1. DATE TIME CiROU' NUMII R 0' OIJICTI 5. LINGTH OP OISIRYATIOM 6. TYPE OP OISIRVATION 9. PHYSICAL EYIDIMCI 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION 11. IRII' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS WPflZ25LYDA029 PP JEDEN JEPEO JEPHQ JEPNB JEDWP 555 DE .JEP~N 66 JJO CG~pSEl"F~m 8 l' HAU LN'l'E;R (!j : F~l INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 655TH AC\v SQ \JATERTOHN NY . TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF UASH 25 DC JEDEN/COMMANDING GEN ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO JEPWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NEHBURr;H NY JEPSN/CG 32D AID /DEF/ HANCOCK FLD EASTWOOD STA 6 ~YR NY JEP0/CO 4711TH DEF \vG PRESQUE ISLE AFB PRESQUE ISLE f1E ACL ~3~83 PO FLYOBRPT ATTN ATIAA-2C CLN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT AIR FORCE LETTER 20~-5 1 S IJ~/G/ DISC TYP. OBJECT<; NO SPECIAL FORMATION OTHER THAN BEING CLOSE TOGETHER DISCS f10VED RATHER FAST TOWARD NORTH AT A VERY 2 1505 EST 21 MARCH 1953 OB1ERVED FOR ONLY SEVERAL SECONDS 3 VISUAl. WITH U~E OF BINOCULAR~ 4 OBSERVERS LOCATED AT GOC ELt1IRA NEW YORK PN 04~8 DI~C~ \JERE D t:U;CTLY O.VERHEAD AND t~ERE VERY HIGH ' Cl~r.; 'E:RVED BY t1R HOl.IJP OF GOC POST NU PN 00 BLACK ELMillA NY AND ACL ~J~83 PD FLYOBR?T ATTN ATIAA-2C CLN UNID~NTIFID FLYING OBJECT AIR FORCE LTT~a 2~3-' 1 S [X/&/ DigC TYP OBJECTS NO SPECIAL FORMATION OTHER THAN BEING CLOSE TOGETHER DISCS MOVED RATHER FAST TOWARD l~ORTH AT A VERY 2 15~5 E~T 21 MARCH 1~53 ODSERV~D FOR ONLY SEVRAL ~ECOt~Dq ( 3 VISUAL ~JITH USE OF BINOCULARt:; 4 OtHi!:RVERS LOCATED AT GOC ELftiRA NE\1 YORK PN 04:Q8 DI~Cc; ~1l::RS Dt'~SCTLY OVER:1EAD AND t RE VERY HIGH ( 5 OI)~E:I~Vt::D BY i'lR HOLUP OF GOC P0'3T NU PN BLr,CK ELNi fiA NY AN!J PAGE 2 OF P93A 02 JAClC ONEIL ALSO OF ELMIRA 6 HEATH~R WAS CLEAR tTITH HIND5 SOUTH AT 10 ~ 7 UNKNO\~N 9 FIGHTER~ I~l GENERAL VICINITY HERE ORDERED TO INVESTIG.~T HO\IEVER NO UNI<NOUN OBJECTS \vERE SIGHTED AFTER ORBITING IN AREA FOR APPROX- IriATELY 2~ l1IN )JQ\VN'GRADEO AT 8 i ':J An f(T1f 1 EC' ACo''lFI '-'~\..!.\. l.L'ff:,RV!\LSr ~li)_ ' ED A FTF.R 12 YI<.!AR.ti ' DOD DIR s~rJq.t o oNct:ASSlF\ED ., ron VaCfLAss'F'Ea AI PIIOVID I J"'slll. (&A VIr 8ANK) AIR IN I fiiiGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 'AiiA-Ri" u.iilif (PH~CT " BLUE ".OOK") Tlt" ~ inforj:}atio' 1 uaj r~:cl!lved ltJcaterl at Pll ntt1f1, ~lHi.r1. r~)C ?o:;t t !'~T 00 Blac~, F.l rdra, ~;~-r 'or!c, notift.!d this st.at.ion th;;..t, ~n mrt:J t.-1- t-~ p ' ob,j nets r-pott.!Cl rH. l:t.. o~rcl'llJ~d..XlO.."~L~ ra t ht!r f~tflt Cit G -v~cy ld.tJ alt l tu-:. . r.:11rira, :rem Ym~; ~ !:pvfit., .. ";-1 thes., cb;J,!CtS ~J1.t}1 tlS~ Of b l_r.oCUlnTS but only .ror S c . .,V r:l ~1~conn~. Sp~Cl<i.l it:torn~ti on r~que~t,d by yonr ~<-"dq:.nrtr~rs t s <s follor:-i: 'ind:J ,,_..,H.,_ fr:m 1r;o d~gr s nt 10 l:nots p~r hour. C'':>s~rv~rf; did not Hot.i fy t~1 i 3 station t'-Hlt the inv~stf~al1.r.g ~aircrrtft 1-1,r.~ not.ic~d. It Has c:sr;uned t~11.t t.l~y <.litl not s l[;ht th~'l. l:esat.iv~ a:i rcraft P:r,. "P tr~ cd-~a, so it ,.;as not ros;i.bl<" t!v\t t h e j~t3 1.ctu~tll.y c~used t r eport.. r ~cat i_v ... jt!t:; vT:!re in ar~a of :.i:!.~hting a.t tir..e of ~i.ghtinJ. Two aircraft ,,.~re s~nt dl')\om to i nv ti r;att'" b'..lt frJtt.'1'i no joy. ."' ~he ~uth~nticity of t~;~ r~port \s s..,or .. p .. rJ.or Ot. n~ -se.rr-r~. s~con:lSe ur.knmm sine~ ohs~rv<1tion H:ts for such a THO -'AS C. 0CHIE3EL C't.pt~-tn, U.::J.F Int.,lligenc.~ Officer DO\VNGRADE D AT 3 YBAH INTEr(v ALae DF.CLASSLTt'ffiD AFTEr: .1-2 YEARS. \~rir,ht-Patter~on JJ-'B ollr THIS DOCUMlNT CONTAINS INfORMATION .VFa::TING THI NA TIONA&. DEFENSE 0' THI UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING 0' THE ESPIONAGE N:T, 5D U. 5 C.- 31 AND 3Z. AS AMlMDIO. ITS TRANSIIIIIIO .. OR THE REVB.ATION O' ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO JUt UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT P REP..OOUCEO IN WHO' I OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED ~TATES AIR FORCE AGUCIES, txCUT BY PUMISSfON OF THE OIRECTOit 01 IHTfl.UG11K.E. uw. .U.LIGtLJ!FIIM' .. IPif .. Of'JICI. , ... 0 111 JOINT MESSAGEFORM . DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALSc DECLASSn~IED AFTER 12 YEARS. ftUUC3 "M( foM m, I NAY U. WHICH MAY li US0. UNCL.ASS\F\EO ,, PRECCOENCE AC't!Oft l~rOR~IATION 0 lOOK MESSAGl CRYf'TOf'.ti:.CAUTION Ra"ERS TO ME5SAGE: 1DllnlfiCAT10ft ' CU:i5'HCAT!Oit DO\VNGRADED AT 3 YR~A .. R INTERV ~J.S DECLASSIFIED AFTEH. 12 YEARS. fiELJ:ASih~ OffiCER' S SIGH.\TU"oi