Osi district 23 by Clifford Stone

INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

OSI DISTRICT FILES 23d DISTRICT: CABSHELL AFB, FT. WORTH, TEX. OSI FILE DESIGNATION 2 4 - 1 8 5 - 2 3

c HEADQUARTERS U N I T E D STATES A I R FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL O F F I C E OF S P E C I A L I N V E S T I G A T I O N S D i s t r i c t ' O f fice No. 23 - C a r s w e l i A i r Force F o r t Worifh, T e x a s

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April SPOT IHTELLIGBHCE REPORT SUBJECT: Unidentified S i l v e r y Object F l y i n g a t 60,000 F e e t over Memphis, Texas* TOt

Director of Special Investigations Headquarters United States Air Force Washington 2$$ D* C»

1# SXNOPSISt ifti unidentified silvery object i s reported by the Fort Worth. Star Telegram of 19 April 1950 as hovering for houra above the Texas Banhandle a t an estimated 60,000 feet on Tuesday 10 » DT?fftTTR«r The clipping p p g -which i s attached hereto i s the 55SC~5 o n l y avai355SCe~i5Coraation on t h i s subject a t t h i s ttime* being 3» JCTIQHt Pursuant takes on t h i s matter*

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Hovering for Hours Over Panhandle The Panhandle be•^•'' ••-. . - X • •-^- ?-• ••- • - • fe5jr: . - v _ _ , _ _ . * • , „ « i T he P a n h a n d l e oobject b j e c t ffirst irst 1 An unidentified silvery some- eral days ago "and released two came visible about 9:30 a. m. balloons Tuesday. when it was spotted by W. J. thing hovered for hours above rawinsonde These balloons are 12 feet in Hightower, CAA communicator at the Texas Panhandle at an esti- diameter on the ground'but in- Clarendon. He said it was southmated 60,000 feet Tuesday. flate as they rise. One was re- easterly, in the direction *of Variously icyuuvu as* cigar Variously ^ "• shaped and spherical, the seem- leased at 9 a. m., the other at Childress. ingly stationary object was seen 1 p. m. Seen a t Childress. by CAA obseryecSv Air Force and ;-, A Carried Instruments. From Childress, another .Q A civilian pflotsâBEt ground watchBadio instruments carried by , communicator, ; ; Jack Cox, spot led ers. - •7'^v- ^.i.^..^V. '?i the I balloons.-, indicated to the 1 a bright object in the sky in^be A CAA o£2caif>erc said CAA ground station^ that the first, by direction of. Clarendon ahput mid-afternoony. was still traveling stations afcTSacitti*;Falls,"Childress and fTtûmkituV plotted: the at st velocity of 55 miles air hour, 12:45 p. m. It soon disappeared and a«aodr at 60,000 west of Wichita -Falls, and • the unv-i. said a c _ ieet directly saom Memphis. . —n i • t r'lThni—i-irtr- VI' feet,, en route from : ) Fort Sill, was heard to iJlVmS'Sa.ui;cj a-r-iu"r*"& ,?•_-.•,-:— >&stbnTary/'; • swift >. speed-êre otu by radio that he- had seen> jt unusual object at an —«~«»<--i J"ii*«A • W.<idntiTnf. •- at -'Austin i^r A, spokesman ailSteppai X q f 30,000 feef" ?aHsif«tpldl f&S^ Sherman.5:And a sSf&Tele; êphi^ja grSm^repêr^said'ihe^fsaw^-a' ^ ' " the • -^ . . ' - - J J ^^Kî^^^t.-ni,^^^;stationary, and a

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peared about tft^"a2&'andâp«, v of a basketbaH; Sightowerj to A whom it: was"-H?isibIe until about 2; p. m., said: •'WeîaVe seen it for so long and. it*.'£»< moved so 1 slow!y3tiiatiI' crafldcgt. say what it s :cou^be.f;;T : : ';,;j^ ., • , He discounted tlic;i>ossibility of usual weather balloons. . , \ Climbed to &MQ • Th> pilot of -si F-61 "Black ! îdoyvi" whQ gave^^h? last three of hisr.:plane tnumber as tfailedlta v .gjy£,- his nam^'i feporifed to" CAA-"ffiat.fie cluftheii, ^ to 29;0p0 feet and?the strange;; pbjejfftstill w%î|^^bove himi|J-.pprtediy was s i ^ t e i | by a Braniff .;'> . Airlines, pflot. Cjpt2jCarl Q Gray,, :. who^-iaw . it Iriu th^'.vicimty of^v Memphis as. he; fic^Cfcom Wich- ; ; , ita Falls to Amarffio > " ';.:v, j FromV Denver, trray .told the >' 1 : , S t a r - T e l e g r a m : : ^ ' ;~^'"'[- ...•• •_• - . - ^ I

' . " W e were asked by CAA to bysu ! onthe outlook north of Memphis.% I1 They thought it wgs around 60,-?, OQO.feet Westarted climbing^ a s " ; soon as. we left .WicHita Fal^a and \ had reached 12.000:f ert due north i of Childress when wef sighted !$££• "There were high" cirrus cloudis?% • at 30,000; to" 3S,OO0Ffeet which :: \; blocked but th.^ object every one* in a while. ^aKseiwsai. no telling how high it ""'" •

what looked J)ikie^a,i.vo- -.streak went'right through "center of> vifc.v-; - ^'^ "From 't£ettime wesighted it until-;,1 we: were directly ! underneath took seven;minutes.. We i weredbing 180 miles per hour,.so we traveled in the vicinity: of 20 miles to get under it. The object was pretty good size; ."I've never seen anything like it Jbefbre. It looked like it could ; have been a balloon but 1 don't think it was." (Jray-. said the objecttalso was sighteffvby his co-|iydt;^l(p^ Phillips, ^rhb- said therie^.^aJ "very strong refleclion" fro^f^the thing, and by: "Hostess Ma0pry McMahan. r(?raf;-Phillips ^d-'Miss McMahan live in Dallas?,!>;> ! ; ; ; Again ;at 3 p. m.;i th&s object became'; "visible at*- Childress. W». W". Flipperi, "chief'aircraft communicator, said it must be huge: if it coiiid alsot\be. seen from Clarendons Managing -ETd i-.to r W. S. Warren of the Childres3 Index said it looked like a balloonl-.

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS District Office No. 23 - Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth, Texas

19 April 1950 SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUBJECT: Half Circular Objects over Fort Worth, Texas, cm 16 April 1950. TOJ

Director of Special Investigations Headquarters United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C.

!• SlNOPSIS: Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, a veteran. Radar BrafoaTri-ier, "was reported by the Fort Worth Star Telegram of 18 April 1950, as having seen flying objects over Fort Worth, Texas. ^HBH reported these objects were not moving fast and appeared to be s i r or seven miles away* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^•fc %

2» PET AITS £ The only available details on this matter are set out in the attached clipping from the Fort Worth Star Telegram of 18 April 1950, 3» ACTION; Pursuant to AFCSI Letter 85 no action i s being taken on t h i s matter..

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A farmer radarbombaTdxer.^— a B-2*? m the Pacific?".reportedi] Monday?: that he*-v saw?flying;objects~ in'the air late: Sunday aft^, ernoort in two groups,- coming out o! the west and traveling north* east, and; photographed some of them.

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Ira- Maxey of. 916 5th Ave.;" a' veteran of 3,60fr hours, of flying in the U.. S. Air Force," called to his-- \*fe a t about 5:30" p.rrcu Sunday, and. asked her^to bring his c a m e r a o u t t o h i m . ' £••'-••••.

