PROJfC.'l' 10013 RECORO CARD ll. CONCLUSION$ ' I 4 JORJC, PENNSILVNA i g t{ -=z====~ === D Alr-VtNol CJ Air-lrderc-. Ro.ur In W11s Uolloof' Probabl 1 tlollr>on PoueDit Boiii)Qn Wo Au~roh Pro~11bly ~itctuft Poutbly Alrcr"ft We~w AttOt1C'trni '<.;J Prob~bJy A~ht.JttOtwlcal Possibly AsttVno,..teal J 1= In tuHic""'' Oo~to for Evoluotto n 7. LEh~TM 0,. Ol~f.~V .TION 10. l\HIEf Sl;lo(-J -.R\" .,, SIGHTING Objoct. roacmbling planet .Jup1 tor h~nded ; in oaaterl7 direction,. then made a turn to tbol south. ObJect 1n aiabt tor 12 eo altitude : approx ~lo~ . , . l 11. C.OI.WCNT~ else with 7ou at the time 7ou saw the obJect? 29.1 D JGU aanere4 DB, 414 tber IH the obJect too'l (Ciz-ole Oal) a Ill an4 a44res Please aM here ~ turt.ber oCD~Denta which JW. belien are important. 11441 abeeta of the lame eise paper 1t neolll7 First of all, clarificr1.tion ot question 14.8 : The three terms used do not pin point th~ sort of ectionnoted in thn flight of the object reported but they did give mo puuse to occasion r~..rt ~er explanation. Actually th~ object seerned to unctulc.te slowly ,;hile in flight, cJ. side to side penrtulwn movement but on Cl short c:.rc tlll tbc while muintcining level flight. ' Question 19-j : Th~ object looked ubout 6 inche s in di~meter to ~e lit the dist&nce I WDS fro1n it. It could h<.ve been ver largeflying vert high or it could have been the size of ~-Fiper 6u flyine l.1.t a thousand teet or less. Question 20.1 If it VH-45 very large it could huve been flyin at sever~.l thousund feet say five or six thou::; and. Question 20.2 This would be difficult to t.scerta.in, it \'/O.S overher : &nd depend&ng upon the aforementioned cond1t1ons(ul Question 20.3 It it wee the size or a Piper Cub it was flying &. t &.~r:ro:~imately 90 to 100 miles per hour, provided thut it WnS tlying above u thousund feet. If it were the size of tl Constellation then it had to flying high t..nd c::t r. high speed to renain in r.1y visi6n for the time involved. Question 20.4 Since all or the u.bove is conditicnal I can only adc: tho~ I bm cSrtcin of having seen the object flying Wlder th~ o. ove conditions. In gener~l, the object rer;ained rouncl overheud (-!ncl tJS it pc-.ssed fro~. my view. It did not aprevr to have a gaseous hltlo about it, nor did it have -. tail, or l1ght-bet.m fror.1 it. There Wt'lre no other lirhts about it either (rc~d t...nd green or other runuing lights) It was just n round, yellow orh.ng~ orb in flight. I had nott::d thht no sound wus cr. u.rent ( in qv.