PROJECT 101173 R 12. CONCLUSIONS XI GraunR .. ar . a Alrcreft ' a PreltoWr Alrcr_,t a Alr-IRterc.,t Retl a , ....... , Aircraft IlK Aattonelcel f'S a ProltoW r Aatro' 7. LIMOTH Oil OIIIIVATION .. II OP OIJICTI t. COURSI 0 lnaufflclont Doto fa~ Evoluetl.., 10. BIIIP OP IIGMTIMO ObJ~ moving vertically in trackins scope. During missile laun~h. A'I'IC PORII a (a&Y Je ... 12) Vertically n. COMMINTI 1n scope was to be star Ganu Pisc ium. HEADQUA .. TI! .. I AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER AI .. FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AlA FORCE ~AT .. ICK AI" ~O .. C& Aaa. ~LO .. IOA 28 September 1961 suJacT Transmittal of Requested Data TO: FTD (TD-Eld:) Reference is made to your Message ~ElD 19-9-390 The additional data requested in Part III of your message is attached. Please note that the trajectory data inclosed as Attachment 1 is trajectory data obtained by the Azusa system only. It is planned that further information, includ- ing a refinement of trajectory data, will be furnished to you as soon as -~-\~ it becomes available. FOR THE COMMANDER ""d-_.. '-Lt Colonel, DeS/Foreign Technology 1. RCA Data Processing Test No. 3212 (s) 2. MTER Memo, undtd, (s), Cy 1 of 1, 3. M'l'ER Memo, undtd, (U}, When lnclozure(s) are withdrawn or not attached l~c c f:i~l-:ll~!']:t cf this corresp- JOINT MESSAGEFORM SPACE BELOW RlrSERVBD FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER CLASSIFICATION OF RFI:IIt ENCII ooiC MULTI 8INOLC BPIICIAL. INBTAUCTICJNB Fl'D, \-1-PAFB ffifi'C (For Deputy Forei~ Tech.11ology) 0: AFSC (For SCF Gel'i l'fateon) AF'CIN (F,r Gen Breit DCA F~ Gen Estes) l?d";hztfll ~ ~.{essage in two parts. 1. Radar, optical and other sensor readings of Titan missile from all positions on at time of r9ported incident, diate~ preceeding reported incident and immediatel7 after reported incident. 2. Azimuth or launch trajecto~. 3. Burnout time of missil::_----- - Angle of evelation and azimuth 0f line of site of cam~ra at time incident observed. 5. Angle observed incldent crossed camera field of view. 6 , Basis of egtabli~hed geo~aphica! coorcinat~s i n Cuba SIGNATURe; K1 E2f!tJ; ftJ:1-Ft= MONTH YC:A~ EPLACU DD P'OIUI 173, t OCT 48, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED Att: T. J. Ohst Information on Sensors That \-/ere Tracking Nissile at Second Stage Azusa MK II Radar lp.16 Radar 3.16 BC-I.t. Camera BC-4 Car.era FPS-16 Radar FPS-16 P.ado.r Field of View or Beam tiidth The FPS-16 r3.dars acqqired _data hut it was very erratic at second sta ge UNCL:\SS\f\EO ADB l~SFQ:Jo~9 TO XJEDSQ/FTJ HPAFB OHIO INFO ZEt~/ A?SC P..dDREHS AFB ~iD ZEN/HQ USAF ~JASH DC llJUBFK/DCP.S I1!GL:::HOUD Cf, Lll Classification (or ch '1Cd t Au th .. r/:::ll :lTH-~6-~-40. FTu FOR TD-G, AFSC 10;< SC? GEN ~JATSON, ;lQ USA~ ;.-o~ AF~l1'! GSN BP.EIT.~EISER, DCAS FOR GEN ESTES. 2E1; SEC11ZT ilSG TD-G l.S-~-321. nEPLYING TO PART I, QUESTIO~! 1: ~J:::GATIV.t:: OBSl:.:RVATIONS OF UNKNOtJN OBJECT BY RADAR, O.PTIC AL OR OT!~Ex HANGE INSTP.U~!ENT AT ION. CONS ID~RABLE RANGE DOCUt'lENT ARY FIL.l STILL L.E1~:G J..