U,.UB INOI:A ~AKU 2. LOCATION Gaasoway. W. Vi~t.a 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon ra.r.. cl Vi I 0 GroundRoclor Wos Aircraft -a-toun suo Probably Aircraft 0 Alr-VI.ual D Alrlntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 30/trlfYJ'II 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVA"(ION 8. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS COURSE 0 Othr---------- 0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY 0'1' SIGHTING Pear rei o'bjecte. +he l ot a c!olla,-a+ an' leBth Objeot va ., at 1000 fttet owemesa. Object. - ly tw CIIDe 11rbna+. A ISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) -~OllCu:r vi tb 'RaportiDI OftiCI1' +bat ~ ei1bt1D 1 caused by aD a.~... Jmown to be lD he area APPROX FOUR (4) SCONDS THEN BLINKED OFF AND ON QUICKLY REMAINING CONSTANT AGAIN FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME). PART 2. A. OBJECT PASSED UNDER AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS IN A HOLDING PATTERN ON THE GUAM RANGE. IT CAME FROM A WESTERLY HEADING. B. AZIMUTH WAS THIRTY C30> DEGREES ~:.....~ . RIGHT, ELEVATiON ABOUT 25 DEGRESS LOW. C. PILOT TURNED WITH THE DE RJEPHQ 8i5 FM HEDUSAF WASHDC TO COMDR ATIC WP AFB OHIO ..... FN COMNAVMARIANAS CINCPACFLT COMNABHARIANAS - NAs-AGANA -- FM COMDR 7AF ADV GUAM MI TO COMDR FEAF FUCHU AIRSTA COMDR 5TH AF ~AGOYA AIRSTA 1 COMDR ALASKAN AIR COMD ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMD ENT AFB COLORADO COMDR/USAF WHEELER AFB TH COMDR 3RD ADIV ANDERSEN AFB GUAM MI COMNAVMAR GUAM MI UNCLASS~A7FDO 57-0{118) SUBJECT IS UFO~. THE FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 7 AND FEAF SUPPLEMENT 1DTD 30 MARCH 1956. THIS MESSAGE IN 12 PARTS. HIT D. ON E. NO. r. N. G. NONE. H. NOT DESCERNIBLE. BLINKING WHITE LI T <REMAINED CONSTANT FOR PAGE THREE RJEPHQ 811 5 LOST WHEN PILOT RETURNLD TO BASE. F. APPROXIMATELY ~ MINUTES. PART 3. A. AIR VISUAL. B. NONE. c. FA86D DEGRESS, 210 KNOTS, ANDERSEN AFB PART 4 A. 1_610 Z, ~ 1 DECEMBER 1956., B. NIGHT. PART 5. IN AIRCRAFT OVER GUAM RADIO RANGE. PART 6. A. N/A FIRST LIEUTENANT, 41ST RIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON, ALERT PILOT OBSERVER CONSIDERE V~R RELIABLE, NO OTHR SUPPORTING. PART 7. A. BROKEN. CLOUDS AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000FEET. CLEAR ABOVE. VISIBLILITY 15 MILES PLUS. B. SURFACE -E0 DEGREES AT KNOTSI 6,~00 30,000 -70 DEGRESES AT 16 KNOTSI ~ -121 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTSI 01ri -NOT AVAILABLE c. 0 000 FEET D 15 MILES. E. EVERCAST S0/18 F. NEGATIVE. PART 8. NON. PART 9. TRIED TO GET TYPE AND SHAPE AND TO OBSERVE THE OBJECT. SUCCEDED ONLY IN KEEPING IT IN SIGHT. PART 10. 