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SUBJECT:

SUMMARY 0-;J;;ERIAL
PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

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To advise that : {1) OSI has expressed concern in J
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described as green fireballs, discs and meteo r s in the vicin i t y µ ~
of sensit i ve instal lations in New Mexico . {2) Dr. LaPa2 , Meteo r
Expe r t of the University of New Mexico , reported that the phenomena
does not appear to be of meteor ic ·origin . (3) OSI has contracted
with Land - Ai r Inc ., Alamogordo , New Mexico , to make scientifi·c
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NATURE OF PHENOMENA

Obse r vations of aerial phenomena occurring within the
vicinity of sensit i ve installations have been reco rded by the
Air Force since December, 1948. The phenomena have been
classified into 3 general types which a re identified as follows :
1 . Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed
in shapes r esembling half moons, circles and discs emitting
green light .
2 . Discs , round flat shaped objects or phenomena
mouing at fast ueloci~y and emitting a brilliant white light
or reflected light .

3 . Meteors, aerial phenomena resembling meteor ic
material moving at high velocity and varying in colo r.

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

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Since 1948, approximately 150 observations of aerial
phenomena r eferr ed to above have been recorded in the vicinity
of inst allations in New Mexico . A number of observations have
been reported by diffe r ent reliable in d ividuals at approximately
the same time .

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Dr. LaPaz, Di rector, Instttute of Meteorittcs,
University of New Mexico, submitted an analysis of the various
observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of
his investtgation, that approximately half of the phenomena
recorded we re of meteoric origin . The other phenomena
commonly referred to as green fi r eballs or discs he believed
to be U.S. guided miss-iles be in g tested in the neighborhood
of the installations. Dr . LaPaz pointed out that tf he were
wrong in interpreting the phenomena as originating with U. S.
guided missiles that a systematic investigation of the observations should be made immediately. Dr . LaPa2 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 . LaPa2
and the Air Force, it was concluded that the occurrence of the
unexplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations
) was a cause for concern . The Atr Force entered into a contract
with Lard-Air, Incorporated, Alamogordo , New Mexico, f or the
pur pose of making scientific studies of the green fireballs and
dtscs . It was pointed out in the summary furnished by OSI on
July 19, 1950, that the unexplained greenfireballs and discs
are still observed in the vicinity of sensitive military and
l) Go,pernment installations.
RESULTS OF AI R FORCE INVES TIGATION
The Air Force together with Land- Air, Incorporated,
have established a number of observation posts in the vicinity
of Vaughn, New Mexico , for the purpose of photographing and
determining the speed, height and nature of the unusual
phenomena referre d to as green fireballs and discs. On May 24,
1950, personnel of Land- Air, Incorporated, sighted 8 to 10
objects of aerial phenomena. A 24~'flj ur day watch is being
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CONCLUSIONS
The Albuquerque Office, in a lette r dated August 10,
1950, advtsed that there have been no new developments in connection
with the efforts to ascertain the identity of the strange aerial
phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs . The Albuquerque
Office advised that Dr . Anthony o . .Mirarchi, Project Engineer,
had been informed of the Bureauajurisdtction 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
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September 8, 19.50

To:

Director of Special Investigations
The lnapect.or General
Departcont or the Air Force
The Pentnnon
Washington, D. C.

From:

John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subject:

FLYING SAUC~.!RS

There is attached hereto ror your considerction and
attention a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29, 1950,
received by this Burenu from •r. alter D. Jones, ot 36 King Street East,
Toronto, Ontorlo, Cannda.
For your intomntion., the letter fro !Jr. Jones hoe been
acknowledged by this Burenu, and he has been informed hie communication
hes been referred to your Depart.cent.

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today and stated that yesterday evening while two offi cers of
the Philadelphia Poli ce Depar-tment were cruising in their
scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending
slowly to t he earth which appea r ed at first glance to be a
parachute .

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When the of ficers first noticed the object, it was a
tree - top level and was described as being six feet in diameter .
It landed in a field near-by and the officers, upon examining tt,
noted that it gave out a purplish glow wh ich was almost a mist.
The officersrummoned two other police officers. After looking
at the object for some time the y 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
i t completely disinte g rated. The officers further commented that
the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not
even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on .
Jlr. Cornelius said that he has called the local of fi • e
of the Air Force but the individual with whom he s p oke there said
he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was
lookin g into reports of thi s type •
. Mr . Cornelius desired to know what furthe r action should
be taken by him.
I told Jlr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring
this matter to the local office of OSI and that he sh ould direct
a letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information
concerning the matter and that we here, upon i t s recei pt, in turn
would bring it ~o the attention of OSI Headquarters .
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Director, Federal Bureau of Inveotigation
Department of Justice
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear tfr. Hoover :
The inclosed letter, subject: "Reporting of Information
on Unconventional Aircraft, 11 is forwarded for your information
4!).d any cooperation you may be able to extend.

As indicated in the lett er it is des:red to place this
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~equirement for inf'ormation of air technical intelligence

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C. P. CABELL
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Reporting of In.formation on Unconventional Aircraft

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Commanding Generals. 11.a.Jor Air Con11rands. ZI and Overseas
All United States Air Attaches

1. The United Sta.tea Air Force has a continuing requirement
for the reporting and technical analysis of observations of unconventional aircraft which might indicate an advance in technological
progress of a :roreign power. An unconventional aircraft, within
the meaning of this directive, is defined as e.rq aircraft or airborne obJect which by performance, aerody!lamic chsroeteristice, or
unusual features, does not conform to aey presently known airers.ft
tn,e.

2. It is desired that information on unconventional aircraft
be reported in the following manner:

a. A s8J)arate report of each incident will be forwarded.
No information other than that bearing on the unconventional aircraft will be included in this report.
b. Priority of tran~J!lisaion accorded the report will be
that a.:p-propriate in the Judgm1a1~t of the forwarding agency, according to its apparent authenticity and importance as intelligence.
c. Reports will be forwarded to Commanding General, Air
Materiel Command, Attention: MCIS.
d. Renorts forwarded by electrical transm1es1on will
include, as far aa possible:
(l) A brief description of the obJect(e); its ehe.pe,
size, color, number, formation 11 more the.r. one,
aerodynamic features, trail or exhaust, propulsion eyotem, speed, sound, maneuvers, manner of
disappearance, and other ~ertinent or unusual
features.

(2) Timo sighted in 24-hour clock zonal time, and
length of time observed.

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(3) Manner or ooaervatton; vieua.1 or elootron1o, from air
(giYe speed, altitude, and tYpe of aircraft), or surface.
Any t)'l>e of optical or olectronio equipment uoed ohould
be described.
(4) Location of obeerTer d.urine eightinc, giving emct lati­

t~de and longitude as closely as feasible, e:ad/or refereno~
to a known landmark. Location of obJect(s) with reopeot to
observer, giving distance, direction, and altitude.
(5) Identifying information on obeerTer(e) and Witnesses,

eetiJ11ate of reliabilit~ and experience, and aDT faotore
bearing on e&time.ted reliability of the o1ght1ng.
(6) Weather ani!. Vind condi ti one (teletyPe eequencee) at timft
and pla0e or aightings.
(7) Arq activity or cond1 tion, neteorolog1ce.l or otherw1ee,

which might accowit ~or the sighting.

(8) Ed.etence ot tUl¥ ~sica.l evidence; fragments, photograph• and the like, of the sighting.

(9) Interception or identification action taken. (Such
ection. ehould be takeu whenever teaeible, complying
w1 th exietil'lg air de:tente direotives.)

e. Beporte forvarded by eleotrioa.l tra.nemieaion vill be follo~ed
up Vi thin ten (10) dsya by a vritten report on AJ Form 112. Thh report
will contain the ea.me 1nf'orma.tlon specified 111 subparagraph 2d above in

greater detail, and where feasible v1ll include sketches and aigned attested
narrative 1tatemente of observers.
f. Written reports of a1ght1nge~ where no previous electricall7
tranemitted report has been submitted, will follow the same fonn as the
written follow-up report described 1n subparagraph 2e above.
g. AQ phya1oal ertdence of the e1ght1J16 will be forwarded by
most exped1 ttoue means to Command1ng General, Air Materiel Command, Attn~

MCIS, under cover of' a lotter identityin« the shipment with the report ot
a1ght1Jlt;. Mention ot the method and time ot eh1pp1n,; of' thie evidenoe
will be included in written report ot the sighting.
3. It 1e 4ee1red tha~ no p~blioit7 be given this reporting or
a.ne.~o1 • act1 T1 ty.
BY COMMA.ND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
Info copiee to:
Dir/Int, G-2, Army
Dir/Naval Int.
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FUING DISCS
GREEN FIREBALLS

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To advise you 0£ the most recent informtion l<;nam, tQ .t}la
Bureau concerning the captioned aer1.a1 phenomena.

BACKGROUND
You w:i.ll recall that on August 2.3, 1950, I furnished to you a
memorandum regarding Project Tw:inkJ.e set up by the Department of the
Air Force, with the assistance of Land-A:ir, Inc., at Vaughn, New Mexico,
for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena
which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installatims in New
Mexico. To. date the Air Force has not advised us of aw PAJI ~vel2!!1ents
in connecticn with t.his project-7
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Dr. Anthony o. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has
been contacted by the ilbuquerque Office and arrangements have been made in
order that 1:ihe Bureau will be advised in the event any in£ormation relative
to t.heBe phenanena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau.
According to Bureau files, an av~age of appro:x:imately three or
laints have been received per month £:rom Junrthrough Seif'tember.
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These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files
does not indicat.e that there has been arry increase in the sight.ings of these
phenomena during or as a result of the -war in Korea.

JURISDIGI'ION FOR INVESTIGATION OF 'ffiESE PHENOUENA

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You will recall the investigation to obtain information concerning
these aeria:l. pbenanena is the jm-isdiction 0£ the Department of the Air Force.
The Department 0£ the Air Force is aware o:f our jurisdiction in matters
relat.i.ng to espionage, sa~otage and internal security, and we have contacted
OSI and requested them to advise us of any developmentB in connection wi. th
these phenomena ·which would be o:f interest to us as a resul.t of our
jurisdiction •

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POSSIBLE ORIDIN 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 ballocns, falling stars, meteorological Iiienomena and other air-borne
objects.
INFORMATION OBTAD1ED BY BUREAU LIAIOON FROM OSI, WASHINGTON, D. C.

RE THE CAPTIONED MA1'rffis ON OCTOBER 9, 1950.

Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 .from
OSI headquarters that the :investigations of these aerial phenomena are being
handled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio. Their investigation of these
phenomena fails to indicate that the sightings involved space sbips or
missiles from a:ny 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 close~
following the investigation of the captioned matters, and they will advise this
Bureau of any matters of interest.
ACTION

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The above is for your information.

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POSSIDLE ORIGii! Oi TI!El'E Ai":fiIAL Pifil?JO!.M:A
The Bureau hes boon advisocl in tho p.:i.st l.:r.f OCI t.rui t; ra-,y of tho
oighti."lgc reported to them 'UO!"o dctcroincd by inves~..,ici+tion to h~vc ocen
of r.oathcr ballocno, i'o.ll.'i~ c tnro, odtcorolo~ical }tlono:t1coa ruid other n:i.r borne
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Bureau l:iaicon detorr '.,:iod on tho. T.!Orning of October 9 , 1950 fi•om
OSI hoad.~unrtoi-s tbat the inveatlrsationo o£ tiicae .! rw phenomena arc being
handlod by O"I, r.right Field, Ohio . 'i'hoir invo::Jt~tion of i.'icnc
i;ncno:nona fe.il.c to inclioo.tc tha.t th s1 chtincs involved op.lee s ips or
ms silos f'roo .any other plo.nct or com'try .
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Accord:ing to Oo.1I, tho cor.tplnints rocoivod l:iy them hnvc failed to
indio.:i.to any definite ttorn of activity. O::J: f'urthcr a.dvi~ctl they v.re closely
.i'ollomnc the invcstication of the ooptianod mttors, n..,id they i:.i.ll adv.lso t.~is
Dureau of .my tto1·0 or intcroot .

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October 2, 1950

MR. IEO LAUGHLIN

FLYING DISC REPORTED AT

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During the late evenmg hours orSep1:.ember 26, 1950, two Philadelphia pol ice officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare
Boulevard near 26th Street when they sa\r a round object about
six feet 1n circumference slowly f l oat down to the ground.

The object had the appearance of a parachute and landed in a field,
it being so light it did not even depress the weeds in the field.
The object was lavender in color, described by the off~cers as
dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or
twenty minutes after it landed. When touched by the off icers, the
substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a
slight sticky substance.

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This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia
Police and for that matter, was subsequentl y carried in the
Philadelphia press as "Fl ying Saucer Just Dissol ves" .

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Mr. LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above
by this office and issued instructi ons that the matter should be
referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation.
Accordingly, Major WA'ITS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was
telephonicalfy advised of the above and no further action was taken
by tl?,is office .
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SUBJECT :

Mexico Area , December 1948 - Uay 1950
Brigadier Gener al Jos eph F . Carroll
Director of Special· Invest.igations
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25 , D . C.

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In a liaison meeting with other military and government intelligence and investigat1ve agencies in December 1948, it was determined
that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New Me~dco area
was such that an organized plan of r eporting these observations should be
undertaken . The organization a_~d phys ical location of units of this Dis trict were mo~t suitable for collecting these data , therefore , since
December 1948, this District 'has assumed the responsibility for collecting and reporting basic informati on with respect to nerial phenomena
occurring in this general area . These r eports have been distributed to
the Air Materiel Command , USAF , in accordance v1ith Air Intelligence
Requirements No . 4 , and to other interested military and government
agencies .
The r e is attached . as a part of this summary , a compilation of
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aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the Ne,·1 Mexico
area and have been reported by this Distr ict 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
i nformation was available to justify their inclusion. The observers of
these phenomena include scientists , Special Agents of the Office of
Special Investigations (IG) USAF , air line pilots , military pilots , Los
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Ala.mos Security Inspectors , military personnel . and many other persons
of various occupations whose reliab ility is not questioned . This com.lJ!lilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to
~/ach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of thr ee c lassifiations , (1) green fireball phenomenon , (2) disc or variation , and (5)
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Director of tho Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of
Ma.thematics and Astr onomy at the University of New Moxico , He was Research Mathematician a.t the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD
appointment in 1943 and 1944 , and Technical Dir ector of the Operat ions ·
Analysis Section, Headquarters , Second Air For ce , 1944- 45 , Since 1948 ,
Dr . LaPaz has served on a voluntary basis as consultant for this District in connection with the green fireball investi gations .
4.
On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949 , conferences
were held at Los Alamos , N'ew liexico , for tho purpose of discussing t he
green fireball phenomena. Ropresentativos of the following organizat ions
were present · at these meetings : Fourth Arrey , Armed Forces Special Weapons Project , University of Now Mexico , Federal Bureau of Inve sti gation,
U, s . Atomic Energy Col!Dllission , University of California, U, S . Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Materiel
Command USAF , and the Office of Special Inve stigations ( IG) USAF . A
logical explanation was not proffered with r espect to t he origin of the
green fireballs. It was , hovJOver , gener ally concluded tho.t tho phenomena existed and that they should be studied scientifically i.mtil theso
occurrenc e s havo be en satisfactorily 0.xplo.ined . Further , that tho
continued occurrence of une>..-pln.i11od phenomena of this nature in the
vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern.
5. ·The Geophysical Research Division, Air lJateriol Command ,
Crunbridge , Massachusetts , ho.s r ecently let a contract to Land- Air , Inc . ,
Holloman l.FB , Alamogordo , New Mexico , for a limited scientific study of
green fireballs . The r esults of t h is scientific o.pproach to "the pr oblem
will undoubtedly be of gr eat value in determining tho origin of t hese
phenomena .
This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been
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prepared for the purpose of r e - emphasizing and r eiter ating the fact
that phenomena. have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skie s
during the past 18 months nnd a.r e continuing to occur , and , secondly ,
that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitive milito.cy o.nd government installations .

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1. Summary of Sightings
2 . Photo of Sighting No . 175
w/comments
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Rees , dtd 23 May 50
4 . Graph indicating me.ximums
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DISTRIBUTION :
, cys , Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF

1 e, , GG , Ail" Me.~eriel C01,,,u,.na , iJrie;h~ Pe:l;tereon .\FE, O~o
Mi:ei. thr ee tm of"='fecludcal Intelligen~
1 cy~ CG , Special Weapons Command , Kirtland AFB , New !foxico
]. cy , CG , Armed Services Special 'Nee.pons Project , Sandia Base ,
NfM Mexico . ATTlI : J - 2
1 ey, CG, ~e..dq:ua.1 tere, Foi.u:tA Army, Ft ,.-S,em. Houstoa, 'l!exa..i;.
A!J.'!DI . 1r.e of s • G~
1 cy , CO , Holloman AFB , New Mexico
~~ CO; Air Foree CambPi&~~boPatorios , Cambridge, 15a,s,e,•
1 cy , Director , Security Division, U. s. Atomic Energy Commission ,
Los Alamos , New Mexico , ATTM: Mr . B. o. Wells
1 cy , Federal Bureau of Investigation , El Paso , Texas
1 cy , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Al buquerque, New Nexico
1 ey , A.it Fo r ~ - i . - e - A ~·d , Pen"be.goo. lh,1ileli'A@;
A~N I Dr,.,.- JeeeptI Kaplan .
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ALBUQUERQUE

INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS

?Jay 23 , 1950

To:

From :

L·.; . Co].onel Doyle Rees > Commandin~ Officer
17th District , O. 3. I .
Lincoln LaPaz , Dir ector
Institute of 11eteoritics

Subject:

Anomalous Luminous Pnenomena ( Seventh Report)

1.
In the second report of this series , dated 1948 , Decemb er 20 , the
writer listed ten significant differences bet·,'!een the bri:;}'lt green horizontally- moving fireba l ls observed in the interval 1948 , December 5-20 , a nd
typical meteors . These differences vJere the following :
( l) The horizontal nature of the paths of nos·t of the December
fi r eballs is most unusual . Genuine met eors are rarely observed to move
in horizontal paths .
(2) Age.in the very lo·w height of the December f ireball discu ssed
in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from the f.; enuine
meteors for ·which hei ghts of the order of 40 or more miles are nf,:-.· mally observed .
(3) The velocity determined for the fi r eball of Dece1-::ber 12 is
much less than the velocities det ermined from typical meteors (and
yet is considerably greater than the speeds of the V-2 Rockets or
jet planes or of conventional flares) .
( 4) In the case of meteorites that oenetrate to as low levels
as that determined for the firebal l of D~cemb er 12 , t he observed luminous phenomena are always accompanied by very violent noises . No
noises whatever have been observe,d in connection with the various
December fireballs so far investi gated . (Note added on 1950 , May 23 :
Possible exceptions to the noiselessness of green f ireballs a re ·!;he
incidents of 1949 ~ January 30 , and 1949 , December 4.)
(5) Genu:inem.eteorsaormally show remarkable variations in
b r ightness , beg innin g; as "fine thin h a i r lines , which are sca.rcoly
visible to the observer , and then brightenin g up to flash out near ·
the end of their paths . In t he case of the December fir eb alls mos t
of the observers have reporte d t h a-\:; t h e g reen bal ls appeared almost
instantly at their full brigp.tness .

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( 6) In the ce.se of Gen uine meteors the pe..ths ar0 directed ";ov1a,r d all points of tb.e compass v,i·th e q,~al :::'r c quoncy . Cn tr:e c o:n.'.;r a r -.,·
in the casq1, of t},e g;r cen fi r eballs , plots of adm.issible approccs1 sec tors show tha"'v the r e is a vorr:r p1· onouncGd tendency fo r 'the paths to
come in f rom the north half of the s}::y .
( 7) The three groups of anor.1alous [·: reenisr hn1 inous pncno1 !1ena
show a cur ious association with ··; ell k:.~own meteor sho,;1e r s , alt::ou.:;n
none of these ~·.1etcor showers nor mally p ro ~,uce extr0mely 1::rif,ht s r een
fi r eballs , sv.ch as those recently o·c servcd . ?or exampl e . th0 obser v2.ti on mentioned by :·:r . : :onnig appeared nee.r the ma::im,un of the
Quadrant'id shower of e arly januar:; , ; ir . ;:cC ullour:;h I s o~s c rva.tiou of.
August v1as near the time o.f.' the Pers id shoY1er anc':. t:1e Deccrr..'bc r
observations all fell in tllo inte rval co. v cr cd by tho Gcminid s:10y;'.)r .
Thi s relationship ~nir-;ht i ndicate an attempt to rend.er the :::;rec,n f ire balls less conspicuous by causin [~ t,;1om to e.pp<::o.r only \'!:",m th<- r e i s
considerable ;ncteoric a.c-':ivity .

( 8) As noted in an earlier com:·!lui1 ic:':iaon , the renar!~a1·; l y v~_vid
gr een color rer,or ted for most of the Decembe r firc baJ.ls i s r e.rely
observed in the c::,,sc of !l;Cn"':ne meteors . By l:.t1::oratory tos-::; t~'liS
peculiar color seems to be identical v1 i th tha':; g iven off by copper
salts in the blowpipe fla.'lle .
I f ·:;hi.3 i dcn":;j_fica•tion i s correct .,
t he wave lon<:th of the:: r ncl i a tion f ro1:1 the, r;r ~c,n .;:'ircballs i s near
,, • 52laR. ( 9 ) The duration es·ti rno.tes of betv,oen 2 e.nd 3 s econds r ~-;:-,ortod
for the e;r ecn fi r eballs o.rc considcrc.b ly longer than t:lose ( 0 ~4 O. 5 second s) for tho o r dinary visno.l ;- o·cco rs , but s'tortcr thw'l ·'.:he
duration ostimateo i nva.r ie.bl•r ro'">ort(,d in tho caso of a c;cnui:nc
motoor ito f~ l l (5 to 30 s c co~ds ; r oven longer) .
( 1.0 ) For none of' thu gr een fir eballs has a tn,i n of sparJ.~s or
a dust cloud been reported . 'i'hi s cor•tre.sts shar;;:)ly wi t;1 the behavior noted in c ase of r,mtcoric f ircballs --par ticularly those
that penetr ate to th:, very lon levels ,·,her e t :1c 6 r con fir0ball of
December 12 was observed .
In the year an-:l a half s inc e this list v1as ~r ope.r ed , r.w.ny ad2.
ditional observations have been made , the total numb er of objects nov,
accepted as bclonginb in the i:;r eon fir0bi3:ll cat :.,gory be in s 72 . ( Al thour;h t his number constitutes nearly 50;~ of the :i.nciJcnts listed in the
accompanyi11g Swmnar y , i t cor:s-titut0s l ess than 5% of tho '..;otal number of
unscr eened observc.tions r .::portec. to the v1r:i.ter . ) Critical analysii:: o:::
all g reen fi r eball r eports noYi available s h01.·1s that onl'.' one of the
statOir.onts in t he list ~ivon in par aGr ~ph 1 needs to :~e" ·.:1oc1.il'~,cd ,
namely , i tem (1 ) . ihthin t!'tc last vear , a cons:dcrablt: nu..'T."Jer of the
g reen fircba.l ls hc.vc appeared ·to fall vcr •cicr.lly dovmv,ard r8.t;:0r th~n

