=>~OJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS I :. Jt~l~ntic, FL~ 0 'f/.,s Balloon J. DATETIME C ROUP ... T" P E 1F OBSERVATION 0 Probably B alloon 0 ? osstbly Balloon Wo~ Aircraft 06/02)-02 0 Probooly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 1 5: 50U,.CE 0 Was Astronomical Ye I 0 Probably Astronomical l'J No 1.:.:..ITARY & CIVILIAN 0 Posstbly Astronomical 7. L E NGTH 01' OBS!RVATION it. 1-liJi,~BER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 1J Ot h.,r S Jl:Z:Ch J.j_c;':c. 0 lnsuffi ci ent Dolo For Evaluation 0 Unk noWI"' J r{!nut a s 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY 01' SIGNTINO 11. COMMENTS ATIC l'O RM 329 (RJtV 2 6 SltP S:Z) ~-,.,~ t .::'IIT OF THC: AIR FORCE HC:/ :ct..) P....-:"RS U NITED STATES AJR FORCE W SHING70"i SUBJ.::::CT: Unidenti.:~eci /l;7ing Objects Sighted at Indialant.ic , :rloriC.a, Patric:c Al<B, Florida, and Vero Beach, Florida SPECIAL l1l~u::"1Y 'l' 0 : Commtmcle 'l A.ir Te<:h m4..:al Intelligence Center 71right-P:ar.t.orson Air For ce Base ATTN: .i l'fJU\- 2C 1. Transmit ".del Jl,.H~wi tb for your L11i'ormation ure tvm (~) copies 0 f a l ter, datl?il ) Juue 1954, from the 7th OSI District, .. lacDill AF8, Tampa, Flori. w u noerning sub,ject matter. 2 . Your atr."''~-l n l.s invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1, -;-:hich probibi t the ;:-g lease of inves tiga t i ve in.forma tion to unauthorized 1 Incl (in dup) ROBERTS P . JR. Cy 1 t:r, dtd 23 Jun 54 Colonel, USAF District Commander cc: Dir CSI w/o inc.l 'S1D~'fli'I.~> Jl,Il~ll Oa.J::..C'l'$ ;-'lar ! cia t.. . he roll.or~itlA L~fors&1iion 1 i:s )0!tl1MMUOft n ! '11r":'.tGiOil ~J'T:Ii&hM r"ro~&llT to .101al' .;omr . ._o4 .._ lT J\mft lMS4. lnd~ ..)lo, t o =.-,..,i li~a~ -oORgl.i&."lQ ~. &a 18 JWil "' d ~ill&~el7 lOZO houra. tbi.s o!'tice wu l'eq\Mat.O b7 ,. i'Nftft 1faret.Al .\11 fa-ro llialle ted CctaJ", to eoutao-t t !le Air F"oro llSdle teA Centn l.tt11ll1tct~oe Offlo!.t~, na~udi-~(J ths :si~tug W'lider.:'i ~1ed. t l71-g objeots :t~ar lruU.N.ar..tia. il.ortda.. (Ia 15 J\m )~l4-. ta.jeJ' R. c. lntel.Ug~e 8r~da. .. APYIU Paanu Ur ron w flol~da, lt:l.d reps,.,u that llt ZlSO hou, :un? s J\I!Io 19M, 'net laO"Wiq out o"9el' tu 4tlantio ece&!'l Sut et ~eptwe !.all. Indtalaalt, lb~Jicla. 1'b na~ waa onro.a.st, aith tnter..ttterxt ahomJre. ea tDt 1 te 'bt:n, 'tn1.ptt-than a tlaahli&D bam, bu1S :>91'0:dsat el,J' th.e 11ae .. lup t'lileaUght boara. wu Doted tb1nillc from a point of eppro~i 11' 100 J&N orrp-.~. 1M 11gbt tlaah luted tor &,9yi'0~1~at.oly teur { 4) ncOQda ~ rotat..t eloakw1M -or approxi.a-tl7 lO o~l.. Atto-r u !.\PPf'O'lt1:J.:.uxto t (I) ldnte 1nterftl, the ligh:fl bef;IU\ to oyole a~n tor a.p]?rOll!.llt.ial)' 10 oyolea. 11med em tao P-'ll~ ot h1 autoe.obile .r1d. dlr.eeted the tpotlip.t are ot the li~h .A.t thia ums. t!