lnc ident ~tl22, a., b --Uollorr.e.n .. ~ir }'orce 13o.so - -5 .. n._llril 19~8 chc mor.ent for this i;:.c id0r-.. t. the ouj~ct (H.lSO:rVuQ9 Loc~tion ~'llo an Occup~tion of ob Di ~tan co W \J~IIl Diroctil)n r.f f .l i t;ht l:i'-~C1 rl Inci 1 >n't # 5 April 19 S Inc ici 1r.t 3 . Loco t i on Holloman Air Force Base 5 . 0ccupu"tion nf ob:jorvJ r Tr:li..'1ed ball:>on o ser ver, Geop~ysics Lab Sec-cio:1 c;r an.,'1d frcm obscrvo r 30 3ecor.ds 3 r..; ::1 Vary hi , faster t~an a 1y k:lownai.!.~cr'lf' G 11irJctiun or' fl ir;ht 1 st4a.i~h"t 11p, l disappearod in the ""::est First one ve~.:-ed : o -t? ri'='ht, star ted dl'jm1 ~..,d 'l'ras l ost t o rue 2c3 .:eo.:>l.d \)r!t rrade trc int:> tba ,.,est at a t r~ific spe-..3d and di:an )Col~-~ ~rldenl"' .>h .po Had ap) a.rVlce of a :najor s ir1s ign.L:l., thac.l-.. is, irregul.:u-ly rvur.de'i cmd ::ili tly conca-Te on top ) /. Gr1 r d.Jtuctc l H/3 "'TJ.e'rf str~.1i ~ht up then one vEter'3d tot he right, si~-t'~O"'m, and ,,ras lost to vic :r. Directing 1i3 a ttcntion -:.o t,.,e ot!-ler object, htr. s a;v it a~c inGo the --.vest at a terrlfic speed a..t~ disappear s u:idenl y . llr. dlscribed the object a3 being of a golden :tue , r ather indistinct in Oltline a.'1d pos s essing some-what the appearance of a major s insignia, t h.lG ls, irreguJ.:trly rJu::ded and sligl:tly concave on top. \ l l 11i tness~s ~greed tha-:. t h .... o bJe~t was v?.:: y hir:;:1, moverJ fast ar t ha'1 an:r !mown ~1ircraft; possessed a rour.de d , indistinct for'":'l_, a"'ld JiJ3.pp~ared ::;udde'1ly rc1t'1er -v ~jan fsding a~va'{ in tie :i.rt3!1ce . -t .-rJ..:; :1-....er o')s ~"7ation 1/2 ninut,~s o r sli tlJ less . It was dsfinit el.r n o t a balloon, ar.d app _ .. ;.rtly r.ot mann od, judging fro::t tr v~olent maneuv ;;:-whi ... h .v~re P~i'on .. ,erl a t o. hi ' ra r~e of speed. Locr: t ion -P:~IDElJT I? TED FL~I:I r 09JECTS Ho lloman J .ir li' or ce Ba.s a 5. Occ tpc..tion ~r obg_Jrv v r Tr:lined ':Jalloon observer, ~oohysics Lao Sec~i:>!1. Pl.c.1 of obsvrvt:tion ll. :-l L i tudu VrJry hi01 1:; . Diroction of fli.t;ht te..;t Gb,ie c t 1r~a..!e ~ee VA:--t!.c 1 loops, 1;pon ~'1l~ j i di3 3ppea1'e d l~'). ;lzo Con<;i:1rin~ the moon tre .3ize ol' an )'t":J.T ~- the ob~ect :r:aa t s l~ -3 )f a dine Oior <lot 'Ct )d sll..)nt 0:1 the desert tha~ 1~ernoon and that no a1.:rli ')le noise 'iaa !:"laard the object. ueit her ras a'Yly signal nor a tmos1heric noise h~ard on .;.00--meter re.:!ei v~r t.o ",'rich he was lis~ening at ~'1e t.i1:1e. Ha 'ur~her st:n~ed trld.t the rind a~ hi.;;h altitude t..'1at day v1a s vecy cal :n. be:L':'lg only 10 to 15 miles a n !10ur froQ the 7res t ;.1t 65,000 feet. Th..e... oL:ot."h~ues:ie~iO: .. tis i.nciaent-Rre.;.COli !ned All wit:1esses a~eed that t~e object -,,as "'o/er y ~:i_sh, :1oved fastar t h an an:r kn~;rn aircr:tft, rossassed a ro,mded, indi:;tinct .fo::m, anJ di.:ap:~eared sur.i lenl..r r ::.1~her uh.m i.';1 ing aYray_ m -r.!lP dis"jance. l-r, las un:l.Jr o~se .. ~-,.