~iALYZ2:D FOR POSSIBLE CONFIR~ 'ilNG INDICATION. QcSETIO~l 2 : FLIGHT AZii .. iUTH 105.5 DEGREES. QuESTI01'J 3: SuSTA!NR ENGINE BUR~lOUT TI.:E AFPROXI~iATELY :;E tJILL o:TAii~ THIS DP..T?. FP.0~1 A TRACKING CAi1ERA FOSITION APPROX ONE SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 50iNT MESSAGEFORM CONnNUATION SHEET 7. Did trackers report incident inuoediately when it happened or after film developed? s. Were &ft7 observations or incident reported from ships at sea? It so please tumish details, including ship locations. 9. An7 hard facts or evidence to support "possible explanations" reached in part III of referenced mese~ge., Part II The following cor11nent. s are offer-:Kl re~rding the possiPilities broached: (1)-that this was a.n IF.BM. The timing colncidence coupled with the u.s. countdown, the eeometric . relationship; :md the Asti.'!lated characteristics of Soviet NRBM/ mBM propulsion systerns strongly argue against this possibUity (2) That this was an ABM. Able: This ~rould h!J.ve to be \ofater- born~ and this is unlikely in this ti~e period considering the present Soviet land-base'i capability. Baker: The technique of!.,....,.,..---1"- interception during bS!llistic missile launch and check:-out !6110il is not believed und~r development. Charl~: The best est~ates .~ -. / of a Soviet ABM capability are in thft 63-64 ti.!:te pArioo. This would meen that the Soviets have a 3-5 year lead on t re best esti.~ated. capability, presu.'lling such a we3pon is being field- t~CJted urrl~ the described c0 nditi ons. ::e ga:di.ng the ot her thr~e possi.bilities, th'!Y' may not be rl~rived on the basis of data ~.vaj_J.?.ble h~re, t herefore ''le do not co~ider coM.:rn~nts appropriateo LIGHT SOu:!GZ E:lh::ATI:JG F~O:i THE ION! ZATI014 CLOUD OF THE ATLAS-( /.GENA AND r LY AT HIGH SPEED APPI~OXI1:ATELY OVERHEAD .. 'ITH AN AZI.:U7H CD) i~ATHZ:~ATICAL CALCULATIONS ~OSITIVE!..Y I N:JICf..TE THE GREAT I~:PROl.:.A:ILITY OF OI:S:RVING AN AIR- C hFT AT OR L::L0\1 /J.(JY ~02 / .. L JET AIRCRA7T ALTITUDE SIIJCE THESE CALCULATIONS SHOH T!-il~T AN AIRCRAFT AT 35, tult0 FT t-JOULD HAVE TO BE GOING Oi~LY 11' NPI1 IN ORDE R TO CROSS THE TELESCO PIC FIELD IN SLIG TLY CNDER q SECOi~DS A:lD P.N AIRCRAFT AT LOHE:R ALTITUDE HOULD OF NECESSITY BE GOING PROPORTIONATrL Y SLOHER. AN AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE N0Rt1AL SPEED .RANGES OF JET AIRCRAFTHHOULD EE FLYING tvELL ABOVE THE OPERATING (( ALTITUDES OF P..NY KNOHN AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AS THIS OCCURRENCE. Rt:F PAP..T II YOUR i-!SG:. IT IS BELIEED LOGICAL TO OONSIDER THESPOSSI3LITY OF A SUBd ARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC 11ISSLE. ~:lD OF CO:l:-:ENTS TO B.~.SIC .:ZSSAGE. LT COLONEL JA~1ES 0 P~XNE, JCS/FOREIG~l TECaiJOLOGY, HILL HANDCARRY THE 35 iLl i:OTION PICTURE FILi'l SHO~JitJG THIS OCCURRt:~JCZ ~JITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF INDIVIDUAL FRA~1ES Tel HQ AFSC ON TU~SDhY 1::1 SEP I~Nv 1-'TD ~;El)i!.i::SDAY 2~ SEP. IT IS REQUESTED T!{E C0.1:1P..iJ:JER AFr~TC GENERAL DAVIS REVIEUED THE ~10TIOi~ PICTURE FIL11 f.:.ND F~-iOTOGf:P.PHS Ai'JD AFPl"tOVED FOR RELEASE THE BASIC TOP SECEIT i!ESS/-.G.: t>l-39 FRO:} THIS CEi~T2. SCP-1 l tl ri359Z SEF GJEXFQT NAVAL r~1ESSAGE ~fltEC:CDCNC:E ACTION) OPERAT ION~L IMMtQUTE SSlFlEQ>. - NO 'PREVIOUS ORISUBSEQUENT.UFO SIGHTING AND NOTHING lOCALLY DURING TIME PERIOD MENTI9NED REF ~CA>oN COPIES DLVD JC S C SA e . SAli CMC COGARD C!AooNIC NAVAIDEo.BFRooFLAGPLO!