Af 'MM 111 . PIIT I . UNCLASSIFIED INFORMAnON REPORT 6. \~eat.her -2S 000,acatt.ered clouds, wi1~ds alo1't., 20 knot.s 9. lnt,ereept action taken bJ this st.aticn using F-47 ait- cralt. Intercept, unsucc.,sst\&1.. 10. t-o local a1 r tra!t1c 1111: THIS C:CIJTAIIdiWDAIMTION Aff&IING THI NATIONAL DliDf;l 0' THi UNITED STATD WITHIN THl MiANIHG OF TH ESPtONAGi M:r.ll U. S. C.- II AND a. AI liS Oil THI I!VIUTION 0' llS CXJNTUfT'S IN ANY MANNR TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PHS0N IS PROHI.T!D IY LAW. IT MAY NOI'. RDIGOUCID .. IDLI Cia .. NIY, 8Y OnUlll\11 UltiTID STATD All FORCE AGEHCIQ, XCU1' IY PERIIISSIONOFTHi DUtiiCTOROF una UGUCI. uur. f'.TTr ATlC Xflt\t\-5 Ff.CI~ t\FCit; 41629 FOLG NSG RFCEIVED l;"f,Oi1 i1:\RCH P.FB it"l.'f SVC CLrJ "CIHV~S P.l~RT 1. FLASH THE Ol.'JECT W;\S ELIPTICftL TO f\ ;l ;~LTA SJ~I\f'r: Ar;o rn~DII-:fi'TIAL. Arm :\PP:!/,P.ED TO Tlll' NAKED EYf. TH:-~ SI7..t: DliO~ Pd.:J c::t.Y Ol'E" O!:JfCT :'\ND \oll\S OF,; ofHG~fT SILVrR COLOH UITH .-.~ A STJ;CK OF COIPS IHAT 5.~:-P!aflATrD liJTO 7 AtJO UAS A FOF.>~ATION OF 3 i :,Jf.CTS ~ITH 2 IN r.cr.:;.,TICI: THF STEHN Al!ll FOR:-:.\TIOF OF 2 TC Tl!i ST: r:r; J F THXf THE ENTI I\ F. OPERAT IOIJ WAS FXFCUTrD VFP.Y Cf<ACEFULL Y. IT Ul\:l vVRHl:f,D 1\T NANHATTL~N ~EACH AIJD TURf-JED SOUTH BREI'.!<It~G UP AtJ!'> J !S/\?PEARF.D OUT OF SIGHT AT A f,'i-'F.. IT tiAS TRAVF.LLII~C AT A VERY ;:IGI! .)l'il'D AT VF.~Y HIGH 1\LTITUDi:. PAP.T 2. 2718:35 PI\CIFIC STA!lDAf<D Tlt~E 1'0 1&55. \'11\S CJE.S.EP.V!!:D FOR 2 -~ :iii-!. PAaT 3. TH::: OI:.Jl'CT :-;AS St~FlJ COT:i P.K A'l' r:/\l!H.4TTFU BEACl~ C.\LIF. Pt\PT 5. Tl ~E L. Jf: IS FROi.TIF.R Cf1A AND tY 7 OTHERS AT T!!: SAHE f\DDnr:: s .. C G AMC W PAF 13 0 HI 0 . T'fr~ /\TIC ATI,\A-5 FF.Ol~ AFOIU 41629 ~OLG NSG RECEIVED FROI-1 I1ARCJI AFE i.:r SVC CL11 "CIHVIS P:iRT 1. FLASH THE OBJECT WAS ELIPTICz\L TO A .: L'fJ'. SHAPE tH;D PREDli1ENTIAL. AND APPEAnED TO THE ~ AKED ~YE THE SIZE DII1E t.t\ J c;!LY ONE OBJECT AHD H.\S OF ,; BRIGHT SILVFR COLOR UITE AT rHE BACK. WHEN FIRST SIGHTFU IT APPltARED AS Ol~E LATEf! l:r'.~J:Ii~G t:P Il<TO 7 OZJFCTS THEP.E WAS NO r ;[z\UST TJ.::\ILS OR SOUI~D. i3t:Ol(E UP v::ny Sf400THLY AND TURNS ~F.'nE: VFf~Y s;;oOTl;. IT APPFA1?F.D .:i A ST1~C1\ OF COil-IS THAT SfPAitATl:D INTO 7 Ar~D HAS A FOUi/iTlOfl OF 3 .. -:c.lE"CTS t:rf!! 2 IV Fcn;:.\TION THF STEHN ;'\I!D FOF.t:.~TIOi. OF 2 TC fl:r STEf:L TH:.: E'l!TIRi:. OPE..RATIOl~ tJAS FXECUTI:D VFP.Y GRACFFULLY. IT 'J/".S -v;:m;E;~D 1\'f N.t\NHt\TTFN EEACH AUD TURNED SOUTH BRF.AJ~l NG UP A!!D 131\PPEAIH-::1 OUT OF ~IGHT P.T A f,'r.tF.. IT t-JAS TR.-\VELLIFG AT A VFRY }ilGJl ;.'~.i !1 A'f VERY Jllr;.{ ;\LTITliJi: . PART 2. 