3 sl llt:ings ~u 7 1Mf GROUP GMT I l l 0 1 z 7. LENGTH 011 OBSE~VATION 10. BRit:fl SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA!i D !Goo Vi W o f Los Ange les: 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATIOH 0 Ground V i suol 0 Ground-Radar :cr<Ai,.. Visual 0 Airlnterc:~tpt Radar )ili lit !.l.r y a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 11. COMMi!NTS 12. CONCLUSIONS Wo s Balloon P rob:;\)Jy Balloon Possi :,1 y Balloon W o.s Aircraft P r o b ably Aircraft Po s s i bl y Ai rc:roft Was A stronomical ,\le t e o r P r o bcbl y Astronomical P ossibly Astronomical In suffi c:ient Data for Evaluation O na obsal~var tptd a rnd obj, heJ d 'Jf pin wlrt:?dd ish-whit e F la:ne o ThE j'.=J: J ow \.!o lor &. s i z e o f ?c>r.t v;/'lp:-JPrt r - ur oh.j i n ler:gt:n. Obj f::tdad into ' t t:n.')sph ere o /,. UNGLASSIF1ED (SECURITY INFORMATION tvhon filled itt } (CI .tSSIFICAnOHl COUNTRY OF ORIGIH United States RCi'ORT 110. (L<NI''" bl~tnlc) AIR INTElliGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AREA RUORT CONCERNS\ , Pa.oifio Ocean OF OR IGI:-4 ' OAT!:: OF REPORT 23 January 1958 Bombardment w-J.llg. Medium. 9th SOURC! OF INFOH:.IATION Aj r Craw-Yambers PREPARING O FFICER Lt Dallas R . Douglas DATI: OF JNFORM.\TION 14 January 1958 EVAJ..UATlON OISTRIBUT10H rt OfUamA'TOR APPROVED;--:. ROBC:R"' y._ 1B SHAZO Colonel. USAF Couunender WARMINQ: ThJe dOflllment containe inloirrultion ~6~ni 'tlte nlltional de/en-ol the United Stat~ within t h o zneaninl o f the l!plo- n ,. .. La .... TJtJell, U. S. C. , Section 193 .,.d '!U. li tlauUnia81o.'l or th reffelation ol ita content in ny man n el' to Dn unaut h ori .. ed :>-or -.nn i.e ~ohibited by Jawr. It may not be reproduGMI ia wJJoJa or in /Mit, by othel' than Unit.d State Ail' Foree A l unci esc..p t by l.f rtr .lt2. (SECURITY I N F ORMATION "'hen filled in) AF FORM 112-PART 11 UNCLASSIF1ED . ( CI.ASSIFlC.\TION) APPROVED I JUHE 19o'l :. :~ AIR JNTELLJGENCE INFORMATJOI'l REPORT REPORT NQ. 9t~ Bombardment..: Wing, Medium m-(>1-58 (~) Inrientifying infonnation of all observers: ~orge s. Nelson, captain, 9th Provisional Bombardment Squadlon, 9th Bombardment ltling, Nedium, Aircraft Commarider, B:.l. Jam,es M Gidley, 1st Lieutenant, 9th Provisional Bombardment Squadron, 9th ~ombardment Wing, ~1edium, Pilot , B-1 weather anci winas-alo!t condi.tions at time and place of' sighting: Winds reported by Detachment 5, A\'i5 Mountain Home Air Force BaseJ: Surface, .220 deg.rees/25KT; 6 degrees/15KT; lO,ooo.~t, 240 degrees/20KT; 16,000 ft, 270.'degrees/SOKT; 50,000 ft, 300 degrees/45KT; 80JOOO ft, (10) .: Nine (9)..;a~craft ce-ll for!W\tion., all B-47E. Aircraft on - .~ :: conancn r~ute. Seven ( 7) a1rcra.ft ahead of captain N el.son~ (ll) Evasion and Escape .Q!ficera No tmusual activity in this area :, .. ~ either meteorological or astronOPical to which this sighting . -~::';-=can be attributed . A.s object was sighted by e:xperienced Air ~ crew Members and their report confirmed by other ere-or members : ,.. , .. fqing ~ the cell formati!'Jl it ia m:1 opinion that the :,;'!'