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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 12 Feb 53 13/0230Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Vichy, Missouri  |
|  3. SOURCE | AF Pilot  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 hr.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Air-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astro (VENUS) Venus  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | A/c pilot observed a light which varied in intensity and changed color from red through amber to green. Vichy radio reported no a/c in area of sighting.  |

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous …

Multiple
1953 FEB 13 13:39
UNCLASSIFIED
FEB 13 10 46
PT
DISPATCHED
ATIC
13 13 13 3:33
13/2030
VICHY/MO
13/2030
DECLASSIFIED
Authority NND 883078

RB087 ACTION
WPD104
YDC102T
CBB121
YMB112
JEDST A113
PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JEDST 147
P 130720Z ZNJ
FM CG SCOTT AFB ILL
TO ZEN/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
JEPHQ/C OF S WASH DC
JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
CG ADC ENT AFB COLO

/ WOD 001B PD FOR DIR INTELL WASH DC PD FOR ATIAA-WC
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO PD CAPT BAILEY CMA ROBERT B AO 677425 CMA
ATRC STAFF PILOT SAW UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WHICH APPEARED AS A LIGHT WHICH
VARIED IN INTENSITY AND CHA…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
FEB 13 11 08 53

UNCLASSIFIED

PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. NOTIFY
CRYPTOCENTER BEFORE DECLASSIFYING
H.S.

13 Feb 53

F1 CG SCOTT AFB ILL
TO JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
JEPHQ/ C OF S WASH DC
ZEN/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
UOD G22D PD FOR SEC DEF WASH DC PD CAPT ROBERT D
BAILEY AOG77425 ATRC STAFF PILOT SAW UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WHICH FOLLOWED
ACFT APPROX ONE HR ON CIVIL AIRWAY RED NR 11 PD RADAR TRACK SHOUS NO
OTHER ACFT IN AREA PD OBJECT WAS LIGHT WHICH VARIED IN INTENSITY
AND DISAPPEARED IN 20 DEG UPWARD MOVEMENT PD
…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | US A | REPORT NO. | ATRC-6-53 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT

AREA REPORTED ON: Vichy, Missouri
FROM (Agency): Wing Intelligence Officer, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

DATE OF REPORT: 13 February 1953
DATE OF INFORMATION: 12 February 1953
EVALUATION: B-0

PREPARED BY (Officer): Major C. V. Bauske
SUBJECT: Capt. Robert B. Bailey, AO-677425

REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable): AFL 200-5, 29 Ap…

AF FORM 112—PART II
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
REPORT NO. ATEC-6-53
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1. Sources described the object as being a light which varied in intensity and appeared to change color from white through red, amber and green. No exhaust, propulsion system or other pertinent features were observed.

2. The time of sighting was reported as 2030 CST. A seaman passenger said object was visible for almost one hour. Pilot, copilot and crew observed it for about 5 minutes before it disappeared.

3. Observation w…

STATEMENT

The following statement is submitted in accordance with Paragraph 7c, AF Letter 200-5 dated 29 April 1952.

I, Capt. Robert B. Bailey, the pilot of a C-47, on a course of 43 degrees, 7000' altitude and at an indicated airspeed of 170 knots, noticed an unusual object in the vicinity of the Vichy Radio Range Station, which approximated a circular light which, from my position, appeared to be approximately one foot in diameter. The light of varying intensity appeared to be on a collision-interception course from approximately 238 degrees. I turned on my landing lights to warn the objec…