1. DATI liMI military CiYilian OP OI.IICTI S. LINGTM OP OlllhA & air Yiaual 1. COUIIII t. ~YIICAL IYIDINCI I. LOCATION Quantico, va 11. orHER: GRIMES BEACON UGm' tne 1dentiticat1on lights on airliner. Grimes beacon light n. MtiP IIMWIY .._ ...... tple obaezvat1ona. ol<.'Cill of 51,011 what Marlnel at WASHINGTON NEWs-AMUSEMENTS TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954 l Marines Seeking I Flying Saucers Find New Aviation Light ly Jack Jones ,._, Steff Corr~nll111t QUANTICO, Va., Jan. 5.-l'he M'\l'lne'l looked for ftyln't s.ue~ra I la st nlaht and1-aw weather bal looni, Airplane li;ht.a and slara. tnt.entaene. ome~rs. umed fo'lt.h blah-powered nl'Jht b tnoc- ' ulan. &eanned t.he sk lea above the Mal'lne bait for thrN houn. \ They went the bacau.e for the ' t pftst the lli;hta sentries reported ! f .-e~.nar liLranJe llahta in the so . Tlle vft"dlct: The Mntrtes had lDdeecl aeen aomethtq strann to them. but it waa mereiJ re-I cent11 tnscalled powerful ~tntt colllalon ll1ht1 oo commeretal Today. the MDtrlel were ta be lJrieted on the latest develop- in nlabt ~. Pvt. N01'1Uft Viets ot OriiD ,Ule, Pa.. a liefttl'7 on duty at the Tank Park in Camp Blraett. ' :1 few mllea fi'CIIB the main ball, 11potted the oddity ftrst. That wu on Dtcembttr 30 at D:05 p .m . "It looked like a bia .ftuhlnll r ed ll!iht, Pvt. Viets s aid. ' 'I ! wou ld have thouaht It was an' bat I couldn't hnr &n1 motor uot~." C&&la.l fw 8er1eaa&. JIP. ca lled for Ser:rt. Francia R. S~Under. the sergeant of the l'&llrd, and towether t hey wat.ched tde llahu. "It Just too~ ltke a bla red lbrht to me," Serst. Salinder The next th&'M nilhta. Pfc. H .uri son J . Bennett. a¬her nt.ty. 111tw the strantre objecta At:d, oddlY, he la&W theaa ftrlt r at. the :;arne hour, D:U p.m. 1 Pvt. ~nnett aw two lilhta 11 Thtusday nurbc. One trave!td to '' ward t ile :.ou .. hw81t, and the~ ot hPr toward the nortbeut. "They r.eemed to hover Co ~ether !or hUe." htt SJ.:d. "T hen one dl3appeard, 1md thel her mllvf'd away from the apot ~ and tlnally d~." At 6:40 p.m. rrtday, P:t. Ben twtt ::a them n~aill. T he ~me than ~ h&&ppttned Saturday nl;h t. 1'hP.n Sunday n&:rht, der1t. Har- la n Youn1 .law t hem a t R:40 p .m ., : Tbe eadM:t ~ 1be ~mtrle& IHH1 1Dd11rd ~n ~t.binc 1tnm,.e &D \hem. but at ,us m~J~J:v at:- cenUy anss.all(.d pov.erful l<JJU collhuon lh; h l:\ on commtacw 1 Toda&y, the ..entrJer. trr l r} b brjeft-d on the l111.t:st. dc\"t:IOJ)- n.enU> ln nilfht fl~in. P\t.. Norman Vie~ of GJ"e\'11 vme, Pa., a wntry ou duty At. Ule Tank Park in Camp Bandt . a tn mdea from \he motn lia11c, Ule oddtt.y f!rst.. TI1at wu oo Decenber 10 at. 8 :05 p .m . "JL looked like a big, tlafhl04f red liaht.." P\t. Vleta &alft. "1 would ha.-e Uaouaht it u an atrplane, but J couJdn"t !war any motor nottt>." CaiW fer ler~anL He caJled for 8erat.. Francia R. lallndcr, the raeant of U1o I'Jard, and &.ottet.her they watched t.De llvhta. ' 'Jt. Juat. loo~td like a bl;; rl'CI lhth&. to me,'' &rRt.. 6aJindet The next thrft nilh'-". Pfc. Harrif.On J. Bennett. anoth<:r .entry, Mw the at.raAtre ot"1Ject3. And, oddly, he-uw them nnt. at. the me bour, t:OS p .m. Pvt. Bennet\ t..,o U~ht, Th.anday !Urbt. One kavek'C! to-1 ward tbe IOU .. hweet. and t he I oc.her &oward \he nonbea111t. "lbeJ 111med to hover to- aet.ber for a bUe," he ~ald. ""'JbeD Gne d'ppeard. and the G&htr DIVfld aay fi'GID t.be ,.