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1. DATE - .. « LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10-11 September 1951 Monmouth, New Jersey 1.| XX Wes Balloon
O Preboebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2 Peammy Seigen
0 Wes Aiscroft
Locel DO Ground- Vi sual WK Ground-Roder a Probably Aireroft
GMT = O Air Visuol O Alr-Intereept Redor |F Possibly Airerott
Ss. PHOTOS O Wes Astronomical
O Yes Militery OD Probably Astronomico!
O Ne O Possibly Astronomico!
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 2,|0 Other Anam as pepe satt or
Varied Single Track --- oo ee
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
See Case Folder Extensive investigation revealed that

the target on 10 Sept was caused by a
Balloon, Targets on 11 S=ptenber were

attributed to Anomalous Frepogation by
Case associated with case from Sandy Hock, %.J, Radar analyists,.

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For ty- tive scexnis after thse initial sicstin-, the passencer nowe

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tho obfect to be turnine left noer tre ee Nev Jeracy. -tis can be ox
nlainse by the fact that the 1433 was turning an the rolnt! ive motion caused
wae balloon to ao-cer be turnine. as the 7-33 continue? inland, the line

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of te chan; “Atil the balloon was silhouctted ains* the aca or ex: and

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beinr Iver bleniel inte the daeler denis anc was lout. This ‘cisanxcarance'
37 vetiae me is & 2ocmon cceurence with oilots trtcan> res rareh balloons,

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It 4- anmarent fron the above that scevernl ooowtrtions tind to be ince
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that the object was one of the balloons release. at sv

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cirncl Laboratory, wut te Tact there vas a balioon in “.¢ near viein ity.
“s8 feet thes tis silot and sbserver wore not cure of taucir exast track acus
& «reat deal of cre@ence % tic assumtions. ovev ms cinte asswu-tions vere

mace, it cannot te conclude? that tne object was definitely a belloon,

a>? . a a ¢ a bo) a “) , 1 e _* = ea*,?
Gis me ~3 is SiG _-_ TR eR) 5 OS - ()e) ‘OT ey dike - a foghh Lorn 4

&. Discussion

AL] at t'.c radar sicrhiinnes Juirine this verio2l vere mace by ctudents
et tac Fort lionmouth trainines centor, in adiition to this, the s tudentes in-
volvel were ickinre a naintenance course, she instru cee, would mut certain
mecharical or :-lee*<ronie difficulty in tac sat al Ict the student Pin? and
rosedy “rouble. if tae sttent becaw ~rotics Len* + 30 tis ohase, he was allowed

. <1" - - * -_ . 2» " . ‘* “lot
%> onerate the set mich tic sane ap in tacti merntions. 90 flottin: re~
~e + . Sas - ' Le oF. oe} sae | ¥ . ;
oi Py sm lovc fe Pes 36 ve. of any wy ‘were CDV. I: +o suLs Le Soles rcg chat t? OD
e+ * +. 4 = se + ?
students wero twinvenance Svicents, no

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1. m 10 Sentenicr 19/1 an sapeieale reier sot sieke us a fas
ravine, LovefTlyi:y tarret (exact pltituce inveterwnec) »% aporocinatel;

110 hours noubnee.+ of Fort lemiouth it & ranre of bout 1.,0C0 yarce. The

terret annearei t anroximctely folio t:c coast line cuanrin: its rane only
Slish “ly wat chanurin~ its azitaita ronie fly, ‘the reter set wos switched to fulle
sided aZumt: Wac.ing Wales tor ally is fast caouw'h ta truck ict airerart,

buy ia this case ves ton slo. to be rosorted to. «no tarcrct vae lost in the
northeast at a rance of about 1,000 yards.

Unon interroration, it was fownd thet the oncrator, who had more

ox sverionce then tise averace stucent, was givine e deionstration for a rrous

ef visitine officers. Ho assumed tast he was nicicine wo a hichesnead aircraft
beesuse of his inadility to use daaenittet@eerbeeteneaing which will normally
track an aircraft et speecs ur to 700 toh. Since he coulre not tracs« the tarrot
he assimed its sxcei to be about 7590 moh. ilowever, he also mace the statencnt
that he tracked the object of f and on from 1i1* to 111°, or three :inuten. Usinz
tals time and the rround track, the anecd is onl, about 47) mmh.

ito Gelinite concivsions can be given due to the leck of accurate

tata but it ics sicily srobe! i+ that aig %© the Tact tint tue onorrter was civise
a demonstration. <> £ erous ot oflisers, anc thet he thowrht he -icked uo a very
unusual racar rocir#rn, he was in an excitod ctate, ncsuuntine for his insbiilty
to 1 oman coma, acai je adcitted ho was hirhly fl strated”

in not vein: atle S keen wo with the tarret usine the aided trackin=. The
wonther on 10 Sonten-ber ‘'as not favorable for uno-alous »ronaration

UNCLASSIFIED
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A. The unidentified aircraft renortce by che 1-33 nilots was crobably
@® talloon launshed by the xsvans Lignal Laboratory a few minutes before the 7-733

at

arrived in *he orea.

BR, The 110 sist radar sichting on 15 Sentenber 1951 1 not necessarily
s vory hichesceed aircraft, Its specd was fucred only b, the orxcretor's a
niilaty by ace aided traciiin~ and this was -ossibly cue to the oper.tor bein
excivea, anc not the high sneed of tie aircraft,

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©, The 1515 noST racer sirhtins on 10 Sentember 1951 wes a weather balloon.
Db. Tre 1040 ELST radar sighting on LL ventexber 1951 wis & weather belison,

>. The 1330 LST rader sichtine on 11 Sentender 1951 remains unimown but

£t was very possible that it was due to anomalous prosacetion and/or the student
vatar overators' thoughts that there was a creat deal of activity of unusvel
otteets in the area,

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SANDY HOOK, N. J.

xerorted Path of Object
Rexortec Path of T-33
Assumed Path of T-33

Ralloon at 1155
Initial Sighting

Object Lost Seaward

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HEADQU UNCLASSIFIED

EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE
STEWART Air Force BAse, Newsurcn, N. Y.

INT 350.07 2 OSEP 1951
SIBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headguarters USAF
ATTH: Lte Cole Eriksen
Washington 25, De Ce

le IMclosed herewith is map referred to in radnote 19/00),72 —_
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fidential), this headquarters, which replied to your ramhote TE-3?
14/2152.

2.e Third sentence of radnote 19/00l,7Z should read "Grumman Aircraft
would make no comment pro or con when queried on possibility of naval
experimental aircraft by Eastern Sea Frontier duty officer."

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: : | |
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ROBERT J. "ORTELT
1 Incl Sant, USAF

isst Air Adj. Gen
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- 10-)2 Se-tenber 1941

On 10 and 11] Sentexmdber 1951, a series of incidents occurred in the ares
of Fort !nmouth, ". J. An initial sightine of en unitentified object vas
made om e retzer s**t. Soon after the raisr siphtinr, two air Force officers
in a 7-273 atreraft unsuccesrfully attexpted %o intercent an unidentified

object. Later sev.ral more railar sipntings were renorted,

Status of Irves*iration

A complete imestiration of this incident was carricd out anc will be
renorted in 2rofect Grudge Srecisl Heport No. 1. It hes beer tentitively
determined that the 7-33 pilots probably ctservec a bailoon tiat had been
launch=? a fow nminuws prior t “heir arrives) in the srca, ‘two of the radar
sipi:<in-s were returne from btelloons an: ths others were srotecbiy Cue to
weath.cr chenomena enc excitenent of the stucent ontr.tors “ue to orevious
siphtines. Onl: one retar return cannot be exnlainec, The operctor who
observe? this incident assured the object wes treveline over 700 mph because
the radar sot's automatic crackin; vould not follow the tarze.. It is possi-
ble thet the inability to tr.ck the object was due to his inability to proverly
operate the set under mental stress.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBJECT

Report of Sighting dated 12 Sep 51 (C)

TWX from AFOIN dated 28 Sep 51 (C)

Intelligence Reports cated 21 Sep & 26 Sep 51 (C)
Investigative Notes

Miscellaneous Correspendence (S)

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Field Investigation Notes 16 Oct 1951

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HEADQUARTERS
SIGHAL CORPS CENTER AND FOR? MONMOUTH
Fort Monmouth, tlew Jersey

12 Septenber 1951

1, On 10 September 1951 an AN/MPG-1 radar set picked up a fast moving
low flying target (exact altitude undetermined) at approximately 1110 hours
southeast of Fort Monmouth at a range of about 12,000 yards, The target

craft, but in this case was too slow to be resorted to, ‘The target was
lost in the northeast at a range of about 1:,000 yards, This target also
nresented an umsually strong return for m aircraft being canpsrablo in
strength to that usually received from a coastal ship. The operator ini-
tially identified the target as a ship and then realized that it could not
be a ship after he observed its extreme speed,

2. On 10 September 1951, 1515 hours, an SCR 58), serial mmber 133
tracked a target which moved about slowly in azimuth north of Fort Monmouth
at a range of about 32,000 yards at the extresely unusual clevation angle of

3- On 11 September 1951, 1050 hours, two SCR 58's serial mmbers 217
and 315 picked up the same target northeast of Fort Monmouth at an elevation
angle of 350 to 300 mils at a range of 2pcrorimtely 30,000 yards. (approxi-
mate altitade 31,000 ft) The sets track =ctomatically in azimuth and eleva-
tion and with aided range tracking are capahle of tracking tarrets up to a
speed of 700 sph, In this case however, both sets found it impossible to
track the target in range dus to its peed 2nd the operators had to resart to
in order to hold the target. The target was tracked
this manner to the maximum tracking range of 32,000 yards, The orators
judged the target to be moving at a speed several hundred miles per har
ghey than the maximum aided tracking ability of the radar sets. This tar-
‘et provided an extremely strong return echo at times even thmgh it was at
maximus range, however the echo signal occesiorally fall off to a level
below normal return, These changes coincided with ~aneuvers of the target,

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he Cm ll September 1951 at abut 1330 a target ws picked up on an
SCR=58 radar set serial number 315 that displayed umusual maneuverability.