~tion 1/; mi.nnt~s or slibh~ly h!ss. It ~:ras doi:L1:.~el7 n ot a ball0on, and u.~ .. .~al~ .r-1-;l:i'" not :iann ~d, jndg:L.Yig f~")nl "t:1. Viole n t rne!le"UV ~TO 'Th:i.ch He,.e p:rfori:':ed a t a 1igh rat.; of speed. HEADQUAlllltS 1"-'?l Y lo OOHSS !OlM co-.tUHK:AltCM ANO fM- VUC'i TO COWU.fiiDifl. O!N!AAL. Ala MAJHtll COMMAHO. A T T f N r I 0 N r otlOWI ... O,.tel SYMOlt AIR MATERIEL COM~-!ANO ~C~IA:.ID/ J CrJ/ smb ~right-Patter~on Air Force Base Mn111. Clllte SUIJICTa Project "S!GN" TO: Co anding Officer I:ollon~n Air Force Base Ala~6ordo, ~ Uexioo 1. ~ 5 :~y 1948. Lt Colonel James c. Be~ and ~r. ~lfred C. loerlding, representatiV"es of Intelligence Cepart.J1~nt, this Command. vicitad y~Jur headquarters f.:>r the purpose of inter-viewing Dr. Peoples 0 r the .fa. tson Laboratories. 2 . rt was ! earned that &. Lt tiukley ~a, in severo.l lnatancss in the past, detected o n a. radar scope lmideatified flying obje ct3 movin6 at nn exceesiv~ rate of speed. It is desired that a report be subr.dtt e d to this headquarters giving all available in.for-oation on t~ese reported sightings. Future ob~er~ations of this typo should be rP.port~d to thi~ headquarters i~ediately. CL.JNGBRUN l.otll USAF Chi t, To~ Intellibeao Intelllgsr~et De rt~o~ . ri.~ht-Pa ttersc:1 ;..n, n .. :r ton, C~j 0 HOLlO}.L\..~ AIR FORCE 0.~ AL\ }.ICXi<ltro, ~tEN '.!E:a co OP3:t~TICNS & PROJZCTS ELECTRONIC & A!'.JOS~IC DIVISICN 1 . R.9farence is made t o Par 2, basic cOt!D~uni cation. Apparently a .11isur:c!erst..anding ex:i:3t:s in that I did nat personally see u.nidentif'ied ob- j~c~ :-.o a.t an excessive rate of s~ed on a radar scope. Rather, ',Ir. _:J , of ',1l.tson Laboratorias, V9T7 proOably Sd:ll uniderrtif~d cbJe .. ts. Ho\rev9rJ !Jr. in!"ormed !l'l6 that the o o.jec-r.s seen Her5 r:ot J!lOV~ at. an a~cessive speed, but ratl:er were notionJess at an altit1tde :-;one."h~ .. ~ in the ri':L"l.!~y of 2CO "'liles. ,tngn these we:-e seen on the R'ldar !l:.:op~ of thd Ci$-J-4-(~'od.i . .C:!.ed) the J.n~la of ~la~ration of th~ Rlda.r antenr.A ;1as ap:>:-axi:Jately 70 <.leg-:-9as ~om horizontal .. 2,. Duri.11g tll3 latt~r part of Au!rJSt, 1947, t!li3 organization was Ca.rr"'-J- in;~ on :::amral. tast rurus nth a mcdi.L"icd SCR-<70 at this ba~e. I r..ad r-3- J.e.ls~d. a corner ~nector :md t".vo balloons and was -natching t~m in their ni ~ht a 3 t.hay dritt~d to t.he southeast from this base ,.Tnil9 fatchi..ng the ballncns throuah ,j. pai= or ten power binoC'Ul3.M, a -mite objt3et, o.ppeari~ to bt~ .~:oun:i, C&n8 into my field of vision. I followed the object a3 ro.r '1.5 . o~s \.t. J..a but. lo.