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> AF FORN®112—PART | i (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 TRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BL et) re 7 r <—> i“ ay = ee ’ 16 Pe Erle) oe “ tS Sg AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object AREA REPORTED ON ‘SUBJECT FROM (Agency) Alaska OR eS S DATE OF INFORMATION L9 aprit 194 ‘ ., 4 Aprit L949 BY (Officer) meer BN aes Director of Intellis Zence, EVALUATION DATE OF Regn Sap scien Lt kb Smythe REFERENCES ( rol.num 4) directive, previow ort, “ plic abi¢) eee Gon iden ied Wite Prom Commencing General, SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List Fe ai ee left. Begin text of report.on AF Form 1 so « TT.) ; ; A} ¥ 4 » i y < are" aa ’ : ” : ss : alien ; . Moy me fy aS Ci ce a if ©) “ve o> TRY ’ ce . : —aees r , a K’ ? ¥ march 19S49 crew ; OL am cnec }~ the 7 a . _ ss ¢ ~ - -— _ : - mT? 3 4 ft . 4 - ; ne J Ws i - 7 4 - sance Squadron nay Alaske at approximately APPROVED: de a a ait R ORG B UD? AaAY Major, USAR Statement : at amen > A with aA = v wr on webbed er de AANWIY ave ‘DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR © 4 a? he ALD oF See NO HiS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. | fe | # A foe / 3 oO 9 (CLASSIFICATION) a 16—55569--1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 — ae ee AF FORWs 112-—PART II SopeeneeEE APPROVED 1 JUNE 1448 | FROM (Agency) intelligence Division : én Sais aie ir ee sry ee = Alaskan ALY VOMMAnG 1. Two (2) separate sightings were made by : ance Squadron (VL) Weather on <¢ ence of an alien aircraft. a. ‘The first sightine was made at 2205 local time at 2500 Ae 4 ab 5 asi ri } ; : . + + 5 } ae 3e - _* the heading of the B-29 45° true and the apparent heading ol true. The object showed a dull yellowish light and was trave timated 200 - 300 mph, passing under the B-c9 with about LOO b. The second sighting was made at approximately ¢<46 local at an altitude of 5000 feet. The B-c9 was on a southerly course when ote? fA sed over about 1000 feet above, heading in a northerly direction a of speed. Ce The intensity of the light at both sightings appeared sbout the id was readily distinguishable from a pilot balioon. ds Weather at both sightings was 4/10ths to 5/lOths strato cumulus cloud tops to 5100 MSL. Visibility unlimited. 5 The only reported f around 2200 and w Ce nad taken of oF Z wy Px. — ae. <e - ce Somments of preparing officer: s | “) eS ¥ = % carn be se n the ace Ome an Le ‘ 3 ne aes ¢ 1 enya ; ys at? se ea ie ~~ : ™ ct ; ; the range of conventicn rircrart from any bases ] ~ 4 the presence of jet ai 3 would be probiemeé é ased v tc) Pant ey _ : . ike ; = = : ee = * . - . P- a , “ a _ H-OO With tip tanks. + i << Ma +. ¢> sircraft in the area Tt is extremely difficult to see the exhaust of 4 jet aircraft ea cA ® unless nearly asterne Tt is impossible to see the exhaust when aporoachi ~ NC IS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.— 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 - AF FORM 112—PART II aE T tal (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 13948 & AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. x if U2 — Intelligence Division Teale : . TR-16-U9 PAGE A MSAD TAVdOYLYd ASLVHOWVH LSN ~zA O = > he O O AD Y) = ¥ y ) AN NW HIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING QP 'THE ESPIONAG 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS iPF IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT, BY PERMISSION INTELLIGENCE, USAF. i? ‘SS ——— re (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 ss. - $. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE m. - Declassification Authority: NND 57565 f A ee f fy C d/ * a HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE SQUADR 6 A A 2 5 SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, U S Army ] ) STATEMENT ist Sighting "Altitude Be29 2500 feet indicated on pressure altimeter. Light approximately 100 feet below. Approximately heading of Be29 45 degrees true. Approximate apparent heading of light 245 degrees true. Intensity estimated as that of a 40 watt bulb at 200 feet. Weather clear over the island at the time. 3/10 to 5/10 strate eumitus cloude in the vicinity of the island. Visibility unlimited at 2500 feet." 2d Sighting "Altitude Be29 5000 feet indicated and actual radar height. Light estimated 1000 feet above. Heading of Be29 southerly on north leg cf range. Heading of light northerly. Same intensity as first sighting. Weather 3/10 to 5/10 strato cumulus clouds tops to 5100 MSL. 29 in the clear at the time. Visibility unlimited. Base