Moodyafbga — 1952

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Keywords: hours, source, object, pertaining, ltely, moody, direction, color, southerly, intelligence, observed, offer, longitude, erved, firfit, cconj, biggar, ermim1d, ahapu, fcyin, 1rticul, noclj, fenturo, jsorvo, ystetl
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1. 1'he ~OUn.G stat.ed th:J.t. the firfit object \Tl:J rotmd l'~u~h :'l:n::~llor t..h.1n n ot.~r, whit,o in color. f'cconJ object \l"lS roun.!, n:'lJL0 ~l:.t; r~s t~r, uhito in color. 'ihe third ohject rl:l-9 round, biggar t.h:!n a st.:'II' :.~ui cou..;tni hit" in color. 1-'ourth object: ~<JU~t;S 3t~t.dd r.ha: e ar.d nize co,tlJ. not. b~ ~ot.ermim1d, but was A.leo \lhite in color. ~he ahapu ~.nd si::e of Lha flf~h o'vj\'~ct. also c o ltld n~o he determined, but 1m.:J nlso \o~hi~e ln color. A t.ot"\1 o r five (5) fcyin~ o'J- t3re observed. ~.o p:1rticuL'lr fon:Ation ... .,as h~ld-l.Jj these~ objocts. 'fh~ ~<.noclJ'1'1 .. ~::a1c fenturo:~,.if (1ny, cot.lld not b o determined nnd r.o t.r.1c.J or t r:1il or o:--h."'\u:Jt wa3 o~Jsorvo-1. b:lint~ e~J.tted from the obj~cta. The frop l~ilon~ ::;ystetl cou1<rr.ot be cl~terrninod. ~vUi\.CE stated that all ot' tn9 ooj(:cts tr:w elod at. nn extro~ely _lP.dtJ:r:e~. t!o sound W\~ hdard coning trorrt any of tlm objvctg, 1'he flret op.J.r.ot l!ppenred from--:-1-oouther~ rlizection. ~lti i#11J~ .:u :d d i a t nnc\J ur.- laii.>m:--Tho object, tmvor~ed t.ovi,.~1-a nort:l'Aest dircc~ion fur t .1o ( 2) minut.es ar.i dl!!SlppeP.red. IIi did r:ot ch:-~n3e colorin;~. The second ouj~ct nppear~ nt approrlmatel:~ 20Jl hours in a nort.rr,.,e3t. direction. ~ltitudo Rnd di3tc>.nce un- krtOim. Tho obJe-ot tr:1"1orned for about thirt:.:r (30 ) e3conds in n ~outheaet direc- tion airl disappeared rihe t.hirtl objeot--t~-ppe:tred at a bout. _2.9~.5 hour~ in a SO,.lth direction. ~\ltitude m:d distPnCe unknCT..m. This object rc.1~iued ccmlr;l9tely etntionaey throutibout the entiro period ot observation. (f.0UiiCE :~tat~d that this object. remined !or nn unknown length o! tirle ni'ter the aforGrJEm"ionad and fol- lowinll objoot-s disappeared). ~vUfE departed after observing all but the abovo mentioned objeot. disappearing. 1hila the objeat wa! ot:'ltionary its ~oloring woull ch3ng!3 con:Jt.antl3 from ~.:J_1113 to red. Th'l fourth objoct r1ppeared at ?~00 hours in a southerly direction. -Aititude ani distance unknowu. The object. -- tr!:lveled for npproY.imat.eJ...y one (1) s eooni toward a oout.herly dir0ction a nd d.ls- appe!\red. The fift,h obJoct appee1red o.t n~tt, 2130 hourn in a north..ast direction. Altitude ard distance u nkno-m. The object trav3led south for npproxiootely one (1) second nnd disappeared. f OU.u;E ntated th..':\t the c.>utataullug feature of the ent.irft-3ighting i'IRS the ot-ationary object;. 1-.o other unusual fcature3 wera ob- servod by the ~-oU.dC., ho.-~ever, on on'! {1) occ~sion, h~ stated that a t-rhite fl.nsh arpeared between two (2) or th:J above objects but he could not. elaborate or give dot.ail~ on the matter. 2. 20U:1CE ob~erved too Above objects !rota npproxi2ltoly 2030 houre to 2145 hours (one (1) h~ur :-~r.d riftean (15) rnnutes) on 23 July 195~.