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WERE FLY SOUTHWEST LEG AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL RAD TRAF. /2/
OBJECTS WERE SEEN BELOW CLOUD COVER EXCEP FOR ONE AND CLOUD FORMATION
PASSED BETWEEN IT AND THE EARTH. NONE WERE OBSERVED TO PASS THROUGH
CLOUDS. /3/ BASE WEA OFF STATES THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR WEA
BALLOONS TO-DRIFT-OVER THE AREA OF SIGHTING FROM EGLIN AREA OR
PENSACOLA AREA. /4/ AIRCRAFT COMMANDER OF C-45 AIRCRAFT 35499 B J
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PASSED oETWEEN IT AND THE EARTHe NONE WERE OSSERVED TO PASS THROUGH
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FLYOBRPT PD SHAPE AND SIZE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DUE TO DISTANCE AND
NIGHT PD COLOR RANGED FROM FIREY RED TO BLUE SIMILIAR TO A DIAMOND COLOR

PD NUMBER OF OBJECTS SIGHTED WAS SIX PD NO DEFINITE FORMATION WAS
OBSERVED PD OBJECTS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE HORIZON PD TWO OBJECTS
WERE LARCE AND FOUR REMAINING SMALL BY COMPARISON PD SIZE WAS
DETERMINED BY DEGREE OF BRILLIANCY PD SMALL OBJECTS APPEARED SLIGHTLY
LARGER THAN BRIGHT STARS OR PLANETS PD AERODYNAMIC FEATURES

IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE PD NO TRAIL OF EXHAUST OBSERVED PD IMPOSSIBLE

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TO ASCERTAIN PROPULSION SYSTEM PD SPEED RANGED FROM STATIONARY FOR A
PERIOD OF FIFTEEN MINUTES TO A SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS ARC OF HORIZ0N
FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO EIGHT MINUTES PD NO SOUND WAS HEARD PD

MANEUVERS BY ONE OF THE LARGER OBJECTS WAS AN APPARENT HOPPING MOTION

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A STATIONARY POSITION FOR APPROY IMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN MOVED
in aA THIRTY DEGREE ARC To THE OBSERVERS AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO

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HOVER AGAIN TO TREETOP LEVEL THEN TO ASCEND DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE
OBSERVER PD TWO DISTINCT LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED ON ONE OBJECT PD LIGHTS
‘UDR ED-AND-GREEN-AND-IN A RELATIVE-VERFFeab—Pes — =
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‘ALLER OBJECTS WAS A SUDDEN shane eae OF THE EMITTED LIGHTPD |
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TINE OF SIGHTINGS WAS FROM TWENTY ove THIRTY CENTRAL TO TYENTY tio

FORTY FIVE CENTRAL PD MANNER OF OBSERVATION WAS VISUAL SURFACE Pp| ONE

SMALLER OBJECT WAS OBSERVED THROUGH BINOCULARS AND ONE ON THE RADAR
COPE OF GCA UNIT PD RADAR CONTACT WAS A WHITE OBJECT RETURN INFDGE

OF GRAOUND RETURN PD NO AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING WITHIN POSSIBLE RANGE

OF THE OBJECTS AS VERIFIED BY GCA OPERATOR PD LOCATION OF THE OBSERVERS

WAS THREE ZERO DEGREES FOUR FIVE MINUTES THREE ZERO SECONDS NORTH

EIGHT EIGHT DEGREES ZERO FOUR MINUTES THREE ZERO SECONDS WEST CMA

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CHICKASAW ALABAMA AND THREE ZERO DEGREES THREE EIGHT MINUTES ZERO ZERO
SECONDS NORTH EIGHT EIGHT DEGREES ZERO FOUR MINUTES THREE ZERO SECONDS
WEST BROOKLBY AIR FORCE BASE ALA, OBSERVERS LISTED IN FIRST

