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Information has been j*eceived. from the FBI to the effect that a Mr, in the office of ItEMMMBpfr. had contacted the Bureau, advising t h a t had been In contact with Drv lisWhlMH^ concerning photographs which allegedly made of a Flying; Disc in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona, in June of

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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

STRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA

18 October 1949 SUBJECT

(Unclassified) SOCIAL INQUIHI

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Director of Special Investigations Headquarters, BS&F Washington 25, D* C.

Phenomena

jtv Reference is made to letter, your Headquarters, Files AFCSI 24-185, Subject: As above, dated 30 September 1949, end to the of Special Agent I3S8 C. AIDKECH, File: 17D 061 24-23, Subject: Panoramic Research Laboratory, Special Inquiry,1* dated 17 August 1949* 2 . Inclosed are copies of the photograph that is now in the custody of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2, Intelligence* Hamilton AFB, California, under the subject of "Investigation of Flying Discs" « 3* Forwarded herewith are two copies of these photographs for OSI Headquarters, and with a carbon copy of this letter one (l) copy each of these photographs is being forwarded direct to the Commanding General of the Air Materiel Conmaod.

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Better; Business Bureau, Chamber of Comeree and Arizona Corpora-fcion Coooission checked with negative results* Credit Bureau record attached a» Exhibit A* City directories and telephone directory oheokod* Mr and Hrsu neighbors, stated SUBJECT i s eaceellsnt neighbor, caused no trouble, i a t i o r a l l y higji s^roag, egotis-feical and a gtnius i a fUadamenfcala or radio and electronics* SUBJECT i s musician by trade, has no steady job and devotee a l l of h i s time to research.* SU3J3CT wrote soiantifio a r t i c l e for nationally known magazine and received honorary Doctor of Science degree fraa Columbia Vniireraity tar- t h i s a r t i o l e * PAiJCSUMIC SSSSASCH IAB03ATCRT was nam« defised by SUBJ3CT t o ingress people -with hi a iaqportenee* SUBJECT conducts no busi» ness under t h i s name* enjoys a good reputaHon i n comnmnity and i s 4 loyal American* Mrs ^RPIPP^ another noigibor, disclosed SUBJECT i s a good neighbor and has caxk»ed no trouble- i n ocanaunity* S03JHTT i s amsioiaa by trade, but devotes h i s time t o research i n electronics, astronomy, radio and photography* 3U3JSCT "srot* d i e s i s on astanomy and tnts offered aa honorary scholarship big University i n east (name unknown)* SU3J3CP has no close friends or ciatea, and informant knew no inforsfttion concerning the origin of PAHOHAMIC HH3SAHCH IA3DRATOB3T. Pilas of T-l reflected the report of interview and observations of Agent* Looal agencies checked with negative results* ..- ••"• CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED ^ • • • > ^ ^ ' : « v ATTTHORiTY OF THE U l . - i - ^ - O- — - ACTION COPY FORWARDED T

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1« On 7 June 1949, the records o f the Bettor Business Bureau, Room 257, Adom» Hotel* the Chasiber of Commerce, 124 North Second Ave; and the Arizona Corporation Commission, Capitol Annex, refloated no record concerning SUftTECT or the PANORAMIC RBS3A3CH LABORATORY. 2* On 7 June 1949, t h e City Directories revealed the following i n formation, during the years shown* 1942 1945-46

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There no c i t y directories published from 1942 t o 1945*" 3* On 7 June 1949, th» June 1949 telephone directory."»*• reviewed and reflected SOBJBCT was l i s t e d a»i ds^NRiflsMHMNt Dr., W M t f M W S t . . Ttre classified section of the phone directory f a i l e d t o disclose SUBJECT'S name under Physicians & Surgeons (i©). Dentists and, Veterinarians* 4 . On 21 June 194&,_jrecord ot 1he Credit Bureau, 10?7 H Central , •were cheeked and a copy of 4M00WV credit record was obtained and i s inclosed as Exhibit A* There was no record of any c r e d i t -transactions tinder -the name o f PANORAMIC BSSSAHCH IA30HATOHT. 5* On 15 July 1949, Mr and lira 4 M B M S B S M M & ^MiMMMWi S t , nere interviewed and stated they have been neighbors o f SUBJECT s i n e * 1943* SUBJECT i s an e x c e l l e n t neighbor, has caused no trouble i n t h e community and devotes considerable t i s e t o community projects* SUBJECT i s emotionally high strung, e g o t i s t i c a l and a genius -when i t comes t o the fundamentals o f radio and e l e c t r o n i c s * SUBJECT has no real occupation but i s a musician by trade* NflBPk d«vt>te# most ot h i s time t o sgsg&rcfa, -sork i s radio- al&ot-ifoiaicHS* a-~ tronojsy, radar and photography* SUBJECT has b u i l t a small t e l e s c o p e t o study asixoncny, has made a t e l e v i s i o n s e t and numerous other items* WMHsf r e c e n t l y wrote a s c i e n t i f i c a r t i c l e for a n a t i o n a l l y known nagaxine* (name unknown) TJhich was read by someone (name unknown) a t Columbia University* AS a r e s u l t of t h i s a r t i c l e SUBJECT iras awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Columbia University* Informants d i s c l o s e d that the name PA3C8AMIC HHSSABCH LABORATORY -was devised by w^MRRP t o impress people and t h a t he conducts no business under t h i s name*

SUSJSCT'a father and mother are presently living -with born in Kussia and came to the United States in 1900* She laarried a U* 3* Citisen, shortly after the start of World War I . SUBJECT i s an only child. SUBJECT is divorced frcs his f i r s t wife, fAPsY, and has the cus1 tody of thair seven (7) year old son* married a girl from a prominent Heaa, Arizona family, in 1947. SUBJECTS wife tsacheg the 4th gradea * ^M|B0Mischool and this i s the only source of income the 4MNtap 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 a n ^ k i s family are presently on an extended vacation t r i p through tire western states* SUBJSCT i s not a. religious man and i s a registered Democrat, although he did not vot» in -the last election* As far as Informants know, SUBJECT i s honest, truthful, loyal, dependable end one who has no bad habits* fl^MRPtbas no oloee friends or acquaintances and Informants knew of no one else *ho knew SUBJ3CT except Mra Street, a neighbor* 7« On 18 July Streetj for the Arizona Brace and related she had been a neighbor know him too well* inassrach as she-worfcar during the caused no trouble in. the community and i s a good neighbor* SUBJECT i s an inventor and devotes a l l of his time to research i n electronic*, astronoay, radio and photography* tfMMMfedevelope and prints a l l of *fai* photographs, i s an excellent radio repairman and built, a snail telescope t o study astronaay* SUBJECT recently wrote a thesis on astronosy and was offered an honorary scholarship by scato big University in the eaa-b (ssjs» unknown)* SUBJECT i* a muiidan by trad* and has no steady job* Be plays occ*»aianally with a d«ne« band i n and around phoenix* SUBJECT'S wif#j school and her pay i s the only soure* of la« a school teacher at SUSJ3CT has a seven (7) year old son by h i s f i r s t coaie the and married ois present1 wif» i n 1947* SUBJECT'S mother ^ras born in Russia and caae to t h i s ccaantry in 1SO1< an only child, i s emotionally high strung and egotistical* SUBJECT'S parents ently living with him and his mother i s an invalid* Inf iborhood, as he.JLs_ cossaunity ainded and devotei to J>£_ 303JSCT *an~d~rc[ogs and haa shot one and S?3JECf~owns his"hcm» and a l94T"will which have did not know station wagon* 3U3J2CT has no religious belief and Mrs i s honest, truthful, dependable and a loyal his p o l i t i c a l affiliation, citizen* SU"3J5£T has no close friends or acquaintances asd Informant knew of no other individuals who knew SUBJECT* 8* On. 20 Jun# 1949, the records of T-l, a Federal Invwatigative Agency were cheeked and the following information was obtained: Phoenix, Arizona owns and maintains the Panoramic Research Laboratory and Hobby Shop at t h i s address, and he related the fbllowing as occurring on the afternoon of July 7, 1947s A stora had occurred in Fhoenis on the afternoon of July 7m 1947,

axd ti» clouds were at approximately 5,000 feat, the color of which "was gray aztd they resembled dense cumulus* A fifteen o i l s 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 be hssrd a soise resesblizxs a. P-SO aircraft, apparsaviy coding in a westerly direction. Upon searching the skies ha observed to the north* east what appeared t o bo an odd shaped ship. He described t h i s ship as being possibly 20 to 50 feet i n diameter, t r a i l i n g at an estimated speed of 100 mils* per hour. I t appeared to be making a spiral i n a small radius of possibly onehalf to three quarters of a mile* 4MN**stated the sound vhich he f i r s t heard was no longer audible* that he hurriedly procured a 120 Brownie Box Camera ftom. hi3 shop, and as the aircraft o cap let ad the f i r s t circle he obtained a photo* graph. As the ship started on the second turn, i t was in a northwesterly direction from hi3 place and he again snapped a photograph, which more closely resembled the shape of the ship than photograph # 1 , this being designated as Exhibit IX, as submitted t o the Bureau with l e t t e r dated August 4 , 1947, by the Ofgice of As s i s tank Chief of Staff A-2 Intelligence, Hamilton Field, California, afl0Mfc> further described the direction of the ship by stating that instead of completing the left-hand downward spiral the ship banked to the right and disappeared into the o loud a. Ha stated that just as i t banked, he had snapped the second photograph, Exhibit II* _ At the la»t point, which waa at the time the ship made t h i s turn, Mr* < | 0 K estimated i t to be between 1,000 and 2,000 feet high. He further described the appearsnee of this ship a* closely resembling a picture which appeared on the front cover of the May 1947, igaue of the Mechanics Illustrated the only difference noted hy Mr.'^NNfe being that the ship appeared to be flying backward* a l s o related that he did not ass c d a t e the appearance of this ship -arith. the numerous reports of flying discs* Be related, however, that after a three minute interview with newspaper reporters the story that appeared i n the local papers was "blown up" to the extent^ that he, tfKMfe, barely recognized the infomation furnished by hixa* Mr* fflttf^l explained that the aforementioned dimensions and distances were only estimated, pointing out that his previous experience probably assisted him i n making fairly close estimates* He related that he had been doing experimental work for the past ten years* He also stated he was employed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington, D« C* during the early- part of World War II and l e f t there the beginning of IS 42* Upon his return to Phoenix, he was employed at Falcon Field neeJT Jnoenix which was leased by the British Government for training purposes* He instructruzssxtt t r a i l i n g , &i?3f»x» ldw»ixi©*bion and gunnery practice* He that his hobbies have t o do with science, physics, radio, electronics asd astapoaomy- He produced a model which he had made of a radio controlled airplane* He related that aost of his work consists of building trans former« but i t is also necessary for him to depend upon his musical a b i l i t y for his. livelihood* In explaining the results of photographing the shipm Mr* HMMHi stated that ha was surprised that the object appeared dark on a l i g v t back-

groundj that he fully expected that the object vjould be light on a dark background* He described the light spot wiich appears in the center of the object (Exhibit II) as being a gr&en. house* 4Wtffts* insisted that the ship £isi£s no soigs that xisa sudible to his asar and h& was unable to detect the presence of any propeller* He also related that after the newspaper release over Radio Station STAR, wherein statements were made that he,^0MMs\ had stated Ansy officials were studying -the photographs* tad that i t was a top secret, he a t t e s t e d to determina the source of this release and the Radio station f i n a l l y told him that i t was a United Press release from Washington, D* C* folloving description of and interrogation* Date birth Place birth Height Weight "Eyas H a i r ••.

Education. Marital status

vraa obtained from observation 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 the Federal Bureau of Invest!gaioa and exhibited his credentials* However, pursuant t o a request from Ur» FUGATE. he was isfemaised only as & representative of the United States govorxraont* Bis exact o f f i c i a l comection. was not mj&rn knoum. to Mr. 4 H I « Ag«nt EROWES that he f e l t it was a peouliar proe«duro» 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 s o , but they were not in his insaodlat* possession, andhe. -would deliver them to th» FBI the following morning* lir» 4MMM^ requested that the negatives be returaad to him* Agora; ^0$y3S states that to t h i s request a lir» HJGATS tnade no reply* Agent BROWER states that after leaving Mr* tfHfl^ he asked HJGAI3 i f the negatives would be returned to Mr* s V s W and FUGS2CB. 3tated that he doubted vary much that they would bo returned* Mr* 3R0W3R then, advised Mr* KJGA7S that bo* fore ha* BR0WSH 5 would accept these negatives that ^MHHbmust be advised of 9 Mir* yVGkTB * identity and also advised that the negatives, i f turned over to Mr* FUGaTB* trculd not be returned t o him* In view of which, on the aoraicg of August 30, 1947, -when Mr» M W ^ c a l l e d at the Phoenix office to deliver the negatives, they -mere accepted only after he was advised that they -wore being given to Sr« FUuATB, a representative of theAray Air Force Intelligence, United States Aray, and that^there "rats l i t t l e , i f any, ohsace of his getting the negatives back* Mr* MMWi ttrmed the negatives over to this office with the f u l l understanding that they -were being given to the Aray and that he Toould not gat them back* 9* On 20 June 1949, nasze f i l e s of the following agencies were checked •with negative resultsi

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1* Forwarded herewith for your informationis cog?;. of^ a report of investigation dated 17 August 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 the photographs mentioned in the report*--

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15 February 1950 SPCT INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUBJECT $ Unconventional Aircraft Sighting Alameda, California, 7 February 1950

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! • SXNQPSlSs Unidentified cone-ehftped object sighted l a a i r over Alsaeda, California, 1730 PSF 7 February 1950* Bright s i l v e r i n c o l o r , one-ball" t o three-quarters t h e s i z e of ordinary parachute, t r a v e l i n g a t speed o f s i x t y t o seventy m i l e s per hoar, disappearing i n Southeast d i r e c t i o n from Alarneda. Under observation auproxiaately t e n minutes by t-*ro v i t n e s s e s * Information taken i n i t i a l l y hj A s s i s t a n t Officer of t h e Day, Alamoda Naval Air S t a t i o n , and subsequently forwarded t o t h i s d i s t r i c t o f f i c e b y Fourth A i r Force headquarters, Hamilton ASB, California* (Director o f I n t e l l i g e n c e , Fourth A i r Force - A - 3 ) # 2« D3ffAH5^ At approxiBAtely 1730 hours, P a c i f i c Standard Time, 7 February 1950, an object n&s sighted i n t h e a i r over AlMvda

County, California by * }fr.*mm*WBtmtmmm San Leandro, 4 California and by Kr*'^IV$ HppMSHpWremie, San Leandro, California* The weather at the time was d e a r , frith visibility approximately ten Biles* Only one object was sighted, and this object appeared conicle in shape,, with the base much like an ice-cream cone, and the top rotnried-^c>ne*tiat like the canopy of a parachute« The object -was brighVsilver in color and approadjaately one-half t o three-fourtho t h e s i a e of an ordinary parachute. I t was traveling at a speed of slaty t o sevisnty miles per hour,11with no definite heading* It appeared to jiover at tines and;then "lassily move on t o another position and,Borer again* The-object JAB observed by tb» two vitnessee

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for a period of about ton minutes, when i t finally disappeared i n a Southeast direction from Alaosda. In addition t o the movements described above, the object would change from the perpendicular position t o a fcorisontal position in flight â&#x20AC;˘ One witness reported no exhaust t r a i l , while the other states an exhaust t r a i l was visible and that i t was much l i t e that of a j e t or rocket* Both individuals reported the object t o 7 toe at an altitude of 2500 t o 5000 f e e t . 3* ACTION; The two observers were interviewed by the Assistant Officer of the Day at Alaneda Naval Air Station, who indicated that he was impressed with their story*. Alaaeda Naval Air Station Operations informed Hamilton Flight Service that they were not investigating the sighting but were merely reporting i t for information purposes* On 9 February 1950 the Director of I n t e l l i g e n t , Fourth Air Force formrded a report of the sighting t o the 19th District 061*

Colonel, USAF, District Comnander

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082 &/A0-J2 (csnt'd) tJ» larga p«re«ixfcag« of ihsso £ad *» flight plat* or 1950, inforftatloa 6* On 25 Station F<»reca*t Airportt So«tb San Francisco, California, that tb0 i l t at Copeof CaliXornia, and the toZetyp* b t b i * £ro« t l » t ffi

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7 . On 26 J a m u y 1950, a cheek of tb» 6th Ansf «sA Di^trlc* 2btftUig«BO* Offices renr««l8d thrk thepft coeamrdm do any radar installatictj* i s Callfoanada or Orefoa rhich a r e or powwrfta e&oo^i t o !*TO T&eor&aA aniything tsxuiaaX a t Copcof rf on 8 Oetober b 1949• 4 Bm On 27 JasBMrf 1950, a check of th© Air Fore© Early Parsing Ststicau l a t i n Bay Area revealed that them faav* i&m£ffjes&mA rang* riBtcba* a# far Rorfcfc aa Cop<M», California* tb»sa srtaticna rwport«i so ii,niilw\t,ff1M alrvraft or objeota on 3 October

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4ir force B&sa, EcClaHao, California, reported eigfrting what spp»ar*a to b« a rockat at 0240 hours Qr9«0«ich Central lisa, 13^0 hour* Pacific Standard ?ise y cii IS r.cve»b«r an aircraft fljing at s& altitude fa^t, the caject w&9 ©ightod at 4-9 degrees nerth latitude, ^c§iti2d#, trsroliag en a slight d«ac«ot, at a great rata of speed o a i haadiag of 270 d»gr»e«« Sb<wi f i r s t cbwrrwd i t trsa s t en altifetacla of ap©rcxi»at»ijr 19,CC0 fast end disappeared l a & layer cf cicada «itb tops at 14,CCO fa«t. Tho objact appeared to 2sav» a t r a i l of fir« about 50 t^etJUxJ^sgth, asd ^3 , diaaatar, Ei3d i^:^33Wti«^Qr approxi10 seconds, Sp^fiiwaSl'''diat'apVaiaees in io trajssaisaica or.^i^feaptioQ,at tiso cf>ii|;ghtirtg. ;.:

