Creedmoor . I Ccncrct! PStCihoq .JI ~ VlCl Oft!~ eo ri~Tlr "r.. JriFDL 25" PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDST 4q4 DE J\tJF DL 167 Fl1 CC RANDOLPH AF B TEX. TO JEPHQ/ DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF JED~JP/CG ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO ATTN: AJ_IAA-2C JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO JEDST/CG HGl ATRC SCOTT AFB ILLINOIS ATTtU Dl I DCS/0 llf&l~1t ..:.:."~.' GI0105GE FLYOfJRT FOL IS REPTD ON SIGHTING OF. UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJ IAti 200-5 ITEM ONEI DESCRIPTION : ELONGATED FUSELAGE, NO WINGS BUT PROTRUDING BOX-LIKE E~1PENNAGE \~ITH NO VERTICAL . STABILIZER, POINTED NOSE OBJ SEu~ED VERY FAST, MUCH FASTER THAN d-29'S FLYING OVER RANDOLPH AFB AT TI~lE oaJ FLEW IN STRAIGHT LINE THEN TURNED A VIOLENT SQUARE CORNER AND HEADED STRAIGHT UPOUT OF SIGHT. ITM TWO: OBJ OBSRD ATt 1-G;;-~;-; S;~- -- v- ;~LGTH OF OJ3SRN rnoM j TO 5 SECONDS ITEM THREES ~OBJ OBSRVD VISUALLY FROM GROUND ITEM FOUR . sJ q z /tq OHSRV D FROM CONVERSE, TE, COORD 29/.31 N 0 IXQO W: OBJ WAS HEADING 14~ DEGREES, OBSR FACING NE /50 DEGREES/; OdJ PASSED ACROSS SKY AT AN ~NGRADK~ ~6 ~ 1)0 DECLAssgJ~ DlR 6200.ltl PAGE TWO 167 JWF DL UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM ABSR BUT APPEARED SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE LANDING B-29'5 AT RANDOLPH WHICH~WERE " ttlLES FROM O.JSR ITEM FIVE: IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSR: MRS L /CIV/J WIFE OF CAPT OBSR HAS BEEN AROUND ACFT ... AND . AFLDS FOR l YE-ARS AND IS FANILIAR WITH MANY TYPES OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACFT ITEN SIXI 5 008 FT SCATTERED, VIS KNOTS AT 158 DEGREES. ITEM SEVEN: 1~ MI, WINDS ALOFT AT 5 NO MET OR OTHER CONDS KNO~N THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING. ITEM EIGHTI NO FRAGMENTS OR PHOTOS EXIST ITEM NINEI NO lNTCP OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN BY THIS HQS. ITEM < TENI LOCATION OF TRAFFIC IN AREAJ 2 B-29'5 PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND 2 B-29'5 IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT RANDOLPH AFB 22/22212 JUL JWFDL ~ outh '.C CJX.'YI 2J July 1952 UNCLASSIFIED lx.idan~ii'L'ld a.Jri.ll obj~cto. ~ ::'il:.?lc 'tmid.~ntif'ied ~orial obj:::t.t. ".';J.~ ~i~J1ted i.,;; a c~.r.!.Jio.n., : r :J. "...:~ ~ lc.r./ n.ltitude trave1in~ from r;ort,:: : f1s-t ~o Sou~h :;.~t ut a :!.~:.)ld :-:1t a ::>Z J.aad on n ~-; ,tdi.ng of np?roxiautely 11.0 d=-_r; '. 'i,i:o objo.~ct .:-.~lin t::d . .:1~d 1'3,:~1 fli ~;rt, nntll it. ::~C:.:: ~n ~:Jr.t.)~ turn up.-1ard ~'1.cl cll.-,:'led vortic.:Jlly out or sil;1t. 1 3. 'i.'i1is i!:J t.ha fourt~l r 'JPO"-t3d :::i::htL of unldcntti'ir~d o.)j,~c~3 !J:lclo3 to L1l n lloadl a.:rt:Jts in t~.e S:m Antonio ArJa t~'L."'il"-3 t :1s l.:u1t t-:ro r:..ont..i:.3. T~c30 ':l:)lD..!