3. DATETIME t;~OLJP Local-2245 GMT 2fb345Z 5. ' PHOTOS PROJECT 10(173 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Ft. lrfeade, Maryland 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION !) Ground-Radar 0 Ground Visual 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Ai rcroft 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 'rea 0 Probably Astronomical t!i ~. Military 0 Possibly Astronomical -7.-L-E_N_C_TH-o-,-.o..;.;a;;.;;.s_e_R_Y_A_T_IO_N -+.-.-N-UM_B_E_R_O_F_O_B_J_E_C_T_s -:--,-.-c-o_u_R~s-E-----I ~ Other Tell!E lnvers ion 0 In su ffi ci ent Dot a for Evoluoti an 2~ r:n:ln 1 Erratic 0 Unlcnown 10. IRI!II SUMII~IIW 0,. SIGHTING ObJt seen on ground 11. COMMENTSAri analysis of this report was radar. Un.w;ually high speed, ability to stanc made by radar specialists and it was still, high rate of change of direction. Si ... : ' ed detezmined that target was probably elevation ~prox 6300', AZ aprox 270. caused by a temperature inversion. Disappea:recl elevation aprox 6300', AZ ' aprox 200f. A TIC FORM 329 -eRE" !6 SEP 52) sCURITY CLA8elfi'IC{ JOINT MI!SSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACB BBLOF RIJ.SBRJfBD POR COMMUNICATION CI!NTBR tlUU'.:.'.l.iJ~ . ooiC MUL.Tt Na... ...r--~CIN-4.S2x CLA . Ifi'ICATION Ofl' Rfi'RNc ATIC VI-P Alt'B FT. GEORGE G. ~E, MARYLAi'iD DET 1 , ,;IASHINGTON AD SECTOR/TEIE UFO SIGrt?ING IGFERSNC.BD IN OUR MSG AFCI~-4E2x 3-ll59, D!D 6 MAR 6 1 , ~'iAS A ILl\DAR-VISU.L... SIGHTING AT TH~ FORT DE :.IISSILE I.iA3T C TER, NO~ ?IE VISUAL SIGHTING NZA.a HER-'lDON, VA. BOTH SIG~ITIUGS OCCURR~D O~T 27 F2B 61, THE RADAR-VISUAL SIGHTING OCCUIUN"G AT 2330 LOCAL , A.t'l'D THE HERNDOIT, VA. VISUAL SIGHTING OCCUP..I tf G AT 2015 ~OCA~. REQUEST THE RADAR-vl:SUAL SIGHTING B3 INV2STIGAT~D IN ACCORDA.l"iCE WITH AFR 200-2 DTD 14 SEP 59 SPECIAL IN.TRUCTION8 SIGNAT..J.IRE ) Deputy for Scienca and Components uii C L.\SSI FIED IIKPLACU OD fi'OJU.I 17. I OCT .... WHICH WIU. aa Ue&D UNTIL UHAUeTD AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE nn oa AFCIN-4E Request for Eval,~tion of UFO Report 6 April 1961 TO: AFCIN-4El Your evaluation and conuuents of the attached UFO report are requested. miLIP G. EVANS Colonel, USAF Fax cy UFO Rpt dtd 27 Mar 61 ltP&.Y YO DETACHMENT 1 WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR I'OitY ootte e ... AD., MAitYLAND A?YN OJI'I OIN ?oe ATIC, Wright-P~tterson .AFB 1. Referenee your Unclassified -essage AFCDI 4 ... 2X J-1)21, dated 22 ~ar 61, the following report is submitted in accordance with (4) One~), ~s f~r as could b~ det~rmined. (9) Unusully high of chnge of direction. s peed, -bility to Gtnd still, high r~te b. (1) Call from "B" Btr.y, 1s t }ussi~e Bn, 71s t Arty, Herndon, Virginia. (C~O Robinson) {2) El..,v;;.tion -.pproximajrely 6)00 feet, azimuth appro~'Tlat~ly (3) El~vtion ap9roximtely 6)00 feet, azimuth approximately 200 degrees. Err a tic T:Tith quic k chctn&~s of li1ec t.ion. Inst~ntaneously to th~ southtre s t . Tttenty m.inut~s. (1) Ground electronic, AN/~S-33o ( 2) Ni ght e. Fort G~orge G. He a de, i~Iaryl~nd ( 3 .5th Arty Bd ~) (2) Paul Poster, 2/Lt, 35th Arty Bde (AD), Fot"t Ne~de, lh.r y l and, ~-!issil~ Easter Duty Offic~r, V~ry reli 'lbl~ J1aryl nd , Sh~lby Ad:~ms, 2/Lt, 35th Arty Bde (AD), Fort iiead~, Mis~ile st~r Duty Offic~r, V~ry reliable SFC Hie;u~l A Ocasio, Sign~l Hissile r:a s ter Support D~tachm~nt, R~lidble. SFC Andres R.iver~-Claudio, Sign:J.l Nissile Hg,stcr Sup- port Detachment, Reliable. g . ~;inds Aloft R~port Alt Dir~ction :~elocity re!ldinl)"s abov~ 6o, ooo feet. (3) Unllmit~d (4) Unlimit~J ( 5) xfone (7) None r~port~d h. No unusudl m~t~orologic~l or astronomic~l He~ther conditions i. No interception action t~ken k. James :9;. Patterson Capt~in USA Serial No. 0-1872340, Rqs. 35th Arty Bde (AD) Fort George G. I1e~de, ~tryland. (1) No possible re~son or explanation for occurance. 1. No physicl evidence ~vailable. 