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i HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS District Office No. 23 - CarsweM Air Force Base Fort Worth, Texas 19 April SPOT BJTELLIGMCE REPCRT SUBJECT* Unidentified Flat Circular Objects over Sherman, Texas, Iteported 18 April 1950 • TO:

Director of Special Investigations Headquarters United States Air "Force Washington 2£, T>* C»

!• SINOPSISg Tiro witnesses, housewives of military personnel nho reside in the North Section of Sherman, Texas, reported that at 10U£ on 18 April 1950, they had observed frcm their residence eighteen (18) to twenty (20) flat circular objects wilk polished silver surface in the air* 2

* PET&ELS£ Two witnesses, housewives of military personnel -who reside in the North Section of Sherman, Texas, reported that at 10U5 on IB April 19^0, they had observed from their residence eighteen (18) to twenty(20) flat circular objects with polished silver surface in the air* These objects were quite some distance away - from thirty to forty degrees above the horizon and were first seen in the West going in a general direction East by "Northeast* The objects appeared to have sort of a hocking circular motion and appeared to rotate in. a counter-clockwise motion. They made no noise* Objects remained in view four to five minutes* 3* ACTION,:: Pursuant to AFCSI Latter 85 no action is being taken on this matter* CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED- ~:i.^^^;:.

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Texas. Subject phenomenon were allegedly observed by three faculty steaoers froa Texas Technological College, Lubboek, Texasr on 25 August 1951* These objects appeared to be V-shaped formations giving off a which jaay have been reflections from lights on "tfee ground, lions by the three college professors were later vouched four other witnesses. Siallar phenomenon was observed by one of Lobfcock, Texas* who i s alleged to have taken photo* of the objects* Numerous other witnesses to similar occurrences bare reported varied accounts to reporters of the Lubboek Avalanche JTournal, on 1 and 2 September 1951. At Matador* Texas, on 31 August 1951* at 12:45 P. H. CSE, two vroaen reported a Strange wingless" air*craft passed within 150 feet of their automobile and disappeared a short time-later. 2

* BTffAILS: Ittonerous reports have been received by news sources at Lubboek * Texas of strange unidentified objects in flight over tabboek, Texas and vicinity since 25 August 1951* Tlrsi; observation of such flying phenomenon was reported by three faculty members of Texas afessers veres

urday evening at 2110 boors, a group of objects flying in a rough sealcircle or crescent formation vas sighted flying from the northeast to the southwest at an "incredible speedB, These three professors w«re unable to give any complete description of the objects; however, they

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stated that they gave off a glow which could have been created from the lights of the city below. The formation of objects allegedly crossed the sky from horizon to horizon in three 3econd3. Calculations made by these professors were to the effect that had the formation of objects been flying at so altitude of one mile from earth, their speed would have been 1300 miles an hour, or at 50,000 feet of altitude, their speed would have been nearer 13,000 miles per hour. So shook waves were f e l t , according I^^HHHPP* vho stated that the absence of shook waves would Indicate that the Bformation was flying in the stratosphere, above 50,000 feet, 19MflNMP* *s'tlinated that there ve&e 50 of the strange objects. A second group of such objects passed over the sky approximately three minutes later. One of th« _..._ also rgoortad,..±hat severaX-niabfts prior to the observeu««« of J^v^ess^rs^HHRHRVSVHHSHHRHMPKf h& had observed a Siailar flight of objects over Lu!>bo<$k, 5exaat sad described then i n a aimilaaMaaaner as did the three professors. On Monday, 27 August 1951* softoro^liie t o neirs sources, four additional witnesses verified

.^.w ., ,,,., ;.,,..Ipw^ ^ — o ^ . The»e t&at witnesses allegedly verified the tlas- it the reported incident as being 2110 hours (J5T. LubboeJc. fez&s, snapped photographs of Hhat was purported t o b e the anidentified objects in flight over Xnfeboftk, Texas. These photographs shewed tha unidentified objects as a double ggK^flf dots in a rough «fCTaatioa. A second p photograph made JMHHHfep feJMHHHfepoows the objects p j having shifted intoa/single line fornatien, Balntalnlng however the original v^shape. J M W B d v l s e d that he had shot the tiro photographs with a 55 an. eaaera. Io other information was available as to exposure. type of fttB* or other technical data. Between 2040 and 2257 hours CST, 31 August 1951, similar objects were reportedly seen over Lubbock mi three separate occasions. Sumerous calls were received by the editorial office of the lubbock Xorning Avalanche, In which various persons alleged sightings of the strange objects. All reports, according to the news source, describe the objects as flying In Y-shaped or S-sbaped foraation passing directly overhead through the sky within three t# seven seconds. The number of such objects ranged from, eight or niae to *20 or 30". The course of flight of the objects on 50 and 51 August 1951, «as allegedly % general direction from north to south. The objects if ere variously described as being the eolor of stars, or 3hades of blue or yellow.

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7 September 1951 Unidentified Objects in Flight over Lubbock, Texas

lor, Texas, two women^t^^jflpPBHlBBIt and her daughter, were alleged to have observed a "wingless" type aircraft traveling at a low altitude and at a low speed. Thi3 craft allegedly passed within. 1^0 feet o f J p H H M i P i s automobile* then rose rapidly and waa out of sight -within a few minutes. eilltltilNNIgto*' an<£3HHHHPfewere alleged to have reported being near enough to the>«5&rcuKd object to observe one door or porthole in the metal si**«£ttfee aircraft. Since the Initial sighting of the alleged vaexj reports similar In nature have been received by the

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t h i s man source* speculation as to the nature of the phenomenon la c%tislng numerous other reported sightings. ACTIOM: Attached for Information of your Beadquarters are ?lngs concerning this phenomenon, and no further action ;4fhlteiagkiiiett'.i^.tl^.tl^ft^^'BeftQrdittiee with prorisiona of JCCSI ' 35* dated 2^jr October 1950, copie* - of this report are being

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1* Thare i s attached for your iaioraation a copy of a Spot Intelligence Report dated ? Sdptonber 1951 coaoeming t h s above 3\ibjoct. 2*

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3* Request that the newspaper dippings inclosed v&Oi tha report be returned t o -| thia Directorate for f i l e after hoflns served their purpose* t ki

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Ccsananding Officer Air Technical-Intel Wright-Patterson Air Fcffc Dayton, Ohio ATTN: ATI

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!• Hefarene© ia made t o l a t t e r ^ t h i * office, dated 13 Hovmber 1951* fi^a 2Ur-21> subject a s above.

for your additional ii^orsiation ara 2» Attachad t of iircrsstigatioa by Ag^nt ^o copias o? th.a rspor p g y Special p , 23d.0Si: District (IQ), f i l e 2irSU, dated 5 Deceniber as abova* 3*

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ths file» of t h e Office of Special Investigations are considered closed in instant case r u A t t e n t i o n I s ijavitad t o paragraph ? , AFR 205-i» d a t a d Ik Karcii 19l|-9, -which p r o h i b i t s t h e d i s c l o s u r e of c l a s s i f i e d infoianation t o unaathorisad •oersonnel.

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;</"•.!• Reference i s iade to Report of Investigation of s/A KOWAHD M. §H3r, DO #23, subject a n d / f i l e as above, 8 October••.1951"'/•. 2, Transmitted herewith are six (6) copies of Report-of Investigation of S/A. K. IT. BOSSSRT, DO #23, subject and file as above, S.Decamber 1951» IJhis case was reopened, in compliance with telephonic r e quest from a representative of the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Vfright-Pat-terson Air Force Base, on 15 November 1951.. 3 - Beqaast that Headquarters, OSI transmit action copies of t h i s report to Commanding General, Air Technical Intelligence Center, WrightPatterson A.S3, Ohio, • , . . 4

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_ _ __jlubbock> Taxas, r e iaierviewed a t the telephonic "request of Lt EDWARD J« jfljjPl»yU, Air Technical I n t e l l i g e n c e Center, Wright-

Ifefcterson AFB, Dayton^ Ohio, Interview vdtSgJHpspro-" vided no additional pertinent irtformationfl^MPifc executed hand-witten statement as t o taking the pictures In question on 30 August 1951, and denying the possession of the lost negative. CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED fe •

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1. This case was reopened in compliance -with t h s verbal request of lieutenant SDVJAHD J . RUPFECT, Office of Air Technical Intelligence Center, WrightFa btsr son Air Force Base, Dayuqn^Ohio, In telephonic conversation on 15 November 1951 requesting reinterviavr of Iflfl^^^fRflMQir* i n an effort to procure more defi n i t e technical information and the'~possibllity of locating nissing negative. AT IE3B0CK. TEXAS

