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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
10 September 1951 Sandy Hook, New Jersey B5X Was Balloon
o Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol 1135EDST Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT AlrVisuol Air-Intercop! Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
20 No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION •. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other. .
Insufficient uation
2 Minutes Unknown
One Varied

called tor perniss
said that he 128
to have then couldn't discuss the Datter vith
them wnless they ceived euthority O78T. Johnsm
called EA advised the Dover that Robert
Johnson Star Ronublic to the
was th
5. LtRozer determined that Samworth
had cegeti in attemoting to track are negaied by Rogers.
Neither he no Maf Ballard know whether Samworth tracker or whether
Sanworth got return on the object in question.

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Office Memorandum.: 1 D STATES GOVERNMENT.
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TO : Colc
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FROM M:MOr
SUBjECT:
Colonel Tavio er-
noon. Before be this in your
hands.
REX W. SITH
Major, USAF
Asst Publio Officer
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Coi FY Yes,you wde
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Col Ty Yes, I'm gotting it, Eo ahead.
Haj B: I thirk I've given you the Cacts of the matter. I don't know how
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this vidinity, and
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inportant, Colonal, perh:
to talkr to cneof those pilots at 1E. They are at Dovex today,
wing es
Delaware? L Dover, Maryland :.
know?

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148th F1
2. Pursuant Colonel Fosengar Major Bernard USAF
Base Group, Mitchell L AFB, N, .vas interviewed on
1 October l951 by agents OSI District #2. He stated that Dick Aurelio, a reporter
for Newsday, a publisoed at Hempstead. Long Island, N. Y,, telephoned
No one mentioned anythin: about a po violation
release tory Larro stater instmuctions cooperate with
R7C
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At 1430 otember. Aurelio
him about a repor unusual object craft.
Earron said he had ceport but would check and let Aurelio
know. Barron checked with oerations and called Aurelio back and
told him that he had on a Jet landing at Mitchell
AFB. Aurelio, apparently, was not satisfied and thought there
was some basis for the report he had overheard and conducted a
check of his ow and called Major Barron back. Aurelio stated
that he had spoken to a Lt. Pearson at Base Operations, Mitchell
Directorate and AMC upon receipt
WILLIAM M. TURNER
Colonel, U. Force
Exec, Dir. of Snaeial Investigations
The Inspa enrX
UNCLASSIFIED COLSAF
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Agent dated 3 October
1951, subject
2. Investigation was com Fort Monmouth,
New Jersey, by Lt Colonel to investigate
circumstances of release of information to the press by Public In-
formation Mitchel Base, New York, on 10 September
1951.
the disclosi nformation to un-
authorized personnel.
a. Anlok
1 Incl (in dup) REAGAN A. SCURLOCK
Lt Colonel, USAF
Acting Distric ommander
Cooy to:
Hq OSI w/o abv incl When Inclosure No. 1 is withd
IED attached, the classification
