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…AP- OBSERVER STATED OBJECT ALTITUDE ESTIMATED PEAR IN IT’S FULL BRILLI- APPEARED TO BE FIFTY AT 2000 FT. —(< ANCE. 2 (50) MILES DISTANT OR OK 2 a. S COULD HAVE BEEN NEARER (2) OBJECT EXECUTED CIRCULAR (3) FROM THIS POSITION THE : OR EVEN IN OUTER SPAGE. MOTION AND MOVED 2000 FT. OBJECT WOULD INSTANTLY se OR 3000 FT. NORTHWARD ASGEND TO ESTIMATED SEVERAL TIME…

…proximately the same as speed Wr. Reidel was driving in his car which could hardly be achieved and main- tained by conventional aircraft. d. If the objects had been conventional type aircraft, the slow seeming speed would have necessitated an extremely high altitude and the conventional type aircraft lights would not have seemed so large, bright, in- tense a…

…y the same as speed i Ey. Reidel was driving in his car which could hardly be achieved and main= tained by conventional aircraft. : | Tae de If the objects had been conventional type aircraft, the slow seeming speed would have necessitated an extremely high altitude and the conventional type aircraft lights would not have seemed so large, bright, in- ‘ tense…

…her wish to state that no vegetation, hill, or man-made object was responsible for the lights or objects disappearing from sight but it was as if the Jight had been suddenly turned off. There were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing motorists | a Hq Sq Sec, Hq Tenth AF Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…her wish to state that no vegetation, hill, or man-made object was responsible for the lights or objects disappearing from sight but it was as if the Jight had been suddenly turned off. There were no farm houses in the vicinity and no passing motorists for ¥erification of these sightings. /s/ GARY L. DAMON, AF 16401512 A/3C, Hq Sq Sec, Hq Tenth AF Declassifi…

…rom it's position to five (5) o'clock where we lost track of it. ‘The Staff Duty Officer left, telling us to come over and make a report in the morning. He had been gone about five (5) minutes when we heard a F-9 make a quick warm-up and take off immediately. The F-9 had it's After-burner going and it climbed straight up at a pretty high altitude and followe…

…the zig-zag movements and its stopping completely and just remaining motionless. This statement is true and as I had just finished work for the night I had not been drinking. Because of the altitude this object seemed to be at and the distance it travelled, I am certain that it was travelling many times faster than our Jet aircraft can £0 ha A booth ALFES G.…

…52 from A/3c. Francis J. Wenzel, AF13353732, assigned to the Base Fire Department, 7350th Base Complement Squadron. LS lg of ore Statement of A/M Wenzel d eg eahAst Lt USAF i Us J parce, 9 Lijw f Air Intelligence Officer QICiely ECLASSIF IED } Sev.’ ple}; and o(Dh or AES, V4 a, eM. Lpslfy | y DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR AC/S, A-2, Hqs USAFE (Orig) OSI DO # 3 …

…, they were employed by the U. S. Forestry Service as fire lookouts and were stationed at Delilah Lookout, east of Fresno. They were qualified observers having been lookouts for four summers. (They are also aircraft ohservers and claim complete familiarity with all aircraft found on their aircraft observer charts.) Their sighting of the flying object on that…

…, they were employed by the U. 6. Forestry Service as fire lookouts and were stationed at Delilah Lookout, east of Fresno. They were qualified observers having been lookouts for four summers. (They are also aircraft ohservers and claim complete familiarity with all aircraft found on their aircraft observer charts.) Their sighting of the flying object on that…

…ervation 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 < Mt ) \ j at 3 r : \ | \ | “HARVEY C. BROWN JR — ‘ Lt Colonel,/ USAF C Director of Intelligence — \ ' f age Tape Recording on Reel. | |, {BeOn 2200 oe if * USAF | me…

…evious speed, making this maneuver twice. The object then rose vertically and disap- peared from view. (The-observer stated that the object could possibly have been climbing 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 TRANSMISSIO…

…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 S * got cote ea : Wee * : 4 L Awt WAN | oma 28 ae ae ; DRCTASSIFIED Tape Recording on Reel— +} /) : . : P.O. 12065, Sec. 5-402 ps | ath USAF meme ele | ) oticledisa ~ Bea fs 57…

…ee et ee ae ee The object then rose vertically and disap- <= ene Se SN RE “peared from view. (The observer. stated that. F eae - the object could possibly have been climbing ee Beer en ee : ee his EE a BR ay oe a as cc ae pa ee z NFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 80 usc—" TRANSMISSION OR T…

…as heard for a few seconds then the sound abruptly ceased. 3. The second witness A/3C John F. Brostoski, also of Sampson AFB, stated in letter form that he had been called from his quarters by A/2C Salzberg. A/3C Brostoski heard the high-pitched hum, however did not see the object. 4, Further investigation revealed that the object apparently traveled from ea…

…as heard for a few seconds then the sound abruptly ceased. 3. The second witness A/3C John F. Brostoski, also of Sampson AFB, stated in letter form that he had been called from his quarters by A/2C Salzberg. A/3C Brostoski heard the high-pitched hum, however did not see the object. 4, Further investigation revealed that the object apparently traveled from ea…

…nally saw the object after he had pointed it out repeatedly. We turned right so as to displace object to the left, We then resumed our 070 degrees heading and chased the object for several minutes at a speed of .8 Mach at 23,000 feet (approx 470 K TAS). We did not close on the object and soon broke off because of low fuel supply. The object was gray and in s…

» AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO SR acell a "as pa oe PEUODE AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION A —— SUBJECT a EApOrs: of Unidentified Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency ) Presque Isle, Maine 74th Ftr-Intcept Sq. Presque Isle AFB, Me. DATE OF REPORT i | DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ia 31 January 1953 29 January 1953 hen2 PREPARED BY …

…onstantly until it disappeared, which was probably 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 woul…

…SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (genet) ommanding Officer Northeast Section, Austin, Texas 3d Air Reserve District, Austin, Tex DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 January 1953 14 January 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE JOSEPH K,. McMAHAN, Major, USAF Verbal report from Lewis L, Chandler (CIV) REFERENCES (Control number, direciec: previ…