PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24 June 53 24/13302 Ivo Jima
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
MLLAM Visusl Gitdr (auD LIztrs)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS RADAR UNVeTIAIED
Visual obsorvation helievod to he ligits fron Ivo dian not
Cue (it atine) related to lader retirns..
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15, 90, 15 Secoris Unidenti fled target aipeared on KB-29 a/e xradar scope at
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1330%, 1340Z, 1350Z and wns 0bse1ved 15,90,15 secends
Eadar. and observation, riit sconner
Alr-Visnal-Air-Iatercet stated ho sew I red lidrts a.d l thite. The object appoared
.COURSE to be travaling aprrox 50o-6o0 myh. ,Radar obourverx stated
that tho pick up wns not cmus ed fron sot interforraice.
Pilot of a/e was informed that no o/o wore schuled to be in Pilot of a/e was informed that no o/c wore schuled to be in
8. PHOTOS vicinity of obsarvatlons for approx 2 hours. No weather vicindty of obsarvatlons for approx 2 hours. No veather
inforetion avail:ble.
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9. PHYSI . PHYSI VIDENCE
Ys Yes
No
FORM FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious editlene of bo usod. used.
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Referenca basic ATIc correspondence Request attached forme be
completed and submitted to Wright-Pattorson Air Force Ease, Chlo, as
soon as possible.
FOR THE MKR:
1 Inel E. A. HESS
n/c CWO USAF
Asst Adj. Gen.
376940 2 10363
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
Ltr, ATIC, W-P AFB, Ohio, file DI 452.26, Sugj: (Uncl) Radar Sighting
ARSQ (25 Jun 53) 3rd Ind
TO: Comdr, FEAF Bomber Command:
Subject officer's TDY terminated on 8 July 1953 at which time
he was returned to the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Mountain Home
Air Force Ease, Idaho.
1 Inel CHARLES E MeCOY JR
n/c Lt Col, USAF
Commander maruea
DI/52-(25 Jun 53) DI/f52-(25 Jun 53) 4th Ind 4th Ind 26 JUL 1953 26 JUL 1953
HEADQUARTERS, FEAF BOMBER COMMAND PROVISIONAL, APO 328 HEADQUARTERS, FEA
Pae TO: Commander, 9th TO: Commander, 9th Ai Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Squadron, Mountai Home Air Force
Base, Idaho.
FOR THE COMMANDER: COMMANDER:
gag. ging. :
1 Incls
n/o
co; ATIC, W-P AFB
3
UNCLASSIFIED
64945

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UNCLASSIFIED
of Unidentified Aorial Cbject, ctd 25 Jun 53
AG L452.26(25 Jun 53)IN-RSQ lst Ind
TO: Comrand, Pr 325
Request attached forms be completed by si ghting officer, Captain
Peters, Detachment A, 9lst Domb Wing, and he forwarded directly to
Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Conter, Wright-Patteraon Air
Force Ease, Chio, as soon as possibla.
FYOR THE COMANDER: FOR THE COLMANDER:
1 Incl:
n/c
L J. KRATING L J. KRATING .
Majox, UFAN
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Ltr, ATIC, W-P AFB, Ohio, file DI 452.26, Subj: Radar Sighting of
Unidentified Aerial Object, dtd 25 Jun 53
9BW/ARS 452.26 (25 Jun 53) 5th Ind
9TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, M, 9th Bombardment Wing, M, Mountain Hcme Air
Force Base, I daho, 2 Se ber 1953
TO: Commander, Air Technical n Air
Force Base
1. Returned for necessary acti on.
2 Subject officer was fully interviewed by FEAF Intelligence and
42lst Air Refueling Squadron Intelligence officer. Necessary forms, trus
extracts of flight log, diagrams, etc, were completed at that time. The
basis for said material remained in FEAF subsequent to officer's rotation
to ZI and only such information as is entered on ATIC Form 332 is accurately
available. Further queries should be referred to FEAF Intelligence Head-
quarters.
FOR THE COMMANDER: FOR THE COMMANDER:
Petens Petenn
1 Incl 1 Incl GEORGE A. PETERS GECRGE/A. PETERS
n/c Captain, USAF
Asst Adjutant
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UNCLASSIFIED
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ELECTRONICS DATA SHEET
(GROUND RADAR)
The purpose of this questionnaire is to provide technical data for evaluating the report of
an unusual radar target or track t is reques it be completed as accurately as
possible.
When not filled in, the form is Unclassified. The reporting officer will use
judgement as to what degree of classification is required.
It is preferred that the answers to the questlons be typewritten, bowever, if It will ex-
pedite the completion of the form, the answers may be printed in ink. If additlonal space
is needed, use reverse side of form.
