3. DATETIM! GROUP GMT 12/0SlOZ July 1955 UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-20965 2. LOCATION China Lake MAS, CalU'or:tia 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~Ground-Visual ~GroundRodor 0 Ail"" Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon .Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Probably A stronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical it No Mil itarJ 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Ot er _ Min\ltes a Insufficient Data for Evaluation 'r.Dty to thirty (20-.30} (1) E and w 0 Unknown round, orang ish-red objeot, the size ot a dSme held at anDa lenght, was obser0'8d fraa ttw ot the abo'Y\11 DS Sixty (GO) po.r and eight (8) r binooulara wore uaed b7 obe The objeot a to haw a t tour (t) t1mea the length ot th objeo A/o so bled 'b.t" taUed to oonta ot anythiJ2g AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct S) '.rh~a sighting is rttoei.v1ng,,...c .-roll ow- up at ion by l..C # 4602d AISS. investigation to be . on t h after ot A7 Forn1 112 AF f'OftM 112...::.PART II APPHOVEr:. 1 JUNE 19-tlt AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM ( . \vcMJ) REPORT NO Flight l..C, 1+602d AISS lC..UFOB-ll-5.5 P.\GE s-OF a. 0 Hel"1o:ry Skelich of Object's Inel f/2, &";DP.CE' S in~icates point qf initial sighting indicates point o.f di3appear~c~ :F'li Ght Path "rt:~w t R fll- h Of E: Tl 115 DOClJ~FN r CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIOr4AL DEFENSE OF THF. UNITED STATF.S WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.- 31 .~NO 32. AS M4F.Nr>EO. ITS TilANSMISSION OR THE Rt.'VF.LATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNEH TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSOI'I IS P{lUHI8 1TEO BY LA'II. t i 1\>\'f NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCI3. EXCO'T BY PERMISSIO N OF T HE DIRECTOR OF triTELLIGSNCE. USAF. /lJJit:,.J..A 5.$ lE.Li!.12 (CLA J.31FIC.\ riO H) .UNGLf.JSSlELFP (CL\j 'IFIC.\ i iOM) 1\ F FORM 112-PART II APJ)ROVED I JUNE 194 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (.lt~ntl'~) R<:PORT NO. Flight, 1~, 4602d AISS lC-liFOB-11-5.5 1. SCt iRCE: ItiC~LI~D F. LUNDY, AC2, t Sif Duties: Con trnl Tower Ooer:ltor SL"{ mont,hs (ruty as a control to~.;~r operator. St:1tio~: China LCJlte !Laval Air F~ili t:y I I . RKLIAUILITY: t!he~ first observed SCt;}-~ E \:as on rfu. ty o.s a co :1 crol t .:."J"~>F~r .)perator. r~ cont.:.n\!~d .'lt his duties tmtil the ot.h~r individuua uho had -; n the o~jt3ct ~-~ere loc3.t ('d . '!hil~ at his job SOl'l~E app~ar~d t o b e H~ll-;~.cquainted ~t.i.. th his job. SOL1lCE uas f~""'liliar "~Ti th air traffic proc"6dures. ~i-~ uas quick, .il...Jrt, -:1d awar~ of everything happening on the a:irfield althou~ it s~med co be a :~rvous ener:r,y that k~pt hi.~ on the ~nove. He constantly smoked, and a(, c~-:tes 5~ened 'i. littla lmpat,ient. Although he .:~red all questions rear1ily he <.lidn't. ngo out )f his way" to volunteer i r..forr.tation. S01:RCE :.r~pe d t o ~e littl~ concei-:1~ .1.b0ut th~ sip:hting. His obsorv~tioru:J of th~ cbj~t t;ert! probably casual . . 