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AF FORM 112—PART I cence ye (Guassirica i E | APPROVED 1 JUNE 193 auiril aha | <P RERORPNTT Se Se eo" SI LEAVE BLAR v [ | UNTTED STATES . a ee He Ps AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ‘SUBJECT YSRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) a 4 re » Aibany, Georcia eau Wing Intellisence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION 3 Febru 1953 28 Januar ? r- PREPARED BY (Officer) PRANK C. OF BANNON REFERENCES (Controd numoéer , directive, previous report, etc., es applicable) APL Noe 200-5 dtd 29 Avril 1952: TWX GI 1bha dtd 30 Jannary 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inciosures at lower left. Begin text of report om AF Form 118—Part II.) Om the night of 28 January 1953, at approximately 2135 hours, SOURCE, PEAR. saw an unidentified object from a jet airplane and observed it for approximately seventeen (17) minutes. Object remained at same angle in relationship to vilot and aircraft while aircraft was traveling at, three hundred (300) miles ver hour. The object also chanced color the last three (3) minutes of observation. The last fifteen (15) seconds of the obser~ vation the object chanzed to deen red in color, changed from circular in — Shaoe to trianenlar and then split into two (2) triangles. The following renort contains information regarding signting of this object. “DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Saye Nope a be Ie RB ae cs AS OR i 7 vate steedbe Poy So i Pim ek ‘ .> ; gos C °¢ Lf eve | “Chief, Le ge ant; ttne = A pcpotisecon Sasi pee | MOTE: THIS 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-FORGE*AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. in talalcsbe ! wd Grates jend ie ch La f te U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1%@--O-9 1 8331 F250 4 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 | AF FORM 112--PART il | (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) - REPORT NO. ATROE Lk-2-F3 ‘Wing Intelligence, Moody AFB, Gao le On 28 January 1953 at approximately 2135 hours, SOURCE observed a unusually bright light northwest of Albany, Georgiae At the time of first sighting, object was circular in shave and SOURCE first thought it was an= other aircraft or a unusually bright star. Object was white in color, When first sighted, SOURCE was flying on a heading of three five five (355) degrees . at four thousand (4,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly above ee the aircraft. At the end of the observation SOURCE was flying a ten thou-~ | sand (10,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly below the aircrafts | at the time of the first sighting, object was white in color, but the last = === three (3) minutes of the observation object constantly changed color, from - white to orange and back. The last fifteen (15) seconds of observation the = object changed from circular in shape to triangular and to a deep red colors | The triangle then split into two (2) triangles one (1) immediately above the other. This lasted only seconds and then they disappeared. In com parison SOURCE stated it was like turning a electric light off. At 2230 hours SOURCE reported to Albany radio, requesting Moody AFB weather, Albany radio queried SOURCE on vosition and then asked if any unusual. objects had been sighted. When SOURCE answered affirmative they stated that an object as described had been sighted and that radar contact had been made. This radar contact had been made at the aporoximate hours mentioned above. No- apparent movement of the object was seen, however, it appeared to maintain © the same relationship to the SOURCE who was flying at three hundred (300) miles per houre The aerodynamic characteristics could not be determined, nor was there any trail or exhaust visible, 2, SOURCE observed the object for aporoximately seventeen (17) minutes, at. 2135 hours, 28 January 1953. | | 3. SOURCE observed the object visually. — he The noint of observation was from a jet type aircraft (T=33) when Rast South East of Albany, Georgia. (31/05N-84/10W) Object was on a direct line from Albany, Georgia to Columbus, Georgiae Appeared at all times to be Northwest of Albany, Georgia. Object, in relationship to SOURCE, stayed ale | ways at a forty-five (lS) degree angle at ten (10) oclock highs 5S. SOURCE appeared willing, in fact he set dow his narrative without benefit of onestions by the interviewer. No questions on sighting were asked, - just questions about personal historye His powers of observation seem to be excellent. SOURCE has eleven (11) years service all of this as a rated. offi- cer. He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned a 6. A check with the Moody Air Force Base weather station confirmed the weather conditions on the night of the sighting to be scattered clouds at ten thousand (10,000) feet. Visability was eight miles and winds aloft cone dition, speed unknown, direction West North West. A full moon was present | at the time of the sighting. 