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# UNCLASSIFIED # FLY0BRPT - 1 Aug 52 - Bellefontaine, Ohio I. Interrogation of Maj Smith and Lt Homner by Lta Flues and Olsson revealed following: A. F-86's climbed to 48,000 ft., then fell off, then made a second climb to 48,000 ft. Maj Smith made a camera run the second time and received a weak return on his radar gunsight. Hemner's sight was "oaged", so he received no returns. Smith estimated object at 12-20,000 ft. above him at 48,000 ft. This estimate is substantiated by range capability of radar gunsight. B. Objects size, accepting Smith's estimate of distance, is 24-40 ft. in diameter, as computed from the fact that the gun sight is two mils in diameter and Smith said pip just covered object. C. The films were not sufficiently clear. Object appeared as fuzzy small image in upper right hand corner with discernable motion to lower left. ## II. The object is not: A. Balloon speed too fast. 15002 radial conde release moved off to east. Object moves against the winds. Blip size is that of normal aircraft. b. Known aircraft. Altitude too high. c. Astro. Dual radar returns eliminate this. d. Electronic or visual mirage or meteorological phenomena. Radar set is on high beam. Both would not occur simultaneously in same place. Sighting occurs "above the weather".
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