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AF FORN®112—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 TRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BL. “ o Ayre TR -16 ho Pa a | : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ORT 7 Sighting of Unidentifi Flying Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) (CLASSIFICATION) alaska Director of DATE OF REPORT, DATE OF INFORMATION . eS ~| EVALUATION 19 april 1949 4 april 1949 B-7 PREPARED BY (Officer) Pee Sern. Lt x & Smythe | Hg 50¢ist Air Base Squadron 95 ty ss REFERENCES ( col. number, directive, previoug.report, et yplic able) i Fi aoa ph a we: e SiRMven tis t wie Peon Weneing Gent Alasken Air Command. AACID-6-1681 Dm. 0521283 SUMMARY: (Enter concise s…

AF FORWe 112—-PART IL — tee APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 eS AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Intelligence Division Alaskan Air Command TR-16-i« Ls Two (2) separate si ings were made by a B=29 f the 375th Recon= naissance Squadron (Vik) Weathe 29 March 199, which inc ate the possible presence of an alien aircr v made at 2205 loca the headir } 45° true and the apparent i true. The o timated 200 - b. The second sighting ¥ de ¢ proximately 2246 6 northerly < Ce same and was readily distinguishable from a pilot ad. Weather at both s tings was 3/L0ths cloud tops to 5100 MSL. Visi…

AF FORM 112—PART I (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1348 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Intelligence Division les i i IR-16-49 Hd SAOTAVdON L! MSLVHOWVH LSN za ° = > = i=] fo} Bs (2) z HIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OFTHE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON" IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT, BY PERMI…

V4 HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE sauna 6 4. 4 2 5 | SHEMYA AIR FORCE BASE APO 729, U S Army { 4 April 1949 ist Sighting "Altitude Be29 2500 feet indicated on pressure altimeter. Light approximately 100 feet below. Approximately heading of B29 45 degrees true. Approximate apparent heading of light 245 degrees true. Intensity estimated as that of a 40 watt bulb at 200 feet. Weather clear over the island at the time. 3/10 to 5/10 strate cumlus clouds in the vicinity of the island. Visibility unlimited at 2500 feet." 2d Sighting "Altitude B-29 5000 feet indicated and actual radar height. Light esti…

CoMmeHt «= AEG HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Army 4, April 1949 : TEMENT "Position of our aircraft was over the Island of Shemya at approximately 2500 feet. The time was approximately 2205 local. Our heading was 90 degrees. Visibility was good. I first noted a white light approaching from head on. It passed under our ship with about 100 feet clearance. At the same time the left scanner reported an aircraft passing underneath us. The apparent speed of the Vise was fairly fast. (Approximately 200 - 300 miles per hour). The next sighting was made at appro…

HEADQUARTERS 5021ST AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA AIR FORCE BASE APO 729, US Army 5 April 1949 " On March 29, 1949 at approximately 2330 hours BST I was standing outside of Hangar number 2 watching for one of our aircraft which was coming in for a landing. I saw something go across at approximately 5000 feet at a speed eS of approximately 300 mph I didn't give it much thought at the time as I thought it was our plane with an engine torching. ihen the crew got down I ask them if they had an engine torching and they said no, but they saw the same object. I would say the object was going about due nor…

HEADQUARTERS '5021ST AIR BASE SQUADRON SHEMYA ATR FORCE BASE APO 729, U S$ Army 4 Apri 1949 ATEMENT "On the night of 29 March 1949 I took off from Shemya at 2140 hours BST on a routine Loon Able weather reconnaissance mission. Since an engine was feathered shortly after takeoff, I decided to remain aloft over Shemya approximately three hours to lighten the weight of the aircraft before landing. At approximately 2205 hours while approaching Shemya range from the southwest at an altitude of 2400 feet, the co-pilot and left scanner reported that we had passed a lighted object approximately 100 fe…

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION R& FROM (Agency) i x Ea -6-1ocl- eee BRED, 2 eave ley AR eee ie _ ess rae Be JMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower let. Begin text of reporg om AF Form 112—Part I1) f i 4 f } finn ae meme 7/ 21/78 NATIONAL DEFE! TION OF ITS Ci R THAN UNE Declassification Authority: NND 57565