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.. . 12. CONCLUSIONS 1 1. f . 2. 1 N to 100 o 47 lA l 1/ 19. -2 C!. ' ) ,.., 0 Uolloon 9 -.a.y ______ 0 Probably Dnlloon - 3: -oA ·T· E:TIMECROUP -- .._ TYPE OF - OBSE- Rv-AT -:- ION-- - ---- - -- .n Pouibly Oolloon - - Loo:o1----- - - ··--·-:'---- ·- ' _ ___ CIA S. PHOTOS D Gro""d v, suol D Ground·Roclor .:r. Dinoculars lPAi,. Ve .ut'll 0 Air• Intercept Radar 6-TouR'Ce·- -- - 0 Wos Aercro ft C Prob a bly Airc:roft 0 Po Hi bt y Ai rcroh D Was Astronomical •• o No ' D-J6 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronotnicol ,. 7. LENGTH OF' OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other __ _ _ 0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 15-20 -- -- -- · -- 10. BRIEF $UMMARY OF SIGHTING Cola:- ' Sbapo: "rlhi to Douetlllut ATIC FORM J29 (R.V 26 SltP 52) 7 0 Unknown 11. COMMENTS Stacked in n vortical colUIIm•• •• l

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D Gro""d v, suol D Ground·Roclor .:r. Dinoculars lPAi,. Ve .ut'll 0 Air• Intercept Radar

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Cola:- ' Sbapo:

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ONCLASSif:lb:"o i:e 11are flying along when o4"er the int.erphone c ~llna th3 qu"st.ion \.:h.:l~ wa!J

that. in !ront ot U!le Our present altitude W30 lll1<Y'...0 i't. . I wta;, fly:i.'=1r, rit;:ht G:..: :tnrl"r ;:nd C

po3lt1on and looked thru ths lert blister and aa~ ioUl• eleamL~ ballo in a

at.rr.igbt line. The wing stopped me from geeing ~oM or them. 'J'hon I retu,·n'!'d to

1A7 position. That is all I saw. I had no id.34 of til"lir alt:ttud~ or how fa1• tro11 •

ua thq were. I h.-.ve never s"en anything lL'ce this in r!l:f lifo • • •

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brigbt light• appeared in the west in trail.* Tha heiGht and diut.anca could

not be determ.lned. The lJ.ebts appaared to be circular tor ~hout .30 r.:inut.e~J

and then seened to spread or trail out like a vapor trail. I ·t. a.ppeat·ed fro:\ •

th• beginninl as it it couJd hnve been ~·11 cloud or vapor t~rnat.ions wi~h •

the settin& lnUl refiecting ott a lower deck cloud rorrnatilln or ba7.e layer.

The7 were viaible untU dark. As we 1'lew along we did not seem to r,et elo&er • .

J reported this to the Ssn An&elo Radio and thet operntor observed this

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Although this report ,.,aa belatedly received by t his haadquarters, it "'~• tho,J.gh\ to be su:~f1 c1 entl)' important to for,·rard for evaluat·t on. All ~que..dron #!. ~~' intelligence officers and a1rcrew members in this wing have been forcefully inded · of their resgonaibili ty in promptly- rEr~orting all u.nu3ru-~ aerial observ'"l.tions in :\ccordance w1 th J.AJJAP 1469 and .tt.."'i"L 20o-5.

The attached photographs p::-ove the r-.uthent1c1 ty of the rer>ort as observed and the onl)' explanation of the objects that c~n be reached at this headqu3rtar a 1~ the -po~sibility that the white puffs ma7 lk~ve been caused by eihaust from a vertic~lly ln:u:1ehed, multiple phase, rocket or guided missile. The prorlci ty of the aircraft to the New l.[enco testing aitea does not rule out this possibility, but sines tr.e wind ·.reloci t7 at 13,000 foet "'o.s 35 k:l.ots, 1 t s9ems unlikely that exhaust puffs \rould remsin that long without dissi pating.

