H e A o Q U A R T E R S 1611 AIR TRANSPORT WING (H), (MATS) UNITID ITATII AIR IIORCI ATTN Ol'a HGI 0 suaJaCYt Unidentified Flying Object Ecport Air Technical Intelligence Ctr ~lright-Patterson Air Force Base 1. The following report is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2 dated 14 Seotember 1959. 2. Through inquiry, it ~ras disclosed that the flyin6 object sighted was identified as an advertisi ng aircraf t ~rhich was us i ng mirrored lights (see attached ?ress release). 3. Peference ?aragraph 15, AFR 200- 2 , the follot7ing is submittea: a. Descri?tion of Obl~Ct (1) ~lli?tical in~andesce ~and of li:~t. ( 5 ) Loo~ed l i ke a snall "'.li:il") Hith a red li': lt on tn"J. (8) Sou~d s imilar to jet ~. Descri? tion of ~ourse of Object ( 2 ) Ahout 2 , 000 feet (VieH~d f rom lOt~ flnor apa.rtnent). ~ TS THE NATION'S ONLY STRATEGIC AIRLIFT FORCE (6) Object in vie\1 5 1/2 to ~ minutes ( Slow) c. ~:anner of Observation (1) Ground-visudl d. T~rne and Date of Sighting (1) Time unknown (2) Nig~t condition e. Location of Obse-rver: l~e . .,rar~/South Or an g e boundar y l ine. f, IC.entif:r.:.ng Informution on Ob'3erver =ornJticn ct:-icer ~EW:\RK EYENiiSG NEWS. SATURDAY .. JULY 14. 1962 Flying A~, ~ Not Saucer \ ' 11 appews---tt--081 t.Dieril I ned f1)'inl obJects reported by of cerual New l J'llidedl earlier this week 1DI)' have btul nothiDI more then ani electrifled advertJSn& sign being, towed by an airplane. l 1 At least that is the latest story! as to the obJect which bad been 1 b,!r anx.ic:.w persons as a flyinl saucer. lu-ge top or huge dome with lights spinning. ! The 3t-foot sign has :!45 electric lights which flashed message!: ex-i ltollinl the merits ol an cie ; cr~m. It was towed o\er the state llofKiay. Tuesday and W ed- . nesday evenin~. The plane and sign are owned by ~ Wr ncotte, Pa., fum. . NE"5 BRIEl'S: =on-tra~y ~ poi"Jlar lli_..f, tauoer r9porte a..-s not. r"a .. 1 y beooaing ~ ~s frequ.,nt.. Herw J . .n .. ,rther: ,..,..,. J er, ,,. , !l 'bri.ef 'tl &p" co- :ur r-,r: ~n wul :r ll t..n. t:,er .. _,,.., t' a !.ho :-roC'f'Ut -:..:1~ a!gh t i 1ga i n Cli:'ton. the Col. c--~"!"les Priend Dr 7.rton, Ohio evening of July 1 0 , I s G."tT a " .. rer:.r unusua l it for a ~e~iOQ of r-1.nd tb .. e!l ~"recede(. 1ri t:1. i.J.- .--o:.,ev~ous 2 ircre ft i n on July 1 0 , took ~J.occ m2y b e r.!; rr-s lo ~ c~ I arn f~i~l~ ce~tnin th~t sr-t-r the r.tinu.tes Slcy co~dltions: The object t-ras bri~htness lZP s one to severel u~ny strrs visible c. Brir.:ht r.1oon bri ~hter ... than the baclq~roun~. 111::e automobile hee.dlights P.t blocks front n~ vision. object, to the best of' nry lrnolrledr;e, nemained stetionary in space follo:r1.nr::: Accelert2ten at least once o:.~.rin~ ti."e period c. 