STATISTICS FOR 1965 (C ompiled 18 Jan 1966) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL ASTRONOMICAL BALLOON 3 2 1 3 INSUFFICIENT DAT A SATELLITE 4 5 PENDING 0 0 1 0 ASTRONOMICAL C ASES JAN FEB MAR APR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC and Plane t s l c 3d l e I a If 0 0 (a) Sola r Image (b) Moon (c) Sun (d ) Reflected Moonlight , Parhella, Moon (e ) Reflected Moonl ig ht (f) Come t lkeya-Seka ER CATEGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP Hoaxes, Ha llucinatlons, Un reliable Reports and Psychological Cause s ssile s and Rockets Re flectio ns 1 I 2 Fla res a nd Fire works 1 I 1 Mirages and Inver s ions 2 3 5 Sear c h a nd Ground Lights 2 1 0 l 0 0 1 2 0 0 C lo uds a nd Contrails I ards I 2 2 3 vsical SpE'came ns l c 1r Radar Ana I y sis l e Phot o Ana lysis 2dl ld 1j Sat ellne DPcay Miscella neous 2ab 2bf lh 4sbbb lh Tracer Bullets (b) Misinterpretation of Conventional Objects (c) Metal Ball (d ) Develo pe r Smear (e) Anomalous Pro pagauo n (f) Kites (g) Electro nic Counter Measures (h) Debris in Wind (j) No Image on Film (k) Poor Phot o Process (I) Fre e Falling Object (m) Fa lse T a rgets (n) Weather Returns (p) Emulsion Flaws (r ) Plastic Bags (s ) Man o n Ground (t ) Laghtning (u) Chemical Traals fro m Resear c h Rocket (v) Missile Launch Activity (w) Gourd Sub-1-0f\iC ()phtt~um I I Mon 18 0 NJol, De K en to Sub\Of"'IC Optimum 18 Min 3~0 Nlolo lett Rout Tro" if'lg lout.s Svrrounding Chet Rodor lomb ScO<ong Sit ~ ~ The Dollfl REFUELING AREAS Se-e ptecedtng tobukJt.on fOJ tnfOtmotton '~gcrdn; Entronce oi"Mi fo, speched operohonol olhtvde, . and hot Ropor1ng Potnl\ I Holl c,.., P uoblo GordJn Coty Rodoo C." ... \ .,. , Rodoo Rodoo g Kono Coty E:}--\_..-- X ... lfl' t Aod10 I t l o Wochito foil ltoswell ~,.,., Col ~ o tVORV !>~OW l\~ Son A ntonoo Rodo Po1oco Shrovepor1 USAF LOW ALTITUDE REFUELING AREAS S.. prK.dtng tvbulotton for tnfOtl'f'Gtton tegord tng cootdtnotel. r, fiVE STAR (II 01 ,_ crofi.uv SAM (70~ l-Attotudo ltfvoting At.a L( ,J USAF LOW AlTITUDE REFUELING AREAS US.~F LOVJ ALTITUDE REFUELING AREAS USAF oircroft conduct r e fueling operations throughout the continental United Stoles below 2 ~.000 feel MSL Although these refueling operations may b e conducted anywhere In the United Sto les, they ore generally conflned to the oreos listed below. The following points ore e mphasized In connection with refueling operations below 2 ~.000 feet MSL: (I) Refueling aircraft hove right of way over other aircraft In accordance with CAR 60.1 4(bJ. (21 Normally, th.,se operations ore conducted VFR (or VFR conditions Of'l lop), ho wever, they may be cond11cted on IFR Aighl p ions ol oulgned ollit ko>c:htdlng altitude reservation Alg ht pions. STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND No. N~me Area Coordinates No. Name Area Coordtnates Name Area Coordinates 118 Golden Rod 120 Cactus Plant 3016 Fighting Fo x Rippling Wa ter Dragon Fly 104 While Horse 127 Tool Bin ucky Throw 128 Coin Slor From ~2 nm NE ol Hill City VOl! via V15:?2 to 42 nm SW of lamoni VOl!. lumber Jock 129 Block Boll AIR COMMAND ilood Runne r 130 Deacon Jones Hush Puppy 108 Dar~ House 109 Deadwood 132 White Col 704 Cold Cut 140 fat Cor Slippery Sam 111 f rost Weed 14 1 lory Day 142 Don Boone Use South rrock only until I July 1962 116 five Stat 143 little Abner 2eoo. aa"oo' ROUTE TAR PAIL USAF LOW LEVEL ROUTES O IL BURNER EFFECTIVE 2 2 APRIL 1962 l obe. Colou~o VORl AC (ntry Aucroft hnll tnle r ot the l obe VORl AC (r p o rlong ponll of ongne d olttudt / flght le vel. th~n pro<~'"'d outb<'tu,.,d on tJ,e To~ VO~TAC 11S rodol o l o'"9"'"d olt,tude /lltght le e l, unit I 70 NM out h