' DATI~ TW L LOCATIOie miElliLD AIRPORT 100~ YORK .. COMCLUIIOM O'DIER: CUXJIX3/COrrrRAILS 1-C-'I_VI_LIAN ..,. Toller personne 1 noted nothing unusual. Additional vi tnesa OP OIJICTI regarded the obja aa douds trom a smoke vri ting a/c. Case regarded aa this poaaib111ty, or as unusu3l clouds or mntrai J, LINGTH OP OIIIIWA 7. COUttll t. PIHYIICAL IVIDIMCI Six objs hovering over airport FTD liP 61 .Ju.:JU~v U~JCJ.. .. i\S~l==i ED DfPARTM!NT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON . TH[ INSP(CI()-' 'l.l>(ltAI \1'140 at II DliolltiCT t'Pf"ICt Or Sl'(t'IAI IN\'lHI~.~IIOII Y,rtl<illfI'\Tfrrt\011 r ortc r IIA,. OHhl u:aiD.l~r~:CD FL".::'l r,; O~J.:GT;; OV'~ IDL~ ::ILD .\I.~PU:{T ON 2 IiOVL~NB::dt 195J 'Ef'.: Oo.:nmanrlP.r .Mr Tochnlc~ IntJllL::nc~ ~nwr ~lri"'~i.t-Patt.lrson .-air F;)r1~c &se 1. .Att.1ch9d for your infor.,~t;i.~m i~ o;-:~o (l) cop:; of l'~ inv igc~tion b7 Specia.l .g .. mt F,{,). tlUK H. rJu?..:::W, 2d 03~ T)i:.;trict, file 2l-35~, dnt~d 12 J~n:la!J 195.'~, subject <i3 ~.bov.J. 2. No furth<3l, inve>s ticr.ttiv0 ac.:tion in con L~.:lf>lutc(; c-.ttd Li1c t'il\~ s or the Office of S,ecial Invosti~ ttion::; c...n~ consld--rlln clo~;~d. 3. Attention i z iuvite d t') tht, provision.J ot iU hib.:.t r~Jlaase of olo.ssifid inf">~;,rrtion to tmc.uthorizo ~ .. -.. ::;on3. oe: Dir. OSI w/o incl D}striot Commander .UNCLASSIFIED OffiCIO. Olllll .. IfNI! I I I Tr.,-e~t.iJ;~:._l\)'ll ~YJr.'19trt.ed b'j ;,f:J~C~ Co.Mnc!r, Di:Jtr:la\ ~.~r (T!;) !;~"IJ 3nd :->radicat.ed u.~n ~rt o~ ~x 6 i"l7l:21 objeo\8 a 'fer' !dlavUd. . 1:-,ort.. t.ad !lt :;h\i.Bg :.1X tl.:flnl objeota 0:\ !' ."\JYCII!::er' 19S) ~..nri t.l!.'it. ~ !1eliOO'D~I' aDt :\ COercial nirt-rll:~ 111Jre 31;.)\~t n~ :.;~ i!~. ~ b j ba~tl.ittthip rwur:.lona ;:),l cq -:.rM. ti:t.~ ch.Ucal ;en. o-at.her r"P')n ;'lft anUaitetl ceil~ rml vi:tioil.ity o! nlr.!l\ (1 ) ~ rd.ne (9) ntls at lSOO to 1300 ~ftet ;r\ ~ ~,1.r:h, ~cr.'tOI tol't"'at.ions at ci.J-rtu1 tn-c:L:mda. -~-lt.hr a M t.ral'tto c.~mJOl 1!1~ lndited no rneo~ t.Jt .'V\y ooJot. tA.ti.nK ~tto oonVol U>~ in:Jicateti hellco!*AP one (1) .. tratocn-.d , and ~o (~) -.c-6 t\ir~ratt 1lott. du~ tt.. ot rfttrted st~tt.~. i)ir c~r ( Tnel) ( C =-tdr A ~o'TC IAI tt 0-208 Rc11 :a AFOSI F- (Unclassitied) t'N1'1;~TT~Fl~j FLY!~YO OBJECTS OVl!."'P Jl)J !:' Gll l A !RPJRT ON 2 tr.VF.MBER 19$3 1. This investigation was requested b,y the District commander, 2D n:t.::trict OS! (IG) USAF, 72 EaAt lOth Street, New York, New York; and predicated upon the report or six (6) uni.d~ntified fiylng objects over Idlewild Airport, Ne~ York on 2 November 19~3. ~T YURr{ 2. On lS nec h~r 19S3, Mr Bronx, New York, 1-nts intervie~red at , advised that he h~.1 ~er~ed three ( .3) 7ears w~.th the Uni St'ltes Nn1y as an enliBtet JnPr .. .,j .Ul 'l":'incipal duties or uatch-duty arY.i look.:>'.lt, and bas beer~ empln)-e ). f.:~. U3 past four (4) Y'!'lrs af; a Patroln:an in the New York City Toll.oe rep-a. Lt.