4. !t is b~llov~d th c c~rtain of the ite~s in the que3tionr.~irs "cne c:.:lls t-unident l.f l-ad F'.l.y ing O'.l jsota" p r oduce iz: ~ i gni f ioant a.nd un- r ,lhble data from an obaerv:.!r. 'l'h~aa ars 9., Dlstunc~ of obj~c t t-:-oel ob~erveTJ 11. Altitud~J 12. Spct.,dz nd 16. Siza. Fo:r a'Zly unfaroili~ ob~ect b~yond tha f ooal rang-e of tha human ey9.:s (about {~ l't.) > ' .h':)sa four .i'.letore are mutually .intar-depondent and the:r~to indat:erul:nant u.nl '> J 3 ..>. ~ l J~1st ons n!" tr~an ( .lnd aor=-A ob ae::r~1ed S'Z'l6l"JS) r d !cn01fn. Di:r.Jctly asking <:'.D ob6erver e.Lou~ thaae indat6naic.:1nts not only ..;ut~ unr li!lble data but indues~ ""Rild an~w~.rs because tha obaarrer i3 l~d into C:-l~tne; a. nti.\ta.~nt ~bcut q~.1ntiti-ss f o r t"Thi<:h ha h~s r.o ba~i 1 in ffl.ct. f{tJ 14111 UllCOncciouJly naau;ns k:no:t~lec.l of somtJ on8 or t: .. ,.;o :i''..ctor1 tuw t>O r;i'v~ '.n:::orreot inforL.::.tion o n nll. 'i'hut p d o )1'::1 (w~.:A-!1:1 n'i.i"ic nt l1eura J on tho~tl quaations, 1hich r ully canr.c>l... bu n ns . u u u"' all.;) \.J Jro . .,f ot th~ uru-eli..1bllity of thoir infor::-.'itior1. .l,;f:6~t'.,<td th.a.t these i'our itdws on tho 'ill>u tionr...air, b e pla r)dd by 1\JdSti.on~ which Ttill :J'idld .\Il8"~f3:r:J poa .1iblo of bai.D.ic; :n- d"pt>nu n t facts in torx:1J ol thd oCJ~r:3rVt3rs oo t .;J~ttt:l:lt tt o.f n.ngl.Ja ar:d tll:d# r .. roua Juoh dl;l.ta v,1ven by obsan~ra of th"j sam~ ohJJct t t 'fO dlf! r~nt plao6d., a rQll-ble oaloulut0d a Jt1Ul:i~e <!Otlld te z~Ja of t obj at' L~tJ. nlti~ud.J :Jpeed nd pe.th. Th~oJa rl~":.t.. ~hl,)ut<.l lnol'-ld~: ~.n e . t IT'u tct o thH nguta.r cite or th4!t oh} nt~ A qutok bu;. 'rH~tSoll b ~--;-rr~::,-~U.fl Oa 14'11103 Of COfll ufn' t,--;l, ~.olr~(~ ub.l.:~::.ddd by thn 1I ~ldx t'in~;r Ldld at m~ length. 1.: a fi:n1r,jr Cl/(~"' 'fide) of O'l.' \,.>pto.droa.t~ly t~o Jttgraea. !n ~hil ,., y :\f!gulu ... -t\l..tet tro~ bou-t 1/?..J ~.o ~l:.out s<> 0~ be !l:stirrAt~d. b-. The l'tltlt;tt o f thd obJdct 'a fli~ht in .. ct"CI.a OJ. the an~t fl'..4~t';endttd by ~na ob t'.r-7e"'d path." If tEa c;o]acr. ~no'v1i.; ir. -t''>!-\sor-".::~T~ ,x; lz;bE ooura'a it i3 l~porta.nt to ob4ene the po~itiiJn l.G !-.-~e b~6ir.ning ru1d thtt ftod of ita oour.zsa ..\.f-: .. :r tr.a t'lihht hii:l 00)0 or>J..~plt:'i:ed .,..trson o n ~:xtend hia arms t O'\'Ifl:lrd the tio points e.nd g.lao t ~ou or l co nd by cctn~tJon ati.:zitP. the :ngular ertt3nt t"lf tha .:light . lt '\s 9.1Jo i:n- por ': .nc that \nfor:ntit\on hich ill d t;{)r'"lina t.'1os~ dt~6ction3 r 3 LAti'1'e ~.o comp&aa potnt be gi1an. I! tnd \.C~ul3.:r cou~se i.J . :isoo l3.t dci i..,...h Emf. to CG., .A~IC, Subj 1 Analysis of ?roj. or~d~e R ported Inoident3 "o;r:, flying 3auoarJ t'..to flylng sn.4cers, thr-ee i'lyin~ eauoerc1t ---eto. At normal a~a~inJ ope~d. On tha other hand it