20mieofrichmond Va — January 1959

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION I. DATITIMI 1. LI .. TM 011 OIIIIYATIGN L .,.II OP OaJICTI ......WOP llltiTINe Three white objs , 1 orange obj. :ppe~c!d as light cluJters in n triangular shape, no biGg?r than a dime. FiJ...;t two "'hite li3:1t:J tro.velci side by cidc. G.c:1ngc liGht join c i up, then broke off. J..,on.tth ligh~ : cer.tcd to int~rccpt other titltc .I lght;r; 12. CONCLUSIONS t. COUitSI Proba~ly lights of high alt e./c on a refueJJng or intercept ClASS'' I CAT I ON COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY Rlft01tTIN8 RrPatT NO. AIR INTELUGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Cit A._IA Rl:ftCitT COIICIRNI Richmond, Virginia ACTIVITY SUIMITTIHI RlftCitT 345th Wing, Tactical PRiftARINI INDIVIDUAL DAT't OF I SRI STATUS II ppliceble) STE.'WART G. SCULL, MaJor 12 Feb 59 CANCELID/IfCOitiPLIR Cit Dllat lfl'TIGN 01 IOUIICI IVALUAT IOM Hq 21st District OSI, I.angl ey AFB, Va F-6 ADDITIONAL I IWGR*T I ON ON (,.te) RI'IHNCII (M,. Unidentified Ply1Ds ObJect SUIIIWARY (OI -rp ..... ._ AliA I illtt tlte lioltf lector I nrrot J ro,ort ... ,;,. ~t~trrot i" t .. t ott .-1 ro,.rt clt 6e lllp ett~ olt Ar Por 112. Llt lncloeur inclu411tl ,., ,, ol co11iJ 1. On 23 1959, this office requested the 21st District OSI to investigate an alleged flying obJect sighting in the vicinity of Richmond, Virginia, on 22 Janury 1959 . 2. Result ot invest.lgation is attached as inclosure:i.l. Ir"!Yestigation MaJor, USAF Wing Intelligence Officer DIITRIIUTION IIY GRI&INATCit ( .... , 1/SM .~ file. lndict Dul'l 11/oa attd copioa fl/0 incloeur I liP ic SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGINCY REPORT NO. 345th Bombardment Wing, Tactic~ Langle AFB Virginia IR-1-59 (5) ObJects were in sight about 30 minutes. c. Manner of Observation: Ground visual No optical aids used d. . Time Date of (1) 2Qie.5 hours EST, 22 JanuarY 1959 . (2) lfisht e. Location of Observer (l) Driving West-Northwest on Highway 160, approximately 20 miles East of R , Virginia. f. Identify Inf ion or Observers: (1) age 18, Street, H&upton, Va. occupation: student. g. WeatheT ~ Winds Aloft, Condi tiona (l) Clear night with moon. (2) Weather :l.nfounation obtained fran U.s. Weather Bureau (WBAS Byrd Field, Highvq 1/(XJ (located approximately 3 miles frau point observer ob- served lights). ( 3) Unknown. Un11 1 ted, no cloud cover. llo thunders..-_..- in area at time of sight.w.~. h. No unusual activity in the area. i. No interception or identifying action tak~n. j. Air traffic -unknown. 1 . No physical evidence. CL.A SSI~ICATION (SCURITY. . ORMATION when lflled Itt) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO. 345th Bombardment Wing, Tactical Langley AFB, Virginia IR-1-59 1. On 30 January 1959, andolph Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, was n viewed re ive to s alleged sighting of an unidentified flying obJect on 22 January 1959. MOORE furnished the following information: a. Description of the Object: ( 1) Appeared in a triangular shape. (2) Appeared as light clusters, no bigger than a dime held at arms length. (3) Color s to be white (3 objects), orange (4th object). (4) Two white 118bt clusters later joined by a third object to be orange in color); fourth light (white in color). (5) First two white lights traveling side by side. Orange light joining up, then breaking oft; fourth light s to intercept other white lights. (6) Clut:Jtera of lights seemed to have a triangular shape. (8) No uound noted. (9) No other pertinent or unusual details. b. Description of Course of Object(sl: (1) Observed two clusters of bright lights which were blinking. (2) When first observed appeared to be about 45 off the About 50 (4) White objects (#1 & /12) moved North to South, then stopped. Orange object (#3) moved North to South and it also appeared to stop. First white object(s) (#1 & #2) then moved in a westward direction with or object (#3) on a parallel course. The orange object continued into the west until it disappeared. The white objects then r ever sed their "1-:.r~ct!.vn :.u1d headed 8as~. Fnurth object { ..rhi td) a:frpeared out of t~e :ror'ta and intercepted the first two white objects. The fourth object continued in a southerly direction and disappeared. The first two objects then disap- peared in the East.