UPOB IHDIX CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CO~'CLU$10~-; . 0 Was Balloon Ju1i 19S5 QQHM WtJW York 0 Probably Balloon -----------~Ground Vlauot C Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 5. . 0 Was Astronomi cat 7. LENGTH OJI OBSERVATION BRIIII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING Pour (4) round tranling in ot to thir.r I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS tor a period C Probably Astronomical ' 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation C Unknown 11. COMMENTS !hie ei tblg ie being b7 602d AISS. Upon e1p\ of AP F~na ll2 on this sightinl, the are to be ed on \hie cat-d llet 3, 4602cl AISS l. l'el.Dphone to the 26th Air ~'ivi.Ricn, Hoslyn .f\~,r~, f~onlyn York and t.o COl, !ADP, :Jt"wart, At?B Newburgh, Hew York, ro\ealeGl that there w~s no unusual aircraft., balloon or uearoh11ght r.ct,ivity in tho l'jo,. !ori mahropoll tan area at, t,he timo of the sight.i.n& 2. Atter the int.erv.tew w1 th inveot!g&~tcr: the ~OURC.b:, thea. tt~.cta ~ere kraolftl to the (a) The objects noved in paire from east, to eot and '~st to cast J this. pattoriJ never Ch:Ange~ durin the sighting. (b) 'lhe color wa.a aindlar to that. ot a light bulb. Total duration of sighting covered approx.iaatelJ thirty rdnutes. Tho cloud conditions nt the time consi.sted ot overca~t I:imbus Uld CUDtuloua clouds.' It t~aa lo&Tical to assUJlO t.hat. t.he sighting \'lllG cuuse.~ by uj thor follo~ine: (l) '.Che bea.'\l& of two po-:'ler saarchl:S.c,hta illw.rdr1ating one cloud layer, and rei'lecti.ng on to another,. thus q,i:vine tha impre~sion or tour be~cs. (2) The beru:a or rour yo.-..er searehli;~'"tts .or~er~tinc \~i thin. reaacnable proximity or each other .;. A pooBib111ty oxi.at~d tM.t there rzau a slieht error in the tC'tRCF.' s eat.1mte ot azjmuth or or.jacts rolative to true Notth. The invostie"'-tor, at "Lhft ti.r:1e or the int\iJrview., ne:t.od hat, tr .. e fiCtHCE lla3 rsor..ewhat w.~-;-\!e au to the distance and. exact locntion o~ the Ui?OB. Applying a creditable latitude of en'Or to the az:J muth ot the sighting, the investigator explored the possibil1 t7 that this (preaurued) eflareh11 E.ht acUd~ bacl orif,inat~d in tne Times Square area ot Hew Yorlc City where movie preudorea, sporting events, etc. are provalent, pari.icularJ.T on Saturdq ni&ht, at which time the oi[:;h'U."\6 h&d 4. A chc;clc r.ith t.he 16th Pollee Precinct, located ai# 47th Streot l bot~cn Sth and 9th J.venues New York City (CT.lOR: F H.!BL 0101), \'ll':.ose aroa or jurladiction include3 Times SqUar$ revealed thti.t thore was no r."JJl.tiple sellrch.llght. acti v:J.ty in their nroa on t#he everdnr ot tho JOt~h of July. 'i11e number or .ur. ownor of thtJ f'lb.l.icity ~3G~.~hlir;ht Cvms:any. A phone call was put, throu.;1t to ~r , f'1ho checked hie file~, and informed tho :tnvest.iga:tor that only singlo &earchli~hts were in o~Jeration on that particul.ar eve:tirtg, and thase wero all widaly scattered throur-)toui: the cl ty. ~Je!ore ng up, Hr. , rer~c.mbarcd. that :m a!3:Jociute or hls, f.~re 1 , operat~d a batter_,r or fc\Ar aearchliFhta quite : which oubatantialed the invcntisators theory, eerti:!.'ying the.t hiz !our eea~eh.lichts ~-;ere in o;..--eration nt tho time cf t ... ,o Cf'-'B ::d.:;~;tir!