PROJfCT 10073 RECORD CARD 31 Jd.autea lreul.D.r, baaebsll t.YP", bri gbt llcht atat1onary a't 30 (\!g elev ln N. Pilot oc-47 alao arav obJ. 'Thought flight gradually to 1f obJect be s&Mller bright. nnd shlnina. 12. COMCLUSIOMI atatlon&J7 t COMMINTI 1. Speed in acco~i vltb wind et altitude Balloon observation. '!~.' lr;TF.RCEPTICtl ACfiON !1.1 AI~ TF.AFFIC Ir! t:i~ .~r..::.'\ OF SIGHTI~:G JF. J:'J P JF. PHn JE:'FF JF.P0H JF.P~S .S~6 TO JZPH,.. ' Dif o~ I PTE!. !I~ tr: ,'\F .~SHr.r. JE~!:t'~-'CO:!tR AI'C ~rrr rr~ ror.or l\f.O :>P!~I~:cs CO!.O lS! LOCATIOt.! OF O~Sf:F.VF.FS AIP~l.l\Y~ OPf.rl\TIO~'S SPSCT.~.!.I~T CAA I~:S,'\C PO 90'( 3 BLAC:'~TOf-'E: V 1\ UI,~: ,OH r: ' 7 ; Wt: A!Ht:P. A~!D WINDS a St'P.F l\~ iW-.I.JtJ Alfi FI~:r.l o~:::r:"TJ0:3 DIS C~ I PT I 0 rs CIF CUt.:\F: 3ASSJ~l.J. ~:::GAT IV! Ir: r.A.lTEfLY !.IF":CT!C't ' ,,. flT T :"at ~l~t Dl31:rtot osr ?.~--~ Sl!.cl:atrm, Va. 3ih';in~ of Unhla~tl !'iJJ Object :.,.H. f1.~.;11tant I :tfo .;y .Ur '!'tH:hnie~tl l 1 ~ 1 Gor.tdr .r-n. Ohio 23 F~bruar.y 1954 AIR f(')R3, !q tBAr I Air 1'-!<: bni eal ID1 DQtoe, Obto ~t ~olcal, CSA1 Directorate ot Intellipace C~lCi..A.5Sif:ED 2lct Diatrict OSI ( ..;), :...u c:;lcsy A..?B, Ra=pton, Virginia SU!3Ja 31ghting o!.' uni1.,nti:"ied Obj.,ot -lear 31ackatone, Vir-gi:lia ~tter ised that he waa flying a l-94 air-craft ov~r La ley AF3 whe!1 notiti$d ot the un1 dentitied objeot by the 77l.~t .v; ~ Squadron. OSBOR.'Ti adYied tht he was given directio~ by the AC .~ .Y 3qua.:lron, and roqueted to ia.eatlgate the directed areaa tor the unid~tifi3d object:~. recsllei that he had p 3trolled the .treas di d A~ '~ ,'/, but ailed to obs~rv ~ unideutil'ied object3. t!'ter advisfti rrom ne~ry that he had first receiv~d AC l J notlflc~ approximately 1800 hour ,>11 29 January 1954. ooa !M~:mty, CJ l at.~L1l ;,lo~, fi~ TAC. Dir~ctor 0J 'f ".J1s trict CJ!t. .... 3 :cler 2la-: Dis~rict OSI (T'1), L-!1:1 ;l~J SUBJt . Si:;."ltin~ or :T:lic.Utatitied . .\!'3 # Hampton, 'fir~inia ll J'e':>rtax-r 1 954 Oojoot !ie~r Blac::at0~, Vl:-~i:1ia 3l!lC~ 1 J~1u:1ry 19o3 tatel th~t a.t 1715 hours 0:.1 23 ua.1u 1ry 1954, ~hi1e he ~s at o.~, he looked into e s~ a~d notic~i a bribht, Yhite, shapla~a object 'thioh appsared to ~e at a:1 alti~Jde o b~tween t'..,_,1'Ye (12} aDd. f if't,~Cl (15) thousud feet. aid tber~ "NOt'S a re\Y ouda in thft s cy and th~t ~un was still shinin; . Aoc.;>cdin~ t~ e obj11ot lu.rl :1 C')'U tant siline m~ r~inai:lad s t 4 ti. '"~..iry L1 t.hs at ab.Jut '1 thir ) JeJre~ t.n~le a~:>ov ~ th., ::.orizon 'l.d d1~ :1orth of' Blaokat.,ne dViJ~J til!lt he . .,~tohe\l t he ob':lc'~ r~r ~ ':) 041> 1 J mv,r, tl.a t t!~ :\ .:OVol ) Dject V/;).3 b"t't-NSe~ t'"tirty ( ;"\)) ~tl fo'f'ty ( tO) t,no~.lSl.."ld f,.,t; i~ 'i!.'. t r,ld .. o~ r'3p,rt~ilJ lid !l>C ::noi.