Unusual UFOB Report — Pepperrell Air Force Base, Newfoundland

This memorandum, dated July 12, 1955, and authored by Todos M. Odarenko of the Physics & Electronics Division, SI, serves as an internal report regarding an unusual Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting. The document references a preliminary cable report originating from Pepperrell Air Force Base in Newfoundland. The core of the report concerns a sighting involving a tanker aircraft, identified as a KC-97, whose pilot maintained visual contact with an object. Simultaneously, a ground radar site, the type of which is unknown, tracked the object electronically. The author notes that this specific incident is considered unique because the pilot of the aircraft, referred to as 'Archia 29,' was able to report direction changes of the object via radio, which correlated exactly with the movements observed by the controller on the radar scope. Furthermore, the duration of the observation, which lasted for 49 minutes, is highlighted as being significantly longer than typical sightings, which the document notes usually last only a few minutes. The memorandum concludes by stating that further information is expected to be provided upon the issuance of the complete AF Form 112 report.