RECORD CARD L LOCATION u~ust 1958 Denver Colorado GeiiRYATION ,.... ... Vt I D GrovftA.-..a-a W Ahcreft a AI~VIIUel D Alr-l11terc.,t Re4er D 'IWr Aircreft a AltfOftefftiC .. a Yea D ,,. w, Aet,.,.fttlcol Me Civilian a PWr Atte"'icel 7. LINOTH OP.OIIIIYATION I. NUMIII OP OIJICTS t. COURSI Othor~- - 0, liGHTING Rnd, reddish orange objs, size of baseball, traveling in almst straigh line. Slowly dropped behind trees. AftC: PORK JB (ltaV 21 8&P 52) CZCS~F768ZCWYC5 DE RJWFA~1 1 FM HQ La.JRY TO RJEDD~/COMDR ADC RJWFDN/COMDR 3~TH AIR DIV RJEDSQ/CO~JDR WPAFB RJF.ZHO/HQ USAF RJEZHO/HQ USAF INFO RJWFBSICOMDR ATC I I. COMMINTS l~tauffl'clettt o ... fer Evoluotfon Spica & Jupit~r both s el..'li..r.n in SW; however, no th1rd ooj in this location. Uo posi - tional info r~td. Cas~ l d as insufficient data UNCLAS FROM OBT.tl543 J. FOR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER, RJ~Dsa, ASST CHIEF OF ST~FF INTELLIGENCE AND OFFICE OF INFORMATION . (:nnati'-\TION CIUZ) Aupst 19S8 Lebanon, Orescn 1 Space Craft Dlaeet., ,.,, 1958 A!'tOTHI'J' .. It f:Jo'OP. T ,., a "''"' trcu pnpl we awe per.ol!y a..:fi'WMa41 .ntla te Iron, l...eb..~M" Orf'aoft. Mr and Mr1 (btlli~ f)e.,,~l ef '-C'Of'\lhYfthy) eaaht~d a mnat amaaaa1 liFO ,,.. ..,d ef A\&lft vi 1"1 at ~:!0 tl\ the ar.om; while th~ were"" wad\ tketr ~CMU\,ell cMW. ,... ''f'ier,-b411 al.>out -the email" than "'u t't'\.)Oft aa.r .. bet~" tt\elll ,.. a r.eart~v 'k.ua ne.al' lcbn ... Or" T"'"v walchc,d :lue etra~r. '"' phenor.n for ~&!)oul 1.0 mir. .. tel. It wae .,rr. to lt .. nyt~tllnw U. celCII' ... ".temea be t-It ~ lara Mll ' fire... C'lf'taaftiy waar '"'' tloil t.1y chrtc! body ~"w be of * type tJoat ''we._ld c .... radar r~n ( IIPORMATIOI OIL!) I Oct 1 lfoy 1958 llall ot tin, with a 1tlu1ah-114 reel tail at leaat ~ teet long aiptecl 111 a couple in 11, Ala--., on Aug. l,th. The object wae seen from ancl waa heard to a ' Oct' lloY 1958 C1nel.aD4, Ohio . Prot. ot CleYeland, aa4 alz otur ;rotioaal trOBa.er a r the night ot Aug. 15th, at .... _.. .... that wre ob1erTiDg the Sputnik roc'ket carrier. Dla r lira: 18 or 19 Auaut Cleveland, Ohio Septabezt 21, 1958 tlipta, teat tlipta, 01' cleftl~Dt tl1ptl of U17 UDCODftDtiOD- al a1rcratt, 111aa1lea, balloon controlled 4evicea, 1r ar about tbe ric1D1t:r ot C Ohio OD tbe Dilbta ot AQI- tiM, vb1ch SSIORAI. DQUIRI IIICIIIAIIf tnfo available re 11nconventi , Mrial objecte or at,. 1n alr3 -Clewlend, Ohio -on or 19 t SS.) Req ., v/propoaed repq per HOI 10 20 'n41oate AO D&l8 lc telephone nu BS tr Sen to ot Dete 26 Sept 58 CJ 1tr to tr Sena otc 26 Sept 07 1tr addreaHd to Dept ot Det. 22 Sept turDiehed to Sen 1LM C. VAK DYJC Kateriel Operations Branch ,_ 95 81P'II DA ADO fotm 895, 1 Aor and AfHQ I Ill Foun 12, 10 Now g, wtiM:tt ~be w1d ... ,~.'t Of IAIIC Alti.ID IY tnlt~el rN eel~n to denote rlw ~r~or to eetlon. tn1tlel ouT colun to denot rl of co~loted ( 1( lor oct Jon: , for coordl net Jon.) OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT IN OFFICE OUT OUT IN OFFICE 0 A'OINJCI SAIIS.3 Major Tacker corrttT NO. A ICIR-Ialla C.,_.NTS (ttae reorao, U neceaaer,J 1'b1a Center ohecked with l'lisht Teat Center, WADC, concerning teat tlighta aronn4 Clnelnd area. The A.TI Center waa 1Dt that tligbt testa are conducted in reetricted area R-109. eaat ot ~on. aDd aone in the CleTeland area. Balloons are released trom all oYer the United Statea, The larse loona will traTel .. ot miles from the launching site before comtng down. Sew ot these launchinsa are unscheduled, and are so