""" A or: rnft 2 AF Pilots Cl,.,~mol f A \tro"u"oc.vl Dark obj~ct with bright light pursued by ~o F9A a/c on training flight. Object man- euv~red as notmal jet a/c except tor rate of limb and s~ed. A/I radar was inoperative. 1. Light ws sun 3 hrs anrl 50 min -fter j a scheduled r-.win relew.s e from ~at,chell . Af'D. Object. per fonns tigh~. orbits, ; ' ; rioes rapidly upward and dissape&rs, -~ts like a. balloon. Possibill ty t.h-.L! .. it I can be attributed r.o un~cl!ed~led balloon! rele..tse from :1i tchell aFU. I liN r 11l' tftt I) I lilt.--0 ~0 c (APPAD, ) ELEVATIONS IN F! 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Sar11p lo rc f .. rt>rte: ttJEM 338 ' 'tC!t c.ru Otltll .. lA I Ifill --1 ( Cl II Fllltl \\ PRICE 25 CENTS Principal Sources: C.nedlan Government, U. S. G.oiQ&Iul Survey, U. 8. Almy Corps of Ln'"orr., U. 1. Air Force, U. S. Dept. of AarlcuHure, CWrl Aeroneutlcs Admlnktretion, end the U. S. Cost n~ Geodetic: Survey of Ar' I cult ur, ~eocsahc Survey. I f'RA11SIIllt ' \ Slot JltiCS!, \ -t ll I I I Lt 1 I I I II I I.J1.U~ l J Comptled end prlntd at Wnhln&ton, D. C. by the U.S. Coa-.t and Geodetic SurY~'Y undr euthortty of th t;ecratllry of Comme1ce MUCH 1945 lfttwo~ JUfl 19~ liAS NO 3 R 1 LUE TINT INOI~'-TE'i AIR TRAFfiC CONTRCI' I~ Lu rl r I l!tto IICII~ ,:rtTil'l t,., h \ ,,, tr't'riTrTrt-1 h~ l'Tt 'J'lLd-rJq rh;fr~t, ~ ~L;J <.TAH I OS -H :<or-- NOT: It I rtq~WSto>d th.tl uer~ nf thi! cfltrt ol'dont c C:OIIPCitons and a dllill'lnl hll1 come t n thtir attrntil'" .. nd notofy rH( OtRff.':JR, U. S . Cl.l~Sl A~O G[CoOilll.: $1llt\'(Y, ~'-~Htt.CilON ='5, D. C." Dnfc of mognc-~ic informclic-: ~ ~olloldng ~g ~jeot bport OCDtailla atatem.nt. bJ DA.'IID !1. OOOI'IfaJOH. 1ft Lt. US&J'. A01909S83., ~ot DO!t& C. 2Dd Lt., tJSAF. Ata223113., Obernr. HIL~ '1. HOOLtar., l8t Lt., USA.r ACD.89729S PUot UOJIWI W. BO<JrR., 2nd Lt., USAP A~22Jb8o.. Obaener It. 1a beU.e9ed that this report 1a en nUable 3Dcl vel"iti.a'ole APrROV!!Da Wing IDW11pnce ottioer C.tel' A'l''l!h ATIAA-2o, Wright-Pat tenOD CDiftAIJ.It&JIOitiiATIOM AIINCI'Uifl 11 NATIONAL GUINA 01 TMI UMITIO STATU WITHIN THI NIAMINCI M n41 DPIONAG M:r. !I U. S. C.- ITS,....,......... Oil RIVIUTIOM 01 ITS CC*TINTI IN MY MAMUU TO AN UNAUTMOttlllD NMON IS PRONIMTID IY LAW. .. ..aLl 011 .. PMT,IY cmau TMUI UMITIO SI'ATD Alii I'GJICI AGUICifJ. IXCD'i 8Y IIUMISSIOM 01 THI DlldCTOit 01 II IIIIa I * U.l GO'Irll , 1 Nllll OfJCI ... 