The targst was approximately over lJavesink, Wew Jersey as indicated by its
10,000 yard range, 6000 ft altitude and dve north azimth, The target re-

mained practically stationary on the scove amd appeared to be hovering. ®

The operators looked out of the van in an attempt to see the Sarget since ed

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it was at such a short rangs, however overcast conditions prevented such
observation, Returning to their operating positions the target was o-
served to be changing its elevation at an extremely rapid rate, the change
in range was so small the operators believed the target mst heave risen
nearly vertically. The target ceased its rise in clevation at an elevation
angle of approximately 1500 sils at which time it procecided to move at an
extremely rapid rate in range in a southerly direction once again the speed
of the target exceeding the aided tracking ability of the SCR-58); so that
mammal tracking became necessary, The radar tracked the target to the mod-
mam range of 32,000 yards at which time the target was at an elevation angle
of 300 mils, The operators did not attempt te judge the speed in excess
of the aided tracking rate af 700 mh.

S. The weather was fair when the observations were mace on 10 September
and cloudy for the 11 September reports. —

6. The names and addresses of the men who made the observations are as
follows:

Para fl Pic MMMM, Inst Co. /1
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Para #2 Co N
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Pvt CoM

Para #3 We. BOQ

Sgt Co V
: Mr. - Neptune, New Jersey
Para #3% Pvt CoV

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Pvt

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/s/t/ JOHN E, DICKERSON
CWO USA
Asst Chief, Radar Br.

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FROM AFOIN-V/TC oh, ie
ON 10 SEPT 51, SEVERAL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS

WERE SIGHTED BY RADAR AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW yak

JERSEY, REFERENCE INT 24877, HQ EADF, STEWART |

AFB, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK. THESE OBJECTS VARIED ~ |

DN SPEED FROMZERO TO OVER 700 MILES A Pee

PER HOUR AND WERE STCHTE) AT VARYING ALTITUES Gf (OM

w TO. MES on Tay epeing ON UNCONVENTIONAL . ‘Shy Te |
j -HIGH SPEED “AS SIGHTED -— eae.

ne leee ee? > Se ry
a ribs ¥-R-T-33-OVER SANDY HOOK, NEW

JERSEY, THE OBJECT DISAPPEATED OUT TO SEA NEAR
ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, AT AN ESTIMATED
SPEED OF ONE THOUSAND MILES PER HOUR.
FEFERENCE RADNOTE 1820427 FROM EADF,
STEWART AFB, NEW YORK. IT IS ADVISABLE

TO MAKE AN EVALUATION OF THESE

INCIDENTS, RECOMMEND A FIELD INVESTIGATION
TO OBTAIN A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE
INCIDENTS AND RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES. EVALUATIONS

‘ND CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS

HEADQUARTERS BY TELECONFERENCE, ATTENTION

IS CALLED TO THE FACT THAT THE FIRST ARMY

IS INVESTIGATING THE RADAR SIGHTINGS.

‘MMEDIATE INVESTIGATION MUST BE MADE. |
FINDINGS MUST BE RELAYED IMMEDIATELY TO THIS |

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THE FOLLOWING INFORM»rlON CONCERNING THESE INST...CES

IS QUOTED FOR A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS TO BE

MADE IMMEDIATELY FOR GENERAL CABELL, |

FROM HEADQUARTERS EADF STEWART AFB

NEWBURGH NEW YORK |

2E CIRVIS MSG, INT 28887, THIS HQ, DT TIME GP |
| :111433Z (USAF SEE ALSO RAD TE-326, 14214572) |

THE FOLG RPT ORIGINATED AT FORT MONMOUTH

WJ IS FWDD FOR YOUR INFOs

"1 ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1951 AS AN/MPG-1 |

RADAR SET PICKED UP A FAST MOVING LOW FLYING  - a |
TARGET (EXACT ALT UNDETERMINED AT APPRX |

1410 HOURS SE OF FORT MONMOUTH AT A RANGE
ABOUT 12,000 YARDS. THE TARGER APPEARED |
TO APRS FOLLOW THE COAST LINE CHANGING ITS : 2 sapere en cw |
“BANGE-ONLY. SIGHTLY: BUT-GHANGING. ITS... -. Es eee }

AZIMUTH RAPIDLY. THE RADAR SET WAS SWITCHED 33 |

TO FULL AIDED AZIMUTH TRACKING WHICH NORMALLY f

IS FAST ENOUGH TO TRACK JET ACFT, BUT IN THIS |

CASE WAS TO SLOW TO BE RESORTED TO. THE TGT ¥AS |

LOST IN THE NE AT A RANGE OF ABOUT 14,000

YARDS. THIS,TGT ALSO PRESENTED AN UNUSUALLY
STRONG RETURN FOR AN ACFT BEING COMPARABLE

IN STRENGTH TO THAT USUALLY RECD FROM A

COASTAL SHIP, THE OPERATOR INITIALLY IDENTIFIED |

THE TGT AS A SHIP AND THEN REALIZED |

THAT IT COULD NOT BE A SHIP AFTER HE OBSERVED

ITS EXTREME SPEED.

2. ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1951, 1515 HOURS,

!N SCR 584, SERIAL NO» 433 TRACKED A TGT & it

“HICH MOVZD ABOUT SLOWLY IN AZMUTH N OF FORT Ko” My
MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF ABOUT e.

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52,000 YDS AT THE EXTREMELY UNUSUAL ELEVATION
ABCLE OF 1550 MILSe “ALT APPRROXIMATELY

93,000 FT)
3. ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1951, 1050 HOURS,

2 SCR 588 SERIAL NOS. 217 AND 315 PICKED y

UP THE SAME TGT NE OF FORT MONMOUTH AT AN cy ; s «©

ELEVATION ANGLE OF 350 TO 300 MILS AT A RANGE C/ . sf Ny we

OF APRX 30,000 QO” a

YARDS. (APPRX ALT 31,000 FT) THE SETS TRACK \

AUTOMATICALLY IN AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION AND WITH
AIDED RANGE TRACKING ARE CAPABLE OF TRACKING TGTS UP TO
A SPEED OF 700 MPH. IN THIS CASE HOWEVER

5OTH SETS FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK THE TGT

IN RANGE DUR TO ITS SPEED AND THE OPERATORS

HAD TO RESORT TO MANUAL RANGE TRACKING IN ORDER

TO HOLD THE TGT. THE THT WAS TRACKED IN THIS MANNER
JO-THE-MAXIMUM TRACKING RANGE OF 32,000

YARDS. THE OPERATORS JUDGED THE TGT TO BE

MOVING AT 4, SPEED SEVERAL HUNDRED

MILES PER HOUR HIGHER THAN THE MAXIMUM AIDED

TRACKING ABILITY OF THE RADAT SETS. THIS TGT

PROVIDED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ECHO AT TIMES EVEN

THOUGH IT WAS AT MAXIMUM RANGE, HOWEVER THE ECHO
SIGNAL OCCASIONALLY FELL OFF TO A LEVEL

SELOW NORMAL RETURM. THESE CHANGES

COINCIDED WITH MANEUVERS OF THE TGT.

4. ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1951 ABOUT 130 A TGT F,
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WA PICKED UP ON A SCR 584 RADAR SET \S
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SERIAL NO 315 THAT DISPLAYED UNUSUAL \y (

MANEVVERABILITY. THE TGT WAS APPROXIMATELY

OVER NAVESINK NJ AS INDICATED BY ITS

19,000 YARD RANGE, S000 FT ALT AND DUR N

AZIMUTH. THE TGT REMAINED PRACTICALLY STATIONARY

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DFT)

CN THE SCOPT AND APPEATED TO BE HOVERING.
THE OPERATORS LOOKED OUT OF THE VAN IN AN
ATTEMPT TO SEE THE TGT SINCE IT WAS AT SUCH A
SHORT RANGE, HOWEVER OVERCAST CONDITIONS
PREVENTED SUCH OBSERVATION. RETURNING TO THEIR
POSITIONS THE TGT WAS OBSERVED TO BE CHANGING
ITS ELEVATION AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE,
THE CHANGE IN RANGE WAS SO SMALL THE OPRS
EELEIVED THE TGT MUST HAVE RISEN NEARLY VERTICALLY.
THE TGT CEASED ITS RISE IN ELEVATION AT AN
ELEVATION ANGLE OF APPRX 1500 MILS AT WHICH TIME
IT PROVEDED TO MOVE AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE
IN RANGE IN A SOUTHERL¥ DIRECTION ONCE AGAIN
THE SPEED ON THE TGT EXCEEDING THE AIDED
TRACKING ABILITY OF THE SCR 584 SO THA MANUAL
TRACKING BECAME NECESSARY. THE RADAR TRACKED
THE TCT TO THE MAXIMUM RANGE OF 32000 YARDS
AT WHICH TIME THE TGT YAS AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE
CF 300 MILSe THE OPERATORS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO
JUDGE THE SPEED IN EXCESS OF THE AIDED TRACKING
RATE OF 700 MPH.

