DATETIME GROUP 7. L~HGTH OP OBSI!RVATION Not Gi ven BRIEF SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING :~ea VL.l"lg across (NO CI'.SE 01I PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Wo s Ballo o n Probably Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION Po ssi bl y Boll oon 0: Ground-VIsual 0 Ground-Radar 0 W-:1s Ai rcroft Pro bob I y Ai rc:roh 0 AI,. Vi .uol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Ai rcraft Wo:s Asttonomi col Pro b ably Astronomical 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomi col HUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation search light or e.ircraft. Insufficient Data FROM: (OriJJinetor) CO~ID3 ATIC CO.MDR SAC OFFu"TT A.FB ljEBR Cm.ITJR CJ.\.RS)IET.T, A.h'B ?1' gQRTH TEXAS PRECEDENCE OMMUNir:ATI(INS CENTI;R NO. 0 !lOOK ~!oSSAGE 0 ORIGINAL )<IESSAGE Cil'fPTOPRECAUTIOI'I ~ ~1\JLTIPLE ADDRESS REFERS TO i'.!ES3AGE: CLASSIFICATION FROM: AFOIN-A.TL~- Re llDI 1346 UFOB. Returns definitely identified a s USS Mindora in company with six destroyers and one submarine enroute Naples to Norf'olk. COORDINATION: '.til t:..t Capt. C .A. Hardin . -L~" Col l:i .c. J oanston Colonel W .L. O'Hern / Capt. Charles A. Haxdintlml' .. ' FOR/II 17 3 REPl.ACES NME FORM 173. t M4Y'~. ' . WHICH ._.,. Y 8 USFD. SISNIITUR Of'FlClA L Trn.E PAGE 1 OF 1 PAG5. R. C . SCHUM .'iO, USAF t'..Z.\."J A S l<J'r.! .\IR :JIVI!Jiml C.1rs:1ell ;.l r F r ce I:as e Fort tiorth , .:e:<as '!r.:1ce r .\.c tion Ccr:rnand.:tr Ai r 'l'3cilnical Intelligence Center ~l'ri,3ht-?atterson Air I'orco Base D3yton~ Chio 1. A package, control number 039, containing one roll rad3r film Rnd six rad~r s c ope prin of OlOBS, was forw~rded your organ- ization by r~gister~d mail on 3 Julsr 1954 The 11th 3cmeardment ii:l~, Pear.r, th13 st~tion, -.,as originator or this f18!'Cel. 2 . R-e~uest eith~'t"" :--~._:ned ~c~ipt be returned or 3 letter indicating receipt r~ subject package. :UNCt:ASStFlED : CC~!D?..ADIV 1 9 CARS~Jr::LL AFB TEX D AT 3 Y.E!\R 1N'T~"'! ; ; CC~lDP.SAC OFFUTT AFB N~BR D8CLASSl'H~D .u .1 - ::;'.J?/C011DRATIC HRIGH1' PATTERSO~I AFB OHIO DOD Dl.R. 62u~.lll ( -_:N C011~!lADC ENT AFB COLO ~=~i DIR ItHEL HQS USAF ':JASHINGTOtl D. C. r::o ZE~J CO~lDRAF 8 CARSi.~LL AFB TEX ( (1 ) C A ) C I RC U LA R ( 3 ) CIRCLE 5 N~1 Ii\ DIM1ETER 11\DIVIDUAL RETURN 1090 T O 3Z2J/J EST I N f C C) UNKNO~>J~l ( D) SEVS~I CZ ) ONE LARGE OBJECT IN CENTER lrJITH THE OTHER SIX I N A SYMETRICAL CIRCLE AROUND THE CENTER OBJECT. AT Tit1ES AN EIGHTH OBJECT APPEARED I N TRAIL. (F) NOT VIS IBLI (I) G.I\V DIS T iliCT BRIGHT RTURN 0~! . ( A ) ~.".D/\2 OBS2VER HAS l!OfUTORI NG RADAR SCOP:Z HUlWERS T0?.!1 ACT IVI TY 0 3J::: C T S '~ PPZA P.E D < B > D~ PJ:ss I 0~1 Ai~GLE (C) DE?]ESSIOM A ;cLE CD) O~J::CTS ?.:;JAII'!ED 33 D!:GREE A2Ii-1UT!I 6:J DEG~<::. ST AT:!:Of!ARY APP:t('"I'IATZLY 1 5 i i~l TO ~IG:!T ( A) A! ? ZLZCTRO~IIC K- SYSTEM (C) B-3ull: 9 179 , 1520~ FSET , 255 DEGRZES, 17 1 Xl'OTS CA~S'!l"SLL AFB, SPAHIJ, CiiA:1LSS C CI\PTAIN, 9 8TH BOMB so. , 11TH BOMB TJG. RADAR OBSERVE:~ orFICER HAS 11 YEARS SERVICE, 3400 FLYING HOURS AS ' .