CIA-UAP-D023, Briefing Notes for Mr. Walter Elder
CIA briefing notes prepared for Walter N. Elder, Executive Assistant to the CIA Director, concerning a series of unidentified object flying object revicinity of Puerto Rico on 16, 17, 18, 19, and 24 November (allegedly 1964). Per the briefing, the guided missile destroyer USS Gyatt tracked a radar contact exceeding 3,600 knots for twenty-one minutes on 19 November while working an F-8 Crusader at 35,000 feet. The object reportedly slowed and held position nine miles from the fighter, then accelerated away in a steep climb when the Crusader engaged afterburner; it later reclosed on the fighter returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station. A 24 November event again involved a high-speed, high-altitude target pulling away from another Crusader. A pilot described a delta-shaped object about the size of a jet fighter observed in full moonlight in good visibility. This entry pairs with CIA-UAP-D022 covering the same subject.
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USS Gyatt's radar tracked a contact exceeding 3,600 knots (page description cites more than 3,800 knots, ~4,373 mph) over 21 minutes on 19 November.
60%The object held a position nine miles from an F-8 Crusader, then accelerated away in a steep climb when the pilot engaged afterburner at about five miles.
55%A Crusader pilot observed a delta-shaped object about the size of a jet fighter at 45,000 feet in good visibility.
55%The incident occurred in the vicinity of Puerto Rico / Caribbean Sea in November 1964.
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Nov 18, 1964
USS Gyatt radar contact
Destroyer tracked a contact exceeding 3,600 knots for 21 minutes while working an F-8 Crusader at 35,000 feet; object slowed, held position, then accelerated away in a steep climb.
Nov 23, 1964
Second high-speed target event
Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range held a high-speed, high-altitude target that pulled away from another Crusader.
Delta-shaped object observation
On the night of the 18th a Crusader pilot observed a delta-shaped UFO the size of a jet fighter flying at about Mach 0.99 at 45,000 feet in full moonlight.
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BRIEFING NOTES FOR MR, WALTER N, ELDER UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO ON 16, 17, 18, 19, AND 24 NOVEMBER 1, On 19 November, the U.S. Gyatt picked up on ite radar a contact tracking in exe! of 3,600 knots, At this time the Gyatt was working an F-6 (Grusnder) Fighter Alrcraft at 35,000 feet wen s high- altitude, high-epeed object was detected. The object slowed and steadied down, maintaining @ position to the fighter at nine o'clock, about nine miles from the Crusader. ‘The Crusader pilot selected afterburner and attempted to close on the UFO, At shout five miles, the object acesler- ated at etremely hgh epee in 209 clint and plied avy fom the fighter rapidly. The object appeared on Gyatt's radar for twenty-one minute On returning to Roosevelt Road's Naval Air Station, object | again closed on the fighter from astern to four mil 2. On 24 November, the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range again held a high. 4, high-altitude tara which simultaneously pulled away rapidly from another Crusader|aircraft which at that time was h | The Grutaer pitt onthe ight ofthe 18h sheerved the UFO flying at Mach . 99, 45,000 in full moonlight, weather was good and visibility wae good. UFO was Identified av « Delta shaped object about the size of jet fighter.
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