PROJF.Cl' 10073 R ECOHO CAf.lO 11 l .nC4 fiON ' l~ATfTeMf C~t)Uf' :C. liUi4GtU , liORrH KOiL~ I :1 fYrF ')t: C!.\~i~VATION ' w.,. t)oll )Oft p roblbl' s .. tlrur i '~S\1 bl V ,\~llotlrt Pu~ f A.r~rof AF Pilot; am radar obscrvor Source flyi~ at, approx tooo at speod 16o J.:nuts ando : lett t.urn. n&rine turn t,he RO viaually obsorvod a reddish-orange ball ot; light. Pilot. spoflded up tor intorcapt.. . Light apPf)arocl ~ doacend, fade awll7 to t.ho ll : at. apeecl t.wico fast. a a a/o. Radar return ; waa neca t.i Ye. : Aft.: FOMM J."t \lilt'\' HI.,. ... Sl) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Sl.~!'lt.in~ ot Unidantiti'!d .Aerial Object. OilfLutiu.IIOtff-------~-Diii'Wilt~tRMATIOit-- - r\4Ll:ai .~- ChHtrver were ~'lng os~ort C.'1', at. a .. pro>d.:.aat.!tl,y ~Jit;ht tl ous~"ll f~ ')C0) rt . ., :-.~. :1 or e~rl o.r ona hundred ot;~t.y (ltO) knots nnd o'l 3 1 P.A. to :1:,pro~taly t\fo hundred t"irty (J.JO) ~e;ree'l. .:1i19 in t :l) t.'...rn t :,e .. 0 ;;!;._;:!ted a reddish or~mze ball ~L' ligt'lt. Rt !1!Jr~xi~1.tol:l !'our (l.} ) !loc l: p~liti.):t at UT'..: c:oor:!l.n:lte:j :vs!.OO .:md at an ~lt. U.n.;, or :-;e:"n t!'loH.3Q.'1 ~ f'i v~'\ ~ nnc!~t:~ (75~K>) f(~t. He lrl!;:\edin.t.cl:t not.l1"led tho pllot -.; o 1l.~:> sl.~tc-t th.!! o~JP~t, :\1.. .:\!-'flr";d.nvtt',ely the tivc ( 5 ) o'"lock position. It :-\!\ ci.;ht (S) inehss in dJ .. :net(lr. Th filot. t~tf!n r:'li!C! ~ risht t 1rn t ; i:lt:tl"ce.:.>t t''!i~ l!;ht.. Ths aircraft -o.-1 was incl'( !td t o 3:,prod r 1t~l:t t .. u :w:--,roc! t-..-::n~y {22J) ar.d th.! f:O nttcr rt~1 to pic~ up thu obj<~t:t " rt t't ~ r 1chr ;.ct ith 1~3,~ ltiV'! 1~ 'll4lti:s. l'here a:~ nc e.dnust. tr,\U or ae:tn!l o ~ nro- tl .>lon vi ::i ~: 1l c . 'rh~ c ,i( ob;:;c:-VC)d no nerodyn3.mi<. reaturos. ',.'r.~z then dcc1~e1 it.r.mst h-'lv c ber.. !ro.1 t~; ~'round .:10 th;y tHrncd b :.c'{ OB t.hAir oriQin:~l headln3. ,.s th11y turn3d tiv~ o~ject ~;.1-.:v:"'ln sig~1ted c.:;;.~rox- ir.~; t~ly eight. ( S) to t'!n (10) rJUI')s a'.;a.y ~JlC trw4!lln,: lt . ore~ tt"'::::-o c ':.sly t \IQ (~!J tl!Des thl\t or their aircr ... 1ft.. They ~;"~ChPd '!.t r"i:;.').!)~!' -. 'Lh. light. burned tor appro;d m.'tely five (!I) oinutos .. ,.F''>~:trln:: to c..?:J":t:n 1 r. 1 f-:~3 :t'iV t o th'! !~o:rt.h. ;~ll observo.t.ion3 were v~eual. The ,., .. tt!i~r at t!1 ... til;:' of t~1:; oh<J~rvationa was C.\VU, vi.sibillty ~t~ {~oorl t o c c!'._ io:1 .. Jly ;co.). :ila~ llt~l~Pd that . th-7 hld sif'.htei' tl.~re3 in t ,is '\ra~t on pr.!vicuJ ~i~Jio.,~, 'c~1~-. t~'~t t-~oy hold s1~ht~d non~ on t'lts !)..~.rticul:1.r n5.e,ion. HowAter ;:rcnnr! li;t:t~ .