1. OA TE 'ttMI G*OUft MUMI!R Oft OI.IICTS t. LIMGTH Oft OIIIRVATIOtt .. TYPI Oft OISIRVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIOIMCI 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION A .. ANALYSIS -6NCt.ASSIFI ED ATIC )11 Subjeet a (UI70L) Electronic Sightill!J of Uoid!lntified Aarin.l (2 Apr 53) lat Ind H.'1 STH AIR DIVISiott, APO 118, c/o Post:na.ster, Now York, N. Y. TO: Cornmari:fing General, Air Technical Intelligence Cooter Wright-Patterson Air Foroa aClse 1. Reference AFOin-ATL\E-5, tho information reques-ted i:J b~in8 forwarded. 2. The Electronics Data Sheet, transmitted to this hsadquarters as an inclosttt e is bein'J retained by the Directorate ot Intelligence, Headquarters Sth Air Divi31on, to U3e tar futuro reports or sighting~ that may be mad~ b;r radar. FOR THE CO::'!ANDING QZtJERAL: Added 1 Inol W~jor, US,\F l \ )ct. J\wj. ~n~al DO\VNGRAngn AT 3 YP.AR lNTBRVALS: DECLASSH'IED AF'J'EH. 12 YEARS. J i l)flH I'P/Hk J.!:Dtv? JEPHQ JEZ:V:H JZDE~ ZOY \.~)/Hit J!:0Li JEDliP JZPHQ JEZ:iH JFPu\J 5.5) .,..~ CC t\.LKDIV FlV!:: HADAT f}1 !!OR ftJ J.::JJSI~/CGAJJC Et~T 1\FB COLORADO SPf<INGS COL u.::r;u? /Ci-.1-" AIR TECH INTEL CEN \'L"<l GHT PAT'fRSOt~ AF B OHI 'r.n 0 JEPhQ/COFS USAF \J ASH.tJC f JL.ZilH/CGSAC OFFUTT AFS NEBR ~J~PdW/Cl~CUSAFi WIESBEDE(~ GER ;r.; 0 ~l F I D E N T I A L/DIOC 0169c PD FLYO.JRPr PD U~JID~NTlFI0 FLY ODJ SlGHTED EOUASSEUR AB Ct11\ THREE THR DSGRSES T~JA 'ft:JO i1I!;UTS ;-~ Ci1A 2RO SEVN DEGREES THrtEE IVE 11INUT~S H CtlA THO FIVET;~o ONE T:o THREE: ZULU BY CREH OF COCA FOUR SVZa'4 OH ROUT TNG FLT PD LT COL UALKER AO THREE HINE SIX FOUR NINE FOUH Ci'i A MA,J RADIN AO EIGHT ZERO ~ilJO EiGHT EIGHT Fr1UR CMA FH~ST LT FLETHER AO =srx EIGHT THREE NINE Eir.HT FIVE AND S SGT FISCHEH AF TH!1EE NV~E TUO FOU.~ SIX FIVE THRZE 7 IV ~4 F .l Vb. MPH PD OBJ HAS Jilr.: TE::.....L.I.JHL Hll.I:Lt.LQ_S D.l SCEf~l! J [!}.._[ $B_f\I:~ . PD PASSED TO RIGHT OF ACF 'f AT J\PRX TWO ZERO 2EHO~rmr-Ff AT HIH SPEED PD E~G~ TtJO JFRWC f:)QA 0=J S CONSTANTLY 05SR FOR APRX FOUR FIVE MI~lUTES PD TOTAL O=iSfl!V 1\TION Tl~E" ONE HOUR AND THREE TWO ~UNUTES PD 09J l1V f~! ONE .S!Gf(l~"""7E"Ro DEGREES. T1rRi'rA"iWCA11E-To"~A ~p-s;..J OF REST AbOUT ONE AND Oi~r~ l: ALF i!i LES S OF RwY NEAR TWO RED LIGHTED OBSTRUCT! ON t1ARKERS PD O~J tu,s OLSR HAKJ.NG ACFT TRAF P~TTFRN \,,HIL E P.I\OTH11 COCA FOUR SEVEN lif\S t1Al<ING FINAL APPROACH LDG PDDURING THESE ~1ANEUVERS Ci!A THESPE2D .-JAS tOL~H 7EHO 72HO ~1PH PD VISIBILITY ~JAS EXC EXCEPT FOR SPOTTY .;,"..:.'CH!::S OF FOG PD OBJ OBSF\ QlLE.AIJAfLEQUl. AND GP.D PEHS WERE SE1'j'f TO >IGif! lJHEf:t: OrJJ \U\s H:r:?t-1~ o;<DtH TO Di~'fEHit;INF. FIX PD :,10 OTHEH I NF ~Vl'.L F!