1. DATI Tlllltl s. LINGTH Ofl OIII.VATION 6. TY~I Ofl OIII.VATIOM 9. PHYSICAL IVIDIMCI FTD ''' u o.32t (TDI) I. LOCATION A .. AMALYitl n)'lrw Cb3 UNa.ASSlf\EQ 19 April 19, H n. f:G:ti!Z Capt, t:SAP, Dir/IDtel gAl' ICP, 15 Aug 52 'rhe blelo..S le\tft,.. 1le4 t'Mt Ci..U Aerotrautiea A.cbd .. ~stratiora tsrata, !d torwuded to the ot Intell~.e~e~ Q?th naJ~>sl'di'Sent ;;1.~ Sloth A~ Dt..S.S.on, A1Jt !OTCe na..~ '!r. Gt&.f A. Pri!!lle ChW of Cperationa "~' st ~ .. arra, ncl~M that "'"'e know ot at 1au\ one je\ aiJc:raft ot a type 'that hlts 'dngs thnt \?ft8 o~r- r.t!Jtg' 1ft that v:!e:bdt;y at ap~bately t.he ti Jl!entiOt"tetl ! n ~he att4chetl leti'.er. Capt t~AP . D!r~ctv~ nt Inte111genoe . DC>WNORADED AT a J DECLASSIFIED A:F .R ~NTERV AL); ' DOD DIR 5200.10 YEARS UNCU\SSlFlEll Ci~l 1 ~\dtn1etrat1on C0111:M..'1iaatioft ~xanob J-n-s Air F1el4 Ft. ::'arls, ~oxa:. Yer-erday, oa April 19th, about 1120 P. ta., ":IMle obaeroing a vspor tN:ll Jua\ ~ of .Ft. ll!."fia, .t.'r011 horl~on to hor~on, a!d f't<s11 north-.t to ooutbeaat I a"l objec-t -;,hiab appeued to be n.oating juR-\I!!tllt or t~ 'ftpol' tnu, a~ut J-AJ r- betWMft Ft. ta'Yis a:'1 yotlr nir fisld at ;arf'a. . I at first th~ it r ' l1a'~ been 1'\ halloon released """1 the plaM that ~ t .be wpor tMi1 aa it to be n~1.!t the el.titme, lrut mae not ot a ~berlcal o"a,._ like o.n o~i~'l!T ~:-Uloon, and P<'!"M:Pe l.:1~er, ::;ow.ewbat oblong , .n shape. '].'he ohjaet t'hen a,opeuud to d~cend oorxs:~hat and !"eSelftlUe an eagl~ or ht1 l'd edl1.."1g, but rruob too high :for ouch' hut atUl npcenred +A drl.i't about li!ftt ~ l:m~Mrd ~rd t.o huvt!r t-.t times. 111e o""'lect then b~gaD to ow:\.nf! in aD nro tow!U'd the nortb nitb gz9at ~cceler'\tion, and abort. pomted wi~ hecn visible, ~ it ])88eed cn~er, at per has-belt the altitme ot the wpor tran. It contiuaed to te until the ope1d beee. lme8J"JJJ' rux1 moh D'tr tbaa .,_,. jn plaM I hate e~r seen. All the "htle 'it to be an aabe:r colO!-. 'l'hMe waa no soun! w~tsoever am no vapor trBil. It a OO'r5e a little wen or no?th am otsr the hori.zon be.yond tbe nt'ria l'Otmtams, ill al:mi' /,.S sao oDd. Aa it 1)ecame a U.l0Ck in tbe di8taDCe it c,.,..anged dis'eot1 lightly OJt tma tiMe to ~-right, to the lett, am up a:nd &Jd th co:r.tina~ on the --eotrrae as 'h4ore. 111 tr.e While it &p;eJ 8d to be ~1!!8 a~:t a rdle ill two seconds I obal.l a~ao!ata yoUJ-torwardi-,.,g th:!e tion to p~:per nutborities, it ot