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visiting the Boy Scouts Executive Camp at Raton, New Mexico, On 2 December 1951, MMV&as interviewed in private. The rights of a private citizen under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States >.-as explained B acknowledged his understanding of such rights. 3« During t h i s intervie^pJPJpid not deviate from the information obtained in the f i r s t interview by the -writer or on the subsequent interview by the writer •when accompanied by lieutenant EEfa&ED J . EUPPELT, Air Technical Intelligence Center,^ Base> Dayton, Ohio, with the possible exception of the tracking^lind exposures .of the Unidentified objects on 30 August 1951* ' •

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had obtained the pictures by tracking across the sky in the backyard of his residence* 1i|^(êxplained in detail that allo-wing for the loss of thirty (30) degrees : of visicai to tfiejoorth due to a line of trees and a duplicating loss of thirty (30) degrees of Vision to the south due to the contour of the residence that he had. used half af^tiie remaining arc of vision in attempting to center objects in his range finder mi then as they had passed the center arc he had'pivoted and taken three (3) pictures Tdhile tracking, t*JWWfl|-was_very positive of this particular phase* Questioned as to the paissing negative^(|pfcBtated that i t had never been located, vrais sbi.11 missing and *<-as not in his possession. requested to rake a statement in his own handvîting covering the incident" described abovec He was reluctant to make any statement, stating chat he had 1.0I& the vdiole truth of the incidents and that he could not see "where a statecJent frcei him would have any effect on the investigationo Howeyerp~h~e. if permi3sible, to talk i t over with his father, ^HtMPflMHP 1 !^, _^__" ^&vLubbock, Texas, upon his return later in the day© This request "was" At_173C^ hours, 2 December 1951, the writer received a telephone call flttBRl stating that his son had talked over-the possibility of making, a written statement with him and thai^lNHHMftP 1 ^ i n a ^ e a short written statement îiich was availableo

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"On A.ug 5 0 , 1951 a t about 11:30 FM took p i c t u r e s of s t r a n g e o b j e c t s p a s s i n g overhead from North t o South. I saw t h r e e s e p a r a t a groups o f o b j e c t s . .Two p i c t u r e s a r e of t h e second group 0 Three a r e ox oh 3 t h i r d group. The l a s t n e g a t i v e h a s not- been found and i s n o t i n ray p o s s e s s i o n . che8, On 30 November 1951, itfMMMMWMMHHl? Photographer for the Journal Newspaper,. Lubbock, Texas, -was interviewed as" tohis^aiowledge of of vork, the authenticity of the pictures turned^nbgllHHRHMlMi^' during a period covering approximately one (1) year* ^flMINPMbtated that he to be the best amateur photographer in Lubbock and vicinity and 1 i-evergiven them any occasion,,to doubt his work* In referring to the pictures taken bydflHPon 30 August i951»iflHHP£ated that the newspaper had also been doubtful as to the authenticity of the^negatives and had runexhaustive t e s t s on the negatives before they were published in the newspaper. ^•BB^urther stated that these t e s t s were rery thorough and thatVihey had used the Technical knowledge of other photog— graphetr/,in the city and node^could find any evidence of the negatives having been tampered with in any way*-"*<|jJj(pid not believe that^MKl'would attempt ( to-perpetrate a "^loax* as t6e yamg man had \turned in several times very remarkable .pictures had "' " ! ' " "" " " : w"'* ' ?<T All investigation as requested.;having been completed and there being no further undeveloped leads, t h i s case i a dosed* DJCIDSURE FOR DO #23 F I i ; ^

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iMMMHHKHMHHi^-^ ~-^--'srs of a highway repair gang sav* the sane or a similar object la-er. ^he same day, follov^ing the course of a snail creek in the-area, -because of i conversation members of the highway creW held "with her father. -w-IIIT'S ITCTE : Urs J'HHHMHPLPPea^e^ sincere and honest in har description of this inci-lent-and impressed this agent as an i n t e l l i g e n t and serious indi— Discreet inquiry in the vicinity _ disclosed ^hat4f|H^HHHSPH^MMPis considered a reputable ' ea "jith excellent character and credit reputation in the community.

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Four Others Here See Sky Objects "Operations Beads" was confirmed Monday by four additional persons who • .say . thf»y saw tne same mysterious flight racing through Lubbock skies Saturday night that was witnessed and previously reported by three members of the Texas Tech faculty.. The -Techsans said they saw what appeared to be a group of objects in a semi-circular formation "like a string of beads" flying overhead at ."incredible speed*1' v

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group, • containing' about1 the;s ianifi^number of individual pbjecfe»r and moving in. the same .semi-circular; Jtormation,', .with the bulge toward the lihia: of flight, sped overhead about' three|gniihutes later givirig the thfeeâep -. ah opportunity . to check their, first observations. The? „ _ ,_ "Frankly, we were astonwhich madejiip the forjoatipn were indistinct^ - Duckerf j ^ d » "^ :ished^,vAnd if I had not had but gave off afc.gôw, appaieiit-"- "confirming: witnesses "at? the time'I feel.sure I should have ly reflected .light, . possibly •. from they c^j^-Tôw..^^:^''^^! said, nothing about w h a t I sa^Vv;i^ckerSs^d^^for-.it is ; incredfl>Ie};tpv beUev^ they are ^ ofrt£rM?niali origm-and "even r they

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LUB30CK MORNING AVALANCHE 1 September 1951

MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS nrrXiffiBOCK SKY—It's anybody's „ ing objects as they passed over the city from north to/ south. In. guess what they are, b«t t&e^aBjjsteriaus objectsin the photos : ,,•• .. :; the: photo at lelt, the dots, are in a two-row V-formationy while atiovef.'?are'believed.tcil'be the3^Sj!icig^':i'whic±t.-3jibbockites have,!. .. " t h e photo at right shows them shifted into-a single-file formation.-^ been-seeing in the sky during:T*cen£ nights. /The highly unusual., -. Several Lubbock residents reported, seeing the objects over thf.'; photos^ snapped by Carl,Harf^jiK£ of' 2332. Nineteenth ;street,, v; ; city-last night. Hart said he shot the two photos above., with, a /: 35mm camera. ' " •*-••.•..•••. . ••• %•• Thursday night, show what JBtaactstfd was the- urtidentified glow- "

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reporting the^bbjects t6r!;tnei-',tB«irv;Tnir-i' snmer.stha I'a^crfted^.j&era'-'^s^flymg-.-.iB^-:.1 ' -:^S /AvalancJw'Sl^ft'^Writer :: , _ _ _ ; ^ _ _ . _ _ _ _ ^ ; <Jf' 2332 Nine-f "shape^^'oif-^lJ-shapeis iformatiohs 1 and passing, through;•ItSe;" sky al^ 'teeBBu., 5tEeet,i;TOuId; 'offer no ex•through most directly overhead j r wittiin. i i . •'*-•.'. •*~'::- ~ • •""•'.•.-. ; "" skiesas numensss 4 i S a n a t i oobjects^-whatever they are froin^3 "to/7 seconds. The nuitH resiaeitt^ Be^nrted seeing flasnes ^ reportedly p y seen. over?l<ub- her S^ofi^'dots". reported in theE: Sntaeif i jr.'^ of Lubbock, Houtfc ranged from' eight or 3, rego^rted later in. th& night that; «*>^tei»i»+ '*K»!»i»».-.in* speeds"—and at'least"•unbelievable' one pperson bock at at least three distinct formations nine-to "20 or 30." "I. saw something: Hke-people havej, times, from 8:40 p. m. to 10:37 shed u showed u pp: :witK' photographs of Dr.'"J. C Cross, Bead of Tech's been seeing and it-definitely- wast p . m. Friday. Morning Avalanche what he said he saw in the sky. i h k of the strange objects editorial, offices • received numer- department o£ biology, examined ducks." is Although,?'iot.-'-accduntrr to baffle all who claim- ous calls from persons who said photographs taken by Hart ^nd ing for tiie unbelievable speed res? seen-'them and three they had seen the light forma- said he could offer no explanation ported-by others. Snider said thatl • • • . . : • • • as to: their identity. In answer a tpflectibniform the "Westerner, Tech professors who ex- "tions. • ' >'drfye-iti* theater -where he^.:v&& about 9 p. m.:caught some ducks:iri; flighte'iand caused therrtr to" be il? l i t e d l ' ' ^ * ^-^.Ji^r:• observer offered, the suggestion- the objects were seatgulls.. '• :;i •• .Claimed Faster Than Jet - j | ^Jverxone else seeing, the ob-'