numerous to preclude checkins witb all the airport that ~sht release balloons. A tbarougb check ot tbe ATIC tile tailed to reTeal a~ reports of nnidenti tied tl7iDS objects in the Cleveland area OD the 18th or 19th ot August 1958 K. GILBER'l' ~i-c. t/~tl'l,c 1. Ltr tr Houae ot Rep 2. Cy ltr Mh. 081 P1v1ous EDITIONS OF nus IIAY II USID I refer to 7011r izltuiry tbe iDtent ot Mr. Barl J. lett ot CD.ewlaDI, , 1D U.tiecl fl1111 ob.3ecu. A U.ct of tbe ASr 1-echaical %Dtellipnce Center tile Nftal UIIF ot m14ea.Ut1e4 ~DS ob38cta 1D Clewl.aa4 or lgth ot AUIU8t 1958. Jar 70V 1nfOJIMt10D I iDclc.iJ!I latet ot DeteDSe OD tbe 1ub3ect ot vn14ent1t1e4 tl.yiDg ob.3ecta, 4ate4 6 October 1958 ~ct 1hHt clear~ outUDe tbe Air <-1t1on v1th respect to UFOs '1't. leoN ot Deteue bae uked tba\ ! - iD'l''t'7 Nlat.lw to \Ia iateN8t. ot at Cl8wLlDd, Ohlo, conoemSng .. "ta ot uno oDYent.1anal al1oratt or m1aa1lee i.n the Ct.velnni area on or about 'I'M Air ha DO kllovled8 of tllehta CJt MRa Ud.a na 1n the Olowlancl area on that date, Bod LL 3 Oot/Fwded 6 Oot to SAFIS Dntt np~ N<i tr MaJ Taour. Betrrn t.o lAPIS ttll' IDOft n ft nplJ, OD ~ Oot v/ 31 Oct sa. S!DoeN~ roura, CC: COORD 11nl ltr pnp/twdeci )1 Oot buec1 OD aac- .. ated NP~ Maj Tacker per RS dd 28 Oct 58. C Sa RS tr Sen to OSD dd W. P. PlSBER !'aJar GeD8ral X.clalaUw ... to DOD 22 Sept, turnsibed to Sen b7 Cl) Sl2E OF A STU (I& THRF.~ PAGE TWO RJWFAM 1 C6 )(I.-~.INUTES) c. Ct) VISUAl. !11m*,_ letter to ~ ot Dlt 4atecl 8 a.p--., wldala wa nr.n.l to atn.oe ,,. ~ Vl ... .,.oU'lc SatwU.ca, w aumot ..U a clet1D1te ton u to tbe ob.1ect vh1cll 7011 , your .. act1JtUOD tita tbe ot ot tB 100 eerie 3et vben tbe tt1DS un below boriaon ntl.ecta on tbe under- e1cle ot the at al.t1t111e. We ))Oint out a Jet ill a ,a.1t1aD ~ appear to be JDOV1DS very elov. Ve !aft .u..t JOUr to oar f11ea far reten ~UJ ot Mzi&l aa4 W BDc:ut1w otticer Public Jntaruat1on Division ot JufcmatiOD Servloe .._ Sep-Oct Washington, D.,~. Danby, Calltoraia Wheelus AP'B, 'lrlpoll Dallas., Texaa San Antonio Killeen, Texaa 2903N 68.56W (Atlantic) North Dakota S Dakota, B ~kota J<'anaaa City South Dl!lk ota . Hastinss, Mi~ larson AFB, Sharpsville--, Pennsylvania Kansas City, Missouri Euclid, Ohio Iovells, Mich Highland, Calitorxr1a Cartwright Baileys Bay 1958 SIGR'l'INOS M111 tary RADAR M1 t&r7 (PHOI'OS/NR) . Wheelus AFB, Libya M1l1t&r7 RADAR lakewood, Ohio St Joseph, San Diego, Cal1torn'!a Westbury, IDq Island, New York ADDITIONAL RP:PORI:E:D SIGBTINGS (NOT CASES) I.DCATIO!: Japan ~ ~stezu States Science News Ltr Other (MISSILE) Other ( REFL!X:Tior;) tmmENTIFIF!D 1. Balloon lnsutt1eient Data Insuttieient Data Astro (vmA Astro (MARS 1. Astro (STARS/PIANETS) r 2. Pl'Op&gation 3 Balloon Aatro (ARCTURUS) Astro ( STARS/PLA~'F:rS) Astro (l-iARS) Insufficient Data Insutticient Data Astro (MARS) Astro AURORA) Other GROUND Firu!-GUN) Insufficient Data -Astro (METEDR) Satellite (SPUTNIK III) Other (WX:) Other ( UNREI.IABLE RBPORT) Astro ( CAPEIJA) Insutticient Data Astro (SIRIUS) Astro (METEOR) EVALtATION 1JII WNW ~I, 1QQ UNJ-:NOWN PAGE THJ\EE RJWF AM I Cit) fiRST C5) 1/11 OR LESS C') DISTANT, SOUTH H UNJ(NOWN J. Mil.ITAI<Y AND CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN AREA AT TIME FROM GROUND TO 35 K. ASSISTANT BASE T~AINING OFFICER. POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF SIGHTINGI AERIAL SEAJCHLIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH CIRCUS. CZCSQ8t532CWYB,34 DE RJVFAM '' rM HQ LOVRY TO RJEDDNI ADC ENT IJWFDNICOMDR 34TH AIR DIV IJEDSai COM DR WP AF a_.,..,_,...,....