'I'~"~.e object ch.Pnp;ed from a -:rell fo-r~1erl 0lur to e. t~n~ible ob1ect d. ~nrye~red to be revolvin~ ob~e~t move~ in r~,ont of or obiect ~nne od t~ be solid ~he ob:ect w~s see n Pt Pll t':.rou ... ~h o-::-c~lP sses f'or ::1. J eri od i#trf)-, --P w:.n..:shlelr:. 10. To t>e best of' :-1y l~no";oTle~:;e, t h e oh5oct TU)"" 0 no sovn:i; t h e o~j:::c t 1"1~st r -."'erred ~s 'Hell forned,off \th:.te "Jlt,_r'' utth e. clu:'~--" r cte::?:_sci c Cf-1 n --:t b l e s t::r.c turo S":ell ~.:"'cr of a I f'i:?st s:.r--~1tec s~rJtc:"~. o-: co't.,_nt;.'::-3:l."'Jc ad.:ac ent to a :onzin'; - cYelo:1r::)nt H':; a clct?r o'".J.:ect Tl:e 0~).1ect t.r,..r.: o: ,..r~\"ri'~ec1 C..esir;n c"~.-.r~nG17t o-er:' c:.nr; on e. G~tnaco~,ie ~rn~i,le. ~t. itr-c1.t:'St~r:t '-'OS~.tion to !lle the ob.~ect e""'ne~red. to be i'l"0!11 3000 -5000 feet r'ut-y frn-,. rte I e.r:-1 cur: . .,cnt;.y f:l :;enior e.t :ut~ors iJni V:1rsi tv Th.e fo"'.lovring is a lilore detailed steter1ent of' the sighting 'td th sketches to el~borPte on v~rious facts: l1ouce 1 et first s1.r:;hted the object st :?otnt A ( ske~ch 1 ) Etf.!.;or eor.:)lGtinr; ti.a tJrn. I slolic1 dol-mat once l'l1r" s~t-; the ob: cct -~:1.a.t is n 0tch\i\ir. :3l:l')tch 2. The botton section o.r t~:c objoct ~-;P .. s c;_:-lin ::-ic 1 to c ::'c.:l in sh~"'e and c.,:-,-~ osed e0ou-'c "'J i o:: t :, o ctoi~:-/ c of t:1a o".J.:iect. I . vor:r f F.1.nt line of' clol.lP:!:ca-'~ion ( A ) S')~)e~.r ted t:;.e top ( B ) :r!'or~l the bo~tor.1. Th~ object E:Jrce.:.."c d to ".)e a vary <le1~s0 :asaous IitP.ss but 1 ts forr:1 ur-n too .:~is ;;inct to be r c;E' ~ Ol" clou.d . '..!..'l,.e e:,_c;os of t~1e object ( suc!:l ns C ) :"'ere irr P.l.ar ( :ruzz~r } such nc the tungsten i'1 . . ~Jtent in r li5~1.t bulb hen it is lit, but J~hc o~ject l-re.s not ,Jurninc;. The object Hes e brisht -;orb.ito-::;rt'y. Tee ob~ect a!'!'9J:l!'ed from noHhe:--e and tr~.ve1ed on t~1.e co't.~sa, ini tie.lly, ir..d.ico. :;ea. in skeJcch 1. The cbiect t-r~s low an~ tr&"~telaO. at; !~ho snead of a r>a~scn~er aircreft, hotrev;r, since it U!"'S so loH it s:pc l.. ::it,_tst l'le.ve been r.11ct: lottet hP.n e cor'r. c1.sl r-i'!"cre.f't. -~s the ob,icct. vJ."oceC.acl elon~ ::be ner:i~nPted course, I :rollouec1. it t:~:p Tf"rE's ::1oed. At 'C1~s t. !"'e I l-TP~ t?.."""'\eltns 35-'tO :~?H ~.nd the ob.~ect 1;~s only acceler~tin3 tt 1i tt1 e f"stnr :~,'"\ -I 't-r~s. U:0on rcncing Bu.:-.... h .r -_)rive, I observed t1.-.e o~:-~e to ""'~oce'9ci. toP "-~OSition di'octl~ in to ~;.:.. ~"'e~ :::ince I rid not q_p_:tt e believe r.l~T C~,"es. ~. ile tPaVe A-Pter t rni ~-.;. ~rounr. to ~0 n.O'Wl1 :Jrh~rl )":"1.vo, I tenr_:JO!'E'l"'ily los-'-s'l~ht o~ .... ~he o~ .!get. :.!.en I SP.1-l iJc r,..~cin but its f'11)o :-rr'.nce hed '~' .. ,.::.~e~. It ~. s t't -,os~.t,._on A high in ~ha e.ir. It -:.