AF fU.'."' ,,-PART II AP,M) .. O I J lll'tE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE JNFORMATJON 'REPORT l2'7th Pilot 'rra1Zl1DI \U.q 1..:JB, i'hoealx, Ar1ZOila T/S&t A. , 13 153)8983, charge ot quarters tor t~ 127th Alr Pollee Sq~droa, oontaoted b7 telephone b7 Prl Hamburger ot ':Srrt Jorth !Jith Place, PhoMliz Ari1oaa, at about 221.' boart, 1 Jul7 19S~. She reported ha?i!ll un14Ut1ed lisbt la the ak7 OD traClu.t occaaioae. . IDt1gatioa b7 thia ottloe produced the following intol'tDAtic.s 1. ltii aDd cli abe aipted llgh\e c.a 30 Jtme, &Dei 2 lU.,. !bay were roewt, apparad to be about 9 incbee 1a ~ter to btl" .,.. 'rha7 NMJB.. ta\10DAI7 flrat aj)par1Dg a a a rellow p!Dpoils\ 'tb bdlAJ- ial ap to a bJ.r al.S. oolor. Jo wiDgs, rtmn1 ng llghta, sJIOke, tlu or other -' ot conventiOMl abara.tt. were ritible. 2. Tha obJ ectt were an~ lfttert'al or l:alt hour to 45 each night at abo'lt 2100 ho~a 1D the e'Yeni.ng t~ ). Obser"tstiion were visual. s. is about 12 ysara of age and ~ self-conteaaed scieDoe :, ... ct!oc ~ at. Sba rtll~gs~ t.hat she has r;,ada num~rou3 other sightiaga 1D th .~"-8\. 3;:e l.l:re s at hoate w1th !!er mother and ne'1er report~d any s1l,ht1nga ~to". . rhese ~N)rtoo sl;htinga we~ '!"\1ld3 the day a!t~r her i.lother l~f't ror tr.e east 7.a. fl: nix ather bnreau ::-eporta the relMsi.ni of Yeataer balloaa car1'"71Dg ch.etl1oa!. !l~:::~t3 :or niJh\ oba; vat1cm pnrpoaes. 3allD!ls are releassd about ~1' hour!'. ~s~ ~::a ted !"taaL obMrvatiOil of theae ballon3 ia as follo7rsl JO J'tm1f952 - 2.500 f'eet 0'i9:-CaJielback Road. 1 Jul7 1952 -2500 rs~t ov,r Roos?elt Road. 2 Jul;r 19'2 -07sr Phoenix to south, alt1tu4e not giva"l. . b. Captain ~':11 R. Broek, AO 7638.33, of t~a 127tn.Pilo~ TraL,in~ C-rou~ oh~dvtwi ~ l oit t:,:.~:~ .J.i .. ~crste a.p,P&r!!l~ly a:"!'roac:li.ng o3ky harbor on 'l."u~sr:aJ alghl# 1 ;n17 19;1 at a;'pro:<Us~ aly 2].00 hou:s. Landing lights ":Jere on ~nd fiying lights Wf!r" observable. lmJl of a~.~roach Tras such that nircr?t: t n,peargd n~arly statio~ary for lQ-15 r:inutea. 0 ~le~tr~c31 D8SSSY,S fo rd8d hecausa Of lo~ Ol~luat!cn dnd info~aticn dav!tlo d. AF FORM 112-PART II APPI10D I JUNIIMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT the TteaDa AAJdDl\Ntl~a &All p;resen~l7 oil o1'dina17 l~n ot .. ~,sJle. .taa a\ ta. la 'iGD ot tu A~l One\ !U. ani t~ t ' 1ll3Gn itoll4 ( , .. lnol. l) -:'lith hie vlh nA f<tv ohll4Ha (aced. U to l.S ,. .. 