RECOF::> CAK~ " "; YPC: C'= .:I SRATION 15 :.d:1utca t; "\" nown v~:y !aQt, tail, hov~:~d. of tiM AmericaD S. S. Uttio~t .'lttJIIrttr, Cr ... Htlge \\~t-:sterling, lla:..ter, t'(\notts t' ~ at H)()() 1111 a ,-o~ct~t> frnm J.,,~ Angele:~ to f~aiiJ,,:l he oh.M't'\'\~cl a m t 1 uf urau~ual hritlt<tllCI' and color. It apptl\l't:d :\t an appto~Jilat alt~t.urle uf 41tt harinJ,t 1-11} with a hard hhiH light which (;h~mg .. d l ).!l'c:ll. tlwa explo. J ... l in a r!cl hur~t i.ll :;u altitudtlwarin~ 1:!;;~. lt.-.; hrillia ,. \\ .t.-... ..:llllkit!ht to illuminate t!11~ al,~a ftw ~ to :~ 't~fltU l~. -teml@rature 77 , F .. barometer 29.98 inchea, air iU'W ~o F. _ Pft ce~O:>la, 1ss1csllJ.!:1 l-iotiatowu, 'l'ent. . Kent, En..J,1a:ld Laka Charles A,.'r.'jj -A.nd~rson AFB Ri ''1tn"a F1L"'\Ce - Alo::z.Jt;;o.:.ido, u,w t~xic() Kotlav!k lcele!'d . Broo:;a AFB, TeY.as 1'-anc ton !::r&-::;la."ld -Prc3qtUt lsle AFD, Naine Otic AFB, f.taas:t.ch\la"tts Enst. 1-t.)line, Ill. -A~Rn.tic C1t;t H1llcr~3t H::izhts, M:l. Bla nbu:-a, t.a. Yor~ Penna~\ -.,ia Pt\lv:lnc~t.o,..-.1, I!aGs. ( C:'.RO HI~Sil!G HJ.v~nell Cc:1~ral Pc..:if"ie Hul \o.L Ll.l. t!ultiolc :.tul t t !JlC ~'VALUATIO:J tiiIt~'~i~.fliii~:J urn~m~cl'Iri ~J II~3U:o'i'ICI.E~!T n;,.~ AIUC?J\F-1 Utili;!) :::LTTIFI En AS.rll0:70l,1ICAL tnJIND~tTIFI ~ l!lSlJlilCI~;r DATA Oth~r ( o nou:~ LIGP.tS) AIRCR.\?1' liTS'J1r1ICIE:iT DATA I. Qk;Zl~iUL ClU.lk<:td Ey8 Ud'"'Binocul.IU" t::l 'l'ol 0 B;r 04tt Sot Three Set!! / ZGbrat -A/C Obasrvf'!J Objetlt. r-,] I11tor.:aptiott Atte~ted L.:.No Interc3et At.t.eu:pt.lld II. ASTllONOUICI DATA III. A!rt:--rvd:-r OA'fA CJ Exeellen' 0 Unreliable C] Extr DINbtM IV. !AI.LOON DATA V. IV AIJJATIOtf D Inauttictent t,o EYaluat.e ow .. A1ronft Cl Poeellll.T AllwaR D Wu Astrono,.tcal 0 Probably A . nomical 0 Poee1bl y 1\ : . r~Al.cal t:J !Jwutt1c1u\ Data For EYluat.ion VELOCITY D!~\ECTION . ALTITUDi; Vl::LOCITI DiltEC'l'IOH 8. VISIBILITY W -r:D"'IA'w-;-CM' LI 'JICXD PO TIME. Of OBSt.?.V r f! 0 TvJO ZEaO C.'J:; FIVZ:: THREE ZERO C~Atwo NINE ~!P FIVE~WO CMA LCC~L TI~t P~ I FAi.TlAJ.J.Y CLOUDY CMA CLOl!DS fORMED BACKCROU~JD FC~ 02J::CT c~A ClCXJ5 a I JU --- Glcr; TP.C LANGLr.: F1 V~ ; AtC ENT AiBCt ... ~ [~F AGOS 1~76 RElJR LT~SAF LTR AFCI~:-C/C~-~ DTD lS Di.C '1 PD .. A. Cl'lt L SERVICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE 03SERVED A GREEN ~t~IFTLY MOVING LICHT !LIPTICAL liiTH A LONGIS:i TA!L PD SPEID VARIABLE IUT'ALWAY VERY FAST PD OBJECT. SE~T C35ERV~D IN N!:AR ARC PA~EN LEn TO RIG:~T PARDI C:1A AT T:~::: F~-R ArtC IT "JA: SUDDZN LI !