1. DA T1 TIMI OROUft " NUMUR OP oaJICn I. LOCATION S. LI!NOTH OP OIIIRVATION 11. IRIIP I. ftHOTOS t. ftHYSICAL IVIDINCI PROJECT 10073 RECORD . AND ANALYSIS alov) 1D circle HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY FORT GEOJtGK G. MaADK, MARYLAND UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: Letter o Co:n:uWl d1 ng C en eral Stew~t. .Air Fore~ Baoe ~e-.,bur~h, ! ~ew York for.J~rded i 'or your inform.Jtion is t he i. ttach~d lette r ra:K>rting C.."1 un i - dentified &erial object. oubj as ve, dtd Golonel GS 1'Jcecutive Officer HEAOOUARTEitS 4700TII Alit 8Aa~ elfOUI' aTf'WAifT Allf FOC~ 8A.E NCW8UifGH, NEW YOitK SUB.r:IC!t tlepor t ot trnlden titled Aerial ObJect (ur<m) !Ot Dlree'or of Intellit;eDoe Re&c!.qu.arten USU' VIIBhiflCtol\ 25, D. 0. 1. Incloa~4 for your intomation 1 a cow ot letter from Haad- ..... er 24 Ara7, J'ort George G. , ll.a.rylan4, eubJectt Letter ot dated 24 11&7 1954 Nld .a COP7 ot a letter from J.!r. c1at.4 11 n_,. 1954 in which Mr re!)Orta an un- t4tlfted aerial obJect. Aleo inclosed ia a oop,r of a letter fro1:1 tlw ltatt Operation Officer ot thia headquArterra to 1-tr. concernin~ ~ wb.1ect, dated 3 June 19,54. 2. A formal report can not be made in accordance with Al'R 2oo-2 dated 26 ~at 1954 inaamw:h ae th1 headqtll'l"tttra do not have aut- ftclat 1Dtorratlon to follow the format preaorlbed in t re;su.latlon. 2. C7 ltr tr t4 ). C7 ltr fr Statt Opre A!Gp, stewart ArB, to Info f1 v/incia toa Cot'\dr, ADO, 'JP.nt AFB, Colo Sprlnes, Colo 24 Lt., USAl' Aaat AdJutant Cor.tdr. Air Tech Intel Cen. lfrieht-?lltterson AF.B Ohio Com-b", :t'..ADJ', Sto-Art An, Newburgh, NT UNCLASSIFtC::J UN Cl.ASSIFlE'J u:1o, in tnrn, ~\lHo s a'l: t!11 brll ~ i :1ttly ~lc,.:~.n .... o bj JC t o "!.n~ ):t s t ch, "'non. ~ t~. :'tD ~ O!lly ~, f HI t!1o hrl~ht (i~oj iCt, ~::-! b at t l~ CC', v.~ nd ing Jtoealng, Panqlft'ala ~trA3!JJRS 4?o<>!! AIR !ASJ GllOUP &rli:~fAll! AIR JORCI BAD lt;WBtJROR.. liJW lOB O:ERATIOI'S STAJ7 OJTICI CF.B.S/C'BY/eg In rep~ to 70U1" letter of i!3.7 11, 19,54, I wiah to comm'!nd rou for ~ lntereat well aa 7our proper thiDld.ng in notifying mill tar7 . authorl tlea concwn1D the alle unidentified object you saw in the I baTe DO dDubta of 7oo.r baing aoud of mind, and I aball try to answer JOUr qneationa concerning the tioned eubJect. Aa to whether the ob~eot waa from another pla'oet, I would ~ the aAawsr ia no. Jet aircraft c1o DOt make vtolent moYemen ta euch e.e the obJect 7ou. aaw. Howrrer, it le nrr poae1ble that what yon. aav a rsdar vthr ballooa or eoae other ther derloe used ln recording wlnda aloft and other 4ata that 1 ao neeeaaary ln ~r.ainta1ning the global all- weather Air l'orc tbat we ha ln betnc to4ar. I uotlce4 on yq map that your bo tow ot Reading, PennarlWAlfl la ln eloae proxird t7 to Allentown, PnnaTl-waala, were the ClYll Aeron-.tica .luthorlt7 baa a wtber atatlon. !lao, I ld.ght a4d tbat vther belloolla haft beea known to trael ill e~ c ot 200 ail... Du.e to the terra1a ft aroun4 Jtett.41DC, Pnns7lvanla, I l t ia 'ferJ -poaalble that one of tl'-J.e tn-of balloca oonld ria or faU due to v.p-dratta alld clowa-drafta ill \be air. . I would lib 'o aq lD cloalng tb.llt I 4o not belieTe you .,._. a flying uoer-boweYer, I aga11l viah to CO""'MaD4 70u tor fOUl" alertn I hope . I tave givea J'OU a reaeouble o:naww to your question . Tery tru~ 70ure, e/ t OLAU :B. VJJJ t::ltJSSN !~jor, USA? . Operation Staff Officer