~.~ant.. with statl.on at the 46th Precinct, ?.120 Rptr Avenue, Bro,u, ~!ew tor!c advised the.t at 2210 hours Zulu time (1710 East~rn ~tandard time), l~S.J, 1-llile riding in a bus from Idlewi.ld Aitport to J!lln&ica, lTew York, in a northerly direction, he observed six (6) flying obje~ts in flightb of three (J) each, with one (1) flight above the other, hoveriug over Idlewild Airport at approxiJr.ately eight tl1ou9and (P.,OOO) teet, and that they gave the appearance ot a fo~ation resembling ,., Blim~s (see illustration No. 1 below for one of the objects). ted that in view of the bus bei~ in motion and making turns, he n able to make t1 {2) additional sightings before the objects were lost from vie~ by buildings. During the course of all ob3ervat1ons, theee objects reuined in the same formation. On the second o'>servation, each object appeared to have two (2) relatively large are.:.1.s of 1-lhi.tc light with a solid non-lighted area in the center, and that the top portion or each object a~ared to be that of an invert.ed k&:il Jf a sliil- boat or or the upper portion of a blimp's rudder ( se9 illust.rat1 on ;Jo. 2 below tor sketch of one or the objects). Tho final ob3ervation wa s ~irr.ilar to that of the first except that the rudder on each object lias mora centrally located (see illuatration !Jo. ) below for one of tho ob- I)QWNGRAD!:D AT 3 YCAR 11\"TE'P.V \f~ D~CLAiiJio~If:D AFTF.H DOO DIR S2UO. l 0 -~ UNCLASSIFIED rr.~l.q 8~tfi.ed) P'IuE"~r:rFii~D Ftnr:o cBJECTD r:'~' rnlE mry Amronr r.u ?. !r.VEl~rR l?S3 Filet 2u-366 'l'ho oi~.J of oach object is compared to that of a fifty cent J:-i!:ca (50) hold at anns length, and were battloship gray in color. At no titr.e wAs tt-.orc any sign of tail trail or exhaust, nor Wis any sound hcnrd n!J infon.tant was in a closed and moving vahi.cle. ~n,'='n .f'irst ol:>served advised tl-tat t~.c object~ a~nrod to be h'">Yer~.n~ but -~ t t~o r group was moving in an ~asi:,erly diro':tion with the up~r grr ap in a westerly diruct.ion. Th.J~e objects were at a LSo ar.iru, tn and c-)'-.en~e 1 tAl a_!>oroxirna tely 400 nv.inmt.~ ~nd 1-ror"" !l t tile general h~ig~t o~ i)it;"t.t thotAsand ('3 00:>) .feet. Thcge ot:-.Jri'<-'.tions l!lstad for awroxiJnatvly filt-~ ) minutes md t~rnin~t.cd 'Ipon bt ~lc1.inr,s ob- structinr .:.ito :i.e;~. crthar ad sed that h o had oL~t.!i ~.::i t,hcso objer.+.s ~ll'lo.n~ 'i'-.t ~--~i:d. t:-.r r.n of b .r.,culll.rD or tc l~sr.opd and c.:t!"lt. no ptctu~s were. t2.