271835 PI;CIFIC STAlJDARD TI E ,o 1S55. HHS OBSERVED FOR 2 i :iiH. PA11T 3. THF C~JlCT t::AS srr.rJ fOTH i.'l3U:\L Al!D I?Y THE AID CF 2;-5: POHEJ"; r.IiJOCULAf:S. PAhT 4. OFSFI~VATIOIJ AT TifF ,"\':OVE ,'\DDEF.SS. THF.: p;-:Oi!Z Cf1A AllD I:Y 7 OTHERS AT T:~r SA~a: ADDH:ss. IS f1l~ Fl. H!,VY PILOT Al!D IS tJ0\1 AN AIRCRAFT El\GII:EF.R. PAr.T SCATl'tRF.D 15~t:m VISIBILITY~., lC. ~ 4 J(l:OT s. PART 7 NO KC.;Qt .. 'N AI P.CPAFT AT. MANHATTF.N EF.ACH ARF.A AT THAT 12223Z JUL Jt'PHQ W?Ail11LYDAII8 JEPHQ 81.\l PP JEDEN JEDVP 222 DE JEPHQ QI6A / . Hi HQ USAF WASH DC TO JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AfBCOLORADO SPRINGS COLO Jl:DVP/CG,.ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON Ar& OHIO ~ FROM AfOIN ATIC fOR ATIAA -131~ FOLLOWING MSC rR FLT SV CTR MARCH AFB CALIF IS QUOTED FOR YOUI INFO CLN CIIVIS PART I rLASH THE OBJECT WAS ELIPTICAL TO A DELTA SHAPE AND ~EDIMENTIAL CMA AND APPEARED TO THE NAKED EYE THE SIZE OF A DIME AND ONLY ONE OBJECT AND WAS OF A BRIQHT SILVER COLOR VITH GREY AT THE BACK VHEM FIRST SIGHTED IT APPEARED AS ONE UTER BREAKING UP INTO 7 OBJECTS THERE VAS NO EXKAlBT TRAILS OR SOUND. IT BROKE UP VERY SMOOTHLY AND TURNS WERE VERY SMOOTH IT APPEARED AS A STACK Of COINS THAT SEPARATED INTO 7 AND VAS A FORMATION Of 3 OBJECTS WITH 2 IN FORMATION OF THE STERN AND A FORMATION OF 2 TO THE STERN OF TiiAT THE ENTIRE OPERATION tlAS EXECtiTED VERY GRACEFULLY IT WAS OVERHEAD AT MANHATTEN BEACH PAGE TWO JEPHQ I'A AND TURNED SOUTH BREAKING UP AND DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT AT A ~J~ IT WAS TIAVELING AT A VERY HICH SPEED AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDE. PART 2. 27183' PACIFIC STANDARD TIME TO 18'' WAS OBSERVgo FOR 2B MIN. PART l THE OBJECf VAS SEEN BOTH VISUAL AND BY THE AID Oi 2a-'a PP JEDEII JEDVP 212 D~ JEPHQ I'A ~- FM. HQ-UsAF WASH DC ~ TO JEDENICG. ADC ENT A~ COLORADO SPRINGS COLO ~- JEDVP/CG.ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ~ FROM AFOIN ATIC fOI ATIAA '1314 fOLLOVINC MSC JR JLT SV CTR MARCH /\FB CALIF IS QUOTED FOI YOUR INFO CLN CIIVIS PART l FLASH THE OBJECT UAS ELIPTICAL TO A DELTA SHAPE AND JSlEDIMENTIAL CMA AND APPEARED TO THE NAKED EYE THE SIZE OF A DIME AND ONLY ONE OBJECT AND VAS OF A BRIQHT SILVER COLOR VITH CREY AT THE BACK WHEN FIRST SIGHTED IT APPEARED AS ONE LATER BREAKING UP INTO 7 OBJECTS THERE WAS NO .:XKAlBT TRAILS OR SOUND. IT BROKE UP VERY SMOOTHLY AND TURNS VERE VERY SMOOTH IT APPEARED AS A STACK OF COINS THAT SEPARATED INTO 7 AND WAS A FORMATION OF 3 OBJECTS WITH 2 IN FORMATION OF THE STERN AND A FORMATION OF 2 TO THE STERN OF THAT THE ENTIRE OPERATION ~AS EXECUTED VERY GRACEFULLY IT WAS OVERHEAD AT MANHATTEN BEACH PAGE TWO JEPHQ I'A AUD TURNED SOUTH BREAKING UP AND DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIQHT AT A nr~. IT WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDE. PART 2. 