DOW-UAP-D155, Air Intelligence Information Report, Saudi Arabia, 1957

[PAGE 1] AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) 1071367 (19) COUNTRY U.S.A. REPORT NO. IR-1-57 (LEAVE BLANK) 1071367 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Unidentified Aircraft Sighting AREA REPORTED ON Saudi Arabia FROM (Agency) 22d Bombardment Wing (M), March AFB, Calif. DATE OF REPORT 19 January 1957 DATE OF INFORMATION 18 January 1957 EVALUATION B-2 PREPARED BY (Officer) Capt Alva Smith SOURCE Crew, B-52 Aircraft Number 394 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) N/A SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) B-52 aircraft number 394 from Castle AFB, California, Commanded by Lt/Col J.H. Morris, of the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93d Bombardment Wing (H), made radar contact with an unidentified aircraft while participating in Strategic Air Command mission "Operation Powerflight". Coordinates at time of contact; 27 north - 47 east (approximately). Speed of aircraft (B-52) at contact; 642 knots per hour. Altitude; 39,000 feet. Visibility; night. Duration of contact; five (5) to seven (7) minutes. (approximately). Cell position of B-52 making contact; cell leader. Call sign of B-52; Runner 11. Gunner's name; M/Sgt C.H. Ballew. Just prior to making rendezvous with tanker aircraft B-52 aircraft number 394 picked up an unidentified aircraft on the A-3A gunnery scope. The return of the unidentified aircraft remained at the 6000 yard marker (center) of the scope for approximately five (5) to seven (7) minutes after which the B-52 made a bank to the left, and the unidentified aircraft return disappeared off the scope to the left. The disappearance may have been caused by the change in direction of the B-52; however the unidentified aircraft seemed to disappear in the direction of the Baghdad Flight Identification Region. The unidentified aircraft gave a smaller return on the scope than a simultaneously received return produced by a second B-52 aircraft riding at the 3000 yard marker of the scope. Significance: The unidentified aircraft appeared on the scope where no aircraft were expected. [signature] Robert Sullivan ROBERT SULLIVAN Major, USAF Asst Chief Intelligence Division [stamp: DECLASSIFIED, Authority NW 78452, [illegible], NARA Date 3/19/26] 1 INCLS. Page 1 of 2 pages DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 1 cy Hq 15th AF, 1 cy Hq SAC, 1 cy 93d Bomb Wg, 1 cy Hq USAF. NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 00161 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) MI 21360 16—55569-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE [PAGE 2] [Diagram: A-3A gunnery scope presentation chart for B-52 aircraft number 394, a grid chart with vertical axis in yards.] AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 22d Bombardment Wing (M) REPORT NO. IR-1-57 PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES. Title: A-3A GUNNERY SCOPE PRESENTATION, B-52 ACFT. NUMBER 394. Vertical axis labels (yards): 8,000 / 7,000 / 6,000 / 5,000 / 4,000 / 3,000 / 2,000 / 1,000. Annotations: "Blip of unidentified aircraft" with arrow pointing to a mark at the 6,000 line; "(Smaller return than that produced by B-52)"; "Disappeared off scope in direction of Baghdad Flight Identification Region" with a dashed arrow at the 6,000 line; "Blip produced by second B-52 in cell" with arrow pointing to a mark at the 3,000 line. Footer note: "B-52 aircraft making contact. Altitude 39,000 feet, speed 642 knots - true air speed." NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.— 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. 00161 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) MI 21360 16—55570-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE [PAGE 3] AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY U.S.A. REPORT NO. IR-1-57 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Unidentified Aircraft Sighting AREA REPORTED ON Saudi Arabia FROM (Agency) 22d Bombardment Wing (M), March AFB, Calif. DATE OF REPORT 19 January 1957 DATE OF INFORMATION 18 January 1957 EVALUATION B-2 PREPARED BY (Officer) Capt Alva Smith SOURCE Crew, B-52 Aircraft Number 394 REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) N/A SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) B-52 aircraft number 394 from Castle AFB, California, Commanded by Lt/Col J.H. Morris, of the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93d Bombardment Wing (H), made radar contact with an unidentified aircraft while participating in Strategic Air Command mission "Operation Powerflight". Coordinates at time of contact; 27 north - 47 east (approximately). Speed of aircraft (B-52) at contact; 642 knots per hour. Altitude; 39,000 feet. Visibility; night. Duration of contact; five (5) to seven (7) minutes. (approximately). Cell position of B-52 making contact; cell leader. Call sign of B-52; Runner 11. Gunner's name; M/Sgt C.H. Ballew. Just prior to making rendezvous with tanker aircraft B-52 aircraft number 394 picked up an unidentified aircraft on the A-3A gunnery scope. The return of the unidentified aircraft remained at the 6000 yard marker (center) of the scope for approximately five (5) to seven (7) minutes after which the B-52 made a bank to the left, and the unidentified aircraft return disappeared off the scope to the left. The disappearance may have been caused by the change in direction of the B-52; however the unidentified aircraft seemed to disappear in the direction of the Baghdad Flight Identification Region. The unidentified aircraft gave a smaller return on the scope than a simultaneously received return produced by a second B-52 aircraft riding at the 3000 yard marker of the scope. Significance: The unidentified aircraft appeared on the scope where no aircraft were expected. [signature] Robert Sullivan ROBERT SULLIVAN Major, USAF Asst Chief Intelligence Division [stamp: DECLASSIFIED, Authority NW 78452, [illegible], NARA Date 3/19/26] 1 INCLS. Page 1 of 2 pages DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR 1 cy Hq 15th AF, 1 cy Hq SAC, 1 cy 93d Bomb Wg, 1 cy Hq USAF. NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 00161 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) MI 21360 16—55569-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE [PAGE 4] [Diagram: A-3A gunnery scope presentation chart for B-52 aircraft number 394, a grid chart with vertical axis in yards.] AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 22d Bombardment Wing (M) REPORT NO. IR-1-57 PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES. Title: A-3A GUNNERY SCOPE PRESENTATION, B-52 ACFT. NUMBER 394. Vertical axis labels (yards): 8,000 / 7,000 / 6,000 / 5,000 / 4,000 / 3,000 / 2,000 / 1,000. Annotations: "Blip of unidentified aircraft" with arrow pointing to a mark at the 6,000 line; "(Smaller return than that produced by B-52)"; "Disappeared off scope in direction of Baghdad Flight Identification Region" with a dashed arrow at the 6,000 line; "Blip produced by second B-52 in cell" with arrow pointing to a mark at the 3,000 line. Footer note: "B-52 aircraft making contact. Altitude 39,000 feet, speed 642 knots - true air speed." NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.— 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. 00161 SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) MI 21360 16—55570-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE [PAGE 5] [Diagram: duplicate of the A-3A gunnery scope presentation chart for B-52 aircraft number 394 (same grid, axis labels, and annotations as page 2), scanned upside down (rotated 180 degrees). Visible content, read inverted, matches: A-3A GUNNERY SCOPE PRESENTATION, B-52 ACFT. NUMBER 394; axis labels 1,000 through 8,000; "Blip of unidentified aircraft"; "(Smaller return than that produced by B-52)"; "Disappeared off scope in direction of Baghdad Flight Identification Region"; "Blip produced by second B-52 in cell"; footer "B-52 aircraft making contact. Altitude 39,000 feet, speed 642 knots - true air speed."]