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Director Of flee of Public Inf<
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Dir. of Special Investigations, XG
Information has been j*eceived. fromthe FBI to the effect that a Mr,
i n the office of ItEMMMBpfr. had contacted the Bureau, advising that
had been In contact with Drv lisWhlMH^ concerning photographs which
allegedlymade of a Flying; Disc i n the vi ci ni tyof Phoenix, Arizona, in June
of
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negatives on the Flying Disc and that he had asked for thei r return. The FBI i n-
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3. The FBI informed Hr. 4MHJHHHV that the FBI did not have i n i t s possession
the negatives referred to byMr. AtfNfe, and i n fact 4HHttV knew fall well that
the- FBX-ttsrted tbeat over t o Air Force Intelligence representatives, Hamilton Fi eld,
on 30 lngtt 1947* with the understanding that he night never have themreturned.
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this Batter-and did not investigate4HflPl Mr. ^MMMBIBW stated hewould contact
OSI for whet assiatancethey might beableto givehim.
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OSI has not received any inquiry from Mr* or any of his representac
6. For your information on 13 October 1949* a let t er was received froa OSI
Dist rict 19, transmitting copies of thephotographs taken byWUfttm, and advising
that theoriginals werein custody of theAssistant Chief of Staff, A-2, I nt elli-
gsnee, Hamilton AFB, California* A background investigation was run on f0sj ff
by OSI, for thebenefit of AMC, which reflected that fM^^phad created thenane
PANORAMIC HSS3ABCH LABORATORY, to impress peoplewith his Importance. Hewas
reported to bea musician by trade, but had no steady j ob. Neighbors considered
nia to be? aa eacceiieati:-neighbor^;.:'wbo caxiaed go troabloy but .judged him to be
emotionally high strung, egot ist ical, and ^ ^
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
STRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
SUBJECT
TO*
(Unclassified)
SOCIAL INQUIHI
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, BS&F
Washington 25, D* C.
18 October 1949
Phenomena
jtv Reference i s m a d e t o let t er, y o u r Headqu art ers , Fi les
AFC SI 2 4 - 1 8 5 , Su bj ect : A s abov e, dat ed 30 Sept ember 1 949, end t o t h e
o f Speci al Agent I3S8 C . AI DKEC H, F i l e : 1 7 D 061 2 4 - 2 3, Su bj ect :
Panorami c Res earch Laborat ory, Speci al I nqu i ry,
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dat ed 1 7 Au gu s t 1 9 4 9 *
2 . I nclos ed are copi es o f t he phot ograph t hat i s now i n t h e
cu s t ody o f t he Offi ce of t h e As s i s t ant C hi ef of St aff, A - 2 , I n t e l l i -
gence* Hami lt on A F B , C ali forni a, u nder t he s u bj ect of " I nv es t i gat i on
of Flyi ng D i s c s "
3* Forwarded herewi t h are t wo copi es of t hes e phot ographs f o r
OSI Headqu art ers , and wi t h a carbon copy o f t hi s let t er one ( l ) copy
each of t hes e phot ographs i s bei ng forwarded di rect t o t he C ommandi ng
General of t he Ai r Mat eri el C onmaod.
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Act i ng Di s t ri ct
(aoder
Incls
* CSI Hq - 2 photographs Aerial ihenomena (dup)
CO: CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB,
with 1 copy each of 2 photographs Aerial Bienooena
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
TITLE
FILE NO. DATE
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REPORT MADE BY
Xim C. ALDRICH
( PANORAMIC RBSSAEC H IABORATC &Y
REPORT MADE AT
DO #17 Kirtland AF3
PERIOD
7 2021 June, 15
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OFFICE OF ORIGIN
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STATUS
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CHARACTER
REFERENCE
I2JOJTRY
SYNOPSIS
Qf b y SA THOMAS ? . POVT.R,
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24-27, dtd 19 S&y 49.
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Better; Business Bureau, Chamber of Comereeand Arizona Corpora-fcion Coooission
checked with negative results* Credit Bureau record attached a Exhibit A*
City directories and telephonedirectory oheokod* Mr and Hrsu
neighbors, stated SUBJECT i s eaceellsnt neighbor, caused no trouble, ia
t iorally higj i s^roag, egotis-feical and a gtnius ia fUadamenfcala or radio and
electronics* SUBJECT is musician by trade, has no steady j ob and devoteeal l
of his timeto research.* SU3J3CT wrotesoiantifio art icle for nationally
known magazineand received honorary Doctor of Sciencedegree fraa Columbia
Vniireraity tar- t his art iole* PAiJCSUMIC SSSSASCH IAB03ATCRT was nam defised
by SUBJ3CT t o ingress people-with hi a iaqportenee* SUBJECT conducts no busi
ness under t his name* enj oys a good reputaHon in comnmnity and i s 4 loyal
American* Mrs ^RPIPP^ another noigibor, disclosed SUBJECT is a good neighbor
and has caxked no troublein ocanaunity* S03JHTT is amsioiaa by trade, but
devotes his timet o research in electronics, astronomy, radio and photography*
3U3JSCT "srot* diesis on astanomy and tnts offered aa honorary scholarship
big University in east (nameunknown)* SU3J3CP has no close friends or
ciatea, and informant knew no inforsfttion concerning theorigin of PAHOHAMIC
HH3SAHCH IA3DRATOB3T. Pilas of T-l reflected thereport of interview and ob-
servations of Agent* Looal agencies checked with negativeresults* ..- "
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IS57744-1 u. s. COVIRNMUT NIIHTINC cma
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AT AKIZ QHA
1 On 7 June 1949, therecords of theBettor Business Bureau, Room
257, Adom Hotel* theChasiber of Commerce, 124 North Second Ave; and the
Arizona Corporation Commission, Capitol Annex, refloated no record concern-
ing SUftTECT or thePANORAMIC RBS3A3CH LABORATORY.
2* On 7 June 1949, t heCity Directories revealed the following i n -
formation, during theyears shown*
employee of Wayne' s Midway Ian) .
Research Labor at or y, h
Panoramic Res ear ch, h
* h.
1942
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49
1949-50
Thereno cit y directories published from 1942 t o 1945*"
3* On 7 June1949, th June1949 telephonedirectory." * reviewed and
reflected SOBJBCT was list ed a i ds^NRiflsMHMNt Dr. , WMt f MW St . . Ttre
classified section of thephonedirectory f ailed t o disclose SUBJECT'S nameun-
der Physicians & Surgeons (i). Dentists and, Veterinarians*
4 . On 21 June 194&,_ j record ot 1heCredit Bureau, 10 ?7 H Central ,
werecheeked and a copy of 4M00WV credit record was obtained and i s inclosed
as Exhibit A* Therewas no record of any credit -transactions tinder -thename
of PANORAMIC BSSSAHCH IA30HATOHT.
5* On 15 July 1949, Mr and lira 4 MB MS B S MM& ^MiMMMWi St , nere
interviewed and st at ed they have been neighbors of SUBJECT s ine* 1943* SUB-
JECT i s an excellent neighbor, has caused no trouble in t hecommunity and
devotes considerable t i s e t o community proj ects* SUBJECT i s emotionally high
strung, egot is t ical and a genius -when i t comes t o thefundamentals of radio
and elect ronics* SUBJECT has no real occupation but is a musician by trade*
NflBPk dvt>te# most ot his timet o sgsg&rcfa, -sork i s radio- al&ot-ifoiaicHS* a-~
tronoj sy, radar and photography* SUBJECT has built a small t eles cope t o
study asixoncny, has madea t elevis ion s et and numerous other items* WMHsf
r ecent ly wrotea s cient if ic ar t icle for a nat ionally known nagaxine* (name
unknown) TJhich was read by someone (nameunknown) at Columbia University* AS
a r es ult of t his ar t icle SUBJECT iras awarded an honorary Doctor of Science
degree from Columbia University* Informants disclosed that thenamePA3C8AMIC
HHSSABCH LABORATORY -was devised by w^MRRP t o impress people and t hat hecon-
ducts no business under t his name*
6* SUSJSCT'a father and mother arepresently living -with
born in Kussia and cameto theUnited States in 1900* Shelaarried
a U* 3* Citisen, shortly after thestart of World War I . SUBJECT is
an only child. SUBJECT is divorced frcs his f irst wife, fAPsY, and has thecus-
tody of thair seven (7) year old son*
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married a girl from
a prominent Heaa, Arizona family, in 1947. SUBJECTS wifetsacheg the4th grade-
a
* ^M|B0 Mischool and this is theonly sourceof incomethe4MNtap family has,
except vixen SU3JSCT occasionally plays with a danc* band. SUBJECT owns a 1947
Willy's Jaep station wagon as well aa his home* 4MflP!f
an
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family arepre-
sently on an extended vacation t r ip through tirewestern states* SUBJSCT is not
a. religious man and is a registered Democrat, although hedid not vot in -the
last election* As far as Informants know, SUBJECT is honest, truthful, loyal,
dependableend onewho has no bad habits* fl^MRPtbas no oloee friends or acquain-
tances and Informants knew of no oneelse*ho knew SUBJ3CT except Mr a
Street, a neighbor*
Streetj
and related she
7 On 18 July
for theArizona Brace
had been a neighbor
as she-worfcar during the
know him too well* inassrach
caused no troublein. thecommunity
and is a good neighbor* SUBJECT is an inventor and devotes all of his timeto
research in electronic*, astronoay, radio and photography* tfMMMfedevelopeand
prints all of *fai* photographs, is an excellent radio repairman and built, a snail
telescopet o study astronaay* SUBJECT recently wrotea thesis on astronosy and
was offered an honorary scholarship by scato big University in the eaa-b (ssj s un-
known)* SUBJECT i* a muiidan by trad* and has no steady j ob* Beplays occ* -
aianally with a dne band in and around phoenix* SUBJECT'S wif#j
a school teacher at
coaiethe
and married ois present wif in 1947* SUBJECT'S mother ^ras born in Russia and
school and her pay is the only soure* of la
SUSJ3CT has a seven (7) year old son by his f ir s t
caaeto t his ccaantry in
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strung and egotistical* SUBJECT'S parents
his mother is an invalid* Inf
hood, as he.JLs_ cossaunity ainded and devotei
an only child, is emotionally high
ently living with him and
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30 3JSCT
which have
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c[ogs and haa shot one
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and
S?3JECf~owns his"hcm and a l94T"will
station wagon* 3U3J2CT has no religious belief and Mrs did not know
his polit ical affiliation, is honest, truthful, dependableand a loyal
citizen* SU"3J5T has no closefriends or acquaintances asd Informant knew of
no other individuals who knew SUBJECT*
8* On. 20 Jun# 1949, therecords of T-l, a Federal InvwatigativeAgency
werecheeked and thefollowing information was obtained:
Phoenix, Arizona owns
and maintains the Panoramic Research Laboratory and Hobby Shop at this address,
and herelated thefbllowing as occurring on theafternoon of July 7, 1947s
A stora had occurred in Fhoenis on theafternoon of July 7
m
1947,
axd ti clouds wereat approximately 5,0 0 0 feat, thecolor of which "was gray
aztd they resembled densecumulus* A fifteen o ils per hour wind was blowing.
At approximately 5 Hi on that date, Hr. 4NMV was walidng from his hem to
tlis Hobby e-hop end behssrd a soiseresesblizxs a. P-SO aircraft, apparsaviy cod-
ing in a westerly direction. Upon searching theskies ha observed to thenorth*
east what appeared t o bo an odd shaped ship. Hedescribed t his ship as being
possibly 20 to 50 feet in diameter, t r ailin g at an estimated speed of 100 mils*
per hour. I t appeared to bemaking a spiral in a small radius of possibly one-
half to three quarters of a mile* 4MN**stated thesound vhich he f ir s t heard
was no longer audible* that hehurriedly procured a 120 BrownieBox Camera ftom.
hi3 shop, and as theaircraft o cap let ad thef ir s t circleheobtained a photo*
graph. As the ship started on the second turn, i t was in a northwesterly direc-
tion from hi3 placeand heagain snapped a photograph, which moreclosely re-
sembled the shapeof the ship than photograph #1, t his being designated as Ex-
hibit IX, as submitted t o the Bureau with let t er dated August 4, 1947, by the
Ofgiceof As sis tank Chief of Staff A-2 Intelligence, Hamilton Field, California,
afl0Mfc> further described thedirection of theship by stating that instead of
completing the left-hand downward spiral the ship banked to theright and dis-
appeared int o theo loud a. Ha stated that j ust as i t banked, hehad snapped
the second photograph, Exhibit II*
_ At the la t point, which waa at the timetheship madet his turn,
Mr* < | 0 K estimated i t t o bebetween 1,0 0 0 and 2,0 0 0 feet high. Hefurther
described theappearsneeof this ship a* closely resembling a picturewhich
appeared on thefront cover of theMay 1947, igaueof theMechanics Illustrated
theonly difference noted hy Mr.'^NNfebeing that the ship appeared
to beflying backward*
also related that hedid not ass cdat e the appearance
of t his ship -arith. thenumerous reports of flying discs* Berelated, however,
that after a threeminute interview with newspaper reporters the story that ap-
peared in the local papers was "blown up" to theextent^ that he, tfKMfe, barely
recognized the infomation furnished by hixa* Mr* fflttf^l explained that the
aforementioned dimensions and distances wereonly estimated, pointing out that
his previous experience probably assisted him in making f airly close estimates*
Herelated that hehad been doing experimental work for thepast ten years*
Healso stated hewas employed at theNaval OrdnanceLaboratory, Washington,
D C* during the early- part of World War II and lef t therethebeginning of
IS 42* Upon his return to Phoenix, hewas employed at Falcon Field neeJT Jnoenix
which was leased by the British Government for training purposes* Heinstruc-
truzssxtt t r ailing, &i?3fx ldw ixi*bion and gunnery practice* He
that his hobbies havet o do with science, physics, radio, electronics
asd astapoaomy- Heproduced a model which hehad madeof a radio controlled
airplane* Herelated that aost of his work consists of building trans former
but it is also necessary for him to depend upon his musical abilit y for his.
livelihood*
In explaining theresults of photographing the shipm Mr* HMMHi
stated that ha was surprised that theobj ect appeared dark on a ligvt back-
B
groundj that hefully expected that theobj ect vjould be light on a dark
background* Hedescribed the light spot wiich appears in the center of the
obj ect (Exhibit II) as being a gr&en. house* 4Wtffts* insisted that the ship
isis no soigs that xisa sudibleto his asar and h& was unable to detect the pre-
senceof any propeller* Healso related that after the newspaper release over
Radio Station STAR, wherein statements weremadethat he,^0 MMs\ had stated
Ansy of f icials werestudying -thephotographs* tad that i t was a top secret, he
at t es t ed to determina thesourceof this releaseand the Radio station f inally
told him that i t was a United Press releasefrom Washington, D* C*
vraa obtained from observation
folloving description of
and interrogation*
Datebirth
Placebirth
Height
Weight
"Eyas
H ai r .
Education.
Marital status
30
12-29-16
Gar don City, Kansas
6 3*
155 pounds
Blue
Brom
Phoenix Union High School
Married - on* sen
It should b stated that at the tiaa of interview with
Mr, BROSIffi identified hiaself &s an agent of theFederal Bureau of Invest!gaioa
and exhibited his credentials* However, pursuant t o a request from Ur FUGATE.
hewas isfemaised only as & representativeof theUnited States govorxraont*
Bis exact of f icial comection. was not mj &rn knoum. to Mr. 4 H I Agnt EROWES
that hef elt it was a peouliar proeduro but i t -was not his business*
However* at the conclusion of the interview, Mr MJGATS requested Mr I H W
to furnish hi- isxtit idia negatives and '^HHsl stated ho would bo glad to do so,
but they werenot in his insaodlat* possession, andhe. -would deliver them to th
FBI the following morning* lir 4MMM^ requested that thenegatives be returaad
to him* Agora; ^0$y3S states that to t his request
a
lir HJGATS tnadeno reply*
Agent BROWER states that after leaving Mr* tfHfl^ heasked HJGAI3 if the nega-
tives would bereturned to Mr* s Vs W and FUGS2CB. 3tated that hedoubted vary
much that they would bo returned* Mr* 3R0W3R then, advised Mr* KJGA7S that bo*
fore ha* BR0WSH
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would accept thesenegatives that ^MHHbmust beadvised of
Mir* yVGkTB
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* identity and also advised that thenegatives, i f turned over to
Mr* FUGaTB* trculd not bereturned t o him*
In view of which, on theaoraicg of August 30 , 1947, -when Mr
MW^ cal l ed at thePhoenix office to deliver thenegatives, they
-mereaccepted only after hewas advised that they -worebeing given to Sr
FUuATB, a representative of theAray Air ForceIntelligence, United States
Aray, and that^there"rats l i t t l e, i f any, ohsaceof his getting the negatives
back* Mr* MMWi ttrmed thenegatives over to this office with the f ull under-
standing that they -werebeing given to theAray and that heToould not gat them
back*
9* On 20 June1949, naszef iles of the following agencies were checked
with negative resultsi
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Police Department
Sher i ff' s Office, ilaricopa County
State Bureau of Criminal Identi fi cati on
IffCLOSIJRES
FOR CG AMC, QJCIAX3), AFB
Exhibit A, the or i gi nal copyof 4MMR9l cr edi t record as maintained
at tha Credit Bureau of Phoenix* P&oenix* Arizona*
AFB iX) #S
Sxhiblt A. a carbon copy of 4Mfl0 tecredit record aa maintained
at theCredit Bureau of Phoenix^ FhoeniT Arizona*
PDH 0 31 5EADWRT5R3 .
Exhibit A* a carbm copy of HHHH credit reocrd as maintained
at theCredit Bureau of Phoenix, Phoenix* Arizona*
FDR DO #17, CPgnJB'D A3B
A, a carbon copy of fWMNfaredit record as maintained at
the Crsdi& Bureau of Phoenix^ Phoenix* Arixona*
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APCSI
Office of Special Investigations,
24-185
1* Forwarded herewith for your informationis cog?;. of^ a report of
investigation dated 17August 1949, stf>jectx 40MHMMHMMP> Panoramic
Research Laboratory, (incl 1),
2. Paragraph 3, above referenced report, states that Subject, on
7 July 1947, had taken photographs of an odd shaped aircraft. Attached
hereto, as Incls 2 and 3, are copies of thephotographs mentioned i n the
report*-- - H . ' : - . - . - . . .
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Lt. Colonel, OSAF
Executive, Special Inyeatl gutions
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The attached copies of OSI investigative reports are forwarded for
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fled ai rcraft 3ighted on 1 August 1949 in the vi ci ni ty of
San Francisco, California, -was obtained romMr. VMMMMw*
IQHBP^ SMKHBHPMlHk Street, San Francisco, California*
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forwarded a .r-aporfc cf the si ghti ng t o the 19th Bisfcriet CSI
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED' STATES AIR FORCE
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AUTHORITY OF THE BIRECTvT'c
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
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15 February 1950
SPCT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT $ Unconventional Aircraf t Sight ing
Alameda, Calif or nia, 7 February 1950
TO t Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C
! SXNQPSlSs Unidentified cone-ehftped obj ect sighted l a
air over Alsaeda, Calif ornia, 1730 PSF 7 February 1950 * Bright
s ilver in color , one-ball" t o t hree- quart ers t hes iz e of ordinary
parachute, t r aveling at speed of s ixt y t o seventy miles per hoar,
disappearing in Southeast dir ect ion from Alarneda. Under observation
auproxiaately t en minutes by t-*ro vit nes s es * Information taken
i n i t i al l y hj As s is t ant Officer of t heDay, Alamoda Naval Air St at ion,
and subsequently forwarded t o t his di s t r i ct of f ice by Fourth Air
Force headquarters, Hamilton ASB, Calif ornia* (Director of I nt elligence,
Fourth Air Force - A- 3)
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2 D3ffAH5^ At approxiBAtely 1730 hours, Pacif ic Standard
Time, 7 February 1950 , an obj ect n&s sighted in t heai r over AlMvda
County, California by * }fr.*mm*WBtmtmmm San Leandro,
California and by Kr*'ÎV$
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HppMSHpWremie, San Leandro,
California* Theweather at thetimewas dear, frith visibilit y
approximately ten Biles* Only oneobj ect was sighted, and this obj ect
appeared coniclein shape,, with thebasemuch likean ice-cream cone,
and thetop rotnried-^c>ne*tiat likethecanopy of a parachute The
obj ect -was brighVsilver in color and approadj aately one-half t o
three-fourtho t hesiae of an ordinary parachute. It was traveling
at a speed of slaty to sevisnty miles per hour, with no definite heading*
It appeared to j iover at tines and;then "lassily
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moveon t o another
position and,Borer again* The-obj ect JAB observed by tb two vitnessee
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Sighting, Alameda, California, 7 February 1950 *
for a period of about ton minutes, when it finally disappeared in a
Southeast direction from Alaosda. In addition t o themovements described
above, the obj ect would changefrom theperpendicular position t o a
fcorisontal position in flight Onewitness reported no exhaust t r ail,
whilethe other states an exhaust t r ail was visible and that i t was much
lit e that of a j et or rocket* Both individuals reported the obj ect t o
toeat an altitude of 2500 t o 5000 f eet .
7
3* ACTION; Thetwo observers wereinterviewed by the
Assistant Officer of theDay at Alaneda Naval Air Station, who indicated
that hewas impressed with their story*. Alaaeda Naval Air Station
Operations informed Hamilton Flight Servicethat they werenot investiga-
ting the sighting but weremerely reporting it for information purposes*
On 9 February 1950 theDirector of I nt elligent , Fourth Air Force
formrded a report of the sighting t o the 19th District 0 61*
Colonel, USAF,
District Comnander
THE INSPECTOR^GENERAL
FILE NO.
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TITLE
SSKHTIHG OF TjjlIDENTIFISD AERIAL
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EPORT MADE AT
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PERIOD __^
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OFFICE OF ORIGIN
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STATUS
CHARACTER
REFERENCE
SYNOPSIS
X39Bs>tiâtloo aa 2j cdt2ated upon receipt of a latter from tb S
aeo OfCSc* otf tb IB I whieh contained theinfoxs&tleo thert an xsa
r 4 MHHHI ' irtngfto# Caiiroraia T JBI ma
cftatod that tb obj ect TSSI g3glrt<A by
biat 8 October 1949 at Copoo, Califcatda aad described i t as apprmrlawtaly
p , y
of & 4*-engiB* alrcriit , traveling at a high rateof speed* A cbaok idth
tbo CivH AeitassUtt Attbbority, San Frsaelseo, diaeloswl that tuaawmg
aircraft fly in tbl arwa, of ^hlch a vsry ssaall percent f ila a?^ typeodT
schd-na or dMLrano* for flight Ho radar Inrtallaticma la thar area ar
encnigh oar pc*orfal apou^t t o ba*ereeotded nnnwtml rwidiJBgs at Copco,
t BI A tfa* fl l of
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SgaFxngpiaso Fiald Qtfte* of tb F3X> v?hioh contained t&a
4HNWR i f e4 ^ l & aorial an t
, California
2, Gfe3 Ttomwkm* 3.949, Mr*
iaterriawd and aoda thefollowing
This
afeaafc 3 Ootdber 1949* at approximately 1520
ebjori (fleetsfcatch) in tfr sky at aliout 3500* or
was statioouy ssd after Tldfdng it for abcmfc 30
t o aor ear t o obtain flald glAsaa Whan X ttamad t o look
*t tbi o^Jêt again it bad alaoat disappeared ?&*
at a spaeft approodawtÔy tlixMi tia faafctr tfaaa j ,
elisMxw at aa aogla of A5, and goiag in a n<xrfehe*0*r3i7 dirocticn,
Thio ebj ct waa appreadaately th oiao of a ib\n>-QglBad aircraft,
vets sllTwry and ^sagr ia color, had 10 aovlog parts, om so eoiaod
eoc&d to dat**td* At this tia I ^ 3 dl C CliA
en tba Ag*r road*
of
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3* ?b original of tba Smgoiag
19th Diatritr* Offioa of Special
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to this re
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aa aa ineloaww.
