!::8 roll~wr ~. ~:urt.ao Cl3Ar h nu clcu~ V1~lbili~; lC ~lsa. 9. rrs;:arin;i >f:l~u~ ~v!ll.atlvn -.. ll ~1:;..,.t.\n,js [nO.ul.J . ..;t.r:r:r,m.ic..:al ~-'.ancn4n0t\. C-1 ROUTINE. Fr! CONDR 54 v TO DIR INT ~n USAF WASH COMDR ADC ENT AFD COLO AFE ~\FLD I OOMDR AAC FLMlNDORF AFB ALA NO rtf~ Ll\ VA .r.UJ'4\...L..ASSIFIJi COLD::l us~s P.:1GEf~T I A HFLD C.C~:ICEDEFOR KEFLAVIK ICf LP.l'.D OOMDR ATIC WPAfB OHIO C0:1DR 6$10 AE GP MCAtiDREw AfB lFLD 66Z2 AB !:P f.iU~;..sr HARMON Aff! l~FLD COi!D~ SS~E AD GP COOSI AB LABR OOi~DR 6S1l AB GP NARSA?.SSUAK AB GR~LD CO!":DR 5621 AB t;p SONDRSTROt1 /\2 GRf~LD C0r~DR G&12 AB GP THULl. AFC GRt:Ln COr:D~ NE/\C PEPPF..RRI.Ll AFE FLIJ Fca CCC COi~OR 66QC AB CP PEPPERRELL AFD NFLD 1-:Q CAl~AIRDi.F ST HUBfRTS QUE.l,E.C CIT ADOli\ 2 5. x.::~ NSG FR li.Ul.E AB THCP17S10. THIS HQ COi-.CllPS J~ TEULZ DftS~: I~T!:LL OFF EVALUAT lOi; OF 5 IGHT II.G AS !~ETLORll'E Sl!C~!E!'l n1 COHDR THULE A B GRNLD I \ 1P DIR OF INTELLIGENCE Hb USAF WAS~ DC . COMDR NAC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLD ATTN CONC S ' COMDR ADC ENT AFD COLO , S!F/ , . I (7;~ , COM DR 64TH AIR DIV PEPPl.RRELL AFB NFLD ATTN DUTY CONTROLLER COMDR AT IC WP AFB OHIO ' / . _,. ntOPI7623. ~NMSG THOPI 7618. UFOB. FURTHER DETAILS RESULTl~G FROM INTERROGATION OF 0 ESERVERS NUMBER AND LETTER SEOUANCE PER PAR 68 A F REG 200-2. THIS t1SG IN 7 PARTS EVOLVING FROf~ 5 SEPARATE SIGHTINGS. PART 1. 1. GLOWING LIGHT A. OBLO~G I N GEt-4ERAL APPEARANCE. B. HP.LF DOLLP.R A! ARMS LlNCTh C BLUESH LIGHT. D. 1. E NOT APPLICABLE. F PHF.SS 10~; 0/ 0 3L01'4G SHAPE WITH LICHT SHINI~G THROUGH. G. NONE. H. NONE. !. t1JNE. 2. SCUTH TO NORTH. A. LOOKED UP-SAl~ LICHT. B. 1\NGLE OF ELEVATIOl 2a DECREES AZIMUTH 19 DEGREtS TO PORT. c. ELEVATION 20 TO 30 DEGRE:ES, A~IMUTH 11 DEGRE.ES STARBOARD. D. STRAIGHT A~D LEVEL, SPEF.D 1Gii KNOTS. E. LIGHT ~ENT OUT, NO FADEOUT. F. 2-.3 SECO~lDS. 3. A. AIR -VISUAL. B. NONE. c. F-94 THULE AB. ~. A. ~91~302. B. NIGHT. 5. 25 MILES SOUTP OF THtJL~ .i)j;r1RA OR.l) CLJtssi~rt.h'l' 3 l'~ .. :n AIRBASE. 6. E. R. WW IRWIN, CAPT, 318 FTR INTERCtP~R PILOT R M ROBERTS, SECO~D LT, RADAR OPERATOR, .318 FTR I'T AIRLY RELIABLE. 