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FBI Case File 62-HQ-83894, Section 6: Aerial Phenomena Investigations, New Mexico and Philadelphia, 1950
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FBI internal memos from 1950 document OSI concern over green fireballs and discs appearing near sensitive installations in New Mexico. Dr. Lincoln La Paz of the University of New Mexico concluded that roughly half the recorded phenomena were meteoric; the remainder he attributed to possible U.S. guided missiles or, if that interpretation was wrong, to guided missiles launched from the Ural region of the USSR.
New MexicoSAC Cornelius, FBI Philadelphia Field OfficeL. L. Laughlin, FBIDr. Lincoln La Paz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New MexicoUnnamed officerA. H. Belmont, FBIDr. Anthony O. Mirarchi, Project Engineer, Project TwinkleD. M. Ladd, FBIC. P. Cabell, Major General, USAF, Director of IntelligenceWalter D. Jones, member of public, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMajor Watts, Philadelphia Office of OSIProject TwinkleDiscFireball
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[page 1] 4-564 (12-22-55) Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. Serial 278 COPIED FOR 3AON 301 ment of Justice MOVED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE ED FOR IP A BY RRB L. BUREAU [STAMP: COPIED FOR] of [STAMP: COPIED FOR] MAR 2 1978 3Y 29 INVESTIGATION COPIED FOR JAN 19 1979 COPIED FOR F O I P A APR 13 1977 BY F 4/31 PICKETT STREED SERIALS 246-301 SECTION 6 USE CARE IN HANDLING. THIS FILE DO NOT Transfer-Call DESTROY FOIPA # 993087 [page 2] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: August 23, 1950 Toison TO : D. M. Ladd DATE: <empty> FROM : A. H. Belmont SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF AERIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING [x] PURPOSE Ladd <empty> Clegg <empty> Glawin <empty> Nichols [x] Kosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Harbo <empty> Belmont <empty> Mohr <empty> Pele. Koom <empty> lease <empty> Gandy <empty> <signature> An Disas Flying To advise that: (1) OSI has expressed concern in He connection with the continued appearance of unexplained phenomena described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the vicinity Mon of sensitive installations in New Mexico. (2) Dr. La Paz, Meteor Expert of the University of New Mexico, reported that the phenomena does not appear to be of meteoric origin. (3) OSI has contracted with Land-Air Inc., Alamogordo, New Mexico, to make scientific study of the unexplained phenomena. [page 4] # RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ # RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ (cont.) Dr. Lapaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, submitted an analysis of the various observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of his investigation, that approximately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin. The other phenomena commonly referred to as green fireballs or discs he believed to be U.S. guided missiles being tested in the neighborhood of the installations. Dr. La Paz pointed out that if he were wrong in interpreting the phenomena as originating with U.S. guided missiles that a systematic investigation of the obser- vations should be made immediately. Dr. La Paz pointed out that missiles moving with the velocities of the order of those found for the green fireballs and discs could travel from the Ural region of the USSR to New Mexico in less than 15 minutes. He suggested that the observations might be of guided missiles launched from bases in the Urals. # RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ (cont.) ## CONCLUSIONS The Albuquerque Office, in a letter dated August 10, 1950, advised that there have been no new developments in connection with the efforts to ascertain the identity of the strange aerial phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. The Albuquerque Office advised that Dr. Anthony O. Mirarchi, Project Engineer, had been informed of the Bureaus jurisdiction relative to espionage and sabotage and arrangements have been made so that the Bureau will be promptly advised in the event additional information relative to this project indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau. ACTION None. The above is for your information. Am к -3- [page 6] September 8, 1950 CONFIDENTIAL <signature> 2010 8/31/77 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS There is attached hereto for your consideration and attention a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29, 1950, received by this Bureau from Mr. Walter D. Jones, of 36 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For your information, the letter from Mr. Jones has been acknowledged by this Bureau, and he has been informed his communication has been referred to your Department. Attachment. APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2040 DATE 9/1/77 √ EHM:eas RECORDED - 5 62 8389 247 SEP 11 1950 MAILER SEP 11 1950 COMM - FBI R337 SEP 11 1950 <signature> ENM PER WORK son <empty> d <empty> SG <empty> win <empty> hols <empty> en <empty> cy <empty> o <empty> ont <empty> e <empty> . Room <empty> e <empty> <empty> [page 7] 4 600 and and DATE <empty> SALIP (2) OK <signature> ADVAISED BY ROUTING AND FIELD OFFICER APPROPRIATE ADMINISTR 2- DE USTICE FBI CEIVED-MAIL FP 8 3 12 PM 20+1932 To Lad Cle Gla Nic Ros Tra lar Mob Tel Yeas andi [page 8] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Mendum UNITED STATES GO g TO : MR. A. H. BELMONT <signature> FROM : MR. L. L. LAUGHEIN <signature> SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS DATE: September 27, 1950 (4-1 Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Clegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Nichols <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Harbo <empty> Belmont <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Room <empty> Nease <empty> Gandy <empty> G. I.R.-T SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10:45 A.M. today and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of the Philadelphia Police Department were cruising in their scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending slowly to the earth which appeared at first glance to be a parachute. # Office Mendum UNITED STATES GO (cont.) When the officers first noticed the object, it was at tree-top level and was described as being six feet in diameter. It landed in a field near-by and the officers, up on examining it, noted that it gave out a purplish glow which was almost a mist. The officers summoned two other police officers. After looking at the object for some time they attempted to pick it up. The object broke, leaving a slight odorless residue. Over a period of about 25 minutes which the officers spent watching the object it completely disintegrated. The officers further commented that the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on. Mr. Cornelius said that he has called the local office of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there said he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was looking into reports of this type. Mr. Cornelius desired to know what further action should be taken by him. # Office Mendum UNITED STATES GO (cont.) I told Mr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring this matter to the local office of OSI and that he should direct a letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information concerning the matter and that we here, upon its receipt, in turn would bring it to the attention of OSI Headquarters. 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OF JUSTICE CORRELATION-LIAISON F. B. I. paid bi SEP 27 5 13 PM '50 S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-LADD FBI SECONDED [page 10] CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 Mossberg Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. oflying Disco Dear Mr. Hoover: The inclosed letter, subject: "Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft," is forwarded for your information and any cooperation you may be able to extend. As indicated in the letter it is desired to place this subject in its proper perspective as part of the normal USAF requirement for information of air technical intelligence daterest. 13 'DESI #021A-MOTTA 1.8.9 B B OLMALICE 122 6.202 M Beesse Letter #38 ONE 1 Incl: Seven 1949 a/s dated 3/25/49 Respectfully yours, C.P. Cabell C. P. CABELL Major General, USAF Director of Intelligence RECORDED-108 20 2083894-249 1950 [page 11] CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. AFOIC-CC-1 8 September 1950 SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft TO: Commanding Generals, Major Air Commands, ZI and Overseas All United States Air Attaches # Office Mendum UNITED STATES GO (cont.) 1. The United States Air Force has a continuing requirement for the reporting and technical analysis of observations of uncon- ventional aircraft which might indicate an advance in technological progress of a foreign power. An unconventional aircraft, within the meaning of this directive, is defined as any aircraft or air- borne object which by performance, aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual features, does not conform to any presently known aircraft type. 2. It is desired that information on unconventional aircraft. be reported in the following manner: &. A separate report of each incident will be forwarded. No information other than that bearing on the unconventional air- craft will be included in this report. b. Priority of transmission accorded the report will be that appropriate in the judgment of the forwarding agency, accord- ing to its apparent authenticity and importance as intelligence. [page 12] CONFIDENTIAL (3) Manner of observation; visual or electronic, from air (give speed, altitude, and type of aircraft), or surface. Any type of optical or electronic equipment used should be described. # Office Mendum UNITED STATES GO (cont.) (4) Location of observer during sighting, giving exact lati- tude and longitude as closely as feasible, and/or reference to a known landmark. Location of object(s) with respect to observer, giving distance, direction, and altitude. (5) Identifying information on observer(s) and witnesses, estimate of reliability and experience, and any factors bearing on estimated reliability of the sighting. (6) Weather and wind conditions (teletype sequences) at time and place of sightings. (7) Any activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, which might account for the sighting. (8) Existence of any physical evidence; fragments, photo- graphs and the like, of the sighting. (9) Interception or identification action taken. (Such action should be taken whenever feasible, complying with existing air defense directives.) - Reports forwarded by electrical transmission will be followed up within ten (10) days by a written report on AF Form 112. This report will contain the same information specified in subparagraph 2d above in greater detail, and where feasible will include sketches and signed attested narrative statements of observers. [page 13] SNDARD FORM NO. 64 # Of Memorandum . # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : THE DIRECTOR FROM : MR. D. M. LADD SUBJECT: 0 FLYING SAUCERS FLYING DISCS GREEN FIREBALLS <signature> gm DATE: October 9, 1950 Tolson [x] Ladd [ ] Clegg [ ] Glavin [ ] Nichols [x] Rosen [ ] Tracy [ ] Harbo [ ] Mohr [ ] Tele. Room <empty> Nease <empty> Candy <empty> <empty> PURPOSE To advise you of the most recent information known to the Bureau concerning the captioned aerial phenomena. # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## BACKGROUND You will recall that on August 23, 1950, I furnished to you a memorandum regarding Project Twinkle set up by the Department of the Air Force, with the assistance of Land-Air, Inc., at Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installations in New Mexico. To date the Air Force has not advised us of any new developments in connection with this project. Dr. Anthony 0. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has been contacted by the Albuquerque Office and arrangements have been made in order that the Bureau will be advised in the event any information relative to these phenomena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau. According to Bureau files, an average of approximately three or four complaints have been received per month from June through September. These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files does not indicate that there has been any increase in the sightings of these phenomena during or as a result of the war in Korea. [page 14] TOO 23TATE STIMU HTAG FOTOS T MOT 2558 2 BROJAS DITE ort of TEMOSIONAL soy of bed I off to t demo da wor im ond o resto e batar andobni sonde todd of 31034 OCT 9 7 53 PM '50 US DEPT OF JUSTICE RECEIVED MICHOL EL be of meds sarini to od bo dob I89 130 NOS761-03 OS. HJ SS 9 [page 16] October 9, 1950 THE DIRECTOR 1. D. M. LAID FEX SAUCERS PEXING DISOS GREEN FIREBALLS To advise you of the most recent information known to the Bureau concerning the captioned aerial phenot # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THESE AERIAL PHENOMENA (cont.) You will recall that on August 23, 1950, I furnished to you e randun regarding Project Twinkle set up by the Department of the Air Force, with the assistance of Land-Air, Inc., at Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitivo installations in New exico. To date the Air Force has not advised us of any new developmenta In connection with this project. Dr. Anthony 0. rarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has been contacted by the Albuquerque office and arrangements have been made in order that the Burom will be advised in the event any information relative to these phenomena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau. According to Bureau files, average of approximately three or four complaints have been received per month from June through September. These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files does not indicate that there has been any increase in the sightings of these phenomena during or as a result of the war in Korea. ARISDICTION FOR INVESTIGATION OF THESE PHOTOMENA [page 18] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: October 2, 1950 FROM : # SUBJECT: SAC, PHILADELPHIA ATTENTION: MR. LEO LAUGHLIN BIB # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) FLYING DISC REPORTED AT PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/50 OFLYING SAUCERS During the late evening hours of September 26, 1950, two Philadelphia police officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare Boulevard near 26th Street when they saw a round object about six feet in circumference slowly float down to the ground. The object had the appearance of a parachute and landed in a field, it being so light it did not even depress the weeds in the field. The object was lavender in color, described by the officers as dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or twenty minutes after it landed. When touched by the officers, the substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a slight sticky substance. This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia Police and for that matter, was subsequently carried in the Philadelphia press as "Flying Saucer Just Dissolves". <signature> # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above by this office and issued instructions that the matter should be referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation. Accordingly, Major WATTS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was telephonically advised of the above and no further action was taken by this office. FMK/mm 98-0 B 1055bing. Ett 124. 55 OCT 181950 RECORDED-80 (62-80874-251 12 Laughlin-L FIVE EH [page 19] тих OPIED RIVIE? COAER Office DY brajo imania FK TOGETH blatt ord n thoo old que nova don bib Jill on to 1000 tabbys ae 200917 midw Jood aft 0113 .bobas testurik ged con both ovode od to U.S. DEFT. OF JUSTICE FB REDO ESPIONAGE OCT 6 12 25 PM 50 RECEIVED DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. I. REC'D BELMONT OCT 5 3 13 PM $50 [page 20] 7,1950 E.Loretto 413ving are Glendale Calif. ELWELTON my thery of the flying saucer is: It gets its power from electricity generated by a gen generator, the generator is is run from a revolving disc, there fore giving the flying saucer va disc like appearance. By the use of years the rovolving the A disc is able to -generate 10 or 20 times more power phan is nucked. OFLYING The faster the disc goes, the more power. By use of the new light weigs electric motors, there is less weight, and less space taken. the revolving disc is in side of light shell. Fore ward motion of ship allows disc to revolve, generating elect power. This way, thetimi could fl flying disc RECORDED 125 almost any length 162-83894/A Compressed air could be used to start 125 OCT 13 power disc EX-29 550CT 251950 # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) 09.2 11.190 INDEXED ISP BECOBDED IS2 MR. JONES OCT 11 3 42 PM '50 RECEIVED FBI S DFP OF HISTICE [page 22] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UN ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CC-150 To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. OCTOBER 13, 1950 URGENT Transmit the following message to: SAC, LOS ANGELES OFLYING SAUCERS. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCREETLY DETERMINE THROUGH APPROPRIATE RELIABLE SOURCES OF YOUR OFFICE WHETHER FRANK SCULLY, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS UNQUOTE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRANK SCULLY WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LATE NINETEEN THIRTIES IN THE TERRITORY OF YOUR OFFICE. HOOVER EHMsgmu Sme RECORDED: 95 INDEXED 95 Mr. Tolson <empty> Mr. Clegg <empty> Mr. Glavin <empty> Mr. Ladd <empty> Mr. Nichols <empty> Mr. Rosen <empty> Mr. Tracy <empty> Mr. Egan <empty> Mr. Gurnea <empty> Mr. Harbo <empty> Mr. Mohr <empty> Mr. Pennington <empty> Mr. Quinn Tamm <empty> Tele. Room <empty> Mr. Nease <empty> Miss Gandy <empty> FEDERAL CUREAU OF INVESTILOU AS. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MUNICATIONS SECTION 55 OCT 26 1950 OCT 13 1950 SENT VIA <signature> 370 NOV 23 1964 COPIES DESTROYED TELETYPE M Per <signature> EH 62-83894-253 OCTI181956 e A U.S. DEP'T. GF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM CT 13 1 30 PM '50 [page 24] CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE # HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE # WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO DR/ms File No: (24-8)-28 25 May 1950 SUBJECT: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - May 1950 TO: Brigadier General Joseph F. Carroll Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D.C. " Flying Discs # WASHINGTON (cont.) 1. In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel- ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be undertaken. The organization and physical location of units of this Dis- trict were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibility for collect- ing and reporting basic information with respect to aerial phenomena occurring in this general area. These reports have been distributed to the Air Materiel Command, USAF, in accordance with Air Intelligence Requirements No. 4, and to other interested military and government agencies. [page 25] CONFIDENTIAL # WASHINGTON (cont.) File No: (24-8)-28 Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - May 1950 25 May 1950 Director of the Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico. He was Re- search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD appointment in 1943 and 1944, and Technical Director of the Operations Analysis Section, Headquarters, Second Air Force, 1944-45. Since 1948, Dr. LaPaz has served on a voluntary basis as consultant for this Dis- trict in connection with the green fireball investigations. # WASHINGTON (cont.) 4. On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences were held at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for the purpose of discussing the green fireball phenomena. Representatives of the following organizations were present at these mectings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special Wea- pons Project, University of Now Mexico, Fedoral Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of California, U. S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Materiel Command USAF, and the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF. A logical explanation was not proffered with respect to the origin of tho green fireballs. It was, however, generally concluded that the pheno- mena existed and that they should be studied scientifically until these occurrences have been satisfactorily explained. Further, that tho continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern. [page 26] CONFIDENTIAL File No: (24-8)-28 Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - May 1950 25 May 1950 # WASHINGTON (cont.) ## DISTRIBUTION: | 6 | cys, | DISTRIBUTION:<br />Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF | |-|-|-| | 1 | ey, | CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | | | | ATTN: Director of Technical Intelligence | | 1 | cy, | CG, Special Weapons Command, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico | | 1 | cy, | CG, Armed Services Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico. ATTN: J-2 | | | 1ey, | CG, Headquarters, Fourth Army, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas<br />ATTN: AC of S, G-2 | | 1 | cy, | CO, Holloman AFB, New Mexico | | 1 | cy, | CO, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass. | | 1 | cy, | Director, Security Division, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission,<br />Los Alamos, New Mexico. ATTN: Mr. B. O. Wells | | 1 | cy, | Federal Bureau of Investigation, El Paso, Texas | | 1 | cy, | Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque, New Mexico | | 1 | ey, | Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Pentagon Building<br />ATTN: Dr. Joseph Kaplan. | | | 1cy, | Research and Development Board, Pentagon Building<br />ATTN: Dr. H. E. Landsberg, Executive Director, Committee on<br />Geophysics-and-Geography | | 1 | cy, | File | [page 27] -CONFIDENTIAL # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS May 23, 1950 To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer 17th District, O. S. I. From: Lincoln La Paz, Director Institute of Meteoritics Subject: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report) 1. In the second report of this series, dated 1948, December 20, the writer listed ten significant differences between the bright green horizon- tally-moving fireballs observed in the interval 1948, December 5-20, and typical meteors. These differences were the following: (1) The horizontal nature of the paths of most of the December fireballs is most unusual. Genuine meteors are rarely observed to move in horizontal paths. # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) (2) Again the very low height of the December fireball discussed in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from the genuine meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are nor- mally observed. (3) The velocity determined for the fireball of December 12 is much less than the velocities determined from typical meteors (and yet is considerably greater than the speeds of the V-2 Rockets or jet planes or of conventional flares). (4) In the case of meteorites that penetrate to as low levels as that determined for the fireball of December 12, the observed lu- minous phenomena are always accompanied by very violent noises. No noises whatever have been observed in connection with the various December fireballs so far investigated. (Note added on 1950, May 23: Possible exceptions to the noiselessness of green fireballs are the incidents of 1949, January 30, and 1949, December 4.) [page 28] CONFIDENTIAL To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees - Page 2 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report) May 23, 1950 (6) In the case of genuine meteors the paths are directed to- ward all points of the compass with equal frequency. On the contrary in the case of the groen fireballs, plots of admissible approach sec- tors show that there is a very pronounced tendency for the paths to come in from the north half of the sly. # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) (7) The three groups of anomalous greenish luminous phenomena show a curious association with well known meteor showers, although none of these meteor showers normally produce extremely bright green fireballs, such as those recently observed. For example, the obser- vation mentioned by Mr. Monnig appeared near the maximum of the Quadrantid shower of early January, Mr. McCullough's observation of August was near the time of the Persid shower and the December observations all fell in the interval covered by the Geminid shower. This relationship might indicate an attempt to render the green fire- balls less conspicuous by causing them to appear only when there is considerable meteoric activity. (8) As noted in an earlier communication, the remarkably vivid groen color reported for most of the December fireballs is rarely observed in the case of genuine meteors. By laboratory test this peculiar color seems to be identical with that given off by coppor salts in the blowpipe flame. If this identification is correct, the wave longth of the radiation from the green fireballs is near A -5218. # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) (9) The duration estimates of botwoon 2 and 3 seconds reported for the green fireballs are considerably longer than those (0.4 - 0.5 seconds) for the ordinary visual notoors, but shorter than the duration ostimates invariably reported in the case of a genuine motoorito fall (5 to 30 seconds or even longer). (10) For none of the green fireballs has a train of sparks or a dust cloud becn reported. This contrasts sharply with the be- havior noted in casc of meteoric fireballs--particularly those that penetrate to the very low levels where the groon fireball of December 12 was observed. [page 29] CONFIDENTIAL To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees - Page 3 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report) May 23, 1950 to move horizontally. However, a strictly vertical infall is also very rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor falls. # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) 3. An analysis just completed of the time distribution of the green fireballs so far observed permits us to add an 11th item to the list of differences given in paragraph 1 above, The graph of frequency versus local time which accompanies the present report shows that the maximum frequency of sighting of green fireballs (occurring at approximately 2030) coincides in time with neither the frequency maximum for ordinary meteors (occurring at approximately 0300) nor the frequency maximum for meteorite falls (occurring at approximately 1600). 4. Inspection of the graph referred to in paragraph 3 also will show that most of the green fireballs have been sighted in a time inter- val extending from about 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (MST). This concentration might be even more pronounced if it were possible to screen out of the secondary maximum, around 2 a.m. (ST), all ordinary meteors which have been mistakenly identified as green fireballs. That such misidentifica- tion has occurred is strongly suggested by the near coincidence in time of the secondary maximum of the green fireballs and the well established early morning maximum of the ordinary meteors. # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) 5. Some significance may attach to the fact that the time interval alluded to in paragraph 4 extends from about 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ural region of the USSR. Since missiles moving with velocities of the order of those found for the green fireballs for which real path determinations have been possible would travel from the southern Urals to New Mexico in less than 15 minutes, a possible interpretation of the concentration of sightings referred to in paragraph 4 is that the green fireballs result from guided missiles launched from basos in the Urals in the morning hours before cloudiness due to convection or blinding afternoon dust storms can interfere with non-radar tracking, such as has been used by the Optical Trajectory Section at White Sands Proving Ground. 6. There is also a pronounced concentration of green fireball incidents on the four days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, almost all of the most widely observed incidents having occurred on Saturday or Sunday. [page 30] CONFIDENTIAL To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees - Page 4 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report) May 23, 1950 consider the most probable explanation of the green fireballs to be the one given in the first of the three paragraphs below which are quoted from my letter of 1950, February 20, to Dr. P. H. Wyckoff, Chief Atmos- pheric Physics Laboratory, Base Directorate for Geophysical Research. The last two paragraphs quoted below well summarize my recommendations concerning the green fireball problem: # THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE (cont.) ## INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS (cont.) "As a preliminary to setting down the project recommendations which you requested, I have very carefully reviewed all available fireball data (observers' reports, transit measurements, calculated real paths, etc.) covering incidents from those of December 5, 1948 to the extraordinary incident of February 7, 1950, which has been under intensive investigation for the last two weeks. As a result of this comprehensive review, particularly as it relates to the in- cident of February 7, 1950, I feel compelled to write you in some- what different terms concerning my own part in the proposed fireball project than I had in mind when we last discussed this matter. In brief, I have come to the conclusion that, on the basis of the evidence now available to me, I would not be justified in recommend- ing a fireball project. In my opinion, this evidence proves conclu- sively that the fireballs reported on fall into one of two categories: Those of the first category (the majority) are meteorite falls of unusual, but certainly not of impossible, magnitude, frequency and other characteristics; those of the second category (the minority) are U. S. guided missiles undergoing tests in the neighborhoods of the sensitive installations they are designed to defend. This interpretation of the latter category is the one that I proposed in answer to a question raised by Dr. Teller at the first Los Alamos conference on February 17, 1949. It was not taken seriously then and I doubt that it will be taken seriously at the present time. However, even if my interpretation of the unconventional fireballs is the correct one, it is obvious that those in position to confirm it should refuse to do so." 11 [page 31] # CONFIDENTIAL # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees - Page 5 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report) May 23, 1950 that Dr. L. A. Manning, of Stanford, and Dr. Millman be placed in charge of the radar investigation; and, finally, that Dr. William Crozier, of the New Mexico School of lines, be placed in charge of dust collection and identification. On the basis of many intensive field surveys, I do not anticipate that ground scarch will lead to any recoveries, but in case such ground search is to be attempted, it should be carried out on the scale stressed in my conversations with you and Major Oder last month." 9. Although the above paragraphs were written some months ago, the recommendations contained in them are the ones I would urge you to con- sider at the present time. In conclusion, I should like to repeat the offer made at the end of my letter of February 20 to Dr. Wyckoff, namely to serve, if needed, as consultant on the green fireball project as suggested in Major Oder's letter to me under date of Novombor 29, 1949, with the stipulation, however, that my service be on a voluntary basis rather than on the $40 per day contract specified in ejor Oder's letter.. [page 32] 331-20 20x20 PER INCH THE FREDERICK POST CO.. CHICAGO, ILL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL [page 34] -CONFIDENTIAL SULTARY OF HISTICAL OF U.S.O. AERIAL ... ALFA Reported by the 17th District Office of Special Investigations (IG), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## Sighting No. 175 (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Humber Observers | *Reliabiliy of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction Flight of | Apparent Altitude | | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of pear<br />anner | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 1 | Jan | 2300 | 1 | 12 | Point of<br />impact on<br />line be-<br />tween<br />Brest and<br />Kiev | Almost ver-<br />tical des-<br />cent fol-<br />loved by<br />"bouncing"<br />I to S | | | 35° above<br />Horizon<br />Descend-<br />ing | Brilli<br />ant<br />white | | 23<br />isecs. | onc | | Compare<br />w/planet<br />Venus on<br />unusually<br />clear<br />night. | | | | 2 | Latter<br />part<br />1947 | App.<br />2000 | 1 | R | Vaughn,<br />New Kexi-<br />CO | | 200'<br />500' | - | Descond-<br />in slow-<br />ly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />Mite | | | liono | Round | Larger<br />than<br />basketball | Descending<br />slowly | Blode | | 3 | 1948<br />27 Jul | 0835<br />0845 | 1 | R | Albuquer-<br />que, New<br />Mexico | | | | | Dura-<br />lumi-<br />num<br />reflec-<br />ted<br />light | | | None | Flat<br />and<br />round | | Stationary<br />at times | | | 4 ہے | 4 Aug | 0200<br />&:<br />0300 | 2 | Unk | North Pow-<br />der,Oregon | to SE | 55001 | | Horizontal<br />line | Green | | | | | Softball | 720<br />mph | Extingui-<br />shed | [page 35] CONFIDENTIAL Summe of Uno Lerial Ionomers, 11th District (SI (cont) Page # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## Sighting No. 175 (cont.) | umber | Date | Time | of<br />umber Observers | *RoliabilitЛ|| of Obsorvers | General 30 Jo Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apperont Altitude | Dourse orizontal Vortical to | Color | or<br />Train | Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent popag | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 5 | 11948<br />24 Oct | Night | 1 | Unk | Phoenix,<br />Arizona | E to | | | Green | | | 75<br />its. | | | Star | Vory slow | Became very<br />bright and<br />fell apart | | G | 5 or<br />4 Iov | App<br />2200 | 1 | R بے | Vaughn,<br />How<br />Mexico | | 400' 1<br />500' | Descending<br />clowly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />White | | | | Hone | Round | Larger<br />than bas-<br />ketball | Desconding<br />slowly | Exploded | | 7 t | 23 Nov | App<br />2200 | 1 | R | Vaughn,<br />New<br />Mexico | | 1400'<br />5001 | Desconding<br />slowly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />white | | | | None | Round | Larger<br />than bas-<br />ketball | Desconding<br />slowly | Exploded | | 8 | 5 Dec | 2135 | 2 | R | Las Vegas,<br />New Mexico | to B | Slightly<br />above<br />19,000' | Horizontal<br />slightly<br />descending | Whitish<br />orange | | | Fevi<br />secs | | | | | Disappoarod | | 6 | 5 Dec | App<br />2200 | N 2 | R | Albuquero<br />que, New | move-<br />ment<br />noted | 10,500 | Parabolic<br />curve | Green | Yes | | 2<br />secs | None | Round | | | Faded out | | 10 10 | 6 Dec | 2255 | 1 | Unk | Sandia<br />Base,New<br />Mexico | E to W | | Slight<br />falling<br />arch | Groon | Yes | | 2--3<br />secs | None | Round | 1/3 dia-<br />meter of<br />moon | Rapid | Vanishod | | 11 | 8 Dec | 1833 | 2 | VR | Las Vegas,<br />New<br />Nexico | ENE to SW | 13,500 | Horizontal | Bright<br />green | Yos | | 2<br />SOCS | None | | Larger<br />than a<br />flare | Rapid rate<br />of spood | Faded out | [page 36] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) Fage # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | umber | Dabe | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Cccurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical or | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | anner of Disappear- | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 12 | 11948<br />11 Dec | 1930 | | Unk | Hood River,<br />Oregon | | | | Blue &<br />white | | | Yes | Flash | i | | | Flash w/<br />like thun | | 13 | 12 Dec | 2102 | 5 | VR | 15 miles<br />south of<br />Las Vegas,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 8-10<br />miles | Horizontal | Very<br />bright<br />green | | 2.1-<br />2.3<br />secs | one | Ball | | Magnitude<br />14 | | Broke into<br />or 4 small<br />fragments &<br />disappeared | | 14 | 20 Dec | 12054 | 4 | R | Los Alamos<br />New Mexico | W to E | Great<br />height<br />descend-<br />ing | 20° to the<br />horizon | Pale<br />green or<br />bluish<br />white | Yes | 1-1/2<br />secs | None | Ball | | Basketball | High speed | Disappeare<br />behind<br />mountain | | 15 | 28 Dec | 0431 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | N to S | ed from<br />high alt<br />to 60001 | Descend-Descending<br />in verti-<br />cal path | white | | Sev.<br />secs | Hone | Star | | Star | Blower than<br />falling<br />star | Disappeared<br />w/greenish<br />flash | | 16 | 1949<br />6 Jan | 1730 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 1500' -<br />2000' | Horizontal | Bright<br />white | | | None | Dia-<br />mond | | App. 21<br />long | luch faster<br />than a jet | Disappeared | | 17 | 16 Jan | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W. | 3 to 5°<br />from ob-<br />server | Horizontal | Brilli-<br />ant<br />green | | 2<br /><br />secs | None | | | | High speed | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountainous<br />horizon | | 18 | 30 Jan | 1754 | App<br />200 | Unk | El Paso,<br />Texas | NW to SE | 3° -5°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal | Green | | | None | Ball | | | | Broke into<br />pieces | [page 37] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Significant Unknown Feral Phenomenon, 1/01 District 031 (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Obscrvation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | | pparent Speed | of<br />anner Disappear- ance | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 19 | 1949<br />30 Jan | 1755 | App<br />200 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 2000' | Horizontal | Blue-<br />green | | | None | | | | Moving<br />slowly | Disappear<br />to some.<br />Disintegra-<br />tod in to<br />shower of<br />smaller<br />lighted<br />fragments | | 20 | 30 Jan | App<br />1800 | App<br />200 | Unk<br />& R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | to s | Angle of<br />elov.<br />150-300<br />from ob-<br />Server. | Gentle<br />descent | Green | | 3-<br />15<br />secs | None | Ball | | | | Seemed to<br />fizzle out | | 21 | 30 Jan | 1854<br />1900 | 10 | Unk | Ft. Worth,<br />Texas | N to S | 13°<br />abovo<br />horizon | 30° down-<br />ward from<br />horizon | Groon<br />trail-<br />ing<br />sparks | Yes | 1 -<br />7<br />SCCS | None | | 1/3<br />sizo<br />full | of<br />moon | | Disinte<br />tion | | 22 22 | 14 Feb | 1840 | 2 | Unk | Ganado,<br />How Hoxico | | Somo-<br />what<br />above<br />horizon | Stationary<br />then fell<br />in slight<br />curve to W | Bril-<br />liant<br />white<br />slight-<br />ly green<br />color | Yes | | None | | | | Stationary<br />then fell<br />in slight<br />curve to W. | | [page 38] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of age of an Aorial com, 17h i OSI (cont) Tage 5 # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | tumbor | | | | | | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | odoute | Apparent Size | Apparent poodg | of<br />Kanner Disappear- | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 23 | 1949<br />17 Feb | 1300 | 1 | Unk | Grants, New<br />Mexico | Southward | | Vortical<br />climb then<br />loveled off<br />Gradual<br />ascont | Thite | Yos | | None | Oval | Larger<br />chan<br />incteor | | Disappeared | | | 24 | 17 Feb | | App/VR<br />100 | | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | to E | | | Bril-<br />liant<br />whito<br />shift-<br />ing to<br />poach<br />color | | 5<br />mts | None | Round<br />shift-<br />ing to!<br />ellipse. | lunar<br />diamotor | | Disappeared | | | 25 25 | 27 Feb | 1905 | 1 | R •PA | Los Alamos,<br />Now oxico | W to E | | Parallel<br />to carth | Groen-<br />whito | | 22<br />5 SOCS | Nonol | | | Hot as fast<br />meteor | Disappeared<br />abruptly | | | 26 | 2 Mar | 0010 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Mexico | N to S | "Low in<br />sky" | Horizontal | Light | | 2<br />SCCS | Mono | | | Very fast | Disappeared<br />behind troos | (3) (1) JE | | 27 | 3 Mar | 0159 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | Straight<br />down | | Straight<br />down | Bright<br />groon | | | | | | | Disappoar od | (1)<br />(3) | | 28 | 6 Mar | 2100 | 2 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Toxas | From<br />N 74° W<br />N 81° W | From 6°<br />451<br />abovo<br />horizon | | Bluc-<br />whito<br />light | Yos | | Nono | Oblong | 21 by 11 | Not known | | | [page 39] CONFIDENTIAL Summary Eeriet # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Wumbor | | Time | of<br />Number | Observors. | *Reliability of Observors | General Arca of Occurrence | Apparent Direction Flight of | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Chape | Apparent Sizo | Apparent poodg | of<br />anner Disappear- anco | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 29 | 1949<br />6 Mar | 2020 2020 | 2 2 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N 40° E | 590 above<br />horizon | | Blue-<br />white<br />light | | | Nono | Ball<br />liko<br />flash | Basketball | "Fixed<br />flash" | | | | 30 | 16 Mar | 2045 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | From<br />S 81° W<br />to<br />S 60° W | From 21°<br />above<br />horizon<br />to 6°311<br />abovo | | Light<br />colorodj<br />head<br />orange<br />trail | Yos | | Mono | Round<br />hoad<br />with<br />trail | About 10°<br />in longth | | | | | 31 | 7 Mar | 01151 | | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N 400 E | 66° 151<br />labovo<br />horizon | | Bril-<br />liant<br />blue-<br />white | | | Nono | Like<br />flash<br />blub | Flash bulbi | | | | | 72 | 7 Mar | 0130 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Toxas | N 16° W | 270 301<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />bluo-<br />white | | | None | Like<br />flash<br />bulb | Basketball | "Fixed<br />flash" | | | | 53 | 7 Mar | 0130<br />0200 | 2 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | S 200 T | 260<br />abovo<br />horizon | | Bluish<br />white | | | None | Ball<br />like<br />flash | Flash bulb | | | (17<br />(3) | | 34 | 7 Mar | 0145 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N 60° E | | Dropped<br />vertically<br />to ground | Orange | | 2<br />secs | Mono | Toar<br />drop | 21 by 11 | | Disappeared<br />behind trees | (3) | [page 40] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary G # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Timo | of<br />umber | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction Flight of | Apparent Altitude | p<br />Vertical<br />Course Horizontal to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | | Apparent Speed | of<br />anner Disappear- ance | GAT** | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 35 | 1949<br />7 ar | 1810 | 1 | | Unk | Window Rock,<br />Arizona | N | 40-450<br />to hori-<br />zon | | Red<br />(fire)<br />in cen-<br />ter<br />shading<br />to blue<br />at edge | Yes | 6-8<br />secs | None | Ball<br />round-meter<br />spher-<br />ical | 3' in | dia- | 200-300<br />mph | Disintegra<br />ted | (1 | | 36 | 8 Mar | 1836 | | | | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 12,000<br />to<br />15,000' | Horizontal | Bright<br />white<br />with<br />green-<br />ish<br />tint | | 1-2<br />secs | one | | | | App 800<br />mph | Either went<br />jout or dis-<br />appeared bo-<br />hind cloud | | | 37 | 8 Mar | 1835 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 4,000<br />above<br />terrain | Descending<br />at 450<br />jangle | Intense<br />white<br />light<br />alumi-<br />num<br />colored | | Vory<br />short | None | Ellipt<br />ical<br />pointed<br />at ends | | | Slower than<br />twin-en-<br />gined plane | Disappeared<br />behind trees | | | 38 | 8 Mar | 0103 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | from<br />S 58° E<br />to<br />S 54° E | From 58°<br />above<br />horizon<br />to 54°<br />above | Traveled<br />in arc | Pale<br />white<br />light | Yes | | Hone | Round-<br />ish<br />head<br />w/hazy<br />smoke<br />trail | | | | | (3) | [page 41] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | furt | | of<br />anner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 39 | 1949<br />Mar | 0103 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | From<br />N 56 VI<br />S 64° T | From 15°<br />above<br />horizon | Traveled in<br />arc | Fale<br />reddish<br />noso<br />whitish<br />rod<br />trail | Yos | | Mono | Lemon<br />w/tail | | | Disappeared | | | 40 | 13 Mar | 2153 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />Now Morico | NE to SW<br />or<br />SW to NE | 20°<br />labove<br />horizon | Descending<br />slightly | Bluish<br />or<br />green-<br />ish<br />white | Yes | 2-4<br /><br />SCCS | None | Length<br />twice<br />dia-<br />meter<br />of<br />ball | diameter<br />of full<br />moon | | | | | 41 | 14 Mar | 09-1<br />100-<br />162 | | R | Airplane<br />enroute<br />fr Honolulu<br />to Canton<br />Is | | 6°-12°<br />above<br />airplane<br />at 0,000 | Horizontal | | | 10<br /><br />secs | None | Nose<br />like<br />bul-<br />lot | | 65° in 9<br />secs | | | | 42 | 27 Mar | 1800<br />1805 | 1 | Unk | Tucuncari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | High in<br />sky -app<br />300 above<br />horizon | | Ambor | None | 25<br />ints | Mone | Long &<br />narrow | | | Faded out in<br />distance | (2) | | 43 | 27 Mar | 1800 | 1 | Unk | Montoya,<br />New Mexico | E to W | About 750<br />jabove | | Orange<br />flamc | None | 10<br />its | None | Long &<br />narrow | Length-<br />about 1/6<br />lunar dia-<br />meter,<br />width-about<br />1/5 longth | | Faded out in<br />distance | | [page 42] CONFIDENTIAL- Summar # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | umber | ate | Time | of<br />umber Observers | i1 Obscrvor<br />*Rolia of | General до волт Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparont Altitude | Course | Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | hape | Apparent Cize | Apparent popag | of<br />anner Disappear- อวus | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 44 | 1949<br />27 ar | 1813 | 1 | | Tucuncari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | Close to<br />45° above<br />horizon | | | Eright<br />orange | one | 15<br />mts | None | Long &<br />narrow | | | Tadod out of<br />sight in<br />distance | | | 27 Mar | 1800 | 1 | Unk | Tucumcari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 60° above!