--. ~ ), ~!OU~:CC ob.,erved thH objects visually. 4. 'i'he point of ob!!ervntion wau dir4lctly ir. fton t or building lt-39, 3.550th .Sir i:!llse Group ~upply r~.ooil, i1oody 'ir Force D.,s a , 03or~n. L'hs coordi- n:'lt~tJ o1' ;.~oo1y ftir t'orca &sa are ti!l t"ollo~!: L:ttituda : 30 5!3 t, Longitude: 8) 09 :. r.~UHCi'~ obrn"r-v~ the ohjacts in ~ southerly dir3ct.ioh Ahd a t Dn alti- tude (overall) {could not datennir.e nltitu:1.e or <iiot~r.ce of each lnd i viJual objC;Ct) of ttpproY.imtaly tw~nty thOUPJ?nd ( 20 00V J feet. S. SOUI1CE ie a high r.chool gr:tdu.lt,e ~tnd 13 pre9eut.ly ac~signed t.o duty horo o.t t.hio et.~-ltion a.s a flight clerk. 'he SUlJ ccluld not. offer eny :lddi- tional inforMt.ion pert::11nin~ t;,o his backgi'Ounci knowlud.; arvf pruot.ioal oxper- iance on which his rel1Rb1l1tiy OAn be judg~d. UNcrASS1FU!i:l . 6. A check with the l~oody fir :force l~ oe :eJ\th9r !'"t.J.tJ.cn coni'ir.: .. ud tha tom:J.tber corditions exist.ing nt tha tirao of t-h;, ~i~ht trg to he cctlin~ t'nd violbilit7 unlir.d.ted; wind!' :\loft condi~ions un1mo~m. 1. Uogntive. a. flcg~tivo. 10. ContinrAtion 'f:lS rec~i\"~d by thi'' office st;;tioned on thi~ ba~o tn1t nppro;i.:Bte}Jr t~orelv(! ( 12) in tho senerAl area of the aigi1tin7; bot.teen t!;R hours 1. :hen beine 1ntervim't'Yl t~ho ~G1J:i~ hf'ld difi'icult.y i u c:q_Jr'33sinJ hir.m11lr in recnl'i to <}Ue3t;ions pcrt:Jininl to the lr>.'lneuver~ of th'} objeCt;!l. ThGJt-o uae doubt in his mild hcthar he actuulzy ob3ecv~d five {5) irJividunl obj\)ot.o or tho na::ae objrJCt on each occ~sion. lid coul1 not ti~a th8 nltit.de or distnnoa of oqoh qbject. CO:~-l.EN'l'S Or APl~tOVH:G u~'l-'lCER: Cni..tnin, US.AY \ling lnt.allicence Ot'ficor AF FORM 112 PAir H APPROY!D I JUN119el UNC\.ASStF\ED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .:ing Intelligence, ltoody AFB, G a 1. ~.ccordin~ t .o the SOURCE, at npproxirnate~-Y 2320 hours to 2323 hours on ?3 July 1952, he observed one (l) unusual flying object which was roQnd in ehape and ,ppeared to be n bright light. He e stimated the siz e of t he object to be npnroximately three and one halt (3}) teet in dia!'let er. The ob.1 cct was yellowish-white in co lor c.nd maintained the sa me co lor thro 'lghout th9 "nti.re pariod or the sighting. Onl y one (1) object was observed. 'T'he SOUHCE could not determine the aerodynamic features of the ob j ect. Ho trail or exhaust \oJ:tS obgerved and the propulsion ~ystnn could not be deter..,ined. SOURCE nt:.te d dur:tne the first intervie w thnt the spe ed of t he ohjec t \1~3 ap;n-oxitn.:ltely fifty (SO) mile s per hour. During the second intervle,., he state d t he speed of the object wa s about one hundred (100) niles o~r hour. rio r.ound "Tns heard cordng from the object. SOURCE observed th-=1 obJect in 3 northeast direction nt an altitude of nbout one (1) mile . The dist ance w:.:~s . timated to be one (1) nile. The object traveled for about one (1) minut e ~l~! in a direct course towa!d the point of observation. Appr oxinatel y one quar- ter ( ~) of a mile away from SOlliCE and at a n altitude of about t".o hundred (200) yards, the object ceased t o travel nbruptly and cmne to a very comnlete stand~till for -abou\ one (1) minute. The oh.1ect the n rose in a vert:tcal position at an extrer.tely high ~peed for one (1) minute and disaoneare<l. Tha color or the object faded as it disappear ed. No other unusu~l fee:tt.ures ~:ere observed by the SOURCE. 