-:~re v~>~llrveod en ti.-J '!llasion l of"or.' itn'l aftrr St.~"tti.,~ the-ot'l,1~'=t) l)Jt thn cr~\" st"t?.J t~At. the t;tou:lr! 11 ~ht, dili not r,.,se:nbl! th~ uniJentified oh,,'lCt. Ht th8 ti or this o\s~r'Mtion '~dol" Cur l-t; '] n .yn ~i .. (6) co n~t r.d3~ion!l :ln t.hi<.J thP.ster. H9 was 1. tlr.htor pilo~. in . i II \' \t~'1 !jt.:t..'? (f, Q) crr:.h~t.. r~i:;~lous. C;;J Youn g hn-t CO-:t!')l~ted t~.ent_y-o!'le (2.1) c~:t:>at. nrL~lc:1: tn thLJ t~et:n .. 2. ~:lterce!l~ or J. - a, evel"l.ay C04n. :an 'i in~ CO, 6004tb AISS, CJ ) ATI, 6004tb AISS CJ 4 AT.LO, FW, cy 5 File cy 6 w .. S eCURITY Itno'OR!IA1'IOJ IF FORM 112-PAIT II APPROVED I JUNI tta AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1. ~atlatea of 1 dla,ance and alti~e are v~ a1nce DO detlnlt ref pointe w.re &Ya11Able. Slnoe th~ obJect oame froa behind, and ap,aren'11 d\4 en4 up a' =-dle,Mca to t.he North, it. vaa evidently t10rlng at a apee4 ln exo of th 'f-71. 2. A convent.io~al Jet tall glow could ba visible p~es1ng undsr thl obse"erl aa the J?7 vas in t~e port turn, P.n4 a1noa the a1 ti tude ll!!l not 4et~r.Mined the unldentlfl~ oonld have be8n outalde th r34Ar cono ~nrlr3 th at in,rceptlon. IIOll: THIS ~UMN T COHT AINS l:tFOftMATIO:'f An ECTING THr: N.\TII)~.~L I'Effft::i OF T~; t1NITfl ST ArS Y, IT! II~ Ti-'C Mf A 'I :,c; () r H'" ~t-1:. , \';f .~o._;. '. ~ ; - 31 A~D~. A~A'.ItNOfO. ITS Tt{AN5NISSIO:t Ott TilE fCE\CLATI:>,. OF lfS CO"Ui.ltf~ lrl AtW' MAl'dttR lO Mt IJ~ .. \IJlH:;~I ::o i , r.-;,-, i; rJ Oh' B, fi( !.!Y I ,:, IT NAY ,_Of tl!: f!EPAODUCfD IN WltOt.lOR IN P M\T, DY Ontl:R l i.AN UtUTtO !.lAl&:!: Alrc t OI:t.i:: AC.i:NCt:.:;,t;'~IJl l f fi:f'J,.:,.I::.c.f U.~ Cl.~ .. r lt. f IHlfllll~EtKt. U~. AF FURM 112-PART II AC?ROV0 I JU~E I'MI ' AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Det 11, 6004tJa AISS Fl.Jina eecort CAP at about 8000 teet we turned port to beading 240 and a lar1 o~anse bJll ot liaht Prroxld8tal; Gleht inches !n diameter appeered on our at.tirbo!:trd qtJart.ttr at HPJ roxim.:Jt~tlJ 4 o' clock and appeared to be gettiDg lsrg~ and COtaiDg at WI 80 1 t\D"n'!d hurd st~rbonrd am speeded up tor an intercept. At t~.1a t1ae our ape~ w&a apfroxinaateq 220 knots. At th1a time the ligbt Afpear~ verJ near at approximetel7 2 to ) thouaand teet and ne;,rl.J level .. apeedecl up tor it. It a~esrod to descnd aDd draw 8WIJ rap1d1J to a dia~nCe of 8 tew mil~a at 8 speed t~ice aa fast 88 ours. 'lhe RO call~ Jllo Jo:J a few t.1mea aDd attor approximat.elJ two minutes aa we were beiDg dr.1WD a~t:.J from our eaeort. CAP <..