.. T'tltl 0' OUIIYAT10M t. PH'tiiCAL IYIOINCI I. L.OCATIOII t1 Cit Jato azr z. RR JEDEM JEDVP JEPHQ JWFDL''' DE JESAH 2CA . .OOWNOJtAD R 271111Z tOJrcr,t.Ar a l"E &,}:D AI'JJ:ll1t lN?'E'RVA r ft FM COMDi TYNDALL AFB FLA \ ... _ . -...,u Dllllofi.J' l'EJ\11&~' TO JEDNICOIIDI All DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADOSPI.INGS COLO ; JDVP/COMDR All TECHNICAL INT NCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEPHQ/DIRECTOI OF IMTILLI;EMCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C "Jt.fi"J)L/COMDI CTAF RANDOLPH AFB TEX -t3G. uros. C1J DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT (A) LARGE LIKE A FLAT VATER TANK <B> IN SIZE IT APPEARED TO THE OBSR LARGER THAN A B-29 ACFT. (C) COLOR VAS A BRIGHT ALUMINU" CD) NU"BER NEGATIVE CE) FORMATION NEGATIVE c'F> DISCERNIBLE FEATURES NEGATIVE CG) TAIL TRAIL 01 EXHAUST NEGATIVE CK) SOUND NEGATIVE 1 ?AGE TWO JESAH 2CA (1) PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES NEGATIVE ~ C 2) DESCRIPTION OF CRSE OF OBJECts: <A> A GLARING REFLECTION OVERHEAD CALLED THE ATTN OF THE OBSRe (B) WHEN FIRST OBSERVED THE ANGLE or ELEVATION WAS 31 DEGREES AT 3'1 DEGREE AZIMUTH. CI> PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES NEGATIVE C2) DESCRIPTION o; CRS OF OBJECTs: (A) A GLARING REFLECTIO~ OVERHEAD CALLED THE ATTN OF THE OBSR. (D) VHE:tl FIRST OBSERVED THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS 39 DEGREES AT 353 DECREE AZIMUTH. (C) UPON DISAPPEARANCE ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS 3BDEGREE AT 360DEGRE CD) OBJECT APPROACHED THE NAVY STA DESCENDING AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANCLE (OBJECT ITSELF REMAINED AT A HORIZONTAL LEVEL AT ALL TIMES) FRO~ DIRECT NORTH STOPPED OVER THE STA FOR APRX ON(1) MINUTE THEN FLEW AROUND THE STA AND STARTED CLIMBING AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE IN THE DIRECTIONCNORTK> IT HAD APPROACHED FROM. UPON REACHING JHE APRX LOC \~HERE IT WAS FIRST OBSEVED THE OBJECT STOPPED. ALTS OF SICHTIN ESTD AT BETWEEN 7,,11 TO lt,~l FT. J CE> AFTER STOPPING THE OBJECT WENT STRIACHT UP AND DISAPPEARED. (f) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT WAS APRX FIV(5) ~liNUTES. (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATIONI CA> C:RD VISUAL (8) NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE USED CC) NEC.ATIV (4) TIHE AND DT OEF SIGHTINCs PAGE THREE JESAH 26A (B) LIGHt CONDITIONS I DAY (5) (OC Ot OBSRI DEGREES 8' N 8' DGR~ES RTJW (6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSRI (A) CIVIti E 31 MAILING ADDRESS ANDREWS STATION PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. OCCUPATION: ASS'T FIR CHIF. EST OF RiLIABILITYI APPEARED VERY SOBER SINCERE AND VER'f SERIOUS ABOUT THE "~lTER, HOWEVER HE WAS VERY POOR AT JUDGING ALT DISTANCES. (7) WEA AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIHE AND PLACE OF SICHTI~C: (A) OISI STATES