<br />horizon | | | Orange<br />fire | one | 15<br />mts | Ione | Like<br />Lite<br />tail | About size<br />of C-47 at<br />10,000 ft. | | Disappeared<br />behind hills | | 46 | 31 Mar | 2150 | 1 | R | Camp Food,<br />Texas | STT | Est.<br />2,000' | | | rire<br />red to<br />white | Yes | | one | Sher-App.<br />ical | size<br />of basket-<br />ball | | | | 47 | 5 Apr | 2200 | 1 | n | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | App. 300<br />above S<br />slope of<br />Pejarito | Arc | | Green<br />w/red<br />after<br />glow | | 11103 1<br />sec | None | | | Tremendous<br />speed | Disappeared<br />behind mo-<br />untain | | 48 | 6 Apr | 1205 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | SE | About<br />15,000' | | | Be-<br />tween<br />dk <<br />green | | 35<br />secs | None | | | Very fast | | | 49 | 7 Apr | 0135 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | T | About<br />200 yds<br />fr top<br />of hill | | | Green | | App<br />45<br />secs | Mone | | | Moved very<br />slowly | | | 50 | 7 Apr | 0100 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | | | | Green | | 5<br />secs | None | | | Moving<br />slowly | | [page 43] # -CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (contd) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | umber | Pate | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 51 | 1949<br />12 Apr | 1930 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 20° above<br />horizon | | White | None | 8<br />secs | one | Round | 1/8 size<br />of moon | 150 in 8<br />secs | Extinguished | (1) | | 52 | 15 Apr | 1630 | 1 | Unk | El Paso,<br />Texas | Straight<br />up | About 30° | | Gray-<br />ish | Yes | 15<br />mts | one | Thin<br />smoke<br />trail | Very thin | | Dissipated | (2) | | | 18 Apr | 0148 | 2 | R | Flagstaff<br />& Williams,<br />Arizona | NW | App<br />12,000'<br />to one.<br />75 - 100<br />miles to<br />other<br />observer | | Green-<br />ish<br />blue | | 12<br />secs | Mone | Ball<br />like | 100 watt<br />light bulb | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />obstacle | | | 54 | 22 Apr | 0905 | 1 | Unk | Cliff, New<br />Mexico | W to E | 200 drop-<br />ping<br />slowly | | Alum-<br />inum | None | 2<br />mts | None | Round,<br />flat<br />thin,<br />disc-<br />shape | Over 15'<br />in dia-<br />meter | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountains | (2) | | 55 | 24 Apr | 1033 | 5 | VR | White Sands,<br />New Mexico | | 25-290 | | White<br />light<br />yellow | | 60<br />secs | None | Ellip-<br />soid | | Tremendous<br />rate of<br />speed | Disappeared<br />due to<br />distance | (2) | | 56 | 25 Apr | 0030 | 2 | Unk | Springer,<br />New Mexico | 2 groups<br />going W<br />2 groups<br />going E | Well<br />above<br />30,000' | | Silvery<br />white | None | 4<br />grps<br />tot-<br />aling<br />abouti<br />20 sec | Yes | Round | Very<br />small | Very fast<br />well above<br />speed of<br />sound | Disappeared<br />from view | (2) | [page 44] # -CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | | | | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent poeds | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluatio | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 57 | 1949<br />28 Apr | App<br />1745 | 3 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | NE to SE<br />or SW | | | Silver | None | 12-<br />40<br />mts | None | Cigar<br />or sa-<br />usage<br />shape | From B-29<br />to a city<br />block | 300-600<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | | | 58 | 30 Apr | 2215 | 1 | | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 59° above<br />horizon | | Blue<br />green | None | 2 secs<br />20 | lone | Round | Tenth of<br />moon | 2 seconds<br />2 degrees | Went out | (1) | | 59 | 3 ay | 2143 | 1 | | D | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 10° - 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />white<br />light | | 10<br />secs | None | | | Very fast<br />up to<br />1,000 mph | | | | 60 | 3 May | 2126<br />2143<br />2205 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 10° 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | | 37<br />secs<br />each<br />time | None | | Large<br />similar<br />to size<br />of air-<br />plane<br />landing<br />lights | Very fast | | (1)<br />(3) | | 61 | 3 May | 2126<br />2140 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | ESE to<br />NIN | 10° 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | 2126-<br />white<br />2140-<br />red | | 5 sec<br />1st;<br />2 sec<br />2nd | None | | 2126-base-Same<br />ball dia-<br />mond<br />lights.<br />2140-<br />slightly<br />larger<br />than<br />firebox<br />lights | speed<br />as aircraft<br />landing | | (1)<br />(3) | [page 45] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District CSI (cont) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Eval | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1.949<br />6 May | 2040<br />12130 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W and N | App 1200<br />dropping<br />to 440' | | Alterna-<br />ting<br />pinkish<br />to green | None | 50<br />mts | None | Round | dollar<br />diminish-<br />ing to<br />short<br />quarter<br />size | Very slow | Faded from<br />sight | (2) 22<br />(1) | | 63 | 6 May | 0105 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | N to S | 50 above<br />horizon | as going<br />down at an<br />angle of<br />30 - 35° | Green | | Frac-None<br />tion<br />of a<br />sec | | Round | App 1/8<br />size of<br />full moon | Very high<br />rate of<br />speed | Disappeared<br />west of<br />Jemez Mts. | (1) | | | 7 May | 2025<br />2105 | 4 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE | 13001 | | Green-<br />white | None | 40<br />mts | None | Dia-<br />mond<br />shape | 3 mils<br />width | Covered 15<br />mils in<br />40 mins,<br />horiz. | Dimmed and<br />went out | | | 65 | 7 May | 1940 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N and E | 1000' | | Reddish<br />greenish<br />white | None | 57<br />sec | None | Dia-<br />mond<br />shape | 3 mils<br />width | Covered 20<br />mils in<br />57 secs<br />horiz. | Dimmed and<br />went out | (2) 22<br />(1) | | 66 | 18 May | 2008|1<br />2017 | | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N and E | 1600' | | Reddish<br />greenish<br />white | None | 9<br />mts | None | Dia-<br />mond | 2 mils<br />width | 10 mil s<br />in 9 mts | Dimmed and<br />went ouf | (1) 22<br />(2) | | 67 | 8 May | 0930<br />1100 | 4 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | W. 90°<br />turn to<br />the N | 4000 to<br />20,000 | Horizontal<br />then rapid<br />climb at<br />450 angle | White | None | 10-20<br />mts | None | Metal-<br />lic<br />circu-meter<br />lar | 40-75' in<br />in dia- | Kotionless<br />to faster<br />than jet | Climbed at<br />45° angle<br />until out of<br />sight | (2) | [page 46] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Eval | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 68 | 1949<br />9 May | App<br />1430 | 1 | | R | Tucson,<br />Arizona | SW to NE | | | Silvery | None | 6-10<br />secs | None | Round<br />& flat | 25 in<br />diameter | 750-1000<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) | | 69 | 12 May | 2115<br />2130 | 1 | | VR | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | 3° or 4°<br />above<br />horizon | | Thite<br />with<br />green-<br />ish<br />tinge | None | 4<br />mins | one | 2<br />fuzzy<br />stars | diameter<br />of full<br />moon | | Vanished | (2 | | 70 | 16 May | App<br />1700 | 1 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | E to W | 50001 | Horizontal | Black | None | 8-10<br />secs | one | Round<br />solid<br />flat | 3 - 4' in<br />diameter | 800-1000<br />MPH | Behind air-<br />craft<br />hangar | (2) | | 123 71 | 2 Jun | 0040 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to N | 7000' -<br />10,0001 | Descending | Green | Yes | 1 sec | None | Ball af<br />light | | | | | | 72 | 11 Jun | 2057 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos, | SW to NE | 250<br />above<br />horizon | | Green<br />then<br />red at<br />end of<br />flight | Yes | 45<br />secs | one | | Size of<br />star | | | (1) | | 73 | 20 Jun | 2010 | 1 | | R ہم | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | to E | | | Green<br />turned<br />orange<br />red be-<br />fore va<br />nishing | None | 3<br />secs | None | Round | | | Extinguished | (1) | | 74 | 20 Jun | 2010 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | Directly<br />overhead | | Blue<br />green | Hone | 1-1/2<br />SCCS | one | | | | Vanishod as<br />tho exting'd.l | (1) | [page 47] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- jance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 75 | 1949<br />24 Jun | 1545<br />1630 | 2 | Unk | esa,<br />Arizona | 1 to SE<br />12 to E<br />3 to NE<br />4 vertical<br />5 to E | | 4 Horizon-<br />tal<br />1 Vertical | Steel<br />gray | | 14 at<br />30<br />mts<br />1 at<br />25<br />secs | None | Disc<br />V/2<br />flanges | | Max of 400<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | | | 76 | 27 Jun | 0138 | 1 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 30° to<br />190°<br />above<br />horizon | | Similar<br />to star<br />Slightly<br />more<br />orange | Yes | 2<br />mts | None | Round | Slightly<br />larger<br />than<br />brightest<br />star | 140° in<br />2 mts. | Went behind<br />building | (3) | | 77 | 29 Jun | 2010 | 1 | Unk | Flagstaff,<br />Arizona | E to W | 30° from<br />vertical | | Yellow<br />in front<br />Red be-<br />hind | None | | None | Bullet<br />shaped | size of<br />small<br />plane | Relatively<br />air-slow. | Over a hill | 22 | | 8 | 30 Jun | 1630 | 1 | R | Seligman,<br />Arizona | N | 30°<br />Jabove<br />horizon | | Dull<br />grey | None | 8<br />secs | None | Circle | Appeared<br />1" dia-<br />meter at<br />10,000'<br />altitude | 2,000 mph<br />or faster | Disappeared<br />in distance | (2) | | 79 | 11 Jul | 2110 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W by SW | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Pale<br />red | None | 2<br />secs | None | Ball<br />but<br />not a<br />per-<br />fect<br />circle | -Twice as<br />large as<br />evening<br />star | | Such as<br />turning off<br />flashlight | (3) | [page 48] # -CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 80 | 1949<br />28 Jul | 2045 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | N to S | 300<br />above<br />horizon | | White<br />w/tint<br />of blue<br />green | Yes | 3-5<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Size of<br />evening<br />star | Unable to<br />estimate | Faded out | | | 81 | 28 Jul | 2259 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen,<br />Texas | S to N | 300<br />above<br />horizon | | 2 pre-<br />domin-<br />ately<br />white.<br />1 had<br />orange<br />glov<br />to tail | Yes | #1 at<br />2-3<br />secs<br />2 at<br />10-<br />12<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Tennis<br />ball | | Faded out | | | 82 | 28 Jul | 2258 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen,<br />Texas | N to N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Initial-None<br />ly blue<br />turning<br />white | | 15-<br />20<br />secs | None | Round | 3 times<br />size even-<br />ing star | | Went out<br />like light | (1)<br />(3) | | 83 | 30 Jul | 2135 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE to NW | 35° to<br />horizon | Climbed in<br />arc | Blue-<br />white | Yes | 2 -<br />2를<br />secs | None | Like<br />rocket<br />tail | | 22 secs<br />to cover<br />arc of<br />about 15° | Faded out | (1) | | 84 | 30 Jul | 2204 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE to SW | App 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />flight<br />ing alti-<br />tude | Predom-<br />los-inately<br />white<br />w/blue<br />tint | Yes | 2 -<br />3<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Evening<br />star or<br />planet | Very fast | Gradually<br />faded out | (3) | [page 49] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 85 | 1949<br />6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Las Cruces,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | Round | Bigger than<br />falling<br />star | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | | | 86 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Las Cruces,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 3028" to<br />9° 40"<br />above<br />horizon | Curve going<br />jup then fell<br />in almost<br />vertical<br />direction | Reddish<br />blue &<br />green | Yes | 4-5<br />secs | one | Round | App 6" in<br />diameter | | Disappeared<br />gradually | | | 87 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Vertical | 2020" to<br />7°35"<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />vertical<br />flight | Bright<br />white<br />slight<br />reddish<br />cast | None | 3<br />secs | None | Round | size of<br />moon | | Exploded<br />then pieces<br />died out | (1) | | 88 | 6 Aug | 2000<br />2005 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 204" to<br />12°7<br />above<br />horizon | 10° off<br />vertical | White | | 2<br /><br />secs | Fone | | Large as<br />auto spot-<br />light at<br />arm's<br />length | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | (1) | | 89 | 6 Aug | 2015 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | SW | | Straight<br />flight app<br />200 verti-<br />cal dec-<br />line | Whitish<br />yellow<br />(red<br />trail) | Yes | 1 sec | None | Round | Twice size<br />normal<br />falling<br />star | Extremely<br />fast-<br />twice as<br />fast as<br />falling<br />star | Disappeared<br />behind moun-<br />tain | (1) | [page 50] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # -CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers] | General of Area Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 90 | 1949<br />6 Aug | 2030 | 1 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | N | | Constant<br />slight<br />curve<br />earthward | White<br />(bluish) | Yes | 1 sec | None | Round | App small-<br />er than<br />clenched<br />fist | Similar to<br />falling<br />star | Wont out | | | 91 | 6 Aug | 2020 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Descend-<br />ing to<br />earth<br />verti-<br />cally | 15°<br />above<br />horizon | Descending<br />to earth<br />vertically | Green | None | 1-<br />1<br />secs | Nonc | Round<br />to<br />pear<br />shape | 500 watt<br />bulb<br />about<br />1/5 mile<br />away | 10° in 1<br />secs at 2<br />miles | Dissipated | | | 92 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | Unk | White Sands,<br />New Mexico | | 40°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />line to<br />earth | Obsor-<br />ver<br />color<br />blind | one | 1 sec | None | Round | Half size<br />of finger-fastor<br />nail at<br />arm's<br />long th | Slightly<br />than<br />ordinary<br />falling<br />star | Disappeared<br />behind sand<br />dune | (1) | | 93 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | 200° | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Long slow<br />curve to<br />earth | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 1 scc | None | Round | Tip of<br />thumb at<br />arm's<br />long th | | Burnod out | (1) CT | | 94 | 10 Aug | 0010 | 2 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | E to W | 30° ang-30°<br />le<br />headed<br />down | angle<br />headed<br />donw | Blue | Yes | 34<br />SOCS | None | Oval | Head size | | Suddon<br />disappearance<br />ance | (3) | | 95 95 | 10 Aug | 2030 | 1 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | N to S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | Yes | 5<br /><br />SOCS | None | Simi-<br />lar to<br />comet | | | Disappeared | (3 | [page 51] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Lianner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 96 | 1949<br />10 Aug | 2035 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | | Level<br />flight | Yellow<br />to<br />orange | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | | Like head-<br />light of<br />old car | 60° in 2<br />secs | Cut out | | | 97 | 10 Aug | 2035<br />2207<br />2220<br />2240 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W to E | 30° 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Level<br />flight | White | Yes | 34<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Large<br />flare | Greater<br />speed than<br />plane | Burned out | (3) | | 98 | 10 Aug | 2040 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal<br />w/slight<br />arc | Orange<br />w/white<br />tail | Yes | 35<br />secs | None | Rocket | 20 mm.<br />tracer<br />ammo. | Very great<br />similar to<br />falling<br />star | Light grad-<br />ually<br />diminished | (3) | | 99 | 10 Aug | 2100 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon<br />going up | Continued<br />climbing at<br />30° angle<br />until dis-<br />appearance | Bright<br />orange | Yes | 5<br />secs | Wone | Redd-<br />ish<br />ball<br />with<br />long<br />firey<br />tail | Head size | | Disappeared | (3) | | 100 | 10 Aug | 2100<br />2120<br />2215<br />2250 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | | 40°-70°<br />above<br />horizon | 1, 3 & 4<br />almost hor-<br />izontal<br />2 almost<br />vertical | White<br />with<br />orange | Yes | 1 sec<br />for<br />each<br />Ione | None | Round<br />with<br />trail | Large star | Great speed | Went out<br />like a light | (3) | [page 52] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | | | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | punos | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1949<br />110 Aug | 2200<br />2230 | 1 | Unk | C amp Hood,<br />Texas | S to N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Level<br />flight | White<br />w/yellow<br />trail | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | Oval | Size of<br />shooting<br />star | 300 mph or<br />faster | Fade | | | | 210 Aug | 2240 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | IN to S | 18,000'<br />or more | Straight<br />flight with<br />gradual<br />incline | Light<br />red di-<br />minish-<br />ing to<br />light<br />yellow | Yos | 23<br />SOCS | None | Round<br />w/jag-than<br />ged<br />trail | Much larger<br />evening<br />star | | Burned up a<br />disintegrated | ( | | 103 | 11 Aug | 2030<br />2045<br />2052<br />2105<br />0010 | Sev | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | 45- 60°<br />above<br />horizon | Generally<br />a level<br />flight | White | Yes | 3 5<br />SOOS | None | Flash<br />like a<br />rocket<br />or<br />train-<br />ing<br />flare | Star size | Faster than<br />any plane<br />observed | Went out<br />like a<br />light | (3) | | | 12 Aug | 0010 | 2 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | Due in<br />arc | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight &<br />level<br />flight<br />w/ascent<br />descent<br />describ-<br />ing arc | Bluish<br />white | Yes | 10<br />secs | None | Broken<br />circlo<br />resem-<br />bling<br />signal<br />flare | Head size | | Sudden dis-<br />appearance | (3) | [page 53] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability] of Obsorvers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />anner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 105 | 12 1949 No Aug | 0445 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | SE to N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon<br />headed<br />down | Headed down | Reddish | Yes | 23<br /><br />secs | Yes | Trail<br />of<br />flame | Fairly long<br />streak of<br />flame | | Faded away | | | 106 | 14 Aug | 2135 | 1 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | Appeared<br />250 Dis-off<br />appeared<br />at 12° | 10 - 15°<br /><br />vertical | Reddish<br />orange | Yes | 2 secs | None | Round | Larger than<br />Venus | | Disappeared | (3) | | 107 | 20 Aug | 2130 | 2 | | Unk | Douglas,<br />Arizona | N to S | 8,000<br />10,000 | Flat<br />trajectory | | None | 6 - 10<br />secs | None | Round<br />to ob<br />long<br />like<br />in-<br />verted<br />saucer | About size<br />of single<br />engine<br />airplane | 3500 to<br />4500 mph | Disappeared<br />in distance | (2) | | 108 | 21 Aug | 2115<br />2150 | 5 | | Unk | Nogales,<br />Arizona | | 45° at<br />low level<br />90° at<br />high<br />level | Horizontal<br />to earth's<br />surface | Dull<br />orange | None | 10<br />secs | None | afer | App size<br />of volley<br />ball | 10 times<br />speed of<br />jet planes | Disappeared<br />in space | 33 | | 109 | 26 Aug | 1345 | 1 | | R | Davis-<br />Monthan AFB,<br />Arizona | SE to NW | App.<br />50,000 | Horizontal<br />at 50,000' | Brown-<br />ish<br />hazy<br />color | None | 60<br />secs | | Simi-<br />lar to<br />tri-<br />angle<br />with<br />round<br />edges | Est. to be<br />appof<br />linch when<br />observed<br />at 3 ft. | Terrific<br />rate of<br />speed | Faded from<br />view | (2) | [page 54] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction Flight of | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1949<br />30 Aug | 2300 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Almost<br />straight<br />fall | 90°<br />overhead | over-Almost<br />straight<br />fall | Bright<br />green<br />w/red-<br />dish<br />tail | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | | Much larger<br />than meteor | | Burned out | | | 111 | 15 Sep | 0025 | 1 | | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />red | | 6<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | Burst & ap-<br />peared to<br />disintegrate | | | 112 | 16 Sep | 0230 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 3,000' | Horizontal | Orange | one | 15<br />secs | None | Ball<br />shape | Larger than<br />falling<br />star | Faster than<br />airplane<br />slower than<br />falling<br />star | Dimmed then<br />disappeared<br />completely | (3) | | 3 | 18 Sep | 2015 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | W to S | 145°<br />above<br />horizon | | Dark<br />yellow | one | 34<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | Unknown | (1) | | 114 | 19 Sep | 0900 | 2 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | N | App 4000 | | Grayish<br />white | None | 2 mts | None | | 2 to 3 ft<br />across | 1600 mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) | | 115 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | From SE | 450<br />above<br />horizon | Traveling<br />tangent to<br />earth | Bright<br />blue to<br />white | None | 4<br />secs | None | Round | About size<br />of softball<br />at 300 yds. | 45° in 4<br />secs. | Obscured by<br />building | (3) | | 116 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />Hew Mexico | To the N | 10°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow | Yes | 3 4<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball<br />at 25 yds. | Same rate<br />as shoot-<br />ing star | Died out | (3) | [page 55] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability Observers of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of Manner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 117 | 1949<br />27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 15° - 20°<br />above<br />horizon | Traveling<br />in arc to-<br />ward earth | Bright<br />green | one | 2<br />secs | None | Round | Same size<br />as perime-<br />ter fence<br />light at<br />distance<br />of about<br />200 yds. | 45° in 2<br />secs. | Brighten<br />then went<br />out | | | 118 | 27 Sep | 0150 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Moxico | S to N | 200<br />above<br />horizon | Made a gen<br />tle arc<br />toward<br />earth | Dark<br />blue | Yes | 2<br /><br />secs | None | Coni.<br />icle<br />w/tail<br />twice<br />its<br />dia-<br />Imctor | Looked<br />like a<br />sky<br />rocket | 50° in 2<br />secs. | Burnt out | (3) 32<br />(1) | | 119 | 27 Sep | 0130 | 1 | | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />Now Mexico | | 450<br />abovo<br />horizon | Moving<br />tangent to<br />carth | Green | None | 1 sec | None | Round | Fist at<br />arm's<br />length | 20° in 1<br />sec | Burnt out | (3) 32<br />(1) | | 120 | 130 Sep | 2257 | 1 | | Unk | Sendia Base,<br />Now Moxico | S to W | 550 to<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />orange | None | 2 - 3<br />secs | None | | Slightly<br />larger than<br />shooting<br />star | 200-300<br />mph | | (1) | | 121 | 2 Oct | 2110 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | 20,000.<br />30,0001 | Went up &<br />thon down | Bright<br />green | Yes | 3<br />secs | | | | | | (1) | | 122 | 6.Oct | 1745 | 1 | | Unk | Mescalero,<br />Now Mexico | | 150<br />above<br />horizon | Descended<br />in slight<br />arc | Dark<br />green | None | 30<br />secs | Nonc | Round | Big ball | | Disappearod<br />behind hills | (1) | [page 56] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 123 | 1949<br />6 Oct | 1800<br />1845 | 1 | | Unk | Mescalero,<br />New Mexico | | 18°<br />above<br />horizon | | Green | None | 79<br />secs | one | Round | size of<br />thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />Eth | Moving<br />slowly | Disappeared<br />behind a<br />hill | | | 124 | 6 Oct | 1758 | 1 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Straight<br />angular<br />descent | Bluish<br />white<br />possi-<br />bly lt.<br />green<br />tinge | None | 4<br />secs | None | Circu-3<br />lar | times the<br />size of<br />Jupiter or<br />Venus | 5° per sec. | | (1) | | 125 | 6 Oct | 1800 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | 4°20' to<br />7°3' | | Green | None | 56<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | | (1) | | 126 | 6 Oct | 1750 | 1 | | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Curved<br />cent ap-<br />proaching<br />vertical | des-Green-<br />ish<br />white | None | 1 sec | None | Simi-<br />lar<br />to<br />very<br />flare | size of<br />thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | Abrupt | (1) | | 127 | 6 Oct | 1750 | 1 | | R | Wagon<br />Mound, Mexico New | E to W | | Horizontal | Green-one<br />ish<br />white | | 3-4<br />secs | None | Round | 12" - 2"<br />in diane-<br />ter | App. that<br />or meteor | Went out like<br />like elec-<br />tric light | (1) | | 128 | 6 Oct | 1758 | 1 | | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | NE to ST | | At tail end<br />of its<br />course it<br />arched over]<br />and fell | Brilli-<br />ant<br />green | None | 10<br />secs | None | Tear<br />drop | | | Seemed to<br />burn out | (1) | [page 57] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliabilityll of Observers | | | | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 129 | 1949<br />7 Oct | 2120 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Straight<br />vertical<br />drop | 35°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />to<br />green | None | 1 sec | None | Round | Half a moon | Propped 15°<br />in 1 sec | Behind Sandia<br />ountains | | | 130 | 10 Oct | 0406 | 1 | R | Los Alamos<br />New Mexico | SE to NE | 3,000'<br />above<br />observa-<br />tion pt. | Parallel<br />to surface<br />of earth | Brill-<br />iant<br />white | Yes | 45<br />secs | None | | Sme.11 | Appeared to<br />be slower<br />than a<br />meteor | Disappeared | | | 131 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 15<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Slow | Died out | | | 132 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | ST to NE | 45 .0<br />above<br />horizon | Executed<br />dives | Green-<br />ish<br />blue.<br />w/red<br />sparks<br />trail-<br />ing | Yes | 4<br /><br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Slow | Faded out | (1) | | 133 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | N to NE | 450<br />above<br />horizon | | Green | None | 15<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Slow | Burned out | (1) | | 134 | 11 Oct | 2010 | 6 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | Appeared<br />moving to<br />N & angl-<br />ing sligh<br />tly to E | | Maneuvered<br />up & down | Light.<br />green<br />turned<br />orange | Yes | 45<br />mts | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | | (1) | [page 58] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 135 | 1949<br />11 Oct | 1045<br />1100 | 2 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | NT to SE | If size<br />of B-29<br />appeared<br />to be<br />150,000 | | White | None | 10-15<br />secs | None | Round<br />dish<br />shape | 2" in dia-<br />meter at<br />arm's<br />length | Very fast<br />compared<br />w/falling<br />star | Faded from<br />view | | | 136 | 12 Oct | 1115 | 3 | Unk | Roswell,<br />Now Moxico | S to NE | 3,5001 | Smooth arc | White<br />(sil-<br />ver) | None | 45-60<br />secs | None | Round<br />proba-<br />bly<br />ellip<br />tical | | Faster than<br />jet air-<br />craft | Went beyond<br />range of<br />vision | (2) | | 137 | 12 Oct | 1115 | 3. | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Appeared<br />from S &<br />veered<br />off to NE | If size<br />of B-29<br />appeared<br />to be<br />35,0001 | Smooth arc | White<br />or al-<br />uminum | None | 45-60<br />secs | None | Round<br />ball | 35,000' 4"<br />in diameter | 1,500 mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) | | 38 | 12 Oct | 1340 | 4 | R | Tucson,<br />Arizona | From NE<br />to SW | 30,000 | Horizontal | White<br />or sil-<br />ver | None | 15<br />secs | None | Round | 50 - 100<br />in diameter | 1,000 mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) 223 | | 139 | 14 Oct | 1420 | 3 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 20,000' | Level<br />flight just<br />above<br />horizon | Green-<br />ish<br />blue-<br />white<br />trail | Yes | 2<br /><br />secs | None | Round | Appeared as<br />a 12" disc | | Burned out | (1) | [page 59] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phonomona, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | |<br />*Reliability Observers<br />of | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | odous | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 140 | 1949<br />14 Oct | 2021 | 2 | IR | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | N to S | | Horizontal | Red<br />orange | Yes | 10<br />secs | Nono | Round | 1/3 - 1/4<br />size of<br />moon | | Broke o<br />2 pieces &<br />disappeared | (3 | | 141 | 14 Oct | 1410<br />1415 | 1 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | | | Front-<br />green &<br />silver<br />Roar -<br />Pale<br />blue | Yos | 34<br />SOCS | None | | 1/8 size of<br />full moon | 500 mph<br />or more | | (1) | | 142 | 21 Oct | 2130 | 1 | Unk | Roswell,<br />Now Moxico | SE to MT | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Very<br />bright<br />white | None | 20-30<br />mts | None | | | Unknown | | (2) | | 143 | 22 Oct | 0228 | 1 | R | Los Alamos<br />Now Moxico | NW to SE | On<br />horizon | | Bright<br />groon | | 2<br /><br />secs | None | | 4 times<br />size of a<br />Lelare | 150 mph | Disappeared<br />behind a<br />hill | (1) | | 1144 | 22 Oct | 0220 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Mexico | Vortical | 50-<br />1100 ft. | | Groon | | 1 sec | None | Like<br />flare | Small | | Went out | (1) | | 145 | 16 Nov | 1950 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Disap-<br />peared<br />to N | | | 2 ob-<br />jects<br />bluish<br />green | | | None | | | Stationary<br />but disap-<br />peared with<br />speed of<br />meteor | Disappeared<br />from view | (1) | | 146 | 19 Nov | 2152 | 1 | A4 P | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | Vortical | | | Groen<br />thon<br />yellow | | 2<br /><br />SOCS | None | | | | | (1) | [page 60] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability|| of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Vertical<br />Course Horizontal to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 147 | 1949<br />19 Nov | 2152 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Vertical | | | Groon | | 25 secs | None | | | | | | | 148 | 25 Nov | 2000 | 5 | R ہے | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | E to W | 15° 10°<br />above<br />horizon | Downward<br />10° from<br />the hori-<br />zontal | Yellow-<br />ish<br />green | | 2<br />secs | None | | | | Disappeared<br />behind mt. | | | 149 | 27 Nov | 1800 | 1 | Unk | McIntosh,<br />New Mexico | Vortical | Less<br />than<br />2,0001 | Vertical<br />doscont | Greon | Nonc | 1 sec | None | Shaped<br />like a<br />flare | Same as a<br />signal<br />flare | Same as<br />falling<br />signal<br />flare | Same as<br />signal flare | (1) | | 150 | 27 Nov | 1730 | 1 | Unk | Winslow,<br />Arizona | E to W | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />bluo-<br />white | Yes | 3-4<br />secs | None | Egg<br />shape | Egg held at<br />arm's len-<br />th | 3-4 secs<br />to cover<br />15° -20°<br />of horizon | Dwindled<br />out | (1) | | 151 | 27 Nov | 1749 | 1 | R Fi | Albuquorquo,<br />Now Loxico | E to | 30 5°<br />above<br />horizon | Sloping<br />doscont | Bluo-<br />whito | None | 1 2<br />Secs | None | Round | Pencil era-<br />ser at<br />arm's<br />length | 5°-70<br />in 1 or 2<br />secs | Went out<br />then on then<br />out again | (1) CFT | | 152 | 27 Nov | 1749 | 1 | R | Socorro,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 100 -40°<br />above<br />horizon | Arc | Pale<br />green<br />to pale<br />blue | Yes | сл 5<br />secs | None | Round | Quite large | Slower than<br />meteor | Faded out<br />gradually | (1) | [page 61] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability Observers of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1949<br />3 Dec | 1805 | 1 | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | In an arc<br />downward | Green<br />fringe<br />of<br />orange<br />light | None | 2<br />secs | None | Circu-<br />lar | Somewhat<br />larger than<br />Venus | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | (3 | | 154 | 4 Dec | 1935 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | early<br />horizontal | Green | None | 23<br />secs | None | Round | Marble at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | Went out<br />like a<br />candle | | | 155 | 4 Dec | 1935 | 2 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to NE | | Sloping<br />descent | Green | | 1/5<br />SOC | Yes | Round | | | Disappeared<br />behind mt. | (1)<br />(3) | | 156 | 5 Dec | 1930<br />1945 | 3 | Unk | Carrizozo,<br />New Mexico | | 400<br />above<br />horizon | In dive | Blue-<br />green | | | None | Tear-<br />drop | | Very slow | Disappeared | | | [ ] | 5 Dec | 2240 | 1 | Unk | Tularosa,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Smooth arc<br />downward | Blue<br />w/yel-<br />lowish<br />red<br />toward<br />tail | Yes | 1 sec | None | Streak<br />of<br />light | Appeared<br />little long-<br />longer than<br />length of<br />lead pencil<br />at 61 | | Appeared to<br />hit ground<br />near<br />Tularosa,<br />New Mexico | | | 158 | 9 Dec | 1330 | 1 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | Dropping<br />vertical-<br />ly | 500 ft. | Vertically<br />down | | | | None | Char-<br />red<br />para-<br />chute<br />or<br />cargo<br />net | | | Disappeared | (2) | [page 62] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | | | | | | | | | | | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- anco | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 159 | 1949<br />13 Dec | 2005 | 3 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Station-<br />ary then<br />began to<br />move<br />downward<br />slowly<br />and to<br />right | 5,000* | | White<br />amber<br />red<br />green | None | 9 mts | None | Circu-<br />lar | 1 - 1 times<br />size of a-<br />verage st.<br />light at a<br />distance<br />of 8 miles | | Object took<br />on brillian<br />green color,<br />picked up<br />speed and<br />faded from<br />view | | 160 | 1950<br />6 Jan | 2230 | 7 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Up & down<br />and<br />horizontal | White<br />changed<br />to<br />green<br />& rod | None | 45<br />Imts | None | Star<br />like | Slightly<br />larger than<br />planet<br />Venus | loved app.<br />15° to 20°<br />from E to<br />during<br />45 mins it<br />was ob-<br />served | Stopped<br />observation | | 161 | 7 Jan | 2215 | 2 | | Unk | Corona,<br />New Mexico | From SW<br />to SE | | Descending | Yellow-<br />ish<br />white<br />orange<br />blue gr. | Yes | 10<br />secs | None | Round<br />ball<br />shape | Same as cup<br />6" in dia-<br />meter at<br />arm's<br />length | Compared<br />w/fast<br />jet<br />fighter | Disappeared<br />behind mt.<br />range | | 162 | 19 Jan | 2226 | 1 | | R به | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | 80° 40°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal | Incan<br />des-<br />cont<br />green | Yes | 2<br />isocs | None | Oval<br />with<br />trail | | | Disappeared<br />behind trees | [page 63] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability<br />O | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 163 | 1950<br />9 Jan | 2220 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Due W | 60°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />course | Bluish<br />white | Yes | 2<br />secs | None | Point-<br />ed | Appcared<br />as a point | 10° per<br />second | Luminosity<br />stopped<br />suddenly | (1) | | 164 | 9 Jan | 2225 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Lexico | | 75° 80°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />line | Green-<br />ish<br />white | one | 3<br />secs | None | Round | -4 to -5<br />compared<br />to Jupiter | 25° per<br />second | Bohind<br />horizon | (1) | | 165 | 12 Jan | 1900 | 3 | Unk | Holloman,<br />New Mexico | To W | | Changed<br />altitude<br />crratic-<br />ally | Thite<br />changed<br />to<br />green<br />&red | None | 5<br />mts | None | Star<br />like | About same<br />size of<br />Venus | | Discontinuod<br />watching | (1)<br />(2) | | 166 | 13 Jan | 0605 | 3 | Unk | Holloman<br />AFB, New | E to W | | Erratic-<br />ally up<br />& down | White<br />changed<br />to<br />green<br />&red | Hone | Short<br />timo | None | Star<br />like | About samo<br />size as<br />Vonus | | Disappeared<br />w/daylight | (3) | | 167 | 27 Jan | 1715 | 1 | Unk | Scullville,<br />New Jersey. | NW | | Ascending<br />at about<br />60° anglo | White<br />streak | | $30<br />mts | | | | that of<br />a fireworks<br />rocket at<br />close<br />range | Faded<br />gradually | (2) | | 168 | 7 Fob | 1950<br />2015 | 2 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | SSE to E | 40°45°<br />abovo<br />horizon | Horizontal | Reddish<br />green | Yes | 46<br />secs | None | Round<br />elon-<br />gatod<br />trail | Twice size<br />of evening<br />star | About same<br />as falling<br />star | Faded out in<br />atmosphere | (1) | [page 64] ## CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitudo | Course Horizontal to Vertical. | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | |<br />luation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 169 | 1950<br />7 Feb | 1945<br />2000 | 2 | R | Botwoon<br />Tucumcari &<br />Kirtland<br />AFB, New<br />Moxico | | | Flat<br />Trajectory | Fire-<br />ball<br />white | Yes | 24<br />secs | None | | | Over 1,000<br />mph | Faded out<br />suddenly | | | 170 | 15 Fcb | 1530 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | From N<br />to W | 45°<br />downward<br />above<br />horizon | | Appoar-Yos<br />ed red<br />& greon | | 30 30 | None | Round | That of a<br />normal<br />marble | Like<br />shooting<br />star trail | Faded out | 13 | | 171 | 18 Feb | 0510 | 5 | R | Holloman<br />AFB, New<br />Mexico | | | Climbod | Thite<br />and<br />orange | None | 1 hr<br />44<br />mts | None | Round<br />to<br />cone<br />shape | Size of<br />coffee cup<br />at arm's<br />length | | Stopped<br />observation | (2) | | 172 | 20 Feb | 0530 | 2 | Unk | Holloman<br />AFB, Now<br />Moxico | Station- | 1,000'<br />above<br />9,0001<br />mt. | Stationary | Thito | None | 5<br />mts | None | Round | App size of<br />dollar<br />held at<br />arm's<br />length | Stationary | Disappeared<br />from view<br />behind<br />cloud | (2) | | 173 | 24 Fob | 1355 | 1 | R بم | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | To W or<br />ST | 20° to<br />230<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />flight | White | Honc | 1<br />mts | Hone | Round | Compared in<br />size to<br />per dark<br />portion of<br />Moon as it<br />rises in E | 1 mts. to<br />up-cover 20 | | (2) | [page 65] ## CONFIDENTIAL- Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phonomona, 17th District CSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) ## CONFIDENTIAL- (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Obsorvers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurronce | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Spoed | Mannor of Disappear- ance | **Evaluat | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 174 | 1950<br />24 Feb | 1400 | 1 | R | Albuquerque,<br />Now Mexico | E by SE | About<br />20°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />white | one | 20-30<br />secs | None | Round | Compared<br />w/size of<br />weather<br />balloon as<br />it disap-<br />peared in<br />distance | Very slow | Faded out<br />of sight | | | 175<br />*** | 24 Feb | 1930 | 1 | R | Datil, Now<br />Mexico | NVT | | | White<br />chang-<br />ing to<br />red &<br />groon | Yes | 2 hrs<br />30<br />mts | Nono | Round | | 1° per 2<br />mts. | Disappeared | (1)<br />(2) | | 176 | 24 Fob | 1345 | 1 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />Now Mexico | E then<br />turned W | 25,000-<br />30,000 | Straight<br />up | Whito,<br />kept<br />flash-<br />ing<br />like<br />mirror<br />in sun | Hone | 20<br />mts | Mone | | | Very fast | Went strai-<br />ght up out<br />of sight | (2) | | 177 | 24 Feb | 1340 | 1 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W<br />W to E<br />then st.<br />up | 30,000 | Straight<br />Jup | Silveryone<br />white | | 20<br />mts | None | | | | Wont strai-<br />ght up out<br />of sight | (2) | | 178 | 24 Feb | 1315 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Noxico | Erratic<br />gcncrally<br />NE | 20,000-<br />30,000' | | Silvory | None | 15<br />Imts | None | Saucer<br />shapod | 100' across<br />if at<br />20,000-<br />30.0001 | As fast or<br />faster than<br />sound | Disappeared | (2 | [page 66] # CONFIDENTIAL- Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL- (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Obscrvors | *Reliability of Observers | General of Area Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />L'uration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 179 | 1950<br />124 Feb | Be-<br />tween<br />1315 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Circled<br />then E | Consid-<br />erable<br />altitude | | Alumi-<br />num | Yes | 2 | None | Spher-Rather<br />ical | largo | Erratic | Un'mown | | 180 | 25 Feb | 1400<br /><br />1545<br />1555 | 12 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Heading<br />toward<br />ground | 30° -<br />35°<br />above<br />horizon | | Flash-<br />ing<br />silver | None | 3 secs<br />to 2<br />ats | None | Circu-<br />lar<br />like<br />plane<br />fuse-<br />lage | Small<br />airplane | From very<br />slow to<br />very fast | | | 181 | 25 Feb | 2115 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Toward S | App. 20°<br />above<br />horizon | Almost<br />vertical | Bright<br />green-<br />ish<br />white | Yes | 1<br />secs | None | Tear<br />drop | 3 times<br />size of a<br />shooting<br />star | Slightly<br />slower than<br />falling<br />star | Appeared to<br />burn out | | 02 | 25 Feb | 0200 | 1 | R | Datil, New<br />Mexico | N | | | White<br />chang-<br />ing to<br />red &<br />green | Yes | 30<br />imts | None | Round | | 1° per 2<br />mts | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountain | | 183 | 25 Feb | 1410 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 1 to 3<br />miles at<br />30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Metal-<br />lic | None | 2 mts | None | Oblong | 10 - 15' | 40 mph | Vent below<br />horizon | [page 67] # CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | |<br />*Reliability Observers<br />of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction or Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />aration Observation | Sound | a<br />daus | Apparent ize | Apparent Speed | Disappear- ance | **Evaluation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 84 | 1950<br />25 Feb | 1545 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | N to STS | Very<br />high | | White<br />to<br />silver | None | 30<br />secs | None | Circu-<br />lar | About size<br />of 50%<br />piece at<br />its height | Very fast | Disappeared<br />into glare<br />of sun | (3) | | 185 | 25 Feb | 1550 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S or SWI | 12,000 | | Metal-<br />lic | one | Few<br />secs | None | | As large or<br />larger than<br />average<br />plane | Fast | Faded from<br />view | (2) | | 186 | 25 Feb | 1545<br />1555 | 14 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | NE to SW | Overhead<br />at from<br />4 to 10<br />miles | Traveled<br />w/a flut-<br />tering<br />motion | Silver | one | Few<br />secs<br />to<br />2 ts | None | Road | Very from<br />to<br />small<br />lairplane | Very fast<br />500- 1500<br />mph | | (2) | | 187 | 25 Feb | 1655 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | | Shiny<br />silv<br />er | | 10-15<br />secs | None | Round | Ahout size<br />of B-25<br />fuselage | Slow speed | Disappeared<br />Jbehind tree | (2) | | 188 | 10 Mar | 1800<br />1830 | 6 | | Unk | Phoenix,<br />Arizona | SE | 40,000-<br />50,000 | Moved up-<br />ward at 60°<br />angle | Alumi<br />nun or<br />quick<br />silver | Yes | 10<br />mts | Mone | Oval<br />or<br />long | Size of<br />obmoo:1 | Extremely<br />high | Disappeared | (2) | | 189 | 5 Mar | 1135<br />1300 | 4 | | R | Vaughn,<br />New Mexico | Traveled<br />1950 | | Straight<br />flight | White | None | 1 hr<br />25<br />mts | None | Round | Ping pong<br />ball at<br />arm's len-<br />g th | 180 to 200<br />mph | Ceased<br />observation | (2) | [page 68] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | | Course Horizontal or Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Coservation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | *Evaluation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1950<br />11 Mar | 10100 | 1 | R | Holloman<br />AFB, New | App 270° | About<br />30° a-<br />bove<br />horizon<br />at dis-<br />tance of<br />50 miles | i | Straight<br />flight | Changed<br />from<br />light<br />orange<br />to<br />blood<br />ired to<br />amber<br />ito<br />light<br />green | None | 5 mts | None | Ping<br />pong<br />ball | Ping pong<br />ball held<br />jat arm's<br />length | | Disappeared<br />from view | | | 191 | 16 Mar | 1100 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />'New Mexico | N to NE | | | Turned on<br />their axis<br />& maneu-<br />vered up &<br />down | Bricht<br />lumin-<br />ous as<br />tin<br />foil | None | 3-5<br />mts | None | Flat<br />spher-<br />iodic | 1 to 6" | Faster than<br /><br />al aircraft | Discontinued<br />convention-jobservation | (2) | | ? | 16 Mar | 1000 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | NE | Over<br />20,000 | | Skyward at<br />at 600-80° | Bright<br />alumi-.