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COCRDINATES OBSERVED THE OBJECTS IN TAE SOUTH TO THE SOUTH WEST
QUADRANT AT A RANGE OF SEVEN TO TEN MILES WITH AN ELEVATION OF uP TO
FORTY FIVE DEGREES PD OBSERVERS LISTED IN SECOND COORDINATES OBSERVED
THE OBJECT AT FIRST SIGHTING ON A BEARING OF TWO EIGHT ZERO DECRETS
WITH A RANCE OF FOUR MILES FROM GCA SITE ON BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE

| WITH: AN ELEVATION UP TO TWENTY DEGREES PD THE SIX UNIDENTIFIED

OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED BY THREE CIVILIAN RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW CNA ALA

PD TYO OF THE OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED BY SPECIAL AGENT CHARLIES A ROBINSON

OF THE LOCAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS PD IN ADDITION To THE

ABOVE ONE OF THE OBJECTS WAS OBSERVED BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM EDVARDS CNA

PILOT CMA OFFICER OF THE DAY CNA THREE CONTROL TOWER OPERATORS AND ONE
OBSERVATION MADE ON GROUND CONTROL APPROACH BY pialieaa hl deta OPERATOR PD
SUURCES EVALUATED AS RELIABLE PD WEATHER WAS SIX TENTHS STRATA

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CUMULOUS CLOUDS THREE TWO ZERO ZERO BASE WINDS FROM NINE ZERO DEGREES

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TEN KNOTS AT TWENTY hee Birity CENTRAL OBSERVATION PD OBSERVATICN
FOR TWO TWO THREE ZERO CENTRAL WAS SAME CLOUD CONDITIONS AS ABOVE WITH
WINDS FROM ONE THREE FIVE DEGREES ONE FOUR KNOTS PD SIGHTINGS BASED

UPON PRESENT INFORMATION ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A RESULT OF

METEROLOGICAL CONDITICNS PD REQUEST WAS MADE OF TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT
COMMANDER TC OBSERVE ANY UNUSUAL INCIDENTS PD NO REPORTL
RECEIVED FROM AIRCHAFT HOWEVER TAKE OFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER

TERMINATION OF INCIDENT PD. SIGNED CAPT WILLIAM E EDUARDS OFFICER OF
THE DAY

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Intellipence Cifleer, Uo. CiTID,
Scuthern Alabama ) WATS, Velly AJB, San Antonie, Texas
3 Sertember 1952 2% August 1952 De2
Intelligees Officer 1723r0 AT GP CNTID WATS Arooxles
i, % Pony, Maier, USAF AFD, Alabama

TS Crs T703a AM, OT 291319c

Submitted in acoordance with AY Ltr Te, 20065, dated 25 ‘pril i952, Subj: Unidentified
Fl ing Objects Zeporting.

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Between the hours of 21350 and 2245 CST several unidentified flying oojacts «ere
obss:ved visually by Air ‘orcs pers¢nnal and civilians from surface positions at
Chietasaw, Slabaua, coordinates 30° 45' 30" N = 639 41 30" Win the south and soutne
west quadrants from that resition end Brookley “ir Forea ase, Vobile, Alabama,
coordinates 30° 389 Ov NM ~ a9 L'O" 1, Objects were alse obsarved CCA radar |
ot Mreukley Air Foree Pane 2b approximately 260% at a distance ef 4 miles nad at on

ac le of 10 to 20 degrees from the grvund.

Cojects apreared as blinking lichts changing in colors varying from red, dlue, aid
blue<zreen, ‘bt times objects remained staticnary for periods up te 20 minutes and
* thea alternately woved across the scuth and scuthwest quedrants, finally disapreariag.
bo ocunds were heard, a
Coly alreraft reported operating in the vicinity at tire of sighting wes m ‘ir Force
D-2) dsparting Brookley at 22,5C for Maxwell Air Force Tase, Pilot recuested to
report eny information chtained conceming objects wiier observation, Pilot of a/c
yade no report as objects finally disappeared at about tise of takeoff,

Joather at 22300 6/10ths strata cumlous clouds 3200 base wlids from 90° 10 mots.
At 2230C wags same clouds ccnd!tions as above with winds frou 135° 1, krots. ‘the

sichtings made are ret considered as have resulted from any mateorlogical conditicna, |
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APPROTIDs

