3. DATITIMI GltOUII 10. BRIIJI SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION c Was Balloon Probohly Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon Forland, Missouri 4. TYPE Oil OIS!RVATION Was Aircraft 0 Probably AIrcraft 0 Possibly Alrcroft 11. COMMENTS Classified si ting, see rnt. ATtC PORM 329 (RSV 21 SKP 52) ' MEMO ROUTINa SLIP NE.YE!t USE. FOif. .41'1'/COJ' AU. DlSAI'I'~Of' Al.S, ~ CONCU!tlf.ENCES. M SIMILAA ACJI ONS ORGAMZAT10ft AND LOCATION /tJ I C: A-ftJ:/.(11-Jf{ Jf DATE COORDIHAnON INP'ORMATION COC 'Uittttlt~r t:~ t A!Jc ~111tJcft-tl w/+1, fesft~d to 7-his (fl'""f. The Pllclns"IH'~ Wtr s illfPOIItd +iaf -;-/ttl'e was tl. fo$s;M if/1/f'rsitJPJ af #e fl te /td ffl?l/~rafqJ"e pla.c-e 17rfke IPirh .c/a,ftA. -u r~,-,.,~ in rlt't rtl""~t lettJs "f-4;s heatl!u""'/el".s to -rlt~ 17/'illloif j_eH9rafr-tl ~ t-lrl' iHV.Prs/o,, ()f"(Pss;l/~ inuPr~ ,.on. -rh-e tlfP/j .r,jty Grtl will llof h iniflt:d.PJ tM i4Jls reP.:Jrf. -rhis {fl~,. .,_is fO (wortltJ c(u'fl 7D ;-lttt bt:fler. f~Ci /~ies ~f #'ROM NAMI OR -&n.a I DATI A!tc &_#t(l;ftl ])fr.i.~rftleP' 1~ Se.IJ.:t~"' ORGAHIZAT10N AND LOCATIOft -i (,O)c/ A~SS fOIM 9 5 R eplaces DA AGO Form 886.1 Apr 48. aod AFRQ I FEB 50 Form 12, 10 NoT -67. wblcb ma1 l)e araiL TIJ.EPt40NI 16 Utl7-t ca.-o * 3t. USI THti .. IIT POit N4Y ~v T:1o'!.:6h tr.e tS3..:rgat pal::1t:-Y~ the ~re~, pai~tBd only nevsrs~en to :t:0i!e, IY THI QUISTIOHS. never took anyoth~r ~orm than looked li~<e AP or we~ ther) t hat o-::' :Ln aircraft t~rget (in ,..,.a-,;~e:- 11. Ev~n thO".lgh t.;e picke the t:-9-ck ta :)verlap it t.o :!A.g.,~y~ for a trs.ck n;l:.'".ber, they were unable to pick it up. The '3.bove Bt:.:i-4:.ament ~ade 1:;y 1st Lt JCEN N . OLIV.?.., 'TS4~?, 1:..1~ctor on J-.. 1ty ATIC POaM Ill (aayau rn~l.t,~l Airman Youn g stated t hat the track be~n t, slO"".,.; down perceptibly 9.t about lOOn.il. ~Ihen it first f~ded at 9J n.'T! he tried nppe.r. bea:ii. 'b.::.t '.Jit~lout success. T!-le t r ac'k reappeared :.tnd finally f'':3.d'3d a~ PH /.:')18 (883 -7 14). Ho\.Jever, a ta:!'get :.-io._1ld reappear 3.:-\d paint strollgly at t:-na't point but \.Jottld not ~'ilov~, and then i n ~ f'e~.-r s~.o1e~ps wct::ld i'!?.i e c ompletely. .h~ter 9.b0"J.t t,-..;o reappe-3r:ln08!3, I called "Diplo:;:a.i :; . .:~ntroll;r, Capt oore, e:1:'1 tol~ :.i;n acot:~ it. He sai d if it :reeippeared a.g:-1in te \I()'..!ld s~ra.mble "Droukic1<". The ta::-~et did reapoear and nor o-okickn 17 ,,/as scr~ti;'lbled and . .;~s a.i:-bo.cn9 at 02J9Z. :,ihen he \Jas aoont 5 4~liles fr:x~ ti1s Spot the tarbei:. .4"3.3 last seen, it po~ped ,1p deacl ah~a6. abo~t 20 ::til3S ai.~-3.y, paint.i c g st~ongly. .