Wheelusafb Tripoli Lybia — September 1958

7. LENGTH Oil .OISIItYATION OP SIOHTINO PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION I. NUMIEit 011 OBJECTS 9. COURSE 11. COMMINTS 12. CONCLUSIONS a lneufflclent Deta for Ealuation ~vc Unl.nawn Rnd, bluish-whit~ cbj, fitst size of UNIIJENTlFIElJ. a large star, tl1en grew to size of a baseball, then diminished to its origl size & disappeared. Obj rnoved at speed vary :a.nC=' fm very .fast to very slow at which t.Lnje obj appeared motionless. Siguifl.caut temp iuve1sion fm su1face to lOOOft.t'wo sightings fm same area. Ceiling l4000f~ &ppeari11g at high alt. descended to 2-3C00ft & rode a~ain & disappoar~d i11to clotJds. CZCS~A~ Z PP R~i..D~Q :RECEIVED PP RJ~ZHQ RJED RJEC~Q D. RJ'IC AK ~ e'A Ft. CC DR 7272D AE te;G WHEfLU~ AF LIFYA lC RJEI~N/CC DR ADC ENT AFF CCLC R~irS~A CCrDR ATIC WRIVT PATTFR~CN ~FF CHIC RJEZEt HfDUSAF ~ASHDC ItFC RJF'PLDIC(.~:rR U .Ft ?.DVC~. R?J.~Trl~ GE.Rt At<Y RfDLC/CI~CNEL~. LC~tCN i~GLA~D RfTPC/CC~:DR SIXTH FLET Z~N/C~:DR AF 17 ~ Ef fLU~ AE L I;: YA Uf\:CL~.SSIFlt.C FRCr. V:CIN ?..i-12;1. P.:t:LJ AF ATT~:! P.C~/l~T-'L ; :cr: .t;,i;Ct CFFIC~ CF l~Ft ~VCS. U~AF~ A~VC~: ~TT !AI. UFt REFCR7. A. Dr.:sCRIPTICr .. CF CFJECT: ( 1 >{]~C D. (2 > C.r J:Ct l4.'AS F!P.fl T,~ E. DESCCPTltN cr CCURSE or CEJFCT: (1) rCVE~FNT or CFJECT. (~) 1~'E~1'Y DE.GREES. (2' > TWENTY DFGRFiS.' C4> AS IT PASSED CrSERVER P~G ~ lt,;C RJTCAK ~SA CL'T Tt THE SCUTHEAST C S > SEC cr CE SERRI ( 1 CIVILIAN, TECH RP, PHILCC CORP., AGF , ~E~ YCRK, N.Y. G. WEATHER: (1) ~C~C~LIT ~IGH1' l~r.IER :8: SURFACE-~E-AT 12 KNCT~; ~IX TKCU~AND-~. ' P.T 1; KNCT~;; 1:~. THCUSAND-2.}-; AT J;. KNCTSJ 1S THOU~p.ND-26 AT '2~ K~:c1~; ~ ~ Tr:C J - SA~t-~6~ AT 3~ KNCTSJ 3~ THCUSAND-24~ AT 45 KNCT~; !~ THCU~AND-~4 RlAriNG, THERE WA~ A SIGNIF ~VVERSIC~ FRC~ TKE ~URFAC Ci4 DEGREES CENIIGRAD[> rc O~E THCU~AND FEET ( .6 DFGRE;~ ' Ct~lTIGRADE. I~ NO INTERCEP ACTIO~ TAJ<E~:. J. NC K~OWN AIR TRAFFIC : I~ 1H AREA AT THE II~E OF ~IGHTING. K. CC ENTS OF PREPARING (fflC~R: CAPTAIN FRUCE K. HERFRUCK, I~TFLLIGF~CF CFFICeR, 7272t ~!R fASi WING: CFSERVER ~EE~ED TC EE ~CEER AND INTELLIGFNT ~IT~ PP P.JE.D5'Q pp RJE2HQ RJEDNN RJEDSO Dl RJTCAK 1~3A .,-. F~ CC~DR 7272D AE WG WHEELUS AP LIEYA TC RJF.D~N/C~DR ADC ENT AFP CCLO RJIDSQ/CC tR ATIC WORIGHT PATTERSCN AF CHICC :-_-_-:._:,:==- : -:--------- RJ2HOI~EDti~Ar WASHDC INFC RJFPLD/CC~DR USAF ADVC~ RtDLC/CI~C~i.L~! LCNDCN ENG RF'TPC/CCMDR 6TH FLEE:T ZE~/CCft'JDR ~.F 17 ~HEELUS AE LIEYA UNCLASSIFIE.D FRCM wC"IN "='3J1271. 