l h Hay 1956 3. OATETIME GROUP 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Thirt7-five Minutes UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-126-56 2.. LOC:A TION Air-Visual ~1er So. Carolina and 4.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION C Ground-Visual C GroundRador XJ Ai.-Visual C Airlntrcept Radar AF THUNDER3IRDS 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE Stationary 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon c Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon c Wos Ai rc:roft a Probably Aircraft c Possibly Aircraft c Was Astronomical c Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 0 lnsuffic:i nt Data for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY Of SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Cne (1) cylindrica1 object, the size of a p2:1cil eraser held at al'!IJS length, silvery- white in color. The edges of the object appeared clear and 1Thi~ as compared to the bac~<:gound of the sky. The object appeared on an azir:mth of 1'5 degrees and 2$ degrees above the 30 000 cot level. The object did not disappear. AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 5.C) A call b y Sgt DeRudder to General Rogers~ Commander, 36o0th Combat CrP.W Training Wing at I.uke AFB~ re-.realed t.hat. t he j 'IWJ!'TDERB:UUJS will be at. Luke on 21. Hay 56, at which time they will call this he.:::.dq1~rters. Evaluation o this siehtipg will follow after ir,vestigation. (SECURITY IN~OR.VA TION whn tilled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 Flt 1-D 46020 AISS Incl i/1. PARr rwo, ~pt lD-U?OE-1 .3tate .. nt of 1/Lt Robert D, Allddrson I ~as flying from ~slin ~FB, direct to Eolliag aFB una at 30,000 ft and object \las called. out by L) Pogus. (Ws ~ci a flight or five (5) F-64F s). Withia 10 mi tes all of us ?ickad out the object. (It vas sigh~ad Gbout dO nautiekl mile~ SW or ~inston Salem) (4p!Jrox1mte&ly 9:10 COST) It baa no apparent mo':-!ment aiXl we saw it until ve let-iown a~ Washington. rfttr~ COPY: l'ED W WOER:r fl.Jt~R 2nd Lt UShF /s/ RDBERX D ~tiDERSON 1st Lt U~AF \V.~.~.'JI.VG: Thia document <"Ontaina in/ormtton tl <:ttnt th ntionl d a !an:Je of the Urutad St.ata n'tlti n the mu.ninl o f the ,..,,.,r..,A Lawt. T i t l Iii. U. S . C., S.Ctiona 71J and 794 Itt tranami.Uon or !h r"l ation of i u 'onten r a in anr m.anne,. to lfln u~.tHhorud ~non 11 prolttbitad by law. It mT "ot be l'fl;:uo<!uc:ed i n wlto; ,. o r in turt. brother thn Uruted Sttea Au F orce qenc~. nept b7 pPrmi uion o f th Di,..;tor cl lnta/li,nCA, USA~. RE?UC"c.S AF roR '4 111 ,ART II. I Jl.:lf .. W~ICH NAY 8 ~ (SECURJ TY l sY'FOR.\I.A TION hen !Wad in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 RfJ'OilT MO. Flt 1-D 4ll2D AISS l.D-TOE-1, PARI' rwo P.d.Rr rwo, Rapt; lD-LTFOB-1 tiamor"'J' Sket,ch of Object WAR,V /:VG: Tlli documnf c-ont.ain1 ittlormt1on ~tdeetilllk tit n.cuon/ d e f,nse o l the Cin ited Stt withi n the Dle-Qnin~ o f the ;,on t'l L.ltwt, T itle II, CJ. S . C., S.Crion a 103 nd 194. Its trenamiteion or til. rev e ltiott af iu content i n ny mnner to n u r:e u t ,..,orized per~ on i e prolubited by I It may n o r be reproduced in whole or i n p.ut, by other thn United S tat A i r F orce A l!ottt.:le4, n~pt by permi .. ,on ol the Dtteetcr of lnre/ li4enc e , USAF . tSECCJRJTY J,VFORMATION "'hen filled in) II-I. WIYUlOIOI .. t NIHtl OffltC JIS ... D-1 CSECURJTt INFORMATIO N wllert filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINAfl:'jG ,GNCY REI'OfiT NO. .Flt 