~UMMARY C F SIC Hil:;c in c olor. Attucl"~d to ATlC FOR!A J:ll) (O<~V l o ~r.r S1) S E I; VI C E , In e. !iTUOCNT INSTRUCTION CHARTER TRIPS A E RIAL ,..HOfOORAPH Y DISTnl UUTOH ron S T I NSON AIRPLANCS AND SCHWCIZER GLIOCRS OOVRtiMNT Al'f~ROVI.O RCPAIR STAfiON 2390 -PAfiACIIUTC LOI'T Z 400 SULI IVANT A VF.:NUC" AIRPORT COLUMB US, OHIO RA. I 0 II Septembe r 22, 1 952 Don:Ald L. Bower Colonel, USAF Chief, Technical Analys i s Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, l )ayton Ohio. In ans~er to your inquiry dated Sept. 16, l 9o2 wis h to advise that to my knowledge there were no aircraft elott from this airport carrying other than conventiona l naviBational lights on the night of July 2 9 , 1 952 between 2300 and 0100 the following morning or on Auguzt 25, 1952 betv:een 2000 and 2230. Your3 very truly, E. Gome r Jones, President JONES FLYING SERVICE, TIJC. SULLIV.:,N T AVE. AIRPORT Ulv1BUS 4, OHIO. IN I l'I'L. Y AODni.'>S H(,1'lNAL MANAGER DUA'll ,..1 'NT 0 " COMMERCe: CIVIL Alt.0-.1\Uli<.S AO"'I~I~TkATIOH I N '-ri'LY ntr~ T O DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CIVIL AEROt~AUTICS ADMINISTRATION Colotl,)l . U;:iJ}o"' (.,'hi: f Tech nical !n:.!.ly~iu ;;ivisi:>!' .. Alr ~ach11lc~l Intclli~0nca Co11t~r ,irl[;l1t -.Pc.:.t ~ ~r ilCn A. F . B. Ohio YcUl lette r of Gt::ptem'bur 1 6 t 1952 r ... '\'3 becJt fo::.-\:rrrl~JJ t o ~hi:; offi . t'Jo J.avo choc\..:o,'t ... ,lt..h 1.:1.. G. 1 Vf)r.Jtlli<'ll, Chief lir1ort Tr~lff~t:: Controller ~ t ?ort Columbuf; '~lrp~:-t \iho h'.~.c CUP.!.)J.iFd tho folJ o\1- ine i ~o L'n~ t ion: e.. l~o record of OJJ.:f t:m\.!lt~l .:ircrcft li~ht3 0'11 July 2?. 19)2. l1lirnp flying ov::..r the Ohio S t~tc ?o.ir \.Jhich hd. ntuJElrouro li[,ht :; ull o vor ; o ther\Ti r.e , no rElcora. o:r : J.'.Y unustt"l ::1i L'\!r-f t lic;ht .,. f.inccrely your~, T C CO.L\TTC HR!GliT PATT'~R'301l AF8 OHIO a.>LUC:: EOO;~ PD i'lO KNOH~l P LA:JES OFF OP. LANDI lG OT AIR VICL~I'f'l Of LOCV~OU-~.1:- FLIGHT PLANS FILED OR COf.lTACT 1\Di Cf\f\ DU.1II!G SA~\1 p_:~{IOD PF \iSf\THZ VI-. I SILI'f Y NII~E ~-:IL) C:LI\ S CATTil{'t:D CLOUDS S I X T !IOUSP.:JJ r : ... T P 1~1ITf:~D Fl\CIL!TI:3 PD D/L ir t.i r Technical I ntolli ( ::o Cen~er Snbjcc t: Alrcr ut. I ls t, Inrl TO: Co :.t"'J.ndin ~ Ofi'icr:r , Air '.t'cch'lic .l Jnt31Ji(,unce t,;cn~er, ~:rl ht ?att.'r!lon J\FB, Oh:io No aircraft of this ulng \lero o.irborna durin3 tho! time3 spcciflod in a . aru.l b . of J'OUl~ letter. ; :aj or ,'..F Ohio ; .a AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER W~ICHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE OASE Or , 7l.:mding Off:!.cer fi-r t!J. tion.'11 Gu.1rJ l . ).::l~b:mrnc Air Forc 3 B:.Lno U.1lu:nbus 7 It. ' ' ould C~nter -,:i th the if you .,,t)uld furni:J:1 t h ~ follo,.,in~ inf::>rm;l~.i.on" Air T .:~hnic'l.l morn: nJ, Wdro D..n:f airGraft airbornJ w'1ich c:lrricd lizht 'i o t !1er th~n. conventional n~vie~tion3l li~ht3? airoorn9 '"i th t h r3 3~!'12 cquip:!lfJUt I 2JOO and 2?30, any .J.ircr._,ft c. A d J3Ct'iption o::: the aircraft and the li~h~:J warA airuo.cn~. Your cooper atlon vrvuld b:> o.ppr':'cio.t'Jd. Sinu31'~l~r :fO'U'S, Colon~l, USAF Chief, ':3cl-Jnical . lysis Divi~ion AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER YIRIGHTPATTERSON AIR F ORCE BA~E l 'i P.co.;iden t l1d b g .:lf;>r ~.:i1.t~ct l:ttollip,en-:~ C~:ttrJr .:.i +.