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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779887
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONEagle Grove Iowa
FRAMES35

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OMICAL :
4. NUMBER BJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I1. BRIEF SUMMARY ANALYSIS
20 minutes, varied Object like s nging to green and bright red -
some movement.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground-visual 2
eivilion appears te star Capella horizon or Planet Jupiter.
7. COURSE
in NW
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XCx No XXX No
9. IDENCE
V
Yes
No
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FORM
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UNCLASBIFTED
CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION whON Alled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO.
FLT . 2-A,L6024 AISS PAGE OF PAGES
(Webster city) Eagle Grove
Line AB equals 15.75 miles
Line SC equals 15,75 C miles
Arrle A equals 45
.Therefor AC egu miles
Because the Angls of Elevation at Point A and Becausa the Angle of Elevation at Point A and
Point 3 differed so greatly, see inclosures I and 2 Point 3 differed so greatly, see inclosures I and 2
the following table of elerations was worked out C
using Line AC as the Baaa Line. using Line AC as the Raae Line. Point of
Intersection
Object sighted
at this poin at this poin.
A A
ANGLE OF ELEVATICN LEGTH CF BASE LINE ALPITUDE IN FEET
5 degrees 22.27 miles 10,280 ft.
1) degrees 22.27 miles 20,720 ft.
15 degrees 22.27 miles 31,490 rt.
30 degrees 22.27 miles 67,790 ft.
15 degrees 22.27 miles 118, 2001t.
60 degraes 22.27 miles 203,300 r.
NOTE: I FTCURES ABOVE REPRESENT THE "2B VEGRUARY" SIOHTINO VIEVED BY
SCURCE FRM WEPSH
BAOLE COE.
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BERNARD LHDER
1/Lt. USAF
OIC, Flt 2A, L602 ALSS
INCL # 1
Incls
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Surmary: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-
sentence paragrph. List inclousures left. of repert
on AF Form ll2- on AF Form rt II.)
1. 1954, the Des Moines Iowa
Filter 3e f flying objects ne Webster City, Iowa.
2. Subsequent interview of Subsequent interview of Source by and Air Force reoresentative
revealed the Sotirce Sotiree had had sighted similar sighted similer objects on severaloccasions. objects on severaloccasions.
The last sighting, eported in the following pages, oocurred on sighting, repcrted in the following pages, oocurred on the night the night
of 28 February March 1954. March 1954.
GEORGE S. WEST JR.
Captain USAF
Director Intelligence
Hq 31s Air Division (Def) —
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2. objeets when first observad?
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United States within the United States wiinin the meaning of the espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-3l and 32, espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-3l and 32.
as amended. Its transmission of the revelation of its contents in any\manne.
to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced
in whole or in part, by other than United States Afr Force agencies, except
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head of a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarterm half dodlar, silver
dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or baskotball held in the hand at
about arms longth,
Grapefruit
30 Was the eet colored? Golored? What color? What color?
orange. As it
moved away, the aolor changed to green then to bright red.
4. 4 How may sighted?
One One
5. Were they flytng in any particular formaticn? Were they flytng in any particula formation? If sc, give brief
deseription of Pormaticn.
x/A
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NA
D. TLMB AND DATE OF SI
2. Z of sighting?
01/0600z
2. Light conditions (use one of the following terms): night, day.
dawn, dusk.
Night
E. LOCATIONS OF OESORVEHS: EXACT LATITUDE ANDLONGITUDE OF RACH OBSERVER,
LANDMARK.
ster City, Iowa
F. IDENTITYING
1. Civilian -- Civilian - occupation and estimate of peoupation and estimate of
reliabilit raliabili
bster ter
City, Tow
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United States within the meaning of the espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-31 of the espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-31 and 32,
as amended. Its transmission of Its transmission of the revelation of its contents in the revelation of its contents in any manne.
to an to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced
in whole or in part other than United States Air Force agencies except
of intelligence,USAF.
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", D/I. 3lst Air Division Fage 2 of Pares
5-10 degrees (elevation) - 45 degrees (azimuth)
bject(s)
6. 6. Longth of time in sight? Longth of time in sight?
20 minutss
MANNER O ANCE
1. Use one or any Use one or any combination of the following itens: Groind visual
air visual, ground air visual, ground electronic, air electronie. electronic, air electronic. (If electronio, CIf electronio,
spcify spoify or radar.) radar.)
Ground visual Ground visunl
2. Statement as to optical aids, (telescopes, binoculars, eto.)
used and deseription thereof.
