T.OG.\L, ~fEAt\ T/;\fl; OF Slfi\:-il.;"t' .\1\0 1~1\1) OF .\STIWNO:\IlCAL T\\"!LlUliT --~ll:nrDJA~ OF' GltEr ,\i\\'fCH I Ill ' I h ml h m/ h m I h m h m lo m/ h m I h ,.I h no h uo/ h m/ h ,.I h '" END OF .\~1Il0~01VIlCAL 'fWlL!GHT SOliTHEHN L:\'flTl"Dr;s (April t o .July) Fo r -'! , , .,, fi rnt line hl .. "' tutr !Rh!< n ho c wi t.h cln.te" on ,,run <I Ii " " anM ,'lp:tly the rorrc'tion (in min11tc:;) giwn on the third line. i; t~ ?:s~.st in cvn.'u!-!.~-'oa of e tJ/0 re;Jort undt'r 1\FR ?0)-2 TO: ~q, F:J.reign Te~hnolo3y Division, Hright-Pctli:(!CSon l\ ... Ti3, O'tio r .. ecords indicate KC- 135, ffo310l~ :tnd B-52, #066, Life R~ Euc l i.ng s.::heduled in to Are~ at 1720 Local, 25 Oct 63. this arc:t until 2~ October 63. Co andcr for Oner~tions d'"' p~r t ... d Lhc High No ott1c aircr:1ft fE.:H!'.0LO'JY o:/~S!OI rr l) .:,1/Cnpt ~uintani 1.lu./ G92l6 1.. ?.~:~:-t:!:'lC~ i3 m'J.de to y our lst 5n'ior se:nz:nt , 23 J-.n 64, to JUr i..; r . .;-=-.:..-=~ i. G o rder to co.!rol2t~ our evaluatio n . Give incl.lsi .. r t:_:l~.3) ;.:_tit.udz5 8.J.'1d :p_o:'ile in l atitude and longitude o f .~:-2-35 1'l.fi ~-~'-T -::~ B-5'2 ;;o66 ;;':li l~ in the ir.~nediatt: area or ln Lh ~ ' High L~-f.:! .. .:-~-=-. Please b:..;..:: 311 av3.ilable times, lo"'ations and o.l tl t.1.:.-=a. Re u ort c~n c l::t.Jsi. fie d SEC~T if Harrant~d. ~Io1ld elso 2.~?::-eciute the reti ::tiv(: organizo.tions and air~ruft Com- mandc!.!"' s n nmes i!" :-lv a i la:> 2 . ~-:2 ~eli eve tha t a r~=e phenome.11a cal ing o~curred on 25 Oc~ 63 and that a Ks-:.35 -;i'8l04 and n --were involved. T ... -:> .~:.::_J~:.. .. ien~zd 3)::1~nzc. ::i l.ots reported ~y b~lievecl to b e ~ .- -:. :.ng o:l)eration t,:.:_-:~ ~ KC-135 invo1:1c d . '.t'ne _:)ilots r;ould d.:." : .. :.J1 5b. the featur~s o f tb~ KC-135 and could e ven i dentify t h ..... a~?.::.' ::.::1ately 1 2 0 n~ut:.c.:;.l Nile s I'rom t:'le obser.rer. :?o ssi.blc'! Y -:.)J, t:."1C.~r ideal we:J:t.'tc .:-condition~ this is poJ.> ible l Ind (28DCOfPS) 1~q, 28 B<'-lb ing (SAC), E llstlorth Air Force B'lsc,. SD~k TO: For2i~n Techno logy Div (TDEl~) Kc-135 :3_J4 and B-52 #066 wqre in contact from 25/2357Z at h 2 -50N, 10l-32~J. The rcfuelirt8 a ltitude Has 29 )~)0 F::, Th~ aircraft com:nandc.cs of f.!Ql04 and /ft066 \Jere C..1pr~i..o Ghd;.1e::-~: \.Jatkin,:;;t and C3.pLa.i.n Charles W 1lvl r:es, r~sp'cLiv~ly. ~ot.1 ~-~ bers of thP 2Jth noQ~ Wing . L t Co l , Cc:~andcr for Oper~:ions t-t..,tw t CI-IAPTER l U S A F HIGH ALT[TUDE H:C. F UEL[NG t\REAS 1. Pu~e.?~c. To provid SAC c rews d.nd uper~tions p lannirg st ff s with c omplet e inform.:\t ion con- ~ -:_:lin~ ~.\r.~ hiJh alt t.ud refueling <t1ea.3 . Effectiv e utili~ation o( this i n fo r n1a.tion will p ermi t a i t: .~Cu l;.l>~ t1) b" co~ductl!d with a rninin'\urn of planning and will intlute rna.-d."l'lum utili:t.alion o f .lir- :\. Exc P,>: a~ s_ '!ci fi c d i n the following para g raph, all SAC hig n ;\l tilude r c fn ~ling CJp~r~tions .:.ill h~ con::\11;y_: t o th~ .?t:b E shcd hig h :\.ltitude r e furding areas within the Conti n e ntal C onlr""'l Area . T ! cr;e an:."\.s !: ... .--!been e stablished a s 1es~ncd air~pace. During a schedul~d refueling p erio d , ot:~er IFR a&~t ;::ec at\ : t u d e traific w :ll not be cleared by FAA lhroub h an ..1ctivc refuding ~r~a. 1.0nL;s.; the eel.!. : :-.; a::-c raft a:1d the aircraft propCJsinb t o travers e the area cnn be provided r.:tdar S'?~.'\tat\on ar.:: -':1- .vai ' r a d i o c o n tact 1s maintained with the aircraft i~volved and a n FAA facility. V:R a..;\d IF!\-:.?:-:- o:1-top traffic mr\ y traverse the area; however. they a -rc r cs!JoneibJc fo r pro- ,,.!dinet their O\.:l a~?a::i'ttion viaually. h :i e bet>n esl:lblishcd to war n VFR and VFR - on-lop traffic oi tefuding O? e r a t ions : ( 1) Th: area J are p ubli s het.! i 1 t~t! Ai rma.n' s Guide and USAF A c ronJ.ut\.cal P ublicati o n s . The d e ncri.;Jtio:: o i t h e high altitude rc!.lding a rc~\3 published in th(': Airm.tn' s Guid~ will b e consid - ered the o:fici.:t. ::locume nt. Cn