30lTI.C2 1.ppeared to be of n.veraga int~lligence. In spit~ of obvious !"!ervous"!lcss 'nnd :Li!- ;Httiel!ce SOURCE ni~ht be consid~red fairly reli:~."ul~. :is inl':)r:!.ation, 1;hile not r~nl'lfirmed cOJtrpl~taly by other SOEF..CSS, should co 1311a.luat,~ as III. SOT P.CE S DESCRIPTIO!! OF O:JJE:!T: I 1. sornc B uaa on duty at the Chi.."la Lake Ua":tal Air Facility \Jhen :!13 atte:!'ltion 1-ras c~llt!d to th~ object by n.."'lother to1-ier control operator. 'lb~ uther tm~er c ontrol operat_,r had be~n alerta:l by a telephone call fron Ed:._r~ds ~ir Force D~se to look for an object in the northern or southei~ Sky. :Jize of a dime. bri~ht st~. 2. The object first nppeared as a reddi3h or.:J-:1ge b~ll about t.h~ Tho abject apr,earad ~olid. 'h~ th tht! ed~s sir.d.lar to those o.f <1 3. The object Has first 3ighted in the nortlr'.:~es~rn sky o.t .:1n appro:drnate anp).e of 305 degrees. The object 1-ras moving at a hlg.l-} ra:t"'! r.:f speed on an angle of ~proxir.ta"t~l7 110 degroes. It sudCenly reversed cour:;e a.."'1Cl OJVed ~n an approx:i.Inated cC1l.lrne :)f 290 decr~es. The object .fi.;t~J1y disappeared by f~1i ng out at a. measured angle of 277 degrees .from t he to'.;er ~t the ChiJl~ Lake ~T:t.val .Air Facility. This ~easurement was deterr.dned by using theodolite. . 4. Th~ object appeared :l-t t~mes to st.nd ~till. It a.lso disa:p~cared oeveral times but not duri..'1g its easterly cours~. S:H:RCE ntat~ that, th~ oojl!ct n:!zht ha:vs roved b~hinri the no\!..."'ltrin3 to tht'! ~st of th~ }..ir F.:tcilit.y. 7h~ obj~ct 1 uot!ld chang~ bri2htness but :10t in a ree:,\llar patt~n. I t uas i."l sight for .:tppro:d.- l"':l~ly 23 to 25 r.tinutes. . dhe. SOURCE observed the oo,i~ct t!'""~ot!~h bino cular3 1.nri a eel~ ::;cope i ~ ap}..cr.lrt!d to ha~ a i'ai!'lt conical tail four or :five ~:L11es t11e le.:1 th of t.he object. This tail poi2ted aw~ fro:n the d.ir~ction of flight. 6. SOtRC~ 3tepped cut of the to~r to obs~ the obj~ct the light ::L,d noticed at that tL":te th4lt there uas no :.;ound :;hat3oeva~. ~re: TH:s DOCU\4FNr coNTAINS INFORMATION AFFt:CTINr; rHE N ~TIO~AI. r-EFr::N;;c: o F iHF. U'HTF.D ST~TES wrTHf~l THF MEA'4tNG oFr CSPJON \ G,: .r .. cr. !;.') u s. c.-I 3 1 AND 32. AS AM~NOEO. Irs TRAN'iMIS510 N OR ~f. REVFU\ rtON or: ITS C': ., f [NT<; IN ANY 'UNNr~ TO t.:~ lN.\UT:.JQOr:F.n r!=o-rm l:j PP 0HtFil frO tlY I fUI . I IT MAY riOT aF. REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN ?ART. DY OntER THAN UNITED STATES <\IR FORCE AGENCIES. EXC:C?T BY PF.RMI'->510N OF fHC: DlflF.CTOH OF I NTELLIGEI'iCE. USAF. AF FORM 112~PART II f, p pROVEO 1 JUNI! 19 ... U/lC_LliSS_lF/f!P ( CLA!lSIFICATIOH) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Ri::KJRT NO, r'libht 1-C, h602d AI3S 7. SOURCE uas not knowledgeablo of the speed or distance of the object. The <:'-ltitudt! t-raa al3o unknm-m te rounc.