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2. On 21 Sora&er 1949, .i^3l3^€^T!i, Pirat Liautooaat, *D-S75.359, Cathay Cbs«rr«r, 374tb Heconsaisaâc* Squ&drea (VLTt) jioath*r, ^cClailao Air Force Bâe# a^^fti^n^ California, £&da the following stata»«nt relativ» to as rasso&l s i t t i n g on Id Sovaatw 1949 J "Friday HoT*«b«T 12th 1949 oc JUrk Sog aiseicn, I eight«4 what apfMMffvd t o U e roek*tv a t approxia&toly poaitica 12, d«gr*#« north, 141 d«gre«* «n»«t* ^ ««?9 flying apparoxiId»CX30 f«*t at 0240 3C?. T?e sighted what opiârwi to be a reak»% erosâiag In front of th$ airoraft traveling at a great r%t* of ap»«d« It appeared to bm at aa altltod* of ftpprqri»at»3y 19,OCO ?*»t t n t w l i a g at- a slight desceirb.orâ g of 270 d»gra««, I eallsd th* object to tbd attention UM» p i l o t , co-pilot, ec-i the engijo««r, tho object d i s appaarad i.itc th« laj«r of alto«twtlus dciuas, t i e tops %9T9 abcttt 14,COO feet la altitwi*. It 99 s laavlag & t r a i l of flrw which appeared to be about ^0 faet In lasgia 2n4 40 ?9<st 1» dl«a«t«ry aad gav© tha appearaiioa of b«ing by a b a l l cf fir®, tba i l a s e Taa rrhita ia color. Tho jact vsa tr«v»"l ir>g at *rueh a r-iU of speed i t c«ald cot be to b passed ©«r eireraft.** 3« Ca 21 Bor«(fc«r 1949, First Llaataaant, iD-777 733, Pilot, 374th Eeceacais»a&ae Air ? relativa to aa umisu&l ^cClallan, Califerala, sade the following £tat9&&r.t sighting en 1Z £c7e»trar 1949* n

i& Lark i,cg sisaico 12 .ôvsaêr lr/4?> 1340 hours facifiaTice, I o'c*srY«d what appeared to ba sitber s rocket or a sataorlta de^CTraiiag gradually o& a gauaraily wast^rly beading. th« object wn» travsliug at a grât r&ta cf sj»«<i arid trail-lag a f l a w *bieh was axferaiwjly bright. I t s spetsd and sia® ware d l f f i e a l t to judge because i t s distsvnee from us cculd not be eartia&ted accurately• It deg^lded to shat appeared to be cxnr EAS* altitude or slightly le*ar «cd sithar burned cut ©r disappeared into a layar of

On 21 £cv*J5ber 1949, J'-":IIS 7*/£E V. «T, First vicmton&at, 15 636A, tt*. Hdccnaeissaiaca Squ&drca (¥I*i) êsth^r, ii'cUlîXoa Air Forca Pilot, j , California, e«do the f<illc»icg statasusct relative 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^, & s r i l l i a a t light ortmci tbarcugh tha sky froa & h«a<iingof approximately 270°. of I ha alrcraXt, a t th» ti3«» T&S ca a flying ca aiatceNktlo pilot* Lt. Saith, th» -was th» f i r s t E«ua to notice U» ur.ujmal and csllag Lt. Itjkisia' st-tection to i t , ia tursa aotifi«d a«. Shea X did lock cut t&» , I aa» a b r i l l i a n t light shaped sestfrvfeat & l&rg» eigar ca a devznmrd path baadia^ toward tfca oc»aa$ bemrrsr in a fov seceoda (approxisiWLj 10 ) the light was abruptly

wo idea of treat th» light j^jJuurgL first I thcretght i t sight haw bs*m a falling bxzt th* phanemm* lastad such a lesg tiaa aa<i tlie light wsa so laxg« in rolaticn to falling stars c r ?at«ors I had sees, 1 dlgxlsflwd th« possibility cf i t s being a star,* 5.

2n 3 J&c^sry 1950, rHIUt? a. ?L21«iSGf Sergeant, »?-

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had ba^c cs I^ark Dog i&issicxa 1949, but dculd giva no ir*for»aticas relative %c tha object f>aIXH, LTO^3 and ~S s^ST*

io lc««t«d. in ths aircraft. tl»r» are blisters locat«« s:*d c«5« c^ top, bot no forward Ti

both xsid^a cf tha ccapartaest

. Ca 13 J«Buary 1950, L&»aSiCE 3. iiSLSCHSE, Staff g Cp^ratcr, 374>th 3&coc&aisa&nc« Squ»drtn (VLS) l e a t h e r , ^

-39 109 Air , , Califcmia, stated he had &e*a on lark £cg eisaion eaa 18 n esb«r 194.9» ^«t cculd give no infenstatiea relative to th» object Isightad by LiauUoaate SmiYH, LIKIUS and Ta MJilT. B2UC»ga atatod furthdr that tbar« had boea KC i^umaU. iQt«rfer»nc« or disruption of radio tr&r:&sis®ica or reeapti&a during the flight.

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*BtSSt Tba xndio oparatora oontpartaost i s looatad aft of th» >sffeion and forward of tba connecting tunnel* There ara no isiadow* or y 1950, AIRBED J» SIABHB, Master Sergoaat* 7 . On 17 063 172, Eadio Operator, , p , 374th RooonrnJafiw Sqmdron (VOl) W , Al F C Alp Foroo Baao^ McClaUaa* California, stated he had ba«tt on Lark Dog nlaaion oa IB Botembr 1949 bat oottiA gif* no lsforaation relatiw t o tfaa objoot algfatad by UatxUmnta SXXZH9 LZSZHD aod DB acatt. STABUJB «tatad tbat radar aquipBatit 1» uaad infiaqoaafcly trobaoquast t o loavlngg tfao eoaat qp qy q t I not tS t t b a tt itba tiaa f l of l dallagad i b t sigbtiag* on Lark Dog s i s a i o a anftft M opasmtSag J»BT95f I , B.. t g , 374th KooonBOaaanBO Sqaadros (VZ2t) Air Foroa Baaa»» MrClallan,, Califbrnia,, statod bo bad bean on lark IB HcrrcMbw 1949, 4 but ctmld giTO no inforoatloa relative t o tba ob|oat on IB sigUM bar liaafconaata SMHH, I2KIBB and C8 HDHP, WESSTEAD stated be bad 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 objoot - CLOSED -

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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 approatiaately ona (1) »il« from aircraft, Visibility was lisited failing light* Qodareast at 14»C<3O feotj seatt«red cirrus aloft, objaet. reckst,

it«»lf ^&3 not se«n clearly but appeared to be a

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Jn sight «pjaroxl»ately 10 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 f i r s t sighted st approxiaatoly 19,0C€ feet traveling on slight descent *t gre&t rate of speed. ^-^

11, bjaet left at steady trail of white to orange colored flaaa iC fa at i» lacgth &c4 forty (40) feet in diameter. tc disappear i;-ito clouds cf approximately 14,000 feet. Bo lights e&

support observed.

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KM thr»a ob©«rT©rs are ratad psrsomasl with no rhjrs At tis« cf sighting* obwmsr» bad been ic the a i r apprxyel3i&tdly rj.ia» (9) hctirs, bat bad not beon ou duty for tb» Jfttll flight isnd *»3£«rt»d tSsay w » i?»ll r©0t«t! and not fatigusd in &nj a&sner, Alreraft radio did not evid3o<*« «o/ UEUJRI*1 disturbartc«3 and aircraft radar waa not operating a t t i a e of oightin^. I^tittxL« and Icngituda plotted placed object ov«r %h» F*»«ifio Ccsan approxiaatal/ SCO «il»» frc» the coast

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1. S&IOPSIS? An unidentified object appearing to have the same magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus but moving smoothly and 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 from East to T?est and disappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ifonica, The object, reported as traveling more rapidly than any airplane observed, 77as seen by Colonel LaS-TEENCS B. X, FA, vho provided a "sketch t o accompany his report. Information orted t o D0/r!19 by Assistant 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 sky in a generally southeast direction© Iiiitiedlately after sighting the speck it-"seemed to become a brilliant l i g h t " , BEST reported the brilliance and magnitude of the unknown object to be the same as the planet Venus," as an evening s t a r " . The object moved smoothly and rapidly with vrhat appeared t o be slightly less than the speed, of a shooting star and, according t o BIXBY, moved more rapidly

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than any airplane he had ever observed. The brilliant light disappeared after a fevr seconds, but the path of the object in the sky could s t i l l be traced. The object reappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ana moving on a broad.curve from Santa Ana towards Segundo and Santa Monica. Passing, over the vicinity of Inglewood - Torrance - Huntington Park, the object again appeared to become brilliantly lighted indicating i t to be the reflection of the sun (See accompanying map). As before, the b r i l l i a n t light lasted only two or three seconds, however the path of the object s t i l l could be traced, 3IXBY states "it teas impossible to estimate the size or shape of the object, as these were no more clear than the appearance of an a r t i l l e r y shell when etched from the 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 t o i t s a l t i t u d e . He v?as positive that the object â&#x20AC;˘was many times 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 nay have been, greater. BISBTts 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 by DC#19 for forwarding "with this report. No investigative action taken. Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth Army forwarded the information without action*

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§!CiC?gI3'; An imoonventior<ai a i r c r a f t traveling at an a t 4-0C0 feet and in a Northerly direction v obser 4:: i t Gb53 hours on 9 April 1950 at Salinas, California. -:<:rr %3 seen "by thrse parsons, "-vho varied in d e t a i l s but '"•'r.z.z i t -»as not a convsnticnal a i r c r a f t . Information report^ci - "~ the Assistant Chief of Staff, 0-2. Hsadqyarters_ Si:<th risioio of San Francisco, - ZjZ^UM At approxiastely 0653^ 9 April 1950 thi-ee (3) '••,-• of Salinas, California v&ile on B.on^?y Lars-a V?est arid South :ss ?fere iis.de b^ RiX ^SAXBKIDS , Ds-outy cheriff.* *.!ctyV.sr«-/ :?;:o rasi-iea/at 54^ 3*ii"t i;fc.r!o?t S t r e e t . Salinas; L» R» ^j|^f$ Monterey j a u n t y , 610 Central 'vfcreet^, 3s-lir^.r-»

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•SZ^CrSlS^: Thi>3^ (3) o b j e c t s were sighted over 'Pacific :£lifcmia bet-ên-2030 and 2100.hours on 11 Pabrw.iy 195C tat^d the objects were traveling very fast froî -:o Scixbhêst AV.O :r/ringir-g from left to right ?.? though -•ere ~oins to hit the house 'nsttci door ".vhen I'i.rat sighted» ~ ".i-~o. ~o oe ziy^.ntj :iB 2- v~'coi"iiva"c-iox".« j ; : e (,X/ ir-o<?-.'a «.r»c ••h/no ^'rpfl,- ^ ^ j •-.r:si •!-.;- e a c h 3 i i : ? ; i a ~;";s t o : ; r : a c c u r a t 3

had ::\o /.e.t'lnita <^oir;ion oi size of B3t=-.3*n 3030 -

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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAr

19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SOCIAL INVEST'lGA" 'ONS ^L'O-SUiSUN AIR FORCr f.ASS, CAUrO?.NlA

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til-;<?-off arid ohe tower asked if they intended t o a',ta:La ;n t o follow thy objects, ;\!cD'QL\'AID further stated tb-'t o:r. Têt a l t i t iv5e t h e f or;:s -tior, ex t h e object s could s'hiH 'c-t •. • /.--:.- ..chapes appeared t o tie bhat similar to a camera lens; ;••::•'~:K - an top^ and £l;at on the 'bottomo Th^7 appeared t o be tr^v:-':.:i;-g ir?c r-~ 150 ^ i l e s oer hour, ea?t-southeast from t}:& I-.i^dfor-.i i.irp'.;it L:: >t straight lir.e . Ti:r.e of o"bs«?irvation v;as bet,vee:i 1300 a-1 13^0 : -T.1-, The objects did nob reflect color but gav- elf ^fluove^v^vb No s-i'-'s^d âs heard or exhaust t r a i l s oloserved,, T"!;e objects L rsrpaine lr. si^bt for a p-eriod of t h i r t y (30) mirtutes. From an a i t i t ' x . of s^QCO fs^-, ir_ the a i r Lie^CI'TAID stated the objects appeared t o be 10„••;•..0 •h^r r'-zn their a i r c r a f t , iicDCiMAID attempted t o obtain 5. photo^rar:h \r:a.bl= t o do so a? his camera had a. six inch fecal length -len.:: .^cd . •pla--» "hich sas not adsqtste for photographing ths cbôbs ±—~zr,C"2» Dirring the periai of obssr^/ation one object dropped dc--i.n a n i2s.--.sd 1,000 feet out of the formation and then returned, xnls :.~-e- l a s t or.s of the right echelon*

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON T'!K INSPECTOR GENiPAL l!3Ar .

19rh DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAISriSlD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASK, CAUrOSNIA

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2 May 1950

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Editorial in Sacraa:fe?j6o Union, S-acra;& comnrantary of Ha JÂICLOR states ti&t flying :s are har:yl3S37. non-9:cp?i.osiivs5 and a military secret itatas of A^jrica-j t h e i r u.;f yvili not "be :cio-??n generally . ^pvipsr dated 1 ?^y 95 i^'L^d "S'lTing Discs-' l ^ . f o r ^ t i o n rscei^sd b;?it tbd >^dito:r*xal wa^ biased upon, a ^.r7 of of H. H. ^ p TAiLCR* ÊXT fl^m your 2av;rai:»5ito neighbor t e l l s .f-HJ* * l i v i n g l i s o . , io not. look a t hiut as -:.hor^jh hs bad sirade^Ly A ;i-^ his .rJuxi* ~2':~'$ "'«bt3 •ibA.ic*3s ••ix'<? be a.ii =e^ .?. il3>i.ng diî.:.-, "•••"'r, ric^ it. ear* be t o l d - flyjjig d l a c 3 "^3 X^^.rl-v^rx secret "JhsT varry i n 3i~-r. from 20 Inches l a c ' i s i s r ^.rd s i x inchs^ JfC > I n a ii a:s ifc ' th d t _L ?ii, and ao =2tioka, o r l i g h t T t td

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V/ASHINOTON THE INSPtCTOR G2ISSRAL USAH

19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAlRrlnLD-oJi.iUN AIR FOSCE I5ASE, CALIFORNIA

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security patrols reported a s^id^s of 1 li-gptj? am flying objects of ual-cno"7m origin over early raortiJ-ug hours 23 April 1950»

^- SîB-^J^ .G-2 Sixth Array, Prssidio o.f San Francisco, Cîr-r:;i£. r j ^ s t h a t ,tii« CID ?iaj>i Qffica., Salt lAâ City, r^p-rt^:; ::;-ccn-3-eat.ionai a i r c r a f t sighting a Military seoui^ty patrols a t 0oîpvz.:; ?r~5TT'.r.5 Grot^vils reported t o the Intelligence nf.îoox* of *ê^cs-î •Jce-.ais&l Center t l ^ t oti 25 April 1 9 3 ^ 1 ^ %-s s a r l y corning hc^xrs :T-?5r -•-v^ Asi'^-nitiarj Storage Ar«a i a t b s -Ticf.nifey -of .Oî^Tiay ^ ?. serisa of unustial l i g h t s arsl flying objects of ;.ui}<:iiO7.Ti n --^r-e Dbsar^sd* The cba.racteri5tia3 as>:.\ size of a { 1 l f l i g x 7 -<rr~ d§scr-ib«d. This f3.yiag object rmiltf i n f l i g h t 7? ^xsx8-a ':y a s aux-a of spears ot li^hv juttii-.^ iiaôsvally 1^ br;47* •'- 24.-ho?rr search of t h a t area a t 7J&\$",*iy proîn.^ Gfcîr .ôt5« "aj t h i s office w A 24"b.our 3. Proving Grourds i s In effect ^îîl furthsr notica.

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iiS AI WASHINGTON TH5 INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

19th DISTRICT O f f ICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAlUFISLD-SUISUiS AIR FORCu HASH, CALIFORNIA

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"Director of Special Headquarters' USA?, 7 J ' i t > i 25, D. C

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19;h DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FA!?.FI£LD-S1J1SUN A\R FORCE SASE, CALIFORNIA

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19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR PORCc BASE, CALIFORNIA

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D i r e c t o r a t e ox' I n t e l l i g e n c e , DCS/O

Conc that sui':" definite happened received,

I~ t h e coneluaions of I-ir. Edwin J . Beienburg, P h i l c o i'ield Er^'uiaer, -sr.: information i s not available f o r tiie purpose of a r r i v i n g ab any n^^uj2ioxi3. However, in view of the f a c t that the o r i g i n a l i n c i d e n t 0-cfo>sr iy^9 2nd no a d d i t i o n a l r e p o r t s of s i m i l a r i n c i d s n t s have 'been u r t h e r investiga li^nx appears unnecessary.

Incla n/c H. J. KIELI3SG Colonel, USA?

Directorate of Intelligence

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CLASSIFICATION

Actg (Siief, Gouiiter Intelligence Office of Special Irrr !rb.e Inspector General

HEADQUA^fERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

SUBJECT:

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Division^ Office Counter - I a t e j l i c e n he Inspector General

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COMMENT NO.

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^ormation contyj.nsci in tlia at/baci L infor-:atio:i reqiiOEtad "ov thct i): rfiCiio?1 nt;'rlo. 2 i s o'otatned. :

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Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/0 Counter Intelligence Division, Office of Special investigations. The Inspector General CTftK El Tim FROM: Director of Communications

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1. J-ai'orjs=.tic.n present;ed in t h e attached l a t t e r , although incoaplata, indicates •that ths radar phêeâa reported by Captain Goodbody probably was tha response of a ground racoa (b*.a.^cr.~', .equipmsat of t h e A1^/C?^S type. 2. Sines triers ar« no baacons knovm. to .be..operating at tha locatdon indicated,, i t i^- requested t h a t additional information be secured, i f possible, in ordor t o p e r mit a sere d e f i c i t s evaluation of t h i s phsnomsna t o ba mads. .Ans-»vsr3 t o t h e following i aro Tsqaestea» . • • • 3.4 What typ's of' radar.©quipmant v/as Gap*tain Goodbody operating vrhan t h i s : incident occar-rad?. . • • ' P« . ?Jlis.t otitsr radar equipment was installed i n the aircraft? c» ."What «sc.-dpaien.t included vmder, 2b. above v«as i n operation during the timt in- quaation? • ' ' • d« Kc-v T;î;-' squally spacsd • rorcs -.^re observsd? . (Tho JlN/Cri]-6 cou3.d. cau.s-; 2 thru 6 to appe-3^*)«• . • ' sqid-'p/n.-jnt operated b^ Captain Goodbody rr/dtchad to b-^.ôri e, ?Jas t h e r I-•-:-.-ii';:on yihan t h i - ihenoniariiv was obssrvsd?

