--- PAGE 1 --- ) 0 ,. - J1 ~ ~<:JL . Authority: NND 917033 --- PAGE 2 --- ' ED F'L 'Ji-; OBJ~TS l. L'b t 18 Febnlary 1948 101 3; l..o i cn 1 oroatur, ~.,... 5. Oc cupati on o f obqo rvor F.di tor "• .-id r ::s of o l' c o r vo r Horton, K su 7, Pl a c of ob~ r ~ t i on or catur , Kan s 10 . Ti.,o in c i ·ht N/s 11 . ,di. tt udo 30 - }5 mi.loo above earth l~ . S pood N/S .., ,, ir 'i One b ~ explosion - "a!t.erwarde a lot ot little explonons" 16. c:; 11; 0 N/S 17 . Col er Bluuh""'ft'hite smoke smw i e l'; . O 'C . .. p ph r unt r.ons r ur.t1,.n Meteor r l. ErJuu.a:; t t r 11s _.,.. Blu1ah-,.if tt e:ooke smudge :On-t.hur conditi on s 14 /S r. r 23 . Eff t o:. c loud s U/ S 24 . Sk ot ch •s or pt t or r .. pts Photo of vapor trail left in sky by 8xPlcs1oo ?5 . Monn1J r of disn pp,Jor nnco Disintecrat1oo 20 . Romn r ks : Oscar Monni&, of the Tex 8.8 Observnre, JDB.teur As tronomy, 1010 Monunl81de Dr1Te, rt. orti1 , of f ers "tanpble proot th at u, fir· ball r -I --- PAGE 3 --- ., .. -· • of February 18 over ncrtt.ern l\ansas was just t.hat, inasrmch as meteorites have been recovered tron i t. 11 Thore were found , be(;ir nine 1.prU 211, first sever al su.lla fra..,-en:.s JJ) to ore of 4 1/2 pounds . Then a disturl ed spot in a clover f'ield led to "the di i:giI1e up of a r i PC& of so e 109 po\l1llls e edded about two feet in the soil. The st.one i s nhat is tenred aa an "achondrite", a technical name f or an unusual cy-pe or stony m teorite. It is reported t o be of a tYJ hi ch will detAriora~a rapidly. A p otorrHph or t r e trail of the meteor, r:l.'.lde by amateur p.otor,r ~her Duane ,I. ~"fr117 of Nortor , shows tho vapor tridl left in the sky by t.he exploaiol"'l of a ~eteor whi ch wa s secl'I 1r Oklahooa, t,ew -exic o, Colorado , Kansas, ard uebr .,~ka . It wu m:.de at. uray 1 s },oae, ni.Je mil,-.s rort·1 or Norton , jlPt tour r.,inutes after the teer XJ loded . A ~r:n.cce of blue ­ wliite smoktio remained in the sky £or an hour 1'' ebruary Wth . '!'his pboto ­ craph is in tile under lri i ent '1101 . Furthe r r emarke are contained in supplemen t . --- PAGE 4 --- r (COPY) 323 W. Ton1,h t., Pueblo, Colorado February 20, 1948 Uffi<•e of the Chief of J tnff u. . ~rrr:, ,ash.in n, D. C. l si ,, in the sky near l!orcntur, ..ans. S1Jbject: L:00 p. n . ('",T) February lt, 19l,it To call at.ten ti.on t.o so peculiarities Purpose: in connection, whe her coincid ntal er not AccordinG to 'Vl AP bulletin appeari"' 1n the Pueblo CHIEFTAIN for Fehruary US , 19116, sone ohj ect was seeu moving eastward across the sky or tt-.n late artemoon of 1" bruary IBth, ard en this UiinG re'lcl ed a po:iition ap1,roxi.mate to l!orcatur , Kansas, c:xploded , or disrupted, or disappeared. The ex­ plosion is said t.o ha· e been terrific. Dir,..ction:i gi.vi::n as to •he prccress or tJ is appearance i n­ rticate Unt it rii< ved from west to east. Information con ,ained in t,hc dispatch under a Denver dateline in1i ·ate that ile mar,y would call this object a bolide - e . , . , expl din meteor - the astronomP.rs of Chamberlin Vbservator y (iJenvor) did not so assess it : it is said in U e dispatch that t se offic1al• could offer no explanation of it. If this 1.s t ca· e, the a ;:,para.nee is anomalous , a nd may lend 1 tseli to other meteoric expla nation . A sb tch~iaGJ"Bm of t ~ earth and moon I s orbit reveals a pe ­ culiarity in coMcction wi tt thP appearance , 1'hich may be &1E;nJ.ficant . Ir a line i s s •r icken r..it r ight- anrl"'s 'lcross the meridio"'a.l position o r the s:ite of expl "'sion r this oeteor at hour argl • fo •ir o'clock (local time) and t ds line be con::idered the west- to-eai:;t cours of thP object, tten it will bo St en t 1at if • iB line i .. c !'It n' d tward ir to 'lpace toward t.ho orbit of t t e moon it will intersect the lunar orbit at a pla nPar to wt re the moon would be at fron 60 to one huncir ed h urs after the explosion t .,ok } lace. Uew moon occ11rrud at 9 0 10 H 2 U Februarn First uurt er at 1 7D 'H . F'e' ruary - the noon ciov s -i1 I r ox1111ately 12. 5 do r rees per d::i:• alon 1~ its orbit. --- PAGE 5 --- - -- - ----•~ ----- It is held by rocketry experts (example, WILLY LEY - see his ROCKE'IS, p. 192, diagram and note in c onne c tion there­ with) that it wol,ll.d take about 100 hours f or a rocket-craf t to negotiate the di stance from Earth to Moon. Prior to its ~xplosion over Norcatur, this object of Feb. 18th was variously reported as a "falling plane", a " jet plane", and a ''ball of fire 11 • It is said by some to have l eft a trail of smoke behind it. It is the suggestion of this writer that the Army collect am assimilate reports on this obj ect , with a view t o determining where it was seen as an object trailint: smoke and llhe re as a ball of f ire. If this thing is a r ocket of some kind headed fo r the moon, it might first have been seen as a streak of s r.oke, then later as a ball of fire , and las tly as a tremendous ex­ plosion when it at last reached sufficient speed and eleva­ tion for take-off . The writer has in mind the various and unexplained r e1.,orts on "!lying saucers", and bases this speculation upon a lonb c onsideration of various oddments of reports whose significance might be of epace-craf t f r om other worlds of space. The so- called "meteori c procession" which crossed Tor on t o in February 1913, consisted of a number of u oups or illimunated bodies traveling in v oups of thre e an:l moving in "rigid formation", all pursuing a course acr oss the same streak of the earth's surface . J.r a line is proj ected backward along ·t his line of fli ght it will be seen that this line "comes out" at the position of the moon at the time . The 1913 phenomenon occ urred in the mid-period of a series of reports on dirigible aircraft of appearance like zeppelins which were seen over :&, gland an:i whos e appearance terminated - or reports on the appearances stopped - j ust prior to the inferior conjt.mc tion of Venus of April 24, 19 13 . The writer begs to call attention to the f act that the times prior to and just after inferior conjunction of Venus are prolific in r eports of stran ge t hin gs seen i n the sky. Also t }at lights have been r eported on t he moon from time to time, back f or at l east a century. Ir in thr future of mil itary experiment the moon is selected as a base for the launching of r ockets (which has been sugges ted by some writers), it may be wel l to look first 2 --- PAGE 6 --- - i·1to •·er orts like Vis one or1 Lhe explosion ovf"r Norcatur aw1 1.hc di t·PctioT' 1)1' the nhject in•,olved . Tl·ere is n r,os:,i. bilitv , 1 O\-rev"'r r cMote this r:iay seem, that tlte moon is e· ther inrabited or in use b:v other ti an hlll"lan he: t1 ;S . .1.011rs , /s/ N )Pl.\AN GARRETT !.lARKHAM It ma~, do not harm tn ,Tatch the moon fo r possible arrival of t .1 s th i ng in the quarter a t ~o to 100 101.1r fi after "its uepar·tur e" . lJG!.1 3 IJ --- PAGE 7 --- ... ( COPY) .I.larch 14, 1948 FILE REF: - SIGGE-U-1 From: Norman G. Uarkham MAIN HOT£L, Pueblo, Colo To: Chief ~ignal Of fic er U. s . Army, ,ashington, D. C• • Subject: Norcatur , ~s., sky explosion of lS February, 1946 Purpos-e: To shc,,r a speculation regard­ ing tho above phenomenon and another one of earlier date and to call attention to occurrences between the two which have an appearance of ' relationship whether coinci­ dental or not. The geographical position of the Norcatur explosion s uggests poss ible with other occurrences happening inside latitooinal limits arbitrarily linka.!;8 demarkable between 43 ° 36 1 North (which is the lati tooe of Ooise, Idaho) and 36° 10 1 North ( the lati tu:ie of Nashville, Tenn.)., a belt about 485 miles wide. 'lbis suegestion is gained from positions given for occurrences happening between June 24., 1947 and February 18 , 1948, as s hall be hereinaft er briefly described, THE OOISE (Idaho) OBJECT- This was seen either beginnin{.! or ending at 330 pm 24 June 1947 am was visible for 20 minutes. It was in the western sky, was of comet-li~ appearance, and settled gradually toward the horizon ae planetary bodiea set. It was seen bo.r Lt. Gov. Whitehead •u )j Chief Jus tice Lartpert. Its nature was unknmm . The peculiarity which connects this object, for speculative purposes, with the explosion of some unknown object over 1~orcatur, Kans ., on 18 l!'ebruary 1948 is the seeming of a relationship between the positions of the moon for the two phenomena: In the form2r case the moon was at the date of phenomenon, about 7%, 63 before the positionof First Quart er; on the second case i t was about 8%. 73 beyotxi the position of first quarter. Since the Boise object was visible for 20 minutes be fore it sank this argues it was about ten deil"ees a bove the horizon when fi?1J t seen. Now if a line be dra1'l'l westward and at ten degrees zenithward from the l : , " \ --- PAGE 8 --- horizon of Boise at 3:30 p . m. and another l ine be dra"'ft'll from tbe position of the o oon a t one hundred hours before the s ighting of the Boise object, and projected to t he center of the earth, it will be seen that this ten ­ degrees-altitude and the moon-earth line intersect as a place tar above a geographical position considerably to the west of Cape Bla11ce, in the neighborhoodof about 700 miles off the coast. The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-type ar craft possibly using r eaction blasts to brake itself down for a landing on the earth. The brig"lt point and plumy tail of the de scription suggest this, as also its apparent fixity in space. HOLLE ' S 11 SHIP Ir F1J\MES " - Nine days after the siehting of the Boise object a forest lookout named F..arl Holle saw at o r soon after 4:00 p . m. , 3rd July, 1 ,47, something he took to be a "tanker in flame s" . This was seen horizon -ward f r om a point 1n Sonoma Gounty, Cali fornia , n ear to Fort Roos . A search waR inst:!. w ted by the Navy or Coast Guard, and nothing was foum . Tho s ov;et tanker ELBRUZ , w'1idl had been in t.he vicinity, was quer i.ed a rd found to b~ all right. This was not explained. Ir this apperance had been on the hor izon, there is no telling how far it may have been from the observer . CAPE MENDOCINO BLDAP H'CIDENT - Hot far from the l ocati on of Holle 's " burnini; ship" an accident occurred to a navy blimp, 14 July 1947, off Cape t,1 endocino. This blimp soodenly settled into the water , slipped out its crew and rose ai;ain . '1110anoMaly here is that one would not expect to find drastic do'Tm-<:lrafts of such violence as to thus upset a lighter than air craft. Possibly a dovmdr :ift a ccounted ror t ~ accident - but if the Signal Officer will look up the incident of the British steamer Talma w',ich, at the time of the sighting of a luminous wheel- like phenomenon in the Gulf of Llartaban, reported a s lowin r: of the engines from some unknO\m cause, it may be seen that possibly forces are ,-:enerated in son:e manner by certain unk11own ohjects at time s in t he or ean, whi ch may have physical attraction for materj al objects . 1'1is blimp ace idP.nt occurring in waters where occnrred othP r phenomena shortly to be mentioned, seems to have a doubtful side t.o it. TI 1E OAKIAIID ODJ"EX;T - !!.arly on the mor ninc; of 13th Octob 0 r, 1947, a photographer named Hen Dobus togehter with a taxidriver named A. J. Goldman saw a thing "that looke d like Saturn with a rinc around it." lt shot at terrific speed WEST,7AfID across the sky of the Bay area, anci was seen shortly after midnight . 2 --- PAGE 9 --- This may have been heading in the general direction of what may ha ve been the goal of two later objects which r oughly resemble it in descripti on. THE TICOODEROGA OBJEC'IS - According to the tanker Ticonderoga's secom officer, two "nyinc discs " were seen heading SOU'IHWE:3T when the ship was in 43 degrees fifteen minutes north and 124 degrees 54 minutes west, at 0620 GCT, 12th November 1947. These may have been heading f or the object seen in the Pacific off the Golden Gate, not long afterward - or possibly at the same time, if earlier reports on this are consulted. • .THE PHAN'IOM REEF - On November 24, 1947, the Navy denied that it had found a phantom reef or other obstruction to navigation at a point about 4oO miles west of San Francisco. TM Navay Survey ship MAURY, s ent out there in r esponse to reports of ships that s ome hugh object had been seen in the water in tha t neighborhood , reported that when in the approximate 1 titude and long:1.tu:ie of the supposed obstruction they picked up an echo from soll8thing in the wa+.er 16oo yards f rom the ship; but that Tfhen they had steamed to within 4oo yards of thi s, the echo vanished. There seems a possible connectability between the various elements so tar considered. Later on January 7, 194.S, there were occurrences in the neighborhood o! \filmington, o ., Ft. Knox, Ky., Franklin, Ky., am Nashville , Tenn., all of which must be now familiar to the archivists of the Signal Office. Something like a "fl¥ing disc" was pursued by one Lt. Mantell arrl two other pilots, ~antel being killed while in the process of att emptin g to gain altitooe to get close to whatever it was he was chasing. Also, in this connection , it may not be amiss to mention the deaths of two military officer& ,mo were said to have been bringing back material evidence from "flying discs" one of which was said to have met with some kind of accident over .14aury Island, Puget Sound, around June, 1947. It Will be seen on inspection that the geographical locales of these incidents fit inside the belt of latitu:ies hereinbefore mentioned. 'mE NORCATUR EXPLOSION was described in a previous letter of this writer, an:i it was shown in that letter that a line tangential to the meridian of Norcatur, Kans ., at hour-angle 2:20 p.m., would if con­ tinued outward into space to the orbit of the moon , intersect the moon's orbit at a point where the moon would have been at about 100 hours after the time of the explosion. Accordin g to r ocketry theory, it would take a reaction-propelled craft of the rocket type about 100 hours to reach the moon. ! p --- PAGE 10 --- , .. ! sub,i. t there is n likelihood t.hn t. on .J1u11,1 2!,, 19!17, ~:mn,•thini; like a sp:ic c-sl i• ca• , l •~e fr om the r10011 and 1won Februar:· 1g, 19hS, returned to • hP. J'!IOnn . 'M1is is of ~ r.;n spcculill.i 'ln . 8•11. has ., nyone :,,,t, cxplatnel t.ho '1 fl·:int; disc:. 11 in ter1:1s of all th~ p1•etty-well proven fa<" ts in conuccti on vrith t.t,om? lla!l an·,one vet devised .s fuel powurful enough t o k~ck , r ocket !"rom ,-.1rt!. to l.o !.!0011? Th"'re la·~ beer hw lreus o!." reports, durlnc the pnst century, on oc~ 1rr,•nces which implv this world is visited from outside space. Alis, nee ,,f c..r1tact hy these po11tul-itahle visiting entiti,•s ma.v imply a st.ate of C)t lt.urt? frir beyond ours, to the point ffh(?l'e it wo11 l.d be inP.X­ pediPn t. !'or th.,i r ·.,.obers to han. to do "ith us en-r.iasse. lhese reports hive na vPr Ileen seriously considered by science, wh ich in general il?)'lore~ them . Howevr•r , acco!'dir,1 .o Dr . Rocr.t of Chamborlin Obsnrvatory , Jenver, there is not ,int ir. astr or~or.iy to expl ain the thing which expl oded over Norcatur. Jr . Ninin11 e r 1 s idea that t.he thint wa~ a meteor fl:ltly di3rei:;ards Dr. Rocht ' s opinion, wl it-h may have been based on the Jknver losts • statement that a nver ll'l"l'11.n saw t..he "orc:itur object twenty rninutes before the eXt,losion occurred. I sub, .l t th·,t the rmy needs men who are capable or r ecoenizing Un anomalies beforeri,•n ti oMd when they OC" ur , even if only to aid in s ecula tion r egarding tnm . The und,-rslrned off~rs his ser Jices to +.J1at erd, if t.he Arr,y may wish to avail itself of tl·em. /s/ N. r.. rtARKJ.IAM 4 --- PAGE 11 --- a ,a Excerpt of letter dated April 11, 1948 from Dr. Lincoln LaPu, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Deputy Executive Director, Committee on Geophys ical Science~, Research and Development Board: Thank you for the surprising documents sent roe under date of March 3(). As you remark, certain aspects of Markham's letters a re fantastic (for example: (1) the fir~ball procession of 1913 , February 9, waa genuinely meteoric, although a rare type of chain fall; (2) no astronomer could take seriously Markham's 11 invasion by beings from Venus or the Moon"­ theory: <,) he appeals to, and biases in his favor, such untrustworthy evidence as newspaper stories, e.g., the absurd statement a ttributed to Dr. Rocht of the Chamberlin Observatory) . Nevertheless, Markham is justi­ fied in calling attention to certain incidents as tD1explained, for example, the 11 flyin 6 lenses" (in my opinion 99% hoax and imagination and 1% r eal). As r egards the Norcatur, Kansas incident, I remain convinced t hat, like the Four Corners incident, it was a genuine meteorite fall, although one of exceptional size (again like the Four Corners f all ) . Hovrever, there are many curious aspects of bot h these falls, some of an objective . nature, like the singular fact that in spite of intensive searches (ad­ mittedly tmder bad terrain a nd weather conditions), not a t race of meteoritic material has so far been found; some of a non-objective nature, like the amazing testimony given by Mr . Leland Sammons, Mr. Alfred Gle:m , . and other witnesses of the Norcatur incident, both to members of the State H1gtiway Commiss ion of Kansas and to l nstitute of Meteoritics field survey parties. (See exhibits A, B, am C enclosed.) Some comment on such testimony as appears in 1i.,B, and C would seem desirable: 1 . Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot. hhen I pointed out that the pa·'er on it was not charred, his account was changed to "too hot to handle". The Institute of Meteoritics party found only two men, not four, who saw the battery case fall. The battery case '1as been examined by Dr. 11ictor Regener, Department of Physics, University or New "'exico, who stat.es that it appears to be identical witn the small batteries used in portable radios. 2. K. Hays ' identification of the Norcatur object as a rocket has the following support: On the morning of February 19, I talked to the to,rer man and two assistants at the Air Base at McCook Field, Neb!'aska. All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as a filack object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of t he rear. Furthermore, a l h-year old, and presumably unbiased, schoolgirl in Oberlin, Kansas wrote me a similar description of the "Fireball." l --- PAGE 12 --- 3. A detonnined ettort is umer way to chock up on Sammons ' veracity ( and sanity!) I hove neither seen nor talknd to -'aMnOna, but another Qlllber or he Institute of J.lcteoritics pnrty (Dr . D. M. Gragg, an Instructor in the e po "t.l'tent or Mathematics) l'mO did so believes Samons (who is a well- to-do !armor ) to be sincere am very b~ly scared . Or course nearness to a bi& 111eteor1te fall would scare one as b:id~ as an atom bomb; but •1ow could i t produce such tes timony as morns" . The 11 mP.te itic" incidents fr the great fall ot 1~5, >veraber 29 (from "1i i ch no meteorites have been recover ed eithP.r !) throuih tho sequonce of ai ilar falls culminating in the Four Com~rs and ' lorcatur inci~ents, coupled With ., uch t incs as the Ussuri incident, convince me that ei. t 11er t 1.3 earth 1:; unrfer a rro--• nusual cosmic bombardNnt or t"18TIY ot the fire balls are not meteorites at all. While I still cling to the 1D1Jteoritic h:,pothes1!1, it is clear that which evP-r Alternat ive is tie ri,1lt one, t he situation c-ries alou::t for thoroll(;h i nvestigation. .. --- PAGE 13 --- ··~, t Tl(> " .... 