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1. DATE

Oo minute

Radar blip
first bliv
speed, and
painted as

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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12. CONCLUSIONS

LOCATION

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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1: November Rothweston, Germany _ O Possibly Ballore
“3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4, TYPE OF OBSERVATION er wenseny temaernat
‘ O Was Aircraft
Lacol O Ground: Vi sual B3Ground-Radar Ol Probobly Aircrolt
GMT__..._. si heetion 0 Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
ONo Wilitary DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE [XOther Falso roturns

O Insufficient Doto for Evaluction
QO Unknown

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11. COMMENTS

of three different objects,| It is the opinion (which cannot

snlit in two,

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high altitude. The targets | observed were not "real" targets,
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| in accordanos with the provisiona of APR No. 200=2, USOB,
12 Aug 54, the following pertains to a sighting on 14 } ce

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(1) Deseriotion of dbdjectss
pa} Radar blip 1
1/4 ra
N/A
oan eventually split into two
allel course at separation
High apeed from 2,G00 to 3,000 nautical mph
M/A
w/a
W/A
crintion of courses of objects:
Radar survatlliance
Datermination cf elevation not posaib
| blip was first sighted 100 desrees at

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70 nautical
wiles ae 23515)

(c) Determination of elevation not possible. Sea d below!
for plece where blip departed linits of vlott: a
board.
(d) Plignt path to North: MG 2325, ot 22573 here track
divided into two secticas. On eotion proceeded “to
. MH 4020, HWA 4045, Mes 4020, MJ 2550 1 wnere it left
: pounds of plotting board. Second ‘atin Jrocesded

| MM 4245, i 4645, 1 4121, 17 3050 where it left
| bounds of plojting board. |
(ee) Blip was nainting clearly when it left bounds of |
plotting vpoard.
: (2) Bive minutes (11013 ~— 11062)
| (3} Manner of observations
2) Ground-electronic (AN /ups~22 )Lassfcrsans
2 n/A
(4) Time and date of sighting:

(a) 2 LOL & 1106Z, 14 November 57

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(5) Location of observer: 51 degrees
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O39 degrees 31 minutes 55 Seconds. re
o2 Gungest Radar Station o2 the 501
sOrTraany :

(G} Laantitying information o? all observers:

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his is the location

1st ACWRON, Rothwest seid

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| & Charles L. Floeck, S/Set, USAF; go004 reliability
(7) Weather and winds aloft conditions 2% time and place of
sightings Negative due to location of target.

| (3) Negative

| (9) Impossible due to speed and position of blip. _

(19) Clipper 134 (20-4) (traveling 192 knots @ 7,000 ft(this

| wag carried as track 693)

| (11) Shits report is hase primarily on the observations of

| manalbad S/3z¢t Floeck. Portions of the Zlight path were elso

on ocserved 2 Gapyein, a Yarrant Officer, ans another S/Szt3,
i ‘SEMet,) 211 of thom agreeing as to the high speed nature o? the |
rs OU ireet. #loeck was the only one to observe the entire
vier fe Plient path, None of these personnel have any reasons
east MAE for the cause or th twin t4y ¢

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SUPPLSMSNT TO AP FORM 112

Report Mo.
> {[N-2=57

In accordance with the provisions of par 7 (d), APR lo. 200-2,
the following UM0B information was sighted on 14 Nov 57:

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(1) Description of object:

fa Radar bliv
(bh) N/A ALT i
{ S w/a , | wet | J Lan?

Atad) lwo aireraft estinatedc———-> WYO te

pte) uegative

(2) High speed (appx 35 nautical oiles beneeen sweeps)
(3) N/A
(4) 1 7a . .
(i) Het ight indicator showed 60,000 £t from IP to PH 2552 |

where there was a change bo 63,000 i P< aae ;
(2) Deseription of courss of objects 3

