Losangeles Ca — July 1952

Category: 1952  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1952-07-6988569-LOSANGELES-CA.pdf
Keywords: circle, bonit, kiiow, object, brtqhtneas, rma1n, lleaa, donii, pioulre, dlnatiod, tranlinl, nethina, 18red, rtetble, rlliles, rjllowing, certrln, yievt, remili1ier, tollo1dng, otllre, 1hlipe, dra1o, raottoa, ansltl
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c~vl'lJar: 12.1 Circle one or the tollo14ng to indicate how certain you are or your answer to Question 12t airly sure c. trot very sure d, Just a gueaa 1), Did the object 1ookt (Circle One) Solid 14. Did the object at ar17 timet Cbange direction? Change sp et!d? Chan~ size? Change CJ1.or? Break up iutt> p~rts or Chant brtqhtneas? nicker, t.hr'>b, or RMa1n mu ti~lleaa? (Circle One tor each question) Don' t kno,., bOnit know DOni knOw n;n t kliow bOnit kiiOv Don't know I>On*i kiiow DOnii kiiOW Don't know 17. IF wa KlU THAI 011 objeot, bow IV wre there? Dr a pioUlre of bow wre arraqecl .nd put an aruw to dlnatioD the7 were tranlinl f . IF y?u :lllSt:e~d P~, tilan tell ,:tu.t :.t ra~ved behind 18.2 ~e in fl")nt or s?:nethina? (Circle One) Yes (No ) Don't lmo1-r IF you atlS\-18red ~' then tell \Jhat it rroved in front or. 18.) Blend with the background? (Cirele One) Yes (iii Don't knoH 19. Which or the toll owing objects ia about the sa."'le actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One) t r. Automobile Jl Da~ebaJ.).; s.-all airplane basketball h. Lar~e airplane ilte:rcle "'heel 1. Di rtetble e. Office desk 19.1 Circle o.u o t' the follouing to indicate how c ertain you are or your an"jt;~r to QuestJ.on 19. c. Not very sure d. UncP rtP.in 20. Try to tell t h J frJllo.dng thin1s about the object: 20.1 Row h.it;h 1l:,,re the earth was it? . 1 t . ~t ... -., feet. 20.2 How far 1-Hl~ l t from you? . fee or ;;. rlliles. 20.3 How f~:; t -r :~ it going? 2~ -3 :2 niles p e r hour, 20.4 Circle Jll(:j or the rJlloWing to indica t.8 hou certrln you are or your an3~"!r o t.:ut ~b~,,. questionsr <..,.,.;-Fairly certain 21. How diet the object dis~ear t~ Yievt (Circle One) z Suddenl~ b. Gradual.T c. Not verr sure d. Jus t a guess d. Don t remili1ier 22. In th~ f.,l!o:nn~ s~etc;,, i."'1agine jf')Ur el~e at tne r.,;)i.:tt shot-rn. Place an '' .\" 0n t.."le C'lrred line 'tO 3h,::,~ ho., hi~h th~ cbje~t .-as ::.bove t he hod:on 1 f~ rst sa~ r it, fl:1ce a "B t.) ~hJt! here i t \las t h-3n v t:l- h e:!d ~ -H::-izon 23. In the tollo1dng sketch place an "A" at the position the object was ~ you tint eaw it, :and. a "B" at ita position when 10\1 last saw it 24. Draw a picture that 1dll show the 110t1on that the object made. Place an ~A" .at the b.=o~inning or its path and a "B" at the end or its path Draw a pt.otllre that 11111 1bov tba 1hlipe ot tM object. Label mel 1nolude in your atc.~h an_r date1l ot tbe object tbet )OU aaw ancl place an arrow be~idil the dra1o'inc to ahow cH raottoa the object vaa 110Y1n1 S!C'l'IO!{ E 26. \'las this the first ti:.1e that you have seen an object like this? ( Cirele One) t (re;) or No 26.1 IF you ansltl~tred NO, then when, t:here, and under l-Th!tt conditions did you sea other ones? 27. In ymJr opinl;;n tJha.t do you think the obje!ct uas and Hhat might have caused 28. Give the to!.l "lnl( 1ntomation about . 