1 . ni .1. liv•• 11 u ! ... l n rt. c; •• l wao s·~,,1 lis ,. 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Uy wife hr•ard it, lt=!'lVe and 1 .1 1,.rt w , l'f: 1 st, n,J, :md we wntchP. ! it • , , le vinr .:i tra U nJ' nmokn ,11 t! e wa_•, . ·••l le ly U,c-r,, was a {,'l'fl,i t. cloud uf' s .oke in t.l.e sln s1.epo,J uff from :Jt'l 1,01.1..cie tc- vtlr•re it. narl 'een , .:mi it was five s+.e1 s . cs , it ,1a: h ut., 1 c·,ld reel tt,,,. rear t'r •r.ii1. . Harl lno t bf,en :a:c;t i1 ,_. 1,v C"a r 1 rior to t,ht> vccur:rt1nce , wettir t t..he i,;round , t..hf're would lia ve been a harr• spot in the yard wher < tJ1e t' in~: star t ed up heeu t~c 1.hcre was a [~(•'lt rusll f fire fr,7. it v,J.en it left . I t must h:ive heen q,nte l j .h 'lien u ,..x· lcued . -------- - i'1,•· . At ah,-ut. c:; to c, :;o l . 1-t. • , not sur e of time , wa!: r di,: is hor se i.r a 1-t·,st,..n·e, \'ften he 11eard s<.,r.!tttin1 quner int.he sky . I ookin, 'J} to ,.,. south -west, 1~ .,av, wl a1. ;ippearcd tr f im t.o be a r c,cket, just li ,e ~,. h·,d seen ! ·i.rin,• the war in ... uror,e . l 1, startl ed ,im, and he j111,11cd ,""Jff the 'or::ie . "a t.h1.:n r er101u1t,cd , 11ntcl;ed itc:: cowse , alrr.ost on a lir P-1 hut lns· ni; Hi t i de a lii ,le, anrl i1 then expl oded with a bir cloud of smoke , c.11 pnr entl;: ov , r 1\0:rton , from i·, 1,ere he vra~, south of 1- rairie Vievr. JI., rche ran out o f the l•ouse and t. ~.en fit-r.t saw t.he h11,se clo1x:f , f SMOl.:E' . ·,bout 110 minutes lnter , a part of t,he sr.ioke c l ou1 lirf't ed d ir, ctl y over thei r ho11se, and went on east ovor 1-hil l iJ sbur t:• ------ 11-aJ.J.h 'JP.w, J,ostm·!ster a1. Lor cat ur, that at. about l~ : 50 l-' . 1.!. he was s 1, a t , e d standinb j ust inside t.he front wir.dow of the rost.offi ce in Nor c'ltur , when l,e observed a blindir ., flash as if someone had taken a flashli J ht pie ture. dP. could locate no one wi t1J a camra, but noticed several men walkint; t,o the c,•nter o.f t i e s treAt and lookinc up . Ye ti.en walked out t,o where t,hey nere and looking up, saw a high cloud of smoke i n t h e sky almost diredtly ov er head --- PAGE 14 --- but slightly east. Suddenly, about 1 anct 1/2 minutes after e }ad seen the flash, there was a terrific explosion an1 jar, shakinc the vrotmd and causine the windows all around to rattle. Following the explosion, there were several low reverberating rumblil'lgs across the heavens . He stated that tho explosion must have been very high. Edgar Younr: , 1 \>0y living at Regar, just east of Horcatur, was outside the ele~ator, when he observed the eXJ losion, looked up and saw the huge clotd of smoke . He stated that it 11as almost overl.ead but slightly west of hiJ!I. He said that it was a bif explosion. The elevator man was out in the elevator, 1'hen he heard the e.xµlosion . He t ought th~t his oil- burner had exploded in tho office and ran in to see about it . Fi.ndinr, i• O. K., he ran outside to see what had exploded, saw the big clo1.rl of ~moke hir;h overliead, slightly west. Ea, tern Kansas newspapt!r carried a story about 6 days aco of one just like this one, coming from the south to vicinity of Iola, ~ansas, where it turned west and dis appeared into the sky. Check with Chief Scott of Norton about a bum~d flashlight b~ttery which fell in the street of Norton just after the explosion. It was too hot to be picked up for sevoral minutes. Chief Sco tt has it. Note : A copy of Exhibit 11 c11 referred to in letter fr on Dr . LaPaz, was not received . --- PAGE 15 --- I I - ,. • l CPBC.:t - 1TS'~ - n:·rn:::i:'I' :.rTED F L'.'lllme 100 miles southeast of the B-..."9a. Size -.ae eatimaed aa huge al.tho illpc>1aible to determine accurately due to the distance. It • • tr&Telii:ig at Tecy high speed and hea.di.Dg southeast of Li.Ioon, Colorado. at approx 20,000 ft. Witneeeee: Capt Boward B. Berodt, A0-49504. 718th Bomb Sq 28th Bomb Gp (VE). Pilot of 1st B-.."9 Capt Mairice T. llitenour, J0-48o43. 718th Bomb Sq 28 :Bomb Gp (VB). Co-Pilot of lat B-29.. lat Lt Leonard P. Marchese. A0-748714, 77th Bomb Sq., 28tp Bomb Gp (KH). Pilot of 2nd. B-29 lat Lt. Carl W. Stucld., AD-785916, 77th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH). c.o..-Pilot of 2nd :B-29. l!lOT.E: See Ineident 101 - 'Rorcatur KenM 11. ' --- PAGE 17 --- f • 1• l • 18 February 194g Jnr, i l JT ft 10'3 • . 1n, 15()0 :ST 3.. Tr.,· 7j o IWI ClillJd.u!IMII Air n Green Riv~r Utah 1, . :· .r1• n o1 r v1 rS GaJ..t . How ard H. rodt - Cat .Aa urice "". Rit nour (See Inc 102 - corrclm-ation) ,. Jic., n ob~, rv 'l r ilots J • ••• 11· ,:; o .l ,:::;• r r 718th Bon bSq , 28th Bomb Gp (VH) ' eavr B, S . D. rf . Fl·,c r f' obn r·· lir 39° ti - 100 ° \7 - Ne Green River , Utah r; :r.lJ, r (J ~- l•hj t. <; .e 9. ~l~ .,!. 1CQ (' ,, 0 ., fr c obr. rv r 100 miles ll, • Til"lo i? L ~frht '/s 11 . nl i ,ud•J 20 , 000 feet Diroc i on of fl· 1·h 'outheast (of Limon , Colorado) T• c- .ics losion rate • Could not be determined due to 29 en ine noise 16 . iz ,., Huge (Seen 100 n iles west of the B-29 ' s) 17 . Colo r ulti-colored ball of fire 18 . -->h .po Hugh milti-colored ball of f ir e and dense clou:i of smoke followed 19 . Oder ciJtn c d N/S 20 . , FJ.(, nm co s -r u e ion N/S 21 . Exh .u & tn.ils Vapor trail with a ball of fire at the head of trail :.,~ . 'ii ,::. Jho r cond i i ons Clear Eff.i ct on ~l oud s /s 2L . ko ch Js or photo r phs None 25 . nnnc r of dis pp a r nnc ~ N/S 26 . Rema r ks : bblR - Same a.a incident 102 which see ., r --- PAGE 18 --- r • l 104 7 Mar 48 2055 C ll:ayrna• 'l'enn. ~ r v r Franit L . renn, Maj, USAF, 00, Smyrna AF Base Col Ric."'lard C. Pettingill & Pvt Frank C. Jobntnn, • p. i :. f' r •, r e 00 of Smyrna & radio and toi.ier operator• AA.CS Station ...r f rv r ~ AJ:F, ixiq S:eyrnn, Tenn . rI. . ' i. • "" C r ('lb.' ·t fr or.i C'h rv r 6 milea l • 1- ii ,.1 lt 45 minutes ll. ,.1 • i • ul About 5° above horizon l' . d very elov l • D r c i T fl 1 ht. N a~ from 5:uyTDa N/ S Faded awq l . I 1• d Bone ,, . , it Unknown r,.., 1c r yello•r-0range 1 . ';h · P" oTel Odor cl t, c t 1d N/5 N/5 - •eemed to be flare l. Bone t l r ~ ndi i !' CAVU - 10 milea 2; . Eff' o.., l o ud:; N/5 2 ,. Si ch ~ o r pho or,r phs 11&• (2) ahovil:lg yellov oran,ge fi&'lle-like oru P:t;nr." r o f i. ,,, p• r ., ,. faded into horizon 26. R u r k :; : (oTer) --- PAGE 19 --- ' . • • A yellow-orange object ...W.ch had the appearance of a flare was observed eome six miles from Smyrna AAF between the west and northwest just above the horizon and movill& directly awq from ~ '!'he speed was estimated aa alow since the object t"ema1ned visible aome forty-five minutes. It gradna1Jy faA.ed awey disappearing into the horizon. No ubaust trail was seen and nqsGUDd was heard. --- PAGE 20 --- ,., -.. u •, .' ... •.. 1\· ') ~ ;,•" r .; I'\ 't'l ·~ '" "◄ . , r,· '.. • ' -:-, I i lJ CHECK - LIST - urIDEllTIFIED FLYHJG OBJECTS Inc id ,rt ff 105 g Mar 48 2. TiMO 1100 3. Locotion BelD:>nt, B. C. li . Pomo of obsc- r vor Kr. A. C. Morri•on 5. Occupc.ti on of ob!jor vor Sapt. Meter Dept, lbb Po\\er Co.• Charlotte, I. C, 6. ;,-:Idr ,...ss of ob::;orvo r Charlotte, B. C. (n.uat Power Co.) 7. Ploc of obs~ r Vl.a ti on Belmont, I. C. (Sitpted from ground) ~- Nunbo r of ob j~cts l 9. Distance o!' ob j.: ct f r om obs r vcr 11/S 10 . TiMO in s i ~ht about 10 seconds 11. ~lt.itudo B/S - could not be esti:Afted l:? . Spc.od Around 600 l4PH Diroct i on of flirht laaterq llJ . Tur 1cs lone - moved 1n atr~t line at constant speed without change in altitude or direction 1r- . S"und Bone 16. Siz~ From a distance - that of a small coin l7 . Colo r _bright or ailTer - looked metallic 18 . 3h,.pc round or sphere (unable to determine wich) Odor d tc.ct d N/S 20 . i.p~n r, nt con-, t.. ruc~i,m Metallic :"'~ . ·:: n t,l·w r conditi on' Clear with scattered white cloud• 23 . Eff c or, clouds N/S ?1 • 31': t ch s or photor,r lrning of 8 Mar 48. '!'he • ther s cle r w1 th excellent vtdbil 1t1 wi tb. a fev lhlal.l acattered fie cy vriite clouds. It could ot be determin d if the object were a disc or ap r~. It e.opa. fut she va.s that of a s:nall coin of a bright or 1ilver o:,lor. It re.fleeted the swi mai.nt 1.n1.n.g a 1ttwdy reflection 'Cbich did not flicker. Tho obJect ..nich was under observation for 10:ne 10 secon I was on an e3ak:rl7 beacU..og and moved 1n a trt.iyit l..ne at a constant speed wi taout apparent ~ in altitude or direction. It waa impoaeible to deter.:ni n.e the altitude but 1 t was 11Dving above the clru ~a. No sound of an,y kind \11188 heard nor • ~ exbau.. t trail obeerved. NOTE: Wi tn.eaa (Mr Morri 10n) 1a a ::l8Zl of e xcellent char ct r e.nd re :ut tlon, a first-gread.e e 1neer and employee of Iuke Fower Co for some JO 0 ye r,. He impressed t..e agent u bei..D& conservt1.tive and sound and ia a t echnical man with a very tec.'lniccl and re•. oneible poaition. Mr. Morrison was c.ar etul in hi ■ 1t&t e:.enta. Be doe ■ not cl3ia he eaw t he " f l ~ d.iac" . merely d:ts claiai_ng that tbe7 aav an object -..bi.ch tbe7 could not 1d.ent1f7 with any natural phenomenon or known tlJ)e of aircraft. It re1embled •a r ound metallic appe...ring object JDOviz:ig very r apidly. • Vitnesaea: Mr. Rezw.rix, aa1iatant Superintendent. Meter Dept nib Power Co., Charlotte, N. C. Mr. G. V. Jordan, Oaatonia J:lectr1c Co., Gastonia, B. C. --- PAGE 22 --- t \I JEt:TS ch 19/..iS lncid Jr L 106 ~. Tir.o 1610 - 1655 3. : OCl ti n Bakersfield , Cali!ornia 5. Oc upa ion or ob!jo r ..- r n/s 6. "•ld r • ,,, of oh o11 rvor RBkersti old , California 7. Pl c of otir. r·~, t i on hoo er nd , aouth st, t.o d Bue Vista Lake , Cali.t. r1 . Uunb, r M' o h,1,.,otD Two 1. ~istonco o~ obj o e~ f r cr.i ob~ r v r 10 - 12 ailAto lG . Tino in sir.ht lJ/S 11 . ~ltitud N/S 12 . Spead N/S 13 . Diroct.irm o r rHrht earthward i,.. d ice N/S 16 . Sizo /S 17 . Color See::u.n;q on tire , bl.ack and red amoke t.ra1.li.'1 G be~1nd 18 . ~hi. po S1.miJ ar to .falling airer a.rt 19 . Oior d tcctod Njs 20 . ..p, r. r or.t ran I ru,.t ion N/S 21 . Ex}viu:.t trt.ilo &-own1eh-.h.1to smoke and debris trailing :">2 , Hoo tho r conditi ons N/S I "3 . Err ct nn c l oud:,, N/S 21, . Skotch 1J o r p ntc~rcp!l:: .lone ?~ . t:o.nn..,r or d i onppnarnno t' Behind a water t 011Jer, which 1'8.1!1 an obatruction t o the • ie"ft' 26 • RoT1Wr " : Col!Dents of G. L. Buckner and other wi tnessea to thia sighting cont ained 1n attached supplement . --- PAGE 23 --- n HEADQUARTERS FOURTii AIR FORCE Office or the Assistant Chief of Starr, A-e Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 4AFDA- 3/120S- I SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc . Mar 11, 19liS TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washingt on , D. C. AT'IN : DIREC TOnATE OF INTELLI GENCE Air Intelligence Requireme nt s Branch 1 . Incident reported on 9 March 19WS, t his headqua rters, per telephone call from Sgt A. U. Lar s en, Sheriff's office , BakP.rsfield, California . a. ubservation by Mr. (Geor ge L) Les Buchner , Bake r sfield, California, 0£ two objects fallin g to P-a.rth from unknown source on 5 March 19-48 between 1610 a nd 1655 hou rs. Des cr iption o~ objects s imilar to falling aircraft with smoke 3lld debris trailing . Observation made at Bakersfield with objects sighted southwest tovrard Buena• Vista Lake , Calif ornia. b. Ubserva tion by Mr. Denio , employee of the Pacific General 1lect ic Company, Bakers.fi eld , Califo rnia , of t.wo ob jects wlri.ch fell to earth from r unknown source no rth of Baker s field, California , 8 March 1948. One obje ct seemed to be on f ire with r ed and black smoke trailing behind . 2 . In1orl:l8J1t Larsen stated that searchin g p :irties, •1ircraft and rescue w,it~ ha:ve made numer ous attempts to loca t e these reported obje cts without success . 3. investigatio n of incident has been initiated by t · is he adquarters . Report •,ti.11 f ollolf. /s/ Donald L. Spr inger DONALD L. SPRDlGZ. Lt . Colonel , USAF AC of 3, A....!2 Inforration to : A.JC , •.!i t chel Fld , tl . Y. FfH , San Francisco G-2 , vixth Amy DI O, .Jan :."r a ncisco (12th r av . !)is t) --- PAGE 24 --- HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE • Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff' Intelligence Hamil ton Field , Cal ifornia 4AFDA-;/l208-I SUBJECT: Investi gation of Flying Dis cs SUMMARY OF lNFO.RMATION.: Information from t he Sheriff 's Off'ice, Bakers.field, California, r e ve~ed that nwrero"UB calls from r esidents in Bakersfield concerning peculiar obj ects in the sky over Bakersfield, predicated an invest1c;at1on by their office and contact With A-2 Headquarters Fourth Air Force. On 13th March 19~, tl'() informants, Mr. George L. Buchner, and .!ar. H• B. Nix, stated that they observed a flyinl object wh1 ch appeared to be consumed in fire, am left a br01m1sh-white plume of smoke , which suddenly stopped an::l disappeared. Secorx:is l at er, what appeared to be a i:arachute, was seen to be drifting to the east. The object, as described, appeared to be a burning fabric airplane, consumed in smoke. Observati ons were ~ade in Bakersfield o f object to the south and southwest, appro:ximately ten to twelve miles distance, arotmd 1600 hours on 5 March 1948. On 13th March 1948, info rmant, Mr . H. B. Nix, stated t ha t he observed an object at 0830, 8 March 1948, due north of Bakersfield, approximately five miles distance. 'I he object was a large, orange-red ball of fire , s omewhat larger than a smll airplane, appeared to remain static for a ppr oximately thirty seconds, then split and continued to bm-n ; each visible as a burning half. A parachute, with a black object hanging was then observed to fall, drift to the east an:i disappeared int o the hills eas t of Bakersfield. On 13th ula.rc:h 194$, two informants, Mrs . Callie R. Wason, secretary, Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield, California, and Dr. J. E. Johnson , d entist Habe:rfelde Building, Bakersfield, Cal ifomia , stated that they were in Room 518, 11aberfelde Building, on the mor ning of 9 March 194,S. L1rs. tAas on was a pat ient of Dr. Johnson. Both infor mants stated that t hey observed a !laming object which appeared at fi rst to be a very small airplane . Orange red nanes seemed to envelope the object w:i. th considerable black smoke trailing in a zigZag manner for approximately 4,ooo to 5, 000 feet. The obj ect was ob served R t 1,000 feet, appr oximately due north of BakerRfield, seven t o ten miles distant at approxi.na tely 0830 hours. Informants further s t ated that the object disappeared behind a water tower, which was an obstruction to their view, and was near the vr ound . Both in£ormants watched for an explosion, thinking t hat it would expl ode upon reachin g the ground, but n othing unusual was noted. --- PAGE 25 --- • , .., -._ . .. , • • -2C'"']"I' : Alt.. :our' t, ere i. r. no ev-:cinece to ~uh;1t.antiat,c 1,h.. followiri 1 , it is o• ininn n" t' is hAadqunrt1?rs that this acti·:i t,.: c ,1ld be t,t,rj b11te-d t,1--.£? .,. rkc.. fl re" . :..: . further lc v.,.l oi :nents , or ovid,.ucc o taincd , -..ill be f n, rdPrl iJ-is na 1?'d r;otor drope of foreign type aircraft H • ;,h'. pc N/S 21 . C:xh•.w,t. t r uils N/S ,v;, . 'iJu, thvr conditi ons N/S ~3 . i~ff, ;ct on clouds N/S 21. . :,}:,,tch •~ or photoi;r l..phs None !:onn(; r of disu pp,Jn r·mco r /S Romor ks : 8ee Supp lement ✓• ·•-' \ . n. rf;', ~4' :/)::, --- PAGE 30 --- . (COPY) . .. . -.•· (T'\ , ; ?a :.i li ; 'i ~ ~ :> ~ \a <.: V ~ .;, • ,_ '1 J .__~ _ _,/ - Incide nt # 110 HFJ.DQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR CO!AUAND A2B Andrews Field Washington 20, D. c. SAC 3~ (29 Mar L.a) 29 March 1948 SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Aerial Sounds. TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Hashington 25, D. C. Attehtion: • Director of lntelli gmce 1. The follo,ring is quoted from a copy of a l e tter, .8a1ti more Office, FBI, addressed to the Director of Intelli , ence, Second Army: "On liarch 23, 1948, an individual, who desi red. that her identity be kept confidential, telephonically communicated With this office arrl indioa ted that she is the wife of a former mernber of the United States military forces, am that s he is presently active in American legion activities, but was emphatic in sta ting that she was in no way hysterical or unduly apprehmsive regarding present world conditions . She did , howeve r, wish to bring to t he attention of the proper authorities that during the past six or e i ght weeks, on a number of occasions between the hours of 3 :00 and 5:00 ,L. M., she has heard peculiar sounding noises in the sky, wh i ch npr,ear t o come from airplanes in the dist ance, but the sound is not the type of a irplane motor drone T1hich i ~generally heard f rom ~me rican planes. She has discussed the matter with he r husban::I, and he be lie ve s t ha t t he sound is more like that of a foreign type airplare . J he r e ce ntly discuss ed this matter ,nth a:q unidentified v,oman who lives in her neighborhood, which is Hamilton, Baltimore, l>iarylan::t, arrl t his woman stated tha t she, too , had he ard the noise in q uestion , and that her husba nd is also an ex-G.I. arrl he has stated that the motors s o unded like that of foreign planes." 2. No action is contemplated by t h is headquarters . FOR 'mE CO;IMANDING GENSRAL: c/c furnished CG, ALAN MARCEAU JJKJ , Attn: MCI . CWO, lliAF Asst udj Gen ~{ ~ •• ~ ~·~ \ ) ·- --- PAGE 31 --- .. 111 f6> CHECK- LIST - UlHDSHTirIED FLYillG OBJECTS Ine id'>rt j lll 1. D::i to 1 April 194S 2. Time 0955 r 3. Locution 124° 3 1 East, 12°, 52' Horth 11 . l!nmo of obsor vor 1st Lt. Ueyars (Robert W.) 5. Occu~tion o!' ob~o r vor P-47 Pilot 6. i,'1d r • ~is of obso rvor 67t h Fighter Squadr on, l,gth Fighta r Group 7• P l ucc, of obso r vi.tion Philippine Islands - S ighted from dr 9. Uumbor of' obj C'ots One 9. Distunco of ob;, ,J ct f r-om obs ,:i r vor 3 miles 10 . TiJ'Tlo in sic;ht Approximately 60 seoonde ll . t\ltitudo 1.000 feet 12 . Spcod 200 mph (disappeared in 5 seconds, in iicating great acceleration) 13 . Dirocti on of fli {~ht 270° Jb . Toctics N/S 15 . Sriurd None 16 . Siz0 Estimated - wing- span 30 feet, l engt h 20 feet 17 . C0 l or Silver Hl . Ghcpo A half moon closely resemblin g a f lying wing type acft; turtle ba ck a nd an indist inct dorsal fin l :? . Vlocitho r conditi on s Scattered cumulus , base 3000 feet, tops 6000 f eet 23 . Eff ,1 ct on clouds N/S 211 . Sk<1tch ,•o or phot ogrc. phs None rlannor of dimippl.larr,nco Object leveled out on he adin 1~ of 270°, accelerated rapidly and disappeared from sight 26 . Romurks : See a t tached :upplemeo t • ,.,., ~ I.&;;; --- PAGE 32 --- IIEADf.fJARTIPS , TPiltTEENIB Ai n ft,CRCE CLAR. A~ FORCE BASE APO 719 B-2/am S April 1946 AG 452. 1 SUBJEC r : Report of bigh ting of Unidentified ,ircra ft and/or Fl yi ng Ubj e ct . TO Conrnandin g General , Far Eas t Air Forces, APO 925, u. -=> • . Army. ATTN : AC/S, A-2 1. In compl iance with "lntelliga,ce Reou irernents - Un -identified i\ir craft" and letters, your hea:iquarters, AG 452 .l A-2, 3 11 ovember 1947 and AG 452 .1 A- 2 , 20 ~J arch 1948, the f ollowing incident is rep orted . 