\ Ugh~ '1'lit e;yoliug ancl 3othioc oc.l4 be The Upta did ttd "eeeur e.t-=n1' t.!ls .spotlight was ~un .. et~. .L oheo): of th 164&1 csha""a anti tid.e tAblea inC.J.ettt "'?1'0Xlm&toly ~0,..,. {.0) teet ot WUIW " iiM n~ o~ tJhe abO'Vtt 1\atJaurrooa-. -~ ~ ~ i' JOClU'l"Me :UJJSX:ft ('Onolaaai.:iM) 1NIDBNTH'I?m ?LIDG OBJ3Cl'S 1.5 J\me liM, \Ulder .Ur J'tallc Den 3rgeant~ lo~, reflected 1:h ai: A/30 R. uui.ZT, A11.'"1MBO, 6550th .Ur .Pollee 3quadron, ?atriok ..Ur l?oroe .::ase, :norida, Sallr ~ ~.J;n'i objeat flyin; approxima t ely 100 feet high, t o ~h .:on:hwed aL Pon ~s. ~ obj e<Jt turned hom :Y'hit t o "d, -';o ~oen, and t o .1-u. '!he ooatrol ~or "'l'8.a notified. M.UUT ~ interviewed .on 18 J1me ! 9S4, and .OTised -:hat approrima1:el1 2130 hou.rs, SST , 15 June 1954, h e -:1oticsd .1 ~l.Jwi.n~ 11~ i!1 ~ 31C'J, !lorthlll'en ol ?oat t25, at approxi:Ratel:r ~00 f'ari \l~it1:1cie, o.,e,. the .Jt t h.e f'l;rin~ field o r -';b e 3anana Jinr. Ths tlow J.OOoJa.red nearl7 r ounti to. .sh.a,?e an<i r s .. mbled an airor~ landing llY1t :he ;!:nr ,.. t1rs11 notie..I u a bri~ w!U.te, db!Inj ng t o r$<1 9-"'ld disap.,.arin~ "Ti.~hod nlO~ trom oripnal ?Oaition li~td . ~low 'J.9P~ r.&.lmoat ~:::ll:n-.diatel7 ill th <~aa ;>aaiti~a, :-.a in o olor, cillll1si:lg t o !>r!. vllitJ -1;:n.inecl 'ri.dbla .. .thoril time and disappeared suddenl)" Th en-:ire '9eriod ol ri. .n,:,i.U~y ..,... apgro-xim.a1:el7 tiTe ( 5 ) nrl.nutea. :J..i31~Y ,ta,;ed -cha-:_ h e u..w ~ 'lf b.ll f, loud drin :, .. 111-:1<i object While visi:,le. :;M~L6Y :rtated t h.ais ~h '!DQC)Q .:-~a 7i:ti~.L aO\ISJ\ Q/ hi poat il.nd ..... !?r&otio&l.ly cbacur-sd ~y clouds. 1~ ""'r> j .,o~ ::s1gnted 'Wlt" lPproxiaately one-.fwrth. til d a ot ~h ~oon, -:mi ch ~ '"!ll't.:P 1,. !"ull. I' h "H111&et 'ttlat 7LA.'\IL!rr h u .?~Tiousl:r !!tpl..ted ':SOR ot t b.e U r l oTM t"lln t ~>: rat:dnt; course. .!)e~aoh ll"' Pab-1e.tr 417 te.ne .a .... , adviae4 that the f'ollcnrin~ i.nLotDt&tioa l s .cm.isa.tnecl 1D til 'W!t--.tur npon tor 15 June 19M a Obnrtat1 ad -2121 lun.uoa, iS'f So&tteted olcu.da a1l 4,000 ten Own~at clOQ.da at 12,000 teeu V1aibil1ty ~ maa Wiad ssw t ~1 per h~ Sutaoe t1idliJ"4fftt.,.llre 74.1 degree hhrenhei u atber ball releued al UOO hoUJ"a "'lid &'b l;.COO tt. altitude SSW at 10 Jdlea per hour lfu d 1,000 ft. altituu .. IS1f a" 11 Jdlea per hour 6. Oil 11 Jua.et t~ta ot!'lce waa requested to contaot Buk Opera-tiona Ott1aer htriok Ail' 1oroe Jue, OOI:l4eni.ng the aighting ot a:n unidenti.flsd obj nl U Van Beuh. 1londa lS Jlllie lSK. Oa'!'tain Wii.l.l..ilf a. PXF.RY, Ba Opentioa.a Ottioer, Patrick .Ur roree Bue, J'loridA, advised. th~ t.h4t Airdr ome ottl 'I re ort tor lS June liM contained in!'ormation to the ot!'eet tha:t .a.u-. Airwa.ya Operation Specialist CAA., 7ero ~aoh, il'lorida, re!loned a &ni&l objsot obaei'Ted at Jl2.ft hours ES'l', 15 J1.m.e 1954, looated apprcmialltel7 10 mla. 'itSW o~ Vero Beoh. l'he lie;ht ~hang;ed t'rom amber to ;,ri ~is "'lfhi'te, to a color. l'btt aeria.l ob.j.scrt 7f~ a~ain ob se:-""Tad .a.t ~12Z ~our!, lsr, b;y and Mr. ot .]astArn .\irli::uts. !'he UtlCLASS~fiQ t~ louda -2/10 nr.tua at 2 . 500 tan fi u.m.i d it 7 -J 1% 7isibility -10 ~lea /fe&-t.her b.alloott !"'elea.aed at 2:l00 hours. <1. ..ill of R 'J . SI.RCB, t he ~bo~ 1n ormtion * furnished ver ball7 ~o ~t. Colonel S~al'f :'rovost Marshal, .