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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

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Office Memor. dum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN;

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D. Me Lada fl. DATE: August Viteo

FROM : A. He Belielop

SUBJECT: SUMMARY he ea

PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
PURPOSE

To advise thats: (1) OSI has expressed concern in fi
connection with the continued appearance of unexplained phendmend

| described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the vicinity yy,
| of sensitive installations in New Mexico. (2) Dr. Lapaz, Meteor
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Expert of the University of New Mexico, i Ysa that the phenome
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 unerplained phenomena.

“MATURE OF PHENOMENA

Observations of aerial phenomena occurring within the
vicinity of sensitive installations have been recorded by the
Air Force since December, 1948. The phenomena have been
classified into 3 general types which are identified as follows:

1. Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed
tin shapes resembling half moons, cireles and discs emitting
green light.

2. Discs, round flat shaped objects or phenomena
moving at fast velocity and emitting a brilliant white light
or reflected light.

3. Meteors, aerial phenomena resembling meteoric
material moving at high velocity and varying in color.

The above phenomena have been reported to vary in
color from brilliant. white to amber, red and green.

Since 1948, approrimately 150 observations of aerial
Phenomena referred to above have been recorded in the vicinity
of installations in New Merico. A number of observations have
been reported by different reliable individuals at approrimately
the same time.

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Dr. Lapaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics,
University of New Merico, submitted an analysis of the various
observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of
his investigation, that approrimately 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. LaPaz 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. LaPaz 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.

On the basis of the investigations made by Dr. LaPaz
and the Air Force, it was concluded that the occurrence of the
unexplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations
was a cause for concern. The Air Force entered into a contract
with Lan-Air, Incorporated, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for the
Purpose of making scientific studies of the green fireballs and
discs. It was pointed out in the summary furnished by OSI on
July 19, 1950, that the unexplained grem fireballs and discs
are still observed in the vicinity of sensitive military and
Gopernment installations.

RESULTS OF AIR FORCE INVESTIGATION

The Air Force together with Land-Air, Incorporated,
have established a number of observation posts in the vicinity
of Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of photographing and
determining the speed, height and nature of the unusual
phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. On May 24,
1950, personnel of Land-Air, Incorporated, sighted 8 to 10
objects of aerial phenomena. A 24-hour day watch is being

maintained and has been designated Krroject Twinkle."

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 0. 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.

September &, 1950

Director of Special Investigations

The Inspector General 0
Department of the Air Force {|
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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 Aucust 29, 1950,
received by this Bureau from Mr. Walter D. Jones, of 36 King Street East,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Por your information, the letter from Mr. Jones h e
acknowledged by this Bureau, and he has been informed his communication
has been referred to your Department,

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MR. A. H. anivieeee DATE: September 27, 1950
FROM : MR. Le Le LAUGHETN, Y-/ Bi
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SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS y

SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10:45 A.M.
foday and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of
the fhiladelphia 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.

When the officers first noticed the object, it was a
tree-top level and was described as being six feet in diameter
It landed ina field near-by and the officers, upon examining
noted that tt 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 tha
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 offiee
of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there saidu
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 shoul
be’ taken by hin.

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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Ofte Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO z THE DIRECTOR DATE: October 9, 1950
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FROM : UR. D. M. LADD

SUBJECT: O wy Va f
FLYING SAUCERS ~
FLYING DISCS

GREEN FIREBALLS

PURPOSE

To advise you of the most recent information lmowm_to_the
Bureau concerning the captioned aerial phenomena.

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 installatios in New
Mexico. To_date the Air Force has not advised us of any new developments
in connection with this project. a

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.

JURISDICTION FOR INVESTIGATION OF THESE PHENOMENA

You will recall the investigation to obtain information concerning
these aerial phenomena is the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force.
The Department of the Air Force is aware of our jurisdiction in matters
relating to espionage, sabotage and internal security, and we have contacted
OSI.and requested them to advise us of any developments in connection with
these phenomena which would be of interest to us as a result of our
jurisdiction.

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POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THESE AERIAL PHENOMENA

The Bureau has been advised in the past by OSI that many of the
sightings reported to them were determined by investigation to have been
of weather balloons, falling stars, meteorological phenomena and other air-borne
objects.

INFORMATION OBTAINED BY BUREAU LIAISON FROM OSI, WASHINGTON, D. C.

RETWE CAPTIONED IATIERS ON OCTOBER 0, 1950.

Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 from
OSI headquarters that the investigations of these aerial phenomena are being
handled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio. Their investigation of these
phenomena fails to indicate that the sightings involved space ships or

According to OSI, the complaints received by them have failed to
indicate any definite pattern of activity. OSI further advised they are closely
following the investigation of the captioned matters, and they will advise this
Bureau of any matters of interest.

ACTION

None. The above is for your information.

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Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

To

DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: October 2, 1950
SAC, PHILADELPHIA ATTENTION: MR. LEO LAUGHLIN

FLYING DISC REPORTED AT
PHILADELPHTA ON 9/26/50

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During the late~évering fours of ‘Séptember 26, 1950, two Phila-
delphia 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 Lng. A

Philadelphia press as "Flying Saucer Just Dissolves". soled

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.

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To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.
OCTOBER 13, 1950 URGENT

Transmit the following message to:
SAC, LOS ANGELES
Onsma SAUCERS. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCREETLY

DETERMINE THROUGH APPROPRIATE RELIABLE SOURCES OF YOUR OFFICE

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 IATE NINETEEN
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

DECLASSIFIED

Authority: 774 OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

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File Nor (24+8)-28 25 May 1950

SUBJECT: Summary of Observations of\Aerial Phenomena in the New
Mexico Area, December 1946 = Iiay 1950

Brigadier General Joseph F, Carroll
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters USAF

Washington 25, D. C.

le In a liaison meeting with other military 4nd government intele
ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined
that the frequency of mexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area
was such that an organized plan of reporting these sbservations should be
undertaken, The organization and physical location of units of this Dis-
triet were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since
December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibility for collect-
ing and reporting basic information th respect to aerial phenomena
occurring in this general area, These reports have been distributed to
the Air Materiel Conmand, USAF, in accordence with Air Intelligence
Requirements No, 4, and to other interest: ilitary and government
agencies,

2. There is attached, as a part of this summary, 4 compilation of
aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the New Mexico
area and have been reported by this District Office subsequent to
Decenber 1948, This compilation of sightings is not a complete record
of all reported observations, but includes only those in which sufficient
information was available to justify their inclusion, The observers of
these phenomena include scientists, Special Agents of the Office of
Special Investigations (IG) USAF, airline pilots, military pilots, los
Alamos Security Inspectors, military personnel, and many other persons
of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned, This com-

pes ypilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to
‘gach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi-
(eee (1) green fireball phenomenon, (2) disc or variation, and (3) _
\ \probably meteoric. ' 2
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3, There is also at WHAT ‘on analj@ls BECHU pre en
occurrences in this area made by Dr. LinbolACLaPaz 05Dr.

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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 end Astronomy at the University of New Moxico, 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 comnection with the green fireball invostigations.e

4, On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences
were hold at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for the purpose of discussing the
green fireball phonomena, Roprosontatives of the following organizations
were present’ at these mectings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special
pons Project, University of New Moxico, Fedoral Buroau of Investigation,
U, S, Atomic Enorgy Comnissior ersity of Califo » Ue 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
groon fircballs, It » however, generally concluded that tho pheno»
mona oxisted and that they should be studied scientifically mtil these
occurrences have been satisfactorily explained. Further, that tho
continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the
vicinity of sonsitive installations is cause for concern.

5. ‘The Gocophysical Rescarch Division, Air Materiol Comnand,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has recently let a contract to Land-Air, Inc.,
Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for a limited scientific study of
green fireballs, The results of this sciontific approach to the problem
will undoubtedly be of great value in determining the origin of th
phenomena.

