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[PAGE 1] 62 H0-83894 gins 246-301 FBI CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ- HEADQUARTERS Class Case Sub Vol 0062 83894 8/11/1274188 ALI AA [PAGE 2] STANDARD FORM No 64 TO FROM Ae Bs Bellgfop Office Memor dui UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN Me Lada DATE August AV SUBJECT SUMMARY OF7AERIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO iarbo UTSCELLAVEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING PURPOSE Degtogeclae To advise that OSI has expressed concern in fie pi jconnection with the continued appearance of unexplained phendmend described as green fireballs dises and meteors in the vicinity yy of sensitive installations in New Mexico Dr Lapaz Meteor Ezpert of the University of New Mexico reported that the phenomena does not appear to be of meteorite ‘origin OSI has contracted with Land-Air Inc Alamogordo New Mexico to make scientific study of the unexplained phenomena omni “NATURE 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 general types which are identified as follows Green fireballs objects moving at high speed in shapes resembling half moons circles and discs emitting green light Discs round flat shaped objects or phenomena moving at fast velocity and emitting a brilliant white light or reflected light 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 RECORDED en ah INDEXED KWD/mp BP sep 18 4950 [PAGE 3] a em i co Bud OF JUSTICE [PAGE 4] RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ Dr Lapaz Director Institute of Meteoritics Universtty of New Mexico 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 LafPaz and the Air Force tt was concluded that the occurrence of the unexplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations was cause for concern The Air Force entered into a contract with LantAir 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 Merico 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 to 10 objects of aerial phenomena A 24-hour day watch is being maintained and has been designated #rroject Twinkle [PAGE 5] 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 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 inforination [PAGE 6] September 1950 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentearon Washington From John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigstion Subject FLYING SAUCERS There is attached hereto for your consideration and attention a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29 1950 received by this Bureau from Mr Walter Jones of 36 King Street East Toronto Ontario Canada For your information the letter from Mr Jones has been acknowledged by this Bureau and he has been informed his communication has been referred to your Department APPROPRIATE AGENCIES if AND FLELD OFFICES Attaehtient meio BY CURING SARE Set EHMseas [PAGE 8] i ‘STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Mes waum UNITED STATES GO TO MR A msiveel DATE September 27 1950 FROM RD Bs savour of Tae Y-f sumect Goryryg saucers nee ‘Rosen hn ‘Tracy SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10:45 A.M ceday and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of the Philadelphia Police Department were cruising in their scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending slowly to the earth which appeared at first glance to be a parachute XK When the officers first noticed the object it was aD 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-comnented that the object was so light that when it hit the field it did not even bend the weeds or the grass itt fell on Mr Cornelius said that he has called the local offiee of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there said@ he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was looking into reports of this type Mr Cornelius desired to know what further action should be’ taken by him 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 LLL smer [PAGE 9] a ie a a oz DEPT.OF JUSTICE vs [PAGE 10] EPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25 D.C Authority NND 90986 “CORDED 108 of the Ux cantents in on ormation affecting the Espion or [PAGE 13] Ofte Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To THE DIRECTOR DATE October 1950 Tolson Ae FROM UR LADD SUBJECT wy ety FLYING SAUCERS FLYING DISCS nen Harto PURPOSE To advise you of the most recent information knowm 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 Foree with the assistance of Land-Air Ince at Vaughn New Mexico for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installations in New Mexico To date the Air Force has not advised us of any new.developments in connection with this project Dr Anthony 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” Septenber 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 FHM de ECORDED 105 OUI ib [PAGE 14] ni yaau's 1-G3ni39a8 gg Wass 3319 nO [PAGE 15] 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 TONED MATTE 51950 Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 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 missiles from any other planet or country 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 [PAGE 17] pusuousta [PAGE 18] STANDARD FORM NO 64 a Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To DIRECTOR FBI DATE October 1950 ae SAC PHILADELPHIA ATTENTION MR LEO LAUGHLIN Ss ECT FLYING DISC REPORTED AT PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/50 FL A CATE LER During the late-éverning hours~of"Séptember 26 1950 two Phila- delphie 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 Fr 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 er Philadelphia press as Flying Saucer Just Dissolves alee Mr LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above by this office and issued instructions that the matter should be referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation Accordingly Major WATTS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was telephonically advised of the above and no further action was taken by this office FMK/mmd 98-0 [PAGE 19] Qcr 13 PH REC'D BELMO NT [PAGE 20] of ates CZ Wn nid Oy thury pp Tht Lt if nm A prtaptn er Cy t-yf-rw ue W1atipl rf A Feb htt Zz Li oe 124-2 Ln oF atin ZA Aetring CALLE FO’ Le JO sO Cot tt ee a OL Hart TH tp Ff encraty or Ford Jf nf te AL ity ng ouUesr INDEXED 125 ocr [PAGE 22] FRDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION STATES DEPARTMENT OF visto To COMMUNICATIONS SECTION COTORER 13 1950 URGENT Transmit the following message to SAC LOS ANGELES Orsma SAUCERS YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCREETLY DETERMINE THROUGH APPROPRIATE RELIABLE SOURCES OF YOUR OFFICE WHETHER FRANFASCULLY AUTHOR OF THE BOOK QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS UNQUOTE IS TOENTICAL TO THE FRANK SCULLY WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENCAGED IN COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES SINCE THE IATE NINETEEN THIRTIES IN THE TERRITORY oF YOUR OFFICE HOOVER ERM tgmmu [PAGE 24] This image contains all the sid aco information on the document al DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAT 714 OCISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS NND 90986 KIRTLAND AIR FORCE @agse NEW Mexico Authority DR/ms File No 24+8)-28 25 May 1950 SUBJECT Summary of Observations of\Aerial Fhenomena in the New Mexico Area December 1948 May 15950 Brigadier General Joseph Carroll Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25 le In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel- ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948 it was determined that the frequency of umexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be undertaken The organization and physical location of wnits of this Dis- trict were most suitable for collecting these data therefore since December 1948 this District has assumed the responsibility for collect- ing and reporting basic information with respect to aerial phenomena occurring in this general area These reports have been distributed to the Air Materiel Command USAF in accordance with Air Intelligence Requirements No and to other interested military and government agencies There is attached as a part of this summary compilation of aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the New Mexico area and have been reported by this District Office subsequent to December 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 ef various occupations whose reliability is not questioned This com- ppilation sets forth he most important characteristics with respect to gach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi- ih aaa green fireball phenomenon disc or variation and probably meteoric er There is also at tNDEAS an anal¥Sis BF°the’ preen fireball occurrences in this area made by Dr LinBolmbLaPaz Dr LaPaz is the a a [PAGE 25] File No 24-8)-28 Subj Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area December 1948 May 1950 25 May 1950 Director of the Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of New Moxico He was Ro- search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD appointment in 1943 and 1944 and Technical Director of the Operations Analysis Section Headquarters Second Air Force 1944-45 Since 1948 Dr LaPaz has served on a voluntary basis as consultant for this Dis- trict in connection with the greon fireball invostigations On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949 conferences were hold eat Los Alamos New Mexico for the purpose of discussing the green fireball phenomena Representatives of the following organizations were present’ at these mectings Fourth Army Armed Forces Special Wea- pons Project University of Now Moxico Federal Bureau of Investigation Atomic Energy Commission University of California 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 the green fireballs was however erally concluded that the pheno mona existed and that they should be studied scientifically wtil these occurrences have been satisfactorily exploined Further that the continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern ‘The Geophysical Rescarch Division Air Matericl Command Cambridge Massachusetts has recently let a contract to Lleand-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 tho origin of these phenomena This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of re-omphasizing and reiterating the fact that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skies during the past 18 months and are continuing to occur and secondly that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitivo mili- tary and government installations Lot a Incls DOY LE/REES Summary of Sightings Lt rage USAF Photo of Sighting District Commander w/comments Ltr fr Dr LaPaz to Rees dtd 23 May 50 Graph indicating maximums [PAGE 26] File No 24-8)-28 Subj Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area December 1948 May 1950 25 May 1950 DISTRIBUTION cys Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF ALPNS—Director-of-fechrical intettigence cy CG Special Weapons Command Kirtland AFB New Mexico cy CG Armed Services Special Weapons Project Sandia Base New Mexico ATIN 1-ey CG Headquarters;—FourthArmny-,F+.Sem—ouston Texas APR AC Of SS Ge cy CO Holloman AFB New Mexico lcy,—C0,LirForeeCambridgeResearchLaberetories,Cambridgs,—tasse cy Director Security Division Atomic Energy Commission Los Alamos New Mexico ATTN lr Yells cy Federal Bureau of Investigation El Paso Texas cy Federal Bureau of Investigation Albuquerque New Nexico 1-ey;-Air—orce Scientific Advisery—oard Pente-gon—buiiding ATTN«—Dr,—Jesepir Kaplan i-ey,~Researoh—and Development Board Penvtegon—Building ATEN->—Dy,—H,—E,—Landsber Sxecutive Director;Committee—on Geophysics—and—Geography cy File [PAGE 27] THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS May 23 195 To Lt Colonel Doyle Rees Commanding Officer 17th District I From Lineoln LaPaz Director Institute of Meteoritics Subject Anomalous Luminous Phenomena Seventh In the second report of this series dated 194 er 20 the writer listed ten significant differences between the brizht green horizon- tally-moving fireballs observed in the interval 1948 December 5-20 and typical meteors These differences were the following The horizontal nature of the paths fireballs is most musual Genuine meteors in horizontal paths Again the very low height of the December fireball discussed in section above sets it off in sharp contrast from the cenuins meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are nox- mally observed 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 Rockets or jet planes or of conventional flares In the case of meteorites that penetrate to as low levels as that determined for the fireball of December 12 the observec lu- minous phenomena are always accompanied by very violent noises No noises whatever have been observed in connection with the various December fireballs so far investigate Note add on 1950 Possible exceptions to the noiseless reballs are incidents of 1949 January 30 and 1949 moer Genuine meteors haga show rem veriations in brightness beginning as Tine thin hair lines which are scarcely visible to the observer and then brig up to flash out near the end of their paths In the case of the fireballs of the observers have re ted that the instantly at their full brightmess [PAGE 28] Lt Colonel Doyle Rees Page Anomalous Luminovs Phenomena Sev tors show that come in from the nerth helf The show curi interval te an seems for the green fireball On5 seconds for tl duration estimate meteorite fall 10 For none of ti “rc reball dust cloud becn repor tod his contre 1avior noted in casc of that pe i nemely item green firctall [PAGE 29] To Lt Colonel Doyle Rees Subj Anomalous Luminous Phenomena Sev to move horizonta rarely observed Se An analysis just completed of the time distribu fireballs so far observed permits us to add an llth item to differences given in paragraph above The graph local time which accompanies the present report frequency of si ng of green fire 2080 coincides in time with meteors occurring at appro ately sy the frequency maximum for meteorite falls occurring at approximately 1600 bal Inspection of the graph refer Ih also will most of the green fireballs have been od a time inter- from about p.m to 11 poem concentration pronounced if it were ible en out of cimum around awn JST all ret cenly identified as green firebal is strongly suggested by ximum of the green fi mum of the ordinary Some sig alluded to in parag gion of the USSR of those found for ireba ich re pat have been possible would th outhern Urals than 15 minutes a possible inter otatic concentration ings referred to in paragraph i zr balls re guided missiles launched from basos in the Urals in the morning hours before cloudiness due to convection or blindin ternoon dust storms can interfere with non-radar tracking as been used by the Optical Trajectory Section at White Sands There is also a pronounced concentration of -en fireball incidents on the four days Friday Sat Sunda ay almost all of the most widely observed incid a or Sunday has been a during the ing saucer i Although i don't know of any ex of these unconventional ob [PAGE 30] ptnom Tavzedut aseod nous foatSuoqUT ATUTeQ100 surgoadazegut ut Suomm Tnoys 41 9U0 4OOTU0D 344 wero TOAaMOr qnop pu 6jguoo end 04 Jomsue 9.010103 UT JEsuSS oD O48 eIBUo 19490 Tensnm go esouy wsuTages OF qoad eqetty Uses euq Dutusoouoo sAYUT OTsoyd qo 404307 Aw wors UT Ueatd suo ey Joptsuce snoTsuouy euopTos [PAGE 31] Lt Colonel Doyl Anomalous I Crozicr of dust collection an field surveys I I any recoveries should be carried out the with you and Major Oder Although reco ndations con sider at pres offer made at the to serve if needed as cons reested in Major Oder's let with the stipulation however rather than on the 40 per day cor 1850 Wo Hilseeend lecea Dr a1Lic in charge many intcnsi [PAGE 32] Bilt Legend steensee Meteorites ii cai Meteors “rere ‘Lirebalist Disks “or Variations a GREEN FIREBALL MAXIMUM Ww ars Hitt 18 20 22 4&4 TIME OF SIGHTINGS [PAGE 33] Sighting No 175 Photograph of Unknown Aerial Phenomena taken at Datil New Mexico by Cpl Lertis Stanfield Holloman Air Force Base New liexico on 24 and 25 Feb 1950 An analysis of the above photograph was made by Dr Lincoln laPaz Head of the Institute of Meteoritics University of New Wexico Albuquerque New Mexico who reached the following con- clusions a The angular diameter of the perfectly round luminous object Stanfield observed was approx imately 1/4 of a degree The angular velocity of the object in the sky was greater than half a degree per minute br LaPaz stated that on the basis of the results a and above the object seen by Stanfield was not the moon for the angular diameter is too small it was not Venus or any other planet for the angular diameter was too large and it was not a bright fixed star slightly out of focus for the observed rate of motion is double that due to the diurnal rotation of the earth [PAGE 34] This image contains all the information on the document fl of ‘Observers Lon or Wound Hunbe en ain sservat emesis ponpinvenenentes sss Apparent Speed i J.lmos% ver-j 35° above fe Compere tical des- sordizen jcont sole Descend trreon loved by i bres and “bouncinz i wu ar eee latter Veushn rart 00 New 1947 co Descending thea slowly baslcetball Dura Stationary luni- at times I nun reflec- ted Aug 0200 North Powel ifi Si Horizontal Green Softvall 720 der Oregon mph 0300 LEGRID a ne rp Try ro Reliability of Coservers Very Seliable mi Unimown telia ivaluetion Green Fireball Phenomena [PAGE 35] Sue Pe anne oft of i recion Lnnerons Dy -noenix Very slow Arizona Vise i Desconding slowly aanner Vaughn BOOT Bric None Round Larcer Desconding Tew than base slowly “Mexico ketball Sa letobd SAE Cem i Las Vegas iy htly Horizontal Hew Yexico slightly ‘loucuer jlo moves 50 Parabolic ment curve noted Sendia to Slight Base New falling las Veras i USW 13 50 Horizontal i Bric owed Rapid rate New of spood ilexico [PAGE 36] aon or ba ae izontal PE lor rain Treil erent Speed Cocurrenes General firea of Anoarent Lapp ifvparent jor Vertical i iorizontal 120° to the cS Yes 1+1/2jNone i i ee Disapveare horizon sre bsecs i behind i i mountain Alenos to miding wait Seve i po i Ste ae than Hexico i i cs falling hint ait ee pe i star to 6000 1500 i Horizontal i None Mpr Much faster Disappeared 2000 te than a jet ro from ob server to Horizontal Brilli-i None high speed Disappeared behind mountainous horizon i i Hl i i i 18 a a ate ie i Ereke into eo are pieces [PAGE 37] i Be i ay wo Number pnaront sion Lpparon't Altitude i i 2000 Horizonte Gener Graile 1orizon i VOSCrve CN1CY Oo ie ts iDisintegra shower of smaller lighted fracments Seemed to fizzle of Some- what above horizon curve to ly green color i i oO Stationary then Pell in slicht curvo to We [PAGE 38] it ion zorta ori ito Vortical DScrve Pemer of Disappear Cours Trein or i Gecurrence Ke CG Grants New Mexico Albuauerque one Round i lunar Disappearcd New Mexico ji mos i Shift- dianoter shitt- ing to neach jcolor Parallel Green ifot as fast Disappeared to carth meteor abruptly Horizontal shit Very fast Disappeared behind trees Straight i Disappearcd down “ron From i Yos Oblong by Not kmom 74° j45t i 819 jabove horizon i i i [PAGE 39] Sunmery sia eam at ad ag oO 2344 LP oo8 Se 650 om i oe re Gs a Di A fe i ‘Camp Hood i i i 51 47 Mar i i Licht ‘Yes ‘eolored ihead breil orange iCamp Hood Sone ooo rar Camp Hood i i Droppod tvortically ito ground white Bluish Orange ‘Disappoared ‘behind trees i fey CONFIDENTIAL [PAGE 40] 38 far oa Himber 0103 a ae Unk Camp I Texas ood re to Ss rom 3.5 54° From above to 54 above horizon 40 58° Treveled jin are Pale wiite NN indow Rock ew Liexico ‘App mph 800 i ilaty of Observers i iree of i Occurrence Lpnaront Alsitude Course Lorizortal to Vertical AaDPEe bed apneared out or dis- hind cloud iZither vent ve [PAGE 41] Summary ion Vertical arent ‘From 15° i iavove Obsorveat iNew Hozxico Albveverque fit Descending slightly diameter full oon Airplene enroute fr Honolulu to Canton is i6°-12° iHerizoutal jabove leirplene lat ©,000 i Nose ilike bul lot Tucuncari Tlew Mexico Nontoya Rew Hexico in jHigh in i isky -app 30° above orizon fF About 75% above Long narrow Long i inarrow sSestaneeimaneiaaianas iamammmenmnniiaoien ‘Length- jlabout 1/6 ‘lunar dia- motor ha idth-abouti 0/5 loneth Faded out in distance Faded out in distence [PAGE 42] bservetion nb ss Cbscrver are Pt ‘pp Size a GO° above behind hills’ oy a RS renendeus Disappeared i ispeed behind mo- i untein Be- Site i Very fast tween i i ak lt New Mexico i ErOen Los Alaxos New lexico rae Oo a So lo Se ips ee i i [PAGE 43] a ummeary of Sightings of Uninovm Aerial Phenomena 17th District OST conta Fage 10 ih Bi i ia sg i i gece pe a i ee aii O20 rite SD Bam Be EP is 65 er th BPS GO Op 83 ook i A HQ i oh ae ho &Ood Pp ano tga eo Ce Ko oo Qa Og oon vet rs id-wrt eo fo for gs Oo oO oO E22 200 ah ap Dh i a iso a ren ao no os Fae Sono Berek Ga uri o28 fm 35 io ae Bier ao od cm Oe ea 2a8 23 jee 8&4 45 a a ae SA 1949 Eearios pr 51 12 Apr 1930/1 Uni Altuquercue SE to I 120° above White iNone Hrone Round 1/6 size 115° in Dxtinguished i tiew Lexico Thorizon secs of moon secs se ahs 52 15 Apr aaa Unk Paso Straight About 30 Gray- Yes 15 fone Thin Very thin Dissipated i i Texas up ish mts ismoke es trail i Bs PAN Seneca i 18 Apr 0146/2 jR Flags teri MW App Green fone Isat 100 watt Disappeared Willians 12,000 ish secs like light buld behind Arizona one blue obstacle 75 --100 miles to i other ei Zien observer Sut Cane eed bre 54 122 Apr 0905}1 Unk Clirf New to 20° drop— iAlume Ione None jRound Over 15 Disappeared Mexico ping inum mos ‘flat jin dia- behind i slowly jthin meter mountains idisc- fs vai acest sores shepe rms NOnten eyes eee Ga ake Liceet RIPRIUEenMa Mee 55 24 Apr 103315 VR finite Sends,|ii 25-29° Ellip- Tremendous Disappeared Hew Mexico soid rate of due to sree eee coders eemmesmmnannos afheoeee santoen apenecane cere oratnane-eere Beeteserersconap pen marotbce iter stibiet ie megane wars yagi Iotl bea teeter acer cohd Sere es oregosensean nent ge distance 66 $25 Apr}0¢S012 Unk jSpringer groups ‘ell Round Very Disappeared i New Mexico gcing i jabove small well ebove jfrom view groups 30,000 speed of going sound [PAGE 44] Sumery of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont omits Cages ca Seomerens Duration of ber of Observers Reliability of Observers Occurrence of Plight Horizontal to Vertical Observation lApparent Direction pparent Altitude Course Train or Trail A Numb jArea of Tucson NE to SE Neme 12 From D-29 800 600 Feded from Arizona or Si i id to a city jmph view block Albuquergue 59° above Blue Tenth of secones Tent out Now Mexico horizon igreen i moon degrees iLos lenos 10° 15° Bright Very fast New Mexico above white up to jborizon ilight 1,000 mph Alenos to i 10° 15° mhite i Larce Very fast Mexico above similar horizon to size of air- plane landing 10° 15° 12126— i 2126-base-jSsme speed above white pall dia- jas eircraft horizon 2140- mond lending red lichts 2140- slightly larger than firebox lights [PAGE 45] Horizontal to Vertical Duration of Observation Reliability of Cbservers of Flicht Number of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction Apparent Altitude Course Disappear- ance Menner of pa Camp Hood App 1200 Texas dropping to 440 pinkish to green ao ay ee Rm a Los Alanos Hew i above las going lengle of i 30 35 horizon Horm at an i i Very high rate of speed Disappeared mest of Jemez Mis Camp Hood Texas Cemp Hood Texas Reddish sreenish white posses Dia- mond shape Covered 15 mils in 40 mins horizs Dimmed and went out Dia- mond shape mils width Covered 20 mils in 57 secs horize Dimmed and went out Camp Hood Texas Reddish greenish white Tucson Arizone Horizontal then rapid climb at 45° enple “hite Diee mond Me tal- lic lar nils width 10 mils jin mts Dimmed and went ouf circue 40—75 in in dia- meter otionless to faster Saat jet Climbed at 45° angle until out of sight —CONFIDENFIAE- [PAGE 46] Sumery of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont i i i i vers i HI il Reliability of Obser na Jumber Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical Train or Trail Duration of Observation llanner of ‘Disappear- I rar Es iz Fes Tucson Silvery iNone Romd 25 in 750=1000 Taded from Arizona flat|diometer mph view Alamorordo Tite Nor diameter Vanished Mew Hoxico above with i of full horizon green moon ish i tinge Tucson 5000 Horizontal Dlack af 3-41 in 800-1000 Behind air- Arizona diameter MPH craft hangar Los lemos 7000 Descending Green lew Mexico 10,000 Los Alamos Sil to NE 25° Green above then horizon red at end of flight Alanos Green Lexico turned orange red bee fore vas nishing Alanos Directly Blue i Vanished as Mexico i loverhead green ss tho exting'd [PAGE 47] Summery of Sightings of Unilmown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont i Reliability of Observers ian sg a Train or Observers Trail General Area of Occurrence pparent Direction of Flight Horizontal to Vertical Speed Apparent