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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 May 59 | Boston Air Defense Sector Pease AFB, N.H. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 01/0003-00463 | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other False targets ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH…

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4E4g 10 June 1959

SUBJECT: Unusual Radar Sighting

TO: AFCIN-4E1

1. The attached correspondence, subject same as above, dated 5 June 1959, is forwarded to your division for possible analysis and/or comment.

2. If unable to provide an answer in time to allow the 17 June 1959 suspense to be met, notify Major Friend of AFCIN-4E4g by telephone, extension 6-9216.

Vincent C. Rethman
Colonel, USAF
AFCIN-4E4

1 Atch:
Ltr, dtd 5 June 59, Subj:
Unusual Radar Sighting
w/1 Atch

When…

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REPLY TO
ATTN OF: ADODI-B

SUBJECT: Unusual Radar Sighting (U)

TO: ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

The attached message, received by this Headquarters from 26th Air Division (SAGE), is forwarded for your information and necessary action. The delay in forwarding this information was necessitated by an inquiry to Headquarters USAF for an interpretation regarding the repor…

OO RJEDNB RJWFAL
DE RJEZSN 54
P 05165Z
FM COMDR 26TH NORAD DIVISION
TO RJEDNB/COMDR EASTERN NORAD REGION
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJWFAL: COMDR CINCNORAD
RJEDNB/COMDR EADF
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/OCO 4-188, SUBJECT IS UNKNOWN INCIDENT 0023-0046Z 3 MAY 1959. PAR A: APPROX 0023Z, FIVE PENDING TRACKS APPEARED, NO FLIGHT PLANS WERE AVAILABLE. TRACKS WERE CLOSE TO PEASE AFB IN BOSTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR AND WITHIN THE AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE. SPEEDS WERE 200-400 KNOTS, ALTITUDES FROM 7-18, 000 FEET WITH MAJORITY AROUND 10 THOUSAND FEET. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, WITHIN 60 MILES EAST OF BOSTON, MORE TRACKS APPEARED. …

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ABOVE SITES FOR VERIFICATION. ALL VERIFIED BLIPS AT THE POSITIONS ABOVE CONFIRMED THE DIRECTIONS. PAR E: THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE UNKNOWN TRACKS. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY STATED THAT THEIR RADAR ALSO PICKED UP AND TRACKED 6 OF THESE TARGETS THROUGH THE AREA. HEIGHT READINGS WERE ALSO TAKEN ON THE TARGETS. EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO CHECK AND VERIFY INPUTS. ALL AVAILABLE AIRCRAFT WERE SCRAMBLED, INCLUDING SOME FROM ADJACENT SECTORS. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT CARRIER ACTIVITY DURING THE TIME IN QUESTION. PAR F: WX AT …

Ltr, AFCIN-4E4g, 10 Jun 59, Unusual Radar Sighting

1st Ind (AFCIN-4E1a/V. D. Bryant/74201/jc) 16 Jun 59

ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

TO: AFCIN-4E4g

The 14 unidentified tracks referred to in this report show all indications of being false targets - reversing their course and finally disappearing from the screen. The fact that no scrambled aircraft contacted any target can be taken as assurance that the targets were false. Likewise, the fact that several radars picked up the same "targets" is no assurance that the targets were real. While the report says ducting was not possible, the fac…

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FROM: ATIC, W-P AFB, OHIO
TO: HQS, ADC, ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -…

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ATIC, W-P AFB, OHIO
MANY RADARS DO SHOW UNEXPLAINED RETURNS WHICH MUST BE DUE TO
SOME TYPE OF PECULIAR TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS.
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AFCIN-4E4  C Rethman  DATE 19 June 59
Col Rethman
AFCIN-4E  M. Post  DATE 6/19/59
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