PROJECT BLUE BOOK

would stop. While hunting ocaurred, scope
EgE. Spee conformed to light
Fodlng arter and 2 hr ob- Ie hrs.
then untill COGIIRS:Va Colnirrs: Vibual digheing not cnne ad
dan. Nx scattered to davn. Nx scattered to can 5-10 thousand, movf radar. Radar objt not lon. Requost radar. Radar objt not kon. Requost
"ahowerd K of stad for alditional info nct complied with. for alditional info nct complied with.
Classed: Classed as insuffieient dats. Vioual sighbin
Normal lapue rate. Radar picked objt at i6o Normal lapue rate. Radar picked objt at l6o probably bulloon fr Downley AFS, R ut
45 mi nd oni ni oni Montogomery/
Cloo' altitude varied 6-l0,ooo while being tradked Cloo' altitude varied 6-lo,ooo vhile being tracked
Whon target louked on antenne would hunt target louked on antenne would hunt raknak waknak
ATIC PORM 329 (RZV 25 SRP S2)

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AFCIN-4E 2 UNCLASSIFIED rjf
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DEFARTMENT OF HE AR FORCe
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AF IN : 3048 (24 May 61) G/jhs
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : OOP-2 (21)
SMB C 277
ZCHQE245ZCVJC090
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJESGM
ZNR MEI
P 241200Z Thai
FM HO MOADS GUNTER AFB ALA Tilles
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJWFAL/ ADC ENT AFB COLO M/D 25 Mly
land ll kid C C
RJESKB/2IAIR DIV DOBBINS AFB GA LU4S. LUSS.
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HO USAF WASH DC
RJEZHO/SE RJEZHO/S THE AIR IR FORCE SAFIS WASH DC WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS X MOODC2320. USAF FOR AFCIN, SAFIS. SUBJ THE FOLG
MSG FROM COMDR 69IRADAR S9 CROSS CITY AFS MSG FROM COMDD SOIPADAI
FLA IS QUOTD FOR YOUR INFO AND NECESSARY ACTION.
QUOTE. U UNCL/691CCR-369. SUBJECT: "UF0." THIS
REPORT FOLLOWS FORMAT OF PARAGRAPH 15, AFR .
200-2, DATED 14 SPT 59. ACI) ROUND OR OVAL AS A
LIGHT WITH A FAINTLY DISCERNABL GREEN HALO
BELOW. (2) "AGLOB OF LIGHT WITH R ROUNDED EDGS
VARYING IN SHAPE AND SIZ WITH DISTANCE."
(3) COMPARATIVE TO STARLIGHT BUT INTENSIFIED. (4)

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ONE. (5) N/A. (6) SEE ITEM (2) ABOVE, (7) OBSERVERS
QUERRIED D AND NONE VISABLE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE.
B (1) SUDDEN APPEARANCE IN SKY AHAD. (2) APE XIMATELY
45 DEG ELEVATION DIRCTLY AHEAD OF CAR
WHICH WAS HEADED DIRECTLY SOUTH ON US HIGHWAY 19,
5 MILES SOUTH OF SUWANNEE RIVER. (3) ALMOST DIRECTLY
OVERHAD BUT SLIGHTLY EAST SOUTH EASTERLY IN TRACK,
(4) LIGHT AIRCRAFT SPEEDS OR SLOWER WITH MANEUVER-
ABILITY AND CHANGING FLIGHT PATH. (5) GRADUALLY TO
THE EAST SOUTH AST. (6) CNE HOUR 56 MINUTES, THE EAST SOUTH AST. (6) CNE HOUR 56 MINUTES.
CCI GROUND VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONIC HEIGHT C(I GROUND VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONIC HEIGHT
FINDER, AN/FPS-6A. (2) NONE. (3) N/A. D (1) VISUAL-
23/0905Z. RADAR- 23/1000Z. (2) NIGHT THRU DAWN.
E VISUAL OBSERVERS, BRONSON FLORIDA, 29 DEG
28 MIN NORTH, 82 DEG 38 MIN WEST. RADAR OBSERVATIONS, 28 MIN NORTH, 82 DEG VATIONS,
CROSS CITY AIR FORCE STATION, CROSS CITY FLORIDA 29
DEG 38 MIN NORTH, 83 DE MIN WEST. F. (D) CIVILIANS:
MR AND MRS
UNIVRSITY CITY, ST LOUIS, MISSOURI. H EMPLOYD AS H
AN ACCOUNTANT T WITH GNERAL MOTORS LOUIS MO.