FRANCISCO.
of theobj ect
Calif;
ia
sfestefela attacbed
Oa 34 JkBBary 195O
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i t isaa lsaxiMd fsvm theSaa
/uifehcrity offiow ~Ut tbera ar on* hsxodrod
y
air sarriara in tha Bay.Ari. Caly fcrorta (14) of
^ D5h9dtOd t light a and Idea than on per cent ct tbs
kind of plaa or elaaraswa ftor t bair f light a. 4 c^jsck *& tjb
p t d tbr Baa ^raaciaoo Alrpcrt ronraftldd that l-^ss t hia 020
the* plAaas aoraall? usiug thoiw I t alia f ile ajtsy Mad of
(161)
i srach a Idrga peraenfeaga of th sa fli^nt 3 f ila x t ?$* of
t hs !*. ferity of t bes aro oporatiag -ît&orrti acb dnlj , i t Is d&ssiadl
efcecSc ea t he* ia tba vicisj ity * Copco, California, arotasd 130 0
& October 1949* Siseh an operation does aoi eeea feaslaks^ ia
ifeet that aaay osf t i ottissa betwea tb 3ay Araa asd CopeOj
aai Horth of Gopeo* Califtoraia, could haô had such a f ligh* a&d ia al l
k
082 &/A0-J2
(csnt'd)
tJ larga preixfcag of ihsso ad * flight plat* or
6* On 25
Station F<reca*t
1950 , inforftatloa Ssrcm tb
Airport
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Sotb San Francisco, California, that tb0
i l t at Copeo
f
CaliXornia, and thetoZ etyp*
b t b i * ro tl t ffi
report to r t b
6 Oct ofcer
7. On 26 Jamuy 1950 , a cheek of tb 6th Ansf sA
Di^trlc* 2btftUigBO* Offices renrl8d thrk thepft coeamrdm do
any radar installatictj * i s Callfoanada or Orefoa rhich are
or powwrfta e&ooî t o !*TO T&eor&aA aniything tsxuiaaX at Copco
f
rf 8 b 4
on 8 Oetober 1949
so
Bm On 27 JasBMrf 1950 , a check of th Air Fore Early Parsing
Ststicau la t in Bay Area revealed that them faav* i&mffj es&mA rang*
riBtcba* a# far Rorfcfc aa Cop<M, California* tb sa srtaticna rwporti
ii,niilw\t,ff1M alrvraft or obj eota on 3 October
oa a farm
Sctsth frnt
(5) p )
California, Root* 1 BOB 545, aa bis elos*fc
dl it h ti b t lt
be
not aoquaistadl vith hiat? ccn<jQecctiy, no obexactcr -s
A to voneh jboHBMMI^ reliability atjdl h t
10* Tbers la so polls* forceIn Xnrin$tcn
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California, aad a
at the* coords of tb^Polioa Bepartanofc, Ceaaterîllo*
diaelofled 510 rectard
21* On 11 F^beraary 1950 , Mr*
fftaitd that !b>.
bo doe9 not &*\ qtsallfisd t o oate
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9
irringtcn,
a paUent of bis only
estia^to en St&Jg?*s b
Jg StUI
12* On 10 TtArmrr 1950 , filfiu of th SmPraaeiaoo Field
F3 I, ajad Office of Ks?al IxteHi&me*, 12t1i S?al District, Sat.
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of imlteB(tifid aerial obj ect
FILE NO. DATE
REPORT MADE BY
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
of i\cckt on 18 &ovssbar
at 9 fccrth, 141* 'iiest, byLts
5\iIIH, LTXIZiS and DK .GST.
374 th Ha TOR Sq (VLa) l-aathar
V'eClall&a Air For.ea Base
California
PERIOD
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SYNOPSIS
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4ir force
B&sa, EcClaHao, California, reported eigfrt-
ing what sppar*a to b a rockat at 0240
hours Qr90ich Central lisa, 13^0 hour*
Pacific Standard ?ise
y
cii IS r.cvebr
an aircraft fljing at s& altitude
fa^t, the caject w&9 ightod at
4-9 degrees nerth latitude,
^citi2d#, trsroliag en a slight
dacot, at a great rata of speed o ai haadiag
of 270 dgre Sb<wi fi r st cbwrrwd i t trsa st
en altifetacla of aprcxiatijr 19,CC0 fast end
disappeared la & layer cf cicada itb tops at
14,CCO fat. Tho objact appeared to 2sav a
tr ai l of fir about 50 têtJUxJ^sgth, asd ^3
, diaaatar, Ei3d i^:^33Wti^Qr approxi-
10 seconds, Sp^fiiwaSl'''diat'apVaiaees in
io trajssaisaica or.î^feaptioQ,-
at tiso cf>ii|;ghtirtg. ;.
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1. This rsgcrt i s ssibaitted ia ccspliiizies îth ;V?CSI Lst t sr tabr 35,
, She Inspector Ceiiral, Office cf Spacial lavast igat lcBS,
ington 25, 0 . C. , dated 12 August 1949, Subj ects vaeosvs&iicReA Aircraft^
AT -frS CISLL&S AXE FCRCS 5tC
2. On 21 Sora&er 1949, .i^3l3^^T!i, Pirat Liautooaat, *D-S75.359,
Cathay Cbsrrr, 374tb Heconsaisaâc* Squ&drea (VLTt) j ioath*r, ^cClailao
Air ForceBâe
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a^^fti^n^ California, &da thefollowing stata nt relativ
to as rasso&l s i t t i n g on Id Sovaatw 1949 J
"Friday HoT*bT 12th 1949 oc JUrk Sog aiseicn, I eight4
what apfMMffvd t o U eroek*t
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at approxia&toly poaitica 12,
dgr*# north, 141 dgre* nt* ^ ?9 flying apparoxi-
IdCX30 f*t at 0 240 3C?. T?esighted what opiârwi to
bea reak% erosâiag In front of th$ airoraft traveling at a
great r% t* of apd It appeared t o bm at aa altltod* of
ftpprqri at 3y 19,OCO ?* t t nt wliag at- a slight desceirb.orâ
g of 270 d gra, I eallsd th* obj ect to tbd attention
UM pilot , co-pilot, ec-i theengij or, tho obj ect dis -
appaarad i.itc th laj r of altotwtlus dciuas, t ie tops
% 9T9 abcttt 14,COO feet la altitwi*. It 99 s laavlag & t r ail
of flrw which appeared to beabout ^0 faet In lasgia 2n4 40
?9<st 1 dlatry aad gav tha appearaiioa of bing
by a ball cf fir, tba ilaseTaa rrhita ia color. Tho
j act vsa trv"l ir>g at *rueh a r-iU of speed i t cald cot be
to b
passed r eireraft.**
First Llaataaant, iD-777 733,
3 Ca 21 Bor(fcr 1949,
Pilot, 374th Eeceacais a&ae
^cClallan, Califerala, sadethe following tat9&&r.t
sighting en 1Zc7etrar 1949*
Air ?
relativa to aa umisu&l
n
i& Lark i,cg sisaico 12 .ôvsaêr l
r
/4?> 1340 hours facifia-
Tice, I o'c*srYd what appeared to ba sitber s rocket or a
sataorlta de^CTraiiag gradually o& a gauaraily wast^rly bead-
ing. th obj ect wn travsliug at a grât r&ta cf sj <i arid
trail-lag a f law *bieh was axferaiwjly bright. It s spetsd and
sia waredlf f iealt to j udgebecausei t s distsvneefrom us
cculd not beeartia&ted accurately It deg^lded t o shat
appeared to becxnr EAS* altitude or slightly le*ar cd sithar
burned cut r disappeared into a layar of
Pilot,
4. On 21cv*J5ber 1949, J'-":IIS 7*/E V. T, Fi rst vicmton&at, 15 636A,
tt*. Hdccnaeissaiaca Squ&drca (I*i) êsth^r, ii'cUlîXoa Air Forca
j , California, edo the f<illcicg statasusct relati ve to n tmttssal
eightisg on 18 Kcmiber
*0n tha 13th of Soveeaber 194.9 during a rciitine Lark
sisaion, I Ttltsaasad on ttnuauî sight*
At about 1540 hours Pacific Tiae in the eyvaisx^, &
sr i lli aat li ght ortmci tbarcugh tha skyfroa & ha<iing-
of approximately 270.
of I ha alrcraXt, at th ti3 T&S ca a
flying ca aiatceNktlo pilot* Lt. Saith, th
i a
-was th fi r s t Eua to notice U ur.ujmal
and csllag Lt. Itjkisia' st-tection to i t ,
tursa aotifid a. Shea X did lock cut t&
, I aa a br i lli ant li ght shaped sestfrvfeat
& l&rg eigar ca a devznmrd path baadia^ toward tfca
ocaa
$
bemrrsr in a fov seceoda (approxisiWLj 10
) the li ght was abruptly
wo idea of treat th li ght j^jJuurgL
fi r st I thcretght i t sight haw bs*ma falli ng
bxzt th* phanemm* lastad such a lesg ti aa aa<i tlie
li ght wsa so laxg in rolati cn to falli ng star s cr
?ators I had sees, 1dlgxlsflwd th possi bi li ty cf
i t s being a star, *
5. 2n 3 J&c^sry1950, rHIUt? a. ?L21iSG
f
Sergeant, ?- 213 556,
C D IS ScYa
sighted by
had ba^c cs Iârk Dog i&issicxa
1949, but dculd giva no ir*foraticas relati ve %c tha object
f>aIXH, LTO^3 and ~S s^ST*
both xsidâ cf tha ccapartaest
io lctd. in
ths air cr aft. tlr ar e blister s locat
s:*d c5 c^ top, bot no for war d Ti
. Ca 13 JBuary1950, L&aSiCE 3. iiSLSCHSE, Staff g
Cp^ratcr, 374>th 3&coc&aisa&nc Squdrtn (VLS) leather , ^
-39 109
Air
, , Califcmia, stated he had &e*a on lark cg eisaion eaa 18 n
esbr 194.9 ^t cculd give no infenstatiea relati ve to th object Isightad by
LiauUoaate SmiYH, LIKIUS and Ta MJilT. B2UCga atatod furthdr that tbar had
boea KC iûmaU. iQtrfernc or disruption of radio tr&r:&sisica or reeapti&a
during the fli ght.
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*BtSSt Tba xndio oparatora oontpartaost i s looatad aft of th
>sffeion and forward of tba connecting tunnel* Thereara no isiadow* or
7 . On 17 y 1950 , AIRBED J SIABHB, Master Sergoaat*
0 63 172, Eadio Operator, 374th RooonrnJafiw Sqmdron (VOl) W
Al F C
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Alp Foroo Baao^ McClaUaa* California, stated hehad batt on Lark
Dog nlaaion oa IB Botembr 1949 bat oottiA gif* no lsforaation relatiw t o
tfaa obj oot algfatad by UatxUmnta SXXZ H
9
LZ SZ HD aod DB acatt. STABUJB tatad
tbat radar aquipBatit 1 uaad infiaqoaafcly trobaoquast t o loavlng tfao eoaat
ft t tS t t b t i f l l d i b t
qp q y q g
on Lark Dog s is aioa anft M I not opasmtSag at tba t iaa of allagad sigbtiag*
B. J B T 9 5
f
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t g , 374th KooonBOaaanBO Sqaadros (VZ 2t)
Air Foroa Baaa MrClallan, Califbrnia, statod bo bad bean on lark
IB 4
, ,
on IB HcrrcMbw 1949, but ctmld giTO no inforoatloa relativet o tba ob|oat
sigUM bar liaafconaata SMHH, I2KIBB and C8 HDHP, WESSTEAD stated bebad
plotted tba position of tba airesaft at tba tiao of sighting trat do t o hi*
dtiom wtteh ia looatad aft of tba pilota, had not mm tfco obj oot
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1.
2.
Sfct* of sighting - IS Kovenbr 1949
Sis* of eighties - 0240 GCTj 1840 ?5T
Object va slgfcied fro* an aircraft t 49 Segrees north latitude,
degress west longitiade^ flyiag at an altittido of 18,000 fast. Cbjact
approatiaatelyona (1) il fromaircraft, Visibility was lisited
failing light* Qodareast at 14C<3O feotj seattred cirrus aloft,
itlf ^&3 not sen clearlybut appeared to be a objaet.
reckst,
5. Sio obarrabl caleatial phenomena or placet to account for sighting*
6, Speed ankBCwn and usootiayttad,
?. Jn sight pjaroxlately10 eeccms. " ^
& Colcr, eliapa, ocnstrtiction and size of v-bjoct ccvld not be
dt29 to ppro*chii3g nifchUf all.
9* Object eft heading of 270 degrees*
Ifi* Object fi r st sighted st approxiaatoly19,0C feet traveling on slight
descent *t gre&t rate of speed. ^- ^
11, bjaet left at steady tr ail of white to or ange color ed flaaa
iC fa at i lacgth &c4 for ty (40) feet in diameter .
tc disappear i;-ito clouds cf appr oximately 14,000 feet.
B o lights e&
U .
15.
16.
18.
suppor t obser v ed.
er than tr ail cf flaâe, no a^fccs cf pr opulsioti otser r ed.
a- aas cf cootr ol or stability bbssr v ed*
speed unknown and unastiaated*
noted.
031
20. Apye^rsd to either feda ro& vie* ar diserpsr into
KM thra obrTrs are ratad psrsomasl with no rhjrs
At tis cf sighting* obwmsr bad been ic the ai r apprxyel3i&tdlyrj.ia
(9) hctirs, bat bad not beon ou dutyfor tb Jfttll flight isnd *3rtd
tSsayw i?ll r0tt! and not fatigusd in &nja&sner, Alreraft radio
did not evid3o<* o/ UEUJRI*1 disturbartc3 and aircraft radar waa not
operating at ti ae of oightin^. I^tittxL and Icngituda plotted placed
object ovr %h F*ifio Ccsan approxiaatal/ SCO il frc the coast
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( Maj. Nold/aiab/6240
27 Mar 50
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(Unclassified)Unconventional Aircraft Sighting San Pedro, California,
8 March 1960 .SPECIAL BJÎ I
Directorateof Intelligenc*, DCS/0, Collection Branch
Office of Special Investigations. 16
Ma,}. Kold/aab/6240
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Attached for your information ia copy of Spot Intelligence Heport,
dated 20 Mar ch 1950, acute Subject aa abov e.
1 lad:
Car of Spot g
Repor t dtd 20 Mar SO
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GILBS29 H.
Actg C hief, C ounter Intelligence
0S2, IS, USA?
ox & nr.l ,icn. aoumag; cr crrsa th *xutenc9 ci such.
uiluvilKtUo0 to prisons usiitJAud ixi tils repoit
or 1o otlwx, pexscna sot aoimally entitled to such ir,forcnctian
mar &* acde only when axpiessly autboiisvd by tlM Dit*ctai
ci Special Ir-vestiqaacni, IG, or higher enithoriff. Xhuiutboniad
at t****}* SaiocMBticM will Jbs o au Umd to bs o
of ES 30 64.
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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLT2E *~ j ^ ^ g f
TIY AUTHORITY OF Tr ^ J , - ^ w^ *~^
IAPeb 4910M
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE U N C l AS S l n E D
WASHINGTON
19D OS I S3R-2
19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
20 Liirch 1950
SPOT
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SUBJECT^ .Unconventional
?Ji^California,.._ March. 1950 JMT"E~~
Director of Special Investigations,
Headquarters USAF,
Washington 25, D. C
1. S&IOPSIS? An unidentified object appearing to have
the same magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus but moving
smoothlyand rapidly/ -with slightly less than the speed of a shooting
star v?aa observed at 1715 in the vicinity of San Pedro, California,
traveling 7f est to East. The object appeared again North of the observer
in the vicinity of Santa Ana slightly fromEast to T?est and disappeared
in the vicinity of Santa Ifonica, The object, reported as traveling more
rapidlythan anyairplane observed, 77as seen byColonel LaS-TEENCS B.
X, FA, vho provided a "sketch to accompanyhis report. Information
orted to D0/r
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19 byAssistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters Sixth
, Presidio of San Francisco, California.
- ' -;2. DETA7XS: At approximately 1715, S L'aixsh 1950 Colonel
UKF3KCE 3. BIXBY, FA., vaIking in a westerly'direction on West 30th
Street, San Pedro, California observed a small speck moving rapidly
accross the skyin a generally southeast direction Iiiitiedlately
after sighting the speck it-"seemed to become a bri lli ant li ght", BEST
reported the brilliance and magnitude of the unknown object to be the
same as the planet Venus," as an evening star". The object moved
smoothlyand rapidlywith vrhat appeared to be slightly less than the
speed, of a shooting star and, according to BIXBY, moved more rapidly
s.
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19D OS I 2/+-40 SIP.-2 - SPOT IETELLIOEHCE KS?OST;.Sub.i; Unconventional
Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, 8
March 1950
than anyairplane he had ever observed. The bri lli ant li ght disappeared
after a fevr seconds, but the path of the object in the skycould s t i ll
be traced. The object reappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ana moving on
a broad.curve fromSanta Ana towards Segundo and Santa Monica. Passing, over
the vicinity of Inglewood - Torrance - Huntington Park, the object again
appeared to become bri lli antly lighted indicating i t to be the reflection
of the sun (See accompanying map). As before, the bri lli ant light lasted
onlytwo or three seconds, however the path of the object sti ll could be
traced, 3IXBY states "i t teas impossible to estimate the size or shape
of the object, as these were no more clear than the appearance of an arti llery
shell when etched fromthe breech of a gun during firing into the sky*.
B333Y further stated that i t was impossible to judge the speed of the object
as he -was uncertain as to i ts alti tude. He v?as positive that the object
was manytimes more rapid in flight than an airplane
c
I t disappeared above
the clouds, -which BIXBT stated he believed were of the extreme high altitude
u
ice -crystal" type. BIXBT would not vouch for the accuracy of the scale of
his nap not knowing the altitude of the unknown object. Horizontal distances
nayhave been, greater. BISBT
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s observations coincided with a deluge of
reports on the radio and in the newspaper concerning "flying Discs" observed
in that vicinity on 8 March 1950.
3. ACTION; Photostatic copies of the map were, made byDC#19
for forwarding "with this report. No investigative action taken.
Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth Armyforwarded the information without action*
Assistant
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-:<:rr %3 seen "bythrse parsons, "-vho varied in detai ls but
'"'r.z.z i t -as not a convsnticnal ai r cr aft. Information report^ci
- "~ the Assistant Chief of Staff, 0-2. Hsadqyarters_ Si:<th
ri si oi o of San Francisco,
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',- of Salinas, California v&ile on B.on^?yLars-a V?est arid South
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tat^d the objects were traveling very fast froî
-:o Scixbhêst AV.O :r/ringir-g fromleft to right ?.? though
-ere ~oins to hit the house 'nsttci door ".vhen I'i.rat sighted
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:::;-ii the additional ini'oraation regaast^d 'by tlis JjLrac
:_n. Cosmeni; Uo. 2 i s obtained.
2. Aiu:io-^.;ii no information ia avails ale in vlaia Director>3t, i t is Uiider-
etood, tliat .;;roi.ir;c: i'sdars have heen used in tlae vicini'Gj oi" \falte ^lan&a, iie>/
Mexico Ira connection vitii guided raiaaile control.experiments. His operation ox"
i?M'"ii squipaent in. zhe area mayhave a di rsct "bearing on the phsnomsrifi rssorted
r-yCaptain Qcadcod^.
jj. In adSIt-Ion, the reasons Tor Captaia Goodfccxly'g rsiarsnca to espionage-
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.yroUt'-d raco-i x,be-^c-:ay aquipment of tha AW/CPiMb type.
2. Since ti;r ara no- ba aeons known t o ba ops rat i r ^ :-3'ir. tue locati on iriuicu-,ijd
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quciiiions ar s requested. -
a YJhat tgrp'S of r adar equipment was Captain Qoodbodv oper ati ng 'when t'riis
occurred?
b. vVhat oâer r i dar equipment vâs i ns t alls d i n the ai r cr axt?
c* ' What eqâipcant i ncluded under 2b. above was i a ooora.cioa durin_- x.\\a ti mss
a Ho"?? isaa:^ squally spaced ai*cs viar-i obser'/ed? (Th^ Ail/GPM-o couio cause
t-.-.ra 6-to appear ; .
e ':".n~- io-s r adar aquipm-ent op--3ratari by Gaptii .i'"oojoody o-v^bc.iaa ho beac
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Actg Ch.lei, Counter Intelligence
Ofrics of Special Investi-rS-tiona.
Ths Inspector General.
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Ca-pt GOODBCDY e^cpraosed the opinion that a So arch Radar
frequsnoy as the AF4 2/4 in the ai'icraft vras the source of
0G0D30DI reported ths matter to the A-2 at Cax'swell AF3
-T lorv/arded the information to the A-2 at bh Air Force
r^sudled byOpsrations. The Operations section returned
^.~-a vrich the advice that such a thin;? could not haooen.
DISTRIBUTION:
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THE INS^ ECTO* Gr.NERAL USAr
19th DISTRICT OrriCE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAIRFIELD-SUiSUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
2? July 1950
;dquarfcers_, USA?
êtor of Special Injvestigation3
:'n;_ngton 25, D. G.
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DATE
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a Radar ?h
ALAMO GOEDO
:aia HCBSRT S^GOODBODT, 12203A, advised thi s office of
;;r..ana which he observed in the vi ci nty of Y'/hice Sands,
:e?f Mexico. GOGDEODI believed the phsnoinena, indicated
espionage, cap" possibly a radar stati on previously unreported -which
:-:_on is revealing i t s locati on. by i t s own
da 7 unkno-
to" Salt L-
jf-CDT stated he observed the phonomana in October 1949j
TSiile on a mission in a B-3^, flying fromCar swell AF3
; : i t- at 16000 feet alti tude. GOODBODY gave t hs follo7ri_ng
r-r obsarvation:
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consist ing of equally spaced arcs of approxima t ely
ees ,v;_i:,-:: 3^ci 12 to' 1? aicro-saconds in length appeared.. Point of
ion or ;-aci=:,ion apparently was on the ground near the Southern end.
of -the.
'-w-'DBO?;?. vrho :1s H Radar uoserver,, ''yz.'a 3onibRrd;nent Squsaro
^.-:-':;.ed to ob^:Ln ohotoa but a câr a .riaalfanction resuload
res alt 3
(See uc
Cn ths return fli ght that nighty about 2200, the same
-_.; obtsLaed at e::actly the s?.ae location in
Radar Technicians ?,-8re consulted byCapt QC0D30DY at
, Thsybelieved i t was something in the radar set,.
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FAIRFI21D-SUI6UN AIR^ OkCc BASE, CALIFORNIA
2 August 1950
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TO ^ : Headquarters, USAF
Director of Speci al-Investi gati ons
iTsshingbon- 25^, D. C".
! Refsrencs is made to letter fromAssistant Chief of Staff,
Qc~2, -Sixth Ar-j-
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- Presidio of San Francisco, California, dated 1 Aug-
ust 1950 and inclosed letter sent to them, fromthe Far East Command
related to SUBJECT, copies of vrhich are inclosed.
2. Tills information i s being for>-rarded for sach value as i t ma
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Th? ir.closed lat t er was sent to us fromthe Far East
Conuâr.d." I t viould. appear that Mr. jjfHMMHHIki, if his s t at e-
ments ar-: correct, has gone a long 'hay ahead of the Air Force
and hi s inv-5ration should be of considerable i nter es t.
For thi s treason, we are for-,varding i t to you. for such action a:
you se^ fit., . *
| Tours si ncerely,
CyIfr, :rsd 7.
/ s / ALEX G. KIR3I
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I".-:::.-3 s of the seriousness of di ffi culti es in Korea, I believa
-1 - -".. -'JI^ you of the following facts:
I hive invented, constructed and tested a plane which 1 flevj with
two passengers frcmLos Angeles to San Francisco-Oakland and return
to Los Annies. Time for the round tr i p - 3^ minutes.
The engine in this plane was a Curtis - and not the finest Curtis
motor a
that.
I build this plane oy SOUND, No rivets or bolts. Plane car: bs
.It in 2 1/2 hours. This does not include tirr<3 :'.v>r olacin^
set 01
-~l'5.-~. fli es through^he ai r without a sound. Cannot be detects*;
cy radar, /*. are no* '.vorking on one or tvvo experissnts which,
if sj . cc^-srui , v/ill nv-xe this plane operate like a dragon-fly.
T-.-.-. _.;_ j;top suddenly and fly backwards. Sudden stop barely
f:.lt .:/ oi lot and erev?.
i s vvith vou oinci h.33 baen .ith you fo;
IBout thi s plans,
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'e v;ili sand vou a
:-l=r.s if you are i nterested and you can see for yourself.
'"ictor/- in v/hich the iiiilling mac.hir.23 can
of ol^nes vvi'.
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.6 ; ;ichiner"/ trh-s i?rodt.ictlo
n ?or conts.rvc.ing vou di r ect i s t:-:;': I beliav-f,
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re a :nss3"'^-s'riaraTs our ..;.-~iyhas f-'.'sr had -nd -ve b.îie
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0 keep thi s information for th-= United 3 Late 3 only.
Yours tr uly,
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HEADQUARTERS ':;-J!TED STATES AIR FORCE
V.A5HINGTON
THE INSPrCTO:?. GENERAL USAF
FA!Rrl = LO-SUI.oiJN AIS rOSCc T.ASE, CAUrCRNI A
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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. li li es East of Oakland, Cali for ni a
:quarters_, USAF
ctcr of Speci al I nvesti gati ons
lngtoa -cy-
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10 August 1950
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An unusual cloud formation with br i lli ant coloration
v.:as observed Sorth 7/est of SAN JOSS, CALIFORNIA and caused considerable
exzibzv.aaz i^L the SAMFRANCISCO. BAY AREA. Weather Bureau offi ci als
claimed t ~l~udi to be an unusual grouping of moisture par ti cles in the
sky-vmich -ri'
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-e vivid prismatic effects.
