Unidentified Flying Objects Reports

1. COUNTRY. INDONESIA	8. REPORT NUMBER:	1 845 0016 65
2. SUBJECT: (U) Article on Objects Falling From 9. DATE OF REPORT:	25 Jan 1965
3. ISC NUMBER:	2
4. DATE OF INFORMATION:	15 Oct 64
5. PLACE AND DATE OF ACQ: Surabaja/19 Nov 64
6. EVALUATION: SOURCE C INFORMATION 2
7. SOURCE: Press
5. SUMMARY:
(U) This report concerns information condensed from two news articles from the Surabaja press, one in English and the other translated into English from the original. Both news articles are on the same subject, namely, objects falling from aircraft performing acrobatics and efforts on the part of AURI to dispel apprehensions of Surabaja populace that enemy aircraft are being shot down.
1. (U) Capt SUMAKNO, Deputy Commander of Squadron 3 at his Headquarters in PERAK AFB, Surabaja, said during a press interview that Squadron 3 is training a number of young pilots in certain skills, including so-called acrobatic flying. During training flights over Surabaja, parts of the planes have fallen off and were found by people in the villages. This is not unusual, the Captain said, and people should not worry about it. Capt SUMAKNO and Capt UMAR, an officer from Operations Wing 002, both said there are aircraft training over Surabaja every day by pilots who have just graduated from the AURI Aviation Academy to become fighter pilots.
2. (U) Both captains said that on 1 Oct 64 the top fell from an aircraft during aerial acrobatics. This plane was not shot down. On Oct 2nd a crash helmet fell