x::c<:titt Pr<OJF.CT 1007l Rf.CORD C;\r~O Ur>f>rnl y Atr~roft PQ 1>t1bt y A1rcroft 'If.,~ ""'rono"ucal Cl ro bnbl y A ttP'Onn"" <. 11l Airmen sighted silver colored object which was moving away from observers at about 1 7000'. Object "glided" at a steady speed or about, 400 MPH. CITE HOD 255A ATTNI ATAAA RPT ATIAA-2C n.y OB fiPT UNIDENIIFlt_D OBJ SIGHTED IN WESTERN SKY ~-ERD.I~'- AJR .. DEP.I QER,: 2~-.. P.C.I. .. ~:2 .. AT APPROX 1650 HRS 2. OBJ VISIBLE FOR APPROX 21 SEC01fDs. OBJ APPEARED TO BE SILVER COLORED. CIR IN A~ARANCE MVG .DIRECTLY AWAY FROM SOURCES AT TIM OF SIGHTING. OBJ ESTD AT 711f4 FT HEIGHT. OBJ APPEARED TO GLIDE AT A STEADY SPEED HESTD AT 410 MPH IN A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION. , WEA CONDS AT Tit1E OF SIGHTING BDRE AS FOLS I WINDS AT 5110 n WERE 26rD DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS TEMP PLUS 8 DEGREES CENTIGRADE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PERCENT WINDS AT 10000 FT WERE 258 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS TEMP MINUS 2 DEGREES CENTIGRADE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PERCENT. WINDS AT 15100 FT WERE 240 DEGRESS AT 57 KNOTS TEMP MINUS 9 DEGREES CENTIGRADE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PERCENT. SURF CONDS WERE OVERCAST AT 1110 FT WITH 7 MILES VISIBILITY NO KNOW MET OR CEL ACTIVITY AT TirlE OF SIGHTING. No AIR TRAF IN ARE AT TI IGHTING. VIS \ SIGHTING WAS MADE.BY STAFF SGT COMPR SEC ~ ntiS STAAND AMN SECOND CLASS MAX STA. r~d.' COMPL REPT ON AF FORI1 112 FOLS ~;~ : .. AIR; INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ,UIA lllfOCriD OM "OM IAI..Ufl ' :lA:t QJ MICtr I' dflAIID I 'U t"., 1 ~ CB.UtES S. ~LL~E!l, CAf:U~ t!Sal 1 1. 4~ toll~ 1Dtor:atioZl pert&!l'lnc to the ~iahting ut' an uuld.tntU'1ed flytn1 i obJHt :~ 2%'1tng Ur Depot, 'Gr.liDg; ~7 (4Cl81/ll56&) 1.J a lollov up Npo:-t ~n .. :le.vict.ad ~d i10D 2'5& tbia Ootober-1952. I:tfonr.at.t.on ia b'-' ~ vinl ~b-~ t1on. ot S/Sct :ie&dquarters l nepcn, oe~. ..... ll: Base Group, Depo ~, ~rcU.ng lir l a. A.t. approx1tell' 0750 ~ local tae (Centru European) on '.1/ed."\eltday ~ ; Ootober l9S2, 3/Sgt ~ ve"Mt lf&.llcin~ to t~air ,1 & ot o~ork ~t : ',lift! 3dquarters baf1d1.ng. ey '~l-e .. f:toa builling 121 tova...~ r.~e bowling ~ :117 &ich 1 i:D a water~ d:i: O'tion { HW:loloeure li'J). 