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5 J'...!!le 1954 0 'f/.,s Balloon

J. DATE·TIME CROUP ... T" P E 1F OBSERVATION 0 P roba bly Balloon 0 ? o sstbly Balloon

Locol _-:-2~l..:J:..O _ _ (!..N--:.)_____ __ !;;;. r; ,...,..cl- Vi suol 0 Crounci-R odor 0 Wo~ Aircra ft 06/02)-02 0 Probool y Aircraft

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10. BRIEl' SUMMARY 01' SIGNTINO 11. COMMENTS

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SUBJ.::::CT : Unidenti.:~e ci / l;7ing Objects Sighted at Indialant.i c , :rloriC.a, Patric:c Al<B, Florida, and Vero Beach , Flor ida SPECIAL l1l~u::"1Y

'l' 0 : Commtmcle'l· A.ir Te<:hm4..:al Intelligence Center 71right- P:ar.t.orson Air For ce Base Ol:)io ATTN: .i l'fJU\- 2C

1. Transmi t ".del Jl,.H·~wi tb for your L11i'ormation ure tvm (~) copies 0f a l~~ter, datl? il ) Juue 1954, from t he 7th OSI District, .. lacDill AF8 , Tampa, Flori. w unoerning sub,ject matter .

2 . Your atr."''~-l· ·n l.s invited to t he provisions of AFR 124-1, -;-:hich probibi t the ;:-g lease of inves tiga t i ve in.forma tion to unauthorized nersons. ~

1 Incl (in dup) ROBERTS P. JR. Cy 1 t:r, dtd 23 Jun 54 Colonel, USAF

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1.5 J \me liM, \Ulder .Ur J' ta llc• Den 3•rgeant•~ lo~ , refle cted 1:h ai: A/30 U tJD R. uui.ZT, A1· 1.'"1MBO, 6550th .Ur .Pollee 3quadron, ? atriok ..Ur l?oroe .:: a se, :norida, Sallr ~ ~.J;n'i objeat flyin; approxima t e ly 100 feet high, t o ~h• .:on:hwed aL Pon ~s. ~ obj e<Jt turned hom :Y'hit• t o "d, -';o ~oen , a nd t o .1-u•. '!he ooatrol ~ o••r "'l'8.a notified. M.UUT ~ interviewed .on 18 J1me ! 9 S4, and .OTised -:hat approrima1:el1 2130 hou.rs, SST , 15 June 1954, h e -:1oticsd .1 ~l.Jwi.n~ 11~ i!1 ~· 31C'J , !lorthlll'en ol ? oat t 25, at a pproxi:Ratel:r ~00 f'ari \ l~it1:1cie, o.,e,. the ~~ .Jt t h.e f'l;rin~ field o r -';b e 3anana J inr. Ths t low J.OO oJa.red nearl7 r ounti to. .sh.a,?e an<i r s .. mb l ed an airor~ l anding llY1t• :he ;! :nr ,.. t1rs11 notie..I ·u a bri~ w!U.te, d b!Inj ng t o r$<1 9-"'ld di sap.,.arin~ "Ti. ~hod nlO~ trom oripnal ? Oaition li~t•d • ~~. ~low 'J.9P•~ r.&.lmoat ~ :::ll:n-.diatel7 ill th• <~ aa• ;>aaiti~a, :-.a in o ol or, cillll1si:lg t o !>r!.~~ vllit•J -· •1;:n».inecl 'ri.dbla .. .thoril time and disappeared sudden l)"• Th• en-:ire '9er iod ol ri. .n,:,i.U~y ..,... a pgro-xi m.a1:el7 tiTe ( 5 ) nrl.nutea. :J..i31~Y ,ta,;ed -cha-: _ h e u..w ~ 'lf b.l l f, l oud drin :, .. 111-:1<i ob j ect While vi si:, l e. :;M~L6Y :rtated t h.ais ~h• '!DQC)Q

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·""'r> j .,o~ ::s1gnted 'Wlt" lPproxiaately one-.fwrth. til• d a• ot ~h• ~oon, -:mi ch ~ '"!•ll't.:P 1,. !"ull. I' h "H111&et 'ttlat 7LA.'\I L!rr h u .?~Tiou s l:r ~~!!tpl..ted ':SOR ot t b.e •U r l oTM t"lln • t ~>: rat:dnt; course.

5. lA1 l& J•• liM t 3/Sp aAiL S. 8~30101', Ai"·l2111.ol84, l"e«ther .!)e~ aoh ll"'• Pab-1e.tr 417 te.ne .a .... , adviae4 that the f'ollcnrin~ i.nLotDt&tioa l s .cm.isa.tnecl 1D til• 'W!t--.tur npon tor 15 June 19M a

Obnrtat1• •ad• - 2121 lun.uoa, iS'f So&ttet•ed olcu.da a1l 4,000 ten Own~at clOQ.da at 12,000 teeu V1aibil1ty ~ maa Wiad ssw • t ~1•• per h~ .U"i•••• . ''~'so uohea Sutaoe t 1idliJ"4fftt.,.llre • 74.1 degree • hhrenhei u · •atber ball•• releued al UOO hoUJ"a "'lid &'b l;.COO tt. altitude • SSW at 10 Jdlea per hour lfu• d 1,000 ft. altituu .. IS1f a" 11 Jdlea per hour

6. Oil 11 Jua.et t~ta ot!'lce waa requested to contaot Buk Opera-tiona Ott1aer• htriok Ail' 1oroe Jue, OOI:l4eni.ng the aighting ot a:n unidenti.flsd obj nl U Van Beuh. 1londa• lS Jlllie lSK. Oa'!'tain Wii .l.l..ilf a. PXF.RY, Ba•• Opentioa.a Ottioer, Patrick .Ur roree Bue, J'loridA, advised. th~ t.h4t Airdr ome ottl 'I re ort tor lS June liM contained in!'ormat ion to the ot!'eet tha:t .a.u-.

Airwa.ya Operation• Specialist• CAA., 7ero ~aoh, il'lorida, re!loned a &ni&l objsot obaei'Ted at Jl2.ft hours • ES'l', 15 J1.m. e 1954, looated apprcmialltel7 10 mla. 'itSW o~ Vero Be•oh. l'he lie;ht ~han g;ed t'rom amber to ;,ri ~is "'lfhi'te, to a color. l'btt aeria.l ob.j.scrt 7f~ a~ain ob se:-""Tad .a.t ~12Z ~ou r!, l sr, b;y and Mr. ot .]astArn .\irli::uts. !'he

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t o deaotmcl b elow ~".n• -: ~,... a.'ld arose s-ta ted <;hd-1: t h e opers:t i :>na r.,eo r<ia reflect n o .UroT,..l't lmown t o oe ope r!l-oin~ in ';he :u-~a of Patrick .~·'S !l'V t h e ~ime of t ha n.Q1'¥i.ng. 3/Sgt D8ifZDICT, p r ::niou•lJ r ei'!trred t o , ·.aat.'ler ,)et :aeo.mflnt • .PatrloJc uS. "l.d'rl!!ed the t'ollowi.n~ i:1i'or.na.tion i .s contai:1ed i.n ::hs ·nhlth•r ooaer,ntr• ~ nrport: l'or 15 J une 1954 •

vbaerYati~u M~a at 2 129 hour. , ~3T Soa-cter-td oluud a ..lt 4 , JOO tn-t h eroaa10 ~" 12 , 000 f s•1: {tlJibili':, t 5 -nile• ~~d - JJ~ ~t 5 miles 7 e r hour .'11-:iMe,.ar - 2~. :1 50 incilee ~ urrsce ~sm9er<1t~- 74 . 1 d e9"':lf.WI .?anre ·lhei~

le "llihar oe.lloon !"1t la~u"d ..!'t : 2::0 ·lours dnci a.t . ,. .:;oo ~ . 3.1-:i:ude- ·')fl l.t :o -nil•• )Or .1our d.nd ~f; 2,Jt)() tt • .l.l~itud•- ·; i N .u: ll ::1i la .s '~r 1ou.r.

'7 , J n 17 Juntt 19 M, ';h is oi':'!ce :nu a.dn.:ted 1--;y ~!a.,jor ,--;.•::>BL.i.. J . O~:i:~-!<'1', 1Do90A, Patri·o lt d v •'ort..._ Jas•, i lorida, ';~a-c i\'t '2 ~2;; .lours, ':311, 18 J un.• t-3 54, 11 $ 1 1 .r,hted &n u n ) .• h,n r.i r 1.C U1'it.d obj~ot ! rom -;o:ne ai rors.f't D~kin~ r-un;», ..1.dJ a.c)ent to tJh• i •>utttw,.-.11 corner of ~Ia.n.;a.r 300, ?at rioJC .Ur ! :)ree 3ae•, :J'l.:>rida. ".!u.12!IA~ oallecl to -..) J'Mn ~rQ1D 3a .. ,)oera"t iooa -;o rltn•as t h e ~ojt! c:t. These !:"NO ,~ ) u.w.a 1n1n1 .,,. \U~ J , i'I.LLZY, .\(30, .U'- l 243D040, .'.Uld JIYJ.U!i! .::: . DU:'i CAN, A/30, lll'-14406280• bcrtlt 1;' ~S60til .Ur Ba~ ·hot.rg, ?atrlck #i.ir :··~roe 3aae1 ;'lorid a •

.L"he objeot wu t1 ,.,. ,. dY1ted s~ of .!.:'CSELEY~ at a 20 de ~r1te 3.tlgle of eleva.cion,

.l.Dd u a brigh-1 1\ at~ ~t~ <"~ving in • :~. ortherly- direction. !h-. object movsd ~ orth­ward t o a poeition i ireotly woat of obs~ r7ers, a t an &n ~l~ o£ 9levation o~ 50-80 degrees. 1ha obj~ct travel4d a ; enoral northerly courso during thi s :nonJMnt and &?PO&~ to veer ri ,bht an-! hrt e.t &hLtyp an~lat'l ":\'hils ~~ting.. l'ho rate of speed wu !;f' .ll&t:ar than 'that ot an Airera.tb. .lhe color of the objeat waa a olu• tlor•tHfrd.~ .. ob.Angin& i ntermitten-tly t o white . No di:t~ccrni"ble fen:tu.res were ~iaibl~t, no t 'l- 4"''~ l'fB.a h eard• and n o trail or e:lhauet wa.a disce rnibla. T'..1.e ligh._ blinked oon"'J!al;lAUy a.nd a.t regular inter"nt.h. l'hs objeot: ap-peared t o climb in a uorth1Na'\ di r'!'~tit.:~n a.ttar the ltop direct ly l'f'fJat of Patrio.k AFB. The ob ject appeared to con.tinu• lllo olimb and waa viaible l.Ultil obscured by cloud eovera.r;e at 0011 houra, 'E..«11' 1 17 June 19M. The obj eot a ppeared to be several t i mea luser thaa th• br1 ik1:eat visible stu. A full moon wu Tiaible in the e!cy also . Oocaa1ona117,_ whea ~:·he light blinked and beoa.me brighter, it af>peared that tho objen lllight b• or~uoent s haped on the lo•er aide. .iio a.ir tra.f~o was !mown t o be in th• area at t he ti.ma. It 1n.a !'lot:td that !Ja j or ~~OZELEY i a -e. Senior Pi lot and alao on duty aa Airdrome Of!ioer at ~he tim• of t he ai ~htin;. i eeords J f the Patrick Air Force Base ~eather Detachment reflect ~he following i nfor­~tion tor 18 Juna l~Mt

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