7. A. CLEAR, NO CLOUDS. B. SURFACI WIND Asf AT 8 KNOTS, 18111 FTJ EAST AT 19 KNOTS, 2Z9GJI FT; EAST AT XDN ZERO KNOTS, 30JJI FTJ EAST AT 8 KNOTS. c. UNLIMITED. D. 10 MILES. . NONE. F. NONE. s. NONE. 9. NONE. 1~. PILOT TURNED IN GENERAL HEADI~G OF OBJECT. NO I~TRCEPT. NO RADAR COt-4TACT. 11. ONE F-94p SER NR 84&, AIRBORNE APPRX TWO MILES BEHI~ .. D OBSERVERS. 12. HAROLD MILLER CAPT, GROUP l~TELLIGENCE OFFICER. PART 2. INTERROGATION OF a ZOOK, FIRST LT, PILOT, F-~4, SER NR 846 ZEIGLER.t SECOND LT RADIO OPERATOR, REVEALS SAME SIGHTI G AND RELATIVELY SAME INFO AS PART oNE. THIS ACFT ONE SAME HEADI~G APPRX 2 MILES BEHIND OBSERVERS PART ONE. 200K AND ZEIGLER COTIMPRE.SS ION OF METE.OR AT RELATIVELY CLOSE RAt-.JGE. PART 3. SECOND AND It\DIVIDUAL SIGHTll'<G. 1. GLOW I~G LIGHT. A. ROUtlD. B. PEA ON WI~DSHIELD. C WHITE. D. 1. E. NOT APPLICABLE. F. IMPRESSION ON,.~CFT RUNNll\G LIGHT. c . t-!OI;E. H. NONE. I. NONE. 2. HEAKING 189 DE~1r. LOOKEBAP, SAW LIGHT. B. ELEVATION 11 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 9~ DEGREES TO PORT. C. ELEVATION 11 DEG, AZIMUTH 115 Dl.G TO PORT. D. STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 4~1 KNOTS. E. LICHT WENT OUT, NO FLAREOUT. F. ONE SECOND. 3. A. AIR-VISUAL. B. NONE. c. F-94 KNOTS, THULE AIR BASE. 4. A. 191234Z. ez. NIGHT. 5. 20 TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF THULE AB. 6. A. NOT APPLICABLE. B. ~Hi IR Jil\ J)OWNGltAtllm AT 8 YEAh lNT~RVALSt - DECIASSIFI&D AFTER 12 YEARS. PAGE THREE CAPT, 318 FTR INTCP SO, PILOT, 7. SANE AS PART ONE. s. SAME AS PART ONE. 9. SAME AS A 11. PILOT TURNED I~ GENERAL HEADING AND LOST OBJECT. NO RADAR CONTACT. 11. ONE F-9~, SER NR 846 AIRBORNE APPRX TWO MILES BHI~D OBSlRVER. 12. HAROLD Y.ILLER, CA~T, GP l~TELLIGENCE OFFICER. PART 4. OBSERVERS 200K AUD ZEIGLER, SEE PART 2, REPORTED SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR SIGHTINGS AT 0~1~35Z AND 8912412 RE.SPECTIVELY. DETAILS PENDING FURTHER I~;TERROGATION. PART 5. SAME OBJECT AS REPORTED IN PART J. 1. FLAME. A SHAPF. OF TAIL BLAST FROM JET AFTER-BURNER. D. SAME AS A. C. YELLOWISH-QR GE. D. l. . NOT APPLICABLE. F. NONE. G. NONE. H. NONE. I. NONE. 2. 