(~ !ie cJ.so WARNING: This document containa information allctinA the nntional defense ol tlte Unitdd State within the meanin~ of the apiona~e Lawa, Title 18, U . S . C . , Sf"Ctiona 193 1tnd 194. Ita tnantmiuion or the rovel11tion of it contents in any mannr to .tan unauthori~d person ia prohibited by l111w. It may not be reproduced ,n wlaole or in part, by otler titan United Stolte Air Force A~ttnci xcetJt by permiuion ol the Director ol lntelli~enctt, USAF. t!!d':Jt=:rlf.@ (S.CUitlf'l' ltfi'Oitftl A f'IOif "" lilted in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OIUOINATING AGENCY RlfiORT NO. . a thnt, a ;:-att.~m a.s <!eflcribod by the !:.;QllECE -we a vury poftniblo, a..;.4 it Y1aa 11ot ur.Wt' tor !ia light:.B to be visible trora tho relatiWl7 ahort cliata.nc~ or approxtmat,o] lOi miloe. . .. 5. It io the inveatir.at.or a convl~'tJ.on, the~ tore, th.t then lights the four a~herioal obj6c~ c , nGtwit.'lstandjng ali~t adeca.l.cu .lations on the part of the ~;CUE~ canoendng eiistance and azincuth JonN !;JtOU A l !ajor, UDAF Ot1cer in Charge CONVENTS or Approving Ofticer: Conour with the opinion or the Preparing Officer that the sighting was caused b.Y aearohl~ght activity described ln this report. (LEA l.: lJtANK) AIR'INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT- APR 2oo-2 dt4 l2 Aus Slta ATIC Fona AJ AD<;It 200..7 dtd Jan !5!J; rcleoon AiroP 6 Au& I. CONTMTS PART OME1 Dosori o1 ghting by !lr Rego Park, l!ew York (O'hOP ... !;J' HJBL 081~) Investigators +1. St1.tfART: At ril/l9'JOZ AUG 55, Dot ) ~u noti!ied by Headquarters, 4602 AIS:> to conduct a follot-up 1nvosti8o.tion o! a \J!?Oli $lghting in Rego Park, Ne York (Cl~O~.::F l!JnL OS4,3)at. .31/0230~ JUL 55. GOU~:e:s hnd ini~diatal.y t1ot.i!ie d t he No2 York Uaily t!e~a who re!ttxred him to tho Comr.\lil1':!er, 22.30th Jl1U~c, nrooklyn Havy Yard, New :fork. The Coremnnder,. 22Joth AH.FC .tor~tarO.ed thO 1ni t.i~l report throu;;h noni~al mlit.ary chinnela. SOUF:c;: est~ mated that the aighting, which corl.Dis ted or tour (4) ephor1cal object.a, was aprroc,tnat.eq five (5) niles r,"rt,h ot his b~.ck-ynrd. Those objects moved in groupt~ or two, one group OfJvi~ eut to we$t, and the. ot,her, -nest to east.. They chMr.ed d1roet1ons every twenty (20) ~conde. 'IhQ total title ot cighting waa approxi~.atoJ.r thirty (:30) nnnutea. nu, bi( ht.tngs woro also oboerve<l b7 the -wito, and the landlr.;.d;r or the OURC.~. The l.a."\<Jlady \ta8 not available at, the time o! the interview, and tlto wilo l<!U ot little -.asuistance, Wld.nt the role of a ",-ea t:l:Ul" tor al.l ot har husbando' staterr~nts. OlJRCE ';Sa ol' the O:-:inion t..l}al the four (4) epbflricaJ. objects ere searchlitiht, beemu but could not positJ.wl7 identity theaD u auch because theze were no viiSible ehatt,a or li[{ht supporting The probabill ty o! the i'aot that the a1hting:t ltere baams or lieht, t1aa subetantiated b7 a statement tJzom t.tr. , \Ac~tary-'ll"'$aaner ot the Pa11aadee lcAn~emiDt rark C ;: , Pall Park, ~ew Jerse7 (See lncl #,). III. nJ'/LSTIOATORs A/lC llaymon4 J. Swider, AF 12403072 Arr ngement ot Cbjecta Uotion ot Objecb D/1, U3AFJ Comdr, .t?ICJ P/I, 26th JJJ J Cw..dr, 46Q2d AI~-.5; C.rJC, t~t 3 4!>02ci AI.SS APPROvtO I JUNE 1141 FROM (A,Mtt) (CWSIP1CA TIOft AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT JOHN II MIITB JR Colonel. USAF SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OfUGIPtATING AGENCY IU:PO"T teO. 4602cl AISS D3-tJFOB 4s 5S I. E0Uf!CEa Occupation z Aut.omobUe insura..