Altitude Duration of Observation ‘Apparent ‘Apparent ty Mesa iArizone oo Lorizone Dise Faded from tal i view Vertical mt flanges re ras chad cheat ct fApn Qo fo bic St hw ty iAlbucuercue iT to 30° to Similar Slightly Went behind New Mexico i90° to star larger building above Slightly than thorizon more brightest oran“e star 30° from Yellow Bullet size of Relatively jOver a hill vertical in front shaped jsmall air-jslow Red be- i plane hind Arizona above grey dia- jor faster jin distance horizon meter at 10,900 tae ee Ser altitude Seligman i 30° Dull Appeared 2,000 mph Disappeared Camp Hood 30° ‘Twice as Such as Texas above large as iturning off horizon evening iflashlight star [PAGE 48] a a a -CONFIDEMFAE Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OST cont Page 15 cn tsi eee A oO as oo ape ae oo A ee ane Behe baa Cee Be aR eS aokh Led os oOo kh i Db oe oA OO hy Od uP aN ga pp kh ol lgesc g62 28 Ee Bales la eo ies ae eas ot od zs Qe ae ag 1949 ee a 80 28 Jul{2045;1 Unk Killeen to 50° White Yes 3-5 iHone ‘Round jSize of Unable to Faded out Base Texas fabove w/cint secs iw/tail jevening estimate horizon of blue star Gi A Bs Re ate af ts pee ste 81 28 Julj2259/1 Unk hilleen to 30° pre- Yes asjNone Round Tennis Faded out Texas above domin- 2-3 n/tail ball horizon ately secs white we ab i had 10 orange 12 glow secs Ek DOs Soe Lana to tail oe i 82j 28 Jul[/2258}1 jUnk Killeen to NY 430° Initial-|None/15 jfone jRound times Ment out Texas above ly blue 20 size even- ‘Tike light horizon turning secs ing star ee ene ERNE oc Eel ame ao white i Ear 83 30 Julj2135;1 42 Camp Hood SE to MY 35° to jClinbed in Slue- Yes jNone iLike 23 secs!"aded out Texas horizon farce white a rocket to cover secs tail farce of be ewe coon a a ae oe jabout 15° 84 30 Juli2204;1 Unk Camp Hood SE to Si jApp 30° Straight Fredom- jYes jWone Round jEvening Very fast Gradually Texas above flight los-i inately w/teilistar or faded out horizon jing alti- white secs planet i tude w/blue i i bs i tint [PAGE 49] CONFIDENTIAL Sumery of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Number of Observers Reliability of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical i i i ct oO Train or Trail Duration of Observation Apparent ra Ink Las Cruces Nev Mexico las Cruces Hew Mexico Bluish green Round falling i i i i iSigger than Disappeared behind ‘building 3°28 to 9°40 above horizon Curve soing in almost vertical direction Reddish up then fellfblue green von BEBE Round i ‘App in diemeter snip i ‘Disappeared gradually Alenogordo New lexico Vertical 2°20 7°35 above horizon tO Straight vertical flight right nite slight reddish cast Round Exploded then pieces died out Alanogordo New Mexico 204 to 12°07 above horizon 10° off vertical white Lerce as auto spot light at arm's length Disappeared behind muilding Alamogordo New Mexico Straisht flight app 20° verti- ical dec- i line Whitish yellow red jbrail i Twice size normal falling star i Extremely fast ‘twice as fast as falling Jstar isappeared behind moun- tain [PAGE 50] Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aorial Phenomena 17th District OST cont “Duration of Number” of Reliability iNumber Time Observers jor Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Course Horizontal to Vertical Train or Observation Apparent Size Apparent Speed Manner of Disappear- co a nN ao wa fo a Pp a Alamogordo Constant thite App smelle Similar to Went out New Mexico i slight bluish i er than falling curve i clenched ‘star earthvard fist i I ‘AYbuquerque Descend- 15° Descending i iNone 500 watt 10° in 14 Dissipated New Moxico jing to above to earth i i bulb secs ab earth horizon jvertically i about miles verti- i 1/5 mile CL a ee SR NUE Ome Os Un ot Ct White Sands 40° Straight Half size Slightly Disappeared New Mexico above line to of finger-!faster thanjbehind sand horizon jearth nail at ordinary dune arm's falling longth star Alamogordo 30° Long slow Round Tip of Burned out New Mexico above curve to ithumb at horizon jearth arn's length Killeen 50° ans- 50° angle Head size Sudden Base Texas le headed disappearancd headed idonw ance down Unk Killeon i 30° Sini- Disappeared i Base Tcxas above i lar to horizon comet —-CONHDENFAE- [PAGE 51] Sumiery of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont tal Duration of to Vertical Reliability Direction Observers of Observers Occurrence of Flight Train or Observation lianner of Disappear- Apparent Altitude Trail Area of Apparent Course Horizon Speed Number of Apparent Cut out a Ly i Cemp Hood i Level Yellow Like head- Texas i flicht to light of orange i old car are a a Li a Camp Hood 30° 45° jLevel White Round Large Greater Burned out Texas above flicht w/tail iflare speed than horizon plane Camp Hood 30° Horizontal Orange Rocket 20 mm Very great Light grad- Texas above w/slight w/white tracer Similar to jually horizon jare tail amo falling diminished star i Killeen 30° Continued iBright iRedd- jHead size Disappeared Base Texas above climbing ati orange ish i thorizon 30° angle i ball going uplmtil dis- with appearance long firey tail 409- 70°;'1 3&4 White 11 Round jlarge star jGreat speedjent out above almost hor-jwith with like a light horizon jizontal orange trail almost jvertical CONFIBEN FAB [PAGE 52] CONFIBENFAE Summary of Sightings of Unimown Acrial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont ry Plight Horizontal to Vertical Reliability pparent lor Observers Observation Observers Occurrence Direotion Train or iTrail Number of General Area of Apparent Altitude Course A ij i i i i iDuration of rary i 30° Level pthite Size of 300 mph or above jfligzht w/yellow shooting faster horizon trail ster i 8,000 Straight Light Much lence or more flight with|red di- then evening gradual minish- star incline ing to Licht yellow 45 60°:Generally ithite Flash Faster thenjYent out above a level like a iany plane jlike a horizon jflight rocket observed light or train ing Eee flare Filleen Due TW in 45° Straight Broken Hoad size Sudden dis- Base Texas jarc above level circle appearance horizon flischt resen— w/ascent bling descent signal describ flare ing are -CONFIBENTHIAE- [PAGE 53] ac of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena 17th District USI Roene yt Reliab 41st of Obsorver train or HW rail Number of General Arca of Occurrence ‘Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Course Horizontal to Vertical Observation isappear- Duration of Killeen Ss iT Headed dovm Reddish!¥ Bese Texas a to Cn horizon headed doyn Appeared 10 15° Reddish eg Ii Round Larger than Disappeared 25° Dis-joff orange Venus appeared vertical at 12° Douglas wy 16,000 Flat None Round About size 35 Disappeared Arizona 10,000 itrajectory to ob lof single 14500 mph in distance long jengine like jairplane in- verted saucer Nogales 45° at Korizontal None tiafer jApp size 10 times Csmereeered Arizona low levelite earth's geri ecs i of volley jspeed of in space 90° at isurface i ball jet planes level ‘Forizontal Srown- HN imi Est to be ferrifis Faded from 000 jat 50,000 jis tolapp of irate view thy i inch when jspeed i observed at ft Davis- Ap Monthen AFB 50 Arizona [PAGE 54] Sumnery of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena 17th District 031 cont Page 21 Rcereerceerceee a aaa Ta TST Tae seat To so ee i i “ao ag os i foveal bs po aa ae Ee Pp cir o120 Awo Ren ao BP os fs sg a go Ok peor os ae Do tH Be es he yo Eps aN by Hd Ph EI i as oO oO A Ole oss Oo Of od Es ro ord a oO Qa Pp B22 HOO Ah fap us a S01 fw Bea roM a ais ys ob Dd God Hf a 90 hh Fs Duet a a a bs Ole oa aS on sel a “ii an i qa a a a ca some pe pout nn a ae 1949 i 30 Aug 2300/1 ik Los Llemos Almost 90° over4\lmost Bright jYes None fduch larger Burned New Mexico jstraight joverhead istraight green secs than meteor i fall fall u/red i dish i Ps Sees Skene tail i Eat oa et es 111 115 Sep 0025:1 jUnk jAlbucuerque 30° Yellow None:Round jSize of Burst ay i New Mexico above red secs baseball peared to Sa od horizon ae che disintenr i 112 16 Sepjo230!1 Los Alamos to $,000 Horizontal jOrence jifonej15 Yone!3all jlarger then|Fester than|Dimmed then New lexico secs shape jfallins airplane disappeared ster slower thanj completely falling aceite ster Bey i 418 Sep j2015}1 Sandia Base lil to 45° Dark jfone|3 jNonejRound jSize of tmimewn Mew Mexico above yellow secs baseball i Be horizon 22 Baa ee a ishik ave ft 600 mph Faded from T14 19 Sep i0900i2 Unk jTucson App 4000 Grayish None mts jNone 2+t0 33 he white across Oo fe red aa rie te ci A None Round About size 45° in Obseured by 115 27 Sep 0300j1 Unk iSandia Base From SE 145 Traveling Bright jNone achusn linen buildine 74 Row Lexi tangent to blue to secs i i Rew LEexico above 300 yds spins eect a ees sed a tafe ne ntmnatfnsinte oe i Fen i rts es 13 None{Round jSize of Same rate 116 27 Sep 9300/1 jUnk Sandia Base To the a Yellow jYe aah hasckett as shoots pes Eee if at 25 yds jing star -CONHBENFAL- [PAGE 55] Summary of Sightings of Unknowm Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Number of Observers Reliabili of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Plight Apparent Altitude i Horizontal to Vertical Course Train or Duration of Observation Apparent cr Sandia Base New Uexico 15° 20° above horizon Treveling in arc to- ward earth Bright green a oO oO a Round Same size as perime- ter fence light at distance of about 200 yds Sandia Base New Moxico Sandia Sase Now Mexico 20° above herizon Made a gen tle are tovard earth 45° above horizon Voving tangent to earth Coni- icle wy seal twice its dia- meteor jLooked ‘like a sky rocket Round Fist at arm's length Burnt out i Sendie Base New Mexico 55° to horizon Slightly larger than shooting star 200 300 mph Los Alamos Mescalcro Tiow Mexico 20,000 59,900 Wont up then down Bright green 1549 abeve horizon Descended in slight are Dark green Big ball Disappoarod behind hills CONFIDENTIAE [PAGE 56] Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Number of jObservers Reliability of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical Course Train or Trail Duration of Observation xan Disappear- Manner of pia i Mescalero New Mexico go above horizon Grecon size of thumb at arm's len gth seca ae Disappeared behind a hill ‘Alamo gordo New Mexico Straight angular descent Dluish white possi- ibly green tinge times the size of Jupiter or Venus per secs Alamogordo New Uexico Green Round Size of baseball at arm's len- sth Albuquerque New Mexico Wagon Mound New Hexico Curved des- cent ap- proaching vertical Green- ish white Simi- lar to very flare size of thumb at ern's len gth Horizontal Green ish white Round Ba Age ere in diane- ter Appe that jor meteor Went out like like elec- tric light Albuquerque iNE to ST New Hexico At tail end of its course it arched over Brilli- ant green Seemed to burn out and fell [PAGE 57] Summary of Sightings of Unimovn Aerial -CONFIBENTIAL— Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Number of Observers Re liability Be Observers Generel Area of i Occurrence Apparent Direetion of Flight Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical Course Duration of Observation ra Albuquerque New Hexico Straight vertical drop jabove horizon ar fo Half a moon Dropped 15° lin see Disappear- Manner of i oe Sehind Sandi Liountains Los Alamos New llexico SE to HE 3,000 above observa- ‘Sion nt Perallel to surface of earth i Tt kppeared to be slower Hchan imeveor Disapveared 10 Oct Sandia Base New Mexico Sandia Base Tew Texico ST to NE 45° above horizon Round fist at arm's len- eth low Died out oC 45 above horizon Executed dives None Size of fist at arm's len- gth Faded out Sandia Base New Mexico to WE 45° above horizon Size of fist at arm’s len- gth burned out Roswell New Hexico Appeared moving to angl- ing slirh ‘tly to Uaneuvered up down Light green turned orange Size of baseball CONE eB a17 hai [PAGE 58] Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont “HNumber of” Observers Reliability of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Course Horizontal ito Vertical Train or Trail Duration of Observation Apparent Size St ate Ao cr ew Alamogordo bet fe oO in dia- Wery fast Faded from New Hexico meter at compared view arm's felling ‘length star Roswell Smooth arc i Faster than|Went beyond New Mexico se jet air- range of crait vision Alamogordo iippeared jIf size None 35,000 11,500 mph Faded from New Mexico jfromS jof B-29 lin diameter view veered appeared of to NEjto be 35,000 Tucson From NE 30,000 jHorizontal -ihite vi 50 100 Faded from Arizona to SW er sil- in diameter view ver Los Alamos jiJ to BE 20,000 jLevel Green- Appeared as Burned out New Mexico flight just/ish a 12” disc above blue- horizon white trail i “CONFIDENTIAL [PAGE 59] SOMEeEMEAL Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phonomona 17th District OSI cont i i i*Reliability of Observers Direction of Flight ntal to Vertical Duretion of Observation Observers Occurrence Trail Apperent Apparent Speed Apparent Altitude Train or Number of General Area of Apparent Course torizo Albuquerque Horizontal jRed Nev ilexico forange a pa oO 1/3 1/4 size of moon los Alamos Front- 1/8 size of 500 mph New Mexico green full moon jor more silver Rear Pale blue Ro swoll WT 130 Very Now Moxico above fbrisht horizon white Los Alanos On Bright times Disappeared Now Mexico horizon ‘green isize of a behind a oes flare hill 22 Oct 10220 Los Alamos Vertical 50 Green i Small Went out Ree i Uexico 100 ft 16 Nov 4Alemos Disap- 12 obe Stationary iDisappeared llexico peared i jects ibut disap- ifrom view to bluish peared with igreen speed of ley pmeteor 19 Nov 12152 Vortical Hl [PAGE 60] Sumary of Sightings of Unimovm Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont ne VeReliability tof Observers er of Horizontal to Vertical Occurrence Direction of Flight frain or Trail Duration of Ovservetion Hamer of Disappear ance Apparent Altitude Time Wu Observers General Area of Apparent Course fi at i Vertical i Green cn ‘aa Los 4lemos to 15°- 10° Dowmard Yellow Tone How Mexico ‘above 110° from ish horizon ithe hori- igreen zontal HoIntosh Vortical iLess Vertical ni Wone iShaped jSane as a jSame as Few llexico than doscont like ajsignal falling j2,000 flere jflare simel 27 Bov i Unk i finslow 30° Bright None jDze sgz held at!3 secs Dwindled Arizona i above blue- secs shape jarm's len- jto cover out horizon white i th 15° 20° of horizon a nie sem fata Ai ones teen eee ale i Seeeaeeen eae oa ashes Albuquorquo se Sloping Blue- Kone Pencil era-{5° Went out Now Koxico above descont iwhite ser at in or horizon arm's secs jdength Socorro 10° -40° ‘are Pale Round juite large Slower than New Mexico above i green jhorizon to pale i i iblue CONFIDENTIAL [PAGE 61] CONADENFAE- Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Page 26 een ete eons Sa cena eae rete re a SN prt SE ee eg mea ee ae ee rd af i io pr Piael awe 28m 28-1 BeELe ae a ba big a gd Oh Ped ook a te Da oO hin oO ie on HP aa oO Aeivp Lo be Bees Oo ye ond ods Op Bert Kot ro eet i BO ray Car oO Boe se FES Ba Be BER Ee RR ES a Gee cee a te OF S29 aa ses aujads a a 22 bie as fige9 af 13 Dec 11805}1 ik Alemorordo jE to VI iin anare Greon ilone;2 jNone{Circu-jSomewhat Disappeared New Mexico idovmward fringe secs lar larger than behind of iYenus building oran ge i BE light i i 154 Dec 11935/1 jUnk jAlbuguergue to early Green Nonei2 jNonejNound Marble at Want out New lexico horizontal secs arm's len- like a eee ae ES th candle 155 Dec 1935{2 Unk jLos Alamos to ME Sloping Green ifs Yes Romd Disappeared New Mexico descent seo behind mt 156 15 Dec 1930/5 junk Carrizozo 40° In dive Bluo- Hone{Tear- Very slow Disappeared 1945 New Mexico above green drop jaorizon Dec 2240:1 jUnk Tularose to Smooth arc Blue Yes sec jNonejStroak{Appeared Appeared to New Mexico downward iw/yel- of little long- hit ground lowish light jlonger than near red length of Tularosa toward lead pencil Kew Mexico tail at 158 19 Dec 1530:1 Unk jFarmington Droppine 500 ft jVertically None{Char- Disappeared New Mexico jvertical- down red ly pare- chute i or i cergo oe i not [PAGE 62] Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont lumber of Observers Reliability of Observers Occurrence General Area of Direction of Flight Apparent Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical Train or Trail Duration of Observation Apparent Apparent Alemogordo New Mexico Station- ary then began to nove downward slowly and to right verage st light ata distence of niles times jsize of a Mennor of Disappear— Object to on brillia Alemosordo New liexico Eto Up down and horizontal White changed to green red Slightly larger than planet Venus loved app 15° to 20° fron to MT during 45 mins it wes ob served Corona New Mexico Descending Yellow- ish white orange blue ors Same as cup in dia- meter at arn's length Compared w/fast jet fighter Disappeared behind mt range Los Alamos New iexico 40° above Horizontel horizon Incen Yos des- cent green isecs visappeared behind trees [PAGE 63] Summary of Sightings of Unimovm Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont papier HNumber of Observers Reliabili pparent Diroction wof Flight bi of ee Train or bscrvetion Disappear- ance Apparent Altitude Treil Course i Horizontal ito Vertical i iGenoral jjArea of Occurrence Apparent Mamer of A Los Alamos 60° Straight Bluish Foint-!&ppcared Luainosity New Lexico above course white ed as a point stopped iorizon suddenly far Er Los Alamos 75° 80° Straizht iGroen- i Round to Behind New iexico above line ish compared horizon horizon ninite to Jupiter Hollomen Chanzed Thite About same Discontinucd New Mexico laltitude changed mt size of “lwatohing erratic to Venus ally green red i Holloman Erratic- white jz Short About same Disappeared AFB How ally up changed timo sizo as w/day light down to Vonus green red Scullville Ascending ‘thite that of Hew Jersey at about streatc a fireworks 60° anslo roeket at close range Albugucraue Bt 40° 45° Horizontal Reddish Twice size jAbout same Faded out in New lexico above igroon of evening jas falling atmosphere horizon star star [PAGE 64] -CONFIDENHAE- Sa Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Acrial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Page 31 Kaicceemeetiass Deena seneimmmenies sameeaian eare pte seers sere a vee Cansee gee a ee Tannin SE Fae os as Be ee te Se else gs Pe ea eStatp aye iaae 28 ase 83 68 Me Pid a cok OP os DOK ay hh PAB TE ep he od Boys be ae Se ho by me la pee’ eee ff Boe og 18 12 gs 22am Aes oH re nl 21 Ae SIF bas sas 88 jeti's if is aa gs ERNE iso ie 169 Feb i1945;2 iR Between Fiat Fire- Yes None Over 1,000 iFaded out ae 12000 Tucumcari Trajectory ball secs mph suddenly i Kirtland white iAFB Now i Mexico 170 15 Feb j1530}1 Unk Sendia Base From WT 45° Appoar-!Yes 30 None Round jThet of a Like Faded out i New Hcxico jto dovmvard ed red normal shooting above green marble star trail horizon A 171 18 Feb j0510 Holloman Climbed hite None!l hr None jRound Size of Stopped AFB New and 44 to coffee cup observetion Mexico orange mts cone iat arm's aa afi shape jlength i 172 20 Feb jO053Q2 Unk Holloman Stebion- 1,000 Stationery nite fone None Round App size of Stationary ‘Disappeared AFB New above mts dollar from view oe Mextes ¢,000 held at i behind mt arm's ‘cloud length an i 173 j24 Fob 1355;1 To Wor 20° to Straight White Nonoj Bone Round iCompared in mts to oy 23¢ flight mots size to up-jcover above per dark horizon portion of i moon as it i jtrises in [PAGE 65] Summary of Sightings of Unimown Phenomena i i i tal irection we GS bo ot a te SH umber of Ovsorvers Reliability of Obscrvors i General Arona of Oceurrence Apparent Apparent Altitude Course uorizon i Apparent EN of Disappear- Shape re i od Albuqucrquc About iBri GF ie iCompared How Hexico 20° iwhi tw/size of above i i weather horizon i jballeon as jit disap- jpeared in Mexico Datil Hew White Ye ‘Round Disappeared ee ee Eh ricer ao Leeder Sister ooh Sg anaemic af Los Alamos thon 25,000- iStrai one lon “ent strai- Now Mexico turned 430,000 jms ght up out i of sight i Fy i ror in ‘sun Los #lemos to 30,000 jStraicht Silvery a Wont strai- New Mexico to up white ght up out then st i i of sight un eet a pe en Se ees 178 124 Fob 1515 I Los Alemos jBrratic 20,000- Silvory Saucer 100 acrossiis fast or Disappeared i Hew Mexico jgencrally!30,000 mi iShapod if at faster than NE 20,000- sound 30,000 wtt#Se0 astachol phiotosraph [PAGE 66] rs umber ‘of’ pparent ltitude liability of Observers Horizontal Eto Vertical SS ol le iN Brrates i i i General Area of Occurrence Lpparent Direction of Flight Obscrv EK A i i wosee vob oi Es Circied jConsid- Alumi- iYes then ‘erable inum jaltitude tae gag S58 seosteansterseodocssonsi ry nD Los fleanos Heading 50° i None secs jMone iCircu- Snell From very New Hexico jtoward 55° ving jto2 ilar airplane slow to i ground above tai i i ‘like very fast horizon i i iplane i ifuse- Albuquerque Apps 20° Almost Bright Bt iv- times Slightly Appeared New Mexico ebove ivertical igveen- ise size of a slower than}burn out horizon ‘is i i prhooting falling Datil New Mexico per Disappeeres behind mountain Faith Sete Los Alamos il to iNew Mexico imiles at i 30° ‘above thorizon ‘Went below [PAGE 67] Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI -CONFIBENFHAE- cont Number of Observers #Reliability General Area of Occurrence irection Flight pparent Di i Altitude “orizontal Apparent Course to Vertical rary Alamos Mexico Jvhservation Traih or itreil iSaration of Sound SESE Apparent ry i i fi Wery thigh a iJ eo White to silver iy ASout size of S07 piece at its height Disappeared into glare of sun flanos Mexico 12,000 Hetal- jHone As large or larger than javerage ip Lane Faded from view Alamos Hexico NZ to Si ‘Overhead iTraveled at from iw/a flut- to 10 jtering 10 Mar Alamos len Llexico Phoenix Arizona Vaucm New Mexico 195° Traveled areas hs wees pee eee panne iStreicht iflight i miles imotion ot Silver Alumi- run or quick White None jOval ce inl ORR Neen eh small acpiene found jAhout size ef B25 Pusslag SS SEE Sire of tor ob- jong noo Ping pong bell at jarm's len- gth Very fast 50C 1500 mph Slow speed Extremely Disappeared pehind tree Disappeared 1180 to 200 i i mph Observation Ceased [PAGE 68] CONFIDENFIAE- Summary of Sightings of Unimown Aerial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont i i ty of Observers 4*Reliabili if i i Duration of umber of Observers irection of Flight pparent ltitude orizontal or Vertical Coservation Train or General Area of Occurrence Course Apparent A A iAbout straight Changed ‘None Ping Wing pong 130° jflicht ‘from i pong ball held ibove ilight ball iat arm's horizon jorange iat dis- ito reance of ‘plood 50 miles jred to yember to i light i green i fo rg ou cd a ro i Sra eects See es ee Se Ran Loe jNone jFlat to Faster than Discontinued spher convention-flobservation jiodic yal aircraft i i i 116 Mar 1100 iFarmington to NE jTurned on Bricht None3-5 ‘New Mexico i itheir.axis lunin- mts i maneu- i ce ee pes i i i i Over Skyward at Bright Hone 30 None Oval j1/is 34 Faster than'tradually 120,000 tet 60°-80° alumi- imts i ob jheld at convention- tisappeared ‘mum long jerm's jal aircraft i i length i eo seep as wade centers 100d ‘Farmington ‘Mew Mexico i i ‘dom fo oS Fs i j16 Mar i ‘vered up iti ptt Sey MS ees i 17 Mar'031d Los Alamos Toward Toward Reddish one}1 sec Apveared to jew Mexico earth tearth then fall to ee ne i earth wo Cw 17 Mar'030G Los Alamos Level iGreen- None|3 secs|i size of Moderate Like light fear iNew Mexico i iflight full moon going out A [PAGE 69] ee ce age Sumary of Sishtings of Unlmowm Acrial Phenomena 17th District OSI cont Page 36 fey wid Bp eae i 38 ret a Se le es ee ee ce ee is 83 33 ae i Shinai fog Sh eo a te eq bE i rd aa Pets ie lesiags €23 i gee ga Red tdi oo a i Sa gs oe le bees 858 ses Fo ae ibe ge eee eee haces qe a i 11950 se anne Neneh nee oat a 44 a aes War 0307:1 in iLos Llamos Straight Straight Orange fYes 2-24 i ilremendous Explosion i i New Moxico jdown i down sreen secs i i impact with i i i earth or di antl lnc tae oRi a eo a Gen ee integration 196 17 Mar 0445!1 jos Alamos iFormed an Formed an Green jHone{5 secs Mione!Round Quite smalliFree fall fell sowerd fees cheg plom Morioe.fero are Ed ee ee earth Bre i 97 17 Mer i0310;1 iR Les Alamos i Seemed to Green None|5 secs None'Spher-i size of Moderate Suddealy i i Hew Mexico climb turn- i ical moon i i i a i i i chenze jing to i i i i i color iyellow i i i i i start dowm i i i i i i disap- i vs i pear i Sey i Sc tn Si area So hh ne eneerrres seas ca eee orev semen “41 Mar i0307}1 jbos Alamos ‘Earthward Zarthward Yes 1:3 secs Mone Round iz size of jExbtremely Plunged to i i iNow Mexico i jfull moon fast earth i i i i explosions i i i i i i i were noted i i i boat ae to i i i i i i i disappear- 4199 320 Mar!0115'1 Unk Clovis New jFrom WW jAbove iWhite Yes 1-2 ion 2,000 mph Disappeared Mexico 12,000 Iw/light sces i from view i i i i i i i i wee [PAGE 70] Summary of Sightings of Unlmewn Aerial a Fhenomena 17th District OSI cont i Number of Observers of Ocourrence Gonore.1 Aroa of Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Horizontal to Vertical Course Train or Trail