Taiwan Vicinity radar-visual unidentified-object report — April 7, 1960

G2 office TAIWAN:Observed 5 bright lights ,no noise , constant speed, rapid movements in zig-zag patterns. (2) Observed through windowed obs. post. TRANSCRIPT OF TEXT: HEADQUARTERS USAF RCS: RADC-55 ZEN SERIAL: 8675052 ...DI RITUAL GUARD AERHING REMAP AGAINST AERIAL SUCKED ET MARKED 11 3 1961432 PISO HQ ATT IS P TANEN TAIWAN TV AIRVIEW/ALC SENT ATP OIDO DETAILS/ROUTE SIGHTING STATION FOR CASE INDICATION OF VERY BRIGHT, SLOW DC INVESTIGATION OF THE AF RADAR STATION EC STAFF INVESTIGATING REPORTED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT CHOCHI, R O P RANDO/RECORDS TAIPAI TAIWAN. ACTUALLY VISUALLY SIGHTED OBJECT ABOUT TEN MILES FURTHER LOCATION.THIS DID NOT CORRELATION OF THAT REFLECTED AT RADAR INDICATING. + POINT OF DISCREPANCE IS BEING CONSIDERED MINOR WHICH NORMAL OCCUR. Page: the sighting no date april 22, 1961 (1) bullet with flaming tail (2) one pilot believed actual size approx same as his aircraft. craft: diameter one inch to five inches; length five inches to the feet. (3) grayish-brown red with blue/green center followed by a reddish band; rear end white tail. (4) one, except that the to pilot, in t-14, reported object similar to the visual size of the total sun. (5) normal color when seen as two. (6) apparently about sixty to eighty feet in length. whitish tail included in total length. it is estimated that the thickness of about eight to ten feet. (7) at point of flame band just before the white tail pilot. PAGE THREE RANGE 21 STATED IT LOOKED AS IF SPARKS OF HOT MOLTEN IRON WERE FLYING OFF OF OBJECT. (1) GUIDED APPEARANCE OF BRIGHT LIGHT (2) MOVING EAST TO WEST AT FIVE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE ALTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT AT ONE TO THREE MILES DISTANCE FROM AIRCRAFT. ALL OBSERVERS AGREED. (3) LAST THREE OBSERVERS REPORTED OBJECT FOR 30 SEC. THEY SAW IT RESPECTIVELY AND CAPT MING HAD SEEN THE SAME FOR S-15 MINUTES AND BACK CENT RESPECTIVELY AND CAPT WANG HAD SEEN SAME FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BUT NOT TOO DISTINCTLY OF F-104.S, OR G-104. OBSERVERS IN F-1344 DID NOT KNOW EXACT TIME THOUGH PROBABLE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. (ESTRAY E. (2) A/C 4222 AND 4217 APPROX FIFTEEN (15) NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHWEST OF KING KUAN AT F-1344 APPROX THREE MINUTES STATISTICAL DATA: LV OF KING KUAN AS. (2) NIA (2) FOUR CAC CONTROLLERS AND ONE PILOT CAA TRAFFIC CON TOL ON DUTY FLYING OFFICER"*RELIABLE-NYIING CHANG TSINE. FLYING OFFICER" RELIABLE-CHUANG CEN LIANG. FLYING OFFICER. HE DID NOT REPEAT DID NOT SEE OBJECT AS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. BELOW CLOUDS UP TO 35000 FT ELGIN. (B) US WEATHER REPORTS SURFACE WIND AT 25 KTS, 30000 FT W-15 KTS, 8000 FT 240/22 KTS, 15000 FT 290/15 KTS, 20000 FT 270/36 KTS, 30000 FT 290/45 KTS, 35000 FT 260/74 KTS, 42000 FT 260/73 KTS, 48000 FT 260/36 KTS. (C) 5000 FT (D) 7 MILES (E) OVERCAST (F) NONE REPORTED (G) LT COL VAN REPORTED - 97 ENC AT 4.29P IT - INVESTIGATION ANALYSIS: - PILOTS: LT WHITE TURNER TOWARD LAS BUT OBJECT DID NOT RETURN. - VISUAL O&BSERV ATIONS: - INVESTIGATION REVEALED: NONE - CAPT DEMALL A. Supporting case details: Reported special objects or artifacts: Radar system Physical traces or material: Radar data or reported radar return associated with Taiwan Vicinity radar-visual unidentified-object report — April 7, 1960 Electromagnetic or instrument effects: Radar or sensor detection