VEA VAS CLEAR VITH SCATTERED WHITE CLOUDS AND THER CS) IDENTIFYING INfO Oi OBSRI <A> CIVILIAN"" E 31 MAILING ADDRES ANDREWS STATION PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. OCCUPATIONI ASS'T FIR CHIEF. EST OF RiLIABILITYI ED VERY SOBER SINCERE AND VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THE ~1TER HOWEVER HE VAS VERY POOR AT JUDGIM; ALT DISTANCES. (7) VEA AND VIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SICHTIN~I CA) OBSR STATES VEA VAS CLEAR WITH SCATTERED WHIT CLOUDS AND THERE WAS NO WIND AT GRD LEVEL. CB) AIR WEA SERVICECTYNDALL AFB FLAI 1431 QO NOV 53 REPT OF WINDS ALOFT NOT AVAL. CC> CEILINGI SCATTERED LAYER 12 t (D) VISIBILITY Ill MILES () AHT OF CLOUD COVER 1.2 CF) NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA (8) NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION METEOROLOGICAL ASTRONOMICAL OR OTHERWISE REPTD IN AREA. (9) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF SIGHTING AVAL. Cll) NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION WAS TAKEN C11) THERE WERE SEVENTEEN (17) TYNDALL ACFT FLYING IN LOC AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING. LOC RADAR REPTS NO UNIDENTIFIED SIGHTING AT l23gz 19 NOV5l. 27/lS,IZ NOV JESAH (A VIr B.tNK) AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT UnidentJ.tied F Ob CJCt UFO IAIIb!11., ~t about 06: lS on 19 l!ovttnher Mr. A3sisbnt Fire Ch.l.et at t.he CS t:anl !line Counte~eures Station, Pana City, Plorida, saw in the n1r -.mAt. appeared to be a verr large, rouDd and tlat naet.lllic obj,ct.. 'lhe obj8Ct a pproach4d the Station troa diNct.q I~TH, st-opped over the stAtion, then tlaw around the station and had.t k;OR'rR and stopp1d again where it was first observi then flew st.raiKht up and diaappeared. r~ sound was he~rd. 1~. ,\;ells stated th~t he h3d lllH&7S l'U&hed at P'171.nl saucer stories, but th~t now he Wlll3 conrlnced, after ,.,hst he saw, tha t there ia auch a thin& 1. ortice ~:.mo 2. Stateflrlnt fr Ot-11 ancl 4 cya, Hq CTA7 AF FOIM 112 Pll1' I UNCLASSIFIED I~ORMAnON REPORT ,'lin& Int.elligence Ott1oe ( 1) Description ot the object: (a) Large, lib a tlat water ~nk. (b) In size it appeared to the obse"er larger t.h:tn a B-29 aircraft. ( o) Oolor a bright al.umlra.ua. (d) Nuniber -negat.in. (4) FOrmation -neg,tin. ( n Dlscemlble taatures-119/l&tive. (g) T!il, trail or exhaust. -negati ... (h) Sound -negative. (1) Pertinent or umtsusl te~turea -ne,pt1ve. (2) Daoript.ion o! oourse ot objeot.sa A glaring reflection overhead called the ~ttention or t~e obse~ver. ",Then tirst ohse"ad t..