2. At 163() hours on 1 Apr il 1948, the S- 2 offic er of the 18t h Fighter Gr oup contacted the A-2 Division, this headqu arters, and reported :that 1st Lt. Robert .,. ~eyers had sif:t1ted an unidentified flyin1: object. His s tory i s as follows . 3. On l f\pril, at 0955 , 1st Lt . •~eyers was l eading a flight of f our l4) P-47 aircraft of t r.e 67th F'ipj,ter Squadron, 18th :F'iE:hter Group. He was flying a heading of 180 degrees , al titude 1500 f eet, position 1?4 degree6 3 minutes east and 12 degr ees 52 minutes north, when he sight ed an unidentifi ed d:>ject approximately three ( 3) mil es east of his posi tion and at a n estimated altitude of 1000 feet , headin g of 36o degr ees . The object appeared to be a flyine wing type a ircraft, its shape r esembled a half moon what appeared to be a dorsal fin waR barely perceptible , the s pan of t he object estimated to be t hirty feet, length t-wenty feet and silver in co l or. Upon sifjltint: theobj ect, Lt . - eyers immediately sta rted a l eft tum with the intenti on of interceptin g and to more J:OSi tively id 81 ti.fy this phenomena . 1'/ldle l !eye rs was making a 240 degree turn, the unidentifi ed obj ect made a 90 degree left turn, then l evel ed out on a headinc of 270 degrees, accelerated rapidly and disappeared f r om sight in approximately five seoonds . Ther e wa s no sound heard, ·and no exhaust trails were observed. At the time of t he s~h ting visibility was unlimited, scattered cumulus, base 3()00 fee t, tops 6000 feet. a. Because of the distance f r om which the sightint: was made, no distinguish in g features i . e . powe r \inits, lard ing gear , armar1ent oi, cockpit were observed . T-22190 --- PAGE 33 --- &-2, AG 452. 1, ::,ubjec t 1 "Report of Sightin& of Uniden til"ied ircrof't am/or ~ t< Object. " cockpit were observed . b. The interview 1d. th Lt. •eyers indicated that he is a reliable, non~xcitable i• dh i!'l ual and appeared q •dte pos i tive 1n hia stateni,nt.s. It must be taken into consideration howe· er that he was t he only w1. tness t o this incidert, as t-e wu. \l"lable to call the object to t~ at tent ion of his thr ee win g-1:2en because of thei r maneuverir g in t he t um, plus the fact tt-at his radio •~ ~ • 3. Above incident repo· ted your headquarters, 2 April 1%S, 1n rm io, ci te KJ,i2L3H. ' FOR 'll=E CO!!l >JlDING G ::HAL: /1/ Robort 1'' . DeLong ~ •.:.RT r. DE w m lat J..t., tSAF .lctinc Asst Adjut.ant General 2 --- PAGE 34 --- BASIC : Ltr Hq 13th l\.F, APO 719 , ~ubj : "Rpt of vii;hting of Uni dentified 11.ir cr aft and/or f lyin ~ Ub,iect, 11 dtd 8 Apr 4 • AG 452. 1 A-2 1s t Ind 15 Apri l 19uS HEAD4UAR 'l' :FtS , FA R FAST AIR Foi~ cES, APO 925, TO : Comrnandi nb Gener al , Air l.1ater i el Command, ,,r i l ht Patterson Air Force Ra se , Jayton, Ohio, Atten ti on : CUI 1. Referen ce i s rrade t o lett er Headquarters United States Air For ce, r. ubj e ct : " Repor t ing of l nf or na t ion on 11'' l y in r Di sc s "' dated 26 Fe bruary l ti4,S. 2. Eva l uation of s i e}1 ting descr ibed in basic commun i cation by thi s headquarters is tha t in view of t he circumstances surroundin 11 t he inc i dent , t he obj ect was prob abl y a bir d . FOR 'lHE C011HANDING GENER.AL: /s/ c. N. Stewart C. N. STElVART Capt , AGD Asst Ad j Gen T-22190 --- PAGE 35 --- (COPY) e •Ill 090359Z PRIO RITY .lpril 194S FRW: CINCFE TYKYO JAPAN oso7312. '10 a DEPT OF ARMY WASHING'roN DC FOR CSGID, COMGE?~A.MC WRIGHT- PATTERSON AFB DAY'IDN OHIO ATTN MCI RPT MCI lNFOL: COMGI!NFFAF IN REPLY CITE : ex r:JJ1{:/:} Report control is A- 1917. Pilot , 13 Air Force, at 0955, 1 April 4S, i,~lying P-47 Aircraft heading l&:> degrees altitude 1500 feet i ndicated at 124 degrees 3 n inutes East, 12 degrees 52 minutes lijorth, weather scattered CFMULre Rpt CUMULES . 3/10 base three thousand, t op 6oo vis1 bility unlimited sighted fiyin g object prroxi­ mately 3 ·m11es East lA roead1ng ,e,o , altitude estimated one thoua·ind feet below him. Unidentified object estimated speed at time of signting 200 miles per hour . Pilot turned left attemptin g to intercept unidentified flying object for more pos i tive identific ation . At this time n y1ng object made a turn of 90 degrees left, leveled out and accelerated disappearing in a ppr oxitra tely- 5 seconds . Described as having A turtle back and an i ndistinct dorsal fin. The sahpe o f th e object v,as that of A half moon c losely resembling A nying Win g type a :ircraft, es timated Win e span 30 feet, estimated le n th 20 fee t , color silver, n o r pt no exhaust trail was observed . Five seconds elapsed t ii'e for disappear in g would indicate exceedingly high speed and great acceleration. Reporting ufficer is consmred sincere and non-excitable type and firmly belie·,ea he s i ehted object. A r ep ort wi ll b e f o:rwarded upon completion of an i nvesti- gation of t his i ncident . Received lACAA0121 9 Apr 48 1005 ( 1505: ) Typed by IJCAA0f21 9 Apr 4£ 1359 )1859Z)ams DISTRIBUTION: EJK L MCI-ac tion 2 . MCAAGM2 1 T- 177$9 --- PAGE 36 --- CHECK - LIST - Llt:IDEl!TIFIED FLYUlG OBJECTS I ncid t i on Ashley, Ohio (ground) 8. Numbor of objoc ts l 9. Di s tonco of ob jn ct fr om obsorvor n~te a distencen 10 . TiMo in si~ht N/S 11 . ;..1titudo Could not estimate 12 . Speed slow-moving Di r o cti on of fl i. [;ht Southwest 111 . 'i'1_1c.tics No maneuvers l~ . Si ~0 undet ermi ned 17 . Co l or silver W. Gh::; po Ob long, l ong end narrow - like s ilver s t reak Odor d •Jtc:ct od N/S 20 . i-prn r ont con struct i on N/S :-'2 . '.ile;oi,hor c ond it i ons Cle ~r. n.o clouds ne ar object 23 . Eff ct on r l ouds N/S - no cl ouds ne r:r object ?Ji . Sv.rJtch\.ls or photor,r uphs None 25. ~'.unr.i r of disnpp,:::i r r.nco N/S 26. Romu r ks : (over) ). I- -- ' --- PAGE 37 --- Witness thoUe;l)t she he,,rd plane which appe red. to be flying lo,,., Emd m...king an unusual. moount of noise. Coulc. not locs te the plane tv.t did see en object oblone; in shape r-nd long end narrow which h; d the app&·re.nce of a silver stre,ak. It wns clearly outlinr-,d and moving slo~ly and et.es.d.ily in a south..-esterly direction -parall el to the ground a..d without charlgirig directio n. Altitude a.od. size were Lot estimeted.. Note: See Incident #1120 in which the plane was rerceiv~d flying low. --- PAGE 38 --- . T • 1• D..... 6 Auri1 l i6 3. r ti •1 I\Shlev ' Uhio CC'Upl ion o f cb:;o r v r e,13 ,oer :- porter . !!r • of h r ' .J r 7. ri-.c r,i' ol,-; n., t i on Fr rn t.hP. r,round ?. Jj:-tuuco of obj ct. f' r c nh:i r v •r l!ot ~t..3-ted 1 1. "1 t i t.udo 11ito high 12 . ~I od !>low - dirfting l ~. Diructior. of fli r.ht SoutlTNcstcrly l . T d ic~ ilone 1r . S I d Uone l'J . S11.c &na.11 "r th an the 'lir l:3ne I.hat r:a:. in view at t l o tim 17 . Co l or Opal •scent - liko mot ,r,r of pero-1 10. :;h,.po Lon, cylindrical bod;,, 11\

low 13. Diroot i on of fH r ht Southwesterly 1L . Tactics None 15 . Sourd None 16 . Sizo Not Stated 17 . Color ,lhite 18 . Shcpo Ve:rticle, larger at t he botton and narr01f at lJ1e top 19 . Odor d otoot od None 20 . .1~ppc1 r ont con stru ction N/S 21 . EYJH1 u &t t r u i ls None 22 . Woothor conditi ons Clear 23 . Effoct on c l ouds N/S ... . Skotchos or photogr aphs None hlonner of disappoe r onco N/S 26. Romorks: "'itness first thought that object vra:, a plane on fire, as it was s urrounded by a vaporous substance . A plane was heard, and --- PAGE 43 --- .. l""••••d lair &Id m~ a great, deal- et noin. Alter a tew seconds' stud7 object became el.early outlined and looked p11:ifdlar to a vertical cylinder, large at the bottom am narrow at the top, w1 th streamers or strealca of vapor attached. i t gave t he appearance or a white cloud, but did not behave as a cloud. It retained its shape and maintained a steady movenent on a straight c ourse agains t the wind. The Delaware a irport was alerted •for i ts appeara1c e, but a fter a half t our it had not been sighted there. ,, ----· .,.--,..., ---~ .. ~~ r --- PAGE 44 --- •l: ; ,. i. t ·•~ I l, ~ ., "".-:,. \ ,_.y ' '\) ,:-~ I ~ ., ,, }. J .. ,,.I -- ~ ~~ l ~ - • ... Inc i-1 :rt ii 112d g April 11 - ~ :U..30 Delaware , Ohio Cccupr.ti on of obs,:. rv•:ir Housew:.f e G. . .-!d r .;:; of ob ::;,, rv Jr 111 Horth .ashinDton Street 7. Pbc of obr; r vi t, i on Fr om the gr ound ll, . Ti.10 in s i r;ht ~/S 11. ,dti1-ud, N/S 13 . Diroc t.i , r: cf f1 i.dit .::louthwesterly , i 'i'·,<'i ic5 ffone ' l • Could not be detemined 17 . ·>l or :·,bit e l ,· . 3h•.p, Spher ical 11 blob11 with s1,reaks a oove it 23 . "/'' l, iJ I'.011 C 2-:, . H•.)mu r lrs : ./ir,ne ss iF'ard planer. J,rior 1,0 tl.P sirhting , h111, docsn ' t knov, v/h('ther or r.ot t e,y had ,::in:\' cor.nectior. wit,J-: t,he obje ct. --- PAGE 45 --- ... The obje ct was clearly o utlined, b ut did not look like 1:. balloon. The l:'erkins Ot>servatory ,vas alerted but vra.s unab le to s i ~ht t heobject. --- PAGE 46 --- . ,. T • '. . I· ~ t , • I , 11. ,,, l • I • •1 !)clavrar .-. . '-1 •~ rr;en ••• : l" • c r or t.' .. a! in ton L t.r ect f • fl , c· r~J ri ' r·· Li • r. r-r1 l 1 1.}if' J T011l rl 1:, . 1' i:,,, i11 ~ i ·ht Ten mirut,..s n . 1\11 i•, 1 1d• l ..>cvera l thousa~d feet 13 . Di r ,ct t• r. r •• fl; ht Alrrlns t due west in':.c U'lt"? ~ ind 11.> . ,-;i?. ?lot less than 5 feet ir- ·vidtlt 17 . Cc l r r Very wt~te 1n . ::;h,.p Spherical, with a sn~ll µro+,n1s " on a• ove .; t. , lihe ..aror treaks 10 . Cdor d t,.c t; ,d i. one /S 21. Exh•, u!-t t r t,ils ;>? . ,J •(.thur c ondit1 orin Gle a r 23 . Eff , ct o!l <' louds l~/u 211 . S'lrntch :s or photor:r uphs N ne 25 . .:nnr.t r of dir;npp, r:i r ·,nc~ Di s apµca red from view be r ird t.he 1,r ces 26 . Romo r ks : 'fnis object app~a r ed like a concentrated bit of cloud except it .. as clearl;v outlin~d . T .e s iz e could no~ be d eternined , --- PAGE 47 --- • f ., sicce witness co uld n ot tell whe ther it was as wall object near him or a large ob ject far away. It traveled in a straight l ine a nd did not maneuver . It was not stated that the sound of a plane was heard . --- PAGE 48 --- r 1FCi - :r.:;. . ..• ll2f A r l 19L !J U1"1l" io !i -r r'I r •·ou...c ri.fe ... r l l r ' r 1U7 • ort l t S r• t .,..,,. j . ·i-, ir :-i."1t. / . , 1. " J ' i. •I , ! 'j • 1 S• r.a1:1 - nc,t t.no "a!lt j • . n: r { '. J ~ ..)0\ltl- TJ stcrl: nt . ~ I• •TJI• 1 r.a. nn4.. l ~ ~ .u f r JJf J::; n 0 l . :i :,i I e ,.. . l r • 1V ♦ cnl :r I f a r A CY clou ... p ill - ,ft .. • t, ll1r • 1· 0 •, t OJ ;.i.tli u t'r o t,ru in cr,d uni :•r t•:.t,h .. r d I ,., . If IJ r • • ., '/ JJ fl, r c :di' I• ,,, • ');(. • "· f •t • • <" l u•,I ' / .. ,~ 1 ,;h • (' r I l ,, t , r. r , I \ .. I I ,, , r11 r o f •li ,'IJ p r rr : 1,itnc:-.~ t • :-a . b rt. lid not cu a ·1 um . an I sa in:,t.c::itl a wl i o ob.'~ ct , SJ hr•r \c·d i r• t,I 11 e , LJ1r•r 1 •r 'l f, t, 1~ tn111,ith H 11·, t1,1d;n 0 --- PAGE 49 --- er'd undi::rrieath . It ,,·a. cle rly outlined and r1ai.ntajred i he sane s ~ape as it. moved along , s teadily , ard at thf> same altitude . itober t Cocnran, son of r. 1 e witness , w o is in U .~ .er chant 'ctr ine, tt ouvh.., .he ohj e ct ,,er y i.m usual. le said i t vras in t· P. sha; o ,Jf ;a r&.ln5pout . --- PAGE 50 --- 1. D~tr 9 April 1946 Incid ,r t~ 113 2. Timo 15}tQ 3. l nc,. tion h4ontgomery , Alabama i1 . :r11mu of o bs,..r vor Robert D. llughes, .1.,t . Colonel , IBAF 5. Occupu ti on of ob~ orvor Pilot 6. ,ddr •.:.s of ob s'l rvor l'actics Di v . , Air Tactical ~cl ool , Tyt1dall AF Base 7. Plue ! of ob::.v r vr.ti on Fr om t he air 0. ?Jumuor of' obj ,.cts One 9. Dis tun co of obj s n rv,, r N/S 10 . TiMO in sirht Five seconds 11 . hltitud o Approrimat ely 16000 feet 12 • Spr:od In excess of the viewer 1s 310 mp h air speed 13 . Diro ct i on o f f'l i.t"ht Nor thwest 14 . 'l\1ctics l~/S 16 . Siz~ Top part eight £e et diameter 17 . Colo r Si l ver 18 . Sh~po Had the aweara,ce of a p11rachute carryine a lar ge canister or ball 19 . Odor d ot oct od N/S 20 . Jp pnront cons t ru ction ·'/S 1 21 . Exhuu5t t r ails t-lone 22 . Vloathor conditions Clear, visibility a nd cei lin g unlimited 23 . Effo ct on clouds N/S Skotoh 0s or photogr o.phs - Sketch ( t rip ) 25 . Mo.nnor of disnppoa r n nco N/~ 26. Romu r ks :Lt . Col Robert B. Hughes fir st si1Y2ted the object r,efore com­ pleting an 180° le.ft turn over the town of Montgomery, n.labama . --- PAGE 51 --- e · object, sighted at ten o'cl.ock o!t his left win g, aweared T h e t o ab e silver disc . He immediatel.y completed a sharp bank to t he left ar¥i waa able to get a bet ter look at the object, and described i t as follows: "Top part of the o bject approXimately eight !'eet in diameter, eilver 1n color, bad the appearance or a parachute. Attached to the bottom of this had been a dark cable or shrou:i which appeared to be approximately five feet long. Suspended upon the cable had been a large canister or ball (Colonel Hughes could not discern w\.rl.ch) also silver in color. This r:anister or ball had the~pearance of being sli ghtly to the mar of the top part of t he object. The overall appearance of theob ject lo'oked s omething similar to the par a c,1Ute and canister containing photogra ph ic testing equipment dropped from a V - 2r ocket ." At t he t irre he lost sight of the object, 0 ughes' aircraft had been indicating 310 mil.es pe r hour air speed, aro the object ha:i appeared to fly avray from him on a hor izontal plane r ather than a ver tical d ecline . A sketch of the objec t is attached . --- PAGE 52 --- E 'i.Hl 8\T • 1 • 8' • - - - SILYE" DA~K 9 ABLE · - SILVER 0 . ( ... ll•c • --- PAGE 53 --- li • C!!-:-c;: - LJ ;. - 1'1 1 l• ::-..d: 18 Apr 118 ,.,r. • .. J!1 13o6 hours :,, . ~c,· ticm Approx 1 mile north of Fairbanks, Alaska Lt qtch Jobnmn C:ccu pt ti, n nf' cb:.: ci r v1r lat Lt (disc.barged f/USA:1 as per authority Para 1, ro. to dated 28 ~ 48) (eee) 6. .,•:M r• ,:;. of ob~, rv J r Ft Worth, Texas I. Plue of obsi.J r·.~ Li on Over city of FairbSDD, Al.aaka 1 ' 9. Di!:tunco of c bj, ct 'fr om obsr r v, r N/S 10 . Tino in sir-ht fev aim.tee 11 . ,'.lt.jt,utlv 2000-3000 ft 12. 3pucd 250-300 mile• ( traTeled. :0() feet in 1 or 2 second.a) l_;, . Dir oction of fl trht 111 . T1..,rt 1 cs Oscillated trom horizontal plsne rapid speed) 15 . s "'l.J'd Bo sound lt.> . SiZ•1 8" in diameter 17 . Co l or eUver,y lf. . 3 hc~ po round alld. !lat 1~. Odor dJtoct~d 11,s 20 . hppnr....nt const ru ction 1l/S 21 . E:r.h•,u~t t r ni l s no traUe of aey kind ?2 . HGn thor c onditions Weather clear and n.e1bU1t7 23 . Effoct on cloud s B/S 21 . Skotoh os or photogr aphs none 25. i•lnnno r of disnpp..-,e r nnco B/S 26. Romnr ks : r --- PAGE 54 --- • ·. e Object observed at altitude of about 2000-3()00 on NE-SWhead1:ng. It appeared to be eome 8 inches 1n diameter and f!J3.Ve otf a eilTery brilliantreflection. It oaeil lated from a horizontal. pl 8Zle to a ·v ertical plane at a very rapid pace. htimated speed: about 250-300 MPH -(traveled I01ll8 500 :teet in l or 2 seeonda ► llo sound could be • heard nor were there any trail s of azv kind. I OO!'E: '!his ai&htillg ms, baTe been the refiection of Ellll from w.lrigs of these aircraft. At the approximate ti.me of the eigbtillg a ?IUlDber of aircraft were fiyi.Dg in the local area. i (, --- PAGE 55 --- ,. 1• 19 Apr 48 lncil . t 115 . 1 1615 ;. • 1 0-,,er Greenrtlle XI B:i.. , GrocnYille. s . C. I, . • ,... , 0 1· o' •" r v r • l at Lt Francia '.i. Sennj n, Jr. & lat Lt Robert .... Loollia, U.J ..P c •up• , i n o r o b: c. rv :,r Both a t tached to Liaison eq. Greenv1.Ue b . .. !d r of o b :i rvor • Greenville AF Base, Greenv1lle,l. C. l ,c ! oh r · t, i on Greennl le AF Base 1 • !'mu r o : o l j• ·t ., ! J - l at firet , t later ). )1. n of o b t f r ::1 obs rv r 15, CXX> to 20, CXX> ft OTerhead • Ti:, ir . i r ht. 2 minutes H, ,d I t.Uc! I 15, CXX> to 2(XXX) ft lr . ,.; I d Undeterml.Ded.. St: t i onary, then rapidly acceler ~ting imd. c1i.billg I . Dir c t i, r r f fl 1 1 ht North I• , ,. (" Ho•er~ then acceler&.tion and cl1't1bi.ng Observeo. trail format i,:m l . none aidible (7) - st tea: #itnes aes were ttr acted b,1 sound of fighter aircrftft in vicini ~. ir. wrleter.nined (no -aent' ~n de of these) wite .;1 , f ellintical 1 ,. Cd r l Jt ct i N/S ,. th r c ondi i nr C"-VU or pho o •n.•J '1:; 2 1n d11tance (o..-er) , I --- PAGE 56 --- Yitneaaea were attracted by sound of fighter aircraft 1n vieinity. ~1' atarted aearchicg the sky f or the airera:ft and sighted the objects. ahen first sighted , the witne s ses thought t~bject s might be weather balloons. However, lllhen they- accelerated eo rapidly 1n a northerly heading, they determined the objects could not be balloons. 'fruq were in a trail formation on a lorth-South line. and moved so rapidl7 tb.e;r vereout of eight w1 thin a f ev seconds. From ori.81.nal s~ting in the stationary position to their dieappearence, a period of JIPProximatel)" two (2) miDutea elapsed, orr which the objects wre in a 1tatio~ position for approximately one (l)minute. NOTE: Wind at 20,000 ft from 3lfo0 at 10 kDote per hour (1230 EST Rr,t) Wind at 20,000 ft 320 at 13 knota per hour as (1830 EST Rpt) JIIOTE: learest weather station relea eil:lg balloon& is Spartanburg, S. C. One black: balloon vas releaaed at 1230 EST. --- PAGE 57 --- • ' I ' 0 (4) ln appro:d.mtely 2 llinute■ obJecta ba4 r■appesred 0 ObJecte began movillg in a llNE direction and rapidl,y acceleratinc 0 and cl 1JDb1ng. 5 (2) 0 0 When firet aeen obJecte were 1n a ead-atationar;y poe1tion. (1) 0 J'iret one obJect waa aighted, next, another on, appeared. n lb --- PAGE 58 --- ......, .e " CEECK- LI :.7 - 11 lT !Jr::i!T I r JED FL'.'HlG OBJECTS Inc id Jrt :ff U6 2. 'I' it"IO night 3. Locc t i on Near shores of Jamee ~ . }~ . :1nmu of obsc- r vor V. J. Pratt :i . Occupr...ti on of ob~o r vor !'mploye of Hudson Ba,y Co. 6. n".idr •,$ S of obs u r vo r Moose Fae tory 7. Pl uco of obso r Vuti on Moose Factory, Canaca r. Mun bo r of ob j octs 1 i) . Di5tonco of ob j e ct f r om obsorvor B/S 10 . Ti;t10 i n si~ht _, N/S 11 . l-1 t itud o N/ S 12 . Spead meteoric Di r o cti on o f flt c ht earthward 1:- . S011r d Bo noise 16 . Size size of f:ld:1.xm:ml f ootball 17 . Co l or ,jj/:£, :Blue flame i B. Chc po N/S J.C:, . Oci or dot octod N/S 20 . i-.ppn r ont constr u ction meteor 21. Exhoust t r a i l s ■ t■■pxUgict N/ S ?2 . vfonthor conditi on s Night 23 . Eff o ct on c l ouds N/S 2li . Sk e t che s or photogr c.phs None 25 . 1annor of di sa ppoa r a nco exploded 26. Rema r ks : (over ) !. ., ,.. . r, ,,. --- PAGE 59 --- A big ball of blue flame, seemingly the size of a football streaked out of the sq and exploded neer this North.em Ontario conmmity {Moose Factory) nesr the shores of Jsmes Bey. The explosion 11 t up t he entire area brighter than d.eylight, the wholt? ball disappeured and a second l ater a streak of orange light shot 11pward from were the ball was l a st seen. The orange streak was gone within a second. Witnesses heard no noi se of any kind. NOTE: 'lhfs ties up with earlier reports fra;.n Cochran, 15() miles sou th of Moose Jaw where sever~.J. citizens r eported seeing what they thought to be a meteor around 11.UO P . M. EST Thurs. One witnes s ( a Mrs. Charles Giles) said t hat the obj ect plunged do'Wllws.rd like a spent rocket in the northern sky. She described it as about the size of a full moon which gave the appearance of disintegrat i on as it fell. --- PAGE 60 --- _I CHECK- LIST - UEIDENT IFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Doto 7 ~ 1's Incid -mt # ]&llJ 117 2. Time 15(:() to 1700 3. Loca t i on Memphis, Tenn. 4. Ha.mo of obse r vor Miss Jem B~. Housekeeper et nt al (aee other side) 5. Occupat ion of ob9or vor Housekeeper 6. J,ddr c ss of obsorvor 253 W. Waldorf Ave., Me!TKJhie, Tenn. 7. Pla co of obsc r vtition Memphi s, Tann. 8. Number of obj ects 50 or Eo 9. Distanco of objo ct f r om obsor vor N/S 10. TiMo in sight N/S 11 . .Altitudo extremely high 12 . Speed faster than SDY' aircraft witDes ses had ever seen 13 . Direction of fli ~ht easterly 1L. Tactics Most traveled in straight line altr.o some of them zig-z~ed. 15. Sou.ed None 16. Size Very small Colo r shiny - like bright aluminum 18. Shcpo unknomi - possibly like meteor 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20. Appa rent constru ction S/S 21. Exhaust trails Some objects ~emed to haTe a silvery tail which might have been exhaust 22 . WoE!