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. f« Was c.sarch ??X presentation unusually-v/esk? 3 , Furthai- evaiaation vdJl be "withheld pending raceipt of addition?,! irifo^iixti-irs.qu&stad* I t i s not so. that the length of tine which has elapsed sin 03 t h i s pL^nor.iv'\ Ti?_z cb;-nr""-od in October 1949 sis^y raatsrially reduce t h e vslus of tiiis •Inv-soti^.tioa I since any i l l e g a l l y opsr^tad slactronic equipnient could ha'?3 bean reoxivsd i n ^:;s < '-

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Ltrs, Hqs. 19th OSI, file 27/0-19, dtd 27 July 1950 T,trgf Hgs. OSIj f i l e 2A-135-19T dtd 27 Sept 1Q50

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Investigation requested by Headquarters OSI, Captain g q q h d d d i t i l information i f GOOJJBOIH, 12203A interviewed and ffurnished additional as requested i n referenced l e t t e r , Headquarters 0S-I» Radar Phenomena a s observed by G00DB0DY, discussed by G0GDB0DY. and JSr+WRlS J . BEISNBTIRG, Pbllco Field Engineer, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CaJLifcrHa; BoEIi agreed'that although i t was possible t h a t an emission from the a i r c r a f t e l e c t r o n i c equipment was t h e causation of the phenomena i t i s also possible t h a t i t could have been caused by ther operation of ground electronic equipment i n area concerned* BEJJEHBTJRG advised that on the basis of available infornation he could not render a definite decision as t o the cause of the phenomena*

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19D0SI 24-39 DETAILS 1« This investigation requested by Headquarters, Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF, Washington 25, D. C , in l e t t e r , file 24-185-19, SUBJECT* (Unclassified) Radar Phenomena, White Sards, New fcfexico, dated 27 September 1950, Subject Eadar Phenomena reported by Headquarters, 19th D i s t r i c t 0S.I (IG) USAR, Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California, by l e t t e r , f i l e 27-0-19, SUBJECT? Radar Phenomena, White Sands, New Lfexico, dated 27 July 1950, a synopsis of 'which appears as paragraph number 1 of t h i s r e p o r t , 2 . Captain ROBERT E. GOODBODY, 12203A, advised Headquarters 19th D i s t r i c t CSI tlG) USAF, Fairfield-Suisun AKB, California of a Radar Phenomena which he observed in the v i c i n i t y of White Sands, Alamogordo, New Mexico, GOCDBCDY believed the phenomena, indicated espionage, or possibly a radar s t a t i o n previously unreported which by i t s own action i s revealing i t s locat i o n . GOGDBODY stated he observed the phenomena i n October 1949, day unlaiown, while on a mission i n a B-36 flying from Carswell AFB t o Salt Lake City, Utah, a t 16,000 feet a l t i t u d e . GOCDBGDY gave the following sequence of radar observation:: a . At a point about 55 miles North of AIAJ/DGOHDO, "White Sands r e s t r i c t e d area and on the preliminary pass, course 290 degrees, time 0900, a "radar r e t u m t t consisting of equally spaced arcs of approximately 5 degrees width and 12 t o 15 micro-seconds i n length appeared* Point of emanation or r a d i a t i o n apparently was on the ground near the Southern end of the v a l l e y , b . GOGDBGDY, who i s a Radar Observer, attempted t o obtain photos but a camera malfunction resulted i n failure • c . On the return f l i g h t that night, about 2200, the same r e s u l t s were obtained a t exactly the same location i n the valley* d . Radar Technicians were consulted by Captain GCGDBODY a t Carswell AIB • They believed i t was something in the radar s e t . e # Captain GOODBGDY expressed the opinion that a Search Radar of the same frequency'as the APQ 24 in the a i r c r a f t was the source of the 3o On 9 October 1950 Captain GOQDBODY was interviewed and submitted answers as follows t o questions contained in copy of R&t from Director cf Communications dated 23 August 1950, attached as inclosure t o referenced l e t t e r , Headquarters, CSI (IG) USAF, Washington 25, D. C. Question a .

What type, of radar equipment was Captain GOODBODY operating when t h i s incident occurred? A. APQ 24 b . What other radar equipment was i n s t a l l e d in the a i r c r a f t ? A. SGR 718 and AFG-3 -2-

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What equipment included under b was i n operation during this time in question? A. SCR 718 only*

Hovr many equally spaced arcs were observed? (The AN/CPN-6 could cause 2 t h r u 6 t o appear) J^__^ A* Over 8 arcs were observed.

Was the radar equipment operated by Captain GOCDBGDY switched to beacon position when t h i s phenomena was observed? A* Not immediately, when operated on beacon no arcs were observed*

Was search PPI presentation unusually weals? A* No, exceptionally strong*

GGQDBGDY further stated that he believed the phenomena was a tracking beam. The axis of presentation remained a t the center of the scope operated by him and the same point on the ground, which i n his opinion t h a t as the a i r c r a f t flew the presentation appeared t o turn on an axmuith r e l a t i v e t o the a i r c r a f t position* A* On 10 October 1950, Mr. EDWIN J . BBIEKBimG, Philco Field Engineer, Advisor and Assistant, Electronics Maintenance, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California, â&#x20AC;˘pas consulted for an evaluation of the Radar Phenomena. Subsequent t o - a discussion between GOODBODY and BE3J2NBURG both agreed that i t was possible that an emission from the Aircraft radar or electronic equipment was the causation and t h a t i t was a l s o possible t h a t the phenomena was caused by the operation of ground e l e c t r o n i c equipment operating in the area cited in the o r i g i n a l report* BEISIIBURG advised that on the basis of available information he could not render a definite decision* GOCDBODY further stated that in his opinion i t i s not probable t h a t telemetering or e l e c t r o n i c equipment for guided missiles was the cause of the phenomena because of the constant signal strength, spacing and width. The s i g n a l did not appear t o be coded but maintained the r e l a t i v e spacing bet?-een the signals and width of s i g n a l s .

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:aia HCBSRT S^GOODBODT, 12203A, advised this office of ;;r..ana which he observed in the vicinty of Y'/hice Sands, ALAMO GOEDO :e?f Mexico. GOGDEODI believed the phsnoinena, indicated espionage, cap" possibly a radar station previously unreported -which by i t s own :-:_on is revealing i t s location. da 7 unknoto" Salt L-

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! • Refsrencs is made to l e t t e r from Assistant Chief of Staff, Qc~2, -Sixth Ar-j-r- Presidio of San Francisco, California, dated 1 August 1950 and inclosed l e t t e r sent to them, from the 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 possibly h-="r5-

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Th? ir.closed l a t t e r was sent to us from the Far East Conu^ar.d." I t viould. appear that Mr. jjfHMMHHIki, if his s t a t e ments ar-: c o r r e c t , has gone a long 'hay ahead of the Air Force and h i s inv-5ration should be of considerable i n t e r e s t . For t h i s treason, we are for-,varding i t to you. for such action a: you se^ fit., . *

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I".-::••:.•-3 s of the seriousness of d i f f i c u l t i e s in Korea, I believa I 3;: -1 - •-".. -'JI^ you of the following facts: 1.

I hive invented, constructed and tested a plane which 1 flevj with two passengers frcm Los Angeles to San Francisco-Oakland and return to Los Annies. Time for the round t r 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^ -~l'5.-~. f l i e s through^he a i r without a sound. Cannot be detects*; cy r a d a r , /*. 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 f l y backwards. Sudden stop barely f:.lt .:•«/ o i l o t and erev?.

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^-* —"-^-^~r~.: An unusual cloud formation with b r i l l i a n t coloration v.:as observed Sorth 7/est of SAN JOSS, CALIFORNIA and caused considerable exzibzv.aaz i^L t h e SAM FRANCISCO. BAY AREA. Weather Bureau o f f i c i a l s claimed t —• ~l~udi to be an unusual grouping of moisture p a r t i c l e s in the sky-vmich -ri':-e vivid prismatic effects. 2*

r!I2~^U. 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 p a s t e l green running into blue a t • -•=2.;r 330° from the OAICLAMD Tovrer. The clouds once appeared to be very hiigh, B~/ 1100 the phenomena had dispersed and the clouds :r:e. norrr.al cloud formations. The distance aooeared to be 25 ;rd.-l3s frorn. t h e to^sr i n e a s t e r l r dir*2cti-a: over vr-.'-er b " '".r.fr :;AVJ v.^fSO Br.IZX'rS approxiniatelv v/est and north of SA>I JOSS. 3- ~ns-" notified civilian p i l o t s of comraercial a i r c r a f t to investigate the for?2 = --ion. The -following vrers contacted: UNITED AI?1IN£S_, Tripi^jJ^i T.'v.A. Tli^h'^jl^ l,tha pilot of this flight reported in a garbelsd message that .is --.ought the formation appeared to be vapor t r a i l s , bub other reports :To.«n p i l o t s andOAKLAND" Tower did not agree); SAM FRANCISCO Tower •jor:tact';-.i Captain Mt^KHKk Pilot of American Airlines, FlishM^HIand ^V

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19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS FAIRFIELD-SUISUN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA

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SUBJECT: UNUSUAL LIGHT Northeast of BY AUTHORITY OF TH3 DIR2OT02 OF SPS<J IlsV 14 August 1950 Unconventional A i r s r a f t DEC B Historian TO

Headquarters, USAF D i r e c t o r of Specia Washington 2 5 , D. C.

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1. SYNOPSIS: An unusual bright light -was observed Northeast of Vacaville, California at approximately 1930 hours 1/^August 1950. 2. DETAILS: On 17 August 1950, Mrs.. Street, vTacaville, California v.-as interviewed and stated that she had observed the above cited light from her home. ^IMRMI further stated that she could not estimate the distance between her point of sight and the light. flHHffkadvised that the sighting was at dusk and that she had telephonic ally advised OSI of the light in an attempt to call t h e i r a t t ention to i t and that immediately after 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 urtossially bright s t a r . 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 from this station in the past two (2) months. •<5>

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spar BTEELLIBEMCB REPORT SUBJECTS SIGHTING OP BURNING OBJECT IN THE AIR Rio Linda, California. 8 September 1950 TO

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! • STOOPS IS? On 8 September 1950 a t approximately 1400 hours a burning object was noted f a l l i n g slowly t o the ground near Elo Linda, California* 2 . DETAILS s On 3 September 1950 Mr, p interviewed a t his residence orf^tgg/0 S t r e e t , Del Paso Heights, California and stated t h a t a t approximately 1400 hours on 8 September 1950 while he isas working i n his r i c e f i e l d s , which are located approximately 27 miles north of Sacramento, California, he detected a burning object falling very slowly through the a i r . iMMfcasserted t h a t -when he f i r s t noticed the object i t was a t an a l t i t u d e of approximately 200 f e e t , appeared t o be about 10 feet i n diameter and was falling a t very slow r a t e of speed. ^NNfc stated t h a t the l i g h t of the burning object was extremely bright and made i t impossible t o determine any specific d e t a i l s relative t o the shape other tharuthe fact t h a t i t appeared round t o him. g R I a l s o stated t h a t t h e object l e f t a t r a i l of*blue smoke as i t descended. 3 . On 9 September 1950 Mr* ^^mmmmmmmm9 _ „—-^ T O ! W f, Kio Linda, California, the person on whose property SUBJECT object purportedly landed was interviewed and stated t h a t t h e object seen by M N t t was probably a flare which he had shot t o scare ducksj which nested i n his r i c e paddies. J t t H l asserted t h a t he had obtained a r i f l e , grenade launcher and flares from the TJ. S . Fish and Wildlife Authority and that on 8 September 1950 he had shot flares a t approximately ^?5H 7C1TrO3 * CANCELLED 4~. ^ T X X C ^ T ^ AUTHORITY OP THE DIR£CTui' 3p ^ ^ BY

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U00 hours, 1600 hours and 1700 hours. 4 0 ^ stated that the chance of recovering discharged flares were very small due to the fact that he did not know exactly where they landed and that the remains were probably under water in the rice paddies. .

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27 September 1950 SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT.

STjBJSCI : AuC?IN DEVICE WITH MESSAGE ATTACHED S o u r c e : V a l l e j o News-Chronicle TO

: Director of Special Investigations Headquarters TJSAF, Washington 25, D. C.

3-* SYNOPSIS s Photograph and article in the Vallejo News Chronicle describing a Wind Current Observation Kite with message attached from unidentified airman on Treasure Island. Radar Bomb Strike Station at Treasure Island Naval Station contacted and revealed i t was a RAW IN DEVICE which is released twice daily to plat upper winds and the airman in the detachment affix names to the device for the purpose of receiving mail from the finder • . 2. DETAILS : The Vallejo News Chronicle, Vallejo, California on Friday 1 September 1950 published photographs and an article regarding an object described as a **large,jff_ind^current,_obseryation kite11 which was found in the yard of Mrs. flHH^HiW^,4NMM1P Street, Vallejo, California. The article stated that the "Kite11 had a message attached which requested the finder to notify an 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 usually sent them aloft twice a day at 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 t o notify same as to the location a t which the Device was found. ADORNIGK. advised that prior to approximately 1 September 1950 that there was nothing on the Device which identified the agency which released them, however, that he had since rectified t h i s and that a card with the following statement i s now affixedi CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED *^ BY AUTH0R1

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SUBJECT5 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT Observed.directly overhead San Francisco, California a t approximately 0930 hours, 3 November 1950 TO

£ Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D . C.

! • SYNOPSISr Unusual object observed i n sky d i r e c t l y overhead San Francisco a t 0930 hours, 3 November 19,50. DETAILS s On 3 November 1950 l&V Lve, East Palo A l t o , California was interviewed and stated t h a t ho in company with eight or t o n other people observed a bright object i n t h e sky d i r e c t l y overhead. At t h i s time they were working i n the Southern Pacific Freight Yard a t 4th and 5th S t r e e t t o Ting, San Francisco, California. The object was observed for a period of twenty (20) t o t h i r t y (30) minutes; shape appeared round; size was t h a t of a s i l v e r d o l l a r ; colors white; only one (1) observedj no aero dynamic features discernible; no t r a i l e r exhaust or propulsion system observed;^ i t appeared t o be suspended i n the a i r ; no sounds moved approximately 10 accross the sky i n the twenty (20) t o t h i r t y (30) minute period. No unusual features noticed. Altitude estimated a t 20,000 f e e t . This was based upon comparison vrith a medium type a i r c r a f t . Observers -were a l l railway employees with no previous aeronautical experience.

3 . ACTION: None. UlMCLASSJJ 2 copies 102 Connnanding General, Air Materiel Comnand, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

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Pfc Snith, an Airman assigned to this organization reported sighting an unidentified aerial object on the morning of 4 January 1952# This sighting wag different from any other he had previously observed. The observer could not account «for the object leaving the area or its disappearance,,

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Cn 1+ January 1952 between tVe hours of Q-}JO and :-^0 fch« inforouat sighted v-'hat appeared to ?oe en undent if led flying object. The we«.thc-r during the of sighting vas very dsxk" out c i e - r , the /noon v-.;s not v i s i b l e however c. high, broi-csn, overcest was observed over the a r e a . Smith v.-as alone a t the time and trrere were no nearby v;itnesser. seen ir. the v i c i n i t y . He vas w-.-lKirif east on Travis ^.veiiue Lu front of the"'vrherry Housin;; Area v-heiv^e -sighted the unideiitifiea object he?.air.,-. relative oearir.e f o : 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- dovm from oiit of the clouds. To Smith the •unidentified object appeared to 03 a tear drcp shaped apparition very bright 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-'niny from tlie rear of the unidentified object. Iivjring. the period of sighting, between fifteen (15) to thirty (}0) seconds the unidentified object. seemed to ... Smith ..to'descend about fifty (50) feet in altitude fro:.-, the i n i t i a l 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 s h o t ing stars and that • tha unidentified object he cia;htec had no reserablance to either cf the fo

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1» -.Information has been, received from the FBI t o the effect that *> i n the. office of'^BMJflMMME had, contacted the Bureau, advising that Pearson had been in'contact witb^Dr* ^ M l l N t t M * concerning photographs which • ^ I t t s a l l e g e d l y made of a Flying Disc i n the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona, i n June 2 . ^JDr* l i B H p s J ^ the FBI borrowed his negatives oa the Flying Disc and that he had asked for their return. The FBI i n | foTmed 4 W l R £ t h a t the negatives were not available,, • . ' ,^:-

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4* ^iBBWJte'was:.informed-- by the Bureau that the^FBI did not investigate/ this matter and did not investigate HKjggfa Mr. ^MMHHIfK stated he wuld: ; contact 031 for what assistance they night be able to give him. :;'" - :^V;/ " v; 5, QSX has not received any inquiry* from Mr, tires.

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On 11 June 1952, Mr. Phligojj of the FBI, advised that a Mr. in the office of jJM^flBMBWl had contacted Mr. Wick, t h a t FBI, fcn 4}Jype 1952. ^g9tKt^ataAK M § h a d b e e n ir * contact idth'Dr. ^MHWHIMHI (Phoenix Telephone No. J 0 N H I concerning photographs 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 h a t t h e F B I borrowed his negatives on the Flying Disc and that he had asked for their return. The FEE told 4ftJ|§|P the negatives were not available. 3 . Mr. IHMNM^was advised by Mr. Wick that the FBI did not have in i t s possession the negatives referred to by .Mr, 4MpVN£ and 1 in fact flflHHRpknew full well that the FBI turned them over 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.

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Officer DATE n . Air Technical I Air Force Base ATTTJs ATI 1» Attachad hereto for your information i s one co-->y of the ropcrt of investigation by Spscial Aqsnt CHARLZ ' S F# AIBaiSIT 19th C5I rJistricfc, filo 2hr-15l, dated 11 Aagusi; 1952, sabjact as a^ov3 \ y J 9 3 ^ ; /gr2* Inveatiiration i»aaL^jii>&luted te1" the District Coajaandar^ 19th OSI Diatrict, ?ravi8/air Force Bass, pr-riicatad up«>n receipt of l e t t e r froer 23r»4flB|HHM^conc-3rniag the sighting of a brig&t luminous object traveling in the sky,

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s country home on 4MMiNPIi Island, Solano County, California. The object was travelling in a straight line from the northwest orizon to the southwest horizon, the altitude and speed_pf object were not estimated. -^fff0kobserved no aerodynamic features of the object and related object did not appear to be a meteor.