5. THE WEATHER WAS FAIR WHEN THE OBSERVATIONS
WERE MADE ON 10 SEPTEMBER
AND CLOUDY FOR THE 11 SEPTEMBER RPTS.

6. THE NAMES AND ADDRESSEES OF THE MEN

VADE THE OBSERVATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWSs

MNS PARA 1 PF GARMIN, «INST CO NBR i
PARA 2 PVT Sa, CO N

PARA 2 PVT SRN COT

PARA 2 PVT QR, CO 1
PARA 3 —— USS

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ATTENTION IS INVITED TO THE FACT THAT

THE SIGHTING TIME AND LOCATION BY THE FTR
PLTS IS VERY CLOSE TO THAT OF THE RADAR
OPERATORS AS OUTLINED IN PARA 1 FOR MONMOUTH
EPT. .

FIRST ARMY IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING
EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND RELIABILITY OF OBSERVING
RADAR PERS. INFO WILL BE FWDD UPON RECEIPT

BY THIS HQ.
REQUEST ADC AND USAF EVALUATION BE FURNISHED

THIS HQ. CG EADF.

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DASH THREE PILOT FIRST LT sqgyeeaion

AND SECOND PILOT PAREN BACKSEAT PAREN MAJOR

amex ONLY EVALUATION MADE THIS OFFICE Ail meee?
INDICATES OBJ MIGHT .
POSSIBLY BY EXPER ACFT BELONGING TO €cc

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GRUMANN X REPUBLIC OR FAIRCHILD X EASTERN

SEA FRONTIER DUTY OFF WHEN QUERIED ON POSSIBILITY
BAVAL EXPER ACT FROM GRUMANN WOULD MAKE

NO COMMENT PRO

OR CON X I INTERVIEWED BOTH PILOTS AND THEY ARE
INTELLIGENT X SERIOUS MINDED OFFS BOTH ABSOLUTELY
POSITIVE AS TO WHAT THEY SAW AND BOTH ABSOLUTELY
DISCOUNTING

PND POSSIBILITY THAT OBJ COULD HAVE BEEN

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OTHER OBJ EXCEPT as DESCRIPED IN Qa | |
ACCOUNT X MAP BEING FwS SY MAIL X FOLG IS NARRATIVE
CPW QUOTE WHILE PARTICAPATING IN TRNG |
FLT FR DOVER AFB DEL TO MITCHEL AFB NY OVER |
ASBURY PARK NJ CMA I SIGHTED AN UNIDENTIFIED

CBJ OVER SANDY HOOK CMA NJ X I WAS PILOT OF

A TARE DASH THREE THREE TYPE ACFT CRUISING

AT TWO ZERO THOUSAND FT MAKING GOOD AT FouR

FIVE ZERO MPH X AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING

OF THE OBJ CMA MAJOR CRIMP WAS MAKING A POSITION
REPORT TO SANTINI CONTROLLER X WHILE MAJOR

YAS MAKING HIS POSITION REPORT I STARTED TIMING
THE OBJECT FR THE TIME i SAW IT AND FOLLOWED

IT IN A/ DESCENDING TURN TO THE LEFTX ABOUT FOUR
FIVE SECONDS AFTER:I FIRST SIGHTED THE oBJ

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cay our To HIM-X TRE OBS CONTINUED A PORT:

TURN’ X DISSAPPEARING OUT TO SEA SOUTH

OF ASBURY PARK NJ X FR THE TIME I FIRST SIGHTED |
THE OBJECT UNTILL IT DISSAPPEARED X TWO MINUTES |
ELAPSED WITH THE OBJ COVERING A DISTANCE OF

ABOUT THREE FIVE MILES X THE SIZE OF THE 03J

WAS APPRX THAT OF A FTR PLANE THREE ZERO

TO FIVE ZERO FEET IN DIAMETER X THE OBJ WAS

SILVER OR MERALLIC IN COLOR X HAD NO MARKINGS

XEMITTED NO EXHAUST OR TRAIL X MOST OF THE

TIME DURING WHICH I HAD THE OBJ IN SIGHT X IT

APPEARED TO BE CIRCULAR IN SHAPE X HOWEVER

AT ONE TIME I SAW IT EDGEWISE WHERE IT GAVE

A FLAT APPEARANCE X THE DESIGN OF THE OBJ

COULD BE SAID TO BE IDENTICAL TO A DISCUS |
ass USED IN TRACK EVENTS X I COULD NOT SAY a

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| THE TIME OF MY OBSERVATION THE- OBJ WAS TO MY

LEFT AND CONSIDERABLY BELOW ALY X WHEN

FIRST SIGHTED I WOULD JUDGE THAT IT WAS BETWEEN
| FIVE AND EIGHT THOUSAND FEET OVER SANDY

| HOOK X AS NOTED ON THE ATTACHED MAP X 1T
APPEATED TO BE DESCENDING WHEN I FIRST SAW IT

AT SANDY HOOK AND APPEARED TO LEVEL OUT IN
FLY“JUST NORTH OF RED BANK NEW JERSEY AND
CONTINUED ON AT THE SAME ALT UNTIL 11, DISAPPEARED
X AT THE. POINT OF OUR FIRST SIGHTING oF THE

OBJ I STARTED A SESCENDING THREE SIX ZERO

DEGREE (TURN TO THE LEFT FROM TWO ZERO THOUSAND
FT TO /ONE SEVEN THOUSAND FT X GAINING AIRSPEED
FROM FOUR FIVE ZERO MPH TO FIVE FIVE ZERO MPH ON

| 8 COURSE PARALELLING THAT OF THE OBJ a gat: IT WAS

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AS INTERCEPT PILOTS WE MUST

NOTE ACCURATELY THE TIMES AT WHICH

THE OBJ OF THE INTCP IS FIRST

SIGHTED X I DID THIS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN

I FIRST SIGHTED THE OBJ OVER SANDY HOOK AND
NOTED THE TIME TO BE APPRX ONE ONE THREE FIVE EASY
DOG TAFE X ONE ZERO SEPT FIVE ONE X ALTHOUGH WE WERE
NA DIRECT COURSE FOR THE DESTINATION OF MITCHEL
AFB AT TWO ZERO THOUSAND FEET AT THE TIME FO THE
SIGHTING X I WAS SO AMAZED AT THE SPEED OF THE

CBJ THAT I IMMED STARTED THE TURN TO THE LEFT

AND WAITED FOR MAJOR QM TO GET THROUGH

WITH THE RADIO CONVERSATION HE WAS HAVING WITH
SANTINI

SO I COULD POINT THE O33 OUT TO HIM X AS SOON

AS HE COMPLETED THE RADIO CHECK IN X I CALLED THE

Lee eee

OBJ TO HIS ATTN AND ( BOTH WATCHED = | j
IT MAKE A NINE ZERO DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT
AND KEPT IT UNDER OBSERVATION TOGETHER WHILE
TT COVERED APRX TWO ZERO MILES AND DISAPPEARED
CUT TO SEA X THE OBJ APPEARED TO BE BANKING AS
ITS COURSE DESCRIBED A GRADUAL NINE ZERO DEGREE

(URN TO THE LEFT X UNQUOTE PARA FOLG |
iS NARRATIVE OF MAJOR Wg QUOTE
LT QUAM PcINTED OUT THE OBJ TO ME X I SIGHTED
THE OBJ NEAR FREE PORT NJ X THE OBJ WAS
iN A BANK TO THE LEFT TURNING TO APRX ONE
T4O ZERO DEGREES X I SAW THE OBJ WAS ROUND
‘ND SILVER IN COLOR X LT ROGERS
CONTINUED A PORT TURN AND I LOST SIGHT OF THE
CBJECT AS IT DISAPPEARED OUT TO SEA X UNQUOTE
PAR DIR INTEL EADF CONCLUSION CLB FR THEIR a? |
TIME-OREOR X-THEY-HADE- AN-EST THAT THE. SPEED ——{2—~---—-
F THE OBS WAS APRD ONE THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR
X AFTER QQMP SIGHTED THE OBJ HE BROKE IN ON |
THE END OF RADIO CHECK DASH IN QM WAS MAKING
‘WITH GROUND STA AND POINTED OUT THE OBJ X GROUND
STA OVERHEARD THE COVERSATION |
‘ND QM) DESCRIBED THE OBJ TO THE
GROUND STA WHILE IT WAS STILL IN SIGHT UNTILL
TT PULLED AWAY FROM THEM AND OUT OF SIGHT WHILE

GPP sas saxinc apex FIVE FIVE ZERO MPH,
PILOT DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT WAS AS FOLLOWS

SIZE THAT CF F-86, DISC SHAPED, ROUND AND

FLAT, SILVER IN COLOR, STEADY IN FLIGHT WITH

“O VISIBEL MEANS OF PROPULSION, THE OBJECT

OBSERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES BELOW
AND LEFT OF T3535. |