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Major, US*F

Division Intelliczence Officer
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HEADQUARTERS
MOBILE AIR MATERIEL AREA
BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
ALABAMA
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neran to: }OIP 31 August 1952
SUBJHCT:  Pranemittal of AF Yorm 112
THRU: | Commanding General :
ATVEYTIONs Chief, Air Vechnical Intelligence
Genter, ATIA A-2c
Wright-Patterson AF Base, Chio
Vor Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, USA?
Washington 25, D. C.
svansmitted herewith are two conplete copies of A¥ Form 112 (part 1
and il) of a report of unusual flying objects seen near hrookley Air
Force Huse on night of 28 aucust 1952.
¥OR GHEY COMMANDING GHNENAT
1 Incl:
AF Form 112 - Tnels: ;
(Part I and II Intelligence Ofvicer
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HQMOAMA FORM NO.3
REV. 27 DEC. 48

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STATH-ENT OF
CAPTAIN WILLIAM ©, EDWARDS
40 838 751

2% August 1952
4 The undersigned was on a tour of duty as Officer of the Tay, Brookley Air

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/ Force Base, Alabamm, from 0830, 28 August 1952 to 0830, 29 August 1952.

At approximately 2130, 28 August 1952, I received a telephone call from
e Mr. QQ Living in Chickesaw, Alabama, I alerted the Air Provwst
Marshal end the control tower operators, who in turn alerted the G.C.A. operators
at Brookley Air Force Base.

I then proceeded to the tower to see if I could observe any objects in the
erea advised by Mr. @HENB, arriving in the tower at approximtely 2150.

I was advised while in the tower, that the 0.5.1. agents were alerted to

check the accuracy of the report. |

The tower operator asked me to check an object he had observed with the |
binoculars in the tower. This tims was epproximtely 21500. Looking with both
the naked eye and through the glasses, the object annesred slightly lerger than
@ planet or bright star. This wes at an approximtely 280° angle and at @ degree
of elevation of 10° to 20° from the ground, This object remined stationary
for approximately 2) minutes. I was called out and advised the tower operators
to contime observation.

The G.C.A. advised the tower that they had a small distinct white blip in
edge of the ground return at a distance of four (4) miles on a bearing of 28°
from Brookley while I was observing the object. This blip wes apvroximetely the
Same relative bearing end distance as estimated by the undersigned.

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The illumination varied and changed from blueish green to a red, nearly
the color of exhaust flames and glowing red of exhaust stacks as noted by
persons familiar with aircraft flying at night.

My first impression was an aircraft aporoaching, however, G.C.A. could
not observe any aircraft within its scope or any mvsmnent.

At the time of observation there was some cloud cover and the undersigned
could not observe the Bates Field beacon which is anoproximtely 11 miles distant.

Captain, USAF
AO 838 75

13th Air Transport Squadron
1703ra Air Transanort Group

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1919th AACS Squadron
Brooxley Air Force Base, Alavam

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29 August 1952

\
a I went on duty at the GCA trailor at 1900, 28 August 1952, and wes

to stay out there all nicht as a trailor suard radar operetor. Sometime

4st nine the tower celled and esked me to scan to the North and ona
360 degree anzle. I turned on the radar locotor of the AN/IPH-1 set to
the North, There was nothing out there on the scope, I called the tower
back and asked them what it was ell ebout. They said to go ahead to siand
watch on the 360 degree ansle, that the Officer of the Day was up there,
and to report enything at 211 that I sew on the scope. A Little bit
later I noticed e& return, not of too definite a shape, at about four (4)
miles on @ bearing of 280 desrees. It did not move. ‘hen I called the
tover én told them of this, they told me to continue watching it, which
I did, I watched it «bout half an hour, The rest of the team (GCA Tean)
come out and we turned the new set, en iN/CPN-4, on to ses if we could
see anything. Nothing was visible above or through the cround clutter
on the new set. As far as we could ses, it did not move ond did not

get ony more definite. None of us are very familiar with the An/cry—4+

scope ani couldn't notice any difference. I discontinued watching about
0030, 29 August 1952,

A heark, 7.