ia not ~asy to oou~t aaoonds and at the same time mak& all the other de3ir~ble ob3er tlona. It munt be reane!llberea that 'When a. per son 13 ~:xc i ted hie e., t lr:a t<) a of tlme are apt to be rathor i.naoourate. d. B ~1~ation of the ~l~l~tion angl9 of t h e object. AlmoMt all p~rsone will ov"are8ti~td 6levat1on a..n~led. fhia teo<Iancy can b6 reduc6d h-'.f the obsarvsr extending 011e arc vartio ll:y and the other hori!ontally to observe a 90 angl~. Tha v~rtical ar~ o~n then be lowe. ~d to po1nt to th obi:idr7ed obj~ct. In tn ... s way the obBer'7ed ar.elo c n Lu ootaparo d ith a 90 e.r,ul3 c.r.a o. more o.ccu .. ~.to ostlr..~to 6 . I t \ ~a.li d thnt it mi~ht not oo po~sible for ac obJorYt):l t.o perform tho opeatl.on.l rsu--6est..ad in the p.rttoedir.g p.lr.:\g l"!iJJh thd pririod tha obj~ot in ~i~ht~d. I f he ~ould ima~diatoly raoonslder ha.t ho Jaw tllld than eiJtim.rt.te such tol~aaure.c.-ent.s, ho Dhould bd able to give 9_\l&ut;t tlii., l na'N6r~ aoourato t;o at ld40t 25~.. In t,,~rrogn.ting obdd:r'7CJre;, thay nhoul d lao ba n."lked to "'conatruat tla,ir ob~erv~t1ons .lnd th_,a .,,r.imat-6 thtJ~t.J 11 :rs f;).ctorts. It !s su sted that instruct1ona tor a.,-.:i.n~ uch 4 u t c k n<1 t~al-~d ob1~rvs.t\.oazs b+:t gl'1Nl1 to -;Jeather obaorvaro, oontrol to~er Qperatora. o1Yil polio" ford t nd fir., . . r ngc;r~: . otrer sulh .,oplu th o r.-1ght hs.v9 goi)U chaltt .. of lleeing unld utl.flod _'li'ing obJ~nt I .. J.y nx'ort.B.tlon \Jor..odrnin~ unidan+ .. if1 d fl.y1t!~ o j.H> .e i 1 ~ .. ~ 11n t o thd pt.lblic, i n 1 t ruo t l one f o r lia. bl6 o b ao:7a- tlcn tsho11hl b" lnol,~ddl .. in '' orn~ t!:: l e n 111 be ple s~d to be oi' llllY f arthur e.s3lsean l . l~i~t or b~lloooa l.a u.n o h e d ( in t r i p) ~ ~ :I 0 photo pri.ct // ~.c. Tr3xowski, Jr. A. C. ! O~SKJ, JR. ~pta.ln, USAF Dirsotor. Base Directorate "Jr G ophysioal t?ese~roh hour before dark ( O'ld.-Res) 5. Oc up!.!.ti ~l of b~0r~:('lr 0:-dn,:mce :leserte Of f i::er Ave. , Cano-ga Park. Cal if H., runbur of ooj,..ct.s l S) .. Di...,tonco rlf o bj\ ct, fran cbscrv'Jr 'l'i>lO in Git;hr. or' r1 irht ~o._ard the mm from t,h., Ls .. C'"'lCO :a verticr..l f'..rc of about ~ o l e~thaT b.el l onn a t ~0 f t luiah 1tJJa.neaee1lce 1 fluoreseent ehan.ged. to o mge co:U,r ~ dusc - ou.nd tending to spherical Odor d ot""' ct\1d 'J/ S .~p pn r~nt con :3 -:.r u c~ ion "Jbjeei afpsared Mund and pro'babl;r ~heric.~.l. At :first l ooked iJl.!.lar to ~ather &>alloon a~ .::bout 2CCO f't bnt "lf5& no '!harac\eriatic bobbing. 1he \rind :.as bl:lwi!l.g on the ground with. fair stTel'g+~ and gust7 ye\ the objec'\ ws ~t. stead7. l:l the ..,1-:ne 1' -.sunder ob!ettation (:lbout an boar) it traveled tbru a. ver tical arc of about 25 or il'~Jre. Atter watcili..ng the ooJee~ f o'f' a t'/hile the observgr concluded tha\ ~\ever i~ ~s the thing ~ ~.t ,~98\ height but no\ a atar. It bad s bl~13h l'n.minescance li'at 1 fluo~ t l.Jtnp and as the Olln set tha col~r gradlla1 q clla~d -;o an f)r~ color at du~:'!: and f1l)al.l7 snap-ped of~ lika a l .. unp llilen 1'Jle :;ri ten is tbrolm. 