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342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

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Document, 143 pages

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Department of War

Date

1/9/50

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This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.

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Subjs (hidentified Fiying Objects
(3) Clock position of object from observer's aircrafts
Your o'clock, approximately thirty miles to the right
end to the rear
(4) Latitude and longitudes 45°40" 8 74°55"
Oe Sea
Hot applicable
Humber of objects: One
&- Formation typer Het applicable
Pietance of object from moore: Thirty miles
&. laterally or horizontally: llorizontally
by Angle of elevation from vadibens “taead pled
. Gs Altitudes 20,000 feet letting down slowly until it aise
appeared into the overcast at 7,000 feet
G6. Time in sights Not stated
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be Shapes Cylindrical

ied flying

Oder: Unimown

Rate of evaporation: Unknown
@, Does trail vary with sound: Unknow
fect on cloudet ‘mknowns
Lirhktes None
Supports . Tons
Promuletons Appeared to be rocket or jet

Propeller or jets Appeared to be rocket

Rooters Yone

Aerodynamic vanea¢ None observed
ad. Vistble ¢xhauset or jet cpenings: None observed
Contrel-and.stabilitys “ene observed
a Pins: Hone observed

be . Stabiligers: tone observed

(1) Siaes Not applicable

(2) Shape: ot applicable
(3) Looation: Wot applicable
Kir Ducts: Hot observed
&e- Slote:r Sct applicable
be Duct cpenings: fot applicable
Speod - MPHs Nigh rate of speed

founds Sone heard

WT 000.92
Subj: Unidentified Plying Objects
19. Was any radio antenna to be observed: None noted
20, Wamor of disappearances Disappeared inte overcast
a, Uxplede; “ot applicable
(1) Poesibility ef fragments: ot. applicable
(2) Other physical evidences ot applicable
b. Faded from view: “ot applicable
G, Disappeared behind obstacle: Wot. applicable
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tant tem ce ater Ne a AIR RENE hele rr Neer
jame of obeerveri: Ut Colonel Phillip J, Buhl, 37164
Air Materiel Command, AP Procurement Field Office, Bedford, Mass,
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Ability to determines Unknown
Reliability of observer: "No opinion
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The aircraft, AF 7110, was proceeding from Bedford, Mass.
to Griffiss Air Porce tase, Home, “ew York, -The flame
eppeared more than twice the length of the object, The
object finally disappeared inte the overcast, reported at
7000 feet at the time. The approximate coordinates of the
sighted object was 43°40"" 74°55"°%, The approximate dise
tance of the objeot from the observer was thirty miles,
be Now attention was drawn to objects: Yormal pilot surveillance
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MeVhord Air Force Base
Washingten
"CM 452 | 1 August 1949
BJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
Commanding General
Air Materiel Coma™and
WrightePatterson AF Base, Ohio
ATTENTION: .MOIAXO<3
le The following report of sighting of unidentified fly-
ing objects is submitted:
@ Location and time of isdibines In the vicinity
of Portland, Oregon, Troutdale, Oregon, and Mount Hood, Oregon,
from 2100P to 21350P; 30 July 1949,
Be Weather at the time: Sky clear, visibility un-
Limited,
Cy Names, Occupations, and addresses of witnesses:
(1) Captain Thrush, pilot Northwest Airlines,
address liorthwest Airlines Digpateh Orfice,
Portland, Oregon,
(2) Robert Henery eh | CAA Tower Operator, Portland
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Airport, Box 1607, Portland, Oregon,
(3) He We Penhallegen, Civilian Instructor
Pilot Western Skyways, Troutdale, Oregon,
4422 a Brookland, Portland G, Oregors,
(4) Be Je Brasford, CAA Tower Operator, Porte
land Airport, Box 1907, Portlend, Oregor.s
Mt, Brasford has tho ne 8 and addressee
of four other witnesses of this sightings
Photographs of objects, if available: Photo-
graphs of objects are not avallables

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SUBJECT: Unidentified Pliying Objeets

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25 July 1949

Shape: In addition to the desorlption in
paragraph le Mr, Clark noted a dark circular
strugture where the pilot normally sits.

fhe leading edge of this dark circular
atructure was approximately one-fourth

(1/4) the distance from the apex of the
delta wing to the rear, This dark circular
structure was noted at the time Mr, Clark
was below the objects.

Size: Larger than an F-5l,

Color: Darker than normal aluminum skin
and not shinys Mr. Clark reported the
surface seemed to be between a light gray
and a dirty white with no markings or
aiffusion of colors

Speed: Faster than an F-5], and estimated
by Mr. Clark to be at least six (6) hundred
miles per hour's

Heading: Mr, Clark reported that when
first sighted the formation was heading
approximately three (3) hundred degrees.
The formation passed by him and then made
a one hundred and eighty (180) decree turn
to approximately one hundred and twenty
(120) degrees.

Maneuverability: Mr, Clerk peported that no
maneuyers were noted other than the one
hundred and eighty (160) degree turn, ‘The
objecta did not appear to bank during the
turn, When the objects were first sighted
and before the one hundred and eighty (1580)
degree turn was made, the outer wing sure
faces appeared to move slightly.

Altitude: Mr, Clark reported the formation
between eight (8) thousand five (5) hmndred
and ten (10) thousand feety When the for~
mation was first sighted Mr, Clark was
cruising at ten (10) thousand feet and

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Chief Intelligence Di
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Report ef Unidentified Flyinc Object
Camanding General
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Wright-Patterson AF Base, Ohio
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The following repert of an unidentified flying ebject is sulmitted
in compliance with Flight Service Regulation 200-,,
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LOCATION AND TIME OF SIOHPING: 17505 + 1755E, 28 June 1919,
Fairfield, Ohio.
WEATHER AT THS TIMEs 3,000 thin scattered, 10 miles visibility,
—— 92, dew peint 62, wind north-northwest l, altimeter
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NAMES, OCCUPATIONS, AND 2DORESSES OF WITNESSES:
Fs Major 8. L. Long, Wright~-Pattersen AFB, Dayton, Chie.
2) Unidentified Civilian, resident of Fairfield, Ghie,
PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORJNCTS, IF AVAILARLE: None available.
SKETCHES OF OBJNCT*S CONFIGURATION: Hone,
IBISCT SIGHTED:
(1) #Nuwper: 1.
(2) SHAPE: Long tail of flame accompanied by a long tail
ef ancke,
SiZR: Undetermined,
COLOR: Flame and smoke,
SPEED: High rate.
HEADINGs West te Kast

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SUBJECT: Repert ef Unidentified Flying Object (29 dune 1949)
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(7) MANEUVERARILITY: Undetermined,
(@) ALTITUDE: Undetermined ~ very hich.
(9) SOUND: Undetermined.
(10) EXHAUST Tra iL OR NOT: Yes.
@e GENERAL SEMARKS: None,
Cepy Yurnished: no © ge
i= Chief of Staff, UGa?, Lt Colonel, USA
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Chief Intelligence Divn
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HAMILTON l=IELD, CALIFORNIA

; 2 MAY 1949

Copy furnished:
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ATTN: 'Dir of Intelligence
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Commanding General
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Washington 25 , D.C.