Negative
-i-n tema eiwawnft. - iden-
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No Information
I. EXISTENCE OF ANY THE SIGHTING SUCH AS MATERIALS
AND PHOTOGRAP S
Negative
J.
Negative
K. LOCATION OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC OF SIGHTING
No information No information .
L. POSITION TITLE COMMENTS OF TE PROPARING OFFICER. INCLUDING HIS HIS
PRELDMINARY S
Observer also claims to have
16, 27, and 28 February 154. Each time the object was sighted in the 16, 27, and 28 February l 54. Each time the object was sighted in the
same area in sky and always disappeared ver horizon to NW. ver horizon to Nn.
(Evaluation F-2) The cause of the sighting is unknowm. The cause of is unknowm.
UN CLASSIFIED
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United States within the meaning of the espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-31 and 32,
as amended. Its transmission of the revelation of its contents in any manne:
to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced
in whole or in part, by other than United States Air For except
by permission of the director of intelligence, USAF.
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reliability.
x/A
G. WEATHER AND WII INDS ALOFT, DOIDITIONS AT THE TIME AND PLADE OF SIGHTING:
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ars.
2. 2. Regort fro nearest AWS Re ort fro nearest aWS U.S. Weather Bureau of wind end U.S. Weather Bureau of wind end
directicns and velocity in directicns and velooity in d degrees and knots at surface ó,oco degrees and knots at surface ó,000
10,000',16,00 10,000',16,0 30,c00', 50,0 0* If
available. //
Not available
3. 3 Ceiling
Megative (scoording to observer) Megative (acoording to observer)
4. Amount of cloud cover
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George S. Fest Jr.
References (Control nunber, directive, previous report,ect., as applicable)
Give significance in final one-
sentence paragraph. List inclousures left text of report
on AF Form 1l2- Part II.)
1. On the night of 27 and 28 Februaryls the Des Moines, Iowa
report of
Iowa. Iowa.
2. A subsequent interview interriew was arranged with the source by the source b an an
Air Force representative Air Force representative whoobta whoobtai information in formation i be follo.ig pages ollo.ig page
GEORGE S. WEST JR.
Captain Captain USAF USAF
Direvtor of Intelligence
Hq 3lst ADiv (Def)
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BERNARD LEHDER
1/Lt. USAF
OIC, Flt 2A, L602 AISS
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UNCLASSIFIED 72
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as amended. as amended. Its transmission or the Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in arry
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of object(s).
8. Sound. If heard, descri soind.
NEGATIVE
9. Other pertinent or unusual features.
INESS.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
l. That firstcalled your attention to the object(s)?
TELEPHONE CALL ASERVATION
OF OBJECT.
2. first observed?
3. Arigle of d azimuth of objects) upon disappearance? -
0° (elevatdon) -30 (azimath) 0(elevation)-30 (azimuth) -
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From (Agency)
D/I, 31.st ADiv (Def) Paze of 3 Pares
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A. DESCRIPTION OF THE CBJET(S):
. That was bject(s)?
OVAL
2 Size compaed to a kmown object (Use one o the following terms:
Head of a jin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half doller, silver
dollar,bas-ball grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at
about arms longth.
QUARTER
3. Was the objast colored, what color? Was the objset colored, what color?
E.THE ROD
4. I 4.1 How many How many ghted? hted?
ONE
5. Were they flying in an pai icular formation? If soy give brief
description of formation. description al formation.
N/A
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From (Agency). Report No.
DXI, 31st AD v (Def) Fageg 2 of 3 Pares
4. Description of f
streight up and dow and from side to side.
5.
6. Length of time in sight?
80 minutes
C. MANNER OF
1. 1. Use one or Use one binaticn of the following Ground visua Ground visua
air visual, ground electronic. ronic,
speelfy type or radar.) speelfy type or radar.)
Ground visual Ground visual
2. 2 Statement as to Statement as to cptical aids, ,(telescopes, binoculars, etc.) (telescopes, binoculars, ete.)
used amd description thereof. used and description thereof.
Negative Negative
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1. Civilian -N o
of Reliability.
Eazle G
2. 2. Military Military
Reliability.
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United States within the United States within the meaning meaning of the espionage Act 50 U.S.C.-31 and 32,
as amended. as amended. Its trarsmission of Its trarsmission of the the revelation of its contents in revelation of its contents in any any manne
to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced
in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Forc except
intelligence, USAF.
