1. DA Tl TIMI NUMIIR Oft OIJICTI 2. LOCATION S. LINGTH 0' OUIIYATIOM " ..... , SUMMARY AMi AMALYitl .. 6. TY~' 0' OISIIVATIOM t~rn'\!1' i -Vi mu.l t . PHYSICAL IYIDIMCI INFORMAOON REPORT !his r~port contains int tion concernin& tbe obserYation ot ao unicient.itiaci tl1illi object. over l4ortt1 Korea b7 peraonnel of t.he 39tb FA at.n JCHN V. llBI"4 Jit 4~ Colonel, USAF ~irecter of tntelligence DECIASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. . .... iRIIU"r'oe ., OIWCHIIATOil D/1, fi'.,AI. C7 1 .ll'I, 6004tb I\ ISS' C1 4 D/I, Sth Al cr 2 ATLO., FEU, 07 5 !t'J:!; lh!S D'Y.'ti.,.EHT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFlti lNG THE NATIONAL D!FE~ OF TH UNITED ~UF.S WITHIN TH! "'""NING OFTW! CS"O"'AG ACT."' l!. $ c. -, AF Foa 112 PAIT II APP'It()wtD I JUIII .. INIEI LIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT. _ FI'OIII c.'UNCI. On tbe ' ef 9 Jaa. 1953 ' appr~imatel7 ~51, aa unidentified object \faa obMnecl b7 t_...N obaerera et Bt17 ttB 39th FA BX ~;it.oe int.erincl a\at.ecl that t.h cbJeo\ wu firet aigbt.ecl over Ut~ grici ceozocl1oat.ea C!lt.324Si Tbe bJeet 'WU tlin& at aD estimated altit\lde ~l 15,000 tee\ on aA eut.erl7 heaUaa. '1h1a object. waa obaened. !roa a diatance or ap i.e} 7 ,uoo ,rarda ter aa eat ted tour (4) .na.l.nutea. The observtion~ were v1:~.ael '"" witA tbe a1r:l of a &.c. Scepe (Art.illarr rn&e 1odr). .,:eat.ber the ., t.n obeenau ....... c~vu. The object waa deacribaa aa beiD& spherical in ahape. Ita eolor waa floureaoen\ ""ay or aUer. No met.hed of prop\4la1on or exluu&at "'''as obaenecl. lo" aexll<l1rua1c featurea coul.Q be :seen. Th~ witnes.Ms were unable to give ;,o,y dirnan3looa. rhe object 4J>.PeHM t,o bd sp1Mitlg in an err~t.ic fiigbt. lt. c1rcl1!1 the ta"ea !or &p?rax1mat.el_y four (4) minutes. Several tit~ea tba object appeared to <llme:tt. stop; diat..ioct~ decelarat.i.ca, and t.hen increaair.g speed. Tbe object ._, last seen t.rMftlin& at. a high rat.e or ~peed JWd disappeared to the northMst lns\l!t'ioient information co~d be obt.ai.Md l>.Y inveatigatrs to eat.abli3h ident.itr o the abQft objeet. A.uy e~r:.cl.usiaoa at this level wO\llci be purely conjectural. ~ere bJtYe been Nft7 untdent1t1ed s1gn't\n6 rftported trom the C~ and D'l 8%'id ~ several of which h~Ye def1Ditel~ been identified RS balloona. Although range wea erldentl:r 11anretl ia \hia cAae, no eatintflt.e ot size or speed waa giYen. Froa the 11mlte4 deaorl:pt1oa ~ftft, it is belleYecl the obj9ct mAJ hltve been a lighted balloon laaDched bJ 8Dw.B7 tront-line troope. no r~ther 1nvea\lga\lon beiag ~ " ' Co\f)nel, U'3AJ' Directo~ of Requirement Depot7 tor Intelligence, ~,AT S YIAlllNTERVAI.J; AFTER 19 YEARS. IC~TI: Tt4tS OtX:..-... r C:OtHAUII'S 1'-'MMUI<* AfFB:TING T'Hl._4TION4l Di:f(N'I[ OF TI4E ''"" T'!O ~UFS WITHIN Tl4 MiANING Of' THt: ESriO'UG( ALT, 50 U S C _ )I AHD Jl. A.<; AlltiN00 Irs TWANS'IIS60M OR THl ~rtAfiOfll OF ITS CONTatn IN ANY l'ltAHNER TO AN UNAUTHOPiltO PR50'-l'i PPO.,.tltlf!O !tV tAW IT MAY UOT M Rlfi"DDUCEO IN WM0U OR IN PART, BY OThiR THAN UNITED STATts AIR fo'OfiCE ~liS. EXCEl'!' ttY PftM15iSIOH OF TH OIMECTO" oi INTFUIGt:~.1JSAI. UNa.ASSIFIED