t't<UJt:\.; I 10013 Nt:C.:(JtofO CAt<D . : 12. LOCATION ( : 12. CONCLUSION~ ( 1 : 0 Wu Bolloon 3. DATE TIME GROUP i .. TYPE or oBseRvATION Loco1-. --~-2JJO .... -- ~CroundVisuol t1 Ctc.und-Rodar 'II o A~tc r oft robobly Aercr:~h P~ssbly Aer-:roh I 0 v.. I ! a Ptot-ooly AstrOI'\t)I'I\ICOI ! No : (2) Civilians (f'.alo) . :J f'ou1bly Astronon1col I : Cl lnsufficlor~t Doto lot Evol! ... otoon i 11. COMMENTS 10. BRIEF IUMMARY 0, SIGHTING ATIC FORM Ut (a&V 36 8&P U) TWo ind~rendont observations, 2230 & Terrific Speed, tloatod, bobbcu" (2) L-l9A A/C were in this oren at tho time. Each A/C bas large white AB-rication liGht on top and bottcm. IHCLASStFIED "There w.e no noticeable aomd .. .ma..teoaver. 'nrl.e se3:'1sd strg.nge and be- cauae the night vas. quite still.nd' sounds could be h~ard fro!! the st "'l, which --"~e alao\vatched s&Veral .. ajrl1nare in the 1"ollolling fev Dinut'3s . A11 thes~ plan_es. cqulcl ~heard ,an~l ~"'1.~g lights blink:!d no'MDall.y.: . . ..... '+. Inter,iw ot lldss HS:I.ER. HAAS,. renects .idetical.lT the aame information . ~ 5. Review ot tlight records .at 29th Intantrr.Divlsion, HeaQ.quarters Batteey, . ..... . ~ 224tli. Field 'Artilleq Be.ttal~cm, lfarbor .~ield, . Btt.lti:1lare, !-!aryland, re!'leets that ( . Mq 1952 ~m 2150 to 2)50 h~. and 2150 to 2250 hours, respeetively, vera ,.. tlprig~ in. vi'cini ~ 9f _righting~ ot. nrp?.sua~ lights by !-DRRIS aDd BOSSE:l"t'r .. ~ .:. .. .';. ~ : : . 6~:-.. Intervle,..ot WISRrJT re~ta that on~27 Mq 1952 at a,proxirnatel.y' 22)0.::: ..' to ~40 hours/lie and .CAWATADER vere tlying in~ area described by OOSSERl'. . ~ : .. . ;: . C.1.v-w~ADER was fiying b~nd and to tba right or him and at ap9roximately 2500 . . : . ~ :. f'!et,.cruising apeed 100 :mph. He relat.d that C.U7..JM~ADER was tlylng a little \'-~ .:_ .. , cloaa and to motion him away he VaGt up .. and to 'the l.att .and then drop2ed approxi- . .. ,. ~tel)" 1000 fee~.; '~QA]W ER vent deN~ to the right . ~T-aithar plane bild 1~: .. ; ."' landing 11gb~ on, '~;Jut there is a rathar large \tli te navigation lightloe&ted :. '. ... ~. . on the bottom and top. ~t each airera.-t t.hrCHtS a steady light. His plane's :., : : red and green navi ... lights ~ aot worldng. ,.~a '&ircrartr l'BS ~an . . .~: ... f : ... .. ..:,... .. . \ . ~er Clmgi.~IJBR" lett. his tar8e. ~t flying-, he 'lias siniul.ating instrument:.-::.. ; :.-. . !'lyi."1~ OYer Bal ti:lore. tor approximate'\,. _cme hour a-t 2590 teet at ai~.\ni S'9eed-'.~!~ ~ :.: :: ~ .:,., of 100 2ph. DariJtg't .ho.wir be b!eli.,-aa:that be .f'l.ev cwwstetn and' aouth-:.'".~.f-: -.,. '- wa~tei'b !e.ltimore, \idch~ f's the are~ or'tha t\10 .(2) unusual lights sighted b.r' . ~-~ : r,~ .. t.fORRIS. Be described: the Weather'. u :Ter.Y" clear aatt.dark, 'With DQ aooa.. . . . : -\ ~ ~ . 7. Ottleiu weather rePort as obtained ;-om Friendship. International Mrport 1 .. . 2225 Hours~ Cl3ar, visibility 15 miles, surface vind southwast 8. . Hours: Clear, visibility 12 miles, surfac'3 'Wind southllest 8. 8 . C..";. 'IJT.Z.tt. a ..A\s not a r'lilable fo~ in~ ~ !." .!. .. a:lnati~Ju~ ..!..~ attandillJ gaduation-axareises . -. . '1. ~hls it:'-~ :c.;", !._;:1:-;ton ;~u 'predicated on information received from S/Sgt... : .... ::..7: . ., ... WILLI!;~ SEEDS, AF-22357~, ;L04th Fi~tar 3~jron,. H~bor F~ald, C?arge of . :: .... .