<br />num | None | 30<br />mts | None | Oval<br />& ob-<br />long | 1/16" -<br />held at<br />arm's<br />length | Faster than<br /><br />al aircraft: | Gradually<br />convention-iisappeared | (2) | | 193 | 17 Mar | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Toward<br />earth | | | Toward<br />earth | Reddish<br />then<br />green | None | 1 sec | None | | | | Appeared to<br />fall to<br />earth | (3) | | 194 | 17 Mar | 030 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | NE | | | Level<br />flight | Green-<br />ish<br />yellow | None | 3 secs | None | Round | size of<br />full moon | Moderate | Like light<br />going out | (3) | [page 69] CONFIDENTIAL Sumary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General of Area Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear-. ance | |<br />**Evaluation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | | 1950<br />17 Mar | 0307 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Straight<br />down | | Straight<br />down | Orange<br />& green | Yes | 2-2<br />secs | None | | | Tremendous | Explosion on<br />impact with<br />earth or dis-1<br />integration | | | 196 | 17 Mar | 04451 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Formed an<br />arc | | Formed an<br />arc | Green | None | 5 secs | one | Round | Quite small | Free fall | Fell toward<br />earth | | | 197 | 17 Mar | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />How Mexico | | | Seemed to<br />climb,<br />change<br />color,<br />start down<br />& disap-<br />pear | Green<br />turn-<br />ing to<br />yellow | Hone | 5 secs | one | ical | Spher-size of<br />moon | Moderate | Suddenly | (3) | | | 17 Mar | 0307 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | Earthward | | Barthward | | Yes | 3 secs | None | Round | 4. size of<br />full moon | Extremely<br />fast | Plunged to<br />earth & 2<br />explosions<br />were noted<br />prior to<br />disappear-<br />ance | (3) | | 199 | 20 Mar | 0115 | 1 | Unk | Clovis, New<br />Mexico | From WW | Above<br />12,000' | | White<br />w/light<br />blue | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | Spher-<br />ical | | 2,000 mph | Disappeared<br />from view | (3) | [page 70] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Numbor | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | **Reliability of Observers | Gonore.l of Aroa Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vortical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaly | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 200 | 1950<br />21 Tar | 1320 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Moxico | E to SW | App 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | 2 ob-<br />jects<br />silver | None | 10<br />mts | None | Round | App size of<br />dime at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Excessive<br />to jet<br />flight | Gradually<br />faded from<br />view | (2) | | 201 | 21 Mar | 1300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | NE to SE | 40,000-<br />60,000' | | Varied<br />from<br />shiny<br />silver<br />to<br />shady<br />gray | Nono | 30<br />mts | None | Round | Size of end<br />of thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | About same<br />as jet air-<br />craft | Disappeared | (2) | | 202 | 21 Mar | 1315 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Basc,<br />New Mexico | E | 75°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | None | 5 mts | None | Round | Smallor<br />than fist<br />at arm's<br />long th | App. 600-<br />700 mph | Disappoarod<br />from range<br />of vision | (2) | | 203 | 21 Mar | 1300<br />1330 | 4 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, New | SE to S | 40° 50°<br />above<br />horizon | Zig-zag<br />motion up<br />& down | Bright<br />silvor | ono | 1 mt | None | Round | Size of<br />dime at<br />arm's<br />longth | About same<br />as fast jet<br />aircraft | Disappeared<br />from range<br />of vision | (2) | | 204 | 22 Mar | 1100 | 11 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, Now<br />Mexico | NV<br />ing to N | chang-25,000<br />to<br />30,000' | Horizontal | Tan to<br />brown | Nono | 56<br />secs | None | Flying<br />wing | About size<br />of golf<br />ball held<br />at arm's<br />length | Extremely<br />high specd | Disappeared | (2) | [page 71] CONFIDENTIAL Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Numbor | Date | Ourx | of<br />Number Observers | |<br />*Reliability Observers<br />of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical or | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Obscrvation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | Evaluation | |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 205 | 1950<br />22 Mar | 0010 | 3 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />Now Mexico | SE to NW | | Line para-<br />11el w/line<br />tangent to<br />the earth | Bluc<br />contor<br />with<br />orange<br />oxtor-<br />ior | Wone | 그곳 3<br />secs | None | Round<br />like<br />ball<br />from<br />roman<br />candle | | secs 30°<br />jazimuth | Burned out | | | 206 | 1 Apr | 0420 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | S to N | 75°<br />above<br />horizon. | | White<br />light | Hono | 1 sec<br />or<br />less. | None | Round | | | Disappeared<br />behind.<br />building | | | 207 | 17 Apr | 1530 | 10 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | | 2,0001<br />abovo<br />horizon | Manucvered<br />up & down<br />& from sido<br />to side | Light<br />groon<br />bright.<br />as tin<br />foil | None | 20-30<br />secs | None | | 1/16" at<br />arm's<br />long th | | Gradually<br />went out<br />of sight | (1) | | | 20 Apr | 1530 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | | Mancuvored<br />up & down | Bright<br />motal-<br />lic | one | 15-30<br />mts | None | Rough-<br />ly<br />circu-<br />lar | Est. 9 in<br />diameter | Faster than<br />convention-of<br />al aircraft | Lost sight<br />object | (2) | | 209 | 1 May | 1510 | 2 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, Now | S to NE | Apparc-<br />ntly a<br />fow<br />thou-<br />sand<br />fect | Was angl-<br />ing down-<br />ward | Silvor<br />lucid<br />Imo tal-<br />lic<br />object | one | Not<br />quito<br />a sec | None | Cylin-<br />drical | | Tromendous | Flash of<br />brilliant<br />white light | | [page 72] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNI STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CC-150 To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. URGENT 10/18/50 Transmit the following message to: SAC, LOS ANGELES FLYING SAUCERS. REBUTELS OCTOBER THIRTEEN AND SEVENTEEN LAST. SUTEL IMMEDIATELY RESULTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY FRANK AUTHOR OF QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS UNQUOTE. HOOVER EHM: Jo Mr. Tolson <empty> Mr. Clegg <empty> Mr. Glavin <empty> Mr. Ladd <empty> Mr. Nichols <empty> Mr. Rosen <empty> Mr. Tracy <empty> Mr. Egan <empty> Mr. Gurnea <empty> Mr. Harbo <empty> Mr. Mohr <empty> Mr. Pennington <empty> Mr. Quinn Tamm <empty> Tele. Room <empty> Mr. Nease <empty> Miss Gandy <empty> RECORDED-44 US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS INDEXED - 44 OCT 18 19X-29 Jul OCT 2010 62-83894-25 AB 250 TELETYPE 52 NOV 1 1950 SENT VIA 439 M Per 8 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 23 1964 [page 73] Director, FBI SAC, Knoxville RADAR DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE, October 12, 15, 16, 1950 PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS Flying Saucers Remytel October 13, 1950. October 18, 1950 dulusafn 2040 8/31/77 Ар There is being submitted herewith a copy of two reports made by District Representative of the OSI, 8th District, U. S. Air Force, with regard to the detection of unidentified objects by the means of radar, as set forth in referenced teletype. These reports continue to set forth additional reports concerning unidentified objects in the air space area over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which to date have not been explained. No investigation is being conducted by the Knoxville Office in this matter, but any further information received from OSI or from CIC representatives will be forwarded immediately. Air Mail CCM: Jaw 65-475 Enc. 1950 NOV 22 ENTES ON ORIGINAL 55 NOV 251950 [page 74] 0-12 EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CORRELATION & LI ON SECTION Date <empty>, 1950 # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) | Director | | (Mr.org | |-|-|-| | Mr. Tolson | | Room 3708 | | Mr. Ladd | | Mr. Ammarell | | [ ] Mr. Belmont | | Mr. Bates | | Mr. Laughlin | [ ] | Mr. Blair | | | | Mr. D. M. Brown | | Mr. Keay | | Mr. J. W. Brown | | Mr. Bartlett | [ ] | Mr. Cole | | | [ ] | Mr. Connell | | Mr. Baumgardner | | Mr. Conroy | | Mr. Stanley | | Mr. DeLoach | | Mr. Hennrich | | Mr. Dinsmore | | | | Mr. Ellis | | Miss. | | Mr. Ferris | | Room | | Mr. Fipp | | Mrs. Abel | | Mr. Flaherty | | Miss Cuddy. File in | | Mr. Foley | | Miss Reddy | | Mr. Gotschall | | Mrs. Schwab | | Mr. Harrington | | Flying<br />Miss Wielkiewicz | | Mr. Kuhrtz | | Sauces | | Mr. Landis | | Mr. Bromwell | | Mr. Lawrence | | Identification Division | fite | Mr. Lynch | | Miss Harrington, Room 7229 | | Mr. Mansfield | | Mail Room, Room 5533 | | Mr. Martin | | Reading Room, Room 5531 | | Mr. Millard | | 5-E | | Mr. Moynihan | | Records Section | [ ] | Mr. Noone | | Routing Unit | [ ] | Mr. Obenshain | | Send file, up to date | [ ] Mr. Ormond | [ ] Mr. Ormond | | Send reference | [ ] Mr. Reynolds<br />[ ] | [ ] Mr. Reynolds<br />[ ] | | | | Mr. Roach | | | | Mr. Sanders | | See Me | Mr. Secord | Mr. Secord | | Phone Me | Mr. Sullivan | Mr. Sullivan | | Please Handle | | Mr. Torrillo | | | | Mr. Woods | [page 75] AEC क SET OF JUSTICE SPIONA A-2 for stray RE 21 o geom 2233 [page 76] REPT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY SECURITY SERVICE LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO DATE <empty>, 195<empty> (Day) (Month) 1. Name of Observer: <empty> Last <empty> First <empty> M.I. Station assigned: <empty> Section: <empty> Home Address: <empty> Telephone: <empty> Names of other known observers: <empty> 2. Time and date of sighting: <empty> hours <empty> Day <empty> Month 195 3. Point of observation: <empty> 4. Direction of object from observer: <empty> 5. Distance of object from observer: <empty> 6. Angle of elevation from horizon: <empty> degrees: <empty> 7. Direction of flight of object: <empty> 8. Time in sight: <empty> 9. Number of objects: 17 10. Shape of object: <empty> 11. Projections and/or indentations: <empty> Flying forces [x] 0 51 NOV 151950 [page 77] REPORT UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS 12. Apparent construction <empty> <empty> 13. Apparent means of support and/or propulsion <empty> <empty> 14. Size of object <empty> <empty> 15. Luminosity of object <empty> (Bright, very bright, glaring, etc.) 16. Color of object <empty> 17. Sound <empty> <empty> 18. Odor <empty> <empty> 19. Speed <empty> <empty> 20. Evidence of trail or exhaust <empty> <empty> 21. Effect on clouds <empty> <empty> 22. Tactics or maneuvers <empty> <empty> 23. Manner of disappearance <empty> <empty> 24. What attracted attention to object <empty> <empty> <empty> 25. Additional Remarks of observer <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> -2- [page 78] REPORT UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> Observer's signature <empty> Title <empty> Title <empty> 26. Additional remarks of investigator <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> Investigator's signature <empty> Title <empty> -3- [page 79] fem October 17, 1950 SAC LOS ANGELES URGENT [ ] FLYING SAUCERS. REBUTEL OCTOBER THIRTEEN LAST. SUTEL RESULTS OF YOUR INQUIRY TO IDENTIFY FRANK SCULLY. EHM : MH <signature> HOOVER ABS olson dd egg avin chols en су ont Room COMMOTIONS SECTION FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TELETY 660CT 26 1950 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 23 1964 брит る U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM OCT 17 11 34 AM '50 RECORDED-82 EX-29 162.83894 OCTIISHOR 12-30 р дак [page 80] [x] 0 Flying Saucers # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) (SAUCER) DENVER--A CONSTRUCTION WORKER AT LOS ALAMOS, N.M., HAS REPORTED THAT A STRANGE "BLINKING OBJECT SOARED OVER A HIGHLY RESTRICTED AREA OF THE BIG ATOMIC ENERGY CENTER. LEE ROBINSON OF THE ARMEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SENT THE DENVER POST A COPY OF A MIMEOGRAPHED FORM WHICH HE USED TO REPORT THE OBJECT TO THE AEC. THE FORMS ARE PREPARED BY THE AEC FOR "REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS AT LOS ALAMOS." THE ORIGINAL THREE-PAGE REPORT, ROBINSON SAID, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY SECURITY SERVICE SEPT. 12., THE DAY ROBINSON AND EIGHT OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ARMEX COMPANY SAY THEY SAW THE OBJECT, ROBINS ON SAID HE AND THE OTHERS WERE EATING LUNCH WHEN THE участ UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PASSED OVER. HE SAID IT WAS NOT A BALLOON OR CONVENTIONAL TYPE OF AIRCRAFT." Mossbe [page 81] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum ⚫ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . TO : MR. LADD <signature> FROM : A. H. BELMONT SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS # Office Memorandum ⚫ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . (cont.) DATE: October 19, 1950 DAAC 1950 Tolson [x] Ladd [ ] Clegg [ ] Clavin [x] Nichols [x] Rosen [ ] Tracy [ ] Harbo [ ] Belmont [ ] Mohr [ ] Tele. Room [ ] Nease [ ] Gandy [ ] <empty> The matter of flying saucers was discussed by Special Agent Edward S. Sanders with Major General Joseph F. Carroll of OSI on October 16, 1950, at which time General Carroll advised that insofar as he has been able to determine the Air Force is not working on any type of "flying saucer" or "flying disk". General Carroll stated that the Air Force is working on high altitude rockets and jet aircraft. He stated these experiments may account for some of the reports concerning flying saucers but that the Air Force is not apparently working on anything which is the cause of the many flying saucers reports. He stated that the Air Force program for investigating reports concerning flying saucers, etc., has been reinstituted at Wright Field and that any perti- nent information of interest coming to his attention will be furnished to the Bureau. RECOMMENDATION: The foregoing is for your information. ESS:ilw 0.20 50 OCT 30 1950 <signature> RECORDED - 38 EX-105 19 OCT 24 1950 62-83894 <signature> 162-83894-359 [page 82] RECEIVER DIRECTOR F BA LATION LIAISON JUSTICE U. S. DEPS. DEPT. OF JUS PM MUSACE OCT 2003 11 PM *50 RECEIVED LADD FBI S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE OCT 19 4 02 PM '50 OCT 19 3 33 PM '50 REC'D BELMONT F. B. I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE OCT 20 10 51 AM '50 RECEIVED-TOLSON FBI S. DEPT OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOLS RECEBI US DEPT OF JUST OCT 20 | 06 PM '50 ollies we [page 83] B RECORDED - 19 62-83894-260 # November 24, 1950 declassifed 20/31/177 EX-16 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, D.C. From: J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING DISCS # November 24, 1950 (cont.) Mr. Aaron L. Hitchens, Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical and Physical Laboratories of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, 275 Finchester Avenue, New Haven, advised the New Haven Office of this Bureau that on Friday, October 20, 1950, he, his wife, and daughter, who reside at 495 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, went out of their home into the back yard at approximately 6:15 p.m. His young daughter called his attention to a star which was moving, and Mr. Hitchens noted a sphere-like object directly overhead that gave a steady golden-orange glow. He stated that this object was very high, being between ten to twenty thousand feet high, possibly higher. The glow given off was very steady, not blinking, and the whole sphere itself glowed in about the same consistency. He witnessed this object for approximately twenty seconds, during which time it traveled in a westerly direction toward New York City. It then veered in a southerly direction, as if crossing Long Island, or possibly in such a direction that it might have been traveling over Long Island. He lost sight of this object as it disappeared behind trees. [page 84] ВО МОЛ 6 0 4020 604 6 131603 lov 24 340 PM 5 RECEIVED ME ROOM ΒΙ US DEPT OF JUSTICI EX-18 # November 24, 1950 (cont.) noticed it directly overhead. The same steady orange glow persisted during the entire time that he witnessed it. Although this object was actually cut from his sight by nearby trees, Mr. Hitchens stated that it was so far away at that time that he probably would have lost sight of it very shortly. The object made no sound whatsoever, and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind. Mr. Hitchens stated the object was a complete circular ball. He had no idea as to the method of propulsion, but advised that at the time it seemed to change directions, probably over New York City, and that it seemed to back up and go forward, possibly two or three times, in order to execute a change of direction. There were no clouds in the sky which interfered with his vision, and he could not comment as to whether or not this object penetrated or circumvented clouds. The object left no trail of any kind, and Mr. Hitchens mathematically calculated its speed at between 400 and 700 miles per hour, depending on the height, which he stated he could not accurately compute. He advised that he could not recall any odors and had no idea as to the construction of the object. # November 24, 1950 (cont.) To Mr. Hitchens' knowledge, the only other persons in this area to have witnessed the object were his wife and daughter. Immediately upon sighting the object, Mrs. Hitchens ran to the door of neighbors occupying the same house as the Hitchens to bring them to the yard. However, these neighbors did not witness the object, since it disappeared before they got outside. # November 24, 1950 (cont.) Mr. Hitchens stated that he is a Chemical Engineer and has fifteen years of experience in research and development. He is not a pilot, but has done considerable flying, and has also done considerable reading, including technical data concerning flying saucers and discs. He understands from reading the above matters that the star Venus is often mistaken by observers for flying saucers, and he pointed out that he feels that he is familiar with astronomy and did not confuse the object he saw with Venus, since he also recalled seeing Venus in the sky on that particular evening, and compared the size of this object as being ten times Venus! diameter. He . also stated that he computed the speed at which this object was traveling by using points in his area, such as roof tops and tree tops, together with the distance he walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight. -2- [page 86] Upon receiving the above information from Mr. Hitchens, he was advised that this Bureau would turn the information over to another Government agency r. Hitchens indicated his approval of this action, but specifically requested that no public announcement or comment be given to the fact that he had reported seeing the above object. The above information has been furnished to your office for your confidential information and assistance in connection with the captioned matter. It is requested that no dissemination be made of this information. -3- [page 87] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI <signature> FROM : SAC, NEW HAVEN SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS AARON L. HITCHENS, INFORMANT DATE: November 9, 1950 The following is being brought to the attention of the Bureau so that it may be referred to the Department of the Air Force in connection with instructions set forth in SAC Letter No. 38, Series 1949, dated March 25, 1949. # Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. AARON L. HITCHENS, Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical and Physical Laboratories of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 275 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, was interviewed in connection with other official business and furnished the following information: # Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) He advised that on Friday, October 20, 1950, he and his wife and daughter, who reside at 495 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, went out of the back door of their home to the back yard at approximately 6:15 P.M. His little daughter called his attention to a star in the sky that was moving and Mr. HITCHENS noted a sphere-like object directly overhead which gave a steady golden orange glow. He stated that this object was very high between ten to twenty thousand feet, possibly higher. The glow given off was very steady and not blinking and the whole sphere itself glowed in about the same consistency. He witnessed this object for approximately twenty seconds during which time it traveled in a westerly direction toward New York City and then when Mr. HITCHENS believed that possibly it was near or over New York City, it then veered in a souther- ly direction as if crossing Long Island or possibly in such a direction that it might have been traveling over Long Island. He lost sight of this object as it disappeared behind trees in his vicinity. He advised that as to the size of the object, it was approximately ten times the diameter of Venus, which was shining very brightly that night. He states it was a very clear night and that all the stars in the sky were twinkling as compared to the steadi- ness of the glow given off by this object. He advised that the object did not appear to diminish in size as it traveled farther away from him but appeared to maintain about the same size as when he first noticed it directly overhead. The same steady orange glow persisted during the entire time that he witnessed it. Although this object was actually cut from his sight by nearby trees, Mr. HITCHENS states that it was so far away from him any way that he probably would have lost sight of it very shortly due to distance had the trees not intervened. The object made no sound whatsoever [page 88] Nov 17 37 P RECEIVED CEIVED US DEPT OF JUSTICE INTERNAL SECURITY FBI N'S E OF JUSTO ESPIONAGE RIONAGE AM RECE Nov 28 1 38 PM FBI U. S. DEFT. OF JUSTICE [page 89] Letter to the Director Director # Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) 11/9/50 and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind, just a complete circular ball. He had no idea as to the method of propulsion but advised that at the time it seemed to change directions, probably over New York City, that it had seemed to back up and go forward, possibly two or three times in order to execute a change of direction. There were no clouds in the sky that interfered with his vision of this object and he could not comment as to whether or not this object penetrated or circum- vented clouds. The object left no trail of any kind and Mr. HITCHENS mathematically calculated its speed at between four hundred and seven hundred miles per hour, depending on the height which he stated he could not accurately compute. He advised that he could not recall any odors and had no idea as to its construction. To his knowledge the only other persons in this area to have witnessed this object were his wife and daughter. Immediately upon sighting the object, his wife ran to the door the yard. However, these neighbors had not witnessed the object as by of neighbors occupying the same house as the HITCHENS to bring ded the time they got outside the object had disappeared. # Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. HITCHENS stated that he is a Chemical Engineer, has fifteen years of experience in research and development. He is not a pilot but has done considerable flying and has also done considerable reading, includ- ing technical data concerning flying saucers and discs. He understands from reading the above matters that the star Venus is often mistaken by observers for flying saucers and he pointed out that he feels that he is familiar with astronomy not to confuse the object he saw with Venus as he also recalls Venus in the sky on that particular evening and compared the size of this object as being ten times Venus' diameter. He also states that he computed the speed at which this object was traveling by using points in his area, such as, roof tops and tree tops together with the dis- tance he walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight. ent [page 90] ## DIRECTOR, FBI # November 9, 1950 SAC, NEW HAVEN FLYING DISCS AARON L. HITCHENS, INFORMANT The following is being brought to the attention of the Bureau so that it may be referred to the Department of the Air Force in connection with instructions set forth in SAC Letter No. 38, Series 1949, dated March 25, 1949. Mr. AARON L. HITCHENS, Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical and Physical Laboratories of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 275 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, was interviewed in connection with other official business and furnished the following information: # November 9, 1950 (cont.) He advised that on Friday, October 20, 1950, he and his wife and daughter, who reside at 495 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, went out of the back door of their home to the back yard at approximately 6:15 P.M. His little daughter called his attention to a star in the sky that was moving and Mr. HITCHENS noted a sphere-like object directly overhead which gave a steady golden orange glow. He stated that this object was very high between ten to twenty thousand feet, possibly higher. The glow given off was very steady and not blinking and the whole sphere itself glowed in about the same consistency. He witnessed this object for approximately twenty seconds during which time it traveled in a westerly direction toward New York City and then when Mr. HITCHENS believed that possibly it was near or over New York City, it then veered in a souther- ly direction as if crossing Long Island or possibly in such a direction that it might have been traveling over Long Island. He lost sight of this object as it disappeared behind trees in his vicinity. He advised that as to the size of the object, it was approximately ten times the diameter of Venus, which was shining very brightly that night. He states it was a very clear night and that all the stars in the sky were twinkling as compared to the steadi- ness of the glow given off by this object. He advised that the object did not appear to diminish in size as it traveled farther away from him but appeared to maintain about the same size as when he first noticed it directly overhead. The same steady orange glow persisted during the entire time that he witnessed it. Although this object was actually cut from his sight by nearby trees, Mr. HITCHENS states that it was so far away from him any way that he probably would have lost sight of it very shortly due to distance had the trees not intervened. The object made no sound whatsoever [page 91] Letter to the Director # November 9, 1950 (cont.) ## MHF:FGM (cont.) 11/9/50 and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind, just a complete circular ball. He had no idea as to the method of propulsion but advised that at the time it seemed to change directions, probably over New York City, that it had seemed to back up and go forward, possibly two or three times in order to execute a change of direction. There were no clouds in the sky that interfered with his vision of this object and he could not comment as to whether or not this object penetrated or circum- vented clouds. The object left no trail of any kind and Mr. HITCHENS mathematically calculated its speed at between four hundred and seven hundred miles per hour, depending on the height which he stated he could not accurately compute. He advised that he could not recall any odors and had no idea as to its construction. To his knowledge the only other persons in this area to have witnessed this object were his wife and daughter. Immediately upon sighting the object, his wife ran to the door of neighbors occupying the same house as the HITCHENS to bring them to the yard. However, these neighbors had not witnessed the object as by the time they got outside the object had disappeared. # November 9, 1950 (cont.) ## MHF:FGM (cont.) Mr. HITCHENS stated that he is a Chemical Engineer, has fifteen years of experience in research and development. He is not a pilot but has done considerable flying and has also done considerable reading, includ- ing technical data concerning flying saucers and discs. He understands from reading the above matters that the star Venus is often mistaken by observers for flying saucers and he pointed out that he feels that he is familiar with astronomy not to confuse the object he saw with Venus as he also recalls Venus in the sky on that particular evening and compared the size of this object as being ten times Venus' diameter. He also states that he computed the speed at which this object was traveling by using points in his area, such as, roof tops and tree tops together with the dis- tance he walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight. [page 92] copy; bw DERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT .S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION OCT 13 1950 TELETYPE SAC, KNOXVILLE 10-13-50 8-26 PM JYC DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT # November 9, 1950 (cont.) ## MHF:FGM (cont.) Flying Saucers RADAR DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE OCTOBER TWELVE, NINETEEN FIFTY, PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS. USAF RADAR INSTALL- ATION AT KNOXVILLE AT ELEVEN TWENTYFIVE PM, EST, OCTOBER TWELVE, PICKED UP INDICATIONS OF ELEVEN OBJECTS AND PERHAPS MORE TRAVELING ACROSS CONTROLLED AREA OF ATOMIC ENERGY INSTALLATION AT OAK RIDGE. ALTITUDE OF OBJECTS VARIED FROM ONE THOUSAND TO FIVE THOUSAND FEET, COURSES FROM SOUTH SOUTH EAST TO SOUTHEAST, AND DENSITY FROM READING MADE BY LIGHT AIRCRAFT TO AIRCRAFT EQUAL IN SIZE TO C FORTY SEVEN, SPEED FROM ONE HUNDRED TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTYFIVE MILES PER HOUR. FIGHTER PLANE ATTEMPTED TO INTERCEPT IN FEW MINUTES AND RADAR SCREEN REFLECTED CONTACT, BUT PLANE REPORTED NO OBJECT COULD BE SEEN EITHER VISUALLY OR ON PLANES RADAR SCREEN. AEC PATROL WAS ALERTED BUT NO OBJECTS COULD BE VISUALLY SIGHTED BY THEM OVER THE AREA OTHER THAN THE AIR FORCE INTERCEPTOR. OSI AND EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCES HAVE BEEN ADVISED AND ARE CHECKING INCIDENT. NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION FOR RADAR READINGS YET DEVELOPED ALTHOUGH OPERATORS ARE EXPERIENCED RELIABLE PERSONNEL AND RADAR SET IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION. BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED OF FURTHER DEVELOPEMENTS. [page 93] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION DEC 45 1950 <signature> TELETYPE FBI WASHINGTON DC 12-5-50 4-47 PM GAR SAC, KNOXVILLE URGENT -Flying Saucers DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJCXXX OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE AREA, PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS. REURTEL DECEMBER FOUR LAST REGARDING POSSIBLE RADAR JAMMING AT OAK RIDGE. ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO OBTAIN ALL FACTS CONCERNING POSSIBLE RADAR JAMMING BY IONIZATION OF PARTICLES IN ATOXXX ATMOSPHERE. CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER INCIDENT OCCURRING NORTHEAST OF OLIVER SPRINGS, TENNESSEE, COULD HAVE HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED RADAR JAMMING. SUTEL IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS. HOOVER END CORRECT LAST WORD FIRST LINE PLS 162-83894- NOT TRODDED 1950 DEC 20 PROTECTION 51 50 JAN 4 1951 OK D FBI KX OLO 65-58300 141 ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN [page 94] FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVESTIN 0.S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION DEC - 8 1950 <signature> TELETYPE Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin WNichols [ ] Mr. Rosen [ ] Mr. Tracy. Mr. Harbo [x] Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Tele. Room [ ] Mr. Nease 6 FBI, RICHMOND 12-8-50 12-09 PM G. 1.-1 DIRECTOR URGENT RE FLYING SAUCERS. THIS OFFICE VERY CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISED BY ARMY mog INTELLIGENCE, RICHMOND, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PUT ON IMMEDIATE HIGHE Hitlers ALERT FOR ANY DATA WHATSOEVER CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS. CIC HERE STATES BACKGROUND OF INSTRUCTIONS NOT AVAILABLE FROM AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF REASON FOR ALERT LOCALLY, so BUT ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER MUST BE TELEPHONED BY THEM IMMEDIATELY TO AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE. CIC ADVISES DATA STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SHOULD NOT BE DISSEMINATED. 4/2/12/50 END Sandes adv no request from Actos for re this Em 62-83894-260 AUERBACH RECORDED - 81 EX-46 62-83894-060 DEC 13 1950 3 5-Eth 12-11 PM OK FBI WA NRJ 198 65 DEC 191950 BECEAED ec Hemmich [page 95] CORRELATION-LIAISON J. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE DEC 11 9 22 AM '50 F. B.I. RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED LADD FBI DEC 8 12 11 PM DEC 9 9 07 AM '50 DEPT OF JUSTICE RECEIVED NICHOL FBI US DEPT OF JUST DEC 9 10 37 AM '50 U.S. DEFT. RELO ESPIONAGE RECEIVED IVRO LADD US DEPT OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED-TOLSON DEC 85 48 PM '50 DEC 8 12 34 PM 50 DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B.I. REC'D BELMONT DEC 9 1 05 PM '50 DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. I. REC'D BELMONT DEC 8 3 39 PM U.S. DEPT. OF JUS US DEPT. OF JUSTICE REBIVED DIR REC ESPIONAGE JEC 12 11 46 AM 5 RECEIVED [page 96] DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, KNOXVILLE CONFIDENTIAL <signature> declared 2070 8/31/77 HP DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS AT OAK RIDGE, October 20, 23, 24, 26, 1950 PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS O Flying Saucers Remylet October 18, 1950. November 4, 1950 Submitted herewith is copy of CIC reports on above caption matter. Further information as received will be forwarded to Bureau. Encl. (Air Mail) CCM: JF 65-475 ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN 163-83894 NO CORDED 98 1950 NOV 22 56DEC % 1000 NITIALS ON ORIGINAL [page 97] CLASSIFIED # CONFIDENTIAL Hempprich # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) INCOMING MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FRD STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE RECEIVED FROM 0-2 THROUGH LIASON CHANNELS CONFIDENTIAL PRIORITY: DATE 12/15/50 CB PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED R keskl FROM: COUSARAL FT RICHARDSON ALASKA FROM ARGSI TO: DEFTAR WASH DC FOR ACOFS G2 G. I. R. -I' DTG: 150345Z 15 DEC 50 # CONFIDENTIAL (cont.) Flas Air Comd reports military jet pilots vic Fairbanks while over Weeks International Field at an altitude of 8000 feet observed a flash of light, yellow in color at an altitude between 25,000 and 30,000 feet. Horizontal distance to object was aprx 50 miles. Soon after flash a dark brown smoke appeared to rise or climb at an angle of 40 degrees. At the leading edge of the smoke at aprx 100 feet appeared an object either cigar shaped or a fuselage without wings travelling at terrific speed. Pilots started pursuit on heading of 210 degrees mag, indicating 380 at a very steep climb. Pursuit continued until pilots reached village of clear and lost sight of object. Meantime object gained altitude and speed and disappeared because of distance of aprx 50 to 55,000 feet. Color of smoke brown, color of object dark and no reflection from sunlight. Pilots assured of shape because of perfect silhouette against the sun. One pilot had object in view aprx 4 mins. First sighted at 1500262. Coordinates 64 dogs 13 mins North, 149 degs 30 mins West. Add info will be fwd when obtained. [page 98] 100-2244-8 62-83894-263 CHANGED TO 343 5 JAN 26 1951 [page 99] 7-MAR 2 1951 62-83894-264 CHANGED TO 62-93979-1 C [page 100] STANDD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum • Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd [page 101] COPY/wj 2-10-51 # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION 111th CIC, FAO # 8, P. O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee. OBJECT SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE. # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) (In compliance with letter AJACI-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950, Headquarters, Third Army. SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft, the following is submitted.) A. Location and Time of Sighting: Between 0820 and 0830 hours on 18 December 1950, on the Turnpike, within the controlled area, approximately one (1) mile from the White Wing entrance and Y-12 plant. B. Weather at the Time: At 0730 hours- wind from the Northeast, seven (7) miles per hour; temperature - 20 degrees F. according to the Atomic Energy Commission Meteorological Division. C. Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses: Dr. A. J. Miller, 518 Delaware Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. V. P. Calkins, 105 Disston Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mr. J. Frank Coneybear, 119 Meadow Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mr. A. O. Mooneyham, 101 Dewey Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mr. F. T. Bly, 221 Villanova Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Lt. Col. John R. Hood, U.S.A.F., 200 Virginia Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Cdr. E. W. Hribar, U.S.N., 103 Norris Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Maj. Walter L. Cares, U.S.A.F., NEPA Division, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. D. Photographs of Objects, if available: None. [page 102] ## 2 January 1951 111th CIC, FAO #8, P. O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee. OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE. [page 103] ## STATEMENT Following is a report of the sighting of an unidentified object in the Oak Ridge Area by the undersigned. On the morning of 18 December 1950, the following personnel were riding to their work at NEPA Division, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., in the S-50 Area at Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Lt. Col. John R. Hood, USAF Cdr. E. W. Hribar, USN Major James L. Steele, USAF Jamor Walter L. Carss, USAF Mr. James R. Gray Mr. William G. Frey Mr. Gray, Commander Hribar, and Major Steele were riding in the front seat; Col. Hood, Major Carss, and Mr. Frey were in the rear. # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) At approximately 0827, while riding southwest on the turnpike Just outside the restricted area, Col. Hood sighted a very bright reflection through the windshield of the car. Major Carss, who was sit- ing beside Col. Hood and whose attention was attracted by Col. Hood's looking at the sky, sighted the same reflection. Col. Hood then called the attention of the remaining occupants of the car to the reflection. Of these, Commander Hribar also sighted the reflection, but Mr. Gray, Mr. Frey, and Major Steele did not sight it. The reflection was visible through the front windshield of the car only for a moment because, shortly thereafter, the road turned to the right. The corresponding turn of the car so placed the relative position of the reflection that it could not be seen through the left front window, which was frosted. The windshield, however, was not frosted and permitted excellent vision. # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18 U. S. C., Sections 793 and 794. Its trans- mission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. December 28, 1950 SUBJECT: Visual Observation on December 19, 1950 - TO: Mr. William G. Frey Assistant to the AF Plant Representative for Security Office of the AF Plant Representative Air Material Command NEPA Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation Post Office Box E Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1. On December 18, 1950, at sometime between 0820 and 0830, the following NEPA employees were riding in a vehicle on the Turn- pike within the Controlled Area toward the NEPA Project approx- imately one mile short of the "Y" cutoff to White Wing entrance and Y-12: Dr. A. J. Miller Dr. V. P. Calkins Mr. J. Frank Coneybear Mr. A O. Mooneyham Mr. F. T. Bly 2. # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) The passengers, with the exception of Dr. Calkins, who did not attempt to participate in the viewing, observed a light emanating in the shape of a circle, of an intensity much greater than that of a bright moon, through the windshield of the vehicle. The viewers had the impression that there was form in connection with the light rather than merely a point source. The light was white in appearance and did not show any signs of refraction into a band. or continuous spectrum. It appeared to be from 15 to 30 degrees elevated above the horizontal and on an aximuth between west and northwest, and appeared to be traveling in a northwesterly direction. The impression of its traveling is due to the fact that the object appeared to diminish considerably in size during the approximate thirty seconds during which it was viewed. The vehicle remained in motion and in following the course of the road, changed its rel- ative position so that the object was viewed during the last few seconds from the side windows. As the vehicle proceeded down the road a near-by ridge obstructed the view of the object, and although the vehicle completed the turn toward K-25 at the "Y" intersection CONFIDENTIAL [page 105] Mr. William G. Frey Assistant to the AF Plant Representative for Security December 28, 1950 Subject: Visual Observation on December 18, 1950 and the passengers had a relatively clear view at points along the road, the object was not viewed again. The observers were un- able to estimate approximate size, speed, or vertical elevation; and, therefore, were not certain whether the object was over the Controlled Area or a considerable distance away. There was no vapor trail or any other visible condition within the vicinity of the object and there were no clouds which could have obscured it. The observers were unable to identify the object in terms of mass or shpae, other than the circular appearance of the light. How- ever, the circular area appeared to darken, starting at approx- imately 7:00 to 9:00 o'clock along the perimeter and continuing to darken along the perimeter and inner area until the light was concentrated in approximately 1:00 to 3:00 o'clock position of a very small diameter, at which point it appeared somewhat similar to a large star. [page 106] 20 January 1951 111th CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.0. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE (In compliance with letter AJACI-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950. Headquarters, Third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is submitted.) A. Location and Time of Sighting: On 1247 hours on 20 December 1950. B. Weather at Time of Sighting: At 1200 hours on 20 December 1950; Ceiling - 2700 feet; broken overcast; Seven miles visibility; Temperature 37 degrees F; Dew Point 31 degrees; and Wind Calm. [page 107] 20 January 1951 111th CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.0. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE (In compliance with letter AJACI-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950, Headquarters, third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is submitted.) # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) A. Location and Time of Sighting: From 1605 hours for about three (3) hours, on 14 December 1951, on the Radar Scopes of the 663rd AC and W Squadron, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee. B. Weather at the Time: At 1600 hours on 14 December 1950--"Ceiling-2100 feet; Broken overcast; Seven (7) miles visibility; Temperature- 37 degrees F.; and Wind-Southwest at thirteen (13)miles perhour. C. Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses: Personnel of the 663rd AC and W Squadron, 30th Air Division, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee, who were on duty at the time. Their occupations are Radar operators, Supervisors, and experts. - A D. Photographs of Objects, if available: No photographs taken. See "F" below. [page 108] 20 January 1951 1 111th CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) (in compliance with letter AJACI-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950, Headquarters Third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is submitted.) A. Location and Time of Sighting: At 2145 hours on 16 January 1951. B. Weather at the Time of Sighting: Clear; visibility twenty (20) miles; Temperature 37 degrees F.; and Wind - Southwest at five (5) miles perhour. - Winds aloft: At 2000 feet - 240 degrees at 3 mots 3000 - 210 3 knots 4000" - 209 5 knots C. Names, Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses: 663rd AC&W Squadron Personnel who are Radar operators. AEC Patrol Personnel, policemen at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Captains L.C.M. Clevenger and Wm. Aiken, Controllers of 663rd. D. Photographs of Objects if available: None # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## STATEMENT (cont.) E. Object sighted: Two bright objects in the sky, one of which was east of McGhee Tyson Airport and the other was west. The object to the east was a light, brighter than any other star, emitting intermittant glows of various colors in the color spectrum. An aircraft attempted interception and found that he was heading directly for a star. Weather personnel explained that the spectural reflection of the star was caused by the volum of atmosphere and physical matter, together with heat, which muust be looked through to see a star close to the horizon. These phenomenon caused refraction of the light rays from the star thereby reflecting a continuous spectural change of light color. The light to the West was observed through a twenty (20) power spotting Soscope and the light seemed to be descending. It took about one hour to descend behind trees making it disappear from the sight of observers. Captain Clevenger stated that this light, when viewed through the spotting scope, took on many peculiar forms, with lines, cores, tails, etc, therein, thus generally fitting the description of all "flying saucers" ever described to him. [page 109] ## 20 January 1950 111th CIC Detachment, FAO # 8, P.O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE F. Any other pertinent information: The Commanding Officer of the 663rd AC&W Squadron, 30th Air Division, MoGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee, in a letter to his Commanding Officer on 17 January 1951, Subject; Report of Unusual incident 2145 hours 16 January 1951, stated: 12 1. In compliance with telephone instructions from the ADCC 17 January 1951, the following unusual incident report is herewith submitted: Time Date-16 January 1951 # SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.) ## 20 January 1950 (cont.) 1915: An unusual airbourne object was sighted approximately 10 miles WNW of the station, the lighted object was very similar to a star but much brighter and slightly larger than other visible stars at the time, as observed the object seemed to be approximately 6,000 feet above the terrain and descending slowly. As the object appeared to be over or near the Oak Ridge Area, the AEC Patrol Headquarters was notified and their ground observer alerted. About this time some interference was noted on the Radar Scopes (AN/CPS-11 in the approximate area of the observed object; however no interference was noted on the height finder (AN/CPS-4) (See attached Form 117 dtd 17 Jan 1951 1925:0bject still apparently descending, F-82 scrambled to attempt interception, still no report from AEC Headquarters. - 1930:Similar object observed 15 to 20 miles east of station; seems to be ascending rather than descending. 1935:AF 7177 (Locally homed and piloted by assigned sq officer) C-45 -enroute CHA to tys, requested fixed to steer to tys A/C fixed 25 miles SW of station, Pilot Major Raymond C. Care - AF 7177 requested to investigate object east of station. 1945:AF 7177 sighted subject object and reported it to be a star [page 110] 20 January 1951 111th CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.0. 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE to be a star. 2000:F-82 reports clear sailing and no restrictions to visibility, still patroling area for possible pickup of object, still no joy." NOTE: This is an extract of the information listed in logs kept at the Radar Site by Radar Personnel. (B-2) SOURCE: Personnel as in "C" above. [page 111] STANDARD FORM NO. 6 # Office Memorandum [page 112] CLOSURE 62-83894-266 [page 113] # Look what we've dished up for you! ## SATURDAY NOON ON # ABC TELEVISION ## Romance Faith Baldwin's Theatre of Romance- your favorite love stories brought to life by top dramatic stars! Miss Baldwin herself sets the stage on this Saturday TV treat! (Sponsor: Maidenform Bra). Every other SATURDAY at 11 am. # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## Comedy Two Girls Named Smith (one of them pretty Peggy Ann Garner!) are your luncheon guests every aturday noon on ABC-TV They're small-town gals in the big city; their adventures are daffy and delightful! (Bab-O and Glim). SATURDAY at 12 noon. Acrobat Ranch. Saturday, 10:45 am. (Acrobat Shoes) The Stu Erwin Show. Saturday, 7:30 pm. (General Mills) Paul Whiteman TV Teen Club. Saturday, 8-9 pm. (American Dairy Ass'n) [page 114] ИО ИООЙ ## A NUCLEAR EXPOSES PHYSICIST FLYING SAUCERS "There is no longer any need for secrecy," says Navy scientist, after finding that his own research started the "saucers" # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## By RICHARD WILSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau Many Skyhooks have been launched at Camp Rip- ley near Little Falls, Minn., but ascents have been made everywhere, even from aircraft carriers. real. They are part of a basic research program of the Federal Government which is as impor- tant, if not so dramatic, as the visitation from Mars feared by an imaginative public. A 10-page report by the nuclear physics. branch of the Office of Naval Research has given the answer: skeptical but termined, could not let the flying-saucer excitement go by without getting to the bottom of it. Such a profusion of strange objects litter- ing the American skies could not be ignored. A flying saucer is the base of a huge bal- loon, 100 feet in diameter, called a "Skyhook." It is seen by earthlings traveling at speeds up to 200 miles per hour at heights up to 19 miles. size of an average room and draw off from it in cables enough energy to heat a large city." These balloons are carrying delicate in- struments to plumb the secrets of the cosmos in the dizzy reaches of a 100,000-foot height where the atmosphere reaches the vanishing point. Flying saucers were, and are, undeniably # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## By RICHARD WILSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau (cont.) Liddel is sponsoring the cosmic experiments, is a part of the regular naval esta with a $10,000,000-a-year program of basic and applied research. The Liddel report is con- sidered to be the most authoritative scientific explanation of the flying-saucer phenomenon. As far as Dr. Liddel is concerned personally, he considers his answer incontrovertibly right. The instruments on the balloons observe and measure the countless explosions of atoms in the atmosphere as they are smashed by cos- mic particles hurtling in by the billions from the cold reaches of outer space. The balloons seek to break the secret of how matter is put together by recording how it is blown apart. And, finally, of how the count- less atomic explosions taking place silently, smokelessly, flamelessly but energetically at the fringe of the earth's atmosphere may be reproduced under controlled conditions. # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## By RICHARD WILSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau (cont.) "If we are completely successful in our research with these balloons, which so many people have called flying saucers, we will find out how to break up the atom in a useful way. It is not too much to hope that some day we will learn enough to cause the atomic reaction under conditions as we want them-not as they exist today in the atomic bomb. This is atomic research aimed not at pro- ducing an atomic bomb but at harnessing the energy from the decomposition of the atom.. Dr. Urner Liddel, chief of the nuclear physics branch of the Office of Naval Research, is in charge of the Skyhook-Flying Saucer project. 60 [ ] # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## No "Saucers" Without ONR The Office of Naval Research, where Dr. "When this project first began," he said, "it was kept secret. Now, there is no longer any need for secrecy on a scientific basis. And, certainly, there is no longer any need to keep the public in the dark about what flying sau- cers are. One of the most convincing factors sup- porting Dr. Liddel's findings is that flying saucers or flying disks were unheard of until the ONR's experiments in the stratosphere be- gan. There were some flights in 1947, the first year that strange objects were seen in the skies. These reports multiplied in 1948, when Sky- hooks were put in the air in large numbers, and continued through 1949. Reports dimin- ished in 1950 when the number of Skyhook balloon flights were reduced. # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## lonization Chambers in the Sky Observers have agreed that the best time of day to see what is called a flying saucer is at dusk of a cool summer evening. You may be standing on a plain in New Mexico or Montana. You may be flying a plane at 10,000 feet over Alabama. And there in the distance, above you but far from you, is a strange lighted disk. It may be moving or just hovering. But there it is. You see it with your own eyes. Your companions see it. This thing is round. It appears cup-shaped. It may appear to have a strong glow on one side or to be trail- ing an exhaust. What you have seen may be Flight 10, Balloon No. 3 of the Brookhaven National Lab- oratory at 84,300 feet carrying a 167-pound payload consisting of a cloud chamber, a bea- con transmitter, a Geiger telescope, an ioniza- tion chamber and photographic equipment. This object in the sky may appear to you to be from two to ten times the size of Venus, the evening star, which in certain months seems to fill the heavens as it rises. If you are 10,000 feet up in an airplane, the object may appear (Continued on next page) [page 115] ## FLYING SAUCERS continued # ABC TELEVISION (cont.) ## No "little men" from afar have arrived in rocket ships Liddel, "that Captain Mantell and the other pilots were pursuing a balloon of the Skyhook type. Cap- tain Mantell could never have reached the height at which the balloon was traveling." 20 per cent larger than from the ground. Brown # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! If you prefer finer, lighter mixed drinks-today's King is your whisky! Actually taste- engineered by Brown-Forman to be far lighter-looking, far lighter-tasting. And today's King is priced right, too! Enjoy America's best-tasting blend today! New Light Formula New Light Package New Lower Price Forman's Blended Whisky. 37% Straight Whiskies. 62% Grain Neutral Spirits. The Straight Whiskies in this Product are 4 Years or More Old. 86 Proof. KING Flaver Fai Kentucky BROWNFORMAN 80 YEARS SEPERIOR QUALITY Brown Formans INCE KING BLENDED WHISKY BROWN-FORMAN DISTILLERS CORPORATION At Louisville in Kentucky aks King a favorite with fast mild mellow good who prefer a lighter drink BOTTLED BY BROWN FORMAN DESTELERS RENTICES The lateral rays of the sun at dusk illuminate the base of the balloon. There is no chance of your ever seeing the full roundness of it because you are so far below it. You see only the illuminated cup of the bottom. If your imagination soars, the light reflection on one side may impress you as the glow of an atomic engine. The wisp of the balloon's instrument-filled tail may impress you as the exhaust. The sun's rays may suffuse the plastic bag with a fiery glow. # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! (cont.) ## Experienced Observers Fooled Even seasoned airmen have no way of estimating the size and the speed of an object they see. To peg size and speed, the mind must know the nature of the object. Ex- perienced seamen have difficulty estimating the distance, speed and size of another ship unless they know its type. The balloon is un- known and hence eludes efforts to measure it by familiar craft aloft. Dr. Liddel and his associates ar- rived at their findings on these baffling stories by studying about 2,000 reports of flying-saucer ob- servations of every kind and de- scription. They discarded some as seeming to be the visions of crack- pots or psychopaths. Other reports were clearly the result of inaccu- rate vision. One report of "little men" found in the wreckage of a flying saucer near Mexico City turned out to be the unsubstantiated story of a traveler. No one else knew any- thing about it. This left a solid base of reports from airplane pilots, scientific ob- servers and reliable laymen which could not be brushed aside. After a thorough investigation, Dr. Lid- del said: "There is not a single re- liable report of an observation. which is not attributable to the cosmic balloons." # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! (cont.) ## Experienced Observers Fooled (cont.) Several reports have been re- ceived of "squadrons" of flying saucers. People have seen little disks apparently flying together in the sky. This is explained by Dr. Liddell as clusters of 20 to 30 bal- loons, 10 to 15 feet in diameter, which are sometimes used in place of the huge Skyhook. Under certain conditions, they might be more visible than the sin- gle plastic bag, and would cer- tainly be unexplainable by anyone who didn't know their purpose. ## Liddel Got the Facts After Dr. Liddel had sifted all the reports which appeared to have some foundation, he used his en- tree as a government nuclear physicist to check other govern- ment agencies. He is satisfied that no other research or experimental project has utilized anything even roughly resembling a flying saucer. "And secondly," he said, "inter- planetary travel is not possible at the present time." # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! (cont.) ## Liddel Got the Facts (cont.) The most tragic report the nu- clear physicists had to consider was that of an Air Force pilot in Kentucky. A circular object, me- tallic in appearance, was seen over a U. S. Air Force base on Jan. 7, 1948. Three fighter planes, one pi- loted by Capt. Thomas F. Mantell, took off in hot pursuit. From their relatively low altitudes, the bal- loon seemed to be traveling at the rate of 360 miles an hour. Two of the planes turned back at 18,000 feet. Captain Mantell kept going. He radioed that he would go to 25,000 feet and abandon the search if he got no closer. None of the planes was equipped with reserve oxygen supplies, and thus could not fly long at high altitudes. This disposed of all the possi- bilities, according to Dr. Liddel. His analysis of the flying-saucer phenomenon as presented here is the first government, disclosure of what is considered to be the real cause. # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! (cont.) ## The Death of Captain Mantell The Skyhook's distinct visual similarity to flying-saucer de- scription was noted strongest a the Minneapolis project of ON. under the direction of General Mills, Inc. Telescopic photographs brought out the similarity so clear- ly that Dr. Liddel was elated. He could at last offer visual proof of his findings. Mantell was not heard from again. His plane crashed, and the instruments found in the wreckage indicated it might have risen to 30,000 feet. # Today's KING is Really LIGHT! (cont.) ## Tracing the "Saucers" General Mills is the only suc- cessful manufacturer of the huge and delicate plastic bags. Most of the total of 270 flights so far made have been launched at Camp Rip- ley near Little Falls, Minn., and at University Airport, Minneapolis, Minn. Enough flights have been made from other points, however, to lit- ter the country. Balloons have as- cended from Chicago, from Hollo- man Air Force Base and White Sands, N. M., and from aircraft carriers in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific. Workers at the General Mills aeronautical laboratories advised Dr. Liddel that they were able to trace lost balloons by published reports of flying saucers. The big bags are engineered to stay up eight hours. Otherwise, they would be a hazard to air navigation. But some have actually stayed up more than 30 hours. Elaborate arrangements are made to trace the balloons, for the data the cosmic physicists want are (Continued on page 64) ## FOR ANY TRIP ANY TIME IN ANY WEATHER "Our studies show," said Dr. # Relax-as you See - as you Save by Greyhound! "Amazing America" Tour pre-planned, expense paid couple-off on a This is a honeymoon The SuperCoach picked up these folks right at their farm gate, takes them direct to the city way to visit the folks sightseeing on her Here's a housewife mighty glad he didn't Here's her husband have to drive Sh! He's a businessman relaxing his way to the next sales call Greyhound travel is nice and neighborly C Here's a happy gal Southern vacationlands bound for sunny dollars ahead-on a A college. week-end trip home world's best drivers! This is one of the # Relax-as you See - as you Save by Greyhound! (cont.) 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[page 116] # Today * **Side Profile:** The locomotive is shown in a side view. * **Body:** It has a distinctive streamlined front end and a segmented body with horizontal stripes. * **Windows:** There are several windows, including circular porthole-style windows along the side and a cab window at the front. * **Details:** Visible details include ventilation grilles, a ladder on the side, and wheel sets. # the average freight train # helps national rearmament 1. A gondola car with a slatted wooden structure. 2. A tank car with a cylindrical tank and a small superstructure on top. 3. A flatcar carrying a piece of machinery, possibly an engine or generator, with a vertical structure at its rear. # helps national rearmament (cont.) ## by carrying more freight * **Left Car:** An open-top gondola car filled with what appears to be coal or a similar loose bulk material. * **Middle Car:** A closed boxcar, likely a refrigerated car, with the text "CAPITAL Refrigerator" visible. It has a circular logo with text that is difficult to decipher but appears to be related to a company name or railway. There is a door and ventilation openings on the side. * **Right Car:** An open-top flatcar or stake car carrying stacked crates or boxes. ## and carrying it faster # than ever before in history! # ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS WASHINGTON 6, D. C. Skyhook ready for ascent. "Saucers" were unheard of until ONR's ex- periments in the stratosphere began under Dr. Liddel's supervision. ## FLYING SAUCERS continued ## Bigger Skyhooks coming- then more "saucers" will fly recorded on the instruments dan- gling from them. The instruments are released electronically by par- achute at the end of the flight. The cosmic-ray experiments themselves stem from pioneer work done by Dr. Robert A. Milli- kan 30 years ago when the bom- bardment of particles from outer space was first discovered. These peculiar phenomena were thought to be some kind of light ray from an unknown source. They were later discovered to be atomic par- ticles striking at the rate of five per square inch per minute at the earth's surface. # ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (cont.) ## Cosmic-Ray Mystery The source of these particles is unknown. One theory firmly held for a while was that they origi- nated from explosions on the sun. Some scientists believe now that their impact and energy are so great they must originate from higher-powered galaxies outside the solar system. Whatever their source, these particles strike atoms in the earth's atmosphere, cause them to ex- plode and fill the atmosphere with atomic debris. Physicists early discovered that the higher they went in the atmos- phere the more certain they could be of recording the explosions with the greatest accuracy. Their ultimate aim is to make photo- graphs and measurements at the very fringe of the earth's atmos- phere, for all the air below that is filled in greater or lesser degree with atomic debris from the explo- sions. These explosions, of course, can- not be seen or felt by the human mechanism. But their dramatic impact on the measuring devices can be photographed with star- tling clarity. # ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (cont.) ## Cosmic-Ray Mystery (cont.) Four levels of cosmic-ray ex- perimentation have been in prog- ress The first is at sea level where the bombardment is measured and photographed in devices called cloud chambers. This type of ex- perimentation also goes on at two laboratories, Mount Evans and Climax Mountain, both in Colo- rado, at 14,000 feet. A third type of experimenta- tion was carried on in three B-29 bombers, fitted out as flying lab- oratories. They flew up and down a degree of latitude toward the North Pole and away from it be- tween Fort Churchill, Manitoba, and Lima, Peru. These flying labo- ratories made their recordings at between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. The fourth type is the Skyhook project which has led to so many reports of flying saucers. But there are still more to come. General Mills and the Office of Naval Research are working on a new balloon with four times the capacity of the Skyhook, which can rise to heights of 120,000 feet. This will leave only 0.4 per cent of the earth's atmospheric envelope above the new balloon. [page 117] CLASSIFIED INCONG MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL F830 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE CONFIDENTIAL PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED PRIORITY RECEIVED FROM G-2 THROUGH LIASON CHANNELS AF MSG FEB 13 1951 <signature> FROM: NEAC PEPPERELL AFB Nfld TO: CSAF WASH DC NR: EW 0212 10 FEB 51 Text on following page. Fuller Flying Dancefile Saucent Flying EA Melury ACTION: AF INFO : 02, 03 CAF IN 97532 DA IN 131 (12 Feb 51) RECORDED - 137 162 - 238945 - 267 MAR 8 1951 14 DTG: 100400Z rlsØ 373 61 MAR15 1951 DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 12 FEB1351 28 COPY NO. CONFIDENTIAL DA SCO FORM 22-3 15 JAN 1949 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949-0-830430 [page 118] # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE # STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION # INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE COMPLIANT PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. NOTIFY CRYPTOCENTER BEFORE DECLASSIFYING FROM: NEAC PEPPERELL AFB NPID TO 00 CSAF WASH D C NR 00 EW 0212 10 Feb 51 (DTG 100400) Unidentified object seen at 0055Z 10 Feb at 49 degrees 50 min north, 50 degrees 03 min west by crew of Navy 6501, VR1, Petuxent River, MD. Originally seen as heavy light in distance on the surface as lights of city. The yellowish light, like a fire in color, approached rapidly and grow very bright and very large with a semi-circular shape. It was on a true course of about 125 degrees, plane on a true course of 225 degrees, as it approached the plane it suddenly turned about almost 180 degrees and disappeared rapidly over the horizon as a small ball. Speed "was terrific". Seen fr an angle of about 45 degrees looking down fr the plane. Crew all experienced North Atlantic fliers Lt F.W. Kingdon, Lt A.L. Jones, Lt G.E. Bethune, Lt N.G.P. Koger, Lt J.M. Meyer, all saw object over a period of fr seven to eight min. Plane flying at 10,000 altitude. ACTION: OIN ADDED DIST: ARITY, CAF IN: 97532 STATE, CIA (10 Feb 51) CONFIDENTIAL OSD (SDLO), JCS MEL/ref COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN AFHQ FORM 15 APR 49 0-309 B [page 119] ## February 23, 1951 Mr. Jimmy W. Short 910 Caddo Street Arkadelphia, Arkansas RECORDED - 49 INDEXED - 49 62-83894-268 Dear Jimmy: EX-27 received. Your letter dated February 14, 1951, has been While I appreciate the concern which prompted your writing in this regard, this Bureau does not have available for distribution any material concerning so-called "flying saucers." It was thoughtful of you to bring your observations in this connection to my attention. I am enclosing some material which I thought you might like to have. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director [page 121] Juminy Start Arkadelphia, Ork. 910 Caddo ST. Feb. 14, 1951 Mr. J. Edgar Hooves [ ] Washington, D.C. flying Saucers Dear Mr. Hoover, Some time ago. I wrote you a letter, and recieved a very nice reply. You said in your letters, if I had a question, to sunt you Well, I have one. FEB 20 1951 RECORDING It is about Filying Saucers. Ichone creen Varald Megapas. He dancer Ere Reil needing a book. The "dy that The lanet. He says that the F.B. I. and Project Dancer a to solve the oflying dancel mystery. has been working, and trying RECORDED 49 2-23-(Paleonts to page 2) RBC ack Be soy impositant. and w some the commis, may ballam to capat the army chas discovered [page 122] 12. J SIP Geneiget but nettel T F HIS ICE FF FB-I FEB 20 4 14 PM 51 JUSTICE BI RECEIVED FEB 19 400 PM 5 MR. JONES EIVED RECORDS SEC FEB 19 252 PM 51 J. 16. [page 124] FEDER UREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION RQ SEP TELETYPE WASH 7 FROM NEWARK 9-20-51 <signature> Mr. Volson [x] <signature> Mr. Ladd [x] <signature> Mr. Clogg [ ] <signature> Mr. Glavich [x] <signature> Mr. Nichols [x] <signature> Mr. Rosen [ ] <signature> Mr. Tracy [ ] <signature> Mr. Harbo [ ] <signature> Mr. Alden [ ] <signature> Mr. Belmont [x] <signature> Mr. Coughlin [x] <signature> Mr. Mohr [ ] <signature> Tels. Room [ ] <signature> Mr. Neuse [ ] <signature> Miss Gandy [x] DIRECTOR Flying Saucers URGENT Flying Saucers # INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (cont.) ## Enclosure payre (cont.) UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED SEPTEMBER TEN AND ELEVEN, FIFTY ONE IN VICINITY FT. MONMOUTH, NJ. INDIC. ON SEPTEMBER TWENTY IN- STANT, ANDREW J. REID, G-TWO FT. MONMOUTH, NJ, PROVIDED FOLLOWING RE- PORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY RADAR AT ABOVE AMY INSTALLATION. QUOTE ON SEPT. TEN, FIFTYONE, AN AN/MPG DASH ONE RADAR SET PICKED UP A FAST MOVING LOW FLYING TARGET, EXACT ALTITUDE UNDETER- MINED AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN A.M., SOUTHEAST OF FT. MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND YARDS. THE TARGET APPEARED TO A APPROXIMATELY FOLLOW THE COAST LINE, CHANGING ITS RANGE ONLY SLIGHTLY BUT CHANGING ITS AZIMUTH RAPIDLY. THE RADAR SET WAS SWITCHED TO FULL AIDED AZIMUTH TRACKING WHICH NORMALLY IS FAST ENOUGH TO TRACK JET AIR- CRAFT, BUT IN THIS CASE WAS TOO SLOW TO BE RESORTED TO. TARGET WAS LOST IN THE N.E. AT A RANGE OF ABOUT FOURTEEN THOUSAND YARDS. THIS TARGET ALSO PRESENTED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG RETURN FOR AIRCRAFT BEING COMPARABLE IN STRENGTH TO THAT USUALLY RECEIVED FROM A COASTAL SHIP. THE OPERATOR INITIALLY IDENTIFIED TARGET AS A SHIP AND THEN REALIZED THAT IT COULD NOT BE A SHIP AFTER HE OBSERVED ITS EXTREME SPEED. SEPTEMBER TEN, FIFTYONE, AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET AT THREE FIFTEEN PM TRACKING A TARGET WHICH MOVED ABOUT SLOWLY IN AZIMUTH NORTH OF FT. MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF ABOUT FORTYTWO THOUSAND YARDS AT THE INDISCORDED - 711 6.2 - 33-894 EXTREMELY UNUSUAL ELEVATION ANGLE OF THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY MILS, FY OCTR4 1951 APPROXIMATELY NINETYTHREE THOUSAND ALTLIDE. 3 ON SEPTEMBER ELEVEN, FIFTYONE, E. TWO SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SETS AT TEN FIFTY A.M. PICKED UP THE SAME TARGET NORTHEAST OF FT. MONMOUTH AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE [page 125] # ХЧАМЛИ МОЯТ Г НА тизац L HTUOMMON THAT t LEM EILIAOM MI OVER ONE BYDVB t .7432 Ио этого •ИОТТАЛАТВИТ RECO BELMONT BET OF JUSTICE ТУРЯАТ ЭНТ CBVEL BAL I DE CE AV2 100 2гom 10 DE BE20 D 10* RIHT галан илгионт изстлооч гИОНА ТО ЗРНАЯ А ТА З.И ЕНТ из таол СОНЬМЕОВГЕ ТИ ЗАБЕНСІЯ 10 ІНУІ ПАПУГГА BECEINED IBON V COУЛУГ 21 OSIJAZ MONT GUA ВІНГ А ЗА ТВОЛАТ СВІТИТИЗСІ ҮЛЛАЇТІНІ НОТАЯЗНО ИНТ LHVI EL CONгD MOV 2HIS VELEK HE OBREBAED IS DEPTFJUSTICE FBT Vи 2CH LTAC EICHL Long REDID SPIONAGE ДИОУ Ост S DEPT Ост 15 1 44 РМ 251 ARLEIVE BI US DEPT JUSTICE F B RECIO ESPIONAGE DER HEDEF OF JUSTICE EICHI EOR RECEIVED-TOLSON, FBI НО ЗОНАЯ А REC'D ESPIONAGE SEP 21 10 21 AM 5h 251 PM 5 B ЕХЛЬЕНЕГА випали ОСТ 8 3,27 OL EL HOR 5 DEPT. OF JUST FBI RECEIVED-LAD 19 HT717 SEP 21 12 52 PM 51 FB.1. REC'G BELMONT SEPT. OF JUSTICE MOBINEVAL Ch GHT U [page 126] PAGE TWO # ХЧАМЛИ МОЯТ Г НА (cont.) OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY TO THREE HUNDRED MILS AT A RANGE OF APPROXI- MATELY THIRTY THOUSAND YARDS, APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE THIRTYONE THOUSAND FEET. THE SET TRACK AUTOMATICALLY IS AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION AND WAS AIDED RANGE TRACKING AND CAPABLE OF TRACKING TARGETS UP TO A SPEED OF SEVEN HUNDRED MPH. IN THIS CASE, HOWEVER, BOTH SETS FOUND IT IM- POSSIBLE TO TRACK THE TARGET IN RANGE DUE TO ITS SPEED AND THE OPER- ATORS HAD TO RESORT TO MANUAL RANGE TRACKING IN ORDER TO HOLD THE TARGET. THE TARGET WAS TRACKED IN THIS MANNER TO THE MAXIMUM TRACK- ING RANGE OF THIRTYTWO THOUSAND YARDS. THE OPERATOR SAID THE TARGET TO BE MOVING AT A SPEED SEVERAL HUNDRED MPH HIGHER THAN THE MAXIMUM AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF THE RADAR SETS. THIS TARGET PROVIDED AN EX- TREMELY STRONG RETURN ECHO AT TIMES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE MAXIMUM RANGE, HOWEVER, ECHO SIGNAL OCCASIONALLY FELL OFF TO A LEVEL BELOW NORMAL RETURN. THESE CHANGES COINCIDED WITH MANEUVERS OF THE TARGET. ON SEPTEMBER ELEVEN, FIFTYONE AT ABOUT ONE THIRTY P.M. THE TARGET WAS PICKED UP ON AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET THAT DISPLAYED UNUSUAL MANEUVERABILITY. TARGET WAS APPROXIMATELY OVER NAVESINK, NJ., AS IN- DICATED BY HIS TEN THOUSAND RANGE, SIX THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE AND DUE NORTH AZIMUTH. THE TARGET REMAINED PRACTICALLY STATIONARY ON THE SCHOPE AND APPEARED TO BE HOVERING. THE OPERATOR LOOKED OUT OF THE VAN PAREND THE VEHICLE HOUSING THE RADAR SEPA PAREND IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEE THE TARGET, SINCE IT WAS AT SUCH A SHORT RANGE, HOWEVER, OVER- CAST CONDITIONS PREVENTED SUCH OBSERVATION. RETURNING TO THEIR OPER- ATING POSITION THE TARGET WAS OBSERVED TO BE CHANGING IN ELEVATION AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE, BUT CHANGE IN RANGE WAS SO SLOW THE OPER- END OF PAGE TWO [page 127] PAGE THREE ATOR BELIEVED THE TARGET MUST HAVE ROSEN NEARLY VERTICALLY. TARGET FIXED ITS RISE IN ELEVATION AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE OF APPROX. FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILS, AT WHICH TIME IT PROCEEDED TO MOVE AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE IN RANGE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. ONCE AGAIN THE SPEED OF THE TARGET EXCEEDED THE AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF THE SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR SET SO THAT MANUAL TRACKING BECAME NECESSARY. RADAR TRACKED THE TAR- GET MAXIMUM RANGE OF THIRTYTWO THOUSAND YARDS AT WHICH TIME TARGET WAS AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE THREE HUNDRED MILS. THE OPERATOR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO JUDGE THE SPEED IN EXCESS OF THE AIDED TRACKING RATE OF SEVEN HUNDRED MPH. THE WEATHER WAS FAIR WHEN THE OBSERVATION WAS MADE SEPT- EMBER TENTH AND CLOUDY FOR THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH REPORT. UNQUOTE. ABOVE INCIDENT OBSERVED BY THREE WITNESSES WITH EXCEPTION OF FIRST INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER TEN. ABOVE INFO FURNISHED BY REID AFTER AP- PROVAL OF G-TWO, GOVERNORS ISLAND, NY, WITH REQUEST THAT INFO BE CO- ORDINATED WITH AIR FORCE. REID ALSO ADVISED IN CONFIDENCE THAT ABOVE REPORT RECEIVED BY HIM AFTER CONSIDERABLE UNACCOUNTABLE DELAY. MC KEE CCMr Belmont END AAD PLS NK R 7 WA AS DISC [page 129] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Men # um. UNITED # GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DATE: March 21, 1952 FROM SAC, CHICAGO (100-18999) [ ] SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS KARL NYQUIST, INFORMANT # GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. KARL NYQUIST, an artist living at 2417 North Burling Street, Chicago, Illinois (telephone LI-9-1479) advised SA MYRON H. TRETER on March 11, 1952 that he saw a flying disc at 9:00 AM on March 6, 1952. NYQUIST stated that he was looking out of a window at his home which window faces south, when he saw a flying disc at approximately 7,000 feet above Fullerton Avenue. The angle of elevation of the disc above the horizon was about 45 degrees. The disc came out of a cloud in the east, stopped and hung motionless in mid-air for a split second, then flew due south at great speed. [page 130] # ONFIDENTIAL Saucers. из # ONFIDENTIAL (cont.) On 10 September 1951 as AN/MPG-1 radar set picked up a fast moving low flying target (exact alt undetermined) at approximately 1110 hours SE of Fort Monmouth at a range of about 12,000 yards. The target appeared to approx- imately follow the coast line changing its range only slightly but changing its azimuth rapidly. The radar set was switched to full aided azimuth tracking which normally is fast enough to track jet acft, but in this case was too slow to be resorted to. The target was lost in the NE at a range of about 14,000 yards. This target also presented an unusually strong return for an acft being comparable in strength to that usually received from a coastal ship. The operator initially identified the target as a ship and then realized that it could not be a ship after he observed its extreme speed. On 10 September 1951, 1515 hours, an SCR 584, serial no. 433 tracked a target which moved about slowly in azimuth N of Fort Monmouth at a range of about 32,000 yds at the extremely unusual elevation angle of 1350 mils. (Altitude approximately 93,000 ft) # ONFIDENTIAL (cont.) On 11 September 1951, 1050 hours, 2 SCR 584 serial nos. 217 and 315 picked up the same target NE of Fort Monmouth at an elevation angle of 350 to 300 mils at a range of approximately 30,000 yards. (Approximate altitude 31,000 ft) the sets track automatically in azimuth and elevation and with aided range tracking are capable of tracking targets up to a speed of 700 mph. In this case however, both sets found it impossible to track the target in range due to its speed and the operators had to resort to manual range tracking in order to hold the target. The target was tracked in this manner to the maximum tracking range of32,000 yards. The operators judged the target to be moving at a speed several hundred miles per hour higher than the maximum aided tracking ability of the radar sets. This target provided an extremely strong echo at times even though it was at maximum range, however the echo signal occasionally fell off to a level below normal return. These changes coincided with maneuvers of the target. ucers [ ] bucho 62-83894 # ONFIDENTIAL (cont.) On 11 September 1951 at about 130 a target was picked up on an SCR 584 radar set serial no. 315 that displayed unusual maneuverability. The target was approx. over Navesink NJ as indicated by its 10,000 yard range, 6000 ft altitude and due N azimuth. The target remained practically stationary on the scope and appeared to be hovering. The operators looked out of the van in an attempt to see the target since it was at such a short range, however overcase conditions prevented such observation. Returning to their positions the target was observed to be changing its elevation at an extremely rapid rate, the change in range was so small the operators believed the target must have risen nearly vertically. The target ceased its rise in elevation at an elevation angle of approx 1500 mils at which time it proceeded to move at an extremely rapid rate in range in a southerly direction once again the speed on the target exceeding the sided tracking ability of the SCR 584 so that namual tracking became necessary. The radar tracked the target to the maximum range of 32,000 yards at which time the target was at an elevation angle of 300 mils. The operators did not attempt to judge the speed in excess of the aided tracking rate of 700 mph. F317 19 [page 131] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 4-3-52 FROM MASSAC, Memphis (62-0) SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; Flying Objects, Nashville, Tennessee INFORMATION CONCERNING OFLYIN YING DISCs Lt. Commander MELVIN MICHAEL KUHN, U. S. Navy, temporarily residing at 1900 Graybar Lane, Nashville, Tennessee, advised SAA CHARLES J. HONETOR of the Nashville Resident Agency on March 14, 1952, at approximately 2:15 p.m. of the following incident. # Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. KUHN stated that approximately 10:20 p.m. on March 13, 1952, while standing in the back yard of 1900 Graybar Lane and looking toward the moon, which was then in the southwest section of the sky, he observed an object which appeared approximately 20 degrees above the horizon. Lt. KUHN described this object as being circular in shape, approximately one-half the size of the moon, deep bright blue in color, very vivid blue. He stated the object had a slight reddish fringe on the aft end. The object appeared to be moving from the northwest to the southeast. He stated that the object was not in his vision more than three seconds. It made no sound. Lt. KUHN stated that at the time he observed this, there were no clouds in the sky, the stars were out, and the moon was full. Lt. KUHN stated that the only way he could describe it was that it appeared to be a very high powered spotlight on a cloud, but he did not believe this could have been the cause of that which he had seen because he had not seen any spotlight or any strong search lights there during the evening. The above is being furnished for your information, and no action is contemplated by this office unless advised to the contrary. CJH:AJ 84 23 1952 [page 132] Anton Moon GRAMALG THEмяVOD 20 AT CHIMU mrborous Moto -- TAC I to OT (0-0) at 0 MOAT adoetdo TOUPOU 9956 of effivres СИДИЯНИ СО ИСТТАМИОЗИТ 3baer Istocned wall UMHUX RAHIM HIVI abso HOTMOH. 2IRAHO AAC beatys saasinsTILvdag (med isdys10 0001 ds mq 21:8 gefam xorges de ser dos noong nabiae effivac add to nebont gatwolfot on to [page 133] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) | Date: | fol<br />May 7, 1952 Reclass | |-|-| | To: | Director of Special Investigations<br />The Inspector General HR<br />Department of the Air Force<br />The Pentagon<br />Washington 25, D. C. | | From: | John Edgar Hoover, Director<br />Federal Bureau of Investigation | | Subject: | FRED JEEKHOUT | 7mb) On May 5, 1952, Fred J. Eekhout called at this Bureau and advised that he is General Manager of Mouton and Company, Printers, 5 Herderstraat, The Hague, Netherlands. He resides at 49 Stadhouderslaan, The Hague. He is residing at the Victoria Hotel, New York City, until May 16, 1952, when he will return to Europe. # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Mr. Eekhout advised that he has a considerable interest in electronics and has been very much interested in reports circulated during the past year or two concern- ing the existence of flying saucers. He feels that there have been enough uncontradicted reports concerning such devices to indicate that they may exist in fact. He is also of the opinion that if they do exist they can be produced only by the United States or Russia or perhaps by the Republic of Argentina. Mr. Bekhout indicated that he has given hengive thought to the manner in which these devices cou ST operated. He has concluded that since the disk shape t not suitable for conventional aircraft it would be usedy only because it would provide the greatest possible lifting D surface. It is his opinion, therefore, that one of the devices could be operated only by reducing the air pressure above it which would cause it to rise in the air. He concedes that conventional machinery to cause such a reduction of pressure would be so bulky that its weight would prevent the device from leaving the ground. He concludes, therefore, Tolson Ladd Nichols Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Mohr Tele. Rm. _ Nease Gandy [page 135] that power to accomplish this end would have to be derived from the cracking of an atomic fuel such as heavy water. In that connection he states that the ionosphere. surrounding the earth radiates positive ions toward the earth's surface. Many of these are dissipated by combining with particles in the atmosphere with the result that positive ions are more concentrated near the earth's surface than higher above it. He reasons that a disk could be raised in the air by emitting a great quantity of negative ions through its upper surface and causing a decrease in pressure which would result in the pressure underneath the disk forcing it upward. He indicates that somewhere between the surface of the earth and the ionosphere this pressure would equalize at which point the disk could go no higher. It could then be moved horizontally by emitting negative ions in the direction in which it is desired to move. [page 137] Box 147 Black Mountain, N.C. May 7, 1952 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover c/o U. S. Dept. of Justice Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Hoover: # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) The motive of this letter is a sincere effort to help avoid useless waste of life, time and money. It is written with full respect to your pressing work, and to the ability of this country's scientific experts. Although your responsibilities may not be directly connected with the intended text of this letter, I sincerely hope that you will consider the possibilities, and forward the suggestions to the proper authorities concerned. For the past five years the general public has read, and bally- hoed newspaper articles related to the "Flying Saucers", and following the same trend of thought have ignored recent re- ports made by persons of undisputed experience and intelligence. The possibilities of this earth being visited by ships from outer space have been lightly suggested by some, while others believe the "objects" belong to some nation on this earth. Granted that some such objects do even belong to this country, it is obvious that we, nor any other nation possess and fail to use, in time of war, such useful means as have been re- ported by the balloon experts connected with General Mills, Inc. [page 138] PAS RE hedgeh # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) Lab 99 te to 10. gigasy blove glo od 10 0x9onta a zatial side svitom et Venom are on.ttf to essay assicu efilia vida end the tow able to .83190x0 ametoa a' betoernos toe1lb ad to a solfifidichoque tuer davon LA dard 900n 1519018 Iaffe ad os bebasini od ddia anoidasagus o bre collidinaoc ons toblastos I tw #ex .b990.100 asitlioddus zagon add o IInd bnge ear do Jetone ait adest evit teac 201 bre 2018 Narot barier seloitte teqngaren bood -81 2190069zona oved godt to be sa ad antwoflot sonofiletni brs oonelexa batu aibu to ano 1909baa a7foc mon egina d berieiv quied ifte att to aelotidiano ent asato ed amon go vidall need a 95 1930 .de alat no noiden smoa, ogled "atostdo" and oysiled Cando a good news ob etosido dous eme ad betas Fist Boltat dye on 9 Jedi auto at 37 +91 996 Svad as enser Luton dous ew to omit at ear of and allti Lezo ni bojoenhos af Road and be 100 -asvi oft nelos teed II angldesige sastali sme c oltatsbla .eldedot I end Bes notesg -10590beve dood even Jodem 91 336 9 6 and Jo b51:05 ad o con nito bouton to fato do" dent [page 139] ' -2- Whatever means of power these objects possess, thay may attain speeds far in excess of our latest rockets. It will be futile to give pursuit, or to attempt any forceful approach. From reports, we have no reason to believe these objects have anything but friendly intentions, also, they may be restrict- ed as to the distance they may approach the earth without danger. It is also my belief that given an opportunity, they will approach an earthly object, at high altitude, as close as possible without danger to either themselves or the object. If my theory approaches the truth, then these strange objects will be unable to establish contact wth the earth without our assistance. [page 140] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAY 12 1952 <signature> TELETYPE سلط Mr. Tolson. Mr. Ladd Mr. M Mr Clegg- Mr. Glavin. Mr. Harbo Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy. Mr. Laughlin. Mr. Mohr. Tele. Room Mr. Holloman. Miss Gandy. FBI, SAVANNAH DIRECTOR, FBI 5-12-52 7-58 PM URGENT WED Awk # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) | SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, FLYING DISC.