1. STATION OBSERVING TARGET: 2DATE OF THIS REPORT:
Det #h, FEAF Bomber Command 28 Aug 53
Organization Day Month Year
APO 328, c/o PM, Calif
Location
3. DATE 3. DATE TARGET OBSERVED: RGET OBSERVED: 4. NAME, RANK AND ORGANIZATION OF 4. NAME, RANK AND ORGANIZATION OF
Local Time REPORTING OFFICER: REPORTING OFFICER:
Z Time 0 George A Peters, Captain, USAF
Day Month Year 9th Air Refueling Sq, Mt Home AFB, Idaho 9th Air Refueling Sq, Mt Home AFB, Idaho
Time-Local Timo-Local... Time-_ Timo-Z
5. EXACT LO TION (COORDINATES):
& OBSERVER DATE (LIST EACH OBSERVER): OBSERVER DATE (LIST EACH OBSERVER): No. of Yoars No. of Years
Name Rank Rank Duty Exp. In Radar
Peters, George A Capt Radar Observer 4
B. Askey, Russell E Capt Navigator
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E.
7. WAS A VISUAL SIGHTING MADE BY ANY PERSONNEL OF THE STATIUN?  YES  NO
IF SO, GIVE NAME AND RANK OF ALL PERSONNEL MAKING A VISUAL SIGHTING AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
WHAT THEY SAW:
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ATIC FORM J32 (REVISED 25 NOV 19S2)

FECTS CAUSED BY AN INTERFERING SIGNAL? YES NO
COMMENTS:
20. ARE PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH THE EF FECTS OF ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECTS) AS THEY
PERTAIN TO THIS TYPE OF RADAR?YES NO
2I. HAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECT) BEEN OBSERVED TO E THE
GROUND CLUTTER OF THIS RADAR THIS SITE? YES XNO
COMMENTS:
22. WAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECT) EXTENDING THE RANGE OF THE GROUND CLUTTER AT
THE TIME THE TARGET WAS OBSERVED? YES 24NO
COMMENTS:
23. HOW DID THE TARGET APPEAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE AS COMP ARED TO CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT TARGETS?
Same as jet fighters observed on other occasions.
.
24. PERFORMANCE OF TARGET:
a. REMAINED CONSISTENT IN SIZE 0 - CHANGED SIZE RAPIDLY 3
b. SPEED WAS CONSTANT SPEED WAS CONSTANT 0 0 SP EED WAS VARIABLE EI f0
c. FOLLOWED CONSISTENT TRACK FOLLOWED APPEARED, DISAPPEARED, THEN
REAPPEARED IN NEW LOCATION X
d. FUZZY COMPARED TO AIRCRAFT SHARP COMPARED TO KNOWN .
TARGET 0 AIRCRAFT TARGET
SAME AS AIRCRAFT TARGET 8 .
25. WERE OTHER TARGETS (KNOWN) OBSERVED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AT APPRO) WERE OTHER TARGETS (KNOWN) OBSERVED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AT THE SAME HE SAME
TIME AND AT THE SAME ALTITUDE AS THE UNUSUAL TARGET? TIME AND AT THE SAME E ALTITUDE AS THE UNUSUAL TARGET?
IF SO, DESCRIBE.
26. WHAT SCOPE, "B FOLLOW THE TARGET?
PPI
DESCRIBE THE siGNAl: Rectangular, resolving to a round target as in decellerated.
27. WHAT WAS THE RADA CAN RATE? Sector Scan was not used
28. WHAT WAS THE FREQUENC ITTER?
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29. DID ANY OF THE OBSERVERS HAVE ANY OPINIONS AS TO THE NATURE OF THE TARGET? YES NO
IF YES, GIVE THEIR NAMES AND OPINIONS BELOW.
Major Edward Mays Fighter - like target
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ATIC FORM 332 (REVISED 25 NOV 19S2)

31. USE THIS SHEET FOR ANY NIONS SOR ADDITIONAL
terrogation by two FE Intelligence ricers, shortly after sighting was
made. Diagram, such as section thirty were completed at that time.
.
ATIC FORM 333 (REVISED 28 NOV 1982)
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ELECTRONICS DATA SHEET
(GROUND RADAR)
The purpose of this questlonnaire is to provide technical data for evaluating the report of
an unusual radar target or track is requeste comnpleted as accurately as
possible.
When not filled in, the form is Unclassified. The reporting offi OWF
judgement as to what degree of classification is required.
It is preferred that the answers to the questions be typewritten, bowever, if it will ex-
pedite the completion of the form, the answers may be printed in in If additional space
is needed, use reverse side of form.
1. STATION OBSERVING TARGET: DATE OF THIS REPORT:
Det. # 4, FEAF Bomber Gomcand 28 Aug53
Organization Day Month Year
APO 323, c/2 P.-i., Celie.
