1. o \ iE TIME c~ou;a 4. r-mMiJEA OF OBJECTS :J , LeNGTH OF OlSEAYATION 6. TYPE OF OaSEAYATION J . PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EYIDEMCI 2. t OCATION 10. CONCLU~IOH 11. BRIEfl SUMWARY AND ANALYSIS '!.C0!1VC.lv 0L(~ At~C~ilFI . DECLASSIFJED .t' ' . D OlJ l.Hl~ b:..\Jv.l. I ,IST ;t;;1~ OF l ~I!T L!VI'rG Ti! j{jf[ CG\S.S.I ElED !CLAT IO'i[>f:IP Lf.ST fJ)DJ.:~SS OF SOtncz DT C!o. o:: yc2rs) (Jr.; r ne ) Trans- .lorld Airlln~3 ~MrtJ~ Dttt7 Active Duty 3535th OTJ . rc y posscns . Ti o ~:roc.t co.::-c rLoald hn oxorc:~..;d in :_, \llll c;ovcrn the pre~al"J.tlo11 of spccif:tc rptcstion:; to b0 u~cl, in dct.r.i "l..cfl il"'.tr>r-- roe.:!tio!'l. Sottrca shouJ.c: in.1edi.a t cly bo intc,:r or;.:!'tcc. fr;r .11 l~cquL'"'1t,~ts o:1 hr.nd. In tl:e ubs~11ce o f suc~1 r~q1.ziro. ~t:~t .. ;, C'.nd ; ::ilo c.::.., it ll15 ~pcci!.'lc q.n ... - for..t.tio:l 'ln he nny pos s ( s::: concornit~, :. t n 2 SOtBCE rr .. S S:'ECIFIC :TO' 'LB~GS OF 'I"G~ FOL!O' r: c : {Street . )1.:trtes, ~l'"('.U:1 of OXJX!"'stnn, UNCG\SSififED DOD DlR iLvu . .~..u B. Ir.st allnti.ons: (Factor i e s , uirf lcl\.1::;, cor:1unic~tion ne: t:J D.i~d tcr~.:in.'!ln, w~rs flying S~OO eet over Hanford, Californi3, 3oing ?. !1,_ qi:tta=d 5 objects about 1 .. 0 -50 miles sout h in aretl or Bakersfield California Estimated Altituda C. l:.ctivitios: (Procccuro . .:. d o rgc.niz . .::.tion of politica l p::trt te3, police , . S peci:::l Socm .. ity pclico, De:?~! .. trlont cf !_1ropnGc.ncln, c;ducn- ioncl nysteo, ecc.) D. Scicnt~Jic Ds:veloor.:~r.~ t (List ouch spccif-la i tens :~.s c.!ircrc.ft type a nd nodel, S?CCiflc guided ::U!.:::;ilo a , ty;:->o of r:1dn r cquipr-ont, ncnc of p..~rti~ulc.r tarn-:, etc. , or list c;eae r a l r eseD.rc.1 fiel d.) (Order 'Of'" bottle, n-:nc G of p.Jrsormcl, locati o n of unitu, orG~niz~tion.) EOJARD E. CONALIN .lli~g Cperotiona_C!!icer FR.\..'iK L. C tr.!AR --l~b It'l ~ '-'j\iCLASSJFIED ~C~ION YOU ~3Iar.: l~l '.t"HS: BAi<F .. R:O!rL!J AREA AT 1~ ~:t>,,FY.:T 0 3JF.CTS SHINY AND V!RY !.IttL t10VI::~;r.-tr. 'Iii'ZY r'\ !l 5t'UTH'~'!'.>T LOUND. ONE T URNING NC:tnt BOUND OTHS~S Dl31\PPF.A RlNr. :;OtrrU'J!.ST BOUND. ONt NORTHBOU~D RFVF2SED COURSE .i J a UPTLY PlLcrt" STATZD OEJFC't3 NOT J~.I3 ~S iltfY 1"Urt~;D r o :;:aR\TICALLY. SP.S:i:D Ci T:~:;: OBJl.C"r3 \1,\S ABCUT ''~'JJJ.Il :UNCU\SSlFIED AF FORM 112--PART II AP'PRt) VED I JUNE I!MI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ~RO~ ,,,~..,c~S)Sth Ubc-'blg ~:Ying ~, :Jathe.r Fld, Cal11"orn1a REPO!tT tiO. 