PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD OATETt~: CROUP t . PHOTOS 1. L!MCTH Opt OBS!RVATION 2. LOCATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ai-r-Vi suol I. NUM8!R OF OBJECTS 0 Ground Radar 0 Airlnt.,cept Radar CONC LUSIONS Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi ~ly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft Po s si bl y Ai rcraft 0 Wos As tronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Po ssi bl y Astronomica l 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation l O. ORI!fl SU~ARY 0, SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COU~TRY OF ~CTIVITV R~PORTING CLASSIFICATION HEPCHT NO. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT CCtiNlRY 00 ~RE A REPORT CONCERNS 0\TE OF INFOP~TION (Lettve b l:mlc) DArE OF COLLECTION ACTIVITY SU8MITTI~r. R ~P~T Det 5, 1006th AISS SRI STATLIS (II opplicnblr) G ~i;n Field, Spokane, :rJ.$hin1~"ton 31 H3.r 59 CMoCf.t tOICC'VPLf If. Pill-rAR INto I NO I y l llUA L OA 1F. OF RC: PORT NMif. (f) DESCRIPTIO"t OF SOURCE?-~9,f C!"CVI, 2';th Fl 'FYA LUATI~'M f..C r I'I F i..r t./ GCI Di ctcr, SJl s t ;u.; ::/ S 1 (De::sc r .t;HJ\' e title. Use ind1vidunl r eports /or Jen.trn:e 3UbJects) 5-\J.:I JECT Unid"Jn~ifiBd Flying Ob,iect, SUM,..ARY (Ci.1~ ucrrrtJry wldc h hi4hlt~lltt the 1ulie.,t fflc t o r s of narrative rt-;>ort, fl,.A,, unl.Ht r~porr :n be fully state, on AF f'nrm 1J2. List inclosurt":t, inc/urlln/! nomf:>,r of ldrrativ e trKt Dn AF For~ 112 I . :3' ~.:_. A~i~Y: This report con talns infor.:a tion atoqt <ln Uniuentil'i erl ?l ,yi.'"lg G~jcct (ti?O) ob~ervation O!l 26 ~:Jrch 1959 Zulu. 'The observat.ion Has t'ade by 3.!" P-8CjJ pilot and rada~ observer c.il.L"ing a "SG]:\t _3L~ ( h?J.L; -llllO.,/) , !.Ci:TA~;.\. A vi3ua.l o oserva tion ~T3.S 1 :ade ny the r llot !.'or a !J~ riort of upp.:-ox.L1ld.tely ten (10 ;,dnutes and also ~:/ thz ra..inr oo~.;e~, , :.r.l tn0ugi1 .ih-:...:-:-- : i tt(~ntly, for app~o~d:.1atoly the s1.r.e lecu,;-th of ti:ne. Observ'ltj ons were r ad~ .f!' 'Jr.l l!l es t.i.:atoo range of f our (.'.,) to thirty ( 30) i.lilc!i. A.1 : .G-12 Fire Con t:-ol S:,r3 t...:1 \laS ll.tili~ed on g r ound na.vi ~3.ti0n :!'an :e ~r.i th idantificJ.tion 0~ i.l J-52 a.i raft rl:1J ~ -:t.rL<e~ t:t--pe aircr:!ft. Th~ rad:.tr .Tas s .1itched from nor::'a.l (ran ;c of chlrt.Y (30) ii.iles) to Jround (ra~;se of 200 mil.:)s ) !'esultin~ in nec.ative cor:~.act \Ii~h th~ obje.;t. ;..f:.er the visual :i.-hting Ha.s nade by t h e F- 8')J c_'e.,.,, it h?..S :.ts.:>u:ned ~hJ.t. Lh':; object observed the r"-S9J beca.u3e ut this ti.r:le the cbject r~.1.de a n ei{ ht~r ( ,0) de_3ree l'i:_:!1t turn and clinb~d, a t speerl.., g.ceater than the capald] it;r o.: t.ne F- F JJ , r' !'ld disa.o-,eared into the horizon. l)T '"T BUr"IQ'.J UISTrtiHJTI0 N I.IY r~ICitiArcR (Ex<"ept (ISAF und :!r.:ad-tu:.lrt~r-s, ATIC -O.cig. .LC.~J6 r.h AI 33 -Dupl. ... . ... L T 'tl z ,, ~ c s c t . 