1-D, 4602D n.I.SS DJTI~3: fi~hter Pilot :IDJCu~I ON: Colle~e Gna~ua ~e ( BS !'ltt.t.h) ST.hi!ON: 360oth ~ir Jemonstration Flt, L:lka AFB, Arizona II. ~LIAEILr!Y: SOtraCE W'llS b. young mao o!." li..verage buila. He was ~ui$t anlli very serious. He seeme to be oi: ~bove av~r e intelligence. He took u grea~ del of time to answer the quastioo.s put to hu bJ the investiga.tor and be vas explicit. in his answars. Tbe information V9ceivei from the SOURCE is consi4erej . rel~ble in the ~pinion of the iavestiga.tor. III. SOURCE's Description of the Object: . 1. SO:JRCE was piloti~ a.nd F..i31J at an altit~e of 30,000 tt, fl7!ng over open coantry, clear sky, wind tiirectioo1 SSW J0-50 kts, tamper..ture: col. Object observed. tnru aun,lasses ana windshield of ~c~ft tor a perio ot JO mi~utes. 2. Obj~ct ap~eare to b~ a soli~ ~od ~ppearei on SOJaC~s righ~. Object VaS bri~hter than tbe ~ekgDOund of sky and siaiJar in brillianc~ to a sunglint. $0JdC~ was looki~ in a northeast diraction when object ap~eared and waeo SOURCE last observeti object observe& 50 ieg ~od whe n la~t observed. .). Bearings .from 30 dag from horizon. tru~ Nortb when first Object ~aring same 4. rhis was the first time S01nCE ~-ever observed an object such as this an4 estimated the size to be that of a pill head held at ~rms length. Very shhrply outlinei. deal size or iistanee of objdet could not be determio~i. 30urtCE st&tes tnat object &ppearei to be eatallic or highl7 reflective subst&DCe spherical in shape. Comparable to a large balloon with metallic 5. SO\f'rlCE st.itas that ha t.~.unks t.he object w~s a h.avellly-boay reflecting light. Co.use: er. balloon could. h.a&ve been stabilizes in position for a perioci ot time and woul& have h4a to be t a great 4i!tance and al~ituia to mcintain its rel&tive s cabla pesitioa, 1. S~t~ment by SOURCE 2. ,SOUliCE s Memory S~etch WA R ."i i N O : Tlti a document C'On tins inforrnu o n H~tinll t h e ntttt~n.el def ense o f the United Stt aithtn t h e =~nin,t o f the ~p,o na~fl ,,..,,, T i t le lB. U . S . C. , S<OCtiont 79J ancJ 191. Its rranmio n o r t11e r"lti o n o f iu c ontenr.i n n,-mu n"ler ro~n un.urhor i l"d ~reon ie p rohtbired by t ..... I t tr~Y rtot M reproducd i n whole or in prt. byotlter :lln Unite d Stotea Ai r Fo t ctJ A tle nri ~c~r by permiNto n o l the D ir..:.tot of lrttelliAence , USAI'. RE?uc!:S AF FOR~ m-?AJIT u. JuN ... Utl 'ctJ:f"~l"'' r (SECURITY J .'IFORl.t A TIOtV when filled Jn ) CL.A$bl .. ICA 1 IO N (SECURITY INI'O R .\1 A TTON "'he" tt/led i n ) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 Of,IGI NATING AGE~ REPORT NO. I:1cl #1, PARI . .LnEZ, P..e?t. lD- U?CE-1 St~teme.at by Lt. willia.:n a Pog1a 3TATEH:::~'f Onring a cros~-cou~trJ flil~t from Eglin A.9E to Solli~ AFP, I sighte& an obJct at about. 2:00 o cleck position. w~ had been a.i r borne apprcaimwtaly 40 minutes a .xi wer e cro-li!li !lg at 35 , COO tt, L~3 500. Altar first sighting the obj~ct, I mad& sure it was not a refractive glint from t he canopy and then Cklled i t o~t to ld&ier. I h&a some difficulty in properly iescribing its ?OSition so the leud.er couli see but in a few minutes t he r :st of ~ha flig .1t VIiS ~ble to spot it also. It was relatively very small, he14 a constant position, WMs circul~r or spberi~Al a~ fully bril l iant over its surf'acs, although the suns rays could not hav. .t'ully eovereci the surface or the obfeet which we were observiog. rhis .led me to believe it Wka (1) .4t extreme distance so that ~J..Oj illuminateci source