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1 STASF MESSAGE DMSION
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PAG THREE RJESGM 13
CHEVROLET T PLANT, SH EMPLOYED AS FASHION
COORDINATOR WITH STIX-BAER & FULLER, ST LOUIS MO.
MR. US POST OFFICE, TALLAHASSEE,
FLORIDA, EMPLOYD AS POSTAL COURIER. RELIABLITY
OF ALL UNKNOWN. (2)M MILITARY: TSGT GEORGE W. KLOSS,
SSGT PETER D DETRANT, AIC WOODROW BASS, A3C
(PHILCO
FIELD ENGINEER), ALL OF 69IST RADAR SQUADRON, CROSS
CITY AIR FORCE STATION, CROSS CITY, FLORIDA.
RELIABILITY ABOVE SUSPICION AND EXPERIENCED. G (1) RELIABILITY ABOVE SUSPICION AND EXPERIENCED. G (1D)
CIVILIANS NOT SKILLED, REMARKS COVER FROM: "TOO-
DARK-TO-DETERMINE" TO "SOME CLOUDS MOVING WEST TO
EAST AT END OF OBSERVATION PERIOD." THIS RADAR
STATION'S OBSERVERS REMARK - "SCATTERED TO BROKN
5 TO 10 THOUSAND, MOVING WEST TO EAST, APPROXI- 5 TO 10 THOUSAND, MOVING WES TO EAST, APPROXI-
MATELY 20 KNCTS, NO OTHR RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY,
STARS CLEARLY VISIBLE BETWEEN CLOUDS," (2)
MONTGOMERY ADS, MONTGOMRY, ALABAMA- FOR
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND VICINITY. VALID FOR PERIOD
- 240/20, 10000 - 270/25, 15000-
.
-

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UNCLASSIRID MESSAG
1 NG
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260/35, 20000 - 270/40, 30000 - 280/50, 50000 - 260/35; REMARKS
JET STRM FM CNTRL MISS SEWD OVR SRN ALA FLA PNHDL
AND OVER E CTRL FLA INTO ATLNC, MAX WNDS 280/30
AT 410 MSL OVR SRN ALA AND FLA PHNDL. () NONE.
(4) NO RESTRICTIONS AFTER SUNRISE. (5) SCATTERED TO
BROKEN ABOVE 5000. (6) NONE DETCTED BY RADAR AT
OBSERVATION TIME, HOWEVER, SCATTRED THUNDER-
SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED NW OF STN MOVING SWN ACCROSS SHOWERS S HAVE DEVELOPED NW OF STN MOVING SWN ACCROSS
STATION AT TIME OF REPORT 23/1930Z. (7) NOT MEASURED
BUT BY FORECAST FROM 5000 TO 50000 IN 5000 FOOT
-INCREMENTS, 17, 01, -01, -INCREMENTS, 17, 01, -01, -10, -20, -32, -44, -55, -51,
-64, ALL I -S4. ALL INDICATIVE OF NORMAL LAPSE RATE. H. NONE. INDICATIVE E OF NORMAL LAPSE RATE. H. NONE.
I, NONE. J. UNKNOWN. K. MAJOR RAY E. ELLIS, I, NONE. J. UNKNOWN. K. MAJOR RAY E. ELLIS,
COMMANDER, CROSS CITY AIR FORCE STATION, FLORIDA. COMMANDER, CROSS CIT STATION, FLORIDA.
COMMENTS: DIGEST OF RADAR R OBSERVATIONS AT THIS
STATION - RADAR PICKD UP SAID OBJECT AT ABOUT 160
DEG AT 45 MILES & 8800 FET & THN TO 186 DEG AT
95 MILES & 8400 FEET. IT VARID FROM ABOUT 6000 FEET
TO 10000 FEET I WHILE BEING TRACKD. FOR A WHILE WHEN