UNCLA on this corresnondence will
2- in accordance with par 25e,
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that pernission granted ntervie ceord-
ance with Fublie Relations ance with Fublie Relations conside uside oformation mmation
classified. Public Informatio
Information Officer, ConAC, Fu natio officer AMG, and AG, and
Field Liaison Officer, Pu Officer. Public Hg USAF USAF were advised
that story yould yould appear, appear. Reporte: directed by directed by his editor his editor
to obtain interview with pilot. nilot PIO, lAF PIO. 1AF does not does not feel feel there
has been a security iolation, Investigation closed.
Unaetheriand disctenyre of inlormation
contalined in iR. rpon i5 prchinted
and wilt be coneldered a Volerian of
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Bernatdsun RADIO (ASEYI 115/ 1362 118.1 1187 20
Califona 34 DOWNOW HELICOPTER a 719.9
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l95l editio) Island daily paper.
6 Liajor BARB dictated the following statement concer:
tenographer:
tober 1951
"At 1430 hours, on September 195l, I received a telephone call from
Mr. DICK AURELIO, a reporter for iE:SDAY. iir. AURELIO asked me to check into
a report which
on uknoun
object being sighted He requested that he be per-
mitted to interview the two pilots, In accordance with established Fublic
Information such permission was granted. Mr. AURELIO cane to the
UNCLASOMD
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every newspaper and news agoncy ansver
their queries "Yes, two pilots: reported they saw
strange- moving obiect in th over Sandy Hook,-iew-Jerse reported
it as moving rapidly and as describing an are in its novements." In Several
cases I vas usked for official comnont. declined to comment in view of the
Lir For rce Publie Information OPric nolic Also, on the morning of the llth
of Septetber, I briefed Base
Dened and alsvers to guerics.
"On I1 aheiber, Tedie
story were the following:
Mr.GEORGE
New York Times
Herald Tribune
Daily News
Associated Fross
United Fress
I received othor calls which are not clear
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of flying ircraft.
8. AURELIO then asked the call switched to Operations
and he talked to Lt PEARSON. RELIO stated PEARsON would not answer ques-
tions and vas reluctant alk, which led him to believe that PEARSON was
withholding information concerning the infornation which he (AURELIo) had
aond ALT DOOM iot
to his office a nd wrote up the interview.
UNCLASSIFIED
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lation, analysis and dissenination to the public of unclassified
informetion pertaining to the Air Force. This aspect of the
a statonent which he hed stated he vould prepare would not be made, since
his editor had advised him that any inforr soncerning neve itens or
activities of reporters NESDAY woula have to be cleared through the -
y editor o NETSDAY. No attempt was made interview the editor.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TAB SUBJECT
A Special Report No 1 (Froject Grudge) dated Dec 51 (CONF)
B TWX dated 11 Sep 51 from 148FIS
Letter dated 12 Sep 51 (Initial Report) (c)
C Memo from Major Smith
News Releases ll Sep 51
A Statements of Lt Rogers and Major Ballard dated (c)
E Report from EADF dated 18 Sep 51 (c)
F Intelligence Reports dated 21 Sep and 26 Sep 51 (c)
E Notes of Investigation , 6 Oct 1951

