Lt~iucnt , 'f\.Tin Fnlls, Idaho r I, lo Ci viliaru3 s~iahlr.:; ~ound hollows of c -;.yen U ~! C!_.'\SSI FlED cb::;'1rv'Jr Ooer ~tor ci ~ the csnton t1Loor -300 ! viev aif ord.ed a~ :=am obserger oblODg broad rb:med hat !!titil low crow !n~erted ~ia-nlate d ')'L""ctJd 'lone r: c-lou:!s O.ta :lame - As the m2chint: '.-.-ea.t by the plo.ce, t.lle trees over '11!1l ... L it nlrr.ost directly pas:.?ed (1-!or:n~? c.rs did not just 'bend . .vith the ,rinJ.. ~s ii a nL:Hl.e b.Ad gone by, but in ;ords, u.3"f~U..Tl. -;round 0:1 t op a;; i: th~J ,ie;e in a vc.e1ru!D. eight years of 2ge, 3-:'1 ir1.._ ~e first saw tr_e !""::tc hine cot:1ing down the c yon, ing froo east to .vebt and .:o llo1.vin.::; "".te co:l- t')U.. ... .J nf tb..e grotind. Dgs ten,. f;.:l.W i t al:r:ost irr_":'led.latelyo 3"J*:.h watc~ed it fly out o f sight b~hind ~ tre8 i~ a Gter of ~o~ents. ~hey said r.ncy then ra'rl. to their Fsthe:r a._,-,_d l earned t~at h~ to0 h3.d see.:1 tha mac.une. Beemed con~letely sincere acout tee i~ci~an 3~ sa1d ni s l.Ji f ~ and dal..l.::;hter we:-e in t ~e hou ce 3.t the t i::'le ~ .nd. h..."'cl n~ t .;e.: en tr4e rrechi~a . .:1~ que:3tioned hi3 brotn.--.!, ''!':O Jls o li.~:;5 1n t11e ::t, );u~ hiu b~othe:: had b n ea.ticg at the ti ~e d:Jd had seec. nothlr...-;. ac.~.i his tvo bc)ys maintai~ed that they hnd Dd7~.r bafor.) :;e,:;n O:l-3 of the ill.sc3. when interri.e,ed, cmoeared to be o. soo~r~ middle-.;P.;~d. !!:a.n. repo:-tar "1/Clu ':>ri...gi:r.~lly ::fur.1i:;'"led. l.u.l Ag~nt . .) ,,,ith infc:H'iu.J.tio n J.bout th int;i~.;nt, l.l~- vt ~ ..,t.;.:..':ad that c.o~ea:r .:~d eo1Iole1:ely sin care abJut t.he ~\.!nina. No fu:-tnar a t temot ~.;as mauo to lee.::. t ~ .:..:.a.d.!ln.:ch , hho \-JSS ':lith at the tL11e, J~Cl3 io~-=.:vi'oJed. !'l~ilnB was 11i r cneld fro'Yl tne n?Nsoaner b~c~u~: a.."la ,..,ere f i 2hing ~t ..:ial1r.on dam ~Jhil~ as sup:)o ~ed t) ~l:re been lo) d 'Up and cnul_ see two in::)tr.-151en~:) fl.,.r~n.s ".!" ~ .1'~ .t 1eii=1t. ;!lich ....,f'nt1on~d :n:~ht ha-,a b2~n batl'.e~n :':tur C.t~ous:;.nd . . !.~ .:;:..::. tr.~usand feet. 1! ~ver, b~=.: ~ e~d h e had r!.O iJea co v lsr e :te {,c:v l c:-: 3 \oter, and dntl.r, they T~ n3.- :~een rreT'.::ll :nil~s c..c-::;. He F.ai t :.s.t t e ~::td J~re .:;atl;,;)fiec!. t '1ey had seen '"Omet~:ng a"ld they 'Je:rP, 1e=-y (;~ub:!'ll th.:1t th.ay h.sd s~en t' .. n plar..es. lJ.b..C.. aent hit son.