CEARLES T. GORD

AFP 11231832

4/2c, usar

1919th AACS Squadron
Brookley AFB, Alabama

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At 2130 on the nicht of 28 Jusust 1952, my wife went to the back door
to letch the screen. She c»llei me and I went over to the door. In the
South about sixty (60) derrees avove the sround I sew the oxject. ‘here
were clouds but clesr atmosphere, ‘The object was « fire envine red, "nd
twin.cled to a cryst=1 blue as in a cut dismond., I didn't count them 211
but thers were different ones. ‘'’e were watching the brightest ones
motion. It would we2ve back ond forth anti taxe a couple of hops and
dimmed and flickered out. It was wuch lerger than a brisnt star or plunet.
We calculated it as between seven ani ten miles away, almost directly over
Broo::ley Field, if it were 4 plane you would bear -ome noise, but this
Aid not make any noise, Iater two smaller ones 2pveared almost togetner
in the south southwest. Then we saw enother leree one, It was crystal
blue and red ani would mile out slowly then appear real brisht. ie
watched this in a southwest direction that appeared just over 2 house iop,
It real graduzlly and slowly disa»pesred, It was just as red as coulda be
but it didn't have 2 constant motion, It would stay on red ond then on
sort of a bronze blue. It was within five minutes after the first one
we hud seen, After the second one disappeared I called the field and
talked with the Of leer of the Dey and eave directions andi distance from
here. Then I went to bed and had been in bed only 4 minute when a car
drove up to the front vorch, It wes Mr. @immmmefrom the field. It was
then sbout 2150, ie went to the back porch and saw another of the bright
objects. It was not as brizht as the first two and =ppeared low over the
house tops. Mr, MMM saw it before I pointed it out to him. I+ was
standing still for a wnile then moved slowly to the right then disaopeared,
Tne one Mr, Robinson saw wee in the West. ‘The first two that we saw
were near little bleck clouds ani stood out real driczht. gh ( dn.
MMMM) made @ statement trat it looked like it was shining through the
clouds, ‘Ne saw objectsaain after Mr, QM left that looked almost
like a comet or @ star. I didn't tie that in with the other things
vpecause of its flashing ena it looked like an explosion. I went back on
the porch and asain saw these flashes then it just ault pretty soon,

I thought when I first saw them they were stars or pvlenets, then I
re®lized that stars didn't do like that. I iave seen them off and on.
The first time was on the evening of 5 July 1952, the cay my wife ani I
moved ‘nto this house. I wes going to call the field before, dui they
would disappear,

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STATHLENT OF
$/scT ROBERT %. CALZINS
AP 19 232 917

1919th AACS Sauadron 29 Ausust 1952
Brooxley Air Force Base, Alabama

Control Tower Operator

I vas wor:cine in Treffic answering calls <hen the Officer of the Tay
come sround, ‘wo boys ani I went outside with the Officer of the Tay where
I saw @ light to the Yest of the field, This was ct about 2100. he
licht was in the vicinity of the rest of the stars. It was brighter then
a star end was brizhter then the stars in the same vicinity, It was a
bright white color, I looked -t it for just @ little while, only «bout
three or four minutes ani ‘hen went back insite the building. I ‘mow
nothing ebout redar, but at the same time we were in contact with GC/. by
radio, The GCA operator spotted something on the radar scope, @ bdiin,
he GCA onerator reported another one Southwest of the field, then
reported three blips within 4,000 feat, none moving anéd did not say anything
about size or shapes. “he weat wer wes vretty sood, cloudy in warts. Clowis
didn't shade or interfer with steers in the .rea, It wa: clear in the
arok of the object, no clouds interfering whatever, The object wes to
the right of the moon, I never noticed if the object was below or “dove
the moon. I hve witnessed similar sightings in Aleska where we imd reports
like this for two  onths, one every sevents night end this object wea
ex..ctly the same as the one there.