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to move horizonta lly . Howeve r, a strictly vertical infe.11 is also very
rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor fa l ls .
An analysis just completed of the time distribution of the s reen
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fireballs so far observed permits us to add an 11th iten to the list of
differences given in paragraph 1 above . The graph of frequency versu s
local time which accompanies the presont r eport shov1s that the me.xii-mm
frequency of s igM;ing of green fireballs ( occurring at approxiJ'.1at€l~r
2030) coincides in t i me with neither the frequency maximum for ordinary
meteors ( occurrin:-; at approximately 0300) nor the f r equency ma:{imtun for
meteorite falls (occurrinB at approximately 1600) .
4.
Inspection of the graph referred -to in paragre.ph 3 also v1ill
show that most of the gr een fireballs have been sir)1ted i n a time i n terval extending from about 5 p .m . to 11 p . m. (M31') . This concentration
might be even more pronounced if it Y1er e possible ·co screen out of the
secondary maximum , around 2 a . m. ( Jl3T) , all ordinary mete ors v1Lich have
been mistakenly identified as green fireballs . That such !'1.iside~tif .ication has occurred is strongly suggested, by -t; he near coincidence in time
of the secondary maxi:'lum of the green fireballs and. the v,cll established
early mornin~ maximum of the ordinarJ meteors .
5.
Some significance may attach to the fact that t he tir:10 interval
alluded to in parae;r o.ph 4 extends from about 7 a .m. to l p . m. in the Ural
rcg;ion of the USSR . Since miss iles movine; YJith velociti es of ·t;he order
of those found for the green fi r eballs for which real path detcrmino.tions
have been possible would travel f rom the southern Urals to rfow Mexico ' in
less than 15 minutes , a possible intcrprotation of the concentration of
sightings rcrerred to i n para~rapn 4 is that tho ~reon fireballs r esult
from guided missiles l aunched f rom basos in the Urals in tho mor nin3
hours befor e cloudiness due to convection or blin<linG afternoon dust
storms ca.n interfere v,ith non- radar tracking , such as has been used by
the Optical Trajectory Section at Uhite Sands Proving Ground .
Ther e is also a pronounced concentration of ~roen fireba ll
6.
incidents on the four days , i"r iday , Saturday , Sunday , Monday , almost
all of the most widely observed incidents having occurr e d on Saturday
or Sunday .
7.
It is a cur ious and fairly well - established fact that there
has been a distinct decline in the number of green fireball sightins s
during the last two months , v,ithin which the number of so- called 11 f lying saucer 11 incidents in this region :'las attained an all- time high .
8.
Although I have r ecently r eceived from Dr . Joseph Kaplan of ·Ghe
Scientific Advisory Board a letter containing thE: sto.tem-::1t "l' rank ly , I
don ' t knoY1 of any U. S . experi:ncnts that would rosul t in the a ppcc,rt>.ncc
of these unconventional objects , and neither docs Von Karman". I still

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consider the most probable explanation of the r;r een fire·:)alls +;o 1::e ·,he
one r.; iven in the first of the thre e para r;ra·· hs belo;-1 v1hich are q uoted
from -:rry letter of 1950 , Febn~ary 20 , t,o !.Jr . i~ . 1:. ·.,yckoff , C,1ief ~·. t::ios pheric Fhys ics Laboratory , Base Direc·:;ora~e f or Geophys :.ca l :t0searc h .
The last tvJo paragraDhs q uoted bel oY1 well summarize ey r eco1rnnendatio:1.s
concernin(; t he g reen firebe.11 problem :
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As a nr el i minary t o settin~ down -th e project recommen d ...tion s
,•,hich you reques·ted , I have very carefu ll·r r eviev1ed all uvaile.';le
fi reba ll data (obse r vers ' r eports , cransit meas •.:r e:--ients , cal culated
r e al paths , e tc . ) cover i n:; inc iden-t.s from those of Dc cer~b0r G, 1948
t o the extraordinary incident of Febr ue.ry 7 , 1950 , ,,hic:1 '.,as been
under i ntensive i nvesti,;ation l'or the l a st tv.o wcel::c . A.s a res u lt
or this cornpre!.ensive r eview, particula rl;• a s it re lates to the i ncident of February 7 , 1950 , I i'e ol cor.:pelled to wr ite you in s oi,lewhat differ ent terms concerninc my oy,n pa::-t i n the pr oposed fi reball
projee t than I had in :-n.ind d1e!" we las c discussed ·thi s matter . In
brief , I have come to the cone : usion tnat , on t he basis of t l-e
evidence now availab le to mo , I Y1oulr., not be justified in recornn.end ing a fireball project . In ~, o pi:r..io,, , this evi<leace pr oves conclush-ely tha.t the fireballs report ~d on fall i nto one of t-:10 c atei:;c rics :
Those of the first category ( che l".ajorit y) are ncteori-te falls o:i.'
unusual , but certainly not of im.nossible , r,~a'.;n it,,tde , f r eqncncy c.nd
other characteri s tics ; t hos e of the second c a-'.;egor y ( the minority)
are U. S . guided missiles undergoin~ tests i n the ne ighborhoods of
the sens i tive insto.llations t:1ey a r e desi?,;ned to defend . '.l.'hi s
inte rpretation of the latter category is ·the one tlw.t I pr o?oscd in
answer to a qu estion raised by Dr . '.i:'ellor at~ t.k: f ir st Los ,".. l l'~>no s
conference on Febr ,·ar y 17, 1949 . It r;as not 'Ga.lcen ser iously ·chen
and I doubt tha.t it v1ill be tal:on s e rioti sly a·t t::e pr e::io~';; time .
Howeve r, even if my interpretation of t,tc unconventional !' ireballs
is the cor r ect one , it is obvious t!1at ·t;Jiose i n posit ior. t o conf irm
it should r efuse ~o do so . 11
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0nly one ctl,c r p oint need be s 1;r cssod , namely , that i f I o.rr.
Y1ron5 i n interpret in -:, tho ,~.uided ;;~i ssilcs c.s of U . S . ori:;in , t~H;r.
cer tainl;.' intensive , svs to:---ie:tic i nvo sti_ation of t.!:c~se ob jec·;:; s
should nc·i; be dela.ved un t il the ter.:-.in& ;;ion o2 tLo ,w c:;;ent acad€:1dc
year . Recent int0;.1.at i onal devc lopr:cnts co!;:pe l one to ~cnse "~ho
imperative necessity of i mmediate investie:ation of the unccnw:,ntional green f ireballs . in cas e yov are in ~1osscssio··. o-" inf'c:::-:ne:tion
proving that tney are not iJ . S . miss:'..les . 11
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would r ccor,nend t:1at Dr . Freel L. ~fhipple , of Farvard Colle be Obse r vator y , be placed in c har ge of the p!:oto:;;r aphic -:?'. ,as e c f tLe inves tigation ; the.t Dr . Pet0r :.~. J<:illrnan , of the Dor..inion Obs erva tory ,
be placed in c harge of t>e spectrographic :_:ihase of the investi cz:i;i o11 ;

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that Dr . L. A. Manning , of Stanford , and Dr . riillman be tile.cc8. :in
c har ge of tho re.dar invostii_;a·c ion ; and , f i nalJy , t h 2t !)r . • iillio.m
Crozie r , of t he Now i\ie:x:ico School of !fines , be placed in charge of
dust collec tion and idcntifico:cion . On the or.sis of many intcncive
field s1.:rveys , I do not anticipate that g;r ound search will lead to
any r ecoveries , but in case such gr otmd search is to be att0mptcd ,
it should be carr ied out on tiw scale str essed i!:1. ri~J conve r sations

with you and ?fo.jor Oder la.st month .

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Although the a.cove:: paraz;r &.phs y;c r c ,·1rit ·i;en SO!-:tC months o.~o , the
r ecornmondations contai ned in them ar c the ones I 1·!ould u.r gc you to consider at the pr esent time . In conclus i on , . I should. liJ..:o to r cr>cat the
offe r made at tho end of my letter of Feb ruary 20 to Dr . ;;(yckoi'f , na-rncly
to ser ve , if needed , as consultant on t he e;r ccn fird;e.11 project e,s
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su.g;gested in l:Iajor Oder' s letter ·l:;o me u.~der de.tc of t:ovcmbcr 29 , 19~9 ,
,,ith the stipulation , h.o,·,ever , that my service be on a vohmtary basis
rather than on tb.e ,:;40 p e r day con t r act specified in J-.:e .jor Od0r I s J.e-ttcr •.

Linco ln Le.Pai , Director
InstU;ut e of L ctcoritics
Univc r s i :,:,y of Ho•:J l.fo,dc o

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Photograph of Unknown Aerial Phenomena taken at Datil ,
New Mexico by Cpl Lert i s E . Stanfield, Holloman Air Force
Base, New Mexico on 24 and 25 Feb 1950 . An analysis of
the above photograph was made by Dr . Lincoln laPaz, Head
of the Institut e of Meteoritics, Univers ity of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, who reached the following conclusions :
a.

The angular diameter of the perfectly round
luminous object Stanfield observed was approximately 1/4 of a degree .

b.

The angular velocity of the object in the sky
was greater than half _a degree per minute.

Dr. LaPaz stated that on the bas is of t he results (a)
and (b) above, the object seen by Stanfield was not t he
moon (for the angular. diameter is too small), it was not
Venus or any other planet (for the angular diameter ~as
too large), and it was not a bright fixed star slightlyout of focus (for the observed rate of motion is double
that due to the diurnal rotation of the earth).

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N.- SECTION

Date______ , 1950
. _Director
__Mr. Tolson
__Mr. Ladd
__Mr. Belmont
__Mr. Laughlin
__Mr. Keay
__Mr. Bartlett
__Mr . Baumgardner
_Mr. Stanley
__Mr. Hennrich

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__Mr. Ammarell
__Mr. Bates
__Mr. Blair
--Mr. D. M. Brown
__Mr. J. W. Brown
__Mr. Cole
-.Mr. Connell
__Mr. Conroy
_Mr. DeLoach
__Mr. Dinsmore
_Mr. Ellis
__Mr. Ferris

__Miss _ _ _ __
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_ _Mr. Fipp
__Mr. Flaherty
_Mrs . Abel
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-.Mr. Foley
__Miss Reddy
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__Mr. Harrington
__Miss Wielkiewicz
__Mr. Kuhrtz
~ r . Landis
__Mr. Bromwell
Mr. Lawrence
Identification Division-h ~Mr . Lynch
_Miss Harrington, Room ~ 2 ~ r . Mansfield
-.Mail Room, Room 5533
_ _Mr. Martin
__Reading Room, Room 5531
_ _Mr . Millard
/ ( ~ M r . Moynihan
!:) ;() _Mr. Noone
Section
__Mr. Obenshain
Routing Unit
Send file, up to date
__Mr. Ormond
Send reference
__Mr. Reynolds
__Mr. Roach
__Mr. Sanders
__Mr . Secord
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__Mr. Sullivan
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_Mr. Torrillo
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The matter of flying saucers was discussed by
Special Agent Edward S . Sanders with Major General
Joseph F. Carroll of OSI on October 16 , 1950 , at which
time Qeneral Carroll advised that ~ f a r as he ~s
b~en able to determine the Air Force_is not workin~ on
a_gy type of "flygng saucer" or "flying disk" . General
Carroll statea tat the Air Force is working on high
altitude rockets and jet ai~c.raft . He stated these
experiments may ac..£2lli}t for ~ome _of__!_he r~orts concerning
flying s 9 uc~ but that the Air Force is not apparently
working on anything which is the cause of the many flying
saucers reports . He stated that the Air Force program
for investigating reports concerning flying saucers , etc .,
has been reinstituted at ~/right Field and that any pertinent information of interest coming to his attention will
be furnished to the Bureau .

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Subject:

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rr • .Aaron L . Ilttchons, Chell'ica.1 Engineer in charge

o/ the Chca1ca1 and Phystcal La~oratoriea of the •tncheeter
Repeating Arno Co ;pany, 275 tncheotcr Avenue, /Jew Rauen,
advised the Jlew Haven Office of thia Bureau that on Frtday,
October 20., 1950, he, his wt/e, and daughter, who racide at
495 Edgewood Avenue~ Ile~ Daven, went out of thetr hone tnto
the bact yard at apprort'l!.atcly 6:J5 p . a. Hts young daughter
called htc a~ cn~ton to c o~ar which was ov,no, and JJr.
Hitchens noted a spherc-li~e object directly overhead that
gave a ntcady golde1,-orangc glow.

Oc stated that th is ob}ec-t

z.,as very htgh, bctng between ten to t~cnty thoz.wand jcet ~tgh,
poDsibly nigher. The glua gtue~ of/ was very steady, not
blin~ing~ and the ohole sphere ttaclj glo·cd tn about the
aace consiotcncy. J'o wttnesaed thia object for a.ppro.,.inatcly
men$y seconds, durina ohtch ttne tt ~ravoled tn a veoterly
dt rectian tooord ller, York Citu. It then veered in a southerly
dtrcction, as t]' crossing Long Ialand, or posc;bly in auch a
direction that it night have been trau ling oucr Long Island.
Ha lost sight cf thiB object as it dteapp ared behind trees.
Ha advised t~P. a,t2e o/ ~ho object oaa appro:ioaicly
ten tt es the d1~oetcr '.ol~Ycnus, ~hich cas shin1ng uory brightly
1;hat n-tght . 11.d ctatecl t ~ a very clear ni(lhz and that all

t11.c ctars tn the slry cere ~i.:Jtnclin!}, an conparcd to t1ic steadtneos
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perststed durtng the enttre ttmc that he wttnessed it.
~lthough thts object was actually cut /ron his sight by
nearby trees, IJr. Hitchens stated tl,at i t was so jar away
at that time that he probably would have lost stght of tt
very shortly . The object made no sound whatsoever, and
there seemed to be no attachments or projecttons of any
kind . lJr . Hitchens stated ~he objec~ wao a complete
ctrcular ball . He had no tdca as to the method of propulsion,
but aduiaed that at the ttrae it seened to change dtrections,
probably over New York City, and that it seemed to back up
and go for1.:ard, possibly two or three times, 'in order- to
ezecute a change of direction. 7'here were no clouds in the
sky which interfered with hts vision, and he could not comment
as to whether -or not this object penet1·ated or ctrcum.vented
clouds . The object left no trail oJ any ktnd, and JJr . IH'tchBns
mathematically calculated tts speod at between 400 and 700
nilea per hour, depending on the height, which he otatcd he
could not accu1·ately co-cpute . Ile advtoed that he could not
recall any odors and had no idea as to the construction of
the object .
To Jlr . Tlltchens' •1mowledge, the only other persons
in tlii::1 area to haue witnessed the object wsre h ta wife and
daughter. Immediately upon sighting ~h~ object, llr3 . llitchena
ran to the door of neighbors occupying ~he same house as the
Hitchens t~ bring th~m to the yard . However, thcBe neighbors
did not witness the object, since it disappeared before they
got outside .
Mr . Hitchens stated that he ts a Chemical Engineer
and ha3 fi,ftecn years oj' e:cperienco tn research and development.
He £3 not a pilot, but has done considerable /lying, and has

also done considerable ·rea.di,ng, including technical data
concerntng flying saucers and diacs . 1le understands from
read tng the above r,,.attcrc; that the star Yenus ts of-ten mistaken
by observers /or flying saucers, and he potnted out that he
feels that he ts janiliar wtth astronony and did not conjuae
the object he saw with Venus, stnce he alao recalled seeing
Venus in the sky on that particular evening, and compared the
stae oJ this object as being ten times Venus' dianet~r . He
also stated that he computed the speod at whtch thts objBct
was traveling by UBtng potnts i,n hts area, such as roo/ tops
and tree topa, together with the distance he walked on the
ground 1n order to keep the object tn sight .

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in connection tth the captioned tatter. It t rcgucatcd

that no dlcuc '£nation be cede of ti, 'lo "£n/or.~t ton .

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DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

November 9, l.950

SAC, NEW HAVEN
SUBJECT:

FLYIW DIS_;g
AARON VHITCHENS, INFORMANT

The following is being brought to the attention ot the Bureau so that it
ma;y be referred to the Department of the Air Force in connection with

instructions set forth in SAC I.etter No. 38, Series 1949, dated March 25,

1949.
Mr. AARON L. HITCP..ENS, Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical. am
Physical. Laboratories of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Z75 Winchester
Avenue, New Haven) was interviewed in connection with other official. business
and furnished the f'ollowing information:

He advised~t on Friday, October 20, 1950, he alXi his wife and daughter,
who reside at 495 F.dgewood 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 Kr. HITC~
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 itsel.t 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 southerly direction as if crossing Long Island or possibly in such a direction that it
mi8ht have been traTeli.ng over Long Island.
He lost sight ot this object as
it disappeared behini trees 1n his vicinity.y He advised that as to the size
of the object, it was approximately ten times the diameter of Venus, which
was shining veey brightly that night. He states it was a very clear night
aml that all the stars in the sky were twinkling as compared to the steadine·s s or the glow given off by this object.
He advised. that the object
did not appear to diminish 1n 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 pers isted 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.
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and there seemed to be no attachments or projections of any kind, just
a complete circular .ball. He had no idea as to the method of propulsion
but advised that at the time it seemed to change directions, probably over
New York City, that it had seemed to back up and go forward, possibly two
or three times in order to execute a change of direction. There were no
clouds in the sky that interfered with his vision of this object am he
could not comment as to whether or not this object penetrated or circumvented clouds. The object left no trail of any kind a.rd Mr. HITCHENS
mathematically calculated its speed at between four hundred am 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 knm1ledge 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..1.~s the HITCHENS to bring t~ei:. to,
the yard. However, these neighbors-liaa not witnessf)c( the object e!"-6y
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 developnent. He is not a pilot but baa
done considerable flying and has also done considerable reading, including technical data concerning flying saucers and discs.
He understands
from reading the above matters tmt 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 am 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 distance 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 conment be given
to the fact that he bad reported seeing the above object. Mr. HITCHENS
appeared to be a very reliable and sincere individual and evidences considerable technical knowledge and experience in reporting the above incident.

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SAC, NEW HAVEN
FLIIlG DISCS

AARON L. HITCHENS, INFOBMANT

The following is being brought to the attention or the Bureau so that it
mq be referred to the Department of the Air Foree in connection with
instructions set forth in SA.C letter No. 38, Series 1949, dated March 25,
1949.

Mr. AARON L. HITCHENS, Chemical Engineer in charge of the Chemical am
Ph7sieal. Laboratories ot the Winch~ster Repeating Arms Co., 'Z'/5 Winchester
Avenue, New Haven, was interviewed in connection with other official business
and turniehed the tolloving information:
He advised that on Pridq, October 20, 1950, he alXl his vite and daughter,
who reside at 495 FAgewod Avenue, New Haven, went out or the back door of
their home to the baclc yard at approximatelJ" 6:15 P.H.
His little daughter
called his attent ion to a. star in the sky that was moving am Mr. HITCHENS
not ed a sphere- like object direetlJ" overhead which gave a stead;r golden orange
glow.
He stated that this object vas veey high between ten to twenty thousand
feet, possibly higher.
The glow given ott was very steady and not blinking
and the whole sphere itself glowed 1n about the saae consistency.
He witnessed
this object tor approximately twenty seconds during which time it t raveled in
a westerly direction toward Rev York Cit,- and then wh•n Hr. HITCHENS believed
that µossibl.y' it was near or ovor Rev York City, it then Teered in a southerly direct.ion as if crossing Long Island or possibly in such a direction that it
llight have been traveling over Long Island.
He l ost sight ot this object as
it disappeared behind trees 1n his vicinity-. He advised that aa to the size
of the object, it was approximately ten times tho diameter of Venus, which
was shining very brightly that ni8}lt. He states it was a very clear night
aIJi that all the stars 1n the sk;yvere twinkling as compared. to the steadiness ot the glow given ott by this object.
He advised that the object
did not appear to dim:\ni ah in size as it traveled torther &lfaT from him but
appeared to maintain about the aallle size as when he first noticed it
directly overhead. The ean.e steady orange glow persisted during the entire
time that he witnessed it . Although this object was actually cut from hie
eight b7 nearby trees, Hr. HITCHENS states that it vaa so tar away trom lrllll
aey ,ey that he probably would have lost sight of it ver1 shortly due to
distance had the trees not intervt'ned.
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and there eeemed to be no attactmenta or projections or any kind, ju.et
a complete circular ball. He had no idea as to the method ot propuleion
but advised that at the time it seemod to c~e directiona, probably over

New Yo:rk City, that it ha.d seemed to back up and go torward, poeeib.1¥ t'WO
or three times in oroer to execute a change ot. direct.ion. There wore no
clouds in the ~ that interterec1 with hi.a vieion ot thie object arxi he
could not comment a, to whether or not this object penetrated or cirownvent.ed cl.ouda. The object left no trail or an7 kind ard. Mr. HITCHENS
matheinaticallJ' calculated its epeod at betnon tour hUMred and seven
hundred lllil.oa per hour, deperxling on the height which he atated he could
noi accurately' compute. He advised that he could not recall &n7 odors
and had no idn as to its construction. To hie knowledge the onl:, other
persona in thia area to have witnesaed this object were his wife and
dat1ghter. Imnedie.tely upon sighting the object, hie wile ran to tho door
ot neighbors occupying the aamo houae As the HITCHElJS to bring t.heln to
the ,a.rd. However, these neighbors had not wi.tne~eed tho object &a b7
the time the¥ got outa1de the object had disappeared.
Mr. HITCHENS stated that he 1s a Cbllllical. Engineer, has titteon yeare
ot experience in rouearch and develop1umt. He ie not a pilot but. baa
done con•id erable flying and hae aleo done considerable Nading, including technical data concerning tl;rtng eaucere and discs .
He urnerstaoos

trom reading the above matters tblt the star Venuu is o.t'ten mistaken
by observers tor flying eaucere arid h• pointed out that he feel, that ha
1a familial- with aatron~ not to contuae the object he saw with Venus
aa ha also recall• Vonua int.he 11kt on that particular evening ari:l compared

the a1ze ot thia object as being ten times Venua• diameter. Ho also states
that he coaaputed the apeed at which thia object was traveling by using
point• in bis area, such as, root tops and tree tops together vi.th tho dietanoe ho walked on the ground in order to keep the object in sight.

Mr. HITCHENS was advised that the Bureau would tum this information over
to another agency and indicated that this was according to hi• approval .
He specificall.y requested that no public announcement or comment be given
to the tact that he had reported seeing the above object. Hr. lilTCHENS
appeared to ho a very reliable and sincere individual and e~idencea conBiderable technical knowledge and experience iri reporting the above incident.

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ATDN AT KN J(VILIE AT '!:L :V>.::H TIBNTYFIV!i: PM, EST, OCTOB"SR 'l'1,'lt~LVZ , PICKBD
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DETECTION OF UNI DENTIFIED OBJCXXX OBJECTS OVER OAK RIDGE AREA, PROTECTION
OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS.

REURTEL DECEMBER FOUR LAST REGARDI NG POSSI BLE

RADAR JAMMING AT OAK RI DGE.

ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO OBTAIN

ALL FACTS CONCERNING POSSI BLE RADAR JAMMING BY I ONIZATI ON OF PARTI CLES
I N ATOXXX ATMOSRHERE .

CONDUCT APPROPRIATE I NVESTI GATION TO DETERMINE

WHETHER INCIDENT OCCURRING NORTHEAST OF OLI VER SPRINGS, TENNESSEE ,
COULD HAVE HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED RADAR JAMMING.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
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THIS OFFICE VERY CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISED

INTELLIGENCE , RICHMOND , THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PUT ON IrMEDIATE
ALERT FOR ANY DATA WHATSOEVER CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS .

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INTELLIGENCE , WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF REASON FOR ALERT LOCALLY ,
BUT ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER MUST BE TELEPHONED BY THEM IYMEDIATELY
TO AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE .

CIC ADVISES DATA STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

DISSEMINATED .

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;1ae Ai~ Comd reports military Jet pilots vie
Fairban~~ vh1.le over ~oeka International Field at eo. altitude
or 8000 feet observed a riaeh of light, yellow l.n color e t an
al~1tuds between 25,000 and 30»000 feet g lior1zontel
<11i,t.ance to obJeo't we.a npr.x. SO m1lee
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da:rk broYn smoke appesred t,o 1 .. 6
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J+o degreer.J a At the leac:u.ng edge or the i:Jmoke at aprx 100
teet appea.re(l an obJeot e1t.her 01gar stJ,:,,.:>ed or a ru el.age

v1tho~t vi.:lg travelli.Dg at t.e1r1r10 ~p~aa
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pur:u1 t on head.ins ot 210 d.egn,eg mag, :l.Ii.dioo.t!.ng ,380 at

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Pur u1t oont1nue~ un.t11 p11ote rea~hed
v111nge or olear and loet e1gb.t of cbject9 Mea.o.~ime object
ga.inod altitude and epeed and dill ppeared 'because of
d1etanoe ot aprx 50 to 55,000 feet
Color of smoke brovn.8
Go1or ot obJeot dark and no re~l~ot1on ~rom eunl1ghto P~lots
aaaured. of be.pe 'because of peri'eot 1lhouette aga.1.net the
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■ 1ghted at l50026Z. ,, oord.1nate
64 degs 13 m1nD lol"th., 149
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SUBJECT:

UNIDENTIFJED OBJECTS OVER
OAK RilX}E AREA, PROTECTION

qF Vll'AL INSTALLATIONS

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For in.formation of the Bureau, the below l i sted copies of
CIC , G- 2 Third Army, pertaining to captioned matter are

forwarded herewith.
Report of SAC WILLIAM E. GRAY, ere, dated 1 -2-51, ent~tled
"Ob ject Sighted Over Oak Ridge, Tennessee . "
CIC reports dated 1 - 20-51, entitled. "Objects Si8hted Over
Oak Ridge, Tennessee" .

