J~- ! CLASS! FlED BUR.Z.W O.W .. i..SRQ~illjT:c~ G~.&tt\: :GPR2S .AT17~ USN C:!JIT~.AL DI ST:1IC1 'iRIGHT-P ~:r'''EI.t{.::.OH AL1 FORCE :BA-33:, DA:Z'IDN, O:iiO .AJ~l'J~lTION: Technical Intalllgence Di.vic;i on L-iCL~ID-3) Gaptai n R. n. Sneiiar S t re8ks of Light i n the Sky -For-w~ri.i.ng of Informati on on 1. In ?ccor0~C6 ~ith t he v erbal reques~ of ~r. 8. :: ,..,,rr~, "Jf rhc ubjPc t lig.b.~ .. B observed b7 the 1ri tt~r 1 .:; :t\lrni shed: rfoila t r ."7alin.g 'N t on _j'eedmore !toad ,.,ith Lt. of B.AGR-CD !lt a1)out 1715 on 3 Jecernoer 1948 and just bef}rs l"'e c~:ing ~ia.goner .?ord R.)ad a st: .... Pak L>J" li5ht ~t'as obc.-;e rred directly ai1ead in the sky. The .... ~ was ovorcast ,ri th an occasional b reak bet en ] ayer s . ~e 1 i6ht appe;;red to be OVP~ hl&"l'~ 25 and at an a ngle of l~'-) f rom the ob server. traveling <:)tralght u p , the top en d blunt and tne t r 1lli.ng e n d feathered. l'h.i., light ;.1t r'ir3 t ::lppear~J nn.ci ;ani,:,ned ran idly a.~ t n onsgb s. jet was baing turn~d ou and off. ~at.ar, ar'tar stoooi~ tnP. CHr, its a:ppe.!lrance '"'nd disaupe~ance was rr1ore grooual. Ita color 11~-1 a. very light red $oftened by n Ita :Jize apr.ea.red from 3 to + inc..fles high and about J/l~ of an in.:h vi.te if seen thr'Ju~h 3. gu ... ge at am t s leng"th f ;om the obRerver .. G. G. 3ae,es, Office of BAGR-CD t CLf\.:J:):FiED ERONAUTJCS GEN!::RAL REPRESENT TIVE, USN f EFER TO INITIAl S NTilAL IJISTRICT WRIG'riT-P rrc::RSON AIR FORCE BASE. DAYTON. OHIO I t.:~ r\llad '"n~ l)":ant1nn o:: my .,,.,Asf!tn~r,. 1i~u~, :"jJ~, ~l3Q o.f t.hl-1 .'r~tc-.., t <> t h e ob.jeot. 'Jitri~ P. n~or.> ~t ~.h~ J~t 'C's-3ctfnn ~f in. t h-8 iark 'JY"'t1"~8~. r herf!t 11~9 :"!O'We"T!!r, B .i_,ttat ... 1',Jtrn Of motion, ooth ho~11on,Al <=\..Dd V'!~tie'\1. ! f )~18d '"h 8 "l ntnion tben, which I .)~ill r~O t d t ~h~ t ' e "'1 :l ... 'tl~ c~me 1:-cm :ircl"a!t t~s~ln~a :-a m je; i~s !tll?.~i')fl tJ4')'1.l:l~,.d ~ ~ a n ':'.u.:cillirry 'nO'-t'flr :U 1'1 CLASS t FiE 0 .._ ... t e o f S)tt~d, tvi th tha ob.j ct I ill in~tt-:mit ntly r!.111ll ft1Jd_. .ri ;~1 tbe ~:l~l! or l iou in:r l; n r "~l!"!ltld 1. -nt ""lrth) ')Jl . ~y ~' l~;n~nt 3:1 to ~! :JCP.nc s J\ent tono:td aoo~ :3 1ub 1 ~c~ It; 11 b~ll 7~ d how97~ r th t Metetorolo~ c~n nfl r"' or ~o nue~tion. rt'f u-:e ths cl J'i ::-v~d ''J.I'i~'!::nen t ~1' ::3i,~:;~ncs :1...,d conlLl t t on'!l e :rittln& a t th la,.~l serv1. c s t rrr 21J .Y~Ar"J, t n rl,.'IMl A7iat1on for "!. ~rta .lnoll!!n t .-,ftt!cni1~d, 'it]l li~tl~ ;>r !10 ,l~uey h.:-vin~b!!en ;,iyen dvrill~ Lieut., U. 3 . TY Dr lflNEK ' S EV~\LU ~ TIONS EX1?J-\CTED FROM PROJEcrr GrlUJGE REPOrtl. 1. A troaocd o 1 l:.l sh P"' .o o f. b lll t y z b. r a 1 ,. n r l ow pro b a b i 1 i t .Y s fJ,ll.ll 00113 ordinary e. tro re.l' t x or ffll1ing bodl~s~ { rttfl d ~t l o n:J., au.ro!'"al tJtrn W\ 'H'JS Jl l.Jl!n#.: ) f 'Y.l J.-,cio-a pxeoludotJ e:xpla.."'l."itlo n & 1; 1 h!onc ... or f._., r;1 d 'l\.l &~9 at 3 n o cJ.xpl UUt t ion 1 tio. 212~ Objoot sl,o;htdd thr~a hour3 afto r r lease ti.