I
- sightiv of cn und entlriot aoriel olj ct. Sreclal ro-
eorte ouel au thie will be noic on outeldin inoidents
and in inoidonts wory euch a renort it rot terood by higher
authority.

sunlight.
At one tine during the atterrted intercoyt, it aooeered the size was
judged t
EDST. 10 loons were
7211
of the
In an attemot to establish the fact that the object was balloon,
a flight neth siilar to the one fiven the T-33 crew wns assuied. (See
"Ansuntd Path of T-33" in S- inclosure.) T-33 crew was interrorated twice
and rave different flight paths and tracts of the objcct at each ond. It is
therefore ) asound that due to the atitude and speed 1-3), and the fact

Balloon vould appear ie
large if judged over
Sandy Hook.
O Balloon
anl thet he should attemnt to identify it. Luring this period, it is aprumod
that the a/c contimued on course I malkine the objcct noooor to be flying strairht
and level on a rcciorocal heading. The fact that the object appeared to be
desoending when first sightod cannot b exolainod. The faot that only one of
the two balloons I was ceen can be
contrated on ono balloon and did not notice the other one.
UNCLAS
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ar-et otr. to crixi: tolg folloy t . atllln
to tre fuli-hihl oust. tio truo in . A4t.oi h : Mirhl rluctratod"
Reei
for thno clote romttion.
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untinatoe ISLIFAANSE
ER-WHITE ISLANO-ARWAYS 408.3 ISA.
Manor Haven Greenlawn
Cahnn. Camp Upton
EVPES Syosse GRUMMAN CANd Shuthtown Grov V MASTIC
OLENCOVS H641 10 24 55 H 50
SANDS POINT TOM POIN n of 323 119 3 A430 E Mork
29 Central mkonkoma
QUEEXS HICKSVIELE Melvilley REPUAL C7 (asp2M. MOLARTHIN
82 56 #LH50
AGUARDNRALO East Hills 0120.5 Bjentaded 18s7 LOG SYSTEM Morichet
CELASON POU Hicksville 125.13 Hotpyral Bolemia in1 1XU Moricht
FLUSHING 209 LGA Deer Park PEND BRENTWOOD DAT Brocklieven Mastic.
454 85 27 LAMth
CROOSEVELT Patchague Bellport
ORI DEER PERX
GREAT NECK 5 Bayport
VEL COPTER 119.9 125.1 ZAHN Sayville Bay
BASE CG 79
Bay South SAYVICE
NEW YORKIN Shore 150 30
CPEEWILD JON bylan Gleat
BABYLON
× LDX STEM 273 ton
178 119.1 FTHE I .
5 266 -
RECKAWAY 20m30m&5m-810
CG B6
FIRE ISLAND
6G88 nument
NEW YORK G 90 MITCHEL AFB B
85LH57
GCA SYSTEM
MEIT RADIO NAS NEW YOR IDLEWILD RADIO 396 125.18
FBT FLOYD BENNI 248 IDL
16LH 55
GCA SYST
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Warning National Defense Operating Area
Cperations hazardous to the tight of sircraft
conducted within this area.
WARNING AREA
45' 11°W 30'
15' 73°
320 330 340 350
170 130 360 370 380 390
2001 190 200 400 4101
210 220
230 240 250
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4. ootomber 19'1, at 73C. A iccod
- SOh-5S4, ralar sot, serial nuiber un s18
wes amoroxirately ovd lnvesink, lle roe, as tod by its
10,0:0 asimth Che tart
The oberators did attomot
to judpo n excesc oi rate of 7 0 noh.
this is an exarole of nalous pro-
pegation as the weather on ll Soptember was favorable for phono-
nenon, The studonts stoted that they vere avare of this phonomenon, however,
it is highly orobable that due to the orevious sightings of what they thought
were unusual types of poycholo,gioal condition
to see more such objects.

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Object
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observ d this iaeidont nsswned e obigct-yn boouCO
the rndar solIs-autonatic trnckin -world not rotlowe the taraet,nsItts ros.i-
BI THE
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JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFI
ROUND FLAT SHAPE SIZE SAME AS FIGHTER
OR FIGHTER BOMBER CMA NO EXHAUST TRAIL OBSERVES CMA SILVER COLOR
CMA EST SPEED CALCULATED BY DISTANCE/TIME 30 STATUTE MILES IN 2 MIN
PAREN 900 MPH PAREN TIONS
AS A DISCUS
B BETWEEN 1 1135 AND.1140 S 2 MIN