Location
. DATE RGET RGET TOBSERVED: BSERVED: 4. NAME, RANK AND ORGANIZATION OF NAME, RANK AND ORGANIZATION OF
Local Tim REPORTING OFFICER: REPORTING OFFICER:
Z Time 0 George A. Poters, Gariain,USAT George A. Peters, Carinin,U3AT
Day Month Yoar 96112 961r 3d...F.Im d..Fh.n
Time-Local. Time-Local... Time-Z-
5. 5. EXACT LOC ORDINATES):
6. OBSERVER DATE (LIST EACH OBSERVER): OBSER DATE (LIST EACH OBSERVER):
No. of Yoars
Name Name Rank Rank Duty Exp. in Rador
A. Pa'ers, George A. fapt. Radar Obseryer —
B. Askey, Rusrell E. Gapt. ieLrabor 11
c.
D.
E.
7. WAS A VISUAL SIGHTING MADE BY ANY PERSONNEL OF THE STATIUN? YES NO
IF SO, GIVE NAME AND RANK OF ALL PERSONNEL MAKING A VISUAL SIGHTING AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
WHAT THEY SAW:
ATIC FORM J32 (REVISED 25 NOV 1952)
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8. HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANYONE NOT AT THE RADAR STATION MAKING A VISUAL SIGHTING AT APPROXIMATELY
THE SAME TIME THE RADAR CONTACT WAS MADE? YESNO
IF SO, GIVE NAME AND ADDRESS.
RADAR SCOPE PHOTOS: x
IS RADAR EQUIPPED WITH A SCOPE CAMERA?- NO
WAS CAMERA OPERATIONAL?. YES NO
WERE SCOPE PHOTOS TAKEN?- NO
WERE PRINTS OF THE SCOPE PHOTOS FORWARDED TO THE
AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER? YES NO
10. TRACK DATA:
WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF THE TRACK? WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF THE TRACK? .
YES YES SNO
11. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THE TARGET? YES NO YESNO
TIME AS THE TARGET? O YES O NO
12. WERE ANY NEARBY RADAR INSTALLATIONS QUERIED WHETHER THEY HAD OBSERVED WERE ANY NEARBY RADAR INSTALLATIONS QUERIED WHETHER THEY HAD OBSERVED
THE SAME TARGET OR TRACK? YESNO YES O
IF SO, WHICH STATIONS? IF SO, WHICH STATIONS? Iwo Jima CCA_ (Only evailable site) Iwo Jima GCA (Only evailable sito)
13. WAS THE TARGET OBSERVED ON SEARCH RADAR? YESNO YESN
IF SO, WHAT IS THE NOMENCL ATURE OF THE EQUIPMENT? Eaimvnt ot Ga Mos 7.
14. WAS THE TARGET OBSERVED ON HEIGHT FINDING RADAR? YES NO
IF SO, WHAT IS STHE NOMENCLATURE OF THE EQUIPMENT?-
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15. HAVE THERE BEEN YES N
IF SO, DESCRIBE.
16. WHAT ATOR (I.E., SPARK GAP, HARD TUBE, ETC.) IS USED IN THE RADAR EQUIPMENT?
17. WAS THE AFC(AUTOMATIC FREQUEN ROPERLY? YES NO
COMMENTS:
1B. HAS INTERFERENCE FROM ANOTHER RADAR SET BEEN OBSERVED RECENTLY: YESNO
COMMENTS: No other aircraft in area
ATIC FORM 332 (REVISED 25 NOV 1952)

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19. ARE PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WI TH TS CAUSED BY AN INTERFERING SIGNAL? YESNO
COMMENTS:
20. ARE PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH THE EFFECTS OF ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECTS) AS THEY
PERTAIN TO THIS TYPE OF RADAR? YES NO
21. HAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECT) BEEN OBSERVED TO THE
GROUND CLUTTER OF THIS RADAR AT THIS SITE? YES NO
COMMENTS:
22. WAS ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (DUCTING EFFECT) EXTENDING THE RANGE OF THE GROUND CLUTTER AT
THE TIME THE TARGET WAS OBSERVED? YES NO
COMMENTS:-
23. HOW DID THE TARGET APPEAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE AS COMP ARED TO CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT TARGETS?
Same as i.t: Pigrtors obeorvxd
: .
24. PERFORMANCE OF TARGET:
REMAINED CONSISTENT IN SIZE 0 CHANGED SIZE RAPIDLY
. SPEED WAS CONSTANT SP EED WAS'VARIABLE d.d
c. FOLLOWED CONSISTENT TRACK APPEARED, DISAPPEARED, THEN APPEARED, DISAPPEARED, THEN
REAPPEARED IN NEW LOCATION REAPPEARED IN NEW LOCATION 2
d. FUZZY COMPARED TO AIRCRAFT SHARP COMPARED TO KNOWN
TARGET 0 AIRCRAFT TARGET
SAME AS AIRCRAFT TARGET a
25. WERE OTHER TARGETS (KNOWN) OBSERVED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA, AT THE SAME SAME
TIME AND AT THE SAME ALTITUDE AS THE UNUSUAL TARGET? YES
IF SO, DESCRIBE.