2* r!I2~Û. On 2 August 1950, Mr. JOSEPH L. CH3TH3IR, Aircraft
-_;~LAND Airport Service, together with tvro (2) other
of the OAKLAND Airport Service stated at approximately
ed a set of t?ro (2) cloud formations close together and
formations the-- noticed a number of vivid colors running
vellovr into orange and pastel green running into blue at
-=2.;r 330 fromthe OAICLAMD Tovrer. The clouds once appeared
igh, B~/ 1100 the phenomena had dispersed and the clouds
:r:e. norrr.al cloud formations. The distance aooeared to be
to be veryhi
25 ;rd.-l3s frorn. the to^sr i n
eas t er lr di r*2cti -a: over
vr-.'-er b" '".r.fr :;A
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J v.^fSO Br.IZX'rS approxiniatelv v/est and north of SA>I JOSS.
3- ~ns-" noti fi ed ci vi li an pi lots of comraercial ai r cr aft to i nvesti gate
the for?2 = --ion. The -following vrers contacted: UNITED AI?1INS_, Tripi^jJî
T' .v.A. Tli^h'^jl^ l,tha pi lot of thi s flight reported in a garbelsd message
that .is --.ought the formation appeared to be vapor t r ai ls , bub other
reports :To.n pi lots andOAKLAND" Tower did not agree); SAMFRANCISCO Tower
jor:tact';-.i Captain Mt^KHKk Pilot of American Airlines, FlishM^HIand
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r/rio observe;:; these cloud formations:
nia, Fhone: Lskeharst
AOanisda, California, Phone: Lakehurst _
Mr. J ? ? ^ ^ S 1 5 HHMWHI HHK L , Castro Vallej o, California, Phone;
:.-.3r Bureau offi ci als claimed the cloud to be an unusual
-cisbure Darti ci es in the sky"which ga-<re vi vi d pri smati c
cffeccs*
Mone.
JOHN G.. 3&0FB. /
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Colonel,
District Commander
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WASHINGTON
Fi le No. 24/ 40-SIft-U 23 August 1950
SPOT-INTJXLIG5NCS REPOHT
SUBJECT: UNUSUAL LIGHT
Northeast of
14 August 1950
TO
Unconventi onal Ai r sr aft
Headquarters, USAF
Di r ector of Specia
Washington 25, D. C.
BY AUTHORITY OF TH3 DIR2OT02 OF SPS<J IlsV
Historian
DEC B
DATE
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1. SYNOPSIS: An unusual bright light -was observed Northeast of
Vacaville, California at approximately1930 hours 1/Âugust 1950.
2. DETAILS: On 17August 1950, Mrs..
Street, v
T
acaville, California v.-as interviewed and stated that she had
observed the above cited light fromher home. ÎMRMI further stated that
she could not estimate the distance between her point of sight and the
li ght. flHHffkadvised that the sighting was at dusk and that she had
telephonic allyadvised OSI of the light in an attempt to call thei r att-
ention to i t and that immediatelyafter observing the light, stars began
appearing and i t was lost to view. Mrs. VMMP further advised that the
light could have been a weather balloon light or an urtossiallybright star.
3. S/Sgt. JAL-ES VI. BARKER, AF-42242320, 1st Sgt. 10/4L YTeather
Detachment, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California, vas interviewed and. stated
that no weather balloons have been released fromthis station in the past
two (2) months. <5>
ACTION: None.
Colon el^VUSAF '
District^'Coinmander
MY SO10M
HEAD
[RS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
OS I 24/40-SIR-U
13 September 1950
spar BTEELLIBEMCBREPORT
SUBJECTS SIGHTING OP BURNING OBJECT IN THE AIR
Rio Linda, California.
8 September 1950
TO Headquarters USAF,
Di rector of Speci al Investi gati ons,
Washington 25, B. C.
! STOOPS IS? On 8 September 1950 at approximately 1400
hours a burning object was noted falli ng slowlyto the ground near
Elo Linda, California*
2. DETAILS s On 3 September 1950 Mr, p
interviewed at hi s residence orf^tgg/0 St r eet , Del Paso Heights,
California and stated that at approximately 1400 hours on 8 September
1950 while he isas working i n his r i ce fi elds , which ar e located
approximately 27 miles north of Sacramento, Cali forni a, he detected
a burning object falli ng very slowlythrough the ai r . iMMfcasserted
t hat -when he fi r s t noticed the object i t was at an alti tude of
approximately 200 feet, appeared to be about 10 feet i n diameter and
was falli ng at very slow r ate of speed. ^NNfc stated that the li ght
of the burning object was extremelybr i ght and made i t impossible to
determine any speci fi c detai ls relati ve t o the shape other tharuthe
fact that i t appeared round to him. g R I also stated that the object
left a t r ai l of*blue smoke as i t descended.
3. On 9 September 1950 Mr* ^^mmmmmmmm
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f, Kio Linda, Cali forni a, the person on whose propertySUBJECT
object purportedly landed was interviewed and stated that the object
seen byMNtt was probablya flare which he had shot t o scare ducksj
which nested i n hi s r i ce paddies. J t t Hl asserted that he had obtained
a r i fl e, grenade launcher and flares fromthe TJ. S. Fi sh and Wi ldli fe
Authority and that on 8 September 1950 he had shot flares at approximately
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U00 hours, 1600 hours and 1700 hours. 4 0 ^ stated that the chance of
recovering discharged flares were verysmall due to the fact that he did not
know exactlywhere they landed and that the remains were probablyunder water
i n the rice paddies.
. ACTION.* No further action i s contemplated bythi s Dis-trict
office.
JOHN' G. ,
Colonel, USAF,
Di s t r i c t Commander^
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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIH FORCE BASE, CAUFORNIA,
19D CSI S2R-15
27 September 1950
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT.
STjBJSCI : AuC?IN DEVICE WITH MESSAGE ATTACHED
S o ur c e: Val l ej o News-Chronicle
TO : Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters TJSAF,
3-* SYNOPSIS s Photograph and article in the Vallejo News
Chronicle describing a Wind Current Observation Kite with message attach-
ed fromunidentified airman on Treasure Island. Radar Bomb Strike Station
at Treasure Island Naval Station contacted and revealed i t was a RAW IN
DEVICE which i s released twice dailyto plat upper winds and the airman
in the detachment affix names to the device for the purpose of receiving
mail fromthe finder .
2. DETAILS : The Vallejo News Chronicle, Vallejo, California
on Friday1 September 1950 published photographs and an arti cle regarding
an object described as a **large,jff_ind^current,_obseryation kite
11
which
was found in the yard of Mrs. flHH^HiW^,4NMM1P Street, Vallejo,
California. The arti cle stated that the "Kite
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had a message attached
which requested the finder to notifyan airman in a U.S JI.F. Squadron
at Treasure Island. Sgt. H. C. ADORNIK, AF-17249660, Detachment "E",
3903rd Radar Bomb Strike Station, TJSAF, Treasure Island Naval Station
was contacted on 12 September 1950 and stated the device found in Vallejo
was an instrument for determining the winds aloft in conjunction with
Radar (RAWIN) and that his organization usuallysent themaloft twice a
dayat 0300 and 1500 hours. ADCENZK further stated that i t was the
practice of the airman of the detachment to affix their name and the
address of the unit to the Device requesting the finder to notifysame
as to the location at which the Device was found. ADORNIGK. advised
that prior to approximately1 September 1950 that there was nothing on
the Device which identified the agencywhich released them, however,
that he had since rectified thi s and that a card with the following
statement i s now affixedi
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27 September 1950
REPORT
NOTICE
NOTICE
MOT ICE
THIS DEVICE CONSISTS OF A FOIL COVERED RADAR REFLECTER KITE
ATTACHED TO H2DR0GEN FILLED RUBBER BALLON. I T HAS BEEN USED Bit THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO OBTABI 5ETECR0L0GICAL ÊSD DATA. THIS
DEVICE I S NCI DANGEROUS AKD I S OF NO FURTHER USE TO TEE USAF-"
3* ACT ION t No acti on i s contemplated bythi s offi ce.
Colonel, USAF,
Di s t r i c t Commander.
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Wrtri 22 Nov
24-185-19
(Unclassified) UNIDSHTIFI.2D CBJ2CT, Observed directly overhead San Francisco,
Calif, at approximately O930 hrs, 3 Nov 50 - SPECIAL IKOUIHX
Documents & Dissemination Br, Directorateof
Intelligence, DCS/0
Counter Intelligence Division, Directorateof
Special Investigations, TheInspector General
4 MOV
AFC 3I
At t ached for you r i nfarmat i on i a a let t er from OSI Di s t ri ct #1 9 concerni ng c a p -
t i oned s u bj ect , dat ed 3 Hov amber 1 950* No fu rt her act i on i a cont emplat ed u nles s s o
requ es t ed b y y o u r Di rect orat e,
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1SD OBI 24/40 S3R-16
3 November 1950
SUBJECT5 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Observed. directly overhead San Franci sco,
Cali forni a at approximately 0930 hours,
3 November 1950
TO Di rector of Speci al I nvesti gati ons,
Headquarters USAF,
! SYNOPSISr Unusual object observed i n skydi r ec t ly
overhead San Francisco at 0930 hours, 3 November 19,50.
DETAILS s On 3 November 1950 l&V
Lve, East Palo Alto, California was interviewed and stated
t hat ho in companywith ei ght or ton other people observed a bri ght
object i n the skydi r ectly overhead. At t hi s time theywere working
i n the Southern Paci fi c Frei ght Yard at 4th and 5th St r eet t o Ting,
San Francisco, Cali forni a. The object was observed for a period of
twenty (20) t o t hi r t y (30) minutes; shape appeared round; si ze was
that of a s i lver dollar ; colors whi te; only one (1) observedj no
aero dynamic features di scer ni ble; no t r ai l er exhaust or propulsion
system observed;^ i t appeared to be suspended i n the ai r ; no sounds
moved approximately 10 accross the skyi n the twenty (20) to t hi r t y
(30) minute per i od. No unusual features noti ced. Alti tude estimated
at 20,000 feet . This was based upon comparison vrith a mediumtype
ai r c r aft . Observers -were al l railway employees with no previous
aeronauti cal experience.
3 . ACTION: None. UlMCLASSJJ
2 copies 102 Connnanding General,
Air Materiel Comnand,
Wright-Patterson AFB,
Dayton, Ohio.
JOHN
Colonel,
Di s t r i c t Cos
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BY
HOY 13 15 3 0' 50
5010M
AIR INT&UGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
RW REPORTED O
Unidentified Object
Travis Air Force 3ase
A
California
FROM
DAT Of REPORT
5 January1952
PREPARED BY (Ojjfef) 'jfA i J o h n
DATE OF INFORMATION
_ Hq & Hg Sg, 5th Str at Ren ffg, Tr av is AF3
4 J anuar y 1952
EVALUATION
Unknown
Larimer I nt el Of ficer>
SOUR
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1st Xt, William J. Quinn Jr . Asst I nt el Of.
REFERCKZ S (CSsirat SBBiSer, da-tcire, ptesUma report, etc.
Pfc Cli ffor d /. Smith AF 1631394
Ltr fr Hq 05AF
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dtd 8 Sep 50, Subj; Repor ting of Infor mation on Unconv entional Acft.
UMMARY: UTiteComtoKavtMriefrefK^QiMiWfianucmfmalontênienccpa^ LUt incloturr*at lower left Begin Uxt of report on AS JForm tit-rart II)
SUMMARY: LUt incloturr* at lower left. Begin Uxt of report on AS JForm tit-rart II.)
Pfc Snith, an Air man assigned to thi s or ganization r epor ted sighting an
unidentified aer ial object on the mor ning of 4 J anuar y 1952# This sighting wag
differ ent fr om any other he had pr ev iously obser v ed. The obser v er could not
account for the object leav ing the ar ea or i ts disappear ance,,
APPROVED:
UNCLASSJFifD <-/ -
F. LARIMER
Major , U3AF
Intelligence Officer
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Strategic -c\r.ru-.is p.-.-.-
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2, California, on
Cn 1+ January 1952 between tVe hours of Q-}JO and :-^0 fch inforouat sighted
v-'hat appeared to
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oe en undent if led flying object. The we.thc-r during the
of sighting vas very dsxk" out ci e- r , the /noon v-.;s not vi si ble however c. high,
broi-csn, overcest was observed over the area. Smith v.-as alone at the time and
trrere were no nearby v;itnesser. seen ir. the vi ci ni ty. He vas w-.-lKirif east on
Travis ^.veiiue Lu front of the"'vrherryHousin;; Area v-heivê -sighted the unideiitifiea
object he?.air.,-. relative oearir.e fo: y-fiye degrees to
left acjut Oiie-ciiarter .(c) sJile. di stance at an estimated altitude of three
rjir.dr^d (500; feet. The unidgntified sighting at>oe-?red to be going forvard gr.d
downvard. a.t mi extremely "'-i?;h rate 01 speed described ar. oeing co.ripara.6le to that
of. a jet typs aircrai'.t coning- dovmfromoiit of the clouds. To Smith the unidenti-
fied object appeared to 03 a tear drcp shaped apparition verybright greeri in. color
li-ghting up a large area at the time. A red flame estimated as about thirty(30)
fest long shooting out large phosphorent colored sppries a'poeared to the observer
to be co-'ninyfromtlie rear of the unidentified object. Iivjring. the period of sight-
ing, between fifteen (15) to thirty (}0) seconds the unidentified object. seemed to
... Smith ..to'descend about fifty (50) feet in altitude fro:.-, the i ni ti al sighting position.
There was no sound .heard or crash observed durir.i; the si^htinf; time. -'Sine observer
stated he is f.-ijuiliar viVr the appearance of Meteors and shot ing stars and that
tha unidentified object he cia;htec had no reserablance to either cf the fo
JOHN P; LJuUMZH
2Ia, jor, USAP
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(Unclassified) WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES, Information Concerning Flying Disc
SPECIAL
Colonel B*rnard/mb/Cod 192
Ext 140
Di rect orat e o f I nt elli gence, DC S/O
C ou nt er I nt elli gence Di v i s i on
S i r . o f Speci al I nv es t i gat i ons , I G
1 -.Information has been, received from theFBI t o theeffect that *>
in the. office of'^BMJflMMME had, contacted theBureau, advising that
Pearson had been in'contact witb^Dr* ^ Ml l Nt t M* concerning photographs which
Î t t s allegedly madeof a Flying Disc in thevicinit y of Phoenix, Arizona, in June
2. ^JDr* liBHp s J ^ theFBI borrowed his
negatives oa theFlying Disc and that hehad asked for t heir return. TheFBI in-
| foTmed 4WlRt hat thenegatives werenot available,, . ' ,^
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'. "V 3- TheFBI informed Mr..^MJWWW& that theFBI did not havein it s possess^
thenegatives referred to by fer^ < BH^ and in fact HWW knew full well that
FBI turned them over to Air ForceIntelligencerepresentatives, Hamilton Fi<
: 30 August 1947, with theunderstanding that hemight never havethem reti
V 4* îBBWJte'was:.informed-- by theBureau that the^FBI did not investigate/
this matter and did not investigateHKj ggfa Mr. ^MMHHIfK stated hewuld contact
031 for what assistancethey night beableto givehim. :;'"
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5, QSX h a s n o t recei v ed a n y i nqu i ry* from M r ,
t i r e s .
or any.of h i s repres ent a-
6 For your information on 18 October 1949 > a letter was received from OSI
District 19, transmitting copies of thephotographs taken by<NNAl and advising that
theoriginals werein custody of theAssistant Chief of Staff, A-2, Intelligence,
Hamilton AFB, California. A background investigation was run on 4JIMIPL, by OSI,
for thebenefit of AHC, which reflected that p| | ^had created thenamePANORAMIC
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SPECIAL Q
Directorate".Si Intelligence, pCS/O
Counter Ij a&igeBeciDivision
Dir. of Special Investigations, IG
Infbraation Concerning Flying Disc
Colonel Barnard/ab/Code
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inforaation
Secretary; of
DIRECTORATE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
MEMORANDUMFOR: CHIEF, COUNTER INTEL!
SUBJECT: ( Unc las s i fi ed
Flyi ng Di s c
11 June 1952
IVISION
Information Concerning
On 11 June 1952, Mr. Phligojj of the FBI, advised that a Mr.
in the office of jJM^flBMBWl had contacted Mr. Wick,
FBI, fcn 4}Jype 1952. ^g9tKt^
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idth'Dr. ^MHWHIMHI (Phoenix Telephone No. J0NHI concerning photo-
graphs which the above captioned individual took of a flying Disc in the
Phoenix area in June of 1947.
2* WHKSHH& stated that Dr. JfllflM* inforaed^HPIflilWWli"*
o n
4 June t hat t heFBI borrowed his negatives on the Flying Disc and that
he had asked for thei r return. The FEE told 4ftJ||P the negatives were
not available.
3. Mr. I HMNM^was advised byMr. Wick that the FBI did not
have i n i t s possession the negatives referred to by.Mr, 4MpVN and
in fact flflHHRpknew full well that the FBI turned themover
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to Air
Force Intelligence representatives, 4th Air Force, Hamilton Field,
on 30 August 1947 with the understanding that he might never have
them returned.
4. ^flNMHH&'was advised_that_the FBI did not investigate this
matter and did not investigate
5. Mr.
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From 5th District OSI
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Officer
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Air Force Base
ATTTJs ATI
1 Attachad hereto for your information i s one co-->yof
the ropcrt of investigation bySpscial Aqsnt CHARL' ZS F
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19th C5I rJistricfc, filo 2hr-15l, dated 11 Aagusi; 1952, sabjact as
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19th OSI Diatrict, ?ravi8/air Force Bass, pr-riicatad up>n receipt
of letter froer 23r4flB|HHM^conc-3rniag the sighting of a brig&t
luminous object traveling in the sky,
3* Msaa interviewed and statod the object xma sighted
at aprsroxiiaatelar 0300 hoars, 20 April 1952 fromhis countryhos
on ' ^ mpÎ s land, Solano County, California. The objact utas
traveling in a str ai î t li ne frca the norfcrrrost horizon to the
3outhif3st horizon^ the altitude and speed of the obj3ct -vrare not;
sstiiaatsd, ^(Bpfcrobs;?rv3d no aerodTnamic features f t h ^
and atatad i t did not appear to be a nstaor.
h No further invaatiâtive action i s c
fi lss' of the Office of Special Investigations
in instant case*
19 Attest 1952
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HEADQUARTERS UNITE*. ATES AIR FORCE
REPORT MADE BY
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sighted,
Solano ~ C ounty,
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PERIOD
,0, 51 July1952
OFFICE OF ORIGIN
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STATUS
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REFERENCE
AH IW12IAL HSPOHT.
SYNOPSt
Invo 3 tlgat ion
itiated by Distr ict
for mation that
Doctor 0 M M M M H # h a d sighted a
br ight luminous object tr av elling
acr oss the sky. ^ H M inter v iewed,
r elated object sighted appr oxiiaate-
0300 hour s, SO Apr il 1952, fr om
s cou nt ry home on 4 M M i N P I i
Island, Solano C ounty, C alifor nia.
The object was tr av elling in a
str aight line fr om the nor thwest
or izon to the southwest hor izon,
the altitude and speed_pf object
wer e not estimated. -^fff0kobser v ed
no aer odynamic featur es of the
object and r elated object did not
appear to be a meteor .
B M u r e of thenatvire, sources, or even theexistenceof such Investigativelnformattonj to persons
other persons not normally entitled to such Information may bemadeonly when expresslyvkuthortzed
vesUgallons, IG, or higher authority. Unauthorized disclosureof such Information wiUâj consldered^
In thereport or to
Director of Special In*
*pst t on atAFR 20 5-1.
ACTION COPY FORWARDED
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DETAILS:
1. This i nvesti gati on i ni ti ated b/jtha^Sjatrf.ct
upon receipt of a letter from Doctor liMilNWM^||lflMtoMMP
3an Francisco, California^ dated 23 5p r i l 1952, concerning the
si ghti ng of a bright luminous object tr aveli ng i n the sky.
AT SAMFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
On 30 July1952 Dr. ^ MMP P J residence addr ess,
Str eet. San ' r anei sco, was interviewed at hi s place
of busi ness, ^M^MMHil Street* <^p|feadvised that on the raorning of
20Apr i l 19521 si ghted an object in t he skyof unconventional desi ga.
JMMtegave the following information concerning the obj ect: Object
appeared t o for a an Iroperfect c i r c le. The edges were c lear ly dafined
but not es&recaelysharp and did not appear t o be "fuszy
11
or as though
the object were a shining li ght . Tha object appeared to be about twice
the diameter of t he aoon when the aeon i s i n a ver t i c al posi ti on i n the
sky. The objact was luminous and bluish-white i n color . Only one
object was seen and no aarodynaaic featur es were observed, fto t r ai l
or exhaust sras noti ced, nor "was anysound heard. 4HHP could offer no
information as t o t he xaanner of propulsion. The speed of t he object
was not measured nor estimated, bat j tfftl advised t he object moved froa
the northwest horizon t o t he southwest horizon 5a approximately one t o
two oimrbes. The object moved i n a str ai ght li ne and perfoimed no
saneufcers. This object disappeared and reappeared abruptly thr ee
ti nes "shiis i n t r ans i t . This disappearance and reappearance did not
occur i n * r egular fashion or defi ni te t i ae i nt er val. Th3 disappearance
occured each time as though a li ght were turned off. The object did /
not fade avrayand JflRfRp does not believe the object moved behirjd any-
thi ng during tha times i t was not observed* After the t hi r d disappearance
on the southwest horison the ob j ect "as los t to vi ew. During the time observed
the object did not change i t s si ze or shape. The object showed no .
var i ati on i n color and di d not appear to have li ght or dark ar ea3.
Ward was not pos i ti ve the object ?fas soli d but stated i t appeared to.
be shi ni ng of i t s dwn li ght and doss not believe tha li ght was reflected.
The object did not appear t o be r otati ng. %/SI* stated t hat at tha
t i ns of s i t t i ng t hi s object he was alone i n his country hope located
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ci i n ôntezooa Slough approodjaatelr one ciile northwest
of Birds Landing i n Solano County, Cali for ni a. Hearest l
ia>^ marks ar e, Kirby Hi lls about 1/4 lai les to the north*
not know the lat i t ude and longti tuda of t hi s residence flPUladvised
hs has since sold the house). The house i s approximately3 t o 5 feet
above ssa level and observation was made froma fi r s t floor window facing
almost due west. The window was opened but screened. The observation was
isade v/ith the naked eye, and no bi noculars were used, 4pMfr advised he did
not note the exact tiias but believes i t was between 0300 and 0330 hours,
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appr oximately a couple of, hour s befor e suar lse. The object appear ed
in the nor thwest and ^^jjâdv iaed h e fir st noticed the object as
it came into v iew fr om hia r i ^ht, he object mov ed south acr oss
tha sky keeping to the west and disappear ed in the southwest* The
altitude and distance of the object wer e not estimated.* The object
appear ed abov e the r ange of hills to the west and -was appr oximately
25 abov e the hor izontal line of sight. The object was obser v ed
for appr oximately ona to two mi nutes, the actual time was not mea-
sur ed* Ho witnesses wer e pr esent* ( stated at the time of the
sighting, he was not under the influence of alcohol or dr ugs,
# i H P stated he was not subject to hallucinations* W l P adv ised he
had been asleep and upon ar ising had glanced out of the window and
paused to admir e the beautiful v iew and while doing so noticed the
object* mB fcstated ther e was v er y li ttle, if any, wi nd, the sky
was cloudless, star s wer e v er y br i ght, v isibility was excellent*
The moon was not v isible* 3ne temper atur e wa3 cool but not cold*
V H l stated the object di d not appear to be a meteor and knew of
no activ ity or condition which might account for the object*
âdv ised he had no physical ev idence of this phenomenon*
"stated he had nev er seen a phenomenon of this type befor e and
added the object did not appear to be a r eflection of sear chlights
on clouds or limits on an air cr aft*
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3* *mRHm stated he is a Dentist by pr ofession* 4W PH$r elated
he has nor mal v ision and does not r equir e the use of glasses in
v iewing distant objects.
4* On 31 J uly 1952, the San Fr ancisco C hamber of C ommer ce,
adv ised Dayll- ht Sav ings Time want into effect on 27 Apr i l 1952*
5* On 31 J uly 1952, the f-J, S. Weather Bur eau adv ised the
sun r ose at 0529 PST on 20 Apr i l 1952*
6* On 31 J uly 1952, the SJ* S. C oast Geodetic Sur v ey . adv ised
tha moon r ose at 0325 PST and set at 1516 PST on 20 Apr i l 1952.