Gindiot Leather

ROBERT 2. CATKIUS

AF 19 232 91

S/Set, USAF

1919th AACS Savadron
Broc<ley AF Base, Alabama

lowever, he filed to contact the tower afterwerds. Ths object wes
stationary then moved back and forth on & forizontel line, then disappeared.
I waa relieved at 23:3. I could not estimate the size of the object ror
give any other details except the remarks concerning color,

AIR PROVOST MARSHAL'S OWT Cu
Brookley Air Yorce Pase, Alabama

29 August 1952
STATIMEME OF: Qinaenemen, eee , obilo, Alabana

Last night at approximately 2200 hours, I saw four objects in the
sky ranging from due south to southwest from Chickasaw, Alabama.
Two of these objects did not move yet were slightly larger and brighter
than stars or planets. One of thene objects aypeared in the form of
two blurred lights, one above the other, the top licht being green and
the bottom licht fiery red; these red and green lights flashed on and
off ae if controlled by a neon sign blinker. ‘The fourth object vas
alternately fiery red and blue-green in color and seemed to blink at
reguler intervals, This fourth object remained stationary for about
fifteen minutes and then slowly drifted fifteen or twenty degrees and

become stationary again. I left Chickasaw, Alabera, for Brookley Air
Force Base at approximately 2220 and these objects were «till in the

sky upon my departure from Chicknsaw. 1 estimate the distance from

Chickasaw, Alabema, to the nearest object as eight miles and the farthere

most object au twelve miles, When I arrived at trookley Air Force Base
I attempted to locate these objecte and was unable to locate then,

I heard no noise nor eaw any exhaust from any of the above objects.
From the distance of wy observation of these objects I found it diffi-
cult to obtain further identifying characteristics,

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Asset Air e ost Marshal

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AIR PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE
Brookley Air Forcs Base, Alabama

29 August 1952
STAYEMEN? OF: Mre QAM Base ani Vransient Aircraft Section

At approximately 2130, 28 August 1952, while riding west on Duvall
Street between Houston Street and Nichigan Avenue, I saw two lighted
odjects. At first they failed to attract too mich of my attention
because they appeared to be perhaps large lishts on tip end of a large
type aircraft. The objects were stationary, as lights do appear on an
aircraft proceeding in same direction 1 was traveling. However, the
lights appeared larger than those ordinarily used on wing tips, For
approximately two minutes I looked steadily at the objects until they
moved in an arc, south and down. ‘Then they disappeared from view. ‘the
appearance was as a light only. I noticed no coloring. ‘They did appear
rather oval with the flat side together, but not close. when the
objects moved they moved simultaneously. I did not see any cxhaust or
hear any noise that could have come from the strange objects.

Base and Transient Aircraft Section
Brookxley Air Force Base, Ala

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AF FORM 112—PART | |
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1943

COUNTRY {LEAVE BLANK)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

(Agency

“SUMMARY: (Bunter conclee Summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. Lisl inclowares at lower le/t. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part 11.)

oie unidentified Plyine objects were olserved Ly wilitary en. civilian pesvo
qeur Trootley Air Force Ease, Mobile, Alabama on 25 August A952 VLetween 2150 j
semnbial ana 2265 pours central. Statement of witnasses aitached,

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MOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FSPIONAGE ACT, 0 U.S C.—
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION coger REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Details: Six unidentifled aeriai objects were eignted nepr :rookisvy Air sores fase '

on the night of 28 August 1952 between the hours of 2130 and 2245 central. <Linesees
\eore unable to determine seize or shape duc to darmese anc dittunce, nowever the ob-
jects were kept under observation for a considerable psriod o1 tine, she color exittec
by Lights on the objects ranged from a fiery red to a diamond sporkling color. “uhey
were. secatteren over the horizon, two being lurge anc four smell. Site was cetermined
by orilliancy of light. No noise «as heard which woula te identified as an ene ine
gound, nor was there an exhaust trail similiar to a jot engine or rocket. ‘hs ot jecta
had a definite characteristic of being able to remain noiselessly in place anda
attracted attention only through their lights. when one of the oojects did move it was
® peculiar hopping motion. All witnesses slated that they haa never seen anything Like

Lt previously. Jitnesees) observed one of the smuller cbjects to remain stationery and
then descend vertieslly to tree top level, where it hovered ona the ancended vertically
awey from the odserver. ‘he remaining three smaller objecte enc the two larger oujecta
dicavpeared when their ligate were suddenly extinguished as with a switeh.