_tj'lor conditi ons CAVU, wind: 330 to 3qoo, 15 MPH at surfa ce 1ncreaa4ig to 66 MPH at 20, 0CO; au-face teJJi>: 72°: dew point 43° relative humidity~ 23. Eff oct on clouds 1/S 24. Skotchcs or photogr aphs Bom 25 . l,lannor of disappoarenco N/S 26 . Romnr ks : (over ) r-· , ·~,, . :, ,-:- I) :f,'\ ~7. ' - • \ ' • I 0 ~ :I l, f, \.. d '{.; I ' --- PAGE 61 --- . I J'ifty td6o ~ object• were seen moving at a speed faater than any kno111 aircraft on en laaterl.y beading at an extren-el y high altitude. Jor the uoat part these objects traveled in a straight line al tho some of them dg-ze,;ged eliglltly. Bo sound was heard. Some object• aeemed to have a silvery tail which mi&ht have been exhaust. These objects could not be.ve been weather balloons a.a only one balloon -.e released by the Menphi e Weather Bureau. th.at d~. OOTE: Wi tnesaea thought they had eeen a meteor; however au.bsequent inveati&ation. eeeme4 to preclude thi• possibility. See Supp II to 'l'rip Report to Meq,his - Visit with Dr. Paul Berget of the Observatory of CincinnEi.ti, Ohio, 1n which Dr. Herget expressed eerious doubt that the 50 or more object• obeerved 7 Ms_y- ~ 1n Menpbia were meteors. Be, waa, however unable to offer arrr explanation as to a possible identification of the object,. • Dr. Bp.ak of OSU and Dr. Lincoln i.P4Z are to be coneo.lted about the poaeibility of iD:b these being a meteor shower. Witnee■ of thie incident were: Mr. F. J. Kaiser, aaleamen 251 W. lfal.dorf Ave., Memr.hia Mr, 1. J. Xaicer, housewife 25). V. Waldorf Ave., Memcbis, Tenn. --- PAGE 62 --- ,. I ! ft: l OPJEX:T 26 Mar 48 In.. 1:1 rt 118 1630 hours ] , :Berlin Licbtenrede, lirchbachetraase 2 rv r Dr Onn!!ne, "UP, f n r f rv r Fonr.er guided mi ssile exp rt at Exeim:ietall Borsi, ,1:lr .• nr Berlin Lichtenrode, Iirchbacnetraeme 2 c- f b-- r· i n A.a abo?e . ,'ur1b r r,f o t j l> l ). U r.tntlC'O o f nhj ct f r or., oh rv r li/ S l • in in nir:ht B/S ll. .-. ti~ud 14 kilometer• l . 01 r c 1 . r r 1 r:h t Sou.th t o North ,<1 l C:l J./ S lI • ..: , ' d No sound re, ,o rted l;:,. Sh •.w.te cotnt• 17 . r-nlo r White ll . :-;h~po n/s ) I • 0d r d t Cl;Od 1/s 20. \ nr r.t cor.:. 1 ruct ion 1/s 2 1. Er.hr,ust, t ru1l n No eXBD.at trail report£.d hor c :,d i i n .. clear 23. Err ctn c l nud o B/S 2 11. Sk I ch n nr ph n t.or,r ,, phs None 25 . ' 'onn r or dino p poa r nco B/S 26. R mo r k c • (OTcr) --- PAGE 63 --- Dr Onnana, former Ouided KiaeUe e ~ t at ~inmetall, Boro1g mentioned that be • ~ t ed 1 wite point lll)ri.ng fro• ~ th to JJorth at an approx height ot i4 ld.l ometera. apeed u.ndAtterm 0ed, r &ther f a at, no rpt of aound, and no report ot exhaust trail. WIT.RESSES: Dr and. Mr1. Orman.. So J)botoganh9 amulable. --- PAGE 64 --- --- PAGE 65 --- --- PAGE 66 --- • - mnDENTIFIED FLYING of observor --- PAGE 67 --- • --- PAGE 68 --- r II .,' • CHECK - LIST - (Tl IDENTJF!ED Ft~·rno OBJECTS l, D::.i t o 20 1eb 48 Ineid nt f ll9'b 2. Timo 0700 3. Loco tion Villa liqea (10 ailea m ot Aauncion.) I, . i:nmo or obs('r vor • Rancher ~ laborera 5. Occupotion ot oblJurvor Bencher. 6. hddrc :;s or obso rvo r UJl,hs ·Chaco" 7. Pl oco of obso r vr tion Bancb houa. in ne18hborb od o~ Villa Ba;rea O. Hunbor o!' o bj oota l 9. Distonco o f ob j l ot from obso r vor B/S 10. Tino in air:ht H/S 11 . Allitudo l,OCX> ft 12 . Sr< 2 . 'ifoothor c onditi onr. N/S ?3 . Eff'or.t on c l ouds N/S ?l, . Slrntch ut> or phot or,ro pho None 25 . ~Jo.nnu r of d i irn ppoll r 'lnc, N/S 26 . Romur ks : (~er) --- PAGE 69 --- e Perce1Ted a d11c &irlDC off on intenae green color. Witnea1 report, tbot the obJect traveled from west to e· 1t at a speed l•• • than t hat of a plane and at an altitude of approx lCXX) ft. Along its ed&91 it gave off an mireola w1 th the color green predominant. --- PAGE 70 --- - ' c:r.:- •• - l • - "' : -:· : l D FL' I' 11/s - aro nd 7 J'eb 48 2• . ir. N/S }• L t:it"n VeJle, Denmark r Cccupc.ti n of' obs rv,r fi eld laboraz-e • ... r s of ob'" rv.> r N/S /. fl .c of otn T'." Lion GadbJerg (n r Vejle) . :iunb r o!' ohj cts l • !H. orico of obj ct r r o.l!l ob rv r 200 l!letere al.ti tu.de l • Ti:io in ~ir.:h • ~ 3 second■ 11 . ;.1 t :l ~udo 2CX) meter ■ altitude l? . Sj rl hl&b speed 1~ . Dir1cLior. o fl "rht iJC to N\f l ,. i'u~ ics N/ S SI'\ I N/ S lt> . Siz N/ S 17. Ct' l or sh1n1n& 10.. :;h .po N/S 1';1 . Odor cl tact d N/S 20. nopn r ont con... r ue i nn B/S .Io hor condi i or.s N/3 23 . Eff rt c~ rlouds N/S Sk r.h s or photo ,r up~:; Bono 25 . nnor of dinop o r nnc N/S 26. R .or b; : --- PAGE 71 --- • throe qa ..Orkia« 1n ~ t i • ld tJl GadbJ e rg ( ne r fcJ le) .Dm:nrk, h4.'ft ob er-.red • ab D ~ obJr et , t •i cb moved , t ~ Bpf!'t"d cw r t he eky f'rom B.Ji..thc) et to northwest .t about 2CX) mi,tore alt itude. lt 1ned n.s1·b1e . tor three ..ecouaa. I I I --- PAGE 72 --- CITECK - LIST - UEIDEH'!' IFIED FLYIUG OBJECTS 1. D:.itc 9 January 194g Inc id' J Pt # 121 2. Time 23,0 3. Locc1 t i on Cartersvil1e , Georgia , 34° 10 1 N, 84° 49 ' W }.~. I!amo of obsc rvor Hugh DuBose 5. Occupr.4ti on of ob~o rvor Pilot (EAL) 6 . ;,-:ldrc ss of obse r ve r f-4/S 7. Pl oc o of obso r VLition Air O. Number o f objocts One 9. Di stnnco of obj o ct from obso rvor N/S 10 . Tirr10 i n Si(;ht N/S 11 . rl l titudo 3000 feet 12 . Speed 4oo mph Direction of fli cht 175° M Tactics 1'J one 15 . Sound U/S 16. Size N/S 17. Color Light , sky- blue 18. S he.po Circular, except £ or t he top quarter w.1ich 'tTa s .flat, pot- shaped 19 . Odor d ot o ct od !J/S 20 . Appn r ont construction N/S 21. Exh uu~t t r ails None ?2 . Won thor conditi ons N/S - --::-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 . Eff o ct on c l o uds 1~/'iJ 2!1 . Sl-:otch 1s or photogr o.phs 1 None 25. nunner of di anppoa r anco 10 ° below the horizon 26. Romo.rks : 1'1hen obj ect crossed the p 1th of t he witn ess all that could be observed was an intense blm flame , in a shape circular exce pt for '1 r --- PAGE 73 --- .. • the to1, quarter ,•,hi,:h via.. flat , pot- f; aped . 'lhe v:itnes:1 stat.es that the obJect definitely did not ha•.ie IJ e curved traj•~ctory of a r1ini less Plisslle . Shartly after crossin~ his path, t ,,., bl 1e fla"!e sp1Jttar:d an-:i tur ned 1rnnedia Le-.ly earthl'tard . ·11ie flamP t hen lied 3lto e1,her b ut nothing '\',as seen hittin~ t.he rround . ,'iitnoss st..atea that t he flanc was •1ot ci ihe lonP, tr ·dlh1 tyue , bub rat~r -: ve ',he imoression that you were looking down a lon: exHaus t stack at a •;}10rt but coi centr:.J. ted mas !'l of blue fla11e and further stated th· t his connectL Jns with fl.A.I" pilots .in .!hclancldurin6 ti,,,. war 1-eads him now ',o Je lieve tr is ob.iect looked the saz~e as the 11 nuzz '3ombs '' chased b:· t ose RAf pilots 1t night. Arthur Por t~ r, pur s er on this fliLrt 9 Jan11ary w , a l so saw the ohjact , t he f~me only, but can }!i ve no fur t.her evidence for its i dentifi cation. Ur . DuDose stated on Apr il 7."} that sever,ty- fi ve ~at t le had 'iied of an unknown lis@ase on tJ-,~ farm of a '°".I:'. Gor1y a, Ne1'tl1an , Georeia, and exprer-sed concern over a. possible connection between the unidentified o\ ject ne reported anrt t,is wiusual f a tality amonp 1--e althy c.at.tle . llowevv-r , tho Atlanta Uffice of rie Animal Industry Division, U. S . DPpa.rt.'llent of Agri ­ cult'lr''9 , ad.rises that thi£i "unknown II dis ease has persi sted fo r ov e r a year and ot her cases r e y: eated elsewhere in the coun try fo r some t i me ba ck. TI.ere apparentl y remains no basis for oonnect ion b etlf8en the obj e ct J.ir . Du.Bose r eports and the deat 11 of seventy- fi"'9 cattle a t }'ewnan, C'..eor gia. "' j, --- PAGE 74 --- • ·~ - f' lo! t· , b \J ·~ ~ "• ,: 'Lt )1 5 AprLl lJh" 2. , ii-:u i!/S 3. l nc. t .i 0n 'iollo'Tlan Air i"orce ,iasc 'J . (:ccupt. Lion '>f obs ) rv0r Trained 1:al.oon obsei•ver, Geophysics Lab Section 6. ., ld r •·.,:; of ob::;,. rv..J r ti/S "( . Fl ·.c of ob:;;,1 rv1. t i on Fr om t ·o ground 9. Di;.tnnco of obj n c1, fr om obs,, rv ir N/S 10 . TiPH> .i n s i Ght 30 seconds ll . rt lt.. i Ludo Ver-J high 12 . Spr,od f a:;tcr Lhan any known aircraft l ;, . Dirocti,m o f fl i. r ht J,1/::i 1 1.. 'i'uct ics Era.tic - conplcting a lar ge loop after its doyn ward descent, then soarine; upward and disappe a.ring suddenly 15 . Sr-• md None 16 . Size Large l7 . Co l o r Ore y - Tihite 18 . Sh(.po Ron:nded , indis t inct fonn Odor dot octod 20 . Appn r ont const ru ction N/S 21. E:xhuu5t t r nils N/S ,!2 . Vfoothor c ond ition s C•.\ . V. U. 23 . Eff nct on c l ouds N/ S Skotch . Sizu tl/S !7 . Col o r Colden hu, 18. Gh~po Had ap: ea.ranee of a major •s iJ'1siE')"li.a, that is, irrocul.arly r rundej and slightly concave on top 1 . Odor c\ot o ot.od •1/S 20. "ppn ror.t conti t.r uctir.n 1/S ?l . Exhi.ust t r td l s l'/'1 ?2 . 11 n • hor conditi ons /S 23 . Eff r.t on d ouds l /5 ? • SkoLr.h s or photor.r uphs I one •· . nr. r of di:::ap r cnco Dis pea.red s uddenly 26 . Romu r ko : Ur . Chan ce wa.r ..'ecrtcrs Ci..-!'t... i ·1..r , Co . , ,.: t'""n . ...nrl ~: Ai.1 J, '€ "'t h r' I""':S , 'r]--..;_ ~ 6. ;,,ldr u:i s of ob s or vor ·.-reE st Ern Cc,.... t~·i, _i" , Co ., .n.l.:,.Jr_• 111. Pluco of obso r·vution 8. !lul"'\bor of' obj oots 1 9. Distance of obj e ct from obser ve r 10 . Ti;,'!O in s i r,ht ...... l ~ ll . .i.ltitudo I 12 . Spcod 1~ . Dir o ction o f fli c;ht F/.:, ll.i . Tactics 11 :'la. ,. ed. its w1ng'S 11 15 . So1rrd Ii/.:> 17 . Co lor r../.., 18 . Sha po 19 . Odor dotoctod 20 . ,1.ppu r ont constr uction 21. Exhuu~t t r ui l s 22 . Hc~thor conditions rls I Effoct on clouds H/3 • r; 2L1 . Skotch ~s or photogr a phs N')ne 25. f..1annor of diso ppoa r nncc ·_:r/s • --- PAGE 81 --- .. " . .. oJ a ., r. • .. ,1 e I + • i t • r ... "l - ''"'~ ... ( -. ~<-ti l l ( d but s::> .e .,,_.. o-:' t t ..,n ., li .e "' ct t ...... t ce C .. Y.. rnr . --- PAGE 82 --- .e rl 2. Ti1'l0 1500 C-CT 7. ) . ir,c: tL·n i:orth , tJ.antic , 62°00 1 IJ 33°00 ' i'/ t. Cccup,.tion r, f ob ~o rvo r ,'1ea t her station natrol / • 6. .,'!rl r • ;s of ob:;•, r v ,0 r 1<':irs t Coast Guard Distr ict 'i . rbc ,. of ob:; .: r vi.ti on Air ') . D.i$tuncu of obj;:• ct f r om obse r ve r 6500 yards - 18000 yar d s Hi . Ti!"lo in s i r::ht N/ S ll . rtltitudo N/ S 12 . Spc od 30 mph 13 . Diroction of fli(~ht H/ S 15 . S""""d N/S 16 . Si ze N/ S 17 . Co l or N/S 18 . S he. po H/S 19 . Odor d otoctod N/S 20 . , ppn r rmt construction H/S 21 . Er~a u~t t r uils N/S 22 . 1ilcnthor conditi ons C. A. V. U. 23 . Eff oct on clouds N/S 2L1 . Skotohc s or photo,;rci.phs None 25. • Manner of disn ppoa r unco Target s trength was S5 fadmg at l S, 000 yards 26. Romu r ks : This incident is t he result of a r adar sight ing. Copy is also filed in radar si ght ing file . --- PAGE 83 --- ( • • This target r,as contact ed on tJ,e air s earch r adar at 1500 OCT on 18 April 48. 'lhe f i rst contact was mad e at if.00 yards and was tracked to J.g,ooo yards i;iv:i..n& a velocity of approxi mat ely 30 m. p . h. The area i n w i ch the t ar get 1ra oont act ed "as th or oug} l y s earer. Visually a nd there ,·tere no clo,rl s nor weather f r onts in sai d area . 'Iher e were no target i ndjca tions on thr• surface rad ar. The target strengt h was S5 f adin a t 1g, ooo yards. 6 --- PAGE 84 --- CHEClt• LI ST - Ul-:IDE?JTIFIED FLYING OBJreTS 1. D~tc 2 liq 19!¢ Incidont # 125 2. Ti.mo Night 3. Locotion St. J..ouis, Miss ouri , 40°oo'N 90°15'lf 4. Hnmo of obse rve r N/S 5. Occupat i on of ob~o r vor N/S 6 . 1\ddross of obso r vo r N/S ?. Pl oco of obsorvi:.tion Ground 8. Murnbor of obje cts One 9. Distanco of object f r om obsorvor N/S 10 . Timo in sight N/S ll . Altitud e N/S 12. Spcod N/S 13 . Diroction o f fli ght N/S llh Tactics N/S 15. Sound N/S 16 . Size N/S 17 . Color Phosphor escent after dark 18. Shapo Bird 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20 . Appo. r on~ construction N/S 21 . Exhaust t r uils N/S 22. Woothor conditions N/S 23 . Effo ct on 0louds N/S 2h. Skotch os or photogrc.phs None Uannor of disappearance N/S ., 26. Ror::orks: Se,, Incident I/J23 --- PAGE 85 --- Inc id >r.t ~ 126 30 Apr i l 194S ?• :'inv 1015 3. lr.c: Lion Anacostia, l'aval ..:ir Station, 38°52 1 N, 77°00 1W· 1 J. rccupr:.1..ion of ob$ rvnr Lt Commarrler, U3 Navy 7. Pbc,1 of obz,, rvr, tion 4 ir -) . Di:;tunco of' obj, ct f r om obse rve r One mile lG . Tino in oir:ht ,ljS 11 . ,:.Hitud,., 4500 feet l? . Sp1:od 100 m. p . h . 13 . Di r octi 1m of fl i.1~ht 360° N 1!, • TII ct i cs N/s l r .. Sizo 25 - 40 f t diaireter lfJ . Sh!.po 5phere ,, . ) r- Odor d•Jtoctod U/S 20 . M1pnror.t constru ction N/S ,'? . ,: r:thor conditions N/ S 23 . 8ff ;ct on d0uds N/S Sb,tch ·s or photo~ruphs Non e 2') . r:cnrvr of disnpp«oronco 'l/S 26. Romurks : The 01~ject appe ired "to the pilot to be a yellow (or l ight colored) balloon , am attracted attention principally because j \ , --- PAGE 86 --- ,. . of its night path. No external f i ttings or attachments "l'lere observed on the object. The speed of ~he object was estimated at about 100 m.p.h . 'Iha flieht of the object ~. as in a_riproximately a south to north direction , cle~pHe upper winds f r om north northl'fes t, and apparently fol.lowed a con­ stant alti tu:ie . Pilot did not pursue object t urther because it was ent~ing the prohibited f l ying area, u.~. Capitol, White House Area . --- PAGE 87 --- Cf!ECK - L IST - ttt-:IDENT JFIED FLYHlG OBJECTS 1. D:.ttc Inc id mt #- 127 2. Time N/S 3. Locot i on Lake Doiran , alonB the Yugoslav- Greek .fr ontier I~ . :ramo of ob::;c r vc r N/S 5. 0c cup~ti on of ob~o rvor N/S 6 . ;,dd r o=,s of obse rve r N/S 7. Ploc o of obso r wt i on Ground 8. Numbe r of objocts One 9. Distance of object f r om obsorvor N/S l G. TL"'r\o in sight N/S 11 . ,'..ltitud o 3000 feet 12 . Speed N/S 13 . Diroction of fli {~ht l tJ0° 111 . Tuctics N/s 15 . S N tnd Like artillery shell ( shril l whine) 16. Sizo h /S :7. Col or N/S 18. Shcpo Flying disc 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20. Jippnront construction N/S 21 . Exhuust t r nils N/S ?2 . \iloathor conditions N/S Effoct on clouds N/S "r \.,. 2/1 . Sketche s or photog r aphs l one 25. ilnnnor of disnppoa r onco N/S 26. Romnr ks: A pres s dispa. tch quoted residents of the Lake Doiran area along the Yu&oslav- Greek f r ontier as -sayi ng ·they saw a "flJri.ng \ C --- PAGE 88 --- d isc". • I t was d escribed as speedinr; so thwru-d from Yugoslavia at a height of :ibout ; ,000 f eet, Z!lakin a noise l ike an artillery shell. --- PAGE 89 --- ('' 'i - .1; .... ., ., . • ... • J 1• J n" 1 1 l! t,. tr 128 :; . 1 n(ll00:1,n) iddlepor t , O io , 3c, 0 00 ' l,, <12° 03 1 H ,.. ,1r ol • r v r Pen 1! rpe ,• . ! lr ·, or ob'.; rv r /S ). ~i.:tn1:cu of' ob i ~t f r oM obs rv•·• r !1./S 11 . ,,1 t itud• 6 - S !"!LI.es 1.:, . Di r ,cti ..l" rf' fHrht 90° lfJ . :; j z, 9" diamet,e r r om t r our.d level l/ . ~n lor i·hozphores <:en t .?o. hrpnr.-. nt con::.t ru ct i ()n I'./S 21 . Exh •. u:,t t r cli l :; Fhosrl-toresccnt trail in sey .2. ,I ·t. t,hur conditi ons T'/S 23 , Err ,c~ en c l ouds I / ~ 25. ?!unr. r of disoppoerc.nco r;/s 26 . Romo rks : The ahove cover s si 1 ;ti ting of same objects by Sarl Roush, ,fern York Central vystem r::ar Inspector; Bob /hi te, New Yo rk C-en t ral j' J --- PAGE 90 --- .' .. ard .;lerk ; and C. }~ . "ite, 1ew .i..c,l'k Len t.ral • atroLnan . Patrolirian !lite st.ot.ed in oodition t.l.at hi~ at.. ...entinr, waS c:.illed ~o these ot.Jects by Car .1.r.~! ('C'·"r u, Rui f' . U_ on o servi tll thi• sk? Hite saw disc- shaped oi..jects t?·avelini.;froir.west l.o a:;t, in succession i i t, 50.l",e path at ahout t·.-m-mir,ute u,t.erv:ils . !.o. c111d et, c.1c would "hook hack apparently in ., t' Sal'l"e fath Yr et ce i 1 i,Jd cnme . 11 {'ccasio:1all,, or.e seer.:ed t.o ir:.t ·utl iisi.ntc;,;r:1te . For a reser:ible.--:cc> , 11i b said 11 '1a.o a lar::e r;iock face , cover • t 1·1it: raummer - an:f haw n ver before in 1 life soen anythine like this - so naturally I was ~1 omowh11t nlorl'll'!d about it., :nid have steadfastly- kep+: 1.he wl--ole t dnc to self . I Trill certainly­ be on the lookout !or the damed thing tho next trip I make t hrou;, this sane area which is generall.7 after dark - because os• of the ti I " rk from Lemmon Sou t h Dakota or Hottinger North Dakota along this highway to Miles City which is about one days ffl:>rk 1th 111..Y DealorJ. In t_r.,ee li,e those I !eel as bofore stated ony-thing of this n..1ture which ,1e are not tni 11ar with we are duty bound o r · ~ rt to our Defenee 1-'orces o may be better equipped to understa11d t he unfam.1.liar tha.n we are. Yours wry truly, 1 . A. 001 UEVJ LLE - Territory ~gr for the B. .i.: • Gooctrich Company --- PAGE 96 --- .. . . ; r_.., \ ~ -~ Gz, \... li ., .. .. • • TH}~ B. F'. GOODRICH COHPAlJY Minneapolis 3, 1-rinnesota li.15 1,est Rosser Ave Bismark, N. D. 5-?3-4g United States Anny - I ntel ligence Div. Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: - On the night of May 17th at about 11: 30 PU d riving f r orn Baker, llontana to Miles City Montana on u.s. Hi grr,ray 1/12. just West of Plevna, Hontana before getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the s ky to the l,orth­ west . The sky was overcast in the West but to the Sout h the moon could be seen at times - with a broken sky. HavinB t raveled this s arre route for many years - about 15, I an p retty well used t o open prairie r oad a t niBht and can tell a star from an unusual object when I see i t. Northwe:.t Air lines t rav el a Western route just North of thi s route also, but I s to pped a t the Pov1der River Bridge where the road dips con­ siderably down from a high ridge - cut off my car motor and watched this object as it sailed around i n the sky - wh~.ch .- t times close and others seemed to speed away into t he he avy c lou:l bank to t he 1.Vest and then later reappearing, at a ver y bri ght v1hi te light a t what I would ju:if;e about not more than several miles away or closer . I c:1rry a pair of field glas s es with me, and after stopping t he car engine watched this thing t lirou~ ray glasses, which seemed to appear as a s mall object with a long ve ry bri ght light s hooting .f:t-om the under part of it. Because of t he speed of the object and the darkness it was very difficult to make out 'What it might be, but I am sure that if I had had a more powerful glass Im ight have rrade it out. I am perfectly sincere and do not drink so the foregoi ng is absolutely the truth. t)ith some of this newspape r funabo ut flying saucers etc, this had all of the appearance of just that- am in stoppin g the car if this had been an aeroplane I would certainly have been able to he,ar the motors. I stopped at a s ervice sta ti.on just before getting to the Powder River Bridge but they hai all gone to bed so did not have anyone alon g vrl. th me to witness the ob ject as it flm, through the air . I t stayed around this area for about 20 minutes arxi then f lew off t hroug '1 the heavy cloud bank to the West. I am enclosing a map shO\'fing the location of the foregoing . Yours very t ruly, The B. F. Goodrich Company / s/ Wm. Bonnen lle Territory Manager i COPY v --- PAGE 97 --- P ro~. bly t e CHECY. - LI..,T - u::i r.:,TI F! EO FLYlt.Ci OBJECTS l. D&te ?O J ·r. 19· 8 ., ' . rime ,, J.. ,.. ' · Loco ti on ·,i llc , 1111 noi ,; . '1r,me 01' Ob$~ rver .. . . : ill !