PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION 12. CONCL USIONS Wo s Balloon 0 P robab l y Bclloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possi<>ly Balloon :1. OATE T IME GROUP G ro und-Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor K 0 'Hos Aircraft P ro bob I y Aircraft 7Q A;,.. Vi suol ;'iJ( Air-Intercept Rado; P o ssi bl y Ai rcroft Was Astronomiccl .\-Ie 't ~or Proba bly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 In sufficient Data fo r Evaluation Unkno...,.., B RIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj :l!'Jnca red Cha r"lcte: 0 O J g r a p e _oul't. bjs p icke d !lp on r a d ar. cont:tc:::s \J t reoo rted ?ilot beli e v e d he was be in~ "sh o t a t " 1 H3.waii, T . H I AIR iNTELLIGENCE INFORMATION HEPORT I Collection Coerations Di v Dir of Colle~tion, ACS/I, Hq PACAl 28 Feb 58 .1st Lt Harald Wo Ingholt 2 r13y 58 .Ai.rcrsw ( named b e lOll<) Unidentified Fl]ing Object Report SLVf-AAR Y (G1ve , ,,CNr'll*ry hiclt n;.,../,~nt, rn.e "'itla~nt f.tr t o r , nf ''"'' ' '''\-r,..port. a.~ "_.-r-rJtttv ,,.~, .,, AF F""'rt-t 11: urd r o Of't Cfltn b ., fully 'ttf!rf o , A.F Pnr'f" 111. LJ3 l tnriCMIIr.-~. tnt'ltrlH~ rtl h ' r I ..:r. , ... , 1 A bright, flare-like explosio n wa.s sighted by the cr~n; of an Air ?orcs. C- 54 !PprOXimat.ely "t--o hour Is flying ti!DA we~t of wake IslandQ During the hour -within wr.ich the sighting occurred, one risual and two radar c on tacts. ware madeg Tracing action has uncovered no routine sea or air traffic in the area at the time of sighting ~larlgator ?.arlio ~rat.or ~ari ~at.or 's H.a.r:rc J . nr:u ~n Colonel, U SAJ' Director of Collaction AC/S Inte111gsnce J-.JJiU. ) A -I JG/S Intell, Cor.rl:, L.2lst ARflg Sq, CO, FT.ET~TPAC, For d Iso To ho, UNCLASSI1IED fir~ ':1all'' SUPPLEMENT TO AF FOR'Yl li2 'ria.s loo!nnr. t r.rou;:'l J.::e .c.nr1.neer o. cloGe d seat. s i'l t he c od:pic., ~epa.rc.~ed !' :-o1 c abin~ '.:.ne t.~e c ao~n :)'.f tharel'ors ~o anoarent motio Ohserva t i or.: dir~c t hy on serve:- lJO<;l.L.Z SUPPLEMENT TO M FORM 112 al :.itude c:.ltitutle . 2000 scattered., 0! leurncd C Ot:..!.rl ~er~ co.~ucted a~ :. ::tj o;;r.i.le tok "ronn t.ls :!c sr <l..1ed SIJPPLc'rlEtH TO .\f FORM 112 \;/...l 1n JJ.~LJnce) c1 ;JOS',,d in '.iEJtail .ln a t a raru;~ _-:J:..' ;c .iles a.o;c h~c: . .:l. '" of .'l::>pro.xi rnat.el:r 2:5 <.1-~re~s rel.Jli1e to tne aircraf L !-'inally rJilrliCT titO firsi. o-'1~:, th"! :1<:i.'ti~ :to ~ cjl;n-:"lrl ;t ;.;it.!'!J.':'l t.he five-,;o-.. L!.e r.:J.a~e m:;::"'k~r!) A}l t i!rle of theze Gi;t~:.n"s were :l:)aarentlv maceo:: o!1i~c:ts a t a lover cltitud~ th~..n tnc re:Jortin~ uirc r :ll't:a The firs t radar and v1suo.l s:.v,!:t.i:1;.:s coulJ r.:.1e neen o:: the sa.ile o:1ysical ohjert; ~!':e :1:st :-.:J.d.::.r cor.tact :;i -~t ~.we ~et1n lost due to "Ll~e 6~70 ''!:hadcr,.r" 0:1 t'1e .I\?S-L..2 ~:ore ; noresentinP t~c C:..:cl.;;p-e c: the air~r.:t:r.~ Assu:ni:1:--t:-:::t tr.e ~1..:0 : <d.s: hlios re~re;ented t:l~ s.::J.J..e :->?-:,sic.:;.l oriect - an a1.r c:-.::.:t, fo:-exar.~le-t~at o:-:jcct \.fi')Ul~ have hc.d -o r.e nakin~ :.cod a r;r01.:nd s;:>e-3 of 175 l-:not~o If tt:.s assu:!lot.ion were corror:., t.he o!Jje ct. l (or aircr:llt) would have ~een !'l.rinp; a r-onver;ing cocrse, a t c. lo~-er c:J.ltituds :J.:ls~i::1i7 1::~0 t::e r aC.a.r "shacow" o f the reoorti:~:Y ai:-cr :lit hebJee n 0 90'5 and :1r.d 1:;~ea.;inr a t .. lin .rhen t'r:e reportin~ ai:-c:-ait re,e r sed coLl:"SC t.o n.;rt o:.' t::e --::is!:Ji.on in~ic.a:.es tha:. o:1e ot.~er 1irc::-.-:;:'t tir:!.S ea!"'t'nou."!d hehJ.nd t he !"enorti::~ ai:-~ra!~. Tte pilot.':; reoo:-t also L'1:::i~atc3 :..:_c. an ot:1er .:.ircr"''- ~ad heen t::c: aircraft n2 d ( o:-::mother ~ircraf\.), t:1e Jr r e o or-.ed on r:ercill could ;-..,,e Aen '1 !'lare fired h\' t:1at dirc ra.::t" Suc n f:i..""res , s inl..le-:;t!"r- r~""'S1 a:e avc.ilat.!.e in t.::e ?.\C ;F in,entory, ':"t:e cesc r1.;>tion ci' tr.e i'lasl:>. also a::>oly --in solar and intensity - -lo a pno:o- flas h cartridgeo not upwa.rc!, ...nd ther e is no ot~er I i:'l.!'or:r.atior. to s:.. , ~st a."l e.i:-c!"'a..ft at a ~:::.. - r .::.li.~tuc.e ;;t the ti..~ and place o;.~ si:;!;:.inr .. :is a :-e!:Llt. of tt:i3 pr elimi:l.ar} Livesti~.:i.tio:l, .'j.,t. ,;,e;~-::'iced that a.no::-."' ai:-cra.:~t at a lm..;er altitude :. 'ed a tl~e c:t 0 0 h a ::eruelir..g t:;:,urs l"'.ili t~- m~CLA:.>SI ? I:.:D SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 1!2