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upon receipt of a letter from Doctor liMilNWM^||lflMtoMMP 3an Francisco, California^ dated 23 5 p r i l 1952, concerning t h e sighting of a bright luminous object t r a v e l i n g i n t h e sky. AT SAM FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA On 30 July 1952 • Dr. ^ M M P P J residence a d d r e s s , S t r e e t . San ' r a n e i s c o , was interviewed a t h i s p l a c e of business, ^M^MMHil Street* <^p|feadvised that on t h e raorning of 2 0 A p r i l 19521» sighted an object in t h e sky of unconventional desiga. JMMtegave t h e following information concerning the object: Object appeared t o f o r a an Iroperfect c i r c l e . The edges were c l e a r l y dafined but not es&recaely sharp and did not appear t o be "fuszy11 or a s though t h e object were a shining l i g h t . Tha object appeared t o be about twice t h e diameter of t h e aoon when t h e aeon i s i n a v e r t i c a l p o s i t i o n i n the sky. The objact was luminous and bluish-white i n c o l o r . Only one object was seen and no aarodynaaic f e a t u r e s were observed, fto t r a i l o r exhaust sras noticed, nor "was any sound heard. 4HHP could o f f e r no information a s t o t h e xaanner of propulsion. The speed of t h e object was not measured nor estimated, bat jtfftl advised t h e object moved froa the northwest horizon t o t h e southwest horizon 5a approximately one t o two oimrbes. The object moved i n a s t r a i g h t l i n e and perfoimed no saneufcers. This object disappeared and reappeared abruptly t h r e e t i n e s "shiis i n t r a n s i t . This disappearance and reappearance did not occur i n * r e g u l a r fashion or d e f i n i t e t i a e i n t e r v a l . Th3 disappearance occured each time a s though a l i g h t were turned off. The object did / not fade avray and JflRfRp does not believe t h e object moved behirjd a n y thing during tha times i t was not observed* After t h e t h i r d disappearance on the southwest horison t h e ob j e c t "»as l o s t to view. During t h e time observed t h e object did not change i t s s i z e or shape. The object showed no . v a r i a t i o n i n color and did not appear to have l i g h t or dark a r e a 3 . Ward was not p o s i t i v e t h e object ?fas s o l i d but stated i t appeared to. be shining of i t s dwn l i g h t and doss not believe tha l i g h t was reflected. The object did not appear t o be r o t a t i n g . %/SI* s t a t e d t h a t a t t h a t i n s of s i t t i n g t h i s object he was alone i n his country hope located c ^4MNMfe£& a n ci i n ^ontezooa Slough approodjaatelr one ciile northwest of Birds Landing i n Solano County, C a l i f o r n i a . Hearest l ia>^ marks a r e , Kirby H i l l s about 1/4 lailes t o the north* not know the l a t i t u d e and longtituda of t h i s residence flPUladvised hs has since sold t h e house). The house i s approximately 3 t o 5 f e e t above ssa l e v e l and observation was made from a f i r s t f l o o r window facing almost due west. The window was opened but screened. The observation was isade v/ith the naked eye, and no binoculars were u s e d , 4pMfr advised he did not note the exact tiias but believes i t was between 0300 and 0330 hours,

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19D-0SI 24-151 D£'£aILS: (Cont»d) approximately a couple of, hours before suarlse. The object appeared in the northwest and ^^jj^adviaed he first noticed the object as it came into view from hia ri^ht, £he object moved south across tha sky keeping to the west and disappeared in the southwest* The altitude and distance of the object were not estimated.* The object appeared above the range of hills to the west and -was approximately 25° above the horizontal line of sight. The object was observed for approximately ona to two minutes, the actual time was not measured* Ho witnesses were present* •(••stated at the time of the sighting, he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, # i H P stated he was not subject to hallucinations* W l P advised he had been asleep and upon arising had glanced out of the window and paused to admire the beautiful view and while doing so noticed the object* mBfcstated there was very little, if any, wind, the sky was cloudless, stars were very bright, visibility was excellent* The moon was not visible* 3ne temperature wa3 cool but not cold* V H l stated the object did not appear to be a meteor and knew of no activity or condition which might account for the object* ^advised he had no physical evidence of this phenomenon* "stated he had never seen a phenomenon of this type before and added the object did not appear to be a reflection of searchlights on clouds or limits on an aircraft* 3* *mRHm stated he is a Dentist by profession* 4WPH$related he has normal vision and does not require the use of glasses in viewing distant objects. 4* On 31 July 1952, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, advised Dayll-ht Savings Time want into effect on 27 April 1952* 5* On 31 July 1952, the f-J, S. Weather Bureau advised the sun rose at 0529 PST on 20 April 1952* 6* On 31 July 1952, the SJ* S. Coast Geodetic Survey .advised tha moon rose at 0325 PST and set at 1516 PST on 20 April 1952. Last quarter of the old moon was on 1? April 1952 and the new moon rose on 23 April 1952•

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o t \>:h fi H : i-:; ii%ri?nmn AIU ill 1. investigation req-uWted by Commandera .Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB? Ohio, upon receipt of information that av;. unidentified Aerial Object .'-.id been sighted at Brush Creek^^Lt^Coxinty^ GaJg*To-rn.ia. ojn 20 May and :iO June 1953 by two miners, rfl^pJPWHBfef-o.:-?;l and t h a t considerable attention by national and local pr^s: haa~been directed toward the reported sighting. 2. ':r- 7 July 19539 a l e t t e r was received from the Commander, Air Technical 3r~diligence Center, Wright-Patterson A?B5 Ohio^, datscl 29 Jur.e 19p3, Sec,;? "Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Brush Creek,, California^ ?i >,r,ich quoted a news item as follows? RUSH CREEK,, Calif. 5 June - 2 4 - « U P ) J T W O grizzled miners today asked the Butts County sheriff's office ^^P|Wrinission to shoot at a midget-manned 'flying saucer 5 that keeps invading t h e i r mountain diggings. The miners, John Q» Black and John Van Allen5 who operated a small gold mine in the remote Marble Creek area a few miles north of here 5 told Sheriff T s Cs.pt Fred Preston -che 'saucer* landed twice on a sandbar a t the junctrion of Marble and Jordon Creeks. Each cine., they said, a l i t t l e man resembling a midget got out of the cr-''cr5.p-ian_, scooped up a bucket cf water in a shiny p a i l , and beaded IT ~~: someone inside„ \

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oiae compared to a knovn o i"eet In length. \-;) Color? Bright oraagej with a brighter orange than t i e top,

bottou of the

: Cna

ii* ;.iiy di3oeraibl<j '.'eatures o

;:so T,rajL-L

'-'•'•^ • ^ . 1 i ; * ^ * ? R ' ^

o :iia ; i ex.* oo.i : : >\t ilo t r a i l or oxh;

zo z.\.i

.!•;> 3oura, artiioug.: had noticed i!.':;o ::'o^axice on her c a r .r-^alinv* (:'.)

Cth^r ;:>ertin«nt or unusual Ze&t

;-">acriptior>

(a)

oi'

se of object;

Vhat iMrst called the attention of obaerv^r to

th-3 object' (b) il^jgle ox* alsvation and asijraith o£ the object f i r s t 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 t i s e ths object dlsappearsd frcra sight. (o) Angle of elevation snd s.simnth of the object •jjpoc d.issreosarance: Sse (b) above. (d) Description of f l i g h t path and jnansuvers of the cb.ir?c'': ^ i a . ^^(Mfcsst5jns.tod t h s object waa going approxiffiatoly <3 .uili-s t;er r.ourlSsn she f i r s t sightsd i t . She advised that 3ho -;"cp.;^: jar car because 3he vas afraid that she was going to oygr'v-.;ks •.:.:• .^ojsot; hovevsr, the objaot accelerated i t s spoed to about d from it . Ji banner

:.vL' a i s a o p e ^ r a n c e

oi* o b j e c t :

L a n g t n of tira-a I n c5l.i?h&;

(b)

\U>

(i)

above*

- ^ o i

So optical aids u t i l i z e d .

Tiine a n d d a t a ox.' s i g h t i n g ; \•••) 09.30 £ y i u . time^ .Vatiirciay

ing^

16 Hovjraber 1957,

Jr -, Travis

•••

t».,^

U) • Oivili^aj MJS California •* Gl^rk v.itb. O , GaliiOr.aia. ?

using ^roj^ct, Travis (b)

Military:

U/i ls?"^ condition:3 :tt tir-e aad.

and •

(a.) Observer*3 accoiiiit of woath^x* :ronditio»i3^ lirs. that v i s i b i l i t y -was vary good, viith only a i'sy clouds i n Tin

.ZJ-^-~

£ a>

ibj

Sapor"t i*Toxa naareat AWo or "J, 3 . WeaVasr Buraau

- %'ind <ilr-.-3Ctioa arxd v e l o c i t y i n ^.egrs-^s ai"d knots — At v

:; ;

6,030-foot r^.C-SO-^oot "|6,DOO-Coot i;O,C30~iCot 33jOO3—i*oo"t 535333«»'^oo'c ,;,J_,33;~foot

level lavol lavcl level level

•» IQVS-1 l^voi -

visibility:

313 d-v:rr3a3j 333 desrea;?, 313. degr^Sy 313 oogra^j;. Unlcncrwii Unknown -Unknown

15 23 25 35

l-cnots Iciots Icnobs -cno^s

15 mil^a•••o

. ; i

;.i) .:'..av otla&r' 'linus'aal activity or rendition, ^c'Gaorologioal. ci3LL, or othiawism9 v^hich n:ight account Cor th-.-> lighting: Hone. i,9) r.ing t.iac

Iniarcaption or idsatificatioa action takan: i^ ocation cf any a i r traxTic i n the ar^«. a t tha t i n e of X/'Sgt' ?S/J-:3O?I, Ai1 39 3A6 673, -1GOIG,-Baê Oporatioaa, tnî hours 3s31 aad 3r?21 ? therms w-er^ -ovyr (A) air— area i n '.vhiah the object '.-;«.s oiâtâ, a C—12-i.j

1-..

bove indorsation was i^l.iphonicaliy

iilijar.'" to .

;3xf ai; ;:.ppro:

7 p -LCijID in the jTiiss oi" t h i s .District u

0 I A I ^ , 2UERHSR

Colons* District

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HQ., 19TH DISTRICT OSI TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE ' WFQRNIA

19D OSI 24-342

USA?

10 December 1957

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects' TO;

Cooxnander

Stead Air Force 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 the sighting of an unidentified flying object by Mr. ^0MM^ on 16 September 1957Âť and was addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who, in turn, referred i t to the Office of Special Investigations. 2. Reference i s made to paragraph 7, AFR 200*2, dated 12 August 1954, pertaining to the ^reporting of information relating to unidentified flying objects. 4 Deceufcer 1957, Hr.^HHK^ *** interviewed by Special Agent and furnished the following Information concerning the sighting: (1) Description of the object: (a) Shape: Round (b) Size: Approximately eighteen inches (18") in diameter <c) Color: Vivid, deep orange and red Id) Number: One <1) (e)

Formation: N/A

(f)

Any discernible features or details:

Nona,

/(/

(g),; Tail, trai^-or^exhaust, including, slse/of same compared with size of object: Orange jet~flaow appearing along the top rii* - V.-.;,'

(h)\ Souritfr Ifena Other pertinent or unusual

UNCLASSIFIED

19D 5SI 24-342

10 December 1957

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (2) Description of course of object: (a) What first called the attention of observer to object: ft/A (b) Angle of elevation and azimuth of the object when, first observed: Ground level, below horizon of the peak of Mt Wheeler (Altitude: 13,058 feet). Object remained stationary. (c) Angle of elevation and azimuth of object upon disappearance: See "2b" above* (d) Description of flight path and maneuvers of object: Object remained stationary* (e) Mannar of disappearance of object;

Diminished and

disappeared* (f) Length of time in sight; Object observed twice for approximately one and one-half (1%) to two (2) minutes duration, with .approximately three (3) minutes lapse between sightings. H

•

•• ..

(3) Manner of observation: (a) Ground«visual (b) No optical aids utilized <c) N/A (4) Time and data of sighting: (a) Zulu time-date group of sighting: 0700 Eulu time, 16 September 1957. (b) Light conditions: Night (5) Location of observer: Observing was traveling North on U. S. Highway 93, Nevada, approximately five (5) miles South of Lincoln County line, Nevada (38 degrees 2 minutes; 114 degrees 5 minutes)» One Hundred (100) miles Northeast of the Eastern edge of the Bombing Range North of Las Vegas, Nevada. Object observed was reported to be approximately twenty-five (25) miles North Northeast of the position of the observer. (6) Identifying information of observer:

19D OSI 24-342

10 December 1957

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects <a) Mr. Nevada; Mortician, and Owner of sighting:

(7)

Civilian, Funeral Homes.

Way, Reno,

Weather and winds-aloft conditions at time and place of

(a) Observer's account of veather conditions: Clear, with no cloud cover and no moon. (b) Report from nearest AWS or IT. S. Weather Bureau Office of wind direction and velocity in degrees and knots: At 10,000 feet - 10 knots from 200 degrees At 11,000 feet - 10 knots from 200 degrees At 13,000 feet - 15 knots from 200 degrees (c) Ceiling: Not available (d) Visibility: Not available (e) Amount of cloud covert

See "7a" above

(f) Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located: N/A (3) Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise; which might account for the sightings None (9) Interception or identification action: None •Y.

(10) location of any air traffic in the area at the time of sighting: N/A 4. Three individuals, Mr, TED BERRUH, Chief of Police, Mr. WILLIAM BRODHSAD, Captain of Detectives, and Mr. DALLAS S2SVBRS, Chief, ID Bureau, all Reno Police Department, Reno, Nevada, were interviewed, and all advised that Mr* 4 p § p $ enjoys a sound and reliable reputation. 5. No further investigation is contemplated by this office and the case is considered closed in the files of U£La District Office.

WILLIAM EOSUERNBR Colonel,£HSAF District Cotaoander cc: Dir OSI '••#1

\ .,,, iiih District 0S1 I If' Trevis Air Force Base California

19D 031 21,-352 3U3JÂŁCTJ

7 February

Unidentified Flying Objects

TO: Travis Air Force Base California 1, Reference ia made to paragraph 7, AFR 200-2, dated 12 August I95h, as it pertains ts the reporting of unidentified flyIng objects. 2.

Transiaitted herewith i s a cog

January 1?58, signed by ^mgKttm

of a letter, dated 23

f ^ig^PStreet, Napa,

California, which was forwarded to t h i s District Office by the 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 ..â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Force Base, for appropriate action; k* No further action is contenqplated by this District Office in thi3 matter^ unless so requested.

1 Incl a/s (dup) cc:

Dir OSI (w/Incl)

District Gomriander

UNCLASSIFIED.

lapa, January 23, 1958

Gentlemen: Early this morning, at about 6:30 AH, a Campanion and I were Steelhead fishing on the Russian River below the Jimtown Bridge, It was still rather dark for there was very dense clouds over head, I was standing around having a smoke when a mysterious object cams speeding out of the western 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 red tail. This tail was fringed by white light. In my mind this was not a Jet Aircraft because there was no engine noi3e, or do I believe it was a rocket, because of the same reason, no noise. I then thought it might be a metor but I believe a metor would have blown to pieces long before it passed through, the cloud layer which I believe might have been lower than 5,000 feet, I am very interested in what this object could have 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 further information on request. Please do not over look this latter as a prank, for it is a trua fact. Thank you,

/ s / Charley E. Flynn

NC CLASSIFIED.

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^:A

19D OSI 24C-0-544

L J

Unidentified Plying object, 4 June 1963

26 July 1963 California

Comdr, Travis AFB 1. The attached correspondence was forwarded to this District Office for your action under APR 200-2. 2. piles of this regarding

office fail to or Mrs.

any information

FOE THK

2 Atcb 1. Ltr, 4 Jul 63, fo Mrs.

S. alonei, U: GW»f. Countarinteltlgence Division

andMrs.^|Ht andMr^|Ht 2. Envelope, postmarked 5 J u l 63, Oakland, Calif. Copy to: .DIR OSI (APISIt) (w/o atch)

'> Jui 30 !fl 3 3*63

fiyi'gi*A>w^

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1 AFISIIC/Capt Heh^y/inmb/68o6O/21 Oct 65 TRANSMITTAL OF REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION DATE

SUBJECT

FROM

AFISIIC

O«naal Delivery FILE NO.

T0«

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ACSI-DA

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INS

STATE(S)

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INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING AND COPIES OF ALL SUBSEQUENT REPORTS WILL BE FURNISHED.

FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NOT CONTEMPLATED.

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RETURN ATTACHMENTS) AFTER THEY HAVE SERVED YOUR PURPOSE.

COpUf* OF THIS/THESE REPORTlS

BEINO FURNISHED TO

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26 OCT1985

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Enclosed find the form issued to any have sighted a U«F.O.

one who claitr.a to

Perhaos if I ware not so damned b i t t e r against any one who s i t s b-2r_inj a desk^ and saya\> IJ-'he people are uG?ackpot&^ nuts y a. .ic liiv.'.r-g i l l i s at ions P perhaps I could write a much b e t t o r let'i ~r* ^i-^ever those people and t h e i r e x p l a n a t i o n s they t r y t o fcic t^.3 general publio, I have my own opinion. of» I have read a book, put out by a high ranking Colonel in the a i r corp, who t r i e d t o explain a v;y a s i g h t i n g in Ohlotf 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 shipsfog horns every time i t got foggy,.and if t h e COAST GUARD did riot hear of FOG HORNS , I think i t 5 3 about time they learned.

Hc->*3V32» that is hi8 explaination and I hope this form r, fall into a nj hand3 such as the Colonelm -^ho wrote

does that

'^ll over a year ago» X have -l ili 3

standing offer,

13, 1.-

Zo you want to eea a U>r»0u any nighty in the ..v7o.e'L:..•?.... -

- ^ava you any equipment that can t e s t

i t over a alau^nct

I -3,-ir, point i t out_, if you have the t lite to wa.lv:,> -^n. you take any pictures of i t , ? CUn you n triangle '•" in-^atha mat;hies ? S*e i t with the naked eye^telecope^ Sinoculara, or any way 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/eeko

^hau La the offer

I made arid at i l l stands*

ov.v after sight;ing this object^ and several others, y ••-'• - • •• •-" "i--:" *..^.:;:

£.-^1;.

ones, 5

oa<jk ever a -;ar ago for ae

(large

;-y 1 am g o ! : H t o r c s l l v tt,

the f i r s t

timep and would l i k e to

Sighting i t every nigh, and watching i t p and seeing an e r r a t i c pattern,, fcfc you i t may sound confusing a l i t t l e , but -; shall try nnd be as simpleDand as plain as I can beo I.f however you desire to bring along any equipment 9 or photo cameras, or a ny other t e s t s you may v/ant, Please remember !:Y era Tiy.H IS VZRY LIMITED. But just come ahead, and may be yon can tik--- ---r after I go out to work for my dally n =vr : : - e d

'' Fremont , California

I now live at Pheasanton, Californla,,

and still sea the

objects objec One large one, over the year has changed the p a t t e r n of flight.> and to see -what I raearij *• could show rather than t e l l in a latter* arsftj

I have counted as many as three,, from the same general " arising in one night 0

A l c " cf my co-v,'orkers at General Motors^ have also B:'. ^htad these * th?f

I hive told others t:o v;a">c h for the large one, but did not re-rc=<ni^3 i t parhapa when they have? seen it., It doe 3

1 : o> 'like

a s~~r%

jf^r

i s up ti^ay.So

I t n:o"-:'^;'3 slovely^ and rruyt be watched, conati.HnUj 'fcr an^ .:yj-r?a?3o -o a a b.d.!3 l o n a r y object., bike the roo.f on G.M. to aa e ii-- gcvlng u p ,

i ^i-T.'

!)'3r/:".y having inocT^d t o pleasanton,. I hava shown :';hrou-?:-- a p ^ i r of. 7x50 b i u o c : d : i ? j , another obj.?et*' (Lav^s •!-hi3 in not t h e 3Hrna

Al^ho a coope or 'binoculars are not needed3 fcc us© this© 1

I s h a l l . f i l l t h e form o u t , and i f you would l i k e - t o tako any te^.t-2, c r c 5 3 i r e any f u r t h e r information , for over a s i g h t i n g , I 77III t r y and oblige*

^ e n ^ i* H 1 -^ ?1 £? a i3 a at; o n . C a l i f o r nia*

over near1 Saota

h-;ard of sovsral 3 a l oother th California area., but the •

! h X O'.v f? r

•! c

iAvie

.5 \ i o ;

i.'i :'

^-- . v . • . ', 1 i x - - 1 ' .

i :-ih q^ .-srionnoiro h c i h:;m pripcrar! :;o ',lia; you can <jivo ifio U.S. Air t~orco a i :nuc',; 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/ ; !| 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 i i I'T j.r -^<i:r,ad nocasscry, v/c» may con'iocf you for furitior o'otails.

