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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 Mar 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Keflavik, Iceland  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | GRAND-VISUAL ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | OCA team #1991st AACS plus C-47 crew, MASS  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 57"  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 8  |
|  9. COURSE |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Straight flight maintained by all objects.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Eight separate objects picked up on radars on various headings. Velocity exceeded MACH 1 C-4…

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 Mar 52 | 2. LOCATION | Keflavik Ireland | 3. JURGE | GCA TEAM, 1771 AACS Gp. + C-47 Crew, MATS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  4. TIME | Local ± 0712 Z | 5. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 8 | 6. SHAPE | Unknown  |
|  7. COLOR | Unknown |  |  |  |   |
|  8. COURSE | 109° in 270° out | 9. ALTITUDE | — | 10. ANGULAR VELOCITY | — ° per second  |
|  11. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No |  |  |  |   |
|  12. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | RADAR | 13. LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED | 57" | 14. MANEUVERS | NONE, STRAIGHT FLIGHT maintained by all objects  |
|  15. CONCLUSIONS |  |  |  | …

ATIAA
77/33
TT 73
19 Mar 52
CSAF ITEM 2

OSAF ITEM 2
SECURITY INFO

TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT FN AFOIN-V/TC FOURNET
REF: CSAF ITEM 3 TT-71 DTD 14 MAR 52 UNCLASSIFIED

CORRECTED COPY OF CABLE QUOTED IN ABOVE
REFERENCED ITEM NOW RECEIVED. PORTION OF MSG
IN QUESTION WAS WEATHER CODING. LATTER
REPORT ESSENTIALLY AS FOLLOWS: OVERCAST
WITH 14 KNOTS WIND AT 120 DEGS, VISIBILITY
GREATER THAN 10 MILES, NO WEATHER, STRATUS
AT 1000 FT.

INDEXED AT 5 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

INDICATOR ITEM TURNED IN ON THIS INCIDENT
WITH TCB EVALUATION PROBABLY CONVENTIONAL
AIRCRAFT.

REPORT…

SECRET
EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 5

DATE: 13 Mar 52
TIME (Local): 0722Z
LOCATION: Iceland
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 57 Min.
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: 250 Knots
ALTITUDE: 8,000'
HEADING: Varied
SOURCE: GCA Crew
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Possibly Soviet recon (evaluation by ADC).
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Unidentified return on GCA scope.

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET
7-3712-44

ROUTING
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
UNCLASSIFIED

SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY

FROM: (Originator)
CO ATIC

TO: EDGE OPERATIONS REPUBLIC AIRPORT IOWLAND
RANEOTZ

INFO:

FROM: AFOIS-ATIAA-3-7E

Re your report CAF IN: 65585 dated 13 March 1952, if available the following information is requested:

1. Weather during observations
2. Were any maneuvers observed
3. Size and/or shape of objects
4. Please clarify last sentence of message from "Base Operations Duty Officer" to completion of message.

DOWNGRADED AT 2 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 520.…

UNCLASSIFIED

1. ATIAN
2. ATIA
3. ATIA
4. Cert Files

AIR 852 ACTION
RR JEDNP
DE JFICR 4

FM 1400TH AB GP KEFLAVIK ICELAND
TO CG AMC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

4

03-1LOPR 1118. RFUR 1C-399 DTD 27 MARS52.
1 AT 130710Z ESTIMATED 1000 BROKEN 2000 BVFRCAST VISIBILITY 10
MILES WIND ESE 15 KNOTS, 2 NIL. 3 NIL. 4 ALL AFTER BASS OPERATIONS
DUTY OFFICER IN MSG ISSWEATHER REPORT GIVEN AS IN PART 1 ABOVE.
JFICR

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112 - PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112 - PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
6
424286
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS SIGHTED BY GCA RADAR AT KEFLAVIK, IRELAND
FROM (Agency) Intelligence Division, Hq MATS
Andrews AF Base, Washington 25, D. C.
AIR FORCE
20 March 1952
13 March 1952
C-3
GCA Team, 1971st AAGS Sq, and C-47
Crew, 1409th Air Base Group, MATS, KEFLAVIK, IRELAND
COUNSEL OF INFORMATION
Charles J. Fowley, Captain, USAF
RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONNEL USE ONLY, ADDRESS REPLY TO GCA RE…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
Summary area rpt (portion previously garbled) to ATIC 13 Mar. Also comments re B-29 type a/c sighted off Norway 14 Mar (BADC eval both incidents) - see CAPIN 86353
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. NOTIFY CRYPTOCENTER BEFORE DECLASSIFYING
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
FROM: BASE OPR AT KEFLAVIK AIR PORT ICELAND
TO: CSAF WASH DC FOR: SEC DEFENSE
MATS ANDREWS AFB MARYLAND
AIR DEF COMD ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
INFO: JOSEPH D. DYKES FORCE
INFORM: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
NR: NONE DOD DIR 5200.10 13 Mar 52
To ATIC by TT …