1. DATI TIMI Ci vi J.i2.n f> 4. NUMIIIt OP OaJICTI S. li!NGTH OP OlllltYA TION t.'n l :n mn 6. TYPI! OP OIIIRYA TIOM ::Jotmd-Vin1 t.l 7. COUitll t. PHYSICAL IYtOIMCI I. LOCATION 11. IRIIP IUMMAIIY ... AMALYIII : ? JED. . J:DEN JEP Q Jv1Ft'F ~44 ~ 191Sr-{3z ZtJJ FV CG SCOTT EFS ILL TO J~Pl~Q/DIP. OF INTELL HQS US~.F '-Jl\SP. 25 !)C .J:!:D~iP/J\I.~ TECH INTELL CErlT~R lr!~IGHT n~.TTE!1SON t.O OHI!1Joo" JED!~I/CG ENT AF~ COLO N/CG AT~C SCOTT AF~ ILL I ~JFO JTJ';:' F ICG TTAF GULF /GC32SE ~D FO~ ATI~.P.-2C t>D rLYO~?.t'T U~!IDE~JTIFIED OBJ OBSE~VED 0\!EP. E.~ST ST LOUIS 193"' TO ~ r!'~? P~S CST ! 7 HAY 53 "D ALU~I~JUM DIS~<' SH!PED O~D U/DA?. EDGE AND SLIGHT not,.E T : TO" PD APPEA~ED LARGER THAN CONVZ~!TIO~!AL AIC CO'"i~O'T TO A~'Sf. "D !'E.o,?r.n u:rr' .,~'SLY c:.~ P.ECO!lDED DS'Rlt~G !'D OF SIGHTI~:G no NO ll)f::~!TIFICATIO., \CTIO~l TAl'E~J PD Et' D . DO\VNGRADEO AT DECLASSIFIED AFTY~AR lNTEnv AY JE!>ST DOD DIR siO~.l~2 YEARs"'.' uo ESSAGEFORM ~ PRECEDENCE ACTION 0 lOOK MUSAGI CltYI'TO....ICAUTIOft REFEI'S TO MS!AGI: DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECL.~IFIEn AFTER 12 YEAns . ltULACII ..... IIOitN 171. I MAT WIIICM MAY uti& P.WI ]. 011 l PAGD ~fiCW. TITLI J.Ja :-n.N'Uit"'f AFPGIM111~MTI UNCLAS.SIEIEQ CLCA V IILANI() ' AIR IN JEIIIGENCE ~NFQRMA TION REPORT Soott .~r ~roe Ba.e, Illinois un1dentif!.3d, onal flyin~ ob ~t -r'3.s c i .:;atsd u::~.cl obJerved. l .. ~e 13. l'hs objeot 'l'l dea ori beu. by t !1e boya to :.113. '"tr.et. ~aa'b St. Louia. Illinois, who notified th1a oi'!'ioe oi' the sighting. The objen ,,.. deaoribed aa bein3 :1luminun o'llored RDd di3k shaped -rlith a o!i~tly ro.l.J~ dooe oa. the top siJG. I t ll?:?~tU'sd to have a dark a~"J\Otit bl:~.C.C odge with ~1lsD11 exbauata on the underside both e mitt1Dg smoke. ~e o'bjeot a ppeared i'rom .f,;!te r.orth appzooaahing obaervera, ho7:>red 0. i'e~ S<!.OO~ds dipped tO\".ll\i"d '-"btUtl''l;8':"1 CUld dis&!J?f&re4 --1118 grea'b a~ed to the >L~. Obj.,ot a..(l-pai:\Nd lsrsor cha.n oont"sn'tioral A/.~ i'r9quctntl.7 obaerecl ill tllla o.rlG.. .tUthoujl na clo~ ooj@O'\i a.ppuared itt a olear apaoe beb;:ee1l cloud. formation. Sewn thunder etorma were raoorde4 in area of u:!.ghting preoeeding B.:ld i'ollorring sightiDge 3ott-cte.-ed oloud3 a-,. 3'JJO' ''~d 0000 !lncl ~::3'.1 at 45 kaots respeotiftq. Int.lligenoe a%14 operationa ot :;he 65th Fighter Interceptor 3quadron, Soot11 Air Foroe :Jaae reoe ~ved no r~porta ot tt:licbnt.i.i'iGd AVe or uuooxrl o::al o:lj3~ts ~UlJ. took co identirioatioD aotioll durin reportecl period. the 798th ACiiif Squadron in reference 1h.e age n.nd ex)8r1ence ot i.;he observors ro~orti:t; t."ti:1 cJ.g:..ting haa been considered ~l1il<'ugb DO definite oooolu1ona oan be arrived at by thla. o.tt1oe. / !.!ajor, USAP .:ing I;,.telllgo:lo. Ol'!'i.lel' >W~GRADED AT 3 YE.\1~ r: DECI.ASSIFIED AFTZR 12 ~ ..... . .-... lJ~CLI\SS \ f tED Uireoto ot Intelligena., Headquarters UJAli', Viaahihr(ton 25, D.O. COIIIIII.ll41ag O.~ral. ~eobn' cal Tra1Aing Air Foroe, <4&Uport, iaaaiaaippi . ;.-:omncii~ Ge'!".aral, .~J' ;.'r~illittg ':orr.t".and, Jcot'V ~'air :oroe Elll4e, Illiao1a II .. TMtl COIITAINIINfOIUIATIOM AI& liNG THI NATIONAL JUEitlr M THI UNIT0 ST-TES WITHIN THl NO.. lNG M THE ISPIONAGIN:T. SOU ~ C.- II AND . AS AliiiiiiiOID. ITS~ OR THI RIVII.Anoet M ITS CON rENTS IN ANY MANHR TO AN UNAWT'HORIZED P1t'"...ON 1<; p , .. ,_,., ED BY LA~. IT MAY NOT. RlfiUJOUCID IN oa IN MilT. IV OTMU THAM l*IT0 STATES Alit FORCE AGINCIU. EXCEPT BY PAMISSION OF THt: DIMCTOR O' INTIUJGUICI. UIIV. JEDST Bl3o\ DE JEDST 1 tal FH CG SCOTT AFB ILL .... [fB~!.J~SlFlEu TO CG ATIC SRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO GC729E ATTNI ATIAA-2C PD REURMSG AF~1~PAATIAE -5-~E AF FORM 112 WAS FWDD 21 MAY 53 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFL 2at-5 PD.iNFO CONTAINED IN ORIGINAL.WIRE WAS IN ACCORDANCE W/ABOVE t~ENTIONED L TR CMA PAR 7 CMA INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE PD COMP DATA liAS NOT AVAL AT TIME WIRE WAS SENT PD 27/1~122 MAY JEDST now~GR.A..DED AT s YEAn r:; ;. \).ECI.ASSIFIED AFTE~ 12 i ,.:i;A ti -~ _. DOD Dm 520t).l0 !~ost probabl.7 a twili~t jet