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In ac cordance with provisions of letter, Headquarters , ir eather
Service , subject as above, file - 2, WEA 350 . 05, the following r eport is
submitted for the period ending 15 June 1949.

l )'. During a test hop of an RB 29, ~ radar operator from the 514th
Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weathe~Amade the following observation,: a-ed
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2n-1~ ryf,-,. .don Monday, the 2nd of May , 1949, we took off' ±n aircraft number
45-21824~for the purpose of test hopping the ship . Take off was made at
approximatel y ~500K. The radar ~J,~~s turned on at approximately 1515K
and was tuned in. Guam and Rota were picked up by radar and after about
ten (10) minutes of operation some type of interference was noticed on
the scope . It came in in the same form as a regular range marker except
that the pulses were approximately ten (10) miles apart . They only covered
the area covered by Guam plus about five (5) degrees on either side of the
island . The scope was on the one hundred (100) mile range .
s the range wa~JJ:,.d,~ed the interference grew larger on the scope .
~hee
9Mp'm""7there is & sketch of the scope as it appeared
with the interference drawn in. I d~ne't believed that what was picked up
on this flight was intentional jamming.it._
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The operator who made the above observation is one of the 514th Reconnaissance
Squadrons ' most experienced radar operators and is very proficient in the
operation of radar equipment . He checked the set after landing and could find
no malfunctions .
L. ~ . On the 8th of June 1949, at a position of 12° 25 1 N and 1400 20 1 E,
an RB 29 aircraft from the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron made the following
sighting :

t ll09Z while flying a heading of 80 degrees , at 18500 ft on a
routine Vulture Baker weather reconnaissance mission, a white billowing
s ubstance was sight ed at an altitude of 30000 t o 35000 ft . The sighting
was made by two crew members , 1st Lt . Ernest Swanson, weather observer and
Sgt ialter ~ogers e ngineer . What appeared to be a traveling contrail was

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moving from east north east to west south west at an estimated speed of 4200
miles per hour , this speed was determined by means of triangulation, the sub­
stance was observed at a relative bearing of approximately 45 degrees to the
heading of the aircraft at a distance of 30 miles, substance disappeared
from view approximately one minute after first sighting at a relative bearing
of approximately 160 degrees . The substance was traveling in a straight line
and was definitely white , a three quart er moon made visibility excellent . No
sketches or photographs are available .
The above informat on wa
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ent by radio from the 514th to the Continental
prce Base, Oklahoma.

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A mcmifeatation or luminous energy wa ■ observed on tho nit;ht or
8 April 1949 paaai
" er the U.,So ?laval OperAti~ Base, Kodiak,
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SPECI~L ~OTEa
Icaamaoh a tho Intelli~enc File In ex. '1948 F.dition. dooa
not oontain an index r.alative to celestial or msteorolo~ical
ph nomena. as related in this report. no Index Guide r.umbor haa
boen incorporntod.
E?lCLOSURE a
(A)Photostatic copy or a drawi~ •cl by Paul Berri~, indicating
course or atmospheric disturbance on a April 1S49.
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rah l ?e.ul BERHHIG. Kodiak" Alaska. reported to the Intellieence Ofi'icer on 11 April 1949 that ha obsorvod a celestial manifestation cross­
ing the sky above the UoS,., Naval OJ?c~tinc Ease 9 Kodiak 0 Alaalca. 8 Ap1•il 1949 at
approxim.tely 2~0 hours~ Accordin& to ?.Joo HERRING. he ■ aw a flaming greenish
blue object plu111118t acroaa the sky at an altitude of 2.500 foet at an estimated
■ peed of 1.500 mi.lea per houro
Thia dimturbanoe. att.ted :.U-o HER:!U:G, waa firat
observed abovo Anton Larson B Yo (See enclosure (A)). moving from West to East on
., course that a:;,,proxima·..ely pnrallelod the Eaat..,-.'\'e ■ t runways or the U.So ?1aval
Air Station. Kodiak. Alaska_. and 'II&G vhi°Dle for approximately 15 soconda when the
flame disappeared in tha•vicinity of F\ifti~. Island. Chiniak Bay. In the opinion
of Mro HERRI?lG. the object was not a meteo1· as it was too largo and there were no
spark• which are benorally obasrved associeted with such phenomenae ITe stated
that his i'ir■ t impre sionwae tha~ it ·was oither a jet fighter or that an air
era.rt waa on !'ireo This opinion was dissipated when ha
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Ueteorolo_;;ical Phenomena ... llloinous Enercy

called tho :re.val Air Base and lea ned the:-e ero no aircrnrt or any deecrlption
in the air in tho vicinity or the lklvo.l A:lr :tution..
2. Lieutenant COT.1r.ander D. ~IIBP/.RD, U!>~.. OporatioD.B O!"ficor, u.r:. !~aval
Opora·liinf; Daso,. Kodicu:0 Al11a;:a,. roportod that while stnndill{; near the !:OB Post
Office i10 had observed "a stro.DGe o· ject streo.ki~ aoroBS tho sky. near Old
~ioman I:Ountain "• o:o. 8 April 1949 at npproxiJ":iatel 2040 hours. Lieutenant
Commanuor S7:ErJ\RD described the objG t as a reddish b 11 or fire approximately
two (2) feet in diameter trawlinc f1~m ~est to Etet &tan estimated 2,500 feet
altitude., 'The object was a brilliant color., without a tail 0 traveller; with a
flat trnjootory or decline batween 21 and 20 degreeao It seemed to diBintegrat
over Chiniak Bayn was Lieutenant Commander SilEPARD 1a report of his obsorvationo
llo opinion ao to the nature or the obj ct n"&S advanced by Lieutenant Cor:unander
SUEPARD..,
3., l&wrenco B,, SHA.V: 9 ta:doab driver, Arrow (.'.ab Kodiak. Ale.ska., Etnted that
he was enrou.te i'rom tho L:l1listed :.:ens Club to the Administration BuUJing on
8 April 1949. \men he aaw a strange bri~at blue ~bjeot streak acroos the ky at
approximately 20S5 hours" To SIIAi'i. the objaot appear d to be nbout l-l/2 t'eot
in diameter trniled by a three (3) :root streamer which waa "pinkbh in sho.dlDG "•
Thia object, stated SIIA~. appeared in the sky over Old ~omen Uountain travolinc
on a \'/eat to Ea t course at an estimnted altitude or 2,500 feet. It was losinc
altitude at an estimated 26 deirees and. il~ it continue:! on it's course, it
would hnvc struck Chiniak Bay off Nyoan Pe nsulao fo SHAr:. tho object appoared
to disintecrate as bright po.rtiolea f'lew fr m tl.a object as it pGH~d beyond
Nyman Peninsula. SHAr: was o!' the !'inn opinion that the objeo~j he saw \'/8.S not a
meteor or shooting ater which he has seen on numerous c,ccasicns..

4,, Paul KREUGER, Bus Driver. U.,So Naval O;?eratiug
86',> t..odio.ki, Alaska.,
reported that he • • driving his bus on 8 Apri 194 , whei.i. at 2045 hours, he
observed a atrango creonish=bluo objact flash acroas tho sky from the vicinity
o!' Old r:oman U:>untain to Nyman Peninsula (~·:eat to East direction).. ltnEUGI!R
dasoribod the object as boinc 1-1/2 !'eot in di~tor and ppr~ximatoly 10 feet
longo Jls stated the object was approximately 500 feet high ai.' it passed over
han~r 1;~ of' the Air Station and it would haw landed in Chin1·9.lc Bay orr ?;yman
Peninaula but it faded £ro hh view when it pasaed over the Pt:ninsula. "It
had the appearance of
la r&• greoni.ah tracer shell"» a tated xnr:UOER.
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u~ So Navy ilanther Central, Uc:1Sc Navnl Operating Base 11 Kodb.k, Alas!~ •
reported the woather for 8 April 1949 at 2000 hours no follows,

Ceiline,
Visibility,
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3,000 feet. scattered clouds 9 3/10 coverag~.
15 mileso
?Jorth Northv10st, 15 knotso
27 degrees.
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no emission of noiso by tho object Yras reported by tho observers.

As tho above stnt81ll8nts are o.pproxir.Jately tho aamo in position, altitu..e.,
courae nnu time or the luminous TT11.nifost~tion 0 it's :cistenoo hos been e
ted
ao probable. Howevcr 9 as the shape. si:o and oolor. of the objoct hnvo been
variously doscribod and Q& unauccoosful orror'cm have boen nado to deter.u e the
nnture of tho phenomena with no further in!'ormation available. no valuation of.'
the no.tu.re of tho o.tmosphcric diaturbo.nco has been oadeo

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POSSIBLE METEOROLOGICAL OR CELESTIAL PHENOMENA.