-f th3 .:1'1-l;uro ~r i c.bnttt:r .)i,' IJ oh,.,u t;. l.,:ltifieJ t iu fltt"C!".l.lt .lti a UJAJ Air ~.,,.o:.~att'ln Pl~n:t, lu ur H , enro,.lt8 to A dre':3 ir 'oC"ce a:1se. t':.:.rt?l.,r adv1t1e,1 th ~t ,~., ;:\!, Ol'~ice at 3lsc!c::;t.) .t$ :l.>'Cif'i.JJ .it~::~:li!lgto~ Air ~01te rraffio Q,: 11Tot_. l lt '!..,:HJal , a~J i.Ulitaey ?li_;ht. '!idd.l$tOW4 Pon11ylva:1ia, of i.: t .1 ;ntiq. is.,i thst hs retur to hia h.lMe and laat aotioeci '' " o lJ"ot at 1. .\ccording to the object cre~t DO noiss, " 'J ~-,oke, tbl trail an-1 he :1 iv1a~i i ~ ~r:)psared to be a flat OYal j l fJ n<ipee &ted ~ object oV"l3 !UUCh :W~S pro.:line!l~ thL"l any aircraft, h t to i ghtness. aid th:t~ ne d.i<J not ha'78 a~ knowle4! ot t:h e 8i.. ze of ths object ta exaot .ih3.P 6. em 29 J . ,, a.ry 1954, Chiet of th$ Facili f;-.J CAA O~!ioe, waa i!ltert'iewe4 at Blaclato Ani:! Air lield. at!Yia94l t!lat he h\ld bee11 working tor the CU 3ill0e 1936. ,..isecl th:at he firs~ asw the object at 1723 ho'.trll o!l 28 Jaauary ~r~t!l the CA.l e!Dpl.,~r., ')-:t the field called him st his hon in 3lackatou, &."ld brou~t his at+A!'lti~n to tte si~tiq. A.ccordi:1g to the ob eot appeared to have a bright m.tallio surtaoe. 4ceorcl1BC te unJc1o111l objeot waa betweea tortT (4.J !IJ 1ft (40) ...... ~e abcwe the hori:so11 and due nor'tZ in direoti . e~ti~ted that the ~bject ~ five (5) to te~ (10) 2ilea an altitude o:' upproxi:utel7 thirty {:50) ttl "'orty (40) t:lousand r:let. s &;~ted t.'lat behi:Jd -:..~s object yu ~ 1.! .;;ht lar~r ,.,r :irr~-.. t;t"'tu ol~ 2l3t District OSI (;}} . 1 ley SU3Ja Si~tin3 or :J.&id~n;.ii'ied 11 ?~br'lllrJ AJB. P.a ton. Virgini~ Objec t ~rear Ble1cksto!l' Virgi.rl~ arF"lr~cl so l e r s e :tt a uc h an nl ti tu~s !' urther advi3ed t h e OSI agenta titat Roan.>ke Vi r..;i::tia h ad report-ld thr~a ( 3) looss \Tea tner bal1oou. on 4;h, .U')rftin; or 28 Jsnuary 1954. Ro3.nok~ had not!1 that bell~ona w.re dritti i~ a north. northcast~rly iir3ction. ostitulted tha t it' t."'l~ 1irectio::t or drift o<):lti .'l'.t"d the b ,.ltoo n s \YO.&ld h~V$ "O!Uaerl no clo3 .!r th ~':1. o 'l~ hun1r"d ( l YJ) ::UlJS (aJ?prox l.n .t+..,ly) tro-n Blic:catone ~nd t he1t i!l such an evant th~ Jbjeot si~ted .v'l~ probably not .Jne ot th~ b alloons. ln;/ev!'tr at~ ted t!-.;~ t. tho ol>jeot coul d h1.ve bee~ a b~ll.,on. b u t +..:1at he ..13 t nJle t o 3iv " a y "sti:1ate 'l! t \ e ,...sture or' 'th 3 obj.,ct. 7. r.r eo:.eci t:~t:t rto~rda or t :1e CAl Off'ioe a::.d advis~a t h o YJa~.,r c o.!di.ti.J~ls : :>r t'.o lat1.1 .:tft;n !loo'!l of 2 3 JIJ.l llU"Y 195t. n, l ' brn~e.'l olouda t.t~ t-:rsnty ( 20) t h?USi ''l'i f'e.,t '71e:-e r.!p~rt~d a t t htt oop ' >..a.l.' 1te t i r.e .-.;_' the 3i ~htin~ . wi c!1 a r'orth. n.lrth- ~u::;tet>ly su.rt.Ao~ vn 1 ti' ::Ji x (G) ,l l 9il pe r hou r 11lso r.,c.,rJ.,d . s;:-.