Duration of Observation Apparent Size sReliability Sandia Base New loxico Sandia Base New Mexico NE to SE App 45° above horizon 40,000- 60,000 ob- jects silver jury oO App size of cime at arm's len- gth Excessive to jet Plicht Varied fron shiny silver to shady gray Size of end of thumb at arm's lene gth About same as jet air- eratt Disappeared Sandia Base Now Mexico Kirtland APB How SE to WT chang- ing to 750 above horizon i 140° 50° above horizon Zig-zag motion up down Oe White Bright silver Smaller than fist at arn's tength Hsppe S00 700 mph Disapoeared from range of vision Size of idime at jarn's About’ same as fast jet aircrart Disappeared from range of vision 25,000 to 30,000 Horizontal Tan to brown jAbout size of golf ball held ot arm's length Extrenely high specd Disappeared [PAGE 71] Summary of Sightings of Unimowm Aerial Phonomena 17th District OSI cont Page 38 can leeeeaess sieiciuieamanane i mR Sms srt ts he a Sd eA cid 0°80 RISE FI Pe Po Ba te o19 auo Sort 80 A a Est oO peas fen dees sa ee ZE ag Oo Of Bed ts ae Bo quer Meee «if ese bee leh BE BET So las 12k eae Be aa et a i Ole cao 4a$5o aad Ooms gs auld Br Bn pe fad bee 1950 a 205 j22 Mar j0010}3 Unk jSandia Base jSE to NT Line para- Bluo Mone None Round sees 30° Burned out a Nov Mexico llel w/line center secs Like azimuth tangent to jwith foal the carth jorange from oxter roman ior candle 206 jl Avr j0420/1 jlos Alamos Sto 75° Mihite Yone see jNone jRound Disappeared Wow Mexico above light or behind ee horizon lass ilding 207 j17 Apr 1530 10 iR Los Alenos 2,000 jlanuevercd jLight None j20-30 None 1/16 at Gradually How Moxico above up down groon secs arm's went out horizom from side fbright length of sight to side as tin is foil 20 Apr j1530:1 los Alamos Mancuvered Bright jlione 15-30 None Rough- Est in aster than|Lost sight New Mexico up down jmotal- mts ly diameter convention-jof objoct lic circu- al aircraft eden centre emeeee nf po eemeene th mewere- co-frmcemeee ov senmtpre eernesccmeneneane rs sees menawrreme-sifesmesees iar ones 209 May 41510)2 Unk jXirtlend Sito NE jAppare- las eigl- Silvor fone lot None iCylin- Tremendous Flash of i AFB iow ntly a jing dowm- lucid quite drical i brilliont i fou ward motale sec i white light thou- lic sond object feot i i [PAGE 72] FERERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION nS CG-150 UNI STATES DEPARTMENT OF custo To COMMUNICATIONS SECTION URGENT 10/18/50 Transmit the following message to SAC LOS ANGELES FLYING SAUCERS REBUTELS OCTOBER THIRTEEN AND SEVENTEEN LAST SWIEL IMMEDIATELY RESULTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY FRANK —CSeULLY AUTHOR OF QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS UNQUOTE COPIES 270 SENT VIA NOV 23 1964 [PAGE 73] Director FBI October 18 1950 AC Knoxville RADAR DETECTION OF UNTIENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE October 12 15 16 1950 PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS Remytel October 13 1950 There is being submitted herewith a copy of two reports nade by District Representative of the O67 Sth District Ss Air Force with regard to the detection of wmidentified 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 explained No investigation ia being conducted by the Knoxville onthaw in this matter but amy further informtion received fram ost from CIC representatives will be forwarded immediately Air Mail CCM jaw 65-275 Enc oo [PAGE 74] DERAL BURZAU OF INVESTIGATION CORRELATION fh SECTION Date 1950 A See —__Director —£Mr’ —_Mr Tolson Room RG —__Mr Ladd ——_Mr Ammarel1l —___Mr Belmont —___Mr Bates —___Mr Laughlin Mr Blair Mr Brown Mr Keay Mr Brown —__Mr Bartlett Mr Cole ——WMr Connell Baumgardner —___Mr Conroy Stanley Mr DeLoach Hennrich Mr Dinsmore Mr Ellis —___Miss Mr Ferris Room Mr Fipp Mrs Abel —___Mr Flaherty Miss Cuddy 7-cle Mr Foley Miss Reddy Mr Gotschall Mrs Schwab Loy —T\Mr Harrington —___Miss Wielkiewicz —__Mr Kuhrtz a Landis —__—‘Mr Bromwell Mr Lawrence Identification Division“ Ler Lynch —__Miss Harrington Room ir Mansfield Mail Room Room 5533 —___Mr Martin —____Reading Room Room 5531 —__Mr Millard be fi i Moynihan Records Section Noone Routing Unit Tie Obenshain Send file up to date —____Mr Ormond Send reference Mr Reynolds Mr Roach —__Mr Sanders —___Mr Secord Mr Sullivan Please Handle Mr ‘Terrilio RE.” Fae me Se ee [PAGE 76] Observer First assigned Section Teli ohone cnown observers Point of obse observer »bserver Shape Projections [PAGE 77] Color of Sound [PAGE 79] eri AM ECE I ye REAR te P'T ng ludy U.S 1y0 NOV Ko [PAGE 80] ATOMIC EIGHT OTHEF RO UNI DEN IFIED tC iD I il [PAGE 81] STANDARD FORM NO 64 ie Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MR ADD DATE October 19 1950 per 19 Tolson FROM Ladd Ae LMONI tien vy in SUBJECT FLYING SAUCERS rw coal a a eel Belmont Mohr Tele Koom Noase Gandy [PAGE 82] ongcto® ge WEMRRE qr LIAISON ak xt susie osea- fle ie wgyce guid 11 pH feor A EP Ocr 20 10 54 AM RECEIVED—T NE SON uF [PAGE 87] Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR FBI DATE November 1950 TO Hd som SAC NEW HAVEN SUBJECT eee erro 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 HITCHENS Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical ani 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 iA He advised‘that on Friday October 20 1950 he amd 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 vicinitye 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 RELUKUED LUd- MHF FGM Invexco -Hoelea So NOV 13 198¥ [PAGE 88] 29 Saye 19 NS 11YRI3S WAyai Mw asd ARE 11 Ay CaAaday [PAGE 89] Létter to the Bivactor 11/9/50 and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind just a complete circular ball He had no idea as to the method of propulsion but advised that at the time it seemed to change directions probably over New York City that it had seemed to back up and go forward possibly two or three times in order to execute a change of direction There were no clouds in the sky that interfered with his vision of this object and he could not comment as to whether or not this object penetrated or circum vented clouds The object left no trail of any kind and Mr HITCHENS mathematically calculated its speed at between four hundred and seven hundred miles per hour depending on the height which he stated he could not accurately compute He advised that he could not recall any odors and had no idea as to its construction To his knowledge the only other persons in this area to have witnessed this object were his wife and daughter Immediately upon sighting the object his wife ran to the door of neighbors occupying the same house,as the HITCHENS to bring them to the yard However these neighbors 144 not witnessed the object 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 particular evening and compared the size of this object as being ten times Venus diameter He also states that he computed the speed at which this object was traveling by using points in his area such as roof tops and tree tops together with the dis- tance he walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight 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 [PAGE 90] DIRECTOR FBI November 1950 SAC NEW HAVEN FLYING DISCS AARON 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 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 es 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 [PAGE 91] Letter to the Director 11/9/% 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 also done considerable reading includ- ing technical data concerning flying saucers and discs He understands from reading the above matters that the star Venus is often mistaken by observers for flying saucers and he pointed out that he feels that he is familiar with astronomy not to confuse the object he saw with Venus as he also recalls Venus in the sky on that particular evening and compared the size of this object as being ten times Venus diameter He also states that he computed the speed at which this object was traveling by using points in his area such as roof tops and tree tops together with the dis- tance he walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight 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 [PAGE 93] DEPART TK COMMUNICATIONS SECTION TRELETYPE FBI WASHINGTON DC 12=5=50 4-47 PM SAC KNOXVILLE URGENT DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJCXXX OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE AREA PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS REURTEL DECEMBER FOUR LAST REGARDING POSSIBLE RADAR JAMMING AT OAK RIDGE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO OBTAIN ALL FACTS CONCERNING POSSIBLE RADAR JAMMING BY IONIZATION OF PARTICLES IN ATOXXX ATMOSRHERE CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER INCIDENT OCCURRING NORTHEAST OF OLIVER SPRINGS TENNESSEE COULD HAVE HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED RADAR JAMMING SUTEL IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS HOOVER AL COPY FILED IN ND -4950.DEC- 29 CORRECT LAST WORD FIRST LINE PLS -PROTECTION OK FBI Kx OLO [PAGE 94] THIS OFFICE VERY CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISED BEEN PUT ON IMMEDIAT NG FLYING SAUCERS NOT AVAILABLE I LIGENCE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF -ASON FOR ALERT LOCALLY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER MUST BE TELEP BY THEM IMMEDIATELY FORCE INTELLIGENCE CIC BE DISSEMINATED [PAGE 95] 34 pat 29a NOS 10i~G39A19938 MG Nd 98g gg Wa"e ch anusit 33% g,038 snowia8 [PAGE 96] DIRECTOR FBI Hovember 1950 SAC KNOXVILLE DETECTION OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS 3/77 AT OAK RIDGE October 20,23,2%,26 1950 PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS Remylet October 18 1950 Submitted herewith is copy of CIC reports on above caption matter Further information as received will be forwarded to Bureau Bnel Air Mail CCM JF 65-475 fa ee COP ane re IR DW 195¢ NOV 22 [PAGE 97] lif iy tA CLASSIFIED conripentiaL INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY bs A STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 90986 OCS FOR Sai 270A -CONFIDENFEIAE cory no REPLACES DA SCO FORM 22-3 15 JAN 49 WHICH MAY Be USED GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1850-—O-868129 [PAGE 100] Office Memorandum ounitep states GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR FBI DATE 2-10-51 SAC KNOXVILLE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE AREA PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS ee PIAL Re Knoxville Létter dated 12-13-50 20erilq7 For information of the Bureau the below listed copies of CIC Third Army pertaining to captioned matter are forwarded herewith Report of SAC WILLIAM GRAY CIC dated 1-2-51 entitled Object Sighted Over Oak Ridge Tennessee CIC reports dated 1-20-51 entitled “Objects Sighted Over Oak Ridge Tennessee Enclosures 65-475 com/w3 Authority NND 90986 UNRECORDED Copy FILED IN [PAGE 101] HERE coPy/wj ay 2410-5 SUMMBRY OF INFORMATION llth cic Fao 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 A Iecation and Time of Sage Between 0520 “ani 30 hours on 18 Deceriber 1950 on the Turnpike within the controlled area approximately one mile from the White Wing entrance and Y-12 plant Weather at tho Time At 0730 hours wind from the Northeast seven silles per hour temperature 20 degrees according to the Atomic Energy Commission Meteorological Division Nemes Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses Dr A Jd Miller 515 Delaware Avenue Oak Ridge Tennessee Dr Calkins 105 Disston Read Oak Ridge Tennessee Mr Frank Coneybear 119 Meadow Road Oak Ridge Tennessee Mr A Mooneyham 101 Dewey Road Oak Ridge Tennessee Mr Bly 221 Villanova Road Oak Ridge Tennessee Lt Col John Hood U.S.A.F 200 Virginia Road Oak Ridge Tennessee Cdr Hribar U.S.N 103 Norris Lane Oak Ridge Tennessee Maj Walter Cares U.S.A.F NEPA Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation Oak Ridge Tennessee Photographs of Objects if available None Objest rhe A ii emanating in the shape of a circle of an intensity mch greater that thet 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 Northwesterly direction 15 to 30 degrees elevation above the horizon and appeared to diminish 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 made from the observation Any other pertinent information aie yoos Lowing Ag quote oes the Radar ioe by the McGhee Tyson [PAGE 102] January 1951 111th Cic FAO 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 comer of area on 190 degree Magnetic bearing of objects travel O8k5 hours Lost contact Fighter interception was attempted with negative results Attached hereto are two certified true copies of the statements made by the above mentioned observers Attachments [PAGE 103] STATEMENT Following is a report of the sighting of an unidentified object in the Oak Ridge Area by the undersigned On the morning of 18 December 1950 the following personnel were riding to their work ot NEPA Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp in the S-50 Area at Oak Ridge Tennessee Lt Col John Hood USAF Car Hriber USN Major James Steele USAF Jamor Walter Carss USAF Mr James Gray Mr William Frey Mr Gray Commander Hribar and Major Steele were riding in the front seat Col Hood Major Carss and Mr Frey were in the rear 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 aky 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 would 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 at a great distance No accurate estimate of the objects sigs or range conla 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 Hood Jr t/JoHN HOOD JR Lt Col USAF s/Eaward Hribar +/EDWARD HRIBAR Commander USN s/Walter Carss +/WALTER CARSS JR Major USAF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY WILLIAM GRAY SAC Knoxville,Tenn [PAGE 104] This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws Title 18 Sections 793 and 794 Its trans- mission or the revelation of ite contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law December 28 1950 Visual Observation on December 19 1950 Mr William 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 18 1950 at sometime between 0820 and 0830 the following NEPA employees were riding in a vehicle on the Turn- pike within the Controlhed Area teward the NEPA Project approx- imately ons mile short of the cutoff to White Wing entrance and Y-12 Dr A Miller Dr Vs Calkins Mr Frank Coneybear Mr A Mooneyham Mr FLT 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 mek 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 aximmth between west and northwest and appeared to be traveling in 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 intersection See Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation NEPA Division Box 415 oak Ridge Tenn [PAGE 105] Mr William Frey Assistant to the AF Plant Representative for Security Subject Visual Observation on December 18 1950 and the passengers had ea 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 anid there were no clouds which sould have obscured it The observers were unable to identify the object in terms of mass or shpae other 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'’cleck along the perimeter and continuing to darken along the perimeter and inner area until the light was concentrated in approximately 1:00 to 3:00 o'clock position of a very small diameter at which point it appeared somewhat similar to a large star 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 Gene A Goedjen GENE A GOEDJEN Plant Protection Manager See Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation NEPA Division Box 415 Oa Ridge Tenn CERTIFIED TRUE COPY WILLIAM GRAY SAC Knoxville Tenn [PAGE 106] 20 January 1951 111th OI¢ Detachment FAO P.O Box 379 Knoxville Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE In compliance with letter AJACI-360,33 Genoral dated 15 November 1950 Heaéquarters 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 Leet 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 Squafvron and the 5th AN Fighter Squadron McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee Photographs of Objects if available None Object Sighted The radar log of the 663rd AN and Squadron McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Temmessee contained the following entry 20 Decenber 1950 1247 hours Small paint in area Oak Ridge Controlled)Area Very very slow Mado perfest intercept with F-82 Fighter aircraft end orbit surrowiding small smoke oloud.” Any other pertinent information This report is made because of its possible aid in determining the identity of the mumereus unidentified objects sighted over Oak Riige Tennessee SOURCE Personnel of 663rd AC Squadron MoGhee Tyson Knoxville Temesgee and the log of the 663ra AC&W Squadron [PAGE 107] 20 January 1951 111th OIC Detachment FAO Box 379 Knoxville Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE In compliance’ with Latter AJACT-360.33 Ganoral dated 15 November 1950 Headguarters third Army Subject Unconventional Aircraft the following is submitted A Iseation and Time of Sighting From 1605 hours for about three hours on 14 December 1951 on the Radar Scopes of the 663rd AC and Squadron MoGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee Weather at the Time At 1600 hours on 14 Desember 1950--"Ceiling-2100 feet Broken overcast Seven miles visibility Temporature- 37 degrees and Wind Southwest at thirteen 13)miles perhour Names Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses Porsomnel of the 663ré AC and Squadron 30th Aix Division McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee who were on duty at the time Their occupations are Radar operators Supervisors and experts Photographs of Objects if available No photographs taken Seo 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 end a perfect fighter interception met with hegative results Any other pertinent information Lt Robinson of the 663rd AC and Squadron McGhoe Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee took photographs of the scope readings with a personal four by five 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 forwarded to the 30th Air Division Selfridge Aix Ferec Base Michigan which installation printed the negatives and sent copies thereof tothe 663rd AC and Squatron ‘The numerous targets can readily identified from the permanent radar ethos by comparing the photographs SOURCE Personnel and logs of the 663rd AC and Squadron MoGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee [PAGE 108] a 20 January 1951.” 111th O10 Detachment FAO P.O Box 379 Knoxville Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE in compliance with letter AFACT~360.33 General dated 15 November 1950 png ig Third Army Subject Unconventional Aircraft the following is submitted A Lecation end Time of Sighting At 2145 hours on 16 January 1951 Weather at the Time of Sighting Clear visibility twenty 20 miles Temperature 37 degrees and Wind Southwest at five miles perhkour Winds aloft At 2000 feet 240 degrees at imots 3000 210 Imots 4000 209 Ls knots Names Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses 663rd ACK Squadron Personnel who are Radar operators AEC Patrol Personnel policemen at Oak Ridge Tennessee Captains 1.0.M Clevenger and Wm Aiken Controllers of 663rd Photographs of Objects if available None Object sighted Two bright objects in the sky one of which was east of MoGhee Tyson Airport and 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 star Weather personnel explained that the spectural reflection of the star was caused by the yolurm 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 wcope and the light scomed to be descending It took about one kour 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 him 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 Southesst of the K-25 Plant in the Controlled Area They algo obperved the aircraft which had beon sont for interception but stated the aiveraft was too far north The aircraft made no identification and ABC porsonnel later reported that they had observed a star [PAGE 109] 20 January 1950 llth Cit Detachment FAO P.O Box 379 Knoxville Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE Any other pertinent information ‘The Commanding Officer ef the 663rd ACRW Squadron 30th Air Division MoGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville Tennessee in a letter to his Commanding Officer on 17 January 1951 Subject Report of Unusual incident 2145 hours 16 Jennary 1951 stated In compliance with telephone instructions from the ADCC 17 January 1951 the following unvsuel incident report is herewith submitted Time Date-16 January 1951 1915 An unusual airbourne object was sighted approximately 10 miles WNW of the station the lighted object was very similar to a star but meh 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 ana descending slowly As the object appeared to be over or near the Oak Ridge Area the AKC Patrol Hoadquarters was notified and their ground observer alerted About this time some interference was noted on the Radar Scopes AN/CPS~11 in the approximate area of the observed object however no interference was noted on the height finder AN/cPS-4 See attached Form 11.7 dtd 17 Jam 1951 1925:Object still apparently descending P-82 scrambled to attempt interception still no report from AEC Headquarters 1930:Similar object observed 15 to 20 miles east of station seems to be ascending rather than descending 1935:AF LTT Locally homed and piloted by easignod sq officer 6-45 -onroute CHA to tys requested fixed to steer to tys A/C fixed 25 wiles SW of stetion Pilot Major Raymond Care AF 7177 requested to investigate object east of station LOAS AF TLT7 sighted Subject object and reported it 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 19h6:Visuel observation reported by Oak Ridge Ground Observers 12 wiles southeast of K-25 area This is in the SE corner of Oak Ridge Area ¥-82 in sight and is north of object ¥-82 vectored south toward object no contact electronic or visual Object report 2400 feet above terrain by Oak Ridge Observers 1955:0al Ridge Patrol Headquarters reports that observed object determined to be a star [PAGE 110] 20 Jenuery 1951 llth CIC Detachment rao 379 Knoxville Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE to be a star 2000 F=82 reports clear sailing and no restrictions to visibility still patroling ares for possible pickuy of object still no joy.” NOTE This is en.extract ofthe information listed in logs kept at tho Rader Site by Radar Personnel SOURCE Personnel as in above [PAGE 111] SVENDARD*ORM NO Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MR C.E fonaren A Vv DATE February 26 1951 ToLs0n FROM MR ss im SUBJECT FLYING SAUCERS cae ‘Tracy Harbo Belmont It is reconmended the attached article which Monr appeared in Look magazine January 1951 be filed in Teles Koom Nease captioned case for information purposes Oey Attachment EHM gnu MAR141 [PAGE 113] Look what weve 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Elsewhere consult your local newspaper [PAGE 114] i feet over Minne- i ove is a Skyhook balloon 77,00 i peaks en first published pe oad a Sincce at eee soe rd i ype was made through a refracting te erent eel del chief of the nuclear-physics branch NR iti i firmation of his explanatio Research it is the first visual confirmé Soe ie hundreds of “fiying saucers seen soal tone Liddel’s field of nuclear gs Lereiat oeatea tic rays i bi mic rays in the outer atmosphere san ee ee ene balloons carry his instruments aloft fate i ted Nearing the limi hed the balloon is partially infla’ earit it ot ite ascent above it clearly resembles a “flying saucer 60 A NUCLEAR PAYSIC/ST ge LAPOSES YING SAUCERS “There is no longer any need for secrecy,” says Navy scientist after finding that his own research started the “saucers” By RICHARD WI HE literal-minded FBI skeptical but LSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau de- real They are part of a basic research program termined could not let the flying-saucer of the Federal Government which is as impor- excitement go by without getting to the bottom tant if not so dramatic as the visitation from of it Such a profusion of strange objects litter- Mars feared by an imaginative public ing the American skies could not be ignored A flying saucer is the base of a huge bal- A 10-page report by the nuclear physics loon 100 feet in diameter called a “Skyhook.” branch of the Office of Naval Research given the answer has It is seen by earthlings traveling at speeds up to 200 miles per hour at heights up to 19 miles Flying saucers were and are undeniably 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 “St 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 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 estak et with a—$4#0,000,000-a-yedl prugrdm 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 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 of the Brookhaven National Lab- oratory at 84,300 feet carrying a 167-pound payload consisting of a cloud chamber a bea- con transmitter a Geiger telescope an ioniza- tion chamber and photographic equipment