26. WHAT TYPE INDICATORS ("A" SCOPE, "B SCOPE, ETC.) WERE USED TO FOLLOV -
PPI
DESCRIBE
27. WHAT WAS THE RADAR SCAN RATE? Sootor Soen vrs not irled
28. WHAT WAS THE FRI IENC NSMITTER?
29. DID ANY OF THE OBSERVERS HAVE ANY OPINIONS AS TO THE NATURE OF THE TARGET?  YES  NO
IF YES, GIVE THEIR NAMES AND OPINIONS BELOW.
lajor Dt
ATIC FORM 332 (REVISED 25 NOV 19S2)
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object wam 600 to 800 MPH. N visual abservntion was made.
b. At 14118E/2452N a 13402 an unidontified flying object wes observed at
a distance or approxirately 6 mil-s ahead of KB-29at a o'clock position. KB--29
vaa at 10,l00 FLPA, Haading 352 degrees, TAS 228 knots, weather clear. Unidontified
object was observed for i minutes. object was
500 MFH No visual observation was made.
unidentified flying object was observed at
from 6 o'clock and closing to within
03-10 nile of KB-29. KB-29 was st 10,100 FLPA, Heading 352 degrees, TAS 223 knots,
weathor clser. Unidentified object was observed for l5 seconds. Avoroximate speed
of unidentified. object was approximately 6O0 MPH. was made.
COMIENT BY FREPARINC OFFICER: At time of second observation, Right Seanner said
he obaerved 2 red lights and 1 white light visually. These lights were believed to
be from Iwo-Jima due to ths nearness of the island at the tine of obpervations.
All observations were made in a radius of 8 to 45 miles from Iwo-Jina
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STF/FON R. FOSKIN
302 lst Lt., USAF 2 D NA TO A A
x pe-Log Intelligence ISN
30 Skotch of Radar Tracks of Unidentified
Flying Object, MA PA CA
40 Individual Observations , 2, and 3
DISTRISUTION BY ORIGINATOR
D/I FEAF (1 cy)(4Incla) 307th Bomb Wing (1 cy)
FEAF Pomber Cormand (3cy) (COURIER) 9lst Stratrcnron (Courier)
19th Bomb Gp (1 cy) 98th Bomb Wing (1 cy) (Courier)
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 5O U S C.-
3I AND 32. AS AMFNOED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION NOF ITS MADED TO AN UNAUTHOHIZED PERSON IS PHOHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE GENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE,USAF 12 YEARS.
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Message AIR015 includes statement that radar target was large and
fuzzy. This tends to indicate a
Weather data would nalysis.
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DATE IOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
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2 Shaw AFB, South Carolina Military 1. Astro (VENUS)
2. Astro (STARS/PLANET
3. Insufficient Data
2 Tinker AFE, Oklahoma Military (PHOTO) Balloon
Fremont, Wisconsin Balloon
Rano, Nevada Astro (VENUS)
Middletown, New York Aircraft
Tipp City, Ohio Balloon
Tinker AlB, Oklahoma (PHOTOS) Balloon
Stillwater, Oklahoma Other (Searchlight)
Atlanta, Georgia PHYSICAL S) Other (HOAX-Shaved Mon!
Colville, Vashington Astro (VENUS)
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma Balloon
Sheppard AFB, Texas Military Other (Debris Wind)
9 Fort Worth, Texas Astro (METEOR)
3 10 Forrest City, Arkanses Balloon
11 Godman AFB, Kentucky (PHOTOS) Astro (VENUS)
12 Adrian, Michigan Balloon
13 Shaw AFB, South Carolina Astro (METEOR)
14 14 Fairborn, Ohio Astro (veNus Astro (VENUS & JUPITER) JUPITER)
14 14 Opportunity, Montana Insufficient Data Data
15 15 Richland, Washington (INFO) Richland, Washington (INFO)
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(theflienn is not notic huan eye.)
and air-rescue work.
Up to now the "HR" has been used on only one type a/c,  the
is 250 mph. The film "In WADC" (Uncl)shows the "HR action. This

hick black cloud of smoke while in operation.
One A.O. actually
one instance. one instance.
Usually the public is notified of tests.in adrance. Usually
C etad eted
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general, about any i sts regard
any other equipment which mig - : - 1y
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
1e June 53 17/2345Z Iwo Jina
3.SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mlitrry ANOL ALOUD PROFOWALTON
4. NU: WITCTS It is believed thnt target vas caused lg some tre of interferekce
(poss weathor phonomena). The shiteant that targot Mis large
One fusey bends to indi onte Nou tyre terget. Insufleient v
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION eveluation. 5 pholos shou errects of
anomalons propogation.