of th e lobe VOJT AC, then dc~d outbound on the lobe VOUAC 175" rodol o o to r each 73,000' MSL or bfdo w a t 36"4S' N lOJ"'~l'W At thi, point. a i rcraft tholl tlort \tondord role left detcotndtng turn to 0 true cour~ of oso. de,c en d"9 \0 0 \ to reach 7500' Sl prior to reoctung va I. aircraft tho II th~n motnton 7500' MSl unhl cleor o f V81: th n contn t de'f'~"' to th nhy pont of ,,.,e low lewl!tl route ol SHORT LOOK Allo r paning 37'27' N 107'37 ' W oircroh hall climb o 0 1 to reach 8000' MSl p<ior to croui~g 37'S7' N 10376'Wo a ircraft holt then mole bomb run ol 8000' MSl to lh e orget of 37'S9' N 103'33 ' W. Alter loovong target aircraft thall continue on NW heading of 8000' MSl for not more than 20 NMo th on moke o r ight turn on8 p ro<ood diroc l lo 38'03' N 107'56' W (i~lelltloon o f Hugo. Colo YO~ H) rndiol and lomor, Colo VOR 173' rodoll the n d ire c l lo Wohh. Colo monlong 8000' MSL u~lol d eor o f V10; lhen clmb to molnloin of or b olo-14,000' MSL unll cle a r of V1S24 th n chmb o a lo reach 73,000' MSL north of V1130. th~n of 23,000' MSL to Wol"', Colo. l~portno pontl duect to Oolhort, Teoo VO~TAC LONO LOOK: Aircraft hoff tort climb from 6000' MSL immediately alter cr o u ln g the lobe, Colo. VORIAC 065' rodol monlon ot or b o lo -14,000' $l unh l north of VITJOo then cl.mb 10 o to roach 23.000' MSL P"or to ont ing V171S ond V1S14, Long lool mn on 1holl the n "'otnloin 13,000' MSl ro th e torv o r o . fl'lotllng r.ghl tu rn ohe r bomb run dir c to lomor. Colo, VOR; thon of 73.000' M$L vlo tho Lamar YO~ 16' rodlol to Wohh, Colo. porting poin th lhon o t 23.000' MSl d irect to tho Oolhort, Tuo VOUAC roporltng point). The hou" o f oporolion on thi roulo oro 0000-13S9Z Mon Sol. ENTRY ROUTES -P'OSITIONS SPECifl0 IN TEXT ---- lE ENTitY l0011S t .. IIIIUIIIb .MANEUVER AUA Of IOM8 United Slotu, fliP Plonntng S~t>on I nl a 2 April. Pogo I of I ' ogu ROUTES FLOWN IFR!VFR, DAY / NIGHT ROUTES FLOWN VFR!VFR ON TOP, DAYS \ I BEAll CI..A WS I Doys of Week Used: !usAF Low LEVEL RouTE cHART Days of Week Used: . T orget VOR!VORTAC WASHINGTON I CAliF OliN lA RADAR &O MS SCOiUNG (Q8S) IN FORMATION RADAR 8omb Scotong (R8S) Solr' provod e scoring for s imulated bombing o Hock b y Molotory oircroft. Thee sotes ore lcx:oted in d e"'e ly populate d ore o s w h e re o ir troffc is correopondingly de"'e. USAF roft ore encourogt~d to flight p io n ARO UNO RBS Sot,., whenever pou ible , pecially d uring daylight hours (normol ours of RBS operotioM). Operations ore normollr conducte d VFR l 000 fe.t on top, u sually o t h igh oltituds. Surrounding T orget Citiec: Entry Points: Radar Bomb Scorm Dict ;"'on ' li~W~Grd I -J ........ ~OIIli I OAICOT A _jf.!AKOTA to Jvnfo I WISCO NSIN ICENTUCKY .- ARIC.ANSAS HAPPY HOUI!IBR.AVOt ) LOVISIAN" .MISSISSIPPI Random Intervals Jet, Convl NEW Y()ltiC NO \A~(XINA FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY ashington 25, D.C. Naj. iTilliam r . Coleman, J r . , USAF Public Infonnation Division Office of Infonnation Department of the Air Force Washington 25, D. c. De.:1r i'iaj or Col eman: Your letter dated April 7, 1961, rotating b eacons on aircraft has egarding si~hting of white lieht been forwarded to this office for Appr ov e d anti-collision lights requir e d for nieht flight on aircraft having a ma.xi.mlli:l gross Heie ht of more than 12, 000 pounds and used on many liehter a ircraft are red rotating beacons. Special Civil Air Regulation SR- 392B v:hich is scheduled to terminate F ebruary 25, 1962, provides f o r limited experimental use of types of lighting systems v:hich do not comply with the relevant specifications cont a ined in the CJC1s . A nu~ber o f different types of ligh~s a r e being e valuated by the Federal Aviation Ae;ency t3nreau of Research and Development and variou s operators and manufacturers . The majority of these lights are of the strobe condenser discharge type which produce a brill iant blue- v.!hite lieht . One type of installation consists of " s wi nging " iring lights green and red and a "bobbing " Hhite tail light. The p eriodi c dis- charge flash o r the "bobbing " effect may not be distinguishable from a rotating flash at a distance, vJhich may e::-..