Uns of the emaller objects was otserved through binoculara ang tee GUA sacar
vileked up an unidentified object showing at a viidv in the outer edge of the ground
return, Object was not identified.on Kacar Scone as an Air Cravt,

-he locution of the observers was 30 dogrees, 45 minutes, 30 seconds north; o%
degrees, 0% minutes, 39 seconds west, Chickasaw, Alobama and 39 degrees, 3c Minutes,
20 seconds horth; 88 degrees, OF mimtes west brookley AY Pase, Alavama. The obrorvers
listed in the first set of coordinates saw the objects in the south, to tie south weact
quadeant at @ range of seven to ten miles, with an elevation of up to 45 degrecs, Ube
sarvers listed in the second fet of coordinates observed the object at the first
Sighting on a bearing of 200 degrees, with a range of four miles from GCA site at
Lbroovley Air Force Base, with an elevation of up to 20 degrees.

Vhe weathar report for the period is ae follows; six tenths strata cunvlous cloud!
200, tare wincs from 90 degrees, ten knots at 21399 cent~n? ohooerat’ or 2230 obser

vation was the rame cloud conditions as above with w'r's from 135 cegreas, 14 knots.

These objects were not identified or observe1 by any aircraft flying in the local
SFOS.

Captain William ©, Edwards, AQ=-33°751, 1703 Air Trmasport Group was on duty as
hase Officer of the Day on night of 24% August 1°52\(a statenent is attached). le etated
shat as the result of a telephone call trom Mr. * of Chickasaw, Alovana
reportings to him the unusual objects, he began invertizating woe Latter. As eot forth
in his statement Cept Edwards reported that he observed the object reported ty kr. Qa |

In an interview with Capt Hewards he remarked that he had never seen anythiug Lice
it before. Capt Edwards is an experienced atrvan ana pilst,.

ae who ie employed in the Face and Transtent Airesaft Section
wie proceed own Doaval Street, west, im a car driven by a friend, on the night ot 22
Aucnet 1952 at ebout 2139 houre (Statement attache?). She observed an unusuel objecs
weet of her and up at an extimate? elevation of 45 degrees on w bearing of about 27v
degrees according to ker position, Her description of the object coineidas with other |
witnesces and places itt in the seme general location as the irdo0kl
sheervere and Chic’msaw onseryera,

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¢. Chorles A, Robinson, CEI agent, Krootley Air Foree Hase, reports that he saw
smieval objects in the “ery while he wae at Chie'neaw, Ala. (Statement attached)

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they were about sight miles from him, Ee remer’red tnat bho was uncbdle to disting-
uith any real identifying marks berause of the distance. He corraborates the terctinnmy
of other witnesses in the sturli¢cht lite flechine of the lights. He veriftoa the fact
that she objects were nt first stationery anc flying ac it driftimus and later beeor'tre
atetionery eaeair, He did not observe them to disavnsar.

u A/3C Sdward O;. Smith, 1919 AACS Squadron, (Statement attached), was on duty in the
control tower on night of 26 Angust 1952. He observed an object in the northwest
through binoculars. He stated that it was rec in color, moving: in 2is, 2ag maneuvers,
oupeering brighter than a star. It movac away to the south os south weet, grecdually
lading.

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A2/C Trl A. Whittaker, AF-14225045, 1919 AACS Soucdron (Stetenent attached) noticed
a reddieh green object in the chy waich hed been callec to his attention hy the Ufficer
of the Day. He was on duty on the night of 2¢ Angust 1952. Az/U shittaker stated that
ie could only describe the lighting but could not ertimate the size or eheype.