~ .object Pl'Obably vas not a meteorite. The duration o! the >:~ '1. aight:in~ flight data~ and manner of disappearance give further ~ evidence.~ to tbi s opinion. . ~ IU-'V A c. KNOWLES Major, USAF Intelligence UNOLASSlFiED (SECURITY lNFOR.'\fATION whr11 fillod r'n) (~SSIFlC.IT!OH) COUHT~Y OF ORIGIN '' REPORT 110. , (Laavco bl.uk) AIR. INTElliGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AREA RPORT C:CHCERNS Paoiia Ocean AGENCY 0 1 ORIGII'I .. 9th Bombardment \7ing~ Uadi.um SOURC!::" CF li'IFORNAT:ON Air Crstr Members.-. PREPARING OFFICER lst Lt.Da~laa ~.~uglas DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORM A': 10~1 1 4 January 1 958 EVALUATION ... t' .. .&PPROVBDt ' 'nl ol th .spio of the United S tat&a w i thin tho meaZ\1 ut ho.ri::ad -. . . /lectin~ the national de/enN . ontellt in tJn.Y nusn.ner t o an un.a WARHING:-Thi document contain r~or.ztd;:n ,. transaliaaio n or th r-_nlatia; o:~ts c Vnited Statee Air Force J.~erv:iH. e:acept bY n 4 ww,. Title IIJ, U . S . C. , Section 1 ben "oJu~ in ,hole or in~. by ot er lin . . . I th Dire.c:tor ollntelU~Jeno:., . ' RM.J. TION "'hen filled i.ll ) (SECURITY INFO .. ~UNClASSIFIED ORIG INATING AGVICY (SZCURlT~ lNFORMA1'10N "'hen IJJId in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ftEI'ORT NO. 9th Bombardment Wing, Medium accoraance Information concerning Unidentified Flying Object s ubm:Ltted in Report Format. !~ ,. (1}., Description of the : (ar Round. Object ap~ared.to have a tail approximately the same width as object, and approximately 10 to 15 times the diameter of object in length. ! . Negative . ~ (.2) nesc~ption o!. course o! .objA""-r. came into field o! vision .. ingle of elevatiOn .;.2.5,.,degrees Azimuth -180 Angle of elevation -5 degrees Azimuth -130 parallel to earths surface. Faded into atmosphere .' 20 seconds. , Base, Idaho Time and date of Sightinga (b) Night . !o'..,...l~Hcme Air Force WARNING: 'Titie document ~ontain. Jnlounation llectin' the natio~L deien .. of the United Statea within the ~rae&ninl ol the &pion' z....,., Title 11, U . S . C., S.Ctio,. 191 and 194. It trarumillion or the ree/ation ol it contents in a,.,-manner to an utuurltorid JNnon i ptohibitMI ~ r-. It tnT not be. reproduced in whole c..t in put, bT other th~tJ United Statet Air Force A~twJI .. ftCept b7 peuniNion ~the D inctor ollntellin~, USAF. ' ltD't.AC!.S AT JI'OtUit t1l-f'AIIT II. 1 Ant.. a " SSIPICATlat '1 (SCURJTY 1NFORNA7'10N "'hn IUI.-d in) .... GO'fnrUT NftrTIM ornc.a t tr.o-.J SUPPLEMENT TO Af FORM 112 ORIGIHAl iHG AGEICY Mf'ORT HO 9th B.oinbardment lling, }tedium.. (6 ) .. Identi.fy.ing jl?for:nation of all observers: John.'lfi ... }!acDonald, captY.lin, 9th Provisiona l Bombar d - m~nt Sq uaeron , 9th Bombardment WL~g 11edium, Pilot , .:.I~ . :: B-1: . : J"obn R,.. Sm:i.th, Ha jor, 9t h Provisional Bombard- ment Squadron, 9th Bombardment Wing, Medium, Aircraft commander, B-1. . \ . : x; . ~ . ( 7) : rwea ther. and' winds-aloft ~ ondi tions at time and place of . .