P ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I '2. LOCATION 2.. CONCLUSIONS a Was Ball oon Jnn '58 Bering Sea Are a a Probably Ball s si ~I y Boi l=~ a Was Aircraft P.'< Probably Aircrcrlt S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE a Was Asmnomicol 0 Ground Vi sua I 0 GroundRador 0 Y e s 0 P robably Astronomical -~o ~.! i 1 it ar v a Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH Ofl OBSE~VATlOH 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE a Othet---------- 0 ln3ufficient Data for Evaluation 5 mins three 10. BRI!I' SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING Th~ee objs observe d on r arlar at fits t appearjng to ba stat i o n ary, then 1noving i n Westerly direction at esti- mated ~peed of QQO knots t r vossing bo w of A/C at ll miles. T. rger:s appear~d to ~erga into one sin3le tar- get as d i s tance closed. Four cTevt mem- ber s si~hted lights. a Unkno"'" lt. COMMENTS Data indicates possi b l e a/c. nowev~r, co~r elatlon cannot be made of nirspeed of objs w/a/c 1:--f0Rhf112-P.~RT II -r>ovm t Jl.atc. t.),:S WAriOt.~ REPORT AIR INTELL . El-4t2N ! 500hTH AIR I irrEL SVC SQ ! I . DATA R!:CEIVED Til 'IlTE OP.IGINAL R:E"FC~'!': Following info~ti.on 'Wa3 recei-ved by '1'-IX from is recorded i n accorrlance ~ri. t h the for:nat prescribed 1. Description of the Object: a . Ur..identl fie d b. Un.!rn~m c. Unknown e. Triangul.ar fo zna.ti on. (Paragra-ph 7d, Afl?. 200..2): Description of Course o! Object: a. Radar contact 4S miles b . .-ioove aireraf't.. Al.ti tude unknown. 186 degrees magnetic headiog. c. Same as b aboveo ! . d. S~raight i eva.ltJa ted 320 lmota. 198 cegxees true heading; e. Lest on radar scope. f ~Jo info Mat ion J. ,:!anne'!"-of Observation: f.l o t'\alleuvers. Speed a. _lir electronic A..PS 20E radar. Vapor trail reported by one exewman. c. ?2V-5F, I dentification ~lumber 13J.1.5a: altitude 9,000 feet: True head- .i..~;s 328 d a grees; 175 .p1o ts; Na'"lal Station Kociiak. 4. 1':..:-te and Date of Sig.~ting: l:. D'z Jf 1 OF IT5 CONTCIT':: Ill MoY M.Vo>o~R TO ;1;1 LN-\UTHORil~D ?. -!:Otl IS PROHIE"IT20 3 Y LlW. ' r ' ' ' .,, t~ Tet\N Utlll'ED STM~ ,\In FORCE .\GE.!'IC:::5. EXCE?T BY r._:u.u~ION Of TH!: OlrlECTOR CF AF FORM 1f'Z--PART II "'-"' ATIOIN REPORT AtR iNTELL SOCl4'rn _ua nnsr. svc sQ 3 5 5. Loca:~ons of Observers: Aircraft po.si tion 55 24 N 179 59 E. af"t s ta t.ion i n air:.:ra.ft. 6.. Iclentii'ying In.fonnat.i on o! .~ill Observers: . Stron g, D.L., A02. station obserrer. PATF.O~r 1 , Kodiak Naval Base. Reliabili t:r good., 7 . ~eat."ler and l.~'inds Aloft. data a t Time and Place o f Sighting: flircraft above 5,000 feet undercast. 'Jbserver at Du.ty a:ft 7lind\ f rom degr Velocity(Xnots) Unlimited above elouds. 8. Any Other Ur.u.3ual Acti.vi ty or Condition, 1~teorologic:al, Astronomical or 'Jther.lise ~lhich might account for the sighting: None . 9. !ntercepti.on o~ Identi f'ication Takens Hone 10. !.ocation of a:rq Air Tra.ft1c in the area at time of sighting: Unkn0V11 _ 11. Position T1 tle and COIJDAents o~ the preparing officer, including his preli- -n. ~ary analysis or the posaible of the sighting: Lcdr. w.P. Page, USA.'J~ 4 .lir Operations Officer Possibly aircraft. 12. ~rlstenoe of ?hysical Evidence such as Materiels and Photographs: None. II. Io11esti~ati?e Effort3: 1. A check with the following agencies or in.f'ormation on known ciTilian '"r -d.li t...a..-, airc:ra!'t o-perating in the ~a of the reporting aircra.f;J at the ap!JIOxi m- e:_ :.e t.i:ce M s ighting : a . CAA Air P..outa Traff'ic Contl"'l Gentar, .;L'"lchorage, Alaska '2lrnendorf A?S. c. D:!.rsctor of Intelligence, AI.CC:>t (:tavy Liaison) d . ':;omba-c Infol"!7'..ation Genter, Kodiak Nllval Ba:!~. e~ Ji.ractor of Int...elligsnce, l.oth Air DiTision, Rloendorf AFB .> I"'CC~ .IC:' I i ~ , \I ~c; t tl f ':<: :OI.HIC ' ' V:'Ci'ING j;.E_ NA TIO' I' L :CFE~SC: =;:; T~E U'IITEO STATES WITH IN THE :olE.