Last quar ter of the old moon was on 1? Apr i l 1952 and the new moon
r ose on 23 Apr il 1952
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lavestigat.ion. requested byCo!t!inander
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Inti alliance-Center- VJirightPatterson AEB, Ohio.
Background ciata and reli abi li ty o&flflMVnid^m^PPPI
could r.i't- be detsrciined through interviews with civil
authorities in But.te County
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California. District
Forsst Han-ger advised ^gf/ffhind 4fii^lHHfBclaL
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mining fissionable material at junction" of Karbls and
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unidentified Aerial Object .'-.id been sighted at Brush Creek^^Lt^Coxinty^
GaJg*To-rn.ia. ojn 20 Mayand :iO June 1953 bytwo miners,
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haa~been directed toward the reported sighting.
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a letter was received fromthe Commander, Air
Technical 3r~diligence Center, Wright-Patterson A?B
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Ohio^, datscl 29 Jur.e
19p3, Sec,;? "Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Brush Creek,,
California^
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>,r,ich quoted a news itemas follows?
RUSH CREEK,, Calif.
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June - 24- UP)JTWO grizzled miners todayasked the
Butts County sheriff's office ^^P|Wrinission to shoot at a midget-manned
'flying saucer
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that keeps invading thei r mountain diggings.
The miners, John Q Black and John Van Allen
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who operated a small gold
mine in the remote Marble Creek area a few miles north of here
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told
Sheriff
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s Cs.pt Fred Preston -che 'saucer* landed twice on a sandbar
at the junctrion of Marble and Jordon Creeks.
Each cine., they said, a li t t le man resembling a midget got out of
the cr-''cr5.p-ian_, scooped up a bucket cf water in a shiny pai l, and
beaded IT ~~: someone inside
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they saido he .iuinpea .into the 'saucer' and i t zoomed
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The cb.y;.::
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a3 Alarmed,"
The !--*;> .furvh-r 3'tatec that xhe unidentified object
sightsd o-i 20 Ko.yand. 20 J-::ê 1953.
3, Cr: 20 J uly 1953, C aptain ALSSRT^L,, C HRISTSNSSW, Butte
She-rifi's Office, adv ised "that two miner s
on 2U J une 1953 r epor ted sighting an unidentified" Aer ial Object near
their fining site at one- junction of Mar ble aiad J or dan C r eaks
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Plumas
or r es t, Bu County June 1953.
^HI5T3:]3Z>T further advised that ^^mS^SStKlfKB
in C~o'rill3 and that theydid not reside in Orovilie or in Butte County
CHRIST2NS2i stated thai- the Butte CountySheriff's Office had taken a
"wait -and see" attitude to "ward the reported incident and that inasnrach
as th^ reported sightings have occzren. or; the 20th of the preceding i
two :~o:.it!:.i.3, the Sheriff's offi-c? had dispatched an undersh-^riff zo the]
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reporting sighting on 20 July1953,- to ba on hand in the
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.' t.'.e said miners reported another sighting,, CHRISTTDNS3Mfurther
st;io=:.J. that through news rriediiun^ manypeople have read of the previous
sigh .ings and i t i s expected that a large number of sightseers vd.ll be
on hand on 20 July1953., to witness another "possible landing of the
object.'
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4.. :~ 20 July 1953. Sgt WALTER JOHNSON,, star #1117 California
HighwayPatrol;, who had been sent to Brush Creek to assist in traffi c
control^ advised he had talked with both WKj^ftaadIMNttMMI earli er in
the day, JOHNSON stated that both men were consisten^^n thei r story of
the previous sightings of the object_ but that both gave vague and
conflicting stories when questioned about^footprints or markings left
bythe object on previous occasions,, ÎtfMMk further stated he did not
know anything concerning the -miner's' backgrounds,, or of thei r reputation
for reliabilit-y in the area.
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jTily.1953, District Ranger WILLIAJ4 E, TlJRPBi, Pliunas
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advised he has known JBBIând <f////0KKt&or approximately
and that neither of the two appear to be drinkers* TURPIN
he has visited the miners
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claimon numerous occasions;
red them, several times, to clean up the camp area to
rd, and that the two men have sunk a shaft approximately
the side of the mountain^ claiming to be mining
er i al, " TURPIN stated the two have not filed for a clain
2h=:*3 they have he-er, -nare, and to the best uf TURPIN
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wo have nerer taken saythirig r-eêrnbling ore fromthe mine
:g area, TUI-iPIN added he did not 'know anything concerning
" reliabilii.y of either ^ K o~r^HflHKHH^^ or wherft the/
CALlFOPiiLA
6, Cr, 2- July 195Jn Undsr sher lff BERT N. LUCAS, Bubte County Sher i ff
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-- ai vi s ed he had osan pr es ent at Brush Creek on 20 July 1953 when
t,he u; ndeni - fi s d obj ect 'was supposed t o reappear, , but had not t alked t o
WM& NNH LUCAS staged he did not know anything concerning
the b-r.c.<groxmd or r eli abi li ty of the two men, LUCAS further stated that ne>n-s
reporters representing papers fromChico, Orovi.lls^ and'Sacramento, Califor---
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nad been present on the 20th., as v/ell as a. news broadcaster representing
a, local Crovills radio station, The unidentified object did not appear
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clipping fromthe Sari Francisco Chronicle^ dated 19 July1953.
-lipping fromAppeal-Democratj, Marysville,, dated
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1. 5hi3 offica was fcalaphonloally informed ty Mr.
that U%-JVSK ^hd'hours'I2bo^l500r2 July 1956, vhils on a
tr i p h* listd s"b3sirred anûoidsntifid flying o*b."J'3Ct and -viahad' to
report the details 0Mttttt^K0 rlatd that he i s amploysd ^ the Land-
Air, lac.-, Oa.edand. Airport, and. that should ha \viv9 to "ba intarvi^wssd,
would l~e ^vaila'bls it his rsaidenca aft-sr 1?00 hours.
A.7S..2C0-2, datisd 12 August 195^-j reûirog you to report thi s
or on Air Torca Formll2 to tha Air Defarise Coaraâd. B^gvila-
rt5: ":jythj* Director, Office of Special Investigate ons, prc^.
;is or'fics frer- co ad-act ing <in iATcsatigation iial^sa so are qua at-9 d
.r "scaaicol Xnfcellig^ncs Cs/ib^r, Wri^ht-p.atterson i.i"B, OJiio,
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1145 hours, 18 November 1957, Mrs.
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--.5 proc3ding in a northeasterly direction on the road.
. frriia- tha North Gate of Travis Air ?orc3 Baae= She was
I j five ali as distent fromtha Morth Gate vihon ah-3
crsrigs obâct app'roxlsataly one to tvo hundred feet abcva
Mrs^HHB^*3tiiaated aho was apprcxiiaataly six hundrsd
ha obiac^yX'hieh uaa traveling In the ;2a>na direction as
;or"tn bel^-.v I s tha iru"-">rnation pertai ni ng to
U^ôri'ption 01 tzia objects
Shap-^" ?Iat on the bottom
oiae compared to a knovn o
i"eet In length.
\-;) Color? Bright oraagej with
a brighter orange than ti e top,
bottou of the
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::'oâxice on her car
zo z.\.i .r-âl inv*
(:'.) Cth^r ;:>ertinnt or unusual Ze&t
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-">acriptior> oi' se of object;
th-3 object'
(a) Vhat iMrst called the attention of obaerv^r to
(b) il^jgle ox* alsvation and asijraith o the object
fi rst observed: lirs. J^BBifrstloiated the object to be about
4.5 :iegx-=ii3r-Ln elsvation at the Tirst tins of sighting, and about
55 degrs-ea at ths ti se ths object dlsappearsd frcra sight.
(o) Angle of elevation snd s.simnth of the object
jjpoc d.issreosarance: Sse (b) above.
(d) Description of fli ght path and jnansuvers of the
cb.ir?c'': î a. ^^(Mfcsst5jns.tod ths object waa going approxiffiatoly
<3 .uili-s t;er r.ourlSsn she fi r s t sightsd i t . She advised that 3ho
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"cp.;^: jar car because 3he vas afraid that she was going to oygr-
'v-.;ks .:.: .ôjsot; hovevsr, the objaot accelerated i t
d from
s spoed to about
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banner :.vL' ai s ao p e^r anc e oi* o bj ec t :
Langtn of tira-a In c5l.i?h&; - ^ o i
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(b) So optical aids uti li zed.
\U> Tiine and data ox.' s i ght i ng;
\) 09.30 yi u. time^ .Vatiirciay ing^ 16 Hovjraber 1957,
Jr -, Travis
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using ^roj^ct, Travis
(b) Military: U/i
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California * Gl^rk v.itb.
O, GaliiOr.aia.
ls?"^ condition:3 :tt tir-e aad.
(a.) Observer*3 accoiiiit of woath^x* :ronditioi3^ lirs.
that vi si bi li ty -was vary good, viith only a i'syclouds
ibj Sapor"t i*Toxa naareat AWo or "J, 3. WeaVasr Buraau
- %'ind <ilr-.-3Ctioa arxd veloci ty in ^.egrs-^s ai"d knots
At 6,030-foot level - 313 d-v:rr3a3j 15 l-cnots
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r^.C-SO-ôot lavol - 333 desrea;?, 23 Iciots
"|6,DOO-Coot lavcl - 313. degr^Sy 25 Icnobs
i;O,C30~iCot level - 313 oogra^j;. 35 -cno^s
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vi s i bi li t y: 15 milâ-
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t.iac
;.i) .:'..av otla&r' 'linus'aal activity or rendition, ^c'Gaorologioal.
ci3LL, or othiawism
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v^hich n:ight account Cor th-.-> lighting: Hone.
i,9) Iniarcaption or idsatificatioa action takan: i^
ocation cf anyai r traxTic in the ar^. at tha ti ne of
X/'Sgt' ?S/J-:3O?I, Ai
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39 3A6 673, -1GOIG,-Baê Oporatioaa,
tnî hours 3s31 aad 3r?21
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therms w-er^ -ovyr (A) air
area i n '.vhiah the object '.-;.s oi âtâ, a C12-i.j
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE
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19D OSI 24-342
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Obj ects'
10 December 1957
TO; Cooxnander
Stead Air For ce Base
Nevada
1. A letter dated 5 November 1957, written by Mr.'
Way, Reno, Nevada, has been received by this office. The
[ettsr/pertaiaa to thesighting of an unidentified flying obj ect by Mr.
^0MM^ on 16 September 1957 and was addressed to theFederal Bureau of
Investigation, who, in turn, referred it to theOfficeof Special
Investigations.
2. Referenceis madeto paragraph 7, AFR 20 0 *2, dated 12 August 1954,
pertaining to the^reporting of information relating to unidentified flying
obj ects.
4 Deceufcer 1957, Hr.^HHK^ *** interviewed by Special Agent
and furnished thefollowing Information concerning the
sighting:
(1) Description of theobj ect:
(a) Shape: Round
(b) Si ze: Appr oximately eighteen inches (18") in diameter
<c) C olor : Viv id, deep or ange and r ed
Id) Number : One <1)
(e) Formation: N/A
(f) Any discerniblefeatures or details: Nona, - / (/
(g),
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Tail, trai^-orêxhaust, including, slse/of samecompared
with sizeof obj ect: Orangej et~flaow appearing along thetop rii*
(h)\ Souritfr Ifena
Other per tinent or unusual
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SU BJ EC T: U ni dent i fi ed Flyi ng Obj ect s
(2) Des cri pt i on of cou rs e of obj ect :
(a) What fi rs t called t he at t ent i on o f obs erv er t o obj ect : ft /A
(b) Angle of elev at i on and azi mu t h o f t he obj ect when, fi rs t
obs erv ed: Grou nd lev el, below hori zon of t he peak o f Mt Wheeler (Alt i t u de:
1 3,058 f e e t ). Obj ect remai ned s t at i onary.
(c) Angle of elev at i on and azi mu t h o f obj ect u p o n di s appear-
a n c e : S e e " 2b" abov e*
(d) Des cri pt i on o f fli ght pat h and maneu v ers of obj ect :
Obj ect remai ned s t at i onary*
di s appeared*
(e) Mannar of di s appearance o f obj ect ; Di mi ni s hed and
(f) Lengt h of t i m e i n s i ght ; Obj ect obs erv ed t wi ce for
approxi mat ely o n e and one- half (1 %) t o t wo (2) m i n u t e s du rat i on, wi t h
.approxi mat ely t hree (3) mi nu t es laps e bet ween s i ght i ngs .
H . ..
(3) Manner of obs erv at i on:
(a) Grou ndv i s u al
(b) No opt i cal ai ds u t i li zed
<c) N / A
(4) T i m e and dat a o f s i ght i ng:
(a) Zu lu t i me- dat e grou p of s i ght i ng: 07 00 Eu lu t i m e ,
1 6 Sept ember 1 957 .
(b) Li ght condi t i ons : Ni ght
(5) Locat i on of obs erv er: Obs erv i ng wa s t rav eli ng N o r t h on
U . S . Hi ghway 9 3, Nev ada, approxi mat ely fi v e (5) m i l e s Sou t h o f Li ncoln
C ou nt y li ne, Nev ada (38 degrees 2 m i nu t es ; 1 1 4 degrees 5 mi nu t es ) O n e
Hu ndred (1 00) m i l e s Nort heas t o f t he Eas t ern edge of t he Bombi ng Range
N o r t h o f Las V e g a s , Nev ada. Obj ect obs erv ed wa s report ed t o b e approxi -
m a t e l y t went y- fi v e (25) mi les Nort h Nort heas t of t he pos i t i on o f t h e
obs erv er.
(6) I dent i fyi ng i nformat i on of obs erv er:
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SU BJ EC T: U ni dent i fi ed Flyi ng Obj ect s
1 0 December 1 957
<a) Mr.
Nevada; Mortician, and Owner of
Civilian,
Funeral Homes.
Way, Reno,
(7) Weather and winds-aloft conditions at timeand place of
sighting:
(a) Obs erv er' s accou nt o f v eat her condi t i ons : C l e a r , wi t h
n o clou d cov er and n o m o o n .
(b) Report from neares t AWS o r I T. S . Weat her Bu reau Offi ce
o f wi nd di rect i on and v eloci t y i n degrees and kn o t s :
At 1 0,000 feet - 1 0 knot s from 2 0 0 degrees
At 1 1 ,000 feet - 1 0 knot s from 2 0 0 degrees
At 1 3,000 feet - 1 5 knot s from 2 0 0 degrees
(c) C e i l i n g : Not av ai lable
(d) V i s i bi li t y: Not av ai lable
(e) Amou nt o f clou d cov ert See " 7 a" abov e
(f) Thu nders t orms i n area and qu adrant i n wh i c h locat ed: N / A
(3) Any ot her u nu s u al act i v i t y or condi t i on, m e t e o r o l o g i c a l ,
as t ronomi cal, o r o t h e r wi s e ; whi ch mi ght accou nt for t he s i ght i ngs None
(9) I nt ercept i on or i dent i fi cat i on act i on: None
Y.
(1 0) locat i on of any ai r t raffi c i n t he area at t h e t i me o f
s i ght i ng: N / A
4 . Three i ndi v i du als , Mr, TED B E R R U H , C hi ef of Poli ce, M r . WI LLI AM
B R O D H S A D , C apt ai n of Det ect i v es , and M r . DALLAS S 2 S V B R S , C h i e f , I D Bu reau ,
a l l Reno Poli ce Depart ment , R e n o , Nev ada, we r e i nt erv i ewed, and a l l adv i s ed
t hat Mr* 4 p p $ enj oys a s ou nd and reli able repu t at i on.
5 . N o fu rt her i nv es t i gat i on i s cont emplat ed by t hi s o f f i c e a n d t he
c a s e i s cons i dered clos ed i n t he fi les of U La Di s t ri ct O f f i c e .
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Travis Air Force Base
California
1 , Reference i a made t o paragraph 7, AFR 200- 2, dated 12
August I95h , as i t per tains ts the r epor ting of unidentified fly-
I ng obj ect s .
of a letter , dated 23
f î g^PSt reet , Napa,
2. Transiaitted herewith i s a cog
January 1?58, signed by ^mgKttm
California, which was forwarded to thi s District Office bythe
Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Francisco,
California. .
3. This matter vas coordinated with Captain S. T. CATS ROSE,
Air Provost Harshal, and was then referred to the Intelligence
Officer, 32nd^ghjfcar Interceptor Squadron (ADC),_ Travis Air ..
Force Base, for appropriate action;
k* No further action is contenqplated bythis District
Office in thi3 matter^ unless so requested.
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UNCLASSIFIED.
lapa,
January 23, 1958
Gentlemen:
Ear ly this mor ning, at about 6:30 AH, a C ampanion and I were
Steelhead fishing on the Russian River below the J imtown Br idge,
It was still rather dar k for ther e was v er y dense clouds ov er head,
I was standing around hav ing a smoke when a myster ious object cams
speeding out of the wester n sky and within a few seconds disappeared
in the last, A minute later there was the sound of a muffled boanu
This iqysterious object appeared to be a white ball of light
followed by a long blue to r ed tail. This tail was fr inged by white
light.
In my mind this was not a J et Air cr aft because ther e was no
engine noi3e, or do I believ e it was a r ocket, because of the same
r eason, no noise. I then thought it might be a metor but I believ e
a metor would have blown to pieces long befor e it passed through,
the cloud layer which I believ e might hav e been lower than 5,000
feet,
I am very interested in what this object could hav e been, &
would appreciate it if you could inform me on the :natter. As for
the exact line of the flight of the object, I can supply fur ther
infor mation on request.
Please do not ov er look this latter as a pr ank, for it is a
trua fact.
Thank you,
/ s / CharleyE. Flynn
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Enclosed find the form issued to any one who claitr.a to
have sighted a UF.O.
Perhaos if I ware not so damned bi t t er against anyone who
s i t s b-2r_inj a desk^ and saya\>
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-'he people are
u
G?ackpot&^ nuts
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a. .ic liiv.'.r-g i ll i s at ions
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perhaps I could write a much bettor
let'i ~r* î-êver those people and thei r explanati ons they try
to fcic t^.3 general publio, I have myown opinion. of
I have read a book, put out bya high ranking Colonel
in the ai r corp, who tri ed to explain a v;ya sighting in Ohlo
tf
by saying the COAST GUARD, signelede a Ship on a foggy night
with the ships spot light
Having lived in New York Harbor, aroa, I heard the ships-
fog horns every time i t got foggy,.and if the COAST GUARD did
riot hear of FOG HORNS , I think i t 5 3 about time they learned.
does
that
Hc->*3V32 that is hi8 explaination and I hope this for m
r, fall into a nj hand3 such as the C olonelm -^ho wr ote
'^ll ov er a year ago X hav e standing offer ,
-l ili 3 13, 1.-
Zo you want to eea a U>r0u anynightyin the ..v7o.e'L:..?....
- - âva you anyequipment that can test i t over a alau^nct
I -3,-ir, point it out_, if you have the t lite to wa.lv:,>
-^n. you take anypictures of i t , ?
CUn you
n
triangle '" in-âtha mat;hies ?
S*e i t with the naked eye^telecope^ Sinoculara, or anyway
you prewar* Set your equipment up in. my back yard,, leave It-.
&nc co-e back to-morrow night and finish" your tests",
If ona night is not enough- take a v/eek
o
^hau La the offer I made arid at i l l stands*
ov.v after sight;ing this object^ and several others, (large
t ; - y
y-' - -" "i--:" *..^.:;: . - ^1; . o n e s , 1 amg o ! : H t o r c s l l v t,
oa<jk ever a -;ar ago for
5
the fi rst time
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and would like to
ae
Sighting i t every nigh, and watching i t
p
and seeing an
errati c pattern,, fcfc you i t maysound confusing a l i t t l e, but
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shall try nndbe as simple
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and as plain as I can be
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I.f however you desire to bring along anyequipment
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or
photo cameras, or a nyother tests you mayv/ant, Please remember
!:Y era Tiy.H IS VZRY LIMITED. But just come ahead, and maybe
yon can tik--- ---r after I go out to work for mydallyn
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objects
'' Fr emont , C alifor nia
I now liv e at Pheasanton, C alifor nla,, and still sea the
objec
One large one, over the year has changed the pattern of
flight.> and to see -what I raearij * could show rather than t ell in
a latter*
I have counted as manyas three,, fromthe same general "
arsftj arising in one night
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A lc" cf myco-v,'orkers at General Motors^ have also
B:'. ^htad these *
I hive told others t:o v;a">c h for the large one, but
th?f did not re-rc=<ni^3 i t parhapa when they have? seen it., It doe 3
1: o> 'like a s~~r% j f ^r i t i s up tiây.So
It n:o"-
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'^;'3 slovely^ and rruyt be watched, conati.HnUj 'fcr
an^ .:yj-r?a?3o -o a a b.d.!3 lonary object., bike the roo.f on G.M. to aa e
ii-- gcvlng up,
!)'3r/:".y having inocT^d to pleasanton,. I hava shown
:';hrou-?:-- a pî r of. 7x50 bi uoc: d: i ?j , another obj.?et*' (Lav^s
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-hi3 in not t he 3Hrna
Al^ho a coope or 'binoculars are not needed
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fcc us this
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te^.t-2, cr c53i re anyfurther information , for over a
s i ghti ng, I 77III t r yand obli ge*
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info.-~,,)f io/i ;.> possiblo concerning iUz u.iiduniif i-jd co.-ial phenomenon 'that you h-ivu obr.orv.7ij,
Pi3.' j2j ;, ;.'! answer os many questions G ; you possibly con, Tho infonvscHon that you r,:vo v/
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b.) used :. rus.oorch purposos. Your r>a?r,>wiii noi ho ur.od in connection ^vi?n c;n/ s?c?^ rjiei)-,i^ ,
concl'jj!:<(:.;.. oc publications without yr.ur pormissior;. Via roquosf }!iis pursonal informcHon ?c
?<Scf ii I'T j.r -^ <i:r,ad nocasscry, v/c maycon'
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ocf you for furitior o'otails.
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b. rog, mis*, cr licirj roin
c. MocJo/ofd or h-javy rain
d. Snow
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(Cirzla Or*.:.- . y
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particularly a cloud?
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16- f>;d fh-j obj^ *:t .-ov. *r* front of {sprr.afhiag^ at ony timo,. particularly a c'oud?
(Circle One): YJS f Ho J Don't Know. IF you answerod YES, t;^
in front of:
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b. Co icy -> ..'- . " .
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much of th'3 o'oj-
sighting, how;^ ^ c-
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"= :'.r.-:ui'icr si sa, H^ ' d CJ snatch sric' i; 3| arm's lencjih in lina ^ i t h a ' cj ov/n obj ac!' ao.d no^ , '-.tiv
: .^ covered bythe hyed ot iho siiarch, | f you hcici pyrformed /his iiXperimant at tha *i<-,>j ^ ^ ;}.-:
~ ? .'"" Ov'iact would nova b-aen covarad byina match hoaci? ^ ; ^ /) / ! /^ ft /J / ,\>/;<*-'-
iv h I TK/- -' - > b
of tha
p'acs en ar
-- ; ; howiha shapa of )he> obj ect or o'o\aci^. Label and include in your 3*<-.sr.~h unyd
ou 'io>v-seen as ',yinc,3
;
proirusions^ 3-c
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end oipr>ciaHy oxliaust t rai l a oc vcpor tras} 5-
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'h? drowing to showtho di rsct i on tha obj ect NVU3 moving,
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on
(Circle Oi
nowfar
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w, . , c , =S. * . n hov, far =w=y
tr.ycu
:1.T---C whan you sowtho ob-act?
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d. Near an airfield? [(? f~f f~ & ftf % \
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b. In a cor
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r-hbv/ howhi j i i :'h'; Dbiacf v^ yi cibovo tho horizon ( t lcylinj ) whoii you laxi su*---/ i';. pioco on A
V'V-3,-, y.^ i ///s? 5">v if, Pisco a " B" on vho composo wr.jfv) you /c/a? sawtho oKj.-c?.
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snowfhe moticn that tha obj ect or objects mado. p.lac* on " A* ' at f h* beginning or
3? rh* poih, cind ;;howgny changes in direction during ihf* CO
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31' have w~:caed the object arising for vroll over a years time
'isote or: : - Kr^ ion'19c. Over a yoars. tiws, as stated in the one
quest !;.-. '.-_... The object which ar i ses, has no set pattern, ana
-:. I aht ings were maae the object arose i:a almost
- lately, as. time permitted m-^.-to watch i t
9
and as
I driv-v -r.:.:h i\irther now to and from* work, the objects seems
to be en - - right when I leave Uje plant, and after driving
some 15 -li es Foruheaat, which 'should put the object well
on mylef-;, tho object is well on myright and In the rear
of rae ^'c~:i I arrlvs horn.e
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saw luv
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bills object to men who served in the Air Force
she?' others, arrcyâvy '
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and >anywho might be
sa Id U.?,G,S Quite a fev/ men on picket duty
aot ari si ng over the hi ll in the rear of G,}>U
iosnt, âlifornta
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during str i ke in
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idenb includes the following.
