1. OAT! TIMI GROUII 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLU&IOM 4. NUMIIIt OP OIJICTI ' LINOTH OP OISIItVA TION 11. llllft IUMMAitY AND ANAL Ylll 6. TYPE Of OISIRVATIOM 9. PHYSICAL IYIDINCI )./ U NCLASSJFJED. /1~15Z rlAR JEP~N UlH!}!0RA1JEO AT 3 YJ'!.\1~ JN vEO!~ASSIFI.ED AFTER 12 YEARS,._'' DOD DIR G200.10 .L::PSN 4l PP JEDtJP .JEDEN JEPEO J EPHO Jt:PN3 Fll INTLLF.:GNCE OFFICER 6''TH ACW SQ WATERTOWN NY ~ JEPrtn/ll !RECTOR OF INTELLIGENC HQ Uc.iAF WA<;HlNGTON 25 D C J~t'ZN/COMi1ANDING GENERAL ENT AF!3 COLORADO ~PRING~ COLORADO JE?!:JPIAia TiCH INTl::Lt.IGNCE CENTER HRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO ,L~PN~/CG EADF STEt-lr, }lT AFB tJEtiBURGH NY .J.:.:P'3i~/CG 32D 1\/D!V /DEF/ HANCOCI{ FJ.D EAST\JOOD SYR NY . JS(>i::O/CO 4711TH Dt:F \G PREc;QUE I<;LE AFB PRC:qQUE I SLE 11~: II ACL 03079 PD ATTNCLN AT!AA-2C CLN ,.1.Y03RPT CLN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CMA AIR FORCE LETTER 2 -5 1 . BALL OF FIRE WlTH ORANGE BORDER PD SEEtlED TO BE HANGING tN THE SKY AT A LOU ALTITUDE PD ALtlAYS SEEtlED TO MOVS TOT:Jf\RD THE NORTH PD 21~5 EST CMA 19 MAR 53 PD OBSERVED APPROXI MATELY 3 OR 9 Ttiit:S IN 4 HOUR=) Ct1AFOR APPROXIM.'\TELY 15 TO 30 HiflUTES EACH Tit!:~ PO VIS UAI. PD OBS ZHVERS WEHE LOCATED I rl C/\PE VINCENT Ct1A NY PC 3J8 PD OBJECT l.CCA.T-ED .NORTHWE.ST ... or .. oB-~ER'IERc;.-Cr-t.A DIST.I\NC--Ut~XN0 OBSERVED BY A M OF CAPE VINCENT C~lA' Cr1A IT WAS REPORTED THl\T THESE OBJECTS HAVE BEEN S I HTEO PREV IOU~ LV BUT NEVER REPORTED PD 0:";.)i,; OV~RCA~T '.JITH tiirJDt; ~OUTiH~SST AT 11 PD UNCUssfi="ED AF FORM 11:~ART I APIIMWID I NM 1 .. (l.I!:A Ylf HLANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT li.: oJ~rv .. ~t a low ~t.t:tude, l !O t:.~tAAc" !;l.ren. Cbj:t ~..,93 <it'~<:r-~ U\ t,cll.l ) t J'!.re ul~n :~n OJ'!i.ll~ft Lorder .:rt. ~ 1~,.,-,\lti~utie. O~"ject, :.;e~,le\1 ho ! 1.. l'.:mr~, f\Jr 'l!'~ro~te.i..y 1;5 t. JO ulnut.--!8 f~.a\3n ti.LGft :~r.d coulJ h., :J n ,,hrO'tg h t.ile c.:l~u~Se ~ rtt.r!f't:t8.,. c.::iJse:rl.'lti.on ,,_..,' , C'G-;t\ q:J~ r~!)Ort.-.<:1 ha'Y'!t b@~Yl ...:l,J.'rt~ pr~vi.(Hi.sl.y Tbs ~uthenttcit)' of thb r.-.port, l.., r ,lt3bl?t to a air ~..,~r~" :.d.:1c" !~,!r :"J-:r- ~oYls \lbeel'ted t:."i.s obj~-t . lJNClASSij:oED AF .FORM 11:-PART I ~ APII .. OYID I JUM 1 .. (l.&t Ylr HANit) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT PltlMitiD IY ( ),'/ ~.~L~ ::t.ation (P- h 9) lrrvr~ Ct:C t :-.;.,..l~ <l !r. ;fi~J or Ga!)8 Vincent,~ ::v Yor k , Phone J9!'il 0b~.,rvetl l..tt .trti c .,ntl.! 1~fl i'!.y- -~:. o:J r--'-'tr ~t a low-:U.t.tt.ude, 1:0 c :\.atanc., !,;lVene l.)bject ~.raa cli-,llC~ 'lB ~ tMU of / L.-e 11l~n :-.n o1 :.sn~e l..order Ht. ~ l QV i.\lti~ud.e. C~jeci; ;.;e.,.tled t rJ ll.m6 _i.n J~ l'!;:mr~, i\-,r 'l!'"rorl:rately 1.;) t o 30 .u 1.!'lut.t.'!t.t f~.a.crl t.itlae 'ir.d coul J b~ !'l ~-.hro-t~h the rI:b!f'ts841e ciJ;se:rv .... ti.on ,,_.l'!t: 7 r~po~ thit h aY!t ~en <Jltih~ pr..,viOl~aly Tb s authenticity of this rf!'