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SlDN\RY OP' IIFORMA!l'IOB

lllth CIC, FAO # 8, P.O. :Box 319, Knoxville, TenneHee.
OBJECT smRTED OVER OAK RIDGlil,.

TElfflESSJ!!E.

(In oom:pliance with letter AJACI-360. 33 General, dated 15 November 1950,
Headquarters, Third b."tq. SUJ3JECT: UaconTent1onal Aircraf"t, the followiM ie
aubmitted.)
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Location e.n4 Tims of S1~till§:
Befuen 0820 e.n.i 030 hour• on 18 Decom'ber 19'0, cm the Turnpike,
vitbin. the controlled area, approximate~ one (1) m.Ue frora the White
lt4ig entrance and. Y-12 plant.
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Ve.o.'thor at tlle Time:

At 0730 hours .. win4 from the 1'ortheaet, sewn '(1) 1111.ee por hour;
temperature - 20 degree& 'F. according to the Atomic :Bn&rgy Comm1■e1on
M:>teorological D1T1sion.
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Oooup.tiona, and Acldros■e■ ot \litneaeea:

Dr. A. J. MUler, 518 l>e1aware Avenue, Oak R1age, Tennessee .
~. V. P. Cal.kins, 105 Di•aton Road, Oak R1dao, Tenn&Hee.
Hr. J. Frank Coneybear, 119 M&adov Road, Oak Rids•, Tenneaaee.
Mr. A. o. ~:rham, 101 Devey Road, Oak R14ge, Tenne■aee .
Mr. F. T. BlJr, 221 VUJ.anova Road, Oak Ridge, Tenneaaee.
Lt. Col. John R. Hood., u . s.A.F., 200 Vfrs1n1a Road., Oak Ridee, Tenne■aee.

Cclr. E. w. Rr-1bar, U.S.lf., 103 Norrie Lane, Oak R1dee, Tenne■eee.
Maj. Walter L. Cara■, u.s.A.F., NEPA Diviaion, Fairchild Enaine and
Airplane Corporation, Oak Riclee, Tenne■■ee.

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Phot<>Br!pha ot Objects, if aTailable:
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Object s19ted:
A 11 t amanatins in the nape ot a o1rcl•, ot an inten■ ity- much greater
that that ot a bright moon, giTine the im:preasion ot torm in oonnectionYith
the .l1gllt. The light vu 'Whito 1n appearanoo and cl.1.d not ehov any eiane ot
ref'raotion into a ban4 or oontiuuoue ai,eotrum. Thia obJeot va8 tranllns 111
a JJortbsaterl.y direction, 15 to 30 degree■ elevation above the horizon, ,and:
appea:recl to dimmini■h cOll81d.erable in eize duriDg thirty eeoonda or obsenati
To another group, the obJect appee.red only aa a brieht reflection ot the ■un
f'rom. an apparentq metal surtaoo. Bo accurate eat1mate ot the object' ■ size
or range ooulcl be male f'rcc tho ob■enat ion.

F. A& other pertinent 1n:t'ormation:
Folloviz:ut 1a. a_uotod :t'rOt:I. the Radar Log mainta1ne4. by the MJG.hoe T;yaon
Air J'oroe Rao.ar St«1;1on:
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llltll CIC, FAO #8, B. o. :Box 379, !n0%Yille, Tennessee.
OBJBCTS SlGR'l'XJ) OVER O.AX RllUI,
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"o832 laoura - Atomi.o Snergy Commiaeion reported ai-rora:rt oTer
(Paint mDanins indication on the r&d.a.r
acopte.)

Borthiaast end ot area - no paint.

"o839 houra - Small punt near Southeast corn.er ot area on 190 desree.
(M!lguetio bearing ot objeota tra-.el . )
"0845 houra - Loat oontact. Fighter interception vaa attempted vith
nesat1Te reaul.ta."
Attacllecl hereto are tvo oert1tie4 true cop1ea ot tho atatementa • h
bY. the ab~ menti~cl obaerffre.
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Following ie a report of the aighting ot an UDiclontitied
obJect in the Oak Ridee Area b7 tho undersignecl. On the morning of
J.8 December l.950, the following penonnel were ricling to their work
at DEPA I>iTiaion, Fairohilcl Bna1ne and Airplane Corp., in the S-50
Area at Oak Ridge, Tenne■■ee:
Lt. Col.. Jobn R. 11004., USAF
Cdr. E. W. Hribar, USlf

MaJor Jamee L. Steele, USAF
Jamor Walter L. Caras, USAF
Mr. Jamee R. Grq
Mr. William G. Frey
Mr. Grq,

Commander Hribar, and MaJor Steele were riding in the front
seat; Col. Hood, llajor 081"&8, and Mr. Fre7 were in the re81".

At approximately o827, while riding aouthve■t on the turnpike
just outside the restr1otecl. area, Col.. Hood eigbted a -very bright
refi4!1otion throueh the v1ndah1eld of the 081". Major Caras, who was eiting beside Col. Hood and whose attention was attracte4 by Col.
Hood's looking at the alcy", ais)ated the same retleotion. Col. Hood then
c&ll.ed the attention of the remaining occupant• of the car to the
reflection-. Ot these, Commander Hribar al■o sighted the reflection,
but Mr. Gray, Mt-. Frey, and Major steel.e 4icl not eight it.
The reflection vu visible through the front vindahiol.d of the
oar only for a momont beoauae, ehortly thereafter, the road turned to
the r18ht. '!'he oo:rreepouding turn of the oar eo placed the relatiTe
position ot the reflection that it opuld not be eeen through tho left
front winaov, vhioh vaa frosted. The Y1ndeh1el4, however, va• not
frosted and permitted excellont Tiei on.
The object appeared only ae the bria)1t reflection of' the eun trom
an apparently metal ■urf'aoo, mu.oh u might be expected from an aircraft
at a great clietanoe. No accurate oatimate ot the object• ■u:, or range
could be made f'rom the obeer:vation. It appsared to be we•t-aouthveat
ot Oak R14se Townsite at an angle ot elevation of' about 25 degrees i'rom
tlle leTel.

a/John R. Hood, J'r.

t/JOmt R. HOOD, JR., Lt. Col. USAF

a/Edvard W. Hri bar

t/EWARD W. HRIBAR, Commander, USU

a/waiter L. Cara■

t/WAJ.m!J.R L. CARSS, JR., Major, USAF
CERTD"IED TRUE OOPI:
WILLIAN B. GRAY, SAO, Knorrllle,Ten.n

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Thie clooument cont&ins information dt'eoting
the national do:f'enae ot' the Uni~d State•
within the meaning of the Eepion.aee Lave, Title
18 u. s. c., Seotioll8 793 and 794. It• tranamisaion or the revelation ot' its oontente in
an;r manner to an unauthorized person ia
prohibited by law.
December 28, l.950
SUBJECT: Visual Observation on :December 19, 1950

TO:

Mr. William G. 'Pref
Alleiatant to the AF Plant
Representative for security
Of:t1ce of' the AF '.Plant Repreeentative
Air Material Conmia:od
NEPA I>iT'leion
Fairchild Engino and.Airpl.ane Corporation
Poet Ot':f'ice Box E
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On December 18, 1950, at sometime between o820 and 0830, the
:tollov1ng NEPA empl.oyeea were r141na in a vehicle on the Turnpike within the Controlled Area tevari the BPA Project approximately one mil.• allort of' the "Y" cutot'f' to 'White Wing entrance
and Y-l.2:
Dr. A. J. Miller
Dr. v. P. Cal.kina
Mr. J. ll'rank Coueybear
Mt-. A o. M)oneyham.
Mr. F. T. Bly

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The passengers, vitll the exception of' Dr. Calkins, who did not

attempt to ~ioipe.te in ths vievins, observed a llsht emanating
in the shape of' a o1role, of' an intenait," muc); greater than that
o:t a bright moon, throusb, the windshield of' the Tehicl.e. The
Tiovera had the impression that there waa :form in connection With
the light rather than merely a point aource. The light vaa white
in appearance and 41d not show aey signs of refraction into a band
or continuous a~ctrum. It appeared. to be from 15 to 30 degrees
el.evated above the horizontal and on au azimuth between vest and
northwest, and appoared to be traveling 1n a northveaterly direction.
The impreasiou of ita traveling 1a due to the tact that the object
appeared to diminieh considerably in size during the approximate
thirty second.a during which it vaa Tieved. The Tehicle remained
in. motion and in fol1oving the course ot the road, ohaneed its relative position eo that the object vaa Tieved during the laat few
aeconda from the aide wind.ova. AB the vehicle proceeded down the
road a near-by riaae obstructed the Tiew ot the object, and al.though
the vehicle completed the turn toward K-25 at the "Y" interaeotion
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Fairolllld Ens1ne and Airplane Corporation
JmPA D1via1on, P.

o. Box 415, Oak Ri4Be, Tenn.

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Deoellber 28, 1950

Mr. William G. Fre~
Aas1atant to the AF Plant

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Reproeentat1Te tor security

SubJeot: Vi"!Sual Observation. on
December 18, 1950
and. the passengers had a relatively clear T1ev at points a.long
the road, the objoot V88 not viewed aeain. The obeel"f'ere were unable to estimate approximate size, speed, or vertical elevationJ
and, therefore, wre not certain whether the object VW!I over the
Controlled .Area or a considerable dietance away. There va11 no
vapor trail or any other visible condition within the vicinity ot
the object and thore vere no clouds which oouJ.4 have obaoured it.
The observera vero unable to iclentU';r the obJeot in t.e~ ot mase
' or ahpe,e, other than the circular appearance or the light. However, the circular area appeared to darken, starting at approximately' 7:00 to f:OO o'clock along the perimeter and continuing
to darken along the ~rlmeter and inner area until the light waa
c,on.centrated in appronmatel.1' 1:00 to 3:00 o'clock po111tion of a
ve~ small diam&ter, at which point it appeared aomewhat s1ni1lar
to a large star.
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The obaen-ere were not in oc:miplete ~e11111tnt aa to nether the
object vae moving at a speed vhioh oauae4 it to d1m:1.n1eh in 111~e
or actual.1.1 vae d1iiin1sb1ng in aize without arq great velocity ot
tranl clue to the darkening ettect deaoribeci aboff.

NEPA DiT1e1on
FAlRCllILl) ENGID :AiiD AlRPLAl'iE CORPORATIOB

a/ Geno A. Goei:Jen

t/ Grum A. GOEDJE!l
Plant Protection Manaser
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l!'airchild l!llgine and Airplane Corporation
NBPA Dirtsion, P.O. Bolt 415, 0~ Ridge, Tenn.

CERTIFIED TR'Om COFY:
WILLIAM 13. GRAY, SAC, Xnoxrtlle, Tenn.

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lll~ OIO ».taoJeMnt, FAO #8, P.o-. Bex 379, lt'no%rllle, TenneHee

o:a.mcrs f:smBTJw OVER OAK B:IJ>CS,
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(In oompliance With J.ettor A.JACI-36o.33 General, elated 15 Bo-f'ember 19'().
Bea4tuartera, Third. .Arill:r,, Slll>JoctJ UboonTen.tional Airoratt, the f'oll.Olf'i.DS
1a eubaitted.)

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Looation an4 Time ot s~t1ng:

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Vea:~r at Tilne o:f Sigbtin6: At 1200 lloun- on 20 J>eonber 1950; Ceiling Z{OO :feetJ broken overout; Seven mile• Tis1b1l1t7; Tom;perature - 37 4egreea
F; Dev Point - 31 ctesr-oe•; and W1nd. - Calm.

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Dames, Oooupation9, and Ad.dreaaea ~ Witnesses: Poraonnel. ot the 663rd,
AC &C 84,ul:ron, and the 5th AN Fighter st.uadron, MoGlt.ee Tyaon ~ ,
JQ:aoxy1lle, Temw■aee

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Object Sighted:

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The radar l.CS of the 663rd. AN an.a. O squ.adrou, ~Gheo Tyson

Airport, XnorrilJ.e, Tem:a.&asee contained the f'olloving entry : ''20 Dooelllber
1950. 1247 laoura. SJllall. !)&int in area (Oak Ridge Oontrolled Area). Ver,-,
yer, al.ow. Jlld.e pe,rf'eot intercept (Yith F-82 Fightoz- airora:rt) end orbit
aurro\llld.i'D8 maaJ.l. amoke oloud."
A»;J' other p,rt.inent infor-.tiou: Thia report ia made beoause o:f ita
poa•ible ai4 in ieterm:luiDS the identity- of the 1llllll8rou8 unidentified

obJ•ota •16htel. OTer Oak Rldgo, Tenneaeee
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Teonear,ee, and the l<>s ot the 663rd AC&W Squadron.

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OB.JllnS SIQlfJ!.Jm OV1m OAK 1Ul>a3,

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(In oompJ.iance" with l.ett&r .AJAC:r-36o.33 Q!tneral, dated 1, !loTember 19'0,
Reaqw.ton, third J.rlq, SUbjeot; Unconventional. Airora:rt, tlle tolloving 18
aubmittea..)
~t1on an4 Time ~ S1sh-"1ns: J'ram l&>, houn tor about tJuoee (3) llou.rtt,
on 14 Deoomber 19'1, on tho Badar. SGo»e• o~ tlt.e 663rd, AC and Y 81,uadron,
Ni:sClt.ee TT•oc Airport, lnoxnlle, Tenneaaee.

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B. weatller at the T:1.me: At J.600 h.oure OD 14 December J.950-·"C•lliils-2100 :t'eetJ
Broken OTeroutJ Seven (7) T41l.ea T1aibU1V; Temperature- 37 «eereee F.;
and Wind: • Southwe■t at thirteen (13)mllea perhour.

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Nam1, oooupatiou, and Adctreaaee ot Witnoue11: Personnel ot the 663rd
AC and W Squadron, 30th~ D1rt.a1on, ?&:Ghee T7oon AirrOrt, Eno:nlllo,
Tozmoasee, who were ou duty- at the t:1ma. Their oooupationa are Radar

operators, Supervisors., and experts.
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!1lotcsrapaa ot Objeote, i t aTailable:

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Object Si.Shted: A SJ;"OllP o:t' ~eto blanketed. the Radar Scope• 1n tho area
directly OTer the gcrrermaent Atolli.io Energy Oommia•iou proJeota at Oak
Ridge, Tenne■aee.
'l'heae objects oould not be identified f'rom the rada.r
1J11880 ancl. a pedeot f1.ghter interception met Yith hegatiTe results.

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~ other :pertinent information:

Bo photcs:rapba taken.

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Lt-. Robinsai of the 663rd AC and Y

stuadron, M-JGhee T,l,on Airl)Ol.;t, :K'noxvllle, Tenneasee took photographa ot
tlie scope roadiDSS Yitha 1)8reoneJ., four (4) b7 f'iTe (5) Speed. Graph.is
Camera, using Plua-X oi-,Ui,in procured f'ilm, a lense opening of' 11'-2.5,
and a shutter a~(Kl va..rJir-8 from tvent;r (20) to t'ourt;r-f'iTe (45) seconds.
The DCGativ~s vore printed and forvaried to the 30th J..ir D1Tision, Sel.fridge
Air Fcrc-o Base, Michigan, which inst811.ation pri nted the negatiTes and
sent copies thereof to the 663rd AO and W Squad:rou. The nim:ierous targets .
can r e ~ identified from the perwment radar eehoe b7 comparing the
phot~~.
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SOUBCE: Personnel and.1oea of' the 663rd AC anct W Squadron, MoGhee fyaon
Airport, lno:rrll.le, Tenne•aee.

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lll.tll OIO Detaolunent, FAO # 8, P. O. Box 379, KaOXYille, Tozmesaeo
OB.JEOTS SIGHJ.'ED OVER OAX m:JXm,
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(in compl.1anoe, with lettor AJA01-36o.33 General., elated. 1, BoTember 1950,
llead4.'urten Third Artq1 SubJoot; Ub.oomentional Airorc:rt, the f'oll<NiDS 1•
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Location end Tille ot S1.8ht11l8: At 2145 hours on 16 Jamlal'11951.

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Wetatller .at the Time er Stshtmg: Clear; rt•1bil1t7 twnt;r (20) mile■ J
Tem.~ratur. - 37 desi,>es ll'.; and Vind - southwest at •f1Te <,) mllea perhour.
Vinda alo:rt:

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Jfam11, Oooupatioua anf. _4.~aaea ot \litnoasea: 663rd AO&.W 64,uaclron Peraonnel
who are Radar operators. AEC Patrol Personnel, l)<)l1o8119n at Oak Biclse,
Tenne■see. Captains L.C.M. Clevenger and
Aiken, Controllers of 663rc1.

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Phot0f3X°aphe of ObJecte if' available:

:s.

Objeot sigb.ted: Two brisbt objects in :thet slcy:, one- Qf vhioh vae east of
MoGhee Tyeon Airport and. the other ,ras vest. The objeGt to the eaat was
n light, brighter than arr,- other star, em1ttit18 int.ermiiitant grow .)f
Yarioua colon in the color •peatrma. An airora:f't aiitem:pted. 1nteroept1ou
an.4 f'ound that he was h19d.ing clireot~ :for a star. weather personnel.
explained that the speotu.ral ref'lection or tbe irtar was oau.aed by the
TOluw ot atmosphere an4- pb;fe1cal matter, together Y1th heat, Yhioll m1•t
be l.ooked: throus)a to ace a. star cloae to "the horizon. These phenomenon
oa@,8d -ref':raotion of the J.ight ray-• from the etar thereb7 reneotine a

t:!l

None

oont1nuOUB speotural. chanae of light color.
The l1s}tt to the weet wae ob•ervea. through a tvonty (20) ~ r apottiDB
ecope an4 tu l.igllt aeome4 to be deaoen4.ing. It took about Ol1$ hour to
..acend beh1nd tree• m.ald.ca 1t cliaappear. :from tho eight of' obllerTers. Captain
Clftvenaer stated tbe.t this 1.ight, whon Tie-wed through the apottins scope,
took on many _peol'liar forma, with l.inea, cores, tails, oto, therein, thua
eonerall;y :f1:tti'D8 the description of e.11 "~ina aauoers" eT&r 4.eaor1b$d
to him.
Shortl;r after this obJec~ cliaappearecl ~ aiglt.t (behind tree■) }Jrl;)
peraonnel 6.t Oak Ri~, Tonnee■ee reported tha;r had eiahted an obJeot about
tftlff (12) mile• Southee.st o't the X-25 Plant in tlle Controlled Area. Tlley
also obaene4 -the airol"Gtt Yhioh had been aent tor iuteroe:ption but atated

the airorat't waa "too tar north".

Tho aircraft made no 1clont~icat1on, and

AEO P"r.90Dnel later r&l)()rto4. that they hd ob8&rve4 a •tar•

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OBJECTS SIWtL·EO OVlC.R OAK RIDGE,

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A:rq- other pertin&nt in:t'ormation:

The Oommandipa Otticer or the 663N: A~W

Squadnm, . 3otli Air Division, M)Ghoe T;yeon Airport, Xnonllle, 'l'enneeeee, in a
letter to his CoDmlD.ndiDS O:f'f'icer on 17 January 19511 SUbjeotJ Report of
Unusual :lnoident 2145 hourfl 16 January 1951, atated:

"
l.. In o-ompl.1ance Yitli telephone inatructiona f'rom the ADOC l 7 Jauu.&17
19'1, the ~ollovins unusu.oJ. incident report is herev1tll aublllittet.:
Date-16 Janu.ar,- 1951
Time
1915: An unueual airbolU"ne obJeot vu &iahted approxiinatel.7

1 0 milea lffl'W o-r thE> l'lte.1.ion, the lighted objeot vae Tecy •1ndlar to
a star but mu.eb brighter~ slightl.7 larger than other rteib1e

stars at the tiino, as observed tho object aeem4 to be a ~ t • l . 7
6,000 f'eet abov. the terrain and 4eeoen6.1~ elowly'. As the objeot
appeared to be over or near tho Oak Bidse .Al'eai the .AEC Patra.1.
l!eadquarters wae notti"ied and t.heir ground obaorve:::- Bl.erted.
About th~s tii:a, some interference was noted on the Radar Scopoa

(AN/CPS-ll in the ap~mate area of the obHrTecl. objeotJ however
no interf'e:renoe vu noted on the he~t fiilder (AN/CPS-4) (see
attached For.ct ll7 dtd 17 Jen l.951
1925:0bjoot still apparently deeoencllna, F-82 acrabl&d to attempt
1nteroe~1on, ■till x:u) Nl)Ort t':roin. AEC Reatquartera.

1930:Simil.ar object observed 15 to 20 mil.es oaat of station; seems to be
ascending rather ths.?1' 4escen41ns.
1935:.AF 7177 (Locally homed and piloted by aeeigned sq ot:r1oer) c-45
-enroute ORA ·~o t1e, requested f.i::xed to steer to t;ra - A/C fixed
25 miles SW of ate.tion., Pilot Major RSJillt>nd c. Oare - AF 7177

requested to 1nveati0 aw object east of station.

1945;AF 7177 sighted sub~ect object and reported 1t to be a star
1945:F-82 or·01t1ns s/E corner of Oak Ridge Area no electronic or Tisual
obsenat1on ■till no electronic observation by etation 47.

1946:Vinal obaenat1on rsported b;r Oak Ridse Ground Obe,er.-era, 12 milee
aoutheut ot K-25 aroe. (Thie ia in the SE oornoJ" ot Oak Ridge Area)
l!'-82 in • ~ t and ia north ot object. F-82 vaotore& eouth toward
ol>Ject no contact, electronic or vieual.. Ob.,eot report 2400 teet
above terrain by: Dak Mtlee Obaernre.

1955 :Oak Ric16e Patrol Headquartere reports that ob•erve.4 object detel'lft.1.ned
(to be a atar)

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lllth CIC Dataolllleat, FAO '1(3, P.O. 379, IDal:rtlle, Temaeuee
OBJECTS SIGlfl'.E'D OVER OAIC RilXlE,
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to be a atar.
2000:F-82 rel)Orta clear aallins and no reaviotion.9 ~ Tiaibilit7,
•till ,atrolins area tor poaaible p1.okup of object, atill 1a0 Jo,-. 11
NOTE: '11lia 19 an extract d'the 1ntormat1on liated in lc,sa apt at
tho Radar Site by Radar Pereonmtl.
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There is no longer any need for secrecy,11 says Navy scientist,
after finding that his own research started the "saucers
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By RICHARD WILSON Chief of LOOK Washington Bureau
literal-minded FBI, skeptical but deT
termined, could not let the flying-saucer
excitement go by without getting to the bottom
HE

of it. Such a profusion of strange objects littering the American skies could not be ignored.
_ A 10-page report by the nuclear physics
branch of the Office of Naval· Research has
given the answer:
Flying saucers were, and are, undeniably

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real. They are part of a basic research program
of the Federal Government which is as important, if not so dramatic, as the visitation from
Mars feared by an imaginative public.
A flying saucer is the base of a huge balloon, 100 feet in diameter; caJled a "Skyhook."
It is seen by earthlings traveling at speeds up
to 200 miles per hour at heights up to 19 miles.
These balloons are carrying delicate instruments 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 cosmic 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 countless 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 producing an atomic bomb but at harnessing the
energy from the decomposition of the atom.
Dr. Urner Liddel, chief of the nuclear physics
branch of the Office of Naval Research, is in
charge of the Skyhook-Flying Saucer project,

No "Saucers" Without ONR
"When this project first began," he said,
"it was kept secret. Now, there is no longer
any need for secrecy on a scientific basis. And,
certainly, there is no longer any need to keep
the public in the dark about what flying saucers are.
"If we are completely successful in our
research with these balloons, which so many
people have called flying saucers, we will find
out how to break up the atom in a useful way.
It is not too much to hope that some day we
will learn enough to cause the atomic reaction
under conditions as we want them-not as they
exist today in the atomic bomb.
"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 Ripley 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 ts sponsoring the cosmic experiments,
is a part of the regular naval estaJ-' ' -¼-·· -··:•
with ~-to,000,000 a
p1 ognu-•1 of basic
and applied research. The Liddel report is considered 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 supporting Dr. Liddel's findings is that flying
saucers or flying disks were unheard of until
the ONR's experiments in the stratosphere began. There were some flights in 1947, the first
year that strange objects were seen in the skies.
These reports multiplied in 1948, when Skyhooks 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.