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D/I, 31st ADiv (Def) Page 3 of 3 Pares
. N/A
G. I EEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT, CONDITIONS AT THE TELE AND PLACE O GHTING.
2 .ind and
direetio and velocity in degrees and kmots at surface 6,oco' direetio and veloci y in degree knots at surface 6,000
10,0001,16,00 20.000:. If
available. available.
Not vailuble.
3. Ceiling
Negative (according to observer)
4. 4. cloud cover
Negative (Accooding to observer)
5. Thunderstorms in area and cuadrant in which located
1 Negative( to observer)
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OR OTHERT SE.
No information /
I. EXISTENCE OF THE SIGHTING SUCH AS MATERIALS ANP
PHOTOGRAPHS
Negative
J.
Neg.tive
K, LOCATION OF ANY AIR TI HTING.
No information
L. FOSITION
GHTING.
This observation was made on This observation was made on request of request of
at Webster City, Iorn. at Webster City, Iora. Therefore it is believed that the that the
sighting.oecurred aa recorte The eause of the sighting is The eause of the sighting is
(Evaluation F-2)
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in whole or in part, other than United States Air For except
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Information as cerning the he unidenrified aerial phenomenon that you havs observed,
Please try to an you possibly can. The infarmation that you give will
bo used for r regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conelusions, or publications without your permission.
Wo request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may cantact you far
further details.
7.30
I. When did you sse the object? 2. Time of day:
Hour Minules
'7 19541
Day Month Yoar (Circle Ons): A.M. oR C
3. Time zone:
(Circls Onal: a. Eastern (Cirel One): a. Daylight Saving
t.(CentraD b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacifle
Other
4. Where were you when yvu suw the object?
Webeten Cit Dowa
NearestPoa NeareatPoase City or Town Cily or Town State ar Country
Additional remarks: mehis onsick his ontnck
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. AT
Houre Minutes Seconds
a.Ca1z c. Not very sure
bFairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the condition of the sky?
(Cirel One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight a. No lrace of daylight
e. Bright twilight . Don't remember Mughs time
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGk ILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you fooked at
the objest?
(Circle Onal: o. In front of you d.To your lalt
b. In laut of you Overbend
c. To wowright 1. Don'irmembar
N/H
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a. Nona .Bright meorligh
b. A few b. Dull mooniight
c. Many c. No moonlight - piteh dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't remember
9. Was the object hrighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Yes) 6. No c. Don't ramomber
10. IF it was BRiGHTER THAN the sky bockground, was the brightness like that of on autamabils headilght?:
(Circle One))A mile or mora away (a distant car)?
b. Sevoral blocks away?
c. A plock oway?
d. Smveral yords away?
. Othe:
1. Did the object: (Circle One for erch question)
a. Appear to stand still at any imn? Y8 No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or expluda? Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Don't Know
e. e. Change brightness? Don't Know
f. Change shape? No- No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsute? No Con't Know
12.Did the object move
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. F you answere YES, then loll what
it moved behind:.
13. Did the abject move front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Ys hany what
it moved in front of: ay
14. Did the object eppear: (Cirele Onck a. Sollu? b. Transporent? e. Dan't Know
15. Did you obsarve the cbject through any of the following?
d. Eyeglasses Yes Mo > Binoculars Yns No
Sun glasses Yes No 7. Telascopo No
c. Windshiald Y3 No Theodolita yatre
d. Window glass Yes No H. Othar
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an arrow besids the drawing to show the direction the obinct was moving.
tor
18. The edges of the object were: 18.The edges of the object were:
(Cirale One): Fuzzy or blurred Fuzzy or blurred Other -. Other -
b. Like a bright star b. Like a bright star
c. e.S Sharply outined
Don'tremamber
NIA
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Object
a civilian.
to be moving slowly in the sky at
unlcnowm altituce ani at an unkow speed. Object appeared in the
form of a brigns lashing and changing color from white thru
red, blue, yeliow, bject appeared to SOURCE to be ranging
in sise from the sise of dollar to the sise of a grapefruit
held out at arns lengkh Object d
SoURcs indieates a cireular movement an nd a slow movement toward
horizon isapreare m sight
- 14.h412b.
considered FAIR. SUURCE is a policeman, employed by WEBsTER CITY,
ICNA goverment. SOURCE claims that he has vieved the object about
15-17 tims, starting in 1953. Object t has appeared in the
night sky wer time, in HLEST quadrant beyond WEASTER CITY,
ICNA except on observed in the NORTHEAST
quadrant beyond SOTRCE has reported only three
of the sighti authoritiss, Each time object
has been sighted, the was clear and night sky cloudless
with good visibility. claims that of Cher people in the area
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DISTO p. Divlsiom(Caf)u/lsels
b7 - 50, 16024 w/inels
File, Flt. w/inels
WARNING: This dooument contains iniormation allecting the aational deiense ol che Urired Stacns vithin the meaning o the Eapio-
nage Laws. Title 18, U. S. C.. Section 793 and 794. Ite trenamission or the rovmlation of its con:ents in ang manner o an unautherized
person is prohibited by law. it may
permision of the Direator of Intellidencn USAP. Il
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and ot about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin Silver dollar
b. Pen h. Boseball
c. Dima Grapefruit
d. Nickol i. Basketball
o. Quarter k. Other
.Half dolfor
Catain c. Not very surn
b. Faily certain d. Uncertain
23. How did th How did the object or view?Aoppec luic the
construct thn abject that you sow. Of what typa material would you make it? How large would It ba, and what shagn
wauld it have? Describe in you own wards a common object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give ths
Wetal
30 + 4o ft arounc
a pla
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28.1 What dirnetlon warg you maving? (Circle One)
a. North C. East a. South g. West
. Northeast . Northeast d. Southenst f. Southwest Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? 28.2 How fast were you moving? 30 miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any timm. while you were looking at the abject? 28.3 Did you stop at any timn. while you were looking at the abject?
(Circle One) Yes No No
29. What direction were you looking hen 2.What direction were you looking when you first you First object? (Circle One) ject? (Circle One)
a. .North Lorth c. East e. South West Wes
o. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
o. North e. East e. South Wast
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest Nerthwest
If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it firat appeared:
a. From true North 290 degrees.
b. From horizon. 40..degrees.
31.2 When it disoppeared:
α. From true North 290 degrees.
5.Fromhariton aoraes.
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Pugas
32. In the following sketch, imagine that yeu are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Floce a "B" on the samne curved lins to
show how high the ohiect was above the horizan (skyline) when you lost saw it.
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33. In the following larger sketch plaa n "A" at the position the object was when 33. In the following larger sketch plaa  "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a B"at its
position when you last saw it. Relar to smaller sketch as an example of how to complate the larger sketch. position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complate the larger sketch.
AD
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heovewent.
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fest.
Please give the following informatlon about yourself:
NAME Last Name
Name
ADDRESS
City State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? P.lis
A_go _31 sox . Mals
Please indicate any spe Please indicate any spec icl edurational training that you have had. erdurational training that you have had. S
a.Grade school e.e. Technical school Technical school
S. Hoth chol   of hag (Typo) _ (Typo).
c. Collage f. Other special training.
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questfannaire: Op 1954
Your
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d.
2. Den'tromember
34.3 WEATHER (Cirele Ons) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (CIrele One)
Dry O Cold
6. Fog, misn, or lighl rain Coul
e. Modorate orhaavy rain . Werm
d. Snow d. Hot
a. Don'tremamber 9. Don't romamber
35. When did you repart to same offictal thar you hed soen the ohleat?
1 Cpril 1954
Day Your
36. Wan anyone olse with youl at the tine you sow the object? od. wen diyone aiss wiin yol dr me rias you saw tha ehjec?
(CircluOna) (Circlu Ona) Yns
36.1 IF you answered VES, did thay yoe the oblact von? 36.1 IF you answered VES, did thoy yoe the oblact von?
(Circle Ona) Yas (Circle One) Yas No No N/A
36.2 Please list their names and udurasses:
37. Was this the first time that you had sean an object or objects like this?
(Cirele One) Yes No
where, and und what circymstanees did you see ather ones?
thin 1
38. in your apltion what do you thlink the objnct was and what mighi have sauzed is?
D
athw place
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INFORIATION O L 8 FEB 54
MEDO SEA
Ayokocraphic . BuleTon
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Second Officer P. Fribert of the Danish M. V. Jane Maersk,
Capt. H. E. Pedersen, Master, reports t at at 0411 G. M. T., Feb-
ruary 8, 1954, in lat. 89®03' N., lon. 12°42' E. he observed a meteor
of extraordinary brilliance. It was a pale-green color and lasted
about 2 seconds. It passed through Virgo and exploded south of
Spicn. Weather clear, wind west-northwest, force 3.
