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rata oy, AF FORM 112—PART Il APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 Kes lel 1CTeod (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 5th Ftr-Intep Sq, McGAFB, N.J. PAGE REPORT NO. TR=3=53E . OF 3 PAGES 1. The following joint statement was made by Lieutenants Williantr. Hamilton and Norman W, Booth: é 4 "At approximately 1010 Zebra on 29 October 1952 while on a local Training flight of two (2) F-9hA at 28,000 feet over Hempstead, Long Island and o a heading of 270 degrees, I sighted a white light moving in the opposite direction at the same altitude and first thought it to be another F-9hA because Pinkerton was work~ ing intercepts with F-9's in the area, I was number 2 in the flight and the flight leader advised that he was advancing to 100% power and started a hard port turn. At this time I immediately dropped back to trail position and the radar observer locked on to the lead plane. We continued the port turn and the object seemed to start turning inside of our turn and then started to climb. At this time the flight leader attempted to light afterburner with no success, We continued this hard port turn for approximately 20 minutes keeping the light in sight as it climbed until the light faded out of sight, I was in such a hard port turn that I had to use flaps to keep the plane from stalling", 2. The following statement was made by Lieutenant David H. Goodnough with the cooperation of Lieutenant Doyle C. Williams: "Based on my experience in fighter tactics and maneuverability of fighter type aircraft it is my opinion that the object was controlled by something having visual contact with our aircraft, The power and acceleration abilities were beyond the capabilities of any know United States aircraft. However the performance was not outside the limits of human endurance, If the object had been any type of con- ventional aircraft I believe we would have easily overtaken it during the first 360 degrees turn. During the first turn I gained about 2000 feet while the object gained at least 5000 feet and was turning at our rate and I believe that if it had stayed with us it could easily have turned inside of us on the second tum. Our G forces on the first turn were 3 to h. At 30,000 feet an F-9LA without afterburner can climb at a maximum continuous rate of 1,5000feet per minute, In a tight turn at this altitude the rate of climb is ,ero. The capabilities of the object were at no time outside the realm of reason. In other words if a conventional aircraft had the power plant it could easily, with a human being directing it, have performed as this object did, The object went out of sight directly above us after about 20 minutes of observation. It did not remain in a tight turn during the visual contact, At one time it steered a course approximately towards Bridgeport, Conn. from the area of Suffolk County Air Force Base, It then turned around and came back almost above us, This object was definitely not a balloon or star and was moving in a horizontal plane heading of 090 degrees when we encountered it", 3. The object was sighted at 1010 Zebra, 29 October 1952, and was observed for at least 20 minutes, Visual sighting was by two (2) F-9iA aircraft which were on a local training flight at 28,000 feet over Hempstead, Long Island. There was no radar contact by either the observing aircraft or by GCI because of malfunctioning radar sets even though the aircraft were heading straight toward the object when it was first sighted, The object disappeared southeast of Long Island. No determina- tion of size or shape was possible because the observing aircraft could not close the distance between the object and them, Radio contact was maintained throughout the chase with GCI. (Pinkerton - 773d AC&W Unit). Lt. Goodnough, who was the first to sight the object, has 1200 hours total flying time including Korean combat service, The other observers are relatively new pilot and radar observers, 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. ResTRicrep (CLASSIFICATION) 16—55570-1 3X U. &. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565