Pl~OJECT 10073 RECOI~D CAI~D 2. LOCI\ TION 12. CONCLUSIONS J , DAT E-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSEI~VATION Was Balloo n obabl y Oalloon Possibly Balloon 0 Ground-Vi suo l U GroundRodur 5. PHOTOS 6. SOU~CE 0 Air-Interce p t Rudo r 7. L ENGTH OF Oi35ERVATION 8 . IWMBEI~ OF OBJECT S Wa s Ai r c r aft P ro b obi y Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was A s tronomic ol Prouobly A strononoicol Po!isibly Astronomical Insuff icient Dot o for Evaluation 25 SI3Conds 10. BRIEr.:: SUMMARY OF SIGHriNG Whltc ligltt, v a1ying in intcn~ity whiclt seemed to b e flashing n t a set frequency. No trail or SOLindo Object made a b end on JJass with observer' s T-33 a/c. A1'1C FO~M JlQ (~EV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS Possibly jet ~/c f rorn ADCo BL/Fq, 132d FB Gp; Subj ect: Fnir1ent.ified Flying Objects P.~T1o~ting FF;ADQUAJl T:;itS L~o602D .{If! IiJ'r.:~LLIG_rCE S!..RVIC-:: S U.\ J:?Oll {-_1:)8), I;nt .\i.r Force !11-se , Colortdo Sn:rings, Colorado ~,,. FCB JO::;S TO: C0'Tlr".A.nder , Air T("\chnical I n tr~ lli gonce '.:''HT: A TL.:t..::-5, D3.yton, Ohio '.lrirrht-1 ,_ tt. "rson 'dr Force Jn vi.e.,r of the fact th:1t : (.::t) the sightin g '''13 for only ?.5 s~conds; ( b ) i t h~.is not report..~d for "'ir:;ht days after its occll!'rence ; 1nd (c) \ ie h 1ve no fli ..... nt i!"1Tnediately av:iil:tbl~ t o Des cine s , Iml!i, n .fol10~.J-Up field i nv e3tir.;'l tio:::1 \-t'1S not rleenecl Ho:..~trrwhil.-.:. rt' ."l..tU l UtA Al L tb.l!IU!I:'-~ liU ~ W Da a llo i n d a , low a. H:.3.H.da_'~9.rtd r s 1 32d .h'i:;;h+.9r fl()nber /in.g I o..;:.t Air ::-a. tion:,.l Guard }:h.'Li i. c i oa. l Air oo r t D~s ~folndJ, Iowa HJ'-\d~uar ter3 .H.lr JJ3fens e .;o nmanJ :f r) " !.ovin,_; intoc-!l.::.~ion is hereby '::lUbrni ~t~d: (l) _;. ':Thit3 l iF;ht varying in in;8!1:3ity :thich st:t~'Tldli to b~ tl~3hin~ .,t 2 . ~'"lt freq_ua'lc7. (2) -!: ... i..;-3 d.OOcA-red to be e .Ju..Y.l t o that of a di:na. (J) ~lhl t~ (6) .:.~o trail or e:~haust 'o r:ts visible ('?) Ho 30Ll!ld \ir:ts hear d ( 8 ) .tJo otll9r. parti-:1eot :tea ture s . b. uascri:ptio.n oi course ot o bjac t . (1) 'l'ha ob,ject made a. hgarl on pH..ss ;.~ith the observ'3r' o a i.. rcra.t t . (~) ' ,., objBct carne in fro'll a 1 2 o clock -oosi t i.:>n lgvel at ;;>o-.,i ivn .. .,.!lil a sli :-ntl;v hi.: h :mJ clim..>in.-rapidly to 1 . ,v'vO fedt . ( ;.) -H Qh j-3c t cn;-ae;ed by t .:1e o bsBrvar aircrs.t -c cJn t~ red ll b:-7aks anli tu!"n ravarse s et!"ectiv'3ly ov out iJ'.l nill=;; or climbin-=:. a.;.!com:!}anied b:r s reat bu..rsts of ~ 1. l t 'Jould apf?e-~.r in retr osryact th:~t th9 ob.ject .1''3 q.ule to m.'='.inta.ic contact; ~vith tha o=>3ar'rer a i r c=-aft U" o th,..,.c t lt. :.n visual m-=la n s du9 to the f3.c t that the ob~ervar :J.ircr:l.ft a t time3 onar.3.tad uith all li.-n t s off. .t~c .,erda~. o-, ti0DJ G:ficar rith 1 !)0 11L viaioilit7 Unl:::no .-n l.J nkn o..,. o (t.:.J 'J1Li1it~d all -.ltitwl b'lC C):..tldu J-\.Ul.r c:lnta.ct 't::\3 no~ cn"';A.t>Li..:h-3n. \l) '.1.'t1A r .por t inr:; o1fic-=lr ha3 n; lot.ical Q.cpl~n!3.ti;>!l concarnin.; th-3 phen o:nano:l. ( 2 ) 'l'he ub.i~ct '' t!.S hi5hl.7 r.'1aouver'lbl~ >.nd ~ho..,~Ll ~0rra undarstandin~ ot tactic~J.L ma11~uv.:H'S -nJ.. U;o-e<.l 'j.1B e~cc~ss s ad :-o.nci 3.lti tucla to t1is ::ui'"1:21.~1taMe in every I.Jir'o. G U 1 ..o-~.:~3 0per3. tions O.r" .. icl3r es . 101.nes, owa., :!!'IGE'i'..t3 I30.l'-ffi3R \'II:lG, 3 ~ebru.ary 1955 I owa AUG, i~'.lnici'pal Airpor~, / s/ rf/f!B.