Ionization 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 trailing an exhaust.
What you have seen may be Flight 10,
Balloon No. 3 of the Brookhaven National Laboratory at 84,300 feet carrying a 167-pound
payload consisting of a cloud chamber, a beacon transmitter, a Geiger telescope, an ionization chamber and photographic equipment.
This object in the sky may appear to you
to be from two to ten times the size of Venus,
the evening star, which in certain months seems
to fill the heavens as it rises. If you are 10,000
feet up in an airplane, the object may appear
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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. Experienced seamen have difficulty
estimating.the distance, speed and
size of another ship unless they
know its type. The balloon is unknown and hence eludes efforts to
measure it by familiar craft aloft.
Dr. Liddel and his associates arrived at their findings on these
ba ffling stories by studying about
2,000 reports of flying-saucer observations of ever y kind and description. They discarded some as
seeming to be the visions of crackpots or psychopaths. Other reports
were clearly the r esult of inaccurate vis.ion.
One report of "little men" found
in the wreckage of a flying saucer
near Mexico City t urned out to be
. the unsubstantiated story of a
traveler. No one else knew anything about it.
This left a solid base of reports
from airplane pilots, scientific observers and reliable laymen which
could not be brushed aside. After
a thorough investigation, Dr. Liddel said: "There is not a single reliable report of an observation
which ·i s not attributable to the
cosmic balloons."
The Death of Captain Mantell
The most tragic report the nuclear physicists had to consider
was. that of an Air Force pilot in
Kentucky. A circular object, metallic in appearance, was seen over
a U. S. Air Force base on Jan. 7,
1948. Three fighter planes, one piloted by Capt. Thomas F. Mantell,
took off in hot pursuit. From their .
relatively low altitudes, the balloon 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 h e got no closer. None of the
planes wa s equipped with reserve
oxygen supplies, and thus could
not fly long at high altitudes.
Mantell was not hea rd from
again. His plane crashed, and the
instruments fo1:1nd in the wreckage
indicated it might have risen to
30,000 feet.
"Our studies show," said Dr.

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20 per cent larger than from the
ground.
The lateral rays of the sun at
dusk illuminate the base of the
balloon. Ther e is no chance of your
ever seeing the full roundness of
it because you ar e 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.
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Liddel, "that Captain Mantell and
the other pilots were pursuing a
balloon of the Skyhook type. Captain Mantell could never have
reachec:J the height at which the
balloon was traveling."
Several reports have been received of "squadrons" of flying
saucer s. People have seen little
disks apparently flying together in
the sky. This is explained by ·Dr.
Liddell as clusters of 20 to 30 balloons, 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 single plastic bag, and would certainly 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 entree as a government' nuclear
physicist to check other government agencies. He is satisfied that
no other r~search.or experimental
project has utilized anything even
roughly r esembling a flying saucer.
"And secondly ," he said, "interplanetary travel is not possible at
the present time."
This disposed of all the possibilities, 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 description was noted . st rongest ;,'
the Minneapolis project of 'ON,
under the direction of General
Mills, Inc. Telescopic photographs
brought out the similarity so clearly ·that Dr. Liddel was elated. He
could at last offer visual proof of
his findings.
Tracing the "Saucers"
General Mills is the only successful manufacturer of the huge
and delicate plastic bags. Most of
the tot al of 270 flight s so far made
have been launched at Camp Ripley near Little Falls, Minn., and at
University Airport, Minneapolis,
Minn.
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from oth er points, however, to litter the country. Balloons have ascended from Chicago, from Holloman Air Force Base and White
Sands, N. M., and from aircraft
carriers in both t he Caribbean S ea
and the Pacific.
Workers at the General Mills
aeronautical laboratories -advised
Dr. Lidd el that they were able to
trace lost b alloons 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 mor e
than 30 hours.
Elab o rate a rran gements are
made to trace the balloons, for the
data the cosmic physicists want are
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recorded on the instruments dangling from them. The instruments
are released electronically by parachute at the end of the flight.
The cosmic - ray experiments
themselves stem from pioneer
work done by Dr. Robert A. Milli'k ;1n. ~n P ~rc; "l('l'("t . ,. h ,v, · ':.~ horr
bardment of particles from outer
space was first discov.ered. These
peculiar phenomena were thought
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an unknown source. They were
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The source of these particles is
unknown. One theory firmly held
for a while was that they originated 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 explode .and fill the atmosphere with
atomic debris.
Physicists early discovered that
the higher they went in the atmosphere the more certain they could
be of recording the explosions
with the greatest accuracy. Their
ultimate aim is to make photographs and measurements at the
very fringe of the earth's atmosphere, for all the air below that is
filled in greater or lesser degree
with atomic debris from the explosiol)s.
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 wHh startling c}:lritv
Four levels of cosmic-ray experimentation have been in prog••,..,~ "'"~ first is at sea level \"l· .•~
the bombardment is measured and
photographed in devices called
cloud chambers. This type of experimentation also goes on at two
laboratories, Mount Evans a1·d
Climax Mountain, both in Colorado, at 14,000 feet.
A third type of experimentation was carried on in three B-29
bombers, fitted out as flying laboratories. They flew up and down a
degree of latitude toward the
North Pole ancl. away from it between Fort Churchill, Manitoba,
and Lima, Peru. These flying laboratories 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 observed 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.
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and d1aapix,arod rapidly over the horizon aa a amall ballo Speed
"vas t!~rr1.r3.c" • Seen t"r an angle of about 115 degree• looking dovn
rr th1> plane. crew all experienced North Atlant1o f'llara Lt P ..w..
Jt.1,uzdon., Lt AoL• J'onea., L\ G.E. Bethune., Lt N.OoPo Koger., Lt
J oM. MctJer, all aav obJeot over a pr1od or r'r aeYen to eight m1no
Plane £1y1ng at 10 1 000 alt1~udo.

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While I appreciate the concern which prompted
your wrtting in this regard, thta Bureau doea not haue
available for distrtbution anu ,aatertal concerntng
so-called "/lying saucers.~ It was thoughtful o/ you
to bring uour observations tn this oonnectton to my
attention.
I am enclosin g some mater1al which I thought
uou might like to have.
Stncerely yours,

J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
.Director

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List o/ course s of study
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PORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY RADAR AT ABOVE hY

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QUOTE ON SEPT. TEN, FIFTYONE, AN AN/MPG DASH ONE RADAR

SET PICKED UP A FAST MOVING LOW FLYING TARGET, EXACT ALTITUDE UNDETERMINED AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TEN A. M. , SOUTHEAST OF FT. MONMOUTH
AT A RANGE OF ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND YARDS.

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APPROXIMATELY FOLLOW THE COAST LINE, CHANGING ITS RANGE ONLY SLIGHTLY
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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

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SEPTEMBER TEN, FIFTYONE, AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET AT THREE
FIFTEEN PM TRACKING A TARGET WHI CH MOVED ABOUT SLOWLY IN AZIMUTH NORTH
f◄ ~ or FT. MONMOUTH AT A RANGE OF Ari~dJ?l,1X:W7~J TbU? AN~ ¼~D~ ,; r THE

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OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY TO THREE HUNDRED MILS AT A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND YARDS, APPROXIMAT1LTITUDE THIRTYONE THOUSAND
~EET:

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TO BE MOVING AT A SPEED SEVERAL HUNDRED MPH HIGHER THAN THE MAXIMUM
AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF THE RADAR SETS..

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TREMELY STRONG RETURN ECHO AT TIMES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE MAXIMUM
RANGE, HO~EVER, ECHO SIGNAL OCCASIONALLY FELL OFF TO A LEVEL BELOW
_NORMAL RETURN.

THESE CHANGES COINCIDED WITH MANEUVERS OF THE TARGET.

ON StpTEMBER ELEVEN, FIFTYONE AT ABOUT ONE THIRTY P.M. THE TARGET WAS
PICKED UP ON AN SCR FIVE EIGHT FOUR RADAR SET THAT DISPLAYED UNUSUAL
~ANEUVERABILITY.

TARGET WAS APPROXIMATELY OVER NAVESINK, NJ., AS IN­

DICATED BY HIS TEN THOUSAND RANGE, SIX THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE AND DUE
NORTH AZIMUTH.

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SCHOPE AND APPEARED TO BE HOVERING.

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VAN PAREND THE VEHICLE HOUSING THE RADAR SEfA PAREND IN AN ATTEMPT
TO SEE THE TARGET, SINCE IT WAS AT SUCH A SHORT RANGE, HOWEVER, OVERCAST CONDITIONS PREVENTED SUCH OBSERVATION.

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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-

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AIOR BELIEVED THE TARGET MUST HAVE RISEN NEARLY VERTICALLY.

TARGET

FIXED ITS RISE IN EllVAtION AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE OF APPROX. FIFTEEN
HUNDRED MILS, AT WHICH TIME IT PROCEEDED TO MOVE AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID
RATE IN RANGE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.

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TARGET EXCEEDED THE AIDED TRACKING ABILITY OF THE SCR FIVE EIGHT ,OUR
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.

ABO~VE INCIDENT OBSERVED BY THREE WITNESSES WITH EXCEPTION OF FIRST
INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER TEN.

ABOVE INFO FURNISHED BY REID AFTER AP-

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SUBJECT:

GOVERNMENT
DATB:

March 21, 1952

FLYING DISCS

KA1tbtffYQUIST, INFOrulANT

Mr . KARL NYQUIS~ , an artist living at 2417 North Burling Street,
Illinois ( telephone LI- 9-1479) advised S~ MYROU H. TRETER
on March 11, 1952 that he saw a 11.yinf disc at 9 ::00 AM on March
6 , 1952 .

Chicago,

NYQUIST stated that he -,,as looking out of a window at h:.s home
which window faces south, when he saw a flying disc at approximately
7, 000 feet above Fullerton Av enue . The angle of elev ation of the
disc above the horizon was about 45 degrees . The disc came out
of a cloud in the east, stopped and hung JllOtionless in mid-a.ir
for a split second, then flew due 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 similar to aluminum . He also
stated that he saw no exhaust, lights , or heard no sound connected
with ita movement:,. He notE:!d nothing on 1 t as to how 1 t could maintain
its even f11ght and believed it to have been radio controlled. He
said i t uisappeared out of sight in aporoXimately three seconds,
estimating the speed at 600- 700 miles per hour or more . He said it
went so fast it appeared to flutter . Nhen the disc disappeared from
sight it woe about the size of a golf ball on the southern horizon.
NYQUIST made a sketch of the disc and the sketch and the above
infonnation were furnished to the local offi ce of the Office of
~ecial Investieations.

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On 10 September 1951 as AN/MPG-l radar set picked up a fas:t moving
ow flying target (exact alt undetermined) at approximately 1110 hours SE
of Fort Monmouth at a range of about J2 ,000 yards. The target appeared to approximately follow the coast line changing its range only slightly but changing
'ts azimuth rapidly. The radar set was switched to full aided azimuth
tracking which normally is fast enoUe::h to track jet acft, rut in this case
as too slow to be resorted to . The target was lost in the NE at a range
of about 14,000 yards. This target also presented an unusually strong return
for an acft being comparable in strength to that usually received from a
coastal ship. The operator initially identified the target as a ship and
then realized that it could not be a ship after he observed its extrerre
speed.
On 10 September 1951, 1515 hours, an SCR 584, rerial no . 433 tracked
a t a rget which moved about slowiy in azimuth N of Fort Monmouth at a range
of about 32, 000 yds at the extremely unusual elevation angle of 1350 mils .
(Altituae appro.xin:ately 93, 000 ft)
On 11 September 1951, 1050 hours, 2 SCR 584 serial nos . 217 and 315
picked up the same target NE of Fort l"!onmouth at an elevation angle of
350 to 300 mils at a range of approximately 30,000 yards . (Appro~ima.te
altitude 31 ,000 ft) the sets track automatically in azimuth and elevation
and with aided range tracl<ing are capable of tracking targets up to a speed
of 700 mph . In this case hcwever, 1:oth sets found it impossible to track
the target in range due to its speed am the operators had to resort tbo
mantal 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
higtler 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 fel~ off to a level
below norlll9.l return . These changes coincided with maneuvers of the target .

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On ll September 1951 at a l:out 130 a target was picked up on an
SCR 584 radar set serial no. .315 that displayed unusual ma.neuverability.
The target was approx. over Navesink NJ as indicated by its 10, 000 yard
range , 6000 ft altitude arrl. due N azi.mu th . 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
extrene ly 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 tirre it
proceeded to move at an extrenely rapid rate in r ~ ~ ~ e.rly direction
once again the speed on the target exceeding the fid~r:'.~k;~qg ability of
the SCR 584 so that namual tracking became necessary. Tltef' :ta!<far tracked the
target to the maximum range of 32 ,000 yards at which time the target was at
an elevation angle of 300 mils. The operators did-i;or-a~~udge the
speed in excess of the aided tracking rate of 700 mpp .

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SUBJECT:

UNKNOWN SUBJECT; Fl.yi~ Objects,
NashVille, Tennessee

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Lt. Commander MELVIN MICHAEL KUHN, U. S. Navy, temporarily residing
at 1900 Graybar Lane., Nashville, Tennessee, advised SAA CHARLFS J. HO?ETOR
of the Nashville Resident Agency on March 14, 19$2, at approximately 211$ p.m.
of the following incident.
Mr. KUHN stated that approximately 10120 p.m. on llarch 13, 19S2,
while standing in the back yard of 1900 G r ~ Lane and looking wward
the a:,on, Which was then in the southwest section of the sky, he observed
an object which appeared approximately 20 degrees alx>ve the horizon.
tt. KUHN described 1his object as being circular in shape, approximately
one-half" the size of the moon., deep bright blue in color., ve:ry viv1.d blue.
He stated the object bad a slight reddish fringe on the at-t em. The
object appeared to be moving from the mrthnst to the southeast. He
stated that the object. was not in his vision more than thne seconds.
It made no sound. Lt. KUHN stated that at the time he obsert'ed this,
there were no clouds in the sky, the etan 11ere out, and the moon wu
run. I.t. KUHN stated that the only way he c:ould describe it was that
it appeared to be a ver,y high powred epotlight on a cloud, tut he did
mt believe this could have been the cause ot that llhieh he had seen
because he had not seen any epotlight or any strong search lights there
during the evening.

The above is being furnismd for your intormatiDn, and ri> action is
contemplated by this office unless advised to the ClO nt,rar,y.

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For record purposes, it is desired to point out
that t he April 7, 1952, issue of "Life" magazine contains an

article on Pace 8o entitled, "Bave We Visitors From Space?"
vri tten by H. B. Da.rrach, Jr., and Robert Ginna relating to
the captioned matter. For further reference purposes, a copy
ot this issue ot "Lite" magazine is maintained in the Bureau
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FRED J.~KHOUT

On rays, 1952, Fred J . £ekhout called at this
~ureau and advtsed ~hat he is General Manager of Mouton a~d
Company, Prtn-tera, 5 llerderstraat, Thtt !!ague, Netherlands .
He r astdes at 49 Stadhouderslaan, Tha Hague. lle ts residing
at the Ytctoria Hotel, New York Cttu, until May 16, 19521
whe n he wtll return to Europe.
Vr. Eekhout adutsed that he hao a considerable
tnter~st tn electr ontcs and has been very much tnterestod
"tn reports ctrculateA during the pa.at year or two concerning the e:cistcnce o}.-lf).11.Jnq, saucE:,r;s, fie feels that there
have been enough uncontra'a\ctea report3 concerntng such
devtcca to indt cate that they may e:ctst tn rac~. He ts also
of the optnton that if they do eztst they can be prodjced_
only bu the finited State~ or Rua.of.a. or perhaps bJt; t.h~ ii;""

Republi,c of Argentina.

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operated,. He haa concluded that since the dialr ~•PJ. i i
not suitable for conventional aircraft tt woule ~e ueect;E
only becau:,e tt would provide the greatest posafple "!Zi..fttng
sur/ac11. It is his opinion, therefore, that one· of %hl:!ie
deutces could be operated only by reducing the atr pressure
above tt whfch would cause t~ to rtae in the air. He

concedes that conventional machinery to cause such a reduction
o/ pressure would be so bulky that its weight would preuent
the deuice from leaving the ground. He concludes~ there/ore,

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from the cracking of on atomic /uel such as heauy water.
In that connection hs atateB that the tonoaphers
surroundtng the earth radtates postttue tono toward the
earth's surface. Jfany of these are diaatpatsd by oombtntng
wtth part'tcles in the atmos.ohorc with tht1 result -that poatt ·i ve
ton3 are mora concentrated· near the earth's surface than
higher above it. He reasons that a dtsk could be ratsed
tn the atr by emittin9 a gr eat quantity of nogattua ions
through tto upper surface and causing a decrease tn preaaure
whtch would result in the pree3urc underneath the disk
/orctng it upward. lle indicates that aonowhere between
thtt surface o/ the earth and the ionosphere thi3 presaure
would equaltae at which point the disk could go no htgher.
It could then be moued horizontally by emitting negative
tona tn ~he dtrection in which tt ta · aestred to moue .
llr. Eekhout stated that he did not feel such a
deutce could be re~ote controlled atnce tt would probably
not be poastble to maintain radt o contact with tt . Ile
/eels, however, that the occupants of such a deutce ~ould
be /ullU protected stnce accordtng to the electrtcal theory
demonstrated by Tara.day's Cage the current tnuolued tn the
propul.aton of auch a deviae woU.Zd concentrate ttsel/ around
the edges of the disk.
The for~gotng ta Jurntehed for your t~formatton.
{NOTE ON YELLOW: Eekhout was inter viewed at 2 :15 p . m.
5- 5- 52, by Supe r vi sor v. H. Bailey by r eference from Ur.
Nichols' Office . Bureau files contain no data identifiable
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Dear Jlr. Burgess:
Your letter dated llay 7, 1952 , has been
received and I ~~preci~te the interest prompting
you to nring your observations to ~y attention .
6tnce the ~.atter you nention may be of
interest to ~nother gouernmental agency, I am
referring a copy of your letter to The Honorable,
The Secretary of Defenae, The Pentagon, &aohington,
D. c., ~nd you may wish to write him directly in
th.ts oonncctton.
Sincerely your:;,

John Edgar Hoouer
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May 7, 1952

Mr. J. Edgar Hoover
'c/o u. s. Dept. of Justice
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr. Hoover:
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.

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Although your responsibilities may not be directly connected
with the intended text of this letter, I sincerely hope that
you will consider the possibilities, and forward the suggestions
to the proper authorities concerned.
For the past five years the general public has read, and ba1lyhoed newspaper articles related to the U"Flying Saucerst• L- and
fallowing the same trena01t11011ght have '"1.'gho-re--a receirf 1 eports 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 MobjectsM 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 reported by the balll.oon experts connected with General Mills, Inc.
I am sure that these suggestions will bear scientific investigation and that they are entirely probable . Similar to
Columbus and the egg - they may not have been given due consideration.
These "objects" of unctatormined origin" (not to be confused
with our cont:.,e lled w f•1 Her balloons, etc.) are in all probability operated by ~he absorption~ compression, and controlled emission of the sun's energy (basically electricity).
As such, they Jrobably carry a potential charge which is past
our imagination. An earthly object approaching too close to
the o.u.o. would have the flanl~ ef,f,ect as grounding a hightension wire, with the total debtruction of both objects as
a likely result.
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Assuming that some of t~e~~ ~bJ#fts are from outer space, we
would certainly benef i't c<Ynst'dera'f>1t.iby establishing contact
with them, where as, if aµcp ~ 1 nation as Russia should acquire this knowledge before tls we would certainly suffer as
a result

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Whatever me-ans of power these objects possess, thay may attain
speeds ,far in excess of our latest rockets. It will be futil~
to ~ive pu1suit, 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 restricted as to the distance they may approach the earth without
danger . It is also my belief that given an opportunity, they
will a~proach an earthly object , at high altitude, as close
as possible without danger to either themselves or the object.

If my theory approaches the t r uth, 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 suffered 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, ~erhapa even further advanced .
My background includes a good foundation in high- al titude
flying, and in the fiela 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,

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Honorable J . Edgar Hoover
Director , Federal Bureau of I nvestigation
U. s. Depart100nt of Justice
Washington 25, D. C.

RE :

Unide . fied Aer ial Object Sighted
Genex,£1 Area Ritchie Highway, South
Balifimore, :Uaryland, 10 :45 PM, 29
Mar 52 by Donal~~ ewa.rt, 2241 Via:rr~n
Avenue, Baltimore, Marylarrl

Dear Sir :
There is attached for your information a copy of a report by Speci
Agent Boyce Royal of this office dated May 12, 1952, in regard to the
captioned subject . Your attention is invited to the statermnt of Mr.
Donald Stewart as reflected on page 4, paragraph 7, of the report, tote
effect that, at the tima of the alleged sighting of this object, he had
1n his possession a 1'hompson sub- machine gun. A copy of this attachment
"has also been furnisted the Treasw::y Department .

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Sighting of Un1denW:ied Aerilll

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REFERENCE

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SYNOPSIS

Invost1gation requested J:71' Hq. OSI prodicatod on infol"Cation rocoived .from
Air Tccbnicsl Intolligence Center, \h:1ght Patterson AFB that lXrnALD STEWART
end (FNU) mm hlld observod unconvantiozinl. t1PC) aircraft 011 29 March 1952 1n the vicinity or BtlltimOro, Maryland. Information :relayed to Air Tcclmicol.

Intolllgence Center, Wright Ptlttcroon AFB b.r ULIUS LOUIS llMOSS m:t0 received
it, trca LOU CORBIR, a nws caI:I!J2mltator, enployod ~ station \IF.BR, &ltimore,
Md. CORBIN 1n
ewd, f'u.rn1slled inrormtion that DONA.LU sm1. RT, 224 warren
Avenue and GF))R;:. ' • llR Ill , ll2 E'.lst Montaomery st., Bnl.tillore, Md. , h ..d been
i.ntorv:l.owed b)" ~im
~ nnd 27 April l.952 nnd Md reported aighting a diccliko aircraft at ap .. o~t&Q' 2045 hou:ro, 29 MlrCh 195'! on Ritchio Hlchwy
near the intoraoctiOll of US Routo .301; that automobile engine otoppcd and paint
cracked s aircraft hovered 200 f'eet above car. STEWART 1nt8"1.oved nnd rol.!ltod eub~ta.ntially the same stor., uh1.cll ho bad given CORBIN prov1ousl7. 9AY

FOX, E:lginocr., Weotinchoutte Electrl.c Col'J)Ortltion, De1tinoro, Md, 1nterv1ewod.,
adviaed ho bsd m.'ldo complete cccmmnation or STEl:U\RT'o vehicle ct requoll't of
COIWIU J in.cludina oxnmn.ation with r;eiger counter end det.erninod no unusual
detects. AMOSS intorn.ewd, statod had no direct knowledge of ineidont nnd
had merely relayed inf'ormtltion .ru.mitlbod him ~ CORBIN; adviood that eeveral
NBido:nto., Gibson tslnnd, Mtlr,rl.tmd hod hoord unumi.o.l noisoo but none bad oboorved
any such airCNi"t. TYLER int.erviovod. ond confirmed etatcmcmt given b,- STEWART
howvcr, upon roin.tGrviev, admitted that he hod not boon with STEWART at the
time af t.he ollogod oisflt:1.ng, nnd had not coen on,- £UCh aircrcf't; a clviood
that STEWART hod asked him to toll that otory end tbat he had done oo. Intcrviovs conductod along Ritcbie Uir-b,m;y 1n dcinit;y of l~cntil".'D , 1\ore o1rcroft
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was allegedly aicht.ed indicated no knoalodce or any such cra.tt.

Anne
Arundel County Police Depart
t bad 00 record of reports ot dsscri.bed
aircraft. S ~R'f in Nint.ervisw aff'imed sighting and that 'l'YTJi:ll
had boon mth him at th ti"Je and had seen tho <d.rcratt. File cllDcka

re STEWART at local pol1co agendas mcat1ve. FBI, Baltimore Field

Office records :ref'lact STEWART N..red ~ et3Ploymant at

ltimore~

t:aeyland., for placing a decal bearlile Coa:Nnist insignia on a truck
beloneins to tba firm by hom he was emplo,ed, FBI check re m
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CORBni,
S naeative.