7. Nevative 8, A radar contact was made with object by Albany. Declassification Authority: NND 57565 RESIRI oT be WhO ULE AF FORM”*S —PART i — a eapmange (CLASSIFICATION) Trt | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 4, 9733 Be } j gi tee og, Aa i 47 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) | 4 REPORT NO. WRne Tntelligence, 9, Necative. ce made no attemnt to intercent or home in on object considering it for some time as a oossible hazard to flight. Other aircraft were in the area, Saw nothing umisual in the object excent its brillisnce until such time as it began its rapid change of colors and as this lasted for less than three (3) minutes there was no chance for interception. a ™ ee ee a ee ae " ’ - ~ a. Lie uw : id pel aS A P . 4 be 4 A NG PR OI 0 en OE re ee ee | RR: eRe ee a ee . ’ 10. Confirmation was received from the Base Operation at Moody Air Force ‘ase that aircraft were airborne at the aporoximate time in the general area f | .®, the sighting of the object. a tev fm COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER: 1. SOURSE was coonerative and sincere in his statements. He gave his narrative 21] at one time and did not change his mind on any thing. His powers of observation seemed above average, verhans acenintable to eleven (11) years as a vated officer, SOURCE conld not identify the object that he had sighted. 7 ~ = ep OF rE Se . O'BANNON, JRe USAF Wing Trainings and Overations off ™—.e- raptor me et +, ne COMMENTS OF APPROVING OFFICER A > if ’ i a ieee en ee et ee ee ee ee On ee et mer ere pee ee re ee tng - <a ee —- ’ eee s MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.OB-THE-UN I EO STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S, C_— 3) AND 22. ASAMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR TH2 REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PABT, BY: OTHER THAN UNITED-STATES AIR FO eS hee (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-) YX Gq BS. GOVERNMENT PRiIntine orrics ; | AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF | Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JONE dite me | (CLASSIFICA, ION . > 7 i ‘ Cal — — Oo mm: i - ok . _* -_ : : ~ i s a8 be | 2 o 9 3) mee Pon aaa om 2 UN [TED STATES men? aia: Ie- a - re ZEB AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RE ORT COUNTRY SUBJECT FLYBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) anv. (Cearcis 7s. : Albany, Georg: wing Intellicence & : —_- = ~~ DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION __ 3 February 1953 28 January 1952 Rm6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE BN! H" PAK eLe: Re fh | | Cantaain | \ i’ Mea + “ea ti sn Mies NNON, Captain, USA Major Hal W, Lamb REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) 200-5 dtd 29 April 1952: TWX GI lilhha data 30 January 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) T bh > YT) | Sd 7h T, () - ? KR Ta ene ry ry dig 9 ° Ds 2 + 3 Y) ry 5 ie -* v4 vv} Pa ode gy "7 x 7" Pe 1 > Cc lL, rn 1 " co ‘ SO + L | Mess Tae ert mee | a JUL Dg wri by : +, = 2 ‘ PL «© i, y = * + . »} . - y™ *, -”? @ oh GA wr CAL EL Nt abd: f= + 7 OAnnrsA imatolx«r carr + a = ae | j 2 rved it ahi Y eativenteetaie seventeen (17) minutes. Object remained at same Fah ila in relationship to pilot and aircraft while aircraft was traveline Ive -é. : ‘ : = he A La ot A a/ t he a C4 VO Net inden ee hf F ae 7 “ ~ wr Lin »"% 1 _ > " 5 ~ \ b. i ~ ou 5 © - « } three hundred (300) miles per hour, The object also chanced color the last = ~ 1 ~_ 3 . + “4 . . y* - . TV} oT ~ : f° : three (3) minutes of observation, The last fifteen (15) seconds of the . NS 7 T 7 ~ : -" a. ~*~ LY, te) — . - ~ ~ ] a — s mg > vation th - object changed to deen red. i n color chanced from circular in or Co % “4 "y yw ol . (hs om, wy ~ « Z ° 2 ¢ rf ~~» f a | e anpuiar and then split into two. (2) trianecles. he following \ 7 - - - J ** te. J c Trains anformatsi an vroocarnAinge aetoht+-4 hs ~ ains inlormation regarding sip ng of this object, Onera GFions 0 DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 4 : re LO f° THtoallsa gwoanrs Taadnniiarta © TIQAT iQ ah- | q ‘ iL rector o el] Le ta" Cs nead uarters UD Lg W an! hinge ton 25, D. Wes t Cy $ Chief Air Technical Intelligence Center, Attn: ATI [AA=~2c, Wright-Patterson ? & nti op feat tr i) a rt? : l cy for information, t NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES'WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 30U.