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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 27 Jan 53 27/1840Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. SOURCE | 2 AF Pilots  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Four  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 4-5 Min.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Air-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  2. LOCATION | Hather AFB, California 360218-3320417  |
| --- | --- |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Probably balloon X Probably same balloon sighted by witnesses at March AFB on this same date, but 40 minutes earlier.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Four extremely brilliant objects performing unconvent…

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Case report as to 22 more than 1 witness

TSAF ITEM 4 ( UNCL )
FROM CAPT HARRY SMITH AFOIN-2A2
TO CAPT ED RUPPELT ATIAA-5
THE FOLLOWING FLYOBRPT WAS RECEIVED 27 JAN 53
FROM FRESNO AIR TERMINAL FRESNO CALIFORNIA
AS A CIRVIS MESSAGE AND IS FORBARDED FOR ANY
ACTION YOU DESIRE:

"AF 1927 T-29 OVR HANFORD 1044P 80 MHR ROUND
ROBIN REPORTS 4 OR 5 UNIDENTIFIED SHINY OBJECTS
IN THE BAKERFIELD AREA AT 12,000 FEET OBJECTS
SHINY AND VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. THEY ARE SOUTHWEST
BOUND. ONE TURNING NORTH BOUND OTHERS DISAPPEARING
SOUTHWEST BOUND. ONE NORTHBOUND REVERSED COURSE
ABRUPTLY. PILOT STATED OBJECTS …

TO JEPHQ/DIR ON INTEL HQ USAF WAHSINGTON 25 DC
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
UNCLASSIFIED
D/GWT11A FLYOBRPT. REF PAR 7C, AFL 200-5. 1. DESCRIPTION: FOUR EXTRMELY BRILLIANT OBJECTS PERFORMING UNCONVENTIONAL DBL ROLL TYPE MANEUVER. 2. TIME OF SIGGHTING: 1040 HRS PST, 27 JAN 53.
LGTH OF TIME OBSRD: 4 TO 5 MINUTES. 3. MANNER OF OSBR: VIS FR T-29 ACFT AT 8,000 FEET. IAS: 170 KNOTS. 4. LOC OF OBSR: 36 DEGREES AND 20 MINUTES N: 119 DEGREES AND 40 MINUTES W LOC OF OBJ W/RESPECT TO OBSR: EST IN AREA OF 35 DEGREES AND 35 MINUTES N LATITUDE: 119…

UNCLASSIFIED

RF 366
WPE 363
YDA073
XYB098
XDB080
CXB136
JWPJL 815
RR JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JWPJL 39A
R 291600Z ZNJ
FM CO MATHER FLD CALIF

AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1946
UNCLASSIFIED
27/1044 PSI
AF 636
11-8-63

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States | ATRO IR-3-63 | 22  |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: NITORPIT

AREA SUBMITTED ON: Southern California

DATE OF REPORT: 21 February 1953

PREPARED BY (Name): Capt Radley and 1st Lt Cukor

DATE OF INFORMATION: 28 January 1953

AIR LABORATORY BILL: C-2

UNAPPROVED BY (Name): UNAPP Pilot and Co-Pilot

AIR RELATIONSHIP: TWA CWT 11A CTD 27 JAN

SUMMARY: (Under concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence parag…

AF FORM 112—PART II
AFTERIATED 1. JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 3535th Ober Tng Wing
HAFB, Mather Fld, California
REPORT NO. ATRO IP-3-63
PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES

The first object I saw was circular shape, round and flat like a pie tin or plate. It was very bright; a brilliant silver. I watched it for about a minute or a minute and a half, and four more appeared then disappeared. The one got about 30 miles away from us. It was about the size of a head on a pin held about 15 or 20 feet away. I judged it was about 40 to 50 miles ahead of us. …

AF FORM 112
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1944
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | LEAVE BLANK  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States | ATRC FR-3-53 |   |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  COUNTRY | FROM (Agency)  |
| --- | --- |
|  FLYOBRPT | 3535th Observer Training Wing  |
|  NAFB, Father Field, California |   |
|  DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  25 February 1953 | 28 January 1953  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | SOURCE  |
| --- | --- |
|  Capt Hadley and 1st Lt Cukar | UBAF Pilot and Co-Pilot  |

REFERENCES (Control Number, Charles, previous report, etc., as applicable)…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | 3535th Ober Tng Wing Nather Fld, California | REPORT NO. | ATRC IR-3-53 | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

I originally sighted four objects. One of them was particularly brilliant in contrast to the other three. When I first saw them I took them for a flight of four jets. I took another look at them. They were not jets or conventional type aircraft. The maneuver appeared to be a tumbling within themselves; a barrel roll offset. They were passing inside of each oth…