PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
1 My 53 c2/0320z Goose AF3, Labredor
SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
ILLLAy UNIDT: IFID
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Propris Orlin r utates hia belief ot the objects boiig oansol by
Ons mteorologiesl phenoien. ftor onnidureble stud of all SII-
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 illnutes Hilot ed rydar obsrver of P-oh a/e were trev lins in a 3 in a 3
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION dircetlon at D4t,0o0 direetion at 2t,ooo Lt hn thy dseved a rounl- hite lit thy deorw red a rount- hito l1t
avprodotoly 1o,000 avprodo toly,1o, 000 srivling at a high rate of sred triveling at a high rate of syved
Cround and Ghound and Alr-Voval Alr-Vowal (Got. 6oo iph) in a il drootirn. itbepts to intoroept nd (oot. 600 mmh) in a l1 drm cotirn. Atbempts to intoreest nd
7. COURSE 7. COURSE conbact on redar inre nnde dth inagative ruoults. Cbjuet ws contact on redar tnre nnde dth ingative roults. Cbjuet wos
raking on orldtig ianauvor ot a Mh robe of spoed. raling on orldtig ianeuvor ot s hih robo of spoed.
Orbiting
8. PHOTOS ares. Trgparin, or'ieor statos hds belief of the ohjects boin ares. Trgpmarin, or ieor statos hds belief of the ohjects boin
D Y.s Yes eetistd ly ioteorologleal phondmens. after coneidoreble etudy catstd ly toteorologleal phiondmen'. after coneidoreble etud
MNo all auirotnding daes a definite conelusion camot be rendhed. 217
9. PHYSICAL IDENCE
Yes
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FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editlons of this form taay bo ussd.
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UNCLASSIFIED
SACINTSUM No. 726 - Goose Bay, Laorador
At 03052 and at 08252 on 2 May 1953 two unidentified objects were observed from
Goose Bay area. The first consisted of a Goose Bay area. The first consisted of a sighting sighting of an of an unidentified light by an unidentified light by an
F-94 under CAvU conditions. As the F-94 under CAVU conditions. As the F-94 gave chase, the gave chase, the light out ran it. A light out ran it. A
similar similar object, believed to be the same object, believed to be the same one one as as the F-94 sighted, sighted, was reported from was
the Goose Bay tower and described as going at a "terrific rate of the Goose ording ording
to this to this source. light was Light wa pr bly
. The second observation was also from also from the air, when the pilot and copilot of a the a air, when the pilot and copilot of a
commercial commercial airlines reported sighting reported sighting two luminous objects approximately 500' off the
right wing of their right wing. of their a/c. a/c. The plane was located l30 miles SE of Goose Bay at the located 130 miles SE of Goose Bay at the
time of sighting.
DOWNGRADED AT 3. YEAR INTERVALS
DECEASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5290.10
EOCCASSIFIED
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ACTIC
FM COC ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
TO JEDKF/COC CADF KSC MO
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER ATIAA-2C
JEDHM/FLICON SAC OFFUTT AFB NEB ¸
JEPNB/COC EADF STEWART AFB NY
JWPML/COC WADF
FM COC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLD J
TO JCPDC/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT·QUEBEC CANADA
ZEN/SEC OF DEF WASH DC