This object in the sky may appear to you to be from two to ten times the size of Venus the evening star which in certain months seems to fill the heavens as it rises If you are 10,000 feet up in an airplane the object may appear Continued on next page 61 [PAGE 115] Looks Lighter Tastes Lighter Ir you prefer finer lighter mixed drinks—today’s King is your whisky Actually taste- engineered by Brown-Forman to be far lighter-looking far lighter-tasting And today’s King is priced right too Enjoy America’s best-tasting blend today New Light Formula New Light Package New Lower Price Blended Whisky 374% Straight Whiskies 624% Grain Neutral Spirits The Straight Whiskies in this Product are Years or More Old 86 Proof BROWN-FORMAN DISTILLERS CORPORATION At Louisville in Kentucky 62 FLYING SAUCERS continued “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 Air Force base on Jan 1948 Three fighter planes one pi- loted by Capt Thomas Mantell took off in hot pursuit From their relatively low altitudes the bal- Joon 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 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 and from aircraft carriers in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Workers at the General Mills aeronautical laboratories advised Dr Liddel that they were able to trace lost balloons by published reports of flying saucers The big bags are engineered to stay up eight hours Otherwise they would be a hazard to air navigation But some have actually stayed up more than 30 hours Elaborate arrangements are made to trace the balloons for the data the cosmic physicists want are 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you see as you save GREYHOUND EC ADDRESS Al £07 AORE TRAVEL FREE BOOKLET WITH 50 TRIPS ALL PLANNED Mail coupon to Greyhound Information Center 105 Madison Chicago Ill for free “Amazing America Tour’ booklet outlining 50 pleasure trips [PAGE 116] than ever before in history Assoctarron or American Raroaps WASHINGTON D.C Listen to THE RAILROAD HOUR every Monday evening on NBC aioe eo ORE a TIE Skyhook ready for ascent “Saucers” were unheard of until ONR’s ex- periments in the stratosphere began under Dr Liddel’s supervision FLYING SAUCERS continued Biguer Skyhooks coming— then more “saucers” will fly recorded on the instruments dan- gling from them The instruments are released electronically by par- achute at the end of the flight The cosmic-ray experiments themselves stem from pioneer work done by Dr Robert A Milli- -kan 8ovears aro when the bom- bardment of particles from outer space was first discovered These peculiar phenomena were thought to be some kind of light ray from an unknown source They were Jater discovered to be atomic par- ticles striking at the rate of five per square inch per minute at the earth’s surface Cosmic-Ray Mystery The source of these particles is unknown One theory firmly held for a while was that they origi- nated from explosions on the sun Some scientists believe now that their impact and energy are so great they must originate from higher-powered galaxies outside the solar system Whatever their source these particles strike atoms in the earth’s atmosphere cause them to ex- plode and fill the atmosphere with atomic debris Physicists early discovered that the higher they went in the atmos- -phere the more certain they could be of recording the explosions with the greatest accuracy Their ultimate aim is to make photo- graphs and measurements at the very fringe of the earth’s atmos- phere for all the air below that is filled in greater or lesser degree with atomic debris from the explo- sions These explosions of course can- not be seen or felt by the human mechanism But their dramatic impact on the measuring devices can be photographed with star- tling clarity Your levels of cosmic-ray ex perimentation have been in prog- rese Tho first is at sea level where the bombardment is measured and photographed in devices called cloud chambers This type of ex perimentation also goes on at two laboratories Mount Evans aid Climax Mountain both in Colo- rado at 14,000 feet A third type of experimenta- tion was carried on in three B-29 bombers fitted out as flying lab- oratories They flew up and down a degree of latitude toward the North Pole and away from it be- tween Fort Churchill Manitoba and Lima Peru These flying labo- ratories made their recordings at between 30,000 and 40,000 feet The fourth type is the Skyhook project which has led to so many reports of flying saucers But there are still more to come General Mills and the Office of Naval Research are working on a new balloon with four times the capacity of the Skyhook which can rise to heights of 120,000 feet This will leave only 0.4 per cent of the earth’s atmospheric envelope above the new balloon It can safely be predicted that a year hence there will be a new wave of flying-saucer reports A new improved model will be ob- served by credulous and alarmed citizens of middle America These observers will be unable to escape the conclusion that the thing in outer space is gaining on us Mae END [PAGE 117] INC Ogg NG cle DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ad be A STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL ACTION AF WAR CAF IN 97532 DA IN 13 DECLASSIFIED Authority JAN 1948 U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1949—O-€630430 [PAGE 118] pee eee OF THE AIR Brace STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE COPY No THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN ipeabe 0-309 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—56302~2 [PAGE 119] Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Belmont Monr Tele Koom Nease Gandy February 23 1951 Mr Jinuny Short 910 Caddo Street ig'h kadel phia frke snaas peer Tange’ A IG We Your letter dated February 14 1951 has been received While I appreciate the concern which prompted your writing in this regard this Bureau does not have auailable for diatribution any material concerning so-called flying saucers It was thoughtful of you to bring your observations in this connection to my attention ZI am enclosing some material which I thought you might like to have Stneerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director ano appre List of courses of study SA and Clerical Job Sheets 25 Years of Identi Personnel and Services of Lab NOTE The only record located in Bufiles indicated that correspondent requested and received deserinptive material PRBS cpl te the''Bureau in 1949 Data presently enclosed is dupa ta4ted aa pae es YOLOIy ght tF “GSA 42 [PAGE 120] J9ILS OQ UO WOON WYW-I yoo Hd 80 aad ya\33 [PAGE 121] Jury Le a aii OP seb 14,1991 Vr ES ge hey Voor Ry Wo spiton 0,2 i plows bakin Om igen ay AMA AL gr MO un MOLD SUD nips Zi a ee ie a Gg uwlien a Ao of elk Powe pQs ‘bt Wh aboot rigs et vy we oe dos nood my aA oo AY a Ah NA aby C49 tial LAB Bi Ye 2aX “obs Gt Ty 256 pe VK Aatia AL wie gi MPAA once DHiZ Lith gay anaAn Uo Baurk he th ALALg shad whe POS Mr Irorlocs Danced Ge ho as Lc BY aa eRe Wee Wee Le tre OF te Ao ao lus ep Yor i Vw “Ble VAHL che Cawsey tPor dines Like oy igs ing i Ati aA mae ah oR nee Ae if wf mcr bra bloom Ap Wwiyewr [PAGE 123] Re AL oa QP Dl it KYU ate Ce nporin aban cde yp Sw OD sLomasn ot Lucir appre vty pet oe ht SN wrsp Dn Tn pede He Onn vRO™ aah etny ADM Mh eer ronsan Se by fit ban pr tr Saal pS oh FP andl Ene Coy Pay Tes Bacon ro jason har a COMA hn MA Lircigp Hin Ideas Bow ANAS pach oe rer a Ae wdy uy be ane [PAGE 124] WASH FROM NEWARK DIRECTOR eas ie Cypd UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED SEPTEMBER TEN AND ELEVEN,» FIFTY—— ONE IN VICINITYEFT MONMOUTH NJe INDIC ON SEPTEMBER TWENTY IN bea STANT ANDREW JeREID G-TVO_FT MONMOUTH NJy PROVIDED FOLLOWING RE PORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY RADAR AT ABOVE AMY INSTALLATION QUOTE ON SEPT TEN FIFTYONE AN AN/MPG DASH ONE RADAR SET PICKED UP_A FAST MOVING LOW FLYING TARGET EXACT ALTITUDE UNDETER- MINED AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN AeMe SOUTHEAST OF FT MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND YARDS THE TARGET APPEARED TO bUT CHANGING ITS AZIMUTH RAPIDLY THE RADAR SET WAS SWITCHED TO FULL AIDED AZIMUTH TRACKING WHICH NORMALLY IS FAST ENOUGH TO TRACK JET AIR- CRAFT BUT IN_THIS CASE WAS TOO SLOW TO BE RESORTED TO TARGET WAS LOST IN THE N.E AT A RANGE OF ABOUT FOURTEEN THOUSAND YARDS THIS TARGET ALSO PRESENTED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG RETURN FOR AIRCRAFT BEING COMPARABLE IN STRENGTH TO THAT USUALLY RECEIVED FROM A COASTAL SHIP THE OPERATOR INITIALLY IDENTIFIED TARGET AS A SHIP AND THEN REALIZED THAT IT COULD NOT BE A SHIP AFTER HE OBSERVED ITS EXTREME SPEED SEPTEMBER TEN FIFTYONE AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET AT THREE FIFTEEN PM TRACKING A TARGET WHICH MOVED ABOUT SLOWLY IN AZIMUTH NORTH EXTREMELY UNUSUAL ELEVATION ANGLE OF OF FT MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF ain ees OD YARDS AT THE 14 oh bee waneD FIFTY MILS APPROXIMATELY NINETYTHREE THOUSAND abaitgoe ne SEDTENRER ELEVEN FIFTYONE TWO SCR PIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SETS AT TEN FIFTY A.M PICKED sy UP_THE SAME TARGET NORTHEAST OF FT MONMOUTH AT AN ELEVATION wit [PAGE 126] PAGE TWO OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY TO THREE HUNDRED MILS AT_A RANGE OF APPROXI- MATELY THIRTY THOUSAND YARDS APPROXIMATEALTITUDE THIRTYONE THOUSAND KEET THE SET TRACK AUTOMATICALLY IS AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION AND WAS AIDED RANGE TRACKING AND CAPABLE OF TRACKING TARGETS UP TO A SPEED OF SEVEN HUNDRED MPH IN THIS CASE HOWEVER BOTH SETS FOUND IT IM- POSSIBLE TO TRACK THE TARGET IN RANGE DUE TO ITS SPEED AND THE OPER- ATORS HAD TO RESORT TO MANUAL RANGE TRACKING IN ORDER TO HOLD THE TARGET THE TARGET WAS TRACKED IN THIS MANNER TO THE MAXIMUM TRACK- ING RANGE OF THIRTYTWO THOUSAND YARDS THE OPERATOR SAID THE TARGET TO_BE MOVING AT A SPEED SEVERAL HUNDRED MPH HIGHER THAN THE MAXIMUM AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF.THE.RADAR SETS» THIS TARGET PROVIDED AN EX- TREMELY STRONG RETURN ECHO AT TIMES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE MAXIMUM RANGE HOWEVER ECHO SIGNAL OCCASIONALLY FELL OFF TO A LEVEL BELOW NORMAL RETURN THESE CHANGES COINCIDED WITH MANEUVERS OF THE TARGET ON SEPTEMBER ELEVEN FIFTYONE AT ABOUT ONE THIRTY P.M THE TARGET WAS PICKED UP_ON AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET THAT DISPLAYED UNUSUAL MANEUVERABILITY TARGET WAS APPROXIMATELY OVER NAVESINK NJe AS IN- DICATED BY HIS TEN THOUSAND RANGE SIX THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE AND DUE NORTH AZIMUTH THE TARGET REMAINED PRACTICALLY STATIONARY ON THE SCHOPE AND APPEARED TO BE HOVERING THE OPERATOR LOOKED OUT OF THE “VAN PAREND THE VEHICLE HOUSING THE RADAR SEPA PAREND IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEE THE TARGET SINCE IT WAS AT SUCH A SHORT RANGE HOWEVER OVER- CAST CONDITIONS PREVENTED SUCH OBSERVATION RETURNING TO THEIR OPER- ATING POSITION THE TARGET WAS OBSERVED TO BE CHANGING IN ELEVATION AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE BUT CHANGE IN RANGE WAS SO SLOW THE OPER- END OF PAGE TWO [PAGE 127] PAGE THREE ATOR OR BELIEVED THE TARGET MUST HAVE RBSEN NEARLY VERTICALLY TARGET FIXED ITS RISE IN ELEVATION AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE OF APPROX FIFTEEN HUNDRED RIES AT WHICH TIME IT PROCEEDED TO MOVE AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE “IN RANGE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONCE AGAIN THE SPEED OF THE TARGET EXCEEDED THE AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF THE SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR SET SO THAT MANUAL TRACKING BECAME NECESSARY RADAR TRACKED THE TAR- GET MAXIMUM RANGE OF THIRTYTWO THOUSAND YARDS AT WHICH TIME TARGET WAS AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE THREE HUNDRED MILS THE OPERATOR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO JUDGE THE SPEED IN EXCESS OF THE AIDED TRACKING RATE OF SEVEN HUNDRED MPH THE WEATHER WAS FAIR WHEN THE OBSERVATION WAS MADE SEPT- EMBER TENTH AND CLOUDY FOR THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH REPORT UNQUOTE ABOMVE INCIDENT OBSERVED BY THREE WITNESSES WITH EXCEPTION OF FIRST INGIDENT ON SEPTEMBER TEN ABOVE INFO FURNISHED BY REID AFTER AP- PROVAL OF G-TWO GOVERNORS ISLAND NY WITH REQUEST THAT INFO BE CO- ORDINATED WITH AIR FORCE REID ALSO ADVISED IN CONFIDENCE THAT ABOVE REPORT RECEIVED BY HIM AFTER CONSIDERABLE UNACCOUNTABLE DELAY MC KEE END AAD PLS NK WA AS DISC [PAGE 128] RECE VER Tey FIYPE UNIT Ser 83 PH [PAGE 129] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Men sd Uv UNITED GOVERNMENT TO Hig FROM SUBJECT DIRECTOR FBI 62-8389 March 21 1952 SAC CHICAGO 100-18999 FLYING DISCS KARSAWYQUIST INFORMANT Mr KARL NYQUIST an artist living at 217 North Burling Street Chicago Tllinois telephone LI-9-179 advised SA MYRON TRETER on March 11 1952 that he saw a flying disc at 9:00 AM on March 1952 stated that he was looking out of a dow at his home window faces south when he saw a flying disc at approximately 100 feet above Fullerton Avenue The angle of elevation of the above the horizon was about lS degrees The disc came out cloud in the east st i and hung motionless in mid-air for a split second then flew die south at great speed He described the disc as approximately six feet in diameter circular white in color with a bluish tinge The disc he said appeared to have been constructed out of a metal similesr to alumimim He also stated that he saw no exhaust lights or heard no sound connected with its movements He noted nothing on it as to how it could maintain its even flight and believed it to have been radio controlled He said it disappeared out of sight in approximately three seconds estimating the speed at 600-700 miles per hour or more He said it went so fast it appeared to flutter When the disc disappeared from sight it was about the size of a golf ball on the southern horizon NYQUIST made a sketch of the disc and the sketch and the above information were furnished to the local office of the Office of Special Investigations MHT BJB RECORDED 79 INDEXED 79 Authority NND 90986 [PAGE 130] mi WiKil CIE Ai nr On 10 September 1951 as AN/MPG-1 radar set picked up a fast moving Pi tow flying target exact alt undetermined at approximately 1110 hours SE of Fort Monmouth at range of about 12,000 yards The target appeared to approx- imately follow the coast line changing its range only slightly but changing fits azimuth rapidly The radar set was switched to full aided azimuth tracking which normally is fast enough to track jet acft bit in this case as too slow to be resorted to The target was lost in the NE at a range Wor about 14,000 yards This target also presented an unusually strong return for an acft being comparable in strength to that usually received from a ‘coastal ship The operator initially identified the target as a ship and then realized that it could not be a ship after he observed its extreme speed On 10 September 1951 1515 hours an SCR 5&4 serial no 433 tracked a target which moved about slowly in azimuth of Fort Monmouth at a range of about 32,000 yds at the extremely unusual elevation angle of 1350 mils Altitude approximately 93,000 ft On 11 September 1951 1050 hours SCR 584 serial nos 217 and 315 picked up the same target NE of Fort Monmouth at an elevation angle of 350 to 300 mils at a range of approximately 30,000 yards Approximate altitude 31 000 ft the sets track automatically in azimuth and elevation and with aided range tracking are capable of tracking targets up to a speed of 700 mated In this case however toth sets found it impossible to track the target in range due to its speed am the operators had to resort to manual range tracking in order to hold the target The target was tracked in this manner to the maximum tracking range of32,000 yards The operators judged the target to be moving at a speed several hundred miles per hour higher than the maximum aided tracking ability of the radar sets This target provided an extremely strong echo at times even though it was at maximum range however the echo signal occasionally fell off to a level below normal return These changes coincided with maneuvers of the target On 11 September 1951 at about 130 a target was picked up on “an SCR 58 radar set serial no 315 that displayed unusual maneuverability The target was approx over Navesink NJ as indicated by its 10,000 yard range 6000 ft altitude and due azimth The target remained practically stationary on the scope and appeared to be hovering The operators looked out of the van in an attempt to see the target since it was at such a short range however overcase conditions prevented such observation Returning to their positions the target was observed to be changing its elevation at an extremely rapid rate the change in range was so small the operators believed the target must have risen nearly vertically The target ceased its rise in elevation at an elevation angle of approx 1500]mils at which time it proceeded to move at an extremely rapid rate in ragepin macupherly direction once again the speed on the target exceeding the gided tb cking ability of the SCR 584 so that namual tracking became necessary The raddr tracked the target to the maximum range of 32 3000 yards at which time the target was at an elevation angle of 300 mils The operators did not attempt to judge the speed in excess of the aided tracking rate of 700 mph [PAGE 131] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED oe GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI h-3=52 FROM YS sac Memphis 62-0 SUBJECT UNKNOWN SUBJECT Flying Objects Nashville Tennessee INFORMATION CONCERNING PA Lt ‘Commander MELVIN MICHAEL KUHN Navy temporarily residing at 1900 Graybar Lane Nashville Tennessee advised SAA CHARLES HONETOR of the Nashville Resident Agency on March 1952 at approximately 2:15 peme of the following incident Mr KUHN stated that approximately 10:20 p.m on March 13 1952 while standing in the back yard of 1900 Graybar Lane and looking toward the moon which was then in the southwest section of the sky he observed an object which appeared approximately 20 degrees above the horizon Lt KUHN described this object as being circular in shape approximately one~half the size of the moon deep bright blue in color very vivid blue He stated the object had a slight reddish fringe on the aft end The object appeared to be moving from the northwest to the southeast He stated that the object was not in his vision more than three seconds It made no sound Lt KUHN stated that at the time he observed this there were no clouds in the sky the stars were out and the moon was full Lt KUHN stated that the only way he could describe it was that it appeared to be a very high powered spotlight on a cloud tut he did mt believe this could have been the cause of that which he had seen because he had not seen any spotlight or any strong search lights there during the evening The above is being furnished for your information and action is contemplated by this office unless advised to the contrary CJH:Ad [PAGE 133] STANGANS PODS jo 64 Office Memorandum onrrep states GOVERNMENT TO Wy Branigan DATE April 17 1952 Mossburg)h SUBJECT FLYING DISCS For record purposes it is desired to point out that the April 1952 issue of Life magazine contains an article on page bo entitled Have We Visitors From Space written by Darrach Jr and Robert Ginna relating to the captioned matter For further reference purposes copy of this issue of Life magazine is maintained in the Bureau Library RECORDED [PAGE 134] May 1952 me Director of Special Investigations The Inapector General Hyi- Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25 De Ce From John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject FRED JH On May 1952 Fred Eekhout called at this Bureau and advised that he is General Manager of Mouton and Company Printers Herderstraat The Hague Netherlands He resides at 49 Stadhouderslaan The Hague He is residing at the Victoria Hotel New York City until May 16 1952 when he will return to Europe vr Eekhout advised that he has a considerable interest in electronics and has been very much interested in reports circulated during the past year or two concern ing the existence of/flying saucers He feels that there have been enough uncontraditcte reports concerning such devices to indicate that they may exist in faci Fe is also of the opinton that if they do erist they can be produced only by the United States or Russia or perhaps by thee Republic of Argentina iy fg Ss Ty nin ir Sekhout indicated that he has given ebcenpive thought to the manner in which these devices couz©&d® operated He has concluded that since the disk shapz if not suitable for conventional aircraft it would de use only because it would provide the greatest possidle airing surface It is his opinion therefore that one of Shee devices could be operated only by reducing the air pressure above it whtch would cause it to rise in the aire He concedes that conventional machinery to cause such a reduction of pressure would he so bulky that its weight would prevent the device from leaving the ground He concludes therefore Yinindn RECORDED wy Cane a73 af A po 496 report maAY 10 62 ie [PAGE 135] that power to accomplish this end would have to be derived from the cracking of an atomic fuel such as heavy water In that connection he atates that the tonosphere surrounding the earth radiates positive tonsa toward the earth's surface Many of these are dissipated by combining with particles in the atmosphere with the result that positive tons are more concentrated near the earth's surface than higher above it He reasons that a disk could be ratsed in the air by emitting a great quantity of negative tons through tts upper surface and causing a decrease in pressure which would result in the preasure underneath the disk forcing it upward He indicates that somewhere between the surface of the earth and the tonosphere this presaure would equalize at which point the disk could go no higher It could then be moved horizontally by emitting negative tons in the direction in which itt is desired to move Mr Eekhout stated that he did not feel sucha device could be remote controlled since it would probably not be possible to maintain radio contact with it He feels however that the occupants of auch a device would be fully protected since according to the electrical theory demonstrated by Faraday's Cage the current involved in the propulsion of such a devige would concentrate itself around the edges of the disk The foregoing ts furnished for your information NOTE ON YELLOW Fekhout was interviewed at 2:15 p.m 5-5-52 by Supervisor Bailey by reference from Mr Nichols Office Bureau files contain no data identifiable with him [PAGE 136] INDEXED 46 RECORDED 46 Mr urgess Bor 147 Black Mountain North Carolina May 13 1952 Dear Mr Burgess Your letter dated May 1952 has been received and I appreciate the interest prompting you to bring your observations to my attention Since the matter you mention may be of interest to another governmental agency I am referring a copy of your letter to The Honorable The Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington De Coy Gnd you may wish to write him directly in this connection Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director EINEMEL [PAGE 137] Box 147 Black Mountain N.C May 1952 Mr Edgar Hoover ‘c/o Ue Dept of Justice Washington Dear Mr Hoovers The motive of this letter is a sincere effort to help avoid useless waste of life time and money It is written with full respect to your pressing work and to the ability of this country's scientific experts Although your responsibilities may not be directly connected with the intended text of this letter I sincerély hope that you will consider the possibilities and forward the suggestions to the proper authorities concerned For the past five years the general public has read and bally- hoed newspaper articles related to the’"Flying Saucers and following the same trend of tnought-havé Tenored recent re=— ports made by persons of undisputed experience and intelligence The possibilities of this earth being visited by ships from outer space have been lightly suggested by some while others believe the objects belong to some nation on this earth Granted that some such objects do even belong to this country it is obvious that we nor any other nation possess and fail to use in time of war such useful means as have been re- ported by the balloon experts connected with General Mills Inc I am sure that these suggestions will bear scientific inves- tigation and that they are entirely probable Similar to Columbus and the egg they may not have been given due con- sideration These “objects” ot undetermined origin” not to be confused with our contpélled weather balloons etc are in all prob- ability operated by the absorption compression and con- trolled emission of the sun's energy basically electricity As such they »robably carry a potential