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(Continued From Page One) Son of 2411-B Eighth street, who said the lights were a little to the -west of her flying southward about 10:20 p. m. S. E. West of Lubbcck,.. route 7, . said he and his Mafevae at the Circle drivein feeder "when he saw two Ushapect ifermations pass above the screet .afc 'a southerly direction abcnaf-29Kjt.'.-m; A call from the J.F^~Waofcey residence in northeast Esddaock reported the objects at abonfeS:40 ,p. m. Other;- calls ^^^^id

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Aircraft' Seen At Matador MATADOR, Aug. 31. "(Special)^—A "noiseless aircraft, flying at a low altitude without a i d of propellors or wings;" w a s reported seen early this afternoon * by two Matador district.women and; a 5-year-old child^v^f'^^^.'-, :.,;, Mrs. Tom •Ttl&orn.'-hec. ^ daughter Mrs". • M., G., Bethard . C. .an'cE^(little Noilerie;"' Bethard said;;' they were- driving; "on "State Highway ..70-, bnfe; and : one-half miles /normiMiilere^ ^-•; ab_^:; 12:45-, p ^ ;i»iwiiigless- craftpa :: in. front of the. c | >••- The slow-moving:..• f shaped somewhat li copter," began ci Bethard stopped tiie txaft rose it " : ;i and y?as out oi '" a few^minutes."The w^;o rh e n- were J^ear enough '.tb",tspof one. dbpri; or -( porthole, in the side ^ofj the gleaming metal, they said; - \?hen first seen, it was moving : at the rate of a. commercial! airliner taking, off^ the^^said. It: had no exhaust showing. - ' *" ;: Mis. Bethardi, whose husband sailed for Korea recently, has lived near several Air Force bases, and reported the machine she saw today was different from any she had seen before,.-—»..-».—.

when the ffest'SS"£&«£ V-shape5J; formations 'passed?-,overhead;: forgetting about a knee operation?which».had put him *i» :crutches, Hart grabbed. bis^JH£i ijnm.' Kodak .camera and rushed o a t s i d e ' i n • tisnle to snap-pictrireiol the second group. Saw Two Different Groups : HartsaidMie took about five exposures ^witir the automatic type camera as t h e second group and a third which followed! it by about a minuteând a half, passed overhead sliîtly to the eastward and flying sotrtb. The pictures showed 18 separate- dots, first in a tworow V-ferrnation and then a smgles-ffles^r-rshape.' Hart.said .he was consobus- of the. : moment the "tkifigs^shifted the; formation. Wi -£u -'TlPbiek&T,.;'• 'bedeîOf- Tech's petroXeooi CTfgineeringVdepartment, and Dr.; A. G4 Oberg, prrfessor^ of chemical engmeeripg'^'atrthe.'. ôl~ lege, borfti of whom saw the objects themselves- last Saturday .; iught, examined Hart's photos and agreed the formations they saw were in of the persons either had seen more of''a'TJrshape—as other Lub- "flying saucers" objects or doubted bock resiiiehta said last'night. All the /authenticity of the Lubbock -who have" seen the objects have reports. Reports of the "objects" had said they \vere in one o r1 t1h:e other many Lubbockites. in their yardsj of those shapes. •'•'- < .. ,) The two men said they have last night attempting to catch & been swamped with letters and1 glimpse of the mysterious phe-S telephone calls ; from - throughout nomenon, but no one has yev the nation since they reported see- come up with a plausible explana4 ing the ol3ifects> last week. Ducker tion of the unusual occurrence. Whatever "it" is, it has people said he received a long distance telephone > call.'" from îmJului' All guessing.

LUbBGCX A7ALANCKH JOurtiJAL 2 September 1951

Opinion Divided Over Objects Seen Inlubbock Skies By KENNETH MAY 7 feat outside to look skyward for Avalanche-Journal Staff Wsiler . jthe strange illuminated objects QWL OR.. flying; saucers; —; Which.have puzzled all who.have •they're certainly causing, a lot Sseen^.them during the past week . i ;

\ .;. • '/.'<> .;"••'.••• ••.•" |pr;: so. The funny thing, many of Folks around, Lubbock just keep th!;^x*:2pt!cs raw the •-hject^ too. seeing; thbsev ducks 6v planes or. ^ '• j;; Some. Flighls Wer8;.Bird*V; "strings: of. pearls.?.' or "whatsitsT ; : ' .A.- lot of folks' who- havr -seen ^ fl^hC'-saucersr or whatever- the1;V-formatiton, flying objects arc but : the ^people who convinced they saw birds cl some ^ v e n i t s e e n anythinaCof the kind sort-r-ahd actually ;they;v dld-r~bu* ^apparently,have just "as good'an there' are iust as^ many -who are i|dea, asvanyone^yrtiat they really .certain•-,:1%hat- ;they saw. "wai.not Hi^' % S^ ^ ^0i^ balreij^ settled j .over the city Saturday" " of comment..''

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SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

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SUBJECT

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t 5 DEC 1. 3aOK)PSIS? Mysterious objects appearing to be "strings of "beads" traveling:,«fc high speeds have allegedly been observed over Lubbock, Texas, Sobject phenomenon were allegedly observed by three faculty members: icoat Texas Technological College, LabbockV Texas, on 25 August 1951» 2&ese objects appeared to be V-shaped formations giving off a distinerf; slow, which may have been reflections from lights on the ground* The observations by the three college professors were later vouched for by^fagp other witnesses. Similar phenomenon was observed bygone N t f M M H H H H ^ of Lubbock, Texas, who is alleged to have taken photographs of the objects. Numerous other witnesses to similar occurrences have reported varied accounts to reporters of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, on 1 and 2 September 1951. At Matador, Texas, on 31" August 1951. at 12:45 P. M, CST, two women reported a "strange wingless" aircraft passed within 150 feet of their automobile and disappeared a short time later. 2. BETAILS: Numerous reports have been received by news sources at Lubbock, Texas of,strange unidentified objects In flight over Lubbock, Texas and vicinity since 25 August 1951. First observation of such flying phenomenon was reported by three faculty members of Texas Technological College, jat.Lubbock, Texas. These profess< These Individuals stated that on Saturday evening atTiip hours, a group of objects flying in a rough semicircle or crescent formation was sighted flying from the northeast to the southwest at ah "incredible speed". These three professors were unable to give any complete description of the objects; however, they

24-0 ' 7 September 1951 SUBJECT: Unidentified Objects in Flight over Lubbock, Texas stated that they gave off a glow which could have been, created from the lights of the city below. The formation of objects allegedly crossed the sky from horizon to horizon in three seconds. Calculations sade by these professors were to the effect that had the formation of objects been flying at an altitude of one mile from earth, their speed would have been 1S0O miles an hour, or at 50,000 feet of altitude, their speed would have been nearer 18,000 miles per hour.' No shock: -saves were felt, according to MHmflttfe who stated that the absence of shock waves would indicate that the formation was flying in the stratosphere, above 50*000 feet. 14^(JJPBfc*estlinated that there were 5째 of the strange objects. A second group of such objects allegedly iBasaed., over the sky approximately* three minutes later. One head of the Journalism Department at Texas Technological College, algo^j^gorfced that several nights prior to the observations of TKsfessors^^HBtaPINM^ ^ad observed a similar S i g h t of objects over Lubbock, Texas, and described them in a similar iwanner as did the three professors. On .Monday, 27 August 1951, acecrgding to news sources, four additional witnesses verified the reports x>f the three

?exas Technological College. These four witnesses allegedly verified the time af the reported incident as being 2110 hours CST. ,. On 30 August 1951, one Lubbock, Texas, snapped photographs of what was purported to toe the unidentified objects in flight over Lubbock, Texas. These photographs showed the unidentified objects as a double row of dots in a rough V-formation. A second photograph made b ^ H t f M M B R h o w s the objects having shifted into a single line formation, maintaining however the original Y-shape. ^mWfiadvis'ed that he had shot the two photographs with a 35 nm. camera. No other information was available as to exposure, type of film, or other technical data. Between 2040 and 2237 hours CST, 31 August 1951* similar objects were reportedly seen over lubbock on three separate occasions. Numerous calls were received by the editorial office of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche, in which various persons alleged sightings of the strange objects. All reports, according to the news source, describe the objects as flying in V-shaped or U-shaped formation passing directly overhead through the sky within three tc seven seconds. The number of such objects ranged from eight or nine to n 20 or 30". The course of flight of the objects on 30 and 31 August 1951* was allegedly a general direction from north to south. The objects were variously described as being the color of stars, or shades of blue or yellow.