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AT THE BEGINNING OF “HAT LAST RADNOTE
STARTING WITH 1820422 Me

HERE ISSTHE WAS RPT WAS RPT WAY THE

FIRST THREE LINES SHUD READ

REF YOUR RADNOTE TARE EASE THREE TWO SIX X ONE
FOUR SEP FIVE ONE X FOLG IS NARRATIVE OF

TARE DASH THREE THREE PILOT

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i116 Septeaber, Major 2nd 14. QRBMMBof the 145th Fighter Interceptor

S-tiaren, spotted an unidentified object ovor Sandy Hook, liew Jersey. Their T+33
wiz =t 20,000 fest, the object was well thrLow, heading southwest, Lt. Gy was
fisct to sitht the object (1135 =D?) sinca iajar was maxing a position

Lt. QM foticved the object in a diving turn 70 the left descending to an
aitiscc)e oF eheut 16,000 feet with the object about 6,000 feot oalow ard to the
Si-ss of the alreraft, Thereafter ho trricd to keep a course paralleling, tut above,

\ timt or the cbjecte

As scon 6s Najor GM complete: h+n raclo t)aikein hoe <as notified of the
strence objoat, Both watchod it mace nf) Cerzeo tr tothe ieft and kept it under
otse>raczien toceather while it ccvered rs «cscimotely 2) miles before it disappeared
out tc sea. (Refer to statements of piic’+ and map.)

te in control of the T=-33. Jed the objet An sicht for about two
-=29 with the object covering 2 distance of abmt 35 miles; Major MP had the
‘ot7cct in sight for less than a nimte. js to the twuther and description of the
SZect sce attached statements,

on the same date a,radar station at I't. Monmouth reported two targets that
were wnidomjified, traveling over 700 mph, and givirg returns *2at could not be
exmla'ned a3 being equipment malfunction, encnalous propagaticn, or amything mt
an ctcunl tarcet as described in tha atisched report. ‘owover, the possiblLlity
erdisis that tho news item reporting the ovservation by ths fishter pllots could
have caused the imarinations of the radar cbservers to mn wild. This is cone
s‘cercl renote in vicwof the mrsSer of ocb-ezxvers witnessing the scope returns
arc. > fact that four such incidents are reported in two days. However, the
possibility is being investigAtec ana rosults will be submitted upon receipt,

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General Ste By,

A. Reference to weather effecting radar
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following information wes obtained from the , weather bureaz, Q/ase/Ale roe

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av weather >esoms—at fexeborst 10)30, 10 Sept 1951, Geektieeel.

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Southerly winds, a high pushing out off the coast extending for at
least 100 miles north and south of Fort Mommouth area. No precipitation
for 600 miles in any direction from Fort Monmouth. A few scattered high x
cirus clouds eat approximately 25,000 ft. No significant inversion belcw 16,000
ft. An inversion at 16-17,000 ft of 1°¢/thousand increase. sx Air was quite

moist up to 14,000 ft - no water droplets. No inversion above 17,000 ® up to

tropopause (47,000) Temperature 47,000 was - 67°C a tots

up to 60,000 2t. Temperature decreased from -65 to’ 75,000 rapidly to
Didn't get sood sounding 2200 EST, however, no significant change occurred -

Lepr SFP trbf,
pekeqrven SStenss ies bebtetesewe civa,erroneous radar signals.

Weather ‘report at TR Air Forc2 Base 10:00 , 1l September 1951.
(H- “Siigen onvagy CR reais Ff ow ted eps) a7
Indications Oo? an upper front diseipeting the area West of Newburgh. This front
carried weak showers which would appear all along the coast (along a line
extending rom Sandy Hook to La Guardia) . There was a very pronounced inversion
at 1000 between 2000 and 2500 ft of about 3°c/1000 ft increase in temperature.
Within 75 xiles of Fort Monmouth at 1000 there were brief showers (small amount of
precipitation traces in the order of 100th inch. Water droplets 3-5000 2t.
Strata is at 10-14000 ft. Sounding was ended at 42,000 ft.
In general cizmlus clouds with considerebdle density were encountered. Clouds

Ade
with water croplets at 10,000 ft at a0. lowering ato 2000 ft at 1600 Are -

Dr. Herbert S. Bennet, EWC, Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Statement of Dr. Bennet

EWC is interested in countering airborne devices. They are limited in
scope of operation to anything that can be countered from a ground installation.
Their operations pertain to Army operetion.

Major Martin, observer at Twin Lights, heard pilots comments on radio at
his station. When Bennet heard via commercial redio that pilots observed an
object, he contacted Martin to see if an echo was received on radar scope.

Dr. Bennet stated that “we (Electronics Warfare Corps) was not operating
or performing tests that would cause phenomenon as picked up by radar scopes.
Dr. Bennet also stated that he was not aware of otherprojects that could cause
these radar sightings.

When questioned as to date, Dr. Bennet stated that the incident happened
the day before he visited !a@ijor Martin. The radio report was on the same day
that he made his visit to Major Martin who was in charge of a cPS-63B radar
installation. When queried @s to possible causes of such sightings he suggested
several possibilities. ,

1. Constant altitude balloon. In order to maintein constant altitude
during night and day operation (diurnal variants) it is necessary that the
balloon drop bed tact at nignt. If for some reason or otner a faulty release
prevented dropping of ballast during night, the balloon would float to a low
altitude. This would cause the balloon to deflate on the top which would make
it look like a saucer shave when looking down on upper surface. The possibility
of the pilots looking down on the object just as the faulty mechanism released
the palast would indicate en increase in vertical velocity. Ths balloon

could be either a General Mills or NYU project. It was Dr. Bennet's belief

that if the balloon was 1000-2000 > altitude that a PPI scope would not
the balioon having
indicate/nore than the velocity caused by the horizontal components of wind.
Therefore, it is not expected that any faulty ballast release woulc result in
hich horizontal vdocities. His final analysis was that if high horizontal
velocity were indicated on the scope that this would not be the result of a balloon.
Anrhat 5
Dr. Bemmet was queried on sigzual strength fmm of a balloon and would it give
| , RINE
simmél strength of a B-29 or B-36 at 20,000 yds. He stated that i? the balloon
was painted silver as many of them ere and it was at an altitude o? 5000'or kg |
higher, that signal response wowld be equalto that of a B-29 or B-35 at 20,000 ft.
Fis comment was that in general these ballons were used for soundings of bwtween
ALG,
30,000 and 110,000 ft (extent of Bernet's imowledge). He also stated that sun
could make a balloon look as if it were oscillating.
2. Combined meteorological end oblique incident wave front.
A wave front such as this could give a signal response giving great
apperent speed on a radar scope, even though the actual speed of tris wave is

low.

Private SSN 3952, Fort Mormouth

Duty requires that as a student must learn how to repair, adjus*, and operate
radar eqniment. Started radar course 7 May 1951. Previous experience is that of
a radio revair man. Service dates back to Dec 1950. Graduated from radio and
televisio school (Coyne, in Chicago)
Story as ziven by Private

Cne Tuesday (not certain of day of date) morning SCR-58hA station #315 having
a maxionms range of 70,000 yds and capable of aided tracking up to 30,000 yds
picked up an obZect, altitude 0-(10-20) miles, azimuth range of aircraft was 20,000
yds and elevation of 800 miles. azimuth 10-15 degrees. Had trouble xeeping object
on elevation. Object faded intermittingly. The time was approximately 10-10:30.
Time on scope was 5 minutes maximum. Believed this was a good radar day. Blip
looked gcoc = good return. PPI gave zood orisht spot of approximately 1/8 inch
and was w2il defined. Subject knowsgabcut anomolous propagation. Sudject stated
that Prt ~ Saw same objcct that cay.
Remarks:

his set will track up to a speed of approximately 700 mph. A plotting board

is not nermally used in this particular training course. Antenna is usually
checked =; sighting on Shrewsbury water tower. Prior to sighting instrucfor
mal-adjustec the radar set, thus setting uo ‘ problem for the students. It was
necessary fer to adjust the klystron, receiver, magnetrons. working
schedule was 7:30 to 5:30 and leaves area for chow by 11:20. Believes he went
off tnis s2t on the llth Sept. Overator believes set was in good working order

Since ccomercial aircraft were sighted and tracked prior to sighting of object.

Private Juan .. , SSN 3952, Fort Monmouth

Private was a member of a radar training detachment at Fort Monmouth,
N.J. He started this course 7 May 1951 and hes been in the service since Dec
1950. His course on the SCR-58), was completed eporoximately 1) September 1951.
Sis work to date in radar encompassed operaticnal and maintenance procedures on

SCR-58h, NPG-1 and TPL. Has had previous radio and television training in N. ¥-

Pos, agriety Oo

Has operated and performed all maintenance functions on set No. 315, SCR~58h.
Ee is a member in the same crew as hvt. . Believes he is capable and knows
what a return of an aircraft looks like. The cpinion of the interrogator is that
he is not too faniliar with aircraft designztions since he stated that a DC-
hes two engines, nowever he cives indications <h-t he can distinguish between
reciprocating enc jet aircraft. He was outsics gR the van working on the console
ef another unit when . picked up object. He did not observe » Sightings.
Fe was told by another member of the crew that Allen's observed on his radar sst
a fast moving object. He observed at 1500 twe jets, on his radar scope, azimuth
was north of radar set location (azimuth 280°) TZlevation was low, just above
tree level. went cut cf van and visually sichted two jets, silver in color,
headed east. Opinion of _ was that saw a jet. He stated that the
radar set was in good working order. He statecé that he saw a similar object to
that seen by at 800 milks elevation end 23000 yds range, azimuth HS. Could

not recall time cr date.

