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k.. Oc 7 Jllll&&J')' :. ½8. a NaUCD&l CIW"d pUot wu k1lled while a.ttams,.~.; \.o cllue an urJdeaUfwd
_obJect u;, to so,000 ·-'-· w~ .u 1.1 ~ Ul&l w.s ~ nttencl. ~ ~ ill ~ cna,
hls l&A muaie \.o ~ tonr wu, "U. &ppean \.o be meleJUc ol,)ICL-.: t.NIHDOOU al&e....41ncUJ
abe&r1 m:1 &lJCW7 &:.ove.....1 am try1llr \.o .cl.DM for a Nt1ff book.'~ .. ·
1. 0D ~ AirU lr...,J. .tbNe tnJMd 1-llocm otlNne,n tram U- o.c,pllJ~ -~ Bedim,
W&SaA wl:lol-"'9rie.. NJ. 'N'PQZ\ld aN1ZI£ & roalld. 1001•1nc:t ,)b~ iD t:... 'flC1ml7 d BoJJmen "1r
'TC1re,,i C...., 1-- M den' Jl wu ~ .b.SCI) ud fut, ud ~ to ~ flOlaat. ~
a1 blcb speed.. n. ~j,ct wu Wider otieorvau.cm 1or apprmlma1.alJ SO .. · ono, "'1d 0\mp-..-.nd
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m.. A ye,l1ollf or U.,...t c:olaNd ~.%$to 40 1Nt iD di.I.mete wu h;.:.rted bJ LL CG.1:ldr.
Marcaa L. i.o.., us.:, jut aoath at Amc.alstl.l Naval A1r StaUoll. D.C., .... ~ ba wu ~ cm
30 AprU 19(8. 11..-..... 1DO'f1iic a1 a speed at~ 100 m1lea ~ - :.mr a1 u ~ ae
MO.\t. (.~ feet. Al!..:.ougb w1'l4.s &lafl were from U- ~west. U.. ~ wu \o the
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:.: i:._ OD 1Jw719(8,• .-lv• 41m Wffe re,,on.ed fNV Ula~ CltJ ~ I:&M bf MalOJ' Bammer.
TbeN d1l;b were ~&bq)ad, about 100 fMl 1aac. flyUIC a1 & spee4 ut.L;.;~ \o be.ill cx:.u at
~ m+ih- Deac:endlnc 4.ram .10,0CX> 1Nt. tbaa• dlaa made a ~ t.:. ..,;~ cllmt · nc mu
~ ..,,. n.>o.!17 \mW oat d alpl..
·o. 0A 1'1 Jv.lY i;(8, a r9PQl't tram JCnlud AJz Force aa... ducrn.J ...,c,,unc m tM ~
ar Saa_Ac;&c1a. 1-- M~. CIC .... upk1,enflfl.S obJecta ~ iD a.,.. :::a.·matloa at UI Mlmtled
Mlcti1 ae ::::>.ooo i.- ~ u- \en'a1A. ~ torm&Ul:D YV1-d iram .,.. w ··i.•• '° clrcla· at1ar .
~ •tba SClloUh. F-sbea trom the objec:ta ,wen obac'Ted afLe:r pua1Zlt :.l dcrMII be7QDd U-
Mo.Wl ~ U-re wu L,) amou or 'ftp:11' a-au. l1 Uae NPOl't.aO alUbl6e I.I .:..nec:t u- aPNd wu
• 11!!,•~ &1 l,IIOO mi:... pe:r hCNr, a,ceozd1Ac to &be NPQrt.
p;-:a.ti.?- s~ C.: lliill&a ud trills, n.Uau- Ulan 41u:a, !Ian bND n-.,.;:.-.;.ed, ~ .
Cl) 0Zl 12 ~ 19''1, iM pUat m:1 co-pU.c:t aC a Pu Amer1cu ...:.;."CntL. a rmta t:rom
·~ to 'BanaJ, ln, uw a bllle-ftll.e UpL ~. cbencsrc •.o ·.....A~ cia.a 'IIP0D
.~..i. nae pUol .-,meted ~ aJ1N11 CIC u. Uct& a1 &lloUl 1.~- ~•.,,. :_ . .
(Z) Cm 16 Jana lh8. Mr......~ t.vrUor7 mamc- 101' U- B.F, ~l.da C~,
obaened a .~ clow wWI a }et ezbeost 1A U- ~ f1 Mllea C .~.1. Monsen, n1a
~lowq ~ maw DO 80alll1. .trs'Hled MIOUl twlce uae speed CIC & rm,,, , ' Ima] atn:nn aDd
o- trOlll ll0t.b io &OUlb aftff&l um.a iD a wide arc. tlAtll1 cU-■~:...,. °"" tM tMr1rm.
q . Dur1zlC tAa early ..lOnllDC CIC 25 JulJ 19'8. two Eutem .A1:rllua pUat.. . ~nad b&Y1zlC MCI
a 1Ncc 011nC crs1l •~ t.o a V-2 pasa U1e1r a1rcntt ill 111,pl. CZ-. F1.- 'I ud 8.) n.■
etzrbed c1ru,qs made bJ \bue two obaerYe:rs VU'f cloeel7 rueml:lle & fl/-; ob)ect NPOned \.o
have bee &ND OD 20 Jul7 1;(8, bJ • L £ cbi.t la:lVUUp,la:r cit CCNrl C.: D&mlce 1Jlq\l1r)', &:A
bis ~•npta!" at. ..Anlb&.m, N~lm:15.. Tb1a ob)ect ~ \o be & ~ .ucntt ~ two
decD. n. c:nft., ~ :our um.s ~ ~ cl0a45 &Ad vnUmlS•~ ~. wu uuel•
q at. llJ;A ~at.a~ •UJ1ode . A •.:olmd a1m1l.tr \.o Uiat made-~ a:'V•.; 'wU ~epon.ec1.
r . kll ol,)act, a1m1lar In shape \o the ODe ill tAa preced.1nc 1nc:ldenl WU t-: .,..lJ'ted by m~
Amer1can ~ np.)ftar about. 25 kllometca ~ cl( MaacoW cm Z -~ 19(8. . A ~1&11
~ ldenUU:ed u. - a rlc1,d elrablp bus. tbe r~ clJA&TeU bec:1 • u flaw at • blp. bul
l¥ll eaeeaelve apeed.
s. On 1 Odober 19(8 at a~l y 20:,0 bou:ra \he p1lCt c! a F-51 &!:.;.-;fl, 2od u. Goarce
~ . Go:rmA.U (Nortb ~ A1:r NaU0W G\W"d), tlJ'inc near Fugo. North~ •ictitod an I.mer•
mlUAmt wb.U.e ~ ~ 3,000 1eet below ~ (,~ 1ect c:rw.a1J:lC alU1u4e. T-' pU.ot pursued the
lJcb1 wbJch appe&Nid to ~ t&ke evulve C&ctlc:5. Tbe ob)~ o:r llcb1 out-t.;.....:.-,1. out-speeded, aDd
out-c.Uobed th• ·F-51 1n every ~e cwr1D( tbe attempt \.o l.Dl.ercept. 'Ibe ;;:;.;.t 1~ eont&cl 'Z7
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