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D,ATE 0 ' REf'ORT: ,0 pee_btl 19$ DATE 0 ' INFORMATION: 'P!!!!!Hr
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~ shert. p e r 1 ~ .tt . ad JPO Ie o e ~ -,t.1on,: u ........ .on
result. of _ _ .i.shUDc,w1Ub. ~ t t . heN1a) in ........ .a . H P O
~ in e l ~ t a l tnnaa1aa101l, tHOPI 7623. '1,..'1'h. toU.win,
1ni.rraaUo was . U . 1 ~ " i n , , ~ t ~ ' . ' l f ) l 1 . ~ w . -
t t ..- I I ' J d n . , c . p ~ , pilo,' amt,il.K. RfI, ~ s l t n c
l ~ .. Ra,dar ,OUVYV,, .,,1 tb',_)lit-It , ~ t v ,Intwt.p\or S <
p i ~ J 1 J Thul. Air .... O r e ~ . :seth _.b .......... " . J,n ~
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fM7vv. l l A r i s ~ a n ''''94 a.tr.an. at altJ.\Ud., 24.,000 ..
,A!&eli". , .peed 220 lawt..,.,",,, ,.alt1oaappro.J;iJM.MlT
J41.ss.uth '-
o t T Q , . l ' , ' ~ _ .. va_ " t i l saw ~ \ . 'Ile ..1 &
h t 1 l w ' . ~ ,Q91alO,..f1l. Ua" a p ~ to '" ' obl-a 111 .--4l, ~
- . n , , ' b l ~ i . h ,ldd.t.., , ~ , __ &n4ta . . ai. - , .
" a 1'lfJ.t dollar s.ld at. ante . , l ~ h . - A t ,u. .the .'J .
p, t.M iJl.prQsion of an ob1en& shaped. objet ' with ligbt.
ab1rdaatbreup i t . No t&1l, vatl exhaust, or 8Ol:lB4 wel"e
no'eel. When f i rs t e ip t -ad o\)J.-' at. . ~ n . t t l T a t ,
Q O O l a l t . 1 ~ u 4 ' 3,000 awq at .asimut.b of 100 , " "" uct
.. t1en .11.00 h'eatMir a b ~ I " & t \ . , The ' l 1 ~ a h t
pa\h Qt t o'bjeo' walS South to l enh , st.raight. and 1 . . .1
With epeecl 1-_tttti at. 1000 knet... The objeot appMl"eci to go
GUt. "to no la4. ou\ at IJ'laa:lmltth .1 2f!f ei&J"'bMri an4
elft'atJ... .1 200 \0 )0. neobJ ..,.e,' . b.. . . . . . . .
t.7I& .,..104 of a p ~ t ' l 2 - , , . ~ p i ~ t tura . inMthe
. . . . . hMt iq of , the 0\)",- ' b q ~ ne lnt.Wc.ptt;.onwt.., . .
._mpliahtd an4no d.P.n. l ! ,udar cut .. . ~ 1 . 1 . n . . - . r a
. . q . . . . __att i . in th . . . . .at tbe , t . tae . t . igh t
iq . &110"" '-94a1 . o r . . n 1 f h 1 ~ h " ' " a p p " ' ~ t
. " 7 2 m:Ll MlW'u1 \1'1 it. . . . . . . a1rt:raA. ut.JftptlM_ . '
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_thep ,o.l1blebU'.flF:MU"" 1IOllPOe8 ."..T14-nepti'" 1 l t t . l '
I ' l & \ ~ . _ . 'o r weather s . ~ . . . . pa,p,..pl\ " t,hie
.. 'Ol'1,.h th . ' .! r 'M r ' .tated \h . ,1>.1$0 _ . , ~ .
aDI' ot.bft' a.' ....wCl aa4!.,met.eorloaical pawn_anon
p1'ft'1ouely enc""tre4. Q b . ~ . ,.valu.aUoa ,Gr.t.his
.i&ht.hI 18 a poss1bl. 'f lJina .oj . Bot.. otfiGers f t .n be
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INrLlGENCE RlPeRT NO. '1 - m- :J,l ....SUBJF..CT :
IlnUmt.Wet\!llM& Ql>j&!\ S.iiJ1iwOOUNTlU " A.REA:
Qrttal.jw!. j'hul! 141: 1M' AiMDATE OF REPORT: 10. D!!!IUr US) lAtE
ttY Ilfi'OWTION t ' I t .abE 1951 .PREPARING OFFIcmt: ffIrol4 R.
ti;y.tt, Qi$We flsKSOURCE(S): Set !,elowllEFEFUf..NCiS, 'W i h AU
h,,,group }.1!8Ua, ' r H Q ~ 762& tn4 T H Q P ~ 7@&Z
'lb. following WOI"JU;\1on was e11citl. in !nt..rroption of
J8JIM N.Hen4on, l . t Lt. J pUot aM. Walter O. Ueh, le t Lt..,
rad.ar o'beerveit' of the,18th Fight$r Int.. . . .pt.or SquadI'M,
Thul. Air Ba GNenl.&mt. BothO'bfill':M'eJ"S eonOtlr in
det.ai1Ob.erver8 wre en an airbome trai.ning mission at the time of
Ildghting,approx1ma1ua17 092220Z. 'lb.T were lUk1ng a radar
approach in an '-94 airoratt at 2,SOO alUt.ud., heading JW ) speed
200 knot_ at. a position appra .imat.elT 8 l l i l Nonh W of 'thule
Air Ba... Lt. Hendon was looldng U"0'Wl4,N . the o"'Jeot ana
...ned. 1,\ \0 the at.t.tlniJ.on of L t. P.1ch. The objeot was
acreeD. Ugh. tbe s i aM shape ot a nanaaUon. 11_'. No t aU, ' r a i
l a.hI.ueor sound were no" ' . lIlhCID first.. s1pt.ed, the obJ was
at the same al t i tade as \he 00"",.1' d.Peratt 1 ... 1i mil.. a
-7 a ' an a.d.lmlt.h of 1200 tostarboard. the tl1gh\ , . t I l of
t&. objeA Q & parallel \0 t.U obs ..... airora.tt., s t .a
l p t u.d 1eftl at a speed of approximat..l1' 400 knot.s. The obj
.a:ppe&nld to p out with no tade outatt .be . . . . altitud.e
or the Gbeenet" aircran. on an asi1liMtb of 20 t.o starboard. The
object _ s ~ . o ' b $ e r n d 'by Lt..Hendon f o r ' ... '1
.eeo.U. and 07 Lt. ru.eh tor 2 ~ s . < No interclptJ.on f
taatt.empted or a:1rbome radar eontaet estaDUehe4. The oDl,y kMwn
traffic inthe area at the \iIafl ot s1ghUn, was 1 F-94 a!Joo:raft,
6 .u.1 Wft.t ot obl,,' tV airor . t t ami 1 C-41 ai.:rcratt, 12
lIU.sWeet of ob.erY9I' aiNral t . Neptive int01"JJ&t.lofl a T a
1 l a ~ . f .. otller .oure... Weather secpaenee was clear,10
mil.s, evt w.tads .It a.t , ,,'a, 10,000'- fJ4O'" at. 10 knot-s,
20,000" -0200 at 10 knot. ami '0,000' - at 5 knot,. Both Ob8" ' ' '
' $ stated \b.did. not. bel1 ...e object. to be i t . -4 )01 ' .
Observer8 ee.tt ' " considered fai r lyr.liable.
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