~stion 16.1). This despite the ft.ct thht it w:.:s in u. city r~sidt.ntial ~rea. However trt.ffic w~s non ej\istc:nt ~t the tirn~, ,.nd e=.truneous so\.nds \':ere ef!U:tlly absent. J.n hirpJ r.nc sef.'ll rm~1~r sin ilF.1 circunst t.nces would huve been se'3n ;.Nn hu<.r d . To clarify the r.:.ppurent c iscr,tpc..ncy in occupa.tims (1. e. nv;orking ~t 1111 drawing board I in questim 6.1, E<nrl Production U~n;:gcr of u R' dio atation in question 28) ' I :.rr. :lnd huve been ;. frPe lclncc urtist, and pninterz for ttore: thi:.n 15 ye~lrs, e:nd still r-tm de~ply invo~ ved in both listed occup::.tioos. I hn, served 4-s c..n t.rtist in 11iJ 1 tc-~ry s ervice in tile ReproJuct1on Dap.rt!!ltmt or the 1~r:norec1 Fore~ School, Fort Kno;~, tcentucky \'11th r.n ;.~QZ 29~-R. Af FOIM le2-PAIT I APPICOVID I IM CIDUIITIIY IIIPCMIT 10. (f:A VJr 11ANIC) AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT IVALUATIOR (Z9S~nr, 7644:1), reported ob3ervin~ a.n. unidllntificd fl nz ob- ject e.t appro:::lma t;ely 172 on 13 Co tob~r. J:r. \l'a:S in the oi ty n~a.r his hor:te ..,.rhon hu &:\~: tho obj~ct. Upu:1 r;lanelne 1n the sky, h'l ol:s:>rvod a :in~.;lo bright "yellow-oran~e" lit"~t almost dir.::ctl.1 ov-;:rh'3ad. Thi:1 light Tli)Ved rapidly in an Cl\Storly direction. It w~s firat h eadad to- W<\rd t !,o Southeast, but clurinb the obsaz-vs.tiCln it "cu:v"~' aroum!" to haad in a north -~torn dlroe1tion. Tho lit;ht \',us ci;ill visiblo when it dt!;arp~arcd behind tha top or nes.rby troe!l. Th~ ohsa.rvc.- tion lat:ted a.ppro7.1ma.tely 15 soc' nd3. The ob:s~n~er s ~at~d th,_t he h cs.rtl no sound tro:n. tho objdot, and tb:1t thore -.:ttra no dictra.cti~ nol!io!i n ac.r hin. at th~ tir.l&. 1-:0 trail or eY.haust i;an not-3d !he object tolla,fed a lovel tlight pe..th. but. app..,arod to un- dulat~ or waver tron aida to side. It ".7D.S v1~1blo a.s it trew~l lo<! fro,"\ a point aln-.ost directly ovcrht'ad to appl'O}-itra to 1.y 45 above the hor1 zon. Aoeording to th3 ob:Jo .. v\1r': account thia lisht he.<l a ~et1n1 te edce and a small but diBoorniblo dit':.~ter. It .. ~, d to be at loa3t as bright as the pl1mat Jupitor. llr. J'Cftinto.ined thHt no runn~nc lic;hts or other a.~!di tiona.l f vs.- tures were visible. Kt 1111 J the tho obj1ct waa deti:rl. tel:r ~ot a meteor. :1ea:ther at th~ ti.:.tS 11 olear wi.J.;h 15 milu a vialblli't'J ~r. 1 f' H:tdio Sto.tion . ."STIA, York. Pa. Uis es~lrr.a te o1' the lo}1f;th or oba<U"V:l.ti 0 .1 i:: th01~fo~e rJr o' .. ~ 'bly e.ocurate &."ld his do:Jcription cug sosted to thl:; Ol'i'lc 3 t ha.t ~-l l::1.d ahovo-~Verage po rB Of observatlone This Ot1'1oo oan otter :10 detinit($ er.planntion of s~. el enta or tho de3crlption. hov~ver. do su~ost bility ot an aircrart th'l t i :;1~tint;. tho noGsi- -w~ oy to AT IC, Ar:'B, One ini'o cy to A7IC, '~/l" tor ror\'ltu<.ling 111 THIS ooc:vDIT CICtiTAifI~I-TIOI THI NATIOML DtiiMI 0P TH UNITiD STATES WITHIN THl MEANING OFTH ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S C.