PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATI! TIME OROU' 2. LOCATION Bl.lliaore, California J. IOURCI! 10. CONCLUSION aili tary UBIDEli'rinED ._ NUMII!R Of OIJICTI Poa Lenticular cloud, however, cloud vould probably peraist and one 1.6.1& visible, alao 22,000 tt rather high for LenticulBr S. LINOTH Of OIIIRVATION several aecon4a 11. IRII!fl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Dark SUD Mtal hue. Delta vinpd bad a third t'in. Object pasaed between two a/c OD exercise or 22,000 rt. speed or -,.-TY-,1-0_f_O_II_I_R_V_A_T_ION---t object es ted in excess ot 216<> knots. Pilot 1n rormation air visual obaerved obj. Othera in tonaatlon did not see UFO Head ot 030 a. ltHOTOI t. PHYSICAL IVIDINCI Dt,AITMINT 0' THI All FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON Tllf 'l o;'.Til-GCHI:IIAI.. UIA,. UM OIUtttCT 1)":\ o rc1u '"Yitr.uno" SlTBJ}~CTa Sifbtin or tlnlrlentified Aerial Object on 18 Hay 1954 over OoeanRide Oalifornis. Si'i~CIAL lNClUIRY CO!!L.'!Wld~o Air Technloal Intelligence Center Wr1ght-Patter8on Air Force Bass ATTN 1 ATL\A-20 1. Transmitted herewith for your infor~ation are tAO (2) copie8 of Spot Intelliganoe Report, dated 10 June 1954, fro:u the 18th CSI Distriot, Chell Air Force Depot, 1-bywoocl, California. 2. Your attention is invited to the provisions or A.FR 124-1, which prohibit tbe rele~e or investigatlve inform!ltion to unauthor- ised persons. 1 Incl (in dup) Spot Intell Rpt, dtd 10 Jun 54 oo 1 Dir CB I w/ o incl noazaT.> P. Vort-JS ON, JR. Oolon~l, USAF Di~triot Co~ru~nder DBCLASSnn;D i.FTE1~ 12 Yl~Al J)OU DIR 6200o10 DECLt~ JiOD' oil~ St'JJ - cr, Si;-!:tl'1~ 'Jf t.nid.e!ttif't>d .-.ariftl rhjoot on 13 'In:r 195ft tro11 th~ Die-srtc~ tnt;e111cenc41 01'!1081' F.lovo~'l .i-f\~lal :iBtrtot, C~\l J.Jio;;o, C'l1ifora1a, to th8 s.l"foc~ tl:A.t ~:~""'.AT..!J lie u ~r.:, St;uftdron Stj\lllld1"0!l ;>4~, ~1 '!oro r .. rii.S lf'~' ~!1llfcr111f\, r-:t~ort~d ei.~ntin~ ~:.1 un14!e"'ll::1fill f1~1:t;; obj.:>ot whil.l i'l:rin~ 1.:1 t h.> vioi:-tlt;y or Co,_,... ld.,, '- D ~T.\I!.Se SquHlron I4oader H1:lJ~I'1 in a :i:;ne'i oteter:n,, fldvi"ed that on lJ 'I"Y 1~5 i, l":.s ,'1:\, en 'lll ~ .. L\ ex~rcls n~ pil~t or fjD2, ~1~120 in oonjunot ion Ytit:h i '3D2, ":-lfl3 ~1ilot.ed 'b/ !'aj~r ile Br\!: i~I:;o. This exerolse Oftrl"17d ou~ a~ ~2,000 fo9': in t~ OoMn~lde, C"'llf'orn1a are,., e:ld ,., ._ tor the r:o~t p.rt unwent.t\&1. At "PPI"Oxi:-itely \2 ;o hour~. !tr''OI!l took up t~ rl:r.t Wi.."'li~ pneitioD on 'lil:l~ Md de"on' wa .. oo .. Elenoed on he'!tl:s~ ot ?.40 r!'l, speed ~00 knot-. ir.dio.