\DAR O?Z'P.ATO.R. IS CONSIDERED VEP..Y RELIABLE SCT D 7!~U~lDERSTO~MS . ' _ ) 245 DSG~Z:s AT 15 KTS, 15 , 0o9 FET ALTITUDE. ( C ) U NL I : II TED ':._) SIX-EIGHTHS . :n YES A!..L QUADRAdTS .DAR SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY :~.);)S NO SEA ACTIVITY SIGHTED I N AREA. :''lGTO I:!TER? ?ETE.1 1~'1':{ .J0~15 ~,..r::;. P.<EPARI NG OFFICf.R HAS 10 YEARS -::,p:IUE~ICZ AS RADAR PHOTO INTERPflETSR AtlD I S AT A LOSS .. TO ::XPLAIN T HS U~JUSUAL i<.ADAR RSTUR!-JS mJ THIS SIGHTitlG. UNCLASS!FI.EO PP J EPSQ JED';IP 222 PARAPHASI: NOT R~QUIREO. SEE CRYPTO-CENfER BEFORE DECLASS!rYli':G UNCLASSIFIED '.tO JEDHP/COi,lDP.ATIC t.rrtiGHT PATT~itSOf, AFB OHIC & ' ... - " 'JO TED FYI. "FM COt-lDR AD IV 19 CARStJELL AF B TEX. /CON F IDEJ:'-.:T 1.1\L~, /-~/, f.V 1.. REPT CODE_NBR: ZIPPO 11DI 1343 2-12 . 2 . OPR 0/u,rr DSGN: "/# --..o. 28-54 SAF, llSU. 3 . UNUSU.I\L INCIDENT OR OBSRVfl.TION: / .'.\DI\R SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL RETURNS. 4 . J\CFT SERIAL NBR/TTF iDENTIFIER: 9179/E90G. 5 . TIME OF OBSERVATION OR INCIDE~T: 7. G0 COORDS OF WHAT WAS OBSERVED: 41 DEG 04 : 35 DEG 27~30''W. ~.REMARKS: TEE RADAR OBSV ON B- 36 ACFT. CAPT.SPAAN REPTON . I~TERROGATION BY MAJOR NELSON 11BU INTELLIGENCE THE FOLG INFO. TtJO J ~DMH 229 \ SYMETRICAL GROUP OF 7 CIRCULAR OBJECTS APPEARED ON HIS SCOPE ~I LE HE ~AS MONITORING THUNDEaSTORM ACTIVITY. HE FIRST NOTICED {ESE OBJECTS ABOUT 10 NM AHEAD AND RIGHT OF COURSE. P.E TRACKED lESE 0 BJECTS FOR 14 t1 H:UTES AND REPT THAT THEY P.E~A Ii\ED TATIONERY. EXCELLENT RADAR SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THESE OBJECTS )AS OBTAINED. NO CIRVIS REPORT WAS SENT. 0422402 JUL JWFQB" i~?ORTING ORGANIZATION WILL BE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT AF FORM_112 . :5/22302 JUL JEDMH DOWNG'RAD8D AT 3 YZAR TNT:!;~V~l.3l DECLASSiFIED AFTER 12 1'EAT;.'..1. DOD. DIR G21i0.10 Co.GJI!la.nd3r ~ir Technica l Intellig~nce iright-Patt3rson Air Fo::-ce Dayton, Ohio Reference message llDI 1346, u~OB, 5 July 1954. The following material is Ccntr ol :leo {)31 Sc:1t vi:-. Hq 19th Air Divis~on, submitted: I One (1) roll 3.adar FiL-n, dated 3 July 1954, with l9g; from .. l.B-36 aircraft 5732, . Captain c . C. Spahn, Observer. Six (6) radar scope Frints, fra~e numbers 6536, 6652, 6509, 6514, ~ 6522; 6565, dated 3 July 1954, from B- 36 aircraft 5732. One copy ! eSlch print. : C ;.:p i.CIT"I Sif,:l .:.nd. r c tur:! o:..IG DI;..!.. S!