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…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

…; 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 …

HEADQUARTERS 775TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON Cambria, California STATEMENT March 2nd at 2120 I went outside the door of the Operations building and observed a reddish orange ebject suspended in the sky. It seemed to be about on a level with where I was standing thus it might have had an altitude of approximately 199% feet. Distance is deceptive a…

… sighting was between 0118Z and @215:15 on 20 April 1953. d- Manner of sighting was Electronic, Speed was between 1800 mph to 6,4 depending on the target. Type aircraft was unknown, targets believed to be interference from shipborne radar. Location of Observervation was at the 665th AC&W Squadron Operations Experience of Radar Observers: Gémvay, Billy F. A/l…

…ng to a northwest heading and disappearing. The observer estimates the sightings to be at an extremely high altitude. The only known aerial activity was a C-46 aircraft departing Davis—Monthan Air Force Base at 2159 for Travis Air Force Base, California. PROVED: MUcye ~ an rH MAS a] 7 * } nf ° ‘ a ee Major, USAF Asst Chief, Intellicenee Division 303d Bombard…

…ut were not in Morse Code. Our investigation shows that the 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, often flies interception missions with SAC aircraft in this vicinity. No mission was flown at 1500, but there was a mission flown at 1000 hours 16 April 1953, however, the log of the 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron fails to show the exact lo…

…ut were not in Morse Code. Our investigation shows that the 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, often flies interception missions with SAC aircraft in this vicinity. No mission was flown at 1500, but there was a mission flown at 1000 hours 16 April 1953, however, the log of the 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron fails to show the exact lo…

…‘ 5 ne a ~ ‘ 77> y? 4 ~ yo 4 Tat ¥ ‘ ‘< ; 7 } , > a ut Vea LhiOLriie O BEereraLty OF 2LLOvs: wers Le tO become irborne for Identification purpose, There was no Aircraft at the time of observation } Direction Center Chief . USAF mMmEMO o/s1l7b o Wb. Lewis ae Z/19LT7 = ae 4 i ae ae . ! , , : PP og ts f oe ie b 4 atement's of R/ Zt Liggett AG-NO 468 (heater ) .…

…entals, and has had‘l10 weeks pilot training. Reason for failure to complete pilot training was poor depth perception. Airman was given on-the-job training for aircraft dispatcher. During interview airman was cadm and his answers were straight forward with no hesitation. 2« This written report is made out in the form of a statement due to there being no USAF…

…tals, and has had‘“l0 weeks pilot training. Reason for failure to complete pilot training was poor depth perception. Airman waa fiven ~ on-the-job training for aircraft dispatcher. During interview airman was cadm and his answers were straight forward with no hesitation. 2« This written report is made out in the form of a statement due to there being no USAF…