~ the if vou .... :ul d fu ~:ti..;h thrl A-:..r To~hn!c.J.l folla.rlp.c; inf"'r;H t.Lo,1. mornin~, "llt'Jre u:ty .:lircr.:!'t a lrbonn whic!l c ar:-itJd li~ht3 ot.h3r th:an convr..l+-.io!lal n:lvicatlon.ll 1icht..;Z /,... l ', a.trbornq vrlth tho ::;tJ.tle cqulpme~t2 //r c. A dcncr.lvt.j 0:1 of th~ t1lrcraft. and the lights, i f PnJ' '"'t~ro airborna. Yot1: coopara~LJ:l would bo appre~iat~d. Sine arol:r yoJrs, Colon'!l, US.\F C'rti")~ .. , Tt:!ehnic.U Amly3is Divicion Bu.z:or..t.u of J.';ron9.u ~len Rei>rcr; .?nti'l.ti vo Colu.:Ubu >, Ohio Cld.~f .. Tcchnieu.l An.'1.ly.do Division, Air Tccbnic.._l Intolligcn0s C~nt<-"r, \/rit;ht P~+. ter con IL!:J, Dayton. Ohio Aircr~ft activitie3 on 2~ July end 25 ~uGu~t 1952 "9y dirccticn. COlUMBUS DIVISION COIU\IIUS 16, Ro!cronce: the hou:r of GllG: Jl.P :mt 1 n H uply R .for t o : 11orth .\JJl'H"icu.n Avi:l.tion, Inc . Columbns Divlsio 1 Colum'bu~, Ohi o Chi. of, 'l'c:ch.,iclll .An~lysis Divi~lon Air Teclmlc~l lnt~1ligence Uentor \~rieht Pattorcon tdr :F'orco B:tse D9.yton, Ohio BurcA.u of ;,oron9.ut ics Colnt'lbU~, Ohio .R~"Ore sent ->.t .i. ve Aircr~t Actlvitios on 29 July and (a ) Air Technic~1 Intelli&ance C~ntor Thi'l Contro.ct or h3.d n o fli~hts in the a l r 18)0 on oithor of the d~tes n oted in neferonce lW'tL'H A1-SRIC~l AVL-\TIO~f, l~iC. Col~b~3 Divisio~ r G. R. Gehrk~ns v ... r.ng.lneer IBtiTATTVE ODSERVffiS OUESTIONHAIRE ST ... TI ON A Hhen did you see t he Day l1onth Time of d ay: 1.3 Tima Zone: (Circle One): (Circle One) b, Control c. ~tountain (Circle One): n . Daylight Saving S to.ndard 1,4 ~-rcle one of the follolling to indicate hoH certain you are of y our a nswe r to the ob ove question 1.2 : b, Fairly certain c. llot very sure d. Just a guess 2. Hhere did you see the ob ject? t al Address City or Town Sta t e Country ). llhere \Jere you located \lhe n you smJ t he object: Circle One): a . Inside a building d. I n a car e. In a n airplane ).1 Uera you: (Jircl e One): a . I n the business section of a city? b. In the resi d ential section of a city? e. I n open countryside? d . Flying near an a !r field? e . Flying over a city ? f . Flying over ope n country? 5. When did you report to some officia l tha t you ha d ~oen t he objoct? Day l1onth Year fl.. llhnt Here you d oing at. the time you sow the object? 6.1 Hha t had you boen doing for the 30 minutes b efore you so.H 'the object? Try to lis t the activit.y or activities , nnd t he approximr:tte amount of time spent on each. 7. Here you moving a t any time \Jhile you s a,., the object? (Circle One): lF you ansHer ed Xf:.?., the n com!'l ete tr.e follo.o~ ing questions. 7.1 \~hat direction \lara you movlng? (Circle One): r. s outhllest h. Northuest ~/.2 Hct-1 f ast l-7ere you rnovinz ? 1 rt./jJ miles per hour. 7 .J Did you stop a t any time \Jhilo you were lookine a.t the Circle One): Yes or 'iTo'\ II L_. I." 'j I I r I\ E 8. llh'lt direction Yero you racine "'hen you firs t s m-1 tho object? (Circle One): n. North b. Northeast d. Southeast r. SouthYJast h. North\Jest 8.1 \~hat direction uere you facing when the object diouppeared? (Circle One): a. North b. Northeast d. Southeast h. Northt.Jeat 8.2 Cirol.e .Qn~ or the follot-Jing to indicate how c ertain you a r e of your anS\Jer to the abovo t\JO quentions. (8 and 8.1). ~ Certain c. }Tot very sure tl. Fairly certain d. Just a c,ruess 9. Wore you wearing eye glasoes when you oal-1 the object? (Circle One): 10. Hou \-Jas the object seen? (Circle One): a. Through \odndow glass e. Through theodolii:a b. Through Yindshield t. Through sun glnoses o. Through binoculars (g~ Through open apace ~f .. Through telescope b:' Other 11. Hhat do you remember about the Yeather conditions at the time you saw the object? 