sfu
CAVV
G NO CLOUDS GOOD VISIBILI
H NONE
I F PILOT REPORTED OBJECT TO SAMWORTH AT SANTINI LONG ISLAND-COMTROLLER
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DID NOT PICK-UP OBJECT IN SCOPE PINTERCEPTION ATTEMPTED BUT NOT
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF SPEED OF OBJECT PD LAST SIGHTED
SEA OFF OF PT PLEASANT GASER -
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DST Monday September 10th was round and flat in shape. The size of
the unconventional object is estimated to be the same fighter or
light bomber, 30-50 feet in diameter. Only one objec sighted and
no exhaust or trail was observed at any time. The estimated speed of
the object calculated by of 35 miles in two mimutes. Only
one time Was the object seen edzewise and i+ appeared definitely discus-
shaped; the rest of the as it
went out to sea.
b. Time of observation was between
ation of the observation was about two minutes.
were lat Major
Both men
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10 September was 20,0001 and seven mile visibility. Pilot reports
CAVU at point of sighting object.
g. No meterological conditions which might the
sighting existed.
h. No photographs were possible.
i. Observer turned to chase the object but could not stay
with it.
j. Local ai
WILEERT S. ROGERS Te
lst Lt USAF
cc: Commanding General
Air Defense Commmand 3
Ent Air Force Base SLNC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
ATTN: Director of Intelligence
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LE:N LE:NX 34 34 EW YORK Bay\ Bay)
NK NK- V Shore BABYLON
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SONBERG AUNTERDON SONBERG AUNTERDOR Plainfielde Plainfieide
200 HADLE GRUMMAN GRUMMAN
GREEN MITCHEL RADIO 119-H 54 119 -H 54
727 DWM - 321
Flamicgws ECIZA3ETH ELIZA3ETH MITCHEL (ARMY)
WHLOW GROV RADIO 550 550 ROCKAWAY ARK
OFL B5LH57
391 NXX 391 NXX 18= METUCHEN GCA & ILS CAUTION
A -A - 295 126.18
N o AMRRS "AD
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Princeton 748 NY-- 302
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Pemaingion MAT WAN RANGE FY YD BENNETT RADIO (FLOYD BENNETT) N
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3 Meters
Camden
10Feet 20 30
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759 (Joins 357) 7:
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70 80 901 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
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dicating 2 surface. That axmxs supports simply my inter-
W
direction, they said it was an are-like movement, not struight, - in an
are, and that when they sot approrimately Sooo feet from it, it veered, BE
. a and went out to seu and venished completely. Now I was told by Lt. Rogers
that he communicated with cne of the radar set-ups : S this vicinity, and
- asked them to check, and he told ne that the
Col T: The radar unit did check during the oner
to talkas to oneof those pilota at Dover. They are at Dover today.
Col T: They are assigned to a fighter in er Is that Dover,
Delaware? Dover, Maryland .
Maj B: I believe it's Delaware Sir, but I'm not certein
Col T: Yes. What is the designation of their unit, do - now? .
Maj B: I Unit.
T

Maj B: I assure you Colonel that my office kxw said
until they were querried by the newspap
Col T: That's good. I understand that and that's a thing, - I'm
official action to it if you get additional for-

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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
DAYTON. OHIO
Pilot Says He Saw Odd Object
2507
Speed Over Coast at 900 M.P.H.
By the Associated Press The object disappeared after the
MITCHELL AIR FORCE BASE. Air Force plane had followed it
N. Y., Sept. 1l.--An Air Force jet for about 30 miles, getting as
/ pilot reports sighting a mysterious close as 8.0oo feet to it.
round object speeding about 900 The object did not seem to be
I miles per hour over the New Jer-
sey coastline. as its speed appeared constant.
It had dropped to about 2,000
The report came yesterday from feet aititude before the two mu
Lt. Wilbert S. Rogers, 28, attached lost sight of it.
to the Air Force base at Dover, Capt. Ballard left for Dover to
Del. 148th Fighter Interceptor Wif.g.
Lt. Rogers told officers here Lt. Rogers said. -
about the strange object after
landing with Capt. Edward Bal-
lard. jr.-as his on a
flight from Dover here in a T-33
jet trainer.
"I don't know whether it was a
< flying saucer." Lt. Rogers said.
But it sure was something I've --
never seen before."
The World War II veteran from
Columbia, Pa., was reminded that Columbia, Pa., was reminced that + 4
various units of the armed forces
have knocked down reports of
"flying saucers" and that most
have been explained as weather -
balloons.
This couldn" have been a bal-
loon, because it was descending."
he said. "And besides, no bal-
loon goes that fast."
13 Here's Lt. Rogers' description of
what he and Capt. Ballard saw:
While flying over Sandy Heok.
N J.. Et 450 miles per hour at an - 7 H
altitude of 20.0og feet a5 11:35 :
a.m.-(10:35 EST) yesterday. they -
spotted a white or siiver circular 12 Ill -
object below them at about 12,000
feet altitude moving iniand. Thei a
object appeared to be about the
eize of a fiahter plane.
As they followed the object. it am
moved in an arc from Sandy Hook
to Red Bank, which is inland in
New Jersey, then out to Asbury
Park on the coast, and. out-to
sea in a southeasterly direction.