'l'h first object ! =- waa oi::-ouJar shape, round roJd :tl:.lt J ik~ ~ pi'.J 'tin (')r plate. It waa .. ~ bright; a '!:xrilliant oilver. ! vratoadd :'L"t for about !dnute or B m'nuta and a halr, and !'our !:lOra o.p~oo then cli.~<l~)peat~ad. J.~'le o.rut ~ot about 30 '%!lea away fl-ona us. It m1a e.oout the Diza o! a he.1tl o n a pin held nbout lS or 20 feet Blro:y. I judged i t :1a3 about; 40 t o 5 0 :nil a s .. "'h.ad ot ua. It \TaS al::out 13 or possibly 20 thousand i'oat in alti~udo. !-I; c~me tJtrai.t on l;ol'lard our a1 rplane. It ~eeltati to atop and r3trn~t a :,!1in .1he objects .Jeen -..ere llOt in fomtio:n. They lert :.10 tail o r cx:..i.llu.rt.. All ~i!t could Be" :taa reciprocating motions "'Gowa:.~ us and backing ...1JJ?.Y 'l.'ht:J objeo~ waa obat~rved for about tour or five :ninute3; viaunl i"ro!ll the alzo. ':'ype ol airora.rt ~ a T-29, :1o. 49-1927. True airspe.ad "mis 200 knot::s; altitl:d!) C,OOO feet. ~1 did not bavs ::sear. Tho:se object:s -:rare obscr?'~d :Th~J~ tJ.:;f- i:!'lg 0"9"8r Hanford, Ca11 fonda -J6 degree a 20 minute3 north; ll9 dOtf.l'BB~ 40 :!lj utaa ._est. Objects we~ estjmated t o be 1n the a.r~a o Bakara.1"'icld Ca.J..:it- rn=t, 35 deg:reee .35 minutes north latitudeJ 119 de~eaa JO ~utea ~out lon,..;!- "tnde. At the tima ot obaarvacion we were wearing smokod colore d sun ~laoa~a. 1'.!le weathtll" CTa8 olear -thare were no clouds. Uinds aloft ;rur9 about 23 :~ota r~ 250 deg~aea. \Je notU'iod }resno R...'\tlio who in +,urn !lOtirted :.1111 te.rj .ili~.;_.,.t Senice.. StrYeral o f ~ther'" r-29 airer~u't \fe.le fl.jj.ng missio.at5 in the San JoaquiD "/all.,. nrM. I am a recent recalled of.ficar. I !lad J :JI98XS of: aerv.l..!e c.urinl( norld \Jar II. I -:1as inaotiw in ~946 and r etl1l&d in llo,,~bar 1952. I ;>;a.a r1~h the Reserte Unit, 1.42nd 'l'rDop Carrier ''ling, .\ir ~"oro!! i.tesel"V8 CoT!lbaC 'l'rainin~ Center. :F'RANI: L. CUK!..'l 1st Lt., USU ll llTl: THI'i OOCU"'f.l't r CONTAI,..S IN~0~"4Ari0N AFFECTING T HE rtATIO"'AL DF ENSE OF THE UrtiTED ST \TF.'i WITHIM TH "'f>\NI~G O F T HE ESPION-'C.E ACT, !IJ II 5 C - .H 1:-.0 "!Z, AS AMI-:NDED ITS TRANShlt 'iSION O R THE RE'IfLAriON OF ITS CONTENTS IN ,.,,.y MANI'IlR TO AN UNAIJTHORtlF.D P H:lON IS P~OHU~I rEO RY ! A~. IT lo44Y HOT 0 REPRO DUCED IN WHOLE O R IH PART THAN UNirED ~IATES AIR FOKE AGEJtCIES, EXCG'T 8'1' PE.Rioii$1CJN O F THE DIRC.TOROF wTEu.IGt.NCE. USAf. U NCLl.SS \ F h: .. u . .. AF FORM 112 APPHOVED 1 JUNE 1943 R'EPORT tiU. (l.J:A Vr: ULAl'i!