PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon 20 Feb 59 OVer Cinninnati, Ohio o Proltoltl, Bolllft D Wos Aircraft Lecel-----------a GceUR4-YI.e Gre~R_. ~ Proltoltl, Aircraft a Air-Intercept R_. D PosaiW, Aircraft D Was A1tconol c.e D Prett.W, Alf,.fliMicel D Po11iW, Altcaftatc.e altiiP ..-aRY 0' Rotmd o1Jj, alternately f'Jn.:;hing red, . .:hi tc, :1n cl green light~; a t about 5 r.;-=c 0nd intcria.l::;. l\/C fol l o . .,~d nbj for up:vroxi- mate ly 21 1rlnutes to t h"' li.: it. I 1. COMMINTS a lnavfflchnt D.to f.r E .. lvetion Prob~oly a n air cr aft. DISPOSITION FORM ~ract froo ATIC Duty Officers Report, 20-21 Feb .. 4~ a DATI . COMMENT NO. 1 . fiOM .?ollo:;inz is an extract from Captain . A..~'CI!1-4X2a/Cap:t 1Icr:eill/ps r~ervlin J ~erline s report d3ted 20- 21Feb 59 for yo~ information Captai~t~rtin (Sugar Mlke} repo -aa follows r-: (copied "Objeot sighted by a Lt. Bradley, 165th TAC Racon Sq. lcy' Air .' _ : Na.tiona.l Guarcl, based ... at Standiford, ICentuc~:y. He was flying .. ._ ovar Cincinnati (B-57) at 41,000 feet appro:~iw3.te ly 0200Z, 21 Feb 59 Sighted object flashing alternately red , white and , _ . green. Object appeared to be :round and ~vhole object lighted-. - brilliantly in colors alternately ohanbfng red, white, green. ~ Object .. was approximately 15 r1iles west of pilot in leve l flight. ~ Pilot Bradl.Jy J:!Ve chase on he~ding 270 under direction of Oak ...... Hill GCI control. He chased object for llbout 200 ~iles, object gradu3lly pulled &1~ Bradley flying B-57 at 0.8 mach. This object also si~hted by three other a/c, SAC N bers ~chie 23 and Archie 32 {other not r~portcd)~ Reportad to Uoonsnine and 1 _ P yoheok. 7urthc r rsports a r e forthcor:ting . : Captain, USAF ftlaM W. 1 OCf WIIICM IMY U.0 U. L OOftb"PY fP~ lbO CWftCI: 1111 0. tllt ~E :~J EDSQ 37 D P 210:JOOZ DEPARTMENl Of THt A!R FORCt CiT AFF MESSAGE OIViSIO" JNCLASSIFIEC ~ESSAGf u~ctfV'Iv'M/ F CiJ~i:Ji1 2046 TH AACSRON '\:JPAFB OHI 0 TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC RJ E DS'.J/ C Qt'iOR 30 !H -_:; ~,RJ EDSQ/ C OttbR . AT IC RJEZHQ/AS~ COFS It~T!LL USAF l~JSZ~\Q/ OFFICE OF INFO SVCS HQ USAF A 1. ROUND 3 . ALTERNATELY FLASHED RED-WHITE GREEN LIGHTS Ll o OIJ E . JEPART MENl Of TH~ A IR FO'fCt STAFF MESSAGE DIVISIO" .JNCLASSIFIEO MESSAGf 2. 41 COO !T 270 DEGREES 15 MILES WEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO 4. STRAIGHT AND .. LEVEL , 5. GRADUALLY to THE WEST 6. !I:,lE UNK 200 t~ILES AT SPEED POINT ZERO EIGHT [1ACH /FOLLO'.:E~/ C 1. Ar~JORNE VISUAL 3. J573 !DENT UNK 42 000 FT 270 DEGREES .08 MACH STANDI70RD KY E Ar:c;\ --T OVER CINCifl'lATI OHIO 2 Q L"' ~H~OLEY 165TH TAC RECO~l SQ KY ANG STANDIFORD FIELD l<Y. G 1. CLEAR GOOD. VISIBILITY .. Page 2 of 3 pages JEPARTMENl A IR FORCt STAFF MESSAGE I.INCLASSIFlfD 'AES5AGf C:l ;1EADinG .JF 270 DEGREES FOR 200 r&ILES K. OP~:-\:\Tl ~llS OFFICER ON DUTY 2046TH' AACSRO:J /FLIGHT St:RVICl:/ ~J-P APPEARS TO aE .~CCURATE AS THE PILOT OF TilE ACTIC:i~ ~IN Page 3 of 3 pages