BRIEFs A manifestation of luminous energy was observed on the night of
8 April 1949 passing over the U.S. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak,
Alaska.

HOTEs This information is as of 8 April 1949.

SPECIAL NOTEs Inasmch as the Intelligence File Index, 1948 Fdition, does
not contain an index relative to celestial or meteorolozical
phenomena, as related in this report, no Index Guide Number has
been incorporated.

EWCLOSUREs (A)Photostatic copy of a drawing made by Paul Herring indicating
course of atmospheric disturbance on & April 1949.

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lo Deputy UcS. Marshal Paul HERRING, Kodiak, Alaska, reported to the Intelli-
gence Officer on-11 April 1949 that he observed a celestial manifestation cross-
ing the sky above the U.S, Naval Opereting Base, Kodiak, Alaska, 8 April 1949 at
approximately 2050 hours. According to Mr. HERRING, he sew a flaming greenish-
blue object plummet across the sky at an altitude of 2,500 feet at an estimated
speed of 1,600 miles per hour. This disturbance, stated Ur. HERRING, was first
observed abovo Anton Larson Bay, (See Enclosure (A)), moving from West to Bast on
@ course that approximately paralleled the Fast~vest runways of the U.S. Vaval
Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska, and was visible for approximately 15 seconds when the
flame disappeared in the vicinity of Puffin Island, Chiniek Bay. Im the opinion
of lr. HERRING, the object was not a meteor as it was too large and there were no
sparks which are generally observed associated with such phenomena. He stated
that his first impression was that it was oither a jet fighter or that an aire
creft was on fire. This opinion was dissipated when he

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CONFIDENTIAL
DIO-17ND, Serial 13-49
Subjects
23 April 1949
US/ALASKA = Lieteorolocical Phenomena = Luminous Energy
@alled the Naval Air Base and learned there were no aircraft of any description
in tho air in tho vicinity of the Naval Air Ctation.
2. Lieutenant Cormander D. SHEPARD, US, Operations Officer, U.S. Naval
Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska, reportod that while standing near the NOB Post
Office he had observed “a s
‘trange object streaking across the sky, near Old
Woman [countain", on 8 April 1949 at approximately 2040 hours. Lieutenant
Commandor SHEPARD described the object as a reddish ball of fire approximately
two (2) feet in diameter traveling from “est to East at an estimated 2,500 feet
altitude. "The object was a brilliant color, without a tail, traveling with a
flat trajectory of decline between 21 and 20 degrees.
It seemed to disintegrate
over Chiniak Bay" was Lieutenant Commander SIIEPARD's report of his observation.
Wo opinion as to the nature of the object was advanced by Lieutenant Commander
SHEPARD.
3. Lawrence B. SHAW, taxicab driver, Arrow Cab, Kodiak, Alaska, stated that
he was enroute from the Enlisted ciens Club to the Administration Building on
8 April 1949, when he saw a strange bright blue object streak across the sky at
approximately 2035 hours.
To SHAW, the object appeared to be about 1-1/'
2 Leot
in diameter trailed by a three (3) foot streamer which was "pinkish in shading”.
This object, stated SHAI, appeared in the
om a West to East course at an estimated altitude of 2,500 feet.
sky over Old Woman Mountain traveling
It was losing
altitude at an estimated 26 degrees and, if it contimed on it's course, it
would have struok Chiniak Bay off Nyman Peninsula.
To SHAY, the object appeared
te disintegrate as bright particles flew from the object as it passed beyond
Nyman Peninsula. SHAii was of the firm opinion that the objeot he saw was not a
4 Faul EREUGER, Bus Driver, U.S. Naval Operating
Base, Kodiak, Alaska,
that he was driving his bus on 8 April 1949, whem at 2045 hours, he
observed a strange creenish=bluoc object flash across the sky
of Old Woman lbuntain to Nyman Peninsula (‘est to East direction).
from the vicinity
EREUGER
described the object as being 1-1/2 fest in diametor and approximately 10 feet
long. He stated the object was approximately 600 feet high as it passed over
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#3 of the Air Station and it would have landed in Chinink Bay off
ula but it faded from his view when it passed over the Peninsula.
had the appearance of a large greenish tracer shell", stated KRUUGER.
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reported the weather for 8 April 1949 at 2000 hours as follows:
3,000 feet, scattered clouds, 3/10 coverage.
15 miles.
North-Northwest, 15 knote.
27 degrees.
6. Wo emission of noise by the object was reported by the observers.

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Canal Zone
17 February 1949

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SUBJET:

Unidentified erial Objects Vicinity of San Andres Islands,
Caribbean Sea

TO:

Commanding General
Military Air Transport Service
Washington 25, D. c.
ATTENTION: AC/S, A- 2

1. In accordance with Rest ricted l etter, Headquarters, 2108th Air
eather Group, subject: Report on Information on "Flying Discs", dated
24 March 1948, the following report is submitted.
2.
t 2030 hours on 8 February 1949, Captain McBride of the S . s.
Antigua, A United Fruit vessel, berthed at Cristobal pier area, Canal
Zone, was interviewed by Intelligence personnel, Caribbean Air Command,
concerning three aerial objects sighted by officers of his ship on voyage to Canal Zone from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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3 . Captain :cBride stated that the first object, which appeared to
be a disc, was sight ed at 1630 on 6 February 1949 at 12 degrees 30 minutes
north latitude, 81 degrees 10 minutes west latitude, in the close vicinity
of the San Andres Islands . The S. s. Antigua's course was 152 degrees at
16 knots. Vihen sighted, the obj ect was at an altitude of 60 degrees f r om
the horizon as determined by the ship's sextant in. the direction of 120
degrees. As it µ:i.ss es directly over the ship, several officers described
it as a round, silver-colored sphere. Although McBride had di£f'iculty in
determining its height, he estimated the diameter as 12 to 14 inches. As
it pass ed overhead, bearing 310 degrees, it changed color from silver to
yellow to red and went out of sight in the dusk at an altitude of 22 de­
gre es . The wind at the time was estimated at force four, approximat ely
29 .
4.
t 1700 on the same date two more objects were sighted, one off'
the pert bow at an altitude between 50 and 60 degrees, and the other, off
the starboard bow bearing 201 degree s at an altitude of 47 degre es . Both
disappeared abeam in the dusk . None showed any luminousity or motivating
power.
5 . The circumstances described suggest a pos s ibility that these
objects are some type of weather balloons . A study made by this head­
quarters of the prevailing winds at all altitudes during the period 4-6
February 1949 virtually eliminate any possibility 0£ a radiosonde instru­
ment being the object sighted . The only release point which might ha ve

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resulted in a balloon being in t h e area of the San Andres Islands is that
located at Managua, Nicaragua. However, since no objects were seen to be
attached to the discs, it seems improbabla that a r adiosonde train might
have beert involved. There is a possibility that a balloon broke free
prior to release and subsequently developed a leak which caused it to
drift into the area of the sighting. However, none o:f these possibili­
ties account for the sighting of three obj ects within a thirty minute
period.
6. On 7 February 1949 two Russian JOO-ton sloops (Omar and Blesk)
arrived at Colon, Republic o:f Panama, :from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands,
enroute to Valdivostok via Honolulu, Hawaii. The backtrack computation
of wind and course and point o:f sighting lend a possibility that the
objects were in free flight after release from these ships which :followed
a direct course from St Thomas to Colon. These two vessels are present­
ly awaiting rep:iirs at Colon. Two other vessels of the same type are
presently in st Thoipas undergoing rep:iirs. Any further developments will
,,---b- e reparted promptly.
7. 'l'he above report has already been submitt ed to Headquarters
ir Materiel Command and Headquarters Unit ed States Air Force by the
Caribbean Air Command.

