Miami Florida — April 1952

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Keywords: ljjar, salient, shnpe, flyine, roport, erved, linnd, typeofobs, _2ll5, tjcgro, jndvisuof, airfnt, rua14, ronorr, ltuuff, opuque, cplor, neuvcro, c1rculo, objcctd, lcndine, dlcrdfl, irdrc, olliscnce, 33ted
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.J, DATE; ( . . 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 5 Apr 52 1-linnd, Florida. 0 Wo~ Balloon 3. DATETIME Gh OUP 4. TYPEOFOBS:-::::-:-R-:-V:-:-A-.:T...-:IO~N------------0 Possibly Oolloon Loc:of-f _2ll5. ... 1tS'~r tJCGro\JndVisuof 0 GroundRodor Y.' as Aircraft , ( . 0 Probably Aircraft GMT ~f-Q2~1~5.~==-===== =-= =:.... D Air-VI suol 0 Airfnt,.reept Rodor 0 Possibl y Aircraft . .. 5,_.-Pc-HOTO~ f --- --:-T.$0URCE -0 Wns Astronomlcul 0 Yes A-... 4-.,.L-t d 0 Probobly A:r.tronomic af ..n . rua14~1.U-as ronorr.cr an son 0 Possibly Astrnnomicol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 OthorJ}i.:.' t :' I/ :!_ l second 4 ~iff ltuuff,cient Dofo for Evaluation 10. BRIEF $UMMARY OF SIGHTING . . 11. COMMENTS Dnrk-opuque cplor. level mo.neuvcro. ATJC FORN 329 (RBV 26 IRP 12) C1rculo.r. Strai&}lt o.nd Source obGcrvcd 4 obJcctD pnaa tho full moon. One obJ'JCt irn.s more plo.inly &een van i moon~ o diameter, ho.d LJhn.rply defined lcndine euec ~nd vas opaque Other obJ~ct, did not paos directly in :rront of the !ull moon EXTRACT Fil)l.t STAT"J~ REPORT II '/ _ Til~ (Local) : LENGTil Ot' 'llllE OBSERVW 1 AC'II 0~ OR COl~IEl!TS: DESCRIP'ITOH OF DlcrDFl~T: UN CLASS I AF FOHM 11Z-PART I Ar I'Rov~::J I J U:oE 1 4t n . r~RTMI. .' .~lR Uoo rfl~l ;J '-(J AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPOR'f t'lt :?A!'L l JY lti,~C~) t1~tt J clal obj~c & l'::port p r onp't.l:, l'roo, c rr ..i.~r P.tng !~. Va n t~rcnr nnd b~tt. n"> ~.i..fiou the :~irdrc;e Ofi'ic~4 of ti J L~.~;;-:h to th.:~ v.inc I nt.-olliscnce Ofl'J.(\~n." ,(to v !. it,..;d 0 bt ain~d hi3 acC0 2 o ~tr o hiJ niT'.:> :t"(J'l:r old co:1 ;-;~ra 1.r in3 i n h::.i.'.hOC~U in j~cl of t:!;1U ' hJ't~ i s int~.L'33ted in a<Jtro:1c:-\)' al~ost f lllo 'l'hor..-: ~ ... ~ra no clc1,;d.3 in t::~ :\yo (nit;~ ".d ~iJut 'v7'lrn.l. , by a sccocd shape \thlch cro3!,;,ed tb::t u'par ed .... a of th~ :::('':llj a t:~:trd whi<;h p.:~n3ed tt9 l o 1:::r o dt\J of. thl3 ~1oo.n; .1.r.J a f'O'lt'th .. l.ich F t3s~d dlr..,~tly li.~rosJ t:~'3 f :1c13 of tba :-loon.. Tl~r;se ob.J ... H:t a ,n..c3 cir-;tl:tr~ dsr!c, co:J_;>l~t3ly opaqu a , ::md .ar e i nv:i.:Jit:l3 o:tc~pt .,,h:rn o u l:.lin.;Hl r.t:a:ht3t t~:~ J~oon. Tha en":! .~hlch p~.s39d dii.'{'l~tly ncroo:;3 t:..,~ noon c o;Jpl')tad t:.3 p a:ua.:;o in a p,?:o:d ... \l.lt~l:r onJ (l) ::..;~';..,nd. It3 cll."l~tet, fro:~ tb~ o -:-:3EH-var':J point o f vi8.r YiO.B :\~.:>cut ~::Uf t0c ~'!00~1 Th;l t 1 <J ~u?A!' 1:-tpo.::;ed upon tl'e f 1 :!3 of t~1a lJOon i t bloc~<:Hl C'l~ nbou t h"ll f tha r.loon' :J spo.no ( 31::t attac had l'r'Jo -h..t\nd o~clt.ch {k1.M ~r llro Van D~rc.tr)o Tte o~>.Jce'tJ ;:tO~I3d f'l-c"'l ,.~lt to c:~.at. T~ '3 l3~dii1J ~Jar-;s ,.,ra3 .J!l.rrply d~.fiMd 1:.-.1 ~ a i'n.zzy corcr...a !