PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~O ?-LOCi\ TION 12. CQI.;CLUSIONS J. DATE-TIME ~ROUP <\. TYPE OF OSScRV,\TION 0 Ground-Vi suol 0 Gr;,und-Rodo r .5. PHOTOS ---. 6 . SOURCE 0 Air-lntcrcnpl Radar Was Balloon Probably Balloon Po~ :;i ~,1 y Bell oou Ai rc:ralr P robobl y Ai rcroft Possibly Aircraft Wa::; A::tronomi col Probably A~tronomical Possibly Astronomical S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othor _ 0 Insufficient Doto For Evaluation 0 U::tknown 7. LENGTH OF 03SErtVATION 10. BRieF SUM.~,iArtY OF SIGHT ING 11. COMMENTS rhar.vL ri>tic; HE/,DQU/\RiEP.S Am DHft lS~ COMMAND UNITED STAl CS AIR FORCE CN T /\IR fOrr.E 0\SE COLO"U;DO S ?.1~,;G,, COLORADO Com:lnl"lrlar In.f.:> qpt, 2R Cl " S ' H ICH I ON I!E I'Uif t.O. CO\.I'ITRY Of ACTIVI TY RE:f'O!IT lNG USA IJ~552-l-5S A!~ \NTELLIGENCE INFORMATiON REPORT C~NfRY r -. \RfA PJ.:P(.o!T CO:-;CER'<S 01\1( C>F IN~OtPMT IO'l Cvaat of Ca1!fornil1 OAIF Of' COlLfCIICN SRI SrATUS (If llpplicniJ/~) .\ CT IV ITY SUR'! ITT Il-l': I!FPOHT 27 Auril 58 CANCE I LOIIIV'-IPL(TI 2d April 56 NAME t.f! OF:SCR l f''l'I ON OF SOURCE FVAL U\ T I ON U tllio:al '1'.., lfaus a1) 1/L t., USA? i\it' Cl"'ai't. Con:anander ,,I)11TIO'l\l. l'lf'ORIAATifl,._ ()" (L~ttc) SU~-\1\RV (QJe u.,~CY which hi4hliAh~:s the ;,o/ient lt>c tor rd norrtttiVO r eport. D.ito n.Jrrl\tive u n/<!SS repo " CJn b " fully t~ttcrl on .AF For m Jl2. L i :.t nelo:rur"" uc/udln , ... ,.,1;.-r o f ~opie3) L:-igh~ ors.."l.&a-red obj'3ct whi.!h pa3aad in front. of t~a alreraft. 'l'!la obj.Jct !111d not ~,:.,)~ll picksd U? on the aircraft' .J radar ar>J. a ch~ck wit h tbv land- b-.t3ed ;::-our.d ..1!.t a i:.ldica~ no !cloun aircraf'V fJ..yi.n.s 1-'l t.ha a:e a of tb.a :J ~ht.in.6 (tht.s:D.J, S39 Pru.t II of tbi.l !"aport,.) C0}1}1Di'TS O:t' PREPi\RTifG OF.F'IC!!.R Th ~ a:t3~ting 1-;aa n:sda 1'Y tbrde p ersona, ~ho ore fo.miliar A t h t.h-3 O:"'sa incid~nt o..nd t.bs nature of uir'Dorna t:rai'fic in t~at ore a . T~-a pilot ecucdd3d ~hat. it r:.a:r ha'\'Ts ba""A :m o..ftgrbl.lr::ler but f olt a l"8p1Jrt aho\lld b e t.-l.d~ n::.,ca; 1. Vis i o P !.ty -'i-aa (pod bu~ no eircraft otru.ctur~ c ould b~ a-:;,'-3n; 2~ ?~a obj~ct haa -noco -pick3av.p 1...7 t h a r:?.dar of ths RC-lil; o~\ 3. .\ c!.lack ~n.-~-u t..!a lo.:ll.l-ba.i~d grou::::!d :Jit.a r:>port9d no k.."lo~n oi:-craft in th~ arM o:: t..:.a s.!..5ht.~. On thls baai:J :f\!rt~r investigatlon 17-J t~hnic . .o1Jy qua1 i :i 3U p1r9onnsl ~a~a varrantad. CC!~'TS O"i' APPROVL lG OFFICER: Lt~llig,~nc& C?l'ic:tr I LTJCIU3 BS.23, DL.act or of l'l!-..a_ll~3nca, 552nd ~..s~ 1.-i:l:.!g f ile. lrdir; lie ()u;>l M/e>Z IJnd copi<'~ "'") in. '<>7ure : . ,,. olwllour t"d f>"Tenn prnhi~ilerl hy In"' (,.I A, .II II AT II-II Ar FOR~ 112-PART 11 J.f'l'nOVEO I JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE iNFORMATION REPORT rntlM (AV'"t.V) 552od &c Wi ng nn AFB, C9.l i forni.l Pin, built up t o .3-bout 1 1/2 by J/.1.., i!lch a,. s~a n 3 ucov~ (a) (_Qr~ga-r-.d_) Dri_jht orang9-r~d b41_ ~hicll _.f~nnad...v3lt _simil!lr to thoug:O. no ~kcra.ft. \Ja3 .Jaen or tr.i.c~ed o n r a dar. fuacribed abO"T~ V laual by pilot , --. A .. "l~la 7 to 10 degrt~ea balow airc r a ft.-..:::-I S.:!rEght. -'~ ~3:7-l)l._i"l oa.ma _dirl~Ctiou a a 3.1ror.rl't O_?.i)c~.}tacaM smalJ.Gr a~-di.l~2.~- _ 'V!3u.al-airborne s ighting.P n o r:\dar or o~her ol~ctronie piwk-up Hilli3JD r. !iaWJar, 1/Lt.,. 552.:ld h/1& ~:i:lg, %4th Dqcb~ Airer!l.i't Commandsr, Rellabl3 ~filliam Salren, 2/Lt., 552.:ld \.ling, 964-':.b. SqcJn, Na.v~ Rgliabl~ Oidn Mo King,. lVSgt., 552nd \.ling, 964th Sqdn~ I:'lSt Engine-:n- p~ok cl deck3 at Saa (7) (Q) cbov~ 25 :Jil3a~ p lu.3 Sea (7) (a) abov~ Ji)OO and l40CO r _, Strat o cu, \lii.ld 295/l?X ;u,. rull.Ht out, Otl~bou.nd (ll) J l.. les J!) l!ay25 1/Lt., iJSu, Intal1:5.g3acs Gf'ficer, 552nd l~A;.c \fin_g<> S ~9 CC:"-1.MS..'ITS OF PR2ARI.L;G O~':;'IC::R. IT"..,( :rr . f.c"~:OOUCElJ Ill '.'tliOL:.. 0'< :>l p,;:H. SY OTh:.i\ TllAII U'lfEO Sll.tr'3 Atn FO:-tc.:: .\G!:J;Ctr,. CXClPT rW Pf.d.w IO:IOr l'ii:. lli?:.CCTO!"IOF