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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  8,9 June 65 - 08/2145Z | Turkey  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | ELECTRONIC SIGNALS (RADAR) Insufficient Data (Visual)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One Each Time  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Reported  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Visual Ground-& Grnd-Radar  |
|  7. COURSE | SW  |
|  8. PHOTOS | XX Yes Radar Overlays ☐ No (Not Rec'd)  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes XX No  |

COMMENTS: Radar analysis regard the radar returns as most likely being caused by transmitting signals, NOT regarded as a solid object. V…

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L CITE DOCC 20113 JUNE 6, 05.

ROSS TO ACS/1 NO USAF.,

ON 3 JUNE 1963, CHARLES W. KINNEY WAS INFORMED BY GENERAL EULER, CHIEF AIR DEFENSE, TAPE, THAT THE AHLATLICKL RADAR SITE NEAR ANKARA HAD OBSERVED SOME RADAR RETURNS WITH UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE NIGHT OF 3-9 JUNE 63. HE STATED THAT THE TRACKS WERE OF EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND THAT SOME OF THE PERSONNEL AT THE RADAR SITE HAD VISUALLY SEEN THE OBJECT AS IT PASSED OVER ANKARA. CHARLES W. KINNEY VISITED THE RADAR SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF 9 JUNE 63 AND DISCUSSED THESE TRACKS WITH THE CONTROLLER WHO WAS ON DUTY DURING …

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2. RECEIPT YOU CORRELATE THESE OBSERVATIONS WITH KNOWN ORBITING OBJECTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT VISUAL SIGHTINGS WERE LEGITIMATE AND IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RADAR WAS TRACKING AN OBJECT, RECEIVING A TRANSMITTED SIGNAL OR JUST MALFUNCTIONING. ANY INFORMATION RELEASABLE TO TAP WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN THIS PHENOMENON WILL BE APPRECIATED.

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M/R: Maj Groening contacted Sgt Moody stating that FTD had been directed to reply on this message. Wanted to know if this was the proper office. Agreed that it was. Sgt Moody contacted Mr Bryant (TDEED) regarding the radar portion. He says it could not be a/c, report indicates that returns could be caused by the transmitting signal as indicated in paragraph two of the message. Did not think it was a malfunction due to the fact that eight returns were received. If a device would have triggered the information on such a device, if known to exist, would be obtainable from Mr Gould, ext 72131. Mr …