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27 August 1957 Dry Tortugas, Florida Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP (
Local_. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 27/2045Z XQ Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XWas Astronomical Venus
Y.s 0 Probobly Astronomical
Q No Military Possibly Astronomical
Combination Astro
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE 000 Other&Spurious Radar
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2 minutes one not given blips.
TO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11. COMMENTS
Object with bright red reddish Astro
yellow pulsating light. speed approx and a lighthous all in approx
imately 950 sk nots. Al tude estimated flight path observinga/c.
it 2 20,000 feet Observed visually and Conclude UFO was caused by a
by radar. Intercdpt attompt unsuccess- coinciding combination of astro
ful due to speed of object. objs together with random radar
signals appearing at the moment.
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1 7SEP 1957
SPEEDLETTER - URGENT
Froms Commanding Officer, Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Atlantic
To: Director of Inteliigence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C.
Air Technical on AFB, Dayton, Ohio
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COLOR. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 950 KNOTS. ALTITUDE ESTIMATED 20,000 FEET COLOR. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 950 KNOTS. ALTITUDE ESTIMATED 20,000 O FEET
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LETTERS ONLY COMMUNICATION OFFICE
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SPECIAL DELIVERY CODE 002
UNCLASSIFIED
A MALL REGISTERED MAIL
CATE 10 Sep 1957
TO: r Commander, ATIC 7 NAVAL SPEEDLETTER—
Permits dispatch or informal language.
Dayton, Ohio May be sent (l) with enclosures, (2) in
a window envelope (size 8% 3k).
Info. CNO if contents are not classified as confi-
See Twix fra dential or higher, (3) to both naval and
CINCLANTFLT nonnaval activites.
COMEASTSEAFRON Is packaged 500 sheets of white or of
(Fold) one color: y yellow, pink, or green.
NOTAL
Reference CN None.
LOOMIS, JB. 7
S. C. DwMws
Chief of Staff Chief of Staff V.
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COPY TO
SENDER'S MAILING ADDRESS
ADDRESS: Commander 7 Address reply as shown at left; or reply
hereon and return in window envelope
U. S. Naval Base (size 8%" x 3%/". if not claseified as
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CLASSINICATION
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 1677
338
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CE
4SEP57 23 270 PRIORITY/
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Oheck) ACCODNTING SYMBOL ORIG. CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION PRIORITY BOOK MULTI BINGLE
INFO ROUTINE X AF
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR ATIC
TO: CIVIL AERONAUTICS AUTHORITY
MLAMI AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER LJESMM
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MIAMI, FLORIDA
/UNCLASSIFIED/ FROM: AFCIN-4E4 CITE9-1291-E
RE UEST INFORMATION REGARDING AIY CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC DRY TORTUGAS
AREA, APPROXIMATELY 90 HILES WEST OF KEY WEST, 27 AUGUST, 2045 TO
2100 HOURS, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN OR ASSIST EVALUATING UFO REPORT
SUBNITTED BY NAVY UNIT IN THAT LOCALE. THIS RE UEST BELIEVED SUBMITTED BY NAVY UNIT IN THAT LOCALE. THIS RE UEST BELIEVED D WITHIN D WITHIN
PURVIEW OF CIRVIS (COMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING VITAL PURVIEW OF CIRVIS (COMAUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING VITAL
INTELLIGENCE SICETINGS) AS PROVIDED FOR PERTINENT GOVT AGENCIES. INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS) AS PROVIDED FOR PERTINENT GOVT AGENCIES.
BRIEF SUNMARY: OBJECT PULSATING BRIGHT RED TO REDDISH YELLOW. SPEED BRIEF SUNMARY: OBJECT PULSATING BRIGHT RED TO REDDISH YELLOW: SPEED
APPROXIMATELY 950 KNOTS. ALTITUDE 20,000 FEET. OBSERVED VISUALLY
BY EXPERENCED PILOTS. CONFIRMED BY AIRBORIE RADAR. INTERCEPT BY EXPERTENCED PILOTS. COMFIRMED BY IRBORIE RADAR. INTERCEPT
ATTEMP TO OBJECTS SPEED.
COORDINATION: Dort 9/4
AFCIN-4E4
Dr. neard A. CoL H. K. Giibert 0930
AFCIN-4X1 l D 9/5/52 MONTH YEAR
Mr. A.F. Arcier SEP 1957
SIGNATURE
BYMBOL AFCIN-4E4 Sny E. Shoen 1ht uspF
TYPED-FOr staMped) NAME AND TITLE
30-H-W0 Capt C. T. Gregory CW E.Tihasen
PHONE 69215 PAGE NR. OP 1 Jeiry
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
>
SPACE BELOW RESERVED POR COMMUNICATION CENTER
4 SEP 57 23 270 PRC.II
MULTIPLE 2 ADS. f0
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Oheck) AQCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION PRIORITY BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO ROUTINE x AF
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR ATIC.
TO:
0 (ACTION) DIRECTOR, USA SSILE TESTING CENTER,
(INFO) WASH , DC VETEPHQ
AFCIN-4E4 4 CITE B9-1292-E
REQUEST ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANY ACTIVITIES OR OPERATIONS
VICINITY OF DRY TORTUGAS, APPROXIMATELY 9O MILES WEST OF KET WEST,
FLORIDA, 27 AUGUST 57, NETWEEN 2030 T0 2100 HOURS, WHICH MAY
EXPLAIN OR ASSIST EVALUATING EXPLAIHI OR ASSIST F EVALUATING UFO SIGHTING SIGHTING REPORTED NAVY UNIT ata at
IN TEAT AREA.
BRIEF SUBARY: OBJECT BRIGHT RED TO REDDISH YELLOW, OBSERVED AT BRIEF SUNBIARY: OBJECT BRIGHT RED TO REDDISH YELLCW, OBSERVED AT
20,000 FEET, WITH SPEED APPROXIMATELY 950 KNOTS. OESERVED BY
EXPERIENCED PILOTS. CONFIRNED BY AIRBORNE RADAR. INTERCEPT EXPERIENCED PILOTS. CONFIRMED BY AIRBORNE RADAR. I INTERCEPT F ATTEMPT ATTEMPT
UNSUCCESSFUL. UNSUCCE
COORDINATION:
AFCIN-4E4 DATE 9/4/12
Henry
AFCIN-4E DATE 9/4/n DATE TIME
CoAM. K. Giipert. 04 0950
AFCIN-4X1 iltrecin DATE 9/4/57 MONTH YEAR
Tr. A. F. Arcier SEP 57
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E4 i E.Ann 1USAF
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SignatUTe, if required) TYPED (oFaMPed) NAME AND TITLE
30-1-M0 Capt G. T. Gregory RWJWNWC E.Jahnson
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