\ce b;:t ;taen thto o"vject and t'~1e ot.~;cr siz:1t1:l'J3 in t h e oro3 j3 sli~;:1t. (17. . .:~:~r ~o AIL1 ':J, 1... Subj.;)ct s husbandt .1. Student Of l.'icer n~ :J~.:hting one '\'t ' e:u-lior t not r:.portcd until obJ 1c"t -~3 :U1Cludad in t h i 3 r:-,?ort. at~tion, r~l~tad a (1at~. I onati0n UNQ.ASS\F\ED l. J.!. n,._>pr~telJ' 12,;Q hOlJ.rS r JC.J.lved :1 port t..!l3.t .:\ c!.,rll Jan h .. Ld l)i>sJJrved .~\1'\ u:U.tbn t ll'icu ohj:!ct on t~ ~ <"-Y~L'l.l.r~! ,,-l, ~.l o~ C3pt o i::J ~ or:adout o!f!~or :.'ndJr!joln cr~ tt':\lnin .. ~ h ::t%'13 3.~ rt.uulolpb \:]He Interro~ati.on ravsalad t~t..it the oi>joct oiJh~d :.~."l:)t=).-u~d a:J "'\ &.,>n;J3ti~d ruse~ rith a pointed r">Se .l.ld ro :1.L s. I~ h.."\d n ~rotrut.l.~:~ o-l.Cta ~.:!~on..-uc;.:a \rlt."'lout. t'ZL:f vortical stab tli:Jer. Only on9 was ~i.,:-;..-:;t,.)J Hhich W.:VJ o;\ :'l:1.izcy' fi .ll ..r color -' Gt;,er a . .)ro<..~"'Ulc .roaturcs or tll':t : . ..-~,iJulrJion OJ3 torJ t':o1.1.l.J. n~t j1 c~ :~.JMlL"'l~l I~ '-"~-~lniteq h:.1d no tr.xtl or o:chauot. .-21!~ G~:lOd could not 1<.1 L(!r.:t:.r"- 17 ~:\~tot"illi:-=ld T,.n'fl uo in ".'"im'l l:mc!Jn.I at ~3.'1c'.ol;.:1. ''i':tl U?fP-d of thJ !~21) 1... 'i':1e o~joct !l.JW in '1. ntr.:1i:;ht J.1.n 3 i.'l lo~l fl.i,;:1t fron t~-:o : .or7.n :,~n~ t'l t~' ~ fioa.1th ~.38\ on :l,"..'l ~9prcxi.."Uta hCjdin: ol 1!,0 <b: s u:1tll iJ.:. ~l\(!a an rtlpt t r.l u:Mnrd D.nd cll-.Dod vortica1]J ou.t o!: c l~l-tt. 'i'ld:J t trn ,:33 d~.-lcr~bcd :-..J a a~-:- "'0 corner. ~l:a di.rJction of fll;h~ -r::1a t?o~omin'3d n!J thd sx.'e ~:J .r~;1o lli.r~ction of t:1\l :-;-,29s h"ldi."18 ~t i~!m<!olph, .-,;;1ich \zttr9 ct.Uizitlg hot.h r:;~t ~:n.tl 'r1o3t p:tr::\.1..1..11 1":.1D(a:f3', havi."lg a ~tic l':t.iad t n~ o 11,0 J.a~r3es 5~ Tee o4~ting \'mB u\cle ~t a;>prcx:d:natel:r 16~ l:our:J, 21 July 19:;2. I l# ~133 o~aervrtd ~ cc.wer:\1. ::aconds (at l~.wt 3 :llld not oora t11a11 5). (.. The ohaerv~tion ~'f38 raJa v-..l,ually rrom thc:t .md ~"JY :;rs m !'rant of h.:!r horr.e ill Cmwrae, (:!9 a 31 ninutes I;orth L'lt.l.~uda and 93 degraes 19 ~ '..L'iutatt '.ieat longitu<D). r.4-:J. '!1'33 outdoortt facins ::.bout t;orth ~:ut uhan t h:l c~J3Ct. ~aaaed acroea the :.~!C'J at C4."1 umitttel':'lir..ad :u~itude i'rCIIl :.;r..o i:orth '.lost to t'b.e Joatn &~at. &ce eascrihed the :'llt.i~de o.s be..i.zlg low and near the horizon but n14~-rGl:r :.lbow the n:rtng :.-2<] 3 'Vfhlch \'Jqr8 in t:v3 tr:Uf!.c p . .,.ttorn 3t ~.bOllt Jf!...VS : . ..nrl.~at~ra i':J.!li.li..tr wic ...... m;~ t:r:;JCJ iJf: ci,ili~l ~:1d ;:o:i1:t&ry :)lan'9s. "'!l:J : .taor:)J.o,~!.3ts :J t:'.t3d ti1at t.~:cre WJr-, i!O :.~:\~l:tJr eondi':.ions ;,-i!.!.<::l (;0'-lli ~ccount !or ._ .. ;~a.... ' -:art! .leU ."lo tnt3l"es,!)1iion or ido."lti!1c:lt1on aotion roquastad c:r tilis hom~ . UNCl..ASSifiEO JD .