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INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

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USAF INVESTIGATIONS

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29 March 1950,

24-0 SUBJECT: U n c o M | ationiH^, Seattle , vrashirj( SPECIAL IRQUIHy Director, Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C«.-

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!• SYNOPSIS: Unconventional a i r c r a f t sighted by Subject and reported i n l e t t e r d a t e d 18 Maroh 1950, addressed t o t h e Adj u t a n t , F o r t S n e l l i n g , Minneapolis, Minn., and d e l i v e r e d t o t h e Adjutant 2485th AF Res Tng C t r , Wold Chamberlain AFB, Minneapolis•>.'. Minn.

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2+ DETAILS% The following quoted l e t t e r regarding the above subject was received by the Adjutant's Office, Wold Cham» berlain AFB, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from ^r^^K^//f///////fg^, i^JP^^PP^HMJllHHM^attle, V&shington, about 21 March 1950 and transmitted to t h i s office by the Minneapolis Detachment: "Seattle, Wash,

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"Dear Sirs* Since I -wrote you about flying turtles or saudWs I will say I was lucky enough to see ons of these planes just over a cloud in front of me. as thiai -was one of those true*.-.-/ "clouds and i t was night» the plane flashed a light from Itie . Bottom of the plane f i r atS&rizorsbal the?L perpendicular* 4; \ , I had-the advantage of seeing .ther..light-s-tart from over-t} cloud a3 i t penetrated ths- cloud and I noticed this l i g h t T has hardl}' any focus to it" not .over 3 or four fa et from ^ a good, height t o the' grouccl as they playedthis light bacl£ andvf_pjrth and i t sho?/ed yery bright on the ground after passing through t h i s dark: cloudV so that i s something to

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they oan easily penetrate a fog now here a t Seattle about two years ago some 50 or 75 tkans and hand grenades were found some where near hear i n the country no one seem t o know -why they vrere t h e r e . I t could be some one i s helping these v i s i t o r s get ready f o r an invasion another thing I want t o know i s these missies t h a t are "being found i n the paoif io and t h i s waters, are you sura they are Japanese, there seem, t o be quite a difference of any knomexplosive •we know of here in. any country» t h e r e i s much more I would l i k e t o t e l l you if I could t a l k t o some one of the arrays personalia I -will warn you those planes follow the rivers a t low a l t i t u d e . I hav© seen these planes when fishing..at night coar Jefferson, Iowa. I saw on© of these men and a woman one evening while they were hugging and kissing each o t h e r . I believe if you would put spotters along the Racoon River near Jefferson, Iowa you would discover the t r u t h of these plane3 being here* they can camelflage these planes so easy you might -walk r i g h t by one and not know i t * as I wrote you before the plaae- was evidently camelf laged withr sod and looked quite n a t u r a l for land scape I sent a storey by l e t t e r t o t h e Post I n t e l l i g e n c e r l a s t week but I dont know i f they m i l publish i t . i f they do I w i l l s«nd i t to you and escp la in- why what I heard w a s ^ t English and some foreign language I did not mention the foreign-language ~ inmy*ai?6ry. but I an quite suro -it was" a broadcast f rein'.^~':.i another planet and vve did not have any broadcasts in 1S17 t h a t I know of i f there was I was not where they were gett i n g any and I was out i n an open f i e l d when when I heard these voices I wanted t o get t h e r e location so I spoke up thon soon the nokt knoll close t o me went i n t o the a i r and I thought maybe I "vras going nuts as i t was so dark any r a i s e oloaa looked lilca small h i l l if itr was a t u r t l e plane or just a knoll.

Due to the "difficulty in properly' transcribing' t h e above because of i n d i s t i n c t handwriting, the original i s forwarded as an inclosure t o t h i s rsport* ' 3. ACTION: Copy of report forwarded to the 20th D i s t r i c t OSI, McChord AFB, TTa3h., for t h e i r information.

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INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

O. ILLINOIS

1950,

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Unc on vent S e a t t l e , Washington. SPECIAL INQUIRY.

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a» - H«ferenca i s made to Spot Intelligence Report of t h i s oi'fice dated 29 March 1350, subject c.3 above. This i s the. second ooitua\xnication of t h i s character by the same b» Unconventional aircraft sighted by Subject and reported i n l e t t e r dated 14 March 1949 (apparently aa^arror i n :., d a t e , -which probably was aeant to be 14: March 1950), •"•'addressed-"", to the "Adjutant .Officer, Fort Snslling, Minnesota" ani t r a n s - . mitted to the 24th District OSI by the Minneapolis Detachment thereof, . 2.

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a. The foilOTTing quoted l e t t e r regarding the above subject; -raa received by the Adjutants Office, 2465th AJ? Reserve Training Center, Vfold Chamberlain APB^ Minneapolis, Minn., which includes Fort onelling vdthin i t s jurisdiction: "Seattle, Vfashing^on

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I called-'theH' tTrrct:e;r and 1 thought the t u r t l e * went through a -•/•e.ird course of evolution of some izind-.: that they:took on a mammoth fornr a f t e r a fevr years ard '-vrare.":.' then able to fly like a flying squirrell* I lived-in the country i n Iov/a and I played by the hayfield some time3 one day I noticed a raise in earth that had not bean th9re before ' a large slope I •watched i t for some time and finally some of the mole moved that night I told my parents about i t of course they were skeptical but the next day a neighbor cara.0 over 'h-i^ "A

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to visit and they want out to see how true my story was when they got "back they said something had been, there at night but i t "was gone l a t e r they asked me if I had seen anything else of course I had seen, a flying turtle as big as house around but of course not so high* they admitted 7/hat ever had been there was as big in era as any house as we only had a 2 room house or rather one room -with a portch on in about 12 x 14 I explained him the t u r t l e zoomed through the a i r but no one could hardly believe anything so rare but the neighbors and our folks got out fishing poles "with a Hne and a wooden blade tapered at each end with a hole to fasten th-a line in they spins around swinging the pole in a circle and the woodan blade had a law moaning sound of a siren, they thought this .:: would surely frighten the intruders away and kept i t up for_ several days the younger folks would take a shift also* I wanted to join in on the fun but they said .1 was toosins.il to .male© a noise I was about five* year3 old*. - . .

A fellow by the name of ^KHHHH^feHtt^and I ware walking across some low lands in California in~^08 I happened Jo ' turnray1£ad to look "back and right back of us coming, in. slow was a t u r t l e plane. I t was so near I pulled him to .the _ground and we 'both lay pron.3 t i l l i t got "quite a distance away then ' i t disappeared over a h i l l * I think the pilot intended to ram ua as ho wa3 going very slow I didnt get a good close look for lying face down and only seconds before vre squatted of oourue the only thing I had seen before* but there was no noise from the motor so i t s easy for these planes t o corns in a.ad horth near you with out your knowing their arrivalo - I saw one in 1917 and another in 1933. and -others .years. :&gG .L : the reason I am writing you t h i s l e t t e r these, planes have, wonderful contact* and 1 hear you have a on your ' river front at S t . Paul that no ona can figure out what i t was used for these planes could s t i l l be using i t for a hanger and you would not know i t * ':•••--" -.-•.--^~ - -:::'----.: ---v^-::- —~-—.-'—•--•These people probably have a better map of ths vrorld than 7/9 baye as these 59 years they have been coming hare;th'sffe'^-kncf^-'^^--1 of« I -fchiiik thsy have probably kidnapped 'several of our paoplo and taken them t o their planet wherever that i s they luay plan an attack some day, but so far there, is no rocord of existence. X have been trouble vrith amnesia or ^ would have had a v;6rd about those planes before* 1 never recognised them by the came of flying discs© I thought of them only as flying t u r t l e s * "fours truly

b. Due to the difficulty in properly transcribing the above- l e t t e r , because of indistinct handwriting* the original is forwarded as an inclosure to this report* 3» ACTION* Copy of t h i s report -with photoatatio copy of inclosure is being forr/arded to the 20th District OSI, McChord AFB, Washington, for their information*

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED {STATES AIR FORCE / WASHINGTON THl 24TH 300

DISTRICT WEST

INSPECTOR- GtN^WAl. OPKICC

JACKSON

OF SPECIAL. BLVD.,

USAF INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

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FLYING DISCS AROUND MOON, Oshkosh, W i s c o n s i n , 2 9 M a r c n 1950 SPECIAL INQUIRY

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Director, Special Investigations, Headquarters US&F, WashingWn 25, D* C.

1. SYNOPSIS; Four flying discs about the size of a quarter were 3«en circling i n the vicinity of the moon'a'bo^t 1655 hours, 29 Mar oh 1950, at Oshkosh, TTisconsin, by Mr* 'S^MMMMNNPt et a l , machinist* 2

* P^EA+LS i This office is in receipt of Suncary of Infor mation dated 12 April 1S50, fran the Fifth Army Regional Office, Mil-waukee, "Wisconsin, pertaining to the above subject:, her<rwith quoted * "On 30 Maroh 1S50, the inclosed a r t i c l e appeared i n the Oahkosh Hortirwestera noTfgpaper, Oahkoah, T«*isoonsin» Ihe following persons -were interviewed regarding the incident! Oshkbs'h, liisconsin, interviewed 31 llarch 1950, stated that about 1635 hours, 29 March. 1950, as he vra.3 leaving his place of exaployrnent, the C-K,L«_Machine Shop, Oshkosh, 7;1sconsin, / he happened t o look in the general direction of tha__uiobr., which luad just become visible-over the horizon* He then noticed some thing flash, similar t o the type of flash that the inin would make reflecting from, a mirror* Upon closer ob3ervation,^mUPfr noticed four objacta* rsducsd by d i s tance t o about; the size of a quarter, and oval in chape* These objects appeared to be of a highly polished metal* Three of the objects -were flying in a* circle at about one o* clock (in reference to the moon) and high. The fourth object was flying i n a circle at about eight o'clock (in reference to the moon) and low. After several minutes

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of ciroling, the fourth, Ion© cbjeot, changed i t s direction of flight and headed in a northerly direction* Itwas , then, lost from view, due t o tree tops that obstruotedtHBBiBMMfr vision* "When this object disappearedrt(fl(((J^loolced for the other throe* but they too had apparently left his fie 11 of vision and could not be seen* Other persona who were -wit! at the time and saw the objeots weres ISisoonsin , Oshkosh, Oshkosh*

9RHHHRHRMH|N interviewed 021 3 April 1950 and stated substantially tha saiae &s*^HflMHflpVMNMF tha threa-ob jacts.high and; to .the righ^or^cn^moon> In trying to see ths fourth objact-^At^JJJpjB^ had seen, tflBMRk ^-os" sight of.7^^"previbHa threes ana did not see them again*.