A f ri.
me ';
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êpt&b
told me
n-:-'"3- of a man. who .v.'OTks for the water êpt&b .. has
ai
i
-a missing ahree thousand gallon, pi wuter per d^
2 ivio beGv=een, the San Jo&quin Valley, aAd the
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?voi"r '"^hey coiiid not account for the ' lost 'water*
'.;-hev' had
.vaeka ai'
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;ep t hi s .Information v?as pao3?d to tr.a
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brnad cast over a TV- Sta^loriu ther had foand
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3 thing, bywashing can under the pcV/ecaent-, and col lap Is
Ov.fr i_ years tima-- Fi rst we spotted tha small ona( Red an.c!
rdy^".^j;:ing) ancl It ?as while ' matching th-at.
s
we sa
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one .7;.:.:-;;- up,
Cii rop of tha hi ll in the rsa.r oT G,M is a lone tree>
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3 3 i t b ing in the yai'd '.aiwj
y";.-;". -/y'.Îi'o saw the Fl.asT?^^^^Tie v;etit i n and b.rcug h
:. ii:- ci.* sr.-All bi noculav; i , I t was while looki ng at i t ,
bj ect ayosg from bshind the hi l l o
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Also tho small obj ects If vioved through u sccpo, oolo'r-3
Re-Blue-?* nk-Grea-n * Ot,n "be soon fai ntly -rising up from
the "bct-^cx to the. top'u .
I tr.acle a standing offer- over, a year ago.* I'u s t i l l s'Unog,
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CLASSIFICATION CANCELL
BY AUTHORITY OF Til:! ,
BY
OSI 134-10
(25 Aug 48)
15 February
Unconventional Aircraft Sighting
, California, 7 Fabrwy 1950
TO t Director of Spaeial Jmstlgatloui
d t , Ifeltad States Air Fere*
<* 25, D. C,
air over A3a d*, CaliJPdrBia, 1730 PS 7 Ftbrmx? 1950* Bright
U in eolfir
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fw htlf to t hr o qiwrtp tl i of dl
svftlias at apaad of rixty t o srity BUM par
lo Sotxtba&^t diiêtion fpoa Al awadm* Cndr ee
tas siaotaa by two nlbMaj aa* Infbraation taltan
t l
y
Offlear of th Day, Alaaada Kctal Air
dd to thia diatrlat ofttcm by F r t
attbnw tf|ii>ntTy
headquarters, Hamilton AJB, California. (Biraetor of
Air Forea - A-3)
#
2. flT4lfflt At apnproxtafttaly 1730 hoard,
?ia , 7 February 1950, an obj ect n s aigfatad ia tfa air ovar
California and by Mr 4H^HHpMH^||9i Avaaoa, Sen Leaedro,
Callfbmia, Tha âthr at tSo tia <aaa elaar, with
apprcodaataly tatt ail f. Only eaa obj ect ma sighted, asd
ccnicla in shape, idth tha baaa soeh lit eas
p
bright ailTwr in color and apprcadaataly
thr-femrtha tfa i of an ozdisary paraeinta* It
at a qpt<d of sixty to a*v*Bty milaa par boor, tilth
It appaard to borar at tiaaa and tt*n laaily*
and horar agin Tha obj aot ia ob
MI '13 D 3 TAXES
THE I*";"- P.TCTO'
, 15 F&
OFFICE 0 ? 21 i'-:_.\L i
<AMAJun 495M (30 a)
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
STAT CONTROl
ti c*
1950
I'
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Sigbtdng, iULaaeda, Gallfsraia, 7 Fabroary 1950 *
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SIR-1
for a parioi of about tan sdsnstas, when it finally disappear** in
Soatteact direction frt Alaoeda. Xn addition t o th vsav^taesatm
th 6bJ*t would efcaag* sroa tfc^ perymaicwlay pettiest t o a
Ul position in flight Cno witnea reported IH> ^xfaatut t r ail,
tl otter *tat#0 aa esdmust t r ail T8 vieibl aad that i t vaa
likethat of a j at or roektrt* Both isdlv&ctaals inepoaHwd %h obj ect t o
teeat aa alt lt ai* of 2500 t o 5000 f t
Thi by
h
3 ff y
Offloar of th Day at Alaatda Narcal Air Staiioe, who lntij dat<4
that benai i^p^gaid with their story Alawda Hsyal Mr Gtatiot
Opai*tio i j gf ait d Bndlton Flight Sarrie* that ttagr not
t i aj tha irfghfcinf but ra wrely vaôrtiBg I t for iufbraaticw p
On 9 FbTWiry X95O tht Piraeter of Xiatalliganea, Foth Air For*
to a raport of t t e i^htiag t o the194hDi tri CSI
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^}I 124-10
(25 Aug 48)
CHIEF, SECURITY SECXIQN/AG/
19D
SEW1 15 1950
KSPCHP
SUBJECTi HocouveBtiopal Aircraft Sighting
Alaaria, California, 7 February 1950
1#
of Special loreart igationa
Headquarters, tfeltad States Air Fores
tfashiagtoa 25, D. C.
tfrgj detttlflaa cone-afanped obj ect {ggfefcad 1B
air am* Alasada, California, 173O FSf 7 Febrmry 1950 . Bright
In color, oce-balf t o three-quarters thesiaeof
cervells> at speed of siifcy t o seventy nil**
in Southeast direction from Alaaada* U&der ob
ftpproodaataiy ten aisotaa by two wltneaaea. Xnfbrasaticm taJosn
Assistant Officer of theDay, AlAasda Naval Air
axd gabetqaactly fbnudd t o t his diat riot oStl sm by Foorfch Ai
Fore* hoadqoartors, Hamilton AFB, California, (Dixotor T ~
Fourth Air 70 re# - A-3).
At approadaataly 1730 boom, Pacifio
Tia , 7 Febrmry 1950 , aa obj oet ves sighted 1B th air
Cotmty, CalifSornia liy j J S & J S S " V
W
Callfor&ia nd by Ur,'^BP,4HHWHMPÂ-vna
9
Saa
C
Stand* ni
y
9
Caliionda. Tb wathar at tho tiac a oloar, with
aly ton alias* Only on obj ect v&n sighted, and this
l h
pp y ,
appeared ecnlda in shape, with thebaaa mach likean ico-pea
and t b t 4 l
obj ect
r
bright ailrer la color and apprcodaatelj oso-4nlT to
the iaa of as ordinary pasaehoto* It
at a speed of sixty to- sersuty ailes per hour, *ith no definite
I t appeared t o borer at tines and then *3aslly* noveon t o aaot
positifiB aad borer aâ^^^T^- ^Ject n^C^
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COORDINATION ,
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
STAT CONTROL
tion
1st lligence>,
ORIGINATOR
Aluwda
CHIEF CLERIC
obj ect
9
DET COMDR
24*40.
SIR-1
tib$t Aircraft
Sighting, Alaawda, California^ 7 steimaury
a psHod of atooi tda sdnufc*B, whftn i t finally *iia*53*a?ad ia a
dlrtetion ro Alaaoda* la addition to the ac*aettfc desexibod
tbfr obj ect would ehejag froa tb* perpocrtiffnl^r poeitleci t o a
i I ti ht ti
bfr j c l g pp p
al po*ition In flight* Csaa vdtsaes* r#port*i a ^thaturt t r ail,
tb ofcbar att^ aa oaSaadfc t rail nas vi ibl xat tbftt It as soeh
that of a j at or ?eckt. Both iaHridsala ?pcrta& theobj ect t o
at an altitateof 2500 to $000
% A y % two dbmrrrn imrn igfearîawed V
Assistant Of f low of th Daj at AOaaida Hacval Air Stctisi
f
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timt ha a iôttaa* with thir rtory. Alsawia HT*1 Air Static*
CpaxmtlGo* inf orwd Baailtai Flight Saarie* tbt tfatf av ac* i
ting tfaa oibtirj g tot m a real? importing i t for i fbonatia
a 9 FatetMxy X930 tba Diractor of octalligeaea Few** Air Foroa
fomaxdai a raveH of th iflting t o tht 19th District t ei
JCHSI &* SWOIB,
CaXsaal I3SA7
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COMPLAINT FORM
I. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA UNCLASSIFIED
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
WIELIAMA LAR3EN. Major
946 6A
DATE
9 February1950
TIME
0815
ORGANIZATION
Hq & Hq Sq
PLAC E
Four th AFy Hamilton AFB OSI Office. Hamilton Pet,
RESIDENCE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NO.
San Anselmo, C alifor nia
BUSINESS ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE
Intelligence Offi ce, Bldg. #420
Hamilton AFB, C alifor nia
iSan Raffl w T fiQDO, Tftrh 51O2
HOW RECEIVED
n
ûni denti fi ed &&X5X Object
/
Aerlel
CHARACTER
Inquiry2.4~
I I . SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
Major LARSEN, r epor ted that he had r ead a ar ticle in the Oakland
Tr ibune newspaper , dated 9 Febr uar y 1950, that as unidentified aar lel
object was seen ov er the city of Oakland, C alifor nia, 8 Febr uar y 1950.
Major LARSEN fur ther r epor ted that a? 1st Lt. TUC HSEN, 27th Fighter
%
1st Fighter Gr oup, Mar ch AFB, C alifor nia, infor med him(LARSEN)
that he had seen what he believ ed was the same object that was r efer ed
to - in the Oakland Tr ibune. TUC HSEN fur ther stated that he had obser v ed
said object thr ough a pair of binocular s and identified object as being
caused by a B- 29 pulling a shor t v apor tr ai l.
Major LARSEN, again called this wr i ter , 1500 hour s, 9 Febr uar y
1950, and adv ised that he had a copy of r epor t of the incident for
our infor mation. See inclosur e # 1.
Inclj
1. cc of Subject To Letter , Headquar ter s 78th Fighter W i ng, Hamilton
A FB , C alifor nia, dated 8 Febr uar y 1950.
Agent's 2fotej3*
The witnesses are in Presi di o' s t er r i t or y.
ROBERT C. FRITZ
SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT
I I I . OPEN NEW FILE
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rr COMMANDER ,.,
(98a)
HEADQUARTERS'78th FIGHTER WIN( i
|R FORCE BASE UNCLASSIBgD
TO:
SUB JSCT t Beport ing
TO t
Fourth Air Force
Hamilton Air ForceBase,
Hamilton, California
Director of Intelligence
Under theproviaicma of Par 4, ConAC Latter 20 0 -1, dated
10 October 1949, tho following report of information on "Flying
Discs* is submitted!
(1) Location end tizaeof sighting t Over Alameda

4
California
1730 PST 7 February 1950 .
. ' ^ '
(2) Ifaatheri Clear
$
10 miles vis ibilit y.
(3) Kaxses* occupations, and addresses of witnessest
BB^
TtB
-y San Leandr o, C alifor nia.
Mr 4 N M l is a civ ilian exoployee at Alameda Nav al Ai r
Station. Be wor ks the night shift in the Power Plant,
H&
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San Leandr o, C alifor nia.
ttr Page is a civ ilian employee at Alameda Hav al Air
S-bation. He -works the night shift in the Power Plant.
(4) Photographs* Nono a-vailable.
(5) Sketch of obj ects
1
configurationt
(6) Obj ects sighted!
(a) Kumber* One( 1) .
(b) Shapet Conical, -with thebasetrmch like an ioe-oream
cone
#
and thetop rounded somewhat like the canopy of
a parachute
(o) One-half ( l/ 2) t o three-fourths (3/4) the s ize of an
ordinary paraohute.
f
Ltr . , Hq 78th Ftr Wing, Subi Repor ting of Infor nation on
tt
Flying
(d) C olor * Br ight Silv er .
(e) Speed* Sixty (60) to sev enty (70) miles per hour *
(f) Heading i Ho definite heading* The object appear ed to hov er
at tioas and then * lO2ily
n
mov aon to another position and
hov er agai n* &r tfWHând Hr 4j0P obser v ed the object for
a per iod of ten (10) minutes* It finally disappear ed i n a
Southeast dir ection frost Alameda*
(g) TianBtrv erabilityj I n addition to the nov empnta aa indicated
i n () abov e, the object would change fr om the per pandioular
position to a hor izontal position in flight*
(h) Altitude. ? Both indiv iduals r epor ted the object to be
2500 ta 5000 feet altitude,
. ' ' . - i
(i) Soured J Hone*
(j) Exhaufft tr ails One obser v er states an exhaust tr ail appear ed
to be much like that of a jet or a r ocket* The other
states no exhaust tr ail obser v ed*
Eemar kss The Aas* t 0* D* at Alameda Ilaval Ai r Station inter v iewed
ths two obser v er s and indicated that he was sur e they
had seen, something -worth irhila r epor ting and seemed
impr essed by thair stor y. Alameda Uav &l Ai r Station
Oper ations infor aad Hamilton Flight Ser v ioe that the
only inv estigation that they wer e caking was infor ming
Hamilton Ai r For ce Base for fur ther inv estigation*
? 05 TES C QMSaASDIUG OFFIC ES a
Letter Heporfc Sent tos
C G 4AP
CG ConAC
CG A15C
DI USAP
G20RSE L* PAUL
Lt C olonel, ITSA?
Adjutant
z. * "
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.:..? . .;' î
(Ti lls l e t t e r -uparsadi i s AFCSI L^. ' ::- lk
12 August ].%9)
Hn the fatux-s an;-' ijuorrrsticfi i*ec:>\7-yd
ai r hj sct '<?ill ba report ed t o Hq OSI tiu'^::!;;:; t-
;
o ;us
Spot--Irj tHiênce Raport-s (Sse / JfCSI ' Letter J'x. 1
"i~ 0c>
i
49) Activa inyestlgatcLon of incic!-?:n->.
s
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5r
L'r!coav8nt;lcfial Aircraft" v.-ill not ba conduc-^-d
:;>cciric. requ?3b 13 nado b.-* competent. 3.itho.Tj.ry,.
: thi s
inr.s z
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LL1AMi[..
,. Colonel
Spe-ciel.
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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED =J.O- FCisliîiS^lii .t'SSi-
BY AUT
BY tiistoriaB-
OF TH3 DIRLÂ'Oii. uF feir'^J
UNZ E Capt, USAF '
5 DECJ975
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SECORETX
CLASSIFICATION CANG7CLLS? & r. i ^
BY AUTHORITY Gf TIL- I.
:
:i.-_. . . .
BY
MHTJJ
K&oriaa
DATE
DEC
XSD CSI 24-40 SIR-2 20
SPOT
SUBJECT t ttaeottvestlonal Aircraft Sighting
tbe
g
Sa Pedro, CaHJTornlA, 8 ttirch 1950
HeadquartersBSAT,
flttflfSBf Am unidentified obj ect appearing t o hare
agnttadt and brillianceas theplanet Vema but
x aad rapidlj lth aligfatlx less than thespeed of a ehooilng
naeobeei'Ted at 1715 la theTicinlty ot San Pedro, Callftam
STAT CONTROL
traveling West t o BasJfcv- Theobj ect appeared again North of the ibserver
In theTleinity of Santa Ana *?4ghtiy froa East t o West and dlsa;
In theTieinlty of Santa Monica. Theobj ect, reported as
rapidly than any airplaneobserved, was seen by Colonel 1
dMsef!, FA, who prcrlded a sketch t o accompany his report* Information
reported t o DO? 19 by Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Beadquarters Sixth
Aragr, Presidio of San Francisco, California.
t At approadiaatoly 1715, 8 Sbrch 1950 Colonel
, PA, valldng in a ivesterly direction on West
Street, San Pedro, California cbserred a snail speck moving ra
aeerpes thesky Is a generally southeast direction. loaediately
after sighting thespeck it "seened to beeonea brilliant light
11
reported thebrillianceand magnitudeof theunknown obj ect t o
* a- as erp * b f e
b<r the
smoothly and rapidly with what appeared t o be> slightly les s than
speed of a shooting star and, according t o IpeW, opted more
1 ?.'
UHCLASS!F1ED
si i
' UNITED STATE
TtiE INSPEC-;
19th I
20
0FFIC2 OF S'-'FCIAL
T 124-10
Aug 48)
SMAMAJun 495M~ (30a)
1
ORIGINATOR
HEF CtERK
rapdly
COMDR
OS I 24-40 SIR*2 - SPOT PiTEljLffiSNCS ÊPOSX Subj i Unconventiceal
Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, 3
Slarch 1950
3 iii>MA Mw wÂJbkt^MWu ^.^.&** W...SSI
after a few seconds, but thepath of tbeobj ect in thesky eoold s t ill
betraced* Theobj ect reappeared in thevicinity of Santa Ana soving on
a broad curvefrom Santa Ana towards Segtmdo and Santa Bonlem* Passing over
thevicinity of Inglewood - Torrance- Buntington Park, theobj ect again
appeared to becomebrilliantly lighted indicating it to betbereflection
of thesun (Seeaccompanying sap) As before, tbe"brilliant light lasted
calytvo or threeseconds, however tbepath of tbeobj ect s t ill could be
traced 4MB*! states *it vas inpo*sibleto estimatetheeias or shape
of theobj ect, as thesewereno moredear than theappearanceof an artillery
gbgll when watched from thebreech.of a gun during firing into thesky*.
^flsssV farther stated that it was impossibleto judgethespeed of tikeobj ect
as hewas uncertain as t o it s altitude* fiewas positivethat theobj ect
was sasy tia * aorerapid in flight than an airplane. Xt disappeared above
tbeclouclsy which < stated hebelieved wereof theextreni high altltiade
"ice-crystal" type, fMPss^would not vouch for theaccuracy of thescaleof
his mp not. knowing tbealtitudeof theunknown obj ect* Herisental distanom
havebeen greater* W * s obftervatlons coincided with a delngeof
reports on theradio aad In thenewspaper concerning *fiying Discs" observed
In that vicinity on 3 Ifcrch 1950.
for fcr
3 ACTICgt Fhotostatlc copies of thenap era sade y Q#19
for f r r di n g with this report. No investigativeaction tafessu Assistant
Chief of Staff, G~2 S|xth Jbrsy fortArded tbeinformation vithent action.
1 Inclj
Photostatlecopies of
JOHN 0 *
t
Colocel, TJTAF,
Dis t r ict Conoander,
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SECURITY BFANCH/HJJ/iae
19D OSI 24-40 SIR-a 20 March 1950
SPOT INTELLIGENCE FEPQJff
SIBJSCTt ttee tiooal Aircraft Sighting
8
TO
gg
gen Pedro, California, 8 March 1950
Director of Special Investigation*,
Headquarter* TJSXT,
Washington 25, !> C
#
ggfOP91St An unidentified obj ect appearing t o here
thesaat Magnitudeand brillianceas theplanet Venus but wi n g
eaoothly and rapidly irith slightly lass than thespeed of a
observed at 1715 in thevicinity of San Pedro, Ca
rrelln^Vest to Bast. Theobj ect appeared again Berth of the
thevicinity of Santa Ana slightly fro* East t o West and dis&i
In thevicinity of Santa Ucmica, Theobj ect, reported as
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
rapidly than any airplaneobserred, nas seen by Colonel
Jf lM^ FA, who prorlded a sketch t o accompany his report* Z nf
reported t o BC#19 by Assistant Chief of Staff, G~2, Headquarte
ArV> Presidio of San Francisco, Califbrnla.
2, DgTAILSt At approxlaately 1715, 3 Sarch 1950 Colonel,
mmmmmmmSm^ FA, nalldng in a iresterly direction on Wet 3 th
Street, San Pedro, California observed a snail speck lacnring rapii i ^
aeerostt therfty in a generally southeast direction* Imoodifltely
after sighting thespeok It ^seeasd to becomea brilliant light
1
* _
reported thebrillianceand magnitudeof theunknown obj ect t o b the
earaeas theplanet Venus," as an evening star
1
* Tbeobj ect w&rm,
eaoothly aad. ra
P
^"y with tfeat app-arsd i s j ^slisfe&ly Is t ls
d
t hly . r
P
y with t pp
speed of a shooting star and, according
UNCLASSIFIED
UNITED STAT:;S .MH roncE
THE INSPECTOR'
19 U I PIST
OFFICE 0? S>PECM
OS! 124-10
(25 Aug 48)
495M (30 a)
t
OS I 24-40 S3R-2 - SPOT INTSLLIGEHCS KEPOEP Siibj x Unconventional
Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, &
ISh 1950
Ths brilliant illiant light Si
than any airplay h had erer cbssrssd* g pp
after a few seconds, but thepath of theobj ect is thesky could s t ill
betraced. Theobj ect reappeared in thevicinity of Santa Ana moving on
a broad curvefroa Santa Ana towards Segundo and Santa Monica. Passing over
thevicinity of Inglewood - Torrance- Huntington Park, th obj ect again
appeared to becomebrilliantly lighted indicating it to ta the reflection
of the* etm (Seeaccompanying nap) As before, the"brilliant light lasted
only two or threeseconds, however thepath of theobj ect s t ill could be
traced* j flMB states
8
it nag impossiblet o estimatethesizeor shape
of theobj ect, agr thesewereno moreclear than theappearanceof an artillery
, shell when watched from thebreech of a gun during firing into thesky**
MP B farther stated that it was impossibleto j udgethespeed of theobj ect
aa.he-me uncertain as t o Its altitude* Bevas positivethat theobj tet
-was a*ny tinos worerapid in flight than an airplane. It disappeared above
theclouds, lrhich M i stated hebtlieved ymrm of theextrta* high altitwie
B
ice-crystal type* J Wv o u l d net vouch for theaccuracy ot thescale of
his Bftp net knowing tbealtitudeot theunknown obj ect* Ecriaontal distances
any harebeen greater* 4PHB*s observations coincided with a doings of
reports on theradio and In thenewspaper concerning "flying Dlses* observed
In that vicinity on $ Sfarch 1950 . .
X Photostatic copies of thesap wereaedeby D#19
fbr fcarwrding with t his report* Ho investigativeaction takea. Assistant
Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth Axwp forwarded theInformation without action.
I tacit
Photoj rtatiecopies of
(qtsad)*
JOHN G. SWOPS,
Colonel, USAF,
Dis t r ict C
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SUBJECT: Report of Unusual Occurrence i n the Sky
S513 ASff, HEADQJJAHISBS SOUTHERN SUB-DISTRICT, Fort MaciTthur,
Cali for ni a, 9 March 1950
T0$ Commanding General, Sixth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California.
1 Incl
n/c
V. W. R.
A1G9I 350. 01 2d Ind 13 Mar ch 1950
Office of the AC of S, G- 2, Headquarters Sixth Ar my, Pr esidio of San Fr an-
cisco, C alifornia
TO* Office of Special Inv estigations, Distr ict 19, United States Air
For ce, Fair field- Suisun, C alifornia
AITN: C olonel Swope
The attached is forwarded for your infor mation and such action as is
deemed necessar y.
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED ^ s l
BY AUTHOEITY OF THE U1K1.. c
BY
DATE
A. G. KIRBY
Lt Colonel, G&C
Asst AC of S, G-2
UNITED S WE S AI
i
SIXTH ARMY
6513 ASU
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DETACHMENT. CALIFORNIA ORC INSTRUCTOR GROUP
OFFICE OF THE SENIOR ARMY INSTRUCTOR
Fort MacArthur. California
A2.ISHD-SAI ' 9 March 1950
SUBJECT: Report of Unusual Occurrence i n the Sky
TO: Chief, Southern California Sub-District
Fort MacArthur _,
San Pedro, California
1, The following report i s submitted as a result of personal
observation of an extremelyrapidlymoving object in the skyabove
San Pedro, Long Beach and Santa Monica, California:
a* On the evening of 8 March 1950, at approximately1715 hours,
I was -walking slowlyup the hi ll on 7/est 30th Street, San Pedro, California,
and was approaching the crossing of Baywater Street, which i s a block west
of Gaffey Street* I was moving west* The skywas fairly clear directly
overhead, but with a few light clouds at veryhigh altitude* The sun,
which was to rayleft front, was sinking into a veryheavycloud-bank over
the ocean and myattention had been attracted bythe sky,
b. I suddenlybecame conscious of the motion of what appeared
to be a small speck moving rapidlyacross the skyin the direction in
which I was looking. I t was moving frommyright to myleft (generally
south) Ir.un.ediatelyafter i t had caught myeye i t seemed to become a
bri lli ant li ght. Hyfi rst thought was that i t was a shooting star. I t
appeared to have the same magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus,
as an evening star, but moved smoothlyand rapidlyand with what appeared
to be slightly less than the speed of a shooting star, yet much more
rapidlythan, anyairplane that I have observed. After a veryfew seconds
the bri lli ant light disappeared, but I could sti ll trace the path, of the
object in the skyover Long Beach harbor, to the east of where I was
standing*
c. I t disappeared fromview over Long Beach and myeye caught
an airplane in the same direction. The plane, which appeared to be a
C-47, was at a much lower altitude (perhaps three or Tour thousand feet),
seemed extremelyslow-moving in comparison with the fi r st object de-
ecribed, and v/as moving fromsouth to north. dir^sicilyîJSri^Lanêdro Bay
towards Long Beach. , , ^ " - ^" - 7= = = = = ^- ; - '
d. As I continued to look to the east, myeye again caught
the rapidlymoving object. I t had changed direction and appeared to be
moving on a broad curve fromthe area over Santa Ana toward Segundo and
Santa Monica. At fi r st i t was nothing more than a speck in the sky, but
ALSMD-S&I
SOBJECT: Report of Unusual Occurrence i n the Sky
9 Mar 50
as it passed ov er the ar ea which 1 would judge to be Inglewood- Tor r ance-
Huntington Par k, the br illiant light appear ed again and I was quite awar e
that the light was a r eflection of sunlight fr om the "body of -the object*
A compar ison of the r elativ e positions of the sun, the object, and my
location vri.ll indicate that this was pr obably ,the explanation of the
br illiant light. (See map). On each occasion the br illiant light lasted
only for two to thr ee seconds. *
e. "When the br illiant light ceased I was still able to tr ace the
path of the object* I t seemed to star t another br oad cur v e fr om nor thwest
to nor theast, then disappear ed in some thin white clouds that wer e at high
altitude .