-td A~t h~ clo'"'d .fcz-!'la~lon e-n ,,;r1a, E!:f;.Irr oiutened \thAt "pP<iltlrecl to be ftn "ircr,..1't in th(t ~lOV$!\ o' olook fio"- itior., jUR"t Vi,.,iola t:rve: t~h) OOO~<p1~ cf ',( ilGe '.';"r ; did '.Ot lttt\""'ft\;8 th.t rl':"\:";tt, but 1r~"'1Gdlf\~9ly rc,.li&fld t a-: n h~1l'1o"1 ooll .. ~n,~ "~:n~?te"'t tha ob}tot tt."1d tr!e \: ;.1() AP,~f\tt~d is-,:;l:lent. .l..:ror$ -!jr,'!~! o oul1 -a1= A~ "'O"''J to t:nu~!"':lit, t:Ht objvob ~ .. ,.~ ~:.!t~ ovBr :JtllJ nr:d be .. w.-,en. il.flCJ tt:ld ~!.3 nircrnl't. io'or "~ ir:'ttc.a.,~, .1~-:: .... ~:; obct~rvttd t.~., ob~ ~ct in plAin ViO':'Ile H~ d t-tl'JOr\bed 1.t "~ d"r1~ :"U!l ~e{:"l l.uo w1t'1 :-:o vl~illl:t rnarkLt:;~. It "P~Ar~ to r.l<ta~ure npornn~fttllly half t ...:l l.)r :th o~ t; ~ 3 'J~!CLASSIFIECl 1i1JI ~I. Subja ovor Ooeansid o Sie:htln.~ ot' 1;nident1t'13\l :'\~rlnl "h~Jct on 1 3 'A.y 1~54 Cf\lU'or;!\l!lJ :::p..1o11 Ir.qutry, l o U :!4322 nn4 it "r>t)earacl to 'be doftcendi~ it "" Q.."l~l o f out n!G,~Lr otluld o::1ly etste thlafl 1.ttt "~ed Apr>eAr~d to be l c-. .,t t h.ftt c.r t:1 F3D and probab\:f cuoh :: 1.~:1.-r. H~Gnr: et"tad that thi' "''Pies ot G'Yllnt" too)c plaoe ~.,1 ti'l ~reft11 hr'idit::;r, 1\.-'\J by t.l-tct ti.,e '1a a 'Jlft to o:col!t\, to ,i.A fladar Oose"et-, 1ad v"nif1)~rJ to ~t l~Jfi:e !'t!'l~ron !Ader Jd.~i; t:t d:"t"d t~t :ts W!\~ l\l:~t ' vtt!1 t...'le 1::t~N 1on t ' .ftt :ilU h!ACI ~Jeen tttruo:c. '-'n d ir .. ecliKtolJ vi~u"lly oh i And c on 1Je1l;h~r 'a.J<?r U~o,l.-T!":O ~ l'"d-.r O!,!terver r:or tJfl'JA..!ron L~dr iiiGvi:i~ t at!ftr i.b,~rv~r, :lt;llt Lvruten.An~ ~'V~i , .:u,J ~oe!l t objao~ Ccu":.ircn L'>!\Jer l:oral oo~oludi by ~v'\t\:v. ".:!1"-e; ~ho 'lltltude of llll t~.r fli.rCM!t a: til~ t ir:te of t ~i~ 1;~:: hent W"'~ "~r>roXl::\A4;oly ou'~ oi' t.rJ:~:~ '.lsi.il or3e tL~ oi' tldt~ i r.oidsn1:, corroborat:ed t:~ .. "~ot~.6:1~ o l' tft''''!!.j ft'1 to t1;:\ altttucl.J ... ~ thr.t?n t o w~lob tA~.~r ropl1~1 tJt?\t h~ did root. i he tt tttte!!ll!'ile o~eouted b: ,nr.,.r ;1 nnd I All "~r, nlon:~ ?.r-ith r!~toh o~ the o~joot f)ft 1 t ~FJfhJarftd to l FY~!il, f\re ett~ched to t!\18 r o,o ... ~or tlw Alr teonr.ioel i~tel11 CGn .. .er, \'irl~:ittPftttr~on :\lr Force D~:se. Ohio t~cmtlont f..J'L\A2C, tltt l~o1o-.ur.