PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD U. CONCLUSIONS I. LOCATION X Probably Balloon --------!-._-=TYPE OF OBSERVATION -------0 Ponibl1 Balloon D GtoundRodor Was Aircraft Probobl1 Aircraft 0 Air-Intercept Ro4at Ponibly Aircraft Was Astronomical 0 Ground Ve suol 0 ProboW, Astronomical 0 Poulblr Astronomical 1. LENGTH Otr OIS!RVATION 11. NUMBER 0, OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ --c..---:--~-~-- 0 Insufficient Data for Eoluotion '........_ N D Unknown 10 RIE' SUMIAARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Ilotall1c oilver color. nound silver Dalloons have been usod object vna observed over the battle line. torcea in aren bof'ore/d1c Wo.a obaervea to cbD.nGe a peed and hover ATJC P'OKM Uf (ltKY 2 laP 12) INFORMATION REPORT 1. . Cltj "' tlret iahtad sgalDat cloud baDk. It. waa approxlmatel.r tD\Jtlft (25) t .. t, la cliat.er, eUer la color, am bad ao laable aerodJDAIIio tt It, oo pletelr olroalr lD abape. Tbere W.a Do lalble aource or e'f!AteDOe ot IMD tlrt e1gbt.ec!, objeot traeliag two bnMred (200) ~B. tor approxiMtelJ ODe (1) aecoad, it accelerated to great speed appa-oxi etalat.-buDclred (800) .. a. ObJeot. no aOUDi duriq aigbt.~ 2. Objeo\ nncter obeeratloll tor app oxitel-7 three (3) IDlrmtea. ~btl. aaa 88de 0650I to approx1Mteq 06S)I. .3o Obaerfttioa wae yuual, air to a!:r, object. waa obeerTed troa a T-6 tn>e atrcratt tlJ~ at six thouaaad two bUDdred (6200) teet tndlcated, oDe hundred ft~rtJ (140) s, beadlq due Weat. tbere were DO optical deYicea waecl. IDatructor ' _Q,Jeot. waa oYer Dr 222.41'7 at ot aigbtiJJg. Object waa Nortbweat ot obaerer at . telJ alz-tboaaaDCl (6000) t .. t aDd waa appl"oxlmatelJ tbree (3) to roar (4) ~ 7. at tlrst sicbtlft& 5. IMtruotor pilot (lat Lt.. 11111aa B. Boop.r) baa aigbt7 (80) cobat. 111a1ou. PUot (lat. Lt.. -' O'lfelll) baa tweat7-ti~ (25) combat a1aa1oaao Weather tour teatbl ("10) at alz-tbou.and (6000) V1a1bU1t7 air. to air. teD (10) '' Wiad condltloll waa unkaown. . 7. Obeeryatloa wa .-de aooll after aUD r1ae. . 9. lbea obJeot waa algbtad, pUot. lo .. recl rtcbt wine tor better o~erYatlon ot object. ObJen 8\opped tor approxiMtelJ ODe U.) aecoad, tben _proceeded with iAcrMlDI aooe1era tioD 1 tro ouer in Eaat lortll Eaat direction toward tbe a/t/ft,UI;D c. ..je, USAF IDtelligeDce ott. MOTI: TH'i C.OCUMf''H COIItTAIHS I .. FOA"4fl' 't \ CfFCTIN<i i"i. N.4 TIONA. QHf.N~f OJ. ~11-: lJ._.Il t:n ST-' rES ,'1~ iHI't fl4J. MI-A"' ;P;'i O F T~F EJP'tOttA\;1-. \C 1, '.U U !i. C - .ll AIIH) JZ ' ' ' ,..