PROJECT 10073 Rf.f ... 'ORO C:ARO "'o-. lo at ron"' f.ul F' ro!Job!, A,,,.l,,.noi c;ol f'~ustl.l., Astml'(lrtticot GRIE, ~loi....-AR'" 0' ~CIITtNG ' ' I I. COM,.ENTS ~11 i ant wh1 \e light acccnpllohocl orrat.io aaneuYere. Pilot. unable t,o inter- cept or cont.aot II'O'nld radar. IIEA1>1TJ.\r:r~:as llSTH TAC'riCAL n.ECO!~l~.\IS'J,\!'Cl:; G!lOUP Shaw Air Force P.ase South Carolina stBJltl:Ta Report. ot Sishtin!; or Unconv<lntional .~\ircrai't Conm3.nding General Air l~&teriel Co1~nand ATTHt J.:crs Wri~ht-Patterson Air Force Dnso De.lton, Ohio /( lif..ji .3 October 19 52 1. In accordance '1ith A'!:" Ltr. :\FOic-cc-1, dntod r S::ntcnber 1950, the tollowln~ rc')()rt or Sl !:!tint~ or tJnconvcnt.. Ollfl-1 ~ircraft is au'.,-nittcd: a. Descri,ttont A bril.J ir.nt H:r\.tu li. ~tt thrut:~ tir 1~0 ~:J in- tense as the st:J.rs, or sh'\rp eontr.:.st, bril ll::mco not rlim:i ni3hln~ toward with no halo or radat.ion; ci~cul.ar :.r. shape, D..'1cl cor:.>rtrat.i vo sizo ap!)ro:drnately one (1) inch ~.n d:trunttt~Jr. l'o discernible aero1~n.:mlc features, trail or exhaust, ;1ropuls::.on s;1sto~ or sound. Sp~cd unclctcr- m1.ne:l, but. consi1ct~blt gruater than s:t :tin ~ a ircraft. O':>.)'Jct eY.:1il>itcd following maneuvers: Horizontal fli~1t, vertical fli :ht, st.tlJ fli~ht, gentle turns, abru~t turn an:l dive. Q\. 1tln3 ni.rcraft ]oot cor:t.:1.ct \'li.th objcot in rn.aneuver. .n:~ to avoid another o.ircrart. b. Object was Si'!hte:J at 1~57 nour3 E-astern St~ndard tit1e 1 Oet.ober 1952 ard r'i:7tair~ei in visu;~.l contr.ct unt 'l a ."1'\'>rl ~:.t.Lel:r 1920 hours, Ec;T. ,ject \;as ob3Jrved fro.: one ~ aircraft trn,~lin at 2'70 1~:1 indicated at 22 000 feet ltSL durin-~ f~.rst )art of COtt :\ct, and at ti:11o of diMo~loaranr:'l sl1htin~ airr:ra!t \'tas in!i.catin; :l?O ::rH at d. IDeation of s :tr;':t.lr .. -; ni.rcra.Ctt 34 00 heading ot 06rP at ti:'7ls or s i. ';hti l an,l re~v:line1 on a '>ovo ~.e;dir ,.; for alprox.trlately 10 rd.nutcs. Oujcct a~,otired to left. of aircraft s no::;e at an unl~00\'111 distance, !)aS:l~\.1 in front of aircr..1rt I~ nosu at 2 ol clock !')Osttion CO.'\a to ll!at a~n~1.rej t.o b'l a c or: >l tJt,e sto~, l'3.3U' rt fli!,;:lt in oo'1o~ita dirJct.ion pas~i.n~ in front of a1.rcrart, co . ~n ~ to a sto:) at 10 otcloc!< to the si.eht.;.n~ alrcraf.t. O'.lject r::!.~;:Li.n3d sl:l :ht.ly belo~t alt t tuU.e or si:::rt h1; nj l"crart riuri r1~ onti:e ccntact . PIJC/I 360 SU'\J3:CT& rte{')ort of Si3ht.in;~ or Unconventional Ai.rcra!t. e. Thera wera no kno\m ld.ttJossos or other obsorvcrs. Object. ai~hted. by, 1st. a. Tho!.1aS J. Piontek, Raterl pj lot of four (4) ya~r:J experie:-108 \orlth S.~"')rOXiran.tel:V llcA1 fJyin~ hours, :ts a vetera~ of C0;11hat operations in the Korean ~Jar, i~ at ~:>resent asni~od t~c ad .. lit.iona t duty or At sietant Squlldron Intelli'lonce Off'i.r.er, 155th Taclii.ce.l Reconn:~.i~i:J~ncct Squadron, is considered to b3 a h~-~hly qualif'i od r e comta; s~ance n1.lot. and a sober and reliable of'f'ieor. t. Wc3.ther durir.~ ~ler:loc! ,.,:::.,n cle:}r \otlth a full Ji~oon. Svquence attached as Inel ;?1). & No physical evlc!ence of objP-ct. ts av2l.~l:l.hle h. Pil~.,t at.tarnpte1 to int.crco~t ob.1e<:t aft<.;r secor.d JU9~ in front or si.~t.in~ aircraft., by cutt.in;; :lr\ trent or r,n.t..!1 of oh~jr:ct and increalllin~ powor to 100-:; but was uruble to clo~e on o':lject.. J>ilot. alzo attc-:,?teu to alert ~row1c! ral!ar W'lit~ for eloctrotr\.c o'.-,~ervut~ on of o~jact but ;1as un:Jucceg~.rul.. Telet~o Sequence Uinth \ir Force .\'M't~t DO! R. J... K!r ro.Jjw"'H C~ntain, U \F 1 WI.ATHE.R DE.lACHtH .. NT SHA~ AIR F~ac~ cASL, s CARj NA lXlRACT OF WBAN F~RMS lOA Ai,L lJB, 1 UCTvEER 1Y52 (CLLAR,VISIUlLilY 8 StATUTl tilLiS~ L~CAL vBSE.RVAll l E. 1 CI.RT I FY Til AT THt. AE,. Vl:: lX tRACT 1 S A t RUl::. ANL l:.XA CT C., ~y lh~lJ THE tXrLANATlvN IN PARE.I~THlSlS IS THE. C.;RR&..Ct ll\TE.Rr:U .. TATlvt\ JAY t\. CArti.Y 151 LT l,;SAF FCRE.CASTi.it ATIC Test Form 4 (1~ Au2 52) PttOJr~C'!' l!m}. I ~'!O~ I Gt-;Nt:tt\ L II. ASTRONOUICAL DATA t:f..~lght L~ Sumi:to r . Sun:Htt. AIRClUF't DA'fA lt. IAJJMI oL . Y. IYWJA!Iml D Inautt1c1eot to fNalua\e CJ Wu Aati"'noP!lcal D Paobabl7 ~ . nold.cal 0 Poaalbl7 A~ ...... \V&l.cal tJ Otherr I a S I I t:J Iuuttloler&t Da\& ror !valuation PROJECT 1007) YwEATH:f\_ \TA SH( ALTl'l'UD& VELOCITY DIRECTION . ALTI1'UD6 V~CITY DI~'l'IOH (It at what alt1tude1 ) 8. VISIBILITY WAS tenths ea.t ----teet. tenths at teet. tentba at teet. h.-....;;m;; tentha at _ teet. Ct.c.t( tJ ,, ATIC Toot. io'ora 3"33\ll Aug52)