charge which is past our imagination An earthly object approaching too close to the 0.U.0 would have the:same effiect as grounding a high- tension wire with the total GedStruction of both objects as a likely result Assuming that some of rege grea sis are from outer space we sldér would certainly benefi't Werby establishing contact with them where as if such.a nation as Russia should ac- quire this knowledge before us would certainly suffer as a result wy RECORDED 46 [PAGE 138] JONSNT 30 LdBO'S A rad 0313934 QG.Nd Sp AN SINOF UW [PAGE 139] Whatever means of power these objects possess thay may attain speeds far in excess of our latest rockets It will be futile to give pursuit or to attempt any forceful approach From reports we have no reason to believe these objects have anything but friendly intentions also they may be restrict- ed as to the distance they may approach the earth without danger It is also my belief that given an opportunity they will approach an earthly object at high altitude as close as possible without danger to either themselves or the object If my theory approaches the truth then these strange objects will be unable to establish contact wth the earth without our assistance Taking the earth at an age of two billion years having suff ered worldly catastrophies and set-backs we may be as children compared to a planet of four billion years or of equal age without catastrophies Our scientific laws have worked well for us however they probably do not hold true for all planets Lacking water and trees in the beginning we would have been an entirely different world perhaps even further advanced My background includes a good foundation in high-altitude flying and in the field of electricity Although I am well established in business it is my desire toenter the field of research related to this subject My name is not for publication Very truly yours aX La Burges [PAGE 140] FBI SAVANNAH DIRECTOR FBI bbe oo SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION FLYING DIST APPROXIMATELY TEN FORTYFIVE PM MAY TEN LAST FOUR EMPLOYEES OF DUPONT CO EMPLOYED ON SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT NEAR ELLENTION Ce SAW FOUR DISC SHAPED OBJECTS APPROACHING THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA FROM THE SOUTH DISAPPE -ARING IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY acetals SES ELEVEN FIVE PM ABOVE MENTIONED EMPLOYEES SAW TWO SIMILAR OBJECTS APPROACH FROM SOUTH AND DISAPPEAR IN NORTHERNLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN PM ONE Sim fILAR OBJECT APPROACHED FROM THE ORTHEAST AND DISAPPEARED IN SOUTHWESTERNLY DIRECTION ONE OBJECT SIGHTED ABOUT ELEVEN Paes PM TRAVELLING FROM SOUTH EMPLOYEES DES CRIBED OBJECTS AS BE ABOUT FIFTEEN INCHES IN HAVING YELLOW TO GOLD COLOR ALL OF THESE OBJECTS WERE TRAVELLING HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT HIGH ALTITUTE WITHOUT ANY NOISE EIGHT fn OBJ WHICH APPROACHED THE EQUR HUNDRED AREA FROM NE WAS TRAVELLING AT ALTITUDE SO LOW IT HAD TO RISE TO PASS OVER SOME TALL TANKS IN FOUR HUNDR RED AREA THIS OBJECT WAS i FLYING AT HIGH RATE PEED AND WAS RECORDED Lomres NOISELESS WIETYMESSES STATED OBSERVED_ObsECES WEAVING KOM LEFT TO RIGH or LG Gaga [PAGE 142] PAGE TWO BUT SEEMED TO HOLD GENERAL COURSE ALSO STATED DUE TO SPEED AND ALTITUDE THEY WERE ONLY VISIBLE FOR FEW SECONDS SAVANNAH OFFICE IS NOT ACTIVELY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND IS FURNISHING THIS INFO TO BUREAU FOR WHATEVER ACTION THEY DEEM ADVISABLE ACK AND HOLD 9-03 PM OK FBI WA SS [PAGE 144] SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT ATOMI APPROXIMATELY TEN DUPONT CO EMPLOYE rere LUd [PAGE 145] FOVNOIdS Goad [PAGE 146] PAGE TWO BUT SEEMED TO HOLD GENERAL COURSE ALSO STATE ALTITUDE THEY WERE ONLY VISIBLE FOR FEW SECONDS SAVANNAH OFFICE IS NOT ACTIVELY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND IS FURNISHING THIS INFO TO BUREAU FOR WHATEVER ACTION THEY DEEM ADVISABLE ten Cm Ae gut Nan ACK AND HOLD W,f tit toy Gite Adin AL Ot 903 PM OK FI JA Ss rn om ff Lhe ALL $-03 PM OK FBI WA SS A EGLOS PORE Jin a sgt wv Crditthing fj MUO rdw gy pics [PAGE 147] et yEL FBI COMMUNICATIONS iy 12 08 PM SZ [PAGE 148] May 1962 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25 From John Edgar Hoover trector Federal Bureau of Inveetigation Subject FLYING DISKSREPORTEDLY SEEN IN VICINITY IEXSAVAEWAH RIVER PLAST ATOMIC EWEROY COMMISSION The Savannah Office of thie Sureau has been informed that at aepprorimately 10:45 pan May 10 1952 four employees of the DuPont Company employed in the Savannah River Plant near £llenton South Carolina saw four disk shaped objects approaching “the four hundred area” from the south which disappeared in a northerly direction At apprortmately 11:05 nym.on the same date the above-mentioned employees saw two similar objects approcoh from the south and disappear in a northerly direction At aepprovimately 11:10 nena aimilar object was seen by these employees approaching from the north east and disappearing in a southwesterly direction A similar object was also sighted about 11:15 pm traveling rom south to north by the same employees The diske were deacribed by the above-mentioned employees ae being approztmately fifteen inches in diameter and yellow to gold tn color All of the objecte were allegedly traveling at a htgh rate of speed and ata high altitude without any noise The disk shaped object referred to above which approached the four hundred area” Srom a northeasterly direction was reportedly traveling at euch a low altitude tt had to rise to pase over sone tall tanks which are in the four hundred area The enpleyees referred to above advised the objects were weaving from left te right but seemed to hold a general course According to these persons because of the epeed at which the objects were traveling they were only wtesnie Jor a few eeconde aud EHMsawy NAILED 26 [PAGE 149] The above data which was previously furnished to your office through this Sureau's liatson representative ts being furnished for your tnformation and any action you desire to take in this matter Wo investigation ts being conducted by this Bureau ec Asststant Chief of Staff Department of the Army The Pentagon Washington 25 Co Attention Chief Intelligence Division Director of H#aval Intelligence Department of the Navy The Pentagon Washington 25 De Ce Captain John A Waters Direetor of Security BY SPECIAL MESSENGER Atonic Bnergy Commisston Room 8053 333 Third Street Washington De oe SECURITY INFORMATION GoePtSeeera— [PAGE 150] FBY LOUISVILLE 5-26-52 DIRECTOR FBI DEFERRED ae A a RE FLYING SAUCERS INFORMATION CONCERNING THREE WOMEN SAW ABTRANGE OBVECTS FLOATING IN SKY OVER ASHLAND KY AT EIGHT FIFTY PM EST MAY TWENTY FIVE LAST FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES OBJECTS DESCRIBED AS LOOKING LIKE LARGE OYSTERS WITH FISHTAILS FLOATING LOW LIKE A CLOUD THEY WERE OVAL IN SHAPE AND ACCORDING TO OBSERVERS COULD HAVE BEEN BALLOONS THEY CAME INyOVER ASHLAND FROM THE NORTH CIRCLED AND WENT BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ABOVE INFORMATION FOR BUREAU NO ACTION HERE MYLONE ACK AND HOLD 1-55PM OK FBI WA JT [PAGE 151] Wd 92 AH AOUSHE 401936 ANOW138 0,034 [PAGE 152] DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25 SS mAy 1052 24-185 Honorable Edgar Hoover ector Federal Bureau of Inves Department of Justice Washington 25 cox Liaison Agen Object Sighted ighway South 10:45 PM 29 ewart 22/1 Warren Avenue Baltimore Maryland There is attached for your information a copy of a report by Specia Agert Boyce Royal of this office dated May 12 1952 in regard to the captioned subject Your attention is invited to as reflected on page ag report to the effect that at the time of the alle igh this object he had in his poss session Thompson sub—mact A copy of this attachment has aise been furnished the Treasury No further i into this matt is contemplated by the Office of Special Invest ions Sincerely She ti den bony Incl GILB LEVY Rpt by SA Royal dtd 12 May Chief Room Intelligence Division Directorate of Special Invest i The Inspector General ro YEP OTL Authority NND 90986 [PAGE 153] UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FILE NO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL fyb OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS ene REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY BOYCE ROYAL S/A REPORT MADE AT UNKNOWN SUBJECT ee ie SSE og AEB Sighting of Unidentified Acrial Object Ritchie Highway SO Baltimore Maryland 29 March 1952 10 11 12 May los OFFICE OF ORIGIN Hq Ost STATUS Scere Uaemthorized disclosure SPECIAL INQUIRE st contained in and will be AFR 205-1 and AFR 20 REFERENCE Telephone message CI Division Hq OSI May 1952 SYNOPSIS Investigation requested by Ha OSI predicated on information received from Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright Patterson AFB that DONALD STEVAR and FNU TYLER had observed unconventional type aircraft on 29 March 1952 in the vieinity of Baltimore Maryland Information relayed to Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright Petterson AFB by ULIUS LOUIS AMOSS who received it from LOU CORSIN a news commentator employed by station WFBR Baltimore Ma CORBIN in ewed furnished information that DONALD STR RT 224 Warren Avenue and GEORGENTYLER III 112 East Montgomery St Baltimore Md had been 24 end 27 April 1952 and had reported sighting a disce like aircraft at apphoximately 2045 hours 29 March 1952 on Ritehie Highway near the intersection of US Route 301 that automobile engine stopped and paint cracked as aircraft hovered 200 feet above car STEWART interviewed end re- lated substantially the same story which he had given CORBIN previously RAY FOX Engineor Westinghouse Electric Corporation Baltimore Md interviewed advised he had made complete examination of STEWART's vehicle at request of CORBIN ineludine examination with gelger counter and determined no umusual defects AMOSS interviewed stated had no direct lmovledge of incident and had merely relayed information furnished him by CORBIN advised that several residents Gibeon Island Maryland had hoard unusual noises but none had observed any such aircraft TYLER interviewed and confirmed statement given by STEWART however upon reinterview admitted that he had not been with STEWART at the time of the alleged sighting and had not seen any such aircraft advised that STEWART had asked him to tell that story and that he had done so Inter views conducted along Ritchie Highwmy in vicinity of location where aircraft DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP Hq OSI action File WITE Colonel UsaF Fy at he District 62.- ty yi 16 OTL IT ul sfeovennnenr printing orrice APPROVED fd AFHQ FORM 13 1AN 49 OS Rovlaces AFOSE Form 23 Jul-4s wateh marae bet ie [PAGE 155] BUOR Weustion Phettot of Au Be [PAGE 156] cloudy thousan ad interested rtention subject observation foot TOCUe in a chronol obtained in repor abort adove [PAGE 157] tinore nd no rat concerning reports of uncom re on record 301 hile rort EGVe We goae [PAGE 159] coms trust trouble i interviewed usually braggi talking imopressi 10 interviev likes to exa ior a good boye iarrTen stated that ‘rar vld recommen Project ivision estir ed at the latter seribed in the above paragrapl radioactive reacti 111 working parts defects by the latter pm aryland the Aber ficer sub=5 nvestigation purporte bridg iteered resulted [PAGE 163] SECUMRY INFOR “records at the garage reflected th i been serviced on 23 April December 16 December 19 a 20 March and fay 1952 ‘The records reflected that the car i been brought in for routine check-ups and repairs There was no ir 4cation in the records that the car had been repainted Mr stated that the car was still the same green color however he could not state as to it had been recent repainted He did state he knew the car been repainted at garage 2he ay records checl partment Baltimore County Police an no records of STEWART Photostatic juction of information ob with sketch Photostatic reproduction of information [PAGE 165] INTERVIEW A ve eS Fis oro” Toit af when the object was over the highway the car engine died suddenly and remained dead until it departed A yellow Pontiac convertible traveling south slong tie highway experienced the same situatione Occupants in all cars were very frightenéde The sutomobile A PFritish Ford was taken to Griebel G@hhbas Motors on Light Ste They over-hauled the entire care A friend Mr Kenny Johnson an electrician in a repair shop said sometning about wiring being magnetized Mr Johnson had previously been an aviation Jet mechanic during the ware Mr Stewart is not sufficiently familiar with the technical situation to recall his exact explanations A check with the Glenn Burnie Folice on this date April 24th indicated that al several times during this year the Headquerters at Glenn Surnie Police were notified concerning a curious object in the skye The Police have always considered the soured of such objects as being Aberdeen Proving Groundse In all events the fFolice have not conducted a detailed investigation as a result of any such call to thetlr headquarterse BETES Be ERE ET Te Tn i eneral summary ofjan appraisal made Rieke Several checks of the automobile apparently indicated a negative als i to conclude that something was observed in the sky A thorough examination of the witness suggests that it's unlikely he could have made up storys His reported observations are sero-dynamically possible and fall into a logical sequence Impossible at the moment to identify object or jits oricin.....SPECULATION Possibly “ours [PAGE 170] To FROM SUBJECT yi Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT A He DATE June 10 1952 A Brani Yan WILLIAM ALBERPARHODES MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING oD “FLYING DISCS PURPOSE To recommend that Bureau Liaison contact OSI to determine whether photographs allegedly taken by the captioned individual of a flying disc in 1947 were furnished by OSI to the office of Drew Pearson BACKGROUND Bureau files reflect that on August 29 1947 @Mr George Fugate Jr called at the Phoeniz Office erhibiting credentials reflecting he represented Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field California He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying dise in Phoeniz on the afternoon of July 1947 The Phoeniz Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoenir as a representative of Colonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field and it wos suggested the Phoenix Office assist Fugate not in investigating the matter but in simply talking with Dr Rhodes By letter dated September 1947 the Phoeniz Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not have themin his imnediate possession Rhodes stated however he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning for transmittal to Fugate Hamilton Field California On the morning of August 30 1947 Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoeniz Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr Fugate representative of the Army Air Force Intelligence United States Army and that there wis little if Gny chance of his getting the negatives back “Ur RKOdeS turned tie negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back 62-83894-80 page We Le fenoth wf i ee ame FHMselw we PRECORDED 18 ‘ie OP oftl jy ED uy 52 he apr’ [PAGE 171] 49 i°S$ NOSiy [PAGE 172] On April 17 1950 Mr Rhodes advised the Phoenix Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made auailable to Air Force Intelligence At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI Fourth Air Force Base San Francisco California since they had been made available this agency by the Phoenix Office on August 30 1947 By letter dated June 1949 the Phoenix Office advised the Bureau that on the previous day Mr Lynn Aldrich OST representative Phoeniz Arizona called the fhoeniz OLftce stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain detailed information Concerning the negatives since Rhodes had requested their return Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was “hazy,” OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a.memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concern- ing this matter 62-83894 Serials 80 184 and 225 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On June 1952 Mr Fred\Blumenthal in the office of Drew Pearson called and talked with Special Agent Wick Blumenthal stated Pearson had been in contact with the captioned individual concerning photographs which Rhodes had taken of flying discs in the Phoenix area in July of 1947 Blumenthal stated the subject told Pearson the FBI borrowed his negatives and when he asked for their return the FBI told him the negatives were not available Blumenthal inquired whether there was any truth to Rhodes statement and what the Bureau knew concerning him It appeared that Pearson was interested in using the photographs on his television program and was desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to the subject Mr Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mre Rhodes Gnd in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned then over to Air Force Intelligence representatives Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field California on August 30 1947 with the under- standing he might never have them returned Blumenthal was advised the FBI did not investigate this matter did not investigate Rhodes and had no interest whatsoever in the matter other than to accompany the representative from Hamilton Field while interviewing Rhodes Blumenthal was told that for these reasons of course we had no information concerning the reliability of Rhodes [PAGE 173] Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this information and said he would contact the office of Special Investigations of the Air Force for what-ussistance they might ve-t0-hin He said also ké-would straighten out Rhodes informing ia the FBI only a courtesy to the Air Force representatives received the negatives from him and transmit ed then It has been reported that a ee on his se levseies program of June “1952 demonstrated photographs Eom ert ying discs It is not known ‘whe ther the photographs displayed earson on his television program are those referred to in the captioned case RECOMMENDATION In order to bring our file in this matter to an up-to-date status and to resolve the question raised by the subject it is recommended liaison contact OST and determine whether the photographs displayed by Pearson on his television program of June 1952 Gre the photographs obtained from the subject in this case Tnasmuch Blumenthal indicated he would contact the OST concerning this matter ‘it is believed high ty probable that is where the photographs of flying discs were obtained by Pearson's office [PAGE 174] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO wR A He BELMONT DATE June 17 1952 FROM Keath SUBJECT WILLIAM ALBERPYRHODES MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING a “FLYING DISCS Reference is made to the memorandum captioned as above dated June 10 1952 from Mr Branigan to Mr Belmont which requested that OSI be contacted to determine if they turned over negatives of photographs of flying discs taken by the above-captioned individual to Mr Fre lumenthal who works for Drew+Pearson b-+rx Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Barnard and Lieutenant Colonel Neville of OSI were both contacted and both advised that no inquiries had been received by OSI from Blumenthal The Bureau's Air Force Liaison Representative then contacted Colonel Young of Air Force Intelligence who likewise advised that no inquiries had been received by the Office of the Director of Intelligence from Blumenthal or anyone in Pearson's office It is noted that matters involving flying discs are handled by Colonel Young advised that it was possible that any inquiries made by Drew Pearson's office would be made in the Office of the Public Information Officer of the Air Force However Colonel Young contacted the fe Public Information Office and he was advised that no inquiries had been received from Drew Pearson's office regarding flying discs and no photographs or negatives of photographs of flying dises had ever been furnished to Drew Pearson's office Colonel Young advised that ordinarily when information regarding flying discs is received by Air Force representatives in the field the information is referred to the Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio for research and correlation ACTION None The foregoing is for your 92 AO KEGURDED 78 ui Lidun [PAGE 179] aa to uabesd Poly ions aroline Adults only bs sas A ie wae inn Sun Shines a Tech From 4.350 Teoh ant Haymrk ied Frontier 50 8.40 gyre Quiet Pech a Vestamnosect ‘as Teh Aas 10k ee adi JOHN ROBERTSON’S CRICKET ROUND-UP TWIN DAY FOR BEDSERS VEN the gasometers winked broadly and the bars buzzed with hilarious bowler-hatted Sea of South London as mig orkshire crashed with’ am uubely scan at he ere ane cou Gs that need so-often om tent ork could te ce Len ease oder tege cuaten Eto pemmed aed ae eiound™ were Sater tiene engende and msenifesat ered and ‘Baines The toast over the tinkling ee was the twins celebrated nee ir 34th Sirus day the previous day Test-match style mone ee set ie lon La oh 44 aS ive eee wickets AI niussive erie a his one as an baxtsi scored 67 and|*ECe ivi Fenere ro worry the York- ire uttack o-morrow Surrey—134 for three at the cae eaneved cn i she on the first innings in ich ngs the ay of mat Oval wicket though led watebin aie never ‘apining seprotel orkehive have a job on to determination needs only such stimulus the captain igor tbtce ch oa Sa nga took three catch fay seven held ie ones handed nd very ie down Catch disallowed Yorkshir Jefe Randers sik bowler Wardle and ti ‘Whison saved the side from dite a thou Wilson who scor exactly Was lucky not to be out when seven Constable made a wonderful attempt to catch him with his on the ground Wilson was mg to the pavilion until ole opie had dis- allowed ‘the ca Was Denis Tecouton’s hand- some face Mushed and hot under the sunburn xt Colchester as je Essex ran to 40% for and then ane he had put them ae this match but Yorkshire Ina yacmpeable ak day Burge rea sie a captain's oe deliveries all over ane Grifth nd an wnusually a Trevor Bailey nad ifie stand and ora men we out in ene eighties Smii ‘eviously hit a beeen Ack ids 75 before lunch apeuer at he is the most fear- less opener in the game—some- what reminiscent of George Gunn Our Dicky’s first scoring Stroke Was a six eae of people drowsed on grass near George Parr’s tree Haan Mg uke Roy plodded weary Way Pram noon till the eng of a weary day Roy batted any for 142 and os over five hours for his cen- Page to rescue When the Kent bowling looked ike being bore es sealed at Coven age brought shout a Warwick collapse and the et es were out for 304 after Rie been 231 for three Pa ee only twice for Kent lust season but obyiously an ace acquisition cana at solid opener and elegant eeper ner nt Warwick a ‘pee ait i by century wounds by clouting the Hin Gi Middlesex gave Frank Lowson Yorkshire’s for a big sweep to leg me Sunday Graphic July 1952 19 MG bat went all out result lbw Laker ge Oxford slow march By ROLAND ALLEN was the spin of Robin Marley bowling bis accurate of breaks up the hilt in gue University mateh at Lord's terday which worried ‘Oxtord’s better batsmen mueh more than the high speed of the two Cam- Us bridge ‘Test bowlers Cuan MeCarthy and John Warr the batuing onder gave Kent some confidence Oxford batted all day for 233 47 aan the coe LYMPIC prestige When the 131 hetd in Berlin was used by Germany te their particular politieal er ue era i Sac course the staging a osgusatgn was sad Senet But the wi Wwhote oastrad aifair was vulgar and turned British stomachs aco good The 1948 Games at Wemnley Surrey Yorkshire At the Oval Yor Sy eee innings Hutton A Bedse Lowson Ihw Labs i emotions re ee i ppactene Sais ee eae De eet Wardle Laker A Betaee ater Paylker Surridge reanan not out wort NUS Beom Renadoe ted g0etozencst vonneeens ae Beer ings A talece ph is 64 Surridge y-22 Laker fk bear rie pene Fishlock Wilson rae Total whts Gloucester Worcester Batons Total wkts Oxford Cambridge At Lard’s Oxford Univ.