-.:ipping Tick c. t to Ccl"i.:"'..:.r.d~r, ll tr_ :Vcrab:-.rd.r.,cnt ~T:.n,.., :-rc.:-.'.r:' ,, l~TfN: Dir .:ctor of Intclli(.!c:nc c , C.:'.I'S1.r~ll ~.ir Force J=.!J(", F ort ;:-crt:1 _, T~r...::.:;. l..ZT.:.rJ DU?U:C~T.3 COPY ?0!~. YOl'i. FIT.ES . UNCL<\SSIFIED S ... ~J ~'":'I: F:1d~r Sc ?'3 Pltotos o~ J'rli:hmti f'ied '!;'Jyii; Ob c't1 EjJht~ Air Force fd"! J : Director :J ~ 'Fort Horth, Texas DOWNGRADED 'AT 3 YEAR IN'l"ERVAJ:.'S.; DECLASSlFfED AFTER 12 YEAR~..l. Int~1ligenc'3 DOD-DIR 520\:l.lO 1 . In accord~nce ~ith Air Force Re~ulation 95-6, d3ted 31 Jacember 1 7, two (2) prints each of six (6) Radar Scop9 Photo~ showing u~1enti fi~1 Flying Objects a!'~ fon1ard'3d for the Records e.!ld Services Division, Office of t:1e !~.ir Adj~.tt:?.nt G~ner:1l, Headqu:1rters at-tached as inclosure n'..tuber t..lo, and :>ore id;ntifled as follo: s : Att'lcht:rl as inclosure n..unoer one is a copy of message ll!JI 13~6, thia Headquarter s , dated 5 July 1954. This rr.es'3age was submitted in ~ccordance with tha ?rovisions of Air Fo=ce Reg1uation 200-2, as amended, and is inclos~ for file ~th photogra?hy. 2 . :::n valo-pe cont:1i:1ing IILLIAM SO~NSEN JF. 1/Lt. USA~ Asat. Adju tant U!,JCLASSlfiED U NCLASSif !EO nq 19th ADiv llDI Subject: Radar Sco~e of Unidentified Flyin~ Obj~cts Hi'Dw.eT~.~s .I!:IGHT:-1 \I:\ ~o~cE, Fort ':forth, Tex~s, 1-1: JU .... :~sa TO: Co':l:n:mder , Strategic Air Co:t"':!.a.'1ci, Offutt Ur :?orr:!e 3?..se, t!ebrask:t !: ..... w~UA.F<.T ..... ft3 t>'lRA'l'~GlC AIR Cu.-... l:UiD, o~.L'utt AF Base, Or-laha, iTebrllska Tu: Adjutant General, Headquarters '-.:3.Al', A'rTtl: Records and Services Jivision, 1ias'1~gton 25, D. c. For-,r.u-ded for necessary action DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y.EAR IN(fE~VA~.l DECLASSlFrED AFTER 12 YEAR'l3. non n s2ct>.to (J N ClASSJF1EO i< I J ATL.;;,;y :i C D.OWNGRADED AT 3 YZ AR INT V.V...~.: DECLASSiFIED :\FT Z R 12 YEAJ:~J. UNCLASSJFlED HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORC E BASE OMAHA, NEBRASKA (U:tclass~iied) Tra."1:5""1ittal of Air Force ?'orm 112'o C o:n.!"lander Air Technical Intelli~ence Center lJri::;ht- Pa+,terson Air Force Base 1 . Refere n.ce is :-1ade to message Co::mande r , 19th Air Division, llDl 1346 L~OB, da~ed 5 July 195h. 2 . Fo:r,rarded here~7i th in accordance ~"i th .AFR 200- 2, dated 26 August 1953 is an Air Intelligence Evaluation Record ( Fort't 112b) pert~inin6 to the il'l..i'or.~ation co:1tai..T1ed in the above r eferenced iessage. 3. It is requested that an evaluation of thl.s sightin3 be forr:;arded to this headquarters when available. Air Inte l 2val ~ecord (dup) H/6 incls CHARLSS J . ~JJKE Lt Col , us:.? Directora~9 ~ lntel ligen~o lJ!-JCLASSiftED