~ of Indi3.n- apoli's >J.~:d-Ft. ri~'ns balloons. Defdoti""'a balloon could P.:l'Va r :J:laine1 low rn:ouh-h t o ~' aedn Fmd upper ?tinda i.ndicate th11.t such a balloon --;;ould ha-;e been 1n the D~yton area at the ti::e slgheed. .A.ll o ther state~nts of obs~rvers se~m t o ind1oa~ tP~t tna object ~a3 a weather balloon l&AtOU f<tERS lR ~rr~ riiEH St;kVIC ~ 1hincton 25, D. c. In r.,., ply a Co:;~1d in~ Gdaeral ':Jrl-_ht-(attJl'!:O!" Air Force ;~o.se J~ytor-, Chi o l\. T i' h l l'C lA.XO-3 il.e f~ r~ 1 C ~ i s r.Ado to lotte r fro.~. l.:o.roh 194J,. ~ubj.,ct "J.nl.dl)r.ti.fi~d crl~t ther~to hy tt.13 h Jquarturs, yo:r' :v>eHh.p ... a.rt~rs~ fCI.US, llyin: ')bja'Jtn~" '.!:tl fir~t 2 it~ inclu~nt' .lU::\."AI"itJ:l 173 t~.!-cuz:;n :3) "t' ;~, bn~x: chtJo d '-' .--;~ lr~tl t rout L l n W' a ther-ba..lloon :JOdnte roudd lTJ :~:'" Air Fore fj.. 'Na ~ ,u,li l~,~d:h.H'r But"tJ<'t.H. Cor.:mont.n ba!led on thia ruv\#,,~ r~ \.nelo3ad, (";uirle To In'/"lt;':\ tton Of 'Un1- d'1 ct!l'd '\or1ul Oh j dOt3Q ~ ohanr.:~d n a !ollow'c ~t-..elll 13.., "Di..rJJot\on o f F.ll~r~; rJl" C~:J,.,ot/' sho'.;ld 'iA3 ol .. ud.fJod 'H) 'tt.. t .rdrl.'todl.l nd hoYl- ~\;ntu.l motio n cl ~rtt tlioting-t..t1uhdd if po:Js1blu. uni ::so th.t>.t motion lt~ ~ett'i~,J n n -.Y tiirocti')ll toru.1rds wh.loh theJ oh~uo~ fl?t....:,ars to tno"f'S. ~Hct .oi ~.;tv~ tu -' !~t aut~in:;'l Jhould ir:)lndn c. 1t:nt.J1.ant o~ t r o type of Dr HYNEK' S 1"'1/ALUA TI ONS EX.TRA.CTED FROM PROJECT G.\UOGE REPOrlT. !:!:lr)l proba bilitys r a i r o low ~robnbilitys Ov, 02, bJ, lCO~ Hal.l()nnii or ordi~:l.ry a i rorai'ta ftofJk~"tll. f t rn9 o r f-1lll n g bodiea; (~ .. .,flu c c ion s J l.'ll.U' Or'9.l ~ t r ~r~t r rs" bird~., i~n no Bx~lanAtion e1tdent Jl.. !.. ~k t.'tl' ~tr t :.l'"'fl')~ pr6o lud-o s e.xp l:1.n a t ion 1 b . ~'!t,J~uc.., ofi 'ered 3U6b9 at.s no ax?l.J..n.&tlo.ai . ~Uf1 G A1 D REl JI t: .li'4 (.,rm C?r lnter~lllNI aJrr188QO~iae9 ~!-t n h udquarters. ~;u:uber all co111menta conuc:utlnlr. t."''" nllre .-fdth o f sheet, both sltl". IJ a tbu r-\sed u iB c:a 17m IH Ia t.o dee i n a t.e nlrr:ur ~d addrts1M. Plllt:'! 1nlt1All o f dlct.at.or ..... t:n!.t. tel.,;~l\oo ::u:n"r and locaUoe t o rt.:.t 1 .tcaahln. ln:::lostue 3 COMMENT NO. COT:f!o:f:-:;!IT Jf). 2 Inc~ents,--a-12 arui-._!;13 '"ere revi9wed a.nd a posaible conclu.s~on was I"ou:ld. Colo!lal - lbert ~yd s~ thiit',he p~raonally observed a B-29 circlinp; ch~ Patterson Fi~ld area w:i~ both l~dini l~gh~s burning a.t the tjme mentioned . l'h~ air~raft was a t a:1 altitud~.Jof app;$imat.oly 3000 fdet and it is possibld -:hat th~ obs rv~rs may haY~ se~n ths lig~s w-.i thod beiilg abl~ t o identify the aircraft., dua to the dusk or visibilit-.r a t that vi:ne. ,. :00~\J.D P. HALL KCC;~ Colonel, USAF 3- 23;6 Chiaf. Oparations Subdi~3ion dl5s 8 .'l i-1.- l a MAR 48 2 il O)()QM tC~TINUE O N OTHE~ SIDcJ dotor =i ntJd 1.lu.rd ,JJ t!d..;cri t io,l