4. NU~Bt:R OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1r 0 1SE:RIIA TION ?. OH\"i:C.\L EV'Oc;;I'ICE I PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION C .o~."'iC:L.US CN cf altern~+ :J tr1 I, l FTD o~c'6J 0-32'1 (T OE) p,.,,., , .rJat" Qrrhuf o rm"IIMybeu .. d. CJ :JT~ ABS ATLD i1ATS DOVER A7B DEL .J:::J:iP/AI~ TECH !NTZLL c::t ~RIGiiT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHI O EJ~ : /CG ADC ~NT AF COLO S?~INGS COLO H!?O JE?:':Y/C::OMATS ANDRE~iS A~B \!lASH DC !D~{ ATLD llATS :.J:~3TOVSR AFB "H\SS A?;. 19C PD ATTN AT IAA-2C ATTcl Hi'TEL J I V FLYOBKPT PD SII'lGL'2 OBJ OF I!!vZTZt'...'1I~JATZ SHA?2 A.JD S lZZ C'-!A ?.c::J0'1I."S.JTLY 1 S1 C:1A PAL2R~10 C:1A NJ C'-1t\ tJ07 IF Ie:D ?D ,-:oLL~R ADVIS~D ~0 SCHAMEL~ AS 08J DIS.\??EA~I~G PJ 25TH AIR D!V C~A 20SL'fl\J C:1A NY Ct-tA li'>T IF tED C:1A ADVISED NO SCRAi18LE PD EXISTniG ?AGZ TMO JEPOD 16A t o yellr.>IV .o i !'l no pal"""..i cul u o 1.l r. '='rn. L r ::l:l r J Q -.o On obaervi 1g i t tor a bou t t en minutds it ata d to r9eea d on a north-rx> rth w~ 1t coursd and appear 3d 'to lose al ti ~Udt3. I watc h .Ji 1 t ib r about t cm !!l'inutes core, ai'ta r whioa time it i\'9-S lost to a.:.g:r:. over th~ horl10n. Oft the !li6i:t of 71bruary 28-ta., its ae~ion wer~ th! same aa t:'le previous night except in th~ laat ten minutes of it3 i t swerwed ou't o ! i ts' course by approximately 15 da~aea in lesa t han 5 seconds. It s-.arted on'to 1 ts original course wi ~a the aa=e di3"J:~neared over t h e bori zon. I, ~scrlptlon of I_1~c~.~i 1nt. ,At, 2130 EST a clu.ll r~d c o l o r ed "lig ht. was ob:Jer1ad 10':" on th . !!.Stern horizon bJ o~t~ra.l mill t a.r-J por !lonnel. The light. wa 3 ~lo.,..ly moYin~ frcm we3t t o nortr:-rr~H,t lt~rnatine c olor fro~ yBllow, gre~n, red, ar.d back to ~hit Aitar-bein~ o ,rvd !or appr~xioately !1v" mlnu tes, obJect. diaap~ared h'l) (JW tne :-. ri.:on II. Ul '1CU.9 slon of (w;id~nt Q server:. were, i n th~ opinion of t,h , preparing officer , reliable. Ati tr.'! t,L~ii of alghtil'\~, l'f~ t ther was c lo~u, visibility eis;ht .... 11 s. F-91~ 'o in ;uea o n ot.hor r:!llsions nottr~Jd nothin g unusual~ D.1e to the f . ,,~a. c. tha lJght '1as aaan :.~or1n-from lT<'lst. tq .mr-t.n.,.est. lt.-;T on t.he hor-1-:on :1nd thm t o d.ioa;.<!J'.lar O"~r th-, thia par~ o f thr:J J . !.l, lt l!l qulto c e r t.:1in th >.t. tb-:1 l j r,-:. .J~::;:>:--:JJ ;;'l!l '~.gnLs. 'l'IC'o cont ract. n . t'. o tCct'ir a s cor..sultiJd au hJ concl uthd th.a~ th~ fJbj;Jct ob.J3rt-9d 'if'13 dgfinlr:.al;.r v n 1. I U Cor.c lu.sl on Dovar llr forco Base, Ddla:"a:" 2S Fabruary 1S53 I. P"ser1pt1on or Inclden~ .\t ~21 EST !our .AF personnel ob:served a singltJ light of' olt.arnating color!S ~1 t,b red pradcmlnant,. 1'he lie ht. was due we3t. of Dover Air Force Ba:se a r.d a bout roo abOV8 the hori-zon pur:suing a V6ry gradual COU~8 from ~,St to r.o:-~ t.~O!lt. ~o !ound, :s:ok8 o r vspor ~a3 oh rved, It app~ared to f3da a~ay or dlgappear ovsr t hs hortzon. There ~:s no air traffic in t he nr . II. Di~eu~!lion of Inc1d~nt, , :3 i n t'H :nJ e o( t.h-. Oo1er sighting of 26 Feb 53, i t ':'ra:J t.h., opinion of .\TL\.E-5 tl'nt V:JnUJ ..:u"J~d c.hlJ 3lghtln~. ATIC's contr;tct ~!ltrr. -. .... pr -;.?!