~" . Quut.,rs, \oilO eta~ed Lm~ lll~,-4617 Reisterstown Road, B<iniore, Naryland, ... :::. .. had intormed hinl on 27.t~ 19S2:~e .had "sem those flying sauef!rs.". . . . : , '-": - .; ll..ar;yland, !duaation. ~ .Higb IJOOl:. luid-'r hool, presently~amployed with Bendix :-..... ~ ..... : :.:: tb&r ~bse~-~:~t fl :wa ~.beli~ed to be : .~allihg 'Stt; 'an<I.i.'IID~iate~1 decided _-.: ;~. 'If. it vas-not. a: star, but a -plane:. ng at a great, rate of speed . This objec~. bad-: .. ~'WO (2): whit~ llihts. about lOO .. ~eet apart and VaS traveling_ in an .eastsrly directi_on, ' . : altitud& and ditrtariee away: unkno,.m.;. The tw (2) lights~ppaar_&~ to hovar above a . ( . . . "mail pl31le" '(estimated speed 300 Miles par hour). and. then inereasad it~ sp~ to ~; . . . about five .. times that or~ the. mail_plane and. disappeared 'towaz:d Washington,. p._c. ~; ~: ~ould not ~ve been a p!ane since ~he lights vare very round aJld vera not s-1m1~ar : . ., . to land1ng-ligbt on -.aircratt.- .The dfstan~e betwe~ .th~ llshts did not VU7.i.;:-.He . ::. -: -:. observed the l:fghta tor ~. rilax1rmm or :J.-0! seconds '"'" did not sa~ any. r9d qr gre.en. . -:::. .:: lights-.'With. the vhite lights :nore was thgre a bo<t'. connected to thg lights; .:-'The .. ... :. 2- . :wse.ther was yari~: ear.at th.e-time o.r . observatiOn. --~C !K>SS~Rr-, ,a f~l?V em -~ ;,: :".;::~) - 3~ . .: Interview -ot.: tqCHARD ADM-t ~ss:mr, _sou: iveinho& ~v-enue pras-~ntly .-emp1o . 2240 hours;. }la ~his wife and .lan:ihdy, lH_.sa BI:t:m HAAs; saxu -aadress,,o~sartad.; .. : ..... _ .: ... ~ , tvo lish~ . .~ s~a.tament \las obtai ned troa.. BOSSERt" as tollowlis :: <!=>.~;;:~ ::-~ : . . ~ !. direction; ~-Om--first i.TJpression ~t. 1 ~ t-nUJ a' pi sne, in. tro~lej. tey~'rll:~cf:':.' :::;~: .: .:~.~-- -land., 't'he.lights.loo~ simil1ar ta land1ng:,1aJrta ~ a1rJi'nars. ~t f'irst:tbe)~--:: ~ ; . drqpped to & ~ett .and disappeared. b&~1.nd. a ~ousa ~ ~e. 1i5ht on my ri~hty.;. .~' ~--. ..... .. A; veered~ u,w&rd and .to th8 i-ight. and passed behind the'"" ~eeond~ hoU:se.:-T~r~. ol?aervfid~ '" . : .-. 1 t, as it merged ~om-behi~ .the lu e: end it. moved -rath~ slow!Jr and a~. times-~ .. :.~ :.: .. : see':'tled to noat :and 'bob' as thouah it :were af'fected :?aS:J~. bahind a third house,. .(mov'_ng' SOtlth) and again ap9sar~... It movad :stead14r .. . sou ~hward. for. apnarently several degre_es . than reversed and. retraced its first-?"" . .-~ :..:.. .... sighting position,. but atter it' pass8d betand t1-te last house 'it vas lost from:~ .. =.=.~ : --~ . si6ht. ~-~e 14tehed f'or 15 minutes and n'3ver .sav it a3ain. . : .. "The appearance ws nQ~ CO!lparabla to anything I could explain. '!1lere : : . S 3<:T!lP.:i to be no fom of a body W'hich should ha,,~ been visibla as a 3hilouette . ... blocka away. Asthe light changed 1ts.direetion.(l'IDVetD81lt) the app,~rance still .. :_-::::=~ GJP._GP ... IIPOIIT OP t;.~,..iia;r~iiisl-~ obj-.. t~t h)l\1'-:, tp,, (~) T.-J9.'. ld.l.'t..:&~ . trt t:::~m ~?th :rncoant.ry TJ:i.rL:irn", T'n:t"lhlt' "'i'.t-1rt ACnON COP\' rolniARDlD 10 PILl STAMP DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON tf" Dlafi'ICI OfiiCL Dr SP'LCIAL IN'Wltll "'"" I~IIIPAIILI'loCIII Alii lOiter .,J[, IJ&floOII, 0111(1 l .lr in.co ~'1-lll