PROJECT 10073 REC.ORD CANU I. DATI . ,. DAT .. TIMI OIIOUfl i ~ n . i COHCLUSIOf(l ffo-!Jollooft Pro~o-ly Solloo" P.,nibly Boa:.,.,. Atrcr'tft rolte..ty Atrcr i' ~ 1 bl y Au croft PoltoWy AttrOMMi&ol 1o LIJIOTM 0-OISIIVATIOH j ~ .. ~MIIIt 0' OIJP.Cll . J. COUitSf. ! g lntufflctOftt o ... ,., e.oluottoft AftO roaM Ul caav 21 II) al ' at QaorwoD (aldcUe of Korea at 380 ;arallel) maa.uYera Blue'Book teela tbere ia a tatDt poaa1b111tJ ot tbia beiag a ball~. No into OD bal Af FORM 112-PAIT II AI'PitOVW I JUN tta AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT MII'OR I liM I Camp Site Altitude APpro(~:ltely 2000 teet Obeervere position appro &tely 2100 teet Point ot Firet S~ghting Point object appeared to move to taat ,.pprox roint at which oo,1er.:t. fad.,d tron viP.'.'I YT.' ~"R GRADF.D AT 1 00'VN Jl. OT AUTOM:\'f1C;\J,t .... lNTERV A L.~ NED DOD Dl n ~00~ D,ECLASSlFI If fOIM IU PAIT II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Aircraft Control and Warniq Sqaa4ron, APO 9?0 make the following statement concernin& the e1ghting of a ' uo44eat1tte4 aerial obJect during the morning hour ot )1 May 1952. Oa the mozening of 31 ~ 1952 at abou' 0400 houzee the guard on post f6 celled .. bJ field \elephone and called MJ attention to a bright obJect in the ekJ Bozeth eat of llJ poeitlon. At this time I "" on gnard dnt)' at Poet f4. It seemed like a tall1~ tar at t1r' MJ post vae about 100 feet above the camp which 11 at approx1mete1J 2000 feet above sealevel ln eleY&tion. The objoct stopped falling ' abw' 2000 teet and went atzea1ght back up to about )000 to lK>OO feet. It started j it fall flret from approximatelJ )6oO feet. The object etarted to head toward the laat for about one half mile, then it etopped And roveraed lt'e couzee and back to the Northeast ln a emooth tl1&bt at a apeed of about 100 to 150 milea ~r hOU". !hen it reYeraed it 1 heNlin& once again in ft li:astvard direction aDd atazeted to eli lab at a 45 degree angle 81187 from Jlt1 po11 tion. .Aa 1 t headed awa1 1 t p1clce4 up 1peed in a Jerking motion an4 then faded fro eight. !he facta etatecl 1D th18 etatemen' ere all true to the beat of m, knowled&e. A/lC Gallard Eurche't A ~RUE C~IIIED COPT& VALTD V JUliGBimJI let Lt. USAl' Jntelliganoe Office DOWNGRADED A~J~ 1NTF.RV A 1,s: NE?'! t~o rittt r,zoo.1o DECLASSlF .. u. lti:JI HU r.M:UWfNI t:ONfAI'tS INfOa-.ATIOH Aft ICTtNG TH N4TIOMAl 0rFJbC Of' TH[ U'tlf0 \TATES WHHIN THf NFAJtiHG Of lHk: ESPIONAGE ACT.IO U S C - Jl Al'il' ll. ~'i AMlNU0 IT~ l~ANSMISSIOH ON Tt! REVELATION 0' llS CONTN1S IN ANY MU!NEH TO AN UONAUTHORtli.O ~lf'SON ri PROHibiTED BY LAW, IT JUY NVl tE RiPf'OllV-:'.0 IN WtiOI.( OR IN PART. 8'1 OTttUt 1liAN UNIJLO STAlES AIR fORa ACitNCIE:a, EXC1'T I'Y PlHMISSIONOf rttF. DIRECTOMOf Nnu. :-... teet. USAF 0 Nt\.Ass 1 F 1 F. o . AF fORM 112- -PART II AptH\J'I[Il I ft Nf tt AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT en : I ttt, l)I)CIJ"UH t;(.IN f AJN:i l h P ORAliA fiON AI rr:. T l~r. rtl NA r&ONo\l 11 1 t'H~t' or Jill;' IIHirl U ' rAil , /, .TIIItt I r!l' ,_.