of the object could be said t identical dismus as is used in track
events. caild not object was spin Lng. Through-
out the time .on tos to my let and considerably
below our simted would judge that it was between
5 and 8,00 noted on the attached map. It
appeared to cending whe 1 Sandy Hook and appeared
to level out in ight just Jersey and continued
on at me
throuch with the radio conversation
Sam Worth so I could point the objeet out to bin. completed
the radio check in, called the obiect his attention and e both watched
it make a 90 degree or the lert and keot it under observation together 20954
while it covered approximately 20 miles and disappeared out to sea. The ob-
ject sared to b as its co described
to the lerte
UNCLASSIF
s/t/ WILBERT S. ROGERS
Major, USAF lst Lt., USAF

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SEAIEMENT
17 Septamber 1951
Lt. Rogers pointed out the object to me, I sighted the object
near Freeport, N.J. The object was in a bank to the left, turning
to approximatelyl20 degrees. I saw the object was round and silver
in color. Lt. Rogers contimued a port rn and I lost sight of the
object disappe ared sea.
J. L. HUDELSON s/t/ E. BALLARD JR.
Major, USAF Major, USAF
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Folg is narrative of tare dash three three pilot first Lt
wilbert s Rogers, and second pilot paren backseat paren Major
E Ballard x only evaluation made this ofeice indicates osd - E BALLARd X onLy evAlUaTIOn MADE thIS OfFIce indIcATES Osd
NIgHT POsSIBly BE ExpER Acft bELongDNG tO GrUmAnN x RepuBlIC MIGHT POsSIBLy BE ExpER AcFt bELongDNG tO GrUmANN X REpUBLIG
or fairghild x eastern sea frontier duty off vhen Queried-on or fairghild X eastern sea frontier duty off when Queried-on
POSSIBILItY NAvaL ExpeR aCFT FROn GrUmaNN VOUlD MAke NO COMNeNt POSSIBILITY NAVAl ExPER ACFT FROn GRUmANN VOULD MAkE NO COMMENt
Pro or con X I intervieWed BOtH pilots and thEy aRE Intelligent PrO Or CON X I INTErvieWED BOtH PiLOtS AND THEY ARE IntELLigEnt
X SERiOUS MINDED OFFS x sertous ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE AS TO WHAT THEY ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE E AS TO WHAT THEY
SAW aND BOTH aBSC SSIBILITY THAT OBd
COULD HAVE BEEN CANOPY REFLECTION X CONVENTIONAL ACET OR ANY
OthER OBJ ExcePt aS DESCriBED in ROGeRS ACCOUNT x mAP BEIng FHD
BY MAIL x FOLG IS NARRATIVE OF ROGERS QUOTE WHILE PARTICIPATING
NJ CMA I SICHTED AN UNIDEnTIFIED-OBd jOVER SANDY HOOK eNA Nd X
I WAS PILOT 13 JISING At THO
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FR tHE tIME I FIRST SIGHTED tHE OBJECt UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED X
TWO MINUTEs ELAPSED - ABOUT
EXHAUST O DURING
HONEVER X AT
As is USEd in track EventS x I COuld-nOt saY mhEtHEr COR NOT THE
OBJ WAS SPINNING X THROUGHOUT THE Ion the OBJ
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082 OHUSTONN Roslend
HO TOWN 9 Morristown 62945 OAWN PARRO
60 CALCOSTACK
Lopg Valley
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Mendham NEWAROL
dale OIaL H 52
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20 Pott LEWARK Tay
Hamoton Bette 3 ust
Califonil soMERSET HILKS COWNJONN HELLCOPTER
Hosoits of Lipevty BASE
FLATBUSH
Gardner Bigh Bridge Oldwick Shidiem
Hills NDEN
Stirting.
EN J Ciam ebenon Pluckemiin Plaintiefd MELLCHEN
HAYDIMAN BETHET