> . Occup'l. 10n o f obs,.r,cr rvi or of Ply~ • T1 r•· Jco· • ...... 5 ,.. G. Ad lress of o t:se rv,.r 7. ?loce ol' observ•,tion (7) ··imtn r o f 0 j••ct:i • l I• Oio •ance of ohj~c 10 . firnc in Ci g }1 l 1. Al t i tud,. l ').. Sfel'.'d ~"Ml'O.X 5'.JO . :PR 13 . P1 r cc*i n 0 t' fli13ht 'Y.) ·.., ~ of 3. .. e tJ <". . 1 0° uuo:1 rP.,~l ir,& ~~1t: en o~ - C?~t ~::.:,.. l,; . Tue i ~ .. ..... • CO !'"C lf1 • ,,O'.llld . ne l(j . ,;i lC 17 . Color •• ii.O 11 ..~ 18 . Shap,- ·" !'OX ro , 1 '• Odo r c:,. t. ••c t"d 20. App,ircr.t conu t r ue ti on Exr.nust • rn i 1r. 2. C!l • h • r (' r.d i i n., 23 . F.tTec • OIi clo d& ··1 .. •• .J 24 . ·, • ches or pt tor raphs ,-.... 2! . •1nu, r OI d1 ,p1 fH.lrunc.- ··1 .i J 2'~ . ttc'":::i r ks ~ l •-.,. r i.ce: ., ., --- PAGE 98 --- I nc 131n " ------ CHECK-LI~T • u::lDENTlFlED. FLYUJG OBJl::CTZ l. Date Ju=.e 1r,l1u 2. rime :,-,y\ Loco.ti o'n Be lcv;lle , :::1 in->i~ ,; . Name of observer :,:.,j:>r E.--:.rl . ...' F.n:·rh t,.I)~ s. Occupation or observer Pilot, ~mc.1."V! or , ~-~i it. ry Tr.• 6. Add ress o r observer 7. ?lo ce of observation "· tumbe r or obJec ts l 9, Die o.nce of object f r om observ~r .• I ,' 10 . Time in sigh't 11. Altitude ;.inleter :r.i:-?ed bat b elo-N 6,r.co ft . 12 . Speed rox 500 ,G'f. 13. Di recti on of flight ;,35° 5 o:' 3nre tre n !..J 0 :,:... !l reach: l "" C)">utn 4?nd of :kott .-S 3::1r-o 14 . Tactics .:i bzog cour e 1 s. So·Jnd 16 . Site Six or ei{;ht inch!!n in diamctnr 17 . Color •'!'.i C lig r.t 18 . Shape , nrox r ounJ 19 . Odor de tected 20 . Apparent constr uction 21. Exhaust t rails 22 . ee.tho r condition s Coarol te ovr re; r-t . t 6, .f"Q f t . 23 . Effect on clouds N/'3 24 . Sketches or phctorrapha •25 . A!anner of disappearance" ' ' '3 26 . Remar ks No airer- .ft fl y ing in the vi ci nity of Seo!. t E' ci_, at the tic.~ li~nt "'!t; si :htcd. I --- PAGE 99 --- -- 3 CHECK - LI!:>T - maDF.NTlFIED FLYl NG OBJECTS l. Date ,, ' . V '• . 'fa-e of obse rver 5. Occupa ion o f o bs!!rver ::13 6. Address of obse rv r 7. ?lnce of observation 10 . Ti r;,- in :; ir}, •.3 • t>n . ..""\ 11m thr e "P.C r. ,. 11. Al ti ,d• tor 1~ . ui r ccti'ln of fligh ..., ~ ? \ ;, ...:- • "'" to - ( I / l 'i . -=-~ctic,. l c;. ,, ~rd Jr. . •• i le , 7. Color i 20. Ar f.'lrcnt cor,& truction 2] . Exhn•Jst; t r •,ils J:-t"~t.! h- y llow tr i l 22 . Yo!! ' h~ r condition!: n .e o r phs 1 2 • 'l0U• r or di 'Pl fl:- llC • • "" ob c•u- d v! i on 26 . 1 11:c:.orks : Offic~ er;::,,,..... or 1 ht rif n ~ 6 --- PAGE 100 --- l. Date 20 - 26 Feb ~ 2. Time Usually around 2130 hours 3• Location N/S (Norway Denmark & Sweden) INCIDENT lJ~ 4. Name of observer N/S 5. ~ccupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation N/S 8. Number of objects N/S 9. Distance of object f r om obse rver N/S 10 . Time in sight N/S 11. A1ti tude From tree-tap l evel to 20, CXX) t 12. Speed one to two miles uer second 13. Di r ection of flight Come from dir ection of Peimemunde 14. Tactics N/S 15.. Sound N/S 16 . Size N/S 17. Color (green tail ) 18 . Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/i 20 . Apparent construction 21 . Exhaust t r ails green 22 . Weather conditi ons N/S 23 . Effect on c louds N/S 24 . Sketches or phot ographs None 25. Manner of di sappearance. N/S 26. P.ema.rks The trend of these objects to arroear a t2130 hours, might be si gnific:mt. •. ,. "' 6 f •• ~ ·•, ~"":fl t1 , •• ~v ,t • , -~:-i. If 1 ' '\ --- PAGE 101 --- • Saviog Time) --- PAGE 102 --- --- PAGE 103 --- CHECK - LI~T • UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS l. Date 28 May 1948 2. Time 1500 houra (Ea stern Daylight Saving Ti me) EnrqQte to U -.:l ~T 3. Location • Se1rri dge Fld ., Mt . Cl emens, Mich r,/2.1a0Dill Fld Positions 6 miles due ea s t of Monroe , Mi ohigan l34a 4. Name of observe r M/Set ~est I)\vie , Jr . (oo l ored) 5. Occupation of observer M/S~ 6. Add ress of obse rv·e r Selfridge Field 7. Place of obse rvatio n 6 mil•• du• east of Monroe, Michigan 8. Numbe r of objects 2 9. Distance of object fr om observer 25 to 30 m i les to mu: left 10. Time in sight ;o eeoonda . 11 . Altitude approx 8,000 rt i2 . Speed D D ~ Over 400 m1lea per hour 13 . Di r ection of flight South West from 35° at 8100 o'olock positioa 14 , Tactics Pursued atraight ooura• 15. Sound N/S 16 . Size Appeared t o be four f••t in diameter 17 . Co lor Shi:rw brass 18 . Shape round 19 . Odor detected N/S 20 . Apparent construction N/S 21 . Exhaust trails None 22 . Weathe r conditi ons Clear, high overcast at 18,000 ft; t hin stratus layer broken at 8,000 rt, l ateral visibility• o to 15 Effect on clouds N/s miles 24 . Sketches or photographs Sketoh 25. Manne r of disappearance N/S 26 . Rema rks Disorepanoy as to position of 2nd object in group 2 as sighted by Lt Xokbloroi~ (!no U4) \7itness perceived only top-aid• or object. Objects ,een flying over wooded section b7 --- PAGE 104 --- ., CHECK- LI5T .. UIITDEN .IJ'IED FLYING OBJECTS 7 l. Date Between 15th & 20th Aug >,. 2. Time 2130 M5T • 3. Lo ca.tion Ba.pid City A:F Base, Weaver , S.D. 4. Name of observer Maj Elmer H. Ha.mnar, i. (A0-46014) 5. Occupatian of observer I ntel Officer 28th Bombardment Group ('VR) 6. Add ress of observer Baoid City .AF.Base ':leaver, S. D. 7. Place of observation Weaver , s. D. 8. Number of objects 12 (lsoprox) 9. Distance of object from observer 4 miles 10 . Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude 10, 000 ft to a-rynrox 6 ,000 ft . 12. Speed 500 f.PH + 13 . Di r ection of flight Appr oached first from N"l'I then turn to right and disappeared in SW 14 . Tactics t ight di amond-shaned forrGr'.lti on 15. Sound no noi se heard 16 . Size Length : 1004- ft estimate 17. Color Yell owish- white - brilliant 18 . Shape Ell iptical 19 . Odor detected N/S 20 . • Apparent construction N/S 21 . Exhaust t r ails None 22 . Weathe r conditi ons Clear, no clouds , stars visi ble, wind, c...-lm visibility 3o+ 23 . Effect on clouds none 24 . Sketches or photographs Scetches 25 . Manner of disappearance Dissm:ieared on a S1i heading 26 . Remarks There ~ears to be minor discrepancies as to speed and altitude in the r enort given verbally to Gla sebrook and l tr to this Hq f/'¥a.J Hammer --- PAGE 105 --- --- PAGE 106 --- • --- PAGE 107 --- --- PAGE 108 --- r -' 1. Date and Ti me of Observati on: ~ "1na 1~~ at 21.40 • I nci den t No . U6 2. Wher e Si ght ed: Soutb lnouil.18, Tennessee 3. Observer 1 s Posi tion: ( i. _e . , gr ound, a ir-, control t ower , etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Ur,. \UdtehOU1te, South ~ xvills, fenn. 5. Occupation and/or hobbi es: w:1.t'e ot lfajor lta"97 J. lbitehouae Comaanding O.tf i.oer, I.SU, 3~19 iennessee 6. Attention Attr acted by: 7. Number of Object(s) Seen : 1 8. Si ze of Objec t( s) : JJ/ S 9. Color of Object( s) : orange 10. Shape ( Sketch i f Possi bl e) Ball 11. Nature of Lumi nosi ty: (directed beam of light? ) 12, Al ti tu.de of ObjPct : ,o. ooo ft (estimated) 13. Esti mated Di stance of 0bject from Observer : N/S 14. Estimatod Gpced of Object : 1,000 IPli 15. Ti me i n Sight : 3 ainute■ (according to llra Whitehouse) 3 aeeonda (accordin.g to ORC inetructore) 16. Tacti c s: 17. Sound Jlf.ade by Object( s) : N/S 18. Direction of Flight of Object( s ) Weat 19. .Apparent Constructi;m: •t:tre• ' 20. Effect on Cl ouds: N/s 21. Exhaust Trail ( Color of) : ••tr•mer of blUi.Sh color traillng• 22. Manner of Di sappccrance: OY~r horison 23 . Weather Conditions at Time of Si ghting: B/S 24. Peculi ari t i es Noted: 25. Su.mmD.ry of I ncident : (See attached page) --- PAGE 109 --- --- PAGE 110 --- c• Chl:':CK - LI~T - U!llDl:.NTlFlED fLYlNG OBJECTS l. Date 30 Ju :- e 19ue 1,36a ''> . I'ime 2140 '.'>. Location s. Knoxvi lle , Tenn 4. Name of obse r ve r Mr Tryus W. Setliff 5. Occupation of obse r ver N/S C. Adrl r ess of observer Oa k r idge , Tenm,ssee 7. ?lace of observation Knoxville, Tenn 'I . ~l•unbr>r of obj"ects 1 9. Distance of object fr om obse rv'3r N/-3 10. Time in Gigh~ 3 seo onda 11 . Altitude 12 . Speed 1,000 MPH 13 . Di r e ction o f f light Westerly 14 . Tactics N/S 15 . :o•.md N/S 15 . Size N/S 17 , Color Orange Color 18 . Shape Ball 19 . Odo r de tected N/S 20 . Apparent construct i o n Fir• 21. Exhaus t t r ails Bluish Color 22 . 'fleathe r conditions N/s 23 . Fffect on clouds N/S 24 . Sketches or photographs None 25 . ~.~anno r of disappea r a nce Over horiton to West 26 . fi'emo. r ks 61 ti --- PAGE 111 --- CJ!'EGK• LIST - Ur-!IDFJl~:'IFIED Fl Yrnrr OBJECTS Inc id ·,rt ./1 1)7 1. D·ittJ 7 Jul 4g 2• Tino 211~ and 2ll5 Loci tion ,, I I i1nrw of obsc r vor J~mes k•u , Lt., 0 : S. llaYal Bea.rY• 5. Cocupc,tion of ob~o rvor Nllt.h81at1o• laa\ruc\ar 6. n'idr• :..s of obso rvor Universt ty o f Norta Carolina 7• Pluco of obso r vt. tion CMpel 1Ul', i. C. 8. Nur'lbur of o'hj<'ots three ( J) 9. Distnnco of obj e ct f r om obso rvor N/S 10 . TiMo in sir,ht A·1>rox-1mately o• (1) lliJmte 11 . Alt i t;udo 'JI.Y:U,.M 12. Spcod H~ 13. Diroction of flit;ht ll1 . '.i'uctics N/S 15 . Sound Jst 16 . Sizo X/8 17. Co l or N/1 18. Shape N/8 19. Odor dotootod N/8 20 . ;,pp£,ront constru ction N/8 21. Exhuui.t trnils Not lieiltla 22 . Woothor c onditions Clear 23 . Effect o~ clouds 1/8 24. Sketches or photogr aphs l one 25 . Manner of disoppea r a nco N/8 lo --- PAGE 112 --- ts ha • red a ze of an airp • Tn 3- tb. Didn't, sq --- PAGE 113 --- -·. CEECK- LIST - lffI DEi'!TI?IED FLYHlG OBJECTS 1. D:.ito 7 Jul 48 I ncidort :/f 137a 2. Time 2114 and 2Uc:; 3. Loctition Cbapel Hil l , N. C. )►• ;!umo of obse rver H. W. Daniels 5. Occupc.tion of ob~o r vor Capt., I nfantry, Re~erve 6. hddr t:os of obso r vo r Box 188 , Chaoel Sill 7. Ploco of obs o rwti on Chapel Hill , N. C. 8. lfuMbor of objC\cts three ( 3) 9. Distance of obj o ct f r om obsor vor N/S 10 . TiMo in sight Aoproximatel,v one ( 1) minute 11 . Altitudo Extreme 12. Spead High 13 . Diro cti on of flir,ht Eas t Northeast llJ . Tuctics N/S 16 . Size N/S 17 . Color N/S 18 . She.po N/S 19 . Odor d ot o ctod N/ S 20 . Apparent constr uction N/S 21. Exhaust t r nils Not Visible 22 . Vfoothor c ond itions Cl ear 23 . Effo ct on c l ouds N/S 21., . Skotch os or photogr nphs None 25 . Mannor of disnppoa r anco N/S 26 . Romn r ks : r (. --- PAGE 114 --- 0 C!-!ECK- LI ST - Ul~I DEi!7IrIE:) FL~I!lG OBJ ECTS • , Inc i :.i mt :/1-138 l. 0!.tO rt Jul 48 2• Tir10 CJJ20 3. Loct t i on f;o1~"hl be arowxl. 3000 feet 12 . Spood Cc~ld act be e1tiattd aroUlld . 13 . Dir oct i on of f lic ht Firs t he&AeJ. t;i ti.la iartb 111 . To ~ti cs J <>ob ecl up ud down 15 . Snnrd ti~ 16 . Size With biDocul&r ■ (!Jape N-3, 6 x J O) about 3 1/2' 1D lacth by 1• in diamt\ar 17 . Col or SilTer 18 . Shc po Li ke a cigftr or \orpedo 19. Odor doto ct od J/ S 20 . ,\ppa r ont con st r u ction Mc~ll1o 21 . Exhoust t r u il s J:me 22 . Wontho r c ondit i on s Cl-.r, I\Dllipt, ao claaia 23 . Eff oct on c l ouds llone (fher9 wre noae) Skotchos or phot ogr ophs Bone Uannor of di sa ppoa r cmco rnd.e4 &Vii( Roma r ks : {Onr) --- PAGE 115 --- .-.. Zt.\tAtk t \bat tm obJec\e loolm4 11.n •goith thro air currenta. Tb., a blunt DON tl'la tall wa obacar • At !tr t t 7 look like uric blot. Both • aeru 1.D!lat.inct. fb.q were Tiaible for three or ' 'lur rutuuwa 4Mi11:1D\of • 811-Jeot'• J)CJWC'I of ' '\a\. 0Jl -.. !.r crart ~ 11 t he ar IID4 n\, bu\ poor f ,r U tan • were toua4 t o 'be &004 u f • altU •· air a t t of ' . Capt. Dant1ll, pilot or cma ~. w ~ " 1Qg • l co•• for tiOD 1D trail of Lt. Colliu -.11.t paou« hi.a a cal br .t • c ~- !ha a1rcra \ wr• JlO t aquipped. with' w1JI& \t.p -talm. !h pilot• eta.tad that th., wre 111 U. Columbua AN&. Nr1. llttek poeitt.oa _. fl• o \brN quartar rear ro11ton at e1«ht1mg. , .ta article .u pibU.abK by tbe Coludnl• C1t1r . n ew9 1'~• C lubws, Ohio, g Jul 48. --- PAGE 116 --- l tb U. ntk~ m~ ~ •PlX41'.t4 to ~ wri~ in. t ~ . WU . . . dia11etazo. X:-n otoer WQl'da• tbiiJ'. aeemd to di.allltt.er in ..u..w♦- lour ·iilmi ~ :ware t»b a a. aound &udlb o"bJt,ct1 ~ u-at. aetl ll t toward ~ no --- PAGE 117 --- r ◄ • • J t 1 .,. :; . l ti ll or h ll 1. c u ti :i of ob.. rv r AT! !1.v ~i; n • or o• .~!lr .., o f ol -~ rv r .. A. v \ " ' 1•r .1 --t J f. f1 c o! ob:i r vi til.ln r,r :in. ob:; rv r /5 n . t i:r b 1 1-~ ec iurc . on 11 . .,1 i ,mh> ~lOO o 11000 fet t 12 . Sr, od bet ,p, n ~co & Geo Oiroc t i •.· t ( a~ t t o .,. . t ) a. 11. \n r i ~ !1 1:on coQla not b e~ti ~te ual«.! ycllowi. . •~1.i t ( .!IJinous) 17 . C"lor lf . 3hnpo N/S 19 . Odor liot ctod 1 /s 21. E.Y.hf,l.St t r .ils 1 in t he E st- Sout oo!'t. ' ( . \:OC1thu r oonditi ons Clear w/ i.2 . 'i/outhor o onditj on s 23 . Eff .i ct on c l ouds 21J . Skotchis or photogr c.phs 25. 1:0.nnor of di sn ppoo r nnco 26. Romnr ks : C. • --- PAGE 126 --- •• ' l'rt:r - l,T - 11 '1 '~ l .1 . ] ?IC i 1 H I, 1, 1 _, ?. I J ,. ,. t 'i 11 ,i . ,n of nh rv r (' ('U pt. i :1 or ob; rv r . . .r of ol r-., r 1. rl c or b~ r.~ ti n :• -.b r o" obi ct .. ':) . D:i: t; •1c o f o • · l frm ob" r v r 10 . Ti:-, > iu oir.ht 11 . ,. 1t i t.udo 12 . Sp orl l' . Dir l>C I i or. or flirht l ,. 'i'ur. lCS l c: . n• tr- 1 1,., . oiz !'/ . C l cr 18 . Chr.po 1r, • Oder ti toctod 20 . " J'PC. rr r.t ons •.r ur,t ir,n 21. Exh•iur,t t r il:. 22 . l a thor onndi• i ons 2} . Effo r.t r.n ~loud~ 21J . Skotch s or photogr i..p!"I:; 25. 1' nr.or of' disnppon r nc 26. R :'UlT}t,,. : - - 1 j --- PAGE 127 --- --- PAGE 128 --- l l CHECK- LIST - UN I DENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Da t o 24 ~ ~ InoidQnt # 1414& 2 . • Timo 02.:,0 3. Locotion Sear 11.ackatoM, Ta. euroa.te to Balei&b-nu-ha l~. i!amo of obse r vor I.ow.a J'el4•rt 5. Occup(ltion of ob~orvor pilot 6. J\ddr os s of obsor v or LG.\ 7. Pl aco of obso r wtion Air - ~ Blacaton., Va. 8. Numbor of objects lal,- trail IND 9. Cistanco or obj oct f r om obs or vor n/• 10 . Tmo in sight 1/S 11 . ~ltitudo 1/S 12 . Spood terrific epeed. - 13. Dir ooti on of flight 230° 14. Tactics !Ir-all COTered en 80° to 90• arc lateral.~ Sound B/S ) S1zo B/S ) ( Co l or 1/ S 0D.l.7 trail pei-ceived. - obJect ) was not seen 18 . Shapo 11/s ) 19 . Odor d ot octod B/S 20 . Appn r ont c onstruction B/S 21 . Exhaust t r a i l s Seemed to be a jet or rocket trail 22 . Woathor cond itions at 02}0 at :Blackstone: 'IJ/70 mqGF 112/73/72/ waw 5/987. G.reanaboro and Raleigb-Bm=h had m/15 plue Effoct on clouds B/S 2L1 . Skot ohos or photogr nphs None 25. Manner of disa ppoa ra rtc o 1/S Romo.rks : - - :, 7 --- PAGE 129 --- • • t Shortly a f t e r ~ BJeebtone, at approx 023(), • trail w. picbd up th&~ appeared to be a Jet or rock.et trail. ~ object leariJlc the trail ws• tr&TelhJc at terrific apeed 1n a 900.thveaterl7 diNction aDd aa marJ..y u the7 could ec.tmai. they calculated the ~ e • ot travel u 23()0. •. !hey wre on a heading a_t tb.e time of 215•. The Jet or 1"0cbt trail at no time croaaed their fiigb.t path. · It w.a on the 411taat weatcn bor1zcm at approx 20• abo•e the horia:on. b trail oo•ered an 80° to 90• arc laterall.J. IO'?I: !here 1• a 15 llimlte differeace in time f/thi• •1'bt1.nc w{023()) to tbe roobt •i&htinc at 0245 1n M 1 • JPN l«x> to i.75 all•• diatant. ~h,, r-, .....,.,.-..G-, - , mt'lr !!he abo•• time (0230) talli•• with uothar •i«btfzic 'b,y another pilot in the ricini ty of lUackatone, Ta. • eav a 'Yff'Y um.aaal meteor that &ppecll"ed to bo on a bearing of about 21.0° from th.ea tr&Tel UC in a aoutherl.y direction aboTe lN.t cl.o•• to the horizon. --- PAGE 130 --- 1...at to Trlp Bapor\ to Colu(llbul. Ohio 31 Jilly 191&1 llel Ji.tlanta 81.cb\iac 1'HRDI Col Cl laccl"JlaJI 'ft) I Col. McOoJ • l. !he obJeot ol tbi• trip .u to i.aterrlaw C. L. Mc,lelrie, a puaa­ & r al,oard tba ._tera J.l_rliaea l)(l.J, tba ni&ht o! 24 Jul,y 1948. 2. Mr• .iclelvi•' • vritto nat--.t ta ••...tial..q aa follows Ile •• ~7U& tbe 5th or 6th ae-.t fro• the 1'1'0at of the pla• oa the ript ad "°'114 period1call1' glance out the window. !ban wa• a full mon which lllillilaated tti. grollJld ad tha lld.ea aild the cz-OUDd could cl rl7 be aea. ~ · t}3 they po.a.ed cwatlu1 elowla. On on~ ocoaeio• a• he w::>-9 lookia& nu\ he obaorYed a suddea 1treak oi l~ht movinc in a couthee.atern 4ireotioa acre • the airv9¥ above the plane. Ile woDdered it it were 11&htainc but o'b.-ved tho fiaae moved in a atrai&ht liu and. not in a flare. The color YU 'brieht flm• - be thoupt 1t wa probL:.bly a liFt chen.y red - altbou&h tlw edge• wre 1110• of a 7ellov name. a,, ahitted hie pos1t1oa 1A hit eo1 t f O'f' b t\91' obeervatio~, momeut.uril.T loaag •~t of lt. Then be u.w tt IIC01ta. ii~ eoiimuted. the n e t o be ..lbout l/2 ae far above tM plane a■ the plae ._a oboft the crouad.. Re eaw no pbfalcal abap• - 01117 a atreu of n ame movillC ia a •trdcht tiu. The "°ole uperleace .,.. moaumtaJ-7 ao that detailed obuervatioa was abect. Be he.:u-d no $0und bGt 1t&.tod tbat th• n.bration of tho plane va• much greater than normal end that it ws not -pootd.- , ble t o heur o»3' sound fro• tho oo.teide. 3. In the interview lib-. McJtel-.1• etated to MaJ Lle'-91.l)"ll thnt tb.e pilots aoemed quite ex.cited Olld that the1 appe ftd n•M'OUS o.,. r the epi!IOda. . A. LLE :ELLnJ 'QJ..L/aw Mu.jr,r. U ;.P t'.5~10 Bldg 2e8 Post 203)' --- PAGE 131 --- • • i • itlanta. Ga. AiJg 3. 1948 Mr. S. L. Sbanncm. Jaatern Air Linea Miemi, Fla. The follovi.ng ie a report of en unidan.t1f1ed. aircraft which was sighted. by John Whitted and me. aa ve wre twenty mile• aouthweat of Mont.&t>Dm7; Al.a. July 24, 1948, •• we were on la.a tern•• trip 576. At 2: 45 A. M. w were eru.i•in& at 5,000 feet men there came • .hat looked like a Jet t7Pe of aircraft to onr richt and aU.ghtly above meetillg u,. It w.a a clear monli8}1t ni&}lt with the visi­ bility excellent; therefore, w were able tG rlew the ahip aa it passed for a period of c,.round ten second.a. It wae clear 't bere . were llO wing• preaent, that it wea poweNd by aome Jet or. other type of pover aboot!Jlg fl81118 from the rear some fifty feet. !here were tvo rowa of window•• which indicate! an upper and lower d.eclt, from inside theae willdo,n a Ter;y brl&bt light wa glow1~. Underneath the ahip there • • a blue glow of li&}it. , After 1 t paaeed 1 t pulled up into some light 'brobn cloud• end we.a loat from -.iew. !here WB8 no prop waeb or ro'Uigh air felt aa ,it paaaed. After t ~ to the o~ paaeencer awaa· at the time. be aav only t~ trail ot fire ae it paeee4 and. pull.._ into the el~d•. I celled the coq,aey at Cohaba.a aDd u1r:ed if there • • ~ re­ ported Jet army craft and re~ated 1f the A!l'C bad aey aircraft under control. I w.e told tbat no web craft we.a reported by either eouree. I •I c. s. Cb.ilea O. S. Chile• Capt J:. A. L. , --- PAGE 132 --- - .' . CHECK- LIST - ffi ' liiEH'!' "'rIED FL:lllG OBJtt;TS Inc1d mt if 144b l. O:.i t o ~ ~ 48 2. Tino 0230 , • t..o Ctl ti.on Be tween Bl ecka tone. Va. and Greeniboro • I • . C. Capt Perry R. Mansfield. 