Pricate - , Fort Monmouth

Private was a member of a radar trainirg cdetechment and stationed
at Forth Monmouth. Fis background is that of a student majoring in mathematics

at MIT and was to have graduated in thedass of 1551.
Story as given by Private

Private stated that Mr. , an instructor, came out to the set
he was working on and instructed him to look out for fast moving objects.
He called Mr. ~ shortly after and told him he sew ea fast travelling object.
This observation was taken as a joke at first by ™. - Private
could not remember the date of this observation, except that it was in the
morning int it might nave been observed on a Tuesday or a Wednesday, possibly
ll or 12 September.
stated that his set was working satisfactorily and that he picked
up the object at 5700 nilgs azumuth and had a good return on the range scope.
He put the set into eutomatic track and noted that the object travelled in an
erratic manmer. It wes always in range and in the liel= quadrant. The range
was about 20,000 yds and never less than 15,000 yés. Always received a strong
echo and wasn't bothered with fading. The object was extemely maneuverable.
estimated that the speed was 500 mph. When aquestioned as to what he
knew of anamolous propogation, he indicated that he mew of this phenomanon
seg tr
but believed there wes no indication that weather conditions were negative this
particular day for such propogation. He also stated that the signal strength
was very strong and <here was no variation of amplitude. He couldn't say how

fast the object was climbing but estimated that the rate of climb was 9000-

27000 ft per minute. He stated that he thought the object had high acceleration

since the object changed direction or reversed its path in an extremely short
time duration. One possible aid to exact date was the fact that some one

came in with a newspaper account after the incident.

Information on How Fort Monmouth Students and Instructors were 2lerted:
PIC, Pete Hoffman, Fort Moraouth received a call from Mr. -cuckerman,

Asbury Press; Hoffman believes the time was approximately 1030 and cn a

Tuescay. Zuckerman wanted to knew if the school picked up any saucers in

this area. Hoffman then called Capt Mikulas who alerted Mr. , instructor.

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STATION AT FT MONMOUTH WAS NOT ALERTED BUT
AN INDICATION OF POSSIBLE UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES
WAS GIVEN BY FT MONMOUTH PIO QUERYING STA FOR
UNUSUAL TARGET ON PRECEDING DAY X ONE ZERO SEPT
% AS A RESULT OF NEWS STORY APPEARING IN ONE
ONE SEPT PATERS X PARA OTHER RADAR STATIONS

DN AREA WERE CHECKED X NO UNUSUAL TARGETS

CESERVED x! PARA EXACT LOCATIONS OF RADAR STATIONS tat) et ‘Ay

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SICHLTED BY BOTH VISUAL AND RADAR OBSERVATIONS NEAR ASBURY PARK, Ne

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FIELD INVESTIGATICNS JUST COMPLETED BE FORWARDED TO ALL MAJOR

PRACTICAL. SINCE NUMEROUS REPCRTS WILL BE RECEIVED, INVESTIGATED,
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UNCLASSIT zp

Unidentified Flying Cbjects

[Os ATIA FROM ATI DATES 9 Oct. 51 1

Mr. Honaker/mh
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Zequest this office be inforaed of action taken to comply with the attached
wire ?ros AMOI,

‘re, % 28172, fr FRANK L. DUNN, Colonel, USAP
=q USAP Chief, Air Teehnical Intelligenee Center

1. Aa evaluation will be prepared and forwarded ty %slecon to TCS, as initial
ecticte we cwait a veceraphicel flr on tvo largs >ballocna released mar Ft. Momreuth,
pavcre committing the Center.

2, <A repert, encompassing results of interrogations and substantiating cur
Som al conelaaicona "will be prerared fcr the indleated distritation of the attached

JJ2TS teletype. The teleocn mentioned above will give an cstinated date for rolaase of
tub /ect resort.

Ine2 KENT PARROT, LS Col, CaAP
nfs Chief, Aircraft & Propulizion Suction
Toehrieal Analywis Division

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Following is a peal transcrept of an intérrogation of Lt.
m: and Maj. 9 ofthe 148th
Fitr--Interseptor Sq., pf Dover, Delaware, The interrozation was
a ccom plished by Lt. Col. N. R. Rosengarten andi ist Lt Jerry
G, Cummings , 1125th Field Activities Group, Air Tecynical Intel~
lizenee Center, Air Technical Intellicence Co mand.

The su bjew matter rela tes to the sighting of en unidentified
aircraft whieh the subject officers observe d om lo Se nt., 1957,
while airborn near Sandy H ook, l.ew Zerss yo

Altho ugh these men had been previously interr ogated » teeter £40) d
Defienas-Semmani (Col. Ba umgartner of A-2, Newburgh Py) the A sre Aarl Fa.
i nformation which was available from this report was‘ not sufficient

in coverage to establish the fa cts of the matter, particularly

in regard to the means whereby the information became available

to the rublie, This question was ef imortance, when it became bev

appa rens that the Fort Monmouth radar school received several a rs

telephore calls conwerning the incidert, mor ly , 4°
sh" +

The interr ogation follows:

l. The obgect was firts sighted over Sanjy Hook, and the
information svailable to the interrogators vas verified az
t rue emi comlete by the subjects.
2. The question of communication of the information as examined
as follows»

ae Betveem 1135 2m 11357 on 10 September, 1951, Semworth Col
(SpS=5) became arare of the existence of a fast flying object when
inadvetaxtly the intercom commnication of the initial sighting
by P ilot to Yaj. was transmitted over a radio
checkeing it is certain tuat Sammaorth heard that there was an
unidentified chject making 7-300mph because at this time Samorth
q ueried "What vas that."

At this time Pulot described, giving heading of 120°
anc an inadvertantly incorrect geographic fix of Seaside Heights
instead of Point Pleasant. It is believed that Lt. Carr was on GCI
and may heve acknowledged althoSgh this is not certain.

Immeciately after loosing the object, the T=-33 whegan letting
down to itchell, entered the traffoe pattern alone, and laniéd
inmediately, The two officers agree on laniing time as 1147 EDST,
3. The cuestion of non-electric commnication of this informat
was next undertaken in the interrogaticn, The officers aivised
that they had been instructed to release information under certain, ’
circumstances, had refused unanthorized sources u mder others, and \
that there ras only one instance of possible a ccess by persons j
who mam vers placed to overhear their conversations, as follows: —~

2 , The driver of a carry-all ma y have heard them say tha
they sas a roug object at very high speed while he was driving te es
shem from the A?C to operations onn landing, The naze of the mt OPW EE’.
is not inown, nor is it known that he could hear their conversath
over the truck noise,

b. The officers did not render a revort of the sighting to
the operations officer at ilitehell, nor did they receive a debriefing

s ince this was 4 local Zlught in 2 Te

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c. The officers advised Col Sprowls ami Col Spain,
operations and training officers on General ‘iinnie!s staff thst
they had seen a very high snveed unidentified aircreft and were
orgie oorrrteetckiaxkex not advised concerning action. Their
only response ~ss laughter, Time 1200, aproxinately, 10 Sept 1951,

ad. Since ia; returned to Do ver, Lt , while nt
‘itchell ops tooka call for the major, This call, at about 1500
vas fro * eee a ee hioself as Wajcr Barron, pudlic information
officer. vnae it was that the s ubjects saw. Lt, rela ted
location, ground track, descrintion, time of sighting, duration of
sighting, and color,

Maj Barron allegedly did no qualify himlself except as PIO,
H e then stated that this sounded like good nerspaper story muater~
ial and that he wes sending a newspaper man (newsnaper name for
gotten) over to operations to get the story from Lt, . He
is further said to have advised Lt, Rogers that he was personally
clesring this information for release . Maj Baron did not provide
a means of identifying or estaclishing the individual tho was to
come to see Lt. « Then Maj Barron asked how long Lt. Roges

rould be at mitchell; and was told sone hours,

About half en hour after the telnhone call from ilaj Barron,
a man in civilian cloths (description not recalled) entered onerations
and asked the operat ons clerk for Lt, ae Fy was at
Shis tine looking for the telephone of the bese security officer,
but failed to find, and did not subsequently tenors this ineident,
due to subsequent event s,

The civilian introduced himself as a newsnaner oan, name
ond affiliation unknown, and tkhxk stated that “af Barron had sent
hin to get a tory. He askec what Lt. hag see Ne

Lt. informed the man that he smst call Jaj Barron to
-ot a repeat on ris claerance. This the man cid, falling to locate
«t the PIO office, but succeeding at the officer's mess, The conver= —
sation between the givilian and MW part on the other end of the lie
ended, and the civilian informed Lt. t at everything was o
all right, that he was cleared to receive the infornation on the
authority of Maj 3a rr one

Lt took the civilian to the operations map, and
showed tne georzenhic location of the sighting, the ground
tranck, the elapsed time, the color, shape. They went from the
operations map to a sectional-mounted=map near the waather office
for better explanation due to larger scale, The civilian asked

Li what he thought he hed seen, and vas told that it was
an object which Lt had never seen before .