<br />APPROXIMATELY TEN FORTYFIVE PM, MAY TEN LAST FOUR EMPLOYEES OF | |-| | DUPONT CO., EMPLOYED ON SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT NEAR ELLENTION, S. C., | | SAW FOUR DISC SHAPED OBJECTS APPROACHING THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA FROM | | THE SOUTH, DISAPPEARING IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY | | ELEVEN FIVE PM, ABOVE MENTIONED EMPLOYEES SAW TWO SIMILAR OBJECTS | | APPROACH FROM SOUTH AND DISAPPEAR IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION. AT | | APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN PM ONE SIMILAR OBJECT APPROACHED FROM THE | | NORTHEAST AND DISAPPEARED IN SOUTHWESTERNLY DIRECTION. ONE MORE | | OBJECT SIGHTED ABOUT ELEVEN FIFTEEN PM TRAVELLING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. | | EMPLOYEES DESCRIBED OBJECTS AS BEING ABOUT FIFTEEN INCHES IN DIAMETER, | | HAVING YELLOW TO GOLD COLOR. ALL OF THESE OBJECTS WERE TRAVELLING AT | | HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT HIGH ALTITUTE WITHOUT ANY NOISE. EIGHTH OBJECT | | WHICH APPROACHED THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA FROM NE WAS TRAVELLING AT | | ALTITUDE SO LOW IT HAD TO RISE TO PASS OVER SOME TALL TANKS IN FOUR | | HUNDRED AREA. THIS OBJECT WAS ALSO FLYING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS<br />RECORDED<br />NOISELESS. WITHNESSES STATED OBSERVED OBJECTS WEAVING FROM LEFT TO RIGH<br />20 1952<br />See copy of tel fraction by Liaisin. 17 MAY Extrabranigan<br />69END 52 Ex 5-6 | [page 141] FB1 S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. 1. RECEIVED I MAY 13 10 27 AM '52 S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE MAY 28 12 14 PM '52 MAY 13 21 AM 54MAY 13 10 03 AM '52 RECEIVED-1OLSON S. DEPT OF JUSTICE FBI S. DEPT. OF JUSTI RECEIVED-LAD FBI MAY 28 10 42 AM °52 VEDE REC'D ESPIONAGE MAY 14 9 01 AM *5 SOFFE OF JUSTICE B RECIO ESPIONAGE M/S DEPT. OF JUSTICE MAY 13 10 27 AM '52- S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE EIVED DIRECTOR BEKOVO OKE MAY 13 4:48 PM '52 DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. I. REC'D BELMONT [page 142] PAGE TWO BUT SEEMED TO HOLD GENERAL COURSE. ALSO STATED DUE TO SPEED AND ALTITUDE THEY WERE ONLY VISIBLE FOR FEW SECONDS. SAVANNAH OFFICE IS NOT ACTIVELY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND IS FURNISHING THIS INFO TO BUREAU FOR WHATEVER ACTION THEY DEEM ADVISABLE. ## SCHLENKER ACK AND HOLD 9-03 PM OK FBI WA SS [page 143] 2403 OF EAT AV 22 REC'D BELMONT F. B. I. 12 10 12 PM 52 10 DASEVA LOL MADE CL10 IKEA DEER DATEVETE M01 VELTARTA CONDACIING IMMERITCLIO III VEDE HEX or Atebre hor SECONDE ANVI CLETCE 12 BAL FENED to HorD CEMEEVP Conser vrao, avi on 10 BEED LUCE LO 29. Wd so @ 21 AV I 8 [page 144] Mr. Tolson. Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Belmont Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) ## SCHLENKER (cont.) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAY 12 1952 TELETYPE ×707 Mr. Harbo Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Langhlin. Mr. Mohr. Tele. Room Mr. Holloman. iss Gandy Kloprigan! WED # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) ## SCHLENKER (cont.) 5-12-52 7-58 PM FBI, SAVANNAH DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, FLYING DISC. AT APPROXIMATELY TEN FORTYFIVE PM, MAY TEN LAST FOUR EMPLOYEES OF DUPONT CO., EMPLOYED ON SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT NEAR ELLENTION, S. C., SAW FOUR DISC SHAPED OBJECTS APPROACHING THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA FROM THE SOUTH, DISAPPEARING IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN FIVE PM, ABOVE MENTIONED EMPLOYEES SAW TWO SIMILAR OBJECTS APPROACH FROM SOUTH AND DISAPPEAR IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN PM ONE SIMILAR OBJECT APPROACHED FROM THE NORTHEAST AND DISAPPEARED IN SOUTHWESTERNLY DIRECTION. ONE MORE OBJECT SIGHTED ABOUT ELEVEN FIFTEEN PM TRAVELLING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. EMPLOYEES DESCRIBED OBJECTS AS BEING ABOUT FIFTEEN INCHES IN DIAMETER, HAVING YELLOW TO GOLD COLOR. ALL OF THESE OBJECTS WERE TRAVELLING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT HIGH ALTITUTE WITHOUT ANY NOISE. EIGHTH OBJECT WHICH APPROACHED THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA FROM NE WAS TRAVELLING AT ALTITUDE SO LOW IT HAD TO RISE TO PASS OVER SOME TALL TANKS IN FOUR HUNDRED AREA. THIS OBJECT WAS ALSO FLYING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS NOISELESS. WITHNESSES STATED OBSERVED OBJECTS WEAVING FROM LEFT TO RIGH b file 5 SA END PAGE ONE [page 145] 2Z AVIT 11.35 AM $5 RECD ESPIONAGE S DEPT OF JUSTI PT OF JUSTICE: INTERNAL SECURES FBI HAY 13 10 20 AM 52 RECEIVED MAY 13 3 54 PM '52 U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE .F. B. I. COPATION LIAISON S DEPT. OF JUSTICE REC'D ESPIONAGE MAY 13 12 11 PM $52 [page 146] ## PAGE TWO BUT SEEMED TO HOLD GENERAL COURSE. ALSO STATED DUE TO SPEED AND ALTITUDE THEY WERE ONLY VISIBLE FOR FEW SECONDS. SAVANNAH OFFICE IS NOT ACTIVELY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND IS FURNISHING THIS INFO TO BUREAU FOR WHATEVER ACTION THEY DEEM ADVISABLE. 5-14-52 Godried. 5/14/52 John White, AEC advised hit 5/14/52 cl free 0.51 osi SCHLENKER ACK AND HOLD 9-03 PM OK FBI WA SS N.W.Philcox also advised AEC + 031 stated they are conducting "no inquiry. мо [page 147] REC'D BELMONT M17 10 12 PM 252 DEPT. OF FBI INTERNAL SECUR MAY 13 10 20 AM 5 RECEIVED JUSTICE 18 J 29. Wd 90 6 21 AV May 13 354 PM 52 0. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. I. CORRELATION-LIAISON [page 148] declaanfiel 2040 2/7/77 Awk # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) ## PAGE TWO (cont.) | Date: | May 15, 1952 | |-|-| | To: | Director of Special Investigations<br />The Inspector General<br />Department of the Air Force<br />The Pentagon<br />Washington 25, D. C. | | From: | John Edgar Hoover, Director<br />Federal Bureau of Investigation. | | Subject: | OFLYING FLYING DISKS REPORTEDLY SEEN<br />IN VICINITY OF SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT<br />ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION | # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) ## PAGE TWO (cont.) The Savannah Office of this Bureau has been informed that at approximately 10:45 pm, May 10, 1952, four employees of the DuPont Company employed in the Savannah River Plant near Ellenton, South Carolina, saw four disk shaped objects approaching "the four hundred area" from the south which disappeared in a northerly direction. At approximately 11:05 pm.on the same date the above-mentioned employees saw two similar objects approach from the south and disappear in a northerly direction. At approximately 11:10 pm.a similar object was seen by these employees approaching from the north- east and disappearing in a southwesterly direction. A similar object was also sighted about 11:15 pm traveling from south to north by the same employees. # INDEXED-46 RECORDED - 46 283894-274 (cont.) ## PAGE TWO (cont.) The disks were described by the above-mentioned employees as being approximately fifteen inches in diameter and yellow to gold in color. All of the objects were allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed and at a high altitude without any noise. The disk shaped object referred to above which approached "the four hundred area" from a northeasterly direction was reportedly traveling at such a low altitude it had to rise to pass over some tall tanks which are in "the four hundred area." The employees referred to above advised the objects were weaving from left to right but seemed to hold a general course. According to these persons because of the speed at which the objects were traveling they were only visible for a few seconds. RECORDED - 38 INDEXED - 38 62-83894-326 SECURITY INFORMATION MAY 15 1952 COMM - FBI MAILED 26 MAY 29 1952 EHM: away Toloon tadd Michels Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Laughlin Mohr Tele. Rm. Holloman Candy 769 [page 149] The above data, which was previously furnished to your office through this Bureau's liaison representative, is being furnished for your information and any action you desire to take in this matter. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau. - cc - Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Department of the Army The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Attention: Chief, Intelligence Division - CO - Director of Naval Intelligence Department of the Navy The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. - cc - Captain John A. Waters Director of Security Atomic Energy Commission Room 805B 333 Third Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. BY SPECIAL MESSENGER -2- [page 150] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAY 26 1952 TELETYPE <signature> FBI LOUISVILLE 5-26-52 12-37 PM CDST DEFERRED DIRECTOR, FBI Mr. Poisson Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Bemont Mr. Gregg Mr. Glavin Mr. Harbo Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Laughlin Mr. Mohr Tele. Room MRP Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy <signature> RE FLYING SAUCERS, INFORMATION CONCERNING. THREE WOMEN SAW ASTRANGE OBJECTS FLOATING IN SKY OVER ASHLAND, KY. AT EIGHT FIFTY PM, EST, MAY TWENTY FIVE LAST FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES. OBJECTS DESCRIBED AS LOOKING LIKE LARGE OYSTERS WITH FISHTAILS FLOATING LOW LIKE A CLOUD. THEY WERE OVAL IN SHAPE AND ACCORDING TO OBSERVERS COULD HAVE BEEN BALLOONS. THEY CAME IN OVER ASHLAND FROM THE NORTH, CIRCLED AND WENT BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ABOVE INFORMATION FOR BUREAU. NO ACTION HERE. MULONE ACK AND HOLD 1-33PM OK FBI WA JT RECORDED 5 <signature> 62-83894-37 JUN. 3 1952 12 5-83 1 JUN 18 1952 [EX-83] [page 152] CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ## 28 MAY 1952 24-185 Honorable J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation U. S. Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. OS Received from OS Date Billiland Flying SAUCERS ATTN: Mr. N. W. Wilcox, Liaison Agent RE: Unidentified Aerial Object Sighted General Area Ritchie Highway, South Baltimore, Maryland, 10:45 PM, 29 Mar 52 by Donald Stewart, 2241 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## Dear Sir: There is attached for your information a copy of a report by Special Agent Boyce Royal of this office dated May 12, 1952, in regard to the captioned subject. Your attention is invited to the statement of Mr. Donald Stewart as reflected on page 4, paragraph 7, of the report, to the effect that, at the time of the alleged sighting of this object, he had in his possession a Thompson sub-machine gun. A copy of this attachment has also been furnished the Treasury Department. No further inquiry into this matter is contemplated by the Office of Special Investigations. Sincerely, 1 X copy to B A without Black circle in left ser 105-1126 of Nov 7/30/62 1 Incl Rpt by SA Royal dtd 12 May 52 Sincerely, <signature> GILBERT R. LEVY Chief, Counter Intelligence Division Directorate of Special Investigations The Inspector General RECORDED - 129 INDEXED - 129 20 JUN 6 1952 EX-130 167 70 JUN 19 1952 CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 [page 153] SEC TY INFORMATION-CORENTIAL UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION TITLE UNKNOWN SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Ritchie Highway, SO. Baltimore, Maryland, 29 March 1952 FILE NO.: 24-411 DATE: MAY 12 1952 REPORT MADE BY: BOYCE ROYAL, S/A hr REPORT MADE AT: DO #4, Bolling AFB PERIOD: 10, 11, 12 May 1952 OFFICE OF ORIGIN: Hq. OSI STATUS: RUC CHARACTER: SPECIAL INQUIRY REFERENCE: Telephone message CI Division Hq. OSI, 9 May 1952 Unauthorized disclosure of information contained in this report is prohibited and will be considered a violation of AFR 205-1 and AFR 205-6. paragraph 11. SYNOPSIS # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## Dear Sir: (cont.) Investigation requested by Hq. OSI predicated on information received from Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB that DONALD STEWART and (FNU) TYLER had observed unconventional type aircraft on 29 March 1952 in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland. Information relayed to Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB by ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS who received it from LOU CORBIN, a news commentator, employed by station WFBR, Baltimore, Md. CORBIN interviewed, furnished information that DONALD STEWART, 224 Warren Avenue and GEORGE TYLER III, 112 East Montgomery St., Baltimore, Md., had been interviewed by him on 24 and 27 April 1952 and had reported sighting a disc- like aircraft at approximately 2045 hours, 29 March 1952 on Ritchie Highway near the intersection of US Route 301; that automobile engine stopped and paint cracked as aircraft hovered 200 feet above car. STEWART interviewed and re- lated substantially the same story which he had given CORBIN previously. RAY FOX, Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baltimore, Md, interviewed, advised he had made complete examination of STEWART's vehicle at request of CORBIN; including examination with geiger counter and determined no unusual defects. AMOSS interviewed, stated had no direct knowledge of incident and had merely relayed information furnished him by CORBIN; advised that several residents, Gibson Island, Maryland had hoard unusual noises but none had observed any such aircraft. TYLER interviewed and confirmed statement given by STEWART however, upon reinterview, admitted that he had not been with STEWART at the time of the alleged sighting, and had not seen any such aircraft; advised that STEWART had asked him to tell that story and that he had done so. Inter- views conducted along Ritchie Highway in vicinity of location where aircraft [page 154] SECURITY INFORMATION-CODE SYNOPS IS (Cont'd) was allegedly sighted indicated no knowledge of any such craft. Anne Arundel County Police Department had no record of reports of described aircraft. STEWART in reinterview reaffirmed sighting and that TYLER had been with him at the time and had seen the aircraft. File checks re STEWART at local police agencies negative. FBI, Baltimore Field Office records reflect STEWART fired from employment at Baltimore, Maryland, for placing a decal bearing Communist insignia on a truck belonging to the firm by whom he was employed. FBI check re TYLER, CORBIN, AMOSS negative. la SECURITY INFORMATION--CONFIDENTIAL # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## DETAILS: 1. This investigation was initiated upon a request from Head- quarters OSI on 9 May 1952 from Lt. Col. LUCIUS L. FREE, predicated upon information received from Lt. Col. RAY W. TAYLOR, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to the effect that Col. TAYLOR had received information regarding an unidentified aircraft which was reported to have been seen at 2245 hours, 29 March 1952, on Ritchie Highway, south of Baltimore, Maryland. Air Technical Intelligence Center advised that the information had been received from ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS, a civilian. 2. This is a joint investigation of Special Agents CLIFFORD P. JONES, OLIVER R. WEATHERHOLT, and the writer. ## AT WASHINGTON, D. C. 3. On 10 May 1952 Lt. Col. LUCTUS L. FREE, Headquarters OSI, was interviewed and furnished the writer with a copy of a TWX received from the Air Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB. Information con- tained in the TWX is summarized as follows: # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT WASHINGTON, D. C. (cont.) The TWX represents a copy of a letter to the Commanding General, Project Blue Book, from ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS, Gibson Island, Maryland, dated 24 April 1952. The letter stated that one DONALD STEWART, residing at 2241 Warren Avenue, Baltimore 30, Maryland, had observed an uncon- vential type aircraft on 29 March 1952. Present with him at the time of this observation was one FNU TYLER, believed to be a seventeen year old (17) high school student. The aircraft was allegedly observed while STEWART and TYLER were driving north on Ritchie Highway, approaching Baltimore, Maryland. It was described as shaped like a large pancake and was alleged to have hovered over the automobile, killing the engine. The letter also advised that STEWART had been interviewed by a LOU CORBIN, a radio announcer of WFBR, Baltimore radio station. CORBIN was described as a reserve CIC officer. The letter also stated that a GEORGE ASON and son, JOHNASON, alleged to reside on Yacht Club Road, Riviera Beach, Maryland, had also seen such an aircraft. A NELSON STRIEKCIRUT and wife, and a Mrs. SALLY SYMINGTON HENDERSON and Judge and Mrs. HENDERSON were all said to have heard an aerial noise on 19 April 1952 at approximately 2300 hours. The Glenn Burnie Police were said to have had many similar incidents reported but laughed them off. [page 156] cloudy, NNW winds - twelve (12) miles per hour; winds aloft at one thousand (1000) feet, NNW - sixteen (16) miles per hour. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 5. On 10 May 1952 Mr. LOUIS B. CORBIN was interviewed at radio station WFBR in Baltimore, Maryland, and stated in substance as follows: Mr. CORBIN advised that he had received information in the latter part of April to the effect that a DONALD STEWART, residing at 224/ Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, had, while accompanied by Mr. GEORGE STYLER III, observed a strange appearing aircraft on 29 March 1952. Mr. CORBIN indicated that the source of his information had been a newspaper reporter for one of the local newspapers, whose name he did not divulge. CORBIN related that he had for some time been interested in the "flying saucer situation", and that it had been his intention to write a documentary program for broadcast concerning that subject. He said further that inasmuch as the above incident was the first one to be brought to his attention within that area, he determined to investigate it. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) On 24 April 1952 CORBIN interviewed Mr. DONALD F. STEWART and ascertained that he was employed as a clerk by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He further ascertained that the date of observation was 29 March 1952; place, Ritchie Highway near the harness track; time, 10:45 PM; weather, clear; moon and stars out; approximate length of observation, two (2) minutes; estimated altitude, two hundred (200) feet. CORBIN obtained the details of the incident and set them down in a chronological order. A photostatic reproduction of the information obtained in that interview is being forwarded as an inclosure to this report. CORBIN also interviewed Mr. GEORGE S. TYLER III relative to the above incident and made a similar writing, a photostatic reproduction of which is being forwarded as an inclosure to this report. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) Mr. CORBIN, during the course of the interview, made no mention of GEORGE or JOHN MASON, and when specifically questioned with regards to the two above individuals, he said that he did not recall either. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 6. On 10 May 1952 the records of the FBI Field Office, Baltimore, Maryland, were reviewed and reflected that DONALD FRANKLIN STEWART, 224 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, was questioned for illegal wearing of the Navy uniform in July 1948. Records also reflect that STEWART was a member of the U. S. Naval Reserve and the investigation was discontinued as no violation. These records also reflect that STEWART was fired from the Baltimore Supply Company, Baltimore, Maryland, for placing a decal of the hammer and sickle and red star on the door of a Baltimore Supply Company truck. This act was committed on 30 July 1948. The FBI Field Office records reflect no records of ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS and no derogatory information on LOUIS B. CORBIN, No information concerning reports of unconvential aircraft sighted during the past two (2) years were on record at the FBI Field Office. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 7. Mr. DONALD FRANKLIN STEWART was interviewed at his residence, 224 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, on 10 May 1952, and with reference to the incident in instant case, he related in substance as follows: STEWART, accompanied by his friend, GEORGE TYLER, were returning to Baltimore from Glenn Burnie, Maryland, via the Ritchie Highway, on 29 March 1952. They were in a 1949 Anglia Vampire, an English car, and were proceeding in a northerly direction, having just left a Howard Johnson Restaurant adjacent to the intersection of Ritchie Highway and U. S. Highway #301. While approximately opposite a harness track five hundred (500) yards north of the above named intersection, STEWART related, he observed a strange looking aircraft appearing on the horizon ahead of his automobile. STEWART described the aircraft as being a flat disk with a cupola or dome in the center of one side. He described the dome as having what appeared to be a small porthole on one side and the shadowy outline of what appeared to be a "hatch, similar to those found on a ship". He stated that this craft approached his vehicle from a northeasterly direction and hovered above his automobile. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) STEWART stated that when the aircraft came to rest above his automobile, it appeared to be "at least fifty feet (50) in diameter, and wavered slightly." While in sight the aircraft gave off a sound similar to that of a vacuum cleaner. STEWART averred that the aircraft maintained its position above the automobile for approximately three (3) minutes and then turned on its edge, thereby presenting its flat surface to his vision, and appeared to roll across the sky at a terrific rate of speed, greater than that of a jet plane. STEWART estimated the horizon to the southwest of his vision, towards which the object was traveling, as approximately three and one-half (3) miles from his position, and that the object as it disappeared across the horizon was approximately the dimension of a five (5) inch disk held at arm's length. He advised that when the object first appeared, it appeared to be at an angle to the horizon of fifty (50) degrees, and as he was proceeding north it appeared on the northeast horizon on the crest of a hill. He also advised that during the period the object was in his vision he noticed no sign of activity within it and discerned no odor from it. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) STEWART advised that during the time of the above observation of the aircraft there was only one other automobile in the immediate vicinity. He described this to be a 1948 Pontiac convertible, yellow, with 1952 Maryland license plates, the first three (3) digits of which were six-zero-zero (600). He related that the car was apparently oc- cupied by a man and a woman and that the man had dismounted his auto- mobile and was looking at the aircraft, but that upon being hailed by STEWART, had returned to his automobile and driven off rapidly. It was Mr. STEWART's opinion that he did so upon seeing the aforementioned Thompson sub-machine gun. Mr. STEWART informed the writer that he was not addicted to or a casual indulger of any form of alcoholic beverages and was not under such influence at the time of the sighting. He further advised that he wore glasses only for purposes of reading and that the only obstruction to his observation of the above described aircraft was the windshield of his automobile when first sighted; however, when he emerged from the automobile he was able to observe the aircraft without any trouble. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) STEWART contended that the above incident had a singular effect upon his automobile in that it killed the motor and apparently magne- tized its wiring. He also stated that the above incident had resulted in the paint on his car cracking. AGENT'S NOTE: An inspection of STEWART's automobile revealed that it had been recently painted. It was ascertained from STEWART that his hobbies were the collection and handling of weapons, American History, and that his avocation was politics. He stated that he had been active in the political candidacy of a senatorial contestant of the State of Maryland and was currently leader of the political club supporting the above mentioned candidate in his ward. He advised that on the night of the 5 SECURITY INFORMATION--CONFIDENTIAL [page 159] . above incident he had been engaged in distributing campaign literature with reference to the above campaigning in Glenn Burnie, Maryland, and was returning to Baltimore when he observed the aircraft. During the course of the above interview STEWART appeared calm and answered all questions without hesitation and when subjected to requestioning, did not change his statements in any particular. ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 8. Mr. LOUIS GITEOS, 228 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, was interviewed on 10 May 1952, and stated that he has known STEWART all his life and has found no fault with him. GITEOS advised that STEWART comes from a good family and he would recommend him for a position of trust. GITEOS stated that he does not believe STEWART has ever been in trouble with the police. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 9. Miss MARY HOOVER, 226 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, was interviewed on 10 May 1952 and stated that STEWART "shoots a lot of bull", usually bragging about himself and his accomplishments. Outside of talking too much, HOOVER believes that STEWART is honest, makes a good impression, does not drink, a good worker, and loyal to the government. She would recommend STEWART for a position of trust, but stated that she did not believe he could keep a secret. 10. Mrs. LOUIS GITEOS, 228 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, was interviewed on 10 May 1952 and stated that STEWART talks too much and likes to exaggerate. Other than that, Mrs. GITEOS would recommend STEWART for a position of trust. She considers him honest, loyal, and a good boy. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 11. Mr. RAYMOND FOX, Project Engineer, Engineering Department, Radioactive Detection Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, was interviewed at the Maryland Yacht Club on 10 May 1952, and advised that during the latter part of April 1952 he examined the automobile described in the above paragraph with a geiger counter and could detect no radioactive reaction. He also stated that he examined the engine and all working parts of the automobile and was unable to detect any unusual defects or characteristics. He stated that the automobile had been repainted and that he was inclined to dis- believe the incident as it was related to him. AT FERNDALE, MARYLAND 12. On 10 May 1952 Officer J. L. GAVIN, Anne Arundel County Police Department, Ritchie Highway Sub-Station, advised that the only report relative to instant investigation that he was aware of as being received by the department was purported to have been an observation during the latter part of March by the bridge keeper, Curtis Bay Bridge, Curtis Bay, Maryland. Officer GAVIN volunteered that the proximity of that area to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds resulted in frequent noises of explosions 6 SECURITY INFORMATION--CONFIDENTIAL [page 160] SECURY INFORMATION: CONENTIAL and that the police department had many calls of inquiry but that they all, with the above exception, were reports of noise and not of the sighting of any such aircraft. Officer GAVIN stated that in his opinion it was highly unlikely that an automobile could stop for a period of three (3) minutes on a Saturday night, as during the time of the alleged incident, without several other vehicles passing by. He gave as his reasons that Ritchie Highway was an arterial highway for several outlying districts of Baltimore as well as being a por- tion of the north-south route from Baltimore to the Potomac Bridge, and that traffic was usually frequent at all times, and especially so during that part of the evening on weekends. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT GIBSON ISLAND, MARYLAND 13. ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS, Colonel, USA, Retired, residing at 8 Cotterhill Road, Gibson Island, Maryland, was interviewed on 11 May 1952 with reference to his knowledge of above alleged sighting of an unconventional aircraft. He stated in substance that his knowledge was third-hand and therefore he was not in a position to give detailed information. He advised that he was informed of the above incident by CORBIN who, in addition to the information set forth above, had told him that a GEORGE MASON and his son, JOHN MASON, purported to reside on Yacht Club Road, Riviera Beach, Maryland, also had informa- tion with reference to instant incident. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT GIBSON ISLAND, MARYLAND (cont.) AMOSS stated that the residents of Gibson Island frequently heard noises in the night, reported like that produced by a large formation of conventional aircraft. Col. AMOSS described this noise as of a magnitude and intensity similar to a major bombing group of at least one hundred (100) planes. He advised that Mr. and Mrs. NELSON STINCHCOMB (whom he previously reported as STRIEKCIRUT), and Judge and Mrs. HENDERSON, Sr., and Mrs. SALLY HENDERSON SYMINGTON had all reported loud noises of the above type on the night of Saturday, 19 April 1952, and that he had included this information in his letter to General ACKERMAN only as miscellaneous data. He related that the noises occurred nightly but were particularly intense on Thursday nights. Col. AMOSS informed the writer that he had attempted to locate GEORGE and JOHN MASON but had been unable to contact them. He stated that there was no street designated Yacht Club Road at Riviera Beach, Maryland, and that the nearest approximation of that name was Club Road. He further stated that there was only one residence on Club Road and that residence was presently occupied by a Mr. GEORGE REA, whom he was unable to contact. [page 161] SECURITY # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT GLENN BURNIE, MARYLAND 15. Mr. ROBERT MEADOWS, Proprietor of a Shell Service Station, located at 1501 Ritchie Highway, approximately three hundred (300) yards north of the intersection of Ritchie Highway and U. S. Route #301, was interviewed on 11 May 1952, and advised that to the best of his recollection he had been on duty in the station on the night the above incident was said to have occurred, and that to his knowledge no such incident took place. MEADOWS related that had the aircraft traveled in the direction as alleged, he would surely have observed it; or if he had not been on duty that night, he would surely have been informed of the incident by the man who had been on duty at the time. MEADOWS informed the writer that it was highly unlikely in his opinion that any three (3) minute period could elapse without the passage of several automobiles at the time the above incident was alleged to have occurred. 16. Mr. WILLIAM ROELECKE, Jr., employee of Howard Johnson Restaurant, located at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and U. S. Route #301, was interviewed on 11 May 1952 and advised that he had no knowledge of the above incident. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND 17. Mr. MAHLEN HOLLINS, Drawbridge Operator, Curtis Bay Bridge, was interviewed on 11 May 1952 and advised that he is the regular draw- bridge operator on the Curtis Bay Bridge on the 1600 hours to 2400 hours shift. HOLLINS stated he was on duty the evening of the 29th of March 1952 and that he had not observed, nor ever observed, any unconventional aircraft. HOLLINS further advised that he did not make a report to the Anne Arundale Police Department of such an incident. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 20. On 11 May 1952 LOUIS F. TYLER, uncle of TYLER III, 230 Edge- ville Road, Baltimore 25, Maryland, was interviewed and stated that he does not believe his nephew's story. He stated that TYLER III can dream up fantastic stories at times. He believes it is a hoax and thinks his nephew was talked into telling the story. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) 21. At approximately 1215 hours, 11 May 1952, GEORGE S. TYLER III was reinterviewed in the presence of his father and mother, at which time TYLER stated that STEWART had seen the "saucer" prior to the time of meeting him and that all the information which he had given was in- formation that STEWART told him. TYLER advised that he did not see a thing and had reported the description of the aircraft as STEWART had told him. He stated that STEWART had told the sighting of the aircraft to him as they returned from Glenn Burnie, Maryland, to Baltimore, and asked him (TYLER) to affirm the report because he feared that no one would believe his story. TYLER advised that he called the newspapers, the Sun and the Post, to find out if anyone else had reported the in- cident, and was informed that several reports had been received. TYLER further stated that at first he believed the story STEWART had told him; however, he now believes that STEWART made it all up. TYLER averred that he had been in Glenn Burnie visiting friends and was waiting at a bus stop to return to Baltimore on the night of 29 March 1952, when he met STEWART who had been in Glenn Burnie posting campaign posters; that STEWART had offerred to give him a ride back to Baltimore and he had accepted; that it was on the trip back to Baltimore that STEWART had related to him the sighting of the strange aircraft earlier in the evening. # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (cont.) TYLER stated that they left Glenn Burnie at approximately 2230 hours and had driven to Baltimore without incident; that they had made no stops along the road; that he did not see any sub-machine gun in the automobile as reported by STEWART. 22. STEWART was reinterviewed at approximately 1315 hours, 11 May 1952, and stated that TYLER was with him and had witnessed the incident. STEWART denied emphatically any falsehood in the story and stated that the whole thing was the absolute truth. 23. On 12 May 1952 Special Agent OLIVER R. WEATHERHOLT interviewed Mr. HAROLD B. ISENNOCK at the Griebel Motor Company, Light and Hen- rietta streets, Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. ISENNOCK stated that work was performed on STEWART's car on 8 May; that the work performed was ad- justment of brakes, installation of clutch, adjust generator, repairing or taping the wires leading from the generator, change oil, and lubri- cation. He stated that the car needed only routine repairs and there was no indication of any unusual repairs. Mr. ISENNOCK advised that STEWART had traded at the garage regularly and that he considered him a "screwball". Review of the 9 SECURITY INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL [page 163] SECUY INFORMATION--CONTENTIAL records at the garage reflected that the car had been serviced on 23 April, 8 December, 18 December 1951; and 31 January, 20 March, and 8 May 1952. The records reflected that the car had been brought in for routine check-ups and repairs. There was no indication in the records that the car had been repainted. Mr. ISENNOCK stated that the car was still the same green color; however, he could not state as to whether it had been recently repainted. He did state he knew the car had not been repainted at his garage. 24. On 12 May 1952 records checks at the Baltimore City Police Department, Baltimore County Police, and Maryland State Police reflected no records of STEWART. ## INCLOSURES ## FOR HEADQUARTERS OSI 1. Photostatic reproduction of information obtained from STEWART by CORBIN (with sketch). 2. Photostatic reproduction of information obtained from TYLER by CORBIN. [page 164] INTERVIEW URSDAY 1952 --- PROJECT EYEFUL NAME: Donald F. Stewart ADDRESS 224 Warren Avenue Balto. 30, MD. TELEPHONE NUMBER: SAratoga 1423 AGE: 23 EMPLOYMENT: B. and O. Railroad ---- Clerical Work DATE OF OBSERVATION: March 29, 1952 TIME OF OBSERVATION: 10:45 P.M. PLACE: Ritchie Highway-- Harness Track WEATHER: Clear --- MOON and STARS OUT APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: TWO MINUTES ESTIMATED ALTITUDE: 200 FEET # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. (cont.) ## DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: (cont.) INTERVIEW #1 ---- When the object was over the highway the car engine died suddenly and remained dead until it departed. A yellow Pontiac convertible traveling south along the highway experienced the same situation. Occupants in all cars were very frightened. The automobile, A British Ford was taken to Griebel &&&&&& Motors on Light St. They over-hauled the entire car. A friend, Mr. Kenny Johnson, an electrician, in a repair shop said something about wiring being magnetized. Mr. Johnson had previously been an aviation Jet mechanic during the war. Mr. Stewart is not sufficiently familiar with the technical situation to recall his exact explanation. A check with the Glenn Burnie Folice on this date April 24th, indicated that several times during this year the Headquarters at Glenn Burnie Police were notified concerning a curious object in the sky. The Police have always considered the source of such objects as being Aberdeen Proving Grounds. In all events the Police have not conducted a detailed investigation as a result of any such call to their headquarters. 社 general summary of an appraisal made by "R.F." [page 166] # Light Kept FADING Light sort of A white phosphorous Color, Bright Around the outer rim [page 167] INTERVIEW # 2. ------ SUNDAY ---- APRIL 27, 1952 "PROJECT EYEFUL NAME: MR. George S. Tyler ADDRESS: 122 East Montgomery St. Balto TELEPHONE NUMBER: PLaza 2119 AGE: 17 EMPLOYMENT: Southern Highschool ---- Third Year. DATE OF OBSERVATION March 29, 1952 PLACE: Ritchie Highway Harness Track TIME OF OBSERVATION: 10:45 P.M. WEATHER: Clear APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: A Minute or so! ESTIMATED ALTITUDE: Maybe a hundred feet or so [page 168] 847-46828-29 [page 169] INTERVIEW #23 2 --- 2 # Light Kept FADING Light sort of A white phosphorous Color, Bright Around the outer rim (cont.) ## DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: (cont.) D have beef onte a few yards soth of where he was. He indicated that he was cuite "astounded" at what he saw. He indicated that he was slightly scared for fear people would think he and his friend had made up the story just to get some publicity, but felt better when the newspapers had told them that others had reported a strange object in the sky. As a note of interest, the young man confided that since he got home rather late that Saturday evening his parents had confined him to the premises. He wasn't allowed to go out with the boys for awhile. PERSONAL OBSERVATION ---- Mr. Tyler seemed a good deal more conservative than his friend, Mr. Stewart. He Is on the LaCrosse Team at Southern Highschool. He seemed (at least over the phone) to be fairly intelligent. He stated that Mr. Stewart was in his opinion a great deal more excited about it than he was. [page 170] SPADA . 64 # Office Memorandum.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : A. H. Belmont FROM : W. A. Branigan SUBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS DATE: June 10, 1952 Tolson Ladd clegz Glavin Nichola [ ] Rosen Tracy Harbo belmont, Bohr Tole. Room EHM: elw 61 JUN 27 1952 elw memo from Belmont recording 6/17/5 indexed - 78 62-83894 JUN 18 1952 5 <signature> oase ## PURPOSE Candy Day To recommend that Bureau Liaison contact OSI to determine whether photographs allegedly taken by the captioned individual of a flying disc in 1947 were furnished by OSI to the office of Drew Pearson. ## BACKGROUND Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, a Mr. George Fugate, Jr., called at the Phoenix Office exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California. He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying disc in Phoenix on the afternoon of July 7, 1947. # Office Memorandum.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## BACKGROUND (cont.) The Phoenix Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr. Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoenix as a representative of Colonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field, and it was suggested the Phoenix Office assist rugate not in investigating the matter, A but in simply talking with Dr. Rhodes. By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoenix Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not have them in his immediate possession. Rhodes stated, however, he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning for transmittal to Fugate at Hamilton Field, California. 503 On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate, a representative of the Army Air Force Intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the negatives back. Mr. Rhodes turned the negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. 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W E 2 2 N I NOSIVI NOI tra 16% na saut34 A BOTO TEA Ad of [page 172] On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes advised the Phoenix Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence. At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, California, since they had been made available to this agency by the Phoenix Office on August 30, 1947. By letter dated June 8, 1949, the Phoenix Office advised the Bureau that on the previous day Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoenix, Arizona, called the Phoenix Office stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had requested their return. Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was "hazy.' OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concern- ing this matter. (62-83894, Serials 80, 184, and 225) # Office Memorandum.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On June 4, 1952, Mr. Fred Blumenthal, in the office of Drew Pearson, called and talked with Special Agent Wick. Blumenthal stated Pearson had been in contact with the captioned individual concerning photographs which Rhodes had taken of flying discs in the Phoenix area in July of 1947. Blumen thal stated the subject told Pearson the FBI borrowed his negatives and when he asked for their return the FBI told him the negatives were not available. Blumenthal inquired whether there was any truth to Rhodes' statement and what the Bureau knew concerning him. It appeared that Pearson was interested in using the photographs on his television program and was desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to the subject. Mr. Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mr. Rhodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned them over to Air Force Intelligence representatives, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California, on August 30, 1947, with the under- standing he might never have them returned. [page 173] [x] Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this information and said he would contact the office of Special Investigations of the Air Force for what assistance they might be to him. He said also he would straighten out Rhodes, informing him the FBI only as a courtesy to the Air Force representatives received the negatives from him and transmitted them. It has been reported that Drew Pearson, on his television program of June 8, 1952, demonstrated photographs of flying discs. It is not known whether the photographs displayed by Pearson on his television program are those referred to in the captioned case. [page 174] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT g DB TO : MR. A. H. BELMONT FROM : V. P. KEAY <signature> SUBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERT / RHODES MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS DATE: June 17, 1952 our wr Reference is made to the memorandum captioned as above dated June 10, 1952, from Mr. Branigan to Mr. Belmont, which requested that OSI be contacted to determine if they turned over negatives of photographs of flying discs taken by the above-captioned individual to Mr. Fred Blumenthal who works for Drew Pearson. # • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Clezz <empty> Olavin <empty> Nichols <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Harbo <empty> Belmont <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Room <empty> Nease <empty> Gandy <empty> <empty> 1 Brofrugan Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Barnard and Lieutenant Colonel E. M. Neville of OSI were both contacted and both advised that no inquiries had been received by OSI from Blumenthal. The Bureau's Air Force Liaison Representative then contacted Colonel C. M. Young of Air Force Intelligence (A-2) who likewise advised that no inquiries had been received by the Office of the Director of Intelligence from Blumenthal or anyone in Pearson's office. It is noted that matters involving flying discs are handled by A-2. Colonel Young advised that it was possible that any inquiries made by Drew Pearson's office would be made in the Office of the Public Information Officer of the Air Force. However, Colonel Young contacted the Public Information Office, and he was advised that no inquiries .had been received from Drew Pearson's office regarding flying discs and no photographs or negatives of photographs of flying discs had ever been furnished to Drew Pearson's office. 