DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9169188
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONKorea
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1, Odject was first sighted ayainst clowi bank, It wes approximately
twenty-five (25) feet in diameter, silver in color, amd had no visable aerodynamic
features, It was completely circulur in shape. Thers was no visible source or
evidence cf pover, When first sightsd, objact was traveling two-hundred (200) MPH,
After stcpping for approximately one (1) second, it accelerated to great spaed
approximately eight-hundred (200) MH. Object made no sound during sighting.

2, Cdject was under observation for approximately three (3) minutes,
Sighting was made from 06501 to approximately 96531.

3. Observation was visual, cir to atr, obiect was observed from a T-6 type
aircraft flying at six thousand two hundred (6200) foet indicated, one hundred
forty (140) MPH, heading due West. There were no optical devices used. Instructor
pilot wore "issued" sun glasses.

4, . Object was over DT 222417 at tine of sighting, Object was Northwest of
observer et approximately six-thousand (602) feet and was aj-proximately three (3)
to four (4) miles away at first sighting.

5. Instructor pilot (lst Lt. William H. Hooper) has eighty (80) combat
missions. Pilot (let Lt. Thomas A. O'Neill) has twentyrfive (25) combat missions,

6, Weather was four tenths (4/15) at six-thousand (6000) Visibility air to
air, ten (10) miles, Wind condition was unknown,

7. Observation was made soon after sun rise.

8. None

9, hen object was sighted, pilot lowered right wing for better observation of
object. Object stopped for approximately one (1) second, then proceeded with
increasing acceleration away from observer in East North East direction toward the
coast.

s/t/FRaNCIS C. HANEY
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On 14 and 17 October 1952, 1st lt silliam ‘i, “ooper and Ist Lt ‘thoms A.
O'Niell of the 6149th Tac Yon 92., 4147th fact ieal vontrol “ro.p at K-47 wer
interviewed with regard to the sichbing of an wii'entified flying o>ject.

On ¢ne nornin- of 14 October 1952, 1t Vooper, instructor Pilot and Lt O'Miell,
Tilot, »ere flying a combat mission in a T-6 aircraft over the eastern sector of
the main line of resistance. “t O450I, Lt dooper was flyin the aircraft on a |
magnetic headinc of 280 de rees, 140 miles per hour indicated air speed, 6,300
feet indicated altitude, Lt O'iliell was checkine# the Lh for activity when he
observed what he thoucht was a strange aircraft 4b 6,009 fest altitude, traveling
anpromimately 200 mph and heading in an easterly <irection. ‘hen he first
observed the obfect it was at apnoroxinately UTY coordinates DT221413 ani the T+4
Was at 21312362. The object was 15 deszrees to the richt of his course traveling
On 2 macnetic heading of 100 degrees,

It O'Ndell callee the object to the attention of Lt ‘iooper who did sot
ebserved it until the aircraft and the object came paralled, de then saw it at |
the 3 o'clock position. Jt O'Niell stated that as 1° wis callin: off the relative
positions of the object for Lt Hooper; (who was attemptin= to nick it up) the
odiect anneared to be decelerating. Sy the tine Lt douper observed it, the
ovofect hac apparently censed to move and was hoverine over "T2942. “oth observers
report the fact that the object ceased movement, but ditfer as to the liensth of
time los the hovering. Lt Hooper estimtes the time 2 1* seconds while It 6!2 ba hae
reports the time to be arproximatelr 1 to 2 seconds.