() AIR INTElltGENC INFORMATION HEPORT .LIOBR.Pl' ,, .. ' !tf.PORTE.D OM FROM (.11J"'CJ) f outhern Callf'ornla ATE OF IIEPORT 0 4TE OF 'ORM~TIOM ' lfi'.&RC.O liY {Utfletr) !iuM MARY: (l;n:~r C"tlWt ~"" mor:~ 1 r~t. (,I lliflll}lconcs i n {I nul Olll-lnJ;r,cc poruvrupll. LW fncloturtJ at /tm~tr l eft. R 'vin tu t II{ "1""1 llOI ; 1 i'' F'1rm I I J-Joart 1 I) ObJaa~;a Here ::d~ttld a lJProrl..'"Mtely 1044 P~'l', 2 7 Ta."'U.lary 19:).). v'bJcota -:;9r4J obaOl"'"Md -:rhile :..~yi:lg over :Ianlo-rd, tJali.i'ornia -Jo de~'"ea 2 0 ml.!lut~p :()rtb) ll9. desrsea 1.,0 :d."lutei:l :Yest. Objecta .,e:r\J ed+.i..1llltr!d t.o ~ in i;hct 3r1-~ o l Jalcersi'iald, Calilornia, ::15 dt1t11;I-ttta 35 rninut~tt north htituJe.; ll9 JeO'r~ :J) ;:dnutea ,rt)!lt longitude. ' t\jor, JS).? .~i:lg {J'pen.tiona Of1'1cer Commanding Ganersl, ./lying Tra.lnlnB t \lr ::-"orott (4 copie :t) AF FORM 112-?ART II APPROVED I JUNE!~ A1R INTELLIGENCE INFOR~AATIOl'l REPORT l ori~ '.dr)ltod four ob je10ts. O:ce or ~hem ~aet ~iott.lntcy -\""Q.,_!J!rlt. o '( :."ou !et.3e I to'k noothor ~.ooJc at them. rr;,<J-f .1nr$ :x:o:. ;~.a r eonv<-'-r.lo! : .. u ::-all oft oat e ~ "::l##y tfftrat i : r..:UCo v r 13i-~Ch V C h~r:J 4'7J.~j;t'" . nq ~ lUI It tlllO zet~ir.~ ir.t~tm-:'lnd !3.17.~rJ i t 3CO~d ':.o M "'.cldrt. Ta ' l c_el"iJd.te shape. r t ttould t j u::Jt !10 ::"t\pidl :til l t cs.l.o~ .3.n. .. h--)~8 v; .t.1 :\h,tR !l 5 t..1e.(l'ee lsteral. 31"Ch fJf ~rsvel. l ~.Atld utr..in1~ ~ ~!vtt:s ~:rp>,.~., ~ ... ,.....l) ~ ~ 00 le ntlltt U!!l ! t "::llZS Umm 'aV~ tb(t ::ler,JlT..ui-"l..l !:ll!Oor .Ja!;:<;.z:;.t.!.rUd .:'>0 dwtfla !fed. I aat.iD~et8d :he fti:JJ:s tQ b$ nbou~ l2,0CU .i-1' .:tltit~c1:JJ ~0 t:.o .;o t\~ tb1 a'l'J\tlule 'J.hce 1r11s ~ :1n~ lgyf!Jl'" a~ ~bout. t.,JOO .:'00~4 I~ t ' !~IJ /f'zy ::l ar "~ our :tlUtude. V~nhility ,,loBe ~..o lCO ~)sq. :.:hfl.t .">::rt..~.ll:i::u ~,; .. \ ".l ~ald could ~ oeen "''W7 !'.loarly. ;anda r.U.Oit un::-s :.:~ir.ul~ ~ ::;t~ ~ L~ 1(1t.i11111 aerrlee. I :~vtt ~lheer.red Jets in !or.:.tu~icn ~lt. ~t J n:i: J_g .; ~t ::., n lCroblrt.ics. ~ roilef.)tioJa :wna teo j~n:.xt ~ br.l 4 jt3t; it .'i~ ':10 -ux-.. t'7..:n ::l ae ~- thttta "hiS :x~thi.