6. This summary of observations of acrial phenomona has been
prepared for the purpose of re-cmphasizing and reitersting the fact
that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skies
during the past 18 months and are continuing to occur, ant secondly,
that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitivo milie
tary and government installations,

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1. Summary of Sightings Lt Cfloncl, USAF
2. Photo of Sighting No, 175 District Commander
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File No: (24-8)-28
Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in
the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - lay 25 May 1950

DISTRIBUTION:
6 cys, Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF

1 cy, CG, Special Weapons Command, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

1 cy, CG, Armed Services Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base,
New Mexico, ATTN; J-2

-ey,-0G, _Hoadquarters,—Fourth_rmy-,F4.Sam—Houston,Texas.
ATR —AC ofS, Gaz

1 cy, CO, Holloman AFB, New Mexico

icy,00,~Lir oreo CanbridgeResearch_Laberatories, Cambridge, lass,

1 cy, Director, Security Division, U. S, Atomic Energy Commission,
Los Alamos, New Mexico, ATT? Ir, B. O, Wells

1 cy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, El Paso, Texas

1 cy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque, New Nexico

1-ey;-Air—orce-Seienvifie-Advisoryoard, Pentegon—Building
ATIN«—_Dr,—Jesep Kaplan.

L-ey;~Researoh-and Dovelopment—Board;Penvagon—Building

ATEN: —Dry—H,~-E, Landsberg; Executive Director;—Comnittee—on

Geophysies—and—Geography

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE

INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS

Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer
17th District, 0. S. I.

From: Lincoln LaPaz, Director
Institute of Meteoritics

Subje Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Sevent

1. In the second report of this series, dated 1948, December 20, the
writer listed ten significant differences between ol, green horizon-
tally-moving fireballs observed in the interval 19 ecember 5-20, and
typical meteors. These differences were the following:

(1) The horizontal nature of the paths of of the December
fireballs is most unusual, Genuine meteors are rarely observed to move
in horizontal paths.

(2) Again the very low height of the December fireball discussed
in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from the cenuine
meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are noi*=

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 meteori that penetrate to as levels
as that determined for the fireball of December 12, the observed lu-
minous phenomena are always accompanied by violent noises, Wo
noises tever have been observed in connection th the various
December fireballs so far investigated. (Note added on 1950,
Possible exceptions to the noisel f 2 m fireballs
incidents of 1949, January 30, and 19 4

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brightness, beginning as 1 air line ich are scarcely
visible to the observer, hen brighteni up to flash out near
the end of their path: 16 u mic ost
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Base, New liexico on 24 and 25 Feb 1950, An analysis of
the above photograph was made by Dr, Lincoln LlaPaz, Head
of the Institute of idetecritics, University of New ilexico,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, who reached the following con-
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moon (for the angular diameter is too small), it was not
Venus or any other planet (for the angular diameter was
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Summary

°.
*sorvation
Sound
‘amer of
isappeare

Genera
urabi

From 15° fraveled
lauove
(horizon

ey dianeter
jof full

i acon

{meter

Airplene i (Horizontal } | ) {Rone ‘Hose
enroute v H | ise like

Honolulu

{bul-
j lot

lors
{lig :
|sky -app

Long & ;
narrow |

narrow labout 1/6

jnoter,
width-about

0/5 longth |

jlunar dia- i

Faded out in
distance

Faded out in
distence

|

Disappeared

behing hills

Disappeared

behind mo-
‘Sein

;
4
|
j
1

mendous

ispeed

ioved very
slowly

jof basket=:
all

—ipp. size

Eto
oganog

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of Unknovm Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (conta)

T
i

‘Number of
Apparent
Direction
of Plight
Apparent
Altitude
Jorizontal
to Vertical
uration of |
Observation
Apparent
Speed
ldanner of
Disappear=

a

20° above vi yi i Dxtinguished
Thorizon._

jStraight |About 3° {Thin Dissipated
Ismoke

trail |

pone ype
®
a

App i ' {Ball |100 watt | ~ Disappeared
12,000! i ! jlike jlight bulb behind

%o one. | obstacle

75 = -100 ! :
miles to {
other |
observer

20° drop— i ji K R Disappeared
ing i behind

pang {

slowly [thi z : mountains

55 {24 Apr E Sends , {Iv 5 Whit i Tremendous {Disappeared
| i i rate of due to
speed . distance

Very fast {Disappeared

well ebove j from view

2 groups i % speed of
BE ouE H :

going Z j g} i sound

Duration of

servers

f£ Observers |
Size

Tuber of
*Reliability
Occurrence

{| Ob

i General

.fArea of

i Direction
of Flight
Course
Horizontal
to Vertical
Train or
Trail
Observation
Apparent

|

Tucson, NE to SE None jue « Brom De29 {300 = 600 Pedea fron
Arizona or Si H {40 to a city jmph view
i | i block

[ABvaluatig

°.
i
i
1
i

+ nee eee “4 Some a as: ae

Albuquerque, 59° above a Tenth of {2 secones — jilent out
wdtov. Mex io 0. 2 horizon Bich he ae mer hs hs ? 2 degrees

10° = 15° | Wery fast

above up to
_jborizon | : ef tt 1,000 mph

hite 3 Very fast
sinilar
to size
of air-
plane

danding
[lights

10° — 15°
above
horizon

®
°

2126-base-|Seme speed
ball dia- jas eircraft
mond lending
lishts.
2140-
slightly
larger
than
firebox
lights

a

VO a
@a to
om
3

a

Sumery of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI

“CONFIDENTIAL

(cont)

Saab eaied Bt cia) aren eke cies Wes iad
B88; aus | Bam 3 lala i as = 5 ois
Beisel. 6 oe eon 2p | oxo i Beets 3 o 5 Bo 8 &
pee) be |-2Ee Page eee] gigs ee Be \| Pee
OE ee © ies ee eee ees aoe PUREE Be
tT
2040]1 |R [Camp Hood, [Wend H [App 1200" jNone |50 fifone jRound A doller (Very slow Maded fron |(2)
2130 Texas i dropping i mts i |dininish- isi (1)
to 440! pinkish i jing to
! to green ' short | 5
{ quarter |
aise jake bs i is size i Sate
i |
3 {6 May {O105}1 {R Los Alamos, |N to S 5° above las going {Green App 1/8 Very high [Disappeared | (1)
New Mexico horizon dorm at an tion size of rate of west of
langle of of a full moon {speed Jemez Mts.
a aAle 0. = 65° [Soares EET} + | Re
7 May j2025/4 |R [Camp Hood, {SE 1300! k Wone!40 jifone [Dia- {5 mils Covered 15 |Dimmed and e
2105 Texas | white mts mond width mils in went out av
| 40 mins,
: end Ei sale fee | hora a :
5 17 May 41940}]1 |R  |Cemp Hood, |N and E Reddish 3 mils Covered 20 jDimmed and {2}
| Texas greenish sec jmond = fwidth mils in went out a
i white shape 57 secs
a | aah els horize
66 [8 Mey {2008/1 |R {Camp Hood, Reddish jWone 10 mils Dimned end | (1)
2017 Texas creenish fin 9 mts [went out (2):
white i H
i
67 18 May |0930/4 _|Unk |Tucsm, W, 90° Shite jNone Motioless {Climbed at (2) |
1100; Arizona turn to :to faster |45° angle |
{ H the N than jet until out of
“Coe { i i sight

|
|

Number of
Observers
Reliability;
of Observers
General
Arca of
Occurrence
Apparent
Direction
of Flight
Horizontal
to Vertical
Train or

|

Trail
Duration of
Observation

Disappear=
+» jlance

Apparent
Manner of

Apparent
Altitude
Size

Course

t
jo w
2o
g
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r=

JArizona view

et ma i + s Poe
Alamorordo, 3 : 2 ion 4; diameter Vanished
New Mexico ¥ with x of full
moon

IPucson, forizontal {Black [one Mf ox 3-4" in {300-1000 | Behind air-

Arizona diometer {MPH craft
laisse ‘ tn nn xi : hangar
Los Alemos, 7000! = Y

iNew Mexico 10,000!

