PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD' . Korea --~ 0 Wos Balloon 5 ;::.-...... XtX Probably Balloon ,:-r;ATE:Tlt.tE G~OU-P----.----+ .. --T-YnoF.ol"iiRVA~----------o Pouibly Balloon 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Aircraft . 0 Probably Aircroh I -=----=GM~T --============---l.l-r-~DQO ,.ViiUol D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Poni bly Aircraft D Gtttund Vi auol D Ground-Radar C1 'fos Iii Pilots o Probobly Atronomicol . C No 0 Poulbly Astronomical 0 Insuffic ient Ooto for Evaluation 10. IRIE' SUMMARY 01' $1CHTING 11. COMMENTS Uetallic nilver color. RoWld 1lver Balloons bnvc been usod by every obJect VBS observed over the battle line. :tor ceo in .e.r .~oro/tRc :w.r.e ~rca. Was obaervod to cb.3nae speed and bover A':"tC FORM llt (R&V 21 I&P 12) AF FOIM 1124AIT If APPROVU I JUNI tMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT lo Obj ct t1ret 1ghted Sf''t1:\8t cl :>ud baDko It waa approximately \ twent7-t1 (25) teet in dia .. \er, silver 1~ color, amd bud no v1a&ble aerod7namio teaturea., It. waa coarpletel clreulHr ln abepeo Ther8 waa no visible oource or eidanoe or po,er. Wben first eight~, t>bJ .. et waa trttveling two-hundrod (200) NPHo After a t opp1ng fo~ approximately one (1) aP~ond, it accel~rated to great apaed appro~it.:7 eigbt-bundred (eoo) M.-B. ObJ eot maJe no sound during sighting. 2. Cbjeo\ was uDder obsarYatton for 3fprox1matslJ three (3) mlnutea. Sigbtiag ~ made rro 06SOI to a~?roxlmat~l1 )6~)1. 3o Obaeration was visual, sir to a!r, ob ct was observed from a T-6 t1p aircraft !ltlng at alx thousand two hundred (~fQ) t eet 1nJ1cated, ons hundred tort7 (140) MPH, beading due Westo Th~re W9rs no optical davicea uaad. Instructor pUot wore iaaued aun glaaaea o 4 . ObJect was over DT 222417 at ti~ of s1~bt1nev Object wsa Northwest or observer et, appro:x1matel1 six-thousand (oOt."j) f~et and wbs arproximatel)' three (3) to tour (4) ml).ea awa1 at first si~hting,. 5. IDatructor p11Qt (lat Lt. William Bo Hooper) bas aight1 (80) combat Pilot (let Lt. Tbo~s Ao 0 Me111) bbs twenty~five (25) co tabat m1se1onao . 6o Weather waa tour tentha (4/1)) at six- thousand (6000) Visibilit7 air to air, teD (10) ndlaao lind condition .rt.P unknoDo 7 o Observation was made aoon after sun riae 9o iben object waa aighted, pilot lower~ rlgbt wing for better observation o1 object. Object a\opped tor approxlmatel1 one (l) second, then proceeded witb 1ncre1DI acceleration awa7 fro observer in EaDt Nortb East direction to~ard the a/tfYP m c. HANEr Major, USAF lntell1g9DCe otto IT .... w P.fJI Ill. HLrf!OCl'.'CU.JIN \', HOL0 1\III PAitT, av or.tr 1 \J N 0 All :II{. I ( r :u.;!