\ 'il IG OF THE 5P!O GL~CT. 50 U S.. C - '!.. ..2 ;..~ A\lt. ., J ! r:; T~.l.'i$'.11~: C~ TP?: RE\JEL\7l0~ 'Jf ITS CQ(iE.'-IT3 IN ANY ~1.\NNER TO AN U~l/oi:TJ.JORIZEO PERSDN IS ?ROHIBtT::D BY lAW. f roOT uE ,,~.,PODUCC:> IN WHOLE: CR 1:1 ?ART. 9 Y OTH~ THAN UNI-~0 STATQ AIR FORCE AGEr~Cl::S, S<CU'T B":' PRM!SSION Of T~E DIRECTOR OF 'UGE:ICE. US)F AiR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 5~ c~ r;rr~I4 SVG SQ . :. f . Director of Intalligence_, lith Air Division, Ladd AFS .. SAC Combat Control Center, Eielson. AF3. ~. _ 50:!.5 t."l Radar Evaluation Flight (ECH),. FJrnendorf AFB, )1st FIS, Elmendorf AgB j. 317t.'-l FIS, Elmendorf AJ.7B k. A.~CS Flight Following Canter~ Adak 1. 5040th AC'J Group, Elmendorf AFB. Hone of the agencies or-urd ts mentioned aaove acknewledgedhaving operational. llights Ibn Imowledge o! operational lights in the area of sighting on 14 January 1958. CO~ OF THS PREP.WNG OF!i'ICER: .. The objeeta sighted by the Navy patro~ bomber appear t~re :Se.s ~rcrai.li in.viev o -the !light characteristics observed ~nical no-wever, inYestigative efforts failed to 'l.ttlcovei denti.fication of aircrart in the area &t the Ume or sighti~g. L. BERRI:ER J.st Lt.~ USA? Intelligence Officer 1, : : p,,s 'X<CL''Ae t r C::ll'(i ~l.'t'S i:lrD'l "'ATIO~f AF~ECTWG THE N~T!ONAL Ci:fENSE OF THE UNITED STAlES '.'JlTf-IIN Th E .'.I~..\ 'llt.G OF '7H!; ESP!O-.AG: .1 r . 5oJ U.S. C.- 1 !'tO "2. '\S ;.'AE.~v;;o, IT3 7~A:ISMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS C0:1T:-4i31N MiY ~.P:nEil TO ;.;o~ t: ' IAUTHORii:cD ;:>~SC''l l::i PPC:1 J1 L .. D 3 Y UW IT \'.\Y 101 a RE?ROCUCm IN WHOLE OR I N ?ART. SY OTi-iER THAN UNITED STATSS AIR ::ci\C~ :'.Ga"IC:o. ~CE.?T B l P~'.tiSSiON OFTH:.:: OIRECfOROF .~'Tel.!...GENCE.. US.U: SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ' PAGE 5oo4-~ m nnsc. svc SQJlll APO S'?Ar:t'T....E WAS3tNOFO!I IR--colt--58 Oil P~G::S >~J,\f<f/l.'fG Thi documt>nt C'Ontn i nlonnation ifotin,1 t htJ norion~l de,.n o l United ::>tarft~ ,.,.,;,,,the meanin11 ">I rh"f epro<t'tlf" t,,,.., . Trtl" 19, U. S . C, S c :rons l~J 11nd 794 . lt~ trnrnision o r ch e rltic-n of its cont~nts in fl1' m4nnc-r ,., ... 1 '-" ou:horuel P " ' oo n.., prolubltflc! b y/_...,, I t m1' not be reproduced i n whole o r n part, b1 other t . Htn Unite d St:.t~ Air ore .. \J.,n.;:,,.. , eu: .. p t by ;Htm...,o n o l :he o,eccor of lntlli~nc, /J S.4 F (SECURITY U'il'ORMATlON Alhen .iiiN r n ) DISPOSIT~ON FORM (u) Sv-alua.tion of lli'OB ~epc~ CAT 13 ct 58 COMMENT MO. 1 Al!"'CI.l'i-4Ela AFCDf -4EJA/ V. D. Bryant / j c . This~ office con~li .with the cbaracteristicsobserV~indicate other supporting ~""t;e.' 1Si9 indicate evaluation of the aircraft . :rn the: r~ that the ~light absence of -::.ny visual or it is. assumed that the objects were C. HOF.FM\N Colonel, U~ not at1 acbed) t . !.Jte-_ci!'-"Sii1t:.It io11 of this ~ f('lilpontlence m!l be c!own radctl {~dj.;: ~t;Ol'dance with paragr:;.phJ'J AFt::!l\5-1. "'t .. -uaUIIl H uon u otncs I cmp, CUAP40A:at:l!f DISPOSiTIOl~ FORM SECURITY CU.SSIFICAT10 tt (lfall') (U) Evaluation of: UFOB Report DATE 13 ct COMMEHT HO. 1 AFCD:l-4Ela/W. L. Picklesimer/ j c Since. no .co~irming data ,:such .a.s physical been aircraft exists it is assumed tba t radar-~"targets rray bave AFCIN-4Ela tw~GRAP'U .A.T . n fiCl~IYI ia D R!JI'UCSS HM FORW i&, l OCT 8. WMIOI MAY U ~D. tElGENC.:E, I ll JJ.:'f $8 s a l l>t<l. .400oTlCfcAl COlt t~t i I. I n accordance -lli th A."R 200-2, Paragraph 7d, the :f'ollolling inf'omation f concerning liD u:ma obsnved b:r personne1 operating hom Kodiak Naval Base Has 1 submitted by Dascrlption or the Object: Unidentified b. Unknown c . Un.'<nown e. Fomat:don type unknown - f. thru I. None 2. Description ot Course or Object l a. Radar contact showing la.st movemen-ts . b. 030 degteea magnetic he3dj ng : altitUde nnknawn, est.:IJ!Ia t.ed as 9,500 feet