rtlll I;GPUlU"II IN APrROP~tATI BlOCK CC., CO 0~ Dt:PUfY - IJNCLASSlFIED. liC, A:'t) I !I'-ATJA-2-J, Snbj,.u..st~ (l lt..tiJt-dd) - '1!.:\~Ll~ or UniJ~nt.l~i,hl CJbj oct, li lui t .i..:md.l Ali INsPICTOII!- PIJJUC: INP. OFPICI PUSONNIL & AD~. RESIARCH & o!v7- ,,oc. & IND. MOB.- obta.bad :.1a nearly U Ul:i'l:.a O...l po.J.:JibJ...J [)!) 'til t t fli 'll~ln~ H 1 Oo:t 'rtUUtt. l. -.ARE.-COMMANDSWILl'--:-L:-::IN~-;;E:--:O~U,---~0-Rt OP.OANIZAJIONAL I' II' L ( N 0 T AFPliCAIUI WIUN AODITIONAL SPACE 15 NEEDED IN COOP.DINA IJNCLASSJFJ~ EXJRA OFf. SYMiOl OIHLK I'ION ILOCr< '"lAB. aa. TII-:E (Locnl): 19a.> sou;:n: ronc SOUHCE: ;c:'Ci. :Ji--;lc:1 DESCRIPTIO~! OF nsc:ro~:T: (Lt::.t\ I J; IIL.\Xh') AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DOWNGRADED AT 8 YBAB INTERVALS; DECIASSIFIE!D AFTER 12 !EARS. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 Y~ l. At .:tppro:d.=nt~ l? 20 on eo_ J a."l .nrv 19 52i I .nu wa 1 ki~ .::"rom ~:/ quartarl "'Titll :21/S~t Aluridus c. Hola a."ld S/lgt RO"Qr~-~ : rfirner. ~.~y atton~ion .;:1.] C.:.1ll cd by Sa:gtJsnt H.ol~ to nn u."lidantified object tr!17alli~ bolo-w t!t a cloud.J atap~:-oxi!lar~ly ':llue-white i.1 C';lor. I es~i:::ace t~::lt t~o c~joct d:'3 :!p_,.::-cxine lJ 3/4 f-,o l ;:.:l a Tha ooj-1ct left a blua t:-ail '.11rlc:l .t:'l-3 f co;:-j ~ from th~ obj~ct in 3 p '.l:"t:l. Tho t rail a;r.c2rod ~o b e E ai~:1t of the clout!s W!!S e3 ti.'la t~J "uy :1 bc~.co:1 li;:;~rt o.'l F'1irchild .\ir Fc.r c.J Th9 baaeon ~ projectad vsrtically i~ a jt~tio y r-o~itio~, the :ljdn& trav3lline parallel to the earth. l Cu:.:.J:~ \lf ?rapa..-L'lg Off'icer: i :.1 ~3S?C:-:aiols poaition wi t~:1 ~e 'N!:xg I.at.a!.l!.;o~ca Jsc~.: c~, P !".C J:!.:l::a tha s:.;:1tL"lg ! "79.3 ;vi t'!"lass~ b~; another !larson, this !'aport :J~!=a:""-~ ..e l.! -'ctLU::3ci. At a.puro:dmately 1920 hours on 20 Jon uacr 1 95'2 I w~s walking frow ny quarters with H/Sgt Aluridua C. Hol.Il and srsgtl Robert T . Barnes. ify attention was c3l led by Sergeant Ho~ to an unidentified objact travelling below the <g.oud.s_at a-:l!:>roxj.IJl8.te~ 590. fa . The object wa s novinz silentl~r a t a terrific rata of s peecl as co.:t:)a.red to any jet aircro.ft I have ever seen. It appeared circular in sha, e and was brilliant blue-wbi te in color. I estimate tb:1t the object was ap":>ro:d;,ately J/4 to 1 mile away, and at the distance from where I otood it appeared to be slightly larger than an orange. Tho objr>ct J:-ft. a b1u.; +r~'il v....,i~h' .r:l :."o!<.e~. be co:dn:-~ l'ro.t Lh\3 o ~j in r .. J.ll't....j, Height of the clouds was esticated by a beacon Force Base. The beacon ~as projecte~ v ertic311y in flying object travelling para1Jel to the earth. lioht on :t'nirohild Air u stationary position, the Sergeant Barnes was behind Ser~eant r.o~ and me and did not see the obje c t . CO:J.ITJiTS of Pre,aring Officer: Since the NCO making this report is a very reliable individual \Tho holds a resp(>nsible position within the i,fing Intelligence Section, and since the sighting was witnessed by another person, tbi= r e":>ort a9pears well-foun~ed. At 1920 hours, _Q January 1952, I~o.s leaving the 9 2d i3o:tb ~ling ifoad- quarters Squadron barracks with rjsgt Harry A. Ga.v~o and S/ :3gt ~louart '1'. Enrnes. As we were a'oout to "Lurn froo tlle sidewal.