\ir ?r,rce :-11 :uile !'est ,~n-::~tr, ?atrick 11orida, oo 18 ~d l7 June lJ~. co , H r un (a llY") .J utOJ.:S 1 . W1S~l2UfcY ,;an-;oer, Am/a \.J.'l.u.ac, : {~\U 1 5th !H .at: I" tu ~ Jfti.oe obj ,1: itihhted o..t.t ~}.~2 w'rs -9-!)!.)!J<lred ';o b e !l.~ l , JOO i't. ahi'tude, oTa r ::h e '9 r o oeaoh 70R trar lll1'1:"1:er, '.Yit"h n o de.x'inite 3 i uei:;ta. .!...':le object ct?p(t11.re<l t o deaotmcl below ~".n -:~,... a.'ld arose s-tated <;hd-1: t h e opers:t i :>na r.,eor<ia reflect n o .UroT,..l't lmown t o o e ope r!l-oin~ in ';he :u-~a of Patrick .~'S !l'V t h e ~ime of tha n.Q1'i.ng. 3/Sgt D8ifZDICT, p r::nioulJ rei'!trred t o , .aat.'ler ,)et:aeo.mflnt .PatrloJc uS. "l.d'rl!!ed the t'ollowi.n~ i:1i'or.na.tion i.s contai:1ed i.n ::hs nhlthr ooaer,ntr ~ nrport: l'or 15 J une 1954 vbaerYati~u M~a at 2129 hour., ~3T So a-cter-td oluuda ..lt 4 , JOO tn-t {tlJibili':, t 5 -nile d -JJ~ ~t 5 miles 7 e r hour ~urrsce ~sm9er<1t~-7 4 . 1 de9"':lf.WI .?anrelhei~ le"llihar oe.llo o n !"1tla~u"d ..!'t :2::0 lours dnci a.t .,..:;oo ~. 3.1-:i:ude-')fl l.t : o -nil )Or .1our d.nd ~f; 2,Jt)() tt .l.l~itud-;i N .u: ll ::1ila.s '~r 1ou.r. 1Do90A, Patriolt d v 'ort..._ Jas, ilorida, ';~a-c i\'t '2~2;; .lours, ':311, 18 Jun. t-354, 11$ 1 1 .r,hted &n u n ) . h,nr.i r1.C U1'it.d obj~ot !rom -;o:ne ai rors.f't D~kin~ r-un;, ..1.dJ a.c)ent to tJh i >utttw,.-.11 corner of ~Ia.n.;a.r 300, ?atrioJC .Ur !:)ree 3ae, :J'l.:>rida. ".!u.12!IA~ oallecl to -..) J'Mn ~rQ1D 3a .. ,)oera"tiooa -;o rltnas t h e ~ojt!c:t. These !:"NO lll'-14406280 bcrtlt 1;' ~S60til .Ur Ba~ hot.rg, ?atrlck #i.ir :~roe 3aae ;'lorid a .L"he objeot wu t1 ,.,.,. dY1ted s~ of .!.:'CSELEY~ at a 20 de~r1te 3.tlgle of eleva.cion, .l.Dd u a brigh-1 1\ at~ ~t~<"~ving in :~.ortherly-direction. !h-. object movsd ~orth ward t o a poeition iireotly woat of obs~r7ers, a t an &n~l~ o 9levation o~ 50-80 degrees. 1ha obj~ct travel4d a ; enoral northerly courso during this :nonJMnt and &?PO&~ to veer ri,bht an-! hrt e.t &hLtyp an~lat'l ":\'hils ting.. l'ho rate of speed wu !;f'.ll&t:ar than 'that ot an Airera.tb. .lhe color of the objeat waa a olu tlortHfrd.~ .. ob.Angin& intermitten-tly t o white . No di:t~ccrni"ble fen:tu.res were ~iaibl~t, no t 'l-4"''~ l'fB.a h eard and n o trail or e:lhauet wa.a discernibla. T'..1.e ligh._ blinked oon"'J!al;lAUy a.nd a.t regular inter"nt.h. l'hs objeot: ap-peared t o climb in a uorth1Na'\ dir'!'~tit.:~n a.ttar the ltop directly l'f'fJat of Patrio.k AFB. The object appeared to con.tinu lllo olimb and waa viaible l.Ultil obscured by cloud eovera.r;e 1 7 June 19M. The obj eot appeared to be several t imea luser thaa th br1ik1:eat visible stu. A full moon wu Tiaible in the e!cy also. Oocaa1ona117,_ whea ~:he light blinked and beoa.me brighter, it af>peared that tho objen lllight b or~uoent s haped on the loer aide. .iio a.ir tra.f~o was !mown t o be in th area at the ti.ma. It 1n.a !'lot:td that !Ja jor OZELEY i a -e. Senior Pilot and alao on duty aa Airdrome Of!ioer at ~he tim of the ai~htin;. ieeords J f the Patrick Air Force Base ~eather Detachment reflect ~he following infor- ~tion tor 18 Juna l~Mt Jbaervation 11ade a:t 2330 h.our~, JS1', ld J'ma J 5<\ )ur~aoe ~etTlP'H.'i~ure -79 i'! ";1"9 ea }a~r~'lnei. t