1. V/'h HI did y Oi.

7. Ti-n, of W: ---••& -'-JO

/) we

_-....

Hour

Minute a

(Qrcla Day

Your

'tfeAiotff' "cfi/J^r .JU^LCL^ 5- r.'ow icnQ '.vo i obiter i - -/.-.I'-f'f (To»al DufotJon) Seconds

^rtuita

c, (Nor very -jura

'-..;. Vcs cepe 1 :.i s-.-.:r-t continuously?

f Yai 1

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^:ot;ay '.. •;'•" •/•">u

~'i/ :^~'r- ~'a|«c* during DAYLIGHT,. '<vnam was the SUN ioctrtari a i you loo'<?J at iSr.^ obj&-::f? (j

• {CUchOn*;; ^!:2^j£lS> c. Toiwrri&i

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u. b. Dull mocnil-ht - pi-Jcii ci-rrU c. h'o c!. Dci't rofnon-.W

b. //

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Prrib^r

9. What v/or* Jhs w^-cr.hsr ccndificna ot fh^ ?iri;^ you ZQ^ i'r.o objoct?

i!f I

WEATHER fC/

5 I

b. r o g , mis*, cr licirj roin c. MocJo/ofd or h-javy rain d. Snow o. Don't r: 10. Th» objocf app«or--c!: fC/rc/e

c, 11,

u: i? 3pp9

d« Oon'-J know

!>'.

i ''ii* oci

t n a obj-sctr '-.r•?*•:>•

stcr•—/--

)3,

ITf ITff

Did lh* obiter^

,;^i

; - * ^ up and rush away a? any ?ln>->?

(CifQJ'i Qna fo*" oocS qu«?iiHon)

I ^-'

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T'v'o^r')

c.-i

know C i V i Off •J

VA-.

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Did fho obj?c? rrovs behind son

v timoy particularly a cloud? •

(Cirzla

Or*.:.-

o s

Don't Know.

IF'you

Y C S , thc»n t u l l w h o ?

it fi'C^-c b-:- - - - - ._

16-

f>;d fh-j obj^*:t .-ov«. *r* front of {sprr.afhiag^at ony timo,. particularly a c'oud? (Circle One):

Y»JS

Ho J

Don't Know.

IF you answerod YES, t;^

• »! w i j o t

in front of:

' 7

\7, . T-aSi in a vw vc~-r.& V,* ^O'Scwing things about tha obj

C o icy •-> ..'-• . ••" .; /

~7=> Ty~Tr~cry^

/\ -

!.?. W^ wUh to k'-c- "=«• :'.r.-:ui'icr s i s a , H ^ ' d CJ snatch sric'i; 3 | arm's lencjih in lina ^ i t h a 'cjov/n objac!' ao.d n o ^ , '-.tiv much of th'3 o'oj-

.^ covered by the hyed ot iho siiarch, |f you hcici pyrformed / h i s iiXperimant a t tha *i<-,>j ^^ ;}•.-:

sighting, how ;^^c-~ ••? .'""••« Ov'iact would nova b-aen covarad by ina match hoaci?

iv h I TK /•- -' - >£

^ ; ^ / ) / ! /^

/J / ,\> /;<*-'-

• •-- • •; ; h o w iha shapa of )he> object or o'o\aci^.

L a b e l and i n c l u d e i n your 3*<-.sr.~h uny d

of tha

•ou 'io>v-seen as ',yinc,3; proirusions^ •3»-c»/ end oipr>ciaHy oxliaust t r a i l a oc vcpor tras} 5-

p'acs en ar

>'d* iv'h? drowing to show tho d i r s c t i o n tha object NVU3 moving,

vptR

•-«•>.-:'!.

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CLASSIFICATION CANCELL BY AUTHORITY OF Til:! , BY

DEPUTY C O

15 February EX OFFICER

Unconventional Aircraft Sighting , California, 7 Fabrwy 1950 TO

CHIEF AGENT

t Director of Spaeial Jmstlgatloui d t , Ifeltad States Air Fere* <* 25, D. C,

FILE CLERK

a i r over A3a»d*, CaliJPdrBia, 1730 PS 7 Ftbrmx? 1950* Bright STAT CONTROl U in eolfir# fw»htlf to t h r o qiwrt«p» tl» « i » of dl svftlias at apaad of rixty t o s»r««ity B U M par lo Sotxtba&^t dii^etion fpoa Alawadm* Cnd«r ee • t i c * tas siaotaa by y two nlbMajaa* Infbraation taltan t Offlear l of th» Day, Alaaada Kctal Air attbnwtf|ii>ntTy d d to thia diatrlat ofttcm by F r t headquarters, Hamilton AJB, California. (Biraetor of Air Forea - A-3)# 2 . fl§T4lfflt At apnproxtafttaly 1730 hoard, ?ia», 7 February 1950, an object n s aigfatad ia tfa» air ovar California and by Mr» 4H^HHpMH^||9i Avaaoa, Sen Leaedro, Callfbmia, Tha ^»ath«r at tSo tia» <aaa elaar, with apprcodaataly tatt ail»f. Only eaa object ma sighted, asd ccnicla in shape, idth tha baaa soeh l i t e as p bright ailTwr in color and apprcadaataly thr««-femrtha tfa» » i » of an ozdisary paraeinta* I t at a qpt<d of sixty to a*v*Bty milaa par boor, tilth I t appaar«d t o borar at tiaaa and tt*n •laaily* and horar ag«in« Tha objaot i«a ob MI '13 D • 3 TAXES THE I*";"-• P.TCTO'

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Sigbtdng, iULaaeda, Gallfsraia, 7 Fabroary 1950*

for a parioi of about tan sdsnstas, when i t finally disappear** i n Soatteact direction frt» Alaoeda. Xn addition to th« vsav^taesatm th» 6bJ«*t would efcaag* £sroa tfc^ perymaicwlay pettiest t o a U l position in flight • Cno witn«ea reported IH> ^xfaatut t r a i l , tl» otter *tat#0 aa esdmust t r a i l T«8 vieibl» aad that i t vaa like that of a jat or roektrt* Both isdlv&ctaals inepoaHwd %h» object t o tee at aa altltai* of 2500 to 5000 f t by Thi ff y h Offloar of th» Day at Alaatda Narcal Air Staiioe, who lntijdat<4 that be nai i^p^gaid with their story» Alawda Hsyal Mr Gtatiot Opai*tio»i j g f a i t d Bndlton Flight Sarrie* that ttagr «•«• not t i a j tha irfghfcinf but ««ra wrely va^ortiBg I t for iufbraaticw p On 9 F«bTWiry X95O tht Piraeter of Xiatalliganea, Fo«th Air For©* to a raport of t t e ©i^htiag t o the 194hDi»tri« CSI#.

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DEPUTY CO

19D

SEW1

1950

KSPCHP

EX OFFICER

SUBJECTi HocouveBtiopal Aircraft Sighting

Alaaria, California, 7 February 1950 of Special lore artigationa Headquarters, tfeltad States Air Fores tfashiagtoa 25, D. C. 1#

CHIEF AGENT

FILE CLERK

tfrgjdetttlflaa cone-afanped object {ggfefcad 1B

a i r am* Alasada, California, 173O FSf 7 Febrmry 1950. Bright STAT CONTROL In color, oce-balf t o three-quarters the siae of cervells»> a t speed of siifcy t o seventy nil** in Southeast direction from Alaaada* U&der ob tion ftpproodaataiy ten aisotaa by two wltneaaea. Xnfbrasaticm taJosn Assistant Officer of the Day, AlAasda Naval Air axd gabetqaactly fbn«ud«d t o t h i s diatriot oStlsm by Foorfch Ai Fore* hoadqoartors, Hamilton AFB, California, (Dix«otor T 1st ~ »lligence>, Fourth Air 70re# - A-3). ORIGINATOR

At approadaataly 1730 boom, Pacifio Stand* ni Tia», 7 Febrmry 1950, aa objoet ves sighted 1BW th» a i r Aluwda

Cotmty, CalifSornia liy j J S & J S S " V Callfor&ia »nd by y Ur,'^BP,4HHWHMP^A-v«na»99 Saa C Caliionda. Tb» wathar at tho tiac «a« oloar, with

CHIEF CLERIC

aly ton alias* Only pp y on© object v&n sighted,, and this object l h baaa mach like an ico-«pea« 9 appeared ecnlda i n shape, with the and tb t « r 4 l bright ailrer l a color and apprcodaatelj oso-4nlT to DET COMDR object the »iaa of as ordinary pasaehoto* It a t a speed of sixty to- sersuty a i l e s per hour, *ith no definite I t appeared t o borer at tines and then *3aslly* nove on t o aaotv 61 1 4 th positifiB aad borer a^a^^^T^-^Jectn^C^ ^ * *7 * **°

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24*40. SIR-1

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Sighting, Alaawda, California^ 7 steimaury

Aircraft

a psHod of atooi tda sdnufc*B, whftn i t finally *iia*53*a?ad i a a dlrtetion £ro« Alaaoda* la addition to the ac*«aettfc» desexibod tbfr perpocrtiffnl^r p poeitleci t o a bfr object j c would l ehejag© g froa tb* pp i I ti ht a l po*ition In flight* Csaa vdtsaes* r#port*i a« ^thaturt t r atii l , tb« ofcbar at«t^» aa oaSaadfc trail nas vi»ibl» «xat tbftt I t «as soeh that of a jat or ?eck«t. Both iaHridsala ?«pcrta& the object t o at an altitate of 2500 to $000 % A y % two dbmrrrn imrn igfear^iawed V Assistant Of f l o w of th» Daj at AOaaida Hacval Air Stcti«si f *b» timt ha «a« i^ottaa* with th«ir rtory. Alsawia H«T*1 Air Static* CpaxmtlGo* inf orwd Baailtai Flight Saarie* tb«t tfatf «av« ac* i ting tfaa oi«btirjg tot m a real? importing i t for i»fbonati«a €a 9 FatetMxy X930 tba Diractor of £octalligeaea» Few** Air Foroa fomaxdai a raveH of th» »i«flting t o tht 19th District t e i

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COMPLAINT FORM I. SOURCE OF INFORMATION

WIELIAM A LAR3EN. Major

9 February 1950

946 6A

0815

PLACE

Hq & Hq Sq Fourth AFy Hamilton AFB RESIDENCE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE N O .

n ^ u n i d e n t i f i e d &&X5X Object / Aerlel

BUSINESS ADDRESS A N D TELEPHONE

Intelligence Office, Bldg. #420 Hamilton AFB, California fiQDO,

OSI Office. Hamilton Pet, HOW RECEIVED

San Anselmo, California

i—San RafflwT

TIME

DATE

ORGANIZATION

II.

UNCLASSIFIED

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

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CHARACTER

Inquiry 2.4~

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

Major LARSEN, reported that he had read a article in the Oakland Tribune newspaper, dated 9 February 1950, that as unidentified aarlel object was seen over the city of Oakland, California, 8 February 1950. Major LARSEN further reported that a? 1st Lt. TUCHSEN, 27th Fighter % 1st Fighter Group, March AFB, California, informed him(LARSEN) that he had seen what he believed was the same object that was refered to - in the Oakland Tribune. TUCHSEN further stated that he had observed said object through a pair of binoculars and identified object as being caused by a B-29 pulling a short vapor trail. Major LARSEN, again called this writer, 1500 hours, 9 February 1950, and advised that he had a copy of report of the incident for our information. See inclosure # 1 . Inclj 1. cc of Subject To Letter, Headquarters 78th Fighter Wing, Hamilton AFB, California, dated 8 February 1950.

Agent's 2fotej3* The witnesses are in P r e s i d i o ' s t e r r i t o r y .

ROBERT C. FRITZ SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT III.

OPEN NEW FILE

rr COMMANDER

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HEADQUARTERS'78th FIGHTER WIN(i |R

FORCE BASE

UNCLASSIBgD

TO:

SUB JSCT t Beport ing TO

Fourth Air Force Hamilton Air Force Base, Hamilton, California Director of Intelligence Under the proviaicma of Par 4 , ConAC Latter 200-1, dated 10 October 1949, tho following report of information on "Flying Discs* i s submitted! « (1) Location end tizae of sighting t Over Alameda4 California 1730 PST 7 February 1950. .

(2) Ifaatheri (3)

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Clear $ 10 miles v i s i b i l i t y .

Kaxses* occupations, and addresses of witnessest TtB BB^ -y» San Leandro, California. Mr 4 N M l is a civilian exoployee at Alameda Naval Air Station. Be works the night shift in the Power Plant,

H& # San Leandro, California. ttr Page is a civilian employee at Alameda Haval Air S-bation. He -works the night shift in the Power Plant. (4)

Photographs* Nono a-vailable.

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Sketch of objects 1 configurationt

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Objects sighted! (a)

Kumber* One (1).

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Shapet Conical, -with the base trmch like an ioe-oream cone # and the top rounded somewhat like the • canopy of a parachute«

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One-half ( l / 2 ) t o three-fourths (3/4) the s i z e of an ordinary paraohute.

f Ltr., Hq 78th Ftr Wing, Subi Reporting of Infornation on ttFlying

(d) Color* Bright Silver. (e) Speed* Sixty (60) to seventy (70) miles per hour* (f) Heading i Ho definite heading* The object appeared to hover at tioas and then *lO2ilyn movaon to another position and hover again* &r tfWH^and Hr 4j£0P observed the object for a period of ten (10) minutes* It finally disappeared in a South—east direction frost Alameda* (g) TianBtrverabilityj In addition to the novempnta aa indicated in (£) above, the object would change from the perpandioular position to a horizontal position in flight* (h) Altitude.? Both individuals reported the object to be 2500 ta 5000 feet altitude, •

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(i) Soured J Hone* (j) Exhaufft trails One observer states an exhaust trail appeared to be much like that of a jet or a rocket* The other states no exhaust trail observed* Eemarkss The Aas*t 0*D* at Alameda Ilaval Air Station interviewed ths two observers and indicated that he was sure they had seen, something -worth irhila reporting and seemed impressed by thair story. Alameda Uav&l Air Station Operations inforaad Hamilton Flight Servioe that the only investigation that they were caking was informing Hamilton Air Force Base for further investigation* ?05 TES CQMSaASDIUG OFFICES a

G20RSE L* PAUL Lt Colonel, ITSA? Adjutant Letter Heporfc Sent tos CG 4AP CG ConAC • CG A15C

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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED =J.O- FCisli^iiS^lii .t'SSiOF TH3 DIRL^A'Oii. uF feir'^J BY AUT BY

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SECORETX CLASSIFICATION CANG7CLLS? & r. i^ BY AUTHORITY Gf TIL- I. : :i.-_. . . . BY

MHTJJ K&oriaa DEC

DATE

XSD CSI 24-40 SIR-2 SPOT

SUBJECT t ttaeottvestlonal Aircraft Sighting g Sa» Pedro, CaHJTornlA, 8 ttirch 1950 Director of Special Investigations, HeadquartersBSAT, Washington 25, D. C. • flttflfSBf Am unidentified object appearing t o hare STAT CONTROL •agnttadt and brilliance as the planet Vema but tbe x aad rapidlj »lth aligfatlx less than the speed of a ehooilng nae obeei'Ted at 1715 l a the Ticinlty ot San Pedro, Callftam traveling West t o BasJfcv- The object appeared again North o f the ibserver In the Tleinity of Santa Ana *?4ghtiy froa East t o West and dlsa; In the Tieinlty of Santa Monica. The object, reported as rapidly than any airplane observed, 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. ORIGINATOR 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 HEF CtERK aeerpes the sky Is a generally southeast direction. loaediately after sighting the speck i t "seened to beeone a brilliant light 11 reported the brilliance and magnitude of the unknown object t o b<r t h e * a - as erp

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smoothly and rapidly with what appeared t o be> slightly l e s s than COMDR speed of a shooting star and, according t o IpeW, opted more rapdly

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UHCLASS!F1ED

' UNITED STATE TtiE INSPEC-; 19th I

20 0FFIC2 OF S'-'FCIAL

SMAMA—Jun 49—5M~ (30a)1

OS I 24-40 SIR*2 - SPOT PiTEljLffiSNCS ^EPOSX Subj i Unconventiceal Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, 3 Slarch 1950 3

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after a few seconds, but the path of tbe object in the sky eoold s t i l l be traced* The object reappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ana soving on a broad curve from Santa Ana towards Segtmdo and Santa Bonlem* Passing over the vicinity of Inglewood - Torrance - Buntington Park, the object again appeared to become brilliantly lighted indicating i t t o be tbe reflection of the sun (See accompanying sap) • As before, tbe "brilliant light lasted calytvo or three seconds, however tbe path of tbe object s t i l l could be traced» 4MB*! states * i t vas inpo*sible to estimate the eias or shape of the object, as these were no more dear than the appearance of an artillery gbgll when watched from the breech.of a gun during firing into the sky*. ^flsssV farther stated that i t was impossible to judge the speed of tike object as he was uncertain as t o i t s altitude* fie was positive that the object was sasy tia»* aore rapid in flight than an airplane. Xt disappeared above tbe clouclsy which <—» stated he believed were of the extreni high altltiade "ice-crystal" type, fMPss^would not vouch for the accuracy of the scale of his mp not. knowing tbe altitude of the unknown object* Herisental distanom have been greater* W * s obftervatlons coincided with a delnge of reports on the radio aad In the newspaper concerning *fiying Discs" observed In that vicinity on 3 Ifcrch 1950. 3» ACTICgt Fhotostatlc copies of the nap «era sade y Q#19 for fcr f r r d i n g with this report. No investigative action tafessu Assistant Chief of Staff, G~2 S|xth Jbrsy fortArded tbe information vithent action.