~r ;:. r.:-:: !tc ~a1 no carx::r-. ifl his irr!~1diatc. ~.05sossion. adn.F'~ ._.n!J.t 4;.he wcat.h~Jr h~d bc:}n feir tim t. the mtn wns a that t'l. &'Y' hc.d sc!lttercd cirrus clouds t.'"~ tho sot .... h-wt)st, ancf t'l!lt at OnO !.'t"lO th".r" t,ypc r.lOUd h ari Obscurod tho lOlo#\;r t;r"1Up of atat~d th3t a ho~icoptor ~r the windwill type a nd a DC-3 '1'"~1'"'1 "t were in tho air #it tho time. At arms l cm red che hclicopte;r to a five c ent piocc (.5) and tho DC-3 ""',.,tY-five cent pice:: (25), and that thoy waro nt 20 and 35 azi.'ftt,.th rcspecti vol;r. C"b,..Cf:Ctt> (4fit:} tin.ttt- "lltiturl. r., X':>') -3-UNCLASSlFlED (tmlaasii'iod) t":Ill~1r!'!!.i'IED ?LYING O':J.!~TS furthor statod that he he.d h r., to tho b est of !1is ki1c.;l ccgo, t~1c o1lly !)Orson to hnvo obacrvod thcso obj~cts ~ut ccl.lee t~t~ to th0 at~cntion crt another assong.)r A"llo boliov ud ti,at t~c objcctn \J~:-.,. brokwn ~iunn of charJ.cal smol:c utilisEld by s:zy-~vriting aircraft. lbis ;ortion n:.' the invcsti ~ntion lms L. !I!d and o:r;nag D. 1:cS'.;t~. b. On 17 wccml>cr 19~3, Er. :'&;:o ~EAH. .,.nc. !.r. AL~ZHT !~.Dro.,L, .\i~-rnys Forocr.stora, f'urn:tsh~t: tho .Collcr.dng intor.?tnt::.on concornin~ 't~oath..,r condi- tions on 2 :!ovambor 19S.3, botwncn 16.30 ~d 1730 ilours ( _:;,.,_stern Stand:.1rd ~lind Ul.r~ction -~-lost, ~outh-::~st .:lt 12 mrh Coiling -Unlimited Visibilit;r -1500 an~ 1~00 r ~ct -9 miles 1700 and 1000 foot -8 miles Clouds -H1gh scc.ttcrJc~ !orn:J.tions (c~.rru~ type) Tempornturc at n:>~ra:d.m;.:toly 2.3 000 rnc JO, 000 feet Thoro tfns :".l:Jo a sli::ht srao!cy-grourtd hazo which o:'fcrocl no s :t,1t ob3truction. -160o hours -66 c JsTocs -1652 hours, ~dth lig:: t conditions imataly 30 minutus nftor hour. or n-,..,rax- It w~s ~urthcr nctoc th~t wcnthor lo3, ahaf~cl no rc~orcl of nn) unusual objoota, bcir.r; aiaht~d. .:r r.d\ri.~cc thnt in thJ cnsc Lli\Ythi.ng h~d b~cn aoon, w~1i ~t not dc~.Jd to b~ scr.tcthing thnt shoulrl be ~.nt~rcd in tho log, it uould ht'.vo ,_,c:::n ):!SS ~d on b:-" word ot rnouth. st:\tod th:!t h e uns on duty C..uring tho t!.n:-,::; stnt~c! ~bov: nn<! ho ~o~s not recall any m-ntion boing m~do or a sightings. ). On 17 Docunb.::.r 1953, lt~. flOG-3-'l SU!.LIVJ.!!, Chi~f :ontrollor, nnd Hr. ~{l.!,!,l.'J. :!lTJ.:LA:tS, Control Totter Su~'>Jr\~sor, \or;:;:r~ :tr.t~rril::r.:~d :-.nd furnis:lCd the roJ~owing inZom..,tion concorning .,_ir tr:~J'f.ic ov~.:r ~n<.! in tho immcc'..i::-.to vicin!ty of Idlowi!d .\ir lart, n.M Yor}: bctwc.Jn 162) nnd 1731 hours ( :1t.,~torn Stnnd."'.~d 'ri.m1.1): UNCLASSIFlED ( lfncln.