--- IJEZHQ/HQ USAF IJEZHQIHQ USAF INFO RJVFBS/COMATC UNCLAS FROM OBT 11,13 J. FOR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER, RJEDSQ, ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIG INFORMATION SERVICES, RJEZHQ. UFO 15Ae )ROUND ) C2t SA A~L . 3) ~ED~.I~H ORA C5. ALMO _IIllAl.Ci.KT t,INE ) , 1fNVII C .5) NONE C5) II &I OR LESS Ca) DISTANT, SOUTH He UNKNOWN Je MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN AREA AT TIME FROM QROUND T0.3, Ke ASSISTANT BASE TRAINING OFFICER. POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF SIGHTING& AERIAL SEARCHLIGHTS IN CONNEC110til ,_,22342 SEP IJVFAM (U) Ull14ent1f1e4 P171DI ObJect Report !'0: APCD-~14 APCIM-4El DATE: 30 1. Reference attached uraB report. APCIK-4Ela/W. OMMBNT NR. 2 2. The tion in this report is ve~ measer and, therefore, insufficient tor an accurate evaluation. However, there is a possibility that the D'F' ~quip- nt not properly since the tarpt appeared only on IFF and at a.n extremely ~ed , GORDON c . AM ColoDel, USAF uva Yw a Nawa Lanu The red plan steadily approaching nearer to the earth, will be the brig test obiect in the sky when it appears late In Augyaf evenings. ly JAMES STOKLEY THE RED PLANET Man, shininR more brilliantly than any otlier planet or any star visible at the same time, will appear in the sky late in August e\'eninRS- Thia il the fint time this year it can be miclniaht. Since last September, when it was farthest out on the opposite side of the sun, Man hu been drawina doser to the earth Prom a distance ol84,500,000 miles on AuR. I, it to within 64,000,000 miles on the 31st. Durin1 the autumn the approach will continue and it will be nearest :Sov. 8, only a little more than 45,000,000 miles away, nearer than it will be for the next 15 years. Althouah the accompanying maps show appearance of the evening skies in Aupst, Man is not shown. This is because they are prepared for about ten o'clock, your own kind of standard time (add one hour for dayliJht saving), at the first of August, an hour earlier at the 15th and two hours earlier at the end of the m~th. Mars rises after hours. :..~t the :inning about two boun after sunset. It, too, rau~ ID Ft on our maps. However~ it is in the caaallellation oi Virgo, the virgin. the eastern pert oi which is shown low in the south- the riaht of Scorpius, the scorpion. Jupiter is a little to the east of Spica, the briptat star in Virgo. One planet is shown on the maps. This is Saturn, fainter than either Mars or Jupiter, but equal to a first-magnitude star. It is in Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer. seen in the IOUthwestern sky. Just below is the con- stellation of Scorpius with the red star Most lrllllant Star /. The most brilliant star of the August evc- the south, just to the left of S.turn, for example, is Sagittarius, the archer. The start here form the outline of a teapot, with the handle to the left and the spout to the riRht, just above the hook-sltapcd group of stars that make the tail of the scorpion. In the east is the .. great square," mainly part winFCf horse; the square restina on one corner. The star in the left corner is Alpheratz, which is in Andromeda, the fettered prin- cess. And to the left we see her mother, the queen, Cassiopeia. These stars form a letter W, standina on one side, the top of the to the left. When we look toward the teapot-shaped constellation of Sagittarius in the south, we are looking "downtown" in the metropolis