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…r Force and has from experience witnessed many aircraft at various altitudes and distances always distinguishable as aircraft, 5a Weather conditions at time of observation:, a Visibility unlimited, / Ie ( mcks Cloud cover none, oo ¢ Wind from the North West at five (5) to ten (10) knots, E.0. 12065 9 Sec. 3-402 VSAF mena 7/378 DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR o \ …

…ost a complete stop, then accelerated to high speed again, making this maneuver twice. The object then rose vertically and disappeared from view. Total time of observation was estimated to be between 60 and 75 secondse There were no radar contacts with this object. No other obser~ vations of this object are known to have been made, 4 \, APPROVED : y /\ x < M…

…ete stop,’ then accelerated to high speed again, making this maneuver twice, .The object then rose vertically and | oa eee disappeared from view, Total time of observation was estimated to be between 60 a ie 2 and 75 seconds, There were no radar contacts with this object. Wo other obser- © | - vations of this object are known to have been made,” oy * tin yi …

…g of a luminous object from Sampson Air Force Base, New York at 1820 hours, 26 January 1953, 25° B/2C Salzberg, Sampson AFB, reported in letter form the visual observation of a luminous object about 180 feet long and 12 feet wide. The object traveled through the sky from east to west at an altitude estimated to be between 7,000 and 10,000 feet. Both the fron…

…RC WAS EST TO BE O48 DEGREES PD (2) TIME OF SIGHTING 1820 HRS EST 26 JAN 53 PD REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES 27 JAN 53 PD DURATION OF SIGHTING APRX ONE MINUTE PD (3) OBSERVATION WAS VISUAL PD TYE OBJ SEEMED TO GAIN ALTITUDE VERY RAPIDLY THEN SLOWLY FADE AWAY PD THE HUMMING CONTINUED FOR A SHORT TIMS AFTER THE OBJ DISAPPEARED THEN SUDDENDLY STOPPED PD (4) OBSERVER …

…exas. Although attempts to obtain factual information from the tower operator by mail, have produced negative results. This report includes the above mentioned observation and three ground observa- tions from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The elapsed time from the Amarillo sighting and the Albuquerque sighting was approximately 6 minutes. The reports from Albuque…

…ncise 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.) Visual observation of unidentified objects in N portion of cleared 6. Assigned Ne ele chs Win Cad va TAT S.A.M. Sq.; Wsbdn. Capt. Webster is known to the undersigned and I have confidence in his judgement. H…

…The color of the light varied from white to yellow intermitently with mo set pattern observed, The size of the object never seemed to change during the hour of observation but the change in intensity seemed to swell the light from 1/8th inch circle (original size)( O ), toa 3/8th inch flared star shaped with an indistinguishable number of flaring edges ( D4 …

…adually changed in color to an orange-red and then to red. It was then observed by Mrs. Hilton to change to white. Object disappeared to the North. Duration of observation was from two (2) to three (3) minutes. Observers were unable to estimate size, altitude or speed of object. Object did not register on radar screen at this station. Weather at time of sigh…

…adually changed in color to an orange-red and then to red. It was then observed by Mrs. Hilton to change to white. Object disappeared to the North. Duration of observation was from two (2) to three (3) minutes. Individual listed below Observers were unable to estimate size, altitude or speed of object. Object did not register on radar screen at this station.…

…ve the phenomenon. Welch made several trips outside to view the object visually during the period of radar obser- vation. The object was under visual and radar observation intermittently for forty five minutes. No other radar station observed a similar sighting. The object was visually estimated to be 2,000 feet above the terrain. The radar estimate was 10-1…

… was lost near the area where the object was } first detected. Manner of Disappearance: Faded Other Factors: Negative. (2) 2115 MST, 26 January 1953. Length of Observation: 45 minutes (intermittently). (3) Radar Scope (One PPI), (4) Operations building, 769th AC&W Sq, Continental Divide, New Mexico. (5) Observers reliability considered excellent, (6) Weather…

…ght object, from a distance of nine miles. Balloons of the type mentioned here are normally not detected by AC&W radar, There is no known explaination for this observation. a GLEN D PARRISH lst Lt., USAF Director of Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE AC…

SECRET RADAR OBSERVATION DATA SHEET I. QUESTIONS REGARDING DETECTING RADAR EQUIPMENT What type radar equipment is involved? AN/FPS~3 Has there been any recent maintenance difficulties? If so, describe. Negative What type modulator (i.e., spark gap, hard tube, etc.) is used in the radar equipment? Hard Tube Was the AFC (automatic frequency control) circuit of…

…knots. The approximate rate of descent was 4,000 feet per minute. ‘The aircraft was on a course of ninety (90) deg srees. i1t's color was white and the time of observation was 1100, PST. » Qne (1). Bes2 type aireraft, This aircraft was first observed at 1006 hours, at an altitude of 40,000 feet, with a speed of five hundred (500) knots, and on a course of ni…

…s I observed this aircraft, I noticed a silver ball off the right wing. The ball was stationary and we left it behind | at (6) six o'clock. Total time for this observation wa } about (3) three minutes. The ball appeared to be made of polished metal, silver o¥ chrome. It appeared to be small, and due to this fact I could not notice any flat surfaces. During t…

…ad tk "ie o> n We) eA hs we &. Time of sighting was between 1758 and 1820 PST, 13 February 1953, y wath es ae he ari Shes Cel tide} ‘i ‘ Vy a Ae i 3. Manner of observation was visual without aids. No radar contacts with thi object were reported, T aan) Ah C a } ino wae ~ - Cy: ; 4. Location of Observers during sighting was on top of Mount outro, San 7 silenc…

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…s at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Report submitted in compliance with AFL 200-5, Department ef the Air Force, dated 29 April 1952, Observation of unidentified flying objees by Captain Roderiek D. Thompson of this base, Significance ef this report is undetermined, # % \ % aan DECLASS oF ai wr at { is Cr Me fing ali ae gs, Dae ee i…

…isibility 10 miles, wind 15-16. knots from 170 to 185 degrees. The object first appeared approximately at the west end of runway 05. At the time of the initial observation its altitude was estimated to be 1500 feet. However it was described as climbing gradually and was traveling at a speed a little slower than a jet. The object continued in a southwesterly …