27183' PACIFIC STANDARD TIME TO 18'' WAS OBSERVED FOR 2~ MIN. PART 3 THE OBJECT VAS SEEN BOTH VISUAL AND BY THE AID OF 2ri-'J POWER BINOCULARS PART OBSERVATION VAS MAD! A OAK AVE CMA !i.\l'IKATTEN BEACH CMA CALlr PART ' THE OBSERVATION VAS MADE BY AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. THE PHONE NBI IS FIONTIEI '''1t CMA AND BY 7 OTHERS AT THE sAME ADDRESS S AN EX-NAVY PILOT AND IS NOV AN AIRCRAFT ENGINEER PART C. WEATHER AT Sill PACIFIC 13311 SCATTERED I'NI VISIBILITY 21111 891 FLASH 15 KNOTS 3iiN H9 17 KNOTS ~1311 Ill AT 21 KNOTS 'IIIII IH 2" : !OTS PART 7 NO KNOWN AIRCJlAn IN MANHATTEN BEACH AREA AT THAT 1' ! ME 2SitN117Z 2 3/18412 JUL JEPKQ C?Cr JI: p ""C ,,.,,T At"t:t ""L"':"''fo"C snr.n rc:. CCLC AT THE r.ACK PD !!H~! !-"!!1~'!' S!CHTE!J IT!'.?? !'.S CFLY o: .E O~JECT n-1TIF!' OPEY!ATIC'N ~JAS EXECUTED V~Y r~AC!Fl!LLY PD !1' ~-! CVEF:J!St1T WT or SIGHT 0~: A ~;~E HrADH:C PD TI WAS TPAVLI~-c P.T li VEr:Y S?!:ED t~rD VE!'!Y HIGH .~L '!"J!'.'FP. PD THE OFSE!:V t.T I o~ S ~JE!'~ OTHJ:f.S AT Annr-<-c.- ABEA AT THAT 2C/e62 57. JUL JEDVP DMc:ztlp\iODt Beach, CslUornla AD UD14eat1tt.a aerial obJect vaa obaerna tDoa tbe p-ouncl at Mazahatten ~ , 27 JW.7 1~3. Pint elgb.tecl at 1835 PS"t RDd obaerwua &14 ot 20/'!10 'b7 a ci vlliau obaervar. w lelta abapea, 8DCl appeKe4 to tbe nallll e)'e to u one olJect, b\1'\ later broke a.p into Waila ar aooD4a. It brolle up VWJ ~ ware .-oUa.It appaant aa a etac'K at colna tbat ae_perate4 out ot al;bt on a ~ It vu trawllq at a Yft)' hip rate ot at tbe t.S. or vae 18,ooo, clou4a, Y1:~11t1li'7 15 ldlea, v1D4a alott t ftl7lq tl' 15 to 2J. kDota. were troa the fta DO nova air tratf1c 1D tbe Loa at tba tiDe ot ai,ptlq. Ob .. rwer vu aa ea4 ehoul4 be a veu nle 1D tba a:rea not ill the vicinity at the U. ot .t.Dpla or U.. obMrval u4 epeea elntnate the poaa1lllat7 ot tbia obJect beiq 1rl D&t\IN. rrr.-r~r, Y 'MCIIII MIUCII -NIIIJI a I IIAY a Wt!ICM MAY 0 IOOIC JUJIWI 0 MULTf"U ADD- -b';Di1i'~jkc;t CiliN'Gi b'iil~Cl'.[O~ AJ.' II. ASTRONOUICAL DATA AS'l'dOiJOiilCll AC-f1vfJ.~t1r,\S r4u'J. ~o, I ' en~ Atrcr~ft. ~ IV. BALLOON DATA D 1-:XCelleD\ D Uureliable Cl Doubt.M Y. IYAI.UitiOI D Inautticlent to ralua\e Cl Wu AaUonol!llcal CJ Probabl7 A. IWJiftloal 0 Poaa1b1y A.: ..... no&J.cal D Iuutt1c1~t Dat.a For !val uat.ion Cl Unknown ( PROJECT 1007) YiEATEBR DATA SH "' 1. DATEOi OBsi!:RVATION 2. TIJ.U:: OF CDSl:dtV}. IGt~ :)TATION o VlNG 4 ... !! hD~ AlQila 6. Jila(K AMI tHUMDERS!ORIIS IIO'ftJ IN ARIA! (It at wh t\t uactrantl 8. VISIDIL!Tf WAS tentba at teet. tentha at tc.-et.-