA" UHITF.O STArES AIR fOKl~k.NCIES, EXCEflT HY NRMISSIONOF TitE OI,.ECTOROF INTELLII#t;HC. USAI. ' ' ~ -'\ -s\C p: r\ \ClA,,t,ICATIOfl) lt-.... 7~1 ~ U, S.GOYf!o""lflf Mill II ... OffiCI I~Q-IIIUI ~ ltl)xrozp.tip!l g(.C~ry:t t-D. J\:i..r) i!1t-:,.J_ Pt 1:D~ H.tilc into~roe~ting Hr. C:1.pit3l khlir::!s J>llot, in r6rtf'rt1 ~o '3.11 unid0ntlfi~-l o bjec-t, H~ieh he S9V on 21, l!ovo:r.ber 19.51, h 3 tl-=~l1 t..to::ted th~.t he h.:1<.1 sue n a s~mi). r o bj oct on th~? t:~rnlng o f 2o l~ov+::wbE:r On 26 rlovEHbt!r 1951 \-las enptcd n of a. Cupi i.al Airl:tne:s Flit!ht from l:U3kezon to l-3.lwa.uk0e, \ l.t::;con:.du, on Gro<?n t uo ~:.:tiVc\ys. H:l.s c o-j)ilot w:~.s (firs~ n'-l:-na un!cno .m). The y wcru n.pp:-o~:lmatoly 10 r.rl..."'ltt'~;:~ flom tho Nllt.;attlcee Ghorelinc >vthen h e obser;--cd an tmusu.ll objet:"~:,. Tf...: e;;ti'r!l3t(;;d the tin e to ba 05.32 CST n.3 'tha:t wa;:l th~ time h~ \1~3 to ehauge to Utl .. ;a,_uc~e appro3.ch c ontl"'l. Both h e tmd tho eo-pilot s aw th.ts object. coning h3ad on. It finally met and pa5sed the fli~ht &t ,..rhat n.ppiJar~cl t o be a1)out u nile no:.:th and a littlo hieher t h m th~ UJ-3, uhich ~tas flyin:~ .:1t 5 -6 ,000ft. (C'o4": ent: was in the h:ft seat a'rld the ob j ect pn..;~.rod t.o t.lH ::-ig~1 t of t .1e a / c S\:> 1 t would have h:J.d. tr..> b e nea-rly l~vel for ld m to s-1e it di.l'J to the li.al:Lr:~d v ls:tbility i':l th~ co~kpii:..) The cbj ect \-tas dt3~cribed ~ being ~tbout on<:3 foot in clic..cltet~r tU\ J briGht blue , briehter tha.."l the one ob3e1-.yed in H.ichi.g!ln . Its cou:cs<:! HJ.!J \1 to E , uJJ.d it. u a s tra:voling a:t a v ery high ~Jpa&d. Thi:J object o.pp3arc:d to h ave n t::.:.l., similar to the sketch b~lou. I t, \oT.a n ob3erved fol .. 10 ~:.:cond:.s. At tha time or thi3 siehti."'lg, the pilo.t was on :;. rt'co"n~:-=tny c h.:mnal m o.nd he rt1::nar;csu to Chicaeo about the incid:mt. Al1o"':her pilo~ (:-L~l!!e un!mm-1::1) l..J'.lo \-:a3 cltnb~.ng north out of Chlcago l>iid,vay AirportJ S9.id th.:tt he h~d al;;o zeen it. He ~rld 1 t uas brieht blui;Jh had n0 tuiJ~ u.nd e.ppeared to b e v m.-j' high. (C~nment: Thin uoe a not sou."'ld right, although it i s undoubt~dly o. tn19 cou:1t of the obse:::'7o.tion. 'I11~ obJ. cc:t ~hould n..o"t, 8.':)Dear to be hirth t.o ~1:: 'Olio~ lec.::ti.n.:r Ch icago a s he wa!3 fo.rthar 3'.-i~.y. The Chicago r)ilot ~1hould h tw e .38c:n ~ c~ll ~i;,c~ h e hs.d a side vie't-t o f the obj.3ct. had o. hem o~ -;ie\v a.nJ :...lcO:(Jtically sbm..1~d uot hava seen 3. tail.) sta ted t hat the vi$ibilit.y 0:1 :-:mbj ect mo.rning '.::J.:l ex~8p ci.o4l ~lly go~d, very cloar. UrlCLASSlEiEQ . "L_ JOjN_T r~lESSAGEfUH~'il' Sf'A.C: MJOVI: f 01.: C:OMMUI\'IC.:!t 1'10.'\'S C CN1'EU O:i~ Y HlJ:~: (On'~int.,r) PH!CTO!":\CL. D Mlil TII'L Aoo:.::o::., 1 CLA!.W IC~TI:)'I ofn rrr.i tll