J. !jQU~C~ .4. NUMBeR OF OIJ!CTS 5. LENG TH Of' 08$1~Vo\TI()N $ . TY ?E OF O~'.UEAII ' TI OH 3 . PHOTOS 9, P~YSICAL EVIO!HCI 11. ~A II I' lUIIWA~ l' A~D ANAL. Y SIS 1JfiCLAS51E@ -:..'"l:d~l !.~ce Div1.aion, Al'~ e'3 .l'"l.s .,ov.,r :~se,as.s :L.J l.J5l&262, Of.ticer o:t'-~he Day, J\13 M.:s~, rscsi,.d "telspholA call f'r-:r;;. ~ .t.x-. ~c:.xr .\. :ac.nol..s, ~i7il:1.an, or !1.D . t?.l .a:..tord, i:e]:mare, :.ho had .J. 3t::Oantje ObJect L~ t!1:! s'c:r U!lder !!c:-ntizl7. ~lic:.~l.! cou.;..j n~t descrj.be U1e ~ i~c o thi3 :ti:.Jc-9ha"Od o b.ject ~.1-. st.ar,ad t.hat it had a !"Jred~mi.nantl;r yellO'IfUh color 'rl~b a ~c., tr:en a WJrJ br!5!:rt :rhi~e 11gbt turning nat teo !ae but steady, undtn-the Jell"" 61-cm'' F:-o~ his .,os-i ~ion M!l ( '!'hcr.t~cnvil.!.o) JoJ..nrare (ap~o.t Llla:t.oJ.7 1s->~4 'E by J;-lu,a object. OYer t.h~ tanu o.f "F: d .,.i~l, praceeding 1'rom a :Jo,l:..."lor~ course ~o !l~h. C 1 i I:J..tl7 ~"'l.:'oruatiou .f''!"'m ~ii.:.Mls, obse:-~ed a.""l object l~i~ti:!l't ... 3 "(.>:-.,ed -c~c:ri.:btion a~ ~ u~O!-:~::&:h""laa di3 taoce. "crlnca SUlUliloned ti.J.rman ~,cond G 1 !:S3 a,:, qual~ ;,;mdido, .' ' l2294l.J6. Aeaiat.ant TbJate:z:e M.lnager to ver.J7 his .:>ooerva."'lces. .''1.-:nes nd Ca.-xiido S'~t.an-:.:111;r .;.grfSed "that thd obje~ a:;~ared .'lpprox:im 4 ~o 5 -:t'Xmt .,,he hori.:son, a~;ea:rea to reTOln "'fith Jl t,ern,at~ colon. .t":"om :--J- _:::!en, Jlue to ,.., .... "';... :L'"l o.f )ceer tat:ion -aas o~ h lr-hour, begil'lning at 2~:0 'l~!J. ) . ' .. hen ..&ainu oinr,!'C.ttd 1ttent1on ot t;<:mb"'l Tower "lQMon:lel .. ,\> ".-:a .Locat.ion :>i j::a ob31 at he waa infor:rd '.:17 rman Basic Leonard 0 . 'l.'litney, t17 l.U331:)4, +;nat hs J.."'la ~"Wt.Mr operator had ~10~eci the ooject since 1 300 bours ani J oi.--t"U:r lJtreed ~ha~ .:~ -:tas. -'p:.o_O..bffi ~ _!.. !~.~l:E!~ out. 21JO hours, men ~o-ver !':r.rP.r u contacted YJ ~ilot. ol :nl t;&rJ a:rr;;, t " o.f t.be 16th ns, .. Caaue Countiy .11.r?ort, Delaare7 :ra:1.tz.7 obaenwd aaid ob.;lt.' fading troa riaw in a acrthwestarl;r di:-ection 4. ID :...~ to ar~ b-oa Ma1nea. t,wo aircraft tlom the 96th :-'IS, Hew Castls COUD,...