After the object disappear ed I again tur ned to look at the
air plane ov er Long Beach. As near ly as I can judge, it had mov ed a distance
of between fiv e and ten miles. Dur ing that time the object in the sky must
hav e cov er ed at least for ty or fifty mi les, but I hav e no sound basis for
estimating its gr ound speed.
2. a. I t was impossible to estimate the size or shape of the"object,
as these "were no mor e clear that the appear ance of an ar tiller y shell when
watched fr om itaen the br eech of a gun dur ing fir ing into the sky.
b. I t was impossible to judge the speed of the object, for its
altitude was uncer tain. It did, howev er , cov er a v er y gr eat distance in
the time that I obser v ed i t, and was many times mor e rapid in flight than
the air plane (See map). It appear ed to make no change in altitude as near ly
as I could judge, and it disappear ed abov e clouds which 1 believ e ar e of
the type for med from, ice cr ystals at extr emely high altitude.
c. The attached sketch giv es an idea of the dir ections inv olv ed,
but I cannot v ouch for its accur acy as to scale, due to the fact ther e
was no v/ay to judge the distance to the object. For example: Y? hen the
object appear ed to me to hav e been ov er Long Beach, it might well hav e been
far ther away and hence ov er Santa Ana.
3. As a check on the r eliability of the obser v ation the fcllowir-g
note is added: I descr ibed what I had seen upon my ar r iv al at my quar ter s
at appr oximately 1730 hour s on 8 Mar ch to my wi fe. The mor ning r adio
announcements on the following day car r ied news that seireral people in
Souther n C alifor nia had seen a "flying disc" on MarcJ
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Sketch liap C olonel, FA
Senior Ar my Instr uctor
-JXJURITY BRANCE /HJj/iae
>:<i?ZZ * v.
SIR-3? 21 April
S2BJ2CT* Uhccovgnticpftl Alrorait Sighting
at Salii*9* California, 9 April 1950
TO r Director* of Special
TJSA7,
25, " "
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s
alreraft trarwlla^ at an
alt it ai* atla*t* a*40 0 0 f^t aid in a Horthwlj ' dlr^rtl
obgtrrod at 0 65? fetter* en 9
1
^ril
4
1950 at SaHuas, Calif onia*
Th obj et aa aaii % gr thr # prj ia
t
who varlad i s detail* tat
agmdl that i t a not a eomntloaal aircraft, Infbiaatloa
t o Pqf 19 V tba Assistant Chlaf of Staff, 0 -3, BaadqoarUr*
Prsrfdio of San Francisco,
appreadMtaly 0 653, 9 April 1950 tfcraa 0 )
resident a of Salinas^ California whileon Rooty LaneWast and Scjcrth
SSaia St reet , Salinas observed an tmoctiTenticcal aircraft* Tha
obflorrations tvara aada by RAT SfoBRIDB, Deputy Sheriff, flonteray
County, vho rosldea at 44 Saat 3brket St r eet , Salinaaf L* B.
BHATIST, Deputy Sheriff, MontereyJSognty, 610 Central St r eet ,
and aisv W W i (Aga 15) l^||HMa^ Street, Saaaida, Juferillo
Delinoucnt Boat, Salinas* Theveather IAS clear
COORDINATION
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DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
STAT CONTROL
raj orted
AGENT
ORIGINATOR
and BRiDlET astlaated tha altitttle of theobj ect t o be4OOO
feotj weretadatanainad as t o it s snaps} indicated that tha obj ect
gara off a bright reflection, and appeared chroaeor alaadarai.
BHADUnt ostiaated tba sisa t o be30 t o 40 feet In circoitfarano
2fcBRlDK could gireno astlnata of siaa Thesheriffs stated th*
obj ect a\s trareling north* They could o ar i additional
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GENERAL.
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INVESTIGATIONS
OSX 24-40 S3R-3 - IHTSLLIGEHCS RSPCHg Subj s tfaeoxflrentional
Aircraft Sight log at Salinas, California,
9 April 1950
tottered thesaiaeinforaaiion with theadditicral
ecnMmt that tho obj ects shapewas rowsd llkgâ p3at or ball and
i t s else30 t o 40 f)et In diameter. ^hem^NHMP obserred the
obj ect i t "seemed t o bestanding
None* Assistant Chief of St&f?, G-2 Sixth
t i t h t t i fbrvej rded t his inforaatico without act ion.
Xfefb copy tot Commanding
HeadqpttrUirg Sixth ATBQT,
Presidio of San Fra&eiseo
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8t. Chief of Staff, G-2*
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C o l o n e l ,
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UNCUSSJHED
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AMSI 452.1 2d Ind
(12 Apr 50)
StTBJECIi unconventional Aircraft
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AHMT. Presidio of San Francisco, California, 18 Apr 50
TO, coaaaadin* Offi ce. ith OSI Di stri ct, Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base,
Th above reports are forwarded for such aotion as you see fi t.
ALEXANDER G K1HBY
Lt . Colonel, GSC
As s t . AC of S, G-2
BY
BATE
5 D EC 1375
J
IHS INSPECTOR GEHLRAL
2 9t h DIST.
21 APR 1950
CE OF SFECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
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4 3H C I C DETAC HMENT
4TB I B F A H T R Y DI V I SI ON
Fort Ord, C ali forni a
1 2 Apri l 1 S5O
STJBJECTi Unconventional Aircraft
TERUj
di
ng
4th infantry Di-risioi
Fort Ord, California
iding General
Y OP TH
S
Sixth Atoy
Presidio of Sn Pranoisco, California
ATTENTION: AC of S, G-2
1 Cn 11 April 1950 Ray JfcBride, Deputy Sheriff, Monterey
County, iho resides at 544 East Market Street, Salinas, California,
was interviewed in reference t o having seen unconventional air cr af t
and stated in substance as follows t
a* Location and tinet At 0 653 hours 9 April 1950 Sheriff
ifcBridems at Rcaaey LsneWest and South Maim St r eet , Salinas,
California then hesaw unconventional air cr af t ,
* Weather and v is ibilit y ; Weather clear ; v is ibilit y good.
c* Humber of obj ectst One*
d* Shapeof obj ectt Ho opinion*
e
* Sizet Ho opinion*
f Colort Chrome"dor aluminua.
"~~" 8 Speeds Mr* JfcBride saw theobj ect for a period of les s than
one-tenth of a second asd could give no indicaticD of speed*
north a
h* Directiont Iflhen hesaw i t , it was turning right, heading
1* Maneuverability> No opinion*
3* Altitude? Approximately 40 0 0 feet*
k Sound} Ko opinion*
~M
SUBJECTi Unconventional Aircraft <
1* Exhaust t railst No opinion:
Additional informations None.
12 Apr 50
( C-3 )
2* On 11 April 1950 L. R* Bradley, Deputy Sheriff, Monterey
County, 610 Central, Salinas, California, was interviewed in r ef er -
encet o his having seen unconventional aircraf t and he st at ed in
substance as followst
a* Location and time> 0 653 hours 9 April 1990 at Romey
LameTfeat and South Main St r eet , Salinas, California*
b* Weather and v is ib ilit y ! Weather clear} v i s i b i l i t y good*
Hunker of obj ectst One.
d Shapeof obj ect ; No opinion*
Sire of obj ects 30 t o 40 f eet in circumference.
* Qpfe^t No opinion* Obj ect gave off a bright ref lect ion*
g. Speed* No opinion*
Obj ect -was t raveling north*
1* Maneuverabllityf No opinion*
j . Altitudet Approxiaately 40 0 0 f eet
k* Sound: No opinion*
1* Exhaust t r ail81 None seen*
ax. Additional informationt None.
(C-3)
3. On 11 April 1950 Ui38-4MtaM*MBl^, ^BplttPfrStreet,
Seaside, California (who is 15 years of age), Juvenile Delinquent
Hone, Salinas, California, was interviewed concerning her observation
of the obj ect and stated in substance:
a. Location and time: 0 653.hours 9 April 1950 at Homey
LaneWest and ôuth Main Street, Salinas, California*
b* Weather and vis ibillt yt Weather nice; vis ibilit y good*
c* Number of obj ects: One*
d* Shapeof obj ectt Hound like a plate and round as a ball*
e* Sizet 30 to 40 feet in diameter*
2
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SU BJ EC T: U nconv ent i onal Ai rcraft
f# C olort Res embled glas s *
Speed> N o opi ni on*
** Di rect i ons N o opi ni on*
__^J >- i # Maneu v erabi li t y* T h e obj ect s eemed t o b e s t andi ng s t i ll,
j . A l t i t u d e
t
N o t " very h i g i
k* Sou nd} None*
1*. Exnuaat t r ail> None*
m* Additional informationt None*
(P-6)
Captain
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AMZ IN
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Headqtiarters 4th Inf Div. , Office of AC of S, O2 , Fort Ord, California,
13 Ipîl 1950 *
TO: Coaaanding General, Sixth Arcy, Prssidio of San Francisco, California.
Attention: AC of S, G-2
Jtarwarded in compliance * it h Par 2 , Ltr Hdqrs Sixth Aray dated 18
November 1948, f ile AMGBI 319, Subj ect: Unconventional Aircraft This
report i s a continuation of the report forwarded by t his of f ice 11 4pril
1950 .
FRANCIS L. HOPPER
Captain, GSC
JK of S, ^
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SECURITY BRiNCH/fc
UNCLASSIFIED
19D C$124-40 SI R- * 21 April 1950
INTSLLIGSNCS fl
SUBJECT ? TJoeonventicQal Aircraft Sighting
Pacific Grow, California,
11 Febroaiy 1950
Director of Special Investigation*
Headquarters USA?,
Washington 25, D
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C.
1 . syflPpftjfiftj Three(3) obj ects weresighted enter Bacifi
drove, Calif ornia betieen 20 30 and 210 0 hour* on 11 Febsraaxy 19 i
" ~ "". . ". _ _ ... - ?acifia Grofe]
California* WK& stated theobj ects weretraveling very test
j /iae
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EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
STAT CONTROL
t o Southwest and swinging frtm lef t t o rigfrt as tt
Obj ects appeared low t o her and shegained theiapreaj
t hat they weregoing to hit t hehousenext door rhen f ir s t sight
y g f l T ^
seemed t o b flying in a V-formtion, one(1) abova> and
below with "oneahead and onet o each side** Duet o iaaec
of altitude^pfc bad no definite opinion of s of
obj ects*
2.
two"
ute
IEF CLERK
ORIGINATOR
Between 20 30 and 2100 hours, 11 Fabrtsary 19$0
hottsewifb of {MMNPMfe&renue* Pacific Grove,
observed throe (3) light s in theclsy through t*ca
of her howi. Shestated that thelights appeared t o coseout cfi
thebay and nerein foraation, onehigher than theother two
oneahead and two "beMad t o theside of theleading obj ect*
stated theobj ects wereswinging back acdforth and shef ir s t
i t ms sort of an advertising stunt* ^jjMfecould hear no sound
stated sheras confused aa t o distanceand sizebtrt by dapping htfET COMDR
out stretched band a Iron her position theobj ects asaj sared 13fy* in
diaswter*
Tile
obj ects moved very rapidly and a light seeasd t o |
esaenatefroathea* They weretraveling fron m
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Aircraft Sighting Pacific Grove,
U February 1950 *
stated that sbft had seen nobbing in bar past experiaoe* vith
t o compart* tbft obj ects flighted,.
3 *
. Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2
i itht ti An-sarded t his information irithout action*
I nfo copy t ot C onaandi ag
JOBS Q
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Coloml
District
Headqu art ers Si xt h
Pres i di o o f S u n Franci s co,
ATTRt ChiAf of Staff, G~2
\ \
2d Ind AMJBI 452.
(12 Apr 50
SUBJECT: Unconventional Ai r c r aft
UNCLASSIFIED
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AR11Y, Presidio of Sen Franoisco, California, 18 Apr 50
TO: Commanding Officer, 19th OSI Di stri ct, Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base,
Fai rfi eld, California
The above reports are forwarded for such action as you see fi t .
ALEXANDER G. KIRBY
Lt . Colonel, ffSC
As s t . AC of S, G-2
WT\ //--Li. ^-^^
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4Tr: CIC .DBTACH2E3T
4TH INW5TRY DIVISION
13 1950
/rfcioaal Aircraft
4th Infantry ^
Fort Ord, California^.
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TO: g General
Pr83idio of Saa 7ranciseo, California
ATTENTION: AC of 3, O2
U Car 12 Apri l 1950 Mrs,
PscifitS GroTa, Cali forni a was int^rriasrsd in
ai r c r aft and stated in sub3tanca feo baring 3dea uns
as f l l
'"* L^cavion soad timat Tho o'oJDcts Yfar^ 3ightad
Fas lr i i >aTs , Cali forni a betwaaa 2030 and 2100 hours 11Ps"b 1950,
:-.t:l
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and cold
stars ars
îo'VteTlKo?thoast Vi si bi li trr xvaa good
in tba
*& it*!lS'3s OX OJ3_j0Ov i l l
of objscta j Ho dafinit oo-laion* Iro'vs yei*
haadg s a T
th-a cbj*sc.-i :-23-Asurad log- inches i n dia-ra^t
Color; Best, described a3
Travelled vary
Di r ôti oaj . Tra-ralliag froa nor theast to
.yar Mi l fryt A3 tha objacts yiovad .for^rd th^y.s^jr-.i;
xha l^ft t o tha r i ght as if
v-dry1;^ to bar and 3ha
door whea.
diatauaas hovsvsr chdy .ippearsd to b-a
thay w^ra going "bo hi t thg houaa U^JTV
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checked the bodyshap--> udbw^-rii
tha ar ti cles but could sai~n"one"^ T&jacts sara:cl to be flying in o. "7
If
fcr-u-.<.';!on, oija ab-ova atid tr^ro balow or on& tshâd and ona to oach sidô
Tha -j-sn-.a dissippearad over tha roof of 1;he housa nart door oae at a
ti;.-:'.v. r i r - ^, the oaacar object disappeared, then th-s objsob on the
1-3i-r ii>a.spe
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*r3d
J
, ?oad than tha obj=>ot to thd ri ght disappeared over tha
t door, Mrs, igHMt stated that she had nothing in
which to compare the objacts sighted, (C-3)
roof
2* Ca 12 April 1950 77allac9 Lae HcDonald, Aviation Siotographers
First; Claa3, 2IaTal Air AuxiliaryStation, HfonberoyifCalifornia.
was xatar-rlsvfed concsming his observation of the objects snd at At ad
in
* Location and M*dford Airport, Medford, Oregon,
1300-1330 hours, 3 A^g 1949,
t ?/5athar and ya i bi 1i ty; Uhlimitsd.
c, Sfcniber of obj ects; FiT=9 (5),
;
ii Sh-^pd of objoobs* Tnsv appeared to be oval in sa
they rsieablad"a caicaera l=537~"o-?al on oon and flat on tha bottom^
,r?
the objects "
lOÔGO f's-?-^, 'SHdj measurssd 35. X^
bj
at hhe albituda oi*
f^ Colors Ths objeots did not reflect color but ^
-f ".'.as^riba-r as 'r'l'ao
i"f a
Cps-^-1? Jtpproxiaataly 150 lilies p^r hcpr
aouth^43h, fromth^ Hodford Air-oort^
ad in a. strai ght
j Altitudes Ea-cimatdd fromtha grortnd at 10,000 fsetc
alti tui a oi
r
"87ob6 "feat in th* ai r the objects 3t i ll sêja:)-! ho 'be
000 fae-o high.
Nona*
^ Bxaauat t r ai l s ;
ra Additional i"a formation: Objects Xinsd in i'orTna'"ion of
':oo consist ant to "bs *ri;-ad bl-T-f
1
^* Tha o"b;}.^3t^ ward too fîr di.-j
From
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SUBJ EC T,: Unconv entional Ai r cr aft .
pl:?yj:i a-
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Ue M^diTor d, Or egon Ai r por t, Including U'j;ror
4
. gr ound and
*'-1 A ! - i.rlines per sonaslp also aa'v thssy objects
"wh
p e s n l p l j
^ "which t."i3 objects waro moving vfas d33cribed as an ofi'-balane-d
", ori-9 object to the left p? the Iea4ixi,5 object and tfrrea to tha
ghi :S-ida ox" the leading
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Captain, Infantry
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Hsadquarters 4th Inf Biv, , Office of AC of 3, G-2, Fort O^d, Cali forni a,
13 April 1950o
TO: Ccntns-Tiding General, Sixth Array, Fresi di o of 3?.n Fr?r.ci3co, California^
Attrt.Ton: AC of S, G-2
v-:-ri?.?.rdsd in compliance -vith ?sr 2_, Ltr Hdqrs Sixth Xrr.rjdated 13
No-nsîb^r 19i 3, i"il ^MGBI 319^ Sublet ? Uncjonventiors-^l Ai rcraft
o
Captain, GSC
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CHIEF, SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION
BY AUTHORITY
BY __te
JITY OP THE l>:,i^._ .^v oi< t-^-j ^ / " * ' "*
Jjstarisa . _
DATE
1<JB CB1T25=3p
0 DEC 1975
950
SPOT INTELLIGENCE
S U B J E C T ; U nconv ent i onal Ai rcraft Si ght i ng
O o u g a a y Prov i ng Gr o u n d s , U t ah
2 5 A p r i l 1 9 5 0
T O t D i r e c t o r o f S p e c i a l I nv es t i gat i ons ,
Headqu art ers C 5AF,
Was h i ng t o n 2 5 , !> C
t nnt s t ml l
... Uilitary security patrols reported a series c
_ _ ^.,.a and flying obj ects of unknown origin over Dcrogway
Proving Grounds in early morning hours 25 April 1950 .
Sixth Array, Presidio of San Franct
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DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
STAT CONTROL
Callfomd* reports that ths C3D Field Office, Salt LakeCity, Utak
?td unconventional aircraft sighting. Military secnrity pat*ol~
p y Proving Qrooads reportea to theIntelligenceOfficer of
AGENT
Western Cheadeal Center that on 25 April 1950 in theearly aornlni
hears over theAmswnitien StorageArea in thevicinity of Dcugae>y|
a series of unusual lights and flying obj ects cf
i f
g
origin ereobserved. Thecharacteristics and sizeof a
icebox
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weredescribed This flying obj ect whilein flight was
stsrrotaaaed by an aura of spears of ligfct j utting diagonally from the
raain body. A 24-hour search of that area at Dougây Proving Grounds
is in effect until farther notice.
3 ACTIONS Honeby this office A 24-hour search of tfeat
area by Dougvay proving Grounds is in effect until further noticeL
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Info copy tot Coscscanding General,
Headquarters Sixth
California
ATTHt Asst. Chief of Staff
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SUBJECT* Report from C2D Field Office, Salt LakeCity,Utah
1 2 Hay 50 PM G-2 1* Thefollowing report was received froa
theCID Field Office, Salt LakeCity, Utah*
"Military security patrols at Dugway Proving
Grenada reported t o theIntelligenceOfficer of Western Chesdcal
Center that on 25 April 1950 in theearly morning hours over the
Ammunition StorageArea in thevicinity of Dougnay Mountain a
series of unusual lights and flying obj ects of unknown origin
wereobserved. Thecharacteristics and sisseof a flying icebox**
woredescribed* This flying obj ect whilein flight was surrounded
by an aura of spears of light j utting diagonally from thenaln
body. A 24-hour search of that area of Dougway Proving Grounds
i s in effect until further notice.
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SUBJECT t Transaittal of Spot IntelligenceReports
TO t CosunftodlDg GenorflQ.,
Headquarters Sixth Army,
California,
ATTHt Act . Chief of Staff, G-2,
Transmitted herewith for your informtion Is on*
copyeach of Spot Intelligence Reports, SIR-3, SIR-*
m5
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#3 Infb copyof SIR5
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21 April 1950
SPOT 53SPOKT
Unconventional Aircraft Sighting
Medford Airport,
Bedford, Oregon, $ August 1949
Headquarters tfSAP,
Wasklngtcn 25, D. C.
r
Calif &
! SEOTpgj T7AXL4GE ISS McDCKAID, Aviation Photog
*t t e. First da s , Saval Air AaxLUftxy Station,
obserred flTe(5) unconventional aircraft or obj ects, oval in
or likea convex lens, "oval on thetop and f lat at thefcettca*
1300 and 1330 oa 8 August 1949* Theobj ects
g j
cast*eoatbeat from theMedftrd Airport in a straight Us eat a
speed estimated t o beappzeodaately 150 adleeper hottr.
altitude10,CCO? although trow altitudeof 3,0 0 0 * in theAir o
s t ill apyeaiêd 10 ,0 0 0 * higher thma aircraft, Obj ects r es o i
3i3fht for thirty (30 ) sdjttfce* aid ôreobmrved bjr tcmer,
and coBBorcial airlines personnel* Obj ects werein a "off
ssa ?eftdirg) onet o thelef t and threeto theright.
Ott 12 April 1950 WALIACS LES ZCD OHAU) ,
Photographers Sate, First Class, $aval Air Auxiliary Station,
:4onter*7, California provided infomatioeregarding the
of unconventional aircraft or taddentified obj ects on 3
UeDOBAX^*S long book shoved that hid S5B-5 ^sas refoeled at
Oregoa 8 Angturt 19^9. Thepilot as P. 0 . HULL, API, of Seattl
theoo-pllot R, TUGrlVSZL, Chief Afr Plloti and J* B*
Madfiod
All observed five (5) ^hlte, laaiiwmeobj eoti
trarellag east-southaaat in an off J d V f
Oneobj ect appeared t o beiMdisg thefcrmtlcj i vlth one
d threeon I t s right. afaDOBALD stated that
oneof <iAff!#3imi seedtf bloidng along, and
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19& CSI 24-40 SIR-& - S?qr q Q^ f f f j tSsoonventional
Aircraft Sighting, Hedford Airport, Hedfbrd,
Oregon, 8 August 1949*
theobj ects mereat as altitudeestimated at 10 ,0 0 0 faet* Thediameter
of each obj ect *as estioated t o be35 f eet , gcDOHAED stated thepilot
called thetower and asked if they had observed anything* Thetower
reported that they had eeen flying saucers overhead. Pilot HUM* retgoested
clearancefor take-off and thetower asked if they intended to attain
altitudeenough t o follow theobj ects* SfcDCiUID fttrther etated that cax
t t i ^ 8000 feet altitudetheformtim of thecbj octs could s t ill be
hi t men. aod their shapes tkj rpefxntd t o bethat siatilar t o a eaawra f
over (cocfwc) on tep
#
and flat oa thebotton* They appeared t o be
at a speed of 150 aiiea per hoor^ eaeteoathseet rcn theBedflard Jllrport
storing in a straight line* Tineof observation mebetween 1300 aad 1330
& iaguat 1949* ?ho obj ects did cot reflect color but gxva of
ff
flawrescet
glow** Bo sound ws heard or esbaoet t rails obserT^d* Theobj ects
remiaed in sight ibr a period of thirty (30 ) Bdzszfces* Fron as altittdo
of 8000 tfevt in theair HeDORAO stated theobj ects appeared t o belOfOOO
feet higher than their aircraft HcDONAB) attempted t o obtain a photograph
bttfeas unablet o do so as his ca era had a sis Inch focal length leas and
a sin* inch platei*faieh ws not adequatefor photographing theobj ects
at *aek a distance. During theperiod of observation oneobj ect dropped
dam an estiaatedl 1,000 et cot of theformtion and then igturneaY % M
-3OB thelast oneof theright echelon.
