 C00015396
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 Copy a  nu 30 C Y,
 21 Septenbu 1957
 MEMO4ANDUM FO.%z  Awing Diroctcr, Contras 6*331igsnco
 SUBJEc          : (lniderertirisd Flying Cajoc? Reportod on 20 Sit t  1957
 1.  As capeztod by eacponents of t/xa USAir Defense Conr ian~, on un danfif-iod
 .flying ebjeat (1: O) w s.ttcclced by US cedes on a ralotivsly stroignt oirxsa from the
 eostarn fip of Lang lsland.t6 thevicinity of 3sri?f31o.  Tno obj:ct eras cepottodly rnovi:>s
 washvaid at an 431ti;ide of0Q,G0) feet and :rod of 2,t  kts.  ".la,: ling"vas
 repo ted? by sa'^.saI tod~ws In If-III 'Acinity wad -vies', w-md in farm Ch cc(ro.  In n veb -
 seg ant briefing fa' rarroaort.fk?os of the l/.C, ?ma US Air Fo"cn rapcirtsd that the
 oelgirei marts had.b..,ecn ddarded s ssevha: by infonnatica that: 'a) t e o was on
 11 ir.iru?e break in the. t7ccl; ;b; rather Cerditicns In the area vvt  of the type : tlch
 haro.ia the past producad'; eke s td r pips cr:d clecS'ceic infers 'a,c~, ;t~ B-4 7s of
 icc Chico   on on =_G.'! trainis g 31 fight. The ADC has not
 SAC tiara in the c:%70,;
 cerpletadits invc? i;e torraof't'r s incident, is%P in anyav3nt'i? new seems elan. that
 thephenonrana reported v ip of 3urlacp were not ra ated to tit: 100.
 2.  We have ry rli~.l,r~anc3:ors -So, ict acfivi?lee cc.g., k.1rr?i>C,a air, szib'
 1173rin3~..~::r~rchc-.t t Si ipif!$:c?era?ions) Wiich Gan 173 ralatoci sp2elf catly to this
 raper ed cv3nt.  1"3 b tl~ovo i%'rxtr7' oly that a smiet oircaft ewr1d iarcuCt a mi%ion
 at this steed and altit :~o etnd sate; ti to Mae t3+. itcrr .   No as rar, we c:adit the USS:t
 wrli the eaaability to ;r,re a:ibro ne-launchod cruise-type missile of low
 S f~, r.r%
 idd~07 :      paa?or..cn:a dcr?..+v.';roa;~of aacitSCD n.n.~.bcn` trn_ hove ere specific evF&.::a
 of t:to:o chtbneo of such a_r!s it .
 3.      We fns _xar+il;ned pa NO Soviet motives fa: fount thi a one-gray vei:icle
 Dean operation or r f; a U  cad censidsr t:-at there would be Iittie motivation at thir.
 time, ,;rcpt pcusibly a psy hotogi oil: or rata) iatwy motive, which we believe is
 mo.ginal. One-%Ycy reconnaissonce operations ore lo: eIy ruled out by the likelihood
 that the :,*suits would be of's hall-value, and the risk of cmprdrrisa would be very
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 4.  We ecncitioa, thacofosa,.    it is highly iapcob:jbla tSct a Soviet ors~e.iurs
 is respc:isib!_ fix tha UFO e2pci h of 20
 5.  C0nsia..nr., the facts slit tia ACC i:rsesticaslcn is inca:i,'.IS s, c.-,d t c
 weothar ri:Jnontana cfo inc=ea:in3ly W -Ay GX.ps'cnmiaf3 of the migircl rar. t;, w.3
 rocar.;.e:srd that no IAC mseting b, call---d an finis s:i jact at tail Cruz.
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 Copios to IAC A9oncias c fol:ows:
 AEC
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 CNL
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 FIfl
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 JIG
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 ARMY
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 A3 1--03
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 STATE
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 CIA
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