weather sent up an upper wind ballon shortly after the sightings. It was of the penlight cell type. We were on a southerly heading at the time and I picked out this light when approximately 15 miles out, yet I did not see the "Licht" until we were no more than 300 yards from it. There was no resemblance between the two lights. The pilot ballon light was bright and hard- ly more than a pinpoint and the other light was dull and of a yellow- ish tinge and fairly large. The pilot ballon was released from base operations and went up in a slightly south easterly direction over the water and directly ahead at our altitude while we were flying the north leg of the beam. Yet the "light" was north east of base operations by at least 500 yards on the first sighting. At both sightings the light appeared to be moving toward us at a high speed." ROBERT A. DITTMAR lst Lt USAF Weather Observer 375th Ren Sq (VLR) Wea Declassification Authority: NND 57565 4 i. Co ee connie = BEG A ADR 7 > J } HEADQUARTERS 5021S5T AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Army 4, April 1949 T BME N T "Position of our aircraft was over the Island of Shemya at approximately 2500 feet. The time was approximately 2205 local. Our heading was 90 degrees. Visibility was good. I first noted a white light approaching from head on. It passed under our ship with about 100 feet clearance. At the same time the left scanner reported an aircraft passing underneath us. The apparent speed of the object was fairly fast. (Approximately 200 - 300 miles per hour). The next sighting was made at approximately 2236 local. Our position was just south of Shemya at approximately 5000 feet. Visi- bility was good and ceiling was unlimited. We were in a turn to the right and our ship was heading in a south western direction when a white light was observed to pass over the aircraft in a northerly Girection at a fast rate of speed. The object appeared to be approxi- mately 1000 feet above our snip. No further sightings were made." FL M. MCALLISTE lst Lt USAF 375th Ren $q (VLR) Wea Declassification Authority: NND 57565 HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA AIR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Army 5 April 199 " On March 29, 199 at approximately 2330 hours BST I was standing outside of Hangar number 2 watching for one of our aircraft which was coming in for a landing. I saw something go across at approximately 5000 feet at a speed S of approximately 300 mph I didn't give it much thought at the time as I thought it was our plane with an engine torching. when the crew got down lI ask the if they had an engine torching and they said no, but they saw the same object. i would say the object was going about due north at the time I saw it." pMkhbaw Gi(Seowre WILLIAM A. BROWN S/Set USAF AF 16 2h 90 Assistant Line Chief - werarresicicn ~~ DELASSISIEQ -—~ Se ba & . sti eh E.0. 11852, Sec. 3(5) and 5(2) or (E) eeeeSSCeeesesocecsocecococs FESLAEW RE WML. ccaccseesacgesn Declassification Authority: NND 57565 HEADQUARTERS '5021ST AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, U S Army 4, Apri 1949 STATEMENT "On the night of 29 March 1949 I took off from Shemya at 2140 hours BST on a routine Loon Able weather reconnaissance mission. Since an engine was feathered shortly after takeoff, I decided to remain aloft over Shemya approximately three hours to lighten the weight of the aircraft before landing. At approximately 2205 hours while approaching Shemya range from the southwest at an altitude of £400 feet, the co-pilot and left scanner reported that we had passed a lighted object approximately 100 feet below us. This I reported to Semichi tower and asked if there were any other air- craft in the vicinity. The only reported aircraft was a Northsest Airlines aircraft which had taken off a few moments previously and reported to be on course. I alerted the entire crew to be on the lookout for any aircraft in the vicinity. At apvroximately 2235 hours while in a proceedure turn at 5000 feet just south of the island a light was sighted approach- ing from our left. This was clearly seen to pass directly over- head and on to our right to vanish among scattered clouds in the distance. Since we were in a turn and on a westward heading at the time, the light was in a northerly heading. At the time I judged it to be 1000 feet above us and traveling 300 - 400 miles yer hour. The possibility of this light being a meteyge confront- ed me, but it was traveling in what seemed a definite horizontal altitude and the light seemed steady in intensity, which diminish- ed the possibility of this being a meteor. The light itself seemed to be a blue-white color and had the appearance of an exhaust in shape. This was reported to Semichi tower. ey There were no further observations." 