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(1) WUMBER: One,
(2) SHAPZ: No report.
(4) Sighs No report.
(4) COLOR: Bright green, yellow, red.
(5) SPEED’ Unimow,
(6) HEADING: SW from Godman Field.

(7) MANBUVERABILITY: Object appeared to be rotating.

(8) ALTITUDE: Horizontal angle 2)2,.5°%, vertical ancle 03.6%,

(9) SOUNDs Wo report.
(10) EXHAUST TRAIL OR NOT? None.
ge GENERAL REMARKSs

(1) At 02508, bright object sighted SW of Ft Knox, Kentueky
by weather observers, ‘Traced on Theodolite, Object
appeared to be rotating with green, yellew and red colors.
The ebject was getting dimmer as time passed,

At OFLOB, object disappeared in SW completely after a
eeries of bright flashes,

Copy Purnisheds CLARK Le MILLER
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, Unjdent1f1ed flying object report.
Location and time of' slghtirtg:Godman AFB Ft Kno
eather at the time: 0?30
eastern weather clear 10 miles visibility 1016.3 NB-, temp
3.. , ·e',I; point 29, wind eat north west at 7, Ko].zman
setting 29.99. 0330 eastern eather: clear 10 iles
visibility 1016.9 rm, temp 29, dew point 26, wi g north
t-1€St at 4, Kolzman setting 30.0l.

7 Feb J.949 0250 eastern.

Narnes occupations and addr~saes of w1tn ases:
i.; Ledbetter Tower Operator Fort Knox Ky, PFC
Richard G Dumphy Weather Observer Fort Knox Ky, PFC Ric
E PetArman Weather O server Fort Knox KY, Cpl Charles L
Rogers occupation unknown Fort Knox Ky.
Sgt Donald

Photographs of objects 1~ available: ncne available.
Sketches of obJ-cts con!' guration: none. Object sighted:
number: 1. Shae: no report, size: no report, color: br
green y.110·1 red, spned: unknown, heading: south· st f'rom
Godman Field, maneuverability: object appeared t be rot
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attitud~, horizontal angle 242.5 degrees~~ rtical angl~
03.6 degrees. Sound: no
port, exhaust trail o. not: none.
General remarks: at 0250 eastern bright object sighted s
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we st of' Fort Knox Ky by w. other observers. TracP.d on
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Theodolite. Ob ect appeared to be rotating with green,
yello and red colors. Te object were dimmer cs ~~me
passe j . At 0310 eastern object disappeared in south west
complet~lY afte. a serie:3 of bright flashes .

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Report of Sighting of Unidenti.i'ied Pb no enon
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1 . In accordance with the provleion of letter, Headquarter,
United Stat
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Diecs• , 26 February 1948, the tollo ing infor tion is fo
rded:
a . Inclosur 1 , 2 and .3 are reportei received by th Japan se
teorological Observatorr in Toi;yo . The observations indic ted
in these r ports 11ere taken by J pan se ea.th r personnel t the r .sp ct1
stations .

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obe rved the object and it's probable path and point o exploeion or
disappear nee.
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th•
weather xist1ng ov r Japan t 0600'l and 1200'L on 25 Janu!lry, 11hicb times
re app:ro::d t ly four and one half (4½) hours before and one and one. half
(l½) hourc
er the unident1!1 d obj ect a 1g ted .
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A. t • 1 ~ _ . nceiTed frcm the- Ruku.ahim. lfeather Station
(3..,7°45J1N, J.4,0°'28 'E:) stating aa tollowat
~t. ail:iout 1,.30 p.m., a gJ.a., pale in colour waa, aeen flying.,
fraa northwea.t. toward aoutheaa¾ whie:h t'al.l- with a. roar· like
thunder..
The a.pot, of deacent seem& to be Nakagpri Village, Tamura
c.bU.nty to the ea.at_. ot K'Priyam& (3,7o24i-1 N, 14-0023 1 m:).
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Prob.ably, it.
The. detailed state 1• DOif.' under invea.ti'gattion.

ADDITIONAL RE.J?m.r W THE_GL
J'an. 27~, 1949•
OMO., Taeyo

In

dditim to the preTious. report on the ,gla, fl:0111 the
r St i , we have - receiTed report alao ~ran
taticns on the same phenanencn, s.tating aa f ollow,u

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ha'fe observed in thia district · a pb.enananon,

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6m Joa, ~ pale gl.:oir:
obsernd 1n the
direction or Northoo t , at an eJ.t1tude ot 35° aliove t:
which mov .d lni t horizo tally th.rough north toward
at. and
then di p uec.u·ctu.•
a
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as great 8'3 one and a half of
the moon i ·n dianeter , ith conaiderablet brightness.
t about
19h .5,0m, a n
• ound .a heard end doors trembled. This phenomenon. baT been ob ~ d in many places in the district of thia
atai.ion, at

hich .roport; will be, made after inv: tigation..
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, ath r Station.
At 19h 5
en 25th, a pw.e gl
like meteor with a ound was
ob.sen
t Su • This. glow appeared in a distance of a few
degree ~o t' north-narth- eaat of Bctelguc e in· the Orion C
lation and
d
t to aouthea t-, attaining 1ts maxirium

brigb.tnes

al.ti tude or about 60° abav horiaal.

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It shined
intenai ty of 'ffhich waa such that
obje,cta an t
oun.d
the obaerver
re clearly discernible
tar a. manen illuminated by 1 t . ·Thereafter. it beeame yell ish

with palish

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colour, th

1n coloo.r, . th.en ei O'i7iBh r
p sing
point in the 600.thwes.t
and at; an
ti tud 0£ about 40°, and f.inatly di,s.appeax,ed. The

time elap eo.

or

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ove

as 3 or 4 aeconds .

out l minute

mblµig t.o a distant thunder traS heard,
which continued for about l,5 seo-onda.

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ounil r

3.

on J"anuary 25th, a pi namonon, probably be
ound like that ar explosion was observe in
near t • station.
ccording to the observation taken
by Yasuo • yw o o,
JOOinber of this station, a glo , a.p a.red
·1 n the dir
ion or eaat-south- eaat and at, a -point at medium
altitude ~b
horizon, hioh .aOllad aend;ing out palish white
light t ow
a point in the direction of weat~aouth-west, ~here
it.. disap_w
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low the horizon. This. g).011 continued about
t

teor,
• many plac

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5, minutes..
exl.)lc:eian

bout 3 minutes thereafter, a. sound like that at
heard in the direction d
est- aouth• st.