25°
above
horizon

Extinguished

nishing

Directly Blue i Vanished as
overhead _igreen ! 4 tho exting'd.|

ONFENTIAE

Summery of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

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Number of

Observers
(Train or”
Trail
D

Speed

*Reliabilt’
f

Observers
°.
General
Area of
Occurrence
Apparent.
Direction
of Flight
| Apparent
WAltitude
Horizontal
to Vertical
Color
uration of
Observation
Apparent
"Apparent

]
1
i

Labbe

Hiax of 400 {Faded from
inph view

rs
2
+

4 Lorizone
ita.
1 Vertical

ra)
5.
om

Resa ,
Arizona

ca
ae)

arAane

60° to Simi i R Slightly Went behind
90° c larger n building
jebove Slight than
thorizon i brightest
| ste

30° from wo ON i Bullets si f£ jRelatively jOver a hill
Arizona j jeoaecet in front i shaped jsmal] air-{slow

Red be- plane
{hind ap ee pate

Seligman, 1 30° Dull rf if i: race 2,000 mph {Disappeared
Arizona iebove grey " dia- jor faster jin distance
horizon wate at
10,000!
tude,

:
i
i

i

30° z Kone! u B ‘Twice as 'Such as

above large as iturning off

horizon a evening (flashlight
star i

Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

i

ber of

Observers
Reliabilit;

of Observers
pparent

Direction
lof Flight

|General
jArea of

| Occurrence
Horizontal
to Vertical

i
{i

Train or
Trail
Apparent

ah
iA
jCoservation

;Duration of

&
Ke}
ra

Fi

Killeen tt 30° Size of Unable to {Faded out
Base, Texas labove evening estimate
horizon i star

Size

i

pparent
Altitude

;

iA

i
|
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i
:

re

30° N ik Tennis Faded out

jabove i il fball
horizon

Killeen, N to Wi ¢ i Ni K d {3 times iene out
Texas bi y size even- ‘Like light
i ing star

sa Sk —f

Camp Hood, (Clinbed in j= 2 - 2% secs{laded out
horizon fare % 23 rocket to cover

tail fare of

i Loe Bt, _.jabout_15° a)

+ i i

Camp Hood, to SIT 0 Straight { Round {Evening Very fast {Gradually

Texas jflieht los-{ i v/teilistar or t faded out
horizon jing alti- i te 24 planet

j tude iw/olue |

“_CONFIDENFAE

Sumaery of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

Vumber of

i

Observers

*Reliability
of Observers
General

Area of
Occurrence

Apparent
Direction
of Plight

Apparent
Altitude

Horizontal
to Vertical

Train or

frail
fObservation

Duration of

‘Apparent

|
i

|

Las Cruces,
iNew I

Las Cruces,
New Mexico

ce
@
a

3°28" to
9°40"

above
horizon

{Curve going
|

jup then fell
jin alm

i
i

Disappeared
behind 4.
building

App 6" in
diemeter

‘Disappeared
gradually

Vertical

2°20"
7°35"
above
horizon

to |S

treddish
cast

% size of
moon

Exploded
then pieces
died out

Alanogordo,
New Mexico

204" to
i207"
above
horizon

10° off
vertical

hhite

Large as

light at
arm's

_[length

auto spot=,

Disappeared
jbehind
uilding

Alamogordo,
New Mexico

|20° verti-
ical dec-

Round

Twice size
normal
falling
star

i
Bxtremely
fast -
‘twice as
fast as

jJisappeared
ochind moun=
jtain

i

Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Acriel Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) Page 17
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: Beeereo sg ieee 122 1 seen te cee 2 goes are
a @ @ a@olHo! oa3 aoe ger ge iy Teas lee) is ik So 30 2 So
Bee tea) bes eae | Be Be fs fee eee ale eee BS | ge
a a fo leo] odo 4a 9 aa of fo ect Jao ja ja _| au “ae Sas
1949 f Ss fi i
80 {6 Aug |2050}1 (Unk ‘Alamogordo, |N | Constant fhite Yes j1 sec None jRound jApp smalle poimilar to jreny out
i Mow Mexico H islight (bluish) i H | er than
| 1 fourve | } clenched | | z t
aca = eran Ser tnuard a fist ee ie 7
91 |6 Aug |2020}1 Descend- Descending Green Fone]1.- [None [Round {500 watt {10° in 14 |Dissipated (Gh
ing to to earth jie | 'to bulb secs at 2 |
4 H earth Inorizon vertically isecs i ipear about miles
i verti- Hl H H shape la/s mile
5 iedmiane (seg Aan Sak tein ay j om Le
92 16 Aug {2000/1 {Unk Fihite Sands, 40° ‘Straight Obser=- {one!1 sec {Xone {Round |Half size [Slightly Disappeared | (1)
Hew Mexico above line to ver | of finger-{faster than/behind sand
H horizon jearth color nail at ordinary dune
| blind | arn's falling
- soar
93 16 Aug {200011 |R hasusroste, 200° 30° Long slow |Biuish | Yes !1 sce li¥ene Burned out (1)
[a iNew Mexico above lcurve to green
{horizon jearth
i i
94 {10 Aug |0010; 2 {50° anc- {30° angle {Blue Yos |3 - 4{None | Sudden (3)
le ineaded secs i i disappearancd
headed jaonw i | ance
down. nN
95 | 10 Aug] 2030) 1 30° White None | Sini- | Disappeared | (5
above { ccs ilar to
t i {horizon j : i | comet. ;

Summery of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

panes es zs nage

tal

to Vertical

Duration of

*Reliability
Direction

of Observers
Occurrence
of Flight
Observation

Disappear-

Apparent
Lamner of
ance

Train or
Size

Nunber of
Observers
General
Area of
Apparent
Apparent
Course
Horizon:
Trail

Altitude

t

3
e
°
&

icomp Hood, in Level uw iYes | N Like head- {60° in 2
ilexas i flight | { light of secs
it old car

Camp Hood, i E {80° - 45° jLevel Whi Round !Large Greater Burned out
i jabove flight | | Ww/teil speed than
horizon plane

130° Horizontal e : 5 Rocket {2 Very great {Light grad-
above ufihite I similar to jually
horizon jarc teil m falling diminished

ie star i he

Killeen iS) 30° i Bright Redd- jHead size Disappeared
Base, Texas | jabove im ish

H thorizon all
going up lunti pith

1400-7091, 3&4 jwhit Y 2 large star }Great speed} ‘lent out
jabove almost hor-| with yw i like a light

i

horizon jizontal Porange
i 2 almost |
i [vertical

CONFIBENFIAL

“CONHBENFIAE

Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

umber of

t

server s ;
*Reliability,

of Observers:

£ Plight

Horizontal
to Vertical
Observation

| Occurrence
Duration of

i
Ht

Direction
Apparent
Altitude

~
FF
i)
y
3
Fer
y

4

'General
jArea of
Course

Apparent

iy

jfrain or
| Trail

ran

= 5 i
mk (Camp Hood, q Level i Size of 300 mph or
Texas H flight shooting faster
| i ster i

Unk [Cemp Hood, yt Straight R Much larger }
Texas flight with i i ithan evening disintograted
gradual mi e star
incline ing to i
light
yellow

i

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|
4
i)

145 - 60° Generally |{hite Flesh {St Paster then
above fa level like a jany plane
horizon jflicht rocket observed

or i
train=e
ing

Be “is heer Sat hot mS : afm of ABLE.

iilleen Bi 45° Straight & ) Broken Sudden dis-
Base, Texas above level Y 56 eirclo appearence
horizon |flicht resem=
w/ascent
descent
describ-
ing are

-CONFIBEMTHAL-

CONABEMFAES

Summary of Sightings of Unlnown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

*Re liability}:

Train or

of Observers
trail

Number of
Observers
General
Occurrence
pparent
of Flight
Horizontal
to Vertical
Observation

Arca of
Duration of

Apparent
Altitude

g¢ Direction
2

zy
Ls)

‘Headed dovm [Reddish

Killeen

i)
1
Co)

Fairly long! 1d aviay ~

Base, Texas

horizon
headed

streak of
flame

25° Dis-
appeared
at 12°

10 = 15°
off
vertical

Reddish
oranse

18,000" -
10,000"

Plat
trajectory

|
!

