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Radar unit at rrrt Austin, "ichigan 1. Cccassio area.
large
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Objects were in vicinity Canada.
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Headquartors USA7
Mauhington 25, D. G.
In complianee with Alr Porce Lette -5, datad 29 April 1952,
trenamitted herewi laport of Unident Objeets, 8 August
1952.
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sonnel coneerned report having observed these flyins objects by electrenic
zeans at 071 August 1952, apeed of 1200 knots.
2. Identirication obiects ronains unimoun. comulate
investization of all Dossible circustances failed to disclose identity
of the objeets falsirie or inasinative statements by the boserver
personnal.
APPROVED:
ROY V ANDERSON
Captain, USAP
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0748Z or a heading of 0500 and tracked to a point 200 miles from the station - Georer
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tion rsed te obtain inder eouipnent
eading wth destination Sanlt Ste Maris,
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Chala.
COMMENTS:
This account appears recorted
(see R-30-52). However, Cact that a sivilar sighting was reported at the same
tins is baliaved to be a mere coincidence since Chala 13 ayprodmately 300 miles south
of Lima This together with the I August sighting, culminates consideraole
interest show by the local pr98s in "flying saucers" an intersst which has intensified
since 17 July, lleling city
Col, USAF
STRISUTION 3Y CRIGINATOR
Cirdy AmSmb Lima

Visual contact was nd identified. as a C-54. We
then started a starboard searching GCI contrcl south east of Haneda
Air Base. degrees Hi Jinx had a
definite radar an US unidentified tar-
miles. At 0016 I picked radar contact at lo degrees port, degrees be-
We noticed unusua landed at 0120.
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TECT NOTHE NATIONA herr INSEDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U S. C.-

FROM (AgTCY) REFORT NO.
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Bay, Northeast of their station at approximately l000 to 1500 faet.
I relayed this information to ADcc and started checking for an indica-
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(4) blips on low beam but none I could definite none I
could get a reading on the HRI scope. -
relieved Albert.
4 /s/ Melvin E. Rawlins
1t! MELVIN E. RAWLINS
lst Lto. USAF
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He reported and reported loosing contact 002st. Sun Dial 20
followed the rget adar ground clutter area and we were unable to
give Sun Dial further assistance in re-establishing contact Sun Dial 20
again resumed his visual negative
visual t anytime
Members of outside at reported time of above and
were unable to sight anything unusual. All of the above information was re-
47
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35 deg 48 min north. Location or F-94 at initial pickup was 139 deg 54
min east,·35 deg 43 min north. the unideat lost at 140
de CO enst, 35 dag 52 min north
5. Id ntifying Inforzatic radar
the pilot t and rada ble
18 Weather and Minca Aloft: Weather during the time of. incident was exep
tionally good. Thers approximately 3/10th cloud cover 14,000 ft
appraxinataly 10 miles north and miles south of the catact area.
Winds alaft during Hime of contact 1s as At 240
deg at knotsj at L.00
200 deg at 23
feet
at 6,0 dag at.12.knotd:
at 3,000 n 190 at g at ll knots; as
10,000 deg at 13 knots.
Airport at altitude of feet, heading 355 deg at 160 knots at colol.
One oth a at oximately OC401.
AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S C.-

