Saudiaarabia — November 1953

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Keywords: bahrain, dhahran, decrees, arabia, offered, reflective, qeisbaden, instrs, characteristics, approx, silver, saudi, cround, outbound, usafe, aviation, preliminary, landed, jephq, short, sichtinc, horizon, duration, ether, avail
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I. UAT! \ IMI GIOU' NUM81 OP MJICTI I. LINGTM OP I. LOCATION SAUDIA ARABIA ... 'Yir:m DATA POR EVAWATION SBCO:m Round silver obJ size of pinhead, descentiins f'r<Y.!l 20 d cg elcv .. -----------1 to 5 deg elev at 145 deg Rz, aigbtitl,l at dusk, "r-ftet out like 6. TYftl OP OIII.VATICIM a light. . GROOlm VISUAL DESCENDilO t. ftHYIICAL IYIDINCI (TDI) nslu u fiJI Ole La PACE THRE X1AC 162 llli.TH ABC APO 'I' CIO Pll Mr NY Cl) SURFACE MIIM c n ltlll' IHII n llllltX 1g11 n 23II.IX IHII n tlf?x CD) II MILES CE) CURRUS STRAT CMA EST 25111 n :;. c:::: DAl.tOON RELSJ) IT1,C1 Z FR J)HAHRAN AFLD lle CULF AV1ATIOM J)OVE LANDED FR BAHRAIN AT 11132% CMA HOWEVER ACn VAS IN SIVHT AS UNI OBJ VAS OBSERVED I 12. NO PRELlMliiAIY AMALYS1S OFFERED lliE TO SHORT DURATION OF SICHTING AND IIJE TO bcx OF arrAlL ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS PACE FOUR JFAC QYW I. CA> ROUND AND FLAT CC) SILVER ON ONE Sill: CF) ONE SlDE APPEARED REFLECT lYE CC) NONE SEEM 2. CA) SEEN FCOM CROUND (8) APPROX 31 DEf:REES ABOVE HORIZON ABOUT lG' DGREES CC) 31 JEGRE ELEVATION 18' DECREE AZIMUTH CD) APPEARED TO BE ABOUT tHE SIZE OF A DIME SPINNINC ON IT VERTICAL AXIS WITH A REFLECTIVE SIIE X CE) OUT Lli<E A LVCHT CF) ABOUT TVO SECONDS 3 (A> GROUND W ISU AL CB) NEC:AT IVE PAGE FIVE JJAC 162 ' CA> MAJOR 1 .X SAME AS JIRST SICHTIIC: I. ONE BAllOON IELEASED 271,11% FROM DHAHRAN AIRFIELD II. C:ULF AVIATION J)OVE OUTBOUND TO BAHRAIN 191&11!. lJ";.l /)ETHER LANDED AT l'l'Z X NEITHER ACFT SPOTTEDX 12 NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OFFERED DUE TO SHORT DURATION OF SICHTINC: AND LACK OF AJL ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. 1/LT JOSEPH A lOKI JR lNtELLIVENCE OFFICER 17/II,IZ II:C JJAC nn JFPBtl JEPJIQ tz JFAC lG ~ P JEDEN "'" i tof CMDI 1-iTH ABC: DHAHIAtl AJ'LD SAUDI ARABIA TO JFPBIICINCUSAJE QEISBADEN 'ER INFO JEPHQ/KQ USAF W ASHIN'TON D C JEWP/CMDR ATIC VRI'Ht PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEDENICHDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO MBI X FOR JNrELLICENCE DIVISION X SUBMITTED lAW AFR 211-G X NO USAFE INSTRS CMA REF PAR I CHU AJ'R 2114 AVAIL THIS ORCN X TWO SICHTINGS REPORTED X FIRST I l. CA) ROUND .