~ 1, 2, e'ol~ z 2 co;Jie~ tot .'111' l'och;t~oAl !.,tell' r;.;~oe Cont"~, l."ri ~; t-.,att~t-~,n J,t. Cole, A:1 ::t3tr1ot ('n a:,der 3rolfnlnz:. '.1'hti OX-:)rCloJrJ '\.'t1l.a ca!"rlJJ out ~.:.t 2~,'j()\) r:::;..t 'in 'l"'-J Ce tl,:.l- Sl!l'l o.r:la an:l vra:J u:-~v.)ntr'ul. At C.LJ~no;o;~r::'\':.:;l,i' ltH'J i bl,:,k up ~h1 r:l~hl: ,.;in_; po:J:tlon t):l :~.ttl a :1d :A d~B{')iJnt tC'n:J~ buo as ,~. i :.1:\CJd ou u h::t:>.cli~v ot' 21,0 ~u:re'l3 ol~J"'ll'ln )' uloc c posl ti:.>n j:..1~t vis!.:;ll OV'U 1;.hJ on" nnt oat1r.a+.? ra::l~\l bnt i',i!" .. J.l:h:';Al:; rollttJd th'lt )+ v;"'-~ n. h~ta.d on au.l tl,o.t a c..,llisl::-:.1 t-.t<lln th" o'i)j:Jct r. .-1.J ;: ~ fl Y::l.~ j a1iJ!l- 'dl\li. iJ.J,:rd I could kll any ::lOofd t o '~r..t:JJ.n.i ':, th~J cJh,jJ Il:;:j Jtl just 1.1nlll" ~iH18 o ni 'y; ".'v'Jn ~h .. t r..iroraf't h"l'l t~ o rt. ot do.r!~ r;un ~HJtCll hue e..l~l boro :1o vl$ibl3 ::nr:d~l::_;~. lt :nulw'll'JJ up .. Wt\3 th, sit!:) of, or F\ 11 ... t.lo l.J.~;:~ thnn, t.hJ tot~l ll.)n:::th. Tho "_,u1 ti\Gt:ll t;l lnt" waa !l")/l~ ni.>tiao.blo. Its sp~Y.l o:\n o!llj' L~ ~aJos:Jed u.:J ' ' nry hi ,h" :~t 1 ;~ .. oi~ .:.f t;h3 P;;J ~\:d rdity s.!ld by tho t.ii!".O I :1ad eAt:l;J.i~o \ to v -=-: (lli).c ti '3:\\.u.:: .. :l'; ~. r. Dalton) the object h!\d Vlln!.ahsd to my l~ft. I ;.us l~f!; '7i~h ' . 1'! im2rtJ33ion .&;hf\t .'t':-!18 hfl1 been at.tuak. I i~Ji~tcJly rlltully o;-J~J~:ud anJ o~&to.ctsJ ':Ljor Jl'\,;\'tn1.1g by ~:!F. i1elth3r he o r t1iJ i .. : hac! .JS3ll. th\1 objuct and t"ll:;h't LitJut;u:n~t :):1l ~ ;n \'lti.l l J, ~d~: o..tt to 3 ':arbo~ rd 'l'ho:l a1ti~ula or thl t.:.~.IO 114J , n.nd thl or Lu'{e Bl3~.nur~. r.ll thrJ" ~lrcra.1.'t position "'T:1.s fixlci a s 1') :.t.ill~ S.;.ttl~JlJ': I tms r'!dar observer to 'J/Ldr H1i.gin in ~rn-20 or " 7(n) 542. t.ere detsilod to carry out an A~ exorcise ot 22,000 foet \:ith .:tr-18 piloted by :.!ajor !J!107!:!I!D. At th~ conclusion ot the e:ceroise -:1a co;1!~G!lCod a let donn 1~ stal.~ou:..'ti echelon (loose fc11.1sti~n: t:ajor nrown1Il3 i!ei113 i n t:113 l~t.1d. ~11~1 1!5,000 fet3t :\ltitu~a, S/Lur. !Tl.::cin r.t:1de c.!l 'Jj:!CUl~tio!l. to th3 s1'!'ect, "did ;t""'tt see t!tet"? I did not. I :1otot our roB! tio~1 3 :..'.lJ,!>ro:::i::nnt-317 117doe20.'t-33de~36:7. Lake ~lsinO:'tl ::e3 clsarl:; vi~ibl~ o~ O'll" 5tc.r'Joard side approximstel~ 5-7 miles. I t7:l3 look1n.7 do~1::. c.t. th~ 1;.;.!:3 1l1e;J ~he incident occ,.:rod. ~9 co!'ltinu9d to l tt do~ ond l:!nd3d at 1250 :lllUr.J. Grou, s-2 (Oris ~d 1)