\ Gf<D PTY PD ~-~.J~L.Ai!lli\ CO~j HAD NO ~CD OF ACFT I N TP.E VICJ NITY ,T TiE ES'f ,t\LT CF ThE i .CFT PD li!VSTIGATIOi~ bJ i:G CDl\jDUCTED THIS HQ /LI CO~!PL EPT FOL ON AIH 1NTL I NFO FOftt-1 ON~ EHE T~:o ?D DNCCASSIFIED 'Af rORM 1 ti ' r..,.ench Mo~cco AIR JN'TELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT lo~ YOBRM', .Noua.!seur Air B:.l.!Je Fr oh Horoqco . Directorate of Intnlli~"nc!lt .. Nouas3~t\.tr Air l3~!f', Fr$nch ltforooeo Hcdr1ttu~ter:J 5th Air Ui vi1ion Olen:a D. Mam lst Lt, UMF I Hq 80th Air D:Jpot Hing, APO "3C, tr' 1\F Int~lli'ien~a ~oports 2)-SJ 1.. An (7 o ct \las nieht~ at noua.1seur Air Rase, 3322'll c>flJ5''J, ~ '5 MB~eh 1953 at 2123 hour! by the craw of u C-1.7 on e. rout.in9 t r aining ni~ht. Tb.e R r cr~\1 0 ., rcratt W:lS intervie-wed and a n inve~ tiJa t i on \../'1.3 '.mnd'l,..tE.'d nt H9t~sseur Air Bnse by the Preparing O!'f'\.cPr. 2 . Re!ereno~t letter Air nt..... i...,'mce C ent-=~r, \/rlght-PJt~r~on Air FO!'OEt B~se, o, AF.-5, 2 April 1953, r w 1l a:lv ric electronic~ dDt!\ o n :;"'oum r:\c.lnr, ~her inve:Jti~tion r"v"sl~ that no c:.ddlttona J.nLoma ,, f'ror.1 the GGA Site nt Nouasseur Air Ba:1..,. The follo\lint; r~port is b.1.sed on ti'lo intnrro- ~ntion or A/2C John Ibnnez, AF-12381750, vho haa ei~t nonths nr.pcri enc~ ln r'\rl:tr. An \ Eloctro:Uc3 Data Sh~et on gx'ound r"..dar W!t sub!\1 tt9d to th13 op~rator wt th r~a~ ti 73 r P - ~,U.ts.?Ho\feftr, ht9 st.o.t'Jnent is included in thi:1 report. An eA=tfncror t:"r? l'!!t{hl .. nlspnl.ch records tor 25 M!lrch 1953 ba.-. been included uith the Tower Operntor'n Lot1 APPROVB:D & Lt Co , tr.~;.F Direetor of Intelli~nce L ~r~taiUTIOte 11 o~tt..-.MATO. CQADC ENT AFB Col Cht ,A TIC, \lright-Pa tt.erson A Y."'B ,Ohio Cof"S, USAF Naval Intel/FPO '---------llNCfASSIFif_:D Af FORM 112_,ART II lJNCLAssn=I.ED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DireetorAt8 or Intelli~eno8 Hea<l1u!lrters_ 5th Air D! vls ion Th.:t fo11o\linf! inror'mation va9 recnivfllft by the DirectorAte or Int9llitrAn , H~ad ~uar~rA 5th Air DiviA1on, tram R~adqu~rters SOth Air Depot Wing on 8 }~y 1 953, und i u tran:smi tted tor evaluntiona "u. In an intftrview vith A/2C John Ibe.nez, AF-12)81750 , on 22 ,irr11 1 0).3. th9 follo\dNJ t-P.port ia forwrded. Statement of A/2C Ibanez is as fo1lovs: At a.pproxicatf'l)" 2200 hour!!, 25 l-lareh 1 953, uhile I \taS on duty nt the GCA S~etion nt NouasseU", I reeelYed a cnll from the AO (Major Molvin O. Sc:1eer) via the NouaB~eur Control Tow~r vnnt1ng to know how ny blipA I had on my Rarlar Scr . I re- port~ that I d four (4). ApproxL~atel7 four (4) or five (5) tninut~s l eter I re- c.,ived anoth.,r call from J.tajor Scheer reque:1tin;t that I koep a timP. lo~ a nd ul J o trn.