~si.fioe~ 16;u hot,ra -Str~tocruiscr 1~.ndcd ~rrivod frcn n. ::orth-..:~nt~rly ctlr~ctlon. l~hc3 rr ~-h 11nc'.cd .!':rriVJ<l.fro.! ~ .:cJth-~rcst~r:}.y <. ir..::otion Constoll~tion took-orr, ~...:ction, s..;c di~gr~m (lnclonur .... ;11) on r...ll t~l:u-o.~rs, control lo3 rlocs not in~icnt.J dir.xtion, dio..'Wrun, used hy all A/'1 on i;hin cny ;nc for th~:fi(. ~1--"t"' . ..:r coneitiom. DC-1~, took-o.~f oo-41 ~, took-oft I!crt 'h-trcstcrl;,. ,,j_rcction. Hclico .. >t~r, too~<-af.'t in c:tthor a dircct~.on. Strnto:!r"lliscr tool:-o!.'r. oo-6, tool:-o~i, in n 3o~lthcrJ...7 t r::ction oo-6, tC'o!:-ar.r. Constollntion J.~dod fro;,l n ~o,tth-:r ~3t~rl:r direction. loc~l !li~1t, no p--.rti .tl~r c~lr...:ction not.~d '!)rob.,bly nn onst0rly c~roction. 00-6, l:tr..d.::c! fro!'\ Souti.l-~ICS ~c:r~ r.:~ ~ction 1~;.1dod ~ror: ~ I:orth-c st.:.;rly t~lrcction. SUIJ,IV.~! nn~. ''llL!,IA:C ""tc~viscd th-.t concLrnin-; th:..: h:)lico:>tcr flight3 t!'lcy roo\..iv.;~ vor7 little i~l~orH:!tion, but tlwy lmu1-r th"tt (.;1c cr'\f't w~rc. to follow t~1 V~n ~trek ; ro~sw~y ns p:'.rt o~ t:1 .. ir i."l:t:;ht )~tt~rn into IcU.)tdlil the !1t:licontcrs :tould ncvor <!XC ..<! ~.n r\lt~.tuck o! 1200 r ... ~t. \'lLLI '~:s :tdviscd ttr~t it hr-.s ~<.:~n rc~)ortc.d :"~roviously, th f'.t :1 :l~Jlico~t~r in fli'iht 11t nir;ht .dth its rur .. 11l!':lZ li3hts on mi;;:ht ~vo t h.; i _;rcssion or l:torc t~&.~n one nircr:~tt, c'.uo to th.J r.;tlc.:otion a.~ its lict'-ts r..;'l5.nst th .... rotor ~l~dv. STJLliVA!J further 1.sod t~ .. t th~,ir control lo-; shc:r~d no r-.:.cord of :".ey :Jiehtin38 llr obscn~Lions ot: U."'lU3Unl ol,~ccts ::..n tlw "tir by tho tC7tl~r oy ... rato: tor this c!!ly o:-thi!ll Spoci:-1 'e:nt invc:stig.~tiont G~'.LD .4.. S~r.~!::r conduot(:cl th~ :~ollouin~ portion 7. Cn 18 Dcccr.bor 1953 the wc A.thJ r f'il:::; o~ D.:t:-.ci' ,..r.t 8 . ~ .. runth~,..r Croup ".Tore rcYi -;.,cd tr!.th Lt. Col. c: .ru !S n. ~r.ucrn~, Ik tttchmcnt Ca1J'Il."'ndcr. a rl.n9ondo ob~F1rv:".tions nt !1-.!Jli!)St::~c:., !:mr York at 2100 hotU'3, UlwCLASSIFlED (T.bclns3if.icd) Zulu Timo ( 16oo hours Loc nl) At l'ITUllJ~ ror 2 lJovJ:lb~r 195.3. roll u: r~ l!ot :lVnill'.blc . Ground ob3crv."ltions , ... t 1625 hours (Loc"l1), A::r c l:n1.y obscrv ... tion, thin a~attcrod clouds nt lE,ooo ~nd 25 000 fce:t, vi:Ji~ility fi.vc (5') nil0o Rnd winds nt six {!,) nil~s per hour ~t ~r.tr:rc..J. around ob:Jcrvation9 ~t 1726 hours {Loc,l), ~Tt.rc hnzy obsvrv:wt5.on sc".tt ... r c d clouc'.s P.t 18 !'ant, Yiaibilit~ :'iv\:. {5) ~lil~.-s, h" Z(:_, :md winds f'l.t :~ovon {7) r.tllcs per hour nt !3tu'".f:~.e.:. IrTtJIDS IJRLS: 1. j}i "lgrlUil or rlUlii~'S ~t l<ll~l:ild /.irport {in qu~.clru;)licntc) 1. ntncrrun or rurnro.ys nt Idlowild .'.ir:>w"t (1 co:1;,r)