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"Orahkosh ••Northwestern newspaper* Oshkosh, V/is cons i n , 30 March I95O: ^:-->--. f ;: ' O- - • •:~:'-^'-^' "• / " .. ~~; ;.."-.,_l^'_Li:S^_^v .;_." - ; ; . ; : ; - • : "One i^an Claims He Saw "Flying Diso3,^-r. : ' 3 ' . Many Saw Halo Around Moon Last Hight.!... , : .1 _.. or r i n g s around t h e noon t h a t _ jny-rajMTW ^. •* claijned he and o t h e r s saw i n t h e e a s t e r n slcy Wednesday (29 March 1350) afternoon a t 4s45 o ' c l o c k * Y/l"!llama s a i d he and o t h e r s were on t h e "say home frcxa work* I n th& s a s t a r a . sky he s a i d he observed "«bat appeared to- be f o u r " n y i r g disca" ciroling high In the- sky near the moon which roao early Wednesday af ternops* - He described the disca. as ^~ "about the sizo of a quarter*" They circled about" for several ninutes and three faded frcmvienf?*- -!Cha fourth remained for " a short /while, longer^ turned; northTTO.rd;.and:[disappeared as d ^ ^ ^ s k e ? i ^ ^ * : : thoughij^ife-ini-^st?'-: '.v: • Wild- _f ovflj^MBHiifcBi^tatsd he- ',vas ''. ' senrsraX other msa '.nth. hiw• saw-iSe• diaca and .fied..-.thair. appearsLnce-*- Hs further dsscribed them_as-"high, i n - s h a p e ^y-:v'r-^~---~-.----r--•-•-;:

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h a l o , n vihile t h a t around t h e sun was a p a r helion* The moon r i n g , with s l i g h t t i n g e s of rainbow c o l o r s , •was c l o s e r t o e a r t h ' s atmosphere "than most moon r i n g s . I t •was v i s i b l e for s e v e r a l hours* The parhelion, a mock sun, had "sun dogs" or b r i g h t spots i n the r i n g , -which was on a horizontal plane w i t h the s u n . Disagreeable weather may f o l low th©: moon and sun r i n g s , but t h a t i s not expected t o oome tonight and Friday (31 March 1950) a s higher temperatures a r e predicted*" 3«

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SPECIAL.

U3AF INVESTIGATIONS

Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago 15,' 111. -Jiine 1950

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Flying Discs Photographs Mcl&nnville, Oregon, 10 June 1950 Special Inquiry

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

1. SynoD3isiv. Photographs of subject object, taken by, ^ fariser,. fe-^innviHB, Oregon, appeared in the Chicago' Hera3 .^'newspaper dated ll.June 195O.T Subject o-bje-ct appeared to" be about; ^genty (20) or thirty (30) fest in diameter, in the form of an in;; .verted soup plate trith a mast and super-structure*

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Postmarked 25 July 1950 Signed ^ _ Purporting to Furnish. TechiiliTof the Flying Diaca Together Tflfith the Names 'of Designers and by Yfho/tt Financed, TO:

Director, Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D, ,C* '

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111., received a l e t t e r for publication in hia paper postmarked^5;. July 1950 signed V*VMNMMMNJ|^ n o t further identified. The latter;stated that the flying discs are large- fuel tanks with crystal glass.wrings,' -propelled by two large j e t enginsB and radion controlled* The ship: ;âs designed for. long range atomic- bombing by'^pBWMHBBMWfr a ^ o r l a e r : 1? Lincovl> s k y T 7 r i t e r , ^ f f ^ H M H K ; aircraft German 7iorId War I ace. I t v/as financed ? | f c f c being Wsted by the Glenn ? . 1/ârtin Co. I t has a range of 4,000 fidlea, ceiling of 25,000 feet and a speedo^75Omiles per hour, and i s not .^ designed for controlled landing. J B H H f c p u r p o r t s to receive hia-in"-formation frora the ican who Têlded the ship or disc, naraed the "Danse I,!acabre.n ^•' Dgtalls? This office i s i n r e c e i p t . o f a l a t t e r from t h e Chicago F i e l d Office of the Federal Bureau of I n v e s t i g a t i o n dated 2 August 1950, s e t t i n g f o r t h the above information and Which i s h e r e i n a f t e r quoted i n f u l l : ' . : •. - ..••. "Be:

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t o t h i s offic« Lhts o f ^ H i a l l e t t e r ar.dernre-iope po3tmarksd..July 25 ? 1950 a t Chicago, 7/bAch' let/t^r i s quoted "belo^: • .. ;v-l . ,; " STT Flying Saucer ^ l f/'5 'Since we are on t h e brink of a t h i r d •world i s more a i r conscious than ever.

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phases is yet in its pioneering days. Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs. The saucer we 3peak about, is not a military secret, and is not .yet owned by any government. The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal glass, wings. It has two large jet engines on both side3» It is radion controled» It resembles a*vsaucer very much when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear dayThis is so it is a most difficult target for anti-aircraft gunners. The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing* The ship was designed by ^0flMflMBNMNP}b a former 'Linco' skywriter, LILjiiJPBftOCHPAW, aircraft mechanic, and CARL German World War I ace. The ship was financed •-' \f millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is^now being tested by the Glan F. Martin Aircraft Co., m of the Martin Marauder• The craft is only made for one nay- £'•' trips. It has a range of 4000 miles, ceiling of 25,000 ^ feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. So ijar only a > c few of these craft have been made, and they usually ar& pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed. .- vi They are merely to carry-a bomb of high destruction to ";.-:'•!*•' enemy country. They havs no wheels, but small steel rails ? on the bottom from which they take off. All other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship' says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument he has ever seen. The name of the ship is the "Danes Macabre." 'Editor 'In a'few'weeks sine cuts showing 3 views of craft v/ill be sent to yoUo

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'stated that-'jio.-'ohs connected with the Er.Iid^est Tiir^g^r-a of anyone named t ^ f l N H 0 H H M V * nor do they.know- of anyone wha.Ii.vss. in the circulation area of their paper vri-th that name. The Times' ha3 a circulation of 15,000 copies, according to-I-lr5 and these papers are distributed in a small area in the n section of Chicago, ''Ha advised he did not want to publish this letter a3 he felt the matter contained therein night be desired to be ke-ot in a

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confidential status. He said that he would contact this office again if he receivesthe fzinc cuts1' or has any other correspondence fronf^^HHHHf He felt tha'lMHMHHHMP^-o^ send the same information to other publishers who may print the story* "There was no return address foT^BHHBBfcn either the envelop© or the l e t t e r . The telephone directory of Chicago indicatesone ___

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UNITED STATES A1FI FORCE WASHINGTON TH« 24TH

INSPECTOR

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OFFICE

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OKNERAU

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PARK BLVD.

USAF INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

I S , ILLINOIS

SUBJECT: Grove, TO:

Director, Special Investigations Headquarters U3AF Washington 25, Dc C

3-* Synopsis:. ' A large bright silvery obi act raoving at an approjdlmate altitude oi" 10,000 feet in a north-north7/esterly direction overr^Q^ Grove, 111- v/as sighted at 0933 hours on lv July 1950 by ?.!«.«" United Air Lines Meteorologist'1 and his wife* .•-... ..... .' '.'"' " 2 . Details: This office is in receipt of•Summary of Information dated 2 August 1950 from the ChicagD Field Office of the FBI,.pertaining'to theabove Subject, herewith quoted: ' " •' ••'•'

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"tfr. *IJ0BHHHMMHHHH1HIMM»1 Downers Grove, Illinois,-advised t h a t a t 9;3# P?M, on July 47-1950,-he observed a large, bright,- silvery object -Toving a t an approximate a l t i t u d e . o f -10,OQOffset in a northnorth.TTe3tarly direction over Downers-" Grbye, I l l i n o i s . He reported t h a t h i s wife also observed this object.,'. . . .- - - r 4

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(Unclassified) Plastia Balloon Found Six (6) Miles N»W. Ivanhoe, Minnesota. SP3CIAL. IM50IBX •-..:•• Documents & Dissemination Br, Directorate of I n t e l l i g e n c e , DCS/O Counter Intelligence Div*. Office of Special Investigations, The Inspector General

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Attached for* your inforsiation i s a Spot Intelligence Hsport concerning captioned Subject, dated 16 August 1950*: •-> ,; " vv .