-plain the impression that wnit e rotating beacons hav e been observed. Since approval s of experimental operation in accordance with SR- 392B are g ranted in the field, the nwnber and types of lights presently i n operation a r e not readily avail a bl e w i1aintaining a current l ist of aircra.f't with experimental liehting woul d be impractical as it is subject to frequent changesQ If we ffiay be o f additional assistance, please advise. Sincerely, Jack l/. H\}~6n, Chief ~ Air Car r iE!r Operations Branch 7c. / Bureau of Flight standards DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA , 68113 "EPI.. Y T O A T TN OFt DXIP- 2 SUBJECT Nie;ht Photography -Air Refueling TO AFSC (Col. de Jonckheer e ) Foreign Technology Division Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 attached film is of a night refueling of a B- 52 and a KC- 135 It was photographed from a T- 39 chase aircraft. Separation between subject and chase aircraft was the minimum permissible distance of 2 , 000 The film shows only several. ights moving on a dark background. The film was processed using the best known methods of increasing the film speed. FOR THE CbMl4ANDER IN CliTEF u~l..L..LW, Lt Col., USAF Chief, Production and Policy Directorate of Information FLARES USED WITH REFUELING OPERATIONS: Roll of film Project Number 7 -52/612 Roll Number M32D 1 & 2 SOURCE: NCOI C of REFUELING SQUADRON AT WPAFB No flares are carried for operations except on KC-97s. 97s carry M-4 flare s for emergency use. These are used primarily when communications by radio are out or the A/C to be refueled canno~ locate the tanker A/C. The normal color is a two-bal l yellov and green flare fired out of the r ear of the A/Ca The flare looks like a roman candle and falls in an arc descend ing. The duration can be up to 30 seconds. Red flares are carried also, but these are used 1n emergency only and not for identificati on or refueling operations. FmEBALL REPORT Persons observing a fireball or meteor should r eport the information to the American Met eor Society. The information desired is contained below. ver y brilliant meteor or fireball is r e - rted t o have passed in your vicinity on .... at the hour of . . . . . Will you please answer as fully as possible the following questions, whic h a r e asked on behalf of the Americ an Me- teor Society in order that permanent records of s uch phenomena may be obtained. When these reports a r e published each contributor whose r eport is fairly complete will be mentioned, if possible, and due credit given. It is only by the help of those who can give personal information that data can be secured for the computation of the orbits of met eor s . These dat a ar e of great scientific value and all reasonabl e effo rts s hould made to obtain them. You will be unable prob- ably to answer all questions below, but answer those you c an, as they may be of the greatest importance . ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION GENERAL OFFICES ""IOOLETOWN,OHIO 4504 2 WALTER C. PAGUE v MANAOI!:R A I R TRANSPORTATION Major Hector Quintanilla Chief Project Blue Book ht-Patternson AFB