\I'l"S r.U.I. gt7~ '1.' I 1: tiom ot th~ Bt:~o!catu!le CAA Gf"t'lc tt '18 the t:>llllriag e 11 ~.! ~ !tt , , 5!i millU~es. n o 3eoouJa. \Test lo.t_:it~JaJ 37 dt~t~ree <& minut' . .~ t'i .~():J,Ji, north lati tujes el.,~l tion. 440 -.IAC. 0 p e ratioa. Ottic~r. ! ' 'h lighter I~tsroeptor Squadron. Langley AlB. waa interviee oonaernl .,~ the uunowm object. CASTT.::84RRY ohaolcad the aqu'lJroll recorda tl! \ i u inaed that the 771at AC ~-: 3 Jqus.:lro..,, Ca? Chari os .\?'3., Virgillia. haJ \.:J t;i fiecl a pilot or the 48th a~'ladron ot a!l unknown >b j~ot si~ted. '~up t a i.n CAS!Lin3!l.1Y ide11tifieti the pilo-c -s lst Lt. ::o.~.U.D R. OS!OR:f3, \0 t H 1312. and stated tht the :1otitioation ooourreci soJ::~tima oa Du.ar~, ; ',..,nilll 28 January 19s.&. Ca!)tain C.U!LSSIR!Y ~dvis8d trom the 1t":~rds that the .1C & W Squadron had receiect (2) re':)"Jrta ot nnJmowll ooj~ota. tro2 the IJrouDd Oba.,rY'!r Co~1 ?ilter Ceater . tic:~.:-:..o!ld. Vil"ginia. ..h e tirat report. reoeiecl by A.O & if at 17" hour s-:11ted that aa nknow ob~l9ct had beea lighted at ?prozirMt~ly 78 de~r a:~d 31 degree 43 minut nor""..b la~i tude. c.~3 r!.ll!Dif 11lated that the AC & .~ S;uaclroa had reoeiT4 aaother report fro~ ai~ .. at 1804 hour ot a sightiDC at 11 degr 15 miDut il'8st lo~t.a. &:ld 'Sf dey-" 49 ~:lute a. DOrth latitude. Ci..3'!'!.3!D..1l'! -1::9.-tsd tha~ llchmond had :10t act.iaed the AC & "6 Squadron or 1he ori!im ot tr.e r.,or.a. CA31'ii93RRT suni3ed, howe'r t i1at the s!.ff.tings probably ori~l:~ated at C Co od Posta. ClSrt333~1Y s~atd th't t~e 1JNCl- 5lflED DEPAITMEIT OF Til All FOICI Hf.AOOUIUUOS UIITED STAlD All FCIICI VAIMIIITOI Tl. IJIP.CIOa OZIIA&L VI&P lllt DlllaiC! OrPIC. OP IP8CI&L IJVZifiG&fiOII LliOLII AlA POaCI a&l8, L&IILI~ PIKLD, YlaOIII& Fil, :loa 24 0 11 February 1~34 susJ:;cra Sighti ,r Unidltntified Object Near Bl~cks Virsi~a Com..1~i'ld~r A'!l'lh Hii"t!c:t;o~r '.Ji' Op.,rations Reterttn.u .\ r'orce Letter 20o-5, da~d 29 April 19.;2. 2. The to 11,,., t tg i1 in written contirmation of a rop(')rt telephooloall7 traua .u tte4 to your of' lice o:3 30 January 1~54 by Lt Coloael DWI~T ..1 3t:JVJL. District Cona.'"lander. 5. On 29 .j '"liJ '~Y 1964-, Lt Colol SCOVIL receincl a telephonic report t1 oa the o.; r !letaohMzat lU.ob..-. Virsi:li.a. 1n whioh ColoMl SCOviL 11'SI actYiaed ot a 1Ptill& ~ aa objeo~ i!l the aq. 1a the viailli ot 3lsokno Virginia. Colol SCOVIL waa adY1aecl that t.'le 1i~t1:~g ooour.-.4 aotU. oa the atterBOGA ot 2 3 .;1 .. 1&::"7 1916. ~ubleqat1y. Colol SOOViL oontaot .. the Adjuta.Dt, 40Sth Pig~ Bomber "'1q ancl OII wu thereby directed. to initiate an 1~ui17 1aiae thta ai~ti.q. "- !be to11owia.g 11 therefore the reaul t or the 1Dquil"3" 1zrto inaidnt t-ter oo:~-tuote by S?eoial .lpnta :DltiS'r B HO.UD aDd J~'BS .~ .y ~ur ?ittl'.i c o 1c~rni:1-!, tb~ si :~.tin.~ o~ tr.e U!l'.::lJom ot-j.,ct