I. DATITIMI OIOUP IJ. CONCLUSIONS OISIIY~A~T~ION-----------1a PeeeiWr lell"" a Wee Alrcreft PIWr Alrcreft D PrelteWr AetreMMicel D Pee11Wr Aet,.no tlcef 7. LINOTH OP OISIRYATION D lftlufflcleftt Deto fer Eveluetlen IIIIP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Object aoved fro ME to SW paaina over bead in 1abt for a few econda. Believ ed to be Sputnik. GlitteriDI pipe sbap blue crey exbaut fumes,-lmpreaion tba object was luainated but no liabt ourc viaible. Color ~etallic crey. Obervat nicbt witb bright aoon. When firt obse eaed to be climbin1; however, as obje goiDI awaY. and disappeared seeaed bave level flight. AftC PORif J29 (JtEY 26 SltP 52) Duration and distance travel indicate aeteor sighting at altitude. Tbat the o~ct seeaed to be self luainoua further aupporta th1a conclusion. Unidentitied Fl.Jing Object, Riga Preparing v Set 1/1, Card 1/3 Into Spec: CONF.IDENHJL Jgeneya T TEAM, 70S3rd AISS 70SOTH Air INTSERWQ (USAFE) D.I.a July, 19SB Cbssific t:"n C ... r,,.~'L,,., I. Sketchy description ot UFO, direction ot tlight weather conditioner ~t/tf ot obaeJva tion. ' '"'J II Additional Ills obtained by interviewer BJETTNER Robert ( PN) and editor JliNQI,Eft, Harry, trOll thia S: ' l IR-1138-SB Delta Wing Actt aeen at Jfid RIGA/SPILVE (S6S9N/2u~E) IB-lUO-S8 Unusual Helicopter onal IR ined by interviewer OLSON, Edward (JW) and editor BROWN. James, an a a IR-~7-S8 Atom Detense Trainin RIGA ' \ EA ii.S . let 1/1, Carel 3/3 IRll39S8 the color of the object vas metallic grq. It gli tterecl like a star. S aaicl the ob3ect appeared to be 30 ca long but he did not give ar17 comparison. Sound vaa not beard at all. '!'he object arrived trCil HE in an oblique tl)"ing poai tion and seemed to be clillbirw. When fiJing ss head and during the going awa;y flight the ob- 3ect seemed to be in horiaontal position at a steady altitude. 'lbe object new ott towards sw. It was Yiaible tor a period or a tew seconds and disappeared behind bldl It vas sighted without observation aida. During the observation period the aoon vas shiDinl and the stare were out. The lights in the city vas blacked out aa there was an air-raid drill which started at 0030 hrs and ended atter S wen~ to bed, tt.e uDkD. On hie v_, home S aav a rev militar7 cargo and radio trucks travelling in . the direction of YELGAVA ( S639N/23~3E) Actt nre not observed. S never thought or asked queatioos about the UFO after he had aeen it. There were no publications in tbe newspaper or radio and also no rumors among the population. Hovember S UNCLASSlFlED Set 1/1, Card 2/3 MC Ia Hone Rpt I I IR-1139-SB vaa ot average intelligence, cooperative and willingly-a liiil questions. Hie ability to remember details, to read mapa, and to estimate distances and dimensions was average. S had a basically good educational background. He was ver7 seltcontident and somewhat ternperamental. Inconsistencies were not noticed. Reliability of S could not be judged. S, while living in RIGA (5659N/~09E) trOll 1952 to Jul 58, vas a streetcar driver and mechanic e ployed by the municipal streetcar company. He observed the UFO atter leaving the RIGA streetcar depot in the early morning of 2!, Jul 58 after late duty- bra. Info was obtained from own observation, unless otherwise specified. Probability ot into could not be judged. ~ , II. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJEC, RIGA (S6S9N/2l,09E) s observed the UFO around 00)0 hrs on,2!, Jul sa right atter he and a few fellow workers stepped out of the streetcar depot. S stood in the street and had a limited view of the sk,y. Hie attention vas called to the UFO b7 one or the fellow workers who pointed up to the sky and said: "Look out, there 'a a sputnik. S looked up and saw glittering pipe shaped object emitting bluish-gray exhaust fumes at its end. S had the impression that the object vas illuminated but he did not see aey light source