~ .v;u, Co 0' It H l ~.t: 'I\ ,(AI . r. ~ 1J , 1.. l l AND lZ. At; AYI N(tf'lt IT!i THAN.~MI'>'>IOH OM TltF. IUVfl 4TIOH Of H~ Ct')tH\ t4TS 1,. A~iY r.IMetil ic r:.> A"f tltoA.tJTrti);J l11ll it'.O~I 1 , I'Rt,Jr l lllll U IT MAV NO I Bl RlPAOCIUCfl> IN Wit~( OR IN PAICTol't OJU(R TIIAN U~ITU STArt.:; AIR t Of:t: C AGtNCil<i, t ';t<.t:r'1 l!Y I'I Ut,u;:: :.INvt ' lti: CHiiii..IIJt{O r INJULI~t.N~t.. Us.\i. UNCL/\ ~S!FiED UNC{ sstFIEO Af fOIM 111 PAIT n ADPRCWIO I JU .. It II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA nON REPORT tiiG .. 'Air., . 6o7th Aircraft Control and Wand~ Sf(U41'oa, DO 9?0 ab the tollowins atateaent concerning the al&tltlac of a vBt4ant1f1e4 aerial obJect 4urir.g the morning hours of Oa the morniD! of )1 Ma7 1952 I va1 tanding gmard dut7 when I heard a Jet in the North. It bad a pll].aating aound, like it was idling couldn't ~bing at tir1t but in a few second a small light appeared a\ ab~t 3500 teat. Ithougbt a helicopter va hovering there vi th a 11cht on one aide and had tumed that aide to lft8. The light began dropping at a YarJ alov rata am gettint: larpr aa it dropped. A 1' got lare;er l\ tOok on a glow. It topped falling at about 26o0 t .. t altitude aDd 1\ took the form of a disk. !he canter vaa duller in color in respect with the rim vhieh vas much 'bri&hter. tha object etarte4 mov1ng to the :laet. It seamed to me to be mo"ing with short jar)q mo'Yementa. It t10Ye4 a va1a and changed direotion. The change ed to be in1tantaneoua. It tartad moVin& Weat. It tr&nled Weat lmt no\ aa tar as the point t~oa vhare 1\ had flret started r:oving to the !aat. Again it changed direction and asain the change appeared to be lna\~ntaneoua. It started heading East again. It was climbing at an angle of approximatel7 25 clegreea. It tra"elecl :last for a vh11e and started olbblnc la'o the lror\h at an angle of approxtmatelJ 45 da~ees. It kept olla'bin~t until I could ao longer 1,, or rathr 1\ Juat fade4 out. l llltr. nu' (JOC.\JM(N r fUNTAIW., INJ()R'IIt4TIOM 4frECriNCi TH N4TI~ OHtNS ~THE UNITED !.T4TfS WITHIN TH( MfANING Of' THt.: tSP&ONAGt: ACT,~ U S C - )I AHIJ 'Jl. AS AMfNl'CD II'S ntANS .. !'oSIOit OR THE lfEVn.ATtOH Of lrt COHTUtTS IN A .. Y MAHNR TO AN UHAUTHOMILrO P'RSO .. l't rROHit;&UD BY lA't. ... y N~l 1M: NfPROOUClO IN WtiOU. OR IH PARr, BY OfHllt THAll UNIT0 STAflS AIR fORCE AGLNCI5. EXCEPT BY KMMISSIO .. OF till DIAU.lOR OF tNTll'-~lhC"[.USAf UNCLASSlFlfi~ AF FORM 1 12-PAIT II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REP ... _, AI"PAOY0 ' JUH( , .. oOG14 atlll hear 1,.7rom the '1me lt tlrt tsrted cllmb1Dg until it 4laa~eare4 took approx1matel7 three to tour conde. the facts etated in