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7 September 1951 Unidentified Objects in F l i g h t over Lubbock, Texas

Texas, two women, ^s«^flHHHMHft»and h e r daughter, 4 M 0 R P H Q ^ r e alleged to have observed a wingless" type aircraft traveling a*t a low altitude anda^^ylow speed. This craft allegedly passed within 150 feet o ^ H l H N P f automobile, thj rose rsnidly and was out of sight within a few minutes.; an;j^MVPHp>wepe alleged to have reported being near enough"-co the tnaldan"fcified object to observe one door or porthole in the metal side a t the aircraft. Since the initial sighting of the alleged objects, many reports similar in nature have been received by the editorial offices of the lubbock Avalanche Journal, and according to this news source, speculation as to the nature of the phenomenon apparently Is causing numerous other reported 3ightings. At

3 •-ACTION; Attached for information of your Headquarters are newspaper clippings concerning this phenomenon, and no further action is being taken at this time. In accordance with provisions of APCSI Letter XB* 85, dated 23 October 1950, copies of this report are being forwar&si>*Hrectly to Headquarters Air. Mater I el. Command. " 7

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H I OCT 195T SUBJECT, Unidentified Objects in Flight over Lubbock, Texas SPECIAL IOTIP CLASSIFICATION C A N C E L L E D - ^ P~r:-.;~h&-~-^->>'•*%>-*.-.'---.AUTHORITY OF'TH3 O F ' T H 3 b .^^ -J^Zs -BY AUTHORITY J Z Ll Ll IvT^ IT^"?~"*">

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1. ' 3eference is made to Spot Intelligence Report, this Headquarters, file 2*M3 r Subject: Unidentified Objects in Flight over Lubbockr; Texas, . dated Z September 1951. ' • .. ; —_ 2. Ssclosed is Report of Investigation of Special Agent HOWARD N. EO3SSR'?, ifeis district office, subject and file as above-, dated 8 October 195L-

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3. It" is 'believed that all logical investigative activity in this case has been, accomplished in this district; however, an interview'with • H r s i d V g M t i H M N P * U a s ' specifically requested?, by Headquarters Air Materiel. Command "••ia-T'.^C, Cite AT73 0.9, directed to Commanding Officer, Car swell Air Force 3ase, Te::as, dated 7 September 1951. ^ this reason, an undevelgped lead is set forth for. District Office Mo. 11 for interview v i i t h f l ^ B B P * d t f H M l ^ 'and District Office Ho. 11 is requested to transmit its report "oTTHves.-tisaiion to your Headquarters for subsequent transmittal to Headquarters Air Materiel Connand. ' j '• • ^ ^here ^s inclosed for your information a copy of the TWX received at this Base from Air Materiel Command, Cite A?7309, dated 7 September .., 195-1-

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3?ot Inte.iiiasr-3 3 Report, DO rr'23, I ? ile 2U-0, dated 7«3eptember 1951 • SYNOPSIS

. Investigation, predicated upon verbal request of Air Provost Marshal and Ease Intelligence Officer, Reese Air Force Base, Texas, 17 September 1951 > based upon classified TWX frc-m Commanding General, Air ilateriel Command, Wright-Patterson-Air Porce Base, Dayton, Chio, passed to the Commanding Cfffb'er, Reese AFB, Texas, through 23rd OSI District Office, Carswell AIPB, Texas. TWX requested A-2 accomplish investigation concerning reported unidentified: objects sighted over Lubbock, Texas during latter part of Augast 1951» and reported to Headquarters OSI by 25rd OSI District via Spot Intelligence Report, file 24-0, dated 7 September 1951. copies of which were furnished to Csamaanding General, Air Materiel Command. ^lfigafiBHBMHRWiB.tador Te:cas reported a p ^ r shaped object flying at approximately 200 feet in front of her automobile,, five s£Les north of I-Jatador., Texas,,at 12U5 hours, 31 August 1951. This object rapidly ascended following her observation and moved away to" the east in a circular pattern i Mrs >^(JJ(|jptoi vised the unidentified object moved with the smaller end forward. lie sign of exhaust or noise hed^ according t o ^ M B H ^ Weather- report, Reese AFB for 1270 hours, 31 August 1951, showed ceiling -jOOO feet, with broken clouds, visibility 15 miles, "emperature $7 degrees, an-; t/ind froin_the east north^•pts per hcur. "his object alsoobseryed cy^M^VHVMlMi^ daughter, .vrton, Oklahoina. - J H f l H S R H H K b t availa'ols for interview. .Local inquiry at Matador r e v e a l e d ^ g ^ l f l H H B ^ b e reputable citizen in community. ^ B H H J H H M P p L u b b c c k , Texas,' interviewed at 19^5 hours, 20 September .1951. .andadvised that on 30 Aug-ast 19 51, at 2330 hour's, he observed a formation-of lighted'•resi-

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Sync oo :,5 btained by Reese IC72 ±:i~elli£e::0 3 Officer nr:i ded. in. his report to Coivmanding General, Air iiater\el Corrjnand. verred he heard no noise and saw no exhaust fron the objects. "feather observation, Lubbock, Texas, reflected -'-hat at 233^' hours,^ 50 Ausust 1>'51» a.- high line of clouds at 2c,COO feet, visibility 1 5 o l l e s , temperature 7& degrees, and wind south southeast at eight l-iPH. ^flHMhl stated he observed two more formations pass over LubbocLc at approximately 2J32. hours, 1 September 1^51. Technical data pertaining t d S H H I t e photographs cc-csined and set forth in details. • fo

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1. j..:Ves-::.".^-'-..'.on predicated ••.pen-vorbal reo/.-.est fro:;. :'.ir rr.ovcnt Ilarshal and Bass liitelligenco Officer, Reese ;.ir crce^Basi, '~e;:t,o, 17 September 1?51, based upon receipt of classified r:'.:x frou Co:-,i~nding Gen Air Materiel Cc-nand, V-risht- Patterson AFB, Dayton, O'v'.o, relayed ro. Co;r....andin3 Cfi'Icer, Reese A? 3, by D i ^ r i o t CoiAniciiaer, 23rci Oil District, Carswell AT2, Te::as, requesting that the A-2 Section, Reese AJ'B, Texas. • accomplish investigation and submit report direct to the Ccnnanding General, Air Materiel Command as prescribed in A51 Regulation 200-15, per taining tc^tce sighting of Unidentified Objects in flight over Lubbock, Terras. -Z~ese incidents were previously reported to Headquarters OSI by District Office No. 2J, Carswell ;?B, Texas, in Spot intelligence Report, d=-:ed 7 September 1951> Subject: Unidentified Objects in Flight over Lu'cbock, Texas.