0 I lUll AP POIM 111 PAll R AIR INIFIIIGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT r (AirliA l. The follow nc joint sta :md ~torman w. Dootha " . .tt :: tel7 lDlO Zebzoa em 29 October 19)2 llhile on a local Training f'ligb\ ot (2) F-941 at 28,000 :tee\ or :tampetead, Lond Island and en. a tlttad:L"lg ot 270 degzaaa, I sigiltecl a \<~hit. light. moving in tile opposite ciiruotion at the --alti and !irst tho~t it to be another F-9U beca'.lse Pinkerton ~..as work ina inter~pt. with F-9.4' s in tbe area. I !aa nn:iwr 2 i:l t."le :'li t :....."ld the i'll~t lA&der adYUad til& t ne was advancini.J to 100 ;C and started a h.ard port turn. :L t, this time ! l.Dned1at.eJ.7 drOppacl back to trail. position and the t-adar observer locked en to ~"le lead plane. !4Je cont1mted tile port turn and t.'u:~ object ae~med t o start tllr:'J.6"18 -4 neide or our tw:ll and then started to cl1mb. .\t this t.l6:8 the ru;;nt le'ider att.emtJtld to li6bt a.J.~rbumer with no suoceas. '.le continued T..nis hard port tum !or approxi.Mt.e~ 20 minute keeping ti1e light in 3ight as it cliJrbed untU t .. '-le lisht .f'adeci wt r4 si;ht. I -was in 3Uch a haJid port turn t b a t I !-~d t o use i'lapa to :ceep the plane traa stalJ1ng. 2. ~ follOWing stateMrr\ waa .nade by 11eutenant, };avid a. Goodno1~b nth the coaperatiCD ol Lieutenant Doyle c. 1-i:ill:J anu Blsed on my experience 1D fi41 ter tactics and ~"let.verabili t:r of f'i;;h tar tns aircr&tt it is ~ 091niaD that the object lAs controlled by soJ'Qfl'thing havi.."lg visu-al contact vi th our aircra.tt. 1he and aocelera ticn a bili tie a lieX"9 bey tnd the ca:;>abilit.i.ea o arry 1movn United ~:tate3 aircraft. However ~"le p erfor.ra."lce 1-aa :'lot outside the lind ta of hu:ran endurance. I~ the object, had teen a..v t:-~e o1' coo- venti,:,n'l aircralt I beli8'1e we "'rould ha .. /8 easily overtaken it dl..trillg tile ..::.1.-st 300 da~s tum. During the f'irsL tum I gained about 2000 feet 1ihi la the obj ec~ 3ai::ad ~ t, lea.t SC(X) feet and was turning at our rate and I believe tha 't :if' it had stayed tdtb us it could eaai.q have t 11med i::side or us en tile second ~urn. cur li f'orcea an the first tum were 3 to 4. At )0 ,000 eet an ~-94..\ \fithout :li'terbUtter cl1ma at. a mtnd.ua ccntimoua rate ot l,SOO~teet per :Unute. In a ti~t ttJr:t at this altitude the l'te c:4 cliab is ~ero. l'h capabilities or tile object-lMre a.t no tim outaid.e the realm ot rea.aon. In otller w.rda U a ccnvenU....nal. ail"CJ'&tt. had the ;;aa~ plait it coul.d easil7 ld th a hu."''8ft being direct~ it, h~te pertor.ued aa this oojeot. 4i.d. 'Ihe object went CNt ot sight directly abOV'a us :1tter about 20 :.11nutas or o ca. It did not ill a tight turn during the visu-.J. contact . \t cme tia it. etaerecl a onurse app~Mte}7 tmards Eridgeport, Conn. f"r<:a the ue& ot sut~ County' Air Force =- It tben turned around and came back almuat. u. 'l hi a o"ojeot det1n1 te]J not a b*llQQl or star and l-ias moving in a ~ofi plan8 bcHnc ol 090 1-ilan w encountered it". J. 'Ih object a 3i;;hteci at. 1010 Zebra, 2? October 11.$2, and vaa obseZOYed for at '\ 20 "Wi.DUt Visual si6bti.WJC by tvo (2) F-91a.A aircra.tt "'ilic:h wars ca ~ local t-... 1._-tu~ !li.