161 DEGREES TRUE. APPEARED TO BE MAKING RUNWAY THULE AB. A. LOOKED UP SAW IT. B. ELEVATION 5 DEGREES, AZI11UTH 10 DEGRE.ES. C. DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. D. ST AJGHT. LEVEL, SPEED 1111 PLUS KNOTS. E. DISAPPEARED F.ROM SIGHT. F. lA. SECONDS. 3. A. AIRV!SUAL. ~.NO~E 2.2111 CLIMBING TO 24r&llt. TURNING TO 161 DEG, 20 KNOTS THULE AB. 4. A.1t12452. B. NIGHT. 5. ~IGHT MILES SOUTH OF THULE AS. 6. A. NOT APPLICABLE. B. TIME E GREEN, FIRST LT, PILOT, T G DU~GANt SECOND LT, RADAR OPERATOR, 318 FTR INTCP SO, THULE AD, BlTh USUALLY RELIABLE. 7. S~M AS PART ONE. s. SAME AS PART ONE. 9. SANE AS PART ONE. 11. NONE. 11. CGARBLE>12. HAROLD R t1ILLER, CAPT, GP I~TELLIGL~CE OFFICER. PART 6. INTtRROGATION OF OBSERVER ONTO OBJECT AND RADAR OPERATOR RECEIVED RADAR INTERFERENCE Sll'ILAR TO GROUND HARM01'4ICS. PART 7. PENDING FURTHER DETAI-b T TE~Tfl.TIV ANALYSIS IS METEORITE SHO~ER ,.r~tf''TT'' COkREC1t.rJ Curt Of :.if'"" ut i'i~f110USLY RELEAS0 ~ ... ,. ~"TT'."~jtn r r. 'T~CT "Tf"T""Tf T'l"\ " :UNCl..ASStFIE - r~u~w:lng L'llo&..ilvl;)l\ \r{l~ COftl!)iJ.:.ci i':~ ~n" .. trlo~a~l:)l. .': .LX ~u~ t1 ~i..;ht.in& OY!I'r a relatively '"1-.Jrt. period ?t t!rJ!t nd l o;J~1.~.~ C.Jc"'t 1:.1- tl:.>n, 1nt.rJO,Jat.14t>D rusult.--v ! ."'4ch !i!;;ht1n~ >1ill b.t o;abrr:1t~.cl h()r-.ln .. ,:,d ver:t eon our J n d .tall a :1nd ~ >lllion a.. Cb36i'Y"Z"S .-1er on ;}.:\ air~rn t.r~inin~ cl:~sio" :'lt. t,h tltne oi h:.adin! C :Jf" 220 knot., a~ a ~ooa1t-1on ..lppa'O.dMt..l:f 2.S ::llts ~;we,;, or '.Li~ule rir 3&M wc1en bo~h !;aw .1,lowii1'1 116ht.. 7!.1 :Jljht.in~ occ:u:r~ ~t. t,9l2.3 - 1i: ll:P\ ..l,. ;.:ztN t,o b ObloDj in oner-.1. ap~-l"rl:1Ce t.thi\e in eolor, ~-.cl the oia ()t ~ ~.u.t dollar hsld .,t. ;\n:a l mi(tn. t. tb the o~j4Mt. gaYe the .L"iipreaai~ or tl o~:M\4 ,Jr.a!)Jii o~J...t. ..._it.n il.lht. uhini.,!C t hrou!J)a it.. .:o tll, trail d:t.,auat., c tt sue!'ld wtre ::\J+4.t. ..httn !"irt. ol.,.;ht,- ~ the oojeot. ~aa at. s~.proxi'!'t.l.T ;~9,~ .~ltitude ) t:u\b ot 1\.lo t.~ port. nd el..raUon ut t ... ,_. theu .:1!.-cr~t.. ':::e rll~'lt. paUl ot tbe obJ .. \ 'raa ..:a.\h t.o aorth, a\rai~ And l"el ~ t.h oa~ II t-1- :r.a'..t at. lCOO kn' 'l'he obJM\ o.;;prfiCl ~.,, ,;o o1\ ~d !.:t ro f.J ~Ht at ua n:dnth ot 2CO t.~ starbotrd ~ ::4 ol-.at.1oa ut . to J')~. .,''1 o'>j ot. );a o tor a period ot ap::rod1lt.l7 2 -~ rj da. l'h r-U~t ./Jr.:.ci i:1t~ ~:1. ewal h<l1"4 o! the o aot. !.Ar\. :lc) L"lt.ne.rt.!