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The papers dealing with
the abo e subject which you en­
closed 1th your memo SHAEF Air/
TS.37153/A2 dated 11th February,
have been carefully examined and
discussed with the various other
Departments concerned.
Bomber commRnd crews have
ror some time been report1n~ s1m1­
lar phenonema.
A rew of the
alleged aircraft may have been ue.
262 and for the re~t, flak rockets
are suggested aa the most likely
explanation.
The whole affair is
still something of a mystery and
the evidence ie very sketchy and
varied eo that no definite and
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A/Cdr. Grierson, S.H.A.E.F.Ma.in,
(Air Div. ).Copy to c.I.o. 2nd T.A.Fo
Date:~ 17th February 1945.
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Re£erence your SHAEF Arn/S.37153/A.2
dated 14th February 1945 with the attached
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Reference to :,our 3rd Indor:ren.t.mt. vn the o:.tb5rct of'
night phenomenon orlg:ino.ted by tlie 1-15th Hiflht F1.ghter
Squadron, t'1erc ic no in!'<1u:n.tio'r lLt ....1io He03'l1J.aM.f'r­
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':'he matter i :: . ..hon: i'vr~ • bein;; l'eferred to the
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Attent i on is invited to 2nd W/Ind.
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/ IBAVITT CORNING , JR.,
Lt . Colonel, G. S. c. ,
A/C of S, A- 2.
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HEADQUARTERS, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV), APO }74, U S Army, 5 February 1945.
TO:
Chief Intelligence Of ficer, Air Staff SHAEF,
APO 757•
1. Forwar ded for your information.
2.
Thia headquarters has no further i nformati on or explanation in connection
with t hese phenomena.
; . It i s bel ieved that further investigation i s warranted.
Si nce appropriate
technical personnel are not avail able within the First Tactical Air Force, the matter
i s f orwarded f or such further investi gation as may be advisable.
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HEADQUA.11TERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND (ADV)
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APO 374, US Army,
16 January 1945.
SUBJECT:
Night Phenomenon.
TO
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Commending General, First Tactical Air Force (Prov),
APO 374, US Army.
Attn:
A/C of S, A-2.
1.
The following is quoted from training and tactical
information supplied by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron ~or
the month of December 1944:
"We have encountered a phenomenon which we cannot
explain; crews have been followed by lights that blink on and
off changing colors etc.
The lights come very close and fly
formation with our planes.
They are agitating and keep the
crews on edge when they encounter them, mainly because they
cannot explain them.
It is requested further information be
furnished on this subject, such as similar experiences of other
night units 11 •
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Further information is requested.
LEAVITT CORNING, JR.,
Lt. Colonel, G. S. C.,
A/c of s, A-2.
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HEADQUARTERS, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE (PROV), AO of S A-2, APO 574, US Army,
20 January 1945
TO:
AO of S A-2, XII Tactical Air Command, APO 574, US Army
1. There have been no instances reported as above.
2. Before an inveati~ation can be made it will be necessary to have
more complete information, such as colors of the lights, their intensity,
size, duration, and at what altitudes seen; also i f t he lights are observed
at any specific hours.
Do subject lights cross Allied lines and in what
direction are they seen to travel? Also, has it been noted o~ what part of
the aircraft are they carried, i .e. wing, tail, prop; and how close do they
approach our aircraft?
For t he Assi stant Chief of Staff A~2:
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HEADQUARTERS XII TACTICAL AIR COMMAND, APO #374, u.s. Army, 23 January 1945.
TO:
S-2, 415 Night Fighter Squadron.
Forwarded for compliance with paragraph 2 of 1st Ind.
E.~
TT CORNING, JR.,
olonel, G. s. c.,
A/C of S, A-2.
2nd. W/I nd.
415th. llI GRT FI GHTER ~U.AD:RON, APO 1/374, U. S. Army, 30 January 1945.
TO:
AC of S A-2 XII Tactical Air Command, APO 374 , U. S. Army.
1. In compliance with paragr aph 2 of 1st. Ind. , the following extracts from
t he Sortie Reports of var ious pilots who have encountered the Night Phenomenon
are submitted for your information.
Night of 14- 15 December 1944 - "In vicinity of Ert1tein {V-9381) flying at
1000 ft. observed large red light at 2000 ft . going East at 18:40 hrs.
Travelling at appr oximatel y 200 MFR"
N1ght of 16-17 Decembe r 1944 - "20 milee North of ~rei sach (W-0173) a t
800 ft. observed 5 or 6 flashing red end gr een lights in "T" shape.
Tl ought they were flak .
.About 10 minutee later sew the same l i ghts much
closer a nd behind me.
r.e turned port and Starboard and the lights
followed.