29. ~ias anyone use with you at the ti."fte pJ ..,'!~.,the 1bj t'? (Circle One) : :Q or !~o IF ;r:>u ~.'1!r'o<~ered ITS, did they s eg t he object t ? Please add here any farther c Use add4 tJ.onal sheets ot the same ~en you believe are important. size paper, it necesaar,y. AP,~ID I JUNilM UDited St~te1 AIR INTElliGENCE INFORMATION RE Intelligence Ottice Thla orric~ receiTed th encloaed corr8apo~den~s ,~ 'ln-:rnln4 t;~w obarratioD ot an uni.ientiti:Jd flyi~ obj'lc t Cr : m Mr Since t h e .11lbj~tot l3tter include I gr.,at cetail, t he eor- r"1SpODdenoe s r:atl11 ~ ..l.ffio in preaeati~ th8 .f'ac t:J ::H&rronnd- 1"-! tM ob1er1tion :wd will not be elaborted upon in t :,ia !M oolr icil ti iDtortlon that this Otf"ioe can aupplr 11 that -ne weather at 1;be ti or the obaerTation may be deaortbecl ?-lld.le nalbillty with high scattered tor.aa- tion. There flrl!tt"tl no 11111 tary or oi rlli&n aircraft !"8portad to be la the r~ at the timeJ howeTer_ thia 1a not conclusive proot that 51r tt w.re not iD the Yieinitj. Ci7tli~ a utborl.ie -rr1~p~ atate Airport 1~1cated that weather balloou hd '1., 'r.leued ~ t1 earlier, d1acla1D11~ t probability t-..1\A' tt.y wre ill tb8 obaerwer'a area st t~ ti fbi Ot:-ioe ou otter DO definite explaat1on tor tn. Oz. 07 to UIC -.;r AF! QUo . VDitiC, ~A. ~Y IGHr -20-20 -~uth ~33 -No GlA~sss. OCju=:?ATIOtf -Consul t11nt to he PenDaylv~nl-. .:11te~ cl ?owsr c.,m~'ll%17 nd FJroq InstrtJ.."'Htnt Division ot The ~:1IUle~pol1s :.Zona ... ~:tll ~a l .. tor c~m ny ln th tlld ot !leotronioa ~Dd Ult~sonics. :XF-;nr -16 ttlar3 experl~nce ln 19c tron1c3 -n'~rt Lcul .. rly !:n .tn:strument. tion ... od. -b.7s1ol 1~--S Jrer.:ent. lnduatri'.l r.1~or.40~M'J)~ in the tlild ot PJ.-.::.rA~d {l ':iero ~eoon~l nh o to_,.r apb)' er : n t-1 !'18~h.,n1o~tl mot1oD ~nd saver "1 m'ln th3 exner!.ence in <Htri._l pbe+.ogr i ch,r. !\ are-,t U~l t "X:Jerience in t~ field or undl.'".,.,..ter 'lCOUltiJ!t eb1c~ laolade wb z tt 41tt~"Aottoa, ret%"3otloa or o~he.ar ADd o o~ Dr8ssloa.l ~ ~ wtl ~ atudles et ~dl~tion tterna or under- iA ter MObaDionl :J ~IUl Thla tlet4 1s Ylrtu,.ll7 "llj "ll!itlOCJ ot the eptloal lr~4:n ~t ao1noe. The bef!t l.d Yrit, the t11at th"t I t'89l tr., objc ts I .s~ ' ~ unuaul e~. ~ t ~r t;> t"' ke the tl~.3 "'ncl trou bl' to report t~em. YDIItiC, PA Clr:st-3 ~d lr :~'o~e~ -B 1tlJ(3 .hJ.Ive been mad-t .,. ~le no-t .Jpecit"103lly 1u ,11f1,3d LJ _ero!"t ev~'l tta con- ditions surrounding ,...,~ n Ot>3erTl tiona. I Q!J!l tt3retor 1 i 'J t. I,.~ r-:j ble r'l1J!ld so t.':'lt YOl inilY jud~t t.:L'"!by ~!':9 'OrOb'Jbla .... C~Ilr'~C~! or '1:' ;) ".)t"t. or groWl4 ob t .... E ... :.w to ~ !:_S}IOttMture in1er3ion. Th~y wre turtr. 'r r.,,re not :~t!~ct1oD on the ;sl ~.u :1L do.e;~ or the o .. r in ~tlich I w~s t~lltn 'lat stonped tc~ ob33M"l tion n d ~')t ':;.,. t s,.a. ~ey were too h~!ztt t or ide~titlc~ti?D 11ght3 on Jl ~3~. 3hoW.4 fUrther MJ...L....LI YD,.IC, PA. n~tA -Jul? ?8th, l J5? O'!r to st~ot Just ~l~.>rth ot ~rebqrr:.