~: although hs cs.ti:nated t,he ol1ject to be bect.reen 10 ~L'1d .fifteen ti!grees abov~ the horizon n.t all times. 8. The ueathe:r uas uarrn .:md dry td th a slight br~eze blotring. 1'he clear lri:ch f'lrteen milos visibility. Therl!) uere n. fm., st~s uut no 11oon- IIOTE. I HI') r,oCUMf.N r CONTAIN<; INFORMUION AFFF.CTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE ME.\NI~IG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 ll S.C.- 31 \N ') ! . AS AMtNOF.O. IT'-1 'IRANS:-..ISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CON fENTS I N ANV MANNER TO AN UNAUTHQ?f/ t~l peRSON IS PROHIBIT ED OY LAW. I i r.1~'( tlt1 r liE HfPROOUC0 IN WHOLE OR IN PART. I:JV OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR fORCE AGENCIES, EXCFPT O'r' PERMI'.iSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IN! ELLIGENCL:, USAF. (/!IC/.. n :S..S IF lff..R (l.L.A ... JIFIC.\ TIO~) f\F FORM 11 Z-PART II 1\t't'HOvEO 1 J UNE 19-" AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT H:OM (.li/rfh'~} k r ,JfJRT '0 . Flip,ht 1-C, u 02d AISS lC-VFOB-11-55 St,at\!Men~ of AC2 Rich;,rd F. Lu.:.1dy ~.ben t.hi:J obj..,ct vras s i;-htecl it Ha3 moving ra:r\idly t o the o-..st. 'I'his t ohjec ~ r:o 1 "1 app~.u-a..'"'ld disappear. It, fader! Al.S ue lost it.. It~ ;;\ppearad to i'10Ve ~a.aterly 'tth~n 1:e $4W it. It 'tv.:t3 spotted Hith a t odolite on o. b: ing of 277 d~gre~3 -rrhen it dis~ppear~d. I io~ould say th.:tt it, 11:13 not 44 star bccan~d of th~ one rarlical nto ve. \-.'e had this in s i eht ~tppro:d.r:-ta.tely 23 to 2.5 mi!1U'tt!S ~;_, noticed this b~ce1use Edqariis Air Force Ba!ee r~u~st.~d 1.>re look for ::L."l obj~ct north or south o.f onr field. A TRUE CO?Y: / s/ P..ic h t.rd F. hOff : THIS OOCU:"C:N r CONTAINS IN ORMAT ION AFFECTING THF. NI\TIONAl. OF.!-EN if=: OF THF. UNITED STATES WITHIN TliE MFMII NG OF fl lr.: ESPION4GE :,c;-r, $1) IJ. .). C . - 31 AND J?., AS AMENDED. ITS RANSM ISSION OR THE REVELATION OF I r::; CON TENTS 1:~ ANY M..\NNER TO J\N UNAllTHOHIZED PFHSON IS PROI IIBITF.O llY tAW. 1 r MAl tiOf PF. HFPRODUCE IN WHOLft OR IN PART. UY OTHER THAN UNI fED STATES AIR FORCF. AGENCIES, I:.XCEPT n Y PEft~ISSION OF fHF. OIHECTO;{ OF INTr.::LLIGENC~ USAF. liN~ U1 < c; 1 FLifP {l.l..\ .. SI f'iC'!TIO,..J /hl.c_LRS$l1Li.P ( ClASSIFICATION' AF F9RM 112-PART II APPROVED I-JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION :REPORT ltEPORT NO. F'light 1-C, AISS lC-t FC3-11-55 Rept lC-rFOB-11-SS l~emory Sketeh of object (retouched) Arrow inrtictes direction of flight tll)TE: 1 HIS COCU.-.,E~H CON rAINS INFOR'1AflON l\F!=F.CTING THF. tiATIONAL O~FENSE OF THE IINITEO STA~ WITHIN THE MEANING OF TH~ ::SPION . .\GE ~CT, :.0 IJ. S.C.