Not nenorted not nepor'ted
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I Ailot A Pilot on reund-robin Miht fron rokote AF3 to Io Juma on reund-robin fiht frona rokote AF7 to Io Jim
observed I tn unidentified rdar tirget 15 niles frou Ivo Ji.a in unidentified rdar tirget 15 niles frou Ivo Ji.a
Air-Intercept Radar Radar traveling Goo knots on a 35 deg boering. Pilot called Iwo Jia traveling 6oo knots on a 35 deg boering. Pilot called Iwo Jilla
7. COURSE and was advised that no a/c were in erea. , Cn his roturn trl
Morth Morth pilot observad sute object 1o niles N and co niles il on reday pilot olservad sute object 1o niles N and co niles il on reda
screen. Pilot roported loo alves i at Ooo6k (tim) that ond ct screen. Pilot roported loo alives i at Ooo6k (tim) that obd ot
. PHOTOS B. PHOTOS areared arpeared t o follow him and that it closed within I aile from o follow him and that it closed within I aile fron
hii and thon disappearod fron radar seope. hii and thon disappesrod fron radar seope.
Yes Ye
No No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IDENCE
0 Yes
Ne
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This CASE Includes
FOUR (4) 8"x 10" 1 photos
AND NewspAper Clippints.
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Photo # 4Time exposure of the "HELL ROARER" at night. Path of the AfC
starts at the lower center of the picture.

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Seen Any Good Flying
Sauce ers Lately?
The Air Force now is able to knock down "fl
people think they see them.
Trouble is, people keep thinking they see 'em.
Result is the Air Force's "temporary ghost-chasing project at Wright Field, Dayton.
Ohio, is going on six years old and seems destined for a sort of semi-permanent status.
One sign of how it has
settled is that it started in
1948 under a Lieutenant Gen-
eral and now is headed by a
First Lieutenant.
LT. ROBERT M. OLSSON, of $
Southold, L. I., temporarily in
charge of the staff of six, happily charge of the staff of six, happily
reported the project, reported the project, now known now known .
as "Blue Book" for no particular as "Blue Book" for no particular
reason, is about as even with the reason, is about as even with the
game as possible.
Last year the project received
1,700 reports of "flying saucers"
and explained and explained about 86 per-
cent. This year it's about 90 per MEEHAN EEHAN
cent of 270 "saucers." cent of 270 "saucers.".
The big drop in "saucer" re- The big drop in "saucer" re- 50 of the "better reports" to top THE AIR FORCE explana-
ports means people are thinking scientists in related fields such as tions range from weather bal-
twice before fearing invasion by astronomy. All agreed there was was
little men from Mars every time little men from Mars every time to indicate space travel- loons reflecting sunlight to
they see a strange light over- "nothing to "nothing weather conditions that produce
head. ers in our ers in our midst." Lt. Olsson add- midst." Lt. Olsson add-
ed: mirage-like reflections. mirage-like reflections.
THERE REMAINS uneXplained "We also think there is noth- Just the service re-
at least 10 per cent, the r main rea- recently
for continuing the project. ing that poses anv immediate vealed a secret gimmick that
son danger to this country. There explained a few of the reports,
Lt. Olsson explained: is nothing to be worried about."
"We don't rule out the pos- The Air Force also has ruled This was a giant magnesium
sibility of something outside of out these possibilities: flare giving off 10,000,000 can-
our experience." die power for night aerial pho-
But he emphasized the Air 1. That Soviet Russia or some tography. The device is at-
Force is convinced "flying sau- other nation has developed such tached to the wing. of a big .
cers"' were not space ships full of flying gimmick. plane and presents an eerie
gremlins from some other planet. 2. That the U. S. has such a sight in the sky.
THE AIR FORCE turnEd over secret machine.
Known as "The Hell Roarer,"
To the Old Folks Home: it has been tested mostly around
Wright Field and Windsor Locks,
Conn. so it could not explain
Public Bow most of the myterious 10 per cen.
data learned bv tho. proinds,
LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 1 (AP).-ElizaJeth Stringer cel- human psychology is tops. One
ebrated her 1ooth birthda: in the dock at Magistrates Court on group o "saucer' witr.esses was
vagrancy charges after she was found asleep on a step. She said given scientific demonstrations
she was an "old artiste of the music halls." that they had actually seen the
2 Told to go to the old foiks home, she said: "Get a gun and planet Venus. But they refused to
1 shoot me." But, after consultation with two women probation of- believe it.
ficers, she yielded and said she would go. Seen any good saucers lately?

2. y.gin.da Qug.2,1953
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This picture of a B:se bomber 'equipped with the "hell roarer"
used for aeriaf night photography shows how the device might
bave contributed to a number of the flying saucer
Air Force Photo via-AP Wirephot
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New AirPhotograph
Device Described Device Described.