JEPARIMENY OF THE AIR FORCT
STAFF MESSACE OVISION
UNCLASCIFIED MESSAGH
IN C O G
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THE TARGT WOS LOCKD ON, THE E ANTENNA WOULD START
HUNTING VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE ANTENNA WAS MOVED A
FEW DEGREES IN EITHER DIRECTION THE HUNTING WOULD
STOP. WHILE THE HUNTING WAS OCCURRING THERE WOULD
BE ALL KINDS OF INTRFERENCE ON THE SCOPE. WE
TRACKED THE TARGET FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.L. MRS
ERYANT FOSTER ATTEMPTED PHOTOS WITH BOX CAMERA,
620 COLOR FILM. BEING PROCSSED AT SUPPORT BASE
AND IF PHOTOS DEVELOP WILL BE FORWARDED IN 72 HOURS
BY SEPARATE LETTER WITH COMPETE BY SEPARATE LETTER WITH COMPETE CAMERA DISCRIP- CAMERA DISCRIP-
TION. END QUOTE.
BT
24/1810Z 24/1810Z MAY MAY RJESGM RJESGM
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ATT Ohio
Reforence: Telephone requests to this Division on 5 Jul and 12 Jul
1. Jul 61.
61, and cur shipwent on 7
from Valpariso, Florida/Eglin Afl. These are the romain-
19-21 liay 61
ing charts requested
3. Also inclosed ane photocopies of adiabatic charts for 3-7 Jul 61
3. Also inclosed Flint is the is the closest closest radiosonde radiosonde
from Flint, Michigan/aishop Airport. from Flint, Michigan/Bishop Airport. telephone call on 12 Jul 6l. tolephone call on 12 Jul 61.
station to Toledo, Chio, requested ir station to Toledo, Chio, requested your
FOR THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
* Paldas J
PALLAS L. TYE, Atch
Photocopies f/Eglin AFS & Flint, Mich Photocopies f/Eglin AFB & Flint, Mich
Captain, USAF
Administrative Administrative officer
AU6 1961

requeet you for
to this headgea: your earliest cenvenience. We need thia in-
formeion to confir formet en chione nt ca citiogs nt this baae and t this baae and to forward through proper forward throogh proper
cheanels Tor tho Cord, Tc,
MSgt Laccur, this otation, had a diting on 29 May 19el snd ia of th MSgt Laccur, this otation, had a diting on 29 May 1961 and ia of the
opinion tlint your phots object of which you have a object of which yos he
picture.
If you havy forwerded coples of the photn and report we reapectful If you havy forwerded cuples of thr photn and report we reapect 11
request coraplete informatiot as to tizne, date and place shere you..
sent the report. Cur reporet of slilsgs are on da-kay and 20 sent the report. Cur reporte of attsgs are on 2d-kay and 20
196t with cther unceaffrthed ruahal reporta 1961 with cther unceaffrried uabal reporta.
Thantdng you in advance for yoar many courtenies and hoping to hear
from you noon, I remala
Siacerely
VIRGK E MIRACLE
MSOT, USAT

UNCLASSIFIED AFCIN-4E 5-2017
UNTER AFB
KOR ATION.
HEIGHT FINDERS (AN/FPS-6A) DC
CAPABILITY, THEREF RE CLARIFY THE USE OF THE
WOULD START HUNTING VIOLENTLY." CLARIFICATION IS
ALSO RE BETWEEN
"HUNTING" AND "INTERFERENCE." REQUEST INFO "HUNTING ORMATION RMATION
AS TO THE RE ED UP
DATE TIME
ON THE DAR, THE APPARENT PATH OF THE 26 1420
MONTH TAR
MAY 1961
SYMBOL SHGNATURA
AFCIN-4E
LAND Ay
Major Robert J. Friend
HONE 69216 PAG4 1 CAGHS Vr 2 aenue PHILIP G. EVANS
CYGURITY CLASS Colonel, USAF
UNCLASSIFIED and Components
446 DD REPLACES DO FORM 73.19CT43, W41 CH SILL HT USEO UNTIL EXHAUSTED