1-!!:DU~AF P.Tlt\: AC'~/I~T:::-Ll IG AND CFFICE CF I~FC ~VC~. U~AFf ADVC~l ATt lAI. UFt R~PCRT. REFi.RE~CF. MY f':ESSAGE WC'It\':~-J-12~1. A. DI~CRIPTICt\ OF C'FJECT: E. IISCRIPTICt\ C1F CUR~E: C.F CEJ;::CT~ <1> CV~ENT CF Cf~f.Cl. C2) \E~!Y DEGRE.ES. (3) TWENTY DEGREES ~A1' PARALLELTC THE HCRIZC~! FRC~ A (4) CE~ECT FCllCWE"C f.. ~TP.AIGH T SPiFI WAS FAIRLY UNIFCR~ A~D ~lC~. C~> DISAPPEARED r~ CLC~D~. ($) PAGE TWC RJTC'AK 1'.-~A (2) ~:cc~ .. LIT I\IGHl. E. LCCATION CF C.BSFRVFR: (1) TRIPCtl 3~ D~.GREE:s 53 ~INUTES 3~ RECCND~ NCRTH, 13 DEGRFE~ 1~ UTE~ &5 SECC~DS EAST. F. CESERVFR IDENTIFICATION: <I> GEORGE HIL.AS, SPECIAL INVESTIGArcR, 8TH DI~IRJCT CST, APC ~31, NEW YCRK, N.Y. (~) RE.LIAEILITY: CCrPLETELY REL APL. G. WtA!HER: Cl> ~OCNIII ~IGHl WITH ACUT FIVVfIE~THS CLOUD CCVVtRs C2) WIND DIRECTION AND VllCCI1Y: 24~rz, 1 SEPTE~EER 1958 PA~f VEATHER STATITN: SURFACE $SUI ~ W I J 'I , W ~fill W S IAI 3V THCU!AND21&7 A1 AKNC,TSJ ,,. THCU~ACD2"(i AC Zit' KNC.T~. 13) 0 ......_.. NCNE, K, AT THE 2~Q12 C ER~ATICt], THERE WAS A SIC NI F' I CANT TE:~. PE.RATURF. INVF.R~I 0~ F'Rt'~ THF ~U Rf ACE ( ~ 4 r !:G R~. j! ~ Ci.N'IIGRAD) TO CN THCU~A DHFEE'T (~.~DEGREE~ CE.~:liGRAr!.>. I. NC I~TlRCEPT ACTICN TAKE~. J, NC K~CW~ AIR TRAF~lC I~ TH7 A~EA AT TI~lE CF SIGHTLI~G. K. CC~.fi:!.NTS CF PP.EP?.Rlr~G CFFIC!.Rt CAP1AI~l ERUCE K, :iERBRUCK, INTE:LL.IGEf''CZ CFFICF.R, 7~72D AIR 'E~.~E wlt\G: 0SERVVER IS A HIGHLY TRAINED, EXPERIE~.CED CSI I~VESTICATC~. OFSERVVATIONS WERE ~ ADi: FRO~ THE RC.CF CF A THREFST(,RY rUil.DING PAGF THRE.E: RJTCAK 1~.3A AT FIRST HE THCUGHT THE LIGHT tr:AS ATTACHED TC A KITE. EcC'AlJ~E. ~e: HAS SEE:N KITES Y.'ITH LIGHT~ I~ THE A~EA EEFC:P.E. HC\aJ~V~P, ALL KI1 :!- LIGH1S EE"FC.RE HAD FLI KED. WHEN THIS LIGHT CC~'TINUED TC ~cv.!. ACROSS THE HORIZON, CCVERING A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL r.ILE~, HZ rE- Clf'tC THAT IT C~t:Lt NCT Ff A KIT~. t:c K!'.Ct\t\ HFLirCP1FR~, CT }{ AIRCRAFT, C:!ILC~.F.TER~, t.t:!ATH~R FALLCc , FTC. WFRE It\ TH~ AFSA. ~CI, ThOUGH IN CPERATICN, RfPC~1.ED ~C U~U~UAL ACTIVIlY. L. ~CNE. ~3/14 2 SEP RJTCAK PAGF THR~E RJiCAK 'EA CC'NSitERAELl KNOWL ..., !CRAFT A~D AIR ACTIVVITIF~. ~f p~NIEP ITS ~PEED VARIED SO GREATLY, 'IT. HAD NC. ~:AVVIGATIC~ AL LIV1~, AND IT CiJHiR Tlt'JE FE.ING AECUT T'JJC WEEKf AGC, HI~ WIF AL~C ~p_r~J.T THE. cr-JF~T T~JO WE:EKS AGO. NC KKCWN HELICCPTER~, CTHER AIRCRAFT, CEILC:tv;ETERS, CR WiATHER FALLCC~S WERE IN THE. AREA. HAD ~0 UNUSUAL OESERVVATIC~l, A_SIMILAR SIVTING AI IHF fA~E II~E F.PCRT. L. NCNE. C L~ 7 PG 3 W/A AREA. CCI C~/fE!~Z SEP RJTCAK