- liS~ 01 THI MVIUTJON M m OONTENTS lit ANY MMNiR TO AN UNAUTHORIZ0 rRSON IS PHOHIIIIW BY LAW. 01 1M HAlT. IY OTHE THAN UNITED STATII AlA fORCI AGENCIES, IXCU'r 8Y PERM15160H Of TH DIRECTOR OF AF FORM 112 PAIT I AI P"OVID I JU ..... United St~toa MIA MRWIIID Oil Mlddl!3town liAr& or iiiOitf (BA Ylf BLANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DAft Olelij6iii'A"Tii 15 0ctA~Mr lllrltftiD ay <Oil . ADPDCfl cltsciii-Lillfr;Gidit. ,.ahu ,,,., * e~:;.iidilfj o~j~ot. Upon r.l-llt1in..,; in t.t .. , z!:.r, het oDJ.~( 1 a. :;l ;lo hrlt;it~; t o hs::lo.d in a no~thlast.~rn dlr:J~l;ion. ~1!1 li}1t ,~ <~ ut.ill -vl:dblo t ~usajpctu~<l b )hln.J t::1e top o ~ :r:e :"t.r:): tr~o~. 'l:n o'J l1~rvtt- . t .lon laat~t! rt'P~odrnat'3ty l!J :ttn\ln{!:; ~:\! obs'Jt~qr at:.tta.l th4t 1..~ h c!lrd nn so-..tr.d !'ro~ ";:~ oll:~"~t, n.n d thnt tho:-o w.:,ro .to dl:;tr~oti~ l1o1 r.:Hl !l';:::t.r !:i-::1 nt ' ;;_J t!.o..a. trail or exr~;,u t --.--::l nQ tod T;w object tolloo.t3d a lovol flir;!1t pe.t~. Lut r.:::~arld ~J ~:: ... duls~a or A\-~r trc:.l nl b to si . I-t. .t.:\tl 7i:~iblu f:l' il; t.:-:1: , 1- l,Jd fro~a a P'JiJ\t al'WilJt dlr'l:;tly over~,~'\d to a~ pro :1: at t lJ 45u a1JO\'e i;l-..3 hori z;.Jn. Ac\:ot'dbt~ tol tho o' 33l"T~r' a socotmt "'.;hi3 li:;h{. hf.l.d a c!:ti"inite ed:;" .u.:li t\ n'!" .. '\11 hu~ c.li~:or~ble di,l:'le-t.,r. It reported to b e at lo~a~ 'l:l hric,h't: ,jS t...,~ pl1.::et. Jupi .t;ar. !.1r. rlaintsia$d t.~t no rua"li~ li~hta or Oti\Sl' a.ldi ~i\l:l&l tures uere vi:Jibl~. l-!J r;ai <.\ '; ~J tbl obJ~c~ :-ao thfi1i t.ol:r 10 '; a ~a. :!is cstl!la+.~ ot thQ lo th or obs::Jrv ltio"l i:; ~' r~for, prl')-~hly Accurate end his f!a.;o1iptioll :111,~ ~J~ttJ t o thl:; 0.: f'i~.) t.'-.a.t ! .J h 11l '-\ .OV.,&Tel'(l39 po-nrl or O~liorvativn Thla Ol'!~ta 011!1 otter r1o do:initl emln.nntio:t ~r th~ Sa;o.e olon:ents or tlu <!o)S'=riptlo:l, h~o;evor. ~0 :m;:~c!i~ t ho billt;:r or an airora.rt. inL'o o;; to .AL':LC, l/P for !'tlr.:a.~d it'.._; 111., THIS COMTAI.IItFOIUIATIOII Alf&!IINfl THI NATIONAL DUINK 01 THI UNIT0 STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESft!O!ItAGE ACT, ~ U $ C - II AND q AIIUOID. ITS TllU.IIttiiOII Oil ntl RIVIUrtOII 01 In CONTtNn IN ANY MMHlR TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON l:i PRO'il81 rEO DV UW. IT MAY NOT IE Ill tJTJI" I 01 Ill Pl:t.!ar, rt OTMU THAN UNITED STATO AIR 'ORe EXCU'f' BY PR"41!i<;ION Of THE DIRECTOJt OF XDLS A!fJ23 ~p JEPHQ JED~JP JEDEN 333 DE JEDLS 44A / Ft: CO FLT OPS OL~S TED AFB l'iiDDLETO':Hl PE:IN TO JEPH'l/DIROFINTEL HQ USAF tI!\SHDC JZD~:P/ A IRTECHINTELCEN \'ffi IGHI:.PA t.TI:~Q~.L..AI.ii~O.H.tO JED~JP/CG AIjC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO .....,.....