- to"-A1rport Delaware, <:n Combat Air Patrol were ~signed ~o closa -;1i t h the object.. raxbor om tad tq a,.nd because his tuel -.ru law. ?la::. number two }Jl..l.oted b7 lst U No~ pd.JUM ~ object on a ilosterq ~adinq after e l1:nb1:>.rr t o 15,000 .:'get. At this alU.tude tt... !Jjao~ a9;-ear.rad J~vcl Jii~h .him :~u:t...l..:, .. 3n. ~nru,.t,Q.l'lDiQ,ed ~ Yaddos . t )~!'-COO teet en the aCM beading aiXi toa.nd tile oojeet sl'strU7 bcledh and JJ. ,. lt:Asa la18J' Object was cese:"i!led a.s 'Oredomin&ntl1' 'White ~ Jd!_b! ao!1ng ,~Uaddo%' rowu .fi:ra-5iltJ:"iOre ~de"'1iiit.t--... , -.r!tmta' cloaiDc ca 'M obJ""'t. and conajdeied tttnber etrorta ~tle:ts. Radar Operator r epo:zted. DO aoope aigbt. Nept1w traffic ill atea ~ original and subeeqne~ objeet S. IIE1dating tMr ~at tt ot obj.rration na clsar aq, no haze, no c.louda, ,..dldlSq seven (7) m1Jea, 1aa level }:IWeiHiuze 288, tearperature 30, dew point 2.3, ;~-w1Dd alt!ate~ .3037. l'uh1rwton, D.c. 1600 hour !ore east 22 19g w1Dda aloft at 12,000 teet 240 a:t SO k:Dota, 16,000 teet 000 tee\ traa 2bQ at 110 knota. 6. appeuad aa a1 ncere and CI ed1 tahls yersons 3.1-xi it. 1.' believed .:~ hn ea u ~ alU 'tllct., and o-r-her d.a1MI. co~.ai..--ted :1.n tha :U-s "ta -:a me :Ita w h.icb ~ appaar 1plataibJ. or inconp uows to the trd"led technic:' m, " ould xns ~i ":l,tA .,.., 1n.-& erro7 'ttl DOWNGRADED AT YE Chief', Current Intalli;;i31 we Branch DECLAsSLFIED AFTE~R 1N'J ERV AI.8 ~? J:!:PHQ J[?':"": JEPEO JED rP J'-'DEN 555 7[~ CO 8C19TH A9S ATLD MJ\TS I)OVE~ AFB DZL ... ) JPHQ/DI ~/INTELL HQ .... -'. SH DC ~.::otNP/AI1 T~CH INTELL c: t"":n WRIGHT PATTERSON AF~ ; [D[N/CG ADC ENT AFB COL} ~?RINGS COLO ~:::l)rf/INTEL DIV COMATS A:rC:->l:"T.JS AF9 MD jPEO/INTEL DIV COMDR Attn ~ATS WESTOVER AFB MASS lJNCLASSIFlED TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLI~E.12E HQ. US.;F T.;_-l.SHDC .r:::DA~/AI~ T::C!-! I~lTELL C' 'IT\':) T.oif~IG~T-PA'!'TE?.S0fl ;:!)::!:~1/CG .~::c I:~lT AFB CJI. o.po SPRI. PA"T . ~r.: ~lr."~UOGV J:?