- 31 ANn JZ. t,S ft -..ENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION oa THE 11E\IEL'\TION OF ITS CON fENTS IN ANY MANN"R TO AN UNAIJTHORIZFD PERSON IS PROHIRITELl iiY Lt..W. IT MAY NOT tJI~ HEPROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR lN PART. DY OTHER 'f:iAN UNITED STAT!:.S AIR FORCE AGENCIFS, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF I~ITEI.LIGENCE, USAF. , AF FORM 112-PART II ' .r'PROVEO I J{JNE 1~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I HO~ (.'lllltac'l r<f..PORT NO. PART 'l~AJ P.~GE I 0 OF a 0 rAr.Es Fli~ht 1-C, 46o2d AlSS lC-U iiUB-11-55 I1cl /}3, P.AH'l' r_r..;o, Hap~ lC-UFOB-11-;)5 :JOtftC 1!; s l'!dmory SkCltch of Object' 3 L..~nt! of lli:;ht (r~tonchod) DISAPPE AI(E..D RUI'/WAY..S UO'f: Tit IS DOCUMEN r CONTAINS IN FOR "41\TION AF;:'FCTING THE NATIONAL OEFENSE o;: THE UNITED STATES WI-H I N r!IE MF.ANI ~t. OF THE !-;?10"4.\GF. 1'CT, 50 U S.C.- 31 AND 17.. A~ AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE RVLAfiON O F l't''"i CON I'FN rs IN ANY MANNFil TO AN U~AUTHOHI!ED P~R'~ON 1'1 PROHII~ITF.D B Y LAW. IT MA'f tiOT l:lE HF.PROOUCEO IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY o rHEfC THAN UNt fED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT UV PEP.'viiSSION OF THE DIRECTOR O F rELLIGENC~ USAF. l ... LA ':;1 F"ICA TIOH) AF FORM 112-PART II APPR0'fEO 1 JUN~ 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT f{iPORT NO. .Fli~ht 1-C, 46o2d AISS lC-lJFOB-ll-55 PART .THREE I SOt'RCE: C i i.AH L~S P C H ITIIOOD Dnti~s: Control 'l'o,_,.,r Operator Qt; .Uifications: 18 nonths as a c onerol tower opera tor Station: Chi.'La Lake Naval Air F.l.cility II. H:::T.I .. llii LTIY: fi'URCE' s Memor y of th~ i:1cid~nt 1ms very good . Hi s const;lid~ :tt t i t u d e to b e of h~lp v1as very ir.tpressi 7e.. He freely volunte~red i:U'or - :o"!ttion1 sketches, ~.nd naps. Eis continuity of ~"l~ ~vents du r i ng th~ s i ghti:1g ri.as g04>ct. H~ seeMe d t o remember all the facts in order. His anST..we.cs to qu<:!s :,i on s 1:er~ pssiti.~, 1Ti t h th~ ~:cc~ption o:f Hh at, the object ::tight possible have b een. Set~ Z P s e d f:O~"~ j t:dgeme:lt during th~ SiJhti n g .:;s cvic~nC~ by hi3 imned j at~ cal] ~o -~l~e du.t y offic~r uJ:td his attempt::J uith theoriolit~, bi:toculars~ anri telescop~ t o i de:n tif~ the obj~ct. S CrfiC!;; S~emed to b e More k~owle!dgea.ble o n the ob.ject than t he ot.hers, p o ssibl y because hl! -yras the first to sight it. .Althou gh scu~:~ h:td . o:1e yoar o f coll" .f~ he s e e med to b a lacking in general ~mowledge. Hi s wc.:a.bulary ::Jee111ed to b e jus~ a little l:brl.ted. His knowle d ge o f his j ob, ho~-rever~ ua~ -rre!"J good. SCl RC~ can b e rated of averag e intellige:nce and nhould b e considered t o 'J3 probably r~liable. Information in this report should b e evalu:.1~d as n1n ~i~ce i t has been confii"il.ed by ttro (2) other ~:uECES. III . SGtJCS ' 5 D3SCRI ?TIO;l OF O:BJECT: 1. SO'GP.-~ E uas on duty as t:ower operator at Chin a Lx<:e ::aval Air Facility on th~ n i ght of 11 July 1?55. SOlR~E r eceived a. call from ::i:h1:m:ls .\ir Fore~ Base, i 'lards C.U.ifornia (ZJGE 0854), ~ytd ~!as ~sked. t,.. l ook for ,:J..l} ~bj~ct i~ the ~rthern or southern sky. SOtnCS look~d but could se~ nothin g . A fd~ lrul,utes lat~r ~t 120510Z JGL 55 &r.