3 . l &Xgtt Hone* Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth
forwarded this nf ornatlcti irithcot aetiov) .
Info cop? tot Commanding General*
Headquarters Sixth Any.
prea&lo of San Francisco,
California,
ATT3* Aest. Chief of Staff, G-2.
JDH2T G. SSfOIB,
Co l o n el ,
District
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NEW REPORTS OF FLYING SAUCERS . . .
reeMonterey Resi ents Tell I
ByRITCH LOVEJOY
Three Monterey people
ready to tell of their experiences
in sighting flying objects today,
although they had not made a
... ^ report at the time because they
15*** . feared ridicule,
Those who saw the objects now
commonly referred to as "flying
discs" were:
W. Lee MacDonald, AF1, flying
photographer for the U. S. Navy
air force, who logged sighting five
discs- and chasing themover Med-
ford,. Oregon, August 8. 1949.
Mrs. J. V. Kays, 521 Laurel
avenue, Pacific Grove, who saw
flying objects February11.
Mrs. K. McNally, who lives just
east of the Monterey Airport, and
who-saw an. object near the hor i -
zon April 1. (She phoned The
Herald that day, but the date I
caused laughter in the newsroom, j
and nobody would take her seri-
ously.)
Mrs. McNally's husband was
also a witness, and MacDonald
was with three others in the plane
which gave chase.
Here's MacDonald's story:
His log book shows that the
SNB-5 was lanaed at Medford,
Oregon, on the wayfromAlameda
to Seattle, and had gassed up at
1:15 p.m. (The plane will make
175 miles an hour.) .
The pilot, P." O. Hull, API, Se-
attle; the co-pilot, R. Tugwell,
chief air pilot; and J. H. Sparks,
AF1, Alameda, were with' Mac-
Donald on the ground,.when they
noticed five white and rather lu-
minous objects overhead and go-
ing west in V-formation.-The
a
was blue. Low clouds layon
horizon. The Vwas "off-balat
three objects on one side:s
two on the other.
COMING HEAD ON
"Theywere like dandelianjw
blowing alongor seemed?J"
first glance, and I looked/i.
and noticed theyhad taken vsê
ferent angle and wer o' c ""
toward us. We made a few
r
<
about them being some of
th
flying saucers we'd been_hea"
about. I noticed they were;i
direct line of travel at
seemed about 10,000 feet:'J3Fj
were at 10,000 feet, the "'
about 35 feet across.
"The pilot called the toweri
asked if they had seen anj
Theyreported that thy hki'i
etsj'1;
> flying saucers overhead. The pilot' seemec
j remarked that he had seen them,: tion, and
and asked clearance for a take-, the last i
off. The tower asked if we wanted there .we:-
to try to get high enough to fol- no binoc
| low, and we did. ; . . . . ; with 8t? si
WATCHED! 30 MINUTES :v"
"I had a camera" iri~"the "rear j to
hatch inside the door/* where a distance,
i panel opened up. We took off to;
| the west and circled the field for
j ; altitude. The. "objects were now
'. to the east and slightlysouth over! and 'con::
'Medford. At. 8'OuO feet we could observer.
see them ahead still like an off- of scale,
balance Vformation. From8,000 shipa^s :
feet, their shapes hadn't changed,j the light,
' or their size, so it was hard to tell: been|jgSECi
whether we.;had estimated theitionf
altitude correctly. ' ">.._...-;... i is
'We watched themJ"qr_.tliirty;
. minutes. On* dropped down -what
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Monterey
People Tell
Of Saucers
(Continued frompage i)
it was" some sort of advertising
stunt, and then I felt a little
shocked. '
5- I
"I could hear no sound in the
sky. I first thought they wouldn't
clear the house,- and then saw that
theywere well above. I was con-
fused as to the distance and size*
I held one hand out against the
other, and when I cupped both to-
gether, that was the size of each
object.
"They moved very rapidly. I
went out on the porch just as
went beyond my vision
j street just in time.to see the
jonevThe light seemed to emanate
from them
r
not in an electrical
glow, but fromthemselves." \..
Mrs. McNallysays:
"I was due to go to work at 8
jpjn.
f
and it was 7:35 -p.m. when' I
looKea o'uf-'the window and an
object popped into view just as I
was watching the planet Mars. The
object was wine-red. I called my
husband. The object was sta-
tionaryfor about five minutes. We
discussed whether it could be the
port light of a plane, and decided
it couldn't be. Then itr-moved
south suddenly, and there was no
starboard light showing, so we
knew that it couldn'tbe a'plane.
"It was an object . that seemed
to be down near the horizon, and
since we had been watching Mars,
I would call this about the size of
five regular stars. It waynot the
red of a plane light, but a dark;
wine-red:
"It turned back north, then: wenj;
I northeast; and gathered tremeri-
I dous. speed - a n d was" gon'
^T UNITED^STATEÂIR
OFFICE;OF
C lipping from. ^pp
th B03TE33Y A
Tuaaday, 11 Apri l 1950.
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Resi
ig west in V-formation. The si* j
as blue. Low clouds layon the!
orizon. The Vwas "off-balanj j
three objects on one side
wo on the other.
MING HEAD ON
Theywere like dandelion
lowing alongor seemed so- ajt
;
irst glance, and I looked a
End noticed theyhad taken a
brent angle and were co
oward us. We made afew"
bout thembeing some of th
lying saucers we'd been hea:
bout. I noticed they?_were
lirect line of travel at
7
wtf
eemed about 10,000 feti: = If
ere at 10,000 feet, they,
bout 35 feet across.. '.;..
'"The pilot called the tower,
sked if they had seen anything.!
heyreported that thtyhad senj
Tel l
flying, saucers overheadVThe pilot I
remarked that he had seen them, j
and asked clearance for a take- j
off. The tower asked if we wanted
to tryto get high enough to fol-
low, and we did.
WATCHED 30 MINTJTES
"I had a camera in. the rear
hatch inside the door,, where a
panel opened up. We took off to
the
;
west and circled the field for
altitude;.: The objects were now
to the east and slightlysouth over
Medfor&y At. 8,000 feet we could
see themahead still likean off-
balance* V'formation. Prom8,000
feeVtheir shapes hadn't changed,
or their size, so it was hard to tell
whether we had
r
(estimated the j
altitude correctly.' ~?iJX"
We watched them^for thirty
minute*. One dropped down what;
seennea|j
:
r,600 feet out of forma-
tion, find then returned. It was
the last? one on the side where
there ^were three of them. We had
no binoculars, and the camera,
with ^six-inch focal length and
nine-fnch plate was not adequate
to pfiatograph them at such a
distance^-.
"Tlex-were within the atmos-
pher||gf the earth. I have photo-
graplteii from planes since 1945,
and fijKrasider myself a qualified
obseêr-: If you lose your sense
of slaie, your sense of relation-
shipa|is gone. I do not consider
the 3ight, or whiteness, to have
beenereflection, because in reflec-
tionêven at great distance there
is usoallya dark spot."
Wlsen. asked what sensation he
hadlupon seeing tha objects, Mac-
Donald replied, "I couldn't be-
lieve it. When I first saw themI
couldn't believe myeyes."
The interview was held in the
office of Public Information Offi-
cer A. M. Zakarian, Lt. (jg).
Mr s . K ay ' s s t o r y : -
v
,',
"Just after dark February 11,1
looked in one of our rooms which
was dark, to see if mymother,'Mrs;
Mabel Bussy, and visiting friends
had returned home.' I saw three
lights in. the skythrough therwin-
"Theycame from' but ?oyer" the
bay, and were cut likei. a; piece of
crescent - shaped paper^thre&Viof
themin formation, one higher than
the other two~* TheywereTswing=|
ing back and forth, and going^ into ;|
a heavywindi I thought* at "first,
(Continued on page
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AIR FORC E
' THE INSPEC TOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF SPEGtAL irr/ES.T
OSI 121-10
(25 Aug 4S)
CHIEF, SECURUT BRANCH/HJj /iae
19D OSI 24-40 SIRV7 12
SPOT INTELLIGENCE: KBPCKE
1950
SUBJECTS Unconventional aircraft
Source
Sacraaento Union, newspaper, Editorial
TO I Director of Special Investigations,
Headquarters USAF,
S~PK)PSISf Editorlarin Sacranento Union, Sacramento,
California based on commentary of H. J, TAZLCR states that flying
saucers or discs areharmless, non-explosive, and a military se
of theBtaited States of America; their usewill not beknown generally
until UBAF releases theinformation.
2* TheSac: Union newspaper dated 1 /fey
p
carried theeditorial entitled "Flying Discs" inf onaatioa recoiv id
by this office indicates that theeditorial was based upon a
commentary of H. J, TAILOR # "NEXT TISJ5 your Sacraaanto neighbor t ells
you hesaw a flying disc, do not look at hia as though hebadJSUI
goneout of his nj ind
#
"Far, thechances arehedid seea f lying
eecnrt
For, now it can ba told - flying discs areAmerican
weapons* They vary in sizefroa 20 lnchas in diameter and six
thick to 250 feet in diaiaeter* Most of then areround, but some
flat and edged upwards like saucers. They haveno sound, no
and no smoke, or light*
They can appear to stand momentarily in theair , but the;
likelightning* They areutterly harmless.
^,7 r?s 1000 fast to 30 ,0 0 0 feet, ass vf%n higbd? What
for is a military secret, which will not begenerally known until.
United States Air Forcereleases theinformation*, But it i s an
tant and a wonderful purpose, and thecountry -will t hr ill
thenews is finally madeknown.
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*lf a nîag disc should happen to la#4

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intact* in
Sacramento or vicinity, those*ho found it would discovered that it
had teen labelled *ilitary secret of tbeUnited States o Aawrica."
Tb8 person who fbad. i t irotOd t aakea t o call a long distancetelephone
nrcaber - printed on thedisc - and report his findings t o aU . S .
A4 T^
Thediscs areharmless awi non-explosive But they
f
re real
aad genuine, and they do not comefrom BusaSa, bub areaZ l released
in t ieUnited State* of America.*
3 *
Hone,
JOBS G.
Colonel,
District
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TrANDARD FORMNQ. 6 4
Office ]S/Leffiovandu?J2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO DATE:
k May1950
FROM
Headquarters, 19th DOSI,
Fai r fi eld- Sui sun AFB, California
DETCQ, Mather AFB Detachment '
Mather Fi eld, Cali forni a
SUBJECT: EDITORIAL CLIPPED FROMSACRAMENTO UNION
1, The enclosed ar t i c le fromthe Sacramento Union newspaper dated 1
May1950 i s forwarded f.or your information. This ar t i c le was extr acted from
the edi t or i al page, by- li ne not li s t ed, information supposedly from informa-
ti on given by radi o commentator H. J. TAYLOR.
1 i nc l.
Edi tor i al from Sac Bnion
BERL E. PHININGTOg/
Detachment Commander
Mather AFB Detachment
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED i & ?^kl$h$h'
BY AUTHOI
BY
-Historiaa
DATE
5 DEC 1975
UNCLASSIFIED
UNITSD STA.TES AI R FORCE
THE IJWSrECTOi? GEKERAi*
19lh BIS!.
5 MAY 1950
OFFICE Q? 5?SCI AI I i:<VSSTl(3AriONS
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Fair*ield- Suisun AFB* . Palifornla ^
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DETCO, Mather AFB Detachment " . *-
Mather Field, Calif ornia
EDITORIAL CLIPPED FROM SACRAMENTO ONION
1. The enclosed ar t icle from the Sacramento Onion newspaper dated 1
May 1950 i s forwarded f or your information* This ar t icle was ext ract ed f r oa
t he edit or ial page, by- line not lis t ed, information supposedly f r o informa-
t ion given by radio commentator H. J. TAYLOR
1 incl.
Edit orial from Sac Bnion
5SRL E. PENHIHGTOM
Detachaent Conuaander
Mather AFB Detachment
1
TIME your Sacramento neighbor
hejsa>wf.-a flying disc, do-not
as though: he had suddenlygone
:'-m-^^sse^Bsaaw-20?^fic^&eSitt^di2uneter
:
' and six
$S;H^f^JiSdSe^thick
:
to^25(Wstin diameter,
4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
soini
p i g ^ v a n d . : h o
appe^îsaaKi momentarilyin
^ ) ^ tiieyican. Dooyellike lightning;
wayf%^;10W
b I i i ^ ^ ? suv mili-
y ^ ^ nqt|rhesigenerally
knowncuntil thelJnited States Air;Porcere-
leasesrtfreinfbnnationikBut it.isan impor-
tant and a wonderfi^piirpose^ and the coun^-
trywfll thrilt xrit^p^de-^rtien^the ne i
fi nal ^Bê- kno v^^^^^^^^
:
^ ^ ^ ^ ;
If a flying disc should happen to land,; in-
tact, in
;
Sacrament6?;Or vicinity, those who
found it-would discovered that it had been
l-êlled "military' secret. of; the United
States- of^^ America.'*,' The person who found
ii wouldti& asked to call a long distance tele-
phone numberprinted on thexlisoandre-
port his findings to a U.- S; Air Base.>
The discs^âre. harmless and non-explosive.
But they're: real and
v
genuine^ and theydo
not' come: fromRussia^hut are/alt released
in
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DATE Of c 1975
CSX 24-40 1950
SPOT KEPCSff
Photograph
of Special
25, D* C.
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1950
Photograph in?H Jo
ag two positions of a string* winglasa obj ect or
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al l
st&stasttftl, eolld_
vhlla hetaw horn on leaf*, approximately 3 Jto
the^Telaphou RegiÛr* pnbllshid tb&w photffrapha on tb
tb stcrr t h at ^ ^ g ^ a^ stated tbt ^Saawi ms sMitiag 1
so ZkolJMr or aaofcg ftgd aAg^ly 4f^#Fwstrtl disappMorÂ ot w th0
t^. IhvtlwMi* n#ii| ^PPTlea ed th> photograph* for publi
af% r angr of hiefellow t*n-p^3pl and th editor of tb
pn
iw on Ms t o perait tb lr imhUcj atlon seconding
3 AGTKSt Sen<
1 tscl t
!fwepapwr clipping ôa tb
o News Chrodcli
1950 .
OSI 124-10
(25 Aug J3)
SMAMAFeb 505M (30a)
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Blowup* oj two photos at top. The"thing" appeared to besilvery, 20 or SO feet in diameter.
FARMER PAUL TBENT, McMinnville, Ore., -
was caUed to theback yard by his excited
wif vSG ^Dinted skyward at what you seein
*
he
, P^^s aboveobviously- one
o f
themy
8
.
saucers.; BTe
1
. got his ^camera.;.;; g s camera
madetw photos. There? wasn't
any flameand it was moving fairly slo\
says Trent. "Then I snapped thefirst pictnite.
It moved a,littleto theleft and I moved ko
the right to take another picture. Then It
s eei n
?*
0
P?
ck
P5pedvi:-c>; vanishsd." 7;i-
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OS! 124-10
(25 Aug 4S)
CHIEF, SECURITYBTUNCH/ HJJ/ 1=
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UNCLASSiP^ D
19D OSI 24-40 S3R-8 21 June1950
INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT* "Filing Sattcer
8
Photograph
Oregon
TO t Director of Special Investigations,
Headquarters USAF,
?h 5 D* C*
^ ^ Photograph In t he p ,
24 J23 1950 of a st rangewingles s obj ect resembll
2 TITi?r
T
l Independent-Journal, San Rafael, Callfcjrnlfl.
Carried a photograph of a strangewingless obj eei reeeailin
^f saucer* ^faich iras photographed b M M B M P ? 2fcl
It d hi f Oregon as it soared crer his farau
3 . ACTIOH* None.
1 I nd: Paper clipping taken
frtm Iniepeiiient-Jcwrrnal,
San Rafael, California,
Wednesday 14 Jux 1950*
JOBS 0 .
Colonel, USAF,
UNCLASSIFIED
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STAT CONTRCH.
ORIGINATOR
CHIEF CLERK
DET COMDR
OSI 124-10
(25 Aug 4S)
CHIEF, SECURITY BRANCH
IS OSI 27 1950
SuBJSCr* UNCCinKSTICHAL AIRCRAFT
Eaailtoa Air Fore* Base, California
0 135 * 0 20 0 hours 21 June1950
T O t Di rect or o f Speci al I nv es t i gat i ons ,
Headqu art ers 1 3SA?
t
Was hi ngt on 2 5 * D C ,
! is2&ij &* ThreeaoacoMdasioned officers at Sasj llt*
Air Fore* B se, California os duty at t hi Operations Cent al To nS\
HaalltoB Air Fore* Bass observe* an s lUj f t ics l obj ect f lying b
Haalltoa Air Foresj Basewith an s t imt s d speed of ov r 10 0 0
hcur, t t Mi 0 235 aid 0 20 0 hours 21 Juas 1950 * ThetmeoBVVttt
aircraf t aad* thra* passes over Haailton Air Fores Baseand di
towards t he
atvi
2 . PiaATfg oa 21 JtBM 1950 at 0 135, St af f Ser s s ej *
CAF0FHO
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Stuff Ssrgeaat SLL2S K* LORI^R (Control Tower Opsrata j
Corporal GAEIASD L. PEHU of t he190 1 - 4- Detactanent, AACS Soj aa4r8l$
If4ATOIt
S d l t Air ForceEase, California, vhile on dtrfcy la t he
tapeto
tower obserted an obj ect,, described as elliptical, flying at a
rateof speed over Easilton Air ForceB&se
#
They reported the
he slailar to that of a fra aarksr syaibol* Theobj ect had
edges on either sideof it s course* A bluefl aw* eiailar to th4t of
a acetylenetorch aeseen to protradefroa therear ot the
Thespeed was estioated by theosa to havebeen oretr 1000 ailes
h ? ^ fe tte ss 4 t
ai rcraft and J et s du ri ng t h e cou rs e o f t h e i r dv t lei f C Q M D R
t h e cont rol t ower* T h e alt i t u de of t h e obj ect T A S es t i mat ed t o be
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLEF ^.., '-O-tt.k^.
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B Y AUTHORI TY 0? TI-IS DI i- . - v . i v-.i ^ ^ b . -".J ,.<,'
BY
UNIT3D STATE
UNQASSJF/ED !
27JU^J950
OFFICE OF S.~i:;jlAL
COORDINATION
CO
J
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
HIE CLERK
AT CONTROL
CVEKK
AIR PORCE
sr.
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CSI 2V<40 SIR-9 - SPOT JSTEIL30EKCE BEPCH? - dated 27 Jfcce1950
y g freeWOO t o 5000 f eet . ?! aishtin* was nada hy binoculars,
Theobj ect aad threepasses ovar Baoilton Air Fore* Basewith the f irst
oneem a Barthsast headiugj the&eecaod on a Hctrbhffest beadiBg) and on
thethird theobj ect aftdean arc around thefiett aid disappeared toward
thesea t o theWet
#
All flights *erestraight and loêl with the
exception of tha last in which theobj ect as tankedSOT theturn* Ko
ecuid vt&s beard* Ho radar oh&err&tions wareosdeas all radar installa-
tions of the23th Air Division trereinoperativej ^ Tto& obj ect dj gappeared
at 0200 hcttra 21 Jttne1950 . (AQSSTS WtSt-4 tKKK$f^-mtHM
for theVallej o Times ~ Berald and ISetrs - Chroniclepersonally advised
t his agent that hehad observed threeunconventional aircraft ubich
hedeaerihed in a aiailar aanner on two (2) night* within thepast week.
^^PBelaiBs t o haveknowledgethat theseaircraft werean Air Force
secret proj ect and that they werebeing tested for nigW* operation at
Hamilton Air ForceBasewherethey had threeof t his new type, unoawlly
ft t f l l fad i H i t hi i f t i t t h fast aircraft carefully faangared. l i H givethis information t o the
agent at 1239, 21 Jtme1950 text stated that hewas not ttsing his
infowation in thepaper knowing thenatter t o beonewhich theAir Force
' ' not desiret o havepublicised.).
3 .
KSHHEtH W KIBCr,
I t . Colonel, 35A7,
T
Act ing Di s t r i ct Coaraanier*
w ^ i ^
MORNING TIMES.HERALD
EVENING NEWS-CHRONICLE
316 MARIN ST.
VALLEJO, CALIF-
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STANDARD FORMNO. 6 4
' Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Distr ict C ommander , 19th District OSI (IG) USAF DA T E : 22 J une 1950
Fair field- Suisun AFB, C alifornia
Detachment' C ommander . Hamilton Detachment, 19th Dist
e
OSI (IcO USAF
^> ' ' '
SUBJ EC T: Special Inquir y - Unidentified Object
TO
FROM
d.
^ ^ ELLIS R. LOR]
26 JUN'950
As per v er bal instructions from the District C ommander , the following
r epor t is submitted concer ning an unidentified flying ob^ct observ ed at Ha_mj
AF3, C alifor nia:
a. Position: Ov er Hamilton AFB, C alifor ni
b. Time: 0135 - 02C 0 hour s 21 J une 1950. _
c. Visibility: Weather jjlear eight miles.
. - / ^ " - " > " -
C AHIRRO, S/ Sgt. ,USJ
:, S/ Sgt. ,
'GARLAND L. PRYOR, C pl. , TJSAi"
All of the foregoing./ personnel ar e of xthe 1901-4- Detachment, AAC S Squadr on, Hamilton
AFB, C alifor nia.
e. Shape; The r epor ted shape of the object was elliptical, as that of a
fan mar ker symbol. The object was tr av er sing with the elongated edges to either
side of its cour se. A blue flame similar to that- of a acetylene tor ch was seen
to protrude fr om the r ear of the object.
f. Speeds Estimated ov er 1000 miles per hour .
g. C olor : The only color that could be observ ed was the color of the
flame which was seen coming fr om the r ear of the object.
h. Altitude: Estimated from 2000 to 5000 feet,
i. Sighting: By binocular s.
h. Heading: This object made thr ee passes ov er Hamilton AFB, C alifor nia.
The fir st pass was on a nor theast heading, the second on a nor thwest heading,
and on the third it made an ar c of the field, and disappeared towar ds the sea to
the west.
j . Maneuv er ability: All flights wer e straight and lev el, except as pr e-
v iously stated, when the object made the third flight over^fihe^ field, at which time
it trav eled in a later al ar c. />
k. Sound: None hear d.
1. Radar Obser v ations: During this time of sightingp
tions of the 28th Air Div ision wer e inoper ativ e, ther efor e no
units wer e made. ^ )/ } j OFFIC E OF
2 Incls
2
M
- Log Extract of Tower Operator &
Detachment C ommander
Wed. / June 21, 1950
peared circular, thick in the center
and tapering:to S'
> Its speed^nras so: ^
jsize'-'-cotAiiîpt be estimated^- '
,Thie: ttaftâirrnenl used, binocu-
lars as :th.j^3jsc made^three more
passesii^fêtisarne area., It-was
accompaiae^|0 by att| roar l;'like
thundef: *p^ ' " ^ : -^^>:;:
r
.Aj,t disc-shaped - object roaring
^between.- lOTfran.tl."150O miles
an hour made at least five passes
over JTarniltonr Air '.iForcef' Base,
Marirt- Gfiurttyv"" eaxlsijvfefday
s
' 4- '...
Three.
1
lrjkmedc;'Aii^Fo^* iiieii
reported, the. incdderitLvi ':$ .'- ' ; .;
G PryorjicOT.ôl tower operator;
flashed; by ^
and. headfid tcrwartivtbe.Tnor theast
but i t didtft faH^-i|:|tu* kept on
The^ first pas^piiccurred '- at
1:35 ain.,, Pryor said;;*The object
was going so fast that lie couldn't
see it on.the subsequent passes.
His. observationywas verified^
however, by StafiF, Sgt. Ellis Jl.
liorimer,. another ^control'tower
operator, and-Stafffi'SgL' Virgil
Cappuro, of theAirwfayaGommu-
nications staff, as it returned tcom
the, northwest for 'another pass
Hbrth of the fieldL^--:'*... -; "
The blue>fl5ttne looked like' an
acetylene' jfor<cbi\
On at
:
leastthree passes^ it/ap-
peared ftdiVjlje r directly* averi-the
Hamilton- beacorij. whi ^' Sûs t
north of the field. ..;
:
V-Hf'.-r'^v
;
:.
The sksj* was- clear, though fog
prevailed '.elsewhere iiu the Bay
UNCLASSIFIED
blue flame make*:five passes at the air i ui u>n. ..~ _..,-
o
men,; all trained-observers, said the weird object ttavelinfr at an estimated speed of 1,000
to 1,500 miles an h<>ur scooted backhand forth between .Valtejo' and Hamilton Field before
vanishing. Theyysaid the, aerial-object buzzed the field at an altitude of 2,00.0 to 5,000
feet.vThe men,-all control'
operators, said they followed
the disc with binoculars.; .-
^t ho ught it was a falling
star," said Corp.! Rogert G..