~Y/CG 2STH AD ROSLYt! ~;v I"lFO ZEN/CO 471~TH DT.J NCCA wi L~ D!:L ~ NClASSIFIED SCO 53 FLYOB~PT PD ATT~l: DI RECTOR OF !NTELL ?D \ TTNAATT 2'C0-5THE FOLLRE?ORT IS SUEf1ITTED: :~:IDENTIFIED OSJECT ~1AS I ITIALLY SIGHTED AT AF!'ROX 21~57 22 FEB 53 "=>D . -;~ TH~.T AN UNIDENTIF!E!) :9~IGHT 03JECT '.JAS H~.O.DING TO JA~D NET.V CJI.STLE ,7 25i.'P. ?D ATT 1 ;P.rr~.A-2c tFLYos~PT PJ sr::GLr::: ~JITT"r~Lr t: ITE GLOT n_. .iJDE~iH AT:: SHA? Z A:lJ SI'Z::( _AT~R RE:COH >IG YSLLO'J TO '1~:i~'1Gi=.: C :'A Lft~G:::~ TIL~N STA~ P!) LO'JJEST LIGHT ON ~ARIZON 3Y G JD OBSERVAT!Ot'l EST 1 -;-TO LO.olE~ ON HORIZON C~!A COLQq C!:GD TO RED AS QQ.JSCT rviTP.D'< v nn TIME OF ""IGH-t I 'lG 21'"~ -sT TO tJP PAGE TWO JEPOD ~9A ~LANE NUMBER ONE LOt~ ON FUEL A~JD HAD TO LA~JD PD LAN~ 'JTJ~13ER i-:10 CLI~'q!:D :o 15 THOUSAND FT 0~1 '~ESTERLY HEADING CM.a. FOUND OBJ LEV::L TJI TH "{I~ ~ T UNDETERMINED DISTANCE PD PILOT MAINTAINED HEADING .1\ND CLI~19ED TO 25 r.~OUSAND FT WHERE 09J APPEARED SLIGHTLY LOW::R AND HOVERING IN HAZ E LAYER P D PI LOT PROCEEDED TO BALTI~O~E MD IN UNSUCESSFUL ~.TTE~ T TO CLOSE ' IEG.:\TIV:: TRAFFIC IN GENERAL AR~.-\ 23/19127. FEB JEPOD APPR~VED I JUttE 19.a l couNTRY '\~A I ~ci'\.)RT.JeO. !S?JCLASSlf1Ef}" v~ IJLttNK) AIR INTE!.LlGENCE- INFORMATION REPORT -'./, pY ?.l.r...JJC Jtljeot (nYCJSBP1') AREA ltOOIJITm ON FROM (A'"'CJ) PRUAUO 8Y (()IJIUr) J!gbf....r Intere F!ptlor ~GAda 01a Talety :A ~t;> 0061 Mted..~/t~.eh... ...... 53-'---- suMNARY: (&tUn-'-,.,.,,...,, gf rf9tlrl. OW. li~'IUI14"5n" 11 /lllfll UtW-HM~ettet JH~t_.,!lpll. Lut "'elowrrtlli low" UJI . D~<~tft tat Q{ ffpotl ~ ,,.}<" F onrt I : J Pml II) !be u':'dd aUfted bricfrt. l!ght reyottaci :!: port II ot l.7 ~\U"'a 1J2 ia conaide:red uada sigMd aid obeex , .n.er fwoiber ecmridenUoa, to be the ~la~t w::SLIZ c. 'l*IPP l :st Lt. tBAp -otf10fll' TH~ DI~7~NCE OF THE D Ar ' SLIGPTLY LO::.:E DIFFICULT TO ESTI~AT! ~tSTANCES AT NIGHT QUT T~E LIGT A .~T A J!:~Y GREAT DIST"N~"E AND I~J A P.AZE LA IT~ ?r' TPE I IT"': ,,~.,TO. 1,;1\~ 'l~1LZ TO SEE ANY SilA;"'f. CMA AERODYNAMIC FE.O.TUR~S C'"'A ZX {L\IJST OR HE. ANY SOUND 0 WEATHER DURI~G SIGHTING 'oJAS CLEAP. C> A U JLir-'IT'E:D VIS!3ILITY WITH A /ZP.Y LIGHT T HIN HAZE LAY!R AT 2~ FT. trliS PEPO)! URCt:ASSlFlED I:lte111icce D1.viaion, AX~S :-raato-nr AF W8, :l,1sa. P. K. !8AD, YAjor, US1F Stat-ate .rrc. 80tb A.PS,. r:ov.r I tel. J. 'ho 1 no loBed .!.:u'