They closed in to about 8 O' clock and 1000 ft. and r emained
in that po~-:ition f or several minutes and then di sappeared."
Night of 22-23 December 1944 - "Patrol l ing at Anpel s 10 from Sarrebourg
to StrnGbourg lforth a nd South of h i i;hwe.y.
At 06: 00 hrf. eaw two l1ght e
coming towar ds A/O f r om the ground.
Upon reaching elt1tude of plane ,
t hey l evel ed off nnd r,t ~yed on my tail for appro7 1mately 2 minutes.
L1~h a-ppea.red to 'bo e. lar ge oran..-e 1 1oTT.
After iitoying "11th A/C for
approxicately 2 oinutes , they would peel off and turn away, flt a long
level for a few minutoc and th~n go out .
They appeared to oe under ~erfect
control c.t all times.
L1ghts were 8een some,·,bere in vicinity of lle.genau."
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nd . VI/Ind., 415th. Ni ght Fighter Squadron 30. January 1945 con1t.
Night of 23-24 December 1944 -
110bserved reddi sh colored flames at
considerable di stance and at approximately 10 ,000 ft."
Night of 23- 24 December 1944 - "Approximatel y 10 miles South of Point X (Q6745)
noticed to NE approxi matel y 5 miles a glo~ing red obj ect shooting strai ght
up.
0hanged suddenly to pl ane view of A/C doing a wing over and goi ng
into a dive and di sappearing ."
Ni ght of 26-27 December 1944 -
11At 01: 45 hrs . saw two yellorr streaks of
f l ame flying at ~ame l evel at approximatel y 3000 ft . off port side .
We also
saw red balls of f ire that stayed up for 10 seconds approximatel y 45 miles
away .
.After seeing yeliow streaks, made starboard vector l ost al titude
and streaks disappeared f rom vi ew .
Called GCI Blunder and a sked if any E/A
Vlere in vicinity.
They answered No. Instru~d to return to Angel s 10.
We felt what was tho~t to .be prop wash; very di st inct. Noticed several
groups of lights off port while patrolling in vicinity of Q-9050 and R-1556
Lights made di stinct lines somewhat like arrows."
Night of 26-27 December 1944 ·-
11 Vihi le on vector 090 near V-7050 duri ng
patrol we. observed airborne whi te l ights. They were staggered evenly
vertical l y and we could see f rom 1 to -4 S\'ling at once.
They appeared
stationary at 10,000 ft. 11
Ni g1 t of 26-27 December 1944 - "Observed light at same altitude while in
vicinity of Worms
Observer saw light come withi n 100 f t. Peeled off and
took evasive action but light contiilll.ed to follow fo r 5 minutes . Light
then pulled up rapidly and went out of sight . 11
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N ght of 27-28 December 1944 -
11 \7b.ile on North headi ng in patrol area
noticed in vicinity of ~-1378 lights suspended it air moving slowly and
V1Uu.ld then disappear.
Were orange in color•.
Lights appeared singly and i n
pairs .
Observed these lights four or f ive t i mes during period."
Night of 27-28 December 1944 -
11Eight- mil-es NE of LunevBle at 19:10 hrs .
saw three sets of three lights (red and white) one on starboard and one on
port from 1000 ft. to 2000 f t. to rear and clmsing in at Angels 10. Pulled
up to Angels 8 and lights went out.
Called Churchman to see if there ~1ae
anything in area.
Received a negative r eply."
Night of 30-31 December 1944 -
11 Saw a group of lights f l ying through the
ai r 30 or 40 miles East of base while f lying at Angels 9 - 10. 11
Ni ght of 1-2 J anuary 1945 -
11 SawltFoofighters North of Strasbourg and North
of Saverne" .
Night of 14-15 J anuary 1945 - "Observed a large orange ~low in sky approx .
5 ft. in diameter in vi cinity of I ngweiller a.t 6000 f t. at 20:00 hrs."
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Night of 29- 30 January 1945 -
11 At about 00:10 hrs. sighted a. Foofighter
about half way between Ueissembourg and Landau.
Foofighter was off to
the starboard and rear at Angels 2.
Lights uere amber and one was 20 ­
50 ft . above t he other and of about 30 seconds duration. Foofighter wa s
about 1000 ft . away and following.
The lights vrere about a f oot i n
diameter. Lights disappeared when Travel 34 turned int o them. 11 •
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In every ca$e where pi l ot called GCI Control and asked if t here was a
Bogey A/C in t he area
he received a negative answer.
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Ca;ptain, A. 8. ,
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* Fbofight ers is t he mame given these phenomenon by combat crev,s of this
Squadron.
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