REEORT QF., .AN ABNORMAL .HIENCMENON
JTan. 26.
194.9.
GMO •• Tokyo.
A. telegJram waa receiTed tran the.. Takayama lfeather staitia:i
to the: aoutheaat; of thia.. ata'td.an.
Thia gl.os mo,ed aou.thwe.at;­
war.d& and. 'then disappeared toll011ed by:r a. sound like thunder
af'ten- a. telfl Jllnute:a.
Thia sound waa rdher lowt in the, 'ftc.tini'tiy
ct Ollakai. 'llown near 'bhia ata.tion.
Miya Village, the glOWI appeared there, ail.m.cat; O't&rhead a.ind', a
tes .minute-. later, a. aound resembling to thunder waa heard
tl!Clll
the south.
Smvn1 ng up the.. reporta by e.ye-wi tnes sea, thia
pienanenon might be the expl..oaian of a me-teor•.
.ta.o at:. GU'u, a, gl. c,w; was aeen to the: north.-narth-eaat at;
abouts the same. inatance, aa aho:Ye, whil.- 1n the: Nag,oya Iliatr:1.ct:;
c·e ntral &tte<mological Observat:cmy, no such at inenanencn .a
obs.eilVed•
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STANDARD FORM NO . 64
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Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
MATS A-2, ATTN:
FROM
AACS A-2
SUBJECT :
Capt. Hathaway
DATE : 7
Yebruary 1949
AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113
COMMENT NO. 1
Sighting of Unidentified Air Object
Following information received from the 1810th AACS Group, Hickam AFB, re­
garding the sighting of an unidentified air object, is quoted for your informa­
tion:
"ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHECK CHARLIE FIVE FOUR SUSPECTED OF RELEASING
SIGHTED OBJECT BUT NO CHARLIE FIVE FOUR CONTACTED OR IN AREA AT ONE FOUR
ZERO SEVEN LOCAL TIME PD HOWEVER THERE WERE TWO ROGER FIVE DOGS IN AREA
WHICH IS NAVAL DESIGNATION FOR CHARLIE FIVE FOUR PD ONE LANDE:D AT ONE FIVE
ZERO SIX BEARING NUMBER ZERO EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN AND TAKE OFF HAD BEEN FROM
EWA MARINE BASE PD NOT LIKELY IN THE AREA AT ONE FOUR ZERO SEVEN PD SECOND
ROGER FIVE DOG LANDED AT ONE FIVE FOUR EIGHT PD NUMBER SIX FOUR EIGHT SIX
PD ALSO DEPARTED FROM EWA AND NOT LIKELY IN AREA PD ONLY OTHER CONTACT WAS
CHARLIE FIVE FOUR AT ZERO NINE ZERO NINE LOCAL TIME AND WAS '!RANS-PAC SHIP
DEPARTING FOR JOHNSTON ISLAND PD IN VIEW OF LARGE NUMBER OF AIR FIEIDS IN
THIS AREA IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT OTHER CONTACTS WITH
OTHER TOWERS WERE MADE AT THE TIME PD HOWEVER HICKAM CONTACTS DO NOT REVEAL
ANY FURTHER INFO. tt
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TO
MATS A-2, ATTN:
Capt. Hathaway
F ROM
AACS A-2
SU BJ EC T :
Sighting of "Flying Discs"
D A TE :
8 l''ebruary 1949
AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113
COMMENT NO. 1
A strong possibility exists that the "flying disc" might have been a piece of
cardboard, or light metallic substance carried aloft by the funneled air currents
over Hickam.
The nearby cane fields give off a considerable amount of moisture, thereby
creating a "dead space." The prevailing winds striking this area are directed up­
ward over the field, and hence could carry inanimate objects up with them.
Then, too, the altitude given could be considerably off, inasmuch as the ob­
ject sighted was thin. Judging heights of such objects is difficult enough, even
if the object were 3 - 4 feet in thickness.
Suggest you check records of Air Weather Service for confirmation of wind
peculiarities over Hickam.
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8 Jan 49, w/2 ind
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AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS, 1810th AACS GROUP
APO 953, c/o PM, San Francisco, California
C-1/bc
AACS 350.09
SUBJECT:

Sighting of "Flying Disc"

THRU:

Commanding Officer
1808th AACS Wing
APO 925, c/o PM
San Francisco, California
ATTN: A-2

TO:

Commanding General
Air ~.ateriel Command
Wright Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAX0-3

8 January 1949

1. In compliance with directives received from higher headquarters,
forwarded herewith is complete information as received from a witness who
viewed an object presumed to be a "flying disc" over Hickam Field. This
object was first seen by Capt. Paul R. Stoney, AO 36278, on 4 January
1949 at 1407 local time and went out of sight at approximately 1435 local
time. The object was first sighted by Capt. Stoney when it was approxi­
mately 25 miles due east of Hickam. There were scattered clouds at 3500
feet (base) and the visibility at the time was approximately 20 miles plus.
Capt. Stoney is the Assistant S-2 Officer of the 1810th AACS Group located
at Hickam Field, T. H., and is also a twin-engine pilot. No photographs
are available due to the fact that Capt. Stoney was not in possession of a
camera at the time and had no idea that he would have sufficient time to
procure one. In the words of Capt. Stoney, the object appeared to be a
large round piece of flat white cardboard, oscillating continually. The
object sighted was the only one seen and appeared to approximate the size
of an AT-6. Capt. Stoney stated that the object se~med to be extremely
white on the underside, while the topside portion of the object seemed to
have a dark, non-reflecting surface. The speed of the object was approxi­
mated at 85 miles per hour. Capt. Stoney further stated that the object
circled the area, ma.king right circles and left circles at approximately

COP Y

AACS 350.09
Subject: Sighti ng of "Flying Disc"

8 January 1949

3000 feet, continually gaining altitude and then suddenly departed, still
climbing on a straight course of 25 degrees magnetic. It is the opinion
of the witness that the object had limited maneuverability, and that no
audible sound emanated from the object. There was no exhaust trail visible.
2. The witness was much impressed by the brilliance of the whiteness
of the underside of the object and stated that prior to the disappearance
of the object at a distance of 40 to 50 miles from Hickam Field, the object
still seemed to give off a blinking whitish reflection and, according to the
witness, this blinking seemed to go on and off with decided regularity.

3. Capt. Stoney reported the presence of a C-54 type aircraft in the
vicinity of Hickam Field at the time of the initial sighting of the object,
and he stated that he was almost convinced that this object was released
from or by this C-54 aircraft.
4. Capt. Stoney reported that, at all times and during the departure
of the object, the undulation of the object was extremely rhythmical and
that this rhythmical cycle was completed approximately once every second .
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5. When object ultimately departed on a straight course, it appeared
to increase speed and also to increase the angle of climb so that the angle
of climb approximated 25 degrees. Witness stated that it was extremely
difficult to approximate the rate of speed during departure due to the dis­
tance involved and the intermittency of the reflection. Witness stated
that it was his opinion that this object was under absolute control at all
times and that definite gyrations were being executed. The turns were ex­
tremely wide and decisive.

6. The opinion of Capt. Stoney on this subject is considered to be
worthy of consideration as this officer is an extremely cool and level­
headed person, who is not given to the making of rash statements or using
poor judgment.
7. In the event that further information is desired by your headquar­
ters concerning the object as reported, this headquarters will be ready to
cooperate in every way possible.
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:
/s/ George E. Murray
®RGE E. MURRAY

Captain, USAF
Security & Intelligence Officer
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BASIC:
Ltr frm 1810 AACS Gp, 8 Jan 49, -subj:
AACS 350.09
"Sighting of "Flying Disc"'
1st Ind
Cl/dms
HQ 1808TH AACS WING, APO 925, c/o PM, San Francisco, California,
17 January 1949
TO:
Commanding General, Airways & Air Communications Service,
Washington 25, D.C., Attn: A/C of S, A-2
This written report confirms infonnation contained in Priority
radio, DTG 05033oz Jan, of the 1810th AACS Group.
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:
/s/ Elton D. Vaughan
ELTON D. VAUGHAN
Major, SIG C (USAF)
A/C of S, A-2
3
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AACS 350.09 (@ Jan 49) 2d Ind
SUBJECT: Sighting of "Flying Disc"
Hq Airways and Air Communications Service, Washington 25, D. C.
TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson. AF. Base,
Dayton, Ohio, ATTENTION: MCIAXO-3
1. Foregoing correspondence is forwarded in compliance with Hq USAF
Letter, subject: "Reporting of Information on ‘Flying Dises,'" dated 26
February 1948, as amended by Hq USAF Letter, same subject, dated 26 Feb-
ruary 1948.
2. The attention of the 1808th AACS Wing has been invited to the
above-referenced Hq USAF Letters, with particular emphasis on the correct
routing of information pertaining to the sighting of "Flying Dises."
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
ERNEST S.. MOON
Colonel, USAF
Assistant Chief of Staff
Intelligence & Security