~ow h.ad tho e.ppearance of r-' 1.~::se F.~.r"'l~0.e but tt 'h"'c". lights F'.ll over it ( e.s if it urs Or'vce1 ~.ri.t --l ':l~C'tJS ) en.:,. ~ bri3ht rad lic;h.t s~o'tm fror.1 e.bove the C1:'r'lft. !~n Pir~..,l~ne :9~st from south aest to no:,~!t t:est !'>e.ssing the o"-J5ect ~-:.: ... tnt A. I cou.JJ:. not ~.otermina on uhich side "'~i.1.0 !)lC.l'le '?')PS:Je:: it but it ~-~crr~-1 to be in bacl~ of or above the obiect. It 1a n~r o~inion thF t so .. leone on th~ t ple.na r.1u::;t 1;.r.ve s een tl:.o ::l!~:le thins I sa1-; only very nuoh closer. At t ' .is ~...,r-int, I conparo d t:13 ?le.ne and the o'b . .: ec: tsn~1 !~et-r th~ t the fl:t' n;; object coe.l d n o t b e e.n or~.:.ne.r~t crni't. I :9e.rl~ed at , ... oint X a t lvhich ::1r.1e I cot rly best loo1r at the object. ..J'J_s soon P..s I H1 -: .. !-:e,. t1.~e obj eot tre.veled fron1 l10int A to 'joint B on Sketch 3. At this ~osition the object 't-r2s no nora t~1an 5000- feet above the ground end )oszibl-' leos th.~n 3000 :feet e:~ov-3 the ground. I looked out of my front trind.shield at en a .lroxL-:-tate anzle of t0 C!.egrees to get e. good ... ;ieu of the craft It r -"e"' red cl~ ~ t r.~c~ s B e":.1c. C ~ o::'e circult-tr <;;rb ue:."e :.,!JvolvL'1~ c ot.ntor clocl is e. ~c!.C trHinc~O";ts u in B rn ~... C t-rc ,.,e t:"le mo:J t; r)rC:i4i~1.ent .f'or t'"..l.res on t~10 cil"'cles. T~"e t-t:l.ndo\rs Here r.ll ~bout Jvha o~1~e size \Tith ~ ... ellr.n,; lic::h t cor1~.nr, out o f thali1. I c:1en otE=r~ped out of :i:y c rnd sot :;he best vie~:-of the object. P..:rer'4s B rnd C t;ere inC.o e d rinr::;s sine c the areE\ o surr-ound.inc; che H:"_n{:oHs t;t? 9~ op a que Dnd th.e ~.r:i.n::oHs ::e)e rovolvine: U!) On sojnetl1ins 'tThtch i"or-.n.s a po'\."'~oct :Jer.li circle :rro'Y! 1-rhere I Hr' e looJ:1.n~. A,.:'e#:l f. s."'T\:e~rc'~ to be e void bet~reen the rin~s but H"'S obscure. Th e red lir;ht r-lnd :pole desi~:n2tcd by D "rere ~l~: rs in i:he s~me -:.1osi.tion in !'ele.tion to th.e res t of' ~h.e Pire-... ~t ( Pl~r~ys on the inner e :.-:trene ri~ht ht'4nd side ) The ~ole end ~ed li~ht seemec to ~ct es a ste.bili.zer or e::is or rotation fnr-t :'!.e r.?.Vo ving rinc;s. It El.puered th.e t e. very drrk e.rea dcsi ne.tec"'.. by E leM fT'om the r~.no;s to the red ligh:~ Fnn ~ole in a ne.: ... ::'ot-1 s cr1p, bllt t'h.i s eo ""'ee 't.V ... ~ to obscure to con.~ ectu.re one 1;ey or the other. Th e im--o -: -:: t:"'.1. F~bout the s hip l-IPS its conste .. n t Gyroscouic r1otion in one nl,':'le rround the reC. light e.n d ~ole a;~ts. After a sho::'t :.;oriocl. t nue0 ~o ( ~ ) end into tho e1s t be:.rond eyesisht I an c:Jr:v:!.nc a d i~hat t his Has e.n airc'.t'a f c o r"' S01" le kind. rt~Cl.=:iGl"l t.J r:;J .... c:"l~..L:_: i l~i.C.:. nore a .vcnc')~: :...1rn s.r:y J. ~-:e. ever con ~n operc .. u on,