n ... lK rrll' dl of flre Incident irl 08--Bakersfield, "alilornia. --8 L:aroll 1948 It is extremely unlikely that this objeot was of astronomical origin. See re?ort on'inoideot #106 Althou~h the hour of ooservation is not sto.ted in by the infor:a.ation wr.ich is gi7e!1# tho.t ul07 u..nd ulU8 r6fer to th~ same object or objeots .. . YNC1..Assri="fb \lea., ftlbl AlP lat.erial a...nd, WPS.&b~\\enoa l1r Pone DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y~.\R I~T!~': DECLASSIFIED AFTZR 12 YL.\1." HEACQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL HAMILTON FIELD, CALIFORNIA SUBJ6CT1 lnTeatigation of Flying Diso Commanding General Air MatariGl CoJtr~UA.nd Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio AtT'Ia rson Attached Suuunary ot Inl~o:nnation torwardad in oont~lianc ~th ADC Ltr 45-5. Subjeota "Reporting of Information on "Flying Diaoa dated 25 Maroh 1948. FOR T!IE COMlL'\HDIBG G:3..JERALa S/IInna. or rlrin& Diao(anp) Di atribution t A.MC Wright-Patterson -2 oys ADC, Uitohel !ld, H Y - 1 oy U SAP \'ra ahin;t on, D C - 1 ay .!-2, UF. Hamil ton Fld file 1 cy A DORES RP.PLT TU: CO\IWA\fDI'IG liES 'ERAL, HkA~UAR'l'miS 100kl'H AIR 10~1 orn.ce ot the uaistant Chiet ot Statt Ha""l tlon liel d, ~Ul.:J:\CTs InvestiL,tation of Fl]'ing Diaca L.,_rormation fron -.he Sherit1' Balmrsf1eld Calitornill, ~walod ~h.1 t nUII"Brolm calla r:raa rosidants in Eak8rstield concern in~ poouliar objoot! t n 'no aky over ra~rsi'iold, prodieated an inveetication by theil' Drtice and con taot nth A-2 Headq mrtera lourth Air Force. 1...), 13th lbr ch 19~, t ro 1n!orman t s s Ltr . t'frl Mr , stated that the:r observed a fi7in object which appaa.red to be c .nn ICed in firn, urJ left a b hite plune of amok:; -:rhich ::nx!dcnly 1,o;o.~ arrl disap~arP.d. 3eoorxia 1.1.tor, what appeared to be a 1:arachuto, 'tl\!1 Jf!on to ho drt.fti11~ to tho eaat. 'l'';e objc~t, as de:Jcrihcd, a to be a burning fabric airplane, e 'm s11ned in SI"loke. O')Servatiun!l were cade in Baksr:Jf'ield of object to ~.'11 H111t h and soutl-.;mst, ~prarlmatel.y tan to twelte m:ilea distarx:e, azoc: und / in 13th 1.larch lU, ir.fort\ant, l.lr. statod t h:tt he observed Wl ouJact at og3o, g .!W-ch lU, du.e north or Eaker:U'.te'ld, aj)proxinltoly five ~i.lt!s distancs. The object a n larbo, GrfiDga-red ball of fire, contnrhat l~re!r than l\ snell aJr pl.Jne, to remain static for app:roxinntoly ~.h .:~']seconds, t hen split and co.'1t1nuod to b tnnJ P.ach visi.hle as a burning Jhal:-. A parachute, with a black object : an~ ... : g wa~ then observed t o fall, dri..ft to the east ard disappeared into the l1i l. s east or Bakersfield. ' Cn 13th Uarch 1948, t'Wo informants , ~e secr&t~;~, ' ll!J.-rfelda lbi.Jdinw .3akorefiold Callfcrnia, Wld Dr. l:iliffi4i'elde Du:1Jd1 ng, Balalrs!ield, Caillomia , mated that they were !loot.a 5].! liaberfelda "' on tho znorning o! 9 t.la.rch l9J~. Urn. ':rU a patient ot Doth in!oJmant.a etat.od thnt thoy obeerved a !1m1ng obj llhich appeared at first to bo a wry &m:,,l oil-plalXto Ornnea red n..:sa tJecned to envelope the object with conaidorabla bltlck smoko trailing 1n a z~ag manner for appx-oxi~W.tely 4,000 to 5,000 fet:tt. lha object "" oho<Sl"vod ,,t 1,000 reet, approxl oly dt; north or Dru< rnfiolJ.!, sown to tAn ailae d~t&nt at approxina t.ely OS30 houra Intorments turti6r otated that the object diaap~:l:'~ l ~lird a -rrn.tcr towv, ~: wu an oltrtruction to troir vit3w, ond 11au n~ t.h3 , round. 3:ltb inf'or:::~ts wntohed for an exploeioo, thinld.nu t'h"lt i rovld t!plcdc '.lpQ'1 reschinfi tbs c:rcur.d but tothing ,~u...eu2l '-:o.s nctad.. ,. l.JNCLASSJ rfSF.J -2 COl~tTI Although t ' 11 no evidneoe t.o aut.tant.1ate thl toUowi~, it 1J t.~ o pinion or th1a headquarter that thi activity could bo attributed i:t') marker t1"U"e:s. Any further loprcalts; or ae obtained, 1fill be for.Tardod t.,is headquarters flom the ~!'a Office, lkersf1eld, Calitoruia 0! In.t01"n&at1cn lJU\J Plll :,~ IO.it> Dr HYNF)( 'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRU!>C~E REPORT. 1. .latron~lo al l!i~ probab11itya b . ~nir o r low ~robabilitya ~. 't.lon--.etroaooloa.l l:ut su~J;eati;e or oth6r expl llrtti on.s B&lloona or ordir.ary a1rora1tl b~ ~oket1, f1ar6s or falling bodies~ c . t.!iaoella.neou~ (ref1~ctlon.s, n.uror~l tr~ll.Mors. blrde, ctto.) J. Bon-&strono~loal, with n o ex~lanation evid6ot L&ok of vldenoe preol de8 explanatioai