3. DATETIM! GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2-LOCATION 2 ::~L .Z of Gty. 4. TYPE OF OIS!RVATIOM . O;Ground Vi ual 0 Air-Visual D GroundRadar 0 Alrlntercept Radar COHCLUStONS 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Bajloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Possibly Ai reroft Was Astronomical Probably A stronomi col Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBeR OF OBJECTS I 9. COURSE 0 Other--~------- a:~lnsufficient Data For Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING S(?\~n .nov 2r1nci ov0r a ir.,ort as obser?.~!' ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS S.i,{r:.i..f .i.e a n t to :~o.i..nt 1.t th thi:3 ~:,~s ::>bsctved ~:ur:...n; uax-kr- to so~rce) o arr)lo~ 5 S0COncls. It by !H . .>. Q:;o o lsq--1ad a r , to.Vt.JJ.j ~iS?il shol.'t" I~ossi')J.:: :'1/c but d~t:a :~oc co :' c 1 c: s i v e.. :; o add i t :i. 0 r.:tl in i o JOINT M :::ss.AG EFORM tiOOK MVLl I StNGL.E 1~ { SPECIAL lNSTR UCTION6 CO~.f.DR ATIC 'TO: CO "flER, 54TH FIGH'fE!B GROUP, AD, COiiEAPOLIS, PENNSYLVNiiA ATTN: L~I:EI.I.IGENCE OFFICER REFEHENCE YOUR UFO REPORT, FS-42-INT, 20 NOV 57. REQUEST FOLLOW- UP TO OBTAIN ORE CONCLUSIVE DATA AND TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY OBJEC'r OBSERVED BY OOURCE. RF.ASON FOR THIS IS TO PREVENT RSPETITION OF LARGE MASS OF REPORTS, PRONE CAIJ.S AND AD~RSE NEHSPAPER PUBLICITY TO AIJ :?ORCE AS RESULT OF THE RECE!IT KEAffilEY, LEVELLA~ID AND w1IITE SAND :U:iCIDENTS. NORMAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES C0~1MUNICATIONS AND CR.~NNELS DISRUP.rED AS RESULT. VERY PUZZLlltG TF..AT SAUCER SHAPEll OBJECT 25 F' e:e:T IN DIAMETER vliTH BLINKmG R3D .AND BLUE LIGHTS HOVER- ED 150 FEm' ABOVE GROUND OVER OR IN VICllliTY OF BUSY AIRPORT AND NOT OBSERVED BY O'.rHER AIRCRAFT, PERSONS TOWER O!i oTHER ACTIVI'l'IES IN AREA. YE'r NO REPORTS OF &TI UNUSUAL OBJECT FROM O'lf!ER RA A!P.CR4FT OR PERSONS DJ THAT AREA WITHIN Tn4Z GIVEN:. FACT THAT SOU~ IS GOVERNMENT SECRETARY TO USAF FIGHTl!!R GROUP RELEASED TO Rl:PLACa 00 t-ORM t73, I CCT ~9. YIHIC: k WrLL 0~ USEO UN ("IL E.KHA.UtiT':O JOINT-MmAGEFORM-CONDNUAflON SHFR COMDH A'.ri C RIJ:'IOR'l'S, AJ.'XD WOULD BE EXPLOITED TO AIR F-ORCE S DETBIMENT. FURTHE INFOR.~ F OLLOW UP INVESTIGATION 'THER&l''ORE CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO RESOLVE MA'rrER. COORDINATION ltir. Arcier f6S DEC 57 AC ROUTINE 1M COMDi 54 na CP GTR PCiH APRT PA TO COMDR ATIC WPArB OHIO LICIT FSI&2INTS6. REF YOUR MSG AFCIH4EK ..,_1 .... . 8, 28 NOV CURR AND MY UFOB REPORT, FS42 INT-OD-1, 20 NOV CURR. NO FURTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE. SOURCE DESIRES tlO PUBLICITY AND TREATI~JG. INCIDENT AS CONFIDENTIAL. iONCLASSJFJED Fc !~D-.'r~HTS AP~U'T' T- FE~T ~PART ONF-<_!>LUE ~LIGHT ON TOP NEAR OPPOSITE ELl~KING./ '7\- I ~LINKING N TOP Nt=ArrD~E EDGE A J..l. THREE: 15P FEET FR0~1 OBSERVfR AT TREE TOP LEVEL 2. A. BLI~Jl(ING LIGHTS. 8, TWENTY DEGREES ELEVATION. NINETY DEGREES AZIMlJT!i. C. SAt,fE AS B. nrHovERI--N~ t: I LES EAST OF GRl:.:ATER 7. A. DRY A~D CL~ ~ B SURFACE -EAST 1~ 5301-OVERCAST !::. T~N TENT.-iS PITTSBURGH AIRPORT, CORAOPOLIS CORAOPOLIs, PA. 1 L ., C :, T I C; I C f S I G II T I !'I G D 1 H .!: C T L Y I t'l L I N E t,v IT H R U t r,J A Y 2 3 P l T D. 1t) MILES z. TEN TENTHS 1:?1. LuCATICN OF SIGHTING DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH RUNT;JAY 28. PIT P 0 S S I E L Y US!NG RU~JUAY 26 BUT MORE PROBABLY MAKING ILS PENETRATION HEADING 280 DEGR}:Es FOR SUBSEQlJENT EAST LANDING I NTO WIND, AS RSPORTED,OR TAKING-OFF TO EAST. 11 .. INT:.LLIG~Nj OFF~CER, 42D FIGHTIR I NTERCEPTOR SO.. OFSERVER CCt'~- SJDERE~D ,,ct L~-0 1$ Al'~D E['jPLvYt:D THIS ::ASE EIGHT YEARS, HAS OBSERVED GaEAT ~1A~Y AIRCRAFT. SHE STATES POSITIVZLY TliiS OBJECT WAS CIRCULA2 n D NOT CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT . EATT~RY A 50STH AA/\ I1ISSILE JATTALION, 13TH AAA GROUP, LOCATED WITHIN 400 YARDS OF SIGHTING, SUAL SIGHTING. OBJECT t1AY HAVE EEEN OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED ~Y- J;I~Eiid7r" LAt~DlNG aR TAKI~\jG-OFF:JHovJEVER, OSSERVER FEELS SURE o:J ZCT ~JAS LG~;zR AND CLOSER THAN Hil.LTOP AFOUT 1~2 YAHDS l?EYOi~D AND THAT s:;z COULt HAVE SEEN MARKINGS Oi~ TOP IF ANY HAD 2EEN THERE ~jj /222a 2 NOV RJED2 ttJ ~JEDD~ RJEDSO RJEPH FM COMDR 54TH FTR G TO RJEPHQ/ACS INTELL U AD/GTR PGH APRT GENCE HQ USAF RJEDSQ/CCMDR AIR TEC,{ INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATERSON AFB RJEDDN/CO~lDR ADC ENT AFB RJEDBW/COMDR 3ZTH AIR DIV DEF WRAFS /UNCLASSIFIED/ FS42INT OD 1. FOLLOt~JING IS UFOB REPORT IA~J AFR 200-2.