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l . fhis inwst.1~t1on wn initiotcd upon a requost fro Headquarters 001 on 9 r
1952 from Lt. Co1.. WCIUS L. FRHE,
dicatod
upon inf'ormat.lon recoi?Jd .tron Lt.. Col . RAY W. TAYLOR, Air iechnic:al

Int.el.ligenco Center,

r1(#lt-Patterson Air Forco "' e, t.o the effect

that Col. TAYLOR bad reooived 1n1"ormt1on regarding an unidentified
aircraft
ich was roported to ha:ro been
n at 22~ hours, 29
h
19~2, on R1tch.1e H:1g}r.1ay1 south ot
ltimore, t!aryl.and . Air Technical.
Intolligonce C-entcr advisod that, thG intomation had been received
1"1-om tJLil.!S fJ.)UIS Al!OSS , a civilian.
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2. Thie 1.e a joint iffl'oet.igAt.ion ot SpecioJ. Agent.a CLIFFORD P.
, OLIVER R. WEATHEru OL'l', nnd tho m-1.tor.

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3.

On 10 ~ 1952 Lt. Col. llJCIUS L. JiREE, Haadguartors OSI, was

intem.emd and f'urnishod tho 'l'lrltor With copy of a TWX rGceivod from
the Air Intelligence Centor,
ieht- futteraon AFB. Infon::ation containod in the 'I'fi'X 1a GUIEnri.zod aa tollom, 1
The TWX represents a copy or 11 letter to tho ,uvc,u.andina General,
Project Blue Book, from ULnJS W lS AYOS$, Oibson I.al.and,
ryland,
dat<td 24 April 19S2 . The letter stated that om 00 W Si Ma, residing
at 2241. ,arren Avenuo, Baltimore
Uaeyland, had observed an unconvential type Bircraf't on 29
ch 1952. Presont with bim at the t.imc or
th:1 s oboervat.1.on was one nm TYlliR, bel18vod to ba a seventeen year old
(17) hir,h school &tu.dent. The aircra.tt was allegedly observed while
ST ART Md TYL.~ , re driving north on Ritchio ~ , approo.cbi.113
Baltimore, Uu-y.land. It as doacribed as shaped like a J.areo pancake
and
alleged to have hovered over the o.utomobil , killinz tho engino.
'l'ho letter aloo advised t.hat sm :Amr had boen intorv-lo d by a LOU
C an-n,,
radio announcer ot FBR,
timore radio station. CORDIN
wno
~.« d aa a rcco
• otticor. Tho letter nleo stotod that. a
G
N and con, J
, all.e d to Nsido on Yncht Club Road,
Rivi •
ch, Harylnnd,
aJ ?
on such an aucr:ifi. A NEISO?J
STRIE
11.1. and. mi'e, nnd
•
LLY C!YMI TON
IDERSON and Judco
and
• R DERSotJ
r a.11 s.a!. to row hoard on aorial noise on 19
April 1952 at ap roximatoly 2300 hours. 'I'he Glenn lnrn1o Police
re
said to haw had many oimilo.r illcident rnportod but laughed t.rum orr.

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4. On 10
1952 • BU 2RT KEITH1 U. S. oothor roau, IntermttOTIQl Friendship Airport, Daltimoro, :nryllmd, advised that th
thcr mp .for 2226 hours, 29 l!arch 1952, indicated cl.CD.r sky,
wi.nds - oich,t; (8) miles per hour; at 2256 hours, 29
ch 1952, partly
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thousand (1000 ) feot., UN - si.Xtoen (16) i::u.los per hour.

S. On 10

y 1952 r . LOUIS E . CORBIU was intervioncd at radio
ryland, and stated in substance as follows :

station WFnR 1n Daltimore,

' • OORBil~ advised that ho had received il\fw,nAt.1on ill the

latter part of April to tho effect that a DONALD FftThriART, rosidiJ'lg
at 22b/ Wa~ ,~venuo , Baltimore, • eylmld, bad, 'ffllile accompanied by
'r . OE ROE ~~TYLER III, observed a strange appearing aircrat't on
29 Mar ch 1 952. Mr. C:>IIDIN ind.icated that the sourco ot his intomation
bad been a neW9paper reporter ~or one or the local nswspapen, ,mose
Mll!e he did not divulge. 0 RBIN related that. he had f or ao::no tir.le been
interested 1n the "!lying saucer aitua tion" , and that. it had been his
intent ion to \Tr!:te a docuncntary program ror broadcast conceming that
subject. F.e sa:ld further tho.t 1.naenruch as the above incident was the
1'irst. one to be br u r,ht t.o his attention within th:lt ~re:i, ho detennimd

to investigQte it.
On 24 Apr il 19$2 CORBIN intervtem,d

r.

)NALD F . STE\"TART and

aacer tainod that he was emp:toyod as a clsrk by the l3aJ timore & Ohio
Jlnilroad . He .turthor ascortainod that tho cbte of observation was
29
ch 19$2; place, Ritchie Highway nea.r the llarness track ; timB,
l 0:4S PU; wea.t~er, cle.ir; moon am stars out ; approxi.nato le~h ot
observation, two (2) dnute.o ; eetirnatcd altit.u ie. two hundred (200)
feet ,

C RBIN obu.inc I the det.. Us of the incident and set t hem down

in a chronolocical order.

A phot ostatic repro uction of the info

t i on

obtained in that interview is being ror-..arded as an inclosuro to this
report. CORBIN also interviewed 'r. GEORGES . TYLER III relative to tho

above inciden~ and made a si!lilar writing, a photostatic reproduction or
which 1s beine forwarded as an inclosura to thi.S report .
GORDIN advised the m-iter tnat he was acquainted with the
editor of a c1vilian intelligence bulletin, ~ . ULIUS LOUIS A ass , to
whoti he com::nmica.ted the above in!'oroation.
r . OORBill t'urtber advised
t hat ho would not reloase any ot the 1.nf'omation publicly and did not

intend to do so until such time as the authori tics cot11plotod investieation or the incident. OORDIN relAted that whon he had ea11ed the· Anne
Arundel County ro1ico they bad informed him that. they had had numerous
reports ot that no.tun, but had passed thom or£ as hamles9 . CORDlN
stated that he hod had a. friend 0£ his, RAY I D FOX , c onduct a 9cienti.fic
examination 0£ ST AR'l' 's automobile for the purpoo or d e t e ~ any
unueunl cha.r!loteristics which mi{',ht have been present . COllBTN advised
that. he was not a reserve CIC offi.mr; howewr, he rel.atod that he bad
been an 1ntel11gence ot.ficer with tho st.arr of Gener al GEORGES . PATTON
i n Europ9 and that. he presonUy holds an inactive reserve Co=!lission as

l i eutonant. colonel, O- J7S086.

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• CORBIN, during the course of the interview,. made no
mntion of OEORGll or J Hti UASON, and when specifically questioned nth
regarde to tbo two above individuals, he said tt-.at ho did not recall
either.

6.

On 10

l

y 1952 the rocords or the FBI Field Off~Baltimore,

aryland, wore revif'wed and reflected thnt DONALD FRANKLD

fffi"lART,

22h ,arren Avenue, .altimoro., Maryland, wns quostioned ~ illegal
wearing ot the '.:ivy uniform 1n July 1948. Records also rencet that
STEWART was a l!l8ober of the U. S . Naval Reoorve end the invostis t ion
was discontinued as no violation. 'l hese records also ronoct tbat
STEW RT was .f1red i'rom the Baltimore Supply Company, Daltir:lore,
ryland,
ror placing a ®Cal. or the hamt!.er and sickle and rod star on tho door or
a Balt.illlore Supply Co any truck. This act s comrnittoci on JO July
1948. The FBI Field O!fiee records r.,.tlec't no records ot ULillS LOUIS
Al!OSS and no derogatory- 1n.format1on on L(JUIS E. CORDI~,

t·o 1n.fomat1on

concerning reports of' unconvential aircraft sighter -"l.rlng the past
two (2) years were on record at tha FBI Field Oftice .
7 • ~ . I>'JNALD FRAlllQ.IN STEV'IART vas- intervicl18d at his renidence.,
224 Warren Avenue, Baltimore,
ry-land, on 10 Ma;y 19.52., and with
rel'erence to the incident 1n iru,tant case, he related in 8ubstanco as
loll.owaa
STEWAR'l' , accompanied b7 his friend, OE ROE 'i'YI.ER, '1Cre returnins
to Balti.moro trom Glenn Bumi.e, Uar;rl.and, vio. tho n1t.chie HislffleyJ on
29 rch 19$2. They ,oro in a 1949 Anglia. Vampire., an English car, a.nd
"81"8 procaedins in a northerl.y <lirection., ~ving juet. left a Hov.-:>.rd
Johnson Restaurant adjaeont to tho intersection of Ritchie ',i ~y and
u . S . Hir.hD¥ f}JOl.
ihile :lpproncatel.y opeosite a harmss track fivo
hundred (Sao) yards north or the above named intersecti.on, ~
rel.a ted., he o~...orved a strange looking aircra1't appearing on tho norizon
ahead of his automobile . STmART described tho aircrai't as boir.g a
flat disk with a cupola or dome in the canter of ono side. Ho doscribod
the dome as having what a ppeared to be a small wrthole on one side
and the shadowy outlim or what appearod to be a "hatch, similar t-0
those found on a shiP" • He stated tbat this cratt appr ached his

vehicle from a northeasterly direction and hovered above his auto obile.
He tu.rt.her described the object. as being of a luminous silver
color and emitting brie}lt liehta around tho edges similar to noon
tubing or hidi brilliance. He stated that at t.ha tme the incident
occurred he Md 1n the rear scat of his vchiclo a Th0tq>eon sub-fflachine
gun W1t,h which weapon he left the automobile and walked arourd the car
several 'til!l8a debating as to whether or not, he should f'ire upon the

aircraft.

He advised that hie C01llp&nion, TYLBR 1 reMined in the automobile and bad pleaded Tiith him not to discilarr;o tt-e .oapon £0:r fear ofJ
retal.1at1on 1"t''D. the aircraft. ~ - ~ T ART 1ecl1ood to c~ "'lt au to /
the 1r1.fQn., _J?Nsurt-t. ~bouts , or owner o! t .e above named :.:.aMn.
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ART stnted tha'fi mien the airorai"t came to rest aoove his

automobile, i t appeared to be "at 1.east 1':if'ty f'~et (SO) 1n

mooter,

and wavorod e11.shtly. "
l e in si(;ht the airc?Gf'1i gaw ort a eouo::\
simi.l.4r to that 0£ a vacuum cleanor. STElu\nT avorrod tho.t t
a.ircro.ft

maintained its posit.ion o.bow tho automobile £or approximatoly three
(3) minutes and th&n turned on it.s edce, thoroby proconting its nat
surface to his vioion, and appearod to roll no.rose tho sky ct a terrific
rote or speed, greater trum that of a jet. pl.a.no . STEWART oetimot.Qd the

horizon to tho Gouthwest or his vision, to113rds which tm object TZruJ
traveling, as approximately thrco and om-half (3½) miles f'ran his
position, am that the object as it disaopeared across the horizon was
approximate1y the clir.lension ot a fiw (S) inch disk held at am •s lene1;h.
He advi.aed that when too objoct first np ared, it appeared to be at on
angle to the ·horizon or fifty (.50) dtt@"ees, and as he was procoedinc
north it appeared on the nort.bcavt horizon on tho crest ot a hill. I a
also adviccd that during the period tho object was in his vicion h
noticed no sign or aet.iVity 1'11.thin it an:1 discomod no odor :fron it.
STErlART ad'V18od that during tho time o! tho above ob ervation
ot the aircra.tt. there 11as only one ·other •utomobile 1n the immediate
nciru.t;y. lb descr.1.bod thia to be a 1946 Pontiac convort1ble ~ yolln.11
•· th J.9S2 1 ryland licenee plates, the !'irst three (3) dl.git.e or ffllicb

~ro oix-zoro-zcro (600) . He related that tho car wan apparently occupiad by a ~ and a iroman and that tho man hnd dismounted his automobile and was loold..ng at the aircrart, but thnt upon being hailed by
ST ART, had z,eturnod to hie Qutomobile and driven ot:l rapidly. It
was Mr. STEWART ' • opinion that ho did ao ~n aocing th n1'oremontioncd
Tho::lpson sub-OS.chins gun. Ur. STEl-7.A:RT ~OT'QOd the writer ( thnt ho \7QO
not addicted t.o or a ca!2Ua.l. in:tulgcr ot ar.,y fom or alcoholic bovorageo

and was not under such infl.uenoe nt tho time of tho eichting.

f'urthor

advised that he wore gla&ses only ror purpoeea or readine and that tho
only obstruction to his observation ot the above dencr:U:od aircroi't

the Vindshiold or his auto:nobilo ,men fir9t aightcd; however. hen he
orged from t~.e autonobtln he mu, ble to observe the oircnu't without
any trouble .

STEUAilT contorxled that the above ineidont h d a singular oi'tect
upon his automobile 1n that 1t killed the l!lOtor nnd apparently magnetized its Wiring. Ha also stated that. the above incidont had resulted
in the paint on his c:u- cracking.
AOEHT ' S NOTE;

An inspect.ion 0£ STEYlATtT 1s nuton:obUc revaaled

t.hnt it, had been ~cently- painted.

It. waa aocortainod rrom S'IEflART that, h1o hobbies .ere the

collacti.on and handl.1ng 0£ 1100.pone, American Hiat.oey, ond tbut. hia
avocation waa politics. Ho stated that ho ha.d boen active in the
J)Olitical candidacy of a oonator1nl contestant ot tho State ot ar,yland
and wa:.1 currently leader or tho political club supoortins the a.bow
mentioned candidato in his 'l'r.U'd. He advi.8ed that on tho nieht or the
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. above incident he had beon engaged in distribut.ing campaign literature
';litb reference to tho above campaifPW18 in Glenn Burnie,

ryl.and, and
During the
course or the ab-,ve interview STEtART appeared calm arxl answered all
questions Without. hesitation and when subjected to requestioning, did
not change h1s statenants ill any particular.

was returning to Baltimore when he observed the aircraft.

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IIJUIS OlTEOS , 228

arren Avenuo,

ltimoro, • rylo.nd, was

int.eniowed on 10 IJ.v 19!)2, and st.:1ted thllt. ho bas known ST• ART all

hie lifo end hAS found no fault with him.

come i'rom a good family and ha would roco

orr»JS advised that S T ~
nd him tor a position ot

ti-ust.

GITE'5 stated that. he does not belleva STEVlART has ever beon in
trouble with tbe poll.oe.

9. ! iss UARY lilJ VER, 226 Tlarron Avenue ,
ti.more, aryland, was
interviewad on 10 May 1952 am stated that ST&'I.AR'l' "shoots a lot of bull",
usually bragg1nc about himself and hio accom.pl.1sh:nonts. Outside of
talking too much, B OVER believes that SmlART is honest, makes a good

il:lpression, does not drink, a gooi worker, and loyal to t
gowrmont.
She would re~nd STEVJAR.T for a position or trust, but stated that
she did not believe ho could keep a socret.
10.
s . LO IS GITEOS, 228 Warren Avenue, Baltimore,
ryland, was
interviewed on 10 'ay 19.52 and stated that. STE\".'ART t.a1ke too much and
11kea to e:xa.3Cerate. other than that, !1rs . GITEOS nould recot!rm:md
STEYlART for a positi.on of trust. Sha considers him homst, loyal, and
a good boy.
11.

i:r. nAYtlONIJ FOX, Project En~oor, EnlP,noerins Dep::irtmont,

Radioa.ct.ivo Detecti on Division, eotin~ouse Elect.ric Cotp0ration,
BaltimoN, f&lryland, was int.erviewod at tbo 'aeyland Yacht. Club on 10
'1 1952, 4lnd advised tmt. during the la.tter po.rt 0£ April 1952 he
examined the automobile described 1n the a.bove aragr:iph with a ceiger

counter and could detect no radioactive reaction.

He aloo stated that

he examined the angina and all orking parts of the autonob1le and ms
unable to detect any unueua1 defects or oharacterl.stics.
stated

that the automobile had been repainted and that be Qs izlclined to dis­

believe the incident. as it was related to him.

AT FERNDALE1 UJ\RYI.AND
12 . On 10 ' y 19,2 Officer J • L . GAVIN, Anno Arundel County Polioe
Departmont,, Ritchie Hif,hway Sub-\5tat.1on, advised that the only report
relative t.o instant invast1gat,1on that ho wal'J aware of aa being receiwd
by tho depart.rnent was purportod to lulvo been an ob1Ser.vat.ion during 'tho
latt.er part ot arch by the bridge keeper, Curtis Ba:, Bridge, Curli:, B.v,
'aryland. Officer GAVU volunteered that the prox· it.y oi' t;bnt, area. t.o
the Aberdeen ProTing Orounds resul.ted in frequent. noiees of exp1osions

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. D.nd that t.hs polloo dcpa.rtr;.,;13nt had many calls t>£ inquiry but that
they all, vi.th the above except.ion,
ro l'Oports of noise D.nd not of
the sighting of any such aircraft . Officer GAVDl stated that in his
opinion it was hichl-Y wllikely that o.n auto~bile could stop for a
period of three (3) minutes on a Se.T.urday nicbt, as during the time
of the alleged incident, without several othor vohiclea assing by.

l~ gave as his Nasons that Ritchie Dighmy no on arterial hia}nmy

tor several outlying districts or Baltir.loro as 11 ao being a portion or tho north- south route from Baltiooro to tho Poto::iac Bri dgo,
and that traffic ms UBu&lly frequent. at all tim0s, and espocinlly
so during that part or tho evening on
ckonds .
RU.AID

l3e ULIUS LOUIS A ~oss, Col.onel, USA., Retired, reoidin at 6
Cott<lrt\111 Road, Gibson Inls.nd,
ryland, as interviewed on 11
y
1952 w1t.h reference to his knowledge or above e.J.lcgod s1ghti.n£; or an
unoonvent1.onal aircraft. He stated 1n substance t.hat bis kno\11.edge
1r.U1 third-hand and the tore he aa not in a posit.ion to giw detailed
intomat1on. fie adVi.ood that he :nan in!on:x,d ot the above incident
by C RBnJ wo 1 i.n add1.tion to tm information set forth abovo 1 had
told him thnt e. GEORGE UASON rod his son, JOim •~son, purp;,)rted to
rcsid on Yacht Club Ro d1 Riviera Doach, t!arylaod , o.l.so had 1nf'orr:v1tion with rcfc:renco to irwtllnt 1.ncident.
A OSS atat,od thnt the reoidonts or Gibcon Isl.nnd frequent.ly
~rd noinea in tho night.., reported like that produced b)I' a lo.rec,
formation of' convcnt.i.onal nircrc.tt . Col.. A.YOSS dosc:ribod this noise
as of a
gnit.ude and intensit.7 Dimllar to a. IMjor bombins Group or
at lenst one hundred (100) plams. He iadviscd that r . nnd
s.
IB'TSO I S'l'I?ICHCOtm { hom he p viously reported as STRIEKCmU'l'), and

Judee am. l!ra . HEHDBRSOU, Sr •., and
s . SA1..LY H ID RB N SYUIOOT N
had all
ported l.oud noisea or tha above type on tho night of Snturdey.,
19 April 1952, and that he hnd included this in!'o tion in his letter
to O neral ACKERMh only e.a miscellaneous data.
relatod that t.lte

noinea occun-ed ni&htly but ere particularly intonso on Thursday
night •

Col. A ' ~s informed the writer that he hlld attempted to locate
OE ROE and JOHN • son but had b en unable to contact thom.
stated
that tooro was no stroet cleoignated Yacht Club Road at Riviera Beach,
and
the
t.hat
He 1'urthor stated that there Wll.8 only one roaidcnce on Club Road and
that. residence ms prooontq occupied by a ' • G ROE REA, whom he
s
unablo to contact.
llaryland,

that

noa.rest.

approxination

or

nante

was

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Road .

lb. At.tenpto by the writer to interview individuals n.aood 1n the
preceding paragraph met with neeattVB rcsu1ts .
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15.
• R')BBR'l' UEAOO:-.S, Propriotor or a Sholl Soni.co Station,
located at 1$01 Ritch:18 Highlfay, approximately tbr
u rad (300) yards
north of tho intorscction of Ritchie Bie?maY and U. • oute 1/3011 as
interviewed on 11 'y 1952, and advised that to the
..-t, of his recollection
be had been on cmty in the station on the night the above incident
s said
to haw occutTCd, and that to his lmowlodto no such incident took plllce.
DOiiS related that had the 01.rcraft traveled 1n the direction oo all.eCCd,

he 110uld surely h11ve observed itJ or i t ho had not been on duty that nie}lt.,
ha wou1d surely have been informed or the incident b;y the J!lan mio had
been on duty at. the time .
EADOns 1nf'ormed the wdtor that 1t as highly
unlikely in hia opinion that 4IlT three (.3) minute poriod coul.d elapse
711t.hout the paasaeo of several automobiloa ot tho tice tho above incident

ffllB nll.esed ~ have occurred.
16.
• JLLli.l! ROELECKE, Jr., omp1oyee of Ho:rard Jah.hson Restaurant,
lceated at the intol"8ection ol Ritchie Hi&hll8.7 and u. S . Route 113011 va.s

1ntervu-m3d on 11 :U:iy 19!,2 and adrlaed that. ho had no kno ilodae of the

above incidGnt.
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•
HI.,EN HOLLINS, Drmrbride,t ()pcrntor, Curtis Bay Bridco•
interri.ewed on 11 y 1.9$2 and advised that he is tho regular dra: bridge operator on the Curtis
Brldge on the 1600 h-::n1rn to 2400 hours
shift. ~J.tn'S stated he was on duty tho evening of the 29th of rch
19$2 and that he had not obsened, nor evor oboeMed, My unconventional
aircraft. HOLLlNS furtber adv:lsed that ho did not make a report tot.he
Anne Arundalo Police Dopartment or such an incident.
AT D'-LTitORE1 UARYl.AlID

18. On ll y 19.52 r . GEO.ROE s . mER nt, aged sixteen (16),
112 E. Hontgroeey St.Tvet.,
ltim.re, '· ryl.aixi, waa intervieTlcd at 10)0
hours and repeated the ~ame etory as he rol.e.~d to OOR IN. One variance
in the at.ory vaa that tho car enaino did not otop until. after ST ART
and TYLER hnd cot.ten out.

19. OEOTtGE S . TYLER, Jr. , f'o.ther ot GE OE S . 'i'IL lII, wo.s lntorvinod on l.l q 1952 end otated t.h.Dt S'l'El'IART is norf tho bea:ill mld. "not
noma.1"; a.t ticieo he is sm1rt, but 1 too s:nart.11 • m:cm said his eon is a
little careless With tho truth and he believes the story ia mnda up.
TYLER atntod STEWART is a peculiar person, and he has known him for several ,ears. m, thinks STEWART made it up to get his name 1n t
papers. TYL also stated that Ritchie H18h'mlY ia vc17 crowdod and more
t.han ono person ould have seen it.
. TYLER thinks that if h1s son
had seen it he ould have diacu.ssod it T1ith him or so:ne other membsr of
the .f'e.mily', but ho did not do so.

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20. On ll. Uay 1952 LOOIS F . TlL , uncle or mim III. 2)0 Ed8ev1lle Road• Baltimore 2~• Ma.r:,lnnd• was i.ntervler.cd and atated ttw.t he
do s DOt boliow hiD nephcw'e ator.1. Ile atatod ~~t 1YLEn Ill can
dream up rantasti.c storios at times . He bolievea it is o. hOGX and
thinks his noph
as tcl.kod into tolling tbo otory.

