~ ~i:la ur~Llic;ence U'!1ce 1a..~:-1l_,n ua ,.. uot.i.t1oa -..:r pbaaa. M ~&oidear,1t1ed :x;,;o= W .:..!tm ~o::zti ~ .lh ~ the cor.~ .larlj t-r.a~ :JD:"At --; ~:. ~ LlGh acroaa to t.oo :a.( ad 1ye J ~.c ~ ;jct-lrad aa .a ~rt ; ".i &.~ i:u~ ~;~t th -. harS.aonLal .le ft.a~1 ~:,a .!a~poarance .""~m irlfttn, a11e:t:'>l7 te t.M :Jautll U.. : 'tlll&l~ 1e. ..as ~ at ui~" t:e hcerd no ._. ~ t ~-d~ t.hs j})jeo~ ;ro,iecti;~ Pi.tla W aeutllt .a 'I' tild .. ..uu. tbe ......U at. alJ t. ~ 3. !be IJII'll>tQ!r t'lrl" ai(;bt.4Jd t:".e objec~ at. .)05; Centzoal 3t&n!.artl .1-lld ~ et the ""-t.a ':-'le lidl\ .l.n 'riew. ~Je not1.t18d c,u .rt1 t.na.r ~ ..... CeaUal -.....nt n., to at'-f' coatact. uta the -~ lie d8e ._ lD wl a r,.n ,U~ fl71nK ou" ot XellT !D ... lold 8s ala~ be -... thi . 1be !)ilc* oi the C'nt c.pu&a I. w. ~ ---can~, a. s. llocail't, and At~ ~ ~ II& JIIIISe MIIMct, ~.aa -~ -c:a...l duriJII .at.....- .,..\:.._. a. t.~ hid a ,.t.Uw N~'lii an eta aoope ..a JIM Ill ~ fll 1M ...-. He olailled the ob~eat -. (M) .. ...._ fl-. tbe At.NNft aid '-amlng 81\e ia' -nlaU.w ..-uan b)' ~ .,.. ldxtl' (60) w1l... lta al~ttws. ... be ~-tile C 'Tt, ~Ch -. cl nc on the .~t1an !:tl ~."le objeet. bo ldd b.-a f:Jl.l:r.:# n ", &'l nn air f~. !"-.C., i. :-tt~ s a-~1an ~en h~ A~ :.,an nat 's mnner -:4 \Joery .~!llll ~.a ; roa. t.he S'-U"f&c:e. :'lf sron!Xt ~-~.&ear t ~usti ':J;; a Mtl tal.-.a otbur tbiD the b fll a um on tb ~ .... fila' II!' 6 1aaW b the a~te duec~m vt lit: ~NUk' ill-izediate' -o {l) a-?,; !an:S1nf! '1 ~ ;t!ldl 7.t~ Jill."' ~ ~ te dftt'_."li\ely d13ti~n the 1! .. nt. ':thoz-~ra!'!~e -..tt1J the : :Und N ')m:.:wll.!:JI' ' f8dar ~!"'Xl'le -~d IIIIa auppor~i.Qa : . I.1laJ' D. ll"at$ A1Jwa l!Jan , D 19,at0619 uaigned ~o the 1923-U u~..s n.taat.ant at Rardol~ Air Foree 3ase, 'l'nsa co he-n.;-.r ce~!.tr.r tbat ~,,, .!.'ol.:oi'd%11 stat .. nt 1 tna and ccn:ect ta tbe ben 'll =t' :::1o,U.\Jd;;e. 'h.Ue on iuty aa Serlioz- ::.:z-~.:e : :1se, l'eXI'8 ~at;Mten tile h Jl.!rS I ::2Mrl~J r.:~., f,ll oos~ ioru or in the eor.t:-ol to .'Jr at ~a.""!G :l:;.;n Air 11 ~rC the trcif!'iQ pat.ter:l &t :::.arxhlph .c:- \'!!'"C.J .&Se t\) ~.;;d A.J the .1!r~..ane t.maDeel 011 !.ta croeewln~ :'-a g at. 0053 ~='.:l"~, : vi.:3C -!lJ : cce~t onall7 brillJant. ll nt acove s:U to the :-i!!ht. ':>t airera.t't, :...JU1.h-:.a~ .) ~,a stat.iz. I ~oquMWd in.i~U.D rr .. tt ?11~ of -~3 CODC81Uill~ ':,:a :.:. ht. .-ia 11Q8 'JrAblA ~A deaicle j\Jat 111 k111J ~ 11 .nt -.~, :1,1 t.) :he rt:;rs:.i~ of hi aiJ"cra:t. :f.hile i1aeuu'L"11 tr.ia 111 h1m, t !':a pilot. ol' .: :,-.:n :11~ .2608 Cut.) OY.-Mud the ~ran..Uaiaa. 4rli advi:Jed tbat ne ~ over .:~7 A1J- Far :la a 3 500 ,._ ""' thll\ be lao the light 1A ai{jlt. t=.e a.:!Yised that ~ lea'n.nl h'l1 .,... ta i1' be COIJld :;at cloeerr to it. ~-ie besiD S n Co~rol Cen~e!' ami ad ~ the situation. !::r. ~ ... ' ..llaw c 1D tM ceat.e~, aartaed -to mke ':1'1 l"'epol t t.o l'd m u ::om;:J.ete .. u it .. betn.r t~rded tor t.