'Z!li.J 3ceoi.fio ana ia ~ \ad OD & hill with DO tree8 ' \ buildina ob.trucrt!.nt( vi&v of obearvars ~ ,I b o UpOB look1ng into the sq,\3/Sgt bt'!td ;.111 Wliuantitiable object :U be 311,- b oolor, circula:-iD 4bap. .,and tra..Jelln~ a.Jrty from obscuvers 1:l a ~lidi.n~ i r~.Dioa il\. :1 speed GaJ\i:aatad to be 400 MPH. 3~S dSti ~ha height fli t.~e object I 3.t. roU.t.l7 7 ,'JOO !aet. Cbjec't waa in rtav !or app:-'lX1tdl 1' ~\Jent7 (.20 ) to ~ ~ thirly (JO) secocds. l ~ ~ ~ at&ted that at no t1:ne dl~ they bear 'lll7 3onm or observe 3.n7 tnin ox-\ . nhau.t. rlON'aoted vith obj'lot. .1 obeek b7 this office t4 Maar vat101l ~t, vith ..! th ~he ep.ration a .. ptiTe re t ot!icer on dutj' at th ladar ..::.1 te ~0 afr t!'&ttle w.a in the n Spt Seniee Raoord8 ~ r. coDdit1on~ at ot sightin were aa follovsa Winds at S,COO tst. ~ wre 260 cl--" at .,_t.7 (20) lrnot vith tallpan.tu.t"e at. plua eight (a) dtx oen- ' t~, rel&tift bu:a!dlV ~; vi.Dda at 10,000 r .. t wen 2SO dagr at rorty-t~u.r i ('-4) a vith tepantlu-e Jll!maa two (2) degzaea centi~xsda, rel&tiY!I !lmddit7 67%; t a\ 1~,~ te.-t. wre 2&0 degr~ at tttty-ae"Yen (;7) :a:~ vith teapen.ture :dmut : a!ae (9) ctepeaa datlp-ade, rel&t.iTe lmmtd1't7 a~. OYeroa.t. at 10,000 teet vtth , &oalll:d~,.g to the lleai.her ottl tbla atat10D obacving oonditlona were aOGd. ~ .3. Sk.te ot area wen aipt.tA I l e, -Cb1at", 11r !aeh Int.ell Ceuter, .. 1 ~ -.,tla Air Depcri AF f0Rrl11J-.PAIT II . ' APPROVlO ~"INI - . : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA TJON REPORT "" ~ 1me meteorological c0Dd1ttoa or otbar c~!~!lti~.: ~ctirlty ~.-u.l 1MJ~&t :.t tim~ or s1,..ht.inl. h. Attacht'd a.s Inclo!Nr9a #1 3nd 112 !lr& . st:l't.O'"'~CCt3 or oo:; .:en! obse: ~!ng :,t . ~ l ob,, ,ct., ~.o:' th J:r-,tc~e s rn beila vio:-ot ob.1sct '..th!le th,y \.-or-e-"'ht-~I'!'I!"'L 'Z .? !l..l~."l. !l:e 3e 3tat.llt'J\eDtiS 1r.d ~:e-tches .~ttre !'lade 3e~tely ar.d i.ttthout corroboration '"'ith "lacl\ oth~r, Inolo"i1.! rcl 13 LJ 1. sketch of arca tn ... hl~h lighting of object occu:-r'!d. :~! L:-.i.l of :ioa 'olitb t~e '.;inr I:-,~ll!.:n~n~ 3.acticn J.~ t ,. 1..3 .Jta on ~:'ld <a 'ln acr.:t4ra :a is en dut7 o.'ith the Cotr.~t:-oller 3~ct1on ut t::.is 3~at ion and ir. .!'lu of !ice i:.; a ner.:; on \I~O ca:t ':)e re liJd uoo;on 'to ,..~ ,,..~ 'U1 'lCr:ur..! t ., "Jta t o-.ent H[ ; t! ~ C~":. ,1~ 'H CO~Ii 'tl ' " ,,IF(')R~.\ fljN \~:-r .T :Nr. iHF' ,.-r:C' .. 'L PrF:O:~SE Of THE IJ~ITEO Jr\T'') '.VI THIN THE t,1f.\.,.l!'.t'i Of Tl'~ C:lllO~AtlE ACT.~ U S. C .- . .\'.i.l ~ .