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 Ut rpAR wht hd STATES AIR: FORCE ‘AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. oe ¥ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1950—-O-918331 Zé f ~~ % ong ia Z ¥ ; . of we a Declassification Authority: NND 57565 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 a ia Sane Boek f BG fn Sete o : Jul a TURAL a a y Mf “— RESTRIC LD ery, in hnose es ota AF FORM" if2 e RT il (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT . FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. ia | 3 ca|A7he 24-42-89 Wing Intelligence, Moody AFB, Ga, PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES le On 28 January 1953 at approximately 2135 hours, SOURCE observed a unusually bright light northwest of Albany, Georgia, At the time of first sighting, object was circular in shape and SOURCE first thought it was an- other aircraft or a unusually bright star, Object was white in color, When first sighted, SOURCE was flying on a heading of three five five (355) degrees at four thousand (4,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly above the aircraft, At the end of the observation SOURCE was flying a ten thou- sand (10,000) feet. and the object appeared to be slightly below the aircraft. At the time of the first sighting, object was white in color, but the last three (3) minutes of the observation object constantly changed color, from white to orange and back. The last fifteen (15) seconds, of observation the object changed from circular in shape to triangular and to a deep red colors The triangle then split into two (2) triangles one (1) immediately above the other. This lasted only seconds and then they disappeared, In com-~ parison SOURCE stated it was like turning a electric light off. At 2230 hours SOURCE reported to Albany radio, requesting Moody AFB weather, Albany radio queried SOURCE on position and then asked if any unusual objects had been sighted. When SOURCE answered affirmative they stated that an object as described had been sighted and that radar contact had been made. This radar contact had been made at the approximate hours mentioned aboves No apparent movement of the object was seen, however, it appeared to maintain the same relationship to the SOURCE who was flying at three hundred (300) miles per hour, The aerodynamic characteristics could not be determined, nor was there any trail or exhaust visible, 2. SOURCE observed the object for approximately seventeen (17) minutes, at 2135 hours, 28 January 1953. 3. SOURCE observed the object visually. 4. The noint of observation was from a jet type aircraft (T~33) when East South Bast of Albany, Georgia. (31/05N-8l/10W) Object was on a direct line from Albany, Georgia to Columbus, Georgiay Appeared at all times to be Northwest of Albany, Georgia, Object, in relationship to SOURCE, stayed al ways at a forty-five (45) degree angle at ten (10) oclock high, 5S, SOURCE appeared willing, in fact he set dow his narrative without benefit of questions by the interviewer, No Questions on sighting were asked, just questions about personal history, His powers of observation seem to be excellent, SOURCE has eleven (11) vears service all of this as a rated offi- cer. He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned as OIC of Base Operations. 6. A check with the Moody Air Force Base weather station confirmed the weather conditions on the night of the sighting to be scattered clonds at ten thousand (10,000) feet. Visability was eight miles and winds aloft con- dition, speed unknown, direction West North West, A full moon was present at the time of the sighting. 7+ Negative 8, <A radar contact was made with object by Albany. ~<— NOTE: THIS 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 AGENGIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 7D z J-4 ~ * he a AX ba? A AXE iw > mlm ta fe 7, . i ie | ‘ ie. : ; 8 oi it j Pad ; a { Bey? 2 5 ' . " nh hn. ao tap ie eee ‘ 2 SeunanaY = ; , iON). =a a. A . Ba BE Pe? ig SCLASSI CATH N) : 1 4 4 16—55570-1 3X WU. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE OP nF EP EE o pw 8 Gee Declassification Authority: NND 57565