2. Th~ foregoing information w~s compiled by Hqs. 35th Artill4.ry Brigade (AD) , Fort George G. He~de, :aryl~nd FOR THE C01-!i':ANDS1: RONALD N. HUCKS Capt, USAF Intelligence Offic~r Memo, APCIN-4B, 6 Apr 61, Request for Evaluation of UFO Report 1st Ind (APCIM-4Ela/Maj. Oliveros/jc/74201) TO: APCIH-4K (Maj. Frie~d) 1. A firm evaluation cannot be made on the basis of the limited inform tion submitted. Since no temperature data below 10,000 ft. is available, there is no evidence of any 1m usual atmospheric condi tiona at low levels. However, considering the time of night involved, along with the fact that the reported weather was"ceiling and visibility unlimited," it is very likely that a low level temperature inversion existed due to nocturnal surface cooling. Erratic false targets are not too when appropriate temperature inversion conditions exist for deflecting a radar beam. Since the behavior of the reported UFO ia symptomatic of this type of false target, it is therefore evaluated as such. 2. As is the case with all reports of this type, the possibility of equipment malfunction accounting for the false target~ cannot be ruled out completely. ROY :JAMES Act ng Chief AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE o:s::x:x::o ATTI os AFCIN-4X2 sue.aECTs Extract from Duty Officers' Report Toa AFCIN-4E2 (Maj Friend) The following, extracted from i/Lt Purnell's Report dated 27 Feb 61, is quoted for your information: Received a call at 0100, 28 Feb, from AF Couanand Post, Wash DC, A Maj Siz re reported that he had received an interesting report on a UFO. The UFO was observed by a Sergeant at Fort Mead Missile Master Center and also tracked on radar. The following information was given: Place GJQL4515. Time: 28/0430Z. Description: Cluster of 3 objects, total illumination as large as a star. Heading: 90 Speed: 900 knots with stops and starts. Altitude between 7 and 9 thousand feet. The im- portant par~ of this report seems to be that the objects were tracked by means of radar. Received no message on subject. ATIC Fm 164 U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :IHFORMATIOH SHEET This questionnaire .has been prepared ~o that you :can give the U.S. Air Force as much lnfornaatlon .as possible :concerning the unidentified 1aerlal phenomenon that you have observed. Please .try to answer.as many questions.os.you possibly:can. The on that you give wUI be uaecl' for purposes,:ancl will be regarclecl.as confidential ltiGterlal, Your na wlllnot usecl.in.connectlon .wlth.any. atotementa, .conclusions, .ar publlcations.wlthout your perm.isalon. . We request .this personal lnfornwatlon :so that, lf.lt ts deemed necessary, we eon~act you f~ . further deto i Is. 1. When did you th. obiect? .3. Time Zone: (Circle.One):.a, Eaat'wn b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific: 4.. Where were you when y.ou sow the obJect? Nooreat Poate Addr Addi~lonol :remarlcs: , b ;,\ <:\?-L S. How long was obi.d :In sight? 5.1 How was tltne in sight detrtnlnecl? a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What wos the conclition of.the:slcy? (Circle One): A.M. . or P.M. (Circle One): a, Day light Savh't L/ CitY or Town c. Not very sure Juat a guess 1 toto 01 CoUfttry 7. IF you sow the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced at the obJect? (Circle One): a. In front of you . b. In bock oF you c. To your right d. To your left d. Ov~rheod f. Don't remember /~o 164 ThblonD aupe,.ede A TIC 164, 13 Oct 54. 8. 1F you saw.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 sr ARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle .One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight.-pit~h darlc d. Don ~t remember 9. The obiect appeared: (CIrcle. One): a. As a light d. Don't remember 10. lf.it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brighteatstars? 11 . Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to atand.still at any time? Suddenly apeed.up and ruah:away at any time? Brealc. up Into parts or explode? Change brightness? Change shape? Flash or fliclcer? Oisappear.and Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Old the obfec:t move behlnclsomething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then.tell what 13. Did the object move in front of something at any time, partlcularly.a cloud? . (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 14. Did th .. ob;~ct appear: ( C irc::l 't One): b. Trcmspor.,nt d. Don't Know 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect. 17. Draw a pictwe that will~shaw.the;shape of.the obiect or.obiects. Label.and include.in .yourslcetch.any details of.the obfect:thot vO,...saw.'Such.as wings, protrusions, .etc.,..and especially.exhaust trails or vapor trolls. Ploc on.arrow.beslcle.the:clrawlng:to'show the dlrection.the obiect.was.moving. . 18. The edges of the obiect. were: (Circle One}: o. Fuzzy or .blurred . .b. L ilce o bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don t remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obfect, then how many were there?_j N\ f::::D :_ _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an 01row to -show the direction that they were traveling. 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objecta.made. Place:an uA"at the beginning of the path,:a '~B .. at the end of the path,:and.ahow.any changea:in .direction during the course. compared to on ot,iect.w.lth which you.are familiar? 22. Wewlsh tolmow .. theangul.slze Hold.o aticlc.at.orm's length In line.wlth a known obiect.ond.note how.much of.the oiJect~icovered by the head of.the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the ti of the slghting,.how much of.the ol,Ject.would hove beencovered.by the match head? 23. Did the obiect.dlsappear.whlle you were .atchlng It? .If so, how? 2-C. 'In order that you can giYe.as clea;:a picture as possible of. what you saw, describe in your own words a obiect 01 oiJects which, when placed up.ln the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. . Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle:OneJ: a. Inside a building b' In a car c. Outdoors cl. In an.airplane (type) 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section ot a city? b. In the reaidential sect~on of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e . Flying ovet: a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were You doing at the ti you sciw the obfect,.ancl how did you happen.to notice:it? . 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other:vehicle at the time, then complete.the following questions: 28.1 .Who~ direction were you moving? (Ci;cle One) a. North c. East e . South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you.moving? miles per.hour 283 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you loolcfng when you first saw the obiect? (Circle. One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest I. ev ... heocl 30. What dire~tfon were You loolclng when you .last saw the obiect? (Circle One} h. Northwest d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number.of degrees.the obiect was from true North (thr.u east) ancl also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it fint ~ppeared: a. From true North degrees. b. From horizon dogrees 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From t,ue North degr.&en. b. Fr~ nnt'i:ton -----degrees. 39. Do 'you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obfect? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, .then what speed would you estilnate? 40. Do you thlnlc you can eatl how far away from you the obiect.was? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then how far.away would you say It was?---------- Street Zone 42. Date you let~ this questionnaire: cu~tiTY c .a.aeiPIC( JOINT MESSAGE:FORM UNCLASSIFIED ACTION lU'TlJ'.-T'.,.."""' BYIIOL OIUCI. OR lti!,..IER TO r'\ Cl A881PICATION 011' RI!P'IUtaNc:a FT GEORGE G MEADE MD DET 1 WASHnlGTON AD SECTOR. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATrENTION OF ATIC THAT A UFO WAS SIGHTE!D VISUALLY BY A M/SGT AT THE MISSILE MASTER CENTER, YOUR STATION, A1'ID ALSO WAS TRACKED BY RADAR. REQ A THO~H ~STIGATION OF THE INCIDENT BE }~DE IN ACCORDANCE Colonel , USAF SECURITY CL.A&SIFICATION 8P'I!CIAL IN8TitUCTION8