-'..::., t{l9 ;~: 11 ter apr:-:>acned the target, it oegfu! to fade a:-t.:1 tne last pA-int ~,ras -,,_ ~!1 DK :7 ~t-:ts aoo.,_tt 2 ~j_le a:..13.y. DK 17 did not e~t ~ visttal n~:-1.;a s h~ abl~ to r.t~ke any con~act on his -....reapon. From then on i't 1-rs.s like a g:t..":'ls, th9 t.arge t, ,,;C1.!1d pop up acout 20 wil-3s aw-a.y ~nd as scon q,s ~ haJ the fi~ht.~r hss.ded t.o\.;'::l~d it, it ~;s".:lJ. .:':..1::ie. {hi3 hBr:rl')ened liJ 0 1 .. 15 ti~.:,s t'h"'ltil DK 17 reverter! he ;,.;aa lo~ en :'uel. .:r.en c: e ' . ..sas aco,Jt firty :::1ile:3 f~om the a r ef:a. on his way b~c~ t o case, the ::'C3 began painting li:{e 1 ~-52 (rj,t sti.ll was not rr.ovi~1g. Je-c~er than l :'J'J :::1.:..es ;8-r hottr u::~) .. .a Cver thi s entire pe:ricd UDoer be ~otn ~Y o~r 'lTe-:l, ~r3t, \i'h occur-edina r al.Jtir.=l:r : 3ol:.1ted area <..t~re t~H.:::cs ;~.:'2 -;;is~al ob3arvation. F.e r ort.eci that the weather w1s IF SCOPE PHOTOS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PLOT THE TARGET TRACK AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE. GivE THE TIME AND AL TITUOE (IF MEASURED) FOR EACH POINT PLOTTED. PUT THE NECESSARY RANGE 5CALE ON THE DIAGRAM. ATIC PORW J32 (RKVJSED 25 N 19. ARE PERSONNeL FAMILIAR WITH THE EFFECTS CAUSI!D BY AN INTERFERING SIGNAL? ~Q;{rES 0 NO 20. PAR:: PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH THE EFFECTS OF ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (OUCTING EFFECTS) AS .... ~., ERTAIN TO THIS TYPE OF RADAR? j{D{YES 0 NO 21. HAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECT) BEEN OBSERVED TO EXTEND THE RANGE OF THE GROUND CLUTTER OF THIS RADAR AT THIS SITE? ;{I3J YES 0 NO .H.? ttlK1 it ':.~ result.~3 i s .J 1':lil y nCC:'I.u"'r-::n,~d at tl1i 3 site. 22. WAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (OUTING ~ FECT) EXTENDING THE RAHGE OF THE GROUND CLUTTER AT THE TIME THE TARGET WAS OBSER~EO? ~YES 0 NO YeG, !-1ouav8r, it 1.r-:a:; e:.(ti~nding the n- rJUrJd cl'ntte~ tc,1 t.ha "'~st nr~ly. 23. HOW DID THE TARGET APPEAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAfT TARGETS? E19 siz~ a nd shape wer,3 co111par a ble t o a la~g~ a i.rcr.aft and p::~J_:l"'~eii strongly e at 236 nautical miles \ J i r,hO'Jt r'.:id i n 6 . 24. PERFORMANCE OF TARGET: a. REMAINED CONSISTENT IN SIZE h. SPEED WAS CONSTANT c. FOLLOWED CONSISTENT TRACK d. FUZZY COMPARED TO AIRCRAFT SAME AS AIRCRAFT TARGET CHANGED SIZE RAPIDLY SPEED WAS VARIABLE APPEARED, DISAPPEARED, THEN REAPPEARED IH NEW LOCATION SHARP COMPARED TO KNO'HN AIRCRAFT TARGET 2S. WERE OTHER TARGETS (KNOWN) OBSERVED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AND AT THE SAME ALTITUDE AS THE UNUSUAL TARGET? ct{\'ES 0 NO 26. WHAT TYPE INDICATORS ("A" SCOPE, "8" SCOPE, ETC.) WERE USED TO FOLLOW THE TARGET? ?l~n ?osition Tr .. dicator ( PPI 28. WHAT WAS THE FREQUENCY OF THE TRANSMITTER? ..ls r ~r-.1:-:: l 30 2rng tTpp3r Beam 12S'9~i:g 29. DID A~Y OF THE OBSERVERS HAVE ANY OPINIONS AS TO THE NA:J:URE OF THE TARGET? 