- n .Y09RPT ATTN ATlAA-2. t1BEBF-1~-2 RE AFL 20;)5 ON 14 OCT AT C:225Z ST YORK PA SIGHTED AN OBJECT !lESEMDLINC THE PLAUET JUPITER tilTH A YELLO!.J GLO~ HE STATED TH.\T IT tJAS DEFINITELY NOT A ~IETEOR OR SHOOTit.; STAR. UO SOU~'D. ODJECT HE.'\DING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION THEtJ t~ADE A TUIHl TO THE SOUTH. IT ~!~.S IN SIGHT FOR ABOUT 12 SEC. APR OX ALTITUDE 5iJO~ TO 1 ~;.m~ FEET. APROX LOCATION 4!!1-C9N 76-l&SH. UEATHER AT TI~l! OF SIGHTit;G \~AS CLEAR A~ID 15 lli LES VIS IB I LI TY. 1~/~345Z OCT JEDLS at.w~. UII.JfU,.lf .. WY.cr(") Beport\q ot on Un...,_t.loael l~lreraf't Glouot aad llroY~, Masa., at. 2000 to 2100 hoar, 14 Oot.oMit 1952 ~ITlvr! L'f.t:#,JJG 1Q D1reoto. of Speolal. lAY~ \naah1ftltea 25, D. c On 14 octobr 1952 'to\ Sup;ft ~ina, .La G. Hanaoo. Fiol.d, Bedford, 1!-'lu., rel~ a repon troa the lbtoa Coan Ouar4 stat.loa, that. th ure Boat. Statloaa, Rookpan :.taaa. at. ap~\17 20l.J hoan, 14 October 1952, reported a a~ht.~J of oaa (l) WlidenWied airborne obJect. nnd t.ba~ llitlda aa hoar ll.Mr reporb liVe reoetwed b.1 the Coaat Cuard Coa Guud Sta\loa 1a Olowau\er and l'rori.ftoetown, !l"taa., tro. the Coaet. Ouucl C\l\\ .. tanktoa," troll a tiehiq boa\ ott Gloucester, and a raoh\ oft Uaatuokn. tive (5) CoQ\ Caud-a ttho wltnecl a riJPOIIttld w Ho actint, or contitiala 1. At. 2130 honn,l4 Ootoblr 1952, Captala Jala.T .C. !~.i'CA!.F Air Tea Sl&ppoft .. 1q, l'epwted thu the Con\ Caard St.atlGft 1A Boftoa, ~.ea ... , had repolt.a ot i&btJ.ns ot aSrllome o'bj..U tn. the c.-CllaaM U.fe Boa\ St.IIU.M a\ MAN., and Plaov!a--., *J hM tbe Coan Cuard Cutter "tanktoft wb1ala ea JIOat.e Pozatlancl, W3al fz-M a \ ott , *J aa4 troa a pr1Y&t.e J:~cht ott :t:lnt.uo~ leland, MaN. A to lUTCAll', the tiJtat. report wa" reeeLYed :\t :2013 boura, 14 1952, cad th additional ae roceiYGd b7 t.h Coan Oaard wit.Ma the boar. en 15 uotober 1?.52, ~r. R. o. ~\ :r~ n, C0c1at. CI\:IN Int.all!.gn ;Jivia1Dn, u. s. el)etl\ Cu:ard !, ~t.lon, r~.n.on, t ~UIIIe' ,. ,s inte"iPed b7 ~paolal ,\gent. JULlU.:j a. ;'..~.rl::r. .. ond .~:Jent.l.i:1 .. 4 t.~,., a. Clouceat.er l.ite lSoilt. $tatJ.un, i~4 ~f\. t'~;~"~ , .. ' :..- b. Stpait.out.b Ui" Bo.iat. .A,,u.j.un, l'uc~rt .J.!i.in_.tn c. nuce j:olnt. Cat. G'l&N ~t.~t.ion ~ . ./.~).ii~ ctat.ud th:.t. no rtlCurd ~:sa sole ot the ra,art. troJIIl the !"l:ihinJ orat\ ott C , '\nd t.b,.~ the y~cht. oi:l ~:an~no~et. :talun\l ,,r.a &Jard ~t..or ~a~ Hegi.llt.r1 lia't.a one e..-a:rt r.:!.::t:td the .:.lHtJ-lo .) . :Jhl37 ,'' much ls i"urthel' iden\Ulw only w.a a f 1uhitate boat. -w:ith hQn ;.:,.:nt# ~'~ U0w !!ootord, li11 in lMr ~j e.,...ci a. tleao.r1~tioa ot objaota ~, ,_.. c~bct.ed t?l(J~h>n10All.1 nt.or-' awttes turnlahed t.t,~ .:ol- \)1 hlQ os a brl~\ b.'le- 11::;hted "ith oi 1nJ1st.inot. tail sect. ion, cf. Yin! th uvural 1 deaori~ the ohJ,.,t# :Jtcbted ~ ohort u.x..'ut. or "\ll lr.tpr..s:si\)fl CJr a ct ~i"r r.;hll:.