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cl.~l ot 11.000 tM,, lMI••tDs lS' t·*B (21it MPK TAB) M&l tba Wllll&t.hiJI' Q)l'ldl ~lost• iD the~ wen c.ru wlt!a wS-114• Dlot• o1 ~ '• 315 a~•••· ~~ tt•• ,, the el&ll ,.. OlU CC7, en• tha e.l:.:•hl••: e:awJ' pod 'lo.o b\ t'- tlM of u~ c1.~U .. .,.. JO- 37 !I 100- 1~7 "• l:•a.Q.izts ;ttt t~. 'l~ e••111 o1)J.-• .r-ppMlred ,)., a pod ofll o 1cl.Hk te the nl~ n\ oa "'1-'-' diateace ot !10 t• 15 :::~ilM """•'-'*• ta a vwttoal colu•, thtt boi of vbiab ~· oe\i:Aat.& !:o b• a' 2,,000 fee\ 81'4 \he ~ a\ Go,O(X) f ee\e ~8'ftlftl ooef11::\J.~ :"CJ;lOrl• "~N ::~ oa ~tt. l-ath of tiM the olt3-'• we•• 1a ~ .... ~' J. • 1.• 'b~i~•...t the i;l ~ tz.. l5 '- 20 mlam'"• J.:ba obJ•~• ~"loa\ f:• ~16M ~'G a po.tt1oa ,:a~''"~'~7 )0 - 53 3 101 - 20 'J ~• li., e~>a4l Ueo• wr. 'beooalll.c rery poor · t:b• the td~ ~ b ~'- ili~•oiloa ot ~ "-''iD« ~m.. 'Z~ objeot • ._,e~• ~·1hl- 1a oelo• del De of \},elJ- nl •• cmal.4 b• £4 ... ~ ~-~-

. -::awll»e4 the obJea\a a• vld.t• ct~u\• UAt e:•u•ll "*JiOI' tJ"'Id.l•• A ~1~ ~~ cu powar 'Jtaorian ven u..a to ob•• ,,. th9 C)oJHt.. aDd the utt.,J' ~~:11ei the t::!'...'IU.l '.dd M Vkj .. ~ t:aail ~'t•J7• ~. hda.r O-:,MJI't8~ J!~ DO\ CH ~Jl7 \O'JiilatDAl 'S"3'C1.U1l8

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The .~r ·Df the !m .. :;s radif>fld. tla• .i:agelo ~4 at•tloa. ~ a c:'&laDA o'l>••~"••• tr. tba\ at:..\i01l was tllat) flbl• ~ a" t'h• e"jtu'"••· . ...

C.· Qaw ..O• hN\ a ,,,. pe~~toftal (Wl»•'l"S cl>oari, loa4el . w1 th oolor rt t~ok o1:& p'ho fd ~ obJecJM. 'bu' oDl7 twe ot fJl1'1 •lftlue. !...'l".ttM t1110 !~u.sol•• ba.,. a\,Mhe4 to the r~n t~ to t'bl Jt!J> =:'taohldotl. l:.l\ellta-qe ~. 'JJI'lp' b't•:r~a .-\.11' ~'one »•••• ~~ n~\aohad photogrrspba ar.

• o1 '"- tna~pflftllol"• g"- vlew•4 vi"- a ),OC pl'O~ee\o~, th• o'bJeo\• ; ?.J'W cl.ul,~ tiS:)tbpitdto-ne 1a tll4t tran~p~cl... .

• . ~. repon of thl• dab'!Dc wae 4elqel daoe the RJ 36 aew itid. =o' r•ye.. ..a

h~• oip~ mt.U·29 Mq 1952. 1' ~"'-"' deol4•l a• tM\ U•• to \~~"'hold the \·.n'll. th• colo .. pM ,a-. N\vae£ l~ the n&•OI ~\ tiU pl"'cee•lJI& ~. ;,.~_,_ ),-e P.liA tiltl'• ~hotopapha ba4 to b• ~d•• !Me f'aoto~P ftl• coa\l'lw to the del•F•

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l~ 1• the O!tlDlo• of tboe !':!l~lllf (>i"t1c.r t~' tlte ni~\lD4 ra!»>nM-.. ,jb""'l a. w~at.a 1a e.tcll of the crew !.1€&\b~•• e\4\,,..en\w, r.nd i' 1., <1 41nt.'el7 ~ '1r~~ 0~ " n,.tllte o'bJea\ %'epol'\.

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On clos:.n- observation they api1~nred to ne to b& vapor tralls, tl'~ hl~hc3t. :-.t

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UNCLASSIFIED ~llile returning from Ti:>!1 r.ell.y AFB on ~!a7 1?,1952 nt 2005 ~. :-l.i'. I ob-

NrYed out of tho left blister a !)eculill.r fonno.t,ion ot bright spots (5) Uhder

the win& (lett) at 12 o'clock. 'lhe)' were in n vertic3l. line. As wo C"-no clo3~r •

the apacin& ~tween the spots became uneven and gradually left ~ vPrtical lin~.

