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1. DATE 2. LOCATION Radon. i 12. CONCLUSIONS
Se also esd jane tat Beka 546 |G Was Balloon
98 fusust 59 Charlotte Islonds. Canda . idierats oveen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ee ee
: O Was Aircroft
Local aehee 0 Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar |G Probably Aircraft
GMT 20% CAir Vi sual @Air-Intercept Radar | & Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
0 Yes EA dA O Probably Astronomicol
X Ne Ha MN Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
25 mins 7 Varied then Yest
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Blip appearéd on radar, & beacon light ATIC radar analysts evaluate the
was observed wisually. Obj stayed behing radar returns as those of another a/c.
a/e crisscrossing its path.
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Ltr, 92 BW (DCOI), Subject: (U) Unidentified Flying Object

2. The aircraft on which the radar operator was Captain Wolter was
not in the same formation as the other airoraft. This crew was in
another three ship cell but their beacon sighting was in approximately
the same area only about an hour later. Captain Wolter was on 4
heading of 152° (Magnetic Heading) when be spotted the beacon return
on his radar scope (see statement). He also spotted returns a short
time later on his scope, and his gunner saw what he believed were
ordinary aircraft lights in the same location as the radar target. No
coordinates are available for these latter sightings. Aoparently the
other ships in this formation did not observe any unidentified objects.
The aircraft in which Captain Wolter was flying was the tail end ship
in the formation. (U)

3e The statements of the crew members, the radar film and the photo
log are inclosed as requested, (U)

4. When the attactmmts are withdraw or not attached this correspon=
dence will be domgraded to molassified. (U)

FOR THE COMMANDER:

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Statemant (MSGT DAVIS) (S)

fi 20.N G. SQUIRES 2. Statement (1LT WALKER) (S)

Crd, VS, USAF 3. Statement (CAPT WOLTER) (S)
Chief, Admin Svs Div 4, Statement (A/2C FLEMMING) (U)
Dir of Admin Sva 5. Statement (CAPT JOHNSON) (U)

6. Jet Radar Scope Photo Log (C)
7. Radar Film (1 Proll) (c)

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"At point "Seirra" I heard a report over UHF interplane of a sighting
of aircraft at 0600 2. I then switched my set to 20,000 yard range
and picked up an unidentified return at 12,300 yards, During that time
I also had very good returns of the aircraft in our formation, the
farthest of which was NO. -3 which was 4,000 yards range.

This unidentified target stayed with us approximately 30 minutes
and was 30° below our Airoraft,

The coordinates of this sighting are 50:15 = 130:39.

The wmidentified object finally broke right and disanpeared from

my scope at 18,000 yards and 60° azimuth."

FARLAN DAVIS = §-50
MSGT = 326 Bemb Sq.

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"At approximately 0545 Sulu and just prior to Pl. # 144A of the

Steeltrap route, I was station-keeping on the lead airoraft of the

three ship cell. I noticed a small #1 return to the rear at 4:00 azimuth,
rnage about 1 NM. I notified the pilot, who queried the gunner. The gunner
stated that the object first ascended, then descended, finally disappearing
to our right,

For the next hour or so, I had continued intermittent returns in the
altitude hole, always at a mile or two range, and azimuths fram 3:00 to
9:00, Later abservation of them led ms to believe they were some sort
of "nirrored” returns;ie., a reflection of the other aircraft. I took
O-15 film of this phenomena, starting at 0611 3. Refer to Line # 6 of
Camera Log for A/C 6-660, 28 Aug 59, Mission # 431-2, No further

visual sightings were made."

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"On "Steel Trap" mission # 435-ST-6 flown on 28-29 August 1959, I
sighted the following phenamana.

These observations were all witnessed by Lt H.L. Bockelman,

Camt. C. Biosi, Capt. Re C. Davis, Capt. 5. Phillips and SSzt. J. Tmy.

Approaching the coast for the lst AR I, Captain C, T. Woiter radar
operator on Crew R-92 picked up a beacon 65 miles in front of our
airorafte. The beacon appeared to approach us at a fast speed passing
under us in about 40 seconds.

After completing AR and going North from the TP I picked up
nunerous objects on the radar scope in the altitude hole, At times
there were two and then again three moving at a very fast rate of
speed, Several times they followsd behind the formation and lights

were obse¥ved, Also, at times a beacon type return was observed.”

