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ISTH TACTICAL RECOMNAISSANCE GROUP
Shaw Air Force Pase
South Carolina

ROC/I 360 | 3 October 1952
SU3SJECT: Report of Sishting of Unconventional Aircraft

TOs Commanding General
Air Materiel Comrand
ATTN: MCIS
Wriveht-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. In accordance with AF Ltr. AFOIC-CC-1, dated © Sentember 1950,
the following revort of Simhting of Unconvent’onal Aircraft is submitted:

@. Descrintion: A brilliont white lictht, three tines as in-
tense as the stars, of sharp contrast, vrilliance not diminishing toward
edzes, with no halo or radation; circular in shape, and commaralive size
approximately one (1) inch in diameter, No discernible aerodynamic
features, trail or exhaust, propulsion systen or sound, Speed undeter
mined, but considerably greater than sizg:ting aircraft. Ov ject exhibited
following maneuvers: Horizontal flight, vertical flicsht, stil) flicht,
gentle turns, abrupt turn and dive. Sighting aircraft lost contact with
object in maneuvering to avoid another aircraft.

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b. Object was sizhted at 1657 fours, Eastern Standard time,
1 October 1952, and remained in visual contact unt'l avproxiuetely 1920

hours, EST.

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c. Object was observed frou one RF-SO aircraft traveling at
270 MPU indicated at 22,000 feet MSL during first oart of contact, and
at. time of disaonearance sithting aircraft was indicating 370 MPH at
16,000 feet MSL. '

d. Iocation of sishtins aircraft: 34° 08'n - 80° 34'y on
heading of 060° at time of sizhtinz and renained on above headirg for

ayoroximately 10 minutes. Object anneared to left of aircraft's nose at aN
an unknown distance, passed in front of aircraft's nose at 2 o'clock
position, cane to what apveared to be a complete stop, reswied flight Ly

in onpnosite direction passing in front of aircraft, cowinz to a ston at

19 otclock to the sighting aircraft. Odject remained slicthtly below \)
altitude of sishtins aircraft during entire contact, “.
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SU3SECT: Report of Sizhting of Unconventional Aircraft

e, There were no known witnesses or other observers. Object

sighted by, lst. Lt. Thomas J. Piontek, Rated Pilot of four (4) years
experience with annroximately 1100 flying hours, is a veteran of combat
operations in the Korean War, is at present assivned the additional duty
of Assistant Squadron Intelligence Officer, 155th Tactical Reconnaissance

Squadron, is considered to be a hicshly qualified reconnaissance vilot
and a sober and reliable officer,

f. Weather durinz neriod was clear with a full moon, (Teletype
Sequence attached as Incl #1). :

g No physical evicence of object is available.

h. Pilot attemoted to interceot object after second pass in
front of sighting aircraft, by cutting in front of path of object and
increasing power to 100% but was unable to close on object. Pilot also

attempted to alert ground radar unit for electronic observation of object
but was unsuccessful,

POR THE CO MANDING OFFICER:

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