\X CB) HE AD OF PIN CC) SILVER CF) NEGATIVE (Ci) NONE SEEN P .. ~GE TWO JFAC lG CH) NEGATIVE 2. CA) SEEN FROM GROUND CB) APPROX 21 DECREES ABOVE HORIZON ABOUT ' DECREES CC) ' DECREES ABOVE HORIZON, SAME AZIMUTH CD) COURSE STRAIGHT DC*N CE) OUT Lli<E A LlfiHT CF) ABOUT ONE SECOND 3. CA) CROUND VISUAL APO ''' CIO PM NY NY APO Sl' C/O PM NY NY PAGE THRE JCFAC 161 tttH ABG APO Cl' CIO PM NY NY CB) SURFACE IIIII n 221/ltK lOll n 231/IAIX CD) 11 MILES STIAT OIA Est 2' IH n ~. ::::: AlA;:~ BUD aTI,ISZ FR DHAHRAN AFLD 11. GULF AVIATION J)OVE AT 1,.32 Z CHA HOI EVER ACn VAS IN SlVHT AS UNK OBJ VAS OBSERVED X 12 NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OFFERED llJE TO SHORT DURATION OF SIGHT INC AND OOE TO 'ACK OF &rlAIL ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. PAGE FOUR JfAC QYW 1 C A) ROUND AND FLAT CC) SILVER ON ONE SIJE CD) Otl: CF> ONE SIDE APPEARED REFLECTIVE CC) NONE SEEN 2 CA) SEEN fCOM CROUND CB) APPROX 31 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON ABOUT I'' DCREES CC) 31 IEC:RI:r ELEVATION 185 lEGREE AZltftJTH CD) APPEARED TO BE ABOUT THE Sl2E OF A DIME SPINNING ON IT VERTICAL AXIS WITH A REFLECTIVE SIDE X CE ) Out LI J<E A LVGHT CF) ABOUT TVO SECONDS .3 (A) GIOUND VV Isu AL CB) fCC:ATIVE PAGE FIVE JrAC 162 6. CA) MAJOR 7.X SAME AS FIRSt SIGHTING 8. Ote BALLOON RELEASED 271,112 FROM DHAHRAN AIRFIELD lt. C:ULF AVIATION DOVE OUTBOUND TO BAHRAIN 19-ll. A: EtHER LANDED AT 12 NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OFFERED JlJE TO SHORT DURATION OF SIC:KTING AND LACK OF AlL ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. 1/LT JOSEPH A lOYER JR lNrELLlVENCE OFFICER Z7112,1Z DC JJAC l. DAT!; TIMIIIOU' I OP OIJIC11 I. LOCATION lIE'.1'mR S1N1lar to m~teor reports, 20 des arc in two seconds. 1. LINOTM OP OIIIIWATDI n. Mil' .u.AI\' A .. AIIM.Y .. .. TY'I OP 08MIWATIOM Round, flat on one 81de obJ with r eflection of sun. Ob:;;erved OROOJm VISUAL at I 30 des elcv in horizontal tligbt through 20 deg arc, \l ent t. ltHYIICAL IYIDIMCI RR JFPBW JEPHQ JEDIP JEDEN """ nt CMDR t~14TH ABC DHAHRAl~ AFLD SAUDI ARABIA TO JFPIII/CINCUSAI'E QEISBADEN 'ER INfO JEPHQ/JIQ USAf W ASHII~'TON D C JEIUP/CMDR ATIC VRit;HT PAnERSON ArB OHIO JEJENiatDR ADC ENT An COLORAJ)O M81 X FOR INrELLIENCE DIVISION X SUBMITTED I#Jj AJ'R 211J.:I X NO USAFE INSTRS CltA REf PAR I REPORTED X FIRST I XX CB) HEAD OF PIN X CC) SILVER CF) NECAT IVE cc) NONE SEEN AFR 211-G, AVAIL THIS ORCN X TWO SICHTINC:S PACE TWO .JFAC IG CH) NEC:AT IVE 2 CA) SEEN FROM f:ROUND CB) APPROX 21 JI:C:REES ABOVE HORIZON ABOUT II&' DECREES (C) 5 JEC:REES ABOVE HORIZON, SAME AZIMUTH -CD) COURSE STRAIC:HT IXIIN a:) OUT LIJ<E A LIC:HT CF) ABOUT ONE SECOND CA) GROUND VISUAL ' CA) 2Tl,31Z APPROX II&I.TH ABC: APO 'I' C/0 PM NY NY l'I'TH UBG APO '1 ' C/0 PM NY NY