5. Occupution of ob~o rv r Capt on 571/23 I.AL 6 . l,dd ru :s o r ob:so r r UL 7. Placo or obso r wtion Between ~l.ackatone. la. Uld Greenaboro, JI. C. 6. ttunbor or obj cts l • D1stunco o r objo c:t; fr cb~o rv r i/S 10 . Ti!'lO in sir-ht 3 eeconda 11 . nltitudo 1/S 12 . Speed •teor1c l}. D1 r oct1on of fli cht 10Utberl,)' 1L . T1.1ctics traTel~ horizontally 15. Sound B/S 16. Sizo B/S 17 . Col or N/ S 18 . Ghcpo B/S 19. Odor dotootod B/5 20 . 11.ppnront canst.ru ction 1/S - • 21 . ExhuuRt trails N/S ,'2 . Wonthor oonditi ons ~ CAVU 23. Err,,ct on cl ouds B/S ?I ,. Skotohos or phntor.r uphe Bone 25. J.IoMor of disnp o rc noo "died out" 1n the dietance 26. Rurno r ks , (oTer) --- PAGE 133 --- .. e pilot At about 0230 on July 24 , 1948, C. Kingsley/and Capt Perry R. ?1.ensfield eaw what they tho\J&ht was an UJJusucl. meteor. It was bri t;h t er than any ever seen before and travel~ in a hori zontal direction, sl49'1tly above the horizon. It was obser ,red f or 3 seconds before it di ed out . At no t ime did it appea- to travel in a. dow'W!lrd direction. Ki.Dgsley & Mansfield discussed the matter that the meteor appe red to be travel­ ing horizontally. At the time they were trave 1 ing b etween Blackstone, v,-, ., and GTeensboro, S. C•• 'lhe sky was clear Wld the v1e1bility unlimited . They were ona magnetic headixig o~ 21.Joo and eetimated tbe object to be on a bearillg of about 210° f.,om them - that is - about 30 ° t o the left of tbeir heEU'.U.Dg. It appe:red to be travel i.Dg in a southerly direction , s.bove, but close to the horizon. !IOTE: 'lhere is a 15 minute variance in ttn time f/th1e sighting (0230 ) to the rocket sight ing at 0245 i n ~ t a some 4oo to 475 miles distSJ1t. The time (0230) also tal.11es with Ioc 144a Pilot Louis Feldwary • s eccount of sighting a jet or ro~ t trail just after le~ving Blackstone. ' •• --- PAGE 134 --- l •• fbial a-pll-' for Olp\. 0. S. OhU.1 oa ~ 576 wbl'.ah 1eft lmnop._ ltm at lai.o JIN laawa Sw,dvd fillil,"M4-F n.i&ht. "1111' 22. 191'1. M 02k5 llf, • •WlW a •U'IIII olaJeo, 11~'nc wart u al a h1&b 1"aM at lpMCl. • WIN q ,xx> t .., ID4 our ,ol1'1aia - . 25 all•• ■-tttw1\ ~ Non~. jJ,a. ~tranp .-)lo\ ba4. a . . . _ of red fin OOldJlc fl'OII 1\1 Wl. 1 ulmle4 ti. lt-■ a Jet V'J)4II airpllile of tbt lntr or lava, aa it cam ••nr I oaa.14 IN 1:u, 1\ _. mob larPl' tbaa UT Anq or an, J•\ ' - ' 1 i . . ffll' NG or na4 aboat. It »aa-4 u • the rs.ht •148 of our DO-). l e,,tn-ate lt1 a.peed 1a the »Scbborhooct of 700 IIPB bat tJ1• 11 J;m"e1T a 1"0Qlb. t.U.te. • ~ a oompo•• i.s.411:w of 50 dao'N■ iD4 Iba obJeot puud ua. eohtc in the oppo•tt.e 41No'1on. to•• the o'bJeet •eaed abmt a baa411.a troa u. tlyiJW • ~ t imd. lenl. l 11 aou14 •• no "1llp acwortiaa the · o\Jeot. !bi obJeo\ . . o ~ lhllped and teae4 to be ahont a mmdN4 f••t 1a ~ . !ha tbll.ap appeared to be' abcmt three tiall• tbt oil"aateraoe ot a J.29 fv-.lap. It had. tw row of windowae a apper ud. a lowr. l1lll w1D4.ow wre wrr l•c• ad. ••••4 aqaare. !hq • " .tilt• vitla ls.tit ~ah •eme4 to be CMUNCl ~ ao• tn,. ot ooaba.ation. I ••U-.te tba w •tahed. the obJect at leut 5 Nconda 8114 not IIDft tbu 10 NCODd•• • b.clll'd DO now nor did . . fNl . . turl,Qlew tree the . o'bJect.. It •IIM4 to be at about 5,X, teet. l alDd Qapt. Cbilea what w bad Ju•t .... and be said that he c11da 1\ nov. Capt Cldlea th.a ooataot.4 tu ~ •ridio operator at Ooluau• Ga.• and abed b1a to contact Lanon?ldrift ~ o•S nc, 0.. • aa4 fuad ou\ if ~• An&, be.d a, Jet or ~ t a l . pl.we 1a Ule T10Wt7. !be 4'0lllpMT operator called ua a tew llilmt•• lat• and • i.te4 \ rat t • eca Jliel4 r9POrted \bat tb.ey bad no plaaa fliii>c la 0'111!" area. Capt Cb.il• tbea N portecl back to the "OllplV rs41o open.tor aq1.JIC that a at r - . airo:ntt Juat P.9-Nd 1111 ~ it loobc! llllllwae 'lpe ~ rocbt ahip. • • puaed up Ool:aabna beCllllN of ground foe ad. t,:,ut,imecl on to Atla~ --- PAGE 135 --- --- PAGE 136 --- --- PAGE 137 --- CP.ECK•LlST 1. 0!.ltO 9 July 191.ig 2. Timo 1.05 A.3T 3. Lo°' ,tion Field,ne Lake l !:'t Lt ~ 'Ili nick J. Carr.ria & ~ ~ws B. Corpenter 5. Occuput i on of ob~orvor s(VLR) Photo 6. ,.-ici.r• .: s of obs r, rvon: 72nd RCN Squadron (VIR) Photot:,ra."' ic c/o 1iJ>C 731, c/ o Po st !Ocl st1:.•r Seattle ,iicl:!hin~ton 7. Ploco of obso r vt.tion Fieldin& Lc...ce , Alaska ( 63°11 1 - 1!..5° l10 • ',/ (3 . ?Junbo r or obj oots .Appl"o:x-iir.;_ te-ly 20 9. Di3tonco of ob j o ct f r om obs or v o r 5, ')()O + above- 11 . ~ltit udo 5, ()(X) + i "l1'l'led.i~tely b elow t ~e clouds 12 . Spcod over )00 t✓.i~ Diroct i on of fl i. (;ht 'i'uctics Joch.•yf' • ' =ck , nd for t h il. t he ~rc.1 M ::orrnation (b~ve i 'l'l!)rc ~s i , n of ~ ot ~un bl, ~t pattern) 'but maint~ineo ~troight Cf')Ur r f' . Snn.rd Lou d road nt:, f."')1 m<1 np• rd ( t nout;ht it \t{c:; $ ~troni::; ,.. ind ) before Size dot ')bj ect r ·-·ere f'i f),t( -l : e0,md she.r;r n"d into a bu1:: ;;~ -they 16. c.,..,:Jroc.chec t:.nd pt ~sed. 17 . Col or 10 . Ghc po Odor doto ct od 20 . ,.~r 1-C1 r or.t cons t. ru Gtion 21. Exha ust t r td l s Il') fl(> vi s i bl e ;.,:? . Vfootho r c onditi on s b r i b":i t ?.Dl~ Fn:-tny •.~/ ~ 1 :m,roxiir~tc-l~ 5. 0C.O ft ( i.m.-nedia tel y below the cloud~) , from .N,.; t o E..)"E and wer e defini tely flyi.ng a stre.ight course . J ust before thPy wer (> s i bh t cd a 1 -:md r ?sring sound \\as her rd \':hi ~h was ettt i­ butel'\ t !:> ::. !; t.-,,r,l,. .....i n d bl o1-•ine, lbr o~ h t he sur r o1mding woods . Ho..-ever, ~~ t oe objects appro~ched ::md ~eased, the sound sharpened int n a bnzz ucli Lkc t hc.t t. e b y i. 6Toup of j e t :1ircn:ft . Ne exhau~t trails were visi ble . Ther e were no photogra:phe , avc:t.ilable. ' --- PAGE 139 --- r ' ( ◄ i 1 CEECK - LIST - "FIT)~~i::'IPTED FLYl!lG OBJECTS f t!i t 'J b 2. Tll'IU 3• I.n ~r t fon Vicinity of San Acacia Dam 1 65 mile• aouth ot .Albo.qa.erque 1, . :rnn1" of ob~<' r vor • M/Sgt Wm R. Carter & H/Sg\ Bernard E. Ban.7 5 uccup~ti on or ob~o rvoi9 -.LA... Carter: .trmament t~cia • ' -,.au.. Harvey: uperienced 1.ta non.-com 6. .--!d r ,.J ns o f ob:;o rvo r ~th J7BO XirtlaDd Jil Bau ?• Pl oc J of obsv r vtJt i on V1c1D.1ty of San Acacia Daa f• . Hunl>o r of obj 0ots 7 9. Di:;tnnco of obj,~ct • f r om o bs o r vo r B/S 10 , Ti.l'IO in sii;ht B/S 11 . Altitudo 20.000 ft 12. sp,od 1,500 MPH (U eatimated altitude correct) 13 . Di r oct ion of fli ght :northarly bead1nc (between llOrt.h and northwest) 111 . Tactics Maintained formatioll 15 . Sotlnd I/S 16. Size S/S 17 . Co l or Color of a1um1fflJll_a1rcraft at b.1&h altitude 18 . Shapo 1ftien OTerbead: circ:nlar. Mtcr paa•in& £Qi.th: 1D.cletenli.llat• 19. Odor dotootod I/S 20. l ppn r ont c~nstru ot ion metallic 21. Exh aust t r ai l s none 22. Vfoothor c ondition s CAVU .~ 20,000 ft wind velocit,.- 8 to lO llilea 23. Eff e ct on clo ud s . 5/S 2L, . Skotohos or photogr a phs be 25 . ktanno r of' di sn ppoe r nnco '1lta. In mortb.veat r" , . --- PAGE 140 --- ,... ' f t . ( J acnit 65 alle■ south ot Albu.quarque 7 unidant1f1ed obJeet I flyuig Oll northerly headiJI& were obeerved. Objects 1n1t1elly in V f orma.tion at an ••ti-.ted altitude of 20,CXX> ft above earth. Jormation ftried from 1 1" to "L' to •ct and the crouped in an 1rregular formation and a regalaz- palaat~ fiaeb1ng l~t -.aa obaened from tba after they bad paaeed 30° beyond zenith. ~ abape was difficolt to ascertain. lllen 41recUy O'fet'~ad th.Q' ware c1rcal.at' ad re ■-bled a cluster of balloons tt&Yeliac at a -cea.t rate of apeed. !!he color wu that of alum1 mm at hi&h altitude (or mite painted aircratt). It the altitude estimation 1• correct the speed could. be eatillated a.a 1500 MPH. There wa no TapOr, aob or other trail rta1ble. !hey did not swear apberical w,.an Tieved at oblique a»gle. Diaappeared on wd1 ng betwen north and northweat. Mml!S ll)!!S2 Set Carter 1• a aobar 1ndnatr1oua, 1...-.J. hePded iDdiTidDal, au armamant technician of ootatand1fi8 abilit7. Definiteq not the t~ to uperi~nee halluc1nat.1ou. hto received in other wtancea from thia indiTidDal h each instance proyen aeClll'&ta. Sgt Barvq ia an aperienced .a non-cca acc:u.stomed to the sf&ht of aircraft at ft!'ioua altitude■ and speed.a. JfAUIA!rIQW OJ DiroRKAl!S: • .lI 01 IBmBMATIONt 3. --- PAGE 141 --- CHECK- LI ST - Ul:IDElfl'IFIED FLYHJG OBJECTS 1• Du t<' 27 July 48 lnc i d ,rt if 147 2. Time 2200 3. Locct i on Springfield, Ohio h . I!omc of obs <' r vor Mrs. H. H. Gibson 5. Occuputi on of ob~o rvor Housewife 6 . "".!dr ,:ss of obso rvor 1217 Kast Main St. '/ . Pl aco of obso r vi.t i on Spri.Dgfield, Ohio f\ . Numbo r or objnc ts 1 J . Distance of obj<,c-c f r om obs orvor 1/S 10. Tino in s i i;ht 3 aeeoDde 11 . !'1titudo Great height 12 . Sr( od 'nlat of a jet plane 13 . DirrJction o f fli {;ht llOrth 1} 1• 'i' ,..1 <'t i cs l one - traveled in 8traight line 16 . Size Witness stated object resembled "l:mge ball" 17 . Cn lo r N/S 10 . Chc po Round )9 . Odor d otoct od B/S 20 . ,~ppo r ont constru ction B/S 21. Exh1,u5t t r nils ~right red tail of fire ;:>c> . ifou thor conditi ons So1119 thunder 811d ligh~llg 23. Eff , •rt on ol oudc 1/S ~L . Sketch ,s or photogr aphs Bone ?5 . Mnnnor of dioa ppua r a nco l'le w ou.t of sight 26. Roma r ks : (over) \ - . --- PAGE 142 --- • • On Dipt of 21 Jul.7 48, at 2200 hour• obeener aaw obJect lllbich reNmbled a huge ball in the aq. It c.. from the eouth and w.a headed north tra.Telizlc at apeed of Jet plane• vhich often fq oTer obeervc' • honae. ObJect trailed a bri&h,t red t.ail of fire ad traveled in a ■tra.18ht 11:o.e. !here wa eome 11.&btll.UIC and • tm1nder at the u... bnt im ob ■erTer thought the obJect aometb.i 11g entirel.7 f ore1&D,. •o noiae could be beard. Object onJ.¥ eeen for three NCOnda• .Apnta DOte: Nra. Gibeon 1• the wife of a local carpenter, and 1• b1gt,J7 re1pected. •ot incliud to euggerate or bra«, accordillC to u1cb}>ora. J --- PAGE 143 --- CT!ECK • LJST - Ul'.IDBI!TIPIED FLYIUG OBJ&;TS l• D:.1 to 28 Jul.7 4g 2. Timo Olm 3. Locc tion Springt1.td, Ohio ~. l!umo or obsC'r vor Nra. BoN &mr7 5. Occupo.tion of obtjorvor JloaHW1£e 6 . l\tidr 1:ns of obso r vo r 826 Dibert Ave., $priJJgt1el.d, Ohio 7. Pl oco of obso r wti on 826 Dibert .A.Te.• Spr'-zlcfield, Ohio O. MuMbor or objoots ·l 9. Distonco of object f r om obso r vo r X/$ 10 . TiI'lo in s i f;ht lat ti.ae: 5 ai.Dut.ea. 2d. time: 15 aimltea 11 . Altitude 'Jl/S 12 . Spead Reuine~, nearly atationar;y 13 . Direction of f liGht B/S Tuctics Sound Wituee thovgbt llhe heard aoUDd. of plane before the aaw the object Size About the eize of a basketball Col o r Intense 7ellow 18 . Shapo Round 19. Odor dotootod Jl/S 20 . Apporont const r uction B/S 21 . Exhuust t r n ils B/S 22 . Vionthor oond i t ions B/S 23. Effoct on c l ouds B/S 24. Skotchcs or photogr nphs !lone 25. A1anner of disnppoaranco J'aded e.r,q 26 . Remar ks : (oTer) --- PAGE 144 --- On 110rnillf; of ~ JuJ:r (about ()).()a) Mre Rose Hen17 happened to look out of ber bedroom v1.ndow toward the northeast 8Dd eaw an object the size of a baabtball vhi.cb. gm-e o!f an intense 7ellov light. It remained for some 5 aumte• and appeared to fade DIQ'. l•+wca IS a aoment 1t reappeared and•• rltible for IOlle fifteen mi.mltf;e. then faded awey ooa:pletely. It -.de no noise. Sound like tbat of a pl.au heEl'd before the obJect was eeen. Bo witnea1e1. jpnt' • Iote: Jira. Seney 1• a colored wman about 50 yrs of age end 1 ■ a reapeoted member of tbe COMllllDi t7. She appeared well edncated and wre of her ■t.ate•nt a during the inteniew. • I . ,.~ - :.J~ .• J'c,._;, -~t:i ....... --- PAGE 145 --- 1, . .....,,I.'. . "'. CHECK- LI ST - UMI DENTIFIED FLY UIG OBJECTS 1. Dote 19 J,m 4g Inc i d ont f 11'9 2. Tizno 7(}0 AM ' Locot i on Borth Jutland (HJerra. ,the Scaw and BJerup) li . I!amo of obscr vor I/S ) !aka froa CIU. B . - ~ (IAD 11796) 5. Oc cu pat i on of ob 9 or vor I/S u prepared b,- Lt Col haJcl.1a :I. !o:ml.iuon 6. i,ddrcss of ob so r vor B/S 7. Placo of obsorw ti on • hth Jutland 8. Numbe r of ob jects ~ !hree 9. Distance of obj e ct fr om obso rvor •/S 10 . TiMo in sight B/S 11 . Altitude Ji/S 12 . Speed apparently rocket-like 13. Dirocti on o f fli cht J1PB laat - West ll~ . Tactics 11 8llddenly etopped, exploded and dilllppe8Z'ed1 15 . S 01md Ji/S 16 . Size B/S 17 . Color B/S 18 . she. po ball - aaucer JS. Odor d oto ctod B/S 20 . Appa r ont constru ct ion rocket-like obJe cta 21. Exhuust t r nils kwl}).111 tail of green li&Jlt :-'2 . Vfoathor conditions B/S 23 . Effect on clouds B/5 ?L1 . Skotch os or phot.oi;ro.phs Rone 25. t-:annor of disnppoaranco mzploded. and dieappeared 26. Romnrks : t",;. ,.:-r -~., --- PAGE 146 --- , • Various parts of L'iorth Jutland have reported that :>n 19 Jan 48 at 7:30 .A:•! the wd..11 eo-called flyi.Dg mcera ~re observed. T'.o..e phenomcnn b;.s been observed in Hjerri.ng. the Scaw and Hjerup. The objects re S'..U-:-ounded by a bluish light and had tail of green light, noving east west. One observer thou.:.ht they loQked like three balls. Several oboervers in the Scaw sey they were rocket-like objects which suddenly stopped, exo oded anc. d.iaa_;Jpe ed. M/A. ca ·M: lmpo~ible to get any verification of this from tanish offici.:us or De.rJ.iah .var !-iinistry. : J ' ' --- PAGE 147 --- t' Cl!ECK• LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. D0 t 0 &-ro.x 1 Mar -t'... 48 Incidrm.t =/I- l,> ' ntl'?n . . . . . 2. Time - v7JV 3. Location SwedJ.ahCoan 4. Ifomo of ,obser vor I/S - a lorwciaa pilot 5. Occupotion of ob~orvor OIL pilot 6. Address of' obsorvor I/S ,Material. talra froa MA R-1~ • KAI>~ ?. Plooo of obsorwtion Air - uroute fro■ .tal.berc, Demnerk to • Oslo, Borw, 8. Numbe r of obj oots l 9. Distance of ob joct f r om obsor vor 1/S 10. Ti.mo in sigh\t ~ MCODU 11. Altitude 20,0CX) ft 12. Spcod 1/S 13 . Dire ction o f flight Soutbeaat - paasiJac aloac Swedillh Coast and dieappeariJtc OftZ' Bonl9' 14. Tactics I/S - flight path followed earth1 a mrface 15. So1md I/S 16. Sizo I/S aitted 17 . Color I/S ba.t PSlflii a bluiab-green flame 18. Shopo I/S 19. Odor dotootod I/S 20. Appnront constr uction 1/S 21 . Exhaust t l"oils •ne 22. Vloathor conditions I/S 23 . Effoct on clouds 1/S 24. Skotohos or i,>hotogr o.phs Bou 25. Manner of dise.ppoaronoo OTer Bon-. 26. Romnr ka : (OTer) --- PAGE 148 --- . ' . ... • An OBL plane enroute fro!D Aalberg, Demnark, to Oslo. No~, aignted a projectile C()\jing from the southeast. :passing 81.cmg the Swedish Coast and dieappearillg over Norwey-. The missile wa11 at 20,CXX) ft and diaapp83red over the horizon in four seconds. It t.t:mi t\~ct a bluisb-geen flame but left no trail in the elcy-. The projectile seemed to :fta follow the earbh1 s surface. NOTE: Simila.r missiles have been observed at R,juk:eJ?., No~ & Finse. No~. In this connection, it is of interest to kllow that hea~ water ia currently being prodnced in Rjulmn. Observers: A Norwegian pilot and his co-pilot. The pilot aerved w1 th the Royal Norwegian a in Great Britain. \ --- PAGE 149 --- l• '"' 29 July 1948 ] nf' 11 JT't fr 151 0955 3. • ,. • i ·1 Northeastern part of IndiSZ1Bp011s, Indiana ( See attached sketch of location) • 1 • .r, or nb.· r v•·rs Mr. JB100c w. Toney & Mr. Robert Iiu&gins !t- ■■11 , ,, c::c: 1.ip•.ti1 n oded area (seemingly) 26 . Romo rk s : (over) Sf --- PAGE 150 --- I • ObJeet vu llhsped like a broad abort propeller spprox1mate~ 6 to 8 ft l ong, each blade approxi.Dately 2 teet wide and epproximtel.y one foot thick with cap• on l1J?per lid.e ot blades. It eppec~ed alumimlm and ah1ey 1n color. 'l're.veled approxi.D:ately 25 to 30 MPH. It wae sigbte d just above the treea at approximately a 30 ft altitude 1n bank: to the left of approx 'JP and appeaed in a al~t descent. ~re w.s no discernible eound and no ex­ haust trail. NOTE: hack had Ju.at atarted across bri:~ • .30HFIDENTIAL .. i "'..,,_ ......."" J~ r 'tlQ ~, ) 1 I ft ' ' \ ..... ,,...._ ,lb ~r (' '\ ... L ~-----..,._/ • '\' Laey wood School ) (Approx 1/4 a1 /a/ Ru_saell J. Carey Jr.'\ f/eifjJ.t~ let Lt, USAF 1 Intel Officer ) { ). \ ..,.,--- ~.....') '\ ..,.. --- PAGE 153 --- CHECK• LIST - UNIDENT IFIED FLYI?JG OBJECTS Inc id ·mt # 152 2. Time 3. Loco tion Iiacilanapolia. Indiam (South-Central part) h. I!omo of obs er ver I Hr. & Jlr1 T8l"mn Swigert 5. Occupation of ob~orvor I Rilill am. electriclaa ad houeewU'e 6. :~ddross of obsorvor I 203:> Bo,-d. St.• lndl«MpOlia, 1D4hma 7. Placo of obsor ~t i on .laabo••- a. Number or objoots 1 9. Distance of obj ect from obs or vor B/S 10 . Til"lO in s i ght 10 NOOnds 11. .Altitude 2,000 !~ 12. Spood 18')0 MPH 13. Direction of fli ght 90° • east 14. Tact ics 11/S 15. S ound Sou 16. Sizo- • a> ft 1n d1a. Ud approx 6 to 8 ft 1a he1d,1.t 1Ja center - Batio about 3:1 17 . Co l or ,-bite with ao ab1ne 18 . Sha pe lib a q1lbal 19. Odor dotoctod B/S ,t I 20 . Apparont construction B/S 21. Exhaust trails Jrone 22 . V/oa thor conditi on s :.;, clear 23 . Effe ct on c louds •/s 24. Skotohcs or photographs 1 25. Uannor of disappoaranoo 1/S 26. Romorks: ~over) --- PAGE 154 --- Object first perceived in the west. 1.be object w.s shaped like a cymbal With smooth aurfa.ces and epprorlm.tely 20 f eet in dismeter at the base and approximately 6 to g feet in aeiDlt in the center. Batio was about 3:1. It appem-ed to be fiat. white b color with DO shine. It trave.led extremely fast crossing the aky in sppro:rlratel.5 10 seconds (a distance of about 5 miles) on a ~ 0 beed.iJl&. It maintained a level course and ahimnered in the sun giVJ.lli the appearance of spinni.Dg. '?he al.t i tude was estimated at approx­ imatel7 2,000 ft. Object made no discernible sound and left no eDBllst trail. lo openizlge were noted on the object. NOTE: Mr. Swi«ert was atand1~ by open bathroom wt ■i4■■■ window which f~ces the west an be was attracted by the obJect in the u:;y. Couldn't believe hie eyes. He rushed into adjoining ki tcb.en and showed hie wife the object tbru the kitchen window facing south. He li••q;kk etated the object appeared lerge enough to carry one perso.n ll>':'.E: 1Ave1tigation oondncted b7 Intel Officer, 1st Lt Bus sell J. Carey, Jr., on a call from Mr. Swigert. It was noted that rts1bi11ty 1118.S good from both windows for such observation. lo other reports receiTed on this object. ta • --- PAGE 155 --- '• (Bation approx. J:l) / a/ Russell J • 1,/U,["ye ,.__ Jr., RUSSELL J CAREY l8t Lt. I 05.Al' • JR. Intel Officer --- PAGE 156 --- Inoid ~nt :/1- 153 2. Time 0100 boar• 3. Location lletwen Parrott, Ge.. and llicb]and,Qa. h. I!omo of obse rvor Jaaee Jaeral, 1oraer D Pilot 5. Occupntion of ob~o r vor •/S - ba.t foraerl.7 D pilot 6. iddross of obs o rvo r B/S (Info forvarded. f / ~ r U .._) 7. Pl aco of obso r wti on Between Parrott, Ga. & llicbl•n', Ga. O. Numbor of objocts 1 9. Distnnco of obj oot f r om obsorvor •/s 10. Til"lO in s i ght 5 to 10 NCOnda ll . hltitudo 20,000 to 35,000 ft 12 . Spe ed J - 3{:()Q MPH ( e•tilla.ted) 13. Oir ooti en o f fli i;ht 250• llJ . Ta ct ics B/S 16 . Sizo B/ S 17. Co l or b l ~ t e ■treek of li&ht 18 . Sha pe •stjeak" 19 . Odor dot octod B/S 20. 11.p pa r ont cons t ru ction 1 rocket-lilr.e1 21. Exhu u s t t r ails A trail of apaz-lca several. ail.ea lon& ·followed. it 22 . 'ilooth er conditi on s CA.VU 23. Effo ot on clouds B/S ?11 . Sk ot ohos or photoer o.phs Bone 25. ~lonnor of di so ppue r e nco B/S 26. Roma r ks : --- PAGE 157 --- 11.beu wa U'llftl.1- betwen Parrott, Ga., and Richland, Ga., in an aatcaobil• lllbD be o'6aened a 'brilliant blu.