302536875.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP (19 Dec 7) 29 December 64 29/2005 | 2. LOCATION Patuxent River, Maryland  |
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|  3. SOURCE Military | 10. CONCLUSION Radar Anomalies  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two, One  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 48 Seconds, 36 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Radar report of returns indicating reported speed of 4,800 - 6,000 knots. Information given wide coverage in Newspapers over wire services. SEE CASE FILE.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar  |   |
|  7. COURSE From 120 Deg  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | COMMENTS: Navy evaluation indicates that …

OFFICIAL FILE COPY

TDEW

Analysis of Radar Targets, Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md 12 Jan 65

Hq USAF SAFOI-PS
Wash D C 20330

1. Based on results of a Navy investigation and analysis of the information supplied to Project Blue Book by the Navy, it has been determined that the target reported by the Patuxent Naval Air Station as an unidentified flying object on 29 Dec 1964 was not a valid target. Shape and illumination of the target, indicates that the target was created by some other electronic device within the station or was caused by intermittent abnormality within the circuitry of the ra…

Based on results of a Navy investigation and analysis of the information supplied to Project Blue Book by the Navy, it has been determined that the target reported by the Patuxent Naval Air Station as an unidentified flying object on 29 Dec 1964 was not a valid target. Shape and illumination of the target, indicates that the target was created by some other electronic device within the station or was caused by ~~intermittent abnormality~~ within the circuitry of the radar set itself.

A check with an independent radar complex on Patuxent and with adjacent radar sector centers on the east coast…

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL AIR STATION
PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670

IN REPLY REFER TO
AD
3163
Ser 45
MAY 29 1969

From: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station,
Patuxent River, Maryland
To: Commander, Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio (TDPT [UFO])

Subj: Declassification of UFO Reports

Encl: (1) Headquarters Foreign Technical Division
(AFSC) ltr TDPT(UFO) 15 May 1969 w/encls.(2)

1. The [redacted] attachments of enclosure (1) have been
reviewed by this Command and have been downgraded to unclassified in accordance with OPNAV Instruction 5510.1C.

G. R. OTIS
By direction

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO 45433
15 MAY 1969

REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT: Declassification of UFO Report (Speedletter, 8 Jan 65; Msg. Nr P 082239Z)
TO: Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, Maryland 20670

The attached Confidential message and letter from Patuxent NAS is forwarded for your review and proper classification. All UFO files in our project office, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, are considered to be permanent files and are available to the news media…

UNCLASSIFIED PRIORITY
1965 JAN 9 03 22
2

CZCSQA757ZCJYK162
PP RUCDSQ
DE RUECPA 065 08/2239Z
P 082239Z
FM NAS PAXRI
TO RUECYG/NAVDISTWASH
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAGL/ANDREWS AFB
RUCDSQ/ARIS / PATTERSON AFB
BT
ATTN: MA QUENTONILLA
A. UFO REPORT
UNCLASSIFIED

1. LWO RADAR INDICATIONS SIZE OF NORMAL PENCIL ERASSER APPEARED ON SCOPE AT 40 MI MAX RANGE HEADING 300 DEG. M DIRECTLY TOWARD ANTENNA. 3 SWEEPS TRACKED BLIPS TO 20 MI. WHERE THEY FADED. 12 R SECS LATER A SINGLE BLIP APPEARED AT POSITION OF FADED AND TRACKED RECIPROCAL THROUGH 3 SWEEPS AT 20, 30, 40 MI RESPECTIVELY. (ALL SWEEPS 8 SEC.) ABOUT 5 MI…

IMMEDIATELY, NO VERIFICATION.

2. FIRST INDICATION LASTED 48 SECONDS, SECOND LASTED 36 SEC.

3. RADAR WAS GROUND ELECTRONIC CPN-18A, MTI IN.

4. TIME 191930Z DEC 64 FROM PATUXENT RIVER RATTC. ANTENNA LOCATION 33-17-15N, 76-24-04W

5. TWO OBSERVERS EXCELLENT CREDIBILITY, ONE OBSERVER DOUBTFUL.

6. WEATHER: CIG UNL/TEMP 31/DEWPT 4/ ALT 30.74/VIS 10

7. UNABLE TO FIRMLY ESTABLISH TIME AND DATE. ARTCC TAPES BEING CHECKED FOR VERIFICATION. MANY TAPES, ULOW PROCESS, CONTINUING CHECK.

8. SUSPECTED ELECTRONIC FREAK

9. LTR REPORT IAW PRNC INST 3320.1A IN MAIL THIS DATE.

GP-4
BT

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Classification Ca…

UNCLASSIFIED
AO
3700
Ser 03
JAN 8 1965
SPEEDLETTER

From: Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland
To: Commandant, Naval District, Washington, D.C.
Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects; report of
Ref: (a) COMPRECISST 3820.1A

1. The following information is submitted in compliance with reference (a). The format used is as set forth in enclosure (1) of reference (a).

I. Description
a. Unknown (radar target)
b. Same as the diameter of a normal pencil eraser (eraser matched radar target in size).
c. NA
d. Two on first occasion - one on second.
e. Two in 60° line of beari…