\3 \'.1-. v~O 1', i .1-'~,j"'tSSIC~c u,. THE PE\/Et.ATIO~I l'lr IT~ CO~HNT"; I~ A~Y .,..VI~IER TO A:ot l!"IJTHO~tli:O F>FRSO~I IS P~OHI81TD 81 LAW. IT :1\ f ~.nr 11 llEP~OLCt:D J:l WHOU: OR IN PART. O't OTHILR U~IT~l STATts AIR fO;{C AGi:NCIES CXCCPT B'f Pf:~,_t';SION OF THE OI~EcTOR Cf I~T::!..L.lit.'.Cit t:Soi,. At a~rox!oate~ 0750 hour~ on the t:10rni.Dg of Ofrtober ~, ? ~ whioh t,ime ! ~.,.. laaTin~ build in~ 1121 \I&JJdn~ -lUe o:.JetJ\ toward 'le Erdi!ls atN't !n" .q.J le.J aOOGDpanl ad bJ' A/20 3ightad Jba" ap-paract to be an tmldent1tled ~g object :1D the s:Z,.. I .. eaedlateq I aalced Hand;t ~wa\ 13 that ln iiha sq wnU pol..,t1D ~t th object :1t tbe eame ti~. i,t fiht glance, ticalq, ~ut replied ttlt ~S.;7hS be a plaXlG, but tha ad:nitted it d.t!nite~ ,.,.., J.:9.i a oon?antlonal D-irezstt, a.rter tu!ng a. 1"'01. 3ftlc:Ma look. i11!:1 ob3ect ta 1..~ sight o.~rox1ma'teJ.7 20 se,.ftia UDtU it dlsapo-arecl :f"roa our ! late viw, ~h1Dd tha bovl1:ng :=illS7 It oaemed to be t""Je''"! J.t a ~ed ostt~ at a!JProd:ratel;T 400 :.tl'll,. headJ.n West rtortb Haa\ Oft a. le,el oour~, ?nd asti'l'!lated. a. I; .BTJpro..ct . ~t17 2S deg:ett f'tvca t.".le horizcm. ?Yo OOUDd .. _.. h~ at an7 tiir.e It; ~ma a partiall7 cloud7 ~DB vi th good vi.sibilit,' b8Death tba el~d iCDa i-.hez the object wa s18htec1. T:w objee\ 98ar!ecl to slid or glide thron!h the air at ooaatD\ opeed. I could not d1st1Dgu1~ tJn7 ~s or t11 Oil the objeo\ aDd it 1eemed to be rcMnd 1D shape. I eould not dis- t~all 8'17 det1Dite color a the object. 'AS silhouetted againet t,.;e oload baolrgrouDtt. ~rdincr, G ~rman7 ~ t a.~'"ronrat.cy 0750 hours on t1~e 29th () Octo~r w"l.lkinP. ".-ie3t touard ~he !:rd!ng Bo'Jling All':)y aocO!r.panlod b7 ;;,ts !."'t. I sighted what a '.'tJea:"9d to be ~ unldent.lt'ied a'q. t~ attention i.ias c'illGd to th19 o:.>jeet "Yh&~.t is thtlt in the o:t:f"! I replied 'r-llin I cha.r1ged :.7 rd.1:d on 'l rurl.,at-e l.l!lett !:;n 't D.Aty con 'Te:::~icnal ty;.. :d.roMrt:t. 1'11:l.J oojoct .~a3 !ll oi?,ht for a~:-:roxi:'2lt8l7 20 t 0 :Y'l --;~ccn aml ~ceeded that o a conva nt'-.one l ty aire!'nft. I t ~v-1s f1.ytnP. on a. Ha st o::-th :~ost course a ;td rr.:\l ntalned a. l~vel alti'tude. I t a;:~":!ar~d t,o b~ ::1.t a~,rorlr.law~ 25 ~9~reea fror.'l ~lit! hori~on. It tJeen-.ed to ~Ji ~ throu~b t~1s 3ir at o. cr.Jtant ~. 9~. I e(N1~ ":tt:~t dl~tinpuiS:1 on7 uinga or prtlpe~.lers. It ar-r198red rcn~"ld ,.n s!u~. 'T:t .. 1:t;Med to '~ a silvet~ color. .