<E i-l!!:TZOR I TE C~::\ ..: .. A HIS DI~TANCE FRC~! C2J~Ci ur;KNOwN PD TaE E!='rECT L::rT rl?RES~IC:~ t"':J: i T"'~T P.AT'JER T' ~!.t!L~ 0~ ;~EAR SID~ 07 IT~ ORBIT l..~fT TO RIG:1T '.~AS ::u::-ut::!T AS ! :::: rr;:z REQUIRED TC ~AY ONE THCUS. ID O:~E PD LGCr\T!~:~ CF C3~::RVER T.fP.E. iSJ)f S2 FCRM CN ONE TWO FOL~uWS PD END ~1/1Sl6Z OCT JESDF CA~CLI:!~ PD (Aa telephoned to OIN-2'2 on 8 Auguat 1952) 1. "Blgpr than to~ alrplne", dark color object, no noise, "~et-l1ke", Winge perbapa, at "terrific apeed" no trails, no exbauat. Plowed titn)ugh vapor cloucla, in and out ancl headed in ;1eaterl7 ( alightl.Y southern) clir.ct!Dn. 2. 0500 .:::.DT 8 Auguat 52. Ubserved tor 1 or 2 secona.J .) vi Jual ;-,it." ll&~( ed aye rrom gro.md. 4. Ot.:o~arver .;tt. ho1: \had been aslee-;: :rhen nl3i~h..;or' 3 al:1~ oluv1tion. vDj~ct at. 451 elevaticn wheu it d.l.:la_; ... -ear~d Juhi!:.d " b.ri.lding. r'ac-iJ ,.,~st.1Ard anc:l <Jbserve<l ouj~ct t'ro~ ra.1r lockin& up ;eatr.ctr was t.hrtti'jt. n:ng o ... t no rain. OLject. dark~r th~ low hanging in Air Foro in \!< r "'- proteasioMl ~o.13ult.L'lj _;r;:in~er, Grover ,.-ark, .~ahinat.cn, D .:. , reliauillty lcly ahaken throucbout conyer:sation. lor:nerly 1ar I. Time =1 have been o!i.' as had Just, ion o . l r &1 very vag\18. Viewed tror:1 rear ,,ith ::.o definable ape but t.ad ~reeaiOD that it haYe had wings. Cloud 000 teet.. ..b.Jeot M1 hue been higher. \..Dservr kept empbaeia' "I that obJ .. , wu yer, tut arvl dark 1ng r..o no is The rollolvillg :!..; CL.'"l o.~count or t~IO near vicinity 3~pte er 26, 1952 :aa:r, .iis. m. :.~ t :;e afternoon or Se9te:1ber 26, ~c._,.~ 52 J Hr. a "' =11.. vL)rlcing at the f'eed ::till at Abrons, :iisconsi~ ".ra ched a bo::lbar .~."l:.r o.r::r t:1e area, tr2.vclin~ south. Sec~.:1is lc.. ter his attention .:a.; :lc:racted by \what he c!esc~ibed as a 'blu1sh-srcen rounu object tr 10l :.:-..g north, at \tLu..t t.c esti:le.ted as a'bvut 2,000 f~et altitude.. His ~st1:-mt1on ot the he:'-sht of t:-:.e br:nb~r \:as a"Jcut ;,ooo fef..:~. ::.~ said t!'le t :::tng nQc:e no no::..5e, lfft no tru:!.l, ~ni se::ced to o:-~;,.virling about as it travclGd. 'rl:a obj 2ct .-:a~ seon by sev::r-:1 o c'.c r ~TO::':::tlen, ond \:as in si~:1t c.".Jout 10 s~c.:~ .. .:.z. E; s u id. t~1e t~1:; t~ tr<.:&.V~led a~ a t rL.'ic rz te o f c~Joccl, .n a c.: minutes after th9 ryle..:e i'aded ou-c. She