~ce adjuster F.,ducationa Coll$g& degree with one :rear poat lraduate work Rego ?ark 79 Net.f York n. r.!.UADILITY: SCtiRC'E wae a nanoua, but. cooperative young can who \"id perton:dng Ylhat he cootliderecl hie c1 vic duty. Ha uade nQ :nent.ion ot the sighting to hia nei~hbora, relatives or triendo. 'l'he i':J.Ct that he was not a publicity seekor \'i&S evi u~nced by hits requeot over the p hone, that the 1Jrveat1ga.tor call at his hol!IB in ci vil1 a.n clothing in order to provent any possible em.balra.sF..Znent to him. and hia wife. Un the basis of tho ~OW~CE'a intc]ligenc~, education and eincerity at the tiue of the in- torviaw, it. 1a tho opinion or the investi&ator that the :)OLnCE be Con51derec1 rel111ble. 1. sou~c };, tot:ether with hi.'; wi1'e nd landl;tdy' lf&8 atandin.~ in the back-ynr4 of his h cll8 in Hego i a.rk tie\"f York (CEOP~ HJBL 2. r..ocncE glAnced u p and observed tour (4) spherical object~, grouped in p3irs. 'J.'he fir~ti pair rnoved oa.st to we5t and the second pair in a ttest to east direotJ.on cvory fifteen (15) or t.~ent7 (20) seconds. . ,3. The object. Mtre obsazvod tor a pjjroJd.Jnately thirty <:~0) z:d.nutea be i"ore disappearin~. The aky was cloud.y ld th no rooon or sU-ra vioibla. Tho temperature was relAtively tdgh. 4. SOURCE described the objf')cta o.a beint "tho o<>lor of a light bulb" and that they xendnded him of "epot,llt..:ht bea.~:; e u,t that there llere no visible :iharta of l1ttlt aupport.ing tbem. At e.U ti~sJ t.!-le objects rt:lf'l.:ti ned co:'l5tant neither being obstructed fror.t vieliJ r.or fading fro1il sir~ht. o! a poa hold nt e.tL'1 8 lt)nt;t,h. (laCUitl'tl' INI'ORMA'tiON wlten tflletl In) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ltlf!ORT "0. SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OIUGINATINQ AOINCY REPORT NO. Incl 114, I'JJtt am, ilept D3UF09 't 5S Stat&"Cent, b7 :~URCF. STATB!JZNT At approxiAU'tel;r l0s.30 we B&lf tour (4) apher!cal obj~cte. 'l'hoy "P~ere 11roupo<1 1n pairs crossing each othcar aA they moved west t.o east and eaat to we:;t. Theae aphel"fts chanpcl course n.bou! every 15 or 20 seconds, Md atter a halt hour tinally d!aap;Jea:'"f:d STATEl!ENT ~U ... ICATIO,. (laCUitl'rl' INI'OitltiA'I'ION wlten lflled In) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OIUGINATtNG AGtftCY ltUOftT ..0. Cet .), 4602d AISS D)-t1FOB' S5 Incl '"5, ~ART OJ All tou:r ot m:r sixty inch power Ctiarchll.ghta wore oporat:ing on the ewning ot the JOt,h ot July, betw.en eunPet an~t midnicht. {J.'he7 are operat.ecl on aeparate electrical rotor t;.nits or var:y1ng opoed:J, ttu.is m&Jdng poaaible an intinit.e nua~-6r or cCM'"'\binatit'na ot vurious pattema. It, is not \U'lCOJ&!lOn tor these beams o! lighta to be vi eiblA tor several OIUGfNATir.G AGIJtCY ltlf'OI'T flO. Dd le MOl. &Ill ' ftlia ct 0. kMN.\iOD el IW' (fe.) JWer WARN/,"V(;: Thi' do~urnnt rontfta lnf.,rmation affectinl the n~ttional defenH of the United Star w/lhin tit meanin' ol the &pio.n~ ~......, . r,,,. II. u. s c S.ctf"lllt. i9J and 794. Jta tuJnamiazion OT the relfelation ol it eontent in ny mnner to.,. unautltoru'd p.r .. u n ie pn,hilntd '- ' It my not b4t rproduced in whole or in par~. by olltr than United Sttel Air Force