>1\..!"ro,md~J a l:out JCO t!:::zre~s of ita outli u;;J \1:1lch :ta~ p9rf'cctl~.: ci!'cllla:r~ lfo llt.)l~"~ ."'o'!' nois' 'Y.\aP.a t>:id frc.11 t,hn c:)J" Jct.:Jo v~t:lon3 r,)l'a Ti10t'3 l.'(.;Ullrttto , s:t n ; a h') 1.o a .c:N-pet~:ml-, ti:;t. r d o~ ""lccusto.J~d t " not h.: in~ :;:1apes" o 4o Co."~-ne.tt b; h35 th rtin[! Int.)lli _,JI'\Cd Off leO I': "t':!dSOn to l: olicva tho.t.~ th3 ob39~1ation~ o f ~i'!"o accurnteo H-.1 iTJprc:J::;ed th~ intervic.v~r e.s ~ :.ln~ l c C.tor :UEJCLASS.lFI ED A~"l'ER 1~ YEj'. _..:-:. IT IH( 1 OT fl ?C:PIIODl.'C.LO HI WHO L.: OR 11'1 f' AH r . 0'1' IJTliH: lliAN UtUif'.O !.rArL'3 AIR I ()HCI-: ftr,fr,(.ll~. 1>.'-'l:l'f !IY liiiMI .roo Of-llli. L'l~t\..fOH U t ~ctASSIFif~ fi,Jit(;IVlf> I JU' H\8 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 43~fii Tf~JCP ~Afdtll!.R \ilriG (:.!) t.h:m t.h:. avera~o o'l.st=lt~'/~r :lncl cort3.inl y s ~a \rllt l...:!\.Ol b~-::tJ u . .c. \'n ~:aotion~l irl Lt.:'~ kin~ h ; r cpo1' L His :tn.t oll i.:_;"!;"t<.;.J j r~ lt'O; t: lJ a\.ovo av~ra..;(l. He ~'3Lat.:d tL'l ho h:1d t":J~)n ct.:~atvinc.:: tin ~\..in...s a t cv:;ry Ot'portuni ty for tcn',)e or l'o1U' J ~"!a -:a .i. . ~L; hC'lJ .1 o ~ tu?ln .. : fi.[J.;.tlnJ ::;."1\H.:~ '3", tnt, ch.:lt HOW aft::rr r;~;;ciul tl~"":\ Jo!' L'u f'.l.~';Jt. J1"'nlre~ ~.a't-l~n, cxcupt f er-th~ po~.:.r:~c Gly cj rculq r s' : ~-:-~d t.L..: l l"\Cl -:::ketch lril'oiAJ<':lWP4l(..()~fii.I'IIOicMI\fl.'~,t.rt(C11t. )IA'H A<;.V.llf,I)L!) rr,ltc.\'IJ'H'IOt~ IJRTili.ILVIII\rltJ:I(Jl ll'f.U'lillil I:IA':'I'"':'I'{ IJf ' lt:l'\ltio1f''' II', ' .1,1 '.Jtttt otlfl,l/ .. lJNCLASSIFJ~Q Korea nt:Vl'! ! SUMt-~1\I:Y: (I "'" tomilt l !l rnrn-trr of rtJICII't . Uirc i~&i{lranu 111 fatrl ''"' ''"W' ' w" '"''" /,i,! I'! /olJIHt l tJIIOII'tr / rf/, /l~itl/rrl f'/l tJIOr/ 011 ,.I/' /''nrtn 1/t Tho roport contained heroin is an intelliconco debriofina of co:ilbnt crow rot,urn- ees rro:~ Koroan Cornbat Thentro QS u~t !ort.h in ljJAr., Dabriefine RequirO!tiOnt s J;t;r Hq USA.i'~ AFOI~!-C/CC-9 dtd l~ .. April 1952o Salient .f c ntnrt:!n or thin report are nrr-tely: (1) Ono encountor with Unidontifiod ene~ fieh t or. (2) Encount9r with o~eTif ~r~i nircratt tiro on missio~s on primary tnreet to include one encol~ter with uxv~uidod rocltotso (.3) Obaorvo.tiono or unlc.ientilied flyinG objects o.t i'h ho. AFD and Y..'l.den:l. Al"B, Oklnn\la, o.n:l (4) Reco!l!noooations nncl co:xnonts USl~" equipmant proccdnros an:i truiningo . .APPHO"/E D: .AliEODOH.E I. PASCOE Lt Col USAF Director of Intolli~enco lH~t;LASSU.'IED AFTEH 12 '7Ji~Al~, DOD DTit 5200.10 UN'ct.ASSIFIED ll..oHHIJirriOH DY (tkiGINAluR ';> ... _,! . ..-AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUhE 1~\1 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT f i!ON lAf(ntrl IUf'tlRT 1+0 66 Bm sa, lntolllgenoe ::J:,t!,-1*81- Ono minute lat0:i. tHo tnoro objoats uoro o:tc;htocl f.lyincr in ror:il!l.tion r.long snce courso i'rom tho East, and dizappc.::.ring to tho \~o::;t. ~iva 1n.tnu:..os lll.t- or two moro object,s were oi~t~d flylng in for:-nut:lon \Jit.h snt3 o bservation ... Al 1 fivo objects voro oaeh ob::;erved to h:wo tho za.":'lo chnrO:ct.d.rifit:i.cs reno- l3: (1) oloptica.l in shnpe (2) nprroxi:aatcly 2-3 featlong' (.3) noinole;ss . (4) no trail of epnrks or fl.nr.le (5) brillin.nt. white liGht t.hnt blinked ut- recult:u-interval of ona or two voconds sir:dlinr to running light.