CIA-UAP-D023, Briefing Notes for Mr. Walter Elder

CIA · Undated · Caribbean Sea · Document

CIA-UAP-D023, Briefing Notes for Mr. Walter Elder is indexed as a CIA record with incident date Undated and location Caribbean Sea. This document contains briefing material prepared for Mr. Walter N. Elder, Executive Assistant to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), regarding a November 19, 1964, incident allegedly involving unidentified aircraft in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. The previous entry in this collection, CIA-UAP-D022, contains CIA memoranda on the same subject matter. The briefing includes additional details regarding that incident, including a characterization of the meteorological conditions and sensing capabilities of nearby U.S. military collection systems. The briefing states that a radar system aboard USS Gyatt, a guided missile destroyer operating in the vicinity, detected a contact tracking more than 3,800 knots (approximately 4,373 mph) over a period of 21 minutes. The briefing contains visual estimates regarding the phenomenon s apparent capabilities from the pilot of an F-8 Crusader who was present during the incident.

Notable / anomalous element

• Elder, Executive Assistant to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), regarding a November 19, 1964, incident allegedly involving unidentified aircraft in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. (release metadata, no page)

Details

• Walter Elder Type: PDF Agency: CIA Release Date: 8/7/26 Incident Date: Undated Incident Location: Caribbean Sea Description: This document contains briefing material prepared for Mr. (release metadata, no page)
• Elder, Executive Assistant to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), regarding a November 19, 1964, incident allegedly involving unidentified aircraft in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. (release metadata, no page)
• The briefing includes additional details regarding that incident, including a characterization of the meteorological conditions and sensing capabilities of nearby U.S. military collection systems. (release metadata, no page)
• The briefing states that a radar system aboard USS Gyatt, a guided missile destroyer operating in the vicinity, detected a contact tracking more than 3,800 knots (approximately 4,373 mph) over a period of 21 minutes. (release metadata, no page)
• The briefing contains visual estimates regarding the phenomenon s apparent capabilities from the pilot of an F-8 Crusader who was present during the incident. (release metadata, no page)

Tags: CIA, Caribbean Sea, Aircraft, Missile, Radar