CZCHQD443ZCYJB521 DE RJEDAFU 1 FM 9030 RADAR SQ GETTYSBURG AF STN SOAK TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO RJWFKF/29 AIRDIV RICHARDS-GEBAUR AFB MO RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZH(/ HQ USAF WASHDC RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHDC UNCLAS OCE 0354/61 FOR ADOIN AT ADC, 290IN AT 29AD, AFOIN AT USAF, SAFiS AT SAF. UFO. FOLG INFO FURNISHED lAW AFR A. (1) NO DEFINITE DETERMINATION MADE <2) BASEBALL (3) INDEFINITE, DUE TO ALTITUDE (6) NONE OBSERVED-\DUEt:TO,ALTITUDE (7) HEAVY CONTRAIL, APPARENTLY HEAVIER AT TIMES, REPORTEDLY ">fPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORf STAff MESSAGE BRANCH Oct 61) UHcLAsSI"to "U>~::t PAGE TWO RJEDAFU 1 DISAPPEARING DURING MANEUVERS. C8) NONE DETECTED B. Cl) HEAVIER THAN NORMAL CONTRAIL, SPEED AND MANEUVERS. (2) OBJECT APPEARED FROM 260 DEGREES APPROXIMATELY, PROCEEDING IN NORTHEASTERLY TRACK, TURNING TO SOUTHERLY TRACK, THEN PROCEEDING SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAME TRACK AS INBOUND SIGHTING. OBJECT APPEARED FROM HORIZON INITALLY, AND \liAS UNDER VISUAL OBSERVATION UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON ON OUTBOUND TRACK. ( 3 ) 0 DEGREES, INTO HORIZON. (4) INITIAL TRACK WAS STRAIGHT FLIGHT, TURNS WERE ABRUPT, WITH OBJECT GIVING APPEARANCE OF DROPPING IN ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUREVING. ( 5 ) OBJECT DISAPPEARED GRADU4LLY INTO HORIZON (6) OBJECT ~lAS VISIBLE FOR 20 MINUTES C. ( 1) GROUND VISUAL 'l')f.PARTMENl OF Til( AIR FORt .. STAFF MESSAGE 9~ANCH U:o.CLA SSiriiO ... :...-~ PAGE THREE RJEDAFU 1 (2) DUSK <SUNSET> E. 45 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 99 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE, 4 MILES NORTH OF GETTYSBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA. F. C2) SSGT 903D RADRON RADAR OPER RELIABLF. 903D RADRON AIR POLICEMAN RELIABLE 903D RADRON, !EO, RELIABLE , 903D RADRON, MOTOR POOL, RELIABLE 903D RADRON, COMMUNICATIONS, RELIABLE G. (1) ALL OBSERVERS REPORT GOOD WEATHER, NO PRECIP NOTED. SIGHTING MADE NEAR SUNSET C 2 ) SURFACE 6000 280 DEGREES 15 KNOTS 10000 300 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 16000 290 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 20000 300 DEGREES 35 KNOTS 300~0 290 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 50000 310 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 80000 31a DEGREES 15 KNOTS (3) CEILING CLEAR (4) VISIBLITY 15 MILES ">EPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORf STAFF MESSAGE SRANCl-1 (17 Oct.6l)l N C 0 M I N G PAGE FOUR RJEDAFU 1 <7> 6 DEGREES/80 MILES J. SAC AIRCRAFT REPORTED IN AREA FOLLOWING TRACK CLOSELY MATCH- ING REPORTED TRACK SAC AIRCRAFT, 2 TYPE B-52 AIRCRAFT PRESENCE IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY GRADS WEAPONS SECTION. K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT SIGHTING WAS SAC B-52 TYPE AIRCRAFT IN ALL PROBABILITY. SUN REFLECTION ON AIRCRAFT AT TH1E OF SIGHTING PROBABLY CREATED UNUSUAL APPEARANCE GIVING OBJECT EFFECT OF HIGHER SPEED. INTERVIEWS WITH ALL OBSERVERS REVEALS NO INFORMATION WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT OBJECT WAS PROCEEDING AT SPPD OR PERFORMING MAEUVERS WHICH CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF. l7/0840 Z OCT RJEDAFU