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… FILTER CENTMR, BANGOR, MAINE. FIVE WITNESSES SOME WHICH GOC EXPURIENCE CONSIDERED RELIABIR. 6. CLEAR WEATHER, GOOD VISIBILITY. 7. UNKNOWN 8. NONE 9. INTERCEPT AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED BUT OBJECT HAD MOVED soUTH AND DISAPPEARED BEFORE INTERCEPT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. 10. NONE APPROVED (16) idl ieee!) 1s? LT, USAP INTELLIGENCE OFPTCER \ Caen kis hy aan oe N NONE . …

…ET 5, BANGOR FILTER CENTHR, BANGOR, MAINE. FIVE WITNESSES SOME WHICH GOC EXPERIENCE CONSIDERED RELIABIR. CLEAR WEATHER, GOOD VISIBILITY. UNKNOWN NONE INTERCEPT AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED BUT OBJECT HAD MOVED SOUTH AND DISAPPEARED BEFORE INTERCEPT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. NONE APPROVED (16) a Lege Leeda : 1ST LT. USAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (15) ners, NONE . DISTRIBUTION…

…600 hours Central Standard Time and persisted for twelve (12) seconds when it suddenly disappeared, (3) The observation was made during the preflight of a B-29 aircraft about two hundred (200) yards north of Hanger 3, lake Charles AFB La. (4) ‘The object appeared to be at an estimated altitude of five thousand (5,000) feet and travell- ing at fifteen hundred…

…vy blimps mentioned above might at ‘ oa 4 i : ‘ 1 fave been in the area, there was no known air traffic sround at the time. ie Reports of sighting unidentified aircraft of uncoventional desien have been Poming in from the Hong County area for quite some time, but Booth!s sighting is the only one that has reported seeing the objects so close at hand. Inclosed…

…e it made when it took off could have been heard ° cocina at his house, if some one had been distening for it, although it was by no means m loud noise like an aircraft of conventional design would have made. : He also debunked any notion that it was a helicopter or any other known type aire craft. "I havé been in helicopters and been in and Le ers and aroun…

…ejected the blimp possibility on the basis of hj | aioe tad pier Ee Ld Ot h 3 Z S * ’ braft. de added. y is past experience with the i « eee a WAS with an anti-aircraft unit for 22 months during the war and I was trained ane meses a apcnee tame sight. If the object T saw and shot was a plane or a blim, T purely would have known. I watched the thing for almos…

…ines on his land. hare ‘ x Se & Booth rejected the blimp possibility on the basis of his past experience with the craft. He added; : : ae } "I was with an anti-aircraft wit for 22 months durine the war and ied ae na NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE

…t 25,000", 260 dez., 87 knots 7s No know meteorological conditions existed. &. Ne physical evidence exists such as fraguents, Or photographs. 9. One F+51l type aircraft from Conguree APB, S.C. and one F«@0 type were utilized for attempted interception without success. 10. No known Air Traffic was in the area at the time of sighting. NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTA…

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 (Offic…

…; Lf pe y A 5 miles to the West and over the ocean, Speed of this uniden ed i bbsect ap 1 TAY * : } c ad + ¢ ~, 4 peared to be slower than that of conventional aircraft, ro yews ra) BRO RRS reat haa din Pia a ei od oad 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…

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…

… initially observed by Major Lemon approximately five minutes after being first sighted by Captain Cramer, and that the officers were engaged in bringing their aircraft into Elmendorf for a landing at the time, ROBERT M. GALLANT 2nd Lt, USAF Combat Intelligence Officer NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STAT…

…GENCE INFORMATION REPORT seaisnesyisentinte FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. CG 10th Air Div (Def) APO 942 10AD~2-53 3 7 PAGE OF PAGES STATEMENT — _— I, Victor Mahler, Aircraft Communicator residing at King Salmon, Alasak make the following statement, On 7 February 1953 at approx 08002 I received a call from the control tower operator at King Salmon CAA control towe…

…ve found < him to be a very reliable and efficient Aipport Traffic Control Chief. He. . has had eight years experience in Air Traffic Control. ~ Victor Mahler, Aircraft Communication also saw this light from the | _ Control Tower. He has held this position since August 1951. I have had no ied previous opportunity to meet Mr. Mahler but he seemed very sincere…

…n the vicinity for appraximntel oe : ; pe y 10 wimites. The light seamed to change cooler; descends rise rapidly and then dinnppenrs Sase operations advised no aircraft in the vicinity, Base woathor advised nO balloane wre loose in the ara. the undersigned has approximately one yeur experience as tower operator. JOSEEH Lh A/sc, Uae AAGS Detachnient 1956«] AP…

…er; and estimate of reliability of the Sightings The observers were Jim Young, Cecila Kincaid, and Anna Mikach, They are considered reliable, fair knowledge of aircraft identification, Weather, winds aloft eonditions at time of sightings: Weather clear with moderate south west winds. Existence of any physical evidence such as fragments, photos, and the likes…

…érj and estimate of reliability of the sighting: The observers were Jim Young, Cecila Kincaid, and dnna Mikach, They are considered reliable, fair knowledge of aircraft identification. Weather, winds aloft eonditions at time of sightings: Weather clear with moderate south west winds. Existence of any physical evidence such as fragments, photos, and the likes…

" ee ee ae 2 aoe at mi wn koa & aa ie -, ~ ta & “a me Suh Sau HEADQUARTERS 775TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON Cambria, California At about 2100 hours 2nd March 1953, an object, red in color app= earing to be about one (1) foot in diameter, was seen. This object was first thought to be antenna corona, but when I went outside at appro~ ximately 2115 P…

HEADQUARTERS 775TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON Cembria, California STATEMENT At 2120 hours, 2 March 1953, T/Sgt Brunges came up to the transmitter door and summoned me outside. On going out he told me to shut off the cut- side light. He then pointed out over the ocean. There was a round object which gave off a reddish erange glow. When I first saw …

HEADQUARTERS 775TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON Cambria, California STATEMENT At approximately 2120 hours on the 2nd of March 1953 I received a telephone call from T/Sgt Brunges, who was on duty at the MARS station, asking me to step outside the door and look at the sky out over the ocean and tell him what I saw. I stepped outside and looked in the …