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• 2. 1st lit JOHN A. -FARLSZ, Assistant Wing Intelligence Officer, Reese AJB, se.s designated to accomplish the report desired by -the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command and requested any possible assistance from the Office of Special Investigations in the furtherance of the •missionv

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September ^931» .ijffi writer accompanied by FAHISY met with WtQ/B///jKK^^ of Lubbock, Texas, Mr. . without any questions, assisted in obtaining^available copies of the paper containing the necessary information to thoroughly acquaint^^JHBPith the scope of tr.e required investigation. Those copies of the. newspaper not available were'photographed in privacy. ' AT RS3SB A?B, TSXAS

k. Due to the classification, cf 33CR3T imposed cy the Commanding General. Air l^-teriel Conmand, on mentioned T'OC and the same ciassificatior'^pi-i cy jiS1 Reflation 200-15, for the preparation of the A-2 re-^ por^" ai- c-^tne newspaper Iteas were -hotogra.aea, developed and printed T,.;,,,vo (5) copies only, using one (I) negative for each reproduction. ^ 6 S " e reproductions are marked in dated order of publishing, as Incicsures'l, 2, 3, U, 5 and 5 and are attached as part of this report. T5SAS = The sighting of an unknown aerial object over U. 3. Highway 70, a^roxinately two and one-half rales north cf the town of Matador, Texas'was reported to the local Hatador newspaper on 31 -"-.gust l?51f

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September l0^!, cccom^aniei by Ir fcwho stated that at aas she ana "tier daughter, Hi |* Oklahoma, who was visiting at hone, v;ere ".driving to inch, located about five miles north of Matador, Texas, on u, S. Zighsay 70, their attention was attracted l>j a strange aerial object drifting across U. S. Highway 70. ^ s *^MMNMBtf v ; ' n 0 was - driving, first no ticedthe object and it was apparently a few seconds before she

drew Itrs<4f£B£MP> attention"to it .'4M^lHAistated that when she saw the object, it was drifting slowly in an teas/terly direction about 150 feet above the terrain s^d approximately 200 feet in front of their car. Ac cart the timS^MpPHbsaw the object, it began a rapid ascent and moved awsy in a few seconds to the east in a circular ascent. Tte ob.ject was described by^m0M$E being pear shaped in pperruse^. (to quote "like a yellow pear shaped tomato") aluminum or silver in. saclor, and that the object readily reflected the sunlight. The cbjesx had a port, window, door or a similar aperture, located a t a point Titiere the .object began to taper toward the s.maller end. One object only was seen, and i t moved through the air with the small end forward- She stated the sun was shining brightly with l i t t l e or no wind.

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tion, of the location, described made, and it was observed that the terrain to the.west of TJ. S. 'Highway 70 is rolling lsad..£br about 10"to 12 miles (est) to a line of foothills. .The land is sparsely to moderately heavily wooded by mesquite with the first 300 y^Pds opezL.f 1st terrain. The land to the east is fairly flat for approxima-fceiy 2.0 to 50 miles, sparsely wooded and the first 1000 to 1200 yards is open/"terrain. Inquiry was made at ''Bob's Oil Well" gas station and disclosed that the derrick is 96' feet in.heisht with an advertising si,2n on ^cp zf approximateiy 22 feet, or a total overall height of 120 feet.

Der of xea-rs of the Itetador State Bank, disclosed that MHttH reputable citizens and have an excellent character ani credit reputation in the community-, y. Ccservation of * W t t M M P M $ ^ - ' - < s a ns.t-.;rs white .feniale in her middle fifties, educated and courteous. She is in full possession- of all her mental faculties and was straight T o w a r d in a l l her answers and explanations. 10'.' Heese A3"B, Texas weather observation for 1230 hours, 31 August 1951, was as. follows: Estimated ceiling 5000 feet, broken clouds, thin broken clouds at 25,000 feet, visibility 15 miles, temperature 87 degrees, dew point 60 degrees., wind from the east northeast a t 3 knots per hour.

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!riv scratched and extreme care V/G.S t.^-cea -he enlarging negatives vere turned over to the .".eese process. Intelligence Officer, 1st Lt JOHN 1?A3L2Y for inclusion in his report as requested try the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command. 14. According't ions kept •.;.hii"position, out he v;as not toS"certain of that fact. m M K s emohatic his assertion th?.t,there vias no noise, "no exhaust reflections, or any visv.L'1 /.leans of propulsion within his scope of sight or hearing. He could. :naks nc approximation of the size of the cc^'ects due to the great altitude. ' fca ' i:e(i "t'"'£i:' "t^e vieather was clear with very l i t t l e wind. The LuDooek, Texas weather observation at 2330 hOMi*a""#or^ 30 August 1951, vas l i s t e d a s : Thin scattered clouds at 28,000 feety-visibility 15 niles plus, tearoerature 73 degrees, dew point $6 degrees, with wind from the .south soutaeast at.eight MPH. ' ... .;.. 'lo.. ^BJpfcifctated t h a t on. 1 Septeiaber 1951> he saw two more formations pass-^aFKg:.IajbT3'6ck,-- approximate'time. 2^20 hours, with about a two minute iaiaassfal between the formations. I H H ^ i d not get any photographs afiaiess formations, but said the passage was identical, except t h a t t h a oi^BC'ts seemed t o be a t a much greater altitude and although the formations?'passed over Lubbock in about the same position a-fe before, the course seessetOtd^ be from the northwest to the southeast. Each group loolced t o "be a slngis«':;line formation. '' >• .' ' :',':• •

IT. f52B Lubbock, Texas weather observation at 2330 hours, 1 September 1951 vast Clear, v i s i b i l i t y 1~ miles plus, temperature 77 degrees, dew point Si- degrees, wind from the southeast at six MPH. 1

' 1.?. ^HHPB^hotogrs-phic equipment was checked by the writer, and inforrnstioa was obtained "relative to the photographs taken on 30 August 1951. Date: Thursday, 30 August 1?51 TiLie: 11:30 ?M (CST) 2330 and 2332 hours Cane re.: Kodak, 35 MM with range x .Li\. er (Model nuriber not shovm) Film: ^-yv^ ?L'JS X Lens: Kodak Anastor F3.-5 50 MM S3 Bsposure: F3.5 at l/l0-of a second Developing Solution: Panthermic 777 Tank: Roll Film, Hard Rubber, Clean Developing Tine: 15 minutes Washing Solution: Speed S Dryer: Electric Flat Plate . *. Printer: Federal 3nlarger #269 35 I- to k X c; J>at>er: Bromide ?-l Single Edge

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Blond - Cut' short - Crew' cut style xion: : Eair . '" fieditim •• slender, or Scars;. Hone visible 2 C "22© photographs were taken oMMMMPtt^ his residence using an Argof isz IS^^ired. focus, with flash, lens.Arg&s Lumar, 75 1-H'I, inclosed as inclosures: SErii'll and Ho. 12. • • 2L. ^ H p ^ a s observed by the vjriter to be a very intelligent young .man, vsry interested in photography, which is a hobby. Re seemed sincere in his. efforts to relate all incidents to the best: of his ability* 22. Information obtained in this investigation was reported direct to Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, based upon concurrent investigation conducted by 1st Lt JOH1I A. FAHLKY,. Assistant- Viing Intelligence Officer, ?.eese Air Force Base, LubbocV:, Texas, in accordance with Air Force Regulation" 200-15. This case is continuing in pending status for development, of lead by 11th OSI District at Lawton, Oklahoma. Inciosures: OSI,

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1. Photostat, news article on unidentified objects, Labbock, Texas Avalanche Journal, 26 August 1951 (trip) 2. Photostat, news article on unidentified objects, Lubbock, Texas Avalanche Journal, 2S August 1951 (trip) •

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1 # Attachad heroto Ibr yottr information are too copias of the rerxrr* of investigation by Special Agent HOWARD K* BOSSTBfT, 23d OSI Uijrtrict, f i l e a M i dated & Oetejfcar 1951* sstb^oct as above* 2.;- This :mreatlgation i » continuing* and subsequent reports be-f^misiied yrsar headquarters tipon reG«Lr)ft of same in V i a office.

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Sth. Air_£cxc.e.^Letfeer--200-2*--S4h-i-ir .jforce-ln-telligence Collecticn Pla^s SUMMARY: (Enter conctte summary of report.

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he following report on tv;c (2) unidentified flying objects i s subrv.tted

as ^ resyt±~ -o~i an interview -with C apt via John^.f^iu.siclc, AO 69 535 3» Adjutant of the 1st Strategic Support Squadron. At approximately XL0O2;52,; 22 ?eDrtUr.ry 1952, source attempted to take .

