A'lLAZ!TIC OCF.; Coast Ciuar.i : Lwr.Li ~o:~s c.::Jyiah di~c .1ppa:-,Jd 5Ct:J. Ob.~o:~ c iJ .. :lt.Otl t '> Lt 5-oOO' r.,jVJ.:"G\1 OetWBo!!i'\ t.h.,n st.art,ed Q',ov! r. ; a p pr lC t')O.J i ir.c ... j.~ointt ap.~ecl to ltt;ht. f"l:~C:'l.j:O l, COMMANDANT COAST GUARD IIDMUASUi"8 WAMMtfiMiOJJa D.O. 23 Decellbe 951 Ten Chief, Atr "-")m1cal Iatelliplloe Ceater Wr -Patteracna Air-rorce , Ohio SubJ: Fl7~ -.ucer, poaaible ot OM iAatnc:e A cqpy ot aubJect report ia tcrvarde4 7our information. l.f. De!QR ~ By d.irer.t iOD SubJ: P'lyiJII ucr Dtatrtct (o) 1. ODe a:lpt receatl7, vblle on Oceaza Stat101l tmct.B, :ne!Jilers ot thia abip obaer.,e4 aa apperit 10D ill 'the sky vhich b~e resemblance ~o v~t haTe b'!en reported iD t!w preaa aDd elaevbere tt.a "tlying S'iucera". Since it vaa poasible oa this occaa1oa to identity the ~auae ot this phenoaaDOn, it is coneidere~ that a report ot the incld t may b~ or some ~er-.st. 2. .\ t the t U., tbere waa a broaa cloud 1 !.yer at &bou~ 5, 000 teet, vtth no 11004. Suddnly, there nared iA tba slq, at about t!le leYel of the clou4a a lt , g'7iab diac. It looked to 1;)e a!lat.lt 5-6oo teet- in-diUilter --" t.) h~er !ii a poaition about two ailea rroa tbe ehip. The C~la8 otrtaer, vbo to be on tba briclp at tbe tt.., bad preY10U17 reprded report1 ot tlyiDs saucer vtth akepticiaa, but vu tbea tba tht wu 'Meecl aa object at ao aart ror vhlch wu DO at_. 1aa. Arter bOYftiq tor a vb1le, tbe object atvte4 1110"1111 tbe eky, atow~ a\ tlrat, M then rap1cll7, a ea\1 3. An4 , at.,.t bJ' , the canee ot tbe an-a-it iaa bee-1 1-eat tbroup a break 1a tbe clou4a. At aa. there or tour t teet uo tile l.a1tlr aa alrcratt 1A trualt vu .... to be o~ratS.C a '!'be I batt ot tile be ooalcl be obMz te4 .-re it eatel'el. tbe a1CN4a tr. abo, but, trc:a belOif tllere ,.. DO .. Yllatenr of aouzooe or 1 !'be .root ot tbe liMa, u Y1ew4 trca "-U tM clowta, \ preMatel oal.7 a MI717 , onl 1A abaJie, 1q to haw 4 ~ ail'cratt DOt beea OCC wou14 ea ill tal~ u aa ot a fi71ac All wtt :ere of tta autbeat1o1ty. '!'he toa Mt toz tJa aome baa DOt 'beea IHJl ill MJ 0Jt tM ll~ -art1Clel that haft 418 cuaee4 tbia aubJeet, but it appeara to 'be a loc1cal loa tor ~ cuea that an otberwue t~. rJ':! !'~:-J~rded to -clle Air :'orce group curre:stl.:; i..'lT~s"t l6St :.~ =~?Orts crt f2..y .:.=g .s'l.ucers tor s~tch intarest or o.ralue t!l~t it 03J .!O!l!.&!.:J.