ADCC Controller during and following the incident.
Type radar nsed this station is AN/CPS- Both pieces of
equipment appeared to be functioning normally. Height infor was unavail-
able of target to our clutter area.
lst Lt Henry E. stationed
available statament.
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The following raport i3 of radan contact Tokyo area with an
unidentified object which was mad e by search radar set of the 528th
AC&w Group and by an air orne radar set on an F-943 airplane.
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APPROVIN
JON H. SIDENBERG
Captain, USAF
, wing In icer
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2INCL
Tokyo area,
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DISTRISUTION ORIGINATOR FEAF DISTRIBUTION
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AF FORM 112--PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE
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500 FT H CALIBRATED HIGH BEAM
VERTICAL COVERAGE DIAGRAM
STATIONISITE $№^}4 $ DATE 14 JUNE 1952
TYPE RADAR AN/CPS-I FREQUENCY.10 CM
ANT HEIGHT 17 FT ABOVE S ANT TILT 3°
TYPE AIRCRAFT 3-29 ANT RPM 4
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TYPE RADAR AN/OPS- 1 ANT HEIGHT 117 FT ABOVE SL
TYPE AIRCRAFT 8-29 MAP PEFERENCE AN-134
ANT TILT 3
LEGEND RADAR- PERMANENT ECHO
COMPILED BY IOTH RACAR ADRON 328
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TYPE RADAR AN/CPS-I ANT HEIGHT II7 FT ABOVE S L
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COMALED BY IOTH RADAR CALIBRATION SQUADRON APO 328
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(1). Approximate point of first radar contact.
(2). Approximate track of object.
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and delineating angle,
disappear
apparition is ramed
32 years old. He is froe Iea and is the principal of a
school. vacationing in Lima.
- ner stated 72.9 walking
on the afcrenentioned armnus in the direction of Avenida Grau when unccn-
seiously he Looked uo inte ths sky and saw a rare circular object, After
takan in Salan, Mars. at our Coast Guard Station, acpear local press. . Gince
considerable campent on this subject has been enanating from tates. may be
local T.temoT the act"? 2.
UCLS RAPET. ROTN
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AF FONM TIZ-YARF
APPROVED PJUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGEN REPORT
FRuM(Ageicy) REPORT NO.
PAGE OF PAGES
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APPRC VED:
0INCLS. H. E. KdFAHL
ColoneM, USAF
Commanding
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
Director of Intelligence, leadquarters D.
IAA-2c, Wright-
Patterson AFB, Ohio, l cy for information.
WITE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEAN ING ESPIONAGE ACT. 5O U. S.C.-
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to three housand (3,000) the object. identifie the aircraft
as a je aft, due to characteristic noise also saw red
and gree ation lights flashing on and relation to the object
sighted, th aircraft seemed to be standing still, SOURCE stated. The air-
view in th general the object. 1
2 SOuRCE observed the obj
at 2300 hours, 5 August 1952.
visually.
6 A check with the Moody Air Sase weather station confirmed the
weather conditions on the night or' the sighting be ceiling and visibility
unlimited; winds aloft conditions unknown. A full moon was present at the
time of the sighting.
7. Negative.
8. Negative.
9. : Negative.

sure to be true. as knew the facts His powers observation seemed
above due to his fifteen (l5) years experience as an Air
Force photographer, World War II combat aerial photo re- -
connaissance laboratory technican. SOURCE could not identify the object he
saw, but stated positively not aircraft with which he was
familiar.
2A si
ANTHONY LEHNET
Capt USAF
Wing icer

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window faces due North and the location of the mately
ten (10) miles South of Valdosta, Cecrgia.
observed and gradually turned bluish green or opalescent as it went )
wes judged by m
(tracer) traveling at a flat trajectory. The altitude of this object was
as to cutline. I would estimate the total time of observation to be about
thirty saconds from my angle of view, until the object complately disappeared.
At the same time as I cbserved the fore-mentioned object a jat type
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of appr Ly Fevent mdred - thausand et.
TrankeA Tri
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FOR:
2 Incls:
1. IR-3-52 M. B. HAYES
2. IR-4-52 CAPT. USAF
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6. WEA CAVU, WINDS ALOFT COND UNK. 7. NEGATIVE. 8. NEGATIVE 9. NEGATIVE.
10. JET T ACFT WERE AIRBORNE IN GEN AREA OF SIGHTING. THIS REPT IS SBM C
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFL 200-5 DTD: 29 APR 52 FOL UP REPT WILL BE
SBM TO UR HQ N/L THAN THREE DAYS. J
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P/NM 081900Z ZNJ (
FM CO MOOYD AFB GA**
TO JEPHQ/DI HQ USAF WASH 25 D. C TO JEPHQ/DI HQ USAF WASH 25 D. C
JEDWP/ATIC WPAB DAYTON OHIO - C C
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO 8 (
JEDST/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
INFO JWFDL/CG CTAF RANDOLPH AFB TEX 2
SURROUNDING AF EA OF VALDOSTA GA:
ONE: 1. SOURCE STATED OBJ OBSR WAS CIR IN SHAPE. SIZE COULD NOT BE '
DETERMINED. OBJ APPEARED TO C FR ORANGE TO AOPALESCENT GREENISH BLUE
COLOR. AERODYNAOIC FEATURES UNK. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST OBSR. PRPLN V
SYS UNK. SPEED OF OBJ SIMILAR TO 4SMH SHELL TVL AT A FLAT TRAJECTORY.
NO SOUND HEARD. OBJ TRAVERSED IN PARALLEL CRSE FR N TO NE AND DISAPPE
2. ABOVE SIGHTING WAS FR 2300 HRS FOR APRX 30 SECONDS ON 5 AUG 52. =3719-9
3. VIS OBSR. 4. APRX IS MIL S OF VALDOSTA, GA, N BY NE DIR AT ALT
OF APRX

