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…iewer, No questions on sighting were asked, just questions about personal history, His powers of observation seem to be excellent, SOURCE has eleven (11) vears service all of this as a rated offi- cer, He is now a senior pilot with over three thousand one hundred (3100) hours and is currently assigned as OIC of Base Operations. 6, A check with the Moody Air …

… utilizing the thirty mile range of the Plan Position Indicator in attempt to locate a flicht of F-8) aircraft letting down to Bergstrom AFB and requesting the service of Ground Controlled Approach on arrival. T/Sgt Kelley observed a radar return of unusual proportions moving at a rapid rate of speed from an approximate bearing of 295 degrees in a southerly …

…CER T/Set Gerald V. Kelley, AF 1119087, has been performing the duties of AFSC e7é27e Aircraft Landing Control Technician in the Airways and Air Communications Service Detachment 1921-1, 1921st AACS Squadron since August 1951 and is stated to be fully qualified by his commanding Officer. The preparing officer does not know the observer personally. \ EUGENE F…

AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DETACHMENT 1921-1 1921ST AACS SQUADRON Bergstrom AF Base, Austin, Texas 26 January 1953 SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Targets Base Intelligence Bergstrom AF Base Austin, Texas It is my opinion that the unidentified targets sighted by Tech- nical Sergeant Kelley, Friday, 24 January 1953, was not due to mal- function …

…ilizing the | thirty mile range of the Plan Position Indicator in attempt to locate a flight. of F-8) aircraft letting down to Bergstrom AFB and requesting the service of Ground © eed Controlled Approach on arrival. SE observed a radar return of umsual “ ) ]°:) vroportions moving at a rapid rate of speed from an approximate bearing of 295 ==]; degrees in a s…

…igence Officer 12th Strategic Fighter Wing AF 1119087, has been performing the duties of AFSC 27272 a ee a 7 : Technician in the Airways and Air Communications Service Detachment 1921-1, 192lst AACS Squadron since August 1951 and is stated tet eae xh ae heb Mi fob Bor ae i ig oP 3 eae Bare 4 ‘ lhe ie gt 3 aS oy ’ : f it: are ij YY, s MORO EY te ame LS * Sout…

AIRWAYS -AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DETACHMENT 1921-1 1921ST AACS SQUADRON Bergstrom AF Base, Austin, Texas 26 January 1953 SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Targets TOs Base Intelligence Bergstrom AF Base Austin, Texas It is my opinion that the unidentified targets sighted ie ee Friday, 24 January 1953, was not due to mal- function of the radar set invo…

… observer: 1351 Eastland Street, Tucson, Arizona 32°12'N/110°56'W 5. Identifying information on observer: S/Sgt Helmer has had ; years and 8 months of Military Service with 2 years and 6 months on flying status. He is a high school graduate with some college credits, seems to be of average intelligence. Although, Sergeant Helmer wears glasses for reading, hi…

…e Location of observer: 351 Eastland Street, Tucson, Arizona 32912'N/110°56'W 5. Identifying information on observer: oe has had years and 8 months of Military Service with 2 years and 6 months on flying status. He is a high schoel graduate with some college credits, seems to be of average intelligence. Although, SEES, wears glasses for reading, his eyes che…

… Lk-6-S3¢ te aa Med 12. Gomments of preparing officer. The preparing officer personally quest- toned. Patrolman Iutter at about 2200 C.S.T. He has had military service during WWII and had training in Aircreft identification. Since he is a State Patrolman and took several precautions to be sure this sighting was not an illusion, it is » believed that he is a …

a ” Ly, eg cee AF FORM 112 : (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY USA a k-6 wo SS e S.4 FUR ys L si _ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT SR Arak FLY OBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (nev Detachment #8, 4672nd Ground l r ” State Of lowa Observer Squadron, Des Moines, lowa DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 2 February 1953 27 January 19…

…MB POSITION WHEN _ * TRUE DISTANGE, ALTITUDE OR POSITION OF THE OBJECTS HE Ribot OBSCHVER Se vECTS.’ RELATIVE ‘TO GEOGRAPHY AND GULTURAL OBJEGTS IS NOT PUBLIC. SERVICE CO. _ MEANT TO BE HERE INDIGATED AS THERE WERE NO MEANS — OF N. ILL, OF ESTIMATING THESE FACTORS. a INCL Declassification Authority: NND 57565

FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUPE 1948 , / & < ; ¥; ¥ ; i rath vw 5 - 1 g 7 ~~ uated plied ag oe Pr rotted state i ae eal P” FZ ___AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | SUBJECT Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects Vp{o he ~ A wt 7 — ao) | — —-- rd “AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency ) Illinois Director of Intelligence, Has Tenth AF noe eens re ee ernten…

é AF FORM 112—PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM rAnehed REPORT NO. Director of Intelligence Hq, Tenth Air Force AFXOI FLYOBRPT 8-52 PAGE =. OF os PAGES le At 15034%, AIRMAN SECOND CLASS CLYDE VIERRA and AIRMAN SECOND CLASS FRANKLIN D. STEINBERG were standing at the east side of Selfridge Air Force Base, ne…

AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 | | ea + eee i iWiitl Saved A /} VCOUNTHY 4 * )” "REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) | United States AFXOI FLYOBRPT 8-52 a : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _ Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) 1G -—~ Michigan Director of Intelligence, Hg Tenth AF DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATIO…

… Los Angeles 7, California (Phone: PRospect 5086), visited this office and reported the following: a. in August, 1949, 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 complet…

…ookout station. : e. Sighting was entered in the Delilah Lookout Log. Information concerning the Log can be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, U. S. Forestry Service, Porterville, California. The observers do not recall the exact date of the sighting, only that it was in August. They did not report it to any authorities as they were convinced it was a new,…

…ce, AF 35160676, and $ Set Lavon Wise AF 37013989, $07th Supply Squadron, 807th Air Base Group, Zc. Air Force. Base, California, Sgt, Koonce has ten (10) years service in the Air Force and has from experience witnessed many aircraft at various altitudes and distances always distinguishable as aircraft, 5a Weather conditions at time of observation:, a Visibil…

…160676, and 3/5 2 a I gt Lavon Wise AF 37013989, $07th Supply Squadron, 807th Air Base Group, March Air Force: Base, California, Sgt, Koonce has ten (10) years service in the Air Force and has from experience witnessed many aircraft at various altitudes and distances always distinguishable as aircraft, 5« Weather conditions at time of observations, & Visibil…

…Y STOPPED PD (4) OBSERVER WAS IN FRONT OF BKS APRX CENTER OF SAFB GENEVA NY PD (5) OBSERVERS RELIABILITY CREDIBLE; AGE 23; BS DEGREE IN SDUCATION; 19 MONTHS IN SERVICE: EX<AVIATION CADET PD HUMMING SOUND SUBSTANTIATED BY ANOTHER OBSERVER ALTHOUGH SECOND OBSERVER DID NOT SIGHT OBJ PD (6) WEATHER: CLEAR CMA 10 MILES VISIBILITY PD WINDS ALOFT CLN 2000-330 DEGRE…