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ae —_ c > hig Teter AF d ORM 112 SSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY ! REPORT NO. United States of America t ‘SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (genet) ommanding Officer Northeast Section, Austin, Texas 3d Air Reserve District, Austin, Tex DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 January 1953 14 January 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOSEPH K,. McMAHAN, Major, USAF Verbal report from Lewis L, Chandler (CIV) REFERENCES (Control number, direciec: previous report, etc., as applicable) DO 319 (Control Number) 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.) Report of unidentified object in flight as observed by Lewis L. Chandler (CIV). Lt ae INCLS. Statement from Lewis L. Chandler (CIV) sae —-_—_—_—_——————— — See Ea ——— Sn DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR THRU: Commanding General, Fourteenth Air Force, Robins AFB, Georgia THRU: Commanding General, Continental Air Command, Mitchel AFB, New York TO: Director of Intelilirencs., Headquarters, USAF, Washington cos ie. Ge TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATIN: ATIAA=2c,Wright-—Patterson AFB, Ohie _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 AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. f —_ RES TRI aD 16-—55569-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE f — ; (CLASSIFI ION) ai a i f a wi 4 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 & A ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. | Commanding Officer 3d Air Reserve District, Austin, Te} I | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES —— ae The following is information gained from interview with Lewis L. Chandler concern- | ing observation of unidentified object: 1. DESCRIPTION: Object appeared to be 18 to 24 inches in diameter, or about the Aira same size as the Moon. The shape was round, completely circular] disc, and apparent size was 18 to 24 inches. It was silvery in color, and only one in sight. There was no trail of exhaust or compulsory system. Estimated speed would be about 500 to 750 miles per hour. There was no sound. Object was in a straight and level flight. Object disappeared from sight above horizon. TIME OF SIGHTING: 1034 hours, 14 January 1953. Observed object for from ; forty to sixty seconds. OBSERVATION MADE: Surface visually. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: Northeast section of Austin, Texas. LOGATION OF OBJECT: Approximately 60° above the horizon, traveling in the ; direction of south-southeast. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT: Cloud condition, 1200 scattered. Visibility, 12 miles. Temperature, 6L°2 Dew-point, 59°, Surface winds, 18 knots from the south, There were high scattered clouds at 30,000 feet. Winds aloft were as follows: 16,000 feet 280° 27 knots 18,000 feet 280, 33 knots 20,000 feet 280. 32 knots 25,000 feet 300: 38 knots 30,000 feet 310° 45 knots 35,000 feet 310, 70 knots 10,000 feet 310 70 knots No activities or conditions, meteorological or otherwise, which might account for the sighting are known. There was no physical evidence such as fragments, photographs, and the like of the sighting. Location of air traffic in the general area at the time of the sighting: Local flights recorded at Bergstrom Air Force Base, six miles southeast of Austin, included two (2) F<8hs, one (1) T-33, and one (1) C-47. 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 FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. —— re tows (CLASSIFICATION 16—55570-1 XY WU. 6. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565 STATEMENT FROM LEWIS L. CHANDLER, (CIV) This is Lewis L, Chandler, and I live at 610-B Park Place, Austin, Texas, My occupation is part time school patrolman, A brief description of the object: In shape it was the shape of a plate - not shaped as a ball - and appeared to be from 18 to 24 inches in diameter, about the same size | as the full Moon; and the color was silvery, or rather it gave off a silvery reflection. Number: There was only one, and there was no trail or exhaust, The speed seemed to be about 500 and 750 miles per hour, There was no sound, and there was no maneuvering, and it was going in a straight, direct line, It disappeared, by moving out of sight, well above the horizon. The time of sighting was approximately 10:30 AM on Wednesday, the 14th day of January 1953. The observation was visual, The observer of this object was at Robert E. Lee School, which is located at Harris Avenue and Hampton Road in northeast Austin; and at the time I observed the object, I was throwing balls to a group of first grade | students ~ boys and girls, A heavy type airplane appeared overhead; and when I looked up, it (the airplane) passed on going north; and I observed the silvery object which appeared to be very high; and I asked the chil- dren what the object was; and they all replied, "Flying Saucer", almost to a child. They were very excited over it. I watched the object almost constantly until it disappeared, which was probably about a minute, It once appeared to pass through very high, thin clouds, For the past sev- eral years I have been a very close observer of aircraft in flight, and I don't think. that there is a possibility of my being mistaken in the ap- . pearance of this object, Of course, as to what it actually is, I wouldn't care to venture a guess; but there were no wings on it, no broken lines;. and 1 firmly believe that it was some kind of a disk or round object - not as a ball, however, Inasmuch as my son was a Navy pilot and instruc~ tor for four years during World War II and I also have a son-in-law who was a navigation instructor at Ellington Field, I have always had an un- usual interest in aircraft. I couldn't estimate the height because I do not know the size of the object but think the object was ten or twelve or fifteen thousand feet or more and the cloud it appeared to pass through was very high. The clouds were thinly scattered all over the sky, and the sky was largely blue, The visibility was practically unlimited yesterday mornings JI was out in an open space; there were no obstructions; there were very few trees and no houses at all, It was an open school yard where visibility in that direction was unlimited.. I was facing almost due south, and the object was traveling a little east of south, The object, when I observed it, ~ it did not pass over me ~ was, Itd say, about a 60 angle above the horizon flying away from me, hy Declassification Authority: NND 57565