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C O PY
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
CR N, _ _3_0.../_0_5_ _ _ _ __
DTG
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES
FROM:
71 AACS GP HICKAM AFB
TO :
HQ AACS
INFO:
1808 AACS WG, PAC AIR COMD
0503302
PRECEDENCE
PRIORITY
FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF THIS COMMAND CONCERNING SEEMING
FLYING DISC PD OBJECT FIRST CITED BY CAPT STONEY RPT STONEY THIS COMMAND AT ONE
FOUR ZERO SEVEN LOCAL TIME ON FOUR JAN FOUR NINE PD THE DISAPPEARANCE OF OBJECT
AT ONE FOUR THREE FIVE LOCAL TIME PD OBJECT FIRST CITED SIX MILES DUE EAST OF HIC
FIEID WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT THREE FIVE ZERO ZERO FEET AND VISIBILITY OF TWO
ZERO MILES PLUS PD OBJECT APPEARED TO BE LARGE ROUND PIECE OF FLAT WHITE CARDBOARD
OSCILATING AND APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF ABLE TARE SIX PD EXTREMELY WHITE
UNDERSIDE AND DARD NON REFLECTED TOPISDE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FIVE
MILES PER HOUR PD CIRCLED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE FIVE MINUTES GAINING ALTITUDE
ALL THE TIME AND FINALLY DEPARTED WHILE STILL CLIMBING ON ABLE STRAIGHT COURSE
OF TWO FIVE DEGREES MAGNETIC PD MANEUVERABILITY WAS LIMITED CMA NO AUDIBIE SOUND
AND NO EXHAUST TRAIL VISIBLE PD WITNESS BELIEVES OBJECT WAS RELEASED FROM CHARLIE
FIVE FOUR AIRCRAFT IN VICINITY OF HICKAM AT TIME OF INITIAL SIGHTING PD OBJECT
UNDULATED RHYTHMICALLY COMPLETING CYCLE APPROXIMATELY EVERY SECOND PD OBJECT
SEEMED TO BE UNDER CONTROL AT AU. TIMES PD DEFINITE GYRATIONS BEING EXECUTED PD
TURNS WERE EXTREMELY WIDE PD NO PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE PD COMPLETE AI.SO TO CG
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO ATTN MCIAXO RPT MCIAXO

DASH THREE CUT WRITTEN REPORT BEING FORWARDED THRU CHANNELS

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Paraphrase not required. Handle as
correspondence per
paragraphs 5li and 60a(4J, AR .380-5, 15 August 1946.
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ce CONFIDENTIAL
HEADQUARTERS, 1501ST AIR TRANSPORT WING
PACIFIC DIVISION - MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
FA I RFIELD-SUISUN AIR
FORCE
BASE,
CAllFORNIA
D/AC/dwm
19 · January 1949
SUBJECT:
Project 11 SIGN 11
TOi
Commanding General
Military Air Transport Service
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. c.
AT'!N:
Chief, Intelligence Division
In compliance with instructions from Pacific Division, ,ATS, there
is transmitted herewith a report of an unidentified aerial object. The
Essential Elements of Information Form together with three attachments
thereto are enclosed. Copies of the report have been forwarded to:
Headquarters, USAF, Attention: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, Attention: MCIA.~0-3
Headquarters, Pacific Division, MATS, Attention: Chief,
Intelli ence Division.
ARTHUR CONRADI JR.
Major, USAF
1 Incl
EEI Form
Chief of Intelligence
CO FI DENTIA

.

At the request ot ebiet ot Intelligence, the wder eigned wish a
t o describe as accurately' aa poaaible his impree ico• of the briet ap-­
pearance ot an unknown illuminated object which ppear dover F irti ld­
Sui un AFB at 201$ PST on 3 December 1948. The object fir t ehot into
view about 2 miles north of the control tower, tlyiqJ at a low altibude
between 500 and 1000 teet, cl.1 bing on a low trajectory, with sped
estimat d at something in excess of 400 mile per hour.
edi&tei,
after sighting, this observer ru bed to the east 1id• of the to er.
thi tire the object as estimated to have not ore than 1500 feet of
altitude aad ite epeed had slowed for seT ral eoonde to perha s two­
hundred (200) m.11•• per hour. The observer can recall that L this
sta¥e the object had a Try slight undulating or bouncing .motion.
en its position oriented with a line betw en the tower
the air
freight terminal, but
light di tance est ot the te ............, the ob­
ject took an al.meet vertical rise or climb d lev ll d ott again at
an est ated thr• thousand feet. At that t·
the other control
tower operator on duty continu d watching the object wh11 thi ob­
server telenhoned the AACS operations otficer residing on tb ba e in
hop•• h
t be able to get a look tit. Th other tower operator
reported the object al.moat
ediatly afterwards tarted a tast climb
toward the ooth-southeast ard r ached about twenty thousand r et, t
which point he loat sight ot it. The urders1 ed never a · the o jot
again att r
ing tor the telephon .
Pertinent intor.mation 1 that the light was clearl7 seen 111.th the
naked eye, brilliant but by no means blinding. In eiae it wa c par ble to one or Fairfield-Sui n AFB'a high-inten•ity runway lights.
The obeerver 1a convinced it was not an aircraft navigation ]jght. The
night was cle r,
d the wind was indicati
outhweet at 10 miles per
hour on tower inst ent.
I c rtity and attirm that the Wormation her in is true and ac­
curate to the be t of 11J7 knowledge am abillt7.

az~-ft1A'
RTHUI! COIIRADI JR

ajor, USAF
Chiet ot Intelligeno

Bruce Earlln McFarland
Bruse Earlin McFarland

PFC, usa

1901 AACS Squadrco
Fairtield-Sui n AFB, Cal.it.

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ESSENTIAL ELE}~ NTS OF P T1.<'0l.~ 'ATIOF
(Re Si~htinrs of Unidentified Aeria l
Objects)
P~OJECT "SIGN''
1.
Date of Sighting t
2.
Time of sicrhting
(Zonal bv 24 hr cl0ck)
3.
Where sighted:
a.
Ground :
(1)
City , town:
(2)
Dis t ance and directi on from ci t~, or town
road , interse ctions, etc .
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11ron1a.
(3)
Fr om buHdincr (story ) , yard, e te . .
(4)
i•ap coordina tes ( if feasible) shov.ri ng
latitude and loncritune:
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b.
cmtl"Ol tonr i• locaW ta the eeter
5., •U•• ••\ or
ton
lrtield,
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Ai!:
(1)
Type aircraft, speed , altitude, direction of ~licht:
(2)
Distance and direct ion from citv or town
or known landma rk:
ot applloable
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(3 )
Clock position of object from observer' s aircraft :
•
(4) Iatitune and lonritude :
c.
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Sea :
(1 )
La titude and lo?'w itude!
t
(2)
Proximitv to landi
(1'1ame ci t•r t countrv, etc)
• ilea •
4,
·NuMber of objects:
a.
Formation type (j_f any)
(sketch if possible)
•
5.
Distance of object from observer :
a.
Laterally or horizontallv :
b.
Anple of elevation from horizon:
,
c..
•
Altitude :
1 olba
6~ Time in sirht :
!PID~-·~2,
•
FDE Tl; L

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.
.
.. .
Pal'.'e 3
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7.
Appearance of object :
a.
Color:
b.
S~ape (sketch if possible) 1
c.
Apparent construction (translucent) 1
w1
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rlllll'IM.Y
d.
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Size :
(1)
Fstirneted Si~P :
(2 )
Size as it arpeere~ fro~ observer ' s vie~:
( Comparer'! to known object)
•1•ota3
8.
~irection of flir"ht:
9.
Tactics or man euvers :
a.
•
'Tertica7.. ascent or rl.escent , 1,-,orizortal , osci~ la-1:,inr", fl, ,tteri_na
evasive, appressive, erratic, Ptc .

