1. DA Tl TIMI OIIOUP ~. NUMIII OP OIJICTI t. LINGTH OP OIIIII'WATIOM 6. TY'I OP OIIIIVATIOM 9. PHYSICAL IVIDIMCI J. LOCATION 1L CONCLUSION U. 1111, IUlliAIY AND AMALYIII rrJNCLASSIFI ED AF'FORM 11Z~AIT I APPAOV'.O 1 JUN 1141 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUIJic;f "" <AgurrJ Intelligence Office oAn o"'EP'OftT \ ATr 01' IN'o"MATto.. liON ""UAIIIlO IY I,,,~, :;. I SOUI'CL _ .re~n W, nSH,. Capt~n~ USAF _ , . --~.JlQrrm~tn_t. o_rn.,.\!Llnt,lliiance SUMMARY: (i:.Wtr a~:tori "'"' t1 rr,.,C. QW1 lt,ftlftl"" '" Jllalll OIM.f"""'" ,..,,.,,p.. L ilt fit don,, at loarr ftfl. Ctlfll kit of rtllf m A F IW"' Ill-Pert II) The information contained 1n this report pertains to a visual observ:1Uon or an unidentified tJ.ting object. APPROVED I JO:iN V". H E.~1.N JJR. Colonel, USAF Director of Intelligence Fifth Air Force DISTal.utiON IY OIUGIIIATOA 1 r:y tile 4 qa D/I, SAP DOD Dllt :;:~, UH IOTir 'nUS DOCUMltn' CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECT1'4~ THE NATIONAl. Df:FEN!iE 0~ TH!:: UNITED sTArCi WITIII~ THE MEAN IN~ OF THE E$P!')NA ~E J,CT j~ J ' C - 11 AND"lZ. A~ AMENDD. ITS TRANSliiiSSION OJC THE R1VELATION OF ITS CO~TENTS IN AhY MA"tNU T'"l A,. UM:JTHORlZED l't t~3() .. f!i Pl'"'rH!atTE:O .'1' .,>.."1 1T liiAV NOr II[ AEPROOUCtD IN WHOU OR IN PART. IY OTHER rttAN UNITI:O STAr~ AIR FOHCE Ac;t:~CIES. EXCt.PT 8'1' P.:ilMI~IO:t OF r .. E U ~EC IC'~ v INTLLIGEHC. USM. ~NC[ASS\F\EC' AF 70aM !,2-PARJ I IR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT t1on of an Un1dentS t:1oQ Objoo\ l!ortb es\ Karaa :3d Do!lbardz:nt \lilla (L) On ) AiZ'il J.9S3, a' Oz:JSI. in tbe vici:rlt7 or~ coardiMtes YO 3o6o, Lt Colcnwl John I.!. Dillon, a. P,..26 pilot flying night arced r a oonoaiuMnee on a. bead1:1i ot 3SS dagxees, .-dth an indioat,ed air!lpeeci of 200 tlph, alJi at nn altitme or s,ooo feet, sao !"cat on top ol a solid O'le!"Ca:Jt, observed Q. blu1 :.~h rrceen object about 200 feet .r.-rn his aircra...~, on a :!..lvel, rnraJlol 1~!1\ rltb the aircra.tt. T!w h.ead.1%l8 ot tl1a object '-:aa ths oauw aa that# o tJ~ .&.f~-'rhe oqject t-.=!28<1 _i~a;a bl~ah..~a.eD to trhit.# than to. l .. Cc:l m:d btrnec:l out lo~rl.:7g a trail o .opsrlt:J as it t\U"~ red. lJo trall ms observed until it ttlrned red. T! objact i'TafJ in siaht !'Jr at J..aast t:ro socorxisl long c~ough to tr:~in oi:;.'lte on it. 'Cl1e aircraf't could have !ired on it, 1'-'ld it ~liJ'Nll "'hat it lTaS The speed or t:te object .tao e:.cce3:siva, e stiiM.ted to b8 tr3vao1ing nup1rson1c speeds.; not as tast as a tracer. 'i'1 objfjct ar)pearad to 'bJ about the ~d.~ of the tail pipo of an F-34. Sl TH~ FR~Dil O~IC~s Lt. Colonal Dillon h:ls conploted 22 co:Jhat cl.csions, and i3 c onsidsred rolia~ 1n r,port~ ob3ervations. The preparing of f icer \/a:l alzo a ne~ber ot ths craOT am hia oboerv:1tions are concurrant nith the abovtt I C Y F i J I . _ I. IJIT Felf, A7'/.0 _t_ ~ h , WPI41'!, APPROVEDa. lcmJIT U. FlSB captain, tr~ Intelligence OXt.icer Director o t Intelligence Firth Air Force AF FOIM 111 PART II APPROVt:O t IUNI INI ,UNCLASSIFIED AIR. INTELliGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 3d DombardJIIftt Winl (L), APO 910 IR-6-S) '"G' 2 . 1. On 3 April 19$3..., at....02.lhiA ~-n the v:ic~ty or UT.~Lcoordinat,es YB-388S, 1/Lt Jotrr1es: -Iiei-%7;--pilot-, 2/J .. t Fre(ierlck J. Vermillion, na,rigator, and A/20 l-11lli~l1l R. Caruther3, engineer, _a).l crew mem~ra .or a n-26 flying N~&bt Armed Reconnais3anca, on a heading or 010 degrees, with a.'l indicated a:S r.Dpe4Kl or 2CO, and ~t nn altitude o $00 feet, l,Soo eet. aboYe an S-10/10 overcast, observed a n ll..'Jidentified r:cyi,,g 2. 1/Lt Pen:r observed a white light decenclin& from ve(""f hi g.