-k.NO.D lr.i T RAHc;MI-.:510N 0,_ THE ~F.'JI:.LATIO~ OF I~ ~UI'f fti ti'; I~ ~'f N.\r.-. Eit TO AN lJNAUTH~o'"<I7C:> PFRSO"'' 15 PR001t91T0 BY t \elf. IT 'AU NOr Uf. ltE..-oDIJI"..0 I~ WHOl.E OR IN PAitT, BY OTitER UNI r&D STATES AIR fO~C AGENCIE,j, EXCCPT BY PH,_.1K>N OF H 1E OIPF.CT~ OF l riT i:LI..\At.<..l USAF AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA nON Thi3 r'!.,ort corrt:.aL,s i n formation c or.eern.inz an unidmtili~d ae:::-ial obJect. s1~:1t.eci in ti:~ ~1~ tnity o (' T':'' llfll TN~ DOCU .. ,..NT CONTAINS UWOIUIATION .UIIU:fiNG TMI .. 4TIOM.Al. OE,fNU ()' T'~E UNIT'D tTATFS NIT~ I .. Tt4E '-'n"fl l'ff:; t"lf T'<f ~ ,olflN-'v' .\CT ~ tJ ~ ( -'I lt AfiO At AMfMOIO. IT'S TltA .. SUUIO" Olt TMlltEYil.ATION OF IT5 CONTENT! IN -NY .-.... ,..._,. TO AI\ J"f41,THOI'I.'EO u~ N1~ h P~');.. I81T:o lit ~ \;w IT ,.AY '-Of K "IP..OOUCED IN WlrQI I C)lt IN PA,U. IY OT'NlR rHAN UfiiTfO ~lArD AIR FORCE A~U.CIS. E.XCEf'T JV PE: INm a IGUICI. USI6. ' AF ~IM 111 PIIT n AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT OF 4 I ~GI'l On 16 and 17 October 1952, lst. lt :iilli3. .. H. Hoop e . and l~t. Lt ~'ho-na3 :.. O'Niell ot the 6149th rao \ion ., f.l47th Tactical Contr,,l uro1..p ~t. K-4 7 .-lf~.:e intervie'nd with resu-t! to the slght.in~ oran ~identi!"!~ i'lying o'~Jeet.. On t..'le oomin.~ of l6 October 1952, Lt Eooper, :lnat.ructor r Uot and lt 0' ::i!ll, rUot., -.-_e" r1J1n3 a ca~bAt. mission in a r-6 aircraft ov~r ::.he eAstern s~ctor ot the :!~tin 1 ine ot reaistance. "t 06501 Lt rtooper ~s fiyin .:: the aircraft. on a !l&gnet!c :Jeadin~ ot 280 de::reea, 1"0 irllP.s per hotr 1..'1dlc!.t.fljd air spee~, 6,300 !set indicated &l.t.it"'de Lt. C'~liell nas ch49cki."\o:~ 7-he :.a.a tO":' aetivit7 ,.;,~ he obser"Yel! what he th~t. ns a :rt.rsnge aircraft. at. 6,000 .:.'9et altitu1e, tr:lY~lin~ :-a_,~l'"'':ci'll t.alj 200 mph and ileadi.-,g i..& an e&!.fterl1 dlr~ction. :nen he first o~.lerved the object. it. \f&a at. ~ppro.dmat~ly IJ'l'Y cool"':!inat.es !11'221413 anti ~htt T-6 . vwas at. ~31236.2. 'l'he object. 1'138 15 de~eea to t-he right of' ~1is course tr'\veling or. 11 etic heading of 100 c!egreee. Lt. 0 ':lie.ll C'\l.l~ the oh ct. to the at.tent.ior. of J...t .1oooer Hho a':! ,of:. o~l5,t"Yed it nntil the elre rt mrl the ob,1ec':. c&me nar~lleil. He ~h~n sa'N it :t. th,-. J o'~l position. lt cn: i:~ll s t.at.tt1 t"'!at as '1~ :ts calli."l CJ~1.." the relativ~ ~f.,3lti~ns of t\~ 1"lhject for L~ i-ior>pfll~j (-,r:-~o v.:ts at.t-;a.