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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wes Balloon
8 December 1957 ontana - Canadian Border O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP %. TYPE OF OBSERVATION se O Possibly alleen |
Locei___ 9:90 PoMe © Ground-Vi suel D Ground-Reder B Paueut keen
GMT 28 2250Z XWAIr Vi sol QO Alr-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Airerett
5S. PHOTC OU O Was Astronomical
© Yes O Probably Astronomical
XINe F-89 Pilot O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION @. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE z faction © ec Tliusion
10 minutes one W to South iis
10, BRIGF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Pilot at 40,000 feet going into a turn Plots on UFO report show follow-
from West to South, leaving heavy ing: a) sun was to his front &
contrails notice a "pall of light right & at almost same level when
with black streak on the jueide of he went into turn, b) heavy horse-
his turn and about 1/2 oo 3/74 mi shoe shaped (thick) contrail was

away. Obj appeared to stay with pilot | to his left. Conclusion: Probable

after he returned to another heading. | reflection of sunlight off his a/c

He then lost it. intersecting with a shadow (black
dark) thrown on the contrail slihtiy
behind him & to the left as he

moved, which would appe;
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DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHD

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Re vse UFOB SECRET/INT 2137-S+ )T#4S REPORT IS MADE I |
A E WITH PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 7D,/AFR 209-2: ITEM 4
DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: (A) SPHERI APPROX IMATELY

53 FEET IN DIAMETER (C) BRIGHT LIGHT- 1 (EZ) 1 CF) NO

DISCERNIBLE FEATURES (G) TAIL E » SIMILAR C

TO CONSISTENCY OF Fe8S EXHAUST CH) NEGATIVE (I) NEGATIVE. IT CO. {. |
| 2 CA) OBSERVERS COMPLETED PORT » Line HEAV? CONTRAT TOs fe, a f

DEGREES IN F&ESH AT 43,223 FEET LING HEAVY CONTRAILS» OBSERVED A D, hem

BLACK STREAK WITH A BALL OF LIGHT AT THE FORWAREEND, GAINING ON THEM em *
| ON INSIDE OF TURN AND FINALLY STEADYING TO THEIR SPEED («75 MACH). “4%

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(3) OBJECT AND BLACK TAIL WERE APPROXIMATELY 1 AND 2/2 MILES LEFT Si
OF AIRCRAFI--EASTs OBJECT WAS LOW, PILOT ESTIMATES AT AN ALTITUDE , }
: 223 FEET. (C) UPON LAST SIGHTING, OBJEC C AT |
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SAME RELATIVE ALTITUDE BUT WAS WITHIN 1/2 TO 3/4 OFA a aX i

| PILOT HAD MADE TURNS INTO ITe (¢D) TRAIL BEHIND OBIECT DID NOT APPEAR Go|
TO HAVE TURNED WITH THE F-89. IT HAD BEEN ON A CONTINUOUS NORTH TO ‘ |
SOUTH COURSE. TRATLIEXTENDED. 23 TO 25 MILES. PILOT MADE A 23 TO
» 30 DEGREE PORT TURN INTO OBJECT, BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR TO TURN WITH \e\
HIM AS A SHADOW WOULD HAVE TO DO. ONLY CHANGE WHEN PILOT MADE

TURNS WAS IN THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHT WHICH DIMMED OR BECAME “AM
MORE OPALESCENT. (PILCTS OWN WORDS) (£) OBJECT STAYED WITH PILOT, ney a |
AFTER HE RETURNED TO 182 DEGREES HEADING TO COMPLETE TARGET MISSION,
OCCASIONALLY DIMMING. PILOT TURNED TO HEADING OF 243 DEGREES FOR
| RECOVERY AT HOME BASE AND LOST SIGHT OF OBJECTe (F) APPROXIMATELY
13 MINUTES. ITEM 3 MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS (CA) AIS =<-VISUAL (3)
NEGATIVE (C) F- 39H 54356, 40,923 FEET, 182 DEGREES MAGNETIC,

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» (A) N/A €B) PAUL, CHARLIE A CAPTAIN, AC 2222155, PILOTe BAKER,
# =DDIE R, 1ST LT AO 3243521, RADAR OBSERVERe BOTH 29 FISe Ae aged
m OF BSOTHS A-2. ITEMS 7 WEATHER CONDITIONS: (CA) VISIBILITY 39 MILE

DUS TO HIGH ALTITUDE HAZE PAI Ree LAYER BELOW PILOT. PILOT STA TEs ‘

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HAZE LAYER BELOwW-HIM-DID.NOT\| SHOW SHADOW OF HIS CONTRAILS WHERE HE
RNEDe ¢€B ORT FROM DETACHMENT 15,.15 WEATHER SQUADRONS « WINDS
ALOFT’ SURFAZE 288/18. 6,929\FEET. 272/223. 13,332. 292/15. 16,923 ©
EETse 392420. 20,0020 FEET. 919/25. 52,0902. 020/20. 53,993 FEET.  --
232/15. 83, SBA. BEET.cNQ H B\PILG (C) CLEAR €D) UNLIMITED

CZ) CLEAR (F) NEGATIVE. ITEM 8\PILOT STATES OBJECT WAS FIRST
THOUGHT TO BE "PILOTS HALO®, B ID NOT HAVE RINGS OR RAINBOW

EFFECT. APPEARED TO BE A OLID MASS _OF_GO LIGHT: POSSIBLE
COINCIDENCES AT ABOUT TIME OF SIGHTING, THE F-895 3 _PHASS INVERTER
TARTS ACTING UP_AND PILOT Saito TO So! O SPARE INVERTER. ITEM

S NEGATIVE ITEM 12 1 "== ACYRON AND 773 ACWRON WERE BOTH

ASKED AT THE TIME IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER CONTACT IN VICINITY. 2D LT
BERNARD J KONYN AND SSGT J=RROLD A HUGHES, 773 ACWRON WISUALLY -
SIGHTED THE F-89 AN ITR E_TIME ¢ G, BUT SAW
NOTH ELS 11 AS ASSISTANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 29 FIS.e
ALTHOUGH INITIAL REPORT INDICATEE SHADOW OF CONTRAIL AND/OR F-89
AIRCRAFT, WEATHER INFORMATION, OF SHADOW OF :

OBSERVERS, AND REPORTED TRACK OF OBJEC S POSSIBILITY. 7

JITEM 22 NEGATIVE. a
28/163 24 Int 2 cennt POIOn DF

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