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Engineering Division De os mi horandum 7p port No. NCREXD=O9i~-1SD mM ADL. Le lL. Speed. About half judged tmt the speed was less than 500 miles an hour, The other half of the judgments varied from 500 miles an hour all the way to “terrifie", “tremendous”, "inomceivable®™ and "blue blazes". ¢ 5e Background against which viewed. The great majority of observer…

CN Seb we ar VAD Engineering Division Memorandum Report Noe MCREXD=69)-18D 26 April 1919 APPENDIX A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS The Inaccuracy of Human Observation Psychologists have long know that human perception is fallible. In fact, part of the science of psychology is concerned with the measurement of errors of obser…

…RY: (Znter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. th Star- rram, published 15 April 1950, and Photograshs Then,! "Danana- shape picture and s 3. or tne eet ee the story reports that h formation acr oss. es 1e@ SKY. crescen$S-shaped objects, é . pege picture capti 2 hoe iprapares Gffer Froo…

a x m CoNpspErE Tar AF FORM 12—PART | \ (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 pnllh — ei rae F0_) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 5 ii Flying Saucers and "A" Bomb '} AREA REPORTED ON = FROM (Agency) Russia Air Force Section, Haq, USFA DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION 1l July 1950 6 March 1950 | Feb PREPARED BY (Officer) , SOURCE Capt Willi…

…r Airport, Temple, Texas, 979°25*W 31°10°*N; by 2 observers on flight near Evant, Texas, 98°10'W 31°28'N; 2 observers at Stephensville, Texas, 98°12'W 32°13'Ns and 1 observer in Temple, Texas, 97°20'W 31°O7'N, at approximately 2045 hours 2 April 1952 for a period of 10 «= 40 seconds. Object appeared to be round ball of fire giving off greenish glow end havin…

I was standing in front of my operations tent talking with aj | when I havvened to glance up. Direstly overhead and heading in a northeasterty direction was what I assumed to be a meteor. It was tha larceast I have evsr seen and lasted lonzer than any I have ever seen but yever-the~less was similar in appearance Is seemed to diminish in size as it traveled u…

…CTED reo 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an “A” at the beginning of the path, a “B” at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 4 A 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension. 3.7. 5 feet. 22. How large did the obj…

… tt : | * age "AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) : : REPORT see i9th Bombardment Grenp, Medium TRe5_52. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES That. Saka Sa a Commanders Aircraft“Commanier, Gee -Bonbardier, C.F,C. and Right Scanners. The Me RR ae an RE hella hie NE y Dl ie a mea diy, aE IED Weel Sie ae! Se At OLOAT on 23 Aug 52 over XE 281 ,-aireraft (ae which …

…ked eye revealed a star or planet- like object at approximately 250° with approximately 70° elevation. Through bi- noculars the object appeared to change shape and brilliance; at times resembling a first quarter moon. Experimentation with the focus of the binoculars, however, indicated that movement and change of shape were actually the result of refracted l…

…48 i i : eee | “ COUNTRY nae REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLAN;) USA Cf AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Wing Trainin g and Operati ons Campus of Cornell University Sampson AFB, N.Y. DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 6 February 1953 17 December 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE DONALD L. MYERS, LT., USAF Le…

…NTRY a ain 3 REPORT NO. * PL: 9 a 22 Lb AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Lf SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency ) Cayuga Lake, N.Y. Wing Training and Operations DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION E rectegee . 6 February 1953 15 May 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE DONALD L. MYERS, LT., USAF Letter from Mrs. Ott REFERENCES (Control number, dire…

… that any persons seeing such oddities notify their nearest Air Force installation - which, in this case, is yours. On the evening of Thursday, April 3, my husband who is a Crew Chief at Robinson Airlines and has been engaged actively in aeronautics for 12 years, part of which was with the AAF, and a friend who is a school teacher and I were traveling in an …

…zard to flight. Other aircraft yore in the area. Saw nothing unusual in the object excent its brilliance until such time as it began its rapid change of colors and as this lasted for less than three (3) minutes there was no chance for interceptions 10. Confirmation was received from the Base Operation at Moody Air Force Rase that aircraft were airborne at th…

…DA MTVPW 9 January 1953 SUBJECT: The Testimony of | RR Unidentified (te s e QUESTION: | you please briefly describe the epaecy witn regard to its. shape, size, and color. ANSWER: The object was diamond in shape, elongated from wing tip to wing tip, similar to a B-29 and no larger than a BH~36, As to thickness, I would judge it from eight to eleven feet in th…

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…t approximately 19:3, MST, 27 January 1953, S/Sget John E Helmer, AF 1628 6456, of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Wing, Medium, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and his wife Mrs Dorothy Helmer, of 4351 Eastland Street, Tucson, Arizona, observed an unidentified flying object traveling in a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of…

…report on AF Form 112—Part IT.) . At approximately 19:34, MST, 27 January 1953, | y of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb W Medium, Davis—Monthan Air Force Base and his wife 3» Tucsen, — Arizona, observed an unidentified object trave a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (S…

…ower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part I1.) \ Information contained in this report is a' ‘result of a telephone conversation between a Mr Morrison and the Director of Intelligence on 6 August 1952, and is ferwarded in accordance with AP Letter 20005 dtd 29 April 1952, BENJAMIN L. BERKOW Con Capt.e, USAF Director: of Intelligence Headquarters Com…

…s Usedes..ccencccseseehO . > Were Pictures TakeniveceveundticacseenO . * 1 a 3 4 D 6 7 =) 9 Tif. RELIABILITY OF SOURCE: Capt. Penix is known to the undersigned and I have confidence in his judgement. He is a mature, stable officer who can be relied upon to make a true, accurate statement, ee “ DECLASSIFI ») IV. INTERVIEWER: T/Set. Thomas A. Gundic TREFTER L.…

‘ Date Jo ROUTING AND TRANSMITTAL SLIP 3/16/8 TO: (Name, office symbol, room number, initials} Date uilding, Agency/ Post) WEPR- eee ee i aa “t= NNGR Action File Note and Return Approval For Clearance Per Conversation As Requested For Correction Prepare Reply Circulate For Your Information See Me _ Comment _ Investigate : Signature Coordination Justify REMAR…