White Puse SOMERSET/ WESTFIED EM CON
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Cheeryv 379 FBT
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Flemington E Millstone
NORTT Raritar Raritay Bay
Reawille Reaville Betfenjead Beffenjead New Brunswick
PME BELLEMEAD 37
2 the OcE Oce
NEW BRUNSWICK NEW BFUNSWICK lands CG 98
cAton RE Ringoes KALLING
Bidgs Rotk Rotk 8 ZIGFIELD ZIGFIELDA
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Hone Hoge Rrinceton Sea Bright
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CREANINGTON FORSTATE w P09.1 MWA P09.1 MWA
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520 NEL LAKEWODD
CG 103
Hornersthwn 32 Manasquan
BUgHL ICE heverfieid Lakewood FORKED PIVA
LANELNGTON cobstown
Columbes aure Pomt Plessant
Burtingtan RED 3 ExycA
CASSVILLE N AK
MAHALCHIK 38 eton
Jobsto LIRE AFB 142,7'Wood3 Mantalcking
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Lumbertow Srowls 72 Whitin H Lavallette
Moorestown nacentoun Mills
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FROM REQUIRES PARAPHIRASE
YES NO
TO
INFORMATION
THROUGH WITH THE RADIO CONVERSATION HE WAS HAVING WITH SANTINI
SO I COULD POINT THE OBJ OUT TO HIM X AS SOON AS HE COMPLETED THE
RADIO CHECK IN X I CALLED THE OBJ TO HIS ATTN AND WE BOTH WATCHED
IT MAKE a NINE ZERO DEgREE TURN tO THE LEFT AND KEPT IT UNDER OBSER-
VATION TOUETHER WHILE IT COVERED APRX TWO ZERO MILES AND DISAPPEAR-
ED OUT TO SEA X THE OBJ APPEARED TO BE BANKING AS ITS COURSE ED OUT TO SEA X THE OBJ APPEARED TO BE BANKING AS ITS COURSE
DESCRIBED A GRADUAL NINE ZERO DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT X UNQUOTE
PAR FOLG iS NARRATIVE oF MAJOR BALLARD QUOTE LT POUERS POINtED PAR FOLG iS NARRATIVE of MAJOR BALlARD QuOTE LT PodERS POINtEd
oUT tHE OBJ tO ME X I SIghteD thHE OBJ NEAR frEEporT NJ X tHE oUT tHE OBJ tO ME X I SIghteD tHE OBJ NEAR frEepoRT NJ X tHE
OBJ WAS iN a BANK tO THE LEFT TURNING tO APRX ONE TWO ERO DEGREES"- 3 TO THE LEFT ,Two Zro REES-.
x I SAW tHE OBJ WAS RoUnD aND SIkvER iN cOlOR x LT ROGERs
CONTINUED A PORT TURN AND I LOST SIGHT OF THE OBJECT AS IT
DISAPPEARED OUT TO SEA X UNQUOTE PAR DIR INTEL EADF CONCLUSION
CLN FR T TTHE SPEED oF THE
OBJ WAS A
THE OBJ HE LILON THE END OF RADIO CHECK DASH TN BALLARD
WAS MAKING wITH GroUND Sta AnD POINTED OUT THE OBJ X GROUND STA
OVERHEARD THE COnVERSATION AND ROGERS DESCRIBED THE OBJ tO
The GrounD S STcat UNTIL 17 AWAY
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INFORMATION
FROM THEM AND OUT MAKING APRX
FIVE FIVE ZERO MPH
r
PILOT ION OF OBJECT WAS As FOLLOCS!
SIZE THAT 0FF-86 Dise s SHAPED, ROUND AND FLAT
SILVER IN COLOR, STEADY IN FLIGHT 11177 NO
VISIBLE NS 0F - N. 7H4E OBJECT
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an 7-86 but much faster (900+ mph), steady no
visible means at prop n, and on my silver in color.
rtation plotted an uni ia)
speed i (above 700 mph ) ooject n appracimately the same location.
wane pam
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an actual target as deseribed in the attached owever, possibility
exists that new 1tep reporting the by the fighter pilots could
have caused the inaginations radar run wlld. This is con
sidered remote in viewpf the number of observers withessing the seope returne
and the fact thak four such incidents 2%0 to days. However, the