6i19 i Nitaidr Niaidt
The Air Reserrch-and-DevelopKeonnaissanc The Air Resedrch and- Develop eonnaissanc plane and can be
ment Command at I ment Command at Baltimore, Md., controlled byt controlled by the pilot. It gets its the pilot. It gets its
Wednesday released details Wednesday released details of the name from the the roar it emits as it
"hell rourer."a roarer."a powerful powerful new burns:atomized i or finely pulverized
lighting 'device device developed by the magnesium powder.
Wright Air Development center The- gadget The- gadget gives offI gives off light of
here 'and Wesleyan university at approximately 10,000,000 10,000.000 candle-
Middietown, Conn., for taking taking power. (A 40-watt bulb gives about
aerial photographs_at aerial photographs at night. 32 candlepower. The hell roarer 32 candlepower.) The 'hell roarer"
The ("hell roarer'? is contained can throw its intense. light throw its intense. light t for for
in a torpedo-like 12-foot cylinder more than four minutes, and the more than four minutes, and the
which attaches to the wing of a of a pilot canvturn. it off -and on as
required." .
Because of. the extremely high
temperatures which thehell
roarer" produces, it must be han-
dled with extremecare.Built-in
warning signals indicate if the de-
tvice is not t operating properly and
the-entire:unitrcanibe-jettisoned
if the plane is endangered.
DURCNO THE FIRST teSt flights
conducted at Windsor Locks,
Conn., by researchers, nearby po-
lice and fieid officials were be-
sieged with telephone calls report-
ing flying saucers or planes going
down in flames. An Air Force
test conducted near Detroit also
brought numerous calls. Tests got
a similar response in Dayton's
East Enc:
The device now has been suc-
. cesslully tested on marieuvers, and
the-Air Force hopes it has solved
an old military problem of how to
take pictures of enemy activity at
night from very low altitudes and
at high speeds.
: Idea for the "hell varer" was
conceived by the Air Force in 1949
and development work began the
same year. The first flight test
took place late in 1951.

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Associated Press from the United States Air Force
Photograph released by the Air Force yes terday y showing B-26 bomber using a giant
magnesium flare attached to the wing for night photography.
The Air Force Exposes a Flying Saucer
WASHINGTON, July 15 (". I the Air Force said in a state- magnesium powder at ex-
--The Air Force announced ment. A test near Detroit also tremely high temperatures.
today a powergul new flare brought numerous calls from The powder is contained in a
excited observers, the Air torpedo-like cylinder 12 fect
gor night photography and Force said. Essentially the de- long. The intense light will
said the device has been re- vice is a giant magnesium burn for more than four min-
sponsible for some of the flare, attached to the wing of utes, and the pilot can turn it
reports of flying saucers in a reconnaissance plane and on and off as needed. The first
the last two years. Police and controlled by the pilot. Its flight test model was designed
field officials were besieged designersa group of scien- and developed by Robert M.
with phone calls reporting tists and engineers at Wes- Dawson, a mechanical engi-
flying saucers or planes going leyan University. Middletown. neer, of Newington, Conn. The
down in flames" when the 10 Conn,--named it the "hell purpose is to make it possible
million-candiepower flare was roarer" for the tremendous to take pictures of enemy ac-
first tested secretly in 1951 flood of sound emitted in the tivity at night from very low
near Windsor Locks, Conn., burning g of finely pulverized altituces and at high speed.

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JOURNAL HERALD, DAYTON, OHIO,- THURSDAY, JULY 16, I953
ARDC Reveals
Photo Device;
Saucer Tip?
IDEOC explanation
A "Hell Roarent
for some flying saucer reports was
included in. anr announcement yes-
terday y by the Air Research and
Development Command (ARDC)
of a new device for taking pight
nerial pietures.
The Wright Aim Development
center is helping develop the "Hell
Roarer," a wingtip tank which
burns finely pulverized magnesium
powder to provide an itense con-
tinuous light for night photog-
raphy. PP13
The name wast ziven the mech. the mech-
anism by; Middletow by; Middletown, Conn., Conn.,
ARDC scientistrdSand."engineers scientistraand engineers
due to the roar emitted when, in due to the. roar emitted when,in
operation.
First test flights at First test flights .at Windsor
MENTIONSD MENTIONED Locks, Conn., brought Locks, Conn., brought publie re- public re-
SAUCER SAUCER REPORTS THE THE VARIOUS ports of flying ports of flying saucers saucers or planes or planes
SALVPD 3Y BY OFFILERS, FFILERS, going down in flames. Similar re-
WERE VED action followed a test neat Detroit. action followed a test neat:Detroit.
Ps. EVED The mechanism, contained in a The mechanism, contained in a
BASE BASE torpedo-like 12-fdot eyliader cat- torpedo-like 12-fdot eylindercat-
P.73.B.