'rhe outl il1e '.AI8.S el.aer and ana.-;> and s;ymetrical (m ! 1:: zine or olu:-ring) , the air clear irl ~ vi s i bili t 7 unl !:ni t~d. :Ji!'ectioa of travel fro t di-:-sctlq townd the uun. ~i~ ~ateriel :o -nd ~i"r j ~ht :ii~ld. Onio G~ntlamen: out an hourb ) .. dar. Curc!~ten:ion .'P-s ~r c~ ll by o4-._ r ,atrons o r' tne c.nar2ctariJ t i c ;:,oboi.!'s :r:.a ' V1:1d .,,; s olc'f~!l.:' )!l ~.;e _ ;und L'rl jt ~ unila ~oncl1lc!e<l t.bat ,;ha\.t3v~r 1.t ~a3 '.\IC.s . t c.=e~ bt-)l:J'::l"C ~'t not 1.m e t the coi Jl' iuruly -:..~ .. ~ ~ed to 1n o-r:.t~e :~ _ n~ a t c-.... SJC ,:)nd final l;r ,n.tt'l:~d ~t"!" lJ...<e a l::.:np .~hen f ? U thro.-~ tee ma~ch' t '.'hic:O. :.omnt I as ,. .. e raturq aocut 7'"" 75 :egrEes c..:-'inpL~ t o O'")U"C b e--.. r=p~ an ')l.lt> n:f~er t ...-c:!rd t ee sun. HEADQUAiU~RS "' REPLY ADORE:>S BOT"i :)'\MUNICATION AND l:N ' lOt'!: TO CO\,\.'t\ANOINO .. ~.l::ct .. U , AIR M \T..IUEl CCMMAND, ATTENTION FOl- L'JWtNG OFFICE SY.~t\SOL AIR MATERIEL COMMAND WRIOrH-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OA'frON, OHIO Project " SIGN'' Los .~sl-as Procurement :Field Office Eox J 3 9 el'"!llinal .r'.nne.:t l-oa fuAeel e s 5'+, Cc?~ if.::>:rry_la A l"l~T: t-!~. Hill iam G. Snr011ll oi oll reco!'ted is ~r,mtl.y ~nt:,..rasecl in i11t ll:!.c;;ence i.:l7u!:lti- oie;htir..~s of unid.antif i:d ;J ari~'.l phen.on:e:m. 2.. TicfP,r ence in made to inclo ;;t:cl l e tter fro-1 c V .. tr1e l :ve., Cano~3. ... :>'".Irk, CalJ..fJnia , to Ai:-~t3 ter i :sl (~ !fil.mand, 13 J.ug l :]lt concernin.;; n .).bj ~ct obsPne d i n VPn 2;~JB, Ccl.1 forr11.a. 3. It i s rt:"fT'..le3ted that !~r be i.n~erv1, ~c md t:1.2 .. t :;i~ed. gr.-:ar nic st,at~tJent )~ ob~ainad. ,l'hl > stn.teruenr;, 0-ou_J. .r~dica e -:.ha .:all_,.,.,_ in6 s alit->...nt f::c a-s: location, date a "'d tiiue o.r' ~ ;hting, reataer coc- g 1pr~s l")r ~K:etc.'l~ :\, ~'1nstruction, .... u:nb~r sh.ana1 s i ze, .o ~.. .. :rr, ~ct'>d, in .1nt ... ,.!I~ of tM J.ky -~i:-st ')bc:;Prve<l., direction, iJF.k-,rcr ')f O.l3c.::coee:==u!ce, 1 . aUVPTahlli ty ( t c tics), al ti tucLa, SQUnd, e xh.?.u3t .r:1 i.l, odor, eff ~ct on clan s, diagr"'lm of fli2'.ht nc.t~ern (if y). .'lhe tbt~r lumLLOu.s or i.J- ccmcid$Cent o r if ~.1~ ob.ject( 1) ~ppedred t o b e ~lyi!l~ lig.ht;s. 4. In connaction 'lfith this b vestigs.tion, -que~t tba.t Alor ~ Reoort at he tale tyoe serruence of \i'eP til8r ~rnc 1 t L.1ns ti:ne of the si::;,.