~ot aDd tiDa ,., 41' ppeared." At 1:~ p.m. Friday, Pvt. BeD DeU UMm ua1D. Tbe ... me Ulinl happenad 8AI.Urd8y nigb1.. &hja Ume at 1 p.m. and 1 :5'l p .m. 1ben SUDday nlabt.. &erat. Har- lan YOUDIW c.hlm at 8:40p.m., J l:fl pJD., 1:64 and 8:20 sun. . "'ThQ t.o be about :! .000 rarda w the aty, and p~l\7 claw," be .lkt:d. 1 ADd 80 la-L nl~ht. MatJ, John j Shearer, of the ir.tdll~nc:e Ullt. aDd MaJ. D. D. Pw:nerlcau, t he 1 provost. manhal, ea .. on baud. "'You caD expect tbl'na fit about: -rhere it 111 The *nat brou;ht Maj. flhearer. MaJ. P(Ciatrleau, re- I PGI1era aDd pbo&oarapbera Jn a rulh ouhkll. I A faint, t~aihlnc l'f'd u,hc. I 1n'ed iD the lky tow;ard the I IOUUieaat. neu tbe horlaon. ~.1aJ, sbarer trained hll btnocuJ~a'tl "I can 11ee tom~tb1ng," he uld., Lakr: "It looks a llttle hke an airplan e ." ! And ltJ!J latet: "Now I c:en Ke : btl D&Yiaational Uahts. too." ; lee "'ta.er At. 'l:f5 p.m . th~re ~as an- other ahout from ouuide. MaJ. Shearer went to ork wath h~i alaaea acaln. Theae lir.ht.s to Ji5e from the horizon almost dlrect.ly up'ord. ''Weather baUoon~." MaJ. 8heet-er snid. A few mmute11 lat.cr, 10me one apot.tfod anot.htr blinkin~ U~ht.j 1be expert.a .aid that one waa At I:U p.m . the about. cnt. The lblatliru: red 1J1=ht thla Ulne followed an order))' cour6e I trona the DOI"t.heaa&. t.ovt.-rd the 1 MU&beaat.. Juat abme the hori~n. Even to the naked ~re, atrpln ae navtaaUoual Uahta alao trc vis- MaJ. SheRrer did IODU'! kle P.'MIDIDI &o the Civil M'onaul.ka Au&hortt)' In W81biDiton and tor more iDfa~maUou about tbe U,bt.. 1lUa llcbt. he report.ecl la\tr, It 'ema IDI&aDrd l j airel aft. lnaaU81 of biiMr Jllteds 1 of , .. . The Iicht. of 10.000 NIIapa-er aDd can I at a aaut.er d'l&ance by 1 JAr:UA..~Y 195t., QUAUTICO, VIRGINIA From the air base at Quantico, Virgin!~, on the nights or 1 and 2 J~nua1y 195t., several military and civilian personnel report~d seeing ~n unidentified flying obJoct pass over the area. The obJect 'W.S described as a f'lashing r<!d light, 4ome Rhaped and appearing to be the size of a grapefruit at a.~ length. The obJect f'lev a relatively atrll.ight an4 level cot:rse and was viaiblc f'or ) o-r 6 rdnutes An a1rcraf't V&a acramblecl in an attempt to put'O~ the light. The aircraft interceptea an American Air Linea Convair. In addition to the intercept, an ATIC otticer proce4e4 to Quantico and observed this sume light from the ground. The repartee! ligh~ vu detini tely identit1e4 as being a Grime a Beacon light. These have recently been installed on several civilian p38aenger aircrart. Marines Chase ~ying Ohject i~'Copter Seittrles Report Myllery Craft Sk1 Near Quantleo of th011 ~tertous ft7tn1 nported(7 lancled Dear ,;. . on New Yar' lve but oil before th~ : , ~ CflJ~e tltMtiDn 1ft ~ A' apo ,..tardq eon-.. f".;lr'IMcl that a a,m, obJect had reported