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At npproximate1y l2l$ h-oi:ro• 11 ~ 1952• 0

BOE S. TYLER III

w
interviewod 1.n tho preoence ot his rathor and mothor, o.t which
the TYLER stated that SmTART had &Qen tho "oaucer0 prior to the time
or mat.ing him and th..-tt. all "the inf'onnntion which htJ had gi:ven wns in~o
ti.on th!lt ST :ART told him. 'ffl..ER Advised that ho did not sos
.thine and tud r8ported the tfeseript.ion of t.hn a.ircraft as SfflWlRT lvld
told him. Ji, atatod that STEWAnT had told tho sighting 0£ tJ.e airoraft
to him as they rctumed from 01.orm Bumie •
rylond, to Balt1.moro, and
asked hio ('l'YLER) to af.f'inn tho roport because ho feared that no one
Vlould bellevo his story. TYLER adviaed that ho col.led the nam3papera,
the Sun and the Poot., to find out 11' anyono olm3 bad reported tho in­

cident, nnd a infomcd that several reports had been received. m R
f'urthor ota:ted that at first he believed the stoey ST ZART tnd told him;
ho wr, ho mw bel.iJnea that S'.l'm!ART mdo it all up . TILER averred that
h8 had been in Glenn Bumie via1ting .tr.lends and ffl!.s
1t1ng at a bus
stop to rotum to Bal.timore on the niGht or: 29 • rch 19!>2., 'When ho met

STEf'!ART l'ltlO hD.d been in Glenn Bumie postill8 C-Orlp--f\lgn postero ; that
ST. 1lRT had oft'erred to ei,vo hin a r1.de back to I.b'l t1more arid he l'w.d
accepted J that it, wao on tho trip back to 1381timoro t.hat STErulRT had
related to him the sightinc ot the ot.range a1rcra1't earlior in the

evening.
'1'YLER stated that. thoy loi't. Olerm Burnie t pproxioatel~
2230 hours and had drj.wn to DaltimoN without 1rl¢1dontJ that they
had o.do no otops ru.ons t.ho road; that he did not see aey- su~chino
gun n tho automobila as reported by ST RT.

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22. STE ltl' wan roi.nterrlGWed at approximately 1315 hours. U
y
1952, nnd stated thnt TYLER wno with him nn had witDe... ood the incident.
ST I.RT denied emphatically aey falsehood in the utory and stat.ad that
the whole thing wns the absolute truth.

23. On 12 6.ay 1952 Special Agent OLIVER R.
TlIERliOLT intervie\'md
r . JfAROLD B. ISEI OCK at the Griebel Uotor Campacy~ Light and Henrietta streets, Dalt:more. , ryland .
• ISEm OCJC stated that rk was
pertormod on STi 1\RT 18 car on 6 ~ ; that the ork porromed
ru1,1u..ot,mont or bJ:'8.kcs, installation or clutch., e.dJuet E9nernt:>r• rapa1r1r)3
or taping tho m. s lending trom tho eonerator. chan8() oil, and lubr1cat.1on.
stated that. t.he car needed only routine :ropaim nnd there
wu no 1nclicat.1on ot mi;y unusual repairo. 1.1:r. IS

CK adviood that SfflllR'.i' had tradod nt tbo gt:i1'96Q
RoviOi'I or thG

regula.rl,- QJ'\d that he considered him a "oerGwball" .

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·records at t.ha garage ref'JA>cted that the car had been sorviccd on 23
April, 8 Deoo:ber, 18
ceober 19!,lJ and 31 January, 20 ~h, and 8
1 y- 19,2.
The :records nflected tho.t the car had been brought 1n for
routine check""llps and repairs . There was no indication in the records
tho.t the car had been repainted. l!r . lSENNOCK stated tbnt the car was
stil.l the sar.te gNan color; h0178ver, ho could not state as to mether
it had bOen rocantly :repainted. He did 5t,ato be knew tho oar had not
been rep:dnted at his garage.
24. On 12 J!.ay 19$2 records checks at the Baltimore City Police
Depart.-:icnt, DalticOre County Pol1ce, and 'aryland State Police renec:ted
no recordo ot STEWART.
INCLOSURES
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SUBJ ECT:

WILLIAM ALBER'JJl"'RHODES
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

DATE :

June l O, 1952

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PURPOSE
To recommend that Bureau Liaison contact /
OSI to determine whether photographs alle(P.:dl.y taken
by the captioned individual of a f lying disc in 1947
were furnished by OSI to the offi ce of Drew Pearson.

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BACKGR(JUND

Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947,
a llr . George Fugate, Jr . , called at the Phoeniz Office
exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented A-2,
Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, Cal ifornia. He asked an
Agent to accompany him to in t erview William Rhodes who
previously reported the photographing of a f lying disc in
Phoeniz on the afternoon of July 7, 1947.
The Phoenix Of.fice contacted SAC Harry Kimball of
the San Franci s co Office and llr. Kimball veri.f ied the f act
that Fugate came to Phoenix as a representative of Colonel
Donald Sp r inge r o.f Hamilton Field, and it was suggested the
Phoeniz Office assist Fugate not i n investigating the matter,I
but in simply talking with Dr . Rhodes .
By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoenix
0.ffice set forth in .four pages the results of this interview
and stated Fugate had requested the_E!_gatives f r om Rhodes Jgho
did not haue them i~ hi s i~mediate possession. Rhoaes
stated, however, he would deltuer them to"the FBI the .following
mor ning .for transmittal t o Fugate a t Hamilton Field, California .
On the mo r ning' of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delive red.
the negatives to the Phoe n ix Office at which time they wer e
accept ed with the understanding they were being given to Jlc.
Fugq!f!.,... a re.pre:ientatj.ve o.L the 'Army Air Force Intelligence
United Stat~'ll1lJ+-4!1d. that there was litt)e,tf any-; chance
o.f his gettjJ!g .:the.. nega_1ives_ bpck. 1lr. Rhoaes tu rn ed tlie
negatives ove r to the FBI with the full understanding they we re
being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back .

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hodes advised the Phoen·:r~
Office that True Maga2lne would like to secure the photographs
which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence. At
that time Rhodes was ,
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{an Francisco~ OaLi.j.1u·11i.JJ
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P.JJ__,letter dated June 8, 1949 the Pho n4+ 0,tfjce_
advised the Bureau tha_1 ~ the previous day Mr~ ~unn o~
ldrich 2§I r~£.!!.!!. n1E:tive Phoeni:r1 Arizona, called the
f_,hoen i:r O.(,f ice statt,119 he had been requested by his !!!£Per iorll_
in San Francisco to obtain detailed information concerning the
~egatiues since Rhodes had requested their return. Aldrich
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OSI reque sted and was given with Bureau approval a,. memorandum
setting out essentially the information related above donoerning this mapter. (62-83894, Serials 80, 184, and 225)
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On June 4, 1952, Mr. Fre <"'-.Blumenthal, i~ the office
of Drew Pearson, called and talked with Special Agent ,ibk.
Blumenthal stated Pearson had been in contact with the captioned
individual concerning photographs which Rhodes had taken of
flying discs in the Phoeni:c area in July of 1947. Blumenthal
stated the subject told Pearson the FBI borrowed his negatives
and when he asked for their retu rn the FBI told him the
negatives were not ava i lable. Blumenthal inquired whether there
was any truth to Rhodes' state~ent and what the Bureau knew
concerning him. It appeared that Pearson was interested i 1n
using the photographs on his television program and was desirous
of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to
the s u bject.
Jlr. Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI
did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mr.

Rhodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turn6!L..ilJ,_em
over to tr 1'J!..!ce Intell tgence representatives, Fourth,.,A, i Fore~
jlamilton Field Cal tfornia, on '&igu.st 30 1947 with the im.a-ers t anding he might never have them returned.
JJ1.Jf!!}enthal was advised the FBI d_id not investigate
this matter, did not investigate Rhodes~ and had no interest
whats~,:_ in the matter other than to acoom.pall-y ..:fhe re__presentati ve
.t.r_om_!!a7T!:.i:l:ton Field while interviewi~g Rhodes. Blumenthal was
told that for these reasons, of course, we had no information
concerning the reliability of Rhodes.
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Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving
this information and said he would contact the of.flee of Special
Inuesti q.ti ons oL the Air J'o"'re"l!7or,.otia-t- a~ s £ci'nce t ]j,ey mi gfi ~
~e to ,c;;i. He said alson e-woind strcr'f'g-h~-C-Rnodes, inf_2m.iruJ.
hi7R. the FBI only :Os
01..u:.tesy_;Jzg tli.e Jl t"r FD"r'<re re_presentatiue._s
rec eived the negatives .from him ana-rransm£~ them.

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It has been reported that bre~earson on his
television program of June ~1952.d~mons~rffia Pip t p gcaphs
}' g ying, dis.cs~
i s no~Tnown whether the photographs displayed
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earson on his television program are those ref erred 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 1 'aison conE ct OSI and determine
whether the photographs displayed by Pearson cm h's television
..,B!Qg,J:.,q}i qJ' J.une 8, -i. 952,, are the photographs obtained [J:.JHR. the
~ub,;ect }n_ th.is case., Inasmuch as Blumenthal indicated he
Jl)ould contact the OSI concerning thi,s matter L i ·t i,s b.e_lieued
highly ~robabl e that is where the photographs of flying discs
were obtai necf7,y earson's office.

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1/ILLIAJI ALBERP""'RHODES
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING

H. BELMONT

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June 17, 1952

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Reference is made to the memorandum captioned
•·""'"'as above dated June 10, 1952, from Jlr . Branigan to Jlr. Belmont,::.....
which requested tlliiatOSI be contacted to determine if they
"....-,-turned over negativ s of photographs of flying discs ta.ken
""""by the aboue- capti ed individual to Jlr . Fred'-Blumenthal /2 - ~
who wor '/rs for Dre
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Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Barnard and Lieutenant
Colonel E. M. Neville of OSI were both contacted and both
advised that no inquiries had been received by OSI from ,
Blumenthal.
The Bureau ' s Ai r Force Liaison Representative then
contacted Colonel c. JI. roung of Air Force Intelligence (A- 2)
who likewise advised that no inquiries had been received by
the Office of the Director of Intelligence from Blumenthal or
anyone in Pearson's office . It is noted that matters involving
flying discs are handled by A- 2. Colonel_ Young advised that
it was possible that any inquiries made by Drew Pearson ' s office
would be made in the Office o/ the Public Information Officer
of the Air Force. However, Col onel Young contacted the
Public Information Office, and he was advised that no inquiries
, had been received from Drew Pearson's office r egarding
flying discs and no photographs or negatives of photographs
of flying discs had ever been f urnished to Drew Pear son ' s
office.

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r egarding /lying discs is recei ved by Air Force repr esentatives
in the field, th e i nformation is re/er red to the Air Technical
Intelligence Center, Wr ight- Patterson Ai r Force Base, lXJ.yton,
Ohio, for resear ch and cor relation.
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Ey,-wi)n,_ss Re" Linko • - " d!mted tho a,tist to p,odua this vivid imomsioa ol tbe n,in< sauo« a, be ,aw
,t ,n the ,Iea<m<, be,•de ,t stand the two momhm of the mw, who took off in it sho<llY aft«,

Gegeuwart abgegen•a bat.
Jlerlin,dell I.Juli 1'35?.

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Here is part of the signed. sealed. official deposition which Berr Linke made iD
Berlin, telling the whole story of bis fantastic experience.

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Th•r saw the Flyin<
Oskar Linke and blS
12-yea<-old steo-dan<hi«-

Are 'Flying Saucers' a Russian invention?·
Western intelligence officers are now trying_
to answer this question following sensational
reports by 48-year-old ex-Mayor Oskar Linke,
who escaped from the Soviet zone. Linke has
sworn an oath before a judge that he and
his daughter saw two metalFULL
clad figures and a '50ft saucer
STORY
with a 10ft conning tower' take
off from a forest clearing four
?Diles inside the Russian zone.

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2· Sund.y Gn,ohic, Jul;- 6 , 1952
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THE WORD FOR

TOFFEE
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'COPYBOY ' MAKES
THE BIC TENNIS

TAKE OFF IN_..:A1'FLYING SAUCER'

NEWS OF YEAR
By HAROLD LAWRENCE

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CONNOLLY, the
MAUREEN
17-year-old San Diego copy­

From ANTONY TERRY, "'B erlint .!3./!~~ir'Ja.y

boy (she fetches reporters' tea
and they call her " boy "), gave
her Californian newspaper it.s
biggest story of the year when
she joined the grea-t few who
have won Wimbledon at their
first attempt.
Playing
a
perfectly - timed
tournament and reaching her
peak form when most others are
too nervous to reproduce their
best, Little . Mo defeated threetimes winner Louise Brough 7-5,
6 3 In 70 minutes yesterday.
American champion at 16 and
virtually world champion 11
months later ls no fluke, for
Maureen has been working for
years with this one ambition in
mind.

Coming back
We may as well get used to
Maureen's successes for she Is u
lone youngster stepping Into the
future when her once famous
compatriots are past their best.
" Sure I'm coming back, lots
and lots of times," she said. " I
think Wimbledon is wonderful."
It has not been an easy debut
for 1he young American. 'i'wo
-e~~s
'\~m~~~ii~11bef.:~i:i1sb:
London cham11ionshi1> final with
fib rositls. In spite of the 11Ieas
of lwr coad1 tu scratch from
Wl mblerlon, :\latll'een ranied on.
Most or us expected Louise to
at least win t he first set and we
were encouraged when she broke
Maureen's service In the fif th

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Ouches~ of Kent presents the men's doubles cup.
game. Before we bad time to with outright winners. But with
congratulate ourselves on our Maureen hitting at the lines. It
foresight. Maureen sent back was only a slight delay before
four of Louise's best services with Louise finally put a low back" an outright winner" label hand into the net.
Maureen had to wipe tears or
attached.
from her eyes bcfure she reAt this stage. with Louise stUI .IOY
ceived the famous trophy from
full or ronlitlence, it was great the
Duf'hes~
of Kent. who chatted
tennis thoro11ghly worthy of thl' with her quite
a ,vhile on tht•
occasiou which strangely enonch COUl't.
is a rarity at a Wimbledon final.
Then the former champion was
So excited
being pulled up for toot-faulting.
Her sureness began to waver and
"I was so excited that I can't
for the first t ime we all knewand I think she did-t hat a suc­ remember what Lile Duchess said
She was sc,
cessful come-back. the toughest I wish I could.
thing ln sport, was not to be sweet," Maureen told me.
Neit her th e women's nor t he
hers.
Louise led two-love In the men's doubles t itles changed
second set but it did not blind hands for both Dor,s Hart anu
Fry, and Ken McGregor
us from the inevitable for she Shirley
was now h aving to battle•against and Frank Sedgman were t oo
two opponent,s- herself as well as strong for t h eir opponents.
The outstanding ·player of 1952
little Miss Confidence.
Like a burnt - out firework and one of the finest winners
since
the war is Frank Scdgman.
which throws out that last burst who followed
his Fr iday s ingles
of the old sparkle, Louise saved SUCCCS8
by taking the triple
three ma1ch points in the eighth
game of the second se t. mostly crown back to Australia for the
first time ln h istory. Results :

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Man who first brought to
light this remarkable story .--....:;
(1•eported briefly in later
editions of the Sunday
Graphic last week} is greyhaired, 48 - year - old exMayor Oskar Linke, of a1m.~:-:::

Gleim er sh au s e n, near
Me iningen. He had escaped
fro m the Russian zone with
h is wife and six children.

Men in metal
I can now reveal that in

the company of West Berlin
officials, Herr Linke, with
his 11 - year - old step­

daughte1· Gabriele, I as t
week swore this solemn and
formal affidavit before a
judge :"I was riding home on my
m otor-cycle, with Gabriele
m1 the pillion, when a tyre
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noW'e~; ~~~JesB~~~a?:- k -~·coregor
a nd F A Sedgm.an, h older s, bt V Seixas
and E W Sturgess 6-3. 7- tl, 6- 4.
Women's Doubles-Final: Miss a Fn·
and Miss D Hart, holders, h t Miss L
Brough and Miss M Oonnoll.v 8-6. 6-3.

J\lh:r.d noublrs- Srrnl-flnal:

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a n d Mrs T D Long bt K McGregor and

ANo

WINNING SMILE from Maureen Connolly and "Well
done! " from Louise Brough, America's Little :Mo had
just beaten Louise 7-5. 6-3 to win the women's singles.

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roughly a foot and a half from
the next.
'' Out of the metallic ob.feet
rose a black cylindrical • conning tower.' about ten feet
The Saucer begins to take off: the outer disk whirls high."
faster and faster, rising up the centre "conning-tower,"
Linke went on. I was now
which rem,ilins stationary,
a lar med b.v a call from my
da ughter, who had remained.
machine toward Hassel­ the · d eer · cautiously,
I some distance back. The sound
bach , Gabriele pointed to was now abou t 60 yards must have reached th e two
figures, for th ey rushed back
something about 150 yards from it.
to the object, clam bered ra p idly
away, At first sight, in the
" I then realised tha t my up the side or the ' conning
half light, I took ft for a first impression had been tower: and disappea red inside
young deer.
incorrect. The th ing I had

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Australia's Ken McGregor (left) covers Frank
Sedg·man The world's greatest doubles pair easily won
another title.

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.JULY 6

1952

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two from a forest clearing in the Soviet zone is being studied at the
highest level. It is hoped t o answer the big question: Are " flying
saucers " a secret new
Russian invention?

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their fifth playe,. Ln n. w,•ek. Bowllng A•soc 1111011 Intt1 roun1,
Harold Kinnan. ~2-~ e,11·-o:t.1 wl11g- chatnplo1u;llt1,: Nortlnimt:<'r nd
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Br TERRY O'CONNOR

CITY'S internatlonnl
WHITE
athletics meeting yesterday,

He prolific stand und both me,1 were
'l'he crowd or 'l'es.t match pro­ de$Nves a uie~d of lll'tlse.
billed as an Olympic Games prepo1·t10115 - over 25,000 peo1>le toolc lh1·ee cbenp w1ci.:ets and the out In the eighties. Ruy Sm1UL
view ror Bl'llish 1·u110em twho
crammed Into the iirouud-were sllp c11tcl1 by which l'le dl~mlssed had \>l'evlously hl\i_ a hair-century
go
to Helsinki in two weeks'
Ho.lhdtlV
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pul'est
nnd
Dtclcy
Dodds,
,s
beto1·e
lunch,
hnppy with the eun~hlue. the
rny serene."
He held It oce- ,howed that he I~ th1,1 most !Cl\l"•
time), was not a very enco\ll'agtllh·st. lt en1icndered. and Surrey•s ll«nded
nnd'
very
low
down.
less
ope1\e1·
111
the
1nimesome•
ing one fo1· Rage\' Bannlsl~r.
111~g111ncent bowlln& achievewhat l'emlnlscent or Geor&P
He \vas bcnten In. lhe BOC
ment.
Ounn. Olli' Dicky's nr~t scorln,
metres In the tr1nn11nlnr match
.l'hll toast over tile llnkllni
st,·oke w,15 :, Six
Catch
disallowed
by
RllOther Sngll&hman , All,trt
itlasses was the Bedse1· twlns, v,ho
Dozen~ of people drowsed on
Webster.
llnd l'elebratM their 34th birth·
Yorkshire left-lmnders. slow- the 11rns., ueftr GeorRe Parr'R tree
day the previous ClaY,
AltbO\l&h th!~ I• not Bnnnt~tcr's
l)owle1 Wardle. und tall Wlll!Qn, M Indian batsman Roy plod.de<!
s:wed the ~Ide from dire dl91t1·11ce llle wean way from noon Lill the Frank Low.son, l'ork.shire's opening bat, wen t all out Olympic d ist ance-he Is ou1· lendIng l .500 metres m1m-the m,mTest-match style
thou1,h Wllson, who bCored 150 end or ,i wcnry day,
for a b ii:- sweep to Ir,:- he1·e-the result .. . lbw b Laker. 1ier
or hi~ (lefcnt must come 118 a
w11s luckv not to be out Roy bntted ,111 day for 142 11nd
n rnlht•,· Al1•c:., 111 Il ls 11~1"(:t'~I. l'XIICtly,
sllook to his 11dmlrers.
took over tlrn hout'8 , or his ccnlllll•l 11,a,:n iliet·llt
'.1·~,t llllllCh when se,·en
l'o
r O ll!"C tilt !;U lll>U S ll,11rnl,t,•r
Constabll' made II wonder!\ll tu1·y
,1~ It•. look Ill C! \:ork,hh~ l\'IC~Ct~
h11rst :JOO )urd s rrnm u,~ ta1>e
lor Ju,t 01t·r t cu nm, n 11lece. llttempt to catch him wttb. bht
r,1lled
h im.
Page to rescue
:ind lilt! f'llllll llY llltl"ln~ t;1•h·, h.tlld on the g1·ouud. WllbOU WllS
to the vn\·ilton until
11 110 has t·ome In to h b own us ,lll wntklng
recoiled
Tho
umpire
bad
d
isWhen
the
Kent
bowling
looked
Slow start
lll)f'llin ~ l).,1 ,m11n. SCOl'Ccl 67 ;111() allowed the catcll.
llke bclni 50\'t'rel)' mauled at
Is still there M I\Ol'l'Y the \:orkAfte,· a slow flr~t 1:1 I). 59.7•ec..
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Coventry younir Puiie brougllt
for the los~ ot s1,,; wlckets and Jt Webster led with Bannlsttr romBy ROLAND ALLEN
~hlr,· utl,Wk IV-llltJl'l'IIW,
\\ us l>i 11 • <.:
1 10 s haml- 1,bout a Warwick coll'lpse nnd the
took J. i::. BlLsl\ 11101·e than !OUl' fortallly behind. A~ tlley entned
Surrey-1a4 tor tlll'ee at the ,01:1e r,u·,· II 11, h,~(I " \Hl _h~t undi:r cllnuw1ons were out !01· ao4 a Iler
to gather toi.ethcr his 62 the back str;•i1tl1t. tile a~.0110
closu--could not In their wildest l ht s1.~11h 11rn ,;ll <.:oltl~tstt.'r ~~ ht1vin.,g been :.131 for three. PtlJlC T W;l, I lle , ,,tn o r lto bln
" "rlar, ho11 ll11~ hi• nc·rurnl o
dre:uns h,we bel!evcd that thl') ~..:~e.'.': ".~..~" -~o • for II- ,inti U1~n 1>lnyed only twice for Kent. tasL
crowd wae htl~hed , w11ltln11 tot
Colin Cowd1·ei·. the young Lhe Bannister bn1'l!t.
1 (he
would be only thl·ee ruus behind tk,~l.11ul .,rl cr ht h,111 1•ut t ucm seoson but ls obv:o\ll!IY au on h t't•a l,s 11 11 t h.- hill 11
l nlq•r•i l )' 111:t l t·II a [ 1.,11·11·, )~S­ 0Jtford b:1tsmnn, who. 11s we
Yo ·1<.ehlrc ou the n1·st 1t1n1uiis In Ju ,
acquisition.
But when he h~1rnn to Oll<'l1 up
the flrst d,,y o! a match. Ana the
It wns the blirgest cricketing That solid 01>ener and elegant lerda) , u h kh ,1,.rl'ied O.xro rtl's know. hn~ 1, Wlde l"nlli?e o! ~trokes his ~trlde. 26-ye11t-okl \\ ebsi ~r
Onll wicket. though It needed antte of the season !or the 1>ltch wkket-keepri·. R. T. Spooner, h.td l>rHt i lm ts111 r n m1u·h 111o rtl t11au only occnslonally sl1owed them tci dOllfledly refused to be overt. ken.
In n dour Innings or 55. which For 100 yards these two rmme, s
"nlchlni, wa<J never anytbln1t WM never 1\IWthlDi but docile. glvtn Warwick 1\ 1neat stal't bl' Ih v h l~h ,1>1•1•d or ! he l \\'o Cam • us
him 175 mlu\1tes.
temotely wicked.
Younii NnuHeur Colln G1•1ffith,;; !;<:Orlnr. a cen tlll'Y. Godfrey Evans. hrlll:te 'l't•st ll u w I •• r ,, Cua11 took
tbe meeting by run•
Be
was In fol' :J:.! mtm1tcs be• electrified
\lc('.irth
)
11
nt1
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h
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Warr.
Yorlushlre hnve a .loll on to rnbbed salt Into the Compton promoted In the bnltmii order.
ror
e
he
got his tlrst nu,, a •lngl<l, nln'{ neck and neck.
Oxfol'CI h., l tf'd ~II day rot· 233 He &truck
·''"" 1h19 mlltCh but Yor k~htre wotmds by clouttnir tile J\llddksex gaYe Kent some conticlrnce.
At the third bend, Bnnnt,ter
8<lven ro,irs. two or
them cover drives straight rrolll wns !orce(l to dl'OI) bnck. hut
came ajl:itn In the home .,t,.d~ht.
among the "25 to l others"'/ lt tbe criclcet COPVbOOks.
OIU-! t hau til t ltOtl<l's best
\\'t•h~lt•r k e11l h b 111111011• rl,al
shouldn't,
The Hon, Mlcho.el
We o.ltiO 1·cc111I such n stroke
;ithll'lc• \\Ill be t ested In 1h11
1!1.;·: Ob 11111la1I, d ue to start a t
Scott wa, 55 wheu he won tbe Crom Bush. which made It n a( h,1)· to win In I ht• molit"rale
m:itte1· o r wonder that, :\lthoui::h t l11u.: o r Jmlu.•i,1.~!"ot'<:.
amn.tt.'ur tltle.
llt•lsiukl (>II ,In ly l!l. 'l"he Gll lll fS
(h1•111w h ~'l 11111 h e Oil t r l:tl.
Suazen could be a touirh these two llOt more tllan Lht'lr Tl1ere h.is hee 11 criticism or
W t• British. who hM'e so loyally
j)rOl):>Sltlon at 50. Xt'• 20 yeRrS !air sh111•p or l lie Oxrorcl runs Baunlsle1·"s Jont•\\OI! tn,t111J1it
tn R Pll.l'lncl'shlp of 84, their SCOI'• this sea.son.
llelleved In and tried to live UD
It's ol),•1oi1r. from
~Ince l\e won the championship ln!r
rate through ll ult w::is below this race that even he c:,nnot do
lo the ldeala wblcb 1msplred the
n.nd Ile modestly cl:itm~ he hasn't
Onu11:s wlll know l! we have been
without tlrst-cl:1sij compt,tltlon,
come over to win but to " meet 30 an llOUI',
Ht \V11l !\lid tlle ::iwrdl'~ : nd
rl&llt 111 our talth, Or Lr we bava
old pal~ and show the
bct11 ~entlmentfll tools,
restol'ed the Ol~ mptc Ideal to It~ tbe world Mil be forn~ed on some
Ocrmo.n, 11, Int· tou11h•••· 1n o•
youn11sters how." At 25 to l Gene
Dead-bat
technique
l'hl$ Olplll)l~d \VIII 11rollat>ly l>t.'de$tl\L Remember, we were them closer than el'er betore.
1ositlon
lhnn lltOUt•llcnrted Wth•
1
acemg a nice bt>t !or " showing
re.solve lt~elr toto a titanic duel ev1m barder up then than we a1·t1
Be trank about It. There clln how "
It d id nut ralst• 111111·h ahm l' ster at Helsinki.
to
more
than
the
l>etween Arotrlca Rnd Rusela. No now,
that rot 11\'ll.rl~ all ti"~. Al t h ur,
be sh 11n1 pl'uctlce. un!all' tactic• roungster/j,,
u t.'d tt.) 110 t,Jto wbat thaq two
It (l1·111•1l\'d u, l011 a, n, ,: In hall World's best equalled
We stru111ed tbrouirn some· an d bad ol)ort•mt111ship even In
IFC,llt: nation'$ thll'lk or each nther how 0\1r 1u·ranl{ements may not tho Olympic~
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A
bump
or
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Ill I.he WOl'ld 11! poUtlca.
l'Oll'l':4 l'UO~T t l. \ '-;ll flS: Bob Beyo11CI the fncL thnl Bulb once
Hecords Cell Ju the rl!lt \' event~.
been 11s soot.I or luiiurlous. nudae cat\ mea.n tho lost 1.11 •
1
Will thlB. lo t.'l'IIJIIIOnal DOll!IMll nave
1
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aa lhe Bcrlln ,,.. Los Angell!S title.
Mo.ltl:\lld I Binnln11ham) :not
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r1\alrv he en, led Into the snort• O ymp1a.ds. But we ~howrd the
WIit 1uc1a s11vrtsn1nns!'IJJJ still !)!eked fol' H~lstnkl. bent all attack wus n•r) rn~t. but not In 40.9scc., equalllna the world's
ID!l' arena oud .tustlry tbe cynics
In m\tcb more.
be~t set UI> by a l;outh A!rlcun
who allri:e uatlonallsm I! ram­ WQl'ld the real •P!rlt Ol tile shlne forth nt J:telslukl amonl{ Britain'" 01} tUPh: rldel's
Oan1es, And the wo1•Jd went athletes wllo detest· eat!\ other's Laocncd.on_·.Lhencm.11d1~t~!.1 / en:! lnc
oant In the 01.nnplc Oames?
The co111b1·1Clge Jleld1t1a was tentu.
awav happier than before
pollLlc,tl cr()eds? The Brltl i, S&Y r
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INEMAS
30.6 ~0.8.37