~tl.!lG be obtai:le<L. flv ::g in *:.he L.occl : li~t schechJ] as of commercisl vi: ity a t ~he L oe 6hec d. 6. All :Jata:'ial Til l be forvarded directly to Cor~ndi~ Ge~ral, .a:~, )~!C, ~'/right-Pat tar son _g Base, Da~ton, Ohio, a t tent ion: ~lC!. in ~cordance with U letter dated 26 FabrururJ 1946 ti ~h..'irawn _,r' -: ' iiEAOCtURTIR3 UM tTC:O STATF.S ,\h~ fOQC:tJ 11t E I It SPECTO~ GE~ EIUL PEPORf 1-HO..-BY OFFIC OF SPECIL I~YtSTIQ~TICMS REPORT OF IHVESTIG~TIO~ REPCRT l.IADE AT :'JOJJC! SIQI Illll'rll'IJD ,-IJIAI. OlU'lc-f eter11 D1 ttriet. #0 l'recu rement 1& ~ t1P.a"t;iea r (lUe stea b7 C d .aelHtr&l i r taTifJl Oe ,lld. rial ~Jeo\ eightet i:a ~ 21 J-.~l-l94! '\taa Yiewed. b 7 q'lalif1e4. ~3,rioal eaaerTar, t gh 3 a3d 12 telese~ a\ 'rif!1t~ J~Je tr'f J7. L h~l C&li:t"erAia, alld ~l.wat .fil Obser.,.&1l7, ~ 'd.na. OaliferalA. ~ial ab,ec\ deacr1~ei as a rtbbed, r- ball af late% Oiler, ~i~h brl~t rea~3n~lar !isk r~3pended !~ lvr nert1 f ball D ter ~ . ll ap~rxi~atel7 CIST11a !JTION tl, ..uiO (XOI~3) 13 JULY !9UA 1. ~i t~Tsti~ti' ~ reque~ted ~7 the C ~ndin~ ~eneral, ~ir : \tfJri 1 CemiULlld, A.r-.u~ COJ..O:Sm, Yf .3.. crLil'G~aM.U, Chief, '!' 1u\ieal l~telli6'!:U1Ce J~Ti3ian, IaG8lligenc &r~m~t. ~ir teriel Com a, ~lri i~,a,ter3eB ir :., 'r'!e 3ase :Jay-ten, ')hie, per lat~er d.&~ed ~ SfJl) ifJJDber 19JJS, T-lDel iiOl..li0-3., ... 4~er celltailaed. ::-sprt f si~t uniden~i!1ed eri e"bJ c t T~r 'l'a. !f.t::r ia, nd uest~ o~ e is his ff ee t e id ti!' the ~J et \ialit r!lia. -.~as t!tr9i nniaentifi erial bJect 22 ;u17 194g. 11' rc lle , 7tou, .)hl~, !:tarin!( cl wcri"'ti i t r t l D ~7 this ) n ia in lu ~o \J D S1LI. 'i t l r garli eigh~ ref erred ta til f cj c.~ i u a ... io!lnl re ... 1 q'eati i '-t t e bject 3~A~rieal 1n l)r~in i tlle :ad :r~fl o~ed. 9. 7nu. C~ 2ark, Calif r~ia, ~ iAterYi.-ed r ~di~ 1 htiAg f rial _ l bcAUL;1all7 ~he e a XR. S. i d ~U.tMtent 1~ .~i;tached t t. r~r~ aa Jxhi~1; II. R8r ior1~s1en f ~h oj o~ 1n ~ueatin ~ that jeo1 aop t b4 berical ia sba~e, ~tallic a bsiasee, re!lacti~g the ~lr ef 7Wllev ad ralll; aad (} -~-.,r 1 eil. a. ':)tarl)l . TS O'l'.iSt . uui MRS. 1)t h ' d th,.. b 'eot n q atit~n l G~d Jl 22 J'"tll7 1'3h~. Vlllr. lurin~ ~b cur iit'l the 1nt9rr-a~tiou, ~. 4 r Yslttd 07 b~tta ~. u4 MRS~ tblt.t 1 t ns n ~ fedneaday e'Venin~ GA * Jeet ~ bcer d. !he iAi~, thor~f~e, ~o ld naYs cor~ectl7 ~e.n !!o 0.. 21 ~ ber l9Ug Dll. , lar Ob aervsr, ~\ W\la.a O~r~atr,r, ?aadeDa, Cal11eru~; ddr ATaaae. Pasadena, Califernia, ~s tnter1ieY d. DR. waa ~te?Tegataa ceacernin ~1 ebaerta\ioa r 1de~t1!1ed aeriBl oojeet which b. br,4 thr'gA & 3 a4 6 teleso~p at K~i Yilaen Observater7 between our f 1900 2030 en 21 J 19~!. DR4 scribed the ebjet ~ q~atia aa oanais\i~c of thin translucent tr enTel~ ~elai3~ a ~:r a\ ~-tept "he whole et t:M bjeet baTin~ the han et a -;>ear ancl 'i'l ill il 'PMr-aAapa4. aDl7 a ~q~ar ,.allew di ak .. a at t.aeile4i ~.,.. e-rdt ., 1i~.t etai t Ya aoti1ed !rea TIB. 7tn~ ~11 )4rti~ent ~ ~itaeb ~ 'hi r~r a ~xhioii Ill. 3t~ts~ tha' th8