Thq appeared as diagrar.mutd below. Juat before dusk, at tho closest, I ' "'·ns r'ble

to ••• what was cauaing the opote. It appe~r~d that some circruft had lert

Ynpor trails in a spiral ascent or descent. The brightness or the vroto c.p..

peared to me to he caused b7 the aun'e retloct.ion from these vapor trails.

Altitude Appeared to be sane 15 to 20 thousand teet above our altitu1~ or 181000 teet.

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On !-!a7 19, 1952 at 2005 hrs C.'l.T. npprodmat~ly .30 mil·~:~ south:.1e3t; or S:.m

Ana11lo1 Tcxns, a otring ot soven circular lights v-an ob~erved nh~:.td or ;.nd

highet- thon our aircraft. The sieht.in.~ •m.o reported to the A/C and overyone •

within view or the objects nttempted to determine what th~y '>'fer-e. Upon cloat:f;r •

observation on ct;1 part th37 appeared to b~ vory CIM.ll circles GUCh clS n nr.aall

jet plnrwa rllif.ht !Jlaks it it# waro flying an extre!nely s!:!all circle. A b!jtta:r

dascriptlon r:1lght. be ot a l-thite doUBhnut. in the aky. Thare her~ se"'en ... ·uch

objocta almost one above the other. n1o altituds o! the objscta sao~~d to =~

to range rro~ npproxir.Jately 25,oo0 tt. (the lowe:Jt,) to approrl!aat.e~q 6v,O·JJ tt

(tha highest). As we got clo3er to the objects the circular part o£ the o~jecta

8e~med lnreer and tuzzier as a vapor trail mir,ht nppear after it bogln~ t ~ dis-

alpat.e. 'l'hq stayed in vic~, still appearing ahead or us, wtt.il darh:. 'l'he crlr~wot

brightness of the objects upon !irat sit;hliing so8C1ed to come r rol.l the t>un which

~as setting. Later on tha objects definitely had the ru~zy, hazy appea~ance ot

a dissipating vapor tr~~.

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Shortq betore sunset. on the evening ot the 19t.h of ·-'ay 19S~ W3 ,.,er" r111ng

at. an altitude of 181000 tt. The no.vir,ator c~lled our att~nt.ion t.o t'OI.Ut objects

1n the air Ahead or ua. At tirot. glance they looke'l lilte S'lfun bright trhite light•

in 'Vertical tox,.t.ion. Looking at theCl thru 6 power bin~cul:J.rs they npp:tantd to

...... white oloude, as· tho eJgaa could be noticed to be cloud-li!tCJ in nature.

Tbe objoots continued to be visible until dnrk (about on~ hou1•) without cht.\nJin&

Vef7 RtUch in ldect or disto.nce although we were flying alm·)3li 1lroctly to~rd thena

tor this time. Th~ watre ahead ot the ship' a course, slish tly to t.he liltt and

higher thP.n ua b7 about an anglo of 10 to 15 d~grees.

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on ~ :ay 19, 1952 at ?'JO~ G.s.T. :.;h11~ tlyinr. ~outh,;e:;t. of s~m /n~elo, 'lnxas

ot an altitude or lP. .ooo re~t, sesven brlp.ht obj~c~s \-H•re ob3~rvett in t.ho! "'eat

in a vsrticnl formation. Thnr., nppe.1.~d to bs no u;>!)!lre~t ~nve::1•nt for t},-, 1'J rf't

lS m.i.nutcs, t.h~n they U?!J~:.&.re' l to be sen'iins~ ofl" v~_cor trailo in e. s~drlin.?,

Att.e~r the vapor trnils dilft.ed ott no objcct!J l'i~re in sight.. 1 t.o~'" aix

pictures or this uit.h my p!rsono.l C"l:nera (3Sn:m). The fllm i~ no'li b·"in.t! dov~lon.l!de

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Antonio. 117 attention was cnlled to ther.t :tnd I observed them out of th!! l ?.f't

forward blister. There were sev.,n objects about 50 to 75 r.J.les a-.:f)y about 10

degrees above fiight line at 11 o'clock ·of the aircraft.. They wsre V!'lr:f \jhite

and bad the appearance of having phoephurous trails, and w"re in a v.,rtic<ll

·----line. Jlo movement was apparent and as we drew closer I figured they must be

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