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AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. | (LEAVE United States a MAF B=S—~KOONCE _ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) iy. Southern California 807th Air Base Group, March AFR, Calif. DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATIO 27 January 1953 27 January 1953 Lhe OB -_- PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Major Keith P, Hansen, USAF Military REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AF Ltr 200-5 dtd 29 April 1952 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 IL.) l, Description ef unidentified flying object: SUBJECT The object was oval shaped in appearance, Colers Very bright silver, Number of objects observed: One (1), No trail or exhaust was observed, e, The object appeared larger than B~29s witnessed at same approximate distance from observer, f, No audible sound was observed, &_ The speed varied from standing still to tremendous speed, in excess of any speed witnessed in aircraft, h, The object traveled in an apparent straight course and appeared to wobble from side to side during movement, Diffused glow appeared during move- ment only. The oval shape was clearly defined during absence of gley, 2e Sighting of the object was at 1000 hours, PST, 27 January 1952, from a point one (1) mile due West of March Air Force Bese, California, 3¢ Object was visible without the aid of any optical or electronic device, 4» Observers were T/Sgt Howard Koonce, AF 35160676, and 3/5 2 a I gt Lavon Wise AF 37013989, $07th Supply Squadron, 807th Air Base Group, March Air Force: Base, California, Sgt, Koonce has ten (10) years service in the Air Force and has from experience witnessed many aircraft at various altitudes and distances always distinguishable as aircraft, 5« Weather conditions at time of observations, & Visibility unlimited, net Cloud cover none, ¢ Wind from the North West at five (5) to ten (10) knots, gta DECLASS TRIED B.0. 12065, Sec. 5-40: USAF memo 7/22? DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR WS GLewl Sinn po be ae Jz y [FO ra : . * 4 : - : :— See auinnecmmscme ts hee Esmee jaar PAs ume, 18 dp cc: CG, SAC hs cet Chief; Air Tech Thiel Center het CG, 15th AF ATTN; ATIAA-2c 9. Wright-Patt terso CG, 12th AD Ohio f ad * v a gl ° re : wo G a 1 4 N . 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 PERSO yy IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT)BY PERMISSION’ INTELLIGENCE, USAF. Oe ON ibe tk ae ge a Ree hi Declassification Authority: NND 57565