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A Kemsley Newspaper 24d. # GREAT NEW CHURCHILL SERIES PAGE 8 SERIES PAGE 8 # The most amazing Flying Saucer story of them all BY THE MAN WHO SAW IT TAKE OFF * A disc-shaped object with a cylindrical top, resembling a flying saucer. * Several figures, some appearing to be observers. * A landscape with hills, trees (including pine trees), and what looks like a road or path. Eye-witness Herr Linke himself directed the artist to produce this vivid impression of the flying saucer as he saw it in the clearing: beside it stand the two members of the crew, who took off in it shortly after. They saw the Flying Saucer: Oskar Linke and his 12-year-old step-daughter. [page 178] 20 Sunday Graphic, July 6, 1952 Sharps THE WORD FOR TOFFEE LITTLE MO BECOMES MIGHTY MO Culmak SHAVING BRUSHES ## 'COPYBOY MAKES THE BIG TENNIS NEWS OF YEAR # The most amazing Flying Saucer story of them all BY THE MAN WHO SAW IT TAKE OFF (cont.) ## By HAROLD LAWRENCE MAUREEN CONNOLLY, the M17-year-old San Diego copy boy (she fetches reporters' tea and they call her "boy "), gave her Californian newspaper its biggest story of the year when she joined the great few who have won Wimbledon at their first attempt Playing perfectly timed tournament and reaching her peak form when most one their best, Little Mo defeated three- times winner Louise Brough 7-5, 6-3 in 70 minutes yesterday. American champion at 16 and virtually world champion 11 months later is no fluke, for Maureen has been working for years with this one ambition in mind # The most amazing Flying Saucer story of them all BY THE MAN WHO SAW IT TAKE OFF (cont.) ## Coming back We may as well get used to Maureen's successes for she is a fone youngster stepping into the future when her once famous compatriots are past their best. "Sure I'm coming back, lots and lots of times," she said, "I think Wimbledon is wonderful." It has not been an easy début for the young leden bezan she was forced to scratch from a London championship final with fibrositis. In spite of the pleas of her coach to scratch from Wimbledon. Maureen carried on. Most of us expected Louise to at least win the first set and we were encouraged in the fifth Maureen's service Duchess of Kent presents the men's doubles cup. game. Before we had time to congratulate ourselves on our foresight. Maureen sent back four of Louise's best services with "an outright winner" label attached. # The most amazing Flying Saucer story of them all BY THE MAN WHO SAW IT TAKE OFF (cont.) ## Coming back (cont.) Printed and Published by 143 SUNDAY JULY 1 London WC.L 1 by KEMSLEY WSPAPERS, Ltd. Kemsley House. At this stage, with Louise still full of confidence, it was great tennis thoroughly worthy of the contra Wimbledon final, Then the former champion was being pulled up for foot-faulting. Her sureness began to waver and for the first time we all knew- and I think she did that a suc- cessful come-back, the toughest thing in sport, was not to be here led two-love the second set but it did not blind us from the inevitable for she was now having to battle-against two opponents-herself as well as with outright winners. But with Maureen hitting at the lines it nally put a low back- hand into the net. ittle Miss Court-out rework Confidence. Joy from her eyes before she re- Maureen had to wipe tears of the Duchess of Kent, who chatted with her quite a while on the ceived the famous trophy from court. # The most amazing Flying Saucer story of them all BY THE MAN WHO SAW IT TAKE OFF (cont.) ## So excited Like a bu which throws out that last burst of the old sparkle, Louise saved three match points in the eighth game of the second set, mostly "I was so excited that I can remember what the was so Duchess sald weet Maureen told me. Neither the women's nor the men's doubles titles changed hands for both Doris Hart and Shirley Fry, and Ken McGregor and Frank Sedeman were too strong for their opponents 1952 The outstandinest winners and one or is Frank Sedgman, followed his Friday singles success by taking the triple crown back to Australia for the first time in history, Results can do for YOU! Send for full details- POST TODAY BROOKS APPLIANCE COMPANY LTD. London: 00 Chancery Lane, W.C.2. 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Man who first brought to light this remarkable story (reported briefly in later editions of the Sunday Graphic last week) is grey- haired, 48 year old ex- Mayor Oskar Linke, of Gleimershausen, near Meiningen. He had escaped from the Russian zone with his wife and six children. Key entities: - Circular stone structure - Hillside - Trees # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## Men in metal I can now reveal that in the company of West Berlin officials, Herr Linke, with his 11 year old step- daughter Gabriele, last week swore this solemn and affidavit before a formal judge:- The Saucer begins to take off: the outer disk whirls faster and faster, rising up the centre "conning-tower," which remains stationary. machine toward Hassel- bach, Gabriele pointed to something about 150 yards away. At first sight, in the half light, I took it for a young deer. "I was riding home on my motor-cycle, with Gabriele on n the pillion, when a tyre Dear the village of Which Twin has the Toni- the deer cautiously. from it. was now about 60 yards from it. AND WHICH HAS THE EXPENSIVE PERM? "I then realised that my first impression had been incorrect. The thing I had really two # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## A 'warming pan' stance, and were bending ching on the ground. shimmering, metallic sub- town and studying some- clothed in a kind appeared to be roughly a foot and a half from Airborne, the strange craft whirls off at terrific speed, soon to be out of sight. As it left the ground the central tower rose again. "Out of the metallic object rose a black cylindrical con- ning tower, about ten feet high." Linke went on. I was now alarmed by a call from my daughter, who had remained Isome distance back. The sound rushed back have reached the two must figures, for they must have reached the two to the object, clambered rapidly up the side of the conning tower.' and disappeared inside PIT DISASTER which cost 48 lives at Zwickáv, in East Germany, has resulted in a manager and six total of 45 years' jail for the production at the cost employees accused of "raisin human health." of # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## Clowing calaure.cou ing a lampeared to be carry- that one one to be carry- of lamp flash his chest. The intervals and off at The outer edge of the holes were sunk now started to warming pan, in which the Panel 1: A small bulldog stands by a bowl labeled "CAESAR". A larger dog with floppy ears and brown patches is lying down with a bone. Panel 2: The same larger dog is reacting with surprise as a small bulldog runs towards it carrying a bone. A large, angry-looking bulldog stands in the background. Panel 3: The larger dog is now struggling with the small bulldog, which is still holding the bone, while the large bulldog watches with an aggressive expression. ## Hole in ground Studie # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## Hole in ground (cont.) standing on the ground. truding from the bottom and had been standing. I found a After appearing before the Judge, Herr Linke told me: "I would almost have believed that my daughter and I had dreamed the whole epis episode were it not for one thing: "When the thing had gone. I went to the place where it circular depression, evidently freshly made, where the earth had been driven down. The warming pan, with Its glowing outside ring of flame, was now some feet off the earth. "Then I noticed that the "This was exactly the shape of the conning tower'; I real- Ised then that I had not been dreaming. whole object was rising slowly from the earth. The c on which it had rested had now render disappeared inside the centre and reappeared again through the top. rate of ascent now be- The came much greater, and at the same time my daughter and I The obleway rose in a hori rose in a Win hori zontal position, swerved away towards a nearby village and He continued: "I never heard the expression flying to saucer until 1 escaped West Berlin from the Soviet 20 When I saw the thing first. I thought it was a new Russian war machine heard a whistling sound. rather "I was terrified for heard a whistling # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## Hole in ground (cont.) disappeared, still gaining height over the hills and forests towards Stockheim." Several other people in the area later told Herr Linke they had seen something which they took for a comet. One, a shepherd, Georg Derbst, who was about a mile and a half away, said he thought a comet had "bounced off the earth A sawmill watchman told Herr Linke he had seen what he thought was a low-flying comet flash away from the hill where Herr Linke saw the object. the $98iets do no am and am goings-on, in people are shut up for years much Germany for knowing too ## FOOTNOTE FROM VICKERS CHIEF DESIGNER # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## FOOTNOTE FROM VICKERS CHIEF DESIGNER (cont.) across, exactly. it was hard to say though Peering over a small large them. ridge, I noticed a ridge, I noticed a large object, which I judged to be about 40 to 50 feet across, exactly. Peering over a small within about 30 feet of them. to about 30 feet of "I wormed my way to It looked like a ecolour at first seemed Reli hum. As the glow increased, the con ning the sound slight hum. As the glow slight and At the same time I heard retracting into increased, the con ning tower was the sound ing pan, and the whole object retracting into the centre of the warm ing pan, and the whole object tower was exhaust, I got the "From the glowing swirling effect of the the the cylindrical piece which "It seemed to be resting on had of of had had the the cylindrical sunk sunk object through through and was piece the the now which centre centre na huge oval warming pan. object was spinning like a top. resistance have to retract into the 'body' in order to prevent "It seemed to be resting on foot foot holes "There were two rows of a along the sides, about in in in along diameter. diameter. the sides, Each Each row row about was was of a a # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## FOOTNOTE FROM VICKERS CHIEF DESIGNER (cont.) World War Britain developed. Before and during the First flew. WE called it the Flying had this to say about the East Zone saucer last night: in the idea of circular Mr. George Edwards, Chief Designer for Vickers Aircraft, There is little There is little to stop Doughnut in flying saucers? I don't know. There is little wrong circular wing aircraft. And it rose slowly from the ground. "I Herr Linke's description is accurate it may be that the "From machine is designed e better than a conventional aircrafts except the money and the need. What can a scer do that is developing aying Saucer better than a developing aying Saucer exhaust, I got the designed to provide vertical take-off. The cylinde would Comment on its glow that it houses a appear e from his comment as a military hover plane. Y could Comment on its glow that it houses a jet plan est plant # 50 YARDS AWAY I SAW TWO MEN TAKE OFF IN A 'FLYING SAUCER' (cont.) ## That snowman again "Metallic suits are possible, too-they could be a form of protective clothing for use in high altitudes. 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Th Sat.. 5.15. 8. ctant Heroes. am's & 7.15 The Love of ir Colonels, # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Bannister burst lets him down (cont.) Latecomers could not believe that the cocky, so-often omni- potent Yorkshire could be out, for a meagre 137, and among stimulus. the early slain England's captain, Len Hutton, determination needs only such a, captain's left-hand deliveries all over the place. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## By TERRY O'CONNOR The crowd of Test match pro- erammed into the ground-were portions over portions over 25,000 people happy with the sunshine, the thirst it engendered, and Surrey's ray magnificent bowling. achieve-handed ment. WHITE CITY'S international athletics meeting yesterday, billed as an Olympic Games pre- view for British runners (who go to Helsinki in two weeks' time), was not a very encourag- ing one for Roger Bannister. He was beaten in the 800 metres in the triangular match by another Englishman, Albert Webster. glasses was the The toast Bedser twins, who had celebrated their 34th birth- day the previous day. the tinkling In a memorable day for Surrey the captain, Stuart Surridge, restrained deserves a meed of praise. slip catch by which he dismissed took three cheap wickets and the Halliday was a gem of purest serene." He held it one-showed and very low down. Griffiths and an unusually Trevor Bailey nad a He prolific stand and both men were a half-century out in the eighties. Ray Smith had previously hit a half-century fear- and Dicky Dodds, 75 before lunch. that he is the most fear- less opener in the game-some- what reminiscent of George Gunn. Our Dicky's first scoring stroke was a six. Brother Alec, in his fiercest, # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Catch disallowed Yorkshire left-handers. slow- bowler Wardle, and tall Wilson. saved the side from dire disgrace though Wilson, who scored 50 when seven. the grass near George Parr's tree Dozens of people drowsed on as Indian batsman Roy plodded his weary way from noon till the end of a weary day. Frank Lowson, Yorkshire's opening bat, went all out ## Test-match style for a big sweep to leg here-the result... lbw b Laker. exactly, was lucky not to be out Roy batted all day for 142 and Although this is not Bannister's Olymple distance-he is our lead- ing 1,500 metres man the man- shock to best come as a ner of his [ most magnificent Test match for just over ten runs apiece, and the equally massive Eric, style, took five Yorkshire wickets who has conie into his own as an opening batsman, scored 67 and recalled. is still there to worry the York- shire attack to-morrow. Constable made a wonderful attempt to catch him with his was hand on the ground. Wilson was walking to the pavilion until The umpire had dis- allowed the catch. took over five hours for his cen- tury ## Page to rescue ## Oxford slow march For once the famous Bannister burst 300 yards from the tape failed him. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Slow start would be only three runs behind dreams have believed that they be only three runs behind close could not in their wildest Yorkshire on the first innings in in have believed that they Surrey-134 for three at the could not in their wildest Oval wicket, though it needed watching, was never anything watching, was never anything remotely wicked. remotely wicked. Was Denis Compton's hand-about a Warwick collapse and the Essex ran to 402 some face flushed and hot under the sunburn at Colchester as the sunburn at Colchester as Essex ran to 402 for 8 and then declared-after he had put them declared-after he had put them was never anything but dochs Young amateur Colin Griffiths rubbed salt into the Compton Young amateur Colin Griffiths gaffe of the season for the pitch was never anything When the Kent bowling looked like being severely mauled at Coventry young Page brought having been out for 304 after champions 1 for three. Page having been out for 304 after 1 Page played only twice for Kent last season but season but is obviously an acquisition. scoring a century. Godfrey Evans, Warwick a great start by wicket-keeper, R. T. Spooner, had Warwick a great start by Warwick a great start by promoted in the batting order, # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## By ROLAND ALLEN the spin of Marlar, bowling his accurate IT was Robin IT was the spin of Robin Marlar, bowling his accurate off breaks up the hill in the terday, which worried Oxford's University match at Lord's yes- the high speed of the two Cam- batsmen much more than bridge Test bowlers. McCarthy and John Warr. for the loss of six wickets and it took J. E. Bush more than four runs. hours runs. hours to gather together his 62 Oxford batsman, who, as we Colin Cowdrey, the young of strokes. know, has a wide range them to 55, which only occasionally showed us in a dour innings of Cuan took him 175 minutes. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## By ROLAND ALLEN (cont.) After a slow first lap. 59.7sec., Webster led with Bannister com- fortably behind. As they entered the back straight, the 35.000 crowd was hushed, waiting for the Bannister burst. But when he began to open up his stride, 26-year-old Webster But when he began to open up doggedly refused to be overtaken. For 100 yards these two runners the first day of a match. And the It was the biggest cricketing That solid opener and elegant better batsmen much more than only occasionally showed them to doggedly refused to be overtaken. He was in for 32 minutes be-electrified the meeting by run- save this match but Yorkshire wounds by clouting the Middlesex gave Kent some confidence. Oxford batted all day for 233 fore he got his first run, a single. ning neck and neck. Yorkshire have a job on to MORE than the world's best Mathletes will be tested in the 1932 Olympiad, due to start at Helsinki on July 19. The Games themselves will be on trial. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## By ROLAND ALLEN (cont.) At the third bend, Bannister was forced to drop back, but came again in the home straight, Webster kept his famous rival at bay to win in the moderate time of 1min. 55.7sec. He struck seven fours, two of them cover drives straight from the cricket copybooks. Lock 1-8, Laker 1-27. 1-8, Laker 1-27. Bowling: A Bedser 5-54, Surridge 3-22. OLYMPIC when the 1936 Games were prestige slumped was used by Germany to boost their particular political creed of that era. We British, who have so loyally to the ideals tried to live up believed in and which inspired the right in our faith. Or if we have been sentimental fools, There has been criticism of Bannister's lone-wolf training this is season. race this race that even he cannot do It's obvious from without first-class competition. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## GILROY'S wwwwwwwwww SPORT GOSSIP Games will know if we have been Swww. wwww This Olympiad will probably resolve itself into a titanie duel between America and Russia. No now. need to go into what those two great nations think of each other in the world of politics. in the world of politics. rivalry be carried into the sport Will this international political/have 88 the cynies ing arena and Justify the who allege nationalism is who Dant Dant in the Olympic Games? in allege the Olympic nationalism Games? is ram-Games. restored pedestal. Remember, we were even harder up then than we are the Olymple Ideal to its www. among the "25 to 1 others"? It shouldn't. The Hon. Michael Scott was 55 when he won the amateur title. the them closer than ever before. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## GILROY'S wwwwwwwwww SPORT GOSSIP (cont.) We also recall such a stroke from Bush, which made it a matter of wonder that, although these two got more than their fair share of the Oxford runs ing rate through it all was below their in a partnership of 84, their 30 an hour. Sarazen could be a tough proposition at 50. It's 20 years since he won the championship and he modestly claims he hasn't come over to win but to "mee some old pals and show Gene how' to more than the youngsters. world will be focused on youngsters how." At 25 to 1 Be frank about it. There can hems a nice bet for showing We struggled through some- Our arrangements may not now. been as good or luxurious 88 the Berlin or Los Angeles title. Berlin or Los Angeles 88 the Olympiads. But we showed the world the real spirit of the And the world went away happier than before * * # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Nazi vulgarity ITTLE Finland. with only 4.000.000 people, has put up a of the Games. The Finns will be good hosts. There will be no repetition of Berlin. be sharp practice, unfair tactics and bad sportsmanship even in the Olymples. A bump or a nudge can mean the loss of title. shine forth at Helsinki Will good sportsmanship still among athletes political creeds? The British say Will good sportsmanship still who detest each among other's It can and should * * * ## Age lengthens odds PORTS FRONT FLASHES: Bob Maitland (Bham) not Maitland (Bham) not Britain's picked for picked Britain's Olymple riders in beat all race... he rode 84 miles in 3hr. London-Leamington 26min, 24sec.. selectors having second thoughts? Beyond the fact that Bush once Beyond the fact that had to duck from a lifting ball from Warr, the Cambridge shock attack was very fast, but not much more. It did not raise much above that for nearly all day. At times it dropped as low as five in half an hour. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Dead-bat technique road cycle The Cambridge fielding was team. better than we have seen it sometimes this season, but it is impossible to avoid the feeling that the big crowd-and the admittedly good bowling-were so much negative defensive and even dead-bat technique, He will find the Swedes and Germans position than stout-hearted Web- than a far stout-hearted tougher Web- pro- ster at Helsinki. ## World's best equalled Records fell in the relay events. quartette won the I The Australian won the womey I relay print print in 46.9sec., equalling the world's best set up by a South African Marjorie Jackson, who ran the anchor leg for Australla. had earlier won the 100 metres (11.7sec.) and 200 metres (24.2sec.), fastest times for these Jamaican team In the 4 x 4 roke relay the the British held in Berlin. This Olympiad magnificent show in the staging THEY are offering 25 to 1fans will still pay more next worthy of something better than distances by a woman in Britain. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## World's best equalled (cont.) Of course the staging and It's down on the track where Lytham and St. Anne's to-misses open golf championship Blake and W. M. Mitchell swung by 2-5sec. the the or Olymple Olymple trailed ideal ideal in will will the be be dust upheld upheld of national and political aspira- tions. The Americans and the Russians should know the eyes of pionship, which begins at Royal Dudas, here from Germany. Towards the finish P. D. S. Empire record, of 2min. 13.6sec., against little Gene Sarazen time. winning the Open golf cham- morrow, morrow, Gene Gene is 50. Age un-because doubtedly has influenced the his odds offered against him. Wolves made £10.609 profit last season, £21.993 season before American Private Stanley R. and A, never received entry tough luck, tine) was admitted although his fally as Antonio Cerda entry was late. organisation organisation efficient. But was was the spectacular spectacular whole boastful and and affair was vulgar and turned British stomachs. The 1948 Games at Wembley their bats freely, a refreshing and espec-profitable process, even even if if it it hap- (Argen-pened reckoned it should have done later than majority opinion Does topping the half century necessarily put a golfer out CRICKET # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## World's best equalled (cont.) the points. The England-Wales team won triangular Scotland scored 66. match scored with Irelana 34. ## GILLINGHAM SIGN KIRMAN ## SCOREBOARD CILLINGHAM yesterday signedy Third-round results ia English # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## INEMAS At thokshire First innings L Hutton b A Bedser PA Lowson lbw b Laker JV Wilson e McIntyre b A Bedser H Halliday e Surridge b Lock w Watson e Melntyre b Surridge... NWD Yardley e Melntyre b Surridge DB Close c Fishlock b A Bedser... JH Wardle e Laker b A Bedser... E Leadbeater c Parker b Surridge... DV Brennan not out... Worth b A Bedser ***** imy. Los Olvi- Adults 30.6.30.8.37 -Poly. From Caroline x. Adults only M. Car.10. 4.30 & (A) ion. Walt 'til Sun Shines e (u). Tech. e. From 4.30. oe, Tech, (u). ant. Haymrkt, ted Frontier.a. 5.50. 8.40. Sa. Theatre. Angel (u). ton Pavilion from 4.30 of Damascus ch.) (U). 5 Arch Pav. ed Frontier,a. 5.50. 8.40. Gallery. Fall riin. a. s open a Col. Leic.-sq.The cance of Being t(u), Tech. Marble Arch. tatie Courier 5.25. 8.20. The Quiet U), (Tech.). en 4 Tora-no-o.U. ellzapoppin.U. Colossal Quo Tech.) tay, One.Fantasla L'Uomo dal Grigio (A) (Ital). 11 Man of co Sto San I'll See You Dreams (u). to-day 4.30. 7.20. Gtheir fifth player in a week, Harold Kirman, 22-year-old wing- half from Hull City. Bowling Association inter-county championship: Northumberland (holders) beat Nottingham 121- 99; Surrey beat Warwick 123- 101; Middlesex beat Norfolk 121-112; Hampshire beat Somerset 111-110. # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Surrey v Yorkshire ## Essex v Middlesex Other soccer transfers: Allenby Driver, Ipswich inside or centre- forward, to Walsall: Joseph Coupland, Bradford City full- back, to Carlisle. At Colchester: Essex First Innings 8TC Dodds c and b D Compton...... Addiscombe cyclist J, B. Smith broke Southern Road Association 50-mile record by six seconds. His time was 2hr. 4min. 5sec. 8 EA Stanley ret. hurt 50 PA Gibb run out 12 R Horsfall e Brown b Young .. 2 DJ Insole b Young 6 TE Bailey c Robertson b Young... 3R Smith low b Bennett.. 36 FH Vigar c L Compton b Bennett... ## Sussex v Glamorgan 2 C Griffiths b Young .... 2 WT Greensinith not out.. At Hove, ok C Preston not out .... Extras Glamorgan-First Innings Dbmes Parkhouse lbw b James Hedges c Oakman b James ... Watkins b Cornford Jones e Suttle b Oakes Wooller e Webb b Wood Muncer b Wood.... Davies lbw b Wood Hever c Cox b James Shepherd not out Extras Total (8 wkts dec) 402 Bowling: : Young 4-106, Bennett -34, p Compton 1-72 First Innings Middlesex-F Middlesex-F JD Robertson c Preston b Smith... 3 A Thompson e Gibb b. Preston...... 67 WJ Edrich not out Total (2 wkts) # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Leicester v Hampshire 45 5 At Leicester: Hampshire-First Innings 17 NH Rogers lbw b Palmer ... 7 JR Gray b Spencer 22 AD Ingleby-McKenale b Palmer... Harrison b Palmer 64 Rayment Spencer AWH Ra DR Eagar b 3D Shackleton b Spencer 35 R Dare b Palmer... 11 V Cannings c Palmer Spencer 7 R Prouton e Firth b Spencer 0.CH Knott not out Extras Total (2 wkts). 349 70-2. Total (6 wkts) 2331 42 62-83894-297 13 17 Another easy victory for New- castle in South Africa. They beat Eastern Province 5-1. John Wardrop (Motherwell) and Lilian Preece (Wallasey) Olympic will captain Britain's men's and women's women's Olympic teams. 9 10 Total 151 216 ..................... 137 Total # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Leicester v Hampshire (cont.) Poole-to-Wareham and back road race (191 miles) was won by Di 2hr. 33min. 44sec. Highgate in in won team race. Bowling: wood 4-53. James4.55 Oakes 1-29, Cornford 1-36. Sussex-First Innings 15 John Langridge c Watkins b Hever 7C Oakes b Hever 9G Cox not out D Smith not out Extras Bowling: Palmer 5-13, Spencer 6-67. Leicester-First Innings G Lester b Knott Smithson e Harrison b Knott ...... M Tompkin not out H Palmer not out. Extras Surrey-First innings LB Fishlock e Wilson b Yardley.... EA Bedser not out B Constable b Close TH Clark c Wilson b Close F Parker not out Extras ........ Total (3 wkts) 134 31 Total (2 wkts) Total (2 wkts) 219 ## Northants v Somerset ## Derbyshire v Lancashire # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Warwick v Kent At Burton: At Peterborough: Northants-First Innings D Brookes b Redman V Broderick e Gimblett b Buse 25 E Davis b Buse N Oldfield e Robinson b Buse F Jakeman e Stephenson b Buse... D Barrick not out...... ....196 R Brown e Robinson b Redman... P Davis c and b Lawrence G Tribe c Stephenson b Hazell 37 19 A Nutter e Hazell b Redman .. W Clarke b Lawrence Extras Total 376 Bowling: Buse 4-107, Redman 3-113, Lawrence 2-49, Hazell 1-31. Somerset-Pirst Innings H Gimblett not out.. FL Angell not out Extras Total (0 wkt) Derbyshire-First Innings CS Elliott lbw b Statham ... b Tattersall .. GL Willatt Hilton Tattersall 117 AC Revill b Stathament,12,1--ærer DB Carr b Hilton J Kelly b Statham 41 D Morgan run out AA E Rhodes c Howard b Statham... C Gladwin not out G Dawkes c Washbrooke Hilton ... L Jackson e Wharton b Hilton ...... 0 Extras 217 Statham 4-53, Hilton 3-66, 12-27, Lancashire-First Innings 4-88. C Washbrook not out............. JT Ikin not out Total (0 wkt) # TWIN DAY FOR EVEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted gentlemen of South London as the mighty Yorkshire crashed BEDSERS with an unholy crash at the Oval. (cont.) ## Gloucester v Worcester At Coventry. Warwick-First Innings 2PC Gardner Fagg b Dovey 1 7 RT Spooner b Page 19 J S Ord e Wilson b Wright ... PH Bromley b Dovey HE Dollery c Phebey b Dovey...... RE Hitchcock Page A Townsend lbw b Page 17 C W Grove b Page 8RT Weeks e Evans b Page 29 TL Pritchard b Dovey ... WE Hollies not out Extras Total 304 Bowling: Page 5-84. Dovey Wright 1-60. Kent-First Innings AE Fagg lbw b Grove...... 16 A H Phebey not out TG Evans e Spooner b Townsend... 8 O'Linn b Hollies.... not out. Total (3 wkts). 112 chew a couple of At Bristol, Worcester-Pirst innings DJ Kenyon c Crapp b Scott 77 PE Richardson e Wilson b Scott... L Outschoorn run out, 79 R Broadbent b Men Scott RE Bird e Wilson b 2 22 11 G Dews e McHugh b Scott L Devereux lbw b McHugh RO Jenkins not out .... M Horton not out. Extras Total (7 wkts) 306 27 ## Oxford U. v Cambridge At Lord's Oxford Univ.-First Innings B Boobbyer lbw b Marlar ......... JE Bush b Marlar WG Wiley b Warr.. MC Cowdrey b Marlar AL Dowding b Kenny 19 PDS Blake, not out 15 PJ Wbe e Sheppard b Marlar W M M not out. Extras ## Notts v India ## Speedway racing [page 180] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum • # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RA ΤΟ : Mr. Tolson DATE: June 4, 1952 FROM : L. B. Nichols Toleca Ladd Nichols A Belmon Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Mohr 1/ Blume Tele. Rm. Nease # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) SUBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING F LYING DISCS BUREAU FILE 62-83894, Serials 80, 184, and 225 During my absence at 11:50 A.M. today, Fred Blumenthal, in the office of Drew Pearson, called and talked with Wick. Blumenthal stated Pearson has been in contact with Dr. W. A. Rhodes (Phoenix telephone number 5-0048) concerning photographs which the above captioned took of flying discs in the Phoenix area in July of 1947. <signature> Blumenthal states that Dr. Rhodes told Pearson today' that the FBI borrowed his negatives of the flying discs and when asked for their return the FBI told Rhodes the negatives were not available. Blumenthal asked whether there is any truth to this statement of Rhodes and what the FBI knew about him. It appears that Pearson is interested in using the photographs on his television program and is desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to Dr. Rhodes. # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) BACKGROUND: Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, a Mr. George Fugate, Jr., called at the Phoenix Office exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California. He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying disc in Phoenix on the afternoon of July 7, 1947. 2 MA ep 11 0 The Phoenix Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr. Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoenix as a representative of Colonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field, and it was suggested the Phoenix Office assist Fugate not in investigating NDEXEDter, but in simply talking with Dr. Rhodes. RECORDED 2-83894-282 CE CO 20 By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoenix Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not have them in his immediate possession. Rhodes stated, however, he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning for trans- mittal to Fugate at Hamilton Field, California. 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Md 9 СЭЛІЗОВН O98 00 1-6-os te [page 182] # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson June 4, 1952 # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate, a representative of the Army Air Force Intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the negatives back. Mr. Rhodes turned the negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. (62-83894-80, page On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes advised the Phoenix Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence. At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, Cali- fornia, since they had been made available to this agency by the Phoenix Office on August 30, 1947. # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) By letter dated June 8, 1949, the Phoenix Office advised the Bureau that on the previous date Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoenix, Arizona, called the Phoenix Office stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had requested the ir return. Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was "hazy." OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concerning this matter. # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) ## ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mr. Rhodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned them over to Air Force Intelligence representatives, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California, on August 30, 1947, with the understanding he might never have them returned. Blumenthal was advised the FBI did not investigate this matter, did not investigate Rhodes, and had no interest whatsoever in the matter other than to accompany the representative from Hamilton Field while interviewing Rhodes. Blumenthal was told that for these reasons, of course, we had no information concerning the reliability of Rhodes. Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this infor- mation and said he would contact the office of Special Investi- gations of the Air Force for what assistance they might be to him. He said also he would straighten out Rhodes, informing him the FBI only as a courtesy to the Air Force representatives received the negatives from him and transmitted them. 6/11/52 Lt. Col. 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WV IS 6 2 Mr. Tolson June 4, 1952 # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) ## L. B. Nichols WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS BUREAU FILE 62-83894, Serials 80, 184, and 225 During my absence at 11:50 A.M. today, Fred Blumen- thal, in the office of Drew Pearson, called and talked with Vick. Blumenthal stated earson has been in contact with Dr. W. A. Rhodes (Phoenix telephone number 5-0048) concerning photographs which the above captioned took of flying discs in the Phoenix area in July of 1947. Blumenthal states that Dr. Rhodes told Pearson today that the FBI borrowed his negatives of the flying discs and when asked for their return the FBI told Rhodes the negatives were not available. Blumenthal asked whether there is any truth to this statement of Rhodes and what the FBI knew about him. It appears that Pearson is interested in using the photographs on his television program and is desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them re turned to Dr. Rhodes. [page 185] Memorandum to Mr. Tolson. # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) ## BACKGROUND: (cont.) On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate, a representative of the Army Air Force Intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the negatives back. Mr. Rhodes turned the negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. (62-83894-80, page 4) # Memorandum to Mr. Tolson (cont.) ## BACKGROUND: (cont.) On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes advised the Phoenix Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence. At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, Cali- fornia, since they had been made available to this agency by the Phoenix Office on August 30, 1947. By letter dated June 8, 1949, the Phoenix Office advised the Bureau that on the previous date Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoenix, Arizona, called the Phoenix Office stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had requested the ir return. Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was "hazy." OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concerning this matter. [page 187] 12 32.25 MOD BECERA RECEIVEL MAIL ROOM FBI H. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUL 16 3 58 PM 57 87 03JAM COWW-EBI 23 Velos TEA 96 pasmoons to goo LEP: bo BECONDED [page 188] July 8, 1952 Thad W. Culmer II Post Office Box 99 Robinson, Illinois Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Belmont Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Harbo Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Laughlin Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy <signature> Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, District of Columbia Dear Mr. Hoover: Perhaps this is a little out of your line of endeavor, however, I feel that per- haps you or your organization might be able to give me some information concerning the following matter. From the first time it was written up in the press I have been keenly interested in strange celestial phenomena such as the flying disks popularly called "flying saucers." Now out of all the thousands of people who have reported sightings not all of them have had too much to drink, nor could they have been victims of optical illusions, retinal retention, or hallucinations. Some of the objects sighted could not have been jet craft, guided missiles, or rockets, neither could they all have been weather instruments. Unretouched and undoctored photographs have given evidence that someone must have seen something, [page 189] RECEIVED LAD FBI DEPT. OF JUSTIC JUL 10 2 40 PM ˚52 RECEIVED NICHOLS F. B. I. U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUL-17 1952 ## MR. JONES JUL 10 3 35 PM '52 Jun 40 5:29 PM 52 ՀՈՐ FOR S. RECEIVED F BICE JUL HIS DEPT OF JUSTICE 7. RECEIVED - NICHOLS U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. I JUL 31 11 37 AM '52 [page 190] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memurunum. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ΤΟ : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM : SUBJECT: SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD 62-0 DATE: July 29, 1952 # Office Memurunum. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) AERIAL OBJECTS "Flying Saucers" INFORMATION CONCERNING G. 1.R.2 Кержда On July 28, 1952, at the Weekly Intelligence Conference, Captain WILLIAM DEEGAN, Office of Special Investigations, 4th Air Force Base, Bolling Field, advised the representative of the FBI, Washington Field Office, over the prior weekend, his office had received reports concerning the observation of aerial objects Captain DEEGAN referred to a phone call made to his office by Special Agent LEONARD E. WEBSTER of the Washington Field Office, furnishing to OSI the identity of a woman who reportedly had observed an aerial object. DEEGAN praised the WFO for the expeditious neti- fication in this instance. S # Office Memurunum. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) Captain DEEGAN, Colonel COLLINS, DEEGAN's superior office, and Special Agent JOHN M. deBETTENCOURT, in a conference on July 28, 1952, discussed the matter of immediate notification of OSI. This conference resulted in the request by Colonel COLLINS and Captain DEEGAN that in the event, whenever information is received by the FBI, in which it is alleged that someone has observed a "Flying Saucer", this information be immediately relayed to Captain DEEGAN's office. It is to be noted that this office may be reached by dialing Code 1261 and asking for Extension 509. Captain DEEGAN said this number should be called under these circumstances at any time, day or night. Captain DEEGAN stated that the Air Force is greatly concemed about this matter of aerial objects and said that the Air Force Intelligence would appreciate the execution of the requested procedure, mentioned above. It is suggested that the Bureau bring this matter to the attention of its night supervisors, since these night supervisors also receive complaints from persons outside of the Bureau and may receive information concerning the observation of aerial objects. UNRECORDED COPY FILED IN 62-85537 4021 [page 191] 10 си мясЧ ПРАВИАТА # тизмиянѵор антата аяттии меню sees vi ETAG IET HOT OT O-SO KOTOMIнAW .042 MO TO стольно АЛЯДА OVA MONT consteino 9500 if fetal Lee and S2 8S VIUG 0 TIA Adenoidsidaeval isioeqe to so BATW nistgs 161 and to evinster on beaivbs blei gaillo and 10 bed esitto at bradles otra od ovo soitto bioi notninesw 339doses 10 noitsveedo si ghicionadoqat bevisst dein o eben Liso enoda so bereler MA atq bin bodies on to AeTexaw. AMOSI JA Isle bevisago be 0 ofw nsmow s to ydinobi sdt 180 of gadeiro -130 audidibe and Tot OTW sd beaisto MADNE Jostdo Isse en eind ni nosit [page 192] STANDARD FORMA NO. 64 # Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: July 31, 1952 # Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) FROM : SAC, Indianapolis (62-0) SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS SEEN NEAR THESSALON LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, JULY 27, 1952 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING emp. Dr. R. McINDOO. 820 West Walnut Street, Kokomo, Indiana, on July 30, 1952 advised Special Agent JOHN F. GERDIS that on July 27, 1952 at approximately 10:00 A.M. while fishing in the back waters of Thessalon Lake, Ontario, Canada, he noticed a formation of bombing planes, sixteen to twenty in number, in two groups flying south at a height estimated by him to be four or five miles. Dr. McINDO0 stated that the planes went over the lake, suddenly dropped objects at first thought by him to be parachutes. He continued that these objects fell straight down for a short time, then suddenly spurted_vapor and at a high rate of speed flew off in a southwesterly direction. Dr. McINDOO was unable to identify the nationality of the planes, but stated that they had twin trails of bluish smoke. He further stated that the objects which had been dropped from the planes had a single trail of bluish smoke. He stated that he had been accompanied on his fishing trip by PAUL GADDIS, Kokomo, Indiana. Dr. McINDOO had no further information concerning instant planes or the objects dropped by them. [page 193] 285 62-83894 RECORDED-30 EX.-69 # REGISTERED AIR MAIL Date: August 11, 1952 To: Mr. Glenn H. Bethel c/o The Commissioner Royal Canadian Mounted Police Ottawa, Ontario, Canada From: John Edgar Hoover- Director Federal Bureau of Investigati on Subject: FLYING SAUCERS SEEN NEAR THESSALON LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, JULY 27, 1952 MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING [page 195] He stated that he had been accompanied on his fishing trip by Paul Gaddis, Kokomo, Indiana. Dr. McIndoo had no further information concerning instant planes or the objects dropped by them. The above is furnished for your information. No further inquiries are contemplated. Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Olavin <empty> Harbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Rm. <empty> Nolloman <empty> Candy <empty> <empty> 2- [page 196] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. A. H. BELMONT FROM : V. P. KEAY <signature> SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS DATE: July 29, 1952 ## PURPOSE: To advise at the present time the Air Force has failed to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion in its research regarding numerous reports of flying saucers and Oflying discs sighted throughout the United States. Tolson [x] Ladd <signature> Clark <signature> Olavin [x] Nichols [x] Ross [x] Tracy [x] Harbo [x] Selmont [x] Morr [x] Tele. Room [x] Nease [x] Candy [x] DETAILS: # Office Memorandum (cont.) ## PURPOSE: (cont.) Baumgate Mr. N. W. Philcox, the Bureau's Air Force Liaison Representative, made arrangements through the office of Major General John A. Samford, Director of Air Intelligence, U.S. Air Force, to receive a briefing from Commander Randall Boyd of the Current Intelligence Branch, Estimates Division, Air Intelligence, regarding the present status of Air Intelligence research into the numerous reports regarding flying saucers and flying discs. Byxigaha # Office Memorandum (cont.) ## PURPOSE: (cont.) Commander Boyd advised that Air Intelligence has set up at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, the Air Technical Intelligence Center which has been established for the purpose of coordinating, correlating and making research into all reports regarding flying saucers and flying discs. He advised that Air Force research has indicated that the sightings of flying saucers goes back several centuries and that the number of sightings reported varies with the amount of publicity. He advised that immediately if publicity appears in newspapers, the number of sightings reported increases considerably and that citizens immediately call in reporting sightings which occurred several months previously. Commander Boyd stated that these reported sightings of flying saucers are placed into three classifications by Air Intelligence: w # Office Memorandum (cont.) ## PURPOSE: (cont.) (1) Those sightings which are reported by citizens who claim they have seen flying saucers from the ground. These sightings vary in description, color and speeds. Very little credence is given to these sightings inasmuch as in most instances they are believed to be imaginative or some explainable object which actually crossed through the sky. (2) Sightings reported by commercial or military pilots. 