~ altitude to approximatel7 leTel vi th. his aircrart.. ihe object was traveling at a very high Gp9-la on a heading or approxiute\Y 100 degr$ea. Lt ?3rry wonld not, attempt. to astinaw the distance or tbe object froll the rorcrart. The objl!ct. appeared to be uhite wit.h no noticeable ehani in Ct)lor. ~:1e object gradually increased in si~e until it disappeared. He eatimated t.'lat it ~"'1-' ~>bserved ror o.pproximat.e]3 five (5) s"cond3. .3~ 2/Lt Vermillion's etat~ts were the samd as the :!bove 'o~lth the o.'Cception th L~he color or. the object vas greenish at fir~t observation, nnct then turned r ed d disappeared. He observ~ the object for approximate~ ton (10) seconds. 4. A/2C Caruthers sta~ the sAme as above although he observed the object to be ~een at first, then turn!'Ki red and then white and l-Tent out. H() stated the3e chang~s or color were silmll.taneous. He ostU\ated his ob9ervation to be approximat el;r thrae (3) secon.ds. He observed th3 object from a 3.5 to 40 d\!p;ree angle nbove the and falling at a ver,r rapid 3peed. He stated it res&~blad a neteor, d it~ ost~ted it3 size to be approximately !iTe {5) feat in ~:ftef.er:"o,J .. ,'" _,., ~- CQ}!:" TS DI THE ~EPARING OFFIC~: This crew was verr co~perative in reporting thi s -.... . object. 'l'he crew members hav~ conpleted the eollcvinl nullber ot combat Missions: 1/Lt Perl'y, 45 rd:Jsio!'ls J 2/Lt. Vermillion, 24 missions;;~ ~Ci A/2C C3rtlthers, 12 rrl.ssions. Tho informaticn given by thi3 crew ia considar8d'~to be rol13ble. co:~t ot the approrlng o!ficer: s/Kermit w. Fish t/llElU.fiT W. FI ffi Gaptain, USAF Intelligence orficer It is the opin1 OD of this Directorate that tllis vas probably the siGhting or an unusuall7 large meteor. J.t the time of this sighting th3 r.loon was enter1.ng the third <i'larter. whicll Jaigbt have prevented the trailing sparks comon to large r:etsors f:roJ'l b9ing readily obserYed. The reportad chat\g in eolor could have b3en dua to: 1) the composition o! the uet.eorJ 2) the refraction caused b7 diffarent. height a."'lgles of ob3erYat.1on through the ataosphere, :md; 3) the etfect or tha color of tha cockpit end navigation equi~ent lights on the viewer's eyes. Thia Directorate haa no preioua report or a s1r.dlar observ-:ttion on fila. Thart:t vaa no eddence to indicate that the obj~t was controlled in my manner, or that-it va:. 31Vthtna but an unu:.mallJr largs rneteor. (R-15tric1:ed) IIOTI: nus OQCUMIJirCONTAINS INfOitMATICNe NFS:Io._. ~ ~AfiOH\l. OEFfl'f'iiOF TH UNITED ~ii'ATES WIT'IIIHII~ hEAHIHG OF THI:.I."..,I<.)~Al'il ACr, S ill ~ C - 31 AliO 32. AS AIU.HDiO. IT'S TRAHS .. IUIG .. OR Tt( ; t~l4TION U IT~ CONTO.f! IN A~Y IUNI'tE~ TO A~ U Ult~tlRILfn ~.1'"'.0" t d'\0ti!Jto EO av tAW. IT MAY NOT II REIIIODUC0 IN WHQii OR IN PAifr, 8't OTHfJt THAN U,.tl~O STATES AIR FORCE ~Its. I..:Uit'fi!N rntSS~f<.llt1~:JIRC:CIORC.F IHT1.LIG&I<C. USAF. ,u l'i \JU l. AP FOIM 111 PUT H AffRCN.1 11 INFORMAnON REPORT ltlf'OWTIG. COMMmtt of the Approfina ott1c.ra Intor a\ion at tb1 Directorate ind1cate1 that this vas a pos~ible observation of a emall t.eor. The chanainl color and sparks are probab:\7 the result or t.hs burninl out in the eartb a atmoapb.-e. Bee ot the d1t!1culq or es- t.iJiat.inl diat-tnoe at Dipt., the 200 teet. hiiYe bee mncb more. It. is doubted that thia w'bj vu a projec\le tired twa aircraft or ground weapon, ar anoth.tr Dor.z.:a~!\ ;ru A IMR: THIS COCUMIJITCOIITAlNS INfOitNATIOM ArnX:TIHG TttiNATIONAL DfFr ... Oill'E-UNITfDST'ATi WITHIN JHE MEANING OF ltlc t.5Pt0~4AGE ACT, 50 U S. C - ll Aftl) lZ. AS AMileOID. ITS TRAHSilllfiiOM OR THl RlVlL\Tioet Of ITS CONrtlll"S IN ANY MANNF..R TO AN UtAuntORILEO t'ERSON IS PROHIRITFO BY LA.'/. IT MAY NOT K RIPROOUCED IH WH01 Eat IN PART. BY OTHIR THAH UNIT0 STATf.:J AIR fORe AGENCIES. .XCCPT OY PCRI'ttiSSIOH OF rHE OlaEC.IOR 0~ IHTEU.IGHC. USAP. UNClASSIFIED