<;, r <.Lr I NTE:LLI vi r . i . ll ;4F AF PIIM 112-.tAIT I cowra ltiiiOitT 110. (Lf:A VI': lft.A..VIO AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DATI Of ltUOIWf' t CATI (>' llfPO ... A~ llVAlUATION ( ,,,.., I SOOIICI This rerort cont~ins 111 !orilllltlon co~cerning an unidentitit!! ae:-l.al ob .. 1eet si,.f~terl in the vic Ln ity of UT~: co: ~ D !.!-ector of .:.nt'3ll i:::enee $1J(ate:t O"ln~ ni.;.~t Of .:eport c~ .s. ~or :~:'nej 111 THIS OOCUMIMTCC*TAIMS INI'OIIMATIOel AI FECI lNG THI NATIONAL DEfEff'il OF rHE UNITED !,'TATf.S WITUIN TH M~A~ING OF THE ESPI')N ' " E ACT. 'iO lJ ~. ':.- 31 AND ll. AS AlltiND'D an TlltANSM .. tON OR THI RlVIUTION OF 11'3 CONTENTS IN ANV MA~NEM TO AN l/NAUTHORilED PER .it'~ IS P~0~181HD li'f LAW. IT MAY NOT K ltfPM)OUC0 IN W"QI, I Oil IN PART. 8Y OTHER THAN UNITED !jTAfES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY J>RM13SION Of Pi~ [\II~ECTOR OF tNm LIGIICI. IJSil'. AF FOit"\ 1124-Aif ti At>i'f"O'o f .J I J'J .. ~ I~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT o~per f\Ild 1:-;t Lt :t10 .ns ,\. inter,'if!'l'led with re!;u-ri to tho slt:htinr; o~ an ur. i 'entlfie<i fl~:in~ o j~ct. 0:-& h~ r:1ornin- o: lt; Octob8r 1952, lt ,onper, J.nst.ruct::>r ! ilot.. <.m.-l lt o::i~Ll, ere ~.,itlg a Ca!lbat tr.iti:Jlon 1n ::1. 'l'-6 aircraft o1er the eastern !J'!Ctor of t~1e :nair: 'i !!l~ of resist.ance. "t. 06501, Lt noop~r ~s !1. yin the airf:raft on a :;ul;;Mti~ !~tt'iriin;-: or 230 de rees, 140 utilrs per hc:r in~ici!\t~d ail' speec, 6,300 re~t ind!c.ated altitude. Lt ci;iell ~,as cl14!C'd."l;; :.he :1...!~ fo~ ac~!.vit:' whe"t he ob:utrve~ -rhat he thou,.;ht was a strange ~rcraft. at. t' ,000 fe~t ~l'citl\!e, tr:1vtaling ~ '"'f'ro:d -:-.a -:..el; 200 rr.ph a.nj hesdin6 in c-.n c3.sterl.y ~lr~ction. .ben h <" first o~.;el~c-J the ob j ect it was at. ::~.ppro.dJ.at.ely UT' .. coorrtnc;.tes m'22l..U3 ru1i tha T-6 w~s at ~312362. 'l'ne object was 15 derr-:-ce:t to t.he ri~ht of hi a cour s~ tr:tvelil'ls; o;1 ~ o..'\rr.~tlc heading of 100 degrees. I.t 0 '~aoll c1l.le~ t~e o~ ~c~t t.o t~e a.ttent. ior! oi' Lt :rooo~r \?ho did ' IOL ohserv !.t until the e.ircr~ft and th~ ob.1ect ca pa!"<lll<Jri. :1e thAn s~:.