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AF FORM 412—PART I . APPROVED,*: JP 1948 vrs aalgi tt : | * age "AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) : : REPORT see i9th Bombardment Grenp, Medium TRe5_52. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES That. Saka Sa a Commanders Aircraft“Commanier, Gee -Bonbardier, C.F,C. and Right Scanners. The Me RR ae an RE hella hie NE y Dl ie a mea diy, aE IED Weel Sie ae! Se At OLOAT on 23 Aug 52 over XE 281 ,-aireraft (ae which was scheduled for weather recennaissance in the Sinatje areas sisniea an unidentified ebject. The airsraft was on a 1 heading of 04, degrees me an altitude of 22,000 fest, weather was 5 178 to 3/8 undercast ie ne moon, The sighting was made by the Airberne | objectk-was. described. as-appearing te.be 4 er 7 fect leng, cigar shaped, orange-red | in color and eal particles appreximately 1 ft in diameter appearing: te sheet ort ek. Ei che pndles from the path of flight ef the ebject. No trail was seen but the’ a chiest seemed to glow with an orange-red celer, The object was first seen at the 3 ofclock level. position Eirectunt sly 300. feet away. It was traveling uP “an angle ef 45 degrees approximately paralleling the ee of the B-29 and dis= . aprsared when it was 150 feet above the aircrefts altitude, The sighting lasted not mora than 3 secends. after it was first seen. Speed of object was 23 estimated as over 200 MPH The experience level ef this crew ig 17 combat missions and all concur on mae <i above sightings--Ne.ether information is available. Logyes Sopioks RYBICKT aS | 2nd Lt., USAF | ae cos Asst Intelligence Officer Tas? —s COMMENT? ‘BY APPROVING OFFICER: This object is believed to. have been a % oe ait oh crouni-te-sir a missile. OP SOL Ob? be 5 THIS COCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTI? NG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 30U.S,C.—~ 31 54032, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON [S PROHIBITED BY LAW, 'T MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF iS FELLIGENCE, USAF. §3238--FEC P&PC—9, O—~12M Declassification Authority: NND 57565 nest ttn teecssgecthcnbe