-;-., :.1.~:;_; t'l ~iek it up) the obj~et '1')1)eare, robe tiec~len.ti.!'lg. Ey th ti.r.n lt :iv obs-?rv~d it, t!1~ o?." .act h:.!d a:J~r~n ~.l,y cea.sed to oov~ an-:! '"'~., hov t:-~-. over J::'2942. -:ot.h ot-~tt:v!'r s t' . ..rn~ o!' f:h!i! ~overi!'l~. Lt. :rooper ~3t.1..:~tes th~ t.ir.\ re~ort3 the t to be rodL~telv 1 to 2 3PCon~' the ob.ject. It ~'!g~n tc :-nove, ?.Ccelerat.in~ in an ~3st-nortn t ... ~rl, cir!!ctton a!'ld disappe*red from sight in the h3ze ~' the 1'-6 M:D .. about .!:: a. 1.20 ':i I!~ ~he speed or tne obj-.ct at this time was ~3t1mated b7 ~oth observers to 04 a~p:o-~.C l:T 800 aarh. Lt. riooper b~ses hi3 est1Mt-:.on upon th~ t.:ime elapMd in it'~ ~ov in~ a~pr tel7 15 000 meter~. :i..t v :lieU stated t.h<lt at. first he t:~ou?.ht the oi\~ ect 1as a j3t. or lias ion type .l.i:-::-aft, '...ut upon f~ther ocservat.ion it rU 1 r.ot :!ppP.3.r ~io have 'ir'-.7 ?.ero- dj.'Wide featare.3. Joth obseM'er~ concurred i!l the sta t~ent '=-:".at t. ae oajt~ct i..a3 pre cec:::r ':ireul3r in sh3pe and .:uetalic 3 Uver in color :1!t:1 no ~rotrusi:ns of ln.Y t..rce. ...:ot:, obserYer3 8ta~ed th:tt the object did not :1pp~.11r to har~ ~:17 vis~3le o~ pro sion and no r tr~ils or smo~e nere 3 rent. lh~ a3tL ed =~ s 25 fe4t in ii~te~, b~ ~omp~ri3or. sith th~ 37 f~ot ~L:~ ~pan :!roY t l..ne. -:13 OC. '-:c:. . ~s under o!.:>sll!"Va~i.on f vr tt!'pro.~i.t.tc:y t!'lree ::ti."l'.lt:;~ frc:l CISJI, iiiall O~iServ.:.. it for tn~ tu:l ~:,"t"iv_, 1) lfOi i fl , !!IV l"tl COI"tUIN~II'fi>Qil~4f:ONAF''"~ING ft-41'w4TION4l.('lt:fFN"fO~ fH(UNirFD'fU"<., NoTI-41,_ t-~ ..,0-ANI!ItGO~ r l"' ,l'll'l"f4<;E&Cl','loJU 'j.; _ jl '<' ~I 'A ,,,..,, ._,_,f"l Hi IPMh~l~jl()llt OA rn RE\ItL4fiON f) F IT'; Ct)I'H~,.r.; l"e A.,_V ~-''"'E~ r0 AN '-' "t ,THIJRI~.) "f"R'j()N lo PROHtiUTfD iH l.AN , i H f .J r ftJ:" 'lfPtltOOUCCD lh Nh<Jt.E 0" IN t'A~T. 8Y' 0 rlifA THA~ U~ITEO STArO Alit fOK.E AU..'NCIB, ! ~C f"1' HY pt. R.., ~'>10-. u F T 11E. t"li'ECH)P Of AF ~IM 111" PA.T II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Det 1, 600i.tb AI3S, APO 970 hUla at. the hO"Yerin .. position, And s~ &3 it tr-lvel~ il."N3.v, and seemed con3tant ~.s to sise, ahape and color to both observer3. ':'he nllot.s stated that. at no tlJDe durin~ t.heir obser-tat.ion dtd th" obj~ct. inc~a3e o~ decrease in altitude. ~ne we~t.her eon~itiona at. the ti"'le ~s A/10 coTered ~t 4,000 !"oet ,.,1~11 bases a~ 4,5'XJ t.. Visibility, !lir to ~ir vras 10 r.lil~s, alr to ~round 5 rr.ilos, .vi:'ld Vf!locitT .and ~irection was unkno"Jm. 