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Page ID (PID)	MAXW-PBB4-752
Collection	NARA-Maxwell


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Roll Description	Maxwell Blue Book 4
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MAXW-PBB4-750

MAXW-PBB4-751

MAXW-PBB4-752

MAXW-PBB4-753

MAXW-PBB4-754

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intending to cut the object off anf n\n it since he had clearlv seen that
the lighted object appeared no larger than .8 inche in ditraeter.    fie
reasoned that the damage to i.ic cvm plane vrould not be too jreat should      >
he succeed.    The subject''s plane at the turn indicated 425 MF11, yet ho aw
the object on a viderv turn Us indicated by the sjenboj. no" on the chert;
circle himtvdeo in t-iie tJ.np it took hiri to corAj.lf.te his 36G de;>  turn.           \
Accordingly,  he believes Lii.-at  ti:e object- v.v;j.  traveling at eetiuated apoade
of 65c  to 7t"C ''TH.    Consequently in support of fiis previous atateiaeut, x.t,
Gorcieii f''.-elc.  certciii  -l.iiL  t:.t ol.Jucti Vocjux- aware of liiz approach,  despite his
apt roach froi/i above tsA behind ind in spile of his prior advantage in
flying speed.                  |                         ,
b    Ihc oanuuvers of tne object, both evasive and aggressive
not only matched cut eif actively copod vibh tne intercoptiuu tectius per-    (
foraed byt*io I''-^l pilor..    Xhuc tlie juLJect ia convinced Uiat intoU.x.jonce
directed the ^jvuutfnts o*   .0.1. 1
.          c.    To explein />ia convictions that the object was definitely tcuiid
by''t.lifc ^lawc 01  in*3rtl/i, it.  (io man &Xj,)laiiisd \^itxt wleu in.   j''irst ap]>i\; ched
tht object it accelerated ver>  rapidly, Lut not ixmediiaaly.    Although it
turned  "tighter" than the h-51 and c t far /reater :-peds,  it always ToIIoytbcI
a natural  curve.     i\t no tir.\c diu _t tui-n .";l l: ri^ht an,'':!**,    ''iavxiifj tried
without succqsb to turn v-^Lth the object while trolling it   ''.e&d f.lioau," no
wash vras felt;  iiweve; ,   the  i,ul-''Ject, blacked ^ut i^caiwntarily on a few turns,
Consotjuently, --t .   .:or::La;: Xoels convincod tl.;jt, few livir^'', pi.lota  {i.i'' ar.y^        :
cci*-J. hi-vo  lux fit c-  eji   Z''.iii^l^   ;:iu! at  Li:t- upt''odb ;,? L&.iriau L v   the object.
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d.    ^s to i''ljin^, charactoriBtiuA, besides ovidoiice as to
of turn, level fiying speeds, and haneuveraldlity,  subject pilot dFew a
vertical uroac-Ciiation of   .is final maneuver a 1, iubjaitto''-l as .jdiH>it "C")
to shov. ti;c rato of cllnii.  oi" t.c object.
u.    -ettiiif, Uoi.ii froin l.tfLC-O  Lcttt,  tins :--^i liuilcatoci 6C" of
asrcuiy ,dt 3,000 hr.''.,  ootixiatcd iditjpoed AOC p-fi, on.l begiin a steep climb
to cut off the object as is., iii turn, aggreeaiveiy came Tiyiri;^ toward hie
.J. La    "L",  uj*c - -i;l ^ell oi''f in 1 ^i.^r stall, at*
..lien aalted if fie haa lost  3ifeJit oi'' .''ds tnrgst at
thia poiat, LI,   ior;.i.-i;". leqjonaed Lliat iJ:t- iiaj.1 ^opt  Uij.1 y;-''^ I''ijcad on :iis tar-
yet arid hi.d v/UwCiioa it.  climbin;, vurticjali^'' \br.i\  ot; l. iili.ihtly inorea^in^
angle of climb us inuicateO by "c" until dietance c^uaed it to disappear.
&hen askoi ''.vhj  he had j.cl i..roicen the seial for /nilitaxy pov/er,  the subject
replied t:mt lie tita indicated 60" of morcurj- ot 3,000 i-?ii for 15 ndnuteo
and he f*G.t l^ur''tricr abuc of Die engine would potaibii'' injui''o it  oeyond      j
repair.     ikc.<  aubjoct  stitcU, t.''.iit ,thj <jljecL''o rata of  climb wus constant
;ca oi  its ai
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aircraft.    .''.i:
,500 feot altitude
1.    ''Ihat bcient''liic ,aiid teciudcal analysis uf Knowi factors in tliie
siiiiilar ^atii ,1/v  cu.'':Xiiiuod su tiUiU uatc iiuiy bo coiupiiou to pix;ve or
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