~k the aircraft on my set. I k~nt thi~ report no reque3ted a nd it i-ltiB turned o'V'3r to tha AO upon cornplntion or duty.' "b. E.":tract from Noua:Jseur li"J.ight Di::tpatch Racords for 25 Hnreh 1953s 2135t Tover noti(ind us that AF 9121 \las rt,portin~ nn Wlld~ntiflml object nying oro,.l.."ld th'3ir airernft. -2150: tfotirind OSI \lhcn 91Bk reported that the object nnw :JoemP.d to b~ st.:l- "c. Roport or 11lndings and tllk~-orrs R t Nouas5eur' 25 }1,.3.rch 53: French aircraf't PFB?aP C-54 landed from Mar3eille 2120 hours. A ircr4lft )O(Y'f, C-/~.7 (PUot Captain ~tuart H. Pri tehard A0-674520) ATO 1732 lamed at 211.0. Aircraft )066, C-47 (Pilot l~ajor 'r11ll1W!1 G. Jtickson A0-750391) ATO 1908 landed at 225). Navy (MATS) R6D 15A? landed at tlouasseur at 2256 from Tripoli." TOWf.R OPF.RATOR'S LOG FOR 25 MARCH 195) "Ben & obst 1 ts ch 5x5, AF 9181 observes ODJ'F.CT under Af 30rtl who is on f1nel. Advi~ed l~f )007 of OBJECT. 1\F 30Q7 a~lcn.o!4e<lget\_, AO ndv~d t\rr to call AF 9181 and to circl~:t spot \/here OBJECT is nt. AF 91Sl rogered and is proc.-edin~t back t.o Nouaseeur. Af 9181 is o are~ where OBJECT is nnd is circling it. At pre~ent, AO and OSI is tn tower. A.F 9181 d~scrib'!s the OBJECT as being :Jmall vi th one bright light. h0 & OSI is going cheek on this matter. NJ is taking l nare-gun ard 3 flaree with him. Fld is beginn~.,. to get to~-in. AO & OSI is using Cra:.h Ambulane" CO":ll-nunicAtton bet,.;een Crash k nb\tl- nnc" 1:1 f!\..,od. AF 9181 inrormed t,.rr that they cannot oee OBJECT due to fog. At tl-:in tine AF :3066 r~u~st lnndin:-t inntruetlons at 4000 t_,et homing in on the NR Ben. Tur advsd a/c to renain at 1.000 stnee ATC hns ndvod us or HATS 1787 i:1 at 3500 teet inbound to NR. Af 9181 ropt that he is .:toing back to CNSE 9ince he cnnnot oeoe tho ODJECT any lon~er. 'I'WR thanked the A/C. The AO & the OOI is At111 checkinR on thia nw.tter. .A'i'S 1587 c11ll':'d to\ler when L min from CNCA rng. Twr o.dvsd MATS 15R? of presant vx nnd to rept vhan over r.A rng. Then Twr cleared AF 3066 tor nn a~pro~ch. "By then B:}se Wx ropt -X vith .1 n":l vsby. Twr adv8d AF 3066 of wx and that ~!R nd io olosetl. )066 ws on do\lllvind then. M~TS 1587 rept o'Yftr CA rnf(. ~ clParer\ a/c to the NR ben and to maintain hiq nltittrie (3500') untU turther advsd. Twr then callod A~' 3066 vhieh I (A.lfr8d Arneho) trloo contacti.n~ him advir~in:t a/c of \IX and that the nd \las below min1mumA. Tvr rcvd no reply from this a/c. Aircraft ...,as thon seen on runway. AF .)o66 lnnded safely 11M had th" f'ollov-me Jeet to meet the aircrart. -DOWNGltADl~D A1, ~ Yf~r\U I::TF '.-(\L~: ,.. lED AFTER 12 YEARS. ofl HilS IXY:UM~ N r CONTAI~S INFORMUIO,.. AFFECTING TttE N4TIO,..Al. t'Ef[N;. OF TttE UNITfO STATES WI l NG OF THt:. E!:>PIONAGl ACT, 50 ll ~ C - Jl AND U II!> AMENIIED liS TRAHSlloU<t'llON OR THE k.VFLATION OF liS CONrENfS 1 .. ANY MANNt:ft r oAN UN.\UTH)Jtl7[() Pf-RSON IS PROHIWtTEO BY LAN 11 M.\ Y r40l lil f\U'RODUCEU I~ WHOLE 01( IN U ( 0 ntER TH-'N IJNil E:U 51" ArES AIM fOkCf AGt:.NCtES, EXCEPT HY rEftMISSION OF Ttt DIRECTOR 01- lr.TLLLICLNC.I:., USAF. DlreetorP\te or Intf!llittenct~t .He3dq ... 