Declassified 1957 Air Intelligence Report: B-52 Radar Contac

Declassified 1957 Air Intelligence Report: B-52 Radar Contact on a SAC Mission

The unidentified aircraft appeared on the scope where no aircraft are expected — from a SECRET 1957 Air Intelligence Information Report on a B-52 gunnery-scope contact.

Published

October 24, 2026

Declassified

Date not listed

Source agency

Community PURSUE index

radardeclassified1957airintelligencecontactsacmission

Secret 1957 Air Force Report Documents B-52 Radar Contact

Act national-defense warning. N. Morris of the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93d Bombardment Wing — picked up an unidentified aircraft on its A-3A gunnery scope while preparing to rendezvous with a tanker aircraft.

The record supplies specific parameters: coordinates at time of contact given as approximately 27 north - 47 east, a B-52 speed of 842 knots per hour, altitude 39,000 feet, and night visibility. The contact lasted roughly five to seven minutes. E.

EllslJ, though the OCR is uncertain. What matters for the reader is the distinction the document itself draws. It records a radar return, not a confirmed visual identification, and it offers an ordinary explanation — the B-52's own left bank — as a possible cause of the return's disappearance.

The report states no conclusion about the nature of the object. Any claim beyond that text would be speculation, and this article will keep the document's statements separate…

Continue reading with DeclassifyAI Premium. Get unlimited access to declassified document analysis, source-linked investigations, newsletters, and topic alerts for $10/month.

$10/month · Billed every 30 days from your signup date

This analysis is based on officially released government source documents. The original government source link remains available above for transparency. Premium is $10/month. Checkout opens when live billing is enabled.

Source verification

This article is based on an officially released source document linked below.

DeclassifyAI summarizes and analyzes the document — it does not replace the original release.

Review the original government source material directly for full context and verification.

The official source link is provided so you can confirm provenance yourself.

Based on the official release at https://www.war.gov/UFO/

Original government source · Community PURSUE index

DOW-UAP-D155, Air Intelligence Information Report, Saudi Arabia, 1957

Official government source URL

https://www.war.gov/UFO/

Read Full Document Source

Official Source DocumentSource Link Provided

Disclaimer

This article is based on declassified or officially released source material. DeclassifyAI summarizes and analyzes the linked government document. Always review the original official source directly — linked above — before relying on any summary or interpretation. Illustrations shown with articles are not part of the originally released documents; they are added by DeclassifyAI for substance when the source release does not include usable imagery.