'fhe sun ~aa to ~1a rear of the ''l-6 a s t r1e o e:"Y n l'Ma rade u:1til the aircr~.rt made a rig."lt turn near thft end of t.ha obser-Y~ti:)n, llhen ths object was !UCV"i.n.v ~.\Vtt.y from the observers i n an E>~3t north east.erl7 direction, diss&Jl:1earing from sight. 1. ~ot!l Uots are L., their thirties and seemed levsl headed --:nd r~li3ble. I:,~y re~orted t.t.e incident. and reacted tot he intervialf wi.t:1 no a~car~t n~rv,:,us n~s:J or 3 ... cits~ent. 'Ihev were Juite c!rtain in tce!r descri.ot i.ons and ;;:ave a crea ~ deal or detail. (.i~Hiir re:Jortin~ or the incident 'M\S ,_,.~:-y f'lC~ual). Lt iiooper had corrl~l~ted 37 mi3sions and Lt. 0 ~'1te11 !la~ C07.!)ll)ted 2~ r.1is .;i:ms and it is r.onsijered t!lat their j"J.~ff'"'.uent in "!stL'2t.1n6 di.3+:.~.nce 9!ld d~ensions s eems e.<Cellent ;~11 their e3tiMSte3 Of' di:nen:Jil)~3 spe ~d ard :!i3tance ;';~r~ :;il ?r. "Jy co r!son to so lmo-.r, fa~tn.:-, fo:-R:~.np:., the ::.~e~d of -:t~i: o . n :tircraft :, s C'JOp8.~d to jets :'!."ld i' -51 J ~h~ t the] !'lave wcrk'!d .i th. : h ~y h.J..' r..) [!'~'ieter minefi opi..~ion tlS to ?t~Ut'.. their observation aigtlt h&v~ been, although they i:nmfl!d- i:lt.~l~! discounted the possibility or its being a -.Neathflr balloon beca.us.o> of il:.s 3oli~ li~ n~arn~ee a~d prerectl] cu~cular sh~p~. 2. : .. er~rMce i3 Mde to IntaJ ance ?.eport 52-l2l~ r!a...,ed 24 June 1952, D.,t .]l, 6004t.h 'ir Intelligence '1rvica ~ua1ro!'!. I'his report cont-!.ins in!or:-.ation conc~rni.~g tbe s~ting or a large ~n&.:ty C~Lpt.ive b~lloon locat4!d in th., ll"ii :s~ur m!U, tit the are~ o~ hill 1290. T"tis b!l~ loon, ~nchC'red ':Jy ca!Jl~, has :-,e., si~t.e.i sttMJ-U tir.les, during da.vlip,ht and in dar~ess by mear\3 of' a !i~ht ~o:neti.'!le~ suspffr.ded hom it.. It. h~s 'been sr.o-:.ted as f~r away !rom its tie -:io"" !'"int a nT2043~ by ground obserY trs. Cn 7 June 1952, at #\p!)rod.~Mtely 2120!, Jl l!Jht w~!ll oh8'!'rY~ b1 a repr~aent~tive of this unit. tor a perioo of on-! h~U" and ~T~ :'li.nuteB in t.he !J?l~J& Ares. .~ rriendl:t ground ObS8i"~&.t.ion p obs~rv~d ~ !ar~ balloon bein~ Mi!Mf1 a:1d loreti ';,y ~sns ot a cable At ti1i3 point Oft ~ .;,~ 1952 3.t lA~;!. t'he b.t\lloon hs' b~en OUS81'"V~d to r.tOV~ !1ori=o:'ltallj ver, Mop:.:: .. , i.."l s or.te cases it. has been ~E-ser~.bed ;:ts !)-:a in~ "''.g ::!haperJ, :.n ot~sr3 ''7 th ~ pr(!