~ards g~n call~d d ~sked SCL~CE t o l ook to the north. Tt:i.!J tim~ SOC!CE spott~d the object. 2 . Cbjact was i n the northern sky t a h~ading of 340 degrees :1hen first si~hted. Object moved on a heading of 240 degrees for sev~o minutes~ then GUd:ienly. re~rsed c:-urse ~d sped a:.-1ay on an 80 ~egr.,~ headi:1g .:ll.'":".ost to th~ p oint wh~r~ fir3t sighted. The object then reversed course a gain and disapp~arcd out or sight on a ~easured (by theodolite) 277 deeree h~aci~g. Disappe ce ~as ~adual ~"rl the obj<!ct seet~er! t o grin altitud~ a s i t dis a ppeared . Obj~ct was approxiMately l Q to 15 degrees from the horizon d.t til tim~s. 3 Dt:rine the tL'ne t.h.4.t t he obj~ct t-las in s i ght (23 -25 mi:"lutes) i t v.pp~:u-ed t o st.:L"'l;i still, sudd~nly speed up 3.."ld/or moY~. It seemed. to c~!.=:-.nge br~ghtn~sa althmJ~h the color re ine~ co~3tant. SCURC~ also stated th~t i t s~e to nul3at e . h. SOl:n CS 3-.id that the obj~ct app:-o~na~t!d the. s ize o f ~ pe:l, 1!3.3 or.a~ge td th fnzzy e--lr-:es. Obj~ct djd n o t ap:->e~ to ~hA!"'l. siz~ or shape b u t :i nte:13i ty o f c ol.cr changed. 'i'he obj~c t Has briJhter th~ stars t:1 t h e slcy 5. Si ~hting t~rough 8 p o-;iel' C":tical tail .four to fi7e ti.":'les the l.!..vtgth o f u-~er i:1 color th~ the obj~ct proper. binceulars set ~GS the cbject. This o bsfl!rv3d a f3;.!lt, tail appeared 1'5 OC'J".I~'i f C~"'IT ~I 'IS I MO~ IU!O N ). ~c=CTIN'i T~r: fi.UIO~ ~L rEF ::NSE OF T H =.: t.J:-.1 i :::o <;T A E'3 .VIi'H I 'f 7 -'2. ,\j Ah'': 'IDEil. ITS TR~'<f',Mf.SSION OR THE REVH . .ATION v F li''i CONTE:~TS J,"f ANY -..A: t"R TO ~r ~tA'JTt-Jf)~IZ0 Pf.~"4 IS PP0"1 ~IT0 ilY LA<. JT . \ f "OT lJE ' ~-?P.OOIJC0 I N \'tH .e ~ OR I N p,\ RT. BY OTHER THAN UNITED ST AT5 AIR f ORCE AG?-'tC:G, EXC7i HY Prl'-t1SSION OF i rtE OIP.~CTO...t Oi=" tiN~ J,. fl SSL F I I' (CLA~If'ICATIOH) AF FORM 112~PART II \&?ROV0 I JUNE IC)Ja AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I'H.II\) RT NO. PART THREE F'll~ht l..C, 46o2d AISS lC-lJFCB-11-.55 PAGE 12. OF 1. 0 f'AGFS t 6. The obj3ct di3flppear~d six (6) times but it '\-tas norpoasibl~ to t~ll if it mov~rl behind some t,hing or not. COUHCE 3t_.tf'd, however, that it . was poasibl~ that the object mov~d behind so rna mount, .. ins. Object always r ppe;.,red ott a lil1~ coincident Hith its flight line. It uas not po3sible to tell if the o j~ct, passerl in front of a:tything. ''f rl'he object di9~."f"peared in a \vesterly oirection erowing dlnl:H~r and dir.u~er. It nid not; di9appe~r &udrlenly. ~. Stl RCE originally thought object to be a jc(j ui'th its ~fter bt:rner s w:t-tiched on but t-~hen he stepped out, o n the ledge of t,he. t01.rer he h~ard n o sound :J.nd also thought that a j~t, "'ould n ot, have its A.ft~rburn~r on in level fli6ht. Also the f3p~ed of the obj~ct i:he~ first o~ser'lren uas seemingly too sluw for a jet. 9. The H~.:tthe-r-u .aa cool Hith a lit,tl~ Lr e