!Port ;:,beerted t~is obj . UOWNGRADKD A'l' 'J y P.AH ~N'!'I~ttV .:U..SJ n .. CT ~SlFIED AFTKU 1~ tEAl~ ~"hru charw:ttls to 1 2 cyw -Chiat, t~ ~aoh :r.tell ~ '\ co, 41llt.n IIOJir 11415 DOCUMENT CONTAIN! INIOIIIMATION Af.F!CIING THE NATION~ on:HS1 OFTHI UNITED STATES WtrHIN THf. ~EANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, !iO U. S. C.- 31 AND Jl. AS AMIMOIO. IISTitAHSMISSION OR THE REVElATION 0P ITS CONTFNTS IN ANY MANNER TO Al'f IJN4UTHORIZEO PER'".>ON IS PROHHtiTEO ilY LAW. IT ~AY NOT 8 ltfPROOUCID IN WMOLI 011 IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED ~TATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT UY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF UtTULI<iiNCI. uw. UNC()\SS,F\EO And nO\T to the 2nd hatch; or 26 l.!arch 5.3' In the 21"d batch, only 2 nre ~/Anun' lJ{!>art.l~oville) a.mt . (Cape _, V5_r.~ent) !iP:t:"ch. Ther'3 ~.s a possibility th.~t also tha l$ ?;1rch, C1rmany, was tho st=r srrius~ -~. os't'.intereatin~ to me is l::\r~h 18, Y!illiar.-.t~ ~\.!i'D. Thj s one COillci he a l:E'nzel rotraEe. rould be int.P.' 't:.'stins; to know elevation abo,,re horj zon. '.tould he interc.:>tin(' t.o have questiol'U'.ire fill~d out on t.hj n one. I f the het:din~ had ~>een 270 in~t.~ad these mir.ht. very l'IC!ll htt.ve hP.~n SundoE~. l.!y ~eas i~, howe,ur, t.~at i.h:ts v.a fi some sort. or meteor"lo.;;:ical phenomena. Now as to th~ rematn1E>r the 2.) l)u~h Cl!.sper could have been a meteor i.~ the rejjort.ed 2 m:l nutes is in en-or. Jlmr lar wss the d:t~k? Do'3s l'.l t:i + .. ude here refer to Alevation'? ".!hat is :rour opinicn of this one? The 15 r:nrch Courtlands ~ould have been a rneteor. Th~ short tir:1e-of observation seems to make follC'"l-np not v;ortlr;hile. The 19'1:arch Newfoundland cnse is very intercstinc, but only one observer. The fa11t that the measured ceil5 nc was 2700 feet. puts a limit me: to hEi.~ht. l:ere there any ,dt.nes~es? If so, this vtouJri. be \IOrthwhlle .follo:rlne up. The 18 ~.inrch Great F!i.lls, !::ont., gives us al'\otl1er Nocturn~.l Feandering j .. ieht. Can a balloon be ruled out? I thin!' a que~tiona5.re herl'l '1ould be A.ppropr6P.te. t!aybe you ought. to stl'tion a special observer at Greet FallR l The 19 l .. !arch Tana)Janda has insuffieiont The 21 '!ar~h Elmira is quite interestine b11t Observed Only -9. fP.VI ~econds I dont see how I.ren~el can explain the lJ Uarch l~i5!velJ. /,FB has in~;; rficicnt cv:i.clence. Finnlly, the 14 !.1arch Greonv!.J.J e, could be a balloon In both bP.tches there are .) cas!!s ! should personally like to f'ollow up. Those are Shaw AFB, S March; \'ims AFB 18 Harch; and 18 Harch Great Falls. !.fy plan, Lieutenant, is to concn:nt.rate on relativly fa;t casP.s that show promise o! affording sci4)ntific datE'.. I pu!'posely' ! warm to keep the rJUr.lber of casF~ dolm for Xi D?e obvioufJ reason::~ or tin1e limitation. If it becoM~s possible to obtain the services of one full time assist~nt, then I could a~sign certain follow up jobs which would facilitat~ matters a sreat deal. I hope we can discuss these and other m."ltt.er~S at your visit here 22 April Eeftt VIi shes Sincerely P .s. hny fu.rther word on the ?ort Aus t~.m Case. o! 17 !t'eb? I should appreciate t alkine tlith Dr. Kapl:t'1 concernine the }'enzel plan.