Then the civilian asked if it ras a flying saucer and egain
Lt reviiec he did not know what 1% tas, Then the

sivilian asked whether it was a veather balloon, end vas told no,
that the weather balloons cannot travel so fast as the odject
sighted,

At this point an unidentified civilian, carrying a Ax5
Ssee dzraphue, */ flash gun and with lens and bellows open approached
end stated that -e wanted a picture of L in front of the
operations map. Lt stated that tre t7o 2en behaved as
if they rere rerking together, but that they exchanged no sreet=
tne ond names vere not used to his wcollection. Then

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Le demurred, saying that it was probably illegal for the
civilian to photograph the map. The photographer answered that le
he Esc many times taken a picture of people in front of this very
map, and a picture was taken. A second picture was taken of Lt

and a Captain (dy officer), posed at a table with the man,
The unknown captain did not wish to have his nane used, but consented
to 70se,
Tre civilians subsequently ieft, ,
Lt left Witehell for Dover that evening.

ia On Liel2 Sept 1951, exact date indeterminable at this noment,

HBC ca_led Ma! at Dover from New York, asking for information
pertaining to the incident over Sandy Hook, The major replied that
he was sorry not to be able to discuss the matter with them, but
trarsferred them to Lt. Payne, the PIO for clears nce, [Lt Payne
later reported that he thought he distinguished wire-tap beeps, and
that be refused release, but offerred to check on posslblitity of
obtaining relewase, He called ZADF, who called USAF, and the ans ver
relayed by Pay > to ‘Maj vas that clearance wasn't forthcoming,
amd thet the matter should be forzotton,.

©. Later, a Lt. Bast at Dover received a call in operations from

Associstec Press for Maj .» who told Lt Bast to say he
‘Yas not there,
f- On 17 EADF ordered iiaj and Lt to Newburgh

for interrogation.
se Abvont 20 September, 1954, Rebert Johnson of Republie Avaiation

Called ‘a) and asked for permiss ion to visit hia to discuss
She incident they hed renorted, “aj said thet he was happy
+o have them come over but that he couldn't discuss the wavter with
thea unless they received authority for hin to be etree J 2onsm
called SADF, and EADF advised the Dover base CO, “O'Gan that: Robert
Jonason and Mr Brewster of Revublic were authorized to discuss tae
incident with Lt ~ and Haj ox . This cisoassion proceded
with ground track, shape, time of sighting, duration of sighting,
color, altitude, end heading , The asked snecifically concerning

e xnaust, and offered several skecthes for identification—none

vere identifyable. The subjects interrogatec the interrogators,
learning that Brevster was studying the matter, that USAF anc

Wea FB versonnel rould soon arrive to interrogate, and that Srewster
thought the objects vere electrically oropelled. Brewster citef
naxes of epople that had reported similar cojects previcusiy.
hn. Until the interrogation reported nere was made, there vere

no Surther inquiries made of Lt or ilajor concernim
Sceir cighting of 18 Sept 1951

4. It is perhaps worth mentioning that the additional informatin
veceived is that the officers have not previously revealed their
estizate of speed of 7-800mh to persons questioning, except
here, and that only during the inadvertent transmission to Sanworth

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vas *his speed qioted,

5. Previous renorts that LY - hac determined that Samrorth
had negative results in attembting to track are negated cy -
Neither he nor Haj ‘now whether Sauworth tracker or whether

Sacrorth got a return on the obj ect in question.

y.erged an! “ne states" # caing confused by their training program, speaking

eoifica.:y sf = sirtt teteil and routine ts which thay are subjected, Thia
"32.9 Gch De sonetrue: ‘ of a critictan ia that their tachnical capabilities

ea %) be ubagaally great for studants showing that their training courses ‘a
(say @ Very good one. No cls2 “hat parsgraon 3 of basis commmication includes
‘Jo unrelated renorts. Pvt and ois crew are identified with No, 4, SCR
~erial Now jL45,. Mr. ldentiried with this Serial No, 217, Itam 3. Now
*t 18 proper to discuss SCR Set Serial No, 316 of Item 3 identifying tnia was
py amc his crev, Prt , Bet of thie orew vere interrogated.
tf dav*iooeg that Prt wee s -eratirg the set alone rt the *ine ne vlexad
‘n+ sizgral, “e aid net relate the invornation that sorning to hia felios
ler\s Dat father wal‘ad urtil that afternoon, Although they vere within
*oy cearicg Gla*anie al. “hy tise ne identified the teryet on the scove, the
BATION Lo TD confuses sgein .2 ‘hie inslance to state epecificably any
‘-i3 ture -{ may S@ conslused bowsver, that weataor sould huve med a definica
ES Toes ENTS Tage’ ey well, soi uveatioa may be Lotroduced conesrning why

5

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éz244 Fas. Itemilate o netify nia fellow meaters of such an unusual
ge" Isc we asen iv end icdeed not mention it during Se lunch sut wait ustil
st atternosn i4ts im ornare to reveal it, It is rot to be construed as an

~

avySiuation azeaiu, There is act mffictant Zata to ervrive at a conclusisn. The

we Vo or OCT Loe 69 PaPAgreDs 7 above be epproximataly 1037 ENST, Interrs-

g Stscer’ cerescnoew, ssoupled Saturday, Saturday atees, and sunaay
Woita rt of Cea) 3.°4°ToeD, Much tims was speot, attemnting to rir

,

some thing

of values. “awever. i* was csealized afte 2.l this wae accomplished, it had+-<--*~
4 vain, abaciutasy “ao mre ige “ad t.apsed f rman memory tc recover th
stall, macessary for fartaey svaiuatisa “nen, the two plicts, Major

Vio as obeetss-. az ov" sac wus flying a3 collec of a T+3? oslgatec

rnidenticviot c.vtur ¢ rad he" Lee inte Fert sommouth for intarroyg:tion.

‘ae story wee verified, queationed, analyzed, discussed. and the pllote remained
‘~nly sonviacec of the detalls which *ney nad sigated, ‘ovever, certain cir-
sonatances vere indications t-at they did not possess the datail which they
slatued conseralsy a wreck Oo: the flying opjec*t they claimed to have seen, They
wore interroyvated st graat leoyth coacerning the circune ances whereby this

resort cence erain

whe Ciyine odject they saw reached the

oreas and algo a

rejoas’ was .- aligned for investigation of the base FID
officer at Hitsheil dir Forse caaea, a Major Sarre, 7 orger to clarify his
part in the activity It 4s sufficient to atate that raithner or

ele a yolustary statesmst to cress and ‘that oie ile statement to the
rea9 galy vden 9+ wss directed *¢ do so by Major >a-ren, Jese PIO, and tata
$s steeriinry t s*atamen®t only. An interregation cf the personnel at

.

fio sti gota madar St

wes off tna sic at the tiem ‘he sightings cccurred on 10 September,

8Tlon wad onoectacen

soa it was learned that Twin Lights

Visual

and radar sightings are referrac: te in *his issatance, Orerrmting hours at
that time at Twin Lizhta sere 2400 to 9200 ard 179K to 2330 “OST. Thervfore,
ther? t9 no verification from "win Lishts loga of the stgauting cne way ar
“hs 2T Howerygear, Scaff S2° Parlock whos monitoring channe! fox at, ‘the

Ee me -

t.*+on overiee>. A radio cieck an. converetone between the silotse which isa

> -*,

. Se Fat iz 3 - .
mn chet reverts inzissed in the folder. ce repor’s

I< Pi x 2 “ $v @
| a 5 4 et ad © 7 the atatement
t te‘o OD . on “a3 a tC ————~- 5 a - Bee | var ~- * Sun Vey he a - 3 - pe es |
ne Sad? co: cerning woat they revealed cover the air. Ha fixed
- - nit ood ’ ~”* _ - - - ’
time 3 sscut lls25 ia ST ans could trot Tix the date, FPallosk is

-ralvated “44 or hits personnel, He ls cleared ter secret, vr, Bennett vas

mestad sroce sping reseille activities of a countermeasure station in which

na works wilich wight have an effect of giving spurious signals to radar pete

*7a "ing
hence tive,
30 jor

tat sista

ih a £ ais
7
La

a. ode t

We *

in the area, His answer to thess proposals were unqualified
Ke wAs in*#rcogated by Col Rosergarten and his report is filed in
t raider ‘4: Goffman, Capt MeNichcls3, Agent Deborn, Agent-in-
waco el in atrirated corcerning tbe circumatences of alerta which were
nt cceraters at “aa* s*ation. Mr. “avlor is not recorded here as

. .