thit etat .. ent are all true to the bee\ of m7 kDovle4ce W1tneaeecl ViDOen' A. Ooeb7 A tBW CIR1'IIIID COPY DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INT';~CVAI .. <;: t\OT AUTO~TATTCAT,T,V u~cussuu~u. uo.u n1n s2oo.1o IIOfl: -:tt:<.i flOCUfltlHI CONTAINS INHlA"'-\YIOH AFftcTING lH NATIONAllltf(H'it: o THE UNill:o STATl ~WI THIN TH MEANING OF Ttta: SPIO~ACL (;r , !SU U S t: . Jl 4NO 12. AS ,\IIU.D0 ITS rltANSMt~tON OR Tit REVFLATION OF ITS CON1LHT5 IN ANY MANNI:.R TO At. UNAUTi ifltUli-.0 1' H<;ON 1:. rROI Hltt T0 Bf tAW. IT MAY HOT Itt: JtfPAOOUC0 1ft WHOLE OR IN PART, IY ITEO STAtU AIR fONt; AGMCIES, EXCH' T OY PLRMt> .. IO:iOf Tttl OIREClOROf ~t:.cr. U"'.N. lJNCL.ASSlFJED UNCLASSIFIED Af FOIIM IU-PAIT II - AJIPROYfD I JUflt IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AfiL Of'ttce, D/I PBAP IR-23-52 9 llt.racted Sth Al'II.J "Sitrep" 111561, tor 31 Mly 19;2: ( 1 \ ROX lat D1Y ~ctora At 3r:/o.oo torward obeerver at C'l' ~ obs d fiying object emitt1n~ stnab or liJ~t moving west at high speed at approximately 10 teet. Object diwd loW then regained altitude md continued due 1'19st. t -1fo turthar intozaa tion is available to date. The object ,.as possiblJ an r-94. (EVALUATIC.: F-6) tttS DC.CUW .. rC:Oiff"MS IN,OfiMATII)N 4f'ft:CTING ltt[ ltATIOfW. Woe20f' Ttl[ UMITtDSfATtSWIIlUN TMI MENUNGOF THC ESPIONAGr ~ U S C .- JI ..o . AS A .. NOfD ns TltWSMWoiOII 011 Ttt[ IIMUTIOH 01 ITS CONJtNn IN ANY IIIAHNU TO Alt UNAUTHOitlllO KMSON l'i PROIUitTtD IY LAW. If MAY ttOr M.: ltiJIIIOC)U';tD 1H WHOU: 01' IN PART, IV OTtllll THAN UIIITlD SfAlU AIR FORe AGOK:IES. V(C(PT IV PfRMI~ OF ltC Dlltf.CTOAOI' 1Hll1U..ate'.l. UYI.. . JJNC!J.:A .. S~!fiEO 'lJJ Hay 1952 Lakewood, Chi'O Astro ~.f..c. ~e~r) Aur:uat 1, Ol>.:: re tio n nlu: book Air Tcohnicnl Intollirenc0 Center .'ri -ht-l'nt terson Air Force Base l)l:yto n, Obi o Attention: Cn.ptRin :. J. Ru!>Th~lt Gentlemen: For som~ tl!":'l-: I 'hcv..: !)::rnono.lly b.:...:n de.?ply int.~rt:t-:t~d in th:; rnyst.:n"' nof--; : d b-~ th.; uniu,:n t i f it:d tc:rL."l ob1..:cts commonly kno"Sn as "flyint: sE:uc..:-re." B :rinninr lt~st !!ov~mb.::r fl. rrrou.1) of uo int:r~st::d in this p:cobl l"!'l orr, ni?.ed fl unifi:!d civili< n r~c0: rch unit und . r the nr!~e of tr..e -.sxtru-T.::rr.::stritLl R;s:.c:-.rch Orr.n:i.zt:.tion. Since 11: st '!!ov.;r.1b.:r .i:..; h~-v--~ incrl.lr. s.;d f'l.lr M ~mb.:rshin i"ror.t 8 to just under 100 nc;Mb.:rs. Th-.:se ""2mb=re rr:.: oi' vcryinr backcrounds vnd occnp tions. 'Ih~y fire Ecr.tter ;d thronrb:>nt over 20 st.:t .: S of th; Uni t d Stat as, 2 pro vi nc.; s of Cnne; u~l, Cuba, .:~nplo nd. Irrc:. nee, HaY;nii, F" nd 1-.. ln skP . As a r~sult oi' th'1 li.r:~lt:C. r:.:s0rrch 'iit:: hc:.v-.: h J:n ble to una~rtnk~, ~e hav~ in our file s ~t l0~st 5 reports of unid;ntifi~d obj:cts th:..:.t n-r ... o ... t'h:. "flyin' S' uc~:r" c~.tecory and tr:..Lt v,e kno:: nrc d~finit..:ly not in Opt.:r- e.tion Eluc:bO:>k fil;s. In ad&ition, ';7::: h'1v e receiv~d rc:ports from our ~urop ~an rr.