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of th» nahtr», aouccoa. o« oven the «xi«taaco of in'oimalion »o p»r»on» m«nUonod in tb» zvpast or to other person* not noimally enttlod U> such infonncrtJoo. n a y b«t roado only .-wh^n oxpre»3ly autboiized b y the Diracter Of gpcdttl Invesbgatioaa, XG* ox bXqhai h

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USAP INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

19. ILLINOIS

16 August 1950 SUBJECTS

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Diaroctor, Special Investigations Headquarters, USAF Washington 25, D» C»

1« S.ytiopai3: A plastic balloon approximately eight (S)-f3et_in •-diameter waa found on a fara about six" (6) mile3 jiortlivTsst of Tvaiihoe, JJiruiasota* Sample of the plastic was forwarded to the Minnaapolis Field Office, FBI by the Sheriff, Lincoln County, ?,iinne3ota through Colonel E» B, Miller, Director, Civil Defense, St Eaul^ ftfinnasota* Sample is attached to this report for OSI Headquarters. . Details: The following quoted latter, dated 29 July 1950, was received by this office froa the Minneapolis Field Office^ FBI t the fiinnaapolia Detachaent, 24th District; -:~". "On July 23, 1950, Colonel E» B« IVliller, Dirsctor, Civil Defsnse, 1003-4- Commerce Building, Sto Paul, Titlnneaota, furnished this office with a sample of plastic material and tape which had been furnished his office by Leo J V aadig, Chairman, Civil Defense, Box 149, Ivanhoe, Col* LLLLUr advised t h a t according t o Ifr* Rsdig, the Sheriff of • Lincoln County a t Ivanhoe, Minnesota, had on July 25, 1950, reported t h a t a larga plastic balloon had been found on^a faria approximately s i x wile3 northwest of Ivanhoe, Minnesota• This balloon wa3 about eight feat indiametar and made out of a rubber or p l a s t i c material, : Attached'to\ the "balloon proper was a great deal of tape which looked aa -though- i t -had beien used t o attach somethi^giito--th3-::balloon0 ^Redig-, in_his l e t t e r - t o Col* "'filler, indicated^hd^. a possibility e^st9df'fchat,.the balloon V a s j i i s t a weather balloon a^d^that-it inay have cone from th'd Qalcotas inasnruchas the prevailing ^nda^^ingpthWpravious-week had: been fro ni/tfie northvre3to

furn±ah4d Colo^_Hiller withisaraplaajoi* tBis material Mr, R8dig and tape and the"?| ^ ^ tliis office: by Col.stiller. Inasnuch as it^^Jpâârâ'6 this would be a matter for investigation your agency, this na'fcftSr-g.g" being brought to your attention. The samples ofx£he material and the tapa furnished thi3 office by Colo Millar i3 being enclosed herewith.ow . ,

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3* Action; No action wa3 taken in the instant matter except the tran3mittal of this report to OSI Headquarters and acknowledgement of the above quoted letter to the Minneapolis Field Office, FBI.

WALLACE B. SCHOLES Lt Colonel, USAP District Commander Incl; Sample Plastic Material

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or the •fotiitiqr'itrwa information to penxou> «., ot 1© other p«xsoft3 sot narsoUr actit^.ed to sach BKTf b« mad* only •when expressly avithotizsd by &« E>i •-'oi Special InveoSqationa. IG, ot higber outhodty.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AVR FORCE HEADQUARTERS

UNITED STATES AIR

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INSPECTOR GKNERAU U 3 A F

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OFFICE

PARK

BLVD.

HYDK

SPECIAL

INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

IB.

ILLINOIS

24-0-29X October 1950

SUBJECT: Denver, Colorado Director, Special Investigations Headquarters, USA? . ^ Washington 25, D. C. -

TO:

!• Synopsis •; Subject advised he had been offered §1,500 for photographs taken of flying saucer ~tf^ an individual named Cline from "The Baltimore Sun*"' Subject later denied incident claiming'lintoicication, 2o Details; The following quoted information was received by this office from G-2, Fifth Array in Summary of Information dated 6 October 1950, subject purchase Offer of Flying Saucer Photos: \ . : «1. The Fifth Array Regional Office in Denver, Colorado, reported the following informations On 30 September the Regional Office received a call from CID, Denver, reporting . t | H v p | 0 ^ | H H p . , MelT?yn Hotel, Denver, said that ___-• that was at the Edelweiss Bar a nan named ^HBfchoffared hira|1500 for photographs he had taken of a flying saucer • "~~"_\ HRHMMMHiAkSaid he photographed this_ saucer which had crashed near Aztec, New ?<!exico. 4tf^M£M(Pf^aid that "array'officials" had attempted to taks the photographs of the crashed saucer a?ray from him but that he had given them another roll of .film* •;._..-..• He said t h a t J H H B income way had found out about ths: photo-...__ graphs and offered him £>1500 for the photographs«, "2. On 2 October mf///gB&tt* 7/a3 interviewed-at-the-Fifth iinay Regional Office in Danvar, Ha then denied any knowledge of the flying saucer episode. The Regional Office conu^nted that in spite of his denials his mannsr indicated that he had some knowledge of the incident or may have taken pictures of it*

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"Hi3 appearance did not give the impression of one who was either mentally unbalanced or was seeking attention*. He stuck persistently to his story of being drunk when he made the call to CID, â&#x20AC;˘said tha

'was from "The Baltimore Sun."

3 # Action? Information copy of this report is being transmitted to the 14th District Office for their information*

WALLACE B. SCHOLES Lt. Colonel, USAF District

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UNCLASSIFIED DIRSCTQRATS OF SPECIAL INSTIGATIONS THS INSPECTOR GESSRAL 24-O-35X SUBJSCT1 f(Ohcla33i£fed) SJysterious Aircraft S i t t i n g Mid-Continent ' " A i r Lino, Sioux C i t y , Iowa SPECIAL TO:

""*- *" District Cotwsander 2Wh-06r District (10) . 1660-R; Hyde Park Blvd, -Chicago 15^ I l l i n o i s

1* Heferenea i s made to your l a t t e r of 6 February 1951 coneerning the abova-captloned subject, \ ; : 2, Tour a t t e n t i o n i s i n v i t e d t o provisions- of AFCSI lettsrvivo^ 35 dated 23 October 1950, \ d t h i a c l o s u r c . . 3» No f a r t h e r action is;.required by your d i s t r i c t regarding t h i s p a r t i c u l a r sighting. . ; .:...;... ;.. • -:""--.

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DEPARTMENT OW THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AJR FORCE WASHINGTON

THK INSPECTOR 24TH I66O

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U3AF INVESTIGATIONS

CHICAGO

IB.

ILLINOIS

6 February 1951

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SUBJECT:

DISTRICT

GCNKRAL.

Mysterious Siotcx c i t v , Iowa SPECIAL INQUIRY Director, Special I n v e s t i g a t i o n s Headquarters, USAF Washington 25, D, C.

TO:

::,"-••• 1. For your information the following quoted Summary :of Infqnaation' was received by this "office from the-Off ice of-AC/S, G~2, /iTiffe^Army^^. January 1951: : ~ " . -:."• :

"On 21 January 51, a veteran air line pilot/ of Kansas City, Missouri, of some 16 years of civilian arid military flying experience claims he saw a strange aircraft .; . as he was piloting a'Mid-Continent Air Line plane over Sioux City, Iowa. Ke described the plane as being one and a half times the size of a 3-29, with a long- slender fuselage, long- - ' straight wings set farther forward than a B-29VS, .bearing no engine.mountings, and having no exhaust glow. The mystery'_ plane had a type of navigation lights plus-:a strong-white'light underneath the fuselage..- As the Mid-Continent plane" approached^ tha strange craft blinked its lights on and off five or. six times. The pilot said his_plane was doing 120 mph while the " other ship was traveling" faster in the "opposite direction. __ _The pilot-had just turned his .head from watching the plane pass, ~ ~ •when there it was again going .in -the.-.same... direction and ap—/ V ..prbxinately 200 feet to poFteide. ^9tKKttMf>^aeeked the "Offp.tt: Air Force Field and v;as: informed that 'there were no ~" s c h e d u l e d i n t h e a r e a . '":•

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AC/S, G-2, Fifth Army has advised that it had been reported that OSI, Kansas City, Missouri, is investigating the pertinent incident and has requested they be furnished copy of report pertaining thereto. That office has also requested any additional information regarding this or other similar sightings, which may come to the attention of OSI within the Fifth Army Area. 3.

Comment or instructions of your office would be, appreciated.

WALLACE B. SCHOLES Lt. Colonel, USAF District Commander

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Flying saucers, be they real or imaginary, were back with us today; They^ appeared,: according to witnesses, over Kansas and Minnesotayesterday. r *~—~—':.:~::~~.—~~. ~r-—r,—:— About 50 residents at the eastern! which, he said, dashed around his end' of I^ainy Lake, near:Interna-j plane at 500 to 1000 miles an.hou tional Falls, Minn^. said thejrsawral PLAY-IBY-PLAY "crystal baW; which performed like | "The star moved backward ai "ahuge humming bird" as it flashed | forsvard, then- up and-down, and across the s k i e s ^ I t • was joined Tn en seemed to come to a- stop," lake by another-"crystal ba)L"._ , ; Capt Hunt said. "Then it would j |\nd. an American Airlines pilot complete, the pattern over again but! 2l!b00Vfeet soifthwest^YDodge City, Cn™ J™les *o my pfane." He broadJ : ast Kan. ••"'••'^'r-- '-' _ a play-by-play description of The Air. Force" fias^ :investigated [the "star's"- flight to ground radio many reports of weird aerial phe- operators, including one at Garden nomena and has deniedfindingany City, Kans. evidence ol- "/lying saucers." . He watched the_!'star"- for 700 -3i.pjir:;i^;^: : ;;: •; -"; : ^ Tninutes before it swooped to abov feeii below his plane and then The Minnesota ~; observers said 3500 drifted opt of sight to the Soutl their "crystal ball" dashed across west ' the sky a t speeds-"in excess of T((0 miles an hour/v then stopped suadenly and hung inotionless above the lake. Then it shot .upwards 2'fO feet in a split second, they said. Suddenly the ball moved toward nearby ciondrwhere it was joined a second "crystal ball," the witpses said. T-hey-hovered around the rarea for -j^mlnutesrjbefore' Hyi n g o f L i •...••^••••''i-.i-^y^^T-^ '• •" • •"; ' •;:'- - n -

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SPECIAL

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CHICAGO 4 .

