PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 24 Februar;y Taiwan Straits Area~CHINA) 0 Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME OROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon )J)tb Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Visual l!lllirlntercept Radar 0 Pouibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical Dept of the Navy 0 Probably AstronoMicel 0 Possibly A.t,..INMic .. 7. LENOTH OP OII!IIVATION NUMBER 0 " OIJ!CTS 0 Other radar lnsuffi cient Data fw fluotlo.!_\, Unlcno-sur ace S1 ann :.gx 1 1/2 hr { ?) variable ground ta 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY 0, SIGHT1NO 11. COMMENTS :: tracks noticed by AEW a / c flying ar A detailed check c1 Taiwan-Shanghai area~ Two 35 mm reel c f photos, with consideration film taken of objects. These and detai led given to known geographical prints fro~he reels studies for possi topographical and weather or surreptitious factors af the activities that the ogjects are returns) plus great deal of interference from othe r radar equipment AT!C PORM 329 (RitV 26 SltP 52) UNCLASSIFIED CINCPAC FILE .. Downgraded.. to wnen enclosures removed
[email protected] in Cnief Pacific Chief of Naval Operations Subj: Unidentified nadar tracks Taiwan Strait area; f orwarding of Ref: (a) COMTAV.iANDi:FCOM(US) SEC ltr AB-3/5 ser 0083 of 17 Apr 1956 Bncl: (1) Tracks flown by .ABW aircraft, overlay and negative (encloaun 8 to reference (a)) '-1 (2) Pour radar scope photographa, 2 copies each (encloaure 9 to re'ference ( )) (3) Negative of radar ecope photography taken by ~ aircraft (enclosure-10 to reference (a)) 1. Purauan' te tbe refl'Mt ccmtat..ned. in paragraph 6 of reference (a) , encloaaree ( 1.). (2} and (_J) are ~orwarded. CoJSA7 'C CGUSARPAO M/R: One set of four ( 4) SECRET prints were destroyed on 14 May 68 5, SSgt, USAF CARMON L. lw'.ARANO, 2ndLt TDPI'(UFO) UNCLASSJFtED DISPOSITION FORM TY CLASSIFICATION (l/411~) (U) Interpret ation of Radar Scope Photography TO AFOIN-4E4 Capt Gregory AFODl-4El DATE 7 Dec 56 1.. Attached herewith are two can s of radar scope film_, and one roll of trans- parent map overlays 2. A check of the film indicates the presence of ground and sea targets (ships;. aml''sea clutter)' and a gzeat.;.deal or interference .fraa other radar equipment. l'fo target$. of the t;pe considei-e~ as UFOs were present on the film. 3~ The 1Dc'losures veri!reeeived 1n this division in a sealed. package listed ODe sealed package . r _ ~ or;. 4 '!": De]Jq~iJl. -rrni"V1'! ~l.c:>&tare'a is. due to t:f me required to obtain prints of 'UNCLASSIFIED' 9 6 RIPl.ACES HME FORM 1 ocr 411. WHICH MAY n usm JJNCLASSlflED OFFICIAL FILE COPY _oFFICE OF R ECORD 1 4E4/ Capt G. T.Gregory/ FOR DLt:{ECTOR OF IN'IEIJ-IG'D'CJi: A'I"IN I Ali'OIN-X2b2 C'r I Evaluation of CINCPAC Unidentified ~dr Tracka - Taiwan Strait .Area 1. &tW.ched henvi tb tor aubaequt return. to t!le L.r,.Prtment the Ra~ are two (a) cana ~ jj =a neptive-fil.JD reel. raclr- ~epha and plaaiio overl tified rdr track& 1--........ A_F_O_IN-----.. tee:l"'Yet4 1a tbe Taiwan Strait area. 2 . .L 4etaile4 awq ot tlle atoreaunt101le4 material incUcatea t the tracka in quatiosa are due tv .toe presence ot grOUD4 u4 tarpta (aip an& a alutteF). e.ncl a grea-t deal c4 intarfennce otJI ndr ~. !fo targe t ot the t7pe ooAa14are4 u Wft -. tile t1bl. ( UNCLD) UNCLA.SSIFI ED 1\ r: OvTP.'IG A:-10