~ of con- ventional nirorntt (6) covorou c our;1o from Eo.3t to \foot in approx:i.Mat.oly 5-10 ceconds with oatliJUtcd spoed at 1000 knots (7) objccto flew straight ur~ lcvol course. Said observations voro reported to thG o!ficor of the y in TS tormlnal b,y lot Lt Harbert E. Johnoono b. 'H~ c Approxi mately 21 .. 00 hours 5 Apr:tl 1952, T~nt !iron , 372. Bor.lb- Squo.clron, 307 Bomb Will(;, Kndena A.t"B, Okln.:n.:a-:-"Cro\1" r~6mbors t:..:ldC3 obso~ vations trmn tent area. c. Ho~t.horf. Thin layor or broken cloudo at o.pproxir..utoly 20,000 ro~t vit~ north or ly vi nd. do Obsorv:!.tion: Unidentified flyine object obsm:v.;d at un o.ppro:drn.."lto r.lti- tudo of 20,000 feet flyine nn arra:tiic cottroe fror1 position on North horizon to Base Aroa dnd thon dinapposring to tho \lost. The objoct \ra n obsm:-vv d to approach tha baso fl~ing a straight and lovel course on ~nd then rna~etrlvr~d over tho OO.oo \lith violent high S:P?Od zie-zaecrine otoppiJ13 mor11entarily and then mnneuverin[!. Finolly objoct3 shot up ou~ of sicht hcadine \To~t. Tota l time ot observation was ten (10) ninutcs. The object.,t! \:U!l obs~rvod to huva tho following characteridiqs, na~oly; (1) white steady lizht (2) no definite shnpe but larear than the atar3, (3) noinelosa (l~o) no trn.il or spnr!-::s or flnmo (5) gro\1 lArger nnd bri&htor on approach and s ~u.llor nnd dir.:.'T.::rr ascend- iDe and bro~ aYnyo (6) all maneuverine done at speeds higher tbnn e~y conventional jet aircraft -estil~ted ::tt 1000 lmots. J, t.f G)'V Remova l of ohn.rf dispancer who;1 not in use. Hove (bombing) salvo m-litchos frora bo:.ib-buy to cockpit elililiruxt.~ necen~>ity or gunners operating mritchcs !-htltiple 50 cal i bar euns w.e satiofa.ctory (Ro.f 3 f.r. 5) ob;;erved vh1tioh brown p,tf'r o1J omol:e a.s jot aircraft bro1:o avcy. i!ot, opDorvod. liot obsorvod. II l:'ichter P llo-t.n ('t\F FORM 11%-PART 1 ',J7'NCLAS~I~I'f'~.-.n AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMAT!ON REPORT j_, rArr or Rt ''Okl ~,,_,.. nut or tNI Oil ''"'Tl ' "' . I tVo\lll.\flo" -- ----- 22 Aur,ust lfJ:)2 lloY 1951 -Apr 1952 D-2 Koro~m Cor:1b3t Cro\1 neturnoos Cnpt~in Don~ld M. Gro6ory SU~!Io!AI!Y: (11./rr c.mciJI I !H.1111(1rJII/FtJ .. rt. Oltt 1-1'11/o(Gr.Cc' '" lilnl C/11! ltllltfl" l '""" 'Ill" I I Qi'l t:t iof f'/MI VII .I,. /'11r1,, II.! Il l II) The roport contj.inod horoin is un intellicenco dobriefinG of combat cro\1 lo~nrn ees fro:".l Korean Co~ho.t Thcatro us o0:t for~h in ljJAr' Dubriofin3 Ror1uiro.1onts Iit:.r Hq U3i~ AFOUI..C/CC-9 dtd lt .. April 1952. Salient fo~ltur~a o this ~ .. oport. nro n:i'ioly: (1) Ona encounter \-lith \midontificd ono:q fichtor. (2) incou..~t.er with ono:33 nx~ti o.ircraf't tiro on mis:JiOl'b on prim.:u-y t nrBct to i nc ludo one cnco,mt:.or \.11t h unc:;uldcd rockets. (.3) Obao~ut1on3 or unidentiflo<l flyi