1. DA TE Tl l.lE GROUft J. NUWae~ OF OBJ!CTS ~. TY ?~ OF OiUE~V.\ TIO,.. J . t'HOTOS ). PHYSICAL EVIDIMCI 2. LOCATIO"' 10. CONCLUSION 11 .1~11, \U ..... AAY AND ANALYSIS OE?A"71oof'ENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR WASHINGTON THE INS?ECTOR GENERAL USAF 20 DIS7RICT OFFIC~ OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 72 E. 10TH STREET NEW YORK 3 , NEW YORK fJ:-t:CT:J:. 'G' ''lDY 2 . Tr.:tnsr:n .J' '::. :n.th :..'o-:-t~1e in.:'or:na~,ion of you:-headqua.r"tdrs, i.s re:9ort o f i .1 ::.: ~t.i)n made cy Special .\c;ent ~i~f?.7 H. j_.'u:GICI S , 2D CST Di strict, filv ~4-J26, ~UBJ3CT as abov~. AJ indicated ov~. Dis t.rict r:n...,_.,e_mar ~ i s ,li~triot . raoei""JW\1 -~.!'ond.aa. t::-oa I3:1yaide, :;ti .. tore, alle~U\J; t.ha~ h e bu ocn -:.:.lcteti a.t .>oser ..,.,J ,,., ... 1rttYiODa day. deso!'ip d. en ~ ~bieo; i!l -:he ~s -~ llows: :1\.."3 -:, o re~ia~la ::hap. 'J U d.eaori bed, L:alillUon a .. nl! l.l":>.jec~ -ru ~<lrloii..l~:.,,i ,o ':.>e ::.rel;r s ll6ht, .wd ctn.JideAd li.:-~ul..u-~d<l&..as& ~l 1.~a ~Llr i.:~ -.. ii :e ot :he >ojeot -ru l.lS ::n-c.od ;c~;~ -aturi..Jed .h e oolor o.a "vei.!l~ ~n :>t.:v tl1ow 'Tith an :>r :mll)' )~ ~he J~ar P~larta. -41? oae ua,1ttob ... ooeervecl . ..;RODY!U3UC JIA'ftnlSJ beo.ue ot the : aot that h ml7 obaer-red a 11&}1.-oould n daaeribe ftn7 .-oct:J11anrto tttnaa, aor did he ,. t1D"7 trail, omau.1:, or prot'ulaicm -,y"te"' oonneoted 'lfi tb this uni don"tif'1..N flT.-!11; ooj eo-c. cUd \Oi lmow, nor oould he "Jati:nate, ';he ciiJ d;~ ~ tha t 1 t ..AO'O&arH to ":r!i.Tel ~t 'ij'YJr y :-a pisl rate. :.a.1~tN3Ra the objeo' appea eel to trawl hol"i aant.ll7 1n ..,,,.,.., ~o-..n:n~ sixty (60) dagnea ot agular trawr cluri:1g ~ ti::~e ~ha :lbeerved tn. objeet. ~ .v wre wry flat 1n trajec'kry and the objee1a, b t:rawlliq tllroash ODe -.re. ud to aoMlerate cluri!lg the fi.l"at halt ot tbe .,. tbn reaohj n g \he apex ot the tr&j .. tor1 1 t appeared to cleoelerate .1ftllr cleeleraUGB l ~ appearecl to aaaent&l"il7 hover and then a tart again r.a 1 ta aeae~nltiOD to tb apex, cleeelera'M.J:II to tbe point 'WbaN 1 t would. agai:1 sppesr to howr. !hia euwr app8ancl to ~our tour {4) or-t1Te ( 5 ) t1 Juring the .. ~u..,.ra the light di4 not ~ 1n 1 3p pean.na.. "olw. o I" i.n m7 other way. REPORT OF INVISTJGAT10H REPO~T ~AD IY H:r:iRY !1. LUGLOI3, S / A Jt':t' REI'Oft T t.IAOF AT DO ~. 72 B lOth ":.lt:J::;trn~I3D F!.Y~G OBJ3C'r ~!~ted in q,ueeu.s, :1. Y. 11 t Omct OF Ol'IIGIN q C'l'Rl'r"' J.;,::Je_, thla l a an L"lit:i~ r!'tport. Ul~ 3aysije. ~ue , L. r., obse~ied c~ r-:'' aw or'Ul~!. t ac a! :tudt be ~e:.t 48- h~ ae~e.. di& tanoe t.mmowm, approxi::aately ue eaat. A1'ter ob.jeot .';u33riea ?