Radlo Station FAkl. Bnror,
a "flying sanea STUVAR Bolfeot,
Maina, on mas interrioved on 7 August 1952, ind
dascribod the ohaper, derk colored objocts in
the sky over Polfost, STCTTR gunerally mard Civilian
Authorit Delfast, 3. 7 urider
the influme of alcohol.
to a horisontal northerly ate
rioed that
the dieap object antieal
DOWNGRADE 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 19 YRADL.
DOD DIR FEoeth
UNCLASSIFIED
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FR3 5:13 AM EST, with a sighting of near the towm of
Chala.
COMBENTS:
This account appears authentic than the on 4 August
(aee m-30-52). However, that a sinilar sighting was reported at the gane
tims is balieved to be a mere coincidence since Chala 13 avprodmately 700 mles south
of Lima. This sighting, together with the 4 August sighting, culminates considerable
showm by the local pre8s savcers" an interest which has intansified
since 17 July, C leling publicity in the
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conswed
aleohol, ras not gainfully employed and was generally regarded by the
tommspeopla as unreliable. PAledt stated that no reports other sons
having observed unusual objects in received.
ACTION:
Two (2) conias wanding
Ceneral, Air ton,
further act
ROBRO 3. JOH3 1
it Colonei, USAP
Distriet Conmander
cas
(into)
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objects which have heon in dleferent narts of the Republic on
various occasions. the first time that the "elying dialks" have
been observed 1 sly.
"The knty of the Panagre coin-
31 OLrod Anetly
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iril pl.o He stated - Hot beliime t 2
that now o 2d coninaed 2
axiotence.

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FM CO 754TH ACAW SQ PORT AUSTIN MICH
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF 25 WASHDC DIR/INTEL
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CONTER WRIGHT PATI TIAA-2C
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
SUCURITY 0 INT 3214 PD ZERO SIX

32 years old. He is frow Iea and is the principal of Aouijes
school. Lima.
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on the aforenentioned 17909 in the direction of Avenida Grau when uncen-
sei ously he Looked uo inte the sky and saw a rare circuLar object, After
ramaininz inobila stant. tha obiect ruddenly urned to the lart,
considerable comment on this subject has been tates, this may be
local ittemon act",? 7
1NaCE3 HAPEL. ROTN
L8 Col, EAF
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OBSERVERS ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR FIELD CMA ARE CONSIDERED RELIABLE AND
HAVE TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING PD WEATHER IN
NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT TIMES OF SIGHTINGS WAS BROKEN STRATA CUMULUS FOUR ,
ZERO ZERO ZERO FOOT BASES CMA TOPS SEVEN ZERO ZERO ZERO MEAN SEA LEVEL
FD OVERCAST BASES ONE SIX ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET MSL TOPS ONE NINE ZERO
EERO ZERO FEET MSL AND OCCASIONAL RAIN oD WINDS ALOFT DURING
30,000
THE PERIOD WERE AS FOLLOWS CLN
5099 FT 280/23 TEMP PLUS 12
10000 FT 273/30 TEMP PLUS 1 Laye
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20000 FT 300/25 TEMP MINUS 15
39300 FT 280/40 IEMP MINUS 36 ..
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NO INTERCEPTION 3
SEVEN FIVE ZEBRA PD THE ONLY LOCAL WAS
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