<it. ic 7ri thin secor..ds altar pi::kirP, it up. ~e ob .. ~e ct ila:J tr;n~ling at an un;>recedented rata of speed and appeared to be 5everal tho us l.r.d _:c 9 t, aver tt:e too oi' t (:e Sac ramen t o oC"UUltain r3..-"l ge tra'J"3lir.g in !1ari~on.:.,aJ. tli~ht DO'lt.h t.:> north. ; , T!d re h=\--~ ~,.,n other ti:e ~ men :::ar.ning ~he '~ Obtical. trac~r thn, -h ... ,.~ ~n round or !1...a.t-round ~bjects that '"'re u~X"Ola.i~bl~. h.. L'1 ,rlaw of P:1r 1, thi!J indo~ement, it is suggested that. l.fr:. P. of the Radar La.boratoryJ A:lC 71a~on Laboratories, :led Bank, Nell J 3uy oe c~ntacted. rvNn~ 1 r,.ry \ T UN. '"'U SS ~f\t.D right-Pattereon Ai~ FQrOG 3aaG C-JitUJ\&D&li ~ 01'f'1 o.r Holloaan .Air Fare Baae A , ~wclo. J aaioo u ?.ray 1~a 1. Cn 5 lJ.id, Lt Coloa.l J a c. Be aDd :.rr. All .. red c. L:>oodin' r pnawDt&tivea ot Intelligea.o D !)&r+:tout, th1. ComJJJnd., 7i3it4 your h ea.clq wa r~r the purpo or interTi.win! O:r. Peoplea of the iVateoa Laboratori 2. It laa.rn.C t ha-t a L' Z..arkl.y in an-er&l in. a i~ t M t>&a", dt.ot i n a rsdu tten~ \.U1id tif1ed .flyL"l ob,jeot t~rln~ a ~ lxo. ei~ n.ttt oi .. spt , It l~ de~;!r<Ml th a. rs!>, ... r-t. b~ oua.it to thia l:adqllarte" 5irl~ &l.l a:nil&ble lnf.,r..tioa on th repo aigh'i.inca. ab .. rvatio ot thia 't7pe tftou.ld ~ nporttt4 t o thi h-.dquarten i t.ly. Co l~aa.. USAJ' Chi : Qb r.~ $llig ~ Di tL CLASS\F\E.D CLASSIFfE!.: c : .. :ti::;~ ~he 11 teon La::or~toriea, ;rho 'Aa.1 -';apore.ri ly on lo&!l. to no llan.an Air ?:)r~ Baae. Upon arri-ral, 1 t was 1 ar-1ed ~hat Dr. ho.d r~turned to tJ:: ... a~ 30n La.bora~ri~a at .::Sd oenk, ;1. J. A tale~J:pe nent f~m :iolloli'W.n A1.r :-''Jrc~ Ja3e sta.tin!; 'tha~ :;r. _ :-t\>uld ::.ot be vai lable for interti ew did l!Ot !~ ... ~cll Hq, .ufC i:1 suf! .. icient ti:ne to ?O&t?On i;he 7i3i~ . : 7~j i t 1n1s l3ar:1ed c:1.~t ~r. .""uld be at -la:ur.-,11 .\.lr ?oro Ja, 'ont~omery, Ala. on or ..\~ut 11 May 134<3 l~or an ~::1det'ini -:e ?riod oi' time. had al Jo s ~n tju, UDiJenti.N.ad .:."1~ obj s o't lf..''li le in ~ho ?r\3 a en c e t !\ ' igh rat., oi.' ~ ':) p~d ro ur.d 4.:.. o~i=ed to S$l'ld in ~ l! i ~h '".ha l''!Uj?ort -:>:.' 1:0th8r oi viliau wno a.l:io " ~ t a .J tl!lo 13 :l..:"!l~d th.a t a. Lt .mr~tley :rho vo r ':s in t~ R.1.dar :., ~:;:-& torJ t ~Jll~m~ All' 3aJit h t.S, on !lltvsr&l ocoasioiU in thd ',lJ":, :tYJ.tn_,sso o~ ~.1~ 5 . L . Golonel Jamea D. !!eP.WR and '.1r. lf'rttd c. Lo~d.i:t~ ">r-:> ~edfld ~ Phoeni.t, . r1z.. to 'intern~ Mr. u."ld :'o llow 1p .,n ..... -:. eoon and p~oto r~oh tlubni tted b~ hi:n. sonut o.A onthe ~ : nou... ! a cur':" r:~ly ~mploy.d aa piano;. plAyer.:in a. .:1i;r;~t ol.1h ni9 nri1'nA.-/ in~e et l;a in :.l. ll but qui~ oomplete abortltor b4thi~d hiil honu~. \-'X>rdi to '1i1 buaineaa oard, thi1 la~ratory iJ eall d ''Ps.~or~1l Rs.'HUil:"cll -.:.a: