,
J \.>I _. • ...,....,_ --- - - r - -
r;,ajor Air r-oree b&~es he~ teen ordered to make interceptl.On:s or
WU,d~nUtied ~lyiai objeC"t.,.
(L) "lhe re~~areh beiug carrled o:i is strictly on a case basls
al'ld appears t.o be designed ~olely to at.tempt a satisfactory ez-
plana-tion or each 1ncUvJ.dual. si.ghting as i.1. oeC".irs.
(S) 1'TlC h.:is concluded an llrraogeaent. vith cattelle ~a.1.
Ins-tJ.tut.e tar tho la tte.r to est~bllsti a inac:1:11~ 1ndexl.n& s;ys'\.em
~or c!!'iclal :-eports or sjdltings.
(6j Since l9L7, >.TIC has received aJ:Tl)roxima!.ely 1500 orn.e,al
reports or si~tiilgs plus an entl!"J!lO'US volllJne or letters, ptione
ca!ls a.r,j 13:-er:s reports. D-.ir.1.ng t.be :.onth or -'u.J.y l952 r-.J.one, or-
~cial reports t.ot.aled 250. or the lSOO repe,rts, Air fore;,, eari=Ie,
2dfai ~1a1:-ed arc o.! those received Ja'O'UJ"l" tbrcr.tel1 1,'ul;y l.952
~t c::rri.ei; zoj une?,?laine:!.
3• DlSCUSSIOU
c. OSI entered into 1t!J ~.iil7 tul..l.y r._....re t!l.at it. ,:::i~ ec:=1ns
1:ito c .!iel.d al.r£~s ~r:c~ \:1th p:rti::Dcrbip~ o~ 1?l 1i:h1c:b er-c-
Url.t, ha! bcc:i O\i"r-v~on t'j r:.c::r~..!: r.e:\:ctio~ m-iters, m-..:1 ca,
in 1;hic!l ~er:: G!''O ~:-ess:u-c$ ~C'r e,:t.rc,,agnnt o,:;,l.=~t1c:'1!! a:: 'W!lll ::a
E::rr o-;er:,i::i>P ..~tiQ. 'Joo c..-::I :c::.~ eor.Dcl.t~:1 ~1.t..~ a ro-pt"!:~e:rt.at.ivo
a!' 4Ur l'a:c~ ~pecicu. Sti:,!1.cs Qro:.pJ di=::".:::::~ t.!)o probl.c \dt.'\ t!1c:sa
i:l ~T'f.'i o! ":ll!I .F.ir F~ree ~j.!ct .&t Vr!?!tt. :--C-21:J; rcvi,c-.."ed a ca::2-
olie:-o.bl.o vole.-=> at inteW.;~!'l~ ro?O:-t.~J c:!i'!e::d 1-!ls :.ov.Lct. pro:: a=! .
b'c:~•.:u::t 1.9Uice,:; u.:! cor-.!.:!'T'Gd 1:~th t..'U'-eD CS! c1mmtat:t.~, DJl. le!:d=-e ·
1n 1bG1r :,c:..S:it.ifl.c !~d.s1 ~:llo \oe1·e cbo:.::n l:oc:uo o! t::.:ur ~
~-:..1.c-Jos or ~ tcch.=!c."'.l el"Ct5?» cO:lC"::~• 'I!l('j' n:~.-.en.-!l;d thl.t,
1a ct~ g1·oup b !'~~ t.c per.tor::, three ru..ceUomu
(!) lt~F..o erx! e7~C'Stl.ze tho !~t.c:-a er 1::ro::atlan ~!1
lom tbe i"um:!amei:"..e.l. p?"oble=,
(2) Del.er.um tae i'1'lldsa or r.irs?..nen!.al :,c!.eJ?:• w.!.ch z::rt
ua inv&s\.1g.st.9cl i:i a:-:or to 2·e:1cb an 1:ncler~v.4ln:: ot ti'to ~\~
~ena i.nvolvedJ 11:d
(J) JWte roc~Cllet1on:, rar tile Wt.18.Uoll r.r e;,:,rop:-1.:lte
re.:;cm-c:!1.
Dr. Jal.1= A. Stratton, ·v1co Prc!!1d9nt or th9 !".a!SS~~~tis Inst.1t.uto
er Tec:i:.ol~:-:,,. b.!.:; 1=.icc!ed t.o OSI 'that ,r.ic:..~ Cl s:rcr.ir> c~ bo c·m• ·
•t.ltut.s.! ct. tJl:'t r..stltuto. :;.1;,uu2,y, Pr.>jo.1t. ~eol.:i, tho £J.r TCl:'CO
eir te!ct:59 proj~ct. ct ttl1, could ~ ~a:ea:t Id.th these S'O:J!)C):231~t.!-::s.
la.. COte:1.t?SIO$
a. '!h~ !b:t:ig ~:.i~l!r ~i~&t.i~n corr...s1~ two el-=nt.:i or d&:ig:r
.bidl, i:l a ~ltua.tion or 1.ntcrm.t.1?o.-i1. t-:ns1~:i, nn.-..e ~t.i.c::i:l. se=rJ.~;.•
j_"l!f>li.cot.io!l:• 't:11?-ie ore i-.
(l) l'ffc!lolopc!!l - l-iith w=rlcl...r.1.de ci~tines :,)perl:td,. it.
r-: reu..-:t Ut11t., tt;> to t!':e ti:1., et o=- i:'19:,U.gat.ion, U:ere .b2'1
b~en in th'3 R.'"J!a:-i p:-c!;'S no :-eporl er. t-a::r-:=.nt., •v:m r:atiricU~