MILrrARY RADAR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l2. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Probably Boli-n Possibly Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP .c. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Waf Ail croft l!) Ground-Vi auol IX Groun d Radar P robobl y Ai rcroft Binocu lars Possibly Aircraft 0 A i,.VIsuol 0 A l rlntercept Roclor Wos Astronomi col Probably Aatronomlcal Poulbly Astronomical Other Anom Proo . 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation BRI!fl SUMMARY Of" SIGHTING Target p icked up on radar at 20 mil es, tracked Ananalous propagation frequently causes to withiu 2 miles of NAS o n collis ion cours e . false targets on radar scope s traveling Zst1mated spee d 288o knots . Visual obs ervat i on at apparently fantasti c speeds, o.nd it of pale blue light {with binocu lars) appears that thi s might well be the lost when observer turned away for a second. answer here. t t Se;. h .. ATlC FORM 319 (Rf':V 16 SI'P 51) ?:: ilQ USHF ;,jMSii DC ur~CLAS X UFO X HEPORTE:D TO THIS COH:- /,;JD /\T 30Z20.J2 GCA AT NAS AGA~iA PICKED UP ~XCZPTIONALLY GOOD TARGZT CN RADAn SCOPE AT 2Z :liL2S AT :: S/12452 B:AP.If:G 270 D2G:C.SES COURSE 7 J DEGREES X T:-!1\Ci~E:D TO ~iiTH::liJ :: ::ILS CF :;.",S OlJ COLLISION COURSZ X ::sTI:;.'\TED SPZED 2:SJ l~i;OTS X .'\, ,lit\, A TILT Jr:CREASE:D Fi~O;l 2 -.3/L.: DZGuE:ES TO 5 1/2 DEGR:Es DURIL!G FO!< ;:Ot\ZrlT X ~:0 SOUi\D X OJSZrtVI:P.S Z G CO'.:::At: AC l Us~: f P??.OACH CO:!TOLL2 J::LIVE:D Rt:LIABLE X R Z H/\P.VZY f,C l US[! COtiTROL TO:.!:~ ..... ..:Ll-VZD RE:LIA!3LE X C:!:ILit!G 15:::>:;:) FT X VISIBILITY 15 :iiL:s X CLOUD :'vV:..n l,.../1 .... vVZl:CAST SLIGHT E;lt:AKS X \HiJD DIRECTiot! Arm VZLCCITY: DIRECTION VZLOCITY ll.; DiG. Z5 l~ KTS 1J~ Di:G f<ZZ.5 AFCJN-4E2x 11 Oct 6o, Request for Analysls 1st Ind (AFCIN-4Ela/Nr. Rryant/jc/74201) TO: AFCIN-4E2X 1 . The facts a s presented in this report are insufficient to s upport a firm analysis. The fact that the "target" move d from a range of 20 I:liles to a range of 2 miles at a speed of 288o knots indicates that the target was observed for about 1/3 minute. This i s a rather short time to observe the target on radar and correlate a visual observation. peed of the target, the fact that no plane was known to be in the area, lack of aural observation, and the fact that the target was not observe d on an outward course a l l t e nd to mitigate against an aircraft target. On the other hand, anomalous propagation frequently causes false targets on radar scopes traveling at apparently fantastic speeds, and it appears that this might well be the e.ns..,er here . / ,y' ROY L . JAlfEs f ~ Acting Chief AFCTI1-4El A EROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED HATES A I R FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ATTN Of : AFCH!- 4E2x suaJecr: Rsq~est for Analysis 11 October 1960 TO: A;'CIN- 4El Request radar analysis of attached unidentified flying object sighting be accomplished and results forwarded to AFCIN-4E2x with as little delay as possible. Cy In Msg 1 Oct 60, fm Eq USAF