~ to the road, I l oo.H.:d at the beacon light to the :!ortb and sa\1 what I thought vas a shooting stn.r slightly above the water towers. I called Sergeant Cavagnaro's attention to it, and. he remarked .rl'hat'a no shooting star, Cliff.'' As I continued to look, I kne\1 the object could not be a shooting star, for it \las travelling at a high rate of speed -threo times the s::>eed of any jet I have evc--r see n --pa,..alJel to t hl.'=! enrth' s ~u,:f:~ce. 'l'n~ Ol>,j'Jci, \l'' H belr:>w l..""~ cl.JU.J..s, ,Jh i C:I .l CS~ .l. moving ~ilcnt.Ly fro'i'l :~orth to ~outh. It was oval s haped a.rld seeoed to puJ sate as it l eft a sharp blue in~rmittent flo..11e at ap:lrox1nated six foot intervals. Tne color of the ooject was a bright blue-white and appeared to be the size of a rrnoefrui.t froa a distance ot' ap-:>roximately 3000 feet Sergeant Barnes did n~t see the ooject, f or 1t vas vi,iole for only about two seconds. COliNENJ.'S of Preparing Officer: Since the NCO making this :-e?ort is a very reliable individual vho holds a responailJle position within the \ling Intelligence Section, and since the sighting was witnessdd by another person, this report appears veil-founded. ~r.l!DIX II At np ... roxitnatoly 1920 1-ST on 20 JanUD..ry 1954 , two \linr. In~llir,encc a1.n:1~.:n noticed ~bright spherical objoot trnvcline throueh the sky. A~ firs t it s aosuLrted to be a C(;tcor b u t thou 1 t van noted t.~n.t 1 t c.ppov:e d to ~-.o traveling benco.th a cloud lo.:~cr. Tho obj cot v un traveling c.t n ~pccC. n.;.ch !'a ster t.h!'l~l n J e t aircraft. Tho object, which r..nde no cound, vas travelinr in ~ path ho r i z ontul to tbrJ :arth at an cstir.atod 500 f eet and left o. blue t!-o.ilo l~ho trail socned to COT.1f1 fron the o!:lje:ct in spurtsu Tho o b je:ct disap;)~ared fro::t ::ir,ht L chi.!"\.r'l ~ bui lr.i inc~. 'lhu t\Jo air. :en ob rvcr~, n 'l'cch SerccWlt and Hust~r So:-cca.:~:. m c c-o~l:;1dcr c J reliable obs~rv~rs II. STA'TUS oz. Il:-tJ .S'I'IG.c1.TIOU t his incident is interesting clue to tho f:1ct.. tha t t!lcr '-.:u.:~ a.."l eir.h+-~.,c;rt:'ls cloud covot.:r.e at 4, 700 ft,.. !t. is pos si.l.'te t.hat the ob5ect ':J.S v ie: .. ,.:d bot-..:t..en a. broo.k in t .. he clouus a..--d that it "Wa~ cx~renely hiLh, indica t l::; that the :lir,hting v a s a t.v~teo:-.. H~,_rcver the s ource s indica tc:d tha t t.~ey bE::lisv'3.:i t.he obj cr.. t VJ.!l bel0 w the cloud cove r an:l if this i s true the slant rrul{;e of' t.l'1e objec t can be COr.liJUtcd to be about, 7 )00 ft. This \.'OU1d eli:li...'la.te the pos:;i bili t:,r o f the llr,hted object being a conventional aircraft, since n.o sou.~d o..~ hcarJ.. J.'hc possibility or a ceteor 13 also nil bccnu~e a neteor would n~t be travel1r~ horizontally at 7,300 rt. I arc =:!Pr.~ by th~? A request was cru:!e for the a!'lf.Ular ocasurer;1ent of the object, ho~evcr, this inf~rnation could not be obtai~ed, the sources verc not r!va1lable for questionine. It is pr*5~9d th~t III. COtlCUJS IO!IS If the object was beneath the cloud cover 1 t \;az not o. e~nv~?ntio:t':ll alr- eraf't or n e teor, and rD conclusions can be n,:W.o e.s to its iC.cnti t:r .. DO''lNGRADED AT 8 YEAR I N'l'ERVAIJi; DECLASSIF IED AFT~R 12 l1~ARa. ..rlJ ~uv