—Pirst tonings ge vpgses Bo yOsoTzSao ww sg GILROY'S SPORT wu GOSSIP cea ty te te ee Dna up then en tan we now Games An ee away happier than before re Vintand with ony VPPEe moped b60.000 people has put up inagnl feet ie in the staging of the Games ‘The Finis wil hosts There will be no repetition of Bertin ne Oryarple Ta Gall ‘be aphela Olympic ee wi oor trated the dust of national and olltioal aspira- tions The Americans and the Russians Tould know the eyes of At Colohester nse vx Binet Innings Dodds and Meg Compton A Stanley vet mart Insole Young Bailey Rohettaon b:Xoun ith Thw Bennett ‘igar cL Compton ‘itiibs Young reensmith not out Prest mot out Total whts dec Bowling Young 4-106 Benet dD Compton 1.72 Middiesex—Pirst Innings Robertson Preston Smith A Thompson Gibb Preston WJ Edrich not out i Total wkts Northants Somerset At Peterbort Naeftian i Pivst Inn Brookes Redman Broderick Gumbtert Davis Oldfield Fs Robinson use Jakeman Step Buse ‘rick not a ike Stephenson Hazell Me and Lawrence Maxell Redini A we By Paenynae an Total Bowling Buse Lawrence 2-49 Hazell Wilt shine corte at Helsinki among iS Cae see a SaeoPanwess the world will be focused on them closer than ever before hens frank about lt There can be Rd practice unfair tactios and sportsmanship even in the Olympics A bump or a Ce ee sportsmanship stil athletes who detest each other’s Lo olitical rea The British say it Can and should Age lengthens odds Md Suey are offering 25 to ainst little Gene Sarazen winning the Open golf St ieonship whieh aNegtne wt Roy Eythane and we Anne's ‘to-[m morrow Gene Tnituence doubfedly has offered against him among the “25 to others” It shouldn't The Hon Michael Scott was 55 when he won the amateur title Sarazen could be a tough proposition at 50 It’s 20 years since he won the championship and he modestly claims he hasn't come over to yaa but pe HS some old pals the youngsters how At 25 to ii Gene seems a nice bet for “showing how” to more than the youngsters a call Haan sat picked et sets Olyny riders London-Leamingto on road cyctel race he rede 84 miles in hr 26min 24sec selectors having second thoughts’ Wolves mude £10,609 profit last season £21,003 season e‘aeat «fans will still pay more ne time papericey BE hire UY fe ere open golf champtonsh foecase and A never weceiv Ses Un luck espec- tor Argen- tine Was namitted although his Stanie Gyle many Does topping the half century necessarily put golfer out C,0;R\E|\B'0 Sussex Glamorgan AL hey timorran—First Innings ‘Susses st Innings John Langue Waekins bed Hever Oukes Hever Extras Total wkts circa Warwick Kent At Coventry Warwick —riret Ennings Gardner Page Bromley a Dollery Phebey bi Hitchcock lbw Page wnsend Ibw Page Grove Page eeks Bvans Pi Pritchard Dovey Helle hot put Extras ce pas ee Samer a 31 vat Gimblett not out YL Angell not out Extras Total wht Notts India At Nottingham thea Adhitari Poole Birtle vs tecae ok Aly Baas on ant Innings iw Gro ores Ss Mayes net out ‘Extras Total whts Scotland Ireland Paisley Ivelavd—First Innings 148 a OgezUNDrEes entry was lite A'R\D nings Palmer Spencer routon Firth Si hott pol out Extras Pub Spence ate eater Wirt Tanings Lester Knott ‘Smithson Harrison Knott ‘Tompkin not out Ps “-igpaeodbooe Tote wkts Derbyshire Lancashire At Burton Dethyshire—Pivst Elliott lbw Statham lamer ‘Tattersall Willett Hilton Tattersall Revill Statha Carr Hilton Kel ER Gi ni ely Statham organ ru out odes Howard Statham fadwin not out eiwo RES Sond raunos Mor Dawes Washbrook‘ Jackson Wharton Hilton Extras ae Tota Howling Stu ‘Tattersall 2-27 Laneashire—First Innings out Washbrook not JT Ikin not out Total wkt Speedway racing NATIONM LEAGUL—Div L—Belle Vue 46 Birmingham 38 Norwich 47 36 Il,—Coventry 44 Poole 40 craaiey Heath 51 Motherwell 33 NATIONAL TROPHY and leg)— Odsal 67 atte i 40 Odsal win on Total wkts it steno 6-22 Seotland—First Innings sapicgate MER TEAGUE—Rayleigh 65 Southampton 19 Sf eastie for the loss of six wickets and it took Bush more than four ru “olin Cowdrey ae oun Oxford batsman,” who as we know has a Wide tange of strokes Ra occasionally showed them to dour innings of 55 which Zosse took him 175 minutes He was in for 32 minutes he- fore he got his first run a single struck seven fours two of them cover drives straight from ie cr ee cop i te Fol also recall such a stroke from Bush made it a matter of wranaee that althou these two got move than thei fair shave of the Oxford runs in partnership of 84 their scor- Ing rate through it ali was below 30 ayn hour Dead-bat technique tt did not raise much shane ages for nearly alt day At tim it dropped as low as tive in halt BS hour Beyond the fact that Bush HGin Walt’ tne Cautbridge snoee attack Rede very fast but mot|in much more The Cambridge fielding was ester Dome ead have ea Hd impossible to avoid the feeling miiediy bod bowling were something better than Towards dD Ss their bats freely a refreshing ca eh than cre Ie nue ry reckoned tt should have ‘done hours to gather together his 62|the Biake and Mitenell ae by and Bannister burst lets him down By TERRY O'CONNOR ITE CITY'S international athletics meeting yesterday billed as an Olympic Games pre- View for British runners Gwho go to Helsinki in two weeks’ time was not a very encourag- ohe for Bot annister fe was beaten in the metres in the triangular match LER srooree ‘ishman Albers Alenou th this ts not Bannister's Bs ic distance—he is our lead- ing metres man—the man- ner of his pret must come as shock to imirers For once the famous Bannister burst 300 yards from the tape failed him Slow start After a baad first lap 59,7sec Webster led with Bannister com- fortably behind As they entered back eka the 35.000 crowd was walting for the Bannister burst But when he sai to open up his ‘stride 26-year-old Webster doggedly if be overtaken For 100 ee these two runners electrified the meeting by run- ning neck and neck At the thir Ben Bannister was forces to arOP back bus eame home straight Webster Kept Chis famous rival at bay to win In the moderate time of Imin 35.7sec ‘There has been criticism ot Bannister's lone-wolf trail his season It's obvious this race that even he cannot do withow pe oe CS ed aaa He wilk fi ng ine ena es a Germans a far tougher pro- position than stout shentes Web- Tone ister ut Helsinki World’s best equalled Lar Eee ba in the wouter eee PE gS By RE ne ce Care i W'Ghsec” equalling the oe best set up by South African Marjorie Jackson who ran the Australia had metres T.jsec and metres 24.28ee fastest ‘ime for these stances by woman tn Britain In the 440 yards relay the Jamaican team broke the British Empixe record of 2min 13.6sec England-Wale Th team won the triangular mate’ ts Scotlang with,..110 spate 66 GILLINGHAM Geese ath yesterday signed their fifth player in a week arold Kirman 22-year-old wing- Balean from Hull City Other soccer transfers Aullendy ‘Driver on inside or ae forward ‘aisall Josepit Couptard “Grad ford City full- back to Carlisie Another easy victory for New- in South Africa ‘They beat Eastern Province John Wardrop Motherwell and Lilian Preece Wallasey will eeptain Britain's men's and women's Olympic Fini beams SIGN KIRMAN Third-round results i English Bowhtr Moveegegs re intercon ty champ lorthumbernnd tholders heat Notiingbam 121— 99 Surrey beat Warwick 123-— 101 Middlesex beat jorfolk I21—112 Hampshire beat Somerset 111—110 Addiscombe cyclist J.B Smith broke Southern Road Association 50-mile record by six seconds His time was 2hr 4min Ssec Poole-to-Wareham and back road race 194 miles was won by A Tunbridge Highgate in 2hr 53min 44sec ighgate won team race By correc acidity they give prompt relief eee ney eS all other forms of acid indigestion Milk of Magnesia’ Tablets are handy to carry in handbag or pocket Handy Pocket Packs od 1/5 Family Sizes—2/10 4/11 i Milk of Megnesia’ is the trade mark of Phillips’ preparation of magnesia” Gay Se [PAGE 180] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Mr Tolson DATE June 1952 Tole=n FROM JL Be Nichols A fase yy tenots SUBJECT WILLIAM ALBERPARHODES a a FORMATI ON’CONCERN ING auvin Pe BUREAU FILE 62-83894 Serials 80 184 and 225 During my absence 350 A.M today Fred sBIumen- thal in the of fice of DrewsPearson called and talked with Fier Bl thal stated arson has been in contact with thodes Phoenix telephone number 5-0048 ree hs which the above captioned took of flying di the Phoeni area in July of 1947 Blumenthal states that Dr Rhodes told Pearson~today that the FBI borrowed his negatives of the flying dises ond when asked for their return the FBI told Rhodes thesnegatives were not available Blumenthal asked whether there is any truth to this statement of Rhodes and what the FBI knew about him It appears that Pearson is interested in using the photographs on his television program and is désirougof borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to Dr Rhodes BACKGROUND Bureau files reflect that on Augusts29 1947 a Mr George Fugate Jr called at the Gd oh Office exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field Californjge He asked an gat to accompany him to interview William-Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying dise in Phoeniz on the afternoon of July 1947 The Phoeniz Sfice contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Ur Kinball«v¢rified the fact that Fugate came to Phoeniz as a representative ‘of/Colonel Donald Springer of jamilton Field and tt was sugges ted he Phoeniz Office assist Fugate not in investigat tng hy but in simply talking with Dr Rhodes RECORDED’ a Vo By letter dated September 1947 the Phoenix Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Riodes who did not have then in his immediate possession Rhodes stated however he would deliver then to the FBI the roTTowing mo morning for trons mittal i at Hamilton Field California oak eae ir I mont REW md [PAGE 181] LIAISON ATION a Ge WY HE ‘GO FILS bdlg"$ [PAGE 182] “erase Cy Ty aa A RP LE fi XT lA Of fi the reliability of Rhodes Memorandum to Mre Tolson On_the morning of August 30 1947 Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoeniz Office at righ bine they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Ur Fugate,a representative of the Army Air Force intelligence United States Irmy and that there was little if any chance of his getting the negatives back Ur khodes turned “the negatives over to the FBI with the Full understanding “they were being given to the Air Force and he would not Get—them pack 62-83894-80 page On April 17 1950 Mr Rhodes advised the Phoeniz Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI Fourth Air Force Base San Franeisco Cali- fornia since they had been made available to this agency by the Phoeniz Offtce on August 30 1947 By letter dated June 1949 the Phoenix Office advised the Bureau that on the previous da Mr Lynn Aldrich OSI representative Phoeniz Arizona called the Phoeniz Office stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had request their return Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was hazy OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concerning this matter ACTION TAKEN Mr Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred toby Ur._khodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned them over to AircForce intelligence representatives Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field California on August 30 1947 with the understanding he might never hove them returned ee ee ae Blumenthal was advised the FBI did not investigate this matter did not investigate Rhodes and had no interest whatsoever “in the matter other than to accompany the representative from Hanilton Field while interviewing Rhodes Blumenthal was told that for these reasons of course we had no information concerning Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this infor- mation and said he would contact the office of Special Investi- gations of the Air Force for what assistance they “night be to hime He satd—ulsohe-would- straighten out Rhodes informing him the FBI only asa “courtesy to the Air Force representatives received the negatives fron him and transmitted them oe [PAGE 184] Mr Tolaon June 1952 Le Wichols WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DIS¢s BUREAU FILE 62-83894 Serials 80 184 ond 225 During my absence at 11250 A.M today Fred Blumen thel in the office of Drew Pearson called and talked with Wick Blumenthal stated ‘earson has been in contact with Dre We As Rhodes Phoenix telephone number 5-9048 concerning photographs which the above captioned took of flying discs in the Phoeniz area in July of 1947 Blumenthal states that Dr Rhodes told Pearson today that the FBI borrowed his negatives of the flying discs and when asked for their return the FBI told Rhodes the negatives were not available Blumenthal asked whether there is ony truth to this statement of Rhodes and what the FBI knew about him It appears thet Pearson is interested in using the photographs on his television program and desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or heving them returned to Dr Rhodes BACKGROUND Bureau files reflect that on August 29 1947 Mr George Fugote Jre called at the Phoentz Office exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field California He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying dise tn Phoenix on the afternoon of July 1947 The Phoeniz Office contacted SAC Harry Kimbail of the San Francisco Office and Mr Kimball verified the fact thet Fugate come to Phoeniz as a representctive of Golonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field and it was suggested the Phoentz Office assist Fugate not in investigating the matter but in simply talking with Dr Rhodes By letter dated September 1947 the Phoentz Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not hove in his inmedicte possession Rhodes stcted however he deliver them to the FBI the foliowing morning for trans pl to Fugate at Hamilton Field California Mr Badd re Belnont i ee [PAGE 185] Memorandum to Ur Tolson wane 1952 On the morning of August 30 1947 Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr Fugate,a representative of the Army Air Foroe intelligence United States Army and that there was little if any chance of his getting the negatives back Ur Rhodes turned the négatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Foree and he would not get them back 62-83894-80 page On April 17 1950 Mr EBhodes advised the Phoeniz Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI Fourth Air Force Base San Franeisco Cali- fornia since they had been made avoilable to this agency by the Phoenix Offtce on August 30 1947 By letter dated June 1949 the Phoeniz Office advised the Bureau that on the previous date Mr Lynn Aldrich OSI representative Phoeniz Arizona called the Phoenix Office stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Froeneisco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had reque ste their return Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the natter was hazy OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorendum setting out essentially the information related above concerning this matter ACTION TAKEN Mr Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mr Bhodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned then over to Air Force Intelligence representatives Fourth Air Force Hamilton Field California on August 30 1947 with the understanding he night never have them returned Blumenthal was advised the FBI did not tnvestigate this notter did not investigate Rhodes and had no interest whatsoever in the motter other than to accompany the representative from Hamilton Field while interviewing Rhodes Blumenthal was told that for these reasons of course we had no information concerning the reliability of Rhodes Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this infor- mation and said he wouldsgontact the office of Special Investi- gations of the AirpR@pee for what assistancé they might be to him He said also he would straighten out Rhodes informing him the FBI only as a courtesy tpwthe “TF Porce representatives received the negatives from htm and tranemitted them [PAGE 186] July 15 1952 Mr Thad Culmer II Post Office Bor 99 Robinson Zllinois Zz Sue Pa age iy Dear wr Culmer Your letter of July 1952 has been received While I would like to be of service the subject matter of your communication does not relate to an activity within the investigative jurisdietton ofthe FBI I have however taken the liberty of referring a copy of your letter to The Honorable The Secretary of the Air Force Department of Defense Building The Pentagon Washington 25 who may be able to be of assistance Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director Copy of incoming to Secretary of the Air Forcembysform letter TEBs:pa “BSG 1959 yes COMM FBI MALED 78 [PAGE 187] Se Wd EG FIULSAT 40 Ldse Sy “OGY Trew JAIFD Gye [PAGE 188] Mr Tolson’ Mr Clegg— Mr Glavin Mr Harbo- Mr Rosen Mr Tracy Mr Laughlin Mr Mohr Tele Room Thad We Culmer IIq Mr Holloman’ Post Office Box 99 mics Gandy Robinson Illinoi Af Mre Je Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington District of Columbia Dear Mre Hoovers Perhaps this is a little out of your line of endeavor however I fecl that per haps you or your organization might be able to give me some information concerning the follewing matter From the first time it was written up in the press I have been keenly interested in strange celestial phenomena such as the flying disks popularly called“flying saucers.” istic Now out of all the thousands of people who have reported sightings not all ef them have had too much to drink nor could they have been victims of optical illusions retinal retention or hallucinations Some of the objects sighted could not have been jet craft guided missiles or rockets neither could they all have been weather instrumentse Unretouched and undectored photographs have given evidence that someone must have seen somethings It seems that both civil and military authorities are most willing to proclaim what the objects are not I feel there is more to the matter than meets the eye My decision to write you was based on the thought I would get straight answerse De you have any ideas or data on this subject Whet are your opinions If not where might I write for such information Any kindness consideration or in« formation which you can extend toward me concerning this matter will certainly be most sincerely appreciateds Very truly yours Thed We-Guimer IIe BERQRDED NDEXED eb gle [PAGE 190] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memurwnwltit UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To DIRECTOR FBI DATE July 29 1952 Pad SAC WASHINGTON FIELD 62-0 SUBJECT AERIAL OBJECTS “Flying Saucers INFORMATION CONCERNING On July 28 1952 at the Weekly Intelligence Conference Captain WILLIAM DERGAN Office of Special Investigations kth Air Force Base Bolling Field advised the representative of the FBI Washington Field Office over the prior weekend his office had received reports concerning the observation of aerial objects Captain DEEGAN referred to a phone call made to his Office by Special Agent LEONARD WEBSTER of the Washington Fi®ld Office furnishing to OSI the identity of a woman who reportedly had observed an aerial object DEEGAN praised the WFO for the expeditious fieti- fication in this instance Captain DEEGAN Colonel COLLINS DEEGAN's stperior office and Special Agent JOHN deBETTENCOURT in a conference on Juky 28 1952 discussed the matter of immediate notification of OSI This conference resulted in the request by Colonel COLLINS and Captain DEEGAN that in the event whenever information is received by the FBI in which it is alleged that someone has observed a Flying Saucer this information be immediately relayed to Captain DEEGAN's office It is to be noted that this office may be reached by dialing Code 1261 a and asking for Extension 509 Captain DEEGAN said this number should be called under these circumstances at any time day or night UYNRECORDED Copy FILED IN Captain DEEGAN stated that the Air Force is greatly concemed about this matter of aerial objects and said that the Air Force op Intelligence would appreciate the execution of the requested procedure mentioned above It is suggested that the Bureau bring this matter to the attention of its night supervisors since these night supérvisors also receive complaints from persons outside of the Bureau and may receivé information concerning the observation of aerial objects JMD:NPB RECORDED a a [PAGE 191] HU STICE TOW AISON ro DEP tr Ei 46 Ph cer Gewese Oe 99 pr [PAGE 192] stanmann rom No 64 Office Memorandum wnrrep st TO FBI vk FROM ri SUBJECT Director SAC Indianapolis 42-0 “JULY ee MciNpe July in the back waters of less ATES GOVERNMENT DATE July 31 1952 alon Lake ada he noticed a formation of bombing plan Be twenty in number ight estimated by in two Dr McINDOO stated lake suddenly dropped ot to be parachutes straight down for a ‘short and at a high rate of speed direction that then McINDOO was of the planes but stated bluish smoke He further had been dropped from the bluish smoke Dr that they stated planes He stated that he had been trip by PAUL GADDIS Kokomo Indi further information concerning ir dropped by na groups him to be four or she planes at first thought by these objects fell suddenly ew off in a unable to identify accomps flying south five miles over the hin went spurted vapor southwesterly the national lity had twin trails of the objects “which si nied on fishing and McIN ID had no planes or “the objects [PAGE 193] Marbo Rosen Laugntn one Tele Ke fo oman Gandy A a 62-83894 Ps aeeon080- REGISTERED AIR MAIL August Il 1952 Mr Glenn Bethel c/o The Commissioner Royal Canadian Mounted Police Ottawa Ontario Canada From John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject FLYING SAUCERS SEEN NEAR THESSALOW LAKE ONTARIO CANADA JULY 27 1952 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING Dre Re Be MeIndoo 820 West Walnut Street Kokomo Indiana on July 30 1952 advised that on July 27 1952 at approrimately 10:00 A.M while fishing in the back waters of Thessalon Lake Ontario Canada he noticed a formation of bombing planes sixteen to twenty in number in two groups flying south at a hetght estimated by him to be four or five miles Dr MeIndoo stated that the planes went over the lake and suddenly dropped objects at first thought by him to be parachutes He continued that these objects fell straight for a short time then suddenly spurted vapor and at a high rate of speed flew off in a southwesterly direction Dr MeIndoo was unable to identify the nationality of the planes but stated that they had twiw trails of blutsh smoke He further stated that the objects which had been dropped from the planes had stngle trails of bluish smoke EABi:mes Roy nil ce Foreign Service Des Ji tt MM man ObE MM FBI a ae LY We ‘in maven 30 [PAGE 194] Hie Sage ZUILSAF 30 1d30 Id3 [PAGE 195] He stated that he had been accompanied on his fishing trip by Poul Gaddis Xokomo Indiana Dr MeIndoo had no further tnformation concerning instant planes or the objects dropped by them The above ts furnished for your information fio further tngutries are contemplated [PAGE 196] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT xO MR Ae DATE July 29 1952 ok ee Vopr SUBJECT FLYING SAUCERS PURPOSE To advise at the present time the Air Force has fatled to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion in tts research regarding numerous reports of flying saucers and» flying discs sighted throughout the United States DETAILS 12 uM GS at ale eee Mr Philcor the Bureau's Air Force Ligison Representative made arrangements through the office of hf Major General John A Samford Director of Air Intelligence yx U.S Air Force to rece tefing._from Commander Randall oyd of the Current Intelligence Branch Estimates Division Air Intelligence regarding the present status of Air Intelligence research into the numerous reports regarding flying saucers and flying discs Commander Boyd advised that Air Intelligence has set up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases..0hiosthe.Air Technical Intelligence Center which has been established for the purpose of coordinating correlating.and making.research into all reports regarding flying saucers and fiying discs He advised that Air Force research has indicated that the sightings lying saucers goes back several eenturies and that the number of sightings reported vartes with the amount of publicity He advised that immediately if publicity appears in_newspapers the number of sightings reported increases considerably and that citizens immediately call in reporting stgntt which occurred several months previously Commander Boyd stated that these reported sightings of flying saucers are placed into three classifications by Air Intelligence Those sightings which are reported by citizens who claim they have seen flying saucers from the ground These sightings vary in description color and speeds Very little credence ts given to these sightings inasmuch as in most instances they are believed to be imaginative or some erplatnable object which actually erossed through the sky Sightings reported by commercial or military pilots These sightings are considered more credible RECORDED-1396 5399 NWPshke ee AB [PAGE 197] ies ie at 16 9-ida0'S gus an” y30'S S‘f 10-Ld30 [PAGE 198] by the Air Force inasmuch as commercial or military ptlots are experienced in the air and are not expected to see objects which are entirely imaginative In each of these instances the indtvidual who reports the sighting is thoroughly interviewed by a representative of Air Intelligence so that a complete description of the object stghted can be obtained Those sightings which are reported by pilots and for which there ts additional corroboration such as recording by radar or sit hting from the ground Commander Boyd advised