Fr DCS/i , H9 TaC 1.:mgley AFB, Va., SUBJ: Unidentif i ed Object~, cAtd 6 Ha y 1952 (contd) S. iiajor Gedeon is believed to be a fairly comp~tent l-ii t ness i n tnat he i s serious minded, not given to fancy or exagt,eration. In his own mind there is no doubt that t h e object sighted \las n ot a meteor. 6. In order to supplement the informatica o~iginally submitted, Hajor Gedeon has completed a questionaire supplied by OSI. ( I nclosure 2}. 7. The above is furnis hed for '\Jhatever value it may have 1. Rpt by Haj Gedeon dtd 2.3 Feb 52 2. OSI ~uestionaire Deput y Chief of' Staff, Intelligence UNCL.a.sslFlED DEPUTY CiU!!.F OF STAli'F, IN'r !CE HEADQUARTERS TACTICAL AIR COMMAND l..asley Air Force Bue TCEDI 6 ltay 1952 SUBJECTa Unidentified Objects Director of Intelligence Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D. c. 1 . This office submitted a report ( copy attached as lnclo3urc 1) uateu 23 February 19$2, concerning u ~i~hting of an unidentified object, reported by tl-ro officers of this Corrun~d 2. Subsequently, this Headquartero received an ATl C h.eport \Project DLUE BOO~<, Report No. S) dalicd 31 Harch 1952, l:hich made rei'ereuce to the above report (referc.:nce: p:.1gc 5, iteia S) ldth the follm-tlng conunent: "descriptio:t similar to meteor" 3. It is the opinion of tht~ office that the conclusions arrived at are in error. St:.bsequent conversations 11ith Hajor Gedeon revea.l the f ollo~..r.L ng: a. '!'hat h e has observed mo l:ieors and in this instance the course the object ap.~.-~e d to be a strri.g."lt line uno did not have the chnrac- te~i~tic orbit of a teor. L. Alt.hough it ~as impossible to estimate the speed of the-object, inasnt'l.Ch as the lateral distance o:: the object east of their course 1-ms matte~ oi conjecture, toe dur~tion of ~lghting, approximately one minute, l-TOula tend t.o pre~lude convet1tional. type aircraft. ln this res- pect, hoHever, the LCS/;. asked dajor Gedeon \Ihether he had ever observed an experimental type high intensity rotating aircraft r.1.arker, rli:.ich it is understood Ca!Ji tal Jdr .Lines rTus experimenting with, in lieu oi' the conventional "f lasher" \-Jaming lishts. !io.jor liedaon had not observ~ ~>.in c.~r\;ice in flight; ho:;ev er, t.ho ;.)J:3/ 1 o~'I'er.:::c! a::; co-'1jectu~t! that this typo of \-Ja.rning light possibly could account for \:hat hajor Gedeon h a d lvitnossed. Again, the duration of sighting \,ould ta"ld to argue a[.;ains t this possibility, unless i t He:ce ueing tested on a jet type DOWNGRAnED AT 3 l"EAn n..1TP",.. UNCLASSIFIED Di c J..,:-t.ncc of o:) i cct f ro' oJscrvcr . - b :::;cd o:1 cloKl b uiJ dup a loa: a ra;Jl<! i ,o\' ..L._; cold fro1t en bc}:ind and ovvr -:.J:!ich the object fJ.m;. i~. ..... tcrallv or J:or:i~ont<~D., -Lbjcci.., u~)~.:u.~:..i t/ .... one o ' cloc-~. .:.tn<l VlS Co:ltinuou~l;{ Q'l,j!30l'VC'! u.1Li l it <.Ji~;:.!-J-U:ll''C.d U t l iv~ o' r: l .ock hi h th:lou.~i~out a h ori-:onl:.a l i: Ll. ht ..,<t C,lt co our;;. .'\:J)r ox .:i.J l:~tely ~atitn<lo - buildup t o oi' t!Jc brilli.ancc ~llhl l<..:.rco ::i."~C o;. tla..:: :i.ll,utn~i,ion. Colo~ -!Jr:i.llit.nt li:~i1L ~vlJ.o:; to m a t ~e s~a l:ctclt :t~ lJO~nil~l;::_)~-Co~t0t-lil.c. 'Jcfl<~il:/:l;j' .ot a co .. ~t. .rli::ht J~th ;::1~ !1Crfn\:tl;. !jtr;dr:lJ!:. 'l!L lev el . tH!arn:1t. Cl.l~.