DOW-UAP-D155, Air Intelligence Information Report, Saudi Arabia, 1957
- Date
- Jan. 18, 1957
- Location
- Near 27°N 47°E over Saudi Arabia (coordinates as stated)
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 07 (Oct. 23, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
A U.S. Air Force Air Intelligence Information Report says a B-52 from Castle AFB, California, flying a Strategic Air Command mission, picked up an unidentified aircraft on its A-3A gunnery scope at 39,000 feet at night. The return stayed on the scope for roughly five to seven minutes, then disappeared to the left after the B-52 banked; the report notes this may have been caused by the bomber's change in direction. Its stated significance: the return appeared where no aircraft were expected.
Note
A radar-only contact with no visual sighting — the report itself flags a mundane possible cause for the disappearance.