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yore Jo an Su | AREFFRACTED SEcuvresiry 4 AF FORM 112 ) 1 aoe (CLASSIFICATION) wy ay ¥ 4 SOQ tCAMA T/A A/ ai us TP Jo 53 (LEA ye g eG 4 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT < * SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) ________ake Charles, La, “4 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION Or 68th Bomb We, (i) vot ee February 1953 _______| 12 February 953 Cu PREPARED BY (Officer) i SOURCE Te DONWALD R. CASETY MAJOR USAF Crew Members 52nd Bomb Sq, 68th Bomb We, REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, ete., as applicable) AFL 200-5 and TT 68th DOI 1367 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.) An unidentified object was observed by ten (10) crew members of the 52nd Bombardment Squadron, 68th Bombardment Wing, on 12 February 1953, Ref, Par, 7c AFI: 20085, 29 April 1952: (1) Ten (10) crew members of the 52nd Bombardment Squadron, observed a Single unidentified flying object, delta shaped, and approximately fifteen (15) feet in diameter, bluish white color, Trail appeared in pulse+jet fashion, white pulses being much smaller than the object. The object resembled a flaming-rag thrown into the air, The pulses extended to the rear four (4) times the length of the object, The object suddenly disappeared approximately twenty (20) miles from the observers, Its brightness was greater then the star Sirius and had a steady brilliance, There was no manuever or loss of altitude in its 90 degree azimuth, The object approached from 130 degrees and proceeded in a straight and level flight, (2) The observation was made visually from the ground at 0600 hours Central Standard Time and persisted for twelve (12) seconds when it suddenly disappeared, (3) The observation was made during the preflight of a B-29 aircraft about two hundred (200) yards north of Hanger 3, lake Charles AFB La. (4) ‘The object appeared to be at an estimated altitude of five thousand (5,000) feet and travell- ing at fifteen hundred (1,600) miles per hour, (5) The observers are considered reliable, (6) Weather in area CAVU, winds aloft 310° at 35 knots, 5000 feet, (7) There was no meteorological activity. (8) Wo Physical evidence or photos were obtainable, (9) No interception or identification action was feasible, (10) There was no traffic in the area at the time of observation, Doge R Maat Approved: DONALD R. CASETY MAJ OR USAF Intell Officer g.0. 11657) ae aie) end PM of [9d MAF Pepe deat 4 Pe ‘ By. A! i DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 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. PESTRICTED (CLASSIFICATION) 16-—-55569~-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565