The fact remains that
an objeot tray York
areae
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no recove .1s possible that balloon escaped from load and con-
position, approximately 25 miles sauth of Pittsburgh. Likelihood remote
that these balloons would continue to float 3 days.
(2) CAIL FROM Mr KASTNER, RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SIGNAL CORPS
0920, lasted 45 minutes
minutes
1933, lasted 82 minutes; ascensional rate was 66e ft. ner min.
1937, lasted 73 mimutes; t1 " 668 11 "
2113, lasted 83 minutes; 11 It It 1000 II
A 2133, lasted 67 minutes; I1 " 668 11
2249, duration not available,
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onaralehse. No
information on how got during the ascent.
10 Sept (was repe
Two large balloons were released at lll2 and ascended to 1232,
per minnte.
ot
1922 at 73 mimutes,
1938 at 76 11 691 IT I1
2110 at 89 it 687 I1 15 11
21h1 at 79 "1 681 # 11
had surface diameters of 7 to feet. The laboratory
does not alloons."
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(Above per
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Hashington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Mrs. Whedon, 2B261
released at 2112 and
ascended
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b. Can you £2 these ballons in respect to geographia location and general
direction of travol nt any time during ascend.?
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SIGHTED BY 'BOTH VISUAL AN
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TO: ATT
1. An bo prepart Jeer
action. Ne await a goograohicel PAx
before committing the Center.
2..A report. encompassing results aterrogations and substantiating our
formal foraal conclusions L conclusions w1 prepared for the indicated the indicated distribution distribution of the attacbed of the attacbed
AFODI telatype. The telocon montioned above will giva an estimated date. for relaaso of
subject report.
l Incl KENT PARROT. Lt Col, USAF
n/c Chief, Aircraft & Propulsion Section
Technical Analysis Diviaior
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880 GlegLove Bust Limies ISLIP-RANGE
Huntingtae Kings Park 3.105.3 158.22 402
SHITE ISLANB-ANRWAYS Greentawn lEKe Selden Cany Upton
Manor Haven Contl Grove MASTIC
CARLI sk ,wn YOnAn 66 H W
EY Syosset GRIMMAN 140 24 Medtond
LEN COVE 64 E Moriche
SANDS POINT 323_119. 430 Central Ronkonkoma SCARTHOR
HICKSVIAL Melville REPUBLIC 8LH 50 Moricts
QUEDRS I8S LDG SYSTEM Center
GUATOR RABO East Hills Hicksvill emia 257 21.1 125.10 Sbrookhaven foriches
CLASON POI DAYK Mastic
LUSHING 20A LGA Boath
Patchogue Bellport .
DEER PARX Bayport
BK GREAT NECK
36 ZAH Sayville Bay CG 79
Bay 1 South SAYVIE
Shore 150-2 30
NEW YERKTININL bylon Gheat 1
CURLEWILOH JONA BASYLON 233
2LH 75 Abn
LDG S STEM Tmiby FIRE I --
18.1/119.1 c 286 "-
CH CON 20m.30m &50m.60m)
SCKAWAY CG 86
FIRE ISLAND
CG BE Mioument
MITCHEL AFB B 301
YORK CG 90 85LH57
GCA SYSTEM
NAS NEW 396 125.18
(FLOYD BEN IDLEWILD RADIO
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"To largo
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Another large lonsed at
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follcwings
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ATIAA-2a MURRAN S. STURCTS, CaptOin, USAF
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recorded herein in chronological fashion although
information derived
at approximately l400 at Air Technical Intelligence Center of Teletype No.
The reported sightings on 10 September 1951 and on ll September 1951 by
electronic and viaual means of unidentified flying objects. Col Kirkland
had been advised early in the moraing on 28 September that Gen Gabell's office
Therefore, roiec files
accomplished in Elestronics Branch. Consequently, Col Rosenga: ,
Caut10uly- 4