~t at 28,000 .teet tNer , L ong Island. There -:aa no radar contu-t:, ci'ttar t.'lo obeerrlng aircratt or by C~I because or ,.,._lf'uncticning r3dar seta t.'le ail"'Cralt were n~ stJ"&igbt toward the object \ .. 'hen it i"irst si~tad. 'l'he cbje~ disappe'X'ocl aouthe.lst o J .. OilJ !slmc . lio detemina- ti.on ol ::!ae or 3i'\ape vas poaei'ble because the obaerrtng aircraft cculd not close ::,e c!is~ance the cbject. and t.he:n. dio contact. JJa.int.:lin!iid thr01lgho~t tna citaae vi't.h r:-ct. (PinlcertoD -773d Aelti Unit). Lt. 3'-'0dncu,?,h, lito l-aS the .lint to s i-41 t the ocj \tOt baa l200 no\11" tot&l .C.ying time includ:L'"lg Korsan com'cat ;Jer-liae . 'i'he c~1ftr o'beervars are relativ-:cy new !)i::.Ot and radar observere. 110ft: THIS DCCUHINf CONTAINS INfORMATION AlP& I IN8 THI NAnOIW. DOliN. C# THI UNI I m STAllS WITHIN THI MIAHING C# THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.- II AND31. AIAIIINDID. m TIW.HISIOII 011 TH1 RaiLATION 0' m ~NIINIS IN MY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZID PER!ON IS PROHIIITE'D IY LAW. IT MAY NOT RIPM)I)U(m Ill WID r 011 Ill PAIIT, IY 0THU THAN UNIIID STATU AIR FOIICI IEJCCUI' 8Y PUH Of THE DIRECTOR OP INTI' LMHCI. Ultl'. AP .... 11I-NIY I 'l.'he weather ceilt ~to~ and v.le1b1li t7 unlild. teet ancl the stare were out. "'.lhe po.it-lca ol Vanu at lOlD Zebft looal hQlr ansl 226 degree 12 :nnutu - cleolJ..Dat.i.OD IIOU tb 22 degraq 58 minute" ~hi ~ nto..-..t.ion taken !:0011 the JAMES D. D')IDJE!.I.Y 2nd Lt., USD In~lligence Officer lllfD.IIATIOII APrLTI.. WFIItl& 011 THI UIIITID STATU WITHIN THI ti!NUMG OP THI EP'..oNAGI ter. 50 U. S.c.-l 11'1 TIWIIII-011 ..UTIGtl 01111'1 CDUIHI'IIM AMY IIANND TO AN UNMITMURIZID PfltSON IS PROHIWT!D BY LAW .. UID' I Oil IN Pltltr, IY OTMIR 1WJI UMITID ITATD Alii PORCI AGINCIIS, XCUr '11Y NRMISStOM 011 THl DIRF.CTO!t OP PP JEDEN JE:OWP JEPNB JEPHQ 4114 ----- DE JSPr1 22 iM CO INTELL OFF 5TH FTR INTCP SQDN MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ~ TO J,D,N/CGEMT A~B COLO SPRiNGS GOLO --- JEDWP/AIR TCK INTELL CN WRIGHT-PAT AFB OKIO---- JiP~Q/DIR INTELL KQS USAF WASH 2' DC INFO JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY ZE.~/CG 471~TH DEF WG MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ /'FS10247C FLYOBRPT PD lAW AFL TWO ZERO ZERO DA~H FIVE TWO NINE APR FIVE TWO FLG RPT IS SBMTD X PAR SEVEN DASH C PAREN ONi PAR FLYING OBJECT BRIGHT WHIT LIGHT PD AT ONE PT PILOT AND RO Wt:R :J~lD!:~ LIGHT A~D SPOTTED DARK OBJECT AGAINST STARS BUT COULD NOT DISC! SKAPE OF OBJECT PD MANNER OF DISAPPERANCE X OBJECT CLIMBED CMA LEV~L!D orr CMA ORBITED BACK AND FORTH A FEW.TIM5 AND TriEN CLIM3D CU7 Of SIGHT PARN LIGHT FADED OUT OF SIGHT PAREN PD NO EXKAUST OR fEATURES ETC NOTED PD RATE OF CLOSURE OF OBJECT SAME AS iJORMAL JET ACFT AS IT APPROACHED BUT SPEED INCREASED GREATLY AS CHASE WAS GIVEN PD RATE OF CLIMB PHENOMENAL CONSIDER G TIGHT ORBIT or