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72 08j0170 NEBT
HEADQUARTERS
INTELLIGKNCE SERVICE SQUADRON
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
AISO 4 May 1954
SUBJECT: UFOB Questionnaire
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: ATIAE-5
In accordande with ATIC instructions, the inclosed UFOB report is
forwarded for your analyals and yaluation.
FOR TH Uat Ths GoMamert; NDER
ned ne
1 Incl 1 Inel RAIL JONES
UFCB rpt w/incls Major, USAF
Adjutant
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CLASSIPICATION (SECURITY INFORNATION when Alled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO.
PAGE OF PAGES
FLT. 2-A, L602d AISS
DES MOINES FI DES MOINES, ICNA
Major Strout, Co reported
called into the Cente: 11 1954.
RECCMMENDATIONS OF PREPARING OFFICER: In view of the fact that this
particular SouRce has viewed the object with regularity and the
object has been seen by other individuals as t is suggested
that all Ground Obs ver Posts (GOC) in the WEBSTER CITY area
The basis
for this recommendation lies in the fact that in February, the
object was sightad on the Lth, 5th, lóth, 17th, 27th and 28th.
According to th E the object appeared with the sane reg-
ularity in March although no record of the dates or r times of
sightings was ke by the SOURCE. The
BERNARD LENDER
1/Lr USAF
OIC F2A
OECM3 S. WES
Cast. USAF
Director of Intellizence
Headquartery Div. (Det)
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or speed. Se-
Weather we
See inclosure o.
ADDITIONAL ACT:ION: The Preparing
in order to ascerta
Contac thm D/I. 3
or,
DRAKE UNT IVERSITY--- DE HA:
Prol. Philip Suggested that object
soen might have been the planet Jt i which is visible in
Northam skied at this time. Prof. elso ouereated that the
star CARPELEA ha
2arL
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WARNING Th/s document contains iniormation adecting che national delonse of he Uaited Srares within the meaning of the
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SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO.
FLT. 2-A, 4602d AISS PAGE OF PAGES
C
INCL # 5
Because the distance from Point A
could not be estmated accurately,
the following table was worked B
out to determine the 3 mi.
approximate altitude 5 mi.
of the sighted object. 1111 10 mi.
The figures in feet
represent the altitude 15 mi.
of object in relation to 2C
distance from Point A and
angle of elevation from 30mi.
Point A.
ANGLE OF BLEVATION FROM ODSERVAPICN PODT(WEBSTER CITY
IN DEGREES
25
3 mi
5,770 5,770 7,384F 9,142 FT 7,384FT9,142 FT 11,100FY/ 13,290FH 13,290FM 15.840= 15.840=
SALIN NI (XLIO NALS
SALIN HI (ALIO ILSHEM
5 mi mi: 1.55 Fr T1152467134 n8 26 Hoe Fr 26,400
16,246p7/13
L
mi
F7
JO
LT mi.
55245-766440772216
20
38,230F 60940Fr 73,96817855901 TI0S606
30 md.57,620F7 73,830FT 91,490 F7 110,900157132,30077:158400
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UNULASPIPTEY (SECURITY INFORMATION whOn Alled in)
CLASSIPICATION
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO. PAGE PAGES
FLT.2-4, L602d AISS OF
S ALOFT
Sky conditions CLEAR, VI ore than 15 miles
Cloud Cover, NONE
Surface winds, NOk
Temperature, 34 at 2000 CST
WINDS ALOFT
6000 feet 10 knots from 310 degrees 6000 feet 10 knots s from 310 degrees
3000 feet  knots from 300 degrees 3000 feet  knots from 300 degrees
10000 feet 42 knots from 300 degrees 10000 feet 2 knots from 300 degrees
14000 feet 62 knots from 290 degrees
20000 faet 55 knots from 280 degrees 20000 faet
30000 feat 30000 feet, knots from 250 degrees nots from 250 degrees
38000 feet 0 knots from 250 degrees
50000 feet unknowm
80000 feet unknow
INOL # 6
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HEADQUARTERS
CENTRAL AIR DEFENSE FORCE Mall Address
GRANDVIE FORCE BASE, MO. P. O. Box 528
lililnies Kansae City, Mo.
INT 19 MAR19E4
SUBJECT: Unidentifled Flying Object Revort
TO: Cormander
Air Technleal Intelligence Center
Wright-Patters rson Air Force Base
Chio
Forwarded in accordame with oaragraph 6e(2), AFR 20)-2, 26
August 1953.
FOR THE COMIANDER:
? Incls ?Incls ist USAF
1. UFOB (Courson) Asat Adjutant Asst Adjutant
2. UFOB (Henry)
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