~ anele ot elev~tt.ion was 300 at J60 azinuth. Upon cl1sappnrtince ILI\gle or el.aYAt.iOft W!.S )0 &t )60 a-ainuth. Chjeat apptoaobed the tlaY7 Station deaeldi ng at about a '$) angle (ohj4Ct lt.salt reined at a ho1'1ZWlt.al level at all tirs) trona direct !iO:rra, atoppecl onr th station tor &pJllao.x:ltel,J one (1) cln.ate, than flew around the atatlon and atartecl clSBiftl at about a )0 angle in the cl1rect.lon (NatrH) it had appraoaahed tram. Upon reachina the approx1te looat.lon MieN it was tirat obae"ecl' the object stopped. AltJ.tudea ot slght.iq eatlnated at btw.en 7 (e) After stoppi.D& the object went atNight up and diaapPMrcl ( t) Longth ot time in sight Wlls approJClratel :C'iva ( 5) minutes. ( )) ?.~nnr ot obs4rnt1on: c~> nrotmd -viS\!al (b) ~1o opti.cal :tids were us~ (4) Tir.w and dste ot alr;hting: (b) ! ht. conditions: (5) IDc1tion ot ob~er-ter: 111ft: , i11'i DOCUMINf COWUUb 1-.FORVUIO.. Afifr.TIWi THE NATION-a. DEnJrj( 0# THl UNITED Snlr~ NITHut THE NEAHING 06 Trti:. 'iPtONAG K.T.IO U S.C.- Jt 4t.iD JZ. AS Alli.HDID. m: TRAMilll'tOIII OR TilE REVEI.ATION 06 IT1 CONTPIT3 IN A .. V MA'-ItR TO AN tiiiAUTHOitll0 ~ IS PWIIOMIMTID IY UW. IT M4Y t.OT. RUiftDOtiCED IN ll.ll~k: Olt IN PAm'. FOMCZ AGiM:ID. EXCEPT BY PUNt>INOf THi OIUCTOROP ~T::lLIGOU.USAf. UNCLAss&FIED AF FOIM 111 PAIT II llNCL.ASS~:-li:...,' Alf ROWID I JUttl ... AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMAnON REPORT (6) Id)ntifying information ot oLservar: Civilian ace Jl, railing add.rass - t\ndr8W!I St4t.ion f~tn~un& City, n,., Occupltion: ' si~tant Fir-! Chiot. EstiJMte ot rellab.tlity: 7'r. ppeued vt'~"'' r.oh'!r eerioue alout tha rn.'\t.t.~r, ho.tttV()r, he was Vtlry ;-f)or a t judg._n ~ rtlt.itwie di st.1.ncea. (~} 0Jser11er state3 "e!lt.her w:ts ele!r .;:tth sc1t.tor8d \llttt.e clouds u.nd th~re i'la s no \dnd at ~round lt!vel. (h) \.ir 'Ve.t t.t1er Service ( T-.rr.dsll .F3, Florid1): 0630 19 Nov 53, ~''t'X>.rt , r \'dnds aloft. not available. (a) Ceiling: ttered L,yer ~ 12,000 toe~. (d) Tfisibili ty: 10 rd.la11 (l!) .\111ount of cloud c:ov.:~r: 0.1 ( 8) t;o unusual ac ti vi tv ur e ondi Uon, m.fttaoro!o~eal, aatronO,JL1.c~l, u1 l)therwiae re!JOrted in ara:t. ( 9} 1;0 ~aical evidenc of Righting 8.Vlilable. (10) t:o 1nt9roept1on or ident.if1cat1on action w&s t1k~n. (11) There were eeYenteen (17) 'l'yndall aircr"lft. t:'.ying in local tt-=-~ ~t tiJaa of vir,htin~. Local rsMr reports no unldent.itled sir~t.ing at 12JOZ lf} i:oY S3 (12) P.eroY-t prepared b7 U/Sgt. Oscar R. wpes, Neate, :ang InteW.g .. noe Office, Tyndall Us, Florida. It ia the opinion ot the preparing !!CO th:s t. !:inc there wre eeYentn (17) local ~irct-att airborne at t11oe o! si:.~ti thc~t visibiliV tea ( 10) ndle 11nd ths t u!X)n interrog' tJ.on !!r. to he a vet7 poor jud~ ot alt.l tude distances, th1t th :Jightin! was ly 4l locl A ??nOIIBD: n THIS DOCUMINf corn-AINSINFOitiiATIOII AI'ICTING f'HIIIATIONAL rA.'ilti '>' Tltf UNITfO STATtS WtTHIM Tt4 MUNING OF THf ESPIO~ ACT, "10 U S.C. - Jl AND Jl AS AMINDt:D. ITS OR THE RIWI.AnoN Of llS \.Q"t rEHn lilt .\Itt t.t"NNER TO AN UNAUTiiOIItllEO P~ IS PAOHiiMTED BY UW. IT MAY HOT M RPADOUCED IN IDLE C. IN PAM". IY ~liS, DC.CCPr BY PfR~eSiK)N Of TH DIRfCTOIIOF n.TiLLIGiNCI. ~. .ONCLASSJr tt.:'