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REFERENCES (Co«{ro( numhtr, dirfctice, previous report, tie, as applicable) L~rT 1-iq •T-I3AF>. A^I".»C/CC»2, 19 Dec 6X, arid Report ^ o , i f r _ t:i ia_ :i-i Z1 Apr ..^ jr. • e t t c r SUMMARY: (.Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final ontscnttnet paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Bejm text 0/ report on AF Form llt—l'n-t II.) f c i

1. Ir. >~!": pi Lance with l e t t o r , Headquarters, li3AF, AF Jl^-'^/cS-S, Subject; < JuciiGsii'Lor^ Report of Information on "Jnidentiried ?lyinr Z'ojv.ztz, 19 December ".-bi, ":"" C---1 :...j"V-.nir; infornation., a: reported to this hsadûartirs by V.rs* Wo B. Rea.d, L»a] 1*--- f-sxas , is for-varded. ) ?, Dalies, Texas, contaoêd tne undersigned and reported^ irht ing of unidentified flying objects similar to ones she had previously reported. Information was received from Ilrs. t ^ P over the telephone and she was requested to forward a written reoort to this'ho ad quarters at her earliest convenience, Yio report v/as transmitted electrically, Viritten report frora- Mrs . ^HH^ âs received this head-Tiarters

3 . i'lrs* 4MP was contacted when she reported a previous observation, and i t was determined t h a t she was of above normal i n t e l l i g 4. I t is believted rnat reports of t h i s nature are not o2 much value or ir.portan.ee as intelligence in that no observations vrere made "by other citizens a.i.i reported to this headquarters.

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lv Description.: Spherircal in shape; size un.dotemi.ued, appeared to be like a 3Tia.ll s t a r . Five objects were sighted in a l l ; two viero red, b a l l type, wo were white star type, and one was green, a.id appeared to be elongated. Observed singly, v/ith aerodynamic features, ao trail or exhaust, propulsion system speed, sound, etc* was reported. Objects were fly in*: a straight course. They rr.ade one sharp right angle -turn. No other maneuver was reported. Objects disappeared out of the horizon. • ' / 2221C - 2241C, 24 April 1952. ' • 3

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April 26, 1952 Dallas, Texas B«nal«T Field Ctv Major Steedr —r „ •, X (ball put on paper JBJT obaer-ration*. in tfce heaven* an the night of April 2k, 1952. At 10:21 P. «., «jr children oighted t h * f i r s t one. t t was the red b a l l , with a dtalX red glowv I t «a» *lgbt*d: in the Eastern sky proceeding Vest. Aa i t case cran with. ~ ' itinoed South.

Tn* next on«- sighted, *• fe« nlnutes later, was high or«rh««d in th* Yestorn aectiao. of tha akrjr^ I t appeared as s mall «hit* star and saa streaking Sooth at a trmecdon* spaed* A* next en* •bservvd' «a» th« red ball type, ca«ir« la- far* the East. Unfortunately far us i t »as: welt higher- than th* one ' "" identical courser tfurt th« preriooff ones bad ToUcni. ', and wfeea; I t t u r n s with the boose I t tnrne<t sharply ant proceeded Soath. it • -

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Fort Worthy Taxa3A vof untnoWnScellabiiity, seeing an object in the sky w h u e enroute via automobile to Fort *-» Worth, Texas, at a point 18.8 milks northwest of Jacksboro, Texas, on US Higway 281, at 1811 hours, C ^ . 29 October 1952. Object appeared from the northeast, flying aSatraight course of approximately 2^5 to 250 degrees, at an estimated speed of 750 to 800 miles an'hoar, at an altitude of approximately 1500 to 2000 feet. J/H/totJHKH* first attracted to the object by an exhaust f Ia3b," bright orange color, lasting approximately one (1) second, followed toy two (2) other exhaust flashes lasting approximately the same length of time. The second exhaust flash illuminated the object, for approximately one (1) second, and was estimated to be l/8th of a mile directly in the path of his car. fNjPMHMMfebcribed the object as being 3iiailar to a discus, circular in shape, or two (2) tabl8 plates laid inverted, one upon the other, approximately forty (40) to fifty (50) feet in diameter and five (5) or six (6) feet thick at its center, tapering from the center to a thin-like leading edge. The object appeared to be gray, or dull aluminum, in color with black trimmed leading edges. The exhaust left no saoke torail and disappeared into the twilight, continuing in its coarse. Ho visible identifying markings were observed on the object, and the weather was clear. The time of day was at dusk, and headlights of his automobile were not on. At the time, no traffic, in either direction, was observed, and no activity near that would cause a reflection in the sky. Ho visible evidence of object'3 flight, and object flew swiftly away, with no seeming esistance from the elements. The object made no sound audible .

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Texas, teiephonically advised Special Agent Charles J. Eck, this office, that he had sighted an object in the sky while returning to Fort Worth via automobile approximately 18.8 miles northwest of Jackaboro, Texas on U.S. Highway 281, at 1811 hours, 29 October 1952* 40MflWBP* this agent contact him at his office, located in Room 514> Fort Worth National Bank Bldg., Fort Worth, Texas, for more detailed information contacted by Special Agent Eck and voluntarily gave a statement concerning the incident and a drawing showing the appraxiaate size and description of the object, copies of which are attached as inclosures to thia report. ____ made a drawing giving approximate description and siae of this object. This drawing is being retained in the files of the 23rd OSI District, IG, Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.

3* So action taken or contemplated by the ^undersigned. Two (2) copies of this report forwarded to the Commanding General, Air Materiel CoaoaaBd, wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, Attentions MGIS, in ccaapliano© with AFCSI Letter Ko. 85 dated 23 October 1950.

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1. At about 2205 hours, 2 3 A p r i l 1954, AAQ O'DCHNBU* S . JHER, AF 1812074?, d24th Operations Squadron, assigned duty: F l i g h t Dispatcher, Base Operations, Carswell Air Force Base, t e l e p h o a i c a l l y n o t i f i e d S p e c i a l Agent PAUL A. WILES, 031 D i s t r i c t N o . 2 3 , about an u n i d e n t i f i e d o b j e c t orer t h e TCU Airport, hovering a t about 4 , 0 0 0 f s e t » The o b j e c t -was c i t e d and reported t o GALLAGHER b y Mr.

-e^^MBJjWMjpfey, JWfcWWHWP Boad, South, Fort Worth, Texas, telephone 4 N N R > at about 2140 hours. The description of the object, according to GAUAGHKR, a3 related b y ^ H M ^ was "T-Shaped," with the varied colors of blue, green and white. GALLAGHER further advised that the object was, at the t i n s of the telephone conversation, reflecting on the Carswell AF3 Weather Station Radar s t e m Detractor at about 110 degree* true heading, 4,000 feet and about 4 1/4 s i l e * fro* Carswell AFB. GALUGHEB stated that Air Traffic Control had also alerted him reference the object; and that the MB&~ chaai Fisld tower operators had visually observed the object. I n ' addition, GALUGHSR stated that Utah Radar Site had picked up the object on their radar, positioned as reported by the Carswell AF3 Weather Station*

2. S§r.-^^jJNMHMHMNHHP, student at Texas Christian University, talephoaicalisr stated at 2220 hours, 28 April 1954, that he and hi3 s i r ! friend first observed bbe object at about 2055 hours; that i t changed color from red to white to blue, and had a grsen t a i l of soiie kind. M M f t s i a t e d ^ d r o v e d the TCU Airoort and talked to the object; and that the three of them watched the object for period of tins* ^HMMMP^advised that during this period, the o seeaed to be hovering ar%r the TCU Airport between 3*000 aai 6