~ aion to .a!lhi~on ~. c. ~1 C.Vol ..SYS.ed th.,. nd . def4_nit objecrt. "" ~.::e!r '!"arlr and ..zw r"illl a Th.,. &leo ti".e a~:-cr-:.:~ ~ >si:r with lb ;"1ct at tn. appraa:hate Nt.e ot ~c m.le per ~n. ~tA. 'h-.t~ :~t.lil Cent .:-1~410 t.~-.at t.'le airezstt. waa seft!l ndlea trom ti111 :o .;eet .. :t. ,r<!''f 1zz,r ; n their ~1 :.ct a14Dt.i the ob jM&. ..\tter a C-J1 .._ deeiUII t.bA 1 ~ :.hoe jMI CODMDVGioa .... ta. 0~ ,.-. ; , ~wrJ...lOttacl ;r~rn...>'L:.;-. ,a,lse ot I -. ~ n 8EIJ U. t.o e.u.t.e ei\r.e the alti,w!e or dJ .rzs:xa due to :q DOt> lcMid.q t.be !Sealt7 ot tJw 11;~. PAdar at, Dltat1 CoaRoJ., lllller npe1 vldan o the po.iti~ll ol Jen at ~ tt. 60 mlaa ~ ~ !.tarnette. Jar :3~ro. I ~:srl ""ro ; ~a-ance rlttl ~:~ ooj t,-3~;if'CfX!s.tel;r 32 imatea. 7 !'!.-Al rBl)Ol"t t.o tite ecx!tral MUOOUA..-TC"8 S.A"~ ANTONIO AIR MATERIEl. AREA 'IL.L.V At" .-ott:: 84t. T!IIA1t Co:a! r.ding Genersl .\.U i a teriel Co7PDend Ar~I: Intelligence Division ~-lri~ht-ratterson li' ~se, Ohio Uirer:l~(lr or Intelliggnce . HeadqWU"t.ra, USAF :Iaah1L~n 25 Ill OCJIIFliar.~Je wi\A U letter 200 '' dated 29 April 1952, the attacbd U For.n 112 S.. forwarded. Ma.Jor, US. iF d8at A1 r Provost ~-:.r.hl AF FOIII111 PAIT I APPReVID 1 JU .. IM AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Eye-~Ji tr.eaa A.l<'L 200-5 dated 21 ~prU lJ52 :u~id~tntit'i~d .-~bite li!;ht, in the San A."'ltol'.io ic~nit.y, w~s reporti by an unj(novn &.29 pilot to :q_,_ndol~h :\?D l'oJer ar.d s l<elly b&~ed C-97 , irer~rt flev i !1tarcec ti?e ~3slon ard eatblished idantit7 or the object to be ~he 1-l:J.ne t. J u o i tr INFORMA nON REPORT In co~plianoe vitb .\F Letter 2QO-S, dated 29 Ar;rll 1152, the tollowicg intor- U.oa ia sul:Ditt11l1 (1) Object. ~ 81Dpl.ar, ~ rouDd, aise urxletermiced, al'ld er:d.tted a vhlte lilht ,n.~ to be raJz:t ftpor tralla vere obearved iD the Jrmoediate ar ot object.. Q),feot. pft appearance or r&Fid aacer.aion when approached by C-97. (2) 'l'lxe o~ sightil:g a~pro:drratelJ 0052 ho'Jrs, CS1', 28 Jul.r 1])2. (3 ) A :,-ianl o~ervs Uon trom a C-9'1 aircraft wa.a :nade (4 ) Observer vaa in C- J7 ~!~cratt :1.J'in;: ir. :.!1~ 'Tie.!.rir~.r o;.' 23.r. -.ntonio, , exact lati and lon61tude unknown, a t t~e tL~ 01 the di4~ting. {5 ) ~bj.,ct. obered by Captain Samuel ::. ::: sor., filot, ar:d Capt ud ::;. lnewc4, Go-pilot, ot C-37, aircratt no 2~0d. Dot.h off1cer3 attac::ed to l2?6~h ,.Ur Tl-anapor t ~UIIdroa, 170 ;th lli l'rar:sport 0:-oup, !~ll_r .