Iw~ide:1+. ,/ lGU fe:tr. S"'J 1 van i3. doos :tot. c!A.'loon. n~r. ort On 4 ;u1y 48 at appro~. 11:15 ?. M., 05'!, rlialesa and his :viis ~'l0\.lf.7l~ t~:y sa-w a star roovi.:ll. T.het"e .as a light 1n the ~ tha ~me color and s i ze of a star which - :noT"i!)g. : ~ : : : i : made no DO 1se. ~e o o J ect moved aero s s the aq then cila~sd its cour3a o. bit .and ttent straight and stop9ed again !cr about 5 oecond3, !!Ca;nged ita cou=~e a bit and went strai.gn~ f::>r a;il e and stopped agatn :his ti3J for a t la .. at 15 seeonds then i t nt aero a t il8 sky a lit:la ~ys and di~pear$d c~moletel-7. Jhen the ~b.ject 3to~yed in the ~ .. i t r emblad 3 str..r and onlj "J;r foil~ 1\s course could the diffareDCe be notieed. ::0'!3: litneaa state tbat he lives .aome 2-1/2. miles f:-t-om ~.ne t.ttO tolOan tkl:eeaport, ?:1.) .. m.o "!"eported aee a big ail'T~ ~!ita zooming :.qiselesal7 ov'3rbead in the direction oi Iarmr~od :>~. ~e Inc. 3.. LocDtion Cccupotion nf cbs~rvJr 7 . PlJ~o of obs~r.,..-.tion irunbor or obi~cts 1 ulS\IHn 0 Oi 0 Jc;c.., t' i:-10 in s ic;ht 20 s~conds 11. n.lt itudo :J/S Dirocti.on O!' fl'lrht lUI~." C'S >nr.po looked :\.noa ront construct i on :1/S cond i ti or s .. ~ . ColjiJlanding G ~raJ. Air Yst..eri3l Canmand -;Jright-?!itterson Air Foree Ja.se ":~right Fiald, Ohio _t\TTMs XI 1. Attached civi11 an cotmnttnica'tion ia .:..~Or'!r d rl s ... ertai.."~ring to your 0ommand. 2 . This lettAr .1as been acknowl3d~ed 1;y vha d.1u tant Gcne:-:ti., D~ -:t.runent. or the \.rmy, -ou~ not by this ta~dquartor~ .. I~ i3 a.ssur.ted tba t J ou.r Canmand 71ill :naka pl'O'?er acknOYilad~ement, L 'r J. ;uanic~ r~:vaabur:?, . rc~.rnca 'C. s. War De-ot. ,.lash lllgton D ~ C. o ~hom it may concern: n t ne ~ourth of July ( 01uly u.. 1.,~48) m:1 wi! and l \t~re sitting on a oencb on our l awn .::nd we ~ere .Yet ten ng fr...e "'or;/ stra~e. thO\lght "e aaw a st-ar JlOV -116 Thar8 aa a l 6~t i the aky the same color and s i z a of a 3tar nod . t wr.l3 ov:.~. . decided 1 t ~as a ola>.e cut i t ma.C.a no .. oi 'e I~ jQQn C!'l.anged n.!.r minds becaus e thia Mtbing" mved across t:1.e k:t tnen cnar~ed tta course a bit and went strai~t and sto~? ed ain for about 5 ':eeonda. chan~ed ita cours e a bit and :~snt straight for a~ile "ul stopped ag3in this t ime .for a t least 15 second s then it ..rent erose the s1cy a little ')12.7a and disappeared co.~-clete y . hen this t..::l i~ :.o ~t,ed in the slr/, if you di in' t kno~ where i t a s at you ~ould not tell i t :~om a star as the resemblance i~entical to a star. Mter reHding i n t h e paoer on July 8. 1948 about t\110 rorr.en seeing ."fl ing ssucers" in the daylight July 8 , 1 believe :-S i W a "flying sancer" or something in the night Jul:r 4 . oecause I know it :!-S no star or an airplane bee:.use neither can travel and stop in the air like this "thing did. I live. above 2-1/2 mile from these women who saw the di wcs :~ in the dey 1 igh t. Has the War Depa.rt:nent any comments on these strange !hey are ~reoortad in the heart of the s teel incustrJ Dr rrfNFX ' S EVALUATIONS Eil'RAC'i'ZD FROM PRCJECi GrtUDGE REP0i(T lo .isatro:aOClioal i!3.hh prob..t.billtya 11ro bnb:.. 1 i ty. a~ lonn~ or c>r-dtr. ry air1Jr9.ftz or falljn~ bcdtes: <lt J..!\f;n.otll n~o, .. :s (r"aflec .ic~s, atul)rt\l otr~ Mf:~r:s, blrds D e~o.) a . -,n-ast.rono~lo~l, ith no fl:A?la.n.s.t ion evident 1-..olc of ., Jl d~ Cl06 praolt:.do 8 axp la...."la t1on t