ILLINOIS

c November 1951

SUBJECT:

UNUSUAL OBJECTS IN PHOTOGRAPH

TO:

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

Chicago, 1. Synopsis: Illinois, furnished this office a color photograph of the South Side and a Downtown area of Chicago taken at night which contains two (2) unusual objects or images, . (OSI, F-3) ;2.

Details:

a. -On 6 November 1951 Mrs. •llWBBBBBBBftl telephonic ally advised this office that a 35nffii color transparency which her husband had -exposed and. received, contained two (2) strange objects and requested this office to examine the photograph, • " b. Examination by projection and direct viewing of color transparency ?7/3O of a 36 exposure roll revealed two (2) images or -objects in the upper right quarter of the transparency. " c. Print is either a two (2) or four (U) minute exposure of a night scene of Chicago's Loop Area. Exposure \-.rasrcadeat a diaphragm opening of "f/2" with a 50mm "Sununitar" lens #552317 focused at "infinity" in a Leicacamera #3673.40, exposure time either two, (2). • or four (£.)- minutes ^ B U B k c o u l d not remember the exact exposure. time), ^ P P H k s t a t e d that the-exposure was made between 2000 hours and--2100 hours on either the 15th, ^thi or 17th of; October. 1951^ he .could, not, remember the exact date, and further stated that to the best of his recollection and knowledge the weather at the time of exposure was good, with moderate temperature. The wind velocity was IOXJ (under 10 nph) with wind direction from slightly Northeast or North-Northeast. DICKSON" could not, furnish the exact x-jdnd direction but remembered that there was a slight breeze through the bay window, which opened to the North, fron which the exposure was made and from the clear atmospheric

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conditions which, by inference, were the result of a Northeasterly or Easterly breeze which blew the usual smoke haze westward over the City of Chicago and made possible the clarity and definition attained in the photograph• ' d, • Weather sequences of d ! Hare AFB and Chicago Midway Airport for 15, 16 and 17 October 1951 reflect that the wind directions for the 15th and 16th of October were from a Southerly direction. The weather sequences for O'HareAFB and Chicago Midway Airport'are as follows: 17 OCT 51 0HQ.-..0•HAKE AFB

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2030C S13 VJ1K1/2L—F 254/49/49 (NNE)7/026 2130C E4®2F 254/49/49(1TI©)3/O26/LE45/1O5 6//9 223OS•• E5«21/2F 254/49/43(1^)3/026/ / / / / 233OC E5&21/2F 251/50/48(1UIB)3/025 CHI - CHICAGO -MIDWAY ' 2030C 2130C 2230G 2330C

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0, The taosition of the apartment "house from which the color transparency was made is 41° 46' 3 0 / " North and 87° 32 V 58/ "West-. : f. Paper bound photograph, Exhibit #2, is an exposure made of the same scene as the transparency in question; however, this exposure was made at a diaphragm opening of "f/4.5n- for an e:cposure of two__(2) minutes, and is furnished for" comparison purposes,, ~- - . ;• , l the attached :photographs to this'_office for "any necessary examination provided photographs would be returned-,: -. to him upon-completion-of any examination, - • • • Action:. Exhibits "#1 and #2. are forwarded for examination or

acjfcj-on deemed necessary and for -return- to. owner, Kr£gH00MMHMHHNf> Chicago, Illinois. .Ko other action takenQ

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p 7 ;a*rJti©£i»d at tb* $a&» aXtltuda (oa« hundred thousand ITftet) in aja attaapt. t » e s t i a a i * tha direction of mcw^ssrat, and standing in front of the sstdn hotel i n Art««ia, Saw £exi$o, i.e observed (1) outset QA«3r tbm location of th« balloon fefrick "sa* th*a at approxima two buradr»d awi alxtx ( 2 ^°) &»gre«* In dlrcciioxi and a t ao elflâUcn of appanxcikfttiiljp twnty (20) «»gr««a. According to«^BBMH"fda o'bject, *&«& ap|afC3ci3»t*lx tit«B^-'jfiT« (25) d^rtwi«j • M B * watched Uva object, to b» coaing toword hia» u a t l l the object raaohed ait «lcT;jtion af thlrty^fi-r* (35) depress a t wfaiciv t!js« 1^3topp«4 obecrTlng th« h« theughtv i t »M % wo»tb*r balloon* «JHHk»tat«<l tfcat; h« larj tho airport %b&% no -»«»tbar ballccns had beea um4 that aorniage Ginc« tbat this obj«vt sans an ortiinary wcatfeor | it did r^fc swajc« a v i v i d iepre#«l&a c*i !iia and h« cûld i&fc recall cls^rly thia thosa of t-U^ o^jactd to sighfced latsr» that hit b^ ^ g £ fraa th»-Uniy«r->pilot i a zi\j* iiirTorce i'er a^proxisiatelj ifc*ô (3) or mnx*»et*j, "&?.a a for av«r t^n-ai (X) y«&r« Iacorr»rat«d a t that-tia* coaaiat»d_jrvoetly of j o b vdth o€n balloons ViiUv >ia i>JxpiUns» ^tt|M^ eluded a*»rorwt«tieal p that ho has 20/20. vision in oa.ca ay» and has

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES Al R FORCE WASHINGTON

CL.A SSTFICATTOV CA

^ -^--A i THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 24TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 343 S. DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS

USAF

5 DEC 1975

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT Unconventional Aircraft Vicinity SI Paso, Texas 7 July 1952 TO:

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

1. SYNOPSISt Spherical object sighted by civilian in vicinity of El Paso7""Texas, 7 July 1?52, believed to be similar to objects reported in El Paso newspaper as seen by an Alamogordo scientist. DETAILS: This office was .advised telephone cally, 30 July Berwyn, â&#x20AC;˘ by . * . I l l i n o i s , of the following: 2.

a. On 7 July 1952, M r s 4 I H H M l while visiting her son, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, was enroute accompanied by her,hiisband and daix iiber frori SI Paso, Texas north to Alamogordo, New Mexico, Approximately fifty (50) miles from El Paso, Hrs.^HHHHR stated, sha and her daughter observed at about 1000 hours a spherical object in the sky to the northwest of her automobile. This spherical object was joined by three (3) more of the same objects and in seconds later three (3) more, totaling seven (7) spherical objects, which were very high and far to the northwest, could not determine the color of these objects nor the speed at which they were traveling in a southerly direction, but she did recall that they seemed to be flying in perfect formation (very evenly spaced). She and her daughter observed these objects for approximately six (6) minutes -until they disappeared to the south. HrsJHMMHNMpfurther observed two (2) aircraft at the same time, one. of which seemed to be a single-engine aircraft and the other which was quite high and distant. She could

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CLASSIFICATION- CANCELLED EY AUTHORITY v..^ --1.1 L-^;_

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL U5AF . jY V

DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 343 5. DEARBORN ST, CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS

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SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

SUBJECT:

UNKNOWN SUBJECT. Unconventional Aircraft Luminous Spots in Sky 2k July 1952

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

1. SYNOPSIS: Five (5>) or seven (7) luminous spots flying in sky about 21U5 hours, 2k July 19^2, approximately forty ( U ) miles north of Chicago. (CSX - A-2, t% 2 Boulevard, Chicago, telephonically advised this office that, about 2lU5 hoiu"S, 2i|. July 1952, while attending a Ravinia Concert (outdoor concerts held approximately forty (UO) miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan), he saw five (5) or seven (7) luiainous spots i n the sky flying in an irregular, horizontal line. The "spots" appeared to be traveling from south to north at the zenith. Hr». (fllHBfcheard no noise and could make no-guess as t o the altitude except that they were very high. He estimated the speed from .about 1^00 to 2000 railes per hour.

3. ACTION: Two (2) copies of instant report being forwarded direct to trie 'Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.

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DEFARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON

CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED ' :JY AUTHORITY a, .. i : j -.:^-.-.'•,

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

24TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS • ., i . s V

343 S. DEARBORN ST, CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS

KURT OUNZE,Capt, USAF

1 /T:»n iqcro SPOT IKTELIKSNa; REPORT

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT Unconventional Object in Sky Chicago, Illinois, 12 July TO:

Director of Special Investigations Headquarters United States Air Force Washington 2%, D. C.

