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. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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: Was Balioon Ti
. 6·Dec 1952 HcGuire AFBN. a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF ION 0 Possibly Balloon
l.ocal.. 1G00 ESDT Ground Radar o Was Aircraft
o robably Aircraft
GMT. 220oz Air- Visual Air-Intercopt Radar G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
CYes Probcbly Astronomical
No MIL Possihiy Actronomical SpAt
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJFC COURSE Other_....
Insuilicient Datu for Evaluation
: Unknown
45 Mn ± 1 STA
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round light of varying intensity. The color PA DRTaRE LSTJ
varied from white, red and amber. No
manuevers, no sound or exhaust. Neg Ml AT J10
results. on A/I radar attempt. AND VENS AT %90
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checked for coastline returns and found none. At this time the set had not be
calibrated. My attention then was attracked from the scope for a period of time. "
At 0525 Cst Radar called for my attention to the scope and I first noted cmall bright
Azimrth Stabilization vas on. As the sweep rotated cne revolution, the blips moved SE
across the seopejmore than one range narker. Radar stated at that time he had 5o-mile 2 -
range on; volution, the
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All possibil Ities were checked for kn phenomena uults.
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AND IN DIRECTION INDICATED BY_RADAR_SIETING, UNDERTEPMNED RACY,. -
SHAPE, OR SOLIDITY: RADAR: SEEN ON SCOPE 25 TIVES IN PERIOD. OF TEN MIN,
ESTIMATED TO SE ABOUT 25 MILES FROM A/C, AT 1S,7*Z FT, NOVING IN -
APPROX 12T DEGREE HEADING AT 5247-99T" NPH N A STTPAIGHT LINE. - -
IEM TUO: OBJ O3SRVD AT 2525 HRS CST, 6 DEC 52: LGTH OF UO3SRVN: VISUAL:
SPLIT SECOND FLASHEDS_ RADAR: 25 SINTINGS IM TEN MIN. ITEN THREE: O3J -
OBSRVD FROM A/C. ITEM FOUR: OBSRVD FR RON 2E DEGREES 1 F MIN NORTH, 92 -
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ITEK SIX: HO WIND, CLEAR, DHY, CAVU. ITEM SEVEN: IK VN VET OR OTHER
CONDS VOULD ACCOUNT FOR RPT. ITEM EIGHT: NO OP PHOTOS EXIST.
ITEN NINE: NO INTCP OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION AXEN BY THIS HOS. ITEM
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wa3 any activity ogical o would account
for the sighting.
COMDSMTS OF PREPARLNO OTYICER:
11. Racar dacinite and of guch curation as to preclude any error on
part of operator. Sources are certain that sightings not due to radar mal
function. Visual m value.
Datpeld
JAMES B. S.EPIELD
MWOR U3A7
ACTG Wing officer
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I also noticed a lar rn come up to within 40 miles of our tailfrom
behind, and then disappear
haliove that this
moved at an extremely higi peed and was not a 3e t malfunction or optical
illusion.
frman Karas
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gas burninga from wery notad. To check
student favigatr s celestial, I requested the student radar to turn on the
scope, which had been off from 30 milea west of Tampa, and see i he could pick
up the coast there on the 100 mnila range. Arter the sat was on For sufficiant
time to wara up, I was given peraission turn up the brilliance on the aux.
scoce, and botn stuient radar I checked for coastline returns and found
none. at this tine the set had not been chlibrated. My attention then was
attracked from the sCope for period of ting. At 0525 CST, 00ord.2310-9204
Radar cailed for ny attention scope and I first noted small bright blipe
returas, epproximately 4. with specifio grouping such a9 a radar beacon
transnits, apparent on the scope at 330o. Azimuth Stabilization was on, A3
the Sweep rotatad one revolution, the blipe maoved S3 across the scoce more than
one range marker. Radar stated at that time he had 50 mile rangs en; indicating
a movement of 12-14 milas. With each successivs revolution, the blips continued
SS to aI point 15-20 miles frou ship at a bearing of 700 and than out of the
sCoce. At 1500 Radar gave the Instructor Flight Engineer the time and distance
which was computed a9 over 5000 MPl. These groupings of blips occured for about
5 nimutes and speeds were recomputed. During this pariod, student Navigator
and Insturctor Radio viewed the aux. scope confirmed my
this time I callad for Radar to calibrate his set to eliminata an cosaibility
of malfunction. He did this spoedily and when ha scanned the 3C00e once
the blips reappeared moving SE acros3 the called off two separate
biipe track and position in rolation zaft b7 the clock system
over interphone of the ship and as o'clock, the Instructor
Engineer vailbly saw a blue-bright whit rant to rear under our
wing. Contaot was broken off at 0535 a the blips merged into
acn cur nd are are about 30 miles our a/e 3200 and croceeded ore eeded across the
scope and off it at a computed speed of it all times during the
contact the a/o was level and stable, the weath clear, not a cbud in the
sky and visibility was excallant. There was a full moon giving axcellont water
reflection. Wind computad by celastial 3 star fix shot 10 minutes to lst
contact was 276/24 using CS 136 and 204 TAS. The aireraft flying
long range cruise at the Radar checked blips all scan tilt angles
full up and down didn't lose the blips until the scanning antanna was
pointed down. Cne group of blips after the scope was calibrated wers notod,
after moving from 330 to 150° across the scoce, are about and swing in
behixd 2s aporoxiaataly 30 miles and maintain speed and
approx geconds and then disappear.
Allaa
WILLLAM
1/Lr U.SAP
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5o aillss and cliabing to 22,oco foet ho moted that at inilal oighslng, 7 dogrees -- .
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3isoy
Nas observed daring thia porlod ot ehaas and
notir.
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shanges
altltude seonsinally. all the sighting was dono vlaally and all attanpts to pick
is up on radar sroved nogative. the above wag roted furing the fllght on dtive - .
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Trontnt, Bad. ad aobort P. ctondo, lat l, A I sod ol7, with ais sadar Oboorrer,
Coward 1. ferry, 2nd 18, A0 943 075, of
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tne caru. tho objont apprred to be changelng in color fros sabor to whita to red
lack of fuel. tONA
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UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112-PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE 1 INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (AgenCy) 2nd Highter-Intrceptor REPORT NO.
Squadron,MeGaire AFB, Trenton NJ IR-2-531 8 O 6
PAGE PAGES
4. Statement by William P. Manahan, Prt, USA, RA 124 24 712, statimed at Fort
Dix, New Jersey, Infantry Regiment, 9 aDivision; 1850
EST.
Cn 5 December l95a Private Manahan sighted a bright object or light approx-
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The object seensd to be revolving fram right to left with what appeared to be the
tail light intensity, increasing and diminishing, to the obaerver. The color of
the light varied fram white to yellow intermitently with no set patteyn observed.
The size of the object never seemed to change during the hour of observation but
size)( 0 ), to a 3/8th inch flared star shaped with an indiatinguishable mumber
visibility was unlimited. (See point re l). Distance and altitude
not commited.
Gutony Pigrebnal
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does appear to have configuration which might xpected of
a beacon. If a beacon n was bein ther than
the one about which this report nade, it cou easily provide
returns which would aroun scope scribed. If
the plane's transmitter power possible that
it would not be strong enough to trigger the beacon. This could
explain the fact that the coastline was not seen on the radar,
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