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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 Jan 51 | Westover AFB, Mass | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 24/1545Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☑ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE App Cont. Radar Personnel | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3 | 9. COURSE Varied  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING…

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Report of Unconventional Aircraft (cont'd)

4. Location of the observers was the Westover Approach Control Center located at Westover Air Force Base, Mass.

5. The following named personnel observed the targets:

|  Capt. | OIC/WAC Pilot  |
| --- | --- |
|  1st | Pilot  |
|  1st | Pilot  |
|  M/Sgt. | Ex/Pilot  |
|  S/Sgt. | Ex/Pilot  |
|  S/Sgt. | Ex/Pilot  |
|  Mr. | Maintenance Technician  |

All observers listed above are qualified radar technicians and observers.

6. Records at the weather forecast section show the weather for the time of observatio…

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Report of Unconventional Aircraft (cont'd)

11. Reporting Officer's Comments:

Investigation reveals that Westover Approach Control contacted "POWDER" at 1107 EST. At that time "POWDER" had no radar targets corresponding with Westover Observations. (No explanation is available for the 8,000 feet target reported in paragraph 1.) "POWDER" in turn contacted "HARDWOOD" (Fighter Air Division). "HARDWOOD" then contacted Mitchell Control and was informed that a M.I.P. was equipped with Beacon, was flying in the Nashua, New Hampshire and Lowell, Massachusetts area, at 4,000 …

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Basic ltr fr Hq Westover AFB, Mass, 5 Feb 51, to CG, AMC, WPAFS Dayton, Ohio
"Report of Unconventional Aircraft, Project 10073"
1st Ind MCIAXA-1a/JJR/sag
Hq AMC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
TO: Commanding Officer, 1600th Air Transport Wing, Westover AFB, Mass
ATTN: A-3 (Intelligence)

1. A preliminary analysis of the basic communication indicates that the unknown radar targets were almost assuredly caused by the beacon in the B-17 aircraft.

2. Additional information, as follows, would aid materially in the analysis of these radar targets:

a. Frequency of appr…

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SUBJECT Report of Unconventional Aircraft (Confidential)

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SPOT REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

1. a. Observer:
Mr.
Warner Robins, Georgia

b. Location: Zeigler Apartments area, Warner Robins, Georgia
c. Date and Time: 25 January 1951 at 1824 hours EST.
d. Weather C A V U: Clear: visibility 10 miles on 25 Jan 51 at 1828 hours. (Official report of Base Weather Station)

2. Mr. [redacted] Robins AFB, was interviewed by the Intelligence Office on 29 January 1951. He stated that in the late afternoon of 25 January 1951 he was lying on the couch in his apartment when his young son came into the house and shouted, "Daddy, ther…

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Ltr WRAMA, 31 Jan 51, Subject: Unidentified Flying Object

4. Contact was made with Mr. John Busbee of the Communications Station at Cochran Field (Macon Municipal Airport), who reported the following aircraft in flight in the vicinity of Warner Robins, Georgia, on 25 January 1951 between the hours of 1800 and 1900:

AF 6176 at 1801, at 30,000 feet
AF 6178 at 1813, at 28,000 feet
Navy 17289 at 1834, altitude not determined
Delta Air Lines Flight 446 at 1800 - Jacksonville to Atlanta
Delta Air Lines Flight 648 at 1810 - Miami to Atlanta
Delta Air Lines Flight 645 at 1845 - Chicago…

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HEADQUARTERS
WARNER ROBINS AIR MATERIEL AREA
Office of the Commanding General

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WRAI/PK/aac
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
31 January 1951

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
ATTN: Chief of Intelligence
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. Submitted herewith are reports of interviews held by this office with Messrs. , and , who sighted an unidentified flying object at Warner Robins, Georgia, on 25 January 1951, together with a drawing made by Mr. . Mr. identified the time of sighting at 1824 hours EST.

2. Ch…