~n ... a ... lcoompli;.th.t ~d &:3 a1rbGrne raclar con\act. ost.abli~h&. 'I'h o.,l.r known tr"ttio !n t.h 11 ~ :-o!l beh1.1d the obnr :,\lror~rt. !r;.t-trroe,t.lon 'lt .U. col'!'.ltll.lnic..~iu.-, .. f:\ollit,i~ ( I ::<>t.h o'>.tenw st.s.t.~ t.u obj M:t. a a unl!lce :J.~ -:t.h-tJ-a.i~roncllicl -:..:l'l/:Jr this :-s\ ht.i:lj io a !l)ttU ~.!..,1~.~ ob.!:,ct,. . ot.h of'f.\::'!rs c\n ;OJ :.>nsi.ir'JQ ~DIFIEo A.F'J.:;j.~l l..VrJ.;rr~,,, r ~. l1NCLASS1FIED 2. L'bt .i'Jl.J.o;,wing L1.!'~r.na,1un d .. a \JllC:i l~i i ~t.o:t:-ro~t.!.;,n or o'!s ...rtl ~oneur io rl na 1ls l1lU .jp1n.1onal a. t~b'MI"Yra '-'ttr "''n !U' U-rbome tr:i,tio~ r:!lo,;sl~n :.:.t. r.:ut t, tr. ~ ~r al-.,h"in"'' a;>p:roxtat.~ C't1230'~. 'l'i.T uM" f.lnng an f-91 .llro-r"lft 11# b.~Nllng CCX)O, sy.ed 230 knot.a, ~t. a i'''lt.i;:m ,)J.' ~ pr~r<lxi ligt~" t'!'\e OOj.te\ MAe a 0 ot ll,;ht. givin,( th i:..:.pr8JtUaft oC b~i:q .tit.her r~am or slib'lt.q obla~ ;t.Lt.n t.he sr't. brilli no f o:r'WV'l. 'h'~ta o!' int lfhJ.t.e color, -~"V t.La t~ t.t~.l)lltude ot a :;tar or r L.incJt.. ~i-: t.ail. t.rail exhaust., or ~our..cl noted. r.hen !ir3' o i ~ht..t th obj~t, .,;.-t;a I 111t. )C,OOO' alt.it.u4a, 3,CC0 t > L.,CCC' t~lad C'head "'~ ti:l .)1-:w~- tioa ot 2vo to j\P !~ tnelr aircr . n~ .:ll . ..;ht. ~'1t.h o! lh o:>j~u:~ "'~ appro~t~ ,.th to o~h, ~ruJt utr~ant. .1:1<1. laYttl ~o 1C d:>--m-,ard tr~- 0'1\ ... i.t.a no atter sl;)w a~ ~n t\~-.uth ot 45 to ~t..\rboa~ o i' thctlr alrcral't.. .1:~ t~OjlCt twaa <3barY,-i l~r ~;.VJxt:a, ! :l~oond. ~-.. , .t.li..-rcttpt.ioo ,a .. at-~-~-and.,.., .Ur~r.t radar contact. o~t&hli:Jhed. .:1.1 o:UJ known t.-r-aftio ~'' the u~ at t.:,. t1 H or ~!.;ht.L'\1 '"a t.h c-,osfJJ"t~r aLc~rt. :J~t.iuni ~., }:.u-:aa:r;Jft 1, whiob wa a;rr:.x'vt.l3 2 r.dl-la ~'head. l.~trro~at.1on or all OcrraRJDioat..ion8 f.ao1lit1 (.X::, CC~, \Jt.Ce) "_.-.j otileJI ;osibl11 l:~i'Or-7&t.17'9 to.are~ i'l"OY14ed Hep\1Y i."\.r :.~r ws.t.he.r 3~1u.nce s l= ua'Pb c. 'i'hla \faa prob&Dl_t tl'l t-:~:1\11 obj~t. s~ ref".) ln ! srs.sraph 1. ';beerYttr L\)Ok \lYAluat the sl ?,.~tind ..-,:J ~ ~t.or at. r~l.at.i~l.r cl,., ran!' tw~d c.:ba.,.._ ~er Zo1~...