-1 it. ~.t th~ J o'cl~ck positton. Lt. 0'1~iPll ~tatet tl-t~t. as :..,.., ~:'ts c~llin ofr' th., rel1t.'iveo pv:Jiti~n8 Of the oh:1eCt for !,~ r:0 0';:1A!"j (w:10 Yla3 3t.t e.:'!pti.I"JO:: to ~i,.k it 11p) the of:>,~r-ct a.o~ared L o be dec ~ler!t tir.g. 5y tha tir:"i~ Lt :1ovper obs'ened it, th<J ob.~ "Ct h~!'l apf\-1.r~ntly ce:tsa~ to oov~ an~ \',~'3 hovF!r-inj over m'2942. ~?~h ol:.serve!'s !'epOt"t t f~Ct that the O~jeCt C ~"\ ~OVe'""ent I hU t.~:...rr."' lo.f t noverin~. lt ::oopr>r e'3tinnt.a~ t~e timo "1 .. 1~ .3dCO:tfs 1'1-tilE! !!.. Cq!lell rfimort.s the tir.:t'! t.,o be ~"":'prod!!'atel,. 1 to 2 secr.n~s. . l .t !:oo'!)e:" ,.Jin:e,... th~ rirh t '.tin~ of t'1e airt;!"a!'t ~o:'" a. bet t.cr o> serv.? t.:o~ of tho!" o~ .~P.ct. It. beg~n to r.ove, P.Ccclcrat l.n.;{ in an E!'l s t-north ea -::te-rl~ ~tre~tion ~nd diSclp-;eared rro!!l :.ight 1.n th~ h:t~e 1\3 the T-,(., CS\ ,, ~,out .Lr. =--120 d e:._Tel!. J.h3 soeed of t~e ob1~ct at t.his t ~.! m1s ~sti:ute~ ':>y h o':.n oo:;'!r\~rs to b., a:~;o-~:_-;.atel:; eoo m;.h. tt !~oopetr b~3'!S hi o:;tL~nt'or. upon tt,~ ti:r!! alap3ed in it 's'cote:--L.,;;: a':pro;(bm.tely 15,000 meter!':. !..t ~ :a~ll st::~.ted th.~t at flrst. !'le t !iO:.l. :ht th~ o .!~ct .-;ae :l ja ~ or lia!:ion typ~ air=:raft, :...ut u~on f~t!1e~ ol;serv3tion it did r.ot ppc.1r to have ilr.y c?.iH 'o- dy~:~--r.ic f~a ture3. !Joth obs'!rvPrs concurred in the sta te::1.~nt t hat. l..he obj~:ct wa 3 pr~ :--c-.:~ ~i !"~ul:..r in a:n~e a:-.d net.alic s U ver in color w:.th no nr otruoions of er.:r t:.~t-. .. ctri ohserver3 s~oo~ ted th.1 t the obj-:-ct did !1ot. 3.pp~::.r t.:> ho:iV.._! 'l.ny vis:.'Jle :::e~::.: c : propulsicn !i.i.d no v~:'or tr:1 Us o-: ~ !O!<t=> :;t:re 3.C;"l;J.rent. The any t ~":.e. c.t: : ::. ~n5 under obsarvat ion f'Jr :-irpro.d.cv. t J.y ~hr-a~ nin'.lt..:; <.( frot 01 )0!, ':f"!_':~. -!. o:1iell o~serv:rtg it for th full ?"l"io--1 of ti::-e. Lt o:!iP l ~.:..: c=-3ervat!.cns with th.=, r.tt.ked eye, <1esc~1L~d t,he c~ ,".r:ct as ~.o.f.in !: lllrl TW; IJN":'l "'~ l'f r CON t AlhiiN~ORMU'0:4 AF'~ECTINC. Ttlf N~TION~l OHLN'. I)~ l' lt. II .. ITF.f'l ol .\ l <; , .. 'u~ I M ''il N_. ('I rm r-.I'IO~AC.!." .&,(. T ~.v 1 S r: IT "'"V VH rJt nFPHODUC[O Ul \IIHOl( OR IN I'ART. BY Orti(R ltiAN UNIJEO ~TAT(.<; AI~ F" I A~ 'KI~ c.CrP 14( PUtW :.SI(I " t,F '''t. () tCI"''.) I~TLL I t<;t...CE. IJ':IF AF FOR~'112-PART II APPRO\o'EO I IV1f 1141 . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT hills at t h hovertn as to size, c~npe ar.d posit ion, ar.d eolor to bot.h S~' a "3 it t!"'lveled awa.v and se~!!d con3tant. The oilot!l sta~.e~ t.hq,t. ':it n o t~l!le ~u.rin~ t.heir obse,.yation did the ob ct. inc~as~ or dPcre &se in altitude. ::~e -.