1« SYNOPSIS; Red and white light high i n the sky Observed on t h e north side of Chicago, coning fran the northwest about 2ll;! hours, 12 July 1952. (OSI - A-2, Confidential) • 2, DETAILS: This office was telephpnically jid.vi.sed by Lt ^ Colonel Pennepacker, Duty Officer, Fifth Army KeadquarterSj he had received information telephonically from Mi 'JtlMHMMMMHMHMHMBH^Chicago, t h a t she had sighted an1 unnatural"" object resembldlig^a red and white object i n t h e sky over the 3>5>OO block o^g^tMBBB^MMMBBBh»(aPPro:dmat ely_s±x (6) miles north of the do^mtowa section of Chicago). Miss^fc^arelated t h a t sbetween2lU^ and 21$0 hours, while walking south onffiflBMN^NHMfc h e sighted a white light in the sky which was coning from the -northwest. She advised that i t resembled a. star and that upon looking directly at i t the light gave a reddish appearance. She stated that there vaa no flash or noise and that the object made a slow arc and flew west very slowly in a straight line. 3, ACTION: Two (2) copies of instant report being forwarded direct to the Commanding General, Air..Materiel Caamand, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio,

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KUHT K. KUNZE, Capt, USAF Historian

24TH DISTRICT OFFJCE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 343 S, DEARBORN ST, CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS

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SPOT INTEHIGENCE REPORT SUBJECT: F l y i n g Discs Yarmouth Harbor, Nova S c o t i a 183Q Hours, 17 J u l y ^ D i r e c t o r of Special I n v e s t i g a t i o n s Headquarters United S t a t e s A i r Force .Washington 25, D . C#

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1. SYNOPSIS: Seven (7) flying discs seen by individual ' vacationing in Nova Scotia, about I83O hours, 17 July 195>2, (FBI, A-6, Confidential) 2

PSTAILS : This office has been advised by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chicago, that on 2$ July 19f>2, Mrs. , Chicago, informed that, agency that while "vacationing in aovaTScotia she had observed what she believed to be seven (7) flying discs in the vicinity of Yarmouth Harbor on 17 July 19^2,*at approximately 1830 hours. •

a. MrsfldHHHHP1*advised that at the time she sighted these objects, she was leaving Yarmouth Harbor aboard the SS Yarmouth and was standing near the bow looking toward a point of land extending out into the sea. She stated that the objects were silvery in color and were divided into two (2) groups, four (Ij.) of them being what she described half circles and three (3) full circles. The half circles were arranged in a perpendicular formation with their flat sides, down. She could not r e c a l l whether they were touching or not* The full circles were near the half circles and slightly to their right and were arranged in an inverted triangular formation with two (2) of the circles above and one (1) below at the point" of the triangle* The circles were, separated by appro:d.mately one (l) diameter. She stated that she first sighted these objects over the point of land described above but that she could 110I . liJL' mate the distance from her* She added that these objects hovered

2U-O-93X momentarily in the air, then flickering slightly but retaining their relative position to each other as if they were part of a "picture", they slowly descended. She added that she did not know whether they suddenly disappeared above the land or -whether they sank beyond the point into the sea but that when they were close to the horizon3 they disappeared•

b» Mrs.^BBBWBI^ stated that the discs seemed highly

polished and s i l v e r y in color and seemed t o reflect the rays of the sun, which was a short ways above the horizon directly out t o sea. She added that these objects had a d i s t i n c t shape and that she could see them clearly. She estimated the period during which she observed them t o be of about two (2) minutes duration and stated that a l l of these objects disappeared at the sane time. c. H^s.d|((pfl§Hfl|j^described the day • as being "bright." " and clear and added: that she could not r e c a l l there being" any"... / clouds in the sky» She added that i t being mid-summer, the day was quite bright at that hour, . - • - - . '-,. ; -:.-...---• d# Hrs»^HHPBW(fcprepared a diagram -shoeing her' position and that of the discs at the tjjne she sighted -them'and also"the _^.position of the sun i n relation to herself and the above 3» ACTION: Two (2) copies of t h i s report,-with inclosure indicated i n paragraph 2 d above, being transmitted direct, t o the Commanding General, Air Hateriel Command, VJright-Patterson~Air- . Fprce Base, Dayton^ Ohio, Attention: MCIS,; i n compliance with - current instructions, :'-.-•.. ....-.- ., ..^ :•' _'•

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SUBJECT: Flying Discs Chicago, Northwest Side 2200 Hours, 19 July 19^2 TO:

Director of Special I n v e s t i g a t i o n s Headquarters United S t a t e s Air Force Washington 2$, D. C. -1-'

SYNOPSIS:

Flying discs seen by resident of Chicago

about 2200 hours, 19 July 1952.

(FBI, A-6, ^ t e A S ^

DETAILS: This office has been advised by the Federal Bureau of ^Investigation, Chicago, that on 19 July 19^2, Mrs.{p^ ^_ Chicago, advised that agency that she had seen vnat she believed to be flying discs at.2200 hours on 19 July 19!?2, Trfhile i n the vicinity oi^flMMMMNhPMMMMMMttHi Avenue. Mrs.*MBj^stated that she had observed these objects toward the vest and that they appeared to be round* According . to I I r s ^ H H B | they -were not in any formation but were independently darting about in the sky, f i r s t on a horizontal plane and then on a vertical plane. There -were approximately six (6) of these objects, and they moved quicklyvand there appeared- to be no pattern for their movement• ^ r s 4 £ M & stated that they appeared to.be quite large in size, being larger than stars but not quite the size of the moon. 3. ACTION: Two (2) copies of this report being transmitted d i r e c t t o the CorrKianding General, Air M a t e r i e l Conraand, P a t t e r s o n Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attention:-KCIS, i n compliance with current i n s t r u c t i o n s .

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING

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(I' nclas sifiad ) Inidsntifled Object seen i n the Air a t 3JO0 to 8:l£pnn. on ln/3/^3 at -rorth Home Township, Bradford Connty, Pennsylvania

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that irhila visitinsr- at îorth -isrte iOV;nahipy 13 Covir,-.y^ Ponnsy>/ani.%, ha observed an unidentified cb.joct in • t-Ha sky 'batvaen 3:00 ana ':. : 1 ^ o.n. on October .1, 1?53» ^ .-luîsaci -ir-ic& i s th.-t h« sighted the ob.joct Crcn or:tsida of "his rasidsnca -3r-ica two -ilos distance and in a northvsestvirly liiraction vita v\iitoly fifteen ds^raas altitude ov3r the horizon, i f -ap stritirsnar1.' v.hen Xircb sighted, but *..hon ?i;-r-htod en a ii;c3<i obje-ct i t W-.3 found to.ba ô-piv slightly cideva^^s and up -rinvV-do-îâ • clooo a ran. Xt hovr>r«ri lr. -t>>o a i r sirr.ilar. to ril-solicopt-r^tei; X't . ap*>a?ur3d' l-:2rsor than a st-nr -rvd ~Jr:s omitting an onnâ p ' * 3 ? ^ , ; . v i s i b l e .

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2D CSI File 2U-0-261 I*tr t o i Cor»taandar, A TIC Subj: Unidentified Object seen In t h e Air . p her husband that she had observed the objact in the sane location several times previously this yaar » M P ^ r e c a l l e d a rtcraor that a metalic flying object found several years previously in approximately the area triers ha had sighted the unidentifiable objoct October 3, 1953*^HHI statedbhat he is availably

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2U-0-1U2X1 SUBJECT:

(Unclassifie UNKNOWN S Unidentified i-vB^lSont Yacht .^Chicago, I l l i n o i s s / -. SPECIAL INQUIRY

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Distirict Commander 5th District OSI (IG) USA? Vright-?atterson Air Force Base , Ohio

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1.,. Forwarded for your inforraation and tr=insinittal to the Air Tsehnical ..Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force P.ase, • Ohio,. indicated enclosure, pertaining to an-tinidentified'.flying object, received by.this District from Headquarters Fifth Army. Attention i s invited, to the fact that the information in the attached inclosurs has been derived from, a source other'than USA?*/ therefor©, in accordance with paragraph 8b. AFR.20^-1, disseitsination of tha information contained therein roust not be-^nade outside of USA? channels^ =and such information contained tharaia will be safeguarded in accord ance -with provisions of AFH 2O5-I» 2.

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R. D. KELCHER . Lt Colonel, USA? r-istrict Coiranander

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HEADQUARTERS F I F T H ARMY 1660 EAST HYDE PARK BOULEVARD CHICAGO 1$, ILLINOIS 26 April 19$h

ALFGB-CI SUBJECT: Unidentified Object

District Intelligence Officer, 9th Naval District, ftn. 903, US Custom House, 610 South Canal Street, Chicago 7, I l l i n o i s District Corrmander, 2Uth District OSI, DSAF, 3U3 South Dearborn S t . , Chicago h, I l l i n o i s ' " Special Agent in Charge, FBI, 1900 Bankers Building, Chicago 3, 111.

TO:

The i n c l o s e d Summary of I n f o r m a t i o n , s u b j e c t a s above, i s forwarded f o r your information.

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16 April 19 SU

SUMMARY" OF INFORMATION

Preparing Office: Fifth Army Regional Office, 1660 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago 1$, I l l i n o i s Subject: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Code for Use in Individual Paragraph Evaluation: Of I n f o r m a t i o n : Of Source: Probably T r u e . . . . 2 Usually Reliable...B Possibly True... .3 Reliability Unk....F Truth Cannot Be Judged......6

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

On 12 April 19!?U, pursuant t o information received by t h i s office, t h i s Agent contacted Mr. A r l i e R. Meal, Engineman 1, Service Number 286-UlO, Chicago Coast Guard S t a t i o n , Navy P i e r , Chicago, I l l i n o i s , concerning an alleged parachute-like objact skimming over t h e waterfront seen and reported "by a Mrs. Lelah H. Stoker, 3121 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, on 8 April 19£U. At l6k$ hours Neal s t a t e d Mrs. P W H f e reported by telephone the aforementioned mass with a suspended human-like form hovering over t h e water in t h e v i c i n i t y of tha Belmont Yacht Club (3200 north) a t an e s t i mated a l t i t u d e of 200 t o 3.00 feet and a t an approximated distance of 2000 t o 3000 feetoff-shore,, 'Within f i v e minutes, Neal, accompanied by other coast guardsmen, proceeded by. s e a c r a f t t o t h e area a r r i v i n g t h e r e about 20 minutes l a t e r . On tha northward t r i p they scouted the .area about a half mile of? shore u n t i l they reached t h e hSOO block north and then returned following a course about 15>0£L£eet off shore. Search was negative. On the following day, Heal s t a t e d Mrs^MflHH^again telephoned t o inquire whether anything was learned. ^^^^E^ •

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This Agent subsequently interviewed >!rsj^lHPHMVMMViV, apartment Road, Chicago, I l l i n o i s , concerning her reported observation on 8 April 195U. In aubatance source imparted that she returned home from the library about 1630 hours on tha aforementioned date, and in a.sober frame of mind saw from hsr apartment windov a 'vary brilliant white parachute-like object with a suspended humanlike form skimming over the water in a l l directions at an altitude level with her window and at a distance of about 3000 feet traversing within the purview of a h$ degree angle. Source commented that because of her doubt she asked two apartment