ee Radar surveillance
(5) Determination of elevation not sossible. However,

target waa initially sighted 100 degrees. at 1355 nauti-
cal mites (iG 5015)
(oc) Deternination of elevation not poss:
for location of cbject upon disappeare ce
(a) Plight path was to the North as follows: MG 5015, |
NG 2530, NG 5952, PH 0515, PH 1020, PH 1530, PH 2551,
Pd 2020
$3} Normal fade
(2) Tyo minutes (1742-17442) =—
(3) vagoer of observations
(a) Ground-eleetronic Sales upseny ) (aearsat4
3} 7 | |
‘ N/A
(4) @ime and date of sighting:
2 1742=1744Z, 14 Nov 57
b) Hight
(5) Location of observer: 51 degrees 25 minutes 03 seconds MN,
O9 Gesrees 31 minutes 355 seconds B (this is the Location
2 Gunpost Radar Station, SO0lst ACWHON, Rothwesten, Ger.
| (6) ia information of all observers:
N/A
| ‘>) Melvin Rumstein, lst Lt, USAPs reliability good
(7) Yeatner and winds alort conditions at time and Dlace of
sichting: Negative due to location of target
(8) Other unusual activity: Unusual amount of electronig in-

tertorence ywaich radar nalaterancs officer was“able to ae |
sxvliin except for the target being "ne caetad SS) tnd |
(9) InpotSstote” dus to speed and pogition of target je ieee ae |
10) Nesative |
“ As assistant duty controller I noticed this target travel- }
ing at approximately 55 nautical niles hetween sweeps of
the PPI. the track was observed formabpout 200 neutical
niles. The target painted as @ norzal atreraft should. |
I do not know what“could hive cfussd this phenomena. |
(12) legative |
Classification Cancelted yy 4 Jf. |
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SUPPLEMENT TO A? FORM 1212 yA
Oviginating Agency Repors No.
5018+ ACWRON ,2lothwasten TR 2—54 Page 5 of 6 page
_. Ei Le Gua .
in acgerdance with the provisions of par 7 (4), Nos 200
the following UFOB information was aighted on 14 liov 5/:
\L) Desertation of objects
ae Radar blip
: — A
\e, q/ a
(a) One
(o) N/A
ye High speed
le} N/A
2} N/A
(3 tits epeed precluded securing altitude of this aged bir
(2) Description of course of object:
(2) Radar surveill ance |
b) Determinatioa oz elevation was not possible.
: reset wags initially sighted at 131.5 degrees at 156

ae utical niles (az 1.055}
(co) Determination of elevation was not possible, Se
below for location of tarset upon disanpearance
(a) Plight was to the forthe agt a3 Pollows: IB 1055
NY 2007, PF COLL], PF 2825, PP 4955, QF 0347, OG
QG 59050, QG 5151
(2) Left Linits of plotting board painting normally
(f) One minute plus (1753-17542 vius).
(3) Manner of observation:
(2) Groundeelectronic (AN/MPS-11)
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(oc) N/A

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Melvin Rumssein, ist Lt,

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Gunpost Radar station, oOlst AC TRON, Rotnwesten, Ger.

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(7) Yeather and winds aloft conditions at time and nlace ov?
sisntings Negative due to location o2 target
(8) Other unusval activity: Unusual amount of electronis in-
terterence wnich radar maintenance officer was able to |
sxyplain excent for the tarzeat being pit geet
(9 imnossible due twsneed and position of tarset |
( LO Nectative
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(lijAs assistant duty controlic ooserved this tarzgst travel~
ing at an egtimated speed of “5. 500 nautical niles per |
minute. This is based on the tine and position of the
above cited plota. Ths target painted normally. However,
I do not know the reason for this puesnomena.e |
(12) Negative
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by _ZIWFT Loe oh Te. TImA
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Report No.
50ha¢ AGWRON rtothweste » LR=2=57

COMMENTS of Prevaring Orficer:

The radar maintenance officer explained the unusual in
ence cited in Lt. Rumstein's observations us being caused »
ontemuna rat rate and PRP relationshivs between q Gunpost'3
K7TS=TL sand our Native Son redar station's Ali/sP The latter
is located 58 line of sizht miles at 50 degrees 29 ye 54
seconds North and 09 degrees 57 minutes 17 seconds fast. Octher=

vise there does not seem to be answer for the phenomena in the
targets being reported.

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