~toyn :-_r.d. t!':3.Y w~r'3 n o lon~l3r 1i3i~l'l. Ilte thtl v~tchl~ lights "!ld~ton'Ced c~r. Gbj~o:t3 J.L! :>+-L~.':l to ~<J r.o71cg : n ~'ky ( ~>t t:Pt t.~is c-..r I&OV~r-'ent nro.,i.h-l .. trt"n.1;u1~ tion ~"~;~.3 for .,sti:.A L~d o~ t ot 9 ' 7.8 ~bout: 1 n e :-r:i le ~rort:1 ot ir-3~h3!'rytp-.n. '":!:.J t im:t3d r tmt ' f ~u{1t-rrob'2bly tl:-3t :J1-:hted 'YTa t "viorCJ~ty ot 1\.)f.J.,:. o . .:.;r L"st ~""' t tam in 'Vto1nitJ )t E~tim .. t.d P.ltit u :.l!t -Jldt.fHD one ..and tm tt:ou~ n cl . -;;~t1ZM ted Soeed - D~scr1pt1on or r>b;:t ~ -Thav consisted ot r.wo ( ) , v~rr c on:Jt"'!lt i n,ttiUiity, soJl'oea ot light i Jl!ft aetil:'.!!ted intensity or "'C~roxim.tely eig!lt to ten tiNa th8 pitu4. ,t ~ttightne~s ot the r;ort h .:.:tr ~!l "' ~l3r nis.ht. ~ color ~ 1D the plllk c: of tee s nectrua, "Derh4t!:.S due to h-.e. 'T'h31'"8 wre no o~ thsse llsbta ~ret~ t 4D est1~ted eighth mile w1tb tt~ one tot~ rer ~lightlJ higher to ele~tloa th~n tbe le~d obj~ct. The l n ~j~!ct ~Jscend'd soa.wbat llben P'! ~ tee s)q !1011 trom Olst~d ~eld. No tr~tl r lllh "18 wre otherw1M T1slble D~t"r the llpta. "'heir ~e4 relttelJ' oeu-.at. 'Dle ottjeota .... a to be ~.ft8etefi by 1 up-4ntta !ID4 4owa-4r'!!tta. M,-ola.at aoa Mcle this obae!v tto n Yhicb corrobo%"111ted my owa witbeut ~DY prpt1q or l'reTleua mantton ot tr.e f=-ct on =7 ';lrt. There re ao red th~y were ~lane~. ll~!tts T1s1 ble w~1ch should h~n e the -:-:se t t lnten.Ji t y C~dC::lJI'\ to d:~ucribi. ~' Vt)tl l d d!ti.-i.. l;r I. A' r tnt& YaltiC, PA. . \ttar m-ytng tte ORr to A spot just 3lightly to the South ot N9wberrytowa (On York E tn Ro ) th objects ~era no longer visible ~nd t~a storr. to the ~.eJt ot ua cM in with h111Y7 J"llliD. A oomm.ro1~1 '!irliner or .~rr:ed Forces ~lne wltb bllnkln~ llghta (1dent1f1aqt1on li~ts) ob3~r?ed fly!~ :outh ::-a:;t ~nc! the rel .. tl7 .. 1ntena1 ty ot the lights be tor~ rnenti ~ned noted t~ be 1 t 3t 5 t;ioe:t tll~t .;t ~:1e w!:.lte tlllight. I 9Sti~"'tad th t 1!.st~'lce ot tl-e iro~rt n t t~bout h~lt tb! t ot tne two preY1oua lights. 'r" chs r t!:tt3 4,)C3:!l"'T~ t i o:1.s ! wc:~ld like to sue t'1e fol~ owing u3;Jtion-s r-nsw.!rd: 1. :14 I'JD:f J:l na.J lt:.3d r-t Q]mat,ec\ betw41n 11:08 nd 11:15 f"tDd. ia ip~rticul~r ship ~1 th low c~ittns epae4a? ' Dld the H."rr1 ~bar~ Alrnort l~nd t'Jf? pl'1D83 betowe~tn 11:08 -.nt\ 11 :'D o h!ch tr t!le t1rst t,1r, Hll~ttona are ne~tl, 1IrJ own concl ta1ons would al1tnln-.te the poaa1b111tr ot 1 ' pl,DIS beo~u. ot the ae~era l~c l st?rres ~nd tr.8 lqt- neas ot thl hoar. It roar H'"H4 1 t 110ulcl turtber ab81"'o ter. i!r picked tbAm up <:'lld r30a17ed no -answer on 1Dterrol"t1oD -le!"!!te t!le preaenoe ot ao det1n1te objeota ot abDormal :: JIDWP '2 F! MARC:-! FLIGHT SERVICE ': IT::R A~C:~ AFB CALIF ~0 :ZZN/:IQDRS USAF WASHDC .! :-DWP/ AIR TtcliNICAL I NT!:LLI G e:NC C iNTER ATTN ATI AA-2C :;. I~HT PATTERSON AFB OHIO Z:::N/CC ENT AFI COLORADO SPRINGS COLO ZEN/CO MATS INTELLI;ENC DIVISON WASnDC zz:~/CMDR FLIGHT SDV ICE WASHDC -~!CG l'TH Ai MARC~ AFB CALIF :IRVI~. u:~IDENTIFIED OBJECT SIG1TED BELIEVED TO BE OV~ LOS ANGSLES. L Tl:..HNAT ICNAL AIRPORT KEI G~{T UfJKNO!&TN 9UT REPORTED VERY iiI G:-1. OaJECT AP?~ARED TO BE A STAR AT FIRST BUT WHEN LINED UP BY