Larger than i

Venus

Disappeared

Avcout size
of single
engine
airplane

|

3500 to
4500 mph

Disappeared
in distance

Nogales,
Arizona

45° at

90° at

low level

‘te earth's
surface

orizontal Dull

App size
of volley
ball

Davis-

Monthen AFB,

Arizona

Eorizontal

lat 50,000"

Est. to be
app q of
inch when
observed
at 3 ft.

!

{
{
i
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10 times
speed of
jet planes

!Diseppeared
!in space

Terrific

rate of
speed

lFaded from
view

CONPIDENTIAE

irection
of Flight
r=

*Reliability
\pparent

of Observer
| Occurrence

Horizontal

to Vertical
Duration of
Observation

|

Number of
Observers ©
General
Area of
Apparent
Altitude
Train or
Mamner of
Disappee:

‘Trail

Los Alemos, jAlmost 90° over4h iBright fuch larger
New Mexico jstraight joverhead istraigh’ green than meteor
jfall fall u/red= } i
dish | i

tail i

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3

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i i

querque , 30° Yellow Mone iRoud |Size of fe
New Eexico j above jred i baseball { peared to 7
peers Jol jhorizon ak | J disinte mre

Los Alamos, co EB 13,0008 Horizontal {Orense |i Hone !Dall larger then {Faster than|Dimmed then
Nev Mexico s ishape jfalling airplane disappeared
i ster slover thanj completely

Sandia Base, (3 Dark i None {Round jSize of
New Mexico OY yellow ¢ i baseball

Tucson, App 400 Grayish|N mts [None | 2-t0 3 £t {600 mph jzade from
Arizona | white across i

a eae ee ea

'
i 4 Y ny | 145° in 4 {Obscured by
i =dia Base, {Fron SE 5 ". ling [Bright |% 4 None (Round jAbout size pebscur

i Pprgecsp sd : pe ara Hageako i of softball isecs. (building
i : it | et 300 yas. |

Size of Same rave
baseball as shoote

Lis | 27 Sep [9800 : i
i i ne hori i 1 : at 25 yds ing star

Observers
*Reliability]

Number of
of Observers’
General
Area of
Occurrence
Apparent
Direction
of Flight
Apparent.
Altitude
Course
Horizontal
to Vertical
Trail
Duration of
Observation |
Speed

i]

Disappear-

Manner of

"Train or
Apparent
Apparent

a)
fe
ca

°

Round jSame size
as perime=
ter fence
light at
distance
of about
4200 yds.

1
jfreveling Bright
fin are to- [green
horizon jward earth

Sandia Base,

aw
wo
i
fs
=
cam

o
°
a

Sandia Base, 20° Made a gem
} jabove tle arc
jherizon |toward
earth

Sandia Base, 45° Burnt out
Mow Kexico above

horizon

Sendie Bese, y 55° to
he

200 = 300
Now Moxico j horizon

larger thanjmph
shooting
= star

20,000» fiient up & [Bright
480,906? [then down

Descended
in slight
arc

Disappeared
behind hills

SOMEDEM HAL

Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

|
i

i

Number of

Reliability;

Observers

of Observers!
Occurrence
Horizontal
to Vertical

§

General
Area of
Apparent
Direction
lof Flight
Apparent
Altitude
Course

sn

Duration of
© Observation

r=)

Mescalero, 18° % size of
New Mexico above H thumb at behind a
horizon arm's len= hill

s. k i gth

a
1

‘Alamogordo, Straight Hone |Circu-!3 times the {5° per sec.

New Mexico angular i jler size of
descent | Jupiter or

Venus

Alamogordo, O' te} $ Size of

New Uexico PS i baseball at
| arm's len-
= gth

Albuquerque, i Curved des- jGreen- imi- |% size of

New Hexico icent ap- ish thuab at
proaching jvhite erm's len=
vertical gth

Horizontal jGreen- L 13" - 2" [Apps that | Went out like'
y ish in diane- jor meteor {like elec-
xLCO white. = ter f tric light

Albuquerque, At tail end {Brilli-iii H Seemed to
New Hexico of its ant i j burn out
course it jigreen |

arched eal
and fel] i

-CONFIDENTIAE—_

Summary of Sightings of Unimovm Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

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Direction
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Horizontal
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Duration of
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Number of
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ane

i Apparent
Altitude

i
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Albuquerque, (Straight {35° Half a moon Mropped 15° jSehind Sand:
vertical jabove in Dseo fountains
Grop horizon

Los Alamos, |SE to NE |3,000' /jParallel Bri 4-5 jN Sme11 Appeared to
New lexico above to surface jiant be slower
lobserva- lof earth hi shan a
ion pt. id s meteor

Sandia Base, {i B 45° Bluish None|R Size of S Low
Nev Nexico iabove green fist at
horizon arm's len-
gth

:

j

1

SW to NE |45 Executed " None jR |
New lMexico labove dives i 8 fist at

horizon arn's len= |

gth i

H

|

|

eae ESPedleah esd

Unk [Sendia Base, 4.50 Mone {Ror Size: of 5 Burned out
iNew Mexico above fist at
horizon arm's len-
eth.

Roswell, Appeared Laneuvered jlight [Y. R Size of
New Uexico jmoving to up & down jgreen mb baseball
in & angl- turned
fing slirch4
‘tly to B

Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

!

ao
Observers
*Reliability
of Observers
Area of
Occurrence
Apparent
Direction
of Flight
Altitude
Horizontal
jto Vertical

Number o:
Observation

iGeneral
Apparent
Course
Train or
Trail
Duration of
Apparent
Apparent
Speed
Vanner of
Disappear-
ance

;
|

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Alamogordo, : If size

iNew Nexico i lof B-29 meter at compared view
j j|anpeared arm's w/falling
ito be Length star

150,000!

°
5
®

2" in dia- (Very fast {Faded from

i
Roswell, S to NE |3,500' {Smooth are

Faster than!Went beyond
Now Moxico

jet air- range of
craft vision

ppeared jIf size {Smooth arc 35,000? 4" 11,500 mph Faded from

from S & jof B-29
iveored appeared
off to NEfto be
35,000!

fin diameter view

From NE 30,000! jHorizontal |Thite & Ni (50 - 100° Paded from
Arizona to SW er sile tin diameter view
ver i

Los Alamos, j\i to E 20,000" jLevel Green- Appeared as Burned out
New Mexico flight just}ish a 12" dise
blue=

white
trail i

“CONFIDENFIAE.

Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phonomona, 17th District OST (cont)

Reliability

of Observers

P

ltitude
rain or

Trail

Uorizontal
to Vertical

f Observers
General
Area of
Occurrence
Apparent
Direction
of Flight
Course
Duretion of
Observation
Apparent

+
°
a

Albuquerque,
Nev: Mexico

Horizontal

rary
°

1/3 - 1/4
size of
moon

Les Alamos, % 11/8 size of [500 mph
New Mexico full moon jor more

Roswell, 30°
Now NMoxico above
fhorizon

Los Alenos lon | ig $im 150 mph Disappeared
Now Moxico horizon t { isi behind a

hill

Los Alanos, |Vortical {50 -
Mex 1100 ft.