Lt Hooper dipre? the risht wine of the aircraft for a better observation of
the obtect. It began to move, accelerating in an eaistenorth easterly direction
and disapreared from sisht in the haze as the T=<4 can anrout in 2 129 decreas,
sho speed of the object at this time was estinater by botn observers to be
arrro cimately 800 meh, Lt Hooper bases hi. estimat‘on upon the time elapsed in
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it's covering arproxinately 15,900 meters,

t O'idiell stated that at first he thouht the o Sect sas a jet or iiaston
type aircraft, wut upon further observation it did not appear to have any zero=
tures. woth onservers concurred in the statement that the object was
circuler in sh2ve and metalic silver in color with no rrotrisions of
any tyre. -oth observers stated that the object did not appear to have any |
visable means ot propulsicn and no vapor trails or amoke were apparent. The
astimated size was 25 feet in diameter, by comp-rison with the 37 foot wing sp

of a --6 aircraft at the same distance, “o soun! from the object was auiizle at
any tine

-As wi eae was under observation for pit gic three minutes froma Of50T,
to O$53E with + Of” ee observing it for th= full period’ of tine, Lt O'Niell |
who made his coservations with the naked eye, deseriue ed the ohfect as clowine |
slichtly while Lt Houran woo wore “overnuent Issued sure@las *s did not observe
anything ether than that it looked just lize s “ball searinc”. ) \

The neares® observation was made at a distonce of 3 to /, - 3 |

the object was veen acainst three backopounds, clouis at the first signtinz,
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hills at the hoverin position, and sky at it traveled away, and seemed constant
as to size, shape ard color to both cbhservers,

ihe pilots stated that at no time *vring their observation did the obtect
increase or decrease in altitude,

The weather con‘iticns at the time was 4/10 covered at 4,000 feet with bases
at 4,500 feet. Visibility, air to air was 10 miles, air to sround 5 miles, wind
velocit- and direction was unknown, The sun was to the rear of the T-¢ as the |
observe*ion was mide until the aircraft made a right turn near the end of the
observation, wren the ocdbijex Was moving sway from the observers in an east north
easterl direction, dissan-earing fror sizht. |

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1, “oth ~ilots are in their thirties and seemed level headed «rd r-lisble,
lhey resorted tie incident and reected to the interview with no apparent nervous-
ness or e<citesent. They were .uite certain in their descriptions and cave 2
epre2 deal cf detail. (their reportins of the incicent was very actual). Lt
nooner had com lsted 37 missions and Lt O'Niell hat completed 2° miscions and it
is consijered that their juceacment in estimating distance and dimensions seers
excelient. 1] their estimates of dimensions, speed ard distance were given by
comparison to sone ‘mown factor, for example the speed of their own aircraft as
compared to jets and f=51"'s that they have worked with. they ha? no predetor=
mine? opinion .s to whe’ their observation might have been, although they immed-
intely discounted the possibility of its being a weather ballcon because of its
solid metalic tprearance and prefectly circular shape.

Ps e ference is made to Intcllirence Report 52-12/, dated 24 June 1952, Det
6G00Lth «ir Intelligence ~ervice Squairon. “his report contains information
bia rt the sighting of a large «nemy captive balloon located in the erid

square DT1SkL in the ares of hill 1290, This balloon, anchcered by cable, has
been sishte? several times, during davlirht and in dar'mess by means of a

licht sometires suspended from it. It has been snotted as far away from its tie
down point as 729L39% by eround observers, On 7 June 1952, at approximately
21201, 2 Licht was ohserve- by a representative of tris unit for a period of one
hour and five minutes in the OT1LS&L4 area. “” friendly ground observation vost
observed 32 larce balloon being raised and lowered Sy means of a cable at this

point on > June 1952 at 14457. ‘he balloon has been observed to move horizontslly
very rapicir, “ sone cases it has been ‘leser‘bed as beins egg shane’, in others |
the snate i2 ¢+seribed as round. ihe bazllocr has been observed at altit:.de» of |

from 1,000 fo =5, 950 fee’, |

3. +he location of the renorted position of this captive balloon is arprox-
imately £,°°° meters an? at a bearing of 223 degrees fron the position of the
sightins as revorte* by the “ource. ‘this places the ovserver, the object and
the tis dian -oint of Lne bal*‘oon in aliost a direct line of sgifht. the wind was
from 252 decrees at 20-.5 Imots per hour. 4t ig possible thet the obfect sighted
by th: se pilcts ves t! is exnrtive balloon being release? ont rising, blowing in
A souvn «asteriy direction. ‘his movement of controlle? wscention, being blown
by the prevailing wind could be aistakan for an object travellinr in an south
easterly jirection. The obiect appeared to stop and hover over DT294422, A

chanve of wind direction or anair pocket conld have caused this renetion,

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a maneuvering aircraft is extremely difficult, particularly when the aircraft
is very near to the object, Since the reference points would normally be
points on the gronnd near the linre-of=sicht to the object, a nearby object
would appear to be moving rapidly; and if hovering, 1t would appear to be
moving in a direction opposite to the relative notion of the observing
aircraft,