\FE, j. os. Both :1rs (6) Yeat.oer am winch &loft at t h s t.l::.e o f ~he si,; ir:g ur.knovn. (7) CbJo'-. ld~ i fie1i u the l-ila.net Jupitar . . ( 9) C-':f'f rrc. I&~ A .. u, T flev interceptive mi.1sion ard1J.ectif1'fd objsct u tM flaaet Juplt..r. Looal atr tl'a.i'ft".1 lc the illaedia~ ricinit7 unkDO'J1'1. Aircraft I 2608, a C-9?, departed JCelly Air Force Base at 004.S houra, Central Stan~ Time, on ~ routine training flight. Short~ after t~ ott, we ov~rheard ~dolp~ AF Base Tower on con?9=sati~n with a th1rd ,eraon. Th~7 wore concerned ovar a li~ted obJ t in thl viciui t7 ~d we th3n noti-:~d & brl~t ll;;ht off our rie;ht ~id~. ilo.r.dolph 'llo"er cen tion>Jd aoi!J8 tl1.1ng c. bout fl saucers so we d td~ to i~veatisate. Th~ obJ'3ct. ~l.v' ox'i a bri.:;:1t lir;.i.tanl c..za.ve t.le ~P-e~.c'-!lce .Jt' rD:~i. 1 'l.aiCttnt a1 we f lev toward 1 t. ~lo ...:li..Ji>P.l to <41 al!;i~ud.e o f 12,JOJ f~et =.t H.~ich t'i. ' l h d lo.-~. sit;ni; of ti1d ,,ojet: t. b<ihlr.~i clouds. w, picmd it; l!.? .._ r-;r~!.u .... "ld ch~c:!-: :t 1 hi:.. ch:v ta t,, ,l:i t;armine if o. u lcme t shouli he in ~ .. ut a~:Jrrjx1tate location, \O .)roceeded to climb to 18,.500 f-3; ~; ~t vhieh t1 ~ ~.ilcl !lll.Y1 ~tllr (::Jn!tr~el tha objac t aa the Planat J . . . !eanwbila D4J . ~ . ~ar Control Joined wi til R~doluh ! 0'ofer in . . obserT'l.t1on. w. ; r.t )n"Jt~li them of ,ur continnaf;ion a. to r'l~1at Jupi ttr ancl proe1-t '"";.c towaz"dl home base. Enroute back, De t ail Cnntrol 'nfo:-:ned us of target on their radar scope and on . thttir ti1r'!C~10!U~ l:'"r"lCt1ona, We flew t.ntr1reepttons O!l .tn" t~.:;eta. We 11~nt1f1ed ou !"~t u another a.treraft, p ro:"\&bly 11 tif1<Jd ::tuo:h~r a clou.:. .:J t:1a7 bad no ~ore to:ge:s, we returned t.o our routine rnlaat., ' cert1f7 tba t. :.~ a~oTe atatent !u trua L""1d ~l)rr1f: t t" tae b-ast of rq JaiowlAd~ .. : C l .. ~ .. USTRICTED 1\ Oa!TY - ~1 SAAMA KELLY AFB TEl Z21412 . _ - :"0 DIR' OF INTELL USAF WASH D. C i ~ .... ..;;.-~ I:lFO AIR TECH INTELL CEN A!TNI ATIAA~:---- IN1"ELL DIV WPAFB DAYTON OHIO /. 4Tl~,.._ ADF ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS CO!..O , .. l Ju"' a..,J _ ~, ~' A~J UNIDENTIFIED WHITE LIGHT !1.\S REPORTED BY UNKNOWN. B29 PILO~TO (.:. ~: ,_;.::J . ?~NDOLPH AFB TOWER AT APPROX 11'2 HOURS, 2! JUL ,2. THIS MSG YlCKtD' ~ UP BY C97 MATS ACFr NR 2618 WHICH HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FR THIS STA. 03JECT WAS PURSUED BY' C97 AS rOLSI 1. A WHITE LIGHT WHICH APPEARED TO LEAVE TRAILS VAS OasEnVED ABOUT S DEGREES A30V! HORIZON. 2. f!ME OF S ICHTINC VAS II'" 3 OBSERVATION WAS VISUAL FR 3 502 FT AT 15' MPH. NO OPTICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIP WAS USED. 4. FIRST 09SERVATION :~.~DE ' MILZS ~lEST OF SAN ANTONIO. ACFT !JAS ON H!ADING OF 3 J3 DEGR!:ES .\:lD TU!UIED TO HEADING OF Si DEGREES TO PURSUE OBJ!CT. ' PILOT OF C-97 P.~G' TWO ~lBR CAPT SAMUEL W TYSON, A07l tl t2, CO PILOT CAPT-DONALD ! AUE31JSCH :s:~fs,A~isiBILITY '.:~JLIMITED. 7 3 orr .. LI:3T'D ABOVE ARE ALL OF THE OPINION THAT TH! C3JECT OBSERVED iAS-TK~ RISING OF THE PlANET' JUPITER. BEARINGS . !.~KEN IERE COMPARED liTH NAVICA