in toe cv ajert's record folder, Maior Martis ie “ccmamiing Orfloer

lorie [ii gave we anivrmation of the hours of which the station vas

some suyen hours of sleen, anc one or two meals, the 7 cate

['ade taal i7 Col Rosengarten enc Lt Cunmicgs chartered an airplane at Rad-

yr cT washington, Y¥. &, at approximately 1:30 r.M. reaching Washe

;

acprchimately 3:30 F.M. in time to oriaf Gen. Gabell's staff and to

ive & "ary preliminary rTuncowt of what had been accemolishsi to Gan, Gabell

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“53 atte
2.SOn An

nat wrectag. The atrolans was chartered becansa although the Signal

‘Tit w wae thelr .ialsen alrppcame to “ake ue to vashington, the

rpians was tora gown for periodic inspection. i* sould have been

"
i

"> wait antil the nex* caybad rail or othsr transsortation been

‘ed upon --k ton tinued in washington end Jen. Gabelli wanted w be
~.afed on “uescary in detall. We checked with Gol Kirkland and learned
“at he wished 22 to leave cehind [n Washington as short and incempletea
‘sopé a3 pessible pesdinzg our fim: commitment to Washington as a power of
(tar sooai*ment at °c leter date after we had the onoeortunity to atudy the
.{n detati, This we vere cuccessfal in ascemplishing, “We did have the wor®
co saghington a “v2aiay notning aad afterncon in omier to determine ths
possibility for talloen sand experimental aircraft situations as the incident
resorted, Salloon resuits were, antil after we left Washington negative as
were experinen’al sireraft possibilities, Agencies contacted with this respect
ware Gen Mills, « Mr. Osleip in Minneanolis, Minn,, a Mrs. whedden of the
Siopal Comms “#3-atin Jevelcoment Center im the Fentagon, Dr Jack Holloway,
eon or. Lyoel of the Office of Naval Researco, “ajor Vickbena op Mobey Dich
Protect in the Pentagon, avd others incijantal in dlscovering the identity
of these project sonitore ‘ne weather ourean vas contasted for tha veather
sepors, CGomrsaci Fest personcel vere contacted to deternine whether any reports
om *he Faatarn Air Cefense Commani aight have reporved any aigotings which
4+ did pet hace, These results were oegative., Persons contastec tnueludas
| Lumber, Eastern Air efeas+ Command, AC? Officer, at the ?entagon; Col
foro Sommernd fost omeanding Officer; L*. Col Euabdoer, Csomaad Post Deputy; amd per-

_

soruel in the message centers -a2 following conclusions were left with Gen

Gace 's staff eurtford and salt, and qualifieé co them az rarticalarly pre-

.imicréry corslushs ‘sence te the telecon message again CSAF Item 2,
Vy a ‘s Ring “© ‘he moment. 4e are sttenupting to zat more

ae |

in fF

ee GS a o~. Se eee a ae ge ee

24: inmsormat+.oa weica applies rosseibly ia with “hs airborne sighting.

*ss-eph No, ¢ (a) 2 beticer because

Ae Somatant altitudes,
ob. Slow vertawioa in asimta,
Se Visual soeervratioa about ths sane time «tt the same altitude

vy 4 ptoup of officers.

1. Motive as to the causes for ssarch for that balloon vas estab
.tened as an orier from “he Ccamanding Officer of the stadent attachment,
2, Pao gis csoecxs with belloons,
Target choes as iseserived bear the characteristics which closely
*aeencls airscaft. It te cased on what we hays row, We can’t add say thinjy
resative, Al *hourh it resemoles an aircraft, it 1s not impossible that 4)

is :;pused by weather phenomena. I[t in of bleak waves.

Weatoer possibility sxkates as follows: ‘

. Stattouarry arzet when first dateated gtrvins ranid altt tus,
snanze offers us one Soiction that fits,
b it is % ™ qualified, however, that weather is not as eaignans'
an explanation of a track of 10,000 yds, continuously at 700/mph over dhbestb
"> 32,000 yas, range, [* is to de mantioned however, that more necuralh
‘*tceTienced sbgervations than those of the students would be requira ho iv

¢

Len*ity emy polnts of similarity in tne actual appearance of aircraft, raters.

“yiente were aole to yield orimarily o1iy ioformati n concerning the xzo'tlona
"Se pip. Sosster, as moss preiuainary conclusions offered this staff,
Orne aigbting of Isat Lt and Major follows’

"he

os << ee

——— — we, | - - ee —— he ee a | wwe wor -—_=

Misre are counter-indicatlons that it is an attempt Dy ‘aese two offi-
secs “ waia ooolicity in that wrensmission by the pilot to Sansvorth vere
sgiatored by Twie Ligota sod it wes definitely reported by the monitor that
“ne pllots were excited in describing eamething which they believed w exist

-

from the sound of their voices A ground trecs was established cy reference
{

~ interrogation a chart made by airborne by Lt » it is selieved that

‘he ground chart which he recorded on that map is correct aa the pilots

consider it, So statement was mads a3 to whether the pllote are correct

mut only as they consider be | she range involved cross-section by observation
from greeter eltituds eguinst geographic points on the ground, Upper limited

range could thoresy oe establisned, A ciz* was raportad 30 to 50 ft. in

atame*er is not a fixed -> reliable value, Lt Wiil sdmit a larger size even

4p to Bel, dimensions. 43 te speed, anc wmuld not fiz a value.

round traes sgainst the sighting time that is 3 to 5%

=

hey gue a only their
ar

suutical mijes in about two minutes, This shape oblatey spheriod the coicr
silver, “here were no pore observations which we could offer the staff, At
tha time of this recording, conalusious area something as followa: Trom ths
interrogstion of Lt , thd 7-33 pilot, (a) the subject was circular in
Siape changing after banking to elliptical. Conclusion: Oni fae sverio’ in
shape the ovject bank in turning. (b) ‘The objectws silver in color. Pilot
wus Tira that the obfee did cot reflect the sunlight brigatly. {¢) The objact

¢
covered 35 ta *O mi.las juring a me atante pertod of observation, Conclusion:
-sat sith an «liowance for alsintarore*ation, tha object makes good speeds ereater

wae C5 / « i 3 . ~nKlanw®* - 2 ‘ .‘o _ +.
Thar 6&3 /sph (d) The odiectuannot be fixac fOr S170 except within the lowsr

15

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sound of 35 St diameter and wover Sous. of 4-17 diameter, (©) ‘The *ine of

‘gating was 12:35 EDST and “ne object was lost at 11:37 EDST, on 10 September
L335, Gowever, all the forezsing voservatiogs conserning the conclusions from
23 interrogation of Lt ere in tne a3swmption that it is impossible to
Jemoaatrate this criteria necessary to establish *heir sighting as one of a
-alloon, Sow these criteria are sconsicered to be something lixs ths following:

a, Opoortunity = that is the mresence of a calloon in that
c2cgrankic ara.

db, Simiiarity - that is points of similarity between balloons and
oservations nade,

Ce Absence of & negative component - that is, the pilots themselves
yevified es a c4ailoon cr the sadjecta vho were viewing trom the ground did not
302 A Calioon or did see « balicon, “owsver, “his could be slaborated upon.

~. t¢ >*'leved that espantially that toese Pastors would affect the dseision.
SOW ay to cprertuaity, we nave information tnat the fvers Signal Laboratory

caleased “wo Calioons at 11:12 LOST 10 Sentamber, that thase balloons vere in

“M2 ALF Goths 12:-2 “AO l on 20 Saptemcer arm that they ourst at 104,000 ft

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6
fs
w
ie
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eter af the balloons at Gurst were 39 ft anproximately. It is

of noticed that ‘vans Signal Laboratory is located at Selmar, 4, J, It

-3 ootsiierse 23% opportunity ta presented in the time element and in geographic

Jocatioss regardiag potits of similarity “he following mist be considered:
voasidericg Ubat the pilots disagreed radically, interrogations of A-2 of the

SADF and interrorvations ty ATIL nersonnel as in itheir written statementa cone

cerming glu tract that Shey are oot sure or more than taois fact that the

FRIEHOLL, i.J. 8}

OV=PiAY OF
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cwer
Sku 2

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‘4

ICLASSIFIED

MITCHELL AF ©

SANLY 300K, MN. J.

4
B!
ee
pe
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P . Reverted Path of Object
f/’ m---- Resorts. Path of 7-33
/ eeemer Assumed Patn of 7-33
. Os Balivon at 1175
f A ‘Initial Sighting
fe B Object Lost Seavard
/
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cofegt was always on their left and tnat tney dic not or cic assume a parallel
healing, Mathematically speaking, tais is to say that the sbdject was going in

‘he cama direttioa as the T-23 alreraft waa turning anc that the object ta following
% 0 apse aich Uhat 1% is alweye leading tne aircraft, that is, cut of phase with

~ =e ha
-~ «* me Ps «+ vw ae

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aot iz traveling in phase insice the circle of the aireraft
aoc indeed that if may even be stationary inside the circle of the aircraft,

It is to be noted that the inaternrstation that the object elways lay on the left

hd
ty a

the pilict may ‘* thet the object was a balloon atationary inside ‘heir {urning
rele, It da else to be noted that the pliots are not suffiolently sure af
‘+> ground frets "oO aegata this and a calculation concerning vhat the ald, tude
ralioo.s mus! 38 4af® unnecessary sd Lupcasible in that ths «couracy W@& the
act's Seper” i¢ an extremely questionable thing, .r fact, thers is inli.cation
*hat they caanot fix *he alleged ground tract of the object within 10 nat ical
st.es. Note tnat in Merma cl apeed, tals meana ten asatical niles in ty minutes
~ firs nautical miles per zicute or 300 «nots per hour if one takes tha etree
rro> between tne two obserrattoas of erourd tract. A point of sinsiasilite

I

vat balleens ars silvery painted for radar purposes whan released from omits

Signal Latoratory, So racon yas reperted >y the pilot. A point of satay

13 the shape viewed uncer proper circumstances that the balloon at

“.iqgas spearicdal shape, Is the light of this information, it is - mh \

\
was that or 2 ball vet )) Bawai\ \

* can t4 diserevec without reconrse to netapkysics that the ch weal Wt

“Das theese 13 strong posaihbuiity that the sighting was

‘ya Ff ¢

y i
s “alloor ‘her it should *t@ considered that the four conclusions oreaniailiisie- IS
Tn
: ) . . > : iy IS®s
a» é nsiv ne i “nN ‘dally hose woich we cal stand firaly upon, | iF .