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WES 211 I STOHOIN - ОЗЛІВОЗН # Office Memorandum (cont.) ## PURPOSE: (cont.) by the Air Force inasmuch as commercial or military pilots are experienced in the air and are not expected to see objects which are entirely imaginative. In each of these instances, the individual who reports the sighting is thoroughly interviewed by a representative of Air Intelligence so that a complete description of the object sighted can be obtained. (3) Those sightings which are reported by pilots and for which there is additional corroboration, such as recording by radar or sighting from the ground. Commander Boyd advised that this latter classification constitutes two or three per cent of the total number of sightings, but that they are the most credible reports received and are difficult to explain. Some of these sightings are originally reported from the ground, then are observed by pilots in the air and then are picked up by radar instruments. He stated that in these instances there is no doubt that these individuals reporting the sightings actually did see something in the sky. However, he explained that these objects could still be natural phenomena and still could be recorded on radar if there was some electrical disturbance in the sky. # Office Memorandum (cont.) ## PURPOSE: (cont.) He stated that the flying saucers are most frequently observed in areas where there is heavy air traffic, such as Washington, D.C., and New York City. He advised, however, that some reports are received from other parts of the country covering the entire United States and that sightings have also recently been reported as far distant as Acapulco, Mexico; Korea and French Morocco. He advised that the sightings reported in the last classification have never been satisfactorily explained. He pointed out, however, that it is still possible that these objects may be a natural phenomenon or some type of atmospherical disturbance. He advised that it is not entirely impossible that the objects sighted may possibly be ships from another planet such as Mars. He advised that at the present time there is nothing to substantiate this theory but the possibility is not being overlooked. He stated that Air Intelligence is fairly certain that these objects are not ships or missiles from another nation in this world. Commander Boyd advised that intense research is being carried on presently by Air Intelligence, and at the present time when credible reportings of sightings are received, the Air Force is attempting in each instance to send up jet interceptor planes in order to [page 199] I - obtain a better view of these objects. However, recent attempts in this regard have indicated that when the pilot in the jet approaches the object it invariably fades from view. RECOMMENDATION: None. The foregoing is for your information. - 3- [page 200] 24 | RECORDED-22 | 83894 | |-|-| | 62<br />Date: | 7.387 200<br />August 8, 1952 8/31/77 | | EX-129: | Director of Special Investigations<br />The Inspector General<br />Department of the Air Force<br />The Pentagon<br />Washington 25, D. C. | | From: | John Edgar Hoover - Director<br />Federal Bureau of Investigation | | Subject: | AERIAL OBJECTS;<br />"FLYING SAUCERS"<br />MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING | There are attached two copies of a letter dated August 1, 1952, from Florence Whitish, Post Office Box 526, Charleston, South Carolina, regarding "Flying Saucers. " Miss Whitish's communication has been acknowledged and she has been informed of this referral. No investigation is contemplated with regard to this matter. [page 201] RECEIVE BAIL ROOM FBI 1.S DEPT OF JUSTICE મૂછે વ KECORDED S [page 202] 8'1'5 12-93899 P.O. Box 524. Charleston, J. Edgar Hoven; S.C. full would like to exkus my aponion on the flying sardens, and guess it will be as good as some live ead. OFIYING SAUCERS I cant rememb of bearing any thing about theme until Heliusion come into existence I condued if the rays could be strong enough to give off a bright abdict lotting apparition and, specialtreason for sending you my idea just could it think of any some else to send it to. Sincerely FLORENCE Whitish E.A. - 28 RECORDED - 50 AUG 4 1952 62-83894-7 |@B@nnar [page 203] Aug 6 349 PM °52 PFC D ESPIONAGE US DEP OF JUSTICE [page 204] Date: August 12, 1952 20/31/7 HI me mb To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, D. C. RECORDED - 8 EX. 103 83894- From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS Attached are two copies of a letter from Mrs. Ora A. Tygrett dated July 31, 1952, addressed to the War Department, c/o Federal Bureau of Investigation, the contents of which are self-explanatory. Mrs. Tygrett's letter has been acknowledged and she has been advised of this referral. En Брадата APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2040 DATE 9/1/77 Note On Yellow Only: Previous material concerning flying saucers furnished OSI. (62-8389li) TOC: jdt 313 6 6 AUG 1 5 1952 MAILED 40 AUG 1 2 1952 FBI <signature> Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Harbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Km. <empty> Holloman <empty> Gandy <empty> <empty> [page 205] S2018 reso 13 DI 10 10 mud on da to * sont du SP10 2150008 0119 5.71% BOLSO JO LA S 18 J שחור צ400 CON 201210UA08 [page 206] #1 65.3894. New Palestino Dadian E Fedural Brama & Imatlagation July 31/52 Awk The War Dept Washington D. C. Gentlem: Flying Saucers Since reading hearing over Radio about, the "Flying saucers li I am compelled Jan- impelled to tepite Moseburg SAY Dam a our Almi My Jade Christ beliciar in I read that there and d one L Thare this AUG 1952 RECORDED 5 50 162-83894-288 to operated by samille List Films from a seret Camera ie like [page 207] ## RECEIVED AUG 7 1 22 PM 52 INTERNAL SECURITY SN FBI IS DEPT OF JUSTICE Aug 14 9 23 AM 5: PFC O ESPIONAGE S DEPT. OF JUSTICE [page 208] They are operation Sporty through the Comuniert Party right here in the or Our United States by radar Evey Group of saucers hav a picture the best picture of are rept for bombily purposes. Why" we see them just once. & ん while They don't want the Vs. to Catch ano to To a way of cauling my apinan they have These [page 209] Thiny can Lower then or send them high; when high They are inviable; It could be from an enemie Plaine, or from a Tall building in the United States It could be the Camera in Carried, in to cities and apperated from Tall building the ones that come. One seen with 2 Tail my fire is the picture that in Kept So lete be on the look out next one and Follow their path. Please keep my Hame Confidently tha A. Tyquilt. (over) [page 210] DS When they w We over waitingten D.C. it could a been from the tallest building there. You might Start p the first place they were ever seen. Trace back You might find the secret place. And. and have faith with out sceaning " Our good Bood. says donot let our secrets be known. when. + trusting. ento vin pray secretly you I 8 2010 S NS ALINOS RENGIN 75. Hd 2212 ОЗЛІЭЗЭН [page 211] TRUE COPY R #2.1, New Palestine Indiana July 31,/52 c/o Federal Beaura of Investigation The War Dept. Washington D.C. ## Gentlemen: Since reading & hearing over Radio about the "flying saucers, I am compelled to Write to you - I am a strong believer in our almight God & Christ our Lord. I have the faith Daniel had. I feal that these Saucers are films from a secret Camera operated by something like T.V. I do believe, They are operating through the Comuniest Party right here in the, or our Un itid States, by radar Evey Group of Saucers has a picture, the best picture are kept for bombing purposes. Why "we see them just once & a while; They dont want the U.S. to catch on. To my opinion they have a way of causing them to be invisible. They can Lower them or send them high; When high they are invisible; It could be from an enemie plaine, or from a tall building in the United States. It could be the Camera is carried in to cities and operated from tall buildings the ones that some one seen with a tail of fire is the picture that is Kept; So lets be on the look out for the next one and follow their path. Please Keep my Name confidently. /s/ Mrs. Ora A. Tygrett [page 212] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : A. H. Belmont <signature> DATE: July 31, 1952 FROM : J. R. Higgins SUBJECT: UNUSUAL FLASHES DURING ELECTRICAL STORM, JERSEY SHORE, PA., JULY 28, 1952 HARRY H. WINCHESTER, COMPLAINANT Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Clegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Nichols <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Harbo <empty> Belmont <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Room <empty> Nease <empty> ду AWK • Flying SAUCERS At 2:15 AM on July 31, 1952, Harry H. Winchester, 315 Cemetery Street, Jersey Shore, Pa., telephonically advised that in the early morning of 7-28-52, during a severe electrical storm in the area of his residence, he had observed seven unusual flashes in the sky, each flash being accompanied by a loud report. Complainant, who appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants, called as a result of recent newspaper stories regarding phenomena allegedly observed during past week in this country. Bureau indices contain no information identifiable with the complainant. Action: File. JRH: dmd <signature> RECORDED - 34 EX. - 6 INDEXED - 34 62-83894-289 JUL 31 1952 65 AUG 7 1952 <signature> <signature> [page 213] August 13, 1952 62-83894-270 RECORDED-36 EX-25 Mr. Benedicto Romero 1647 Park Avenue New York City Dear Mr. Romero: I have received your letter of July 31, 1952. The matter referred to in your letter is not within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate action. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director 13 657 2 BE EHM: kc kc cc - 1 - New York (Attachment) The NOTE: Bureau files fail to reflect any information that can be identified with Mr. Romero. Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Harbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mahr <empty> Tele. No. 60 Holloman <empty> Candy <empty> F 66 MAILED 3 AUG 1 4 1952 COMM + FBI 60 AUG 28 1952 <signature> [page 215] ICE UNIT 4-22a SEARCH SLIP SEARCH SLIP Supervisor <signature> Room 3708 Supervisor <signature> Room 3108 Subj: Benedetto Romero Exact Spelling All References Subversive Ref. Main File Restricted to Locality of Searchers: <signature> Initial: <empty> Date: 5/12 FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: NR FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <empty> FILE NUMBER: <empty> SERIALS: <signature> <signature> Initialed [page 216] **Key Information:** [page 217] [ ] 4. New York City July 31/52- Department of Investiga- tions Washington D.C. Benedicto Romero Dear sir: I am sorry hearing and reading too; much voice about the mystery of the "Flying Plates" RECORDED - 94 162-83894-290 INEDXED - 94 34 AUG 5 1952 about the new batter said FX-31 RA. about some others things I talk in the same letter. Ja !!! Ja !!! Ja !!! I have to confess because I know that the peace comes very soon after I explain this mystery to my lovely government of the United States of America. Nobody can explain the mystery of the "Flying Plates" in a sincerely truth before me. Just make a try with the scientific people; and auster call for me. Sincerely with all my love Benedicto Romero Age 11 RECEIVED 2006 FEB 18 PM 5:54 [ ] my & Flying Saucers 8-13-52 Leto Romer Iso Etmike [page 218] 3. [ ] and may excuse me again because I laugh of this. Mistery that put in trouble my government Just I was waiting for this to write to you again Now you are in the line because you don't know what happen. The letter that you "refused" from Washington to me; was sended again to the Organization of the United Nations at the New York State. So if you like to know about the "flying plates" look for that letter that should be there. And also [ ] government of U.S. is going to catch a picture of the Mistoriously "Flaying Plates" by the radar detectors. I say impossible !!!! ?? Ja !!! Ja!!! You please and excuse me; for my laughing. If you would hear me when I write to you about sixth months before. Now- you would not be in troubles with what happens in the atmosphere Ja!!! Ja!!! Ja!!! I say if you please [page 219] August 14, 1952 RECORDED-29 # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## 62-83894 -291 Mrs. Fred Haufe Walnut Avenue FX-25mont, West Virginia Dear Mrs. Haufe: I have received your letter of August 1, 1952, and want to thank you for making the informa- tion contained therein available to this Bureau. The matter referred to in your letter is not within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate action. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director EHM:kc kc cc - 1 - Pittsburgh (Attachment) RECEIVED JUN 13 6 12 PM 52 FBI NOTE: Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Hegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Barbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Wohn <empty> Tele. Km. <empty> Holloman <empty> Landy <empty> <empty> Bureau files fail to reflect any information that can be identified with Mrs. Haufe. 80 AUG 20 1952 COMM - FBI AUG 1 1 1952 MALED 18 <signature> et [page 220] 80 100 3010 Aug 13 509 PM NEPT OF JUS NEPT FBI RECEIVED-LA 571 RECEIVE RECIO BELMONT F.B.I. BAIL 800 AUG 13 9 26 AM 252 US DEPT OF JUSTICE FBI noc 15 15 AM 'S REGIO-TAI SENIS OFFICE Aug 13 5 32 PM 52EIVED-LA! FBI U.S. BEBT. OF JUSTICE F. B. I. DEPT. OF J AUG 13: 126 P MISTICS KECORDED E 1 [page 221] 606 WALNUT AVENUE FAIRMONT. W. VA. PHONE 3765 August 1, 1952 RA ony Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Dept.F.B.I. Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: I have been hearing so much about the objects called Flying Saucers that I begin to speculate as to whether we are the only Nation or county to witness such a display. Fred Haute MI-S. Of course it could be that those odd objects are pest filled Radar controlled waiting to be punctured. We heve been so accused by another Nation that no doubt they have devised some diabolical plan to test on us. I am not inclined to pass those over lightly, because I believe that those gadgets can be made and controlled to the extent of great numbers in groupings. Also, I believe it is very unwise to make public the locations of sightings as many folk are prone to worry, and a state of mind like this is exactly what our enemy is seeking. [page 222] [ ] o' o sed toege of 650 barus of ael Leoffodalb son be of gefnu ev at #1 eveliod Ide B2 23 RECEIVED Aug 11 248 PM *52 INTERNAL SECURITY SN FBI DER STICK wengine Japo head oplaad Enco anos 51dud 20 gemot tand gent Inst S MON 398 6211 [page 223] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT • TO : Director, FBI <signature> FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (100-0) # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## -291 (cont.) DATE: August 6, 1952 SUBJECT: ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION WRITTEN IN GERMAN LANGUAGE RECEIVED BY "CINCINNATI ENQUIRER" PERTAINING TO "FLYING SAUCERS" SECURITY MATTER - X Mr. K. DORIS of the staff of the "Cincinnati Enquirer" furnished the Cincinnati Office with the enclosed letter and envelope received anonymously at the "Cincinnati Enquirer" in an envelope postmarked 7-3-52 at Cincinnati, Ohio. It will be noted that the enclosed letter is written in the German language, and I am also enclosing a rather loose translation of the letter as furnished by the "Cincinnati Enquirer." RO In view of the widespread interest in so-called "flying saucers," I am forwarding this material to the Bureau, with the thought in mind that the Bureau may desire to have a careful translation made of the attached letter, and the results, if deemed advisable, made available to other Governmental agencies. Enclosures (3) EWY:LM ENCLO. ATTACHED Memo Mr. Hardy with attachment FWY 78 818152. RECORDED - 78 12 AUG 1952 62-83894 290 COPY AND SPECIMENS RETAINED IN LAB. FOR LAB. ACTION AND REPORT T-13861 22/2/52 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE. <signature> 8-13-52 Lab to OSI EAMM [page 224] THEMAROO BETATE C 18.000 (0-000) anaon OAB MATTIAN MOITADIRUMADO 200 MYRORAR YHAVIOR MOAUOMA MAMBO MI OMIMIATRAT "HUOTTAMMIOKIO" "EROUA IKU OT beda.but "rezupa santonio" end to 11ade si to 2000. bevieces ego levne bas reddef bezofone edd dd hw soft10 Essanion.tod $2-8- bestemteoq qolevas as "elupa tenaton10" eds te levoyons o analonto ts nasze edt al netti al redjel beaoforte stadt beton ed IIIw JI settel srid to notdelens saoof arts a gateofons oals me I bns.gerrane.f ".setupad santonio" en yd beatmadi es azoosa giy" beffeo-08 at Jaarsdul heegeebly end to wolv al Jede bain at digod da od Isletah aids gribaswrot me I bodastes edd to eba neitsiensas Inletso s evad of eutasb yam worldo od afdsitevs eben sidselvbs bemesb 11eaer sd breddef Belonegs Istv (E) 39ofond MI: XWI NOISIANO ANO 18 29. WW 29 01 8 01430 SN тя. 7NHO AMO 29. W. 0 8 any 301430 S 74H331 AMO ОРУУН-ОЗЛІЗОВ [page 225] SECITY INFORMATION - RECORDER-29 62-83894-292 EX-129 Date: August 13, 1952 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Inves ti ga ti on [page 226] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-292 . # UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (cont.) ## FLYING SAUCERS Since 1944 there have been experimental weapons which should now be in production. The one about which there has been se mueh discussion is a V-Weapon which has a disc-like round body, about 48.50 metres in diameter and has by way of emission 45 to 50 automatic (word net legible). With the setting off of the disc these rotate around a sensitive plexi-glass sphere in the center in which are located the -------- (word net legible) and guiding apparatus for distance flights. Inside the sphere there is alse enough space for high explosive atom bombs. These weapons (not legible) and show an effective range of from 30 to 35,000 kilometres. V-Weapon Konstrus (Technician?) Riedel (or Riedet),Germany, says it is a typical V-Weapon on which he himself worked. I am positive that the truth is better than keeping the people in ignorance. H. Sch. This letter is written apparently by a net highly literate person with undeveloped handwriting. It is my opinion that he is not making up what [page 231] 2. he has written. If I were handling this, I should turn his letter over to the FBI or some other investigating agency to see if he knows anything more. F.Y. August 4, 1952 [page 232] THE SINNATIO JUL 31 930PM 1952 # CINCINNATI ENQUIRER [page 233] # 62-83894-29g [page 234] THE * **Location:** CINCINNATI, OHIO * **Date:** JUL 31 * **Time:** 9:30PM * **Year:** 1952 This is an image of a postage stamp. **Key Information:** * **Country:** UNITED STATES * **Denomination:** 3 CENTS * **Depiction:** Thomas J. Jefferson (1801-1809) # CINCINNATI [page 235] # THE * **Country:** United States * **Denomination:** 3 Cents * **Depicts:** Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) # CINCINNATI # ENQUIRER [page 237] • Winding Dulf Winding Gulf flying SAUCERS W.Va. Aug 5 - 1952 Mr Edgar Hoover A few lines to let you know a few things that the Gover ment should know for all of US DARE Ps stop the people from Broad casting how far these flying Saucers are going, and Where they are seeing them at. The reason Russia is investing some thing 6 8 AUG 13 1952 RECORDED - 118 INDEXED 118 62-83 894 - 293 AUG 7 1952 EX-130 <signature> [page 238] that is Coming over hue by raido activity and later they will be sending the atomic Bomb our hue so try to stop this are now getting the distance and they send out one and then our people tills where they see at and that is all. they want to know. later on they will send Suicidle planes with but air pisuts here to bomb. mergie Thullar meR [page 239] August 13, 1952 Mr. W. H. Jennings 3096 Hazelmary Zone 17 Pontiac, Michigan 62-83894-294 Dear Mr. Jennings: meb # 62-83894-292 (cont.) COUDED 30 RECEIVED LA DEPT. OF JUS FBI E Auc 13 12 7 PH RECIO-TOLSON'S OFFICE U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE AUG 13 5.3 PM 52 F. B. 26 AM 52 F.B. I ISTICE RECID BELMONT MUG 15 11 25 PM 5 5.M.S DEPT OF JUSTICE 09 PH52 RECEIVE SAIL HOUBI FBT DEPT OF JUSTIC RECEIVED LA [page 241] Pontion, Mich Aug 5 '52 Flying Discs J. B. L. Wash. D.C. 8-13-52 Lester Jennings & Lt. Doll Att. M. L. Gentlemen: - Hear this. I have a theory on the so called flying saucers. I don't know where to write to express my opinion. But yours is the best office in the land when it comes to investigations. If and when we get ready to commit a crime I will offer to get caught but solecit. If the flying saucers are real then in my opinion they are most from another planet. I would be willing to let why are the Brain child of General (our) RECORDED - 134 INDEXED - 134 62-83894- AUG 6 1952 34 <signature> Mossberg [page 242] (21 Electric of General Motors Rechorit 어 Labritories. I am not an Electrician allel know about Elect. is to gras ahold of one wire at a time on alternating Current and let cirit current strictly alone. Its my opinion that these dises or what have you are aluminum tanks filled with Hellum gas unde a lot of preasure. and permement maginets (power fallone) built on the sides with the north polls outside. roken. Somos Tistal object approaches them. thing are repulsed at the same spud as the approaching object. [page 244] (4) lve seen a steel has hang in sp at auto shows. it was mearly taime poles pushing against each other instead of pulling to gather. or Push your watch or a pière of steel through a demagnet tizes and you will see what I mean, M a plane were equiped with a magnet of about two of 3 Gs and the north pole pointed at the nose of the plane or stock out ahead. of the propelly a foot of two I think. those saviers would be caught. Respectfully yours гон. 6. Jemiing 3096 Hazelmary Pontian mich 17 [page 245] SERVICE UNIT 4-22a [page 246] STANDARD FORM NO. 64, Off Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI FROM : SAC, Philadelphia SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS DATE: 8/7/52 is At the weekly liaison conference held in the Philadelphia Office on August 5, 1952, Major H. B. ELDRIDGE advised that OSI is no longer interested in receiving reports concerning flying saucers. The above is submitted for the Bureau's information. JLK:ERG Letter to Philadelphia SAC, 8/15/52 NWP RECORDED - 76 EX-99) 62-83894-295 34 AUG 11 1952 CO. 3rd INF. DIV. 201 <signature> [page 249] August 5, 1952 RECORDED - 57 INDEXED - 57 62-83894-296 Mr. Dewey T. Wilson 2727 Maryland Avenue Baltimore 18, Maryland D. T. Wilson EX-25 <signature> Dear Mr. Wilson: Your letter postmarked July 30, 1952, has been received, and I appreciate the interest prompting you to bring your comments to my attention. Since your communication may be of interest to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it to The Honorable, The Secre- tary of the Air Force, Department of Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director DIC:amk:mfo <signature> CoCopy of incoming sent to the Secretary of the Air Force by short form. Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Glavin <empty> Marbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Rm. <empty> Molloman <empty> Candy <empty> <signature> 368 AUG 5 1952 COMM - FBI MAILED 28 65 AUG 14 1952 <signature> V.B <signature> <signature> [page 250] CORDED 24 INDEXED 21 2:800 emis [page 251] 2727 man and ave J. Edgar Hoover Baltimore 18 ma FBJ. диви July 28-1952 Wash DC Dear sir, OFLYING SAUCERS I would like to submit a Theory that may lead to a solution of what the Flying saucers. really are - These objects Could be Lights. Caused by Radio Jelevision Beams Illuminating moist Vapon, not unlike Phosphous on rain soaked wood in Certain - The northern hights "aurora Borealus" have mainsfested themselve for years, setting up Electromagnetism + Earth potential which distorts normal Telegraph Communications. The lights es Sauers are somewhat be seen. Currents It is my as are onto far south opinion th Electrocall -25 like a space a RECORDED flying Jan as (small chords) ind A 1952 2762-83894-296 + can and causing it to glow- this 47 cloud being Charged Electrically dele and a magnetic polarity being same as the mil. ac interceptop it can never [page 252] be overtake and wored persues gradually the impression that it grow Dimmer dissappiai giving out distanced the persuer with a great This is Burst of submittio Ариб as a 1 Theory on facilities to prove as I do not have the power 02 disprove But I submit a suggestin wherely a test Cones be made. when these sances appear again Have the Jr. & all Broadcasts silenced from the air and check for results- This may not change. immediatel مه other Elements in this Вишет o be turned aff However On on I8 4 give signal- believe that, if the Idea as forth in my Crude is submitted to more Learned SIROT UH persons there. Some salution is inevitable - 2961 9 9 Deway To Wilson [page 253] COPY 2727 Maryland ave Baltimore 18 MD July 28-1952 J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Washn DC Dear sir, # RECEIVED MAIL ROOM FBI S DEPT. OF JUSTICE (cont.) ## 01:0:910 (cont.) I would like to submit a theory that may lead to a solution of what the Flying saucers really are-these objects could be Lights. caused by Radio Television Beams illuminating moist vapor, not unlike phosphous on rain soaked wood in certain seasons-the northern lights "aurora Borealus" have manifested themselves for years, setting up Electro magne- tism & Earth potential which distorts normal Telegraph Communications. The lights are somewhat like a Fan & can be seen as far south as Equator- It is my opinion that Flying Saucers are Electrically induced currents onto a space (small clouds) and causing it to glow- this cloud being charged Electrically and a magnetic polarity being same as the interceptor it can never be overtaken, and would if persued gradually grow Dimmer & dissappear giving the impression that it out distanced the persuer with a great Burst of speed. This is submitted as a theory as I do not have the power or facilities to prove or disprove. But I submit a suggestion whereby a test could be made. When these saucees appear again Have the TV & all Broadcasts silenced from the air and check for results-this may not change immediately, as other Elements in this Build up can not be turned off or on at a given signal. [page 254] STANDANO FORM NO. 64 # Office Memorandum [page 255] 62-83894-297 ENCLOSURE [page 256] Look VOLUME 16, NUMBER 13 JUNE 17, 1952 62-83894-281 This might be a picture of flying saucers taken at night over Arizona or New Mexico. It was in fact taken in Dr. Menzel's laboratory at Harvard University. # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS One of America's leading astronomers goes into his laboratory nage your ended at Harvard and disposes of the flying-saucer myth. He adds sim- ple instructions for making flying saucers in your own kitchen doidwanoolfad # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## By Dr. DONALD H. MENZEL Donald H. Menzel is Donald H. Menzel is professor of astrophys- ics and associate direc- tor of solar research at Harvard University. His work on flying sau- cers was done in re- sponse to a request from LOOK. The Air Force has expressed a lively interest in it. SUPPOSE that I should be especially well SUPPOSE that I should be especially well Iqualified to write about flying saucers since I happen to be one of the few persons who has actually seen one. My solar studies take me frequently to Colorado and New Mexico, and I was at the Holloman Air Base, near Alamogordo, N. M., at the height of the flying-saucer scare. That very morning, I had glimpsed what seemed to be several saucers moving overhead-until I focused my eyes more clearly and recognized the objects as weather balloons. That after- noon, I expressed my belief that most of the [page 257] lool EN ## FLYING SAUCERS continued ## Orderly processes of natural laws explain saucers These are the Lubbock Lights, as photographed Aug. 30, 1951, over Lubbock, Texas, by 18-year-old Carl Hart, Jr. Gemini. Then, very suddenly, I realized that Gemini was a winter object; the two stars had to be something else. # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## Orderly processes of natural laws explain saucers (cont.) Like most astronomers, I am always hope- ful of finding a nova (exploding star) which can be seen with the naked eye, so I rapidly opened the window of the car for a better look. I could bring neither of these objects into clear focus, although nearby Antares was sharp. Both hazy disks shone with a slightly bluish light. They were, in a sense, "flying" simply because they were elevated. Suddenly, alive to the fact that I was seeing something unusual, I asked the driver to stop. We climbed out of the car just in time to see the saucer literally fade away as mysteriously as they had ap- peared. I reported the occurrence in detail to the Air Force. I later found that an English meteorologist, Edward J. Lowe, had recorded a similar phe- nomenon as long ago as 1838-similar except for the fact he saw four instead of two ghostly images flying near the moon. Perhaps you expect me to say, at this point, that I can explain exactly what I saw that evening. I am sorry to disappoint you. I cannot. I have certain ideas on the subject, but they are only hypotheses-reasonable but not yet fully confirmed. # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## Orderly processes of natural laws explain saucers (cont.) I shall explain those ideas, but first let me say what I do NOT believe. I do NOT believe that what I saw, or anything anyone has re- ported seeing, were missiles or messengers or vehicles from the moon or Mars or space. I do NOT believe they were missiles or messengers or vehicles from Russia or any other foreign country. Indeed, how simple science and life would be if every time we encountered some seem- ingly inexplicable fact, we could blame it on some outside force over which we have no control. Such a mode of thought is as old as man himself. Our prehistoric ancestors personalized # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## Orderly processes of natural laws explain saucers (cont.) all the forces of nature. Gods blew the winds, threw lightning bolts and stoked the fires that belch forth from volcanic craters. Brilliant showers of meteors have made men fear that the end of the world was immi- nent. The ancients have interpreted a solar eclipse as a dragon devouring the sun and re- joiced when their beating drums and weapons frightened the dragon away. How simple this type of science. No labo- ratory experiment to prove or test the hypo- theses. No complicated mathematics to study the details of the process. Nothing to argue about here. For each new and unexplained fact, we invent a new god-or assume the exist- ence of a superintelligence. How simple-and how wrong! Centuries of civilization have taught us the futility of inventing mysterious forces and superhuman beings. You could explain any- thing that way. Such explanations, however, are completely useless and nature falls into chaos, subject to the whim of a pagan deity instead of to the orderly processes of natural laws. # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## Uncivilized Attitude" As a scientist, I am not bothered if I can- not give a complete, iron-clad explanation for every phenomenon I meet. Unraveling the puzzles of science is my business-as well as my pleasure. I find the world still full of unsolved problems. I look for the explanations, but I do not arbitrarily invent forces that make expla- nation unnecessary. Why, then, have so many civilized people chosen to adopt an uncivilized attitude toward flying saucers? I think there are three reasons: First, flying saucers are unusual. All of us are used to regularity. We naturally attribute mystery to the unusual. Second, we are all nervous. We live in a world that has suddenly become hostile. We have unleashed forces we cannot control; many persons fear we are heading toward a war that will end in the destruction of civilization. Third, people enjoy being frightened a little. They go to Boris Karloff double features. But such analysis should concern the psy- chologist rather than the natural scientist, so let me hasten back to our flying saucers. # THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (cont.) ## Uncivilized Attitude" (cont.) First of all, we must recognize that "flying saucers," in the public mind, cover a wide va- riety of objects and phenomena. Some of them, we can almost immediately dispose of, al- though the mere fact of their misinterpretation has been one of the chief difficulties men have encountered in getting at the basic truth. A man sitting in the park on a calm sum- mer afternoon scarcely realizes how intense the winds aloft may be. Perhaps real gales exist, with speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour, different layers moving in opposite directions. Light, flat objects such as newspapers or kites can be caught in an occasional whirlwind and lifted to enormous heights, where they may fly for hundreds of miles before they again reach the ground. Weather balloons, which are often released in groups rather than singly, are not at all uncommon. Indeed, most such objects lose their true identity when viewed against the sky. And it is extremely hard to recognize them. [page 258] vlezli smosed arousa griya Jaixe anoitibnoo 203 solod moal angel # "costumes executed by BROOKS" This familiar theater-program credit represents a $2,000,000-a-year gross business, costuming everything from Broadway stars to circus elephants THE 39-year-old Brooks Costume Com- pany is the biggest in the business. It is responsible for the eye appeal of 80 per cent of Broadway's current musicals. It does a large part of New York's TV-cos- tume business and will open a TV service branch in Hollywood shortly. Brooks' big- gest regular customer is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, with its annual $300,000 wardrobe. And for $400,000, Brooks costumed Cecil B. de Mille's movie about that circus. Arena skating shows like Hollywood Ice Revue, Sonja Henie's Ice Show, Holiday on Ice run about $200,000 for costumes three times most Broadway show budgets. The bulk of Brooks' business, how- ever, does not come from its big customers like Roxy and Radio City shows, Guys and Dolls chorus lines, The King and I cos- # "costumes executed by BROOKS" (cont.) tumes. It comes from the 175-odd shows Brooks outfits weekly for universities, drama clubs, church societies, junior leagues, civic pageants, summer theaters and municipal operas all over the country. Brooks has 135,000 costumes for rent, from $2000 ball gowns once owned by Mrs. Rob- ert Ogden Goelet to Indian costumes from Annie Get Your Gun. For $10 a night, the lead in a Northwestern University play goes on in a gown once worn by Maude Adams, Bea Lillie or Mary Martin. This is possible because of suave, sil- ver-haired James E. Stroock's policy of buying back the costumes he was origi- nally paid a fat fee to make. "He's king of his own state," says producer John Mur- ray Anderson. Famous for his nicknames, he calls Stroock, president of Brooks, "The Pope," "because he is so omnipotent." Routine sight at Brooks: a show girl hur- rying off to try on her next new costume. Produced by PATRICIA COFFIN CONTINUED Mar [page 259] # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) spread out horizontally to form a thin layer of smoke and haze. This ceiling occurs at the point of highest temperature. Smoke, dust and all kinds of general haze tend to collect in this layer. From below or above, you may not be aware of its existence. But as you pass through it, you see a fine black line extending from horizon to horizon. On that famous day in June, 1947, when Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho, spotted from. his private plane nine distant saucers moving at "fantastic speeds" along the slopes of Mt. 'Rainier, he may well have been flying not too far from one of these layers of inversion haze. His was the observation that touched off the saucer scare. Let us turn to the official Air Force release and quote Arnold himself: "I could see their outline quite plainly against the snow as they pproached the mountain. They flew very close to the mountain tops, directly south to south- east down the hog's back of the range, flying like geese. I watched for about three minutes -a chain of saucerlike things at least five miles long, swerving in and out of the high mountain peaks. They were flat like a pie pan and so shiny they reflected the sun like a mirror." # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) In Arnold's own story, there are several clues that should have pointed out the answer long ago. Anyone familiar with mountains knows that the ridges, where ascending cur- rents of air from opposite sides meet and mix, are subject to the most violent drafts. From the Harvard and University of Colorado observa- tory at Climax, Colo., I have observed with a telescope the blowing snow on the ridges of 14,000-foot peaks, and have noted the billow- ing gusts rage along the "hog's back." It is indeed highly probable that the slopes of Mt. Rainier are equally turbulent. And, if their turbulence reaches upward into the haze, the warped layers would reflect sunlight and a progression of moves would make the crests seem to move with phenomenal speed. And if you doubt whether mere bending or crinkling of a hazy layer could cause the bright reflection, note how a fold of a lace curtain-or piece of cheesecloth-similarly re- flects the light. The reflection is brightest when the curvature is sharpest. Most daytime saucers are a variant of this phenomenon. The mirage. effect is here of secondary importance. # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) The "ghost" balloons are perhaps the sim- plest of all mirage phenomena. The balloon itself is responsible. As it "punctures" some fairly high inversion, a large bubble of colder air settles down from above, forming in effect a sort of supermagnifying lens or telescope. This imperfect lens of air forms an image of the balloon. And, as the lens changes its size and shape, the distorted image darts wildly around, with phenomenal speed-like a reflec- tion of the sun from a hand mirror. To demonstrate some of these effects - chiefly those associated with the luminous night saucers-I prepared a simple laboratory experiment, as follows: I filled a cylindrical jar half full of benzene and carefully floated a layer of acetone on top. Gentle stirring pro- duced a narrow region where the chemical composition changed slowly upward. Benzene has optical qualities analogous to those of cold air and acetone to those of warm air. I thus reproduced in a small space what would ordi- narily require miles of terrestrial atmosphere. The liquids produce remarkable effects. # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) A beam of light, focused diagonally up- ward from a small slide projector, would or- dinarily strike the ceiling. But caught in the "inversion layer," the beam obediently curved downward. Tiny globules of glycerine emulsi- fied in the benzene scattered the light and made the beam visible. The original circular pinhole used in the projector was distorted into an oval shape and clearly marked with some pat- tern suggesting a surface structure. # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) ## Laboratory "Saucers" Any motion of the liquid-produced as the result of a rocking-made the saucer slip about. Turbulence, caused by a delicato stirring of the medium near the light beam, gave dozens of flying disks. The color effects, resulting in part from the glycerine globules, were star- tling and beautiful. Finally, when I replaced the single pinhole with a row that simulated distant street lights, the resulting images be- haved and looked like the Lubbock Lights. These considerations do not explain every- thing. The green fire balls are still something of a mystery, though many will prove to be meteors. Prof. Fred L. Whipple of Harvard has called my attention to the fact that the color probably arises from the presence of magne- Sin in the meteor itself. This metal, well known to be an abundant constituent of the rock meteors, emits green light when incan- descent. The reported slowness of motion may be due to great distance, associated with the clarity of the desert skies. This mirage-phenomena theory includes the flying saucers seen on radarscopes. The # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) ## Laboratory "Saucers" (cont.) same sort of conditions which cause optical mirages cause radar mirages as well, as any radar expert will hasten to tell you. They cause television mirages too. Everyone knows cases where a television station, normally miles out of range, suddenly comes in powerful and steady. Also, the stress laid on the optical pecu- liarities of air over deserts should not be mis- leading. The temperature inversions of which I speak are common over the desert (and over coastal waters) but they are not limited to such areas. They can appear anywhere, and do. A bad smog, for example, is usually a sign of a temperature inversion. But they are more frequent over deserts, which explains in part the fact that saucer reports are more frequent over deserts. You, too, can have flying saucers in your home. Perhaps not as elaborate as the ones I have just described, but nevertheless adequate to demonstrate some of the effects. You may simulate the gradual bending that causes a mirage by using a sharp reflection at a water surface. # conditions exist, flying saucers become likely (cont.) ## Laboratory "Saucers" (cont.) Fill the kitchen sink to the brim and set up a candle or row of candles close to the edge along one side. A box with a series of pinholes illuminated by a light or candle is even better. Now face the lights from the opposite side of the sink, keeping your eye close to the water surface and see the bright reflections. Now have someone gently stir the water and pro- duce waves. The lights will float and travel- and even show the disklike form character- istic of a reflection from the trough of a wave. One can even reproduce the saucers with light reflected from the surface of coffee in a cup. As I have said earlier, these experiments are suggestive rather than definitive. More work is necessary to prove the phenomenon. The analysis indicates, however, a clear plan for future study and research. I believe that these experiments will eventually cause the saucer scare to vanish most appropriately, into thin air, the region that gave birth to it. END The forces entrusted with the defense of the U. S. from the skies still must look for "flying saucers." In its next issue, Look will tell the story of this secret hunt by our aerial defenders. [page 260] ## FLYING SAUCERS continued # Wherever herever certain well-known ai luminous by night. They may appear singly, in clusters or fly in precise geometrical forma- tion. The best-defined patterns of this type have been called the Lubbock Lights, since their best-known appearance was in Lubbock, Texas. They have, however, appeared else- where. Next, we have the mysterious balls of green fire. Are they or are they not related to the luminous "Foo Fighters" that occasionally seem to accompany a plane or even engage it in a mysterious sort of shadowboxing? Finally, there are the "ghost" saucers that seem to hover suspiciously around a freshly launched balloon, and rush off at some unprecedented speed-presumably to report their findings. At least four such ghosts have been reliably re- ported. Many of the records refer to some tre- mendous distance or speed. And here I ask this question: How can an observer on the ground, from a single station and with his eyes alone, give a reliable estimate of all three figures: distance, size and speed? If you think that this is easy, try it sometime-on the moon, for ex- ample. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) The reported saucers move at varied an- gular speeds, either sideways or vertical. Their unknown actual speed depends on how far away they actually are. They may "veer" sharply at any given moment. At times, the images are extremely brilliant. Sometimes, they show a trace of structure, which some observers have associated with "windows" or "portholes" of a space craft. They move without sound and hence seem to be controlled without any normal forces of power that we would ascribe to a craft on earth. The objects are generally round or oval and bear no resemblance to any known air- craft already built or being built on earth. But are we justified in reversing these arguments and saying that, since no terrestrial craft could have such properties and since no human beings could withstand the tremendous buffeting that the flying saucers seem to get, the objects must perforce be space ships manned by beings of decidedly nonhuman characteristics? I ask again: Is this sweeping # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) conclusion justified? Or shall we accept tem- porarily what seems to be a much more rea- sonable alternative: that the flying saucers are not material objects at all? The one thing that can respond instan- taneously to force is a light beam. You can stand at the foot of a high mountain and with a hand mirror flash a signal from base to peak and back again, a distance of more than 10 miles, in a tenth of a second or less. But, if we see something flashing over cliff and forest. with a speed of 100 miles a second or accelerat- ing with a force 1000 times greater than that of gravity, must we conclude that it is a manned craft? Mirage. That is the key to the whole prob- ## An Optical Phenomenon? # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## An Optical Phenomenon? (cont.) Let us, then, accept as a working hypoth- esis the idea that saucers may be an optical phenomenon-though nonetheless real. To me as a scientist, this was the only course along which to proceed. And the hypoth- esis that these were optical phenomena, tak- ing place primarily in desert regions, inevit- ably brought the next logical consideration to my mind. In the science of atmospherics, there is a well-known condition known as "temperature inversion." It is simple enough. Normally, the air grows colder as one goes farther up from the surface of the earth. But sometimes the reverse is true, and a layer of warm air over- lies layers of colder air. During the war, I was a member and later chairman of the Wave Propagation Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which conducted a series of tests on the desert. We were studying radar images; but light behaves, in many ways, like radar. What we learned about the desert applies as much to light as to radar. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## An Optical Phenomenon? (cont.) We learned that temperature inversions were, as we had expected, extremely common on the desert. During the day, the desert is ex- tremely hot. At night (or even during the day under certain cloud conditions), the ground rapidly cools off. But the air cools more slowly. Thus, the air cools more quickly where it actu- ally is in contact with the ground, but for some distance continues to get warmer with hight. Then, well away from the ground, it begins to become cooler again. Scientists have long known that regions of the atmosphere wherein the temperature changes rapidly with height can cause a mi- rage. lem of saucers. And, working on that assump- tion, I have been able to reproduce in the labo- ratory most of the essential features of the saucers. Much more study, both theoretical and experimental, is necessary before we shall un- derstand this complicated problem in all its details. I am confident, however, that we can eventually produce and observe the phenom- enon at about any time we wish to. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## An Optical Phenomenon? (cont.) Mirage. A mirage is fundamentally an image caused by a lens of air. Since air lenses are almost never perfect, the world we see through them is distorted and unreal. Like seeing through spectacles that do not fit your eyes. Or looking in one of those highly curved mirrors in an amusement park. And yet you see mirages every day, with- out really knowing it. As you drive along a highway on a hot day, the dark asphalt in the distance seems to be covered with water-a film that evaporates as the car advances. This is the ordinary mirage we familiarly associate with the desert: the thirsty traveler, the vision of a receding lake, and only sand. The water, of course, is an image of the sky, projected against the distant landscape. The light rays that produce the illusion traverse a path that is concave upward. But give us a cool layer of air at the ground, as in the desert at night, and light rays will curve in the reverse direction, following along the surface of the earth. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" Where the daytime mirage projects the image of the sky against the earth, the night- time desert variety projects the image of the earth against the sky. And hence, if we have distant lights-such as those of a city-these lights will appear to float in the sky. Moreover, if the intervening air contains waves or is tur- bulent to any degree, the lights will appear to move, riding in on the crest of a wave, like ripples of moonlight on the ocean. If the source is a line of distant street lamps, the images appear to fly in formation-the Lubbock Light phenomenon. One further property of these temperature inversions serves to emphasize the effect and undoubtedly contributes to the daytime sau- cers. Daytime inversions are fairly common, but they usually lie higher than the ones that occur at night on the desert. You can often see them-or at least recognize their existence. A column of smoke from a distant chimney will sometimes rise smoothly upward and then # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) The clear air of the desert, and the lack of buildings or of hills, make it possible to see long distances; increase the number of observed events. In the city, the angle of vision is small and the sky is full of smoke and dust. Thus, even if conditions were perfect for "saucers," fewer would be observed over cities. [page 261] Photographed by Arthur Rothstein hole Hotel CONTINUED "hese "lights" were one of many sets of "saucers" made by Dr. Menzel in his laboratory. Note the "mother ship." But by no means all of the objects can be so dismissed. After we have eliminated the false saucers and the erroneous reports that Iwe trace to misidentification, there do remain a number that we cannot completely write off. Such as the ones I saw myself. The first question we are called upon to answer is this: If these objects are natural objects, why did they suddenly appear for the first time in 1947? An honest question and a basic one; for if it cannot be answered, we are in difficulties. But the answer is simple: They were seen in the skies long before 1947. Scien- tific literature is full of them. England Had Durham Lights # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) Take, for example, the Lubbock Lights, which appeared in the sky near Lubbock, Texas, last summer and were photographed. Similar phenomena have been long reported. England was mildly excited over the Durham Lights almost a century ago. In 1897, our papers were filled with stories about a mysterious cigar-shaped airship seen at odd places over the country. The lights and men aboard were clearly visible. Finally, the great inventor Thomas A. Edison himself dis- posed of the rumor. Here is a quotation from the magazine Nature for May 25, 1893: "During a recent wintry cruise in H.M.S. Caroline, a curious phenomenon was seen.... Unusual lights were reported by the officer of the watch. They ap- peared sometimes as a mass, at others spread out in an irregular line. They bore north until I lost sight of them about midnight. . . . The globes of fire altered in their formation... now in a massed group with an outlying light, then the isolated one would disappear and the others would take the form of a crescent of diamonds." # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) The next question is quite natural: Even granting that these phenomena have a long history, why are they so much more frequent today than in the past? First, it would almost serve as a description of the Lubbock Lights. Second, my own theory of the Lubbock Lights was developed, and tested in my laboratory, before I found this account in Nature-and my theory directly as- sociates looming mirages with the lights. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) List the places where flying saucers have been seen, and you will notice that the great majority were reported in very hot areas, over deserts-in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. For years, these states were sparsely settled. But since the war began, they are the areas in which the most startling population. growth has been tallied. Irrigation has brought farmers in. The dry heat has made tourist havens of Phoenix and Tucson. The air age has made these flat, clear-skied areas the natural locations for great bomber and fighter bases.. Finally, atomic energy has chosen New Mexico as its headquarters. In brief, there are more eyes to scan the heavens. Hence, more is seen. The answer is as simple as that. The clear skies are themselves a partial answer. Beyond two or three miles, especially toward the horizon, the milky haze cuts down visibility in Eastern areas. In the West, one is accustomed to seeing a mountain peak more than 150 miles away. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) First, we must study the reports. Finally, the most important question of all: If the saucers aren't superhuman or con- trolled by superhumans, what are they? A careful analysis of all the available data indicates that-after we have subtracted the balloons, papers, distant planes, Venus and the like a substantial amount of reliable but un-. explained material still remains. This falls into several definite patterns: ovals, disks or other patterns, either shining silver by day or The account also mentioned a "looming mirage," of which I shall have more to say later. This report interests me for two reasons: # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) Dr. Menzel begins setting up his apparatus, using a large glass jar, benzene and acetone. Acetone floating on benzene simulates air levels; lens effect distorts Dr. Menzel's face. A glass rod seems to bend as it passes from one liquid to other. Light bends in this way. [page 262] SEITY INFORMATION 62-83894 Date: August 11, 1952 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. DATE SLIP(S) OF ADVISED BY ROUTING AND FIELD OFFICES APPROPRIATE AGENCIES 2010 9/1/77 From: John Edgar Hoover - Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS SEEN NEAR THESSALON LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA, JULY 27, 1952 MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## City Lights Become "Saucers" (cont.) Dr. R. E. McIndoo, 820 West Walnut Street, Kokomo, Indiana, on July 30, 1952, advised that on July 27, 1952, at approximately 10:00 A. M. while fishing in the back waters of Thessalon Lake, Ontario, Canada, he noticed a formation of bombing planes, sirteen to twenty in number, in two groups flying south at a height estimated by him to be four or five miles. Dr. McIndoo stated that the planes went over the lake and suddenly dropped objects, at first thought by him to be parachutes. He continued that these objects fell straight for a short time, then suddenly spurted vapor and at a high rate of speed flew off in a southwesterly direction. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## SECURITY INFORMATION - He stated that he had been accompanied on his fishing trip by Paul Gaddis, Kokomo, Indiana. Dr. McIndoo had no further information concerning instant planes or the objects dropped by them. No further inquiries are contemplated in this matter. However, if additional information is received by this Bureau, you will be promptly advised. Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Olavin <empty> Harbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Rm. <empty> Holloman <empty> Candy <empty> <empty> -2- SECURITY INFORMATION-CONFIDENTIAL [page 264] August 21, 1952 RECORDED 64 62-83874- Route 3 Staunton, Virginia Dear Mrs. Dull: I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated August 12, 1952, addressed to Air Force Intelligence, the Justice Department, and this Bureau. A careful review of the contents of your communication fails to reflect that the subject matter contained therein is within the jurisdiction of this Bureau. Sincerely yours, <signature> John Edgar Hoover Director екс 316 cc -2- Richmond - with copy of incoming KWD:rel:mes <signature> RECEIVED REWE FBI AUG G21 4 38 PM °52 WOO Tolson <empty> Ladd <empty> Nichols <empty> Belmont <empty> Clegg <empty> Olavin <empty> Harbo <empty> Rosen <empty> Tracy <empty> Laughlin <empty> Mohr <empty> Tele. Rm. <empty> Mol loman <empty> Candy <empty> Note: Bufiles fail to reflect any identifiable record on the addressee. he 0AUG 28 1952 <signature> MAILER 18 AUG 29 1952 COMM. Est 2 Bb E VECERELVI SOOM Jevity [page 265] COD WWTED MOS: BAG UG 21 2 OR PM '57 ou fue agg686 REC'D-TOI SON'S OFFICE f. B U. S. DEPT. OF JUSACE 1. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED MAIL ROOM FBI AUG 22 136 PM '5% A gevelrapts Lacocq of [page 266] Staunton, Route 3 August 12, 1962 # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## SECURITY INFORMATION - (cont.) Air Force Intelligence F. & d Justice Dept. Fellow americans, Oflying SAUCERS I am writing the same letter to all three Department on august 1st. I wrote a letter, and mailed it on august 2 to the air Force Intelligence telling my vicus of a flying saucer. In about four days the physicist nod Scot I gave out a report of findings identical to my report. now if I have hit upon the meaning of a tying saucer I would like to get the credit for it. I have reas to believe my ideas have been hi-jacked. It should be easy to find out when did mr. scott start his experiment ? which office did my letter go through ? was my letter placed on file? It had a return addres If you cannot find it that proves it was destroyed and the information used. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## SECURITY INFORMATION - (cont.) I have much better morking proof of my theory than mos scott, which has been before луче The solution should not have been published, there is a the idea. me allo all along, until I hit great deal more to it than that, which I can explain. The idea should have been worked out thoroughly and steretly. Rainmakers could probably do a great deal of harm with the aner. There is a possibility that it could mean rely different type of RECORDED 61 air warfare. The air force could posibly fuse it for 34 defensive marfare, It could lead toan-made lying saucers which the enemy could use against us KWD.. [page 267] Mon-made flying Saucers possibly could be used in conjunction with atom and hydrogen bombs or to destroy them. astronomers could use the information to predict about other planets or planetary warfare. This information could be of use in a trip to the moon. Does the Air Force wish me to keep my impression to myself or shall I give a statement to the press? my Country comes first if the information should be kept secret. I signed my other letter "Respectfully", when a lady from Virginia pays her respects to the Air Force she expects the Air Force to pay its respects right back to her. Respectfully, MRS. NELLIE T. DOLL MRS. NELLIE T. DOLL [page 268] COPY Staunton, Va. Route 3 August 12, 1952 Air Force Intelligence F. B. I. Justice Dept. Fellow Americans, # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## SECURITY INFORMATION - (cont.) I am writing the same letter to all three Departments. On August 1st, I wrote a letter, and mailed it on August 2nd, to the Air Force Intelligence telling my views of a flying saucer. In about four days the physicist Noel Scott gave out a report of findings identical to my report. Now if I have hit upon the meaning of a flying saucer I would like to get the credit for it. I have reason to believe my ideas have been hi-jacked. It should be easy to find out. When did Mr. Scott start his experiment? Which office did my letter go through? Was my letter placed on file? It had a return address. If you cannot find it that proves it was destroyed and the information used. I have much better working proof of my theory than Mr. Scott, which has been before me all along, until I hit upon the idea. # Wherever herever certain well-known ai (cont.) ## SECURITY INFORMATION - (cont.) The solution should not have been published. There is a great deal more to it than that, which I can explain. The idea should have been worked out thoroughly and secretly. Rainmakers could probably do a great deal of harm with the answer. There is a possibility that it could mean an entirely. different type of air warfare. The Air Force could possibly use it for defensive warfare. It could lead to man-made flying saucers which the enemy could use against us. Man-made flying saucers possibly could be used in conjunction with atom and hydrogen bombs or to destroy them. Astronomers could use the information to predict about other planets or planetary warfare. This information could be of use in a trip to the moon. Does the Air Force wish me to keep my impressions to myself or shall I give a statement to the press? My Country comes first if the information should be kept secret. I signed my other letter "respectfully." When a lady from Virginia pays her respects to the Air Force she expects the Air Force to pay its respects right back to her. Respectfully, Mrs. Nellie T. Dull Route 3 Staunton, Virginia [page 269] SERVICE UNIT 4-22a SEARCH SLIP Supervisor <signature> Room 3706 Subj: <signature> Exact Spelling All References Subversive Ref. Main File Restricted to Locality of Searchers Initial <signature> Date 8-20 FILE NUMBER: nr- Nellie nr SERIALS: <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> <empty> Initialed [page 271] INVITED # August 8, 1952 (cont.) ## REC'D BELMONT F. B. I. STICE RECIO-TOI SON'S OFFICE AUG 8 2 03 PM 57 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F. B. 1. RECEIVE AIL RO08 121 AM 52 S DEPT OF JUSTICE FBI AUG 11 3 09 PM 52 ech goug concaugue OLDTO
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It contains the following key information:
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It contains the following key information: * **Barcode:** A vertical barcode. * **Identifier:** RRP003IXGU * **Date/Number:** 8/11/1274188 * **Text:** "Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. Serial 278 COPIED FOR"
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Seal of the Department of Defense, United States of America.
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The image is not a chart. It is a photograph with a black background. The word "CONFIDENTIAL" is stamped across the top, partially obscured by a line. There are two small, grey, circular marks near the top left and top right corners, likely from adhesive residue or damage. A small, bright, white circular mark is visible on the right side of the image, possibly a light flare or reflection.
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The image is not a chart. It features a plate with a portrait of a woman, likely Peggy Ann Garner, as implied by the surrounding text. The plate has a decorative border of floral motifs and intricate patterns. The text indicates this is related to a Saturday noon program on ABC-TV called "Two Girls Named Smith," featuring the actress. It also mentions a separate program, "Acrobat Ranch," on Saturday mornings.
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The image is not a chart. It features a plate with a portrait of a woman, likely Peggy Ann Garner, as implied by the surrounding text. The plate has a decorative border of floral motifs and intricate patterns. The text indicates this is related to a Saturday noon program on ABC-TV called "Two Girls Named Smith," featuring the actress. It also mentions a separate program, "Acrobat Ranch," on Saturday mornings.
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The image shows a large parachute or balloon being deployed from an aircraft carrier at sea. The surrounding text suggests this event is related to Navy research and possibly "saucers" or unidentified flying objects. A smaller, spherical object (perhaps a balloon) is visible in the distance.
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Roller Derby. Saturday, 9 pm.
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It displays the "ABC TELEVISION" logo within a stylized television screen. The text surrounding the image states that all times listed are for the New York City area only and elsewhere, one should consult their local newspaper.
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The image depicts an outdoor scene with a runway or path leading towards a line of buildings in the distance. Trees border the right side of the scene. A single person is visible standing near the right edge of the frame. The overall image has a vintage, sepia-toned appearance.
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The image depicts an outdoor scene with a runway or path leading towards a line of buildings in the distance. Trees border the right side of the scene. A single person is visible standing near the right edge of the frame. The overall image has a vintage, sepia-toned appearance.
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This is an advertisement for a beverage. A man is sitting in a recliner, pointing upwards towards a drink in a glass. The text reads: "Looks Lighter! Tastes Lighter." The drink contains ice, a lemon slice, and a maraschino cherry.
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A man is shown peevish about parking near a fire hydrant. Below, a Greyhound bus is depicted with two passengers disembarking. The text suggests taking a Greyhound for a more pleasant travel experience.
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Key information: * **Entity:** Greyhound bus * **Year:** 1951 * **Context:** Advertisement promoting comfortable bus travel for Americans, highlighting relief from driving strain and traffic problems.
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A LOT MORE TRAVEL FOR A LOT LESS MONEY!
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The image is an illustration of a diesel-electric locomotive, likely a freight train engine. Key features include: * **Side Profile:** The locomotive is shown in a side view. * **Body:** It has a distinctive streamlined front end and a segmented body with horizontal stripes. * **Windows:** There are several windows, including circular porthole-style windows along the side and a cab window at the front. * **Details:** Visible details include ventilation grilles, a ladder on the side, and wheel sets.
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The image depicts a freight train with two boxcars. The first boxcar appears to be a refrigerator car with an insulated, wooden exterior and two rectangular openings on its side. The second boxcar is a standard boxcar with a sliding door and the text "G.R.S." printed on its side. It also features an oval logo containing the word "Berry" and "Wagon." The train is connected by a coupling mechanism, and each car is supported by a four-wheel truck. The image is a black and white illustration, likely from an older publication.
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The image depicts a freight train with two boxcars. The first boxcar appears to be a refrigerator car with an insulated, wooden exterior and two rectangular openings on its side. The second boxcar is a standard boxcar with a sliding door and the text "G.R.S." printed on its side. It also features an oval logo containing the word "Berry" and "Wagon." The train is connected by a coupling mechanism, and each car is supported by a four-wheel truck. The image is a black and white illustration, likely from an older publication.
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The image displays a train consist on a railway track. From left to right, the train consists of: 1. A gondola car with a slatted wooden structure. 2. A tank car with a cylindrical tank and a small superstructure on top. 3. A flatcar carrying a piece of machinery, possibly an engine or generator, with a vertical structure at its rear.
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The image depicts a train with three distinct cars.
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This image depicts a drawing of two train cars. The first car, on the left, is a caboose with the word "DIXIE" visible on its side and cupola windows on top. The second car, on the right, is a boxcar with the word "NEBRASKA" visible on its side.
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The image depicts a train with three distinct cars. * **Left Car:** An open-top gondola car filled with what appears to be coal or a similar loose bulk material. * **Middle Car:** A closed boxcar, likely a refrigerated car, with the text "CAPITAL Refrigerator" visible. It has a circular logo with text that is difficult to decipher but appears to be related to a company name or railway. There is a door and ventilation openings on the side. * **Right Car:** An open-top flatcar or stake car carrying stacked crates or boxes.
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This image depicts a drawing of two train cars. The first car, on the left, is a caboose with the word "DIXIE" visible on its side and cupola windows on top. The second car, on the right, is a boxcar with the word "NEBRASKA" visible on its side.
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The image shows a large, white balloon, identified as a "Skyhook," being prepared for ascent. The text indicates that this is part of experiments in the stratosphere conducted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under Dr. Liddel, and that "saucers" (likely referring to early flying saucer sightings or concepts) were not known before these experiments began.
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The image shows a large, white balloon, identified as a "Skyhook," being prepared for ascent. The text indicates that this is part of experiments in the stratosphere conducted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under Dr. Liddel, and that "saucers" (likely referring to early flying saucer sightings or concepts) were not known before these experiments began.
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The image contains text with some areas obscured by black ink smudges. The visible text includes "SECURITY INFORMATION" and what appears to be "CONFIDENTIAL" or similar classification markings, followed by a line and more obscured text. The context provided suggests that this is a document being furnished for information, with no investigation being conducted by the Bureau.
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SECURITY INFORMATION -
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The image is the seal of the Department of Defense of the United States of America.
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The image contains a stamp that partially obscures the word "CONFIDENTIAL" on what appears to be a document. The text surrounding the image identifies it as related to the "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE", "THE INSPECTOR GENERAL", "OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS", and a "REPORT OF INVESTIGATION".
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SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL
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The image contains the text "SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL". This indicates the document is classified as confidential security information.
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The image contains text that reads "SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL". The words "SECURITY INFORMATION" are partially obscured by black inkblots or stamps. The word "CONFIDENTIAL" is also partially obscured by a stamp and a black horizontal line passing through it. The text appears to be stamped or printed on a document.
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The image contains text that reads "SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL". The words "SECURITY INFORMATION" are partially obscured by black inkblots or stamps. The word "CONFIDENTIAL" is also partially obscured by a stamp and a black horizontal line passing through it. The text appears to be stamped or printed on a document.
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The image contains text that reads "SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL." This is not a chart. The key information is the classification of the document as "CONFIDENTIAL."
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The key information is the words "SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL" which are stamped across the document. There are also ink blots obscuring parts of the text.
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The image displays the words "INFORMATION" and "CONFIDENTIAL" stamped in large, faded letters. A silhouette of a person crouching is superimposed over the word "CONFIDENTIAL."
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The image contains a watermark or stamp over text that reads "SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL". The text is partially obscured by black ink splotches and a black line.
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INDEXED-101 RECORDED 18 JUN 25 1952 Ethel Mossburg
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**Product:** Plaza Stockings **Slogan:** Always to the fore **Visual:** Cartoon of a running dog holding an item in its mouth.
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The image shows an artist creating a drawing of a flying saucer, directed by an eyewitness named Herr Linke. Beside the drawing are two crew members who were in the flying saucer.
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The image is an illustration depicting a scene related to a "Flying Saucer story." Key elements include: * A disc-shaped object with a cylindrical top, resembling a flying saucer. * Several figures, some appearing to be observers. * A landscape with hills, trees (including pine trees), and what looks like a road or path.
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The image shows an artist creating a drawing of a flying saucer, directed by an eyewitness named Herr Linke. Beside the drawing are two crew members who were in the flying saucer.
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This is a notarized document from Berlin, dated July 1, 1952. It is signed by Oskar Mann, a notary in the district of the Kammergericht, and is entry number 70 in the Urkundenrolle for 1952. The document details costs, including a business value of 20,000 DM, a fee of 144.26 DM (plus 43 RKO), and a 4% turnover tax, totaling 54.08 DM. The document also features the seal of Dr. Oskar Krause, Notar im Bezirk de Kammergerichts.
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Sharps THE WORD FOR TOFFEE
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The image shows three people. Two men, appearing to be tennis players, are holding a trophy. One man is on the left and the other is in the middle. A woman, possibly a presenter, is on the right, also near the trophy. The context suggests this is related to a tennis competition, likely Wimbledon, and possibly involves a "Maureen" and "Louise."
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The image shows three people. Two men, appearing to be tennis players, are holding a trophy. One man is on the left and the other is in the middle. A woman, possibly a presenter, is on the right, also near the trophy. The context suggests this is related to a tennis competition, likely Wimbledon, and possibly involves a "Maureen" and "Louise."
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The image shows two men playing tennis. The text mentions "Frank Sedgman" and a "triple crown" for Australia in tennis. This suggests the image depicts a tennis match involving Frank Sedgman.
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The image shows two men playing tennis. The text mentions "Frank Sedgman" and a "triple crown" for Australia in tennis. This suggests the image depicts a tennis match involving Frank Sedgman.
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can do for YOU! Send for full details- POST TODAY BROOKS APPLIANCE COMPANY LTD. London: 00 Chancery Lane, W.C.2. Manchester Hilton Chambers, Stevenson Square Liverpool 66 Rodney Street. Addres
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The image shows two photos related to a tennis match. The left photo is of Maureen Connolly in action, hitting a tennis ball. The right photo shows Louise Brough bending down, holding a tennis racket. The accompanying text states that Maureen Connolly beat Louise Brough 7-5, 6-3 to win the women's singles.
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The image shows two photos related to a tennis match. The left photo is of Maureen Connolly in action, hitting a tennis ball. The right photo shows Louise Brough bending down, holding a tennis racket. The accompanying text states that Maureen Connolly beat Louise Brough 7-5, 6-3 to win the women's singles.
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This image is an advertisement for PHOSFERINE. **Key Information:** * **Product:** PHOSFERINE * **Uses:** For Depression and Sleeplessness. * **Symptoms Addressed:** Nervy, despondent, tired nerves, upset digestion, loss of appetite, exhaustion, poor sleep. * **Benefits:** Restores appetite, strengthens nerves, promotes peaceful rest. * **Available Forms:** Liquid or Tablet form. * **Dosage:** 10 drops equal 2 Tablets. * **Prices:** 1/8 & 4/- * **Slogan:** THE GREATEST OF ALL TONICS
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This is a comic strip titled "MUM" and "End-of-the-paper smile". It depicts a mother and son. **Panel 1:** * A store window displays "COWBOY & INDIAN OUTFITS". * The son, dressed as a cowboy, tugs on his mother's coat, looking at the window. **Panel 2:** * The mother and son are now looking at a different shop window. * The window advertises "SPACE SUITS! THE LATEST FOR BOYS!". * The son is still looking at the display. **Panel 3:** * The mother and son are walking away from the "BOYS SHOP". * They pass a flower shop. * The son appears to have a "SPACE SUIT!" prop, suggested by his posture and a smile.
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The image is a sketch of a circular, stone-lined structure partially dug into a hillside, with a pathway or entrance leading into it. The surrounding landscape is depicted with trees and rolling hills. Key entities: - Circular stone structure - Hillside - Trees
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The image depicts a saucier-shaped object, possibly a UFO, hovering over a hilly landscape with trees. Streaks suggest movement. Text in the background is partially visible, with "S.A.C.C.E." and "PAGE 8" being discernible.
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The image depicts a saucier-shaped object, possibly a UFO, hovering over a hilly landscape with trees. Streaks suggest movement. Text in the background is partially visible, with "S.A.C.C.E." and "PAGE 8" being discernible.
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The image is a comic strip titled "CAESAR --- (Bull)dogged does it!". It features three panels depicting dogs. Panel 1: A small bulldog stands by a bowl labeled "CAESAR". A larger dog with floppy ears and brown patches is lying down with a bone. Panel 2: The same larger dog is reacting with surprise as a small bulldog runs towards it carrying a bone. A large, angry-looking bulldog stands in the background. Panel 3: The larger dog is now struggling with the small bulldog, which is still holding the bone, while the large bulldog watches with an aggressive expression.
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Two women, likely actresses, are pictured. They have styled hair and are wearing similar clothing.
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This is an advertisement for Toni Home Perm. It highlights that a Toni perm looks and stays perfect. It mentions Ella Wigren and her sister Lila, with Ella having the Toni perm. **Product Details:** * **Whole Head Refill:** 9/- * **Whole Head Kit with Spin Curlers:** 18/6 * **Whole Head Kit with Standard Curlers:** 15/- * **End Curl Kit with Midget Spin Curlers:** (Price not fully visible, but implied to be less than the Whole Head Kit) * **End Curl Refill:** 6/6
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The image depicts a cricket match. Three men are visible: a batsman in the foreground, a wicket-keeper behind the stumps, and a fielder in the background. The text indicates a match involving Yorkshire at the Oval.
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The image displays text on a banner. The text reads "For ACID INDIGESTION".
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WILK OF MACHES
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The image shows a partial document with the handwritten date "June 4, 1952" visible. There is also a dark ink blot on a piece of fabric or paper. The surrounding text indicates a memorandum regarding the delivery of negatives on August 30, 1947, to the Phoenix Office, with the understanding they were for Mr. Fugate of the Army Air Force Intelligence and unlikely to be returned. Mr. Rhodes turned these negatives over to the FBI with the same understanding.
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The image shows a partial document with the handwritten date "June 4, 1952" visible. There is also a dark ink blot on a piece of fabric or paper. The surrounding text indicates a memorandum regarding the delivery of negatives on August 30, 1947, to the Phoenix Office, with the understanding they were for Mr. Fugate of the Army Air Force Intelligence and unlikely to be returned. Mr. Rhodes turned these negatives over to the FBI with the same understanding.
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The image contains a torn piece of lined paper with handwritten text. The text appears to be a signature or a stylized inscription. The visible elements suggest the words "Area" and "on" or a similar phonetic grouping, followed by more cursive, unreadable text. A hole is punched at the top left corner. The paper is aged and has some marks and tears.
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**Key Information:** The image contains a torn piece of lined paper with handwritten text. The text appears to be a signature or a stylized inscription. The visible elements suggest the words "Area" and "on" or a similar phonetic grouping, followed by more cursive, unreadable text. A hole is punched at the top left corner. The paper is aged and has some marks and tears.
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The image shows a United States postage stamp. - The stamp features a profile of Thomas Jefferson. - It is purple in color. - The denomination is 3 Cents. - Text on the stamp reads: "UNITED STATES POSTAGE" and "THOMAS JEFFERSON 1743-1826". - Black wavy lines indicate it has been canceled, likely by a postmark. - The text surrounding the figure (SINNATIO JUL 31 930PM 1952 CINCINNATI) suggests a postmark from Cincinnati on July 31, 1952, at 9:30 PM.
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It is a circular stamp with the following information:
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It is a circular stamp with the following information: * **Location:** CINCINNATI, OHIO * **Date:** JUL 31 * **Time:** 9:30PM * **Year:** 1952
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This is an image of a postage stamp. **Key Information:** * **Country:** UNITED STATES * **Denomination:** 3 CENTS * **Depiction:** Thomas J. Jefferson (1801-1809)
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This image is a rubber stamp impression. The text indicates: * **Location:** CINCINNATI, OHIO * **Date:** JUL 31, 1952 * **Time:** 9:30 PM
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This image is a postage stamp. * **Country:** United States * **Denomination:** 3 Cents * **Depicts:** Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
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The image is a photograph of Donald H. Menzel, a professor of astrophysics and associate director of solar research at Harvard University. He was working on a request from LOOK magazine regarding flying saucers, an area of interest to the Air Force.
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Man in a lab coat and glasses using a pipette to extract liquid from a beaker.
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The image is a photograph of the "Lubbock Lights". Key entities: - Lubbock Lights - Photograph date: August 30, 1951 - Location: Lubbock, Texas - Photographer: Carl Hart, Jr. (age 18)
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The image shows a black and white photograph of a woman from behind, facing away from the camera. She has blonde hair and is wearing a strapless outfit and high heels. She appears to be walking away from a window or door.
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Irene Sharaff (designer) with Ben Segal and Chandler Cowles (producers) in Stroock's office. Costumes are initially made in muslin for movement testing, then with best materials.
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Irene Sharaff is shown with a costumed performer, likely during the fitting process for "Of Thee I Sing." Another woman is also present. The performer is wearing a drab muslin garment, indicating early costume development focused on movement.
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The image shows Irene Sharaff and Paul Hartman. Sharaff is wearing a scarf and holding a cigarette. Hartman is wearing a suit and tie. The context provided indicates this is related to the musical "Of Thee I Sing."
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It is a drawing depicting light refraction due to a temperature inversion. The drawing shows rays of light bending, making distant objects appear visible. The text indicates the drawing is by Al Ewers.
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The image depicts atmospheric refraction. Key entities: * **Warm Air:** Layer above the refracting layer. * **Refracting Air Layer:** A layer of air between warm and cold air. * **Cold Surface:** The surface below the refracting layer. The illustration shows light rays bending as they pass through these layers, with the light appearing to originate from a source near the cold surface and bending upwards into the warm air.
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An older man wearing glasses and a suit jacket is carefully using a pipette to transfer liquid into a beaker containing a clear substance. The background appears to be a brick wall.
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The image is not a chart. It depicts a person and two cacti silhouetted against a starry sky in a desert-like landscape. Beams of light fan out from the horizon. The text "ANGLE OF VISION" is displayed prominently in the upper portion of the image.
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The image is not a chart. It depicts a person and two cacti silhouetted against a starry sky in a desert-like landscape. Beams of light fan out from the horizon. The text "ANGLE OF VISION" is displayed prominently in the upper portion of the image.
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The image is a black and white illustration depicting a silhouette of a city or cluster of buildings on a flat surface, rising from a curved horizon. A beam of light emanates from above and shines down on the city. The text "ANGLE OF VISION" is prominently displayed above the beam of light. The background is dark with scattered white dots, suggesting stars or distant lights. The overall aesthetic is symbolic, potentially representing a focus, perspective, or point of observation.
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The image is a photograph by Arthur Rothstein. It depicts a series of bright, vertical streaks arranged in an arc against a dark background. The streaks appear to be light sources or reflections. To the left, there is a larger, more diffuse luminous shape. The overall impression is of movement or a trail of lights.
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The image shows Dr. Menzel with a large glass jar, benzene, and acetone, suggesting he is setting up an apparatus for an experiment.
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The image shows a glass rod partially submerged in two different liquids within a glass cylinder. The liquids are layered, with one floating on top of the other. The glass rod appears bent at the point where it enters the lower liquid, demonstrating the principle of light refraction. The text indicates the top liquid is acetone and the bottom is benzene, and that this setup simulates air levels. A lens effect from the cylinder distorts a reflection of Dr. Menzel's face.
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The image shows Dr. Menzel with a large glass jar, benzene, and acetone, suggesting he is setting up an apparatus for an experiment.
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A glass jar contains benzene with acetone floating on top, creating a lens effect that distorts a reflection of a face.
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The image shows a glass rod partially submerged in two different liquids within a glass cylinder. The liquids are layered, with one floating on top of the other. The glass rod appears bent at the point where it enters the lower liquid, demonstrating the principle of light refraction. The text indicates the top liquid is acetone and the bottom is benzene, and that this setup simulates air levels. A lens effect from the cylinder distorts a reflection of Dr. Menzel's face.
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The image shows a light beam bending as it passes from one medium to another, illustrating the principle of refraction. The light appears to be traveling through a liquid and then potentially into another substance or air layer, causing its path to change direction at the interface.
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It depicts a close-up view of a white, woven material with a dark, circular hole in the center. The hole has a blurred edge, with some of the underlying material visible.
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* **Barcode:** A vertical barcode. * **Identifier:** RRP003IXGU * **Date/Number:** 8/11/1274188 * **Text:** "Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. Serial 278 COPIED FOR"
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This image contains all the information on the document.
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The image is an illustration of a diesel-electric locomotive, likely a freight train engine. Key features include:
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The image displays a train consist on a railway track. From left to right, the train consists of:
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The image is an illustration depicting a scene related to a "Flying Saucer story." Key elements include:
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This image is an advertisement for PHOSFERINE.
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The image is a sketch of a circular, stone-lined structure partially dug into a hillside, with a pathway or entrance leading into it. The surrounding landscape is depicted with trees and rolling hills.
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The image is a comic strip titled "CAESAR --- (Bull)dogged does it!". It features three panels depicting dogs.
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* **Barcode:** A vertical barcode. * **Identifier:** RRP003IXGU * **Date/Number:** 8/11/1274188 * **Text:** "Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. Serial 278 COPIED FOR"
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The image is an illustration of a diesel-electric locomotive, likely a freight train engine. Key features include:
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