that this latter classification constitutes two or three per cent of the total number of sightings but that they are the most credible reports received and are difficult to explain Some of these stghtings are originally reported from the ground then are observed by pilots in the air and then are picked up by radar instruments He stated that in these instances there is no doubt that these individuals reporting the sightings actually did see something in the sky However he explained that these objects could still be natural phenomena and still could be recorded on radar if there was some electrical disturbance in the sky He stated that the flying saucers are most frequently observed in areas where there ts heavy air traffic such as Washingtons..D.C.» and New York City He advised however that some reports are received from Other parts of the country covering the entire United States and that sightings—have recently been reported as far distant as Acapulco Mexico ore neh Morocco He advised that the sighting reported in the last classification have never been satisfactorily etplained He pointed out however that it is still possible these objects may be a natural phenomenon or some type of atmosphertcal disturbance He advised that tt is not entirély tmposstble that the objects sighted_may possibly be ships from another planet such as Mars He advised tha at present time there is nothing to substantiate this theory but the possibility is not being overlooked He stated that Air Intelligence is fairly certain that these objects are not ships or missiles from another nation in this world Commander Boyd advised that intense research ts being carried on presently by Air Intelligence and at the present time when credible reportings of sightings are received the Air Force is attempting in each instance to send up jet interceptor planes in order to -=2Qe [PAGE 199] obtain a better view of these objects However recent attempts in this regard have indicated that when the pilot in the jet approaches the object it invariably fades from view RECOMMENDATION None fhe foregoing is for your information [PAGE 200] From Subject August 1952 Director of Spectal Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington.25 De Ce John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation AERIAL OBJECTS FLYING SAUCERS MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING There are attached two coptes of a letter dated August 1952 from Florence Whitish Post Office Bor 526 Charleston South Carolina regarding Flying Saucers.” matter Miss Whitish's communication has been acknowledged and she has been informed of this referral No investigation is contemplated with regard to this Attachment [PAGE 202] O3X40N Od DHE RECORDED AUG 1952 [PAGE 204] August 12 1952 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon pial ake Ce Fron tas ue Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject FLYING SAUCERS Attached are two copies of a letter from Mrs Ora A Tyugrett dated July 31 1952 addressed to the War Department c/o Federal Bureau of Investigation the contents of which are self-erplanatory urs Tygrett's letter has been acknowledged and she has been advised of this referral Kilfgfe [PAGE 206] ee ttiwxcar aNd [PAGE 209] Sa Omcake he mene ator Apia Le Ota a fa Crle Cha datg [PAGE 210] DS ol Ke Ge dnt Wask-Z oe tf a MESES Pace i at Ss Flu EP feel pore Vane ogi Sat Fe [PAGE 211] Since reading ecarriec nes [PAGE 212] ‘STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To FROM SUBJECT He Beinon yh DATE July 31 1952 Re Higgins UNUSUAL FLASHES DURING ELECTRICAL STORM JERSEY SHORE PA.s JULY 28 1952 HARRY HSWINCHESTERs COMPLAINANT At 23 15 Qu on July 31 1952 Harry Winchester 315 Cemetery Street Jersey Shore Pa telephonically advised that in the early morning of 7-28-52 during a severe electrical storm in the area er of his residence he had observed seven unusual flashes i sky each flash being accompanied by a loud report Complainant who appeared to be under the influence of intoricants called as a result of recent newspaper stories regarding phenomena allegedly observed during past week in this country Bureau indices contain no information identifiable with the complainant Action [PAGE 213] August 13 oe 270 Mr Benedicto Romero 1647 Park Avenue New York City Dear Mr Romero I have received your letter of July 31 1952 The matter referred to in your letter is not within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and I have taken the liberty of forwarding copy of your letter to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate action Very truly yours John Edgar Hoover Director EHM ke rE ec New York Attachment NOLL Bureau files fatl to reflect any tnjormavion that can be identified with Mr Romero [PAGE 215] mm 1UE mi 4-228 SEARCH SLIP Rooms 20¢ Subj Bane VicVe Lae Ae ——FExact Spelling Searchena¢ +4—<All References Initiat Subversive Ref Date ——Main File ——Restricted to Locality of Supervisor_<z on 78 FILE NUMBER SERIALS aaa ial Initialed [PAGE 217] Ried ts CA phyA Pees [PAGE 219] August 14 1952 io ee a urs Fred Haufe 06 Walnut Avenue Fairmont West Virginia Dear Mrs Haufe I have received your letter of August 1952 and want to thank you for making the informa- tion contained theretn avatlable to this Bureau The matter referred to in your letter is not within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate action Sincerely yours John Edgar Haover Directors pues eB BHU ke he A co Pittsburgh Attachment NOTE Bureau fares canbe idensiyied reflect any information Hau fe “QU es [PAGE 221] 606 WALNUT AVENUE FAIRMONT VA PHONE 3765 August 1,1952 Hon.J.Edgar Hoover Dept.F.B.I Washingten,D.C Dear Sir ebjects called-Flying Saucers that I begin te speculate as te whether we are the enly Natien er ceunpy te witness such a display I have we hearing se much about the Of course it could be that these edd objects are pest filled Rad@r centrelled waiting te be punctured.We heve been se accused by anether Natien that me doubt they have devised some diabolical plan te test on us I am net inclined te pass those ever lightly,because I believe that these gadgets can be made and contrelled to the extent of great numbers in groupings Alse,I believe it is very unwise to make public the locations ef sightings as many folk are prene te worry,and a state of mind like this is exactly what our enemy is seeking Any one wise enuf te perfect such would net enly knew their travel distance but also their lecation,therefore neo talk er publications ceuld benefit us in that EA 68 RECORDED 36 Pee a I hope that someone has had the integrity and foresight te learn where if in any other country these things have been seen INDEXED 36 si Oye Thanking you in adVance for the courtesy of a reply,I remain Respectfully yours Tia Fiet [PAGE 223] SXTANDARD FORM NO 64 “Office Movetntin UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI DATE August 1952 wht SAC Cincinnati 100-0 suBjecT ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION WRITTEN IN GERMAN LANGUAGE RECEIVED BY NG TI ENQUIRER PERTAINING TO ING SAUCERS SECURITY MA’ Mr DORIS of the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer furnished the Cincinnati Office with the enclosed letter and envelope received anonymously at the Cincinnati Enquirer in an envelope postmarked 7-3-52 at Cincinnati Ohio It will be noted that the enclosed letter is written in the German language and I am also enclosing a rather loose translation of the letter as furnished by the Cincinnati Enquirer In view of the widespread interest in so-called flying saucers I am forwarding this material to the Bureau with the thought in mind that the Bureau may desire to have a careful translation made of the attached letter and the results if deemed advisable made available to other Governmental agencies Enelosures EWY:1M [PAGE 224] rig uyyoayt WOIsts Wi 01 3\\4934 [PAGE 225] EX-L INFORMATION scale ‘gat abe Date August 13 1952 To Director of Special Investigations The Inapector General Department of the Atr Force The Pentagon Washington 25 De Ceo From John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject ANONYMOUS COM/UNICATION WRITTEN IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE RECEIVED BY THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER PERTAINING TO FLYING SAUCERS” SECURITY MATTER There ts attached for your information and any action you desire to take in this matter a Photostat of a letter written in German received J/rom Gn anonymous source which was addressed to the Cincinnati Enquirer A Photostat of the envelope in which the letter was forwarded is attached and indicates it was mailed on July Sl 1958 at Cincinnati Ohio For your further assistance in this natter translation of the attached letter from the German ts attached SECURITY INPORVATION Eee [PAGE 227] Sed AG laws farrbr te Wefe wt lite foot Wohl han Aer dren olbrrri berger dled yng net Mn Avid wit PO~n Meek atelar tira thf he Borger St gee OR SE me dh ceah scans Awd AAL oie Oudtirernn ttn OWAormaAinoht Hv nebren i ae Z49 ong heee for Angel Rr rem inn Gee befrnde rwiek Be cbaers bn Aud Ser boul pani et rh im Reovrenpe Hard Ad Mere UA Yan 30-3 S660 Winer Wallen Ka Amare Ayyen Vi dro ANbd Yeourbty dd Aad Jou PAM rs bard A ScH [PAGE 228] Jad AG dans fob 1/Le Wepe wt lehe fort Mchh Athan Fen sein tery rbd awry aot Te Bad wil Dow Mth ele nach rl tone Wottee wtbohe erm drikry wf Ache Gh oegeer thud Aer an Dormebermitonce’ dhisn chil mn cok saab Awd AL Cane BERS thai OnAo-modvnohs fv nelvKim dh bay Deveay Har Sue Wah dy A ith AL he [PAGE 229] sf nee ee a why SAL wA 14 a or ret baz oo Wotfe wt le Me fp Herp Nthin ae ewan i tee Ad Abie Mai- Ais Vy i PrOrw Yieck ar tir CF ey eo oh be tips wtlopy Oaniw Arik fy Aithen Uh ovgee Aad Aer me bar bert rau LAY IF SO ee ne cod ey pe Cuan WAG edwin TG- OnAo-nro drole Met AVAL Soler aw Qe ve aveh A es Kart anew iw Ay asaw i rt Aman i Poet Apts ht In hefins ty vt Kowtrotle gerade fer ey ee ay dv Adad Ser nth nA na oh ig od po YN Le Cidon A-o rte Pmiok Al'ar Ro giah ese Vw wv hon lamin how Pitl Me leh Agi gd LQ and Ay peinch yi Clert~on Ann df ahi AA hl th bo pathie Har De WokAny ie Auy pfs Ab iH Fedak apy Lol Ker fh Marvinn hed H.S¢H [PAGE 230] FLYING SAUCERS Since 19 there have beem experimental weapons which should new be te preauneele The ene about which there has been se mueh discussien is a V-Weapen which has a disc-like reund bedy sient 48.50 metres in diameter and has by way ef emission te 50 autematic leer werd net legible With the setting eff ef the disc these retate areund a sensitive plexi-glass sphere in the center in which are lecated the werd net legible and guiding apparatus for distance flights Inside the sphere there is alse enough space for high explosive atom bembs These weapons wrceemes eeccnn sanen eonee net legible and show an effective range ef frem 30 te 35,000 kilemetres V-Weapon Konstrus Technician Riedel er Riedet Germany says it is a typical V-Weapon en which he himself worked I am pesitive that the truth is better than keeping the people in ignorance This letter is written apparently by a net highly literate persen with undeveleped handwriting It is my epinien that he is net making up what [PAGE 231] he has written If I were handling this I sheuld turn his letter ever te the FBI or some ether investigating agency te see if he kmews anything mere August 1952 [PAGE 232] UNITED STATES EV QULRER [PAGE 235] C1AC CINWATI EV QUIRER [PAGE 237] RECORDED 115 JNDEXED41g¢ on [PAGE 239] August 13,5).1952 Mre He Jennings 3096 Hazelmary Zone 17 Pontiac Michigan Am SORA O44 nechRoeoe Dear Mr Jennings I have received your letter of August 1952 and want to thank you for making the informa- tion contained therein available to this Bureau a FYE The matter referred to tn your letter its not within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and I have taken the liberty of forwarding copy of your- letter to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate action Very truly yours John Edgar Hoover Director ce Detroit Note for Detroit Mr Jennings advised the Bureau in hig Letter of his theory regarding flying saucers It was Mr Jennings’ opinion flying saucers are nanufactured by General Electric or General Motors Research Laboratories consist of aluminum tanks filled with helium gas under pressure and work on magnetic principles EBAMs key i RARE er [PAGE 245] Sia rs Le SERVICE win 4-228 SEARCH SLIP ‘Supervisor Room Subj —___Exact Spelling Searchers lAll References Initial xj Subversive Ref Date —__Main File —__Restricted to Locality of FILE NUMBER SERIALS Initialed [PAGE 246] ‘STANDARD FORM NO 64 ig op MenSrandum UNITED GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI pate 8/7/52 FROM SAC Philadelphia OQ SUBJECT FLYING SAUCERS At the weekly liaison conference held in the Philadelphia Office on August 1952 Major ELIRIDGE advised that OSI is no longer interested in receiving reports concerning flying saucers fy The above is submitted for the Bureau's inform:tion JLK:ERG [PAGE 247] RECORDED- ea SAC PHILADELPHIA August 15 1952 FLYING SAUCERS SI LIAIS i AISON ‘ek Reurlet August 1952 in which you stated that at a weekly liaison conference held in Philadelphia Major Eldridge advised that OSI ts no longer interested in receiving reports coneerning flying saucers OSI as the official Air Force liaison agency has agreed to accept reports regarding flying saucers and to transmit these reports to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Atr Force Base Ohio where all information pertaining to flying saucers is coordinated If Major Fldridge still inststs that he does not desire to receive reports regarding flying saucers you should advise the Bureau and the matter wtll be discussed further with OSI Headquarters in Washington wwPrnke fk” [PAGE 248] GG id py gj dny FINSAT 30 Lazo Ss I9y WOO VWyM-99AIT9 I [PAGE 249] August 1952 Mrs Dewey Wilson e727 Maryland Avenue Ae Baltimore 18 Maryland Dear Mr Wilson Your letter postmarked July 30 1952 has been received and appreciate the interest prompting you to bring your comments to my attention Since your communication may be of interest to another governmental agency I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it to The Honorable The Secre- tary of the Air Force Department of Defense Building The Pentagon Washington 25 Ce Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director DICzamk:mfo7 “oGopy of incoming sent to the Secretary of the Air Force by short form [PAGE 251] ae eee Hams Fr AD NA ieee i Rothe Carmrad gE ba oie barr Fo Anerat Vapor SonkeaS Ureer od not Unlhty es ee py eee te OA Ofer ont ator eo a seen Za LIAKp gor tH ao [PAGE 252] si i at tase aA ‘aang ye/iatee fF wi Str WW oie hea Onn [PAGE 253] mY COPY 2727 Maryland ave Baltimore 18 MD Edgar Hoover July 28-1952 F.B.I Washn DC Dear sir I would like to submit a theory that may lead to a solution of what the Flying saucers really are=these objects could be Lights caused by Radio Television Beams illuminating moist vapor not unlike phosphous on rain soaked wood in certain seasons-the northern lights “aurora Borealus have manifested themselves for years setting up Electro magne- tism Earth potential which distorts normad Telegraph Communications The lights are somewhat like a Fan can be seen as far south as Equator- It is my opinion that Flying Saucers are Electrically induced currents onto a space small clouds and causing it to glow- this cloud being charged Electrically and magnetic polarity being same as the interceptor it can never be overtaken and would if persued gradually grow Dimmer dissappear giving the impression that it out ddstanced the persuer with a great Burst of speed This is submitted as a theory as I do not have the power or facilities to prove or disprove But I submit a suggestion whereby a test could be made When these saucers appear again Have the TV all Broadcasts silenced from the air and check for results-this may not change immediately as other Elements in this Build up can not be turned off or on at a given signal However I firmly believe that if the idea as set forth in my crude way is submitted to more learned persons then I some solution is inevitable Dewey Wilson [PAGE 254] ‘SSTANDANO FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO We Ae Branigan My DATE August 12 FROM SUBJECT Nichols Rosen ‘Tracy Harbo periodical aon 47 aI Mohr enti tl edA'sun Grapl ted 952 received See UhSon by the Bureau om fice the Lega ‘ttache Nease mertcan Embassy London Cony lesired the attached periodical containing an a cle rela to th tt matter be filed in the captioned Attachment RECORDED 44 [PAGE 256] This might be a picture of flying saucers taken at night over Arizona or New Mexico It was in fact taken in Dr Menzel’s laboratory at Harvard University Look JUNE 17 1952 ae if THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING AUCER One of America’s leading astronomers goes into his laboratory at Harvard and disposes of the flying-saucer myth He adds sim- ple instructions for making flying saucers in your own kitchen By Dr DONALD MENZEL Donald Menzel is professor of astrophys- ics and associate direc- tor of solar research at Harvard University His work on flying sau- cers was done in re- sponse to a request from LOOK The Air Force has expressed lively interest in it SUPPOSE that I should be especially well qualified to write about flying saucers since I happen to be one of the few persons who has actually seen one My solar studies take me frequently to Colorado and New Mexico and I was at the Holtoman Air Base near Alamogordo at the height of the flying-saucer scare That very morning I had glimpsed what seemed to be several saucers moving overhead—until I focused my eyes more clearly and recognized the objects as weather balloons That after- noon I expressed my belief that most of the saucers could be thus explained But others in the group—including several well-known sci- entists—indicated that there was probably more to the saucer story than that Early that evening I had my second attack of saucers I was in the back seat of an auto- mobile being driven toward Alamogordo and admiring the full moon as it rose over Sacra- mento Peak toward the east A few degrees north of the moon I noticed what seemed to be a bright star and then a second star not far from the first Casually I assumed that they were Castor and Pollux in the constellation of CONTINUED 35 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 13 [PAGE 257] FLYING SAUCERS continued Orderly processes of natural laws explain saucers These are the Lubbock Lights as photographed Aug 30 1951 over Lubbock Texas by 18-year-old Car Hart Jr Gemini Then very suddenly I realized that Gemini was a winter object the two stars had to be something else Like most astronomers I am always hope- ful of finding a nova exploding star which can be seen with the naked eye so I rapidly opened the window of the car for a better look I could bring neither of these objects into clear focus although nearby Antares was sharp Both hazy disks shone with a slightly bluish light They were in a sense “flying” simply because they were elevated Suddenly alive to the fact that I was seeing something unusual I asked the driver to stop We climbed out of the car just in time to see the saucefy literally fade away as mysteriously as they had ap- peared I reported the occurrence in detail to the Air Force I later found that an English meteorologist Edward Lowe had recorded a similar phe- nomenon as long ago as 1838—similar except for the fact he saw four instead of two ghostly images flying near the moon Perhaps you expect me to say at this point that I can explain exactly what I saw that evening I am sorry to disappoint you I cannot I have certain ideas on the subject but they are only hypotheses—reasonable but not yet fully confirmed I shall explain those ideas but first let me say what I do Nort believe I do Not believe that what I saw or anything anyone has re- ported seeing were missiles or messengers or vehicles from the moon or Mars or space I do Not believe they were missiles or messengers or vehicles from Russia or any other foreign country Indeed how simple science and life would be if every time we encountered some seem- ingly inexplicable fact we could blame it on some outside force over which we have no control Such a mode of thought is as old as man himself Our prehistoric ancestors personalized 36 etn sine ne en ie on te ed or all the forces of nature Gods blew the winds threw lightning bolts and stoked the fires that belch forth from volcanic craters Brilliant showers of meteors have made men fear that the end of the world was immi- nent The ancients have interpreted a solar eclipse_as a dragon devouring the sun and re- joiced when their beating drums and weapons frightened the dragon away How simple this type of science No labo- ratory experiment to prove or test the hypo- theses No complicated mathematics to study the details of the process Nothing to argue about here For each new and unexplained fact we invent a new god—or assume the exist- ence of a superintelligence How simple—and how wrong Centuries of civilization have taught us the futility of inventing mysterious forces and superhuman beings You could explain any- thing that way Such explanations however are completely useless and nature falls into chaos subject to the whim of a pagan deity instead of to the orderly processes of natural laws “An Uncivilized Attitude” As a scientist I am not bothered if I can- not give a complete iron-clad explanation for every phenomenon I meet Unraveling the puzzles of science is my business—as well as my pleasure I find the world still full of unsolved problems I look for the explanations but I do not arbitrarily invent forces that make expla- nation unnecessary i Why then have so many civilized people chosen to adopt an uncivilized attitude toward flying saucers I think there are three reasons First flying saucers are unusual All of us are used to regularity We naturally attribute mystery to the unusual Second we are all nervous We live ina world that has suddenly become hostile We a ae have unleashed forces we cannot control many persons fear we are heading toward a war that will end in the destruction of civilization Third people enjoy being frightened a little They go to Boris Karloff double features But such analysis should concern the psy- chologist rather than the natural scientist so let me hasten back to our flying saucers First of all we must recognize that “flying saucers,” in the public mind cover a wide va- riety of objects and phenomena Some of them we can almost immediately dispose of al- though the mere fact of their misinterpretation has been one of the chief difficulties men have encountered in getting at the basic truth A man sitting in the park on a calm sum- mer afternoon scarcely realizes how intense the winds aloft may be Perhaps real gales exist with speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour different layers moving in opposite directions Light flat objects such as newspapers or kites can be caught in an occasional whirlwind and lifted to enormous heights where they may fly for hundreds of miles before they again reach the ground Weather balloons which are often released in groups rather than singly are not at all uncommon Indeed most such objects lose their true identity when viewed against the sky And it is extremely hard to recognize them Occasional reflections from distant planes or even from the backs of high-flying birds account for some of the reports The planet Venus has on many occasions produced its own series of sensations Few people seem to realize that this planet when at greatest bril- lianee can be plainly seen in the daytime I floating cirrus clouds overlie it the planet mg give the illusion of being in rapid motion Mc people find it difficult to focus their eyes of distant object hence they see a bright blur the sky and thus give rise to another flyir saucer story [PAGE 258] ‘costumes executed hy BROOKS This familiar theater-program credit represents a $2,000,000-a-year gross business costuming everything from Broadway stars to circus elephants Routine sight at Brooks a show girl hur- rying off to try on her next new costume A wardrobe is born designer Irene Sharaff with pro- ducers Ben Segal Chandler Cowles in Stroock’s office HE 39-year-old Brooks Costume Com- pany is the biggest in the business It is responsible for the eye appeal of 80 per cent of Broadway's current musicals It does a large part of New York’s TV-cos- tume business and will open a TV service branch in Hollywood shortly Brooks’ big- gest regular customer is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey circus with its annual $300,000 wardrobe And for $400,000 Brooks costumed Cecil de Mille’s movie about that circus Arena skating shows like Hollywood Ice Revue Sonja Henie’s Ice Show Holiday on Ice run about $200,000 for costumes three times most Broadway show budgets The bulk of Brooks’ business how- ever does not come from its big customers like Roxy and Radio City shows Guys and Dolls chorus