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< = _AF FORM 112—PART a APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 oF COUNTRY ~ U.S.As SUBJECT FLYOBRPT , ass of Unidentified Flying Objects_ AREA REPORTED ON FROM. (Agency) Lake Huron and Northeast Michigan _1/5k4th AC&W Squadron, Port Austin, Michigan DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 February 1953 17 February 1953 _ . L-5 Bes ag era Ae ty she St PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE aapeat (Control agen ey directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) : 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.) 1, the following report is submitted on the observance of an unusual flying object by personnel of the 754th AC&W Squadron, Port Austin, Michigan. Personnel concerned report having observed this object by visual means at 2204 EST, 17 February 1953, and by electronic means at. 2208 EST, 17 February 1953 « 2s True identity of this object remains unknown, Investigation of reports failed to disclose further-details or information or any falsified or imaginative information as reported by personnel concerned, Captain, USAF Commanding Officer COMMENT, Dir of Intel 30th ADiv: Value of report questioned. Forwarded intact for further evalu- ation and disposition as deemed appropriate. Mbgae 73 ee lst Lt, USAF Ass't Director of Intel INCLS. Overlay of track Extract of Recorders! 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THOMIAC yy, Lede : “~ab o% ¢ it. - 4 “ ~ . : . . ‘ \ wostd to ysitev0 goal 'etebiooeH to Jostixi efasd tI - svidsetisil sentbasM Of A - evitsitisil Hoos dk 1G Se Cea a RC OP, ns en aa ca ample SAS “ o> ros astan tdeaW <WACU .pH ,sonegiiletnl to tosoe1id - yo Lf JIA soeteséei-SdgiaW .oS-AAITA :WITA ,teta99 eomegifledal {sotndoeT 1iA ,teidd - yo L , o@£20 | eones@ifeial to todgoottd :WITA .¥.U .@IA dxswese , Wad - yo IL: sonegiffesal to 110 :WITA megidoiM .ollivelfed ,droqitA mu welliw (ted) GA dsO€ - yo VAM Me a ttt > al Declassification Authority: NND 57565 Co an =~ a < -" AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 754th AC&W Squadron | TR=-12=53 Port Austin, Michigan PAGE 2 OF 2 -_—— Sanne nan RRERE Rn ene eneeenneneeeineiaetinnenmenantaiaanane a de At 2204 EST, 17 February 1953, an unidentified object was sighted visually by A 1€ John T Mandinee and 2nd Lt Harold S Eagle. The object changed in color from red to pink to pale white te white and back to red agains The object appear- ed te be larger and brighter than a star, and other than changing color there were no unusual features visible, The object appeared to be moving south at a very x slow rate of speedy Eventually it faded out completely after becoming smaller and much dimmer, At 2208 EST, 17 February 1953, 2nd Lt Eagle detected an un= identified target on the search radar equipments fhe target was moving on a course of 180 degrees at 55 knots, It did not have any unusual characteristics except the speed, which was slows Za Object was first sighted at 2204 EST, visually for 5 minutes until 2209 EST, 17 February 1953. Detection time on radar was 2208 EST for 17 minutes until 2225 EST, 17 February 1953. 3a Object observed visually from ground and electronically by search radars Type of radar was AN/FPS=3, upper beam only, (1297 woepaneens Fs. 4e Observers who sighted object were at 754th AC&W Squadron, Pert Austin, Michigan; Longitude 83 degrees West; Latitude 44 degrees 02 minutes 22 seconds North; Elevatizen 646.75 feet MSL. Radar equipment located at same positions Object was sighted visually approximately $ to 10 miles West Northwest of station, estimated 100 feet above horizon, Lecation of radar track was 9 miles at 300 degrees» Grid coordinates of station are HQ 0202 and target was at GQ L490ke No height finder equipment is available but estimate of altitude using calibration data showed target to be at approximately 1,000 feet. 5« Observers of object, 2nd Lt Harold S Eagle and A 10 John T Mandinec are considered fully reliable and experienced, 2nd Lt Eagle has approximately 7 months experience as an aircraft controller and A 1C Mandinec has three years experience as an aircraft control and warning operator, Radar maintenance personnel declared all equipment fully operational with no evidence of any type of interference presents 64 Weather and conditions at time target was sighted and visible were; Visibility and ceiling unlimited; temperature approximately 28 degrees Fahrenheit; moderate winds from west» | 7« No known meteorological or other disturbances or activity existed at that time or at any time during 17 February 1953. Es No physical evidence was available, Radar scope camera was inoperative at that times 9 ADCG was notified, surrounding stations were contacted, and flight plan sources were checked, but no identification could be obtained. No interception was attempted, 10, No other aircraft were known to be in general area of object throughout -peried it was observed by personnel of this organizations ee Ppa aee aug sae toe DECLASSIFIED | 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 Abi ay PT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. MENT | Bt OFFICE CLASSIFICATION: -S-#-@<R-2—p— HQ: AUTH: COMMANDING OFFICER DATE: 28 FEB 1953 DITTAL:—__ fo) WE OVERLAY OF RADAR TRACK Declassification Authority: NND 57565 CLASSIFICATION: S-E-t-R-#-T- HQe 754TH AC&W SQUADRON AUTH : COMMANDENG OFFICER DATES a ll > 1059 INITIAL: “LAm WEM a HK HK HR He HE KH He HM EXTRACT OF RECORDERS! LOG HK RRHHRHAKH HHH HHH IDEN- GRID CO. COURSE TIME TRACK ALT EST NO REMARKS TITY ORDINATES NO. SPEED ‘ ACFT UNK GQ 4904 W-10 - 55 kts 1 GP 4959 W~10 GP 5157 W-LO GP 5249 W=10 END * *# % % % Be de ttn a Be Ree aey DECLASSIFIED | USAFE , MEmo bSy tn), GB LEME NARS, Dace [ 4 iv . + eee ew Bene! Bu%). tbh a oe = Sires Wea tT tide 9 NT Ae Bt ee Declassification Authority: NND 57565 CLASSIFICATION: HQ: 754TH AC&W SQUADRON AUTH: COMMANDING OFFICER INITIAL: > CEB i953 witia DATE: At 2204 EST on 17 February 1953, an unidentified light was sighted visually by A 1C John Mandinec while on guard duty, I was notified of the sighting and made an observation of it. The object was seen or appeared to hover at approximately 100 feet above the horizon. At the time of the sighting, visibility and ceiling were wlimited, I observed the ebject which appeared to change from red to pink to white and then red again, for approximately one minute, after which time I returned to operations and attempted to "pick-up" the object on the AN /FPS=3 » At 2208 EST, I "picked-up" the target at GQ 4904 and tracked it for 17 minutes, heading 180 degrees at 55 to 60 knots, at which time, 2225 EST at GP 5249, the target faded into the station ground clutter. Upper beam lobe was the only position I was able to receive a radar return on this object. HAROLD S Kyra J a) 2nd Lt, USAF bonbralien DECLASSIFIED ere Declassification Authority: NND 57565 On 17 February 1953, at 2204 EST, while standing guard, I noticed an unusual light almost due west of our station. The object was in a part of the sky where no stars were visible, The object seemed to glow a bright red, then changed to pale white, and then red again, repeating this change over and over, The movement of this object seemed to be from north to south, After a while the object started getting smaller until I could no longer see it. ‘T MANDINEC AF 15 294 796 A 1C, USAF Radar Operator Le ALESIS [—KSAF mew By bl & { gwst se ed MEET Oe STARR. - oy, Oe Fe al Declassification Authority: NND 57565