~ t o the river for aome tops !r-on. his boat.. .b.~ t1..1..ev were overaue. i... wa.t tr loor ~ :t!" then W'..1.er. hi: nc 7 :.cec: f'O!Ile ' o: f r . e. .... \3~ ft lle_o~ tht. rin c i the c~voL.) cnci so waG pl.ciLlr rl si.tit~ stE..t.es trlet thE: s -c:.ue co:..~ wo~c prob~t::"' net oc l.t.Cti.ceC.: agair.~-... tLe s.L~ .. fu: E t.e t e ~ tM.1 :. t c...l.L not iL l i ~;~ e. t.or-ft Eo.,-e t:r, he QiG. ~ t t. t the 't!"cf? oTer ~ILi~ A-t p8. sed. almost, cirE:c cE .tt ra.o ~1u.st "t.>elll.L ... : t: l.tac 11.-i.nf &. if ~ plaxu~ hef~ goru: br Oc..t that the:r-"spur 11...-onoc ox:. toe C..! :..: t.tae:-- il: ~ T tt.COlll: ... C: ~ith a aon. ei.gilt yee.rs of age said. he saw: the maehine cou:i.ll[ QO~ t oe canyon from east to weEt an6. followi.ng the contours of the t;:::-onnf.. !illy, ~ ten, another son, 88W ii e.lncst immeciie.tely . liotb WEtCheC: it fl- out of sight behind. &. tree in a liP .. t ,er of momentt. .AG1'!' S NOTES: seemed com;:.letel~" s5neer about the 1nc1ci.ct appe .red to be e. 80 ber, mi<idlP-&gea znan The b o ya 8 t.& tee tn.e. t they hf4d. n.eYe r before seer. ott c ~ thE: . Incidznt rro. 75 --13 Aut.;ust 1947 1300 hours, Smoke aiv~r Canyon, Icbho. ramer tor;cthar with hi3 tlro sons, ten and eiG:l t :rears of :lee, ,'fi tn!:!sned an object move do\'nl a c<lnyon. It .-ras in vie.1 onlJ ncncntarily at a di3tanco of 300 foct, and approx:ir::tatcl:r 75 feet a!Jove the (7'ound. The obj~ct t ''lde a am sh- ine sounc.l, and nas s ky-blue i n color. ~he farr.:er doubte d the ros.Jibility of its visibility i f vie'.-red a.::;ainst t =1e sky. The children told of snokele~s tur- bine or exhau s t fla:ae s shootin~ frc!:l t.te device throujl vrhich could be seen daylight. Tne object po.~sed over soue trees, which in the r.ords of the fan:~er, "spun around on top ..as if they were in a V<lcuum. " I t seu:::s lo._:ic~l t o co~1cur '\::ith Dr. H~mel-: n dcductio:n sinply a rapi.~il:r r..orint; ""..t.: . o~p!w.:ic eddy AUG 1 3 194 7 TWIN FALLS, T D A HO -( KCYHOE.:_l nc::o p-80 )-- 2 . ., ) WITNESSESOO 0 9 S ~ q VCR S T J _C A Y r"' l _ n -r, P. T 'JI r N FALL REP 0 R TEn 1\ D I S t SHApED Q ':3 ~ E c T PE:AR~o ~:<Y-BLur-~ ~R r:-L c-.-. r T-; CLEA-~ r JG suq:::-1\c~ so;\ E H O'.v J-r:EFLF"CTED T'-iE S!<Y -CAIJS_ 0 THF 1\tJ(,Lf. or-V (,C<)N. AL THOUSH IT J!I\S NOT C L I)SE TO THl. TREETOP"" FD l ') ~r.:r: THE rpr-r-s .'