$ contactad III. (;or.clu~lon JEPEO .jD'.a.iP C '.!.Dare .U n.a1 \.ieol .ulid , ;,1,. objectt t:.o oe ~:'18 l,:,west dlftl.;wnce abow ~he ~or12cm, .J.ll .18ft aeoeral..ly i.'l ~re~t t.hat, ! ta Ji~, :J~o and '!peed 01 :no.,.,men" ::ere L-u:et"~'l&hle, that ite ;wrae wu fraa due .~;eat to :a-thweet.. ,\l.l ageeo. to ~lle ~ence ot 30vli, --*, oar :and t.M.tt t.ae objec~ u~t11t.el7 a:;~pearad to drop owr ~be Doria on. U ':'he lWOY WU coat.act.ed, Jnfomeci rJr till incident, aonned the ot t be W1Ul DillfC&&.ift r~lta. Per.sCDDil a;>puentl.r we n i:lcl1naci t.o 01u:r -..he 1Dc1deld .ad f'GIIibq natAd '73luabla u-. FJtoa a personal k:lmrledge v~ t.bl oC. 1\ ia \lw ~aica t.bat all cbludcl.en are rel1ahla not g1'7trn t :) :l~ and !BMzers't.l.r aiD Jowr 1'o.r toe r. i'l.n'Mcl DO air tratr1c 1D their rt.cini q. Intelligu:e ~, 4710\b ASJ! Dltense aac. cutle c.nv .u..~, Delaware : Hwral ~ , to t.be Htll ri3, Oil otlwl' 1aiona ., \he tiM ot ~owr e1~bt1Dc ~ PIS PUota reported 110 a1cbt:'np hes no kr.wledp ot tlw ~ exlataa. ~ lefted. 6. watbar at. \S.. fll rep&\ wu olea-aJq, "t'1aibil1f.7 8 sJles, aea \apera'iure Wa dft po1ut, )0 aurface winc!a eouth tat,) alU.ter rMdi.AI 966. 11Dtil alott a\ 12 tbcNam teet 260 at 60 k:lota, l.6 t.llauand. fJ~Ca 21r:P " 10 t.o 7S mota, 20 thma-m r .. t 270 at as leota." --~c-.orate ot t:! r:t ~P.umD B!a c J1Ur3 f rc:c r l 1 '. O ~n i t l tl) 'j J.ll.:Jw to 3T 3dn and CoJn t i tlU ~ J t o do :<:J.rl Helgdaon wh o u~.l sa.r th13 object. Walk i n g toward tn-1 Photo L~o, wbicb is 3.pprox:5matdl1 Hort n W~st of t hd thaatar, tild ooj~C'i s~amsd to los~ 9ltituda and s lowly r a c add. UpJn reaching tad the Alato Lab we l ost ight ot the objact o-Te r th3 h orizon. a t 20 minutes. Up on .:.'ir.rl s ighting it I r e p orted i t t o "the 0. o. -.i/PBZ06E J ZPt'JJ ~.3 ,qj'liJN CLA ~s l- -~ '';:.JCJ.a..ssi.:'i~) Jnident1f'1~ :!.:rL~ Object ov~r Del..,wP:-e. . J.jor, USAF t..:e ai.Jr"l.'!lent.~cned reoore mi~ ~onaroed ~centl7 t a :e si:ailar re~4lrt.,..i .J1\:b~ir.g3. J.l ~hseJ'i&n r'9 :or,.,lttd ..1 cont.i.nu:J.l Jeri~s of l.lt~::-:1a;in~ ;olors o~ :to "3e~ .. .w t.he .lt)rl30D ~inc _ mry 3radual CQurse !'rom 1sst " o .oz-".n-,;or~.,..,.,est. \;o :lO'IJ:la, :iOD or 7a~:~:a 7laa reportAd. il:lj'Jat al:.i.rna".ly 'l.~aa.red ~o faae a::~a..r o r ai:lao-,.ar ,wl!r ';t'!1er obeerte:r r ~ 111Ut.ecl 3cramble f'raa Cantrol.Ln-ot 77l)tb .. ~1' 3quadron at. 3.la2wo, i!ew Jerae)', lmt. Pftn!\.i:us1on was d.en:i1d by t.ie 2etb Ai:.. Division 3inca tt.n ob.ject r.ad al.l-ead7 .m to fide ':.f!'tcer obsar1er !"$~\14!d no t.~.;.ce ct f:n~er -;i -;t:t J 21.!!5 :1~. .iaga~i.,. a1 r Vat!1.: 1.:1 general area. 5. ..,:::..-d..!"tine r ;.t t,he time ot sighti"! wu clear sq<t no cla~da, V'13i~ 4;y ; Jlilea, r.eaparatun 30, surtaea T!nda ?lest Southwea't at 4 knota. iiinda alof't at ..2,000 t .. ~ ru> f9fP d 60 ~amt,a lS,ooo teet 29o.J at 70 knota, 2o,ooo teet troaa 6. n!":'fo wit:..a-at1on1Ci 1ll paragraph 2 were not pruent em iW!e tor statem~nt. :W beell toted to olJoriate th1a b111 t7 b tutura report1 ngs " APHl CV":ZJ BI I :'Me~.. -:l~ ~ ll1~wnce D1 rl..a1.on Ji....,CvCM~e 7f ?J..aM Inte1111ence