THE BY taches to the taches to the wing of reconnais-
THESE THESE sance aircraff an sance aircraft and i controlfed by Is controlled by
eN CN the pilot.
The atornized ·magnesium
der burns at an extremely high
temperaturendB1 an in-
tense light of.aboufm19.000,go0
4. candlepower or. more-than bour
minutes.
handling the magnesium, the, en-
tire mechanismroasbeyjettisoned
if the plane is endangered.
Developtnentofthe"Hell
Roarer" has betif ujderway since
1949. 'It is believ6d to be the an-
swer to the problem of how to
take pictures: of4 erfeiy activity
at night from low altitudes and at
high speeds. First flight tests were
made late in 1951.
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. That Light In The Sky
Wasn't The Sun, Son nt oon
By BILL ANDERSON Bv BILL ANDERSON
Journal Herald Journal Herald Staft Writer Staff Writer
AI bright-looking object appeared over Dayton last night.
Following is a handy little reference guide for readers in Following is a handy little reference guide for readers in.
case it ever happens again:
If the object is extremely bright, and hot, t If the object is extremely bright, and hot, t there's a good
chance this will be the sun. This is especially This is especially true during the
summer season, when the sun stays'out longer than usual.
However, during this time of the year, the sun is usually
down by S:45 p.m., which rules out the possibility of the object down by 8:45 p.m., which rules out the possibility of the object
scen last night being the sun. The object t was seen at 8:45 p.m. was seen at 8:45 p.m.
And to further rule out the object being the sun, the United
States weather bureau reported in no uncertain terms that the States. weather bureau reporte in terms that the
sun went down yesterday at 7:04 p.m. It will not come back
until approximately y 6:17 a.m. today, take or give a few minutes.
When it is definitely established that a bright object t at
night is not the sun, there may be a chance that it is the moon.
There are several
way is to call up your girl (or boy) friend, borrow some money
for gas and then go for a ride. Be sure and drive carefully, the
safety division of the Chamber of Commerce recommends.
On cool nights it is advisable eto have a heater in the car.
When the moon, or the bright object, is finally located, study
it for some time. While moons go fast, they don't look like
they're e going fast from cars. Moons, too, have different shapes
varying z from round to half round. Half round moons are called
half-moons.
Sometimes there is no moon at all. (Actually, this isn't so. .
It's still there, you just can't see it.)
If there is no moon showing (there was last night, but a
Journal Herald report taken from authoritative sources, indi-
t cated it was hazy), see if the object looks like a flying saucer.
If it doesn't look like a saucer, but appears to be bright--
and slow moving, smile.
The odds are 10o-0 that the object is a bright light on the
belly of a Wright Air Development Center plane used to take
night-time pictures. At least that was the case last night.
People in parked cars should remember this.
(Note: This story may be clipped for future reference. It
will not be reprinted under any circumstances.)
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Photo1
INSTALLATION OF MAGNESIUM BURNER(HELL ROARER) ON THE RE-26.
1)Magnesium (3oo lbs, powdered) in put into the wing tank.
Air enters the scoop at the fromt of the tube.
3The magnesium is dropped into this tube, and flows out the end of the tube.
4) Two spark plugs at the extremetend of this tube are used to ignite the mixture.
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33G0 WGLF 145AN53 INSTALLATION OF MACNESIUM BURNER ON RB-26

AFM -DE AIR
AGA B62
AIR DE AGA Muiti 3. Atp
RR JEDWP ZOY
AIA B33
AGA DE AIA RARAPHASE
JAPYC B23 NOT REQUIRED. SEE PTO-CENTER
RR JEDWP CEFORE DECLASSIFYING
DE JAPYC 38B
FM COMDR FEAF TOKYO JAPAN NM
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
T/A 7146 S IN-REQ CITE PROJECT BLUE BOOK PD REURAD IC SS0
REQG MORE INFO CONCERNING SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PD RADAR
OBSR INTERROGATED GIVES FOLG INFO FUZZY BLIP APPEARED
AFT OF ACFT MVC IN AT HIGH RATE O SPEED P TGT THEN APPEARED
NORMAL AND WAS TIMED AT 48O KNOTS PD APPROACH WAS FR R RELATIVE TAIL
BEARIN MILES CHANGING TO 6DE
AK DEGREES AS THE PIP SLOWED WHEN IT CAME TO ONE HALF MILE RG PD
SECOND RADAR SIGHTING FR 3 MILES IN FRONT OF B-29 AND DISAPPEARED
AFTER MOVED TO ABOUT 15 MILES FRONT OF AP PD THIRD AND FINAL SIGHTING
PAGE TWO JAPYC 38B
FR TAIL POS SIMILAR FR TAIL POS SIMILAR TO FIRST SIGHTING CMA EXCEPT TRACK WAS STRAIGHT
IN TO ONE HALF MILE IN TO ONE HALF MILE RG FR ASTERN BEFORE DISAPPEARING PD DURING FR ASTERN BEFORE DISAPPEARING PD DURING
SIGHTING NEITHER IWO JIMANOR KITA IO SHIMA JIMANOR KITA IO SHIMA WAS VISIBLE ON RADAR
SCOPEI SCOPE PD FIVE OT HOET CR MEMBERS CONFRD PRESENCE MEMBERS GT ON RADAR ON RADAR
OESRS SET APPEARED OPETATING SATISFACTORILY ALL .TIMES TIMES
WERE FOR MINUTES EA PD ALL CREW
MEMBERS LOOK FOR IIDENTIEIEI OBJECT CMA
SCANNER INDICATEI MIGHT HAVZ SEEN TWO RED AND ONE WHITE LIGHTS
FOR VERY SHORT AFA DURING SIGHTING WAS CLEAR W/LOWER SCATTERED
CLOUDS PI OMNAVEE HAS BEEN QUERIET CONCERNING POS NAVY ACFT IN AREA
AND INDICATES NEGATIVE TRA USAF PRESENTLY BEING WRITTEN
BY SIGHTING ORGN
18JN53
UNCLASSIFIED
con7or t
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Photo # 3
Daylite photo of the "HELL ROARER" in action.