lines The King and I cos- Produced by PATRICIA COFFIN First costumes are made in drab muslin tried on for freedom of movement Later best materials ate used tumes It comes from the 175-odd shows Brooks outfits weekly for universities drama clubs church societies junior leagues civic pageants summer theaters and municipal operas all over the country Brooks has 135,000 costumes for rent from $2000 ball gowns once owned by Mrs Rob- ert Ogden Goelet to Indian costumes from Annie Get Your Gun For $10 a night the lead in a Northwestern University play goes on in a gown once worn by Maude Adams Bea Lillie or Mary Martin This is possible because of suave sil- ver-haired James Stroock's policy of buying back the costumes he was origi- nally paid a fat fee to make “He's king of his own state,” says producer John Mur- ray Anderson Famous for his nicknames he calls Stroock president of Brooks “The Pope,” “because he is so omnipotent.” CONTINUED Irene Sharaff discusses Paul Hartman’s [PAGE 259] conditions exist flying saucers become likely spread out horizontally to,form a thin layer of smoke and haze This ceiling occurs at the point of highest temperature Smoke dust and all kinds of general haze tend to collect in this layer From below or above you may not be aware of its existence But as you pass through it you see a fine black line extending from horizon to horizon On that famous day in June 1947 when Kenneth Arnold of Boise Idaho spotted from his private plane nine distant saucers moving at “fantastic speeds” along the slopes of Mt ‘Rainier he may well have been flying not too far from one of these layers of inversion haze His was the observation that touched off the saucer scare Let us turn to the official Air Force release and quote Arnold himself could see their outline quite plainly against the snow as they 4pproached the mountain They flew very close to the mountain tops directly south to south- east down the hog’s back of the range flying like geese I watched for about three minutes chain of saucerlike things at least five miles long swerving in and out of the high mountain peaks They were flat like a pie pan and so shiny they reflected the sun like a mirror.” In Arnold's own story there are several clues that should have pointed out the answer long ago Anyone familiar with mountains knows that the ridges where ascending cur- rents of air from opposite sides meet and mix are subject to the most violent drafts From the Harvard and University of Colorado observa- tory at Climax Colo I have observed with a telescope the blowing snow on the ridges of 14,000-foot peaks and have noted the billow- ing gusts rage along the “hog’s back.” It is indeed highly probable that the slopes of Mt Rainier are equally turbulent And if their turbulence reaches upward into the haze the warped layers would reflect sunlight and a progression of moves would make the crests seem to move with phenomenal speed And if you doubt whether mere bending or crinkling of a hazy layer could cause the bright reflection note how a fold of a lace curtain—or piece of cheesecloth—similarly re- flects the light The reflection is brightest when the curvature is sharpest Most daytime saucers are a variant of this phenomenon The mirage effect is here of secondary importance The “ghost” balloons are perhaps the sim- plest of all mirage phenomena The balloon itself is responsible As it “punctures” some fairly high inversion a large bubble of colder air settles down from above forming in effect a sort of supermagnifying lens or telescope This imperfect lens of air forms an image of the balloon And as the lens changes its size and shape the distorted image darts wildly around with phenomenal speed--like a reflec- tion of the sun from a hand mirror To demonstrate some of these effects chiefly those associated with the luminous night saucers—I prepared a simple laboratory experiment as follows I filled a cylindrical jar half full of benzene and carefully floated a layer of acetone on top Gentle stirring pro- duced a narrow region where the chemical composition changed slowly upward Benzene has optical qualities analogous to those of cold air and acetone to those of warm air I thus reproduced in a small space what would ordi- narily require miles of terrestrial atmosphere The liquids produce remarkable effects A beam of light focused diagonally up- ward from a small slide projector would or- dinarily strike the ceiling But caught in the “inversion layer,” the beam obediently curved downward Tiny globules of glycerine emulsi- fied in the benzene scattered the light and made the beam visible The original circular pinhole used in the projector was distorted into an oval shape and clearly marked with some pat- tern suggesting a surface structure Laboratory “Saucers” Any motion of the liquid—produced as the result of a rocking—made the saucer slip about Turbulence caused by a delicate octirring of the medium near the light beam gave dozens of flying disks The color effects resulting in part from the glycerine globules were star- tling and beautiful Finally when I replaced the single pinhole with a row that simulated distant street lights the resulting images be- haved and looked like the Lubbock Lights These considerations do not explain every- thing The green fire balls are still something of a mystery though many will prove to be meteors Prof Fred Whipple of Harvard has called my attention to the fact that the color prebably arises from the presence of magne- stan In tne imeveor ise ‘his metal well known to be an abundant constituent of the ro/k meteors emits green light when incan- descent The reported slowness of motion may be due to great distance associated with the clarity of the desert skies This mirage-phenomena theory includes tke flying saucers seen on radarscopes The same sort of conditions which cause optical mirages cause radar mirages as well as any radar expert will hasten to tell you They cause television mirages too Everyone knows cases where a television station normally miles out of range suddenly comes in powerful and steady Also the stress laid on the optical pecu- liarities of air over deserts should not be mis- leading The temperature inversions of which I speak are common over the desert and over coastal waters but they are not limited to such areas They can appear anywhere and do A bad smog for example is usually a sign of a temperature inversion But they are more frequent over deserts which explains in part the fact thal saucer reports are more frequent over deserts You too can have flying saucers in your home Perhaps not as elaborate as the ones I have just described but nevertheless adequate to demonstrate some of the effects You may simulate the gradual bending that causes a mirage by using a sharp reflection at a water surface Fill the kitchen sink to the brim and set up a candle or row of candles close to the edge along one side A box with a series of pinholes illuminated by a light or candle is even better Now face the lights from the opposite side of the sink keeping your eye close to the water surface and see the bright reflections Now have someone gently stir the water and pro- duce waves The lights will float and travel— and even show the disklike form character- istic of a reflection from the trough of a wave One can even reproduce the saucers with light reflected from the surface of coffee in a cup As I have said earlier these experiments are suggestive rather than definitive More work is necessary to prove the phenomenon The analysis indicates however a clear plan for future study and research I believe that these experiments will eventually cause the saucer scare to vanish most appropriately into thin air the region that gave birth to it END The forces entrusted with the defense of the from the skies still must look for “flying saucers.” In its next issue Loox will tell the story of this secret hunt by our aerial defenders In normal air light from the ground simply spreacs out into space Outside its With a temperature inversion light bends in refracting layer of air range where the earth curves away there is darkness and no strange phenomena A ray of light will thus be seen in areas far distant from its source WARM AIR ACTING AIR LAYER COLD SURE Drawing by Al Ewers [PAGE 260] luminous by night They may appear singly in clusters or fly in precise geometrical forma- tion The best-defined patterns of this type have been called the Lubbock Lights since their best-known appearance was in Lubbock Texas They have however appeared else- where Next we have the mysterious balls of green fire Are they or are they not related to the luminous “Foo Fighters” that occasionally seem to accompany a plane or even engage it in a mysterious sort of shadowboxing Finally there are the “ghost” saucers that seem to hover suspiciously around a freshly launched balloon and rush off at some unprecedented speed—presumably to report their findings At least four such ghosts have been reliably re- ported Many of the records refer to some tre- mendous distance or speed And here I ask this question How can an observer on the ground from a single station and with his eyes alone give a reliable estimate of all three figures distance size and speed If you think that this is easy try it sometime—on the moon for ex- ample The reported saucers move at varied an- gular speeds either sideways or vertical Their unknown actual speed depends on how far away they actually are They may “veer” sharply at any given moment At times the images are extremely brilliant Sometimes they show a trace of structure which some observers have associated with “windows” or “portholes’”’ of a space craft They move without sound and hence seem to be controlled without any normal forces of power that we would ascribe to a craft on earth The objects are generally round or oval and bear no resemblance to any known air- eraft already built or being built on earth But are we justified in reversing these arguments and saying that since no terrestrial eraft could have such properties and since no human beings could withstand the tremendous buffeting that the flying saucers seem to get the objects must perforce be space ships manned by beings of decidedly nonhuman characteristics I ask again Is this sweeping FLYING SAUCERS continued Wherever certain well-known ai conclusion justified Or shall we accept tem- porarily what seems to be a much more rea- sonable alternative that the flying saucers are not material objects at all The one thing that can respond instan- taneously to force is a light beam You can stand at the foot of a high mountain and with a hand mirror flash a signal from base to peak and back again a distance of more than 10 miles in a tenth of a second or less But if we see something flashing over cliff and forest with a speed of 100 miles a second or accelerat- ing with a force 1000 times greater than that of gravity must we conclude that it is a manned craft An Optical Phenomenon Let us then accept as a working hypoth- esis the idea that saucers may be an optical phenomenon—though nonetheless real To me as a scientist this was the only course along which to proceed And the hypoth- esis that these were optical phenomena tak- ing place primarily in desert regions inevit- ably brought the next logical consideration to my mind In the science of atmospherics there is a well-known condition known as “temperature inversion,” It is simple enough Normally the air grows colder as one goes farther up from the surface of the earth But sometimes the reverse is true and a layer of warm air over- lies layers of colder air During the war I was a member and later chairman of the Wave Propagation Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which conducted a series of tests on the desert We were studying radar images but light behaves in many ways like radar What we learned about the desert applies as much to light as to radar We learned that temperature inversions were as we had expected extremely common on the desert During the day the desert is ex- tremely hot At night or even during the day under certain cloud conditions the ground rapidly cools off But the air cools more slowly Thus the air cools more quickly where it actu- ally is in contact with the ground but for some distance continues to get warmer with he ight Then well away from the ground it begins to become cooler again Scientists have long known that regions of the atmosphere wherein the temperature changes rapidly with height can cause a mi- rage Mirage That is the key to the whole prob- lem of saucers And working on that assump- tion I have been able to reproduce in the labo- ratory most of the essential features of the saucers Much more study both theoretical and experimental is necessary before we shall un- derstand this complicated problem in all its details I am confident however that we can eventually produce and observe the phenom- enon at about any time we wish to Mirage A mirage is fundamentally an image caused by a lens of air Since air lenses are almost never perfect the world we see through them is distorted and unreal Like seeing through spectacles that do not fit your eyes Or looking in one of those highly curved mirrors in an amusement park And yet you see mirages every day with- out really knowing it As you drive along a highway on a hot day the dark asphalt in the distance seems to be covered with water—a film that evaporates as the car advances This is the ordinary mirage we familiarly associate with the desert the thirsty traveler the vision of a receding lake and only sand The water of course is an image of the sky projected against the distant landscape The light rays that produce the illusion traverse a path that is concave upward But give us a cool layer of air at the ground as in the desert at night and light rays will curve in the reverse direction following along the surface of the earth City Lights Become “Saucers” Where the daytime mirage projects the image of the sky against the earth the night- time desert variety projects the image of the earth against the sky And hence if we have distant lights—such as those of a city—these lights will appear to float in the sky Moreover if the intervening air contains waves or is tur- bulent to any degree the lights will appear to move riding in on the crest of a wave like ripples of moonlight on the ocean If the source is a line of distant street lamps the images appear to fly in formation—the Lubbock Light phenomenon One further property of these temperature inversions serves to emphasize the effect and undoubtedly contributes to the daytime sau- eers Daytime inversions are fairly common but they usually lie higher than the ones that occur at night on the desert You can often see them—or at least recognize their existence A column of smoke from a distant chimney will sometimes rise smoothly upward and then In the city the angle of vision is small and the sky is full of smoke and dust Thus The clear air of the desert and the lack of buildings or of hills make it pel even if conditions were perfect for “saucers,” fewer would be observed over cities possible to see long distances increase the number of observed events [PAGE 261] But by no means all of the objects can be so dismissed After we have eliminated the false saucers and the erroneous reports that we trace to misidentification there do remain a number that we cannot completely write off Such as the ones I saw myself The first question we are called upon to answer is this If these objects are natural objects why did they suddenly appear for the first time in 1947 An honest question and a basic one for if it cannot be answered we are in difficulties But the answer is simple They were seen in the skies long before 1947 Scien- tific literature is full of them England Had Durham Lights Take for example the Lubbock Lights which appeared in the sky near Lubbock Texas last summer and were photographed Similar phenomena have been long reported England was mildly excited over the Durham Lights almost a century ago In 1897 our papers were filled with stories about a mysterious cigar-shaped airship seen at odd places over the country The lights and men aboard were clearly visible Finally the great inventor Thomas A Edison himself dis- posed of the rumor Here is a quotation from the magazine Nature for May 25 1893 “During a recent wintry cruise in H.M.S Caroline a curious phenomenon was seen Unusual lights were reported by the officer of the watch They ap- peared sometimes as a mass at others spread out in an irregular line They bore north until I lost sight of them about midnight The globes of fire altered in their formation now in a massed group with an outlying light then the isolated one would disappear and the others would take the form of a crescent of diamonds.” The account also mentioned a “looming mirage,” of which I shall have more to say later This report interests me for two reasons hese “lights” were one of many sets of “saucers” made by Dr Menzel in his laboratory Note the “mother ship.” First it would almost serve as a description of the Lubbock Lights Second my own theory of the Lubbock Lights was developed and tested in my laboratory before I found this account in Natzire—and my theory directly as- sociates looming mirages with the lights The next question is quite natural Even granting that these phenomena have a long history why are they so much more frequent today than in the past List the places where flying saucers have been seen and you will notice that the great majority were reported in very hot areas over deserts—in Arizona New Mexico and Texas For years these states were sparsely settled But since the war began they are the areas in which the most startling population growth has been tallied Irrigation has brought farmers in The dry heat has made tourist havens of Phoenix and Tucson The air age has made these flat clear-skied areas the natural locations for great bomber and fighter bases Finally atomic energy has chosen New Mexico as its headquarters In brief there are more eyes to scan the heavens Hence more is seen The answer is as simple as that The clear skies are themselves a partial answer Beyond two or three miles especially toward the horizon the milky haze cuts down visibility in Eastern areas In the West one is accustomed to seeing a mountain peak more than 150 miles away Finally the most important question of all If the saucers aren’t superhuman or con- trolled by superhumans what are they First we must study the reports A careful analysis of all the available data indicates that—after we have subtracted the balloons papers distant planes Venus and the like—a substantial amount of reliable but un- explained material still remains This falls into several definite patterns ovals disks or other patterns either shining silver by day or CONTINUED Photographed by Arthur Rothstein i pete PN Tete Dr Menzel begins setting up his apparatus using a large glass jar benzene and acetone Acetone floating on benzene simulates air levels lens effect distorts Dr Menzel's face A glass rod seems to bend as it passes from one liguid to other Light bends in this way A light shining through the liquids bends at the meeting point.Same is true in air layers [PAGE 262] INFORMATION saan aan August 11 1952 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General AD Department of the Atr Force The Pentagon Washington 25 De Ce From John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject “Pht ko SAUCERS SEEN WEAR THESSALOW LAKE OGNTARLO CAWADA JULY 27 1952 MISCELLANEOUS INFORV ATION CONCERRI WC br Re MeIndoo 820 West Walnut Street Xokomo Indiana on July 30 1952 advised that on July 27 1952 at approximately 10:00 while fishing in the back waters of Thessalon Lake Ontario Canada he noticed a formation of bombing planes sixteen to twenty tn number tn two groups flying south at a hetght estimated by hin to be four or five ntles Dr MeIndoo stated that the planes went over the lake and suddenly dropped objects at first thought by hin to be parachutes He continued that these objects fell straight for a short time then suddenly spurted vapor and at a high rate of speed flew off ina sou thwesterly dtrection Dr McIndoo waa unable to identify the nationality of the planes but stated that they had twin trails of bluish snoke He further stated that the objects which had been dropped from the planes had single trails of bluish ay SECURITY INFORMATION tare oH REGURDED-86 PGA Ke prey AUG 13 i952 i “FS AUG 191952 [PAGE 263] i if li il i SECURITY INFORMATION -osPrpeeeeie He stated that he had been accompanted on hts fishing trip by Paul Gaddis Xokomo Indiana Dr McIndoo had no further information concerning instant planes or the objects dropped by them No further inquirtes are contemplated in this matter However if additional information is received by this Bureau you will be promptly advised Ps See SECURITY INFORMATION CosPIoEATAL [PAGE 264] Auguat 21 1952 Sra te rt Ft ie Nellte Dull Route Staunton Virginia Dear rss Dull I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated August 12 1952 addressed to Atr Force Intelligence the Justice Department and this Sureau A careful revitewof the contente of your comnuntcation fatls to reflect that the subject matter contained therein is within the jurisdiction of this Bureau Sincerely yours i John Edgar Hoover Director co Richmond with copy of ict ng KWD:relimes Note Bufiles fail to reflect any saaries cere record on the addressee [PAGE 265] ware 77 ai 134 sh Ne yousne wooy 139938 [PAGE 266] Weoude Fellow Comiucare on wat Ae nel Ler andl gy ont pers al buTilhg ‘Ths ant abe LAr aye ae Spe ficliige lpia es Se pa Aofebn lo Phéinen fe woul bibec Ta ee nell ch ae Ta bebkeve th adh Acme latin Ad eiiligg le Lacy A ot ty bin thiol WA See Spon ag which opi bd ty Celli 249 Three Wwac ss bllAr frtacig aud pb Mt ker a A Wy Caomnty prd of Def fre kg tHe Sas iia se ys a Prt along bell Sy fd Ay hy Ah eta lord rhe vaphutipn ab Laub nif mee ae jpevtlickef rhe ho ie oy Af ek Phin haf eAbade iL me Cfcey ‘ha wank haue bitn custo he eg ihe diss oe ot aed PZ ppc Me Wier oP cone nada GA tg rhe ain ree be bf Brrenrt mafare Ay GAG actin Me teeks’ ihe [PAGE 267] MA UA Lig if nia ‘ti ad lif bt A ld anak rhe oft onringlion Weer if a a tA Pirates Bick of na yer a Hh FELLOW ute tthe Coe Pec eaueiti “tag pn Piggo i Aw bas Ayn FA LBerea rege ZA or ct vr see GACE wrt LY ie LiLA Ais of eta iA bet hr fe Ji Tapas Si nhhy eT Aid Jie Lb ot af eee re WG a [PAGE 268] Staunton Va Route August 12 1952 Air Force Intelligence Be To Justice Dept Fellow Americans I am writing the same letter to all three Departments On August lst I wrote a letter and nailed it on August 2nd to the Air Force Intelligence telling my views of a flying saucer In about four days the physicist Noel Scott gave out a report of findings identical to my report Now if I have hit upon the meaning of a flying saucer I would like to get the credit for it I have reason to believe my tdeas have been hi-jacked It should be easy to find out When did Mr Seott start his experiment Which office did my letter go through Was my letter placed on file It had a return address If you cannot find it that proves it was destroyed and the information used I have much better working proof of my theory than Mr Scott which has been before me all along until I hit upon the ideas The solution should not have been published There is a great deal more to it than that which I can explain ‘the idea should have been worked out thoroughly and secretly Rainmakers could probably.do a great deal of harm with the answer There is a possibility that it could mean an entirely different type of air warfare The Air Force could possibly use tt for defensive warfare It could lead to mansmade flying saucers which the enemy could use against us Manenade flying saucers possibly could be used in conjunction with atom and hydrogen bombs or to destroy thems Astronomers could use the information to predict about other Planets or planetary warfare This information could be of use ina trip to the moon Does the Air Force wish me to keep my impressions to myself or shall I give a statement to the press My Country comes first if the information should be kept secret I signed my other letter “respectfililys When a lady fron Virginia pays her respects to the Air Force she expects the Air Force to pay its respects right back to her Respectfully Wrs Nellte Dull Route Staunton Virginia [PAGE 269] SERVICE UNIT SEARCH SLIP Supervisor Subj:_7 Spelling Searchers eet Norardutce Initial —__Subversive Ref Date K-20 ——_Main File ——Restricted to Locality of FILE NUMBER SERIALS Initialed [PAGE 270] Wiss Plorenge Whi tish Post Offices Bor 526 Charleston South Carolina Dear Wiss Bhitish I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated August 1952 Since the matter referred to therein is within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to that Agency Your tnterest and cooperation in furnishing this material are appreciated Stacerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director