0 YES :{{NO IF YES, GIVE THEIR NAMES AND OPINIONS BELOW. ATIC F O RM 332 {RI!VlSED tt. HAVI! YOU HEARD Ofl ANYONE NOT AT TH! RADAR STATION MAKINO A VISUAL SIGHTING AT AP,ROXIMATf:L Y THE SAME TIMe THE RADAR CONTACT WAS MAD!? 0 YES Cl HO IF SO, GIVE HAM! AND ADDRESS. . t ~ .. l (') 9. RADAR SCOP! PHOTOSz WER! PRINTS O"f THE SCOPE PHOTOS FORWARDED TO THI! 10. TRACK DATA: WAS A PERMANENT PLOT MADE opr TH! TRACK AT TH! TIME Of THI! OISERVATION? 11. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THE TARGET? IF SO, WERE THe AIRCRAFT BEING OBSERVED ON THE SCOPE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TARGET? 12. WERE ANY NEARBY RADAR IN~TALLATIONS QUERIED WHETHER THEY HAD OBSERVED THE SAME TARGET OR TRACK? Q: YES 0 NO (J YES 0 NO 13. WAS THE TARGET OBSERVED ON SEARCH RADAR? . r : -='v ... J IF SO, WHAT IS THE NOMENCLATURE Of THE EGJJIPMEHT? .1._ .. _; . _--~-------~------- 14. WAS THE TARGET OBSERVED ON HEIGHT FINDING RADAR? 0 YES _g) NO IF SO, WHAT IS THE NOMENCLATURE Of THE EQUIPMENT?-~---~-~---------- 15. HAV! THERE BEEN ANY RECENT MAINTENAHCS DIFFICULTIES? 16. WHAT TYPE MODULATOR (I.E., SPARK GAP, HARD TU8E, ETC.) IS USED IN THE RADAR EQUIPMENT? (SC?T' T'!T3E) 17. WAS THI: AFC (AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL) CIRCUIT OPERATING PROPERLY? :{J YES 0 NO 18. HAS INTERFERENCE FROM ANOTHER RADAR SET BE EN OBSERVED RECENTLY: CI YES -~0 DATA SHEET The purpose of chis questionnaire la to provide technical data for caluadna the report of an unusual radar target or track. h ls requeattd chat it be completed as accurately aa possible When noa: HUed io, the form is Uaclmasiflcd. The reporting officer will use hla owa judgemeoc as to what degree of classification is required. It is prel.:ned tbaoc the answers to the questloos be typewritteD, boweer, if 1c will ea pc:dite the cornpletl of, the form, the answers may be printed io lnk. If addhlooal pace is needed, use reverse side of form. J, STATION OBSERVING TARGET: 79?-Gh H.C:.-1 S:~T-TADOC J 2. DATE OF THIS REPORT: Organlzatfon 3. DATE TARGET OBSERVED: Local Time 0 Z Tlnte tJ s. EXACT LOCATION OF STATION (COORDINATES): 6. OBSERVER DATE (LIST EACH OBSERVER)t ~. NAMEt.. RANK AND OROAHIZATIOH 0, REPOrcTIHG OFFICER: JOHN N. CLIVL.tt 1st Lt No. of Yeora E)Cp. lft Rador QLIVER, JOhl~ N. Ph.Dl-i~. C?E..~.ATOR 7Ct~JG, ISSAC N. 7. WAS A VISUAL SIGHTING MADE BY ANY PER;qNEL OF THE STATION' 0 YES G! NO IF SO, GlVE NAME ANO RANK OF ALL P~RSO EL MAKI A VISUAL Sl. HTIHG ~0 A 8Rte-F DESCRIPTION OF lit:.. /3 ,?;~ lz J?e a.~si:f:iea .... ll.VISED :zs 4602D 1\ISS Classifi Document L~g # .;;