MADE A RADAR CONTACT VIT RC OF LESS
TRAN E PD SIMULTANAOUSLY FIRING PASS FR 1
UNIDENT TITIED ACFT FR 2 OCLOCK HIGH PD 3O MM FIRE WAS DIR
AT FRIENDLY CMA NO TRACERS OASRD DP FRIENDLY TURNED I NTO HOSTILE AND
CONTACT WAS BROKEN PD SERVERAL ADD TAIL AND NO: CONTACTS WERE
MADE BUT ALL WERE LOST THROUGH EVASIVE ACTION PI AT
ANOTHER F3D WAS LET TURN WHEN IT SUSTAINED ING PASS BY
PAGE TWO JAPYC 77B PAGE TWO JAPYC 77B
AN UNIDENTIFIED ACFT FIRING WN ESTD 5 TO 10 RNDS OF 37 MM CANNON FIRE
CMA FR 7 OCLOCK HIGH PD CONTACT BROKEN WHEN FRIENDLY TOOX EVASIVE CMA FR 7 OCLOCX HIGH PD CONTACT BROKEN WHEN FRIENDLY TOOX EVASIVE
ACTION PD D/I STH A ACTION PD D/I STH COMMENT CLN FRIENDLY PLTS REPTD THAT HOSTILE WAS WAS
IN HIS FIRING PASSES PI JOULD FLY
AM CLIMB UP FIRING
ABOUT AND PICK UP ENY ON THEIR
THE DECK FRIENDLIES
ACFT PD DURING THIS ACTION CMA GRD CONTROLLER YAS SH JAMMED
DURING THE TIME
UNQUOTE PD ATLO COMMENT PD FOL UP BEING INITIATED MO ROOERMINE LOC
CMA NATURE OF JAMMINS CMA FREQ OF OPE ATING SYS OR SYSS POSSIBILITY
OF OTHER BEING JAMMED
FIED
UNCLAS
T3-776-4

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
WRIGHT-PATTERSOM AIR FORCE BASE −
OHIO
In reply refer to 25 JUN 1953
,AFOIN-ATIAE-5
SUBJECT: (Uncl) Radar ghting of Unidentified Aerial Object
:
TO: Comander
Far Est Air Forces
APO 925, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
l. As was stated in our electrical message of 23 June ] 1953,
inclosed are two Electronics Data Sheets to be completed by personnel
involved in the 17 June 1953 radar sighting of an unidentified object.
The object was sighted over Iwo Jima and was reported a pilot on
okota Air Force Base.
2. In an attempt 2. In an attempt to to gather gather all all lniOrmatlon On information on this sighting this sighting and and
to identify the the source source of of the the radar radar return, the Air return, the Air Technical Intelli- Technical Intelli-
gence Center has established the inclosed forms. If the pilot involved gence Center has established the inclosed forms. If the pilot involved
can be located, it is requested that you have him complete the can be located, it is requested that you have him complete the subject
form and re form and soon as possible to this Center. po gsible to this Center.
FOR TI FOR TH
BabaraHauawast BabanaHauawast
1 Incl BARBARA P. HANAWALT
Electronics Data Sheets (2 cys) Electronics Data Sheets (2 cys) Ist. Lt., USAF Ist. Lt., USAF
COORDINATION
m. Olss
ATIAE-5 Date 24 Je's
Lt Olsson
hneton
ATIAB
Col Johnston
Wlliin
ATIA
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