~roa we broke 1t oft. The light mcst bave burned a totul of ~ m1nut~ &f~earing to daaeend ~nd fade way to the north. This object did not roseMble an1 type or flora or which am tam111ar with. A TRUI COPI& ln. E. Carr t/W. E. CARR Uaj or, usr.:c i'RNEST U. rAA~C:JmKII MaJor, tJSAP Aaat Chief, Collection D1-wJa1on i"fCt:,~u"' AF FG~ai" ui-PART 11 Af'I'AOWD 1 JUNI tMt AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REP.ORT J)et /11, 6004th AISS STAitaft (f CIO La D. XOUNG U;?MCR On 12 October approxlmetel)f 210a hours wft h!ld "oet: on hoAdi ni.'. of ap- proximately 0)0 at EOOO teet ot a apoed of tq.'l ro.A! !ll.J tol,v 160 kr.o1.s . unt off Hungham over the water wero rcak1ng 2:i ~ort turn to ~"1-J.:'OX 1 trutoly 230 tll:l':! ng turn I noticed a reddish orange b~ll or l'~bt Ab~ut 6 i di~llletrJr throu3b ploxiglaaa as J.f a pl:.na were tl1ing w \ ne on u~ ln the t11rn. It i""nt. ,;:.;y too bright for 1dng lights but ) ook'td olo~e to \ S CO d 1~-~ from b'3h ir.d u t about 5 o'clock 8eeaingl7 sa~ altitudt. No be or flvnh 11k~ ~ gr0ur~ light.. Notitied pUot. We ir.nned1ntol.v rr.:~de :.. t\:rn b:-:tek ont~ cc11T:Jo on about 0)0. I switcbed to interept and wtt chc.1 tbtt li.;ht. Aftttr ~ap F~ox1matel.y 3 to 5 minctea I was \mubla to pl~li l .rtb! ng up ftl ov"l of b~lo11 on m;J gear on e!tb~ 5 mila 01" 10 mila rar,(e. As ';'fe ~h!l'lOO I diJ not ~-.,e 1 t or. oou~:ae. Finally decided it e:ust ba f'ro"' &rc. 1nd J.UJJ v.u turn Ad b .. ck to 2)0. As we did I o~;ain observoc Jt urxi it .1as far 'J'::!3:J say 8 to 10 r.dlAn or more and auob smalle11 any 1/"J size or 1938 an~ .vna ('Jr.:l"er. lts s now ~as approximatelJ twice &8 tuat ~A ~ur~. It 1c~kod as if cl~s3 t o ground approxlmatelJ 1500 teat yet bill '.ird sh.,ro 1 ht~ ,re 'J-10 miles &?J;!~ or ":~oro. It just appe:tred like a rttd bttll float~ ng up thu1 .-. by 1 ts~lf at f:ir:d., but . it tra9~led from close behind to rar "'AY at H lXOC '.J' 't.a in QXC~-t3S 0~ ;?O kllots. Tbe color apper.1red reddish o c..nb'~ at ~r:Jt to nlui:Jb r ed nt l...tt~t . It might bav" been a roekst only Jt '.70\ld h~:" to h 1vo be~r, fjred froiTi obove us or over water but t.here Nas no ~1~ h of f] Ar.l3 11k J rr~n n roc~ <)t. I had obaerved lookot't lights flashed in thrJ 'JJ:'i xitr.at~ &r'l!l li~fo:.."e fro.-n groooo and afterw~rc:ls in area \':hare the 1 1;r' t :ra3 ] a::;t bs orvcd. They ,;tJr(11 lower and a white or Jellow,sh liert.. A TROE COPiz mNESt II. YG~il Major, USAF !sst Cbtet, CollectioD Division D/I i 'EAF s/ L. D. Young t/ L. D. tOtr:G ~r. tOHM n2--PART II AtR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT H/JN6NAM ARA -NORTJI I<OJ~'EA .., :: e l. iJI:'lT J'JRST 51CNTCD .:f JAI.~N