>e. the u'bject. :sl~td by hia to 1tb a !lat. bott.a. nl'lll top having ~ brill:olnt roo tlaw. al.Jo o~erwed '' !.rail trhiob -:.~ 3Laila.r ln colol' ; .. nd i1t:.ena1t1 oi,jec\. Fvi .. ~X b!l!.e'fttd trflil to be tQllotting t..'te obje1o\ ~!.th di~tinsr..tlah.lble 8p<ilGe bet 8&W no od\aua\ tr,\il bu\ Dt.a\" th'lt. t .he li;;h\ cicl appr to be allfih\11 ~o the r r ot t~ objeot cha.,e like a ua. eacri~ed t.h obj~ot. tlig.1t.ecl b.Y hb 33 B!)herical in ~ ... , Ol' & Wa=all i'l&e of the :sUft'l aB.i ~>ri~\ o:.ut~ tho GbJilot. ot.gh\ed b7 h!:l to h-' " root.~U T!.th ~ short. t t.b rear. He r.~d.cl t.h&\ nftep th., o~1t~et ~>3S~d, and na h~ loo~ed at. it troa the stor11 the t.r&il \V:l:l not. Jiut..i.not, bl4t. t4 bs ?r&rt ot the objeo\ itael.t. The ov 'l''lll ill"ll'edlion l'<JC'tiv'l<l waa that. ot a brl:;b\ yell011L6h llr..bt.. r-\ ;:f\ A lon,!l eiP.ar ~ tth .\ brllll:Ult. ":!h!.t.iub 11 ~ht :!n rront. _:~ b.:.ul:J:l l"!!:tr trdl, \:hicb :! eel t.o Lhil r;,"r" L~vira.~ t.~e 1.:'"l)ll'OSSion c) r . t {~ ;:!:':.., tha \'th\t1sh ..,nrl t.:>w~rd the fl"t">nt.. ln~aJI"r.iMree C\)Uld nt~t. ~lve e'l 03~L~t4 l! ~he u.!-.:. ur t~ obJ..wt. th)7 aigh~d. 11 at. 'Mi u ... t. t.hnt h trd ~hool.at.~o l;r r.o ==~tlT-s. t; -tt. th;J.f eotllci rl1at.1ngo.&i:m no r!.ng~ \)r l.'rl:f r.l,-.r o"!'f!"Oo.l!f~r~.lllo f:-"'t.urM, '\.P\J W1 .. 1t. th7 oO.-..rve~ no vapor t.r:1ll or oxh.U\lait. :>r,h~u- :1,n cJ 1::scribed oooY~t. ..!1Q 3~ttd o! t.h obj~ ;:tl3 un:U"ol":lll.,y ~e:s.;~.i ~4lf.i by o"Jjuct_nlrt.~ ta :J_O)lt.h, na r.J.\neu.era u :.ny }-" 1 .!:S n-.uvl.~ :.;uuth tu no dinappe~r,d. no v:triat.ion ln i1lt~1.t.uc or J.~;;-tJe~io~u:t : :1J 1 . t ~.:t ~tattwJ tt1.\t t.h!l t.'hj=lOt. ~:ht>,.,, hf t!,~ 1nd :unwed t.u r;.~io ;) lt~J.taacJ j~J3t. h.d'>Pe .i.,. t.i.~Atod th' Cll:"Atlor~ u! nJ. ;:Ltins :,~ s'l.x (6) .J~conda. ClOOke If~ C:St.JJ:~at the cur:1tion IJf th-1 :i ;;hting !13 fro~t t.,,'fO ~-~ j '-4 \f' I foul' (4) aae~. ;~ce roint, n .. ar Provlnoat""" !\aaa., ht. ...:ol) ~lOUr~, .. ~\~Cor-J:tn::( t o t13 ( '2-) O'ln w t.ob. en l4 OatOO.P 1')52, und r:,Jt.imst.ecl th ct~r..ttion or n.:.,:ht.11"\!. ~s \ ,,;>, lg:-ct..d t.he obJeo\ de:JCrib d b:t h~ ut. l~J~o hour~ acoo~ to hia O'"Aift uatob 1"ro th ~riel~ tl~ the W.\11\ i4aar-;t .;,,t,~p "I~'~, -whiob at. the tw ot Si,t;ht.i:t.!J, ~:-t ~.p~.U:n.atel_T 2.2 r:tll~i" t1 !It ot l'ort.:u.Nt.h, ::M~ H~eh_ire. t;..,u t.i.Q chrr;,t1\ln ...:.f o 1.;!1t:~na tron1o aid.l o~co~t 14\ tho c.1..st o \:h. .;;i,:~tt.t'<l thu ~'>~.;et rhrrJu.")\ a ao. 7.~ :Iav:t t.,>? ~i:-or o!nocW.ara.