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OCTOSER 1951 SIGHTILGS

DATs IOCATION OUSERVER EVALUATION
4 Ellington AFB, Texas Military Astro (VETUS)
2 Columbus, Ohio Graduate Physicist UNIDENTIFIAD
2 White Sands, New Mexico Military Astro (METROR)
2 White Sands, New Mexico Military Astro (!@TEOR)
2 Wnite Sands, New Mexico Military Astro (METZOR)
3 Kadena, Okinawa Military (RADAR) UNIDENTIFIED
9) Terre Haute, Indiana aa Tl UNIDSLTIF fad
g Paris, Illinois pane Insufficient. Dat
10 St Croix Falls, Wisconsin ENE HAO aig il
11 Neubiburg, Germany ante 59 1lloon
11 Minneapolis, Minnesota “altiple(Ground & Air) UNIDSNTIFIED
Ls lowell, Massachusetts dad Insufficient Data
16 Whidbey Island, Washington Military(Air & Ground) Astro (V=NuUS)
16 Anchorage, Alaska nt al A/c
13 38.438N 123.168 (Yellow S2a) Military Air V&R A/c
19 lenoir City, Tennessee apeenae A E29, Insufficient Data
21 - 62N 15W (Atlantic) |. eT, Insufficient Data
21 Battle Creek, Michigan _ seeeeguer 2alloon
22 North Truro, Massachusetts Military (RADAR) Insufficient Data
2- liorth Truro, Massachusetts Military (RADAR) Insufficient Pata
23 Buena Vista, Colorado Military — Astro (METEOR)
30 Four Corners, Colorado Astro (MaTZOR)
32 Point Parrov, Alaska Other (SEARCHLIGHT)
~Ost Gonzales, Texas Other (TUMBLEWEED)

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EXTRACT FIOM STATUS REPORT #

DATE: 1 Oct 4

SIME (Local): 0415 ',

IQCATION: ‘ishster, Texas

LENGTH OF TLiZE OBSERVED: 2 lirs. :

»

SPEED: Stationary

“ALTITUDS: La:

HiuADEGs: None

SOURCE: Airman

ACTION OR COMENTS: No investi gation

DESCRIPTION OF INCLDENT: Brilliant white light at a

> wer ‘atk a t4 Ps =
generally stationary.

> Se

‘Low alti tuce.

Wa

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Se

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ria twsihitt tia TaAn ff or br (CLASSIFICATION)

| AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM loge ; VEPORT NO.
Tiree diligence, 3505th lav Tng Vg,

Ellington Av, Houston, axss Tite5-f1

- ~—— -~+--—eo@ --—- ot ee ee <<. —

c

’ . SS a : - wrt . ?
CS ee

At about 0415, 1 October 1951, my infont son woke ms wp wanting to come to

ny bedroom. ‘shen he cane down to my room there was a vory bright light right cute
side my window which is on the East side of the house. I live about three-fourths
of a mile Novrth est of Webster, Toxas. The object seemed to be somiestabtionary.

wn

when I first sav it at about 110 from my wincow and abont one-half a mile away and
; -
#99'to 500' altitude.

iL did not go Dees to sleep and observed the object until about 0700 at which
tine it disappeared by rising ulaost vertically. the tins it besan rising was
zbout 0630. Gorite the tine of observation the object moved up and dcowa likes a
yoyo about a half dozen times. The range of ascent und descent was approxinately
100 eo t °

Ons tins (about 45 minutes to 1 hour efter I first sichted the object) Lt
went north at a very high rate “of speed similar to rute of movement of 2 Immaing
bird. Jt went approximately ~~ mile north then returned to same relative position

at a lower alidiud a.

in ~~ ue te +! +. 23 ~ s . ove os hs on ee f° neers . Ss a
The light was so brignt that I wes unable to see any shapes or tori, but the
"*, 1 E * : a -- . a ols ee 4. . 2 ke te
object soemed to be sending out constant rays of light sinilur to a diamond clitterine
my. > * " ne ‘ - ' ‘
4iior c ins, inere was no sound. ‘lie

8 was no smoke not sparks as if a fire was burn!
‘ 7 "

light was the most brillisunt, wiitish-blue light I have reas The main light
was epproxinately 12 inches escross and total sice including rays, was about 3 or J
fect, in Ciamenter, although the rays cause the shapa to = dhol ovary. I

o _
‘

2
first observing the objsct through « window screen, Mes at shout 0530 I went out-=
Side my home and observed the object for about 30 minut

4% 0430 I woks ny neighbors to use their telephone. I phoned tha buse to cet
someone to come sva the object. Ths Sase Lolsphons Cperator gave we O.0's nowber,
but phone was suswared by the Base C.Q. who suid OD was not available. I told
C.Q. resson for my call and he suggested I call Base Cperations then had uy call
tr: eh to Dase Opsvations. A Sgt. answered the txlephone at Ease Operations
ond said 4.0. was not available. I told tas ogte what I was seeing and he said

4
in so many words-"A11 I can tell you is that Wright Patterson is experimenting -rith
a project thief involves Ellington",

Witneses other than myself were my wifes, Mz my neiehbor

* . ‘ . = p
ies. [ore . |

DuW VNGRAD ‘ ae \ i" ; vr ‘ if 7} eT yey 4)
7 C'T Sas! " ep ay%us " << vee
. femaeciens Se DR LARS,
3? rh) iti P,P Te)

ys .
: (CLASSIFICATION)

—PART 7 ———

AP) ROVED 1 JUNE 1948

LEAVE QALANK)

Tie5=5)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

COUNTRY

_ Uesede

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“UBNeCT

Unic c Celestial sreuowenon————- =
., Unbsventified Celvstial

FROM \- lyency)

Wing Intelligence, Hllington dir Yorce ;

| EVALUATION
_@ October 1951

B-2 -
SUURCE
SL, | gpa at ZAR RT PIR RIND Rabi Fe 0,1

porting of Informatiscn on Unconventional Airers®t

vobster, Texas
O\TEOFRIPONT ——~«~*

mY October 1951

ARED BY (Of?) ®

WADiow Yr. Hester JYe, Captain, USAF

Re FERENCES (Cuntrol number, directire, preriona report, ete., as applica®!+

Lt ox Ug Usal ; at ULl=C CO=-1, & 33 Sep 50, }

‘se

-? DATE OF iNFORMATION

SUMMARY; (Mater cowclve oummary of report.

Glee siynificunce in jinal ones ofente paragraph,

Diet tactnenres af lower teft.

Begin tert of report oa AF Form 1/2 Part diy

heport of

The following weather prevailed for 1 Uc

P425G «015 «=156/67/6247/998 ses Hh: “Oo ey
g5250 015 156/66/6283/998 midi) ek Eo he dia
gS256 OSH 156/11/5943/998/ Baal AC G Rodweba BS Oo 5%
$7236 OK 159/69/6764/999 OE -

seen Ly Set. Wilfred D. Thorna at about 0415,

unidentified light, thought to be a Calestial iit as

1 Ost tober 1951

— ater ow autuecsneme

tober 19513

COMMENTS of heporting Officers

1. Informant is NCUIC of Secur: ity for his section. Hs is 27 years old, an
intelligent appearing person who dowsn't appear to be hi, nly exeitable, His
story was told in a cala straightforward manner. la is a rated civilian pilot

(License Jo, ¢@iiawe retcod commercial pilot, latings - Siclebe Single « Multi~
Engine lend, Flight Instructor - air plane).

Mio ct Base Operations revealed a Pic,

's on duty at Base Operat 2% the time Sct.

culled the Base. An information copy of Szt. “a vatement was
given to Shimane local U.S.1I. Detachment, who esked thot Pic. Nai...
not be contacted regarding his statement sbout the Wright-Patterson experinent
that involves Lllington Air Force Base until his (OSI) office gets on answer
to a check they are making

2. A further check with N/Szt

3. A check of the Air Almanac showed Venus to have been in abont the sane
compass position of the object seen by informant at the time covered by this
report. : 1
i eu #NORAD ty At 3 "” YEAR [tee .
é; ACHASSU [ery TRE ANTSR LV ALS:
may WE r ow 4) ie Ad 5 A MS,
LPP.ACVEDs
1 ~ px “a
——_ ow IHELS, I <i> , } :
Logo fe FD Py vom
Statement = ote de Be Howl die nF |
' <- 2 ee. . 3 J \' |
Cootain, Ucar ~ MS
Intelligence Officer s 7
Die) titbe ele: OH) Bit 2R _* a ‘ “Fr * * . ; , i
PEST ee ae shia Ag 43.t° Lateriel Lommand , ard vhtePatterson Air lores Das Jey D: yton, On tLo >
lig Ylying Training sir Heine. HACO, Texass OSI Detachment, Ellinzton fir force
‘ Besa, Houston, Texasf IA9th ACeA Squacron, Lillington JAir Force lase, houston,
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