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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  Oct 65 - 27 June 66 | Andersen AFB, Guam  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | Other (FALSE TARGETS)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Varied | Radar beacon returns with no known or identifiable source have been noted since October 1965. RADAR ANALYSIS: It is obvious that material (solid) targets are not involved.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Varied |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Radar |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  Varied |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|…

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TDETR/Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/15 Aug 66
FAA Radar Phenomenon (U)
AUG 19 1966

3rd Air Division
(U) Reference your message, CONF/NOFORN/DI 00827, subject: FAA Radar Phenomenon. Radar analysis has been completed and is attached for your information.

FOR THE COMMANDER

WARREN S. WHEELER, Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems

1 Atch
Ltr, fm FTD (TDETR),
10 Aug 66, subj: (U)
FAA Radar Phenomenon,
(C), 2 pgs, 1 cy.

COORDINATION
TDETR MAJ E QUINTANILLA, JR
DATED 15 Aug 66

TDETR

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10

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TDEER/Mr. Bryant/pkj/70401
FAA Radar Phenomenon (U)
10 Aug 66

TDETR (Maj Quintanilla)

1. (U) The information included in FAA message CONF/NO FORM/DI 00827 Jul 66 has been evaluated, and the following comments are submitted:

a. (U) The data as submitted does not lend itself to analysis of individual tracks as such. This is not necessarily a drawback, since individual track data would probably not be of significant help in analyzing the situation.

b. (C) Considering the overall situation as such, several facts appear obvious on the face of the report. First, since interceptors …

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d. (C) Simultaneous loss of the target by several radars and some of the target speeds not usually associated with aircraft could be due to ducting, and changes in either the atmosphere which would change the ducting, or due to the aircraft responsible for the returns flying out of the duct. Extraordinarily high or low speeds and hovering targets can sometimes be attributed to the geometry of the reflecting or refracting pattern.

e. (C) The presence of the Soviet trawler is not believed to play a part in this situation. If the signals were originating in the trawler, it would be…

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TDETR/Maj. H. Quintanilla, Jr./70916 r/hs

FAA Radar Phenomenon (UFO) JUL 27 1956

TDEER/Mr. Bryant

Reference the attached message, CONF/NOFORN/DI 00827 Jul 66, from 3rd Air Division, Anderson AFB, Guam, subject as above. Request your comprehensive analysis as to the probable cause of the radar returns as soon as possible.

Louis De Goes, Colonel, USAF
Chief Aerospace Technologies Directorate
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems

1 Atch
Msg, CONF/NOFORN/DI 00827
Jul 66, fm 3ADIV Andersen
AFB, Guam, 6 pgs, 1 cy

COORDINATION:
TDETR MAJ H QUINTANILLA, JR

DATE 22 Jul 66

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FROM: 3ADIV ANDERSEN AFB GUAM
TO: ADC (Air Mail)
AFSC (Air Mail)
CSAF (Air Mail)
CSAF WASH DC (Air Mail)
INFO: SAC (Air Mail)

Classification Cancelled
(Corrected to be unclassified)
Date 15 May 68
Rec 235-1 Jan 4-17 (6)
3 Jan 68

DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS
NOT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED

DI 00327 JUL 66. AFSC FOR FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION; CSAF FOR AFCIN; CSAF FOR SAFOI; SAC FOR DIE. SUBJ: (U) FAA RADAR PHENOMENON (UFO). PART I OF VI PARTS. …

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INFORMATIVE OBSERVATION WAS MADE 27 JUN 66, AT 1445Z WITH A SIGNIFICANT AIR INTERCEPT. PART II. FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS HAS BEEN MADE OF THIS PHENOMENA: ALFA. THREE FOURTHS OF THE OCCURRENCES WERE AT NIGHT. BRAVO. AVERAGE TIME ON SCOPE WAS APPROX TEN MINUTES. COCA. ALL DISPLAYED AS BEACON IFF MODE THREE WITH VARIOUS CODES, NO CORRELATION TO COURSE. ONE THIRD ALSO DISPLAYED INTE…

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AT 20,000 FEET. NO SIGHTING WAS MADE. THE C-97 WAS VFR AT 4,600 FEET, SAME ALTITUDE AS MEASURED AT THAT TIME FOR THE BEACON PHENOMENON, AND PASSED DIRECTLY OVER IT OR INTO IT TWICE WITHOUT VISUAL CONTACT. PART IV. AN ADDITIONAL INTERCEPT ATTEMPT, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO DATE, WAS MADE 27 JUN 66, AT 1445Z (23/0045 LOCAL) BY AN ANDERSEN AFB AIR RESCUE SQUADRON C-130, CALL SIGN PILE 75, EQUI…