.'H 1 P VI OLCNT r' tvHLI'l THE: D ISK R,\C-CD 04-- VERHEAO, AS TtfOUG'::i THE A.fR '.lAS BOlLII'IG f'RO~ TH~ 0:::3J~CT-S SWI F T PASc:;AGE. OS Inoldent :r75 --nco.r iwi!l l-alls. I daho --13 Au~ust 1 947 ~pr>a..rantly it r.rust oo ola.s~ed with tne ot!ter lJona.. l'ide diso I\to poi:ttn st:f'.._"'..d out, llo~sovor: tho " sky oluo" c olor, and the fuct thai tlla treo3 spun aroun ln a vaccuw-.1. " Could this, th~n, .hl:l.vo boon n r~lpinly tro.velli!'lt: Flyir:g Discs Rc.:er tcletyne to tha "B .:ru dated Au~rust 15, 1947 :Jn.:lo 3ad p"!.t3ase find t!Je :1ewspaper acco .mt ccrried. 'oy t::e ':':,;in Itl:-;!'lo ' "l.ttt!!!Utcd to s:<.stcn .1i:J i::m.r~ssion o: t:1e ins~ru.o;;t:!:1t ,~ie:'1 h~ clai:1s C Jncerning s~tcnas, i t .T!E.J b-:: no ~d. t~1at .e 'c.:l~e7~.:. :."::Ic ~ . nich ha o.tte-.:pteu t o ere at~ in hia ,1-:.rin:; t o bJ. .. l e b ee:.1. c:...=0ut a :'o.::>~ lib..ec~is~ "veliaved t _ .... ..3.t t!:e turbir.~ or e;r ... tl3113t :L::.:::e :ln:.cil ~e and. cla im to .:lC ,~ .:c:?n .ms aoou:. ~ foot thr~r'{;:l and '?X~t3n:i2d at le~.5 t. to .. ~e o.::" tb~ c.~ .. rice~ r::!e fler:e d.iC. not :1ancar to t,~"C-3:-)(f nor to t~iJ..en out of the d~,rice fr.om '11h.ich 1.!.&-t'l t bet: .,.oen the e:L~"~aU-3 t le -re rur;r s:r:oke or odor. s t .ted that they co~!.!.~ f;e-; 1 kn') ~ o n t'r1c s i i e ~hootil:~, c:n'l that t, 1~;; C'l Jid.a of tha ti~:rice. Lhr3 f lc.::e.> Jid not fle!rle and the Tr~ boya t .. o1.LJ1t that tha i .v!c:. 'tra~ .,O""e sha:--:Jly a.'lgled. f r or!l :he"': it ,.,.ar\ Jto:-tr~amlined t~i.d cu:-re u)i ~::e, or ro meter! an t hls not3~ions, e.y. furin~ ll"H,errle.,, r:e sta:ed tn9 ~'ontr5.:v~nce cbou~ l:CO P . I. xplained that he r2d sent hi~ boys ~o the 'i;er :o get so~e roue i ro:n his boat. ',ifh ;.n l-1e thou(:".ht t .. ay ~re o., .r~u~ h _n ~ '"' 1: ~ i.; e h i 3 tool s"cv~a t:> Look f or-tncm. ~!~ -~ti.cea them .;.')"::ln'lt 300 fr~et :lwa.~r 1 )'lrtng L"l t:1e ~ a.:.1.d. he g lan<;Pd un to see "cat ~e cal:.en tr . .:l 'tfl~.r.::-::; di .. ; ~' ' .e s?.id. nr! c~llld only see ;_ t .'o:-~t:)~en ~ be: ore l ~ ti.. anr.eare l b n1::d. ~t h-:l"L d his vier~. Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIO~JS EXT?..AC'l'ED F!\0!1 PRC\JECT GRUDGE H.EPOHT. Eir,h prob,.b111 ty a b. 1-n.ir or l ow l >robn.bilitj' 1 lloontS or ord1:-ary i.roruj t t I<o1 t. ~, lo.r s or fr.l inc Lcdica;