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CLA SSIFICATION) ——— ma —e ae COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEA ERLANK / ‘ (14 "i tad S$ tates of Amer 5.02, Ar 5 29 & _AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentstied j flying AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) ‘. “9 : f 43 r. ? >” pom % ' ae ee He ’ a. ae, : WORCAPSS par don ve de Oth VEPOLIES pad gH avin Oley 2 DATE OF REPORT EVALUATION 6 March 195: PREPARED BY (Officer) TS. : od | aon seakdlieeid Benjamin F, Innan REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) Not. Applicable SUMMARY: (Eater 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 IT.) i Ww } 23 ms ak ¢ in this case a summary of the following gees LS impossible, The report in the most concise form is prepared on Part II of this report. Bidiw pee — . . Captair ; oe Approving | Sh pee INCLS. Notarized Statenent by S/Set John Notarized Statement, bn $/Se + Heil Brade Notarized Statenent by S/Sgt Buford Kelley lrue Uopy of Controller's Log Grid Map for ielerence 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. Ney NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF _ INT me 48 ry USAF. 16—55569~-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : : : ‘Desgaees (5 ON as eee OTS aE ate PAT a WP a i OR eC TR OC 5 FR + ATA SRE PGI TGA A a ie SR RI A LP RO SET PDN RR PELL EA PSC OU TS RE 8 T, « U Tc a O RING LETE IE CREO ETE EE MOD I REND RS SP SCE EAI IE EN IE A. ILS RAE LO i TD LEP EE RE SIE EES LOLI SLT TE IOS NS SPS by) 7 4 a RS a UR w e By OS EO WET URW Wer ee” Vane. a Perrae ke Fo wae “a FOS LS ST BREN Cal DPE ae 3) Pere ee a CORA a Wen OPT ESA EL | | | : : Me : : mi | At : | mf 4 | ) 2 | | ay | we ie Am Rt ES a Ls RPO. Te wr tt! RIES TREE YP MN Bt wehke OF ee = PER? Se OME Pe - OPP Cy TS OO ee eR & LW Ca RETR ie Oe Se A ee OTA FED i Ea. ORT Oe a Ee a et oa ea ks he Wee Ls ee ett RM 8 LD i Z EE PP OPS, BRE TS ig ee - fee LEE) “tee oe , . , 7 we OR pl RET Oe ee RN Ae 6 PRR 4 TIT Re OI IBY SEER a BE IO TI OR STE A IS 9 RE STE OE £ OR CORINA a I BB UR ai i SRR LOSER ESI TR id OA a) Rar th RP De ae ee 9 a eT AIR 2 INTELLIGENCE 1 INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. —<—— —_ ——— in compliance with paragreph 7d, Aix Foree Letter 200-5 the following information is sulmitied. All information is itenized corresponding to paragraph 7¢: 1, One object was sighted by radar at 1707 E. Hours at 235°, 65 miles south West of Congaree APB, South Carolina. The object was traveling at an estimated speed of 200 MPH. The object was on a heading of 060 decrees and faded at 20 miles north of Congaree APB on a heading of 360 degfees, & 8o information is available ag to shape, size, solor, aero- dynemics, trail or exhaust, propulsion systen, and sound, 2, The object wes sighted by radar at 1707 E, Hours and tracked until L725 Be wt ly the object was again sighted at 1745 BE. Hours ami faded at 3, Object was observed by an AN/PPS-5 and an AN/TPS-1B, i. The AN/MPS-5 radar set is located at Congaree AFB, 5.C, » Coordinates Lat. 33 degrees 56 mimates and 0 seconds North, the Lon. 80 degrees 47 minates and 30 secomis West, The AN/TPS~18 is located at Camden, &.C., Coordinated Lat. 34 degrees 15 minutes and 10 seconds North, the Lon. 80 dezrees 37 min~ utes and © seconds West. The object was first sighted at 65 miles from Con- garee AYS on a heading of 60 degrees and an estimated altitude of 20,000 ft. The track faded at 20 miles north of Congaree on a heading of 360 dercrees, adaxr contact wes again made at 1745 E. Hours and faded at 1635 E. Hours. (See map as reference - all distances and agmuth measured from Congaree AFR) 5, The Radar Set Operators were S/Set Braden, S/Sgt Kelley, and 3/Sct Hayes were on duty. These airmen are rated excellent in regard te reliability and are graduates of Radar Operators School with three to four years exper Lence. &, The weather conditions were as follows: @ Pilots reported VFR Conditions (1) Chaxotte, N.C. =- Thin broken clouds at 25,000', 15 Me Vis, Spartenburg, ieU. ~ Thin broken clouds atz25,000', 15 M. Vis. Columbia, 5.\, — Thin broken clouds at 25,000', 15 Me Vis. Shaw AFB, See = thin broken clouds at 29,000" , 15 i Ele Vis. (2) Spartenburg, N.C, ~ Winds aloft at. 25,0001, 270deg. » inot Atlanta, Ga. - Winds aloft at 25,000', 290 deg., 74 knots Charlotte, N.C. = Winds aloft at 25,000", 260 déeg., 87 knots 7» No know meteorological conditions existed, &. Wo physical evidence exists such as fraguents, Or photographs. 9 One Fe5l type aircraft from Congeree APB, S.C. and one P80 type were ulilised for attempted interception without success. i). No known Air Traffic was in the area at the time of sighting. 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 1S PROHIBITED BY LAW. nal be MAY. eae ee bs ‘ash ESL we, IN PART, BY Ss THAN ‘UNITED°ST goku ean FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF ft pe ee ae ee tite Declassification Authority: NND 57565