Spot Intelligence Report: Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Bliss, Idaho, 14 December 1950

This document is a Spot Intelligence Report dated 18 December 1950, concerning a sighting of an unidentified aerial object near Bliss, Idaho, on 14 December 1950. The report was generated following a telephone call from Deputy Sheriff Whipkey of Gooding, Idaho, to S/A Heath of the Counter Intelligence Corps at Fort Douglas, Utah. According to the report, three witnesses, one of whom was identified as a pilot, were traveling in an automobile two miles east of Bliss when they observed a round object, estimated to be 6 to 10 feet in diameter, hovering approximately 10 feet above the ground. The witnesses approached the object on foot to within a few yards before it suddenly climbed to an altitude of 600 to 1000 feet. The object then hovered for approximately one minute before flying south for four miles. The witnesses followed the object in their vehicle, and upon reaching a position directly beneath it, the object veered west for five miles, covering that distance in approximately 30 seconds, before stopping. Finally, the object climbed away to the southwest. The witnesses reported that the object had no apparent means of propulsion other than spinning. The report notes that the witnesses provided no other descriptions regarding color, aerodynamic features, or sound. The document concludes with a significant caveat: an official weather report from Hill Air Force Base for the Gooding, Idaho area did not support the authenticity of the incident, suggesting the report may be unreliable.