aa s&~.ll as it was would appear round and (2) A transparent object i.e. Balloon, which would appear fully l ! ghted /s/ William R Pogue lst Lt 1J5AF S r A T E t-1 E N T i'n:JE COP!s IVAR.Vl.VG : Thi a documen1 c:onui,. i nformation aHect in~ t h e ntiona/ d e fente ol the United State 'lll'itl'li n the meanjnA o f the c. .. olfut~t~e !..w e. T itle I J , U. S . C . , S.ct iona 793 and 194 . Itt tranami.,.ion or the reve/.u ion of ita con tent i n .tl'l7 a,.nner roa n una ut"orue d ,.uon i a prohib ited bJf law. It ma]f not b e r e p rodu ced in whole or in part, brother t han United St11tea A i r F orce f .\~ence ... e e p r b]f p.rmia.t~on o / t h e Dir.cror o f /nte/liJence. US.tl'. IU,Uc-..S At: F'ORM 112i'ART II. l JUN a. WHICH MAY IE 1..510.. .(SeCURJTY / Nl'ORNATION rrllen ~lied in) 0 . L .C"IIIIIelllf HIITI118 Cl"t a 16-M-I ;o-t (S&CUJiiTY INI'OR/tiATIO,Y when !flied In) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM ttz ORIGIIUTING A<iNCY lEPOIIT NO. 10-JFGE-1, ?ARr f HRSE I ncl 1/2, PAm' rlil\EA, Rept lD-Tn'OB-1 SUUJCE's Ma~ry Sketch WAR .VI :tC Tl'ti a document C'on t:Jina in/orrnetton at/ectut t h e n:ttiona/ defn-ol t.l! IJnitK S tates i t.l!i n the m11enin of the ~r,on"& L Title IS, U. S . C. , s~ctione ?9J a n d 794 Itt tranamiuion or the r .. e/etion ol i t a conrenu in,.,, menner to en u nau : h o " :ltd petaon ,. prohib ited by I" It may not be reproduced in whofe or itt pe.rt, b1' orhu then UnitK Stat Air F orce A,a~ncie. r e p t by ~tmittion of the D i ne tor ol In te//i~ence, USAF. f t' ll.. 11 2 lt(P'UC!$ AF FOR~ 112-I'AJIT II. 1 JUN .. a.AUII"tc:ATION I OCT ! : a WHICH MAY' 8 US0. :.F FOHM 112--P-'RT II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFO MATION REPORT I ,~ l " t.lvnoc,, j Flt 1-D 4D2D AISS I lD-UFOB-1 COr!l-1EYrS ot Preparing ot'.ticer: OOMME:rtrs o! Approving 01'.f1cer: 1. It is the opinion of tbj s headquarters that this sighting was caused by the plzwt VeDUS or the !'oll.cndng reasona: a. At tbe time of the sightillg the plnet Venus~. vbich va!S ris i ble during d.ayl1gbt; hours in Ma;y 19.$6, vas at approximately the same poei. tion as b;. The object~ described by all observer s as star. Orle observer stated that he :felt the sighting was bod;y retl.ecting light. ~ :. : ... ~- bei n g llk e c. lltbongh the obsexvers aircraft tranled maey miles during the sighting the object stationary, i 'ndicating that the object was at a gx eat distaa:e troru the o~era. - . d. Wim&alort-a:t the time of the sightJ.ng cou:pled with t he distance traveled b;y the observers' aircraft woul.d preclude the possibility o a balloon. e. ID a telephoDe conversation with this headquarters Major J. Broughto~ Flight Leader or the Tbnllderbirds am an obsezver of the object in queetio~ stated that. :troa past e~ence this sighting was not caused by a balloon blt felt that 1 t could have been cause(~ by a bright star or plnet. . ~ c. f HIS OOCUME'C r CONTAI NS INFORMATION AFFC'TIHG TH NATIONAl OF'tN."~ <W TI-lE UNITED STATES Wll1HN ~E MEANING O F THE ESPIONAGE A.CT, 50 U S. C.- 31 A.~O JZ. AS A.,.ENOD. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION Of ITS CONTC:NTS II' ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PE"SON IS PROHI BITED BY LAW. IT \lAY NOT SE RPRODUC0 I N WHOL OR I H PART, BY OTiiER .THAH UNITED STATES AI~ FORCE AGNCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMlSSIOtf OF TH DIRECTOR OF INTE.U..JGEHC. US.U:. '' "~VEO I JUPfE 194 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION EPORT