-: her con 'itit.Jr.s .lit the t.ir.t., nae 4/10 cover~d a t 1),000 r~et with ba.s~s at. 4,):0 :~:-:. :is.~billty, air to Atr mt3 10 r.lil~s, air to grm1nd 5 rrJ.los, ~:rind vel c=:..~ .. -~-.. d :iirecti.on i'f&S unk:.o-,.,!l. rne s :m .:~s t o the rea.r of the 'r'-G as th~ o':.se ...... ~=.-~.:.:)~ "i'ls ::1'l de unt~: :.!'.~ !l.ircr~rt. mari~ a. rig!lt turn near tha end of th~ o'::l~e~rat :..Jn w~en t h ~ o~1je : t .ttas !t~i.' i rt9' ''W?IY from tha o~serv~rs l.n ~m PC.st north e .... ~ter: .'irect ion, 0i ao ec,.rin~ !'r or si. t. . 1. ;Jot~ ilots a.re in t.heir t.hi!'ties and se~med level headed ::.pd r~li:~ble. l'h.=:;r r.= .:;ort~d t.. e incider.t a:td re~cted t.o the intervienr \li.th no ap~.arer.t n ervons- n~:.c~ o:-=~clt~.::e:-~t. Thfy Nere i~e c~rtain .in t.~eir descriptions anc! gn.vc a _:r 1!:-al C f detail. ( Lheir report in.-:-Of the inci~ent WaS Vf>r'j f .'lCt.Ual) !.t !:ooner h;:l.d C O!'i": l~te~ 37 m1 s-:-:ons :tnd Lt. o:~iell :,a..~ C0":':'1lcted 2~ rui s;i::ms and i t is co~si ~e rcd t!'lat their j u .;, ,.m~r.t tn '!:Jti.:1B.tl.n~ di~tance ;L!'ld dk.enslon s s e e4o eAcolj ent.. ;.11 their estiro te ~ o~ d1 men:'!ions, speer:! a!"'d di:Jt.ance :;er e gi,;(?n ~y COi~.ariSO!'l t.o SO :mo~ fet : t or, f o:-(! :ample t.h~ Spee d of ~heir o .. n aircr~ f t [, S C'Jnpared to je:t.s -..nd i'-51 'J t.h;_it e;:: ~ttve worked with. Th y ha' r.o pre-:'at ,Jr- :nine'3 op ion .s to Y:h3 their observation mit_:ht have teen, although they i.11!1l-3d- L~ tely discotmt'!d the possibility of it~ bein.g a weather bn.llc on be-caus~ of its soli~ :-.1c-':alic ".p~enr."lnc~ and prefect.ly cL."eular shape. 2. :~eferenca i~ Mde to Int ... ~lifPnCt'" Rerort 52-12t oat.ed '2h June 1952, Dat /11, 6004:0h ~lr !nt.elligence ..tervice. ~ua1ro!"'. ''his report contain 3 in for=.-s. tion conctm~; the si.r;htin~ of a large '"'ne!1:V C~tpt.ive b~I:!.oon loca.t~d in thA zrir! s~r~are ~leu in ths ~re!! 0 r hl] l 1290. Th~.S b!l~ loon, ~nchcre<! :)'y cahl e , has h ee!'! Sii:-~tA,.f SAVI!r~ ti'!188 duri.n~ da~lirht and i n darkness by !!\8M3 Ot' :!. li~ht so:nPti,es !ru!!~e~de~ rrc~ it. It h~s ~een sr.o~ted ns far away fro'!! its tie do"'P.. !'~L~t a~ ")'!'20439~ by ~OU.''td observ"ottrs. On 7 June 195'-, at ~pprod:Mtely 2120!, ~ 11;.-~t w ohs4!- b:t a repr~sent~ti..vtt or t!'-is u:1it for a period of one ~o'tr ar.c ~iv~ :-..inut.es in t.::~ trTlSl,l are~. ~ friandly ground observation post obs~r 1 l~rr:e haJ loon be:.r.