~ a oproximately l2 ::~eoonda, 1-: a~para1~ly inst&ntansoWI17 Jisap,.u.cl. Durin~ lj.i .. ot oberta"kica, object :JlOTsd. to KIBrel~' r ight, aouth--..rcl, through &n angular traTers oi 60 degre, remain- i ':lg tlt approx1:ilatiely aue a.ltituu. llane\ITera cluring tranl app.ared to be UM18J"&t101l, deeleration, t&r7 hal-b., ana thaD re- ' Dtli M1Ut'11011 lJ,ICLASSir:EO ()~ b~cnn 0120 and J l.2'; ~u,ura oo ilan ti.:.'iad ob jeo ~ tor 9.pp t'ODDt~1y 23 lebruA~( 1;:53, .1:1J i te obaer11ed the un- ta~lTe (12) 3eoonds. OAUad tna: h .l&d ~ir3t obaol''lttd the UDidMI~ii'i~d object f':-om eye '7ITU l Ae ;nu uri '7inr ess ~ward on 2)-:h _7anue in 2a yaide otop-oeci h.ia oar. dismo'I.:Rlted, a.nJ. ::;tood ouliaije ~o 1b.sens "tu dofJ ;10'\i vear ;;l.t.asea nor tti1. .-.a ts~ lllY oori l veVloe t o :;. a l:ltenao~i~ ut ~u "/Si\la, r.on~ : aland, w .. or'~, nhloh l s 3a~iaated co c. tlpproxi:na cely n degr-ee L9 .:1inate -.at .:.:m.gitude and L.,o tle{reea 47 r:ainut. :1~rth lati ;ude. :'hia ?Oai ;;11.21 1::0 l out;h Jl "'ort L'ot;tc, Lcng .Jl.mcl, J ... y.,rk. .r. estimated !;he ob~oo\ -;o :.>a a.t ...-1 u....L t-J. twie .l~OYe -;he .!Or1 ago al tJi u tween forty \ tlD) t o t .. or-ty-.1'l. ~ t h j ) .1a r~e a .iild 1 t.a i:1.!.'a~l Huratiao "".'lft.t tittle to r..~e dOU~ 'Hl '11\. .Jr;en~on us Ui o.r 29th -';h 'f"e.nue '"1.'\ at1:nated ';O b1ar :lpnrox.i:::na~ely ~.; l!o -;y .:'i v ) te ... ~&M ;: o r-.A ? f d.utt ,aa-; r..n..t ~h1 ould ?lace \.he ,o.:;eot ~ouroxi.::t&~.i r 1ue .ao.s\. o f 'the ~"'OllleJ'tr. ou.L . .J ,,t 1A:Ce 31l os-:;i:na~ion ol' ;;::a ul.;~ar..l nl ';~1e ~ojeot . "" trawraecl ttu Jl~'~lr J i s"tan~e ot' :>.oprox1..:na ~ ..1.y s ix--;y :Q} 1.e grette +;o rt~t, o r ~o ''~ JO'J th, na :.1a.1n .. ..ainitd ~?proxi.:ua tel:r ~ . .>Tu& t&!l-t :1l t1 tude. 1) a-tatac:t :,ao due to t;ne 7l.:Ae of the obatt~atoian, iid not notioe :.::ry other mcUnduala 1 . rlobity 1mo ooulcl bs oonai:ieAcl n 'tnesaea ot tr...!s ..3 -. lUJ"tbeJO ..,r. .S tha he haa bad ?a.at sx~erienoe in :)baervi.ng air- .,,.~ 1D tlilll" .ad al ~ .. a. ealled ahootin~ atan"', and that thia ~Jbjeoil did not reble el ttel'" of theM md, therefor. that nt.s ... 4hy h' .. 'fllt 1 t neoeeaa.rr ~o ad 'rise Wa oi"tict o -...t~en1ing hi ft~ltbg. "urthej" o tu t~ ' .. hat a~ the :.:tme or the tl.J" no rain ~=-:::toiature ;:>l"'Jtumt 1.:1 ~h~ ,; z-, ~he &t1nos;r..er-4.t "A,"al sool and.# inaofal'" .. ..nfl-w, olear. j o oon~men t 718.4 Jtade lloneern:n~ the wi:1da :.loft at tba't; tae. 1\trther stated that :ut had no11 ooser..,.,.d rmy airorart in i'Ugh~ 1D the area a:ardJ ~ ~ ti whc he obaervad thia 1.wudentit~od tl:yin1 7 'AP. etateci .U ia employed in the ad..,.rtlaing braneh ot the n.G~CID DeparMent ot :r~ dne, ~ubllabecl b7 hoet"t ?ublishin~ .;orporat.io:J.. Re a-ta-c 6iC ie tJacl ~ "\ha arnole oonoemtng "!'lying Sa Mn -molished in !rtae paSD ll1d '\ht ittt wu hr.tereatecl h cletermin~ the natllre o-t the"