JCPDCEEE JEDEN/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRGS COLO
ZEN/CG AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
ZEN/CO ISNS ARGENTIA NF
ZEN/COMICEDEFOR KEFLAVIK ICELAND DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS;
ZEN/CO ERNEST HARMON AFB NF DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
ZEN/CO GOOSE AB LAB
ZEN/CO NARSARSSUAK AB GRNLD
ZEN/CO THULE AB GRNLD Maxy AMT Aer Dire
1-31
ZEN/CO SONRESTROM AFB GRNLD
ZEN/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF ATTN COMMAND POST
1/0 //NEOCOC-I-O13. REFERENCE QURSMESSAG
NEOCOC-I-0028, MAY, 10 GOOSE TO S4AIR DI K243.6012-
REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: THE STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING
AIR FORCE PERSONNEL MEATH SENIOR DIRECTOR2ND LT HL BROWN
SENIOR DIRECTOR SC MBERY, 59% RIS ALG OFFICERS
NTERROGATEI LAIGENCE 10 AND 59 FIS STATEMENT OF
1ND LT NIGHT OF 1 MAY-53. PINTAIN-40
CALLED OUI TION AND NTED TO KNOW IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER F-94
AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AT THAT TIME (Ø2/Ø32OZ). I GAVE A NEGATIVE ANSWER
AND THE PILOT AND THE PILOT PINTAIL PINTAIL CONTACTED TYE TYE TOWER AND
DOWNGRADED AT S VEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
PAGE TWO JEXCR 7C
NEGATIVE ANSWER. THE CONTROLLER IN THE GOOSE TOWER ALSO TOLD ME
THAT HE SAW THE O JECT AND ASKED IF I SAW IT. I GAVE NEGATIVE TO
HIS QUSTION. WHEN PINTAIL 40 CALLED THIS STATION HE WAS 10 MILES
DUE SOUTH GOOSE AB. AIRCRAFT WAS IN PORT ORBIT WHICH OAs ABOUT 6 1003386
7-3719-34
MULES IN DIAMETER. THE PINTAIL 40 WAS NOT RECORDED BY STATION
BECUASE IT WAS IN OMR GROUND CLUTTER AND ONLY COULD BE SEEN WITH
THE SIGNAL OFF WAS RELIEVED BY 2ND LT WHOM
I BRIEFED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION. STATEMENT OF CAP THE
NIGHT MAY 1953 I WAS THE PILOT OF PINTAIL 40, AN IRCRAFT.
I HAVE 2300 HOURS FLYING TIME OF WHICH 838 HOURS ARE IRCRAFT.
I FIRST SAW THE OBJECT 020305Z. AND HAD VISUAL CONTACT FOR ABO DUT 30
MINUTES. THE SIGHTING TOOK PLACE.15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE BASE AT
THE TIME OF THE FIRST SIGHTING AND OBJECT
WAS ABOUT FEET BELOW ME. GIVING WHITE LIGHT THE OBJECT
SHOWED DEFINITE MANEUVERABILITY AND I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT BUT
WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECUSAUSE THOE OBJECT EMPLOYEDEVASIVE ACTION. MY
RADAR OPERATOR NEVER DID GET RADAR CONTACT WITH THE OBJECT THERE WAS
NO EVIDENCE O JET OR ROCKETEXHAUST. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS
CAVU AND THERE WERE NO HIGH ALTITUDE WINDS. WAS UNABLE TO GET
PICTURES OF THE OBJECT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE COLOR OF THE
LIGHT STATEMENT OF 2ND BROWN: WHEN CALLED CAPT EMBERY TO GET
A STATEMENT THE 15-7 REPORT THAT L WAS EMBERY EPORT
UNCLAS DOWNdRADED AT
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

IN EXCESS OF HIS OWN AND ESTIMATED IT AT 6000 KNOTS, IT T WAS TOO
DARK FOR ANY IDENTIFICATION BUT PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS WHITE
LIGHT COMING FRO OBJECT LOOKED LIKA F-9L AFTER
CFT RADARCONTACT
WITH OBJECT ESTABLISH GROUND CONTROL INTERCEPTTON
HAVE RADAR CONTACT WHEN I CHECKED FFICER
BLAKE SAID THAT FLIGHT OEFICER CARNIRE AN EADI CRA TMANS
CLAYTON-WERE-ON-DUTY -FOBLAKE SAID-THEY--TOLD-HIM
OFF A PURPLE LIGHT AND WAS MOVING FAST 20825Z THE
TOWER TOWER GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION INFORMATIC LANDLINE TELEPHONE:
PILOT WARDEN OF MARITIME OF MARITIME CENTRAL 4 SIGHTED A SIGHTED A LUMINOUS
OBJECT SIZE SIZE UNKNO WN UNKNOWN OBJECT WAS SIGHTED WAS SIGH 50E FEE1 THE STARBOARD THE STARBOARD
WING; OBJECT OBJE STAYED ALONG STAYED ALONG SIADE AIRCRAFT 3 SIADE AIRCRAFT 3 OF SECONDS, THEN ECONDS, THEN
PICKED UP PICKED UP RAPIDLY AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THER MOON SHAPED
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UNCLASS
DOWNGRADED AT & Y DOWNGRADE
DECL. BAR INTERVALS)
GASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
PAGE FOUR JEXCR 7C
OBJECT, BOTH OBJECTS WERE MOON SHAPED, WAS SIGHTED DIRECTLY IN FRONT
OF THE FIRST OBJECT THE CO-PILOT OF MARITIME CENTRAL AIRWAYS-YR
CONFIRMS PILOT WARDENS STATEMENT. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THE
VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED, TH E SIGHTING TOOK PLACE 130 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GOOS BASE OUR RADAR STATION (ANC2 PS-5) DID NOT
HAVE RADAR CONTAC THE OBJECT AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME."
D/I NEAC COMMENT S IGHTING BY PILOT AND RO OF F-94 EVALUATED AS
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT CORRELATION FLIGHT PLANS AIRCRAFT,
EXCESSIVE SPEED 0)
CONFIGURATION.
SIGHTING BY PILOT WARDEN CO PILOT OF MARITIME CENTRAL AIRWAYS,
POSSIBLE RELATED TO. GTHER SIGHTING, EVALUATED AS UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT MESSAGE RECEIVED THIS HQ D3143OZ.
Rea 1657-3m3
UNCLAS
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Ar fORM i2z-PARTI UNCLASSIFIED
NLOTNNJOE
Canwin Malti 1-27-33 1
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RE ORT
A
L400, Dis/It, 55 103
OCNUVMA
5 2 1 1900
102 40 -
MitiA J. EUToN, Captain, USAP Gotle Ale
M 14 A,
1. M wllentirlsl flying ehjest vas viselly
This Int-iration is of interest to Air Tochuleod In ell nds Cerher,
NT: Alll-Ae, Weit-Patber3ci A, Dgton, Olo.
Sad W Dil
L. Goo Lh.Geio
Alreex- Alreexe
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
CO, CO, 440 $0, CQ IenG
CO, 00, 80 CAHADEEP CAAIREN
Ca{$ 00, 6730 Airk, Cenads
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIEU
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AF FORM 112PARTH
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION N REPORT
DieyInt, 137-93 OF PADEr
ir
LANC T evor tEirep tan ()llessot 30 Air
a0Lak Par peom (CcLa Ale
6 ervo oe ajel.
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Caat A : the ol Ject wns Cirst siydgdt an cliutod a an dtitulg ot A,on
tn st atlep t to intercent t'e of jeat bu Wad thully o fe so. o Ti r codsel
Md z'a vish "i oljeet eitler ron the ier ( or fhe t NAAC
I ilee awest.
. Tho dlet ws Loelinel to lellove  i the eiJoat wss Joboean
6lo0edlvo 6:nod icht gon'itiors of vieitilsty.
2. Shatonome or Leconl Lout aint I. T. Nosth,
"I wis or cuby the nirht of i lay l9s3, Pin Iail-40 e llal our eitlon
I peve i norative anyer chl then the pilot of Pin Tall-4o oont otar the "usor
tiry gave the Sme nogetive arsier, The controller in tha Gcose Paer diso W't
no that he suw lhe objeot sad aa'ed it I sav it. I gare t aag tive retert te hts
muustion.
Whon Pin Tail-4O dulled this stution he Was ter ailen due sotth -e Goose Air
Ense. Airoraft vus in a port crbit wieh vns atout adk iiles in dlaveter. The
Pin Tell-4o treck wos not reoordol by thld stotlon beeetse dt ws in dr Ground
Clutter and only could be seon with the Sigoal ofr.
