PROJECT 10073 RSCO~ CARD per second 13 LE~IG(l' .ti OF 1:> CQUCLUSIONS ~ / ~ 14. l-!ANEU VERS ~o:(t~t\ vrA-t 16. COHhEl:TS AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT '~"'A nPOfii ,. , Intellil!ence O:"fice t T,r_oo,P-. Car_ri~r Groy.IL (lie~u) _ - o nE -t;-.FQA'Iol~jt).. . o-'. AIIO~ - JOft::I"A~<wav\o,fiM) -I 1st Lt. E.J. Weed, AO 20538S5 . _RAY f_{'tRODHAUS. Rt, . ~JLS..i\F Intel . o .... _ 5Jr~ Tro.op_..cardeu .. S~adx:QLL.!li). ----- Ri f ERt:NCES ,(.'bn t rtJI rPtmt>tr, dlft<t:rr, /Jrrrtr.vt rr110rt. tfc .. 11. 'lflflior-olll Letter. ".Bepte Into m..Unid.enti.fied Fl.11ng Obj~cts,~ F~, <itd 16 J.azL.52~ . _ h_ .. At 0401351, )(arch 1952 the Pilot and ere.,. or a C-54 type aircraft ot: the 5Jrd Tro~op Carrier Squadron, (H), APO 75, sighted an unidentifieJ ny~g object The C-54 was returning to Ash~a Air Ba~e {33~ 53' N-130 40' E) and was approx tely 15 miles west or the Base, 9ver toe ~;] Qf Jorr, g at an altitude o f 1,500 feet, and lm.s lettin!; down at the rate of 500 feet penninute. Speed of ths C-54 was 130 knots. ThP. C-54 was turning to 300 degrees. The PU ot, lot Lt. E.J. Vieed , AO 2053P.5;, stat.ed that th8 ob.1ect was heading 290 degrees, itself appeared to be oval shaped, frol:l 50 to 100 feet in length, and that both the trail anrl the object were bright orange in color. The object, itself, was approxj~tely 50 feet thick; the trail was approximate- ly 50 feet in length. He stated that the object was obs~rved for from 1~ t o 2 mi nutesa. The object ~s at an estimated 15 rn1le~ distance from him, at an estL~ted altitude or 10,000 feet, and was moving on a horiz:)ntal plane at a "terrific speed". HI! added that it seemed to gradually fade f~m sight The other two crew members, 2d Lt T.G. Ca~idge, AO 1911543, Co-Pilot, and S/Sgt. T. Dendy, AF 14176517, Engineer, concurred in th~ above account o f the sighting Lt. Weed further stated that the object was definitely not a jet aircraft. he stated that he has seen jet type aircraft operating at night,a~d, further, that he has also seen jets operatin~ with arterPu!-:;ers during p~riods of darkness. He and the crew were very impressed ith the obeerTation,remarkin~ that they ~L~ost forgot to land th~ aircraft because th~ object siphted had captured their complete attention Rt. Y Fo GROCH AUS . ..,LASSIFIED AFT7.~ 12 YEAR Captain, USAF Intolligenc9 Officer