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S/Set Robart B. Calhine, A¥#-19232917, 1919 AACS Suvadron, (Statement attached),
vas on @uty on the night of 25 Auenst 1952. He observed a Light in the sky, but uprer-
ently paid little attention to it. He remarked that he hed had tiniliecr rerorts when
Stationed in Alasra and hed seen similiar lights, He @id not attach ery signiftearnas
to the lights end anparentiy is eenvinced that it 's similiar to a phenomencky observed
in ene

AZ/G Charles 7. Goetz, AF-11231532, 1919 AACS Sousdron, (Statarent attached), was
aleo on duty on the night of 28 Ancust 1952, Ke was asked to sean the north by the
control tower, sometine after nine. After a little he reported a retirn on a benring
of 270 derrees end that it did not move. The shepe wus not to definite and he watehed
it for one half an hour. “he main crew came out to turn on e lerser set end did not
pick up enythainag above ground clutter.

Hr. and Mre. —— of Wem, (i cmnsay, Alabama both re-
port (Strtenments attached) seeing some unusual lights in the exy on the nieht of 2°
Aneust 1952. They cleia to have seen similar objects before, “she lights they saw were
unusual and loreer than that given by a ster. “he light was described as sinilar to tha
given off by e@ diamond, No noise or onsine sound was heare. bo shave or 6ife charec-
teristicn, ‘he lights did blink; on ones of the objects it flashed, ana on fone it was
dia. “he coloring changed from rei t2 blue. Mr. Gwens remarked that he saw one lient.
that appeared like an explosion.

Dy, Qe, «> of oem, Cnickesayw, siccara reported tnat
on the night of 26 Aucust 1952 he also sew an umisval light in the Sky (Stetenent attaer
34). He reports an object looking lixe two balls of rire with @ vay of Llivht on ton,

He asain veports the red anc blue lights,

In summary it appears that witnesses have seen six objects on the nmisnt of 2b Anse
ust 1952. One of the objecta was o parently pnickad up by the radar of Prooxley Air Sore
sare GCA. The light on the objecte was brilliant cransine from red to blue. flying |
characteristics sare described as remaining motiorless, drifting, hopping or shooting
‘ime observer reports a veriical deccent and aecent. f. war is atiachee showing: persrel
loenlity of the observers ane the unusual fiying objects.

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jugust 1952, 1) Contact Mobile radio and ascertain if aryone ves flying the youthe
vost leg of the Mobile beam at this time, Doos log ssow wmsval traffic? 2) ‘ere
ve unknown objecte seen below “he cloud cover and did toey ever pees through it?

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(S¢lia Area) drifting into area of cightings 4) Desire following information on
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FLYOBRPT PD SHAPE AND SIZE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DUE TO DISTANCE AND
NIGHT PD COLOR RANGED FROM FIREY RED TO BLUE SIMILIAR TO A DIAMOND COLOR
PD NUMBER OF OBJECTS SIGHTED WAS SIX PD NO DEFINITE FORMATION WAS
OBSERVED PD OBJECTS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE HORIZON PD TWO OBJECTS
WERE LARGE AND FOUR REMAINING SMALL BY COMPARISON PD SIZE WAS
DETERMINED BY DEGREE OF BRILLIANCY PD SMALL OBJECTS APPEARED SLIGHTLY
LARGER THAN BRIGHT STARS OR PLANETS PD AERODYNAMIC FEATURES

IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE PD NO TRAIL OF EXHAUST OBSERVED PD IMPOSSIBLE

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PERIOD OF FIFTEEN MINUTES TO A SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS ARC OF HORIZON

FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO EIGHT MINUTES PD NO SOUND WAS HEARD PD

A MANEUVERS BY ONE OF THE LARGER OBJECTS WAS AN APPARENT HOPPING MOTION
PD ONE OF THE SMALLER OBJECTS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE REMAINED IN