Went oub

Los Alemos, :Disap- i Stationary {Disappeared

New Mexico !peared ' tg Hl {but disap- ifrom view

to N {bluish j peared with
| speed of

19 Nov 2152 R Los Alamos, [Vortical

i

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General

Occurrence

Direction
yot Flight

Area of
Horizontal
to Vertical

Duration of
Observation
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Altitude
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ance

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Size

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Los Alamos, {BE vi i - 10° jDowmard
Now Hoxico labove 410° from
jnorizon jthe hori-
i izontal !
! t
Intosh, |Vortical {Less Vertical i Hone |Shaped jSenc as a
New lexico ithan descent i } Nike a signal
flare. jflare

Unk |‘linslow, E to W 3gg held at

Arizona i fabove arm's len= ito cover
| horizon } ni th 15° = 20°

o 9 2 Albuguorque,| EB to TF |50 aig iSloping i fon u 2 Pencil era-

New Koxico above idescont ser at
horizon ; arn's

length

Disappeare
behind mtg

4
eoi| Se 5

Quite large ;Slower than’

creen | imeteor gradually:
‘to pale

New Mexico jabove H
| t jhorizon ;
i i ib lue

}
|
182 | 27 sof. | Socorro, w {10° ~40° tare Pale

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: \
Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Fhenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) ;
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a a a 35 | | fe
isis e | Soest on gcd Po £4 eB 1 ioe 3
iS Pepe “8 OR ie ok eS A: warn BPE igs ° Pa 1's © me
2 © @ 8 iad} Qgs 1 3d Of, Cia ort no} oo § ony go H ° Bae
Sere s aac. G23 (Bau | BR | Bee | 3 be ie} 2, $3 | oe
1. [=I te ted ' Po OR ALS as ok Pp iy ad n a 20 i 42 =A
| 1949 Ae i i { :
““= 1§ Dec |1805j1 {R ‘Alemogordo, {5 to | ; 2m an are eon 2 (None |Circu-jSomewhat i Disappeared
iNew Mexico j jdovmward ‘ringo secs j lar larger than ; behind
uy | | f | Venus ! building
z orange t i
i light i i
= a R a at sk
154 |4 Dec {1935/1 | Unk jAlbuquergque, |E to W i Nearly Green {Nonej2 - 3 jKonejRound |Marble at | Want out
New hexico H thorizonval secs arm's len- | like a
tee es fs “pees at th gandle
i
i i
155 |4 Dec ]1935|2 {Unk /Los Alamos, [Eto ME | iSloping iGreen ls Yes |Roma Disappeared
lew HOO afm tea __-_._{descen’ soc ; behind mte
156 {5 Dec j1930/3 jUnk |Carrizozo, j }40° In dive Blue- Wone|Tear- Nery slow |Disappeared
1945) Mew Mexico | above green drop
= + ..fnorizon me
5 Dec {2240/1 {Unk jTularosa, EB to W Smooth arc |Blue Yes {1 sec jNone|Streak{Appeared Appeared to
& i Mew Mexico downward — jw/yel- of little long+ hit ground
| lowish light |longer than; near
Hl red length of | Tularosa,
toward lead pencil! New wlexico
Bees tail et 6! A
158 {9 Dec |1330;1 jUnk iFarmington, {Dropping [500 ft. Vertically Wone|Char- | Disappeared | (2)
New Mexico jvertical- down red i
dy } pare {
i chute ;
or i
| cergo i
2 | { ! Inet |

Train or
Trail

iumber of
Observers
*Roliabi lity
of Observers
Occurrence
Apparent
Direction

of Flight
Apparent
Altitude
Horizontal
to Vertical
Duration of
Observation
Apparent
Manor of
Disappear—

General
Area, of
Course

NE es

a
=]

Alemogordo, |Station-
New ilexico “jary then
began to
nove
downward
slowly
and to
right

3
&
By

il - 15 times Object tod
size of a= on brilli
verage st. green col
picked up
jdistence speed ond §
faded from}
view

. Beat

Alemosordo, {2 to W iUp & down fihite [None Uloved app. jStopped

New Mexico iend changed $ 115° to 20° lobservation
horizontal [to 1 fron B to

green iT duri

& red} i45 mins it

wes ob=

zie : 4 : Pees served.

Corona, ‘om Si Descending {¥ r 4 R Same as cup Compared Disappeared

New Mexico i ' 6" in di w/fast behind mt.
it ; meter at jjet range

arn's jfighter

Leathe oa at z i length

Los Alemos, 30° 40°! Horizontal
ny above
horizon } cont
[green

:visappeared
jbehind trees

i :
H i

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Summary of Sightings of Unimowm ferial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

£

{Observers

j
i

umber 0.
*Reliabi lity
of Observers
rain or
Treil

if

Horizontal

to Vertical
(Duration of
Observation
**Evaluation

Diroction
Hof Flight

i
i

+

‘Apparent
Mamer of
Disappear-

ance

iT

|

i
i
i

i

| Apparent
Altitude

Appeared Imainosity
as a point stopped
suddenly

Q
to)
fo}
ra
fo}
a

Los Alamos, Straiz I= Round j=4 to -5 r Behind
New Lexi j i i H compared 8 horizon
; to_ Jupiter

s About same Discontinued
altitude mts e |size of “twatehing

orratic- Venus
ally

Erratic- thi i About seme Disappeared
ally up il sizo as u/doy light
% Vonus

|
\

Scullville, | Ascending | 5 3 thet of |Padea
New Jersey. ; at about tr m a firoworks/sradually
60° anslo rocket at
close
4 - 4 range
Albuguoraue,| SSB | Horizonte’ i ce size {About samo |Faded out in
New lexico 3 evening jas falling j atmosphere

i star star

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Summary of Sightings of Unlmovm Acrial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) Page 31
eet ; Fj 7 j ae eS | ; =
i 2 1 gs ! &
Paige ays (eae |'ee | 83 Lee: 2 if ey
See cee Leer | ee 1 Bee Me ee a : ae ee
Sig Gelso] 22 jR8*- | 22 | Bee | 8 1SSlEe |g 1a | be ae Ee
iJ is
Sade) Sas eas | fo ieee | s baie le if | BS | Be a35
a Fenesf Susur oe : eS
1950 ; :
i l
169 {7 Fob j1945,2 jR Botvioen Flat Fire- l¥cs i2 - 4 [Noe i Over 1,000 |Faded out
'2000) Tucunceri & Trajoctory !ball secs mph suddenly
i Kirtland white j
| IAFB, Now |
Mexico Sip
170 {15 Feb j1530}1 | Unk |Sendia Base, |From WT /45° { Appoar-!Yes | 30 None {Round jfhet of a {Like Faded out
New Mexico jto W dovmvard jed rea normal shooting
above }& greon marble star trail
pa horizon
i i
171 J18 Feb j0510}5_ j{R {Holloman ! Climbed ‘Thite jNone!l hr {None jRound {Size of Stopped
AFB, New | and 44 to coffee cup observation
Mexico { orange mts cone at arm's i
pee se ba _.__|.____|shape [length |
172 |20 Fob 105302 | Unk Station- |1,000' |Stationary ;thite {None} 5 2 App size of |Stationary ‘Disappeared
f atove ' mts % dollar : from view
¢,0Cco0" . held at jdehind
mb jarn's cloud
length
oe a 3
i
173 }24 Fob 135511 {R To W or {20° to Mite {one} 13 Fone jRound |Compared in {1% mts. to }
| Si 250 mts size to up-|eover 2°
above per dark
horizon Dortion of i
| i i moon as it |
4 i 2 Bete! i i H rises in E i

Surmary of Sightings

of Uninown

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Phenomena, 17th District CSI (cont)

lof Obscrvers
Occurrence

iNumber of
ii Obsorvers

General
Aron of

to Vertical

Apparent
i Direction
Apparent
Altitude
iCourse
| Horizontal
‘Apperent
Spoed
Disappear-

“ $*Reliability

A lbugucrque,
Now Mexico

About i Tone §! e ompared :Very slow {Faded out
20° iwhi 's : i /size of } of sight
above H i i weather !
horizon i H i {balloon as !

i j fit disap- j

x**S5e0 attache

|Datil, ©

Los Alamos,
Now Mexico

ANC.