~truct.i_oq (l.' -;): .. t tcrj -,n.tc.dl . (9) Direction or fl~p,ht. -!.:ajor Gedeon' z opinion -.;outh to ~outh-:louthe..'l:;t; Cnptain Arn s opinion: Approximately .:iouth--Jouth~st to &st-~outhea5t. (10) Tactics or caneuv_lr -Straight and l evel throughout sighting . served as a single ~ulsating brillianTlight 3vidence of e;shaust -None observed. (a) Color or smoke -None observed (b) Length and \'Jidth -None ob3erved. (c) Odor (if any) -!lone observed. (d) Ua.te of evapo:-at1;on -un:mo~:n. an jll~inntion, ob- travcling a t jet-ljkc ~peed. (e) Does trail vary Tlith sound? (spu_rt s ) -UrL:nO\-m (12) Effect on clouds -Object v1as observed in clear sky 'lrea onl:[. Opened path thru clolds Forced clouds on nist (c) Reflected on cloud (d) Showed th:-u cloud. (13) Lights -Si;:.';:!..."1g consisted solely of an illumination or light, pulsatine at appro~.ate~r one or tv1o sec ond intervals t r aveling at jet-like speed$. (a) Reflected o~ attached. (b) LtL-:ri.nous. (c) Blin..l.(ed on a :td off in relatioo to speed. (14) Sunport -None observed. (b) ;\crod:rnamc l ist o f fu:Jelage -None observed. ~ er. ~ca .)e~.~ -. 1one o serve !J'(J'I'llnlrm-Jot-lih.: or J rl .. a r TI. 1 'roncD.(.,r or ~ot or -!!o:H.: oi1::.crvi)J. So\ll.d -i .ono. Cont.inuon.n .. hit1C or bu~;z -!:o:1e. .. :wosh -Jlono. Rmr.a ... ~1i~tlc, (c) J:onc. !'nnncr of i.Jisa .oc >.rt=tco tl:rou.~hout si.'.::~t:Ln!; . trn:nes of observers -~.ajor aichard J. Ged e on ..\ddresse1: Captain George P. Arns (Gedeon) Head~uarters, Tactical (Arns) Headquarters, 47th Bomb Air "'onnand Langley AFB, L:mgley ,\FB, V u.. (3 ) Occupation -USAF Officers -Senior Pilots (Gedeon, 3400 hours; Arns, (4) Place of business - (Gedeon) Doctrine Directorate, b cS/ Operations, TAC. ( Arns) Flying Safety, 47t h Ho~.b .iing, L'ln ;;l ey n.L"B. (5) Per tinent Hobbies -Athl etics. (6) Ability to determine- (7 ) Reliability of o~3~rv er - (8) .Note s r elative to observer on: (a) Sightings i n pen~ra~ - (b) How attention :ta s d!"a~m to object ( s ) - De,;ree of f.:lti,r,ue anJ du:.. .. n.tion of n.i.~ht at ~:L..,c of s i;hti_[.l_g i~ case v1her e o'oserv'3r in .:.i:'borne -J.:a,jor kdcon nlept f our (4) how:; prior to !'light V12.S -:;teU. res t ed. ..'l i 3ht had he e n airborne about one hour a nd f i :tee n =.inutes a t the time of si~ting. (a) Addresses -Hone. (b) Occupation -iJone. (c) Reliabilit4 -None. (10) Co:~ents of interrogator regarding the L~telligence and character of rson i nterrogated . If l'~1U iuv O j : . .Ll 'll i~; lon;, d i.d I)IC L< l ' :c:.. staJ .i.n Lk: Lu&~1 idlC~ ~.1' ij lYJ'r :my rndL~l' L~t!;l fli"ht 5Ch.!(lu'l <!:J o f in viejnii~J' at t i1E: tlm0. o::::;iiJlc :rcl,.~u:;c~ iYl vleinUJ~' son'L ~loft b/ Orc!nrcC', r~ o:)J .'\cc c::mt:te;L~:Ll c~rLll, o:)l:,.l'in r.oil sion Ol' r._.:1o1. 1::1Cr c u: .. j c c;t, l <PldJ.j (nncl L~tO::~"t >e;;ur.i.::)l~ po~w o:r: l i.t con t.ar. i.cd i f l lO.CC (10 ) \iu~ rn~/ rttcl to nn~cnu:1 I:.:J uc o'.xlC.t'VUl , -t.'-~ (;m;r pro~;ncL'on~1 or c;:Lcn ton:.; Ll.~ t r.d~.ht. p1o:.Hl!1lil1JJ~r ~lO con:;~ruc<l \.18 ouch). COt~PTitOLlU Pill50NNit. J\ ADM. IN rElliOIHCI iiitOc:-: &i:-.10 . MOl: J l.V Ll.~(l~ AMC r orm No. 8 (formelr Atfo.C 107) oRio:-tth coPiis'.fo=---- --fNITIALs----=E~X=cTRA -61-F. ""svt.LOL ARi A COMMANDI WILL LIN& OUT It~, riAlS ANIUTIONAl TITlE N 0 T Al'l'liCAtUI WH.PN AOOIJIONA\ SPACE I~ N cEOEP IN COOitDIIIIA TION llOCIC S!C. ACiD COPY WfL-U A?lt 49 2 Mit CE'ITitAl fllU CO,.f r:--!'E (Local): OJCO D:GTH OF TILE OBSE r.tD: l sou:~D: Un'K"11o.tJl ALTI TUDZ: l !i.r,h DESCRIPTI O!l OF INCIDENT: 1'\.u pj lo t n o.r T-"ll c-.iic!~ ... f t ob:.>c.rvc d :.;. 1;::-:i lli<JI yt..:llou- orD.!IGe l izht , tr.:.til:l.n~: n pl tl:.;:.-~.t.irJ_:, fl~lf.C.!, .flyirl'~ o 1;:.. UNCLASSIFIED DO\VNGRADF:D A'r ~ YHr\R lN'J_'~r.V~LS:. DECLASS1Fl ED A FTF.lt 12 t T!.~'\ TI.S . . von ont r~2oo.1o HEADQUARTERS TACTICAL AJK CO~"'AND l.ansltty Air F orcc H""" Vir(;inilt lW ,ort of Unusual Flyln J C..>j c c t. l.l1'vCrnc.y. D:i.rccl.,or of J.u t cllit;o ncc Ilcadquartur s tJ[i'l' 1'~le incl os cct r l:por t, (,o jour offic o . r~c~1t of Unnsual Fl;>rlug Oo j