A STATIONARY POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN MOVED
IN A THIRTY DEGREE ARC TO THE OBSERVERS AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO
HOVER AGAIN TO TREETOP LEVEL THEN TO ASCEND DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE
OBSERVER PD TWO DISTINCT LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED ON ONE OBJECT PD LIGHTS
] VERE RED AND GREEN AND IN A RELATIVE VERTICAL POSITION PD THE MANNER
‘]OF DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TWO LARGER OBJECTS AND THE REMAINING THREE
SMALLER OBJECTS WAS A SUDDEN EXTINGUISHING OF THE EMITTED LIGHTPD

TIME OF SIGHTINGS WAS FROM TWENTY ONE THIRTY CENTRAL TO TWENTY TWO
‘JFORTY FIVE CENTRAL PD MANNER OF OBSERVATION WAS VISUAL SURFACE PD ONE
‘PSMALLER OBJECT WAS OBSERVED THROUGH BINOCULARS AND ONE ON THE RADAR
SCOPE OF GCA UNIT PD RADAR CONTACT WAS A WHITE OBJECT RETURN IN EDGE
{OF GRAOUND RETURN PD NO AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING WITHIN POSSIBLE RANGE

OF THE OBJECTS AS VERIFIED BY GCA OPERATOR PD LOCATION OF THE OBSERVERS
WAS THREE ZERO DEGREES FOUR FIVE MINUTES THREE ZERO SECONDS NORTH
EIGHT EIGHT DEGREES ZERO FOUR MINUTES THREE ZERO SECONDS WEST CMA
]CHICKASAY ALABAMA AND THREE ZERO DEGREES THREE EICHT MINUTES ZERO ZERO

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NDS NORTH erat! BIGHT Paces ZERO FOUR MINUTES ms. ZERO SECONDS
¥ ot pROoKLey ar2 “ORCE BASE ALA. OBSERVERS LISTED IN FIRST

| Soe Opseor 2D THE OBJECTS IN THE SOUTH TO THE SOUTH WEST
]LavRaNT AT A Ravr’# OF SEVEN TO TEN MILES WITH AN ELEVATION OF UP TO
CORTY FIVE DEGREc:- PD OBSERVERS LISTED IN SECOND COORDINATES OBSERVED
THE OBJECT AT Fr>- ’ SIGHTING ON A BEARING OF TWO EIGHT ZERO DEGREES
WITH A RANGE OF 7°--* MILES FROM GCA SITE ON BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
UITK AN ELEVATtoy 2 TO TWENTY DEGREES PD THE SIX UNIDENTIFIED

OBJECTS WERE Onse’ £D BY THREE CIVILIAN RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW CMA ALA

pp TWO OF THE ops !> WERE OBSERVED BY SPECIAL AGENT CHARLIES A ROBINSON

OF THE LOCAL orrr~ * OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS PD IN ADDITION TO THE
ADOVE ONE OF THE .,.. JECTS WAS OBSERVED BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM EDWARDS CMA
PILOT. CMA OFricee “F THE DAY CMA THREE CONTROL TOWER OPERATORS AND ONE
OBSERVATION 4g +v¢ GROUND CONTROL APPROACH BY QUALIFIED OPERATOR PD
SOURCES EVALUArep ‘> RELIABLE PD WEATHER WAS SIX TENTHS STRATA
CHMULOUS ULOUns; p.*£2 TWO ZERO ZERO BASE WINDS FROM NINE ZERO DEGREES
TEN KNOTS AT tweens ¢ ONE THIRTY CENTRAL OBSERVATION PD OBSERVATION
SOR TWO TW? Tinge #-RO CENTRAL WAS SAME CLOUD CONDITIONS AS ABOVE WITH
UINDS FRON ONS typz4 FIVE DEGREES ONE FOUR KNOTS PD SIGHTINGS BASED
UPON PRESENT tupop“ATION ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A RESULT OF
METEROLOG ICAL conns + LONS PD REQUEST WAS MADE OF TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT
COMMANDER {0 Gnsepv# ANY UNUSUAL INCIDENTS PD NO REPORTS
SECEIVED P20" agycweFT HOWEVER TAKE OFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER

TERMINATIC’ OF pyesveNT PD
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