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feat. Upon questioning^flPMeWtated his flight instructors did coraaent on the size of the object, but that he would estiaate i t to have been about the sans size a3 a Twin Beecheraft. Dpon his return 1 to hie girl friend a houroftnHMMslNMMMNMsVstetatdd he t e l e phoned Carswell, and while talking to.JBLfiffleer of Carswell XFB, the object saved west and disappeared^s^HNPst&ted that subsequently another object appeared and remained stationary for a short period and i t , too, disappeared* dxxrto^b* telephone conversation ><JMeVsr Special Agent tfXISSjffflHefl&tated another object of the sane doseriptioR. vas at that U w s 2225!hours, again visible, hovering about one asile north of the TGV Airport. 3 . At 22fe0 ferns, Airaoa GA1LAGHEH vae again telephonically contaetsd for say additional eeearreneod, and he stated that the WAP tower operator* CarswslX AFB, HDITH CEAJfFOED, had observed a red flashing object otvr feachaa Airport* EoveTer,, upon request, p q , GAHAGHES obtained i f t i f l l AFB tower that tt a U H tower through the Carawell 0C-3 aireraft lad lasded t o ihe soirtfe at Heachaa J l e H , just aitsv ( p l y tlsree idmtbeB) the reports ilililln J g | M | M | | GALUGftMLssd tbai aOl radar trained on th© ttnidetttlfisd object as degcribed itad» a t intarrala, l o s t and regained the Wip on t l M i r MCQfmtu g rtii GAUAOBIfly stated Utah Sigfrt had

sad station unknown) to the area) and that Air ratjeaatad i M on local fli^it out of K«mal»y to #Mdl the area for the th object. bjt At t thi this point i t off th the pb

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4* At about 0G15 hours, 29 April 1954* &jor RICE advised Special Agent MIXES the object vnich had been viaibl© on the Stosm D&t&cba? Radar i n t&e Basa Weather Station the previous evening had again b^en visible a& abcvt <flO& hoars, 29 April 1954* tipcn recheck at about 0615 hoars by m&r HIG5 and Special Agent WllfiS, the object was visible, positions* as previoval^ described. Special Agent WILES requested £ajer BICS, *pon notifleatloti of 7th Bo«b W3Lng Intelligence Office, i n acoerdsaoe Kith Base derations SOP, to advise that office that the \ i&foEmation obtained by 081 would be Bads available upon roqttost* In \ t h i s respect, RICK was advised that investigations of unidentified A

r 24-0-163 Hq 23rd Di«t OSI (IG) 03AF, Carsvoll AFB, Texas Scbj: Unidentified Flying Objects flaring objects are now conducted by Air Intelligence* in accordance v&th Air Force Eegulaxioa 200-5. 5* In accordance with paragraph 4> oo farther inrcstigation i s corrb<3aplat«d by this office at this time.

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i Hq 23dDirt OSI* Carswell AFB, Toxas, file 24-0-22% Subject: Unidentifiable Flying Objects <U" The phenomenon appeared to be &e size of a grapefruit and appeared in brilliance equal to the ignition of phosphorus, giving a brilliant beam of light both, shove and below the phenomenon itself, but never bqth beams simultaneously* At various timea, a faint trace of rod, varying its position oa the phenomenon* was observed. The object

appeared to he exfcrsmely EavigaLla, inasmuch as it appeared in varieaas places in the cloud formation* The; object 'was observed Ms wife between Amarillo and Memphis, that they departed Amarillo at 0400 hours and arrived m Memphis at 0615 h o u r s ^ O j f fortheaf" related the second trajgctCBfy appeared 10 to 20 &*t from the first trajectory. According «o«J8BM|»th« cloud formation, was moving rapidly and upon his arrivslltf Merttphig, Tessas* tixeformation hadhegoa to disintegrate* As aayjlgiht approached, the phenmnfmon appeared to he ascending into mj* ***** it WAS the approximate site of * star and no longer VU£U* | y M s ^ the clouds* bttt viaible outside the cloud te _ (15) mla«teitib*tthe phencnaenon Twi, i»ppifcdvi«ed that mi it moved to $ 6 open spaces within te^fc its »riUlim« wcmld illwn(nit» these portions withAs it procfesded through th» doqAs to the U ties* n«iUttaainatlon was visible within the cloud. World War H Bomber Pilot, wbo flew B-17 type *tth tk* Eighth Air Force* advised that ia his ea^erience with g Airc «tonditions# etc* he bad never observed anything comA photograph of instant phenomenon tatei hy 1—jfcrith a Kodak 619 Camera Is attached as an inclos^ei--*|JBBfcfedvis«d that he wocil4 retain the negative. o£ the. photograph taken* Further, that he would cooperate with the USAF authorities in any vx% possible* information -was tenlahed the Dallas Field Office, for your appropriate; action, in. with paragraph T# AFR 200-2 t dated U August 1934.

Hq 23d Diftt OSIÂť Carswetl AFB, Texas, file 24-0-229, Subject:

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(Unclassified) UNKNOWN SUBJECT (S): Reported Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object in Vicinity of Levelland, Texas, night of 2-3 November 1957.

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

1. Reference TWX from the Detachment Commander, OSI Detachment 2303,7 Reese AFB, Texas, subject as above, dated 4 November 1957. 2 At approximately 2300 hours, 2 November 1957, the Provost Marshall Office, Reese AFB, Texas, advised they had receivetiafcxeport that an airplane had crashed and was burning in the vicinity of Levelland, Texas. Additional reports filtered in to the ProvostMarshals Office by means of civil police radio indicating that ait Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) was reported rather than a busmixLg aircraft. Major DANIEL. R. KESTER, Reese AFB, Parovost >vSaxshal, conducted a preliminary investigation and obtained sufficient information for a .TWX report in accordance with AFR 200-2. Such report was transmitted on. 3 November 1957 by Captain SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN, Acting Counterintelligence Officer, Reese AFB, Texas. Information obtained from both the Provost Marshal's Office and the Wing Intelligence Office on 4 November 1957, reflected that the names of some .of. the witnesses as contained in,the.-original TWX were misspelled. Identifying data which was not available at the time tiie TWX was transmitted was made available. A corrected list of -witnesses who reportedly observed the citing is as follows:

farm hand and part-time barber, Levelland, Texas 'truck driver, Levelland, Texas

Hq, 23d Dist OS I (IG) USAF, Carswell AFB, Texas, file 23D 24-0-246, Subject: UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S): Reported Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object in Vicinity of Levelland, Texas, night of 2-3 November 1957 Texas Highway Patrolman,

Littlefield,

Texas Highway Patrolman, Littlefield, evelland, Texas Levelland, Texas Kermit, Texas Waco, Texas >, college student! Levelland, Texas On 4 November 1957, S/Sgt NORMAN P. BARTH, UFO Investigator, ADC, Ent AFB, Colorado, arrived in Lubbock, Texas, by commercial airline and immediately initiated an investigation for ATIG. BARTH completed his investigation on 6 November 1957 and returned to nis home station to complete and disseminate a report of his fimimgs. 3. Inasmuch as no request "was received, this office did not initiate am investigation into the report of citing. The investigator from ABC advised that in the event it vra.s determined that additional investie^icBti vra.s deemed warranted, this office would be contacted for assistance.

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26 May 1958

5D-24-2J.-187 SUBJECT:

(U) Report on Unidentified Object by Dallas, Texas

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Director, Special Investigations Headquarters USAF ATTN: Chief, Sabotage & Espionage Branch of the CI Division Washington 25, D. C.

1. Reference is made to letter, this office, subject and file as above, dated 21 April 1958. . 2. Attached hereto as of possible additional interest, is a copy of Disposition Form comment from ATIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, to AFCIN-4S, Headquarters USAF. This memorandum was apparently forwarded to provide information upon which to base a reply to Senator JOHNSON..^and possibly Congressman VINSON. This inclosure should serve to complete the file of your Directorate in connection with captioned matter.

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21 A o r i l 1953 SUBJECT:

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Director, Special Investigations Headquarters"USAF ATOSJ: Chiaf, Sabotage & Espionage Branch of the CI Division Washington 25, D. C.

1. Files of your Directorate will reflect an inquiry by ._ ., Senator LYNDON JOHISgiON concerning a report irtade by captioned * c i v i l i a n , which ma^fifcer was referred to Air Technical Intelligence Center here at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. 2«.

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23D 24-0-278 SUBJECT: (U) Uncertified Flying Object sighted two (2) miles north ÂŤSi8|ilmer, Texas, 4 February 1959 T".->.

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