PROJECT BLUE BOOK

9. COURSE 00
5-3 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
see. 1 WNW EGE Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Silver 0b.jt$ similar to 11. COMMENTS MissiLe ruted out, ir zidewinr
Gar 8 or very fast a/e appeared in 8 o'clock or other type of radar controlled
position to a/e heading 133 Flight was heat secking missile it was near
toward a/c. a like small delta wing fighter enough to a/e to alter its course f for
When when objt objt reached 3b'clock position D'clock position looked hit. Pilots familiarity with a/c hit. Pilots familiarity , with a/c rules rules
like sidewinder sidewinder missile exeept that 1/3 of this out, and he should have this out, and he should have knowledge knowledge
lobjt objt was dark colore t.Dn 3 o'clock drone configurations drone configurations in use. Quite in use. Quite poss posst
position to pilot : got got impression ible that objt was a dart type target ible that objt was a type target
that TO a dart target However this should have been checked oit However this should have been checked oht
No visible sight of propulsion. propulsic Speed Speed estimateliat base estimatelat base submitting report. No submitting report. No conclusioh conclusich
Mach 2. Initial observitio Mach 2. Initial observntion caused by sun reached and case is listed as Unidentified.
Iflashing on objt. Flight straight and flashing on objt. Flight straight and level. level.
No change in altitude. in altitude.
ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AF IN : 27168 (26 Mar 62M/erpe MESsacE
ACTION: CIN-17 INCOMING Pg l of 3
INFO : SAFS-3 (21)
RC 02/27 MAR 62
TV/HI/HI
PRIORITY
2616007
FM 36 TFW BITBURG S AB GER
ITo CSAF WASH DC
SECY AF WASH DC
BT
UNCL A S E F T O X UNIFORM
FOXTROT OSCAR FM OIN RPT OIN XERO THREE EIGHT DASH CHARLIE X
ACTION CLN ONE SEVEN AF COC PRN FOR OSCAR DASH COC TWO PRN CMM
USAFE FOR PRN IDC RPT IDC PRN CMM CINCNORAD PRN FOR INTELL PRN
CMM FTD RPT FTD CHM USAF PRN FOR AFCIN RPT AFCIN PRN CMM SEC
OF AF PRN FOR SAFIS PPT SAFIS PRN PD REFERENCE COLP AFR TWO XERO
XERO DASH TWO PD ALFA PRN ONE PRN SEE SIX CMM BELOW X PRN TWO
PRN COMPARABLE TO GAR EIGHT X PRN THREE PRN SILVER X PRN FOUR
PRN ONE X PRN FIVE PRN NN SLASH AA X PRN SIX PRN O3YECT APPEARED PRN ONE X PRN FIVE PRN NN SLASH AA X PRN SIX PRN OBYECT APPEARED
LIKE VERY FAST ACFT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED AT ONE OCLOCK POSITION LIKE VERY FAST ACFT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED AT ONE OCLOCK POSITION
ON RECIPROCAL BEARING BY THE TWO SUN FLASHES ON VERTICAL FIN
-PD AS IT APPROACHED FROM ONE TO TWO OCLOCK CMMI OBYECT APPEARED
LIKE A SMALL DELTA WING FIGHTER PD WHEN OBYECT REACHED THREE OCLOCK REACHED THREE E OCLOCk
POSITION PRN DIRECTLY DOWN SUN PRN IT APPEARED LESS AS AA DELTA
WING SHAPE AND MORE LIKE AA SIDEWINDER NISSILE CHM EXCEPT THAT
OBYECT HAD SHAPE OF ONE DASH THIRD DARK COLORED QUOTE SNOUT UNQUOTE
AND TWO DASH THIRDS AERODYNAMIC SURFACES PD AS OBYECT TRAVELLED
FROM THREE TO FIVE OCLOCK CMM PILOT HAD IMPRESSION OF SHAPE CHANGING
TO APPEARANCE OF DART TARGET PD PRN SEVEN PRN NO VISIBLE SIGN
OF PROPULSION X PRN EIGHT PRN NONE X PRN NINE PRN SPEED OF OBYECT
ESTIMATED AT APPROX MACH TWO PNT SEVEN PD BRAVO PRN ONE PRN SUN
FLASHES PRN TWO PRN ONE ONE XERO DEGREES THREE ONE CMM
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AP IN : 27168 (26 Mar 62) UNCLASSIRIED MESSAGE
1 NCOMING Pg 2 of 3
- S
STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CNM NO MANEUVERS X PRN FIVE PRN QUICKLY TO
THE EAST X PRN SIX PRN FIVE TO EIGHT SECONDS PD CHARLIE PRN ONE
PRN AIR DASH VISUAL X PRN TWO PRN NINE X PRN THREE PRN FF ONE
XERO FIVE DD X SIX XERO FOUR NINE TWO X THREE FIVE XERO XERO XERO
FEET X TWO NINE XERO DEGREES X MACH XERO PNT NINE THREE X THREE
SIX TFW BITBURG AB GERMANY PD DELTA PRN ONE PRN TWO SIX ONE TWO
THREE FIVE XULU NAR SIX TWO X PRN TWO DAY CMM VFR RPT VFR PD
ECHO VICINITY RAMSTEIN AB CNM APPROX FOUR NINE FOUR TWO NOVENBER
DASH XERO SEVEN FIVE XERO ECHO PD FOXTROT PRN TWO PRN YOHN MN
LOWERY CMN CAPT CMM FIVE THREE XERO EIGHT ONE ALFA CEM THREE
SIX TFW CMM RELIABLE PDGOLF PRN ONE PRN CAVU RPT CAVU DASH NO
CONTRAILS OBSERVED PRN TWO PRN SIX THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO TWO
XERO SLASH TWO XERO X ONE XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO THREE XERO
SLASH TWO XERO X ONE SIX THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO FOUR XERO SLASH
TWO XERO X TWO XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO FOUR XERO SLASH TWO TWO XERO X TWO XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO FOUR XERO SLASH TWO
FIVE X THREE FIVE X THREE FIVE XERO X THREE XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO THREE XRRO SLASH TWO
E FIVE E THOUSAND FEET THOUSAND FEET T DASH TWO SIX XERO SLASH TWO FIVE
X FIVE XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO SIX XERO SLASH TWO FIVE PD X FIVE XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO SI TWO FIVE PD
PRN THREE PAN AVERAGE EIGHT THOUSAND FEET OVERCAST CMM TOPS TWO PRN THREE PRN AVERAGE EIGHT
FIVE THOUSAND X PRN FOUR PRN ONE FIVE PLUS AT ALTITUDE X PRN
FIVE PRN OVERCAST X PRN SIX NOVEMBER SLANT ALFA X PRN SEVEN
PRN SIX THOUSAND FEET DASH SEVEN CHARLIE X O ONE XERO THOUSAND
CHARLIE FEET DASH ONE TWO CHARLIE X ONE SIX THOUSAND FEET DASH TWO FIVE X
TWO XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH THREE FIVE E ChaRLIe X
THREE
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, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
I STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSRIED MISSAGE
INCOM
AF IN :27168 (26 Mar 62) Pg 3 of 3
XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH FIVE THREE CHARLIE X THREE FIVE THOUSAND
FEET DASH FIVE THREE CHARLIE X FIVE XERO THOUSAND FEET DASH FIVE
THREE CHARLIE PD HOTEL NN SLASH AA PD INDIA NONE PD YULIET UNK
PD KILO MAY WW DD BROWN YR CMM THREE SIX TFW IO RPT IO CMM NO
COMMENT PD LIMA NONE
BT
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