~ q ir-? ~ind coul1 he cdj~ ~ken f'or an o~j':!Ct tr.::> 1ellln ln " " oouth e3at~rl7 rlirect.it.ln. The objeet nopeared to stop :tn~ hoV8!" o~r !)1'291.1,2~. \ c:t~nl'l:! or wir,ct riirecr ior. or M ;t,r oocket coul 1 hav.-ca.u!Jtt,ri tl":i 9 :-e~e~-ion. ltltfl: THIS oc::'<CIJ "l'I'H C()._,.. AI~ INFI)Pa.UIO"' 4~FECT1Nti THf N 4TIO"HL rlf"H l"<;f OF Trot-. UNI TFC' ':>"T A r~c; 'N I T41N Tl'~ ~A 'I !llr; ;pe f:,P !O "t u t. \ C r . rlliJ ~ , ll -'litO 'l ''; 4WJ"'t0~0 ITS TRAI'4.,WISSION C R THf ~PJfLAT'CI"t (J~ IT'i CONTFNT'; IN,\.,.'('"~.,.,,. Tn Ar-. '~AI'"Hil~'f."FO r~P'iO"< > 1'.,0'"11ti."l) ,If t 1\W. 1r ,.AV ri<J T Itt. fU:PRODUCEO IN WHOLE OR IN ,>ART. BY OTH~R TI AN lJNir~O c;T~T~!i A.l~ FO>cE AC.I"'("IF'>. t .~P H 1-' rJ~'>:>IU"' .)F IH~ lli~FCT"'10f tNTEU.IGr~E uSAF Af C:OIM 111 PUT II AIR INTEIJ.IGENCE INFORMATION REPORT th AW, APO 9'10 C~ptain, u.~. Co11r.anding 1. Alr'bona ort.en\atlon o6 a -.11 airborne ob.1ect in Nference to a q etrorat\ 11 utr17 dltflnl' put1culul.7 WMA the aircraft 11 TerJ neu to the object. Sinae tha nfenace polnt vO\lld nol'llal\7 be poiza' oa \be srnA aear \he llneol-slp\ \o the objec' a negrb7 objec\ woa.14 \o be cwlnc rapl4~; an4 it hcw1ntt i\ wGU14 appear to be moYln1 1a a 4treo,lon oppoel\e to the nla\1Ye motion ot the obeerY1ng al2'8Jl~t. 2. Since ...., balloon are mown tohaYe been ueed ln thte riclnlt7, th11 o'beerfttlon .,.. :p~obalal7 of the locatloa reported. ln IBrE52-124, De' fl. 6o04~ Aiss. da\ed. 24 June 1952. J11f: ;MOH fi)NUIIII't I~H}J(V U ION olf5f.cTIN<. "wf NATI()"fALj)([[N'i[ OFT._.~ IINtTfD SlAT'"<; NHHHII T14t \tFA~INCj O F "t't-F910"-AG A(.-,~ 'J 5 C - ) I Al'tfl !Z A'i AM[N00 H1 Tf'AN'>iiii~SION Ott THf. RlVll.ATI')N 0~ IT'i t;QI'fr ::NTS I~ -''U' "'""t~t.R 10 ANt IW,tJT'H014 /e:O ptQ<;O"' '"' PR0r4181TFO 8V I AV., t,tAV ~.or M RF~OIC0 IN WHOll:. OR IN PART. IIY OTItR rHAN UNITED >TArES AlP FOitCE AGEhCIES. [)(CCJir ~V Pf.P-.ei%10N Of THE lIPCTI)~ :1F IN1! LLIC.fiiiCi. I.SAF AF FeiM 112 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT METALIC SILIIE'If HOff: THIS DOClJ'IE"fr ( O .. T.\1~ IN~t)IUIIlTI'l" -'ff'ECTIN<i rH .. NATif1NAl Ol~f'~"f. 01-Tt~F lJ NHFO ~TATf''i ,r; rTI41N ~ ..... ... FA:'il .. t; IJj;" rtf < E'>Pii)IU! ,I \l r . "I U 'j r. - ll 4 .. 012 A:il~f .. OED ITS TRAihllrlt~C\ION CIR THE lff..VEIA TIO"f 0~ lr'; CO~rFHT~ 1'-.un 'A~NI't~P I"") A .. lNAI ITH(.lP lFr. PU"'J .. r; PWA tlflfF."l 'l't t:H ll .. , y w.lf Uf llfi'ROOUC0 IN ~E O R IN ,ART, BY OTH~ fHA .. UNtfEO STArF'> .\I H fi1HCF AfofNCI'".S. l1rtPT HY if '"'l'i,IONOJ-lr'l Olllf.C! J?CJf I~TFU.rGf..Ct. USAF'. liPGIII na PAIT I . '