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…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 …

…robably about a minute. It once appeared to pass through very high, thin clouds, For the past sev- eral years I have been a very close observer of aircraft in flight, and I don't think. that there is a possibility of my being mistaken in the ap- | pearance of this object. Of course, as to what it actually is, I wouldn't care to venture a guess; but there wer…

…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…

…. 7350 BASE COMPLEMENT SQ. | 1044-52 ey ee Sanne —_ ——=- lt. PREAMBLE: source, Capt. Webster, A0-674917 was interviewed upon completion of a scheduled courier flight from Frankfurt to Berlin. USAF C-47 type Aircraft, Number 3722,

…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…

Seep AF FORM 112. APPROVED TJUNE 1948 Seif SZmMeTE O COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANE) yom " er dhe fae de : e° an * . I os y w) CAs ¢ j , ; Skt a? ’ . ode ete gle , j an pid anaier: Page # AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _ : wT WAND TD . - ” . . " ~~ * . - - - . ~ : - « : « ~ i. os : 7 : ) 3 } ‘ J om Vt . b ae : ~ . " J Vvinmarry ; ; : : : : . : ! i" : a…

…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…

4 5 March 1953 SZLTALTEMENI On 3..March,1953 while leading a flight of three F-S4 aircraft on a simulated combat ‘strike. to Nellis AFB convoy #5, I observed a high altitude condensation pattern of an aireraft or object of peculiar and unfamiliar shape and size, At the time of observation we were cruising at 25000 feet altitude at 500 MPH true airspeed and o…

…tion. Object was observed approximately 8 or 9 times in hours, for approximately 15 to 30 minutes each time, and could be seen through the clouds, Witnesses to observation were: Mr. HeH. Charles, Earl A. Chestmore, and Robert Fournier, Rt. le It was reported that objetts have been sighted previously but never reported. | | | Weather in that vicinity was 8,00…

…irection. Object was observed approximately 8 or 9 tines in | | h hours, for approximately 15 to 30 minutes each time, and could be seer | elouds. Witnesses to observation were: Mr. : | Rte le It was reported that ek -_| but never reportede nk. tt ee. eae ait silane ne en at Angele aa htc aes : «Ay ie 6 Ses 5 Gee ff __ Weather in that vicinity was 8,000 over…

…d by APL 2005, dtd 20 Apr 52, ARatauEDy First object observed fram control tower at Ashiya Air Base, APO 76 wt 2157 I, & March 1965. “Object firgt appeared as slightly yellowish and changing colors from redy green and back to yellow. Disappeared after observation of about . - ‘40 mites, The undersigned has been 5, sonar rapt at Aphiye Air Base for 3 months. …

RADAR OBSERVATION DATA SHEET TIONS REGARDING DETECTING RADAR EQUIPMENT at type radar eq is involved? ay a A DO AN/T fo —% maintenance difficulties? If so, describe. p, hard tube, etc.) is used in the radar equipment? trol) circuit of the receiver operating properly? erence Irom another radar set been observed recently, and are personnel th vhe effects caused…