ear the ba111 , 11ntrte. on dut:f at Camp :; # ,'!;. Mll't"' lastellatioa t U lftllea from Quantico, 1 "ltJortecl 111tna 1n 4bJeet in :~ .. : lic7 lncl deiCrtbed it U I ~ i ' Aucer," leCIOrcliDI to the . '1 Th., noUAN thet . leer of tbe Day that 1t h r: t . ,_, and the helJcopter tJ)c. d from Quantico. By the Unte Jt arrived, the ID)'Ilei'J ship bacl n.n aDd wu out of llht. The newa 1pread awlftJ QuuUco pel'MI'tMI. Oae 18ft hid Jt.Ullt two platoona ... deplo,ed to eaptun the t1tta1 but tbla wu denilcl br tbe j . .-aat spoklllftlft., aate .. nta .. ,. tabn fm ..... .._ IJie tWO IIDtrill. llld tbe Aid tbe iavestlptJon wu la the IIIDdl ot fte two 11ntrln were ~ 011 the ba11 ,.. paas last lpt IDd tbe Mtrlne IPCI'kt~->1 ~ not tble to aupply ~ dea:rtptton ol Ule objects, or .-.:.:. tbelr report of Its actlona. t1 , Tbe apoke1maa reported J hid beea summoned to appear b ,... belbre hiah olfteen qf th Ma ...... f~ riae Base this mol'lliq for addl- tJoaal alate~ Yeanr said. The B-~ ll used tO take the small pta~ to hiah . altitude for s;~eed tests. . Auoclatl'd Pr ... wtret l)f aj. t:barlei E. Y ea~r tellin~ La~reMe D. Bell, prnidf!nt of IJfoll .\hf"raft. bow it feela to Oy more than 1,6UO milr.t an IHMer. llaj. YeaKer, who~ record lli~ht wa tlidfhed A ,. .-.aerde,. ia hnldinc a oelel of the 1lane whicb .et th~ c r'"':tti'1L tbe BeU Xl.\. The picture wat taken at Maj. ~ l er'e aewt f'nttfe~nee ia the Penta1on ~.-.t~relay. Tells f PUrlal Pilot Tells WAa8DfOTO:f. Dee. 1t 111.- l Me,J. CllarS.. B. Yeater told to- du h t& fll to r17 Cl'&er 'lhaD aD1 man hu flown ,.!ore ' ancl prediCted hls speed or two and a half tllllft tha~ or 10\IDd will ;, exceedtd ahortlY. I "Physie&ll1. there ta no aen- satlon, ht uld. Your ...,.. don"t drop off or anythanJ Actual11. you wouldn"C tnoWI !low fu& yau tlre 10ln unlesa. you look at your mach ill :.trumtnt.'' This tnatrumenCI measurea apeed l n relataoa to I n~u the rouftl A1r Porce offl e~r ~aid: "I' wun'c a lr&YY ndt .. I wu qutte buay l~ d&d IIC a Utt:. hot on the skin nt U\e plaae but the airpiaae 11 ~wlt for that.'' ~faJ. Yeacer held a Jo&at conference with Lawnnc:e D. BelL pre.&den& of :a.u Aircraft Corp . to tell aonaethlDr about hJa fllah' OD Saturdat 1D tbe rocket-drt"a XlA plaDt. MaJ. Y.... dldn'\ 10 into the e.eeu oa the plane. but Mr. Bell 1Ddacatecl it wea& Uvoulh S(.me violent shc.clca 1D the I t;eed burst more than 'lO,M I ree& above Edwarda Jur J'ora '!he A1r Force announced Yft tetday th:1t 'MAJ. Yearcer ftew more than 1.800 mile an hour t b ut. did not dilclose hi.l exact :;pef'd. The old mark or 1,321 an hour waa11t Nov. :0 by a. Navy Skyrocut. Predktln1 aWl 1reater d . MaJ. YCcitcer l&kl tbe X2 te plane wU1 be fb'lDI "shortly' and Ll expected "to shove the ~peed up a little hl~her." The x:: ha.s a skt.n of ~ta1nleu s tft>l to h~lp res ist the .often1na effect of heat !rom ~ fraction at tremendoua 1peecla. The XlA bums up Ita fuel WPDl11n four to fnur and one half m !nutH att.