79J I 701 It? trii'I'I~I!'IJI'~n or l/1' r v .. f'ttiOfl llf J l Cflllt,.nt I in Jr y-,,.,., I n u"'"'thoriled P"ro,. i11 ,,('1/,jl-,,t,.l by IHw Hf PLAC'rS AI-rCk' .. '1" URITY INFORMATION when lillt>d in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 O RIGINATING AGENCY RC:f'ORT NO. Det 5, 1C06th AISS PAGE 2 Of" PAGES GE:if~r3-r Field S okaoe Hash. D - 2-59 D~:SCIUPTIO~I 0~ ::JOTEtCE: The cre w of the F-89J, cal l II 8Qot\ L EELIABILITY OF' SOUP..C.E: The nilot and r.:1d.:1r o h::;erver D-D'J'3;.lre.J t o b.:; hell t1ained for t i1eir r~soec t.l ve :iutles. x.cellent coordina t ! on ~r::l-3 cle:r:onstratect bet . .-een the F-89J crel,., and t h e GCI c ontroller. It r.r..1.s t b0 n ot"3d Lhat an i.nt.e r - eiJt:.or cre.-1 r..alntains very f'e:., rccorrls durln:~ flight D.nd f o r t hi:; r eason the 7.ir~e3 :!nd loca~ions mentioned .-ri. thin this re~Jurt a:::e cstir.ntr~s or po:;ition t .. cport3 f~c:l t!".e GCI controllers log . Joth o fficers '.vere sin~()ra i n 1.n~.:n.,ering rlu~!Jtions e:1~ l:Ld n o t :1w.kc haoty es:.imo.tes ~1he:::-e a p')ssioilit.y of error existed. The l.'ol1o,.,ing named cret.., rnerr:ber-s of .AIR FOd.CE BASi!,, f.:c;iTAtiA on ) 1 ;.:a rch WE;re inte.rvie-1ed AOJ06'/J9J The follo":1in.3 Duty GCI Controller aAs~:, Ho:rTA1JA o:1 31 Narch 1959. GCI Dlcecto~ J l f:0nths identify A-n object apparently tr3.ilin6 a 3-52 into the ;:c t'i'H~P.il A:JIZ. This J..:i.3LE" .;3.s directed by ''CA:JADIA:J CLUB'' (4 73ltf -11110:1) on 26 3.rch 19 59 Zulu lli th the follo.o~ing events occurrinJ in ch ronoloeical orcter. received a c3.ll from a B-52 , call sig n "GUTCO~fE 15 stating t hat an object ha d been behind hin for tha p~st fif t e en (15) min~tas \vithout any identification. ' C1JTCO:E 15 vas advised to call "C.L\.'JAJIA~J CLUB" i f obj~ct continued t o fo1lo,t~ hu into the NOiiTHER.'J ADIZ. inf urmed "CAtJ.\ ~JIAI; CLUJ " that. the object had f ollo .. ;ed him thr ou ~h the t\O:t.TI!~,p;; AOI7.. Object t-..ras at 32,COO ft \o~i.th 'l.n est .i.rr.a ted so~ec :J:_' lJ.O kts JJO 5Z "CAt;;. =----~; CLIJB" \Jas unable t o l o c::t te the o b ject o~1 radar. A "~CR.,\[ ~BLc;" 0 ...... -=...:D.r)IPt; 27" to 32,000 L't ~lith a heading of 360 de: r ees t-tas ordered. II wA::WPIP~ 27" airborne. "C,\NAOlAJl CLUB" called "J r ~:)~ in thJ are a . "J.i~ . ..J.S~" opcr1.t:tnz 2. FP3- 8 type radar, ~;ith one to aircra f t ::>CODe ln o~eravlon, reporvC neca lV0 ul~C~a ~. iJV.\ :iJPl? i'.J 27 durin0 climb out, pj eked up a n a l .rc rr:.ft l.:J.nJln6 1.t l-1..\L~l3T2C~-1 AI H i'OR.; E J \ :ie;, ~-U~l':!'A~JA o n his ~copee IVAI '1/,'. G : Tlus rlo'Utnt<nt ron tllirH infotm.Hio n .rfltc.tin~ tha llolftVfl.tl dcftfl,,. u l a ... Urrit,.d SUtttH within t ht. rneaninR oft '1piorr."'~" /,:IIV'I, Tit/f.' 18. u. s c . s.wtiOtl;j 793 :tnt / '/?.S. u .. (r.lll.ll!ltS,io n o r tire rt:~l.tti?n o / ' ' ' cnnt~.<ntl i n ny rnrnnt'r to o n .~n .. utiHfl.'ttl p,..r\"rt i-; f)fUi t ib,ud /)V lnw. It IIIIIY n v r bJ rrnolur.d i11 w/rolt> o r i11 IJ.'Irr. b ; o t ltt't tl'tJn U11iturl St.Ht#'f Air F o r c e A.,:t>tt' i" " <'\C-'pt b v IJrllllniun or t iL~ Dir .. c t t r o f l~t~llrJl.nril, US \ F fOiiM 11 2 I OCr !)2 U RFI'L.t,CE'i AF FlJ~M tll PAllT II, I JIJtl 'A , \\lhCtl MAY 0~ ~'StO. l ,. (SECURITY JNFOUMA.IION wh"n !ill~d J"n) r.o,_tFI"IIIF.Nr I'Pt~ll.,t, CFttCr ~ 0 H. 1}.! ltl M470 1 (SECURITY / ,VFOHMATION when fillttcl i n ) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORI:;IN-\TING AGENCY RE.roRT NO. t:UA {JP.ct'.i!j 27 reported :1t 30,000 ft, h0ading 360 d c :;rees, ~tL c!. v;:--~ect o " 7g rra.ch. "C.'