~talu.a:;ion o! Gltll uou:;. .. C~'.ll.":lOt l..u ,"lC~ura ll. i:a;/ )'/ er .L'l.:vc:..'"!'o.::~oli:Lng ~;.,.s husband o.f tha Sili.t.rC.J h;t ~t.:J very t:.rr.tl.y hehind tL~ st-.t.uments : '.\<28 by his vrLf'e. l~!it.~l.il.' G.lpt. UJ... 1J.o~ oottld l.Ja l~ated to ~ic~ c 1rtit lc~rtt! a:-.t:'.t3fa~:mts prior i:.o ::rub.'llasion t)j,' t~1l:1 r~J;ort. only c;:>~lal :;:~k:nllcan~a t,il.,\ t (:oultl e~ L"on cierad t.rl.\J ~.1.t:~1t.il'lg ~.)!18 :-.. Ja just un9 ... me,~ 'larliar, out f:ti.l~d t o rorX>rt it untll ~l J : .. .'r;l.J , 9"~3:t!Jly ~1.~cnunt~ for his coni"l.dance i..'l r113 ~Ill'~ ::1 le!1ort. C:\/t "':<,ariooctJ ".o .J-;.,:::::uttt.d ~,elaw ~\9 f ttrlner ~u~::lort L.'"'l..J (!v:tda)1ca ~o h:C1 -rLt~1s r cJ'll"+. . ~'J::J3IJ1Jly :wu h:lJ u. r .li:.her ?Oi:.1t-3d nose. I t rr. m Dllve r \;ol.li"ed, :u1d lo0 d c. 0-!;l~e~ ~urotrna.'Tlic lCJ.Iiurca or th~ propul~ion ..:;yst.;St'l eould uot b e :".; ~ clt~l J ... i(JO r.rl.lea ~!l\ huur. '.fhi.!;) "ri~.3 d~J"t,::trrtti.nnd h y ~he d.i.::.7-anca (,i~a obj;ct; <:owrad J. nt ~-::O:J osM ... '"13tad 20 t.o 15 luila r:msa f'1orJ th~ observer tu~gtaer v1i 1 the distan~e: "' { t:1tt o'uaer.f&-1 ~ aircr3l't had covered a~ :a.n ::..rlicated a '.r npa~u o f 150 r?a dnr:t."'\1 ; t.: ~ \;l.:u! ,Ji observ.'ltion. llo aoLUld C 0 J. The object. l"au!air.ed ::.n lJyql 1'116.'-lt 30ln?, i:l. t.:13 O?.l.Jite tlir~ctl;.m ~ oZ {~1d .drcrai't (app~oxi:utel:r UO dcJr3es), at about t:~ o 1.1-titnd.f! or hia l t'.:.'.;..'Cr:U:~, than tu:"t'!ed audcllnl:r u:;~rard a!ld c.l!."'lbad wrtlca]Jy out. of ;.i~:h~. ~ .~. The 3i;.lthin~ 1'1'18 :tade at a.ppr:lx~=nataly' 1300 hours v.:.~.ntal'l;r aom.-the node section of a D-29 aircr:.t!t flJ'L"l:~ ;.'.t about 1500 f. .1.hav"3 ~ t he :;round in the tr.U.t'ic : \t.tern on t:1e tl.C\m Yrind laJ at rlandol? h :-lJ on a 1-:aad:l..."l.~ of ~:o '~Jl ~,e ~ air opaaci 1 50 :.:::r i.'"lcic~tau. Capt. i:<."'!~-t notice u. t:1e ~ioj9~t ;:(; ~Jot~t l.JS c erf!fls r~Jlativa bo-:1r:L'1.5 i:rrn ~L1.3 aircr.'l.ft }:~ldjnv,. iii: ,~'lu~rv~d ::c. 1.ht : s~.ct~r .~.>ilot a uc terr:.i~n to :i.t , look back .:u1d .::~J~ l t cl:Lnb:l:lg 'Jut. of .:a;;nt,. '1'~11:1 :r:JlS ~)cJtLOated to h \l at l),,St 5 :r~conds. Th1 l.n~1+-.~tctor Pil'Yfi~ :.:...,.jor : .'\:d.nlli.~t <..J.:ij, -.1M tha onJ.;f ot.her crfftl r.!J:~b~r who .J'J.W '!:he rhj'~ct. 1!~ cor1.f.i.~ Cct:;t.. i ~.l~,ht:tng : :l!# !la..'ldolpn i:J a b~r:t.badi.f3r on ~ st..ud'!nt crPtf' unc.!er3oing i:.ru..n.L~-~ ho:-., t i:S 11&:1 over 1COO .lljin": hours nnd has b~n flJ'_rtp, ol'~ and rm s i!lce UNCLASSlF;cD ..... INFORMATION REPORT 1&10 FLY TNe WI (Mil,RAFI, TIX. BOX-LIKE EMPENNAGE --- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT INCL. NO. I HOLLOY.'A;o l=iiiiLO:hA}