Pryor,J'But it didn't fall. It. just
kept" going." '.' - ' " ,
:
;.;.
:
: >-,. V
lis Larimer "and.vSgt.
Virgil Cappura saw the saucer in I
the clear, earlyvmorning sk^Theyf
said the object trailed blue?fla*ej
behind,-it :>ljke^;an
r
> acet-
1
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V&TS 'ZL Jaa*
SX2BACX * * * * * * *
G&4SCT SIGE2SD,.,FRCIC OQfi
posmcai it PISS? APFKABED OVBH THS
HOCBa, 3BADEB3 SS AT A3 ALST C? 20 0 0
50 0 O
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AT AS fiSf SJ^SD <g O
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9Sa 10 0 0
^ nas psa HC3OH
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*CBJECT SIGBTSD
icuacr TRtTKLiao AT A
THB OBJECT A3 XT f&3 ALSO YZ EIfBD BT ?IEU)
QI A33W
, ar AWK1H50 tHS S2AHS OP A PAlf

grw ftf
f
AH AGXX3ISSS
XEB COLOR OF THB PLAIS OP
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had;
that,
conduc
trained-
had- cbncraad he^
such;
V
They sai * tfte^&OTH
airmen mayhavfeseett aj ^
looking foK.it*; "
"saucer" feportsv
were^based- dn^nuatnterpretation
of conveniio#|.ab5eas or-hoaxe3;|
BBSST F
Capt ain, USA?
- . , - ( -
THE SACRAMENTO BEE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950
Say Discs
Hamilton Base
OAKEAND, JuneV^21.^- AP ^
The*- Oakland . Tribunes said a
"discr shaped obj ect;"',roaring-'.at"
an: estimated speedy of 1,000 to-
li5QGîrrilesr. air hour; .madefive,
r
J
*" - - Himiltoiii- AteJForcft"*.
Th^hcwspaper; quoted'T three. 1
air fpiace-j ibn commissioned pfff-^
w^^h^ltoeh #l
saucerîShootihg blue>flame
the-Tribunfr; q.uotea>Prypr.:
PryortSaid the'first pass^was ':''
at 1:3S-AM^'and theobj ect trav-
eled sb>j fast he- could not seej the* v .
subsequent' approachesi'fes.;'",
;
-;... "
- Ther. ^Tribune declared^. Pryor*i*\ i
observation- was- verifietl hySfyi-Sg* A-..
other control, tower operator*; and ^
StafJKSergeant:' -
J
' ^
unicatipnsStafCV^^^j ^?W^
They/isaid thesauced
:
retunie4
from, îetnorthwestand madeatb
bther^pass^-ribrttfe-oisj tnev
t ^ l 1 d t h
TOJprthe?"iir~->
men described- the
;
obj ect ajp
;
cif-.
cular^ "thick in. the center^land..'
tapering to. the- sides. They used
bin'oculars in: following-its course
and described: its approach" alti-
itudeat between 2,000 and 5,000 '
The observers added thesky
was clear, ovar Hamilton Field,
although high fog prevailed else-
wherein theSan Francisco Bay
area. ->.
:
V -- -'' - ,
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:
:h Di s t r i ct 0 SI JIG} "JS/l
h: . :.ar Air Force Base
.Vather F i el d, Calif o r nia
8i"
MS
CFFICrX
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:
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UNCLASSIFIED
CSI 24/40 SIR-10 11 Aqgust 1950
SUBJECTt UBflStttL AERIAL PKEH0MSB4
25 3fiL2a Sas i of Oaklaal, California
$. District Ccnnnder.
17fch CSI District (IS) USAF,
Kirtlasd Air Forc
1*.
District
1 * nu de t o let t er* you r S a d ^wr t e r , Oat i d
2*. Attacbsd fcr your infbnaation ia a copy of theSpot
Report that *as finaaxded to BBadomxtera OS I by
1 tncU
Copy of Spot IntelligenceBepcrt
dated 10 Aiignat 1950 .
JCE3 G. S30 IS,
Colonal^
Districts
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLE
BY AUTHORITY OF TH3 i>i^
XURTK.Ktmn,
TtY Historian
niSlvHau
DATE
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Du 1375
UNCLAS.SlÎSD
osi 134-10
(25 Aug 48)
i- - - - ". _ * S s . " ' " r - o r j ' - - . - .
SMAMAMay 5010M (30 a)
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
[AT CONTROL
AGENT
ORIGINATOR
CHIEF CLERIC
DET COMDR
JF
WASHINGTON
THC INSPCCTOR OENCRAt. UA"-
17TM DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECI AL INVESTIGATIONS
KIRTLANO AIR roRCC tASC, NEW MEXICO
BGC/ms
7 August 1950
SUBJECT: j Alleged Colored/Cloud, Vicinit y of/San Rafael, California
TO: Dis t r ict Commander
19th Di s t r i ct 0 SI (IG) USAP
Fair f ield- Suis ua Air Force Base
Pairfield, California
1* Referenceis madeto article-which appeared in the"Albuquerque
Journal
11
on 3 August 1950* Diis article stated that a varied-colored
cloud (green, blue, et c. ) , floating against thewind, was observed by
several hundred peoplein and around San Rafael, California*
2. Shearticlefurther stated that officials at/Hamilton Air
ForceBase, California, wereinvestigating* In theevent any inquiry
is conducted by your office, it is requested that the17th OSL District
receivea copy of your report.
CHABD. G. COX
Maj or, TJSAF
Dis t r ict Commander
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! 5 DEC 1975
UNITED STATES :UR . F$?
C
ASS1FIED
UNCLASSIF^ D
Fi le No. 24A0 13-20
SUBJECT: UNUSUAL A33IAL FH^NOU
25 -Miles East of Oakland, Califbrrda
10 August 1950
TO Headquarters, USAF
Director of Special Investi gati ons
Washington 25, D C
1. SYNOPSIS; An amisaal cload formation with br i lli ant colora tion
sites observed Uortti ifest of SAN JOSE, CALIPORSIA and caused
excitement in the SAN FRANCISCO SAT AREA, "feather Bureau offi ci als
the cloud to be an unusual grouping of moisture par ti cles in
skysrhich gave vivid prismatic effects. y
2
* OBTAUSs On 2 August 1950, Mr. JOSEPH L, CLOTHSIH,
() Controller, 0AKL4HD Airport Service, together with frsro (2) other
Controllers, of the OAKLAND Airnort Service stated at approximate
1040 theynoted a set of two (2) cloud formations close together and
in the cload formations theynoticed a ntnaber of vivid colors rumin
frosi a bright jelLcir into orange and pastel green running into bin
at approximately330 fromthe OAKL.AHD Tower. The clouds once appea
to be -/eryhigh. By 1100 the phenomena had dispersed and the clouds
turned into the ncrrsal cload formations. The distance appeared to "b
approximately: 25 rdles froa the tower in an easterly* direction5 over
water bythe SAN I'ATSO BRIDGE approximatelywest and north of SAMJC
3. They notified civilian pilots of cosssereial ai rcraft to
the formation. The following were contacted: UHITED AIRLIKES^
Tr/A Flight hO (the pi lot of thi s flight reported in a g3rbeled 1
that he thought the formation appeared to be vapor t r ai ls , bat other
reports frosi pilots and.QAglAgP To*er did not agree); SAN FRANCISOO
contacted Captain ^MMH| | HHP^
0
^ American Airlines, Flight 721a&d
DFJITED AIPXIHES, F13jJ3t 1$ 2 frcn OAKLAHD,_ Jto& jpilot s .qanea, other t
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BY AUTH0112TT 07T.
KORT K. KU 3 j
BY
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Cart USfip
5 DEC 1375
DATE
OST 124-10
(25 Aug 48):.
(30a)
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CLERK
CONTROL
the
, .OWGINATOR
tt
'ed .
CHIEF CLERK
Tbw eat"
SECURITY BRANCH/HJJ/js
19D OSI 24/AO SIP-ID - SFOT IHTSIilGERCE KEFOSX - dated 10 August 19
h* The folioTdrsg are controller c< of the Oani-ASD Airport Sesrgjc
trtxo observed thes^ cloud ôraatlono^^cr* JOSEPH L^ ~"" '"""
Aladma, California, Phone "^"""'"
Aveme, Alameda, Cali forni a Phone: ^ _ _ , , _ _ .
St. , Castro Vallejo, California, Phone*
5, Weather Bureau offi ci als claimed the cloud to be an unusual
grouping of moisture parti cles in the skyvahich gave vivid prismatic
effects.
6. ACTIOfT; Hone*.
.COORDINATION
CO
JOHK G* S?K)I~S
Colonel, USAF
Di s t r i c t Conscander
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
FILE CIEWC
STAT CONTROL
AGENT
ORIGINATQjL
CHIEF CLERK
DET COMDR
SMAMAFeb 505M (30 a)
NO. 64
Office JVLetJuovanduffz UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
-19D OSI 24-40-17
TO : DistCoadr, 19th OSI Dist (IG), Fairfield-Suisun DATE: Z August 1950
AEB
FEOM : DISTCOii, Presidio Detachment
SUBJECT: STFBJBCT UMKNOSBBJ
SPECIAL INQUIHY
U J >i V- i
Thefollowing was reported to Colonel Svropeby telephone by .Major Coleat
1230 , 2 August 1950 *
at approximately 10 40 they noted a set of two oloud formations close together
and in thecloud formations they noticed a number of vivid colors running from
a bright ysllatr into orags and j astel green running into blueat approximately
330 from theOakland Tower* Theclouds onceappearecP6o be-very high* By
1100 thephenomena had dispersed and theclouds turned into thenormal oloud
formations* Thedistanceappeared t o beapproximately 25 miles from the
tower in an easterly direction} over water by theSan Mateo Bridgeapproximately
west and north of San Jose*
They not if ied civilian pilots of coarasroial aircraft t o investigatethe
formation* Thefollowing werecontacted* United Airlines. Trip 451, TVCa
Flight 40 (thepilot of t his flight reported in a g*rbeled messagethat he
thought th formation appeared to bevapor t r ails , but other reports from
pilot s and Osirland Tower did not agree)} Sax^granbiaco Tower contacted Captain
Anderson, Pilot of American Airlines, yngEfe"72l ana Jfofi-fcyd /^plfofifl. Flight
452 from Oakland* Thepilot s names, other than Captain Anderson, areunknown*
Thefollowing arecontrollers of theOakland Airport Servicewho observed
these oloud formations* v ---- ... v... v. . .
O^Ê?H
v
_ L. aOTHsS),
456 Central, Alabama, California
Phones Lakehurst 5-7579 ',
Mr.
THE'INSPECrO?. GEI'ZRAL
19t h DI ST.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL IiI77 r MAlI ONS
1/
KURTK.KU:.'Z ,CapLUSAF
i m f i r
OHM G. SWOPS
Colonel, USAF
Ois t r io t Commander
UNCLASSIP5D
j
; t 4 !/
SECURITY BRANCH/HJJ/js
Pi le How 2AA0-SIHP-11 August 1950
SPOT 2!lTl 3EF0IZT
SGBJUCT: UHUSOAL LIGHT
Ebrtheast of *
14 Angast 1950
Unconventional Aircraft
California
TO Keadqoarters, USAP
Director or Special Investigations
?kshlBgton 25, D. C.
FILErVl
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
HIE CLERK
___^__ An unoaual bri ght li ght isas observed Northeast elf
California at approximately1930 hours 14 August 195O
2
- aSTAHSr, Ca 17August 1950, lira,
Street, YacariXLa, Caliibmla was interviewed and stated that she
observed the above cited li ght from, her home* 3Q*SEiS ftirbher stated
she coald not estimate the distance between her point of s i . ^t and t
li ght* iNMfc advised that the^ sigWting tras at dusk and that she hajd
telephcnicallsr advised OSI of the light in an atteapt to call thei r
cjition to i t and that iaaediately after observing the li ght, s t ar s
appearing and i t isas lost to view* Mrs.^^BlPf-iUrther advised that
li ght could have been a ^$eather baULooa li ght or an unasaallybright
STAT CONTROL
AGENT
that
ha
3 .
$. BAHKS3, AF-hZ>h232Q
p
1st Sgt ID^L Weather
, Pairfield-Saison AE3
#
Califbrniaj. "Ba3 intsrvteafted and
that no weather balloons have been released froa thi 3 station i n the
tuo (2)
stated
past
ACTSDH? Hone*
OSI 124-10
(25 Aug 48)
RIGINATOR
n
the
star.
CHIEF CLERK
OET COMDR
WASHINGTON
Fi le So. 24A0
T9th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
FAIRFIELO-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
2 August 1950
Str eet
Los jisls 5, C alifor nia
T
D i r e c t o r o f S p e c i a l
25* 3 C
1. Haf^resnce Is xaada to loi ter Stem Assistant CMer or Staff,
-2, Siscth Ara^-, Fresidio of San ?^"2JJ5SC:O, California^ dated X- Aug-
ttst 1950 and inclosed let t er s&& to themfrca the Far Bsst Command
related! to sneJEC?, oopied c-hich sre Inclosed*
2* This information I s heir^ Jtorûrded Tar sach valsia a3 I t
031
DO 40
Fllo w/
2
1
2
JQlitl 0.
Colonel,
District
S083 4
r
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY
PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Office of theAssistant Chief of Staff, G-2
1 August 1950
Colonel John G* Swope
19th OSI District
Fairfield-Suiaun Air PoroeBase
Fairfield, California
Dear Colossi*
Theinclosed let t er was sent to us from theFar East
CoBenand* It would appear that lir# 4HMHMMMMîf his
statements areoorreot
#
has gonea long tmy ahead of the
Air Forcesad his invention should beof considerable
interest*
For this reason, weareforwarding i t to you for sueh
action as you see f it *
Tours sincerely*
5 Jul SO
ALEX G. EEfiBY
Lt Colonel^ GSC
Asst* AC of S, G-2
UNCLASSIFIED
COP T
Street
1
Los Aageles - 6 - California
July 5th, 1950
General Dou glas KaoArt hu r
XT* S* A r m y Headqu art ers
Tokyo* J apan
Dear Si rs
Becauseof theseriousness of difficulties in Korea* I believe
I should inform you of thefollowing facts i
I* I haveinvented, constructed and tested a planewhioh I flew with
two passengers from Los Angeles to San Franoisoo-Cakland and return
to Los Angeles* Tinefor theround trip - 38 minutes.
2* Theenginein t his planewas a Curtis - and not the f inest Curtis
motor at that*
3* I build t his planeby SOUHD* So rivets or bolts* Planecan be
built In & hours* This does not inoludetimefor placing motor.
4* Place f lies through thesir without a sound* Cannot be detected
by radar* Wearenow working on oneor two experiments whioh,
if successful, will maket his plane operatelike a dragon-fly*
That i s , stop suddenly and f ly backwards. Sudden stop barely
f elt by pilot and crew.
My 8on, ^JpHMMNHMll|Pi3 with you and has been with you
for sometime* Heknows all about this plane* Wewill send you a
set of the plans if you areinterested and you can seefor yourself*
Wo havea factory in whioh themilling machines oan be plaosd
and after the machinery is set theproduction of planes will berapid*
Our reason for contacting you direct is that I believeyou t o
beoneof the greatest generals our Ariqy his ever had and webelieve
you will -want to keep this information for theUnited States only*
Yours tnLy*
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C O P T
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I. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
. SOURCE OF INFORMATION
WALTER Pi BARNSY, 3108A
ORGANIZATION Air Provost Marshal,
MoClallan AFB , --Cali forai a--
ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NO.
Sacr amento, C alifor nia
no telephone ______
BUSINESS ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NO.
Air Pr ov ost Mar shal, McC lellan AFB, C &l,
HI - 9- 3551, Extension 5124-
DATE
8 September 1950
TIME
1830 hours
PLACE
Home:
2520 Duarte Gt. , Sacramento, Cali f.
HOW RECEIVED
Telephonicaily
TITLE
Unusual Sighting
Flaming Object Nor th of Rio Linda, C al,
8 September 1950
CHARACTER
I I . SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
At 1830 hours on 8 September 1950, WALTER P. BARHBT, Major, 3108A, Air Provost
Marshal, MeClellan AFB, McClellan, Cali forni a, informed the undersigned that a
JOSEPH E. LATTA of Del Paso Heights, Cali forni a had reported si ghti ng a flaming
obj ect falli ng through the ai r and str i ki ng the ground north of Rio Linda, Cali forni a
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED
BY AUTHORITY OP THIS Ll. . :
BY
^ 1
DATE
5 DEC13 S
SIGNATifRE OF SPEC
J . SCffiH
I I I . OPEN NEW FILE
S . A 7?. FOP.C
SIGNATURB'OF DISTRICT COMMAN
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STANDARD K RM NO. 84
Office Memara,
!
(
Ufn UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT*
TO :
Hq, 19th DOSI, (IG) USAF
PROM J^t t ald- Suis un AB, Califor
FKOM
:
Detachment Coomander! McClell
McGlellan, California
SUBJECT: Sighting of Burning Obj ect in the Air
Rio Linda, California
8 September 1950
! At 1930 hours on 8 September
DATE: 11 Septeraher 1950
telng tho day h
9
had
Hi
the ground
^^^
to
i s
3* On 9 Sapteaber 1950 , Mr.
tha person on whoseproperty
/
i o Linda
> California,
tha duoka and that on 8 SeptaSSc1950 to Sd w ^ ^ / ^ h o r i t y to disperse
hours, 1600 hours and 170 0 hoSrs! Sfc^tated teL ^ f
&t
f l""* "* "!, UOO
ehargod flares were
TOry
saall cL t o ^ e fact th fh f
3
f "eovarlng thedis-
CC:
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED %. J s î &^s i &&&,
BY AUTHORITY OF THS DIRECTOR OF SP30 1NV
Hlstmas
DEC
EQRD, Captai n, USAF
nt Od
"OE
"Detachnent Oomaander,
Lellan AEB Detachaeat
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: / $ - > .! > ,,**&
coo ""-.'-- no.s
. Co-
s ? 31/40-3331-14
1950
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DEPUTY CO
EX O;
;
FICCS
CHIEF AC-=Nr
"1
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Calif crnis
^ appeared to ce abottt 10
^v' l i ' t - ^S i i XX> i-TiV'VSU
I0C. ?4 L2i a propertySli California, ths
OSI 124-lC
<23 Aug .;8)
:B
3 -/
CO
. ' . . " * > " .
2$D CSX SIR-15
27 Saptoatoar 1950
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EJ8HSDEVI0 KWIIH JffTACB3ED
I Dlraetor of Spteial SsnMrtigaticna
H J t DBAT.
ad
at
S8Q3LBL* Photograph and artiela in theVallej o Hovs
Kitewlta
Radar Bono
&3*n2 Rival Station ccctaotod and sevaelad I t
vttsfeis released tvleedally t o plot upper visd* and the
to ts devicefor too pnrpoaa* o* z<
DHP/iae
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
on Friday 1 Sapt
6bjfe d
Cfarenie2a> Valla j o,
1950 pnhifghwl pbotogntpba and an articla
* 3 ^ r i t f a t 5 ] t *
I n who 3aj"d of
Tha articlo stated that th "Kite* lad a aecaagea1
retjBMtad th finder t o notij ^r an ain n in a TJ^#A^ Sqoe
at Traasa** 2l3aBd Sgt H. C iDCEHJJC, AF-17249^60, Detacbment
iehai.
39Q3r* Badar BOB Strlfco Station, US1T, Traara Islaad Haral Station
waa coctaotad en 12 Soptoriber 1950 and stated thederism jftmad In pall Jo
waa an Imtruaeut for detarsdzdng tb viads aloft 1B conj unction 4lth
Eadar (Hflill) and that hl organlaatlon tauaOly ant thoat aloft t4
at 0300 ana 150 0 boOT. ADC55JX ftortlvr statad tbact i t aa
.CHIEF CLERK
praetlca of tha airtAn of tho detaelnrafet o affSx thalr ma* and
addvce* of th unit t o tha Dcnriea xeîaatiiig tbs finder t o t if
aui t o tb looation at vUeh th Darioa a f oond. ADCEBICK
Ufiat prior t o apparoodnatoly i Septeây 1950 t int tlnra VB noc
th Virrij om wMî Idantlflad tfa agaocy which valsaaed
t t et ho had aieoa rwstiflad t his and t t et a oaxdwith tb*
Stalaamt ia no* afflxadt ,
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED v;--.\,,.
v
^ .- ^-> --;-* ^
T V. ATTTTTnRITY OF THE DlP.t-oi'Jii ur o. - ^ A-W
BY AUTHORITY OF
BY
Historian-
6 DEC
OSI 124-10
(25 Aug 48)
UN:
STATES ATJt
.ISSPECT03
S OF SPECIAL'
$
50 10 M (3(ia)
I
ORCg
/ > 2
^ !!5 W3 ? _ ? w )
r.-. .- i) p' >S '> &
lie?, QWSJ&ZS -a? A PO:& COIÊHED >U
DKDSKi ?ILL2D RUBHSR BALLOi*. IT B ^K i:'j]3) BX T-
this o^f
Di s tr i ct Qmz
t
jft^fcâ^fti^wiS
1
^: ^ ^ ^ e^ J t eo wi^ r i^ j f ^ jjt>" J'A; f* Irj.b> V^- *-/f -:'
'?AG?i_ 6-^/a[iejoNbws-CKron!c!e Friday, Sepf..T,i<>5j
, /
Hi
\V-:
r
AT T IT?Mrs. Her,} ?.-
3^1-an.^-p k::>- Hi.itfell in her->\!
]" disnlays the
. After .fjyirc;
carded, it v/as; tW-ided that the kiu i:ati bre:i
use,! in wind current- studies.
Another flying saucer pos'sibH-
'ir.y exploded yesterday in ths
yard of Mrs. Ilene Srink, 007
Ai-r.ador street.
The balloon attached to what
eppear-ed to bp a large wind cur-
: nt observation kite broke and
cropped the odd-shaped white and
:;'ive.>- object beside hor hedge.
:
.. Ural Brink nnd' ?icr neighbors
. . ".vG?tigat?d tht' object cûtiouiiy
: ' i ci l t hey ioi;r..i. ,i rriPssRE'p on it
r questing thar. the finder notiTy
..; iirrr.an in n U. S. Air Force
raacron at. TTF^:-I;!"C I-sl.iiid.
WASHINGTON
3PWSEHESGBW AIR FORCE BASE. CALIFORNIA
1 7 A p r i l 1 9 5 1
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
1 . Mr. Harry M. K imball, SAC San Fr ancis co Field Of f i ceFBI,
stated via telephone that hehad b
l
een"'
l
adTrsecl ^f^n
r
Sp9f^^
m
fW^
theSan Francisco Chronicle, J. P Cahn, that they were interested
in securing a story from Dr. flMJHHHHHP^ currently registered
at thePalaceHotel, San Francisco, concerning his statement that
he is in possession of definite information that*Tlying saucers,
men and munitions havelanded on t his planet from other planets.
2. Mr. ^0 Pgpvadvised Mr. PPfethat heshould check with
t his District Headquarters to seewhat information might beavailable.
JOHN G. SWOFE
Colonel, TTSAF
Di s t r i ct Commander
=< APR 1951
SMAMAMay 50 10 M
; _ f '
. . /
OSI 124-10
(95 Aug 48)
CBJECX
dtoectly cflHtfbod San
TO
California at appradaatoly 0930 hour*,
3 HomftMT 1950
t Director of Special Invsetlgatiow,
In
25, C.
^f^îi^ obJ6Ot
San FraneiMO at 0930 hor, 3
Z 2l On 3 Sovmbvr 1950
, Ea*t PMo Alto
t
Calif oaraia u
that i i ooapaoy with
t In tb slgr^Siac
or tan other pec^3 oboexywl a
owrbead. At this t ias tboy wra
Ifiirf at 4th ana Sth Stawt t o
#
Tba obj sot vaa ciLgwi'PBd jOotr a
that
(20 ) t o thrty (30 ) admta*? sfaapa pg
a silrwr dollar? colort vbitaf onlj rcco (X)
dlseandihSa
1
! eo tsallnr cgfaftuet cr
d th
9 OOMEFWIj I Xw SpOBarVQ XO u9 SuSpBOGMK* 3 A vW gj LT} HO W
aps>roxlaKtly 3JD aeerewi thesky i& th twonty (20) t o
(30 ) sdaitfao period. So Bwwratl, fisatnres noilead* Altitnski
s t 3^
fl
000 f&t This was "baaed upcii coocparison
aircraft
aorcnautlcal
all rallaay
co pr*7
2 ccpla* t ot ConnwMtng ^
Air Sfatwrial QotomxA,
W b W t AJB,
Daytcn, Ohio*
JCiW 0 .
Colooal,
COORDINATION
CO
DEPUTY CO
EX OFFICER
CHIEF AGENT
ntEClESK
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