-et.l\ea t!lat. ohj(Jet-lQok id ore lu a . ctt.410r tn.sn a !llin~ obj~ct,. !'?t.b obMaera can be usu.UlJ' relia~la. fo-,. ~r!!t1-.-r~ oftloI''!J ~,.,wat.i.Qft sM f"raar"~ 9. ). The tollowb1 i:l!~..-t.ion \>'liS ellcited fro~ 1'1rt:,.r 1~t.arro~t.1on ot \~. ~.;. lrvin, C-\p\ai.ft, ~ilo\ of ~.-9:.. w-.4 o!)ear ot 9i.ghtin3 re:;url.l i.'l ruaa;rayJa l1 . , a. This :~i.J}lt.i:J~ .r:'\~ r:ad duJ-1..'1~ th sar.se lll.~'lt, at.. a.pt.rox1,.at.U., C9l2J4,.;. (.ba~er aireratt , .. ,as at alt,lwd ~o,oco, Lt~int~ l~b 220 kno~s, at a Foa1t1oe a;pM:d,.ttel.r Z~ t .. o 2S 1:1ll$a .01at.!l ~out.!\ .:.at. ot T!':ul~ ,'\ir :!& .. , C.bHrwer noted ~ rou:1d, ~;.t~wl.nj, w;;it~ li :nt .pr".).xi;:wat."l7 t:1 oiz~ of a ,:<M on th wir:c1ar.iela. ::o t.l!.l, tr.!ll t;xh4&uff~, )~ ~ound .. -aa n.)t.l. .:: .. n !ust 3i~h~!Nl, t:1., ob~Jot .. ,.u s~ ap~roxi-:-&taq 2a,c~ alti~uc, 1. !-J.l1 ::.wsy at an ~,zi;Jiut.il ol 9C~ t.> ;1>rt &oo:d clna~ion or 10 f:.-oo obaarver airerut.. Tr.e fl1Jr.t. r at.b ot th'! .-;, 'Jet. w~a .:oorall.t the c1..T. ~:~ oosar-1er ~irer~tlt, rai.:;r.t .Ja<l l"v'l r-i.~h spe-.l a5t1.-=atdd at.t 4CO kwta. fh obj ~"t. tioo o~ lG~ to oosrtr aire~:1tt. :he objct ._.aa ot>S'!J"Ved tor ~;~rnxl::atl.r l s or.d. ~-il'lt. turn.ci in !.):.:n.tr~l .lir,otr.ion of obj~ot 1.nd lost. it., Hi~.:, r.o ~ir~rn l'"itd&r ~ontaet e3t.-bll:th8d. Tr.a O'll.z..~wn trllflic ln l -u--m :.\t- D~GRAD?.l) ~CLASs n(fr,'l tl J'nA ~ . DNCLASSIFIE ?. -3 ~!llaa b" h.LN. . 'l~:.at.lvot i~1f,~t.ion ~vaila.~l" .!. ... or.w ~t..1r ~ources. l~ . '.i't !ollOlf'L'li ln!~na~iOQ ".of&8 'lliCitad frota ~'urt.n.tr .~.;lt..arro,:\atl\ln a. rhia si ina w~ ::ad durin3 th Di\18 flis-"lt ;.it .:.:)c.-o::d.~.,~ta.lJ :l 2C knot.a, "'' a ~\)ttit1o4 ap~:d-.~t.l7 JO lo;Uas 2out.tt -tst ol .'~Jla .. J.r .Ba~ \..1lenv no\1&1 a &!lobe oi li.ibt, whl\e in celor .md :\r;J,iM.xi.'ft~t.el7 half ;,;t bri,jht. objeet. ;"~r~tiouali :Jl~t.l. Cl>jct. ~lPJ:~ to th 31-' ol' a. f1t't.f C\Jftt. i-1~ vn the windah1ti4. l':') tail, lirail 'lX-'"lit\13\ or DO'~ n~twd . iun llr$t. ~i_J\t.-..1 t.h >bj:~ct. :as :1 'low rsnd ~Otlt.h ot cbar.,er a 1.er~e at. :} f..u&it.ion ha.l t 'til'-f bst111eu the ~lrt . L'13 J -:.d t.\1 >ori~n at, a a uzi~t.~ o (