l.-, ..:.aenti.t'ir-!ri . t .Jerr c~ 1 C ll2..racte:-o! C..G.s~ .. basts ior investigatio! .. At 1020 , 8 august 19$; titi.s h<~adqne-rte~s wae advised byle t"Ler, <iaved 6 august 1948, originating e t n~: ll.r ateriel CO!fJh8l'ld, Dayton, Ohio, to colXiuct. en investigation pertai ni nc t o an aerial phenOJ!lSna reported b f Tarione people ri t,b~ n 2. Facts: 6th <EI Disr.rict .. At 09L5, 10 AUl!ll~t, 1948, L t Colonel Cropper jnterrogate~ U!". , Robin s Ai r Force Eese employee,regs.rc::.n: ar~ aerial pb .. enanena w-l toessec: E on dutr at Roo.i.nr ld.r Foree Base the ni gh t. of 23 July tea 'l.l6 c::r.:o.c t t1.me nn:J !JfJ~ ~inent facts reg~.!.n(; tJ1e ph enO!'len& e p{Xiet..rs tn k ~;. competent nn<i oual.i.fiea. ob8erveJ. On 1.9 A t 1948, Socc1al Investiga'tor Caesid. eonte.ot.~d Rob:Lns hl.T' Force bas e r l irht OT.Je:M;. tione e.nrl SUl tio.n. J..J 1. rebO-va ooru~ini.nc 'Co ther r e l~: tl. ve. t i me st(os t.ar. t:i e.11 v suopn-~ t .c Lt Gc.l one:l C:r-op~r. the Base eecll~ un l' Aut!'Ut 141.., ~lA. J.:.on~ome.rs, lllth CIC Det., conthc "rc-d perAonnr~l e~ t he ~tlent& 1'4e.VE..l J.~ Base erx1 acJoini.ng mu.ru.ci:FN-ll~: reg&.rc.l-n~ n report.ed e arU.l Phe nomeitE.. I~ 'Waf: gflnereJ j y t 'as.t, "t.no phenomena resemblec:. a sboo-r.ing st...r, aespi ~ t h fRc t. tr~.& , OC'tlr'se ane c.l.t::.t"url o.l.<. no-r, co ... r~spono to 1-be: c ha-r ~t :r::s.,; ~-; c s Dur t h pan.o~! ~ 2.4 -Zi Allf' 1 9 4B, Sp6e i.E.l Investip.:evor u O! "l':.s int er\i e wea seve n (7} r~sidents a A.ug:u.st.a, C:e . re~a.rditlf :NtOO::"'~:: &erj ~J pbenCJiletl.. I"(, y;e.s coneluciec. tns t ob j ec:ts obeervea e=-t r,ct f' .. :t.rerdt.. 'tnt o'oablv o! meterccc net.m-c. A ction cop: t o rv;-2..roec, t o D~S:rioubor of copie~ I l 6th IJi~t Filt: . ~ I CLhS~ I;:-\ EEJ Go.::n~nc:!er, br,h Ji.3r.-rict 'Jr.tioe of '"1r..ee~al i~VII)Stig3t~ons, i.1.~rroga Ged :-. , -vbi.."ls Air J''ll"~e 3ase enpl.oy~e, 'P,a...-djng azt _ nomena n~essed ,-,h.J.le )n u~;,y 3.~ looi:~s .Lt.r .?or~e ~f.IJ Jn ';he ni.zht of 23 ;,ll.y ~he f .:>lloiru is a. -r ~1serio~ ol' Gaor~ia. I w ... ::1embar ni "'i.he 7:-a 1sian ~ u.nta.~ce ;:.he idnigilt ahi~ -:. t.Ulll 0 1:30 :lours' .Ee.~tern Standard 'I'i:ne" .:. .a3 s r.aoo in~ fi.:-~ rfla.l.