-r ' t IJ dropoe<! , !rom the bel!y ot R. H-:!9. M" I. ' Maj. Yeager saicJ the B-29 J dropped the XlA at 30,000 teet. "I f1red off th."'" oC ~he four barrels <of rockets>, climbed to 45,000 feet and tumect on the fourtb chamber," he related. ' 'I climbed in sort. of an arc, lev- eled orr at about '10,000 feet and shut it off." Ht had at tained hls maximum speed an 1n:.tant before he shut off Ute about the vlslblUty from tnt c:oclcptt, he aald: "Ex- In fact, too 1oocl. When vou can look back and'" the wa~s on your Wlnl vou'd rather not see them.'! He explalnecl the ahock wan from the terrUlcally hith apeed showa as a lloe 1D tht air IOIDt 1 thlnJ like that trona the wace 'lf a ahlp 1n water. I:.';!; i.-,~ v~r, New .J,-.rb~.'j Mllitery ~ Civilis~ t-!elLJlrnct, Austr~lia t'!ora:Jk~ Sit. .. r ; r. tty, Io"":-t f'11li~ary 'ht!St. i.Uo..;t.H' Las 'IP.J,t\S ~!ill tary Csccjs, Mic:h.L.~ n Kelly Ai'~s, re.~.,: . ta roy ( Rft.DAR) Bulleti:t)( r~r?O) B.&ll-:!tin)( INFO) ~l1l1tsry Ir.S'Jft'lci~:tt tata Insuf:icL~nt V~t~ /l!ltro (rt::;r~oR) Aatro ( l.:.t.:r::o:t & J'JPII'ZR) rnsuffi~l~Dt r.~L~ Otner (AcL10sphere Dlaturbsnc~) ~;; L loon ina icteat 2. Ir.aJff1~ent :-:s ':?!.llOC!'l DISPOSITION FORM FILl NO. SUIJICT rt of Unidentified Aerial Phe ~aj ~e rr.n SZZ33/BZ63/PC44 ATTN Capt Hardin 1. While on a trip to the Director of Intelligence in connection with Project 60006, Maj C. a.. Glaaebrook waa requested by Lt Col Smith in Gen Samford' Office to proceed to Quantico Marine Base to investigate the report of flying saucers. z. Photographic equipment was procured through Lt Col Thacker, Air Attache Branch, and the control tower at Bolling Air Force Base. His instructions were to . evaluate the phenomena and if it was something explainable to give that to the Ma .. rines to relay to the press and if something that could not be contributed to natural causes, the Marines were to be given a copy of the written report at a later c!ate. 3. Maj Glasebroolc proceeded to Quantico at 1800 hours arriving at 1900 hours 'JOing to the Tank Park in the Quadalcanal Area and reporting to Maj Ferguson, Marine PIO. Maj Ferguson briefed him on the happenings of the past three nights. At 1945 hours a Marine corporal reported that the phenomena was appearing again. Maj Ci\aaebrook and Maf Ferguaon went out aide and obaerved a flashing red llJht which appeared in the north and passed over the northeast section of the Dan1er Area in a southeasterly direction. It was readily apparent that this was the Grimes Bea- c.on on a commercial air liner a a Maj Glasebrook could see both wing tip identifica- tion lighta at o~e time, in addition t~ the Grime Beacon. This information waa siven to MaJ Ferguson and, at a later time, released to the pres a. 4. Attached ia a copy of the press release which appeared in the 5 January 1954 edition of the Evenin1 Star. . . 5. Thia information waa relayed to Gen Samford's Office upon Maj Glaae- brook' return to the Waahington Area. 1 Incl wxL' JS R. LOEHR, Major, USAF Clippin1 fr newspaper Acting Chief, Technical Services Division Air Technical Intelligence Center F:l co:~D!? 647 ACH !;Q NS~:c/',STLE A!1PT HI1.:1II\GTON p~l.A]I\P.~ ccilnr. 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