4 Z JAMES S. GIST ist Lt USAF AO 777650 Pilot - B29 #44-62202 375th Ren Sq (VLR) Wea Declassification Authority: NND 57565 ie! ORM 112—P: ART | FOS eee rC Tea aT ON PROVED I JUNE 1943 "Ys RY REPORT NO. ee APTA REPORT .: | FROM (Agency) ’ 7 yy ~ ; = =D : . or = ry a at) r ; | z > | , @ - tae ewe ene wwe WOULD Pe i > Se a See 4 Bie Sw s & A 2 we DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION } i > i\ ; | +] nbn dew U SOURCE = EIR A Lt I NE BS EN Rr ow | FERENCES 5 ( Conprol. number, f svt oy ++ re VORP sn eS Pa Ms Vo a oo : ee directive, previous be efC., as s applicable) | Vo t wns se Canars i > re stca a: —_ Tié : iS T\Vae / ~~ Nery Os. : (lave 2. eh ey bith ‘Cc. fiba . — SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of rege on AF Form 112— ‘Part Tl.) j A oaE Fix.’ seinen od 3} re | i ae ee | ot. ole oe HW ~~ : q | : i 2 4 ‘ i ; ? d j 4 . i : 4 Hi 3 OAR OB ee 8 et Ate fete eo ba a eee a en ee ee ee) ee ccna ase Cae “str aman eee HA at OE AE OO OL OLE LLL CNEL LODO LEILA DLL LLL OE LEE: CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFE! UNI ATES WITHi IEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 500.5. C.— ISNDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CO NTE IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW EO RODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGEN ES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION GF THE CHRECTOR OF ac i te Declassification Authority: NND 57565 worn * oo vale — F FORM 1i2—PART i! APPROVED 1 JUNE 1548 2 Fa’ ~ ars © qe ae a WU re r= < O \ inn ae O f... Lit aa Ln O }== <{ > aa O Li. £ Lt} O Ln i.) YO — ~— Lit so Zz. 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SS Pe eS) — ~~ — | Ys a a SS ’ J ; a ae swe VY ? i 7™m Lik i . , > et Se 2 We 53 rr WN *» y + sity Ba = rr) Ww Nics ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 OF THE ZED PE iiNG AS Att: rT «a oy —- } THE fh R TO AN UNAUTH WiTHIN LA ics HE UNITED STA NTENT rN: | NATIONAL N OF | THE EVE iON AFFECTING ITS TRANSMISSION OR TR - i ' INFORMA eNT CONTAINS 2 vr) ~ wu i' id Lf BITED BY LA RMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF a | \ er. RSON IS PROH:i - } I IR nm # 4 c S AlR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY Pi \P AJ i’ N ANY MAM at }% " Vv i~ TS CD t 3 REVELAT co = — NDED. - - — AS AM > A wee, TA TA: 4 ra | ‘ s ~~ ~ ti oo co THER THAN UNITED STAT DIN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY C DUCE Paes e gee OVERNMENT PRINTENG OFFICE » Vv NND 57565 —— ~_ oe - ATION) ~ - LASSIFICA ~ - > “ - eee opt Fm ane Le, ER Oren a = Tas Ne al At Declassification Authority RAs a: /_——- + Sk. a er ee ee Ar FORM 112—PART I] CEP EN ACW saree: BP be ) - (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT S20M (cigency) | REPORT NO. MSAD TAVdONLBd ASLYVHOWVH LSN Pas © = D> Pah O O A Ww) 4 »HIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON'S PROHIBIT -¢ MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION-OF THE INTELLIGENCE, USAF, a _™* ~ bebe — 337 Tageeep. ol ’ ACCS ~~ = en ane ; (CLASSIFICATION) 16—--55570-1 U. 3S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE SQUADROW SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO '729, US Arny 4, Avril 1949 ist Sighting "Aititude Be29 2500 feet indicated on pressure altimeter. Light approximately 100 feet below. Approximately heading of Be29 45 degrees true. Approximate apparent heading of light 245 degrees true. Intensity estimated as that of a 40 watt bulb at 200 feet. Weather clear over the island at the time. 3/10 to 5/10 strate cumiius clouds in the vicinity of the island. Visibility unlimited at 2500 feet." 2d Sighting "Altitude Be29 5000 feet indicated and actual radar height. Light estimated 1000 feet above. Heading of Be29 southerly on north leg of range. Heading of light northerly. Same intensity as rirst sighting. Weather 3/10 to 5/10 strato cumilus clouds tons to 5100 MSL. 29 in the clear at the time. Visibdility unlimited. Base weather sent up an upper wind ballo on shortly after the sightings. it was of the penlignt cell type. We were on a southerly heading at the time and I picked out this light when avproximately 15 miles out, yet I did not see the "Licht" until we were no more than 300 yards from it. There was no resemblance between the two lights. The pilot ballon light was bright and hard- ly more than a pinpoint and the other —— was dull and of a yellow- mec and