\:rAJI.'. CLUB:r adviser!. JC-dill?IP i 2'1'' tu chr:.t: :tj rh:!ac.d n;; t o 3..50 det;:'ee3 for a sixt./ ( .)u) dcr;roe bca..""!l a t t1. ... k . :1o~:n.;1l :-2~1:;e radar in .!on 1. L t~i~p t, to locate tr ob j JC t,. o.Jj.;:;~:. .-~ .rc r~t:-J!'ein~ on th~ radar scope 1.t a r!n -~ of F~,coo ,:1r~l.:s. n.0:"'':;inz on the 5cope o: "OU fCO>ili 15". th3 follo<~inr;: b . !:od <!:lJ i~xcen bli.1Kin.:~ rnnnin .{ li(.~h:.s. Th'3se li:;hts 'V~ "'e n3ti:ra.i:ed t o be thirty (30) to J.~ort,J (LO) feet ap:t~t. c . .\ ste.\dy white li~ht assumed to be the tail llght wa~ 3 :<3n b:; t He en the r ::!d .:.tnd {;~een runnin ~ lights. This lir h t appc'lrerl t.o b'J ~lic;~tly t o the rear of t:1e rod :_;,nd g reen running l i:hts. d . of the ob3er~3d li~h~3 indl tRri t o t' e or of s,vep t :.1lng tho obj~ct \ia.5 dolt;l Ch:l.uJI:~. :J CLU 3 ~ 27" p .iss Lon t o uake his i,l~nt.ific:.tio!'l C.~iL\..JI .. ; CLUJ' 'll!Jo ~--c,porteJ :1e:5ative r"lJar con1..,:~ct. .rith the .JC:u?.Ur.)I:> .. ~ 2~r reduc.;~d spel3d to 3.Void over!"'tlnning t.he object. .~t o.t 0.:1 altituJe of 30, 50 0 ft, had :rl.!?:~ins li::;hts disp:.l.J-ed l. n j ,;J.3 ~3ti.D.at~ Th~ :1ilot of " .. CAH..U2IP~ 27'' cst.iz::.J.ted '1e had closed to four ( h.) miles of the ? ... j ) :::t. It is ~s:;um~d that tho o'v~Bct observed "130:\'~.u:.,:t.Jc. 27 inc: :.:..:) t;d to mCl.ximum .3 o eed., o b~;dr~red a ~-,hi ta b.~ the tailpipe o[' an aft':!rburnor or a jet. F~om rad.:l.!' oo.:>~rvcr, no s i,ht...inc:. of the .CU!1ning 1i;;ht~ ~ll:o ~n a hu~tiin~ t>f 3 50 de ' u~. pink ~ltl.v u>li."!v-~d to Jas rr.J. le. at a speed of .84 ch) chl~e to e li~it.s the objcrt st03dlly WAI\!V/ ."11(.;: Tht tlotr-Jment coni t in:~ in(l lrt'U,1tr'on .tRcrinA, t !J,, n rtto n ,rl clu/ ,n!.r o l tl1 ~ t/nit;ot/ St.tl"" witl1irr tht-n~" rrr'rt4 o f tho ,,, , rtltff'lt!d /)l't,nll ;, JlfOIIIbih d b y /,,.., It 111;1~ tlt,~t hfl fi'Jirt>rltlltcl ttl H/tcJ,. nr ;,, (l,lfr. IJy c A,. 11~1 '' UH dfl bv l'"tnll:. .. r<Jn of tht' Dtrtc t o r o f lnt.,l/r~fltlru, U!:JAF (SECURITY INFO.F:fMATION when tilled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY Rl PORT NO. D~t 5, l 006th AI SS noi.:~er Fie d Spokane Hash. 05-2-59 "C.-\NADJ AN CLUB'' h~ d d:i.sd.ppear~d OC1\HDPIPJ~ 27" t o break off pur~mit as the object "X 02IPE 2T ' ove:-h~a r d th~ follo'r-1ing gac bled J.tes:;agc from ov erh3a r d th~ follor~i!1~ r:!essagd trans .. tittcd jn t;hc ra c0ntact ~ith object. h. CU.".:L0;TS OF' ItlT ..:.:tV I.11.: 1I~IG O?r"I CI AL: The I:G-12 Fire Control S:J'3tc m ( ?- 8')J ) diu not have any r aL!.ar c ontacts afte r 0319Z 26 ~-:arch 195<t. An attempt by " C.:.l;Af.,L \i'i ~LU3'' to check th~ ~:G-12 radar on the return fli._:h t p!"oved fruit- l.:?s..; a~ ::o o ther aircraft were in the ar~a. The d:J.y follo.fine the ~d htjr..:::, t h e ~.C-12 r adc.r ,.,as checked 3.nl f ound t o be out of c2.lioration. 'fhe Co;rnu..'1i cations . ;1~d ~ec ::onics O!'~icer a.t the 80lst Airc:aft Contro l anl :i:u'":lln.~ .J1U3.:l("on, Lrt::: yc3.r, tri th c ertain \;ea th8r cond.i t ions, t h~ 2PS-2rJ GCI r 'ldJ.r has b e n kr.o: .. n to rite i"a l3c Ol' no.tinfor::-.ation on t h a s cope. The Jut:r C.."-CI uir<'cLor of