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10.
Fvidence of exbaust:
a.
Solor of smoke:
b.
Len~th Rn~ wi~th :
•
c.
Odor ( if anv) :
or
d.
1.atP of evaporation :
e.
Does trail VP. ry- wi <:.~ sound?
(spurts)
•
11 .
Effect on clouns:
a.
Opened pat~ thru clouds :
b.
~ormed cloud or mists :
c.
~eflected on cloud :
d.
Shown tbru cloud:
ol
•
12 . . Liphts :
a.
~eflected or Attached ~
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b.
Luminous :
•

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c.
~l inked on a nd off i n re l a t ion t o s pe ed :
•
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Su T"'p ort:
b.
A. er odvna r.1ic lift of fus elap-e :
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c.
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Yert i ca l j e+, :
•
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a. , qo tati nr cvJi nde r or con e :
e.
•
A. ero s t a t i c l ift (balloon or ctiripible) :
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14.
Propul s i on•
a.
Pr opell er or jet:
It
b.
1,.otor:
rot
c.
•
•
AProctvnami ~ va nes ( f la~pi n~ or os cillati nr)
(Ya tzmaver eff e ct):
•
d . ' 7 isi~l e exhaust or jet openinr s :
J•
15.
Cont r ol a nd s t Rbili tv
a.
~ins:
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b.
Stabilizer1:
• U1s • ot
a.
Slots:
b.
Duct openin~s :
k1
•
uot.
17 .
Speed- i'PF:
a.
Continu01.1s vrhin e or buzz :
rrr
b.
aoun!
c.
•
qoa r , whistle , whoosh:
• "-~.
Intermittent :
10 ,
Was any radi o antenna to be observed , i . e ., (any projections or
extensi ons thn t mil!ht presumably be constued as such) :
20 .
r1anner of disa ppea ranc e :
a.
Explode:
a
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(1)
rossibility of fr a g~ents:
(2)
Other physicBl evid e nce:
b;raoal-U.-o U.
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b.
"'aded from view:
et
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Disappeared behind obstacle:
c.
•
olMr
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telative to tre Observer
1.
'Tame s
of observers:
·2 .
A. rld r ess :
3.
Occupati on:
4. Pla ce of business:
a.
E~ployer or emplovee:
ta
5.
tta -
UltJUIO'lftl
Fobb ies:
a.
Time engared in hobby (experience)
·rs observer amateur astronomer , pi lot , en£"ineer , e tc .

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6.
A~ility to dete rmin e :
a.
Color :
b.
Spe ed of movin ~ ob j e ct s :
c.
Si ze at d i s t a nc e :
1..
7.
~elia bility of obs e rve r:
a.
Source s :
(1)
Ne i ghb or s : .
(2)
Pol i c e Dept:
po11
(3)
FB I r e cord s :
INC
(4)
e.
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Emp lo,:er:
~a te s r e l a tive to o½s e rv e r on:
a.
S i f,h tin~s i n ~ener a l:
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b.
9-.
(1)
Sound:
(2)
"otion:
(3)
Glint of lirh t:
itne ss e s:
a.
10 .
Pow atte nti on wq s drawn to obj e cts:
-
Addr e ss e s:
Corune nts of inte rro en tor re inte llige nc e a nd cJ-,ar a ct e-r of pe rson
inte rrof?nted :
Re lative to qa dar .SiP'htin!""s
r
J• t
1.
ri:'el e tvp e s eque nc e !' of locPl wee t ber conditions:
2.
Winds aloft r e port:
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3.
Loc~l flil""rt scbedul e s of co~Me rcia l , private Rnd milit~rv aircraft
flyin~ i~ vicinity at the time !
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4.
Possible rel e~ ses c-- f testinr dev ices in vi c inity sent a l oft by OrdrP..nce ,
ITavy , A.ir ?orce , A. rmy 1 WeAtrer 1Tl'lits , -qesearch Qrp-anizations or
any other:
or
5.
If object contected ERr th, obtain soil SR~ples within end rithou~
d epression or spot where object landed (and th e n presum<ibly depe. r t ed)
for purposes of makin" co~parison of soils!
6.
If object came suf~icientlv nPa r other aircraft or known obj e cts , check
surf,<1ces v-rith Geip-er counters for possil,le r ecliol'lct:i.vity . Pake com­
par:i.sons V'Ii th othe r unaffe cted P,ircri:,ft , objects , etc .
t ntl
7.
Obtain photo•-raphs (or ori;:dnal n epatives ) rhere availRblej if not ,
s e cure ske~c~es of :
a.
Object:
jet
b.
•
l.1 h
Surroundina t e rrain V'r e re object "'f'.S obs erved:

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c.
P1ace w},et'e object contacted earth ( if tbis happened) :
1d no
d.
''ane uvers~
e.
"?or!T!a ti on ( if morP t>:e n t'.'•o):
0
8.
t
••
Secure ~ipnerl sta t ement :
•
9.
Obtain fraP.'l!l f' nts or p1:vsical evide nc e wJ,, e re possibl e :
or o, er
1d no
t h
Je
e • obt.l
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Chief of Int f' lli~enc e
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Office Memo~ ndum • U N IT E D STATE
TO
FROM

SUBJECT:

Chief, Intelligence Division, MATS
ATTN: Capt. Hathaway
AACS A-2

DATE: 24 January 1949
AACS/A-2/CCR/mlb/2113
COMMENT NO. 1

Unidentified Flying Object

1. The following information is transmitted for such action as you may
deem necessary. Source is the 1805th AACS Group, located in Newfoundland; New­
foundland Base Command has already been notified:
"OBSERVED ONE EIGHT ZERO TWO Ti O ZEBRA JAN FOUR NINE WAS UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT FLYING OVER INDIAN HOUSE LAKE CANADA PD BRIGHT LIGHTS WAS
EMITTED FROM OBJECT PD LIGHT '!RAVELLED EXCEEDINGLY FAST AND WAS 0.NLY
PART SIGHTED CMA NOT OBJECT ITSELF PD SH0OrING STAR .CR METEOR WAS
DEDUCTION OF INDIAN HOUSE PERSONNEL WHO PASSED FOREGOING INFO TO THIS
HQ VIA GOOSEBAY AACS SQUADRON WITH FURTHER STATEMENT THAT OBJECT OR
LIGHT Vi.ERE Nm' SIGHTED AGAIN. 11
2. Paraphrase is not required.
paragraphs 51i and 60a, AR 380-5.

Handle as CONFIDENTIAL correspondence per

CHARLES C. R0BINS0lll
08pt.ain 9 US.Alr .,,.,--

WEATHER DETACIMENT 26-41.
26th Weather Squadron
Havkins Field
dacksen, Wises.
SUBJECT: Reperting of Information on Flying Dises
Commanding General
Air Haterie]l Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Bese
Dayton, Ghie
ATT: TSODIR
1. Jp-Génpliance with Group Letter 205-3, dated 22 Septeaber 1948,
the following information is submitted.
ae (1) Wject was sighted two (2) mlles East of Jackson,
Wiesissipri at 17000, 1 January 1949.
b. Weather at the tine: See inclesure suaber ane (1).
@. kanes, occupations, and addresses:
Themas 4. Rush
Airport Manager, Disie Airport
402 Mitehell ive.
Jackson, Nisgissippi
re. Thomas A. Rush
492 Witehell Ave,
Jackson, Mississippi
tre. T. Ae Doolittle
Housewife
3777 Tings Hiway
Jacreon, Mississippi
Photographs of object: None
Sketehes of objects: See inclosure number two (2).
Thjeet sighted:
Lh. Sumber: Gee (1).
2. Shaper Gigar like. Het unlike sleeve target.
3. Siset Approximately 60 fect long and 10 feet diameter
at the front tapering to the rear.
& Colers Dark diue or black

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Gont'4 subs: of Infornation on Flying

« Gpeed: Approximately 200 Fri first sighted,
then accelerated to approxiuately 409 te 599 EPH.

6. Heading: West, turning to South te Southvest,

7. Waneuverabllity: Net noticed.
S Altitude: 1500 te 1600 feet, then gradual climb.

9. Gounds Roar,
10, Uxhaust trails Senne,

g- General remarks: The persone who sighted the above
Geserited object were enroute fron Gulfpert, Mas. to
Jackaon, Hiss. in a private aircraft and were making an a-
prregeh for a landing at the Dixie Airport when the object
was firet sighted. After landing, Mr Rugh called the eontrak
tower at Hawkine Field te find out if the objectched landed
there and if so to find out ite identity. the control tower

reperted the incident to Base Headquarters.