JOHN 0* t Colocel, TJTAF, D i s t r i c t Conoander,

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SECURITY BFANCH/HJJ/iae COORDINATION CO

DEPUTY

20 March 1950

19D OSI 24-40 SIR-a

EX OFFICER

SPOT INTELLIGENCE FEPQJff

tiooal Aircraft Sighting gg gen Pedro, California, 8 March 1950

SIBJSCTt ttee

CHIEF AGENT

Director of Special Investigation*, Headquarter* TJSXT, Washington 25, !>• C#

FILE CLERK

ggfOP91St An unidentified object appearing t o here the saat Magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus but w i n g eaoothly and rapidly irith slightly lass than the speed of a observed at 1715 in the vicinity of San Pedro, Ca rrelln^Vest to Bast. The object appeared again Berth o f the the vicinity of Santa Ana slightly fro* East to West and dis&i In the vicinity of Santa Ucmica, The object, reported as rapidly than any airplane obserred, nas seen by Colonel JflM^ FA, who prorlded a sketch to accompany his report* Znf 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 We«t 3 th Street, San Pedro, California observed a snail speck lacnring rapii i ^ aeerostt the rfty in a generally southeast direction* Imoodifltely after sighting the speok It ^seeasd to become a brilliant light1* _ reported the brilliance and magnitude of the 1unknown object t o b the earae as the planet Venus," as an evening star * • Tbe object w&rm, eaoothly with ttfeat app-arsd i s j^slisfe&ly I s tls t h l y aad.. ra r PP^"»y y with pp d of a shooting star and, according speed

UNCLASSIFIED UNITED STAT:;S .MH THE INSPECTOR' 1 9 U I PIST OFFICE 0 ? S>PECM

OS! 124-10 (25 Aug 48)

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(30a)

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OS I 24-40 S3R-2 - SPOT INTSLLIGEHCS KEPOEP Siibjx Unconventional Aircraft Sighting, San Pedro, California, & ISh 1950 than any airplay h» had erer cbssrssd* Ths brilliant g S i pp i l l i a n t light after a few seconds, but the path of the object i s the sky could s t i l l be traced. The object reappeared in the vicinity of Santa Ana moving on a broad curve froa Santa Ana towards Segundo and Santa Monica. Passing over the vicinity of Inglewood - Torrance - Huntington Park, th» object again appeared to become brilliantly lighted indicating i t to ta the reflection of the* etm (See accompanying nap)« As before, the "brilliant light lasted only two or three seconds, however the path of the object s t i l l could be 8 traced* jflMB states i t nag impossible to estimate the size or shape of the object, agr these were no more clear than the appearance of an artillery , shell when watched from the breech of a gun during firing into the sky** M P B farther stated that i t was impossible to judge the speed of the object aa.he -me uncertain as t o Its altitude* Be vas positive that the objtet -was a*ny tinos wore rapid in flight than an airplane. It disappeared above the clouds, lrhich M i stated he btlieved ymrm of the extrta* high altitwie B ice-crystal» type* J W v o u l d net vouch for the accuracy ot the scale of his Bftp net knowing tbe altitude ot the unknown object* Ecriaontal distances any hare been greater* 4PHB*s observations coincided with a doings of reports on the radio and In the newspaper concerning "flying Dlses* observed In that vicinity on $ Sfarch 1950. . X Photostatic copies of the sap were aede by D€#19 fbr fcarwrding with t h i s report* Ho investigative action takea. Assistant Chief o f Staff, G-2 Sixth Axwp forwarded the Information without action.

JOHN G. SWOPS, Colonel, USAF, District C

I tacit Photojrtatie copies o f (qtsad)*

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c A1SLJD-A SUBJECT:

1 s t Ind Report of Unusual Occurrence i n the Sky

WR/mos

S513 ASff, HEADQJJAHISBS SOUTHERN SUB-DISTRICT, Fort MaciTthur, C a l i f o r n i a , 9 March 1950

T0$

Commanding General, Sixth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California.

V. W. R.

1 Incl n/c

A1G9I 350.01 2d Ind 13 March 1950 Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Sixth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California TO* Office of Special Investigations, District 19, United States Air Force, Fairfield-Suisun, California AITN: Colonel Swope The attached is forwarded for your information and such action as is deemed necessary.

A. G. KIRBY L t Colonel, G&C Asst AC of S, G-2 CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED BY AUTHOEITY OF THE U1K1..

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BY DATE

UNITED S W E 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 ' SUBJECT:

Report of Unusual Occurrence i n t h e Sky

TO:

Chief, Southern California Sub-District Fort MacArthur _, San Pedro, California

9 March 1950

1, The following report i s submitted as a result of personal observation of an extremely rapidly moving object i n the sky above San Pedro, Long Beach and Santa Monica, California: a* On the evening of 8 March 1950, at approximately 1715 hours, I was -walking slowly up the h i l l 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 sky was fairly clear directly overhead, but with a few light clouds at very high altitude* The sun, which was to ray l e f t front, was sinking into a very heavy cloud-bank over the ocean and my attention had been attracted by the sky, b . I suddenly became conscious of the motion of what appeared to be a small speck moving rapidly across the sky in the direction in which I was looking. I t was moving from my right to my left (generally south) • Ir.un.ediately after i t had caught my eye i t seemed to become a b r i l l i a n t l i g h t . Hy f i r s t thought was that i t was a shooting s t a r . I t appeared to have the same magnitude and brilliance as the planet Venus, as an evening star, but moved smoothly and rapidly and with what appeared to be slightly less than the speed of a shooting s t a r , yet much more rapidly than, any airplane that I have observed. After a very few seconds the b r i l l i a n t light disappeared, but I could s t i l l trace the path, of the object in the sky over Long Beach harbor, to the east of where I was standing* c. I t disappeared from view over Long Beach and my eye 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 f e e t ) , seemed extremely slow-moving in comparison with the f i r s t object deecribed, and v/as moving from south to •north. dir^sicily^iJSri^Lan^edro Bay towards Long Beach. , , ^ — "-^"-••—7—=====^-;-' d. As I continued to look to the east, my eye again caught the rapidly moving object. I t had changed direction and appeared to be moving on a broad curve from the area over Santa Ana toward Segundo and Santa Monica. At f i r s t 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 over the area which 1 would judge to be Inglewood-TorranceHuntington Park, the brilliant light appeared again and I was quite aware that the light was a reflection of sunlight from the "body of -the object* A comparison of the relative positions of the sun, the object, and my location vri.ll indicate that this was probably ,the explanation of the brilliant light. (See map). On each occasion the brilliant light lasted only for two to three seconds. * e. "When the brilliant light ceased I was still able to trace the path of the object* It seemed to start another broad curve from northwest to northeast, then disappeared in some thin white clouds that were at high altitude . £• After the object disappeared I again turned to look at the airplane over Long Beach. As nearly as I can judge, it had moved a distance of between five and ten miles. During that time the object in the sky must have covered at least forty or fifty miles, but I have no sound basis for estimating its ground speed. 2. a. It was impossible to estimate the size or shape of the"object, as these "were no more clear that the appearance of an artillery shell when watched from itaen the breech of a gun during firing into the sky. b . It was impossible to judge the speed of the object, for its altitude was uncertain. It did, however, cover a very great distance in the time that I observed it, and was many times more rapid in flight than the airplane (See map). It appeared to make no change in altitude as nearly as I could judge, and it disappeared above clouds which 1 believe are of the type formed from, ice crystals at extremely high altitude. c. The attached sketch gives an idea of the directions involved, but I cannot vouch for its accuracy as to scale, due to the fact there was no v/ay to judge the distance to the object. For example: Y?hen the object appeared to me to have been over Long Beach, it might well have been farther away and hence over Santa Ana. 3. As a check on the reliability of the observation the fcllowir-g note is added: I described what I had seen upon my arrival at my quarters at approximately 1730 hours on 8 March to my wife. The morning radio announcements on the following day carried news that • seireral people in Southern California had seen a "flying disc" on MarcJ

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Colonel, FA Senior Army Instructor

•-JXJURITY BRANCE /HJj/iae

COORDINATION CO

DEPUTY CO >:<i?ZZ •*

21 April

SIR-3?

EX OFFICER

S2BJ2CT* Uhccovgnticpftl Alrorait Sighting a t Salii*9* California, 9 April 1950 TO

CHIEF AGENT

r Director* of Special TJSA7, 25, " "

FILE CLERK

1* SSSJBSGEl^ i!%rtaato»iidtt6l!»lsalreraft trarwlla^ at an a l t i t a i * «atla*t«* a*4000 f^«t aid in a Horthwlj' dlr^rtl obgtrrod a t 065?fetter*en 91 ^ril 4 1950 at SaHuas, Calif o n i a * STAT CONTROL Th» obj«et «aa aa«ii %gr thr»# p«r»«jiat who varlad i s detail* tat agmdl that i t «a» not a eomntloaal aircraft, Infbiaatloa raj orted t o Pqf 19 V tba Assistant Chlaf of Staff, 0-3, BaadqoarUr* Prsrfdio of San Francisco, AGENT

appreadMtaly 0653, 9 April 1950 tfcraa 0 ) resident a o f Salinas^ California while on Rooty Lane Wast and Scjcrth SSaia Street, Salinas observed an tmoctiTenticcal aircraft* Tha obflorrations tvara aada by RAT SfoBRIDB, Deputy Sheriff, flonteray ORIGINATOR County, vho rosldea at §44 Saat 3brket S t r e e t , Salinaaf L* B . BHATIST, Deputy Sheriff, MontereyJSognty, 610 Central S t r e e t ,

and aisv W W i (Aga 15) l^||HMa^ Street, Saaaida, Juferillo Delinoucnt Boat, Salinas* The veather IAS clear and BRiDlET astlaated tha altitttle of the object t o be 4OOO feotj were tadatanainad as t o i t s snaps} indicated that tha object gara off a bright reflection, and appeared chroae or alaadarai. BHADUnt ostiaated tba sisa t o be 30 t o 40 feet In circoitfarano 2fcBRlDK could gire no astlnata of siaa» The sheriffs stated th* DET object «a\s trareling north* They could o « a r i » additional

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CLASSIPICATIO^ CANCELLED ^ . . ' ^ a / i r M ^ ^ S F AUTHRT 01'' THS lilKi^io^; uF K, BY AUTHORiTY

KURTK-KL^Z^CaptUSAF^

i f DATE

DEC 1975

STATS AIR FORCE THE IWSPSCT)R GENERAL. 19th I I S T .

21 OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

)SI 124-10 23 Aug ^3

OSX 24-40 S3R-3

IHTSLLIGEHCS RSPCHg Subjs tfaeoxflrentional Aircraft Sight log a t Salinas, California, 9 April 1950

tottered the saiae inforaaiion with the additicral ecn«Mmt that tho objects shape was rowsd llkg^a p3at» or ball and i t s else 30 t o 40 f)»et In diameter. ^hem^NHMP obserred the object i t "seemed t o be standing None* Assistant Chief of St&f?, G-2 Sixth t i t h t a c t iio n . fbrvejrded t h i s inforaatico without

Xfefb copy tot Commanding HeadqpttrUirg Sixth ATBQT, Presidio o f San Fra&eiseor

JOfiB G , Colonel, i

kVSSt A 8 8t. Chief of Staff, G-2*

UNCUSSJHED

isTriKTPSSH^J

AMSI 452.1 2d Ind (12 Apr 50) StTBJECIi unconventional Aircraft HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AHMT. Presidio of San Francisco, California, 18 Apr 50 TO,

coaaaadin* O f f i c e . i«th OSI D i s t r i c t , Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, Th« above reports are forwarded for such aotion as you see f i t .

ALEXANDER G» K1HBY L t . C o l o n e l , GSC A s s t . AC of S , G-2

BATE

5 DEC 1375

J UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IHS INSPECTOR GEHLRAL 2 9 t h DIST.

2 1 APR 1950 CE OF SFECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

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43H CIC DETACHMENT 4TB IBFAHTRY DIVISION Fort Ord, California 12 April 1S5O STJBJECTi

Unconventional Aircraft

TERUj

di ng 4th infantry Di-risioi Fort Ord, California

Y OP TH S

iding General Sixth Atoy Presidio of S«n Pranoisco, California ATTENTION: AC of S, G-2

1« Cn 11 April 1950 Ray JfcBride, Deputy Sheriff, Monterey County, iho r e s i d e s a t 544 East Market Street, S a l i n a s , California, was interviewed i n reference t o having seen unconventional a i r c r a f t and stated i n substance as follows t a* Location and tine t At 0653 hours 9 April 1950 S h e r i f f ifcBride m s a t Rcaaey Lsne West and South Maim S t r e e t , Salinas, California then he saw unconventional a i r c r a f t , *•

Weather and v i s i b i l i t y ;

Humber of objectst

Shape of objectt

Sizet

f•

Colort

Weather c l e a r ; v i s i b i l i t y good.

One* Ho opinion*

Ho opinion* Chrome"dor aluminua.

"~~" 8» Speeds Mr* JfcBride saw the object for a period of l e s s than one-tenth of a second asd could give no indicaticD of speed* h*

Directiont

Iflhen he saw i t , i t was turning right, heading

Maneuverability>

Altitude?

k»

Sound}

north a No opinion*

Approximately 4000 f e e t *

Ko opinion*

12 Apr 50

SUBJECTi Unconventional Aircraft 1*

Exhaust t r a i l s t

No opinion:

Additional informations

None.

(C-3)

2* On 11 April 1950 L. R* Bradley, Deputy Sheriff, Monterey County, 610 Central, Salinas, California, was interviewed i n r e f e r ence t o h i s having seen unconventional a i r c r a f t and he s t a t e d i n substance as followst a* Location and time> 0653 hours 9 April 1990 a t Romey Lame Tfeat and South Main S t r e e t , Salinas, California*

Weather and v i s i b i l i t y !

Weather clear} v i s i b i l i t y good*

°»

Hunker of objectst

d«

Shape of object; No opinion*

••

Sire of objects

*•

Qpfe^t

No opinion*

Speed*

No opinion*

One.

30 t o 40 f e e t in circumference. Object gave off a bright r e f l e c t i o n *

Object -was t r a v e l i n g north* 1*

Maneuverabllityf

No opinion*

Altitudet

Sound: No opinion*

Exhaust t r a i l 8 1

Approxiaately 4000 f e e t

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 object and stated i n substance: a. Location and time: 0653.hours 9 April 1950 a t Homey Lane West and ^outh Main Street, Salinas, California* b* Weather and v i s i b i l l t y t

Weather nice; v i s i b i l i t y good*

c* Number of objects: One* d* Shape of objectt e*

Sizet

Hound like a plate and round as a ball*

30 to 40 feet in diameter* 2

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12 Apr 50 SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft f#

Colort

Resembled glass*

£•

Speed>

No opinion*

**• Directions __^J>-

No opinion*

i# Maneuverability* j. Altitudet

The object seemed to be standing still,

Not "very higi•

Sound}

None*

1*.

Exnuaat t r a i l >

None*

m* Additional informationt

None*

(P-6)

Captain 01C AMZIN

1 s t Ind.

Headqtiarters 4th I n f Div., Office of AC of S , O 2 , Fort Ord, California, 1 3 I p ^ i l 1950* TO:

Coaaanding General, Sixth Arcy, Prssidio of San Francisco, California. Attention: AC of S, G-2

Jtarwarded i n compliance * i t h Par 2 , Ltr Hdqrs Sixth Aray dated 18 November 1948, f i l e AMGBI 319, Subject: Unconventional Aircraft• This report i s a continuation of the report forwarded by t h i s o f f i c e 11 4pril 1950.

FRANCIS L . HOPPER Captain, GSC JK of S, ^

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SECURITY BRiNCH/fc j/iae COORDINATION CO

UNCLASSIFIED

DEPUTY CO

21 April 1950

19D C$1 24-40 SIR-*

EX OFFICER

INTSLLIGSNCS fl

SUBJECT ? TJoeonventicQal Aircraft Sighting Pacific Grow, California, 11 Febroaiy 1950

CHIEF AGENT

Director of Special Investigation* » Headquarters USA?, Washington 25, D # C.

FILE CLERK

1 . syflPpftjfiftj Three (3) objects were sighted enter Bacifi drove, California beti»een 2030 and 2100 hour* on 11 Febsraaxy 19i STAT " ~ ""..". __... - ?acifia Grofe] California* WK& stated the objects were traveling very test t o Southwest and swinging frtm l e f t t o rigfrt a s tt Objects appeared low t o her and she gained the iapreaj that they were going y g f l T to h i t t h e house next door rhen f i r s t sight ^ two" seemed t o b» flying i n a V-formtion, one (1) abova> and ute below with "one ahead and one t o each side** Due t o iaaec of altitude ^pfc bad no definite opinion of s £ » o f objects*

CONTROL

ORIGINATOR

Between 2030 and 2100 hours, 11 Fabrtsary 19$0 hottsewifb of {MMNPMfe&renue* Pacific Grove, observed throe (3) l i g h t s in the clsy through t*ca of her howi. She stated that the lights appeared t o cose out cfi IEF CLERK the bay and nere i n foraation, one higher than the other two one ahead and two "beMad t o the side of the leading object* stated the objects were swinging back acdforth and she f i r s t i t m s sort of an advertising stunt* ^jjMfe could hear no sound stated she ras confused aa t o distance and size btrt by dapping htfET COMDR out stretched band a Iron her position the objects asajsared 13fy* i n Tile diaswter* objects moved very rapidly and a l i g h t seeasd t o | esaenate froathea* They were traveling fron m CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED ^ , ?UT»., ' >'..^.}, i ^ T BY AUTHORITY OF T H i iv.r-:iiv..I:^i L;-* S ^ r ^ w v ~* BY

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OSI 124-10 (23 Augr 48)

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CSI 24-40 S2R-4 - ffPOP IKTEIXIGEKCE FEFOIff Slab j t Aircraft Sighting Pacific Grove, U February 1950*

stated that sbft had seen nobbing in bar past experiaoe* vith t o compart* tbft objects flighted,. . Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 3* An-sarded t h i s information irithout i itht action* ti

JOBS Q# Coloml District

Info copy tot Conaandiag Headquarters Sixth Presidio of Sun Francisco, ATTRt

ChiAf o f Staff, G~2Âť

UNCLASSIFIED

AMJBI 452. 2d Ind (12 Apr 50 SUBJECT: Unconventional A i r c r a f t

HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AR11Y, Presidio of Sen Franoisco, California, 18 Apr 50 TO:

Commanding Officer, 19th OSI District, Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, Fairfield, California The above reports are forwarded for such action as you see f i t .

ALEXANDER G. KIRBY L t . C o l o n e l , ffSC A s s t . AC of S, G-2

WT\ //--Li. ^-^^

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4Tr: CIC .DBTACH2E3T 4TH INW5TRY DIVISION

1950

/rfcioaal Aircraft

4th Infantry ^ Fort Ord, California^.