obtain a complete report of the incident and related circumstances. F . . Evalua-
mediate investigation must be made. Findings must be related inmediately to
minary analysis to be made inmediatoly for
Gen Gabell and
radar and. iawsl ge are mot and
of personn m
Base Commander, scting through Col The pr
follows: PFC C
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S the
Item No. 1. J It was
ar7 -1
his intention t
would e object. aided
2
tracking of that the speed was too higa for aided
Because of the circumstances he
strating which I lie between the station
E
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appro
- student
this as -
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found a t was not
.
6

-T-33 shortly before track-target, ete. It is.given an Al evalpation that
balloon,
Officer of
ning what the the balloon which is
73
sighted
. S
just pri truct . was
7

balloon
alloon he had in the scope. I Target
first appeared During turas
_ Very -
9 10031

It developed S alone at t e time he picked
his fellow
- they were within
E
situation is is instance any -
occupie
morning and part Much time
10

were
report concer - object they saw reached the press and also a
raquest was signed investigetion of-the base Pmo
ajor Barren, in order to clarify his -
part in S - ogora
ill
the other. However, ring channel
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11

that as st S trained this training faci-
lity and instructor put certain mechanical electronic difficulties
th e students charged for deter-
cular set. This 2s an the following intarro
lents were assigned to each set and thesa three studenta
were required to
by plots. It was considered incidentally desirable by the students to operate
the sets as e and they
3

the project folder. Mr. Hof ffman, Capt
concerning the circunstances ts which were
given student_operators at that station. lir. Taylor is not re ere as
available in the proj is Commanding Officer
ornatio which station was
himself that evening. The airplane was although the Signal
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necessary - ) )
3.
12

okbena o Mobey-Diok
of these I E The weat ather
icer; Lt Col Hubber, Command Post Deputy, and per-
sonnel in the message cen The following insions were left-with Oen
Gabell's sta Hartford them as_particularly pre-
paragraph We are atte -
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by a group of offi ers.
d. Motive as to the cause for search for tbat balloon was estab-
lished as an order from the Commanding hestudent ent,
e. F
negative. Although it resembles an aircraft, it is not impe t it
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Stationary , detected giving Itude
a.
(
.
Students wer
thi taff,-the
airborne Ballard
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to
xed or Lt Rogers will admit a larger size even
up to B-17 dimensions. spee value.
They quote only their ground track again st the sighting time that is 30 to 50
nautical This shape color
(d) The objec
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c. Absence
verified from the ground did not
see elaborated upon.
It is believed essentially that
Now as t
cerning
2 1 y
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pilot's rep bing.
that they can alleged ground . tract o
Ts
miles. Note that in ten nantical miles in two minutes
ctreme
viously ar - firmly
B of
2 17
12

as follows:
3 Botweer
are "lying cbjaet when
inadvetantly the initial sighting
by ? tlot Rogers Mej. Ballard Tas transmitted over'a radio
check-in. It is certain that Samsorth heard that there was an
uident i3 tiae Samorth
they was driring te
ope onn ECER
their conversath
over the truck noise
b. The officers did not re the sightirg to.
the operations offieer at Htchell, nor did they receivu a -drehriefing
Was a local flught in Z I.
2 S

1 0.
Lt.Ro ger an that he must call Maj Barron
017 This the man did, faiLing to Locate
at the offcor's Dess. The conver-
sation other the lhe
and
.
and. stated ront the
operations map. gers Ste
if they vere
A 180
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