5th Air _Division.._- .. ENCE INFORMATION REPORT 30-53 rAGE J ,.Then MATS 1587 ropt ovftr tho NR Ben to.kin~ up tht~t holding pattern nnd o st:.~)d th.~t he !ttro hop~t the t\tr vlll bring him in ~ntely uncl t hn t the t,no will bo held rcJ pon.d.hln. Tvr replied that tj,d is ccmplotaly clo:J"d tmci that twr t< MATS operation~ thnt landing \/ill be dont~t nt hi., ovn discret1.on. Aircraft "Ro~nrod'" twr. Wh-.!n MAT;> 158? ropt visual etc, tvr rlid not clear nirerntt to lnnt blt th3t r/w 35 is appropria-:, with '-#lnd c. M.\'1'!3 1587 lanJocl safely ard all i:J well. About the OBJr;CT a~ain, twr cdv!ltd nll D~ to navi~tion nl\r.lel71 GCA, D'F, Pureeanatcher, CA'IU, At-!C, & n t nerv:tc~, and th.;tt to koep n lo'f or \that they rni~ht pi.ck up on their ecope. So no'.J tt i s 2.345 noo l tajor nhe!\rs has junt been up in the tlr.-to return the tlare-gun a:xl the t; onJECT is ntil l Ul'\- la\O.Itle "2)55 orr duty, br i ofed relief." CQJMF.N'l' of' tbl! PreparinCJ Offlcera no f'u.rther 1nve!tigation is contcmpl~ted thi!l h~arlqu~rtors. GL'!'~NN D. ADA1~1S ln t Lt., USAF Preparing Officer DECLASSU'IED Al DOD Dill 6200.10 UNCLASSIFIED on: THI~ [)(Jl.U~Nf COfiiTAINS llltF'OANUION AHEC.TINC ftll:. NATIONAL Ufff NSt. Of HI F. UNilED ~.>TATf'.'l WI THIN TilE Mf ANtl'tr. OF 'nl-C~t>I''J'44(,f ACf. 'Ill u ~ r l1 ANO :ll A'.i AMtND0 liS T RAN'tNI~IOI't Off THE .REVF.l.A rt')~ Of IT't (.ON I FhT'> IN ANY MANhf.k I 0 A,. UNAIJTtlv,) 1/ 0 f't W.ON I' I (t)riiBI H 0 IY LAN. IT M4Y' NOT bE MEPRODUCt:O IN WHOt.E OR IN PART, BY OTHl:.q rttA~ U!UTI: n STArES AUc FOf4Ct AG[NCIC.'i. I.XClPT UY l'lPio41';<ilON Of lHE 111't.<.10~0F INTlU IGt.NCt. U$AI . United Stat8a Unidontified Flying Object Report (FLYOBRPT) Intell. Off. T)'l'Y.lall AFB, Florida AF Ltr. 200-5 (FLYOBRPT) D/GGC-.334U (FLYOB~) On Wednesday, 25 ltareh 1953, lrirs. area obserYed one (1) unidentified flying object Yhich was circular and shiny flying straight and level towards Panama City. Mrs. w~s the only one who reported this ~vent, and h er observation \las l~ade from inJide her house looking out the wtr~ow. Since the object \la3 quite r ar away, t1ro. could not determine th~ distance or the CONl'!Etl"T DY THE PF.E.P ARir.G O!''FICER: Sj.nce thore. were a minimu."1 of thirty (JO) Jet aircraft airborne in the general vicinity of !Janat1a City at the time of the observation, this object could have been the reflection of a jet for obsrrver states that possibility. CLIFFORD C. NORSE 1st Lt. us ;:.l_Incls. \Ung Intelligence Officer Inte111gence Ottice '1')'Ddall AFB, Florida UNCLASSIFIED ~rec-B-s-.J 1. Obeerver sighted one (1) unidentified fl)~ng object vhich was circular in shape and shiny 1n color. No aerodynamic teaturtia, ezbauat, propulsion system, eound, or any maneuvers were noticed. Since the object was quite far away, observer could not determine the distance or altitude. 