11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 11.2 HD!D (Circle One) ce:~ ~'! o wind b. SJ.ight breeze c. Strong l-l:i:td d. Dol'l' t remember 11.3 HEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, lU.st, or light rain o. lied erato or hoaV7 rain e. Don't r enember 11.4 TENPERA'ftmE (Circle One) e. f.?n't remember Eotimate h0\-1 l ong you OcHJ the objec~? 12.1 ~irele ,9n A of the following to indicate hoH ce'l:'tain you a r o of your a mHJer to Qu3ation 12: (a(J' Certain 5. Fairly sure o. ~!ot very sure d. Junt a guess Did the ocject look: {C irelo One ) .s>J. ;_d 14. Did the objec t at a ny t ima: 14.1 Change direction? 14.2 C~ange opeed? 14 .3 Cha nge slze ? 14.4 Change color? 14.5 Break up into parto or ll~o.6 Give off smoko? 14.7 Change brightnes~? 14.S Flicker , throb, or 14.9 Remain motionless? Circle One for ea ch question) Don't k n c 1 ("Don ' t kno~.z ~ Don't knot~ Don't knc; Don't lcnm-1 Don' t kno.J Don I t k nC'.I Don't kno1 15. Did the object give off a light? (Circle One): "''y~ No Don 15.1 IF you ::tnswered YES, ' 'hat lla :J the color cf t l:a lieht? 16. Toll in a few \-Jorde th9 follmo~ing thing:J about the object? 16,1 Sound lF there \Ja9 HcnE THAN Oi1E object, than h ot-1 many \1ere ther e ? _.;.:..;...._.- picture of how they ,.,are arranged, and put o.n arrou to show the direction they \Jere traveling 18. Did the object at any time: 18.1 Hove behi nd something? (Circle One) Don' t kni")H IF you ans\lerod YES J the n tell l-Jha t 1 t moved b ehind. 18.2 Nove in front of something? (Cirolo Or.e) Ye3 No \Don' t knc.".ol ) IF you anst-Jerod YES, then t ell \-Jhat i t moved in front of. lG .3 Blend \lith the b:lckground? (C irclo One) Yes @ Don ' t knol,J Hhich of the follouing objects i s ouject you sm-1? (Circle One): Basketball Bicycle uheel Office des k about the same actual n iza 0.3 the Automobile Small airplane h. Laree airplane 19.1 Circle one of the follo\odng to indicat e hctJ c ertain you nre of your ansHer to Quention 19. a. Certain c. !Jot very sure b. Fa:irly certain d. Uncertain 20. Try to tell the follmling things about th9 o bject: How high above the earth \Jas it? How far '\-Ills it from you? ( feet or How fas t uas it coing? _.:: = ... to-s rr ,, I.. tli:les-pe'r hour. C irele .Q!J!! of the follouing to indicate hc\J certain you are of y our anS\IBr to the above quentions: (a"":) Certain 'o: Fairly cort nin e. I!ot very sure d. Just a guc~a 21. Uo\oJ did the object dioappoar from vieu? '? (Circle One): n. Suddenly b. Gradually d. Don't rer.:ertb9r 22. In the folloYing skatch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place ~n "A" on the curved line to show how high the object ,.,a s above the horizon t-~hen you first saw it. Place a "B" to shou where it t-~as "'hon "'he n you l ast salol it. H'lri Z'>n y,..ur ey o 2.3. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object \oJa3 \Jhen you first s