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elevator, to'confirm her observations which they reportedly did for five minutes. "' Source than notified the US Coast Guard at 16U5. hours. However, 3.3 the searching seacraft neared the area the object descended and became condensed in size u n t i l i t landed on the shoreland (3O5O-31OOnorth) among the sporadic foliage, thus "becoming less conspicuous and detectable. Source's f i r s t belief was that the unidentified matter would become entangled with the trees; however] i t s form was now small and • resembled a piece of newspaper 2 to 3 feet in length. The human-like form, now alighted on the ground and described as being of short but natural stature and dressed in a green one piece suit with a simple tight fitting head and chin headdress, walked and down the frontage behind the low stone wall and blended with-the grasses.-, coirmented that her observations are very similar to those illustrated on pages 177, and 209 of. the book entitled "Flying Saucers Have Landed" by Demund Leslie a Gaorge "Adamski, which was subsequently given to her by her son, a prominent Chicago engineer and reportedly a former Army Navy Intelligence Liaison officer. to this occurrence , source stated she disbelieved in "saucers" and therefore had never (continued) Di3titibutiQri.:_,_,n0NI], 9 ND - 1

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

16 April

Preparing Office: Fifth Army Regional Office, 1660 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago l£, Illinois Code f o r Use i n I n d i v i d u a l Paragraph Evaluation: Of Source* Of Information: Usually R e l i a b l e . . . B Probably T r u e . . . . 2 R e l i a b i l i t y Unk... ,F Possibly True... .3 Truth Cannot Be J u d g e d . . . . . . 6

Subject: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

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thirty minutes, and when after the seacraft passed, the foreign structure again became enlarged, rose to its former level, and hovered over the water until the suspended airman reentered the structure. In a matter of ssconds the aircraft departed with a tremendous burst of speed eastward and without noise. Diring a t i l t of the mass -source observed two narrow parallel bar-lilce formations on the underside of the spheri:-g^*trmbreira which wera"projected by the peripheral caves of the\jForm;:v:Bue to the -g^^tjfc-Qral nature .and setting of ths building with i t s two parallel adjacent buildings" .:«x£ended eastward, source coimiented that any slight ..noise is grossly amplified" and^ "•therefore was surprised that the strange object was so soundless. "Unless the_ irtattsr \ -given some importance, source was. of the opinion that the above withe'sses would _ reveal-their knowledge and observations of the above occurrerics^ "*"" r -

On 13 April 1?5U, two attempts were mada_by_this Agent t o intei^view Mr._ and ___ apartment«4HB|MMNHMWINiHHHHHM^ Chicago,' I l l i n o i s , ' ~-. conGeming t h e i r witnessing of the above event. During the' f i r s t attempt," made by" telephone, 'Mrs|pP(KMBBfcaanifested a hostile attitude and i n s i s t a n t l y denied she knew anything of the Thursday evening occurrance without ever being told by this"" Agent V" exactly what was b-%ing referred t o . Although MrjHHt&ttfRU was not availaple.for immediate comment during the second interview, at her hos?e, Mrs,'*^[^j^^p^a^mitrted~tihen that- she and her husband were awaiting the* apartment elevator when HrsTJHHipftr asked ttram. to lock out hsr window. However^ because of t h e i r haste, source denied-entering ' apartment and paid l i t t l e "attention to" the matter; She further stated that' ...... ^remembers nothing of" what she might have seen and did not r e c a l l if he"r husT?and entared the- apartment. Source commented that Mrs.dttHMM* must or jnight nnAv'?"^?en- - -' usijig -binoculars^however-, had no reasort-for her "cotnineht".- Source^remarka^Fshe knew" nothing of Hrs^JBBB^"- other th*an- t h a t she resides -in apartrnent^Jlte '^Ke'ljiquirect; - : - was' trying to make ah issue "of the affair o ^ o gain p"ublic£ty.

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"Aoril 195U, Mr. 'MHHHHHHHHHBt vice-president f Western United ' H H ) Chicago, I l l i n o i s , who resides in apart me n-ygBBpHHMMHte jload, Chicago^ was interviewed concerning the unidentified object reported by

>Irs. 4MriRMHHIttlMMHBaii|Attril 19^.. In substance. source stated that at approximately1630 hours ha and his wife were awaiting the apartment elevator whan MrsqrtVlHNMF entered the hallway and asked them to look out her window at something which appeared, pecul i a r to her. Source stated he did not enter the apartment but made his observations . from the doorway. Though source was wearing glasses for his near sightedness and did (continued)

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16 April 19$k

Preparing Office: Fifth Army Regional Office, 1660 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago 1$, Illinois Coda f o r Use i n Individual Paragraph Evaluation; Of Source: Of Information: Usually R e l i a b l e . . .B ' Probably T r u e . . . . 2 R e l i a b i l i t y Unk....F Possibly True....3 Truth Cannot Be J u d g e d . . . . . . 6

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OBJECT

SUMARI OF INFORMATION (continued) not know exactly where the shore line was he estimated the distance of the floating and bouncing object to be about 100 yards off shore. At the time he regarded i t as an inflated experimental balloon and described i t as being a large ovallike white pancake (cleft) mass; too large to be a k i t and no markings to signify i t was a weather balloon, Because of his previously mentioned presumption he paid l i t t l e heed to i t and does not •recall whether i t had any suspensions. Source asserted had he not been in a hurry and given more thought to the event he would havg_ r et urned... to ..his ap artment to acquire . his binoculars. Little i s known of Firs i" WtKKtttby the^tiHW^^Bother than she is believed, to be a travel agent, appears ,tp.be-quite intelligent and considered by Mrs. •NVMNttpfco be slightly erratic and "squirlish 11 . Squirlish "is used by H r s . ' J H H M k to denote one. who._.is talkative. ••

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AGENT'S NOTE: Mrs-JjJflBB^impressed'this Agent..as being a woman of apparent l e i s u r e , c u l t u r e , . and greater than average f i n a n c i a l means devoted to i n t e l l e c t u a l research ^ and knowledge. As a youngster she a s s e r t e d she had a governess for f o u r t e e n y e a r s , and graduated from high school a t the age of twelve. Continuing on she subsequently attended t h e Natianal Park Seminary, Washington, D. C.. for two years p r e p a r a t o r y siedical missionary work i n China. She claims fluency i n s e v e r a l languages, Chinese, __ Hindnstanic, Grewk, I t a l i a n , L a t i n , German, French, Russian and some b a s i c knowledge of o t h e r s . She h»» crossed the oceans fourteen times arid made extensive t r a v e l s throughout the- Northern Hemisphere. During Vorid War I , according to s o u r c e , she worked f o r t h e Mornle Clinic, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and l a t e r organised and headed t h e Department of Psychiatry, Jefferson Barracks, during World. "War I I with, noted p s y c h i a t r i s t s . Allegedly- she has- received wide acclaim f o r her w r i t i n g s , and l e c t u r e s on such t o p i c s as Child Psychology, Rassia and Communism, h e r p r i v a t e r e l i g ious c o l l e c t i o n of "The Black Madonna", and h e r a u t h o r i t a t i v e n e s s on Cricket and-• Cricke^:Lore o . She has "appeared in a r t i c l e s of American newspapers; namely two," Chicago Tribune and the D e t r o i t Times, h a s appeared on t e l e v i s i o n , and spoke f o r the Conservat i v e p.arty i n England under Lord Chamberlin. Numerous l e c t u r e s have a l s o been made on t h e above s u b j e c t s i n the United S t a t e s and Canada.

• Only information derived from Army sources i s included "in"the above summary. Classifi

26 ifay 1954 SUBJECT* usxrm? SUBJECT •/•; jnXdmatitlad Flying Object (. aolaont Xaefafc CXak Areg l U i a o : CLASSIFICATION CANCI V BY AUTHORITY C-? Til.a J ;:.:.-..'lO.:-: OF SP3C

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JQKr.|LKmKnEfCaptt«StfHistorian > ;

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DEC 1975

Air Tachaical X "right-Patterson Air Force Ohio

Attached hsroto tor yoor iafor^aticn £3 one (1) ^ eapy of latter* I^adquarters F±ft& Arsijr, dated 26 Ajsril 1954.* w a r d s a £vuam«ry o f I n f oermation: atmEativts SUBJSC C •1*

2# th» abova: iaat«pial waa:---|!tamished t o t h i s Distriot M s t r i c t Comawn3«r9 24th OSI Dia*ciot (IG), Chicago, I l l i n o i a ,

ths i"

3* Attention i s i n v i t e to» tha fact that the iafonaation coatadru&d i a tha attaohad inoleatir© has b©«a darivai from a. sotirca other *v --••««••« thargdfoar©^ i n accordaac* with paragraph Bbff AFE 205-1, die the information contained -foaraia nni3t iiot be sa3e tyut^ide of US.4F channels, aud 3tich iaf^raatioa contained tharain ^ i i l OB saf3gtiardad in ac«cstdanca prarri*i«fta af AFH 205-1, •-", -.". .

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON

UNCLASSIFIED 2^-155 SUBJECT:

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HO 24TH DISTR^ZT OFFICE OF SWCIAL INVESTIGATIONS THE INSP^TOR GENERAL. USAF RM 1 2j>*\ F I SHER BLDG 34ii>*£aUTH DEARBORN STREET ^RICAGO 4 . ILLINOIS

Civilian Hamlet, Indiana SPECIAL INQUIRY TO:

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

1. Reference is made to report of this District dated 15 October , file number and title as Subject above, copy of which was furnished your Directorate. . . 2. Since information contained in referenced report reflects that the unidentified rocket-shaped object was a hoax constructed by the above" Subject, the Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB has advised that shipment of the object to his .office is not necessary. It is therefore requested that permission be granted this District to dispose of the object, since it appears to serve no purpose of Air Force interest. It is suggested that the "rocket" he returned to the Subject, as it would appear to be the lawful property-^f that individual.