2. Observation was made at approximately 1500 uentral Standard Time, 25 March 1953, for three (3) seconds. . ). Visual ground observation was mnde. 4. Observer was eitting in a chair inside her house about ~en (10) feet away from the wind~w. Approximate locatio~ Latitude-3004' N; Longtitude-8535' w. The object was going directly away from viewer on a straight arx\ level courae tovarda Panama City. 5. This was the first time that Nrs. Bruce has experienced suoh an observat. ton. Upon being interviewed Nre. Bruce seemed quittl sincere 6. Weat.ber wa.s CAVU. Surface winds were \00-1 gt 14 knots If any weather condition, meteorological or otherwise existed at the time or sighting, it was unknown to the 8. There vere no fragments or photographs taken. 9. Air Force Form 112 submitted in compliance with existing regulations. 10. There was a minimum or thirty (30) jets in the general area or Panama City at the time or the sighting. Operations comments that the general approach to the field would be in line generall7 with the direction that the object was going. CLIF'F'ORD G. NORSE lst Lt. USAF Wir1g Intell. orr. UNCLASSIElEQ. IU< JED~IP JEDEN JEP.-iO FN CO TYNDALL AFB FLJI. TO JF.PHQ/HQ USAF t~ASHDC Ji1~1P/AIH TECH I NTELLIGENCE CEN WHlGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JiD~N/CG ENT AFB COLO t.J\,fill../CG CTAF RANDOLP:1 AFB Tt.;X UNCLASSIFIED tr. /GGC-.334C. FLYOBRPT. HQ USAF, ATTN: DI R/II!TEL. \:..lGrlT-PATT.E.RSON AFB, OHIO, ATTN: ATIAA-2C. SUBJ: "UNIDE~Tll-.I:C:D FLY 03JiCT REPT (FLYOBRPT>. AREA REPTD ON: FLA. FROi1 <AGEt~CY>: Ii~TEL 0}'f TYNDALL AFB FLA. DT OF REPTI 26 MAR 53. DT OF INFO: 25 MAR 53 EVALUATION: F-6. PREPARED BY (OFF>: 1ST LT CLifF'ORED C NORSE. REFS: AF LTR 200-5 CFLYOBRPT). SUMMARY: ON WEDNESDAY, 25 ~lAR 53 OF PANANA CITY ARt:A Of3SERVED ONE (1) UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJECT WlfiCH WAS CIR AND SHINY FLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TOWARDS PANAMA tTAS THE ONLY ON:!: WHO REPTD THIS EVENT 09SERVATION WAS f1ADE FRO~l !~SIDE liER f(OUSE LCOl~IKG OUT THE W!~lDOW. PAGL. TWO JESAH 3SA l_lO\VNGRAUEU A'.L ~) ; .. ' D9D Dill. 52uOJ.\l ~-I ~.C E. THE OBJECT WAS QUITE F f\R AHl\'Y M:1: CoulD THE Dl!-,TANCE OH THE ALT. CO~:I!ENT BY T:!E PREPAP.ING OFr: !:I~.CE TH:~rn: Pr\i.A::A CITY AT THE TI:t!: OF TilE OTJSERV .. ,T IOtJ THIS O~JSCT CO:.JL!:> Hi\'Jl. RR JEDWP JEDN JEPaQ JWFDL 444 DE JESAH 38A FN CO TYNDALL AFB Fl.A TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC JiDWP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO J::ut.f!/CG NT AFB COLO .:l\oiFDL'/CG C1'AF RANDOLPH AFB T[X UNCLASSIFIED /GGC-334C. FLYOBRPT. HQ USAF, ATTN: DIR/I~lTEL. HRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO, ATTN: /\TIAA-2C. SUBJ: "UNII>E:NTiiiED FLY