TO:

A l

K. U ^ - i - ••• 1 ' 3 ' : '

g General Pr83idio of Saa 7ranciseo, ATTENTION: AC of 3 , O 2

California

:-.t:l

Car 12 April 1950 Mrs, PscifitS GroTa, C a l i f o r n i a was int^rriasrsd in a i r c r a f t and s t a t e d i n sub3tanca •feo baring 3dea uns as f l l '"* L^cavion soad timat Tho o'oJDcts Yfar^ 3ightad F a s l r i i > a T s , C a l i f o r n i a betwaaa 2030 and 2100 hours 11 Ps"b 1950,

Z* ^io'VteTlKo?thoast» stars —ars •*•&

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and cold

Visibilitrr xvaa good

in tba OX

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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

D i r ^ o t i o a j . Tra-ralliag froa n o r t h e a s t t o .yar» M i lfryt A3 tha objacts yiovad .for^rd th^y .s^jr-.i; xha l ^ f t t o t h a r i g h t as if

v-dry 1;^ to bar and 3ha door whea.

diatauaas hovsvsr chdy .ippearsd t o b-a thay w^ra going "bo h i t thg houaa U^JTV

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traila* A^V o n a ^ - , i^f^raa-ti OUs S ^ i a checked the body shap--> udbw^-rii tha a r t i c l e s but could sai~n"one"^ T&jacts s©ara:»cl to be flying in o. "7If fcr-u-.<.';!on, oija ab-ova atid tr^ro balow or on& tsh^ad and ona to oach sid^o Tha -j-sn-.a dissippearad over tha roof of 1;he housa n a r t door oae a t a ti;.-:'.v. r i r - ^ , the oaacar object disappeared, then th-s objsob on the 1-3i-r ii>a.spe!*r3dJ, ?oad than tha obj=>ot to thd r i g h t disappeared over tha t door, Mrs, igHMt stated t h a t she had nothing in roof which t o compare the objacts sighted, (C-3) 2* Ca 12 April 1950 77allac9 Lae HcDonald, Aviation Siotographers « First; Claa3, 2IaTal Air Auxiliary S t a t i o n , HfonberoyifCalifornia. was xatar-rlsvfed concsming his observation of the objects snd a t At ad

in * Location and 1300-1330 h o u r s , 3 A^g 1949, t» • c,

M*dford Airport, Medford, Oregon,

?/5athar and y±a i b i 1 i t y ; Sfcniber of o b j e c t s ;

Uhlimitsd.

FiT=9 ( 5 ) ,

;

ii Sh-^pd of objoobs* Tnsv appeared t o be oval in sa they rsieablad"a caicaera l=»537~"o-?al on oon and f l a t on tha bottom^ the objects " bj lO^OGO f's-?-^, '•SHdj measurssd 35. X^

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a t hhe albituda oi*

f^ Colors Ths objeots did not r e f l e c t color but ^ -f ".'.as^riba-r as 'r'l'ao

i"f a

Cps-^-1? Jtpproxiaataly 150 lilies p^r hcpr aouth^43h, from th^ Hodford Air-oort^ ad in a. s t r a i g h t j» Altitudes Ea-cimatdd from tha grortnd a t 10,000 fsetc From r a l t i t u i a oi "87ob6 "feat in th* a i r the objects 3 t i l l s^eja:)-! ho 'be 000 fae-o high. Nona* ^

Bxaauat t r a i l s ;

ra»

Additional i"a formation:

':oo c o n s i s t ant to "bs *ri;-ad bl-T-f1^*

Objects Xinsd in i'orTna'"ion of Tha o"b;}.^3t^ ward too f^ir di.-j

SUBJECT,:

Unconventional Aircraft .

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1 3 Ap-" 5 0

pl:?yj:i a- vUe M^diTord, Oregon Airport, Including U'j;ror4. ground and *•••'-1 A ! -•• i.rlinesp personaslp e s n l p lalso aa'vthssy objects j ^ "wh "which t."i3 objects •waro moving vfas d33cribed as an ofi'-balane-d " , ori-9 object t o the left p? the Iea4ixi,5 object and tfrrea to tha ghi :S-ida ox" the leading (B-3)

Uswapapar clipping is attached.

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VoRWOOD''A»./DAtfeHSRTY/" Captain, I n f a n t r y 010

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Hsadquarters 4th Inf B i v , , Office of AC of 3 , G-2, Fort O^d, C a l i f o r n i a , 13 April 1950o TO:

Ccntns-Tiding General, Sixth Array, F r e s i d i o of 3?.n Fr?r.ci3co, California^ Att«rt.Ton: AC of S, G-2

v-:-ri?.?.rdsd in compliance -vith ? s r 2_, L t r Hdqrs Sixth Xrr.rj dated 13 No-ns^ib^r 1 9 i 3 , i"il« ^MGBI 319^ S u b l e t ? Uncjonventiors-^l A i r c r a f t o

y Captain, GSC

CHIEF, SECURITY COORDINATION

CLASSIFICATION BY AUTHORITY JITY OP

CO THE l>:,i^._.^v oi< t-^-j ^ / "

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BY __te

Jjstarisa . _

DEC

1975

DEPUTY CO

DATE

950

1<JB CB1T25=3p SPOT INTELLIGENCE

EX OFFICER

SUBJECT; Unconventional Aircraft Sighting Oougaay Proving Grounds, Utah 25 April 1950 TO

CHIEF AGENT

t Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters C5AF, Washington 25, !>• C»

FILE CLERK

... Uilitary security patrols reported a series c __ ^.,.a and flying objects of unknown origin over Dcrogway tnntstml l Proving Grounds i n early morning hours 25 April 1950.

STAT CONTROL

Sixth Array, Presidio of San Franct Callfomd* reports that ths C3D Field Office, Salt Lake City, Utak ?t«d unconventional aircraft sighting. Military secnrity pat*ol«~ p y Proving Qrooads reportea to the Intelligence Officer of AGENT Western Cheadeal Center that on 25 April 1950 in the early aornlni hears over the Amswnitien Storage Area in the vicinity of Dcugae>y| a series of unusual lights and flying objects cf g i off a origin 9 «ere observed. The characteristics and size icebox were described» This flying object while in flight was stsrrotaaaed by an aura of spears of ligfct jutting diagonally from the raain body. A 24-hour search of that area at Doug^ay Proving Grounds CHIEF CIERK i s in effect until farther notice. 3» ACTIONS Hone by this office• A 24-hour search of tfeat area by Dougvay proving Grounds i s in effect until further noticeL

ISO JOEN G # SffOBS, •i

Info copy tot Coscscanding General, Headquarters Sixth Presidio of San Francisco, California ATTHt Asst. Chief of Staff

OSI 134-10 <25 Aug 48)

DET COMDR

COPX AMPM5-CI

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SUBJECT* Report from C2D Field Office, Salt Lake City,Utah 1

2 Hay 50 PM G-2 1* The following report was received froa the CID Field Office, Salt Lake City, Utah* "Military security patrols at Dugway Proving Grenada reported to the Intelligence Officer of Western Chesdcal Center that on 25 April 1950 in the early morning hours over the Ammunition Storage Area in the vicinity of Dougnay Mountain a series of unusual lights and flying objects of unknown origin were observed. The characteristics and sisse of a â&#x20AC;˘flying icebox** wore described* This flying object while in flight was surrounded by an aura of spears of light jutting diagonally from the naln body. A 24-hour search of that area of Dougway Proving Grounds 11 i s in effect until further notice. 2* For your information.

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SUBJECT t Transaittal of Spot Intelligence Reports CHIEF AGENT

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Transmitted herewith for your informtion Is on* copy each of Spot Intelligence Reports, SIR-3, SIR-*

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Unconventional Aircraft Sighting Medford Airport, Bedford, Oregon, $ August 1949

CHIEF AGENT

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FILE CLERK

! • SEOTpgj T7AXL4GE ISS McDCKAID, Aviation Photog r * t t e . First d a » s , Saval Air AaxLUftxy Station, Calif «§& CONTROL obserred flTe (5) unconventional aircraft or objects, oval in or l i k e a convex lens, "oval on the top and f l a t a t the fcettca* 1300 and 1330 oa 8 August 1949* The objects g j cast*eoatbea«t from the Medftrd Airport in a straight U s e a t a SENT speed estimated t o be appzeodaately 150 adlee per hottr. altitude 10,CCO«? although trow altitude of 3,000* in the Air o s t i l l apyeai^ed 10,000* higher thma aircraft, Objects r e s o i 3i3fht for thirty (30) sdjttfce* aid ^ore obmrved bjr tcmer, TOR and coBBorcial airlines personnel* Objects were in a "off ssa ?eftdirg) one t o the l e f t and three to the right. Ott 12 April 1950 WALIACS LES ZCDOHAU), lea Photographers Sate, First Class, $aval Air Auxiliary Station, CHIEF CLERK :4onter*7, California provided infomatioe regarding the of unconventional aircraft or taddentified objects on 3 UeDOBAX^*S long book shoved that hid S5B-5 ^sas refoeled a t Madfiod Oregoa 8 Angturt 19^9. The pilot «as P. 0 . HULL, API, of Seattl DET COMDR the oo-pllot R, TUGrlVSZL, Chief Afr Plloti and J* B* All observed five (5) ^hlte, laaiiwme objeoti trarellag east-southaaat in an off J d V f One object appeared t o be iMdisg the fcrmtlcji vlth one d three on I t s right. afaDOBALD stated that one of <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* the objects mere at as altitude estimated at 10,000 faet* The diameter of each object *as estioated t o be 35 f e e t , gcDOHAED stated the pilot called the tower and asked i f they had observed anything* The tower reported that they had eeen flying saucers overhead. Pilot HUM* retgoested clearance for take-off and the tower asked if they intended to attain altitude enough to follow the objects* SfcDCiUID fttrther etated that cax tti^ 8000 feet altitude the formtim of the cbjocts could s t i l l be men. aod their shapes tkjrpefxntd t o be that siatilart t o a eaawra f hi over (cocfwc) on tep # and flat oa the botton* They appeared t o be at a speed of 150 aiiea per hoor^ eaet«eoathseet £rcn the Bedflard Jllrport storing in a straight line* Tine of observation m e between 1300ff aad 1330 & iaguat 1949* ?ho objects did cot reflect color but gxva o£f flawresce«t glow** Bo sound w s heard or esbaoet trails obserT^d* The objects remiaed in sight ibr a period of thirty (30) Bdzszfces* Fron a s altittdo of 8000 tfevt in the a i r HeDORAO stated the objects appeared t o be lOfOOO feet higher than their aircraft • HcDONAB) attempted t o obtain a photograph bttfe «as unable t o do so as his ca»era had a s i s Inch focal length leas and a sin* inch plate i*faieh w»s not adequate for photographing the objects at *aek a distance. During the period of observation one object dropped dam an estiaatedl 1,000 £»et cot of the formtion and then igturneaY %M -3OB the last one of the right echelon. 3 . l&Xgtt Hone* Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Sixth forwarded this £nfornatlcti irithcot aetiov)« .

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District Info cop? tot Commanding General* Headquarters Sixth A n y . prea&lo of San Francisco, California, ATT3* Aest. Chief o f Staff, G-2.

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NEW REPORTS OF FLYING SAUCERS . . .

ree Monterey Resi ents Tell I Herald that day, but the date I ing west in V-formation.-The»a caused laughter in the newsroom, j was blue. Low clouds lay on and nobody would take her seri- horizon. The V was "off-balat —three objects on one side:s ously.) Mrs. McNally's husband w a s two on the other. also a witness, and MacDonald COMING HEAD ON was with three others in the plane "They were like dandelianjw blowing along—or seemed?J" which gave chase. first glance, and I looked/i. Here's MacDonald's story: His log book shows that the and noticed they had taken vs^e SNB-5 was lanaed at Medford, ferent angle and w e r o r' c " " Oregon, on the way from Alameda toward us. We made a few < to Seattle, and had gassed up at about them being some of£th 1:15 p.m. (The plane will make flying saucers we'd been_hea" about. I noticed they were;i 175 miles an hour.) . The pilot, P." O. Hull, API, Se- direct line of travel at attle; the co-pilot, R. Tugwell, seemed about 10,000 feet:'J3Fj chief air pilot; and J. H. Sparks, were at 10,000 feet, the "' AF1, Alameda, were with' Mac- about 35 feet across. Donald on the ground,.when they "The pilot called the tower£i noticed five white and rather lu- asked if they had seen anj minous objects overhead and go- They reported that th»y hki'i

By RITCH 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 them over Medford,. Oregon, August 8. 1949. Mrs. J. V. Kays, 521 Laurel avenue, Pacific Grove, who saw flying objects February 11. Mrs. K. McNally, who lives just east of the Monterey Airport, and who-saw an. object near the h o r i zon April 1. (She phoned The

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 slightly south over! and 'con:: 'Medford. At. 8'OuO feet we could observer. see them ahead still like an off-• of scale, balance V formation. From 8,000 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 them J"qr_.tliirty; . minutes. On* dropped down -what; hac

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(Continued from page i) it was" some sort of advertising stunt, a n d then I felt a little shocked. ' "I could hear no sound in the sky. I first thought they wouldn't clear the house,- and then saw that they were well above. I was confused as to the distance and size* I held one hand out against the other, and when I cupped both together, that was the size of each object. I "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 from themselves." \.. Mrs. McNally says: " I was due to go to work a t 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 stationary for 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 way not the red of a plane light, but a dark; wine-red: "It turned back north, then: wenj; I northeast; and gathered tremeriI dous. speed - a n d •••• was" gon'

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ig west in V-formation. The si* j flying, saucers overheadV The pilot Iseennea|j:r,600 feet out of formaas blue. Low clouds lay on the! remarked that he had seen them, jtion, find then returned. It was orizon. The V was "off-balanj j and asked clearance for a take- j the last? one on the side where —three objects on one side off. The tower asked if we wanted there ^were three of them. We had wo on the other. to try to get high enough to fol- no binoculars, and the camera, MING HEAD ON low, and we did. with ^six-inch focal length and They were like dandelion WATCHED 30 MINTJTES nine-fnch plate was not adequate lowing along—or seemed so- ajt; "I had a camera in. the rear to pfiatograph them at such a irst glance, and I looked a hatch inside the door,, where a distance^-. End noticed they had taken a panel opened up. We took off to "Tlex-were within the atmosbrent angle and were co the; west and circled the field for pher||gf the earth. I have photooward us. We made afew" altitude;.: The objects were now graplteii from planes since 1945, bout them being some of th to the east and slightly south over and fijKrasider myself a qualified lying saucers we'd been hea: Medfor&y At. 8,000 feet we could obse^er-: If you lose your sense bout. I noticed they?_were see them ahead still like- an off- of slaie, your sense of relationlirect line of travel a t 7 w tf balance* V 'formation. Prom 8,000 shipa|is gone. I do not consider eemed about 10,000 fe«ti: = If feeV their shapes hadn't changed, the 3ight, or whiteness, to have ere at 10,000 feet, they, or their size, so it was hard to tell beenereflection, because in reflecbout 35 feet across.. '.;.. whether we had r (estimated the j tion^even at great distance there '"The pilot called the tower, is usoally a dark spot." altitude correctly.' ~?iJX" sked if they had seen anything.! ••We watched them^for thirty Wlsen. asked what sensation he hey reported that thty had se«nj minute*. One dropped down what; hadlupon seeing tha objects, MacfflShFi-:.

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Donald replied, "I couldn't believe it. When I first saw them I couldn't believe my eyes." The interview was held in the office of Public Information Officer A. M. Zakarian, Lt. (jg). Mrs. Kay's story:

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"Just after dark February 11,1 looked in one of our rooms which was dark, to see if my mother,'Mrs; Mabel Bussy, and visiting friends had returned home.' I saw three lights in. the sky through therwin"They came from' but ?oyer" the bay, and were cut likei. a; piece of crescent - shaped paper^thre&Viof them in formation, one higher than the other two~* They wereTswing=| ing back and forth, and going^ into ;| a heavy windi I thought* at "first, (Continued on page

CHIEF, SECURUT BRANCH/HJj/iae COORDINATION

DEPUTY CO

19D OSI 24-40 SIRV7

1950 EX OFFICER

SPOT INTELLIGENCE: KBPCKE

SUBJECTS Unconventional aircraft Source Sacraaento Union, newspaper, Editorial TO

CHIEF AGENT

I Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C.

FILE CLERIC

S~PK)PSISf Editorlarin Sacranento Union, Sacramento, California based on commentary of H. J, TAZLCR states that flying STAT CONTROL saucers or discs are harmless, non-explosive, and a military se of the Btaited States of America; their use will not be known generally until UBAF releases the information. Union newspaper The Sac: p dated 1 /fey carried the editorial entitled "Flying Discs" infonaatioa recoiv id by this office indicates that the editorial was based upon a commentary of H. J , TAILOR # "NEXT TISJ5 your Sacraaanto neighbor t e l l s you he saw a flying disc, do not look at hia as though he bad JSUI 2*

gone out of his njind# "Far, the chances are he did see a flying

For, now i t can ba told - flying discs are American eecnrt •weapons* They vary in size froa 20 lnchas in diameter and six inches thick to 250 feet in diaiaeter* Most of then are round, but some flat and edged upwards like saucers. They have no sound, no and no smoke, or light* They can appear to stand momentarily in the a i r , but the; can like lightning* They are utterly harmless. ^,7 £r?s 1000 fast to 30,000 feet, ass vf%n hig£bd?» What «P s re lined for i s a military secret, which will not be generally known until. ¥ne cCOMDR United States Air Force releases the information*, But i t i s an : jsportant and a wonderful purpose, and the country -will t h r i l l pride when the news i s finally made known. V!o.ISSD STATES AIH P

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*lf a n^iag disc should happen to la#4 ? intact* in Sacramento or vicinity, those *ho found i t would discovered that i t had teen labelled *«ilitary secret of tbe United States o£ Aawrica." Tb8 person who fb«ad. i t irotOd t» aakea to call a long distance telephone nrcaber - printed on the disc - and report his findings t o a U . S . A4

The discs are harmless awi non-explosive• But they f re real aad genuine, and they do not come from BusaSa, bub are aZl released in t i e United State* of America.* 3*

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE:

Headquarters, 19th DOSI, F a i r f i e l d - S u i s u n AFB, California DETCQ, Mather AFB Detachment ' Mather F i e l d , California EDITORIAL CLIPPED FROM SACRAMENTO UNION

k May 1950

1 , The enclosed a r t i c l e from t h e Sacramento Union newspaper dated 1 May 1950 i s forwarded f.or your information. This a r t i c l e was e x t r a c t e d from the e d i t o r i a l page, b y - l i n e not l i s t e d , information supposedly from informat i o n given by radio commentator H. J . TAYLOR.

BERL E. PHININGTOg/ Detachment Commander Mather AFB Detachment

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1 . The enclosed a r t i c l e from the Sacramento Onion newspaper dated 1 May 1950 i s forwarded f o r your information* This a r t i c l e was extracted f r o a the e d i t o r i a l page, b y - l i n e not l i s t e d , information supposedly f r o » informat i o n given by radio commentator H. J. TAYLOR•

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5SRL E. PENHIHGTOM Detachaent Conuaander Mather AFB Detachment

TIME your Sacramento neighbor hejsa>wf.-a flying disc, do-not as though: he had suddenly gone

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W Photograph in?«H»Jo ag two positions of a string* winglasa object or

all st&stasttftl, eolld_ vhlla he taw horn on leaf*, approximately 3 Jto» the ^Telaphou© Regi^Ur* pnbllshid tb&w phot«ffrapha on tb» tb» stcrr t h a t ^ ^ g ^ a ^ stated tbt ^Saawi» m s sMitiag 1 so ZkolJMr or» aaofcg ftgd aAg^ly 4f^#Fwstrtl disappMor^A o t w th0 t^.IhvtlwMi* n # i i | ^ P P T « l e a » e d th> photograph* for publi af%«r angr of hie fellow t«*n»-p^3pl« and th» editor of tb» p n iw» on Ms t o perait tb»lr imhUcjatlon seconding 3»

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Blowup* oj two photos at top. The "thing" appeared to be silvery, 20 or SO feet in diameter. FARMER PAUL TBENT, McMinnville, Ore., any flame and it was moving fairly slo\ was caUed to the back yard by his excited says Trent. "Then I snapped the first pictnite. wif«£ »vSG ^Dinted skyward at what you see in It moved a,little to the left and I moved ko he of * , P^°^s above—obviously- one the my8. the right0 to cktake another picture. Then It seein saucers.; BTe1.ggot his s ^camera.;.;; camera ? £ * P? «P5pedvi:-c>; vanishsd." 7;imade tw»photos. •There? wasn't

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19D OSI 24-40 S3R-8 INTELLIGENCE

EX OFFICER

SUBJECT* "Filing Sattcer8 Photograph CHIEF AGENT

Oregon TO

Director of Special Investigations,

Headquarters USAF, ?h 5» D* C*

FILE CLERK

^ ^ Photograph I n t h e p , 24 J»23» 1950 of a strange w i n g l e s s object r e s e m b l l

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2» TITi?r T l » Independent-Journal, San Rafael, Callfcjrnlfl. Carried a photograph of a strange wingless objeei reeeailin ^f saucer* ^faich iras photographed b M M B M P ? 2fcl d crer hi Oregon a s iItt soared his ffarau 3.