~ r.s.i sed P..nd l~l!rer! ~)y meqns of a. c~ble at t hls poi o~ ~ .J.l~,Q 1952 at 1!&1.5 T. l'he bAlloon h~s b~en ob:lerved to oov~ ho.ri-:ont~lly ver-y :-r. ::-, in so"J'! case" it has 'bf!en '!<,:lc~=b~d :ts oein~ Of sh3.p?r', .:..n oth~.rs 3. !::~ :._.,c::.._.:.tJ~. o:' tr1E> r'Ciiort.ed poaitio:'! of this C'lptive b:!lloon is a~pro;<. i-natel~ i.,:-: :r.eter;;; an -1 a a. bear in~ of 22) det; rtU!S fro., the posit i on of tho s i.ght.tn::: 'l:3 :--~ort~-1 1::.7 t:1e ~ouree. ~J.hi:; ~l~ce:1 the o Gs erver, the object ::t.nd tht: tif, :.:> . ~ -oint o~ !.he bal"oon in al.J~o.3t "dlJ~ct llt~e of ::.icr.!.. lhe '.':ind .:a.J fro"l Z72 -5=:: ::--?~:; a.t 2 0- .. 5 ~:nots per hour. lt. 1s pos5ible t h t the oh.1e c t si~.hted by the pr .. vailiP.! wlr.d could :)(! cds .. nl<an for an o!;j ~ct trP..velll nr. in ::tn south easterl:" J.:rectior, . 'l'ht.: object appe.llred to stop an~ hover o .. er D'l'291.42/. . A e of ~ir.d riir~ct i on or M a ir noek~t co1lrl ho.v;:. Ct!U:3~rl thi ~ rE-:1ctlon. 31 ANO 32 A~ AMf.tOt O H'i TRAN<;MI'iSiuN OR rlt. J'.VEI Afi"''N 0~ It') LvtHI'NT~ IN ANY MAN~rR 1 , -'"' I;NAI~l'IIJP'/~!11fO$AJ' ', PP.e>on r, 0 u ( I t..W IT MAY h t H If fH. PRf)DU( .[O IN WHOI.f. 0>~ IN 1'-'H, BY Oflif-'l OIAN lJ Nili.O '>TAlC) AIR IOilCt A~i HCI!-'i , I XC(" I U'f I"' " \4 ,:,tO .. 1F tE Oltlr(..t- INT[l.LIC.f NC.f. USA,. AF FO~M 112_,AIT II CCL.A-. ..... r AT"Jfn ~PP,.OYID I J UNl IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT D/% JT.AJ Oa.ea'a 1. Alrbone orientation of a amall airborne o'b.1ect 1n retereace to a m Yering alrorat' 11 extre .. ly d1ft1GU1\, partlcularlr when the a1rcrat~ 11 TarJ ne~r \o \he object. Since the retereftce point would normall7 be polnta on \he cronnd near the 11~e-of~1~h' to the objec,, a nearby object would appear \o be mOYing rap1411: and 1t hcrrer~ng, lt would appear to be moY1ng in a 4lreo,lon oppoa1\e to the relat1Te ~ot1~n ot the observing 2. Since en-v ba11.oont are kuov:1 toh'lTe been u1ed 1n this vicinity, th1a oberntion ve probablJ or tho eame locetlon reported l n IR-52-124, #1, 6o04'h AlSS, dated 24 June 1952. ;Jfff()f'l p-;o"t t, P'tl)~lfiiTFO tl"' .A.~. i l MAY '>T BE REPRO'JlJt'fO IN WW>l.!.. OR IN PA._T, d Y Ol.,f R TnAJo ' .,. .. U ". 411 'Ill f(',.. ( \,;~..Ci l:S, l.((.d'r HY l'(fi,_., ION OF Hlt, ui .. ECIO:J Or' lr.ILU ,r ,EN<:..I-. US4f' AF FOL,., 1 12_,AIT II APPRO~fO I JU~E 1M AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ME"TALIC SILV1?