2. The above sighting was observed from approximately 2)20 hours to 2323 hours (three ())minutes) on 23 July 1952. ). SOUaCE observad the object visually. 4. Point of observation r~a!' approxim!ltely ten (10) feet directly in front of Aqua System No. 5, 1-toody t\.FB, Ga. The coordinates ot Moody Air Force D;~se nre AS follows: Latitude: 30 58 N and Longitude: 8 3 09 H. The SOURCE estimated the diRtance or the obje-ct to be approximately one ( 1) mile and then one quarter c;> or a mile respectively approaching from a northeast direction and traveling in a southwest direction at an nlt.itude of ona (1) tdle and two hundred (200) yards respectively. S. The SOURCE is not a high school er:1duate. SOURCE is a grndua te of the f,ir Force Air Police School . The S0URCE could not offer any additional inform~tion pertaining to his background kno~o~ledge and practical eX"'lerience on which his reliabl.ll ty can be j \Xiged 6. A check with the Hoody t,ir Force Base ~:eather Station confirr:oed the weather conditions existing At t he time of tl~ sighting to b e ceiling ~nd visibility unlindted; wind9 aloft cond:ttions unlmo'Wn. 1. Negative. 8. Negative. 10. Confirmation was received base that no aircraft based on this ar3a or the sighting. r~m n AACS Detachm~nt otationed on this airfield uere airborne in the g-tneral UNClJ\SStF\EO IIOR: THIS oocuatiJtr CONTAINIINIIOitltA1 lii:JH AFra::l 1118 ntf NATIONAL DUENK O' THI UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE /Cf,liO U. 5. C.- II AND31. AS ITS TRAMSIIISIIION Olt THE Rf.Vfi.ATION r# ItS COHTEHTS IN AHY MAHN11 TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PER!ON IS PROHIBITED BY lAW. NAY NOT 81 .. WHC" I 01t IN PART, 8'1 OTHiJI THAN UNITfO STATES AIR FORCE AGEHCtES. EXCfPT BY PERNISSION OF THi DIRECTOR Of INTILLIGINCI. UW. IF FOIM11J P.U I . UNCLA ,~1EO AIR INtElliGENCE 1.-.0RMAnON REPORT Koocl7 AFB, Oa CO:-t.'4ENTS ot PrepAring Officer: 1. The SOURCE wi111nglJ a\~empted to An!wer ~11 questions put to him by the interviewer. However, the SOURCE occasionally ctmnged his mind in regArd to certain questions pertaining t.o speed encl altitude. CaptAin USAF Wing Intelligence Officer COMMENTS ot A TH1 MA1ICIIIM. DUDIII or TM1 UNITED Sf AlB Wli HIN THI MUNING 011 THIIIPIONAGIN:r U. S. , OllntiiiDIUTIIOII or nl COIITIIn'S IN A1fY IIANND 10 All UNAU'1'HORIZED ....,.. II PROM .. I iD .,. 011 .. PMI'. rt OTHIR mAN &Nti11D STATD AIR FORa EXaP'r 8Y PERM.-oll 011 THI ,.. AF FORM 111-PAitT 1 A?P..UVID I JUt'IIM INFORMATION REPORT Wing Intelligence, Moody A.VB, Georgia J.FJIMKR ; c.;t~ ~ USAF J. G LlWLORY ...... II .. IA!ll Ill JIILIJ! aut!-t(NJLI!C AI AII._,...,L) \(S) 'ot._ ";;Ob3Gt appeu.ct...:~ba~Vhite-iD:.eolol'- ;~-t-... the olijecta~.travelect at Ja ~ut.rnel.y high ,.Ptuttt:.~;\: ... port ~ .. 1DtorMtioD~receiYed fro the: SOOR:B pertaining to .. thtt"~ . .i'< : .~ .. 'iii r l