1 N~THER TRAFFIC KNOWN. A CH}CK OF ALL FIELDS AND CONTROL STATIONS VERFIED THIS. PART 11. CHARLES E. HEIDENREICH, 2ND LT., USAF, INELLI ---Qf! 41ST FIGHTER INTERCEPTO SQUADRON. COMMENTS' ~BMITTED WITHOUT CO T. PART 12. NONE. 02/0 710 Z JAN RJEPHQ PAGE TWO RJEPHQ 805 OBJECT AND DESCENDED SO AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION WAS NOT DISCERNIBLE. D. THE OBJECT CAME IN FROM A WESTERLY HEADING AND PILOT, _THINKING IT WAS A B-47, TURNED-~OWN AND INTO THE OBJECT. THE OBJECT PROCEEDED WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE WITH .IT AND IT CONTUNUID TO TURN WITH HIM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TURN. THE PILOT KNEW THERE WERE NO OTHER FIGHTERS AIRBORNE AT THE TIME AND OTHER AIRCRAFT STATIONED IN THE VICINITY COULD NOT TRUN OUTSUD THE F86D S TURNING RADIUS. THE OBJECT PASSED BETWEEN THE INTERCEPTOR AND TH~ CITY OF AGANA, GUAM, AND AT THIS TIME NO SILHOUITTE WAS SEEN. THE 0 -PJ&QPEEDED SOUTH. FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 M!_!:!=S~-~-T THE PILOT S_f\LT!TUDE (~ 000 MSL) THEN IT CLIMBED TO A~9.UT -~.,~0 ._kig. AND CAME DIRECTLY OVER INTERCEPTOR. ~O.T TURN.ED-AIRCRAFT_TO KEEF! IT IN SIGHT AND IT STARTED CIRCLING HIM. THE INTERCEPTO WAS PLACED IN AFTERBURNER AND TURNED IN TO THE OBJECT TRYING TO HEAD IF OFf. IT CONTINUED TO TURN AROUND AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ON IT OR CLOSE WITH IT. THEN IT PROCEEDED 1 WES AT AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AND RETURNED OVER FIGHTER AT 10 TO 15 FEET HIGH. PILOT AGAIN TRUNED TO KEEP IT IN SIGHT AND IT CIRCLED FIGHTER AGAIN. AT THIS TIME PILOT HAD TO BREAK OFF AND RETURN TO ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE DUE TO LOW FUEL REMAINING. E. CONTACT WAS JOINT MESSAGEFORM 1 'SPACB BBLOrl' RBSBRVI!D POR COltfMUNICATION CBNTI!R ,.RECIEDINCI: TYPE M8Q (Cbuj) ACCOUNTING ORIG, OR REP'ERS TO CL.ASSIP'ICATION OF REP'ERENCif I ACTION 8001( MU&.TI 81HQUl A7FOO 57-0018 UNCL COMDR ATIC SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 46o2D AISS, EHT AFB COLOIWX> SPBINGS, COLORAOO A/ (UNCLASSIFIED) FBJM: APOIN-4E4 /-I I i-E ,.,.-UFO smBTmG OVER GUAM ON NIGHT 31 DECEMBER 56 IS SUBJECT. 'l"1' MESSAGE A7FOO 57-0018 COPX HBCEIVED 1'BIS CEN'mR ON 5 JANUARY 57. REQUEST IF FURJ:BZR INFO RECEIVED YOUR HEATQUAR'mRS OB STATUS OF ... ~.Q BmRTING. PRESUME PREPARING OFFICER CONTACTED FOB FURTHER DETAU.S, COMMENTS, AF 112, ETO. NO INDICATION GIVEN ON SUBJECT MESSAGE WBISTBER <RADAR FACU.ITIES CHECKED IF UNKNOWN AIRC.RAFT IN VICINITY, PRESUMING F I Rl D .AND CONTOOL STATION CHECK VISUAL. IN VIEW OF GIVEN REL~II.ITI OF AND PRESUMBD NO AIIIJRAFT (AS AIR TRAFPIC OVEB SMALL ISLAND IN PAC IS EASILY OBSBRVED) WIJJ, CARRY AS "UNKNOWN" PENDim FUBTBER IlU'O ADD DBVELOPMEN'J.'S. RE;aL.ACt::.S DO FORM 173, t OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED WPH111ENBZ24 I DE RJEDEN 155 FM COMDR 4~02D AISS ENT AFB COLO TO COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB /UNCLAS/ AISOC 080 PD REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AFOIN 4E4 1-118 CMM SUBJECT CLN UFO SIGHTING OVER GUAM PD NO FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED THIS ORGANIZATION PD CHECK ~ITH ADC COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER REVEALED THAT THEY RECEIVED NO FURTHER INFORMATION PD END 29/21,7Z JAN RJEDEN