1'1) &\ &;')~J'~.ximatel7 l-)40 :hourt ~n l Jul::r 2. A\ \hi tl.M the ~ DO\e4 aa alrGJ'&l\ aa a ~)6 tl:tirac a\ aa '1-m'" .SO,OOO fee\. ~. ~n~ire fam111 ob""cl ~a. bo\h vl ~ tbe ae}recl qe 4 ue1DC bi.uC\llu. J. A\ tel7 1~ hoiflo Da71i~h' sam~ '.riJI!t aotri. & 'bl'lp' o'bJen, app~-17 :d.a atar, at a point deeonbe4 ~ the 10ur~ a, belAC "8 ooloolr fJtoll tu mooa a dlatan.oe of f1Ye d.1ameterw of th~t :noGa tx,.,~ it. 1'he oa at thle a' a poi:at vhlch a~recl to be a~J'flxi:ntel7 due South ~he poel\1oa aDd., anplarl.7, aoota\ 43 ieC" a'bf)w the 3outhr:l ~'lorist)A. 4. ~-tr ata~ecl tha\ the o'bjeo\ -w&a tir't bel1sT1d ~, be ~ gtar bu" tha' when th.eT at te4 ~o view the object thm~h the 'Jinoculu a cle%!!l1tel1 "di~o" it'!'e4 ~'1~11~ ,. v1a1bl .-111 r:11Mra of the f looked a~ t~ object thl"ou~h the l)1nooulan aM. ~4 "n ita appearan.ca 10 stAt~ tha\ t !l.e .,bJeo\, duri.ll.!t the ti!Re ot thle ober&\loA, ,., 7 tatiO?J'T a incU.~ated. b7 t~. ho\ tb&' DO :no\loD Y1Glbl clai"Jlte the fact tba' h ~ll{(lle4 h1a 11~ ,,f 31~h\ to the o~J .. \ aloc.r the hoOtl of h11 attton10bile. . 5. .:":tte viYlD.t: tbe obJeot for a'O"")I'asl:aatel7 ten (10) mi:ntt4e, the !MilT ol'e~nrK to .\.,.n b1a\ tbeir attea' - ~ill d.inot.,cl to th obj4ot whea ~u ot . t~ ()hil;ina t!\e obJeo\ moYa. ata\84 tba\ the o':>jaa\ ro'\&ted iJloYl7 =til t !.~ -.a. :!~Jl ~ an4 ~hell nove4 17 ~-M raoii17 o.:a4 di~!Je&r~d. 3\a~el. ot:lw" ..,." no n Jl"lA ft'OO .. trail a or 11ldi 1on of :!ethod of nl'~oulloa a.nd t~' :10 !lftllG. ilard. V!e deon~414. t11e oiljec\ ae ,_conY~ dlao. j the ozooa.- ; ~.oioa ~o-be ooayu b7 t~ \f&7 11-th~ ~ rldleaW ~ the d1o t~ed. to t!l ?e'l'tical I 1'01 Atl a\&\fKl ';M' ~he obJect ;&" ~s t!le i2!'r1.)1l that thr TAa no Bovee ; :J~terwl'. ~ a1 .. '"loatu1.l:r ata'et. tha\ Tle r tM~ilia.Jt ~ t:1. meterolo~cel ~alloou a& 1sae W1U'e ~ba\ t~ o1,JM~ - nei the~ !k;r!'m..-or a a\Y. 3.1'1 of jO,QOO t .. t and tha' tha objeo\ ' IUl ~1 altitude, the alM a one-half \he vlncwgaa of th 3-36. CJld ~ ~on"fi.n.oin~ atol'7 ?t ~he t~cidaA" ~ .,,:r-;ecl 'l.Ad i.a~ ~M . :J.n7 !)arsoul tlv.\. t~e US47 ::ti~t care to make. :!a ~..,. hi a :\J.dJI~ ~ , &1Cl oz.~i '1)1 ted hie le&T ali~ ttne thfl .r.,~aran, .oid=td~1,._ tr&ti 1n. Re &leo ~ stata!ftent l'e~ding 3:1 all .. ~cl a1 tin~ ot t ~ d1ec -,n .