At ozogrcZ I dad rolieved by Second Lieutenatt t. L Lcun, We I triefed
the current situition," *
I first suw the orject et o2c3o5z and bud visual nentnet for lau't 3o ririhes.
The sighting took plece i5 niles southwest of the Base. At the ti s of the firet
sighting I wis at 24,Ooo feet snd the otjset was about Io,"oo feet blo ns, glvine
off a hite light. The objeot shovel definite maneuveratiilty an I afte rid 4o
r,ls contact iut was unsuecessful beevse the oljrot ebulorad evasive eaiion.
radar' eperator Lavor die get radar contact witt the otjeet. There ves no eviderde
of jt r rocket exhatst. The weather et the tine wie Car and thore were no 'io
altitude vinds. I was unable to get pictures of the objeot, und did aot notlee
ang chenge in oelor of the light."
Statereny of Second Lieutemant rrown, I*gth AoiW Sngdron:
"I oslled Capbain Entery 'to get a statement for the l5-7 Revort ihat I wes
prer(rlor. Capboin Earherg 's report to mo ahecked with tha slove and inclwlgd
re rt teents sntLonet as Collous, The hia Inil-4". irer t ss couth
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DODDIR5200.1O
NOTE THSTIOLMLIE CONAINS IN OPATION AIFOLNO THENAFIOWNOL COYLNOE OF THELUITEOOTATOS WNHIN TIHEMLANINOON LGOPINAGLAOT, O ND E
3I AND ZASAMLNDED, IIS TIANGMISSION OR THE RLVCLAGNON OP IISCONTUNTS BN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORILEDAACAS IG PADADTEO UY LAM.
IT MAY MOT BE REPRODUCED IN VHOLE OR IN PART. DY OTHERY THAN UNITED SYATLS AIR FORCE AGENCILS, EXCEMT OY PERMESSION OF THE DATOREOF
INELLLIOLNOL, USAF.
22504
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trers wae e white light rtnin- (roa the otjeat thst lookel lile ao PO4 with after-
burrer,! The rilot furthor aild that he wis wiable to rot reilgr aogheet with the
"xleat. GoI (Estahliah) vlse did not h, ve etar grtnot.
Whar I checked the Geese Ceatrol gover, Miight gaftcer, Baks att. tht itdt
"'eer Carnire anl Leolioy Mrorartoman Claytor verg se dotn, Fted Oetean
101
at, : With She above ireormation I subidtted mesaege, "viop e4)."
7. The ruder cye ton, lot Lignteert i. B.
4* PyIn Pabary,
covSuts or Arey ing geetoers
1. A cheak or Clioke lane throrgot Oho sor 14 0r
ore atraratt othae than e P-d was in g ar. AS b-4 o. d arrivod
Goose Air Bsse at CalOas6.
3. Che execodiye s gei o" th ohjest (r) Fnot) gregfu'ar th. rosnihO1s
of it beirg A reoirrocutisg engino
Wility ot a fet airereft,
3. S1nce an -ilgt rnd solor ond so/or pe-serna Aonse Ar
ase state thsr au vmrla 51 magrg that tkie irad ans merrgsants an
sorinl objee aneel by ls sgrelorie 2 phenemage. Look of ary wde- phenemags. Lock of ar wde- eont ot benvde bends
to sugyort thie halier, to sugyort thie halief,
Chief, Gurrant heltonge Division
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BOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLAS SSIFIED
No zetn AGAA
410821
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UNCLASSIFIED 5
NME xV l×R Date: 1 May 53-
DSD CR FGA L.C.T.: 11:05 DM B2.***
TRO PO MCG $π{2$ N:
30 min. Location:
PepperelL AFB, NEID
REMARKS:
Why no radar contact?
loon in the eastern sky
fuller report needed. Why didn't
we get we get this sooner? this sooner?
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLAS