PROJECT BLUE BOOK

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C,

21 June 1957 |
MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AFOIN-44
SUBJECT; UFOB Report (USAFE)

1. Attached as inclosure one is a UFOB message report from
Dir. ATI, USAFE.

2. The message does not show you as an addressee. It cites
another report which we have not received and assume you have not
elther. Suggest you contact Dir. ATI, USAFE if you have any questions
regarding the two reports.

3. We have requested the Dir. ATI, USAFE to follow AFR 200-2
for future reports.

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HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES ATR FORCES IN EUROPE

APO 6353 iaw York, New Yorx

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SUBJECT: YTransmittal of Resort of UFO-

TOs Director of Intallizgence
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VYasnington <5, 9. Us.

he attached report of UPO is transmitted in assordance

with AVS 200-2, datad !2 Ausust 1954.

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Rept of the Air Forces, tig USAF, Washington, 25, D.Co, 22. Jun 57

TO: Commander-in-Chicf, U.S, Air Forces in 2urspe, APO 633,

New York, lew York

lL. Request you include O/T, USAF and Coumander, Air
Technical Intelligence Center, as addresgeea on Arturs electrical
reporta of UFCB's. Reference pare, 7, @-, AFR 200-2.

2. On those reports over 2h hours old, request you follow
the instructions contained tn pera, 7 a (2) (>).

BY CROER OF THE CHIE? CP STAFF:

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PP RIFPAK RJFPBW
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FM DISTRICY COMDR DO NWR 3 OSI TEMPELHOF Ab GER

TO RJ¥PAK/COMDR 7493D SIW RHEIN/MAIN AB GER
RIFPHW/DCS/INTELLIGENCE USAFE WIESBADEN GER

ZEN/COMDR TEMPELHOF AB BERLIN GER

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BD NO 25. UFOB, THIS MESSAGE Iii THREE PARTS. PART ONE, THIS
MESSAGE SUPPLEMENTS BD NO 24, DTD 21 MAY 1957 AND IS SUsMITTED |
PER REQUEST OF SDO, OSI USAFE, ON 21 MAY 57. PART TWO. REFERENCE
PARAGRAPH 7D, AFR 200-2, DID 12 AUGUST 1954. SUBPARA 1: (A)
CIRCULAR. (B) GRAPEFRUIT. (C) SILVERY. (D) TWO OBSERVERS SAW TWO
UFOS, ONE OBSERVER SAW THREE UFOS. (E) NO FORMATION NOTED. (F)
NEGATIVE. (G) NEGATIVE. (H) NEGATIVE. (7) NEGATIVE. SUBPARA 2:

(A) CHANCE OBSERVATION BY AMN MIDDLETON, IDENTIFIED xwELOW. WHO
CALLED UFO TO ATTENTION OF AMN SPARKMAN AND SPECIAL AGENT HISSMAN,

ALSO IDENTIFIED BELOW. (B) 12 OCLOCK AT ZENITH. (C) 10 OCLOCK

PACE TWO RJFPAB 24

HIGH. (D) NO MOVEMENT REPORTED ON FIRST OBJECT, NORTHEASTERLY PATH
REPORTED ON TWO OTHERS OBSERVED BY MIDDLETON. NORTHEASTERLY PATH
REPORTED ON BOTH UFOS OBSERVED BY SPARKMAN, NORTHEASTERLY PATH

REPORTED ON SOLE UFO REPORTED MQM Bore WOVING UFOS OBSERVED

BY SPARKMAN AND SOLE UFO OBSERVED BY HISSMAN REPORTED TO HAVE STOPPED

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ABRUPTLY AFTER TRAVERSING APPROXIsATELY ONE FOURTH OF VISIBLE

HORIZON WITHIN PERIOD OF 2 TO 4 MINUTES, (E) FADED FRO VIEW. (F)

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INE OBJECT VISIBLE TWO MINUTES, ONE OBJECT VISIBLE FIVE MINUTES,

{IRD OBJECT REPORTED BY MIDDLETON AS .ISIBLE TEN MINUTES. SUBPARA
3: (A) GROUND-VISUAL ONLY . (B) NEGATIVE. (C) NEGATIVE SUBPARA |
4; (A) 21 SLASH 1830 ZULU. (B) DAYLIGHT. SUBPARA 5: TEMPELNOF AIR

BASE, BERLIN. SUBPARA 6: (A) NEGATIVE, (8) JEROME HISSMAN, SPECIAL

AGENT BERLIN DISTRICT OSI: A/2C0 JACK R. MIDDLETON AND A/$C CECIL

Le SPARKMAN, BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE ATRMEN BERLIN DISTRICT OSI. ALL

OBSERVERS CONSIDERED TO BE RELIABLE. SUBPARA 7: (A) CLEAR, NO
WIND. (B) TEMPELHO! AIR WEATHER SERVICE REPORTS WIND DIRECTION |
AND VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS AT 1830 ZULU SAMZ DATE AS

SURFACE 150/05 SMCLN 5,000 FEET 310/10 SMCLN 10,000 71335 260/10

SMOLN 14/000 FEET 240/19 SMCLN 18/000 FEET 230/20 SMCLN 24,000 FEET

250/17 SMCLN 30,000 FEET 230/2

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SMCLN 38,000 FEET 220/14 SMCLU

PAGE YHREE RJFPAB 24

53,000 FEET 200/18. SATISTICS FOR

OTHER ALTITUDES NOT AVAILABLE. (C) ONE EIGHTH. (F) NONE. SUBPARA
8: WEATHER SAEDON LACES? BY BASE WEATHER OFFICE AT TEMPELHOF

17152 SAME DATE, , PRACKED BY RADAR AND REPORTED TO HAVE BURST AT

mm agelt
17954 SAME DATE. NO OTHER WEATHER BALLOONS REPORTED ALOFT AT THAT

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TIME. WO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY NOR CONDITION REPORTED AT Ti’ OF SICH’

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SUBPARA 9: HISSMAN ADVISED TEMPELHOF BASE OPERATIONS OF SIGHTING
IMMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVATION, BASE OPERATIONS REQUESTED RADAR
QOANNING, RADAR REPORTED WEGATIVE. SUBPARA 10: WO AIR TRAFFIC
REPORTED AT TIME OF SIGHTING. SUBPARA 11: PREPARTIG OFFICER IS
DISTRICT COMMANDER BERLIN DISTRICT OSI PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING IS THAT UFOS OBSERVED WERE PROPAGANDA

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BALOONS SENT ALOFT BY INFORMATION AGENCIES IN THIS AREA, THE SOURCE

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OF WHICH CANNOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE OF THE COVERTNESS OF suCH

OPHRATIONS. SUBPARA 12: NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. PART THREE. REFERENCE

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PARAGRAPH 8 OF ABOVE CITED AVR, NEGATIVE

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