Disappeared

5B then 25,000- Straight = i ; C f Vory fast jWent strei-
turned W j30,000' {up in H “| ght up out
t ! of sight

i i Wont strai-
MW to E Dae i H i : ght up out
then st. j i of sight

up

i i i !
Brratic hid j15 None Saucer !100' acrossiAs fast or {Disappeared
gencrally C { ints i pshapod lit eat faster than

NE ! : i i i 120 ,000- sound
| i ! 130,000!

photograph,
1%h District OSI

‘Re liability

f£ Observers
General
Area of
Occurrence
Direction

of Flight
Horizontal
to Vertical
Observation

|Altitude
Course

| Erratic Unmown

Heading ; i i i 11 From, very
toward | i | 2 i jairplone slow to
ground H i ik j very fast

‘{Albuquerque, Toward S igh i q * Slightly
New Mexico above me | slower than
horizon i i i nooting {falling
ue : ist

Davil, New | i ve | 4 Disappeare
Mexico { i i ge i i j i behind
i i i Hl mountain

jLos Alamos, IS toN j1t0o 3 | Mi None iz mt eat belo
iNew Mexico | miles ati i i horizon

Summary of Sightings

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H s
{Phoenix,
jArizona

Jexico

i
iTraveled |
195°

:Overhead
fat from

foved up—

Straight
iflight

ra at 60°jr

Woneil hr jNone

Ping’ pong
Iball ot

arm's len-

of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District CSI (cont) Pege 34 x
<< = = - = ye
i ay i |
2 ae a3 Vee :
urs ea eo) abe po Bn w | eB 2 oa
OQ oO; Au od | Qi | ao Hi gp ° od a oO
he & bls a: gon | Oped § OF ook a ee o bh Os
o © bl end QO: he & Po ig Ove feos aa@ Adi pets Leo ® a
ry 2 oad: Oa 3 $ BOm |} @-rt bed Saks 8 © 3 Oo oo
2 ia |e je5%3 328 ano | aq OH Pe Bef 25 a a 40 a8
1950 By eS i
84 125 Feb 1545}1 lemos, jl (About size Wery fast iDisappeared
5 7 i | exico j jof 307g | into glare
of sun
+ call SEA I ak Bi — 2 Bast
i i |
185 {25 Feb 155011 |R jLos Alamos, S or Si ‘ast Faded from
iNew Mexico view

Very fast
500 - 1500
mph.

Slow speed [Disappeared
behind tree

iExtremely

Disappeared
thigh

180 to 200 jCeased
yh observation

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Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

Apparent

Number of
General
Area of
of Flight
orizontal

or Vertical
Coservation

i Occurrence
“|Duration of

Direction

>
9.
of
nw |
oa
ro}
re}

Altitude

i
'
i

Apparent
Course

Ke

straight (Changed Mone {5 mts
Eee fron i '
Hight |
jorange |
ito |
Nolooa |
ired to :
jember .:
to
light

10 | Unk :Farmington, ia to NE \ jTurned on id i F ! aster than|Discontinued
jNew Mexico | H itheir.axis é H {mv spher iconvention-lobservation

& maneu- ous as | \ iodic | . jal aircraft
rvered up & iti j

{
1

= |

16 Mar! ‘aod

|S ea LB a Uk een Sa

‘Farmington, Over |siyward ab ‘Bright © Tone} - 3" [Paster than!cradually
‘Hew Mexico | 120,000' 126 60°-60° ‘alumi-. H jhe onvention-| iisappeared

mum : ne 3 1 aircraft; |
: i

' Tr
H | 4 1
193 }17 Mar 081d os Ala :TPowar i | Tow iReddish. i Ton! Appeared to
H 7 xi } ; ' | then ! i fall to

A size of {Moderate Like light
jfull moon going out

Train or
Trail

Apparent

Duration of

Number of

j*Roliabi
of Observers

Observer:
ic
General
Area of
Occurrence
Direction
of Flight
Altitude
Course
Jorizontal
to Vertical
Observation

|
i

H r
Hos Llamos, [Straight | ‘Straight

Now Voxico acm H lace i i impact’ with
H : H H i Hl H earth or di.
i integration

~
s
1
i)
ap

iFormed an Ex { Fell toward
arc Reet 7 Pre! earth

Seemed to '
climb, fi j
ichenge } i i |
jcolor, 3 : | H
start dom { H :
& disap- ; i

Los Alamos, ‘Earthward | ! : None!Roud :¢ size of j Extremely Plung2d to
Mow Mexico i j i H ifull moon ! fast earth & 2

i H i i | i explosions
| were noted
i prior to
j i i H i | disappear-
flex! & z s ers . i j i i t ance

Yar louis! 1 Clovis, Now jab i F in i 12,000 mph [Diseppeared

Unikmown Aerial Fhenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

I

om ol

of Observers |
Duration of

Observers
 #Reliability
Gonorel
Occurrence
Direction

of Flight

Aroa of
Horizontal
to Vertical

iNumbor of
Apparent
Apparent.
Altitude
Course
Train or
Trail
Observation

Speed

Apparent
Apparent

z

Sandia Base, App 45°
New Moxico above

rary
°

App size of [Excessive
cime at to jet faded fron
horizon arm's len- |flight view

Sandia Base, NE 40,000-

Size of end|About same {Disappeared
New Mexico 60,000"

of thumb atlas jet air=
s len- |craft

.

Smaller Disappoarod
than fist from range
at arnts of vision

Sandia Basco, |Z Be
Now Moxico above
horizon

Kirtland 3 140° - 50° Ziz-zag
APB, How above motion up jdimo at
é& down farm's

| ae mises

About same |Disappeared
as fast jetifrom range
aircraft of vision

NT chang- Horizontal Hono 6 |i Plying|About size |Extremely {Disappearcd

ing to N

wing jof golf high specd
30,000? | i ivall held

ot arn’s
{ length

|

Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phonomena, 17th District OSI (cont)

oo == = —

nat

Apparent
tal

Direction

*Re liability
of Flight

Number of
Observers
of Observers
tGeneral
jArce of
Occurrence
Apparent
Altitude
Course
Horizon

or Vertical
Train or
Trail
Duration of
Obsorvation

‘Disappear-

‘Apparent,
yrace

a
=}
fe}
B
°
=]

aly
1
a

Sandia Base, Line para- [Blue nz sees 30°
Nov. Mexico llel w/line jcenter azimuth
tangent to jwith
the earth jorange

75° : Disappeared
above 4 | behind

horizon building

2,000' |!anuevered 1/16" at Gradually
above up & down fg lerm's went out
horizon j& from side length of sight
to side

Alemos, Manouvored rb TE 5. Est. 9' in [Waster than{Lost sight
New Mexico br diameter convention-jof object
al aircraft

Kirtland WT to HE a 4 Silvor I Tremendous |Flash of

AFB, New ing y lucia i brilliant
vi motal- white light

lic H

object

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F ‘AL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION rs CG-150
UNE STATES DEPARTMENT OF susnioegly se

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

—{-seuLLy, AUTHOR OF QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS UNQUOTE.

fr. Toleon,

SENT VIA.

VOV 23 1964

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Director, FBI October 18, 1950

SAC, Knoxville a er eee

RADAR DSTECTTON Oo UNTOEYTFTED
OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE, October 12,

15, 16, 1950 7
PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS 13

Remytel October 13, 1950.

There is being submitted herewith a copy of two reports
nade by District Representative of the OST, Sth District, U. s.
Air Porce, with regard to the detection of midentified 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,
which to date have not been expleined. 1

No investigation im being conducted by the Knoxville
in this matter, but any further informtion received from 0ST
from CIC representatives will be forwarded immediately.

Air Mail
CCM: jaw
65-475
Enc.