fairly large. : The pilot ballon was released from base operations and went up in a slightly south easterly direction over the water and directly ahead at our altitude while we were flying the north leg of the beam. Yet the “light” was north east of base operations by at least 500 yards on the first sighting. At both sightings the light apveared to be moving toward us at : - a high speed. E,0. “141882, $2s. 3(3) a USAF mem? BY. puLewss Ss faa, waid... 375th 24 3 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 _ \ ) Y Br HEADQUARTERS 50215T AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Arny 4, April 1949 4 STATEMENT "Position of our aircraft was over the Island of Shemya at approximately 2500 feet. The time was approximately 2205 local. Our heading was 90 degrees. Visibility was good. I first noted a white lignt approaching from head on. It passed under our ship with about 100 feet clearance. At the same time the left scanner reported an aircraft passing underneath us. The apparent speed of the object was fairly fast. (Approximately 200 - 300 miles per hour). The next sighting was made at approximately 2236 local. Our position was just south of Shemya at approximately 5000 feet. Visi- bility was good and ceiling was unlimited. We were in a turn to the right and our ship was heading in a south western direction when a white light was observed to pass over the aircraft in a northerly jrection at a fast rate of speed. The object appeared to be approxi- mately 1000 feet above our snip. No further sightings were made.” 375th Ren $q (VLR) Wea _- DEXUSSIFIED ——— 1183 mca) and 3(D) or {E) 0. 11552, Ses. 3(2) and of ; S$ Mero 7/>! We ecereoerse** oS S ~) 5 yi he Declassification Authority: NND 57565 pot | PBT WE 4425-2 ere ee . ee HEADAUARTERS 5021ST ATR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASS APO 729, US Army wee 5 April 1949 " On March 29, 199 at approximately 2330 hours BST I was standing outside of Hangar number 2 watching for one of our aircraft which was coming in for a landing. I saw something go across at approximately 5000 feet at a speed of aporoximately 300 mph 1 didn't give it much thought at the time as I thougnt it wes our plane with an engine torching. #hen the crew got down i ask them if they had an engine torching and they said no, but they saw the same object. i would say the object was going about due north at the time I saw it." Assistant Line Chief “~-2e oman ——~ PEN ASSICTEN ne beulLas wit y 11552, Sac. 3 i) and 3(3) oF (2) USAF memd sis 31/78 BY. Whew Svs RS, dats... BLE. ecesegesoos Declassification Authority: NND 57565 A Ne A ee ee 8 se er none eee ~—t1 —— - a a ee wet — HEADQUARTERS 5021ST ATR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Arny 4 Apri 1949 ®On the night of 29 March 1949 I took off from Shemya at 2140 hours BST on a routine Loon Able weather reconnaissance mission. Since an engine was feathered shortly after takeoff, I.decided to remain aloft over Shemya approximately three hours to lighten the weight of the aircraft before landing. At approximately 2205 hours while approaching Shemya range from the southwest at an altitude of 2400 feet, the co-pilot and left scanner reported that we had passed a lighted object approximately 100 feet below us. This Tf reported to Semichi tower and asked if there were any other air- craft in the vicinity. The only reported aircraft was a Northszest Airlines aircraft which had taken off a few moments previously and reported to be on course. I alerted the entire crew to be on the lookout for anv aircraft in the vicinity. At approximately 2235 hours wnile in a proceedure turn at 5000 feet just south of the island a light was sighted approach- ing from our left. This was clearly seen to pass directly over- head and on to our right to vanish among scattered clouds in the distance. Since we were in a turn and on a westward heading at the tine, the light was in a northerly heading. At the time lI judged it to be 1000 feet above us and traveling 300 - 400 niles ver hour. . The possibility of this light being a metep@ confront- ed me, but it was traveling in what seemed a definite horizontal altitude and the light seemed steady in intensity, which diminish- ed the possibility of this being a meteor. The light itself seemed | +9 be a blue-white color and had the appearance of an exhaust in shape. This was reported to Semichi tower. There were no further observations." ae DECLASSIFIED #0, 14552, Sac. 3(5) ana 5(D) or (&) 3 SAF memo 7/2/78 ny WAerat... 108s van LE L2E, 375th 2en Sa (VLR) Wea Declassification Authority: NND 57565 ar -_ ¢ ™ J bs Seg y ee ee