2. Since enemy balloons are known tohave been used in this vicinity,
this observation was probably of the same locetion reported in IR=§2-124,
‘Det #1, 6004th AISS, dated 24 June 1952,

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On 16 October 1952 at approximately 06501, the weather conditions were four
tenths (4/10) at sixty-five hundred (6500) and ten (10) miles visibility. We had
just finished checking in with Zimmerman Control and were told to go to Early Bird
Control, The route of travel was to take us over the Punch Bowl. After completing
a turn in Grid Square DT 3136, I being in the back seat, started to check the MIR
for activity, While in the same Grid Square, I observed what appsared to be an
aireraft flying along the MLR on an Easterly heading. I remerked tc lst Lt. Hooper
that there was a strange aircraft traveling along the MIR at six-thousand (6000)
fest indicated. At this time we: were approximately sixty-three hundred (6300) feet
indicated, The observation of the object was first observed in Grid Square, DT
2241, against a cloud background.

I called tha attention of the object to lst Lt. Hooper for his observation.
The first time I noticed the object, it was 1230 from ug. I continued to clock
the object and called at 1 and 2 o'clock. Thistime we both had the object under
observation, At first sighting, I approximated the speed to be 200 PH. Tihen
object was approximately 2 o'clock from us, it started to slow down, At that time
thers was no background but the darkness of the hills. The object hovered and we
dipped the right wing to observe. The object was 25 feet in diameter and silver
in color, and seemed to glow. The object was hovering at the time. Object then
changed path of flight to the East by Northeast hesding, accelerating to a speed of
approximately 800 MPH. We turned the aircraft to kesp the object under observation.
The object flew out to sea out of our sight. The closest observation was
approximately 3 miles from us, I was observing it with the naked eye, while the
other pilot was wearing Air Force issued. sun glasses, Object hovered in Grid
Square, DI 2942.

s/t/THOMAS A. O'NEILL
Ist Lt,, USAF
6149th Tac. Con, Sq.

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STATEMENT | 17 October 1952

On 16 October 1952 while in the vicinity of the Punch Bowl, DT 2842 at 0652I,
while on 4 heading of 280 degrees, I observed an unidentified object approximately
three (3) miles North Northeast of my position, traveling on an Easterly heading
and slowing down. Spherical shaped, appearing silver in color and about twenty-five
(25) feet in diameter.. When first observed, I dropped the right wing to get a
better view of the object. At this time the object was observed to stop and hover,
Object started moving in an East North Easterly direction, accelerating to what
I eatimated to be about 800 miles per hour, As the object started moving, I turned
toward it. Object's speed was estimated at 600 MPH as it covered approximately
15,000 meters in such short lapse of time.

At the time of the cbservation, I was wearing Air Force issued sun glasses
and pilot in the rear cockpit was observing it with the naked eys. Object
appeared to have the same color and shape as a ball bearing. The sun was at ny
back and when I first observed the object it was outlined against a background of
hills. My altitude wes 6300 feet indicated and the object was at approximately
6,000 fest indicated. I first observed the object in the vicinity of DT 285425.
I observed the object until it was in the vicinity of the coastline at which. time
4t faded from sight due to early torning haze over the ocean,

- From my beading, the object was observed at the following clock positions,
1. 2 and 3 o'clock, At 3 o'clock, the objact was outlined against a background of
hills..I observed the objeot for about 15 seconds at- the hovering position.

s/t/WILLIAM H. HOOPER
lst Lt., USAF
6149th Tac. Con, Sq.

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