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Date. » 1950
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. Laughlin —__Mr. Blair
Mr. D. M. Brown
. Keay = Mr SW Brown:
. Bartlett Mr. Cole
Mr. Connell
. Baumgardner ___Mr. Conroy
—__Mr. Stanley Mr. DeLoach
Mr. Hennrich __™\Yr. Dinsmore
Mr. Ellis
—__Miss Mr. Ferris
Room, ——Mr. Fipp
Mrs. Abel Z, f —___Mr. Flaherty
___Miss Cuddy 7 Sittin ~oour, Foley
Miss Reddy —___Mr. Gotschall
—__Mrs. Schwab Ly ___Mr. Harrington
Miss Wielkiewicz _ é 7 ——_Mr. Kuhrtz

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——Mr. Bromwell Mr. Lawrence
Identification pivisionZ Le ir. Lynch
—_Miss Harrington, Room 29 ___Mr. Mansfield

Mail Room, Room 5533 —___Mr. Martin
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Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

ro; DIRECTOR, FBI paTE: November 9, 1950
HA) rs : SAC, NEW HAVEN

suBJECT: FLYING DIS
AARON ‘TCHENS, 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. 36, 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:

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

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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. Inmediately 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 not witnessed the object “Ss"by
the time they got outside the object had disappeared,

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 particuler 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.

Mr. HITCHENS was advised that the Bureau would turn this information over
to another agency and indicated that this was according to his approval,
He specifically requested that no public announcement or comment be given
to the fact that he had reported seeing the above object. Mr. HITCHENS
appeared to.be a very reliable and sincere individual and evidences con-
siderable technical knowledge and experience in reporting the above inci-
dent,

@

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:

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 orangy
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

MHF: FGM

Letter to the Director 11/9/50

and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind, just

@ 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. Inmediately 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.

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 aleo 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 Verms' 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.

Mr. HITCHENS was advised that the Bureau would turn this information over
to another agency and indicated that this was according to his approval.
He specifically requested that no public announcement or comment be given
to the fact that he had reported seeing the above object. Mr. HITCHENS
appeared to be a very reliable and sincere individual and evidences con-
siderable technical knowledge and experience in reporting the above inci~
dent.

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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 ATMOSRHERE. CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE
WHETHER. INCIDENT OCCURRING NORTHEAST. OF OLIVER SPRINGS, TENNESSEE,

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PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS

Remylet October 15, 1950.

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Nopject Sighted Over Oak Ridge, Tennessee."

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SUMM@RY OF INFORMATION .
1llth cic, FAO # 8, P, 0, Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee.

OBJECT SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE.

(In compliance with letter AJACI-360.33 Ganeral, dated 15 November 1950,
Headquarters, Third Army. . SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft, the following is
submitted.)

Ae Iecation and Time of Sie:
Between 0620 and 0530 hours on 18 Deceriber 1950, on the Turnpike,
within the controlled area, approximately one (1) mile from the White

Wing entrance and Y-12 plant.

Weather at the Time:

At 0730 hours ~ wind from the Northeast, soven (7) miles per hour;
temperature - 20 degrees F. according to the Atomic Energy Commission
Meteorological Division.

Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses:

Dr. A. Jd. Miller, 515 Delaware Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Dr. V. P. Calkins, 105 Disston Read, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Mr. J. Frank Coneybear, 119 Meadow Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Mr, A. O. Mooneyham, 101 Dewey 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.H., 103 Norris Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,

Maj. Walter L. Carss, U.S.A.F., NEPA Division, Fairchild Engine and
Airplane Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,

Photographs of Objects, if available:
None.

Object Sighted:

A light amanating in the shape of a circle, of an intensity mch greater
that that of a bright moon, giving the impression of form in connection with
the light. The light was white in appearance and did not show any signs of
refraction into a band or continuous spectrum. This object was traveling in
a Horthwesterly direction, 15 to 30 degrees elevation above the horizon, and
appeared to dimminish considerable in size during thirty seconds of observati
To another group, the object appeared only as a bright reflection of the sun
from an apparently metal surface. No accurate estimate of the object's size
or range could be maie from the observation.

Any other pertinent information:
pea reeneeing.."8 qugted “oe the Radar Log oo by the McGhee Tyson

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2 January 1951

111th CIc, FAO #8, B. 0. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee.

OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE,

(Continued)

"0832 hours,- Atomic Energy Commission reported aircraft over
Northeast end of area - no paint. (Paint meaning indication on the radar

scopes.)

"0839 hours - Small paint near Southeast corner of area on 190 degree.
(Magnetic. bearing of objects travel.)

"08k5 hours - Lost contact. Fighter interception was attempted with
negative results.”

Attached hereto are two certified true copies of the statements mado
by, the above mentioned observers.

Attachments - 2

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
eat NEPA Division, Fairchild Engine ani Airplane Corp., in the S-50
Area at Oak Ridge, Tennessee:

Lt. Col. John R, Hood, USAF
Car, E. W. Hribar, USN
Major James L. Steele, USAF
Jemor 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 Cares, and Mr. Frey were in the rear.

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 Hriber 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. Tho windshield, however, was not
frosted and permitted excellent vision.

The object appeared only as the bright reflection of the sun from
an apparently metal surface, moh as might be expected from an aircraft
eat a great distance. No accurate estimate of the objects siz or range
could be made from the observation. It appeared to be west-southwest
of Oak Ridge Townsite at an angle of elevation of about 25 degrees from
the level.

s/John R. Hood, Jr. t/JOHN R, HOOD, JR., Lt. Col. USAF

o/Edward W. Hribar +/EDWARD W. HRIBAR, Commander, USN

s/Walter L. Carss +/WALTER L, CARSS, JR., Major, USAF

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:

WILLIAM B. GRAY, SAC, Knoxville,Tenn

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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

°

Visual Observation on December 19, 1950

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 &
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

On December 15, 1950, at sometime between 0820 and 0830, the
following NEPA employees were riding in a vehicle on the Turn-
pike within the Controlhed 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 0. Mooneyham

Mr. F. T. Bly

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 mmek 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 axiumth 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 gide 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 thé "Y" intersection

rplane Corporation
NEPA Division, P. 0. Box 415, Oak Ridge, Tenn,

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Mr. William G. Frey December 28, 1950
Assistant to the AF Plant Page 2
Representative for Security

Subject: Visual Observation on
Decenber 18, 1950

and the passengers had e 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 tle 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, othor then 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 porimeter and inner area until the light was
concentrated in approximately 1:00 to 3:00 o'clock position of a
yery small diameter, at which point it appeared somewhat similar
to a large star.

The observers were not in complete agreement as to whether the
object was moving at a speed which caused it to diminish in size
or actually was diminishing in size without any great velocity of
travel due to the darkening effect described above.

NEPA Division
FAIRCHILD ENGINE AND AIRPLANE CORPORATION

af Gene A. Goedjen

t/ GENE A. GOEDJEN
Plant Protection Manager

COPA

Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
NEPA Division, P. 0. Box 415, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:

WILLIAM B. GRAY, SAC, Knoxville, Tenn.

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20 January 1951
11Lth CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.O. 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.)

Location and Time of Sighting: On 1247 hours on 20 December 1950.

Weather at Time of Sighting: At 1200 hours on 20 December 1950; Coiling -
2700 feet; broken overcast; Seven miles visibility; Temperature - 37 degrees
¥; Dew Point - 31 degrees; and Wind - Calm,

Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses: Personnel of the 663rd
AC &¢ Squairon, and the 5th AN Fighter Squadron, MoGhee Tyson Airport,
Knoxville, Tennessee

Photographs of Objects, if available: None

Object Sighted: The radar log of the 663rd AN and 0 Squadron, McGhee Tyson
Airport, Knoxville, Temessee contained the following entry: "20 December
1950. 1247 hours. Small paint in area (Oak Ridge Controlled) Area). Very,
very slow. Mado perfect intercept (with F-82 Fighter afireraft) end orbit
@urrowiding small smoke cloud,"

Any other pertinent information: This report is made because of its
possible aid in determining the identity of the mmorous unidentified
objects sighted over Oak Ridge, Tennessee

SOURCE: Personnel of 663rd AC &W, Squadron, MeGhee Tygon, Knoxville,
Temessee, and the log of the 663rd AC&W Squadron.