\orll l.Sth, l9)Z, ~Y h111 vtt :\nd oi un inaiden-occnuori~ &ft..:-d&rlc o:t .i"o~l lOth, 1Q,52, hi:. t~ .:.a tera told to b.i2. I:1 :'lent1.1:li~ th9 l~t r t.., 1-:loid3ntt, :r. i t7 by ld\ll Dtatriat, Cffloe ':>f .. :;-,~olal I-aTst1~\1...,na, .~ oano~lld well it ':'faa laan.cl t:O.' M ra,l7 Cf)'tU be ~t;z:2eottt4 in the i:Jbsl11a+. X'1\tve. UNCLASSlFlEp -I t ,f t o ' ''Tt TTf T UNCLASSIFIED PP JEDVP JED Ell DE JEPHQ 17A P QJJI711Z ZNJ J JuL 5Z lJ~Cl..lSSIFIED Fr1 HQ USAJ' WASHDC TO JEDVP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO ATTN : ATIAA-2C INFO JEDEN/CG AIR DEfENSE COMMAND ENT AiB COLO FROM AFOIN 52947 FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM CO.AFFTC EDWARDS AFB, CALIF. RESTRICTED FTI-7-1-E PD FLY BRPT /1/ DISCSHAPED CMA HtG.HLY. .~l.~$..H::..:.=C:=;... CMA SIZED APPROX ONE-HALF WINGSPAN OF B-36 IF OBJECT WAS AT FIFTY THOUSAND FEET PD SINGLE UNIT OF CONVEX SHAPE Ct1A NO VAPOR TRAIL OR EXHAUST RACE PD NO SOUND PD AND THEN ROLLED TO QUOTE _Q~JJ;)JjE UNQUOTE POSITIO pD OBJECT IMMEDIATELY TRAVELLED VERTICALLY RAPIDLY AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW PD OBJECT JUDGED TO BE C lNVF.X BY THE WAY LIGHT VAS REFLECIED DURING MOVEMENT PD /2/ QORT TO 19,5 HOURS PDST 1 JUL '2 PD /3/ OBSERVED FROM SURFACE BY NAKED ~YE AND THROUGH i3INOCULARS PD DISC SHAPE VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH BINOCULARS PD GE TWO JEPHQ.ITA PPEA'ED LIKE BRIGHT STAR WHEN SEEN WITHOUT BINOCULARS. PD /4/ IVILIAM/ CMA AM NUYS CMA CALIF CMA VIiE FOUR CHILDREN AGED ELEVEN TO FifTEEN PD. EMPLOYED BY S ADMIN AS REGIS OFF PD APPEARED FAMILIAR WITH A/C AND IETI~ORILOGICAL BALLOONS PD POSITIVE OBJ WAS tiOT QUOTE SKYHOOK UNQUOTE R STAR PD /6/ WEATHER CI.EAR PD WINDS UNKNOWN PD /7/ NONE KNOWN PD S/ NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PD /9/ NONE /10/ REPORTER SIGHTED B-36 T APPROX 194Z PDST AT ESTIMATED FIFTY THOUSAND fEET PD SIZE OF OBJ SED ON APPEARANCE OF THIS A/C END UNCLASSIFIED ELEVATIONS IN FEET AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT !.JIJt..:r Captt111 Stephen D. Roo~ Report eul.QitJttd in compliance roith dFL 20o-,, Dopart~er.t of tea J.iZ Force, dated 29 April 1952 Obaervatiun or unidentified flying ob~ecte and/or 11;:-hts by clvili::n inhabit~nt or the Phoe~ix area. tJo signifi~an~e is attached to th13 rr.rort. or tt\rther sichtin[!s. Circ:ws+. nc~3 ,i.!: rl:!.cal:.e probatdli+:7