BEDSERS

l("enllc m cu of South London as
the mifhlY Yorkshire crashed
with an u nholy crash at the

10

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burst lets
him down

TWIN DAY FOR

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! uoday Crapl,ic, July 6, 1052

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• ......, • .• 24
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l6
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4
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c Wh,u-tun b Hilton ... ...
0
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r Wt'~kg C ~,-,ll1'!. b P~g~ ., ...... ? L Jg.d;~n
Extril.s.
17
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0
0
4
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UNITED STATES GOVER NMENT

TO

Mr . Toltrnn

FROM

L. B. Ni c h o l ~

SU BJECT:

WILLI.A}! ALBE.
RHODES
8CONCERNING
BUREAU FILE 62- 83894, Se rials 80, 184 , and 225

DATE:

June

aJ.1f~~¾A~~.~~

During my absence t
:50 A. M. today, Freg. ,B-1.umen ;JJJal, l.!: the ~fice o Drew earson, 2alled and talled with
T ick.
Bl
a stat~
P.,rson has been in contact with
Dr. w. A. hades {Phoenix telephone number 5 - 0048) ~ol..U.!1.<..W..L..l.&-1,,JJ~
oto r _ s_whic]J tlu! ...a.b._0Q~a_ption1:.d too_k of Jly_i'!_g_
the Phoenix area in July o/ 1947.

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Blumenthal states that Dr . Rhodes told Pearson today
that the FBI borrowed hi..fl_,!1,.P.9,.ative.§ of the f l y ing discs anif when
a..!7'ed /or their return the FBI tolg Rhodes the n~gatives were not
avaiYable .
B.J.14mentha1 asked w.heth..u there is _g,ny truth to this
statement of Rhodes and ll!!},at the FBI Jr~w ab_£ut him.

IJ

It appears that Pearson is interested in using the
photographs on his television program and is desi ro us of borrow ing
them from the Bureau or having them returned to Dr . Rhodes .

I

BACKGROUND :

Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, a Mr .
George Fugate , Jr ., called at the Phoenix Office exhibiting
credentials re flecting he represented A- 2, Fourth Air Force,
Hamilton Field, Californ yq. . He asked an Agent to accompany
him to interview William ~~hodes who previously reported the
photographing of a flying disc in Phoenix on the afternoon of
July 7 , 1 947.
The Phoenix Office contacted $AC Harr y Ki mball of the
San Francisco Office and Mr . Kimball~rified the fact that Fugate
came to Phoenix as a representative of. Colonel Donald Springer of
Hamilton Field , and it was s~9.9~✓he Phoenix Office assist
Fugate not in investigating tiN,jl.J'iCl:J(f.'tl',,' but in simply talking with
) Dr . Rhodes .
RECORDED J I '
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By- l etter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoen ix Office
set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated
Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not have
them in his immediate po~session . Rhodes stated , however, .lJ&...
1£.QJ!:.ld del i_ver tllem to the FBI the .following morning for tra,pmitt~~ t~ Fu9ate at Ham ilton Field , California .
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June 4 , 1952

Memorandum to Mr . Tolson

On the morning o
Rhodes delivered the
ne atives to the Phoenix
w ic
t ey were accepted ~
with the understandi»4J-tt!:.§.Jd...J!!!..~e eing given to 1!£.~15!,~ ~te,arepresentative of the Army Air Force InteT):igence , Unitea States
Army, anathat '=&here was little i an
chance o his etti'111-.l._lie
ne~atives back .
r.
odes turned the ne~ati~s.-2..t'er to the FBI
wi h the full understanding the y were:.J5.ii_71:,9_.IJ.iJ1£.IL.:EO t'l!l Air Force
a~d he would noi ge·t:t4ei [qcl;; (62 - 83894- 80, page4[
On April 17, 1950 , Mr . Rhodes advised the Phoenix Office
that True Maga2ine 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 Franc isco, Cali fornia, since they had been made available to this agency by the
) Phoenix Off~ce on August 30, 1947.
By letter dated June 8 , 1949 , the Phoenix Office advised
the Bureau that on the previous da y Mr. Lyrrn C. Aldrich, OSI
representative , Phoenix, Ari2ona, c alled the Phoenix Office stating
he had been requested by his superiors in San Francisco to obtain
detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had reque
their return . Aldrich pointed out that Fugate ' s recollection on the
matter was 11hazy . 11 OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval
a memorandum setting out essent i ally the information related above
conce r ning this matter.
ACTION TAKEN:
Mr . Blumenthal was advised by Wick tha~ the EE.I did not
have in its eosseu~oR the ne9atives referred to by Mr . Rhodes and
"£Llact ~ e s knew fu~! welj t~~...LBI ~urneg them over to A!"O,EEorce}
InteTiigence representatives , Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field ,
California , on ,J.ugusi_ 30., 19~7, with the understanding he might
never have them returned.
Blumenthal was advised the EBI ~id ijot inuestf9.fL.te_:thJ,s
matte r, did not inuesJigaze ~h"oaes, and had no interest whatsoever
in the matter other than to accompany the representative from
Hamilton F i eld while interviewing Rhodes. Blumenthal was told
that for these reasons, _o.f course , we had n£ information concerning
the reliability of Rhodes .
Blu~enthal was most..!W.JUeciative for receiving this information and SQ.id iie_ would ...9.2.ntact • the ~ office of S~cial... In_vest i gations of the Air Force for what a~sistance f,hey_.!!!.:i_g_ht be to him.
~e salct a"l~v he 1JJ-gJJ,-lfJ_ s=traignten out "]l]l.9..des i71!SJ_r.JIJ,jn9.J1il!.Lthe FBI
only,.Sl~ a £,g.Ja,tesy, t~ ~he Air Force repre~entatives received the
negatives .J_rom him an~ ;.:ansmitted them.

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Mr. Tolson

L. B. JHohols
fILLI.AJJ .ALBERT RHODES

INFORJJ/JTION CONCERNING
FLTING DJSCS

BUREAU FILE 62-83894, Beriala ao, 184, and 225

During ny absence at 11:50 ~.M. today, Fred Blumenthal, in the office o/ Drew Pearson, called and talked with
~1ok. Blumenthal stated 'earson has been in contact with
Dr. W. A. Rhodes (Phoenix telephone number 5-0048) concerning
?hotogr aphs which ·the above captioned toolr of flying discs in
the Phoeniz area in July of 1P47.
Blunenthal states that Dr. Rhodea told Pearson today
that the FBI borrowed h1s ntgatives of the flying di8cs and when
asked /or their return the FBI told Rhodes the negatives were not
aua1lable.

Blumenthal asted whether there ts any truth to thts
a tatement of BhodtHI and what the FIJI lrnew about h ,111.

It appears that Pear3on ta tnterested in ustng thB
photograpns on his television program and ts dsstrous of borrowtng
them from the Bureau or having then returned to Dr. Rhodes.
8ACKGB0UND:

Bureau ftlea reflect that on AuguBt 29, 1947, a llr.
Geor.g~ Fugate, Jr., called at the Phoeniz Office exhtbittng
credenttals reflecttng he represen~ed A-2, Fourth Air Force,
Naatlton Fteld, Calt/ornia. He as~ed an Agent to acco•pa ny
h"im to interview Wi lliam Rhodes who preu1ouslu reported the
photogra phing of a flutng disc in Phoentz on the afternoon o/
July 7, 1947.

The Phoenix Office contactod SAC Harry Kimball of the
San Francisco Office and Ur. Kimball uerlfisd the /act that Fuuate
came to Phoentx as a re presentative of Colonel Donald Sprtnger o/
Hamil ton Field, and i t was sugge3ted the Phoenix 0//tce a sstat
Fugate not in tnves~tgattng the matter, but in simply talk,ng wt th.
Dn. Rhodes.
By lett-er dated September 4 1 1947, the, Phoen1,% Of/'ce
s•t forth in four ~ages the r e ultB of thts interview ond stated
F ate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who d1,d not have
in his immedi ate pobsesston. Rhodes stated, howeve r, he
d deltuer them to the FBl the rallowtng morning /or transl to Fugate at Hamt lton F~eld~ CaltJornta.

Air. Ladd

r. Belmont
~

Jlemorandum to Mr. Tolson

On the morning o/ August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the
negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted
wtth the understnnding they were being given to Mr. Fugat~a
representative of the Army Air Force lntelltgence, United States
Aray, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the
negatives back. Ur. Rhodes turned the negatives over to the FBI
with the full understanding thsy were being gtven to the Air Force
and he would not get ~hem back. (52-83894-80, page 4)
On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes advised the Phoenix Of/toe
that True Maga2ine would li~e to secure the photographs which he
had mnde available to Air Force IntelliJence. At th tt time Rhodes
was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, California, stnce they had been made auotlable to this agency by the
Phoenix OJ/Ice on August 30, 1947.
By letter dated June 8, 1949, the Phoent:r OJJ£ce odvised
~he Bureau that on the prevtous date Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI
re presentative, Phoenix, Ariaona, called the Jhoeni,:r Of.fi,ce stating
he had been requested by his superiors in San Fr~ncisco to obtain
detailed 'information concerning the negat"i ves s i nee Rhodes had request.m
the,r return. Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's r6collection on the
matter zaas "hazy." OSI requested and was giuen with Bureau approval
a memorand1.i11 setting out es:Htntially the inJormcition related aboue
concerning this matter.

ACTION TAKEN:
Jlr. Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not
have in its possession the negattues referred to by Mr. Rhodes and
in /act Rhodes knew full well the FBl turned them over to 'Xi~ Eorce
Intelligence representattves, Fourth Air Force, HOJB.ilton Field,
Cal t/orn in, on Augu3t 30, 194'?, wt th the underatand1ng he might
never have them returnod.
Blumenthal was advised the FBI cUd not tnuestigate this
matter, dtd not investigate Rhodes, and had no tnterest whatsoever
in 'the mwtter other than to ccco111pany the representattve from
Hamilton Fteld while interviewing Rhodes. Blumenthal was told
that /or these reasons, of course, we had no in/or111<·tion concerning
the rel i obil ity of Rhode a.
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Blumen+,hal was moat appreciottve .for receiving this tnJorinotion and said he would qpntact
the office o.f Special Investtgationa of the .Air.
Cfi "for what a'saistance lih•y "light be to htm.
He said also he wo1Ll stra'igh'ten out Rhodes, informing him the FBI
only as a court•si t the tAtr Force representatives received the
~egattves from htm and trcnr~ittea them.

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Jlr . Thad w. Culmer II
Post Office Box 99
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6Dear-~
74:-Jir . Culmer:

Tour letter o/ July 8, 1952, has been
While I would lite to be o/ service, the
subject 1aatter o/ your comaunication does not relate
to an activity within the tnvesttgattve jurisdiction
of the FBI. I have, ho~ever, taken the liberty of
referring a copy of your letter to The Honorable, The
Secretary o/ the Air Force, Department of Defense
Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. c. , who ln(l.U
be able to be of assistance .

Sincerely yours,

John Edgar Hoover
Director
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Kr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director
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Dear Mr. Hoovers
Perhaps this is a little out of your line of endeavor, however. I feel that perhaps you or your organization might be able to give me some infonnatio:n. concerning
the following matter.

FrODI. the first time it was written up in the press I have been keenly in~rested
in strange celestial phenomena suoh a.a the flying disks popularly oalledt.,_'" flying
saucers. 9
Now out of all the thousands of people who have reporte4 sightings not all ot
them have had too much to drink, nor could they have been victims of optical
illusions, retinal retention, or hallucinations. Some of tha objects sighted
could not have been jet oraft• guided missiles• or rockets• neither could they
all have beeJl weather instruments. Unretouched and undoctored photographs have
given evidence that someone must have seen something•
It seems that both civil and military authorities are most willing to proclaim.
what the objects a.re not. I feel there is mor e to t he ma.tter than meets the eye.
My deoision to write you was based on the thought I would get straight a.nswera.
Do you have ~ ideas or da.ta on thia subject? Whe.t a.re your opi:aions? If not.
where might I write for such information? A:ay kindness, consideration. or in...
formation whioh you c an extend toward me concerning this matter will certainl~
be most sincerely 8.ppreoiatede

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DIRECTOR, FBI
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AERIAL OBJECTS
"Flying Saucers"
INFOJUlATION CONCERNING

On July 28, 1952, at the Weekly Intelligence Conference,
Captain WILLIAM DEmAN, Office of Special Investigations, 4th Air
Force Base, Bolling Field, advised the representative of the FBI,
Washington Field Office, over the prior weekend, his office had
received reports concerning the observation of aerial objects...Captain DEEGAN referred to a phone call lllade to his o.tfice by ,.
Special Agent LEONARD E. WEBSTER of the Washington F~d Offi~,
furnishing to OSI the identity of a woman who report~y had observed
an aerial object. DEEGAN praised the WFO for the expeditious netification in this instance.
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and Special Agent JOHN M. deBEI'TENCOURT, in a conference on Jul_iy 28,
1952, discussed the matter of immediate notification of OSI. 'rhis
conference resulted in the request by Colonel COLLINS and Captain
DEEGAN that in the event, whenever information is received by the FBI,
I in which it is alleged that someone has observed a "Flying Saucer",
I this information be immediately relayed to Captain DEEGAN1 s office.
It is to be noted that this office may be reached by dialing Code 1261
and asking for Extension 509. Captain DEEGAN said this number should be
\ called under these circumstances at any time, day or night .
Captain DEEGAN stated that the Air Force is greatly concerned
about this matter of aerial objects and said that the Air Force
Intelligence would appreciate the execution of the requested procedure,
mentioned above. It is suggested that the Bureau bring this matter
to the attention of its night supervisors, since these night supervisors
also receive complaints from persons outside of the Bureau and ma,.
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July 31 , 1952

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P, SUBJECT:

~YING SAUCERS SEEN NEAR THESSALON LAKE'
ONTARIO CANADA, JULY 27, 1952
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCIBNING

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JlL_.R. /4cr1'DOO, 820 West Walnut Street, Kokomo,
Indiana, on July 30, 1952 a.dvised ~-ad Agent .JrnHt- F .
OEIDere that on July 27, 1952 at approximately 10:00 A.M.
while fishing in the back waters of Thessalon Lake,
Ontario, Canada, he noticed a formation of bombi ng pl anes,
sixteen to twenty in number, in two groups flying south
at a height estimated by him to be four or five mil es .
Dr . McINDOO stated that the pl anes went over the
lake, suddenl y dr opped objects at fir st thought by him
to be parachutes . He continued that these objects fel l
strai ght down f or a short time , then suddenl y spurted vapor
and at a high rate of speed flew off in a southwesterly
direction.
Dr . McINDOO was unable to i dent i fy the nati onality
of the planes, but stated that they had twin trail s of
bluish smoke . He fur ther stated that the objects which
had been dropped from the planes had a single trail of
bluish smoke .

He stated that he had been accompanied on hi s fishing
trip by PAUL GADDIS , Kokomo, Indiana. Dr . McINDOO had no
further information concerni11.g instant planes or the objects
dropped by them.
Dr . McINDOO was referred to the FBI by DONALD D. 8111TH,
President of the First National Bank of Kokomo, Indiana,
who advised that Dr . HcINDCO e11.joyed a good reputation in
Koko:r.io.
UACB, no further action will be taken in this matter .
The above is bei~g forwarded for the information of t he
rJl1 Bureau i '1. the event they desire to communicate this infor~ j A/ation to the .1.ir Force.
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John Edgar Hoover - Dtrecior
J•deral Bureau o/ Inveaitgatton

Subject:

FL TIJ/G SAUCERS SEEN NEAR TJIESSALOM LAKE,
ONTAR IO, CAil.ADA, J UL 1 27, 1952
JII SCELLANEOUS - I NJ'ORJJATION COJiCERJJiliG

Dr . B. E. tcindo o, 820 •ai a1nu'6 Sireei, Koloa o,
Indiana, on Ju1u 30, 1952, cduiaed ihai on Ju1u 27, 1952,
at cpproztaa-t•lu 10:00 A• • whtle /tahtng tn the back
~aiera o/ Theaaalon Late, Oniarto, Canada, h• nottced a
/oraaiton of bombtng planea, atx-teen to 'iloentu tn nuab•r,
tn iwo group• /lutng aouth at a hetght esttmaied bu hta to
be /our or Jtue atlea.
Dr. l!cindoo ataied that the p1anea went over -the
late and auddenlu dropped ob jecia, oi ftrai t hought bu hta
io be parachui•• • He continued ihai iheae objecta J ell
airatght /or a ahori tiae, then auddenlu apur.ied vapor
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••ole. He /urther aiaied thai the objects chich had been
dropped Jr? ihe planes had atngle p,a tla oJ blutah .•7 ote.

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its research regar~~ng numerous reports o/ /lying saucers and ,.,.,._ _
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u. . Air Force, o receiue a bgj.~9-/1!.oTD..-..Co.JD.ma.nder Ji<u'ld.aJl..
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-9L the Current Intelligence Branch, Estimates Division,
Air "Intelligence, regarding the present status o/ Air Intelligence
research into the numerous reports regarding jlying saucers
and /lying discs.

Commander Boyd advised that Air Intelligence has

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T~ili.al IJ!1elligence Center which has been established /or
t11:.!L.E..urpose oJ coordinating, correlating and making research
into all ..up.Q.'Ct.s.regard_hg .tluJ.ng saucers and J"lJJir.ig cu sea.
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He advised that Air Force research has indicated that the
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sightings of flutng saucers goes back several centurtes_and
that the number o/ signtings reported varies wtth the amount
o/ publicity. He advised that i~medjq_t.§lu iLJublipi,i~ aJ?R_eara
iZ1-Il/!lJl8Papera, the n1'11&Per 4f sigllzjngs .repar..ted increases
c~nsidera~:!,_ and that citig~ns immgdiatel~ call in reporting
sighting.J, ~~h o~curred several months prevtous111.,. Com.m.ander
Boyd stated that these reported sightings o/ /lying saucers
are placed into three classifications by Air Intell".Jlence:
(1) Those s"fahtfn9..s which are r~orted by citiaens who
claim they have seen flying saucers /roa the ground.
These sightings vary jn description, color and speeds.
Very little credence is given to t4ese sightings
inasmuch as in most instances they are believed to be
imaginative or some e:rplatnable object which actually
crossed through the sky.
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pilots are ezperienced in the air and are not
expected to see objects which are entirely imaginative.
In each of these instances, the individual who reports
the sighting is thoroughly interviewed by a representative
of Air Intelligence so that a complete description of
the object sighted can be obtained.
(3) ..lJ!.<LJ!.e sigJrt_tngL..wh tt;A a1!e rPJ2,orted... bJJ '£lots and~
for which_ there is additionpl c~rrQ.koration, sucn as
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Comman<ler 73oy"d aahlsea7 ha this latter classification
constitutes two or three per cent of the total number
o/ sightings, but that they are the most credible
reports received and are difficult to ezplain. Some
of these sightings are originally reported from the
ground, then are observed by pilots in the air and then
are picked up by radar instruments. He stated that in
these instances there is no doubt that these individuals
reporting the sightings actually did see something in
the s~y. 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
o~_-servJLd ~in areas wnere _:!Eere i (:.ft.eavu a-ir tra.ff1c, such as
W'a.sriing:£@8---::.tJ-. ., an New rork City. He advised, '"however, that
some ~eports gre recei~ed ~om otheI IL,arts o.t. the_ country
covering the entire United tates and that sigbtin9a baUS-a.2..,,o
recent~ be~n re orted as jar dista~t as Acapulco, Jlexico;
Korea ng_z,;_,w.g J/orocoo. He advised that tae sfwitings
reported i,n_ i e last_ clas_sijication have never been sat'i,sfactoriJ.y
e 1a1ned. He pointed out~ ~oweuer, that it is still possible
t t hesi o,biects,;nay be a natural henoaenon or some type of atmosphertcal disturbance. fie adv sed that i t is not
eni'fPeTjTlmpossfoTe °fha~ the objects sighted..JMIU possibly be
ships l!:om a~ot~ r plan:t such as J/ars. He advised that at
the p esen~ t m there is nothfn.9 to substantiate this theory
~t th~ _pQa§)_bjlitu is not being over1o6ie ;- He stateij that
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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 s'l,ghtings are received, the Air Force is attempting
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Jo'fln Edgar Hoover, Director
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FLTJNG SAUCERS

Attached are two copies of a letter fron
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th e War Depart~ent, c/o Federal ~ureau of Investtgatton,
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The War Der,t
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Gentlemen:
Since reading &, hearing over Radio about the "flying
saucers, 11 I am compelled to Write to you -

I am a strong believer in our almight God & Christ our Lord .
I have the faith Daniel had .
_r feal that these Saucers are films from a secret Camera operated
by something like T . V.
I do believe, They are operatinr; through
the Comuniest Porty right here in the, or our Unitid States, bµ
radar Eveµ Grouo of Saucers has a picture, the best picture
are Jceot for bombing nurooses .
»'hy " we ~ th em just once & a while; They don t want the U . s . to
catch on .
Tomµ opinion they have a way of causing them to be
inv is ibl e .
Theµ can Lower them or send them high; When high theµ are
invisihle; I t could be from an enemie plaine, or .from a tall
building in the (!nited States .
I t could be the Came r a i B
carried, in to cities and operated from tall buildings the
ones that some one seen with a tail of fire is the nicture that
is Kevt;
So lets be on the look out .for the next one and follow their path .
Please Keep my Name confidently .
/s/ Mrs . Ora A . Tygrett
P. S .
When theµ were over Washington D . C. i t could a been .from the
Tallest building there .
You might Start .from the .first place they
were ever seen - trace back µou might .find the secret olace .
And praµ with out sceasing "And have .faith" Our good Bood - saus
do n-t t 1 et our s e - rets be known, when praying & trust in.g in God
pray se c retly into him .

