PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Very similer to Bismarck & others.
Dr Rynek's "Nocturnal Meandering
Lignts; reliable witnesses, well

even ver | «QAM cuassirien

APPROVED { JUNE 1948 . :

countey
United States .

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

oseph A. echan, dr [=

_Seourd ty dost 2 fficer _ Adm Alien chserver
Bues= EE TT
SUMMARY: (Buder esnetes sumanerg @ report, Gis olymifermss ts final eus-aotonss peregreps. List inateswrre @t lower left. Bogin text of report on AF Porm 110— Pert i1.)
1. While om duty as an operater in the Olmsted Air Force Base (OAFB) Control
dletown, Pa., on 3 March 1964 at approximtely 2210 hours, A/20Q0y

ved a telephone call from an individual who identified himelf as,

from Ti Pennsylvania. GUDo)
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tion was clear with fifteen (15) ailes
visibility.

4. Attached te end mde a part of this on AP Form 112 Part II is
additional pertinent informtion relating to sighting.

6. This office is umble to offer any definite explamtion of subject sightings.

—__ §.__ was Statements ofs

NOTH THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. BU. S.C —
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IW PART. OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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VINULASSIFIED |
h Mereh 1951, |

Statenent of, AE,

ReDe#3, “ecranicsourg, Penna.

1. I aa an Airway Operations Spscielist (combined facility) in watch
gucervisor capseity, at the Harrisbirgz “tate ‘irport. This operation is
under the Civil Aeronautics Administr=tlon (C41A),

n 2 Mareh 1954, at soproxisately te: einutes after te ?.“. I

on the inter-peone fron the Miidletem Air Traffic Control
ter there requested se to observe for any unusual lizhte
in the eky. He advised we at that tins that he had received @ telephone
ca be the lookout for strange sizhtings. I believe he told ze this

on
call cane froa York, Pe:ne.

3. Upen*henging up the inter-phone I looked out the tower window and
three lizhte im e triancsuler pattern on the south horizon aooroxiaately
half (1/2) eile eest of He. 6 beacon « Yo. 5 beacon is on the Jaltiszore
Airway Leeeted two and three quarters (2 3/k) miles S.J of the

sburg Tower.
he The two other epecislicte, Nig <n
I wood Binoculars te observe taece . were Glece to the

evel with the beagen, end after observing thea for
seoaed to diseppeer below the horison. Very little

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time or when pessing Harrisbverg. This aircraft pessed Kerrisbarg Past bound
epprozimetely ten minutes later.

6. Willew Greve Tewer edviced they hed no knowledge of any Navy Blizp
im thie eres. Willew Greve is a Nevy Contrel Tower,

Te We alse called the Filter Center in Harrisberg and asked then if
ee See Sey Sees SS nee oS ee es ne ey ee &
ne <ative.

» Middletown Control

our Tower
Tower advised that they were still able to see these lights. The operator
there remerked that the lights were right over the river. A short time later
the opereter agein edvised, “we have now lost then in the hase*,

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This statement ir

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FN COMDR MAAMA OLMSTED AFB MIDDLETOWN PENN
WQ USAF WASHDC

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO a
: URIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO (?
JEDEN/COMDR EWT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
ATTN AT 1AA-2 MABSF-3-2-E UFOB
/1/ DESCRIPTIONS
A. NOT DETERMINED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS
Be PEA AT ARMS LENGTH
C. REDDISH
D. OBSERVED AT YORK PA AS 3 OBJECTS AT OLMSTED AFB AS ONE OBJECT
WITH THREE LIGHTS IN LINE AND BY HARRISBURG STATE CONTROL TOWER
AS ONE OBJECT WITH THREE LIGHTS IN A TRIANGULAR PATTERN.
E, IN LINE ONE AFTER THE OTHER WHEN OBSERVED AS 3 OBJECTS

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Statemert of

Caaa Will, Penna,

. have Feed the atatsent sade by ‘Sai RniaEEers* {on
SpecieLiest on | Mereh 195b, etctioned at the Harrirtarg Alroort, o-rtaining

the sighting of an unidentified object on 2? Yareh 195k and agree with
tetouent in every respect. |

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h March 195L

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Service eiployee at lasted tir “orce "se and work
in the “Licht “aintenance “aetion. IT have served in
P eoproximately three years ani ‘nree sonthe,

195 at gheut 10 o'clock (*.%.) went o:t om the Line
end I sew a fellew leexing up inte the sky in the
the ridge beyond the Susquehamna iver. I locked
and saw three 11 hts abo-e the rage.

L whe worse with ne, that is end
the reap. I ealled hie attertion to the three Lighte which
and sold ae he saw then also. IT then asked hia to
and ut whet they were, I Laft his eni went

ting fer the crew chief to start up the engines oa
to wateh there ages three lights.

ghts were not on an even slane ani +-cesred
abeve the other end elishtly off to the
the ridge. is es matter of fact they

tiese. They were eoving et 2 slow

y direction and wore never in the seas

wy neuery T saw these lights in the sky for
T wee not leeking +t them «a* all ties.

« YT. ten I firet sew these three Liczhte they appe-red to ae to ve
elightly te the Fast end ebexre the firiag renge on the base.

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8. This stetemmt ie trie to the best of ay knowledge end belief,

UNCLASSIFIE

This etatemsat is tree te the best of my kmewledge and belicf.

1. Radar - Groum Reflection
2. Air Viewal = Inguffidient ‘Data (2agsz)
3. WIDEITIFIED (1918, whe 1%9

“Ti, BRIEF SUMMARY AND AMALYSH — wo
| cngeds decenited a0 Lighte, Pilots of 0-97, O-k7 and Ou5h an
UFO making passes at them at various tines. One rada? site P:

stationary target on scope. Radar sight contine:
up stationary target on 6 & 7th.

Probable ground reflection due to inversion (All redar)
Insufficient data for firm analysis
3. WIDEMTIFED

ATIC #183974( AB)
Filed in ATIC Repository

FORM .
- PTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previces editiens of this form may be used.

Prebebly Ball
Possibly Belloon

Wes Airereft
reobebly Aircreft
seibly Airereft

Wes Astronemicel

Probebly Astronemicel
Possibly Astrenemicel

Other
Stig bos Farm

Unidentified a/c heard overhead. a a identified objec as
. RAF a/c.

ATIG FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Prvesin ball
Poecltly Ballocn

ooo ooo coc ofo 5

2 balloons from Columbia, Missouri,
in area at time. Motion of object
vith winds.

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Fe WONE

G. NONE

He NONE

I. NONE

42/ DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
A. NEGATIVE

B. NEGATIVE

C. FLYING NORTH TW LINE REVERSED COURSE AND RETURNED FLYING IN

OPPOSITE DIRECTION
D, NEGATIVE |
E. APPROX 19 NIN

( = 43/ MAMER. OF OBSERVATION

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B. NONE |
/a/ TIME AWD DATE OF SIGHTINGS

A. 63/83102

B. NITE

/5/ LOCATION OF OBSERVERS

A. SR QE yvor« Pa

OLMSTED AFB CONTROL TOWER MIDDLETOWN PA

HARRISBURG STATE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER HARRISBURG PA

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/6/ IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS

\ <p 1 york PA

AGE 38 CONSULTING ENGINEER RELIABLE
A/2C GUy 1912TH AACS OLMSTED ADB CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
RELIABLE
4/1C [gNMNENG 928TH AACS OLMSTED APB CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
RELIABLE
CAA PERSONNEL AT HARRISBURG STATE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER

/7/ WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING

A. CLEAR

B. SURFACE CALM AT 6968 199 DEG 21K AT 19808 218 DEG 37K

C. CLEAR

D. 15 MILES |

/8/ ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY

A. NONE

/9/ PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF SIGHTING

A. NONE :

/10/ INTERCEPTION ACTION

Ae NONE

/11/ AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF SIGHTING

A. NONE

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ei PARED BY AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER OLMSTED OPERATIONS MIDDLETOWN PA
7137 WO FuRaER INFO AVAILABLE THIS STATION. —

( SIGNED FLYING OPERATIONS.
03/99532 MAR JEDLS

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Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pennsylvania

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22 March 1954

SUBJECT: Investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects

TOs Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

1. In accordance with instructions set forth in paragraph 5,
Air Force Regulation 200-2 and 2A, subject: “Unidentified Flying
Objects Reporting (Short Title UFOB)" dated 26 August 1953, the
attached report of investigation presenting the condition sur-
rounding the sighting/presence of subject phenomenon/phenomena,
is submitted for review and analysis.

2. Since sighting and viewing of object/objects was asserted
by eight (8) individuals at three (3) different locations in South
Central Pennsylvania, but all within ae radius of twenty~odd miles
of Olmsted Air Force Base and at approzimtely the same time of
the evening noted (2200 hours) it was deemed appropriate to secure
the narrative statements offered herewith.

3S. All witnesses named, from whom the attached statenents
were freely and willingly obtained, are considered in this report
to be reliable sources.

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4. The original report of subfect investigation was forwarded
to Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C.

Incls

1. AY Form 112-Part I
w/8 Incls

2. AF Form 112-Part II

* wfoverlay'sae eet) UNCLASSIFIED

Inspector General

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_ PRED | Bae 08. “
AR-QUFELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

 P"HETTigence Office, Security |“""™
Indes Div
PAGE 1 _o PAGES

* Je The sequence of events comprising this report are herein stated and consist
of interviews, signed Statements and factual data, obtained by Joseph A. Meehan, Jr.,
Security Investigator, Inspector General's Office, Hq MAAMA, over a period of several
Gays. Signed Statements were secured from all iniividuals named in this report with
the exception of, Captain Charley R. Weaver, Operations Officer, Olmsted Air Force
Base (OAFB), and Mr, York, Pas

2. On 2 darch 1954, at about 2210 hours Ai observed some lights in
the sky near his home in York, Pa., and telephonically relayed this information, at
approximately 2210 hours to the operator in the Control Tower at OAFB. He described
them as three "bright light sources," the intensity of which “was many times brighter
than the brightest star in the sky” at the time of the sighting. They were amber in
color and when first sighted appeared as one light per object. later on after about
a minute’s observation, each object appeared to be composed of two lights <-- The
brightest light in the lead, and the dimmer ones to the rear. Swengel estimted that
these “light-scurces” were moving at eighty to one hundred miles per hour at an

ly twe to three thousand feet. The spacing of these chjecots
ne audible scund. These objects preceded in a
te of speed. Sometime later they returned ait of
the herisen and moving at an estimeted distance of
erk in a southerly direstica.

researeh engineer who has held many positions in the
ipment used for mamfacturing ting elec-.
@ private pilot's license.

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to make radio contact with the UFOBs. thirty five (35
les North West of the Harrisburg Airport reported no unusual objects in his
New York Air Traffie Control reported no mown aircraft in the Harrish r

time of this sighting. See attached Statements ofan end

MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 3D U. S$ C.—
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROMIGITED BY LAW.

min FNCLASS |S a THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE ll

i US. GOvERSMRENTY PeEOrTINS GRICE 19—O-01 8282

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for complete details.

5. a the’ Senior alert crewman on the flight line, OAYB
etated that he saw 3) lights moving slowly in ea westerly direction along the
eetop across the ehana River, on 2 March 1954 at about 2290 hours. if.
th wh ris, celled his attention to these three lichts.
a got the impression that this umisual sicht limp with three (3)
lights attached to it. See attached Statement 0: agama :<: complete details.

6. Sr SEO EEy © alert crenae atoigned te the Flight Line, os OA7B |
stated that he also saw three (3) lights above the ridge along the Susquehanna River «
2 March 1954 at approximately hours. He looked at these lights for approximt
ten mimtes end observed that they "were not on the same plans and appeared to be

slightly staggered,” and moved in a southwes Girection. They never went below
for complete details.

ean aircraft

Time 2190 (EST), logged © 2125 (EST) :
Sky Conditien e Clear
Visibility . 15 M.P.E.

Sea Level Pressure - 1019.0 Milliters
Temperature 41° Farenheit
Dew Point - 33° Parenheit

Ving (Direction and speed) - Cals
Altimeter (inches ef mereury)- 30.07°

NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. $C. —
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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