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ORIGINATOR

JOBS 0 . Colonel, USAF,

1 I n d : Paper clipping taken frtm Iniepeiiient-Jcwrrnal, San Rafael, California, Wednesday 14 Jux» 1950*

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IS© OSI

1950 EX OFFICER

SuBJSCr* UNCCinKSTICHAL AIRCRAFT Eaailtoa Air Fore* Base, California 0135 * 0200 hours 21 June 1950 TO

CHIEF

t Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters 13SA?t Washington 25* D» C,

AGENT

HIE CLERK

! • is2§&i£j&* Three aoacoMdasioned officers a t Sasjllt* Air Fore* B»se, California o s duty a t t h i Operations C e n t a l To nS\AT HaalltoB Air Fore* Bass observe* an s l U j f t i c s l object f l y i n g b Haalltoa Air Foresj Base with an • s t i m t s d speed o f ov»r 1000 hcur, t « t « M i 0235 aid 0200 hours 21 Juas 1950* The tmeoBVVttt a i r c r a f t aad* thra* passes over Haailton Air Fores Base and d i towards t h e

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2 . Pia»ATfg » o a 21 JtBM 1950 a t 0135, S t a f f S e r s s e j * CAF0FHO# Stuff Ssrgeaat SLL2S K* LORI^R (Control Tower Opsrata j atvi Corporal GAEIASD L . PEHU of t h e 1901 - 4- Detactanent, AACS Sojaa4r8l$If4ATOIt Sdlt Air Force Ease, California, v h i l e on dtrfcy l a t h e tower obserted an object,, described as elliptical, flying at a rate of speed over Easilton Air Force B&se# They reported the tape to he slailar to that of a fra aarksr syaibol* The object had CVEKK edges on either side of i t s course* A blue flaw* eiailar to th4t of a acetylene torch «ae seen to protrade froa the rear ot the The speed was estioated by the osa to have been oretr 1000 ailes h ? ^ fe t t e ss 4 t aircraft and Jets during the course of their dvtlei f£ CQMDR the control tower* The altitude of the object T A S estimated to be CLASSIFICATION CANCELLEF ^.., '-O-tt.k^. BY AUTHORITY

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y g free WOO t o 5000 f e e t . ?!» aishtin* was nada hy binoculars, The object aad« three passes ovar Baoilton Air Fore* Base with the first one em a Barthsast headiugj the &eecaod on a Hctrbhffest beadiBg) and on the third the object aftde an arc around the fiett aid disappeared toward the sea t o the We«t# All flights *ere straight and lo^el with the exception of tha last in which the object «as tanked SOT the turn* Ko ecuid vt&s beard* Ho radar oh&err&tions ware osde as a l l radar installations of the 23th Air Division trere inoperativej^ Tto& object djgappeared at 0200 hcttra 21 Jttne 1950. (AQSSTS WtSt-4tKKK$f^-mtHM for the Vallejo Times ~ Berald and ISetrs - Chronicle personally advised this agent that he had observed three unconventional aircraft ubich he deaerihed in a aiailar aanner on two (2) night* within the past week. ^^PBelaiBs to have knowledge that these aircraft were an Air Force secret project and that they were being tested for nigW* operation at Hamilton Air Force Base where they had three of this new type, unoawlly fast aircraftt carefully l ii H to ft f l l faangared. fad H give i this t h i information i f t i t tthe h agent at 1239, 21 Jtme 1950 text stated that he was not ttsing his infowation in the paper knowing the natter t o be one which the Air Force ' ' not desire t o have publicised.).

KSHHEtH W • KIBCr, I t . Colonel, 35A7, Acting D i s t r i c t Coaraanier* T

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

' Office Memorandum TO FROM

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

District Commander, 19th District OSI (IG) USAF DATE: 22 June 1950 Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California Detachment' Commander. Hamilton Detachment, 19th Diste OSI (IcO USAF

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Special Inquiry - Unidentified Object As per verbal instructions from the District Commander, the following report is submitted concerning an unidentified flying ob^ct observed at Ha_mj AF3, California:

SUBJECT:

a. Position: Over Hamilton AFB, Californi b. Time: 0135 - 02C0 hours 21 June 1950._ c. Visibility: Weather jjlear eight miles. .

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CAHIRRO, S/Sgt.,USJ ^ ^ ELLIS R. LOR] :, S/Sgt., 'GARLAND L. PRYOR, Cpl., TJSAi" All of the foregoing./personnel are of xthe 1901-4- Detachment, AACS Squadron, Hamilton AFB, California. e. Shape; The reported shape of the object was elliptical, as that of a fan marker symbol. The object •was traversing with the elongated edges to either side of its course. A blue flame similar to that- of a acetylene torch was seen to protrude from the rear of the object. f.

Speeds Estimated over 1000 miles per hour.

g. Color: The only color that could be observed was the color of the flame which was seen coming from the rear of the object. h. Altitude: Estimated from 2000 to 5000 feet, i. Sighting: By binoculars. h. Heading: This object made three passes over Hamilton AFB, California. The first pass was on a north-east heading, the second on a north-west heading, and on the third it made an arc of the field, and disappeared towards the sea to the west. j . Maneuverability: All flights were straight and level, except as previously stated, when the object made the third flight over^fihe^ field, at which time it traveled in a lateral arc. /> k.

Sound: None heard.

1. Radar Observations: During this time of sightingp tions of the 28th Air Division were inoperative, therefore no units were made. ^ )/} j OFFICE OF

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disc-shaped - object roaring ^between.- lOTfran.tl."150O miles an hour made at least five passes over JTarniltonr Air '.iForcef' Base, Marirt- Gfiurttyv"" eaxlsijvfefdays' 4- '... Three.1 lrjkmedc;'Aii^Fo^* iiieii reported, the. incdderitLvi '••:$ .'- ' ; .;

peared circular, thick in the center and tapering:to S' > Its speed^nras so: ^ jsize'-'-cotAiiîpt be estimated^- '± ,Thie: ttaftâirrnenl used, binoculars as :th.«j^3jsc made^three more passesii^fêtisarne area., It-was accompaiae^|0 by att| roar l;'like t h u n d e f : * p § ^ ' " ^ : -^^>:;: The blue>fl5ttne looked like' an acetylene' jfor<cbi\ On at : leastthree passes^ it/appeared ftdiVjlje r directly* averi-the Hamilton- beacorij. w h i ^ ' S ^ u s t north of the • field. ..;: V-Hf'.-r'^v ; :. The sksj* was- clear, though fog prevailed '.elsewhere iiu the Bay

G« Pryorji«cOT.^ol tower operator; flashed; b y ^ 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 J l . liorimer,. another ^control'tower operator, and-Stafffi'SgL' Virgil Cappuro, of theAirwfayaGommunications staff, as it returned tcom the, northwest for 'another pass Hbrth of the fieldL^--:•'•*...• -; •" • • •

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blue flame make*:five passes at the air i u i 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 V&TS 'ZL Jaa* feet.vThe men,-all control' operators, said they followed the disc with binoculars.; .• • SX2BACX * • * * * • • * • * • • * ^ t h o u g h t 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^;anr> acet-1

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had; that, conduc trainedhad- cbncraa«d£ «he»^ such; V They sai* tfte^&OTH airmen may havfeseett aj€^ looking foK.it*; " "saucer" feportsv were^based- dn^nuatnterpretation of conveniio#|.ab5eas or-hoaxe3;|

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OAKEAND, JuneV^21.^- A P ^ The*-£ Oakland . Tribunes said a "discr shaped object;"',roaring-'.at•" an: estimated speedy of 1,000 toli5QG^irrilesr. air hour; .made„ five ,r J *" - - Himiltoiii- AteJForcft"£*. Th^hcwspaper; quoted'T three. 1 air fpiace-jibn commissioned pfff-^ w^^h^ltoeh»#l saucer^iShootihg blue>flame

the-Tribunfr; q.uotea>Prypr.: PryortSaid the'first pass^was •':•'•'•• a t 1:3S-AM^'and the object traveled sb>jfast he- could not seejthe* v. subsequent' approachesi'fes.;'",•; -«;... " - Ther. ^Tribune • declared^. Pryor*i*\ i observation- was- verifietl hySfyi£-Sg*« A-.. other control, tower operator*; and J StafJKSergeant:'™ — ' ^

unicatipnsStafCV^^^j^?W^ They/isaid the sauced:retunie4 from, ^ietnorthwestand made atb bther^pass^-ribrttfe-oisjtne v t ^ l 1 d t h TOJprthe?"iir~-> men described- the; object 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- • itude at between 2,000 and 5,000 '

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UBflStttL AERIAL PKEH0MSB4 25 3fiL2a» S a s i o f Oaklaal, California

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1 tncU Copy of Spot Intelligence Bepcrt dated 10 Aiignat 1950.

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SUBJECT: j Alleged Colored/Cloud, V i c i n i t y of/San Rafael, TO:

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D i s t r i c t Commander 19th D i s t r i c t 0 SI (IG) USAP F a i r f i e l d - S u i s u a A i r Force Base

Pairfield, California 1* Reference i s made to article -which appeared in the "Albuquerque 11 Journal on 3 August 1950* Diis article stated that a varied-colored cloud (green, blue, e t c . ) , floating against the wind, was observed by several hundred people in and around San Rafael, California* 2. She article further stated that officials at/Hamilton Air Force Base, California, were investigating* In the event any inquiry i s conducted by your office, i t i s requested that the 17th OSL District receive a copy of your report.

CHABD. G. COX Major, TJSAF D i s t r i c t Commander

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SUBJECT: UNUSUAL A33IAL FH^NOU 25 -Miles East of Oakland, Califbrrda CHIEF AGENT

Headquarters, USAF Director of Special Investigations Washington 25, D« C» FILE CLERK

1 . SYNOPSIS; An amisaal cload formation with b r i l l i a n t colora tion •sites observed Uortti ifest of SAN JOSE, CALIPORSIA and caused excitement in the SAN FRANCISCO SAT AREA, "feather Bureau officials the cloud to be an unusual grouping of moisture p a r t i c l e s in the sky srhich gave vivid prismatic effects. y

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* 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 they noted a set of two (2) cloud formations close together and in the cload formations they noticed a ntnaber of vivid colors rumin , .OWGINATOR frosi a bright jelLcir into orange and pastel green running into bin© tt at approximately 330° from the OAKL.AHD Tower. The clouds once appea 'ed . to be -/ery high. 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 CHIEF CLERK water by the SAN I'ATSO BRIDGE approximately west and north of SAM JC 3 . They notified civilian pilots of cosssereial aircraft to the formation. The following were contacted: UHITED AIRLIKES^ Tr/A Flight hO (the pilot of t h i s flight reported in a g3rbeled 1 that he thought the formation appeared to be vapor t r a i l s , bat other reports frosi pilots and.QAglAgP To*er did not agree); SAN FRANCISOO Tbweat" contacted Captain ^ M M H | | H H P ^ 0 ^ American Airlines, Flight 721 a&d DFJITED AIPXIHES, F13jJ3t 1$ 2 frcn OAKLAHD,_ Jto& jpilot s .qanea, other t BY AUTH0112TT 0 7 T. BY .'.1

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h* The folioTdrsg are controller c< of the Oani-ASD Airport Sesrgjc trtxo observed thes^ cloud ^oraatlono^^cr* JOSEPH L^ ~"" '""" Aladma, California, Phone "^"""'" Aveme, Alameda, California Phone: ^ _ _ , , — _ _ . S t . , Castro Vallejo, California, Phone* EX OFFICER

5 , Weather Bureau o f f i c i a l s claimed the cloud to be an unusual grouping of moisture particles in the sky vahich gave vivid prismatic effects. CHIEF AGENT

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The following was reported to Colonel Svrope by telephone by .Major Cole a t 1230, 2 August 1950*

at approximately 1040 they noted a s e t of two oloud formations close together and i n the cloud formations they noticed a number of vivid colors running from a bright ysllatr into orags and jastel green running into blue a t approximately 330° from the Oakland Tower* The clouds once appearecP6o be -very high* By 1100 the phenomena had dispersed and the clouds turned into the normal oloud formations* The distance appeared t o be approximately 25 miles from the tower i n an easterly direction} over water by the San Mateo Bridge approximately west and north of San Jose* They notified c i v i l i a n pilots of coarasroial aircraft t o investigate the formation* The following were contacted* United Airlines. Trip 4 5 1 , TVCa Flight 40 (the p i l o t of t h i s flight reported in a g*rbeled message that he thought th» formation appeared to be vapor t r a i l s , but other reports from p i l o t s and Osirland Tower did not agree)} Sax^granbiaco Tower contacted Captain Anderson, P i l o t of American Airlines, yngEfe"72l ana Jfofi-fcyd /^plfofifl. Flight 452 from Oakland* The p i l o t s names, other than Captain Anderson, are unknown* The following are controllers of the Oakland Airport Service who observed these oloud formations* —— v --•-—•... • v... v...

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Ebrtheast of * California 14 Angast 1950 Unconventional Aircraft Keadqoarters, USAP Director or Special Investigations ?kshlBgton 2 5 , D. C.

___^__ An unoaual bright light isas observed Northeast elf California a t approximately 1930 hours 14 August 195O«

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- aSTAHSr, Ca 17 August 1950, lira, Street, YacariXLa, Caliibmla was interviewed and stated that she AGENT observed the above cited light from, her home* £3Q*SEiS ftirbher stated that she coald not estimate t h e distance between her point of s i . ^ t and t ha light* iNMfc advised that the^ sigWting tras at dusk and that she hajd telephcnicallsr advised OSI of the light in an atteapt to call t h e i r RIGINATOR cjition t o i t and that iaaediately after observing the light, s t a r s appearing and i t isas lost to view* Mrs.^^BlPf-iUrther advised that then light could have been a ^$eather baULooa l i g h t o r an unasaally bright star. $. BAHKS3, AF-hZ>h232Qp 1st Sgt» ID^L WeatherCHIEF CLERK , Pairfield-Saison AE3# Califbrniaj. "Ba3 intsrvteafted and stated that no weather balloons have been released froa thi3 station i n the past tuo (2) 3.

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1. Haf^resnce Is xaada to l o i t e r Stem Assistant CMer or Staff, £-2, Siscth Ara^-, Fresidio of San ?^"2J«J5SC:O, California^ dated X- Augttst 1950 and inclosed l e t t e r s&& to them frca the Far Bsst Command related! to sneJEC?, oopied c£ -»hich sre Inclosed* 2*

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Colonel John G* Swope 19th OSI District Fairfield-Suiaun Air Poroe Base Fairfield, California Dear Colossi* The inclosed l e t t e r was sent to us from the Far East CoBenand* It would appear that lir# 4HMHMMMM^if h i s statements are oorreot # has gone a long tmy ahead of the Air Force sad his invention should be of considerable interest* For this reason, we are forwarding i t to you for sueh action as you see f i t * Tours sincerely*

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ALEX G. EEfiBY LtÂŤ Colonel^ GSC Asst* AC of S, G-2

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COPT Street Los Aageles - 6 - California July 5th, 1950

General Douglas KaoArthur XT* S* Army Headquarters Tokyo* Japan Dear Sirs Because of the seriousness of difficulties i n Korea* I believe I should inform you of the following facts i I*

I have invented, constructed and tested a plane whioh I flew with two passengers from Los Angeles to San Franoisoo-Cakland and return to Los Angeles* Tine for the round trip - 38 minutes.

The engine in t h i s plane was a Curtis - and not the f i n e s t Curtis motor a t that*

I build this plane by SOUHD* So rivets or bolts* Plane can be built In &§• hours* This does not inolude time for placing motor.

Place f l i e s through the sir without a sound* Cannot be detected by radar* We are now working on one or two experiments whioh, i f successful, w i l l make this plane operate like a dragon-fly* That i s , stop suddenly and f l y backwards. Sudden stop barely f e l t by pilot and crew.

My 8on,^JpHMMNHMll|Pi3 with you and has been with you for some time* He knows a l l about this plane* We w i l l send you a s e t of the plans i f you are interested and you can see for yourself* Wo have a factory in whioh the milling machines oan be plaosd and after the machinery i s set the production of planes w i l l be rapid* Our reason for contacting you direct is that I believe you t o be one of the greatest generals our Ariqy his ever had and we believe you will -want to keep this information for the United States only* Yours tn»Ly*

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WALTER P i BARNSY, 3108A ORGANIZATION Air Provost Marshal, MoClallan AFB ,--Califoraia--

8 September 1950 Home:

2520 Duarte G t . , Sacramento, Calif.

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Unusual Sighting Flaming Object North of Rio Linda, Cal, 8 September 1950 •

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Air Provost Marshal, McClellan AFB, C&l, HI-9-3551, Extension 5124II.

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At 1830 hours on 8 September 1950, WALTER P. BARHBT, Major, 3108A, Air Provost Marshal, MeClellan AFB, McClellan, California, informed the undersigned t h a t a JOSEPH E. LATTA of Del Paso Heights, California had reported sighting a flaming object f a l l i n g through the a i r and s t r i k i n g the ground north of Rio Linda, California

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Hq, 19th DOSI, (IG) USAF J ^ t t a l d - S u i s u n A£B, Califor Detachment Coomander! McClell McGlellan, California Sighting of Burning Object in the Air Rio Linda, California 8 September 1950

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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 c^utiouiiy • : ' i c i l t h e y 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

19th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 3PWSEHESGBW AIR FORCE BASE. CALIFORNIA 17 April 1951 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Mr. Harry M. K i m b a l l , SAC San F r a n c i s c o F i e l d O f f i c e F B I ,

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at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, concerning his statement that he i s in possession of definite information that*Tlying saucers, men and munitions have landed on t h i s planet from other planets. 2. Mr. ^0Pgpvadvised Mr. £PPfethat he should check with this District Headquarters to see what information might be available.

JOHN G. SWOFE C o l o n e l , TTSAF D i s t r i c t Commander

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