~rnb~rc covcrinF 76 T;ur)!10Hn si~htinrs of unid~ntifi;d objects sini~ r to ttoH: : u from September 26, 1PG9 to July 16, 1S~2. To r-iv~ an ~x&r~")1~ of tl:~ t:p..: of :reportb v;; rt:::-ard r tl rclinhl-~ enu .-:orthy of r:~ .. l enrlyGis, I \iould lik~ to f71 v .. ~ the follo:iinr., ::hich r:tr-y or "t~y n -1t h; in :\.ir F:'lrc0 fill:s. in J..Dl~),";Ood, Ohio, a suburb of cl~ -a :.:r!:. ronoanc: o wus t ulkinf' to :~rs. my rr111thJr. ~l'i1.: sky ;u.;.s a bcM.utii'al b n.: :; I')Ut clonu in cjrr.t. lookinr 1p t:t MY rr.0thv , . .-!!) was in our upste.irc L_d- ro1r~. The an"ll v:'tion ,,.;~t;: JproxiM-Lely A.) dc- ("ree~ fro!:'\ rs orch to th ~ t1p of "~Ur r"of. Suddenly :.~rs. who lac~m f.:,nr cr.?~it hou.ra )f r'~oelvinr. hJr r!asterc dc"r~c in 7.~uth . .:f'!lf'ticc from DH!leon University, pointed to the sky just above oa r roo :r. She desc rib . d an ere ;;1 t h h .?r f i nger before ehe wos able to blurt out th~ word, "SaucerJ" .As an~ tol4 me lflter, it w~s the moat notu~l thinv. for h~r to se.y--thRt was the W,rd best 1'1 tt e d to d~scribe tne altuntl~n in a nutshell--in spite of the ft..ct th t t1h e l'f.tcJ b~ln quite ekept:fca l of pr!vions rep,..,rts. 1':y m~ther kno~ing that I had be~n quite inter~st :d in such pbJnomena, lmmedivtely calle d down t':) t b.j baP_r.'lcnt wher~ I h~d been workin~ on s ome equipment for rny amateur rs dio at n. t ion. About t hreG s .:co nd ~; l1: t T r I \V88 outside, but b~. thv.t time the obj~ct hDd disappeFtr.:d. I immediately b -?r u n r:o\!ttin!"" clntfl from :~rs. J .. :nne. The foJ l~winr rc!)resents the~ d Hta rath.;:r.:d and calculFtions be sed upon it. ttrs.. w a round object, r~t>enbling o n e l l i ps.?, appe b~hi nd our roof. It wn s the s izc of a irne h eld 22 inch.; a from her eye. Tha o b j cct )'if.l.j" 11 ke brle,htly polished silver" and tr:--:tv ; l.?d a t a n e normous ape.:d, trev:rslnr aprroximat~ly on~ quurter )f tb(; h..1r- 1zon in 1. 5 to 2 s.:c onds, .;h.:re it wa s los t behind the trees. There wu s no sound or e x huusi treil of any sort. Too obj ~ct \VB s devoid of uny wines. About 15 I"! inutes lc~ter a ~rou.p of fi rnte r plan ~s in forrratio n al>peured from the west aoutbw~st. Th: o b j ect ha d tra v~led from approxima te: ly enst nort beast to w~ct south:;.:st. The foiY~tion of 11lo n e s paas~d ov~r !:nd r~apr;~ared some ~1 nut J S l a t cr--in two erou f>S. I be 1 i eve; Th~;7 ~l.