Mediterraneanarea — December 1953

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Keywords: uniti, llimtee, erraneaif, ajialysis, storks, mm1a11y, etationary, vaeying, scslnl, rasat, zcurity, iiesbads, dereo, unidentitim, 737th, squejrcn, troftl, shapft, ervallon, ctronica, perscmr, ljiviojion, anoulou, loeic, iotled
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I. DATI TIMI MUMIII OP OIJICTI ODe-twelve t. LINOTH OP OaiiiYATIOM several llimtee .. TY'I 0' OI.IYATIOM ground radar J. COUIIII STATIOnARY I. ltMOTOI t. '"YIICAL.IYIDIMCI t. LOCATION MEDI'l'ERRANEAif ARIA RADAR AJIALYSIS 1. Anomalous propagation 2. Ship-borne jamming 3. Geese or storks in f'light 11. IIIIP MM1A11Y ... AMAL.YIII Radar returns etationary, vaeying in shape as a series or ~", "M", and "W". Formation in straight line. R:1nge 20-~ mile~:~ trom station. Direction 25 deg az, h~igbt f'inder vas ou.t. In eight several minutt!s. Disap~ ared by fading from scope. Targets appeared to be stationary. scslnl u el 811 feJC Rtf a. ts C-1 Pit lOR ITY ~ ~6TH AIR DIV SALE RASAT Tu ADC ii-.T AFB COLO FH t:ott ,' USAF S ZCURITY SVCS LIAISo;: :iiESBADS~ GE FOR USAF SP OFFICES t-J,I\;;;:DC SE.CU!{ITY OFFICER Hn US.'\FE u:;od. Tl:Is RZPT IS rtii~DEREO IIJ CCt;PLI/\;CE ::ITH AF;~ 2 J-2. ~.::F P.'\R 6 THIS !1G fOR FOR;11\T: 1 (1\) ~TRt~ CHA1.~E.D SHAP~ FR STRA!';HT LI1:.: TO V Sl!AP!:.: TO X SHAPE. 1 ( 3 ) RTH;" t.JAS O~SRVED AS 3 Dt:r;i~ES LOi-.t; I~ Lr.i~GTH. 2 (B) RTR1~ OJS~itVED TO BE STATIOr~A~Y At AT COO~u J?F RPT C!ilEF OF INTEL 316 AJIV ADDL Il.FO BEl~'; SOU~: iT. DECLASSIFIED AFTZU 12 YEAR& ' lJNCLASSIFlED I* FOIM111 AIR IN I fl I IGENCE TION REPORT 1. UnidentitiM .t'~ring obj~cts w~:-8 oba .. rve-1 en radar 'a;r per.1onnel or !ier..-:.t..;.&.r.ent '!2'' 737th A~&'Jt SqueJrcn. fhe r'~turn var1~1 in shape trOftl a V s:-.-.ltJ~ to r shapft t.o .:.1 sh:t~s. : t taded aft~t' ~:-,v.Jral minut'!~ o! ob~ervaLlon. 2. It is t:~,s ~P~"lion of 1 :!Ctronica perscmr.~l in this lJivioJion t.!1:1t sL.c~l :t !'3t.um .. ~.sht have neen ea:.tJ~ b: a. Anoulou~ :-ro~a!'l~io'1 o. G!-,se or :.t, r lcs in M 1t!bt. 3. Loeic~l ded~ction ia radar return. 11 that one of abcve ~rt.iotled. pos1ibUitiss is the cau3 tor .. SIMIIIriOII IY 1 lrtfo cop.; Ni~C Lt Col, U[;,U Dir'!Ctt;r of vpel'lt:.v.~l AF FOIM 112-PAIT II APPIIOVID I JUNI tMI ~li0il----. liNCI..ASSIF.IEC:.., AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ';Jl'!llt,i-m f)~ .. 11: THIS DOCUIIIJtf OQNTAINS INfiOMIIATION F&:CTINC 1 HUIAT~Al. Of.f(~ Of' TUliiMITED STATI3 lNil HIN TH M4NIMG Of THl I...M'IONAG A(. I, ~) U. S. (;.- Jl NeG :W. AS APIDND" liS TRANSIIIS!IION Oft Tilt. RI.VfUTKM 0' ITS CON rENTS IN ANY MANNIR TO At. UNAIJTHORITEO PE~N 1;. ,.~IINTrD BY LA'I. IT IIAY NOT liE RIJI~ID Ill WIIDI E OR IN PART. 8Y 01ttft T:tN. UNITi.O ~TArES AIR fOitC AGEHCII'S. VCCCPf 0\' rt.R-.IUION Of TH OIRrClO.t OF tNTLl.IGEttet. v.iAf. IJRC2:ASS.FIED , AF :'O.IM 112 PAIT R REPOR"fAs.-~/fj;n AI'' ROVID I JUNC ... INFORMAnON DECLA981F'IED AFT?.r-&.;-.,~n!~\Y~t DOD DIR ,...., o .. 11: TtU'J COIIIT411W lhfDJIIIATIOII M-1-ti:TING lHE NATIOf&Al Dif'"~Ot"'l..: UNITI!DSFAnS Wtl'HUITHl MeANING Of THU tONAGl ACT.~ U S. C.- llANO A'i A.llt.ltUID. IU TRD\NSIIfS'jt()ll OH THE Hl:Vf.LATkMI CW ITS t:ONJFJUS IN AN't I:I_,.JitER TO AN U~THORIZ0 IIUSOH IS ftAOH181TiD 1Y LAW. IT M4't NOr At: Rf~ ... WttOU OR lfl PART. 8Y OTtalHAN UNir:O :.TArE, AIR fORCE AGENCWS. EXC.I7T BY Of' THE OIPEC.TOROf