PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Savannah Beach , 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon ei Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robat!.l y Ai rcroft 0 Ai,..ViS41al 0 A i r-Intercept Raaor Po ui bl y Ai rcroft Wa s Astrono mi col Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH 0,. OISERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 In suffl ci e n t Dafo for E valuation 15 N:i.nut~s lAIII' SUMMA~Y OP' SIGHTING 11 . COMMINTS 1t'Par ent Pr~ b."J. bJ. e :rtO'J'lng .3 ~ I" 'lL ill a .::~.cross sky. Yello~r; sh-1tv'hita color. r a Initial observation 45 dP.g el ev, 360 deg FJn.:1l sighting deg elevation ?20 deg Init5...ll turned v, then headed South. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) HEADQUARTERS .; l AIR DEFENSE COMMAND . ENT AIR FORCE BASE L' A \.,' COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO ';) SUBJECT: Unidentified }"'lying Object Report '1'0: CoJllJIWlder Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base The inclosed report i s forwarded for your i;nfonnation and retention. FOR THE C<l'.MANDER: .\F Fom ll2 fr Hq 38th AD, dtd 8 Sep 54, Subj, lJF<E UNCLASSIFIED HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE OMAHA, NEBRASKA SUBJECT: (UHCT_.ASSIFIED) Transmittal of Air Inte1J; gence !1eport TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Hright-Patterson AF Base For..mrded herewith is Air Intelligence Report SAC 15-54 received f:roi!l the 38th Air Division, Hunter AF Base, Georgia. FOR THE CO?-J}f.ANDER: AIR SAC 15-54 It inclo8\lre no. I not a i ' ~ i t n e c .on o t t ---~aded to "~F FOIM 112-PART I ~ I JUNE 19oll. C:OUNi'RY R;~,.~ :rg , s _ s+ (LEA~ BLAXK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ARE.\ REPORTED 0:-l f"R0\1 (ll~rnc~) OFi'ICER JOB BW AIR J'ORCE RF.GUI.ATIOB 20<>-2 SUMMARY: (Cnttr conciJt um marr of rtporl. Girt lignljlctmct in final ont-.~tnlcncc pata'}rap ll. L ll '":IO~!ITfS aJ l?~&tr lt/1. B tgin lal of r<port em A F Form /!!-Pert I/.) On the ni&bt of 22 A:aguat 19.54 at 2223 the aourcea obaerved one point of lignt movin& rapidly' acrose the aq. The object waa a pale fhe object waa obaerYed or about fifteen minute. Sources waa )Jort Screven on T7bee Island, Savanruah :Beach, Georgia. condi Uon or activit7 which ai&ht account for the aightin&. ellowish-wblte color. location at the time There waa no unu.aual Bo particular aignificaAce can ~ attached to thia report .fU:W'l'OJI , J 1i. 1----INClS. of Operationa DOW~ GRADED AT 3 YEn.,'{ !~TERV .A LS; h OT. r:;,:; DO"V.'ENT COtlTAINS lr FOR:IATICN .;FFECTING ThE NATIO~IAL DCFENSE OF ThE .. ~ITED STATE!; \~I THIN THC '.li':A"W<G OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SOU. S C.- 3' ..::> ,., ;..; A'-lf N:.D IT:i TRA,..S\115510~1 OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTE.IiS IN A'IY MA''ICR TO AN uN.\l'THC"lllED PER~N 15 PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT ~:. f '<Of BE PEPRODUCED IN \\HOLE OR IN PAP.T. BY OTHER THAN UNITED ::;TATES AIR FORCE /,GNCIG E.VCEPT 6 ( PERM'SSI0/1 OF THE DIRECTOR OF :TE::LL"GE::.CE <J,jAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE I~ AlR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION P'ROM (A4mCJ) liEF'CRT HO . HIAT~UABfi:RS .)8TH AIR DlVIS I OB SAc 1. The followiDg are answers to the queeUone in sub paragraphs of paragJ"aph (l)(a) Jio apparen\ ahape. (l)(b) About the size of a s ilver dollar,. ~. .(l)(c) A pale rellowia.h white color . (l)(d) One. (l)(e) .tiot applicable. ( l)(f) Bone. (l)(g) Bone. (l)(h) lione. (1)(1) Fi rat appeared ae a dim yellowish glow and . increased t o a bright yellowieh-whi te .glow. (2)(a) The .movement ot ligb.t. {2){ b ) . ~. ~ vaa .firat aipted heading HlfW. At J.50 ulauth and approxiaatel.T .)8 a ng l e of elevati~n. the object turuecl in a vea~rq direction to J00 asi.Iau;h and a~out a _ .35 angle of elevation \at which time it headad in a souther~ d.irectio.n untt'l . 