I, ! G ?/.J s Ba II on 1 I );"~ n:11:t C'l: 'll '.Q!l0 ~ Probably Joll'!)()rt 3. I) \tC' i''rtE CROt!P 0 Groun.-1- 5 . PHOiCS 6 . SOLI~CE 0: Cr::>urd-RoJor L7. .:>.ir l.~rncop_t Radar -I Wo~ Aircr.,ft P.obobl y Air c raft Po ~si bl y Ai r-:raif 'Ha,. Astronomi col a. ~UMCIER OF OBJECTS 9. COU~SE 'cl~ I LENGTH OF OBSE~VATION Probably Astronomocol Oth!:lr t~'tllli; M~ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING In sul!i c o !:tO I Octo for C''"'l~atoon 11. CQ,I.o)., ENTS SUPPLME~T TO Af FORM 112 D1r. of Intell1gence for sev e:rg,l then stop. .ret returne d to iJoward. Pllo t w~s sean. Also advised e~ther they could distinguish UFO from <.:J.ll~J :li.1d 3ulld- up. clot..J3 and :-:3.dar -,.d~tls8d u:rCL\3S I:? I 3.J . AMid !Jill'f -T 1 Tt:AC:~ llf.i'ORK'\TICN 'rY.P3 i !ISSION j 'F \C:\ ~iO ~ GEOR..E~ ID 1 AI/.!' )CfiOH l TH:B r-oC _lJ ':L i l i l t I I ! . I I 't-YPE HISSIOH TI'U.<Z Irfl!'CR {ATICN 'J""~-:,~fl'"Er( GEOR.EF TD ; AL'.r ..lCTIOii 1 rn:z 1'\0C T.~!ITT .. L . UNCLASSIFIED I JUNE I~Jd (CLASSIFICATION) ;:)l.ltTRY (LE'A VE BLANK) REPORT NO. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ..... dJECT :;.nidenl:ified ~:..t :~EJ>Ctt:i:O ON : <JF PORT Flying Object Report , ~ , Dir . of Intel. -CAire' '-"' "liEO!IY t I ~rno n D. Adams C:tptain, USAF 'lo:'<CES ( c.':;;ui7ii'nwlbtr, dtrtdlr, P'<OIOUJ rtport. tl<., 4.1 app/.1~101) ' j\I'.IAitY: ( Z11:n .:ancitt mmmar u o{ r~port. Gicelllftli~om<e in {mal ont...,nli:nct parn9raph. Ll't lndo.wrt.l IU IOII.'n' l<fl. B vm let of report on AP JiCirm I /!- Part //.) I On 11 'ilarch 1958, at 0 9 0 0 Zebra, Pan American... Air T:lrlYs'';---4;light 50~, ! ~ade a radar contact at a position approximatcly_l200 N 08030 w. saptain , aircraft commander, reported that tbe-return was first noticed at a range of 125 mile s directly on track. Size was about three times the return produced by a f r e ight e r and obJong in shape. The rate o f closure was very fast for about 50 miles. Whe n the range was 75 j miles, the rate of c losure became normal. At fifty miles range, the return was exactly the same as a strong cumulus cloud and had a d efin ite cell. At twenty mile range, the r eturn dissipntcd, and a lthough the visibility was excellent, nothing was sighted. The aircraft was a I ~CGB with RCA radar. Flight altitude was 17,500 feet. APPROVED BY: VERNON D . ADA~1S Captain, USAP Ass ' t . Director of Intel l igence GEORGfWELTSR Lt Col., USAF Director of I ntelligence : TriiS CCC '.IC::'>IT COtfT..\ISS I ~FOR 'oi.\TION AFTEC'ii'<G THE N;TIO'IAL DEFB;SE OF "i'HE UNITED ST Alc:.S WITHIN ThE '~EA:H:-oG OF THE E.S?c: :>E AC7. 5/llJ S C - l'40 ~. ' S A.'le.'ICED. ITS T'Ut<SMISSlON O R THE RE'IF' ATIC/1 OF ITS CC/fit:NTS IN ANY MM.NER TO A.'ll.NAlJ'THCP.I!E::> PE.~C'IIS f:::OHIBIT0 BY LA'N. T 'lAY 'IC7 ae: REPRODUCE:> IN WHOLE. OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FCRCE AGE:.NCl::S, EX::EPT BY FERMISSIC'N CF TH DIRECTOH Or '1TELLIC' \\:;:, USAF. UNCLASSI F IED (CUSSlFICAoiOII) SC:CUPJTY CLASSIFICATION I.IJ r.n~) 1 f iLE NO. SUBJECT liTO 10 AFCIN- 4E4 fROM AFCIN-4El DATE 24 Mar 58' I COMMEIH NO. 1 AFCL"'i'-4Ela/V. D. ~!Jx:yant/ jc 1. Data is too ljmi ted t o make an analysis. It appears , hoYever,. that an.amalous propagation is a strong possibility since the obse!"Ver irui:ica.ted that return was exactly the same as a strong cumulous cloud (retu.""71) at one point. The face that the targe t ("three tjmes the size of a freighter" ) vas not visible at t 20 miles with excellent visibility conditions seemf'O to preclude the target as. GORDON C. ROFFMAN _.. Colonel, US.AF I l:r- P mtJ l.n tIJ "'ilva 70 -flj Tft?' LOS L~I 0 s Q u :tf t I o. ~CURlrt CU\SSIFICATIOW u; Gn~> Pquest f or Anal~Gis, Redsr UFO FROM .AFCDi - 4E4 .. DATE X:.'T!'l: ~. Bryant At"~CIN-4:E4g/Ca'i)t' Grerpry/.m 1. In accordance with e~sting policies, request t he attac.~d UFO report be reviewed wit h cozmaen.t as to your findi ngs subud tted hereon l. IR-4-58 frm D/ I CAIRC 3. Track Reports {Unci)