2 Ine) BERJ&¥IF LH. ODE
1. Weather Report Geaptian Usa
2. Sretch of Object eemand in g

DISTRIRUTIGN Ss

ec Chief of Staff
United States Air Fores
Gashington 25, B. °.
ATT: Director of Intelligence

Was Commanding Gereral
Wilitery Air Traneport Service
Andrews Air Force Base

Washington 25, 2. ¢.

Commanding Officer
2059th Air Seather Wing
Tinker Air Poree Base
Oklahoma City, Orlahboms

Commanding Offieer
2194th Air Weather Group
Rebine Air Forse Base
Robins Pield, Oeorgia

Coamanding Officer
26th Weather Squairon
Brockley Air Foree Bese

Bokile, Alabama sa
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4000 FELT 270 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
6060 FEET 270 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
8600 FEET 275 DEGREES 26 KNOTS
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(2) Shape
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Subj, Unidentified Flying Objects
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‘Not applicable

4, Wouber ef objects: One (1)
Qe Formation type: So formtion

Ge Distance ef object from observer: Twenty miles in front of
aircraft.
ae laterally o herisontellys laterally
be Angle of elevation from herison: & degrees
Ge Altitudes 10,000 ~ 11,000 fect

G. Time in aight: one (1) minute

7 Appearance of object:

ae Color: Red to Blue te Red

be Shapes Resembled to parachute flare

@e Apperent construction: ‘Ne opinion
a. Sizes undetermined
8 Direction of flight: Appeared te be stationary
9 Tactics or maneuvers: None
10, Evidence of exhaust: Tone
&. Color of enokes ‘one
be Length and width: Fone
Oders Unknown
Rate of evaperation: Unimeown
Dees trail vary with sound: Tene

ll. Effect m cleuds: We clouds = unlimited ceiling

12. lightes Object appeared as a brilliant flare in the skye

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SUBJ, Unidentified Plying Objects., 13 December 1948
Headquarters, Air Rescue Service
Oecupation: USAF
Place of Business: USAF
Hobbies: Net applicable
Ability to determine: Unimewn
Reliability of observer: He opinion
Yebes relative te observer on
&- Sightings in general: None
be dow attention was dram te objects: Directly in Plight Path
-(1) Geumds Unknow
(2) Motions Stationary
(3) Glint of light: Sriliiast
Witnesses:
a Capt R. NH. Cassidy
Beadquarters, Air Resoue Service
Washington 25, De Ce
8/Sgt TP. Turner
Air Reseue Service
Port Bragg, Ne Ce
Comments ef interrogator re intelligence and character of person
interrogated: He opinion
RELATIVE T2 RADAR SIGHTINGS
Re radars now operating on growd: Wo radar sighting
If.airbowne;, when object wus sighted: ot applicable
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Teletype sequences of local weather conditions:
Clear sky - 7 miles visibility
2. Winds aloft reports Not given

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SUBS: Unidentificd Plying ebjects: 15 December 1948
So Leeal flight schedules of commercial, private and military airoralt
fiying in vicinity at the time: Uninewn,
4. Possibility releases of testing devices in vicinity sent aleft
by Ordnance, Navy, Air Force, Army, Yeather Units, Research Organizations
or auy others Uniciosn.
S& If object contacted earthy obtain seil sampled within and without
depression or spot where object lended for purposes of making comparison
of geile: Unkneom.
6. If object came sufficiently near other aircraft or imom objects,
check surfaces with Geiger counters for possible radioactivity. Make come
parisons with other unaffected aireraft objects: Uniciown,
7e Obtain phetographs:
8. Het obtained,
9. Obtain fragemente or physical evidence where possible: Nene
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Wovesber 1946 snd letter, Yeadcuarters, United States Air Fores,
subject es shove, 6 February 1946, the following repert is waded sted:
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®- Ghamate Air Pores Base, Illinoie, o900k%62.
%. Sigh seattored clouds, visibility ten eiles,
S. tet. Jemon f. Doty and Sgt. Yagene %. Manteg, Feather
Obeervers, Set 16/18, 16th Weather Squadron, Chanute
AWG, Ti lineis.
& Photeserephe of sbjeots ~ none evel la bie.
@. etches of objeete - Fone avai ladle.
£. bjeet sighted:
(2) One
(2) found
(3) nadetersined sie
(4) Bright white coler
(5) tee tenths of dietent oy eithin tee te three
eegonda.
(6) Seeding from north east tovnrd south south weet.
(7) UWndetereined saneuveradility.
(6) Undetermined altitude.
(9) %@ sound
(10) ‘Wxheust trail undeterained,
&. General remarke:
Object sighted te north enst moving to sonth soath west
thet resembled a skyrocket or meteor but was moving up“
ward fifteen degrees. Object was deseribed te be zbout
thirty five degrees sbeve the horizon end traveread
eeross thirty five éecrdes of the horizon within thres
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2.  Stutements of obeerverse are incleesd herewith,
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1, Stat Pe 3d, 4, Roty sth USAF
2. Stat Sgt. &. %, Montag Por CHARLSS K. TAYLOR,
Mator, GAP
Station Weather Officer

STATEMENT

3 Deeember 19),¢

I, Jonea 8. Doty, Sergoant, "SAF, AP 17371864, Yeather Obeerver,
léth Weather Squadron, Chanute Air Fores Base, Chanute Field, {llinois,
do hereby make the following statement to Captain Hugh T. telley,
4Segiatent Base Yexther °ffiesr.

jn 6 December 1943 at approximately 18,6 hours, i waa walking
with Sgt. Sugene S, Montag towards the Base ‘eather Station when +
happened to look up st the sky and notica whet appsarsd to be either

@ avy rocket of meteor. I tapped Ext, Montag on the arm and called
ide attention te it.

Ihe object did mot eppear te be o star because it was three or
four tines as large on @ ster and it seomed to be slicser to us then
@ eter would be, It wag heeding from the north east toward the
south gouth west and wes moving upwards at ebout 15 or 20 degree angle.
Se it moved it seemed to get larger, and it wag leaving a trail. In

about two or three socondg it dipeppeared, The object was round, w ite
anc soved very fast.

Wj went inte the Wether Station and resorted this to the Duty
Forecaster whose name ig 4 Sgt. Robert W, Fillman,

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AF 17171864

9 Desonber 1918

1, Sugene 5. Houteag, AF 16208708, Sergeant, UsaF, em a Mather
“bacrver angigned to the 16th “eather Squadron, Chanute Air ores
Base, Chanute Field, -llinois, and do hereby make the following

statenent to Capt. Bush T, Kellsy, Assistant Bege Yoather VETIosr,
Chanute APE:

in & Revowbor 198 at approximately 141.4 hours, I was velbing
with Sgt. Jenee £, Doty, also of the 16th Reather Squadron, towards
the Sane Neather Station when I notie:¢ what appeared to bo - aky
rocket or meteor, This object was heading upwards about a 15 decree
angle, soving fro the north saat te the south south weet, The
object was white in eclor, very bright and sowed about two to three
tenthe of the siy and then digappoared,

This object did not appear to as $o be « falling eter,

t im-ediately went ta the Tuty Foreeuster ot the Bage Moather
Station and reported seeing this,

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Obj at wu •i&bt•d m th• ttrat leg ot • t11gl:it tr
. t . Cana a 11h11• tlying at
1.000 tt. SL on top ot an oTeC"oa•t• the obj.at,... aaeta.r1l7 •1 te4
above a eok or broken atatu1 oloud1 . lt ••••d to be a bri 1s t1amlng
oran • obj 'b and 11luainated the •ki
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