-d ather eonni~ion? ~"lX'e rwhetner the l.Jod 1 .... c;h~a )n '\~o~ng '!;he ::torw l ook:i!lg .l::Ya.Y tion did jCit1 s -.-. tnis obj '3ot? f~ort .... nv os3::t".lls li;snts. r~ fl!S a~ out at the north. I -vas ?~oing '!;h,., '"'O'l"'"'ih ... nd 9. '! tuall-7 didn't aee it until it -sott ov~r!lead, '1tl1i !.. ~ Je ou-c ;,f' the north ard "48 in m;r view r~ about +JI'lnt1 1~tl()nds. ...:19 las" I saw or 1~ ~ object was t~J.O.:u( a. sou~\wes-,; :>rn,-r-se. ; . .; . ~:r;oribe in you:r own ~ord$ wb..t:Lt :7011 3CtUJ:ll17 3a. om Jna -tua i ~ appear~ un"til it diaap-oeu-ed. :J.e ~s-; t~"-~.!lg I saw -:-m.s a ~n:;.r~'la of firs :1-~ I -.;n-iocJ.rled thoossnd feet --i ~ cou.U 1::-e :ilt~eult t o judge iia"t~e. '1. d . :That ms the siH and shape in comparison t o the t.:-ail of li...~? i~a ... r3i 1 vi f'ire ~1as l.)n~er !;han t r.ae .... y.l:L-.nrieal .)}lat'l' of ;he J ::,,j ec it. .,notJub or~ sc.e11t 'bl.lt a silooT..in~ 3tar ~3.;; 1 s ~r'?Jndlonlar.. 7h l!3 s !',l''ll~'t ~ J.av~l. ?1ane. ,;nt:ln 1 ~ di3a?~F.tred r~0m 3~ght iue to distane4 ~ather d~o~, () .. .l l . How id i~ di.ft'r trom a silooti."lg '3t..ar :Jr ete~ t ;, size and ee.n one ar :vwo . le1:.flor~ Oi' l f)T4! ~ d am ~:'lig ob c rl i na.r:t- ~oc-al1ght at this ~i:Mt? _,... . .. ) I didn 'i r:ta:T too much att.enl#ion t o -rJle oonllg.il~. ;:;ay t~ -~ure ,metbe:r there :'19.S a Yttoon. .r )l),J.d2l I j thA.t illuminat..ed "'jhe '3 ~ '019 Difi you r<J$l ~he _:te"'J'S"'aoer aeeount ol." 1.e t 1to ~:J. il.l:tn p.1.lo~ 1h o aa.w ~hl.a e~e ob.19ct about ~h .ame i i.:ne !ld ii.i ""':\c ; a per s d e scri p T,ian s~&11 t o C' far ~o ~.~he obj ~e't J OU lnwl I t.ead tile .n-i te d~acription se i r :!. -r. aad s ou.ars or :-ou:.td ;vi:n~s 1u-:, .:- e . \.. l7. J o s~. I laS s"ta..Orii:lg i:t i'ron"C. f 1 2 l V-'in t o ll ":,be co-pilo~ a nd ~...h~ otn aot was r ona s drun~ or s~eing tnings l :>ir, I had been ~er ely ~sadilliJ .ur ,, ~r~ -~ave yoo. aver bad ll\a"annes, r~ar-er1al1 oeca~j.on ;,o r~ad ts with guided :;,iaPJile~, ,n l ~n~s "~ )I" J.nd)ar .~. 21. !l o Sir, onlr .. u=~.gasines t I eould get out ryf ~1:-. ot"e~ \nd \v uon . ~2. Ye~ Sir~ I ~as an iizersf~ ~in .! han~o w~ ~ :Su e ic Ber o-ee n-t. in .be N i...,~ h Air ::-w ~..-~ t~t 2 n7one llSft S~elal 7::rl~etiga Uon :J~...!a uOQlt --ha i~ "lt. J-2'~. ..:i:retlltferanc ,, .ag I ~.on,Jd 001 r,Jl&t it .,