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ELECTRICAL STORM, JERSEY SHORE, PA . ,
JULY 28 , 1952
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Ur. Benedicto Boaero
1647 Park Avenue
New Tor1r Ct ty
Dear Yr . Romero:
I have received uour letter oJ
July 31, 1952. The •atter re/erred to in uour.
letter ta not within the juriadtctton o/ thia
Bureau and I have taken the libertu o/ /orwardtng
a copu o/ your letter to the Depart11tent o/ the
Air Force /or appropriate action.
Very truly uoura,

John Edgar Hoover.
Director

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Dear Jira. Hau/e:

I have receiu~d uour leiier oJ Auguai 1,
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Hon.J.Edgar Hoover
Dept . F.B.I.
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Dear Sir :
I have bep.lil hearing so much about the
objects calleM'lying Saucers that I begi n
t• ~peculate as to whether we are the only
Nati~n or coun~J te witness such a display.
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objects are pest filled Rad.- c•ntrolled
watt~ng to be punctured.We heve been so
accused by another Nation that m doubt
they have dev i sed some d;abolical plan to
test on us .
I am not i nclined to pass those over
lightly,because I believe that those gadgets
can be made and controlled to the extent ot
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make public the locations of sightings as
many folk are prone to worry,and a state of
mind like this is exactly what our enemy is
seeking .
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woul d not only know their travel distance
but also their location,therefore no talk
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su.BJECT:

.ANONIMOOS CCIOlUNICA.TIOO WRITTEN
DJ GERIWf LANGUAGE RECEIVED BY
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Kr. K. DCftI8 of the stat! or the "Cincinnati Enquirer" tumished
the Cincinnati Office with the enclosed letter and envelope received
anonymous~ at the "CinciDnati Enquirer" in an envelope postmarked 7-3-$2
at Cincinnati, Chio.

It will be noted that the enclosed letter ia written in the German
language, and I • also enclosing a rather loose translation of the letter
as turnished by' the "Cincinnati Enquirer.•
In view ot the widespread interest in so-called "t'.qing saucers,"
I am fonrarding this material to the Bureau, with the thought in mind that
the Bureau aq- desire to have a careful translation made or the attached
letter, and the results, if deemed advisable, made available to other
GOYenlllental agencies.

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The Inapeoior General
Depar-tmeni oJ the Atr Fore•
The Psnio.gon
raahtng-ton 25, D. c.

From:

John Edgar Hoover, Dtrecior
Federal Bureau of Inveaitgaiion

Subjeci:

~NOIITJIOUS COJ/1.JUNICATION rRITTEN
I Ii TH8 GERJ/Ali L.Alt'GUAGE, RECEIVED
BI THE "CINCINNATI ENQUIRER"

PERTAINING TO •FLTING SAUCERS•
SEOURIT1 JIA 'ITER - ;z

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and anu ac iton vou aestre io iaKe tn ~ht~ ~a-t~er
a Photostai o/ a letter, wrttien in Ger man, recst ved
Jro• an anonpous aource,wht ch was addr e3sed io the
"Ctnc tnnatt Engut r ~r . • A Pho-tos1a• oJ the envelope,
tn which the letier waa forwarded, te aiiuched and
indicates i i waa mailed on Julu 31 , 1952, ai
Otncinna~t, Ohto.
For uour /uriher aset3tance tn thi3 matter
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Since 1944 tae~e have l>eea experillaeatal weapena which should. n.w
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plexi-glass sphere 1n the center in which are located tbe •••------ (werd
net legible) and guiding apparatus for distance flights. Ins14e the sphere
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trem .30 te 3S,OOO kilemetr••• V-Weapon Konstrua (Technician?) Riedel (er
Riedet),Germany, says it is a t,pical V-Weapon en which ha himself workec.
I am ,-s1t1Te that the truth ia ~etter than keeping the pe.ple
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I have received uour le11er of Augusi 5,
19~2, and wan't io ihant uou /or naKtng ihe tn/orma•ton contained iherein available io ihtlJ Bureau.
The matier re/erred -to tn your leiter t3
not wtthtn the jurisdiction of ihi3 Bureau and I
have taken the 1i beriu o/ /orwardtng a copu o/ uour·
le1-ter io the Depar-vment o/ the Air Force /or
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Veru irulu uoura,

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pressure, and wort on magnetic principle8.

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At the iTeekly liaison conference held in the Philadelphia
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OSI LIAISON

Reurlet .Auguet "I, 1952, in whtch you stated that at
a weekly liatson conference held tn Phtladelphta Jlajor
H.B. Eldridge advised that OSI ta no longer interested tn
receiving reports concerning .flying saucers.

OSI, as the official Air Force liatson agency, has
agreed to accept report• regarding J'lytng saucers and to transmit
these report• ~o the Atr Technical Intelligence Center at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where all information
pertaining to flying saucers is coordinated. I.f JJajor Eldridge
still insists that he does not desire to receive reports
regardtng /lying saucers, you ahould adutse the Bureau and the
matter wtll be diacuaaed fµrther with OSI Headquarters in
,.ash ington, D. O.

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received, and I appreciate the interest prompting vou to
bring vour comments to my attention.
Since your communication mau be o/ interest
to another gou~ rnmental agencu, I am taking the libertv
o/ forwarding a copv of i t to The Honorable, The Secretary o/ the Ai r Force, Department o/ Defense Building,
The Pentagon, rashtngton 25, D. c.
Sincerely you r s,

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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 illuminpting
moist vapor, not unlike phosphous on rain soaked wood in
certa in seasons-the northern 1 i ghts "aurora Boreal us" have
manifested themselves for years, setting up Electro aagnetism & Earth potential which distorts normai Telegraph
Communications . The lights are somewhat like a Fan & can
be seen as _far south as EquatorIt is my opinion that Flying Saucers are Electrically induced
currents onto a space {small clouds) and causing it to glowthis cloud being charged Electrtcally and a magnetic polarity
being same as the interceptor it can never be overtaken, and
would i.f persued gradually grow- Di11tmer & di ssappear gi vi !Jg
.t he impression that it out aGstanced the persuer with a great
Burst of speed.
This is submitted as a theory as I do not have the po•er
or .facilities to prove or disprove . But I submit a suggestion
whereby a test could be made.
When these sauce~s appear again Haue 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 bel i eue that, i./ the idea as set .forth in
my crude wqy Js submitted to more learned persons then I
some solution is inevitable.
/s/ Dewey T. Wilson

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This might be a picture of flying sauce1·s taken at night over Arizona or New Mexico. It was in fact taken in Dr. !,i.cnzel's laboratory at Harvard University.

THE TRUTH ABOUT
FLYii-{G SAUCEltS
One of America\, leading astronomers goes into his laboratory
at Harvard and disposes of the flying-saucer myth. He adds simple instructions for making flying saucers in your own kitchen
By Dr. DONALD H. MENZEL
Donald H. l\tenzcl i >!
professor of astro1,hysies and associate director of solar rcscarclt at
Harvard University.
His work on flying suu•
cert! was done in response to u request

from LOOK. The Air
Force laas expressed a
lively interest in it.

that I should be especially well
qualified to write about flying saucers since
II happen
to be one of the few persons who has
SUPPOSE

actually seen one. •
My solar studies take me frequently to
Colorado and New Mexico, and I was at the
Holloman Air Base, near Alamogordo, N. M.,
at the height of the flying~saucel' scare. That
very morning, I had glimpsed what seemed to
be several saucers moving overhead- until I
focused my eyes m ore clearly and recognized
the objects as weather balloons. That afternoon, I expressed my belief that most of the

saucers could be thus explained. But others in
the group-including several well-known scientists-indicated that there was probably more
to the saucer story than that.
Ea1 ly that evening, I had my second attack
of saucers. I was in the back seat of an automobile, being driven toward Alamogordo and
admiring the full moon as it rose over Sacramento 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
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FLYING SAUCERS
continued

Orderly processes
of natural laws
explain saucers
These are the Lubbock Lights, as photogrnphed Aug. 30, 1951, over Lubbock, Texas, by is-year-old Carl Hart, Jr.

Gemini. Then , very suddenly, I realized that
Gemini was a winter object; the two stars had
to be something else.
Like most astronome1·s, I am always hopeful 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 near-by 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 ju.st in time to see the sauce1 • literally
fade away as mysteriously as they had appeared. I reported the occurrence in detail to
the Air Force.
I later found that an English meteorologist,
Edward J . Lowe, had recorded a similar phenomenon 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 suoject,
but they are only hypotheses-reasonable but
not yet fully confirmed.
I shall explain those ideas, but first let me
say what I do NoT believe. I do· NOT believe
that what I saw, or anything anyone has reported seeing, were missiles or messenge1·s 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 seemingly inexplicable fact, we could blame it on
some outside fo rce over which we have no
control. Such a mode of thought is as old as man
himself. Our prehistoric ancestors personalized

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alt 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 imminent. The ancients have interpreted a solar
eclipse.as a dragon devouring the sun and rejoiced when their beating drums and weapons
frightened the dragon away.
How simple this type of science. No laboratory experiment to prove or test the hypotheses. No complicated mathematics to study
the details of the process. Nothing to ar·guc
about here. For each new and unexplained
fact, we invent a new god-or assume the existence 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 anything 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 n atural
laws.

"An Uncivilized Attitude"
As a scientist, I am not bothe red if I cannot give a complete, iron-clad explanation for
every phenomenon I meet. Unraveling the
pu zzles of science is my business-as well as my
pleasure. I find the world still full of unsolved
problems. I took for th~ explanations, but I do
not arbitrarily invent forces that make explanation unnecessary.
Why, then, have so many civilized people
chosen to adopt an uncivilized a ttitude toward
flying saucers? I think there are three reasons:
First, flying saucers are unusual. All of us
are used to regularity. We naturally attribute
mystery to the unusual.
Second, we are all nervous. We live in a
world that has suddenly become hostile. We

have unleashed forces we cannot control; many
pensons 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 psychologist 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 variety of objects and phenomena. Some of them,
we can almost immediately dispose of, although 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 summc1· 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 brilliance, can be plainly seen in the daytime. r
floating cirrus clouds overlie it, the planet m<1
give the illusion of being in rapid motion. M,
people find it difficult to focus t heil' eyes o·
distant object: hence, they see a bright blur
the sky and thus give rise to another flyir
saucer story.

'Costumes executed hy
1'his /amilutr theater-vro~rmn credit reprPsents a $2,000,000-a-year ~ross
business, costuming everythinJt. from Rroadway stars to circus elephants
39-year-old Brooks Costume Company is the biggest in the business. It is
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cent of B roadway's current musicals. It
does a la1·ge part of New York's TV-costume business and will open a TV service
branch in Hollywood shortly. Brooks' biggest regular customer is th e Ringling
Bcothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, with
its annual $300,000 wardrobe. And fur
$400,000, Brooks costumed Cecil B. de
Mille's movie about that circus. Arena
skating shows like IIoUywood I ce Revue,
Sonja R enie's Ice Show, Holiday on Ice
run about $200,000 for costumes - three
times most Broadway show budgets.
The bulk of Brooks' business, however, does not come from its big customers
like Roxy and Radio City shows, Guys and
Dolls chorus lines, The King cmd I cosRoutine sight at Brooks: a show girl hur­

Procl11cccl by 1•ATRICIA COFf'IN

rvinl! ofI to try on her next new costume.

A wardrobe is born: designer Irene Sharaff with producers Ben Segal, Chandler Cowles in Stroock's office.
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tumcs. 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. Robert Ogden Goelet to Indian costumes from
Annie Get Your Gu11. For $10 a night, the
lead in n Northwestern University play
goes on in a gown once worn by Maude
Adams, Bea Lillie or Mary Martin.
This is possible because of suave, silver-haired James E. Stroock's policy of
buying back the costumes he was originally paid a fat fee to make. "He's king of
his own state," says producer John Murray Anderson. Famous for his nicknames,
he ealJs Stroock, president of Brooks, "The
Pope," "because he is so omnipotent. "

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First, costumes are made in drab muslin, trie\'l on for
freedom of movement. Later, best materials a~c used.

CONTINUED

Irene Sharaff discusses Pnul Hartman's
vic_c-prcsidential pants for Of Thee I Sing.

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 gencrnl 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, Ida ho, spotted from
his private plane nine distant saucers moving
at "fantastic speeds" along the slopes of Mt.
'Rainier, he may well have been flying not too
far from one of these layers of inversion haze.
His was the observation that touched off the
saucer scare.
Let us turn to the official Air Force release
and quote Arnold himself: "I could !:lee their
outline quite plainiy against the snow as they
...pproached the mountain. They fiew very close
to the mountain tops, directly south to southeast down the hog's back of the range, flying
like geese. I watched for about three minutes
-a chain of saucerlike things at least five miles
long, swerving in and out of the high mountain
peaks. They were flat like a pie pan and so
shiny they reflected the sun like a mirror."
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 currents of air from oppol:lite sides meet and mix,
arc subject to the mos t violent drafts. From the
Harvard and University of Colorado observatory at Climax, Colo.. I have observed with a
telescope the blowing snow on the ridges of
14,000-foot peaks, and have- noted the billowing gusts rage along the " hog's back." It is
indeed highly prnbable 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 h azy layer could cause the
bright reflection, note how a fold of a lace
curtain- or piece of cheesecloth- similarly reflect:; the light. The reflection is l.JrighLcs~ wnen
the curvature is sharpest. Most daytime saucers
are a variant of thi s phcnomc-nnn. The mirage
effect is· h ere of secondary importance.
The "ghost" balloons arc perhaps the simplest 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 Jens changes its size
and shape, the distorted image darts wildly
around, with phenomenal speed - like a reflection of the sun from a hand mirror.
To demonstrate some of these efTects 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 produced 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 afr. I thus
reproduced in a small space what would ordinarily require miles of terrestrial atmosphere.
The liquids produce remarkable effects.
A beam of light, focused diagonally upward from a small slide projector, would ordinarily strike the ceiling. But caught in the
"inversion layer." the beam obediently curved
downward. Tiny globules of glycerine emulsified 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 pattern suggesting a surface structure.

Laboratory "Saucers"
Any motion of the liquid- produced as the
result of a rocking- made the saucer slip about.
T11rbulcnc", <'CTU«<'d by <> d.<>lioQto otirring of

the medium near the light beam, gave dozens
of flying disks. The color efiects, resulting in
part from the glycerine globules, were startling and beautiful. Finally, when I replaced
the single pinhole with a row that simulated
dista nt street lights, the resulting images behaved and looked like the Lubbock Lights.
These considerations do not explain everything. The green fire balls are still something
of a mystery, though many will prove to be
meteors. Prof. Fred L. Whipple of Harvard has
called my attention to the fact that the color
pr,ibably arises from the presence of magne:s1v 11 111 Lill! ,uctvvr lts CH. This rnctul, wcl!
known to be an abundant constituent of the
ro•·k meteors, emits green light when incandc;cent. The reported slowness of motion may
be due to great distance, associated with the
cla1·ity of the desert skies.
This mirage-phenomena theory includes
U-c flying saucers seen on radarscopes. The

In normal air, light from the ground siml?ly spreac.s out into space. Outside its

range, where the earth curves away, there 1s darkne:s antl no strange phenomena.

same so1·t 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 peculiadties of air over deserts should not be misleading. Th<? temperature inversions of which
I speak arc common over the desert (and over
coastal waters) but they are not limited to
such a reas. They can appear a nywhere, and
do. A bad smog, for example, is usually a sign
of a temperature inversion. But they a-re more
frequent over deserts, which explains in part
the fact that saucer reports are more frequent
over deserts.
You, too, can have flying saucers in your
home. Perhaps not as elaborate as the ones I
have just described, but nevertheless adequate
to demonstrate some of the effects. You may
simulate the gradual bending that causes a
mirage by using a sh arp 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 produce waves The lights will float and traveland ovon s ;,ow the disklike form characteristic 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
arc suggestive rather than definitive. More
work is necessary to prove the phenomenon.
The analysis indicates, however, a clear plan
for tuturc 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 forc1?s entrusted with the defense
of the U. S. from the skies still must
look for "flying saucers." In its next
issue, looK will tell the story of this
secret hunt by our aerial defenders.

With a temperature inversion, light bends in refracting layer of air.
A ray of light will thus be seen in areas far distant from its source.

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Wherever certain well-known ai:

luminous by nigh t. They may appear s ingly,·
in clusters or fly in precise geometrical formation. 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 elsewhere. Next, we have the mysterious balls of
green fire. Are they or are they not related to
the l uminous "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 , ..ich ghosts have been reliably reported.
Many of the records refer to some tremendous distance or speed. And here I ask this
question: How can an observer on the ground,
from a s ingle 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 example.
The reported saucers move at varied a1tgtdar speeds, either sideways or vertical. Thei r
unknown actual speed depends on how far
away they actually arc. They may "veer"
sharply at any given moment. At times, the
images arc 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 1·esemblance to any known aircraft already built or being built on earth.
But are we j ustified in , versing these
arguments and saying that, since no terrestrial
craft could have such properties and since no
human beings could withstand the tremendous
buffeting that the flying saucers seem to get,
the objects mLtst perforce be space ships
manned by beings of decidedly nonhuman
characteristics? I ask again: Is this sweeping

conclusion justified'? Or shall we accept temporarily what seems to be a much more reasonable alternative: that the flying saucers are
not material objects at all ?
The on e thing that can rcspoBd instantaneously to fo1·ce is a light beam. You can
stand a t the foot of a high mountain an d 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 fla~hing over cliff and forest
with a speed of 100 miles a second or accelerating 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 hypothesis 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 hypothesis t hat these were optical phenomena, taking place primarily in desert regions, inevitably 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 ea1·th. But sometimes the
reve rse is true, a.n d a layer of warm air overlies laye1s of colder air.
During the war, I was a membe r 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 extremely hot. At night (or even during the day
under certain cloud conditions), the ground
rapidly cools olT. But the air cools more slowly.
Thus, the air cools more quickly where it actually is in contact with the ground, but for some
distance continues to get wa,·mer wilh h ·ght.
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 mirage.
Mirage. That is the key to the whole prob-

The clear air of the desert, and the lack of buildings or of hills, make it
possible to see long distances; increase the number of observed events.

lem of saucers. And, working on that assumption. I have been able to reproduce in the laboratory- most of the essential features of the
saucers. Much more study, both theoretical and
experimental, is necessary before we shall understand this complicated problem in a ll its
details. I am confident, however, that we can
eventually p l'Oduce and observe the phenomenon 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 sec
tht·ough them is distorted and unrea l. Like
seeing through spectacles that no not fit your
eyes. Or looking in one of those highly curved
minors in an amusement park.
And yet you see mirages every day, without really knowing it. As you drive along a
h ighway 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. T he 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 cmve in the reverse direction, follow ing
along the smface of the earth.

City Lights Become "Saucers"
Where the daytime mirage projects the
i mage of the sky against the earth. the nighttime 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 lhc sky. Moreover,
if the in tervenin g air contains waves or is turbulent to any degree, the lights will appear to
move, riding in on the crest of a wave, like
l'ipples of moonlight on the ocean. If the source
is a line of distant s treet lamps, the images
appear to fly in formation- the Lubbock Light
phenomenon.
One furth er property of these temperature
invors:iom, ~.,,·vcs to emphasize the effect and
undoubtedly cont ributes to the daytime saucers. Daytime inversions are fairly common,
but they usually lie higher than the ones that
occur a t 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,
even if conditions were perfect for "saucers,'' fewer would be observed over cities.

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Dr. Menzel begins setting up his apparatus,
using a large glass ja1·, benzene and acetone.

'hese "lights" were one of many sets of "saucers" made by Dr. Menzel in his laboratory. Note the "mother ship."

But by no means all of the objects can be
so dismissed. Aft,•r 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 arc 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. Scientific literature is full of them.

En,?land Had Durham T,ightA
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 disposed of the rumor.
Herc 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 appeared 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:

First, it would almost serve as a description of
thr Lubbock Lights Second, my own theory
of the Lubbock Lights was developed, and
tested in my laii'oratory, before I found this
account in N~tre-and my theory directly associates loo ng mirages with the lights.
The nc t question is quite natural: Even
granting th'~ t these phenomena have a long
history, why. are they so much more frequent
today than ifl 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.
Fo· years, these states were sparsely settled.
DuL :iince the war bega11, Lhcy arc the
arc-:.1s in which the most startling population
growth has been tallied. Irrigation has brought
!aimers 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 controlled 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 unexplained material still remains. This falls
into several definite patterns: ovals, disks or
other patterns, either shining silver by day or
CONTINUED

Acetone floating on benzene simulates air
levels; lens effect distorts Dr. Menzel's face.

A rlass rod seems to bend as it passes from
one liquid to other. Light bends in this way.
A light shining through the liquids bends at
the meeting point. Same is true in air layers.

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and 'thia Bureau.

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August 12, 1952

Air Force Intelligence
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Justice Dept.

Fel l ow Americana,
I am writing the same letter to all three Departments .
On August 1st, I wrote a letter, and mailed it on August 2nd,
to the Air Force Intelligence telling my views of a flyi~g
saucer. In about four days the physicist Hoel Scott gave out
a report of Jtndings identical to my report . Now if I have
hit upon the· meantng of a /lying saucer I would like to get
the credit for i t . I have reason to belteue my ideas haue
been ht-jacked. It should be easy to find out. fhen did
Ur. Scott start hts experiment? Which of/ice dtd my letter
go through? Was my l etter placed on /tle? It had a return
addr ess . If you cannot /tnd i t that proves it uns destroyed
and the information used.
I have much better working proof of my theory than

Ur . Scott, which has been before me all along, until I hit

upon the idea.
The solution should not have been published. The r e ts
a great deal more to i t than that, which I can explain. The
idea should haue been worked out thoroughly and secretly.
Rainmakers could probably do a great deal o/ harm wtth the
answer. There is a posstbil i ty that it could mean an entirely
different type of air warfare . The Air Fo r ce could possibly
use it for de/,enstvc warfare. It could lead to man-made flying
saucers which the enemy could use against us.
Man-made flying saucers possibly could be used in
conjunction with atom and hydrogen bombs or to destroy them.
Astronomers could use the information to predict about other
planets or planetary war/are . This information could be of use in a
tr.tp to the noon.
Does the Air Force wish me to keep my tmpre ssions to myaelj'
or shall I gtue a statement to the press? My Country comes first tf
the information should be kept seer.et.
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When a lady from
Virginia pays her respects to the LtrTorce she expects the Air
Fo r ce to pay its respects right back to her.
Respectfully,
Mrs . Nellie T. Dull
Route 3
Staunton,
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talen the Itbcrtu o/ /ormrding a copu oJ uour letter to ihai
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Tour tniereat and cooperaiion in Jurntahing thie
aterta1 are appreciated.

John Edgar Hoover
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