~w fairly low--low enoue h to mck e th~rn ~asily d1stineu1shable and low enouc-h to henr the qnite audibl~ roa r of their motors. I notice d q-:.i t e e ft~w priva t e pl::n~z ap ~ar at nboat the am~ time. This could a.ll hav~ h 2 .?n sitnpl y a r esult of the excJll:.?nt f Jyinr-w.;ath~r pre vaillnr Fro'!! t h~ date p.a thereu it is possible to OAlcu lJt e the npproximrtt~ ap~ed, diutenc~. and cltitud~ "f t h e obj ;~t, tts follows: DISTANCE -ro CB::J EC-T SIZE oF OBJ"G<!I SJZE OF DIME DISTAN~E TO DINJE 3o' l>IA"i OJS~AJCE_ ;.l' :J-7/ J.tPH Th~ calcu1ut~d speed is 1810 mph, as~um- inr tee obj~ct to be 100 f 2 .t in di~mct;r-- e com"!'lonly report~d ( stimntcd) siz:J. If such Vi~r2 thr: dinrn~ter, the altitude -:;ould b) 3756 fe:?t. The distn n 't] fr"r! :~rs. Lenne to tl':~ object \'iOuld hav~ b~ . n 5312 fe~t. If, on the 'j other ha~d, the obj~ct wa s onJy 30 f cJt in dia t!r, nnother cor:t!" only repo rt~d e the sp ~ ~d would h! v~ bee n 271 M,.>h, the distance 'frotn :~rs._ 97 r .e e1;, ana ths altitude 563.5 fe:t. I do not b liev~ that th~ li' tt(?r cnlculc1tions su.pp.,rt"' th_ evict .:nc c I es .;~11 flS the fonr..:r, in Bpitc of t(t; f )rr'lC!"S hi--h sp.;ed. If I s~!cb an object h9d been flyinr et 271 r.1ph t t un altitude of o nly 5b3. 5 fe ..~t, s :J.r ? ly many peo p 1 = :.;oulu hJ. v.: a ae n it n nd it riou lu bav ~ be~n report ;d in thl })r:!S:;, It w:.~.a n:->t. In aduition, tl:eT'l ':;-:>uld rnost likely h~:v: been a nois.: of sorn; so t. Th~re wn s n .:->n.:;. In my mind this r.;port, hbs~d on ~ye;;itn.Jss tc:.;tirnony sr.:cond~ after slchtin~ th~ object, and th-data p~rsonr-tlly r;'athQr-:d b;.t mys~ lf, prov ~s t ln t the rcl ar: a or:..: r<: ports thE:. t cE..nnot b.: cxplr.in.?d by norme l rnecns. Th~ .Air Force has stai;;d, via th~ presa, tht most of th? 20~ of un~:>:plni!'h.li r..;ports ;; .re n1t exple.ined due to insnffici .;nt d~:ta. I r..(. , c t:r-l : d to prev.:nt thi.s fro!!" b:::po~ninr.-in this C!!' . I m~de ,!V'J'~'Y G:r.:o rt n t the tir.u to obtain ever~/ bit of info:rnrl t ion [)'JSsiul~ hope t~!t this report will b ... of so~ .... h~lp to you. :.:rs. h~r; ~iv ~n I me h~r per~ission to describ~ ;;hrt she saw--provided the r e :;as no publicity or reporters. I trust thi:t this r =p0rt \";ill re- r.v~ in con fid :J n tia 1. This s cl'!le r ~P o..,..t 00. s be2 n fo r\~a , .. d : d to Civilian sr.~ucer Inv~stiGt:iions, Eox 1971, i'ain Post Qf:f'ice, JDS An~eles '5~. celiforni~. An Air Force captain--radar sp.;cialif.t--stHt~d on th2 r>rorrer.1 "Crossfire" ov~r tl~ .Arnericnn 3roadc~otinr-Co.,"The Air ~,orca s t!.ln da reP u:r fl t n ny time to G.; nd S'!) ~cia li r;t s ~.ny.vh.: r ; in the United Stat~s to investic.-vt? r . ..;p">rto ~i' uny unidentifi ~d objerL~." Simil'lrly, r;e of th; ::xtrn-Ter:estriel Ht~S:ur~h Or:s-~nlz'!tion int c nd to co-o !1e rr.:.t : fully ':~it h th. /s.ir Force 1 n its r G!:>.;Lt :rc h . Th~refore, w~ w~tld J ilo to dincneo thJ Pbov~ und other reports we bt: va r.o.tharo:d, with y:lu in p~raon~ If it ia possibl.? to do so, ;i~ woLld like to 'viHit th~ Air ~cchnica]Lintellie~nc~ Center in th: n~ nr f'uture. At su.ch t i-r.e 1;e would li'k 1 to dincu:ss ho\7 \Ve rni ~ht beet