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STATEMENT

"At about 0545 Z the pilot called me to take a look out at 5 oclock

to see if I saw an aircraft. I did and saw it and it was not part of

our formation. It had a ratating beacon but no Rec. lights nor Nav.

After I sighted it, it ascended and then descended to the
I also picked the return up on
At 0600 Z

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right of our formation out of sight.
my radar at about 4 oclock in AZ, and at 3000 to 4000 yards,

Blue Lead tail gmner picked the target up at 12,000 yards in long

range, then I switched to long range and pick it up at 8,000 yards, at

6 osclock AZ,
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WILLIAM F,. F ING
A/2C

I-69 326 Bomb Sq.

STATEMENT

"At approximately 0540 Z I was notified by my Radar Operator reported

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a return 2 miles behind us in the # 3 position of a 3 ship cell. My
gunner sighted what appeared to be a ratating beacon at 5 oclock low
and after about 10 minutes it descended and was lost. A check with

"Consort" control revealed no reported traffic in the area,

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After about 30 munutes we had another return in the same postim
and for a period of 30 minutes it was intermittant. No visual contact
was made but our tail radar ahd a return at 8,000 yards for a few

minutes,

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All gromd staticns reported no traffic or sightings."

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sussect:' (U) Unidentified Flying Object 29 September 1959

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Request analysis and/or interpretation of radarscope film attached.

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Colonel, USAF 1. Msg 3 Sep 59, DCOI 13080
AFCIN-4Eh 2. Ltr 22 Sep 59, subj:
(U) Unidentified Flying Object
£59-27033 w/7 Atch

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following results:

a.

21 Oct 59

The blips on the film are not different from ordinary radar

Analysis of attached radarscope film has been accomplished with the

blips, hence no particular type of "target" or flying object is indicated.

b.

A few still photographs of a radar indicator do not give the

viewer as good an insight as to what actually occurred as the live radar

picture gives to the radar operator at the time of the sighting of the

objects.

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aircraft possibly caused the radar returns.

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WITNESSES AND THE 0-15 CAMERA FILM BE FORWARDED TO THIS CENTER.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING INFO IS REQUESTED: WHAT
WAS THE FORMATION OF ACFT? WHAT WAS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OBJ AND
ACFT? WHAT COLOR WAS THE ROTATING BEACON? WAS IT DETERMINED THAT
THE BEACON WAS IN THE EXACT LOCATION AS THE RADAR TARGET? DID THE
BEACON APPEAR TO CHANGE IN SIZE OR BRIGHTNESS AT ANY TIME? WAS THE
BEACON VIEWED CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT A BREAK? WERE THE REPORTED ACIT
HEADINGS MAGNETIC? DID THE ACFT VARY THEIR COURSE AT ANY TIME? WAS
THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY REPORTED FOR THE AREA OF SIGHTING? DID
THE RADAR TARGET CLOSE ON THE ACFT AT ANY TIMES, OR REMAIN AT THE

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1. In answer to your unclassified message AFCIN 45 9-13608, Qabisa: - of
11 September 1959, the following information is submitted. "(u)

a, Airoraft were flying a cell of three aircraft in trail forma-
tion. About 1 mile separated each plane. (U)

be. The distance between the object and the aircraft varied from
one to five miles, (U)

co. The rotating beacon was red. According to the gunner who
witnessed the beacon visually, it was on an aircraft tmt had neither
recognition nor navigation lights and in this gunners opinion the aire
craft anpeared to be somewhat smaller than a B-52. No other details
could be seen. (U0)

de It was determined that the beacon was in the same gemeral
location as the radar target. (U)

6. The beacon appeared to stay about the same brightness and size
while it was observed, (1)

f. The beacon was viewed continuously (visually) without a break
for about 10 or 12 minutes. (U)

ge The heading reported in the original report was not a magnetio
heading. The magnetic heading was 152°, There was 10° left drift and
the variation was -25°. (U)

h. Airoraft did not vary course any time except at regularly
scheduled turning points, (0)

i, The ceiling and visibility reported was for the area of the

jo The radar tarzets did close on the aircrartt, The distance

varied from rive miles to about one mile. Whe the distance was with-
in one mile the targets left the scope. (U)

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