-llhi te streak of li&ht vhich laawd. trca 5 to 10 Ncond.1, tr&vellDc ill an apparent leftl flight on a beed1:ag of approrlaawly 250•, at about 30,000 ft altitude (estiaated). Jitter ' - li&b,t diuppeared a trail ot aparb waa observed 'Illich appeared. •'t'Val llil•• loac. !hi ■ trail luted from 45 MCOnda to (1) minu.te mu: Mr. --..1. did not 'believe thi■ to be UT cele ■tial bit baaed Oil hie aperiuoe u a pilot in t1- D, be ■tated it appeared to be a bar■t of powr applied to a rocbt or rocket ■hip. --- PAGE 158 --- ,, • . l• l.'·, t; , Columbua • Ohio Charles Sauod&l'I ) • \.JC cu pc. t,ion of ob:;, rv , r Mtornt11 .d ;r• .,::; of' ob:,,'rv r 2&}-1/2 South ~ St /. Pl·.c of' obs,• r vi tion Yard of 1337 Clifton Ave., Columbus. Ohio ). Di,tonM of ob.:i cL fr om obs orvor B/S l • TinLl in sic;ht 10-15 mimtea 11 . ,dtitud J l,5(X) to 2CXX) ft l;, . Dir ,ctitm cf fli1·ht MoTillg south from the north 1 1,. ,,Ac-i ics Constant slow speed - Once it hesitated & thin trail of SIIX)Q i1sued from opposite direction of travel. Qumged poa1tio:n a~sum:1ng 1~ . .:;, 11C"'d Ilona different ah.apes 11.) . Siz•• Judged to be about 20 to ';I) ft in diameter 17 . Cnlor B/S. Perimeter: constant gr-e.,-black. Center: transparent. circular 1 fl . Jh". pc O:langizl«. First: eide-Tiew: P&l'allelogrBII. Second: clcclur then r e-.erted to original. form OQ ti on of ob~o rvor BouMW1.te 6 . ,, idr u::n or oboo rv..:> r 1337 Cl.1ttol1 A.e, Coltabcl•• Ohio 7. Placo or obso r v<., tion Columbaa. Ohio O. llur.tbo r o!' objoct:s 1 9. Di:ito.t co n!' obj ct rrom obso rvor •fs 10 . Ti:,o iri o i r.ht 15 ldmtea 11 . J\ltit.udo ~ 1/2 aUe h1cb 12. Spood al.ow llbd. r•Clllar apeed l;, . DiroctiOJ'l or fl! Ght • troa •orth to South t.o Southwet •/s 11, . Tor:t·c•/ Obl.on« to circw.ar to oblonc cbamge in abap. l ~. S011r.d ~ 16 . Shi, of aall pl-. 17 . Co l or •Is 18. Sh~ po ~ -b\i, Ciroalar tor th.a mat part 19 . Odor dotoctod •/s 2o . ;\ppnront constr uction • •/s 21 . Exhuuc,t t ru Us tail of 11110b :>?. . Wonthor oond i t i on s UaJ•neJS: ffffl>r~ for olteenaticm. ld.cht aaff1cient vi th.out interlere:ac:e from am I rq,. 23 . Erro ct on c l oud:, ClOIQ(lle11 2 1. Skotoh os or photor.ro.phc . IJoDII 25 . ltc&r.nor ot dhappo r r.nc o •Is 26 . ROt:'IO r lcs : (OYer) ,. . --- PAGE 161 --- 0JL 2 Jae lla, at 71'}:) P. ll. .... Seard.er• ObserYed. - un,-,e,] o~Jeet b tM rlq. Ber attention -.. diNcted. towrcl it NOlllN . . . nei&b'borbood ch114re wre looki»« towrcl ~ »rtb. Sbe called her m.abaDd, Cbarl•• Sennder~. (Jae 1~) te wit.De•• tu :pbceaenoa. !he aq waa cl.owllN■ an4· b l'-4:ht a,re Ua&. lafficieat, Yitbmlt interference frat tba rqe of the am lllhicb wre bidden b7 the mildiJI&• of the e1~. ObJect first appeared. oblonc 1A lbape and w.e trsreliDC trom north to 8011th at a al.ow, reculer apeed.. DI A•• at a betcbt O'f a ba1.f llile. ~ ~ 15 aim.tee under ' obeenation the obJect tr&Teled approx 7-1/2 ailee. Jl ~ it did no\ cbBl:rge it■ courN, it preMD.ted difterent appearace• flrom tiJDe to t1M. J'rom obJ.oDc to circular then to obloiic. ObJect vent tbru tbia cbage three di:tfe:ren_t time• 11Rtil o\Nl'Ter loet ■t.,;b.t ot it. BoweYer, for tbe a,at pert it preNDted. a cir­ CQ:l.ar appesruce. Oa.tluaa Yery dark in contrut vith the maa.. paNDqJ ot the cater. ,-ha ed. c1rculv obae.ner aware ot ~ Cllllter a t ·-- t O aener mo ......._ & iloa etuc frca 1iM nar, aft• which tbe obJect coatillud ill a aoutber~ direction. !hi• tail of aolce _. obaerved ba.t cmce. !be aiN appeared to be that of a ..U plae, It ade DO ■oam. al.tho at OM tiae ebNner tbavcbt • 4etected one. At approx szoo P. 11. o'beerYc- loet 81,pt Oil the ol>J~ Jut u 1t IIJPe&red to be ebmcSnc 41.r~ioA troa So-11th to Sout>:aw,t. .. ... • • --- PAGE 162 --- . ,. ,. ;.h ,,. ..... ~ 31 July 48 lnr- Li Jrt ff 1 55 3. 1 nr· ~ i en 4&> N. Monroe Ave., Columbus, Ohio /, . • ,!'i• nf' ol•"" r v,., r Mrs. Edward G. Watson )• .. ldr, .,:.; of ob:::, r-n r 480 N. Monroe Ave., Ciolumlra.s, Ohio -i . r 1, c of r b!;0 r v•. tion Columbus, Ohi o 6 or 7 Very great dietanee ~ L, . Tino in sirht N/S 11. N/S - very great Bo-veriDg l;, . Diroct i on of fl it-ht N/5 7,,c-1 ics Hoveri.Dg -hangi.JJg in the sky lfJ . Sizr) of an ash. trfV 17 . Co l or gold W. 3h-.po starlike I~, . Oder doto ct od 1/S to . hppn r ont c onstruction 1/S 21 . Exhuust t r a il s H/S ,>? , w.. .thor c onditi ons 0 CAVU-bright sunlight 23 . ·Eff .ct on c l ouds fI/S Sk ~t oh os or phot oer nph s Bone :o nrcr of di sa ppoa r c nc o 26. Romo r ks : (over) --- PAGE 163 --- Witness Statement: ObJecta first looked like large stars. They seemed t o be at a very great diatance and appeared to be about the size of an a.eh trq. There vere approximately six or seven of them in a formation tbat resembled the abape of the big dippere Did not have a d.efini te shape indlvidually but Just seemed to be a group of spots glittering 1n the sky. They were gold in color and seemed to be just hangi.Dg in the sky. '!he ak;y- was clear and blue and the am was shining but do 110t bel i eve the gold color cansed by a reflection of the Eml. witiiess Corrollrated b7 truck driver ba.t/ COW.Cl not obtain hie name. --- PAGE 164 --- Cl!ECK- LI ST - Ul!IDENT IFIED FLYING OBJ~TS I ncidrmt fl- 156 1. Dato 8:00 P. II. 3. Loco t ion Oobabu. Ohio - tr SP~ 14 MBl' 1091 radio towar located M8Z' tJniftZ'lit7 Qolf Ccm'N 4. i!nmo of obser vor Mr ■• Marti.a Price 6 llr•• M8l'7 lippetoe 5. Occupat i on of ob~o r vor Mr■ • Price: houNWlf• Mrs. Mary JU.ppetoei aotber of llra. Price 6. J\ddr oos of ob so rvor 2186 J.amont, • • • , Colmlba.a. Ohio 7. Pl oco of obso r vti ti on !raont B4 near l«)SJ lad1o Tower 8. Numbor of ob joots l 9. Di~tnnco of ob j oet f r om obso r vor 2,> fee\ 10 . TiMO in s i bht 1/s 11 . ,atitudo 25() feet 12 . Spead Tf!l.rY al.ow Di r oction of fl ight lfeat to :last lL . Tnctics Did not cbimge course or altitude 15 . Sound Jlo noise 16 . Size of gasoline dram - Approx 5 1 x 61 17 . Col or AIP Blade 18. Shc po Oblong 19. Odor dotoctod •,s 20 . Appnront constr uct ion B/S 21 . Exhu ust t r ails Spouted black amolte from the top ~? . Vfont hor cond itions Clear with DO c1onda 23 . Eff.ict on clouds Bo cloa.ds 2L1 . Sketches or photogr nphs Bone 25 . ~1nnnor of disnppoa r nnco B/S 26. Romo r ks: (above) ,J --- PAGE 165 --- • I 0a SaQIJ'dq ffeniJtc, 31 M¥ 48, at appronmat.i,- 8:00 P. M. , clle dr1:r1ac IIOO.tb o-. fiiaont Boa4 u obMn'Wa approached tba w:>SO lad:10 !owr located cm tM lhdTer ■1V Golf Com-•, a larp obJect re....,_ bliJte am.- lantena wa ■Nil floatinc 1a the ak;,. !be watber . . clear, ad 1t aa ■till clqll&tit • o'bJeot ooul.4 be aeen quite clearly. It aa o'blo11e 1A abape ad about the ■lze of a guoline dna. It wu oond• froa t.be w■t and. mTiDc ffr7 alo~. It puNd cloae to the towr ad. w.a aboa.t 1/2 \be beicbt of the tow:r tr. tlwt ground. Aa it puN4 Oftl'hea4 traftliDc eaat, it lpORted black 1110b froa the top 11114 at the 'bottca Oil the left ■id.a thee w.a a dD.11 enclosed li&ht Ub that of a i.... !he obJect did. DOt cbac• ita courM or al.titud.8 'bllt ooat!mled oa to the east with black aolm traili.Da beb1nd, !be eltJect _. 'bleclc. It 414 aot aab-,, DOiM. !b.c-e wre no v1np Ti■ible nor 414 it baYII a:r •tor.· • OJ)IIIWICtl of UT k1Jld. ooald be ■een. JD?la .tm~ car ■topped..., tba with ho occapante llllO el•1:eed \hat tb-, ba4 ....- wUu■aed. ~ l i b it before. . . --- PAGE 166 --- p 0 - . , -:"' .. - ,~• . . . ~ -, ◄ (~ .. Ir- t.. ,. "" 31 ~ 4s Inc id ,Pt /1 157 8:p:) P. M. 3. j_r,<• Ljc,!1 Columbt>.1. Ohio Bobert C. Gomora Teletype Oper ator G. .. Ji!':tan<'o o!' obJ , ct f r om obs ' r vr.: r Object was balloon 'Which fell to earth & vas iDvestigated bf obseryer l G. Tb,} in :Ji-ht 'N/ S 11 . ;, li itud •.) Came to earth f'rOJD around 100 ft ( lllhen first observed) 12 . :;i. c t ion c,f fl irht earthward ' ,I • 1 •~ct ics 11/s N/S 11.> • Siz,:; 2 ft X 3-1/2 ft 17 . ':r,lo r lllhite crepe paper 1G . 8h:;p<' N/S - but ea.id to be like old tima "Count:, :1air11 balloon - round. l';, . Oder 1l ,1tucto d N/ S 20 . . ~fi,i,Pii.J,flf con st,ruction crepe paper 11 ,: • Er.h ·, u~t t r ui l s smoking - caused by large ball of waste ma.t~rial ~ '."! ci . •. hor conditi on n N/S • (cl.ear • see Incident: 156) ~3 . Eff:ct o n cl o ud s 5/S (no clouds) .,, C 41 • Sr:ut ch, s or photogr etp!'ls None t·onno r of' disappuo r anco Fell to earth li>.ere it was retrieved. 26. Romu r ks : (over) I ._ --- PAGE 167 --- Object was perceived floating in the sq comi.Dg from the wes t over Ohio State Student Housillg Project and vas approximately 100 f eet off the ground. vb.en first obsened. It got lower all the time and landed in a field nearbi • 'ftlree anall boys ran toward 1 t and observer went over to investigate. Saw ~ r ba,; affair approx 2 feet in diaeter and 3-1/2 fee t l o~ made of wite crepe paper. (like old time 11 Co1.mty...J"air" hot air balloons) It was IIOOk:i.ng men first observed and this was caused bia large ball of waste material wich va.e fastened underneath it. There were no mark:a or writing on it ++i1l1D1+1i1\ww1Mi+&1l,,weee ~ :lote: See Incident 156 - in wich tille & direction tally. --- PAGE 168 --- . CEECK - LIST - 11?:J:DEH':'IF'IED FLYlllG OBJECTS 1. D:.. t Incid mt iJ 158 2. Tir,o 2a00 P. M. 3. Loe£ ticn AXIIMI Groveport, Ohio 11 . i 1umo of obscrvor Harold A. Tailtil 7• Occupution of ob~o r vor Stu.dent, I 6. ,dd r tJ .;s of obso r vo r 25 Yest Hinman ue. 7. Plue ) of obso r ~Jt ion l 111le west o! Groveport, Ohio [I . t!unbvr of obj-,ct.s 1 9. Distance of obj, 1 ct f r om obs e rve r B/S l Ci . Tino in s i r;ht B/S 11 . nltit udo - Yery high 12 . Spr od N/S 13 . Diro ction c f fli,~ht in we1terl3 direction against a light wind 111 . Tuctics 11/S - Just u:baust visible - smoke pattern dark & ft'r7 large dispersed rapidly and appeared. again as wide streak a mile or ao in leQgth l·• · S011Fd lio SOUDd tviated from wide to narrow atreak and.back. lo . Size' B/S - object not seen 17 . Co l o r 1/ S - object not seen 18 . 3h~po Julit a streak observed. l.ng tba that moved 2L . Sko tch ,!S or photor;rophs 3 fi&•• 25 . Monnor of di"snppoa r o.nco B/S 26 . Romar ks : (oTer) .... --- PAGE 169 --- • Obaen-er noticed '411hat appeared to 1>e a emal.l blade cloud between t.:, llb.1.te ozae■• Semed. peculiar because the weather w.a cl.ear 8D4 th.ere were a few wit. cloa.da in the aq - mt no otber dark cloada or formation■ ot UST ld.ad. !!he black clotld did not have arq dlfinite abape bu.t looked. lib an enti- &1.raraft abell a few eeconda after it explode■• Suddenly it ■ tretched out into a Yicle 1treak with aaller Tft't1cal atreaka. then rapid.17 turmd end twiated. mTiDc illto a different direction and. di■appearillg. In three or tour aecon.dl , the amoke burst app.ared ~ 11p0nt81le0Usly-, approxiaate.1.J '2f1I wat of the pJac. mer• firet n.oticed. Smoke pattern dart, TC7 large. ad disper■ed rapidly, appear~ aca1n u a "1.rua ■treak a aile or 10 ill len«th wueh appeared to twi ■t troa a wide to a ~ w 1tnak and tbea back acain cbangiJI& direction aa it twi ■ted. Mo'Ying 1n w1terly direction agaiJlat li~t v1n4. Pla1nl.7 rta1ble altho far 8Jtllq ad ftr1' high. Bo amm4 heard. Seemed lib a atreak that would be md.e 1f a ~ w1D£ with ""ra1 ~ • IIL benJdnc am turn1Jlg and leaTillc aba,st traila. lotel Yantia was in the var and bad seen a l ot of ant1,,.a1rc:raft ahel.l• burst mid~ Tap<>r trails from plane■ ba.t bad. unr obeen-ed ~~ lib thia. Be atateai • 1 It wa.a IO apoatauau 11D a rnbber bazwl ..hic:b ics round, tun 10ddenly 11 1tretched at length and tviated. and then diaeppeara v1 th.out & trace.• Jont 1 • llotet Tanti• drew the lketcbee below Streak twisted and turned - mddenly diaappearecl l ? lengtb ~ width same - lat position eatimated at l to 2 mile• --- PAGE 170 --- ..e l • 30 July 1948 ' . .i :1 s 2015 hours Worthington, Ohio J ohn A. Felton 5800 Hi gh St, Worthi ngton, Ohio ·r . rl·,c of obs •r-,r.t i on Worthington, Ohio ). ~.i.:.t•u1crJ of ob j, ct f r om obse rve r N/S Li . Ti:,o in s i t;ht 15 minutes 11 . :dt. i tud) Approx 3000 ft l? . ::; r· 'Jd very slow Di r uc ti ,m of fli 1;ht SW 1!1 . ,,..:c-t ics None 1 r, . ,; , •1rd None :7 . Col o r silver rn. 8hr,po cylindrical Odor d •Jt<:ctod N/S 20 . 1,ppn r o nt con stru ction N/5 21 . Exhaust t r ai l s N/S ,">2 . v'/c-tit hor c onditi on s Clear with high scattered clouds, visibility good 23. Effo ct on clouds N/ S 2L1 . Sk etche s or photogr uphs None 25 . t-la.nr.or of disnppoa r a nco N/S 26. Romu r ks : (over) I; --- PAGE 171 --- • Object appee:red cylindrical in shape with no apparent wiJl€s or tail surfaces. Bo standard marker lights were disp~ed and there were no eDgioe noises. The object emitte4 a steady silver glow. Altitude was judged to be approximately 3000 ft and the object Wa.s moving very slowly in a southwest course. It was in line of vision some 15 minutes. Bo other aircraft. military or civilian were in vicinity of Felton's hearing or vi8ion. The sky was clear with high. scattered clou d s and the v1sib111 ty vae good. NOTE: Felton questioned by Maj Cal:rpbell of the USAF, but nothing further was gained by this interview with the e~ception that hi• wife also saw the object. --- PAGE 172 --- CF-ECK- LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Onto 4 J ~ 48 Inc idQnt f 160 2. Timo lltl5 P. N. 3. Locotion DnlYaabarg. Pa. 4. t!nmo of obser vor John Jmmi~. Jr. 5. Occupo.tion of ob~orvor B/S 6. 1,ddr oss of obsorvor Box 227, nr.....ebarg. Pa. 7. Pl oco of obso r wti on Dr&Taaburg, Pa. o. Numbor of obJocts l 9. Distanco of object fr om obsor vor •/s 10. T imo in sight 20 Mconda + 11 . Altitudo B/S 12 . Spcod Boveriz:lg - then mviDC on at und.etenained apeed. Diroction of flight B/S Tactics JDOTed aero•• ~. •topping three times and resum:tnc movtment Sound Bo noi se Si zo of a star 17 . Color same as a star 18 . Shdpo l ooked l i ke a star p· 19 . Odor d otoctod ·N/ S 20. Apporont construction B/S 21 . Exhaust t r ails N/ S 22 . Woathor conditi ons N/ S 23 . Effect on clouds N/ S 24. Slrntchos or photogr o.phs . Vague sketch 25. Mnnnor of disn~poe r anco _ N/ S 26. Romnrks: (over ) , · J --- PAGE 173 --- - .' . ... On 4 J-al.7 1-8 at appr~.. 11:15 P. M., OS!, witneaa and bis wife tbougb.t tlwT aaw a ■tar mT1DC. '!here • • a li&b,t in the mcy the same color and ■ize of a atar which w.a movinc. *••t 1w,,,,,._,,tt p,,,,,w,ca,,,ae w110+1Dtl•sw1■ 1w1•lwclaee11u ➔wN1"1et1a ■ pt++e14+■■ xMlw+lnqi l11&► 1el11Jllres,kle1e\,eet1414. !hen the7. thought it '88 a plane bllt it -4.e DO noi... !be obJect moved across the ■k;y, then cbanced.its course a bit and wnt straight and ■topped again for about 5 MCODde, changed it■ cour• a bit and 1f91L~ etraigbt tor avhile and •topped aga1n th1• time for at lea.at 15 llfCOnda, tbezl it wnt across the l)cy a little wa;,ye and diuppeared ccapletel.7. lben. the obJect •topped in the sq-, it resembled a star and onl7 b7 folloWinc it• courN cow.~ the difference be noticed. IDB: lfltaeaa atatea that he 11-.ea 801N 2-1/2 mile■ from the two woman (NoEeeaport, Pa.) mo reported aeeirlg a bic ailver plate zooming 11DiNlea■l7 OYerbea4 in the direction of ~ o d Pmtt. See Inc. 161.. --- PAGE 174 --- .e,. . r . Cl:ECK- LI:.T - 11:·P)'::l!:'Ir!ED FLYilJG OBJECTS Around July 8, 48 Incid >rt if 161 2. ':" ir'\u N/ S 3. L r,cr ti on McKeesport, Pa. Mr s . !fell Vewey & Mrs. Elizabeth Ooltz r./ . C:ccupr.ti on of ob~o rvo r housewife 6. ,.-idr,• .;:,; of obs o rvo r s Mrs Vewey: 34o4 GTover Ave) Mrs Goltz: 26o4 Gr-over Ave. McKeesport, Pa. ·1 . Pli.c of obsu r vi.ti on McKeesport, Pa. O. rlunb~' r of obj <"'cts l ). Di:.tonco of obj <.' ct from obso rvo r N/ S 10 . Til""lo in sir,ht N/S 11 . ,; lt itudo N/ S 12 . Spr•cd N/S 13 . Dirocti on o f fl i /~ht N/S - toward X:enJl3W(>od Park 1c:-, . J ," 1rd noiseless 16 . Size 12 to 15 inches in dia. 18. 3h•.po "plate" 10 . Odor d otoctod N/S 20 . i1.ppn r ont constru ction N/S 2 1. Exh:lUst t r uils N/S ,'2 . ;10nthor conditi ons N/S 23 . Effoct on clouds disappeDred in c l oud ballk 2L . Skotch Js or photogr aphs None 25. ~:annor of disnppoa r a nco disappec-red in bl:nid baruc 26 . Romo r ks : (over ) --- PAGE 175 --- . · w1tnesa saw lllhat looked like a "big, silTer plate• zoom.il:lg noiael eal.y overberul in the direction of Kennywood Parle. IIQh look, that' a not a plane, ac:reamed Mra. Vewq of 34o4 Grover to ber neighbor, Mr$. Goltz, 36o4 Grover, "it looke~ike one of tboee flying eaucers." Mrs. Vevay said the disc was about 12 to 15 inches in diameter. It diaappe6red in a cloud bank but reappe ed on the far eide and was seen by Mrs. Goltz. They followed the direction of the diac until out of ai8}lt• R'.>TE: Taken from the Daily Neve "Mcieeaport, Pa. - July S, 1948. --- PAGE 176 --- .... . . I . ,. ' ...,-- CHECK- LIST - lfl·! IDE1•!7 IFJED FLYHIG OBJECTS 1. D:1tc ll Aug 48 Inc id ·,rt :/1- 162 2. Timo 1200 and 1215 hours CS? 3. Locotion Hamel, Minneeota L. Pomo of obsc- r vor Jerome Leu.er (age 10 and Benne Leuer (age 8) 5. Oc cupc.tion of ob~o r vor children 6. :\ridr c ::;s of ob so rvor R/R 1 Hamel, Milmesota 7. Ploco of obs.:> r vt,t i on A8 above - baclt yard 8. lJuJ'lbo r o!' objoots 1 9. Disto nco of obj n ct f r om obsor vo r a matter of a few feet 10 • T iM0 in s i Ght li/5 11 . Altitude rested on ground - 12 . Spcod '1/S 13. Diro oti on of fli Ght After resting 011 ground it aacended to a hei&ht of 30 fee t and shot off 1n a nortb.eaaterl.7 direction 1L. Tactics apan once, made 'Wistl1ng nois~, ,wot stra1ght up 20 ft, halted and again made whis tlill& noise. Maneuvered aroWld tree branch.es & tele Sourd whistling noise - like steam whistle wires. 16 . Siz o 1 ft thick - 2 feet wide 17 . Col o r dull. gr9¥ 18. S h n po ~ound. 19. Odor d ot o ctod N/S 20 . Appor ont construct i on metal.lie 21. Exhaust t r "ils B/ S iloothor conditi on s B/ S 23 . Eff ect o n c l o uds N/S 21.1 . Skotch ns or photographs 'lone 25 . llnnnor o f diso ppoa r onoo into northeast 26. Romor ks : (over) --- PAGE 177 --- lllforaant ■ atate4 that oa 11 Aue 148 between 1200 and 1215 houra, cs-r. Jeroae and :Benao were p~i.Jlg in the back Tard and noticed en object in da■ca:1t approxiaatel.7 twel.Te feet from the groand wb.1ch waa deacend.1~ betwen the tw of them. It settled to the ground gentlJr - JIil.Ch e.a a halJoon. Opon bittin& the ~ the object lp,lD. once. made a aort of wbi•tlillc DDiN, d.elCl'ibed b7 the tvo beye •• re ■-bli.Dg a at.an wiatle, ad tbm abot atraieht -ap into the a1r approxiae.teq 20 feet, halted and ap1n aad.e a ~•tl1D& noise. The object then ahop upwrd to a height of abant Y:, feet, and, 1D th11 a scent, 1118DBUTered around tree bran.che1 a4 tel~n• v1rea. Upon reaeb1J>& a height of approrlmately 30 feet t.be o'bJecibot off in a mrtbeaaterl)' direction. !be obJect approached. frcm the 110rtbwat. !be bo7• deacribecl the obJect aa "approximately ODe t oot thick, two teet aide and rOlmd. • !be obJect had 110 windoww, wiree, or any Tiaible apparteaucea. It w.a a dull gnq in color end when it hit the ground, it mde a al.1'b,t elenk1ng uoiee, ma.ch a e metal hit t ~ agains t metal. Philip en4 Mr• Leuer stated the boy e wre viei~ f'ri,;btened lib.en t he;r ran into the boo.M and were afraid to tell what they had aeen. Uyon clo•• que1ti011U1B, the boya related the above story to them. Mr. Ltoer advised that he1ben bad notified. Mr. E. R. Sheridan. Poat maste~ at Baati, Mimleac,ta (vbo mbeequantly notified the pr oper enthoriti ee) AGDITS 1l>'!IS: .tcent noted that the 11p0t are the alleged 'flying 1E111Cer" had landed wu approximately 2 fe et in diameter and appeared. aa t hough ■c:ime beaT)" obJect had landed there or bad been eet down - as the ground • • dented aJMi protrudi.D& rock• had been leveled. The apot wee covered by a washtub. . to .a-""tM,,._ E. R. Sheridan. Poatmaste.i:. advised that he had no reaeon UA,l\,U,I ~-Ue atoey of the boys or of Mr. and Mrs. Leu.er. and for thie reuon bad reported the matter to the Federal :Bureau of Investigation, St. P8Dl, Miml. .. - ,J' \ --- PAGE 178 --- ' ,I_ ---- 163 Ir 1 1 hnnr before ~.rk V2.n :1uys. Calif r •• r C . t Henry Glovr-r & •Alifa (Otd-Res) • 1r• ; i. .. r h rv r Ordnance Reserve Officer 11· l rv r 8531 Variel Ave., Cano~.: Park, Cru if • l r·· • i r Van Nuys , Calif. r •! 