Lt. Colonel, USAF District Commander

CLASSIFICATION

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AIR

FORCE-OC-8M-4-9-54

• Froivi 5ih Di:irU /iihi-PuUGriCi'i Air Korea

21 October 1954.

5D 24-0-396 SUBJECTS

o* SPECIAL IKQDIE Coascacder Air Technical

TO:

AFB, Cbio ATTN: ATI

1. Forwarded herewith for your information are two (2) copies of Report• of Investigation of orecial-Agent GEORGE.sf, :CAHBROBy: .:;. _,District Office• Nuabsr 24, f i l e 24-155, dated 15 Octo'ber' ~ " subject and file, as above. 2«. sk> fiirther investigative action ;is corrtetnplated" .1 District Office Kuaber 24, acjd the files 'of t^.at offica.,^rp. csscidareti closed in in3tant case> . ~- " . 3. Your attention is invited to the provisions -o.y «-*•• i^ihich prohibit the release of investigative infornatidii to ai:thoriaed persons. .

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DATE

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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED BY AUTH0r::7T r.y ::::-:. j . ; . :

!U:RI OUiIZE, Capt, U.SAJL

gabion ifiiteLatted by iViatrict11 •f^WltR^gy predicated -upon information that unidontiiiecl rocket -shaped pojecfr Iiad been found a t H , Inoi^na.^lflBHMlHI round c.rudol,7-mad3 objsct on ila^et CoiLf Course on 1? Sooteaber 19^b. O : 2T 3<5pta^bar 195^y' t ^ 3 o^fica- ad-i/is64 that object waa placed on gol.f courao a^ boas. and placing object oa

"For security instructions, attention i s iuvitsd to Far'-i c, 'Afa 205-3.?''' "

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lo This i n v e s t i g a t i o n was i n i t i a t e d by the D i s t r i c t predicated upon information received talephonically from. Major FRED GOLDSMITH, Fifth Arny C1C, on 21 Ssptauibar V)5h* t o the e f f e c t t h a t an u n i d e n t i f i e d flying object had been found on golf course a t Hamlet;, Indiana, and was now a t Kingsbuzy Ordinance • Plant ^ Kings bury ^ indiana o AT KINGSBURY, INDIANA 2o On 22 Septeiribar 195U Mr. FRANK G. GOUSiNS, Executive Officer.. ICLnssbury Ordinance Plant; advised t h a t on 17 September 195>U ^ro0t//Rb fttBKKk °"^ n e r °£ a golf courssj Hamlet,, Indiana, advised hira talaphonicall;/ t h a t on t h a t date he}^^//f^ had found what appeared t o bs a crudely mads flyinp; object on the golf course* Mr* JBBBBBfcfu'T'fchei* advised t h a t Lt o Colonel OS/ftR STkOALL, Jx\,? 0 3 2 0 1 ^ Ceranander, Kingsbury Ordinance, p r o cs-3C.od to [T.-ii-iLLjt;, .uncaana and took cusoody oi the oo^ecuo i"ir^ 4 H H | ^ turned ovoi' to the w r i t e r photographs of the object (which arcs attached as ir.cXooiice.'j to t h i s , r e p o r t ) and t h s .object .itself*_ Colonel STF.GALL. was riot available for interview?-, . -; .ATJiaHJ ti'SjJi MDLAM1 3,. O.i i!3 September 19^14. MrJPBPfedvised t h a t on the/rferning of 1? Ssptsmb^r 19i?4 ha found -an uni dandified object on "the golf cdur'se and had called'Kinr'sburr Ordinance-and asked that, they send" soir-aOne'.to Hamlet•hen. showed the w r i t s r whs-ra tile c b ^ a t ar>d picK uf> the oojecta' had landsd ;:UK1 the t r e e from which, the bar-k.had been'pe$XeG5_ __-J AT (;[;!." CA.GO, T.LLIKOIS

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!;„ "a 27 .3 apt ember 19 ^a ^^^BBiBBii t a l a p h o n i c a l l y advised the'_..-w r i t s r t h a t A :4r:flfliNNNtt^ Editor,, Herald Argu.55 LaPorto^ lndiar<a3 advised .h,Tja..^i>at tli-; ."bjijct found on 1? Jenteraber V)?k had bean mads by a ihr<>'r"-:." ' I. F-L-.r'';.•;.• t 7 Indiana^ and placed on the goli*--course as a hps-v,

•yiascl t h a t he vras t h s person who*~:nad3~"the bbj-sc't ahd"rp"j;-i5aa"iv, on taa. -gclf. course » 4MHHHtf ^^t- i s r -.a.4v~Lsed ' that- : ha ir^de the o b j e c t . £.rp_-a. d'ld .-'..- : : -al;a-.f>?..-r:u";;.--r-G^te'c'lv and hg.d,-:placad.:-.t!as r a d i Q l p a g t ^ a i t h i t to. ni^k3 psoplsbeliev-3 t h a t "i¥-:-liad be*jn P^d;.G--cc^^brollsd^(pJMBHBfc3t="tsd that"• hs-'had - .-" ' jr.~...;\;•:.• I up ths j'-jx'Qund a< ' ?.-.V ' ocrsvi'ad ;il:^ bark from t h e - t r s ^ to '^al'o ib ^o^-r' •;-— <is i.C t h e object had .flovrn. iri on i t s c.-rrv'powe.r* ^•WWWMstn.ted t h a t no" crno hslpec. hirii ^£dca t h e object^ t h a t h i s father-.- and b r o t h s r knsw t h a t h-a li"d :.".-j.de it,, and t h a t us had no O:VJ to help him plao-s i t on the golf coir/ssj and he had done t h i s on the night of 16 September- 195Uo

sta;beci that hs had conceived the idea from racial 3at engines. s.r.d after i t viaa of no further -use to hint, ha thought ha -vo-uld causa a "Iittl-3 excitement" and therefore placsd the c'ojsct on ths golf courseo INCLOSURES FOR IILRSCTQRATE OF SPEQAL INVKSTIGA.TIOrJS, /JASHIHGTON, Pi, C._ a ( 3 ) p h o t o g r a p h s of homamads " r o c k s t u B FOR DI3TRI CT OFFIJ3S ir$3 waiCHT-P.ATTIiitSON AFB, OHIO- ATTN: A i r T e c h n i c a l I n t e . l l i g e n e a C e n t e r 3 v'/rJ^ht^Patterson AF3^ Ohio : Tiiras ( 3 ) p h o t o g r a p h s of homaraads

rock3t ; ;

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Tsyo ..(H). p h o t o g r a p h s , o f homsinads " r o c k o t 1 1 , DR_A0_2:?_Sj G»-2?- rEiVDQUARrMlS FIFTH iU^^.ffjICaGO^^lLI^ • One ( l ) r'.iotograph of honsmads

"rocket"»

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In aooorda^c^ APG31 i t ? 85" and AFL 200-5 'Col Info ^ubm.itt* On 17 Scp q^fi 'on^cijvg^yj^aoejg^^b^ aprs 5 f s s t long,, 6 inches found by A ^ p M H ^ P i M H l ^ Ins' on H^:.ils& G-olx* cirs. Hall turned* DbJ ; . ovei? t o Lt 'Corpsestr\S£-3gall a Goinor iCinstjbt?.i?y Ord Depot same d a t e , • No: action • taiCsn.'KinG«^!4Xly 0?d= G">rj nov^ id po^rvislon t h i s off«, Bsq A5IC fvid 3hippin^ -i-xs'tv irhls off. Raot ad^3/piiotoraphs f o l ,

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AFOI^-A^XAH-^-S^-S

revoal^d o^Jact \nade I^v '^" _ slet^ Xnd and placed on golr* oourss" 0=3 a boa::: by ^pliaen,, In" lay? thia Info req i n s t r ca vei.t~TS.ted. i f ;~hipp3.»ng - s t i l l ciasired, .at?t and pho1^c^s*aph3. S'oX0 : CLASSIFICATION 1 C \ ••--^T - -—•"•'" ^ AUTHORITY i i ' ^ i ^ L . ^ . '

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U.S.GOVERNMENTPR1KT1NG OFFICE

O'Donnel j/Sr/Code 151 ext 8896/13 Jan 55

A?CSI-6B 24-186-2*. Civilian* Haml»t* Indiana

TO*

24t&OSX Distriot ( l a ) 629 S LaSslle S t , Sa 1025 ChloagO 5 , I l l i n o i s -

f '^^xi^iiSft!i^bii^i«r iii^^'^fyior" «LX'i . 84-^166- and your letter dated 51 D«0«raber^l964 coooerning SUBJECT*

: ''Tt^T^^nU'W^^^^

*• return thj wrocket^ to

3TJBJT5CT for th» reasons outlined in refareneod l a t t e r . P03 THS DIBSCTOHj

• G3TB-"P» //

Lt Colonel, IBAF "3hi«^--S«botaga ^and Espionage Branch. Counter Intelligence DiTi3ion Directorate ot Spacial I2

AFCSI-6D~ CM3K CY AFCSI-6D A?CSI F I L 3 - 0 Y • " -

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H 3 , 24TH BISTF.ICT 3FFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS ••:HE INSPECTOR GSNSRAL, USAF

.•°-9 S i LA SALLii STtlEET CJIGAGG o> -ILLINOIS

2kD SUBJECT:

UNCLASSIFIED

APR

Flying Object 1 Jan 5$ to 9

THRU: District OSI (IG) OBftF Lovry Air Force Ease, Colorado

TO: Air Defense Ccmaaod £nt Air Force Baae Colorado Springs, Colorado B,••••

1. This office was telephonieally contacted en. 10 April 1953 "by the above Subject who advised that sba vas In possession of some opm t movie filaa which contained pictures of an unidentified flying object sighted by her in the early part of!9>3. i^rs. i^WpMHhi'-'/as ictervieved by. Special A sent D01KJIA3 W. ALS2&KBE3 of this office oa 11 .April 1953 at whicii time she presented a reel ccntataing 200 foet of cmm film vhich advised contained the pisturas referred to above. i)ue to the lapaa-of

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tiiae sirica the sighting, ^ 3 . * q M M P ' 3 utiabls to furnish sufficient information upon- vhich to renter ecsspleta inforss-tion, pursuant to ths-.'• provisions of paragraph ._7d, AF3 200-2; hovever> sba furniaaed the following iaforsmtions a. Flia 2sta; Boiax H-6 Detoxe, ^ i t s r Lens 1:1.5 cpesiin^ i»>, diaxaace - infiaity. Tba entire reel of' exposed over the period January to February 19>i| however, cased on the sequence of fciia scenes ia the fil:a she estimated'.-tiiat th« sightixig vould ibave tsvkea place durias t'r>e period 1 to 9 Jarvuary 1953, 12ae pict\irsa involving the L'ui&eatified Flying Object^vgrsexposed a t approxicataly 0100 ... to OijO iioura vith .a full ccon, Mrs* |09Pfe^ stated that .she first thought tea object to he an unusually l a r ^ star and observed i t tbroui^i a. pair of binoculars f o r a period of about five islnutea, during vhich'-time i t appeared to ~£e moving towards her sad increasir-s in aissu Sxia tiien aii"«d clia caraera at the object vhich appeared to t e approaching iisr i're-m a. dues vest direction. At about thi3 tiae tae object turned a t right angles and proceeded n o r t h ^ Ttiere vaa no soucd acccrapaayins tiie objsct, Mrs. |HHMMfedvi3ed that she was ia the rear of her reaideace a t 1226 l&throx>, River Foreat, Illinois, taking pictvires of the ISQOQ when she first olcserved the oloject. Sh& further adviaed that she did not report the sighting e t

Unidentified Flying Object Sighted

2, Examination of the fila at the 2^th District OSI office through use of a standard dam action picture projector disclosed that the portion of filia containing pictures of the alleged unidentified flying object is approxiiaately six. inches in length, The film is color fila and the object appears red-orange in color; however, no other identifying features could "be lasde due to the short period during vaich the pictures appear on the screen. The fila has t>een returned to Mrs. ^mmgg^ however, she expressed a willingness to^furnigh the film for further examination and evaluation if desired,. ^3,'^(JJJ[Mii^ta^^Qv^^^^thg office vith iier huab&nd, *"

.T. WAlfSLEY Lt. Colonal, USA? â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ District- Ccaiaander i

cc:~t)ir CSI i"" .. _. :, 56th Ftr Op, O'Hare A?B7

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL IMVESTIGATICTHS INSP^CTOii GdNERAL. USAF ^' 5<;9 S. LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO 5, ILLINOIS

SPOT

BSPORT

SUBJECT;

(O) Unidentified F l y i n g Object

TO:

Consoaudar Air Tecimical Intelligence Center Wright-Patter son PF& Dayton, Ohio

JUL 221958

1. Synopsis: Unidentified flying object sighted in vicinity of Crystal Lsvke, I l l i n o i s , 1-507 hours, Central Daylight; tisae, 20 Jt.ay 1953. 2ÂŤ Details: Tills District was telepuuaicslly ^xivised on 21 Ji.ily 1953 of the above sighting. The following-information i s furnished.

D Q^lC^'t^PL'Jl -L r.:V£STlG.VT TH^ TK.^-iCTO.'. CLi^RAL, U3A7 529 o. LAS:vLLc: STREET CHICAGO 5, ILLINOIS

SUBJECT: TO:

(U) U3IDSJTIFI2D PtXIHG OBJECT

26 February 1959

56th Fighter Group (AD) O*Hare International Airport Bark Ridge, I l l i n o i s

1. February

Reference i s ijsa&e to paragraph 13, AFR. 200-2 dated 6 ^> concerning the reporting of unidentified flying

At 1000 hours, 2^ February Paloa Parii, I l l i n o i s , telephoaically advised- this .District Offlea t h a t a t 5:20 AH t h a t d a t e , he vas backing hia car out of. hi.3 drive-way, facing i n a northerly direction, "tr*4HHMRad~ t h a t upon levering ilia side vindatf he observed an object /which to-be graen vita, a blue3 t a i l approximately 109 to 200 feet trestop level* dflMMM*^ unable to give any information r e the shape c r s i s e of the object, compared with..iaown. objects, becaua-a there appeared to be a l i g h t green hazs enveloped.\aroun& the object* J^//j///ffQ%B.ted that he heerd no sound•..'•ejasisating from the object* \.

3» The iaforaation contained i a parsgreph ioaaed l a t e l y talepboalc&Hy relayed to i^tjor P*JL2XBT&&T HB> ": A0-69-S695, Eaae Operatioas Officer, 56th Fighter Grotip (jU)), Speciai Agsht Albert C. Ciaer, Detachment CoajZj^der, O'Har«3

•OUT ? . DAVISOS L t . Colonel, USA? District C ccs

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UNCLASSIFIED The Ir.spsctoc General 11th District Ctfjce of Special J Air Fore* Kaw, Oililiara

. CV.I<ihomi

Haply t o Attn of : SUBJECT:

Unidentified Flying Object Beport, ' l t u s AF3* Oklahoma, 29 June I960 <:

ommander th Bombardment Wing APB, Oklahoma V

1. Confirming oral report of 30 June I960, the following information i s submitted as available with reference to paragraph 15, AFS 200.-2/ concerning an. unidentified flying object. (U?O) report received a t Alt us AF3, on 29 June I960: »•• './"-••"••-eu.

Description

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(l)» Bound (2)# Slightly smaller than a dime held at arnfe length. Orange ' One (5), No formation .(6). Ho t a i l or exhaust Ho sound b.

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(2)» Object approximately 35 t o 2^0 degrees to the ground and i n direction of 170.degrees* " . (3)» Object appeared to-jaaintain altitude and travel about; 80- degrees*

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" ,' . > ik)* Objacu remained lasfei^nleas f o r apoixscimately one ^C d a i s p ^ r ^ t o t r a v e l a t •higbi-rat's- o f speed on 30 "&e?re« -heading.•'. •peairwi from view behind b u i l d i n g s i n approximate!'/ t>?o seconds*... ^ ~ () behind building3 traveling at high rate

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U D 24-0 d. Time and date of sighting ' (1). Approxiaateljr O33O to O4OO hours local, 29 June I960. (2). Night location of observer

(!)• Residence of source, f»

, Oklahoma,

IdantiftfinaL information on observer

(1). employed a t Base Sup

Altua, Oklahoma, Aga 20/20 vision*

(l)» Sourca professes t o be amateur UFO observer and claimed previous sighting -which... waa unraported by him i n 1954« H« advised this_.U?~ b j Mrs* VMMIIMfebut vfas not ssen clearly, by her because of riiar Source ad-xiaed snoveaent of UFO observed upon h i s hearing s a a l l ; •• -fc3!|^ a i m E a ^ ^ direction. Sourca expressed opinion U?0 >- -disapp«^r^-ib^pl^^n%;''d Th© . •> ' r e l i l b i l i t j of thil^b3er^^..is.A^^ could - ' be the reault of sources* ire^^ a possiblo fceiaperatrure inversioru .Alao.lt i s possible source observed an aircraft approaching Altusi , AF3 for a lairing.and fro'sx a southerly direction îahvraa'required to so -. arouni» On a go arourd procedure an aircraft -.ôuld made a right turn -aKi assume a h*%ding of approxiaaately SO or 90 dag^roe3» If such occuii^d the aircraft Tâile approaching from the south vûla appear to have l i t t l e or no"' t; however, the notion -would be verj noticeable orsce a go around procedure the aircraft

'Jc:,'O f&*&£. Lt Colonel* USA?

HQ, 24TH DISTRICT

entitled Reporting Information on Unidentified Flying Objects and Soviet Satellites (Sputniks), the following information is forwarded to your District for referral to the Commander, Chanute AFB, Illinois. civilian, telephonically adOn 23 December 19oO, Mr. vised this District Office of an observation, on 22 October IQ.6Q,*. of vhat he believed to be an unusual group of lights. He explained that a recent radio program concerning Air Force interest in UFO's, prompted him to report this information despite the ti-ae lapse since the observation occurred.^... •"SCBP--

The following infonaatioa rsceived frora foraat. prescribed in paragraph, AFR 200

the

et Septei3berr I •

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Description of the. 0&"ject(a) A group of vhjLtie* spotq of light,,

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Appeared to be slz.a of iar,2e light bulbs as seenrfroai approxiuiately l / 2 mile distance, or the size of a b at arms- length. Vihite ia color, incandescetx ather than f Approximately 10-15 l i g h t s .

UFO(S) Observed 2;

3. If. 5.

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; Lights appeared to be at a 45-degree angle of elevation from point of the observer. Observer's automobile was traveling almost directly west and lights appeared at a ^-degree angle frcm the line of travel, or in a north-west position. Light3 appeared to be stationary and remained in same relative position until observation ceased.* Ho movement or direction of travel of lights wa3 discernible. Visual contact with lights was broken vhen observer's automobile entered a heavily vooded area and the tall trees came between lights and the observer, Fron first notice until lights were obscured by tree3 the lights ware observed for a period of 15-20 seconds.

Mannar o f Observation:

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