41aapperan~. (2) (e) ObJect ciiaappeared by going out of aigllt due to distance. ())(a) Ground rta,l. (J)(b) lone. (J)(c) Bot applicabl... (4)(a ) 24 Au& .54 o)'i)Z." 4)(b) ll t. {.5)(a) l'ort Screnn on Tybee bland, Savannah :Beach, Georgi&. 16)(a) , .lge 20, 119 Waahington Street, Savannah, Georgia, student ~ t1D1nrait7 o~ Georcta. Mr. appeared to be a reliable peraon, howeTer n o t ia know~ ot 1Dd1 a1t1Te determination of.reliabilit7. Miaa . .._. 17 t, Saynnah Georgia, a tud.ent University ot Georcia . .lo eaUMte of ~el1ab111 ty aa Mia a waa not interrogated. (6)(b) Jot appi1eable. (?)(a) Ver;r ~lear night, Yer~ brigbt 1\e.rs. (?)(b) The . \her cd!iee at iinnier Alll, Cleorgia reported that !rom i nterpolation of aYailable clata .1r1Dda were u tollowa .for Ule appro%imat U.me c oncerned; surface, 0?.5 at 4I , 1. e;ttmr\84 060 at. ioK. (?)(c) Io ce111nc. (?}(d) Hun t e r A.rB reported 8 ailea 't~-ilibill.t1 ('1Hl., clod. coTer. {7 )(f) Io pl\enoaena durin& apeci1'1c period eoncel'lii'd. (8) Bone that 1e k:no~. {9 ) llo~. (10) Bone. (ll) Traffic waa nr;r ll&ht at the ti-4d aipti.Dc. ~97' l anded at liunhr A.i.B a t ~20, 0020, OOOJ. on# ,, -97 took ott .tr011 illmter .lD at 201.5. (12) !fhe pr&pa:.d~ officer 1a an Iniell1gene;{;. Officer ot t'U J08Q Boe'b Wi.q~ Hvter J.D. Georci&. Ana:cyaia of the poaa1ble C&tUie ot &he aicb'iD& canpot be ad b7 the preparin& att'iosr 0'1 PBmAB IJIG W'J' ICD : . . . Mr. . T!.~ ~OOJ'erat1Te and cow-~eoua and aeeMd to be ot aYera,;e 1ntellJ.&ence. Bia ecbication includ.ea COilpletiou of high J 78&r8 of oolle... ..It. vu Do emed nece&%'7 to interroga'e Miaa a ah waa ace-oli:..Vi.D& Mr. a\ tiae of aigbt1DC. 1W1Jac the inYeaUgatio~ .I contac~d the ll?th AC&W uni\ at 7zaria Jl1eld, fhe Sannzwb ftl'r Center, the Weather Bureau at TraYh lield, !he Weather Officer at Hpnter D. ~ower Operationa Officer a' Hunter AlB and e.t Tr aTia l'1eld, Air operationa Otf1cer of Air Hationl Guard at TraYia l'ield and fhe Radio Controlled J.erial !arpta Section at Camp Stew.r, Oeoria none o! which had seen t h e reported. , # nn.1dentU1ed object or could account for a&M. Therefore I aa preparing officer aa unable to determine what the objec t waa or could have been. OBI C. nGGAli 2d L t . US.Al' In~elligsnce Offic e r NOT: THIS DOCU,'l~EN T CONTAir. S INFORMATION AF"ECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH1'4 THE M~'PNG Or IHE ESPtONAGC: ACT. 50 U.S. C- , j1 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTt'ORIZED PERSON IS ?POHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR I N PART, BY OTHER "(HAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCE?~ ay PER'iiSSION OF THE DIRECTOR C r GENCE. USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE I~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT f'RO:.t (A;rncr ) 1 F;E"ORT r;o . ~HE~ A~n~Q.U~AR~i'&~!R~S_..!J~S~TH~A:.-:m D~IV!..:I~S~IOB !..! SA ~ J'R 1 s-trf COMMENTS 0~ AP?ROVIBG orFICER: On 26 ~t 1954, Mr, ~ne T. York, Special Agent, OSI, Hunter AlB reported to Colonel Watkina, Base Commander that he had received a report from a Mr. of Savann.ah to the effect of some unusual sighting in the sky'near Tybee Island. Chief of Intelligence, J08th Bomb Wing vaa directed to conduct an investigation on the unusual aightin& as reported b,-Mr. MEWTOlf, JR. Colonel, USAl Director of Operation UNCLl~SSIF1ED /tOTE. IS DCCUME/1. T CONTA1'~ ' 'l rOR<AATION AFFEcTING THE NATIONAL OEFE~I:;E Of THE UNITED STATES WITH I 'll THE 'lEA"! l NG OF THE ESPIO'IAGE ACT, 50 U S.C.- I AND J2 IW A'.II': .:>ED ITS TRANS'IISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CO'ITE~lTS IN ANY MANNER T') AN U:-lAUTHOR::ED psqSQN IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. 1-.t:,y NOT BE F-E:P?.?Dl:CED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BV OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT 8'1' PER'IISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF NTElliC.E:fiCf. \.:.AF Q !Olfl.f)