TYPe Ot-O~'cRV.l. TION Gto.,nd-Vtsuol 0 Air-Vi :ouol 5. t'HOTOS , ~2. C(..HCLt.:S.ONS 0 .to~ :oltoon oJ ?r?hobly !lalloon ------i 0 ?o;si 'ly i3olioon Ground-R<Jdcr Airlnt~rc:~pt .D: Wns Aircraft 0 P r:>b'Jbl y A~rc:roft 0 Po :osi :,t y Atrcrofr 0 Wc5 A::1tonorr11 col D P robu bl y Astronom1 col 0 Po:.:;ibly Astronomical 7. LE NCTH OF Ot3SERV AT ION 8. NUMoE.~ OF OSJECTS 0 In ouffic iant Dcrta for Evoluat1on 10. "'rliEF ~UMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS "'~Ct~CU~Y tlOT .~D I :;IGII HUR _,t:EMOR..~'IDUM FOR .\33157" .~'ST em:::? Of ST.r'.F7 I !:rn:r.:wGz:-rcs ATT:."J: COLONEL p_.;'l'TISON I .. 7\7 C1N-X , 3UBJ3CT: (C) Review and Comment -UFO Rpt I Andana, Turkey 12 Mar 58 1. Further to the request from y o ur offlce reg3rdi:lg t:~e sighting reported fr om Adana, Turkey , during March 1958, our r ecords indicate the following: ---~- a. The incident was submitted as a CI::tVIS report under provision of JrlNAP 145, ~!arch 1954, and not as an Air Force Ui'O r e"Jort . b . The r eport is very meager and lacks essential dat3 necessary for mor e detailed analysis or positive conclusions. c. The o~j ect (a fast-moving, ora..'"'!ge colo~ Ed light} is not con- sidered a "UFO .. wit..'U:1 the definitions of APR 200- 2 I ~ :F~b 58, but raL"ler an ._unidentified aircraft" . The description, characteristics I fll~:t.t pattarn and maneuvers rule out rockets or missiles. e . There have been reporte~ overflights into Tur~cay from the Scviet and Arab BJoc countries. It should be noted t..l-ta t .G.dana is just outside the Northwest border of Syria. (Secre t) 2 . A word of explanation regarding oource' s ... taternent~ that t.~e light appeared to sta.nd still for a brief period; anti tha t t.~ere \V~2 u:l appa.rent absence oi sound. B~sed on t:1e many sir.lll..l! t."FO i nc.-t.znts investigu.te d and a:1alyzed by t :1e Center over 1:.!1~ laz"' 12 years: a . Je t exhausts I and particularly afterb1.1ners i n ope!'ation I vhen viewed from a zero- angle of sighting on the g:-ound, e . g . I .;hen the aircraft is in a clinh and viewed directly from the rear nt rught and from a distance, often appears t o remain motiohless in s :>ace until t.'1e i)ilot goes i nto a turn. This 1s a well-k::1own illasi.:>n and r0pcrted quite o.:~en 'camo to ACS/L Attn: GIN-X Gubj: R & C 1]}"0 R, A , T 1:! Mar 53 ~rcr:sit :ncati:t f.rom t."leir jet or ai~cr;,urner I!..::. ... ~e, ul ~"l ~o zou:1d. I:u~ 3.30 holds t:iJ.e wiet aircraft condef!sation trail~ d~Zl::.g t.'le 'Jt:ty. 3 . On the ba.!lis of t!1e datu ~i Jen, t.."l$::e is no ;:oeason to ballev~ tilat t..~e u u..-1known light obs2:ved vros ot.i.er than a hlgh-alti tuda J "'t aircraft from a neighboring st Bloc .. cou.."ltry a:;euming, of cour:ue, :hat all friendly aircraft flights W1rle accounted for. (Secred CIRVIS Msq int 3-347 dtd lS }Jiar 58 A . FRA.~CIS .:;N.CIER Sciantitic. )...Qvi sor