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20 January 1951
111th OIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.0, Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee
OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE

(In compliance’ with latter AJACT-360.33 Gineral, dated 15 November 1950,
pers 5 os third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is
submitted,

A, Ieeation 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,
MeGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee,

B, Weather at the Time: At 1600 hours on 1 December 1950--"Ceiling-2100 feet;
Broken overcast; Seven (7) miles visibility; Temperature- 37 degrees F.;
and Wind - Southwest at thirteen (13)miles perhour.

Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses: Personnel of the 663rd
AC and W Squadron, 30th Air Division, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville,
Temessee, who were on duty at the time, Their occupations are Radar
operators, Supervisors, and experts,

Photographs of Objects, if available: No photographs taken. See "F" below.

Object Sighted; A group of targets blenketed the Radar Scopes in the area
directly over the governmont Atomic Energy Commission projects at Oak
Ridge, Tennessee. These objects could not be identified from the radar
image and a perfect fighter interception met with hegative results.

Any other pertinent informetion: It, Robinson of the 663rd AC and W
Squadron, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee took photographs of
the scope readings with a personal, four (4) by five (5) Speed Graphis
Gomera, using Plus-X civilian procured film, a lense opening of F-2.5,

and a shutter speed varying from twenty (20) to fourty-five (45) seconds.
The negatives were printed and forwaréed to the 30th Aix Division, Selfridge
Aix Ferco Base, Michigan, whieh installation printed the negatives and

sent copies thereof tosthe 663rd AC and W Squatron, ‘The numerous targets
can readily identified from the permanent radar echos by comparing the
photographs. (B-2)

SOURCE: Personnel and logs of the 663rd AC and W Squadron, MoGhee Tyson
Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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20 January 1951.”
111th O10 Detachment, FAO # 8, P.O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee

OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE

(in complianee with letter AJACT-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950,
pe gg Third Army, Subjeot; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is
submitted,

A. Lecation 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 - Southwost at five (5) miles perliour,
Winds aloft: At 2000 feet ~- 240 degrees at 3 kmots

3000 " - 210 " " 3 knots
4000". = 209 Ls " 5 knots

Nemes, Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses: 663rd ACSW Squadron Porgonnel
who are Radar operators, AEC Patrol Personnel, policemen at Oak Ridge,
Tennessee. Captains L.¢.M. Clevenger and Wm. Aiken, Controllers of 663rd.

Photographs of Objects if available: None

Object sighted! Two bright objects in thesky, one of which was east of
MoGhee Tyzon Airport end the other was west. ‘The object to the east was
® 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 tho star was caused by the
yolum of atmosphere and physical matter, together with heat, which mst
be looked through to see a star close to the horizon. ‘These phenomenon
caugsd 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
@cope and the light seomed to be descending. It took about one hour to
descend behind trees making it disappear from tho sight of observers. Captain
Clevenger stated thet thie light, when viewed through the spotting scope,
took on many pecrliar forms, with lines, cores, tails, ete, therein, thus
gonerally fitting the description of all "flying saucers" ever described
to hin,

Shortly after this object disappeared from sight (behind trees) AEC
personnel at Oak Ridge, Tennessee reported they had sighted an object about
twelve (12) miles Southeast of the K-25 Plant in the Controlled Area. They
also observed the aircraft which had been sent for interception but stated
the aircraft was "too far north". The aircraft made no identification, and
ARC personnel later reported that. they had observed o star,

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20 January 1950
111th CIC Detachment, FAO # 8, P.O, Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee

OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE

¥.. 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 Jamuary 1951, Subject; Report of
Unusual incident 2145 hours 16 Jenuary 1951, stated:

* 1. ‘Im compliance with telephone instructions from the ADCC 17 January
1951, the following unusual incident report is herewith submitted;
Time Date-16 January 1951
1915: An unusual airbourne object was sighted approximately
10 miles WW of the station, the lighted object was very similar to
a star but mech brighter and slightly larger than other visible
stars at the time, as observed the object scomed 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 inthe 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
1925:0bjeet still apparently descending, P-82 scrambled to attempt
interception, still no report from AEC Headquarters,

1930:Similar object observed 15 to 20 miles cast of station; seoms to be
ascending rather than descending.

1935:AF 7117 (Locally homed and piloted by sssigned sq officer) C-45
~onroute CHA to tys, requested fixed to steer to tys = Afc. fixed
25 miles SW of station, Pilot Major Raymond €. Care - A¥ 7177
requested to investigate object east of station.

1945:AF 7177 sighted subject object and reported 1% to be a star

1945;F-82 orbiting s/E corner of Oak Ridge Area no electronic or visual
observation still no slectronic observation by station 47,

1946:Visual observation reported by Oak Ridge Ground Observers, 12 miles
southeast of K-25 area (This is im the SE corner of Oak Ridge Area)
F-82 in sight and is north of object. F-82 vectored south toward
object no contact, electronic or visual, Objeot report 2400 feet
above terrain by Oak Ridge Observers.

1955:0ak Ridge Patrol Headquarters reports that observed object determined
(to be a star)

20 Januery 1951
111th CIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.O. 379, Knoxville, Tennessee

OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE

to be a star,

2000 :F'-82 reports clear sailing and no restPictions to visibility,
still patroling area for possible pickup of cohject, still no joy."

NOTE: This is en extract ofthe information listed in logs kept at
tho Radar Site by Radar Personnel. (B-2)

SOURCE; Personnel as in "C" above,

SvENOARDSORM NO. 6 r ; r

Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

nth.
TO : MR. C. E. monszorl Y DATE: February 26, 1951
FROM : MR. E. H. MOSSBUR

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SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS

It is recommended the attached article which
appeared in Look magazine January, 1951, be filed in
captioned case for information purposes.

Attachment

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i bove is a Skyhook balloon 77,00 i
ne oe first published photo a a Sesh eee at af ane
racting telescope.
was made through a refracting eed
i - branch of the Office o X
del, chief of the nuclear-physics ‘ he © eas
; iti i mfirmation of his explana
Research, it is the first visual co Oe aie
for the hundreds of “flying saucers i epee
U.S. Dr. Liddel’s field of nuclear resea etree
i i here, and the big helium-fill
mic rays in the outer, atmosp. i, Bee ae eek ie
balloons carry his instruments a Pe : 3 : ee
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ae noes above, it clearly resembles a “flying saucer.

60

suuaese LDS
FLYING
SAUCERS

“There is no longer any need for secrecy,”’ says Navy scientist,
after finding that his own research started the “saucers”

By RICHARD WILSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau

HE literal-minded FBI, skeptical but de-
| ee 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 10-page report by the nuclear physics
branch of the Office of Naval- Research has
given the answer:
Flying saucers were, and are, undeniably

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

No “Saucers’’ Without ONR

“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.

“Tf 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.

“Some day we may learn enough so that
we can pour a cup of water into a reactor the

Pn

Many Skyhooks have been launched at Camp Rip-
ley near Little Falls, Minn., but ascents have been
made everywhere, even from aircraft carriers.

size of an average room and draw off from it
in cables enough energy to heat a large city.”
The Office of Naval Research, where Dr.
Liddel is sponsoring the cosmic experiments,
is a part of the regular naval estake) 4s"
with a $40,000,00uU-d=yeal PiUgram 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:
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.

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. é

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

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FLYING SAUCERS continued

N,. “little men” from afar have

arrived in rocket ships

20 per cent larger than from the
ground.

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.

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.” :

The Death of Captain Mantell

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. Mantel],
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.
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. :
“Our studies show,” said Dr.

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.”

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.”

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.

The Skyhook’s distinct visual _
similarity to a flying-saucer de-

scription was noted strongest e
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.

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,

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. 4
Elaborate arrangements are
made to trace the balloons, for the
data the cosmic physicists want are
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