1, • C' • l t·ro:-i c,t1., r v r . ~ overnead I • r . 1 1t 'l:fis:,. about an hour 1 1. n J ' I ,. ll l grt"ci t he i:e,ht I • • n i l,t toward the sun from t he Ea.et or Wxim:d! E to . ,.. , r t r a,11=led a ve-rtictl arc of about 25° or or e I . , ,- d N/S 1,,. . ; j :: of we·.ther balloon i:.t 2CXX) f t r 1~r blu i sh lum nescence like fluor escent l amp whi ch gradUE.lly cn~.nged to or,nge color at dusk ~h P" r ound tend~ to spheri cal I ,. r i ,i;, l't. •d N/S l • ,-r,r,r.ror.t cons• ructinn N/S ;->1 . c.r.h•.•J ., t t r u1 l s N/S ,, 1 1 r c onditi r· CA.VU ground terq:,er · tu.re 70-75° 2:, . : ·vnr r of diznpp· :--t r nc" snapped off like a lamp 'ftlen you throw switch LU o R 1,hr lts: (Over) --- PAGE 179 --- Object api:eared round and probo.blJ c,;phH.!"ic:.tl.. At first l0ok{•d si'llilt:.r to weather balloon at t~bout 2000 ft but t.'1-iere was no characterletic bobbing. The wind vc:1.s blo~,i~ on the ground wit;, fatr strength and gusty yet t:.~e object was nald 5. Occupoti on of 'ob,orvor •/s lllt■a widow 6. l"ddr oss of' obso rvo r 38 Lm.•illgton Circle. Unionto-..n 7. Pl oco of ol;>so rvr,ti on Uniontow, Pa. - ObaerTer 1 • front porch 8. llunb~r of objoots three - one at a t 3.me 9. Distanco of obj o ct f rom obso r vor •/S 10 . Timo in lli(;ht •/s 11 . Altitude ,x>C) ft 12. Spood . Teey fast 13 . Dirooti on o f f liGh t D lh. Tactics apinn1ng Tertical.ly o n ~ 15 . So,md none 16. Sito 1/S 17 . Co l o r luminous 18. She.po oTBl 19. Odor doto otod Bone 20 . Appa r ont constru ct i on 1/S - tranaparent 21. EY..houst t r ails trail ot ligbt about l :,ard l01:1g 22 . Woathor oonditioos •~ra, mn cloadl' 23 . Effe ct on ol ouds •/s - flew acB•• ek;y beneath baae o~ clouda - . 11'ntninc could be eeen_tbru it. _.. , 24. Sketche s or photographs Tague aketcb -._ I ..,._ --.:. -~ 25. Manner or di aoppoe r o.noo lost a14Plt at - obetro.ctea b"t,n.eS&M>oruc bou.ea ,JOlllfJ' 26. Remarks : (OT81') r.! .,, ( .... --- PAGE 184 --- At a:pproximately ll P. M. on th~~o{ J .me Mrs .dollar saw a luminous oval-W'laJIPed o b j e c t x ¥xw a mea t p l a tter rolling al:>Dg on its edge. It appeared to t e going very fast since it disappeared in about 5 to 10 seconds . It was without sound or odor but seemed to have a tail 'Ahich extended about a yard or so. Five minutes later, witness saw a second object and after another five­ minute ints rval a third objec t w- s observed . They appeared in t he Southwest and flew to the Northeast. The we·-ther w~ s cloudy ¼ith .... lightning and rolling thunder. The objects flew over the Oaldand St. Area or just to the si de of it (&st of Oakland St.) Tbey traveled about l , CX)() ft and then disappeared beh ind the houses across the street from the witnesses. Witnesses: Mrs. Catherine McDonald Police Sergeant S-nuh & ~hter •· --- PAGE 185 --- CF.ECK-LIST - Ul!IDENT IFIED FLYING OBJreTs Inc idrmt ft l64e. 29 June 48 2, Time 23()0 3. Location Union.town. Pa. 4. I!omo of obser ver Mra. Margar~t Hollar et al 5. Occup(ltion of ob~orvor HOllSewi.f'e 6. ,,ddr c ss of obso rvor 100 Moore ATe. • Uniontown, Pa. 7. Placo of obs or 'Vbtion 3g Kensington Circle. Uniontown (home o! Mr a. Catherine Mcll)nald) 8. Mumbor of objocts 3 - one at a time 9. Dista nco of obj o ct f r om obsor vo r 'fl/S 10 . Tir10 in SiE;ht 10 seconds 11 . rlltitudo ll/S 12 . Spcod very faat 13 . Dir oction of fli Ght hom Sout.bwest to Bortheaet J 4. Toctics roll.ed along on its edge 15 . Souttd ~ Bo sound 16 . Sizo "platter" 17 . Co l or luminous 18 . She po oval 19. Odor dotoot od ~ None 20 . Apporont constr uction N/S - luminous 21 . Exhuust t ~ni l s a tail of about a yard in length 22 . Vionthor conditi ons cloudy with ligb.ti iDg and rolli.Jlg thunder 23 . Effo ct on clouds N/5 21.t . Skotchus or photogr aphs None 25 . hlannor of di sa ppoa r n nco View obstructed by neighboring house s 26. Rornn r ks: (over) --- PAGE 186 --- - Witnese saw a lumi.nou.a, oval-ebaped object fl.yi.Dg at an altitude of approx 5,0CX) ft which ve.s traveli.Dg beneath the baae of some el•••• cloud.a from t10Uthveet to northeast across the sky. The weather was stornv and cl011ey and aa a aecond. object flew a.cross the sky a flash of 11.glltning eoul_d be seen thro. it. It seemed to be trensparent. The objeete(3) tnmued Tery f c:.at and eee_med to just disappear within 10 seconds. The objects appeared at approximately five minute intervals. There vas no odor or acnmd ft :from them. However, a trail of light about a yard l ong was obeerved. ~ object• rolled Tertically on their edgea and appeared to be apinnill« an end across the aky. Witnesses lost sight of the objects a.a ne1&}1bor1Dg boo.1e1 obatructed their Tiew. \fitnesete: Mre. Marpret Hollar Police Sergeant Shull & aua hie dsngbter --- PAGE 187 --- CHECK - L I !:T - :'I!>El::-:FIED FLYHlG OSJp;rs 1. I::, t 29 June 48 Inc1dJnt 2. Tino 2,300 - 11:00 P. M. ; . Locu t i on Uniontown, Pa. J, . : 1al"lr or <"'hn!'.' r V\'.lr Sgt Chae E. Schuh & d.8u&):lter 5- Ocr.u p . ti on of ob ~o r v or Uniontown Police Dept. • ,,-!dr ss of obso rv" r 32 Lawton Ave.• Uniontown 7. Ploc o or ob-:o r·. ti cn from front porch of 38 J!enaington Circle, Uniontown. O. 1:u1:1bo r oJ' obj ~ta 1 ). ~i:ito nco of obj o c& r r on oba or vo r N/ S 10 . Tino in :sirht 5 - 7 MCOnda 11 . ~1 ir.udo 6,oo ft 12 . Sr-00d 100 JI.PE 1;. Dir >cti Gn of fli c ht D - sighted 1n weat 1!,. Tor. ics atr41&bt & level .io11r.d DOile balt ot a large meat platter (1-1/2 1) Co l or »/s luminoua 3ht: po eemi-cirC'.u.ar Odor d ot,Jct od N/ S cO . ,~ppnront construct i on Ji/ S 21 . &Y.hr1ust t r cd ls 1/S n. foothor oond1t1 ons partl7 cl ouey 2; . Err ct on c l oud~ B/ S ~1, . Sko choo o r photo,;r i:.p?ls none :?5 . 'cnnor ot dit'Joppce nco •/s 26 . ' R0:X1 r ko, (o~er ) --- PAGE 188 --- e On the night of 29th June at about ttili: U:00 P. M., witnes1 taW an object that reaembled a hal! of a large meat platter which appeared oTer tJl the west end of the cit7 at Oakl.aad Ave & West Main St.• Uniontown. Pa . It seemed to be at a height of about 6,000 ft and sailed 1n a atra18bt line of about 8 or ~ fee t 1n about 5 to 7 aeconda. Bo eound wu heard and the obJect •u1t1 ■+11a,11 emitted no r••• It w.a traveliJ:lc in a northeaatly direction. Witnesses: Mrs. Mcl))nald Mre. Hollar Sgt Schub'a daughter --- PAGE 189 --- ~ -~ : .. - \ ,-~ r '· ~ ' e CITECK - LIST - UWIDEN'l' IFIED FLYING OBJECTS 26 July 1948 Incid cmt :fl 165 1. D~to 2. T imo 2100 I 3. Locc ti on Chamble e, Ga. 11 . :!amo of obser ver Ihyle L. Avery et al Ob server, Atlanta Naval Air Base 6. ;,r:ldr css of obse rve r Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee , Ga. 7. Pl oc o of obso r 'lrot i on Observa ti on tower 8. Numbe r o f ob jncts 1 blue white light 9. Dis t a nce of obj e ct f r om obse r ve r N/ S 10 . TiMo in sight N/5 11 . ~ltitudo B/ S 12. Sr ood N/S - like abootiDg ets- 13 . Di r oct1 on of f l i Ght SE turning Sand geini.Dg al.titud.e 11.i. Tactics straight &: level &: ga.1.ni Dg altitude 15 . Sn.turd None N/S ... Siz;o 17. Co l o r blue-white light 18 . She. po N/S - object not seen 19 . Udor d otoot o d N/S 20 . 1~ppo r o nt constru ct i on l i ke shooting st ar 2 1. EY.hu ust t r a i l s N/S - possibly the blue lilhite l_ight was the exhaus t ?2 . i"loa t ho r cond iti on s 2/10 ci rrus a t 25.000 ft: l to 4/ 10 of l ower strato- cirrus at 5,000 ft. Visibi lity 12 to 15 milee. Surf wind light & varia». 23 . Eff oct on clouds N/S 2-5 MPH 2L1 . Sk otch P-s or phot og r o. phs None 25 . He.nnor of disnppoe r n nco N/S 26. Romn rks : (over) r-.-:-v..,.,,,.. ,, '·~ ,; ), .• ~1 rt \( I • l•'.,, ?1t 11/ --- PAGE 190 --- iaali, +-1 -:Wi , n>yle L. Avery Obser7er, Atlanta Naval Air :Base, Chamblee, Ga., wiile on dnty at the observation tower on 26 July ~ about 2100 hours sighted a blue-white light traveling anutheast from the north~st It vas travel in& very faet and maintained. a uniform altitude (undetermined) and speed. It looked like a ahootillg s tar except for the fact that it maintained the &ame altitude. lhi l e under obaervati:>n it then appeared to gain altitude and t hen turued sharply to the eouth. The weather wae clear and still . Tb.ere was no sound. Shortly after sighting the light several reaidents of the art:a called and reported seei.Dg tb.e same t hing. No flights left or arrived at the station after 1910 hours on 26 Jul y "8. 165a Witnesses ot thi« Dhenomena who were interviewed made statements a.a follow : On 20 July 48 they were seated on the lawn of the O.eorgia School of Technology Housing Project at Chsmblee, Ga. About 20!..5 hours Mrs. John Goll sighted a strane;e light and cal.led it to the attention of ber companions. The light appeared about the size of a football and was travel ing southeast on a ste~ course. It was green and. faded into a silver-colored tail, Tbe light eppe·.red 1 t ee-i. to l ose altitude slowly n:nch the &sine ae a plane co:ning in for a l anding. It appeared to f a.de awa:t in flight as if extinguished. No sound waepe.r;rrl. Vi tneesea: Mr. & Mrs . Harold Shaw Mr. Robert Sebring Mrs. Jeanne Hill Mrs. Myrtle Renfroe Mrs. John Gall --- PAGE 191 --- --- PAGE 192 --- CEECK - LI ST - UUIDE1!7IFIED FLYIUG OBJECTS l. Dute 30 Aug 48 lncid mt * 1 66 2. Tino 20,000 hollra or S:00 P. M. 3. Locat i on Loe Angeles, Calif. u. l!omo of obsC'r vor S/Sgt Leroy B. Eete ■ 5. Occupc.iti on of ob ;orvor 5/Sgt 6. J~t:ld r css of obso r vor . . . 1,301 W. Olympic l31.Td. , Los Angele• 7. Pl oco of obso r vn ti on 1,301 W. Olympic Blvd. Loe Angele s. Calif., \ 0. Numbo r of objoot s l 9. Distanco _of ob j o ct fr om obso r vor B/S 10 . Tirlo in s i i;ht N/S 11 . Al titudo eeti.mated to b9 well over 20,000 ft. 12. Spood thought to be well over 700 MPH 13 . Di r e ction o f f l ight Wczt 2 ■ 3t 14. Tactics none - flew level course 15 . Soun d Bo eoUlld 16. Sizo Larger than B-29 17. Co l o r silver 18 . Shapo V-2 rocket 19 . Odor dot oct od B/S 20 . Appor ont c onstruction rocket - like 21. Exhaust tra ils blue exbaaet trail 22 . 'Woat h o r e ondit i ons ,.S ~ 23. Effo ct on c l ouds B/5 24. Skotchos or phot ogr a phs Bone 25 . llo.nnor of diso ppoa r o nco B/S 26 . Remarks : (OTer) JI c, --- PAGE 193 --- Object resembled the fuselage of a V-2 rocket - but much larger. S/Sgt Eetes stated that it was much larger than a B-29 and silver in color end that 1 t completely filled the lens of a 10 B-80 field glass which was taken from a German 88 mm artillery piece. kch lens was 8" in diaidter. Speed estimated to be well over 700 M PH. and objecVwas traveli.Jl€ at an altitude of well over 20,000 ft. No sound was heard Left a blue em.mist trail. Object travelillg from west to east. Only one object •i&hted. .. --- PAGE 194 --- CHECK - LI ST - P!1IDE1!7IfIED FLYHIG OBJECTS Inc id 1r t -# 1 67 6 ~ 1948 2• Tin0 0905 OCT , • l nc( ti on 19° 08 1 ?l - 164° 05 1 E be tveen KwaJalein Island, Marshall !elands and Hickam Field., 11 . :=•1m1 of obsc-r vo r Capt J'l.oyd Barnes Pilot USAF -.> . . . ld r a o f obo•l rvo r Pacific Division, Milit Air 'l'rane Service -, • ri..c of obsu r vt.tion Ahead & above hia plane II . lluMbo r of objncts 1 ·) . Digtonc-o o f o b ,j, ct f r om obsc rvo r 4 to 5 milea 10. TiMo in si~ht split second 11. ,,ltit udo 10,000 ft 12 . Dir 1, ction o f fl ii;ht N/S 111. Tue-tics exploded like e. shall. 16 . Siz 0 N/ S 17 . Col or white 16 . 3hcpo ball l ') . Odor d ot~1ctod N/ S 20 . nppn r o nt constru ct i on ~ "fire" 21 . EY.huu st t r ni l s Non~ ~~ - ":I ntho r conditi on s 5/10 cloud coverage 23 . Eff ,i ct on cloud s N/ S ,>], . S k o tch os or photogr aphs none 25 . ·,anr.c r of d.1 sn ppoa r a nee exploded 26 . Romu r ks : (over) I I/ ' . --- PAGE 195 --- r • A large white ball of fire was ob served some f o ur to f i ve miles directly ahead of and sl18btly above the aircraft. I t was obser ved for ?nly a apli t second and vas comparable t o t he explos ion of a shell There were no streamers or "tails" observe d such as u sually r e l ated to a meteor or a distress sign.cl. . As t he aircraft a9Pr oached the approximate position where the ball of fire was ob served a single whi te ligb.t was seen on the water surface. Ro...ever, this diaeppe~red within a few eecollds aft er sighting beci:!Use of t he e:xisting cl :md cover age . More lights wre immediately obser ved on the "8ter surfs ce some 10 miles north of the _plane I s course. It 1 s the opinion of t he wi tnese ( 6ap t Barnes) that these were f r om a surface vessel. Some 10 minut es elapsed after these l ights were observed on t he vater surface when an aircraft was •~ted fiyiDg a reci'procal course ( 240° ) at about lCXX> ft below the observers's aircraft and slightly to the right of the course. Capt Barnes made numerous attempts t o contact this aircraft on Channel ''B" end "C", "VBJ" but acknowledgment of b is transmi ssion was never teceived. --- PAGE 196 --- e CEECK- LIST - IJEIDENTIFTED FLYING OBJECTS 20 July 1948 Incidont :/1- 168 2. Tino 1330 local 3. 1.0 ct: ti on Obrecbstreet, Arnhem, 'lhe Hague h. ::nm<: of obs<' r vc r A. D. Otter 5. Occupo.ti on o f ob~o rvor Chf. Investigator of Court of Damage 6. ,,'1dr e::;s of obs o rvo r Anlheim, 'lhe Hague 7. Pl oc o of obsc rvb t i on 52° 30' N, 4° 30' E 0. NuT:\bor of obj nots l 9. Distance of obj o ct from obsorvor N/S 10. TiMo in sight N/S ll . Altitude very high 12 . Speed high speed - comparable to V-2 13. Dirocti on of fli 6 ht N/S 11.i. Tactics N/S 15 . S0tl:rd Same as V-2 16 . Sizo N/S 17 . Co lor N/5 18 . Shepo Aircraft with 2 decks and no wings 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20 . 1\ppnr ont construction N/S 21 . Exhuust trai l s N/S 22 . Vlcnthor conditi on s visibility unlimited - scattered cloud.a 23. Effo ct on c l ouds N/S ''1.,,.• . Sket che s or photogr aphs None Mnnnor of disnppoe r nnco H/S I 26 . Remar ks : Object appeared to be wingless aircraft with two decks. It was traveling at very high altitude and was seen f our times intermittently thru cloud s. Visibility: unlimited. JI 1.-/ --- PAGE 197 --- . ·- \~ CEECK - LI ST - 1!!-!IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Inc idrmt 4/- 169 1. D:itc 2. Tirn0 0530 3. Lo·cotion Mapl e...ood, Ohio 4. I:amo of obse rve r Mr. Faby Niswonger 5. Occupution of ob~o rvor farmer 6. hddr oG s of obsc rvor RD #1. Maple...ood, Ohio.Phone: Jackson Central 8-0F42 7. Place of obsc r vr,t i on Maple...ood. Ohio B. Numbe r of objacts l 9. Distance of obj e ct from obse rve r N/S 10 . T i:>lO in sight N/S 11 . Altitudo N/S 12. Spcod N/5 13 . Dire cti on of fli ght N/S 'i'uctics Arose from behind woods - seemed to unravel a silver substance that floated earthward 15 . Sonnd N/5 16 . Si ze large Color silver 18 . Sho po sphere 19 . Odor d otectod N/S i.pporont construction N/S 20 . 21 . Exhnust t r ni l s - silver substance(?) 22 . Weather conditions N/S 23 . Effo ct on c l ouds N/5 Skotche s or photogr aphs None Disintegra ted. in mid-air hlannor of disnppca r a nco 26. Romo.r ks: (over) f,-. .. J --- PAGE 198 --- - \. Witness observed a large silver-colored sphere -.r,ich seen.cd t o arive from behind hie woods and continued to float across his ferm. While in fl ~ t it e.eemed to unravel a silvfr subGtence wnich floated earthward. While under observation it disintegra ted in nid- air. B:>TE: Witness seen:ed very conscientious and. sincere while r elating this incident. Subject arose while witness ~s talkine t o a man fro~ this 6o!Illll8lld (MCIAXP) -.hen an airplane chanced t o fly overhead. --- PAGE 199 --- • • <'!.::CK - LIS:' - J 1f1'I!)Ei'':" IFJED • FL'.'HIG OBJECTS Around 5 Mey 48 I ncid mt 'fi 170 3. I oc:, tion Adspazari, Turkey Li . N/S - taken from telecon :!r,mc• of obs ,., rvo r Item extracted from Turkish newspaper 11 Yeni Sabah", Istanbul, 5 May~ 5. Oc cup~tion of ob~c rvo r N/S 6. .,,jdr .., ::; of obso rv:.,r See above 7. Plo c of obs o r vt.t i on Vill~ near Adapazar1. Turkey 8. rJuMbo r of objocts 1 9. ~i~tanco of objoct from obsc rvo r N/S 10 . Timo in sibht N/S 11 . Altitudo 650 feet 12 . Speed N/S 13 . Diro cti on of' fli [ht N/S 1L . '.i'uctics ::: NI .., l -i:- . S "llrd N/S 16 . Si ze N/S 17 . Co l or "shining" 18 . Sht.p o N/S 19 . Odor d ot o cto d N/S 20 . ,1.ppn r ont constr uction N/S 21. Exh~ust t r ai l s N/ S 22 . ¥/oa.t hor conditi ons N/S 23 . Eff oct on clouds N/S 2h . Skotchus or photoe;r nphs None 25 . ~;o.nr.or of disnppoa r nnco exploded 26. inspected Remar ks : Inve stigation nowu.Xld.er way and the debrie will be t■■ !pelill by experts . --- PAGE 200 --- lacd.a.,: 170 "1'blN �'• lJJe affeo\ 1 Clalllc Is lU. aeuol"ae • ks •l&llt 9'1Jt'P1� Ula eawlv,'. � ,-.pl.a -.rgeai that theu •l&fll . 1oa 1ft nt1 au.t- 1ud clJ"Ole• :r eal• that on:r MWlii191:ai:a Alli,.. 1 "lato ..al!r 8114 _. In �1.o4• in llllod a llbeep a.c. o !10 � i'Nat 11114 the iabrl• .Sll 'be �tea •• Ob__.,ra. '18¥ that \be l'OCQI, llidilb l• elehwl to hewt .,._ fl'UI tb.t lor\hwt4 fiy,l. al Q1 t.1 of 200 Mfren onr Mf1Pf1serl Won :lt f-11. Aoco� � "fl �. 8 lion DD Mt Att AIIIIClll"I� ·i1,utu'i7e bu lto• ftqaaated $o IJivM\M,t.ie this tnol t t'aU7 enc� '4niab a...nJ. r• &J llkev!M. thlr IAcldat oa lie eoatirllit4 or :DOI Au Att� � 41Ncte4 \o ds� eowoes for lnfo \1 ODntained la Tai ......,._ anlcla. --- PAGE 201 --- • CITECK - Ll !:lT - TTPIDEN7IFIED FL:'UJG OBJECTS • I nc id , rt 1, 171 2• Timo Sunset J . . Locnt i on Moscow, usrn 4. t1amo of obs c- rvo r N/ S - .Amerie&i Newspaper Reporter 5. Occupc.ti on o f ob:,orvor Newspaper r epor ter 6. Addrc~ s of o bs o rvo r N/S 7. Plo c o of obso r vt.t i on m>out 25 kilometere (19 to 20 miles) NW of Moscow 8. Nurnbor of objocts 1 9. Distance of ob j o ct fr om obso r vor N/S 10 . Tii'!o in s i i;ht N/ S 11 . l\ltitudo Very high 12 . Spcod high but not excessive 13. Di r oct ion of fl icht Southwest-Northeast direction 14. Tactics N/S 15 . Sound No sound 16 . S ize N/S 17 . Co l or : N/S - shone bri&ntly 18 . Shapo l o08 nar;row 19 . Odor dotoctod N/S 20 . Appo._r ont construction Apparently metallic aince it ebon.e Terf briabtl7 21 . Exhaust t ~nils N/S 22 . Vfoa-thor conditi on s 'B/S .., IWW3 23 . Eff oct on clouds B/S 24. Skotohc o or photogr aphs Bone 25. Manner or disappearance N/S 26. Romarks 1 (oTer) --- PAGE 202 --- • -'bout SianMt Oil 3 Aue 48, about 25 kilometer, (a-> 11ile1) northwet of Koacow a uperiaced Jaerican newwpaper reporter am, an unidentified. obJect at .-er, high 111.titade. It waa lo!JC and norrow and proceeded at a h1ch bu.t not e.xceHiTe apeed in •a generally south-west- northeast direction. It lbone Teey bri&htl.7 probab1¥ froa reflected wnl.1&}lt. lo w1.oc• could be Men and no eound waa beard. It looked like a ri&id airabip and - . eo identified by a Ru..111.aD acqaaintance who aaw it at the . _ time. Bowner, the reporter, 1n apite ot the appeera.nce of the obJect w.s of the 01>in1on that 1 t w1 not a rigid airah1p due principally to ita bigb apeed. Re bad no theo17 to offer li·