Was It a Flying Saucer? — Report No. R-750-50

This intelligence report, dated December 29, 1950, documents a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon by a civilian couple at the Nanyika golf course near the Mawingo Hotel in Kenya. The incident occurred on the morning of December 2, 1950, at approximately 10:50 a.m. According to the primary witness, the couple was moving between the fourth and fifth holes when they heard a high-pitched buzzing sound, which the witness initially compared to a swarm of bees. The sound caused the witness's wife to instinctively raise her arm to protect her head. Upon looking skyward, the witness observed a pearly-colored, circular object that he initially mistook for thistledown. After observing a bird at an altitude of approximately 100 feet, the witness realized the object was at a considerable altitude. He described the object as being shaped like a top, flattened at the upper and lower poles, and thicker across its vertical axis. The object appeared to be hovering in a nearly stationary position while spinning in a clockwise direction. The witness noted that the object lacked a metallic appearance and possessed a pearly iridescence. He explicitly stated that he and his wife were not looking for such phenomena and were only alerted to the object by the sound. The report, prepared by Lt. Col. Leo J. Query, classifies the evaluation as C-3 and notes that the information was sourced from the East African Standard Newspaper. The document is marked as unclassified and is associated with Project 10073.